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8 NEW YORK CITY. THE COURTS. UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT. ‘The Great Cotton Case. Belore Judge Blatchford, The United ‘Slates vs. Vernon KX, Stevenson.—The prosecution were engaged all yesterday in reading ‘the testimony taken by a commission in the Southern States, No other progress was made, and the case stands adjourned Ull Monday next. UNITED STATES COMMISSIONER'S COURT. Before Commissioner Osborn. The United States vs, Uriah Lawson and James Bon- nell,—The defendants were charged about a month since with illegally running off with the schooner A. W. Thompson while she was under attachment and seizure by the United States Marshal. The par- ‘ioulars were fully reported in the HeRraLp at ti me. Several postponements of the examinatioi ‘were had, but an examination yesterday was set Own peremptorily. No one appearing to promecete ‘the Commissioner dismissed the case and discharged ‘the defendants. SUPREME COURT—-GENERAL TERM, An Interesting Will Case—Appeal frem the Decree of the Surrogate Refusing Probate. Before Judges Clerke, Sutherland and Barnard. In the Mgiter of Proving the Last Will and Testa- ment of Patrick M. Langton, deceased—John Mo- Closkey, Archbishop af New York, and Patrick Me- Bilroy, Appellants, vs. Lydia M. Langton et al, Re- apondents.—This is an appeal taken from a decree of the Surrogate of this county, refusing to admit to probate a paper purporting to be the last will and testament of Patrick M. Bangton, deceased, on the ground that it ‘was not executed and attested in the manner prescribed by law for the execution and attestation of last wills and testaments.” The pro- Date of the will was opposed 4 Lydia M. Langton, ‘widow of the testator, and by the teatator’s mother nd brother, The statute provides that a last will land testament, to be valid, must be “subscribed by Khe testator at the end of the will;” that “such sub- tion be made by the testator m the pres- ‘ence of each of the attesting witnesses, or shall be @cknowledged by him to have been so made to each fers attesting Witnesses;”’ that at the time the tes- tors shall make a declaration that the instrument to 1s his last will and testament, &c. The tor, formerly a coal dealer in this city, died, Jeaving propérty valued at about $50,000, aad by the pote of the imstrument offered for probate left to chbishop McCloskey certain valuable leasehold property in this city; to Bishop Wood, of Piiladel- hia, he left certain valuable real estate In Pennsyl- Vania; to his mother, he left the rents of property descri a certain deed, and to his wife an an- nuity of $400, chargeable to the property in Peunsyl- Vania left to the Bishop of Philadelphia, and paya- die to her only so long as she remaized a widow, to- gether with some personal effects, ‘Three persous Subscribed as attesting witnesses to the wili, and in the proceedings before the Surrogate but one of them remembered whether the prescribed rules for the execution and attestation of wills had been com- plied with. ‘fhis was a nian hamed T. James Glover, wis, in addition to being & witness to this will, was the atiorney of St. Sieplen’s Roman Catholic clureh, and was brought to prepare the will by Key. Dr. Me- ‘Giynan, pastor of that church. Neither Mr, Bailey nor Mr. Huuter,tue other atiesting witnesses, remembered ‘te si by the testator of the will im their pres- sence, or that Mr. Langton requested them to sign the will as attesting witveases, or that he deciared the instrameat 10 be his last will and testament. ‘The testimony of the various witnesses for the pro- ponents and contestants was very couflicting, although the witnesses were humerous on eaci side, sto the mental condition of the testator at and shortly prior to the time of making the alleged will, jwhich was October 26, 1865. Mr, Langton diced oa &Bhe ist of November following, of consumption, and the witnesses Jor the respondents claim that he was of unsound und feeble mind ior some months pre- ious, The appellants’ witnesses testified that he ‘was of perfectly sound mind, though feeble physi- aily, and was fully aware of the nature and effect of the provisions of the will. Two letters were ad- duced by the proponents which the deceased had swritten to Arcnbishop McCloskey aud Bishop Wood, ‘which he repeated substantially the provisions 0! will, and asked that therefor they wouid pray for e repose of his soul after death. The case came up yesterday before this court on ent on the appeal from the order of the Sur- and at the nour of adjournment, the hearing Loe concluded, was adjourned until Monday Ing. For appellants, John McKeon and B. J. & E. Blank- in: for the respoudenst, Kk, M. Harrington and E. Van wynkie. SUPREME COURT—CHAMIBERS, ‘The Trouble Among the Express Companies Another Order Granted by the Court. Before Judge Ingraham. James W. Blatchford vs. The Merchants’ Tmon Express Company and te American Merchants’ ‘Union Express Compang et al.—This is the suit, j already reported, brought for the purpose of enjoin- ying the consolidation of the Merchants’ Union and ‘the American Expresé Companies. Four or five ers have been already made in the case, and the foliowing additional order was granted yesterday by ju Ingraham, on motion of Charles A. Rapalio, Mor the defendants:— + ‘The order of Injunction made in this action by me the 7th day of January, 1569, is so far modified as ot to interrupt the carrying on of the express busi- pow being transacted by the American Mer- ants’ Union Express Company, or to prevent that mpany from using in sald business property tually transferred aud delivered to it by the Mer- its’ Union Express Company before the service ‘of said order of mjunction. COURT OF COMMON PLEAS—GENERAL TEAM. What Constitutes a Gift, Before Judges Daly, Brady and Barrett. William Starrit vs, Fay H. Purdy.—The piain- ar sued for the value of @ wagon which the defend- ‘nt contended had been presented to him by the tit. The proof before Mr. Justice Bull was nclusive in favor of the defendant, but notwith- manding the said Justice gave judgment in favor of Mr. Starritt. The defendant appealed to this Court, Mr. Henry H. Morange, of counsel for defend- t, argned, among other things, that a accom. led by denvery takes effect imm ly and 10N Of the thing is then a gift executed in the ; that it Was not in the power of the donor to tract it; that he did it without any consideration recompense, unless it be prejudicial to creditors the donor were under iegal incapacity, &c. He numerous authorities to sustain his position cited the oo given by Starritt to Furdy as roborative of defendant's defence. Mr. Keavey faa heard in opposition, but the Court reversed the J apenee against evidence aud judgment should ve been rendered for defendaut. COURT OF GENERAL SESSIONS. Before Judge Gunning S. Bedford, Jr. SHOOTING A POLICE OFFICER. John McCormick was indicted for felonious assault battery. The prisoner, on being pursued, shot ‘and