The New York Herald Newspaper, April 4, 1870, Page 6

BROOKLYN NAVY YARD. he Project for tho Sale of the Brooklyn Navy Yard and Pur- chase of a Site Elsewhere. Facts and Figures Showing the Oost of the Navy Yard Ground and Its Im- provements, with Pleasing Re- miniscences of Early Times, ‘What It is Propoxcd to Pay for the Ground and the Percentage of Profit Looked for in Its Transfer into City Lots, & Big Job and Why the Brooklyn City Government Favor It. Partlealar Reasous of Approval by a Preminent Congressional Adyo« cate of the Scheme. Among the multiplicyy of diversified schemes be- fore Congress there 1a none that excites as little at- tenuon, and none in which the United States gov- ernment and the people at large have really as great and vital interest, ag the proposition for the sale @ud removai of tne Brooklyn Navy Yard and pur- chase of a site elsewhere, It 18 alleged by those @luiming to be the best posted on the subject thac the originators of this’mammoth scheme are work- tug to this end, that their wish Is to attract as ttle attention to the measure as posstple, and wat they purpose to push it through Congress wiih that quiet and dignified silence of calin and peaceful legislation characteristic of Con; Bressioual “Jobbery,” go that the public will know Dothing of it, or at jeast so that this knowledge will be of no avail in opposition to the legislative action ‘Until the sane shall have become indisputably and meonirovertibly “fixed.” As preparatory to this Anal result it 1s further alleged that the manipulator 4F the project first went to work and secured, upon ‘eontingent purchase, the site on the Hudson river, opposite Hastings, aud that examinations for a site &* New London and elsewhere are only strategic ‘eints Jo divert puviic attention {rom the plan of purchase ‘thus already fully agreed upon, and thus, when the laiter scheme 13 carried into effect, give it the ap- Dearauce of being the result of careful, prolonged @ud honest deliberation and straightforward -and fiupartial legislation, Whether these allegations are true or otherwise matters but little. Everybody knows how gigantic projocts of this kind, in which wullions of money arejnvolved, are frequently hur- Tied through Congress, and that averments of zeal for ‘the public go.d are to be taken at a large dlacount, It ig the province of independent journaliam to state faois, hard, rugged, Gradgrind-like facts, no matter What plow are laid bare or plotters asyailed, and then leave the public to form its own judg- ment, Some tine since there was pub. Maned in the Hsratp 4 full and minuie Gescription of the site on the Hudson Fiver to which’ reterence bas been made, as also an equally detailed account of she location at New London, showing alike tne advantages and disad- vaniages of these reapective sites for a navy yard to take the place of the Brooklyn yard, With view © 0 impartial submission of all the facta of ali gides of the case we give below a sketchof the Brookiyn Navy Yard, the cost of the land and buiid- snge of every descripsion and the dry dock and Whart improvements, aud after computing the . Present value of the same and expense of repiacing them 1n a new gard show what it is proposed to pay Sor the yard and how this compares with what wii be its valve wien the jand and all ita appurtenances are removed ana the laud aivided int ots. TUK BROOKLYN NAVY YAKD AS AN INCHOATE IDEA, Gur record, beginuing with the primal history of the Brovkiyn Navy Yard in its inchoave state, takes ‘ues back close on tu the beginuing “1 the present cen- tury. Alter ihe Untied stutes nad secured tneir in- dependence from tue sovereignty of Great Britain it ‘Was speedily foreseen that to wmatntuin our gupre- Macy 06 & reat aud powertul goverument at nome sud wD spect avroad of ihe other great ruling powers Of thc world, aud to Blow, as well as to as- weit. M need be, Our maralime sirengtl aud power, @ Davy Was indispensabie. The miagnuiii- cent and brilliant vicuories achieved by our young aud uutried nay im the war of 4812 bear avUundant testimony to the wisdom of the eaciy founders of var goverument in giving proper atiention to this most importan: branvh of nativaal defence, Among tne earliest navy yards estauiished by our governuent was one at Brookiyn. The reyo- Jutiouary maxim “Not a cent for trivuce, but mil- hous 106 delence,” was weil enougn in theory, but tie government coffers were not thon inconyen- jcnuly burdened with the precious metuls wrougut futo the current coma of the reaim, anu there were Not millions to turow 7 OLD TIME PATRIOTISM away, Prudent wen had then the control and dis- Dursement of our national nnances, ‘Chere was Patriotism to those days, that good, o:d-fustitoned patrioust, allied with sterling mtegrity anu con- Beieices Yold Of offeoce, tat gought and worked only ior the best interests Of tne country. Polucal jobvery Was unknown. Shoddy swindling and thievery had not become part and parce! of our na- onal yocabwary. it 13 Wonecessary to enlarge on Unis pout. Without elavoraling upon the differences between government expenditures iweu and now, aud which, if it was perungat to our present theme, which it 19 not, might done at Teal and Wwtcresting length, 1t is only simply amus- i AS EVINCINg the BMuUpiicity of our forefathers, to @ilude to the special Cautions taken in the drat pur- chaxe of Jand for a government navy yard at Brook- lyn. After sctuiug the matter thal a navy yard suculd be csiavilsned near this city, the great com- Merial centre then, a3 itis stil and must ever re- main, of this country, the next thing was to get the best lotanon, ana after (his to get It at the cheapest ossibie rave. General Samuel Smith, Secreiary of Var—for in this ove government tunctionary Was tnen vested coutrol of ail our means of Hawonal defenve—proved to be the rignt man fu the right piace. Me uid not look out tor a ‘jo’? for mmself or the members of the proufic Smith family, his particular bivoa relations, but quictly Gelegated to a number of naval oicers the duty of Tusbing whe wecessary inquiries and examinations. PRELIMINALY PROSPECTING. TWo at @ time and in plain civiliau’s clothes, fer it ‘Was part of thelr instructions not to advertise ther presence by wearing upiforms, and on no account to let any one into tie secret of the object they had in view. The commissioners to whom we have 1e- ferred looked abuut wii they uianimousiy resoived upon the present location, everything considered, ag She best that could be seiected. It was 1ound that Mra, Dunham, a widow lady, owued thirty-two acres Tronting on Wailavout channel, and avout tue ceatre of where the very yard proper is st present. Mra, Dunham was to be kept in ignorance of tne iact that ‘the government desired to become the purchaser of her littie farm. Ai @ thorough and satisfactory earch nw te title, a matier tnac would require howadays ® muiuplicity of lawyers aud 9 multi- phioity ol fearfully accumuuative bills, two brothers, john and Ebenezer Watson, were instructed to nego- tiate the purchase. Tere were same difticuities in the way. ln the brat piace there was a jsiour mill on je ground, which was iis leading valuable feature, 8 Most ol the iuhabitants of