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NEW YORK CITY. THE COURTS. UNITED STATES CIRCUT COUIT—IN EQUITY. The Dupuy Pardons Revoked—The Validity of President Granv’s Revocation of a Pardon by President Johnson Under Consideration.§ Before Judge Blatchford. Im re Moses Dupuy and Jacob Dupuy.—This case has been reopened on @ motion for a writ of habeas corpus. ‘fhe defendaats, Moses and Jacob Dupuy, were convicted in the month of Feb- ruary last, in the United States Circuit Court, on an indictment charging them with rescuing a quantity of spirits from the custody of an officer of the in- ternal revenue. They were subsequently pardoned by President Johnson, but the pardon did not reach the Unitea States Marshal for the district till a day or two after the expiration of President Jonnson’s term of office. The then United States District At- torney, Mr. Samuel & Courtney, telegraphed to the authorities in” Washington stating the facts and asking instructions in the mat- ter before the Marshal should act on the pardon, The result was that on the 6th March, the subject being laid before President Grant, he by ver- bal order directed E, B, Washburne, Secretary of Btate, to send to the Marshal of the Southern dis- trict of New York @ communication not to act on the pardon, The Secretary’s order reads as fol- lows:—“‘Washington, March 6, 1869, To Robert Mower United States Marshal:—If Jacob Dupuy and Moses Dupuy are not released you will regard their jons as cancelled, and do you return immediately same to this department. Signed B. B. Wash- burne.” ‘ins telegram being received was prompay acted on, and the pardon, of tne parties refer to returned to the Stace Department. The question TOW comes up on the legality of the cancellation by President Grant of a pardon issued by his predeces- sor in the executive chair, The case 1s being argued on the ‘of the Dupuys by Messrs. Stoughton and Seward, and for the goyemmens by Mr. Pierrepont, United States Vistrict Attorney. ‘The matter was argued yesterday before the court. Mr. Seward opened the argument in favor of the prisoner vy sta that the pardon had been issued on March 3, 1869, for the offence mentioned in tie tition. and sent on by mail to Robert Murray, inited States Marshal in New York; that it was re- ceived at his office on Marcn 4; that other pardons had been received by that official, and usually sent by mail to wardens Of institutions were prisoners were conflued. Untted States District Attorney Pierrepont then said that on March 6 the President gave verbal direction to the Secretary of State (Washburne) to send & communication to the United States Marshal in New York in reference to the pardon. This oraer ‘was obeyed, and @ telegram despatched to the eifect that if the prisoners were not released he (the Marshal) shouid consider the pardon cancelled and reiain them im custody. This telegram was received ‘tue same day at tie Marshal's office and the pardon was sent back and received at the State oifice, ‘when the President verbally directed it to be can- celled, hr. Seward contended that the pardon was Bever cancelied, but admitted that the order had Leen given for 1s cancellation, Mr. Plerrepont Maintiined that at least it had never been reissued. Mr. Seward objected to this expression, but allowed that it had never been out of the State De- partment since. Judge Blatchiord thought it indis- eee to know what became of it, as the Prest- jeut’s order to cancel the pardon would not be equi- valent to acanceliation, no more than an order for [oe {on ts in itseif a pardon. Stil more, the presump- ion would be that ne had revoked his order if there be no proof that cancellation took place. Mr. Seward said he had a copy of the pardon taxen from the records, and it bore no marks of cancel- Ja Ju Blatchford suggested that a series of ques. tious be framed, to be sent to the President, and that his reply would be suilicient on this point without his sworn testimony. Mr. Stoughton said they would submit that the President gave no further directions in the matter subsequent to the order for cancellation. Mr. Seward then proceeded with his ai nt. The first point was whether the specific offence men- ‘aoned in the return was set forth in the pardon. Mr, Pierrepont contended that the terms of the lon were incorrect in stating that the conviction ik place in the January term, whereas there was no January term, and, woreover, the judgment and tie: imposed were dificrent from those meniioned in pardon, Mr. Seward sald that in the words of the petition he been only once convicted of rescuing spirite from @ revenue oiticer, and the intention of the President was to pardon that offence. Besides, the return stated that the trial took place January 7, 1869, and was conunued January 13, when the Prisoner was found guilty. A motion for a new trial was made on F 10, and on Feb- Tuary 15 sentence was passed. There were two counts, and on each count the prisoner was sentenced to t imprisonment and the payment of one doilar fine. In the pardon the term of imprisonment was stated as a year and the fine as $200, Wich was the aggregate of the double sentence on the two counts. This, then, did away with the objections of the Attorney General. Tue learned counsel then went on to relate the power of pardoning vested by the constitution in the Presi- dent, and showed that the formalities which were not of obfgation but merely of practice and custom had been carried out in this matter. He contended, also (arguing from the parallel case of Cross in Pennsylvania), that delivery to the United States Marshal iu New York was equivalent to delivery to the prisoner, who thereoy bad a vested right in the lon and could force the Marshal by mandamus deliver it to him. ‘The delivery in this case was complete, and the Marshal in this case was merely the agent of the prisoner. Consequently the pris- over was entitled to the full benefit of the pardon, “ <- my A Patent Suit. Before Judge Blatchford. Samuel H. Doughty vs. Joseph J. West et at.—in this case the Court has rendered a decision tn favor of plaintiff and ordered a perpetual imjunction against che defendants. UNITED STATES CIRCUIT COURT—CRIMINAL BRANCH. The McHenry Case—Motion Trial. Before Juage Benedict. Wn the case of John D. McHenry, who was con- victed a week ago on a charge of perjury, argument on a motion for a new trial was heard, Mr. E. D. McCarthy jor the motion, Mr. Joseph Bell opposing. UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT. Petitions and Discharges in Bankruptcy. ‘The following voluntary petitions have been fled In the United States District Court since the 17th of May uit.:— Rudolph Seligman, August Sielgman and Charles Wasserman, New York city. Charics Leut, Sr, Yonkers, N. Y. During the same period three involuntary peti- tions have been flied. During the same period each of the following Bamed persons received a discharge in bank- ruptey:— Wilder H. Pray, George Von Seybold, James L. Paine, William Williams, Thomas Larken, George K§Coove, William © Donnell, Jeremiah Kieckaer, Cuares sleckner, Heury H. Coats and Heury Si- mons, x for a New UNITED STATES COMMISSIONERS’ COUAT. Alleged Frauds Under the Bankrupt Law. Before Commissioner Betts. The Untied States vs, Levitt and Another.