The New York Herald Newspaper, January 12, 1868, Page 6

NEW YORK CITY. TS. THE cou! ———rrrr> UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT—IN ADMIRALTY, The Cave of the Steamships City of Paris, Battic and Others=The Libel Dismissed. Bofore Judge Biatchford, ‘The United States vs, the Steamships City of Paris, Baltic, Atlontic and Manhatian.—The argument 1 this case, which was opened ou Friday before Judge Blatchford, was contivued yesterday, occupying the court the greater part of the day, Mr, Thomas ©, T, Buckley, having exhausted a lengthy argument On the previous day as counsel for the City of Paris, Atlantic and Baitie, waa followed yesterday by Mr. Nash and Mr, Larocque for (he Mandatian, Tne exception taken that the section of the act, the Violations of the provisions of which it was alleged constituted the offemce charged against the vos- Beis was not applicable to steam vessels Was considered fatal to the nivel, and bis Honor, ree goa on the @ther points raised, the jurssdiction of the court .and others, dismissed the iibel on thatexceptioa alone, Mr. Bimons, Acting United States District Attorney, ap- ; sew for ths government, The District Attorney, Mr believing the position taken by the g ment io the seizure of the vessels to be eutireiy sus Gained by the act alleged to have been violated the steamers, intends to appeal to the Circuit Court, where the cave will soon be brought, UNITED STATES COURT—IN BANKRUPTCY. Before Judge Biatchford. In the Ma'ter of Seymour Hearless L, Sands,—The erder to show caase why an adjudication of bankruptcy should not be wade was returnabie, and the debtors, by their counsel, demanded a trial by sary. Bir, Wuitedoad, counsel for the debtors petitioned @gainst, said that the proceedings to make his clients Dankrupt were ip opposition to the wishes of the majority of the crediors. Judge Watchford stated that the only question before him ae whether ap act of bankrupicy had been com- mitied, Edwin James, counsel for the petitioning creditors, fled a substituied "petitioning cradicor's debt, aud the case was Set down for tria} at the next term. UNITED STATES COMMISSIONER'S COURT. ‘The Wood-Newcomb Case=The Chie! of the Secret Service Division on the Stand, Bofore Commissioner Osborn, The United States vs. Abner B, Newzomb.—This case waa again up for hearing yesterday, the session being principaily held to give Colonel Wood, ehicf of the @ecret service division of the Treasury Opportunity to make a statem @onnecied with the charge against tho defendant, and as Brobuttal aaiement to that made a few days ayo by United States Murehal Murray, It was the old story ever again of “lays,” and “piants"” and puttings “up,” Attor the Culone! ciosed his ‘say’ the case was again adjourned wil Friday next, SUPERIOR COUAT—GENERAL TERM. Awvinst a Kailroad Company— Appeal, Before Judges Robertson, Barbour and Garvin, Mary A, McBennett, Rspondent, vs, The Second Avenue Railroat Company.—'bis was an appeal from & judg- ment for $3,234 entered for the plaintiff and from the rer pf Special Term denying motion for a new trisl. From tbo facts set forth it appeared tuat the plaintiff Was a married woman, and kept a smell stationery store fn ibfrd aveaue, On the 20tu February, 1800, sbe got on ou of the defendants’ cara at Peck slip to ride to Forth streot. When the car reached that locality Bbe rang tho deil aud wid the conductor to ®iop the car, which was accordingly done, She weil outof the back door on the piatform and was in Abeact of stepping (0 the ground when, as alleged by it, the piain the conductor rang the bell and the car @laried, Was (urown dows aud ber hoop fg caught in a projecting bolt upon @rageod across Forcieth atreet some thisty or forty feet, Bue was picked up insevsible ane assisted home, At this time the plainti® was four months advanced in pregnancy, and (he physician who attended her tostided bat in his judgment ber unusuel condition aud suffering at ber coofivement and ber impaired beaith sineo were @ccasioned by her being dragged alongthe ground. the patent then brought a suit agaiust the defendants for damages. Tho cause was tried before Judge Bar- Dour and a jury, and resulted in a verdict for $3,000, on ‘which judgment was entered, and from that judgment thie appeal was brought, Counsel for appellant submitted that tho plaintiff was euiy.st negligence in not supporting herself by tho dies placed on each side of tne steps for that pur- ed a Uhat the whole occurrence was a mere accident; was improperly ad- watit wntit jour days * afior ber coafinement, aad that the car had oot siarted ‘wnt the plainti was ou the cround, Counsel for respondent contended vhat the conductor @nc driver of the car were guilty of negligence if they @tarted the car after the plaivu Alighung and be- fors left the veb.cie, gnd uf she was thrown down and dragced in cousequence ihe defendania were liable for the result, ‘The court reserved judgmeat SURROGATE Surrogate Tacker bas adtuitted to probate during the peat wook the wills of the following persons:—Georgo B, Contort, Maria S, Cooper, Joon simsher, Eliza An- Gcrion, Rosa Looitler, Septimus Crookes, Phineas H. Buckley and Ferdivand L. Tusar, Letlers of aoministrauon were granted on the estates @f tho following mentioned persons, viz. :—Michael Eva, Joun Ryan, Hanvah Barreti, ‘Joseph Cowen, Thomas Gregan, Matilda Held, Evita Hicks, Jobn Not- ton, Joha W. Weatiake, Robert A. Dew, Helen Ja ) 23 Moore, Rosina Baum heron, Eilenor Shay, Martin Scha Jonanua H.'Bo-en, Beyjamia 7. Eastman, Join tA. Fi M. Garminden, Harr: kway, Elion ScLaughiin, Rais Reedy, Lioyd Robert Staniord, Jaquos Cavral, Coaries de Cockeclle, Marten Gerken, Meta Meyer and Martba Smith. Jouu Mccarthy was appotmted gaardian of Lu Eitzaoeib and William Vortou: inomas Kanaiy of Jan Barrett; Jo! Devideoo of & daria 4 trode Low of E Henry 8. aud Fre ; Ger. . Eon; Mary Lo Winston of eric J. Wnatom, iY INTELLIGENCE. Br Grorcr's Socrety.—The annual mesting of th Georve's Society of New York was held at the Everett House op last Thursday evening, when the following ety for a, C. B.; G ideote, John KR Griffith and Joun Hob! arer, Kovert Hage; secretaries, Thomas M, Braine and Boloinon J. Jove 44, Wm. H. Morrell, Morris H. Geary, J. Min r Vickers and Solomon J, Jones; chap. iaios, Rey, Froncis Vinton, 0. D., aad Rev. Franklia Babbert; physic ans, John (, Beales, M. D., Morris Hecry, M. :, and Henry K,. Durrant, MW. D., for } we York, and O to Kotton, M.D, for Brooklyn; charitable pommities, Thomas Field Frank, Edward W. Canriog, Charies B. Eeman and F, W. J,’ Hurst for New York, J. Cortis and Witham CL sud Edward EHill, Richaed Mura. ord for Brooklyn smittee of accounts, Caaries Ulitton, Artour Kendail aad J. Silner Vicke @ be board of depurica of ‘i bouey foletes, Robert Walker ene ich: fev Frederick Sul, Tus Roxay Catuowe Ourmae Rext Thursday evouiag, January 16, the anvual ball of the Young Men's Koman Catholi the Raman Catholic Orphan A ea place at the Acidemy of Musi, So la.dabie an eusertammeat can- Qotfail Wo have @ brilliant and lerge aitenda: The aoa of the orphan «i ays Certain to sirike @ sym pathetic chord tn the b of our citizens ot every do im. ‘The essociation announces that the ball of the most in point of arraug decoration, which was evor been given in ner, Asyivst.