The New York Herald Newspaper, March 23, 1870, Page 5

IMPURITY OF TUE BALLOT, The Brooklyn Hlection Fraud In- vestigation. Trial of Henry P. Mayo and Michael! Hannon— A Grave Charge Against Two City Hall Officials—Was the Republican Assem- bly Candidate in the Second District Counted Out? The investigation of the Brooklyn election ‘rana.” was Continued yesterday morning In the vour. oy Oyer and Terminer, when District Attorney stusris ‘eafed on tor trial the case of Henry P. Mayo and Michael Hannon, canvassera in the Fourth disirict of the Fourth ward, who were jointly indicted on the charge of having made a false count of the vote tm their district for member of Assembly. Both of ‘the defendants are we!l known in Brooklyn, espe- Gially the former, Who now holds @ position in the Water Commissioners’ office, Hannon has a billet ipa tax collector's oMce, The court room was crowded long before tue court convened, and by the time the proceeaings com: menced it Was Impossible for any person to gain ac- cees to the court room, Mr. G. T. Jenks appeared for the defence. Dis trict Attorney Morris and ex-Judge Moore con- ‘@ucted the case for the people. THE ORIGIN OF THE FRAUDS. In opening District Attorney Morris said that he thought the prosecution would ve able to establish clearly a motive for the cominission of the crime for whitch the detendants were to be tried, The jury would recollect that during the past summer certain commissions bad become disias.eful to the people, whether rgutfully or wrougiully, and the community bad the idea that it was not right that tney should be called upon to pay @ much larger price for an article tian it could be obtained for from other sources, And as at the election members of the Legislature were to be elected 1 was very important to secure a delegation trom this county in the Legis- lature in order that they mignt sustain the objec- tionabte commissions. 1t was necessary not only to secure @ delegauion Irom this county favorable to the leaders of these commissions, put also to suc. ceed in electing a locul tckel, so thar the party here might have ® prestige in the state; because to go to the Legisiature, even with @ delegation, with a acieaied local ticket, 1m & county large'y democratic, woula not be calcu: Javed Wo strenginen them in the Legisiature. A great maby of these pares under indictment were em- plvyed in the various Jepartients—iwe Fire bepart- meot and tire Water Bourd. They were selected as the men best calculated to count tbe votes of the citizens and deciare the result of tne election, Mr. Morris ailuded Lo the partisan appointments of tne wmspectois and canvassers, aud said he did so for the puroose of showing that the prisonersin this case bad @ motive to do just what they were charged with Gomg—to SERVE THE!R MASTERS, and thereby protect themselves in thetr own pos!- Mons, and Jn gulne Cases ML Was successful. Ln the case they were avout to try he thougnt he would be ablo to show that the Assembly istrict in which the defendants acted as canvassers was now repre- wented or misrepresented by a person aguiust Whom personally be had notning to say, vod by @ person who Was not elected by the peopie of that district but counted in by the aeteudanis, Time had been 4a the bisiory of this State, aud not many years past, when Lue eiection of a singie person woud not ony have secured the Legisiasure, but a United States senator. So the jury woukd perceive tie enormity of committing & crime of ths kind, Mr. Morris stated ine Charge agaist the delendauis, which was that of FALSELY COUNTING THB VOTES} tm other words, counting out Mr. Amuuerman, re. ublican candidate for Assembly, and counting tn fr. Cullen, His democratic opponent. He thought ‘the enormity of this offeuce Was much greater than the alteradon vf the returns after tue election. Mr, Morris aiso claimed that the delendants had violated the jaw also by failing to canvass tue vole imime- diately after the close of the polls and that they had de ayea the counting of the vote for Assemoly uBtii all ‘the other disuricts oj that Assembly district had been heard from, 80 that they could tell prectseiy the position of avairs, avd Know how many votes they would require to throw in to. elect Cullen. 1b was not until vetween chree and four v'ciock the foliow- ing morning that tue Asseuibiy vote was canvassed. in this district, When it was known precisely what é vote in the Assemply disinict Was. Mr. Morris stated that the fraud in the count of the vore tere ‘Was detected by persons who, upon remonstraung, ‘Were told to “itend to their own business.” THE TESTIMONY FOR THE PROSECUTION. The first witness called was Mr. KH. ». Cadiey, Clerk of the Board of Supervisors, whose evidence mereiy related to the appolatment of the. defendants 4g capvassers. Officer Tiomas Vaughan, who was on daty at the Rollng, place on the night in question, stated thas be canvass of the vole was begun shortly after six @’clock, and Was not finished until half-past six o'clock the morning following; there were two les Wilo came in during tue evening aod talked With the canvassers. Mr. Morris—state whether those interviews were private or pubiic and at what ume they wok place. Mr. Jenks objected. Mr, Morris—1 don’t propose to show that these conversations were public, but to snow that they were private. pase Gilbert ~You intend to show what was ‘y Bae Meret; I don’t; becausegit would be im- le. Judge Gtibert said that he did not think it would be fur fim to aamit any inference, r. Morris—Does your monor exclude me from suowing that just prior to the canvass of the Assem- bly votes & party Came in; that he was caliea aside and that a private in‘erview was taen naa? Judge Giibert—\es, uniess you prove what was said, You may prove that the canvass was uelaved and anything these defendants did. We cannot try ‘@ case in court on suspicion. Mr. Morris—But we have a right to try them on etrcumstaniial evidence. Judge Gilbert—You can prove apything he dia OF sald or anything that was done to him, Mr. Morris (to witness)—state, taen, what either of these canvassers did thal you noticed during the evening of the canvass. Witnesa—The canvassing was very slowly done and 1 called the attention of one of tne clerks to the fact im the presence of the canvassers; the State tucket was counted first, and when they came Ww the Assembly several tickets were missing, Mayo gave witnesses the keys of the boxes, which were locked, and said that when the missing tickets were found wiey would be connied for the man to whom they belonged; one of them was found in the city box. Wiinesses lurther staved that one of the poil clerks told Mayo that Le was countiag wrong; Mr. Mclaughlin asked the werk uf he aidn’t trust Mayo, and ho said "No." Q. Did you observe any person come in just prior ‘to the canvass of the Assembiy Vote? Mr. Jeaks objected. Mr. Morris—\Wouid it be immaterial to show that, the canvass having bee unusually slow and de- layed, parties came in just prior to the com- mencement of the canvass of (his voce; that the Assemo.y box was not canvassed until after the ciose of the calvass in Che other districts; that 1b was known at that time in the room then how the vote stood for member of Assem*iy; that one of the Parties came in just prior and conversed with one of the defendants, and that after that the canvass was proceeded with and thts faise account made ? Judge Gilbert~f don’t think it would. These de- fendants are not responsivie tor the acts of other people, but onty for their own. Mr. Morris—Have I now aright to show a motive foy making a {aise count? NOT VERY NECESSARY. 