The New York Herald Newspaper, May 14, 1870, Page 5

: Zann. Sie capital of Para; ARAGUAYAN INVESTIGATION. Report of the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives on the Bliss and Masterman Imprisonment, ‘The following are extracts from the report of the Commiites on Forelgn Affaire, to whom were re- ferted “the memorial of Porter O. Biles and George P. Masterman, in relation to thelr imprisonment iu Paraguay by the President of that republic; and Subsequently on the United States gunboat Wasp nd the Magship Guerriere, of the South Atlantic Squadron, by United States officers.” The committee commenc:d its Jabors on the 80th of March, 1869, ‘nd continued to take evidence at various times Until all that was thought necessary to make a fatr Teport was collected. give substantially the in- vestigation and the result arrived at:— In the month of gra 1861, Charles A. Washburn was appointed by the United States its minister real- dent to the republic of Paraguay. He remained at guay, discharging his duties to the entire satisfaction of both governments ‘until January, 1866, when, in purauance of leave of enee previously obtained from our government, retusred to the United States, On the expiration ot his leave of absence, early in September of the game year, he left the United States, accompanted by his wile, to return to his post at Asuncion. Some time in March or April, 1865, and afier Mr. Wash- buro had left Paraguay, a war broke out be- ween P on the one hand, and Brazil, Urugnay the Argentine —contederation, known as the “allied forcea,”’ on the other hand. On Mr. Washburn’s arrival at Rio early in October, 1865, he ascertained that in consequence of such war, and the blockade of the allies in the Plate, all ordinary smmunication with Paraguay was cut of, and at he could not, in ait probability, reach Asuncion without the aid of some vessel or vessels belonging to our South Atlantic squadron. On the 2ist of June, 1865, Admiral Godon agsimed “command of this squadron, consisting of the following ughanna (the flagship), Juniata, Nipsic, wm ‘asp and Shaokin. It was-the duty of Mr. Washburn to proceed to his destination without unreasonable delay, and this duty wis not rendered jess imperative by the fact th ine nation to whieh ho was acovedstea waa ans gaged in war, in the progress or result of which our fn dig have Interests requiring his at- ation. Fully foprociesing this- he lost no ume after his arrival in Rio in calling npon Admiral Godon and requesting of tim the use of some ves- sel of his squadron to enable him to reach Asuncion, ‘Tae commitvee have no doubt a3 to the propriety of this request. ‘Tho evidence discloses that this request was re- ectved and treated with marked indiference by Ad- miral Godon, and that this indi‘terence continued for a con:iderable portion of the time, and finally re- fulted in excuses whieh soon became as numerous 98 (hey were frivolous. Among the reas¢ns assigned by the Admiral for not complying with the request Were ‘*want of sufficient tucl for the vessel which might be detaiied on this service and the inability to x i eta excuse Mr. James Wateon Webb has the following:— ‘Mr. Webb, in a despatch to State Department of date June 10, 1867, uses this language:— While I have taken no in the controversy between Admiral Godon and Mr. Washburn, and have ‘tot permitted elf to to oval oF disap- lear conviction Adtairal had been so di ald Yt nro. to nla post of duty shortly aiver bis keriect fo the river without any fnterference onthe part of the allies, But it appears that the Admiral made it @ mat- ter of ‘and privileges of jed with nearly all of ‘and with, Goxtul Monroe, and ope of ff one to add that he has no friends never my i wegen a sbi ve between the Admiral and the ‘and which are Ya meddling’ wild jhe does not concern bim, Tis own. satement to mein regard 18 hie difference with Mr. Asboth is an illustration of his tals- taken conception of his rights and duties. In reply to my question why he did, not permit General “Anboth to 49 up the ver in the United States vessel which took up letters and ‘Aebots herd no ght tote ele dion without "the ‘assent pot hi eat K orhe Btate ‘Department, I sat ther was true; but ‘he —— was the on! 086 would not permit him to go u fnteview wilh Washburn, wi ich an quite angceocary = ‘Then, acain, in the admiral's quarrel with Consul Monroe, ‘and bis contemptuous treatment of him, he is zs ‘wrong; and, ao Judgment, et) ea ennete On Mr. Washburn’s return to Asuncion he soon found that during his absence of nearly two years [oes id had taken place in Lal oy A At the mentor prowund yedes Sad tee een Ts nt Of peace, and the peo} age their usual vocations; on his relura ihe found the country tavoived in a di-astrous war; terror, alarsa and Stn aonb nd on every side; industry para- lyzegs.she. ng dented their most precious and all the resources and energies of the country pressed into the miitary service. Lopez, the “Marshal President of. guay,” Was entering upon that era of blood so indelibly impressed ‘upon his subsequont cireer, He Possessed absolute authority, and governed by his finrestrained will a country whose history presents a continued series of tyranni+ eal exactions on the part of its rulers and of sub- missive obe tience on the part of fis people. Mr. Washbura felt that he cou'd no longer be use- fa! to his government in th? position he then occu- Pied; that geti-resyect and the duty he owed to his ernment required that he should, as soon as prac- Ucable, ciose all further official mtercourse with President Lopez, who had thus wantonly assailed him, and through him the government of the Umted Siates. In view this state of affairs, and entertaining . also serious _ap- prehensions in refsreace to the future safety of him- self and family, while at the merey of one who had given suc abundant evidence of his capacity for the commission of crime, he wisely coneluded to clos3 his otticial relations and retire from the coantry. In doing 8o he was, however, prevented, by the inter- pot a of @ military force acting under the au- jority of Lopez, from bringing with him two of the members of his personal suite, Messrs, Bliss and Masterman, who'e memorial has bezn presented to Congress, and is the bas:s of this investigation. Por.er Cornelius Bliss, one of the memorialists, 4g a native of the State of New York, and went to Soutn America as the private secretary of James ‘Waison Webb, Minister of the United States at Bra- ail, in 1861. Heremathed at that point in this ca- pacity until December, 1862, at which time he went to Buenos Ayres and entered the service of the Ar- utine government for tne purposs of “obtaining information con:erning the character, languages, wants, manners and cnstoms, habits and mode of life of the Indians” in the valley of the Vermejo. In January, 1865, he embarked for Paraguay, for the purposé of making a elassitication of tne Indians of that region, as indicated by the languages or dialects spoken by them. While in Paraguay he was ém- Pioyed by the Minister of Foreign Affairs of that gov- erninent to write a pamphlet upon the subject of the boundaries between Paraguay and Brazil. While engaged in this work war Was declared by Paraguay ayainst the Argentine government, and by order of President Lopez no fore'gn subject was permitted te leave the country, Finding that he would be © mpelled to remain in the country for some time he proposed to Lopez to write the history of the re- public: of Patazuay, commencing at tie date of the settiement of that couniry, which proposition was accepted by Lopez aud a stipulated price agreed upon. F. Masterman, tho other memorialis! George fgan Englishman by birth, and a subject of her Majesty's government. in Oc over, 1861, in pursuance of an agreement With agents of the Paraguayan govern- ment, he entered its service as professor of materta medica, and subsequently a3 assistant surgeon at the general