The New York Herald Newspaper, May 10, 1870, Page 4

4 EUROPE. The Greek Brigands’ Murders and Their Probable Consequences. Action of the Great Powers Towards Greece—'‘Should: the Kingdom Continue to Exist?’ Papal Decree in the Revised Canons—The Pope, the Lay Crowns and Infallibility. ee The Inman steamship’ City of Brussels, Captain Kennedy, from Liverpool on the 28th and Queenstown ‘the 29h Of April, arrived at this port yesterday after- noon, bringing our special,Furopean correspondence and_& mail report in detail of our cable news tele- grams dated to her day of sailing from Ireland. ‘The London Globe of JApril 27 makes the 1ollowlag rather startling editorial remarks:: Among the questions raised by the sad event In Greedy whether the kingdom of Greece shoutd con- tunue to exist is certainly one. Without Cyr ag. to deal se: herewith, we may observe that sentimental arguments in favor of its continuance should be treated as valueless. Gatignani’s Messenger of Paris, or April 28, re- Ports a3 follows:— Mile, Nuisson 18 ald up with @ cold and was unable to play on Monday night. Her benefit, the proceeds of which she generously makes over to the Dramatic Artists’ Association, will take place on Saturday evening next at the Grand Opera, when, amo. other attractions, Benedict's “Legend of St. Cecilia’ will be performed. Mile. Nilsson then proceeds to London, where she will play until the end of the season. She afterwards goes to Sweden to see her family, and leaves Europe on September 8 for the United States. Patti does not visit America until next year. The protecting Powers of Greece (according to the Mémorial Diplomatique), after communicating to- gether by telegraph, have resolved to make ener- getic and collective representations to the Greek government in consequence of the late massacre. To thi effect identical notes will be addressed to the Cabinet of Athens. A little dimtculty was on hand between the North German Confederation and the State of Schwartz- burg Budolstadt, owing to the refusal on the part of Schwartzburg to pay the taxes demanded of it, on the ground that the crown domains are not assessed at their full value and that the country has aright te demand that they shall contribute a larger sum. ‘The Minister of Justice in Austria has signified bis intention to carry out the law in newspaper press offences to the fullest extent. A memorial signed by 6,000 persons was presented to the Secretary of State in London asking him to restrain the levying of the income tax until a royal commission inquires into the whole system of In- dian finance, Ata meeting in Dublin a letter was read from Lord ‘Talbot de Malahide, acknowledging the receipt of a petition on the subject of absenteeism anda na- tional parliament and stating that while ‘under- taking to present the petition to the House of Lords he could not support ita prayer.” The London Times remarks that the Parliament ary debate on the relations of the colonies cannet be pronounced satisfactory, inasmuch the speakers on either side were equally content to avoid any defini- tion of the polley that ought to be pursued. The writer says:— Our colonies have outgrown dependence, but ‘Want the seil-rellance of independence. They have ceased to be children, but they shrink from the 180- tation of manhood. It 1s tor their mterest and giory that they should look forwara to the time when they shall assume thetr proper position in tie world’s history; and it is for the glory and renown and for the salety and dignity of the United Kingdom that we should recognize @ confraternity of English- speaking nations. In Rome the chapter of St. John of Lateran cele- brated in that basilica @ grand mass in honor of the birthday of Napoleon IIL, who is one of the honor- ary canons, The ‘Emperor was represented by the Marquis de Banneville. The ceremony was attended by Cardinals Patrizi, Di Pietro, Donnet, Sacconi, Pitra, De Bonnechose and Antonelli, by Cardinal Bonaparte and his brother, Prince Charles Louis, by all the French archbishops and by many of the bishops, by the Countess de Campello and Princess Gabrielli, both members of the, Bonaparte family, and the Duchess:of Aibi, niece of the Empr Before the return to Rome of the Marquis de Ban- neville from Paris Cardinal Antonelli received a telegram from the Nuncio @t Paris, desiring nim to consider as null the communication brought to him by the Marquis from Count Daru. An article published inthe Vienna Presse denies decisively the statement which originated in a Parisian paper “that it was the intention of the Vienna Cabinet to reopen the Polish question.’’, ‘the London News is “glad that the government consented to the appointment of a committee to in- quire into the legal aystem of compensation for acci- dents and into the administration of the law as it applies to railway compames. Uncertainty as to compensation being often a provocation to care- lessneas, there was a clear case for inquiry and re- form.” ‘The freedom of the Royal Burgh of Stirling was con- ferred on Sir Witham Stirling Maxwell, Bart., “in consideration of his career as an art critic, politician and gentieman.” This honorary distinction has been conferred on only four individuals since 1819— Leopold II, King of the Belgians; Earl Russell, Lord Brougham, and Mr. Stirling, of Kippendavie. At the reassembling of the Divorce Court, in Lon- don, Sergeant Ballantine proceeded to argue the case on behalf of Lady Mordaunt, contending that “this was, to all intent and purpose, a civil court, and it had no power to deal with crime or to stay proceed- ings in consequence of the imbecility of the defend- ant.” Atthe conclusion of his argument the Chief Baron said the Court would pronounce their decision on an early day. Elizabeth Williams, convicted of perjury in the Godrich divorce case, and ordered to come up for sentence this term, having failed to appear, Ser- geant Parry moved in the Court of Queen’s Bench to estreat ner recognizances and pronounce sentence on her in her absence. The case was ordered “to stand over.”” The village of Broadclist, near Exeter, England, ‘was destroyed by tire. Fifty-nine houses have been burned, and only eighteen remain. The property belongs to Sir F. Acland, whose son, Mr. Acland, M. P., made arrangements for supplying the suifer- ers with food and shelter. The case of Padwick vs. the Duke of Newcastle was decided in London, It raised a quesiton as toa sum in court, amounting to nearly £6,000, realized by Mr. Padwick’s execution at Clumper Hail, andthe Sheriff of Nottinghamshire had paid the money into court, pending the question