4 Judge Gilbert—It ts now very necessary for you to 0 it, Mr. Morris—It 18 compevent, istt not, to show motive? Juage Gilbert—Undoubtedly, but not unless you show what passed between these parties, ‘The witness was cross-examined by Mr. Jenks, and ated that he saw nothing during the canvass which excited his suspicious. Ofilcer Elias lestitied to about tho same effect as Vaughan, but added that when thegpoll cierk, Hege- man, spoke to Mayo, the Jaiter told Bim to attend 10 aig own business and he would Attend to his, TALLIES ARE 100 STRONG. Charies W. ‘thomas, Deputy County Clerk, said that tnere was a taily shect of the vote in tue Firgg, Second, Third gad Fourth Assemby districts of the Fourth ward. Mr. Jenks opposed the mtroduction of the tally sheet in evidence, and the Cours ruled that it was Dot a legal document. WHAT A POLL CLERK SAW. Daniel A. Hegeman, one of the poll clerks, was next examined as follows:-~So far as 1 could see the canvass was conducted fairly up to the time the As- sembly ticket was counted; that was done very @owly; tue candidates wore Mr. Cullen aud Mr. Ain- Merman; 1 saw Mr. Cullen there, I think between two ana three o’clock in the morning; 1 was told it ‘was Nr. Oulien, y. Do yoy know whetner Mayo had a couversation with Mr. Culien daring the evening? Objecced to and ruled out. The Assembly vote was first taken up at eleven o'clock; there Were three votes short; aiter they got through the counting | taw a bunale of tickets which J wok up and asked Mr. Mayo if be sald there were ten in that bundle; he said yes and snatched it out of my Land, tearing 14, aud threw it in the pile again; there were only livg tickets in the bundie; 1am pos- Naive of that; there was anotber bundle in which 1 aw certain ihere were only ilve tickets; Mr. Mayo told me te mind my OWn bUsmess, that be was @ canvasser and | was a poll clerk; some words passed Detween us; ne said { Was luafing and that he ned been dving the wor! 83 OF THI CANVASS. teatiied thal he was present at youne there with Mr, Aumuier- man about fiye wan ail tne Uckels Were vit the table, but Mr. Mayo said ne could Dos counE them then because three were wiies- the canvass, naving NEW YORK HERALD, ing; he put,them tm a box and did not commence canvassing “them until between three and four o'clock; in canvasding the tickets saw him count one pile of seven for ten, and five or six of eight each for (en; they were Mr, Cullen's tckets; asked tom jf he would pot count William Ammerman's Uckets; he said he would see me damned fret; spoke to Mr, McLaaghiin about it, and he asked me if { doubted this man’s honesty, and | said I did, WB DEFENCE. Mr. G. T. Jenks opened tho case forthe defence, during which he aliuded to the speech of whe District Attorfiey as aharangue, He thougnt that these cases ‘Were not to be tried outside of the court, and in bare rooms and elsewhere, but i court by clear evidence, ‘They would sbow in the defence that the canvass by the deiendants was fairiy and ‘squarely’? con- ducted, and that there was bo ground upon which to charge them with fraud. If they dia this they were entitled to a verdict. WHAT THE OTHER POLL CLERK SAYS. John A. Leech, the other poll clerk, testified that there Were 195 votes cast tor Cullen and 162 for Am- merinan; the canvass was commenced about half an hour after the closing of the polls; the Assem- bly tcket was canvassed about eleven or twelve o'clock; there were thrve tickets less In the box than On the poll list, 80 the tickets were put back into tho box until the others would be found; Mayo gave them to oficer Vaughan to take charge of, The can- vassers conducted slowly. Two tickets were exhibited to the jury for the pur- pose of showing the difference between them, Am- merman’s was printed in laige, Roman capitals and Cutlen’s in italics. Witness—after Reparating the pallots they put them together in tens; for Cullen there were nine- teen packages and three over; Hannon counted them and then handed them to Mayo, who again counted them and twistea them; Hegeman picked ‘Up @ twist and said that was not right; Mr, Mayo said if that was to be connted he would do it; both the men were angry; Mr. Mayo said he was willing to jet any of the outsiders count the vote; there was one packet handed to Mayo by Hannon which had twelve tickets in it; alayo handed it back ana gaia, “you have got two too many in that; the two were then taken out; that happened several mes, but not in the Assembly vote, ¥. 8 Massey, President of the Fire Commission, and Hugh NM. Laughlin, ex-Register, were next ex- amined bzt no additional facts of importance were eucited, THE DEFENDANT MAYO’S STORY, The defendant Mayo was called to testify in his own behas, and stated that he had never been a canvasser before ts occasion; he described the method of canvassing and denied that he had any desiga im delaying the work; Hegeman, tne poll clerk, during the count for Assemvly, took up some lickets in ts hand and said it was not a fair count; he put them down again, Whereupon witness offered to let anybody, except bim, 6xamume the uckets; no one sald auycoing, Witness—1 had no design or intention whatever to count any more tickets for Mr. Cuilen than he acimally received; 1am better acquainted with Mr. Ammerman than with Mr. Cullen; before the elec- tion we were charged with cheating bim in, ana alter election we were charged with cheating him oul ‘The witness was cross-examined by Mr. Morris, Q. Waatis your business? A. Clerk 10 the Water Bourd. ou not aware that the Board was Q. Were strongly im favor of the eiection of Mr. Culient A. T was not. Q. Why didn’t you canvass the Assembly after the State? A. We canvassed just as the boxes were handed to us, Michaei Hannon, the other defendant, was ex- amined and denied the charge of fraud, and ex- plained the canvassing as conducted that might. ‘The Court shortly afterwards adjoucned until tor day at ten A. M., when the trial will be resumed. THE MAJOR'S ADVENTURE, The Arithmetic of the Wilkes-Le- land Controversy. Mr. Leland on “The Allen” as a Historian—The Major Illustrates His Own Position—He Recpives Congratulatory Letters and Presentation Can Where Will All This End? Theodore Allen, of the St. Bernard House, who igsued his mamiesto on the Prince street adventure of Major Leland, occasioned as much comment yes- terday as though the Moguls of Engiand had spoken from Carlton House; and the story of the amiable aiferences were construed as Wilkes minus the Major, or the Major minus Wilkes, the remainder in either case being variously estimated. Many were engaged in this prodlem of fsubtruc- ton, and the second ground rule in arith. malic was terrinily oppressed by overburden, One would say from. Mr. Wilkes’ penograph of the Mayor, subtract the Major’s caning of Mr. Wilkes on Broadway, and givo-us the result. “Yes,” would tntecpose anotner, “but employ addition, and with the remainder aggregate Mr. Wilkes’ cards to the public regarding these prelimtuary aata.” A genuine radical wouid here put in, “But Mr. Wilkes had a talk with Mr. Greeley at the Union League Club, and this must certaimy enter into the computation.” A third would argue the necessity of putting the Major’s adventure to the credit of Mr. Wiikes’ figures, but another would stoutly deny 1is relevancy to the problem. Some claimed that division entered into THE GENIUS OF THE STATISTICS. Whether long or short division it was not ascer- tained; but the Major had been put to the necessity of having his security separated into inconsiderable quotients. Upon the controversy it was, however, agreed on all sides that the muluplication of words had proceeded In @ geometrical progression with dangerous rapidity. The zealous mathematicians continued their figur- ing until exhausting the simple science of the imno- cent integers, when they went into angies, solids, imponderabie bodies, finally concluding wita * CONIC SECTIONS, which it was said comprehended the whole investl- gation. Ko great, however, became the confusion Uhat it was deemed advisable ior the reporter to seek additional data, und in doing that to seek the Major part. ‘Tae Major was fonnd at the Metropolitan Hotel, surrounded by ms iriends. 