The New York Herald Newspaper, March 8, 1870, Page 8

8 THE MORDAUNT DIVORCE CASE, Testimony at the Trial on the 23d of February. His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales Sworn. The Prince Explains His Letters and Ac- quaintanceship With the Lady and Bows to the Jndge. ‘Whe Mordaunt divorce case trial was resumed be- fore Lora Penzance and the jury in London on Wed- nesday, the 230 of February, pursuant to order of the Court on the Saturday previous, at the moment of adjournment. The entrance to the court was tronged?*for @ considerable time before the opening of the doors, the moreasing m- terest in the case having attracted even @ darger number of persons to tne halt wm the hope of gaining admission to the court than on the precedings days of the inquiry, In consequence of the instructions issued by Lord Penzance, but few persons were admitted to the gal- Jery. Among. these were Sir Charles Mordaunt, General Arbuthnot, the Rey. Mr, Cadogan and.a number of ladies, THR TESTIMONY, ‘The first witness exarmned was Mre. Rerbert Mur- ray. She satd;—My husband ts a relation of the Mon- crieffe family, and he ts also connected with the Mor- daunt family; on the 17th of September jast | went tw Bickley tosee Lady Mordaunt, and stayed tn the bouse until the 28th; I dined generally with Lady Mor- aunt and spent tne whole of the day with her; went with her to the Crystal Palace on the 2lst December; I said to her one day, “I hope you will come to Lon- don in the winter, so that I shall see more of you; it wii be so dnil;” she said, “J hope J shall. 1 do not wantto be dull; after further remarks she said, “What business had Charlie to go jabbering about to other ladies? Do you call yourself a lady?” 1 sald, “I hope s0;”? sne said, “What do you come ferreting here for?” said, “1 do not come ferret ang here.?? Witness entered into further details, which, owing to the almost inaudiple voice in which they were given, Could not be heard. She further sald:— When I sald, “What could make you do such a oolish thing’ surely you could not have cared for all those men?’ she made no repiy; on one occa- sion 1 mentioned @ divorce case which had been before she public; she said, “lt is we who have to bear all the tgnominy;” I had numerous conversawons with her; she spoke quite rationally; 1 never noticed anything wrong except that she would not answer very quickly; on the 2sth Lady Mordaunt came to my house With her maid; she was with me and my hus. baud allday; my husband had gone out when she arriyed; } asked why she had come in a cab and not im her carriage; she said nothing about tt; she went up stairs, Wook olf her things and came down again; she went out fora walk with my husband; when they came back General Arbuthnos bad arrived; J heard Lady Mordauat talking with General Ar- bosbnot; Mr. Herbert Murray and Mr. Fiennes came ito the room; [should tink General Arbuthnot was there @ quarter oi an bony; J heard Lady Mor- daunt say, “How is it that you did not imtroduce ane Vo General Arbuthnot?” during the whole day she appeared perfectly rational; on November 23 and afterwards | noticed a change in ber. Cross-examned by Dr, Deane—Lady Mordaunt be- haved periectly rauonally except in ove particular; she Wished to sit down in a weighing chair; she aiterwards sat down on tne ground, but got up Whea fold by Bird; tus was on the 2st of October, By Sergeant balanune—Her memory did not ape pear to tail her. Mr. Herbert Murray said—I went down to Bickley on the 25th of September; | saw Lady Mordaunt on the doorstep and waked with ber rouad the garden; J said | heard that she and my wife had been quar- reiling; she said they had; 1 mentioned that they had found the Scotch Lord Chief Justice Clerk with his throat cut; she said, ‘And a very good job, too; uhere are too many lawyers in the world; Charics Das turned lawyer lately, but he has not done him- self much good by 11;” she also reminded me of my finding her playing at croquet on the lawn at Moncrieff five or e1x years ago, which I remem- bered; sue asked me to write to her sister; on the following day 1 went to church with her; we drove there, and \nen she said she would rather not goin; we drove round the common and went home; sne talked about going back to Waitou; I said, “You Harriet, you can never go back there;’’ she said, “Why not?? J said, “You know perfectiy - weil;" sue said, “If so, why did pot Charle come and tell me so?’ I said, “he has done 80 already by letier;” she said nothing; [I spoke to her about her position, and sie said, “What cau i dor? I said, “I cannotgive you any adyice; you will naturaliy be suspicious of me, because | am Charies’ uncle; 1 suppose you do sus- dons you? she sald, laughing, “Yes, I do; - said, “tho oply thing I can recomumend to you is to write to your wucle, ‘Mr, Finnes;” sie said she thought ‘she wonld, sbe thanked me and said, “I have never had any udyice given me before;’ this took place last Sep- iu the evening of the following day, when rving from ihe Orystal Palace, sbe was very silent; in the evening di8s Parsons came, and | again noticed a change in ber; When Miss Parsong caine sue stood lookiig at ber without saying anything, znd then turned reund and went out of Uie room; Jnoticed that sae was watching Miss Parsons ai dinner time; I suggested that she should go with me to London next day, and she assented readily; iu the morutug, however, sie was not disposed to 0; We tossed up, ana she lost; w& went to London, and in @ shop Wincow we loticed «dress; some Uwe after, While Walking past that sop, | noticed & dress and sai tat is the samme dress we saw here before; she Satd it was not, for the spots were larger; sle Was right. Crossexamined by Dr. Deane—I last saw her in November last, when she was quite rauonal; dur- 1g the whole time I saw her her manner was quite rational; in the conversation im which she mea: tigued Bird, the butler, and then turned the conver- sation to Cobp, le believed she Was not straighttor. ward; i rather tuink sie was shamming to oc rather wrong ln ber mind; she never suainmed with me, I consiaer, after the frst two days; sue was, 1 believe, in her seuses, and for the greater pars of time m possession of her faculties. Florence Stephen, the cook at Waiton Hall, saa that previously to Lady Mordaunt’s confinement ste used to recetve orders from her dally. Mr. PF. J. Orford, M, R. ©. 8.:—I am a practitioner at Walton; Kuew Lady Mordaunt inimediately after her marriage; attendea her before her coniinement, also for a miscarriage one he child was an eight months’ child; it might have been a fnil time end; #be had no symptoms of puerperal mania or of any luunia; eXcepung ceria statements which ste qiade she showed ho signs of delusion from the coim- miencement to the end of my attendance; | last Faw her on Thursday last and I found Wat her mod Was gone. By Lord Penzance--Did not consider the words in the Jetiers of Sir Charles to be & true statement of Lune case. . Mr. Jones, F. R. C.S., said that in the cou his practice he nad had experience of pai mania; when be first-suw Lady Mordaunt on the J0th March, a8 also on the 1ith, 12th, aoa 26th she Was not saffering front puerperai matia. “IHP PRINCE OF WALES SWORN—CAULION FROM THR COURT. 