of bankruptcy. Mr. Baron Pigott made an order that the money be paid out to Mr. Padwick, and the assignees under the bankruptcy to elect, within ten days, whether they will accept an issue in Jaw or on the facts of the case. ‘The Pall Mau Gazette of April 28 has the following remarks:— Not the least interesting feature in ‘“Lothair’—the latest, and, as he announces, the last of Mr. Disra- eli’s literary works—is its dedication to the Duc d’Aumale, Will this graceful and feeling homage to the exiled French Prince be as agreeable to Mr. Dis- raeli’s early friend and comrade of Gore House days, _ who, by way of revenge for Louis Philippe’s gene- rosity to the conspirator of Strasburg and Bou- logne, confiscated the esiates of the Orleans family, and suppressed for seven years the manuscripts of the. “History of the House of Condé,” as it cannot fail to be acceptable to intelligent and inde- pendent Frenchmen of all parties and conditions? In London a paper was read before the Socyety of Arts by Mr. Daniel Adolphus Lange, in which be gave @ narrative of the Suez Canal works, With re- gard to the future, Mr. Lange anticipated important results both to Bgypt and to Western Europe from the canal, which he described as a “highway be+ tween 300,000,000 of people in the West and 60,000,000 in the East.” In tlie course of the discussion which followed the reading of the paper Mr. Cheetham, M.P,, urged that in the Interest of traders “the great Powers'should secure’ihe absolute neutrality of the canal to all nations.” The death sentence passed on Dessous le Moustier, the Belgian Traupmann, has been commuted tnto hatd’ labor for life ‘it t said that King Leopold, since the loas of his young son, has vowed never to sign death warrant. In a despatch to Governor Bowen, Earl Granville absolutely disavows any wish on the part of the Eng- lish government to abandon New Zealand, orto bring about a separation. GREECE. The Brigand?’ Murders—Oficial Details, Further diplomatic correspondence relative to the fecent deplorable events in Greece was published tn London. Mr. Erskine, writing to Lord Clarendon on April 16, says:—‘‘It is the belief of M. Zalmis that the brigands are acting under the influence of the oppo- sition in demanding an amnesty, The brigands are certainly in correspondence with parties in Athens, as hey consulted three eminent adv. Sencac eae eeree eee :ot urging that SS tt ore. +4 f, however, according to ‘bert, Was Willing to acoept the comprouiise of being allowed to leave the country,?” apprehension At this, period Mr. Erskine feit no whatever as to the satety of fis wrists Along With this despatch is published one from Lord Clarendon, written April 26, stating that he has asked the ‘Lurkish government to watch the frontier, and even to permit Greek troops to cross it in pur- suit of the bi #0 that not one may escape the foranene pan the law can inflict, Lord ndon algo demands full information as to the circumstances under which the Greek promise hot to attack the brigands was broken. The Statement in Parliament. In the House of Lords, April 28, Lord Clarendon made a statement in reference to the massacre of Engl.sh subjeots by Greek brigands, He sald he had assumed the entire responsibility of the matter, bia poleaanes bet. absent from town, and as it re- quired immediate despatch he acted alone. ‘The Kart of Carnarvon said he regarded the Greek government as responsible fur this most crael crime, 4nd he could feel that the sacrifice of life which had taken place was due entirely to criminal misman- agement or party intrigue. In the House of Commons the same night Mr. Cartwright asked if government had received any further information in relerence to the murder of English travellers in Greece. ir. Otway Said Lord Clarendon had used every exertion to secure the safety of the captives when he learned they were in the hands of the brigands, and he had communicated with the Greek government as expeditiously as circum- stances and the information at his disposal would warrant. He stated 500 troops were In pur- suit of these lawless bands, and seven, who had been arrested, were decapitated and their heads publicly exposed 1n Athens. ‘The government. were also 1n | communication with the Turkish government to tn- tercept them should they cross mito their territory, Tue ship Antelope, containing the bodies of several of the victims, has satled for Malta, Much com- miseration is felt for them and their families, and the Paleaative of the press and the public ts becoming stronger. French Sentiment and Sympathy. ‘The massacre of the English tourisis is remarked on by several of the Paris journals with expressions of regret and indignation. The Paris Pays ou- serves:— Can any one imagine a band of fobbers infesting the bois:de Vincennes or the forest of St. Germain? Three years ago the Greeks had their committees of insurrection; they invited, enrolled, armed and equipped adventurers of all countries. ‘These con- dotiiert were sent to the coasts of Crete, They went to give the civilized world the spectacle of a pretend- ed insurrection. They forcea the Candiote . oomgvad to quit -his cottage, carried him off, whether he would or not, to the mountains and made him jom them in an 01 brigandage, under the pre- text of combating the Turks, whose rule the Cretans pow always persed so that of ant, Hellenes, Gari- aldians ou employment, Hungarians, Poles, . propessors ‘of barrioaues from. Parts or ‘London—ait such went to seek in the mountains of Sphakia the halo of @ false popularity. Flourens was of the arty. ‘The business was to conquer the Mussulman ‘andiotes, and to subject them to the patriots of Athens, under the pretext of emane' ‘them. Why do not these famous committees occupy them- selves im ex! ting the brigandage which flourishes at their doors and infests their highwayg? The reason is that the trade 15 ar in Greece. The bandit finds everywhere friends and agcomplices. The Captives’ Mission te the Brigands. (From the London Globe, Apri! 28.) , ‘The captives in Greece, it is stated, drew lots as to which of them should be entrusted with the mission of negotiating in Athens the ransom of his fellow prisoners. The lot fell to Mr. Vyner. To spare a wife the anguisn of suspense, Mr. Vyner gallantly pressed upon Lord Muncaster the acceptauce of this. duty. Mr. Cecil Ashiey, youngest son of Lord Shaftesbury, was Mr. Vyner’s travelling companion in Greece, and but for an accident would have joined ‘the party in their excursion to Maration. ROME. The European journals of April 29—the latest date—to hand by steamship yesterday, contain the following reports from Hungary and Austria:— A Pesth paper says that the Hungarian Archbishop Haynald had an audience of the Po} at which he warmly urged his Holl the dogma of Papal infalilvility, and represented that the promulgation of such a dogma would only lead to aschism in the Church. The Pope replied a8 follows:— “It is Just for the poe of preventing disturbances and dissensions in men’s minds that the Co age! of infallibility is necessary. Look where you will, you find strife and disputes among men, there are so many questions as to which they cannot come to an agreement. Hitherto there has been no one to settie disputes and decide doubtful questions by his sen- tence; but if Papal tofallibility is once the successor of St. Peter will give his infallible judgment on all the questions of the day. Thus will men’s minds be tranquilized, for they will know on which side lies the trath.’