1 was four o’clock in the afternoon, and the Major ascended the broad Biaircase of the Metropolitan, and with an artistic wave of the haDa and a genuine miltary salute bowed the reporter into the luxuriant parlor, No. 112, The Ma,or deposited lis overcoat and beaver, while tne reporter did the same thing with his per- son, upon tne sinking uphoistery of @ soltly-cush- toned Uite-a-téte, RePoRTER—Major, since the latest developments about the adventure in Prince street you may have something to say. Major LELAND—Yes, sir; I have seen the statement of that Mr. Allen. Rerorrer—Is it trae? Major LeLaNp—No, sir; it is totally faise. KEPORTER—DoO you know Allen ? Major LELAND—No, sir; [ dou’t know him,nor have T ever had any dinicuifty with bim whatever, I dido’t even know he kept the St. Bernard House; but he evidently Knows me, tor he has reported Mr. Wilkes’ language to tue HERALD reporter in the im- terview pubiished this morning. ReEPORTER—What have you to say of the state- ments published? Major LeLANp—Well, str, [never drank a drop tn my ilfe, except wines; and that 1s lle numper one, So I could not have veen ana was not drunk when I punished Mr. Wilkes; nor was 1 drunk wien assailed in Prince street. KerorteR—What do you say about the assertions of Aven in particular? Major LELAND—Oh, that’s too thin; all a put up job. J have lived thirty two years in New York, and never was altacked before, and | firmly believe that mr, Wiikes was the instigator of the outrage, aud more particularly sipce tne revelations in this morn. ing’s papers. LYORTER—Why, because of the papers? Major LELAND—Plain gas the nose on your face, When J confronted Wilkes m the encounter on Broadway he sent notes to the papers about it, and when J was the victim in Prince street Mr. Alien does likewise, Are they not singular. colncidences; hey, my boy? KEPORTER—You intimate that Mr. Wilkes and Mr, Allen are congenial apirits, Major LELAND—Yes, sir, that’s my meaning. REPORTER—NoW, What i8 your statement of the affair in brief? Major Le. anp—-I left the Metropoiitan, my lodg- ings, about eight o’ciock, with the intention of pay- ing @ visit to my nephew, Lewis Leland, at the St. Elmo Hotel. i passed down Broadway and turned into Prince street, and was passing quieuy along on the north side, when @ large, powertul man, whom I had nm ana walked by, Me closely in the Jace. I thought little of this—in fact, paid but little attention to him until I saw bia turn and retrace his steps. Alter meeting me he stopped directly in my path and dealt me a powerful biow in my mouth, severely cutting my lips and kuocking out two of my faise teeth, I then drew my revolver, seeing which the villain turned and ran. Iran alter himas fast as 1 could, and shouted, ‘Stop or I'll shoot,” but he kept steadily on his course. I raised my revolver and firea twice. I think the second shot hit nim in the right arm, for he threw it up. I con- tinued to chase him, and was gaining steadily upon him, which he probably perceived, for, to escape my clutches, he ran into the St. Bernard Hotel. Just es he was about entering I fred two more shois, but neither of them hit, Tne villian made his exit by another door and thus escaped. then repaired to the station house, near at hi and obtained the service of three policeman, to Wf the assailant could be procured, bus he had es- caped. Igthen repaired to thegPolice Headquarters in Mulberry street and reported the outrage. | there received assurance that the assailant should be searched for, but up to the present ume I have not heara of his arrest. HePoRTER—But Mr. Allen says he will give you the name of your assailant. Vo you want It? Major L¥LAND—Yes, air, by all means; any time and in any wey he will give it, REPORTER—Have you anything else to say about the affair? Major LELAwD—~Yes, pir. 3frn | be morning Mr. Allen says, tspeaxing about apn tm- aginary girl he makes me meet, “He (Leland) grab. d her, when a jarge German laid boid of bim, knocked him in the gutter, then wa'ked away.” In the Sun he 18 reported assaying “he was a litte bit ofadeyil * * ive feet two inches high. He wouldn't wetgh over one hundred and fliteen pounds.) There 13 an evident discrepancy, showing up the whole ada to be manufactured, there anything élse untrue? REPORTER Major Lena ~Yes sir. Instead of having fifteen Policemen only three went 14 with me, and Mr. Allen did not order me out of his house. About talking with any woman or aby woman addressing me, the assertion 1s a fabrication, Rerorrer—Well, Major, | Buppose your susceptt- bivities have been somewhat Wounded by these re- cent hostilities, Major ELAR» ROTRApS but J have recetved alt of this immense pile of letters of congratulation for Punishing Wukes (drawing from his breast pocket @ jarge package of letters, Which he jaid down to the reporter's inspection). AEPORTER—I[8 that all? Major LeLAaNp—No, sir. oe trom all . I am receiving canes Len the Union, reimbursing me for my ‘loss, and 1 wish you would say througn the HERALD that Iwi take no more unless they are gold headed and have tue express charges prepaia. ‘The reporter here expressed his thanks to Lhe Major for his courteous joquacity, and backed toward the door, When the Major made more than ap Oriental salaam, aud the reporter departed to condense a page for history, THE COURTS. Sentences—Foreclosure of Mortgage Suit— Honesty Its Own Reward—Shop- lifters Sentenced. UNITED STATES CIRCUIT COURT, Sentences. Before Judge Benedict, Jotn McCormick, convicted of stealing quantity of gold coin trom a fellow passenger while on a voyage from San Francisco to this port, and who has already been imprisoned four months in Ludiow Street Jail, was sentenced to elgnt montns’ longer lmprisonment. Chacles A. Willard, @ clerk in the Post OMce, wno Pleaded gulity to embezzling a letter, containing money, aud wo had been ajiowed to plead under a Statute inflicting @ punishment of from two to ten years’ Imprisonment, imstead of pleading under a statute under which the indictment was originally drawn, inflicting fen years’ imprisonment, was fenteaced to four years’ imprisonment av’ hard labor in the Kings County Pentienuary, the sentence being mitigated on account of the accused having served Luree years in the Union army. James MomMahon, a clerk of I’, B. Swift, a notorious bounty claim agent m Broadway, who had pleaded guilty to detrauding Patrick O'Meara, a discuarged soivier, Out Of $100 extra bounty uloney, Was sen vencea to two years’ Imprisonment at hard labor ia the Kings County Peniceatiary, SUPREME couaT—sPeciaL TERM. tt for the Foreclosure of a Second Mortgage. Before Judge Barnard. Griswold vs. Muchelt.