The New York Herald Newspaper, January 30, 1868, Page 6

S00. Forted can only Weta 6 EUROPE. Train's Arrest and Revenge----He Reads Mis Specehes to the Officers. ————— similar notions Ww, the bighway:-,, % Parended tn @ifferont pisces along rothe SAVE IRELAND. meee 44 ana" friends of ish liveriy, do not deepond. the P atecutions of centuries wail, on bo avepged, and, 1° aive of our arms, we will purgs our mative 6 #@ cure of British misrule, been our position Ritherto! We labor hard and constant; ys Rol to enjoy the ry, but to rt the revelrios of land Jordy, forced upon our fathors by the Engiish despoilers of our country. Then Ireland exgests that every man wil do bis duty when the time of the glorious struggle arcives. Be united, and remember the cause for which Allen, O'Brien and Larkin died om an English soaffold ! who was attacked in a savage manner fruits of our ind Sir Morton Peto’s Beakruptcy, oqutesneaia the 3d inst, by a man with his faco Debts and Charities. Tho Sultan of Turkey “ Diaing Out” Constautinople. The Conerd wall steamship Scotia, Captain Cook, which Joft Liverpool om the 17th and Queenstown the 18tb of January, arrived at this port yesterday morning, Bringing a mail report in detail of our cable despatches | Mr. Henr: in” Bargot dated to ber day of sailing from Ireland. The Poutidca! army now numbers about 16,000 men, very imperfectly equipped. The cotton combination of the Canton merchants has een broken up. The conclusion of the Hungarian Railway Loan has Deen postpoved for a gbort timo, Fourteco members of the Croatian Diet, belonging to the sutcoomist party, resigned their seats, protesting agaicat (be cew comatituiion of the Diet. IRELAND. SPECIAL CORRESPONDENCE OF THE HERALD, George Francie Train’s Arrest—Exar:ina: ttous and Reclamations—Train Reads His Speeches to a Select Audience, Corn, Jan, 18, 1868. Considerable excitement was occasioned in Cork and | phe pete (Sir Morton) and Betts Bankrnptcy= Queonsiown to day owing to the arrest of George Francis Trajo, the well known London tramway speculator, and Mr, Dorant, deputy chairman of the Pacific Railroad Company, on a charge of Fenianism, A third person, named Gee, a commercial travelicr, was also arrested on the eame charge; but itis now asserted that he was an English detective im disguise, who sccompapied Mr, ‘Train across in (be sieamstip Scotia to watch and report ‘Upon his actions, Tt appears iast night, about half-past ten, o'clock that the Jackal, tender o} Cunard company, returned to Queenstown from the Scotin, tho homeward bound ateamer, which had first arrived opposite the harbor, Bhe brought in the mails and suck of the passengers Preferred janding, avd that thore was some one among these the object of the suspicion of the authorities be- game ovident from the large body of police whieh assombled om tbe pier to await the ten- Gor, During the trip in Mr, Tram = and Mr. Doraut ware under the surveillance of the detect. ives from Queenstown, it having come to their know. Jedge while on board the Scotia that they were passen- ers and intended lauding at Quoenstowa, Mr. Traig, { conversing with the agent of the Cunard line at Queenstown, and who was on doard the tender, com. Plainod of the treatment he received in London and Liverpoo! when laying nis tramways there, and said be antended before returning to America to perfect arrange. menis for laying tramways in Dublin and Cork, When Whe Jackal reached the plerbead at Queenstown the lug- @ago belonging to Messrs, Train, Durant acd Gee was Shoroughly overhauled by the revenue officers, but no documents or contraband goods were found and the trio were allowed to leave ths tender, but im doing so Were arrested by a strong posse of police, who were fully armed and under the command of a sub-iuspector. ‘The three prisoners wore at once taken to the house of Me. J. N. Boamish, J. P., where Mr. Torraut, J. P., having boon sent for, shortly arrived,” and an investign tion iuto the case began. ‘Tho magistrates had an interview with the prisoners, fm the courze of which Mr. Train protested in the Stropgest terms against big arrest, He stated that he was an American citien, that ho lad committed no offence against the laws of Great Britain upon an od that tis interference with Lis liberty was nd an insult to the Curlag States, wiiosa Mr. Train atso dewanded to bo ed of the charge upon wich ho was arrestod, After some time the magistrates came to the determi- tho three prisoners, seping appa. . Trai, rently no ground for their further detention. Bf ‘iibera m custody, proceoded with hjs two com- Panions—Mesers, Duraut aad Goe—to the Quéen's Hotel, ‘where they Intended to pase the night. Then occurred a very etrauge proceeding Mr, Train had not besn long tn the hotel when, ubout twelve ‘o'clock, two detectives arrived and requested iobo shown fo bis apartment. They wero accordingly introduced nto the roow occupied by Mr. Train, and them proceeded to institute a careful search of bts baggage, as we every part of the room in which it was pos anything might be concealed. At this proceodiug Train expressed the strongest | Bis intention of applying tor satisfaction to Mic Amer. can Minister. The detectives found nothing beyond a bundle of mewspapers, among which was a copy of the au end alarge number of printed and writen pamphlets ng his rpeectes made in America, in whicu Le ‘e most Bympatuetically of the Fenian Projherboou. ‘hile these pamphlets were beiug conaed over by tin @etectives Mr Train's tempor cooled down and he said, “Allow me, Mr, Detectiva, to assist you; my writing 1s unfamiliar; I'll read them for you.” ir. Train tnen read, sitting down ata table oppasite the detectives, iu the large coffee room of the hotel, several of his pro- Fenian speeches in: America, his audiiors om this oc- Casion being hie two fellow passengers, some geatiemon Belonging to Queenstown and, of course, bis most in- Torested acqnaintances, Wie deioctives, Mr. Train finished reading about three o'clock in the Morning, and was about retiring to bis sleeping apart ment, when the police intimated, notwithstanding bie strong protest, that they had orders to rematn in bis ‘epartment for the 4, apparcotly.for the purpose of Keeping bim under-ewrvellaa, Tuis thos did, ki ing a close watch upon Mr. Train, [ara unable ‘to say whether he was to be considered as & preoucr under arrest or not In the morning be found the goards as their post, who fnformed him that he was aysin to be arraigned velore @ “josties,” against which he again formally proteste: At voon Mr, Hamilton, resident magiarate for ini county, accompanied by the County Inspector of tue Royal Irieh Constabulary, arrived ia Queenstown from Cork aud held o private investigation in tho case, Lie Feeult of whieh waa that Mr. Train was to be remaude for eight aya'and confined iu Cork jai (pernaps ta one @f the Fealen celts) during that space of time, tram, where (hoy arrived half dozen others dres: AD escort in caso of rescue, there romoved ta a the county of Tue prisouer wes from still accompanied by guards, to jad, where ho must, it 1s gard, rut. ponding fifrther taquiriea. Prior to this morotag ho wes permisted to sead rom to a Cork papo After their dischar wore not furtberynol pight at the Queen | Mossrs, Durgut and Goa d afior yemminivg for th 1 the latter left om the follow. fag