? The pamphiet issued by Cardinal Rauscher 1s en- titled “Observatione iam de Infallivilitates Ec- clesiz Subjecto,” and strongly ocpars the dogma of Papal infailibility. It concludes as follows:— “Should 1t be decreed that the Pope alone can de- cide with an infatlible judgment in matters of faith and morals, the general councils would thereby be deprived of that authority on account of which St. Gregory the Great admitted that he venerated them equally with the four Evangelists. They would, in- deed, be superfluous for deciding questions of fatth and morais, and must have been so always, even in the time of the Nican Fathers. By their acceptance of this sentence war would be declared against the innermost essence of the ancient Church. Moreover, the Church would be deprived for all time to come of the assistance which, as is known, was given her at a time of great pressure by the Council of Trent, and even the Holy See would lose that protection which it then found in the assembled bishops.” the other day, ess to abandon Papal Decree of the Schema Canons, (From the Paris Univers, April 28.) All the Fathers of the Council, without aiy excep- tion, having answered “Placet’’ to the decrees and the canons which have just been read, the Pope de- creed as follows: We doin the same sense ourselves define the truths con- tained in these decrees and canons, and we confirm the same by our spostolical authority... You ree, my dear brethre how good and pleasant {ts to dwell in the house of the and to walk in peace. Walk ever thus; this day our Lord Jesus Christ gave peace to His apostiog, #0 also do 1, bis unworthy vicar, alve you peace ip His name. Peace, as you know, drives away fear; peace, as you also know, is deaf to voices from without, Let this peace be with you ‘ail the days of your lives—may it be your comfort in life, your strength atthe moment of deat in heaven. since gn th ‘and your everlasting joy The Egiscopal Postulatum. A letter from Rome gives the following as the ex- act tenor of the postulatum just laid betore the Pope by or on behalf of the majority of the bishops:— ‘Since writings are circulated with a desire which becomes evory day more vehement to attack Catholic tradition, to un- dermine the dignity of the Council, to aisturb the minds of divisions among bishops themselves, even the peace and unity of the Ghureh; since, on the other hand, the tine is neat when i wi aps necessary to suspend the sessions e Council with an tmminent danger tn consequence the question which agitates men’s minds should remain unsolved ; im order, therefore, that the souls of Christians may no longer be alowed to be blown about by every wind of doc- trine, that the Ecumenical Council and the Catholic Church not be exposed to the reproaches of heretics and infidels and that the disorder, alread openly too great, may not grow beyond » remedy a anderaign sed athers rery, ugly and very urgent re your Holiness, mot lease: er, theotice which Christ the Lord Somputed 0 yan oF feeding the-shesp and the lambs, and by upon you of contrming your brethera, tobe pleased mimster the only remedy sufficient for such evils--that Is to tay, te Giisinty of the Supreme Poult, say be brought lute the int ility of e Supreme Pontiff! m: ro! ato SES Genel for aelibetation without any delay. the duty tinposed The Anti-Infallibilists of the Enst. {From the Mémorial Diplomatique of Paris, April 27.) A telegram from Conmamsnopie.g ular by the Press of Vienna, and repi by the French journals, announced a few days ago that the Patri- arch, archbishops and Oriental monks who are at Rome had claimed the protection of the Porte to en- able them to Jeave the city in security, seeing that the Pontifical police menaced them as anti-infallipilists, and that one of them had already been maltreated by the nts. Our correspondent in the Eternal City by « explaining the real siate of the case reduces the im- putations which have been made against the Papal goreznmant ‘on this matter to their just value. hose ecclesiastics who belong to various provinces and to the different rites of the ast possess ten con- Vents at Rome, For some time past numerous com- plaints having been made as to the laxity of their discipline, the Pope charged Mgr. Vespasiani, as Apostolic Visitor, to make # strict inquiry into the subject. Several of the monasteries refused to any attention to the Holy Father's orders, pleading Bees acquired a) untiquo, and even went 80 far as to decline to admit the Visitor, so that the police were obliged to interfere. At present the investigation is terminated, aud has only too fully justified’ the charges brought against the Oriental moaks, who, admitting their errors, have at length so long and urgently pressed by our mercantile community in the management of our State canals, Pope Pius the Ninth on Infallibility—Hamgary | the most prominent being the doing away with the and Austria in Opposition. contract system, the abolition of tolls and annul- A meeting was held on saturday evening in the hall of Post 68, G. A. R,, in Harrison square, to or. ganize a yacht club. ‘The meeting was called to bee by Mr. Charles Folsom and Mr. Coohage to agmeng cohen ine preted course by submitting The Austrian Support of Napoleon’s Position. ‘The Colonge Gazetie of April 93 publishes the iol - lowing analysis of the despatch addressed by the Cabinet of Vienna to that of the Tulleries, support- ing the overtures made by France wo tne Court of ciety. and has sensions or any act fy tesa achat between ireh nud Stas ‘that as the suspicious character, ag @ notable part of the Fathers in Council share the same sentiments and the same ap ns. This act of the Vienna Cabinet is, however, quite independent of the attitude of the minority of the Council. FRANCE, The Duchess de Berri’s Funeral, The Paris Vnion, of April. 