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EUROPE. The Deistical Council in Naples---its Debates and Platform. Denial of God, Religion and Earthly Princes. Government Control of Telegraphs io England and France. A German Deist Murderer and His Convictions. ‘The Inman steamship City of Baltimore, Captain Jones, from Liverpvol on the 23d and Queenstown the ‘24th of December, arrivea at this portat an early hour yesterday morning, delivering our special cor- Pespoudence and newspaper malls from Europe, dated to ber day of sailing from Ireland. The Russian expedition to the Baikhan Gult of the Caspian consists of 1,500 men and sixty horses, amply provided with ali necessaries for spending the winter in that dreary region. Madame de Lamoriciére left France ror Rome, where her dGaughter—married only five months stace to Count Frangois de Maistre, Staff! Captain in the Pontifical army—had just died, The Cologne Gazette complains that the Danish ‘agitation in Northern Schleswig 1s greater than ever. Representatives of the Russian ratlwaye, accom- Panled by others from the Southern and Northern Unepin Austria, left Vienna for Trieste on thetr way to Florence, to make arrangements for facilitating the throngh trafic from the first named country to Jndia. Merchanuise will benceiorth be sent by way Of Trieste and the Isthmus of Suez, ITALY. be Anti-Papal Council—Third Days’ Pro- coedings—Nogation of God—Free school Wemew’s Rixhte—Revolationary Force Italy on Mexico—Piato, Diderot, Voltaire Qnd VeulllotAmerica Secedes—The Frenca and Italinos Clamorous. Naruus, Dec. 20, 1809. On the 16th inst. the delegates to tue Anti-Papal Council assemvied in & saloon of the New York Hotel here, tor the purpose of preparing the work belore them, the execution of which It seemed well ‘understood was to take place in a formal, grand and tina! meeting on the evening of the 16th. Messrs. LUDEKING, of St. Louis, and Ronge, of Frankfort, both moved that the Anti-Papal Council “do finally come to some practical decision now that it 18 clear that the Italiuu government forbids a public session of this body.” Mr. Ronge moved that a committee of five be appointed to consider the platforms submitted, and, after such conMera- fon, to draw up a declaration of principles to be given fortn to the world. Mr. LUDEKING seconded the motion and remarked that the body had so fardone as much as nothing, supply because it bad began its task by theatrical performances at the San Ferdinando theatre. Jt was Tull time, he sald, tnat tacy take hold practically of ‘the job that they bud been sent to Napies to perform. He wouid not, for nis part, {cel justified in the eyes of his constituents in remaining any longer if there should be any iurther delay. ‘The motion was carried, and the comuuittee of five duly elected as fo.lows;—Signor G, Ricciardi, of Napies, chairman; J. M. Mata, of Mexico; Cari Ludeking, of St. Louis, United States; M. Regnard, of Paris; Leopold Ovary. of Hungary. The com- mnittee. with these powers met this moraing at Couut Kicctard’s residence at am early hour, in order to Anish up their discussions before nighuall, a6 a hot day’s work was anticipated in the way of obstinate clashing opinions. ‘The CaarRMAN called the committee to order and pronounced the devate upon the various programmes to be opened. Mr. Ovaky thereapon brought forward the plat form, already subinitted to the Auti-Council, and ‘which had been framed by te Austro-Hungarian- German-American delegates. This platiorm imme- diately rallied ail the members of the committee ex- cept M. Regnard, of Paris, who found it incomplete, and wio—for tue rest being bouud by a mandat tm- perial—refused nis adhesion to 1. Here was the clash at once, and it gave rise W the lojlowing little ehat:— M. ReGNARD—Your platform, gentlemen, has much that I approve; bus I must say that on several potnts 14 appears to me to be weak and to shirk the main issue belore us—viz., the solemn avnegation of God. Signor RicciARDiI—Let us not mention that word, and let us not put in the declaration anytiing against God, for if we do we shail surely have all the women ‘against us, and our cause will euiler the couse. quences, Seiior Mata—I agree with the chairman. Tre World has not yet advanced at that stage when we can afford to make any such arrangement, Besides, $n our programme what you desire to be inserted in our declaration is, in fact, given, although said in a more polite way, Centuries must yet elapse before the worid Will consent to adopt such an advanced dca as that there is no God. Take the freest coun- tries of the world, go to the United States of America, for instance, and if you utter avy such doctrine theie you will -just escape bewg burned @live. M. Regvanp—That is the very reason why we Must announce such an idea, why we are met here to announce it, Let it be launched forth In the whole wor.d to fructify; the world may not be up to the advanced standard we propose, but it will follow suit, The women, you say, will be opposed. Do not believe itt. They have adopted w in small numbers. Many more will soou join the ranks, and when the women get imbued with anything or take hold of an idea tt will epread hike wildfire. Let us eniist the women on our side, We lave come bere to announce our full principles squarey; 1% 1s the best way to gain ground. We must get rid of this word and Idea, God; for all religion and imtquity 1s based upon tt At first, accoraing to my own recent experience, atheism had great difficulty in being brought for- ward in France, even at Paris; yet, once squarely prociaimed, it had made many converts and raptd progress within the last two years, There is one other point upon which our platforms conflict—mine is in favor of the employment of revolutionary Torce, whenever we may secure it, in order to uccom- plish our ends, We must drive out the usurpers over human minds and actions, or consent our- selves to be driven about as beasts of burden, That fg the alternative betore humanity, especiaily with us in our crowded, downtrodden Europe. I aad my constituents are tn favor of taking the frst.norn of the buil, and I am here to prociaim war to the death (guerre 4 Voutrance) to God, all religion and princes! Entertaining these views, which are dis- tinctly embraced in my mandat wapiratif, 1 will be obliged to lay before the Ant-Councli this evening, when it assembles, ® separate platform or deciara- ton of principles, 1 wili present my minority re- port, and then tue Anti-Counct will, after discussion, be enabied to decide whether yours or mine «al! be adopted. All of which was agreed to, and the committee adjourned to the eveniNg session, fully charged, even up to the mazzle, with fire and brimstone. Your correspondent, who was the sixth of the matince party, had ample occasion to hear ip ad- vance the muttcrings of the thuader intended to be shoe off at the grand eventug session and to foresee that the Anti-Council was not held in the neighibor- hood of Vesuvius without vauge, The debate had as- @umed that jerky, snappish mould which ts usnaily given to words and acts when the nerves are under full pressure. There was no safety valve for the escape of steam visible. The two platforms, aA dinally shaped, were thon read. The following are exact translations froin ive original French:— MAJOUITY REPORT. DROLARATION OF PRINCIPLRY.