The New York Herald Newspaper, June 13, 1869, Page 5

NEW YORK CITY. THE COURTS. UMTED STATES OISTRICT COUIT. The Depew Pardon Case—Judge Blatchford Refuses to Discharge Depew. Before Judge Blatchford. In the habeas corpus case pending before Juage Blatchford, in which the release of Moses Depew was sought, on the ground that he was wrongfully con- Mned, having been pardoned by President Johnson, Judge Blatchford has rendered his decision, After recapitulating the facts in the case, he held that the pardon was (substantially) correctly and legally worded, The main question in the case was as to o legal delivery of the pardon; whether the delivery to the Marshal was a de livery to Depew, and the matter thus placed beyond the control of President Grant. It had been contended that when @ pardon received the signature of the President and the seal of the State Department had been affixed it was a com- plete act, and had passed beyond the power of revo- cation; but he did not think so. A pardon was dif- Jerent from a commission, a delivery or acceptance of the latter not peing necessary to complete the act. A pardon is governed by the same principle as @ deed, to complete whicn both delivery and ac- ceptance are necessary. The question arises Whether this pardon was delivered to the pris- oner in point of ii The intention of a President to prank pardon, although the ion is issued, 18 simply a matter of intended vor until the act is le complete by @ legal delivery, It had been decided that to make a legal delivery the pardon must either be put in the per- sonal of the peen. for whom it is in- ten or of the officer who has him in custody. ‘The marshal had no control of Depew, who was in the custoay of the warden of the penitentiary. The @elivery to the marshal was uot a delivery to the warden, and fn this case the pardon went no further than ito the marshai’s hands. It is a prerogative ol the presidential office to stop @ pardon short of delivery. such stoppage ts not a revocation, as the pardon 18 not complete. The presidential oftice hever dies. If President Johnson tad a right to re- call 40 had President Grant. The prisoner 1s not en- Utled to his discharge on the ground toat the paidon Was bever legaliy delivered. SUPREME COURT—CHAMBERS. Decisions. By Judge Ingrabam. Adslaide R. Flanders vs. Moses R. Flanders; Cor- nelia S. Richardson vs. John R. Richardson; James L. Stewart vs. Lydia A. M. Stewart.—-Reports con- firmed and judgment; of divorce granted. Bowery National Bank vs. George White eb al.— Mouion granted and defendant held to bail in $600, John B. Gibeaux vs, Thoinas Walker.—Motion de- nied; plaintitl’s costs to abide event. North Shore Ferry Company vs. Chase.—Motion granted, with leave to plaintif to amend summons on payment of costs—ten dollars, Capes Recewver, vs. Simpson, &c.—Motion de- Died. By Judge Cardozo. In re Thomas Taylor, éc.—Keport confirmed and allowance of $1,000 out of the estate, Ac.” Isaac eb ai, vs. Leah Hari.—Memorandum for counsel. The Leasing of Piers. Before Justice Cardozo. The Knickerbocker Ice Comaany vs. The Empire Transportation Company.—The plaintiffs in this case hired the wharf and pier and North Battery at the foot of Hubert street for five years from May, 1864, the term expiring May 1, 1869. They claim that since then the Corporation has accepted rent from them and allowed them to remaim, thus extending their term for one year. About June 1, 1869, the Commissioners of the Sinking Fund granted a lease for nine years aud eleven months from that date to the defendants, ‘The plaintiffs thereupon com- menced suit, aad obtained an injunction restraining defendants from interfering with them. The ase came up on motion to vacate this mjunction. It was argued for the defendants that the plain- ‘tide had not had @ lease originally from the proper authorities; that no mere agent of the city to collect Fente could bind the city; that the leasing o1 @ pier was merely the allowing of the lessee to collect wharlage, and did not come into the same category a3 eases of real estate; and, finally, that there was nothing dreaded by the plaintiffs, if they bad a right, but a mere trespass, for which damages, and uot an junction, was the proper oer aa Court took (he papers and reserved its de- SUPERIOR COURT—SPECIAL TERM. The New Trinity Church Suit—Argument for Plaintim. Before Judge McCann. David Groesbeck vs. Wm. BE. Dunscomb and Mor gan E, Diz.—The argument of the defendant on the demurrer in this case was commenced yesteraay, the plaintiff claiming that as ali the complaint must be taken as confessed on the demurrer there was a full cause of action, The allegations showed that the plaintiff was one of the corporators intended by ‘the original charters of and by the later acts afirm- ing the grants to Trinity church; that these original corporators were in truth all Protestants, the Chris- tian worid being then divided into but three divi- sions—Greek, Catholic and Protestant. That the appearance of celezates from the Waglisn Church at the Synod of Dort was proof of this; and the fact ‘Was stated in the complaint and admitted by the de- murrer for the purposes of the argument; that tt was an admitted fact thas all New York of that day contributed w the support of ‘Trinity church, and that at that day the ministers of ‘that and otner churches exchanged puipits; that the chureh, and especially the rector of the church, had departed from the P rotestant faith #o far as to de- nounce it as a failure; that the estates given to the church in trust were of immense vaiue, and had been diverted from the trusts, the payment of min- dsters who preacied ritualisin tying part of such diversion; that the cuurch refuses to give any account of its meome or of its cor- porators, and defies the Legisiature and the courts; that the plaintiff has offered to preach there and has been refused; that the church has allowed its property to be leased for houses of gy vba thereby injuring all the corporators by he encouragement of immorality, Al! this, he claimed, gave the plaintiff! a mght of action and a personal Injury to be redressed—an action not to de- stroy the institution and tis powers for good, put to remove those froin its coutrol who are perverting it. ‘The Court postponed the reply of the defeadant to Monday. COURT OF COMMOR PLEAS. Adjournment of the Court. In consequence of the tliness of Judges Daly and Barrett, the court has adjourned for the term, The short cause calendar wiil be called by Judge Brady on Friday, the 20th inst FIRST DISTRICT CIVIL couRT. Action for Rent. Before Judge Quinn, John @ Bailey vs, Redmond Hogan.—This was an action brought to recover $233 28, for eight months’ rent of stables in Clinton street, There was a verbai lease for a year from the lst of May, 1868, and the piaimti® entered into gpossession and paid tw® months’ rent. He moved out on the 6th of July, claiming that the premises were untenantable. An action was brought for rent for the month of July, and was tried in August last. The same defence was eet up in that action agin tus. in the former action Judge Quinn decided in favor of the plaimtim, hold- Ing that the grounds set forth were not suflicient to ‘Warrant a tenant in removing and surrendering, under the statute of 1500. In the present case the plaintifi’s counsel put tn evidence the former judg- Ment, covering the same defence, insisting that the matters of fact set up in the defence now were res adjudicate, and that the Judge could not now re- examine the matter, He also contended that the only remedy for the defendant (if be had any) was by appeal. “ Decision reserved. Money Loaned. Thomas Guilfoy vs. Joseph FP. Graham.