—On sociation, in aid of vor Lerten Canniers 1 New Yor —Post- Kelly the cousent of Pustmasior Gene: Wandali, will, on and after February 1, add one Wundred city letter carriers to the force now employed Ther. Will (hen be nice doliveries during tho day in the up. er gt of the c:ty and eight times a day downtown. The folowing tabie, civing the number of pieces of mail mater del vered aud collectud curing the monib of Do- Wember is amteresting :— uy. Number of Carrier, — Per Carrier, few York #4 20,423 Luts, 40 rT Bhicago . 80 87 Bosion + 6 14840 Pouadelpuia 18 12,871 Batimvre... 63 : EvostaNtial Ratizg POR THR PooR.—-A most pi . Worthy piau of relieving We great extent the suderings @f the poor |n tho Kighteenth and Twenty-first wards bas been adopted by Sheriff 0° Siection, numberiess applica: turds, ‘Mr, O biriem bas purcuased ie large quantity of dori, which he purposes to distribute among the desere. $y poor io his district. The appticaut must be Pecom- Meuded by two citizens of the district aud musi bring as 6 primary qualification a certiticate to the fact that he of she's not 6 babi runkard, If come or wil of the oa ars drawing immorse ealaries from nly (reazurors Would but follow the exe Ata pie Wins vet oy Sborlif O'irlen the pour people of the Bly couid be rendered somewbat comfortable duriug We breseat severe we er, Taumany Haut. Youso Mex'e Grvenat, Comrrter.— Tve Tammany Hall Young Me meh last Kridey evening at th teerih street, und orga ware H, Anderson ast Un Kiachtnoan as cecretary cred tials by delegates from the roupertive warcs Tite adjoureed Lo meet Agel on ihe Zid ius, at he ee Ping®, ‘ Bene went Bocrsty.—The Private Conch Ben's | nt Hoclety held Weir anneal foanton oa @ Coowday leet at the Mew York Assowt We,or Ho rae pronemt aud made a bre! She wocie y 5 nd BaNITed monty 5 + ves “ lara fa two treaeury. Docrow Ansa Livwour.. bis unedion! practioner of D genler wor Colored yesterday She Hirst of @ series jedone @ Genoral Commitree } NEW YORK HERALD, SUNDAY, JANUARY 12, 1868. : of four lectures she proposes to give to ladies at Bunyan Hall This lecture was open to all, but the remaining three lectures will be for ladies only. The lecturess commenced by noticing the deficiency of medical science and “i eat. “Five ve society was formed in Condon called the College, which was presided over by the Eari bory, but it was found that admittance to other medical colleges was denied to their establishment and it did not fulfl what was ex; from it, However, at the pros- ent time a royal charter has boem obtained for the col- lege, and the lady students ing bs as many privileges as oe gentile have in ie country. r ing how important it was thai the subject of her lectures should not be uegiected, ana ite importance on achool teachers, governeases and clergymon’s daughters who have charge of the Fhe othor lctares ofthe erin wil be daltared ‘ou ise 18th, 16th and 17th imat, " . re Deata ov Oxricern Boprem,—Information reached the Coroner's office yesterday afterabon that Peter Bodine, late an officer of the Nineteenth precinct, who had been found terribly injured and thsensible at the bottom of a fight of stairs at the dummy Ine depot of the Seo- ond Avenue Railroad Company, Sixty-third strect. as already re] in the Hsracp, haa ‘died in St. Luke's Hospital from the effects of the injuries received. It is i g supposed deceased muat have fallen down the stairs, a distance of fifteen feot. The case will be investigated before Coroner Scnirmer, 4 Coon Pickrocker.—There are occasionally some romantic, mot to say daring, incidents connected with the profession of les chevaliers d’industrie which are worthy of commemoration. The pickpockets of London and Paris have long been celebrated as being at tho “cop” of their respetive callings—rather unpleasantly near the gallows, one would think—but the light- fingered gentry of New York are not far bebind band in eflrontery, daring, and what is commonly called “cheek.” On Friday afternoon, as Mr, Kaufman, a Prominent merchant of the city, waa passing by the Custom House, he had his pocket relieved of his porte- monunaie, in which he fortunately had nothing of vaiue. Yestor: the pocketbook wag returned to him the following letter, which speaks for iteelf:— Sim—Afler a groat deal of trouble I_ was able to find ont Your mame and Address and would request you in tuiure to ave more money in your pocket than you bad yesterday, man of your standing and weaith I (hink a—d go out with but wo postage stamps in a pocketbook, The next time I shall have a chance to piek your pocket pleaas to be provided wiih at least a fow bank bills, If not publish you to some good cracksman. Yours, with no thanks, A PLOKPOCKET. OY ret stamps I paid to the boy for bringing this Fie mm Jackson Srreet—Retwoen two and three o'clock on Saturday morninga fire broke out im the cabinet manufactory of Charles Schneider, No. 27 Jack~ son street, The stock was damaged to the extent of $6, on which there was no insurance, building is owned by Benjamin Hutchinson. It is damaged about $1,000 and 1s insured. Cauca of fre unkuown, Fine 1 Reape Srarsr.—At seven o’elock last evening a fire occurred on the second floor of No, 193 Reade street. Tho flames spread up the stairs to the roof when it was stopped by the Oremen, The whole of the upper floors extended through to No, 201 Chambers street: they are occupiad for storage of flour and other produc but the owners couid not be ascertained. Lhe dantags to the morchandise may be estimated at adout $5,000: supposed to be imsured. the damage done t the building is eatimated at about $5,000. Ivisowned by Stephen Ray, and in- sured. The first door on Reade vtreet 1s occupied by Thorn & Marclay, commission merchants, Their dam- age to stock by water ie about $600—iosured. Toe first floor of 201 Chambers street 1 occupied by Underwood & DeGroot, retail and wholesale grocers, Siock dama- aged by water about $1,000—insured. No. i01 Reade street, occupied vy John W. Thoinpson, dealer in butter and fruit, Stock damaged by water about $200; in- sured for $5,000 in the Yonkers (of New York) Insu- rance Company. No. 199 Chambers street—lrat_tloor occupied by William Startup, dealer in liquurs, Block datnaged by water about $150—insured. POLICE INTELLIGENCE, Perevave Ormeations tx tu Bogus Cuxcx Bustvnes,— Yesterday afternoon seven or eight men appeared before Justice Dowlmg, at the Tombs, to lodge complaints against a young man of respectable appearance named Charles F. Curtis, who had been arrested by officer Meagher, of the, Broudway squad. on the charge of swindling by means of worthless checks. dwin S, Dryden, of 69 Walker street, made »fMfidavit that on the 4th inst, the accused called upon and requested him to cash a check for $28 on the First Natioual Bank, purport- ing to have been drawn by G, E. Edwards to the order of Joseph Bergham, Believing the check to be genuine Mr. Dryden cashed and subsequently learned that the check was worthless, no such person es G. E. Edwards having ao account jn the First National Baok. Mr, Daniel O'Sullivan, doing busipess at No. 771 Broadway, on the 234 of December last cashed a $46 check for Curtis, the check bearing tho signatura of M. E. Marten, aad also drawn on the Fourth National Bank, Of course Mr. Marten was unknown at the buak, and the check consequon'ly worthless. The accused confessed bis guilt, and the magistrate committed nim for trial, Other complaints might havo been taken against Curtis, but it was deemed uuaccessary, Axnest ov Revvrgp Seoruirrrr.