morning for Dubim; but tho form Gared bis mtentio g rematutng by hi ‘Train to aceict him with all the groans ia bie od monelanty, a caminer Of Lo-day, ateding to tho arrest. wich Nr. dvaim has been ar batt “@ Like many otter American p ox, be has freqiently spoken eympa thotically of the fentan movement, bu not ap. Pear that Ge wasan actual momber of the Fenian © poste. Goneraliy bie pro-Feniun specchod Wore do ered from the ordinary poiitical Pious questions were ¢ if tions he suggested pt Irelaad from the Brit 1b Of (ho Alabama claims, . Dropore to ao settle AFeninn Burned by tte Owa Fire=Savage Attack on a Colonel=Curions Suit for Oe vorce=Fatal Shipwreck. [Dublin (Jen. 13) correspondence of the Loadon Times { Cork cuntinuees to supply the mest noticeable items Fenian news, Ou Friday ovouing ao dont ocews which shows that people who ba irook fre may fowetimes burn their own Gugers. A young man was walking up Patrick streot about (en o'ciuck at night when on reaching tho Vietorin Hotel awother maa, who states that bo was ouly & passenger in the streot, remarked t him that bis coat was on Ure. Tie person addressed Moediatoly threw off his coat, depositing it la Coo whieh rons corner of the hotel, and quic’ appeare searching the buraing coat tue mau @ the alarm found a bottle covtalning some liquid, Which, OD the police coming up, he Mung down in tho Gireet, where it tenited. He allogod as bis reason for Going 80 thal he feared 1: would explode, A crumd col lected, among whom it ts roporiod men poked up tho Dlazing mass, took papers out of tue pocket, and on th ice going away, WILD the second man in Custody, tore hem into fragments, 1 (be aocount by correct, I wou apped? that the police were on portance of selning the ovat, and might have proved to bo of some o them, The burning liquid was be! phorus A young man mamed Michael Doheny, » nephew of the Colouel Michael Doheoy of 181% celobrity, Las been arrested in Dunmanway, @ad was lodged in the Cork jail arWeNC® exeap ed to be plior on Friday. He served in tbe federal eriny, aed came | the path stil winds (hrougo the bod of (he torrent, over home to bis native place, as be alleges, to soo hw rein. | doop rand, strewn with huge rocks, aud sion ALT tives and in search of healt, The police volieve thas | ia cre from tue dimanstons of a forty-eight p Kot he wae engaged in somotting more than voalthful exer. | 10 those of the Windsor Round fower, The vogeta¥on cise in the different localities, and regard hie capture as | begins to grow more | and ta wh imperient, | thorn trees ynted firs, @ At Skibbereen the telegraph wire is reported to have | of myrite bu tree, been cut ia gover! placus a few nights eiicy if bs, whone nomen: A correspondent of the Vation, writing from Mmnork hot bot e A great p county Roscommon- t infeate ati this region; rtho ground of ; fs with @ yellow carpet, ani myriads of them allt mies that a copy of f eiished with a head, war posted © the door of the female Najiooss sricol, and Wat Tepresen { ned, is, contrary to expectation, recovering under medical treatment His ‘assailant struck bim repeatedly ‘A servant girl who ing noise, a to her and the misereaut, who sprang Yhrough the window, breaking the sasb, and throwing himself down from a considerable height, escaped. She caught bim by a ik f his trousers betore ie fell, but Was unable to her hold, «i ece of the cloth remained tn her hands, Some ments had been served which were to come on for hearing rard Sessions, and it is supposed that the object get the-cld gentleman out of the way before the ume tor hearing them shonid arrive, a suit for adivorce on the ground of adultery and cruelty was instituted in the Provincial Court oa Satur- day by Mrs, seima Elizabeth Bastable ageiust Bostable, a solicitor, who lately lived street, in this city. The parties wero married in 1856. It appeared that he got inio Bone paceniers difficnities, avd proceodiugs having been threatenod against Lim by afirm in Belfass for Whom he was acting as town agent, he left the country and went to America. On € ing the papera which he i hurriedly behind wite discovered a corre- spondence which @@owed that an int! oy existed with @ Mrs, Loveland, residing in Sevillo pi nd evidence Was given to prove that he frequently visited her house, The Court pronounced a decree dissolving,the- marriago, The Vaily Expres: contains an account of a shipwreck ‘on Saturday morning at Saleen, avout four miles worth of Courtown harbor, on the Wextord coast, The Uls- water, a brig, bound from Liverpool to Rio Janeiro, was driven on a rock by the gulo, Two men were sven on board, and while preparations were being made to roscue them the vessel broke up, ‘The two men reached land, but one of thenrdied almost immediately irom the injus vies which he received. In the evenmy two otuer dead bodies were wasied ashore, ENGLAND. Expenses of Gigantic Contractors=—Tie Ke- form Programme, (from the London Star, Jan, 18.) The Galance sheets of the eminent firms of whieh Bir Morton Peto was a-partner were placed before the Baukruptcy Court yesterday. We are sorry wo cannot tell auy curions readers how the affairs exactly siand, and nobody else can at ihe present moment, ‘bere are vast arrays of figures, bringing out debts and credits so gigantic that we wonder mon could sleep im their beds under those vast responsibilities, There were two firms and three partners, and neither the Orme nor the part- ners would condescond, apparently, to deal in anything under six figures in the pound column, Messra Poto & Betis had to the orealt of their profit aad toss account on December Si, 1863, £544,942 Sir Morton Peto porsonaily was worth at she same perlod £467,000; Mr, Boits, £585,000, and Mr. Crainpton, £430,000, ‘Thus Uheze three pastaers had amazsed by their own industry and tatoot the suim of £1,982,000 among them, It te impoxsinle to say how thoy atand now; tor in July Isst, whon (hey were furced to tho sa step of placing their airs ia bankruptcy, the wealth of the partuere neces. y defended vpon t faire of the firms, aod the firms had anging over them as £1,486,000 for loans to the Londen, Cuatham and Dover Kallway, for whica Poto, Betts aud Cra bad become security, aud on four thousand wha the finperial Biercantile Credit Association, There are details given iu the accounts which probably may aiford somo heartiess, scribes materials for geotling remarks agaiust the liberal hearwed partner who js cuielly known tothe public, ft is as weil that the tacts should be known, tor they revect nothiag but honor on Sir Mor- ton Peto. For throe years and a half his subscriptions and charitios amounted to £23,000, while bis house and perronal expenses wore $02,500. Looking at the hugo balances in bis ‘avor no oue can righly assert chat Sir Morton was noi justiied ia performing these liberal veds, but how few mou, even with large balances in their favor, bavo the Loart to imitate his exam al mesiing 01 the Jteforim League U following resolutions were pa totimit the di of the council to its present prograume, named; ‘To repoal the rato paying clauses of the act of last Ssosgion. ‘To objain or (hovwoter the protection of the ballot. To obtain just aud good reform bis for Ireiaad and Scotland. + ‘ treo and bush was alive with them, tation showed so few signs of their ruth- lesa oneldugbt, The