inilitary hospital at Asuncion. In No- vember, he was arrested and imprisoned by that government, as is alleged, ‘‘tor noi obeying 2”| telegraphic order, which arrived too late for execu. tiou,”? and, was held as a prisoner for the space of about a year, and until.released through the inter- cession of Mr. Washburn. A‘ter the evacuation of Asuncion had been de- clared, the government of Paraguay estab'tshcd ita capital at Luque. Mr. Washburn, in the meantime, very properly decitned to change his residence in accordance with tho wishes of that government, but remained at Asuncion, the former capital, until his Geparture from the country, on the 10th of Septem. ber, 1468, Bilss and Masterman remaining as in- Mates of the legation, and performing their respece tive duties. During the summer of 1863 Mr. Washburn com. Menced making his preparations to withdraw from his mission, aud accordingly, on the 14th of July, applied to the Paraguayan government for passports for himself, family, and suite, including Messrs. Biiss and Masterman. Abut this time Mr. Wash- burn received the following communication :— MINISTRY OF STATE FOR Fortran iat yu Luque July 18, 1868, Again called upon by the judicial authorities, your excoliency will excuse me for molesting you once more to re- quest you to dismiss from your hotel the North A mericon clt- azen, Porter Cornelius Bliss, and the British somise Coce e ‘Masterman, accused -of crimes not less grave than the others; wi! dismissal 1 have already bad the honor to re- T embrace this occasion to renew to. Excellency the as- surauces of my distinguished cousidersion and er estee! PE PES dy $ % "Sinister Healdent of to Uniieg States Of America, To which Mr, Washburn on the following day re- plied, ae bint other pings tis nee Respecting those two individuals, I have to say that I have siwnre considered them aa r= ing to the ivan ion. Mr. Faasiy in September lash, sud ta, wy nove datcd February rf note, da Bot forwarded with my Sher Rote OF Apri a, his name eluded as one of the legation.” As rio objection was then ‘made I considcred that-he was recognized as such by the overnment as auch as any one in my house. The name of r. Bitay Iikewise gived.as of the fegation in both of th iste fabova referred ty reply ts “giv note of February Excellency Senor Bi it Bliss, not being in the class of servants, ft to the legation » aa he would be |! arrest if found ouside of them, For last three elas pgupuie 1e has been of gr tan and, besidea, if ‘ficial Uutes, aud so long as Lfemaia. in. Parag re fo retain uiea? “Coustierth F iheretore, ab Ido, both of tiene us as members of the legation, 1 can have no discussion _ ae ee them up or sending them from my) Use, Bi sia! vat, ee Wa: et eee ings __-Fieroforebave'tho bouor te oat for pasnportator at | Sunously. of Delaware. NEW. YORK See Paes ‘This request, as well a3 a subsequent one of Mr, Washburn for passports, was refused by the Para- pny al a an rman were thus by Lopes until the arrival of Adinival Davis at An- gostura in the carly part of 1968, Was detached from the command of the South Atlan- tic squadron in se 67, and 8 led by Admial Davis, Meanwhtie ‘Mr, Washburo aud fam~ uly were conveyed by a Paraguayan steanier from Asuncion and placed on board the United States unboat Wasp and brought to Buenos Ayrea, On the th Of September, iss, he informed the State De- partinent Of his retirement from. Paraguay and the Circumstances attending his departure, The facts connected with the attempt of the Wasp to procee:| to Asuncion inthe, spring of 1868, for the purpose of yel.eving “Mr, Washburn and family from thelr em- bavyrassing and probably dangerous postition,” jare fully Getalied In'whe testimony, and reflect no credit upon the allies in insulting our national fig, especially in view of their previous conduct, whicn Was then 80 proniyay resented by our minister at Rio and his course. ly @pproved by our govern- ent mie from the testimony that Admiral Davis and Mr. McMahon, on their way to Paraguay, were in daily consultation as to the proper course to be ursued in reference to the reicase of Biiss and Mas- Terman (being then in possession of the facts con- nected with their arrest and detention), an‘ the re- sult of such joint deliberation was a number of let- ters, which the Admiral ‘sent to Lopez immediately on his arrival at Angostura, President Lopea repl.e to these letters promptly, and after some discussion in relation to various points in the Admiral's, letter tt was.agreed, In com. pliance witha request from Lopez, that one or two American officers shonld be preseaton the sponta of the delivery to the United States of Masterman an Bilss, to witness the verification of their declaration, In o letter addcessed ) Lopez to Admiral Davis previous to this action ig contended that the ‘contents of this }etter show very cieariy what trans+ pret between the Adimral and Lopez during an mnterview; that Lopea “revealed” to him that Bilas and Masterman had been engaged tn a cons: tracy; that peed confessed their guiit, and In such con: fession implicated Mr. Washburn; tht these “revelations” made @ profound {mpression on the mind of the Admiral, and that he gave them ere- dence we can readily believe, when we recur fo the contents of this second leter. Else how can we account for the remarkable ebange in the Admiral’s position. in the former he asserts that Bliss oud Masterman Were arresied “while under the protection and at- tached to the legation,” &c.;in the latter ag “indi- viduals arrested and detamed in Asuncion.” In the Wests that they be restored to the au- ity of the United Stxtes nag; in the latter, “ihat they may’be delivered into my keeping, subject to the order of the government of the Uniled'scates.”” In the former be denies their status very clearly; in the Javter he says:—“It does not belong to me to deflue or even consider their status.”? The ‘leclaration” referred to in the foregoin testimony 13. @ so-called confession that Biise ani Masterman were eng in @ conspiracy to dethrone Lopez, and that Mr. Washbarn, forzet‘ul of the daties he owed to himself aa a min and to the jovernment whose minister he was, was e ia the same couspiracy. When we reficct that this deciaration nad not the les eeinlinneg of truth it was extoried from these trembiiny 4 Ls r) 8 und>r torture, and that the ; Admiral and his two withesses nad every reagon to believe 1¢ had thns been éxtoried, we s2ek in vain for any exeuse or palliation for their connection With this shameful transaction. On ihe same night Bliss aod Masterman were delivered as prisoners to Admiral Dayis and on board the Wasp. | During this investigation the question nas Suggested itself to the committee as to whether any legislation is necessary to provide against the recur- rence of such conflicts between the officers of the navy and diplomatic repreentatives a8 have arisen in the case under consideration, Jn view of the fact that conflicts of this nature are of} very rare occurrence, ts being the only one of 80 serious @ character in all our past history, and 10. view of the further fact that these oMciais are at all times subject to the control ant direction of the President, we deem such jeg.siation inexpedient, In conciusion, the commit.ee present to the House the followiug resolutions, and respectfuily recom- mend their adoption:— Resolved, That Rear Admiral 8. W. Godon, in neglecting to aid Mr. Washburn in reaching the goverament to which ho Iwas accredited, failed to discharge his duty as commander of the South Atlantic roa. Resol and Masterman were Eopabers, of the ved, ‘That Bilge open Mr. Washburn, and wore, therefore, under he jaw of nations, entitled to the protectica of the oflicers of Inited States. Resolved, That the forcible arrest and detention of Bliss and Masierman by ihe government of Paraguay was a viola. tion of the law of nations, and a gross insult to the honor and tgaity of the United States, eaolved, That we