—On the evening of the 28th ultimo some thieves entored the store of Messrs, Garrett, Young & Co., 259 Canal street, and stealing four coats, valued a: about $80, mado thoir escape with them, Notuing moro was geon of tho wissing property tll yesterday afternoon, when officers Mulligan and Mortinot, of the Fourteents precinct, arrested two oulas, bamed Willlam Lewis and Martin McGowan, each of whom had on ove of tho stoleu coats, The prisoners takea before Justica Dowling, where Mr. Oram 3, , conbected with the above named firin, ap- davita against them. They were D mmitted for tri Lewis is seventeen years of age, Iivos Christopher stroet, and is engaged {a' tho news bosiness, McGowan, ‘who is twenty years of age, lives at No 2i Mulberry sireet, and wan umbrela manuf Both of chem deny their guilt and claim that thoy bought the coats tn good faith, The other stolea coats have not been re. covered. AtLecxD Bunciary ov Peart Sraxet,—A lad sixteen years of age, named John Williams, was yosterday ar- rested by oMcer Keirne, of the Firat precinct, on sus. picion of having been concerned with others in forcing au entrance into the blank book manufactory of M Jobn Duyckiook, 164 Pearl sireet. Ltia eil-ged that two boys not arrested managed to secrete t elves ta the buiiding before it was closod, for the purpose of se. curing plunger, of which fact Jova Callaha man who works in tho manufactory, was apy Walliams and urged to aid them in “weeding” th. . but be refased todo #0, The bova oacape) from the buliding by opening a trap door, and made thoir vacape, They are ati!l at large, bat the police know and are tn search of thera, Justice Dowling committed Williams to the Tombs for examination, Tue Beagans’ Oreaa,—The polica cranade against the boguars of the city seems to be dirested not only against mondicants bat acainst every person who happens to be po cesually stop’ ata street corner, At ihe Joferson Market Police Court the lame, ot and the blind, tu fact shoa’s of persons of stricken mein, aro brought up daily apparonuiy at ail, Some of the decrepit od crentures 4 ouzht to be gent to the infirmary Instead of prison, and if tho officers of the Fivte ecinct wero & little more energetic iu their effurts against criminals than against tue poor they wonld do more towards car. Tying out the [aw and would pro ect the citizens of New York far better than they do at present. ‘Tar Annet ov Winitav Manga —Mr, William Marks, of 353 Righth avenue, Who was arresied oa Thursday on tho complaint of Mr. Devereux, ef 124 Chambers pret, and arraignod before Justice Connoliy, presiding a. ihe Fourth District Police Court, on the charge of dialning goods under false pretences,” inalste bis innocence aud aske “for a suspension of pudlic cpinion until a fuil investigation Is bad, A SINGULAR CASE OF SUICIDE. Extraordinary Self-Destruction of a Young Hoy, Kleven Years Oidy on Account of tis Brother Being Sent te Prison. Yesteriay morning sory before ren o'clock Jacob Bullach, ® boy only eleven years old, committed suicite by hanging biraself by meave of bis comforter at bia mother’s residence, No, 411 Woet Twenty-ffth street, betwoen Eighth and Ni avenues, From in- quires mace jt appears that the deveased was devotedly attached te an jor brother, named Lawrence Paliach, and latter was laicly committed by Justice Dodgo to tho Island as Aconiirmed drunkard, bis mother, @ widow, having re- wiod the Jules to adopt this pian ‘or his reformation. The little boy hae bean plunge spondency #uce tis brother was iplored his mother 1 jot bim releases it would be bettwr for tue young Kept in @ piace where ho roald mot gals access io liquor, Mrs. Bullach hae persiateatly refused \o got Lawreace discharged. Yosterdey merning Jacov made & last al Ww nis mother, bul she turned # deaf ear to his treaties Aud want out to market, ieaviog him orying bitterly, Om hor return heme she found some difticully th opening the doo, Lo at iast succeeded of alarm quick y git iw toe neighboring dodgers, ead a doctor wes sent end the body of tue boy cut down, Was of no aval {fe was quite ex. bo ise Frenchy won family bouen: 7 fo loft 8 widuw with @ Jarge family. tile ¢ouut tual grief for lis brothar’s itn prison. ment prompiod tie boy 'o tea away bie life and the rounsiaaed Las created the greatest cxeiement in the 9 ghborhood, Ap orler for the orother's ase froin Uieokwelt's Island has been signed by J stice Dodge to ousvie him to be present at the funeral of deceased. bimek Coroner Kecnan i@i4 an inquest on (ie body jury rendered @ verdie. corverponaing with Boing facie Leceanot waaa bright, aiai)ige ) of ad OxUOMOLY eevee Daure. in doing #0 ea to her borror her little boy by bis comforter from une Of the pega veni quile dead, Her surivke | MUNICIPAL AFFAIRS, THE COUNTY BUDGET FOA 1868 tures of county government for 1868, for which sppro- propriations are required to be made by the Board of $25,000 rooms, 116,000 County contingencies... stones 40,000 Lighting and cleaning and supplies for coun! Pretan‘is Legislative Depar aiene im lor lativ ¥ wines for Exec and 25,000 Stationery, law aud blank books.. 60,000 40,000 88,300 16,050 8,602 8,000 6,009 10,000 90,000 60.000 107,899 ‘700 40,000 60,000 Soldiers’ bounty fund bonds. 240,000 Sotdiers’ bounty fund redemption bonds, 120,000 Boldiers’ substitute and relief redemption bds 66,802 Boldiers’ bounty fund redemption donds, No, 2 26,362 Soldiers’ bounty fund redemption bonds, No.9 52,208 Bonds issued for repayment of taxes. +, 00,000 MoUomb's dam bridge, care and maintenance of 2,400 Me litan Board of se ee . 187,088 New York county bonds, issued for of taxos, annual insialment . 455,300 Police fund... . 690, 8233 Police continge! 10,250 Redemption of Harlem bri 20/000 Rents.. 12, 800 Saiaries—Executive departmenis, 203,200 supplies for the polioe........+ ne 16,089 Stationery and blank books for Commissioners of Taxes and Assessinents.. aeee +» 11,500 JUDICIARY DEPARTMENT, Coronors’ feed...+..++++ 26,500 Disvursoments aud foos of county officers aud MISCELLANEOUS. Asylum for Idtots......+ Collage of city of New York. Common schools for State. Children’s Ald Society... Deaf and Dump Asylum... Institution for the Blind New York Juvenile Asylum New York State Lunatic Asylum. Nursery and Cuild’s Hospital. State taxes... “5 Society tor Protection of Vestituie Roman Catholic CHiUGreD......seeeceeeeeree 10: Grand total..... PROAPITULATION, Logistative Departme Execuuve Departineut Judiciary Departinent, , Alisceilaneous, Total.......+ + Receipts estimated at. Amount to be raised by taxation. Total... ‘the folowing are the purposes for wich this amount is to be raised :— Bale (axes, Anverest on ° Reduction of county debt, College of the City of New You Motropolitan Board of Health Metropolitan Police, Hleciion expenses... Amounts required by for the following institution: Asylam for [di0us.....66 . $460 Deaf and Dumb Asyium, « 10,348 lostitution for the Blind + 2.260 New York Juvenile Asylum. + 95,900 Nursery and Child's Hospital... . 