The New York Herald Newspaper, October 4, 1869, Page 4

~. «= Dever has been any reciprocity of fecling between Aes. atic Agitation ‘ Demeocr in it Tho Ifuss Festival and Popu shemia. Progress in B SWrtl | @pecial correspondence in Mil of our telograms to the 2ist of Seember, additional to the report published in the HERALD yeelers. The London Saturday Review vt anfacturers aye long s could afford to ec e with the markois of the world, and for the cheapeninu production they a taud destroyed the Corn jaws, an agriculturs 3 impossibility of reviving tae Corn Lav 3 in purpose of itimate'y monopoly. ‘The obvi Nas coiuver landlords and tenauis into free traders, and accordingly their rm entabives al- lowed the repeat of the last protective duty on corn to pass curing the present year without opposition. Any relapse into the old-tashioned heresy woud involve a tax on the growers of cova for which there wo be nelther @ real nor an spparent compens.tion. The London Saturday that no “intelligent operativ sider, or over ind his fellow workmen to con- sider, what proportion of their wages ercepted by fraudulent societies, by pad beer and by spirits. earned by tie temprta- lers_now it fs | ms to cou- cast the He need no more Of colonies (Aun he neve have th he does not choose to agiord does like the diguity, boti of ad a grea’ empire. }ie sees, in lis dull we ot | the constant stream of ember iches England abd tte colonies at once. ware that the existence of 9 reat imperial t vessary condition of much of that e aud a vast addition to the pol: 2m He dy tiiat, as a mer cumary aut deal tore than she There w of the geologica: he mineral | statistics of tue United Kingdom for 1su3, which has been prepared by the Keeper of Mu cords. Ia @ preliminary a ick Mur- Chigon, it is siated that there lias & matty of coal produc ed commer a falling off g irom the vidin regard His 8e of Saxe Cobourg, wea poldine of Braz joes, have arrived in Englans, f1 heaith of Ui sdisombarked at ise Prince and Princess, att Ttahuma and M. aad Madame Lieta, lelt Ry ded by Baron mond for Dover, to me 35 Qlementine of Saxe Cobours ( ‘Selena, mother oi ‘ arrive from Germany to meet cluidren of tae Prince and i Pedro, Don Auguste and Don Jose nded by a numerous s left Richmond for St. Leonard’s-on- et the prevalence of tie recent gales, the Grand Duchess Clem sons, Prince 1’ ied Ly her ad, and by ppe and I her dauglier, the 1 nable to Fuss the channel witout ci dgiay, afier which the Grand bv Join relatives at Dover, ‘The Pope hus received n mtiliona of lire rrom NEW YORK HERALD, MONDAY, OCTOBHR 4, 1869.—TRIPLE SHEET. a8 miserable to-day, that has been going on for the past fifty yoars, as she was on the morning of cue lst of January, 1890. Engil en are ashamed to discuss the status of Ireiana abroad, They admit the deplorable condi- Uon of the people, but the present land system 1s 30 | sacred in their estimation that a thousand broad- | shouldered peasants ought to emigrate or die in preference to disturbing the “preserve” of the Lord Noodie who is peraaps a lineal dessendant of Crom- Well's sutier to his headquarters, Public opinion in Eugiand has been aroused to know the true state of the land question, The London Times despatched a “commissioner,” but 115 letvers do not give way satisfaction to the people; are eXoolient ia a historical point of view, but } they studiously avoid the cause of the ruin and the ble state of the country, A Frenchman, Norwegian, American or Italian 13 puzzled perpetual wat of Ireland, and invariably ui the discontent to the machiuattons of and is judged ata distance by her land. “ihe foreigner caunot under. a Eagian’d 1s so prosperous and iso unhappy, and incoutinently charges ali yto the imfuence of the Church of Rome hole priesthood. it ts not necessary to (he Induevce of the Cataolic faith over the | sons ol Brin, but if Jt hay retarded the osress of the people the fact must established, It has been the custom for English- -cularly tose Who Have never crossed the to charge the priesis with all the crimes e stained the annals of Ireland; but they iniag to find out the cause of that chronic, fisalection which i3 the shame of Engiand ‘andal of the century Instead of belag } and abetvors of sedition tuey have almost se.ves as @ unit against Fenianism, But ti they have done so there are many of them > huve the manliness to denounce the careless 1 the unfeeling agent. Conspicuous priests in thg south of Ireland for hos- vas tue rapacity of the landlords is the a3 Doyle, parish priest at Ramagrange, in the county of Wextord. As he has any statements of cruelty of landlords, ed to pay him a visit and procure informa. to the statements I saw going the rounds of S, aud the conduct of the landlords in his paris and vicinage, J lett Wexford in acarfor Ramsgrange via Wel- ton Bridge, in bie midst of a copious shower of ‘i ‘ontinued ior LW hours. Strangers sei- he route t took, but I was anxious to verview Wu Father Doyle. At the bridge Jehu rested his horse and regaled himself ha pint of XX porter and a hearty smoke from ins *dadheeu.” Within half a mile of the h 14s Kept refreshinents for man and boast Murphy, liceased to sell tea, beer, tobacco ivits,’? Was pamted over the small window, Ue glass of which appeared a brace of rolis, ug loaves, & box Of eggs. a jug of clay pipes, ies, & bunch of tape, three bottles dy, the labeis of which bad atforded ‘ound for the tes of the present and aud a wry face of purely Celtic origin. stately ruins of Clonaines towered high in they consist of the remaina of four castles an abbey, aud are very interesting to visit. an not much of aruin worshipper I did not a closely, but suca old rains ougatto be 1 or restored. lin tae vicinity is actually going to the the banks 01 one of tue that run into Bannow Bay is covered $500 could Grain 16; $2,000 Would make s we advanced further up the Ked a3 strange as if they were ong grass entwined in- reland to America, ploughing het hearts, bat now the rabbit is the sole t of tue hegiacted acres, A Mr. Co iclough r, but debt and mismanagement havo EY tue tenants and given the rabpits a life t iu the same. « cauter and the unflaished tower of Rams- eh appeared to the rigat. In an adjoin- 1 eld a clergyman was walking, book in hand. ig the churchyard we drew up in iront of the i use.’ I knocked, was admitted, and W minutes the Kev, Father Doyle greeted You are heartily weicome to Rama. oy formed him that I came to know the details of statements | saw in the papers; to Snow the pai jars Of each case aud the feeling of tae people towards the laudiords; the custom of iet- Ung land; what the peop.e desire; what, in his ‘notwithstanding tho hegtra | the caprice of tho agent, Fortunately he had another place to go t: A nouse and two gardens; ut out With a wife and seven cluldren, At pre- sent he is working at Duncaunon. If the annals of injustice coniain a case parallel to the following 1 beg to plead iguorance of its exist- ence in song or story:—fom Hayes, of Bailiurua hold tnirty-#ix and a half acres from Lord KI had buil¢ a good house and out offices; his ancesiors resided there more tuan 100 years; durmyg the yisila- tion of the famine ue fell into arreara, but he soon recovered lumseif and pald off all indebtedness except a few pounds, He went tothe office of tie spans iu Fethard on some business, where he met Mr. Hare’s nephew. Jaylor told him te shoud give up possession of iis farm in a few days. “How much do I owe Lord Ely now," sid Hayes, “after my family being on the gatate so long?” Mr. Taylor examined the books and said;—‘onuly eightecn pounds, fifieen shillings and six pene “Woll” suid Hayes, “Vil pay you that to-morrow."