—Thie was an action brought to recover the sui of fifty doliars loaned by the platotiff to Floyd Graham, who was av the time acierk and agent for the defendant. The testimony showed that the fifty doliars were bor- rowed to pay off a biil of goods purchased by the de- fendant’s brother for and on account of the de- fendant. Shortly after the goods were purchased and the money paid Floyd Graham died. His wife was examined and testified that her husband was acting as agent for the deiendant and that whatever business was transacted was transacted in defend- anve name. The defendant testified that he knew nothing whatever of it, good, bad or indifferent, and Tepudiated tie debt. Judgment for placaur. SURROGATE’S COURT. Hefore Gideon J. Tucker, Surrogate, Wills admitted during week ending June 12;—Ka ward Canard, John Scolari, John Sconinger, John D, Dantel, Patrick W. Nolan, Pierre Rousset, Wm. G. Laweon, Sarah MeBrian, Wm. A. White, Frederick P. McMahon, Meter Van Dyke, Charles Scbribel. eviors of administration granted on estates of Charles ©. B. Seymour, Owen Muiigan, John Van- serach, Mary M. McCarty, Fredoiine Haarn, Thomas oGrath, Sainuel Hancock, Francis S. ilickock, Win. ber, Catharine Connolley or Conley, (Grenville Winthrop, Johann Nicholas Bretim, Catiarine Cun- Dingham, Elizabeth KR. Senieffelin, Richard J. Bail, Richard Gerdes, Owen McMahon, Samuel Cochran, Susan brady, Annie Dougherty, Dennis Dunn, Hugi Hi. Patterson, Julia Cohen, Judith M. Cohen, ret Grant, Wm. B. Hunt, Edward Movatiery, lowe Pugney, James sherry, Louis Voigt, Ir ga- Char- Fine Arte=How a Little Noise and a Big Policeman Made a Picnic Expensive—A Fighting Colored Gentleman and the Sinews of War—A Lawyer on the Defensive. Before Judges Dowling and Kelly. ‘The calendar yesterday gave an exhibit of thirty- five cases, Of these twenty-one were changes of as- sault und battery, thirteen of petty larceny, one of malicious mischief and one of violating the health laws. An unusual number of complainants failed to appear, doing away with the necessity of a trial, which, with the unwonted irequency of pleas of guilty, left but five cases to try, and the session con- sequently more than ordinarily brief. : TEARING OUT BYES AS AN ART. Wendell Phillips, in his enumeration of the lost arts, does not specify the tearing out of human eyes as belonging: to this list, and neither does he give it @ place in bis catalogue of modern arts. It would appear, however, the researches of this eminent scholar to the contrary notwithstanding, that there is not an art as clearly developed in a case coming before the court. John Donovan charged William H. Regan with coming into his store and, without any reason- able proxocatens exercising his brachial muscles upon him, “Get out of my store,’ said Donovan to him. “Pd uke to see myself getting out,” answered Regaa, “untii I have got satisfaction.” “What further sausfaction do you want?’ sald Donovan; “you nave struck me several times.’? “Lhave @ peculiar crook of the thumb and fore- finger by which I tear out peopie’s eyes, and 1 want to try it on you,” spoke up Regan, and he put him. self ip readiness to give a practical illustration of this peculiar crook. Mr. Donovan kad no notion of thus being expert- Tented upon, He ran to the door, shouted for a policeman, and one happening to be near, and not very promptly, came in and arrested Regan. ‘hue accused was given one month in the Penitentiary. AN EXPENSIVE PICNIC, George Butler and John Sheridan the other day, with others, went on a picnic excursion to Land- maun’s Par! Now, picnics a8 a general thing are not very expensive, or at least need not be. These young meu entailed on themselves additional extra expense through their own sheer recklessness, They got nowy. Officer Tooker reprimanded them. ‘They were more noisy than ever. The oficer again urged them to more subdued course of conduct. “We havé heard enough of your lip,’’ said Butler to the officer, “Wecame here to enjoy ourselves, and mean to do it in our own way.” “Yes, in Our own Way,” echoed Sheridan, “and all we ask of you 1s to dry up.” OMicer Tooker, who isa big, muscular fellow, con- cluded he had a duty \o perform, and this duty was the arrest of Butler and Sheridan. The latter con- sidered they had a duty to perform, and this was to pummel the oMcer, This, together with the facts given above, were the showing of the testimoay. “T fine you each $50," sald Judge Dowling, “for beating the officer. What should have been a quiet and inexpensive picnic for both of you, through your own recklessness was made noisy and expen- Sive, 1t is all your own fault, and should serve as a Jesson to you in the future.” ‘the accused, not beimg able to pay, were marched into prison, A COLORED GENTLEMAN ON HIS MUSCLE. George Perkins 18 a colored gentleman. His wife does washing for a Mrs. Elizabeth Chandler, Per- kins took the Cleansed linen of Mrs, Chandler to her, and at the same time presented a mote! bill for the amount due, or, in other words, demanded payment tor the washing. “1 wish to look over the clothes first,” sald Mrs. Chandier, “Can't do dat till you pee,’ spoke up Perkins. “There may be some things missing,” urged Mrs. Chandier. “hey all 1s dar,” said Perkins. There were more words. Perkins waxed wrathy and struck Mrs, Chandier. Mrs. Chandler called @ policeman and the irate assaultist, Perkins, was taken into custody, “I fine you ten dollars for striking @ white woman,” said Judge Dowling to him. ‘You colored folks have got through striking for your rights, but you mustn’t go to striking white women.” “J isn’t got the money; wat shail { do?’ in a tone approximating the semi-tearful, asked the now sub- dued Perkins. “Your wile got you into the scrape; let her get you out of it,” answered the Judge. ‘The wife, sure enough, came up and paid the fine, and poorer, in purse, but with a jook of satisfaction Hghting her ebony face, bore away the pugilistic erkins, MISCELLANEOUS CASES. James and John Hart, claiming to be brothers, Were convicted of stealing $2 from a little girl. They Were each sent six months to the Penitentiary. James McCauley was found [ote g of assaulting, without provocation, Join T. Vitcn on a Brookiya ferryvoat. He was compelled to pay $25 as compén- sation for his pugilistic pastime. Henry Browning, a steward, could not resist the temptation of stealing three bunches of bananas from the ship 10 which he belonged, He was fined $30, ‘Thomas Murray was sent one month to the Penitentiary for beating Catharine Elder. Lewis Light was convicted of stealing $9 from Adolph Wit till next Tuesday for sentencs A LAWYER DEF“NDING HIMSEL. Mr, McClellan, @ lawyer, accused ia a case coming before the court at a recent session of takin dollars from Catharine-Koch under promise of ae- fending her, ana failing to do 0, acter the business before the court had been brought to a close, rose to speak in @ parliameniarian sense to a quesuon of priviiege. He wished to purge himself of vhis stigma upon his professional integrity, and with this view explained an application he had submitted to the Su- preme Court in the matter allowing him to practice To this court, and after oe, Speech wound up with presenting au afidavit by himseir deaying utterly the trath of the statements made by Mrs, Koch In ber affidavit. Ex-Judge Garvin, District Attorney, suggested the filing of the afidavits, and that the mater be fully ventilated in open court. Judge Dowling, on behalf of himself and colleages, Stated that there had been several previous com- plaints made against the accused similar Co the one in question, The class of persons being brought be- fore tie court for trial was, a8 a weneral thing, poor and deserving of sympathy. He had known of their penny the last article they had to pay a lawyer's fees. No one had a deeper contempt than himself for the mean, miserable, swindiiug lawyers who are given to hanging around police courts, and, under pretence of having miéluence witu ‘he dodase, and some even going so far as to say tha’ they have to divide the money with the judges, }rey upon pri- soners'whom crime or misfortune has compelled to appear here for trial. They saw no reason why they should not adhere to their previous action tnterdici- ing Mr. MeCelian from practising in the court. “AS I understand that you still adhere to your previons action?” asked Mr. McVellan, as though not exactly comprehending what the Juage had said. “Yes, sir,” answered the Jadge, “you have gone to the Supreme Court, and you cap fight it out there.” et Tle was remanded CIPY IVTELLIGEN CK. Tar WRaTHER.