The New York Herald Newspaper, November 2, 1870, Page 4

“ ifforent and Aisttact in tts nature from that of the THE NEW ELECTION LAW, | ctucs, tien there ts no conales of leg ustive wil, the twe governments provced together harmo- er * nious!y and in parallel lines tai can never mest to : Ree ween dngo, tnat tuo moda havo rarerred. to is tho only lence, thi! 0 I have rof only {Pho Constitationallty of the Act Attacked mae ta whi a fee govern hae have guid “ rs righ? mpioy Lhe same 18 10 bh and Defeated. wl Tegal ‘anc to operat on the eame thd Piaate 4NeE™\ " ‘ounsel then quoted trom tie case of Gibbous and POOLE: Ogden, Wheaton Reports, and Bee reenion ig thin'the power of Guagress to adopt a portion of the onmiad code of o State gud 19 ata of the State the same otfetion) orlatl nyainst he nited States, to be punished as such by distinct addtional penaliies prescribed by the will of Con. And the reasons for whlod wre, Mist, that in xeroine ts of the same nature and Is Applick ubject matter, In all cases minty te ropusition tho power exercised 1s the same nature. The Cours Tmnportaat Prososdings in tho United Statos Court—Arguinent of Counscl—Goneral Re- view of the Statutes and Authoritics Bearing on tho Case—How the Indict. ing Grand Jury Were Convened— Argument of Counsel Pro and necessarily 0 will picaso observe the terms in which | Cona--A Crow2ed Court have sel ca propositions. on atoption of the State law, and further—the pore? ry and a Late Sitting, by Congress in ald of the Staty polfey, .. ue exeou- tion of a policy proceeding in the same direction aud by the exercise of a power of te saine nature, Virst-—You cannot dad a distinct power to which to tive lawa of the Lwo governments. nd—in ail cases within tly ig of tho some? >, YOU & conficit of legisiative wills operating on the subject matter, and thay confuci i4 repugaant to the constation of Congress, Whick has reserved to the States all the powers hot expresaly delogated ty tho Uuilted “States, Nothing cha save that coniice from belog repugnant w= tue Car tetd ‘The United States Court room, in the Chambers street court building, was crowded the whole of yes- terday by & most respectable and lutorested audite | th ry from its opening in tho morutng till six P.M. The occasion was the expected arralrument of a number of citizens against whom the Graud Jury brought up true bills of tndicuncnt for alleged vio- lations of the new election law. Tho enclo- | uniess you can find ® separaie and disiiuo sure reserved for the bar and the sind superior power weston i Congress on tren some: sulject matter. ‘Le rd reason lies within prisoners was filled by lawyers, pollticlans, | fersts or tie proposition. You cannot have that su. deputy marshals and other general oilcials. Ata quarter past eleven o'clock Judge Woodraf took his eat on the bench, and the District Aitorney, Noau Davis, subseqnently appeared aud sat next Lis Chief Leputy, General Davies. Mr. Stoughton, George Ticknor Ourtis and Mr. Joseph Bell, the counsel ior somo of the deronduats, sat opposite. y At the instance of the District Attorney ao THE CASE OF TERENCS QUINN was called, and Mr. Davis moved that he be arraigned. Quian was brought in. DEMAND FOR AN EXTHA JUDGE, Mr. Stonguion said he appeared for tho defend. ants, and, as grave questions would ariso In relation to the law, he would eurnestiy und respectfully ask that the Cowst be 80 coustitutcd, by the presence of two judges, that they would have the right of ep- peal to the United States Supreme Court, Tho in- dictmon:s a the Cefenu: ere found on the 26th of Uclober, and copies of the papers were fur- ished to the counsel on the following day. ‘The in- Gictments were long and req dd the earnest and careful consideration of the couusel for the defence, It seemed to him just and proper that the Court eh will alo a. If, to premacy of any act of Col ye v 10a to pass o re4ls folve the confics of two l ampic, the State has in 3 lav, dud It is assumed to have that jurmediouoa by the Very adoption Of the luw which is mage in the act of Congress, and if the Stato has ted peual- ties, those penalties stand, and Congr comes in and adds further penalitos, you have then a of legislaivo wills. It you cau find une and fadependent power In Conrreas Gierent nature to act ee this subject you solve afict, and te State legislation falls.” Bub ihe 13 of the proposition, and the aasuiaptien and avopiion of tio Etate law by act of Congress sv; poses thai lhe State law continues to stand aired, Where, tuen, can you assert, ia such @ cance, the supremacy of the federal constitution ? Nowhere. There ig no supremacy fa Congress as- serted anywhore, Stale law not done away with, Nobody suggesta a eon: be- teon the provisions or pe.cy of the two lo the act of Congress has no operation e: ie Bt) the State law exists and is assumed to be iin ull fores. ‘The United States District Attorney must find a power In Congress to act on the subject of iration of voters, and ngress is an n of a power in tie Sta Tho District Attorney will no doubi take le J., section 4, of tie coustitution en whica to this ¢ ary it 80 happens should cull in the aid of a district Jalge, thas they 0 clanso of ti jbuiio might go, urpose of whica—as Wat ie exisied in the minds oi the ON A FICAYE OF DIVISION, TO THE SUPREME who framed it aad of the peopis counr adopted it—that cam be traced 60 clearly a3 in Use. artivie is lo 8 to this ¢ ow, WU to have the points mvycived and the questions ralaed Gecided by Uie highest tribunal. 2 Judge Woolruif sald that when the cheos are put in alegel situation by the arraiznmont of Lue deen dants he would decide w r it was proper or necessary to call ln a district judge, Al present the cases were not before the Court in any legal form, Mr. Curtis hoped tne sidor the motien. The are to be tried Involved DESTRUCTION OF A SECTION OF Of the Unitel States—a section w received a judicial or even a Cop: nal construc. tion. Ho would, thercfore, urge that the Court beso constituted that they might go on a demurrer to the Supreme Court. TRE MOTION RESISTED. District Attorney Davia regarded the application as one of an extraordinary character. Le‘ore tha cases to be tried were in any form before the Judge the counsel aeked that two judg Atpts on tho 1 i) use Fays, may at any time, by law, make or ation for the tine and m g.? Atl that was imended by framers @ coustliution was to secure to the natiouual @superintending power. That ia case ite should failto send a delegation to Uon- gress, or snould f4il to have such an Clection law as e judgment of Congress wiil rightfully csocure dus representation, then Congress should have tie vor to step ia and 1ab ovilbyaruie ap. ie country. That is the only power given to Congress