28, gives the following detailg»relative to the funeral of the Duchess de Berrt:— ‘ The room in which the Princess expired, being converted into a ardente, waa visited by & great crowd of pious mourners. The inter ment took piace on the 20th. About ten o'clock Count de Ch accompanied by Count de Bradi, entered neigh parishes, As soon as the service was concluded cortége set out for the cemetery of Mureck, tn the parish of Brunsee, where the deceased had long since selected her final resting placo. The procession, which included the principal notabilities of the country, was aug: mented at each siep by groups of peasants who came to pay a last tribute of ponpece tem lay who had endeared herself to all by her kindness and charity. After the religious rites had been com- pleted Count de Chambord left for Fronsdorf, INDIA. News to London in One Day—Commercial Progrese—“‘Girdling” the Earth. The London journals of April 28 publish the fol- lowing telegram, dated in’ Calcutta, April 28, the same day. ‘The despatch was received in Londun at eleven o’ciock, A. M., of the day in which it was written in Asia:— After the conclusion of the. engagement between the Viceroy and Mabaragah, of Cashmere, relative to transit duties, Mr. Forsyth proceeded to Yarkand as Envoy Extraordinary. The government of Bengal has submitted a pro- poset to the government of India to abolish the poara of Revenue and to establish a Board of Com- missioners for it. AFRICA. News fecom the West Coast—Progress of the Great Native War. The West African mail steamer Baifra, with the Wést Coast mails, arrived at Liverpool, England, April 28. She landed 225 ounces of gold dust, 189 sovereigns in specie and thirty-one passengers. ‘The news from the coast is unimportant. The health at Bonny was sickly, and trade was stopped by traders themselves. ‘Benin was un- healthy, but the health at the other ports was good and trade generally quiet. The new oll season had. comm enced at Opobo, Oko, Jumbo had surprised one of Jah Jan’s canoes, and murdered the whole crew, numbering forty. THE STATE CANALS. Reception of Senator Hardenburgh at the Pro- duce Exchange—A Most Flattering Ovation by New York Merchants, Senator Hardenburgh, of Ulster county, was yester- day the recipient ofa most warnr and hearty recep- tion at the Produce Exchange by the members of the Exchange and other teading merchants of the city. Its design was an appreciative testymonial of his persistent personal endeavors and the success crowning them to accomplish the passage by the late State Legislature of the bili inaugurating the reforms ment of the constitutional restrictions, enforcing the canals to yield a revenue to the State, to the great detriment of the public trade generally. At one P. M.,, the hour announced for the reception, the main floor of the Produce Exchange was crowded to its. utmost capacity. The familiar faces of our most prominent merchants were con- spicuous in the throng. Senator Hardenburgh was inducted by Mr. Harrison, President of the oe Exchange, to the raised form encased ina rail- ing, set apart for the use of the officers of the Ex- change. Admitted to the same platform were some dozen or more others, while the outer crowd p’ eagerly close to its borders. “allow me the very great pleasure of introduc- ing to you Senator Hardenburgh,” said Mr, Harri- son, and thereupon the Senator bowed and kept bowing, and the large assemblage cheered and kept cheering, This lasted several minutes, and at len; when quiet was restored, Mr. Harrison read aspeech covering several pages of manuscript and at the same time covering the whole subject of our canal reforms. After recapitulating what they had been fighting for in this matter and recounting the leading points of the victory they had achieved, he con- cluded with attributing the main credit of the suc- — now to the Senator whom they had assembled to honor. Senator Hardenburgh made quite a lengthy re- sponse. He likewise went over the whole subject, recounting the difficulties they had encountered, and how, step by step, they had combated and over- come them. As to his personal efforts in the matter he laid claim to doing no more than his duty. He had labored to do thé public a service, and he was glad the result promised to be so beneficial, and that it would be beneficial he knew. As he progressed he showed the effects upon the mer- cantile interests of this city of the past mismanage- ment of our canals, and portrayed the effects that would foliow the change that had now been tm- augurated, He did not expect the present ovation, and only found the common words of thanks too tame and inexpressive in which to convey his thanks. Another outburst of cheers as tumultuous as atthe first followed the close of his speech. A series of resolutions were next offered by Mr. Moulton expressive of the high sense and apprecia- tion of those present of the Senator's services upon this canal question; and speeches ensued by Mr. Moulton, Mr. Mitchell, of Syracuse; Peter Coo} Nathaniel Sands. During the meeting. was also received and read from the Chi of Trade be; ing eyes burgh. ler the close of the public demonstration the Senator was taken by a few and treated to a pri- vate dinner at Delmonico’s. rand a telegram icago Board ing leave to unite with them iy extend- hed consideration to Senator Harden- AQUATICS. Dorchester (Mass.) Yacht Club. {From the Boston Herald, May 9.) rnard was chosen chairman. The ob- ject of the meeting was explained and a constitntion was presented for The following named yachts will belot club:—Seud, . Folsom; Oriole, Wililam Innis; ‘Annie, W. H. Innis; Alice, W. H. Smith: Bristol, S. P. Freeman; Silver Heels, W. H. Scudder; Besele, W. T. Adams; Sea Breeze, W. Sharp; Arion, Hart- ford Davenport; Restless, J. MeLauguiin; Sagamore, D. W, Baker, and Wave, George E. Morse. Another meeting Will be held on Saturday evening, when a constitution and bylaws will be adépted and many more names will be added to the list, consideration. to the new Double Scull’ Race on the Mystic River, Maseachusetts. {From the Boston Herald, May 9.) The rival double scuilers on the Mystic river—the McLaughlin Brothers and the McKinsley Brothers— had another trial of skill and muscle Saturday after- noon, the latter crew being victorious. It was a single pull of four miles, twice around the stake- boat, Which was a mile from the startiag point. The race’ Was annotmeed for five o'clock, but in conse- quence of the