—This 13 an action from the foreclosure of @ mortgage. A mortgage was as- signed to plaintiff seventeen years ago, on which no interest has been patd for several years. The mort- gage Was a second mortgage, and before 1856 was held by @ Mr, Porter, He assigned It to one Minturn teral security for a debt of @ Mr. Burtett of ue Morigage was only for $1,300. ‘the debt was paid in 1463, and the mortgage reassigned to Porter. ‘Tue first mortgage was foreclosed during its possession by Minturn. Porter was made a party defendant, bus Minturn 4s not, and Lhe property was bought in by the piatnuff on the foreciosure, ‘rhe piainti, now owning whe mortgage formerly held by Porter and Minturn, now seeks to tureciose 4. The defendants claim tat Porter did not cease to be the owner of the mortgage, and though it was out of his possession, yet wuen the mouey was paia to Minturn and the pledge returned ie obtained no Dew riguts, Ms possession Of the mortgage was con- tinuous and the mortgage itself foreciosed by mak- ing hun a party. Decision reserved, SUPERIOR’ COURT—TAIAL TEAM—PART 1. Lost Mouey~The Finder Declared the Proper Person to Have it in the Absence of tho Owner. Belore Chief Justice Barbour and a Jury. George Hawes vs. The Now York.and Harlem Ratt road Company.—In November, 1863, the plainuit was travelling as & passenger on the cars’of the de- fendants and found a package in the car he occu. Pied, contaiuing $1,045 , which he handed over to tne conductor, witu the proviso Chat it should be placed 1 possession of the company unta the proper clain- @nt should appear. Mr. Scteil, one of the direetors Ol the road, Was On the train at the time, and tne conductor handed tue money to him, ‘ten months having elapsed and tne broper owner hot pusuing Qn appearance, the plaiauit demanded the money from the company, was retused, and he now brings the present action, ‘ihe Court directed a verdict in favor of plaimtiit, holding that, in the absence of the proper owuer, be was entitied to the money before ail toe world, An exception was taken to toe ruling, fag will be beard in the first instance at General ‘erin. COUIT OF GENERAL SESSIONS, Before Gunning 8. Bedford, Jr., City Judge. A GANG OF SHOPLIFTERS SENT TQ THE. STATE PRISON, The first case disposed of yesterday was an indict- ment for grand larceny agatnst Joun Healcy, Maggte Clark and Mary Conley, who pleaded guilty to an attempt. They were jointly indicted with Charles Clark, whe was convicted on Monday of stealing two coats, valued at fifty dollars, from the store of Harris Brown, No. 314 Grand street. Judge Bedsord said that as Clark demanded a urial he gave him the iuil term, whicn was five years in the State Prison, He understood they were all protessional shoplifters, but as the chree prisoners now belore him were only guilty of an attempt the sentence would be two years and six months in the sing Sing Prison. LARCENY OF A WATOH. John Kelly pleaded guilty to an attempt at grand larceny, he having been charged with stealing a Watch and chain on the 13th of March from Marga- ret McKiernan, He was sent to the Penitentiary for one year. Jonn Love, who was charged with burglariously entering the premises of Jeremiah Welsh, Jr., No. 451 East Tentn sureet, and steaung forty doliars’ worth of copper, was convicted of petty larceny and Temanded for sentence. ALLEGED BURGLARY. James Clark, who was jointly indicted with four young men, charged with burgiary in the vnird degree, was placcd on trial. it appeared tuat on the might of the Zist of January the premises of Barton, Alexander & Co., 68 Beekman street, were burgiariousiy entered and about $1,500 worth ot pis- tols and Knives stolen, The proceeds of the burg- jary were taken by the other men to a house tn Park street, where it Was proved the accused occapied a room, butas none of the property was directly traced to Clark the jury rendered a verdict of not guity wituout leaving tneir seats, ALLEGED ASSAULT AND BATTERY. George Waitiock was tried upon a charge of as- sauiting Robert Jackson upon @ ferryvoat on the 1sth of February. The complamant and other wit- nesses wuo worked in Jackson's foundry, were attacked because they retused to join in the “strike” of the workmen. ‘he defence produced witnesses to establish an aubi, Afier consulting pa fan hour the jury rendered a verdict of nov unity. < William Cronacher was tried upon a charge of burglariously entering the cabinet shop of Andrew Cook, 101 Sulfoik street, on tne 4th inst., but the evi- deuce being insufficient to sustaiu the charge the jury acquitted the accused, ‘The following 13 the calendar of the Court of Gen- eral Sessions for to-day:—The Peopie vs, William Flannery, rape; Same vs. Edward vowd, robvery; Same vs. Thomas Morton, robbery; Same vs. Michael Kavanagh and Joseph White, robvery; Same vs. George Feil, felonious assault and battery; Same vs. Alexander Montgomery, burglary; Satae vs, Thomas Schmidt and Thomas Davis, burglary; Same vs, Michael Darragh and Arthur Goodwin, burglary; Same vs. Joseph Frazer, larceny from the person; Same ve. Eaward Jacobs, larceny trom the person; Same vs. John Robinson, grand larceny; Same va, Joun Leary, cane larceny; Same ve. Margares Driscoll, grand larceny; Same vs. Yerence Daly, re- ceiving stolen’ goods; Same vs. Leopold Menge, assaulc and battery; Same vs, Jobn 't. Holoweil, as- Sauit and battery; Same ve. Thomas Mungin, cruelty to animuis, COURT CALENDARS—THIS OaY. SurReME Court—Crrcuit.—Part 1.—Before Judge Cardozo. Courtopens at half-past ten A. M.—Nos, 1907, 919, 475, 1375, 1783, 687, 2163, 1049, 1131, 1615, 2191, 2197, 2208, 2205, 2207, 188034, 2209, 2211, 2213, 2215, Part 2.—Before Judge Brady. @Court opens at eleven = 3—-Nos. YA4, 1620, 6656, 99034, rd 1683, 690, 484, 406, 1610, 1546, 234}, 606, 1616, 336, 490, 272. SUPREME CouRT—SPECIAL TERM.—Held by Judge Barnard.—Nos. 170, 178, 184, 186, 187, 188, 190, 191, 193, 194, 195, 196, 197, 199, 200, 202, 203, 204, 205, 200, 66, 1H, 207, 208, 209, 210, 211, 212, 142, 213, SUPREME CounT—CHambers.—Held by Juitge Ingranam. Calendar caiied at twelve o'clock M.— Nos, 46, 48, 81, 69, 76, 77, 78, 79, 81, 84, 88, 94, 97, 102, 104, 107, Cail'118. SvureRion CouRT—TriaL Ters.—Part 1.—Beforo Judge Barbour.—Nos, 1389, 1337, 1413, 1389, 1477, 1511, 1487, 1525, 1627, 1529, 1531, 1633, 1537, 1541, 1643. Part 2.—Before Judge Spencer.—Noa, 2062, 2064, 784, 2090, $18, 1572, 1438, 1458, 2140, COMMON PLEAS—TRIAL TERM.—Part 1.—Before Judge Van Brunt.—Nos, 632, 490, 471, 396, 600, 340, 170. 1701, 798, 670, 898, 899, 900, 901, 902, Part 2.—Betore Juage Loew.—Case on. MARIN’ COURT—TRIAL TeRM.—Part 1.—Before Judge Curtis.—Nos. 384, 437, 444, 634, 657, 693, 603, 608, 616, 621, 630, 644, 696, 697, G98, 702, 704, 705, 796, 707, Part 2.—Before Judge Alket.—Nos, 612, 628, 608, 963, 601, 695, 694, 700, 701, 709, 710, 712, 732, 71% In the HeRacp this ! Tie, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 23, 1870.