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

The Turco-Egyptian Question and Policy of the Sultan. UROPE. Trades’ Unionism and the Land Tenure Agitation in England. ‘ane steamship City of Washington, Captain Jones, from Liverpool the 26th and Queenstown the 27th of August, arrived at this port yesterday, / ing @ mall report, with our special corre- spondence, in detail of our cable telegrams, dated to her day of sailidg from Ireland. Tho oMecial report on the Senatus Consrltum, as read in the French Senate, points out the results which have attended the legislation of 1852, namely, “tranquillity, development of public education, in- creased wealth. France,” it says, “supported by 1,400,000 soldiers, ready to proceed to the frontier, Tespected by all Powers—in a word, the country has passed from a dictatorship to the most complete liberty."”. The report states, in conclusion, that the generation of 1869 can still improve upon that of 1852 should it consolidate the work which has been undertaken. The delegates to the Trades’ Union Congress of Great Britain assembled in Birmingham, August 25. Before the reading of papers com- menced it was arranged that each speaker should be limited to five minutes. Mr, Shor- rocks, of the Amalgamated Tailors’ Society, Man- chester, read a very lengthy paper on “Trades? Unions Legislation and the Commissioners Report.’” The writer referred to the unfortunate circumstances which ted to the royal commission, admitting that the inquiry revealed outrages by unionists, but ex- pressing a belief that the common Jaw was sufficient to meet such cases without special legislation, The foilowing resolution was adopted:— That in the opinion of this congress the principles Contained in the paper just read are worthy of our cordial support, and that the time has arrived when all especial Jegisiation in regard to labor should be abolished; that the organization of workingmen should be placed in the same position as other legal associations, and that the trades throughout the country be recommended to get up @unied and vigorous agitation fog the accomplish. ment of this object; and tcis further resolved that this Congress objects to any bil! which shall claun the right of the supervision of the books and funds of trades’ nnions more than generally prevails in dealing with other associations. ‘rhe Paris correspondent of the London Times, Writing on the Cuban question, under date of the 23d of August, says :— The reports spread that the new American Minis- ter at Madrid, General Sickles, bad made overiures to the Spanish government with respect to the sale of the tsiund were, up to a very recent date, quite unfounded. A mediation beiween the insurgents and the mother country would be more probable, any arrangements that might be come to obtaining, perhaps, tie guarantee of the United States, There are obvious reasons why America may not desire to annex ihe island at the present time, and might pre- fer seeing it for awhue in 4 transition state_of inde- pendence. The lawyers n England are engaged in-argument as to the classification of an earthquake, on a point Taised at the Liverpool assizes. The cause had refer- ence to the non-delivery of a cargo of nitrate of soda, ‘and it was pleaded in answer that the cargo nad been destrcyed by an earthquake off the Peruvian coast. Then arose the knotty point whether the earthquake was an “accident” or a “circumstance,” aud this has been left for the judges to decide. The London Glove of the 26ih of August refers to the reported non-ratification of the Burlingame ‘reaty by the Chinese, saying:— We sincerely sympathize with Mr. Burlingame on the failure of hig mission, A gentleman of an en- thusiastic temperament, he was taduced, from an earnest ‘desire for the improvement of China, to be- Neve compzietely in the tricky professions of the Pekin (epg agt Refusais to ratify treaties being not unknown in American diplomacy we do not seed the government of the United States will take much notice of the Pekin Cabiuet. A light submarine cable, on Professor Varley's Principle, is contemplated between Ireland and America. Fignty coal miners delegates were prasent at an ‘adjourned conference, he'd at the Manchester Me- chanics’ Institution August 23. The first qaestion was whether a demand for a geuerai increase of ‘Wages should be made at once. It was decided to continue the agitation in the coal districts for an- other month with a view to securing union among ‘the colliers, Speaking of the proposed newspaper reporting Machine, the London Spectator says:— There are very few speakers in cither House whose speeches, thus reported, would not be weartsome in ‘the extreme, full of repetiuons, mental stainmerings and mistakes, Which the reporier at present omits, Perhaps four men in the Commons, Mr. Gladston Mr, Bright, Mr. Disraeli and Sir J. Co stand it; but to the majority of spe. graphic reporting would be ruin. A despatch from Constantinople of the 24th of August says that Talaat Pacha, First Secretary of the Viceroy of Egypt, nad arrived in that city and handed a letter from the Viceroy to the Swtau. TURKEY. Imperial Position Towards tue Viceroy of £gypi—The Grand Vizier’s Letier—Influence of the Suez Caual in State Affuirs—Heredi« tary Succession and the Sultan’s Son—Fam- fly Claims aud What Result—Ha!im Pacha, His Interest, Sports and Associations, CONSTANTINOPLE, August 16, 1369, ‘The letter of his Highness Aah Pacha, Grand Vi- uler, to the Viceroy of Ezypt, Jsmail Pacha, will serve to explain to you fully the nature of the com- Plaints of the Sultan against the latter. We now wait to receive the reply aud explanations. No one here believes that this dit y between the Sultan and his vassal will gravitate into an open breach of tie peace, though pertaps a few persons hope it may. These are the brother of the Viceroy and the uncle, Mustapha Pazil Pacha and Halim Pa- cha. The later ts the grandson of the old Mo- hammed Ail Pacha, founder of the present dynasty of Egypt. There is no reason to suppose that the Viceroy fears any warlike action on the part of the Porte. All Europe is now peacefully disposed, and the Porte has just come ont of a protracted and expensive Civil war, to suppress the insurrection in Candia, and cannot well ailord to enter into a new confict. Its finances are still ina bad condition, and it has just made a new loan of £12,000,000 at a more favorable rate than the preceding ones. On the other pand the Viceroy has no spare cash, and could not make @ loan for a war which would jeopardize his own posi- tion and consequent means of paying it. His naval foroe ts very small, and as he has acted most despot- Qecally over the poor Fellahs of Egypt there 1s small sympathy for bim among that class of people, In fact, his chief supporters would be bis immediate officers and the speculators who live on his favor and bounty in Egypt. From Europe the Viceroy can reasonably expect ho countenance, and, much jess, any effectual as- fistance. Severalof the greater Powers are asso- Ciated in the terms of the Sultan’s frman, which conferred Egypt upon the family of old Mohammed Ali Pacha under certain conditions. These have been changed from time to time, siways im favor of the fucubus of the Viceroyalty, but can also be placed back by the Sultan to their original status in case of need, it 1s supposed that nee pirticularly pro- tects Ismail Pacha, the present Viceroy, and that there ia a constant rivalry tor lnduence and power In Egypt between the French and British Consuls General, There may be some truth im this, The oh have the Suez Canal and the route to India to look ater. The promoter of the former is M. Ferdinand do Leaseps, whose father was for many years French Consul General at Philadelphia. He @ied at Tunis, Barbary, im the same capacity, well vanced in years, Madame Lesseps, mother of ’ ind and Jules Lesseps, was a Spanish lady, cousin of the mother vi the present Empresa of ‘cilon between the promoter of the Suez