approve the action of the President tn withdrawing our minister (General McMahon) from the gov- ernmentof Paraguay, and in declining to bold further dipio- matic intercourse with sald government, Resolved, That it is clearly the duty of our naval officers on foreign stations to tender all reasouable adaiatance to the diplomatic oflicers of the United States in the discharge of thelr duties, and that a refusal or nezlect to render such as; asi when quired, or «ficourtesy by such nav: Sficere towards such diplomatic oMcers, showld: be the sus, Ject of inquiry and punishment by the.Navy Department. Mr. Woop. on bebelf of Mr. Swann, submitted the following resolutions for the minority of the Com- mittee on Foreign Affairs:— Resolved, That the forcible arrest and detention of Messrs. Bliss and Masterman while under the protection of the American flag, was an ouirage which demanded prompt aration. vpn That Mr, Washburn, in subrattiing to the insult of Presi- dent Loper, in his to grant passports to Messrs, Bliss and Masterman, and in separating bimself from them in the streets of Asuncion and leaving them Jn the hands and at the mercy of the Paraguayan auth caused Hee of the American flnz, a id not be jus Any consideration of personal satety; and that Washburn, in justice to hi Ought not wo have accepted ‘his. :assports unui permitted to withdraw’ with every member of his logutioa, 8 That in the hostile or unfriendly attitude Mintator Washburn toward Lopez ani the Paraguayai ernment in hia relations aud fatercourse with the Of that republic and in associating Bliss and Masterman with his iezation—one a British subject, suspected: by Lopez of aconspiracy with his enemies and’ the enemies of his country; both adventurers and of doubtful roputation—Min- {eter Washburn committed a grave act of iinprudence, which Fesulted in most if not ail, of the complications attending hfs residence in Paraguay. 4. That Admirals Godon and Davis, in command of the South Atlantic squadron, have committed no act to subject them to the censure of this government or the investigation of court martial, said ollicers having, to the best of their judg. ment and understanding, complied with the instructions of the Navy Department, and received its approval. 6. That no legislation is required on the part of Congress, growing out of tho facts sated. in this record and ie core Tespondence now on file in the State and Navy Departments, 6. That this committee be discharged from the turther con- sideration of the subject, ST. SAMS ECUMZXICAL, Aanual Conference of the Africnn Methodist Episcopal Church at Trentoa—Fred Douglass Denounced as an Infidel. The annual Conference of the African Methodist Episcopal Church of the Philadelphia district, wnich began at Trenton, N. J., on the 6th inst, was brought to a close on Thursday night. The district embraces the greater part of the States of Now Jersey and Ponnsylvania ani ail the State The Conference was presided over by Bishop J. P. Campixl, D. D., assisted by Bishops Wayman and Browne. There were also present neariy eighty eld:rs, besides five deacons, and the several sessious was numerously attended by the colored population of Trenton and ite vicinity. Reports from the various paits of the district were very satisfactory, showing that the colored population in those places were steadily ad- vanciug in industry, inteliigence and socia) comforts, ‘The passage of the fifteenth amendment seemed to have given anew impetus to tier religious and poli- tical-aspirations, and their pastors were using every effort With & view of ameliorating tho social and Moral coadition of the race. ‘is use of rum and otner intoxicating beverages was denounced at tie Conference, and the organizing of temperance socie- tes was strongiy recommended by the diferent speakers. The school question waa taken up, and ie exclusion of the Blue from the puvite 1013 was bitterly denounced as the result of sectarian prejudice and as leading toinildelity. The tiiteeuth amendment was repeatedly allude: to and Presidents Lincoln and Grant and the republican paviy highly eulogized. The privileges lately accorded to the colored race they attributed to Divine Providence, and not to the intervention of man. On this point high grounds of objection weve taken against tuat portton of Fred Dougiass’ last syeoch in Pilacelphia, in which he ignores aitogether the influence o} @ Deity in connection with the enfranchisement of ihe colored race, Such language 8 pronounced un- wortny of Fred Dougiass any ocher man,’ and was denonnced by the Conference as savoring of in- fidelity and humanitarian princip.es. ‘The Corterence Was consivered! & success, and pievions to adjournment resolutions of thanks were lendered to the citizens of trenion and to the pastor of Mount Zion’s church, Rev. Mr. Woodland; to the former for their kind sympathies, and to the Jatter for bis amiable hospitality towards the dele- gates whe came from distant parts of the district, all of whom returned to their homes yesterda: Mr. J. B. Murray and Mr. P. dained a n ; Minister position and the honor of his flag, . W. H. Hurton were or- leacons by Bishop Campbell. The ceremony took lace late on Thursday night and messed by a very large Congregat jon, deeply impressed on the occasion. ‘THE WOODRUFF ALLEGED DEFALCATION. A few weeks ago. an account was published in the HERALD Of the arrest of a gentieman named Wood- ruff, an elaer of the First Presbyterian church, in Hoboken, on & complaint of the pastor of the churcn, Rev. Mr. Gardner, who charged that he obtained money under false’ pretences. ‘The accused was charged in several papers with swludling under the guise of piety several church corporations, and he was resented as @ most consummate thief, The HERALD get forth the particulars, together with the statement of the accused, showing that these livel- lous attacks were pure fabrications, The case has at last beensettled in the Hudson County Court by the honorable discharge of Mr. Woodruff. Judgo Bedie remarked: that the accusation was not sus- tataed and that no offence haa been shown against Mr. Woodruff. The latter intends to take procued- t these pagers that alandered him go gra- MURDER FOR LOVE. Double Tragedy in Williamsburg—A Jealous Lover Shoots His Betrothed and Then Attempts Suicide, A sad tragedy occurred yesterday afternoon in the two story frame building, No, 67 South Third street, Williamsburg, growing out of a lovers’ quarrel, the parties engaged being a young man named Sylvanus. Smith und a young woman named Julia Wells, THE TRAGEDY, At about half-past four o'clock Smith called at the Dumber mentioned, where Miss Wells was boarding, and asked to see her, he meanwhile waiting in the hallway. When the young woman came down stairs he asked her to come ont and take @ walk. ‘This she refused to do, say- ing that she did not feel }ike it, Several angry words then passed between them, when Smith drew a revolver from his pocket, This act very naturally alarmed the girl, and she attempted to run up stairs, but before she succeeded fo reaching tie siairs a bullet from the pistol entered three inches behind her let ear, and passed = out just. above the ear, ploughing the bone in its course aud inflicting a serious wound, but it is not believed that the brain Was touched, Miss Wells immertiately fell at the foot of the stairs. screaming for help, but belove any person reached the scene Smith turned 3 Weapon upon himself and discharged two bullets into his head, One of — these entered above the right ear, but did not penetrate any great distunce, It was subsequently extracted by Dr. Samuel J. brady, ‘The other entered the ear and could not be traced by the Doctor, He believes that it penetrated the bra‘n. THE EXCITEMENT consequent upon the shooting soon attracted a large and excited crowd tothe neighborhood, and Captain Wogiom and Sergeaat brennan reached the scene in time to prevent a muititude of persons from