? “put, sharply rejoined the nephew of tae ayeat, “T wou’t leave you there at all.’ “Have you anytiing against my character, your honor; falvered the astonished man, “Oh, noth whatever,” he answered, “10s a lucd case,” iucerposed anotuer farmer who was in the office at the time, “to puta man out against whom there’s no complaint, and who has his rent to pay.” “iloid your tongue,” roared the prowising young iephew of Mr, tare, the agent to my Lord Kly, “You—do you hoid your tongue, Hayes''—this man’s name was Hayes also, & cousin to the man who had told bim he'd pay him to-morrow, “You got one son married and that would not do you. You should get a second married siace, You want to increase the popula- tion, whereas we want to thin it.” Anger linked with offended modesty leaped to the brows of the two men, but they held their peace and turned away, When Tom Hayes was leaving the office the man iniormed him that he wouid require possession on the following Saturday. He (fom) was confounded, His wife was near her confiuement. He whispered to a neighbor to toli him the state of affairs and for God's sake not to come; that the fright might kill his wife. Allin vain. Tuo agent's nephew did go on the day appointed to get possession. Tayes: got greatly alarmed when he saw the agent and his posse approach; he told his wile to fear nothing; that sue would not be put out. The nephew of the agent and tae ballid arrived in the yard, Weill,” he drawled out, “Hayes, I’m come to get Dossoasiou,”” “T could not ask my wife to leave in the state she’s in,” answered Tom. “Weil, but, Hayes, perhaps that child would not be born these three months.” Retined language in the cars of a modest woman ! ‘ “Well, your Honor, & you doubs me ask the doc- or.” Hayes roturned into the house, where he found his wife trembling like a leaf from head co foot and half dead with fear. Enraged at the sight he rushed, axe in hand, and crushed the netties that grew near his door. lie came to the door again and sald, “sir, I would not put out my wife now for Lord Hly’s estate.” The agent felt he had gone a little too far, like a valiant man he skulked away. Poor Mis, ilayes was contined a few days afierward, After she had recovered she weat out to help her husband raise fax from the bleach; when sie re- turned she found two bailiffs tumbling out her furnt- ture. The uncle and nephew adailited they had nothing agaist the cliaracter or Thomas Hayes, He had his rent ready to pay; he was evicted in order that the “thinning? process migut become fasltonable upon the acres of Lord Ely, and to wara others from lacreasing the population, Comment ls unnecessary. It almost appeared to me to be lmposstbie, but a respectable parish priest, aimanof fine attaimments, 1s my authority, that in tis enlightened age, within twenty-four hours of tae palace of the mighty monarch of these islands, auy mivn would be guilty of such conduct and utter such language in the presence of any husvand and father. Thomas Powers, of Ballystragh, and Mary Chap- man were evicted for no cause. Peter Wucian, of Aidrage, Was also put out, and became insane’ in consequence, Such ig a part of the manuscript of Father Doyie. I asked him 1 he would give me a copy of the balance, which he did, As 1 occupied considerabie of his time aud dad a river to cross and ten miles posting to do, I asied him some questions about the conduct of the poopie wuen they became acquatnted with ile above? Father DoyLe—It has been as much as wo could | do to Keep them f.om agrarianism, But if there be no change for the better, God ouly knows what may take place, CORRESPONDENT—What kind of agreement be- tween landlord and tevant, in your opinion, would be acceptable? Father DoyLe—Nothing more nor less than fixity of teuure at a fair rent, and compensation for im- proveinent, opinion, would be satisiactory to them as farmers and tiers of the soil, Father DovLE—I will furnish you with the facts in each e—(ere he reached to the bell cord and itj—and if they are not barbarous I—(servant , 1s instructed to bring a package of papers)— ot uaderstand what barbarity means, NDENT—What ta the custom of leiting Vexiora? in all Iro'and—ten- will, The land 1s let’at 30 much per acre. ord can put out his tenaut at any time. he farmer is not, t—Do the landlords eject tenants ay tueir rent, and if s0, what cause anicy The land He is protecte. CoRkas?o! who promptly wo they allege for so doing t Futher DoyLe—C{ do not know of any tenanta being In arrears for rent. ‘The parties evicted have {no oitence. The caprice of the landlord or us agent 1s the only cause. Taey dislike to haye jarmers; consolidation 18 their policy. What 13 tue iveling of the peo- ndlords? the italian government, being within a frac’ gum total of arrears owing by the iatter to the Holy See, according to the July pr col of Pour wiiitions of this sum was paid in Vontttical Gold, and tie rest in Pontiicai and a draft Payable at sigit to tho Pou Bank. a a inrge open air gathering to: in Trafalgar equate, Lisicon, nber h speeches were delivered iu favor of L i uncon: ditional r e of the remaining fp al—or Fenlan— cipal speaker was Mr, @ adimitted that wrong, and the G. i. the Pouiau movement, grounds put I by their ‘be potitic An ex) rdinary case of 1 at Leamington, England. A mar fessed to having set fire to sor Which damage tothe ent of Mo other reasom tian that and wished to lx asported. tand Second dis fi ne, for 1 of bis lite, e was tir the cath required of Pr n dept and who will doabu re-elected expressly for tuat purpe-c. ‘he two deputies Teierred io above, MM. All an have been re-viected. They allegou as ty Live of their oonduct the bservauce of ar ilve of the ‘Treaty of at they were the inter puntry.! sol P e ideal of ani- 18 co;plainea o | At tite second Liberty, at Lauss mation aud g that the ques deterimir jou on Un basis of on of IRELAND. sof Queen Klizes The Land Quesiion—favo: beth and Troopers of Crommwell=Pitts “Glorious Height”—Opiuion iu England Tho uer Tom Doyley of Wexfort=A “Confab” Beiwoen Father Doyie and a Herald CorcespondentMarrye ond Time Cause for Ejectment on Its March. RausGRance, Wexford, Sept. 12, 1869, Tho stranger who comes to Ireland to study her land sysiem must, if he desires to understand the question properly, visit te Jarmer, the priest, the gentry, and, if he can obtain the entree, the nobility; but it is not necessary to approach the latter, as the others wilt answer his pur. ose. Lt is not oiling down history that wMl inform the public of the felations of Jandiord and tenant. /very one knows, who knows anything avout the history or this eoun- try, that five-eightha of the land was confiseated by Blizabeth and afterwards by Cromwell, who liberally fewarded his toliowers at tle expense