Canal. This to explain the protection which M. Fer- Lesseps has always hod at the Tuileries for project and enterprise, and the visit Empress is now about to make to Egypt the occasion of its termination. She is expected arrive here about the 20th of September, and alter stay of some ten days will proceed to Alexandria, or without the company of the Sultan, The ity between the Saltan and the Viceroy at an unfortunate moment for the latter. It one of some embarassment to the other hand, the British gov. ot fo ed with it, inasmuch as lofudice pod prestige and ib will ni French takes away much of the lustre and értat of the affair of the canal. It 1s not believed that any Bov- ereigns will honor the opening of the cal ith their presence, They will be represented ell by the ordinary Conguis General now ih Egypt or b: special commisstoners. The attempt, therefore, oO} the Viceroy to invite them on his owa partis a com- plete failure, Bis duty was first co tavite his own sovereign and ask him to invite the others, though it 1s more than probable that either the latter would not have been done, or, 1 done, that none would have accepted the invitation. His sudden gnd rather nys- terious withdrawal of his troops froim the island of Canala, during the late msurrection there, now also forms one of the charges against him, It was ‘well understood at the time that the Viceroy enter- tained nopes of getting the lion’s part of this island, and that the Sultan, rather than give if up to Greece, would have made it overto him, When this hope failed bum he withdrew his forcea and waited tor events. The result is known, A few years ago the Viceroy (a European term not recognized in Turkey, and which has no equiv- alent in the Turkish language), succeeded in prevail: ing upon the Sultan to Make & Change tn the 1aw of inheritance of the Koran in favor of his sou, To effect Unts he increased the tribute payable by Egypt to the Sultan, and made very costly presents both to certata functionaries of the Porte and to the members of the Sultan's palace, It is sup- osed to have been arranged for him by the late fuad Pacha, who, probably having had reason to believe tat the Sultan desired to effect the same for his own son presented this, both as an experiment in the minds and opinions or the Mussulman popula- tion and to pay court to his sovereign. This has not met with favor among tho elder Moslems, and so far as tne son of the Sultan 18 concerned remains tn abeyance, It deprived Mustpaha Fazil Pach: is only brotuer, of his birthright, and, hike Esau against Jacob, has created a feud between the two brothers which no trace can allay. Formerly the brother used to reside in Zgypt, but the Viceroy desired to gob rid of him and succeeded in inducing him to establish himself on the Bosphorus. Ho took possession of all of nis property, said to be valued at £2,000,000, and having eifected & loan on this as se- curity, allows hum six per cent on tue amount for his subsistence. Notwithstanding tho fund at first alluded to the wronged brother has nevor ceased to rovest against the logs of hia proper imherisance. ie generally lives at Constantinople, though almost annually he makes a visit (0 Karope, and ia generally to be found at Baden Baden or Homburg, where Le breaks the banks or gets ‘cleaned Out” by them. Ais gailee or summer house, at Kawdiller, on the Asiatic side of the Bosphorus, 13 one of the finest edi- ficea on that beautiful stream. His household ts said to contain near three hundred souls, all told, of the threo human genders. It is mattor of surprise to many how he cad cover the expenses of such @ retinue, His {étes are magnitl- cent, his hospitality quive unbounded, and his losses at cards after dinner are something fabulous, He is blind of one eye, the result of ophthalmia, but the defect is made up as far ag external appearances are concerned by one of glass; and it is finaliy admitted that he sees prety sharply with the good one, though after all, with a one-side vision of things. Of nis he has ‘been accused by the late Fuad Pacha to the Suitan, when he undertook the very dangerous ex- periment, in this country, of making some unfavor- able revelations to the iatver avout the administra. tion of that able and witty Minister. His course on tu1s occasion resulted tn an order to leave Stamboul within forty-eight hours, and he made exceedingly good time on his way to Paris, When the Sultan was {o this capi or, perhaps, rather in London, in 1867, Fuad Pacha generously induced the Sultan to pardon the defect in his vision and to restore him to favor, 80 that in September of tue same year he was enabied to return to his villa ou the puorus. To the present time he remained ou: of oitice, and, to use the Turkish expression on such occasions, “occupies himsell in praying for the long life of the Sultan.” It ia supposed that during the visit of the Prince of Wales here he found the means ol approaching the Sultan aud of again ingratiating himself in his favor. The result is the preseat désagrément for his brother, Ismail Pacha, Viceroy of Egypt. About the samo time that the latter succeeded in changing the inheritance of Dgypt in favor of his son, the so-called Viceroy, he procured also a new title, which he has since then assumed, of Khedive. This is at least buts vague one, borrowed from the Persian lapenene in which it signifies 9 hereditary satrap, After the conquest of Persia by ‘the earlier Arabian caliphs the latter confirmed the Khedtves, or satraps of its provinces aopornyen by the Saasanian kings, but their tenure of office de- pended upon the favor of the Moslem caliph of the ume being. Gradually they were all replaced by Mussulmans from Mecca or Medina, 80 that nothing Temained but the title now borne by a Mosiem Governor General of the Ottoman province of Egypt, or Missir. Ismatl Pacha had asked lor the other tities, neither of which were for him—viz., of Malik, or king (also possessor), and Aziz, in compliment to his Sultan, Abdul Aziz, Mustapha Faztl Pacha 1s, therefore, a man of “great expectations;" but to any one whio ts a close observer of matters and things in the East it ts pretty reasonable to suppose that, for the present at least, these must be deferred. He has quitea number of children, though, as polygamy punisnea itself, not 80 many as he might be supposed to have, in view of the size of his harem al ements. Among his humble retainers are people of various nationalities, but the French prevats, He has a French and bnglish governess for his female chil- dren and French tutors for the males. His stables contain from eighty to one hundred horses, and a host of carriages. None ot bis family are in office, Perhaps on account of their youth. The Sultan has Just named him a Minister of bis Privy Council, and So he has again become one of the nghest function- aries oi the government, Halim Pacha, the uncie of the Viceroy, is quite a different nan. He is @ Nimrod, and cares little for the allurements of office, harem gratifications or other amusements than those of cards. He also has hired a fine summer house on the Asiatic shore of the Bosphorus, in the village of Kanitja, and lives in fine style, though far inferior to that of his nephew. As he was compelled to Jeave his immense palace called Chubré, tn Cairo, to savo himself from arrest by ts other nephew, the Viceroy, his family rematned there. In consequence of this, and of the absence of his usual family arrangements, Mustapha Fazil Pacha, his Nepiew, it 13 said, senthim over a half @ dozen of his own Circassian female slaves, to fill up vaca cies. ‘This is very often done ia the East by one’s friends when one has the misfortune to lose or be separated from his wife or wives. It is a very touching mode of showing sympathy and an inte- rest in the domestic comforis of the bereaved. As slavery nas been abolished in the United States it is too late to think of adopung the custom there, Ha- Um Pacha is what may be called a ‘fine fellow,’? and only