in te mation Counsel elaboraied Lis Views af great length and ding was iollowed by ihe District Atturix OF UNITHD STATS3 DISTRICT ATTORN. DAVIS, United States District Attorney Davis, in reply, opeued with reading extraols irom tle authorities: and the statutes supporting the lezality of tue pro- ceedings in controversy, He said that it was a well od rule of law tat the authority ofan officer Ing & procéss of & court must be made to appear Verment. If the provess be .n due forin, inat 13 Nent protection of the oficer, To establish a linal p:ocess It Was caseniial to establish asa fact that Court would carefaily con- law under which the cases TUN CONSTITUTION hhas never yet a ch. 7 Hei q 2 » } the process was bet only good in Bronghe bette ite aside Puke te heug | form, but good de jure by reason “of the anctuer j 3 him, us ie would not take | Tight ot ihe aoa Foes aon a 5 but he did say that be id call on Judge Woudrem. Judge W vodrui repiicd, in case connsal should d mur to ‘he iudictivent, he wo 2 Blatciord, vul at that time such a for os calied for t r BOW PHB GRAND JURY WL! Mr. Stoughton said ne was then r ce tment for misdemeanor. It was st Ger the most stringent rule to aver te law o; which the court is to take police at Wie appointment of 2a oficer was duty made in pursdance of that law. The count In tue indictment was strictly according to the requirem guts of the statute, Kimtiar counts had | Leen acted on in the Courts in Bugicud and ta this eady to pr * prea Eads sia icatienth, sen (# Souniry and sustained, It was suuicient to set de cig Gout ne amsaeadonten ta onesies toe J, FER MEAG AG ON EO Beia are cy ae Commies ait One Sey Sue coe mee rdae Te Pe ates forta that tag board was organizod and acted in prrsuance of tho laws of New York. 1b Uce of tie Court, fo beid in is han iy cay inal ata rej made by ‘fovence Quinn, in Wich Yormation and belief, that Mr. George F. t was Oniy Necessary furi tlon of Voters where a was to be chosen the pors yn hor | and procured self to be { he nov being a leg registered himself, Taey proceeded in this pros-ca- OF | tion for an offenes agaljist the laws cf Congress 4g j Lf no offence whatever had been committed against w | the laws of the State of New Yori. He thougnt, in ion, he hac presented enough to the Court la sustainment of the indtvlment to rest. Mr, Stoughton called the attention of the Court to one of the counis, witich includes ali the others, 16 sels iorth that Terrence Quian, at & rogistratioa, kuowingly aud fraudulently did cause his.name to be put down ag a voter. Me submitted that where @ purty was tudicted for @ erinie, which crime cou. aisieg, as is said, in an offence against the laws of the Unitet States, because he appeared before a State tribunal which could only be organ'zed ina particular way, with special and Limited power, the lmdictmen® musi be held to be msuiloieut except it sets forth the facts which substantially show that the special tribunal was organized in couformity with the statute laws of the Siate, It is a condition Epes that eee Gpare they ile the pan ORT a and rceivo a certificate of appointment—meer an ur. Gein: teronennn oF rt i ok ono? the nizo a3 4 board before they can act as a board. Court w the twent jon of the Election law, Pee aaa Dayle—Thay,/ Res been oeited| ee een Wich xefors 09 | i stoughton—I would like to know where and tion had to be sou: | bow tins board was toa certain extent organized sor 2 judic'al purposes—to receive testimony, to examine Witnesses, aud the list of is memvers 13 to be tied asa imatter of record. There can be po registra- tion till the registration Ust is complete, and ny that ts done jience CAA be Cumuniticd agalust gh tag the board. that lle Grand cury had bee Mr. Stoughton, ih rep! Motion was inade to qi Judge Story, on the give te ha d tat one not beens ment. sulted with Judge Blatch- , aud Loth decided not to tae imotion. ghiton sald he was ready to ergue the points volved, orto t ace ale of My. White, the cler a the Grand Jury here rose and said he was ready to de ent ia che case of Qu (—Proceed; we are ieudy to bear jous state 5. of ry ou by Brate lowe. | ww vnorw ABRALY wrmanreniv, THR PUBLIC HEALTH. Meotine® of che Health and Quarantine Com. missiovers~Yellow Fevor at New Orleans and MobleQunvantive Extended to Noe vomber 39. At the mecting of the Board of Health yesterday, , the atter the tranaaction of some yoytine busin’ followmg reports al Zi PRES odiadtion | issued th the £2ii6 oa Bracrn De To THB BOARD ov ene Uy, ‘The Banitary Committes 3 ing preamble and resolatfon + Whereas in‘ocmavton has been recesved at tho oes of the Health Departmeys from oficial sources cliow fever does now oxist et Now Orleans nud Mobile, and that there ts dan.or of the same Lelng brouchi to this nork af New York; Whereas the preseut qiarantine yogulst.ous with rogard to these port: conaed on the !ut day of Novemuer insiaat, ex- eept by proc.amation of thts Bo 1, Ueroiore, , Readibed, That the (ollowlag prosiamadion be tmmodtately sited = Prov. Ly the Board of the Health poctfuily submit the follow- MATION vaxtiaens of the city of New in conte- disaaie—to wit, bus w Orieans wal Mudile, an f tie ciseaes Delag brought trom tt York uaieas appiog ‘eapest to persons wud vou he tame not Uelug anthorias board} 's Hoard, a the dlaoharge of its duty {n 09 of the power converted by ke 9 lawa of 1B) hh chapter, and 1833, and chapter hereby procialm iy, an infectod th laws of this Stato, © P9th day of wut year, And ehali oa thet day at noon the prem.ces, oud 24,25 an | 23 of sand gection 12 024 ¢ gection & of the U8ath chapter of the inv BSS of the laws of 170, section 24, does n: @, each and sever and declare said porte to Place, within the meaning of the he. ani this proclamation eal continue until November af the pr cerse to bh t. Done by veld Board at ita oMlce, No, 811 Mott atroot, In the city of Now York on tuis Ist Hay of November, 4379, as Witness the seal of id Goard and the sig dent and Secrets tures of ite Prest- JOSUPH &, BOSWORTH, Prestient, Exons Chazn, Sooretary. ‘the city Sanitary Inspector was ordered to employ an inspector for cne month, to exercise an luspec hon over caiu "in the olt A list of delungauent clergymen and surgeons, who fa'led to comply with the law in making reports, Was read end referred to the Committee oa Law aud Ordinances to prosecute. A communication was received from the C: nsul at f the d refused to take & bil of heailh, exhibib regarding contagious dis- to rep comparative atagiens ing fm this city, us a physicians a rs? voports to na oct ring tie past two Weeks, ondiug on the 29h of the 4 October, 1 Week enting Oct. £9, mo tfeal pi prempuy to tho mov aelk7 we to the 1s owing to tLe discovery 0! in cno family, where