The New York Herald Newspaper, January 7, 1869, Page 4

NEW YORK HERALD, THURSDAY, JANUARY 7, 1869.—TRIPLE SHEET’ —~— 4 EUROPE. Tho Turkish Ultimatum to ‘Greece. Address of the Hellenic Government to , the Protecting Powers. Circular of the French For- eign Minister. Reeupairinnenanins: Esparterc’s Letter to the Spanish * Liberals. MURDER ON THE HIGH SEAS. ‘The North German Lloyds steamship Hermann, Captain W. H. Wenke, from Bremen, via South- ampton December 22, arrived at this port yesterday forenoon, with three days later details of our cable telegrams, The news published is very interesting, and tends to show the unsettled condition of Europe at the present day. Intelligence from Tiflls of the 20th says thatat Erzeroum an attempt had been made to assassinate Mr. Taylor, the British Consul there, News from Constantinople of the 17th ult. says that Daoud Pacha proceeds to Europe in order to facilitate an arrangement regarding some questions connected with the Roumelian Railway. At Stuttgard, on December 19, the Chamber of Deputies, after debates lasting over four long sit- tngs, rejected to-day in its final stage the address in reply tothe speech from the throne by forty-nine against thirty-eight votes, The National council has referred the question of a revision of the federal constitution to the Federal Council, with instructions to the latter to report thereon, Alarming reports have reached here from Basle respecting apprehended disturbances among the working classes, In case of a war occurringin tho East, the Poles are prepared to organize another insurrection and the Russian police have @rrested numerous secret envoys, The St. Petersburg journals mentton that should a rupture take place between Tarkey and Greece, the forces in the military district of Odessa will be placed on & war footing. In diplomatic circles in London, it is understood that Napoleon would favor the candidature of an Austrian archduke for the Spanish throne. The Greek governmen: has sent a frigate to Syra to invite the Turkish admiral to withdraw. The French vessels at the Pireus have also gone thither. Great animosity is evinced towards the Turks by the Russian soldiers, and the priests in their ser- mons are continualiy alluding to thé “barbarians of the Black Sea,” who must be exterminated by Rus- sian bayonets in order to be replaced by Christians. Small medals are blessed and distributed to the soldiers and oMicers for protection against the foe. In returning thanks for his election at Greenwich on the 2ist ultimo, the Premier dealt with several leading topics of the day. With respect to the re- form he said there were two subjects which could not be overlooked. First, tha acts of intimidation which had characterized many of the recent con- testa had led him to the belief that whether by open voting or whatsoever means the liberty of the elector must be secured, Secondly, it would be the duty of the liberal government forth with lo remedy the grievances inflicted by the rate- paying clauses of the Reform act. At Birmingham Mir. Bright, on the same day, en- tered Tully into the reasons for his taking office, and explained why he had preferred the Board of Trade to the Indian Odice. He rejoiced that the ballot box had made sp many converts, and declared that no government would deserve the confidence of the People unless it could carry on the affairs of the country at a smaller expenditure than seventy ttl- lions a year. : On the night of the 19th of December, a large body ofthe workingmen of South London assembled in the reading rooms of the Lambeth haths and indig- nantly repudiate! the insult offered to the American Minister in the name of the workingmen of the metropolis. It was therefore resolved that an ad- dress to Mr, Johnson, gratefully acknowledging his truly Christian efforts for tie promotion of peace and good will between the two nations, from the people of the southern district, be prepared for presenta- tion at @ public mecting or otherwise, as may best sult the honorable Ambassador’s wishes and con- venience, and that the Rev. Newman Hall, LL.D., and the mover and seconder of the resolution be respectfully requested to prepare the same. THE EASTERN QUESTION. a The Tarkish Citimatum to Greece. ‘The foliowing is the tex’ of tne ultimatum ad- dressed to the Greek government by the Turkish Minister at Athens:— DECEMBER 10, 1368, The Cabinet of the Sultan-does not consider it necessary to searcl for proors of the sincerity and seriousness of its desire to up relations of friendship and good neighborh with his Heilenic Majesty. The whole world has witnessed the for- carance of which the Porte has given proof in face of the attitude assumed towards it by the Greek ad- ministration for the last three years. The history of the Crete insurrection is known, and there is no need to here enumerate the machinations cor publicly and under the eyes of the Greek authorities by committees sitting in the capital of the kingdom itself, with the objectof fomenting and matntain- ing rebellion in Crete against perwih of ane im- mense majority of te inhabitants. je hidtory of civiized countries 18 without an example of the contempt with which the law of uations has been treated by these committees, - They have fpared neither threat nor falsehood to the poor _ ten) A Boy them ing up arms against ther legithu reign. en- gazed at their expenss ‘att ante crete: der the name of voluntee! bandoned themseives to deeds of the most horriple bri \dage against such of the inhabitants as dared resist tem, Thus by me- nace, implacably carried out, or by decettfal promises, a portion of these unhappy people have been led to emigrate into Greece, where they have found only misery and suffering. Disabused, pressed by want, and Seeiag the perfect security which reigns in their owa country, these ema exiles demanded and still joudly demand to carried home. They supplicate, but tn vain, that they should be allowed to exercise their free will. The Porte has made carnest endeavors for more than two years to procure uneir liberty from the Hellenic goverument, but without success. The major portion of them re exposed to all sorts of privations and annoyance; an. the few who have been able to vn bad to edect tueir departure at the risk of neir blood, The r--estatlishwent of tranquility ta Crete and the agony of the struggle kept up by the few volunteers sti in arms on tie mount ridges of the island have lad the edfect of making the Hel- jenic ringicaders lavor to prevent at any price the return oF the emigrants and to rase new bands of volunteers, in order to deceive public opinion as to the entire suppression of (he insurrection. * This succing. and faituful statement of the situa tion appears Lo us suuicient to eoavinee every impar- til Judge that the question is in no wise one of de- liverance of an oppressed peopie, bat of persecution and torture Of a Wicie population in the ambitious interests of a nemiboring State. The documents exchanged for more tiun two years bear mapressive evidence to the spirit of conct lation with wich we have shown ourselves animated towards the govern- mint of King George, and of the consideration which we have mauiesteu for its mterior dificulties, The sacrifices of all kinds whica the Porte tinposed on it.elf to order not to belie its sentiments of modera- tion are familiar to every oue. Hvery proceeding of ours towaid the reyal government has been met in- vurlably either with a reply equivalent to a non-rece; tion, or With avowals of limpuissance Ww repr ths expansion of a party which desires that all should be subjected to the exigencies of its desires, This state of things Is getting W and worse in Greece, ‘The Imtest events crowned the edifice and deprived the Turkish government of any of @ speedy re- turn on the part of Greece to sentiments of justice and respect ior the law of nations, im fact, what hope could we have preserved? ‘st.