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4 URO PE. Secular Education in England and How Children Mature in London. French Politics and the Newspaper Power of the Paris “‘Reds.” ENGLAND. jar Education—A Grand Question in the Council in Reme—“Breakers Ahead” For the Gladstone Cabinet—The “Gutter Chil- dren” of LondenHow They Advance to Maturity and What They Do—Aristocracy, General Society and Party PoliticoWhat May Be the Result. - LONDON, Dec. 1, 1869. In this, my last letter on the subject of the Bcu- menical Council, I propose to treat of the subject which, if the prelates of the Roman Catholic Church really take action upon it, will, far more than any other, or than all the other topics combined, serve to complicate political parties in England, and more or less complicate the relations of the Church ana “2~ divil governmeui, both in America and in Eu- rope. 1 allude to the question of secular education, @ “diMculty” which is looming up in the future, Snd which, ere the next session of Parliament is over will, as I verily believe, cause the break up of the present Ministry under Mr. Gladstone, It 1s neediess to inform any American who has seen our large towns in England, how fearfully we are behind you in the matter of education for the poor, If any American correspondent of an Ameri- can paper, or ny American writer resident in Eng- Jand, was to walk down, or through, a single ais- trict of a score that I could point out in London, and* ‘was to give his fellow countrymen a simple but faith- Tul account of what he saw, Englishmen would put down lus words as being “untrue,” “exaggerated,” “sensational,” “unfair and the like. And yet I would defy him, or any one who was merely a word Painter, and who never colored his pictures, not to astonish bis readers with the drawing he set before them, provided only it was true to the life. When I tell you that we bave here in London upwards of 25,000 “gutter children,” children who live in the streets, WhO never near the name of their Maker but in &@ blasphemous oath, and who have no occupation but what they make for themselves, no teaching but that which educates them for the prison, the reformatory, the thieves’ kitchen and for ultimate penal servitude; when I tell you this as a simple statistical fact you will hardly wonder if I Say that education tor the militon is somewnat needed in this land. But when I add also as a sta- tistical fact that to these 25,000 wanderers there is anaddilion of 5,000 women of bad character under Dfteen years of age and 6,000 professed thieves of the same tender years you will wonder Low, with the immenso wealta of London, God does not visit us for our sins and that tois huge, overgrown Babylon of bricks is not destroyed by Him as were the cities of the plains. Has no effort been made to redeem these children? Has uo one, no set of men or women ever put on foot an undertaking to educate them in some measure, to teach them something of honesiy aud Of their reiauve duties to God and to man? Efforts have not been wanting, but we divide our forces, we will not act together and 80 the evil goes on and is every year increasing. Tne estabiished Eptscopai Church has many schools and might Dave the funds at 14 disposal tO have many more. Tne Baptists, the Wesieyans and the Roman Catholics have also their schools; the latter the most ener- | getic and, for the limited namber of their commu- pity, the most eilicient of ali, But with the great mass of the well to do classes iu England tuere is a most unaccountable apathy Upon that all important subject. Our strength is di- vided; there is no law by wHich parents are obliged to send their offspring to school. and trom the thieves, roughs aud falien women one can only ex- pect that they snouid, as they do, greatly prefer that the Children pick up ere @ little and tuere a littie— by odd jobs, by seiling matcues, by thieving and by worse—which adds something, no matter how little, to the general funds of the Lousehoid. The radical party in England propose, as a remedy for this, that #u act of J’arliament suould be brought forward by which rates should be levied from ali Dousebolders for the payment of common schools; Vuat Co these common sciools it should be made im- Pperative for ali persous who are too poor to educate their children to send botu boys und girls of their families; anid that at these schools no religious teaching be either enforced or even allowed, so that upon tne score of different creeds no objection suouid be raised. But to this there is the opposition of religious denominations. ‘The Anglicans, the Wesieyaus aud the Catholics say alike that education wituout religion is worse tan no educa- tion at ail, What they demand 1s iat the scheme, how pracused on @ Comparatively smail scale, and called tue deaominational system, should be greatly eularged, God tbat to each religious persuasion a grant oi government money shouid, under certain restricuoas, be given, With Which to Dulid schools, pay teachers and general work out, under govern- Went luspec)ion, a system of education upon # large scale. ihe Roman Catholic Church tn this country nas, up to the present ume, suown more energy, more activity and has been more successful in its schools tuan any olwerdenomination. And we clergy as well as the laity of that Church are, more taau any others, determined to oppose anyiling like a system of secular education. ‘Tley say, “increase tue funds you allow us; wliere you bave one Catnolic school enujoylug goverument assistance, we wijl estaviish tive or six. if you wul only extend the help you give ua. Then, if you like, make it compuisory upon ail the cluidren of our faith to attend these schools, and punish the parents who don’t obey your oraer,”’ ‘The liberal pres’ object to this. They say that they will not pay any sect inore than another, They don’t Want and will not have religious teaching mixed up ‘With secular education, and as to “forcing caiidren ‘to be taugh Popery”’ that would be against the rignis of Engishmen, “Very woli,”’ say the Catholics, “at the next elec ticn, and even during the next Pariiament, we will help the tory side on tnis question, and u you per- swt in your bill, and it 18 made @ government mueasure We wili turn the poiitical tide vy voing With tne tories” Mr. Gladstone ts fully alive to the gravity of the position. Personally he objects very much indeed to education of the poor without religion, and wovid be inclined, most decidediy, to take part with the Anglicans, Wesievyans and Catholics by bringing in & measure which would allow each denomivation to educate their own poor, and aug- menting grealy the government grant for that purpose. But the Premier # im @ great measure heipiess. te ts surrounded by ministers who are already pledged to the proposed measure, and who will hear of nothing but their Javorite schemne. But now another element has been Urought to play. There is no doubt but that the Ecumenical Council will take agtion on the question, @ud that both in Bogland and in treland the **thun- ders of the Churck” will be evoked against all pa- rents who seud their children to sckovis at which religion forms no part of tne teaching. Ata large meeting of Koman Catholics, held last week at Bir- mingham, the j/ari of Denbigh, a leading man among the Vatnolics of tis country, declared that he would rather seo Children sent to schools where Protestant ism Was taugit tuan to schools where no religion at all Was incu.cated; and the meeting, of which the Roman Catholic bishop of the place was chairman, cueered him lieartiy When be made this remark, Here, then, as | tink you will agree with me, the Ecumenicai Council) is more than iikely bringing ihe dispute between the two systems to a crisis, The Koman Catholics of tus country are cervainly wise in their generation U they wish to preserve their poor in their own faith. To send their children w schools presided over by half taught men, who would take a pleasure, a8 they would deem it to be their “mission,”’ to decry the Rowan faith, aud elther to preach a modified infidelity or an aggres- sive Protestantism, would not be what we might expect from tose who delight to call themselves the touowers of tue old faith, J am told that the system of secu.ar education works well on your side of the Atianuc, and that the Catholic clergy in your coun- sry wre NOL aNiagonisiic to the schvois founded on ‘Vat principle; but it must be remembered that in the United States men pave learned “to agree to dif- ter.” You never read in your paper of one denomi- Defion lecturing anotier, nor of ons of your papers ranning @ MUCK ab Lhose WHO possess apotber creed. Mere itis anower affair. ‘the London 7imes never passes a week without Creating its readers to some ‘Wo or Cures leading articles more or less denounctong Me Pope, the cardinals, the bisnops and all tbat be- longs to Lae Catholic Churca. The Hall Mali Gazette is very much toe same, Hardly a day passes without that journal giving utverauce to some sneer or stu- i attack upon the Catholic world in general. Eng- ishmen have nov yet learned to give and take in matters o! religion. With them tue old saying of Veau Swill, “Orvuodoxy.is my doxy, heterodoxy 18 body else's doxy,’' ts sti) a maxim of life, Bec- ular education migat answer with you, but It never can and hever will with us, and to avttempt it wonld simply increase te breach aiready too wide between wect and sect, denomination and denomination, It 14 there/ore Not surprising that the Catholic clergy have taken up the question as one of life or death, and that they are cordially seconded by the iaity. 1 remember some yeare ayo hearing that wary old statesman, Lord Palterston, joking with # Catholic gentieman about the clergy of nis Church. don’t know," said his lordship, “that your priests are always a8 harmless a8 Goves, but) wil unaer- Take to say thal they are in Most Cases as Wise ab ferpents.”” And in the present instance the trnth of ‘tals statement has, a8 I conceive, been fully proved. Tae Komian Catholics of Bagland, or, at any rate, ‘the clorgy of that denomination, will turo this ques- in various ways. he public meetings and he soon showed he waa no tion pon secular ednoation to the t advan’ of thelr C1 bishops Lave al: spoken, aud itis of sne seeing national schools, and among Catholic schools. In Engt the very the land will dfing about an increase of those schools which deed, the denominaty with regard to political position. The liberal party cation Dill in England the Catholic houses will turn against them, and cannot afford. In fact, I should not myself be at insults heaped hg them by the liberal any case it will be @ curious fact it the Cow which was ex, stronger than ever, are irish, priests. Like m: poor in Sugiand when, a8 i the others, opposed to their own, FRANCE. The Paris Elections—M. lationThe Other Oppositionists—Cabinet Prospects. Panis, Nov. 30, 1869. Long before this reaches you the results of the Paris elections will be known to you; bul, query, will you be much the wiser? The single name of Rochelort is by this time familiar to Amert-' can ears, and every one there, as here, regards him as the incarnation of bitter hostility to the empire. He has been elected a member of the legis- lative body, and this ta the one single success of the revolutionary party. The other two members elected, of whom I will speak presently, are moder- ate republicans and as much opposed to the party of the Reds’ as they areto the empire. ‘There is No doubt about it, the revolutiontsta have received at the recent election a mortal blow, and henceforth this party must be prepared to disappear from the political arene. Their programme has been the overthrow of the empire by violence, and it is now evident from these last Paris elections that neither Paris, any more than France, will lisven to any attempt at disorder. What can prove it plainer than the complete Jasco of every one of the apos- es of the revolutionary dogma? Ledra Rollin, Felix Pyat, Barbes Gent, Brisson—all are swept away forever by the besom of universal suffrage. Alter the general elections of last May, when the old parties—legitimist, Orleanist and republican—aill went to the bottom, the Emperor, contemplating calmly the new election, remarked:—~‘There 1s nothing left now but the Empire and the revolution face to face; it 13 for France to choose.” «he election in Paris shows that the revolution 18 sent to join the old parties first mentioned in the tomb of the Capulets. There is nothing left now but the Empire and constitutional opposition. In spite of the eccentricities of universal suffrage—and they display themselves in the United States as well as here—it certainly “bears & precious jewel in {ts head" that tends to clear up the situation, however complicated it may be. To come back to Rochefort. He was the candi- date and hero of the revolutionary party to Paris, Dut his success ts the discomfture of his party, for the simple reason that uo one, not the common people themsely sooh upon Rim as un homme serieux, a8 they say here. His only reputation 18 tuat of a very scurrilous writer, He has never been politician #1 }y speaking. He Das never written orspoken on poliiics proper, He was formerly a writer of very commonplace and unsuccessful vaudeviller o( Tarces. te then became the author of La Lantern, which was simply the receptacie, like a scavenger’s cart, of every Mithy political thing in the Way of coarse personal abuse that he could concoct, There was far more bitterness than wit in his diatribes and he spared neither vex oor age, 48 was shown in his attacks onthe Empress and her son, @ mere boy. Since ne came to Paris, a month ago, by permission ol the government—for he was under sentence of imprisonment for assault and battery—he has made himself supremely ridiculous As @ candidate for the Assembly compelled to appear at numerous was orator, Worse than that, he displayed a want of sense and tact that made him ridiculous. For in- stance, he took the usual oatu to the government as a candidate, but he boasted he would preak it the first epportunity. To show his natred of the Church he declared he had a child, seven years old, that had never been baptized, nor ever would be. Again, he proposed to abolish all taxasion, but on being ques- tioned by some wag, he admitred be would take his salary as deputy, not reflecting there could ve no salaries without taxation, In @ word, during the recent canvass Rochefort became a butt. Iam per- suaded that his election was regarded by the work- tug class a4 &@ good joke, and it Was io that spirit he was voted for. There 18 another incident con- nected with his election worth noticing. It was op- posed by neariy all the press of Paris, and yet thas did not prevent his success, which simply means that the pregs of Paris, which thinks itself really master of the destinies of France, 1s not a whit more influential than the press of England. In the latter country journaiism has tts share of influence, but it also has sense enough not to overrate it or to abuse tt. But in France ihe journalists have, since the fall of Napoleon 1L., regarded themselves as the real arbiters of the na- tion’s fate, aud, bo 8: the