—The ‘accused had been arrested upon a warrant issued upon an indictment found in Hartford, Conn., alieg- ing that they, being bankrupts upon their own tition, had purchased goods to the amount of 000 within two months, upon credit, with intent to defraud their creditors. Edwin James appeared a8 thetr counsel and made application for an adjournment of the examimation ‘unui Tuesday next, which the Vourt granted, Alleged Forgery of a Bounty Claim. Before Commissioner Osborn, Richard Osborn, alias Richard Rowe, and John A. honey were committed by Commissioner Osborn, they having been arrested by Deputy Marsbal David H, Crowley, on a charge of forging a bounty claim for money aue @ discharged soldier named James SUPREME COURT—CHAMBERS. The Forfeiture of the Charter of the Dental College—Motion for the Argament. Before Judge Cardozo, The Attorney General of the State, de, vs. The Dental College of New York.—An action in the na- ture of a quo warranto was brought against the defendants by tho Attorney General to compel a forfettmre of the charter of the Dental College of New York, on the ground of misbehavior of the irustees, ‘ihe principal charges against them were disregard of their own bylawe; attempting to er those bylaws irregularly, in order to cover up irregularity, and giving diplomas to four stu. nis who were not, Acc ng to their regulations, entivied to such diploma: ‘he main charge was the tsaning of the certificates or be vy vo the young men at the lest graduation. he fret rujes Fequired three years’ study from students. This was afterwards inodified so as to permit office work to count as time of study, and thus to reduce the period of actual attendancé at the college to abont two ars, The charge ts that he last examination hey passed some students who had not filled even Shese easter requirements, and the Regents of the University having reinsed prove these diplomas, an effort Was made in & hurry and irregularly vo amend the bylaws to cover the case, The answer of the college is that in so faras the facuity of the college did act they acted on the rep- fesentations of the Dean, who has since failed to be elected, and ts now the promoter of this attack; ‘as a matter of fagt the young men were weil nothing illegal, whatever { intended to do, and that their intentions NEW YORK HERALD, SUNDAY, JUNE 6, 1869.-TRIPLE SHEET, repared, and passed excellent examinations; that Tie trustees did not, in fact, issue diplomas, and have done may have were per- fectiy good. case came up on a motion before Judge Cardozo, and after argument an injunction order was granted and a receiver of the college ap- pointed a8 provisional remedies. Defendanis now move for a reargument of the former motion and the vacation of the former orders, the defendants add aflidayvits containing some- what more full and cechuical denials of the charges, and ioe parties appeared by counsel before Judge 1020. Mr. Courtney, counsel for the plaintiff, commenced his argunent and continued for apout ten minutes, when Judge Cardozo was called away from the bench. Alter waiting for his return for ten or tifteen minutes, the counsel, after a short conversation, agreed to submit the case, handed up their papers to the clerk and left the court, the Ludington A Third Habeas Corpus Case. In re Moses E. Ludington.—In the case of Moses E. Ludington, who has been in imprisonment now for about @ year on a charge preferred in various shapes of defrauding New York merchants, and who has already applied to City Judge Bedford and Judge McCunn to have himself admitted to bail, and been refused, counsel nas obtained a third habeas corpus, returnable on Monday, before the Judge at Chambers. SURROGATE’S COURT. Before Surrogate Tucker. Wills admitted during week ending June 5, 1869:— Ann A. Delaney, Eliza Moses, John Thompson, Wil- Mam Wakeman (foreign), John Sowasby, Sarah Dixon, Joseph R. Hitchcock, Christopher Smith, James Hamilton, Rebecca Rohr, George P. Soder, Charles M; Connelly, Louisa A. Limbert, Samuel Schmidt, John G George W. Coster, John J. Phelps and He ald. By will of Will W. Wakeman are made the following benevolent uests:—To American Bible Society, $2,600; to American Tract Society, A to American Sunday School Union, $2,500; ew York Home Missionary Society, $2,500; to Society for the Promotion of the Gospel among Seamen, $2,500. » Letters of administration were granted on estates of Maria Van Houten, Charles Caish, Robert Hood, James Devine, Kose Ann Cotter, jamin Gom- rts, Hannah M. Walden, Mary Coughlin, Paulina mbel, Henry Schellenberg, Emil Faliot, Jacob Sil- verman, Frances Eastwood, Hannah Connors, Jane Addy, John Lahan, Patrick Clancy, John D. Dexter, George Graff, Mary Russell, Mary Hessman, James H. Green, Marcella Hennessey, Peter Murtha, Han- nah Secor Dalton and John A. Grimm. COURT OF SPECIAL SESSIONS. A Noted Pal of Bristol Bill Relieves a Vir- ginia Lady of her Pocketbook—He Tries to Pass Himself as One of the Smith Family, but Fails, and is Astonished at Hearing a Biographical Record of Himself—Advertising for Wotkmen to go to Blackwell’s Isinnd. Before Judges Dowling and Kelly. ‘The calendar was unusually lengthy yesterday, con- sisting of forty-six cases, of which twenty-six were charges of assault and battery, eighteen of petit larceny, one of mischievous mischief and one of keeping @ disorderly house. A large crowd of spec- tators filled the court room, whose interest in the tri-weekly exhibitions given here of life’s criminal vagaries does not evidently abate with the advancing hot weather. A NOTED OFFENDER. Petty offenders, those having picayune conceptions of crime, make upthe bulk of the prisoners ar- Taigned at this court. It is not unlikely, and, in- deed, to throw aside all doubt, it is a fact that very many putting in their first appearance here gradu- ate at higher courts, and thence reap all the honors of Sing Sing and that highest criminal goal—the gal- lows. A noted offender, however, was among the batch of prisoners, as his speedy arraignment and the facts developed in his trial and the re marks of Judge Dowling upon sentencing him abun- dantly revealed. Mra. §Henrietta Bennett, a fine looking lady of matronly years, was the complainant, She lived in Loudon county, Va., and ‘was at present on a visit to this city. She was pass- caited her attention to it, and policeman, had the man arrested. confederate and dropped th roe ewbeok ¢ H erat Top] e empty pocke: on the sidewalk. Such was the on “What have you got to say to charge?’ Judge Dowling asked the prisoner. “1 am not guilty,” he promptly answered. “Your name 18 what?’ pursued the Judge “William Smith.” “That name, and you look like an honest man,” qui continued the Ji “| am an honest man. @ hard-working man, your Honor,” pleaded the [iene should think so irom your appearance.” ly Lee pca) does not deceive you.” ‘No, they do not, but you think they do,”’ spoke up the Judge, loudly and firmly, and contracting his brows in a way showing there was a storm brewing. “] don’t understand,”’ said the prisoner, “Pl let you undersiand,”” Lee out the Judge; “I knew you the moment you wok your place before me. I don’t forget easily ok ces. a ise is flimsy, and won’t do. It ts true you are @ little fatter than you used to be; but that peculiar expression of your face and those eyes cannot be forgotten. Your name appears on the papers as William Smith; you gare that to me as your nae I wo know you William Jones, and by other aliases. Yon? righ our fiame is William Cline. Three 7 ago you were arrested for stealing a watch at he Staten Island ren and were indicted, but escaped punishment through the complainant leaving the eity. A short time alter this you were arrested for a burglary in the Eignth avenue, and cuaees tn the act, but before you was brought to trial the officer the arrest found it conve- nient to resign and not appear against you, and you were aischarged. The air of New York not agreeii with your constituuion you went to Pittsburg and, with William Darlington, alias Bristol Bill, aecom- plished a bank robbery of $20,000, and with the pro. ceeds fled to Canada, Through compoanding the case you escaped punishment. It is unnecessary to go on with your record. It is full of stirring criminal adventures. It has been your good fortune to go un- whipped of justice. Lately you have been playing the part of the ‘biudgeon.’ I find yeu Coed of this cnarge. What have you to say why sentence should not be pronounced upon yout” “I have nothing to say.’ meekly replied the priso- r, fi saw that be was known and that it was all up with him. “If it were in the power of these ladies to remain here,’’ continued the Judge, “I would have tlis case sent to the Court of General Sessions, which wouid insure you at least five years in State Prison. As it is, I shail inflict the severest penaity in my power— six months in the Penitentiary and a fine of $60, to stand committed until paid.’? DRUMMING UP MUNICIPAL LABORERS. They are evidently Jacking in laborers on Black- well’s Isla A case came up of complaimt for keeping orderly house on Crosby street. The evidence sustained the complaint, and the accused was givea four months in the Penitentiary, In the course of the evideace it was shown that about the corners of the lower portion of this street are, at nearly all hours of the day and night, assembled gangs of young men whose pusiness is robbery when they get a chance and insulting respectable people when they think they can ao it with im- punity. “Lam going to clear off these corner gangs if I can,” said Juage a “and can only get the co- operation of the police, Next week (shall be sitting in the Poiice Court, and I hereby notify the police officers present, who, 1 hy will extend the notice to those who are absent, whose beats are on this street, that I want all such persons arrested, and that on being brougut before me that I will send them as vagrants for six months to Blackweil’s Island, there to be put at useful employment for the city.” nf MISORLLANROUS CASES. There was @ good variety of miscellaneous cases, but none possessing any features of interest. Mary O’Brien was sent three months to the Penitentiary for stealing clotutng from Mary O'Sullivan. Thomas Grant and Thomas O'Brien, two boys, were caught stealing clothes from a clothes line. ‘They were sent to the House of Refuge. John J. Williamson was found gulity of an assauit on oMcer Coleman. he ‘was remanded fogsentence. Elizabeti Gordon was found guilty of plvking the pocket of Mra. Cara L. Barton on Broadway. She was sent four months to the Penitentiary, SIXTH DISTRICT CIVIL COURT. Sait Against the New York Firemen’s A@soci« ation, Before Judge Lane. Thomas Russell vs. Henry Wilson, William Lamb, Louis J. Parker, et al.—This action was brought to recover $190 %6, due for wines and liquors which the Plaintiff alleged he sold and delivered to the defend- ants in their capacity of the New York Firemen’s Association at various times covering the period from July, 1866, to May, 1868. The defendants, in answering the complaint, averred that the sale and delivery (ui auy such were Bee Was made by the Plainui? to the defendants in their individual capacity, and not jointiy a8 a corporation, They also set up a8 an offeet the indebtedness of the plaintit to them in the sum of $200 for two years’ rent of the basement of their premises, No. 41 Sixth avenue, at the rate of ten dollars per month, which had been demanded and payment refused, Case still on, The same piaintut brought another suit against the same defendants for rent of the second floor of 41 Sixth avenue for two quarters, amounting to 50, In this case Judge Lane reserved his de- cision, 'Y INTELLIGENCE. Tar Waatienr.—The following record witli chow the changes in the temperature for the past twenty. four hours, in comparison with the corresponding day last year, as mdicated by the thermometer at Hudnut’s pharmacy, HEBALD building, Broadway, corner of AnD ae Bt iu =«8P. 12 “ 12 M..... - 68 62 12 P.M Average temperature yesterday.. eaee ‘Average temperature for corresponding day ast YORI. .cerceeeeenecereeseessescreseeenreess Pe | ACCIDEXT TO 4 SarLor.—Yesterday Thomas Sten- ard, of the steamship Manhattan, fell into the hold at plier No, 46 North river, fracturing bis skull, Taken to Bellevue Hospital, ATTEMPTED SUICIDE.—D. Edward Arnaed, whose residence is not given, yesterday morning jumped into the river, near the Battery. and was rescued by officer Dougherty, of the First precinct, FIREWORKS AND INSURANCE COMPANIES.—The Executive Committee of the New York Board of Fire Underwriters yesterday adopted the following:— Resolved, That it be recommended to companies to charge 4 f— ber #10) addisional for i, privilege of Keep ing on reworks, law, fora time not exceett thirty days, and thas the extra charge apply to the building containing the same and tts other content A GIRL DROWNED.—Yesterday afternoon the re- mains of a gir! apparently about ten years of age were found floating in the dock foot of Cherry street, East river. _ Deceased had on a spotted calico apron and plaid dress. The body, which apparently had been in the water for a Tons time, was removed to the Morgue, where Coroner Schirmer will hold an inquest. BURGLARS ForLep.—Yesterday morning, shortly after midnight, burglars forced an entrance to the furniture warerooms of Abraham Lowenbein, No, 320 Hudson street, and blew open a safe containing & large amount of money and valuable papers. The explosion was heard by officer Charles Schieck, of the Twenty-eighth precinct, who hurried to the store when the thieves made their escape without secur- ing any of the property. Tas FOURTH STREBT SHOOTING AFFAIR.—Coroner Keenan yesterday afternoon held an inquest at No. 279 East Fourth street on the body of Frederick Hahn, the German, twenty-one years of age, who was fatally shot by @ pistol in the hands of Charies Gattron, a boy, as already reported fn the HERALD. The evidence showed the occurrence to have been purely accidenta!, and a verdict to that effect was rendered by the jury. The boy, Gattron, was accord- ingly discharged. A SULTRY Day, 4 SHOWER AND A DOUBLE KaIN- BOW.—Y esterday up to four o’clock P. M. was noted for ita sultriness and excessive heat. After that hour the wind changed from south to west, an invig- orating breeze arose accompanied by cooling show- ers of rain, Which iasted until half-past six o’clock. At that hour the sun shone clear, the rays of which, acting on the moist atmosphere, developed a double ralnLow, Which was seen ugwards of ten minutes. The vertex of the bows was in the east by south; the altitade of the primary one was forty degrees, an the secondary one forty-eight. DeaTH oF Mn. GeRDES—INVESTIGATION TO-DAY BEroRE CORONER KEENAN.