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& spheric EUROPE. Disraeli’s ** Lothair”---Its Plot, Scope, Intent and Consequences. The Prinee of Wales on Freedom of Con- Science as in America, pecial History of the French Regi- cide Plot. By special correspondence from London and Paris We have the following important and highly attrac- tive analysis and history of the condition of affairs aud current of events existing in England and France on the Tth of May. ENGLAND. Fashionable Life in London—Disracli’s New Work, “Lothair’=—The Prive of a Royal Prince--Fasuion Going In for Religion Crarity at HomeThe Prince and the Poritans. LONDON, May 7, 1870, I devoted nearly the whole of my last letter to the ct of Mr. Disraelt’s new work, “Lothar.” Now, as an abstract truth, there is no doubt that a hook written by the Right Hon, Benjamin Disraeli, Member of Parliament tor Bucks, leader of the oppo- sition in the House of Commons and ex-Premier of England, is not aman who ever did anything with- out & reason. His book “Lothair’? was not written without a@ reason, That reason, it is true, has been A mistake, a blunder, if you will, but still it was a reason; und the reason why he wrote the book was a hope—a more than hope, a moral conviction—that at the moment it appeared it would help him to ride into power upon the “No Popery’? ery, Which his followers have lately raised respecting the convent question. Hs work, “Lothalr,’’ pretends to be a Uciion rounded on fact, the fact connected with it being reatiy a fiction of the author's brain, and that fiction is the imaginary intrigues of the Roman Catholic clergy in England to gain power in the land by means of the couversions to their Church among the wealthy and the noble of England. AsI mentioned in my last lever, Lothair, the hero of the novel, 1s intended Tor whe young Marquis of Bute, a nobleman who, upon coming of age not very long ago, inherited raiher move than one thousana pounds sterling “ exact figure of the Marquis’ property ds ayy <tcce husdeed and seventy-one thousasd y tiga year, besides about two hundred uads sterling (five dollars in gold to the aber) lu ready Money. When to this you toa uais Young nobleman Js a well read, day stea ly man, not given in he least to Lo ing or to any of the expensive aud amusements to which our young noble- mea aie Unlortuuwely 66 much sddicted, you will undersiaad how the act of his becoming a Catholic y ued by Bughshmen (who never can bear ay ove to an opinion in which theydo not 20 of W)-bred impertinenes. You may stare g words, but 1 simp'y write what I An Dagtishman is always intolerant to oS. va the otter characters in Mr, Disraell’s iu rots & certain “Monsignor Catesby,’? who cown as Mousignor Capel, an Eng- tholic priest, 2 great preacher, a very » und the individual who had the chiet ,asit is generally supposed, in receiving the aco the Roman Church. A few days a i. was asked whether it was reaily jonsignor Cayel Who was meant by the imaginary Mon. Catesby, d the ex-Premier denied that he case. But it now turns ont that at volume of “Lothair” the name P d—or 1ather misprinted—for that inus leaving it undlsputable that m r of the latier Mr. Disracli intended to i pl ture of Mousiguor Capel, 0 Premier's: diemiit uf the Saine to the contrary notwithstanding. i iseuverer of tus blunder in printing has been Th: Loudon News, @ journal not very tolerant, ag a rule, of the blunders inade by Mr. Disraell, whether 8 un aut 2) esinan, and the discovery has made Lo ation. cneyruer Capel, I snould tell you, is one of the able of men, and is, moreover, entirely Sie was @ very poor poy, educaied ai one Cailolic poor schools in this city. When about Yours Ot age he went to the Catholic training for poor scnooimasters—or, I shonid say, for rs fx poor schools—at Hammersmith, near there ne flnished hy tion, and con- sil to become holic priest. The cman thought he had discovered in germs of something above me tim to Rome, where his heaith ordained a priest, but could not con tn Ep ul, Owing to @ tendency to chest wnt. He Was then sent to Pau, in the Pyre- e are every winter a namber of in- vinere the Bugtish and American Catho- the services of an English-speaking » he remalued some years, during which the acquaintance of the Marquis of trumenta! in causing thatnobleman oman Catholic. Of late years he has 10D, bu’ it 18 only within the last shat he has become celebrated as a ‘And ‘amly in this line he has few { beard him once last summer. His ser- ‘ composed and corrected when in type haud of the English jangnage. There is (misplaced, not 4 comma wanting, not a And yet he preaches extempore, He makes no theatrical display yois your attention by the extraor- and preciseness of his language. erted mavy persons to nis own Church, cicans as Well as English. In private life he is much respected, and lives im the most unostentatious pos-ibie, although a welcome guest whenever vs ut Sone of the most dificult houses in Eng- w enter. And this is the gentleman out of whom Mr, Disractt has chosen to make potttical capi. tal in his novel, by representing him to be a most couspicuous Character in the ecclesiastical intrigue is the Main subject of his novel, by Which, in co.junclion with Mr. Newdegate’s Conventual Es- tablichment Committee, the ex-Premier had deter- miiucd ty ride into power again, Tae ‘Of OF WALES ON FREEDOM OF CONSCIENCE. of Mr. Newdegate’s motion reminds me of 1 very Sen-ible remark made the other day by the Prince of Wales on this subject. Some one in his presence remarked that the property heid by con- veuts in England was a fair subject for inguiry. “I cannot agree with you,” replied the Prince. “Once an inquiry of that sort 1s sanctioned who knows wuere au inquisition of the sort willend? Why can’t people follow tne example set them by the Ameri- cans, and let each other’s religion alone: ROYAL GENEROSITY. ‘This mention of the Prince reminds me of a curi- ous ifustration of the way people run after lum whenever and wherever he goes abroad, very much his aunoyance. Next week there is at the Drury e theatre an afternoon representation for the fit of the Dramatic Fund, out of which poor and ctors are supported. This dramatic repre- tation 13 an annual affair, and all the jeading m London give thelr services gratuitously to ork. ‘This year the sale of tickets, which are od at ten shillings each, proceeded rather slowly, is not much money afloat just at present in vudon, and there are so many other amusements ¢ ou that people are somewhat chary of going ‘yWwhere they are asked. Suddenty it struck @ -w.tted member of the Committee of ask the Prince and Princess of Wales to at nd in state at the representation. The Prince (who tainly one of the best-natured men living, and # ready to do a kind act, even to his own per- hoonventence) at once agreed. In a few hours us known in London, and every ticket was bouglt up atonce, To-day they are not to be had at two pounds each, or four Umes the price they cost at the theatre yesterday. Of course the house will be crowded from floor to cetling, RELIGIOUS REVIVALS. During the present week and all throngh the month of May the London fashionables go in very strongly for religion, The camp is of course divided no tWo parts—half being fiercely Puritanical; the ther half as determinedly Catholic. When I use he latter word I don't mean Roman Catholic, or what an Irishman once cailed “the real thing.” Hut within the limits of the Church