a little spoiled py the ivy vines which cling around him in the siape of humble satei- lites and adulate him overmuch. His break- fasts and dinners are ot bis wines ex- ceilent. It don’c pay, jowever, to remain late aud play cards. “son Altesse, Monseigneur,”” plays well, so do the ivy vines before alluded to. ‘This {3 also particuiarly the case with his nephew, Mustapha Fuzil vacha. One must be a rich banker or aspeculator In consolidés to hoid out long with him. A few thousand dollars change hands speedily at his table, though it is true that what is lost one day may be regained the next. This does not hoid good, however, a8 @ principie, and it 1s more ep not to act upon it incantiously, Cards can ye seen with one eye as well as withtwo. Halim Pacha, as belore stated, 1a a Nimrod, and keeps a pack of hounds for hunting hears, deer, wild boars, é&c. He has no taste for smaller game. He is withal & Freemason of the very highest grade and Grand Master of all Masons in igypt, and as such has many friends among the fraternity of the mystic rite. Preparations for Engonie’s ReceptionThe Harem Being Pinced in Order. A letter from Constantinople of the 1eth of August contains the following report of the royal prepara- tions which were being made for the reception of the Empress of France in that city, The writer says:—‘‘Probably history records noth- ing in the way Of sumptuous ceremonies which can be come to the fetes intended to celebrate the visit of the Empress Bugénie to this capital, The ‘Turks are desirous to show the extent of their ex. \eem for France by the reception which they will ‘ive to the consort of Napoleon Ill. More than 000 workmen are occupied in finishing the road of Buyukderé and the newly formed streets of the city. That numer is increased day by day, and wiil soon be doubled, and even tripled; everything must be fooon A for the 20th of September at any cost. The whole Turkish fleet (thirty war vessels) will await the angust voyageur at Corfu. Roouf Pacha, Grand Master of the Palace, and Kiamil Bey, Master of the Ceremonies, are appointed to go and present the first compinuents of the Sultan. The Empress will renounce her imwognito on her entrance into Turkish waters. The finishing touch 1s being put to the splendia caique im which Abdul Aziz will meet her Majesty and conduct her to the Palace of Beyler Bey. A gala performance will be given at the opera, all hung with velvet and SUK for the occasion the singers who are to have the honoy of appearing, will arrive from Lon- don and Paris. By the Sultan’s order specimens of all the products of the empire are being collected at he Bazaar, The Empress and her suite will only be bepleset by the difficulty of making a choice, The Le harem, conducted by the Sultana Valide, will pay @ visit in ee state to her Majesty. But what is to surpass all that fancy can imagine Will be the solrée preceeding the day of the Bm- press’ departure, After a review in the plain of seicos, aud @ luncheon of which the bill of fare is a State business, the illustrious company will descend the Bosphorus to Beyler Bey. Nearly ali the veasela that the Ottoman empire can furnish will bo present to accompany the imperial yacht, and the flags seen by day wilt be replaced by myriads of lights. The alace and the houses on both shores will be ummated threnghout the immense extent of the sea, and enormous fires will be lighted on the mountains of Europe and Asia, The estimated cost of these enchaniments ts 16,000,000 francs. ENGLAND. The Land QuestionThe Grand Issue Bee tween Democracy and Aristocracy, The Manchester Kraminer of the 24th of August calls attention to the following condensed report of an important meeting:— A meeting of the working classes was held op Sun- Gay morping on Clerkenwell Green, under the ans- ices of the Holborn (London) branch of the Reform .eague, for the purpose of hearing a lecture from Mr. ©, Bradlaugh on “The Land and the People.” Tuere were about 1-000 peragus prosont, Mr. Osborne betng tn the chair, The lecturer said that to optain hfe and happiness from the land was the right of all, and if there were any barrier tn the way the attention of the people should be directed to its re- moval, The landowners of the country numbered but 30,000, and, while in 1800 the land was taxed to the amount of £2,300,000, the rent received by the landed aristocracy being £22,600,000, in 1869 the rent received had tnereased to over £65,000,009, whiie the taxes paid had decreased to £1,760,000, im consequence of the redemption of the land tax, Referring to Mr. Mill's statement that the landed aristocracy had “grown rich while they siept," Mr. Bradiaugh said that tt was not so, for the heads of families being provided for by the law of primogeniture and entail, the aristocracy haa rovided for the younger 80n8 in other ways out of he country’s earnings, The rmghts of property in land were diferent from those in posseasions ac- quired by Jabor, and those who owned land now bad no right to shut it up for pleasure when it would produce grain for the starving millions. He advo- cated reform in the land lawé—firatly, because they had it in their power to retorm them; secondly, be- cause tt Was lawiul; thirdly, because whether it was lawful or not they could do it, meaning thereby that the happiness of the nation was higher than mere egal right, The fact that England is @ monarchi- cal government was denied, the government being that of landed aristocracy. He did not advocate the equal distribution of land, but he asked that the cultivator of the soli should share in the protits of aus labor, A culogium of Mr. Gladstono closed the lecture, A vote of thanks was Five. to the lecturer, and other speeches terminated the proceedings, SCOTLAND. The Willlam Wallace Monuwent. {Prom the Edinburg Scotsman, August 21.) Yesterday the Town Council of Stirling, in accord- ance with the resolution come to at the last meeting of the Council, drove to the Abbey Cratg for the pur- pose of inspecting the National Wallace Monument, preparatory to receiving the custody of it as patrons of Cowane’s Hospital. At the summit of the Craig the QGouncil were received by Mr. Burns, writer, Glasgow, one of the memoers of tie a mittee; Mr. E. Morrison, Secretary; Mr. Peter Drum- mond, treasurer, and Mr, MoLean, superintendent of the works. ihe Council then proceeded to inspect the monument, and at the top had an opportunity of viewing the surrounding country oy means of a large aud powerful teloscope, which had been pre- sented to the National Wallace Monument, along withagum of money, by ‘the Scottish nation in Ipswich, June 24, 1805."" : A meeting of the Council was held on the Abbey after the inspecdony Provost Rankin presiding. Mr. Burns then shortly explained, on behalf of the Bulldiag Cominittec, what waa the object of the Present meeting. Ho had to ask tho gentlemen con- nected with Cowane’s Hospital, to whom the struc- ture was ultimately to be handed over, along with the Lords Lieutenants of the counties of Stirling, Clack- mannan and Perth, the Shertifs vepute of the sald counties, and tho Dean of the Guildry and Provost of Stirling, to look at the structure which now stood before them, and satisiy themselves as to whether it came up to what was promised. He bad no doubt every oné who made this visit must be impressed with the magnitude and grandeur of the building, which was now nearly finished, The expenditure had exceeded £13,000, and the structure when finished would cost nearly £14,000, As originally calculated, the cost was Only to have been £7,000, but that estimate must have procceded upon very grave miscalculations. The committee were anxious to bring the work (to a close, and they contemplated the possibility or probability of doing so, and being aole to hand it over to the custodians on the 1ith. of September, the anniversary of the battle of Stirling Bridge, Mr. Burns referred to the statement regarding the portions of the work yet to be completed, saying the