—Warden Brennan, of Bellevue Hospital, yesterday informed Coroner Keenan that Ricbard Gerdes, the German grocer who was shot by Michael Carney, as heretofore fuily reported in the HERALD, had died at two o’clock A. M. from the effects of the wound. At the request of friends the remains were conveyed from the hopital to the late residence of deceased in First avenue, where the Coroner subsequently empanelled a jury, who viewed the body. itnesses were summoned and all the prelimipartes arranged for holding the inquest to-day at the Morgue. Deceased was thirty- five years of age. ARREST OF AN ALLEGED FORGER.—On Friday afternoon detectives Young and Coyle, of the Central OMce, arrested Thomas McEntee on the charge of larceny and forgery, on Broadway, from a description given in a telegraphic despatch received by Superintendent Kennedy. The despatch is from the District Attorney of Omaha, who names a friend of his named Vanderpool, at No. 243 Broadway, as his representative until the proper extraditi on papers have been received. The accused gentleman was locked up at the Central Office, and the District Attorney notified of his arrest. The police oMciais’ of this city have no particulars as to the amount of property involved in the alleged offences. It is ex- pected that the extradition papers and an officer will arrive to-day, when the facts will be ascertained. IMPORTANT ACTION OF THE Excise BoaRrD.—The Treasurer and the Commitee on Applications yes- terday had under consideration the question of licenses, and after considerable discussion, in which @ diversity of opinion was manifestea, harmonized matters and arrived at a definite conclusion, They decided to refund to those who have already taken out their licenses, dating from May 1, the amount in excess of the new rates; but as the Board had learned that the opinion had got abroad that this action would not be taken, and, as & co! juence, @ heavy tramic on part of speculators: sprung ‘up in the Bones of claims for drawback fees, they resoived to puta check upon all speculators. Ac- cordingly, in a few days checks will be prepared and signed, in favor only of the bona fide licensed party, auchorizing them to receive the drawback fees, and in no case will the claims of second parties be allowed. POLICE MATTERS. mw ~ The Latest Order of Superintendent Ken- nedy—Diseatisfaction Among the ForcemThe Police Surgeons. Mr. Jobn A. Kennedy @ few days ago issued Gen- eral Order No. 567, giving captains of police mstruc tions as to the assistance to be rendered the Com- missioners of Public Charities and Correction in car- rying out the new system of an ambulance and stretcher corps for the quick transmission of sick and dangerously wounded persons to the hospital. The idea of the Commissioners was accepted by the cap- tains as good one, and certain clauses of the order met their full approval. There are, however, clauses in the order which met with opposition from the captains and from a portion of the Police Board. ‘The custom in the past has peen in case of serious accidents to convey the victims to the nearest hos- pital where they could obtain prompt medical treat- ment and careful attendance. The new order of things makes Bellevue Hospital the receptacle for all such persons, This feature of the order is criticised as dangerous to the lives of those entrusted to the care of the po- lice and an innovation of a doubttal character. But the clause which finds most opposition is that wh ere- in it is ordered that “prisoners in no case will be sent to hospital except under the commitment of a magistrate.”” Yesterday a number of captains called upon the Superimtendent for an interpretation of this last order, but they were invariably shown the door, with the hint, “There is the order, which must be obeyed.” The resuit 1s that the entire force are tn- dignant, and a powerful pressure is being brought to bear upon the Police Board to modify the order, which is generally considered wrong. The friends of the Superintendent in the Board, while admitting the objections raised, insist that the law makes it imperative upon the force to send no prisoner to hospital until after a commitment has nm made by a magistrate. There is a prospect of a quarrel between the Superintendent and the wing out of this order, and already harsh epi have been indulged in towards Mr. Kennedy, ‘This was the great agitating theme at the Central OMice yesterday, but another attracted considerabie notice. It is simply the manner in which Es the precinct police surgeons shirk their duty. The Island has its full complement of surgeons, drawing $2,260 per year for performing, in consideration of this salary, such police medical 7. as may be ne- in the j it of the officer in charge of the desks of the various precincts. The names of these gentiemen, with their residences and the pre- cincta for W they are appointed, are as fol- loys:— Pir, Twenty-fourth and Tirenty-serenth Pre- euets—James M. Andrews, No. 1 te a 9 Seventh and Thirteenth Precincts—J. P. Biivin, No, 446 Grand ih and Ffwenth Precincts—Martin Fretigh, ‘No, 128 Ninth street. Sixth and Tiwenty-eighth Precincts—R. P. Gibson, No, 67 West Twenty-fourth street, Ninth and Sixteenth Precincts—M. J. Jones, No. 43 West Thirty-sixth street. Third and Fifth james Kennedy, No. 42 Laight street. Eleventh Precinct and House of Detention—E. Ui. Kimback, No, 105 East Nineteenth street. Thirtieth and Thirty-second Precincts—C. Korsted, No, 238 West Twenty-sixth street, Tenth and Sev ih Previnets—A. B. Mott, 56 Madison avenue. Twelfth and Twenty-third Precincts—Patrick McDonnall, No. 148 East Forty-fourth street. Twentieth and Tiwenty-second Precints—F. Otis, No. 108 West Thirtieth street. Nineteenth and Twenty Afih Precincis—A. BE» Purdy, No. 232 Madison avenue. Twenty-Arst and Twenty-ninth Precincts—L Ranney, No. 14 West Thirty-second street. Fourteenth and Detective Squad—W, Luxton, No. 118 Fifth avenue. Twenty-sizth and Thirty-first Prectncts—P. Van Buren, No. 214 West Twenty-second street. Second and Fourth Precineta and Court Sqwad— S. Waterman, No, 103 West Forty-ninth street. To such an extent has this neglect of duty on the part of sur; 8 been carried that the Board have under consideration remedies for the evils com- plained of, and assurances have been held out that tention. It is very probable that at the hext meeting of the Board both these questions will be takea up and dealt with promptly, although it is weil known that @ portion of the Board sustains the Superintendent. THE ALLEGED ARSON CASE. ‘Two More Arrests on Charge of Firing the Brigg» Brothers’ Stables in West Twenty- Third Street—A Curious Afidavit and Mote Curious Scene in a Police Court—A Bank President « Confiding Bondsman—Interest- ing Statement of One of the Accused Parties. ‘The mystery surrounding the burning of the Briggs Brotaers’ stables, in West Twenty-third street, on the 30th of December last, by which, it will be remenbered, considerable valuable property besides some one hundred and thirty horses were destroyed, isgradually having thrown around it the illuminating power of additional aMdavits and new arrests, In addition to the recent arrest of John N. Briggs and Dr. John P. Childon, on charge of bemg implicated in the firing of the stables, Robert T. Briggs, another member of the firm of Briggs Brothers, and Henry C. Ross were yesterday arrested onthe same charge, or rather the two latter on charge of being the principals in the alleged offense. ‘The following is the afidavit—which from the pecu- of, suMicient interest to give Z 3 5 the j 3 recone arrnene ee aes nest avenues; just prior