of England there bas of lave Years arisen a schoo! of divines and of 1ymen who Cail themselyes Cathoiic, have what the: call ‘the mass,” wear the vesiments of the Roman Cuurch and play at Popery without the Pope. These divisions oi the Protestant religious world are, il need hardly say, the greatest possivie enemies one toasother, They hate each other with a biveriess vortuy of a better cause. The North and South, the fe.erats and the Southerners, the slavetiolder and the abolitionists in America Were not more violently oppo-ei the oue to the other tian are these rival Christians. Each have thew meetings for religious Purposes during this pleasant month of May. The Evangelicals or Puritans, make their heaquarters at wer Hail. The Angileans, or “Anglo-Catholics” tk hold their assemblies at Wills’ Rooms, St. Jainca. On the whole I rather think that goes in sironger for the jolics” than for the Puritans. ‘The former allow more dancing, theatre-going and amuseinents In gener ) the latter, On the owner hand, the Purit more comiortable in Sour religious observance: and with en Dngushaan er The Puritans don't comfort. avery long wi (ast, nei do toey Bb up to early mass before breakfast as the “Anglo-Ua'holics’ do. Moreoys there are certain snail, more of lew ailowabie 8 which are pounced on by the Puriians, bub winked ab by their opponeats. { A great feyure in the theology of the foracr that trey taboo all kinds of danciag, wheres (he Catholi part, ousouraxes, rather chan otherwise, that not unpleasant pasilue ‘or the young. But when we come to cr-ss there 13 very litte, tadeod, to choose betwoen the two great sections of the English fashionable religious world, 1 Waa day present at a meeting of Evangetioals in Hall, ‘The assembly had been held for the purpose of promoting the sendiag of Btoles to aome out of the way country—Terca del Fuego, if I remember rght, The chairman was an earl; there were seve- ral members of Parliament amoug the speakers, and a young, very pious and very good-looking nobleman moved one OF the resoluth and what more would you have? Iwas very much amused at the pious look of horror with which the name of we rt Prince of Wales was received fy some of the ‘old fades pre- sent, Tho Prluce tx foo much @ man of the world to be a favorite with this claas of adinirers in religious matters, He was ab Newmarket on Tuesday to see tue Two Thousand Guineas won by Mr, ferry's horse Macgregor; he Was at the opera the next night, and is, worst ofall, very fond of dancing. His purse is always open when asked to subscrib2 to any charit in Engtand, but he will pot contribute towa: moral pocket handxercniefs'or Bibles for those who cannot read, He says (and not without reasoa, as it seams to me) that theve are withta the limits of his future kingdom so many persons to be taught, fed, made civilized men of and reclaimed from their evi Ways, that all the spare cash he can afford has plenty ofemployment for it, and to spare. These opinions would alone make up asum total of sin Which it would be didicultto forgive, But the worst of tt 1s that the Prince has set the fashion, to a very | heme aud that contributions to what | may be permitied to cal “impossible charities,” are no longer by auy means as numeroas as they were. The Puritans do not like this, of course, Still, perhaps, E am myself & miserable sinner, and have no right whatever to judge. [tsecms to me that the Prince is not akiogether wrong. Surely we have tn Engiand misery and vice and ignorance enough to reform and get rid of without going into far of lands to searcn for objects on whieh to besiow our alms. THE LONDON DAILY PRESS, All Americans must feel more or less tnterest in the working of the London Daily News, the one only Engilsh newspaper (with the exception of tie Morn- ing Star, which, being now defunct, i had almost for- gotten, 80 S000 (lo dead friends vamsh from the mind's eye), (at supported the American govern- ment in the days of its sore trouble. The Dotly Newos was in tie days of the American civil war e4- ited by Mr, Thomas Walker, a self-made and self-ed- ucated man, This gentleman latterly obtained an appointment under government, for his heatth broke down as editor of adally paper, He was succeeded by Mr, Naward Dicey, a gentieman who has made a uame for himself as special correspondent of ditter- ent papers. He kept the post for three montas, bat has now resigned it, and has been succeeded by Mr. Hill, Who Was assistant ed.ior under Mr, Walker, and was formerly editor of the Belfast Northern Whig. Mr. Hillis much more American and much more like Mr. Walker im his teas than Mr, Dicey was said to be, FRANCE. The Plebiscitum Calculations end Executive Anticipations—Grappling with the Regicide Plot—The Conspirators in CouncilAn “In- fallible Means of Killing the Emperor? — Socialism and “Red”? Kadicelism—The “Sure gical Operation” nnd Memory of the Great “Operators” from Orsini. Parts, May 6, 1370. TRE PLEBISCITUM, Before giving a synopsis of the announcements made yesterday in the Journal Ofiviel let me say a few words in reference to the plebisctte, It 1s calen- lated that the majority will now attain to at least 6,590,000 votes, as the news from the departments is more favorable than expected, and the Central Com- mittee hourly receive numerous adhesions. The army is loya\, and the soldiers who vote “no” will not excecd 50,000—prohably less, In 1352, when yes’ or “no” was wriiten in a book, the army gave rather more than 25,000 noes. The army is now stronger by 150,000, so that tf the noes do not exceed 50,000 the military vote will be about the same as at the time of the last plebisciie, f the fact that the voting on Sunday will be taken in secret be coh- sidered, and that the entire number of soldiers who vote amounts to 600,009, There was a meeting yes- terday of the generals and staff tn Paris to consider the measures necessary to be adopted to preserve public order on Sunday. It ts reported, but Ido not vouch for the truth of the assertion, that immediately after the result of the plebiscite is Known the Miutsters will resign and M, Olivier will form a new Cabinet. All the Ministers, however, should this be the case, will re- maig, with the exception, perhaps, of M. de Tal- houet, the Minister of Public Works, the intimate friend of MM. Daru and Buifet, who recently resigned, I can nearly declare positively that M. Olivier will become, after the plebiscite, Minister of Foreign Affairs. Two more irreconcliables—Guyot and Lusegaray—were arrested yesterday, accused of jz outraged the Emperor. Two men have just been arrested charged with having assisted in making bombs. They have confessed. The bishops in Rome who cannot return have asked whetuer they can legally vote, altuough ab- sent from France. The government has returned answer that all French subjects in Kome can record their votes at the Embassy. ‘There was a meeting held yesterjay at Frohsdort, the residence of the Comte de C! bord, at which were present the Comte de Paris, the Due de Char- tres and the King and Queen of Naples. The ques- tion as to the best measures to be adopted in the actual state of France was discussed. The Comte de Chambord (Henri V.) renounced his claim to the throne of France in favor of the Comte de Paris. The report made by M. Grandperret, Procureur Géneral to the Minister, and published in the papers, does not give one-half of the information in posses- sion of the government. THE RYGICIDE