committee would be able to execute the first three Items, amounting to £172, and were inthe hope that Cowane’s Hospital might be able to take over the custody of the buliding and exe- oute the remainder of the work, amounting to £200 or thereabouts. The committee were under obligations to the extent of £600, but they did uot ask the Council to have anything to do with that. They only wished them to undertake the remaining por- tions of the work, and he was quite willing to give Cowane’s Hospital a guarantee that tf, at the ond of two seasons, or any other time they might fix, they were not reimbursed, ue would pay the amount ex- pended himself. Bailie Christie said it occurred to him that if Mr. Burns would embody his remarks in the form of letter i¢ might be considered in com- mitteo, and a special meeting of council could after- wards be held to dispose of the matter, This was to, ir. Hogg then moved a vote of thanks to Mr. Burns for the energy he had displayed in connection with the building of the monument. Bailie Yellow- ees seconded the motion, which was unanimously agreed to, and sultably acknowledged by Mr. Burns, THE LOWELL (MASS.) PIE POISONING CASE, Examination of Miss Louisa W. Miner, ged with Attempting to Poison Dr. L. W. Jennese—Interesting Developmente— Jealousy the Cause of the Act—The Per- sonal and Business Relations of the Par- tles—The Defendant “ Nobody’s Child.” LOWELL, Mass., Sept. 4, 1869. The examination of Miss Louisa W. Miner on a charge of attempting to take the life of Dr. Lemuel W. Jenness, of this city, was commenced in the Po- lice Court to-day before Judge Crosby. At an early hour the court room had fille: to repletion go quickly by curious spectators of both sexes that it was found necessary to adjourn the examination to the large room. The case attracts intense interest in this section of country. People came from all adja- cent parts in all sorts of vehicles, bringing their luncheon with them, As on all similar occasions the audience was composed mostly of women. One determined dame appeared with three children and her knitting work. The plaintft in this case is a well known practitioner for twenty years, and the defendant 1s widely known as a nurse of skill and high temper. Jenness received a diploma from the Worceater Medical Eclectic Institute, and has always been held in good estimation among his townsmen, He has resided in Lowell apout six years, and has known Miss Miner some twelve years, first professionally. The counsel in the case are Messrs, Stevens & An- dergon and T, Wentforth for the defence, and Messrs. A. R. Brown and D, 0. Allen for the government. The indictment contains four counts, complaining that Loutsa W. Miner, on the 8th of August last, attempted to take the life of Lemuel W. Jenness, Stated briofy, the first count charges a mingling of arsente with food with intent to kill; second, charges an attempt to commit the crime of murder by administering arsenic; third, charges a mingling of a poison unknown to the complainant with food with intent to kill; fourtn, charges an at- tempt to commit the crime of murder by adminis- tering @ certain polson unknown to the defendant, The first and third counts refer to the arsenic alleged to have been put in the pies. On the opening of the case for the government it appeared that Miss Miner had been a frequent visitor in the family of Dr. Jenness for ten years or more— nota boarder, but @ visitor; that she had always thought as much of the members of the family as though they had been of her own blood relation; that she had nursed both Mra. Jenness and the Doc- tor in sickness; that the family nad been very kind to her, ag much so as if she had really been one of their number, But out of this tt is hypotheticated that 8 a motive for the deed with which she 18 charged, the defendant had been for some months in a mor- Did state of mind, bordering on jealousy, as if fear- ing that some other person might supplant her in the affections of Dr. Jenness and his family. It was also stated that one day in August tne de- fendant went to Dr. Jenness’ house and said she Wanted to make some apple pies for the Doctor. The request was an unusual one, and the domestics in the house, knowing something of the feelings of the defendant, objected to her making the pies. But she persisted and made four pies and a turnover. She was very particular in fer directions what should be done with the pies. One she directed to be saved for the Doctor and two were to be sent to the family at the seaside, At ted time the meal was prepared by the domeatic (Miss Stevens) and no pies were eae oD the tuble. Tbe defendant asked why they did not eat one; said she would get one, wlilch she did, and cut it into four pieces, and ate one of them herself. The others declined to eat any, but the man (Johnson) finally ate a piece, " When Dr. Jennesa returned from the seaside the domestica quicily Informed him of their auapicions, which he inade fun of and treated very lightly. They persisted, however, in asking him not to eat the pies. The Doctor thereupon thought he would ascertain if there was anything in the matter and 80 he told the City Marshal the circumstances and that oMicer went and took possession of the pies and put Miss Miner ip durance vile. The Doctor never saw the pies referred to until the City Marshal took them into hia custody. One of them Was linmediately ex- amined and five grains of arseuic found tn it, The Doctor did not taste of the pies, but he drank tea and sugar at his house and feit sick thereafter, and Dr. Gage told him Uiat he showed symptoms of arsenical poisoning. About four weeks prior (o {his clrcumetance Miss Miner was at Dr, Jenness’ house. fn her presence at the tea table Mrs. denness asked the Doctor it be would hie 3 a Miss Lenfest, a young lady who had visited the family, home with him the next morning when ne went down town, 43 he proposed doing. He assented, Upon tls the defendant got np cat’ lett the table, and did not return, extititing some feel- ing. Karly the next morning the Doctor got np and found defendant already wp, and sho asked hint if he was going to bring home the jady above referred to. He said he was; to which the defendant said, “You are not going to do it,” accompanying her words with a threat that if he did she would ruin fim and his family, These threats she afterwards repeated to the girls, and sald she would doit, At another time she go the threat, and added to a Misa Swett, “if tt hadn’t been for what you said to Pt waild in bod om tho morning of the dfth of July. should have done what I meant to.” This ts anp- posed to have referred to some violence to Mrs, Jen- ness, On the 10th of August Mias Miner visited the house of the Doctor aud made particular inquiries uf the ~~ she had made had been sent to the seaside or tt hey had been eaten. But to the testimony, The drst witness called was Dr. L. W. Jenneas, Who testified substantially as follows:—On the morning of July 5 there were some snspicions circumstances that occurred through Miss Miner; on the previous evening at tea table witness’ wife had told witness that next morning he tmust call for Miss Lenfest on tis way home from tho city and must bring her to his house; npon this the defendant burst out erying and left {he table; after tea he found her crying back of the barn; he went to her and remonstrated with her; asked her what she ‘was crying for; she sald, “You know I won't have that girl up here;”’ witness further remonstrated with her and left her; the next morning witness four o'clock and ndant already eee in 01 saluted her with ‘q morning, Louisa; defendant started forward and exclaimed that ‘she wanted to know one thing—if he was going to bring that thing home with him to-day?’ he said he was, as “iittle mother” (a term applied to Mrs. Jenneas) wanted her to come; defendant said, “So you are going to do it—well, there is one thing I want you to understand—if you do 1 wilt be the ruin of you and your family, 1f