3 then entered the court and Alter he bad been ‘The Prince of W. went into the witness box. sworn, Lord Penzance aid: Before Dr. Deane asks his Koyal Highness aay quesiions, it is my ducy to poitt out to lis Koyal, Highvess bis position under the act of Peariament passed last session. It provides that po Wiiness In any proceeding, whether @ party to the suit or aot, sbail be table to be asked, or be bound fo answer, any ques- tion tending tu suOW that he or she as been guilty of adultery. Now, from the course witich the case has taken, I think i right to point (his out to lus Koyal Higiess, and to tel) bim that he ts not pound or required by law to submit to any interrogations on that subject. His Koyal Highness was then examined by Dr. Deane as foilows: Q. Ibelieve your Koyal 1 time been acquinted win a huve. Q. Were you acquainted w fore her marriage? A. 1 w 4, Ou her marriage did your Royal Highness write to her and make ber some wedWag » ney A, t aid. Q. Previous to her marriage haa she vistied at Mariboroagh House when your Royal Higiness aud ihe Princess of Wales were Unere? A. Sue bi Q. Aud has she goue to the theatre with bow y Royal Highuesses? A. She has. Q Weare told that she was marricd atthe end of rnnesa bas for some Loavrelfe family? A. ita Lady Mordauut be- 1see. 1a 1507 did you see mach of her? A. L did, Q. And in the year i868? A. 1 did also, q Were you acquainted with Sir Charies Mor- daunt? A.J wa: $e 4. Have you (requontly mot him? A. J have. a And with Lady Mord: ue A, With Lady Mor éanat. Your Royal Miguness knows Hurlingham? A. do. Q. Have you been in the habit of meeting Sir Charles there? A. i have. 4, On one occuston, i Ubi wasa pigeon match there b aud Norioik? A, There was. Q. [believe your Royal Highness en Str Charles helivve so. jn June, 1868, there tween Warwicksuire were captains for each Couniy? A. ‘) Was Lady Mordauatiuere? A, She was. © Wilh ber busbaud ? A. With ber husband. ness remember the date Does your Boke Hig! A. 1 think 1 was about June. Q. Did Lady Mordauat svore for one side? A. Kor doin sides, | think. Aud ip the couree of that mateh did you speak ines NEW! YORK HERALD, TUESDAY, MARCH 8, 1870.~TRIPLE SHEET. ae Mordaant at times when Sir Charles wae . I believe 80, Q. We have beard in the course of this case that = Royal Highness uses Hansom cabs occasieually, do not know whether it Isso? A. Lt is #o. Dr. Deane—L lave ouly oug more question to trouble your Koya! Highness with, Has tuere ever been any improper famiuarity or criminal act be- tween yourself and Lady Mordaunt! . walt oyal Highness (in & very firm toue)—'there nos. Phere was here a burst of applause, which was at once suppressed, Mr. Sergeatit Hallantine—I have no question to agk, his Royal Mighness. ‘The Prince then bowed to his Lordship and re- tired, amid auother attempt at applause, which was, @s beiore, promptly suppressed. SIR FREDERICK JOHNSTONE SWORN, ‘Sir Frederick Johnstone was sworn and received a simiar caution from Lord Penzance:to that given to the Prince of Wales. fe saul:—l bave known Lady Mordaunt trom a child; Ihave kept up an ac- quaintance with her; [ often visited Walton Hall; in 1565 | dined at the Alexandra Hotel with Lady Mor- daunt; (leit there at twelve o'clock at night; we sat in ‘the sitting room; no improper fauuiliarity or criminat act took place petween us; @ more un- founded statement was never made tnan that 1 am sullering trom disease. By Sergeant Ballantine—Nor have T been for many years previously; 1 was invited to dine on the Wednesd: by Lady Mordaunt; I knew Sir Charles was not tn London; i was not visiting at Walton afterwards, nor have I since seen Sir Charles Mordaunt; Lady Mordaunt was quite alone with me during the evening; | am nota family connection of Lady Mordaunt, ‘This evidence concluded the case. Dr. Deane said that there was a point with regard to this case to which he wished 10 call attention, His Lordship would be aware that the letters of the Prince of Wales which had been put in ha not been read, and yet they appeared in the papers. Sergeant Ballantine remarked that it was @ most smproper proceeaing, and one which he was totally unable to account for, Lord Penzance said that it was 8 most. improper proceeding. Sergeant Ballantine observed that it was not his intention to have the letters read, and he did not Know how they came to be published, ‘The Judge said that the letters had been deposited in the care of the court, and they couid not have proceeded from the oiicers of the court. There had been Very great tiopropriety, aud he very much doubted Whether the court ought not to take novice of Wt as @ contempt of court. ‘The letters were proauced and publicly read. ‘The court Was adjourned until uext day. AFRICA. Horrible Atrocities on the West Coast=The “Man and Brother” at the Fountain Head of the Race=The Warrior Chief Yellow and His Prisoners, {From the Liverpool Post, Feb, 22.{ A gentleman who has just arrived here by the the screw steamer Macgregor Laird, from the West Coast of Africa, has furnished us with the partica- lars of a series of almost unparalleied atrocities, which have lately been perpetrated there and which seem to be but too common and of every day occur- rence in that benighted country, He says:-— In New Calabar river, about the beginning of last month, it was observed from the suipping that some- thing unusual was going on tn a small haimiet called Young Yown, The firing of canuon aud the din of the war song, with its heathens ‘musical (?) accom- paniments, were anything but pleasing to Kuropean ears. On inquiry 10 Was found that a native cuief, named Yellow, had the day previously succeeded in capturing two women belonging to the Kereeka inibe, between Whom and the Calabar men a savage feud has existed for years. in honor of this martial achievement @ “grand piay” was being held. Ib turned out that the younger of the two cap- ives—a girl about fourteen years of age—tad that morning been kuled, cooked, and was then in the course of being chopped or eaten oy this monssens| Yeilow and bis savage confreres, The other capttve Was tn irons and was to form the subject of a tuture feast. Strauge as 1% may seew, while these occur- rences were taking place one of her Majesty's gun- boats Was lying not lar distant from the town, with the “saucy ensign” fying ab ihe peak. ‘This uninis- takably shows the little Indueoce we have over the bloodtuirsty and cannibaustic predilections of the Airican. At Whydah, the seaport capital of Daho- mey’s kingdom, where the sieamer remained for several hours, our informant learned tuat a Euro- pean who was engaged in trade tuere had just been subjected to @ uiost cruel punishment. Dahomey, through his bloodthirsty satellites (and their name is legion), hud “spotted” this young gentieman, who Was perfectly unaware of having given offenco'to merit any punishment whatever. Dahomey, however, refused to enlighten bim on the subdject,fand had him tuken to Abomey, where he caused the poor fellow to be stripped to his singlet and