7,000 Society for the Protection of Dest tut an, Catholic Chiidrea,.... 102,000 New York Lunatic Asylum. 3.021 Salaries-—Legisiative Depart 88, Executive Department + 208.2 Judiciary Deparunent 472,735 General expenses county government. . 599,252 Total...ces0es «$11,602,281 It willbe scen by an examination of the foregoing that there are but few items of county expenditure wiih watch the Compirolier ts Jett to exercise bis judgment tn recommending the amount of appropriations requisite for the current year, the Board of Supervisors being required by law to make a provision for most of the objects of expenditure and the amounis necessary in each cave, The Comptro. - would recommend the strictest economy under sach head of appropriation, and would urge upon the various commissiovs, through the Board of Supervisors, the absoiute necessity of curtailment in their respective departments, in order to alleviate as Car as possible the burdens of taxation which preas #0 heavily upon our fellow citizens, growing, in a» gr Measure, out of the late war, There wii be an increase of $2,189,183 In the State tax over that of the year 1867, comprised of the follow- ing items.— 1897, 1808, Increase, Common schools for State.. $455,088 $391,735 $136,046 Redemption of bounty ded’.1, 234, 416 2,140, 164 Canals and goneral purpoees1,030, 732 2,345,891 713,163 Albany and Suaquebannn & S — 133'760 Whitehall and Platsbury 8. Be — 64,876 Total {neroase.......... ++ $2180, 158 But for this extraordinary increase in the amount of the Comptrolier weald bave been able to ted to your herorable body a much more tatemeat of the a..ount required to be raised in 1868, mneo there would thon buve deen a reduction in te levy of nearly $6,000,000 as compared with the amount raised in 1367. Evon with the increase above referred to, the estimate or taxation for the present year will show a decrease of nearly $1,000,000, The following statemsnt exhibits the amount of tax levie ty 1807 aud the estima.oof tho amount required for 1868:—~ 1867, 1968. For the State, 3,875,237 $5,668,426 For the State, ficleuey in the § 1864, arising from non pay of Danks and ipsurence panics on capital on jnveste ment tn United States ri. ties, included tn tho valuation for that year. . + 615,506 ‘es For city purposes... 110,590,359 9,161,122 For county purposes: = 7,071,077 6,947,814 Yo supply defictencies arising from erroneous aacessments, insuivencies, &o Total Resp Rin The estimated foveral sources of of the govorai fund is ag Court of C Ko Superior & Nerk of Marine Uc Com aissioner o Forieited recoguiz laterest om taxes: Sténo rahete? feos Superior Court. Court of Commo 26,090 5.000 Total revenua........ BOARD SUPERVISORS. A mpeciai meeting of thin Loard waa beld yo motning In the chembor of tho Board, at which » ma- jority of mombors wore prosent, with the Prosident, Supervisor Roche, ia tho chair, A small amount of routine busines wos transected aud she Compiroiler's estimate for 1808 as received, appropriately referred 4 ordored to be printed, 8 Tween jaa of rovolations rein. g igor Joveph B. Tavior, ju Which were coutaimed a handsome tribate to the memory ot the dooonse! and expressions of condolence With the widow aot funily of deceased, Tho resolu tious we: 1\y adopted, ordered to be entered ou tae migutes a.4 priuved im the Official county pape Alter making arranvements to attend tho funeral of deceased, on Tuesday wsxt, (he Board adjovened. MAYOR'S OFFICE. The businaes at (ny 9 office during the past few Gays has been vary clack in cousequence of tue absonce of the Mayor from.tho city, From the License Bur under Marshal Tappan, oensos hava bean leeued an follows:-— Pawnbrokers, 21 coaches, 19, veuders, 89; public carts, 1 ers, 86 mages, 2, exprow wagoas, 8; miscellaneous, $, total, 139, The ainouns recaivadt (or fines during (be week is $ and the total simount received during the week is 209. SHERIFF'S OFFICE. The bostagiog army Which ance the fret of the month has stormed ‘his office haa Leen complatoly demolished, | and order once more reigue, Tno sseds of the weed re- forted to in the Hrnacy of Thursday fast, hac had not a2 yet taken root, have been dinpelled, and thorn in pos- Soxsion are begining to teeuble before tue oelal hoe The deputy's ofties is now passable, and parties having business to tranenct (hore neat pot be affrighiad oy bi clouds of tetacco emake aud tbo crowds of manzers GER OAMOND ADDBERY, Abont even o'clock yosterday morning @ young man | rushed breathless into tho inspector's ollleo at police | beadquarters with tome matter of great importance to » Communicate, After three or four imefectual aempta, he managed—suffering, however, from lack of wind—io very bad igh ‘to explain that his employer had been Tobbed of tf diamond neckince. and in value amounting to between $3,000 and $4,000, facts re- fates are theseenns tar tro ago a lady called into the establishineat of Bucking! lane, she Yesterday, of one of the females engaged in the establishment, rgoing some necessary process previous to being turned over to the foreman of the sop, a young man employed ie the establiahment, whose same ven as ry Vincent, woul to the girl aud told er that he had been sent for the diamonds by the fore- man. The young woman, not few oye | sayshing wrong, handed over the precious stones to Vincent, en mot hearing of him for about half an hour informed the foreman of what had transpired, Search was instituted, but the man and jewels were nowhere to be found, After vainly endeavoring w find Vincent Inspector Dilka, of the ‘tral police office, was {nformed of the transaction, Steps bi been takeu for the apprehen- ‘ion of the diamon: lor. INTERNAL REVENUE MATTERS. It would not have required any very great amount 0° more that ordinary k: ledge for the vistor at the In- ternal Revenue headquarters in Cedar street yosterday to become aware of the fact that an unusual excitement exists among the manutacturers of, and dealers in, dis- tilled spirits, The cause of this excitemént he would have discovered, on inquiry, to be the passage through Congress, on Thursday last, of the Jaw probibiting the removal of whiskey from bonded warehouses on any pretext whatever, except upon pre-payment of the fevenue tax ($2 per gallon). No official notification |-having been received up to three o'clock P, M. yester- day of the signing of the now enactment by the Presi- it, those who had whiskey in bond were assidu- ously working to got it out, either for Tedistillation, rectification, transportation (on any pre- pid for any alleged bt dpat in fact), before the A ene the bill should have made it a law, and thus effectually closed ‘the doors of the warehouses aud prevented the opening of ti save by the “xosamo” Of course thos collectors’ ofiicea who bave to do with the receipt and entry of bonds given for the removal of spirits from bonded warchouses were busily engaged, and it may be that the names of sureties'in those documents did not undergo, in every individual case, the precise scrutiny avd examination that render their foancial soundness @ matter beyond dispute or peradventure Whether all the spiriis 80 remo-ed will hereatter be placed again nnder goveromment lock and key, as 1s provided in the bonds given in lieu of their being taken away, is a matter that may well be questioned, The burry and bustle that characterized the warchouses and their eur. roundings evinced very plainly the determination of owners of smail lots of goods to “Improve each shining hour,"’ aud to secure tueir property, if possible, from the effects o new biil, From tho uptown bonding laces whiskey was being moved down townward us and tortuous rouies, the following of which was well calculated to perplex’ and put out of humor the most lyux-eyed inspectors, who, suspecting attempt at fraud, might lave essayed to keep tne moving vebicles containing the packages of spirits within their range of vision, From the warehouses in the lower wards like removals wore made, and under similar attendant circumstances load after load fou tis way— where? Tracks and draya, large and small, wagons, vehicles of all kinds were in requisition; and it may be saely avorred that a grea’er amouat of whis- key was “on tao move,” wag tossed and tumbled about, chanced packuges and found new places of devosit y terday, than ca any day during the past year. A per- feot revolution, in fact, has been created in the whiskey ; Whether It 1s to eventuate beneilcially to tho ‘nment or not time will tell, Toe great juestion among dealers and manufacturers yestarday was, “Will the President sigu the new bill ?”” and this was not satisfactorily answered, Inquiries at hoadquarters were numerous, and auxiety to hear from Washington was untversally prevalent ia all the col- lectors’ offices, Up to the time of closing these (three ovlock P. M,) no telegram had bea received, and knowledge of the contemplated action of the Executive was, at sundown, as much a mystery ay over. The Distillers’ Convention mects in the capital on Wednesday next, and will be at least four days in session before the expiration of tue time aliowod Mr. Johnson by law within which to return the bul to Congress with his ob- jections, if he bas any, Whether the President will delay b-8 signature until this convention shall have laid the case velore him as it appears from their standpoint (which many opine he will do), or whether he has already determ! to put @ practical quietus to the present bonding system by signing the enactment, aro questions vow involved in doubt, That the Distiliers’ Convention wit! make this bill a ‘prominent feature in their proceedings—next in poin’ of importance, in fact, to that of reducing the tax—nmy be looked upon as cer- tain; and their deiiberations will now be regarded with an unusval degree of Interest, In aceordance with the circular addressed by Deputy Commissioner Harland to the assessors of the various districts comprising this Metropotitan district (request- ing them to confer with him a8 (o matters reiting to their branch of the service), a meeting of the assesyors was held yeserday at the rooms of the opolitan Board. Mr, Hariand presided, the disiricts being Topresonved, fhe meeting did not result in the taking of any dotinite action as to the future policy to be pur- sued by the assessors, but resolved itseif into a sort of friendiy conference, wherein these officials gave their opinions as to the require! its of the service, and suggested changes 1p the present manner of conducting the business of their offices, The idea seomed to be very generatiy eiertained that there waa not such a comity of feeling between the assistant assessors and the inspectors as should exst tm order to ren- dor the department here offective in its workings: that there was coustaut effort on the part of tho inspectors to override the assistant assessors, and to tn-ure to themselves moieties on the discovery of itlict stills, &o., wi hout paying any rogard to the assessors, was the’ provailing opinion; and to remedy this it was proposed to make it obligatory on the in- spectors to report tavir seizures to the assessor as well as to the collector of the district; and that the asso-+or should then tke 1aeasures to make the two brancues of the service work in harmony. Mr Harland, it is under- wilt lay before tbe department in Washington a Statement of (he desires oxpressed in conference by the assessors and coliecors, accompan ed by such sugges: tious looking to reformatory acuon among both classes of officiala #8 may seem to him warranted and practica- le, Collector M: B. Field, of the Sixth district, reports the following us the tax receipis (stamps) paid by the brewors ta that district during (ho past year:— Jaunary. $16.415 Feber 13,495 March 15,018 Apra 15,516 may E 13,921 June 004 = duly. 18,472 ‘Total for 1867 ..$197,443 Ur the brewers who paid the al all brew ale alone, except ons firm, which brews lager and small bor, The following seizures were reported yesterday :— Inspector Harvey soized the promises No. 209 Broad- way (‘hird and fourth floors), used as a plug tobacco manuiactory, the factory proper being on the higuest tloor, Iwo hydrauhe presses and other appurtevances of the busiiioss were found, as also ® quantity of tobdaceo, valued im all at about $14,000. There waa no haichway or trapdoor counec'ing these two floors, and the entrance io the factory was that coumon o the whole buildivg. The propery found, except the tobacco and tobacco cases, was claimed by Willian G. Watson & Sou. Mr, Hart afver consultation with the A: trict Attornoy, was diracied to pi and all the personal property therein un which he did, and reported his action to the District Attorney. This seizure is an important one, as it raises the question of liabihty to seizure of other property than thas pertaining to ilicit manutacture. Collector Blake, of the Seveuth district, reported having seizod an islictt stil at 190 Secood street, Fire was vrider it ai the time, and the all was im operation, No owner for the property could be found. Tho p.nce was cloged and barred when tue oflicers made their ap- pearance and an entrance bad to be foreod. The Board met at ball-past two o'lock yesterday Giernoou snd turned over to the courts a pumver of cases of alieged fraid for prosecution, HUDSON RIVER WINTER SCENERY, ‘5 Rocktand=The Voorhees Mansloa. remember waiking through the beautiful grounds at Sunnyside with Mr, Washington Irving, several yeurs ago, and the delight which he manitested in polating out to me the views in the varied and mag- nificent scenory, which he said had attracted his never- coasing admiration, And he uttered in my hearing what he afterward repeated in the first letter which he ever addressed to mo:—‘‘After all my wandorings and soom\ng (nfidelities,” be sald, “I return tothe Hudson with a heartfelt preference for it over all the other rivers ja the world, Iseom to catch now life as I bathe in ite amplo billows and inhale the pure breezes of its hills, Here are no treacherous currents, nor deecitful sand. bars, mor jasidious rocks; but @ stream deep as itis broad, that bears wih honorable faith tho bark that trusta iteelf to ius waves,"’ It was in the aftorooon when we took this little stroll to- gether, Some seventy vessola, large soops and echoon- ers, Which had anchored in @ storm under the lee of tho northern end of the Pataades, om the Tappaan-Zoo, and the mors vide of the New York and Erie Radway pier, were spreading thelr white “‘bellying sails” to the breexo, nd tho whole fleet was moving up the broad expanse, some fitting into dimaesa, in the distant bay of Haver. siraw, kod othors rellecting the sunlight in such @ man~ ber as almost to iuminate the Tappaan-Zee. Mr. Irving called wy or the “iivvk Mountar torowing its long and br baya of Tappano and Ha of the nuoet vary fiver, Almost every hour ta ine day It seems to ite some new hue an —-now li'ting Its bald and eioft summit into d now recediug 4 deep suadows, but always picturesque and beautiful a Fil Mle changes of form and color.’ Tremeimbered this conversation with Mr. Irving the otner day when 1 was looking upon the Hook Sioumtata | And the yroud opening of Havormtraw bay, the broad axpan-e of "aud the interior Highland range, unven { er side abd from the river, Jt waa midwinter, A littio way off, to the north, the joo"? Toso y bine’. mt cod fir, * arkly, deeply, n ony Zone more 80, more mm the elevated height (a top of tue Rockiand bills waich dominaye Over the west bank of the Mudsom above ihe | charming village of Nyack) stands the palatial rest. dence of Mr, Wm. Voorhees, and it was from broad piazzas of this nobie mansion, which, for the variety, extent and beauty of site and scenery {t commands, hag 0 superior on the Hudson river, that | saw, from the ‘west side, » view which I longed to havo the loved and ed Irving living to see with bis awa observant standpoint of observation. the charming village of Nyack, every house (not afew costly and elegant), church, school, duildings of every kind, as comploiely “under your eye’ as the broad Hudson beyond, and the umdulating heights which crown its eastern ander stone's throw rose the summit of an eminence, the of a wooded range-ef Righlands, upon which, by June, there will betel, with ‘al! the modern improvements and accessories," and of perfectly easy access, which I predict wil! be ane of she most popular het weather resorts witnim # hundred miles of the metropolis, On tho west, through an ope: ing in the Hook" range, there rose, pale biue tu wintry air, the Ramape hills, and beyond them the faint line of the “Shomgum" or Shawanguuk moun- taing, Over the broad river all wasciassic ground. There was the spot where Andre was captured; there was the monument commemorating the patriotic deed; and the wide gallery watch wi left to step out upon the balcony were the portraits of ‘forbears'’ of our host, who were themselves living wie! were perf ‘The iy rd Hollow; and there slept the beloved author whore pi had made all the region round about immortal io story. Very beantiful ts ali this in summor, as many & Yorker can testify who has visited the Voorhees prin mn asa gu on bis beautiful yacbi V.5 but, Mi the iter, if you ever visis t—and you will have a Knickerbocker welcome from the hospMavie mans! Addie bost—pray that your “flight be in the winter," for, like the January view from the top of the Catskiils, where, ‘‘s ling wide, a waste of snow’ lies befo: you, a ing to the very edge of the eastern horizon, the scone from thence surpasses tn grandeur and pictur. esque boauty the glories of even the “leafy month of June,” GAYLORD CLARK. SKATING. mn New York and Brooklyn Yes- food Ice and Brilliant Scenes. With the passing away of the wild jinglo of sloigh- bells, whose music resounded to the crisp rasping of the ghding ranuor over the hard and firm snowiness of the beaten roads of our city, wo have now the smooth floor of the pond and lake. sheeted with massive cakes of bright crystal, for the delectation of those who preter the more energetic and exhilarating pastime of skating. Sloighmg is a luxury which is induiged in by few—tho privileged few; none but the fortunate can glide on ward over an unguilied expanse of purest snow, while silver bells herald their approach; but who so poverty etricken that they cannot procure a pair of skates, and seek health{ul diversion on the lakes reserved for the masses at the Park? Nono; while ponds secluded, and rrounded with the fittings of luxurious apartments, are on every hand tosult the more fastidious devotees of the sport, Skating is a perfect luxury of pleasure—a carnival of fun and frolic—a jabiles of enjoyment. Its history, like all sports that have gradually progressed from rude and unpolished custums, extends far back imo the dark ages of the past, whence some argue t all that is grand is supposed to emanate, @ first mention of skates on record is found in a paper written eight’ hundred years ago, whero the deity Uller is described as renowned for “his beauty, his arrows aud his scates."" since then history reverts lo many heroes that boasied of this ace complishment of ease and grace, aud modern times por- tray in rather ambiguous language the nimble Dutchmen with their ‘scatses"? that “did go thirty miles in two hours,” And thus as years pussed away it erew in fashion until now it ia regarded ay one of tho tne arts, ‘Tho aphorism that dancing is the poetry of motion is ical, Can there be anythiog of more exquisite grace than any one of the many scenes, graceful, airy and picturosquo, now daily seen upon our skating lakes? Does aught eise sead such a thrill through the soul as the fresh, young beauty gliding over the orystal floor of lake or poad, with long flowing locks blowing in the breeze and face redolent with beauty, bright and tempting as the vovegay in spring, as she drinks deep draughts of health and happi- ness, making the clear atmosphere ring with gladgome shouts? It imparts ‘energy auty, walle develops fram P ts roses Besides, th.e art of skating bas port: our mode of iife, making it particu the condition of our women. LT degree to bring buck the bloom and hi forty” describes a large class of Karo} belles, their charms in the meridian of hife eclipsing the nascent beauties of ite maiden dawo. And this is what skating {!s doing with our Ametican country. women, and there is little wonder if it does not strengthen the frames of many te enable them to head armies like Zcnobia, Queen of Palmyra, and in- duige in outdoor sports like Queen Elizabeth, Dame Juliana Bemes and others of history illustrious, It te a ‘pursuit full of the preservation of heaith and of mutual Dleasure, With great patience, at last, a real oldfashioned snap of weather has beea experienced by the devotees of the art, and BE York aud bicmce A have for several days been steel stiod. Thousands hav found the ico more crisp and glib thai for years, and fair flowers of tho gentler sex, with the unfortunate, overworked bipeds of the sterner por- tion of humanity, jom hands in the rollickiog sport, Yesterday the festivities were continued with the same zost ag at their inception, aud many wore tho artistic, gliding movements of tue ‘pleasure onsiirouded partici: pants on the several ponds and lakes. The beauty, grace and symmetry of some seem to Gud perfect inier- ‘pretation in the verse:— Along the crystal lake she comes, InJinking er light and Reet; The ies-imprisoned Undine hums A welcome to her ttle feet. The day was beautiful in tho extreme, tho