—In the face of the declaration Of one of the former Ministers in the Chamber that @ of the Jast loan hi a Applied to the pr of the ad ship Crete, Which ls at present employed In the con- veyance of the volunteers and inunitions to the island in contempt of ail international rights—a de- claiation which contradicts 60 solemnly the assur ances given by the king's government. Second.—Of & Miniserial speech which denotes clearly the resolution to pursue the idea of annex- Crete to reece, ‘hitd.—Of the unqualified violence with which ob- | meut published by stacles have been thrown inthe way of the spontane- ous and voluntary return to their homes of the Cre- tan emigrants, Fourti,—Of the persistence of the royal govern- Ment in not putting dow: tuese acis of violence. #fh.—Of the formation of new bands of volun- teers, organized not only without the slightest oppo- sition from the authorities, but with their aluiost itted co-o} jon. Sizth,—OT the inutility of our representations, 80 Seventh,—Of the undisguised ambitious tendency, more and more marked, of parties in Greece. Kightt.—O1 the immunity which the aggressors of the Turkish officers, soldiers or subjects murdered or iil treated on tho territory of the kingdom enjoy from the Greek authorities, ‘The Turkish government would be wanting in its most sacred dul if it continaed to preserve an Llu. sion which bas already cost it so many sacrifices, Consequently, in case tlhe government of King not take the formal engagemcat with. 8: First,—To disperse immediately the bands of vol- unteers recently organized in diiferent parte of the kingdom and to prevent the formation of others, ‘Second,—T» digarm the corsairs, Crete and Panhel- Mon, of is ony. cane to close the Greek ports to them, Third.—\o grant to the Cretan emigrants the au- thorization to return to their homes, and to give them efticacious aid and protection. - Fourth.—To panty dn contormity with the laws, those men who have n guilty of aggressions on Ottoman sold.ers and subjects, and to accord a just indemmaty to the families of vicums irom those out- es, epyin.—To follow henceforth a line of conduct in conformity with existing treaties and internasional law. ‘The undersigned, Envoy Extraordinary and Minis- ter Plen‘potentiary of the Sublime Porte, by order of his Majesty the Sultan, his august sovereign, regrets to inform the Minister of Foreign Affairs to his Hel- lenic Majesty that the Ottoman legation at Athens and the copsuis resi in GI ‘wil immediateiy leave the sarnitony: of liom. As a natural consequence of 8 diplomatic and commercial relations betweep Turkey and Greece being interrupted, the Mii ir and members of the Hellenic legation and chancery at Constinopie, and the Greek consuls in the Ottoman empire, will re- ceive their pass] ‘rhe respective subjects of the two States must quit the country in which they are residing within @ period of a fortnight trom the day on Waich the rupture of relations has been ‘notified, and entrance to the Ottoman ports will be forbidden to vessels bearing the Greek fag from the same <late. 1 have the honor, &c., PHOLIADES BEY. Address of the Hellenic Government to the ‘Three Protecting Powers. ATHENS (NOV. 27), Deo, 9, 1868. The undersigned, Minister of Foreign Aduirs of His Majesty the King of the Hellenes, has the houor to intorm the representatives of France, Great britain and Russia, who communicated to last Monday by delegation from their Excellencies the Ambassa- dors of the same Powers at Constantinopie, respect- ing the condict on the point of breaking out between Greece and Oe that he has brougnt to the know.edge of His Majesty and of his colleagues in the Cabinet the four points brought into prominence by the Subiime Porte, and on which they desire the governmeat of His Majesty to give a satisfactory re- ply. ‘nese four points are:—First, the dissolntion by the Hellenic government of the Vorps of - Petro- poulaki ; second, hibition it armed Greek vessels making xovages to Crete ; tuird, pro- vection of the families which wish to return to Crete; fourth, respect for the rights of the Porte and the treaties. ‘The unde: ied has no difficulty in ‘ing to the desires of their Excellencies t) Pye ae in the follo' giving 1e wing information as shortly ag ‘The government of the King could not dissolve the corps of Petropoulaki, or any other corps of citizens proceeding as volunteers at their own risk and peril Uo tight abroad, as they think Hi, the constitation of the State not permitting it. to interfere in that re- spect with the liberty of the Hellenic citizens, and the law of nations not compelling it to do so. Nevertheless, the royal government has not permit- ted officers, sub-oficers and soldiers on active ser- vice to join these bands. In the last place, with regard to the volunteer chief, Petropoulaki, tue gov- ernment has taken some measures in pursuing and bringing back by force to their ranks suldiers of the line who had deserted to follow him. The under- signed directs attention, besides, to the fact that for nearly Bees cone during which the insurrec- tion in Can has lasted, several hundreds of volunteers have gone to Candia and returned from it for the most pare wenods, that having been considered as a prooi of ill will on the part of the Toya! goverament, and asa violation of the law of nations or of existing treaties, The royal govern- ment will continue to discharge in this respect what tue neutrality it has observed imposes on it, by not permitiing oiicers and soldiers who are in its ser- vice to join the bands of the volunteers referred to. The tp mo of the King has never permitted, and will not permit in future as iong as triendly re- lations coutinue between it and that of the sublime Porte, arined Greek vessels in its ports to continue to supply with provisions the insurgents in Crete; but tne institutions of the country do not permit aud the law of nations does not compel it to prevent ships belonging to individuals or to commercial associations undertakiug this service at their risk and peril, aud the undersigned may rema>k that the statements asserting that either the Arcadi or the Knos:s had been armed for war in the ports of the bg Sy are Seer ee ieee hal a! ‘The government o} jesty, following that the liberal principle of tue national constitution, which secures to every inhabitant of the State fuil and entire liberty of locomotion or otherwise, has accorded and will continue to accord its pro- tection toevery Cretan Lien getter hm ey benpen to re-enter Crete. zoe i nis government has no in- in protecting by force these emigrants u) its soil, whither they have been brought as a ihanier of humanity by the vessels of foreign Powers. A bet- ter proof cannot be given of the good intentions of the royal government in this respect than its con- duct since a certain number of these em! ‘hot, Tes- indeed, spontaneously, but under eve! do sure—manifested