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8 JAPAN. FRENCH REPORTS OF THE REVOLUTION. A Japanese General on the Polincal Situation, THE NATIONAL PARTY AND ITS POLICY. ‘The French papsre of February 11, to hand by the ‘Hansa, publish some curious information respecting the Fevolution recentiy accomplished in Japan, as reported ‘ta epocial telegraph letters by way of San Francisco to ‘tho Heastp, and already pub! isbed im our columas. ‘The Courrier Francats gives tho following letter from ‘Womoura-Sooshti (a Japancae general who seoms to have played a conspicuous part in the revolution) to Count ‘Coaries de Montblanc. It is dated from Rioto, Novem- ‘ber 10, 1867, and says:— Moasieur Le Comte—Our ship the Shichomal, the an- @ient Lotus of Europeans, leaves Osaka on the 18t", ‘aud will probably reach the port of Nagasaki on the Bin, where our officers will easily leara your move- ments and rejoin you. Net being yet sure tuat I shall De able to reuve that ship I write vo you in order to bo @mong tuose who wil: trst bai! you wih the cry of “Victory |” ‘Ihe preparations bave been long, but tho ramme has beeu sirictly follow-d on its legal baz vas roves, your writines and upheld by your acts. ‘The Japavese confederation, under tue presidency of his Majesty the Mikudo, is now free from every illusion. Tue Tycoon has resigned his equivocal power iato the Bands of tue Mixadu. Japanese civilization 18 triumph- ‘ant. According to the fronch mode of dividing the yoar it was at the beginning of November that ail the Proparations had b ea competed. On the 7th of that month the deputies of the Frinces of Satsuma, Toss Geishion, aud ai! the other mombers of the nation re whom you koow, and which party reckons among its inembers some of the vassuls and even a brother ‘she ex T) coon (Stotsbacd!), proceeded to Nidjo-no-Siro, ‘the residence of the princes of Jeddo & Kioto. From the outset the Tycoon manilested bis compre- Jhens.on of the nationat movement, and showed an in- fellizent and unsellish attachment for the general iu- ferests of the country, Having explaued that the princes of Jeddo (his predecessors) had thought it their duty to dea: with the fureiguers in their quality of ‘Tycoon, added that be did not imtend ton tain, against the opinion of the Daimios, tne exclusive posi- ion which Le had inherited, Then he said:—‘‘fue movement bein, made around’ me implies a diame which J accept; and it the deputies think that I sbould resign ‘the title in virtue of whicn the pr.nces of Jeddo , dy tog.ve in that resignation.” The deputies ered:—“Act according to the dictates of nee, and do £0. promptly.” Tue resignation 'ycoun Was ut once drawn up, almost in 1deutical terms wilt: bis declaration to the deputies, Tos next day, November 8, the Shostidai (tue official iuter- mediury between the Mikado and the f'ycoon), Ma:adaira Estiou-no-Kani, was summoued by the depuues The uct 0: resignarion was then piaccd in his band, with the usual ceremonial, to bo transmitted by him to She Alikude, On toe 9th, his Excellency the Shoshidal brought the official auswer of the Mikado, who bad uccepted the re. Bignation of the faicvon, add announe-d wat his pro- framine contained the foliowing resolutioos:—1is Ma- sty the Mikady will convoke ut Kioto wi the Japanese asinios, Who. will form a@ sovereign Chamber, That Chaiver wil decido aii questions o¢ a geuoral interest, ‘The fore'gn question is acc-pted in the Mikaso’s name ‘Epon the bases ulready exieting in the States of Kuanio, The joreign alliance 13 lo be extended ‘o the otner Biatea aud lo be (ramod op amore liberal basis ‘tue Mikado wisi make public the resolutions of the Federal ‘Chamoer by decrees acd prociaauions, The Mikauo's relations with public affairs will be con- @ucted through two speaking winisters—che Denigo aud fhe Guzo. Such is, Mousieur ie Comte, the summary of the news the Nationa! Party forwards to you, Its movement in favor of tue authority of law has uot in ‘the east dvviaied from legal means, a course to whien Jou altach so mocb importance, aud ‘which our e.viliza- allows wud appreciates as woil ag yours, It 13 be- @ause of these puinis o. resemblance ‘ibai we consider @orssives jusiitied in hoping to wituess the peaceful wit of the Japanese Federation and the lucrease of alivapces with foreiza nations, I Lops to meet you eon, Monsieur le Comte. Thanks for the NOMOURA-SOOSHTI, NEW JERSEY. Communipaw, A Mix Beniep ALive.—Yesterday afternoon, about Aalf-past five o'clock, a teamster named Michael Brady was in the act of tarowing some bard lumps of earth $nto & wagon at an excavation on the line of the Central Railroad, when the embankment caved in and completoly Deried the unto: Betore he ovuid be Peached by the men who cieared away the eartn iife was extinct, Deceased was thrty-eight years of age ‘end unmarried, Aa inquest wil! be held by Coroner ‘Warren this evening. Hoboken. Buppes Desta From Aroriaxy.—About noon yestorday an old and respectable citizen named Peter Meigham was eonversing in Justice White’s office, wen he dropped @uddenly on the floor and became insensibie, He iin- gered afew hours afterwards and then expired. The physician who was caUled in pronounced the caso to be ene of apoplexy. Fata. -taswixa Arraar.—Coroner White was called on yesterday forenoon to take the deposition of James Hayes, alad of eighteen, who was stabbed on Sunday evening by another lad named John Nagie, only fifteen ears old, It appears that an altercation took pace tween the boys at the slaughter houre, wheu they struck each other several bio end Hayes Feceived a st uo side with A warrant was fesued for (he arrest of Nagle. NEWS FROM FORTRESS MONROE. Arrival of the New Commander of the Acian- tic Squadron—Ordinanuce Experimeuts. Forvrmse Moroz, Feb. 22, 1668, Rear Admiral Menry K. Hoff, United States Navy, strived here yosterday to take command of the Atiantic ‘@quadron. He haa selccted as his flagship the United Btates steamer Wampanoag, now at anchor in the Roads. ‘This veeso!. in ber recent trial trip from Sandy Hook to ‘Obarieston, 8. C,, developed a wonderful speed, exceeding the most sanguine expectations, She made the run jo thirty-threo hours. Rear Admiral H. K. Hof proceeded on board the ‘Wainpanoag to-day, and assumed command of the squad- gon. He bas ordered the Do Soto to Norfolk for sup- piles previous to hor sailing for the Wost Ivdies, The Ordnance Depariment have been making experiments with « large twelve-inch gum on =the = beach = previous «= tos it#_tbeing mounted on the ramparts of the fort, Afier fring ever four huadred rounds, increasing the charge of powder at every dcharge, the guu burs with a fear. fal explosion, shattering the carriage on which it was mounted. No one was hurt, as those who wore con. ucting the firing were at @ safe distance when (uo accident occurred. The offvers of the fortress garrison gave @ grand dali last might. Ie wes the moet brilliant affair tat hhas takea place here for many years, A vast quantity of bunting was broaght into requisitidy: to decorate the hall, and the effect was very fine. The party was Vargely attended both by the officers of the army aad mavy ond by civilians, The dancing commenced at wine P. M., and continuod ti!l the “sali pours” BOOK NOTICE. Tau Crowwenitsn Serreement oF IRenann, cd John P, Prendergast. New York: M. laverty. To many ‘the se\tlemeni"’ of Ireland may appear a probably suggest the first . abouts; but it does pot mean anything of the kind. Ih means simply the ejectm eotonigation of the teland, @ tuourand y a ARO OF of the rightful owners of 4 the transferring of said estates to certain soldiers of various ranks, from the eorporais of Cromwell and King William to geuorals with huge cocked hats and big tities, who had feithTuliy periormed their daty to Britiso monarchy in Ireland. I means the rooting up and casting forth of hundreds of families from their homestead: ponseszions, which was called by the mild title of “transplanting” or “eellling.’’ Irelacd experienced two settiemonte—the Crom welt! settlement, of which this volume that which foliowed the wara of ‘ee Third and King James the Second; both oa of the coumsry, furniel to coniiscate (ho rich lands of the pative Insh gi ‘Danie them, drive them to remote parts of the coua- try, OF out Of the country altogether, so that France, Spain, Italy aod Austria received them by thousands, ‘To toll how this was accomplishod is the purpose of this ‘volume, and (he author has brought to bis task agsidu- ous research aud the use of inany valuable historic docu- ments bearing wpom the subject. As & portion of the mort interesting yet doleful chapters in the history of s country and # race that have beoe implanted almost in very land this book fs not only able to those moat wundered fortunes of the Irish race, but to of bintory, Ie typogral pended for the better {i aine is unexceptioushiy got up, and makes ® frst class rary LOOK, John Aaderson, of Framingham, Maee., has been formed in default of $10,000 bail to await the action of petting Gre to Cutler's 4, Which were coptroyed by fire im ve- NEW YORK wwxaLd, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 25, 1868—TRIPLE SHEBT. \ LORE Betlnd,, Fey, ee ee TENENCNT HOUSES AND FIRE ESCAPES. Better late than never, A say of light seoms to dawn upon the grudging, grasping owners of tenement houses, and their long and ill-fated neglect is now undergol complete metamorphosis. The determined policy of the Superintendent of Buildings has had the desir ed effect, Large bundles of non-resisting notices iseae daily from his premises and up co the Gre escapes with desired rapidity, to the indescribable satisfaction of thousadds of honest citizens, It 1s not when hum’ iire is wantonly sacrificed that public attention should be attracted to the immediate cause, though upbeppily that is just the caso at present; Dut it is gratifying, nevertheless, to observe that the great work of reform is being speedily accomplished. According to the proprietors of these houses all the pow sible good motives to which they might lay questionable claims, the ter the protection they afford their tenants in case of fire the more valuabie will thelr prop- erty become, Fora considerable time they appear to have been antagonistic to their own personal interest, for it 1s apparent that premises devoid of all security against Joss of life should not only be condemned, but deserve to be tenantless, Ihe people who live in theee houses bave by recent calamities been aroused to the dangers that surround them; aud when it 1 considered that nearly five hundred human beings make their bomes ia them their safety should certainly excite a reasonable degree of anxiety. Although much has already been done there are as yot a large number of tenement houses in this city in a dangerous condition, but the remedy for such existing evils is now being quickly applied by Compelling the owners to a strict observance of every requirement sot forth in the law. To this end notices are being daily sent forth by the Superintendent of Buildings to the owners of tenement houses or their agents, requiring them to place upon their buildings a practical fire proof escape, and a stairway connected witha proper opening, leading to the root, to connect by doors all the rooms on each floor, frem front to rear, in order to afford & safe and secure means of escape fire, as direcied by th notice further wtimates that if they with t ove requirements within service application will be made to the Supreme Court fer an order authoriziug the Superintendent of Bulid- ings to piace said fire escape, maid stairway, aud to connect said rvome of said buildiag by doors leading from front to rear; the custs incurred thereiu to be w Hen upon the house, The effect of this notice, now in use for some time, has awakened toa proper sense of duty hordes of thuty landlords, although some execute it with a slight tinge of unwillingaess, perceptablo by their animated disouasin with Superinvendent MecGre,or, woo nolds dally quite a large ment owners, whose pr ncipal tue cost of erection and the unfairness (?) of ti uceeding. Should not a proper rogard for servation Of lite induce the owners of these bulidiugs remody qn evil rather tham that they should be com- pelled to do tiat which bumanity dictates? The office of the Superiatendent, as already stated, is daly besieged by the owners of tonemeut houses, who rush ip With rounded tale or flimsy excuse, but Mr, McGregor is as stern as the landiord on reut day, and eniorces the jaw with commendabie rigor. Num- bers of tenement owners or their agents are now being notiled io comply with the regulations in relerence to moeking their teusment bouses tenan.able, fhe follow. ing ure ‘he most receat:— P McElroy, No, 115 East Tuirty-ninth street, build- ing No. 408 Ninth avenue, 39 feet bigu. To put up fre escape; Connect front aud rear rooms by do re, Sume, No. 406 Ninth avemue, To put up fire escape and stairway connectimg wiln roof; connect front und y Same, No, 404 Ninth avenue, Same work, Same, No. 402 Ninth avenue, Same work? Snme, No 400 Ninth aveuue. Saine work. Same, No, 378 West Tbirty-fifth street, Same work. The Jo; ce Heth suowsho), No. 639 Broadway, Build- ing No, 20 Eust Honston street, 45 feet bigh. ‘To put up Gre escape, bulkhead and siairs two roof. Thomas J Gibbons, ageot, No, 109 Blercker street. Bull ing No, 38 Eas; Houston street, 60 feet high. came work, Henry Young, executor, 103 Clinton place. Building No 128 Rouseveit sireet, 46 feet high, Fire escape and connect rooms trom frout tv rear; six families above first story. Same. Buildings 319, 321 and 323 Wi street, or 119 Roosevelt street, 46 teeth gh; seven families above first tloor, Fire escape ordered, 10 trout on Water and Rvoseveit streets, and cona: ct rooms {runt to rear. came. Buiiding No. 12L Ruosevelt street, 45 feet high. Fire e-cape and conuect rooms froat to rear, 3. D. skulen, agent, No, 401 Water streot, Mary Me- Ker owner, No. 63 West thirty seveatn str ei, Buiid- ing No. 400’Peatl street, 53 feet bigh, escape, butkhead and sia:rs to roof, Bernard Dulty, No, 145 West Seventeenth street, or No. 9 Fletcher s'reet. Seven tamiiies above first tloor; has an iron ladder loading from roof to No 393 Pearl street; not approved by department, Ordered to pu. up lire escape, with douvie balcony to each etury, aud lad- der fiom roof 61 feet high. W. S, James, No, 221 Canal street, Building No. 406 Pearl sirect, 43 feet nigh. Fire escape bulkhead