the who! fi, at No, 8 {ck at one vine, as amily since wi nut all Leen r- hop the attending physician, from 4 Leen recetved us tis olice of theso fived from Tne ected Ports During the Week. no busineas of any tnportance. The foliowing re- port was received from the Health Oficer:— one's Drranrey’ 18 PsrerpEnt oF fhe following 7038 Etonmelip Northern Light, eftht days from New Orleans, arrived Octover 27. nd one zaan in hospital Ja New Orleans, of tue erovy, aick with yellow fesor, was (ransferred fo West Haak Hospitsion tha arrival of tie eteamor at Lower Quarantine, Schooner Ann at October 2. W Rorpital with were #ick with thi Stonmahtp Co! ber 1 Sus, er on ive pa a, ve dazu from itavana, arrived Octo- Sicois'{p Cortes, thirteen days from New Orleans, arrived 73 ober 2 camebip George Washington, eight days from New Or- i. ‘ived October ght days from New Orleans, ar- Mow fever wera ona Yaland and ent from steam lay attor his ad- AKNOCHAN, Health Oftcer, The adove report was also subwitted to tho Board of Health yesterday. AN GFVFICIAL OUTRAGE. To THe EpiTon of TH HERALD:— Permit me through your widely circulated Journal to make public a gross outrage perpetrated through personal malice ana under the guise of an “income tax.” I have pald a tax every year since it was first levied antil last year, bni having been sick during tue entire year and most of the tlme conflned to my house, I susgiulned a loas in business of over $1,000 more than my entire income, and yet, not withstanding that sworn returns were made by me to that effect, I was assessed $175, and my furniture Was a.tached, two ruTlaas placed in my house to guard ft, and tio more, while attempting to remove @ piano, shattered ihe pedal and split of pieces of the carved work. This was done willie J was too sick to leave my room. Seeing that the instrument would be ruined and I should have to suifer the loss Lpatd the unjust demand and thus got rid of the ruMansa from my bouse. On leaving the deputy collector remarked that he did not like to do that Kind of business; that he was satisfied that I haa been wronged, and that he was sorry to see 30 many Gettiug “down onthe government? on account of such cases. It may be asked why I should bo the subject of such treatment. 1 can conceive no other reason By r is WwW organi! eee ba! eit ay ro her oa slong ton having resumed his seat, Judgo Levisiat ‘ante giured if counsel had anytiuing to say bss Snag oni ee ae branch of ihe case. could STOCGHTON’S ARGUMENT. withont Mr, Stongiton again rose and proceeded with his The t argument, Ie said that for tue Girst time in the his- {8 this:—Tiat C. | tory of the government of this country did they see DOs€8 & Porth an act of Ooigress authorizing the appointmens of a 1 board of of v3 under varions aanes, rising up in our midst to interfere with and control elections hiiherto eld within tho States quite unobstructed and untouched by federal interference, There was no deiuston about that—that for elghty years we have lived without a law bearing @ semblance to this, And is was not a delusion that up to this hour sich 4 law as thls, Involving the construction of the first arucie of the consiivution, has pever beea utject of judicial inter/erence. This act is one of great conzequence, and marks an ¢ra in the history of Congressional legislation in the United sigtes. In view of the importance of this statute and the consequences likely to follow from it counsel had ventured, on the part of the defend- ant nominally, but really in execution of what we conceive to be our duty to the Court and to the law, to present such considerations as appear proper on i Mr. Stoughtoa then proceeded to tat the act of Congress prescribing the ation of elecvors for members of Congress aud the mode in which these qualifications shail be proved is utterly void. Qn this subject counsel Wad greatly imtted by the refusal of the Court ot ver hour of the evening to adjourn and tie nS of the hour when he iast roge to speak. Bir. Stoughton, however, grouped all his facts and authorities and poluts of pleading with his neaal ctness aud cicarness within a very brief ime, no doubt proving the fact of his own 5 statement, thai condensation sometimes er for the proper understauding of a case iplticaiion. oe Mr. Stoughton conciuded, and the ouraed. it it proc: eds the same oftences that Jawa. idy first Mae Mon ihe constiulional potvér of Coaciess to adopt a por- ton os the criminal code of @ Stave, and in gid of the State policy or in derogation from it to make the same cifonces crimes agoinst the Uniied states and to pauls them by additional ing pe ics When we consider the natnre of otF pout tem it wil be seen that It ¢ meals, each Laving an indepe ative power appivcayie to i power. The idea of an ad of & portion of t of the oth cising u me powor that in: the government y lile the | adopted ind cnforeca by meutal legisintion? ‘There ca such an xduption of the poiver of jegt the ciher poweia cre and reside in tle All the other px by tho States thems States. ‘dhuret 18 the Meaning ofan a erpments of @ poritou oi other. It has never before happe history of ihe country 1! to enforce the laws of ‘ise; but 1t has happened iD w enforce the iaws of Congress, . 1 then quoted from the cage of Raston ya. Mooro aton’s Reports), which he subsequently stated was tle only cave in the author le to the case before the court, Cone eee dea for gil other subjects m fhe nine what re of these g riminal coae of rho a ti thie politionl # has undertaken criviinal or other 3 a8 UUder- 0 ELECTION LAW iN JERSEY. Now that repeating 13 no longer made easy the “sing” politicians in Jersey City are making strenn- 0x3 efforts to control the appointment of te Inspee- tors who are to see to the enforcement of the law. Some of the wirepullers of the old democracy went than this:—I aia @ man who never bows down to “tho hat erecte: on a pole,’’ or crouches like a slaye at the fect of insolent satraps because ciothed with a lite brief authoriiy; and besides by examining tie voting list of the disirict they coud easily leara that I voted the straight democratic ticket at the last Presidential election. Either of these offences would have been a suflicient pretext for gratifying ersonal malice and epite, Be ts as it may, the facts are ag above stated; aud li such outrages are to be tolerated our so-called “freo government” is no beiter than a rank despotism. ‘the authors of tho above iufamous and malicous transaction are Edwin A. Ware, Assistant Asaessor, ud Marshall M. Blake, Collector in the Seventh district, corner Third ave- nue and Seventh street, New York. If other parties who have been treated in a similar wanner Will ree pod tome shall take pleasure in atding them in ringiug thelr wrongs