the ‘village of Brookiyn” obtained their dour here, This mil was eased and the lows Nad atili several years to rum Besides this there wae only the widow's dwelling anaa barn onthe place, The only duck improve- ment was wll wharf fronting (hé mill. FIRST PURCHASE CONCLUDED, At length, alter a good deat of chafing with the Widow, wo ued quite reluctant to part wita the Wine of fund fest ner by her dopartea husband, about the price, aud @ good deal of correspondence be- tween the Watson Brothers and Dante! Ludlow, one Shand the Secrotke} Ot War, the eis. OY tals el reed upon, and $40,000 was paid Yor thee and aud ue. lease of tho, dour mill, Some goverument officials thought thie @ high price, aud tuerefore the Watson brothers, par nobile fruirum, to preserve their reputations rom the slighiest taint of susp{tion of Daving made Moré than their commissions in the transaction, offered to become tx@ purchasera tuemselves—and example ip the rea) estate agency line that itis wo ‘De seared finds in \hese degenerate days but few ‘mitators. The correspondence on the subject of this first purchase, which is wow preserved in the archives of the Navy Yard. and through a perusal of ‘which were gicaned the tacts we are now writing, Ws as interesting as Lt 1s Volumunous, BEGINNING NAVY YARD OPERATIONS, Widow Dunnam opened wide her oyes with aston- Ishment when she disaovercd the usa to which her little farm, and its abureviated Water front on Walia- bout chanuel were to be devoted. Tne hambie vil- lagers of the humble village of Brookiyn were also SsLoushed, a5 likewige Were the people of inls ety, Tt Was cousidered a large tuing. ‘foe Brookiyn vi Jagors fel that tt added largely to their connequence rit on airs accordingly, whtie the bust busy populace of our giowing metropoils breathed freer gad fet Wenselves and their homes and their juore secure against possible forein ns were % Pevaphy begun to couwcugs ike Savy Yard. Chis NEW YORK HERALD, MONDAY, APRIL 4, 1870—TRIPLE SHEET. ‘Was in 1801, ‘the olf Romestead was converted Into offices. the Dara Into @ carpenter ahup, and the sa) sake 2 maanins ahop, The frst onl iG was ld fri soenis, waren after John Adams, shen President of the Unitea States. As time ad- vanced the facthties for shipbuilding were in- creased, more whips Were built, comfortable oMocs ana dwel Were erected for the oillcers, Dew \ piers were constructed, and other naval Iinet ipieptudiae tenes, Serge puations were wi gress. Everything H in the country, jargest ray nar a methane s came jor ove! naval atauion, Pe, A ee ENLARGING THR YARD. ‘To keep proper pace with our growing pop' rowing importance a8 @ vation ib became due course of time that the Navy Yard Was too small to meet the thoreasing requirements Of our naval service. It became a necessity to buy more laud, It 19 unnecessary to the de- tails of the subsequent Es ‘These were made from je $O time and at varying Prices until 182 acres comprises the present aggre- gate of jana owned nere by the government and used for navy yard purposes, Of this ground thirty three acres comprise what is designated as the ordnance and cob dovks across Wailabout channel, and twenty-three acres the hospital grounds. To give an idea of the prices that had to be paid for these subsequent purchases we will omy mention the fact that for the swamp land (but which of course can ali be made good by tilling up) between the eastern boundary of the Navy Yard proper, fie ‘cuconipacsing fellow ‘palutea aauiee wal yellow rick wall, pad 255,000, ‘Yhis ‘purchase was made from Frederick Grifing in 1948—a@ time in the growth of our nation considerably after the period ‘When thoge making sales of real ostate or anything eise to the government considered it their boun- den duty to ask about. treb.e as much as if the sales were made to private partiog, In 1853 there algo Nad to be paid to this city $4,067 60 for surren- oe CS es rights of tidal ownersbip in the Wallabout AGGREGATE OUTLAY FOR LAND AND IMPROVEMENTS, Jt would be impossible without a great deal of laborious research to give the aggrogate expenses incurred by the government in briaging the Brook- lyn Navy Yard to its present periected state of com- Dleteness, ‘The land cost avout $1,500,000, bat the appropriations for buliding purposes and other im- proveinents run back through a long series of years, aud it 16 impossible to give Otherwise than an ap- proximation of the suin tolal of outlay thus in- curred, ‘The heaviest single item expense was for building the dry dock, which cost $8,000,000, For the various machine shops and the machinery tn them, which 18 of the best and most expensive kind, iumense sums have been paid. Some of these are quite new, as, for instance, the iron Diating shop, which is one of the largest as well as oné of the finest in the country. ‘Lhe new recelving storehouse 1s aa immense ay well 8 a most expen- sive structure, All the buildings for mechanical Durposes are most how gy 4 constructed butid- put up, aa auch buildings ought to not to last for @ short period, but to last througb generations, it is neediess to specify them in detail. And then there are the wharves and piers, which nave coat an incredible sum, and the ship houses and the offices and tie officer’s residences, and there is the encompassing wall, which cost no smail sum, and the marine barracks and tie hospital buildings, cack aiding largely and incredibly, could the exact argreyares be tven to the sum total of expenditures, It 1s aati- mated—and it 1s probably a low estimate—tnat not less titan $60,000,000 Will cover this sum total. 4 LOOK THROUGH TAK YARD, A visit to the Brooklyn Navy Yard, no matter how oltea. ong has been there before, 15 Giways @ picasant and profitacie employment of time, A cranky, chevronned marine at the general enirance may try and put an unpicasant preliminary barrier upon one's progress within the tmmense Beg Watled enciosure, but oace having passed ints Cerberus and lsughed in one’s sleeve at his picasingly harmiess delusion that in him are centred hho dignity and power of the government the way 1s clear. To describe ail tiatis to be seen wonid re- quire ceveral colunins, and pbesidcs, the subject, as regards being written, already besn re- written and rebrusbed = sud rehashed till it 14 pretty thorougoly threadbare, Passing down the paved walk, which here has @ gentle de- chyity, by the smal octagoa building for oMices and giving a hasty glimpse at the fine old-fasmioned mansion looking down from its nigh elevation on the leit, where the Aduilral has bis headquariers; iook- tng hastily at the pyramidical piles of aolid shot and formidable rows of big naval guns grranged with all tue urder of a ship of the line in a piot of ground on the left; advancing still farther, to where some brass pieces capiuren by General Seott quring the Mexivan war present their monactng muzzles ai- Most in one’s very teoth, ond here also seeing Some reminiscences of the most memorable naval counicta of the late war, and not forgetting to nolice the fine engineers’ buliding visd-vis wo the obe Opposite, so long used for oMces, we see the ship Java on the stocks. She seems 9 monster on her ribbed casing of supporta. Near by 13 tie New