PLOT. At length the Journal! Ofictel has spoken, and to the point. All doubts as to the existence of a com- plot are removed trom the mind of the public, A re- port from M. Oilivier to the Emperor; an Imperial decree convoking the Chambre dos Mises en Accusa- tion of the High Court of Justice, and a report from the Procureur Général, Grandperret, to the Minister of Justice proposing the convocation of the Haute Cour, have been pubiished. The leiter of M. Ollivier to the Emperor is remarkable for firmness and mod- eration. When I telegraphed to the HERALD on the 1st, orders had been given to arrest violent speakers at the public meetings. I had received tnformation that at last the government considered the time for acting with a strong hand had arrived, and the plot which my letters have for months insisted was afact would be exposed. The violent journals have dc- nied that any consptracy existed, and they have for a long time past amused their readers with the gov- ernment Complot as au extensive; dreary joke in- vented a3. a lever to urge the people to Vote for the plebiscite, As for Beauril, no person Knew him. He was represented as the head and tail of the affair—probably a police spy. Proofs were demanded; the letters, &c., found in hts possession were declared counterfett. The Mar- setliaise, the Reévetl and other journals of the same type were, however, faily cognizant of the reality of the conspiracy; they hoped by bantering the govern- ment to lower the Emperor and his advisers in the estumation of the people, and to thus diminish the Majority on the 8th, as they calculated that the re- quirements of the prosecution would force the Minis- ter of Justice to keep silence. The proceedings of the radical rig had to a certain point obtained suc- cess, At the last meeting of the Committee of the Gauche, to deliberate on the course of action neces- sary to be taken by that party in reference to the re- ported conspiracy and to protest with energy against this supposed police Manvwuvre, M. Emmanuel Arago declared that the Gauche should stigma- tize the tactics of the government. M. Gambetta, however, thought before doing so tt would be advisable to have proof that the accusations made by the government were false. It was decided at once to callon M. Bernier, Juge d’ Instruciton. ‘That gentleman gave the deputies of the Gauche such foformation that M. Gambetta declared te would arty to any criminal acts, and that he had the resolution would be effected by legal means, wiih no other weapon than the people's vote. The “Red” organs have now their answer in the Journal Oficiel, It is simple and precise, and the “Reas” probabl: oad their temerity. M. Ollivier, the Minister of Justice, in his report to the Emperor declares that there is a revolutionary party, whose alm is to establish a democratic and social republic by means of systematic scandal, outrage, calumny, riot and the sora bp it was thought the sup- pression of the 80’ nm by @ crime, at a time when one constitution was abandoned and another not yet voted, would destroy at one blow the State itself, momentarily, without constitutional order, This project, long In preparation, was intended to have been put into execution before the 8th of May. The number of persons incuipated; the nature and gravity of the atatr; the necessity of concentrating iniorma- tion from the various districts of France, necessitated the convocaiton of the Haute Cour, The revolu- tionists cannot object to this, the High Jury, as You are aware, being drawn from the entire coun- try, and as the ‘int Will taxe place in a provinetal Eanes ance of an outbreak in the capicai wil be avoided. THE TRIALS, By Iinperial decree the Chambre des Mise e n Ac- jon wil be presided over by M. Lascoux. M, Grandperret, the Procureur Géneral, will be as- sisted by M. Dup: sie, the Avocat Geuéral, and x io Be tg BNE Aud Lepeiletier, SubstiLuts of tue Prox cureur Génor i THR The report made to t NEW YORK HERALD, FRIDA oat, Juice | Bontaine, Professor of Mathe- mated; Gueta, contemnad im 1848 for ha ing wake Part in une insurrection of June; occa tonally at ths hoase o an artist named Peau, and Saypta, one of Mazainia correspon. dn's, Bes dos the above named, among other well How. Social-ta assenbviod Verdier, Bene!, Pelle ria, Ruault, ony Motiin, doctor; Godinot, Lie iten- Ant in tte Garde Mobiie; Mégy, who killed the police agent Mourot, and Gournet, an editor of the Réret!, on the 23th January tass, Verdier went to the Pre- fecture de Police, ‘deetaved tumself & Spammer against the government, but that, repudiating all Par olpalion in assassivation, he made a revelation of the como: from which hb wishea to withdraw. From hits statement tt appears that at first the meo!- ing Were simp!y to dis.uss socialism. By dogr ees ey hovame more violent, until the reports of wie Emperor's Ul nealth were cireniated, when the Means of effecting a revolution were discussed and Subsoriptions opened for the purchase of arms. tn- decision ow the partef the ringleadersaione pre- Vented an outoreax on the 12th of January at the in- torment of Victor Noir, ‘The groups commanded 6 Dupont, Fontome, ‘Tony Moilin, Sappis, Ruant and others were determined to fight Blanqul de» clared that his men would not move. At present alt parties are untted, There ts a Working Committee and a Central Committes. The ttroubdles subsequent wo the arrest of M. Rochefort cunfirmed Verdier's Statement, ‘On the loth February severat of the conspirators Were arrested at Dupont's house. Nearly ail of them were armed, Others were arrested at theit homes, and arms, ammunition ana important cor- respondence seized. On the following day the police Procecded to arrest’ Mégy, who shot one of the agents. According to the statement of Godinot the revelations male by Verdier are true. On the mor- row of the interment of Victor Noir there was a meeting at Dupont's. The failure of the revolntion was depiored; Rochefort was cursed; Fiourens exalted, Fontatne declared that the peopl? were with them; that they had not only revolvers, but bombs and bottles filled with nitro-glyesrine.| At the end of July Dupont stated at a meeting hed in the house of Guerin that he nad an tnfalliple means for killing the Emperor. “4 took," said he, ‘some nitro-glycorine the size of a pea; I placed it Under’ some heavy stones, and when the nitro-glycerine was fired, the atones flew to a height of fifteen inches.” At another meeting the conspirators swore to keep thelr designs secret and to kill any one who divulged. Groups were then formed, and it was decided that tn future the chiefs only should communtcate with each other. The usual pace of meeting was a case at the Batig- nolies, bal, i the event of emergency, the ren lez vous was the Cale de Madrid. ‘The conspirators were henceforth known by num- bers corresponding to the inscription of their names. On 10th of Seplember, ant on subsequent ocra- Sions, several revolvers and ammunition were bought, tor which lots Were drawn, On ihe 2d of Octob here was a meeting, at which forty-two conspirators Were present. ‘They swore to arm aud make an msurrectionary demonstration on the 26th, ‘itus idea was, however, abandoned at the next meeiing; but ib was decided to prepare an attempt on the life of the Einperor, On the evening of tho 11th the chiefs decided to go to the interment of Victor Noir armed, and the Marseiliaise the 2an- pel and the Reyorme publistied unmistakable appeais