trowsers. The sleeves of the former were rolled up above his elbows: aud his trowsers above his knees. He was then tied to a stake and exposed to the flerce burning rays of ®@ Ind aay tropical sun for several hours. He nas had to submit to the indignity, and can hope for no redress, a8 her Britannic is said to be forthe soie and exclusive purpose of putting down a practice which happily, however, has no existence, viz., the slave trade. The Fantees are greatly enraged by the actions of a certam Asbaptee chief named Achampong daring bis march trom Appaloniato Kcreeka. Pacing. the march he killed twelve of the Fantee tribe and had them butchered in the customary Ashautee manuer, Which is too horribie even to describe. The Dutch have jeft Commenara in consequence of want of water, but not before they burnt the vil- lage. During the fight between the Dutch and the Villagers tho former lost three marines and had about twenty wounded. Tue roads between Com- nieudra and the cousi, @ distance of seven miles, Have been closed about two years, INTELLIGENCE, Mary Bethel, a young girl, fourteen years of age, who resides at No. 6 Monrve street, New York, aud who visited her aunt at the corner of Plymouth and Goid streets, Brooklyn, on Thursday iast, has not been heara from since she lett the latter place. Her parents are greatly alarmed ut her absence, and lear Liat she has been decoyed irom the city. Cornelius O'Haven died at the Brooklyn Gity Hospital on Sunday night from the effects of a pis- wl sot Wound in lis Knee, He entered the hospital three weeks ago. suffering from the wound, which he stated be had regeived from @ pegro at Fall M Brysipelas, subsequently set tp and iueretrom. ‘The Coroner heid an in- y yesterday, wien @ verdict was rendered in accoruance with the facts, Danie! McGrath was arrested ou Sunday night on suspicion of being concerned with others In an attempt at highway robbery. It appears that Joseph Boomey, a Spanish cigar dealer, while on his way to @ Spanish war vessel lying at tne foot of Dwigit street, South Brooklyn, with a sinall stock of cigars aud other articies, wes attacked by thrce thieves, Who attempted torob him. He succeeded dn escaping frow theta and sought refuge in the store of a baker In Partition street. McGrath, tt 1s said, is recognized as One of the thieves. He was locked up to aaswer. J, Wetherel, a middle aged man, was arrested by detectives Folk and Videto yesterday at the instance of Pheips, Dodge & Co., metal dealers, of Cif street, New York. who accuse him of obtaining three tons of pig lead, of the vaiue of $600, from Lbem by false representations. The accused went to the firm and represented tilat be was eugayead in the mauulacture of a subgttiute for stove polish, and that his works were at Doughty and Vine streets, Brooklyn. As the accused failed to keep his agreement in regard to ine pay, the suspicions of the firin became aroused and they sougnt for Weth- cre) at the above piace, and iound his machinery to consist of & sual office and @ big stove. He was taken before Justice Waish and his trial set down sor Toursday next. THE ‘The recent disastrous fre at Newark, N. J., con- Unues to be the theme of conversation tu that com- munity. The sulverers were chiefly occupied yester- day in preparing their several statements for the in- wurance compauies. The actual loss has not yet been figured up, but there seems iittle doubt but Una 1t will rally reack the HERALD’s estlmate—about $175,000, The four wagons thrown into the Passaic on the nighvot the fire, owned by Randall, Swain & Company, Were recovered yesterday, scarcely dam- a ‘fhe work of removing the debris has already nenced, fears are entertained that the tall rick chimney of the departed “hospital” building will tumble down. Extra precauton will have to be usedin removing it, Inasmuch as there were two hospital buildings, there sti resis some doubt with the public asto which of the two was destroyed, The latter was the one which extended along the river front in the rear of the extensive “bospital’? building which skirts ‘the railroad di- rectly opposite the Centre street depot, and which sustained but trifling damage in the rear, The stone houses on Nichojs’ dock of the Stevens & Condit Fransportajion Campany, the property of the Ste- vens and Condi: estate, Were aso destroyed, with a considerable quanitty of freigut, latier fay on Loe Owners. The loss of the to note the 4 In Cambridge— nos very Magrant in their character, perhaps—whicn attributed to the students la Harvard College, bi wiilch were brought home to them, and oF lu they were punished; but never neiore have We had occasion to record 80 serious ap offence as Was perpelsated on Friday night Jast, tals belay no less than the larceny Oi a receiving box of the Post Uitice, which Was lastened to @ stone post at the entrance to the college grounds, near steward’s ofice, The box, with tts ci are pow unknown, was wrenca ings apd carried of, and the m Onice found it the next morning, broken og front of Gray's Hali, in the codege yard, Wis fact leading to the Well grounded supposition that it was the work of some of the BWuaenis.—Bosion Zeraut, Maren 4. ‘ 1S CUBA A BELLIGERENT? Quesada’s Manifesto to the Ameri- can People. The #atriot Army — Its Equipment, Strength aud Resources—The Instita- tions of the Republican Revoln- tionists—The Reports of Cu- ban Conquests and Achicves ments Conlirmed, General Manuel Quesada, Commander-in-Chief of the liberating army of Cuba, at present tempora- rily sojourning in this city, en roule to the govern- ment at Washington, has just completed nis oMcial address or manifesto to the people of the United States, of which the following translation presents i) the leading points:— , GENTLEMEN—Great would have been my surprise, on arriving tn this cougtry and witnessing the turn that the Cuban question bas taken uf, on the one hand, my knowledge of the character and means of action employed by the enemy whom we are fight- Ing, and, on tue other, the antecedents and some facta that have transpired ciosely connected with our moral and material interests, had not long since Prepared me for what has occurred. In fact, all the force of our action was dispiayed tm the interior of the island, becanse only in the interior could we organize, and discipline the numerous army tuat we have. ‘The blockade of the island was invigorated by direct reason of our aggrandixement in the interior. Our entirenaval torce being confiscated by the gov- ernments of the United States aud England, foreign nations were quite iguoraut of the actual position im Cuba, and werely judged by reports published in the official organs of the old Spanish goverment. 16 it not, therelore, véry natural that alt the circum- stances should have appeared advantageous to our enemies? 