least, they have put on very grand atrs, indeed, But universal suffrage will “lay them ont,” just a8 itis doing wit the deputies, and tne first rude lesson has just beea admin tered im ine case of Rochefort, ‘The press here lave got to learn what the journal- isin of Engiand and the United States have known for @ long tume—that no journal, whatever ita ability or prestige, can stop or divert the course of events, The HERALD of New York and the ims of London show their sagacity by never making opposition to what 1s irresistible. Tae French Papers know no- thing a3 yet of the Movements of masses, They have hitherto been accustomed oniy to dictate to cliques or te write at @ handful of Ministers who have exaggerated their importance and influence, The lower classes here Know nothing about the views of this per or that, which they never read, but vote for the man identified with their interests or pleasing to their fancy. This is all new to the Paris preas, and they have been utterly stranded in the late election, There is no doubt it will be dreadfully annoying to them, but it will make them more cautions. The Siécle is the organ of the republican party, pure and simple, and it started a candidate of its own (Varnot) in opposi- tion to Rochefort, and he is beaten. Thia worried the Siécle not @ little, it proves that it has not the influence over the people supposed. One word more of Rochefort. Now that he 1s elected what will he do? He knows a8 wellas aay one he will cut a sorry figure in the Chamber of Deputies, for he is no speaker, and his buffooneries toere would be promptly hissed down. iis desire is to found an ultra journal, to be called tue Marsellaise. He has christened the clilid before it is born, He hag got the name, but vot the money for the proposed paper. My opinion is be will stick to the low journalism when be has obtained novoriety, and that be will attempt to make a senaation by refusing to take the oath as a duputy, i dare say he Wil appear in the Assembly aud ina claptrap speech refuse to take the oath, which renders fils election void. This is the worst thing he could do to save his presiige with the very few who regard him uncerely, for if he remains in the Cha he will never be heard of. the Uwe other candidates elected are Cremieux afd Arago. ‘The first 18 @ lawyer who was prominent atthe bar in the time of Caries X. aud #0 he is to be dreaded, He was a conspicuous mem- ver of the Chataber tn tue tune of Louis lhilippe and always on the opposition, He Zook an active part with Latmertine, Ledru Rotlin, and the rest to push OL the revolution of 1845, aud became In con- sequence a member of the notorious Provisional government, When this was upset by his own party i the bloody insurection of June 2s, the prudent Cremieux disappeared and has little been beard of since. Though over seventy and sick he evidently does not wish to die and “make po sign.’ THe desires to add a few more pages to bis biograpliy, and 1018 certain be will be heard from freqneiiy in the Assembly, He 1 an adle man and above all a good speaker. He will return to the “left,’’ Where he used to figure, but he will find none of his old colleagues there now. In- stead of Konot and Rolin, &c., he wil find Jules Fayreand Simoa Gambetta, Ac. 1 dare say tuey will give him a very cold weicome, for he has had his day and ought not vo interfere with them, As fur BK, Arago, be wasalso & meinver of the old cuam- ber under Lows Philippe, but is a person of very moderate capacity, At the bar he never heid a post- tion ef any promimence, and he owes what distinc- tion he aa got solely to the fact of bis velng the gon of tne great savant Arago, who also figured in the politica of bis tite as conspicnousiy almost as in the realins of science. Lhe election of Cremieux and Arago, thore- fore, on Monday last has merely given two more members to toe Constitutional opposition. and it ina i. as iow to the Lege oft} were elected, a6 (said, over the bi lin, Barbes, Pyat, &c, In fing, t as NO reason to be mperor diasatisied wita the regujt, for mis Mercest enemies tage | have been overthrown, with the sing! SStecaty furan Merah this tL) y on @ Subjec!, for ready bishops that yuncil is composed. The system of secular | education will be denounced in even more deter- mined tones than it has hitherto been, The Church Wul be obliged to obey, and the regult will be in the end increased assistance from the State for denoml- them, of cours®, tor ff elp for most denounces. In- m has aiready scored one in the game. The suculariats are now willing to allow the denominational system to stand, and to pro- vide the secular schools, ag merely helps or adjuncts for such children as the denominational system does notreach. But the Roman Catholtes stand firm and say that they will allow none of these poor children to atvend the secular schools. And it is the same are now fully aware that if they pass @ secular edu- ‘party in both the part surprised to see Mr. Gladstone’s Ministry abandoned by the Irish and English Roman Catholic party, who are getting every day More annoyed at the abuse be rs. In umenical to cause a split and schism among the Catholics, should render them As you will no doubt say, the solution of the dim. culty Will not provide education for the 25,000 street Arabs Of the city of London. That is true, but 16 will go some way towards obtaining the desired end. Of tuese crowds of young vagabonds at least one-half and there is no doubt that in order to get at the Irish you must make friends of their any others of our soctal difficulties, we shail only soive this problem of education for the case in America, men have agreed to respect the religious opinions of even of those whose tenets are most strongly Rochefort’s Return to the Legislature—“‘Nothing Left But the Empire”—Morale and Platform of the Radi- cals—Position and Influence of the City PressRocheforv’s New Newspaper Specu- enoagion of Kochetort, the grotesque, as they style him here. ‘There bas been a deal of talk of a change of Min- isters, and the news; have proved constantly that it was eg ut it has not taken place for the reason that the PERCE gaw it would be time enough to take new Ministers when the Assembly met and showed by their voves what kind of Ministers taey wanted. It is linpossl ble to say what will be the formation of parwes ta the new Assembly. The old combl- Pations nave been so utterly dislocated by events that it 8 @ puzzle to foresee what new coalilious Will spring up. There will be a strong conservative party there, beyond any doubt, which will be all the ai from the divisions sure to spring up in the Position, French politicians have always been aehcient in plain common sense, which renders them far less formidable tn opposition than their confrércs tn Engiand and the United states. The Emperor's tact and experience will enabie Lim to manage the gentlemen of the “left with far ae. ease than bis unlucky predecessor, Lows nilippe, whose mauagement under the last pariia- mentary régune was neither skilful or fortunate. The State of Parties in France. {Paris (Nov. 30) correspondence of London News.) Lexpect very stormy debates belore the verification of powers is concluded. It signifies nothing tnat tue Emperor chooses to call the session opened to-day a continuation of an “extraordinary” one, The point, it seems, was puzéling in point of law, and his Ma- Jesty, who lately ask several judges of the vourt ‘of Cassation to dinner, strove in vain to extract & clear opinion from them on the subject. At this mo- ent it is said to be doubtful whether President Schneider and the vice