attempted to wound 4udrew MoCiintuck, a po- lice officer. Prisoner put in a minor piea and was itenced to four and a half years in the State Prison. judge Bedford said that if the prisoner had been und guilty of the indictment woud have sent itu to prison for ten years, nol to make an example the accused personally, but to stow the td t officers inust not be treated either roughly by — orshot down by murderers on tue pabiic BURGLARY. @ Josiah Ward was convicted on an indictment arging him with breaking into the premises of ference Goulding, Spring street, and stea'ing the from @ quantity of Wearing apparel. He was ably @efended by Mr. Levine, but toaud guilty and seat ‘to State Prison for five years. ATTENDANCE OF COUNSEL. Judge Bedford remarked, in assigning Mea: dr., abd Townsend as counsel lor a pri it if all the professional gentiewen be not pi @ eleven o'clock be would endeavor to enforce t by making assignments in their % the Court must not be Lupeded in the quick ad- tion of justice. There was no other case ready for trial, and Be jarors were discharged till cieven o’ciock on jonday next. CITY INTELLIGENCE. SLicHT Fine.—About two o'clock yesterday morn- Ang the bolier shed attached to the Benedict Iron Foun ys No, 636 West Forty-ixth street, accident- @ily wok fire from the furnace, and a damage of wasdone before the fames were extinguisned, Was no insurance upon the premises, Fatal Accipert.—Yesterday afternoon officer ‘Michael Gieason, of che Eleventh preciact, a native of ireland, aged forty-one years, died at his resi- @ence, No. 12 Allen street, from the effects of in- ries received on New Year's day by ae 2 knocked mand ran over by a crosstown car, Au inquest be heid to-day. BURGLARY IN SOUTH StreRT.—Yesterday morning Kolasky & Levy, No. 117 South street, discovered @hat during the night the lock had been removed from the front door by burgiars, who, having thus entrance, got away with clothing worth ‘this point forward It 1s the old story of has Obtained to either the thief or prop ‘ Srneet OvTRAGE.—At an early hour morning Jobn lughs was found in the officer Darrow, of the Twenty-seventh a by WEW -YORK HERALD, SATURDAY, Precinct, Dleeding pr from @ scalp wound which he said he received at the bands of some, unknown man, He was taken to the siation house in Liberty street, where his hurt was dressed and was then sent home. ACCIDENT ON THE NeW HAVEN Rat-RoaD.—Mrs. Rose Lamour, aged sixty years, living at the West- chester House, corner of Bowery and Broome street, was dangerously injured yesterday morning by hav- ing been Seruce by one of the ‘New Maven ttaitrond cars while crossing Fourth avenue at Forty-seventh street, The police took her to St Luke’s Hospital, A Nvisanck.—The bodtes of the horses that were burned at the late fre in Twenty-third street have not yet been removed, and the stench arising therefrom is @ sul of complaint the resi- dents of that neighborhood. presentations have been inade to the health authorities in reference to the matier, but at the last accounts the odoriferous carcasses Were still there. Suppen Dears YesTeRDAY.—The following sua- den deaths were reported to the Coroners yester- day:—John Allen, of 13 Market street; Patrick Riley, @ native of Ireland, of 129th street and Eleventh ave- nue; Lorenzo Metz, a German, aged fifty-six years, of 114 Third street; Philip Creighton, aged seven Years, who died at 26Secoud avenue, As the causes of death are unknown, the Coroners will hold an in- quest in each case. COLLISION ON THE SOUND—TWO MEN DROWNED.— The Newport steamer Old Colony, when opposite Execution Rocks, in the Sound, about six o’clock on Thu evening, ran into a schooner loa ed with gravel, bound for this city. The bowsprit of the schoonér was broken, and two of the crew in their fright leaped overboard and were drowned. The steamer lowered two boats, the first of which was swamped. The other took three men to the schooner, who succeeded in working her into Glen Cove, SOCIETY FOR THE PREVENTION OF GAMBLING.— ‘The following details of the operations of this asso- ciation during the year 1868 are obtained from ad- vanced sheets of its annual report. The financial statement 1s as follows:—Receips, $23,975: Dis- bursements—Rent ofice, $350; salaries, $2,500; spe- cial service (detective), $19,720; stationery, fuel, printing, &c., $625; cash il, $579, The num- ber of employés reported as havimg frequeated gambling houses is 1,034 The number of public bling houses claimed to have been closed during the year through the workings of the association 18 817, The object of the associ ag set forth in the report, to moderate and place a check upon the great and growing evil of gambling, while it confesses its inability to puta stop to the practice per se. It the modus operandi of the decoys of the gambling houses and gives an interesting description of the manner in which young men are induced to take the first false step and to continue in the evil practice until they are hopelessly ruined. POLICE INTELLIGENCE. Dipy’r SHoor Hi.—Thomas T. Evans was ar- Tested yesterday, on a charge of having attempted to killor wound Thomas Jefferson Mitchell, of No. 116 Baxter street, by firing a pistol at him, though the bullet fuiled to hit its mark, When arraigned pe Justice Dowling the priscner was held for THe St. James Hore. Turer.—Albert H. Almy appeared before Justice Dodge, at the Jefferson Market Police Court, yesterday morning, and asked that he might change the date of the alleged rob- bery of $1,500 from his room at the St. James Hotel in April iast, by Walter Scott Wells, alias “Alfred Long” and “Alired Moore.” That instead of it beg committed on the Sth of that month he had ascer- tained that it was on the lvth. The privilege was granted, and the afidavit appended to ‘Wwe original complaint. ALLEGED LARCENY OF MoNEY.—Charles Swift, of No. 757 Broadway, caused the arraignment of one Fritz Trotter yesterday morning, at the Jeferson Market Police Court, charging him with obtaining on the 10th of last November, bank bills to the amount of twenty-five dollars irom him which he never returned. The circumstances are that Trotter appealed to the complainant on that day for money to obtain a gold watch which he had hypothecated to secure @ debt, promising to soon return it, but failed to doso. After considerable argument pro and con, m the matter the accused was allowed to depart on bis parole until Monday next, with the understanding that in the meantime he should en deavor to return the amount obtained as alleged. Wes ALLEN AGAIN IN DIFFICULTY.