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EVROPE. The Question of Commerce in France and Great Britain. Free Trade or Protection a3 Agitated by the Masses. Mi. Rochefort’s Condition and Prepa- rations for Yrial. Traupmann’s Struggle with the Guillotine. The Cunard mail steamsmp Nemesis, Captain Bn- Mnge, from Liverpool on the 22d and Queensiown ‘the 28d of January, arrived at this port yesterday Morning, bringing our general European corre- spondence, in detail of cable teicgrams, dated to the Gay of sailing from England. Queen Victoria was reported to de suffering from neuralgia arising, her physicians say, from a dis- turbance of the nervous system, due to ‘‘expesure, worry or exeitemont.”” ‘The Duke of Namt!ton, whois making a cruise tn Dis steam yacht, the Stella, arrived at Constantinople from Smyrna. ‘A telegram from London of Jauuary 21 reports :— The ship Koseniski, Captain Lawson, of the Aber- deen ime, arrived in the river, is the first shyp Unis season with the colonial wool, ‘There 13 no demand for steamers for the Indian and China trade via the Suez Canal, ‘Ihe tonnage of shippine hitherto load- tag on berths for these poris and the Cape of Good Hope amounts to 54,118 tons, for Australia and New Zealand, 57,386 tons. The Duke of Eatnvurgh will arrive at Agra, India, December 20. A telegram from Yokohama states vat the steamer Ocean Queen was wrecked in the begining of De- ceraber, near Nigzu. Aletier irom Constantinople states that tye Otto. man goverument has extended to three years the delay of 1X months nitherto accorded to traders for re-exporting jeweiry not soid within the erapire, and for recovering the dificrence between the im- portation dues and those of transit. A royal decree has been published extendtng the Prorogation of the Italian Parliament to the 7th of March, in order to give the ministry time to prepare @ detailed financial statement and to deliberate mea- sures for the restoration of tue finances of the king- dom. FRANC. The Rochefort Triai—Feelug of the Accas Galignini’s Messenger’, of Taris, of the 224 of Jan- wary, repor M. Clément Laurier. the Presse states, Is to be the counsel to deiend M. Kochefort. ‘Tne latter, we understand, complains bitverly of bis situation, His Dealth 1s grievously impaired by tas continual ex- cltement and agtiation, and, on* the other hand, he feels himself to ve constantly pushed forward; he funds himseif piaced on an inciiped plane without the power of arresting his descent. One of his frends 19 said (o bave advised him to depart for some foreign country, and there devote himself to the education of nis twochildren, Many persons affirm that M. Rochefort would ve tn no way sorry to be rid of the neavy burden which he has spon- ‘aneousty taken on his shoulders, and tnat, if the pie were 1 ask iin to yield his place to M. Ledru iin, he would joyfully consent. But the last Demed personage appears to have very little desire to become the commanded agent of the perplexing electors of Lellevule.’” The tollcwing reply bas been sent to M. Roche- PARTS, Jan, 2), 1870. muestion of howor to inpuate Mt not allow, » paper war 1 not allow you, after your mon- Srous accusalion, to refuge behiad ‘doubtful expres- sions, To-morrow 1 wii send you alist of nine jurymen chosen by me, Be so good as to wameas many. It fs import- ant that the question raised by you suall be decided witnous delay. A. VERMOREL. The Pays has the tollowmg:—“The question may be fairly addressed to. M. Kochefort why, on arriving 1n Paris, le accepted the good oilives of M. Vermore:, ‘Whom he now finds ‘suspected,’ but who was then organizing mectings in favor of his friend? ic was at that tune that he ought to have repudiated all connection with a persou of equivocai reputation, And agaiu, is M. Rochefort justified in attacking anyoue (or sowing divisions in the republican parey > Does he nimseif do anything else when every morn- Ing he dectares or causes 16 to Le said that the left dg lukewarm 7” Rochefor’s Protest and Position, An article appeared in the Marseiilaise, signed by M. Kocuefori, in which he states that he will not @ppear belure the tribunul, because, in the first place, the magistrates are not elected by universal Guffrage, and secongly, because the publications of the proceedings in cuurt 1s forvidden. ‘The fact that the decision must be based onan ex parte case will give & sembiance of uniairness to any sentence the court may iniitct on the accused, and thus by stil further infiaming the public miad, must increase the ee ol tue situauion and the danger of an emeute, A Letter from Rochefort. The foliowing letier has been sent to M. Vermo- rel:— Panis, Jan. 19, 1870. Stx—~In dectaring to the Miniscer of Justice that ou Were supposed to wave ceriain relations with he police, L only repeat what you have yourseif ‘twenty tues Drought upon tue tapis at public meet- ings. Ll have beeu accused of being the spy of M. Rouher, you exciatmed in my presence several times; a “circumstance tual proves imcon- Sestably that you, aD uiltra-Tepubiican, are considered to have had connection with the government, which for us is the same asthe police, Inasinucb as 80 radica! a republican as Pokal cannot possibiy make any dilference be- ween M. Rouner and AM. Pietri, If io realtiy you @re not suspecied by that party, how 13 that the principal wiaters in the Reyorine left that jonrnal the moment you entered 1? You have beenouliged to a@vow your minisierial acquaintances, ani judginent Das Jong since been passed by public opinion on yoursell. You cav nevertheless form at your leisure a Lg of hovor; and levea hope it will acquit you. As for myself, | have witnessed too often’ the efforts which you unceasingiy wake to create troubie and division tn the republican party. And @siong as you shal! continue to write articles of euch an odious character that the Minister of Justice takes them as testimonials in ihe tribune liself to prove the culpability of tie Deputy woom he 1s striving to get condemned, J shai! use the mght that belongs to ine to ask Wuence they came,gand to pub- icly quality. as he deserves, the author, who, after having associated himselt in past times with M. Rouher and the waryuis de ta Valette, now makes common Cause with Al. Emile Olitver, HENRL ROCHEFORT. Traopmann’s Struggles with the Executioner and Guillotine. Galignant’s Messenger, of Paris, of January 21, re- ports the very latest moments of iife of the mardeter Traupmann, with bis conduct at the gulilovine shus:— When the prisoner was getting ready to leave his ell for whe “tollette’’ M, Claude, the head of the secret police, asked nim had he notning to confess. “1 aided,” said the prisoner, “but I never struck.” “Do you persistin aMriming that you had accom. eee. eh I certainly had.” “Will you name »' No,” wad the answer. of the journais state that, by a sudden move- Ment of the shoulders, he attempted, just as the Slide was put in motion, to escape troin the hold of ‘the executione:’s asmstant, and thet it required ail the strength of the latier, whose hand was bliten. ‘The Gazeile des Trivunaux gives the following ac- count of the incident:—It was then tnat, in the pre- geuce of 60 tuevitabie and immediate death, ‘traup- uann manifesied the most evident signs of terror. On being wretched on the slide he first made a convulsive movement of bis head and body to the right; on being forced back towurda the junette he made a plunge forward wud endeavored to get his right shoulder mto the epertare. In a word, this great criminal clung desperately to life, and endeav- ored by crery means to escape the terribie fate that awaited bim. Tho executioner. having by main force brought’ back the criminal into the proper position, the upper junctte was fixed on his neck, and & moment aiter the blade fell.’’ The Droit says:—“‘At five paces distance, in the misty light, there was scarcely any possibility of ais- toguishing the criminal from the assistanw of the a@xecuttoner, At the jass moment Traupmann at- Senipted a desperate effort and twisted himsell vio- Jentiy to the right, but being pusied back by one of the attendants, be inude a lunge to tne left, and one Of bis snvulders was lor a moment engaged in the circular aperture destined for the eck. ‘The power- fui band of the executioner forced him back upon the sliding panel, and the next tusiant a duil thud announced that the crime of Puptin was expiated,” ‘Free Trade er Protection—The Commercial Treaties. The Logisiative Body of France met in session January 20, M. Mége, one o1 the \ice presidents, lu the bar: ne order of the day was the adjourned discussion on the commercial treaties. JuLea Sivow satd—Nothing can prove more eariy the mecessity iss the comdict of radiciorr ° NEW YORK eee fhe To Me as £8.101,310 in excess of the total held at this time last ation of may year. forward, all 5 wios tnay neard. I spall Lord Penzance, of the Fnglish Divorce Court, re- Myself be very moderate in the of 8. | fused to Ax a for ihe hearing Of the cause celebre The Qrst question to be ts a8 to | of Mordaunt va, Mordaunt. Cole and Johnston, He whether the treaties of commerce have produced | said tt must come on in the usual course. It was disastrous results in France. The returns I quote | ureed, on the other hand, “that if lady Mordaunt are fromthe Annales du Commerce Bxiérieur, and | be not insane now, the treatment of ten lunatic doc- comprise the imports and exports united. 1 1863 She special trade—that is. imports taken for consump- tion and exports of French preductions—amounted Ot 5,974,000,0001.; in 1859 Co 3,903,000,000f,; | the increase’ was thus in proportion of three to five. Now take the trade with England alone; acvoraing to the English returns the exports from France into Engiand amounted, im 1859, Lo 421, 000,000f,, and in 1863 to $47,000,000f, ‘Thus the trace more than doubed gud the French doca- ments are sti! more favorable to us, The exporw Jrom Engiand into France if 1868 amounted to 687,000,0001,; consequently there Was @ balance of 254,.00,000f, on the side of France. Next, let us take the particuiar classes of goods. Of raw mate- riai Eugiand sends to France 333,000,000f. and re- ceives 04,000,000f.; of Manulactures we export to Jugland 61,090,001, and receive only 329,00),000f, tact of the ter portion of the im- ports irom England being raw material is a proof of the uevelopment of our industrial wealth and of our prosperty, for a country oaly purchases such produce to m&aufacture It. (Hear, hear.) From the avove Ggures I am led to believe that the ruin of France®s not so manifest as is pretended. 1 admit that some branches of indus- try are in a@ suffering state, but I deny that the cause is to be attributed to the treaties of commerce. (Hear, bear.) Yet im the same trades there aro chiels of establishments who compiain, and others who declare themselves satisfied. Thus many sbip- owners of Havre and Bordeaux deny that there 18 any grounds for the lamentations. It 1s, however, Incontestible that some manulacturers are la a suflering state, and among tuem may be mentionea Une shipbuiiders and the ironfounders. Of these lat- ter elgniy-eight esiablishments nave been closed. M. ‘THieRS—That is true, M. JULES SIMON—But is there no other remedy for the shipping inierests than @ return to @ syste of protection’ With respect to the intelligence and ability of the workmen, the advantage is on our sie. Imay here remark that the duration of the tume of labor 18 bot the same, it pelng; sixty-six nours per week 1or men and Women in France, aud ony tity-seven in England. Many manu:acturers of Leeds and Mancoesier deciare that they bave sugered no loss by diminishing she day’s work for women a9 well as for childrep, ‘The production of the fiity-seven bours in England ts as great as that of the sixty-six in France. ML, HABNTJENS.—The same would De the case in the public scnools, M, JULES Simon.—You are right, and if you bring Torwara & proposal in that sease | shall be ready to Support you. france is also placed under @ disad- Vaulage with regard to the laciltes of Frananers ‘The water carriage 1s very defective and the railway tariffs present extraordinary inconsistencies. A ton of cotton Costs more to send througu France to Kasie than 4 delivered at Mulhausen, through which towo % passes. In some cases the diiferences are enormous. A ton of English linen sent from Bordeaux to Cette, a distance of 476 kilometres, pays only futeen frances; u sent to tonnems, a dis- tance of ninety-six Kilometres only, on the same lane, the cost 1s sixty eight francs, Those facts prove that we diilicuities do not arise from the treaues of commerce, and that the reform most required is to diminish the disitaoce by reaucing the cost of conveyance, The exhibitiva of late years have proved the superiority and strength of Franee, and is Would be sad if, on the morrow of our*vic- tor; we were to come Jorward to cjaim protective duties like chudren who declare that they cannot conteud with men univss these latier have thelr hands bound. Commercial liberty 1s an indispensable condition ot peace, for 80 long us we shall have an army of revenue oflicers on the frontier the fraternity of nations wil' be impossibie. But when peoples shali only be rival traders instead of cnemes | defy you to make them fgat. By Iree- of a parismentary inquiry | atatisticn @Rd con! dom of labor and commerce will be founded tne future of liberty aod all war will ve ac an end, (Loud applause.) : . The Marquis De Prre—This ts the Cwsarial social- ism of Rouner & Co. M. GILLAUMIN—I beg to address my compliments and thaaks to M. Jules Simon, the more so because he hag left me little to say. his ideas being for the most part ip accord wiih my own. A word, however, about agriculture. That industry which employs 19,500,000 hands and produces 15,000,00u,000 is only protected by a duty of four per cent. It has always, go to speak, allowed itself to follow in the rear of other indusiries that were better represented, whether on the benches of the Chamber or in the councils of government. In my opinion no favor ought to be accorded to avy pariicuiar trade without granting an equal and a corresponding one to agricuiture. M. CLEMENT DUVERNOIS—Ail bere are agreed on the subject of inquiry, but there are three other points mvolved in this discussiou:—In the tirst place we desire to know if the Cabinet means to persevere im the economic system inaugurated in 1500; then we have to decide whether we ought to denounce the treaty of commerce before or after the inquiry; lastly, we have to pronounce judgment on the recent decrees on temporary adinissions and Warrants, M. BUFFET (Minister of Finance)—Would it not be better to wait for the discussion of the special inter- pellations on the decrees? (Yes, yes.) M. CLEMENT DUVERNOIS—I Wished to