presidents are not still in office by virtue of the old tmperial nomination, and whe.ter the Senalus Consuitum giving the Chamber power to elect ita own officers comes into opera tion till the ordinary session begins. But however ths may be, there can be no doubt that the Caoamber was ‘constituted’ before the proro- gation, and being constituted it can pro- pose interpeliations without waiting for the valida- tion of the fifty-one elections not yet verified. Inter- pellations will certainly be proposed by those sturdy members of the 116, MM. Buffet, Latour, Du Moulin, and the Marquis d’Andelarre, who head the trac tion of between twenty and tluirty which nas separated irom Emile Uilivier. M. Ollivier’s reason for postponing any interpellations tiil after the verl- fication of powers, that a coutrary course would be disrespectful to their fifty-one colleagues, is puerile as Wellas treacherous. It asaumes the validity of the elections, the fraudulent conduct of which is one of the most cogent reasons for the reforms which Le protesses to advocate. ‘That he should be willing to postpone the debate for which the nation has so long impatiently waited, for the convenience of M. Granier de 0 mac and half @score More Arcadian deputies, shows the measure of his liberality. tisiar from clear thatthe new majority, sup- posed to have been formed by Ollivier between the oid Arcadians and @ section of the 116, 1s solid and reliaple. Out of 280 deputies, but 160 were present at the meet yesterday; aud of these only about 100 voted for the resolution to postpone interpeila- tions tul after the verification of Powers, Tweuty- Seven voted directly against 1t, and about thirty a stained. These fifty-sevea, u they should be reinforced oOnagiven motioninthe Chamber by the united Left and irreconcilables, who amount together to at least thirty-five, would make @ formidable body, and there is no knowing what support they might ave from some of the (supposed) conservative dep- utie who were absent at the meeting. l- tough, therefore, Baron Jerome David, alter waik- ing arm in arm in consultation with M. Emile Vill- Vier, Tan off in high glee to tell the Emperor that ois majority in the Chamber was assured, the pressure of pubiic opinion expressed by numerous aud pow- erful opposition speeches will probably produce a crisis Delore long. THE PENNSYLVANIA INSANE ASYLUM AGAIN. Is Office-Seeking a Proof of Madness t—Appli- cation for the Discharge of a Patient Con- fined for Twenty Years. (From the Philadelphia Post, Dec. 15.) On Saturday, in the Court of Quarter Sessions, be- fore Judge Ludlow, the case of George W. Draper ys. the Insane Asylum came up on haveas corpus under tue recent act of Assembly. ‘The writ was Laken out for the purpose of effecting the reled¥e of Mr. Draper from ‘the Pennsylvania Hospital for the Insane, where he has been confined for nearly twenty years. Mr. J. A. Clay, Who represented the conmittee de dunatico, stated that Mr. Draper was placed in the asylum by his father, upon a certificate by Dr. Jan- ney, and so remained uutil the father’s death, when @ regular commission of lunacy was issued, and a committee appointed, and that the confinement was by tbe committee since 1865, There was some discussion in regard to the causes for the delays in hearing the case. Mr. Clay stated tflat he was not responsible for the continuance, ex- cept because of his necessary absence from the city, aud not because of any desire to avoid 8 hearing. Mr. Biddle, for the institution, stated that at all times the officers were ready to proceed, being wil- ling to release Mr. Draper if it was: decided that be was of sane mind. The papers in the case show @ return to the writ of habeas corpus, setting forth that he was held by reagon of the action of the commitiee upon the find- ing of the inquest of lunacy, The traverse to this re- turn ulleges that while this is true, the relator is not of such unsound mind that he should be restrainea of his liberty. When Mr. Warriner, the counsel for Mr. Draper, read the traverse, Mr. Draper said to hii “The come mitte found me a rheumatic, not a lunatic.”’ Mr. Warriner then proceeded with uis proof, as follows:— DR. KIRKBRIDR‘S TESTIMONY, Dr. Kirkbride atfirmed—I am the principal in charge of the Insaue Asylum; Mr. Draper is in my cnarge; has been so for nearly twenty years; he was placed there by his father; he was placed there on account of his mental disorder; I examined him at the time and found a form of dementia, 8 weak- ness of mind; he has been somewhat excited during the time he has been with us, but never @ violent insane man; he has been excited, because in his manner and conversation he was different from hi proper condition; have no recollection of any sp cial occurrence to cause the excitement; 11 has not been Irequent; he 18 ovedient; his comunittee pay for him; before that his father did it, Q You would not apprehend any danger if he were released ? A. Under Vapi Meh pal I would not; J mean the kind of caré he Las had for the last twenty years,, when he bas gone ont, as he bas very ire- quently, he has had a judicious attendant with him; don't know that he bas ever gone out Without tue attendant. Judge Ludiow—Doctor, is he fit to take care of himseif? OFFICE-SREKING A PROOF OF MADNESS. A. [think not; lis mental capicity 8 not sum- cient to enable him vo take care of himseifand he might get into difficulty; there is no indication of softent of the vrain, but the dementia has exnibite if ever since I have known him, and has not diffinished; with every change of adminis- tration he makes application to tHe President of tne United States «and others for au appointment as Ambassador to England, Austria, France and other countries; lis conversation indicates that he bas no capacity to take care of property; he would, if at Uberty, annoy the agthorittes with his tmporsuni- ties for these appointments; he has the names of some of the most distinguished inen in the country “ these peculiar petitious; 1 have signed some of them. Judge Ludlow—If this act of Assembly is to nave @ beneficial effect it should be directed to men who have been improperly confined, and not to those who have been decided to be insane’ by a Jury—not to those who are filled with whims, &c, Mr. Warriner—I don’t doubt but this man has a weakness, Judge Ludlow—Show me that this man is as able to take care of himseif as you or { would require of brother, Dont’s say to me because he is not a raving maniac Ishali release him. The biood shall not be upon my skirts. I did release one man from this asylum at the instigation of his counsei because he did not then appear to be insane, but ten days aiterwards that man jumped into the Delaware and was drowned. If you cannot make out a case of a man avle to take care of himself in the street { will not discharge hum from the iatitution. EXCESSIVE EATERS ARB LUNATICS, Dr. Kirkbridge continaed—I mean by excesses those in eating and drinking; which might become a habit; I bave known him to commit excesses in eat- ing, but notin drinktug, a he nas bad no opportu. nity; it was not at the asylum thathe committed the excesses, but wheu Le came tnvo the city with an attendant; and on these occasions it is reported to us that he did tnduige in excesses in eating; | have never seen bim do anything to* indicate that he would be destructive to himself or others, One of the nurses at the hoapital testified that he had accompanied Mr. Draper in nis Visits to the city, aud thaton the occasion of the last visit, quite re- cently, he went into shops and made purchases for which he nad no means to pay; the bills were set- vied by a brother of the patient. A discharged patient from the asylum testified to the eccentricities of Mr. Draper; he did not think, however, thatil released he would do any harm wo himself or’to others, CANADA, Press Comments on the Presidents Mese “ suge—The Keciprocity Treaty and the Fisheries. 