rain, and there being, for that reason, but few people present, it was agreed to start a little before time, and a good send off ‘was made at six minutes before five. The judges were George Faulkner for the MeLaugnlins and Charles P. Morris for the McKinsleys, with Captain John Gardner as referee. On the frst turn around the judges’ boat the MeKinsley boat was about ten lengths ahead, the time of the first two miles being eighteen minutes, The McKinsleys continued to keep the lead, and won the race in thirty-six minutes thirty-three seconds, the Joaing boat being about @ minute and @ half behind. hen rounding the stakeboat on the first turn the McLaughiins broke the “stretcher” to their boat, which partially dis- abled them, to which fact they attribute thelr de- teat. ‘Thore will be another race on the river the last of the coming week, the boats to be the “tenders” of ihe Bunker Hill Yaoht Club, CUBA. ~ The Undercurrent of Feelr ing in Havana. Division Among the Volunteors—Likelihood of Trouble on the Return of the Captain General—The Volunteers Exereising Their Power—The New: Political Governor “Not Allowéd ‘to Land —Valme- seda Superseded — Desperate Fight in Bayamo. ‘ Hayina, May 4 1870, Havana ts quiet. Tne story published in certain sensational journals that the volunteers had assamod charge of the island, detained the Lloyd Aspinwall and performed other acts of that’ flk are all false. There have been no such demonstrationa.as yet, and the Spanish journals are energetio in | ing the idea that there will ever be. Sttll there is'a wide-spread and general bolief that, unloss an early termination of ¢) change in the situation of effairs will take place. The Spanish element 14 known to be di and while 1¢ is extremely doubtful if the requisite union Gnd organization can be attained tocontrol or expel the authority sent out here by Spain, yet it ia. fact that many, failing an early returm of peace, are in favor of ‘the volunteers taking the control of affairs in their own Lands and shaping them at least until the question of the future government of Spain 1s settled. If any concert of action has been agreed upon it 1s not known. Probably there has not, yet many roundly assert and believe that the return of the Captain General from Puerto Principe, without having crushed the msurrection beyond peradven- ture, will be the signal for overturning the govern ment and’ placing tt under the control of the Spanish residents here, This belief has naturally given rise to many rumors and speculations; as, for example, it has been staved that his Excellency would not re- turn here at all, but would sail from Nuevitas for Spain, if he did not meet with the success anticl- pated, and, again, that a fusion between the Spaniards and Cubans might be brought about with @ view to the independence of the island. It is unnecessary to mention others of these many rumors, and they are only referred to as indicating the perturbed condition of the public mind and the very general idea that a crisis of some character 13 at hand. What would be the effect of auy such action on the part of the Spaniards it were hard to tell, and, perhaps, useless to speculate upon. With- out the co-operation of the navy nothing permanent eould be accomplished, and that is not Hkely to be afforded. The great mass of the volunteers would, doubtless, be controlled by the conservative and property interest, and do all they could to maiutain order, while others of the worst and most bigoted class might imaugurate horrors such ag this century has given no example of. Mean- while a question has grisen, the development of which 1s not yeh which affords a taste of the ageliy and power of the volunteers. It seems, as siated, that the home government determined to supersede Lopez Roberts, the political Governor here, and ap- Polis an Ria piece ose M. Diaz who wag secretary to aice during bis late untortunate adminisiration here. The “policy of Duice,” always the great bug- bear of the volunteers, was, according to to be revived again and an opposition to the action of the government was started of so determined and violent @ character that the order was rescinded. ‘The Correo meanwhile arrived with Diaz on board, where he has since remained, not think- ing it prudent to come on shore, as one of the battal- fons had threatened his life. What the upshot of the matter may be is yeba question, but it may be set sown ‘he will not assume the duties of political vernor. The Spanish mail steamer Isla de Ouba arrived here hee Spain, ee General Don Pedro, who, a8 is under: comes to super- sede Valm: ‘although there nag been no autuori- tative statement of the According to a [Sper tes of Santiago de Cuba the latter was that city on the ad. Since his the invasion of desto Di and inauguration vi sures to drive them out, we have heard nothing of him, There 18. a possibility of much excitement growing out of his relief, to avoid which the matter ‘will need to be ed with much delicacy, The Isla de I ant rdugiem lone number of officers and 211 soldiers, ‘The Captain General, under date of the 29th from Puerto Principe, furnishes us with four columns of the official Gazette, enctipeire. of operations in the Camaguey. There w but little of interest. The march of columns and convoys through the country, a few captures @nd presentations, with occasional encounters with the: insurgents, in which the later fire a few shots and run away, make up the sum. It is stated that notices trom Santa Cruz the 16th con- firm the announcement that the rebels, commanded Ignacio Agramonte, Magin Diaz and Bembeta, had concentrated in Najasa to the number of 1,600 then, column oificer had divided his forces, and marching with great precaution had surprised them, and, aiter va- rious encounters, had complet dispersed the in- surgents, who did not defend the entrenchments Which they had prepared. From these encounters Tesulted twenty-six killed, and among them two ue damonte and Manuel Parado, and two Americans, one of them having @ mmission as captain. It was thought the rebels. had removed from Caunao, as the columns had not been abie to find them. a powder factory had been discovered on the estate “San Luis,” which was destroyed. The stories of the panic and demoraliza- tion of the insurgents are repented, and some cap- twred correspondence 1s published showing the ill- between the chiefs. Colonel Bene; from Guaimaro the 28th, reports hls command excellent health, The troops were in constant motion, That place had been made the central depot for provisions. Four hundred and sixty had presented themselves and