The New York Herald Newspaper, July 8, 1870, Page 6

beta ten eee cena THE SHERIDAN WIFE MURDER. | Phe Summisg Up and Impressive Charge of Judge Barnard to the Jury. @be Prisoner Found Guilty and Sentenced to be Hanged. — ‘The Sheridan murder trial was yesterday resumed ‘and concluded to the bitter end. The court roomy ‘was densely crowded, and deep interest was depict- ed on the faces of all. The general feeling may not eentre op the actors in the drama itstif, but the ‘Many potnts of similarity which is presents to a cele- Drated case, still fresh in the minds of the comma- ity, gave to the case an additional Interest alto- gether independent of its own immediate surround- ings. The prosecution proved a murder bad been com- mitted by Thomas Sheridan, and that previous to the murder he had threatened nis victim, The fact of the Killing was admitted by the defence, but the threats were denied; but the onty evidence in disproof was ‘the statement of the murderer himself. The defence Was as ably presented and couducted as was pos- sible under the naked circumstances of the case. SUMMING UP OF COUNSEL. Mr. Edwin James made a very able address tu the Jury in his summing up, considering the very siight material be had to work with. He appealed very feclingly to the jury for that recognition of and sympathy in the deep wrong and sense of howor which had actuated his unfortunaie client in the shooting—an act whigh, frenzied as he must have®cen, he could not and ought not to be held responsible for. In closing he said he left the fate of hus client in the hands of the jury and the Court. Judge Garvin summed up forthe prosecution in Ris usuel able, enalytical, yet merciful manner, Mothing @Xaggerating or setting down anght in malice. JUDGR BARNARD'S CHARGE. ‘The Court then proceeded to charge the jury, stating briefly the admitted facts.and the verdict of ‘the Coroner's jury. The prisoner, in his excuse, mated that what was done was done while he was 4n a state of insanity. Li they believed Jane Webb and the prisoner's daugnter—and there was no evidence to contradict them directly—it was mur- er in the first degree. They testified tat he said @ “ay or two before to ber, “Your doom is sealed." If-that was true aud the subsequent act was done in carrying Out that threat, t was murder, If it was es siated by the prisoner then there was a donbt as ‘to the nature of the act. It has been customary, tlemen, for some years past im America, or the nited States, for jurors in capital cases to look with ~@ forgiving eye and render a verdict of acquittal or some one of the degrees less than that against the prisoner where the de- eeased either acivally or pigeon § had been engaged in acts of adultery with their wives or daughters. So much so that it has come almost to be looked upon as one of the ex- uses that the law recognizes, although { do not find in the Revised Statutes—I do not find in any law book that I have ever read—that it justifies a man 4m killing another If he should detect him in the act ofaduitery. A jury who has it in their power has, and probably will again say, that under these cir- cumstances a mab may be go bereft of his reason temporarily as to render him mssiple for what he does, if the jury find that so no person has any right to fod fault with their verdict except oe Pee Itis not @ personal matter with the Court or jury. There is no judicial Sep for the Judge aud no triumph for a jury to find him gaiity oracquithim. You ee geet here as the fe) ata- tives of the people, and are Supposed to know no wne, and to decide according to the evidence before fon. 1 paid it hat been customary for juries find these verdicts, and iu addition to that pome cases were xeferred to and some casts Bave veen read siating that juries have acquitted distinguishea men here and elsewhere, who have , and more recently in’ this court room, with Killing those charged” with adultery; while the law, a3 laid down in some of those cases, be correct, ibe law ijald down in is wrong. We ail have optnons of our own, and my private opmion will make no partioular difercuce with you. At the same time, the decisions of juries in questions of this kind are to pass as a precedent the Court, a8 a matter of course, ought to say, as far as it is coucerned, in most of those cases the par ho have been'ac- quitted should have been conv and hung, and had the jaw been tald down as Landerstand it [ au satisied that a different result would have. been ar- rived at by some, if pot ull those juries, Insanity in this case, gentlemen, if it existed, if you Rave any doube whatever of this man béing dusane at that time, it 1s his property and he 18 entitled to ‘he beneft of 1%, and the Jaw will not hold him respousible, if he is laboring ander such a state of mind as to take away his senseg and deprive him, aituough bat for a moment, of hig faculty aud reasou to distinguish between right and wrong—if when he went there he did not go there with tue intention of killing her, made no prepar: tion to do that, and it was net done in accordance with any previously uttered threats, bat he went ‘there merely for the purpose of asking her to leave the life he charged she was then living, and retorn again to live with him, and while he was there, tn con- sequence of any imaginary grievance be thought he Jabored under, he temporarily became suddenly in- sane, $0 that he dia not know what he was doing, ‘the jaw would undoubtedly hold him irresponsible, I have given you ihe meaning of murder in the first degree. A jew years since the Legislature. in conse- quence of an utiwillingness on the part of juries in may caves to find a verdict of guilty, trough a conscientious scrapie or disiike or a donbt about the evidence, passed a law making murder im the second degree. Murder in the second degree would be the kiling of a human being when perpetrated in the commission of a felony. The Court of Appeals recently decided that when a party has been on tral for murder, sithough the party ‘Was not engaged in the commission of a felony at the moment, and the jury found a verdict of mur- der in the second degree, that that verdict was a good one. Therefore if you have any reasonabie doubt arising from the evidence whether itis mur- der in the first degree, I wil give him the veneft of that doubt and say whether the testi- mony would warrant you im finding a ver- dict” of guilty of murder in the second de- gree. If you have any doubt whether it is murder in the first or second degree, then you will look and see whether it will come under the