—The delegater of the various nations of the civilized world, covveved ty geverai | a“ NEW YORK HERALD, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 5, 1870—TRIPLE SHEET. Mlirm the following princt- Pere eerie Malet ey meats Sede eereice instruction race of privileges, right. Recogn! no other basis than state, and the nec: ‘man in free ty of the abotiaon of ait offelat religion, ‘Woman should be freed from the obstacles which the Church and Stave le mba a ithe (way of her full developme: They necess! alar uc Yon ‘apart from all religious intervention, aa morality: te oro Rletlatd Naplest J. Me Meise Mexico; Curt Ludeki ). Rice! leas J. M, Mata, Mexico; ( jeking, 8 Louis; Lecpolt Ovary, Hvugary, Nites, Naruna, Dees 16, 6° eM Comm ‘The minority report or declaration of principles read:— ‘The free thinkers of Paris recognize and proclalm Ibert; of conscience, liberty of examinauon, human dignity. They. conaoquently reject every dogmas founds’ upon, have resale founded upon any re tion. recognize that ‘toolal equality aud liberiy ean individual is instructed. ‘They contend, erefore, for gratuitous instruction tn all degrees, obit; 4 exclusively iateal and materialistic, The duty of wociot to enable the individual to give isto hla children, ‘Concsene ing the philosophical aud reilgious question, cousidering that ‘only extst when the idea of fs the source and the pathway of all despot- Jam and iniquiy (loud at this point when the report was stibsequenily read velore, the Anti-Couneli), consideria quent thas the Catholic religion 1s the personification, the complete nnd terrible’ ot this idem, that the entirety of ite domas is the negation of society Itself; therefore, the fre thinkers of Paris bind themselves to work for and radical abolition of Cutholiciam, and to eflectuate annibilation by ail means compatible with juatice, including in the numberof those means revolutioury { which is merely the application to society of the right Ce legitimate Pats, October 37, 1869, At last, after much palavering and negottations backwards and forwards, the Anti-Council was again @0t together this evening in the fine dining room of the “United States Hotel,” a nall capable of contain- ing 200 persons comfortably seated at two long tables. Only one of the tables was used, and at its board were seated seventy delegates, twenty-six foreigners and the balanco Itallans, Cards of invi- tauon to @ private meeting had been distributed and were received by an usher at the door, as it was not possible to hold the gathering with doors w the public, Signor Kicciard presided, ng seated, with his scribes and te rtp near the middle of the teble, 0 as to be better sable along both extremities. French, Italian, English and Ger- man were the I used, aod this babelic fea- ture was, from the outset, one great reason of the consequences now to be related. The Germans and Ameri 16 did not speak, and only understood im- perfectly French and Itailan and vice versa. At eight o’clock the President rang to order amidst much chetting, confusion, smoking of cigars and cigarettes abd reading of pamphiets on the part of the delegates. A Latin ode in honor of the Ant. Counc: had been handed around and was being dis- cussed, and affairs looked pretty lively—none but the initiated being aware of the terriffe storm brewing. The ode was entitled ‘Oda qua Neapoli Congregatos Humane Dignitatia Vindicia Die V1. iduum Decembris, Anni 1899, salutant Latoml.” and sent from Hungary. Its refrain was ‘iberatellus.” A pampuiet in Italian had also occupied some atten- tion; it was entitied “L’ltalig al Messico Vinel- tore” —Italy to Conquering Mexico! Extracts— “Greetang Lo eonquering Mexico! Mexico has shown how a people, virtuous because repudilcan, knows how to conquer and die. * * * The New World con- aecrates thee @ victorious republic. * * * If Napoleon should send tis armies and navies to New York Yrant would not have time to lave the Empe- ror of Paris shot, because the American people, with- out any other to-do, would execute tim. * * * Like Atmerica, tie free men of Burope saiute the conquer- log Mexican republic. * * * If two Italians dis- covered tie New World, two other Itailans have proclaimed liberty fn the Old World. ‘To Vespucias gud Columbus Joseph Mazzim and Joseph Garibaldi sree Italy will emulate thee, oh Mexico, at ome | 4 The unaling of tne President’s bell was responded to by & general seating of the delegates, and the jourual of te second day’s proceedings at the san Fernandino theatre was read and approved. As these proceedings referred to ‘the squeiching of the assembly by the italian authorities, M. Regnard, the delegate from Paris, who bad made the revoluuonary speech on that occasion, arose and asked to rectify an error that had been circulated in the Italian press. Tuere had been no ery of Death to the Kreach Em- peror.” ile had merely cried out, “Long live Iaty!? when some one in the pit responded, Long live the French republicans)” Ue had spuken nothing against Louis Napoleon, not that he was afraid to uiter his seutiments in regard to him and lus em- Dire, and he remarked this merely because be wished tore-establish the occurrences in their true light. The President then announced several new addresses 1 adhesion from Hungary, adding taat tue wue 1m- portance aud cinef feature of the Anti-Council cou- sisted In tne fact of these Numerous adhesions, sent in from vast meetings of thousands of freetiunkers trom all parts of the civilized earth, He thea sub- mitted the following formal provest against the authoritauve suppression, and it was read and Unanimously adopted:—‘Our assembiy having been aissoived In the tace of all right, and particularly of arucie thirty-two of the consiituuon of Ly, and all iurther public sittings having been rendered impossible owing to the obstacles of all soria that the government opposes us, it is our duty to protest solemnly against such @ flagrant violation of our rights and to declare at the game time and anew our principies and inen- tions.” The two piatiorms of principles, as above given, Were then read and the generai debate upon the same pronounced in order. ‘Ihe Mexican repre- sentative opened tue ball by defending tue majority report, eneral MaTa—The committee have had several projects of @ general declaration of principles under thelr consideration, and from these tie commiitee have considered it best to unite the chief and most practical points. I do not rise to make defence of our programme, bat rathee to make a brief exposition of the motives that guided us im our work, ‘The principles we decided to enumerate have been considered to be Whose most urgent and containing ideas bene- Gcial to humanity. One member of the committee, M. Kegnard, was found to be im disaccord with us on tWu potnts, the expediency of declaring atheism ‘nd of calling revolutionary force to gur aid ia tue dissemination of our ideas, He, Werefore, has seen Ht to submit a minority report. If the divinity is solenimiy denied, such a course Will not aid our cause 10 Inapy countries, 1 am convinced. We do