before the pabii H. N. si ATLISON, No, $1 Kast Tenth strect, New York. COLLISION IV THE BAY. Narrow Escapo of a Larae Number of Pi songersNobody to Ulame. Tho steamboat Matieawan, plying between Key- port and this city, was run into yesterday morning, when near Robbins’ Reef, by a heavy schooner, the howsprit of which swept away the entire side of tho starboard cabin. The fact that the colision was inavitable was seen in time, 60 tha! the passengers on bd ardthe steamer bad ample opportunity to avold baing hurt. Tne bell wires fvom the pilot house were damaged by the collision, s9 that the pilot could not give the signals Yo the engineer, Oa coming to the pier, therefore, the boat struck bow o witha fearful crash, going under the pier and tring away her _ guards and deck some ei uior ten yards. Tho siern swung around and ¢ led with the Hoboken ferryboat Weehawken. By the force of this second colilsion Mr, Simpson, a lawyer, was thrown overboard, and was rescued with much difficulty. %t deomed est calculaud to pro 80 far a8 to intrude upon the privacy of the Judge good government ani to provide | of the Untted States Cirewt Court at his for the general defence. ‘This 18 a power | residence in Washington, Pa., @ few days ago, and ex vested in Congress. Low, then, could | thero urged nyon hin the appo ntment of a batce of fa State artes 6 proceed on the same grounds | individvals who Would be idost pilant tools of the and provide for the same objects a3 they might think | “ring.” The Judge politely informed these men and punish in their way 8 violation of tue | that he would await the recommendation of Un'ted 1 Bop «fend ted? What is tho testof the va- | States District Attormey Higasbey, efore mak- Hdity of one of these governwents making Jaws for | ing any appoiu:menta, ‘The istrict = Attor- tne Other? The fact ti ee of these comes in to} ney has prepared a Jist of names for marshals gid the.other or in furtherance of the other—and gad fuspectora that cannot fall to give sat- there ig no pert connie or repuganuce between | ixfaction, Professional | politicians have, been the two laws—is No test of tiie validity of such legis | glmost entirely excluded; and, im order that no lation. ' Where, then, {3 it to bo found? Isis that | ciass of citizens can havo any just cause of cou- whon ono of thes@ governments, iu the excrolise of Jalut, woalthy and inducotial men have boon ite eck wer, has legisiated as it saw fit Bo inated in Several Instances, but incvery Caso on ualy Known to be within its oon- the letter of thé law in relation to @ just apportion. and the other comes in creating | ment among both parties has been adhered to. Ss im, osing penalticas of an adal- | Keasbey been ee etry pepe on the ny its own authority, or the} subjject; bot thus he has declined to favor the of the latter government must b9 | appointmen men who are known to be active and distinct constitutional ts of any Candidate for Congre: ue Serney | ans are pogordingly to ‘ou must refer the legisla- @ Jersoy City politic com- op jowers are of thé same | pletely ‘iscon Hole while the honest, bard working both, the means om- rtion of the yers hall the advent of the com- Matter the same, thi fre election in that rascality and fraud 9 hope is a, a conflict may be effectual: ‘paniened from the polls, There ince legislative wil be comparatively little diMoulty in the country seid ata: naial Fee Sol Oy, recantio ve boon |, Suc! fiobaen. Newark. Paterson and Bt aaboit . TS aro di ent is ca- Of @ power port, Was thrown with 80 much viclence sgainsta stancleon that he was severely injured, and, it13 “aved, had several of his ribs broken, He was wv ded by a surgeon and then sent back to Key- Several otiiers were more or less injured, * deal of confusion Was created among the pas- “AY and tt is very fortunate that the 1oss of lifo among them was not much greater. ate vFadter * NEW YORK HISTORICAL SODIETY, The New York Historical Society held a regular meeting last evening in their rooms, corner of Second avenue and Eleventh street, There ¥ ji @ large number of persons present. After transact- ing some considerable preliminary business, Mr. James Brooks, M. C., was introduced and read ~ paper apon the lives and public services of John Quincy Adams and W. H. Harrison. re =e 44 sented to the soctety an Bet CUORES DRY. ofeach of these « disunguished personages, containing a chronologi- eal account of jail the important events of the times m which they participated. The one of Mr, Adama was very peculiar indeed, from the fact that it men- tions thé almost {unumerabdle positions which he held at various timés in his life, both under the fede- fo estas and the State government of Mas- Be | | caunot allow the idea to be a pure plianiom, THE QUESTION OF THE EAST. Russiws Grand Opportusity-Who Can Buy Neutral Austrint=Prussian Policy. a {From the London Globe, Oct 18.) Should that grgat Power wich hangs like a than- der f5aa upon tie castern horizon of Hurope take advantage of tho present crisis to progecnte her de- signs on Turkey she would no longer, it 1s cloay, have tho Anglo-Frouch alliance to encounter, If ¥rancd had ie power she would probably not have the will to jola 04 1M anosper war. and if ahs hed th yul eho woul certainty not fave the power,” Lut Js said that cho course of events in Europe singe 165; hag converted another great empire Into a inne! more aatural barrier agalasé Russian ambition than ace ever could havea beon, Austris ls united to ermany by ties which scem almost Im 5501 aud are none the weaker be- case have ceased to bo political, But Avstria has sect her face towards the Vast, and we trust that she will not look back, Sie bo> long experience iu the menagoment of heteroges oud pe, 1ons, @nd Liat she has held together at iis a proof of no oak sku Tt should be her a! to svidue aud crvilize those wild gnd turbulent race: lie upon jer exstern frontier, aud suould the day ever come When the Yurk has to told iis robes aud retire Wath Aignity mto the laud which originally sent him forth, to step Into the vacant space and solve tie Eastern question * * * Vrassia con bardly ciither expect or desire to purh her frontier to the Gulf of Venice, and if a great southeastern empire is to be formed at all, sho would, we may suppose, raiher sev 16 Austrian thuu Cossa Froin ths point of view, then, Kassian ay jon iuight be checked by an Angio-Ausirian alliance, Prussia and France remaiwing neuter, us Delore 1 wags clocked by an Angio-Kreacd alllaace, emiiuing neuter, The ecalousction is & beautuulty slinple one, but wo are afraid (iat for tbe practical aufaivs ot the world itis somewhat too simple, We can understand that Prussia might view such @ result with Induference, but there 1s nowing in