a desire to return,to dia. Mo than forty convoy ships have alt left, and the he King has never ni In spite consequence of this long and interminable attair of Candia, to employ allthe means of police which the law places at its to repel the violence exer- on two or occasions by other Cretans with the view of preventing the departure of their countrymen, The gove:nment has firmly resolved to continue to accord the same protection to the Cretan emigrants who of their own accord and will show an intention of leaving the terri Of the kingdom. As to the fourth py it, Which relates to the rights of the Porte and treaties, although the under- signed may not apprehend exactly its sense and he does not hesitate to deciare that the re- spect. the rights of each State and of the existing treaties between two or several States is an obliga- vernment of his Hellenic Majesty has never Jailed in, and with eh? his relations wkh the Porte, he has found himself in a ition, whether with respect to the brigandage ich deso- lates the frontier provin< or with respect to the other numerous interests Hellenic subjects tn ‘Turkey, to invoke this respect for rights and treaties; but these differences, like the other subjects dupli- cated im the taree other points above once | never have been conside: and cannot be so in al! ustice, a8 suilicient motives of a rapture In the rela- lions between the two netghboring States—an un- justifiable ruptore, of which the responsibility and es yy consequences will fail on him who pro- Vokes The undersigned takes this opportunity, &c., P. DELY ANNI. Speech of the Minister of Foreign Affairs at Atheus—Independent Atthude of the Greek Government. ATHENS, Dec. 10, 1868. The following is the speecn made M. Delyanni, the Minister of Fore!gn Affairs, in the Greek Chamber on the question of the rupture of the diplomatic rela- tions between Greece an’! Turkey:— GENTLEMEN—You know that the government is open tocensure if while negotiations on important ie ae pending it shouid not communicate to and lay before the Mouse a full knowledge of the facts of the case. These communications frequently become rous to the interests of the com- munity themselves in view of the mera uncasiness which appears to have existed for the last few days in consequence of a report which has been current of the imminence of a rupture of the diviomatic relations between the Hellenic govern. ment and that of the Ottoman J’orte, the Ministry, yielding to that uneasiness, has decided to acquaint the Uhamber with a few of the facts of the case:— GENTLEMEN OF THE CHAMBER O¥ DeruTies—Dur- ing the long duration of the Cretan struggle the heip and encouragements which were given from Various sources to that heroic island have yma ceased, aud Bow the necessary assistance is only furnished by one coun'ry—Greece. That, gentie- men, has caused a cooiness in the relations of the Hellenic and the Turkish governments, and ‘ in proportion as the stragg! Ls m point that it would seem as if the Sublime Porte had deci led t proceed to an absolute rupture of diplo- matic intercourse, which has up to the present time been merely of a cool character, J would say to you, entiemen, that the moment had arrived jor the inister to announce to you all the facts and lay be- fore you all the documents referring to this grave juestion, but for the following eircumstance’—The inisters of the Great Powers at Constantinople, so soon a3 they became acquainted with the decision of the Ottoman government had taken npon the subject, intervened to prevent, if possible, an event so serious in its results, In con- sequence of this Intervention, @ negotlation ensued which {8 still ding. Ishall, therefore, Say no more to-day. Nevertheless, I think that tn the course of next week the Ministry wiil be ina position to inform the Chamber whether tie inter- vention has resulted in preventing so grave and im- portant @ measure, or whether the rupture has taken Place, and, consequently, then they will be abie ‘Without the least hesitation to lay fore you all the facta and documents relative to the question, must add that in this serious conjancture, and fn this most tinportant negotiation, the Ministry neither have or will consent to any wrong being done, either to the dignity of the Crown, our constitutional lib erty or our national grandeur. (Oheers.) Expulsion of Greeks fiom Servin and Rou mania. ‘The France of the 20th uilt., referring to a state- Prussian bewspapers to the effect that the Sublime Porte ordered the Greeks to be expelled from Servia and Koumauia, says that, if tus statemeat be true, Turkey las raised an inop- portune question, ‘The same paper, denying the rumor of a note having been addressed by Prince Gortschakoif to | the Freneh government, atlirms tliat the latest com- munications between St. Petersburg and Paris are animated by the most friendly feelings, ‘She Temps, of we same evening, explains the rumor in question as follows:—‘‘it originated in an taterview which took piace lately tween the Freneh Ambassador, Baron de Talleyrand, and Prince Gortschakod, the substance Of which was sent to Pana by telegraph by Baron de Tatieyrand.” “In this interview rrince Gortachakoll,” says the Temps, “informed M, de 'Talleyrand that if Turkey showed herself sv exacting, it was because she had reason to belleve that she would be supported by the great Powers. hada right to be more reserved in the steps taken coliectively to prevent @ conflict between Turkey aud Greece.” The Reason of tho Turks Firing on the Erosis. [Translated from the Interns, of Paris, Dec. » ‘The Erosis belongs to the fleet of Greece, but was recently placed at the disposition of @ navigation company, who again chartered her with the central insurrectuuynal committee, When discovered and pues Oy the squadron of Vice Admiral Hobart Pacha she had just discharged a cargo at Stalico, near Liviana, consisting of 1,800 sacks of four, 300 cases of arms and ‘ammunition, besides clothing of ali kinds, destined for the Cretan bay who had men to receive the goods, ‘ing the dischar; of the cargo Alimet Pacha, Governor of Omalos, was infor of the fact by his spies, and immediately assembled 2,000 men, driving oif the volunteers and distribut the goods amo soldiers. In order to establish the fact of ante delicto, Ahmet Pacha oilicially iniormed all the for- eign consuls of the act. On leaving Crete the Krosis proceeded to Syra in order to embark 300 volun- teers, but was recoguized by the Turkish squadron and then made for Tenos, the nearest point; but fluding the entrance cut off she then shaped her course for Syra, which port was immediately block- aded by the Turkish men-of-war. FRANCE. Important Circular from the French Minister of Foreign Affairs to his Diplomatic Agents. {Paris) Dec. 19) correspondence of the London Mornmig Herald.