not believe iu tmposing our ideas by force; they must triumph by altogether diferent means; they must triumph by @ war of words. Lec oar ideas be announced and they will circulate until tne world Will at jast repose uvon liberty and justice, those two bases for humanity which 14 should be our object to estabiish, We can never consent to impose them by revolutionary force in the sense that the delegate from Paris urges. This 1 the history of ihe debate which occurred this moruing in commi- tee. We have wot met with that hoerty which we had @ right to expect here in Italy, a country which claims to be free; and Jf, as it 18 Dow certam, ihe government opposes our puvitc sesstous, 1 would be in favor of going somewhere else—in free Swuzer- Jand—to assembie, Our object is grand.. Many have come here from afar, i myself bave come a dix tunce of 4,000 leagues, after a tedious and expensive yet | would go 8,000 leagues surther to Bee our ct iriuimpa. Lae majority of us cannot, how- , €O elsewhere; hence we nave to do the besi we under the circumstances, aad 1 beseech ali can present to work practically aod uurmoniousiy to- geiuer for the good cause. AM, RGNAKD-—Geutiemen, 1 coald not rally to the platforta of the mujority that has just been submitied ww your consideration, vecause, as | have before an- nounced, my coasituents In Paris farnisbed me with af imperauve mandate. 1 could not approve of the Ideas expressed in Ue comuitice, aud heace I have to submit to you the declaration ot principles Waich | regeived at Paris. Une Wing appears evi- dent—we are ali agreed as to Iree thought and as to religious, We ditteron two poiuts only—viz, on the questions Of atheism and revolutionary force. 1 hoid the proclamation of atueism to be of paramount necessity 1 Lhe actual Siate Of society. Avuelsin, 15 is objected, is & uegata Well, then, if that is so, isay then at tie sage time it is an atirmation of a uegative that hi erto crushed us; tat bas'pro- duced tyranuy, fear aud iilaite misery. We iree thinkers of Paris are w Udit agalisy the spiritual idea of a religion. Plato may have been a great man— hus plulosopiy may have widely circulated; but nev- ertheless {bold him to have beeu the most pernicious of meu. His ideas = are not OL or for wan. Under the appear- ance of mere metaphysics the Evangile of St. Jolin 19 based on the ideas of Plato, Unless we sirive to extirpate the Ideas of Piato there can be no Treedoin for humanity. What we have cniefy to do is to reject altogether and wipe Out the idea of God. All our revoiutions in France have miscarried, sim- ply because meu at weir Lead did not understand the idea in regard to reilgions. The French revolu- lion of '8) was @ great luminary; had it rested rely Upon Lue ideas of Diderot and \vitare, Who were deists, it Would not have lasted as long as it did, Deism has been our vine, Kovespierre him- self Was adeist. AG the preseat epoch we French iree-chinkers proclaim ourselves sociaiists and repub- licans, Belore our piatforin tie tyrants and priesia tremble. Monsieur Veuillot trembles before 1t—ir ty ‘the only thing thatfrightens him. ‘The application of revoiutiouary force 13 tae application of a rignt im behal! of society. If you ao tuis thing, tt is said, the Napoleoos will be down upon us, Well, then, it bas got bo come to this, avd We must deciare our in- tention to oppose force against force. It wili be the Means, Whenever We secure it, of delivering our- selves from the yoke. ‘The ite of Catholicisin 1s tne deat of the republic. It is precisely tor that reason that we French do not de- sire to support that or any other re- ligion any longer. We will nave co employ and de- peud upon force. Is it then so dificuit to em- ploy 1? ‘The people has mevely to show itself in its redoublable streugth to cause to re-enter (/uire rentrer) into darkness those priests and princes who should never have been aliowed to come out into existence. Bonaparte is the briganad who puts bis foot on the right; We must have whe force to take that foot off and to support the right, Otherwise we will refali and remain lorever under the yoke of tyrants. (Loud applause.) J ask, 18 atheisin not to be sustamed and defended here tn Naples when we have around us so many lilustrious atheists gath- ered at this table? When we tad ourselves assem- bled m the country of Luigi Giordano, who was ourved because he was an atueistr itauans, ine day of revenge is near; seize it. Vanim, who wes also burned, though at Toulouse, was your country- inan and an atheist. Prociaim ‘loudly, then, your desire for revenge; prociuim our creed, which includes both atheism and revolutionary torce. It ‘will be a giory for Naples, a ehaine for the Papacy, and Will Cuusp ali those cardinais and priests assem- bled at Kome for the purpose of crushing us to twembie, (Appisase.) Recoliect Rome! We do not speak here dione in vehaif of Rowe or of Italy or of by Obe Hatiou; We do HOb Make Of Lhe w political question; we. for us ail, of all nations, We come soe siiavpanen he aswasi fore, to from Paris, or with silght m choose; but accept It as your manifest ‘think it 18 more precisely worded, clearer, and goes home more directly to the ‘aystian ‘at lasue beture us than the declaration of the majority of the com- ioltee, (Loud applause.) M. UvARY—TO protest against the Pope and the Koumenical Qounci! would not be worth the while. We must rather devise some practical measures to attack religion, and thewe measures, we think, may be sound im OUr majority repori. ‘two points should be insisted upon by us—to separate the Sute trom the Churon; to institute schools free from all reil- gious interierence. in Hungary aud some countries of Germany great progress has been made in elimi- nating religion from the schools, The State should only educate men; tne Church should bave nothing to do with 1s. . The dominating creed should not be support by the mouey of those who are opposed Signor MONTALBANO, of Palermo, expressed bis Soerovdh of the platiorm sent irom Paris. Liberty conscience, the negation of God, snould be the bagis of our creed, M. Maay, of fungary, contended tnat tne ioe | is a sulticient protest ugainst iweif, Our idea shout be brotherhood, confederation and the peoples. Let Us be cosmopolites and love all our fellows, whether they apeak Italian, French, English, German or any other lan (Appiause.) ing up; will not consent to be any longer. ‘The atiiance of peoples will replace ie intrigues of cabinets, We suould combat ignorance aud misery—those inseparable companions. ‘the money collected trom the labor of the people should spent in popular education instead of maintain: standing arinies to oppress the people. Armies are the Clue! obstacies to liberty, and until they are we will not have a free man in a free State, Hence we must address ourseives to iuilu- ence punite. opinion in iavor of the apolition of all armed forces, I beileve war is a horrible thing. Lt bg tiinaenly bus I want war only in the interest Of the people, ana then | want it to the Knife, M. LEBALLEUR, 01 Marseilles—The Pope 1s nothing; We Must not protest against the Ecumenical Voun- cil. What we must do 1s to combat God. The Pope ig only tis vicar, We must strike at the sources