ng, ros. seaeea lth foremearakid to. nas, She, if tne mtable geta on fire to-night, get out my father’s horse first ; that he would ay as well as any other gentleman ;” I told him I would; This request strange to me and I about it; Tfelt afrald someibing wae going ee tke during, of “Briggs ‘hroa. ables, of nrning o} a Brow. December, 1868, I left my residenee somewhere between nine ‘and ten o'clock, my brother Felix was with me; we took a Broadway car, got out at Twenty-third street 1 was going to my work as night washer at the Fifth Avenue stables; vowalked down, Twenty-third atreet to Sixth Sixth avenue to Twenty-fourth atreet, went along Twenty: nit street on south sige : looked lato Brigg’s mab thia time were closed ; I could see through the window ; I and my brother went along Twenty-foui avenue, up Seventh avenue to Twenty sixth street to the Fifth ‘Avenue stables; I put on my rubbers, commenced to wash & little on a coach, my brother having a lame foot wanted to go home, he was living ‘at the time; I then walked back with him along Twenty-(ourth street to’ Hixgin’s liquor store, opposite to Briggs Brothers’ stable :before going in Told nas 1 wanted to get aome of the boys I my brother to hold knew from Briggs’ stable to drink wich us; I went acrons the street; my brother followed; he s te to Bah ton & Mott's stable; I went in front o! if Leould see any of the men ; there Bub Briggs was coming out of the basement, and Flank Ross, the foreman, was right bebind him; not wishing them to nee me I stepped up in the doorway of the frst oor entrance and stood there in the shadow of the door; T heard Hank Ross say to Bob, “The light ain’t high enougn {” Bob re- plied, “It was high endugh, it wou'd take quick enough, come Qlong;” Hank Koss then shut the door as they both walked away towards Bixth avenue; T then looked down into the basement and saw a great glare of ght; the loowe bay was puted up aroand the gaa light. fust as you could put {t Up with a fork ; at this time I did not see any one; I and my brother went into Higgine’, took drinks, and T parted with him there; he left for home; wo oniy remained In Higgins’ store just long enough to take the drinks; I returned back to the Fifth avenue stables, in Twenty-sixth 31 had but just got back to the atables when I heard the fire bells ring- ing, and soon after was informed that Briggs Brothers’ stable was on fire; Ieannot be mistaken as to the identity of Bob Briggs and Hank Ross; I knew them well, and when they came out T aaw thé faces of both, and also, Knew voices; Iam confident and ‘sure that the two men I saw on that occasion were Bob Briggs and Hank Ross; I further stated that during the time T worked for Briggs Brothers they kept a cow in the stable, and at the time Tleft a cow was there; she was kept in the basement, along- side of the manure pit; at the ‘of the removal of the burned bodies of the horses from the rutna, I was by there every day; Taaked if they had found ihe remains of a cow, and no one had seen the body of a cow ; shortly before I} Briggs Brothers’ employ 1 at about was in ung pit eleven o'clock one night; I was in the dark; could not be don and his brotber-in- one of the stalls, and put the burning mateh to = Temarking to Briggs) "That would never do,” they bo 3 not know I was there. reamginae mgs Ties M. GONTGAL. Sworn to before me this 4th day of Juve, 1869.—JosErH DowLtna, Police Justice. Upon the above affidavit a warrant for the arrest of the named therein was placed in the hands of officer Bennett. of the Police Court squad. ‘The officer had no difficulty in ao hts prisoners and in bringing them before Justice Dowling at two P. M. yesterday, at the Tombs. In pursuance of the usual style of proceeding the affidavit was read to the accused and they were asked what they had to say to the charge. T! both said they were not gels. and wished to give for their appearance for examination. “is one here willing to go bail for you!’ asked id Judge. “I propose to become their bail,” answered Mr. Palmer, President of the Broadway Bank, at the same time stepping up in front of the magistrate’s “How much bail will be required?’ 000 bail for each of them,”’ answered the Juc “Is not that amount @ little high?” interrogated Mr. Palmer. “Oh, no; it ie the sawe amount replied the Judge, “I took yesterday for John W. Briggs. I think it moderate bail for the enormity of the of- fence. They are charged with arson in the first de- gree, which is one of the highest crimes known to the law. As the case now appears if these men run away I intend to make you sweat for it, Mr. Palmer.” “Weil, Judge, will you permit me to ask these two es a few questions first?” further asked Mr. mer. “Oh, yes; yon may ask them any questions you please,” responded the Judge. “I ask you both if you are innocent, as I believe you are, and will appear at court when calied upon ft" ‘Mr. Palmer asked of the prisoners. “[ am innocent,” each answered simultaneously, “and will appear in court when called upon."’ “Then Dll go it bobdly,"’ exclaimed Mr. Paimer. Mr. Palmer was examined as to his responsibility, and, declaring himself to be the owner of stock in the Broadway Bank to the value of $300,000, on which there is not @ dollar encumbrance, was ac- cepted as bail. The prisoners then signed the bail bonds, as algo did Mr. Palmer, aud were then liber- ated from custody. Another inte! feature in this case is the con- feasion, or statement rather, of William P. Sheldon, the first person arrested, who is still confined in the Tombs. This statement was taken yesterday in the cell of the prisoner, and is as follows: T again repent and set forth what I have stated both be- fore and after the burning of Briggs Brothers’ stables. I had li house several weeks and was quite About three weeks before the fire Briggs (I mean John W. Briggs) proposed to me to fire his stables and he wouldn't forget to give me @ thousand dollars, I told him I was not his man for that purpore. I knew tbat Briggs was embarrassed In ciroumstauces. I told two persons be- fore the fire what Briggs had proposed to me about slring th Stables, One of these men was ny brother, Gardiner L. Si don. After the fire { calied on Mr. Earle and informed hi about what Briggs had asked metodo. At that time I was Mr, Earle thirty dollars, borrowed money, for which he held my note, At this interview Mr. Earie gave me ten dollars, “He sald he would take care of matter fo. "to “Boston to piteare mivante “battery,” Or 0 in to vanie OD Thuraday, prot March lsat % ast, Bri gave me fifty dollars more. 1 then sug; ested thet T shoe go into New Jersey and remain there for awhile. nid, “Vel Briggs well, and then go home” (meaning Ontario jou day when I was sick riggs came to my room ‘and accused me of telling something about barning the sta Ttold him I had pot said anything but the truth, At to ind asked me what I had "0 el) Brigge that he owed me a thousand dollars for a certain job. I now declare that the above facts as set forth are true, to which I am willing to verity under oath or alirmation io any court ot justice, P. SHELDON. Witnessed Jane 5, 1980. A. E. BAKER. Bins. ¥ CLarrox.