} tment of M. de Lavalette to the Here the a) Foreign Office is viewed as a bad symptom, and all the papers are referring more or less fo the circular which he issued during his ad interim tenure of the same post two ae ago, when he put forth the the- ory that small States were doomed to be absorbed by their larger neighbors. The following extracts are takon from the circular in question:— MoNSIEUR—The Emperor’s government can no longer delay expressing its views on the subject of the events which are place in Germany. e Marquis de Moustier having to remain absent for some time longer, his Majesty has ordered me to explain to his diplomatic agents the motives by which his policyis directed. * *% ™* # France cannot pursue a doubtful policy. If her in- terests and strength are compromised by the im- portant changes which are tak! ig place in Germany she should declare it frankly and adopt the necessary measures for guaranteeing her security. If she in- curs no loas by the transiormations which are taking place she should declare it with sincerity and resist exaggerated apprehensions and ardent appreciy- tions, which, by exciting international jealousy, would turn her aside from the course she ougit to follow, Now, if we examine the future of Europe, trans- formed as it has beev, what guarantees dues it pica vide for France and the peace of the world? The coalition of the three Courts of the North is broken up. The new principle that governs Europe is the Mberty of alliances. the great Powers, without exceptions are restored to the plenitude of. their taneous to the regular development of their lestinies. Prussia aggrandized, free henceforth from all solidarity, insures the independence of Germany. ‘This shoula give no umbrage to Frahce. Proud of her admirable unity, of her inaestructible nationality, she could not consistently oppose or regret the work of assimilition which has just been accomplished, nor inake the principles of nationality she represents and professes in respect to pies subservient to any feeling of jealousy. The national feeling of Kee or aid being satisfi its anxieties are removed and its eumities extinguished. Germany, in imi- tating France, has taken a step that brings her closer to, not that removes her from her. In the South Italy, whose patriotism a long servi- tude has been unable to extinguish, is put in posses- sion of ail the elements of Ler national greatness. Her existence profoundly modifies the poliiical con- dition of Europe; but, in spite of unreasoning sus- ceptibiiities or transient errors of judgment, her ideas, her principles, her interests draw her tnto closer connection with the nation that shed 1s biood to aid her in conquering her sdependence. ‘The interests of the Pontifical throne are secured by the convention, of September is. That conven- ion will be honorably executed. In withdrawing his troops irom Rome the Baperce leaves there, a8 & guarantee ior the security of the Holy Father, the | protection of France. In the Baitic, as in the Mediterranean, secondary navies are springing up which are favorable to the liberty of the seas. Austria, relieved from her Italian and German pre- occupations, no longer wasting her strength in t. ren eye but concentrating it in the East of Europe, represents a Power Of 35,000,000 souls, whom Do hostile feeling, no interest, separates from ce, By what singular influence of the past on the fature paps. opinion discover enemies instead of allies France in thes’ emancipated from a past which was hostile to us, called to a new life, directed by principles which are our own, ani- mated by the Sea meds oc Erna ere which form the ni France, with Algeri number more than 40,000,000 of inhabitants; Ger- many, 37,000,000—29,000,000 of them in the Northern a ee a oe we one Spal 1 iaalion. tra, 4 3, Spain, What is t in this distribution of European forces to cause us any uneasiness? * - *. * * * . - Politics should rise above the narrow and petty Bare of @ by-gone age. The Emperor does not lieve that the grandeur of a country 4 on the weakening of the people that surrot and only sees a real pet In the satisfied w: or nations of Europe. In that he obeys convic- tions long entertained and the traditions of his race. Napoieon 1. foresaw the changes which are now Cie the European Continent. He in- planted the germs of new nattonalities In the Italian peninsula in Chvage ad Kingdom of Italy; in Ger- many, by causing the disappearance of 53 inde- t States, . * . * * * * To sum up. From the elevated point of view whence the imperial government considers the des- tinies of Eurepe the horizon appears to it free from menacing eventualities. Dificult probie! which required to be solved, as could not sup- — Weighed uj the destinies of hey might have arisen at more difficult 3 they have received their natural soiution without ‘ lent ae and my iy dangerous of revolutionary passions. which on such bases will be a durabip one. orig As to France, in whatever direction she casts her eye she sees nothing which can hinder her pro- gress or disturb her prosperity, Preserv aly relations with every Power, directed by @ which exhibits generosity and moderation as evi- dence of her Lass tow Soe by her ee unity, with her genius radiating on every side, wit! her treasures and her credit, which fecundate Eu- rope, with her military forces developed, surrounded henceforth by imdependent nations, her greatness Flom undiminished, nor will it be ever lesa re- sper a Ly Such is the langaage you should use in your rela- tions with the government to which you are ac- |. Accept, &c., LA VALETTE. ENGLAND. The Case of the Banking House of Overend, Garney & Co, {From the London Times, Dec. 21.) During the last Week or more ® rumor, which we have now reason to know {s well founded, has been Jn cireuiation, to the effect that stx of the directors of this company were about to be cited before the Right Honorable the Lord Mayor, at the justice room of the Mansion House, to answer a criminal charge arising out of thetr connection with this com: pany. Hitherto its affairs have been the subjects of commercial iiquidation and of a protracted litigation in Chancery. There have been occasional threats of resorting to @ criminal tribunal for redress, but they have come to nothing until now. At length sum- monses have been issued Inst six of the jal directors, charging them with having, in July, $65, and at other times, unlawfaliy conspired to- gether, by various pretences and represeutations al- leged to be false and fraudulent, and by divers Ue devices and means, to induce hs to becom and by whicn it ts alleged they did become, share: holders in the company, with intent to cheat and deiraud them of certain vainable securities, bankers’ ehecks and sums of money, and by which they were, in fact, defrauded to the amount of £2,000,000, Tue chief complainant is Mr, Adam Thom, Lt.D., and at his instance the summonses have been ob- ‘tained upon a voluminous and circumstantial infor- Tation and deposit made by Mr. Orwald Howell, accountant to the reholders, appointed hy order of the Court of Chancery. Before They were iesded the Lord Mayor, feeling, no doubt, all the importance of the proceeding and the grave responsinility at- tacking to it, is understood to have given tie matter his long and anxtouwe consideration. The summonses are returnable at the justice room on the lat of Janu- ary, and the iy or is likely to be exocedingly rotracted, and to be adjourned from timé to time. b the constitution of the bench on the occasion the public and all parties concerned will have a coin: plete guarantee that the chai with all the atrend- ant circumstances, will be sifted to the utmost, and that even-handed justice will be done. The present Mayor (Mr. James Lawrence) has had man, perience As 4 Magistrate, and has as suc! @ high reputation for impartialny and dignity. He be assisted, itis |, on the occasion, by Gavriel, than wom there is not a If such Were the Case, Russia ' cupidity (as he knew more painstaking