defini- tion of manslaughter In the third degree, which might apply probabiy to this branch of the case if the evidence would not make out murder im either the first or second degree. Ifyou find that this per- son was killed by the act, procurement or negii- gence of the prisoner, without any design whatever w effect death—that is, be did not know what he was at, did not intend to kill her, but it was by accident—it wonld be manslaughter Ja the fourth degre @. These pointe, genuemen, briefly comprise ali that It is my duty to say to you; Hut before leaving this case with you, genuemen, I desire to say tha: while you should look and caation, and see that the rights of the prisoner are protected and guarded with jealous care, and if ou have any reasonavie and rauioual doubt arising n the evidence you will give him the veneMt of it—tt imust be a real doubt arising from the evidence, not a mere inayinary or possible suggestion, It must be stronger than that, and if you have that doabt, and you give him (ne benefit of it, and he should be ac — of insanity, you will say 80 In your vi pt. If you shouid come to the conclusion he sane you will find it i yar verrdiet, * ¢ ground of insanity,” So chat the der fim to be confined tp the State Lunatic Asy But if, on the contrary, are satisfied he committed this muraer, although this may be ease of hardshtp, itis your ¢ #0. You have nothing to do wilt th that is mine. The plain duty dev take that on me—tuat is, the imposition of se tence and fixing the time wh As I remurked ber enth at your hands ¢: ie, he unfortue male person who ts dead, the community and the un- fortunate person who Is on trial. ‘The jury then retired, and after about an hour warter’ it with very great c: a ritizens to tind mMorcement— on me singly and » Inio court, and, on being a ae The jury was polle eighth ian be said the fo they RECOMMENDED HIM STRONGLY TO MERCY. This wa ‘The priso being absent, further pro- ceedings were suspended tll Lis return. Shortly betovre three o'clock Mr. James appeared and the District Atiorney asked for sentence, Covnsel for tie prisoner asked that judgment be deferred Lill ey could prepare for a review of the verdict. Justice Barnard said that it would not make any diderenice in the review wiietler Line sentence were finposed now or on some future day, and probably In view of the strong recommendation tom tie jury the Governor would correct jue seni ‘The prisoner had pothing to say. SENTE The Court, in sentencing the prisoner, said that in his view the jury could not do otherwise, and he, wile the recommendation of the jury would proba- biy secure 4 commutation of his sentence, nmst im- pose sentence for the 10th day of Angust next. One of the jurymen stated that they had had an impression tat the recommendation to mercy won!d lessen the senten The Court explained that under their recommen. dation the sage and the District Altorney were d, and no doabtin this case wowd forward @ vmmendation to the Governor, who would change the sentence to such imprisonment as he might see nt, Vhe court then adjournod, lo the an had omntted to say THE MONTGOMERY HOMICIDE—ZGAN BAILED. Jamer Egan, the youth who shot Robert Montgom- ery, in scif-defence, in First avenue, corner of Twen- sy-fifth street, early on the morning of the 4th inst., was yeaterday brought before Coroner Roliins and released on giving $2,000 bail, Mv. rauk lark, of 8G “nue A, becume Die bondymau, A TROTTING AT FLEETWOOD PARK, Pigerwoop PARK—SECOND DAY, Jv, Y—Purse $1,000, for horses that never beau 2:7, pest three in five, in harness; $700 to the Are’, g209 to the second ‘and $100 to the third, ed ch. # St ae2211 1 28033 6104 2dis, EL * D, Mace entere? oi. im. Tem) BO. White enigeed ie me Paniy . Wilson, eniered ch. g. Clar- Be Ri sees 8 2 8 4 400. ohn Be ntered b. mm, Lady Frarsgiitesscssesss: severe 6 6 Far, Bev Paniels entered ¥, mw. Village M. Roden entered b. g. Pen one sorbpebes veh abogtaueingancney. TS Doiy’ entered 'b."'m. “Lady | bre ust Bowen entered » H. Saunders e Experiment... Mile, 35 313g First heat..... Second heat. ‘Third heat. Fourth heat. i Fitth heat. 4336 Sixth heat, 342 TAR BETTING. St. Elmo was the favgrite before the start, Clarence the second choice, Tempest the third m favor, Fanny Fern next, with the feld bringing as much as either of the mares, Afver Fariny Fern had won two heats she became the favorite at 100 to 20, THE TROT. Franklin fifth and Clarence sixth. Fanny Fern. mile, @ home an easy wiv) she had done, Tempest ae , Lady Franklin and Clarence, Tu ab, 2:35, Second Heat.—A deluging rain now set in. thirey-elght seconds, Fann; interesting, & second break. Lady Franklin was fourth, St. Elmo fifth and Village Giri sixth, some hace, the latter, ing the best cateher, took the lead, enconay Tempest close up third, ther 01 the half-mile pole, tne V; Girl and Lady Frank- in bri up the rear. Time of the neat, 2:37 44. Third Heat.—Fanny Fern got the lead at the start, Tempest second, the others some distance behind— the majority of ar on a break. a Fanny Fern ig? mpest second, Clarence hird, Lady Frankiln fourth, St. Elmo fifth aud Vil- Jage Girl sixth, ‘The time was forty seconds to that point. At the half-mile pole the change was slight, Clarence being closer to the jeader, in 1:21. At the Unree-quarter pole Clarence was @ neck in front, ‘Tempest second, half a lengih in advance of Fanny Fern, St, Elmo. several leugwis be- hind, Village Girl out of the race. iarence, Fanny Fern and Tewpest were bead and head when they came into the homestretch, and they had a very exciting contest to the stand, Fanny Fern and Tempest making a dead heat, half a length tm front of Clarence, St. Fimo, half a dozen lengths behind, Village Girl distanced, fhe time of the heat was 2:45}4, Which was very good for the heavy condition ‘of the track, which almost resembied a canal ne the heavy rain that had fallen previous to the start, and which continued curing the heat, second, Tewpest third, Lady Franklin fourth and clarence filth, At the quarter-pole Manny still ica, Tempest second, Lady Franklin third, St. Eno fourth, ona break, and Clarence fifih, Time, forty seconds, At the half-mile pole Fanny had a lead of four leugths in 1:22, Teipest second, Ciarence third, St. Elino fourth and Lady Frankhn last. Fanny kept the lead and came home a winner by half a dozen lengths, St. Elmo second, @ neck ahead of Tempest, who was two lengths ‘ahead of Clarence, tau Franklin several lengths belind. ‘Time of the heat, 2y Fifth Heat.