spurs of the surrounding bills slope obtiquely from either side, right across the pa’ ‘ front of the traveller, and round these, one after another, in juterminavie succession, at intervals of loss thao half a mile, he has to wind, always boping, but in Valo, that tue next may prove the last. I myself counted one and twenty, and then it cave up asa bad job. Bixtoen miles of this burt Of Work, under a buratog sun, without the sense o advancing which ay ascent woul: ive, and with (he alimost certainty that your horse wil down on bis knees at every step, is tiresome in the extremo; moreover, the hilis deprived as of every ‘pueath of wir, and shat out all chanoes of a view. Now mountatns, and nothing but mountains, however rugged aud graad, or bowever richly wooded, wilt pall upon the taste of even the most ardent imitator of ‘Dr. Syn- tex,” aud this was so glaring au instance of toujours perdrizahat Guinea-fowl Phun, our next halting place, wagreached with much thankfulness, Named, 1 suppose, on the lucus @ nm principle (Tor mozt decidedly it is not a plain and not a single guine fowl frequents tue place), Guimeasfow! Pisin is a narrow, Gar gully, about three hundred yards in length, situated petwean two of the zigzags of which 1 have spoken above, uy the vicinity isa scanty weil of muddy Pr, untit for buman consumption, but whico auimals nay drink with Impunity, It has ihorefore beeu fized upou as the only possibie break 1m the loug journey irom Up- per Sooro to Rayray Sate Owing to the abundant supply of water at banda large depot of mulos and ponies has been eaiabiisued here, and such a heterogeneous collection of men and tongues as is to be fovad im the corps of mule drivers has never been paraileled siuce the days of the Lower of Babel. English, French, Gormaus, Italians, Portus nese, Cretans, Albanians, Greeiss, Egyptians, Nubian Hindoos, Persians, Afgbaus, Arabs and Svoinalie:, have their representatives, aud it is dificult to say which nation furnisues the largest quota of rulilaus; bata more hang-dog looking set, or 4 more Kile avd unruly crow, were never coliected together in one spot, Fiogging 18 the only remedy tor their insubordination at prescnt, but I very much doubt sf ere long it will not be duemod aduisabie to bring the halter into requisition for the sake of exam) Tt is tudispen: to sleep with a loaded revolver beneath one's piliow, for, so far as I cun judge, our so-called friends and servants aro more likely to injure us by deeds of violence than our nominal enemies, the Abyssinians, Camp followers wie rascals by prescriptive righi, but the specimens met with here really *out-Herod Herod.” Another prey, bores Bull colder bight ensned, but an simple, If not becterché, meal before retiring’ to frest caused things in general to assume a far more roseace complexion, and, afier the pipes were lit aud the grog bad circulated I believe any one of us could bw un) Distafiina’s lay, ‘My lodging is ou the eold ground,” with comparative cheerfulness, ‘The following day the aspect of the rduteswas entire! banged; the path was s:ill marrow and abut i, but toleravle road of sand aud pebbies replaced the stone ladders of previous days, and instead of rocks overhead were arcades of loxuriant foliage, entircly scvconing us from the rere sun, Sono of ihe trees were bigantic, and the plants and bushes, of every shade of green and brown, form such an impenetrabio jungle that every step of the way has had to be cleared with hatche!, spade aud axe. At intereals the green curtain which ensurouds tho auake-like (yack 16 lit up with gore geous scarlet flowers, and from bough to bough hop merous b rds clothed with a Me; h siople ean plumage of black and red. ‘Troops of monkeys and baboons, the latter cometimes as. big as dears, now march in stately column down the road, now scamper up tho rocks and chattering, with their young onea aier security, since doubtiess helf a dozen white faces und as many gung or revolvers cause them no littio surprise, Tuey aro so laine ane Auman in appearance that We have nob had tle heart to shoot them, but if tho col contione our fine feelings will bo compelled to yield to @ carnal dosire for a warm moukey akin rug. We now began to view Abyasinia in a more favorabio light, and, as we bad boen marching ate good pace for nearly three sours, aud the distance to Senate was said tobe only nine miles, conciided that we bad pretty nearly ‘got home,” Dut not 20; distances and surveying oiticere, One or both, are deceptive, Allat ouce the path narrowed to about two feet, and then boxan to ascend with an abruptness which i not eurpaszed, tf jeauailed, by any Alpine pass; the nearest approuch to it I hare scon i the Siayenwand adjoiuing the Grimasel, but even that 13 comparatively eagy; and I ehould like to ask apy one of the numerous tour.sts who have been there how they would get about marching aa army up it. As wo toiled along with difficully im sipgle file we found thaba long string of abont fifty commissariat mules, heavily jaden, occuplod the path ehead, and elvetually impeded all progress up or down, for it was too uarrow to permit aay two animals to pass ous another, After waiting with more or leas patience for half an hour [ thought I would get om and ascertain whose mule stopped the way. ‘This wag easier auid than done, aud.baving suvambled up nearly twe hundred yards of almost perpendicular rock on bands and knees, clinging to bushes and brambles, and from me to time resting flat on my stomach, I siruggled to the front, and what tuink you Tsaw? A mule lying on his side right the path, helpless and uuable t ant Sepoys looked ou, reciin.ag, with the apathetic aon- cbatant alr which only a Hindoo can assume, aud which To asaist tho new rotors in getting on tho register. Toaidia the cowura of radical rulormers to Parila- ment, ‘To obtain an equitable redistribution of seat, Second— That agub-commitiee of tive be appointed to considor and recommond (ie best course the league can adopi on tho Irish Question, under preseat circumstauces, aad to reporto thia Executive Counci. ‘Aw Tmportant conferseco on the question of public education hail buen heli at } it was altondod by a large umber of morabers of Parliament and oiler influential wen. A resolution was adopted tq insert in j | i | i j | i | | | \ | the dill to be submited to Parliamont thid year clauses eutorcing tho attendance at schoo! of neglected children The Koy. Newman Hall had beep giving a lecture ai Mr. Spurgeon's Tabernecto, in Loadoa, upon bia recent visit ty America, ¢ Loudoa Army and Ney Gardte saya of tha Abya- Sinian expedition that whateror its progress may bo it 1s quite certain the hopes expresaed ¢f its vapid abandoa- uiens of ie couUtry cauaol be realized, TURKEY. The Sultan Oat at Didver with a Subject=An Imperiat Reyolution. {From the Londoa Post, Jam. 13.4 A woudsrtul thing has Lappened in turkey. The Sul. jan Uas gone out te diauer with a eudject—a mark of for aud codasceasioa unprecedented ia the aunais 0 Oriental history. Hamil Pasha is the forgumate man who bas deen gratified by (is mew Ronor, “But it Ww. probably sovn bo shared by mauy others, and the Suitaa appours to have entirely throws away all the co onal restraints of bis rank and his religion to mix (cacly audyaabitually with othor people, ft 2a bold ex. periment, and one which wit appear