§ The examination in this case, which promises to develop some very interesting and curious facts, and, from the high character of the parvies pegs? to be implicated, surpass tn interest any similar ¢x- amination that has ever beem held in tis city, is set down for ten A. M. to-morrow. The arrests of the act jes and development of all the facts thus far brought to light are due to ex-Fire Marshai Baker, who, directly succeeding the fire and from the su*picions that were at once aroused that it was of incendiary origin, was employed by the insurance companies in whose oMices the stables and sock fixtures were insured to thoroughly investigate the case, MORE BOHEMIAN CANARDS, The Fire Department and Mayor Hall. The approach of the dogdays is generally charac- terized by @ fearfal eMux of Bohemian fancies. Stories of ships stealing past the watchful guardians of the harbor and heading for foreign lands with an exultant crowd of fearless filibusterers aboard, stories of romantic suicides and stories of a break- ing up in the departmem of the city government sre manufactured regardiess of consequences, and flung out with a daring faith in the public credulity. The Metropolican Fire Departm ent, according to the Jatest ficulon of the Bohemian brain, is about to be amashed up, and Mayor Hall, with a big constituGonal club, is foiling up his sleeves for the work. ‘The bill establishing a paid fire department in Brooklyn and oy it independent of thisin New York is supposed to have nee to Mayor Hall the tea of contesting the binding effect of the law which originall, be lished the Metropolitan fire department, and which included Brooklyn within tts liimits. The State con- stitution of 1846 prohibited any change being made in the muntetpal offices then existing, and the only way for the country legisiators up at Albany to manage in getting the control of city affairs out of normal hands was by creating districts denominated metropolitan, and thus New York came to have the presence Police Board, Health Board, Fire Depart- ment, 4c, But now that the Metropolitan Fire De- partment haa been severed by giving Brookiyn separate and imdependent organization @ question arises as to how far the de- partment preserves its constituvonal integrity, Mayor Haft nor anybody else meditates any mis- chievous meddling with the present Fire Depart- ment. if the Comptroller or the Common Council suould choose to test tne legitimacy of iis creation or present existence the matter will go before the courts without any disturbance being allowed to oceur in the machinery of the department. Mayor Hail fully appreciates the delicacy of the subject in- voived, and is not likely to allow apy party motive to influence him in his attitude towards @ question where Viial public interests, property and life liself may be jeopardized. The Fire Department of this city 18 of too much moment to the eltizens for Whose rotection it was organized to be made ie of tiledore and shuitiecock, and Mayor Hall is the man who fully understands that idea. It 1s but another Bohemian fancy. MAYOR'S OFFICE. The good sense of Mayor Hail in re-establishing the Mayor’s Court ts being proven more and more day afver day. The amount of good which has al- ready been done is almost incalculable, and since Marshal Tooker has been tn charge the number of swindies which, by the aid of the HERALD, have been exposed would astonish those unaccustomed to the ways and means to which lazy, incorrigible and, of course, heartiess scoundrels resort for the purpose of robbing the verdant and the creduious, The past week has not been as prolific in good cases as some which have preceded it. But several interesting and amusing examinations have taken place. There were many cases of miner importance to the community at large, but, of course, of mach concern to the parties interested. During the week the Marshal has heard some 600 complaints and has adjudicated upon nearly the entire number, Many of the cases are such as to necessitate the filing of the complaint in one of the civilor criminal courts, and many, of course, in- volve questions of law, which are referred to com- petent expounders of ‘the letter.’’ Some fifty or more letters containing advice or directions have been written for persons applying for sueh by Mr. Hart, the Marshal’s assistant, and $641 have been recov- ered by the detectives at the Mayor’s Office for par- ties who had been swindled. Violators of Corpora- tion ordinances are obliged to be on the qué vive; for when they least expect it they find themselves in the hands of roundsman Byrnes or oMcers Kenneally, Dwyer, Carnochan or Armstrong, and marshalled before the Marsbal’s desk and made to answer and pay for their misdemeanors. An amusing and somewhat tudicrous sight met the Marshal on his spbearence at the office on Friday morning. Get u wed the office at an unusually early hour, he beneld FOUR AND TWENTY PISITMONGERS ALL IN A ROW, and looking crestfallen and anxious; while te of- ficers above named stood near the door, each onelook- ing as if stern duty had compelled him to do some- th} distasteful. The reason of tho array of scaly- look! individuals appears to have been that they were in the habit of peddling fish through the streets and having no license so to do. Friday ts well known to be fish-day, and these culprits wishing to grauity the holy appetites of Metropoli- 3 would beg, borrow or levy on some unemployed wagon, procure a load of fish and tawk it about the streets, much to the Incon- venience of established fish dealers throughout the city. The Marshal having heard the complaints fined each of the culprits two dollars, and ordered them all to procure licenses immediately. Among the cases was what might be termed a GRAND GAME OF TWELVE HUNDRED POINTS—FULL POCKET. The contestants were Chris. Connor, the well known billiardist, and John Houghtalin, a clever amateur, on one side, against J. W. Wilson, an acknowledged ‘‘sharp.”” Messrs, Connor and Houghtalin, with their wives, were enjoy- ing the picture of “Love and Pride” at Booth’s theatre, and coming out found that a person named J. Piuvius had rendered the streets exceed- ingly filthy by too much sprinkling, and was still en- et im spripkling so much as would sadly damage the toilets ofthe ladies. Wilson, driver of hack No. 406, was called and the party taken to Fourteenth street, and on arriving at thetr destination the sum of twelve dollars (1,200 points) was found to be the game inst Connor and Houghtalin. They complained to rshal Tooker, and stated that they had been in- duced to acknowledge a defeat because of the vile hem Sen, used by their opponent in the presence of the ladies. When the trial came on Mr. Connor was accompanied by his counsel, Mr. James O'Neil, from Jefferson Market Police Court, and Mr. Hougittalin by Landry Barbeau Collier in the ab- sence of Mr. Peter Mulvey). Marshal Tooker soundly berated the “sharp” for the unfair advantage he had taken in the presence of ladies, as weil as for the manner in which he conducted nimself in the pocketing business, The services of the counsel were not needed, and the case was adjourned for final adjudication till to-morrow. ‘The residents of this city fora number of years past must have heard from time to time the cry of OAT STRAW | OAT STRAW | and have recognized a good-natured, easy, good, old man, leading an easy-going old horse through the streets, hawking the article named. The veritable oat straw man te nina before the Marshal at the request of officer Dwyer, on the complaint of vend- ing through the streets and having a license, though being a non-resident. The old man is a char- acter. He came dressed