York, aiso on the stocks, and 1p a ship house adjacent hes the Colossus, an iron-clud ina partial state of completion. ‘Tbcre%s no work belng done on theas. ships at present. On the Guecticre being fitted out for the South Poettic .sguadron u gaug of men, however, is actively at work, The Shawmut 1s also undergoing repairs, Turn- img to the right i to be seen the Canandaigua mm te dry dock. undergoing repairs, whiie moored at a wharf close by hes the Albany, late fagship of the West india squaaron, Lying ab an- chorage @ little further on are the naval ships Sus- quenanaa, Arizoua, Florida, Astoria and Farragut's old flagship Hartford. The receiving ehip Vermont ia at the samme mooring Bhe has occupied solong it seeins dull here now, compared with what it was in war times, when frequeatly 2,500 maval recruits were on board of her ut one time, A stone's throw trom here ts pointed out the place where the old prison sbip Jersey, of painiul Revoiuliongry memory, used to lie at anchor, On the ordnance and cob docks much 18 % be seen of interest, Several acres have here been Miled in, a work that used to be given, by the way, Wo the negro recruits, and who, before the f(- teenth comstituuonal amendment was thought of, Were not allowed quarters on the receiving ships, ag now. Leaving the machine silops and the din and hum of its swiitly moving machinery, the quiet of the marine barracks anda the hospital t ‘ked transition. But we will not linger nere. portions of the yard, the most perfect ay: the utmost neatness and order prevatl. itis easy to bo seen that there 1s hot a more thorouguly equipped ravy yard in the country. DIVIDING THE NAVY YARD INTO CITY LOTS. And ncw we come to the proposition for the sale of the Brooklyn Navy Yard aud the proposition in- voived in this to divide the same into city lots, ‘This latcer part of the proposition, Poweres ia for the present Kept rauner sedulously in the Hack ground, but tt is plain co be seen that this is the ultimate purpose in view by the manipulators of she scheme or selimg the yard and selecting @ site else- where, They say that the yard is worth $40,060,000, at this is & good round pre ‘lor tt gay that the bulid- ings and other improvements could not be replaced in a new yard for considerably more than this sum, and they assert further that when the land comes to be dividea into city lots it will bring $)0,000,000 at least, asum that tociudes’ of course all the wharf property and the dry dock, which, it is supposed, Will not, in case of sale, be diverted irom its present use. The whole ground 43 susceptible of easy division into city lots, lt is underatood that the intention ig to run High, Sands, Prospect, Evans, Plymouth, Marshall and other acreets on the west side paraiicl with Fushing avenue, the southerly boundary, and intersect these streets by Canton street, Hampden street, Portland avenne, Oxford street, Cumberland street, Cariton avenue, Adeiplii street, Ciermout and Vanderbilt avenues, clinton avenue, Hamilton ave- nue and Washington avenue, with Hooper, Keap, Rodney, Ross and Wilson coming in obliquely from @ southeasterly direction. The iow land on either side of Washington avenue can be filled in at com- paratively trifling expense, and for purposes of resi- dences become among the most desirable in the enure plot of ground. The natural wopography of the ground is adwitrable for bullding purposes, and where the Naval Hospital now is are some of the Hnest building sites in the country, Altogetwer it is apparent that it is a big scheme—a scheme to which the adroit finesse for obtaining possession at a nominal sum of the plot of ground where the old Quarantine used to be is a mere bagatelle. It is clear that the | cage people are opposed to the project, while the city government 1s strenuously and loudly in tts favor. The secret of the interest of the latter is in tho revenue, now four and a half per cent—threo to one and a half per cent im this city-— to be derived in cave of the property passing out of the possession of the United States from payment of taxes, the property like ail goyv- ernment property being now exempt from paying taxes. It is sald togt General Siocum, the most ac- tive member in Cougress in bringing about the sale of the yard, ie working for the interest of the Flush- ing avenue railroad, of which h¢ 38 reported a3 a large stockholder. Tnis may be so and it may not; Dut there is another rumor ‘float which, 1 true, ahows & much stronger motive for his untiring zeal in the case, This rumor t9 that be lias large con- Yogeas interest in ® portion of the iJand, through being holr of one of the original owners, in case it 1s ever diverted from its use as & government navy yard. It remains to be seen hether this sigan scheme—a scheme to witch there are are 80 Many and thoroughly incontrovert- ibie objections, and to which not oniy the Brooklyn people and the country at large are eileen | Op- poaéd, bit, with rarely an exception, all the omvers also of the navy. augcesd 1 OUT RG tional Legislati oe om THE MaQMONS QUSTING CLAIM JUMPERS. —_ ke Andetson, who has arrived from tho Ely district, brings word that Dave Jamés, “overiaader,” and some other White Pune boys, who recently lo cated ranches in Roge Valley, ten miles northeast of Ploche, had been run off by forty or Mity armed Mor- monsfrom Eagle Valiey, The Mormons have been accustomed to making hay lu iiose Valley for several ears, DUE MO survey OF Other Improvements on the jand Were ever made by the Sainis, aa they lived in Hagle Valley, some miles Gistaut, James od his party thought the valley was sutject to locatiug and proceeded ty fle a2 application for the necessary survey and also went ( live on tie land. ‘tne Mor- moans had Uireatened them irom the frat, but nothing serious Was apprenended until the hostie demon- stration was made a jew daya ago. Jawes and parly leit and went lo Pioche, bul swear they will avid their ranches at ail hazards, We expect lively times about Fly the coming sea- gon, Mormons and Geuuiles done mix worth a Cait. — Atte Pine (Wer) Laicad Binpire, March a, CUBA. The Reported Emancipation of Slaves by the Captain General a Fraud—An Attempt to Impose on the American People—The Bmanclpado System im Cuba— The Corruptions Connetted With It— Emancipation Not in the Byanish Programme. filvaxa, Meron 25, 1970, To THE Epirorg Or THE HERALD:— An ‘Associated Press telegram which appears in your tssue of the 26th ult., and which, originally Placed in the Eagle's matis, has just arrived here, {6 calculated to create a wrong impression, and gives color of trath tothe charge of General Webb that the press agent in this city 1s engaged in a sys- tematic attempt to deceive the American people. Tho telegram reads as followa: ~The Captain-General has tssued an important decree; 1t grants liperty to over 2,000 negroes, prisoners of war, who had been hired out to labor by the government, with the uo- derstanding that they were to become slaves after ® certain date.” This statement argues great ignorance onthe part of the author ora wilful perversion of facts. The deoree of the Captain-General, as it ap- peared in the Gazette, is as follows:—~ SUPERIOR POLITIOAL GOVERNMENT OF ~ THE PROVINOER OURA, Deonex.