warms. llourens, af a maeting in Belleville, said:— “To-morrow we must conquer or die, Lt is not an outbreak, but @ revolution, that must be made before nigut.” You may remember that in my letter at the time T described thy effect of the rotis on the drom and the order to disperse produced on the rioter jen near the Palais de PIndustrie. Gu the 2st of January there was a banquet regt- cide at St. Mande, to which Fellx Pyat did not go. Hie, however, wrote a letter, which Was read on the Felix Pyat thinks the best way to com- memorate dead tyranis is to slaughter [he living, He winds up his letter with proposing as a toast—a ball, His rhapsodical nonsense ts too absurd to give at length. it begins, “0 petite balie,” and ends, “Little ball of humanity detiver us, deliver us all.” I have never had'the honor of seeing Felix Pyat. Possibiy | may do so before the Haute Cour. My opinion of him can be expressed in three letters. Fontaine male a speech, in which he said:—“They have chassepots; we have science. Thanks to acience, We shall soon be relieved from this bandit. Bona- parte.” Tis allusion to nitro-glycerme was re- ceived with frantic pape. ey » Pollertu, a prisouer in St, Pélagie in April, 1899, with Fiourens and Ferre, wrote from there to Dupont:—*The two enemies of the family of order and religion, the citizens Flourons and Verrt, send you fraternal feeling and bax of you to throw in the neighborhood of the Tuileries, in which maddy Ocean swim certain rotten fish, some bottles of nttro- glycerine,” M. Grandperret embodies tn his report Several letters, One of them from Vatlin, a chief of the Internationale. € Flourens, at the St. Mand¢ banquet, when speak- ing of the intended arrest of Rochefort, said :—“It they dare arrest him we will make a manifestation such as I like— that is to soy with coups de Justi!” He then proposed as a toast, “To regicides in prin- ciple and to Orstnt regicide in fact.” On the 7th of February Rochefort was arrested. On that occasion Iloureis and Millitre did a little revolver and sword cane practice. The former de- clared the revolution to be permament. Tall talk ‘and cheap tor the person who made the declaration, and subsequently nts escape; but to’ others it will cost dear, The Procureur Gnéral then recapftulates tae scenes of violen + followed, which it is needless to again deseribe. The insurrection did not gam grovad. Fayolle and Asnon, soldiers of the Seveath Chasseurs & Pied, then tn the barracks of the Chateau a@Hau, had been bribed to forsake thelr duty Db; Flourens, After the disturbances they reached Bi glam, and wrote, on the 15th of February, to an edi. tor of the kéforme, declaring themselves energetic Tepnblicans and sociatists; that they, with a multi- tude of their military brethren, hate the emplre, and were ready to have opened the barrack gates on the 12th of January, and to cut the telegraph wires, So 03 to Isolate the barracks from the headquarters. With respect to Beaurt, arrested on the 29th uit., and whois also a deserter, that worthy states that he was intimate with Fayotle, who was with him quartered in the barracks of the Chateav @’Eau. On the 10th of January, believing there would be an outbreas, he did nov return to the barracks. He waa present at Victor Noir’s mterment, and he then went to Belginm, and afterwards to London with Fayolle. ‘They there found Flourens, who encouraged hin in his resolution to kill the Emperor. He revarned to Paris. He has recetved three letters from Flourens, two of which he destroyed. He obtained from Bal- tot—described as a banker and a friend of Fiourens— 400 francs, and afverwards, a few minutes before his arrest, 100 tranes, He intended to have dressed him- self as a soldier in order to have more easily ap- pro ed his Majesty. Ballot hog since been arrested, when on the point of taklag a rathway ticket at the Yortben station. The letter from Fiourens, signed Gustave, which ts declared by experts to be in his handwriting, and 1s, I hear, moreover, admitted by both his mother and brotier, although denied by himself, finds fault with his “Zien Cher Ami? for not having addressed hts letters, under cover, to M. Smalley, New York Tribune, 13 Pali Mall, London, and he expresses the hope to meet his friend in Paris the following week, and that all terminate well, He enjoins the necessity of baraing hus letter, and aads;—There is not a moment to lose, The man, av Orere:, will go to the country, and all will be retarded,” &c. The leiter from Beauri vo Ballot ts also com. promising. The doctor has ended by deciaring for amputation. He thinks tt indispensable; and as he is of opinion that delay wil be bad, he will do tt to- Morrow, cost what it may (should one be obliged to employ with tite sick man, who is hardly reasonabie, the most violent means), &c. Camille Beaurt docs not forget to find bimscif under the necessity of ask- ing for an advance of 140 trancs—a sum which he betieves to be just and mdispensadlo for the nume- rous preparations which such a surgical operation requires, and which the bestfriend of the sick man wit not fail to repay. A letter from Fiourens to Ballot, dated after Beanrl’s arrest, desires that he will not, ander any pretext, advance another sou to his friends. This plotting to kill Sores is evidently an expensive amusement. The evidence of M. t proves that there have been bombs furnished by otuer makers than himsel!. Baliot, since his arrest, Says that he first knew Gustave Flourens in Crete. On the night of the 8th of February last he (Flou- rens) Wok refuge in his house, and he remained there until the 20th of Murch. Ballot states that by the order of Flourens he has given successively 1,100 {frances to Saurct, 650 francs to Beaurt and 1,400 to Gremer, Fiourens has, a3 may be expected, denied the au- thentictty of his letters. Mauy of the radical news- papers and private individuals abuse the govern- mont for bringing the case before the Haute Cour, but for my own part Iam of opmion that the Empe- ror and nis ministers have decided wisely. The conspiracy 13, in reality, bub of s¢condary importance. The real object 1s to expose as fully a8 possitie the conduct of the government and the machimations of the “Reds,” so that the people of tnis and of every other country may form a just opinion of the disasters which may ensue should the doctrines of the socialists be allowed to stalk unchecked, THE UNITED STATES WAR STEAMER ONEIDA, The Outrageous Charge That the Crew Were Iutoxicated Officially Contradicted. SCHENECTADY, May 17, 1870. To rite Epiror OF THE HERALD:— Allow me space in your vaiuable paper to publish the following, in jaatice to the oficors and men of the late United States steamer Oncida, 1 understand, since my return to the United States, that a well known New York dally has published an article in which tt was stated that my comrades on board of the Oneida were indulging freely in liqnors and wines: at dinner on the night of January 24, the pertod of the collision with the steamer Bombay. ‘he plain truth is this: Our dinner bad just commenced, and not an officer or man aboard was in any way under the influence of liquor. It seams strange that a por- tion of the press in the United States finds seeming satisfaction in writing slanderous articles on that unfortunate aifair, In justice to the good name of the Oneida and her gailant dead I hereby contradict the base libel openly and unequivocally. ISAAC J. YATES, Late Master United