—The following record wili show the changes in the temperature for the past twenty- four hours, in comparison with the corresponding day of last year, as dicated by the thermometer at Hiudnut’s pharmacy, HkRaLD building, Broadway, corner of Abn street:— 1868. 1809, 59 3PM 69 M. 66 12M 63 73 12P.M Average temperature yesterday Average temperature for correspon Average temperature for corresp last year.. er ViTaL Starisrics.—The vital statistics report shows 220 births, 828 persons married and 425 deaths during the week ending yesterday at noon. The deat rate is nine higher than the corresponding Week ending Jane 6, Dear FROM SCALDS.—An inquest was yesterday held at No, 305 East Twenty-fourth street by Coroner Fiynn on the body of Wm. Young, an infant sevea months old, whose death was caused by scalda re- ceived by some boiling milk. A LaNpLonD Rossep.—Mr. Merrill, the host of the Washington Hotel, No, 1 Broadway, while stand- ing In front of No. 93 Wall street yesterday, intently watching the evolutions of the “bulls and bears’? of that delectable street, was relieved of a diamond pin valued at $600 by an adventurous thief, who made his escape. Drorrep Deap.—A man about sixty years of age, apparently from the country, while in a saloon in Washington street, near Hubert, Ph kf after. noon, was taken suddenly ili, and, falling te the floor, expired soon afterwards. ‘Che body was re- moved to the F 1a precise station house, where an mauest will be neid to-day, It was impossible to learn the name of deceased. Sentovs ACCIDENTS,—Yesterday Patrick Mooney, of Forty-ninth street, between Tenth ond Eleventh aventies, while at work in a sewer on Fifty-fifth street, had his collar bone disiocated. Patrick Murray, of Seventy.ninth street, near Tenth avenue, Was yesterday thrown from his cart op Lateef and seriously injured. James Med from a ladder in Madison street. Abraham Meekan, a laborer on the Belt Railroad, yesterday fell under one of the cars and broke a leg. All the above were taken to Bellevue Hospical. Arenay 18 East Houston Stremr.—at half-past eight o'clock yesterday morning Patrick Hyrnes, faloon keeper, corner of Rast Houston and Elizabeth streets, and Joseph uogan, of No, 67 Sixth street, became involved in an altercation at a policy shop in East Houston street, near the Bowery. hyrnes knocked Hogan down and kicked him about the head, inficting very severe wounds. The tnjuret man Was taken to the Fourteenth precinct station house, where he refused to make a charge against Byrnes, Who the police aay acted in self-defence. FATAL RAILROAD CASUALTY.—A boy, apparently about eight years of age, Whose name could not be learned, was yeaterday afternoon run over near the corner of Hudson and Canal streets by a duminy engine attached to seven or eight treight cars, be- ulty was injured on Friday by failing | longing to the Hudson River Ratlroad Company, and alinost instantly killed, the Wheels passing over and crushing his head most fearfully. The remains were taken up and removed tothe Leo ard street police station, where an inqnees will be held this morning by Coroner Flynn. It 8 clatmed by the agents of the raliroad company that (ie boy was attempting a climb up between the cars while in mouon, when e slipped and fell before the wheels, which passed over and crushed bum as stated, The engineer of the dummy was arrested and detained to await the result of the Taqman, Whea the real facts of the case will be developed, Fatat MistakKE—A CHILD Porsonep.—Coroner Flynn yesterday held an inquest at the infants’ Hos- pital, on Ward's Island, over the remains of William Boyle, an infant four month old, whose death was the result of @ dose of morphine, administered by mistake for ipecac. Tne nurse, Fanny Moore, had received from the druggist in tne hospital a dose of morphine for Jane Wilson, an adult pauent, and also some ipecac for the deceased infant. Being unable to read, Fanny gave the morphine to the babe, which roduced convulsions. Dr, Deans, attacned to the ospital, Was Immediately notified and did what he could to save the life of the child, butin vam. The jury found that the deceased came to his death “‘by poisoning with morplune, given by mistake by the nurse, the powder being intended for an adult patient.” Dry Goops CLERKS’ AssociaTION.—The weekly meeting of the Dry Goods Clerks’ Early Closing As- sociation took place on Wednesday evening at Ma- sonic Hall, the president, C, Wiltenbecker, in the chair, The standing committee on districts report favorably, with one or two exceptions. Committee on festival and pic nic report having secured Belvi- dere Lion Park and Grafula’s Seventh regiment band for 5th July. After the transaction of roudine bus ness the following newly elected ofMfcers were tn- stalled for the ensuing term:—President, James Ed- mond Cody; Vice President, H. Swentzel; Record! Secretary, PB Cookery; Corresponding Secretary, W. A. Houghton; Financial Secretary, Rutus Snyder; Treasurer, W, C. Lewis; Sergeant-at-Arms, William MoGrath; Finance Commuttee, C. Lowrie, W. Westervelt and P. Ferris, POLICE INTELLIGENCE, LARCENY OF WATCHES.—Detective Blackwood, of the Ninth precinct, yesterday afternoon arrested a young man named George H. Pease on board the steamer Quaker City, upon complaint of his mother, Mrs. Almira Pease, Of No. 125 East Twelfth street, charged with stealing two watches and a quantit of wearing apparel from her on the 16th of April last, valued at $150. He pleaded guilty to the charge #ud Was committed in default of bail to answer, LARCENY OF CLOTHING.—A young man named John O'Neil was taken before Justice Shandley yes- terday, at Essex Market Police Court, on a charge of grand larceny. Mr. George H. Hawkins deposed that he took from his place, at No. 2i9 Second ave- Due, a quantity of clothing, valued at forty-three dollars, @ portion of which was found in the posses- sion of the prisoner by oilicer Little. Officer Little testified that he arrested O'Neil ina vacant lot in Thirteenth street and found some of the stolen beryl of clothing upon him. Heid for examina- jon, ALLEGED THIEF AND RECEIVER OF STOLEN Goops.—Thomas Hyland, aged tourteen, was ar- rested by Detective Glynn, of the Eighth precinct, and arraizned before Justice Dodge, at Jefferson Market, yesterday, upon complaint of Simon Hey- manu, of No. 75 Grand street, charged with stealing quantity of lead and brass moulds, on the yth ust., valued at eighty dollars. He pleaded guilty to the charge, and stated he had disposed of the property wo one Thomas Brennan, @ junk dealer, in Baxter street, for $160. Brennan was also arrested, and gave vail to answer a charge of receiving stolen goods, FELONIOU8 ASSAULT.