aud undermine all religions, When we are wed 1D such an undertaking as this we must have the cour- age of our op! Why do you decline to atwack God squarely in your declaration? Divinity directiy causes that man is @ beast like the brul The peopie do not want aay discussions, 1t wisnes Le destruction of what oppresses it; it yearns jor emaucipators to recover ita rights, Away with all intrigues, intricacies, inessing and splitting of hairs. Citizens, the people teil you here, through my mouth, “We ate tired of belog slaves; we want our rights.” You have appealed to them to send deie- gates to demand this; you must nob endeavor to deceive or hoodwink them. You lave those rights clearly expressed 1n the platform ramed at Faris, and | beseech you to adopt it as the best manilesia- tion of our ideas, 1t may oe modified by amend- ment, if you will, At this juncture Messrs. Andrieux, of Lyons, and Regnard, of Paris, came slightly into coilisiva on the merits of their respective deas, und gave utter- ance 40 some very excited and random remarks, which were frequently interrupied. ‘The Awerican and German delegates, who bad-been sitting all the time with their ears open, but without hearing in the sense of understanding what was being broached across the tapis, began to grow restive and give un- mistakable signs of impatience. ‘They tried to stop vhe Frenchmen froin sgnepouning, as they the @ebaie by throwing in Ynotions and sundry cries for order, but all im vain, ‘The president tried to cain the Teutonic fire, but it grew space. The Frencn delegates clamored for fuli and further discussion; the Teutons were as strenuously in favor of coming to @ practical conclusion this evening or of witu- drawing from the Anti-Council. The war wus declared at once. ‘The representauve trom St, Louis, Mo., pulled out his watch and stated in Engiish that the orator had been running on against tune, sense and order, and that if not stopped at once he would with- draw. No stoppage; the Frenchman declared that 4 Was an assembly of iree thinkers, and nence he, as every one present, was [ree to express his thougiits as long as be saw fit. itinging of the president's bell, shouting, geucral confusion thereupou sei in. Tae St. Louis delegate, Mr. Paul Ludexing, then, instead of sitting out the confusion and carrying his point through oostinate endurance, gave we signal of toe break up and graud row by putung on ils bat with German stolidity, quietly abandoning the table und walking out of the rvom. America was gone—one nation less. Then the representatives of Hungary, Ausiria aud Germany followed, alter protesting that we Frenchinen were ialking @ pack of nonsense, tu the exclusion of the loquacity of the rest present. Herr Ronge, of Frankfort, delivered is speecies in Eng- lush. tie became very inpatient, and every minuie would cry out in @ioud guttural voice, “‘Nonsense.”? Freuch revoiution might do very well at Paris, but he wanted none of it at this board. Finally he obtained the fluor. M. KONGE—We must decide this evening on the Practical question belore us; afterwards we can de- cide upou mebaphysics. We Germans did not come here to learn Wiat is Spiritualisia or materialism. You can’t teach us what we knew before you were born. Dectde this evening upon the practical poised that we have assembied Ww discuss—to deliver man- Kind from the yoxe of lopery. Accept the platioria of the majority and elect an internauionual commit tee Lo disseminate practically our ideas and doc. trines in each country, The PRESIDENT implored the assembly to vote the declaration of principies of the majority or come to some couciusion before dispersing, otherwise he would have to remind them that if they returned home without doing anything, both they and the eat would become ridiculous in the eyes of the world, An attempt was made at the last extremity to limut debate to ten iiautes; both the sreuch and the Itaiians announced that they were not in a hurry, such grave questions should not ve hurried over; nas they =ielt bound w sit all might or reassemble night alter night, rather tha hot give each man the wine and means of free expression and of a full hearing. Being in the decided majority tuey refused to vote the devia- raion; whereupon all present, without order or ceremony, arose from the tavie aud scattered in groups in the ball, m.the streets and homeward bound. ‘The foreigners are in @ hurry to return home; they deciare that wey have been here ten days, that noting has been done, aud hence they shallleave. The Anti-Council, if 1 should once more get together as @ formal body, wil be purely a Franco-Italian affair, and without that cosmopollan cuaracter wich its president, Count \uccardi, bus stiiven so hard to secure aud muintain. So sar we Pope is abead, ENGLAND. The Telegraph Purchase Money~Commer- cial Failures—Divorce and Keligion—Rain Storm and Fioods~The Army aud Church, The Chancellor of the Exchequer concluded his arrangements for the payment w the several teie- graph companies of the compensation awarded to them, amounting to £5,715,048, the large funds of the savings banks and other public departments, Uogether with the tax collections due in January, being availabie for tne purpose, ‘The faiiure is announced of Messrs. George Barnes & Son, cotton spinners and manufacturers, fas. Ungden, with Mabilities estimated at £4,000 co £5,000, At a meeting of the crediiors of Mr. GW. Rus- sum, cloth agent, at Manchester, a composition of 7s. 6d. in the pound was acceted. It 18 understood that in consequence of dimeultics attending the administration of the aifuirs of Messrs. Jorsa & Co,, of Leeds, by deed, the estate has veen provisionally placed m bankruptcy. in tue Divorce Court, Loudon, a juryman desired to be excused on the ground that he Was a Caihol and enteriaibed conscienuous serujAes With to divorce. His Lordship said the jury merely had to try the question whether a charge oj adultery was true, aud reiused to excuse him, Heavy rains which had been falling for some duys caused great Hoods in many parts of Engiand. in the midland Counues they have been very cesiruc- uve, and In the Vale of Trent thousands cf ucres were submerged. ‘The river rose rapldiy at ..oltiug- ham, and on Monday morning, December 20, reached within @ foot and @ bait of the Water mark of tue great Mood of 1852 (the Highest on record). At Vervy the food has beeu the greatest Kuown Siuce the meimoravie One Of the 1st of April, 1>42. in Shropshire and North Wales the rains pro- duced fovds aimost unprecedented in the present century. The verdict of acquittal in the affair of Overend, Gurney & Co. was reveived in London with intense satisfaction. The “cutting down’ system inaugurated regard- lng Lhe Brivis arimny is, noiens volens, being prompuy carried oui. Lue luvended appombiments of several ensigus and corned have veen caucelied, and us soon a3 those now holding these grades caa be absorbed the rauk will aisappear from the army list. The Zines contains long letters frou its corres- pondent at Rome filled with speculations on tae dif- ficulties aud dissensions Which tne dogma oi infaili- bility ts iikeiy to produce if pressed on the Council. One of his statements 1s, tac “in the event of tue dogma being carried the bishop ol Orleans and 120 Ot tue Fathers will retire.’ Ou December 21 tree bishops were consecrated tn London, making oue addition to the Englist Wpis- copate, Lue oluer two supplying vacancies waich bave been caused, one by death and one by resig- nation, The wree clergymen advauced are tie Key. Dr. Krederick Teinpie, of Batol College, Oxford, Who has been appomted to the bishopric of Hxeter; Hon. and Kev, Word Arthur Hervey, D. D., of Trinity College, Cumoridge, nommated to the bishopric of Bath and Weils, in the rvoui of the Hon. and Kight Kev. Lord Auckland, who resigned that see, and we Rev. W. H. Suirog, B. A., wo has been ior some years Working at Verra dei Fuego in connection with toe South American Missionary Sociciy, as bishop of the Engiish congregation in the fulkiand isiands, IRELAND. Britieh Guard on the Coust—0’Donovan Rossa on His Election=National Agitation. . The Lords of the Admiralty have determined to station Ove men-of-war origs round the irish cvast, Tae Dublin Zines staves that, by permiesion of the Howie Secretary of Engiand, the news of O'Donovan Roase’s election for Tipperary was cowmupicated to the political convict. After evincing great surprise at the news he is said to have satirically remarked that ‘he hoped government would remove him from Chatbam to Millbank Penitentiary m London, so that he might be able to attend to his parlament- ary duties.” olonel Thompson, of the Fifty-fourth regiment of invaniry, was sworn ip as # magistrate for fourteen counties in Ireland and for the borough of Dublin. The Lord Lieutenant appointed John Theobald Biden, Eaq., resident magistrate for the county Ab extraordinary occurrence near Bal- lylougford, county Kerry. Owing to an accumula- tion of water from the late aud constantty wet Weather several hundred acres of the Ahanagran bog became violently agitated, and suddenty rolled along like a huge wave over the entire of the adjacent country, sweeping away everything before it, and devastating and burying beneath it all in 116 course, At the meeting of ‘the Cork Board of Guardians & communication was read from the North Dublin Union, enclosing @ resoiution stating that landiord Absenteeism was the great evil of this country, call- ing on the Frime Minister to grant @ royal residence and @ nationai Pariiament vo ireland, “as the onl legiumate remedr iar the pauperisin and wiuespread disadection which exist." “On the Ist of Janu- A Duolin journat remark: pt Next, 10 accordance with the convention ratified ween England and America, the transatiantic postal charge on lettets will be reduced to three- pence. We do not entertain a doubt that the re- duction of the charge will quadruple the amount of correspondence. ‘To the friends and retatives of em- Agrants 10 tis country the diminution of the charge will be @ sensib.e relief, It 13, however, an extraor- dinary fact that the Americans engage very sugntiy, Af at ail, 19 Lue ocean postal tramic.”” FRANCE. What Tracpmann Wanted—Telegraph Re- celpteNapuieon and Secret Councils, Traupmann, the Paris murderer, still manifested great indifference to lus position, He adntite that he derived little profit from the murders—a few thousand francs only. ‘I wanted the money,” he said, “to construct a new weaving loom, which would have been the commencement of my fortune; Ishould bave inveated over machines, and then I should have becoine rich, very rich. 1 should have travelled, and there is not a corner of the earth that Twouid not have visited.” He made tu his fellow prisoners the remark, ‘‘I shall not be executed, as | possess means of committing suicide which no one could preveot me from employmwmg; 1 am sure of escaping any watch that may be set on me.” Since the price of telegraphic ea has been lowered in France, their number continues to in- crease. In November of 1568, 291,631 despatches Were sent; in the correaponding month of 169, after the reduction, the number of telegrams rose to 476,122, being @.dilference of 184,197. An English special in Paris writes:—The Emperor of tue French is reported to have replied to Prince Napoleon when pressed to keep @ sharp regard ol the sittings at Rome:—“Let them consult aud deter- mine as they like, They will probably differ among tbewseives, which will nullify the effect of any decision made by a mere wajority. at best, at the Worid’s present age, the bisuops in ;council are as harmless as the Orient Grand Lodge of Free- masons, ’ ‘The tone of the financial accounts from Paris was favorable, and promised weli for the new year. Money is extremely abundant, and “contidence 18. entertained in an era of peace under a itberal goy- ernment.” ihe jeading articles of the Paris journals consist almose exciusively of a running comment on the proceedings of ihe Legislative Body, and preseut but hittie iiterest. GERMANY. An Atheistic Murderer. In Berlin young Biland was tried at the Criminal Court on the charge of attempting to shout the Rev. Dr. Heinrici while performing Divine service iu the Cathedral, iland is an Athelstic fanatic, who looks upou Chrisvianity as an egregrious mis- take and the clergy as paid cheats. To avenge himself upon them for keeping him in the dark and awaken tis countrymen to @ sense of tueir inteliec- tual bondage, he had recourse to the pistol, On tne Judge addressing to him the ordiaury question whetier he pleaded guilty or not guiity, the youth had the harainvod to reply, “Not guilty. Being con- vinced that man is not @ free agent, 1 canaot be guilty.’ Vo the question whether bis religious views had anything to do with tue attempt he answered, ‘I determined to shoot a clergyman be- cause it rs the clergy who have kept me so long in the dark, When studying mathematics | learned to reason and emancipate myself from the untruths they taugot me. inere la no God, Nature is @ sel{- supporting machine.” Even when the jury found hia guilty aud the Judge sentenced him to twelve Years of imprisoumeni, with hard labor, his courage, evidently the result of deep-rooted conviction, not forsake him. MAYTI. Particulurs of the Capture of Port an Prince— Destruction of the Paluce—The Arsenal and Barracks Blowu Up~Salnave Refuses British Protectiou—The Southern Part of the City on Fire—Tsvo American Vessels Injured Salnave Not Yet Captured. PORT AU 4 RINCE, Dec, 19, 1869, By the arrival of the brig Jane, Captain Alien, from Port au Prince direct, full particulars have been re- ceived of the capture of Port au Prince by the revo- lutionists under General Brice, On the Isth Decemver General Brice, of the southern division of the army of the revolutionists, succeeded mm landing one-half of his forces in the immediate vicinity of Port au Prince. He at once proceeded téwards the city and took possession of the northern pari of it, Without much opposition he then made his way wowards the palace, where Sainave was intrenched, and attacked it, In this, however, he was repulsed. In the meantime the revolutionary steamer Florioa, carrying two guns, had attacked the Pequod, Salnave’s steamer, running under ber stern and raking ber with her guns, and pouring in a deadiy volicy from small arms. The Pequod was then boarded and speedily taken possession of, and subsequently