—Mr. James M. Vandenberg, of Seventy-ninth street, near Seventh avenue, caused the arrest of Wesley Alien, who has often been in the hands of the police for sneak thieving, highway robbery and picking pock- ets, but who has in each case escaped the vengeance of the law. The charge made by Mr. Vandenberg was that the prisoner and several accomplices had attacked him on the corner of Mercer and Prince streets at a late hour on TMursday night, as he passed the St. Bernard Hotel, a notorious place, according vo the reporis ef the police. The complainant was jostled ut and robbed of a goid pe. valued at $12, aod @ small sum of money which be had in bis pock:t. Allen wags at ed before Justice Dowling, at the Tombs, dui the afternoon and held to bail for trial at the Special Sessions. The complainant was sent to the House of Detention, as he stated that his life had been threatened. GENEROUS ACT OF THE NEW CITY JUDGE. The following notice was found posted yesterday in the chambers of the new City Judge:— Crry Jupee’s CHAMBERS, $2 NASSAU STREET, N. Y., Jan. 8, i300, } To WHom iT May Concern: the future furtuer incoavenience to a large class of the community and also much annoyance to m: clerks, it may be advisable to define my oficial posi- tion as regards the “‘landiord and tenant dispossess proceedings.” Although it isa business of a very lucrative character (yielding from $15,000 to $20,000 a year), yet, in my a. It is not @ proper or ap- propriate business for me. I shall not, therefore, entertain proceedings in that Kind of practice, but am determined, as far as i ain Concerned, to aliow it to return to its former and legitimate channel, where stonce was and where it properly and unquestiona- bly belongs, viz, to the courts of the civil and Marine jusuces of this gity. GUNNING 8. BEDFORD, Jr., City Judge. POLICE PAY. The Board on the Increased Pay Movement. ‘The Board of Police Commissioners have taken into consideration the recent meeting of the police cap- tains to make arrangements for obtaining an in- crease of pay of inspectors. captains and sergeants during the present session of the Legislature. The views of the Board are set forth in a series of reso- lations, which were yesterday transmitted to the captains of the several precincts by Superintendent Keunedy in the following genera! order:— GENERAL ORDER—NO. 556. OPPICE OF THE SUPERINTENDENT OF METROPOLITAN POLICE, 300 MULBERRY St., N.Y. TO THR CAPTAINS OF POLICE: ecompanying resolutions were this day adopted by the board of Metropolitan Volice. You wili read them to each platoon of your command on the first muster afier the receipt of this order. You and your command wil govern yourselves accordingly. jOHLN A. KENNEY, Superintendent. GroreE W. DILKs, Inspector. Resolved, That meetings of officers of the Metropolitan Police force at the Central Departinent to devise and procure Ingisiative action In favor of an increase of the salaries of the ollicers are disapproved. ved, That the subscription or contributions of money by members of the Metrupoiiian Police fores, to be nsed in the attempt to influence legislative action in favor of an in crease of the salaries or compensation of the officers or members a! the force is disapproved. Resoived, That members of the Metropolitan Police force Will not be ‘permitted to be absent frota te Metropolitan Police district without leave of the Hoard, to be specially granted in each case. Leave of absence will not be granted to any member for the purpose of attending the Legiriaiure with (a view oF for the jurpose of intiuencing legislative PA on. Resolved, That copy of the foregoing resolutions be rent by the Superintendent to the Captain of each precinct, with instractions that they be read to toe members of the force under their respective comunande. Adopted January 7, 188. D. 8. "HASBRO! » Ansistant Chief Clerk, , DOWLING TO KENNEDY. The following letter is from Justice Dowling to Superintendent Kennedy in relation to his recent order about prisoners in the hands of tne police be- cause of the paucity of attendance at the court:— Pouce Court, First Disrrict, HAL or Justick, New Yor«, Jan. 8, 14389. } Dsak Sut—Piease to take notice that, under sanc- tion of section twenty-nine of chapter 508 of laws of 1860, 1 sl continue each day to open police court for the arraignment of persons arrested, as I have always done, at the hour of seven A. M. in winter and six A. M. in summer, and that I do so in order to carry out, for the benefit of persons ar- rested, the policy, spirit and letter of section thirty of the Metropolitan Volice jaw, ia these words:—“if the magistrate is not holding court such offender shal) be detained tn @ station house until the next public sitting of the magistrate, and no longer; but shall be then conveyed without delay before the magistrate to ve dealt with according to law.” I perceive that you have issued an order the necessary effect of Which will be to keep for some hours after my public aituing commences each morning many persons wn- duly detained. You will, of course, perceive that to persist in the order would be to subject the officers vo prosecution for false imprisonment, so that on the score of justice to your de Ak not of justice Jo those detained, it would be advisable to concur with me in carrying out the letter and spirit of the act i have quoted, JOSEPH DOWLING, Police Justice, Joux A. KENNEDY, Sup’t Metropolitan Police. GATTALION DRILL AT THE SEVENTH REGIMENT ARMORY. In accordance with General Order Ko. 22 from headquarters of the Seventh regiment, published in yesterday's HERALD, one wing of the battalion, con- sisting of two companies, was drilled in the “School of the Battalion,” Upton’s tactics, last night at the armory. Line was formed at eight o’clock and 117 Bank: and Sie were rexried peesogk. The drill was conducted by, Clarke mm ‘person, who was most ing and careful in his istructions. The lieutenant colonel, major and adjutant were also present, The batcalion was put differ- ent movements acco! to the rules contained in paragraphs 825-1,113 of Upton. As the drill was min f one for practice and instruction criticism ould be out of place. THE BATTLE OF NEW ORLEANS. Ite Anniversary Forgotten—The Day Passed Without a Demonstration. On the sth day of January, in the year of our Lord 13815, Sir Edward Pakingham, commanding the British forces at the delta of the Mississippi, led on his troops to an attack on the frail batteries pro- tecting the city of New Orleans. His army was en- couraged by the prospect of “booty and beauty” in the French-American city, and advanced to the enemy's lines with all the courage and resoluteness which the campaiga in Spain could have given it. But the frail batteries were defended by iron hearts, and led by a man who was determined not to be de- feated. The result is known. he British were ac- tually slaughtered, and Andrew Jackson, with his Western militia, stationed behind “batteries” formed of bags of cotton, won a grand victory. Ever since, and particularly since the day that Jackson was the leader of the democracy, the battle of New Orleans ‘was a shibboleth with democrats and its anniversary @ consecrated holiday of the party. Why not this eee Has Andrew Jackson and the battle of New Orieans been entirely forgotten? Has the sacred tradition of the democracy of old no more charms for the democracy of this day? While the Lecompton fight was carried on the late Senator Douglas had a private interview with Buchanan, at the conclusion of which, Mr. Douglas not being moved by the arguments of the President, Mr. Buchanan reminded the.