4e Canadien of Quebec of December 10 has the following comments on the Presidents Mes- sage:— President Grant has just delivered his first mes- sage. ‘This opening &peech is an exposé of all the great questions that can inverest the American peo- ple. The President bides nothing and speaks frankly vo the people. He draws @ truthful picture of the situation, wlerein cach elector can see che composi- tion, the shadows and the lights. General Grant piainiy announces that Canada cannot hope for @ reviprocily treaty. Where are, then, the vain pre- dictions of the oMcial journals of Canada, which have hot ceased ty Geveive credulous people? It Was Dut recently Announced that the matter would be arranged shortly. Will the Uanadian gov- ernment ultimately assume tte position? Will it tolerate that our neighbors continue to deprive us of our wenith? Will England protect our rights in the Asheries if she calle upon us to absolutely submit ourselves to @ tari] that exclusively protects her manufactures? 16 ts quite evident that the United States will refuse a renewal of commercial recipro- city with us, The sfarme quo must, retore, be abandoned and reprisais made. If wo are capable of toauding an empire we ahould not hemtave mw castipg the Arst stone op Which it has to be bull, THE SPANISH ARMADA. Conclusion of Preparations for Sea— Eighteen Vessels to Leave This Week—List of Officers and American Engineers. Fifteen of the Spanisn gunboats have been haulea out into the stream and are anchored just below Thirteenth street, in the immediate vicinity of the Spanish war ateamer Pizarro, Mach gunboat has a number of men on board, and the little squadron looks quite formidable. Each one bas taken in ten days' coal, provisions, small arms, &c., and 28 soon a8 three others can be completed ezhteen gunboats will depart for Havana, under convoy of the Pizarro. ‘The monition issued by the United States District Attorney to Marshal Hariow, in the case of the gunboats, will be returned by the latter to-day, thus removing the last oficial obstacle to the departure of the vessels, and it is expected that they will leave on Thursday, although they may possibly be detained @ day or two later. The following are the officers announced to com- mand the first expedition. Gunboat No. 1, Lieu- tenant Alvargomader; No, 2, Lieutenant Jery; No. 3, Lieutenant Frague; No, 4, Lieutenant Bellstrols; No. 5, Lieutenant Benpuner; No. 6, Lieutenant Olebares; No. 7, Lieutenant Ovine; No, 8, Lieutenant Piero; No. 9, Lieutenant Cuberas; No. 10, Lieutenant Car- vanate; No. 11, Lieutenant Gurman; No. 12, Lieu- tenant Lorente; No. 13, Lieutenant Diaz; No. 14, Lieutenant Leste, and No. 15 by Lieutenant Prendu. Three other officers, Lieutenants Rivero, Lagum etta and Moscoseo, will stay here to take command of the first. three of the remaining fifteen that may be ready. In addition to a heutenant commander each boat wit receive a midshipman, two engineers, two bostswains, eight firemen and fourteen sailors, Captain Rafael de Aragon will formally receive the gunboats to-day for the Spanish government, and Captain Casarago will command the entire fotilla. Yesterday an immense crowd of men were assem- bled at the oMice of the Delamater Iron Works to ob- tain employment on the gunboats as engineers, fire- men and coal heavers. There yet remain a number of assistant engineers to be appointed. The follow- ing ls a list of those engaged yesterday:—Chief En- gineers—Henry McCort, Philip Smith, Rovert Clark, Charles McDonald, Uharles E. Robinson, L. Spang- berg, William Crawford, John Curley, H. E. Donner, FE. S, Thompson, F. Hutchinson, J. C. McKabaa, Madison Wismer, H. C. Norris, W. B. Timpson, Simon J. Snider, John Marrow and Patrick McGarry. Firat Assistant Engineers—James Hutchingson, Joseph Blanco, Gracia Condia, Andrew Jackson, H. Kebning and W. Constantine. Second Assistant Engineer— Thomas Kelly. bs The second flotilla will be completed in about two weeks, and another Spanish man-of-war is expected to arrive here in the meantime, with ofticera and men for them. The 100-pounder guns and ammuni- tion for the gunboats were shipped to Havana some time ago by the Euterpe. It is reported that Mr. Deiamater is to construct ten additional gunboats for the Spanish government ag soon as the present contract for thirty is filled. A large force of men in citizens’ dress, armed with revolvers, is constantly on duty watching the gunboats to prevent any dam- age being done to them by the Cubans, and every precaution 1s taken to insure the prompt and suc- cessful departure of the flotilla. FASHIONS IN EGYPT. By the European mail at this port we have the fol- lowing special correspondence from Port Said, dated on the 16th of November, in most interesting, elaborative detatl of the styles of dress costume pre- vailing in kgypt, the manner and mode of life of the Inhabitants and the inception of the great social revolution which will be effected among them by the completion of the Suez Ca Fashionable Life and How to Live in Egypt—The Viceroy’s Yacht Masa—Bill of Fare—Off from Cairo—Scenes on Deck and Who Were There—Alongside the French Imperial Yacht—What the Empress Wore— At Port Said—Catholic and Mohammedan Worship—A Brilliant Congregation—After the Benediction. Port Satp, Nov. 16, 1869, I believe 1 never 80 littie appreciated the length of the days tn the water which the Lora hath given us as when I waa on the Viceroy’s yacot Masa, between Alexandria and Port Said. The Masa, as the Arabs call it, means “Cairo,” and is certainty a very fine vessel. Her guns are spien- did, besides being the loudest I ever heard; her saloon 1s decorated with artistic carving and mir- rors, the hangings thereto are blue and gold, while the ladies’ cabins and stateroom are purple and gold. It js all very sumptuous, but there were drawbacks, among which | may mention the knowledge that there was plenty for the guests of the Viceroy to eat, bnt they could not get it. Under such circum- stances gold and purple, azure and carved mahogany, instead of carved joints, are no Comfort at all. Passengers, unfortunately, became despondent, and laid all the fault to the Khédive, who, poos man, was paying all his contractors for proper management and even luxu- ries, while they had overlookea proper attendance, Despondency soon gave way to aesperation when passengers sat down to a diuner cloth about an Dour before the table was completely laid. The sight of so many famished expectant celebrities alarmed those who had undertaken to keep us, 50 that after forty-eight hours spent in useless endea- vor to satisfy us, with pickled onions ad libitum and Egyptian pigeons swimming avout in gravy we at length came to full meals; but at this point it happens that we leave the ‘Masa’ to-morrow. I write on deck under diMcultics, also under Mo nshine. Our masts are illuminated, and the pier of Port Said, just traved out by rough stones, 1s eniiv- ened by bonfires of resin wood its whole length. The new quay is # stream of colored lamps, and the masts of every vessel are hung with the same, Rockets shoot up now and then, to burst when on high, and fall like showers of stars im the phos- pherescent Mediterranean. This is the close of a very full way, the first, indeed, of the ites; but I will go back a