in a rough white shirt, bis pantaloons hitched up by one suspender and holding a coarse straw hatin hishand. He answered the questior f the Marshal with a comical draw! which would @ put Solon Shingle Gwens to the biush. When he stood up at the desk the following col- loquy took place: ). Well, old |, What have you been doing? A. Wall, epon my weord, that’s what 1 deon’t kneow. (Here the officer made the charge, as stated above.) . How's that? A. Wall, neow, jess look @ here. I deeda’t kneow as heow that ar was eout o’ the way. I been a sellin of straw here neow nigh twenty-five or thirty year, and Mr. Tappan—he was here, ye kneow, afore you kem here—he were always very kind to me. Q. What is your name? A. My name is White. Why, everybody kneows me. Q. Where do you live, Mr. White? A. Wall, some- times I live here and sometimes there; wharever I happen to be [ jes drop in, git my meals; in whar- ever Vs my meals that’s whar I live, Q ere do you reside? A. Wall, jes the same; sometimes here and sometimes there. Q. Where do you lodge’ A. Wall, now, I lodge jes about the same. Q. Where did you sleep last night? A. Wall, las night I slep out to New Lotts. Q. Where did you sleep the night before? A Wail, the night afore 1 slep—out to New Lotts, Q. Where did you sleep the night before that’ A. Wall, the night afore that I slep—out to New tts. Q. If [kept on asking for a year back I might get the same answer? A. Wall, mebbe yeow might. Q. Now, what shail Ido with you, fine you or lock youup? A. Wall, neow, yeouu wouldn't be so hard ona Lod old man, would ye? Q. Why the ple say you'rerich. A. Yaas, they all, say I’m rich, bat I ain’t; that’s she reason, I pose, they're all agin me, Q. Tsappose [ll have to lock youup. A. Wall, bui look a here, whav'll I do with my team? Marshal Tooker—Oh! I lock them up, too. Lock you all up togetuer. Mr. White—’K dogs, you say? Wall, neow, jess look a here. Yeou arn’t a goin’ to be so onraisona- bie. I deedn’t kneow asl war a doin’ ennything wrong, ye kneow; and I’il jess move right pack to the city #o’s to git the motter right, Heow’'s that? Marshal Tooker—Well, that will do, and on that condition I'll jet you om this time, The old man then bowed himself out, thanking the —— and renewing bis promise to come within the law. Marshal Daly, in charge of the License Depart. ment, reports that during the past week licenses have been issued from the bare: as follows: second hand dealers, 30; rts, 51; expresses, 22; porters, 5; bo: 1; e office, 1; coach: tranafers, 5; 276; and that the total amount received for licenses and (hes was $1,509, PARIS FASHIONS. Batton—Horse—Vclocipede—Velocipcedists’ Con tumes the Excitement of the Period—The Latest Ball Gt Were There and Mexico, and Her Memoire—Tamberlik. Paris, May 18, 1860. G. 1. Leclerc Buffon, the famous naturalist, be- came a great man in the course of last century through writing on bipeds and quadrupeds, His descriptions of animals were so perfect that Louis XV. gave him the title of count, and in 1759 nomt- nated him a meniber of the Academy of Sciences. ‘This historical notice is not referred to in order to induce your fashion readers to draw a line of com- parison between animal writers of (he past aud fashion writers of the present. It is well known that the only subjects the latter have to deal with ‘mn the animal species are asses, lions, opera rats and crevés, Besides, my object is more enlightened. From the day the above named G, L. Buffon became Comte de Buffon, he could not sit down to his desk, pens, ink and paper Without having previously at- tired himself tn a gold laced coat, flowing wig, lace raffles round his wrists and lace shirt frill. It wasa very strange notion of nis, but he maintained that he could not for the life of him address the public un- lege in faii court dress, and that perhaps accounts for the numerons mistakes he has made tn tis book on natural history. I forgot to mention that his valet had to buckle on his sword for him as soonas he dipped his pen in the inkstand, and this weapon was not like that of the Grand Duchess, for it had not be- jonged to his fatter, only it inspired him with the following grand phrase which I, over one hundred years since it was penned, wish to refute:— 5 “The horse,” said Buffon, “is the noblest conquest of man.” . Well, I say itis not; the veloce is, I do not pre- tend to see my statue in the Museum of Nataral His- lory before I die, nor to have @ change of shirt fronte with lace frills all down, Iam plain Guy Flax; but Icontend that the modern conquest is the Centaur, velocipede, The most wonderful acclimation man has etfected is that of this placid and elastic animal, that, unlike wives, costs little to keep, being content to swallow space, I may be answered that there are other coursers--the steeds of antiquity—that outdo the best veloce made by the most patented manuface turer; but I say they are fantastic—they are Pegasus, the winged dragons, which I do not believe ever did exist in hippophagy, There is also the hippogrifin, of whicn I have read; there is the horse in the German poem, always carrying people to places theydo not want to go to—their graves. ‘There are our French acre hacks,and I hope no one calls these “the conquest of man overa proud and high mettled animal.” As 1 observed, these different fantastic species are outside the argument. I have also examples in very remote antiquity to suppors my total reliance on the veloce ag soon as Iam helped up on the object under consideration. Om opening the book of Job (who should not have been 80 disheartened as he was with the velocipede he had in his eye), I find he says, ‘it’ (meaning the veloce) ‘is never moved by fear, the keenest sword cannot stop it, it strikes the ground with its feet, rushes forward undaunted towards armed men and is intrepid at the sound of trumpets.’’ If allowance 1s made for biblical languages and only as much as preachers avail themselves of whem supporting their points with texts from Scri nr 6 is obvious Job @ vision of veloc] whtle writing the above, and he, who was so afflicted by his comforters, deserved—we should hope he was now and then kept up by—the invisible comfort of this vision. “Anything, @ crown for a horse,” cried Richard III. on the field of Bosworth, and it was not forthcoming, whereas if he had had a velocipede could he not have wheeled off less ignominiously tnan he did by “cutting his capers’ and getting killed afterwards. Shakspeare’s piece would cer- tatnly not have looked so creditable if the King had shouted, “A crown for a veioce;” but that is a mat- ter of private appreciation. My principies of firm adhesion to veloci poses being established, | now proceed to mention w! a veloce rider Ought to wear on this noble conquest after con- quering it:—A pair of gray pants and top boots, a gray jacket, 3 oe shirt and cuts, witn plain pearl buttons and blue or scarlet necktie; the cap of unbleached Hoiland, with blue or scariet band, and on no condition a pair of spectacies. If the rider is near-sighted it 18 @ thing whica must afford sympa- thy, but not so much as an eyeglass, The costume of the lady rider has been a subject of great inconve- nience, and itis to be hoped Presideat Grant will not object to trousers and tunic if the former are kept to ne ankie by an elasiic band under high kid boots, the latter rendered feminine by a skirt. Itis quite a different thing for ladies