—Lady Franklin was withdrawn. Fanny Fern again got away best; but st. Elmo soon took her by the head, and they went around the turn side and side, Tempest third and Clarence fourth. At the quarier-pole St. Elmo led haifa length, Fanny Fern second, four lengtis in front of Tempest, who was two lengths ahead or Clarence. The time was forty seconds, St, Elmo then drew away and passed the half-mile pole five lengths abead, au home an easy winner by four lengts in Fanny Kern second, Tempest third and Ch fourth. Sicih Heat, — ning a heat in tly Fern second, St. came renee was ruled ont for not win- Tempest was first away, Fanny imo well np. As they went around the turn St. Elmo trotted the fastest; but Fanny Fern was determined to keep up with him, and she ran and trotted side and side with thestailion to the quarier-pole in thirty-nine seconds. The stallion tried to shake her off, bat she clung to lim tena- ciously, trotting aad running alternately to the balf- milé pole, which was passed in 1:20, Tempest being hall @ dozen lengins behind. Going up the strecch to the three-quarter pole Fanny Fern induiged in & number of breaks aud runs inorder to keep up with St. Elmo, and at the tiree- quarter pole succeeded m breaking nim up. This had been evideatiy the intention of Phillips, the driver of Fanny Fevn, from the start; but the expert- ment did not Work as well as was anticipated, as the statiion only made one jump and then recovered lis trot, and, coming along steadily, won the heat by neck and should Tempest was beaten two lengths, decided that St, Eliao had won heat. ‘The » nd a of, Was postponed watt Saturday, af ove o'viock P. M., Which will make three iziportant treats for that day. PERSONAL INTELLIGENCE, Prominent Arrivals in This Clty Yesterday. Commodore O, J. Jones, of the Ruglish Navy; Dr. 4. G, Holland (Timethy Titcomb), of Springteld; Dr, A, Wilson, of Cuba, and Dugald M ish, of Mon- tread, are at the Breveort House. Congressinan J. Lynch, of Maine, and Governor J. Be Page, of Vermant, are af the Si. Nicholas Hotel, Rev. A. P. Haviland, of Pennsylvania; Captain James McCord, of St. Lowa; J. A, Fell, of Philadel- phia; Colonel 8. B. Pau, of Missonri, and K, W. Bow- diteb, Of the Darien Pxpedision, are at the Astor House. R. R. Sargent and W. W. Wainwright, of the United States Army; B, ©, Colchester, of Australia; Colonel D. W. Hall and Colonel J. F. Long, of St. Louis, and Governor J. FP. Grover, of Oregon, are at the Metropolitan Jotel. J. 8. Wilson, of Buffalo; W. A, Bates, of New Or- leans, and Charies T, Horan, of Piiladciphia, are at the St. Charles I 5S. D, Fane, of the British Legation, and W. Ss. Caldwell, of Newport, are at (he Ularendou Hotel. Colonel Fenton, of Havana; Colonel Ely, of Bing- hamton; Colonel W. B. Bristol, of New Haven; Colonel R. H. Low, of Middletown, and 8. D. W. Harris, of Connecticut, are at the Fifth Avenue Hote, 8. HI. Hammond, Attorney General, and A. Van Vechten, of A)bany; Judge Rodgers, of Boston, and E. D. Worcester, of Albany, are at the Hoffman House, Prominent Departures. General L. E. Webb and N. P. Dencklu, for Long Branch; Colonel M. Freyre, Peruvian Minister, for Croton Fails, aud Wiliam Herbert Peto, per steamer Aleppo, for England, Mr. Thomas I. Pearne, United States Consul to Jamaica, in place of Mr. Wheeicr, deceased, sailed yesterday io the brig Hiram Abit for Kingston. Miniater Washburne’s Health. A Paris correspondent, dating in tuat olty on June 2%4, says :—His Exceliency’B. B, Washburne, United States Minister at Paris, accompanied by Hon, Thomas P. Smith, United States Consul at La Ro- chelle, have left for La Rochelle. Mr. Washburne expects to visit the celebrated islands rendered famous by the controversy of international lay and the mege of La Rochelle, as weil as by the sojourn of Napoleon embarking on the Bellerophon. Mr. Washburne will then leavo for the waters of Carls: bad, Wis Jainily remaining at La Rochelle, Pirat Heat,—Yanny Fern had the pole, Village Girl Second place, Tempest third, St. Elmo fourth, Lady | Pyrety tiled by re Curtis, ‘The horses had a Very good siart and went around the turn at a good pace, Fenny Fern leading, Tempest second, Village Gtrl third, Lady Franklin fourth, St, Bimo fifth and Clarence sixth, They passed the quarter-pole in this order, in thirty-fve seconds. Going down the lower end Tempest went to the front, Fanny | gregate receipts to June 30, 1570, $819,725; disburse- Fern second, St. Elmo third, Lauy Franklin | Wells a8 per previous accounts to June 29, 1870, fourth, Village Girl fifth and Clarence sixth, ‘When they reached the half-mile pole, the time being | COMMISSIOVERS OF CHAI 1:16}, St Elmo began to work up to the others, and geiting into the stretch to the three-quarter pole he went to the front, notwithstanding the running of Fanny kept up her rnaning, however, and showed in front at the three-quarter pole, the other horses in the positions they held at the half- St. Elmo kept very steady at his work, and by three lengths. Fanny | terday at the corner of Third avenue and Eleventh came in second, but she was put lase for ruu- then Vul- Ime of the Tem- Girl sixth. At the quarter pole Tempest was first in Fern and Clarence lead and head, Lady Franklin fourth, St. Eimo fifth and | , Village Girl sixth. Fanny Fern then went to the font, followed by Tempest and Clarence, and as ‘on the corner of Chamters they were very close together the race was highly | and Centre atreets for the reception ‘and medical treatment of the favorite being far behind on truck All from. the ‘The half mile was made in 1:16, in the order given above. Going up the stretch to the three-quarcer pole there was by Clarence and Fanny Fern, and which she maintained tothe end, Clarence a good A few lengths fur- came St. Elmo, who had trotted well from At tho quarier- Fourth Heat.