of very doubtful Pradence (© mont Persons intimately acquaimted with the manners and prejudices of tho ast. It is not many yes o since the guar ora’ palaces re. Tused vo saiuvo (hom. The popular theory among the Turks of the old party was, that whesoover stew a Chris. tien did"good sorvice to Atiah, They were wy no means at ambew scrupulous a8 {9 the number of auch aarvicas, | derod them vory freely upon every possibio They had oo respactior any ous armed moa of thoit ed, and the Sulian got only enjoyed power ase dospotie sovereign, but was uni. | y hetd to be the direct represontauve of the prophet, and as a the ou owe ¢ Mostem faith tas a vory lort init, Travellers who prate about i Urely ta error, ‘The Torks of (uo capital and commer. cial seaporta are jo specimens of their couatrymea, and they sumetimes display a caiidien | vanity in pretending to treat their religiom with lovity, It ta not In groat towus, howoror, that the best spe mens of a people are often foun, a Usman of the iatorior waa very Wilferent personage in- | deed to bis orvic brother, He has a vory real fosi.og of | belief ia religion, and would wiltingty dio for it sultan bas depart onal observances dovay are en. » napiro Where its real atreagih and where Russiad tn, f's¥29 and diplomatig cou Alike despised. Que coBwderaiion, However, will vent ised which has lovg bes. i the miads of Matesmen, Hough noae have yot wired to utter ABYSSINIA, Heavy Transport Exponses=Scenes jaad In donts of the British Campaiga=—Marching in the Koomayle®Pass=Stato of the Wenther and Kations=Birds, Monkeys and Baboous. A mai (olegram, dated Bombay, Docember 20, v ‘Trieste, mays: —Geuoral Str Robert Napior and bis stat | loft Bombay for Abyssinia on tho Slst lust, Tht Thira brigade ts boing dosprtobed, byt pending directlona'trom | Ste Robert (he embarkatiol she Fourth belgede ti been defarre: The moaihiy current diadelity of government on ac count of the tontage takea ap for the Abpesiniaa expo. dition is apwarde of £280,000. Genoral Napior's abseace the command of the Bombay army devolves upon Major General 2, 19}, correspoadsace of London Voat 4 (es! que Lepremier paw qui coll dove not apply to the ascent of tho Koomayto Pass; it difficult to aay which portion of it is most fatiguing and impraoticadie, (ae Commencement, (ho middie or the Amat climb up to the plateau. {must ropoat tial it appears Title short of amiracle Low the fe troops, especially the Third onvaley, maovged to effec! a passage, and let a due moed of praise be awarded (o all concerned for the pluck and porseverancs with which plisined, im aa incredibly short space of timo, such a rea'ly Titante feat. Afior quittiag Upper Sooro, the ascent (a 60 graduat as to be aimost imperceptivie, but it, £0 sionally alm: to bat your horse's pri for they aro aa big humming birds and Dep im your fare with the lorce of tam = kvery | ta ao thoroughly aggravating to a European, especially whea an Koglishman, When | recovered suiliciout breath to launch out efectuaHy my lunguage was de- cidediy more forcible than polite nud, as | am master of afew Hindumant epithets, the reverse of compliiacn- tary, Lwucceeded in rousing them to actin, or wiat paves for action im Oviental estimation; but Thad to unload and vasaddie the animal myself, whilst these four precious fellows undertook the arduous tase of holding hie bead. In teu minutes the muio was on its legs and the whole train in motion; bat had noone interfered we should biy all have beea there now, Ja an hour the auminit Mtatied and the Abys- sinian high!ands lay before us. Frow my description of tho pass, in which That jotbing exteauate nor sot down aught ia malice,” you will perceive that it t# one of ity for ag arwy to surmount, I am ry (hat fhe leaders of tho exploring party ehould have thought fit to viow all the difficalues through di- minishing and all the resources of f water (brough magui{ying giasaes; it can hardly bo advisabie that Sir R Napior, on his arrival, should be 20 thorough- ly misled, aa he must inevitably be, unless (hey very considerably modify all-thei hitherto published reporis on the condition, extent and conformation of the eighty or one bundred milus which le bewween Seuate aud our point of debarkatron 5 This moditication of diMlouities was doubtless woll in- tontioned, to provent neediess discouragement; but we ail know what jurms the pavement of a certain place, and a diMficalty once fair'y attacked is more than tmlf conquered ; the long theretore I say, with all due ould have contained a tittle more of that the usked trush,"” MEXICO. Tho steamer Georgia, Captain Deaken, from Vora Cruz and Sisal, via Havawa 23d im yesterda Mr, Webb, the pnraor, wil please accept our thanke for the prompt delivery of our ities aad despatches SPECIAL CORRESPONDENCE OF THE HERALD. arthanatke at the Capitai—~The Knglivh Rail way Concession—Thoe Providents Extracrdi« wary Powers, » mrived at this port Mexico Grey, Jaw, 8, 1963, Tho shin scale of crust which pertains to the eurtace of mother garth at this immediate locality, and which, in fact, only amounts toa very thin skia, bas at lust boon stretching and cracking under the influence of (hose volcanic causes whic dave very lately been 90 destructive farther east of us, We have been looking for earthquakes and (heir concomitants, and just now, when least expasted, we receive the visit, Vigi+ lanca and other commiticas some of them of a sclomtide obaracter, and appointed from timo to tie by tho civil authorities to “look after’? the matter, had held theie procs mato their, report and th-bringing 08 Up withour are second’s notice, 0 iched to Sse'' and no notice to Oa tho afternoon of Decanter 59, at toa ck, (hts capilat experioucsd fhe Cor novoral cain ndant mps ANd picneee wore swinging > pnd gad ihe People meh Wonk siowachs {0 oat o secdad dinar, No injury was doae to any bulldogs, a9 (be vibrations Oj foowarth wove not eapit ve ¥ ofon', passing alow, Unbroxea waves, Thts 0: ndoubtedly tndebt foundation of id lor for ite present {Qy tartiquakes through alrondy parned nilaut, Wa are expecting La roourrduce of cme unwoteome visitor. ia UA, WhO DapPpaNed b) Ue walking at tho side oats Which abo vad in the outskirte ef he juat observed tho agai Se bank Of Zhe canal, and thon over againat other, aod Gnaity Woshtag up and dowo rt, aot ia all directtona Ta tho houses the jlagiing of tue pendant glass drops from th toncion to the phewo- mano 0 light ag not to forcibly 9 us of the fact that one Wo are not anttous adjourned, when thié wakind aad often d visitor shak The question of granting oxy: Presitout by wick be will bo prow (be prossat lasarr, avaiuet the comstitu- onal government has been under disoua- oT 9 empire’ which suply means that > any goverament, what. lo3, which does mot give om, And not yes docttod, fay! beem prociaimed tu 1@ are opposed its prine tho pen may bo > They bave declared for and against Mamimilian and now for a: ‘The rovouues derived (rom t comparatively small, » ui ng and preventing future my whicn im or Toe Me members presont any Konguns which mind toem that tb potions of the cou are vot wholly “reconstructed, ' and , 106 cae bert man act fa decioo a froe» flervoon A motion parsed the House éeail- fag for all the papers in regerd to concessions given to the cont of qi English, Vera Ceat ant Mexico Rolway