of tie loyal Protestant who received hia acres from the ‘Virgin Queen,’ or the Catholic who ed @ iittle from the sword of Essex when he scourged fveland to keep im the sunshine of his royal mistress’ favor, There “the favorites of Elizabeth, the troopers of Cromweil and the Irish people. The former koew that they thoir estates by force and that the Celt bowed to his lot because ho waa defeated and compelled 0 do so, but ho never achnoy «i the cavalier or roundhead on the soll of bis far enturies have roiled over the kingdom of Nogiand and freland, sixty-nine years have einpsed since the Act of Union went into operation, but there Is no éign in tho heavens nor in the waters beneath of that prosperity that Pitt so clo- | Quently foretold would be ireland's wien walking | pon that “glorious height whercon Roman never trod,” after ber union with England. ‘The latter has prospered beyond the most sanguine m the | j Where they and their agents are e they are unjust, bad. { was toid in Wexford that «tiords oifvred to give leases to their at they declined to accept them; that mers licpe {ra radical change; in elieve tiie Fenians will be able to pul down tho landlord: uther DoyLe—Whoever toid you so told you an Wntruch, or 18 a stranger to the people of thia couu- ty and is indebted to hig tertile imagination for the same. There is no such feeling among the people; } lords, but on leases have been offered by a few lant What conditions? that the tenant pay an increase ot fifty per cent upon his rent. At present tenants in tis county pay a3 much a3 the land ts worth; Inany actually pay more thaa it 1s worth, but by constant iabor and ving upon the r they manage to eke out a iiving. will or ought to take a iease that ts charged with a rent beyond ldefy any one to show me & man who 1 a lease at a fatr rent, one that would eugbie hit to live, in this county. It is easy, very easy lo tiander the poor, but when a landlord or an agent offends God and deprives aduits and littie cl of beoad it is deemed a kind of sedition to inst it. ered with a bundle of papera, over ud yenileman casi nis ey Sel 2 "3 @ prepar ty to be correct:— towaland tn my parish, from which ; have been evicted during the past : ard Doyle, a good children = put ‘out, hree inches of suow Tubrit, wife and nine out snow storm; house down before th eyes. John Furlong five in fama house pulled down, sought in th of a Limekiln; some of the children remained theré for some time, as he no house elsewhere. In this misera- himself, wife aud children were huddied togetuer, While he was iooking for work his wife Weat to & neighboring se on business. In her a 2 clothes of a fine boy, three years of age, ile rashed oat from tne ‘eye’ of the nveloped in dames; when the horrified mother xl be was dead—irigntiully burned. Taomas 3 148 reeided ta Baliynirey for the past thirty had a house and two acres; house was to be pulled a nO @ Certain day; his wife was very iil wuen it arrived; wife died; iad nine chiidren at her death, One morning, when father and children were at their breakfast of stirabout and buttermilk, the baillils came and actuaily pulled down the house about their ear.” the proprietor of the estate ts the most “Noble” Marquis of Ely, whose ancestor—Joha Loftus— received the titie of baronet in 1780. In 1801 became ron of the United Kingdom. The present Karl y ; U8 Jobn Henry Weillagton Graiam Loftus, is the jourth, and certainly i8 a promising young man. Mi. Pai Hare, Justice of the Peace, is his lord. ship's a in torn indie of manugciipt the indignant hued to read as follows::—James 14 parish, had married the second time; e was pulled down for taking unto himself a econd wile; no other cause assigned; has chiidren in America; has found shelter in Waterford, Anue Keily and two children turned out in the midst of a heavy shower; husband a short time in Amertca; the ories of the Woman and children would it a atone’’ when they saw their poor but humbie toru from its foundation by the detachment of the ‘crowbar brigade.” Margaret ruriong had to quit; house razed; had no family; works ia the felis whenever she cau ob- Wain a day’s work, The widow Flaherty; very old; house tumbled down; sent forth to beg or die upon the highway. James MoNamara, of Ballybarrig, rented three acres from one of the Marquis’ tenants; he built a house Q,,on It; Was married twice; children by first marriage emigrated; had tour by second wife; gave up house and three acres to Mr. Kelly, who In re- turn gave hitn @ plece of swamp on the bounds of Tintern; bultt another hous converted the maran Into a productive garden; hoped to spend the baiance of hia days in peace under the roof he had erected and upon the plot of ground he nad reciaimed, every foot of which had been watered by the sweat of his brow. Patrick Hare saw the blooming aput that a jew weeks before was worthless; the sub- sequent week mara was ordered to quit; the crowbar brigade were ready to “obey the law;" tho agent offered him one pound; he refused to ac- copt 11; the b@rs were near the quoins; a bystander suggested, “Jim, take the pound; the house ’ll be down in @ minute, and you'll get nothing.” The poor fellow yielded mechantoaily; the house was overturned in presence of his wife and children; they were sent out upon the world, but as the house fell the white-lipped fathor said to the agent, “If I was an Orangeman you'd not treat me this is oe Tho onjy words I’ve heard from him were, ‘May of! CoxkesroNDENT—Would the Ulster system, if le- galized by the Legislature, be acceptavle? Father DoyLE—[’m sure it would. Any law that will secure them in their holdings and protect them from tue agents, will be welcome; but if such a one be delayed—u the curse of tenancy at will be con- tinued, there may be serious trouble; human nature can’t stand the intolerance and tyranny of certain landlords and agents much longer. CORRES PONDENT—The Fenians, 1f successful, would soon rid Ireland of their interest, but the Catholic hierarchy and ciergy vehemently denounced them from the altar and in the streets. Father DoyLe—You are iistaken; some of the clergy and a few bisuops have done S0; they posst- biy dreaded bloodshed; I’ve never denounced them; ave no spare time to do so, but I don’t think you'll hear thein abused any tore. CoengsPoNpENT—Then they are becoming respect- able? Father DoyLE—Oh, yes. Tho name did disturb our equanimity a few years; now we hear of them wituout ioslag our patience or temper. CORKESPONDENT—Do you think the Orangemen wiil aid or oppose the passage of an equitabic land bill? Father DoyLE—Individually, perhaps, but not collectively, They see that England oniy used them for her own purposes and abandons them as if they were fiessiaus. Many of them will aid the govern- ment to pags @ land bill, but it will encounter bitter Opposition, as the leading peers in the House of Lords have estates in this country and they have alwaya oppesed tenant right—any privilege that threatened to curtail, no matter how remotely, the splendid revenues they draw from Ireland, and which they spead from London to Stamboul. CORRKSPONDENT—Suppose the Fenians made a successful landing to the number of say ten or twenty thousand; would the people who