States steamer Oneida THE MAHER FORGERY CASE. In the Mercer County Court, at Trenton, uy Edward Maher, of New York city, yesterday pleaded guilty to having forged the endorsement of a check, drawn by oue Gover, On the Trenton National Bank, for the sum of $600, Jt will be remembercd that Maher pleaded not guilty on the same count last week, bul on being unab.e to make any defeuce he occasion. Du- } has, by the advive of his counsel, changed bis mind, CUBA. Excitement in Havana Over the Action of a Florida Grand Jury. Latest Reports from the Insur- rectionary- Districts. Engagements With the Patriots at Several Points. The steamship Missouri, Oaptain Edwards, from Havana May 14, arrived at this port yesterday. We are indebted to Purser Hempstead for the prompt delivery of our correspon tence. ‘ Excitement in Havana Over the Discharge of Persons Accased of Killing Castanon—Vio- lence Threatencd~An American Judge in Danger—Capture of the Brothers Aguero Thelr Arrival in Havana=Reports from the yak aad HAVANA, May 14, 1870. Wo have had a smalt undercurrent of excitement here for the past few days, owing to the report of the Grand Jury at Koy Weat, in the case of certain per- sons held as principals or accessories tn the Killing of Castaiion, late editor of the Voz de Cuba, the facts connected with which are still familiar to the minds of the readers of the Hegaup. Inthe United States this affair seema to be regarded as a brawl be- tween Cubans and Spaniards, in which one of the latter was shot to death—as a bad affair, yet with nothing particular to distinguish it from the many disturbances ending fatally throughout the republic and the world. Not so tn this city and island, Here Oastafion la regarded as the victtin of assassins and a martyr. Going over to Key Weat with the avowed purpose of punishing certain ene- mies of Spain, he ia regarded, either really or affect- edly, @4 having sacrificed his lite to his country. An upeXampled demonstration was made over his re- maios, a large amount was subscribed for lus two sons, and the Cortes, m the name of the nation, de- clared them {ts children. It will be seen trom this what Interest attached here to the fate of those who had beon arrested charged witu his murder, Recently, through the arrival of a fishing smack, it was known that the Grand Jury had faiied to find a bill against them, there betng no evidence obtainable suMictent to justify an indict- ment. The fact was mentioned in the local journals, aud caused a very strong and bitter feeling among the Spaniards, and certain of the volunteers, as usual, talked loud and threatening, a3 usual, too, knowing nothing about the case, These are en- irely ignorant of criminal jurlspradence in the United Sta'es, and as they are accustomed to sce their own tirst authority shape both the law aud proceedings to suit individual instances they are inciined to regard the United States government re- spousible for Une non-pun ishment o1 the accused. "Phe truth 1s, owing to the absence of the triends: of Castafion, who accompanied him, no witnesses could be found who knew aught about the matter, According to the Diario de la Marina, of this city, the District Attorney at Key West sent here for tl witnes:e3 as the case was coming on. Following this 16 was re- ported here that much excitement existed among the Cuban refugees in that piace, and that if any person went over there to testify he would be likely to meet the fate of Castafion. A telegram was sent to the Spanish Minister requesting hin to ask from the government gu irantees of prote-tion, and meanwhile the mutter was disposed of. It 1s Known that the persons who accompanied Castafion as sec- onds and surgeon were veiy loth to go over there to teatify. They called upon the American Consul and asked If their evidence could not be taken by commission here and were informed that this was impossible. They expressed themselves anxfous, too, as to the length of time they would be detained, sta‘ing that thelr business engagements would not ermitof ther being absent more than forty-eight hours. AS No assurance could be given them on this point the probability of thelr arrest for viola- tion of the laws and constitution of the State of Florida was considered, as they went thither to take pait in aduel, This, certalaly, was probable enough, and they thought it best,evidentiy, not to go over, and the discharge of the men was the result. It is cer- tainly difficuit to see how the government of the United States ts in any way responsibie in the mat- ler, and yet it 1s considered so by sume, and a dis- turbance was anticipated during yesterday. It seems that the Judge who presided at at the court cule over here on a pleasure excursion, His advent was not generally known, but he was advised by some of his friends that, if 1c became so, his life might be in danger. He consulted with the Consal and others, and finally concluded, as a matier of prudence, he had better postpone nis visiting, le perdu until an opporiunity afforded and then return, No demonstration whatever was made, and the course which the Judge, under atvice of friends, pursued was merely precautionary and to avoid possibility of troubie. i A week since something like @ gala occasion was made of the execution of Goicourta, and this morn- log Spanish Havana glows with pleasurable excite- ment over the arrival of two of his companions, the brothers Aguero, on the steamer Pajaro del Oceano, from Nuevitas. Tne despatch announving their cup- ture reached here last evening and caused much re- Joicing. They state that the Inglish major who was of the party, had died of hupger, and the three oth- ers had managed to escape irom the Key. They have been subjected to @ council of war and wili doubt- less be shot during the day. An execution took place in the Cabaias this morning, said to be of a Ouban, named Casenovia, for disioyalty. A despatch from Puerto Principe the 8th states thatthe column under Montaner composed of 300 men had arrived there with the artidery and park of the cnemy. They had marched from Sania Cruz del Sur. ‘The fight which resulted in the capture iasted eight hours, Ninety deaths were caused the tnsur- genta during the march. On the arrival of the umn in Puerto Principe great rojo:cings took place. The guns were tnrned over to ‘he Guies de Rodas as the representatives of the volunteers of the island ant teicgrams mn ‘elicitation passed between that e¢ nnd the capital. They have been brought r by the Pajavo, and will be made the subject of emonstration to-day. Dates from Santiago de Ciba are to the Cth, A tight had taken place at Alta- in which the usual Spanish success. was re- ported, Nevertheless, tie rumor became current that the troops were defested with a loss of 100 inen, and go persistent was its circolation that tt brought out one Dom Luis Anas de Acuia, who writes alotter to tc Bandera Espaitol stating that after six hours of firing the rebels were routed and dispersed, and jn @ search over their camp fif- teen were found dead. Tue Spanish loss is reported at one officer aid three solaiers killed and nine wounded. The insurgeat chiefs Maximo Garcia, Calxto Garcia, Marmol an¢ others were present. It is stated that they had passed the Cauto to establish themselves in the mountains of Altagracia. Private accounts state that the insurgents ave again running over the Jurisdiction in as large numbers as ever, and are committing many depredations, From