continue. M. BuFFET—Be it so; only the government will reply at a later pertod. ihe debate Was again adjourned. Ministerial Reception—What Guizet Says of Ollivier. {From Galignani’s Messenger, Jan. 22.] The reception at tue Ministry of Foreign Affairs the evening before last was exceedingly bruuant— net only the whole of the diplomatic body being present, but several ancient uphoiders of Parita- meutary liberty, such as M. Guizot, M. Udilon-Barrot, M. Duvergier de itauranne, M. Dumon and Count de Mortemart. ‘‘Weare notin the salon of a party,” said one of these gentlemen, ‘but on national ground. It is the place of all men siacerely atiacbed to freedom aud willing to place that great blessing above all mere questions concerning forms of gov- ernment.” M. Ewile Ollivier and M, Guizot spoke together for @considerable time, and the latter was afterwards heard to say:—“'I feel the greatest sympathy for that young man, and I consider it 9 great piece of good fortune that he has inspired the Emperor with cunti- dence, as he bas certain'y the country. If he can remain in power only a year he wii become a great Minister,” ‘Tue soirée lastea to 9 late hour. Jt was remarked that the members of the right re- mained away. Foreign lmports—Public Notabilities~Impe- rial Marringe Gifts. Mall telegrams to Dublin and Cork from Paris re- port:— ‘The leading merchants and shipowners of Havre sent to the London 7imes a provest against the French daccree of January 19, relaung to the unpor- tation of cotton aad iron in France, Itisrumored shat m. Dubuc, a contributor to the Marseilacse, has been arrested at Creuzot, M. Raspal’s health contanues to progress favorably. sho »uolic contradicis @ rumor of Baron Hausse- Mann being seriously ill. ‘The trade strike at Creuzot continued January 21, but go disturbance occurred, ‘The aris Figaro reports it would appear that the principal tmsuigator of the strike 1s un agent of an international artisan soctety newspaper of ex- treme tendencies, which were, it 1s added, dissemi- nated among the workmen at Creuzot. ‘she marriage of Captain Clary and Mile. Marion, reader to the Empress, was celebrated in the chapel of the Tuileries, their Matesties and the Prince Impe- rial being present. The bride received some splen- did presents, and among them an entire trousseau trom the Empress and a most valuable sult of o1na- ments, diamonds and pearis from tue Emperor. ln the Legisiative body M, Chevaudiér de Val- drome, Minister of the Interior, gave explanation relative to the execution of Traupmann, and added \hat the demand made by Mr, Steiuackers, Count ie Hon and the Marquis ae Piere, that executions an future should take place ta the interior of the prisons, would be taken into consideration by the Cabinet, and that the decision arrived at by the goy- ernment would be laid before tue Chambers, ENGLAND. The Free Trade Agitation—Preparing for Parliament—Ship News by Electricity—A Celebrated Divorce SuitOutrage and Mur- der, ‘the London Times says the ghost of protection, which lately strove to walk the world’s stage omce more under the of reciprocity, has been very summarily laid, and, referring to the recent circum- stances in France and the United States, adds that procection, under whatever name ft 1 callea or mis- cailed, 18 1p @ bad way all over the world. Another of the conservative leaders declared agatnst the reciprocity policy. Sir Stafford North- cote declared at a meeting of the Exeter Chamber of Commerce that @ reaction from the principles of iree trade would not only ve practically impossibie, but would, if possible, be productive of mpre incon- venience and injury than the preseat system. Av the first Cabinet Council of the present year, heid January 21, in Londog, the whole of the Ainis- ters were present. Another Cabinet Council was called for the afternoon of January 22, at the oMicial residence of the Premier. ‘Tne Lords of the Admiralty issued a notice to the effect that on the Ist day of April, 1870, a telegraph station will be moored by the International Mid- Channel Telegraph Company off the entrance to tue English Channel. + ‘The London papers contain accounts of disgrace- 1al riots on January 2%, at Shorncisffe, near Shemieid; heither troops nor yeomanry cavalry appear te have aided in suppressing the disorder, which was marked by many acts of great brutality by trades- men, The Telegraph remarks that “at whatever cost the government muat guard the individuat Itb- erty of the workingmen, and puni ith uurelent- Ang Vigor those by Whom It Is inv: J ae se coloneicies of tour Britisu regiments are va- ‘the London Times or January 22, in its financial article, says:—The English funds, influenced by the numerous sales lately effected and which have been suppose.t to ve on government account, opened yesterday ata iurther decline of 3, but at the close tere Was more steadiness. 16 8 understood that the government payinent to the telegraph com- pantes wili be made on Friday next, the 23th inst., aud that the distribution to the suarehoiders will be om tho 7tn of February. ‘Tne totai to be distributed 116,048, and. the baok return of Thursday showed the gorerament balsuces to be already tors appointed to observe her would drive her #0 very goon’? ‘The case of Mr. Turner, formerly chatrman of the Great Western Railway, was in Kkruptcy in Loa don. The absence of ihe bankrupt was attributed to nervous excitement. No accounts were filed. His Nabilities are said to amount to £100,000. Mr. Sergeant Sargood opposed on behalf of the Great Eastern Ratlway, and alleged thas it was the bauk- bi "3 object to shirk puolic iniey ‘The adjourned mquest on the ly of the woman muroered at the hotel in Finsbury square was held. Richard Linder, bookkeeper and head waiter of the hotel, sald thas he did not miss anything after the commission of the murder. The prisoner did not keep the key of the cellar. The coroner summed up, and the jury after @ few minutes’ consultation re- turned @ verdict of wiliul murder against Jacob Spinas. The strong room of Peek Brothers & Uo., tea mer- chants, Loadon, was broken into and gold. notes, and checks, representing £2,500 in value, stolen. Itta reported that Archdeacon Basil Jones will be the new Bishop ol St. Asapa. AUSTRIA. Cabinet Finances, The committee of the Lower House of the Reichs- rath approved+the government bill ot finance for 1oT0. Herr Fegalo, a member of the committee, an- nounced his Intention Of bringing 1orward a motion in the full siting of the House, for the reduction of the eflective strength of the army to 600,000, a step which would effect a saving tor the year of 20,000,000 florins. TURKEY. Imperial Relations Towards the Viceroy of Egypt. (From the Levant Times, Jan. 11.) Weareable to announce that tae last pending quesiion between the Khedive and the Porte, and which related to the purchase by the latuer of the iron-clads and breech-loadeis which his Higaness had ordered in Europe, has been definitively settied. The Vicero: uswer we are im ® position to s:ate gave comple wisfaction to the Sultan and Grand Vizier. The Viceroy never did refuse to give up the iroa-ciads and rifles to the imperial govern- went; and the matter has merely been Kept open for @ while in order to fix tho price, the full particu- Jara of the cost not having been ovtai! by we Eg) ptian administration, and to arrange the mode of payment, the laver point being obviously one which required @ previous understanding, aud the more so us 1t had been Originally proposed that the sum should be deducted from ‘the tribute—an arrange- ment to which the Khedive was not in @ position to accede under the cerms of his obligation to pay the full amount Of the tribute directly to the con- tuaciors Of the Turkish loans of 1864 and 1565, This, which was simply @ question of detail, has, we un- derstang, been settled to the sausfaction of boin parties. 