the world to make her regar it with enthustasin, nothmg to lead us to bolieve that she would continne to acquiesce in it did she see any Way to benel.t herself by thwarting It Aad thus itcones that the tion aay be put in this shape-—whieh can pay the higher for Brt\isa neutral- ity, Austria or usslay And this question leads us p tic most Important considerations of all Ly thesubiect 13 surrounded. There is a pardcu- GOOD, ich 18 coveted by both Russia aud which both may obiain vw they agree, hh neliner Can obtauif ihey qui Both more Comp uclied are to erin, Sack A Ruasso-Geruan alia est seaboard to Prus 3 for giv- a and the soutleust seaboard bo lacy confederate, could not bo resisted In the present condition of France with anything ike a certainty of auccess. And such A gain eeems 60 very natural ¢ meoyraphy of urope Seems £0 Obviously to suygesé it—ub n wo if, om from which of the tivo have the Hohenzollerns the cther band, It 18 Lowers, Russi the more tu L asked siria, ermany has been deanitet, and it is to the highest degreo 1s probable that Austria should ever try to recover it, But in no other y can the two Powers ever come into colllsio: With tue consummation of German unity a 1% ou of the war of 1863 seems lapovsible, Dut ait Uuls time Russia hes watchfuily in her law, reagy to come out the moment that tho ewly formed Ge mankine sspi toa to the fu ‘0 buy olf Russian oppoal- of her darilug object may seein worth any price to L a; nordo we belicve that she would hesitate When the price was merely co- Mr. John Disbiow, of Koy- : operatica with Russia in her Turkish policy, which would hardly alfect her own muterial late. rests at all. We have spoken of the chances of success which Would atteud resistance to ha league, and we have spoken douptfuily, Sull, ft “must not be forgotten that Prossia has now made ree enemies in Hurope; aud that ta the eyeut in quesiion the ct Of Beli-préservation must necessarily prevail with Ausiria over even those strong German sympathies which sul atiract her. itis, however, premature to speculate ‘on detalis, But this much docs seeia probable, that Vrnssia Will s00n have to decide, Li sire Las not do- » between Bu ja and Burope; aud that cided alread: z tof it, a tempung balt to Russia has, to say the le hang before her. To suppose that the Court of St, Petersburg has abanudoved its long cherished de- signs 18 More absurd than any hypothosls we lave here ventured on, While France 18 prostrate, and whilo England 1s fricndiess, seems & favorable op- portunity ier developing designs to which these two Pr ra have aiways been ine chief oppouents. 8h riunate eyent happen, Englaad o.nnot eveds her responsibilities as she cvaded Liem in the case of Denmark; and terribie will bo the ine dignation of a deluded people wi ch at suck a crisis finus itselt powerless to fuitl them, MILITARY CHIT-CHAT. The friends of the Ninth rogiment, and tho majority of the members themselycs, are very indig- nant about the charges that have been made against the command as to their Inspection haviug not been en régle. Tuey challenge anybody, with posttive proofs, to show where any fraud was commlited. They contend that 636 was ticir number present, and that there was not s person in the ranks who was ot a member of the regiment in good standing. Tho captain of the First company, Seventh regi- ment, feels aggrieved that his company should have been mentioned a3 having made the “poorest record’? atthe last inspection of any company in the com- mand, It must be conceded that a mistake was made in giving foriy-flve as the total of men ia- atlas in the company at tho last inspection, Tho jgures should have been fifty-nine, ‘Tho following tive tabla, compiled from oficial figure: will slow the grand total of each company in th Seventh in 136) and 1870, and the falling off iu each during the year:— Ompanie, 189. A #1 ay go — 57 wb 96 = 8 8 68 pT co) 10 65 }: It will thus be seen that the company which lost the most men during the year was A company, after which comes I company, und then Ocompany. The men “actually present? at the imspections in 186! and 1870 were as follows:— upanice. 1309, 1970, Low. ee (iat faa ig 8 — @ = cn a hee a = Gl 28 6 : “u 8 UK a 8 The order of merit of cach company lor the year, therefore, is easily perceived, A company fell of the greatest number jn its men present and absent ag against its number of last year, and consequently has made the “poorest record” for the year. O company comes next, &e. ‘The inepectien of the Thirteenth regiment, accord ing to Adjutant Samuel Richards’ report, gives tho grand total of the command as 497, 427 of whom Were present, Last year the grand total Was 403 and the number present 397, STEAM ON THE CANAL‘. nies. 1969, 1870, Lees, si! - ba 54 - It has long been an object of the highest import- ance to our canal interests to discover @ means of using steam power instead of the ordinary towage by horses for propelling boats on tho Erie Canal. The difficulty has always been to preyent the wash- ing away of the banks, which attended all experl- ments inthe use of steam power. We learn from the Rockland County Journal that & boat has boea designed and built to obviate that objection, and that the experiment has been quite successiul. The plan on which it is built is the arrangement of an ordinaay screw pro- peller in @ cavity or opening situated in the centre of ihe bow of the boat, This opening is tapering in shape and torminates about twenty fect from the bow. ‘The propeller is driven by & simple up- right engine, nine inches in diameter, with twelve-inch stroke, which ts supplied by steam from an uprignt boiler four feet in diameter by ten feet high, and the boiler is fed by an upright steam pump, the wiole being very compact and occupying @ space on the floor of the boat only ten by four feet, and including water in the botler weighs only six tons. The opening for the screw Teduces the displacement only six tons, so that the application of sicam power reduces the Coty capacity only twelve tons. ‘fhe consumption ot fue! wil be one ton of coai in twenty-four hours, Tho giion of Lue screw on © recent trial has hoen found o draw @ current jato the opening at the bow, force it along under the bottom and replace it at the siern, thus allowing the vessel to gilde along without making any commotion in the water. COLLISIONS OW THE ROAD. Making ‘fact Time? With a Dirt Cart—The Perils of tho Avenues Up Town. John Harris, driver of a dirt cart, was arraigned yesterday at the Yorkville Police Court, where a complaint was entered against him for running over a young girl named Jennle Jones, and injuring her so severely that it 1s feared she w! cei He ‘was held to await the result of the injuries inflicted, |. Thomas