The New York Herald Newspaper, October 5, 1870, Page 4

"Bismarck’s Circular to the Representatives of the North German Confederation. METZ TO BE STARVED OUT, The French Generals Captured at Sedan. DR. JACOBS ARREST IN BERLIN. The Baby Farming Trial in England. The Cunard steamship Java, from Liverpool the 24th ult. via Queenstown the 25th, arrived at this Port yesterday. She brings the latest soreign malls. THE GERMAN ' TERMS ' OF PEACE. Cc t Bismarck’s Circular. ‘The following 1s the text of the circular addressed by Count Bismarck to the representatives of the North German Confederation as to the conditions of peace to be exacted from France:— MEAOX, Sept. 16 1870, cellency is familiar with the circular which M. foreign representatives of Your Ex Jules Favre bas addressed to the { France, in the name of the men for the present holdin, wer in Paris, aud who call themselves, “Le Gouvernement 33 Im Defence Nationa.” I same ‘confidential time, resume that he will WoCreate a belief in the | government, and on the other neutral Powers in favor of = many of the fruits of her victories, and of peace which would make the uext attack of France on Germany more dificult, We cannot pelleve in the sincerity of the desire of the present government to make peace so long as it continues by ite language and ite acte at home to excite the passions of the people and to increase haired and vitterness ‘of & population. stung. D; ‘and to repudiate ip advanc to Germany as unacceptable Dy France. By such a course it becomes tmpossible to make peace, for which the people should be prepared by calm ‘words and in terms corresponding to the gravity of the situa- Tom, tf'we are to believe that negotiations for peace with Us aro honestiy intended. The demand that we should conclude armistice without any tees for our conditions of conid be founded only on the erroneous supposition at we lack military and political judgment, or are indiffer- gnt to the interests of Germany. Moredver, the hope entertained by the present rulers in Parle of a diplomatic or material iutervention of the neutral Powers in favor of France prevents the French ple from seeing the necessity of peace. When the French natin become convinced that they having wantouly conjured up the war, and Germany having had to ight {t out alone, and Wat they must also settle their account with Ger- any’ alone, they wil soon put an end to their resistance ow surely Unavailing. It would be anact of crueity to the meh people ior the neutral Powers to permit the Parisian government io cherish among the peopie hopes of inlerven- fon that cannot be realized and thereby to lengthen the contest. We are far from any inel{- ation to mix in the Internal affairs of France. It immat to us what kind eri a ic thew el the French people shall formally estaplish for themselves. ‘The gouernment of the Emperor Napoleon has hitherto been the only one recognized by us. Our conditions of peace with Rbatever yovernmen , legitimate for the purpose, we may have to neyotiate, are wholly independent of the question ey ure ‘th and by the law of 1 Eee r. The German governments, the de Germany shall be otected uy better boundaries than we bave had erto aca.nst the dangers and violence we have experienced from all French governments for veuturies. As Joug as France remains in possession of and Metz, #0 long is its offensive strategicaily stronger than our defen- five power, 60 far as all Souin Germany and North Ger Many on the left bank of the Rhine are concerned. btras- ourg, in the possession of France, Is gate always wide Opentior attack on souls Germany’ Inthe bands Ot Ger. duany, Strasbourg and Metz obtain a defensive character. In more than twenty wars we have never Leen the aggres- sors on France, and we demand of the latter nothing else than our safely in our own land, so often threatened by her, France, onthe other hand, will regard any peace tbat may be made now as an armistice only, and in order to avenge the present defeat will attack us to the same quarrel- some and wanton manner as this year, as soon as it feels strong enough for it from its own strength or trom foreign alliances. in rendering it dificult for France, from wi fnitiative alone hitherto the disturbances of ‘Europe offensive, we at the sam Interest of Kurope, which From py no disturbance peace is to be fe having had this war forced upun us, which for four years, by our care and by restraiuing the feelings ef our national self-respect so tneeseantly oucraged by France, we Prevented, we mean now fur our future safety to demand the price of our We shall demand only that which we must a to accuse us of just aad equitable Your kxcellency wil make these views your own ARCK. demand. and advocate them in discussions. In a previous circular, dated Rheims, September 18, Count Bismarck points out the necessity of ob- valning better securities than good will as intees agalust anotuer French attack—namely, material securities—and continues thus:—“We can only draw ‘Up our terms of peace with the aim 01 putting obsta- cles in the way of a French attack upon the Ger- mans, and especiaily the hitherto unprotected South German fronuer, 11 such & Manner that we push far back those frontiers, and therewith the starting point of au attack from France, and that we bring into the power of Germany as a bulwark those fort- eases witu which France has threatened us.’’ SIEGE OF METZ. A French Sortie and Its Repulse=The Star- vation Process. A correspondent of the London Times with the Prussian army before Metz, writing on the 20th of September, says:— On the day MacMahon was attacked at Sedan Ba- @aine made his sorue near Courcelles, It is sur- prising thut so litue has been heard of this batue, or, rather, of these two battles, The attack was made in (he first instance at about ten at night, and Jasted from avout ten till one, wien the French Were driven buck, or at least withdrew, wita heavy losses. It was renewed again at dawn on the foliowing day and continued until nay, eleven A. M., but with this digerence in result, tbat the Hrench sutiered on the second occasion far more Reavily than on the first, The Prussians lay on the ground with their knapsacks in trout of them, over which they fired. ‘1 French had, of course, to advance standing, and their loss was awfal. Yet whey mever faced the Prussians at Courcelles in @ manner that couid be compared to the determination With which the Prussians met them under far more disadvautageous Circumstances at the heights of Hpicheren. Courceiles, as we tn front of it can know, divas decided the fate of Metz. We know that 4% «must surrender. The Prussians have set ttheir heart on Mt, and, if I can believe in they say, they would rather wake Metz than Paris, With the stone ‘Wails the Prussians say they do not mean to medale, They seem far too weil advised to run unnecessary Tisks. The stone walls they Know cannot hurt tham, Dut the men inside them can. They haye only to Dide their timettil the great hosts which Le within them) are reduced to the level of children; they have only to wait Lill, according to the usages of ‘civil- ized” war, the women and children in the city are starved ot, and then till the army ia reduced by attenuation to such @ state that the stone ‘walls aud great bastions, the moats and covered causeways, and all the