santight re. flecting from the crisp, clear surface of the ice and the Drightor, clearer surface of th» steel ruungrs ibat snot thousands like arrows along, comminging in yia!some murcurings with the enthusiastic shouts wf the skatorial pleasure seekers, The various skating resorts, afternoon and even were visited, and their condition are noted herewit! ‘THY TARK LAKES, Here the public, in the fall acceptauce of the word, wended their way, and before noou thousands, yes, tens of thousands of pounds avoirdupois of animuted ba- manity, without distinction of caate or cor, found pleasure to their hearts’ content, On all the ponds, three in number, from the tiniest specimen of skatorial art, bungling in their first endeavors, to the mature adepts, proficient in every twirl and whirl of the pastime, they were found. The scene during the afte: noon, as the merry, capric'ous wualignt shot its pleasant rays upon ‘the animated groups, sending up their shouts of joy to the passers by, aed from them wafted into boundless space, was an ensemble of beauty seldom witnessed. Here were a trio, drossed dive silk, trimmed with luxurious down, seeming! fresh from the frozon regions of our newly acquired Alaska, speeding al me in pt it uniaon, Thera could be seen a lady trying for the firat time the dificult, * Daten roll,” with poor success at first, but watching her for some minutes, you notice her rapid improvement, Here wero ayal- lant and his lady in blue velvet, taking the step “On to Richmond,” know ng their ‘locomutives’ were au fat. Again otbers were observed in red clad coxtumes, wil magnificent furs, shooting along ia the mazes of the “Puitadelphia Twist Vine; aod ibus, during sualig through the evening, and until the merry, twinkil stars shot thelr pale, bright lights upom the worid, they kept up the carnival of fun. ROME PANK POND, A special train, with many ladies and their attondant strength, their avaliers, loft tlariem depot yesterday morning at eloven o'clock for thig pleasant and well known haven ing pleasures, “Yne magniticencs of the dross ong the visitors, the peculiar appropriate. and chairs (urnisbed by the club, and the excellence of the many im the art of skating that participated tn the fow hoarse’ sport, gave a charm to the scene quite unsarpassable, Many of the fair devotees of the sport were dressed in taste that was beautiful and of materials rich acd rare, blue and red seemed to predominate, while caps of unique aud ox. quisite designs were frequent, Ihe ice was in excellent condition. All left the Park, aa. night approaci ing that the day had passed with unalloyed imparting freshness to ther already brigit che sirength to their framea A weokly jubilee of skatipg 61 be lodulged in here #0 long as the weather is pro- ious, MITCHRLLS FIFTH AVENUE PARK POND. This rink was in @ coadition exceti ny previous era in its existence, The crowd of laules and geptie- men (hat thronged ite glassy suriace seemed to tert (ae extensive proparations ity proprietor has made for bis visitora, The music waa seemingly In unison with the gay throngs, and two thousaod ardents of tried end pronounded, during day and even. ing, upon the smooth surface he 7 and enjoyel with, duicet sirains the drinking in of deep draughts of health and happiness, Thi is ‘on the tapis at this pond two skating matchos, the fret on the 16:h instapt, between ladies, in Mrs. Jackson, Mrs, Whitooy, Miss Ii ford arv already entered, while on t contest will be between tlemen brilliant dispiays are Contested under the OaTMAN' Pox, The ‘great skating match’ came off here yesterday, Tt added to the usually great numbers that do the Major honor, hundreds enjoying the scene with pleasure, While the pond and stands ebout it were covered, the svrrounding embankment had (ts thousands of demo- cratic sightseers, The ice was excellent, There Were but two contestants—Mra, Whitney, of Boston, and Mra, Jackson, of New York; thy prize a'gold medal, to be skated for according to the prescrived figures of the New York skating Club, This wai done, Mra, Jackson winging the baudi shouts of her admirers and frionda, 18 yraceiol and artistic 0 gree, and in pr of accomplished professionals lost the prize simply by her want of familiarity with the arbitrary figures re- quired to be executed. ‘al Las @ neat scroll: pim of gold, tuseribed with the words, ‘The bail is up.” The pendant {9 @ star, oncircled with a laurel wi y And a tiny but pofect ekate, In rellevo, i in the contre, The score stood: Mee. Jackaon,20; Mrs, Whiney, 20, MACMILLAN’ POND. As on the other ponds, the same charac‘er of 109, the pane boauty of 0 let, (he came sweet mumo, tho same exhilarating, rejuvenating ploasure were here 6, nud thousande partic/pated in the festiviiioa, THR HROOKLYN PONDS, The Union, Capitol.ns, Sacellite and Central ponds wers In the full glory of the luxuries of skating, Th visited tem during the day and ev airla, with brigut eyes and bicoming f, and chi ng ‘chews. in uaieon | year We tninoane mbled to he exteh? she dashig youn with pleasant music, twisted sn: of their desires. On the Capito! Meagher Bro! lighted the thong, at many Lew movements were introduced by tha to tbe multiiude of exquisitely aod appropriate! dress-< and attendants witbin the enciosure, Dew sensation in the city was of the- Park Lake for skating pleasure. Suitaje build as the Park e accom, the music and icé excellent, !t will soa becom, ‘a favorite, reslanday the throng was quite are all found pleasure gratification at this, ibe lenge a ‘om of winter sports iu the Park. THE STAGE AT HOME AND ABRCD.. At Hor Madame adelaide Ristori, the great quoen of page !7 commences her last week at the Théatre Frauais morrow bight, on which occasion ‘will pla E) eth, She will ‘appear as Norma during the wax, .:7- ing a Wedvesday matinée, The Si Louis Varieties opened on the Tbwith os. grand fairy spectacie called “Napoli, or the War of! De Bar aad Cecile Rush appered ia at the Opera House, Barry Gurr, who eats, smokes and drinks undeiwater at the Théatre Comique, is a mosi astonishing perfrmor, and with the unrivalled Haulons attracts large puses every nigh \ Allyn, the wizard, or Fakir of Bramah, commenes 9. weagon at the Fifth Avenue theatro to-morrow ight, $200 aro presented to the audience every night bytbic- philanthropic conjuror, “Under the Gaslight {s running at the Holilday, Bale timore, oeeta Dranise wilt play in Watts Phillipa’ “Ambitiyn’? et the Park theatre, Brooklyn, next week, 1 They bave ® young Hercules and the equestran drama of ‘Putuam’’ at the Varieues, and Leo Hudsa as Mazeppa at the Athenzum, Detroit, Last Week opened in New Orleans with « vari troupe at the Academy, yep o’ Day"? at = Varieties, ‘Faust” at the opera house on Bourbon street, the “Black Crook’? at the St, Charica, and Jobn Robinson's circus. The ‘White Fawn’ will be produeed at Niblo’s om Weans without fail, Is will far eclipse the “Biack Crook" in scenery, ballet, muslo, &c, The last matinge of “Marie Antoinette” yesterday wan _ will’ be given by ‘The Vth and 10th were the last nights of the spectacle rigto”’ at the Academy of Mut o"” was the bill for the mati Opera House yesterday, “Traviata” wili be git on Monday, with the incomparable La Grange. a4 