to Wear trosuers on # veloce and for them to appear thus clad in Parlta- ment. Iam not an advocate of the latter style on females among diplomatstg, though at the same time I cannot approve of a panier and crinolined velocipedist. Tae material ladies should select would be most appropriate in merino (tan shades), trimmed with some bright but simple cord aad tas- sels on epaulettes; the fronts should be made with a silk revers, showing an under striped linen chemi- sette, cuiTs, mousquetaire of the same; and they should Wear @ smail kind of box, a8 the vivandieres do their light barrels, with accessories required in- side for leng excursions. Gentlemen should buckle their provision and accessory box on to the veloci- pede. But the triumph of this new conveyance is the aquatic veloce—in a poetic way, | mean. There are Lwo of them on the lake in the Bois—a red and a blue. The red one is suited for a lady, a seat for her end raised one end, and the velocipedist paddies her off, sitting opposite. The position of the lady is that of her sex on horse- back, so that when the light, gondola-like veloce is at a short distance from the shore she seems to be gliding along the clear surtace on nothing. A young French lady, raddered down the lake by an American, © quite a furor of admiration one day this week among the riders and drivers who were displaying their thoroughs and equipages in the row. ‘The aquatic veloce snot like an arrow with the fair, Gauntiess girl, led by learned and eager hand, in and out of the creeks and corners formed by the small islands en that lovely sheet of water. When they broke through the suni the girl's aigrette sparkied and her ringing laugh was joyous to hear, May the mania continue, and gach old fogies as wore out their day on their bays oftener see #0 pretty and novel a sight, 'y notes remind me that I have lovely toilets to describe seen at the Empress’ last (Monday) ball at- vended by the Prince and Princess of Wales. Biondes triumphed, among whom the Empress her- self, whose toilet has been differently described by many European papers. She was in a train robe of biack tulle over White, the valle robe being covered with small flounces hemmed round with cerise. Her waistband aud ends behind were biack and cerise, flowers of the same with diamonds in her hair. Alexandra, of Denmark, was in white. She for some time declined being present, as she had no fit toilet with her for go spiendid a@ reception, but she ai- lowed herself to be overrwied by the Prince of Wales, and ordered a white rove. The Prince wore the or- der of the Legion of Honor the Emperor that of the Garter. Some very excruclating toilets were re- marked on English misses, the Wagnerians of fash- jon, blue on cerise, orange on green, Violet on yel- low. The small French courtiers present were very much astonished at the un. feigned pleasure shown by the Prince of Waies in @ good waltz; they who affect to disaain @ polka, and go through life as if it were a burden for them, stood in a large circle perfectly aghast when a royal highness ied a fair partner in the whirl. An lmtense space was instantly left vacant for is evolutions, and he must have felt like per- forming to the gallery. One of tire prettiest decora- tions in the ballroom on this Occasion was a screen formed by @ bank of flowers, moderator lamps and evergreens between the dancing hall and the gallery in which the supper was laid. As English airs are studiously copied by high life this season | trast that la jeune France will for the future follow the ex- auiple, in one respect, started by the apparent heir to the throne of Engiand, aod not wear such tight culottes courtes that the rich are forcedly sent empty away fromthe board of the Tuileries. The Prince ate a very hearty supper, but it cannot compare with the hearty dinner at the queeniy dairy of itrianon, where the following voliet was worn by one of his lady guests:— Agreen poplin, vert-bouteille, short, with alternate black and green frills all the way up. The bodice tunic was tight at the waist and braived all over the front and back, @ fanchon of biack jace with pouf of shaded roses, gold ornaments. A duchess wore a caroubier red gros grain costume with the tunic and skirt dented in sharp points bound with satin of the same shade, 4 Spauish mantilla was fastened in the wearer’s black hair, with one red and one tea rose. A black costume of the old Versailles style was braided with gold and worn with a brown toquet, brown featoer and gold ornaments. The ruches on this were very full and emeraid green shade, Atthe wedding of Mile. Jarien de la Graviere, daughter of the Admiral, I noted the followlug rich dresses:—A long train rove of mauve faze, having a flounce round the bottom, headed with a very thick pinked ruche, a panier to match, trimmed round with ap- plication, and a rudf of the same down the bodice, a fanchon of white lace, on which curled three mauve plumes from the top of the chignon. A second was green faze, and short, with panier and flounces of Chantilly, a bi lace diadem (for the present headdresses are not bounets) with pink laurel clusters. A third remarkable tollet at this wedding was a half mourning rove of black satin speckied with white, the panier veing trimmed with yellowish wide lace, and a short Watteau of the same lace fell flo ing from the neck down the back; the diadem waa a cluster of white maze biossous and back ivy leaves in spiendid black lace. Gustave Dore, the painter, has treated ms friends to private theatricais—very private, The piece was a@ parody of “Telemachus;” it was acted in his studio, and the totlets, such as Calypso wore in the ideal island imagived by Fenelon, A rose behind the left ear and gauze was all iadies could invent in those Poy ag] times. The Prince of Wales visited the atelier of this painter twice during his short stay in Paris, 1. was homage paid to the tllustrator of the bible and Tennyson. Some unbleached lawn dresses are being made for the watering places. They are all trimmed with plaiting and Valenciennes. remaining items of the week of interest here to certain members of high life are that ja Patti wore in London in her first of this season, in “Traviata,” the splendid diamond iven by Catharine Ji, to her favorite LA Traine Houssage is ee ae new novel, “Les Parisiennes,’’ and poor Princess Charlotte, the ex-Empress of Mexico, her memoirs, in which strange, lucid souvenirs appear and reveal facte an- known to many. It is hoped she will thus recall many incidents referring to her private life, while sharing the usurped station of her unf hus- band. Tamberlick, the famous tenor, has become a manufacturer of projectiles in S) ‘ue’? will probably come out of @ proceed from no other place any ST. THOMAS. Departare of the Peruvian Monitors for Bare badocsA Spanish War Vessel Watching oe Sr. THOMAS, May 20, 1800. At five o'clock yesterday afternoon the steamships Arago and Havana steamed out of this harbor and lay to outside, waiting for the arrival of the iron- clads. An hour later both monitors started out, and by seven o'clock they were in tow of the two trans. ris and en route for Barbadoes. Shortly after day= ee: this morning the Spaaish tron-clad ictory followed the monitors for the purpose watching their movements, as she had . rn on it believed ahe steams too near be eeeeons uae” rua ber down, ‘The raliroad bridge over the Missourl river at ty