2 Q {From the Nord of Brusseis, Jan. 21.) The ‘iurco-Egyptian diiticulty would therefore appear to be arranged, unless, a8 certain corre- spondents affirm, the submission of the Kheuive has been a matter of compulsion. asoigued for his submission to the Turkish demands ‘The principal cause would be the refusal of the Austrian goveroment, on the one hand, and of the Frenca, on the other, to allow tue armor-plated vessels ordered at Toulon and ‘Triesi¢, as well as the cartridges for the new guns of the gyptian army, to leave. But, withoup them, ali resistance became Mmpossibie. QUARANTINE. MEETING GF THE NEW COMMI:SIONERS, Organization of the Board—Full Inquiries to be Made Into the Workings of the Depart. ment—Merchants and Shipowners to be Heard in Regard to Abuses. The newly appointed Commissionors of Quaran- tine, Messrs. Wison G. Hunt, Dr. A. N. Rel and Samuel Barton, met yesterday alternoon at the office of the Commissioners for the purpose of organ- wing ana for due form. the business connected with the department, tho entering upon thelr duties in After a full, but informal, discussion of Board organized by electing Mr. Wilson G. Hunt, President, with Mr, G. N. Stebbins oMciating as Sec- retary. Mr. H. W. Johnson, legal adviser to the late Board of Commissioners, was presented and was then asked by the president (Mi. Hunt) as«to whut would probably be the amount required py the Com- missioners to carry on the work under their direc- tion for the coming year. Mr. Johnson stated that the amount appropriated auring several years past was $50,000, and that it would not be aavisablo to ask for less than that amount; that although, when there was a sickly season, the revenue was supposed to be, and was, in fact, larger than at other times, there were practical aiMeculties to overcome, building the new hospital, in accordance with the laws of 1866, was $400,000. had been expended in building the “‘rip-rap.”” By a heavy storm @ large portion of the original rip-rap bad been carried away. expended on building a new rip-rap. Then there The appropriation for Of this some $310,000 Bome $20,000 haa to be had been some $9,000 or $10,000 worth of work done which had not yet been paid for. The Commissioners found that there was a great deal of plumbing work whicn could be done at the time for nearly half what it would cost if done after the buildings were com- pleted, and then a discussion had been had as to what method of lighting the buildings would be most practicable and profitable, aud it was con- cluded to light them with gas. It would be neces- sary, therefore, he thought, to have the appropria- tion made large enough to cover the $9,000 or $10,000 which he had alluded to, and provide for covering the ground with earth. The sand, it was found, ‘was being continually blown off, gnd it had been suggested to cover it with some other material. Concrete had been mentioned, but there were many objections to that, as in case of fire, and also because ofthe action of the sun’s heatupon it, It was then suggested that earth should be tried, and that, sown with grass, would make a safe, pretty and economtcal covering. In reiation to Kee | any special ap- propriation Mr. Johngon explained that it had been the practice in past years to prepare a paragraph for inservion in the Supply bill, that the counsel Jor the Board would go before the Committee on Ways and Means and explain the necessity for the amoun! and that on examination it was generally allowe Qnd passed a3 a portion of the Supply bill. In rela- tion to the erection of warehouses provided for ia the law of 1863 there were practical diMculties, which would tend to show that it would be impolitic om the part of the State to go to the expense of erecting extensive warehouses, which would be made subject to the general government, As, for instance, in case Of an infected vessel the owners of course would want to get possession of their vessel as soon as possible. It could gnot pve disinfected as readily with a full cargo on board as if the cargo were en- tirely removed. According to the laws of Congress not a single portion of the cargo could be removed without permit from the Collector of the Port. He might withold that permit or he might decide to discharge the cargo and leave an oficer of the Custom Hause in charge to guard against any smuggling or cheating she goverament, #0 that the warehouses would be under the control of officers of the general government. A resolution was offered by Dr. Beil and adopted by the Board requesting Mr. Johnson to prepare a statement of the amount which would be required for the purposes of the Commissioners during the current year and the items for whica the money would be required. A resolution was offered by Mr. Barton and adopted by the Board directing Mr. Kich to explain to the Board, by maps and otherwise, the condition of the structures now used for quarantine, and wiat 2 ecm to compiete them as originally contem- plated. On motion of Mr. Barton the secretary was directed to prepare and furnish to the Board @ list ot the cu loyés attached to the department, their respective Jaries and the duties incumbent on them i the po- sitions which they severally occupy. It was decided unanimously that, as the Commis- sioners desire to so conduct the business of the department as to correct whatever abuses may exist and at the same time provide for the accommoda- tion of merchants and owners of vessels while guard- ing the health of the port, at the next meeting, which will be held in a few days, arrangemenis be made and imvitations extended to merchauts and others to meet with Commissioners and state what grievances tney may have to complain of. ‘The meeting then, aiter some further informal dis- cussion among the Commissioners, adjourned, THE AERIAL FIREBAAND. QUARANTINE LANDING, STATEX a} Feb. 6, 1870. To Tum EpiToR OF THE HERALD:— The “remarkable phenomenon’? noticed in your paper of to-day was seen by nearly all the passen- gers taking the six A. M. boat from Tompkiusvilie landing on Wednesday morning. northeast line from the six feet in lengih and a it looked like a brand ot fire. I¢ was seen from tivo It vas in about a appeared to be about le, and, as you say, land, ook Wit A. M. until six A. M., and Wes & most remarkable sight, Some persoms thinking it was eae s OLLIF: Colleator Staten Jaland ref, Qgarentige landioe. K HERALD, SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 6, 1870.