are not Fentans, but who baye national sympathies, join them? Father DoyLa—that tsa very important and rious question. The [kd have had provocation envvgl to join an invading army of ‘Turks. they would act towards thelr kith and Kin (a quiet smile lit up his face as he slowly sald it) { cannot tell now, exactly, ConRESPONDENT—DoO many emigrate to the United States trom your parish? Father DoyLe—Yes; but not at the same time, Two go this week, six or ten next, and soon. Many others would go if they had the means, but they live in hope, which ts betier, a3 we say in lreiand, than to die in despatr. CoRRSSPONDENT—Wuen parties are evicted docs the agent let tho farms to other tenants or does Le import strangers? Father DoyLe—Englishmen are imported; buta Protestant Irishman has an equa! cuance, so would a Jew, Turk or Hindoo, but Mr. Hare is 300 years too late, The power of Engiand has been stretched to its full length, und some of her great ones have labored long to Angil- cise ireiand; but it was jabor in vain, she is ag Celtic and as Catholic as the day when Henry of Engiana was styled Defender of the Faith for rebutting Luther's pamphiet. 1 confess it is easy to humbug old ladies iu Engiand about our conver- ston to the thirty-nine articles and the privilege of eating meat on Friday; but the old ladies of England in or neat the age of “the lean and slippered panta- loon’ must have @ hobby, aud wiy not “the mere Trish’? whom they lovo so well. Considerable excitement has been created among the Catholic clergy of Galway on account of the evic- Won of the mother of the Rev. P. Lavelle, one of tne loading priests in Ireland. She violated a rate of Emperor violated, He ts condemned by the Councll and burned to death, There are many fine passages in the oratorio, and {tis rarely that T have seen music listened to with so much attention. It was evident at once that te audience was interested 1a the subject and that the musical education of the people 13 very general. Fiom the theatre alt went to the Bethichem square, Wheve liuss lived aad preached while in Pragae, A large number of people had already collected, ‘The houses were ornamented wita flags and the national colors, Nearly over tie spot were once stood Huss’ house waved the Stars and suripes of the United States, and not far from it the English fag. ‘The most conspicuous among ali fags was near Ue speaker's stand the fag of the Hussites with the chalice. During the wars which took place after iinss’ death (he chatice was the nationa: emblem of Bohemia, {t was contended that the tatty had an \ right to the sacrament ta both forms with the ol according to the ancient usage of the Chureh, This house, most remarkabie for its decorations, isatthe end of the Bethienem square. A wealthy Bohemian gentieman, Mr. Napratek, who has beon eight years in America, in the State of Wisconsin, lives there, Mr, Napratek, of whom 1 shall wave ordered a board of skilled and experienced officers fo preparea scheme for the reorganization of the naval defence of the Kinguom, The Minister of Na- val Affairs, aided by weil known oflcers, proposed the following plan, which was accopted aud promul- gated by the King:—ts Majesty's feet was divided into two independent services—viz,: the royal navy and the royal coast artillery, The royal navy ts to chiefly do duty along the outer coasis of the country and at sea. It 14 besides to uphoid on distant seas the authority of tho Swedish fag, watch: over tue national interests with foreign nations, and in all places where commerce empioys Swedisi subjects to maintain Swedish laws ant rignis. From thence are aso te be recruited chief pilots and teachers for the scuools of navigation of the State, ‘The coef aim tn organizing this branch was not to give the greatese possible extent to the service, but, on tie contrary, to Keep it within comparatively nar: row bounds, aud thus be able to raise it to such per- fection in real seamansitp and miltary service as to cope with the iuarines of other countries, and to even excel tiem, so that it would be able to'encoun- occasion to speak hereaiter, gave me a most hospila- ble reception, a3 he does every American who calls upon him, At his house [found a large party of ladies aud genticmen, mostly Kussians, Boheratans and serls, wlio had come to witness the ceremony Many of those assembled, especialy spoke Engiish very well and took occa- preas their sympathy for America and their pleasure at meoting Americans, At four o’clock the square had the streets leading toit were crowded witha dense mass of people. Depuiations from diferent socicttes soon made their appearance and ranged themseives around the speakers’ slaud, which was nearly in front of the site of Huss’ house. At half-past four o'clock the cerexaony, Which was the unveiling of a marbie blab with an Lnsce sae over the piace where Huss lived, was prefaced by aspeech in the Bohoman language from Mr. Sabiua, it bogan as follows:—~ We Inongurate the Huss fesitvaldn the name of freedom anu enlightenment in all nations, Huss wasa great man, not oaly in our history, but in the history of the whole world. If we call to mind what Europe was a century ago, nay, even twonty years ago, we may gain gome idea of what it was to ie the stand oes of liberty and enlightenment in Huss’ the estate on which she lived—permitted ner Gaughter in her old age to reside wit her, BOHEMIA. The Huse Memorial Festival in Prague— After Five Hundred Years of Freedom of ConsciencemScene Before the Huss Man. sion—The United States, English and Hussite Fiags Blended—The Opening Speech—City Rejoiciugs. PRAGUE, Sept. 4, 1969, To-day was begun the celebration of the five hundredth anniversary of the birthday of John Husa, the great Bohemian reformer, This festi- val will be continued on the oth, and on Monday and Tuesday of next week. The weather was all that could be desired, and the old city of Prague, with Its beautiful and picturesque envir- ons, ita many churches, palaces and bridges, 13, of att places in Europe, one of the best ia which to celebrate @ great national festival. The festival ig intended to do honor to one of the greatest of patriots, as well ag toa champtou of religious liberty, in the fifteenth century, The festivities were opened by an oratorio in the Bohemian, or more properly, Chekh language. The name Bohemia {# unknown here, the people call themselves Chekhs and the country Chekhia. The Chekh language is very nearly related to the Polish, Russian and other Slavonic tongues, and is nearer to them in form than many of the provincial dialects of Engiand are to the language of London. Afver the prologue the oratorto opens with a chorus of Prague students, just as Huss is preparing to gO to Con- stance, Next appears Jerome of Prague, who informs the students that Huss is to depart for the Council. ‘The atudents protest against this, saying that their master’s life wiil be in danger. Huss, however, departs, a3,his heart is in his cause, and he has the Emperor’ fe conduct, On the way the party meets God forgive the man that destroyed me; that's all 1 have to say.” Nicholas Kent, of Bailystragh, went from home of the, youthful orator, but Ireland is one day to attend the market; on his return he found his wife in tears and his furniture on the side, Ashe owed nothing, his case ls wo @ gypsy camp, @ chorus follows and a beautiful solo, which in ® musical point of viow was one of the finest parts of the oratorio, Huss arrives at Constance, is put in prison, and the safe conduct of the * It Huss had merely apoken the truth he would not have been so dear tous, ut he went to the stake cheerfully and willingly in defence of that which was dearer to A} than aught else—tl rath, are few men who aré wiiling to dle for the truth, ‘Therefore it is that we revera the memory of Huss and trust that it may ever live and that his name may be always held in remembrance, At this moment the marble slab was uncovered amidst a storm of applause, ‘The inscription on the slab was as follows:—“Zde bydlel Mistr Yan Hus.” “Here dwelt Master Jolin Huss.’”’ Immediately after the uncovering of the inscription a choir sang one of the oldest and fnest Bobemian hymns, ‘‘Hospodine nomilui ny’’—“Lord, have inercy on us.’” Mr. Sabina was followed by a clergyman from Moraira, who, with his energetic face and mighty voice, which was heard in every part of the square, reminded one of those preachers iu Scotland whom Sir Walter Scott has photographed tn his novels. Between six and seven o'clock the ceremony ws over, and ail began to return home. After dark the square was briliiantly illuminated, and the crowd Was a8 great as in the afternoon. Napratek had a statue of Huss placed on the balcony, surrounded by flowers and brilliantly illuminated, All the clubs were illuminated and displayed statues and portraits of Huss. ‘The whole city was in the most pleasant mood. The people told me that it was tlie old Sla- vonic custom to phen) rather than grieve at the death of a great and just man, and therefore every man looked on the anniversary a3 a day of rejoicing. Inthe evening @ drama called ‘“Joha Huss" was played in the principal theatre, ‘the argument was nearly the same as in the oratorio, aud & portion of the acting waa very good. To-morrow morning, at seven o'clock, ail have to bo ready to start for Hussinetz, the birtiplace of the gvcat Bohemian. Proceedings of the Second Day—Assombluge in the City Square—Banners and Music and an Immense ProcessionAt the Birthplaco of the Roformer~The Banquet. Pragug, Sept. 6, 1869, On Sunday morning, September 5, all the guests invited to take part in the Huss featival assembled in the Club on Ferdinand street, one of the principal thoroughfares of Prague. Between half-past seven and eight o'clock all were at hand. It was one of the most varied companies I have ever seen. There was a large number of Russians, both ladies and geutlemen; among them Princess Galitzin, of Mos- cow; Count Ktseleff, Mr. Davidoff and Prince Obo- lensky, also of Moscow; Professor Tresnevsky, of the St. Petersburg Academy of Sciences. There were guests from Hungary, Croatia, Servia, Bulga- ria, the Danubian Priucipalities, Poland, France, England and America, At half-past seven o'clock all the associations of workmen and mechanics, as well as the different wymncstic clubs, were ranged in order. onthe im- mense square of St. Wenceslas, At eight o’clock they began to move towards the railroad, passing under the windows of the club house, in Ferdinand street. The club windows and froat rooms were all occupied by the guests from foreign countries, As each company passed the club a cheering shout of “Na zdar” (“Na zdar’’? means success, and is used as a term of greeting in Bohemia) went up from the crowd below, and was heartily revurned by the guests, Each association had its banner and band of music, and each was dressed in a particular unt- form, which were variations of one type, and having aresembiance to the national costumes of Russia and Poland, The procession occupied about one hour and @ half in passing. At ten all were at the railroad, and amid toe music of thirty bands and the shouts of an immense multitude the train of twenty-eight cars moved on. The weather was delicious; the smoky alr of autumn covered the hills, and the bright sunshine beautified the ruins of old fortresses about Prague. At every station and in every village through which we passed the people from the surrounding country had coileated together im their holiday dresses, having at thelr head almost everywhere bands of music. Nothing so astonished the foreign guests as the number of musical instruments, During the pa Seaitoens from Prague to Hussinetz, which 1s near the southern boundary of the Kingdom, there were only two or three villages which did not wel- come the voyagers with instrumental music. At seven o'clock we arrived at Strakonice, where we spent the night. Starting at four o’ctock on Monday morning, we arrived at ten at Hussinetz, after afatiguing drive in cpuntry wagons. [ussi- netz ia in a quiet and very beautiful valley, sur- rounded on al! sides by loity hills, whtch are not too near the litte town to spoil tho effect. At the entrance to the town an arch of evergreons was thrown over the road, with inscriptions of welcome in the different languages of Europe. At eleven o’clock the procession was formed and moved up to the house where Husa was born. The namber of people present was estimated at 60,000, The honsetops were covered, the streets were filled, and as far as Che eye could reach froia the platform no available standing place was to be found. A number of apeeciies were made in aliferent lan- guagea, which are well worthy of mention, and of which I shail take note in my next. The oid songs of Hussite times are remarkabie 1n their character. After the speethes were ended two of these were sung, and the ceremony ended with the hymn of “Lord have mercy on us.’ In the afternoon we returned to Strakonice, and at midnight took the train for Prague, where we arrived this morning per- fectly wearled out. At four o'clock the citizens of Prague are to entertain tho guests at dinner. I nave merely stated a few points in the history of the excursion. ‘The haste in travelling and the wretched means of commuateation after leaving the railroad forced us to hurry #0 much that there is no time to do more to-day. The diuner to-day was attended by 250 people. It was given in @ large hall on a beautiful island in the river Moidan, which rang through the middie of the city, Several able spesches were made, tie princt- pai ones by Palacky, the historian, and Rieger, one of the leaders of the national party in Bohemia. Russian speeches algo were made, and two tele- grams received,’one ffom St. Peteraburg announc- ing that the Slavonte Society of that city had estab- lisuea a scholarship of 300 florins a year to educate a poor boy taken from that district of Prague, where Huss lived, and to be called the Bethlebem scholar- ship; the other from Moscow, announcing a siinilar scholarship for a poor boy born in Hussinetz. coast—the skargarus—as the Both announcements were received with shouts of applause. At haif-past eight a new opera closes the jusd festival, SWEDEN. Reorganization of the Swedish Navy—Tho Royal Navy and Coast Artillery—its Pere sonnel avd Matericl=The New Guubonts. STOCKHOLM, Sept. 8, 1869, In a recent communication I noticed the causes