little, in order to relate what has occurred since my last from Calro. We left that city, delighted to get rid of mosquitoes and bachish, if but for a time, on Saturday, 13th instant. On reaching Alex- andria we were informed, with all sorts of precau- tion, that there was no room at the hotels and must get on board the Masa instantly, where we should have to live (or a day ortwo. We greatly confused the crew, who did not expect 160 people by any means. Cairo had been fittea up for the consuls only, and here were Eng- lish lords, ambassadors and German officers and Hungarian chiefé and a sprinkling of editors. In a case of this kind it would appear that each waiter should do his best to rough 1t, whereas the attendants of Egypt took to curling their hair, tying on white neckties and pulling down their swallow tails, Then they had no sea legs at all on;, ¢hey stag: gered to & seasick Man and poured the tea that would havg done him good right over his consular hator trofers, Then the sailors were most face- tious in their ways; whenever they had to haulupa ladder or do any puliing up started a fute player, who played them a turlututu, assisted by a sub-fute player, Who accompanied in a higher key. This orchestration 18 @ substitute for our hardy “hoy-a- hoy,” and I must say it is one of the most curious I have observed. All the men wear the English sailor’s suit in lively colors, and a fez on their heads with a copper piate, supposed to be the crest of their sovereign. They @re not particular about the locality of this badge of distinction. It 18 sometimes on the fez, over one ear or the other, sometimes in front, but o/tener be- bind; consequently when they stand ona line tne eye is perplexed as to 119 whereabonta. ‘There are other peculiarities about these Arab sea- men; but as they affoct the nose more than the mind they cannot find place nere. 1 will only men- Von their band of brass instruments, which in this hot climate have given up wind, and, like a! tian bella, are cracked. It impossityi fore, to get “Partant Pour i@ Sytie” in perfect har- mony, and } may cali the “Grande Duchesse Polka” a complete failure, However, be it said, the Arabs “dia is until jate at night, and were again at it early this morning by way of @ morning hymn, MY criticism has not been confined to the active services of the natives only. I have been mberested in my telow passengers, especially their hate. When 4 man travels he has to be eccentric in this articie, and the contrivances of many are worth mention. The white maslin acarf twisted round the pork pie and wide awake {s the most favored, but there are white felt helmets, too, and Egyptian scarfs of cold and silk tasue to give a man’s lead loca colgr- NEW YURK HERALD, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 14, 1869.—TRIPLE SHEET. to have red whiskers end t violent; only as One m the chance of sowing aerated Siete ta urn ue Vv a ir me that the Empress wore one om Saturday ing. This, if bo hap] Moustache, is somew! never come to Egypt THE WINTER LUNACY CASE. r- noon, the day she mounted her | Zacht waich WHO IS A SCOUNDREL? ay ion: Masa, did parte my gissses a8 log a8 the fair lady of France was on board. Karly on Sunday morni small poats conveyed Sisters of Charity to the Aigie, where they heard mass. The imperial fag was lowered for @ white pennon, on which was @ red cross, during she aer- vice, and when ft was over the Empress, ins white cloth costume and black sash with bows 2ebind, walked into her salon. and presentations toot place, ‘The Masa left the majestic bay of Alexandds alter several others of the different fleets, all dipping Charges of Corruption and Fraud Against Judge Barnard, THEIR REFUTATION AND BEITERATION. Developments---History of the Case. pickied onions, ‘and one of whom, at least, was in | Spicy no way solaced by the reflection that £200,100 ster. ling were once spent on supplying this aiticle of Jood and garlic to the workmen who built the drat pyramid under Cheops, Every one was seasick until we reached Port Said, at abont eight ths morn- ing, having had to stop on the way for the aigie to passus and other. causes totally unknown, which lengthened our route from sixteen hours to forty- eight, hi Our wretchedness was, however, forgotten when at length we came in view of \he port and the Aigie came threading through the fleets, All saiuted wille the Yards were manned, and thousands of flags futtered as [ur as one could see. It was a giorious sight; the sun of Egypt shone down on it lovingly. Then came the grand display on board. All the different repre- sentatives of the convened bodies, nations, com-~ anies, military, navai and social world were to laud for the religious celebration that was to take place in the town of Port Said. The scarlet uniform of Evgiand, the biue of Prussia, the white of Alist the rich black and fur of Hungary, the embroide: Hioon of courts, the wide riboon orders and ecorations, the waving plumes and clashing swo! the Arabian turban and Greek vest— all this varied and costly attire, with gorgeous accessories, suddenly appeared on deck Ww Kindly fraternity, None were outshone; all were equally brilitant, On landing we proceeded to @ space or square by the sea cleared m the moving sands, which had been with some difficulty beaten down and on which three tents were erected. The cemral one was forthe Emperor of Austria, the Empress and otner crowned heads. It faced the other two, one of which was @ Roman Catholic chapel, the other a Mahommedan mosque. ‘The Catholic chapel was hung witn bie and white, the mosque green and white, ‘he Empress’ was crimson and gold, lined with white muslin. A few flights of carpeted steps led to each, and the pillars were covered with brancies of palm trees. Flags waved in tastelul sheaves, gauze nnons of the airiess effect being mixed witn the eavier kind. ‘Iwo arm chairs, With tres smalier ones on each side, were prepared for the sovereigns. ‘Tne firing of canons announced their approach. ‘They were pr by Monseigi Bauer, who, in purple Vestments ascended the steps oi bis alta. A Mo- hommedan priest ascended his likewise. To tne Tight and left of the imperial tent came thechiefs of every religious sect in the East, even the Naronites from Mount Lebanon, the Greeks and Asiatics of all Peracasions, wearing vhe Clerical iusignia of their orders, Then advanced the Princess of Holland, in lav- ender silk trimmed with white lace. She vas soon Joined by a pretty Turkish girl dressed @ w Paris- tenne in @ chené gilk, white ground ani cerise facings. She wore a white bonnet like the Princess of Holland, and had to stand full tn the gun until Mme. Charles de Lesseps joined her, The latter wad in an ccrue skirt and blue tight fittlag casaque, black toquet and bine val. The drums ana subdued hum of voices anvounced tre arrival o1 the chief party, and Nugénie of France with the Viceroy, the Emperor of Austria, the Crown Prince of Prussia and Prince of sweden filled the front of the tent. ‘They were followea by many of their suite, among ‘whom were Prince Murat, the Duchess of Aibe, the aon of the Viceroy, Mle, Marian and others. ‘the Empress was atured in silver gray covered with flounces of Alencon, her gloves were dveskin, pale lemon shade, her hat black lace, her bodice formed the fichu Antoinetie and was open in front; on her bosom, in a cloud of gauze and lace, lie a bouquet of the imperial violet. ‘The Emperor of Austria wore the order of Turkey over his white tight fittung uniform; he sat tothe Empresa’ left, The Viceroy, in @ magutliceat uniform, scarlet and gold, sat to her right. ‘The Prince of