—Fauny Fegn took the lead, St. Elmo | (NEW YORK ar HERALD, FRIDAY, JULY 8, 1870. a See, — Contract fer Building the Lunatic Asylum and the Kind of ‘siclans to be Ap- pointed—Mr. Ai Willmann Elected Commissioner—Ga» Werks on Ward’s Island. The Commissioners of Emigration held a meeting at nine A. M. yesterday, at Ward’s Island, the Preal- dent, Commissioner O'Gorman, In the chair, and there being present also Mayor Hall and Commis- stoners Bell, tart, Nicholson, Husted, Frear, Wal- lach, Schaack ana Lynch, The contract for erecting the new Innatic asylum on Ward's Island was awarded to P, L. Lynch, his bid being $13,850, which was the lowest, or Hath offered @ resolutiop, which was adopted, that the subject of the appointment of phy- sicians for uke Lunatic Asylum be referred back to the Ward’s Island mittee and that they be in- structed to secommend wo the gt for such posl- tions onl; ngeGlens conversant with the English tad German janguages. A communication was recelved from the Castle Garden railroad agency in reference to the removal of Philip Phildens as weighmaster, and thereupon a resolution was adopted Le poled the removal by the Castile Garden Committee, the ae hay- ing been made without their authority. resolution was offered by Mr. NicHOLSoN that the subject of the erection of works on Ward's Island be referred to the Ws Island Committee, > procure est:mates and report the provabie cost to the Board. The same was adopted. On motion of Mr. FREAR the Commissioners pro- ceeded to elect 4 Commissioner to till che place made Vacant by the resignation of Mr. Curtis. Mr, Andreas Wilimann was elected, and, on motion, the Secretary was Bor heb to give nize ofictal noufication of nis election, A motion was made that Mr. Wilmann be ap- olnted to Mill the places on the various committees This motion called out various amendments, which ended in the origtiai motion prevajling. ‘The semi-month!y report showed that 129,855 emt- granis had arrived at this port this year up to July 7. To the same dave in 1869, 142,402 emigrants ar- rived, During the past week 3,060 passengers ar- Tived, whose inanileésts are not yet received, There ‘was # balance tn the bank January 1 of $79,371; ag- ITTES AYD COR- RECTION. Hospital for Persons Sunstruck—Report of Free Labor and Iuteliigeuce Bureau. The regular fortnightly meeting of the Commis- sioners of Charities and Correction was held yes- street. Mr. Isaac Bell presided, The Secretary read over the minutes of the previous meeting, which were approved, The usual requistions from depart- ments were received and ordered on tile. pest had the best of the start, wuich was a oid OPENING OF A SUNSTROKE HOSPITAL, one, Panny Fera second, Clarence third, St. Elmo, ‘The Secretary read the following commanica- breaking up, fourth, Lady Franklin fifth and Village | tions:— DEPARTMENT oF ’ Poetic CHARITIES AND CORRECTION, New York, June %4, 1870, 8. Boswortn, |.) President of the Board of Police: — Sim—The Commissioners of Publio Charities and Correc- tion have establisved a hospital jersons BI or taken excessive heat in lower Ergon BF Fhe oe ane hospital bic a bi eres nme «and the Commissioners respect! jest thal orders may be fesued to the officers of the Fi Second, Talrd, Fourth, Fifth, Sixth and Twenty-seventn procincts; to notify the Twenty-sixth precinct jegraph of persons 80 taked i'n f dis) aud that the eflicers of the Twen- those precincts, and ty-sizth precinct be directed to communteate the same to the a mm on duty atthe pore when an ambulance will be there to convey the patients to’ the hospital. ‘The informa- Jents wounded or taken fll from other causes than sunstroke in these precincts wiil, ax heretofore, be transmit: ted to Believue Hospitai, under the present orders of the Board of Police, Vi Tespectiully, era ie Ory Pepe TSAAC BELL, President, DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC CRARITIEG AND Commzorion,, ‘New York, June 26, 1870. '\ SUPERINTENDENT JOURDAN:— DEAR Sik—We are now prepared to receive accident casos in the lower hospital in Centro street and from such ginets as were named in our communication of Will you please have the necessary orders issued to carry the abaye intoeiect. Yours, pect ull ISAAC BELL, President. FREE LABOR AND INTELLIGENCE BUREAU. The report of the Superintendent of the Free Labor and Intelligence Bureau showed the following for the mouth of June:—Male help required, 740; female help required, 4,666; males appiying, 978; females applying, 2.888; sitnations procured. for inules, 652, and for females, 2,867. ‘The proposals for the new Lunatic Asylum on Ward’s Island were not disposed of, owing to the absence of some of the members, and the usual roatine pusiness having been disposed of the Board adjourned, CHAMBER OF COMMERCE, ; | Discussion on the Admission of Members=The Quarantine Quibbie, The regular monthly meeting of the Chamber of Commerce was beld yesterday afteruoon, Mr. William E. Dodge in the chair. After the transaction of some routine business, Mr. Royal Phelps moved that the names of P. Freeman and Jon A, Parker, who were proposed for election as members of the Chamber at the last meeting, be taken up, which was agreed to, Mr. PHELYS objected to their election, on the ground that they were not merchants. He had no objection,to eltner of them personally, but as they were not merchants they should not be elected, He referred to the Quarantine trouble, and said it was a proper subject to be brought before the Chamber; but the Chainber had not been called upon, as it no longer represented the merchants. He objected to ‘the course the Chamber was taking, and in case the candiaates were elected he would beg that his name be taken from the roll of t ecutive Commitice. + Wai Grunith e: that Mr, Was the vessor in office of Mr. Lathers, for many years the president of the Great Western Marine Insurance Company, and who was a member of the Chamber, Mr. {Freeman was the president of the Globe Life f ance Company, and, a3 1t had always been the custom of the Chamber to elect on Persons tO wembersitp, he would vote for them, Mr. Phelps again objected, when Mr. Dodge said the great difficulty was that the mass of merchants do not take sudicteut inierest in the work of the Chamber, and that it became necessary to add other { Kindred 1nterests in order to retain the influence of the Chamber, Messrs. Gritith, Sands, Wetmore and others joined in the debate, after» which, on motion of Mr. Wetmore, the voie was taken, and both can- didates were elected, Mr. Pheips thereupon asked the Chamber to accept his resignation as @ member of the Executive Coim- mitlee, After some discussion it was accepted, Mr. SANDS offered a resolution to the effect shat a delegation of tive be sent to the meeting of the Commercial Union, to be heid at Rechester on the 16th inst., Which was adopted. Mr. Gririra offered a resolution providing that Committee No. 4 be required to investigate the qua- rantine trouble, and present a report at the next meeting of the Chamber, The resolution was adopt- ed. It was also ordered, on motion of Wallace P. Groome, that the Chinese question be referred to the same committee fora report, The Chamber then adjourued. MUNICIPAL AFFAIRS, Board of Aldermen. AU thé meeting of the Board of Aldermen yvster- day, President Coman in tue chair, it was resolved to