entering the house, Order was soon restored by the officers, and the b'eeding lovers were taken up stalrs au Placed in separate rooms. CAUSE OF THE TRAGEDY, As far as can be ascertained Sinith and Miss Wells were engaged to be married, but on Thuraday even- ing they quarrelicd and M'ss Wells discarded him saying that she never wanted to see him again, and she did not until he came yesterday afternoon with the evident tntention of taking her life aud his own. ANTECRDENTS OF THE LOVERS, Sylvanus Sinith is about twenty-three years of age and resides with 3 parents at No. 76 KocIney strect. He was employed as a machinist by the Singer Sew- ing Machine Company, New York. Mis3 Wells’ parents reside 1 the village of New- town, L, L, but she has been employed for some time asa sewing girl in Williamsburg, She has been boarding at the reideuce where the tragedy oc- cuired for the past three weeks an@ Was coustanuy visited by Sinith, At a late hour last night the ehances were that the irl woud recover, but her lover's case by hope- ee THE DRAMA ABROAD. A New Theatre in London—Ite Architecture and Adornment, Lonpon, April 21, 1870, There Js little news in the theatrical world beyond the approaching opening of two new theatres—the Vaudeville, in the Strand, an: the Chelsea, in Sloane square, The former house, of which a gentleman holding a good oficia! appointment in the Treasury is al:eged to be the actual proprietor, though Messrs. Montague, James and Thorne are the avowed lessees, is to open to-night. For the satisfaction of your New York managers I send you a technical account of the architecture aud decorations of the iirst:— THR NEW TREATRE IN THE STRAND, ‘Thia house han been ercated upon the alte occupled by Nos, 408 and 401 Strand, und the premtses of the defunct Bentinck Club in the rear, Tt extends nearly us far as Malden June to- Wards the north, and to Lumley court towards the east. ‘Though small in comparison with the larger establishments 10 ts immediate neighborhood, it wil! comf Der. te ee rs ‘ortably seat 1, sons, with a cousiderabie amount of standing space in ad tion.’ Mr, C. J. Phipps, F. 8. A,, the architect wa0 entrusted with this work, has already designed the Qui the Gately and seven otter theatres, within the last eara, ‘The model of this new addition to the metropolitan heatres 14, however, nuvel in every respect. ‘Tie principal entrance ia in the Strand, by a sp: ing, to the stalls, on a level with the Strand, a .d by @ staircase, #lx feot wide, to the balcony and boxes, "The plt 1s approached by a separate corridor, five fect wide, love: with the Strand, The allery eutrance fs in Luun'ey court, approached both trom the Strand and Malden lane. The’ plan of the anditory is original an well as clegant. It conaise of a balcony, the frout forming. semicirele, opening out by curves of a contrar; flexure to the proscentum columns. Behind this at level, tm the dress circle tier, the front of the uppor clrelé belng on the same vertical line as the division be- tween the balcony and dress circle. Behind. the per circle ts. spacious gallery. The front of the upper circle Is carried round over the proscenium opening, from which springa a groined ceiling, Jeining he roain celling over the augrtoryat ing. ‘There are, on either aide, ‘between the balcony and the stage Opening on the grand tier, three private boxes, divided by pillars having enriched capt: tals, and surmounted by semi-circular arclies, cach contaln- ing & igure abject. Below these, azain, on the pit level, se two more private bores on either side.’ Tuose on the left ay facing the stage, are set apart for the royal famliy, and angod 6) that they be thrown into one large box, ap- proached from the sizlia corridor, level with the Strand. bere I, however, nnother corricor on the other wide, 80 that the ‘taliaare thus approachod from both sides. There are six rows of arm chairs in stalls, a commodious pit, threo ‘rows of arm. chairs in balcony, “four rows’ of seats ia dress circle, two more private boxes beniud game, two Tows of upper cfrcie and ® spacious gallery. In comparison with the smaller houscs of the mnetfopolis, the Vaudeville has a large Pehe Prince of Waies, the & Opening out handgoine refreshient oms conti quons for both ladies and gentlemen, Above this, aad occupying the frontage towards the Strand, are rooms for the maunge- ment, ollices, wardrobe making rooms, and # spacious re- fresh“nent saloon ior t saliery. ‘ihe livhting of the audi tory is by “sunburnera” in centre of ceiling. ‘The veutftation has been specially considered, there belng ‘extracting tues in the side the part of the pit un ierneath the boxea is rendered moat op: pressive by reason of the very limited height. Here, how- Gver, the ceiling over the centre of the pit Is carmed up to a height Of ten feet, aud has suspending ‘ights, with large ven- tila'ing flue "The slaye is weil adapted for every kind of perfomance; it is thirty feet six inches indepth from the flootlihts to the back wall, with # dock for stowing scenery in addition, ‘The width’ belween walis is forty-one feat; the ataye open- jng twenty-two foet wide; and the helght above is suilicient to take up scenery out o} ‘The stage floor is, fitted up itn machinery o¢ the usual slahorate doscription, The foot lights are those which have been Introduced by Mr.’ Phipps fn'several of his later th ‘and manufactured for him by Measra, Strode, the lights being entirely, out of aight of the audience and burning downwards, the product of the com: bustion being taken away in a large ton cylinder running arallel with the (ront of the stage and carriad up in a flue in he main wall. One great advantage gained by this invention Se-that the wnpleasant vapor screen which tn the old manner constantly rising between the audience and the scene entirely removed, and the performers can now asproach the foothizhts without the risk of getting Lurnt, as a piece of ganze may Le placed over withont igoition. "It any of the slnsees should break, thar particular burner fails down and Shuts off the zag, Behind the cnstain are the usual nccess0- ries of 1 theaire aud nuinerous dressing rooms for all classes of performers, fe colored decorations have been. executed by Mr. George Gordon, ‘They are princfpally on the flat’ there being no rafscd., orgament on the celling or on the box fronts except the upper and lower mouldinzs. The general character ss romanes ue. - The ceiling is divided into compartments with walle ornaments on a blue ground. The panels in the cove over proscenium are of varied design, in colors, on a gray ground. The tront of the balcony tier Is the most elaborate, being ordamented in rich color on a gold round. ‘This front ssallghtly out of the perpendicular, #0 hat tho-whol ight fromthe eunburuer falling on, the bold ground prodaces a inostsivh effect. ‘The Idnettes In arches over the private Mr. W. Whilips, represent on either side si @ fairy portion of the “Midsum- mer Night's e Tenipest.”” ‘The hangings for fhe boars are of the richest hue of golden colored tured #atiit, the effect of which 1s enhanced by the warm. crimson an | goid color with which the walls. are lined. ‘The act-drop Jntod also by Mr. Gordon, the figures y Mr. Alfrud Thompsoa. ‘The seats covered in. rich maroon color, I upp ‘There was a gastroiomfenl prelude to the opening of the vaudeville at St, James? Hall oa Sunday jast, when the mauagers presided, and Mr, Dickens occupied the vice chair, managers, With the ex on of Mr. Buckstone, and one or two of the critics were present, and it was “between the late and early” before the company broke up, Charles All tho London The English StagemWhat is On and What is Coming Ont~The Peopie Who Play the Farts und the People Who Write the Playa~Cviticion of the Composition aud the Various Plots. LONDON, April 23, 1870. “Great cry and little wool’ was, as history authentically records, the poiite exclamation of the devil while engaged fin the