—TRIPLE SHEET. THE RAIDER'S LAST. DITCH." Slow Progess in the In- vestigation. Arrest of Deputy Collector Coop—Some More Light on the Ex-Collector’s Ofi- cial Record—What His Friends Say and What His Bonds- men are Doing. The Investigation into the defalcations and mys. terious disappearance of Collector Bailey was at- tended yesterday by much less excitement than on the previous day, the sensational features of the case having already become quite samiliar to the public and especially to all business men in the ‘Thirty-second district, Everything was very quict at the revenue oMice in Cedar street throughout the day. The business of the office waa proceeding as usual in the hands of the regular clerks under the direction of Acting Collector Vail, and the only apparent indications of derange- ment consisted in the presence of the half dozen officials in the private apartments where the investigation 13 conducted. Commissioner Dougiass, assisted by Deputy Commissioner Parnell and 8a. pervisor Dutcher, !8 stil engaged in examining the accounts, but bas not yet been abie to formany definite conclusion a8 to the actual amount of tne defalcationa, TAR STAMP DEPARTMENT, conducted by Mr. John Daggett, has been thoroughly examined, and in all its transactions, iyolving $1,600,000, a discrepancy of only six cents was found, that branch of the revenue ofice having been totaily exempt from peculation. Mr. Dag- gett is thus reileved from all suspicions at tached to the management of the ofmce, and having been long known as @ fatthiul oficial not only in Bailey’s office, but in the Pardon Bureau of the State Department at Washington, will probably be retained by Bailey's successor, General Pleasan- ton, His sureties are Hon. Joho A. Griswold and John M. Francis, of ‘Troy, THE NT OF THE PRATDS upon the government by Batley is reported by the investigating junta not to exceed $100,000; but, as there 1s a large class of revenue collections upon which there ts no check tiat can be immediately compared with the accounts, the actaal misappropri- ation of funds will probably approximate to $200,000 or more, Many of these collections, above referred to, are stated to have been tiegal and extortionate in character; aud, a$ announced in the HeRaLp yesterday, the tobacco and whiskey merchants are preparing to (develop their amount by a combined exposure of the system by which they have been annoyed and bied. The report that Batley ap- propriated $10,000 belonging to the gangers in his district is denied py persons acquainted with the affairs of the office and by many of the gaugers themselves. ‘Ihe money pala by merchants for gauging was handed to the Collector, aud held on =strust: oby = =him == for” the payment of the men employed. A gauger Is not allowed to receive over $250 a month: and any sum over this amount tat he earns is given to the gov- ernment, This excess 13 the only accouut made to the Treasury Department by the Collector. The money paid to gaugers generally averaged about $1,500 & month; and for the last six months was only $10,000, The gaugers were paid in (ull up to tue lat of March, THE CASHIER, Mr. Frederick Loug, for whose arrest a warrant Was issued on Saturday, has not been taken into custody, it having been demonstrated to the satis- faction of tue investigators that he was in uo way criminally accessory to the frauds, He is tf!) al- tending to his duties in the office. ANOTHER WARK. Was issued yesterday upon the complaint of J. Tracy & Co., one ‘of the largest liquor honses in the dis- trict, Made before Judge Barnard, for the arrest of Bailey and Deputy Collector kK. J. OG. Coop, ths 3 8 8 for twespass committed = upon we premises of the fim in January last, on the occasion of Bailey's great whiskey raid, when he hauled up about twenty dealers, Some of those cases lave already been dis- missed by the courts, and the probability 18 that all the seizures at that thie Will be proved Lo have been without suMcient grounds, The amount of bali Lo Mr. Coop’s case 18 fixed at $10,000, THE FLIGHT of Bailey becomes more mysterious as the investiga- tion progresses. It is supposed that he took sudden alarm and became detnoralized with the apprehe sion that the efforts known to be on fool tor his removal embraced specific charges of fraud, and that he might at any moment be arrested. The decision m the Fullerton case, it is believed, influenced his conduct Ina great degree, and everything indicates that be did not resolve upon fight until the night of hie departure. This theory is sustamed by the circumstances attending his last oMctal transaction. All funds collected in the course of the business of the Thirty-second district were deposited in the Bank of Commerce, .A certlicate of deposit was then given to the Collector. This document was taken to the Sub-rreasurer and held as an order upon the Bank of Commerce for the amount. The Sub-Treasurer, tn return, issued three cer~ tificates, oue of which went to the Secretary of the Treasury, another to the Commissioner of invernat Revenue, and the third was kept by the Collector asavoucher, ‘These deposits were always looked upon uy accurate, and no doubt was ever expressed at the bank in regard to any irregularity in Bauey’s accounts. if the ex-Collectur had meditated migot and was preparing bimself with funas for this emergency it is intimated that in the space of thirty days, by making false deposits, he could have avatied himself of about $300,000, When Batley’s private desk was opentd, his books and papers were found in @ confused stace. Four checks for che payment of the salaries of storekeepers in the bonded tobacco warehouses were alsu discovered, These checks were trom t nolly & Co,, W. P. Kittriage & Co. and March, Price & Co., and amounted to over $600. As late as jast Tuesday afternoon, at four o’ciock, Bailey sent to the casnier two checks for him to cash. After receiving the money he sent it to two men in his employ. One of these men was in Baflalo, under ms direction, engaged in an examina- tion of @ supposed ilicit distillery, and the other was in Albany looking afler an alleged frand in ‘Tracy’s whiskey disilliery, s#oth of Luese men were paid for their services. et been discovered to the ex-Coller- tor’s method of disappearance, Many are sitll of the opinion that he 1s stil! 1n the city, bat BAILEY’S FRIENDS SAY that it 4s not improbable he has imitated the sad act of Preston King and piunged into the river, These apologists for the ex-Collector clatm that ts sense Of honor was so keen that when he found his musappropriauion of funds, which he acrupulousiy imtended to replace, were about to be exposed he was unable te endure the contemplation of the ignominy threatening him, and in a temporary ab- erration of mind destroyed himself. Ali of this class of gentlemen insist that Batley did not intend to detrand thegfgovernment, but was forced by circumstanc to use it, and at the time of his disappearance was endeavoriig to straighten out the oid deficiencies, or, as the puolic generally lerm 1%, Was stealing from new sources to cover up the tracks of former eupezziements, An indication of the character of the ex-Coliector's necessities for 80 much money 18 aiforded by a few well known casex, Although a very poor man in 1861, he managed in a snort Ume ater his appointment to the revenue service in New York to purchase considerable property in New Jersey, and at che same time pay high rent, keep fast horses, give grand dinners and maintain a magnificent wine cellar. A salary Of $6,000 per year requires very astute flnanciering to sustain all these luxuries but Mr. Bailey not only induiged gorgeousiy in thes elegancies, but managed to contrivute generousiy to vhe eleetion fund jin Mr. Van Wyck's dis- trict at “the time ‘of the latter gentleman's investigation as chairman of the Congres- gional committee nto Collector Batley’s accounts in the Fourth district, and aiso paid “counsel tees” as high as $10,000 in @ sinie Case on the occasion of the contest over his confirmation in the Senate as Collector of the Thirty-second district. £LXxamples or the above mentioned