Prussia whose manly bearing struck all, was to the left of the Emperor of Ausiria, It 1s difficult to describe the scene so varied, so dazziing and 80 enon) when the object of this assembly is considered. it was tor the blessing of the canal unto all nations of every religious de nomination, The address of Mgr. Bauer was most touching and effective. He trstiy thauked the Viceroy in the name of all forthe support he hus given to M. de Leaseps—then developed the probable results of tho completed work, I must say the language was glowing, and that Mgr. Bauer isa yery diferent man in oratorical guise tuan when st . but bis ad- dress was more suited to optimists and rulers than to other ists in this world. Particularly emphatic was he when he told the Viceroy, who nodded, that civilization was coming from the East to the West, and then would turn back again from the West to the Kast. 1 did not much signify as 1 was preach- ing in the desert, bat [ do not much like the idea of olvilization roving about as if there was not one place for itto stop in, and I think moreover 1t will Ee improve her munuers to come go often from the jas. My theories about the canal differ also from those of Monseigneur. I consider it @ patn for wading vessels thatare not too big, and as long as there is any water in ita nice short cut—a kind of Hauss- manized boulevard —we cannot be too thankful for nor suMiciently praise its great Oviginator for having conceived and accomplished. Such a stupendous work is the wonder of the age we live in, and those Who have not visited the canal cannot justly esti. Mave the difficulties which have been overcome, but the bourse of all nations, not civilization, will be appoint a Trus- as Well as the state that William Winter, the son of Gabriel leceased, inherited from hus father an estate OF about $175,000 in real eatate in the counties of New York and Queens, yielding am annual tucome of $13,000 to $15,000, The other half of the property belonged to the obi dren of bis deceased sister, the wile of John Livingston, 154 West Fourteenth sireet, and was inherited by her two sons, Mortimer ana Henry W. Livingston. it is alleged that by fraud, trick and aevice John Livingston managed, with Daniel C. Birdsall, to have a@ trust deed made in 1863 to Danie} C. Birdsall as trustee, with the remainder of the property to his children, he to receive the rents, issues and profits of his estate from this trustee during bis natural fife, Birdsall and Livingston then agreed.upom an amicable partition of the property, 80 as to divide the income equally, and so the matter ran along for a period of about six years, when Wil- liam Winter employed Mr. H. P. Herdman as his counsel to try and effect the removal of Birdsall and to have Dr, Francis William Hartley appointed trustee in his stead. Mr. Herdman, before com- mencing the necessary proceedings, thought it bess to see Mr. Livingston, for which purpose he called on him at his home, where, as alleged, Mr, Living- ston denounced Judge Barnard as ‘an unmitigated scoundrel,’ and desired to have the privilege of assisting him (Herdman) in turning Birdsall out and putting Dr. Hartley in his place. Wivh this object in view since the middle of last November papers have been preparing at his house covering nearly 1,000 folios, got up, 88 alleged by Livingston, to show Judge Barnard to be # man of tne vilest character. It further appears that when Livingston foune that Judge Barnard was to hold the special term of the Supreme Court, and that 1t was before him the motion should come, afew days preceding he com- menced abusing Judge Barnard to My. Herdman and Dr. Hartley, stating that he (the Judge) had deceived him before—that he was a “d——n scoundrel’—that he (Judge Barnard) came to him and told him to make application to him to have Birdsall removed and he would appoint the City Chamberiainin his place, but so far from doing that Judge Barnard took the papers and appointed a young clerk in the office of John B. Haskin as receiver pendente litem, and, finally, John 8. Haskin as trustee. Finally, the case came up tothe Court of Appeals, as reported in the thirty-fourth of New York reports, Before, how- ever, they got rid of John B. Haskin, as claimed, he bad appropriated the income of Mr. Winter, who is his brother-in-law, to the extent of about $10,000, before it could be got out of nis hands, An order to show cause, drawn by Livingston, was next ob- tained from Judge Ingranam for the first Monday of the present month, which was served on Birdsall by one of ivingston’s young men. In this way Mr. Herdman became acquainted with the facts in the case from the mouth of Birdsall, who insisted that he was wililing and ready at any time to resign trust, and often expressed himself to effect. It is charged that. [Aving- ston kept up such a constant stream of litigation against him during his whole trusteeship as to eat up the entire income, leaving Winter in- debted to him some $8,000 or $10,000 In consequence. Herdman informed Livingston of the taterviews be- tween himself and Birdsall, and of the latter's wil- lingness to resign. Livingston rephed that inas- much as Barnard was on the bench, if Herdman could get him to resign he had better do it, for then they could come before the court on a common petition to have Hartiey appointed in his stead, and as there would be no opposition the Judge could hardly appoint one of bis own political friends, as he Bad been in the babit of doing. Herd- man accordingly prepared @ petition, with tue consent of Uirdsall, shewed it to Livingston, made tne order appotnung Hartley, and waited upon Judge Barnard, before wuom he made ® motion for the appointment of Hartley on the Tesignation of Birdsall and on the withdrawal of the proceedings already taken. Judge Barnard took the papers and said he wanted to read for counsel ex- tracts from an affidavit in his possession. He then read extracts showing that Dr. Hartley bad called tee,—It appears b; ment of counsel in’ ¢ ® tue guiners at least, if it 1s coin from the East. bim (Judge Barnard) “a scoundrel, a villain When the ceremony was over and the blessing had | and @ corrupt man.’’ Counsel demanded to been given in heartfelt language the sovereigns were | know who had made such an affidavit, escorted to cheir boats, preceded by flags aad Iol- lowed by all who had been present, It was @ most curious coriége, the great of ail nations, bedizened with orders, came in tue BI mixed with traveliers in stunoing neglige, and the poor, and Arabs, and sailors, and Joungers, such as are 1D every seaport. Ali went througu the triumphal arch along the road of wooden planks that had been,laid down along a new quay, lor had tals not been dove the rulers of Austria, France, Holland and Sweden would have had to wade almost knee deep-in the sand of the desert, and hard walking 1018. 1 now admire the saintly pil- grims who, for the sake of atoning for their sins, walked over the ourning sands, two steps forward and one bagkward in order to make It last longer. 1 not that Mile, Marian volied along with her white silk, striped with Bonaparie's ribs pattern, as if the Empress had worn her out with travellin; aud that the youthful Duchess of Albe was hal alraid of the biacks, who presenied arina, and be- tween a thick hedge of which on both sides we could find no outlet. Immense cheering from the sailors weloomed us all, and we reaciied the ‘‘Masa” again for dinner. It was the best we bad had, and our officials were particularly geniai after baving thrown if their uniforms and orders. The commander of the vessel apologized for the attendance, explaining that the vessel was to have heid halt of the passengers on it, only a few select guests, but there had been some confusion at Alex- andria. 