delicate operation of shearing a pig. The phrase might be applied with equal grace and precision to the state of things brought aboutin the theatrical world by the simultaneous Intention of tworival managers to Produce an English version of the French melo- drama foolishly entitled “Frou-Frou.” What a mighty-to-do there was, tO bo sure, to see who should have his play out first! What rushing and scampering here and there and everywhere! What hot disputations among lawyers! What weighty deliberations by that Falstaff of Chancery, Vice Chancellor James | And all to what end? Naseltur ridiculus mus! “Amid a weighty convuision of dramatic mountains out creeps @ mouse—the tiniest mouse that ever ran across the stage. In other words, tunis piay, which made such a fuss in its coming as to fright the isie from its propriety, turns ont to be one of the dullest, silliest dramas ever witnessed upon the London boards, The St. Jaimes’ version which I descrived to you in my last letter was bad enough in all. conscience, but. that now in. course of representation at tne Olympic is still worse. The original play was doubtless well suited to the taste of a Parisian audience, and when played at the Gymnase with such artists 8 Maile, Aimée Desciée and Malle, Federentin in the chief characters, it went down swimmingly ; bat the wit, the sentiment, tho humor, the vital ext, Rave all vanished in the pro- cess of translation. We have no actresses to play In such @ drama, nor would the average British audi- ence be capable of appreciating their efforts, though Wehad, Both at St. James and at the Olympic the Part of Frou-Frou a “délicieuse petite personne" — ® mere girl, all brightness and gatety—as freah a8 @ rose-bud, a8 radiant 43 4 sunbeam, {s as- signed toa middle-aged lady with a personne) in each cage inclining unmistakably to emdonpoint, The Frou-Frou of St. James’ is a forelgnor speaking broken, not to say shattered, English, while her sister in the play talks with the ease and fluency of a true-born Briton, The Frou-Frou at the Olympic, Miss Pleny Mordaunt, whose name was never heard before, has not the faintest idea of what acting means, nor Is there about her performance anything to awaken sy:npathy, unless, indeed, it be, as one of the critics observes, “her painfal perplexity what to do with her gloves and [ace haudkerchiel. Alto- gether the piece at each Nouse is a fasco. Easter has come and gone, leaving benind it little of anything in the way of dramatic entertainment worthy of particular notice, The Vaudeville opened on Easter Monday oveving with a rather ponderous drawe of the domestic class by Mr. Andrew Hallt- day, entitled, “For Love or Money.” purpose is to point the soctal moval thal ‘The author's ntentment With a little is the szoret of hu:nan inoss, But the questions remain, what 1s 2 little, and what ts much? “Be conteated with your lot,’ says a lovin, wife to her grumbling lord, in one of Mr. Charics Matthews’ farces, to which the husband, poor feilow, replies, “So I would if it wore a ‘lot,’ but tt is pot} it’ ta only -@ little’? Mr. Halliday is for jetting girls marry were they love, let the ghost of Matthews take what oifence he may, The play consains tome well drawn characters, bat it moves lumberingiy owing to its being “over-sparred,” ag sat.ors say, both with talk and incidents, A burlesque of Mr, Conway Bdwards entitled “Don Carlos or the Infant in Arms,” cia:ms notice, only By introducing to the London stage an actress in the young and malden person of Miss pesewes, who is “a3 full Of spirit as the month of At the Globe 2 burlesque by Mr. H. J. Byron, upon tue popular old French meivdrama of “Rovert Macatre,”’ has been brought out with asuccess as Well deserved ag itis unequivocal. The scenery is pretsy and fanciful, and “Robert Macalre,” with Miss Fanny Josephs and Mr. J. Ciirkein the priacipal characters let “the judicious’? grieve as they may, 45 the pleasantest and most amusing of tne Paschal picces, air. Charies Lamb Kenney’s adaptation of the opéra vouffe La Princesse de ‘Trébizonde’’ 18 a work of no great merit, regarded from a literary polnt of view, but M. Ofcnbach’s music 4 prigtit aad festive as ever. He preserves his tndtviduality throughout the piece, and vindicates his claim to be esteemed a6 the head and chief of what may be styled the light and eifervescent school of harmony, To use a hackueyed, but none the leas expressive word, the musi: just imported is as “tasing” as much as that M. Ofendach has already given to the world,. ‘The tuneful idol of the Parisians has a. ways aimed less to conciliate musically edacaied persons, who insist upon elaborate orciestration dnd con- structive skill, than to captivate the Infinitely more humerous class by means of piquant melodies. There is nothing in the plot of this tride to call for analyais, but Ar. J, L. Toote and Miss B, Farren find in the leading characters pacts well suited for the display of their respective abilities ay burlesque actors, and they win \ hee e@pplause. The dresses are very elegant, and the iise-en-scene is, to speak generaily, superb, The Holborn theatre haa been opencd under the ement of Mr. Burleigh, who has provided for the enjoyment of | rons & new drama by Mr. George Robeits, cail ehind the Curiain.”” ‘The plot 13 based upon the autagonism of rivalry be- tween tivo women in widely different walks of life, the one being in the positioa of a wealtay widow with nothing on lier hands but her gloves, the other im that of rising young actre:s, the daughier of a professional clown. There ig a good deal of love- making and not a tile of romantic adven‘ure ta tls play, the interest of which ts, in the maia, senti- mental, The audience are befvoled into tie notion that they are ireite| to @ revelation of whut passes ee the scened and in his delusion they rest con- ten! Messrs, Mansell have brough! out at the Lyceum, with picturcsqueness of sceuery and sumptndousness of apparel and otherwise clumsy an unattractive version of M, Hervé’s opera bouge “Le Petit Faust,” Meusra, Morgan & O.iver have found at Sloane Square, Chei-e., an old dissent_ug chapel, and as this building had probably been the means of converting many, it urred to Messrs, Morgan & Oliver that it might be no bad notion to convert it into a play- house, Tothat complexion ithas thereiore come; but it ia. grim, disinal looking buildiag and still re- tains the Leertas expression of 11s former ca ling. M. Rupnael Fetix (brother to the famous actress, Rachel) has come back to London wiih his company of French comedians, They have taken up their quarters at the Princess theatre, where last night they played Moli¢re’s “Tariuite” in the presence of @ numerous audience, of whom the majority did uot undérstand one word out of ten spoken on the stage. ‘They accordingly rng vehementiy. Tue chief actress 18 Madame Piossy, who still looks fresh and Juvenile, thonga in the year 184) she played Queen SNe, im th comedy of “Un Verre d’Bau” at Si. James theatre. The other performers are of tho rank and file; bus Regnier is coming. CUBAN AFFAIR} IN SPA Minister Sickles? Negotiations in the Case of the Steamer Lioyd Aspinwail. MADRID, April 20, 1970. General Sickles pinned Segasia (Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs) in a corner the other day respect+ ing the American steamer Lioyd Aspinwall, which, your readers wi!l remember, was seized by the Spaniards on the high seas while on her voyage from Hayti to the United States, He represented the Serious nature of the case, dwelling upon the fact that at the tiie of the seizure one of the passen- gers on board was an American oMcial, bearing gov- ernment despatches; that the vessel carrie] no con- traband of war, aad was captured on the high seas. He adduced otier important evidence to prove the ilegality of the seizure. He told Secretary Se- gasta that the American government had been 80 far forbearing, in eonsideration of the dis- ordered and