more were com- ing. In an éxcursion the sister of Magin Diaz, wite ot Zayas Bazan, had been apprehended, with shir- teen members of the family. Diaz himsell escaped, leaving behind his horse aud revolver. No loss had occurrea to the Spam Agramoate had re- nounced the chief command, and Frederico Cavada succeeds him, Bembeta had been made command- ing general of the villas, Cespedes was wandering L ped the coast, and slept no two nights in the same place. Dates from Mansanillo are to the 28th. El Volwn- tario of that place claims that its statement that the chiefs of the insurrection would encounter their Geath in the land where they gave the first subver- sive cry, has met with a practical fulfilment. Two or three encounters are reported in that jurisdiction, im which the rebels fled to fight another day, as usual, In the district of Bayamo, on. the 2ist, a fight of considerable magnitude took piace. A Spanish force, composed o. the battalions Kspafia, Bailen and Matanzas attacked the encampment Macio, where were Diaz, Marcano and others. A terrible struggie tok place. The Span- jards, of course, claim a Victory, but mit a loss of fifty men, the greater art of the regiment Espafia—balance from the Balien, The mien contended in a hand to hand contest, and the slaughter was very great. The same paper, in its issue of the 1st, mentions another encounter at a point callea La Isleta, in which were some losses, it is stated that a great number of dead bodies are found in the mountains by the pursuing troops, hav- ing died from exhaustion and exposure, om Santi Espiritu we learn that Don Filomeno Canizares, Don Lius Venegas and Don N, Bernia had been placed in the capilla, from whence they were taken out and shot on the mori of the 20th. Small encounters are reported in Trinidad and Santa Ciava. Correspondence from Santi Espiritu of the 23d mentions the arrival of bauds of insurgents in that jurisdiction and Moron, which appear to. be coming from the Camaguey, One of the greatest outrages ever perpetrated in the history of criminal jurisprudence has recently been perpetrated on this island. it will, be ted that m November last Don Esteban Parodi and José Maria Mora, after being 1m prison for.many months in Cardenas, were tried for injldencia (disloyalty) and acquitted, The mob of. volunteers, however, Would not permit of their release, and the matter ‘was referred to the Captain General. That worthy, instead of carrying out the decrees of the court, weakly and iminaily ordered them tried again, although under the Jaw they could not again be Placed in jeopardy. After waiting mauy months and until the train was all prepared these men are — tried, ofcourse condemned and immediately shot. ‘The captain of the Lloyd Aspinwall, under direc- tion of the owners, has reeeived the vessel. A Board of Survey, composed of two naval officers from tie flagship and two masters of merchant vessels, are examining her and will report-soon on her condi- tion, Various stories are afloat concerning the de termination of the volunteers to prevent her leaving the harbor, and doubtless there has been some such talk among them. The Severn will remuin until the matter is entirely disposed of. “THE CUBAN LEAGUE. The Executive Committee and Whe They Are—What Ought to Be Done for Cuba. ‘The organization of the Cuban League is now com- plete in this city, and establighed also at other im- portant points. Nevertheless ¥ is true that in many places, Not usually apathetic in a canse like this, no movement seems to have been made, It should be taken for granted that in the great cities of the West, Chicago, Cincinnati, St. Louls and the interlor cities ot tnis State, the popular sentiment in behalf of free government:in Cuba ts as strong and earnest as it isin New York. There certainly must be pub- -ROOn « Ansurrection is reached, aradical ’ NEW YORK HERALD, TUESDAY, MAY 10, 1870.—TRIPLE SHEET. i i 1 : il ret al rt hands ‘of her over-timid friends This, of leas’, 1s needed to redeem boats a so stonea Willca dally, lente. our bern eemers oo Cuban League in this city are alee ‘al Ceara hat eaten emi © | Se Porgy Pamirmicureet meeting of the league held at the E. Burnside, Genera, C. K, Graham, General P, Blair, General Cassius M. Clay, General i Mr, Hina alien, Genera Gordon Gkueral voeph aves, Colonel J. 3 ‘ceneral Wittam H. Morris, ‘General 3, van General Joseph's, Bartott, Mr. John Oakey, Mr. Ber- Casserly, Mr. E, C. Stedman aud General Abram | A meeting of the members of the committee will be held at 119 Broadway next Monday. |. THE GIN AND MILK TROUBLE. The Rey. Mr. Smyth Voted Out by His Congre- gation—A Solemn Conclave of Pharisces at Eleventh Street Church Last Night. ‘The “gin and milk’ trouble passed through an- o’clock sixty people, of both sexes and of a varied degree of intelligence represented in their counte- nances, Were gathered together. The Rev. John Thompson, after prayer, explained the object of the meeting, which was to obtain the sense of those present as to the retaining of Mr. Smyth-as pastor. He thought that the recent faction of the’ ‘Presbytery might modify the views of some persons present. The commission, however, that had been sent out to ascertain this, of which he was a one member, and Brothers Harris and Maxwell the other two, had, after a conference, decided that it would be the best course to take a silent vote of “yea” or ‘‘nay’’ as to Mr. Smyth being retained as pastor. Mr. Henderson rose ‘and read and submitted the following protest, which was received:— We, the undersigned, for ourselves and on behalf of the Sumareus friends of our pastor, the Rev. Charies B, Smyth, constituting, as we believe, a large majority of this. congregation, do hereby pro- iG inst action being taken on this occasion respecting a dissolution astoral relations now existing between him and t! Me congregation, do so for the following reasons, to wit:- ° Woirseothe congregation have ‘not had suftctent notice of this meeting, and the same is therefore irregular according to ‘Rules age 29, section 5, and also page 10), no notice of it having been given to them until yesterday, and of Mr. yth’s friends are therefore necessarily absent. Many of the members who have been taking pert in the proceeding 1doking towards & dissolution of the pastoral relation have owe! we fear, under the influence of mistakes as to matters about which the regular preliminary steps have not been taken to afford him an opportunity for explana- tion. We respectfully request that this protest be en- tered on the minutes of this meeting and that a note Of its contents be made by