aud stairs to roof, and connect rooms from tron: to rear. Same aeut. Building 410 Fear! strect, 56 feet high, oight families above first s.ory. Fire escape on butu fronts, viz., Pearl and New Cuauw bere streets, Wiliam H, or Benjamin T. Kissam, 59 William street. Buuding 412 Peari street. Four families above frst atory ; 49 feet high. Fire escape and buikhead. James A. Hamilton, 43 Exciiacge Ean Barldings 28 ‘and 30 Division strovt, 44 feet niza. Eight families above first story. Fire escape, butkhend, stairs 1@ root; con- ect rooms frou front to rear. Recommended to have double balcony and ladder im front Joun Jourdan, 154 Gravd street, 66 Mott street (rear), 45 jeot uign. iro escape. Klaus Bade, West atreet, No, 70 Bayard street; frovden building, 27 fect high, Fire escape and ladder roof. Solomon Bumatein, No, 20 Baxter street, Bullding No. 66 Bayard etreet (wooden), 40 feet high. Fire escape, buixi Charies M 4, Martison street, Building No. G0 Mott street, 40’ fect high. Fire e-cape, bulkhead, stairs to roof; Connect rooms irom frunt to rear, Same, same No, (roar), same work, except connecting by doors, which is not required. Joho Jourdan, 164 Grand street, 66 Mott strest, front, {runt and rear rooms, . 159 seventh avenue (front). hty feet bigh, statrway and connect r. No, 14] Seventh avenue. Same work. Forty Jams Lewis, No. 129 Seventh avenue (front forty feet hign). Samo work, Saino, No. 131 seventh avenue Juha Held, No 133 Seventh avenu work, T. Brnek, No, 135 Seventh aven work, A. J. Mathewson, No. § Pine street, building No, 367 East Torr:eenth ttreet. Same work Reme, No, 815 Fast Thirwwenth street. Same work, same, No. 343 E Same wor Same, d 1 Sam> work. » 34 Same, No, 289 East firteenth street, Same, No. 337 East Thirtecnth «treet, Same, No. 335 East Thirteentu street, Same, No. 333 East Thirieeath street, ‘All these 40 feet nigh, Tnomas Darlingion, No. 26 Pine street. Building Nos. ont oo 208 West Thirty-third street, 96 feot high, Same Same work, Same work. Same work, Same work, work, J, Bookman, 179 West Twonty-seventh stroct, Build. ing. No. 210 West Thirty-thira street, Fire escape and stairs to roof, Same, 212 West Thirty-third street, Same work. L, Gurney, 217 West Thirty second street. Fire escape, stairs to roof and connect rooms front to roar, L. Curnon, 217 West Thirty-second street, Bultding 219 same street. Bame work, Rove & Brother, 412 idcbth avenue, Building 206 Wost Thirty-third sirset. Fire escap >. Peter H Jackson. 192 Broadway, Building 243 West Thirty-second street, Fire oacupe stairs to rouf, connect front and rear rooms. 6, 205 West shirty-second street, Same work, Same, 247 West Thirty-second sireek, amo work, So 49 Wost Thirty-second street. Same work. R. Hantleid, 620 Grand etreet, Building 401 Madison. Fire escape. Same, 657 Grand street. Same work, P. Worth, 408 Second avenue, Fire escape, bulkhead and stairs to roof, Charles McManus, 227 Madison street; 10 Jackson street, Fire escape. George Kaab, 406 Canal street; 22 Jackson streot, Fire excap P. sektroy, 115 Fast Thirty-ni cape, hee wh strest Fire es. Lp oad and counect {rout aud rear rooms of 430 d avenue, Same, 408 second avente, Same work. ‘Sumo, 426 second avenue, Same work. Seine, 424 Second avenue, Same work, Samo, 422 -econd avenue, Same work. Same, 306 Hast Twenty-fourth strect, Fire hows, J Notices have also been served on the foliowing for a Similar purpose as those mentioned :— Mathewson & Sons, agonts, building No, 07 avenue é. inl bul up fire escape, connect frout end rear by Sane, building No, 96 aven M. Phillips, building No, 99 Poter Doviger, building No. 93 Jacob Frey, bulldi George Swariz, bui No, 89 avenue A. A. Bawman, building morthwest corner of avenue A Sixth street, oy No, 108 Sixth street, chert, budding No, 106 Sixth street, Lowis Giver, bullding No, 104 Sixth sires , H, Lambert, building No. 102 Siath atreot M, Moso, building No. 100 Sixh at Nicholas Berman, vaildiog No, 98 Sixth atrest, Henry Heoterson, butlaing No, 06 Sixth Joseph Ohmer, duilding No, 94 Sixth street, Charles Brenues Iding No, 92 Sixth street, Charles Brenne: ‘ding No. 90 Sixth atreet , balld'a . H: Strassen, batts tg NO. Ta ris ia & Greonwood, building No. 264 East Houston street, Mrs, Moses, bulld\ng No, 350° Eas atreot, J, Allinger, build! pean Mrs. © Wagner, buildin, E, Soltzer, pbuilding No. 1 Poter Lyding, building N: Roosevelt & Hon, bailding No Roosevelt & Sob, butldiags street and No, 119 avenue 1 No. 304 Kant Houston street, #0 been gorved on the following owners And agents for violation of the jaw in not being provided with Jedgare loading to the roofs of tuelr buildings: #, B. Henyon, buildings Nov. 1,054, ME foal rd 1908, 106835 and 1,066 second eiroet, SLT Rivington street. No, 605 East Houston ine Pate bern Pay jd Third agent John Fritz, buit io, 41 Attorney ati John Lieb, buildings Nos 161 and 163 Broome street, itt uae Calan hee rence et lip Mosea, building No, roome Simon Lieberback, building No. 171 Broome street Frederick Beck, butiding No. 173 Broome street. R, H. Giobons, building 858 Seventh aven u Walter Reid, baildiog No, 112 West Thirty-third street, 8, F. Langbein, building No, 320 East Twenty-eight street. C. Bade, building No. 70 Bayard street, John Vay, building No, 64 Bayard street. Nathaviel Weeks, buliding No, 8 Elizabeth street. Frederick Guup, building No, 822 East Tweaty-elxth street, It will be seen that much romains to be done to carry of t ts gratify~ suitable irom ladders or bridges Where the means of escape can be made by the use of irom balconies on each story, connecting {wo houses divided by th ladder is required, The law like- ings, where access to the scuttle opening, the éaine must ith the regulations by continu. @ stairway t> the roof, with a proper opening and lation, im all cases wheré communication trom house to house by means of baiconies cannot be bad, the 8 must have balconies with ladders attached, nded that the plans and specitica- fe been approved jopted for tene- this city will be rigidly enforced, with decidedly the most beneficial results, MUNICIPAL AFFAIRS. BOARD OF ALDERMEN. This Board convened yesterday pursuant to adjourn- ment, out transacted very little business otuer than tHe ordinary routine. i ‘A message was received from the Mayor containing a veto of the resolution appointing an assistant librarian, ‘The communication was laia over under tho rule, A remoustrance was received from the property owners on Irving place against paving that street with Nicoiwon pavement, The paper was appropriately re- ferred, and Alderman Miller was allowed to withdraw a re-olution preaeoted at the last meeting of the Board io aa to paving Suffulk strect with Nicolson pave- ment Alderman Moors called up a resolution adopted in 1865 directing the laying of Belgian pavement in West sireet from Battery piace to Morris street, and mosed to wend by inserting “one bulf the expense to be borne by the property owners on the ling of tue street and one haif by the city.” Ailderwan Nortoy hoped the amendment would not Prevail, us the result would be to impose upon the city ‘the obligation of paying at least three-fourths of the entire expenso The work bas veen done and, he be- Meved, pad for. city, be said, owned