1s it not very natural that Spain should paint the state of the revolution in the blackest Colors, and change our most briiliant victories inio 80 many disastrous routings? In addition to the above, some Cubans, led astray by their entha- siasm, have infringed upon the lawé of neutrality of some countries, JS 1 not just that the counties thus wounded should allow their sympathies for the cause of Cuba to cool down? ‘Then again, if our cause is that of Lberty and progress; if we desire that foreign Powers recognize and respec® the gov- ernment that we have established in Cuba, it is ex- actly just to exact that we should commence by respecting tbe laws and governivents whose recog- Bivon we aspire to, lowever, by uniting our efforts 18 1 an easy matter to remedy the misunder- standing hitverto existing. Words ure not convinc- ing, but facts will prove. In my oMcial capacity many of my statemonts, a8 matters now stand, nay wecm exaggerated and even untrue. Howe’ to Uppartia) minds, the statements of a representative of the government of the republic of Cuba will carry as much weight with them as the official reports of the Spanish government. Basing iysell upon tis assurauce, I beg to present a revort o) tne REVOLUTION OF CUBA, In its past, present and its future. When 1D Uctober, 1868, while in Nassau, I received the notice of the pronunctaimiunco ot Yara, l had ‘but just left Camaguey, convinced that the emanci- pation of the island degended upon some thousand stand of arms. Wat must have been iy surprise, however, on learning that Cespedes had resolved to meet an entire army with @ handful of men, in the hope that the Movement would be seconded simulta- neously in Puerto Principe and Havana, Un ieaving Oamaguey I had promised to use all my efforts 10 procure “efficient arms and not ‘to return until called upon. Aster surmounting opstacles That seemed almost impossible, by means that [do not wish to explain, | formed the frst expedition that landed on the shores of Cuba, composed of 3,000 carbines, 150 Spencer riffes, 500,000 charges of powder and 200,000 inetal cartridges. {landed at Guanaja on December 27, and I must coniess that | bever met With sucu bitter disappoiut- ment. [had sent an agent fifteen days beforehand to meet me there with 3,000 men, intending to march upon Puerto Principe. 11ound there bul 130 men, and those brought logether by great trouble ‘and dimiculty. Namerous small bands were dispersed over the country Wo could but harass the enemy, In Bayamo the stale was worse still, Valmaseda had again visited that locality with his shameless crimes, and nad desiroyed the foundation laid by Vespedes, Short or atms and ammunition, the vali- aot detenders of liverty had become disheartened and were leaving the ranks, leaving Cespedes, Aguilera, Marmol. &c., in cheir despair. Such were tne state of things that I encountered in Cuva. 1 soon saw vhat discipline and subordination was necessary; but first of all it was Important w have my position definitely defined. Leav- ing, the arms in a safe place I went to confer with the existing government, which on Jan- ‘uary 7, 1869, gave mne full powers to act, by appoint- ing mé General-in-Cnief of the army of C ey. ‘My first act was to hand some arms and ammunttion to General Cespedes, then to work up the spirit of my countrymen. I called the chiefs of the various parties together and divided the arms, under the express condition that they were to be used against tue old Spanish government, in favor of the free gov- ernment of Cuba, and under the orders of the com- mander that should be appointed by it. The presence of Brigadier Lesca tn Nuevitas, with @ force of 3,000 men destined for Camaguey, forced me to concen- trate my forces on that line. On February 22, wien ape from fever, I feeeived il that Lesca bad landed at Guanaja, intending ass phe Nils of Cubiias towards Puerto Principe. Five hundred men were sent to occupy the best positions, and the result was that out of the 3,000 men of the enemy there were 330 killed and 800 wounded, the con- struction of a simple intrenchinent the whole force could have been destroyed, but the tmexperl- enced leaders, in my absence, did not think of this, Lesca arrived at Puerto Principe, and I theo com- menced a series of sorties and marches 1n Camaguey Without any defimite object, but merely to keep our forces ip continual movement. Ln this periud une lights of Santa Fe, Arroyo Blanco, La Caridad, Inna, Las Yeguas and Savana Nueva occurred, in which Lhe enemy was roughly handled. In this manner Valmaseda passed from San Miguel to Cauto, Goryeneche went twice from Santa Cruz to Camaguey and back. Aguilar passed from Cama. guey to Sibanicu and Acosta from Ciego to Cama- guey, leaving the roads covered with toeir dead, toelr arms aud trappings. The departments in revolt were then attempting & fusion, having, 30 lar, been under independent gov- eruinents, abd the memorable conference or Gual- inaro was held, which resuited in the creation of the federal government of the republic of Onna, under the Presidency of Carlos Manuei de Cespedes (April 10, 1869), whose first act Was to approve of the de- cree for the complete ABOLITION OF SLAVERY. Twas appointed general-in-cllef of the armies of the republic, and during the ume inat the Legtsla- ture formulated the law respecting the military or- ganization the departmenis of the Oriental and Cinco Villas were organized om the same footing 4s the cenwal army, aud an interim General Finance Burean was formed, with spectai charge to estabitsh the necessary work shops for the manufacture of clothing, aris, &c. Then te events of the Oriente transpired, which were aggravated by the absence of the superior commander, and I determined to go there per- sovalily, Larrived at Las Tunas in tine to save the lives of eleven Spanish officers and 180 soldiers, who had fatien into our hands at the fight of Las Lagunas, and who had been sentenced to be shot, Making for Holguin} had the first encounter with the Catalan volunteers, who were compietely routed by our troops, and we had but 600 caririages lett in the whole arwy. In the midst of this action | was iniormed of the Jaua- ing of Cisneros from the steamer the Porris, with some grus and munitions of war. Leaving the troops im chargé of General Vincente Garcia, I leit for the landing place, escorted by my staf and ten riflemen. Several fights took place, tnere in which the enemy sufereu ieavy josses in killed, wounded and prisoners. At Bijoru I was ofiictally informed of the landing of 8,009 men, and informed the govern- ment of the saiety of the expedition by the Saiva- dor, ‘The Spanigh troops having horribly mutilated acnild, 1 sent & message to Brigadier Lesona, by means of an- officer who bad been taken prisoner, inviting him to carry on the war in a manner worthy of the times we live tu, as 1 had previously done to Brigadier Lesca. He replied, Teli General Quesada thas J will setiie our account by bullets.’ LAS TUNAS. , On August 15 1 moved towards Las Tunas with one regiment of cazadores, four companies of ritle- meu aud @ squadron of cavalry, for the purpoke of taking that city, not imteualag to keep ut, but to se- cure 48 Much Material at possible. Thatmerorable Gay terminated disastrously to the enemy; moreover our forces secured J00 rifles, a large qyQantity of am. munition, and we colid have taken any amount of plunder, but pillage was foroiddea under penalty of dewth. Taree of the four commanders were wounded, one mortally; twenty-three * prison- ers fell into our hands. This action may be considered the most glorious during the revo- jution, Many attacks were made upon the enemy tn order to dissimulate our want of powder; mean. while [ received the first samapie of powder thas had been manufactured by a commission taat had been appointed for that purpose. Giving orders to supply a iargé quantity 1 prepared to leave for the West, but on arriving at Jagueryes 1 was compelled to remain for @ doudie motive. A man by the name | of Tejada presented himself and begged to enter the Be , and insisted on forming part of my escort. Such conduct being suspicious, he was arrested, and on Hs person Were found apass from the Captain General and a poignard, On pelng questioned he avowed that his intention was to ASSASSINATH QUESADA AND CESPEDES, the Spanish governwent ud prowised to At the same ume | Was informed that ad extensive conspiracy had peen discovered among nish priscuers coutined tn the fortress of Na- » had Sworn not to take up arms again aba. ‘The object of the plot Was to eacape ye full details of our positions to Valmaseda. a adectee Wak issued by tie Cham- by virtue of which al! the enced Lo be slot, Which seatence d out upon the 670 oilcers and men ber 10. he want of ussisvance and the cool tener of tae American press tended ta greatly discourage and unsettle the minds Lof uway of our pacdwans. Much ef which could ave been avoided had the reat state of our matters been kuown, 1 therefore resolved to leave the isiand, and on December 15 ton to 8 junta of commanders. My Views were at first discountenancea, hae Bhp the tmmense advan- my action, and delivertug the ot Jordan, with imstructions for ac- Hon during my the President contided the absence, ‘mpportant mission to me which has brought me to this country, furnished with the tredentiais which [ have bad the honor to show. Before ente! upon my jouer J received communications trom General Jordan coudirmti THE DEFFAT OF PUELLO in Las Minas de Guaymaro, of Valmasedh in Las Tunas and of Goyeueche, first at San Miguel and afterwards at Najasa. General Cavada informed me that in obeyance to my orders @ strong colamn would advance upon Colon and fire the canefields in its march (January, 1870), and on the 28thet that month [left the shores of Cuba, leaving the island in a state of prosperity, which can be judged from the following statement:— BESOURCES OF TH REPUBLIC OF CUBA. LIBERATING ARMY. __| Fat Genera! of Staif and Commander-| tu-Chlet 5 Lieutenant Generais. roa} a 3 erala, com. of diatricts:!| Bf §| 3] 9 6} s| 1) af Hn} i} 16] 4 #) Basa #00 | 7.800] 47,000] 59,000 ‘ 085 ors, SANITARY conrs, Chief medical officer . I chief officers, Boctors of second class. A BS EER. fanuBeote Ran S8ESun 1 Poatmastorn a 27| Postiliions (12 to i years old) 108] Post offices. ae! 2 pam is Tt 5,800) 7,900 9 tI a9) 8,558 4,612{ 7,200; 48 ,808)60 ,706 - —| =| 280 Sabres. 140, 846] 168] "634 Sabres in store. pe In active service... r OBSERVATIONS. In the territory occupied by the liberating troops there are sixteen pubitc schools, six Cathoiic churches, one Episcopal (under care of the Rev. Santa Rosa), and four Masonic lodges. The stores contain sugar, tobacco and hides to the value of Many mil- lions of @oliars for want of meaus of exportation. Large deposits of guano have been discovered at Najusa and Cul The tanneries of the army turn out about £500 hides monthly. The shoe fac- tories furuish 3,000 pair of shoes per week. Ma- cheves and fances are manufactured in the armories aud oid gang are converted to the Kemington sys- tem. One powder mill turas out two arrobas per day (about fifty pounds), and tne others are not yet in’ working order, The laboratory furnisues daily 1,660 percussion caps and 1,000 capsules. ‘The rations of the troops consist of beef or pork, two pounds; rice, plantains, boniatas, or yucas at discretion; sugar, four ounces; aguardiente, two ounces; colfee or equivalent, two Cups; cigars, two; cigarettes (for oMcers), ten. In the Central Depart- ment there are numerous piantations at work for 4 account of the State, and the crops of tobacco, coffee, rice, corn, &c., are as abundant as in times ace. of peace. Such is the present situation of Cuba, As to its future, who can for a moment doubt it. The revolu- tion bas through the first period, that of the rising, the second, which 18 the struggle; and when revolution attains that period they are invincible. The contest may be more or less bioody or protracted, but must necessa- rily result in the extermination of the enemies of liberty and justice. Can it be possible that, after tasting the sweets of liberty, the slaves will again return to slavery? No! 1s it possible that, after pronouncing its unanimous will by the people, the masses, the sovereigo pean! there can exist a human tribunal capable oi aaenaal au? Never! Liberty ig the canon of the untversal law of pro- uress, The law of progress 1s @ divine law, and against the divine lawa the strength of man is im- Potent. M. QUESADA, REAL ESTATE MATTERS. The week opened in the real estate market without much auimation, although giving promise of greater activity to-day. The following was the only sale made at the Exchange: — NRW YORK PROPERTY—BY BTANLEY DAY. House and Jot, » 17th st, between 3a and 4th ara, 250.11 ft ¢ of Ath ay, lot 205100.11, two story high st frame dwelling house, with brick basement TRANSFERS OF REAL ESTATE. NEW YORK CITY, Attorney at, w 8, 65.6 (¢m of Stanton at, 17x60. 600 East Broadwi 129), #a, 11d ft e of Pike st, 12,6x26x87, 6x22. 12,000 Oak at, Noll, 25x06. 3,000 Pearl st, No 209, 21.10x156x27x 000 South at, ne (Now 4 and 5), 40x79.8x38.4x79.8 68,000 eu at, 16.8x67.6, (error in deed) 3,750 4th at, e's, 74 (tn of Chari #ih st, 8 6, 896 fo of $4 ay, 26x120. Mth at, ma, 430.11 ft w of Sth av, 17.5292. 98 ft © of av B, 25x103.3. A3th ‘318 fhe of av , Mx103. ith wt, m 8, 175 ft w of 8th ay, 25: Bith at, ns, 160.6 fe of 10th ay, 2 B7th wt, » 2 fhe of 1th av, 25x! both st, Both at, ns, 200 ft @ of 19th av, 100xS5 block...... 1Olst st, formerly ns, now closed, 800 ft w of Ith ay, 142,10x205.103 102x201.10 (part) ns, 500 ft e of 12b av, borane Wist at and 12th ay, n e cor, 35%.1x205.1x307x20i.1 LiBth at, I. 6, 248.4 fl w of 2d av, 16.4x100.10. 400 ft e of av A, 16,92100,11, 500 WDat st, nw, 68.9 ft @ of Bd ay, S4.10x71 7,20 1a tn 6,100 ft w Of dav, 123308, 25,000 Sha é tt ry Yond at, ng, 420 {0 w of 10th ay, Tbr book Qd av and 48th st, we cor, 12.4x41.8x16, 10x44. 4th ay, € 6, 75.2 ft w of 42d at, 25,1348. ststrte 005 LEASES REOORDED. Canal st, No enra, per y' Duane at, No boy James xt; No 61, 6 Murray at, sa, 102 year. South wt, Noi Wiiltam st, No 17, é years, per year. @ard, POF Year. cc ees sess: ¢ w Of Gbarch st, 25x75, 21 years, per =n rm, per year. years, per year. Kings County. weer 2 Ss Ainslie mt, 5 », 118, 1864) Boerum ai, $6, 100 ft w of Leonard wt, bixi00. Brookivn and Jamaica nlankroud, #8, 160.2 ft © of Shet- Geld av, 51.Bxd0x74x43.1.. Cook at, 0 4, 75 ft ¢ of Ewen st, 26x10), bouse and jot. Degraw at, n 4, 296 ftw of Bond st, 73.8x10 Digmnond +t, ¢ #, 415.6 fn of Van Cott a 82.8182.8xi 189 it © of Tompkins 6x100 (April, 40 ftn of Richards % no ardson Powors at,'s 8, 67 {t w of Smith #, 18 Rodney at and Wythe av, easter houres and lote) Wythe av,» Sackett st w 8, bet Bainbridge and Decatur ats, 6 lots ‘@nd partof another....... South 3d at, Butler ay, wa, 10 Gates and Yates avs, a w cor nar, 25x00. i, 20x00, equtsaet)..