authorize the Commissioner of Public Works to attach to each of the public gay jamps One of Cre- imin's lamp reflectors, af a cost of not more than fiiven dolisrs per iainp; to aathorize the Clerk of the Common Council, under instructions from the Mayor, to comptie the Corporation Manual for 1870; the distribution of the Manual, when printed, to ve 5,000 to the Buard of Aldermen, 6,000 to the Assistant Aldermen, 1,000 to the Mayor and 4,000 to the clerk, witit an appropriation of $5,000 for the expenses of the work; to place a free drinking hydrant on the southeast corner of Tenth street aud ‘avenne B, and to pave Yandam street, from Macdongal. to Green- wich; Dowinick, irom Clark to Hudson; Varick, trom Frankjlo to Carmine, aud Broome, from Broad- way to Hudaon street, with Belgian pavement, After which the Board adjourned to Monday next. Bonre of Assistant Aldermen. ‘This Bourd met yesterday afternoon, and recetved and laid over a largé number of papers. The oniy paper of interest adopted by the Board was concur- rence with the Aiderinen in ordaining an ordinauce Tor the regulation of the free fvating baihs, giving thera in to the Departinent of Public Works, The Be Journed till Monday, THE FAT MEN'S LAST CHARGE, Business to be Discontinued. The fat melterg of the city yesterday mado thelr last aseault upon the Board of Health and were badly repulsed. By invitation of the Santtary Com- mittee, which ts composed of able gentlemen, mem. bers of the fat melting firms of Gamble & MoNell, | Toble & Booth, M. Donohue & Uo, Eisner & Co, and the New York Rendering Company hed a heart jore the committee as to the best mode of rendering the business inoffensive and the most acceptable neighborhood in which to conduct it. The doors were kept carefully closed and the representatives of the presa excinded from the eke Mr. Tobie, of the firm of Tobie & Booth, explained that the boiling on Wednesday night, referred to by the HERALD of yesterd was fresh fat, which he claimed was inoffensive. Mr, Everett, of the New York Rendering Company, declared that he could demonstrate to the committee that the botug of fresh fat was equally a3 olfensive as stale fat. The commmittes, a9 Its uitimataum, declared that the Pusi« hess must be discontinued at West Thirty-elghts and Thirty-vinth streets at once, and that hereatter they mught entertain propositions to render fat at oiner } pomes, FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL, ‘THORSDAY, July. 7—6 P. M. Wall street bas had to-day two important vopics of discussion—the threatened war in Europe and the FINAL PASSAGE OF THR CURRENCY BILL. Both matters had important influences in affect- ing the course of prices in governments, stooks and gold, ‘The earilest movement was in the Gold Room, where the opening sales took place at 112% under the nowspaper re- ports this morning of the crifléal situation of Frafice and Prussia regarding the question of the Succession to the Spanish throne, As the forenoon advanced the foretgn bankers were free sellers, and broke the price to 11134. As suspected at the time, and was afterwards demonscrated, they had been tn recelpt of early cable telegrams from Europe, re- Porting @ much better feeling at the Paria Bourse, where rentes advanced on the anticipation that diplomacy would settle the questions in dispute without resort to the sword, THE GOLD MARKET was very feverish, however, and gave way obsti- nately, the general impression existing that affairs could not have assumed so pacific a character on so short notice. Moreover, the latest report from the Bureau of Statistics at, Washington giving the ap- proximate results of our foreign trade for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1870, was not of a character to dixcourage the, holders of gold, and hence the bullish feeling was not ensily disst- pated. The bears, however, pointed to the comparatively trifing advance which gold had made on so timportant news as that of a probable war between the great European Powers, and instanced it as a proof of the inherent weakness of the market, As to the effect of such a war opin- jon is greatly divided, some matntaming that it would lead to a very sharp rise in gold, owing, for one reason, to the sending home of our flye-twen- ties, OU however, are sanguine that in such an emergency our five-twenties would eventually im- prove in the foreign market, whatever their tirat tendency, as shown in their decline in London to-day to #04 against 91 a few days since might be, and that the heavy shipments of produce and provisions to the warrtag nations would keep gold from advaneing here. There is no doubt that iu the event of such @ war America would largely profit by her shipments of produce and provisions, prices for which would of course advance 50 or 100 per ceat in the foreign markets. Finally the pas- sage of the Curreucy bill in its latest form was inter- preted as contraction, and gold dectined to 111%, ai which it closed. STUCKS STRONG AT THE CLOSE. ‘The independence of each other of the gold and stock Markets was again curiously mauifested to- day. In the forenoon, when gold was highest, there was a semii-panic in the stock market ana prices sharply declined, Later in the day gold declined, when stocks advanced. On the first flush of the news that the Currency bill had finally passed both went down together, but in the latest dealings they again parted company, gold continuing to go down as stocks rose again. The early decline in stocks was due to the announcement of an injunction against the Lake Shore and New York Central rallways. When, later, it was discovered vhat the injunction was but partial and of really little importance, stocks bounded up quite sharply and became steady and strong, continuing so at the last board, and antil the passage of the Currency bill was positively an- nounced, when the market became heavy, and prices: fell off about a quarter: per cent. Here a feeling seemed to take possession of the strect that Congress had now done its worst, and that as the House conference committee on the Funding bill were strongly opposed to the original Senate bill there was nothing to be feared from that measure. The consequence was a strong reaction, and in the thin market on the street, after the closing of the Long Room, prices advanced to the best of the day, ‘The views of Wall street concerning the Ourrency bill in its form as passed are very conflicting. The measure Js of itself highly, ealoulated to excite very diverse opinions, As far as we are in possession of its details, as