the Commitvee of Presby- tery now present and that a copy of it be embodied their report and presented Presbytery. Signed on Deualt of ‘we believe, a majority of the congregation. HAMON ©, A) 1 asad WILLIAM i GEORGE DERBY. Ballots were then handed round and @ request that each person voting would add his or her name to the ballot. Mr. Rossborongn came in rather sap speech, but was ruled out 0! Si the chairnie. ‘The ballots were brought in by the tellers and the result was forty for dissolv! if astoral connection and twenty-three in favor of tt. the retaining Mr. Thompson announced that the commission ‘Was not autnorized to give the result of the vote to the meeting, but they would do so at the meeting of the Presb; to be held at Paterson to-morrow. He ately the benediction and the company broke up. As Mr. Thompson gave the result of the vote to the members of the press present the absurdity of ‘withholding from those who were the most interestea in the result was another of those innumerable fol- hes whos these Pharisaical people seem so prone ‘to commit. BILLS SIGNED BY THE GOVERNOR. Wer The following bills were approved by Governor Hoffman on Saturday, and are now on file in the Office of the Secretary of State:— For relief of P. Root. Richmond County Sto! and Business Company, Inco Brooklyn Loan and Trust Compan; PS eattal New York State Loan and 01 Gg o ingorporating New York Bankers’ Life Insurance and Trust Company. Town Hall at New Rochelle. Incorporating New York Loan and Improvement Company. Tagorporating Auburn Safe Deposit and Trust jompany. ‘Trustess of Morrisanla. Police at Cohoes. Charter of White Plains. Relating to charter of Schenectady. Reviving Seneca Fails Savings Bank. Merchants’ Life Insurance Company—amending charter. Rutgers Fire Insurance Company—amending char- ter. Relating to North American Life Insurance Com- pany. Providing for survey of Rochester. Amending charier of Hope Fire Insurance Com- pany, A Greenbush police. ‘Yo amend charter of Little Falls. Relating to village of Sag Harbor. Appropriations for public and charitable institu- tions (Charity bill. To provide ways and meaus for support of govern- ent. In relation to mortgages. North river and brooklyn piers and wharves— amending act. In relationto Lansingburg. Amending charter of Ogdensburg. United States Life Insurance Company—amending charter. Charter of Potsdam. Charter of Middletown. Charter of Nunda, Relating to elections in Richmond county. Establishing olice in Lansingburg. * Saratoga Sp! a ey labor. In relation to right of dower. in relation to charter of Rochester. Charter of Long Island City. Jncorporating House of the Evangelists. Incoreane Manhattan Dispensary. New York Employment and Indemnity Company, incorporating. Incorporating New York Mechanical Institute. Incorporating Noah Benevolent Association. Incorporating New York Real Estate Exchange. ‘Trustees of Port Jervis to drain lands. Amending chayter of Saratoga Springs. Incorporating Boonville Driv! k Association. Incorporating Forestville Agriculiural Society. Incorporating New York Loan and Indemnity mpany. Pt tg Staten Island and Elizabeth Ferry jompany. Incorporating Attica Water Works Weeki Amending charter of Abingdon Square Savings Mi Incorporating Oswego Ru fig Bank. lucorporating New York Trades’ Sayings Bank. Wappinger’s Sa' Bank, amending act. p) Tn relation to Oneida Lake Canal. In relation to Tioga County Savings Bank. Incorporating Olinton Savings Bank, New York. Incorporating Central Savings Bank, New York. Amending the code of proceaure. Livingsion County Savings Bank. New York Pacific Savings Bank, Pawling Savings Bank. Charter or Flushing. Double railroad track in Brooklyn and Newtown, Repair drains on lands of Thomas Noyes, &c. Canal bridge at Horseheads. Confidence Lodge. inn road or highway in Jamaica and New- own. Relief of Archibald Mcarthur. To amend act to fix the atl of District Attorney. Lexington avenue, New York. Cosmos Lite Policy Trast Company. amending tncorparation of Elunira, ‘Town Hall at Galen. RAID OM AN IRONCLAD. At the Tombs Police Court yesterday, before Jus9ee Dowling, Joseph Heller, of the United Staves monitor Mianatonomah, preferred a complaint against Marcus Miller and Alice 0’ jor of steal- from him fifteen dollars, He was induced by ter to go into 8 Dasement at No. 2 Suan atreet take a drink, iin inconscious, and the fifteen dollars in Revanaen Wan okra Siar wack 6 4 tender in ‘fis basement, Justice committed both to answer at the General “4 THE MPARLAND TRIAL Close of the Summing Up for the ‘Defence. M’FARLAND APPEALS TO HIS PEERS The Verdict to be Ren- | dered To-Morrow, At the opeifng of the General Sessions yosterday Morning there was an immense gathering of per- @ons in the hallways clamoring for admittance, In- oredable as it may seem, District Attorney Garvin, on ‘arriving at his oMce at nine o'clock, discovered about a dozen women standing at the court doors, tly awaiting the hour when tifey could get in. Garvin did not relish the thing much, and sent fora policeman to make them skedaddle; put while the measenger was away and the Judge had gone into his private office several of the court officers arrived and opened the doors, when the women made @ grand rush into the room and seized hipon the best seats. When the policeman arrived he contented himself with simply taking a bird’s eye view of the situation of matters, knowing that he ‘would have to call out all the reserve at the station house before he could come out of the strife a victor dig he once inaugurate hosttlities. A large crowd had gathered in the Over and Termi- ner room also, under the impression that the case was still to goon in that court, The officers of the court humored them in their mistake, and by this means a great many persons who would have been doing their best with hundreds of others to gain admission into the General Sessions entered the Oyer and Terminer, and considered themselves very fortunate in getting in so early, When the sell was. discovered, @ helter skelter run from the room ensued toward the General Sessions. THR were out in greater strength than ever, and for the first time since the beginning of the trial were so numerous that extra 5; had to be allotted them outside the saline. This courtesy did not please the male of the audience in ihe least; jor they were by reason of it forced to ‘take a back seat,’” seo pe ray yen Se ge no seat at all, and so had to stand the whole day in the larly to those portions which refé ble eriminal intimacy between Richardson and Mrs. McFarland, The majority of them were of the un- certain