great defences which Might make even cowards brave, will become use- Jess in the bands of a iamished crowd. ‘There will be no blood-stained ruins here, but there will be as bad; there will be houses filled with dead and dying, or almost empty, and echoing only to the holiow yolce of famine. Heaven forgive us all—for as a Christian I cannot but feel that if Metz is starved it will bea spectacle to shock the world. ‘You have not seen what I have; you have not seeu the miserable traces of starvation; you have not seen, as | have, what real starvation js, with all ts horrors, not of grown men suffering, but of Women and little children; I have; but yet I dread the day when we sliall enter Metz atter it has been starved. arved’”’ in writing or in print is only a articiple; think for a second of what it means, done jeilberately, systematically, skilfully, and by force ‘To 260,000 people. I would not dwell on the repul- sive horrors of Sedan; I would not dweil on th abject suiferings of the French ners; nor can dweil, for 1 have not seen it yet, on what the suffer. Metz must be, where people are kept till they die of hunger unless tucy yield. The ‘troo) will take ail the provisions, and then th what the condition of the women and children will be. On Saturday, while at the rons the officer drew my attention to a balloon at had been sent up from Metz. He at once ex- claimed, “Zhere will be a sortie to-night.’’ All night ‘we anxiously waited an ‘ack, but towards mid- Bight three guns were fired at intervals of one jute. Nothing came of it, We therefare concluded it was a signal to countermand the sortie, uring the day we could distinctly ear the bands ie ians have now 8 tele- ing ip The Pruss: raps comumatication all around Metz, by which jeans they are cnabicd to collect over 8,000 men in one spot within the space of fifteen minutes, and upon a late occasion I had the opportunity of observ- ing, when the assempoly sounded, that within twenty-eight minutes a force of 22,000 men, consist. ing of every branch of the service, were in full marching order ready to proceed to the front. FRENCH GENERALS CAPTURED AT SEDAN. Ast ef the French Generals and the Corps to Which they Were Attached Captured at Sedan. ‘The Berlin Correspondent, under date of Septem- ber 20, gives the following as the list of the French NEW Generals who were captured when the Emperor capitulated after the battle of Bedan:— First Army Co. neral Ducrot, commander of Corps; Genervl Joly Frigola, commanding artillery; General Pelle, commanding Second divi- neral L’Hevilier, commanding Thisd divi- sion; General Lart! commaading Fourth dtyi~ sion; General Michel (now dead), commanding cav- alry; Brigadier General De Montmarie, First bri+ gade; Bi ier General Grandil, Second brigade, and brig re Generais Lefevre, Pateretire-Court, Fraboulet de Kerleadec, De Bella Mare and Lefores- tier de Vaudoeuvre commanding cavalry brigades, Fifth Army Corps—Division General Goze; Gene- ral de |’Abadie d’Agdrin, commanding Second dl vision; Brigadier Geveral Abbatuccl, commanding Second division; De Mauzieres, chie! of stat; Briga- dier Generals Saurin and Baron Nicolas-Nicolas, Seventh Corps—Division General Felix A commanding corps; General Renson, chief ef staf; General Lous Doulrelaine; Brigadler General Dé St. Huatre, commanding First division; General Lieberd, commanding Second division; General Brodas, commanding Third division; Division Gene- ral Baron Ameil, commanding cavalry; and Briga- dir Generais De Ya Bastide and De Licgard. Twelfth Corps—General Lebrun, commanding corps; Brigadier General Gresiey, chief of staff; General Grandchamp, commanding First division; General Lacretele, Second division; General do Vassoigne, Third division; General aOuvrier dé Villegly, commanding artillery; Division General Bucape; Brigadier Generals Cambriels, Marquiseau, Reboul, Cadart, Lavaske and Bertrand. ne} Wimpfen with his stam is not included, because he was accorded the Senet to leave before the sur Tender was consummated; and Marshal MacMahon 4s nov mentioned, because he, when the capitulation took place, lay wounded fn a Village near Sedan, ‘The actual number of prisoners irom each corps 18 as follows:—First cory 83,6005 Fifth come 11,106; Seventn corps, 46,618; t corps, 25, GERMANY. Tho Arrest of Dr. Jacobi, a Leading Prus- sian Democrat. The North German Gazetie, commenting on the arrest of Dr. Jacopi, the Prussian democrat, on account of nis violent speech against the dismem- berment of France, says:— The government have taken & more serious view of this agitation than has formerly been the case; for, if a single Separatist sets himself in opposition to forty millions, no very great importance is attached to him, It should, however, be considered that the resolution and speech of Dr. Jacobi find their level not only in Germany but also in France, and that the newspapers there, which daily paim of on,their readers such monster lies respecting Ger- many, would not be candid enongh to that the attitude of Dr. Jacobi excites with us mere! rien | of the shoulders. They are already making capi! out of this speech and glorifying Spars in Germany which pronounces against territorial compensation, 4s drawing material for encouraging the masses to further resistance. Looked at from this point of view Dr, Jacobi’s agitation tas quite different sig- nificance. 10 furnish encouragement to our ene mies 13 just as wrong as to supply them with weapons for continuing the war. King William’s Tonst. The Provincial Correspondence states that on the day after the capitulation of Sedan the King of Prussia at dinner gave the following toast:— We must to-day, out of gratitude, drink the health of my brave army. You, War Minister Von Roon, have sharpened our sword; you, General Moltke, have guided it; and you, Count Bismarck, have for years by political m: ment brought Prussia to its present elevatiol et us, then, drink to the army, to the three I have named, and every one else present, who, according to bis abilty, has contri- buted to the present success. ENGLAND The Baby Farming Case Trinl—Conviction and Sentence of the Murderess. ‘The trial of Margaret Waters, the infamous woman Whose business it was to take infants to nurse for 3 consideration and then to get rid of them by starva- faon or drugs, was concluded at the Centrai Criminal Court, London, on the 23d September. The trial occupied three days. She was indicted for the mur- der of au infant three weeks old. The close of the case is thus reported in tho London Zimes:— The jury gt and on retarning into conrt, after an interval of about three-quarters of an hour, said, through their foreman, they found the prisoner guilty of murder, On being asked then by the Clerk of Arraigns if she had anything to say why the sentence of death should not be passed upon her, the prisoner said ‘the condition in which the children were found had been exaggerated. Inthe first place five were not lying on @ sofa, There were two, one aged three weeks old and the other five; and on two chaira in @ basinet were two other children in @ clean and comfortable bianket and on pillows One wasa beautiful, fat child, and that was fed thrice a day with bread food. ‘The boy Cowen, she said, wasa very fine child, and she was very much pleased with it; but it aid not seem to get on, whatever she did. ih and diarrhoea setin, and she wenton apply- ing borax and honey to its mouth, but to no pur , She applied a pennyworth of laudanum in six drops of brandy on flannel to his bowels, hoping to relieve him. At length she had recourse to Dr. Harris. He ‘was a homcopathust, and the way Ghat doctors of that class did was to leave their medicines for two or three days, with instructions thatif patient became worse they were to be sent for. ‘bat was what Dr. Harris did in this instance. The child @id not ¢ worse, and she did not send for him. He came, owever, four days afterwards. Her sister had a bad breast at that time, and could not suckle the child, She could not say when next Dr, Harris came, but be saw the ehild three times. He after- wards asked her to pay nim two pounds for atten ance, ad “Have these people any money?’ She repli that they were pretty well of, upon which he asked if he could not send in a bill to them. She said ne could do just as he liked about that. He saw the children up stairs and advised her to admit plenty of air into the place, He also advised her “to give it up,’’ or otherwise she would get into trouble, He got bis money, appeared quite Satisfied and then went away. She was sorry to fay she had ied a@ life of deceit and false- hood, and nothing she could now say could suiiciently express her abhorrence of it. But fuilty of murder she was not, nor of contribut- ing, in the smallest degree, to the death of the citld and with death and eternity before her, staring lire in the face, she solemnly called God to witness that she was as innocent a3 @ child unborn. The child Cowen, she said, was intended for a purpose. She knew a couple in afMuent circumstances, and they Wanted a male child. She undertook to get them one, and they promised to lavish upon it the fondest attention, They only wanted something to live and care Jor, and the death of the child Cowen was a oss. to her im @ pecuniary point She did all fm her power for the child, and for all the other children. With refez- ence to the children who died at the workhouse, she complained that they had been taken from her house early in the morning, before being dressed or Jed and in their wet clothes, first to the Lambeth Police Court, where they were kept in that state unul late in the afternoon, and then to the work- house. Nevertheless, she was held responsible for the death of those little ones; but again she said she was innocent of that foul crime as any one of ‘the little children that had perished. The Lord Chief Baron, having assumed the black cap, proceeded to pass sentence of death, his voice at times faltering with emotion, Addressing the prisoner, he said, the painful and terrible duty was imposed upon him of passing sentence of deathjupon her. She had been convicted, after a trial of nearly three days’ duration, by a jury who had patiently, calmly and deliberately investigated her case, o1 the greatest crime that could be committed by a human ese She undertook the charge of that poor innocent child, and while it was in her care and keeping, by the conduct she had adopted towards it, by shame- ful and scandalous negiect in not providing It with sumMcient food and nourishment; by the administra- tion al drugs calculated to put an end to its life, and by depriving it of the chance of any medical atten- dance when it most needed it, she had been the means of consigning it toan early and premature death. If there was any truth in the state- ment she had just made, or ifon any other ground she was entitled to @ merciful consideration, she must appeal to anotier tribunal than that, for he nad_no power to mitigate the sentence, nor to deal with her otherwise than the law required. He feared in addition to that oor child, others had become victims to her humanity, Four, or at least three of them, had been done to death by her. It was necessary that the strong arm of the law should vindicate the jus fice of the country and take up the case of those or innocent children. It pained him to ad- ress those words to her—tne last she would hear In @ court of jJustice—put it remained for him to pass the sentence of the law upon her. If she could appeal upon any ground in any hope of relief or mitigation of punishment to any ether tribunal, he trasted that appeal would be heard, and that she would receive that mercy which he had no power to extend. ‘Ihe learned judge then passed the sentence of death m the form pre- scribed by law, adding that she would stand com- mitted to the custody of the high sheriff of Surrey. in whose jurisdiction the crime was committed, and the sentenco would be executed; that her body would be buried within the precincts of the prison in which she should be last confined, and might the Lora have mercy upon ner soul! The prisoner was afterwards asked y, the Clerk of Arraigns if she had anything to say why execution ofthe seutence should bestayed. She did not at first perceive the meaning of the question, but on its being explained to her privately by Mr. Jones, the Governor of Newgate, she made a sign in the ne« gative aud was removed from the bar. Sarah Eliis, the sister of the convict, then pleaded “Gulity”’ to a misdemeanor for conspiring to obtain money by false pretences in relation to the children referred to in the preceding trial, JULES FAVRE. M. Jules Favre and the English Workingmen. The folowing letter to the English workingmen from M. Julea Favre was to have been presented snd read at the Trafaigar square demonstration in Lon- don on the i7th of September. but owing to the Se YORK delay of tho bearer tt did not arrive in London until two days alter the meeting took place:— MINISTRY OF FORRIGN AFPAIRS, Tor Vioe Perewent ov THe GOVERNMENT OF THN NA TIONAL DRYENOR, MINISTHR OF FORRIQN AFFAIRS, TO ur ENGLIBN DRLRGA TRO! — GRNTLEMEN—I feel aveply moved by the step you have to order to express to ine your generous in favor of France. In this noble impulse of ag oart I recognize the healthful aaeeneee of your institu. tions and of y pendence of character. for my country that it Lm { resemble oye that may more ‘more be influenced by the ideas i oh Seeediele your greatness, Bay, 1 Del Fores wn rymen that Frauce couats upon them. present Bitte opin on ta sovaralen, nad ws sovereign ina the right to dictate ils laws; and whate, er success don mere may atten: force, justice and rfzht will in the end triumph, 1 regret that my duitles keep me in Waris. I should have been proud to be among you on Monday. In apirit I aball be arngng you, nd when you shall do me the honor to 7) your free countrymen, my spirit will dictate to you th wreaaton of my sincery graliiude and my patriotic affection and say i loudy, that we have always hated war; that 8 ‘love that If she will Be just to us If she 3 ph net ry ated Lp A s mye lon and our ruil ene us re wo for 1 hatred - which been kindled. with “auch. fatal ‘ro- bas been suts, If in our accomplishment of this work of ro] , tion the noble English peopie act as mediator, at wil, in sateties Tens eal Sica oe wee Viligation, ou, jemen, as de! tne Eng- fish people to acetyl ycursalves and offer to your aamutes men the expression o( my sentiments of be ‘fendabip aod Tasting eateor, ULES FAV. 11 Sari EMpsER, 1870, Panis, THE IMPERIAL EXILE. Louis Napoleon Interviewed at Wilhelms- hohe. A