Ducy, while driving @ wagon or cart yes- terday in Fitth avenue, came in contact (maliciously it was thought) with a carriage, in which Mra. Charles Duggane, of No, 30 Madison avenue, was riding, and badly damaged it. He was arrested and fined ten dollara and put under $300 bail to keep tho ace. Pfesieraay as Mr. McDermote, of Second avenne, near Twenty-nintn street, was driving along Madi- gon avenue in a buggy his horse took frig dasned away, throwing Mr, McDermott violently to the gro near Fifiy-second street. Mr. McDer- mott’s ankle was sprained and his head bruised, and he being unable to walk wa3 taken home in @ carriage, Lis horse was captured a couple of blocks off and was returned to its stable, in Twenty-sixth street, near Third avenue. The ladies residing in the vicinity of the accident, with true Uhristian sym- pathy, promptly sent some branay and aruioa for \ the inured leulan’'s Usd, ANAVOMRNR 7 1bsUeTWL avid um omnis, YACHTING. Tho Origin and History of Cenéreboards. Boson, Oct, 21, 1870, The original centrebdoard, then cailed a sliding keel, was invented in 1714, by Captain John Schank, of the British Navy. It was tho result of a conversation between that gentleman and Karl Perey, afterward Duke of Norih- umborland, who was much tuterested in naval architecture. His lordship observed that “if cutters Wore built auch flatter, 60 a3 to go on tha pyriace and not draw tach ‘waror, they Would wail fasicr, And might stall be onabled to carry as much sall and keep up to the wind, by haying their keols descond to a greater depth; and that tho flat side of the keel, when presented to the water, would oven make them able to sprer4 move canvas and hold tae wiud betrer than in a construction whereby they preseat only the circular surface of the body to the water.” Gaplain Schank, coinciding in this opinion, sitg- gested that if the deep keel was made movable, so as to be screwed upward Into a truak or well within the vessel, so that on necessity they might draw ttle water, all those advantages might be obtained. After mature consideration Captain Schank was fully convinced of the feasibility of the idea, and in 1474 he solicited Lord Percy, then in Boston, to per- mit him to bulid a boat for his lordship on that con- struction. He did so, and it proved a decided auc- cess. In 1789, after his return to England, he built a boat at Doptford with three sliding keels. In the foliowing year the Trial cutter was bullt at Ply- mouth on the same principlo, and afterward sever others, three of which—thoTrlal, before mentioned; the Cynthia, sloop-of-war, and the “Lady Ne!son— were at the beginning of the century still in the Bervice of the British government, The Lady Nelson was only sixty tons, the smailost of tie above named vessels. From 100 to 1802 she made a voyage of discovery to New South Wales, gad was reported by ber commander, Lieutenant Janos Graut, to be an excelleat sea boat. Owing to her sinail size and peculiar build she was nov deemed @ desirable vessel toslip tu end was cignified with the name of lus Majesty's Timder Box. Waiile on his voyage be spoke a Spanish prize i dis. tress and the master was conveyed on board tho Lady Nelson tn one of her bea On his way he noticed tne after keel when the vessel pitched and told Licutenaat Grant he had started his coaper. Ne was greatly surprised when her construction was explained, and was go tneredulous as to her belug bound on 60 long & Voyage tha: on his re to his oWa vessel he confidentially asked the ofilegr in charge of (he boat uf his captaim Was not a little mad. ‘Yhe Lady Nelson encountered severe weather and fell ia wiii several larger veasels which had sustered considerably, losing spars, falls and boats, while Bie lost nothlag but part of oue Of ber siiding keels. On arriving at Table Bay this was found to be i consequence of defective construction, boing weakened by the bolts haviag been driven through ple planking. The new keel was iaade by joing the pieces with rag bolts—bolis passing ‘ouly half way through each plank and none of tient in & line with the other, ‘This metiod was sug ested by the builder's assistant at the dockyard and 1s the same as practised two-day. fae advantages claimed by Captain Schank were:—Kirst, that vessels thus constructed wil sail faster, steer oasier and oo gud wear guicker and in 1e38 room; eqnonts they wi i carry more aad draw lesa water; third, they will mde more easy ab an anchor; fourth, thoy will take tio ground better; uth, 1 case o. shipwreck, Of springing & leak or a@fire thoy are moro safe an ly to be saved; gixth aud lastly, they wiilanswer better as mea-of. war, bombs, fizeships, Moating batteries and at-bot- tomed boats for landing troops,’” Captain Sebank aisv sugges.ed that vessels should bo bulit with compartments, so ag to conting ieak or fire to that space, and go ailow the one to be moro readily extinguished and the o her kept under, ‘The wells might aizo be made useful by having them Hitted with cocks to flood the magazine and wash decks and so gave tho labor of puwping, or to fill the casks or tanks as the fresh water 13 exhausted, and wihen lyiug ina fresh water river the supply migat be renewed in the same way. The first centreboard boat had a sliding keel nearly her entire lengid. ‘he other vessel, the Trial, had a large keel amidshiys, and a simalier one each forward and aft. They all dropped six feet. ‘The main Was ix fort andthe others three feet ide, At an investigation as to the seaworthiness, speed and comfort of tho Trial, her officers unanimously preno anced her v Ty satisfactory, but thougnt the evice capable of Hs iv gala The ceatreboard of tie present day ts a far more efective and conventeut ailair. It 18 sometines cailed @ revolving keel, as the forward end is ivoied in an fron pin, and only the afcer end falls. ceasionally an iron piate 1s used; but it is not an- proved by tie scionude builders. Two or three years ago fn iron foiding beard, if we way £0 call It, Was inserted, If was 80 arranged as to shut up ia a case under the veesel’s floor; but it has not so far had much success, Its great weight mado it duill- cult to hosi, It is expensive, aud a suspended weight is usually céndemnea by yachtmen. The ccutreboard has never met with much success anywhere but in the United States, and it is hero only that the form of hull, sizo and position of board aud other conditions were well understood. Its use 1g mosily conined to yachts and coiliers, The former use it for woatherlincss, apeed and easy draught. The latter, being ust ay jat, require it to enable them to go to windward. In Hotland the leo board is much in vogue, as the waters of the Zuy- der Zee and the deltas of the adjacent rivers aro very shoal. ‘Cho vessels