Trinidad the sti some fighiing is reported. A body of 200 tnsurgents hed set fire to the estate Baga. They had an encounter with the column of Morino, in which one Spaniard was Kiile ‘The Imparcial states 6 18 undoubted that some cases of cholera have appvared in the city, resulting in death. Tho iever, too, 15 appearing with cousider- ale virulence. In Sant! Epwitu no operations are reported, as it 18 imp bie to fad the insurgents, Who seem to have hid taemsetves, From Santa Clara « fight ts reported in the moun- tains of Cuoba, in which the insurgents lost eeven killed and one captured, A wooden cannon was also wken. D. J086 Escolostico Borges, with seventeen persons of his family, has presented himeelf to the military commandant of Colon, solcrting pardon, which bas beon granted, The Ofictal Gazette here announces that General José Laureano Sanc, Superior Political Governor of Porto Rico, has been reitéved by the Mariscal de Campo D. Gabriel Baldrich y Palan, Affairs fn the Central Departmont—Capture of Insurgents’ Artillery=Reports from tho Operating Columne~A Fighting Editor— Capture of the Broth Aguero—Wood- entters Killed sear Puerto Principe by Ingurgente—Presentations. peed PUBRTO PRINCIPE, May 14, 1870. Since my last affairs in this department have not varied much, The insurgents still continue running over the country, constantly pursued by the troops, who are operating Inevery direction, The event of the most importance has been the march of a smalt column, about 300 men, under Major Montaner, from Santa Craz del Sur to this city, having a fight with the insurgents on the way and capturing two pieces of artillery. Montaner, who is perfectly acquainted with the country through which he travelled, came jupon the insurgents, about 250 strong, between Bermejo and Carasco, in the dis- trict. of Najasa. They were behind igtrench- ments, from which they were driven after fring ene cannonshot. They retreated, and after four hours he again came up with them, they having greatly decreased in nu 3. A slight skirmish fol- lowed, when the rebeis fled, abandoaing thetr artil- lery, which they lad scarcely defended atall. One of the guns is that taken by Angel Castillo from Colo- nel Portal in the vicwniyy ef Morga, The ather is Y, MAY 20, 1870.—TRIPLE SHEET, very fine brass howitzer, baving the name of Jordan upon it. When the column arrived here a great de moustration was made, Banners were hung out and the band of the Quias de Rodas was playing all day. Montaner was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant Colonel by the Captain Geueral, During the march 8 prisoner betrayed to him the whereabouts of @ forty-pound cannon which was nidden away. As it Was t0o heavy to tins 2 him tt was spiked and buried. He reports having killed Insurgents: in these engagements. He bro no priauners, and, it 18 saidy never takes any. On the 4th inst, the column operating ip Maraguau returned, bringing ten prisoner’ @auuber of women and ciuldren, said to be prese| and about $10,000 in Cuban currency, besides @ large qasneiy, of insurgent correspondence, said to be of much in- terest. They had been at the stock farm Matilde, belonging to J. R. Gimoni, father-in-law of Ignacio and Bauardo Agramoate. Among the prisoners were Gonzalo de Varona, an aide-de-camp of Ignacio A: ramonte, and a man named Morales, a baymaster the insurgent army, who were both shot, On the bth inst, the column operating under the command of Colonel Vhinchilla artived hore. They had started from Las Minas the day before. This column 18 composed of 300 of the Bat'alion Aragon, about forty contra guerilas and a section of caval werter del Couto, editor of the Now York Gronista, had joined this column fn search of adventures, ag [ mentioned in my last. it had an e ment with a party of tasurgents on the oth tnat.” The rebels were on @ hilt called La Sierrasita, The account given vy the comman- der is eieven insurgents kitied, five prisoners, twen- ty-one aris taken and eight horses, Of the prisoners say Sonal Gena nt we ee aent the Captain Ge: wi 1 Tae five prisoners were pardoned bythe Captain aise ne Ferrer’s iniercession, This column only account! losing one man, & straggier, Wad was gobbled up by ths insurgenis. The column ting in Vannao, under Colonel Fafardo, arrived on tue 5th tnat, also, bringing a numver of women and children, said to be presen- ¢a‘dos, also some prisoners, ‘They had soveral skir- mishes, in One Of Which they Toport killing Ramon Benarides, weothor of the Mar- Juan Caballero, quez of Santa Ana and cous: of Francisco Agul- of leva, was brougit in & praoner tue colu:nn operating near Guimaro, ie was astlioed to death, but the execution was suspended by orders of the Captain General, as he promised to make important revelations. It Ia st that he wo deliver his cousin into (he hands of the 8p cds. Gaspar aud Diego Aen brothers, were recently taken prisoners in Cayo Romano, Taey belonged to the Goicourta party. The first named isthe same that was made a prisoner by General Valmaseda in the beginning of the revolution, ina fight near San Mizgue!. He was sent to Havan: i there tmpria- oned in the Morro. When Gen Duice arrived he was pardoned with the rest of the priaoners. Gaspar is a very finely educated young man, speaking sev- cral languages with fluency. Bota ‘of tne brothers wll be sent to Havana, Where the fate of Golcouria awatts them. Seven woodcutters, at work within sight of the forts of this city, were cut to pieces by an insurgent party, nine move are missing Among the Killed was a boy ten years old. The only presentations of any importance that have taken place are those of Iguacio Torres Masar- rieta, formerly a lawyer of Havana, and Senor Zal- ad Both brought their fxmilies, here goes to Havana in the Pajaro.a nephew of the wife of the late General Dulce. He was con- demned to ten years’ imprisonment at Gibara. THE PEARL STREET TRAGEDY. Avte-Mortem Statement of Mrs. Broadwell— Verdict Against Her Husband—He is Com- mitted to the Tombs. Mrs. Mary 8. Broadwell, who on Wednesday after- noon was shot in the abdomen by a pistol in the hanas of her jealous and enraged husband, Samuci P. Broadwell, particulars of which have already appeared in the HERALD, was yesterday quite comfortapie tn Bellevue Hospital; notwithstanding which her condition may be re- garded as extremely critical. Mrs. Broadwell being able and quite willing to make a statement concern- ing tue circumstances under which she was shot, Coroner Keenan proceeded to the hospital and had an interview with her, after which she made the fol- lowing STATEMENT OF HER CASE, Lleft my husband, Samuel P. Broadwell, two years ago, as he would not provide for me and our chil- dren, September last a year ago 1 came to Erooklyn trom Dover, N. J. with two of my children. My husband came to see me there and wished me to live with him, which 1 refused. In February, 1889, I removed to New York, and my husband again urged me to live witn him, but fre! |. He often came where i resided (at No. 513, Franklin street) under the imiuence of liquor, and wasin the habit of making threats against me, and on sev- eral occasions struck me. I removed to 328 Pearl strest two weeks azo. My hus- band came to see me last Tuesday afternoon, about threes o'clock, and-said he wanted me to live with him. On my refusing he became violent and took up achair to strike me, butiwas prevented by Mr. John McUonnell, the proprietor of the house. About