“Little Giant” that Judge White, of Pennsylvania, General Jackson's Potasaios. on the question of the removal of the eposits from Biddle’s United states Bank and was driven from the democratic ranks. Mr. Douglas very quietly reminded Mr. Buchanan, 1n reply, that General Jackson was dead, Have the democracy of this city forgotten Andrew Jackson? Do oe mis- take the biting remark of Donglas for reality and believe the hero of New Orleans to be “dead?” Heretofore meetings and speeches were had on this day. Even in the darkest hour of the war the 8th of January was remembered; the democrats turned out and had their glorification. But this year the memory of Jackson seems to have been lost sight of entirely. The flags on the City Hall were hoisted, and that was all. Probably—to put a light construction upon this sight of a memorable event— the Americus ball so occupied the minds of the lead- ers of the that the balls which laid the Britons low fifty-four years were 50 far forgotten that the anniversary was allowed to slip by. But where ‘was the Order of the Cinciunati? ‘the sturdy Roman from whom it was named returned to cultivate his land after the lavors of state:—Beatus ile, qui procul negotit paterna rura bovis exercet suis. The paternal fields of the men now leading the party are worked by two-legged oxen, and, these being fed at the expense of others than themselves, the “happy idiers may have to look sharp for the feed and hence forget to remember the day heretofore sacred in the annals of the democracy. Selah! THE FATAL EXPLOSION IN THE BAY. Additional Contributions for ‘the Relief of the ‘Widow of Captain Charchill. The following communications, containing en- closures for the benefit of the widow of Captain Churehill, have been received at the HkRALD office:— 62 SovTH STREET, NEW YORK, Jan. 7, 1869. To THE Epiror OF THE HeRALD:— DEAR Sin—The employés of the Submarine Wreck- ing Company wish to express substantially their sympathy with Mrs. Churchill, whose husband, Cap- tain Churetill, erintendent of the Neptune Cou- pany, lost his life in their employ. We ie eneral Hays, the President, will show his liberality to the unfortunate widow and orphans out of his government contract, and not leave them to the charities of the world. We forward you enclosed $1083 75, through our President, Captain Samucls. Captain WATERS, Snperintendent of Atlantic Submarine Wrecking Company, on behalf of the employés. NeW YORK, Jan. 7, 1869. To THe Epiror oF THe HERALD:— Thave read your paper constantly ever since its establishment, and when you make an appeal in _be- haif of suffering humanity | respond with offer- ing (as they Say the church), Please apply he en- closed tive doll to the fund for Mrs. William L. Churchill. D. D. MILLER. New York, Jan. 7, 1860, To THE EpiTor OF TRE HERALD:— DEAR StR—Please receive the enclosed five dollars, which mite please hand to Mrs. Churchill _ ee mah Previously received......... Atlantic Submarine Wrec! D. D. Miller: TOUS. «ie receoee + $411 1 WESTCHESTER INTELLIGENCE. ProroseD IMPROVEMENTS aT YONKERS.—The Board of Trustees of Yonkers haye adopted a reso- lation in favor of widening and straightening Main street in their village, thus making a fine thorough- fare from the centre or public square to the ratiroad depot and steamboat landing—an suprovement long needed, PALISADE Boat CLUB, OF YONKERS.—The annual election for oMcers of the Palisade Boat Club, of Yonkers, resulted in the choice of the following named gentiemen:—Henry A. Amebt resident; J. E. Willard, vice president; James G. Woodworth, secretary; T. Astiey Atkins, treasurer; J. E. *Wil- lard, T. Astiey Atkins, Thomas R. Price, Fra- zier and E. A. Roilins, trustees, Messrs. J. Wil- lard, J. G. P. Holden and |. D, Cole were chosen Sr the Hudson Amateur Rowing Associa- jon. TRUSTRES OP MORRISANIA.—At the first meeting of the new Board of ‘Trustees of the town of Mor- risania on Thursday evening, Mr. Michael J. Bergen was appointed Chairman pro tem; Mr. Eugene Ring was appointed Clerk for the ensulng year; Mr. Xavier Zwinge, Commissioner of Roads; John Yorke, Overseer of the Poor; James Finnegan and Charles H. Watson, Commissioners of Assessments for Lamps aud Gas. A communication was recelyed from Supervisor Cauldwell, setting forth that his legislative duties prevented him from being present, and his appointment of the usaal standing commit- tees. On motion the security of the treasurer was fixed at $50,000, and that of the collector at $25,000, West Farms.—A large meeting of influential citi- zens of West Farms was held at Littie’s Hall, tn that Village, on Wednesday evening, under the auspices of the Freeholders’ Association, for the purpose of alscussing the expediency of applying to the isla- ture for an act of gg, | eho Colonel M. Hoe occupted the chair. The measure was approved of unanimously, and many of thejsolid men pied) themselves to support it. Among them were Jol = eri Ca s in Freel Gree, Su of the wn; Wililam Simpson, Henry Stoney, Seggerman F. Keyser, John Corneil’ and. cthera. Khe ‘meeting was extremely harmonious, and @ desire was ex- | on og to place the governinent of the town in the nds of gentlemen who favor improvement. CURIOUS CRIMINAL CASES IN OHI. ‘Two Prisoners Plead Guilty to a Charge of Murder in the First Degree. [From the Cincinnati Chronicle, Jan. 6.) A curious phase of the law's uncertainties was witnessed in Dayton a day or two since, when, to the surprise of bench and bar, iwo prisoners, Mrs. Warwick and John Caidwell, arraigned in the Com- mon Pleas Court of Montgomery county for murder tn the first degree, pleaded “guilty as ct in the indictment.” udges jooked surpt |, lawyers evinced uneasiness, as if such unprecedented conduct in criminals must ratn the profession, and as to the jeg] who had assembled to e1 the trial, ey were nonplussed as well as disappotated. ‘The. ‘isoners were on trial for diferent crimes, — im separate indictments, and the result provea they had less confidence in making defence toa jury than m going to the Supreme Court on the sufficiency of the indictments, Counsel in both cases had dis- covered, ‘hought they had discovered, defects in the indictments, and took adventage of this fact, ex- pecting thereby to secure their cents from future Jeopardy, while they would 4: the same time vent execntion of sentence unc The Dayton Journal, from wh facts, says “that it Is also stated that dictments of the same character will be met by the eaine plea. If counsel are sustained it will greatiy embarrass the ating atworney.” When the prosecuting attorney of a connty like Montgomery succeeds infso framing indictments as to secure the hamunity from punishinent of tve marderers at one term of the court his constitueats might think it for their Interest to send his to a law school. A HAUNTED HOUSE AMONG THE