that led to the radicai change effected in the system of coast defence of this kingdom and tbat of Norway, with which it ia closely connected, but I had not time to give the detalis of the scheme, which has falfiiled all its carly promises, It had been found by experience that the curious and anomalous con- dition into which the naval and coast guard service had fallen, by the growth of abuses and the faise conception of the duties of the ofcers, had #0 destroyed its efficiency as to make ft unreliable and worthless in case of war witha powerful neighbor. Army oilicers aspired to the position of naval oMcers, while the latter, in addl- ton to their regular duties, thought themselves com- petent to handle bores of troops on land and to con- duct war against skilled and tried soldiers, In a word, the duties of the land and sea service were 80 terribly mixed that it was dificult to determine where one began and the other terminated, Such @ state of things could not be permitted to last long if the nation was to be ready to repel for- in invasion and protect ite interests in distant seas, Tho King, with his quick sp- preciation of we mecessities of the hour ler oa the open sea a superior cnomy. To attain this higa degree of professional knowledge and sxill 3 unremiltig service at sea aud constant 1e0. ie personne! of this branch consisis as follows:— One roar adnural (ranking with @ major general) with a salary and quartering money of 6,540 Trix dol- lara ayear; three commodores (colonels), 4,000 rix dollars; five post captains, first class (lleutenant colowel), 4,490 rix dollars; twelve post captains, sec- ond class (major), 3,269 rix dollars; sevea captains (captain), 2,650 rix dollars; twenty-iwo captains (captain), 2,159 rix dollars; eigut licutenants (leu. tenany), 1,275 rix doliars;’twenty lieutenants, 1,075 rix doilars; eight second Heutenants, 875 rix doliars; ten second lieutenants, 676 rix dollars—making a tota! of ninety-six onicers, Ten numbers are, how: ever, kept vacant at present, viz., two post captains (second clas), four captains avd four lieutenants, unui their appointment be found necessary. In case more Oillcers should be wanted, they could be recraited from the miliary academy or from the mer cantile marine, a3 was done in the American war, As to the materiel of the marine, no definite estt- mates for tie future can be made. All the vessels hereafter tobe built are to be adapted for cralsing on tho high seas. A small number of fast sailing vorvettes will be added to the service for distant oruising, armed with a few of the heaviest guns and furnished with engines or full power. In addition to these, availiag ttself of the monitor system invented by @ Swede, as many tron-clad sea- going steamers will be constructed as megns will in future permit. Already some very hahd- some and efilcient monitors are afloat, built on the origimal monitor style, but improvements will be added to the new nos, making them moro powerful and eiiictent, Bometain not unlike the famous Miantonomod, wilca th Americans sent here a few years since, will be put afloat, and they will unquestionably be fully able to cope With any armor-plated craft yet launched, The Royal Court artillery service, which 13 to rank between the Royal Navy end the Construction Corps of the Davy, 13 to be considored like aregiment of artiliory only, with floating gun carrieges. It is not only to hinder the penetrating of hostile ships into positions within che skargards, or islands, but also io act the nov less important pari of attacking a hostile army that has aiready mvaded the country and 1s approaching the borders of the tnland waters, as well as to support the flanks of the army of the kingdom, when leantng against some navizabie water, ‘Ihe officers, therefore, are to possess satis factory knowledge of the skargai ds aud the navigable iniand waters, as weil ag a thorough ability in choos ing positions, taking advantage of the territory, blocking up passages, siaking mines, butlding bridges, constructing caircnehments, &¢, It is also to assist in defending te maritime forts of the kiug- dom by Tan eag, them with ivon-clad floating gun carriages, aud, ia the most Important forts, to taxe part of the ports of command, agsist fu serving the guns and do te boat service. ‘They ave aiso to per- form all tha coast survey service aud handle light artillery on shore. ‘Te oficers consist of one major general, at 6,750 rix dollara a year; three colonois, 5,550 rx dollars a year; five lieutenant colonels, 4,650 rix doilars a yoar; ten majors, 3,990 rix dollars; ayoar; twenty-five captains, ab 2,759 mx dollars; twenty-four Llentenanis, at 1,450, aud elghtesn sec- ond licuten: at 959 rix dollars & year; making a total of eighty-six officers, of which, however, the places of one colonel, one major, one captain and four Lioutenauts are to be Kept vacant for tuture necessities. The vessel for tuis branch of this ser- vic? are of light draught, propelied by steam, with- Out standing rigging, butabie to raise light masts for rusning square and steysatis, Some iron-clad light draught vessels are to be built, small enough ¢ . go through the Gotha Canal and navigate the luland jaxes, The larger will carry one gun, @ 450-pounder, in an iron-clad tower built of plates, which together have a mean thickness of seven incles and a half, but which can be increased so a3 to measure ten mcies, though the vessel be no larger than to be able to pass the situces to the Gotha Canal, ‘fhese small vessels will seam eight miles an hour, and though costing no more ye ored dollars, may safely atiack the largest fron-clad frigate among the rocks and islands on the frigate has neither a3 peavy artillery nor equally thick defenve, while on MTUry iv Utfers w tar yeT mark ty tw rmeilor + antagonist. An iron-clad frigate costs 7,000,000 rix dollars—enough to build a ficet of these little crait, Avother class costs 140,000 rix doliars, car- ries @ sixty-cigiut pounder, welghing 30,000 pounds, and drawing four feet and a half of water. There will be three or four classes of these gunboats adapted for special service. Some small irou-clads, worked by the crew, ace being built; but it is not kKaown low successful they may prove. ‘The reserved lust of the navy |a increased by sixty- five officors, brought about by a reduction in the active list. They are generaily on their old pay and may be cailed upon for service at any me. Prince Oscar ts said to be opposed to the new organization, but the naval olficers generaliy approve of it, a3 greater eficiency was needed than could be found under the old system. fn point of professional skill and experience the Swedisn naval officers are behind those of no otner nation. ‘they will main- tain the bright repuiation tuetr navy’ enjoys here- after, as they Lave uitherto, under tue new organiza. tion. ITALY. Radical Agitation Against Existing Mon- archism~What tho People Demand. The Opinione Nazionale, published at Florence, contains a manifesto drawn up by Italian emigrants, proposing tne oniy solution vw the Roman diileulty they adnut as possible, According to this numerous body of Italians, national sovereiguty in Italy has hitherto been but an empty Dame. As sooa as con- ceded the mght has beon withdrawn and evea allenated, and this because Italy wien it was reor- ganized was reorganized on a military system, from which they conceive there can issue but two resulis— anarchy or Qwsarism. 