Violette. ‘The Hunchback,” with Estelle Potter as Julie, was gi Cairo Athensum on tho 8th, Lotti's German Upera troupe .are im Loulsvillo this week, A dramatization of “No Thoroughfare” by Louls Le- quel, produced at she Park theatre, brooklyn, has been quite a success, “‘Hosedale”’ was brought out at the Mobile theatro lass Monday. f Lotca is at the Metropolitan, Butalo, “The Peep o' Day’ will be brougut out at the Broad- way to-morrow night, Mareizek’s Italians and Grover's Germans, Lady Don ‘and Lucilla Western are the atiractious in Puiladelphia: Abroad. During Christmas week Miss Bateman has given in Cheltenham four representations of her wonderful lim personation of Leal to lacge and fashionable audi- eaces. At the fall of the curtain on each representation she ‘has received a perfect ovation, In every part of Eugland, according to a time honcred custom, the sublime oratorio.of tue Messiah was pore formed on Christmas eve, Boucicault’s comedy, “How She Loves Him,”’ was brought out at the Prince of Wales’, and Burnaud’s comedy of “Humbug” at the New Royalty on Christ- mas week, Both were comparative fa lures, ‘The following is the chara:teristic letter addressed by Victor Hugo to the Emperor when ho was informed by the manager of the Udeon tuat the performance of “Ruy Bias” had been interdicied “by superior orders:”—"To M, Louis Bonaparte:—Sir—I acknowledge to you the reception of the letter which the director of the Odéon bas written me. Victor Hugo. auteville House, De cember 8, 1867," It is a conmcidence that the interdict was notified ow the 2d December, tue seventeenth aoni- versary of the author's exile. M.le, Patti has had another great success In ‘Ernanl,”” d, ind the whole opera was far above the Itai average in Paris, In tho last, act Mille, Patti was spiea- did, both as @ ginger and actress; aod altogether the “trv of “rman” may be said to have been one of the events of the season. Adrama on the death of Maximilian bas been writ- ten by a Mr, Whitworth tor produc:ion at the Haymar- Ket theatre, Melbourne, in which Madame Celeste sus taing the enaracter ef Carlota, The manager of the Cuiielet made a dry joke just cacy, ‘Guliiver.'*? ‘ull dregs reheare ‘Simp! haries Kean has improved in health so far as tobe abie to resume his active life. Towards the middie or eod of January Mr. Kean contempiates commencing an engagement in Chelteaham. Mir i preamps jan-American traged: 1d “‘Narcisse,” eariy im February, The principal temaie rée will bo sustained by Miss Milly Palmer, London Musical World says of Hor Majosty’s:—. Here was heard and feted and made an idol of every renowned interpreter of sonz since the earliest days of the Italie opera, from Bauti to Tieyens, from Pachie- rot to Mario. Here \ataiaai dimpiayed the magic of her voice, aud Pasta declaimed with sidaonian grandour, Hi ‘Homi—most brilliant und moss fascinating of icbore’é daugaiers—enthralled ai with her poetic enchantment. Here, too, Rache!—dark-browed queen of tragedy—spoke in words of fire, and filied all hearts with nders of her genius; aud iast, not jeaat, bere Maiibrav, the greaiest singer the world bas seen, found che cradle ot her (ame, On December 23 Mr. Arthur Chappell, the originator and cirector of the sionday Popular Coacerta, gave the first of a short serics of concerts in the Edinburg Muse i ‘The artists were Miss Cecuia Westbrook and Mr, Sautley (vocalists), Mme. Arabeile Goddard (pianoforte), Herr Siraus (violin), Mr, Zeroini, who also olliciated as accompanist (Viola), aud Signor Piatti (violoacello), Mendeissohn's “Antigone,'’ with full orcbesira and the connecting declaiaation, was produced for the 4 time iu Creteid at tue beneli concert of Herr Alexa Dorn. The programme included, moreover, the ovor- ture to Die Zauberfliie; three pars chorusea for female voices, by Ferdinand Hiller, and a graud Senate for piano, composed aud oxecuied by Herr A. Dorn, At (ue Teatro Real, Madrid, Milo, Macsan bas a) peared ag Margarita in M. Gounod’s “Fausy’ wil hs tmaortal remans of dame Nantier-Didiee, whose deaib bas cecasioned a feeling of tue deepest regret here, wero cunveyed to their last reat ing piace, the Cewotery de ia Patriareal, on Thuraday, December 5. The hearse was followed buodred earriags celebrities of private individuals, deceasod. ‘La (ontessa d’Amaifi’' will bo performed during the approaching earniva: season at the San Carlo, Naples, It will also be produced at Savona, Alogsaadria, Vicenza, Veroua, Riraini and elsewhere, Music, we are told, cau cure sickness, Vigneul do Marviite relates a story of @ gentioman of distiaction suddenly seizod by vivient illmesy aud netead of acon. suliation of pnysicia @ imivediatuly called » band of musicians and ibeir band of vivitue played so well io his {neize that his siomach became perfectly in tune, and in afew hours was harmouioualy b.caimed.” Hero iswhink Bupposo ‘1 Puritam’ could be substituied for « pill, not only to purse meiaucuoly but weasies; or or ‘I, Ballo” given for a borus? Tho pantomimes a London theatres and musto Dalla thts sease unasually splendid, and tu attendance in every case very iarge. consaiuing all the arvisiic and Itterary AUISL capital, ag Well as distinguis! nxt0Us 10 pay & lasi tribute to THE BOARD OF EDUCATION AND THE CITIZENS’ ASSOCIATION.” To Tuk Eptror ov 1H® Hawarp:— The Citizens’ Assoc’ makes a public statement, which appears in the Herat of the 10th inst., rogarding the acount of funds asked for by the Board of Educn- tion for 1867 and 1908, Said statement betrays a wil Hpgaess on tho part of sad assoc.ation to deceive the citizens of New York; otherwise those who are respons sible for the decument are ignorau: of the subject op which they are attempting to enlighten tho taxpayers und others, The statement referred to is erronoous (a many particul & part of which reads thue:—;The woole number in aliendanco upeg the schools in 1866 was 2 mont then asked for 1867 upou this basis was $2,622, bor was 207,849, and tue total ‘amu; original estimate for 1868 uy Tho facts are as follows: —On the a‘teadanoo Board of Education asked originally tor 62,622,000 for tho year 1967, said estimate being based oo eight dollais per scholar, oat sum being ell the. law then allowed. The Legisiaturo of 1867 im. creased the t dollars per scholar, and in Apni, additional 1867, tue ba a one, eves tum’of $417,348, making ® t lor edu poses for 1867 of $2,089,848, or $29,843 m amount asked for 1908. ter lot tne Ci Association Waou {t wakes puviic statements give “the but tuo truty.? It cartainiy kuow the astuai Amount raised for 1867, If pot, lot the managers consult public dovumens and wen learn facts. . A A MEMBER OF BOARD OF EDUCATION, 196° A REMARKABLE TRANCE, {From the Louisville Demoor Ayoung lady naned H Hi Primcetou. Ki: pPparent unconscious. When she wee into whic pe} of the five day®, doring Whiol she profeavod to have passed into the othor world and witnessed tho glories of Parsdiee, as weil a8 the horrors of the vottemiow pit, Pat the row markable part of theory ia that she predicted that turve young mon, then apparently in tho most robwat health, would die before te year was oul, A weok Prodiction was made oue of tho yourg mm ina fow A week or ton di firat day of the new mae