Correspondent of the London Standard gives the following as tho result of an interview with the falien Emperor:— Rabattien ite eth Liue If Lam asked what was the predominant im) ston lefton me by the conversation which followed, reply unhesitatingiy the strong feeling of the Ein- peror with respect to England. Almost the first Words that passed his lips were an expression of gratification at the numerous letters of condolence po he had recelved “since his misfor- nea? in persons who were perfect strangers to him, an‘ there was nothing on which he seemed to dwell with 80 much pleasure a3 on tho advance which has been made during his reign in the cordial understanding Letween the two countries, “When I came to Paris,” he said, “there were still great re- mains of the old ill-feehng;” and be dweit with marked cation on the chat that had since taken place. He was much «interested, too, in the condition of Engiish feeling at the present time, que-tioning me Closely on the subject, and ex- Pressing his regret at the tone assumed by @ portion of the Loadon press. Tho monstrous statement of his having misappropriated some fifty muilions of the votes seemed particularly galling to him. “Aa if,” he said, “i could possibly have done such @ tung even if I had desired it.’ He spoke most feelingly also of the terrible catas- trophe of the Captain, expressing the strongest sympathy, and dweiling upon some of the detalis of the accident in & Manner which showed fully the interest ha had taken in it. The assistance given by Eaogland to bis wounded soldiers nad evidently sisg ® great impression upon him. Speaking Of France, and of tho present condition of affairs there, bis tone—Which in dealing with other mat- ters had been earnest, but not uncheerful—saddened visibly, and ho sighed heavily a8 he spoke of the state of things at Lyons and else- where, and of a not impossible {future in store tor Paris, There was not te slightest appear- ance of resentment in the way in which he spoke of the changes that had receatiy taken place, but a terrible toreveding of what might come. { ven- tured to express @ hope that ali might yet go well, and that, before 1ong, we might see him once more at the Tuileries. He sat for some moments silent; then, with a sigh, turned again to me and said, “No one can tell; RO one can tell, sir, What May happen now,” THE DOCTORS’ INBROGLIO. Dr.’Merrill Discharged—How Citizens Are Ar- rested and Imprisoned—Siguing Warrants and Commitments in Blank. The inquest in the case of John FAnchan, late of No. 19 Albany street, who was alleged to have died from the effects of malpractice at the hands of Dr. J. N. Merrill, the attending physician, was yesterday taken up before Coroner Flynn, at the City Hall, For reasons best known to the Coroner Dr. Shine vacated the clerical chair, which was taken by Dr. Morton, who read to a jury of medical gentlemen tne statemenis of the widow and sister of the deceased, Teduced to writing some days ago. Before the reading, however, ex-Jndge Stuart, counsel for Dr. Merrill, arose and said he believed there had already been an investigation and an autopsy in this case, or what purported to be one, which he characterized as informal and flicgal, inasmuch as such proceedings were not had in the présence of the Coroner. Judge Stuart, in continua- tion, said he believed the warrant for Dr. {Merrili’a arrest was not signed by Coroner Flynn, and conse- quently it was a forgery, and the counsel thought the same of the commitment which con- signed his cnent to the Tombs and kept him there for several hours. The Judge characterized the ar- Test a8 an Outrage, and said it was not done tofur- ther the ends of justice, but to gratify private malice and for revenge. Counsel asked Coroner Flynn tf he had signed tho warrant and commitment in the case of Dr. Merrill, and the Goraner was understood to say that he ight not to have done s0 in this particular case. Coroner. Flynn sald that when absenting himself from the city he was in the habit of signing warrants and commit- ments in blank, leaving them for,his aeputy (Sbine) to fill up, beileving that he (Shine) had power to do 80, a3 he wasa commissioner of Jeeds. Shine, not- withstanding the declaration of his superior that ne may not have signed the process which deprived Dr. Merrill of his liberty, in a somewhat excited manoer asserted that Coroner Flynn had signed both the warrant and commitment, Judge Stuart persisted in saying that all the pre- vious proceedings had in the case in the absence of the Coroner weie Illegal and @ fraud, Dr. John A. Robinson, of 184 Grand street, who was called in consultation thirty hours before Line- han’s death, testified at considerable lengtn. He found deceased suifering excruciating pain, legs drawn up, pulse small and frequent, tongue coated, and the Doctor described the other syinptoms in de- tail. In conciusion, the Doctor said he considered the case one of biltous cholic; in « conversation with Dr. Merrill ater the death of the patient Dr. Merrill informed him that he had given a certificate of death to the effect that Lineli peritonitis, the result of perspir tion; the witness then said, * ou have committed yourself,” and when asked why he did so in reply said “he had been talked into it by Dr. Snine aud others.” This Dr. Shine, who waa cross-examining the witness, denied, and said ho had not seen Dr. Merrill immeutately after the death of Linehan. The case was then submitted to the jury, who found “that deceased came to hia death from perl- tonitis, the result of obstruction of the bowels.” There not being a taint of suspicionof any mal- Practice on the part of Dr. Merriil in treating de- ceased, he received the congratulations of his friends, with whom he left the court. Before leay- ing, Judge Stuart announced that he should take pronypt action for false arrest and impnsonment, in consequence of which his client had been 80 great @ sufferer both tn body and mind, * Thus the attempt of Dr. Shine to injure the profea- sional reputation of Dr. Merrill by causing his illegal Qrrest on & grave charge out of revenge for having himself been arrested for committing an unwarrant- able and brutal assault on Dr. Merrill in a sick room has proved a disastrous fallure, and for which tn turn he may be made to suffer. Below will be found the names of the medical gen- tlemen composing the jury, whom Dr. Shine had summoned personally, doubtless with the belief that their opinions as to the cause of Linehan’s death would correspond with his own and result in 5 he of censure, if nothing more, against Dr. lerrill, Their names are J. 0, Morton, M. D.: H. W. Good, M. D.; Stephen J. Clark, M. D.; J. F. Chauveau, M. D.; Thos. 0. Finnell, M. D.; John O'Toole, M. D. THE EAST. wards of Two Thousand Lives Lost—Dre: ful Scenes of Suffering. The Roman Catholic bishop at Batang, o% the confines of Thibet, China, and Burma, sends to India a terribie account of an earthquake in that region, affecting an area of 180 by 90 miles, The event occurred on the 11th of April, and his last letter is dated the 30th of May. Considering that the missionaries there can communicate only by Shanghal, the transit of the letters has been rapid Last year, 1t may be remembered, there was a very destructive earthquake tn the, in one sense, adjoin- ing British district of Cachar.’ A shock at fiye in the morniag and a stronger shock at noon were followed atsunset by an earthquake which levelled the whole town and Killed or bruised half the population, Tae missionaries escaped to their garden, and only one of their servants perisbed, The “large and splen- did” Lamaseri, inhabited by 3,000 Lamas, fell with 4 crash. The Chinese offictal reporta, which Dr. Chauvean tells us are a little exaggerated, estimate the loss of human life at 413 Lama priests, fifty> seven soldiers and 2,812 “common people.’? series Of earthquake shocks were felt as far ag Pung-mon-tang, the place at which Mr, T. T. Cooper met Seer Suggut Sing, the Nepaulese Ambassador in 1868. The village and many others are destroyed, and somany of the authorities and oie ons been buried under tho ruins of their ON where. “the Imperial highway from Pekin to Lhassa seems, and 1s srld to be now, totally impracticable near Kong-dze-tin by the tall of @ mountain and the sud- dea upbeaving of @ new one.” What It Has Done for the Trot- ting World. The Abuses It Has Corrected and the Impotus Given to tie Sport—Its Location and Its ° Buildings—How Providence Fashion. ablos Feel Over ths Gloomy Pros- pects Preceding the Opening Day of the Autumn Meeting. PROVIDENCE, Oct. 3, 1870. ‘To-morrow has been set down as the opening day of the autumn trotting meeting at Narraganset Park—an event hailed with delight by all turiites in the country. Since this assoolation for the tmprove- ment of the breed of horses opened its gates to the public—threo years ago—and the community of gen- tlemen interested in the objects for which it was organized were convinced that Amasa Sprague in his Alexandrian way, with bis Macedonian pha- lanx of wealth and fair dealing, would be at the ead of its management, ifs success was assured, and to-day, as its owner stands guy like @ Colossus in the commerolal world, attaining greater growth fnd strength as éach day goes by, so Narraganset Park, itke @ jowel, glitters radiantly from an emi- nence which uo other like association in the land has reached, The seoret of its wonderful pro- gress is easily told. We all know that “to err ts human;” it 1 @ part of man’s heritage; hence the necessity of human laws to hold in check and punish the bad for the protection of the good. ‘These truths are particularly pertinent when applied to the sports of the turf, and the laws and rules enacted by Narraganset to operate as a check upon the unrestrained exercise of the evil propensities of the dishonorable, whose names are legion among turimen, nave not remained as a dead letter, and thetr code of laws unused, but they have been en- forced, and when any conniving scoundrel of a ariver has striven to throw dust in the eyes of its officers for @ bad purpose he has found to his cost that they were not of the class to wink at wrong, but to expose venailty whenever detected, to remove the evil and nip it in the bud. In turf reform in the trotting world Narraganset took the lead of all the associations in the country. Its management appre- clated the truth that to be successful in what they had mapped out they must begin at the root of “the evil, They did. Only eMcient and honest mr‘p, adie and desirous of executing the rules made, were ap- pointed as judges at the annual meetipZs, ana with- out fear or favor they discharged (pir duty to the public, to the association aud to/themselves. “Be- Tore I anall suffer wrong to ‘be practised upon my course I would plough it up and use its buildings for firewood,” sald Amasa Sprague, and he meant it. Nether he nor those associated with him pave cared aught to curry favor with horsemen“or note as a bid for thelr patropages théy would never permit incomperens W6H who have a little outside reputa- tion ag-*‘gooa fellows’? to enter the judges’ stand @n0 ‘pass upon the different contests, nor would they for a moment countenance the presence in such re- sponsible positions, as is too often the case on other tracks, of these who are in collusion with tricksters and who boldly rob the public by awarding racés to those least eéntitiod to them. The leaven of reform created by Narraganset has already done much among the honest turfmen of the country to elevate the sport, and in time, with the hearty co-operation of sister associations, will yet do more, until such @ barrier shall be ereoted that the perpetration of frauds will be the exception and not the rule. . A trotting meeting here 1s always hailed delight by the, entire amusement loving communt- ties of the Eastern States. Its fairness in the dis tribution of heavy purses, and the exercise of all the honorable attributes already referred to, has made it such a favorite that many—and with justice, too— Say that “there is not another track like tt in exist- ence.” It is also in great favor with the trotting elements in tne West and South, and where a few years ago in the latter sections of our land nothing but running horses were known or would be owned by breeders of prominence, the trotting horse is now bred and reared for his speed and con- sequent prospective value. The old prejudices against trotting, by the magnificent purses given by Narragansett, were undermined, and when the. breeders of the South and West noted what estima- tion was here placed upon the first class trotter, and the price it would bring and the enthusiasm its per. formance was halied with by assemblages of tens of thousands, their reasonings swept away the old cob- webs of objection and prejudive against the trotter, and their personal interests caused them to turn their attention to their breeding as well as those of runners. This Narraganset, more than any other association, has, with the other of ita victories, achieved, and ail owners of valuable horses, and those with hearts big enough to love the sports of the turf, turn with a profound obetsance to its man- agement jor the good work they have accomplisned. Narraganset Park 18 but @ “step or two” from the line of Providence proper. It delightfully situ- ated and tne drive thereto one of the loveliest char- acter in the bright days of autumn’s glories. Lordiy mansions, fields of beauty and villages of thrift are on the way, Short as it 1s, and the eye never tires of drinking in the sweetness of the scene. Elmwood is passed, and its villas everywhere petoken wealth and respectability, ‘Trees, brilliant in their hues of scarlet, emerald and russet, line the road, and everywhere, marshatled in attractive array, are groves aad ponds to add variety to the marvellous landscape. £ass Elmwood and its picturesque sur- roundings, speed by Mashapaug and Spectacle ted with thelr mammoth icehouses and yanks of greenwood, and the village of Sprague- ville, looking like an encampment, the houses of the operatives who day by day attend xe countless spindles working away as though instinct with Lite and intelligence in the mills close by, looms up simulianeously with the hign white fence surrounding the track. None of the thousands who have visited it and felt rejoiced that they did 60 have ever spoken aught of its beauties and con- venient location. Nature has done much for its surroundings, Sockanossett hill on the north and Neutacon-Kaaut hill on the south give the adjacent with country that boldness that makes the landscape so agreeable. Of its