some property on the line of th reet, and the expense of ing some $50,000, the city oy this amendment would be oblixed to pay about $60,000 und the othor property owners only $20, by request the subjech was laid over, ibe Tesvlution (0 pave Sixteenth streci, 1.0m Fourth aveaue to Rutheriord place, with Nicolson pavement, was called up, lost, recop-iaered and jad over. On motion the Board adjourned 10 Saturday, at two P, M BOARD OF COUNCILMEN. The Corporation “Munual?? Business Vetoed by the Mayor, The Board mot yesterday afvernoop, the President, Mr, Stacom, presidong. A vumber of upimportant resolutions were presented and referred to appropriate committees, ‘The Comptroiier was requested by » unanimous reso- lution to send a copy of tho street cieaning contract to the Board, The subjoined communications were received from his Houor the Mayor: Mayor's Ovrics, New York, Feb. 24, 1868, To Tum HONORABLE T4e Byard OF COUNCILMAN: — Gen.Lewes—I revurn, without approval, 4 resoluion advpied by your bouvrabie body Kepruary 16, lobs, aud coucurred im by the howerabls the Mourd of Aldermen, Feoruary 18, 1838, directing the Clerk 10 prepare and compile the Mauual of tue Corporation. of the city of New York tor tue year 1568, and tuat ufteen thousand Copies tuereof be pritted and appropriated for puviic distribution, us folows:—Five buudred copica for tue Mayor, four thousand ive hunagred copies ior the Clerk of tue Common Council, aud five thousand copies eacu Boards of Amerinen aud ( ouoc.imen, in im favor of the publication of a Corporation Manual contaiuiug, iu convent and compact iorm, such Diormauun as may be of real importance to ail persuDs counec.ed with tue city government; but 1 can- Dot approve the present resvlution for tuo fuilowiug reusons, viz:—It autporizes tue publication of an un- usual, aud, in my judxment, unnecessary number of Copivs—Ove t.ourany wore Loan ever veiore auluw ized, At places vo limitation upon the amount oF oxpeaditure to be incurred. 11 makes no appropriation to meet it * jucurred, It bas for preparing and computog i, au as Weho.id dy, tua sue pratiog aud pul be given to te luwess bidder upon iair and open compe- titioa, Wuen a similar rosolution was subinitted to mo for Approval iu 1863, providing for the padlicavion of ten thousand copies tur that year, L roturaed it with my ob- Jecuons, [showed by reference to oilicial figures tat ine Manual tur ihe preceding year hud cosy the city More (Law $54,009 (iu audilioa to tue C.erk’s Compensa- ion), or over $5 30 per volume, aud thai 1 bad ascor- tained that up oa a borat csitmate, if the work Lad beva open te competition, respous.bie’ publishers woud have been willimg to ave done « for $3.8 volune— thas saving more than two-tiltus of te whole ex- pense, My obdjec.ions were overruled, and th Mavual for 1806 was puolisbeu. No appropriaucp hes yet been made to pay ior it, and the pubsher remains Unpaid, 1 am uuabie wo asceriain the exact amouut of hus charges, but, as I am informed, they are not lees than thu-e charged aud in 1365, Te 13 tuerefore, I thiok, fair tv assume irom the experieace of the pavt that 1 15,000 copies of the Mauuai for 1868 are to bs pubilshed, as proposed by the present resovuiion, tne Aberefor will vot be less than $75,000, aud proba- asiuerad y more thau that, | respeciully sud. that guca au Cxpeuditure cannous be justified or defend aud I also call tue to the fact that thore wention of your Lonorable body nO appropriation out of wbica bo pala, The Common Coan im the ordinance making tue anoual appropriation (01 1363, whicu Las be.n uapsmitied to the Legisiasure for approval, have asked fur $100,000 for al their pr.ntiog, Iociuding the Sianual, a sum which I need nardiy iy whully inadequace, if more than $75,000-18 10 bo takea for the Manual aoue, and it is avg at all likely twat tho Legislature will add to the approp o ‘tue Proposed ma&nuer of pavishing the Manval, ta -retore, Ig DO. just euher to tue city or tue pubiisher, It com- peis ine city to pay moro than it suould pay for tbe work, aud it compels tue publisher to charge more than be ehould charge because of tno difficuitios which stand in tbe way of recoiwing anything yxe Prowpt paymeut of bis bills, In other words, bo is coin- pelied tu charge in proportion tw wis delay aud risk, I therelore respectfully subunit that tha resolution suould be reconsidered, aud that a new one should be adopted, auoorizing the” puviicauon of a emailer mumber of copied, limi ing tus expense to a specitic amount, direct- ing the work to be givea out to tue lowest Fesponsibte bidder, making av appropriation to meet the expens aud avking ihe Legislature (0 make specilic provisiva for it in tue Tax Levy, Suet & resolution would receive my promps approva’ JOHN &. HOFFMAN, Mayor, A resolution was oTered directing the Mayor to olfer $500 reward for the arrest and conviction of the mur- deror of Pover Lond, The following was adopted:— Resslved, That the Clerk of the Common Council bo and he ts hereby authorized and directed to procure copies of all tills or acta in ang wise specialy atecting the inieresur of the city that bey been of may be hereafter presented to tue Lexi laure; and that toe d clerk be directed, ia each case, without unnecessary delay, wo have such & Dumber Of copies as ho may deem expedient Printed for the use of the fies of the memoers of the 1 Council avd Mayor, or when necessary tor tion, in order thas tho'e tizons may have ap op- ity tO Temonstrate against enactment, Revolutions in favor of paving with the Nicolson pavement Tweaty-second street, from the Second to the Tenth avenue, end Nineteenth sireot {rom the Third to the Siath avenue, were presented and laid over, The Board adjourged to meot on Thursday ab two 0’ clock, BOARD OF AUDIT. At the maseting of this Board yestorday there were Prescot Messre, Depew, Barney, Martindale and Stewart, The claims of the following porsons wore heard:— Jamon Mahon claimed $33 99 for error made by clork in Comptroiier'a offico im calculating taterest on $400, B. W. Kissenbuth claimed $55, being balance due on bili of $160 “fon du ban moosic im Fase Houssen und Ves Hovssen vit de fywucks.’ Mr. bag oo at tho evening of July 4, 1865; ; ceived $105, but the public coffer at that particular spout had run dry, and $55 atil!remained due, His counsel, io addressing th» Board. to Koop these bere poor men what by blowin and what performed their if Out of thelr right dues, Ete mothin’ amo to this gront city and county.’