Company by ail goveroments, liveral aod imperial, and the jount of monoy which the company hae received them, Thia looks 1's Congrombonal im v8. to the particulars of ibe lave fourteen milion bes K invest fot, and the question Is being aaked,y Woidag?” They arg continuing ‘ve Inbor aud walk” 1 of living other than by the | and I wovderod susiene-somanansene of the sessions of Congress of December 27 and The Yucatan Expedition—Pian of Operations. Havana, Jan, 23, 1868, ‘Tho Executive was authorized to declare Yucatan in & state of siege, and to send the necessary forces there to quell the rebellion, placing one hundred thousand dol- lave monthly at 118 disposal, to the event that the revolu- tion should mot terminate immediately. The whole expe- dition 80 far amounted to ten vessels, all of which had not yot left Vera Cruz owing to strong northerly winds, This squadron was under the command of Commodore (Colonel) Forster, who hoisted bis flag on board the war steamer Tabasco, The latter, two brigs and twoachooners of war had safely arrived io Campeche, where the forces, under“General Alatorre, lauded without any opposision on the 19th, ‘Ibe whole force of troops is stated to consist of 2,500 men, with ail the artilery and other materials necessary for an assault, The orders from Geaeral Porfirio Diaz are to eater Merida briskty, and Alatorre istte carry everyting before him and re- place Cepeda, sh order to anuiiiaie the revolutionary force as the first attack, and then destroy all hopes oa the part‘ot the rebdeis to exiend tho revolution, Lhe centre of operations will be Campeche, which Is to supply a contingent of 600 men, aud Tobasco with the same number, ‘ihe fuct of Diaz going 18 doubtful the accounts are conflicting; but 1t 1s supposed that will revurm to bis camp at Lehuacan as soou as the whole expedition—which he directed personally at Vera Cruz— bas sailed. The victor of Pucbia i not Inclined to bury his woll earned !aurels among she Indians of Yucaian, Gevoral Porfirio Diaz ave a grand dinner in Vora Cruz to the principal functionaries and citizens of the city. The telegraph from Huatusco to Cordova and Cor- comatepec was rapidly progressing. Congress had eizeted Don Mariano Yaiiez, member for Haxeala, ag rpeaker, and Don Francisco Cendejas, tapnaier for Guanajuato, tor Vico President of the jouse, The people of Tuxtla had applied to Congress to in- crease the duty on foreigu importation of colton to pro- tect the native production, ‘La» tivation in Colima was highly successful; the bast was from Coahuayana, for which twenty conte was asked, Concession to a Pacific Steamship Company. ‘The President of Mexico bas signed a bill granting cer- tain privileges to the California, Oregon and Mexico Steamship Company of Saw Francisco, The following Gro the main featurea of the grant:— ‘Steamers are run every twenty daya from San Fran- cisco ty Mazatian, Guaymas and La Paz, touching on re- turn trip at Mazatlan only. The steamers shall not be of less than one ibousand tons burdou, The company shalt also start a eemn)-monthly i:ne between Acapulco and Mazatian, touching at intermediate ports, These steamers shall be of uo loss than five bundred tuna bur- den, Troops, olllcials, &c., 8! be carried at one-third rates; their correspondence to be carried eratis, Each s\eamer shall tarry a government mail agent free on the footing of a lireteabin paseenger. For eacn round trip of the first line $2,500 in hard cash, and for each round trip of the second line $1,000 is to be paid, dove: subsidy Is to be paid out of the receipts by government from the import amd export trade of the two lines. Any deiivit to be at the Joes of ihe company, The subsidy to jast for four years, The steamers are to be free from tonnage, lighthouse and all other dues, saye pilotage where pitots actually exist. Tho first steamer ts to leave San Francisco twenty days after the receipt of the rati- fied contract. Two Moxican youths are to be received on board cach steamer a3 apprentices to the art of naviga- tou, The contract is for the ters of ten years, COCK FIGHTING. Termioation of an Unparalleted Encounter— New York at Last Victorious—Prolonged and Spirited Fighting. ‘The preliminaries, progress and eompletion, so far as the termination of the fifth fight, in the great return main between New York and Long Island, on Tuesday evening, was fully given im yes- torday’s THeracn, The contest was not ever until a very late hour, when, after battles of unprece- dented length, between birds eviucing the grandest courage, the noblest blood, the never “give up” in- etinct, Now York was declared the winner, The details of the Lattles are eubjoined, Stath Fight,—Betting at the termination of the ‘Afth match, won by New York after an unprecedented battle, was ef the most animated eharacter. Many who bad up to this moment hung with great tenacity te the fortunes “of Long Isiand mow tried to Shedge” by transferring their favors in behalf of New York, Dariug the time aliowed by the rules to “trim” and “heel’ the coming birds, ten to "six was wilered on the latter, with but few takers, New York preeented a brown red, of Trish strain, a handsome, well “atatioued”’ bird, white Loug Isiand introduced a black ted with yellow hackio, each four pounds seven ounces Long Isiand commenced the gutting immediately, but his opponent was wido awake, and dexterously avoiding all (iieosts for the moment, turned the tables by hitting Loug Island fm the throat, tnaking a ghastly wound, from which the blood trickled in a tiny stream. He recovered, however, but, suddenly growing weaker, at last succumbed, alter making many (utile efforts to kill his opponent, and New York was proctaimed the viotor, me of fight, twenty minutes, All the partisans of New York were now jubilant, the ght standing, New York four, Long Island tw Seventh Jig! Betting tweoty dvo to fifteen that New York would win the main, and teu to six that they would win this Gght, The former was accepted but two or throe times, while the Iatter was swallowed up at every offer by pumerous grasping takers. A Sientoriaa voice cried at this jenoture ‘Hold on, my hearties, old Loag island is good yet; he never went back,’ whioh gratu- tous advice was received with laughier. New York Drought to the seratcn a black-red with dark hackle, and Loug Island followed sult with the same color, each of i unde weight, They looked like 1g the m/lée wore diftiots to recognige, Long cenlently oq) work, as a fearful lunge from Long Island into the throat of low York aroused him to decds of violence, and Jumping, biting, ‘earing and cutting breast, body and throat, the end seemed near, when, with a destructive plange, Long Island sent his steé! gaff into the brain of gallant Now York, aud that chickem had gone to the where ail valorous birds are wont to reet. Long Island now took courage, the gamoness and cunning of tals fowl infusing life into their pariisaus, Duration of Sight, eighteon minutes, Eighth Pigit,—Kach ogain sout in black red birds, New York having a dark hackle, Long isiand yeliow— the fermer five pounds one ounce, the latter five pounds, Betiing bad materelly changed; and one oid veteran, who knew tho genealogy of all game fowls, from tho eariy ages, cried Jovially, “Jimmy, my boy, i twenty even.” “AU right Island.” “Right, my boy; a8 good ag his