- Greene 8, 205 ft @ of Oiasson ay, 2x10 Myrtle ay,’ x, 295 ft w of Turoop nv. 202100. Westchester County. OORTLAN DT. Crumpond road, # #, adjoining George Dayton’ Essex Couuty, N. J- NEWARK. Broud sh w & adjoining J Plume’s property, 49.6x21.6% aio fte of Orchard st, 25x29.; Freinebuyaen ay, 60 {tn of Vanderp: Green at, ua, Ma ft ¢ of Mulberry ai Halstead ay ‘and Wright at 0 corns joining C Nichol n'a, ob ft w of ssirard st, 1, n 4, 56 ft w of Tichenor's lane, 55.6226.4. djoining M Ward's, 2 fots, 39xi03 ba fe f 4 1a ft wof Mand MRR, 10033149, onneyivania ay, ne corner, dx100 aud impden tt, aw corner, 2x00. ‘w of Garsiden st, 32xi0x69.., EAST ORANGE, Steuven st and Sussex ay, ne corner, 652100.. Hadson County, N. J. HOBOKEN. Garden at, ¢ 4, 149 fen of Sth at.» 110i a Lots 46, 47, 48, 44, i ‘Newark aud New York TUR, HUDSON O1TX. Waren st, 6 8, O0 ft w of Passaic uy, 602100... 0000 NOW vEN, Lot 27, bloek 7, Homesiead Station, 80x70. Att SUCK AIGS.—An old negro woman down in aing [oO @ defence of the radical gia from @ colored fugleman, who was forced to admit that “sum of ‘ein was mity mean, dut,” Fays he, “sum on "em is as good as you ‘1 never seed no aifference,”” uary one on ’em buvll Houston was list politicians in Geo keu find anywhar,’ gays the old tady. ‘Thar’ suck alga.’ Macon (Ga. Teleyraph E 33° 853 eeee 1,850 +. 8,000 AUTOMATIC TELEGRAPEY. To rae EpiToR Or THE HERALD:— As the editor of the Journal af the Telearaph, the omictal o} of the Western Union Telegraph Com- pany, acting in @ spirit characteristic of the man- agers of the company he serves, declines to permit me to reply, through the Journal, to his baseless statements and insinuations of last week againat the Little automatic telegraph system, I must again trespass upon your kindness and beg you to allow my reply to appear in the HERALD, The deluded stockholders of the Western Unton Coimpany have reason to congratalate themselves tn the fact—which is being developea in various direc- tons and through various agencica—-that a ray of light begins to tllumine the path of the benighted managers of that concern, and J shou!d not he sur- pried to learn soon that even the distinguished literary and seleniific mentor of the company was extolling to the sxies some ola system of automatic telegraphy owned by the company, and, we may rely upon his ready pen and ‘fast’? testimony to prove, through endless columns of the «ictal Journal \bat there 1s nothing good in telegrapiy ex- cept the said antiquated automatic machinery. A Jew months ago we were told by the Presicent of the Western Union Company in his annual report to his stockholders that the company had thoroughly teated the automatic telegraph systems, and had dis- carded them as ‘totally impracticable,” and were assured With great positiveness that automatic tele- graphy could mot be “profitably employed either in connection or in competition” with the Morse hand key system. Now, however, the editor of the oficial Journal, acting under inspiration from his chief, who jas improved recent foreign travel to pick up a few diyointed facts in relation to automatic telegraphy, admits that our Little automatic system has ‘value,’ and that “there are times when, by the accnmula- ton of business, it could be utilized to advantage.” ‘There ts not the least doubt or it, Mr. Editor of the oMcial Journal; and since you have began #0 brave- ly—thougn quite too tardily—to confess your sins, cherish the hope that even the executive oilicers of ihe great monopoly May not be altogether past pray- ing for. In this connection, and to trace the source of the new light now just beginning to fiicker through cle dark recesses of the executive rooms of the Western Union Company, it may not be amiss to quote the following from @ recent oMcial pubitcation of the government director of the telegraph at London. After enumerating the various systems of teiegraphy to be used upon the government lines, he says:— Wheatstone’s automatic and Hughes’ type-print- Ing instrument will be in use at nove but offices of the Orst class, and those chiefly used for general tram! will be the single needle, the veil and the Morse. Now, when it is coneidered that the English gov- ernment have determined to use the Wheatstone automatic system in weir ‘first class” ollices, and rate it first, Hughes second, and Morse after the slow and antiquated “single needle” and “bell” systems, 10 is not to be wondered that the President of the West- ern Union Company, and the grinder of his official hand organ, should begin to ‘“hedgo;” and if the company can find apy way to escape paying tie $50,000 due on the Bain-Hummaston automatic apology, 1 have no doubs they will yet bring it out and clatm for it all the wondertul qualities which their gcieatific mentor discovered 1n it ten or fiteen years ago, when he declared that it was capavie of telegraphing atthe rate of about 20,000 words per nour, or some twenty-five times faster than is orai- marily done by the Morse band key systew. ‘ibe fuct that this brilliant gentieman, has since proved to nis own satisfaction aud the deligut of the managers of the Western Union Company that i 18 inmposmble to telegraph by automatic machinery through long lines at any greater speed than can be done by the slorse system—say ten words per minute, in circuita of 1,900 miles— may be a little embarrassing to Lim; but a genius of hig atamp, who has publicly proved that a good telegraph line can be puilt tor sixty dollars per mile, and that it cannot be built for less than $400 per mille; who has proved that by the Bain-Mummaston automatic system 19,600 words cau de transmitted per hour over a single wire, and with equai clearness hus proved that not over ten worda per hour can ve tele- graphed by that or any other system 1n circuits of 1,000 miles—such @ gomius, I may be safely srusted to lilt himsell and Dis employers out of any possible difeulties arising from oficial or unoficial statements designed to imisicad stockholders, the press or the public. As the Wheatstone automatic system stands at the head of all the various systems o1 telegraphy in Engiand, it may be interesting to the utininated to explain that the composition of messages for trans- mission by that system 1s Socampuanee by means of @n expensive and complicated machine of five band keys, Two separave processes are required to perforate three rows of holes in the ribbon of paper, and of course tlis makes the operation (aa compared with the Lite stylus and tablet composer) slow, tedious and expensive. ‘the Wheatstone telegraph characters consist of two rows of Small dots, which are very dificult at all times to read, and oiten quite impossibie, even by the best{experts. The two rowa of dows are made by two pens, charged with fuld