gorgeous grand stand, its recep- tion parlors for ladies, its parlors for gentlemen, its roomy rooms for conversation and consultation, ita unique judges’ stands and convenient pool rooms tittle need here be said. ‘They are Known to be the finest of any similar buildings in the country, The stables are very nume- rous and 80 pleasant that trainers and ail whose business it is to be about the horses Btalled therein are loud in their praises of them. Nothing that money can obtain tending to the con- venience and comfort of all concerned has been left undone in the arrangement and establishment of Narraganset Park. During tue approaching meet- ing every facility will be extended for the quick transportation from the city to the track of all who Wish to attend the races. Ample accommodations have been made in the way of both horse and steam cars, and they will leave ventral potuts prompuy and in quick succession, ‘Shere are now tn the stables at the Park nearly all the many horses entered for the splendid purses of the meeting. The class of horses 1s much betcer than tne average, the fields are large, and with good Weather the greatest success will certainly aivend it. Speaking of weatner,*{it must be said that Providence is under a cloud to-day. It has been very disagreeable, in factone of the worst of days that the clerk of the weather has here chronl- cied in months, From early morning the rain de- scended and the wind blew and beat upon the city, its streets and inhabitants until they pronounced it, in prospective of the race meeting, ‘too bad.’ Mi! Fashion has stayed indoors all day, and the mental mist and jog that hung upon her mund could onl: be equaliea by the dripplug leaves, moist earth and ‘Wet gras outside—visions with the race track sod- den with the rain; of the road, its hard surface beaten into wud; of the grand stand, cold, dreary and damp; of the barouchs, hot and ciose, in its drawn covers, and of a time of general discomiort, foated across her eyes as she held the curtaius apart, until, Wwearled of (heir {ll features, she shut them out and made—that mystery of human operations—her toilet supplant the doubt of the morrow. The turf ites already in town shared in the general disap- pointwent, and no mariner ever cast his eye more anxiously to Windward than they have done in at- tempted divination of the secret lecked up in the clouds, Bedtime to-night matters look bad in this wise for the opening day, but all retired with the wish that ilicy might awaken tn the moroing With a clear sky overhead, 80 mote it be, First Day of the Aunual Horse Fair at Narraganset Park—Capital Trotting—Lady Hughes tho Winner of the Three Minute Purse, and Belle Strickland of the Purse for Horses that Never Boat 2:27. PROVIDENCE, Oct, 4, 1870. The northeast storm which raged so furiously yesterday over this city spent its wrath before daybreak this morning, the clouds broke away and @ dright sunshine greeted the spectators of the sport incident to the opening of the autumn trotting Meeting at Narraguuset Park. The events of the of Lady ughes ngths i Lady feat. tas ly A day were two—boyD mile heats, best three in five, L. B, Brown’s brown gelding Rocket, Harry Brad- ley’s roan horse Andy Johnson, William H. Wood- ruff’s chestnut mare Gypsy, Alex. Patterson's bay in harness, The first was a purse of $500, for horses that had never trotted better than three minutes; $325. to Orst, $125 tu second and $50 to third. For this there were fourteen ontries—-W. 0, Chapin’s bay mare Nancy Sykes, Dan Mace’s black gelding Contraband, Edwin Thornes’ bay stallion Sentinel, Benjamin 8, Wright's brown mare Moscow, ‘thomas Carpenter's bay mare Another Such, George G. Thayer's bay horse Jack, 0. HB. Whippie’s chestnut mare Nellie, mare Laty Hughes, J. J. Bowen’s bay gelding Billy Butler, William H. Borst’s bay gelding Doubtful and B. F. Acker’s bay horse Kansus Pet. Of these Nancy Sykes, Sentinel, Moscow, Jack, Rocket and Billy Butler were withdrawn, leaving eight starters. ELady Hughes was a great favorite in the pools, Contraband selling for second choice, Another Such third and the others as the field, Before the race the owner of Lady Hughes went up in the judges’ stand and entered a formal protest against Contra- band starting. When asked for his proof he pro- duced Mr. J, D. Chase, the manager of Piscatquiea Park, of Foxcroft, Me., who made aMdavit thas on the 4th of July, 1866, Contraband trotted and won a Tace in three straight heats on that track, the time being 2:36, 2:37 and 2:38; and that he was the driver of one of the contesting horses at the time, This settled the matter, and Contraband was compelled toleaye the track, betng ruled out by the judges, The second race was for a purse of $2,000, for horses that had never trotted better than 2:27— $1,300 to first, $500 to second’ and $200 to third. ‘Those entered for this race were F, J. Nodine’s cheat- nut mare Belle Strickland, George M. Rollinson’s spotted gelding Colonel Lakeman, Dan Mace’s bay gelding Harry Harley, 0. A. Hickok’s brown mare Western Girl, W. 8. Briggs’ bay gelding Twang, L, B. Brown's chestnut gelting Locust, M. Roden’s Diack stallion Charles BE. Leow, Budd Doble’s black mare Jesse Wales, F. W. Burnham's chestnut mare None Such, and White & Doolittle’s bay ge.ding Ed. White, Of these the bay gelding Twang was the only one withdrawn, leaving nine starters. Charles KE. Leow was the favorite with the betting fraternity before the start. THE FIRST TROT. ‘ First Heat.—Andy Johnson was op ‘tho inside, The norses were sent away“at the fifth attempt, Gypsy leading, Andy” Johnson next, Lady Hughes third, Kansas Pet fourth, and the rest straggling bebind. On the turn Gypsy opened the Pavanced position which she attained at the sb rt, and at the quarter pois passen in thirty-seve) seconds—was two lengths in front, Andy Johnsol second, Lady Hughes third, and the rest as before, Down the backstretch Lady Hughes struck a fine gait and went up to Andy Johnson's wheel, and as the half-mile pole was reached the order was, Gypsy three lengths in front, Andy Johnson @ neck in advance of Lady Hughes, Another Suca fourth, and the balance so far behind that they werealread. practically out of the race. Time to this point, 1:1: At the three-quarter pele. Lady Hughes collared Gypsy at such a rattling pace the tatter went into the air, and both the Lady and Johnson gave her the a They came into the puesta tet in ne ini; bal néar the drawgate Johnson fell back t fourth place. The struggle was close and the ex- citement quite keen as théy came sweeping along to the score. But Lady Hughes had too much speed for her competitors, and won.the heat by a length; Kansas Pet second, half a length ahead of Gypsy, and Andy Johnson fourth. Anotner Such, Nellie an Doubtful were distanced. Time of the heat, 2:33 14. Second Heat.