class, showing how Mr. Bailey Was tempted to use government funus, can be given without number. but to recite them would seem like Malicious persecution. BAILEY’S BONDSMRN were yesterday very reticent on the subject of thetr relations with the ex-Collector. They state that nothing has yet been officially comimuuicated to them respecting their responsibility as sureties, and that they do not expect to be applied to by the gov- ernment until after the case has been disposed of by the courts. After Bailey became Collector of the Fourth dis- trict, and before he was confirmed by the senate, it Was found that hig accounts were irreguiar. The Secretary of the Treasury, Mr, McCuliough, sent on his confidentt ‘ent, Mr. Manon, at whose instance ttie United States District Attorney, Daniel $. Dick- inson, issued @ warrant for the arrest of Bailey, and went to the office in Chambers street with the deputy marsha!. The agent wold Mr. Bailey ihe object of his visit and explained the condition unaer which he would agree uot to arrest hiin—namely, that he (the agent) would take possession of the cash. Bailey was directed to send for his sureties, which he did. When these gentiemen came there was a consultation held, the resuit of which was that Bailey sold his house in Brooklyn and gave up his carriage m part payment of a deficiency of $90,000 which the agent had discovered. Tuls waa in the year 1866. Since that time noting has been done to bring Batley to justice for the frauds to which that deficiency clearly pointed. She govern- ment recovered something jesé than $40,000 in the feta but the remainder was never accounted or. THR THIRTY -SKCOND DIBTRICT, «Which the fugitive Collector had charge of from the ‘1st Of May, 4569, 18 considered the most important FeVeDUS Gistrict in the United Staves, Jt iuciudes al) of New York city extending from the Battery to j verty sireet, On the west side of Broaiway, , and that portion east of Broadway bounded by Broadway, Park row, New Chambera street, New Bowery, Catuarine sirees aud try, The annual receipts of the offlee averaget “bout $7,500,000, Tue district will probably be Wasen pus pension of by GENERAL PLEASANTON to-day, that oMcer being expected to arrive fom Wastington this morning. Great satisfaction is cx- pressed by atl busmess men tn the district at Gene- rat Picasanton's appointment to the Coilectorstip, and every one 1s looking forward to an honest col- lection, as well as the sJaithful guardianship of the governments funds, THE TRANSIT PROBLEM. The Girdle Railway---New Plan of City Travel. Report of Genera) Viele on the Plan of an Elevated Railway, to be Submitted to the Legislature To-Day. ‘The following plan forthe construction of of ctty passenger railway for the relief of the me- tropolis 18 both novel and interesting, and while this a8 yel open question remains still unsolved will doubticss command public interest, Ite autnor is General Egbert L. Viele:-— The question of rapid transit through the city has been 80 thoroughly discussed, 80 many plans have been presented, all possessing merit—some of them pecutiariy fertile mM engiucering expediesis— that It has finally been reduced to one poiut—viz., that of “east injury to property.” ‘The Reoaliariy inisuiated position of the city clearly limiis its possible extension in every direction ex. cepting to the north, and its topography detines posi- tavely all its lines of communication, while its geo- logical formation almost precludes the adaptation of any pian of speeds locomotion, however success:ul, which may have been executed in any of the otker large capitais of the world. In the elty of London, for instance, tuere are seh inain lines of railway converging towards the centre of the metropolis, one passing directly througt if. Some of them are eievated and ‘one Is underground, bat Londou les in a basin, and its geological formation 1s a vast clay deposit, while New York les on a ridge of upturned primitive roc Loudon diverges from a centre, whue New York tends i @ lateral direction, Hence the great dinl- culty in carrying outin New York a system of com- Munication adapted io London. ‘The same compari- son willapply to Paris, Any line of communication selected through New York, Whether underground, elevated or on the sur Jace, must Interfere In sone Way with the property or with the streets, already too Hmited in their ca pacity for the purposes of trade, SURFACE ROADS AND THEI DRAWBACK: In fact sarface roads have already multip! almost fatal extent, so far 2s business ts concern and yet with the vast network of rails which gri iron tne city the means of Uansit are stil |tmited, uncoinsortabl@and disgusting W every sense. No words can deseribe the prescnt condinon of surface ratlWays more graphically than the report of au cye Wiihess, a8 published in the HeraLo Maret bs, i570, and In which the fotiowing table was given, showing the number of passengers carried one evening ia certain cars:— Thirty-fourth Big 20 b2—Univ il University 107—Seventh hat tuirty cars, Whose proper complement of passengers would be 660, ac carried a total Of 1,712. Nothing need be add prove the inadequacy of Luis means of locomocion. Yo increase the number of cars would. material! impede commercial faciities still more. ‘These 80 constantly ent before the citizens of d York, have stimu which have been presentea to the public for ¥ dying the evils arising from the want of proper means or transit, and, wile capial and enterprise stand ready to promote any practical plan which will fultil the requisite conditions, the very magn). tude of the subject requires that any pian which meets With approval must based yon a clear, full and positive demonstration of its entire feasi bility. Ifa line of communication were found atong Which & rapid transit could be established which Would Not take away or destroy any avaliable prop- erty; Which would not in re with other means .of locomotion, or with any commercial faciiines, and which could be operated with an ever reiavie and positive power capable of moving an unlimitea number Of passengers at any moment and at all hours, while offering no engineering obstacie to 118 construction, ib cannot be doubted Jor an instant that this would be an absolute solution of the loug- vexed problem. Is 18 contidentiy belleved that the plan of “The Gidle Railway’ now submitted fulils all of the above conditions In every particular; that ta addi- ion WH this the two leading questions In enginec: ing—viz., that of grade and mouve power—bein clearly answered, there remains only the simple ae- termination of the requisite strengtn of the raterials to be used. w ted the numerous conceprions THE ROUTER. The route selected 28 Und line defined and deter- miued by act of the Lewislature, passed April 17, 1 eniitied “An act to estabtiah bulkhead and pier lines for the port of New York.” By said act the bulkhead line ja permanently fixed, beyond which 1 is uniawful to fill in with earci, stone or other solld filllag, and unlawful to erect auy struc- ture exterior toi. As the direction of this line was laid down by @ scientific commission, in harmony ‘Wish the currents of the river, it is generally continu- ous, with reguiar and casy curves, with two or three unimportant exceptions, and in that particular is siutaule for a line of railway. It 1s, moreover, the only route where the use of steam & motive power Would not be objectionable, and where no es- Vablished interest could be possibly interfered with. The bulknead being elevated just five feet above high water mark establishes the grade of the ratlway as ucarly a perfect level, The most important ques- tion im all ratlway coustraction 18 thus admiraoly met. By elevating the track to uMlicient height to admit of the construction underneath of all the ne- cessary buildings used for shippiag, ferry or com- mercial purposes along the plers t nly possible interference with property or business is’ obviated. at the same time, by # simple and obvious combina. lion of the railway and all such erections, a unuorm- ity of design and ap architectural completeness, most desirable in ielf, w! CAPACITY. A grand metropolitan railway must have at least four wacks—two for rapid aud through trams and two for way pi gers, The Girdle Railway pro- vides, in reaiity, eight tracks on which ears can Con- stantly move in both directions. Atmidaay and midnight, the througa trains being withdrawn, give place to freight cars, 80 that fretght may be received and delivered at any point along the lin thus securing ts more rapid transmission, especial: tion With shipping. 