—A young man named Wil- ham Blake was taken before Alderman Couiter yes- terday, at the Yorkville Police Court, charged with stabbing a lad named Joseph H. Miller, on Friday night, while ata picnic at Landmann’s Park. The lad was too dangerously wounded to be able to ap- ae in court, and in bis absence his father, John iller, residing: at the corner of Sixty-second street aud Ninth avenue, made the necessary aMdavit. The Prisoner stated that Miller used very abusive lap- guage to him, and that though he resented the insult he did not use any knife or do any stabbing. Blake was locked up to await the result of Miller's injuries, Hicuway ROBBERY IN DELANCEY STREET.—Two men named Theodure Mansen and William Davis were taken before Justice Shandiey, at the Essex Market Police Court, yesterday, charged with nigh- way robbery. If the statements made are true the case Is one of the most flagrant of the character which has been recorded tor some time. The com- Plainant in the case is Mr. Joachim F. Badenhofy, who resides at No. 61 Delancey street, From the am- Gavits it appears that about two o'clock yesterday morning Mr. Badenhoif was standing on ihe stoop of his house, talking with a friend. Suddenly he was struck from behind, aud, looking around, he saw three men standing near tim. fearing that the men had designs upon him, he called Police.” and almost immediately two of the men seized him, one by each leg, and threw kim down on the stoop with great violence. In tne fall Mr. Badenhoi’s head came in contact with the steps and he became quite insenstble. After lying im this condition @ few minutes be recovered, and found that $340 had been taken from his inner vest pocket, where he nad placed it for safe Keeping. Officer Drought, of the Tenth precinct, heard the cries of “Pe e,’’ and came to the spot from whence the cry proceeded and was told by Mr. Badenhod’s friend te particulars of the robvery. The officer at once started in pursutt and arrested the two prisoners, Who were recognized as the robbers both by Mr. Ba- denhor and bis friend. The tuird man escaped. No money was found in the possession of either prisoner. When taken before the Justice both men provested their innocence, but the evidence was so strong that the Justice locked both up to await ex- amination. Tas TWENTY-TH.RD STRELT RAILROAD SALE A PIZZLE. Friday was the last of the ten days within which the bidder for the Twenty-third Street Railroad was to pay up, give bonds and sign the agreement. The bidder, Mr. Sidney A. Yeomans, who is connected with the United States Revenue Department, ap- peared at the ofice of the Comptrolier, where there wasa meeting of the Commissioners of the Sinking Fund, attended by Jacob Shaw, George Law, and Hamilton W. Robinson, of counsel, and J. 8, Hunt, of railroad notoriety, The meeting of the Commis- stoners of the Sinking Fund was then tn progress. Mr. Yeomans made application for @ certificate of purchase of the Twenty-third Street Railroad Com- pany, and on behalf of said company Mr. Hunt ten- dered $150,000, the amount of the bid, and Mr. Rob- inson, on behaifgof the Twenty-third Street Railroad Company, tendered a bond sigued by John Kerr and George Law. The Mayor, after consultation with his associates, claimed, and the Commissioners #0 decided, that Mr. Yeomans ladividuatly bid for the ratiroad grant and gave his individual card, and that he alone could have the certificate, and that he alone must tender the money, and {t must be tend-red tn his behalf, and the bond must be given by hit and sureties, as the act was quite special. The Mayor aiso called attention to the fact that the Twenty-third street Railroad Company was formed according to the articles of association extibited several days afver the sale and the bid by Mr, Yeomans. Mr. Hunt stated that he made the tender of $150,000 on the part of the new railroad company and not on behalf of Mr. Yeomans, Mr. Yeomans was present and corroborated this statement, ‘The Commisstoners of the Sinking Fand tendered the certifloate to Mr. Yeomans and asked from him the $150,000 and the bond, which he declined. The parties then withdrew and the Commissioners voted to reject the bid of Mr. Yeomans, first, on the ground that it was collusive and fraudulent, and secondly, that he had not complied with the terms and con- ditions of the sale. und that if the certificate ‘The Mayor took the shonid be given to the Twenty-third Street allroad feck legai accuracy, Company they could, with say that they were not bound to build the railroad, because they were not the bidders. He was also of opinion that the railroad company could suffer no inconvenience, because when Mr. Yeomaus received the certificate, pald the money and gave the bond, he could se}! or transier his certifica’® and his rigut to the company or form a company himself. Mr. Robinson claimed that the ‘Tauchise could not be assigned. Acting Chamberlain Smith called Mr. Robinson's attention to the absurdity of Mr. Yeomans bein, legally able to assign his ‘bid of the ‘'wenty-third Street Natiroad Company, and yet not being able to assign the privilege after he had paid for it to the same party, Notice of the action of the Conimissioners was served on Mr. Yeomans on Friday afternoon, Whether the Commissioners will award thegailroad to the next pidder, Nathaniel Jarvis, Jr., or Whether they will pat tt ap agatn, is an open question not yet decided. ‘ihe general aentiments around the Cit, Hall, by those who are cognizant with the circum: stances, appeared to be that the whole matter was adevice of the railroad companies to prevent the railroad from being built, which will probably be very good news to the residents of Twenty-third street, especially should it be discovered that the Ja@ had spent its force in one public sale. The excavations at Hereuianeum, undertaken by means of the 30,000f granted by King Victor Emanuel, have led to the of & large room, Witch must have served for In it was @ wooden clothes press, entire! rboniaed ; fourteen vases, @ candelabrum Yand ao lamp, & bronae, several vessels in glass and terra © sinall marole statue of a faun and two brokeo one in marble aud the other in slate, it in a JUNE 13, 1869.—TRIPLE SHEET, SPORTING. The Prize Ring. From all appearances a fair stand-up fight may be expected between Mike McCoole and Tow Allen on Tuesday next. The contestants do not seem to be actuated solely by the mereenary motives which of late have characterized all such exhibitions. It will be rather a test of superiority than a contest for money. Besides, the spirit of nationality infused into the affair will doubtless make the straggie the more determined. It may be remembered that after his deieat of Aaron Jones, McCoole promised never to enter the ring again. He was, however, earnestly importune | to give Allen a trial, and after much s0- Heitation he at lengtn consented, The men imme- diately went into training, bent upon preparing themselves for an encounter which would either add to or diminish their pugilistic fame, Both are powerful men, broad-shouldered and wiry, . together with being adepts In the art of pugilism. Of the two McCoole 1s, unquestionably, the stronger, and, perhaps, the more experienced, while Alien 1s id (© be very dexterous, resolute and very endur- Everything, jud, from present symptoms, jeads to the conclusion that the t will be a terri- ble one, though, strange as It may appear, it 18 said that no til feeling exists between the ‘ties. AS previously mentioned, the last deposit of $500 a side Was staked during the week, when the final a) ments for the encounter were completed, ‘he price of the excursion tickets was fixed at $5, and @ steamer was chartered to convey the spectators to the scene of action. MecCoole, who has 0 thor- be Ad the work of training, 1s said to be in 8p! condi “petter