it sends me to h—;!? witness replied, “That settles tt,” and said in effect that he was no! to be dictated to as to who should visit In his famtly; defendant was crying; there bad been no difficulty between the family prior to this; after the young lady referred to was brought into the house she marked that the house was not,big enough to contain them both; she also said, “Remember, Doctor, what I told you this morning, and I mean it; Lwent to the beach somewhere about the middle of July; a'ter 1 in- formed the City Marshal of my apprehenstons tn re- ard tothe pies, I met Miss Miner at my oftice oor; she remarked that she wanted me to bring down a note from the house; I made no answer; ale then asked me what the matter was; I told ner I did not feel very well; | started then for the apothe- cary’s; When she asked what the matter was, she commenced to cry; this was on Tuesaday night; 1 did not se@ her again that evening; the next morn- ing I gave directions to have tes buried; [ carried part of them out myself; on Monday night we had warm biscuit for supper; on Tuesday night Idon’t remember what we had; on Wodnesday morning [ had tea for breaklast; alter breakfast, on Wednesday morning, I felt a burning sensation and iiiness which {had experienced the day and night previous; 1 became alarmed; went up stairs and found the girls who were residing at my house ln a attll more alarming condition than myself; 1t ocourred to me that I had some magnesia, and mixing tt with water I drank it myself; my next thought was to sent for help; I started myself, and after getting art way down town I felt in an excruciating condi- 10n, and by the time I got to my oitice I found that I could do nothing for myself, and I drove to Dr. Gage’s and toid him that I thought 1 was badly poisoned; the doctor felt of my pulse, and at once started for the apothecary shop; { was on the sola when the doctor returned; Ido not know what he administered; I was affeuted with this burning sen- sation in my bowels; my legs were numb I felt prostrated; I have had in my practice cases of poi- soning; my symptoms were the same as in the cases of those whom I had attended; for ten days I telt somewhat prestrated and do still; from my time of coming from the beach to a week from the next Saturday [ lost thirty-two pounds of flesh; I did not put any arsenic in those pies; 1 did not put any in any of the eatables or drinkables used in my house; defendant was at witness’ house only one Sabbath in July ag he remembered; he went to the seaside about the middie of July, with Ula family, and spent every Sabbath with them. ‘This ended the direct examination. On the cross-examination witness said he had acted as medical adviser of defendant since his fever, When she pursed him; was consulted as to disease of the womb and treated her; the examl- nations were all at the house; made no examma- (tons within two years; witness also testified that he bad in years past taken meals with the defendant occasionally in her rooms; was not in the habit of takiog her to ride elsewhere than to witness’ house; tne doctor further denied ever borrowing money of Miss Miner, but he did loan some money for her to a woman on the ‘Tremont corporation and took a mortgage In bis name; paid her all the money re- ceived; sometimes delendant put money in his hands to keep a while; did not make a practice of going to hor room, but may have done wo at times; witness went to his office belts he went home on Monday, August 9; came home on first tratn from Salem; rode home with Mr. Lang about noon; left home after dinner and returned about seven O'clock; had tea at supper, also next day at breakfast aud dinner, but nos at night; had tea again Wednesday morning; buried the four, sugar, spices and preserves in a hole dug by Mr. Dutton; had lately bought two barrels of four, and but little had been used irom either; had about eight incnes of flour taken out of each barrel and buried, and or- dered the rest fed to the hogs; buried all tne sugar no had, both white and brown; there were but five or six pounds of white and but little of brown; had not seen the pies simce Mr, Lang took them; gave Mr. Lang no instructions what to do with the pies, but Mr. Lang sald he should take them to Kidder to analyzed; wit ness said to Mr, Lang that Dr. Kidder and he were not particular friends, put he thought the doctor had honor enough to do justice in such a case; the Doctor also testified that he had found de- fendant frequently 1a tears at his house, as far back a8 June, or before, and that he had corresponded with ber when she had been away; last fall and winter Misa Miner oecame cross and testy, and she never said to witness that sho would at some time make an exposure, Dr. Gage, who has been in practice in Lowell fif. teen years, stated that Dr, Jenness calied on the day of the supposed poisoning; bis appearance was ex- cited, &c., and he had all the symptoms of arsenic polaoning, and gave him magnesia and preparation of iron; witness went home with Jenn ‘and there saw two ladies lying on one bed exhibiting like symptoms, and admunistered remedies as in tha Doctor's case; did not look at the drool or expoc- toration at the house and made no analysis of the contents of the stomach; witness was educated at Harvard College and New York hospitals, Miss Georgiana Stevens tvstifled—Since Novem- ber had rewained at Dr. Jenness’ for medical treat- ment, doing housework as she was abie; Miss Miner had generally been there Saturdays and Sundays; heard no threats from Her, but had heard of them; had seen Louisa crying often; had heard her say she “should put an ehd to pep pinees in the Doctor's family this fall; was at home and saw Louisa making the piea before the Doctor's return from Marblehead; watched her and saw her finish making two piea, but the rest were made while Louisa turned ber back; this was Sunday night; after tl found her in the cook room, where the a were; the Doctor came home Monday and dined at home: witness remonstrated against the Doctor's eating of the pies, but he said perhaps he should eat them; Mr. Lang came afterward and took the ples away; Dr. Gage administered to witness as well as Miss Swett and the Poctor; the hired man ate ple and cake made out of the same barrel that Louisa used for the pies made by her; the hired man ls now liv- ing; the hired man buried the pie and cake not eaten, On the cross-oxamination witness told defendant that she did not think the apples were good enough for the pies; defendant replied that she had made good pies from small apples; witness stood in the door while defendant made the pies; aid not go round to watch deiendant when she turned her back; might have done 80; did not see defendant use anything in making the pies but what 1s required in making apple pies; was alone In the house with defendant; the other persons were out doors and did not come in until after the pies were done; wit- neas ate part of the turnover; three of the pies were made on large plates and one on a small plate; defendant cut one of the large pies; have heard unpleasant words between defendant and Dr. Jenness; one Saturday she cried all the evening and night because he called her Louisa; the Doctor carried her home that evening between six and seven o'clock, and re- tarned between ten and eleven o'clock; defendant said the family were turning the cold shoulder on her and rt their love on some one else not bait as wortny; Miss Lenfest was meant; witness made up her mind that she would not eat any of the ples and that the Doctor shoulda’t, lias Maria Swett, an invalid, after corroborating all the previous testimony as to the Doctor’a going away to the seaside, and to being at the Doctor's house on the 4th and 6th of July, said that she had knowa Miss Miney four years and never knew her to inything but the pies involved in this case; on Sunday night, July 4, when I went to ait down to the supper table, Miss Miner aiso started to sitdown; Mrs. Jenness said, ‘Louisa, come