It goes to the President for his signature, it seems that no specific provision 1s made for the manner in which the forty-five millions of three per cent# shall be cancelled. In the absence of any di- rect information on this point, we are left to infer that the Secretary or the Treasury must use his currency baiance, and if necessary increase lis gales of gold, {vo procure the requisite currency in order to retire the certificates, In this view of the matter the bill proposes violent contraction, for the three per cents count as reserve in the banks to the extent of three-fifths of their amount. Hence the first effect is a contraction of 27 millions. In the next place, as the new issue of 54 millions of national bank currency will require @ reserve of 15 to 26 per cent, the greenback circulation will be diminished from eight to thirteen millions, making a total contraction of thirty-five to forty millions, to which shouia be added the disturbance of tne money market by the redistribution of twenty-five millions of the banking caplial of the Bastern and Middle Statea, GOVERNMENTS HEAVY AND LOWER. ‘The decline in five-twenties abroad and the decline in gold here had rendered the government market heavy in dealings before the receipt of tne news con- cerning the Ourrency bill, On the publication of the luttor there was a further decline, for the reason that the street sprang to the conclusion that the Secre- tary of the Treasury in belng compelled to use ail his currency to retire the three per cents would be under the necessity of discontinuing his purchases of bonds beyond the amount requisite to keep in force the operation of the sinking fana law. On the other hand it was. argued (and it was this second thought of the sireet which helped the stock market at the close, as just narrated) that the organization of new banks under the law, as just enacted, would be wslow and grada- ual «process, amd hence the operation of the law would have only a remote eff while as fast as the three per cents were retired tbe projectors of the new banks would have to come to New York and buy bonds, ths supplying money to the street as fast as drawn out by the Secretary of the Treasury. As to the ultimate effect on government bonds it was evi- dent (according (o these theorists) that the new banks would require $67,000,090 to deposit agaist their $54,000,000 of currency, wid that they would thus supply a market for governments should the Sec. retary be compelled to cease his purchases, Despite these arguments the government list did not react ag did the stock market, and prices closed steady at the lower range of quotations. The government bought a milion of bonds to-day for the sinking fund, th pursuance Of the July programme, the ofter- ings ab the Sub-Tveasury amounting to neariy five maililons, @ fact which, doubtiess, contributed to ren- der the market weak, SOUTHERN SECURITIES DULL, In the Southern State bonds the Tennessves were strong and higher, and the North Caroilnas lower, The agent in tis city of the State of South Carolina relved proposals for the sale of $100,000 bonds to the sinking fund, The accepted lots were mostly of the recent is8uc of 1867, Which were the cheapest offered, their lower price bemg due to the fact that the cou. pons are payabie in Columbia. The general market was steady and dull, closing as follows:—Tennessee, eX coupon, 66 a 6614; do., new, 65 a 6544; Virginia, eX coupon, 67 2 68; do. new, 07 a 68; Georgia sixes, 85 a 86; do. sevens, 92%; a 98; North Carolina, ex coupon, 52% 9 S34; do, mew, 3514 a 264g; do. special tax, 20% a 27; Missouri sixes, 91% a 92; do., Hannibal and St. Joseph, 92a 9244; Louisiana sixes, 74 w 75; do. levee 81Xes, 77 @ 78; do, do. eights, Q] @ 93; Alabama fives, 73. 76; do. eights, 98 a 100; uth Caroling sixes, $8.0 90; dv., new, $0a 81; sr. kansas sevens, 75 4 70. or" x CLOSING PRICES AT TE S10CK EXCHANGE, The following were the closing prices at the last session of the Stock EXchange:—Canton, 68 & 69; Cumberland, 30 @ 40; Consolidation Coal, 29a 29%; Western Union Telegraph, 54 a 3434; Mariposa, 654 #8; do, preferred, 1575 416; Pacific Mail, 41% bid; Boston Water Power, 18; Adams Express, 08 a 6834; Wells-Fargo Express, 1534 a 16; do. scrip, 2% @3; American Expross, 44%; a 44%; United States Bx- press, 464s a 46%;; New York Central, consolidated, OSX w 0074; do. scrip, 9434; Hartem, 13914 a 140; Erie, 227% & 2314; Reading, 107 a 10744; Michigan Central, 121; Lake Shore, 100); a 10054; Llinols Central, 13934 bid; Cleveland and Pittsburg, 109% a 1095; Chicago and Northwestern, 82% @ 83;.do, preferred, 88}4 0.8844; Cleveland, Columbus and Cincinnati, 8134 bid; Rock Island, 116% bid: Milwaukee and St Paul, 66% a 0634; do, preferred, 8134 @ 81%; Toledo and Wavash, 56% 957; Fort Wayne, #5 95%} Ohio and Missis- sippl, 354 0°86%; Delaware and Lackawanna, 105 )¢ 106; New Jersey Central (ex-dividend), 103% a 1045 Ohicago and Alton, 117 4 118; do. preferred, 117% @ 120; Morris and Essex, 894, 490; Hannibal and St. Joseph, 1163; @ 116%; do. preferred, 121; Iron Mountain, 48% a 50; Boston, Hartford and Erte, 4a 444 Columbus, Chicago and Indiana Central, 207% 2h i HIGASST AND LOWEST PRICES. ‘The following shows the Inghest and lowest prices to-day for the leading stocks: wf azine t lew York Cen. & Hud. consolidat ‘ ae York Ventral & Hudson sortp.. 95 Harlew, 140. New Jerse} tr ‘Wester jon Telegraph. Aig Pacitle Mall.s-s.--sh ss die It is but proper to add that Reading sold at 102 7%, ex-dividend, equivalent to 107%. CLOSING PRICES OF GOVERNMENTS. The following were the final quotations for govern- ment bonds:—United States currency sixes, 113% a 114%} do, do, 1881, registered, 114% a 11534; do. do., coupon, 11474 @ 1163; do. five-twenties, registered, May and November, 11134 a 111343 do, do., 1862, cou- pon, do., 11194 @ 111%; do, do., 1864, do, do., 11134 a 1119; do. do. 1865, do. do., 11134 @ 1114; do, do. 1865, coupon, January and July, 1103, a 110: do., 1867, do. do., 11044 @ 11034; do. do., 1863, do. do., 11044 @ 1104s; do. ten-forties, registered, 108% a 10834; do, do, Coupon, 108 )¢ a 10895. THE COURSE OF THE GOLD MARKET. ‘The fluctuations in the price of gold were as fol- lows:— In the gold loan market the rate ranged from one to five per cent for carrying. The steamer New York, for Europe, took out $50,000 in specie. The Operations of the Gold Exchange Bank were as fol- low! Gold cleared.. + $61,115,000 Gold balances. . 