unhappy state of affairs in Spain, but that the time had arrivea when the question must be satisfactorily setled. He demanded an unconditional “ Yes,” or “ No,’ as to whether the Spanish govern- ment would, or would not, tinme itate!y reloase the vessel, and indemnify all losses and damages, Seilor Segasia at once saw there was no ‘encing the question with the Genera! upon (he matter. The homethrust was too determined, prompt and sure to bepurried, Though somewhat of a diploinatio fox, he soon found that “doubiing” would not do. “To be, or no, to be, that is the question;’ and 89 he su wlered with the best grace he could. He expressed his desire to do his part in maintaming [riendly relations between the two couitries, and prom.sed at once to snd orders to the Captam General of Cuba to release the vessel and that indemnity should be made for losses and damages. Your correspondent at once forwarded @ telegrain to the H#kALD announcing the agreeable news of the sugcess Of General Sickles’ demand Mm the matter, For tho benefit of the owners and other parties claiming in the case, [ chink it important to say that Ting in some of the papers ot to-day certain para- graps favorable to the release of the vo-se’ and the congeqneat indemnity for Josses and damages. From one of them I extract the following words, where about January lastan American steamer, the nyvall, while en route from Hayti to the United oarded by a Spanish man-of-war and taken to Havana. ‘The commander was detained on board his vessel thirtecn daya, without being permitted to see the American Co ind the vessel was declared by the maritime tribunal of Havana to be a lawful pri: Ast appears tuat the vessol was on a logitimate voyage and contained no contraband of war orders have been sent to release the vessel and crew and tho nment “has promised to indemnity Josses and dat: This is what @ hasty judgment of the tribunal of inate right of voarding roreign vease's, exercised by Spanish men of war, may be a power: fui argument employed by the United States for recognizing the belilgereat nights of the Cubans. General Sickles deservea great praise for his skiil and energy in procaring the relea.e of the stcawer and the promise of idemnity, Now there is the matter of the Criticado, a British ve-sel, seizo.\ several years ago on the high seas by the Spaniards. This vessel was proved an illegal capture by two Spanish tribunals, and was given up to the owners, but they have not been able to get Indemnity on account of some flaw in the demand, The Spanish lawyer did not make the claim within a certain number of diys after the vessel had been released. That was not the fault of the owner, but of the Spanish lawyer. Neveriheleas the British government contiaued to admit -the answers of Spain and-allow them to moulder in the archives of the State Departinent. I ain told that Mr. Layard, the new Minister of Enzland, has re- opened the case, He will do well to adopt the sya- tem o! General Sickles, or, as the French, say, *frap- pez vile et fort? Two. or three good lessons would teack Spanish commanders to “look before they leap’ yn board aud seize foreign veasels without suMicieat cause. ARRIY INTELLIGENCE, Major ana Brevet Colonel A. H. Seward, paymas- ter, has been ordered to report to the Commanding General of the Departinent of the South for assign- ment to duty as Chief Paymaster of that Depart ment. Captain William D. Martin, miiit storekecper, has been ordered to relieve Captain H. 0. A. Sawyer at Charleston. Captain Sawyer on being re.teved ‘will be assignef td duty at San Antonio, Texas, NAVAL INTELLIGENCE, Commander Wilson, commanding the United States steamer Frolic, reports by telegraph to-day from Charlottetown, Prince Edwards Island, an- nouncing the arrival there of the Frolic, now cruls- } ing in the Gait of St. Lawrence tor the protection of £ ue invereats Of American dshermen, _ BERALD,- SATURDAY, MAY 14, 1870.—TRIPLE SHEET. YACHTING, The Sappho’s Great Victory—Why She Won the Contest~What Has Been Discovered by the Race—A Comparison of Awer- ican and English Yachts. She knows she bearsa soul that dares and loves the dark “ators ot Let, lether fy! ‘This ts the hour for ni ‘The great victory of the Sappho over the Engtish schooner Cambria has nade a profound impression in this city, It was hardly believed that Mr. Donglas’ Schooner could compete with Mr, Ashbury im the chopping, unusual seaways of the English Channel— in waters to which the American schooner was & comparitive stranger—and yet achieve such @ com- Plete trlumph as appears from the cable despatches. ‘The finest quality that has ever been urged for the Cambria is her marvellous facility in turning to Windward, in which she has proved the superior of many Engush cutters. Turning to windward de- pends upon the accuracy with which the vessel 19 sparred, whether the centre of effort of her sails is correctly placed, upon the balance of the lever on both sides of the fylerum, and largely aud mainly upon the displacement and lateral resistance, If this latter rejuisite be ob- tained in sudicient quantity, and yet not exceed the Oxact deskleratum, other things being equal, tne schooner works like a weather vane and 1s suscepti- ble to the least movement of the helm, It was widely known in this country that Mr. Ashbury relict upoa the ease of the Cambria im turning to wiudward for superiority in tiis race, but seems be has been beaten on his very strongest point. Tho Cambria had not been materially altered for this mat nor does it appear that the addition of more balias; bas been of any advantage to her. Tie mere boring of her masts would not have any ap- preciable influence upon her speed, We are inelined to believe that Mr, Ashbury over- shot his mark when he stowed additioaal ballast in the Cambria’s jioid, thus securing more immersion with his aircady deep model Lt would he almost aa for & vessel with twenty-one feet even feet hold, and satliug wader ordi- nary canvis to be knocked down; and this extra ballast may have had no inconsiderabie influence upon the result. Certainly Mr. Astbury had every- thing in his favor. He was wording his’ schooner in Engush waters. He was famlliar with ihe course, Aud is model, a every one as beileved, was de- signed expressiy for the pecullar.ties of the English Cliannel. i there were y disadvantages they belonged to Mr. Douglas; but we certuiniy betieve there were not any, because Mr. Douglas nad salied & previous race with the Cambria, and was tuerefore, won 1a extent, faultar with Britirk tactles, Jud ing from ints distances, we canuoi otherwise than conclude that this was a fair triai of the quali- ties of the two schooners, As for the Sappho, this ds the first criticai teat of her powers since her ae was built out to give her more puoyan:y and to enable her to stand up better under a cloud of can- vas; and here we beileve that the Sappyo has i. pieyes ae her former lines ;- for, with the ability stand Op and sail upod nearly ab even keel with a heavy pressure of wind her speed reaches its greatest attainable point, other things bemg equal. Aside irom the alterations in the two schooncrs since their first race in 1863, we beheve that this Viccory 18 due to the broad beamed Americ.»n model, to the buoyancy of our lines, to tne fineness and exquisite delicacy with which we desigu our bows, to the quality of obtaining great lateral resistance with lttie displacement; to the exact- ness with which We mouid our quarters to the stern- post. ‘The Sappho and Cambria have cach the saine Gepih of hoid; bust the former has a boat of twenty- seven feet and ihe latter of twenty-one feet, and the reader wii perceive how widely the two principies vary. In th's country there has been @ dispostuon to atlow that the deep and narrow hutl is the best for foreign waters; but now that this remarkabie race has takea piace we cai hardly see how such a view can be generally endorsed. ‘The schoou the cable