round here;” she burst into tears and left tue table; after I went to bed ‘Mis Miner came in to see me and said she would never see another sunrise; she had no friends and no conf- dence in any one, She here repeated the conversa- tion that occurred between her and the Doctor in the morning about the house not bein: bs Meat od to hold them both, 1 told her that I did not like to hear her taik s e all had friends and a kind Hea- venly Father hing over us, One whom we can trust in all circumstances. She made no reply to this, but continued to cry. After thia she went away with the Doctor. Sie did not make any men- tion of Mra. Jenness in thig connection. She came back to the Doctor's next Saturday night, On the next aie g Miss Miner said to me that she cer- tainly would have done what she sald she would but for What I had said to her, She said that the Doctor and his wite had inade ber and Miss Lenfest enemies; sald she hated Misa Lenfest because sie hated her; Said she could not bear to have Miss Lenfest treated better than her, a® she was not half as Worthy; she would have her revenge; she also said that she wished the boy Freddy had died of the accident that happened to him; was sorry that he had not died Instantiy; said it would be easter for the child to die than for her to give him up; on Sunday, the 18th, in speaking about a new tent the Doctor had ba up at the beach at Marblehead, de- fendant said she supposed it was very nice, but that Mrs. Jenness was seving her last happy days; ane would put an end to ali the Doctor’s happiness this fall, although Mra, Jenness little thought #0, and would have done it before bat for fhe Doctors mother and Freddy; said she was nobody's chiid, and would go far away, never to be heard from; she looked upon Mr. and’ Mra, Jenness’ house ad her own home and they her parents; freddy had been tought to call ter (dofendayt) “Sister Weda;” she was willing to live and die for them, but now she had lost all confidence in everybody, and soon she witness) would know all of her long dark story. Witness further vestified :— On Sunday whén Miss Miner was in the bouse making the pies ste said she wished to make one apple pie for,heraelt and one for the Doctor, as he iked them; when I wept into the cook room she hag cut up & large quality of apple, ere, than cnoug! to make two ptes; Miss Mine’ and ling Stevens went Bi atgira sul went to this, and when I went up loft vhe room and went dowa stairs; was gone half an hour; the said thas eaten one of the be and it was f make lt; she told Miss Stevens to be sure and retain ‘one of the pies for the Doctor; me if I would hot eat some, and as I declined sue wished to know {fT would not eat @ piecesin the morning; also asked Mr. Johnson, one of the hired men, to partake, which he did; she left the mouse’ and came back the ‘Tuesday morning following, and asked me bow we had all been; nit she had come on two errands,’ one was to get a note which she had spoken tu me about prior to this, and wished me to be gure and tell the Doctor wo carry it down, he was 80 apt to forget; the other errand was that she wished to see Mra. Whiteside about tho pies; she also said that she did not like carraway in pies; afterwards Mra, Whiteside came back, aud Louisa went over to see her; returned and said that Mra, Whiteside’s sister was sick and looked quite baaly; she afterwards came into the kitchen and told me to be sure and remind the Doctor about the note; while 6n@ was at Whiteside’s the Doctor came; somevhing was said about Miss Miner to him, and he immediately le(t and went down toyn; the Doctor never made any improper proposal to her (Miss Miner), although she nad heard slanderous re- orts concerning the Doctor, but after she had been 2 the house she had no suspicion of him. On the croas-examination of witness no new facts were elicited. Albert G. Johnson, who had been acquainted with the Doctor for fifteen weeks and who had been doc. tored by him, and did chores in the house, testifled to seeing Miss Miner go out with @ pan and return with it full of apples; after Miss Miner had made the ples and had gone out Miss Stevens said that she would not have the Doctor eat one of the pies tor the world, a3 Louisa might put some poison in them; I smiled at the idea; while Miss Miner was paring the apples she told me that green apple was the Doctor's favorite; while Louisa was maklag the ples Miss Stevens and Misa Swett came out; Miss Stevens watched Louisa in making them, but afterwards went out and sho was left alone; when the ples were made Louisa sald she offered a@ piece to Miss Stevens, but she would not touch it; would have given mo a piece had it not been too hot and I might not have liked it; at su per Miss Miner’a pies not being on the table she went out and procured one and opened it to them; I ate a piece, but the others refused to touch it; after supper she came out into the kitchen and bade me and Misa Stevens good nignt; I heard her give di- rections that one of her pies should be kept for Dr. Jenness, and the other two be sent to the family; I never heard her use threats towards the Doctor; I do not know as tne Doctor knew where the pics were; I was not at the house when the Marshal took the Pign? away; prior to making the ples I had Ronen wiat Miss Miner had used threats towards the octor. On the cross-examination witness said he could Not tell whether Miss Miner put any poison into the Ples or not, but his piece of pie did not taste ex- actly right, and he did not relish tt; Misa Miner took @ piece and aet it; alter Miss Lenfest arrived Louisa acted cold towards the family, and partioularly alter we family had,interfered with her um making the ples, DR. HAYES’ AROTIC EXPEDITION. Progress of the Pauthor—Hoer Arrival at Julianshaab—A Ball in Her Honor—A Remarkable Glacier—Minorals in Green Iand—Future Dlovements of the Expe- dition, lvitarut, SOUTH GREENLAND, July 27, 1869. Wo arrived here yesterday, and as there ts a ves- sel nearly ready to sallfor Philadelphia I take ad- vantage of the opportunity and send you an account of our proceedings up to the present time. On the 8d inst. we sailed from St. Johns, New- foundiand, at noon, and steered to the northward, keeping close in shore. Between five and six o'clock P. M. passed between Bacalou Island and Break- heart Point—the south point of Trinity Bay—and took our final departure from Cape Bonavista at eight o'clock. Nothing of especial importance occurred for the next few days as we worked slowly along towards Greenland. Slowly, I say, for the Panther is by no means a clipper, ana being very deep, with over 500 tons of coal aboard, she did not average more than seven knots an hour. We had expected that Disko would be our first stopping place, but experiencing much stormy weather, with a heavy head and cross sea, against which but little progress could be made, a visit to Jullanshaab was determined on, and at noon of the Sth we ateered more to the eastward. Saturday, the 10th, at noon, Cape Desolation (lat. 60 45, lon. 4757) was in sight to the northward of us, and we expected to be at our destined port the next morning; but the weather set in thick and foggy, 60 that when land was made on Sunday morning it was uncertain what part of the coast it might be, A boat was sent out towards the land exploring, but after an absence of two hours, dur- ing which it had been beating about in the fog, re- turned without having seen any signs of inhanitanta, Being unpleasantly near to breakers we concluded to look for a harbor and wait for flo Weather, ana, as the fog lifted a little towards noon, the boat was sent ahead to look out for sunken rocks, while we steamed cautiously along in her wake, finally moor- ing in a partially sheltered bay, with one anchor down and lines made fast ashore. Subsequent observations placed thia anchorage about ten miles southeast of Cape Desolation. Here we lay until Tuesday, when the anchor com- menced dragging, and we steamed away to a better