—TRIPLE SHEET. MORMONISM. Practical Operations. of the New Schis- matic Movement. The “Church of Zion” Organized on Earth—Informal Adoption of Iis Con- stitution—A Herald Correspond- ent Receives a ‘ Revelation.” SALT Laka Crty, U. T., Jan. 25, 1870. ‘The new Mormon movement has assumed 8 tem- porary organization, At a special meeting held last evening the members informally adépted a prelimi- nary draft of its characteristic constitution, The oficial title of the new system is “Tne Church of Zion.” It 18 not, a8 some suppose, an entirely new reugion. It 13 only @ modification of o:1gival Mor- monism. The new Mormons are only old ones “‘re- constructed.” The new system is littie else than the old one “varnished.” The new is better than the old by being in many points more reasona- ble and liberal. Its rundamental pmnciples are broad and beautiful. It is good wherein it savora of the spiritual, but bad wherein it tampers with the temporal. In organization the new and old are almost identical. With an eye of faivh the new provides # name for ecclemastical dis- iricta corresponding in magnituge to States and nations. It estabushes direct communication with the heavens,’ through seers and oracies; stands un- trammelled in conceptions of immortal truth, and in changing the external form of its administration; confirms the rites of baptism (by immersion) and laying on of hands; allows freedom of individual opinion in minor matters which do not conftct with the ipitiatory ordinances aud the - constitution; enjoins the practice of purity and right, but deals gently with the erring; revives the ancient prin- ciple of tithing, to consiss of one-tenth the annual profit which remains after deducting the absoiutely necessary cost of living; divides the Church Into different ecclesiastical districts, each of which ts to control its internal management, all to act in harmony witn tno generat arraugement; holds all oficiais responsible directiy to the people; makes the law of love and not of force the funda- mental principle of authority; provides for spiritual and temporal departments, each of which 18 separ- ate in so jar as that duties pertaining to both shall not be administered by one individual; divides the spiritual department into quorums of general and local presidencies, with their counseilors, quorums of twelve apoaties, of seventies, of high priests and of teachers, and the temporal into boards of oishops, With their aids and counsellors, boards of general and local trustees anda ladies’ aid committees a8 assistants to the bishops, and deflues their re- specuve spiritual and temporal duties; declares tuatall electtons may be by ballot, and that any persona who take active measures to secure their own election shail be tor that occasion ineligibie to office. Such 18 ® synopsis of tais new Mormon system in 1S principles and its form of practice. Polygamy 13 not monttoned in its consutution, although in the ‘‘manifesto” the principle 1s stated to be sanctioned and practised by celestials, Poly- gamy could come in hereafter through one oF the “back doors” waich the constitution hay avowedly Jeft open. CRITICISM UPON THE CONSTITUTION. If the heavens had contined their revelations to spiritual subjects or if the’ pew Mormon mediums had omitted temporalities the Church of Zion might have been made to constitute a tem in sympathy with Christian Churches; but as it 19 it includes the fatal faults of temporal administration, tithing and polygamy. Ido not think, however, that. the practice of polygamy will be made a feature of the taich of these “reconstructed” Mormous, because the high conditions of human perfection under which it 1s staved to be sanctioned would render it prac- ucally prohibited. Perhaps that 1s the reason why the constitution does not mention it. Touching temporauwes, it 1s singular to see a sys- tem which assumes immortal authorship, superior Spiritual insight aud the most consistent and ad- vanced ideas thus biending spiritual and temporal concerns, w ben nearly all of Christendom concedes that such @ union is inimical Lo the best interests of the peopie. Walle in all creeds and countries the suo of Civilization js meliing the icy bouds which have been binding the temporal tothe spiritual, while in our own day and geueration every ove can see the jiberal tendencies of Germany, spain and italy, the impending separation of Church and Svate in Britain aud the critical couditioa of Pope Pius’ syllabus, and when tue Mormons have the ever present and illustrious example of tne United States around them it is singular as well as suicidal in any of them wo attempt to materialize religion by tnciuaing m their creed pro- Visions ior temporal administration Which are op- posed to the genius of American ingtituuons and tue spirit of ifs territorial jurisdicuon. Aud mauimon jingies through this “new Mormon constitution, "Tung 18 a sirain that is oft resounding. *“lithing 1g one thing,” 1 told them, “that will condemn your system in the eyes of Curistendom.’’ Had they left ali contributious ty the voiuutary liberaitty of tue people is would have been more in uccordance wiiu the gemus of the Gospel. angelical Churches,” { said, “flourish gud sustain ex- vensive missions, and ali by voluntary coutri- bution.” “iaing,”? they auswer, ‘id essential unui humaniiy suall have learned the law of iove to 18 most beauuiul development.” But tiling, I retort is just tie cuing that will Lead to retard ie adveat of that happy period. ‘Tithiug takes you back to the earlier ages. Christianity uss outgrown it. Cnrisiianity 18 love, love 1s charity, Cuarity is benevolence aud benevolence in the Churca auu out of it 1s everywhere the prolific parent of munificent voluntary coutrioutions for eyciesiastical aud hu- mauiturian purposes, “Lhe great truth wuat the jaw of force ts uaknowa tn the heavens,’ tals con- stitution says, “18 herevy declared the principle taac shall jorever iniluence aud coutrol tue existence of authority in the Church of Ziow,” and aiterwarda “it wil be the duty of the bishops to collect the tithing.’ Refusal to courribute Would manifestly cender auy member who had she Mueans an unucceptabie associate 1 Z100; for, alter the assertion that “no wembers Of this Churea shall be expeiled fur difference of Opinion” comes tae qualiying ciause ‘50 ioug as they accept the initia wry ordiuances of the Gospel and this constitution," and in that constitution one of the wheels wiubin Wwe wheeis is the whirligig of tithing. At the organization meeting last evening Mr. Camp, @ plain but sensible old gentieman, rose aud ofierea & suggestion as to titning. Jesus Christ, no sald, bad taught the principle that we shouid ioye our neiguvor as ourselves. He Dad not come todestruy the law, Dut to full it, and Heuce He bad taught tast precious principle. “1 believe wysels,” continued Camp, “toat tithing 19 not essential. In suotuer place Jesus told us that we should not lay up treas- ures for ourseives on earth, Waere motls corrupt and thieves break throug and steal. 