or astute man !n the whole Court of Aldermen, ‘The prosecution will be conducted by Mr. George Lewis, solicitor. of Ely place. and the interests of the defendants will be confides to some of the most eminent counsei at the crumiual bar, The London Times on President Johnson’s Message. {From the Times of Dec, 21.) ‘The extraordinary announcement that the Senate had refused to allow the President’s Message to ve ead assumes a different character when the reat circumstances of the case are explained; and the resolution ailirmed by the House of Representatives, protesting against repudiation in any fori, tar from being an idie assertion of the honesty which men of honor could not suppose would be iinpygned, was, though vague in expression, yet a ustidable, we may almost say a necessary, reply on the part of the Legislature to the seutiments which had been ad- dressed to them. The trath ia that Mr. Johnson’s me-sage exhibited the faults of his character in their worst forms. The fact that the end of his term waa at hand seems to have intensified his stubborn- ness, and to lave provoked him to fresh assaults upon the Legislature. More than this, he took oc- casion, though fectly aware that no word he could say would Weommend any proposal, even the wisest, to those whom he addressed, to plunge into the most abstruse questions of financial o lation, and to propose a course of dealing with public pred aire wien could scarcely differ from undis- repudiation, aire President's Message was received simulta- neously in the Senate and the House at one o’clock on the 9th, and the proper ofticers at once began to read it to the two assemblies, ‘The House of Repre- sentatives not only heard the message through, but by 123 to 43 ordered it to be printed in the usual way, one member, who denounced the tone and character of the message as much as any ene, expressing the general opinion of the House by declaring that to Tefuse to print the mi would be “making too much of one who is elivctualiy dead.” But the House had its own fit of indignation, Bese ‘The President, more, it may be charitably hoped, from ignorance of nature of his recom. mendations than from wilful ersion of judg- ment, had broached an extraordinary suggestion for dealing with the puvlic creditor, The parts of the Presidential Message not occupied with denuncia- tion of the Congress and crude schemes of financial legislation and repudiation are unimportant. The Monroe Doctrine, in the vulgar form 1t has as- sumed by tradition and not in the moderate shape in which it first appeared, finds expression with reference to the purchase of Kussian America and St. Thomas, bat the Senate has shown a lament, abie indiiference to the treaties by which those prop- erties were acquired. ‘The relations between the United States and ourselves are briedly described in language to which little exception can be taken. ‘ne renewal of the Keciprocity treaty awaits the Judgment of Congress. Negotiations are pending upon the questions of naturalization, San Juan ani the war claims, and the President hopes to be able to submit to the Senate during the present session protocols calculated to bring these controversies to* anend, Whether or not ‘opes Wiil be so soon realized is, we are convinced, a matter of compara- tively mmor importance. The Prezident can do lit- tle to expedite and can do nothing to arrest the ratl- fication by the Senate of the agreement entered into between Mr. Reverdy Johnson and Lord Stanley. ‘That agreement will, we believe, be ratified, although Lord stanley has resigned oilice, although the Preal- dent and the majority of his advisers must shortly cease to have the show of power, even although Mr. Reverdy Johnson were recalied by the President's successor, Particulars of the Second Colliery Explosion at Wigan. [From the London Standard, Dec. 22.) Another colliery explosion, the cause and extent of which are unknown at the time of writing, oc- curred this morning at the Norley colitery, situated in the township OG RAMA ut @ mile and a half from the borough of Wigan. ‘The pits at which the casualty occurred are Nos. 2 and 3 of the Norley Coal aud Canal Company. At one the yard coal is wou and at the other Orrel five feet und four eet, which latter seam is synonymous with the mine known as the Arley in other parts of the Wigan coal tield. The downcast shaft has been sunk to tie Orrel four feet seam, a distance of about 429 yards from the surface; the downcast ouly descends to the yard coal and thence there is a connection by a@ small or bye shaft to the Arley. Near the bottom of the downcast shalt there occurs @ fault in the Ariey, which throws up the seam for some distance, and in order that it may be the more conveniently worked a tunnel has been ran out of the siaft to strike the up throw about twenty-eight yards Irom the bottom. It is believed that at thus point the accident occurred this morning which has caused the loss of a number of lives, how many We are at present unable to state. Shortly before nine o’clock @ party of men de- scended the downcast shaft, conveying with them a pony, which it was intended should work in the tunnel referred to. Mr. Joseph Peet, oue of the managers of the colliery, 1eit the cage at the five foot mounting, and just as the other two men who occupied the cage with the Laat reached the tunnel an explosion occurred, the eta of which were quicl visible on the pit bank by a cloud of soot ascending the upcast the customary indications in the downcast. The ventilation hs aged returned to its or- dinary corypions Mr. Thompson, the man- er, and other persons descended the pit. ‘they were, however, able to learn but litfle, for the cage had been wedged fast in the shaft, and the replies that were given to the shouts from the mouthings were not satisiactor: AB promptly as possible a capstan was rigged over the it, and when our report left the botiom had not n reached, nor was there any knowledge of the fate of those below, but it was believed certain that the men in the cage had perished. ia touay ihe Monday after toe fonmightly pay, aud is to Bay, jon r f no colliers are at work in the pit, 4 ‘There are, however, a number of datalers, or day laborers, the fate of whora is ut present a matter of the profoundest interest to the crowd that is clua- wred around the pit bank. It is feared that the ex- piosion has occurred in a tunnei, and if so the work- ers there are probably all dead. The men in the c; when it was turned over by the force of the exPiosion, were uot likely to have survived @ fall of ty-eigat yards, and how iar the eifects of the casualty may have extended to the Jower seam can only at present be conjectured. A later account says that the gas, 1t 1s now be- Heved, was fired at the ex! of the morkings, where & number of men were ca! @ step. ‘The number of those kilied has not yet been ascer- tained, but it is thought that six at jeast have per- ished. Five others are severely burned, and one of them fatally. Only two bodies have as yet been brought to the surface. Another body, fearfully pa ord is said to be below. ‘The expioring party continue at work, and are doing their utmost to as sist the wounded. Terrible Railroad: Accident. On the night of Saturday the 19th ult., an accident of a incst alarming character took place on the Mid- land Ratlway near Nottuogham, Enygiand, and itis estimated that upwards of lorty persons have been more or less injured, aithough at present there are no deaths, It appears that tue Mansfield market train left Nottingham at half-past eight o’ciock flied with paee. @nd at 9 crossing Dear tue latter town it caue into collision with a train of empties return- ing from Chesterfield, Pievridye, and other places. A ik i disaster was the conse: quence. Hoth engines were thrown oif the line, with @ large number of many of which were completely smashed. {he drivers and firemen, named respectively Bradford, Dalton, Glivert and Adams, received frightful injuries, and it is perfectly miraculous how they with their lives, Many of the passengers were aiso dreadfully bruised and shaken, and several have sustained broken arms and legs. Great consternation prevailed at the time, and it was with great disiicuity that the pas- sengers were removed from tue carriages. Some of the injured persous were conveyed to the Nottingham general hospital and ‘others to their rome where many of tiem now lie m great suf- fer! Extraordinary Tragedy at Sea. {From the Cork Heraid, Dec. 21.