used by the revolutionists in their at tack on tie city, Just at the junctnre when General Brice was re- pulsed in his attack on the palace a shell from the Pequod lighted i the midst of Saloave’s soldiers, causing dismay and confusion on ai sides. General Brice, seiztug Ue Opporvunity, renewed his attack and succeeded in driving Saln back Into the palace. Yhe equod then proceeded to suell the bulace and speeatly reduced tt w a heap of ruins. Sulnave Nad previously evacuated it, takiug shelter with 1,000 men in Fort National. The revolutionary vessels then brought their guns to bear on the arsenal and the barracks, both of which were shoruy afterwards blown up, tue whole of the edifices belug utterly destroyed. The commander of a Britteh war vessel promised Sai ‘on condition he would capituiate, el Ut tus disposal Lo convey ation he might select T, Was refused, Sainave deciaring id. yield he Would first destroy tne aseli, he set fire to the southern portion of the city, Where lie poorer classes reside, a.though tue origin of the Lire Was atiributed by some to tle buroiug embers irom the barracks, waich were cared by the wind In a svatherly direction, During Wae 19tl 1,500 Cavairy, Logettios with 3,000 iniantry, arrived from St. Mare and were luarching outue city. General Grice vad issued & proclamation Geciaring that any act of pi lage or onirage on person or property should be pantsued with deain, — . tue Aluertcan brig Hewty aud Louise, Captain Porter, aud the brig Java, both iving 1a the harbor ‘at the Lime of the Dornbardment of the city, acciden- tally received shols in their Auils, the former in the stern aud the latter in tb OW. , e Provisional President, had arrived in a mer from Archalle, and tue discharge of cannon heard from the direction of the city on board the vane Was supposed to be the saiute with which his errival was greeted, ‘Tbe captain of the Jane states that on his leaving port the Hush of canoon Was ooserved from kort Na- onal, where Salnave had taken refuge. AFRICA. News from the West Coast—A Tiger Kaross for Qucen Victoria--Something More Useful Also. The Cape mali steamahip Norseman, with twenty- five passengers aud twenty sacks of malls, arrived at Southampton December 21, trom the Vape of Good Hope ivth of November, In the Eastern province all the important divisions were likely to be contested. A good deal ot teeing existed tu the colouy tu favor ot the Governor's reiorm Dill, ‘the Cape papers state that Advocaie Buchanan Was to have 400 oxen for visiting England with ‘isekelo to urge the claims of the Basutos, but Goveruor Wodehouse prevented the oxen being pan. ; ‘the Free State government had resolved upon eniorciug tie remoyal of te basuios from the dis- puted lane Ar. M’vorkindate, the representative of the com- pany, the owner of the River ssooto janis, arrived to hasten the settlement of the dispute between Engiand aad Portugal as to the ownerbip of beiagoa Bay. ‘fhe cargo included a handsome tiger Kaross, @ present to Queen Victoria from the ousuto para Mouut chief Moseth, and a box of diamonds, value £2,000. ‘The Cape sbipping business was dull, MR. ALEXANDER HI. STEPHEN From a private letter from this distinguisved Georgiaa the Auaota Consitiution learns that nis Health’ 18 not 60 good. He 19 barely able bo sii up and not able to stand, This will be a matier of regret to the murtitudmous friends of the great Georgian. THE COURTS. Interesting Proceedings in the Law Courts Yesterday. The Bankrupt Perjury Case—Mr. Moorehead Honorably Discharged—A Disputed Will Case—Important to Bankers—Gold Contracts Sustained—Charge by Judge Bedford to the Grand Jury. UNITED STATES COMMISS!ONERS’ COURT. ‘The Alleged Bankrept Perjury Case—The Ace cused Honorably Discharged. Before Commissioner Shields. Jn the case of the Unitea States va. John Moore- head an examination was set dowh for yesterday, according to adjournment, On the opeving of the court and the appearance of the parties Assistant District Attorney Jackson, addressing the Commis- sioner, said that, after a most exhaustive examina tion of the witnesses produced for the prosecution and @ careful analysia of the complicated and rebutting evidence taken In the case, he had come Ww the conclusion that there was not the slightest reason or ground for further investigation into the charges against the accused. He did not deem Mus court the proper tribunal, in tue first place, for ap examination into the case. It was one that would have been better left to the court in which it origi.ated, the Bankrupt Court, The ac- cused here must have been put to the proof before a jury of all he swore to before the Register, and it was upon what he swore before the Register this accusation has been founded. 1t would have been time enough for the plaintiff to present the case wien it thus came up. Mr. Jackson, i conclusion, expressed nis conviction that there was not ine slightest foundation laid for the charge which had been preferred against the defeudant, and he moved the dismiasal of the case and the honvrable dis- charge of Mr. Moorehead, ‘The Commissioner coincided in the view taken of the case by the prosecuung officer, ana declared the at an end and the aeiendant Lonorably dis- ed. Mr. Moorehead then left the court with of the Great Counterfeit Hoax—The Soutuern Colonel Declared Non Compos. Yesterday morning Colonel Wuiteley brought up ex-Confederate Colone) Houston King, whose ex- traordinary revelation created such an excitement on the previous day in the Commissioners’ Vourt, and had exercised the Treasury Department and tts subordinates for several months past, before Com- missioner Shieias, A report of whe physician at Ludlow Street Jail was handed to the Cominisstoner, getting forth that King was suffering irom aberra- tion of mind consequent from a bullet wa he had received in the iate war. ‘The greatest sympa- thy was exyressed for the poor fellow—a sympatny that could hardly be exceeded bad he so suffered in tue cause of the Union, Alter some consideration it was decided to subinit his case to the Commussion- ers of Charities and Correction, who will, no doubt, pay the Kindest attention’ to him, wil his Jriends, who have been telegraphed to, shall arrive to take charge of him. ‘The Game Cock Case and the Alleged Mutiny on Shipboard. Before Commissioner Shieids, This case came up before the Commissioner yesterday morning for final disposition, Tue sea- men charged with mutny were arraigned, and further evidence was taken In the case against Mr. Heath, when tt having become apparent that there was ample justification on the part of Mr. Heath for the alleged punishment of Perry, the com- plalnant, bis Honor granied the motion of counsel for the defendant, Mr. W. H. Stephens, made at the previous examination of the case Lor tue discharge of the mate. Evidence was subsequently taken as to the alleged attempt at mutin: ut alter full investiga- ton the prisoners were discharged, The Comuis- sioner avatled himself of the opportunity to com- ment on the danger incurred by saliors 1u atvempt- ing unlawful resistance to authority on shipboard, and cautioned the officers againss the use of too severe measures in tie discharge of their duties. Assistant District Attorney Jackson gave to tue case, Involving as it did the rights of officers and sauors on merchant ships, careful attention, and conducved the prosecution with his usual farness and wodility, SUPREME COURT—GENERAL TEAM. Important to Bankers. Before Judges Ingrabam, Baruard and Cardozo, The tna National Bank of Hartford os. The Fourth National Bank of the City of New York.— In this case the Florence Milis,@ Connecticut cor- Poration, kept an accounts with the defendants, where their notes were frequently payable, averag- ing in number about five per month from January 1 to April, 1868, and three from Ist to oth of April. Of these one for $5,000 became payabie on the 2d of that month and one for $5,000 on the 4th of April, the following day being Sunday, It appeared that the corporation ieferred to nad a balance to their credit with the defendants of $694 $3 on the zd of Aprii, when the first note became due, which note de- fendants, a4 alleged, deciined to pay, but on tie succeeding day received @ renfittauce from the Fiorence Mills which placed them in funds excecd- ing $5,000, The draft due on tue 2d veing re-pre- sented was paid by the defendaats, but the draft coming dus on the 4th was not paid. ‘he piaimtity claimed that the remittance received by the defendanw@ on the 3d of April was the proceeds of a new note of the F.orence Mills Corporation discounted by the plainttits, a which discount they had’ made for account of the Flotcuce mills upon their promise that the proceeds would be appropriated by them to tne pay- ment of the note due 4th April; and that te Florence mills remitted the said proceeds in+tine co deiendants, withstitable directions, but that detend- ants erroncously appropriated said proceeds w tie note due 2d April; that Gefenvants ip receiving the proceeds of the draft received i charged with the instructions 4% to its appropriation; that by ther leteer of acknowledgment thoy axsuaed tae obiigzg tion so to appropriuie it, ana that not having dou 80 they are lanie to the piatntilts for the amount of e note, $6,000. The cause was tried before a referee, who rendered juagment tn favor of the planus, from which decision appeal was taken. Aller the arguments of counsel yesteraay the Court took the papers and reserved decision. Dispuied Will Case, Mary Van Brunt vs, Annie C. Kerr et at.—This was ao appeal from the Surrogate's « on refus- ing probate to a brief will of the plaintin’s deceasea husband. 1t appeared that she was his zecond wife, and there were. in all, ten children living, besides a son of & deceased child, The will in one single clause gave his whole property, valued at stout 52,000, to his wife, and appointed her executrix. The will was executed tu Phi adelptita. where he tuea was in @ very dangerous sickuess, and was witness’ by bis two aitending doctors, Meigs and Wiison. ‘The dispute arose as to whecher ine formalines of witnesaing ® will were attended to. Dr. Wilson asked the sick man whether the signature to 1t was his, but it Was not proved whether le used the word “will? Dr. Meigs does not remember whether the word “will? was used. Mrs. Van Brunt and another 190 present are sure Of the Word on direct exam- ;aclon, DUL NOL quite 8O sure On Cross examination. ‘The Surrogate rejected the will, and the widow ap- peais, It was argued on her behalf that her wii- hesses were in no way discredited, and that a just interpretation of their lestimony showed that ail ue- cessary points of execution had been complied with. On the vther hand, it was contended that her own testimony was taken against the policy of the law, and without it the necessary facts were not made out, and with it were so doubtful as to justity tue Surrogate’s decision, Phe vours aitrined the decision of the Surrogate, SUPREME COURT —GHAMBERS. Alleged False Pretonces of a Clucinuath Mere ob Before Judge Cardozo. David Joseph, of Cinciunati, was brought before the court yesterday morning on habeas corpus sued out by Mr. Howe. It appears that the prisouer stands charged with obtaming coods under false pretences to the amount of £68,000 from H. B. Claflin, Messrs. Payne, Perry and several other merchants of New York, which goods be took to Cincinnati, where he Jalied soon alter in business, The merchants {i York, tinding themety jctimized, had Jos brought on to this city on @ requisition, and three tudictments were found against tay Mr. Howe moved for hus aduaission to bail in a | Teasonuole sun. District Attorney Garvin resisted the motion, in- sisting iat Joseph ought to be made an exampie of. dir, Howe repaed that there were Laulures every day in Wall street of witch no judicial notice was tuken, and MU such summary proceedings as tiese were allowed tue District Attorney's oflce would become a i court and would do away with some Of the branches of the Supreme Court. oz0 WOK the papers and reserved his decision. COURT OF COMMON PLEAS-GENERAL TERM Counsel Fees on a Alleged Fraudulent Divorce, Before Judges Daly, Loew and Van Brunt, Rule Moneuse vx. Moria Moneuse,~-A divorce suit 5 ‘was instiiuted by éhe plaintiff to obtain a seperation from bis wife, the defendant, waich he did, as Alleged, by fraud, having spirited away defendant's mater easy for him. A mo- tion was subsequently made to set aside the decree Of divorce on the ground of fraud, and to new trlal. ‘The former motion was deuied, bat new trial was granted. A reconciliation was then elfected between husband and wife, and notice given for the discontinuance of the sult, No fece Having been paid defendant's counsel, he 16d for @ reierence to arrange what he should receive for his services, ‘The referee reported 1m his favor for the sump of $1,800, irom which report an appeal was taken to the General Term of this court. The case Bow comes Up On @ Motion by Moneusé to have the Teleree’s report set aside, and on another motion by counsel to obiain judginent tor the full amount. Decision reserved, Enforcement of Gold Conteacts—Impertant Decision. Julia Mahoney vs. H, H, Stewart.—It appears shat plaintiff bired as @ nurse to go to Parigat a salary of twenty-five dollars per month, in gold. She was paid only at the rate of twenty-Ave doliara in cur- rency. and now sues for the difference. At the time of the trial, Judge Loew, actlag on tue dectsions of the State courts, decided against,tue plaiutil, where upon an apse Was taken 60 the Ge Term. pending which the decision of the #upreme Oourt of the United States in the case Brown vs. Rodes was rendered, to the eifect that contracts for the pay- ment in coin should berenforced. This decision the General Term now follows, and accordingly award judgment for plaintit for the difference due her be- tween coin and currency. COUST GF COMMIN PLEAS—SENERAL TEWM. Matrimonial Responsibilities, Before Judges Daly, Spencer and Loew, Wood & Lange rs, Sanches,—In this case i ap- peared that the defendant, Mra. Sanches, went to the Plaintiff™¥’ aud procured some groceries without stating that she was @ married woman; bat whep the bill was presented to her she refused to pay it, on the ground that she was @ married woman an@ that her busband was the person liable for the pay- ment. Wien the case was brought before Justice Bull be gave judgment for plamuits in the amouat claimed, from which an appeal was taken, The cane came up yesterday on @ motion © set aside he r decree of Judge Bull. ‘The Court reserved its decision. Action for Assault and Battery. Before Judge Gross. F.J. Tinkham vs. D. H. Thomas.