1f we cultivate the spirit of the living God, aud live a8 Christians should, we will look after our neigubors and so avol- ish many impositions tn respect of uthing.” “1 teil the peopie,” be said in his sunple atyie, at tau ag good @ cooper as tuere isin the world. I go into @ slop Where taere are lots of coupers and Asay, * do not come to destroy the law of this shop, but if any of you cannot make @ tub aa woll as mei will alow jou how and you can soun be just as good a cooper as mysell, Now, if we practice the principles which our ord and Master taught we Wil Waui no law of tithing. if 1 nave things Waich my veighvor needs | will give them to nig. 1 thought that i should mention tus, and I veg to be excused if | have transgressed.” Mr, Kelsey first replied to Camp, aud said consohugly wat UU! the Lime shoul: come When we Would do unto our neighbors as we Wuuid wish to be doue by them there wouid be need for a law of titiuug; to which Camp responded with @ melancholy murmur that if they really couid not do without one he supposed the law ol} tituing contaimed in the constituuon was @ good enougu one. Mr. Godbe, who 18 aiwaya so umely and #0 Dappy in his state. meus, confirmed in theory the correctness of Cawp’s conclusions, “When tout beautiful semti- meut of Jesus,” he said, “will Mve io our heurts 60 as to influence ail our actions, Wo will not need @ law of Uthing; neither will we need many other laws Which have nuw to be ouserved. ‘his law of tituing 18 necessary for us in our weakness, and it will be some time before we become so strongly grounded im the vital principies of Curis. tiauity as’to dispense with 16. Bue i trust thas Ube aoctrine will be taught, and that the people will respond to it in @ proper spirit. “I cau assure sne people that tueir mean@ will be used most faithfully, All disbursements can be scruu- mized by them, and every care will be taken, to prevent imposition. { believe that the spirit’and genius of the movement will be iniused yato the people’s hearts, that there will be no dia- position on the pact of any oue to do wrong in money matters, but that the prevailing disposition will be rather to disburse than to receive.” Mr. Harrison wound up the subject eee both Godve and himself had bound their own hands by the constitution, “We have tied the vag,” he eaid, ‘‘aud we never can get near it.’? WHAT MIGHT HAVE BEEN, Appreciating as I do the beauty of many of the iritual principles enunciaved by these awakening jormons, recognizing ag 1 do in most of them an apparentiy sincere desire to come dae the highest Civilization of the age ana Live in harmoi with the laws of the United Staves, bavieg ® common sympathy with tna fellow beings and Ly mortals, I cannot but aye not now paialy eee fT tavoranle’ uw ‘so simely offered them break itoget! tem, With ics temporalities and tithing, and inaugu- w 0 W! war be led to loose the bands of thelr intatuation and come into compiete accord opinions of the age, and really and truly, 28, in their own language, they think they do, witm “the spirit and sentimenis of Jesus.” WHAT MAY BE YET—CONCERNING THE CHIBF ORACLE AND PROPHET, But it is not yet too late. ‘I'he constitution which the few have informally adopted 1s only a prelimi- hary drait, subject to ‘amendinent and to ratilica- tion when al! those who shall mean waile nave jomed ‘the schism will have come up to this New Jerusalem 4 April next and be in conference assembled. Tne 6th of April, 1830, was the aate on which Joseph Smith, the original Mormon Prophet, organized the Oburch of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints at Man- chester, N. Y., with half a dozen members. In order to revive and modify, but still retain the traditions of we sysiem, the present secret idea 18 Lo have all tue “reconstructed” Mormons who can come assemble here ¢/4 masse vo the number, it is expected, Ol Bev- eral thousand, and then, on tue traditional day aud with @ traqitional naine, and by & kind of coup, the trumpets of Zivn shall guund the glad tidings o1 the formal founding of a regenerated system, and uo the cry of “Eece homo!” shall step turth the pew leader ot the Church. Aud all the people are to re- cognize him ag the man the heavens have sent and tu rejolce und sing and suout, Mr. El B. Kelsey, who is said to be one of the coming quorum of tle Tweive Aposiies whom the neavens have mitherto peen pleased to designate, mys- terlously alluded, at the meeting here last nignt, to the ‘coming man’ who quietly awalts the coming day, ull unconscious even yet tuat the heavens have already chosen him as Zion's chief oracie aud prophet. “if auy persons here anticipate,” Keisey said, that the name of the wan whom tue Lord has called to lead this Church will be announced to-night, such persons will be disa; powted. God, 10 his Own due time, will bring forth aud manitest his servant. Meanwh'le Godve aud ifarrison lave been called to initiate and iead tne movement by which the peopie are to free them- selves {rom Luman assumptions and be prepared tor vne full and tinal organization of tne Church of Zion. 16 18 not for us to seek to explain WARY this La 80, 1t is suMicient tuet it 1s 60.” “No one need be tn haste,’ said Kelsey afterwards, “to know who 13 to be the president of tais Church, Every man and woman who ives faithiully and prays earnestly will be sat- isied When Re comes, aud hundreds and thousands will Koow him by their own inspiration when he does come, aud will thus be ready to receive him. 1 am, a8 you Kuow, a wine maker, and wnen | prepare @ Vessel in Wluch to put the wine I am very careful that it shail nov leak. if any of you know who is she man whom God has called and can conceal it He uas toid you, vutif you are a leaky vessel you will pray to know in vain.” THM HERALD CORRESPONDENT RECEIVES A “REVELA- ‘TION, Now, I would regret to question Kelsey, for he 13 the drat appointed, if not the chief, of une new apos- ties, But he and bis associates so serivusly assume that DO one oulside thp sacred circle of a favored few ‘recoustructea” Mormons kuows whom the heavens (which has enjuined secrec; on them) have designated as Zion's leader, we not be amiss, since no such divine injunction of secrecy has been imposed on me, to lut a oorner of the curtain and let tue people take a peep at him. At the close of las: evening's ineetung 1 Suid to one of them who does know, aua with whom 1 am samilar, “Kelsey says tiat no ‘leaky vessel’ couvains this sacred and mysterious secres. But [can tell you who is the ‘coming man’ who 1s to be tue leader of your movement,” He looked mncreduious, of course, considering it impos- sible @ud preposterous fiat @ matter which the heavens willed to withhold could be known to a HERALD correspondent. “1 know what you think,’ I said; “You think I imagine that 1 know, but ot course yon believe 1 doa’t.”” ‘fell me,” he said. “Kelsey says,” I repeated, “that no ‘leaky vessel’ contains the secret.” *I'hen i suppose you are not @ ‘leaky vessel,’ ifyou know it,” “jut you know 1 am the special correspondent of the Heap,” I answered, ‘and 1t was not reveaied to me as & secret.” “I don’s believe you know tue right man,” was the reply; ‘forthe heavens would not have iet you Know it, if you are going. vo publisa it, when they wished to Keep it secret.” **I'hen, if you don't,” I sald, ‘just walt wll you see the HERALD. How do you know,” 1 continued, as a piece of consolation, “how do you know What wise purpose the ieavens: May have to accomplian througa the HkxaLpY “I can’t umagine who you know around here who would be suitable tor the leadership of Zion.’ “1 have not looked tor him here,” 1 said, “and you know that you need not look around here tor him, for he has not yet been bap- Sized in chose Wavers ol the Jordan; ‘uis fect have never trod the sireets of this New Jerusalem, nor nave his eyesever gazed on this lovely valiey or those royal mountains,’ ‘The interest now was heightening. “Who wold you—but who is he?’ “Under ail the circumstances,” { said, “he ts tue best man that could now be chosen as the lvader of a recoustructed Mormon movenent. But he dves not believe 1m polygamy, you*know; and either you will have to surrender your theory of polygamy, or he Wil have to be converted to it; aud | belleve the most sensivie thing ior you to dois totake thai plank Of polygamy out of your piatiorm, for he cau- Ot stand upon it; It would preak down under the weight of nis anti-polygamic principles.” **Weill, Well; but how do you kaowy” “Before he was qune twelve yeurs of age,” I continued, ‘nis sire, 1 13' sald, who Was, as he is himseif, a seer and propuet, anotuted bim to be his successor aud the future leader of the Mormon movement. But brigham 1oung, they say, put the boy aside, and usurped the place that rignt- fully belonged to the youthful Joseph. for his family name is Smith aod bis Christian name Joseph. His father was the founder of the original Mormon movement, This new “Church of Zion!’ now proposes to re-establish Mormonism very much 85 1¢ Wasin the days of the primary prophet, but mmodilied 80 as to be more im accordauce with tue liberal opinions of the present gen yn, and I think it 18 & capital joke, 1f Brigham did really usurp tue place anu steal tae pirtnrigut of the boy, that Brigham aud his vand should have had to come out here alvot, and while the youth was growing up to manhood establish this city and the setsiements, bulla @ rauroad, drive chat last and fatal spike into the present system, and tue undisputed sway of “tne present priestnood,’ so that in view of the ceriain course of Congress Joseph could come here tm the spring, riding in @ silver palace car, to take the piace mm the affeciions of the people tor which ais iacher bad anolated him, but which has been, as some say, meanwhile usurped by Brigham. if we confidence of tue people in Brigham bas been Jor years declining, and a Change is needed, Josep 13 Just the man whotn it will strike you Mormons as the one to come im to claim your confidence and commence & hew regime. His Dame und traditions would probably produce the enthusiasm anticipated Gud the eftect thac is intended, while his anw-poly- gamic prineipies would be more 1n accordance with the instincts of Woman, the sentiments of Christen- dom and the laws of Congress. Tne whole ting 15 very tunely, and the movement may be the meaus of averting inconvenience or calamities that would otherwise have falter on the Mormons bere in Utati.’? “Sir,” he said, in the language of Scripture, “sir, I Perceive you are a prophet.” “Joseph,” I resumed, “haa evermore fouuly cherished the idea that the day would dawn on which he would come up here to assume tho leadersuip of the saints, and vindicate tae character and perpetuate the power of bis father Joseph. You kuow 16 13 said that Eim- ma, the wile of the elder and moter of the younger Joseph, reiused to tollow Brigham Young and is assuciates tn their flight, and that with her sons sne has consigutly proclaimed agaiust the practice of polygamy ana other evils that have crept inte the Churca, as well as the assumptions of tue present leaders. Joseph, as you are well aware, is now in Fiano, Kendal county, Iliueis, and you may expect wo see him in Sait Lake City here next suimer.’? *+How in the world,’ was asked of me, “did you ever know Who is the man whom the heavens have cailea to be the leader of the move- ment?” ‘Perhaps,’ I answered—somewhat face- tiovely lown—"perhaps I have received a revela- Uou.?? “Yes, yes; but tell me truly, how did you ever Know he wiom the heavens have called to be the loader of the movement?” "*‘the HERALD,” L auawered, ‘would provably never know so much as it does know 1 16 always told how it received its in- formation.” And tuus ended this curious colloquy. WIARINE TRANSFERS, The following ts # completa ist of marine trans- fers from February 3 to present date:— | james Bioop, cle W. Incohs; Sloon| Wm. H. Newman, 3,800 Schr.| Virginia. : 160 Sehr. [Cora ALL | Gu Ick CUTTING ON THE MisSOURL RivER.—The oldest firm in Omaha have three houses, which are nearly flied and will hold over 5,000 tons, ‘hey are em- joying at present fifty inen and twenty teams. Viuquest Bas filles @ large house with about 2,000 tong, and bas a larger house, which he is now filling, acrogs tue river in Kast Omaha. Tuese two firms wil have at least 10,000 tons. Outside of the trade the Union Pacilic Railroad will have, before the end of the week, 1,500 tons i their house at the depot to supply thelr trains, Tho work there yesterday was gong ob a8 fast as a iarge number of men coud usb it, the ice being hauled into the building by orse power, Aithough there will be more ctnan 20,000 peopie to supply next year our deaiers will have an abundant suppiy. ‘The ice 1s eighteen inches tick, and, although obtained from the muddy Mis- sourt, 18 a8 Clear ag crystai.—Omaha (Nev.) Herald, Jan, ti. Fis on A SPReB.—One of our exchanges states that the proprietors of a distillery at Millord, Onio, not having enough stock 1m tueir pens to drink tne siop turned 1¢ into the Miami, Forthwith the sover inhabitants of this beautiful river, that perhi never tasted anything stronger than 1ts own heaith- gi fluid, were seized with a desire to go on one rand “bender.” By the time the fuid reached Jainville the whole river presented a scene of the wiidest revelry among the fish. Bass, salmon and white perch vied with cach otter m all kinds of ridiculous gymnastics. They appeared im shoals upon the top of the water, swam to the shore and jumped upon the dary land, and in their drunken spree greatly imitated the ridiculous performances of & higher order of antinals. A Wagon loud was caught wae in this tipsy dition and go!d in the market. AN old ge’ feptoan Wife for sixty years has lived in the locality, says this if No. the frst tume af such an OC- ourreuce RELIGIOUS INTELLIGENG seven o’clock P. M, preach. Religious Gervices To-Day. The Church of tho Puritans wilt attend divine aere vice to-day in Apollo Hall, corner of Twonty-cight street and Broadway, Cheever, et balf-past ten o'clock. subject—“In What Way and Conditions ts Conscience the Voice of God Preaching by the Rev. Dr. Rev. R. N. Bellows witl conduct the free services at Brevoort Hall, No. 154 East Fitty-fourth street, between Lexington and Third avenues, to-day, at half-past ten A. M, and halt-past seven P. M, Rov. Geo, H. Hepworth wil preach in the Church ot the Messiah, Park avenue, this morning and evening. Subject in the morninz—‘Satan: Who ho is and What.’ Rey. Moses Hull will speak before the Society of Spiritualists at the Everett Rooms this morning at haif-past ten, and this evening, at half-past seven o'clock, At St. Luke’s Methodist Episcopal church, Forty- frst street, near Sixth avenue, preaching at half- past ten A. M. and at half-past seven P. M. by Rev. Dr. R. 8. Foster, At the Free Church of the Holy Light, Seventh avenue, near Thirty-fourth street, services will be held at half-past ten o’ciock A. M. and at half-past Kev. Eastburn Senjamin will Services will be held at the Church of the Retor- mation, Fiftieth street, between Second and Third avenues, at half-past ten A. M. and at half-past seven P. M., by Rev. Abbott Brown. : Bishop Snow will preach to the University, Wash- ington square, at three o'clock in the afternoon. Subject—“Time and Manner of tne Day of God.” At the Courch of the Holy Communion, Weat Twentieth street, Rev. Dr. Potter wil deliver a ser- mon to young men before the Young Men’s Society of this church this evening, at half-past seven o'clock. Rev. R. H. Paddock, D. D., will preach in St. Peter's church, West Twentieth sirecs, tuis evening. Rev. J. M. Pullman will preach this morning, at @ quarter to eleven