} The above paper gives the particulars of a series of horrible and aimost incredible occurrences which happened on board the Dutch vessel Finnechina, Capiain Howe commander, just arrived in Cork from South America, A Londouver named it was one of the crew, and either from insanity or the captain had a large amount of money on board) he acems to have formed a plan for getting possession of the vessel by wholesaie murder, On the fourth day after the ship left Buenos Ayres Rogers took @ favoravie opportunity and pushed the frst mate overboard. Tae cook, in re- nse to his cries, to throw him a my when the legs and threw him into eized him se men Were Dutchmen. The ran to i the sea also, Both secoud mate, also a native of Hi help the drowning men, out Rogers endeavored to kill bim with an axe. He ran towards the cabin and jumped down tle hatchway, upsetting the capiain, who was running up, ‘aud both rolling on the hoor Rogers secured the hatch above them and made them prisoners Two men remained on deck, one a Yankee, the other an Irish- man, and these ley kept apart—one fore, one a(t—by threatening to murder them, and compelling them to sicer the vessel in turns. For four days the murderer remained master of the deck, not sieeping duriug the time, The captain fred twice at him during that period, but without wounding him seriously. Owing to a defect in the compass he sup- posed the vessel was steering straight for the land, ‘Whea in reality she was moving parailel to the coast. Atthe end af the fourth day sieep overcame him, and the Iriehma A net og the opportanity, Seized the axe, and atone bmw nearly severed his head from his body. He then relieved the captain and second mate, aud the vessel made for Kio. Aiter an investigation @ fresh crew was peed and the Fionechina arrived in Cork harbor oa Moaday week. SPAIN. Enpartere’s Address to Liberals of Sarngoxsn. ‘The Saragossa papers publish the following letter, addressed by the Duke de la Victoria (Espartero) to the liberals (monarchical) of that city:— GENTLEMEN OF THe MoNaRCHICAL LingnaL Commit. # OF SARAGOSS A:— MY Drak Frigxps—I have recetved your affection- fate salutation with the bear Heasure Which the triotic and manly accents of ti reat city, which gi | Ci) souk joved a a rears pomp me, To love Saragossa is to love honor, patriotism and liberty, ‘The uame of Saragossa rominds me = ot | ntful existence. In my bit- have ever had present to magnanimous population who now prove to the world that if they know how to win their liberty they aiso know how to ractise and preserve it, Your generous demonstra- veteran 18 the the best of my e' terest vicissitudes 1 my mind that flag. Lt ia with thedeepest emo- tion that Iaddress you; but 1 must once more tel! you that my soul, utterly devoid of all personal Qmbition, only desires that, united m intimate and Joyal concord, we may lay the sure foundation of our liberties. Adhesion to the provisional government— submission to the decision of the Coustituent Cortes—is the ouly thing that can gutde us to the etd of safety Ww © national will points to. pone of Saragossa remember that in 1354 we were the first to raise the cry of justice which the revolu- ton has now inscribed’ on its » Let the will of the nation be fulfilled, we tien said, and itis now time 1; should be fulfilied aud that tue nation should declare what that will 1s, Let us await it without impatience, but ever determined to combat a.) the flea) Pe CP SOMERO ESEARIERO. LOGRONO, Dec. 15. BROOKLYN CITY. THE COURTS. UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT—IN BANKRUPTCY. Before Judge Benedict. Upon the petition of Messrs, Peck, Randoiph & o., Salmon H. Mead and ‘Theodore F. Randolph, clothiers, doing business on Fulton atreet, Brooklyn, were declared bankrupts in this court sesterday. The case was referred to referees, named by the Court, for investigation, . UNITED STATES COMMISSIONER'S COURT. Charged with Defranding the Government. Before Commissioner Jones. ‘William Hoffman and Henry Landman, both dis- tillers, doing business at No. 16. Broadway, Eastern District, were arrested yesterday and arraigned in this court on a charge of defrauding the government of the tax due on distilled spirits. ‘The alieged offence consists in their having failed to deface the brands or marks of the revenue ctor from bar- rels which had been emptied of the spirits which they contained when stamped by the revenue officials. Commissioner Jones admitted the accused to bail in the sum of $1,000 to appear for examina- tion on the 9th inst. i COUAT OF SESSIONS. Before Judge Troy. TROUBLES OF A ROOMMATE, Yesterday a young German named Oscar Groat was tried in this court on charge of grand larceny, and being convicted of the crime by verdict of the jury, he was sentenced to Kings county Penitentiary for the term of one year, The prisoner was charged with having stolen the sum of sixty- three dollars from the pantaloons pockets of Jolin Johnson and William F. Campbell, with whom he shared the same apartment in a boarding house in Sands street. It appeared froin the jony ad- duced that his room mates lad been tn the habit of finding less money in their pockets than they sup- posed was there, and, suspicion falling u Groat, they set a trap for him. On the night of the 29th of October last the parties named were in company and were eerie 2 together, when Campbell re Jounson a fifty dollar bill in the presence of the prisoner, Subseyuently Johnson. Jelguing to be intoxicated, went to hig room, and taking off his clothing lay down, pretending to be asleep. While lying there the prisoner entered and took the money from the pocket of his feliow boarder. When accused of having taken i he sald he did so to take care of it until the owner was in @ condition to de so himself. ACQUITTAL OF AN ALLEGED BURGLAR AND HIS COM- MITTAL ON ANOTHER CHARGE, Joseph Dollard, who was tried on an indictment “for burglary iu this. court on ‘Tuesday last, was bdn- orably acquitted by verdict of the jury of the charge preierred against him. ‘ihe testimony showed that on the night of the 2.d of November lust the store of Daniel Devlin & Co., in Grand street, E. D., was burg.ariously entered and robbed of $1,000 worth of goods. On the following evening the prisoner was arrested near hisresidence, No. 323 Water street, New York, with a bundle of the stolen clothes in his |p eager and he was, therefore, taken into cus- ody upon suspicion and was subsequently tn- dicted. The defence cl.imed that Dollard had re- ceived the bundle from a man named Madden, and Was hot aware of the fact that they had been stolen. This being shown the jury found a verdict for acquit- tal. The Judge, however, remarked that he had been already guilty of receiving stolen goods, and, there- fore, commit him to jail on that charge. COURT CALENDAR—THIS DAY. Ciry CouRT.