49 no Himtt to tue means of tranaporting pa: and hundreds of thousands can dauy conveyed with @ speed aud comfort now uti known. If itis objected that tne line of the road 1s al a distance from the centre of the island, and there. fore inconvenient, let it be remembered that the pre- gent location of the greater proportion of the popula. tion of the city 1s due to the faciities of communi. cation atforded by the street rallways, and, ther: fore, that the buik of the population would eventu- ally be distributed im proximity wo thia line, But above all let it not be forgotten that a (ew years will fiud the lower part of Westchester county incorpo- rated wit New York and containing @ population as dense as that now found within the present limits of tne cliy. Lte Girdle Rallwa: Xteuding itself with suburban connections, will then alford those facili- tles for communication the want of which has aio delayed the development of that extensive section, compelling thousands to seek reluctantly their hoines in the adjoining State or on Long Island, ex. posed to all the annoyances and vicissitudes of ferry transportation, never nuattended with danger. CONSTRUCSION, The detatis of construction tnvolve questions con- nected with the judicious application of forces and the strength of material, not essential to be referred to at this time, her the supporting columns shall be ca¥i or Wrought iron or stone, whether the foundations shail be stone or pneumatic piles, or Whether a series of short suspensions, with reverse anchorage, may ne deemed advisable, are ali matiers readily determined on when tne working plans are being prepared. ‘the leading principles are a level railway, Operated by steam power, elevated above she ground required tor commercial purposes, se- curely built, commodious, convenient, rapid and constant. ‘The design bas been carefully studied and snb- mitted to the closest engineering criticism, It 18 the resuit of jong familiarity with the subject and an earnest desire to meet a great and Increasing neces- sity with @ positive and permanent measure of reiel, It ts presented to we Legislature upon ita simple merts. The bili bas been drawn by & gentieman fami- liar with the public law, and who is second to none In us deep interest for the welfare of the city of New York. if the plan fulfils the conditions required as com. pletely as tt 18 claimed that it does capital wili nos hesita‘e to carry it to successful execution. Indeed, the question Of capital will be the flual vest of any nan, Whatever ite merits and however favorable the foguishon may be. EGBERT L. VIELE. MUTINY ON BOARD AN AMERICAN SHIP, District Attorney Pierrepont yesterday received a jetter from Mr, Nathaniel Crow, United States Con- sul at Cardenas, dated March 7, reporting that a mutiny had occurred at that post on board of the American schooner Frank and Nellie, of Kockiand, Captain Bean. Conant Crow also reporte that he bad the mutineers, three in mumoer, secured and Maprivoned, With Uie purpose of sendlug them Lo the United States for tay 5 THE YACHT AMERICA’S TRIUMPH. Speoch of Commodore J. C. Stevens, of the New York Yacht Club, at a Banquet Given Him at the Astor House, October 2, 1851, Upon His Return from Europe, Subsequent to the Triumph of the Yacht America. G#NTLEMEN—Retore commencing my reply to the Mattering and overwhelming eulogium of the bom orable and cioqueut chairman I would claim your Indulgence to make 4 brief statement in writing, to tue end that there shail be no misunderstanding if @ question should ever arise as to what I did or dia notgay. Havel your consent? (Aye, aye, from all quarters.) In the aiplomaiic notes of invitation forwarded vo me there was a letter enclosed from the chairman, assuring me that no harm was intended, begging me not to be afraid, and pledging himsel) and the committee, if I should be knocked over oF stunned by the gum they wereto fre at me, they would be in readiness to pick me up and put me op my legs again and to support me until I shouid re- cover sufficiently to stand alone. (Great laughter.) Remembering the awful risk 1 bad run some three months since, on an occasion somewhat similar, from an unexpected explosion, the alarming effect of which I barely eacaped by a lucky dodge, I deter- mined to come to an understanding with the com- mitvee as lo What the amount of damage really was. On ascertaining this | concluded, aiter mature de- liberation, to make the following offer, viz:—I would agree to stand (if possible without flinching) one dis- charge from the biggest gun they could find, loaded With smali shot and filled to the muzzle with can- isters of tropes and figures, of any sort or size, best adapted to their purpose, provided I might re- turn the fire (if 1 survived) by @ single round shot billeted With the sunple and heartieit expression my sincere thanks to you for your fitendly attentions and unvarying Kindness It Was further stipulated Uae | Was at liberty to reply to any other discharge, however more or less dangerous It might prove, either by waking ove of iny best bows, which | was to practice for the occasion, or by retreating Wo the shelier of some friendly rauipart, arued with metal as heavy as thelr own, How the committee have carried out their part of the bargain you have seep and heard. I owe my acknowledgments to the chairman, which [ trust he will accept, lor not risk- ing the bursting of bis guu by puluns in & heavier load. 1 owe also a debt of gratitude to tie Colonels Hamilton and Stevens for We great care they took that I snouid have noting my own way without their fullest approval and assent, 1 wanted at first to play commodore ¢ (a Uncle Sam. They would not iisten to Mt, but ins'sted, as free and independent dewocrats, that the majority shouid rue. 1 uls Cone duct t considered mutnous; but as fogging bad been done away with by iaWw, and they bad contrived to get the captain and crew on weir side, J thonght i best to wink as it and let them cut and carve, and alter and amend, consollag mysele with the old adage, “that disc.etion was te better part of valor,” and with the reflecuion, thar uw anytning went wrong io ti a@tinibure it bo ty majority. You may, perhaps, 1 tuis business, 1 might Of Wis stouy-hearied area Wii have observed that my hair is somewhat grayer thao it was when | jase metyou. Lilte you how it bapyeaued, Bat lam trespassing on your good nature. (“uo on, go on,” frow alt