? Charies Presented a ciaia amounting to $379 99 for ser- as intorproter !o the Seventh bite Court, from 1, 1865, to June 1, 1965. J. W. Tyler presented for $21 for services rendered in taking down wings for tue county offices in Novembor, 1! ‘The decisions wore, of course, reserved, and the Board ad- jou: t@ twelve M. today. STREET CLEANING COMMISSION. A meeting of this Commiuion was held yesterday morning at which ® revolution was adopted directing the street cleaning contractor to keep Broadway oon- veniontly oo for vohiciss by removing forthwith the largo biocks of ice and snow from that thorough- to apply to the President of the Metropolitan Board of Health for information as to where the Ice and snow remorod shail be deposited, COUNTY CLERK'S OFFICE. County Clerk Loew has forwarded to the Board of Supervisors & communication contal: a statement of the condition of the office of ihe County Clerk at the time he entered upon the duties of the position, His communication shows either # culpable neglect or total incompetency on the part of some of his predecessors and their subordinates. Mr. Loow in his communication states aa a eet vee i records o! tne oflta, Bhat" Bony walaable Boake and have elther been misplaced #0 ag not to be found in the office or lost, Among them one book, containing “Equity Notices” for the months of September, October and * required by sta ute to be re- ce 1848; at least such recorag cannot be found in ce, “Notices of Lispendens’”? have ouly been recorded since tbe latter part of the oe 1865, The originals from 1823 to that time were Oled and bound; but, from constant use, many of them, affecting the tile to a large amount of property, have become so mutilated and worn that 1t ig now impossible to trace descriptions of the property affected. The “Judgmens” aud other dockets are badly mutile- ted aud disfigured, ‘The Comiiunication states that the labor of preparing new indices has been commenced, and iq dofe chiefly after office hours; and also that the County Clerk has caused copies to be made of the records which bave been mutilated or disfigured, and has made a personal comparison of the cop! and that in many ‘ostances he has been obliged to search for tho original papers in order to secure authentic copies, and then goes on to staie as follows: — More enlarged ana ample office rooms are indispen sa- ble. Wituout them it is not posaible to give that attention #nd care to the business of the office which ite import. ance demands, For tha past twenty vears no addition bas been made to the accommodations afforded to yor- sons whose business juires their daily aticadance therein; and although the office business has more than quadrupled ip that time, the tacilities for ite transaction remain precisely the same, As a Conse- qoneey the clerks, searchcrs, lawyers and others are udal promiscuously in'o apartments incapable of them comfortably in anding position; the books used constantly for refere: are piaced on tables, chairs, desks, &c., for want of ce for propor receptactes, aud it 18 not possible to maintain tha: sys- tem of crder and regularity imperatively domanded in every well conducted public office; nor is it possible to exercise tnat supervision care necessary for the preservation and safe keeping of the invalvable records of the office which their importance to owners of real estate and others so imperatively domands, One large rvom should be set apart exclusively for the accommodation of lawyers, im which to examine records, under the supervision of a competent person, who should be held strictly account- abie tor the gafety of all books, papers, &c,, thus pre- venting the loss or destruction uf the records, as has heretofore been the case with s of the most valuable ones. One other large room should be vided to contain all the papers filed in the office; another accommodauon of searchers; and larger apartments snould be provided for the regular clerks in the office, those now occupied by them being eatirery too amull fur the pumber at pre- sent employed. Rooms should also be provided tor the clerke at Chambers, at General and Special Terms and at Circutt, It ig of the first importance that these clerks should be io attondance in this effice duriog the Tecesses of the court, in order to afford to all persons desiring it informaiton counected with the business transacted Jn the court, LEGISLATIVE COMMITTEE ON COMMERCE. Visit to Hell Gate Yesterduy—The Owners of “uge va. The Hell Gate Pilote=A Bill for the Reilef of the Former. For some years past there bas been a growing contro- yersy between the owners of steimtugs in this barbor and the Hell Gate pilots, induced by a conflict between existing United States and State regulations touching the navi,ation of the waters of the Souad, the latter enjoying spectal privileges in the matter of piloting vessels through the dangerous pass of Hell Gate, while the former, being licensed as regular pilots under federal authority, and admits ng no distinction, were indisposed to submis quietly to such reference, Finally this con- test reached @ cilmax last summer, and it was d mined by the Association of Steamtug Owners to bring the matter to tne attention of the next Legisiature, and seck its interferonce for tte removal of the disabilities of which they complained. This object was accompiisted 80 successiully that about three woeks since Mr, &, D, Kiernan, irom this city, chairman of the Committee on Commerce, introduced futo the Assembly a bill having for its object the accom- Plishmont of this purpose, The obmoxious portions of the Jaw complained of are the two following sections, as amended by chapter 115 of the Laws of 1865 :— Sno. 7. Any of anid Hell Gate pilots, who shall first tender his serv ces, miy domaad aud rechive from the master, owner, or consignes of Vessel of the burden of fity hve tone and upward, ating the aald channel of Hell Gate, to whom he shall his service as a sais shall be refused, whecher iuward or outward bound. one-half pilotage for every foot of water such vessel may draw, which — bait shail be the one-half of the rates of compensation ed by the sixth section of thisuct, But such naif shall not bechat geable 1o.any -easel under Afty-tive ue burden sailing Under # counting license, and sha.l not be chargeabie more than wnoe fur the saine pas: y vessel, And In case uny such vesvel under ‘iy-tve wns burden oor from the port of |New Yurk Signal for a pilot, and si d or employ such pilot, when he shall have tendered his serv.cex, ben the master, owner, or cousiguce of such ve-sel ‘nail pay to wach Hell Gute pilot pluce at which such pilot shall ha And uny.pilot wi shall pilot any government vessel through the said chanuel shall be entitied to receive the same com. pensation therefor as is now provided oy law for liko ser. yivea in piloting such vessel to or from the port of New York by the way of Sandy Hook. xc. 9. If any person other than a branch Hell Gate pilot ; and by whom tbs shall plot ov tow for any other person ang vessel of any description, or board such vessel for that purpose (except br es, voasels of less tuan iifty-five tons burden and canal boats ‘actually used in m vigating the canals) or shall olfer to pilot or tow any such vessel in the ch: nel of the East river, commonly osdied — Hed without the aid of &@ branch Hell Gate pilot on board hes hall be deemed guilty of a misdeme :nor, and mai ve prosecuted therefor, in any county of this State, ad. in whieh 8 ited; and ed for every such 6 not excveding $10 or by imprisonment ixty days, or by both auch flue and unpesoa- ail petwoas employing & perava to through Hell “Gate, who ts not Gate pilot, shall forfeit and _p f $100 to the Port Watdenis of the port of New York id dy the foregoing sectiva 6. Notuing In this ion coutalned shall be construed .o prevent oue of tie crew of the vessel, except when la tow of w steamer, from piloting said vessel through the aforesaid channa., nor im Dair or affect (he seventh section of tho wet