even than when he en- countered Aaron Jones, The betting at present other is gy rag yo favor. on: aH joey hand, n, Who been preparing himself in vicinity of Cincinnati, 13 Sikemes reported to be 10 fine trim. Moreover, his friends are sanguine of his success. In reply su a question put to him relative to the contest he answi “He must whip me io twenty, or he won't whip me at ail.” It may take probably a longer time, but the popular belief ts that ne will be whipped, McCooie will fight at about 200 eons, and Allen about twenty or thirty pounds less. Allen is twenty-eight years old aod very abstemious, having, a3 he said, never drank whis- key in his life. It appears that the Irish in the locali- ty interested in the affair entertain no friendly leel- ings towards him, having hissed him at the National theatre in Cincinnal. He bas expressed himself quite confident of victory, wile MeCoole, with his herculean strength, thinks that the victory will be easily obtained. At all events, Tuesday will tell the result, and it is to be hoped that cowardly partisans will absent themselves from the scene and not make the brutal exibition worse by any extra rufianisin. Nathaniel Richardson was arrested yesterday in this city on a requisigion from the Goveraor of Mas- sSachusetts to answer to a charge of suborning to perjury, in laviag procured one Farwell to become security for Ned O’baidwin, captured at Lynniield, Mass., during lis encounter withJoe Wormald, It appears Liat when the case of O’ Baldwin was called for wial he and Farwell, who, itis asserted, was but a poor mark for the security, failed to appear. The Massachusetts authorities thea instituted inquiries for Richardson, For that purpose Captain Boynton Was sent to this city, aud aiter a long search, assisted by Captain Jourdan and detecttve Wooldridge, Rich- ardson was discovered and taken back to Boston, Jounny Hickey and Jem King were matched on the 20th ull. to fight within fiity miles of Kansas City on the 21st of June for $900 a side, open for 1,000, ‘The following are the matches announced:—June 16, Mike MeCoole ana Thos.Alien, near St. Louis, for $1,000 a side; July —, Fred Bussey and Patsey Rear- don, near St. Louts, for $500 a side; 11th, Dap Don- novan and Mike Boice, near Scranton, Penn., for $200a side; 19th, Hen Derrick and Put McCann, Brooklyn, tor $250 @ side; August —, Biil Jackson and Patrick Hogan, near New York, $250 a side. Billiards. Smee the tournament in tuis city few important matches have been played, thoagh several are being actively discussed. A match is taiked of between Cynile Dion and Melvin Foster at the three ball game for $1,000, while several prominent players are about to try their skill. On the whoie, the tour- nament had the very E02 eflect of enabling man: of the leading bill 1s to be properly classified. At the present time no matches of note bave been arranged, The Maine billiardists intend imaugurating a iour- nament in August next. The first prize will bea champion cue and @ purse of $250, and the second a billiard table worth $400. The aiTair is looked for- ward to with taterest, Aquatic. The Hudson is scarcely as lively as might be ex- pected at this Ume of the year. The members of the boat clubs are evidently slow in dashing out in friendly rivalry, {t 18 to be hoped moreover that the con- tests of the season will not be confined to the home cinbs, but that the amateur oarsmen of the different clubs will endeavor to carry off the honors at regat- tas which take place on the Huds on river. ‘The new four-oared boat but for the Harvard crew, is fity-two feet six inches in jenguh, nineteen inches in breadth and weights 10 pounds, It is built of red or Spanish cedar; 1s strongly made and copper fastened, Although it 18 provable the four of Harvard who are to row the Oxford crew will not £2, into thorough training till their arrival in Eng- and, when they will have six weeks for the work, they nevertheless take constant practice. It 1s thougit that Lowry, Simmons, Bags and Rice will take part in the Fourth of July regatta, which comes off s1X days before they leave for Bugland. McKeel proposes to row wih ‘Tyler, oi Boston, a two mile race on Charles river, ou the dist of July, for $260 a side. Tyler has tue proposition unaer consideration, H. verry and Bill Hayden are matched to pull four miles on the Connecticut river, on the 6th day of August, for $100 a side, Kovert Ellis ana Michael Glenny are matched to row a five mile racetin seventeen foot working boats, for $200 aside, The race is to be rowed on tne Em- pire course, Harlem river, on the 22d inst. As previousiy stated, James White, of the Gulick Boat Club, and Edward Smith, of the Atalanta Boat Club, are matched to row a three mile race on Mon- day, June 14, in single scull, seventven {cet working boats, over the course of the Hudson Amateur Kow- lng Association, off the Liysian Fields. The race is for @ prize vaiued at $200, The following aquatic events are announced:— June 15, annual regatta of the New England Kow- ing Association on Charies river, at Boston; lth, James Thompson and Robert tariey, to row three miles, for $100 a side; 22d, Stephen Weir and James McConnell, dve mile race, at Fort Grant, for $100 a side; 24), annuai cruise Atlantic Yacht Ciub trom New York to Whitestone; 40th, Hariem Yacht Club regatta; Jaly 23, Harvard and Yale, Worcester, Pigeon Shooting. ‘che following matches are announced:—June is—Bogardus and Kleinman, at Chicago, for $500. leth—James Crier and Anthony Pollock, at West Brookfield, Mass., for $100, 22d—James Daniels and Robert Hemmings, at Binghamton, for $200 a side, daly 11—J. Stone and Henry More! it Worcester, for $200 aside. 16th—Henury Powell and Sam Cor win, at Boston, for $100 a side. Henry bik and Jaines Martin are matched to Shoot at seventeen sngie birds. twenty-one yards rise, eighty yards bonndary, tor Mfty o.ars aside, Phe maten ts to take piace in West er county, on the 24th prox. Pedestrianism. The entries for the pedestrian congress, at Tren ton, continue to increase, and some excellent run- ning is expected. The arrangements jor the occasion ‘Will, it ia said, be eMicient. Among the pedestrian events announced are:—June 16—James Meany and Robert Chatmers, at Avon, N. Y., for $200 a side, 17th—Jobn Conway and Heary Davies, at Hartford, Conn., for $100 a ar Ike Kooney and John Wood, at Newport, Ky., for $200 a side; John Martin and Richard Lord, at Kochester, for $100 a side; James Brige and Jonn Leyland, at White Piains, N. Y., for $100 aside. 19th—Samuel Morrili and John Reeves, at Troy, tor $100 a side; James Calhoun and Daniel Dowery, at Worcester, for $100 a side. s0th—James Beec! Jonn Lawson, at Rochester, N. Y., for $200 aside. July 5—James Potts and Henry Wagner, at Corning, N. ¥., for $250 a side. Feat a Cheval. Yesterday a party of gentlemen assembled at Dickie's riding academy, corner Thirty-ninth street and Filth avenue, to witness the result of a wager. The circumstance arose from a friendly encounter of words between a prominent official, a great lover of horsedesh, and F, O'Dowd, the former risking his reputation as a Judge of borsefesh and the wager that the latter could not leap his horse, Harkaway, overa jumping bar five feet high. A good deal of leasant excitement existed, and it was with great interest the party repaired to the arena, At five o’clock Mr. O'Dowd was in the saddic, Markaway looking good for afive feet or more, Mr. O’Dowa quickly proved tng, mettle of his steed, and won tne wager. COLLISION ON THE SOUND. At a Jate hour on Thursday night a collision occurred between the steamboat Old Colony, of the Fall River line, and @ schooner called the ‘ab Jane, east of