two o'clock yesterday afternoon he came to the house SLIGHTLY UNDER THE INFLUENCE OY LIQUOR. Mr. McConnell put him out of the hcuse, He came back again shortly after, went into the dining room and sat Gown and began to.quarrei with me about 801 bounty money which he said I had spent. I to!d him to go away and let me atone, He went into the hall and called me, I went out, and he asked me where our daughter was, when I asked him what he wanted in the house. Several words passed betweea us, when I saw my husband, Samuel P. Broadwell, draw a pistol from his pantaloons pocket, and, pointing itat me, fred it. Tran out into the back yard. Mrs. McConnell was present whea I Was shot. SURGICAL TESTIMONY. Dr. McBurney, surgeon in Betlevue Hospital, de- posed that Mary 8. Broadwell was admitted to that institution at five o'clock on Wednesday afternoon suffering from a bullet wound fn the abdomen, situ- ated one inch to the right of and one inca above the umbilicus; that a3 yet she has no bed symptoms beyond some stight pain end nausea; that she has been kept under the influence of opium since admis- sion. ‘The case was then submitted to the jury, who ren- dered the following VERDICT. “That Mary 8. Broadwell was injured in the abdomen by @ pistol shot in the hands of her bhus- band, Samuel P, Broadwell, at No, 328 Pearl sireet, May 18, 1870.’” After the verdict was returned detective Finn, of the Fourth preciact, who arrested Broadwell, took hun to the Tombs, where he was locked up to await the result of his victim’s tajuries, Mra, Broadwell is forty-two years of age ond a native of New Jersey. ‘There is now @ fair probability that the wounded woman may recover, but a more correct Opinion can be formed after the lapse of a few days. NEW JERSEY BISTORICAL SOCIETY, At Newark yesterday, in the rooms of the New Jersey State Historical Soctety on Broad street, the regular spring meeting of that body was held. The meagre attendance of members would seem to indi- cate that the historical inclinations of the majority of the society are not remark- able, Searcely more than twenty were present, In the absence of Judge Richard S, Field, tie prest- dent, the meeting was presided over by Vice Presi- dent John Rutherfurd. The chief features of the proceedings were the reading of an exhaustive and quite mbteresting paper on the life and char. acter of the late Chief Justice Andrew Kirk- atrick, by General James Wilson Grant, of New York; the racitat of some agrecable and instructive reminiscences of the bench and bar of New Jersey, by Judge L. Q. ©. Elmer, and of a touching sketch of the services of Pennsylvania troops 'a New Jersey during the Revolution, by General Samuel D. Oliphant, of Princeton. On the audject of Justice Kirkpatrick General Wilson said that he was regarded among his contemporaries as @ man almost without blemish, @ men of rich and varied jearning and forensic lore, and shed the greatest lustre on the bench of which he was so bright an ornament. He was born at Mine Brook, N.J., February 16, 1766, and died at New Brunswick, his home, January 7, is31. He and his wife, formeriy Mias Jane Bayard, whose father was Colonel John Bayard, of the Revolutlonary Army, were consitered the haidsomest couple of thelr day in the State. General Oliphant in his paper said that the battle of Prinocton was fought and won by Pennsylvania troops under command of General Anthony Wayne, Princeton was to America what Marathon was to Greecs—the hinging point of national success or disaster. Some thirty-four new members were admitted. The financial condition of the society is anything but flattering. Scarcely a meeting takes place that the committee has not yet to make an appeal for an ‘ncrease of Itber- ality. HORRIBLE DEATH—A WOMAN SETS FIRE TO HERSELF, About ten o'clock yesterday morning Mrs. Marga- ret Gurley, residing with her husband and four chil. dren on the third floor of No. 150 Crosby street, was discovered by some women lying in the hall ina mass of flame. Assistance was catied, but too late to save her life, At the present writing she lays un- conscious, and Dr. Donor, who was called ip, says she cannot live, The fre was extinguished by offi- cers Finin and Kirsch, of the Fourteenth precinct. ie stated that she set mre to herself, hut whether accidentaily or designedly could aot be learned from her. Detectives Clipp and Bennett, of the Central OMice, report that Mrs, Lawless, living on the floor above, hearing screams ran down and threw a pail of water at one of the woman's little sons asserts fired her clothes with @match, and that earlier in te morning she altempted to set fire to her infant. The dents of the other rooms and and assert that for some weeks she has y¥ strangely, anc the supposition is the wo. ation was suicide. Her lish re neat was Taan’s fat : Tora priest, to Whom sie communicated some ning. YACHTING. Movement of the Yacht Squedron in England— Arrivals at Cowes and Vessels on the “ Fixtures” of the Clubs of Eng- - land and Ireland. {Cowes (May 5) correspondence of Bell's Life in Lon. 103 Arrivals—! 1, Resolute, the Right Hon, T. M. Gibson, from the Bastward; 3d, Morgiana, Colonel Str Anthony Stirling, from Piymoath; 4th, Dream, Me. George ntinck, from Lymington; 6th, Urania, ‘Mr. W, nag Go Cherbourg. i remade Dream, Mr. G, Bentinck; Resolute the Right Hon. T. M. Gibson (both bound to Cherbourg): Bacchante, Mr. E. 8. Gurwen, for Gibraltar; Evanonla, Sir truce Chichester, Bart., for the Westward. The ae Yachts are at the station:—Diadem, the Karl o€ Harrington; Paty, Sir H. Oglander, Bart. ; Seabira, Count Feltx Du Monceau; Morgiana, Golonel Sir Anthony Stirling; Urania, Mr. W. Wise; Gazelle, Sir J. Burgoyne; Champion, "Mr. BN. Har- vey, ia the Marquis of Exeter; Vanguard, Mr. H. W. Verschoyle; Sappho, My. W. las; Daunte less, Mr. J, G. Bentiett (Americans); Alberta and El- tin, tender; her Majesty’s ship Volage, - van; Orthona, Mr. G. Salt; Nettie, Mr. J toes Al ertine, Mr. G. W. Cambria, Mr. J. Ashbur B. Lioyd; Fair Rosamond, Mr. F. P. Delme Rad- cilife; Queen Eleanor, the Puke of Mariboro! hy Sabina r, J. Naylor; Fiying Cloud, ount &. Bat. \yanye ROYAL THAMES YACHT CLUB, The ballot meeting for the month of May was held at the Royal. Thames Yacnt Club House, Albermarie atrect, Piccadiily, on Wednesday evening, a lai party of members and friends having preyior assembled at the house dinner, Amoug the several new members elected are the following yacht owners:—Mr, J. Wylie, of the celebrated cuiter O.mara, 165 tons; Mr. E. Johnson, Rose of Devon, Cutter, 148 tons; the Marquis of Ailsa, Fuxaound, cutter, 35 tons, and Colonel V. Baker (Tenth Hussars), Sibyl, 21 tons. Several gentlemen are proposed for the next ballot, Juaé 1. The schooners Egidia, 137 tons, Mr. J. M, Courtauld, and the Gleam, 140 tons, Sir David Baird, Bart., returned from the Mediterra- nean during the past week, the former vessel ar riving at Brightitngsea and the Gieam at Gosport, to refit. The schoouers Pieiad, 205 tons, Mr. J. D. Gibb; Coquette, 50 tons, Mr. W. A, Barr; Reve, 40 tons, Mr. W. H. Mogford; the screw steam schooner L’Esplegie, 312 tons, fying the broad Penaant of Vice Commodore T. Broadwood (R. ‘I. Y. C.), are tn the river, and several of the “fyers” arc dauy arriving. PRINOR OF WALES YACHT CLUB, The first match of th.s season, Jor yachts of twenty- five tons and under, belonging to members of the above club, takes piace, on Wednesday next, the Lith inst., for tw: er