hereby amended, save 80 [ar acthe seventh section is amended by section second hereot. fect of these sections, 1t was comp!ained, was ure sil shipmasters sailing through Heil Gate to take on board regular Hell Gate pilots, so called. at the expense of such pilotage, notwithsianding the vessels may bave b- en in charge of tug masters, pernaps quite as well acquainted with the channel and compe- tent to take such vessels through in safety. The bill mtroduced by Mr, Kiernan proposed the repeal of suction nine, above quoted, and amendment of section seven in «uch manuer As ity to any regularly licensed pilot of rge of vessels in any part of tho waters surrounding } York, thus destroyiag tho mo- nopoly heretoiore enjoyoa by the Holl Gate pilots. Io accordance with the regular practice this bill was re- ferred to the Committee on Commer ¢, being backed up U.ter its futroduction by @ petition praying its pas- sage, signed by over one thouaaud uy owners, repro- senting one hundred and thirty thousand tons of this branco of the auipping iniercat. Tho commitiee being in the city yesterday by invie thhion of the Sow York. Asscciouion ot Tugboat Ownera, proceeded on an excursion to Heli Gate to learn trom demonstration the truth of the position claimed in the potition tbat no special license as Avil Gate pilots was necessary cation : party, conslaling of Messrs. Kiernan, sic Burns, of thé committes; AssomDiyaan Reilly, Dean, Captains Boggs, Brown and scueuck, of the asso ciation ; the reprevontatives of tho press, and about one hondred invived te, embarked on board the pro- peller Fort Leo at Fook slip, at about eleven o'clock, and proceeded leisurely towards their destination, Cap: tain Scheuck the while explaining to those on board the steamer the object of the-excursion. Encounter- ing but elight difficulty from the t steamed along the through tl without atoppage through the limitof tho excursion had been reacted, the several points of interest and importance having bees pointed out and commented vpon, the boat put, about to return and the party proceeded below decks, where the dis- cugsion Of @ generous lunch became the day, Having, with appettes sharpened by the smell of the salt water and the fresa breezes of the Bound, done ample justice te the solids provided, wine and words commenced flow. Mr, Sumner, of the commit. Toferred to the objects of the ex. and Lhe importance of the reiorm sought, Mr. responded, admitting ustice of these ob. servations, and Piodemng himself to their o Speeches were likewise made by Messrs, Boy Schenck and several members of the press, and t! hilarity prevailed until the point of depariure was again reached, When the party separated, universally pleased With themeeives, one another and the buspitaiity they had enjoyed, What action the committee may take on the bill in thelr bands #as not foreshadowed, but it is safe to hazard a guess that it will receive their recom. mendation, this port to take © Ranoap ACCWRNT—RemaRKamLN KeoiPa—Aw acct deatof an alarming character occurred last Saturday on the Nashville and Northwestern Railroad. The two o'clock freight train going wertward bad just passed the troselework at this end of the road, when, by somie ac- cident, th ne ff the embankmont, doscent turned comp e and « ‘There wore three the htod was about two feet deap of nud and water, a cooductor and fireman, who jumped off, came down be expected auider the circumstances, wan thrown of a freight car loaded ‘bat jo! injured, Conat 1, the eecape troly remer' the employ se frow serio SOME FACTS IM THE HISTORY OF THE WESTERN UMION TELEGRAPH COMPANY, Rocunstss, Feb, 22, 1868. To tus Edron ov ras Heestp:— Thave read with interest aud take the liberty of ai- luding to some parts in the history of that coacerm not much referred to ia your articles. The concern started on a capital of $360,000, and for nine years paid no dividend; but had absorbed and paid for nearly all the competing lines in Obio, Indiana, apd to Chicago and St, Louis also, Now, when this increase of property was all paid for and the amount of atock the same these Rochester speculators sont their agents about and bought the stock at less than fifty cents on the doliar when there was more than this amount in the treasury to divide, no pubdhsbed statement of the condition of the company ever having been made, As soon asthe stock was them then came stock div! ange and Suh dents Tales vind Was the Drat Pacitio line, which was built by these di- Lafe from Chicago to Salt Lake, for which a subsidy rom Congress was obtained. This job was done by a few directors and stocked in at an enormous price— hundred times its cost, These wor- sold stock and became suddenly flcn, investing in railroad bonds and government securitics, When they owned but Uttle asock in the concern they would pay any price for other linea in their own W. Union stock. get control of other lines at th stockholders’ expouse was the game, they baving in Widually med off thei uiblio, jussian Extension scheme got a biack falling to bottom or near that point. then bouzht this stuff back from the victims and passed &@ resolution to it up by tsoue of Westera Union bonds, This step knocked down Wesiern Union stock $10 are, Wuich they took previous advaniage of ia Selling short, During the war they robbed the government through & man who was in tho War Office, first as Superiatendent of Military Telographs and afterwards as As-tstant Secre- tary. Through bim they got their extravagaps bills ap» proved, and were led by early news to operate in the gold mar To cover up this business they were obliged Lo put this person in the place of a very worthy individual, Marshall Leflerta, Tue stockholders of the New York and Buffalo, American Auanti aad Obio have been swindied out of their interests and now see their property gone to the dogs. "Their stock is worh very little, and the lines are getting out of repair and otherwise injured by mismanagement. ViCria. The Western Union Teleg New Jersey Newark, N. J., Feb. 20, 1863, To tas Epiton or rm Heravp:— The monopoty-ridden people of this State are begin- ning to see the dawn of light. The articles in tho Heratp in reference to the Western Union Telegraph Company hat rakened the slumbers of Jersoymen at Inst, and afow independen’ journals are beginnin inform us that there are more monopolies in this Ih Monopoly in ate than railroad monopolies, It 1s a positive fact that nut tate, free tickets, Weare indeb'ed to you for t enment, and the people of “monopoly-riddeu will one day bless you for it, We 1otend going straint to the Legis ature, now in session at Trenton, with our coos aod demand that these opposition lives sball brougut into our citiog and not be driven away Isom them by any monopoly VIRGINIA. SPECIAL CORRESPONDENCE OF THE HERALD. Anticipated Wholesule Removal of State Ofticers—Contest for the Next Governors ship—Meeting of the Republican Execus tive Committee—Cali for a Convention to Nominate State Officers, Ricuuonp, Feb. 13, 1868. General Schofield has, it seems, commenced a regular onslaught on the civil officials throughout the State. Besides the Tobacco Inspectors, whose official existence terminates in this city on the lst of March next, the same clasa in