—Andy Johnson had the best of the send-off, Gypsy second, Kansas Pet third ana Lady Hughes last. Going around tne lower turn Gypay went to the front, and at the quarter-pole— in thirty-nine seconds—she led her competitors two lengths, Andy Johnson second, one length in ad- vance Hughes, and Kansas Pet fourth, Down the backstretch Andy Johnson broke up, and before he could be caught fel back to fourth posi- tion. At the half-mile pole—in 1:1:—Gypsy still nela one Me ahead was le Andy Johnson. the lower turn Lady Hughes went up to Gypsy in gallant style, and at the three-qaarter was lead- ing her a length. Kansas Pet followed the example of Lady Hughes, and made a successful effort to cut down Gypsy, who was compelled to take third post- tion. Ail efforts for the Pet to reach Hughes were fruitless, and the latter passed under ihe string winner of the heat by a length, Kansas Pet second, four lengths in front of Gypsy, who was half a tees advance of Andy Jounson, Time of the ea! 3 Third Heat.«Andy Johnson again had a alight lead on the turn. Lady Hughes took first position and led Gypsy one length, An Jonnson third and Kansas Pet fourth. At the quarter pole, which was passed in thirty-six seconds, Lady Hughes Was three lengths in front, Gypsy second, one length ahead of Andy Johnson, who was ten lengths in ad- vance of Kansas Pet, As the hallemile pole was reached—in 1:i6—their positions remained as before, with Lady Hughes trotting in such style that it was a@ foregone conclusion she would keep her place, On the lower turn Kansas Pet was taken in nand, and trotting very prettily overtook Andy Johnson at the three-quarter pole. They rattled down the home- stretch in elegant style and went under the string— Hughes winner of the heat and race, three jengths in advance of Gypsy; Kansas Pet third, naif alength ahead of Andy Johnson. Time of the heat, 2:34. Kansas Pet took second money and Gypsy third prize, The following is a SUMMARY. NARRAGANSET PARK, October 4.—Purae $500— For horses that nave naver trotted better than three minutes; $325 to the first horse, $125 to the second and $60 tothe third, mue heats, best three in five, in harness. A. Patierson entered b. m. Lady Hughes.... 1 1 1 B. F. Ackers entered b, h. Kansas Pet. 22°73 W.H. Woodrurf entered ch, m. Gypsy. 3 3 2 Harry Bradiey entered r. h. Andy Jonnson.. 4 4 4 Thos, Cai Chas. H. W. H. Borst entered b. g. Doubtful.. Dan Mace entered bik. g. Contraband W. O, Chapin entered b, m. Nancy Sykes. Edwin Thorn entered b. 8. Sentinel B, 8. Wrigat entered br. m, Moscow. Geo. G. Thayer entered b. h. Jack. L. B. Brown entered br. g. Rocke! 4. J. Bowen entered b. g. Billy Butler TIME, nter entered b. m. Another Such. dis, ‘nipple entered ch. m, Nellie. Quurter, Hay, First heat. 3T alt Second heat + oo 1:18 Third heat 36 1:16 THB BECOND TROT. First Heat,—Belie Strickland won the pole. At the fourth attempt they got the word, Belle Strickland having a slight advantage on the turn, She in- creased her iead in fine style, and at the quarter pole (passed in thirty-five and a qnarter seconds) She was 6ix lengths ahead, Nonsuch second, Jessie Wales third, Chas. E. Leow fourth, and. the rest strung out a long distance behind, Down the back- stretch it was evident from the cligping work being done by Belle Strickland that she would keep the post of honor, and her action drew from the spectators merited applause, Nonsuch, Jessie Wales and Charles E, Loew now went at each other in slashing style, and at the half-mile pole, in 1:10, they were in the following order:—Belle Strickland four lengths jn advance, Nonsuch second, two lenghts ahead of Loew; Jessie Wales fourtn, and the othera practically as before. Entering the home stretch the positions of the four leading horses re- mainea the same, and those in the rear made earn- est work to get withinthe distance flag. Non- such endeavored to catch Belle Strickland, but the latter trotted se steadily that the effort was @ vain one and they went under the string, presenting a magnificent picture, in the following order:—Belle Strickland one length in advance, Nonsuch second, half a length xhead of Charles E. Loew; Jessie Wales fourtn, Locust firth, Ed White sixth Harry Harley seventh, Western Girl eighth ‘and Colonel Lakeman ninth. Time of the heat, 2:26. Second .—Belie Strickland went away at the fitfh attempt with the advantage, Jessie Wales seo- ond, Uharles E. Loew third, Harry Harley fourth, and the rest ina bunch. On the turn Jessie Wales and Onaries E. Loew left ther feet, but were quickly caught, not losing much by the mishap. At the quarter pole, passed in thirty-seconds, Belle Strick- land had opened the distance to three lengths, Charlies E. Loew second, Jessie Wales third and Harry Harley fourth, the rest straggling at various distances in the rear. Going along the backgtsetch Western Girl took fourth place, after a gallant strug- le with Harley, and at tue half-mile pole, in 1:10}, ene Strickland was first, four lengths in front of Charles E. Loew, who was one length in advance of Jessie Wales, Western Girl fourth, Aariey fifth, the before. On the lower turn an the most determined character was mado by Charles E. Loew to overtake the ateady-going Beile, but it was unsuccessful, as he leit bts feet, and it was then appareut that the stallion must be content with second post- tion, ana Belle Strickland won the heat in style, ¢ lengths in advance of Charles E. Loew, who was four lengtus ahead of Western Girl, Harry Harley fourth, Jessie Wales fifth, Locust sixth, Colonel Lakeman seventh, Ed White eiguth and Nonesuch ninth, Time of heat, 2:26. Third Heat.—When scoring for this heat Hiram Howe, the driver of Locust, was thrown from his sulky, it being accidentally overturned by O. A. Hickok, the driver of Western Girl, ranning into him. The horse being frightened ran away and after rushing by the stand brought up against a picket fence on the upper turn. Providentially neither the driver nor horse was badly hurt, Hiram, notwithstanding the accident, evinced his deter- during the heat, others as etort of mination to drive Locust and was heartily applauded for his action. Bello Strickland was well up when the word On the turn Jessie Wales was given. and Charies E. Loew went into the air, and Harry Hariey took second position. At the quarter pole, passd in thirty-five seconds, Belle Strickland led the field six lengths, Hariey second, Charles 5. Loew third, and the rest in such @ bunch as to be dificult to distinguish, Atthe half-mile pole, in 1:10, Belle showed the way ten lengths In advance, which she Mainiaimed ty the three quarter pole. When Har- man dist Time The horse named ates the aspirans clerk of the county of New York wok second and Harry the third priae, wing 1s & SUMMARY, Same Day—Purse 000, for horses that have never trotted better than 2:27; $1,300 to the first horse, $600 to the second and $200 to the tuird, mie heats, best three in five, in harness. ¥. J. Nodine entered ch, m, Belle Strick- land. . 11i2 M. Rod re! . Li 32-8 Dan Mace entered b. g. Harry Hariey 7142 F, W, Burabam entered ch, m. Nonsuch, 20 0, A. Hickok entered b. m, Western Girl. 83 Budd Doble entered bik, um. Jessie Wales.. 4 6 L, 8, Brown envercd ch. g. Locust.......... 6 6 6 White and Dooltctle entered b. g. Edward WNICO...0ses-cesesceescrees cede a. OB T Q, M. Roilinsoa entered 8p. g. Colonel Lake- MAD. . 