cups—the first prize, vaiue twenty-five guiness, prescated by the ciub, the second by Mr. H, Dodd. Course from Erith to the Nore and back. Time for tonnage to be allowed by the larger yaclits to the smailer—two minutes per ton, up to ten tons; one and a half minute per ton up to fifteen tons, and one minute per ton up to twenty-live tons, ‘Phe entries close’ on Wednesday night as fol- lows: Yacht, Owner, Phantom.. «Mr. G. Bishop. Nidegonda. Mr. Wi. Langtry. H. Green, Sr. ‘T, Cutabert, . A, Turner. ROYAL WESTERN YACHT CLUB OF ENGLAND. The Royal Western Yacht Olub of Eng.and and Plymouth Koya: Regatta has been fixed for uesday and Wednesday, the 19th and 20th of July next. ROYAL ST. GEORGE'S YACHT CLUB. The annual general meeting of this club was held on Tuesday last at the club house, Kingstown, wien the report of the committee for the past year and statement of accounts were submivied. These docu- ments, which were accepled by acclamaiion, show the affairs to be in 4 most prosperous condition, and the accession of members largely on the increase, upwards of fif:y having been admitted since April 5, the first day of the season for ballot. The house 18 undergoing painting and decorating, and the Matters relating to the regatta are receiving due attention, Tue following geatiemen were clected as the committee for the year 1870, in addition to the flag officers, viz.:—Commodore, the Marquis of Drogheda; Vice Commodore, the Marquis yng- ham; RearCommodore, Mr. Wills Saniord, Mr. i. Hornsby, Captain J. W. Vaughan, C. &., Mr. J. W. Caunon, Mr. R. Bayly, Mr. G. B. ‘Thompson, Mr. J. R. Stewart, Major General Moore, Mr. J. Mulholland, Mr. W. Roche. Captain T. W. Gof, Mr. E.R. D. La Touche, Lieutenant Colonel A. K. Gore, Mr. H. Rob- tnson, Mr. H. Caliwell and Mr. Lowry V. Balfour, ROYAL ALBERT YACHT CLUB. The regatta of this club been ed for the third week in August, and wi!l contain the following matches:—Schooner race, for a cup pre- sented by Count E. Batthyany; ocean race, for a cup of the value of 100 guineas, presented by two members of the club; a cup, pre- sented by the Vice Commodore, for small cutters; the Albert Cup, for cutters; and a Corinthian maich. in addition to these matches there will probably be another schooner match. PRINCE ALFRED YACHT CLUB. The annual monthiy meeting of this club was held on Monday last, the 2d instant, at Gilbert's. Hotel, Westland row, Dublin. After the chair had ‘been taken: by’ Mr. G B. Thompson, the newly elected Commodore, the minutes of the last meeting were read and confirmed, and a ballot was held at which four new mcem- bers were admitted, making the number on the list 196, and leaving only four vacancies to be filled to complete the complement of 200 mem- bers, to wittch the club ts now limited, Resolutions were then passed giving the committee power, as on former occasions, to ballot for and elect members between this aua the next general mecting in cases in which they thought it for the interests of the club to exercise that power, also directing that the names of candidaies to be balloted for at iuture general meetings should be sent to the different members seven days before the day of ballot. The openi craise will take place on Saturday, the 14th inst., at noon, when a large muster of the fleet is expected. Yachts at or about the station at Kingstown:—Gt- tana, cutter, 75, H. Jameson; Amberwich, yawl, 52, R, J, Alexander; Wavecrest, 25, J. McCaudy; Xema, 36, R. Ball; Leah, 102, J. W. Canuon; Heroine, 50, S. H. Close; Aquiline, schooner, 55, O. H. Meldon; Murruch, 57. J. Johnsion; Mora, 10, J. W. Cusack; Peri, 5, J. E. Rogers; Torment, 4, J. Todhunter; Alex- andra, 15, H, Dudgeon Vision, yawl, 44; Halcyon, 40; Zarina, 15; Petrel, 26; Queen Mab, 32, and G, 10. The Erie, yawl, 57, leit for a cruise to Holyne: and the Torch, 15, for a run to Guernsey. THE PEOPLE OF THE PLAINS, ‘The Rights of the Poor Indian Proclaimed— fils Wrongs and Grievances Set Forth and. the Policy of the Government Explnined— Charity and Civilization to the Rescue. The second session of the Convention of the United States Indian Commissioners was held at Cooper Institute yesterday morning. Mr. Latham presided, and, in the course of a very pithy address, pie tured the heartless cruecities to which Indians were at the presen time subjected. Letters were then read expressive of sympathy and co- operation with the objects of the meeting. The com- munications included a very interesting epistie,from the celebrated Fatner de Smit, S.J., dated from St, Louis, The reverend gentieman, who has been laboring zealously among the Indians some forty years, speaks of the tribes of the West- ern plains in the most favorable terms, and says they are not only capable of appreciating but anxiously desire the advantages of Civilization; and adds that during his lengthened experiecne among the Indians of the mountatus he never knew one to violate his faith, and also that they were re- ligious, devoted, affectionate, and decorous im their general deportment. Mr. Dorsxy, of Philadelphia, moyed resolutions pela against the prosecution of the proposed hostilities against the Indians, and urging Congresa immediately to legislate in such a manner es to ena- ble the Executive Department of the government to carry out vps and in good faith the letter and spirit of ail existing treaties with the severat Indian tribes and pang to justice all parties guilty of outrage upon the Indians. The resolutions en- dorsed the action of the government in forbidding the lawless intrusion of the speculators of the Kan- sas, Missouri, Texas and Pacific Railroad upon the lands of the [ndian Territory, Mr. J. B. WoLFr, of Colorado, moved a resolution to the effect that in the judgment of the Convention the acity of the Indian for civilization was a de~ monatrated fact; that vhe Indian was entitled to his nationality and to govern himself by his own laws until he elected to yield that inalienable right; that the Indian troubles were caused by_ the injustice of the government, combined with individual Injustice; that natural and conventional justice furnished the basis of a speedy and enduring peace, together with the gradual and certain civili- zation of the Indians; that war brutalized men, and the presence of troops in the Indian country tented to provoke outrages on both sides; that the it military policy was unwise, unjust, oppressive, travagant and incompatible with Christian gation; that the past policy had not protected the white nor the Indian; that one-fourth the money expended on this quasi protections would be abundant to solve the Indian problem on peace principles; that itexhibited a great defect im administration to expend $40,000,000 on a system which disbursed only $3,000,000 to the Indians, and thatjustice, humanity and an overtaxed people had the right to demand a policy in accordance with natural justice and pubiic economy. After an original and appropriate pocm by Mrs, Colonel S$. F. Tappan, the Convention adjourned, subject to the call of United States Indtan Cominis- sion, FATAL BLASTING ACCIDENT. Martin Oonolly, one of the men engaged in dlast- ing at the quarries in Guttenberg, near Weehawken, Was fatally injured yesterday afternoon, The biast did not go off after the usual interval had expired and Connolly, supposing ty Waa a “iniss,” alvanced toward the rock, and as he approached it the charge Wont on dud he received a terrible biow (ram a large tvaaumcas ——————