used are qulte dat aud iull bowed, but with the lee board they do very well. ‘The 196 board is also in use in England, on canal boats and similar craft; but it is an unsightly ar- rangement and would not be tolerated 1a anything but a trading vessel. ‘There can belittie question that centreboard yachts are the fastest, most weatherly and handiest vessels in existence. FAVAL INTELLIGENCE. Tidings from the Guard--The Tehaantepes Expedition at Key West=Movenients in the Maxize Corps—Affairs at the Brookiyn Navy Yard. Tho ship Glad Tidings, which arrived at this port on Monday last from Glasgow, reports haying passed, October 25, in latitude 42 25, longitude 62 49, what the captain calls a United States schvol ship, bound west. This was probably the United States ship Guard, Commander H. P. Lull, en route from the Fishing Banks to this port, No- thing bas yet been heard from the Nipsio, Lieutenant Commander Byron Wilson, which is nuw quite due, She wilt doubtless turn up all. rigut. From no quarter as yet bas thera been heard a single word to clear up the mystery of the man-of-war launch and cutter seen drifting at sea off the New- geiient Banks t) tier part of lastmonth, By ference to another column of the HERALD It will be seen, from aa account of a ial correspondent, that the corvetto Shenandoah, Commander Vlarke H. Wills, which finally arrived all tight at Lisbon, encountered a terrific cyclono on the 12th oO September, and was partially dismasted. The ship seon by the Englisn captein turag out to be, as we correotly furmised, the Shenandoah, Her dingee was lost in the hurricane, but no mention is mado of the logs of the launch. ‘The boats seoa late tn the month adrift were evidently those of some other era Aap but what oue, yet remains to be ascer- dy The Tehuantepec Surveying Expedition is getting on finely towards its port of destination, aud seems to have escaped the effects of the recont gales on the southern coast. ‘the gunboat Kansas, Lieutenant Coinmander Norman H. Farguhar, an the tug Mayflower, ali under the command of Cup- taln Shufeldt, were at Key West on Monday, Ovto- ber 81. ‘The little aquadron will coast along, ready to ron into port when the weather is threatening. Tne Navy Depattment bas conciaded to increase the number of oftcers at tho marine barracks In Brooklyn, Herealter twelve or thirteen ofil- cers will be attached to the post Yes- terday Captain William H. Parker, detached from the Philadelphia barracks, First Lieutenant Lyman P, French, detached from the receiving ship Ohie, Boston; First Lieutenant Frank D. Webater, detached from the Marine barracks, Portsmouth, N. H., and Second Lieutenant Benjamin R, Russell, detachea from tho Washington Maring bariacks, re- ported to Brevet Lieutenant Colonel John L. Browne, coinmending the Brooklyn Marine barracks. Six other Olivers are expocted to report at cuce for daty, he gunboat Saco, Lientenant Commander Edward Terry, was at Malaga October 12, and sailed for Marseilles, on orders trom Rear Admiral Gusson, to look out for American interests aud to protect American citizens in that city. Preparations are belng made to launch the gun- boat Shawmut, fourth class, three guns, 410 tons, which has been sorangiay repatred, and, indeed, rebuiit, at the Brooklyn Na ard. Ways are being laid, and the staunch little craft will be in the water in a week or two. The frigato Minnesota, first class, 46 guns, 000 tons, is yet in the diy dock undergoing a com- lete overhauling. Her timbers are as sound and right as when first built. She is to be fited out hip. nited States steamer Shenandoah was at Tisbon on the 11th of October. She will be absent from home about three years, attached to the Hu- Topean squadron, STABBED TO DEATH. In the HERALD two or three days ago was printed tho ante-mortem statement of Ferdinand Schwartz, keeper of a saloon at 14 Greenwich strect, who was atabped in the abdomen and hip by Louis Frank and Charles Edgon. Since that time Schwartz has been sinking gradually till regierday afternoon, when deaih ensued. Goroner Flynn, who has charge of the Sgt will give the matter & foros tne ga fined inthe Tobe “Tue fatal aeny ovcutted OD a te a affcay tua keel FLEETWOOD PARK. Two Interesting ‘Trotting Contests—Pownal Mare Winning the First and Teck the Second A vory respectable assemblage of ladies and geth tlemen were at Fleetwood Park yesterday afternoon to witness the tro trotting contests annonuced te come off, The weather was delightfully balmy, but the wack was atill somewhat hoavy from the late rains. : Tuo first trot was fora purso of $500, for horses that had never beaten 2:60, $200 to the first, $150 te the second and $50 to the third horse, milo heats, best three in five, in harness. There were ten entries for this event, but when the bell tolled for the horses to como forth only four put in an appearance, These were Dan Mace’a brown mare Powral Mare, H. FB. Fleev’s gray gelding St, Eimo, W. 0. Weeks? black gold Eieht Bells, and Mr. Whipplo's chest hut mare Angeline. There was very Mitle betting on this race before the etart, but after Une first heat the Pownai Mare became a great favorite ang continued soto the end of the race, which she won in three straight beais. The second trot was for a purse of $1,000, for horses that had never beaten 2:39, $700 to tho first, $200 to the second and $100 to the third borse, mile heats, beat three in five, to harness. For this trot thera wero elgiit entries, but ouly half that number came to the pust These wero H. J, Boaen’s gray gelding Jack, John Lovett’s brown geiding Young Bruns, Den Ma brows gelding Hank and M, Barreit’s chootuut gelding George Bimith. Jack was tho favorito at 100 to 40 beforo the start, and at 100 to 10 before the race was over. ‘There wero but three heats, Jack winning in Lhe easiest possibie manner and in most exceilent time. Jack 1s a capital young horse, aud will bo dangerous in fay cliss next year, ‘The following are the detatis of the sport as it pro gressed:-— THR FIRST TROT. FLEETWOOD PAKX, Nouv 1.—-Purse $509, for horses: that bad er bevten —$ivv to first, $159 to Oto third; mile heats, best three in second ant parne, ers catered br, m. Poy W v enter M. Whippte entere: ML, Mow enterca & i. Truesdale enti Johu Murphy oni ma: Joba Lovet Pierce layden en be ELL, Wail entered b. 8, Linco, To. Quarter, + BS TRACE. i g. g. Lowery. br. g. James UH. Col virst hea‘ §) First Heat.