sides.) In coming irom Havre, we were obuged, by the darkness of the night and a thick fog, W anchor some ve or six mies from Cowes. In the morning early the tide Was against us, and it Was dead calm, Lie OF lock @ gentle breeze sprang wp, and with it came yiding down the Laveruck, oue of the newest und fastest cutters ‘of her class, spread Ik lightning that ine chipper had arrived, aud that the had gone down (o show hier tie Way Up. ‘The yachts and ves. sel8 in the harbor, the waarves, and Windows of all Houses bord. ring on them, Were filled Witla spec. org, Watching With eager eyes tne eveauul trial. Tucy Baw we coull not cacape, lor the Laverock stucK tO us, soOmetinnes laying lO, and someumes tacking around us, evidently sto Ving she had no in- tention Of quitting us, We were iouded With extra sulis, With beet and pork, 2ud bread enough for au Hast India voyage, Qa were some four or flve inches too deep im the water. We got up our sails wih heavy hearts, the Wind had icreased to a five or six knot breeze, and atter until we were aslumed to wait longe we let her get about two hundred yards ahead and then started am her wake, 1 iave seem and becn engaged la many exciuiug trials ac sea and vushore. Linkve the Match with Kellpse against Sir Henry, and had heavy sums, poch tor mysed and for my Iriends, depending oa the resuil. 1 saw Echpse lose the first heat and tourtitths of the sec oud, Without Jecling one-lundredin part of tne re- Sponsipiliy, and without leeiug one-hundredth PFC Of Lue trepidation | Jest at the chouget of being by the Laveroek im tls eveutful tral. the first flve minutes noi a sound was beard Save, perhaps, the beaung of our anxtous hearts or te slight mppie of the Water upon ber sword-like stem. ‘the captain was crouched down upon the floor of the cockpit, Is seemingly uNcoascious hand ‘upon the tiller, with nis stern, unaiteriug gaze Upon tue vessel ahead. The men were motionless aa statues, with their eager eyes Jasiened upon the Laverock with » fxedness and intensity that seemed Aimost supernatural. ‘Che peucil of an arust mignt, perhaps, convey the expression but no words cai describe it, It could not nor did not last ioug.. We worked quickly and surely to Wivdward of her Wake. The crisis was past, and some dozen of deep drawn sighs proved thai the agony was over. We came to anchor a quarter, or perhaps a third of mule abead, and twenty minutes after our ancnor was down the Earl of Wiltoa and his famfly were on bowra to welcome and introduce us to bis friends. ‘To himself and iamily, to the Marquis of Anglesea and ns son, Lord <Aitrea Paget, to sir Bollmgham Grabam and a host of other noblemen and gentiemen, were we indeoted for a recepuion as hospitable and frank as ever was given to prince or peasaut. From the Queen herself, we received ® murk Oj attention rarely accorded even to the Lighest amoug ler OWN sugjects; and 1 was given to understand that it Was not only a courtesy extended to myseif and friends, but also as a proof Of the estumauion tn whieh she held our country, thereby giving a sigaificance to tne compliment infi- nitely more acceptanle and valuable. Long way the gonds of kindred affection anu tmverest tuat bind up together at present remain unbroxe: AS 4 further proof of the feellug of the government and people toward us 1 will mention the following act of kindnevs:—We had the mistortune the duy ore the race with the ‘Iitama to knock olf @ part of our ouier sive. This reauered it neces that we should haul ner out; ana we re government dock at Portsmouth for this pu: pose. On the Instant the appiication Was made au order was jwsued by the Admiral to repair her im toe shortest time possible. If you could have witnessed the y aud goodwill exhibited, trom tae Admiral to the hunblest mechante of tne yard, to com- her for the next day’s race, you would, | am have felt. the obligation (rendered so doubiy {ing by the manner in which it Way tendered) as deeply and sincerciy as vurseives, anu would rearet as much and as sincerely a4 ourselves Wat ang cause of quarrel suould arise to separate two nations that want put to be betvler = ao- quainted - with each other's good qualities w becou and remain fast miends., she was aocked attweive and finished at eiot o'clock the same evening. For this important service no renanera- ton, Lu aby shape or Way, Would be tsiened to. The Admiral, IM eXpressing the picasure 16 gave him to do us a service, eavored to prevail upon Us to believe the obigation to be altogether on bis side. 1 trust, with contideace, that tf occasion should ovcur this delicacy and feeling will be as promptly 3 delicately reciprocated. Iu the race with (he nia, 1 suspect, althougi 1 do not know the fact, that too much of her banust was taken out. IC gave her an advantage in going betore ine wind, but told y muon against her in returaing, Toere was a sieady breeze and a good sea running, and site fell 80 raptaly to leeward ag to be huil duwa aud nearly outof sight. We beat her, according tw tue secre- tary’s report, three or four minutes in going down, and some forty-eight or fifty minates in returning, ona witt. In the race Jor the Queen's Cap there were, I chink, seventeen entries, most of watch, £ believe, started, in addition vo them there were seventy or elguty, or perhaps 109, in and about the barber; and such another sight no other country save Eugiand can furnish. Our directions trom the Baling committee were sim: ple and direct; we were to start irom the fagsnip at Cowes, keep the Noman's buoy on the starboard hand, and from thence make the vest of our under weigh, way round the island to the flagship trom which we started. We got of betore the wing, and in the midst of @ crowd thas we could not get rid of ior the first eight or nine miles; @ fresh breeze then sprang up that soon cicared us irom our hangers On and sent us rapidly ahead of every yacht in \hesquadron. at the Needies there Was not a yacht thas started with us ip sight, #o that the answer #ald to have been given Lion from & high personage of **\\ ho was frst’? he America.” Whois second?’ ‘‘ihere is no second,’ was literally true, Alter Dassing the Necdies we were overtaken by the royal steam yacht Victoria and Ajbert, witn her Majesty and ber Jamily on board, who had come down to witness the trial of speed between tie models adoplea vy Old World and those of the New. As the steamer siowly passed us we had the gratification of tender. ing our homage to tue Queen, afver the fashion of her own people, by taking olf our bats and cupping our At tus time the wind faiien to a light breeze, and we did not arrive at tue fagsnip until dark. 1 could not iearn correct; whatume or in whut order the others arrived. e cup before you is the trophy of thac day's victory. 1 pi » halt jest and haif earnest, when | parted with you, to bring it home to you. Tae periormance of tuts promise ts another exemplification of the truth of an oid saw, that “What ts oftentimes said in jest Is sometimes done in earuest.”” 1am requesied by the gentlemen ownmg Cus cup to beg your acceptance of it as & vesumony of their gealitude for une iuterest you bave so keenly felt wnd so viten and Kindly expressed In our Welfare and success. Lave but Wo regret that the late hour at when | made up mind to atteuipt & reply Das but it OUl ol my power to MaKe Ib What te ougut to be (and, perhaps, Lub or that woat is might be), more Worthy of your accepiance. With your permission 1 wil ;ropose ws & Loust “Phe Mogltn oF the Kasi of Wilvou,”?