1 believe | was the first to show bachelor hike chivalry, aud say we could put up with worse than we had had, for which I was looked down on by some Englishmen who néver meant to put up with anything. I was told I did not know what was stul in store for me, and that with a jeer; but £ met it and turned in cabin door No. 7, with the Ameri- can Consul, one or two numbers lower down. By the way, he was writing some very witty verse for the album of the prettiest girl on board—that from vhe man who arrested Surratt and who is planning o much for the benefit of his countrymen in Egypt 18 one of those anomalies my singlehood was not prepared for. and was informed Join Livingston and nis sons. This counsel pronounced to be false m every particular, stating that Livingston himaelf had drawn all the papers, even the order for the ap- polotmeat of Hartley; that he was constantly urging the appotmtment of Hartley up to the time of the motion; that Hartiey had in counsel’s presence never made use of any such expressions, but, on the coutrary, had ever spoken in the highest terms of Judge Barnard. On this Judge sarnard took the papers, saying he would take action on them another time. Yesterday morning Dr. Hartley came into court with the aiidavits of H. P. Herdman and Don A. Hulett, of No. 84 Neison street, and also of his own wife, denying all the allegations in reterence to Judge Barnard and stating that Living- ston himself was the man who had used the expres- sions placed in Hartley's mouth; that on Tharsda, last Mr. Livingston called at Mr. Herdman’s ofc that there was only a slight partition separating that office [rom @ room adjoming; that ilulets overieard @ conversation between Hartley, ileraman and Joho Diet in which the latter abused Judge Bar- nard in the most terribie manner, saying that he was corrupt and @ great villain; that he deceived him in the Haskin matcer; that he had no conf- dence in him; that Ira Sisfer was bis (Barnard’s) Tighthand man aod could do with um as he pleased, and did do it; tuat Judge Barnard and Ira Shater had been out sleighriding together; thatin the Erie matter Shafer had got $10,000 for not doing anything—in other words, for not oppos- jug the other party belore Judge Barnard, but whether it was divided with the Judge or not he could not aay; that all this time both Heraman and Hartley toia him he must be mistaken, that they had every confidence in Judge ‘nerd and were determined to bring this motion before him; that they considered Judge Barnard, notwithstanding ail that was sald against him, as a just and upright in; that on the evening cf the same day Herdman and Hartley were invited by Livingston to take din- ner at his house; they declined, but wo be ‘nere at seven o'clock; that they came tnere, and Livingston again used the same language in regard to Judge Barnard, in presence of his two sons; that on Sunday Livingston and his son Mortimer called on Herdman at his bouse, 136 Ainsiey street, Brook- lyn, and Herdman refused to communicate with them; that Livingsion stated Herdman was laboring under & great mistake, Which he wanted to explain; that Herdman askea fim explain how il was that he and bis two sons had ifade an affidavit char; pe Francis W. Hartley with using the language ascri to him, when he knew that he (Livingston) was the ouly man who used such expressions, and that they were-negatived by both Herdiman and Hartley in the presence of his sons; that on the same evening Jobn Livingston was at Harsley’a house, No, 25 Kast Ninth street until eleven o'clock at night, and tn the presence of his and Hartley ue repeated the same statement agai Judge Barnard, declaring that be would not hi the motion come before lim in any event, Judge Barnard said le did not consider he could be injured by any such allegations at all. Counsel insisted that they were brought tn ques- ton, and asked for a reference w inquire fuily into the matter. Judge Barnard said that was not necessary. Counsel claimed that the object of Livingston was to get Birdsall, whom he had been persecuting with law suits for the last six years, removed, and that when he found Herdinan could get bin to resign and have that resignation accepted he made this littie scheme to let everything go through nicely, and then, in order to destroy the appointment of Hartiey, he put in @ false and fraudulent afidavit LAKE DISASTERS. Number Reported, 1,914—Estimated Damage to, Property, $4,100,000. The Milwaukee (Wis.) Sentinel gives a statement of the marine“disasters on the |i including the damages to property, from December 15, 1863, to the Close Of navigation, December 1869:— The number of vessels which met disaster in 3,914 against 1,164 last season—showing an increase of 750, In 1868 103 ves: were totally wrecked, Whose moastirement aggregated 26,441 tons. ‘This season the number totally lost is 126, with a mea. surement of 33,892 tons, which Is certainly a large increase. Up to the 3ist of October the amount of sustained by the shipping on the jakes was hardly equal to the average of seasons, and vesse! owners aod underwriters congratulated themselves upon their good fortune. But the storms of November foliowed in quick succession, and, each even more violent than the preceding one, swept away all these bright prospects and burdened both owners and underwriters with heavy losses. The disasters reported in November number 403, involying damage to property of upward of $2,000,000, ‘These are probably the highest figures ever reached in any one month since the navigation on the jakes began. ‘The loss of life during the season was con- siderably lessthan in 1868. ‘The tables whi piete our summary are valuabie for future re! mage. before ‘the Court, he having admitted vo “t aan oe ae TpoartruLarton. the Judge that ‘he bad sprang this trap roceedings for the pur- pt ne whole betel are rath then preventing Hart- hort of rte, eee) ley from being appointe Tudne Ba “4 airs into view all the circum- noes or tn case, granted an order appoinung no H. White trustee, in the place of D.C, Birdsall, ‘The following tables show the number of disasters reported in each moutb during the years 1x63 and 1869, for the purpose of comparison, wiih an este of the amount of damage done to bulla and cargoes: 1868, 1869. x ——~~-— i ned, and directing @ refereme to Thomas 0. “No. “Damage “No. Damane. elds to pass the noooents of the fornior trustee. Deo, 16 to 30, '68.. ~~ pie 16 $60,000 All parties concerned then lei b the court, January, 1869 3 $2,000 4 6,600 = —— é Vebruary 2 9,000 3 1,000 CRORMOUS SALE OF NEWSPAPERS, March a 54,000 9 8,000 — April 97 410,000 105, 70,000 (From the Nemaha (Kansas) Cowler, Doc. 2} May 124 36,000 a 215,000 | The New York HrKa.y publishes a tabulated June, 61 ud 190,000 | statoment of the sales of newspaperain New York daly... iy 206 220,000 | city for the Mix months ending September 30, from August. a8 186 184,000 | which it appears that an aggregate of $6,000,000 September 186 208 000 } worth of city newspapers were wold in that t stober ay 324 700,000 | The H#RALD bas the largest daily sal id Novemt a6 403 ~—- 9,100,000 | Ledger stands at the lead of the weekly ea. Tho Davember ..... 16 il 5, law roquires '@ tax to be paid upon gross receipts in wot eee | ae excess of $6,000 per annum, ‘The H#&RALD's table In 1,164 $3,114,000 1,914 §4,¥60, complied from the official tax list, and le no doubt TACTOAMO ID 1860. ,y,seesereeeesseyes 160. $,046,000 § Correct,