—The action was brought to recover $609 dumages for an assault on platnuft alleged to have been committed by the defendant, who keeps a ciwar store on Broadway. Itappeared from the evidence that one Frederick Bellows was the proprietor of a cigar stand tn the establishment and that the plainuil endeavored’ to take it away, alleging that it was his property, the consequence being the alleged assault complained of. The defence set up Was that Phomas. a deputy ghert?, m sought lo remove the plautifl vo pre- vent a breach of the peace. ‘The jury returned @ verdict for the plaintif?, award- ing bi tue full amount of damages claimea COURT OF GENERAL SESSIONS. Empanelling of the Grand Jury—Interesting Charge of Judge Bedford. Before Judge Bedford. At the opening of the court yesteraay morning the Grand Jury was empanelied. Mr. Barnet L. Solo- mon was appointed foreman, City Judge Beaford charged the Grand Jury as follows:— YOREMAN AND GENTLEVEN oF THE on have been summoned to vet as grand nuary term of thts court. 1 learn from the District Attorney that the Cliy Prison Ix at present unusially crowded with persons whose cases await your deliberations, and, therefore, your duues wilt be onerous and your responsibilitics reat, There is no safer guide Tor the faithful per. formance and discharge of the sacred obligations devolving upon you thaw the oath which has just been adinimuistered to each aad all of you; for it very broadly indicates the measure ‘of. your responsibiliues and will, no doubt, awaken you to € just appreciation of your couduct as grand jurors. regret to say tat of late crime in whois city is greatly on the increase, and it is for you, gentie- nen, Lo wiekl your immense power feartessiy, fatriy aad impartially, m order to afd the authorities in their honest endeavors to siem the current of the daring and reck.ess actions 0! bad and unprineipiea men, 80 28 to teach Usem, in emphatic terms, that erime cannot be commitved here with unpunity, and that if they persist in their lawlessness they will be made to taste the bitter traits of ir misdeeds even to the stern letter of the law. In every case presented to you by the District Attorney, see to iL that, at all hazards, be the consequences what they may, the taws be enforced. that justice be done the State, aud at the same thine, have a care that no tmjustice be done tne accused, Thus will the strong arm of the law prove at once an iegis for the people and a terror to the evil doer. fhe statute makes tc incumbent upon ine 10 direc your atiention espectally to the excise, usury, lottery and eciection laws; also Lo the laws against the tak Of tiegal fees by publ officers, and to an act passe Mareh 3, 15460, to prevent frands tn the sale of tickets upon vesse! It ig my duty to inform you that if you find an indictment against a person far a fetoup the law docs not permit you to disciose ‘the fact ex- cept to the Court and the Iistriect Attoruey votit after such person shall lave been arrested. If you do so, remember, you will be guilty of & misde- meanor, With these few remarks [I 304 ase to be placed in your hands @ manual entinied @ ‘brief for Grand Jurors.’ whieh wiligive you all the uecessary information as to tne duties and respousiditities de- volving upon you as grand jurora. Geutlewes, you may now retire. LARCENY OF A HORSE AND WAGON. GRAND Job Frazee, who was charged with stealing a hse and wagon valued at $500, the property of Willivm B. Barton, No. sixth avenne, pleaded guilty to an attempt at grand larceny. The circumstances showed that the prisoner was Intoxicated and hat no felonious Intent. Judge Bedtord asked him if he had ever been arrestea before, wea he promptly replied that he was taken tp for belng di Honor sent him lo Blackwell's Isiand for six D ROBBERY. 1) Was placed on trial charged first. degree. Thomas Riley swore that on Sundity, the 12th of December, ne was dvinking in a saloon tn the Fourth ward with tho prisoner and other men, and that subsequentiy Kean followed him to te dock, Knocked nim duwa and took ms pocketbook, which contained eignt dollars. It appeared that both were intoxicated and as the prisoner showed iis previous good Jury Were unable to watee upon a verd ROLARI Willian Hrown ond Frederick Smederick were tried upon an oniichnent charging them wilh break: Ing in'o v No. 40 City Hall place and steal- Mig four tds of butter, There was no lewal testimony to Sustain the charge, and the jury ren- dered a verdict of not gully without leaving thetr seats, SENTENCED FOR BURGLARY Willian Jonuson (colored) was tried upon a charge of burgiary in the first degree, the jndictinent il- loging that on tue night of the 120 of December he made a burglarious entry into he apartments of Lridget Lawler, No. 65 Baxter street, by opening a bedroom window, He took about twenty doilars’ worih of wearing apparel, & portion of which was found in tis possesston ‘wheo the officer arrested ilar of the house. jury rendered hin in cae cell verdict of gatty, and Bedford sentenced years. on to the state F ‘the following 13 th endar for to aay:—Tbe People vs, Edward brison, alias Wickman, forge Same vs. Waiter Hamiiton, do; Sawe vs. Jotin Brown and James Kelly, felonious wssanit «and : vs, Lewls Goodman, obtainmy goods by false pr Sane vs. Joseph Miner, do Same vs. L. Garrett do.; Sane vi Wiham Lb. do: Same vs, Fanny Striker, Willa id larceny; Same vs. David H. va Wilhain burns and Jam evs, Jerenmah Madden, do. ; Sago orrison, assault and buttery; Satn Deuehy, grand larceny; Same vs. Thou do.; Saine vs. James Edwards, varglary. J. Rave CaUAT CALEWDARS—THS DAY. BKerneme OCovretT—GENeKaL TEeRv.—l'referred Nos. 10, 18, inumerated—Nos. 1, 21, 22, 26, 96, 27 23, 20, 30, 38, Sd, 35, 34, BT, 33, 46, SUPREME COURT—CHAMBERS.—Nos, 20, 42, 66, 64. 7, 13, 4, 111. Call, a Mate INR COURT—TRIAL TER! 7. TIT, # 4775, 4750, WHAT'S WAONG IN THE FIFTEENTH? Pickpockets and the Police in Broadway. Broadway bas been infested tor some time by pickpockets. They literally swarm, and the opera- tors are of both sexes, but principally femaies, The nainber of cases that crop up to public notice throngh the courts t# but a tiihe of the actuai offences. The 2b Of ail this was revealed yes- terday, and no fact of receat development is more likely to arouse a vigilauce coaimitee than this. In our Special Sessions report, ta another column, will be found pariicuiara of te apprehen sion of a female pickpocket in broadway by Judge Dowling. In sending this woman for trial the Judge made the foilowing significant state ment: —“I am certain that the poiice of the Fit precinct cover these Women iu their pocaet pi and L also Know that they receive a comimss every trick they get through. ‘This accoants 1 audacity of the times and the increasing Nuit, the vicums. ‘The police are leagued wit tneves.”” ‘This statement astounded the au In the court, but excited no surprise among t* cials of the court, who, with the Judge, & Bluce suspected it OO OOOO ee