1,811,165 Currency balances, 2,061,931 THE SUB-TREASURY REPORT, The following was to-day’s business at the oilice of the Assistant United States Treasure Gold receipts. Gold payment Gold batance, Currency receipt Currency payment Currency balance, Customs...... SALES AT THE NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANI=. Thursday, July 7—10:15 A. M. 0000 US 6a, "K1, c..63115 20 abs Bank of § of NY SMW00) doce ae MB's 150 Dele Had Caney LS. 00 no: 1676 10000 1088 100 16 I 100 oH 1 18 Wy 89 1009 0 6336 5000 a. 20 Be is it ie itooo as om 40000 % ry ti 92% 10000 aie at Sire ms“ doe a 4000 53° 100 10000 Sng In a 5000 8835 1100 139 10000 a? a0) 10875 Youd ay “to me BN 800 Py 70008 oo 4000 M % 500 Al : 100 oe 28 sino ald st” boo 5000 Us a ie 600 Del 97 boo G4 13000 Dabs ‘6000 gag 1000 Obi & £935 HO COLe AICIatm. He 000 Mike BEERS, tats, 108 G6 shs Ocean Ranks... 87% 30 Bkof New York... 1883— 5 BE of Republic... 120 5 Continental Bk...-.+ 95 One o’Clock P. M. 6544 10she LS AMSRR. 200 do. *y 23 uD 40 10NS 100 200 Mil &8t Paul RR. 100 WO do... 100 100 Tol, Wab & Wit 16 100 suo 400 , mz 4 10000 do... 9434 STREET QUOTATIONS Half-past Five oCleck P. MM. 101 $8 COMMERCIAL REPORT. THURSDAY, July 7~6 P.M. Oorrer.--There was a moderate demand for Rio, but the business was unimportant, Fail prices were demanded for all grades, however, Sales were made in Ballimore of 4,000 bags ex Aqnidneck on privateterme, Other kinds were dull, but unchanged, We auote:—Ria—Urdinary cargoes, Mio. a 103” Wabash, Wy Ohio & Milan’: Abe. 5 fair Dae, a prime do, 1 Java, We, @ do Meracaibo, Mice T6e. a migica, Ibe. a 16 ie mata Rica and Mexican, ‘Ie. a HF gold, duty p: 2OTTON. ~ The busines but with }imites in this staple was only moderate, offerin.m the market was steady and irm: There were aold 1,229 ss, Of which 816’ were spinning, 255° Sor export, and 368 on speculation. ‘or future del but ie. higher, There were wot y the market was only moderately active, ch (ting quiet, however, at the improvement. 11,000 bales basis low middling, for July, at 200 do,, for October, at Ie. *, at 18e., and 20 do., ‘a Ts, aU 180. a IStfe. : w July and Au. » NOrlean, Soran 1 164 ety lag 19x 20 20s, aa 4 riet Was quiet, the offerings of almoat but rates ware generally sendy. full rates pro- nenta were:—To Liverpool, 600 bb and, per steamer, Duwhels wheat at 44d, an jen cotton at yd, Ti don, 15,000 bushels wheat at 624d, and 2,000 bbis. four at 1%, 1 36,500 bushels wheat ‘0 Lilasgow, per ateamer, 100 bbls, Cour at 26. The charters were:-— bbls. petroleum, at da. Ligd. . horn, with 2,200 ‘bbls. da.. at hitadelphla to the Mediterranean, with 6,000 m nrivae termes a brig to (dengag with 4,000 canea nd 2,000 bbs, rosin at ¢ 3 a bark toa di- 009 bbia, petrolenm, a bark, 24 fone, from a | tons, for the same 8. Katy, Receipts, 18,789, bbla, Cour, 100 do. 66,076 busbeis whent, 33.490 do, corn, Gio, do. rye. The fidur market was state, but ‘dul and heavy for the higher terday ‘ations. Extra state for shipmer ed $5 40 a $5 76, with scarcely any ‘Tho wales were about 6,600 bbis. but unchanged, ‘The sales were 475 bbls. was In small supply aud frm, the gales being 100 b araden wt may be below $5 flour was | of the American ly meal was duil but unchanged. We quote 231 4 85 +4 ia B18 5400 675 2m 909 sme bis 8 $m 6 b Round hoop Ohio, ed 690 Round boop Onto, $Me ot bt Lowi 5 60a 600 60 — 650 6168 795 7% — 960 650 0 1025 5508 610 [595 @ 600 5m ey 525 a |, Branayw Ste = =-Wheut was leas active and the market was somewhat frreg- ular. Prime parcels wero d firm, while unsound wheat was irregular and lo rime No. 1 apita; $1.30 a #1 81 was bid on the spot and $1 82 to arrive nex week. Tere was some lative demand for prime No. 2 at $126, The out 121,00) bushels at la BL10 were for rejected and No. 3 spring, #1 158i for unsound No, | pn gy! rest aucune at AUS RT ie i i arah SHarioatial a at goes is for the wales bet for inferior to. prime wow tase EL oe eh iu for yellow. “Of Canede $1 Oe afiizered. Oats were iy at 680, a Oe, for bres marcel wae pe, Hy prices were cloning at Te. mide: for shining, ie. « #1 for rota ote Bt long ry6 atraw aud #0, for short ao. I ots to, sapriy fatuedlate wants, Pesees ere. slendy, bower Wer 'm 20c, tor common to choles waver, at MOLASORS,—The market for all kinds was still doll, as the deroand was confined to amali iota to su} the immediate wants of the trade.” Prices were heavy tebe follow Ola 5 250. 2be. tations :— Cuba—Centrifugal Clayed .. Porto Rico bie. a 700, English Isl a x New Orleans “00. a 95e. rs eae NAVAL Storgs.—The business in spirits turpentine was t, but prices remalnad sendy at y ra qgouucn, gales were 10) Dis. ALBT Hc. a Bho, chiedy at Me. on the dock. | Merchantable lo! ‘yard, were quoted at 37340. Crade turpentine was dull And Bowtie! at ‘Rosin was slow of aale, there being scarcely any ana prices rere heavy, though not quotably lower, bis. Now Fat ad a7 a 63 90 and pale, and No. a 93 16 Btrajped was quoted at 82; No. 2, 72 10 @ $260; No, 1, 98 60 113i a BO; extra do. aud wi A e ¥ fimipgton tar was dull and nominal at ‘O1L8,—Linseed was dull but unchanged, bgp | Ne ind a oderals it 98c.a Me., in ‘8. For Sther‘asueripous'the market was dvd butaieady at ot lane qu OTL CaKE.—-200 tons were sold on private terms. Pornoustaee aie market for crud, in bulk, was quiet, but very firm, holders. lly demanding 143¢c. at the Misiec at Li.nerm, Tease isa tattor price Of erade. ; 180. in bbis., we heard of no sales ; ked Bice Naphtha was quoted at 4 is. were sold. ly Wigon at whi rice 1 b is fanret tor rotted Was dail kad bew oo though the saa jority of sellers refused to it any concession trom yester- re closin, ape A few lots were vifered at 277sc., with Pi ‘ihe sniee were'l,000 bois, iat Be., and 6,000 do. Seer san tie hi hae, ing prices were 273%¢. 28c., erally” Rated, "JobbIag iota were a . ‘2bige. a B0c,, the latter price for prime white, In Philadelphia ‘the ricet was quiet, but fui prices demanded and ob- talon. Sales 2,000 bbls, for Jwy at Bore. rs at 4 ‘August was quoted PRovIsIONS.—Receipts, 880 bbls. pork, 284 packages cut meats. The market for pork was tir, with a moderate de- ‘and small offerings, closing at’ $29 75 for new mens. The salng were €00, bois, at #29 7) for mens, and 820 for oe rs for slaughterera, For being confined to smail Tots, but prices werw steady; salt bbe io lots, within the range of #12 w x16 for plain meas, and” $16 a 818 for extra do. beef was dal, but heard of no si inal at = Beet and nominal at @ 35 for common to chuice Southern and Weate: = were = dul: on was inactive, the smallness of the supply and the firm- Of holders checking bi ness usiness, Lon was quoted at Ic. w 15%4c, Cut meats were quiet, but pi firm, inlly forhams, which were scarce. W. $-Dry Iedand plekled shoulders. 