iuforms us, took a flying start on the port tack, with the wind easteriy—that is, blowing seaward, aud that the Cambria won the toss and took up her position to windward. Tue Sappho, now to leeward, aad in the most un- Javorabie situation of the two, iisw off at the signal sad immediately assu:ned the ‘ead. fifty miles trom the starting point the Sappho was ten miles to windward of the Cam- bria—certain'y an extraordinary distance between two yachts whose powers were supposed to be nearly equal. Our informat.on closes wilu the statement that Mr, Ashbury frankly admits his de.eat, so that ho one Can doubt. that it was a bona fide exhibition of expertncss on all sites, Thesecond race will be salied over a like course to-day, and, as a great deal of excitement has been stirred up by the Bappho’s victory, we #hali look anxiously to the result. ‘This inveraationual contest was ‘not merely a trial between the schooners Cambria and Sappno, bat it Was & distinct competitive appiication of national principles peculiar to Bngiaad and Ametica, and upon oe of the most vital qualitics—tie quality of Weatheriiness—the test has been decided. It would be idie to tell yachtuwen tho value of turning to windward. ‘They uiready kaow and understand 1% But heretofore English- men have claimed its monopoly. Trey say, “With our decp yachts we obtain high spee., and ase quick in stays and jorge abead in the wiud; oui we adinit our bad seagoing qualities and the evbarracaments of a deep draught of water.” But Hngzlishmen have always allowed that shallow hulls are flav sea yachts, but have coutenied that they are slow, make much Jeeway Close hauled, are dificult to steer and are not This great victory Indicates that the shallow e8 not lose any ching to leeward, gains everytiing to wiudward of a deep schooner; that sao is feet, and not slow, and we know that the Sappho does not rebel against her helm. We therefore set down the Sappho as very seaworthy, very fast, a3 quick in stays, as of lignt daught of water; ana what more 1s demanded upon the sca? We feel convinved that this test of speed and other adv aatages oclongiag to either yacht will be supplemented by other races that will prove beyond cavil wat as modeliers Americans lead the van. It has been urged that the Sappho was enabled to carry more canvas than the Cambria; but tuis does not militate azainst the Sappho's credit as the victor, for i¢ 18 this very qualiiy of nice canvassing that enters a contest a8 much for competitive irial as the Model, the sparring, or the seamanship; indeed, it is @ partof nautical skill. If Mr. Ashvury admits that the Suppho was better canvassed, he acknowledges her the super.or yact. Yachting Notes. Ifone were at loss how to measure the yachting excitemen: this season let him knotv that gentle- men who have not been yachtmen for twenty years are returning to thelr first love. Me:nbers of tne New York Yacht Club who were duly elected mem- bers of that body, but who, from the duineas of the several seasons succeeding their induction, became convinced that yachting was, after all, @ tame pas- ume, therefore forgetung their duce, and even their Membersiiip, are Bow Wisiuug to return, not as new Biembers, bus as olt ones, willing to pay the arreara of twenty years, Truly such a live entiasiasm must produce glorious fruits, Itis hoped that no obstacle will be piaced tu the way of a compiefe restoration i the gen cu to ali their former riguts and privi- leges. fue following tx the tabular form of new time allowances puted by Commodore Kidd, upon a basis of so many seconds per foo: of canvas. No allowance 1s made for above six and a half hours, thus making conditions much more jiberal than for- wuerly, ‘Lhe dlowance which one yacht should make to another is determined by muitplying the seconds given above by tye ex of canvas fa square feet. it is a véry blinpie table, and {ts eifi- cacy Was established by test in Yukolana:— Allorancs far Allowance for ehoouers, secon thase sloapa, per square Jone Por square foot The following challenge, wh not yet been recaicd or accep HERALD Of Septeiuber 30, 1860:— York, Sept, 29, 186, bt Alice over that of the N To Taz Epiton or te Hera ‘The merits of the speed of the y yacht Iva, as shown in the race with i piompl me to rovew my ahallenge of th he Eva to carry same spread of canva: bi Face to take piace during tha month of June, 1670; the peauit of the race of the nq entirely due to vance, rater ning boat. Shan to the sailing qnalities of the winning boat. The Eva and Atice are well mated and a second Tace would awaken great interest. There is to be an exciting race next mouth in New York waters between the aimer, of Mr. Rutherford Stuyvesant, and the Phantom, oi Commodore Steb- bins, The measurement of the former is 194 tons and of the lJattcr 123. But there is to be no allowance of any naiure, and the object Is simply to test the recent improvements made by the owner of the Paimer. They have al- ready been sketched iu the Hgaa.D. It will be re- meubvered her owner carried her foremast two feet Bix inches forward, lengihened her main boom, and otherwise Introduced {nuovations of @ vital charac- r. It must have been fun in the English channel on Tuesday when those two chivalrous yaclitmen, Mr. Ashbury 4nd Mr, Douglas, Laulod aft their sheets Qnd inade every exertion to hug the wind for a dis- } tance of sixty miles. In @ yacitman this contest excited lively emotions. It would be inieresting to know some of the details of the seamanship ‘ats. | played on both sides, and these, we expect, will be t Guy forwarded by mall, This trendly miceting ou the (., allowing as on thatday. The riety ean et at against the masta? ‘why not ‘ue ihe vines drawn trons thee decu by b lanyard, aid 7p house your ag nea ate tay topmast wi Why not use a witelustead of arope i to throug! Whe eve botte on top of the main boom? does hut yieid, and gives a fawer set to te By all incans try every projected improvement, Yachtinen, arm yourselves with balloon fil carry Ssallon the aying ji» way that will the fovemast; let your staysail reach hearty to the 3 permit your ‘gaff topsalla to club ont and allow no daylight to be visible th: your clouds of canvas, Yachtmen, look well to your ballasting, and, above allssee that you are not over- canvased, Test nicely the protien whether have-the proper point for the ceutre of effort of all your sails. Study buoyancy, and, above all, see you stand up. In the coming s:ason aotling Wilt More important than these peints, Yuchtmen, May be a siail matter, but centre boards Regents retard speet. Its a Mine sctence to determine exact ulility of their Immersion. Lateral resistance, toa large measure, depends upon the centre or keel, an:i these merits, however trivial, certainly have an uaportant beariny io resulta, The patent centre board nas been tried by mauy; some claim- ing that ir too easily fouls, others wialmtain! that it works to perfection, Itis always well to give any new inventions @ fair test, and if tiley esicacious their general introductten should be ine Stantanoous, Marine science has not yet reaohea tha! polat Where seamen can aford to despise imno- vations; ant with all the mastery that now possess over the elements there is much to learn and d.seover. It see:ns to us that the season should open with an exciting contest between the three splendid of the three spleadid commodores. Let Com M. G, Stevbins, with his flying schooner Phantoms Commodore Idd, with his feet Alice, and Commar dore Voorhis, with his new Tidal Wat ar- range for an interesting match in New "York waters, ‘The Tidal Wave tiustrates new cipies, the Alice has been altered in her fad the Phantom reposes upon past Tae measurement of these three centre- hoard schooners 1s:—Aljce, 84.3. toma; 123.8 tons; Tidal Wave, 148 tona, As this trio sents three ¢ us, and as the owners aud cel ers are export seamen, the race should be one of the Most briillaat ever known in the