2s. eeeeeeeee eae eee - 970 W. S. Briggs envered b. g. ‘twang. « dist, TIME, Quarter. Mi First neat.... 2:26 Second heat, 2:26 ‘Third heat. ‘2:28 TROTTING AT BO3TON. Last Day of tho Fall Mecting at Myatie Park—A Great Contest Between American Girl, Lacy, Hotspur and Mountain Boy= American Girl the Winner. Boston, Oct. 4, 1870, At last the fall meeting at Mystic Park has come to aneminently satisfactory conclusion. The raim which has prevalied daring the past three days has necessarily delayed the exhibition of the final trot on the programe—the sweepstake—until to-day, when, although the sky seemed somewhat lowery, the horses, with but two exceptions, ail put in an ap pearance. It ts proper to state that although the proprietors of tha track generously offered to refund the en- trambe fees and declare the race “off,” because no’, only of the unfavorable weather, but that all, ¢¢ horses who were to participate were entercq [p the race at Narraganset Park, there was 2 general de gire among the drivers to contest for the several purses, and, ag said above, on); of them falled to come to the score, i ; The track was {a somewhat heavy condition, gor iges demi {¢ two seconds slower than usual. There wasa much better attendance than was expected and pool selling went on in a lively man. ner. The contest was for a purse of $2,500, for all horses, barring Lady Thorn, Goldsmith Maid and G ier $1,600 to first horse, $700 to second an to unird, The following were the entries and positions as the start:—W. H. Dobie’s b. m. Lucy inside; Budd Doble’s b. g. Hotspur second; Ben Daniel’s b. m, American Girl third; James McMann’s b. g. Moun- tain Boy on the outside of the track. Before the race pools were selling at the rate of $100 to $50 0n Ameéfi¢an Girl. * > First Heat.—The Girl took @ slight lead at the paptoosgt ie pe Lg pessoa, Balas! Luey till od ual jeading en ur jogged foul jengths penind the Gel, and “just atte heals of the ‘Vanderbilt gelding, At the third quai “the Girt had taken 8 jead of two lengths, which she kept tu! the heat was finished. Luvy was second and Moun tain Boy third. Time, 2:23)4. Hotspur broke han 4 at the half and alzo at the upper turn, but tro fast beste es Ne mapa gpees a tug for me third tion, more than ne "awond eat —Houpur was " was running under the wire. trotted and fought her ‘wad with bmatices half mile, both horses slight ‘This she preserved into the ese | when Lucy was forced beside her the horses trotted an ght otherwise have been a dead heat. In 2:245g. Hotspur was third, and Mountain soy trailed three lengths in the rear. The backers of the little mare hailed the resuit with great enthu-tasm. The betting, however, was still very much in favor of American Girl against the . Third Heat.—There could not have been'a better send-off than was given in this heat, The two mares Went first around the turn, Lucy a little anead. Hotspur was breaking badly and behind, From the juarter to the haif there was an exciting contest, jountain Boy making exvelient Lucy cast a shoe before reaching the fi it seemed vo make no difference with her speed. At three quarter pole the-Girl pushed ahead, but had hard ’s misfortune, to win the heat, me Svea he half kT only sucet ing by half a neck. ime, 2:24 disastrous breaks, 100K Hotspur, who made several the third Position. Fourth Heat.—Both the Girl and Mountain Boy were ahead at the word “Go,” Lucy somewhat be- hind and off her feet, Her breaks were not particu- larly losing ones, though, for at the halfshe had gotten into the front. om there to the home turn there was a splendid race, every horse doing the best that was possibic, Lacy, American Girt and Hotspur being almost on an even footing, aad Mountain Boy bus a ilittie im the rear. Lucy and American Girl came under the wire 80 nearly togethor that it was dimicult to de- cide which was ahead. The Judges awarded the heat to Lucy. Time, Hotspur was third and Mountain Boy fourth. FUth Heat.—It had then become so dark that it was almost impossible to distinguish the horses, and patrol judges were dent out to view the track, ‘The heat was trotted by moonitght. American Girl led at the start and won by @ good length. Hotspur was second, Lucy third and Mountain Boy fourth, The following isa SUMMARY. Mystic Park, Oct. 4.—Pnrse $2,600, for all horses except Lady Thorn, Goldsmith Maid and George Palmer; $1,500 to the first horse, $700 to the second and $300 to the third; mile heats; best three tn five, in harness, me Daniels entered b. m. American r 645 W. H. Dobie entered'b. im. Lucy Lucy Budd Doble entered b. g. Hotspur. James McMaun enterea b. g. Moun- TAIN BOY ....eesconees Mile, Firat heat. . 2:23; Second heal 2:24, Third heat. 2:26, Fourth heat, 2:26 Fifth heat... 321 YOM KIPPUR. fhe Great Fasting Day of the Jews—Some Few Historical Reminiscences. Last evening, beginning at sunset, the great fast- ing festival of the Jews commenced, called Yom Kippur, or the Day of Atonement. It is the tenth day of the month of Tisbry, and it is observed in obedience to the following commandment, which is found in Leviticus xvi., verses 29, 30:—~ And this shall bea statute forever unto you: that in the Seventh month (Tishri), on the tenth day of the month, ye shall afiict your souls, aud do no work at all, whetber it one of’ your own country, or m stranger that sojourneth ‘or on that day shall the priest make an atone- ment to cl » that ye may becieao from ald your alns before th In obedience to this command the Israelite ree nounces ail worldly things: for upwards of twenty- Tour hours he fasts, whether he be of the orthodox or reformed school; and while the former spends the whole day in his synagogue, ciad in the garments of death, the latter, a Reform Jew, also secludes him- Self from the world and considers it as a day of rest, contrition and atonement, ‘The orthodox Jews know very well what the “Kol Nidre”’ means, because on the evening of the day of atonement It is sung in the egnagogue, and the fol- lowing verses trom Isaiah will also be known to most of the Jew: I, even I, am mine own sak T have blotied' that blotteth out thy transgressions for nd will not remember thy sina, ut, as a thick cloud, thy transgressions, and, a cloud, thy eins; retura unto me for! have re deemed thee. Among what are called the orthodox the day calls for five prayers or ‘lephilloth—one in the even- ing, one in the morning, one as Musaph, one as Vesper and one as Neila, jor concluding Tephila— after each of which follows the confession. Among the ceremonies in the synagogues this forenoon will be the reading of the seventh benediction, the “Alena” Pic will be recited and sung and the “Jigdal Elonhim’ will be chanted, and ali present ask the Lord as follows:— © Lord, forgive the sina, the transgressions of which the douse of Israel bas been guilty. DROWNING CASUALTY ON THE HUDSON. An inquest was held at Tarrytown, Westchester county, yesterday, by Coroner Van Tassel, on the body of Edward Merkle, sailing master of the sioop Quackenbush, who was drowned on Sunday nignt under somewhat singular circumstances. It ap- pears that the craft named was laying at anchor opposite Tarrytown, and ag the hour of miduignt approached, deceased desired tne crew to “turu in,’ remarking that he would keep waich on deck. A brotier of the deceased, who waa on board, testified that after remaining below for about ten minutes he thought he heard in- dications of au approaching storm aad on ascend- ing to the deck found that deceased had disap- peared. The body was not foand until yesterd: Morning, and the mystery of its getuing overboar still remains unexplained. Deceased was about thirty-five years old aud was a resident of Lda where he leaves a widow and cuild, A yerdich accidental death was rendered, behind at the-