12i(c, a 180.5 pickled 1630. » 2c. for common to choice; smoked 40.5 BLige. Sales Gb Werces bagged’ hams at io. 0 28346. The for Western lard wae dil and. we heard Gy was more sought afver nd ‘commanded ruiber Ngher ales, 450 Herves at Ibe. © ibigen the lader price tor AB. —The market for raw was less active, # moderate demand, but the ofseings Teena =f 8 i Hy ir oe? e fs A fow amall lots were the eloring prices for wholesale lots, THE RESIGNATION OF MARSHAL TOOKER, A number of the personal and political friends of ex-Marshal Tooker, prominent east side citizens, having united in tendering him the comphment of @ public diner “in view of his recent retirement from an office in existence almost from the time of the ii ion of the city government, and ocou- b but the extreme aseiulness of wich Reseed The tse to “develop,” and in whien te dis. layed unexpected executive ability,” that geatle- bean politely, declines the proflered honor. In his letter of declination Mr. Tooker speaks in the kindest manner of his Jate principal, Mayor Hall, and covers the following correspondence, which will remove @ measure the impression generally received of th cause of his retirement: Mayor's OFFICE, June 26, 1870. KRY HALL, Mayor :— 70 fain'Voller iny Fenighation of the office of First Marshal, asking ite acceptance by the 30th Please receive, also, Beans Linco hhsday of my appotnimaeat.” You friend, treated me since y of my appol at — ret Mai alton Avy Seah Josxru H. TooKER, Rag SiR--In and how uccepted {or perauaal ‘reasons outy--T. cannot part present company with you without tea to you my off- lal thanks tor the urbanity, zeal and discretion of your sor- Vices 10 the ofice and to citizens and strangers wrt yoa e » your were in office. Very truly, yo sedand chedie gS eR ew COLLISON ON THE EAST RIVER, Boat Run Down and a‘Man Drowned. Coroner Rollins yesterday afternoon had under in- vestigation at his office, in the City Hail, the case of Daniel Porteus, who was drowned on the evening of the 224 ult, Deceased and John Corcoran were out in a small sattboat, when they ‘ventured across the bow of the ferryboat Oneida, without being seen by the ios. and were run down. Corco;an was re3- cued, while his more unfortunate companion sank to the bottom of the river. The evidence clear! Bhowed the ocgurrence to have been accidental, an such was the verdict; the jury, however, “recom- mended the pitots of ferryb.ais to be cautious in looking ott sharply for ait small boats that may be on tie river and in their track.” Mr. George W. Simonson, pilot of the Onelia, has been thus employed by the Grand Street Ferry Company for thirty one years, and {s one of the most carefal and. competent pilots in the service. RUMORED SUICIDE OF LINGARD. Two gentlemen entered the Coroners Office, Vity Hall, yesterday afternoon, and, after giving'utterancg to some common-place remarks, inquiged if any dead bodies had been found during the day; In explana- tion the gentlemen remarked that James W. Lingard, the actor, formerly connected with te Bowery The- atre, had suddenly disappeared undercircumsinnces which induced the beLef that he had @estroyed hiim- self, It was further stated that owing te hia domestic troubles and ry em. barrassments, Lingaid of iate been very despondent and low spirited.’ On \Wednesday evening lie wrote letters to his wife and other friends, bidding them anaffectionate farewell, ing that they would see him no more alive, Si which tine Mr, Lingard has not been seen. it ts. feared he has gone abourd some one of the ferry boats and jumped tuto the river, Some time since a movement was set on foot with the view of gettlug up a benefit for Lingard, hoping ' thereby to raise means suiticient to enable him to go to Australla to start life anew. The searctt forthe mysteriousiy missing actor 1s still kept up, and will be conuinued ull he shall be found, either dead or alive. CANADIAN AFFAIRS, What the Canadians Ask und De Not Ask of the Home Government—The Lameutatione. of a “Loyal Organ.’ {From the Toronto Globe, July oh The people of Canada do not ask Great Britain to pay one six-pence for their internal government, ‘They do not ask Great Britain to leave one soldier in. Canada, except for imperial purposes. They do not seek to meddle in the slightest degree with the num- ber of troops or ships-of-war Great Britain may think proper from time to time to maintain, And . they are heartily wiiling to contribute their quota according to their population and means toward the defensive force of theempire, But what they ask in return is that thelr soli and their rights and their interests. shall be as closely and jealously re garded and protected by the imperial authorities as those of the people of Scotland or Ireland. What Hey, ask is, that while all the authority of the ritiah government is {nstantly put in motion to coerce the Greek or Spanish government into, gtopping the operations of @ pack of bandits Larboring on their soll, years of open piot. Ung, and recruiting and driiling, and gathering mu- ions of war, avowedly to invade British soli murder British subjects, may not be permit. ted to goon openly for years without even an ex- Planation or pi Wuay they ask ig, that while Tulllions of money are spent and thousands of lives placed in jeopardy in Abyssinia to recover a few Bri- tish captives, Canada may not be invaded by hordes of cutthroats from the United States and her people slaughtered—without the slightest tnterference of re until the rufiang have been defeated and driven back acrogs the lnes—and the smiles and thunks of the British Ambaasador and the laudations of Bag Statesmen and the English ress showered {t is iter astonishment) op resident Grant for his generous and prompt protec tion of the Canadian peopie! Lamentations in Newfoundland. The Hailfax Citizen has a letter dated St. Johns, N. F., June 28, from whieh the following 1s an ex- tracti— There ts no longer any hone of retaining our gar. aon. ‘The Canadian Rifles go in @ month or two and the Arililery in October, * * * The loss o} £30,000 per annum, spent by the troops among our] shopkeepers, will not improve our temper or 17 crease our loyalty, And Lord Granville coidly tei!! us to geu up a militia and police force, * * And then the cost, Where are we going to gi £10,000 a year for such purposes? Had we gone inta Confederation, indeed, titugs would nave been dif at; but we have maue our bed and must lie fer on It. % Zz. ‘