COLORADO MINES. Is There Any “Lode” in the Story? {From the Colorado Herald, Dec. 31,) The house in which Dr. Wharton lived while in Georgetown is haunted. It le asinall frame cott situated in the lower town, immediately ander dark shadow of the mountain, close to where Miss Lander met such a sad, cruel death, There is @ hor- ribie feeitag of dread steals over the lonely traveller who chances to passthis spot after nightfall. The children of the village speak of it in whispers, and matrons find in the very name of the apot a talis- man which never falls to awe obstreperous young- asters into obedience. Immediateiy by the side of the ool aforesaid @ stunted, crooked ie tree otal which has @ hangdog, 8! ar about it, which would be “outleed even by @ stranger. It has @ miserly, contracted ce too stingy to grow ani too mean to 4 die. it i the tree upon which Bainbridge was hanged. Under that little, crooked pine he uttered his last prayer, and there he warned his executioners to re- JANUARY 9, 1869,—TRIPLE SHEET, member that night, for he would haunt them until they died. About yuagpenshes ago the ‘pecole who wate See coomaeg house were ied were heard on floor, on the steps leading to the chamber, even in the very room where the men, with wide-eyed terror, sat and trembled, but could see nothing. Since that time no man, no human being, has been found so brave as to enter the house after dark. THE METROPOLITAN EXCISE BCARD, Annual Report of tho Board te the Governor= Self-glorification—The Activity of the Board— How the Law Works—A Hint to Sunday DrinkereComparison of Arreste—A Finane cia? Statement. §@ The Metropolitan Board of Excise has made its annual report to the Governor of the State, and in tris it appears, at first sight, that it has done wonderful good to the city of New York and to the whole of the Excise district. On closer inspection it ig somewhat doubtful, whether the benefits con- ferred are in any degree commensurate with the ex- penses incurred. That the number of ‘licensed’? drinking places has decreased under the law no one will or can doubt. But that the number of places, from which immorality is spread throughout the city has increased even the Board of Excise will not deny. The cellar saloons in the lower part of the city area nuisance and “stink in the nostrils” ofall honest men; but these caverns of iniquity never flourished tosuch an extent as since the rule of the Excise Board. It 1s aremarkable omission in the report that the Excise Board has no reference to make to these breeding places of sin and of crime and pro- poses no measure to ‘‘stamp” them out of existence. In the hope that the desire to glorify itself has not entirely blinded the Board to the demands of public morals and of public justice, its report for the year 1868 is herewith given in full:— To THS GOVERNOR OF THE STaTs OF NEw YORK:— The Metropolitan Board of Excise, pursuant to section twenty-three of chapter 578 of the laws of 1866, and to section sixteen of chapter 956 of the laws of 1867, and to section nineteen of chapter severty- four of the laws of 1866, submits the fol- lowing report for the per since the 16th day of December, 1867, the date of its last annual report. In its former communications this Board was compelled to report that its action nad been emb: and the public mind agitated by numerous suits against ard and expensive proceedings in the courts. ‘There was also not wanting some organized action that tended to develop a feeling of hostility towards the law on the part of those most opposed to it. Dae past there has been exhibited much less evidence of ihis feeling; nearly all litigation has ceased, and a general disposition to observe the law and to promote its proper execution bas taken their place, In the city of New York only a single suit has been instituted against the Board: during the year. his suit, still pending, isin the name of the jate Mayor of that city, aad has for its object to _pro- cure a judgment that the franchise of granting excise licenses belongs solely to that officer, and that its exer- cise by him. necessary for the protection of the city creditors. acne Pending for several months no proceedings have been taken in this suit, and as the Board annually pays more excise money into tap city Treasury than has been received during any twenty years prior to the passage of the present Ex- cise law, and this law had been declared constitn- tional by the Court of Appeals, it is hardly antict- pated that this litigation can seriously prejudice the administration of the law. THE EXUISE LAW IN QUEENS COUNTY. ‘The litigation formerly reported in the county of Queens is nearly at an end, and the liquor dealers in the portion of that county subject to the Excise law have generally taken out licenses. And wuijle it will not probably be practicable to enforce the Excise law so completely in @ section to which the Metro- Ppolitan Police law is not applied, as in other sections of the Excise district, yet the ready recovery of ver- dicts in cases brought by the before the Su- preme Court in that county, furnished such convinc- ing evidence of the public feeling concerning its en- forcement that the principal liquor dealers ac- quiesced, and promptly and cheerfully took licenses from the Board, EXCISE TRIALS, A most laborious and delicate portion of the du- ties of the Board is involved in the investigation of charges of violation of licences and of the Excise law; and the decisions of cases also involve the question of the forfeiture of the iicenses. rece o iy towara the easy and eifeetive execution of the law, and tends te stren; the public confidence in its administration. of the questions to be decided are very embarrassing, and it requires patience, cure and thtegrity to secure the ends or justice. It will be seen that the Board has investigated more than 2,297 such complaints; that 467 licenses have been revoked, and that 564 charges have been dis- missed as not established, and forty have been in- definitely postponed, It isa fact of tance, as [erate age the Se in — pe jelicate Cr as been discharged, that though the op) exists in every case, only a singie Goumtingtors review in the law courts of the action of the in revoking licenses has ever been taken, and in ‘that case the decision of the Board was sustained, and the certiorari was denied, because no facts calling for a review of the decision of the Board * could be shown. HOW THE LAW WORKS. The following extract from the last report of this Board is confirmed by the experience of the past year:—‘‘fheorista have contended, on the one hand, that the traMc in intoxicating liquors should be utterly prohibited and suppressed; on tne other, that it shoul ‘as free ag the trade in grain or bread, or in any other necessary of life. Tne public judg- ment has, with rare aberrations, held a dle ground between the extremes, maintaining that this tramic should be tolerated, but regulated and sub- jected to restrictions whicn, while they provide for ‘the reasonable and moderate gratification of the appe- tive for stimulants, opposed barriers to perilous ex- cess and reckless infatuation. “If this golden mean between absolute prohibition and bound! induigence is still to be adhered to we respectfully submit that no material alteration in the present law is desirable or would prove con- ducive to the general weil being.” When the present law went into operation the number of plaees at which intoxicating liquora were publicly soid iu New York and Brooklyn was 9,720, and the number of such places !s now 7,301. It can scarcely be Cs go by auy sane man that any useful purpose could be secured by inc! the number of such places; and the suostitution o other pursuits in 2,419 such places, it may be hoped, has added somewhat to the comfort of families, and not @ litule to the accumulation of productive indus- try in the two cities, The jaw, it is belleved, was not enacted, and it has not been administered on any theory of coercive — morality, nor on any assumption of a right 0 say, ceneraily, what peopie shall drink as a bever- age, Dut solely on the theory of providing reason- able and wholesome regulations for a pubiic trafic cullarly liabie to abuse; and there cannot, it is be- ved, be any serious ground for doubt (at least on thle experience of this law), that the exemption of the Christian Sabbath from tis traiiic, and the re- duction of the period of its public pursuit from twenty-four to eignteen hours per day, and from 168 to 108 hours week, has done mach to promote what ail inen and women desire, and litte to foster what any good man or women can regret. A HINT. If the habit of drinking is #0 a in or the need of stimulants is so great be intermitted on Sunday, or from oe - light, it is not dificult to secure a supply use during these periods; and few can have such ideas of the convenience and advantage of the near roximity of a liquor store as to claim that —_ suf- fer any serious prejudice by the Board page ape iteing more than 7,301 cons yaa to exist in cities of New York and Brooklyn. CHARACTER OF LICENSKD HOUSES. The Board caanot doubt that the provisions of the law which renders it necessary for those who spend their time in those places to depart at mid- night, and makes it for the interest of tie licensees to preserve quiet and order on their premises while open, have contributed to prevent scenes of vice and violence; aud the reductions of the number of places where oe ae are sold has been made by rejecting §= an a the applica- tions, and forfeiting the licenses of those who kept the most objectionable — Tn this way, it is be- lieved, & gradual elevation has been cominenced in the average character of the licensed houses ; and it may not be too much to hope that, before long, it may be manifest that both the pride and the interest of the licensed vendors under this law are united to limit the number licensed, by opposing licenses to all whose places tend to bring disrepute on the com- mon business. RLRCTION DAYS. The closing of the drinking places on election day has been known to contribut Hy to the pubi and quiet, and the same Resuit is now equal! arent a8 & consequence Of closing such places on the Sabbath. COMPARISON OF ARKESTS. We are able to makea@ fair comparison by con- trasting the records of arrests for Sunday’ and Tuesdays, Thus, @ record kept for a period of eight months in 1866 showed 3,516 arrests for intoxication on Sundays and 3,380 for the same cause on the pong MG ny of each week, the 136 ex- ces¢ on Sundays indicating, doubtless, the namber that @ Want of occupation on the Sabbath Jeaves the easier victims of intemperate habits. In the thirteen months during Which the present Ex- cise law had been in force, at the date of the last report, it was proved that 6,021 arrests were made on the Tuesdays, against only 2,514 on the Sundays of the same weeks; and this 3,507 excess of Tuesday over Sunday arrests, according to the ratio shown for the prior eight months, comes considerably short of the number of scenes of disorder of which the Sab- bath had been relieved. And it ahould ve remarked that some portion of the Sunday arresis, ander the present Excise law, have been of persons who have ‘out of the district and dran™ so much gues wd fell into the hands of “ne poiice on ir ‘The following table shows / fetal! the arrests for intoxication on Sundays ar’ fuessays for the year next preceding the ist of *sovember inst, and to this Getalled statement is added the aggrezate of sue arrests for the period fi vember 1, 1867:—~ fopemy fo an | esse sesee 4] 186) 4| 401] 215 5 | woo) 6] bad] 36 4| isa] 4] 73) 219 4] mos) | Sel as 6 $) Bal a] il a 5] gaol 4) soa] 1s 4| 357) 6 379 4| al 4] 445] 195 5 | 456) 4) 479) 33 4] sel 8] fal) 405 4| 377] 4 156 48 1,005] 44 | 4,7179,779 96 [5,265] v6 |11,08416.771 : riod coverpd by the table, it will be observed, includes 95 Sundays and 96 Tuesdays. The entire pumber of 31 for intoxication on those was 5,263, and the whole number of fues- day arrests for the same cause was 11,034. gives on an average 55 arrests of persons for intoxi- cation on each Sunday, and of 114 such arrests on each Tu 3 a excess of cases of intoxt- cation on Tuesday over those of Sunday of 59, and an aggregate excess for the period of Tuesday over Sun- intoxication of 5,771 cases. Any one familiar with the scenes of terror and disorder that so often precede such arrests, and with the rabble of children and adults of both sexes that so often follow the Police with the noisy inebriate to the station houses ‘on Sunday, will me appreciate how much 1s gained for decency and order on the Sabbath by removin; the cause of nearly six thousand such sad exhibi- tions in the crowded thoroughfares of two great cities. THE ATTORNEY. ‘The attorney 1s now paid entirely by his salary, and he accounts to the Board for all costs collected in actions commenced since March last. THE FINANCES. The amount received for licenses since the or- Le of the Board has been as follows:— @ amount collected during the eleven months covered by our first report was. . $1,205,449 The amount received during the eight months covered by our second report was. pig 1,305,002 Dy tnls rt repor' 4 i : 1,447,156 Making the aggregate receipts in thirty-one ne est tne aalasivatoa af tise fue including the long litigation in z The am twelve months embraced has been. jeens county, has been, during the past The portions of the excise district in which the money for license alone during the past year hay been collected, and the di ition made of it, are set forth in detail in the schedule attached, but may be summarily stated as follows:— Receipts. *2800 1,737 2,592 1,855 «$1,431,172 Dis Sinking fund, New York. $904,877 Commissioners of Charitic 86,660 Sinking fund, Brooklyn. 