country, = Mhight be sowe dimfeulty in arranging time Jo ances, since the system upon which this basis 1a set- Hed is diferent In each club, and henee different with each schooner, But @ common tabie might be agreed upon; and because the Tidal Wave 16 nearly twice the size of the Alice, and exceeds the Phantom re tons, it mignt be stipulated that the by twenty: conte:t should be-in Nght airs, and the breeze could be limited to a certain number of knots, such ah exhib.tion of nauiical skill, generous rivalry and competitive pluck as could be displayed these three gazelles would be a fitting movement whereby to Inangurate the glorious season now upon. US; And the very fact that it would be @ struggle bes tween the flaz schooners would cali out the entnnsl,- asm of the entire community. Can we not nave itt RA.LROAD FROJECTS IN RUSSIA, A Huge aud Complicated Network of Irom Roads. [St. Petersburg correspondence of London Standard.) The railway manta ts developing ttscif Russla con surore, The network proposed b; geucral committee of railways firstly com the five great ltnes remainiug +o be constructed ont of the cigat decreed by @ dectsion of the Minisiers, which decision was sanctioned rat the be ing of 1869, and to the imperiai decree of uary 14, 1870, has the concession line. Oonformably to the sane the Ministiy of Pablic Works has added to the sald network from 3,000 to 4,000 versta of ratlways, vided between eighteen new lines mainiy devoted to trade and industry. However, political, sae and sirax sl considerations have caused primitive scheme of the six principal lines to be Seriously mocifivd. This is the new pi it First—The Mobilew-Brest ling ta to be arail- way from Smolensk to Orcha, rrissow, and Brest-Liowst. The concession of” that Ferais extent, ue just been granted to the Mosco company. ‘Soni The, Kiow-reat ne, moaauring 4 wut run trom KerJitchew to and without ‘through Jitomir or Novgorod’ Td The Lozow: fil not be pthc bat on conditfon that Touch the Daleper shove aad’ Udlow the rapid curremtet Catherinosbawi'and Alexwudrovak), and that {ts prol through the Crimean uid run te “Fouth=The plans of the Bamara-Bousoulouk (180 versa) le not to be modi! Firth—The Mobilew, or Vitebsk-Niejine line, principally concelved by atratezical coma iN be way which sill be the prolongation of the Ltbau thas toroagh refore soquire a grou. economical That new line is to start f1 the Little Russia, aud wil Importance, Peters- burg-Waraaw line, at the Landvorove station, not far from Vilna, will cross at Minsk the Smolensk-Brest line, thence will ran to Bobrouisk and Homel, go sczaes the Kourak ew Kallway and terminate at Romny. length will be vers Sicth—The Bostow-Vindikarkas line ts to go out of the Feet line through Stavropoo), in order to diminish the len gta ards e wtructed tows nt le ban will thea rua to the Stanista of most probable th the port of Petrovaky on of 10 versie. ‘The’ total length of sk ond Viadikarkes, It ie Hine wall be connected pinn Sea. Ita length those six ines 1 of 8,940 varste, The eighteen commercig! and industrial lines pro- pores by tie Ministry of Public Works are the fol- jow ing:— Firat, from Kichenew to Yassy; second, fro: Poltaw'a, or to Kharkow, or to Krementchou; Nicalatew to a point of the Balta-Krementch ‘aia. ated between Kreimentehoug and Klizabeth fourth, from Blzabethgrad to Fawow, to. polat on tho Kiew-Balte fiith, from Morsehansk te Sysnawe; sixth from Syznawe'to Samara; seventh, from Orenburg; eighth, from Skopine fo Toula; nit tenth, fi Toula through Kalouga to V! rom Ys ‘Toula, to connect the Orel-Griazi and Moscow: Kou ; eleventh, from Jaroslave, or Rybinsk, Veighie, twolttl from a ‘point on the Sen of Azoy Rallwoy to teenth, rafiway through the ural; fourteenth, from Vitdbstepannury ‘aad’ Labatt line hea of ak rz and Liban lines; fifteent! fsarintynratiways’ with tue ie on voila aed Gras isaristyn ra! w ¢ line of Vo Md teenth, from the Elton Lake to the Volga’ seroateentie fren Livny toe point of the Orel-Yelet line; eighteenth, from = point on the Sea of Azov Railway to @ point on Voro- nege-Rostow, These eighteen lines will measure 8,643 versts, You will perceive at once that these projects are of great magnitude; but leaving aside the question whence the moncy is to come from—to which the Russian officials will answer that most of the capital will be subscribed by the inhabitants of the districts to be eadowea with railways—I must decliro that new- adays (aud, alas! rather too late) Russia pants for Tallways which will reas. her normal resources, But she woul. do weli not to loge gight of the catas- trophe we experienced in England some twenty-five. years ugo, When we plunged wildly Ito the game mania. The crushing of the late Polish rebeMion cost Russia the price of several railway nes, 1 -do pot Munk that, the independence recently SS hibited by the Livontan nobility will have expensive results, Be it as it may, the nobility of, the goveriment of Livonla--that province, as you know, was conquered by Peter l.—sent thi their Iandrati, Baron Kamperkausen, and thi Marah, Baron von Meken, an address to the Bm~- peror of Russia, dated Riga, February 29, 1870, in whicti they assert the rights granted tothem by the convention entered into with the Emperor and the province in 1710, That convention maintained all the local institutions and fundamental rights of Ble vonln. It appears that a ukase of bg ligne 1858, recites that ali the laws promulgatea in the empire are a's to be applied to Livonia. — and in conformity with thatukage, the law rendering bo Russian language the only one legai through the ,) But 50 empire, Was also applied to Livoula, inde ira, wie Liyontan nobiles, from whose ranks came many tusirlous soldiers, diplomatiats and adminis. traitors, are not to pe an exception to the rule, for the: Emperor Alexander wrote wiih his own hand in the marin of the address a@ few lines, which were com- municate| by the Home Minister to the Livontam deputailon, Who left quite dejected. THE RUSSIAN NAVY. A Grand Flect of Evolu tion Organized=Pews erfal Iroue( lads and a Vast Armament, [St. Petersburg correspondence of London Standard.) The Rusviau Admiraity has tasued an order tor the: formation of a reat Meet-of ovolution, to becom. posed of (he tron-clad frigate Sebastopol, thirty guns, the iron ciad frigate Petropaulosky, twenty gang} the bo: ‘oo! trigate Kinaa Pojarsky, eight gana; the fron-ciad t turret frigates Admiral Enzarew and Adm.ral Gretg, the von-clad battery Netrone Moula, 8 venscen guna, the tron-clad two turret ships Teonarodeska and Smertch; the monitors Koldouns, Siré ota, Tiploa, rh age Ourayan and Viest> choune; the screw iene ‘i the steam frigate Solomibolg; the steamer Via jimir, on board of which will be established the workshop of the fleet; the steain clipper Izoumroud and the screw gunbca's Molnia and Toltcheia, At the end pees Saat sie peiricog ena Anca chitchagow, Iron-clad frigates wo turrets Will be added to the fleet, if ‘There will be an artillery division, composed of the iron-clad battery Kreml, guns;-of the tron-clad steamer Roussalka, with two turrets; of the monitor Lava, and of the gunboat Zabiaka. ‘The division Of the naval school w1!l consist of the Screw frigate Gromboi, 63 guns; the sullng sloop, Ghillan, inboate Marevo and Priboi, and the tender Cadet, The boys of the pilot schools wil! man the screw sloop Voievorla, 8 guns, The screw sloop Vitiaz hae. been ordered to the Pacific Ocean, and the screw tic leet will embari is cers, 13,747 suldiers and sailors, 127 coast guards, 845 boys from the naval school. MILITARY FUNERAL IN NEWARK. ‘The funeral of George Ostentay, a member of Com. pany H, Veteran regiment of Newark, took place yesterday afternoon at Fordmount Cemetery, just outside that city. The deceased went through the Tate war, and oy beg ee in lourteen engagements, Company H, ander Captain Charles Kuoer, acted as @ fascmal escort, iresvet, iiity-one gunsy-