—By virtue of Ke fwoulties with which I am tn- yYested, and {n keeping with the royal decree of 1e 87th Cotober, 1863, 1 think Mt to extend my decree (reso'tt ve 1) Of tho 2st of Septomber ult., declaring exempt from depends ency on the government the expeditions enttt! condido, Cabanas 10, Cabanas 85, Cabanas Numey, and ‘Trinidad. In consequence thereof the employers (loa patronos) who have in their service emancipated (enancipaior) of the ferred to expeditions will present them in the offies of this superior government within the period of one month, in order that, after the usual formalities, they may receive their letters of exemption. At the same timo the governors and feutensnt governors will publish this direction in the periodicals of thelr respec- Live juristictions, so that {t may come to the notice of the holders of these emancipados, and they cannot allege {gnor- ange of it, CAB. RO DE RODAB. HAVANA, Feb. %, 1870, : scan be seon from the tenor of the decree Itself it ig no new thing. It is “in keeping with the royal decree of tho 27th of October, 1965," made by Queen. Tgabella, and itis to be carried out with the ‘usual formalities.” In order to @ proper apprectation of it and to show that it 1a tn no sense ‘‘an initiatory step toward the emancipation of tne colored people,” a few facts are recited in reference to these “emancl- pados.” The character Is a peculiarity of the law of Unis isiand, The term is applied to those Africans taken fom captured slave ships, and which, in con- travention of the spirit of those treaties for the sap- pression of the slavo trade entered into by Spain with the clwilized nations of Christendom, have been practically enslaved here. Owing to the great want of labor on the island these unfortu- mates, on thelr arrival here, have been hired out by the government to the planters for four dollars per month. This once done the negro Was in a much worse condition than the slave him- self; for while the latter was privileged to buy him. self atany time when he was able, to change Dis master for such price as might be fixed upon by arbiters appointed oy law, with other guarantees for Bis protection, the poor emeucipado became practically @ siave for life, avd the formalities thrown sround his release were sucii_ as to render an attempt at it hopeless; and only when the “Firat Authority” saw ft to use his faculties in ‘keeping with the decros of the 27th October, 1865." washe restored to that liberty which was his inherent nght, and of which be had been most unjustly deprived by the representatives of Christian Spain. I¢ will be seen that in no sensn was he a “prisover of war," “and certainly there wasno understanding that he “was to become a slave after a certain date.’ The cage of a certain emancipado 1s well known here and often referred to. le drew 5 in the lottery. Lis employer, a respectable, and bu- Mane man, imniediately sec about obtaining his re- lease or discharge, bat such were thé dificuities which he encountered at the start thet he was obliged to mive over the effort, though the money drawn from the lottery was at his disposition in ac- complishing the object, aud, for all that is Known, the man 1s sttll serving, unless, happily, he belongs to one of the expeditions mentioned in the above cree. As with every affair of this island, fraud and oor- ruption from ‘thé start entered into the hirtng of emancipados. Under the card they were to pe let to those planter? who had not auitictent capital to buy dead letter, Nod Puerto Ea- San Diego de slaves; but this soon became a and the capcure of @n expedition was re- ed as a godsend to tfe ofmciais hav- ing charge the disposal of tne ni It w known that one lieutenant governor in th central part of the island made $60,000 out of oue expedition by receiving from the planters a douceur of from twenty to thirty ounces for each The buying and selling of these was as openly carried on and as well underrtood by the poopie and govern- ment as that of the slaves, A remarkanle fact nay ‘also be mentioned here. Upon estates where eman- cipados were employed no slaves were ever reported dead. If perchance one died he was given the name of an emancipado, who immediately assumed his; a consideration was given to the celiado, or such omicial as had cognizance of the death, and the poor victim became a slave in reality, only he had been compelled to assume @ personality not his own, In this way a large proportion of the emancipados have been repo! dead who are living aud slaves. Herein I have but glanced at this system of eman- elpados. It would require coluuins of your valua- ble paper to give a full knowledge of 108 frauds and enormiuies. My only object has been to show that the Captain General has ireed no slaves, has taken no inittatory steps toward emancipation, though doubtless for moral effect in the United States he would be happy to create such an impression through bis agents here and elsewhere. In reference to the number released by the decree At 1g grossly exaggerated. If my memory serves me the expoaitions relerred to are all old, and it is very robabie toat comparatively few of the negroes rougnt by them remain alive on the reports. After consulting with those familiar with suena tere, am satisied 200 would be @ high estimate. As tothe measure being warmly applauded by the liberal and progressive party there remains the imporsant fact that Nile ig no such party now, either in fact or name. The truth 1s, no one thought the decree of the sligntest importance, save to the few untortu- nate’ avected by it. 1p indicates nothing. CHESS MATTERS. Chess by Telegraph. ‘The following game of chess was recently played by telegraph between the chess clubs of Chicago and Jackson, Mich, Both clubs being ably repre- sented an excellent game was the result, Its dura- tion was only seven hours, which seems almost in- credible, considering the circumstances under which 45 was contestea:— ti ee wacery cago, while, lackson, 1—PtoK4 ot bo 35 Re eee S ae 5 = oe = 3 & & ELCLIEET sssssss CLLELRS iS SES. i Cerrar cir His Fae 16—-Kt to R4& W—B to K3 1—B tks Kt 22—| iy tal 00 Mes = = , ite SHSSSHSaSSESS FR OARe_ASoD wae Og Vor =s = os L t 41—K 10 G5 42—P to QRO(W) COMMENTS ON THE GAME. UP ccs Ume, They should uave played K Kt to Ka ()--2 P takes B was the correct play. (c)—Finely conceived? The importance of this Move will soon be Spree ((j—Plased with judgment. It was necessary to dislodge the adverse knight from bis commaniing Position. (c)—Capturing Kt would evidently Rave heen bad, because of Q takes B, Ac. (i—This was well played, (g)—11 B to Q B 3, Kt checks and captares B. (u—The coup juste, nae game reflects credit on bon clubs—(Chess TtOu. Tig CO’AMUNIPAY STOCK (ARDS, During the past week there arrived at Communt- paw stock yards 187 cars, coutaining 1,863 cattie, 6,790 hogs and 4,466 sheep. There were slaugatered a the pweek, 412 cattle, 6,720 hogw aud 4,140 heey. . ART NOTES. The Brooklyn Academy of Music was the seene of @ numerous and quite brilliant assenbly last Mon- day eventug, on the occasion of the second reception of the Brooklyn Art Assoctation, The soctety has been holding these reveptions from time to time for some years past for the promoting of art interests ‘and to afford the public an opportunity of seeing tae laveat and best works of art produced as far a8 poe tible. It cannot but te taken as a very favorable In- Gication that the audience was large and comprised S.vastly increased circle of the social scale—greuter than on most former occasions, True lovers of art, whatever may be thelr circumstances, will always find the means of developing and cultivat- ipg their taste, It is that great majority of those who have already little or no taste io whom it 13 desirable to awaken and develop ‘n influence which, directly or indirectly, is of such vast Importance; for no one will deny the influence exercised by the fine arts, There is an Ipherent power in beauty. Te some degree it will ever assert its power. The popularity of these receptions, how- ever, which ia undeniable, 18 not altogether a proof Of the appreciation of art, for there 1s always present @ great proportion of that adolescent period wonaer- faily indifferent to anything but tself, and which always seizes with the greatest avidity any opportu- nity of rendering itself conspicuous. ‘ihey even, however, have eyes, if little sense. The task of awakening tn such’ @ love of art may seein discour- agiug. Itt# not hopeless, The spprectation of art 1s nos always the gauge of 1s excellence. Tne simplest work, that most easliy uaderstood, @n@ not imfrequentiy the worst, appeals most strongly often to the uneducated tn art. It ts @love of t 3 rude prints in the nursery book which sometimes later develops into a love for art, And when it is remembered how late, if at all, in our day, the nursery of taste and the fntellect 1s aban- doned, we cannot but feel encouraged at opportuni- {ies offered and taken for the spread of an interest in art, f Great credit tg due to the Association for their noble efforts, in spite, doubuless, of great discour- agement, tu the organization and maintenance of these receptions, which must do great good. Tuo success with wich Cheae efforts are crowned ts @ testimony beyond question. . The Association con- templates, like New York city—but It is to be hoped with more immediate results—having s00n & build- ing of its own wuere there wilt be a permanent ex- hibition, open to all. The site has aiready been de- cided upon, ‘The important part of the work—the Wherewitial—has been pariially settied. A collection of paintings was displayed in the foyer during the evening, and, If not wholly appre- ciated, offered at least a very natural and pleasant Dretext for the tnanities of conversation seemingly Inevitadie on such Occasions, Most Of the pictures Were those owned by private individuals and kindly loaned Jor the occasion, or others already familiar lo the public from having been on exnhibluon else- Where. Among the latter works wore a fine marive iw by M. de Haas; a landscape by Casilear. an: several other works of eminent paimters, There were many patntings of New York artsts, and not so many Of Brooklyn celebrity as might have — excel- treated throughout with @ great deal of feeling and evincea expected. Among those less Known was a! Jent autump ecene by dr. Parker, wich wa: real merit. COLLECTION OF ME, CHARLES HARVEY. Perhaps, paintings sold this aeason was that Jarvey. of Baitimore. of Mr. Charles Beaides sevoral very weil- known works of transatiantic fame there were many Works of our own arusts, not only valuable those of emineut painters, bu. interesting as being aa their earlier works. They Fes 3 intrinsic, bat historic value. Whi palater cones famous his whole artistic life and tat of works ti juire ® pecuilar interest, As lic develops in lute be learns, modifies certain characteristics and eliminates others, His works develop with tne man, It ts the story of his life to those wha know how to read it, For’ this reason in tne present collection Many of them ee an Insight ito the earlier life of several of our c artists. We are, aga people, vet far too young + thoroughiy to appreciate ihe twportabce of carher works and sketches of men rapidly becoming work there is is nob from those of a character nkely to be tim proved by age or to be of any service to the autho ‘The great success ot the Collection a8 an exhibition; and as a fale la Tag! the paintings are especially valuable. kKoown, The quanuty of unfowhe tnomseives or to others. atiributable to causes eastiy apprectanie oy ali. evinces care in its selection. It was good inrough- out. it was not made ali at once or in paste. fact of the pictures baying been disposed of chieny toa few individuals shows two things—they had a cerlam alandard and a certain value, “READING THR SORIPTURES,"? BY CARL HULNER, one of the most important picturcs in the collec- Uon, was sold for $2,050; “Sunday Moruing,” by N. &. Durand, for $1,140; “Lhe Youuger Brother,” by Meyer Vou Kremen, for $706; “Adiroudack Scenery,” by F. £. Church, one or his eariier works, with @ SS deal of power and eifect, $7; ‘Cayuga Lake,” $675; “Solttuae—Evening,” $460; “Sunset on the Shore,” $415. hore were uleo earlier works or Jd. BK S. F. Giftord’s ‘Riviera de Ponenta,” $290; mel’s Hump, Green Mountains,” $526; Paul Weber, “Lanuscape aud Steep,’’ $300; Beringer, ‘Beatrice Cenci,”’ tue origina! panting ot the well known engraving, giv; J. Caailear, ‘dndian Summer,’ $290; “Conway Meadown,’? 225. These indicate the appreciation in witict tho pictures are held by @ very practical test. ‘he sale Was well atiended, but the works were bought gn- Urely by @ small proportion of the Visitors. MR. J. P. BEAUMONT'S COLLECTION, ‘These paintings are to be placed on public exhibi- tion at the ‘Leeds Art Galleries,” Nos, 817 and 419 Broadway, the early part of uext week, The col- lection iv equat if nob superior to the nuinerous ex. cellent oues already ofeced to the public, Without Dosvessing ADY One oF two pre-eminently celebrated ‘works, it 18 oue O1 undisputed merit and even excel- lence. ‘The whole collection comprises some four hune dred paintings. There are several Cote’s, one of the origina) portraits vy Suact, ovhers of Gretty, with specimens of Church, Huntingdon aad others whose names alone are & guarantee for the excellence of their piciures. An Occasion of this kind, where there #re 80 many Works of unquestioned merit, and none inferior, 18 one Which ia not often offered to the public and which cannot fall to be duly appre- ciated. BRITISH ART-—OOLONEL STUART WORTLEY’S PHOTO- GRAPH, Colonel Stuart Worticy’s photographs from nature 'e do not remember, says the Loadon Morning /ost, to have seen anything in photography more truthiul tn character or more tuoroughily artatic in treatment than his studies of ‘they are alike to be admired for are works of rare merit, cloads and waves. sxsiful management of light and shude, spirited ren- dering of atmospheric elects, and siuguiar mellow. hess and purity of tone. ‘40 solze the Neeting graces of expression, whether in sva vidW or landscape; to show the action of the wind upon the water; to deptct with fMdeltty tue piay of sunshine or moonshine upon the Waves, and the swift motion of une clouds sailing along the firmament; to por- tray the scenery of the sky under varying conditions of Ligh 4 air, and in every case to preserve not alone the outward forms of vuvgs, but their spirit and sentiment as well—these are awong the most arauous triumpnas of an artist, Whether he work with pencil or camera; aud tue complete success with which Colonel stuart Wortley bas achicved these triumphs prociatins his perfect mastery of his art, Its bis Dighest praise to gay that hia greatest accesses are in that department of photography in which success 19 usually the most dificuit of atiaimment. A mountain ts & good “sitver,” but not so the heaving ocean. It is comparatively easy to photograph Allis, churches, casties, Trait, flowers, or auy other objects of still life, but it x8 no such easy matier to express the emotion of navure-to nignant or passionate mo plug sea stivered with moonshine, or the sua “darting forth bis rays from awassive panoply of cloud,” to image whatsoever things are lovely aud majestic in the exteradl world, ilustrating them with exact truth, and sheddiug over “tue light that never was by sea or Jand, the consecration and the poet's dream.” All this, however, hag been done to perfec. ton by Colonel Stuart Worticy, who is at once the mogt poetic and the nee accurate of photographers. The fragments ci versé which serve for their tities sufficiently indicute the gene. ral character of his woras, among tii inost beau. tifal and romantic of which g@re probaly those descriptive of “ihe Moon in Ciouded Skies,’? “Sunset at Sea, ‘fhe Calm, Majestic Presence of the Night,” “The Hridge at Miduigi «The Light Cioud Passing o’er the Moon,” “The Stilly Hour wien Storms are Gone,” “arly Morning,” “Tne Midnight Moon Weaving Her Brigat Chain o'er the Deep,” * Sail by Moonlight,” “a Night Scene th the Harbor,” aud “The Wave-worn Castle by the Sea.” Tuesd pictures tilustrate nature in her most Tomantic phases, and Nave & pathetic tenderness of senlument beyond wi pralse. Home studies of fenaie hegds by the same ariist are equally ty be com. mended for vigor aod elegance of contour aud brigniness end suavity of expression. They have a reined alr of intellect and all womanly grace ana gentleness of character, it adds to the merit of these photograpbs—both portraits and sea views— to say that they are mtoucted, and tu every instance taken irom due negative. ~ ” icture her in her be- 4, to describe the rip- Surcipz oF Louis Usnacy.—Many St. Louisans will recojlect this old (fuagarian, Louis Ujiacy, who sSojourned in tins clty tor a while alter Kossuth visited the Unitea State He was one of the most famous of ail the Hungariaus who came here. He was the civil governor of tie fortvess Comora, under General Kiapka, at the close of the Hungarian’ revolution, and was saved fiom the galiows by bia life being in- cinded i ihe capitulation of the fortress. te came to this country in compauy with Kosguta « fonaded & Hungarian colony in lowa, whicl Jit foi, however, succecd, He aiterwards @mMieraied to san Antonto, Texas, Where, a: md Advanced age of se enty-nine years, he Gat short his days by suicide. Disgust of itfe, created by constant sickness, and probaviy the lnexungmshable desire of revurmag to his bative country, wuica he could not realize, determined hin to put an end lo fis existence. His memory WLLL ever be reapected by thuse who knew the good oid Hungarian patios, Louis Bepviionta , on the whole, the Mnest collection of bis The EUROPE. — Prines Pierre Bonaparte’s Trial at Toars— The Prosecution and Defence, Napoleon’s Letter of Magna Charta for France, The Irish Questions and Parties in Parliament. The steamship Idano, Oaptain Price, of the Wiliama & Guion jive, from Liverpoo) the 234 and Queenstown the 24th of March, arrived at this port” yesterday evening, bringing our special European Correspondence ana @ newspaper wail report 10 detan of our cable news telegrams, dated to per day Of sailing trom Ireiand, A telogram from La Creuzot, France, of March 23, reports the commencement of the mining trade “gtrike”? riot at that place thus:— Yesterday afternoon work completely ceased at the mine, the men aeciining to work. They were prevented by threats ol violence, A vody ol miners twice endeavored to get possession of the work- suops and forge, but they were driven back by the worgmen, ‘The British Indian cable waa completed, Through- out signals excellent, Mr. Scudamore, Director General of the Postal Telegraph Service, entreated the public to avoid sending more messages than necessary to Ireland, ‘The cross Channel cable trom Wexford was broken, and until tne fault te rectified, none but messages of urgent business or matters of life or death should be transmitted, A man nanied O'Malley was sentenced at Galway to five years’ penal servitude, for writing a threaten- ing letter to @ iandiord, at the instigation of one of hia tenante, aud for a considerauon of 168, FRANCE, Prince Plerre Bonaparte’s Trial—I-xplanation by the Prisoner—Progress of tho Tes- timony. By mail telegrams from Tours we have the fol- low report in continuous detail of the trial of Prince Pierre Bonaparte for the homicide of M. Victor Noir. The despatches read in order thus:— THB PRISONER IN couRT, TouRS, March 22, 1870, In consequence of the abse.ce of one of the jyury- meu tie trial of Prince Pierre Bonaparte was not regumed to-day unl twenty minutes past eleven MM The President demanded of the prisoner to explain the meaning of the phrase he had used—“My left arm was half raised 1p ab energetic manner.” Prisoner replied that be was merely emphasising his we ords. The interior of the court was greatly crowded. Town ———_ Te report that the President and Court haa dined with the prisouer ts untrue, is TESTIMONY AND ARGUMENTS BY COUNSEL, ‘M. Muljere gave evidence, stating the circum- stances preceeding and following tne death of Victor Noir. e President reproached this witness for Daving proposed to the crowd to burst the door of Prince rierre’s house. M. Milliere repiied that he ‘was not then aware of the arrival of the Commissary Of Police, Gud that be yielded to an pela of in- dignatfon. Tue President, while admitting the mo- Geration of the witness’ testimoay, insisted on his Teproach, and asked him why he was armed. |. Miillere replied that he had received from his wife on bis birtndaay @ small pistol, but it was only & defensive weapon. The Prince remarked that cutrassea and helmets were the only defensive weapons, and that witness Geserved no confidence, not Laving hesitated to state toes Mar seiliaise “that, acquitted or condeained, tie Prince would be kitled,”” M, Melliere formally denied this statemen:, and Prayed we Court to protect him agatust the waulte ‘of the defendant, Maitre Floquet, counsel for the Noir family, de- marided that M. Mellicre should remain in court, but to this M. Grande, the Procureur-Impcrial, objectea. aed: however, after deliberating, decided that M. Metliere should remain im court between two gendarmes. A witness named Chall!brat stated that M. Victor Noir had informed him on the 9th of January that he was going to see the Prince ss aseccond of M. hereny , but asked him not to publish this infor- mation, Cofinet, the Prince's servant, deposed that de- fondant said he had been struck by the biggest of the two, Biguet, @ person of independent property, stated that he carried V. Noir to ive chenmist’s skop, and that M, de Fonville told bim that neither he nor ‘was armed, and that the Prince was the agaressor. M. de Fonville was then called and denied the first of the stacenent, but M. Biguet persisted in his evidence. MM de la Bruyere, Casanova and de Cassognac deposed to their having seen traces of a blow on Prince Plerre’a face, The Iatter witness, added that the Prince was always armed, even wuen at home, The advocate Floqnet asked M. de Cassagnac Where the Prince was struck. The witness replied that he did not believe the fact of the biow, but had not ciosely observed the spot. Maitre Floquet asked 1 the Witness hud ever been burt in ap assault with arms with the Prince. M. de Cassuguac replied ironically that the Prince had never thought to assassinate him, Mattre Floquet explained that nis qu in had not the signification attributed by M. Haroca was then ca‘led, and made perfect as long as the state of the country would permit the establishment of public liberties On a solid basis. M, Montreux, a chemist, deposed that M. Fonville told him in presence of the corpse that the Prince Struck Victor Noir and then fired upon him. The witness dented that M. fonville had mentioned any biow given to the Prince, and sald Wat Now's gioves were intact and buttoned. M. De. La Aseul said ne heard from M. de Fonville on ther day of the evout that the accused struck Noir before firing on him, buat this witness could not affirm u M, de Epaniue, had said tbat te biow bad been given or received. Notwithstanding the questions of the counsel and President, the wiiness refused to aitirm positively which version he had heard. Anotber Wituess named Kostan deposed that he saw Fonville leave the house of the Prince, crying murder aud received from bim his pistol, which was coe! A jurymon aeked the witness if M. Fonville conld have fired bys pistol and received an aitirmative answer. M. Vallanton gave evidence, according to which M. Fonvilie aia tnast 1f be could have frea ue womid have killed the Prince. ‘The sitang closed at five o'clock. ‘THE SEESION OF MAKCH 23 Tours, March 23, 1870, ‘The court opened ata quarier past eleven A. M. to-day. ‘Lhe examination of wituesses was con- unued. M. Natal, a person of independent property, said that after the event had occurred be heard at the shop of ihe chemist sMotreux that the Prince had been struck, Motreux being recalled said tuat the witness was a siranger and did pot understand what was said, Ue deuled such a statementio his suop. MM Natal maintained his evideuce. Several witnesses were examined to prove that De Fonyille said he would have shor the scoundrel if he could bave cocked his pistol, and that Victor Now was of gentle disposition. M, ROCHKFORT IN COURT, M, Rochefort entered court attended by three gendarmes, ills arrival produced a great sensa- on. He narrated the circumstances which led to tho challenge irom the Prince, and explained that he had directly and grossly insulted contrary BY we laws of the duels, He also stated taat M. Emmanuel Afgo, hearing of the challenge toid tlm to take precautions, for the Prince was an infamous scoundrel. The President here toterrypted M. Kochetort, Who replied, I don’t know the Priacs, Lonty repeat the Words of Marago. When bis evi- dence was concluded M, Rocuefort seated hiuself tu the row Of seats set apart for the journulisis, several of whom shook bands with nim, Madame Louis Noir then gave her evidence. Sho Narrated certain preliminary tucidents, among others that of V, Nole’s gloves were very close At. Ming. He could not, therefore, have given the Princes @ blow, sluce the gioves Were mtact afver Ais deash. Siatame Noir was greatly excited and afected, and much syurpainy Was shown for her 10 the court. M, Chevaiier deposed that he Was very intimate with Noir and knew that he went to the Prince's house with conciliatory intentions, Tne deceased was a calin, moderate man, ‘Ike witwess narrated several Iacts to prove this. THB DEFENCE. ‘TOURS, March 23, 1870, Visconut Clary, aa Witness for tue detence, was then calied, aud observed that he know the Prince was always armed. The President observed that it was deploraoie that in this alfair every body was armed, Maitre Leroux replied that Wie Prince was author. ized Lo carry aru, The Siibing Closed ab tive WAM, fhe bearing of the Witnesses Will Le catuely con. cluded lo-murrow, a 4U6 DOCTOR'S TRIMVSNT, ‘Touns, Maret 22-4.90 P, M. M, Mora}, Prince Pierre's doctor, gave evidence to the evect that tke Prince had received a blow on the Jeit jaw, and tuat traces of it were very appaven Questioned by M. Leroux, counaei for prisoner the Wituess claied that le could not say i & closed hapa Would produce @ contusion. ‘TWO Witnesses Wéle subsequently examined rela- tive to an expression of M. Bainoowx, Wito is alleged to have said that the Vrince would 6 iMsulcd al hid Own louse on the Stu of January. Vir GAEIIE, WhO expN tbe Hedy of Nols, saté that the shot must unve been fred at a greater distance than ong yard. ‘This witness deposed ae retuaee to afirm positively wuat version he eard, Ahotner witness named ftouston deposed that he Faw De fonviile leave the hous) of the Prince ory. ve « Lt aah firing trom hua his pistol waieh Was cocked, A juryman asked the witnesa if De Fonvitie vould paxe fired bis pistol, and received ao aifirinative wer. M. Valietion gave evidence, according to which De Fouviiie said that at he could Lave dred ne would Nave Killed the Prince, Napoleon's Lotter—Diegna Chari a» Defined by Inperinliom. Paris, March 22, 1800, ‘The Emperor Napoleon hag adureased the follows ing letter to M. Uliivier:— I think 18 opportune, under present ciroum- etan to adopt ali reforms required by Lhe constl. suuoral government of ite empire, to order put ad end to che immoderate desire for a change Which prevails in certain tmiuds, ana also uot to leave pube lic opinion unsettled by creatiag iastubility. ‘the tirat place t accord w loose reiorins which reler to the constitution ana the prerogatives of the Senate, The constitution of ishs iad adove alt things to provide the government with the means of establishing authority und order, but it re mained to be periected. But te was aecessary that 16 should remain periectibic, as loug as tue state of the country would not permit the establishment of public hberues on solid bases, At the present Ume, when successive chunyes have gradually created & constitutional réguue tn harmony with the bases laid down in the puebiscite, it in important to replace in the domain of law all Wat more specially has reiereuce ww the preserva ion of legisiative order, t0 lu press a dehowe char acter upon the latest reforims, tv place uro conatitur ton above all controversy, W cai upon the Senate— that grand body which coptaus so many brilliant men—to lend to the new reyane tuelr most eflica- tous concurrence, I therefore request you to come to an understand- ing with your colleagues and lay velore me tie drafty Of & Senatis Consuiina which sual firmly Ax the fundauentat dispositions derived Lrow@ tne viebis cite of 1852 and which sbali divioe the legigiative power between tbe two chambers, aud restore ‘We nation that poriion of constiucutl wer it Dad delegated to me, APOLWON, ENGLAND, The English Press and the Erio “Protective” Committee—Parliamouary Proceedingy= The Irish Coercion Billi—Keyal Christening. Referring to the announcement that the Erie man- agers had declared the stamping and taxing of shares by Raphael & Co. to be illegal, and deter- mined not to permit such shares to be transierred, and that Mr. Gould had boeu authorized wo assess the expense of any tigation (he comp.ny mignt be put to upon the stock of the aggressive parties, the ndon Latiway and Commercuss Journal of March 12 comments ax follows;— If tt means that any expense of litigation thi the ao tion of the Protective Committeo will be charged upon the shares of \hose English gentlemen whe joined that commit: teo or sent their shares to it, then ers of shares may ‘consider Ir MY, a Slaarer, Bow tha 6 arise from the establishment of the tee, under the circumstances, We thought, and we still think, the shilling share subscription very Jarge, and as to litigation, what {a there wo litijate? ‘The new Jaaues of shares appear 16 be leval and the appointment of directors legat. | ‘The only way to change the management, if that ia desired, ia to put to new uirvctors in room’ of those going out by rotation; but to du this we do not wee that thre was any necessity for stamping the shares, and for the subscription of @ shiliday a share, ac. ‘The ob: ject could have been accomplished simply by geiting each ahareholiler ta sond tn bis a nd aren foe regisrasion, aaa shen to give his pro: #01 a tnfust ww “blood “tata poo wp a lug ar the Dire:tion. = no! nave opes BL or way Sracuistaraes en on ee The toliowing are the minority of thirteen who Voted agninst tne Irish Coercieu bill:—sir Patrrek O’Brien, Sir Jonn Gray, . Bagweil, Bryan, Callan, Darcy, Digby, heron, M‘Mabon, ‘Maguire, O'Connor, Synan and Whal ‘With « view to the devutc in committee on the Oo- ercion bill, Mr. Caliaa oblalmed a return of “the pumber of preas prosecutions in Irejand under the ‘Treaeon Felony act and under the ordiuary law.” ‘The motion for @ Parttamentary solect commitiee to inquire tuto the treatment of the Fenian prisouers was aan Dosiponed, at the request of Lhe yovern- meni The Exhibition Butidings {a Lendon of 1817, with ther surroundings, will accomusodate 60,000 peo- ple. If the visitors number 2,600 per day it will pay il expenses; If 3,000 & day there will be £20,000 surplus, Tne London Court Journal, of the 12th of March, reports as followa:—"'Tlie curtsloutag of the second son of the Prince ald Princeas Mary Adelaide, of Teck, took place on Tuursday at Kensington palace. The baptismal ceremony was periormed by the Right Kev, the Bisuop of London, assiated py the Rev. Evan Nepean and tie Kev. W. ‘I. Bute Took. The infant son of the Prince and Princess sador), Prince Leopold, Prigce Frederick of W temberg, tie Queen of the Belgians (represented by the Princess Ciaudine of Teck), tne Princess Caria. Uan, Princess Louse and Miss Burdett Coutts, There were Sago their Royal Higthuesses the Prince and Princesa of Wales, with Prince Albert Victor wand Prince George, the Wuchess of Cam- bridge, ihe Duke of Caworiage, Prince Ciristien, ae. OLD WORLD ITEMS. At Bremen a new steam tugboat company is being organized to faciliate the commerce of the Weser, The Danish navy is hereaiter to cousist of medium sized vessels, Chiefly monitors, for coast delence one. The University of Kiew has purchased the tivrary of the deceased Poush savant Macicjewsk. for 6,000 silver routes. Plymouth (Eng.) builders bave received threatening letters for having empicyed mea from workhouses while receiving full cuarge for their work. Gil Migoter, the postilion, who saved the first Na poleon from the clutches of the Cossacks when he Was lesying Moscow, has recenuy died in Russia, The Bavarian Parliament 18 about to debate the atutade of the Ecumentcal Council, and Count Vou Bray, the successor oi Hohenioie, is to be quel tioned as to bis view of the imfatiouity dogma. The Danish artist, Frits Metbye, woo died at Shanghae lately, notte be coniourded wha the eminent marine painter, Professor Methye, whose name Ww Anthony, or with hls brotuer Wilhelm, Mm pursuance of the Imperial decree of 1864, 218,204 Polish families in the kingdom of Poland without real estate had received allotineute of land by the close of 1860, and only 76,728 remain to be provided for in tuat way. The nurber of eg tad in Germany in 1869 are oifictally reported at 581 pdliical and 1,402 non. political. Of the political oniy one, vi4.—the Koel nisohe Zeivung—rssued above W,00) Coen, Pislng We warids 15,00); 605 do not exceed 1,000 copies, “LITERATURE. Criticisms of New Books. Tux TON MASTERS (Boston: Lee & Shepard) is » work designed to furnish informaiton anout mnsio to the young. Under the guise of stories the his- tories of Mozart and Mendeiasonn are told, and the reader is instructed in the musical art. ‘The book ts Weil written, and seems to iaitly carry out the design of the author, HISTORY OF THE State ov New Yorx, by 8. 3. Kandall, New York: J. B. Ford & Co, This book ts intended “for the uso of common schools, academies, normal and high schooisand other seminaries of instruction.” The author, who is the well known Superintendent of runic Schools of the cuy of New York, has compiied the wistory in @ foi that will make tt @ most ucceptabie add.tion to our ligt of schoul books. It deserves to be brought into general use, Lost Sim MASS(NanRED (Philadelphia: T, B. Pe tereon & Brothers) is a charming story, well plotted and woll written, ‘The characters are skiliully drawn and the dislognes interesting. There is @ velu of humor running through the novel which is none the least of its ultractions. Tok GOLDEN CL08s AND OTuRR POEMS, by Irving Van Wart, Jr. (New York: Carlton, pubitsher), docs not call for very bigh prawe. ‘The Golden Cross” is a pretentious tale of the age of chivairy, and is rather joor, The smaller poems are better, and @ few of there aro really exceiient. Mr. Van Wart ox- bibits the possession of poctie ability whicn, if allied to KLudy and thougut, will produce something wortuy of the muse. DIALOGUES TOM DICKENS is a handsomely printed and bound yoluwe, puditshea by Lee & Shepard Boston, 1% contains numerous extracts from the Werks of Dickens, which are intended to be read “for school and home aiuasemeat.? ‘Toe tanner tn Lhe CXtracts are arranged is not bad, but we perevive (be utility of the book, THe BioLe IN THR PUBLIC ScuOOLS (Clncinnatls Robe! @ & Co.) contains a history of the Tecent case befors the Supertor Conrt of Cincinnatt on the prominent gubject cf the Bible in the publi¢ felools. Jt also contain’ the argainents of counsel oud 4 Rid decision Of tae Court, This be without valag at the present time, Love AFTSR Manatace aud otuer Stories of the ne Lee fentg (Pbiadelpbia: T. B, , is the tenth volume of the works which te Messrs, . Wobave already spoken jin Wittel these DOOKS are Jana gound Pp; On, 18 Yours ’sacRMAKRRS (Boston ¢ 4), is o) Adunirable story for the young, » lesgona ib teaehos are pressed upoa the milad We havo suck dmprenwion Ba wap egdtoi,