master,;’’ aod this eturted tho bettia, in motion, antit auch a deafening volley of offe aness came from right and loft, and wy Jer your feet, that the favorite cou Wher the birds were let loose a fear ul bitating Gght was fow!, but Long Island was tafinitely Ke ; mich dd you take #" “Long (il take New York. Jatk's batt aad es pertor in geting avay, dagting io, cutting right and loft without roce!y. ing matertal injury, Ho was really a “fowl” diplorant, aud worthy of (he applause witb which the eager, anx- tous assombiage honored him. Cries‘of “Go it, old Eaat New York,” and “faite him, old Schoharie’? was plearanily lirled from tue back ground. It was oF. deng that New York could uot loug tive, under such pamehment, but he ratllod weil ana was again ichting under his incroasine vigor, when, with a quick fight, Long Istand sent tho glittering gail, red wiih blood already, through his opponent's head. A jomp, @ gurgia, and another privesly bira had gor winio bis victor defuntly siruttod about the pit, Time of (ight, thirteen minutes, All was excitement now, Tho fight four and four, vith the moin to be decided, Vehouont shouts of “itty to forty-ive om Now York winning (he main’ was heard and snapped up inetently. Walio somo were betting others consulted their (rionde, wiule some soomed fn deap mediation, Even beuing was soon after tho tala, and cries of “Let us have this sottied—do hurry up,’ was heard as the “trimmer: with the birds entered, extended to the baudlors the bards for the I decisive struggto. ‘a Bigh: Vow York pressatod @ nandsome prise, while Long Teland was a black red, black hackle, an was of a Cevorite strata (rom Phildelphig, their weights beiwg, Now York, fi re two ouncés; Long Iniand, ive pounds, If there had beea anxious bearig sad opea ~~ before, they yore doubly ao not fight com. hes Ma ort ® fow saoniias Hods 8, by Now York theasting bis ged (0 his oppoteny'a shroat, which Y New York with intorogy et geeb cut tty other im wings, body, head, th: ty Floral ‘not an (ach, but standing up to the fearful baitic wit that cao "spirit, which ebaractorizos a true, good staggered bim for 4 WMO; Dur, B abbey “he repaia rs bird. And vaus, with ‘bleeding wounds, with eyes Knocked out by the sharp, doadiy in. siromonte, but still Agbting by “‘feoling’’ the fight was continued forty-sovea wiauies, @ time uBpro- cedonted in a Mgnt of ite character, At this time It was appercat ‘hat each was dying in bis blood, yet boldly face to face they stood and still fought, when, fortunately for New York, as the gy at this time ba 0. at A jorday morning, retiring forme might have oe soon louving tho ebone of contest as quictiy as they assombied, reece, Bat Sarsees Yao corvette Wachnsott, W, Swofeldt, arrived at this port yesterday from China vin Capo Lows, South Africa, which port she left on w 250, of November, Tho following te a list of the officers of tho Wachnseit:—vommander, R. W. Shufeidt; Lisutensat, P. A, Pease and G, Grove; Masters, William B, Now: GE. MeCounoll; Bngign R Mates, J. Moran, 0. W. Morgan and J, Williams; Gui J. Rosell; Passed Assintant Surgeon, T. N, i; Assistact Paymaster, Edward A. Seara; First Asmatant Kagineer, BB, Latob; Second Assitaht Kagincers, 8, The United states sonnel Wyoming, Commander Car- ater, arrived at Cape Towa on the 23d November, wm China, en route to Boston. All on board were well, on Decomber 3. at which time she was still lying in the above port, taking @ supply of coals, ‘ihe sivop-of-war Oneida arrived at ja On the 2ist of November, from Singapore NEW YORK CITY. THE COURTS, UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT—IN BANKRUPTCY, Petitions Filed Yesterday. Onoar E. Austin, New York city, reforred to Register Fitch, Isaac Bavis, New York city, referred to Register Dayton, Caleb D. Gildersieeve, New York city, referred te bey aed Allen, james Suydam, New York eity, rrod to Register m2, 7. Ki New York Wilma Oliver R. Willis, White Plains, Wes:shester referred to Register Close, SUPREME COURT—CHAMBERS, ock Teland and Pacifie rond Case. * Before Judge Cardozo, Pith et a’, vs. The Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Raiiroad Company.—This case, the particulars ef which have already appeared at hength in the Hzratp, again came before Judge Cardozo on motion to have the cause removed from the Supreme Court of New York to the United States Circuit Court, on the ground that, owing to local feeling and other prejudi the defendants could not have a@ fair aud impartial t The motion was resisted on several tochnical grounds, mong others that the actof 1866 and 1867 would be ‘unconstituvionat if pppoe to this case. i Mr. David Dudley Fiold appeared for the plaintiffs, and Messrs, Tracey, Fullerton and Evart for the de- fendants, ‘The court reserved decision. Fernando Wood and the Common Council— Revival of the Old Litigation of the Nassau Street Premises, Before Judge Cardozo, The Mayor, Aldermen and Commonal'y of New York ws. Fernando Wood and J, B. Connolly, Comptroller, — This case, the particulars of which have appeared in the Hxnaup, came before the court yesterday motion by tho plaintiffs for an order that cortain iagues be framed and the case sent to a jury, or at all events toa referee, im order to investigate the question of fraud alleged in the compiaint, It 1 having, in December, 1862, some politi tained the execution of a lease for three years of por- tions of his premises Nos. 115 aud 117 Nassau street, to be leased to the Corporation-Counsels at a yearly pay- ment of $6,000, as weil as parte (or tho Corporation At- toruey’s and Pubiis Adminisirator's olfices, at the yearly rent of $1,600 each, The eompiaint furtuer avers that in December, 1845, by bis political influence anda brive of $21,000, he obtained a resolution renewing the lease for $8,000 for the Corporation Counsel ach for the other two oilices. Th wer id, and submits that $27,000 are due on the lease for which debt claims judgment. Mr. Williams, on behalf of tho ( orporation, asked tbat the case might be seat to aja to determing Mr. Hall, on the part of tne Comptrolior, said Mr. Connolly occupied the position of a stakenoider im the matterand ab:dod events, Mr, Shea repudiated any fraud on the part of Mr. Wood. He contended that the resolution was @ valid lease and that there was mothing to go to @ jury. The Court reserved is. decision, COURT CALENDAR—-THIS DAY. Svrreus Cocrtr—Cincyit—Part 2,—Nos, 173, 986, 546, 240, 780, 824, 1034, 1036, 982, 616, 683, 616, 632, 674, 092, 716, 786,’ 804, 822, 628. Jarink (ovnT—GewkeaL Tar. —Nos, 1, 2 8, 4,5, 6, 1, 8 8, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 16, 16. ity, referred to Re, aly, 1000, CITY INTELLIGENCE. Tur #mx Commissionens,—The Fire Qommissioners held their reguiar weekly mesting yesterday afternoon, Presidout Shaier in the chair. A report was received from Surveyor Cregier, stating that he found on the Qrat oor ef the premises No. 135 Maiden lane wiween sixty and eeventy barreis of oil, in violation of the law regulating the storage of oi! within the city limits, The ‘ the fal penalty for such i ccondance with the report, the firms involved—Yenny, Gregory & Go, Thomas Walsh, of 118 Maiden lane, and A, M Chace Co., ot Ne, & iF street—are to be prosecuted fer an infringement of the provisions ef the law, unless thoy comply with the statute, A resolution was adopted au- thorizing the treasurer of the department to pay $90,871 41 to parties holding bills and to charge the amount to tne sab-departments for which it bad been inourred, Build 350 contingenci ete $188 44 cm ma seat tel 3. Veterin jospital, $233 26; ap- ratag, §12,814 40; ice peg, $495 19; horse feed, $2,069 65; horse shop, $3,197 '02; machine shop, $3,401 18; wood oma coal, $1,149 22; $1,297 13. Taiata at Pouce Haanqoartsns.