harbor, that had been discovered a coupie of miles to the westward, When the anchor came up it was minus the stock, which had broken off and disap- peared. We lay at this last anchorage until Thurs- day, the 15th, before the weather cleared so that it was safe to go to sea. At noon of that day we started (losing the stock of the other anchor wiule unmooring), and arrived at Jullanshaab, in latitude 60 26, longitude 45 65, about two A. M. Friday, under the pilotage of three Esquimaux, whom we fonnd cruising off shore in their kyacks, looking out for seals and other game. Danish settlements and Esquimaux villages have been 80 frequently described of late years that I do not deem it necessary to inflict on you a dotailed ac- count of this one, a8 they all have the same half civilized, half atlapidated air, combined with a vartety of ‘“fMagrantly odious’? smelis, which would rival those tn the far-famed city of Cologne. In the evening o ball in honor of our arrival was given in the carpenter’s shop, and was largely attended by the beauty, fashion and tank of the place, who so densely crowded the room that the odors in and from it became very rank indeed, almost enough so to “smell to heaven.” This was so unpleasant that few of our party could bear it more than a few minutes ata time, but with the assistance of the Panther’s crew, who were less fastidious, the fun grew “fast and furious,”’ aud was matnvatned antil long after dawn, for we are 80 near the Arotic circle that there ts twilight in tne sky all night and ordinary print can easily be read at midnight. The ladies here woar no crinoline and their dress so nearly resombles that of the men that the uninitiated cannot readily distin- guish the sexes apart, which at first led to somo laughable mistakes in the choice of partners; but, generally speak ing, All went merry as a marriage bell, the ladies acquitting themselves well, especially in the waltz, schottische and polka, having perfected themselves in these accomplishments under the tat- tion of the Danes, Dr. Hayes here found an old acquaintance in the person of Mr. Anton, the pastor, who was formerly stationed at Upernavik, and under fis direction a party visited Kakortok, about fifteen miles north- east from here, where there are some ancient ruins, supposed to be relics of the Northmen who were colonized there tn the ninth and tenth centuries, ‘The principal ruin—that of a cathedral—is sixty feet long by forty in breadth, with walls four feet thick, which tn some places are yet from fifteen to twenty feet high, remarkably firth and in good preserva- tion, Some excellent photographic views were taken, and the party returned highly gratified with their excursion, the only drawbacks vo perfect satis- faction being the files and mosquitoes, Which wero both intolerable and interminable—the latter not only larger but more Venomous than those generally seen at home, Having taken many views of the settlement and the scenery in its vicinity, we satled from Jullans- haab on Monday, the 19th, under the pilotage of @ very intelligent half-breed, who is Governor or superintendent of Kaksimint, a station about thirty miles to the westward, where we shall make a brief stay in order to visit & remarkable glacier not far from it, We reached Kakstinint eariy Tuesday moruing, having picked up by the way an oomiak, or woman's boat, containing part of our pilot's family, who were going tomeethun at Julanshaad. Although this boat had ten persons aboard, they comprise only a fraction of the ol man's family, he having twenty-two children of his own, the youngest but six months old, six adopted children and ten or twelve grandchildren, THis wife 13 also a half-breed, and some of thelr daughters are quite pretty, having bine eyes and brown hair, whild the rosy flush on thelr cheeks and their regular teatures Indicated fA seml-Kuropean origin, The old man gave us & Dall in the ta. Which was a grand a(fair, and our party having either overcome their repugnance to dancing with partners who might poasibly be of their own sox, ot else attracted by the Governor's comparative), Pretty do entered Into the spirit of it ana ye ‘hempelves ‘hugely.’ We loft Kaksimin: ree o'clock P. M, Tuesday, and after following ® Aovjous course among tho foneeey ten or twain len, came to the flord jeading to Sermitetalik, at ich piace is the gigoley We pu visiting, W' ‘pteaming up the flor: at Was noticed that tue Waterara Changed i | color to a creamy habe a co that rise to any i 8% but the Bont Plausible one (subsequently found to be cacrects ‘was, that the glacier in tta progress passes over absorbs large quantities of clayey matter, {ng 1 again when the oe 18 melted by the summer a We reached the glacier at seven P, M., and after sailing along its face, from one side of the flord to the otber, anchored at its southeastern extremity, gdout 300 yards from it and 100 from the shore, riy the next morning every one was busy, parties being ashore in all directions photogvaphing, sketch- ing and hunting, while Dr. Hayes and Captain Bart- lett walked about three miles Inland along the edge of the glacier and finally crossed it from one side te the other, ‘The sea front of this giacior is more than one and a half miles in extent, ita centre a Preoing out into the bay at an angle of about 145 do, ‘This ts caused by the centre moving faster than the sides, Where the motion 13 retarded by its pressure against the uneven sides and angles of the rocks that resist its course. From tho water's edge it pre- sents @ nearly pecpandioglag wall, varying from 126 to 200 feet in height, marked with countless irregularities of weird and fantastic form, atfordi to one’s fancy a scope for imagining a thousan things most wonderful and strange. ‘The upper sur- face, instead of being smooth or with a few irregu- Jarities of surtace, 1ike most other glaciers, is broken into mnumerable peaks with deep, narrow crevasses between them, across many of which a man could stand astride and see below him a avoige shaped chasm a hundred feet or more in depth. fall into one of these would certainly prove fatal, for if the victim should not be killed ontright he would be 30 jammed into the narrowing crevasse at or near the ottom that death would ensue from freezing before means could be procured to extricate him. Many of these crevasses or cracks reached from the top of the glacier down to and below the water's edge anc extended farther into the body of 1¢ than the ey: could penetrate. The sun shone out with great force in tne after- noon, and hig power was soon made visible on the glacier, Drat by the numerous waterfalls came pouring down from its summit, while lator tn the day huge masses of ice, some of them hundreds of tons in weight, broke off and tumbled into the water with an almost deafening uproar, sending sheets of spray and foam high into the air, and sometimes raising a swell that almost tore the ship from her moorings. It not being safe to remain at our an- chorage longer ail hands were called aboard and we steamed across to the other side of the ford, coming to in @ saler harbor half a mile away from the glacier. The tustruments were agalu taken ashore, and walle we were engaged in taking views of the ship, surrounded by native boats, we wore favored with a display seldom witnessed by visitors to Greenland, namely, the digcharge of a large loe- bore Sony the glacier, a proceaa styled “calving” by mat ‘irat 3 eard thi tory 1 ally rat we ni 1 premon! grow! gener: given by the glacier previous toa heavy auscharges and all eyes were waynes turaed towards ib, aptior but, strange to say, no disruption appeared to be ta progress. One of the highest p ) about 600 fect back from the water, had disappeared, however, peas and we concluded that its falling into one of the deep crevasses made vhe noise just heard; but we scarcely had time to comment upon the ciroum- stance when we heard axother roar like a thousand long-continued, distant thunders, seeming to come, lke @ deep