een el good many of them being de- cldedly but by’no means fat, There were, however, ‘a few yourig and pretty ladies present, among whom was the little blonde who bas already figured so punctually every day of the trial. “WH ALL DO”—A SCENB. Quite an excitement was occasioned in the court room during the counsel’s supming up by the extra- ordinary conduct of a lady who had obtal admit. tance without a pass, and not without a good deal of wrangling with the officer at the door. She was attired in deep mourning and wore a thick veil closeiy over her face, etfectually hiding from view her every feature. When she entered, although the court room near the doors and all the way along to the railing enclosure which divides the reserved por- tion of the court from the main part was literally jacked with men and women, she nae forced her way throw the crowd, she had few feet an officer who o! after her entry, reached that partof his address where one of Mrs, Calhoun’s letters was the subject jury. He said that the ex- ons were “much fave referred to females, for it would Have been absurd for a woman have spoken thus of another woman. The woman in black took @ stride forward at lifted her veil, and exclaimed in @ loud voice, “We all do.” asecond the whole Desai came to & still. The counsel jurned abruptly round to see whence proceeded the poteerantion, and for @ moment the oflicers did not ow exactly how to act im the matter. One of them told the woman she would have to leave the court, but this she stoutly and rather bolsterously refused to do, when ag eg McCloskey setiled the thing by taking her by the shoulders and put ting her out. This individual was, it was said by those who stood near her, Mrs. Vreeland, of New Jersey divorce notoriety. ‘ DID ANYBODY FALSIFY? The tty b the testimony of Mrs. Sinclair, Miss Gil. bert and Henry Brown was reviewed and contrasved with other evidence, which, the defence claimed, re- butted it entirely, not to use a stronger term, mi quite a sensation among the audience. The counsel laid particular stress on Brown’s denial that Rich- ardson, to his know! , ever carried & pistol since the war, and compared it'with Mr. Nickerso's state- he gave Richardson’s wrapped in flannel, to Brown the nightof the shooting. The testi of Mrs. Sinclair that or a whole week she mony kept Mrs, McFarland at her house out of charity, whereas three respectable witnesses had testified that she was all the time at her own home in Amity street, he also called particular attention to, as well as to the statement of Miss Lillian Lined nigh sworn she had not. These contradictions, as they were made apparent, seemed to tickle the audience in a sort of humorous vay and a low hum of laugh- ter was heard as each of the points alluded to was drawn out. Several times the officer had to cry out “Order!” to prevent a loud guffaw. The counsel continued his summing up on the opening of the court, and closed about three o’ciock. District Attorne ‘Garvin vin will ope for the prosect y open for the t- tion this morning, and will close early in the after- noon. The Recorder will charge the jury on Wednesd a at and by Wednesday afternoon —, 's fate have been tn all probability cide THE “SOCIAL. EVIL? IN BOSTON. A General Purification of the City Threat. eued—Over Two Hundred of the Demi- Monde Arrested ina Single Eveniug—Painfal and Interesting Scenes at the- Station Houses. Boston, May 9, 1870. It is a notorious fact that Boston, in spite of her many philanchropic institutions for the reclamation and suppression of wickedness, has for the past ten or fifteen years been, ina moral sense, emphaticaily the most abandoned city on the American Contt- nent. The “social evil,” as 1¢ may be delicately termed, has not only flourished here in the usual organized forms, but licentiousness seems to nave existed everywhere upon the very surface of society, and spotiess virtue has been the ex- ception rather than the general rule. This is rather @ bold statement, but both observation and statistics will show it to be a lamentable fact. All classes of soclety—from the very aristocracy of the South End and Beacon Hill down to tne denizens of the North End and Fort Hill—have been tainted and diseased, until there has been produced what may almost be called a plague. For something over a dozen years this state of society has existed un- molested py the police, and MORN rather than obstructed, by the people generally; but it has finaily assumed such a ening and dangerous ct that the police have involuntarily been obliged.to conmmence the process of fumigation. ‘The first step in this direction was commenced Saturday evening, under the direction of the new Chief, Mr. Savage. He began by an attack upon tle ear of Wome au ply yee ian je. streets, and a © two hundred. of this class ene taken into cus- tody. The weather was most charming, aid Ww ¢ demi-monde. were out in large numbers, but the officers only directed their attention to those Most notorious, and against whom complaints for ht wall can be sustained. The gathering in prosecut of these com} ve few will, how- ever, be likely to terrify the thousands of others, aud if the offensive war against them is not pursued the force of example will. undoubtedly have a beneticial etfect upon society. It is more than likely, though, that hostilities will be continued and that the houses of i fame and the assignation houses will be most Lege Sa in numbers during the ensuing few weel ‘The crusade Seats the street wo! ‘Was 80 CO! certed and sudden that they found themselv within the station houses without @ moment's warn: ing. The news of the raid spread rapidly through tire city, however, and in @ few hours the usual romenades selected by the nymphs presented such deserted appearance as to attract very general attention, and when, at leng The Tombs and the various station houses were at once surrounded by eager crowds, who remained long after midnight, La some cases male friends of the unfortunates inter. ceded in thelr behalf, and by furnishing suffictent vonds for their appearance in court they were re- leased until this morning. Tne majority, however, if they had friends, were abamdoned by them and they were compeiled to 8; the long interval from Saturday t until Monday morying in the cheer- Jess cells. e of them feigned to treat the affair with levity, but they were of the lowest and theo ceapeya Eee mye eth rhe Sona anchoran, 001 various. . in sin—and there Were many of these—were truly itent ‘manifestations of grief at expo- Bare were. heosibeoding o> witness. y were all released on probation to-day.