Falkland Island; but go far as can be ascertained no serious damage was done. Captain Miller, of the Old Colony, states that the pilot and lookout of his vessel were at their posts at the time of the accident, and from what he learned from them it appears that wheu the Old Colony had arrived at the point indicated above she made a light ahead, when she immdiately sheered to the south. ward, in order to get out of the way. ‘The bow watchman of the steamer then heard the captain of the schooner give the order, “iielm bara aport,” immediately after which the schooner struck the steamer's jibboom., The only damage sustained by the former was the breaking of her bowsprit and tho carrying away of her headgear, while (he latter had two small cat holes punched in her. Captain Miller at once placed four of his crew on schoon- er, when she proceeded to New London. ving there on Friday, at #ix o'ciock. Captain Miller re- garde the occurrence as @ mere trivial atair, THE LONDON STAGE. Gossip About the Drama—What is Doing and What is Going to Be Done. Lonpon, May 29, 1869, “Now is the winter of our discon—— hang that Jeliow Shakspeare! He ie everlastingly cropping up to my discomftare, Had he not been bora velore me, what @ man I should have been! My name wouid have risen like @ mountain above the sphere of time, But he has forestalied all my good things, Somebody else haa, nevertheless, made @ similar complaint, * Pereant qui nostra ante nos dixerun!.® What I was going to say when you, reader, inver- Tupted me was, that the winter of our discontent, luke that of our climate, is far as ever from being turned into glorious summer of any kind, whether moral or meteorological. The weather which, in its influence on the drama and other entertainments, [ discussed so learnediy in my last letter has been going from bad to worse, the few bright, warm days which now and then glad- den our hearts being immediately succeeded by spelis of gloom and horror which tell wefully on the spirits. At this present writing I feel that it would have been well for the world and myself that 1 bad never been born, and I envy the Irishman who declared that his father and mother never had a child, neither boy or gitl. On Thursday last, 60 cheerful and consolatory was the weather, that | felt as if I could have forgiven my enemies—hang them! To-day Iam at war with mankind, for the clouda lower, and ob, the rain! the weary, dreary rain, how it pattered on my window-sill! Eleven months wet and one month moist—that is a fair description of one English year. Talk of the flowers of May, for- sooth! Marry come up with you! Here is May, at least so the Almanac says, but where be the flow- ers? Poor things, they are at their wits’ ends, or rather their roots’ ends, to make out what 1tmeans— whether they are to come out or go in, 60 coutra- Gictory is the season. A rose in my garden told meas much this morning. Sometimes we have a storm and sunshine prevatling simultaneously in diferent parts of London, That is just what hap- pened the other day—the rain falling in torrents in Holborn while the sunbeams were dancing effulgent- ly upon the old tower at Cananoury. Fancy a fellow goimg Lome to his wife as wet asa fish while the aloresaid wife is as dry as chatk, although she has been out of doors ail day. Tius chameleon aspect of the climate typifies apuy enough the condition of the aramatic world. “The theatrical horizon wears a changeful countenance,”’ as the penny-a-liners woula Say; Which, being dissolved into homely English, simply means that some of the theatres are doing good business, while others are in asad state, The Haymarket, the Prince of Wales, and the Globe drive a turiving trade; the Royaity, too, is prosper- ous, aud the strand is nightly turning money from the door—the worst thing on earth to turn from any door, #n ravanche, Were is not much doing at the Gayety, the Adelphi and the Holborn, while the Olympic and the Princess’ are botu on the eve of closing, and Drury Lane and the Lyceum are al- ready shut. At the Haymarket Mr. Buckstone has had pleasant proof that were is no psay like “Home” for drawing good houses, The piece has had a great run; but well runs the fox that ls never caught, and as much be said of the dratua, which, however, successful, comes not to anend. ‘The piece is w be played for the iast time this season On to-morrow evening; and during the first fortnight of June Mr. Sothern will appear aiternately as Garrick and Lord Dundreary, He will then go to the Standard to fultll a starring engagement in conjunction with Miss Ada Caven- diso. Apropos of *tiiome,’’ the cast of the pay was weakened of late by the temporary retirement of that exceilent comedian, Mr. Compton (née Macken- wie), m consequence, 1 grieve to say, of a severe domestic ailicaon. His son—an amiable and promising young man—who was studying for the medical profession, and acted as assistant to a coun- try doctor, was seized with scarlet fever a few days since while in assiduous attendance upon a patient, and soon paid with his young life the heroic penalty of his devotion to duty. Mr. Compton returned to the stage on Wednesday Jast and piayed with his customary hamor, Alas! my heart! What a world it is! What sorrow and lie but an ich beneath the surface of the water, be that surface ever 80 radiaut! Of all trials the saddest surely must be the task of making others laugh while one’s own heart is breaking. The drama of ‘* Home” will be revived in the autuma, Some changes in the allotment of characters have already occurred, and may again, but let us hopg (hat they will not affect Mr. Sothern, Mr. Compton, your countryman, Mr. Chippendale, one of the Soundest actors on the London boards, or that de- hghtful little actress Miss Caroline Hill (Mrs, Feath. erstonhaugh in domestic life), who plays so char: ingiy in the love-scene tn the second act. Mr, Soth- ern will be succeeded at this house by Mi-s Bateman, ‘who will ap) in new comedy written for her by Mr. Tom Taylor, and in which she has been reap- tug fresh laureis in the provinces. During the “ ort” season the theatre will be In the hands of Mr. Bar- nett, who, with Mr. Ryder for chief actor, will at- tempt legitimate business, ‘The Princess’ theatre is to reopen on Wednesday next for ashort Shaksperean season, when will be reduced “The Merchant of Venice,” with terr Pores a8 Shylock, and Miss F, Bouverie as Portia. The engagement, we are informed, is only for a “limited period”—(what engagement was ever for more in this evanescent world ?)—and at its termi- nation the house wili be accessible for some weeks only to paluters, decorators and carpenters, whose presence 18 nowhere more greatly needed, the the: being one of the dirtiest, dingiest and most juconvenieat m Londen, So ingeniously incon- venient indeed 18 the pian of the house, that. there are seats in it whose occupants migut just as well be waiking up and down Broadway for all they see of the play. Not that this is always a hardship, but there 18 an old theory that people who go to the play may as well have aview of the actors. The eXt season will commence on the 2d of August. “There are those who delight to collect the Olym- pie dust,” quoth the Latin lyrist, and such persons wil have abundant opportunity to indulge tneir propensity next week, when the Olympic is wo be given over to dust and darkness, Despite the excel- lent acting of Mr. Benjamin Wevster and Mr. Meilon * in “Masks and Faces” and “One Touch of Nature,” the public have of late fought shy of the lite theatre in Wych street, and the joss to the manager tust have been very great. Mr. Webster goes back to his old quarters, the Adelphi, where he will appear next Monday in @ new piece adapted trom the rrench by his son, to be called “Eye.” Strand Mr. Brough’s Easter piece, “Joan of Are,” runs its course triumphantly, despite the wonderful discovery of the learned Mr. Deiapierre, that there never Was any such person on earth as the “Maid of Orieans,” and Mr. J. Clarke continues to convulse the audience by his laughable acting 10 the comedy of “Fox and Geese.” “Money ’ still holds sway at Mr. Barry Sullivan’s theatre, im Holvorn—(as where does ti not ?)