juk, Working throug holes 1m what 13 tecunicauy Jied an tuk trough, Re uses electro-maguctism and reversed currents operating on permanent mag- netiem, and the Unavoldabie time required to dis- charge the clectro-maguets renders it impossibie to attain any consideravie rate of speed above that which may be accompiisned by some of the most sipery Morse operators on American lines, aod using direct currents. But Wheatstone gains, by using reverse currents, decided advantage over the American Morse systew, in working through long lines and atmospheric diiicuities. By the Little autamatic system messages are com- posed and recorded in reguiar Morse characters With double the rapidity that cau possioly be accom. Plished by the Wheatsione or any other practical sysiem Of automatic telegraphy. No error 13 posoi- Die, except. through tuexcusable careiessness, and the chuaractera—dots, dasnes and spaces—be- ing unerringly uniiorm and correct, black aud distiact, they are read correctly by ali Morse operators’ and even by imexpert ‘enced persons alter a few hours or days of aticution to tue lormation of tue characiers, in rapidity of transmission of composed messages the Littie sys- Lem 18 @t least BX to Leu times, or more, faster than the Wheatstone, and from ten to ufteem tines, or amore, faster than the Morse. Tho Little muchines are very simple in eonstraction, and pot more ex- pensive than the Morse. ‘The Wheatstove aud wil other success! @utoimatic machinery is COMpil- cated and expensive; but yet a Kuowledge of tie lact that the English goverument had adopied ihis sye tem seems to Dave had # very molilying iniacuce upon we president aud tue ollicial orgaa of the Wesc- erp Union Company. The official Journal says:—‘'Mr. Cratg cannot couvince Us Or @uybody eise thas it 13 easier or stupier wo manipulate wuy inechanism by wich a compound letter 1s lormed than tae depreasion of the House key.” Lf this very hazy sentence has any mcau- ing, ib ia, 1. wuppose, desigued to matutata the idea Uist the House printing telegrapa macnincs are superior to the Litte ausomatic machines, But tnis seems to be dodging the real quesuon tn controversy. in my reply to tue ¢ditor’s previous article, in waica he asserted, 10 blind ignorance of the whoie matter, that our automatic system for composing messages required much more nieutal aad physical iabor tan the manipulation of the hand key of the Morse sys- tein, | disproved the ridiculous assertion by the state- meut of @ young iady operative of four years” stand- mg in the Western Union Company, who, afver a lew days’ practlee With our composing taviei, was able to write in @ given time quite as many words asshe could write witn the Morse hand key, and even With the experience of only a lew days site was satified tbat there was required Much less of mental and physical effort to manipulate the Littie than Was required to,work the Morse hand key systew. Driven irow the only argument waich has yeu been siated of any shadow of lorce as against our new system, the editor of the oMicial organ now dodg: behind tue House printing =ys- tem, of wilich if is suiliclent to sey the machines cost about $1,000 each, aud require a firstclass machiuist operator and an assistant to work the instrument at ire raté of about twenty-five words per minute. Luey cangot be rolisbiy Worke in circuits of over 200 nitles, amd Cannot drop ovec two or tree copicé ut way ofiices. ‘The Littie ma- chines will cosi fiteen to twenty-live dollars, can ve wel) managed by one girl or boy, and transmit wiih persect accuracy trou 200 to 400 words per minute, #nu Work at thus rate oi speed through 2,000 miles of wire aud drop an unlined numper of copies at way oftic fhe editor of the oMecial Jornal 1s quite welcoine bo all the comfort he cau extract from Luis statement of facts, ‘AS We silall have our new line of compound wire— Bod Washington within the next few days or wvcks, J euail be abio to refute the Malicious Mimepresenta- 8 simple statement of actual We have no fear as to ihe pub D. UL URAIG, tions of our enemies b; results over the line. , lic’s verdict, ILLEGALLY Makrikp BY NIsrakk.—Io the Mas- Rachuserts Mouse ef Kepresentatives recently av expjauation Was called tor and given regarding a pik before the House to legalize a cervain marriage. A lady of fifteen was miairied seven years ago io & young man of about twenty, Who was dissolute in character; after hving with her about six months he deserted ber, and bas aot since hyod with Ler, She was thrown on her own exertions for support. ‘Two years ago su6 applied for a divorce and received a decree “ @ mensa ef Moro,” Witel she understood to bea complete divorce, Suon afterwards sic becaine engaged to & young man, anda year ago was war ried, Previous to tals, in order to Make certain that she was legally irea, she went to Boston aud applied to the clerk of the court to see if sne had a yaa divorce, and tue clerk, afier examination of the record, toid her that she was as free as tue State couid make her, Some tine afier the marriage (he true state of the case was discovered, and then it was too late. ‘There was no opposition to tue pil to wet Une macier righ ‘NEW YORK CITY. Minor Items of Metropoli- tan News. ; ‘The following record will show tne changes in the temperature of the weather for the past twenty-four hours 1 comparison with the corresponding day of last year, a8 indicated by the thermometer at Hud- buts puarmacy, HERALD Building; Broadway, cor- ner of Aun street:— 1569, 1870, 1869. 18 338. M.. cas 33. «OP. M., 3 36 OPM... a 3912 P, Me, ua erature yesterday. Average temperature for correspot Inst Yeur...,. & Yesterday Frederick Vinton, of No. 247 West Houston street, was badly crushed on the steamship Nevada between two balea of cotton, He was sent home in @ critical condition, ‘The Tammany sachems met last evening in thelr wigwam, on Fourtecath street, but transacted no business, a quoram not being present, “Big Injun’? Smail made the proclamation that the meeting for the election of officers would be beld on the first Monday in April next, alter which ti pete » he mecung Measrs, W. A. Roebling, J. R, Husted and John Prentice, of the East River Bridge Committee, are tn St. Louis examining the bridge now in course of SORTER er. and parsonienty. the piers by tack Valuaine information 10r use ib tie build tme East river ridge. A delegation of prominent {{rish citizens, repre- senting Irish societies numbering 40,000 or 50,000 persous, yesterday called upon Commiasioner Mat- thew 'T, Brennan, at we Central Ofice, and invited that gentleman to ride at. the head of the St. Patrick’s procession on the 17th 1n an open carriage, Mr, Brennan in @ short speech thanked the com- mit‘ee for thetr invitation and expreawed his accept ance of the game, 4 The graquates of Bowdoin College resident in this city have lately formed an association and elected oMicers for the ensuing year. At the Jaat meeting of the soviety President Harris and otber members of the favulty were present, ag also many of the most prominent citizens, old graduates of the college, it Was determined to have the annual dinner at an early