59,883 Inebriates’ Home for Kings ty. 201,961 School fund for county towns of kings coun- ty, except New Utrecht.. - 2,248 School fund for New Utrecht. os 498 School fund for Richmond county 16,606 School fund for Newtown and Jamaica. School ‘und for Flushing.......... New York State Inebriate Asylum. Fund reserved for expenses....... The amounts cellected from penalties and the sources from which the same have been received are a8 follows:— New York—Court of Special Sessions. justice Ledwit Brookiyn—Justice Dailey. » 170 ickley + 160 ‘1,838 . » 260. Richmond county—Just $100 Gravesend—Justice Johnson.. 108 Queens county—Amount coll ney of the Board...... 2,355 Amount of interest received dui id ring t year, as will be seen by Treasurer’s report, $7,621. Respectfully submitted, by order of the Board. J. 8, BOSWORTH, President. Emmons CLarx, Secretary. BROOKLYN INTELLIGENCE. AccUSED OF FALSE PRETENCES.—A young man named John Ludlow was arrested last night on the complaint of William Bell, who charges him with obtaining money under false pretences. The priso- ner, as alleged, called upon a number of business men in August last and collected the sum of $300 or $400 for the purpose, as he represented, of pur- chasing a steamer for Franklin ghee! No. 3, to replace the hand Not having ry to make these ns & Warrant was is- sued by Justice Cornwell for his arrest. He left the city and did not return until last evening, when he ‘was taken into custody and locked up w answer. News 1N BRier.—A copper still, worth $100, was stolen on Wednesday night from the distillery of N. W. Butler, No, 21 Furman street, The liquor store of Daniel Scott, No. 40 Bridge street, was burglariously entered last evening, and cigars and liquors were carried off. The money drawer of W. L. Nixel, No. 319 Fulton avenue, was robbed of its contents (ten dollars), and Bonjamin Smith was arrested eran, charged with embezzling forty dollars from Messra. Sim; |pson & fo. 16 AnD New York. He aires sneak thief stole several articles of clothing from the residence of W. B. Bromele, No. 98 Cariton ave- nue, on Thursday evening, and dropped a night key seaman to the bark the Atlantic dock, fell from the of that vessel on Thursday and fractarea his skull. His mjuries, 1 is feared, will prove fatal. William Dexter was the name given by an indi- vidual who was discovered at an early hour yester- day morning, with his shoes off, in the area way of ae xford street. He is held for e: a ion. The tar distillery of Charles Doty, near the Gow- anus Canal, was destroyed by fire about tweive o'clock ay Thursday nigitt ‘The loss does not ex- % Charles McNally, a young man, was committed to wait the action of the Grand Jury on the charge of grand larceny. The prisoner, it 14 ail je six- five dollars from a trunk at the house of Cornelius aliens, No. 42 Kent avenue. Joun Robertson and James Cooper were the con- testanta ina pigeon shooting match here on Thurs- day for $100 a side, which was won by the former. The conditions were fiiteen birds each, at eighteen yards, with twenty yards boundary, five doubie and at ingle py F nm were killed by Robertson, fourteen by ponent. Charles Blowateld has been appointed chairman of the Committee of Arrangements by the Brooklyn Sangerbund for their annual ball, which is to come off on the 15th of February. Colonel M. Bennett has been chosen President of the Brooklyn Central Dispensary for this year. ‘The gas jet m the show window of the fancy store of Mrs. Rachel Smith, No. 68 Sinith street, set fire to a portion of the py last evens, causing dam- age to the amount of $500; insured. ‘An illicit distillery was seized in Nassau street, near Navy, yesterday A still and fifteen barrels of ‘molasses Were turned over to the govern- ment. Patrick Barrett, while ander the influence of Nquor on That night, was relieved of hi ket book, containing $100, and, suspecting Thomas Uro- gan, a barkeeper, of having comiiticd the offence, the latter was arrested and held for examination. ANNUAL MEETING OF THE PLYMOUTH CHURCH SOCIETY, ‘The annual meeting of the Plymouth Church Se- clety was held in the lecture hall of that church on Thursday evening, Mr. John F. Howard presiding thereat, The Treasurer of the society, Mr. Graves, read the annual report, from which it is shown that the entire receipts from all sources during the past year were $62,470, of which $55,000 were from pew rents, and the remainder borrowed money. The expenditures were $62,116—leaving @ balance of $900, Among the items enumerated was that of ‘water tax for ranning the which tax amounts to $197. Tens I the church is $1,000. ‘The debt of the Beti eit Dasnserer < Cy fpaid,” The Total wndebtednese Of the charoh, in. Fading tne aterm in round ich cares FE pea at Peel trustees for three years. D, Benedict was elected as clerk and Messrs, and Moody as auditors. The Treasurer st that the entire running ex penses of the church for the present aout would be between ‘and $27,000. Resolutions considerable d: jon between the mombers wu the propriety vor increasing the appropriation mousic from §4,000 to ‘Was finally laid on the t NEW JERSEY. Bergen City. STREET IMPROVBMENTS.—Surveys are being made for the purpose of extending ali the streets ip Ber? gen so as to cover the unoccupied territory, The map drawn out under the direction of the eommis« sioners will be completed and presented to the Com- mon Council at the end of two weeks, Hoboken. THE RICHARDS CasB.—A resolntion was adopted at the last meeting of the Common Council recon- aidering their decision in the case of Oillcer Richards. ‘The case was finally disposed of by accepting the resignation of Richards, Fire.—The vinegar factory on Washington atreet caught fire on Thursday night, s it is supposed by, many that there is an illictt still in proximy to this building there were fears of an extensive conflagra- tion. ‘The firemen prevented the dames from x ET ing and the damage sustained was trifing,. One of the firemen in descending the stairs fell aud sprained his ankle. PoLice RePrort.—Captatu Donavan reports that during the first six months 828 arrests were made as follows:—Drunk, 412; disorderly conduct, 179; lar- ceny, 64; violation of city ordinances, 62; arrest on suspicion, 46; a tand battery, 3:1. ‘There were fined 408; committed to county jail, 60; sentenced to county jail, 5; sentenced to city prison, 63; dis- charged, 251; admitted to bail, 48; sent to poor- house, 2; delivered to United Siates authorities, 1. Newark. A Har S7oxe Ropsepd.—The store of Ryan & Co., on Broad street, was broken into early yesterday morning and furs to the value of about eighty dol- lars stolen. An entrance was effected tivough break- ing the tront window, Amputarep.—Jobn Tighe, a workman in the employ of James & Co.’s tinware factory, on Rail+ road avenue, had to submit to a surgical RAE RGION perertey, inorder to save hisarm. fhe hand wag adly crashed i the machinery a short time since. A SNEA) 1gF Cavaat.