—but wore curious novelties are in preparauon. of these the most remarkabvie 1s a historical pag by a very jearped pundit and eke a member of the Noval So- ciety, to be named—of all things in the worid Four. and-Twenty Hours with Oliver Cromwell Less than that did for poor Charles Stuart. it is ander stood that Mr. Thomas Carlyle las engaged a box for every bight of the performance, that ie may wor- ship his idol, the Protector, if not in the flesit, at Jeast In a mimetic form. A holiday piece by Mr. Alfred Thompson, entitied “Columbus; or, The Original Pitch In a Merry Key,” and which, though described as an opérit fe, might be more appropriately characterized as an operatic burlesque, is the cluef attraction at the Gayety. As far as regards the rise en scene tt 1s one of the mnost resplendent plays ever witnessed tn is village, the scenery, by Messrs. Teibin, Gordon aud Matt Morgan, being magnificent, and the cos- tumes superb. The girls on the stage are dazziingly atured, and each man “shines like a mine." Whether the play is worth so gorgeous a candle is another matter. There are pO break-cowns nor e flap dances, but there are plently of grotesque ents, and the text abounds in puns, wany of Which sound the jowest depths of verbal depravity. It is a plece of brillant nonsense, well danced and richly dressed, and, thanks to its splendid mounting and the clever acting of Miss BE. Farren, Miss Con- stance Loseby, Mr. Joseph Kobing and others, 1 goes down swimmungly with the majority of the audience, let the “judicious” groan as they may. ‘The play-going world are ali agog with laughter at the most ludicrous of vurie. by Mr. H. J. Byron, ‘The Corstcan Botners; or, The Trouble- some Twins,” which Was produced at the Globe theatre on Whit Monday, and continues to draw great houses, It is a piece of toméoolery, as its name implies; but to Mind fault With it on that ac- count were like censuring a circle for being round. Iv is “very excellent fooling,” and in beguiling the audience into farcical oblivion that there ts any such thing as either trouble or business in the world it sumMctently serves the purpose of its brief and ridicu- lous existence, At the Queen's the basiness has been very slack, but & new play by Mr. F. C. Burnaud, entitled, auspt- ctously, let us hope, “The Turn of the fae," Is to be produced to-night, ‘The manager of the Alfred theatre has introduced @ curious novelty inthe shape of @ child's room, where babies may be left, like lost luggage, ‘till called for,” which is generally at the cloge of the per- formances, When they are claimed by their respec- tive mothers. The babies are ticketed like urabrel- jas or walking sticks, and they are confided to nurses, tue charge being twopence per child. Last night there was an aw/ul row. There was a mistake about the numbers on the tickets, and Mra. Smith received, instead of her own chubby, dark haired boy, a red haired girl belonging to Mrs, Joves, The disputation among ail the ladies concerned was tre- mendous, and the music kept up by the children added not a litte to the sonorous oxcitement of the scene. Both mothers will require new bonnets, ‘As an illustration of tue railway facilities afforded nowadays to the theatrical profession I may men- tion that @ few ings since Mr. Henry Mont- gomery, of the ve of Wales theatre, played in the first ptece, “A Winning Hazard,” at Tottenham street, London, and the same night acted Dame Martha, in Buzzard’s burlesque of “Alonzo the Brave” at Dover, The two theatres are ninety miles te — Lafont, the Charles Mathews of the Parisian stage, has done wonders in reviving the Ce fortunes of the French company. He plays ad- mirably tn ‘‘Montjoie,”” and very well indeed as the Baron in “Nos Bons Viliageois.” Schneider and Dupins are coming for a brief operatic season, Which ‘Will Clowe the Gallic entertainments for the present 5 year. In the autumn the theatre will, as I have al- ready informed you, have a new manager in Mrs. Join Wood, who will not yield until she has tried her luck once more with an English audience. Her corps dramatique will comprise, among many other artists, Miss Sallie Torrey, Miss Brererd Miss Lat- tern, Mr, Shore, Mr. Gaston Murray and Mf, Granger, PARIS FASHIONS. treat EventeA Get-up for the Races French Derby—Aristocratic Under clothing—Novelties of the Day—Tableaux Vivants and Flowers. PaRIs, May 25, 1869. The Chantilly races and general elections both Offered attractions on the same day, but my heart did not waver a single instant—it never does when there are pretty women to be met in one place and nothing but men in the other. If women enjoyed the questionate right of voting in Paris of course they would vote for the handsomest man, and there would be some excitement in gotng up to the poll- ing sections; but when tt comes to be pushed about in @ crowd of electors, all voting for one of the ugliest candidates ever seen tm the first circumseripion—M. Gambetta— no one who has a pair of appreciative eyes (M. Gam- betta only has one) will accuse me of inconsistency. I concluded to goto the races, drew on a pair of light lavender gloves, threw a dust coat over my arm, thrust an opera giass in my coat pocket, a handful of change in some other pocket, and felt supremely happy to have left the electoral urns be- hind, when I found myself in @ Orst class express car, with faultiess shiny boots on and the most chic pair of pants (light dun with atan stripe) the frafty of human nature has ever gloried tn having iegs for. This bliss lasted three-quarters of an hour by the Northern line, which tried to shake all my happiness out of me but couldn't. I felt bruised, certainly, but the spirit was elastic and did not come in contact with the seats which outer man did. On emerg- ing from the Chantilly station the traveller crosses a Square and 18 soon in the forest where, if he follow a lovely avenue of acacia and horse chestnut trees will lead him to the race course. The first thing that strikes him is the chateau and immense stables attached to it; in the distance, backed to @ hill, risea the chatea o ofthe Duc d@’Aumale, formerly that of the Princes of Conde, It looks deser and its desolation 13 sadly reflected in a sheet of water in front. The Naiads of marble, attired in nothing put stagnant green melancholy, seemed more than petrifactions of wonder before the totlets of the ladies of the turf this year. The arrival of fresh trains of visitors every ten minutes brought together a large concourse of the élife, tor whom the civic feuds of liberals, democrats and republicans have nocharms. They do smile at the caricaturists’ hits at politicians; but beyond a bon mot bow and then they are uot ex- pected to add any pith to passing events, At hall-past one the stands were full, and people looked quietly on at the fying racers; but when the Derby ran for a prize amounting in all to 78,500f., every man aud Woman stood up on pointed heels to see which of the fourteen out of the eighty-eight engaged would clear the distance of 2,400 metres quickest, The following are their names:—Consul, Berger and Saphir, belonging to Comte de la Grange; Pandour, owned by M. J. Reiset; Round Table, Baron Schickier; Gourbi aud