1a the opinion of the Itaitan emigrants democracy 13 a principle whteh involves the restitation of all (he natural rights of man. The juggested ig that Italy shouid resume the ut municipal form of government it enjoyed under its early Kings, When every cily was the centre of the government of a largo circle of territory pos sessing Within its circumspection its own indus- trial, agricultural and tateliectual elements of existence, styicd In ancient times communes or repubiics, each depending on and subservient to the national sovereignty. ‘The vitality of these social groups in ancient Italy, it will be retaembered, was 80 great that they successfully resisted the powertul dowituation of Rome, as well as that of foreign ta- vaders. In the document it 1a proposed that Italy should possess from 150 to 200 of these municipal centres, each containing a population varying from 169,000 to 200,000 souls. ‘These should elect by uni- versal suitrage & municipal council, which council would be empowered to elect a syndic, This gov- erping body to have tho sole power of tm- posing taxes on its own population, of ad- ministering justice both in civil and crimi- nal cases, of organizing ita police, of edu. cating its people, and of driiling its mem- bers, #0 that in case of a national war a cer- tain number of men should be ready to serve the country, by which means tie uecessity for a atand- ing ariny would at once disappear. Each of these communes wold elect a delegate to appear at the National Assewbly. An Upper House or Chamber would thus be rendered useless, With this body of munic pal delegates, entitled a National Assewoly, would reat the responsibility of the foreign policy ot the country; the declaration of war, tie maintenance of peace, the at of loans, the laying out of main roads, telegraphic lines and railways, and all works of public utility, the rogulation of wetghts, mea- sures and coins, and the supreme direction of public affairs, tae internal government being entirely managed by each separate commane or municipal circumscription. hus the sovereignty of the people would be secured by the Sull possession of itself and tts own powers of sey-defence, Such are the radical reforms wiich gli emigrati, wh m tis proposta Roma, eal upon their brethron at Kome to thauga- rate, as published in the columns of the Ifberal organ of Florence, FOREIGN MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS. The Esperanza of Madrid notices with great delight the eifortw made by the Catholics of Madrid to Impede and combat the Protestant propagandism. The services of five Madras lawyers have been secured ina case of heirship to be tried in Maaras; one of them is to receive a foe of $17,500, and the five $45,000, A woman named Godztelska has just died at Posed, in Prussia, aged ninety-nine years. she for- merly served ag vivandiere in the armies of Napo- leon 1., and went through the campaigns of Spain, Russia and Germany. One hundred and ten thousand pilgrims are esti- mated to have assembied at Mount Arafat in the late Mocca pligrimage, or about 25,000 more than In 1563, ‘The puvlio health 18 reported ty have beon perfectly good both among the pligrims and tn the neighborhood of Mecca. The Governmental Messenger, the ofcial organ of the Russian government, pubiishes the following imperial ukase addreased to the Senate of St Peters- bury ) ‘Wo are pleased to consent to the elavation of Séhamyt, with 0 1s pomterity, to the dignity of hernditary nobles ianempire, ‘The Senate will take the m exocuting the pi ALELARDER. ree, A At prosent there are 851 journals Paris, of which 39 are political, 79 Protestant organs, 7 Jewish o: (bite in- struction, 05 treat egal m: a to matters of adminigtratio) ce, 16 to rallitary tagtterd; 90 vee horticuiture, &0, ie have - Z organs; railroads, mines, &¢,, 22; finance has 29; Freemasonry has 4 advocates and spiritualism 9% Twenty-five North Germaa savants and artists of distinction have been Invited by the Viceroy of Haypt to be present at the opening of the Sue Canal. They are to proceed to Paris, and thence will travel to Keyps with other guests at the ex- ponse Of tae Viceroy, The North German feet now contains three trou- clad frigates, having together fifty-five guns; two tron-clads, with seven gaus; five decked corvettes, with 140 guas; four piain decked corvettes, with sixty-two guus; one yacht; three steam advice boals, with eignt guns; twenty-two steam gunboats, with ‘fty-two guns; one transport ship and on¢ guard ip, With eight guns, Besides these one \ e, with sixteen guns, aud one lron-clad with eight gans, are in the course of com corvel struct JAPAN. Storm on the Coast—A Terrific Blow and fyphoon—Naval Casuaities, American and Eaglish—Mercantile Losson. Hiogo, August 24, 1369. ‘The coast of Nipon, the central and largest of the group of islands forming whe Japauese empire, has becn visited by a typhoon, or tempest of wind aud rain of great violence, the eects of which there ts yet much to chronicle. We arrived here on the morning of the 21st, having left Yokohama under sailon the 17th inst. for this place, and when about mid-distance, on the night of the 19tb, at elght o’clook, aud loggmg nine Knots, the barometer tell suddenly, indicating a storm, when all hands were called immediately to take in gall, but bofore the order could be carried out a typhoon was upon us in all its fury, which lasted for twelve hours, lashing the sea into foam, deluging our decka with water, and tearing all our salls into, shreds, From tho timo it struck us, after which wa lay to, It increased in fury, and reached tts culmt- nating point between two and three o'clock on the morning of the 20th, when an immense sea made a breach over us, carrying away our lanoch, second cutter and dingy, staving in both quarters of our third cutter and carrying away a portion of our hammock netting and pivot ports. Tne typhoon at this point was blinding to its rage, and during ita prevalence it was almost a matter of Impossibility tokeep the decks or work wilh any result, Nevée- theless, our oflicers and men determinedly perse- vered in their efforts to save the ship amid the fury of the elements wuich momentarily threatened to overwhelm her, ‘Tha typhoon took its courae from the southeast, veering round to the southwest in its increasing fury, and, returning to tts point of departure, gradually abated in violeace from eight A. M. of the 20th, shortly after which it died away, the barometer gradually liftiag and the aua at last peering through the tempes: clouds, ‘There were a few casualties among the officers and men of the United States ship Oneida, happily ofa light nature, mainly contusious, At four A, M, of the 20th we got up steam, a matter of some dif culty from the quantity of water shipped, somo three feet deep naving fouud its way iato the tire- room, partly througa our telescope smokestack, Witch Was lowered for salling purposes, although all hatches were battened down, ey the storm