o'clock, on the subject of being ternally Lost,” in tne Church of Our Saviour. Evening service at half- past seven o'clock. Rev. Dr. Thompson will preach this evening at the Broadway Tabernacle on the subject, “Shalt tha State be Taxed to Support the Koman Catholic or any other Sect?” Rev. Dr. Cheever will preach in Trinity Baptiat chapel, corner of Fifty-second street and Third ave- nue, this evening, at half-past seven o'clock. Rev. J. Stanford Hoime will preach in toe morning. Rev. Wiliam P. Corbit will preach in the John atreet Methodist Episcopal church this morning, a& half-past ten, and this evening at seven o'clock, ‘At St. Paul’s Reform Dutch church, Reservoir square, Fortleth street, between Fiftn and Sixth av- enues, @ sermon commemorative of the late Rev. James B. Hardenbergh, D. D., will be proached by Rey. Alexander R. Thompson, D. D., this evening at half-past seven o’clock. A meeting of the Women’s Unton Missionary So- clety wil be beld this evening at the South Reformed church, corner Fifth avenue and Twenty-lirst street, at half-past seven. Addresses from Rev. Dr. ‘ivng, Drs. John Hall and Variton, Rev. Dr. N. H. Schenck will hold @ special service tus evening for young men at Association Hall, corner of Fourth-avenue and Twenty-third street, A New Wrinkle in’ Religious Journalism, People begin to wonder at the new and, for @ religious paper, extraordinary dress lately pus on by the New York Independent. It took advantage of its twenty-first birthday to assort itself of ago, @ man; meaning, perhaps, that its earlier days nad been passed in tie different grades of adolescence, chudhood, babyhood. Bat tne question now is, who is the man-in-the-box who 1s creating this new revolution in reitgious journalism? Who f tt who has received the revelation that to make s journal purely religious it must be made pictorial? ‘This adyent may give rise to some siarding billues. How soon are we w have pictorial heavens and other piaces, with angelic Bowens and Tions struggling with space ta Loe vain effort to make themselves nappy ft ‘rhe only aypotnesis on Which we can explain this change of clraracter 1s that the /ndvpendent must be in direct compet:uon with some other jcurnal or journals, Fgom the class of ite cartoons we migat gay that, pictorially, it envied tue circuiation of Oats or Day's Doings. From the sty.e ot its mater it might be said that itis underwaking the fearful burden of being “all things to all men.’’ Some years since Mr. Tiiton impeached Mr. Beecher in his own church und belore his own congregation. In Mr. Tilton’s view of the matter Mr. Beecher did not go ‘ar enough in the negro question then pend- ing. Mr. Beecher listened calmly, swmuled moat amiably, Made a few pleasant remarks, and no narm was gone. ‘ut for Mr. Lilton thi was @ live triumph. He had gained some notoriety; he had ‘voidly im- peached ®@ great man.” Unfortunately for Mr. ‘Tilton this little affair colored nis policy for the future. He dared stul further. When Mr. Beecher wrote bis Cleveland letter Mr. Tilton saw @ still lurger chance for impeachment, Mr. Beecher had been contributing a sermon weekiy to the Inde- pendent, Mr. Tilton at once found that he could not conscientiously give Mr. Beecher’s sermons @ Place in tis newspaper. : Mr. Tilton, however, made his great mistake just at this point, for tue great attraciion # large portion of the public found 10 the Independent was Mr. Beecher’s sexmons. Everyvching ran along smoothly enough, however, until Mr. Beecher became an editor of che Christian Union, and a contrivutor to it of one of his sermons, as of old. The puodilc grasped at ic with avidity. Hereat last was thelr olu newspaper and old sermon ag usual and together. ‘I'ne Consequence has been that tue circulation of the Christian Union jumped at once irom 11,000 to 23,000, and 1s stil! increasing. A consequence to wie Jndependent is, perhaps, that tp Unds itseli obliged to t to coarse box wood and sensational pictorialism to supply the piace of ser- milous they Once turew away wiih egotistical dignity, Mormons and the Oneida Community. To THE EpITOR, OF THE HERALD:— T notice yeur remarks, headed “A Terrible BIL for the Mormons.” How would it do before ‘going fox” the Mormons to overhaul a few of the “free love” institutions of this State—say, for instance, the “oneida Community?’ if the writer is correcuy informed this commanity live in common; uo nos marry, but choose their associates for the nigh: ; aud @ hoary headed old sinner muy choose afterwards his own child for his aMnity, or a young man may take lia own sister. How are you, Mormons? UNSTANT READER. The Bible in Public Schools, To THE EDITOR OF THE HERALD: Itseems to me thata Catholic mechanic has tra- velled considerably out of sight or the subject of Father Preston’s lecture in bis lame discussion of the question whether the Doual or King Jamea’ version of the Bibie is the more correct. If I under- stand Father Preston's subject it was an endeavor to make it apparent that the Romanists are entitled to a large proportion of the school fund, based upon the number of children in their communion (they betng coutribucors to che sctool fund with overs, and that the teaching of our public schools 1s not consistent with tue doctrine or rule of the Romam Catholic Chureh, and therefore the school tax to them is au upjust tax. I have yet to notice that Father Preston 13 wilting to receive the amount of School tax asvessed and paid by tne Roman Catho- hes. By lis own argument he 1s entitied to nothing more; for every doilar paid for Koman Catholic teaching over aud above tha amount paid by the Romanists 13 an unjust tax oa all others of every name and creed. Tne Roman Catholic Church well Know tne political power they have in New York—which has already securea to them the larger proportion of the city donations— and, from present appearances, will use the same medium 10¢ \axing tae State ior the support, of Roman Catholic schoois indirectly. it may be pre- sumpuon for @ Protestant carman to ask Fatner Presion to think well what may be the final result Of the oppression be would tmpose on all outside the communion of his Cuurch; lor @ goodly number how deem all Roman Catholics aliens to everything Awerican, and contrast free, liveral America with priest-riddeén Kome, with her army of alien troops. As long as Roman Catioltcism is 2 the minority ta this country it wul be well with us, but the moment Of 1t3 ascendancy to power, Ut BO be, Wo have Lut to look to Rome, Spain, Mexico and other Catholic countries to see the end of this country and our cherished institutions. As nations tarow off the fettors of Romanism they advance in ctviization, power and the welfare of thew people. ‘This is his- tory, and never Pty apparent than at tius day. Here endetu the first lessou. A PROTESTANT CARMAN. Seotarian Sops. To Tux EptTor oF THE HERALD:— Ihave been an every day reader of your valaabie and independent paper for the last tive years, bi never did you evince such independence asin to. day's issue. In the article entitled “Five Hundred Thousand Dollars in Sectarian Sops"” you have bit the nail on the head. such profligacy, biundering, swindling of the public purse never was attempted before since Columtus landed on American shores, Why give a penpy to sevtarian purposes? Tue re- ligion that cannot commend itae.f to mankind with- Wut State wid Quads +0 Kot leave to Ko to the dogs,