—Yesterday forenoon a German named George Freund was discovered, ag alleged, in the act of carrying off from in front of the clothing store of Mr, Strahan, on Market atreet, @ roll of cloth. He was preveated from running away by tae proprietor, who held him until the arrival of an oilicer. The residence of the prisoner in West strect was searcued und two woollen shawls, two woolicn tippets, a horse blanket und an over- coat, ail supposed to be stolen, were sound, The, coat 1s claimed to be the one saatched froin in front of Mr. Osborn’s store recently. The accused was committed. Rahway. DesTRucTION OF Hay AND FaeicuT Cars.—On the New Jersey Railroad, on Thursday night, about ten o'clock, at a point just beyond tais place and near the Amboy junction, a hay freighted train caught fire, which resulted in the totai destraction’ of a large quantity of hay and four cara, Other cars were also badly burned. The Rahway ay men, with tieir apparatas, were promptly on hand, but their efforts to quench the Hames were unsuc- cessful. The hay was owned by a party in Jersey City. Sparks from a passing locomotive were thé cause of tne fire. Trains were delayed for a con- siderable time and the track severely damaged. The fire extended quite a distance, and presented a pic- turesque sigat from afar. Trenton. KEROSENE ACOIDENT.—On Thursday night a young girl named Rogers undertook to light a larap at the: stove, when it exploded and enveloped the poor creature in flames. She ran into the yard aoeing! for ald, whica only intensified her sufferings, an before assistance could be rendered her breast and) back were literally charred. Her father, in his auxiety to extinguish the flames, received seve- ral severe burns on the arm. ‘The giri was not ex- pected to survive last evening. FUNERAL OF THE LATE COLONEL TAESSILIAN. The funeral of the late Colonel S. R. Treasilian took place yesterday afternoon, from No. 144 Bloom- field street, Hoboken. It had been arranged the previous evening by several prominent men of the Fenian Brotherhood to inter the deccased im one of the cemeteries near Jersey City, but at the — re-* quest of the Masonic Lodge of Piermont, N. Y., of which fraternity the Colonel was a iuciber, the body was taken to the aboye mentioned place by the cars on the Northern New Jersey Railroad. BURGLARY IN WESTVILLE, CONN. The Operators Bring the Plunder to New York and are Caught. Thursday morning, on the arrival of the nine o’clock train from New Haven at the depot in Fourty avenue, officer McDonald, of the Twenty-ninth pre- cinct, had his attention directed to the vaggage car} where he was informed, was @ trunk partly open,’ containing such @ strange lot of goods that his in- formant deemed there was something wrong con- nected with it, McDonald at once began to make am investigation, and while thus engaged an individual, in @ hurried manner, came to the car with an ex- hangs present his check, was about to remove trunk, when officer arrested him. in the station house, to which he was at once re- his name as James McVay, and after great uuportunity acknowledged that pro- perty contamed in the truak was a portion of the pro- Peed of @ burglary ee and ani accomplice named Charles Carralien, im Westville,! New Haven county, Conn., the previous night, The trunk was then searched and found to contain quan- sities of aan cloth, spool and skein silk, wristleta/ pocketbooi handkerchiefs, necktues and clothing,' valued at $200, From this and additional informa-| tion officer McGowan, of the same precinct, was despatched to the depot, and uj one o’clock train he len and conveyed him also to the station house. 8 afterwards detective oiticer Callahan, of. New Haven, cailed, in company with Fran Dwight Bradley, of Westville, and apprised them of the bur- glary in question, when, to their great surprise and’ extreme pleasure, they were informed what had al-} Teady been accomplished in the arrest aad confession of one of the above parties. Mr. Bi immediate! the arrival of the \d_ arrested radiey ly the pro} a8 of thas stolen from his store on Wednesday Yesterday m the were before Justice at Jefferson Market joe affidavits were taken means Share atch ates 8 office, r 8 mI e teken for their immediate plivery to the New Ha- ‘ven officers. e In their informal examination McVay said that he was twenty-one years old, born in New Ort Profession a comedian, lives in New York, aad in answer to the had nothing to say. Oarrailan states that he is eare of age, born in England, lives in Toronto, is a and knows nothing relat tive to the charge. During the afternoon McVay voluntarily proceeded with the oflicer to New Haven, but Carralian de- clined to gee gt him, whic will necessitate a requisition trom the Governor of Connecticut upon Governor Hotlman before he can be delivered up. THE WHISKEY RING AND THE GOVERNM:HT OFFICERS. New York, Jan. 6, 1869. To THE Eprror or THR HeRath:— ‘The paragraph from your Washington despatches in this morfing’s issue in reference wo alleged charges of misconduct against Internal Revenue Su- pervisor Marr, of St. Louis, lets in another little ray of light upon the mismanagement of our revenue system under its present head and some of his worthy deputies, But your Washington informa- tion is only the precursor of more of the same sort, Judging from the nature of some of the appoint- ments nowadays making, unless the owens greatly deceive us. Do your readers and the great body of the tax- paying pub!ic know that another Supervisor, who is actually now engaged in the exercise of the extraor- dinary power vested in his office by act of Congress waa, within a few months prior to his appointment to his present responsibie poainen, @ disticer in one of the upper districts of this city, and that when he ceased distilling to take his office he was ii ly in arrears to tue government for having made insam- clent returns * And further, is that same good-na- tured, uncomplaining public aware that une of the twenty-five detectives appointed by the Commis- sioner of internal Revenue himself, qit.iout interfe- rence from the President or Secretary of the Trea- sury, or any one else, was only recently, and under the Jate law, manager of a distiliory in the Ninth dis- trick Such are the facts, however, whether tue peo- ple know tiem or not. Now, these geutiemen may make very worthy and eMctent oflicers, notwithstanding their connection with the ap ge of whiskey; but I submit it to you whether it ts doing the Mi tod or becomin: thing to select men of such antecedents for places the character of those created under the law of jast suinmer, Is the internai revenue in ent of opr tts a ae catch a ee embraced in the adage to either of fe gentiemen referred to above, who, lor aught I know, may be as honest in their present position as it was im; ible for them to be under the recent law and its absurd and ruinous administration. I merely quote the proverb to point ow msay toon pero a hi nha jh low many more 6 oMcers now charged wit! high and responsible duties in the revenue service, as at present constituted, may bers of the real, AL wo} been ve se ey "tam what is n, the ‘that itis no fault of the powers if these mem- supremacy under the new as jaws on the su ‘of the >