hatch. Our deck pumps haying been found choked this water was soun got rid of by our steain syphon pulp, when set to work. Our vessel paesed through the trymg ordeal nobly and roue the gale like a Stanch seavoat, which sie has proved herself to be, We passed & number of native boats dismasted and water-logged. ‘rhe {roqaois, which lett Yokohama under sail on ‘the isth for Nagasaki, came in hove oa the night of the 22d. Her experiences of the typhoon and its duration were similar to those on the Oneida, She Was struck by 1¢ when close in shore three hours later than this vessel, or about eleven P, M. of the vt. She lost ail ner sails, Which Were torn to ribbous, sprang her foremast, bad her launch and a portion ot her netting and pivot. ports driven in board, and lost an anchor and 120 fathoms of chain cable over- board by the violence of the storm on dropping both ber anchors bd pain her belag dashed to pieces on the wild aad rocky coast along watch her course lay, and on which she was driven. One of the anchors having parted and gone by the board, steam Was got up to ligaten the great strain onthe remain- ing anchor, Un the abatement of the storm she steamed for this port, where we transferred to her one of our spare auchors bejore leaving lor ner destl- Dation on the 2:d. The flagship Delaware, formerly the Piscataqua, and the Monocacy are at Yokohama, where the Aroostvok has veen sold recently by order of the Navy Department. The British gunboat Algerine came in here shortly efor our arrival, having loat Ler foretopmast, jib- boom, head gear and sails, followed by the English steamer Ocean Queen, which vessel lost all hor boats, sails and Mgurelead, three of her crew being Washed overbpard and two having had their arms broken. She was on her beam ends for fifteen lainutes, When it was feared she could not right herself, Her captain reports having seen the United States steamer Asauelot, bound for Yokohama, close under the land in the typhoon, uader steam, raaning for Amovora bay, some Uhirty miles disiaut, for an anchorage, ‘Tne Idabo is Knowa to have been on her passage from Nagasakt to Yokohama, thence to San Francisco, duriag the typioon, and a iarge American ship, with foremast gone, makiag goud Weatuer, is reported to have been seen, ‘the American sieamer Mars, from Yokohama on the lst, arrived here on the 2ith, and from her I leara that the Asiueiot had reacted that piace in saiety; also that the typhoon had swept across Yoko- hama wita fearfai violcace about nova on the 20Un, and that all anchors being let go, weie unavailing to prevent @ number of merchant vessels in harbor irom dragging, iouling and ruantag ashore aad pieces; others sustaining great injury to thelr spare aud rigging. [a adattion lo their anchors all war and olier sieamers In harbor got @ head of. steam up to mect exigencies, 1 find that the foreign merchants and residents of tus place, numbering some 200 persons, mamly composed of American, English and Dutch ploneor seitiers, NOW in extensive business, have armed and are preparing to orgauize themselves into a.rite brigade or ciub for their mutual protection, as it appears that ten or fifteen days since, when. no foreign national yessela were in harbor, some 200 Ronuns, two-sworded mea (a species of swash+ buckler), belonging to some of the native clans, de- clared their design of clearing out all foreigners from this locality, whereupon “the Japanese Gover- hor had tniormed the various settiers, through their respective consuls, Oi hts inability to avoid them auy protection waatever, A part of the typuoon visited this place, levelling some buildings im process of erection and dowy damage geuerally turougloat tue secliement, THE SHAKING QUAKERS, Elderesses, {Correspondence of the Albaay Journal.} Within a few miies of the viliage 9: Mount Morris, Livingston county, in this State, atthe junction of the Dansville branch with the Genescy Valiey Canal, there lias lived for many years one of the most pros: perous of the Shaker communities, tacir property now exceeding in value $250,000, They occupy over 2,000 acres of the dnest upland and fat to be found iu Western New York. ‘This yoar they have excel- lent crops, ranging a3 followa:—Sweet corn, 12 acres; corn, 80; wueat, oats, 80; meadow, 200; potatoes, 20; barley, 50; buckwheat, 6; broom corn, 250; vegetabie garden, 10; orel 5 % pasturage, 50; Wwoodiand, some of it very valuable timber, 800, Thetr sweet corn 18 mossl dried, they putting up this year 68 barrols, White! realize to them $24 per barrel The communities have a foreign order for corn this season. They have their steam apparatus and drying furnaces for manu- facturing the product, aud the greatest care is taken to have every kernel of corn perfect, Their build- Inga are very neat, both in the outward a and internal management. Even the laun ry depar- ment, including washroom, is a model of perfect neatness, and not the repuisive Institution of most hotels and large establisiiments ; while thelr dining and other rooiws ave as free from even a fly, or tne taco of one as though such pests of summer never existed, There are two families, called the “Rast” and “ Weat famiiles,” situated about balf a mile apart. The “West family” number thirty-five men and women ; the ‘Kast’? seventy-five ; this probabl; includes the children, which Nave been a Bach has his or her work assigned by the * Eiders or Eldereases,” and other “powers that “i and none are more industrious than those most in authority. The onlldings of the West family cost upwards of $42,000; this inciuaes a barn, the cost of which was $12,000, four storiea high and the main part 50 by 10e-fect,- with stalls for fourteen horses and grain capacity for tens of thousands of bushels. y modern improvements might be mentioned. Other barns for broom corn and farm he ty! are further removed from the home centre, 1¢ ost of the buildings of the ast family was some $76,000, which incindes their fine churolt Tho stock barn here is 40 by 190 feet and is three stories high. In aildition to the above are the griatmill, sawmill, piauing miil, latnes, boon}, blacksmith and other shops, Ling $30, ast year they manufactured Tt the West family 4,000 dozea brooms; at the other 2,500 dozen, This year they will largely increase this number, of ‘stock they have 40 work horses, 20 colts, laid 126 young cattic, 100 sheep, 400 of poultry and “gcavengers,”” thoy not aieailying em with the name of “hogs’—swino's flesh being prohibited, ‘They have very pte religious services every Sabbath at thelr church, which are attenged by hun~ dreds of spectators from the Genesee valley and the hillsides around, and you will see here some of the first families of Mount Morris, Ge: a other villages, They have also their moro private assom~ biages for worship, Of the religious character of this people I will not apeak; but those items of their worldly prosperity 1 taxe the liborty to send you, a4 in these days of co-operative efforts such facta may be of interest to your readers, Persona visiting these communities with a desire to study their plan of work are most Kindly welcomed; those who come i mere motives af curiosity or for criticism, yuld bo less Gud leas from Year to year: