The New York Herald Newspaper, May 8, 1870, Page 4

4 * PARIS FASHIONS. Religion at the Iuile:ics~Royal Preparation for After Ee:tor Toileta—Laces and Flounces and epentance~How the Empress Dressed nd Looked—April Colors, Sunshineaad Sport—Home Reception of a Bride— Napoleon at Longchamps and a Brilliant Turf Scene-- vescas Beauty. Pats, April 20, 1870, Im my jas everespondence | announced that Kos- sini’s Si@dal would be executed at the Tuieries chapel on Gyod | the singers engage: for he solo parts Were Mic, Nusson, Mme, Gueymard, MM, Faure and Richard. justramentalists were Alard, Suuzay und chomme, The choruses Were from the Conservatoire, and proved t&e most effectve part of the perté ance, as they sang in Bubducd voces to imitate & host of cherub respouding irom heay-u to the mournful imptoring Voices Leiww, chapel was huag with purple, and the Court ‘adies were entirely shrouded in deep black. If this attire was int ortained 1, to enforce ri Th ade! by the Empress, who if oblivion of ounces and fucbclows, @ toial abstention from vanity on this sojomo oveusion, 1 fear (he ead Was Not attained, though tne wish of her Majesty is deserving or =6prawe, Each of th kneeling ladies had made the most of her lace veil and long, sweep- ing train: their rippling balr and tresses were quite throagh the rich, sombre folds of Chant Ly luny. The vloade \l not, of course, help being vicolious, ‘The Vicomtesse de Bernis was, J trust, suoe ¢d at the effect her rauiant locks and alabaster skin produced, The Comtesse de ia Paize tried to look up at no one and nothing but the crysia] branches which were holding tapers, ouly the gentiemen looked at her blue eyes, and she was irresponsible. One of trese very fair pentteuts had not resisted placimg a white camelia in her ch g- non—oh! and so Knowingly! Another had a ne k- lace of jet ormaments, Dut the steadier wore tortoise shell, The Empress was a modei of concentrated atten- tion to the service from beginning to end, Noth ng but a circlet of gold bound her brow, under the am- ple Mowing veil, which waved like the drapery of Nox over her chang ng garments, But Lent has vanished. It does one good to look &t Winter, with his frosted beard and evergreen wreath; to feast on Autumnn’s well filled baskets, to speculate on the treasures im the lap of Summer and to gaze on pictures of Spring bounding forth over enamelled meadows, Could not something be done for Lent? An idea this for a youthful artist who hates copying. I fancy Lent could be made with a gray complexion, sunken cheeks and long- ing eyes. Tis attributes would be a fishing rod and hard boiled eggs or a red herring; his attire, draggle tails, A female impersonation would be. more pieasani—a kind of renaissance virgin, with joined bands and alms-pouch hanging by her side; her ac- cessories, plenty for the poor and restoratives for the feeble, These two different styles of doing penance should find an amateur, Lent met Easter coming in as he has seldom seen ber of late years, all smiles and sunshine. Apmi has dried up her tears to greet her, and the children of Earth are ail sporting the gayest shades, pale pink, Pale green, jiluc and lavender gray. ‘There was a juvenile party at the Tufleries on Sun- day, and a grand conjuring performance expressly ordered for the Prince of Asturias, Who was the Im- pert Pr nce 8 guest to dinner. ‘The E.opres wore on the morning of the same day, at church, a reidish cluret silk, maae with Noances, waving a row of veivet beiween each. In her boanet whieh was crépe de chiue, were pink coral tinied biossoms. At the ball, witch is to be next Saturda at Priacess Mathilda s, she will miltd lace robe either over bite or maize. Hings ago sie was attired in a blue silk, wo ked w ti black and trimfned with ieaiher iringe, kKmixed. The bodice was square and mace w.th very wide hanging sieeves, On Pain Suuday Mme. de Metternich (who, by the Way, hus deci ed tog ve a Dall at the end of this Mon b) woe a rove OF White wauze, Wh green vel- vel rows between tflounces, bows of ths same on her shoulders and sequins of gold in her hair, Mr. il Rechart 8 having his new residence fitted up with greai elegance». A cart full of exotics was driven into the courtyard yesterday as I hap- pued .O be jasing, aad curiosity happening to ave becom: Ou of my bumps I foliowed the per- fumed bua ‘The pretttest posstble sight soon re- Warded my love of earuing, A flock of pretty weme., some of whom I knew, came hovering down anis-tted ona r tired part of the court. Each toox po ses ton or a pot with those extraordinary Litile ci f juy so much like chuckling and chir- # ruping. pre plainly dressed ta founced pet- ticoits, Ulus, crise, violt or black, under short friied tunics, looped ad libitum, and plenty of Pane | injured into the cause of the guthering of ‘his Mock. The lace was being decorated for the reiurn of the Matters brile; would I lke to walk ia Of course I should be delighted. en 1 was shown the way, and I came to salons both blue, winder, Cerise and green, and they were tied wiih flowers. Up tapered green boughs beiiud sttines; down showered every tower; there Waved lilac; herve shown all that Flora could offer, to make a fit home for weaith and happiness, allied to tue arts, The ioilowing ts one Which | will d.seri the perfum: oi he: of the happy bride's toilets, before Ihave quite forgotten boudoir, Lt is a foulard éeru, With five Mvucces of Bruges lace, and a row of Insrvon Velvet becween cach. This velvet is wide. ‘The tunic ha- buc one ounce of the same all round. Tie habit or podice 18 square, and open in front, richly trummed with lace, and it bas a postilion tail beinnd. The Heeves are trimmed with lace and velvet up to the elbow. The bonnet to be worn with this is of gray straw, witli a branch of maroon foli.ge and gray crepe de clune scart. One rosetie Of Braves iace is plac d to the right, on the diadem. The first run at Longehamps took place last Sun- y aua the opening day Wes maugurated by the pe of the Huperor, accompanied by General je, bos aide-de-camp, and Mr. Baimbaut, bis + te ieit ibe stand, and walked about in conversation With Mr. Ajphand, the inspector and genera wiauager of the public walks and plantations mm Paris. He express d his delight at the healthful condition of the avenues, and with his usual polite tact adimr. d tie very things which the clever (irec- gardeus takes Most priie in—nis transplanta- f last year, now ail i fall bud. ihe einperor bas been unfortunate of late with oat te suround.ngs, and a very laaghable i to L:lus.rate the honor statesmen are Xperience at the idea of veing asked to becouie Wins ers—a post all are dying ior, by the by. i 18 said that @ young nobleman having recently catled on Napoleon, a ical CouVersauion arose, at the ead of which his Majesty held out a ieather case to the Visitor, “Oh, no,” re- plied tae nov.cman, and he put up his hands be- seechingly. “ibis only a cigar,” said the Emperor, Wiis his quiet humor, and a smile tit up his blue eye, for the young polit.can had actually fancied his Majesty Wus olfering him M. Buttet’s portfolio. Quite an tosaue idea, and IT may as well say here thas the wo.d susune is the jast fashion. It has arisen irom the fackity with which people have been put into junave asylums, Another fashionable ex- pression is “au scnat.”’ It means “you are an idiot and so aged Uiai you don’t know what you are talk- dug avout; you aie only fit for the senate house.” tis Most meendlury, revolutionizing, radical, aud cCousequentiy linproper, bul, as it says so much in two words, it has ben generally adopted. It began at Une Medical schoul when M. Tardieu would not leave (he trivune and lufuriuted the students by de- fending bis Cause aiter the ca. : Pierre Bonaparte, But to Longcuamps again. There were very gay ets Out, among which the prettiest were the foi- yw AT 2— Tue Comtesse de Bignan, in blue taffeta of two Bhades aud sngish pot. Her hat was a piece of the same iace uid under her chin, a blue butterfly Dow ou tie tup and a tea rose On one side. Princess Troubetskoi, in light gray and black silk, With @ capulet on her head of the gray. It was fringed, as wiso Was the costume, over @ Diack 1ace Mounce. Gray parasol, liued with pink, @ cluster of pink flowers in her hair. Vicumiesse de Berns was in silver gray crépe de Chine, tumuned with dark green velvet, Mine. de Tulieyrand, née Curtis, was in white satin ‘With a biue velvet habit and pauier in one, looped on the sides, but the sieeves were of white san and, la under petticoat, trimmed with white feather se A pretty toilet worn by an American lady wasa Nile water silk, ruched ail over with white lace, hat of the same, with @ pink and green feather shaded Tike the dress, Beveral aristocrats had driven to the races in mournlig jor (he Duchess de Berry, that remarkable rincess, WO was such a mixture of deep-souled eroism, weakueses, grandeur and vicissi(udes, She expired on the 17th inst., a: the age of seventy. two, at her chateau of Bunsec, in Siyria. She was the mover of tne Comte de Chambord. Your fair readers, alter t Obituary notice, will be giad to hear tat the runaway Bourbons, Prince Louts and the lady who was Amelia d¢ Hamel, are now r cued to their Kingiy and queenty relatives. This happy union, now happier tian ever, took piace at Waster time, when it 1s Impeniience not to forgive. As my lady contrivutors have sent in a iew notes T have only time to say that the new book is “Les Jolios Femmes de Paris”? They ure ali taken from the eatrica: world, aud the author is Chartes Diguet. ‘rhe number of copies is unfortunately linnied. The enzravings are aqua fortes, by Martial. ‘There j8 Woo muca fatvery m the descriptions to make the pes aiite gennine, fo; as ladies oa the sta.e 80 hwake Op,’ so bas the wriler enamelicd, vemed, NEW YORK wntea ana powdered them. The conse rt of cach reine bud 1 be oblaingel before he coul! produce them tius openly, When Mile, Montaland, who.e photo ts all down the Boulevards, was requested to KiVe Ler permission she vei y a sively, amd 1 pro- sue unredveingly, replied, “Remeuber, be curc- ful, because of my chiidren.” WHAT PAE ORTTICR WRITE. BHAD Rep. Qur- ‘Of course you know the noweat of all fashlons to bem acarf. Ti vacetu) additions have airendy reappeared at w grand weduing, Tu te scarfs are wound like @ coud round the throat and tied with a buitertiy bow behind, above lou ends of the sume, It 19 perfectly Cachanting to think how nice we shal look this suminer with netiing but scarf on © in all shagos . I dare uy we round our beads when we get tired oulders, FO" -fROU, RVALIE The Atye of having skirts flounced all up oebind with @ plain width in front fs worth mention. The bottom ounce aiways goes all the way rouad, however. The fovowing ire our engaxements:—A bali at ‘the Grand this evening, under the patrouage of Lord Lyo at the Same place, 12 a day or two, which 1s Hilnces wenuvouls Marshal Le Beout's bail: is, the dramatico-musico Mathilie's, We sb a betore eae on tet May. Lope you will propa; my worldly morals to the best of our power, dear’ Mtr. Guy, “Hypocrisy and cnat jo high sife ure the bashfuluess of vice.” ‘The evista 18 like a tover’s declaration, ‘The f im who makes it depends on the capricious beaut, or “No.” There is but one thing society never can the hrosperity of w rival {a uupardonadie. We call bigotry everything not in our own religion. Unpopularit ia 4 robe of which obsiiuacy makes herasit a rega Melon 4 LTO, the daughter of a Chinese mandarin it was, Mousieur le Chevalier, who hrst gave the idea of fans. Her namo was Kansi, She used to carry ber musk in her band and cool her face by moving it backwards aud forwards st a» l.tle distance fan during the #lege T have observed at Princess ail b@ dead before we start for Normandy ELIAN EK. that the fan tn the hands of a German ie a, in fhe bande of an Bugis woman iu g teel nothing. in'the hauus of a Spaniards fascinating lap, ‘and when used by a Freach woman a screen, RNANDINA. RELIGIOUS. Services To-Day. The dedication of the Uhurch of the Holy Cross, West Forty-second street, will take place to-day. Solemn bigh mass and a sermon at vespers by Rev. Michael O'Connor, 8. J., late Bishop of Pittsburg, will be the principal features. ‘The anniversary sermon of the American Home Missionary Society will be préacied this evening in the Broadway Tabernacie, by Dr. Manning, of Boston, Bishop Snow will tell when “The God Began,” at the University. Rey. Uharlea B. Smyth will preach at the Eleventh street United Presbyterian church. Rev. A, Brown holds forth at the Church of the Reformation, Rey. E. Y. Higbee is the preacher this evening at the Church of the Holy Light, Rev. C. C. Foote speaks at the Christian church, Rey. Dr. Cheever this evening at the Church of the Puritans, Rev. E. J. W. Roberts will preach at the Catholic Apostolic church. Rev. W. D. Wallace the feature at the Forty- second street Presbyterian church. Rev. Dr. Cooke preaches tn behalf of the Home for Incurables, at the Chapel of the Holy Saviour, this evening. The new North River Mission will be publiciy in- augurated this afternoon, in West street, under the auspices of the New York Port Suciety. Rey. Alfred Cookman preaches at the Central Methodist Episcopal church at both services. Rev. Dr. Bellows lectures at the Church of the Messiah. Rey. H. M. Gallaher addressed the Morning Star Sunday school this afternoon at Apollo Hail. Rev. Dr, Corey preaches at the Murray Hill Bap- tist chapel, Rev. R. N. Bellows preaches this evening at Bre- voort Hall, Rey, J. M, Paliman preaches on “Chances” at the Church of Our Saviour. Rey, S. Harrower preaches at St. Luke's Metho- dist Episcopal church. Rev. C, Giles will solve “The Problems of Human Life” this morning at the Church of the New Jeru- salem, * Rev. J. E. Searles is the preacher at the Twenty- seventh street Methodist Episcopal church. Rey. J. R. Kendrick and Rev. Lucius Cuthbert preach at the Tabernacle Baptist church. Rey. Isaac Riley preaches at the Thirty-fourth street Reformed church, “No Surrender” is the subject of Rev. C, F, Lee's discourse at Ortentai Hall. Rev. 8. M. McEckron discourses at the Westmin- ster Presbyterian church. The ordinary Sunday servi ciation Hall. Rey. C. C. Goss preaches this evening trom the passage, “Whoso sheddeth man’s blood by man shall his blood be shed,” in the church in Fifueth street, between Broadway and Eighth avenue. on cat Day of will be held at Asso- American Bible Society. The stated meeting of the Board of Managers was held at the Bible House, Astor place, on the 4th inst., William Whitlock, Jr., vice president, in the chair. Thirteen new auxiliaries were recognized—one in each of the States of Kentucky, Georgia, Arkansas and Nebraska, four in Minnesota and five in Texas. Communications were received from Rey. Dr. Hergne, of the British and Foreign Bible Society, pro- posing to co-operate with this society in the pro: ed Exposition at Cordova, in South America; ‘om Kev. I. G, Bliss, Constantinople, giving gratify- ing accounts of Bible work in Persia; from Rev. Dr. ‘Trambull, Valparaiso, stating wider openings for the Bible in Chile and asking further aid, which was granted; from Rev. Frank Vermeil, Paris, in regard to the work of the Bible Society of nce; from Mr. Andre Muir, St. Petersburg, with statements as to the work of the agency in Russia the past year, and from Mr. P, R. Hunt, Pekin, with an account of Bible work in the North China mission. Grants of books were made to Sunday societies, The total amount of funds granted ts $1,460. The General Conference of the Episcopal Church South. MEMPHIS, May 7, 1870, The General Conference of the Methodist Episco- pal Church South reassembied this morning. The Conference was called to order by Bishop Wight- man. After religious exercises by Dr. Fisher, Bishop Wightman spoke briefly against a useless waste of [ time in speech making. A large numbér of memo- rials and communications were presented and r ferred, including one from Virginia, asking that t manulacturing and selling of liquor by members be punisied; one from La Grange, Ga., severely criti- cising the Sunday school literature iu use; from Mis- sourl, praying for more rigid discipline in regard to dancing. Dr. C. K. Marshall advocated the estublisbment of @ monthly Eclectic Magazine, to be devoted to the imterests and jiterature of the Church, and gave notice that one would be estab- lished. Resolutions to adjourn sine die on the 234 were laid on the table; another, that on an¢ after the 12th of May the Conference will not receive or refer any resolutions tending to change or atiect the discipline, pending which the Conference adjourned to enable the members to attena the commemora- tion ceremonies. Religious Dogmas—The God of the Pagan and the God of the Christian. To THe Epiror of THE HERALD:— Moral codes grow out of society. <A religiou belief, to be of Divine ‘authority, must be univers: From this standpoint sectarianism is a failure. Transgression being simply a violation of our moral perceptions. the pagan and the Christian must be submitted to the same standard of judgment. To re- ward the one for the performance of an act under a certain irresistible influence would be as obviously unjust as to punish the othor for the non-performance ofa similar act in the absence of such influence, Hence, special Divine revelatious are impossible. ‘There is utter degradation in adopting as a dogma ofour faith that which is wholly incompreliensible; for it may be true or false for aught we know. No censure, therefore, should attach to rejection of it. The God of the Christian ts the God of te agan, seen through # different lens. Science and earning Will ultimately harmonize both into a pure Theism divested of blood-stained rags and purged of filthy essences. To accomplish this Christendom must be invaded with learned and logical forces that admit of no finessing or special pleading. Instead of permitting Protestantism and Catholicism to quar- rel over the true interpretation of the text, “Thou art Peter, and upon this rock,” &c., we must de mand the proof of any such SA ota ever been uttered by a Divine Being, and establish, beyond any peradventure, that the work in which ihe passage is to be found is not only contradictory and irreconcila- ble with itself, but strangely unreliable from Genesis to Revelations. We must demonstrate that nobody Knows by whom large portions of it were writ- ten, when they were written or to what they refer, The learned have put it in evidence that Moses could never have written the “Five Books” attributed to him, and that our present ‘Gospel Ac- cording to St. Matthew’ is, possibly, spurious. In addition it 1s notorious that contemporary history is silent upon some of the most important events Tre- iaed in the New Testament, while tt is equally cer- tain that the sutferings of Christ have been exag- erated toa pitch wholly unwerranted by the cir- ances Of the case-—taking them all for granted, he probability 1s he suffered as littie as any ‘actor tat had ever been executed at Jeru- He Was in excellent Mealtii at the time of his being sentenced and ate a good supper the night before he was led to Calvary. Besides, he died soon after he bad beea nated to the cross and had none of tus bones broken while he yey Jiyed. Hud bg had Methodist wrpar afew months of the Sdaniah Inquisition, or a taste at her Fhe tener of feos Star Conner unm recedin: 44 dean, or | he su fered in ¢ manner ot iavadlinc, or hosts of others tit inient be named, then, indeed, ino e Were some Uitte justification of a1 this outcry; but, a8 the Case sta! it i stinply preposierous, The patient investigator and the learned 10 archwology, the solences and ihe languages, have piseod It beyond reasonable doubt that the Kk we Call “the Biblo” is to a great exicnt a mass of unauthenticaved writings and rhaps dies sel cbed from amoug oiher unauthen’ wr.tags and rhap: ies, at various ames, by sundry tudiv.duals remarkable for their ignorance, superstition and bod temper, ‘Th so writings, then, should form the point of attack. Expose their uiter worthlessne $ as the basis of any falth ‘Dinding apon th) human family, and overboard go the Ecuinenical Council and ihe counties’ Christian seta that are now all hating each other for the love of God, LOGOS. Montulembert’s Beligion—His Last Letter, Written in View of Ktervity. (Paris (April 12) Correspondence of London Times.) The well known Austrian diplomatist, Baron Hub- nez, the man to whom. were spoken, ona certain New Year's day, the unfriendly words which warned the worid of a coming encounter of French and Austrian ko 63 in Lombardy, has beguiied the letsure of bis off al resideace in Rome by writing a bovk. Independeniy of the histor.cal interest and vaiue attributed to tt the work is a literary curt sity. Writtea in French by @ German, tue French re- viewers have expressed tenisé.ves enshusiastica ly with regard to the purity of ms idtoms and the elegance of its siyie. Ite author hinself | Saber to transiute it mto his native German. reagon for mentioning it is its connection with the last hours of a very distinguished man, whose memory will long be cherished by a host of admirers, and whose loss is still deeply mourned by a large circle of attached friends. Baron Hubner, during his long residence as Austrian representative in Paris, hud formed an intimucy with many eminent Frenchmen, and to a few of them he sent the first volume of his work while the two others were still passing through the press, From Montalembert he received a letter of what may almost be termed thumouscriticnin, None, besides 1ts writer, saw t until alier the writer was dust and ashes. It is dated “March 1, 1870," and ag halfpast eight on the morning of that day the soul of Monta- lembert had fled and his lonatortured body was ai rest. The eve of his decease had passed away and midnight had struck when he asked the Sister of Charity who watched by his pillow to give him writng matetiaa, She in vain remon- Birated and org-d him to repose. Sleep refuscd wo visit his eyellis, and there Wasa leticr he anxious y wirbed to write, for, he added, in a propnetic sptrii, he had little tne left at his disposal. That letter 1 now before me, written in @ close, clear character, on a smail sheet O° note paper. [It was probably in teaded as a rougi drat io be transcribed by & se retary, or by the afeciouaie Wonan who had Jong becn its best @manuensis, At any rate, as it contained some erasures and corrections, @ fair copy of it was inade afier bis dea bh and forwarded to tits fiend Habaer, ‘The o1t ginal was (oo precious w relic to be ved with by his widow, but @ photographed facsimile was sent to the Baron, The letter rans a3 follows:— a Pants, Mareh 13, 1870. My DEAK BAnoN--You could not periorm a charity to # poor incurable than you have done by him the pleasure of readin, 8 ater act of rocuring in its unpublished freshness, the ory of Sextus V."" Hefore thank: you, but Tam’ no longer able, ime’ in a few hours, Hence the delay of my reply to friendly note of the 22d of February. On i, Thave read you conscien- tiously and completely, pencil in hand; and this 1 will prove to you when next you visit ne, by pointing out several prin- ter's errors and oversights, of ‘no real importance, which you will correct in your next edition. Tean, therefore, consclen- Hously offer you my sincerest congratiiations. Tt was long, very long, since Lhad read a work with greaver interest and satisiaction, In the first place you have enjoyed the ad- vantage of having chosen an excellent subject. ‘There is nothing more desirable, but also nothing is rarer, for ® modern historian than to meet with a hero whose dame is familar to everybody, but upon whose authen hy nobody aa yet has ventured. ‘hi ain condition of saterest and success. ‘The subjoct ppily found, you have treated ib marvelously weil, equity, & moderation and a lucidity for which ds of historic truth cannot be sufficteatiy grateful to you. By your exainple you have justified the testimony you Fenvier, at the beginnhig of your work, to the vera diplomatists. I know no work more sincere than yout my age, or in’ my states when one's sole remaining ambition is to pass quickly Into the tomb oyea before him, you wontd hardly belfeve how much one apprectates ‘a sincerity so rarely met with in this worid, while one at feast has the assurance of its abun- dant enjoyment in thenext. [As a curtons mode of expres- sion, Tglve the French of the lastline—“Taadis que Von a du moins Passurance den étre rasmasi* dana autre). You. have done yoar best to contribute to re-establish the ‘true point of view from whieh the past should be judged. You bave un- derstood and judged the great Catholic reaction of the second half of the sixteenth century with a sazacity and an impar- duality for which I first thank you as a Christian, and aiter- wards cougratuiate you upon it as a publicist and asa his- torian—T also, but of a more remote and forgotten period tban that of which you ure about to annals, You have concealed’ neither the ehadows nor the stains inseparable from the human clement, always so visible and so powerful in the Church; and by that alone you have all the more brought oui the Divine element which in the end ever prevails, and consoles us by inundating us with its soft and convincing bght. Lawait with impauieuce, and I anticipate with certainty, the satisfaction I shall have in reading your subsequent voiumes. In your pages, always so instructive and often so amusing, I desire especially to re- fer to your picture of moral and material Italy at the death of Gregory XtIL. and also to your rare talent af a landscape painter. Without yielding to the temptation of describing overmuch, you always allow your reader a giimps Aviia-of the traveller who had seen coun- |, before he became the a: ‘ted auch in courts and cabi- first volume of your ing you I desired to jormerly, to devour dw and ac miu jor who has written nets. ‘An revoir, my dear Baron, when you shall find leisure to come and see me; andin'the meantime a thousand affec- tionate thanks. Is not this a very charming and, under the circum. stances, a particuiarly touching letter? In the still hours of the night this wise and good man—for he mus! have been good to secure, as he did, the affec- t onate devotion of his family and the fervent attach- ment of many iriends—forgets the sulferings that for years had racked and prematurely aged him, and seizes his pen to write graceful words of judicious criticisn “Better sleep,” says the nun who tends him. “Not so,” was the reply; “no man can worse afford than musely to postpone until to-morrow what he Jeels able to do to-night.” S80 he wrote, and he slept afterwards a more refreshing sleep, it seems, ‘iven him to enjoy, for he awoke he felt better. “I anticipati he had just written, ‘the satist tion I shall have in reading your subsequent vol- umes.” Alas, what is certain in this life, in the mntdst of which we are in death? The ink was scarcely dry, the words to his nurse were scarcely spoken, when there came the short, sharp pang, aud the sudden summons to eternity, SEWISH OBSERVANCES IN MAY. Historical Foundation and Symbolical Inter- pretation of Some of the Jewish Religions Observances During the Present Month. Next to the Catholic Chureh—which has devoted every day in the year to the pious remembrance of saimt—there is probably no religious denomination than the Hebrew which has so many festivals, some of which are observed in joy and others with out- ward tokens of sorrow, some being juil, some haif holiday For instance, the first day of every month—Rosh Chodesh—is a half hoti- day, and by the orthodox in the Jewish faith this day, as well as the preceding one, are even kept as fast days, the latter being called by some Jom Kip- pur Kaddan—Minor Days of Atonement. In this our year of 1870, which, according to Mosaic caleuta- tion, 18 rated by the Jews as the year 563% ufter the creation of the world, it appears that the openiug and closing days of h month do nearly cor: respond with the like days o# the Gregorian calendar. Thus the Rosh Chodesh lyar, the current month of the Jews, began with the evening of tye Ist of May and ended with sunset on the 2d. A very i te but among all more or less mode Jews already obsolet May, wiuch is nexi Sund: ud 18 called SHENGK PESACH. ‘This was au after celebration of Pesach, or Easter, and although, as stated above, obsolete now in Kurope, as well as in America, it is Still commemorated and observed in’ the | Ei among the adherents of the ol Taimudical ’, This festival was instituted for those who were al sent from their homes ou the day of Pesach and Wid not appear in their temple to offer x soribed sacrifichkul gut yr such Shen was ordained, that after their return they might do what they could not on the regular day of the Easter festival. “But the most importart dud religiously hallowed day for the 's during the present month ‘will be on the loth, which is called LAG BEOMER, it being the thirty-tt day trom the tirst day of Pesach, By the 9h verse of the 16th ch. Deuteronomy the Jews were commanded:—‘Seven weeks shalt thou nuaber unto thee; begin to ber the seven w from such time as thon best nest to put the sickie to the corn.”? Tu obedience to ‘this, in all orthodox Jewish famuies the counting is begun from the first day of Pesacn, each day being Separately counied and an appropriate blessing said. Tuese seven weeks extend from Easter to Pente- cost, the latter being the fe Moses having received it on the fiftieth day after Pesach on Mount Sinat. It is a season of Borrow, and no Jew was, in former times, permitted even to shave and no inarriages were allowed to be contracted during its continuance, But the thirty- third day (Lag Gitumel) of the season of Omer, was, and Js even now, @ day of rejoicing, Akiba, a slave, st of the law, Who had been converted to Judaism, and, Owing to” his genius aud ety a became one of the Talmud. ists, had a number of disciples, a majority of whom were carried to the grave by a pestilence which had broken out shortly after Pesach, but suddenly ceased its ravages on the thirty-third day. Hence, the re- straints of the season of sorrow are removed on this voajene joy aud hilarity and marriages are per- mitted, There 1s also a symbolical interpretation of the institution on this festive day, After the Jews fled from Egypt they occupied thirty-three days in cleans- ing themseives from the pollution of slavery and preparing to receive the law, which was promul- gated seventeen days later, on the day of Shebnoth, which comes this year on the 5th day of the month of Sivan, corresponding With the same date in the following mouth of June, On the 3ist of May 1s observed ROSH CHODESH SIVAN, or the first day of the month of Sivan, to which again the remarks are applicable, made in regard to the in days of every menth and to the days precediug whem, A MODORN KING HUNRY. Running Extracts from the Life of a Man of Leisure. The Arta, Vieissitudes, Successes, Reverses and Bevolling Crimes ef a Thief, Forger, Bigamist and Compound Fraud, How He Loved the Ladies, Has Six Wives, a Solid, Immovable Cheek and an Uncontrollable Destiny. His Eccentricities, Indifference to Cred- itors and the Normal Condi- tion of His Brain. The readers of the HggaLp will remember the publication of an article tn these columns on the 15th of April, entitied “The Perils of Matrimony," relat. ing the particulars concerning the cruel manner in which a person calling nimself Jay Howard Living. stone had deceived a young lady of estimable cha- racter into marriage, after which robbing and then heartiessly deserting her. It will be remembered that the lady stated to Superintendent Warrin, of the Detective Police Agency, No, 72 Broatway, that she CAME FROM THE SOUTH about eight months ago, and, having a few thou- sand dollars, thought w employ it best by rentiag & house and taking boarders, She soon became the inistress of a fine establishment on one of the principal streets, and her house rapidly filed up. Among her boarders was a young man of pleasing address, Who represented that he was connected with a down town bank. Shortly after his arrival at the house he became an ardent Jover of the lady, his attentions soon resulting in a noticeable intimacy and finaily an engagement be- tween them. In the meantime, however, in order to protect herself from any Imposition on the part of her intended, the lady interviewed him as to who and what he was, and received the following state- ments:—I am in no particular business; live on @ stated income from my property; have at present some $17,000 deposited to my credit in a down town bank; own considerable real estate and mining claims in Callfornia, and to endorse my statement 1 refer you tosuch and such leading business men tn this city. So farso good, thought the lady. Inquiries were instituted, but somehow or other the references always seemed to be out of town and expecied home s00n. Time flew on, the couple were nappy, and the demand on the part of the gentleman was constant for an IMMEDIATE MARRIAGE, Everything on the surface seeme1 right, and the fascinating youth was to her all that fancy painted him. Why have a suspicion? How could such a man be anything else but honest and straightfor- ward? she argued, and the longer be contioued his attentions the less the suspicions became, until finally the references were disregarded, and unmea- suree confidence flilled her heart, ‘The day for the marriage arrived. Friends were invited and had commenced to arrive; but when near the hour for the ceremony whe bridegroom manifested great despondency, and finally said that he had been disappointed in not receiving a draft that morning, and he did not like to disturb nis $17,000 deposit down town, “If that 1s ali,” said the in- tended bride, “I can accommodate you. How much do you want?’ Five hundred dollars would do now, as he desired to pay it to a friend whom he expected every moment with @ small bill, The money was produced. Its effect on the face of the bridegroom was magical, A joyful smile shone upon his features, and all was as merry as a “marriage beil’’ should be. THE BRIDAL TOUR was to Montreal, where they took rooms at a first class hotel, and all went on in the most serene manner, until one day the lady had occasion to visit one of her trunks, in which she kept her money and jewelry. Six hundred dollars of her money had vanished. The servants were accused, but no trace of the stolen money could be found, and here the matier for the time ended, At the termination of their sojourn in Montreal the lady requested her husband to settle the hotel bill and start for home. To this request he said he could not comply, for he had no money. This ied to words, then to strong accusations, to the eflect that he had stolen her money. At last he acknowledged that he had opened the trunk with a false key and taken the money; he needed 1t; sent it to New York; asked to be forgiven; he would return it to her in New York as soon as he gotto nis bank and would never do such an act again, WOMAN LIKE, SHE FORGAVE HIM, and even went so far as to pledge her jewelry with the hotel proprietor for the board. Back they started for New York, she having contidence in him again, and placing the three trunks she had in his charge. As they were approaching New York he gave the three cheeks to hi and, in an innocent way, said, “Phere are the three checks for your trunks, and you had better give them to the baggage man and let lim take your trunks to the house, as I will not pe able to go with you after placing you tn the carriage, as | have some important business to attend to.” This seemed satis‘actory enough to the wife, who repaired to her roont and waited the appearance of her trunks and husbana; but po trunks or husband appearea, the only arrival being that of the hat box, umbrella and bundle, Where are the trunks and the husband ¢ js the question the 1ady would like solved, She waited five days, and then consalted Superin- fendent Warrin’s DETECTIVES. who liave been arduously at work ever since gather- ing together the following facts concerning the man, in the hope of causing his final arrest. To show the audacity of the scoundrel, the following letter, con- taining, as if does, a tissue of falsehoods from begin- ning to end, was recetved on the next day after the Jady had made her complaint the of of the Aprit 16, 1870, Supertntendent Warrin, Detective Police Ayency, 7% Broatway : Stty—J have had the great pleasure of perusing the Hen aty's report of the Perila ofjalatrimuny,” in which Tape pear the leading artist. That you may fully and properly ua- derstand the cuse, 1 write you, and if you’ will confer with Miss ——- she will, L'trust, acknowiedge the correctness” of my version of the unfortunate affair. My galt J will not attempt to deny ;_ still T shall state some facta witch will in some if © © © Jem papers publish; but t placed for investi; Of Marel 1 repiie Mercury, and addressed the reply to “Kurope, Union square Y. 0., 433 Broadway.” ‘The advertiser in question desired to meet a gent going ty Europe who would act as her escort. In a few daye I received « reply, requesting me to call at — Went Twenty-aecond street, calied and there first met Mins ———, and during my stay several genta called, and L requested to wait their depariure. ‘The lady nted herself iately from the Sout yare ratand that it was her desire to go abroad and Femal had, oF would have, $500 in gold, and that ahe w rry the best man on this earth, ‘The evening passed tly, aad after afew days her house per- ly and was tres . Loffered to do ti, nod abe willl ‘as my pretendea 3 nothiog being said about matrimony until Inter, when sie’ proposed to be united, to which I consented. A day was named, but I refused, mtating that # failure op the part of others to make prompt ayinents: a delay in our uniou. She then be- id it must be; ik she died the next should Joan mea certain eum of brought the servant ip to witness However, we were married, as her only fixed emed to be to get married. ‘The reaon offered to me was she had taken an oath to never allow a man to em- brace ber unleas he was her busvani As that privilege had been bestowed upon your obedient servant, she war of course bound to marry me, if Tleft her the next moment, I resorted, by every ineans in my power, to evade this mockery, but to’ no purpose, We started for Mon- treal, and the particulars of the trip you no doubt know all about. I have written Miss — of my de- sire in the maiter, and if she follows my directions, and insures me of gaafety, I will return to New York and re- turn er the property or ite value; but to ive with “Never.” No oue but myself fs concerned in the matter; t am alone responsible for ll that has transpired, and am will ing to suffer for it if fam not smart enough to elnde your vigilant detectives. 1 will not be taken alive, aud J warn au: one who shall attempt my ehpture by force, I started Iie honestly, was disappointed in my domestic aifairs, and have, Tiear, become parcally Insane. 41 shall now seek some otset would cause 5 ES clime and try to live,beitor and repent. Of “woman deliver me.” After I gather a fewjmore facts I will communicate again with you, Respectfully, LIVINGSTONE. THE HISTORY and description of this rascal are as follows:—He 18 known as John Mallory Cook. alias Frank Cook, alias Captain Harrison, alias John Williams, alias Jay Howard Livingstone. He was born in New York; age, thirty-two years; height, five feet eight inches; slight buiid, weighs about 125 pounds, black mus- tache, nair dark, small, siender hanas; blue eyes, skin on the face rough, 1uclined to stoop in walking, cast-down look, front teeth slightly decayed, affable manners and plausible talker. HIS PAST, John Mallory Cook has for the last ten years been mostly living the life of a confidence man, or in other Words resorting to numerous species of ras- cality whereby to gain adollar. His famly connec- tions are very respectable, and his disgracefui acts from time to time have caused theta much sorrow He has been guilty of numerous forgeries, thefts MERALD, SUNDAY, MAY 8, 1870.—TRIPLE SHEET, but bf , bo har BO put bigamy seoms to be his specialty, ho having SIX WIVES living. One by his heartiess treatment was hastened to a promaiure gave. ‘Tae modus operand MX Ob tainia, V.ctuins Was to tusert persouals m (he Sten. day Mercury. Amonz others there was one Who answered his ad.ertiseman s, bub was nol easily cau bi, a3 the sequel Will suow, It appears that she made lis Aacquatutance tn the followin, manner:— Sue wrote bim Ss atag sie would be pleased to seo dan in her Notch; he Caled ab the af poimted hour and tue Literview lasted for some time, sue taking care to have some Oner friends in the parlor ua- known to hin as her Irion ls, while ihe laterview lausied, He spoke Oo! his beng a tior, 0. his Wea ba, Pei€rences as Lo fac 8, aNd Said he was stay.ng at the St. Denis Hot.i; owned lwo ca rages and wo spibs Of sploudit horses, tor 6D CA NE had pats @ fr ious price, and as soon as they we e married ho was going Witi his new bile Lo Caitfornia, On the first visit ie apologized for his clothes not being in the very la.est style, and also jor iaving Scenrather more Wau a far suare of Wear, Of course Us Was unnecessary to th: lady, aud she vory plea- Buntly, bogged him not W mention such a liivo.ous miter, Tae second int rview brought the same clothes and the same apology. ‘The (nird interview no apology, sv the would-ve-desuned bride came Wo tue Conclusion Liat his Wardrobe Coasist.d O« “A PALK OF SPUKS AND A SHIRE COLLAR?) He spoke of his mony, but could never get any Credence fur speaking the (uti, dad now she coin- menced to doub win sud payed hr cards accord: ingly, He knew ane had a beautiful wardrobe ant some money; he Was pa lag .ora stake, ‘Tae tady, tovee ut he really had money ty lavish, as he stat.d, gave him A GENTLE REMINDER of certain articies of value tha would be acceptable to her, but ‘he did not s.em to see 1.” On one De cular day ne was to hav: takes the lady vat to Mirai Park for a d.i-¢ with bis ele sant pair of buys: aa. ney carriage aid Aver ed servan 8 but on thal same Moruing she re © ved & 4O.¢ irom him saying that on going tuat moruiig to his slables io give orders to his Coachman he found tha. iis man bad driven them out tha) morning for ap a.ring, and that an express wagon hud run inwo tiem and sthushed hos 8y.cudld new Carriage and injured the horses vey much, so that he must postpone tue pleasure of her company tor a drive, bus woud mest her, bY @ppvintment, at her apartments that evening. ‘Abut evening the lady was just folding up a very elegant iace siawl which ¢ a ner $25¥. Waen ve entered he inqgu.red What s.ch a shawi wos worth, ‘Sns told Alm, ana pieced tina sina. bX Wh Cab loug @ to it, and put it ucder the bureau. pie did hot requ re this Buowi for Boule days—wien she was golng ini the country on @ visit; but wias! the shawl was not there. ste tod the ludy of tue house of her loss, aud as no person but “L.”’ and the servant girl had beeu in tie room, tie poor girl had her trunks searched and was d. xed, although, of course, there was no sign of her guut, Tue iady now knows WHO TOOK IT. Another day, just p.evious to thetr intended mar- riage and departure tor California, the | dy was sur- prised to receive a letter saying that aman named . Who was his agent, hi tha. day abscouded from the city wi.h $11,v00 beiouging to wim, and coa- sequently the trip and muaritaze would have tu bs postpoved for abont ten days, unil he could rece.e bis renmitiances from Calitornia. The lady by tha time knew her man to perfection, fur he Knowing she fad money, tmagined, ,ei haps, she wou.d reply, Saying, “Never mind, Lhave money; you can repay me in California,” But she always had kept hin at adistan e—“where he woall ue.tner founder nor get shipwrecked.’ Now she det:-rmined vo gt rid oi him entirely, He next wrote to her saying .e Was very 8.ck aad asking ber to come und see him, bu; not at the ot, Dents Hotel, but @ miseraole atic room 1D Bleeker strect. He tried to iuduce ber to assist hin pecumaruy, Although of & generous disposition, she gid not. She thea said that she was going away for afew monibs on business and would retura soon, and by that time, no dowvt, hts asfairs would be all “fixed” and his expected,ueavy remittaaces would come to hand, and then she would pertiiaps honor um with wer band. ‘The detectives were further informed that he was One of ihe “worst beats out,” and was capable of the meanest action, it appears be used bo call dally in genilemen’s ovices, borrowing money, from oae dollar Lo five dollars, stating that his wife was sick, wanted medicine, had no foot aad was at a Iriead’s house, He had ho money to pay her tare houte, and, 1n fact, any excuse to raise a dollar, One day, after Livingstone had ieft one of the tleman 8 Offices, the occupant missed his greatcoat, which, be was afterwards informed by @ persona, Livingstone had coniessed to having stolen. He was CONVICTED POR STEALING some goods Out of a store, anu remanded for sen- tence, Wien, at the earnest 80 i¢.taton of his wile, an imfluential geuteuan proce-ded to tue couri, with the wile, aud, after interviewins the Judge, the seutence of the ¢ uri was suspended. He also pretended at one time yo have MORTALLY WOUNDED himself with a pistol sot at the Brandreth House, but took care only to make @ smal flesa wound in the leftarm. When his irieuds came he prewuded he was dying; but they toid him “his game was playea out’’ and only looked upon him wit disgusi. she, Knuwhig Of his tr.cks, did not go; so he Upoa this occ.s.on he sent for one of lis wives; but immediately recovered. His great dodge was to take chloroform, when “eutirely busted,’ and pre- tend that he was dymg. This he has done several tines. When tn arrcars for reat and board he is immediateiy taken very Ul aad sends for a doctor, and scre.ms out a3 if 1.8 head was being sawed; so that by such means he sometimes obtatus sympathy @ud re.wains two or tree We KS longer, until they find hun a “fraud” and Kick bm vut. He owes about tweuty doctors’ bills in this city. He also gave a bogus check to a gentleman, but for his wife's sake he was not prosecuted. From Cincinati Supertntendent Warrin learns that in 1866 Livingstone marriea in that place the daugh- ter of a prominent merchant, and at that time he was going by whe name of Frank Cook. Every- thing APPEARED RIGHT as far as could be asvertuined vy the parents of the girl, Thefather gave the daugnier $2,600 for tae bridal tour, which was to Jolaston, Pa., at which piace he abandoned her, leaving her only twenty dollars, even taking her gold watch and other lute apo! given her on the day of tue wedaing. she had to return to Ler parents, and just three weeks after this 1warriage with the lady his notice of mar- riage with another young Woman Was published in a New York paper. The young lady applied to a court for divorce and obiained it at once. The father of the young lady declares ‘ie has no hesitation tn saying that the man 1s one of the graud- esi. scoundrels .n the couniry, and it is to be hoped that he will be arrested and put in prison for the balance of his life, thereby preventing him from ruin- ing an, others.”” it was also ascertained by the detectives that one season he went to LONG BRANCR, and hired a house, using the names of some pro mi- nent gentlemen ior his references. At all events, by some means, ne contrived to get the liouse on rental, it appearing that the landlord was an Englishman’ and had just returned from England, aud had in his possessiou & beautiful Paisiey suawi, worth some $400. A little sweet talk induced the gentleman to sell it to Livingstone. Of course Livingstone took the. suawl, promising to pay next day, and that ‘Was the last of the shawl and Mr, Livingstone. He next turned up in the army, under the name or Captain Harrison, and, owing to some of his rascall- Nes, Was compelled to retire (or left without per- mission) to paris unknown, He was at one ume a correspondent on a paper published in Lafayette, Indiana; wrote under the nom de plume of *icono- clast,”” a suitable nignature, it must be satd, when the character of the man is taken into consideration, together with the significance of the word. NUMEROUS LETTERS from all parts of the country are being constantly recetyed at the agency, speaking of the acts of this Livingstone, A large number of letters of sympathy have been sent to the care of the Police Agency for the lady who was his last victim, ana of whom the man speaks so wrongfully in his letter to the Super- intendeat, published siinply to show his character, The detectives found most of the ladies’ clothing. It was pawned by the man at Mrs. Lyuch’s, under the New York Hotel, Broadway, and at M. ve Youge’s, Beach street, Boston, Yhis property has been restored to her, much to the gratification of the lady. A FORGED CICK, purporting to be drawn by Mr. Meiggs D. Benjamin, an unporter of this city, in favor of day Howat Livingstone, on the Sccond National Bank of this city, for the sum of $750, was found in an envelope care- fully placed tor fe: Joss in the sate of the Metro- poiltan Hotet, with Livingstone’s name addressed on the envelope. This was placed there when Mr, Livingstone was once a boarder at the house; and it is oaly just to state that there 1s a Mr. Tloward Liv- ingstone, a geneman connected with the California who generally boarded atthe Metropolitan ind it 4s to be hoped that his name will not pe confounded with that of the confidence operator, The detectives are on the “trail” of the man, and Superintendent Warrin is using his bess endeavors to arrest him and make an example of him. Tne unfortunate victims are “spoiling” for legal revenge, and his numerous wives would gladly conspire to make his future one of the serenest felicity. Hculders of bogus and lorged checks, creditors, despoiled hotel proprietors and swindled doctors, would be happy to give him a cordial reception. This undoubtodly is an extraordinary case, and, like all species of insane criminality, teaches ‘A USEFUL LESSON, which the credulous should not be slow to study and ponder. In our boarding houses, hotels and public resorts there 18 @ larga class of women who are dressed up in gaudy finery and simulated smiles, making it the object of their daily lives to “set caps for the rich Mr. A.,” and by artful wiles endeavor to con- summate the marriage We. It is the nope and pleasure of their existence to marry plethoric purses, and when they see a young man in elegant attive they fire their practiced arrows, believing in a ready conquest and the future delights of luxurious ease. If these damsels enchant, marry and are suddeuly deprived of their wardrobes, jewels and happiness at one blow they receive but a just recompense \or their ridiculous folly. Such cases shoutd inspire no pity. 1tis simply the fool eating of bis own dish. ‘That a woman who makes yain aisplays of dress and her personal charms can produce lasting affection in a man’s heart is absurd; for the first element, respect, is wanting in the begin- ning: and these fortune hunters Who are married to Men on a niemenc’s notice may always look for an infelicitous honeymoon, followed by & speedy divorce. Here isa clevet scoundrel who with euse } Juarried six women upon an imagiuary tortane, aud they were all bitten, Doubiless we could upon the ——$ game representations marry a hundred more, and his Success woul! be not xo much an exampl sof his own Wickedavss a a coumentary upou ihe female Weakness for Mr. A—“How mach ts he worth ” ‘The scoundrel ‘nav! ue"? presented himself ab several theatres in this ctty some time ago and ‘sald he was the dramatic critte of the HERALD, aakl ) for favors because of his as umed position. He lived su vptuousiy antil detected, when he eacaped merite{ punishinent through ihe mistaken kind- ness of the gentleman he so gr liveted, Mis to be hoped that he wil be speedily brought to jus- uuce, ‘ VENEZUELA. Gazman Blanco Still in the Field-President Monagas Intrenched at Porte Cabelio—His Troops »ulfering for Food—Deplorable Con- dition of the Country. CARACAS, April 20, 1870, In the {n'erior the rebels, under the command of Guaman Bianco, bave been rather active, and, alter making several movements in the aggressive, have finally settled aown in front of Valencia. Bianco has at present ve thousand men with him before Vaien- cla; but is badly supplied with artil and conse- quenty can do but tittle damage against the fort.fications that gnard that city. The residents of Vatencia are in a very uncomfortable po sition, as tney rather favor the revolu- tionary party, but are kept closely in vounds b: the government garrison. Guz: fied bis saicntion of taking the aad if the besieged do not su: eve | very severe reprisals wh hands. The pos.t.on of Val if taxen by the rebels will be te ke. Porw Ca- beiio, Where Monagas has intrenched himsell with a smmali body of about 1,500 mea, Monagas is bogine ning to und himself in @ very awkward position, as he i8 entirety without means and cannot raise further suppies, In fact, the mer- chants of the country have lost all faith in hun, a3 he not only repudiated tue debt contracied by ihe former goverument, but even re- fused to pay th: Joaus raised in 1863, There is Lut little doubt i! he coud raise