day, wen alumni from all paris of che country will be present, OmMcer O'Relly, of the Fifteenth precinet, yester- day morning arraigned @ colored nurse, named Jonna Hardy, residing at 148 Thompson street, before Jus- tice Shandiey, at Jefferson Market, Pye complaint of E. Hammon, of the St. Charies Hotel, charged with stealing sixty dollars in money from his wailet * while in his employ as a nurse. The complainant bemg unable to appear in court the psisoner was temporarily committed until this morning. The New York Boarding, House Assoctation mes yesterday at No, 292 East Broadway. Mrs. D. M. Turaure, the secretary, read the annual report. The inscitution at present accommodates forty girls, Wao pay turee dollars @ week; the annual reniai of the house is $2,500, and wich the exception of this and the fuel, the price of board pays all the expenses, jeaving $3,000 to be raised by suoscription. ‘ibe ob- ject of the institution is to give @ home to girla who are homeless, The examintion in the case of the Russiay prima donna, who 13 charged with stealing $1,300 in gold from her manager, witco was to have been held before Justice Shandley, at Jefferson Market, yester- day morning, Was adjourned until two P, M. to-day om account of the #bseuce of the complainant, who isengaged out of town on professional business. JusticeShandley stated that in case he should fati to put IN @0 appearance to-day me Would dismiss the complaint, About half-past two o'clock yesterday morning, while passing through Eighth street, near Broad- way, &@ man, WhO gave bis name as Captain Bronson, and represented that he is a guest at the St, Clair House, corner of Kighth street and Broadway, was fred at and slightly shot to one of uis thighs. He refused to give the Fiftcenth ward police the name Of his assailant or detail tue particulars which led to the commission of tne offence. Bronson wae taken to hts hotel, It was exceedingly dull atthe Custom House yes- verday, as far as concerned matters of public in- terest, although Collector Grinnell had his nands full of routiue business. In the afternoon an amusing rumor was in circulation that be proposed to license brokers the same aa cartmen. Very many brokers were considerably exercised on the subject, It is needless to state tuat the Collector does not contemplate taking any such step as this, at least at present, A call has been made for & meeting of the membere. of the Commercial Union, the Chamber of (om- merce, the New York Produce Exchange, the Citi. zens’ Association, and the Shipownera’ Association and leading gentlemen of the State at the rooms of the Chamber of Commerce, corner of Cedar and Wit- liam streets, in this city, om Wednesday afternoo: March 9, 1870, at threé o'clock, to confer upon the proper canal policy of the State and the bills on that subject now before the Legislature, ‘The frat lecture and concert of @ course of four entertainments of the sort will be given by the Cuban Charitable Aid Bociety this evening at Cooper Institute. General Manuel Quesada, late Com- mander-in-Ciuef of the Cuban army, will De present. ‘The iecture will be “Miss Jones’ Wedding,” by Mr. De Cordova. Madame Maria, Salvyots, 3. ADDa Yoyne, Mr. T. Mier and My. Waiter R. Johnston will sing and play several favorite pieces during the eveulng. ‘he lecture and concert will po do bo highly entertaiming, Yesterday afiernoon at the Yorkville Polico Cours Justice Bixby investigated the case of the two gipsies, Jack Hicks aud Michael Wells, already re- ported in the HzRaLp, who were charged with the theft of $200 worth of broadclosh, The prosecution faticd to make out a case and. the prisouera were consequently discharged, upon which they received the hearty congratulations of their tribe. The $600 which were collected and given by the friends of the ppbaners as security to the person who went ball ‘or them, Were then returned to the party, On Saturday evening General Quesada and stat were entertained by Commodore I. P, Levy, at No. 108 East Fortieth street. There was some excellent music and dancing and a fine display of American patriots and beautiful tadies. The Commodore toasted the General as being “The second Washing- ton for freedom and religions liberty and the suc- cess of Cuba.” The General replied to the toast, the health of Commodore Levy, as ‘Tne first American sailor who has piven aid and comfort to the cause of Cuban liberty.” Numerous other toasts. and sentiments were given by the company, who kept up the festivities until midnight. ‘The sudden death of. the Rev, Dr. McClintock, late President of Drew Theological Seminary, in Madi- son. N. J., was very feelingly alluded to yesterday by the Metnodist preachers in their weekly mecting at the Book Rooms. Dr. Curry, Dra. Durbin, Ridge- way, Holdick, Roche and others delivered impres- sive and eulogistic addresses on bis character and iufe and labors, They had known the deceased minister intimately, some of them from chilahood, and they-considered him the most finished scholar and most profound thinker that American Method- ism has ever produced. His funerai will take place to-day, from St. Paui’s Methodist Episcopal cburch, Fourth avenue, at tweive o'ciock, and will be ay tended by the preachers in a body. A meeting was heid on Saturday evening last at Prior's Wall, Manhattanville, to form a Property Owners’ Assoctation for the Twelfth ward, west atde, About 100 poraons were present, and as many more were representated by proxy. Ex-Mayor Daniel Fr. Tiemann was unanimously ehosen chair- man, Rovert RK. Prior, treasurer; Charles H. Kitcne:l, counsel, and James A. MDiertng, secretary. A tpance committee was also elected, consisting of Shepherd Knapp, Arthur Bell, Widiam Cowan, Thomas Faye and William Barris. Resolu- tious Were passed procestma against the pending bill im the Legislature depriving owners of property of their oaly practical remedy against frauduient and illegal assessments, and because that the pro- posed in effect summarily legalizes all sales for draudoieat or illegal asseasments, 2304 IN NEW JERSEY. James P. Barke, tho Orange Incendiary, Sentenced to Two Years in State Prison. fn the Essex county Quarter Sessions, beid at Newark, N. 4., yesterday, James P. Burke, recently convicted of arson in tnat he act fire to his own house in Orange, was arraigned for sentence and alotted two years in the state Prison, ‘The triab of Burke occupled we attention of te court some two weeks ayo for tour days. The ovide! adduced againgt him was of the strong character, though mainly circumstantial. It was proved that after Was informed of the Are he miade no cifort whatever to save the building and was not seen for several hours during the progress oi the fire, 1b ook him on that occasion as long to throw on his clothes as [t did tus eldest daughter to dress herself and two ifue ones. An elfort was made by is counsel to obyaim avew trial, but the Court deemed the reasons insumMcient. On bem jaced at the bar for sentence yesterday Burke, who is quite a respectable looking man, addressed the Court, aad declared that Many of the witnesacs had | porjured chowselves for fituy Jucre, es