groan, from the heart of the glacier in ite agony ol travall, In a few seconds the water came boiling up from the bottom im front of the glacier, ltke a mighty chaldron, into which “at masses of ice began to fall, which, as ey plunged, sank and rose again, whirling around, one after the other, in erratic motion, increased power to the illusion that they wore im the midst of a seething pot. noenwnle the roarin; continued, and in a lew seconds more a soctioh the glacier’s front, about 300 yards in extent an half that distance indepth, was in motion, sway- ing backwards and forwarda with a gentie mo- tion at tirat, and then, with an increased thunder- ing, plunged bodily into the sea. The whole m was at once submerged, but soon reappeared, rush- ing up until its summit was at least 200 feet above the water’s edge, while from ita rugyod sides were pouring a thousand cascades and streams, which, combined with the waving motion of the mass, gave it the appearance of some mighty sea monster shaking his shaggy head in sport. ‘The swell caused by this avalanche was tremen- dous, seriously eer be the ship, though she was a tile away irom it, and breaking Som piewely. over rocks from twonty to thirty feet high. It was more than an hour before this detached berg settled down into ber daly like bose bell then about 100 feet igh, jut «this di not last long; for from some unknown cause it broke into three 1a fragments, which floated away, with their highest peaks from fifty to seventy-five feet high, while the whole surtace of the fiord was covered with innumerable fragmenta, of all shapes and sizea, rom a few pounds toa few hundred tons in welgbt. We suppose that the fall of the high pmaacie referred to (which may have been a thousand tons or more in Weight) gave @ shock that split off this huge mass, the disruption of which we viewed from an elevated position, and though imperfectly described here it was a scene to bes iinpressed on our Memories and Will not soon be forgotten. Friday, July 23, the last day of our stay, was devoted to ciimbing the glacier, At ten A, M. we left Vessel, having forty persons in our party, @ ming! assemblage of whites and Esquimaux, éach one caf. rying something, either of provisions, camp equip. ments, phot re or solentific instrument Ascending the hill and skirting along the of the glacier about a mile we commenced the ascent, pind enough to get away from the files and mosqui- toes, which had been most persiatently torment ing tn their attentions. The road was yuj and dificult at Orst, but alter gaining an altitude of 2u0 reet the walking became easier and we kept on our way along the crests of the ridges with ay a vasses yawning on either side for two miles, to an elevation of about 1,000 feet, from which there was & good view in all directions. Here the tent was pitched and all hands were goon variously employed, the photographers taking views, Dr. Hayes, with several assistants, measuring angles to complete his survey of the flord and glacier; Mr. Bradford and his pupil making skete! hea ‘while the remainder were engaged about the camp Ure in preparations for din- er. From our position, which overlooked the highest land in the vicinity, the glacier sloped away inland bout a mile aud then commenced rising again out any of the sharp peaks and crevasses that prev valled near us, stretching away thence to the great Mer de Glace, which occupies the centre of ss ne land from Cape Farewell, in the south, to Cape Qon- stitution, in the north, a vast, unbroken of 108 more than 1,200 miles long and of ahcertain h, ‘We suppose that its disruptured lrg here 16 caused by broken and uneven ground, possibly islands, over which it has forced its way. At two P, M. all of the scientific and other labors, were completed, and after doing justice vo the dine ner, Which was plentiful for the whole party (tho our Hsquimaux assistants did not leave it until ¢) last bone was picked), we retraced our steps to the Yossel and started for Kaksimint again, arriving af that place early enough to attend another soiree at the Governor’s mansion, ‘The next stage in our journey wag from Kaksl- mut to this place, Ivigtut, latitude 61 12, aed 43 05, Where we purpose stopping a couple of day! to mspéct @ mine of cryolithe, Or, as it is sometim called, native soda-ash, mingled with ditfore! minerals. This is satd to the only mtne of kind known in the world at the present time, and was discovered in the following manner:—Amol other civilized manners and customs acquired b; the Esquimaux from their intercourse with Euro- peans is an immoderate fondness for tobacco in all its various forms, txe gentler sex havin, aitinity to snuff, buc owing to high prices of @ scarcity of this commodity they were mous to mix it with a white powder, procured by pulverlz A species of rock. This attracted the notice of 1 Danes on account of the mineral traces appearing 1 it, and about ten years sincé samples were sen to Denmark for analysis. It was there discover that this rock was an almost pure soda ash, reseme bilng fine porcelain in its gene) Prete and con- taining in Cy deposits the gulphurets of copper and tron, with lead ore in great purity, the latter Yielding five per cent of pure Bilver, A company was formed to work the mine, and operations corp- menced, principal attention being at first given breaking up the ceypuieug and separating from tt ft! various metais, At length two Vessels were loade exclusively with ore and Mage ey for La rigredd but both of them were lost. ‘This misforta: \° bined with other untoward events, led the lesse the gine to abandon their charter. The pre: company was then formed, being guaranteed for twenty-five years the ee of workin, + % mines that may be discov in Greenland, Danish government claiming alty of twenty-five recent. They have now worked this mine succesa- ully 1or five years, furnishing the cryolithe as it comes from the mine, without eeparetiog any of the pid eral from it, for $13 in gold per gross ton, At pi sent nearly all of it goes to Denmark and the Unit States, the freight on it being nine dollars in gol per ton. Attempts have been made to manufacture it into various kinds of ware, but it was found too brittle to stand the heat, and it is now used pene pally to make soda ash—one ton of the cryolitne, in conjunction with other ingredients, bye four tons of ash, 1 Comnene in Philadelphia consum annually about 7,000 tons, Jt is a very heavy sul stance, but brittle, being eagily eons Ripa pure White, very much resembila) am | ae ral appearance. The development of mindfal weglt! is but just commencing in Greenjand, which, aw: from the scattered settlementg along the aeaboa 4s imperfectly known, though tt offers a rare fleld fot the researches of geologists and naturalist I have to-day beon shown some very fine specimens of lead ore, that Were picked up on an island near here, and it la sald that a vessel might be loaded by merely picking up the pieces lying tn the crevasses and on the rocks, without the preliminary lavor of blasting, Froin this place, which we shali probably Jeave to- morrow, the route of the Panther will be north, to Melville Bay, seepp ing by the way at Disco and Upere navik; returning to St. John’s via Labrador about tue Ist of October, THE VARDERBILT STATUE, New York, September 4, 1969, To Tue Eprror or TH HeRALD:— I feel thoroughly grateful for the generous and appreciative notice of the “Vandorbilt Statue, &o.,! that appeared in your columns of yesterday, but there 16 an intimation in its concluding ust raph ‘hat, in justice to the gentieman:whom hi fends and myself sought to honor by the work, [ moat ask ‘ou to correct, The idea origivated with mo, aud irougl very liberal assistance | was enabled to jarry it into effect. I was determined to keep jeoret faithfully, and succeeded, avd 1 know that ommodore Vanderbilt wag thoroughly igno’ ootupled. the until quite recently, of what has a bi uboor,, saterrupted labors, for over two years ALBERT Pony file.