Junds he could soon find aiaray of suiiceni strength to entirely crush the revulutor ry par, but as it is he can oly remain ou the defenstve. Auvairs ae@ in a most deplorable stave. The 80 4 ers are without pay, and in numerous Instances great suffering is experienced among (hem for want of lood. They clamor in the sirects for bread and ery out for arms, in order that tuey may go and put down the revviloa. Tue government is in a most perp.exed s.ate, LITERATURE. Criticisms of New Books. Ovr or THe Past. (Oritical and Literary Papers.) By Park Godwin, New York: G, P. Putnam & Sons. ‘The latest written of the papers contained tn this book was published fourteen years ago, and the ola- est dates back to the ilme of the Democratic Review 1n 1839, 60 that the titte of the volume is quite apt. All the articles are thoughtful, well written essays, whose perusal cannot fall to repay the reader. Of the r va.u: asl tera:y compositi we hardly need speak. Mr. Godwin ts One of our most agree ible es- Sayists, aud Wh Uher he wr.tes of “John James Au- duoun,” “American Authorshiy’ or “Goethe,” we are aways cerain to have the subject treated in cum, analytical siyle, in language sufficiently ani- mate 1 to render it more than ordinarily entertaining. We commend the volume to the reading public, Memorrs Ov SamuEL Pepys, Esq., F. R.S. Edited by Richard Lord Braybrooke. Wi'h a short [nitro du tion and Memoir py Jona Timbs, F. 8, A. New York: Ser.bner, Weliord & Cu. There are few diaries more delightful than that of Samuel Pepys, and we suppose there are few edu- cited persons who have not at some time or other read tt. The present edition comprises the diary and a selection from the private correspondence of Pepys, ani isa veroatim reprint of the original edi- tion, We hardiy need say that the book is one which every gentieman should have in his brary. It gives 80 minute and graphic an account of so ial and poiitical lite in England from 1659 to 1669 that the reader 1s made more lamiliar with the manners aud customs of the people, the intrigues of court and the polites of the day than any purely historical work could make him. More than forty years have passed -in-e Pepys’ diary first appeared im print, ani lis popularity has steadily increased with each sucee:dlug year. The mechanical execution of the voluime be.ore us is admiraple. Henry CovrTLanp; on, WHAT A Farmer Caw Do 1s one of those novels which have a melancholy effect upon the reader. Its principal aim seems to be to demonstrate that the profession of a farmer is not incompatible with intellectual accomplishments and social refinement, as if any sensible person ever contended that it was. There is, of course, some love-making 1a the book, Which ends wi h the usual marriage and with the hero expressing his deter- munation to remain a farme The dialogues, how- ever, are decidedly dul, Moessra. J. B. Lippincott & Co., ol Philadelphia, who are the pubitshers of this novel, have undoubtediy given more readable books to the public. We certainly do not remember reading a more remarkable autobiography then that of Edwara Wortley Montagu (Philadelphia, Turner & Brothers), the half insane son of the celebrated Lady Mary Wortley Montagu. One is somewhat shocked at the candor with which he speaks of the frailty of his mother, but her career is so well known that we hardly see how he could have spoken otherwise. He might have passed her over m sence; but so doing woula have divested the work of its most interesting chapters. ‘The personal adventures of the author were, however, Most exciting, and are graphically told. Dr. Shelton Mackenzie 1s the editor of the present edition. Of the comparatively few men the world has pro duced whose writings make the contents of innumer- able books, Lord Chesterfield is one of the best known. The volume before us (New Yoxx, Scribner, We ford & Co.) 13 complied from hixJetters, sentences and maxims, and which gon! everything of value or interest written Or said by the prince of gentlemen and—snobs. An able review of the iife and tetters of Lord Ches:erfield, written by the late Sainte-Beuve, the famous French critic, adds additional value to the present edition, which is ably and judiciously edited. THE CIGARMAK¢RS’ STRIKE. Lame and Impotent Conclusions to a Move- mert Promising Different Resulte—The Strike a Failure and Its Adherents Badly Worsted. ‘The ctrarmakers’ strike is not being crowned with the success its projectors anticipated. It is nota sirtke, however, for higher wages, as erroneously stated in some of the papers. Several weeks since Messrs. Straiton, Schmidt & Storm, 191 Pearl street, one of the most extensive cigar manufacturers im the city, proposed a reductiongin pay from the old war prices, which they were still paying, which was refused, and they Lae | filled up thetr factories with new men at the reduced rates, the latter com- prising those not belonging to any of the cigar makers unions, As a stiategic movement the unions passed a resolution to admit all non-unton men withoat pay- ment of any initiation fee, and give them all the privi- leges and benefits of the unlon organizations, and addition promising them ten doilars a week apiece while out of employment if they would quit work. They thought by this they woula compel employ- ment of uuion men at the old raies. Thirty men left the factories of the firm named on Friday, comprising ing exciusively Cubans and Chinamen, the Germans positively refusing to join them, being well satistied with the work and pay given them. Yesterday another effort was made by the union men, who hang around the vicinity of the factories, to induce those still ab Work to leave, but without success. Up to the time of the demonstration on Friday Messrs. Straiton, Schmidt & Storm employed in their factory at No, 191 Pearl strect, 121 hands; in the fac- tory No. 53 Bowery, nivety-seven hands, and in the factory at East New York twenty-five hands, making a@ total of 240 persons in their em- ploy. Up to yesterday afternoon the unionists have only got away thirty of their men, Whose piaces will be easiy filled on Monday. The men at No. 53 Bowery utter!y refuse to have anything to do with the movement. G. W. Nichols, 0: No. 188 Peart street, has lost all his hands, twenty-two in aul. Messrs. Gerchel & Brother, in Maiden lane, have lost sixteen out of twenty-two workmen, three of whont have quit ne union aiter belonging to it ioe hn hours. A. W. Foote has jost fourteen hands. It wiil taus be seen that the Unionists have, to all tn- tents and purposes, Jailed in accomplishing their ob- jec' The pian was, beginning with Messrs, Stratton, Schmidt & Storm, to compel them to succumb to their terms, and alter succeeding in this, go to other cigar factories where no- union men are employed, and compel them, by strategy and force combined, to join their untons. ‘The result is likely to be a total failure, and what is worse, as is the case with most 1l-advised and badly managed strikes, throw inany out of employweat who would otherwise be at work, and cannot recover the positions they have lost. UNDER THE WHEELS, The investigation in the case of Patrick McDer- mott, five years of age, who was recently run over in it Thirty-fitth street by one of Hecker’s cracker wagons and «ded from the elects of the imyjuries received was concluded yesterday before Coroner Keenan. ‘The deceased, 1. appears, Sab down on tie step be- tween the wheels without the knowledge oi the driver and aiter the horses started Patrick en- deavored to get of, but in doing so fe and was run lt being evident to the jury chat the ovcur- was accidenia they reudgred @ verdict to that