Lynchburg, Petersburg and other cities share the same fate. The magistrates here will shortly follow, as indi- cated by a published correspondence to-day be- tween the General and these dignitaries of the bench. Information has also reached here that Colonel Kassey, sheriff; Mr. R. Buford, clerk of the Circuit Court, and Mr. A, A. Arthur, clerk of the County Court of Bedford county, have been removed by the General, and parties who can take the “‘iron-clad’’ appointed in their stead. ‘There is a sharp contest among radical politi- cians here in relation to the next Governorship. Hawkshurst, of Alexandria; General Welles, of Washington, and Judge Rives are those mentioned in connection with the nomination. Several cau- cuses have been held upon this subject, Hunni- cutt, who was upheld by @ small clique, being thrown out. A new phige given to this affair is the expected removal of the Governor and all other State officials by General Grant when the pend.ng act of Congress becomes law. Some radical {avorite, perhaps one of the above three, will then be appoinied. This would give that in- dividual full control of the State, with ample opportunity to «ecure his election. Tue Republican Executive Cominittee, agreeable to a call issued some time since, held a meeting on Tuesday, the 18th; but the full number of mem- bers not being present, little business was trant acted, It was agreed upon, however, to call a convention of the party to meet in this city five days after the adoption of the constitution now being framed. This convention will make nomi- nations for State officers and memb«rs of Con- gress to be voted for when the constitution is sub- in'}ted for ratificat on. THE GEORGIA STATE CONVENTION, SPECIAL CORRESPONDENCE OF THE HERALD. The Leaisiative Depnartment—Attempt to Introduce a Social Equality Paragraph—It Is Cleverly Met=The Whole Matter Laid On the Table=The Delegates Receive Seventy- five Dollars Each=A Lively Scene. Arvanta, Feb. 19, 1868, The proceedings of the Convention to-day were lively and interesting. After some unimportant business had been transacted the consideration of the legislative department article was resumed and geveral paragraphs adopted, when Mr. Bedford (radical) introduced the following gs an addition to paragraph 6 :— The General Assembly shall, at their first session aftor the adoption of th:s constitation, emact such laws ag wiil compe! all common carriers to provide equal aecommo- dation for all persons without discrlmaation. Mr. Bedford ,supported his proposition in a lengthy speech, in which he declared that the time had come when the colored race should be fully protected in their rights and privileges. They were called upon to pay the je fare on the rail- roads as white persons paid, and yet their accom- modations were greatly inferior to those given to the latter. Colored travellers were placed in dirty cars just as if they were so much freight. A atop should be putto such practices without delay. Common carriers should be compelled to furnish the same accommodations for colored people that they did for white people, and if they defied the law they should be made to pay ample damages. Mr. Campbell (negro) gave an account of the ill treatment iia had rece while on a trip from Augusta to Macon. He told, in his usual drawl- isagreeable accent, how he had been refused admittance to the cars where white re were ; how he had paid an exorbitant iare received # ticket tor a supper and a bed, and how neither was forthcoming. He tad taken a terrible cold, which was troubling him now, from exposure that night. Hod be not felt himself compelled to attend to the interests of his constituents he would not have been able to attend the Convention. Although be was Northern man the cold he had taken bad seriously injured him. (Just as if North- ern men are generally f against colds!) Mr, Campbell wanted no distinction to be made be- cause of color, So long as # man wore the image of hia Maker he was entitled to every equality, no matter if his skin was black. Mr. Dunning tollowed with one of his scream- He favored Mr. Bedford's measure, were being perpetrated upon the negroes, ‘Colored ladies’ were forced to sit in “dirty, filthy” cars, surrounded by ob- scene talkers and smokers. The tobacco chewors made @ puddle on the floor of the cars deep nb at Hacghter), to trail in enough to float a Confederate and the dresses of ‘‘colored ladies” ha this mai filth, It was @ gross outra, people who were com pay that white peop paid, and he would never ag to heve it continued. Mr. Dunning spoke at length, winding up with the declaration that the negro cars on the Georgi ilroads wore nothing better than unmentionable and decidedly unpleas- ant places. Mr. McKay (moderate) hoped that the mea- sure proposed would not be adopted, Gentlemen, he said, were probably sware a law existed in Georgia this compelling common carriers to furnish equal and comtortable accommodations to all traveliers, regardiess of color. It was true that 4 mixtare of the whites and negroes was forbid- den; but it was ex pesy Souletes in the law that as good cars should be provided for the one race as for the other when both paid the same fare. If the law had been violated, and if colored men hed been forced to travel in filthy, ill venti- lated or badly covered cars, the railrosd compa nies could be made rexponsible for the Laeniy and sued for damages, The courts were open for all, and he felt certain that if suite were brought jus tice would be done. % While this debate was progressing the conserva- tives were quieWy engineering a pian to prevent the adoption of Mr. Bedford's paragraph. They argued that if it was adopted another social bar- rier between the two races would be torn down, and finally agreed upoa the following substitute, which was oltered by Mr. King:— The General Agsembly shalt pays uo law abridging the rights of public carriers to discri1n., az to the rates aud classification of freights, as to the classifica- tion of inuividaal ‘Common carriera sbal! be compelied to provide accommodations equaliy good for ail peroaneers who pay the sawe tare; but (uis prowsion ‘not be construed to require sucu carriers to carry passengers tuat are guilty ol disord riy bshavior, ‘The discussion on thia substitute was warm and protracted. Mr. Bedford declared that although the real purpose was ingeniously covered up it was designed to prevent the very thing that ale proposition aimed at. He de-red.to prokioit eom- mon carriers making any diseriiaffiation at all, although he would ay upon their mixin; ie aceq cofeiher. Beveral delegates followe: ro. R Opposition to and in tavor of the substitute, the conservatives in the meantime saying nothing, because they were aware tha the first speec: from one of their namber wou.d inevitably result in the adoption of the origina) proposition, They, however, worked like beavers among the white rad- icals, who have some sparks of decency left, and when the opportune mument arrived Bir. Smith, of Coneta, moved to lay the enure subject on the le. Campbell (ne; rose up und demanded the yeas and pA a as ke was sustained the roll was called, and the Piesklent wn iounved that the vote stood 67 in the affiimative to 60 in the So the