—Nos. 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79 80, 81, 82, 83, 84, 85, 80, 87, 83, 89, 90, OL, - THE BROOKLYN VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPART- MENT. An Eastern District Company on Trial— Various and Serious Charges. The Board of Commissioners of the Eastern Dis- trict Fire Department assembled last evening at Firemen’s Hall, Fourth street, E. D., the President, Daniel Donovan, in the chair. The principal busl- ness before the Board was the trial of Engine Com- pany No. 4 ou general charges preferred by Chief Engineer Smith. The Chief charges that at a fire in Broadway, in March Inst, one member was arrested and fined for stealing. Recently the assistant foreman was arrested ona qerious charge and escaped by fight. In October jast Martin Costello, amember, was arrested ona charge of highway robbery. Another member was lately arrested for having goods stolen at a fire in his pooner The Ciiet couciudes us charges by say- g that citizens in the neighborhood of the éngine house (Ewen and Wyckorr eee frequently coin- ae to him of the bad Snaon a the company. company @ vigorous defence, but the following record, taken from the books of the police of the Forty-sixth pre- cinct, submitted to the Commissioners by Sergeant John Doughty, quite discoticerted them. THE POLICE RECORD. 1867—June 5, Jolin and Martin Costello, arrested on suspicion of larceny; July 14, Peter Richards, arrested for disorderly conduct July 2, Peter Kich- ards, arrested and fined five dollars ior rescuing @ wisoner; August 17, Jacob Leyce, arrested and daed ve dollars for disorderly couduct; August 26, ‘Thomas tanning, arrested and fived for larceny; September 11, ‘thomas Hanning, arrested on @& charge of till tapping: Sepiember 24, Martin Hacker- man, arrested for ngttiing; september 23, James Palmer, arrested tor assauit and battery; September 30, Martln Costeiio, arrested for assaull and battery; November 18, Matthew Hackerman, arrested an fined ten doliars for assauit and bawery. @pises—February 14, Martin Cosieilo, arrested on suspicion of highway robbery; March 2 James Paimer, arrested jor burglary; Marci 7, Jacob Leyce, arrested and fined ten doliars tor disorderly conduct, and William Baldwin aud Peter Richards were arrested for assisting Palmer to escape; 18, Georce Cince, arrested tor stealing harness ata fire; April 27, Martin Costello, arrested’ for disorderly conduct; May 10, Join Bennett and Frederick Gil- braith, arrested for stealing a keg of lager beer and fined five dollars each; May 11, Jacob Leyco, ar- rested and fined five doilars for assault and batiery. July 14, Martin Cosielio, arrested and fined titteen dollars for assault and battery; August 8, Maruo Costello, arrested for maifeasance in oltice and fined fifty dollars; eptember 21, Mar- tin Costello, arresied for ahway robbery and escaped irom the county jall, October 6, Adaw Seymour, arrested for burgiary; December 13, Sue Carr, arrested for larceny and fined ten ol ‘The Board adjourned at a late hour without con- cluding the investigation of the cha! preierred, During the exauiination last mght the hall was densely crowded with the members of the company and their friends, Lut the best of order prevatied, NAVAL ITTELLIGENCE. ‘The United States steamer Shenandoah left the port of Kong Kong on Tuesday, November 10, 1863, homeward bound. On her way she was likely to stop at Batavia, Cape Town and St. Helena, and arrive in Boston some timein April, 1869. The fol- lowing 18 @ correct list of officers attached to the ship and of those who are passengers :— Captam—J. ©. Fi » Lieutenant Commander and EX. Oficer—Smith W. Nichols, Licutenaat Commander and Navigator—s. A. McUartay. Lieutenant Commander—v. S. Cotton. Masters— © ‘Thomas, £. Longnecker, M. B. Bujord. Mates— M. H. Cleaves, George W. Pratt, Fred. W. Col- ton, Willian Cooper, Edw. E. Bradoury, J. Oli- ver, H. i, Johnston, Sutgeon—A. 0. Ithoades. Acting Assistant master—O. M. Guid, gineers—Chief, Re Bartieman; First Assist- ant, Edw, Second | Assistants, ef Snyder and J. W. Patterson; Third Assistants, W. H. Touchton and J.J. Kingsley, First Lieutenant Marines—i, Ly le. Boatswain—T, 8 Coilier, Guaner—J, As Me ald. Carpenter—J. H, Owens, Sor H. Howells, Paymaster’s Clerk—H. arden, Passengers—Lieutenant Commanders Chester Hat- fleld, K. 5. Chow, B. D. Sigsvy, GD, B. Glidden, The United States flagship Pensacola, Rear Ad- miral Craven, from Acapulco, arrived at San Fran- cisco on the 10th af December, The following isa list of her officers: 1. aves Flag CaDtaly . Craven; ¥ 5 master, Doran; Fleet Surgeon, J. W. Taylor; Fleet ka Bs L Kolte: Fleet Marine Often, J, Schermerhorn; Aduiral’s Secretary, Hl. 3. Craven. Opioers of the ‘Sarg oct eos 4 j Assistant Comman: . Ames, ©. Merriman; Masters, G. M. Hunter, Thomas rer Ensigns, Ke &. Cus, 'F. Turavull; .—Rear Admi T. |. Prebie; Fleet Pay- Bae agiagth tea Moat Ea te Surgeons, G. W. Wood, W. M. Nickerson. The United States sloop-of-war Portsmouth, Cap- tain A, A. Semmes, went into commission at the Brooklyn Navy Yard on Tuesday afternoon. She is ordered to join the Brazilian squadron, Rear Admi- ral Davis, for which fleet she will sailon the 16th inst. The following 1s a list of officers attached to her, several of whom will undoubtedly be detached on reaching her destination aud be distributed among other vessels of that flect:— Commander of sloop, A. A. Semmes; Lieutenant Commander and Executive OMicer, J. P. Rensen; Lieutenant Commanders, Henry H. Gorringe an’ Ira Harris, Jr.; Lieutenants, J. Schouler, Casper 'T, Goodrich, R. P. Leary, C. H, Pendieton and George M, McClure; Master, Jos, E. Craig; Ensign, Edward Woodman; Lieutenant of Marines, H. Biglow; Surgeon, P.S. Walese Assistant Surgeon, Peter S, Keller; Passed Assistant Paymaster, A. N. Bacon; Acting Boatswain, William A, Cooper; Sailmaker, H. W. Frankim; Gunner, E. J, Beecher; Carpenter, Joseph G. Thomas. Her crew numbers, all told, 163 men. Rear Admiral Rowan reports. to the Navy Depart- ment, under date of Nagasaki, December 31, the employment of vessels in‘ the Asiatic squadron, as follows:—The Piscataqua, flagship, arrived at Nagasaki, from Hoga, on the 12th, and still remained In that port; the Idaho is stationed at Nagasaki as @ store and hospital ship. The Shenaudoa): left Nagasaki on the 20th for Boston via Hong Kong and the Cape of Good Hope. ‘The Oneida 13 siationed at Yokohama. The Monocacy 13 stationed at Hioga, The Imquois left jakion the 24th Neeagala and Hakodadi. The uelot is at Nagasaki. e Aroostook is cruising on her station, which com- prises the ports of Amoy and Foochow and the inter- mediate coast and isiand of Formosa. ‘The Unaiilla 13 on her old station and headquarters at Houg Kong. The Maumee is at Nagasaki NEW JERSEY INTELLIGENCE. Mi Asi The Jersey City. Mors ALLEGED RoBBERIES.