Getaus, by Major Tri- dolin; Glaneur, by M. A. Lupin; Astrogath, by Baron Rotuschiid; Aspirant, by M. de Aldama; Nothing at All, by M. E. Fould; Eckmith, by M. A. Desvignes; Cerdagne, by M. L. Delattre. Some of your readers will exclaim, aes, but names we don’t care about-”’ Only | am ass they do, if constant fashion readers, as these are the prime of our turfites, and will this season occur very often in my correspondence on sport and fan. Then there is some satisiacyion in zoeping back the name of the winner; the readers of the New YORK HERALD are 8o seidom held in suspense, A few more prelimina- ries, therefore:—Ladies, the bets were two to one against Consul; five to two against Glaneur, six to one against Aspirant, eight to one against Giaieul, ten to one against Eckmuth, twenty to one against Cerdagne, twenty to one against Astrogath, twenty- five to one agatnst Berger, fifty to one at Gour- bi or Pandour. Any schoolmistress who has not held @ course on the above arithmetic should be forthwith looked apon a8 bellind the last mentioned Gourbi in the progress of this period, when giris are taught all about the ring, both matrimonfally aod otherwise, Gitano headed the line frst by two lengths. At the bottom of the slope Glaneur and Consui pulled up to himeven., At the summit of the siope Consul got the advance of Gianeur by one length, and finally won easily by two lengths. Glaieu! came in last. 1v1s very suggestive that the Derby should ha’ got @ consul just at,election time, to some; but to tuere isa more important acquisition, We nave at the Chantilly races almost got rid of the camel's hump, and are returning, acco’ the example here — to the Chinese style, as I de- scribed it last fall. Mme. de Metternich and Mme, de Pourtalés got ap on a chair in the furia of excite- ment, and | could taspect their upper and under garments with perfect ease under these circum. stances. Mime. de Mettermecn’s heels hoisted her considerably. She cried, laughed and clapped ber bands in girlish joy several times; had not @ trace of crimoline on, not a jewel ‘oth popMo. Her nor ornament. She was in sliver petticoat was trimmed rouad the pieated dounces laid Mat; over this 8) lashionabie biouse, the Russian round and fastened to the waist with belt and pearl buckle, Over this she wore @ mantie, a kind of raglan, made of the silver gray material, and a simn- laved hood formed by foids, at the end of whuch were coras, lassels and gimp. Tassels covered tue front of this mantie, of which the sleeves were pi jas bordered with rich fringe. The hat was a XVL., of rice straw, bordered with biack velvet, turned up behind, where @ high tuft of gray and biue feathers ruse from the chignon, Her-skirts were excessively narrow, one of her underpetticoats trimmed with tnsertion and Valenciennes, her drawers were [riled with edged caubric, ber boots Were kid, stitched with whive silk; her gloves doe- skin. A lady who climbed ap vdehtud her, and almost tipped tue aimbassadress over, wore a novel but rich busy-bee suit, It Was bee-brown velvet and white foulard, The panier was cut like bees’ wings and lined with white, the downy appegrance can be faa Gilt ornaments and gilt buttons rendered thi Nearly all wore their peti coats 8o narrow thatevery motion was visible, It 1s this and the uncommon wide sleeves that convey the tea-caddy, tea-cuest and Chinese lan appearance; the high hair, and feet that can scarcely get along on poioted heels, make the simile complete. Asan amateur of fine of course I prefer the natural grace and undaiations of the female form to those atrocious steel springs under which a syiph- like form is ignored. Let ladies reyect the crinoline and modulate the tints they select harmoniously, and we shall thing toem a8 precious to possess and look @t as opals, Rose-ieaf, soit green, blushing violet, iris-bine, citron and snell-rose, These are whe colors, scented with sandal Wood and amber which look best in foulards, crepe de chine and wavy muslins. Mme. de Pourtaics was in a striped dove, wurtie dove poult de sole, trimmed wiih ruche of the same and heavy fring it formed the ‘habit’? or coat looped in @ doubie panier on the sides. Her bodice Was @ tight hunting jacket, with reunded basquines and large, square pockets richiy frilled round rrith lace. The Qaps were trimmed back on the bosom and lined with lace. She wore a black velvet, with turquoise horseshoe tn front. Her hat was of brown straw and very high—a “malignant.” A long gauze vel fell beliimd under two brown feathe.s, Ske wore her eyeglasses across her bosom on a ribbon. Mme. de Gailitet was the other elégante of the day. ‘She was in a white costume, brocadea with bouquets, bordered round with @ bials of taffeta wood-eolor. Her petticoat was wood-color, witt a deep piaited founce. Her fichu of biack lace opened on a trout of downy white lace. Her sleeves were excessively ught, and had @ large revers (the iast styl: of sieeves) ruché, with wood browa taffeta. The hat Was the same as Mme. de Pourtalés’, to which was added @ cluster of natural roses above her left ear and infront, under the gauze veil. Comtesse Fer- handing Wore a satin striped Tuntstan violet cos- tume, It was rached all over. Her hat was © verv Stylish toque, with @ bunch of gorgeously shaded carnations, And now & few novelties. Fans are made with three rows of vignettes, stamped and colored on Stik, Tepresenting on the first row the kings, rulers and monarchs of our .times; on the second row statesmen; on the third litera’), Ahandsome gimp loop is made to wear hanging, like a chatelaine, from the belt, in which trains are caught up for dancing. Mile, Nilsson has set # marabout fringe, now sold on tulle bands, for light vaporous bail dresses. This is very pretty, instead of flounces, and most becoming for bertnas, sleeves, &c., with light mauve pansies, White feather aigrette and mixed with white heath. Tableaux vivants are now the prevailing enter- tainment, Eastern characters being preferred, such as Lalla Rookh, the Chamoeriamn Fadiadeen, harem beanties, the princesses of the Arabian Nights and others. Our old acquaintance Mme. de Rimsky Karsakow has appeared again and rivals Mme. Musard ih the display of diamonds and equipages. The horses of Mme, Musard are the finest at the Bois, Her livery is, however, very quiet, ‘The Horticultural Exposition at the Palais de i'In- dustrie draws our fair to the contemplation of mar- ble statues and studies of the nude, as these works of art are displayed in the centre of lovely agalias, pelargoninms, auriculas and ferns. By the there 1 an inmor(edie, or everlasting Nower, helyehrys atrosanguineum. It deserves & canni Nestor Koqueplan’s book, isine," has appeared, Disclosures of Ife abound, among which w that of ballet girls are, seen au naturel, ttom with two e wore the how ment, pleated the most forbidding objects to look At close. According to his description of the members, which he declares are as hard underneath as horn and as sti on the top a8 muscle of steel, | sould aay they are de- formed but natural velocipedes, but will never at- tempt to investigate the matter nearer, It fas tgetd that dancers, moreover, have no more rotundity of leg than Knitting needies; it ail meity away; but these are details that a stocking maker, and not a Writer, should know most pbout, It fakes much poetry out of the ballet Wo {ook into attire ‘The following are bonnets which I recommend for branettes:—A fanchon of brown erépe, with @ dia- Drownred folarey anotuer one of straw, With a wh-red foliage; another , scarlet geranium diadem; a third bat of Black tulle nd lace, with two ostrich feathers curling aver the Faised sides, @ sajmOn one Bnd biAgk ORe