motion to lie on the table |. As will be perceived iis delicate su ject wag got rid of by a remurkibly close vote— éo close, indeed, that I wiil be surprised if it is not } reconsidered to-morrow. The next business re the Convention was & resolution directing fiuancil ugent to pay over toeach member tue sum of $/5. It was adopted unanimously. Tue Provi-ional State Treasurer yesterday evening paid over to Dr. Angier the sum of $15, , 80 thut tor a few days the delegates will be iu cash. By another resolu- tion d subsequently, uud w.thuut opposition, the disbursing agent was insruc ed to pay to ar Bryan’, of Maine, the compensation due to the late Mr, Bichardson for the purpose of paying all lawful demands therefrom, and forwarding the residue to the mother of the decased. Soon after the resolution au:horizing the pay- thent of $75 to each of the deicyates was passed the Convention hall became livey aud animated. The printed vouchers for pay had been placed on the desk next to that occupied by your corre- spondent, and before them was seated @ member of the Auditing Committee, peu in uand, ready to fill the blanks. In @ few mum-nts he was sur- rounded by a large number cf delegates, each asking that his voucher be filed in first. The con- fusion became so great that the proceedings of the Convention were interrupted; the Chairman hammered away with his gavei; the tary cried “order, order,” ani Mr. Parrott re- peatedly excluimed:—Genilemen yqu must resume your seats.” But wothing could Testrain the impetuous fundamental law makers. A solid mass of heads was all that could be seen; Caucasian locks and Ethiopian wool pressed against euch our in close and affectionate juxtaposition, The rush was tremen- dous and the noi-e a decided ove. Observing that nothing like business conid be transacted one of the less rapacious delegates, who ud retained his seat, moved that the Cuuvention adjourn u. til to- morrow morning. The rresideut put the question, and from the midst of the heads jammed together around the desk came ringing out o tremendous “aye.” Maelo himself under the de-k and through the dense mass of greenbackstruck hamanity, your correspondext made for the door at double quick. The last words heard as h ft the hall were, “Jones, of the ‘T'wenty-first dis:rict ; Moore, of the Thirtieth district ;? ‘Let me have my voucher;” “Hurry up, can’t you;” “Say, yeah, gib me my papah.” Thus ended the procced:uge of the forty» ninth day of the working session of the Georgia Re- construction Conyention. Sev oty-five dollarseach had so ex-Lilarated the members thut they had sim- ultaneously ceased framing organfe law uno made = rush after the cash, If the Comittee on Finance should succeed in borrowing $50,0,0 the proba- bilities are that the Lunatic Asylum of the State will receive @ large accessiou to its present number of inmates. THE NORTH CAROLINA STATS CONVENTICN. SPECIAL CORRESPONDENCE OF THE HERALO. Tonovations on the Court Syatem—Visit of General Canby—His Reception by the Cons vVention=Speech of Mr. Cowles aud Renpens: eof the G ‘al—Felic:tous fobaobbing. Razin, Feb. 12, 1868, Innovations are the ord-r of -the day, and as “Yankee innovations” are heartily despised at the South, the introduction of a resolution to-day in- structing the Judiciary Committee to report an article permitting citizens of the State, who cam prove good moral character, to practise in the courts did not meet with any special favor on the conservative side. It lies over under the rules. The next matter of importance taken up wae the report of the Judiciary Committee, containing two resolutions in regard to the distinction between actions at Jaw and suits in equity. This was a test of the sense of the Convention on the subject named, and as such produced an animate ¢ discussion. The following are the main poicts involved :— Firs!—As to the distinctions at law and sults in equity, and that tue former of all sich actious and suits shall be abolished, and there suouid be but one form of civil action, ‘Seomd—The distinctions between actions at law and suits in equity now existing sa suid not bs abultened, Here Was another innovation of a novel charac: ter to the unsophisticated people of the North State, who are willing to live and die under the time honored laws snd traditions of their re- specled ancestors; but ere Mr. lourgee, @ young and eloquent radical member of the bar, had well commenced his argument an interruptionoccurred and General Canby was announced. This distin- guished visitor, accompanied by the members of ushered in by Mr. Jones, Washington county, and the Sergeunt-at-Arms in stentorian tones pro- claimed their presence. A hu-hed silence ensucd, and the eyes of the members were all turned in the direction of the door, where they remained fixed until the President invited the dis- tinguished visitors forward. A committee then escorted them to seats, ulter which Mr, President Cowles spoke as follows :— qelisEaal= 1 bid F09 cleonfe ja behalf of tion. extend to you a cor eeing Om) if the loyal people of North Caroli i on 860 beh Ger Seep oF 4 bagi ion of the brokea i@ diate, composed bone and sinew of the land, trom the piow to ue tan ip esenting (he interests of ali; for here we are fecrTug vogcther for the pub ic weiiare, Our task is one ditlicult (6 perform, dad shough in seesion nearly & month tho work ie tar from being compiets, though constderavio progres; bay been made. When it 4a Oniehed, the constitution, I tondly beliéye, will bes jodel of ropublicagism, aud @ solid and permanent andation on which to erect a tempie of tiberty as en during as the mou that kisy the clouds on our 1 you, General, for the many you have afforded of your ved and fo:lurn condition, atatesman- and ee js Con. havo been called to preside, welcome of the State aud sincerely sarily limited stay 4 a able as circumstance: ra. General Canby then responded:— Mr. Paesivert avp Gantiamat oF rie C The relations that exist betwoes ua compel pi fe ery cordial recept.on, ou of my sympathy with and full appreciation of the labore that epgage you, and of my devout prayer for t bed retura of the old North State to ber place im t jon, Yaum Anomst Association. ~A short timo since « movement was torde among the Yale alumni resident in this city and vicinity towards the establishment of an orvavization having for ite object the cullivation of better acquainianceship among the members and to nt met With a cordial gut the gocie.y was rogulariy was held in the lecture room byteran church, the Rev, The organization will, be luroni Assuciation of Now ee of five was ay nominatiug oilicers ment of the body, The following was eubtmiti and elected without a dissenting voico:—I’rosident, sr, Wm, M. Kvarte; Vico Presidents, Rev, Win, Adatas, Prof. 8. F. i, Morse, Samuel B, Kugler, Dauiel Lord, F. A Talmadge, Rey. Milion Badger, Rov. F. A. P. Bare nard, Dr, Jered 1 Prof. Benj tiiman, Lowie B, Woodruff, Charles A. Bristed and Join Shorwo d; Co responding 5. Luther M. Jonea; Recording Sec. fetary, Francis Sado; Kxecutive Committce, Sidney ebstor, Rev. Samuoi DB, Joseph ©. Jackson, Win, . Ross, Wen, 0, Whitney, Francia C, Reraochan, Waiver Ww. er Photps, Rev E. P. Rodyors, Hoary 4, Colonel U, Bissell and Alfrod J. faytor,