—Angeltne won the pole, Pownal Mare accond place, St. Ulmo third and i gide. Pownal Mare tock the leat, lmao second, Angeline third and Eight Bells close up. At the quarter pole, with @ iew skips, Ligit Belis went to the front, and led to that poimtone Jeng Be ia erty eight and a quarter secouds, Pownai Mare second, St. Elino third ana Angeline fourth, atl close toe getner, Going around the lower turn the horses separeted, and they went to tha half-mile polo with sine daylight between them, Hight Belly leading Jour lensths, St. E’mo second, haifa length in trout or Pownai Mare, Who was threo icngthg in advapce of Angeline, ‘Time, i:18 Going up Ue backxairetch c ud as they passed the it Delis and St. Nino were th ahcad of Pownal Mare, sib Sells Out ree-quarier pole di sido aid side, Ono lor, who was two jeagis abc f Angeline. From there to the stand tho race was pert ig, and the horses came to the sc very closely together, Pownal Mare winning by uaifa lengih, Eight Bell secoua, @ neck infront of St. Ehae, wio was about tic same distance ahead of Angeline, Tine, 23533. Second Heat.—Pownal Mare took the ‘lead at the turn, St, Bio second, Hight boils third and Ange- Mne fourth, Pownal Mare jet two lengihs to uarier-pold, 8. Idimo second, three iengtas in fron’ of Kight Uolls, Who was tires lengths ia advance of Angelina ‘Time, thirtyseven seconds, jown the lower turn the Powual Mare lncreased tic gap, and waa nearly throe lengths ahoad of St. Elmo at the Lalt-uile pole, tie later being six leagtus in trout of Eight Hels, wuo Was more thaa that in advauce of Angelive, ‘tino, 1:14. Si Bimo and vownal Mare both broke up on tite. backstretch, and the mare settling the gutckest was four Jengihs ahea as the three-quarter pole, St, Elmo second, six lengths Ja front of Fight Bells, Wie was two lensths ia advance of Aa- gone, To Was oo ons change of place to the Pownal Mare winning by three Jengtis, dt. seco! six lengths ahead of Angeiac, who was balf aicngia in advance of Light Bolis, Time of the heat, 2:45, Liiva He -At tho eighth attempt the horses gos away to a very fair start, 6! Bluo taking the lead, Eight Bells second, Pownal Mare third and Angeline fourth, At the quarter pole St Himo led three lengths, Eight Bolls second, hella lengta tn front of Pownat Mare, who was four leagths ahead of Ange- Ine. Tine, thiity-nine seconds. Going along tao lower taro 5é. imo led ous lengih and passed the hall-inile pole In that way in 171734. On the baeck- streich Pownal Mare went to the front and led one lengin to the tiree-quarter pole and came heme winner by two lengins, 86 Elmo se third and Eight Bells fourth. Time, TUE SECOND THOT. Samp Dar—Purse $1,000, for horses that had never ee 2:39; $700 to first, $200 to second aud $100 lo hird. H. J. Beach entered g. g. Jack. ha? John Lovett, g- Youag Brun 2223 Dan Mace, nk 338 M. Barrett, ch. ge & 444 A. ©, Whitson, bik, g. Frank., ar. Dan Pilter, b.'m. . dr. John Rogers, br. m. Pownal ar, W. H, Borst, ch. m. Josephine. First heat... Second heat. ‘Tuird neat. TU RAGE. First Heat,—Young Lruno had the pele, Hank second, Jack third aud George Sinith outside. The horses nad a very unequal sturt, but when they trot- ted around the turn the leader, George Smita, broke up 1 fellin the rear, Young Bruuo then weut to the front and lea to the quarter pole four lengths in thirty-five seconds and a half, Jack second, two lengths ahead of Hank, who was six lengths in ad- vance of George Swith. Going around the lower turn Jack closed up to Young Bruno, the latter lead. ing one iength to tue half-mile poio in 1:12, Jack Was ten lengih ahead of Hank at this point, and George Smith was as many moro lengths behind Hank, Jack pressed Young Brono 60 hard) on the backsiretch that he carried him off his feet, and then, taking the lead, came home @ winner by two Jengihs, Young Bruno sevond, three lengths ahead of Hank, George font ae inside the tauce fag. ‘Time of the eat, 2231, Second Heat,—Jack took the, lead, Young Bruno second, Hank third and George Bmith fourth. Av the quarter pole Jack led Jour lengths, Young Bruno secend, four lengiis ahead of Hank, who was @ neck in advance of George Smith, Time, thirty-seven scconds. There was no change of ition around the lower turn, and at the hali-mile poie, which was passed in 1:16, Jack Jed four lengtus, Young Bruao second, four lengths ahead of Hank, wio was eight lengths in aivance of George Smith, Jack was the same dis- tance ia front at the three-quarter pole, troiting very steadily and at his leisure, Young Bruno sec- ond, five lougtis in advance of Hank, who was eigne lengths ahead of George Smith, Jack came home an easy winner by four jengths, Young Bruno second, five lengtas alead of Hank, who was ten lengths tn front of George Sualih. ‘tiie of the lieab, 2:43; Third Heal.—George Smith got away with a slight lead, Young Bruno second, Jack third aua Rank fourth, butall on @ square trot and pretty close together. When they went around the turn to the quarter pole Young Bruno went to the front, leading hulf a length to that point In thirty-six ecconds, George Smith second, one length ahead of Jack, Who was six Ieugtas in front of Hauk. While pass- fog around the lower turn Jack outfooted George Smith and Bruno and showed in front before ho was half way around. Aé& the half-mile pole, which was passed in Ne Jack led neariy three lengths in frovt, Yor Bruno secend, six tengths in adva:ce of Geor Smith, who was one length in advance of Hani Going up the backstretch Jack was forced to such anexteat when thero was no occasion for.it, aud while he was leading eight lengths, that he waa driven toa break, By the timo he recovered Young Bruno was within two lengths of him. He, however, landed ‘right foot foremost, and, striking oub finely, soon left Young bruno and cate home a winner of tho heat by three Jengths in 2:32. Young bruno was second, six lengths in front of Hank, who was ta lengths in advaiice of George Smith. WATER ETERS, ‘The Department of Public Works has had placea in their pipe yard, foot of Twenty-fourth street, Bast river, most perfect fixtures for testing the qualities of the various water meters offered. What the dopart- Ment sceks 1s accuracy of measurement, strongth, durgbility and cheapness. The examiner has been trying the different ones as brought forward for tho last four weeks and cxpects to close about the 10th of this month <A fow excelent meters have beon offered, and tt is now believod ar there are meters tat will Hl tie requirenienis. 't 18 anticipated that wien ay decisiou 13 made, and meters placed in the manufactories, hotels and other large establishments, gud including the supply fer tho shippiog, that the prastage willbe much reduced, while the revenue will bo increased. 1t is not we intention of the department to attach metes to rdinary dwelling pion believing that, in a sanitary viow, no obstacle should be interposed to every citi- gen having @ full supply of water at a moderata Male and belioving that many peopie would never thomselves if they had to pay extra for we water required for that purpose