—Toe Police Com missionbrs held their reguiar weekly trial meoting yes- terday afternoon before Commissioners Acton and Manierre, the former in the excoriatoc’s ehair, About seventy-five policemon’ were tried on charges preferred agaiast them by their captains, sergeants and rounds. nee, Three or four of the charges brought agains. cer- tain officers we alleged neglect of duty on their part in “atlowing’’ bdurglanes to be committed on their posts In almost ovory instance it waa olicited on the cross-exami- pation of the witnesses by Mr. Acion tit pre- prietors of tho places that had been entered had either failed to lock their doors or bad eo poorly fastened them that a potice of ‘push’ of “pull” outside on the knobs might have saved the thieves but very little trouble, Tue Police Commissioners conteud, and parttoulerly Mr. Aoton contends, that a vast deal of agsistauce would be givee to the lice did proprietors of sores sec to it ‘hat their establishments are completely and effectually closed every wight and that a light be kept burst ia the = stores visi to the officers pier ste hele in the shutters, se that if @ thief gained an entrance by other taan the front part of the piace be would be dotected. Many siore- keepers cuntply with this request and many do not, Those who do not comply wita the Commissioners’ de- sire in the matter as a matter of couree are more unfor- tunate than those who do. Caanity Distainorions mm max Torereenta Wano.—The work of visiting and relieving the wants of the suffering poer in our city is Leing most actively prosecuted in the Thirteenth ward, Thus far there has been collected 11,800, aod quite an addition to this amoyat s expected rom @ concert soon to be givel the pupils of Grammar Behool No. Lay week four hundred and sixty-two saxniims were assisted, and the probability is that a8 the winter progresses {itt number will P' orders on oestain grocers, which in uo case ard Sligwed toexcecd $1 & mye for any one family. One of ¢! visitors reported having found, arving im @ garret a female descendant of Genoral Putnam, of revoluttopary fame—the basis, if the woment had proves ‘A be correct, which it did newspaper narration. A ve lives in Mamgta stroct, and ( ber mother's that iealt the time those who wish to seud contributions for the in this ward can send tho gamo otther to Alderman Mul- Jer, ex-@ouncilman Kor! Joseph H. Todker, Wm, H. Tracy or Dr. Joha M. Grifiitp, these gentlemen conati- ko ad Talrieenty Ward Citizens’ Poor Relief Com- sper marcied Geueral Ratus inenovenest ax tae Costod Horm.—Ap improve: ment long aeeded is about to be Addo” to the dome of tbe Custom Houso, the denigtS thorefor baving been Glready subm|tied to tho authoritios at Washington, with the du Keen itd Lm bene of a buge bronze col ancieat purity aterm) st mn | upon The broneo is to te of ‘ee ster known as ocrde antique, will be twenty-seven foot bigh, and of sufficient sigh! Hines to be visible from the harbor. Will bo surmounted with a large four-faced clook— which is to koop the time of Wall atreet, romiading the speculators thereof when business bours may be sup. posed to be over, In company with thie the principle Of a second inprovement has been designed and rub. mitted. This will consist of « weather vano, a dial for which ja to form a jon of the circular ornamenta. tion of the domp within, 60 that the direction of the be indicated to transacting business leaving the main ns for these add Tas Evento Sonoons are to be cloted on Saturday evoning next, for the winter, the term havi pire They bave boen voter Attended the past term than in Aby previous year, Fina w Weer Tunry Sixes Staewt.—Botween five and x o'cloek yostorday morning ® Gre broke out im the \arnor’s shop on the second floor of building In rear of 422 West Le pre occupied by Josoph Hiibner, Adolph Hi G, Romenoh damaging their stocks {Le amount of $700 or , Upon whion thore is no Insurance, The -drst os is occupied by Obaries Uvblecker, wood turaer, His stock 1s damaged to the Amount of about $900; insured for $500, in the People’ auc C 5 ed by Micotine & Drink nite aamened bout nd is red for 2,000 ia the Pacfhe and $1,000 in the Tradesnten’s In- surance Company, ‘Tre Storm,—A continuous snow storm prevailed yer. terday, and the sceumulaiion of tho feathery fakes are ated slush in many quarters, in consequence off (he rizzling rain which accompanied their falling. Whee a regular thaw sets in street travelling will be bors Of course the storm bas put @ stop to all skating Y pouemeat of several entertainments which, judging from the present cond tion the We ther, will have to be stil further post; na interesting Daa Match on skates that was to been played Umon pond, Wiilamsburg, bam indedaicely d. Sleighing is oniy Paseebly gan) bot should a freezing spell take place, tovers ‘thab sport wid Dave aD opportunity of enjoying themselves t@ ibew hearts’ content, ptessccibelSteeladst a POLICE INTELLIGENCE, Carck Forcent—Nice.y Cavcar.—A forger very um expectedly found himself 1m limbo yesterday afternoon, and seeing no means of eacape ‘owned up’ and pleaded guilty, Jt appears tbat ome Gerald Dalton requested David Gregg, an attaché of the Soldiors’ Business Mese senger and Despateh Company, whom be met tm Park Ince, to tae a jetterto the East Biver National Bank, Reo Brosdway... Grexg. bi ‘a Lite leisure time took the letior, which he detivered to cue paying teller of the bank, who on opemng it found a cleck for $410 10, purporting to have been drawn by Mr. H. 7, im favor of 8, MM. Pettingiil & Co, Suspeoting, to be bogus Mr, Heimboid was iwformed of Me matt and on being shown the cheek ue at ence pro his signature thereto to be @ forgery. Dotective Tiemann being consulted told the mosaenger to return to the rendezvous in Park row, whituer he was followed by the officer, who there arrested Dalton, he boing in waiting to reeeive the money ou the eneck, fhe prisoner Was taken before Justice Hogam aud committed io the Tomb@ for trial, A Daxciva Masier Annesizp vor Rovncky,—On the 29th of October last Huge Richier, who combines the professions of tailor and dancing master in his person, avd who at that time was acting in the capacity of assists ant to his brother-in-law, John D, ObJhous, in teaching steps to those who desired to indulge iu the pastime of “kicking up their heels being and before,” ag the negre song bath it, goton a “bit of a spree,” and while im that elevated condition which Spiritualis's describe 3 the seventh of Spiritual bliws wea to Onihous’ house, Stanton street, and taking fro: ‘rank ia the bedrooms. of bis brother in-law $100 im money and blue frock coat “‘vamvosed the raache,” or in other words, undertook to make a bee live northward for thé Dominion, It happened while on the road, however, that =some chevalier industria, throwing wo the winds the among thieves,” relieved Huyo of bis booty. unfortunate fellow came to bia senses, havi fuel in his pocket with which to keep up steam, he ree pented him of his sins im metapborical sackclovh and ashes, fearing, however, the veageance of his inj brother-in-law, Richter did not revura to the city ual ‘Tuesday last (28th inet.), when be was immediately are rested by oilicer Arnold, of tue Seventeenth precinct, whe immediately marched bim to (he stacion house, terday the accused wastaken before Justice Me el when be immediately ackuowloaged tis peccability, Im effect ho stated t was intoxicated atthe time he took tbe money aud property, being assistant teacher ta the complainant, bis brother-in-law, aud receiving 20- thing for his services thought ho bad a right to take what be bad takem.”’ Kichier, in defauit of bail, we conrmitted for trial at the General Sessions for gra larceny, A Ficunxc Doo Cssg—A man named Timothy Kiviia was brought before the presiding magistrate at the Jefferson Market Poliee Court yesterday by one of the officers ofthe Twemty-ninth precinct, Tho complains made against the prisoner was that of cruelly te ante mais. According to the officer's slatement Kivitn was ongaged in tho Jandable duty of encouraging three dogs ia a triangular Gght, Im fact,the was nut only carrying out the advice of the old song, to “let dogs delight bark and bite,” &e., but be was even acing in the capacity of one who was willing to g.ve aid and comfort to the dog which had the poorest show. Timothy dg- nied that he encouraged the auimais to any such exhl+ bition as that alleg vast him by the oficer; he Kee faa general rule, opposed to fighting, whetuer practi by man or beast, an@ believed he was only doing the square (bing whem be endeavored to separaie the brutes by seiziog one by the taii and gently throwing bigs across (he stroot, After performing thie dangerous ane act Timothy's eiorts to siop the otbor two who were fighting it out in the old \ashioned st} 10 win the warmest rt rake slic Le ef not evidently understood by tue povier on beak, be arrested poor Tim just a8 he was going to lay hold of the second dog. Jedicial inierfereace, however, set him at liberty, after sponding the migti in the station hou: A moral can be gleaned from ‘ais case ~“‘Never interfere with fighting dogs.” ENTERPRISE SWINDLING. ALLEGED GIFT Examination Before Justice Dowling. The Court of Special Sessions at the Tombs was the scene of au intoresting and lively proceeding yesterday morning, it being no less than tue reprosentatives, im propris personte, of the alleged mythical firm ef Clark, Wobster & Co,, who were recently driving @ euccesaful gift enterprise business, being Lofore Justice Dowling for examination, ‘The particulars of the arrest and preliminary exam- ination on Saturday bave already becn given if the Hararp, and need not be rocapitulated. Yosters day morping not the least amusing feature was.the appearanes of the victims eevking some chan- wypreby to reco the money which had beed bumbugged into wasting ia tho ex, of raving valuable prizes. Tuere were nearly twe hundred ci them, sccording to the siaicment of <o§ Judge, and what may seem strange to some, most them cane from the New Kogiaod States, ey Kept arriving during the progress of the examination, an@ were sil! arriving at tle close, each with a watch, and a complaint hkely te prove as worthless. Altogether there was about a thousand persons present. Judge Dowiing conducted tue examinaiion for the propia and ex-Jidge Stuart appeared for the accused, Messrs, Kiiae and Biaciair, alias Mowers, Clark and er. Daniel W. Leo Forrest, the first witness calleg, festived on cross-examination that pe bougiita ticket No, 62 Broadway, for which he paid $1; dinm’t re- member (he number; paid it to Mr. Sinofair or Wiicox, who afterwards toid him be bad drawn a wate Worth $200 and that $20 was due ‘or commission; the brag bat (Paso pe Siateradvised bim to tee turn aad if im che waton, put it in bis pocket the’ da 00; Siackair Lad’ him arrested, bas obarge ‘against bim; Sinclair afterwards met witness aseured him that maiters were settied, and wanied the whole affair burhed. Charlie. “inelair, beiogcalled, admitted he bad assured Forrest it would be te bia advantage notte appear againat the place, bat know of ov diswibulion of prises at No, 62 Broadway, One 01 (ue watches being shown to a watchmaker be stated that \t was silver, plated with gold, worth about Hove cx-Judge stuart desired that Justice Dowling Should a:low Sinctair to correct an error made by him " Orn statement on Saturday, but be demied 1, onco advised that tho case was'closed, and thas On th irate crowd following them Closeiy, a was gained they obiaind a rather unpleasant snows bailing, and possibly escaved from injury by taking Fotuge in a passing sireet car. Judge Dowlog exhibited during the trial some one hundred and fifty letters woich he bad received withim the past two days from the dupes of the quondain active business of Clark, Webster & Co,, but now under a ter ribly rombre cloud. THE BANK OF THE REPUBLIC BOND ROBDERY. Tb. pdgourned e vion im the above case camo ap agaja yoterday afternoon before Justice Dowling ease Ase itant District Attorney Gunning S for tho people aod ex-Judgo Bedford, Jr., appeared . Stuart and Edward Bianyc’*% fr the defendant, Bawin A. Weed. The hour cot x" (ie resumption of the cate being passed, Mr. Biankmad, bis senior ansociate, ved further e@xm aaked for x reduction of the bait to $5,000, .\* Hate ford had wo objection to that amount, provided ie. was of such A nawureas to satisiy the court, He, hy saggenied that if th orable expinnai found with thom came into perhaps be es wi b the examination, whew tho question of reducing amount of bail could be more wodorstendingly considered on its merits, FF: Judge Stuart arriving about (nis time, Mr. Blaakmal after consultation with bim, stated that there were gree ant Hpportant reasons which infiuciced the de- fence to clove tho case there at that stage and post- introduction of any testimony ta their if possession it would pone tho vebalf. Mr, Stuart likewiso urged upon tho Court ta Jessen the ainouat of jired ; out Justice Dowling 4 at order to thet already tm ‘accordingly fully cominitt TERNAL MEVENUE MATTERS, 2 Excopt ihe excitememt among the Revenur inspedt ore, who are endeavosieg te secure appointments under \tiate around the Codar street hy assumed a0 wawented quictude, But vory small quantities of whiskey are arriving from the tends to put a seriou obstacte in the way of realizing on whiskoy in bon The following reports of seizures were made yeste bey £3 iilictt etit! im the basemeat of the tencment house No, 16 Denctt ret Brogkly a, ‘AQ jilictt tii) Im the buliding corner of Denett place Luqueer street, Brookiyn, Ofty galivns capaciy, ‘wenty-twe gallons of mash were found on the vector Carter seized Lartemers distillery, No, 842 tity of on the premises, 1m Keiz0d KOvonte Vesay vireet, fear roadway, for boing iri ‘Alf the above cases were turned over to the United Staton District Attorney tor prosecution. Inspostor Ashicy was assaulted eud very seriously tq. Jured, about six o'eloek yestertiay morning, /n Twenty. ‘ninth street, near Blevensh avenne, while maxing « survey of premives to that Me agg where @ still wag 4 to be iliegail; rated, ‘The asraliant truck Sin from bebiad wih 4 “bang starter and knocked hing ~