—A German carpenter named Paul Clindsworth was arrested yesterday on @ charge of having atolen timber from a building in course of erection in Grand street. As some of the lpmber was found his possession he was held for A man named James Kent, twenty-six years of age, Was committed to prison yesterday afternoon for having stolen a plece of flannel worth twenty-iive dollars from the store of F. W. Klein, at 47 Newark avenug, and which was found with nim when arresi Newark. OxsEquizs OF Rev. Dr, Stearns’ Wire.—The First Presbyterian church was crowded yesterday on the occasion of the funeral ceremonies preparatory to the burial of Mra. Stearns, deceased, consort of the pastor, Rev. Dr. Stearus. An impressive sermon ‘as preached by Rev. Dr. Poor and addresses by Dr. Wilson and Professor Smith, after which tae re- mains were committed to the family vault in the rear of the church. ExcireMeNt 1 A CHURCH.—The congregation of the Fair street Universalist church was thrown into great excitement last Sunday by the rumbling noise occasioned by the falling of large bodies of snow from the roof of the edifice. Two or three ladies fainted, and on all sides the greatest confusion and fear were apparent. Evembody that could rushed for the door, and it was only through the presence of mind displayed by the ciergyman, Rev. Mr. Gibbs, that serious consequences were prevented, Through his efforts those present were calmed and the service ‘was pl jed with. SNEAK THIEVERY AND PETTY BURGLARIES.—The operation of small thieves has now become quite extensive hereabouts. Night before last a fine over- coat was snatched from in front of J. P. Osvorn’s store, on Broad street, and it and the snatcher are atill out of signt. The jewelry store of J. M. Williams, No. 6 South Market street, was broken open last night and about twenty-five dollars’ worth of tools and materials carried off. The residence of a Mn Graham, No. 49 Bank street, was fleeced of ® . guantity of children’s garments. ‘The shop of a blacksinith named Gondron has been entered no less than five times within avery short period and various articles of value carried off. ‘Ten dollars’ worth of nails disap- peared early yesterday morning. FEROCIOUS ASSAULT AND ROBBERY.—It was only yesterday that the particulars of what appears to have been a ferocious assault and robbery, alleged to have been perpetrated about two o'clock on the 2d of January, were made known to the police authoritics. Jt appears that a party of men had been drinking in a saloon on Railroad avenue on New Year's night, One of thein, e German, named Ernest Enax, residing at No. 46 South Canal sireet, was found, about the hour stated, lying on the track of the New Jersey Railroad, in wie vicinity of Elm street, his head and body being shockingly disfigured and man himself totally unconsciqus, The clti- zens who found the poor fellow subsequently learned his address and had him re- moved home and a _ medical man _ sent for. ap ce and condition of the man are still bad, Both his eyes are closed, and his head looks as though it had been orut: kicked. He States that he was kaocked down and beaten and afterwards robbed of a check for $40. The detec- tives yesterday afternoon alrested one of the al miscreants, a man named Charles Dittmann, of No. 66 Fim street, The prisoner acknowledged being in company with the injured man previous to the assault, seeing a part of the row, but claimed to have been perfectly obiivious from the effects of liquor. He was bailed for examination. * Paterson. . WRESTLING.—A wrestling match will come off at the Paterson Race Course on Monday afternoon, e of New Jel wrestling “Lancashire fashion.” ey RalLRoaD MEETING.—The citizens of Wayne township. are half crazed over the various railroad measures pro . some of which will greatly affect their interests. A division of opinion seems to exist, however, upon the Pp ition to bond the townships, and a number of ae Cisco’ fictsl, Preakuess, fo-day, wien We ques 0 real whea wes- Hon will be “to bond of not to howd.” : # Passaio County Courrs.—Samuel Wright was yesterday convicted for assault and battery upon Joseph Whitehead. Catharine Maloney was convicted of larceny. Michael McMahon was convicted of an assault on a couple of ice office! dacob Van Cise and Stephen Gibbons retracted their former pleas and guilty to assaait and batiery, m. Otfner, the New York silk deaier who was arrested at his residence in Jersey City uot long since fur re- ceiving silk stolen from the Greppo Milis at Pater- son, Was thea placed on trial, but the case was not concluded. This trial is attracting consideravie at tention and is bemg abiy conducted on both sides, Trenton. DARING ASSAULT AND Highway Rospexy.—On Tuesday night, while a pedier named Philip McUann was on his way from this city to Morrisvile, Pa, he was overtaken on the old Delaware bridge at South Trenton by three ruMans, who knocked bim down and threatened to kui him aad throw him into the river if he dared to raised any alarm. ‘Tho unfortunate iellow submitted to their peremptory demand, and while one of the tro held & revolver to his breast the others rifled his pockets of sixty doliars in cash, a gold pen and various triukets. The ruitians then divested him of his excellent over- coat, vest and iat and decamped, leaving a navy Jack¢t, which one of them wore, wuh their vicum. Aithough there is @ toil master at each end of the bridge the outrage Was perpetrated wich the utmost privacy, and dp to five o'clock last evening the des peradoes were unknown to the authoriues, ComMoy COUNCIL.—At & meeting of the Commoa Council of this city on Tuesday evening the following statement was submittcd, showing the total amount paid on gach branch of expenditure during the fiscal year commencing March i, 1868, and ending Decem- ber Si, 1863:—Poor, $9,600; Fire Department, $5,800; lamps, $3,749; salaries, $3,630; Lice $8701; Clty tale’ $1,403; comtingsacies’ win big $329; outstanding orders redeewed, 2471; elections, 3. Iverest, = $24,714; taxes, $1,042; city ap riation to public school $17,300" Beate spate saxon public kehuows. 2 30; Appropriation 10 Hand-in-Hand steamer,” §2,0008 America Hose house, $3,661; appropriation to sink- tng fu $12,600; assessor's tees, $1,140; redewpton of bonds, $5,200; county tax refunded, $2,050; almas- house and hospital §6,032; paid balance of county rd by year, oe Nig iiory bey tax iene 547; On account of ubile scuoo! house, 5,000. Total, $177,059. . STATEN (GLAND INTELLIGENCE. COUNTY CLERK APPOINTED.—Joseph Egbert, of Southfield, has been appointed County Clerk of Richmond county, in place of M. P. O'Brien, de Scan.et Prver is raging in Stapleton and vicinity, Thirteen deaths have already resaited irom the dis- ease, and great Papers ye are being resorted to to prevent a further spread of the contagion, TROUGLA IN THR NEW EXGLAND Fist MARKBT.— Our fresh dish hep | whose exertions have given Gloucester much of ite pre-eminence asa great ish deyot aud opened to our industry many distance markets, are in consideravie excitement over tio fot that an effort 1s veing imade Lo crowd them fro eit vocation and create a monopoly in the busi- hess which will reguiate prices aud make many thousand dollars diderence in the fisiing receipts of Gloucester the coming year, Tho principal fish dealers of Boston have establiahod an agency here and luduced the New York deaiers to enter Inte tia arrangement with them, refusiug to buy aay Giou- cester fish anless they come through the hundsol Whew agents. —Gloucester Teegravn, Jan, 4,