The New York Herald Newspaper, February 15, 1871, Page 8

EUROPE. King Amadeus’ Address to the Other Sovereigns of Europe. DR. JACOBY ON THE WAR. SNe Prussian Outrages on an English Family in France. ‘Thé Conard steamship Oalabria, Captain Mac- ‘Wick@A, from Liverpoo! the 31st via Queenstown the Ist, arrived at Boston yesterday. Her mails are three days later than those received by the last steamer. Priftee Achille Murat was at Brussels oh the 15th, and Bed several consultations with M. Granler de Cassaghac, after which he set out for Wilhelms- nohe. Taé German Emperor has thanked Von Werder for is glorious victories against Bourpaki, and has warded Qim the Great Cross of Wi Red Eagle. The Cafteruhe Gazetie publishes ® proclamation of ‘the committee of the national liveral party, inform- ; tng the people of their initention to send to the Ger- man assemblies only such men as have shown them- selves capable of rema:ning true to the supporters of national unity, to the Emperor and to the empire through the most aesperate oracorical attacks. | = General D’Aurelle has deciined the offer of a mill- | tarycommand. “I will only,” he says in a letter to M. Gambetta, “accept that command at the hands of a regular government whose first act shall have Deen to pass judgment on the ambitious and Incapa- Die men who have Jost France." Prince Charles of Koamania has written an 1m- . Portant letler to 2 German friend, which is pub- Mshed by the Augsburg Gazette, The Prince says ) that Roumania is not ripe for Parliamentary gev- ) ermment and is the victim of wretched party fac- | tions. He wonld have long ago lost patience if it | were not for his attachment to a country for ‘Which he prophesies a glorious future. He has now _ Made o last attempt to remedy the evil by invoking the interference of the Western Powers, ‘The Italian Chambers have decided that the trans- fer of the capital from Fiorence to Rome shall take Place on the s0th of June; but it is now reported | thatsome of the Enropean governments have re- Pommended King Victor Emmanuel to postpone the , Ohange until arer tho death of Pius IX. Prince Humbert nas taken ap his residence in Rome already, and we can scarcely believe that apy pres- sure will be broughr to bear upon the Italian gov- ernment to induce them to forego the scheme they have submitted to the Chamovars, BISMARCK AND THE BONA- PARTES. * Plottings for the Fature Ruler of France= Thiors’ Supposed Advecacy of Leopold of Belgium Only a Sbrewd Dodge. BRUSSELS, Jan, 28, 1871. ‘The statement of the Times that M. Thiers said at > Bt. Petersburg tnat the best thing for France would © be to elect Leopold 1L of Belgium King of France 13 NEW eS that the Moat High has detemed to accord to an army five times superior in number, by delivering to (his army places crushed by a formidable artillery, The dcetroyer of mankind, Wiliam, has arnved before the gates of Pare with his pletistical maak, in- yoking, with his eyea to Heaven, the God cf Bat- thes aguinat his enemies, but forgetting that Ger- many 8 wpe, a wil ih ee — in future, plunged to «greater = hulse! 0 the country of the enemy itself, It je commcniy agreed among all classes of European society that the sithjugation of Frence 12 tantamount to a declaration of war against te sovereignty of the people of every Country. As for the repudilcans of Berlin they become a legion. There are thou- sands of republicans in Germany, worthy of the name, who think as Ido, and who Know very well that the dismemberment of France will not only be acrime, but a deea whioh will react on us, anntht- lating all linerty, nut only in Germany but in every country in Europe, FRANCE. Prassiat Ontraces on an English Family. ‘The Newoastle Chronicle prints a letter which has jus: been received by Mr. Bell, of Newcastle, Mr. Lawrence Smith, the writer, is the captain of the ‘Theresa, & vessel which for some time past has been trading between Rouen and Havre. Finding it cons venient to reside in the neighborhood in which his occupation lay Captain Smith took a house at St Ouen, where he had been living with his family for considerable period. He saye:— On the 15th of December thirty-one Prussian s0l- diers wore quartered at my house, although the English flag was fiying; they nad to be ted at expense. They lefton the 16th of December, ant next day another party of sixty arrived, whe asked for nothing, but plundered all my provisions and farm stock—suMclent for my fauily for the year, ‘They stole my own and my children’s clothés, weil as some that my daughter was making up, avd many other things too numerous to mention, among them a globe and a looking glass. ‘they also touk my best rosewood tubie for a butcher's block, completely destreying it, although there were two a blocks in the heuse. They tore the paper of the walla of the best room, smashed the ehiddren’s chairs, and when Mrs. Smith remonstrated with them they told her they would burn the house down, on which she became alarmed and desi:ted. We had another batch of sixty Frussian soldiers a‘ter taat, besides smaller lots—I don't know how many. ‘They took possession of all the beds and bedclothes, sending my wife and six children into one small, empty room. The British any was up lor some time afier these men were tn the house, but at last Qn oMicer ordered my wie to take it down, which she resisted tl the officer became exasperated, and Lizzie, beginning to get frightened. 41 her mother to comply, which she did. We had a very strongly arched wine cellar, with an entrance from outside the house, Mr. wife, \earing that the Prussians would burn the house, put some straw into this cellar, and went the family, and two poor people who nad been with away they took what beds and wearing apparel were left into this place, On the 4th sf January, about six in the morning, Ly & Prussians came along and smashed in the windows and doors of the house. They then burst in the cellar door, and at once discharged a volley of muskets Inio the cellar, My Jamily only escaped death because they were in ad inner compartment, sepxrated by a wail at right angies with the entrance wa’ firing ceasea my wife rusned to the entrance with little Willie in herarms, the rest of the [amily fol- lowing. They found the Prussians setting fire to the house with a pile of my furniture. When they saw this Lizzie tried to fore to the cellar to gl @ bundie of clothing, au not allowed to My wile also attempted to get away two carpets that but were lying rolied up inside the front door, She, too, was ariven ba butt end of a musket. David ran up stairs to wy and gets tine clock which was there, Whereupon Prassian soldier swept it off the m ntelpiece and dashed it to atoms on the floor. All the tamily were dr.ven away trom the burning house to seck aheiler simply an ingenious way of putting forth an fea | half Prussian and half Bonapartist. Thiers certainly never said it, The Beriin correspondent of the > mes merely, in telling this story, turns a feather | im the interest of those who want to make tt seem that even Thiers bas given up the Orleanists, The primary necessity for the Prussians is simply i to make the best peace they can. ‘They can make | B better peace with the Bonapartists than jwith any one else, It is tne that at other government is 42 facto in powe: Dut Bismarck cares little for that. it will be the greatest of bis pieces of diplomatic sieight- of-hand if be can find a government willing to uc- cept nommaily his terms, 80 that he can withdraw from this great muddie, and, holding enough of the Country to guarantee the fulttiment of his eondi- tions, leave that unhappy government to settle with its snojects as it may, The government of the republic {sa fatiure, and | tere remains nothing on te cards but the Bona © partes and the Orieantsts. | Mans, therefore, to belitiic just now the Orieanists, | An order (to make the Bonapartists, with whom they | | Great, seem the only possible power. This they be- + ieve they do, to soine extent, in making ‘Thiers ad- wooate another candidate than a member of the | mily of Orleans, —“salers' idea of a perfect government ior France Ye one on the move! of the British government with*an Orleanist as sove rign. ‘fms 1s #0 well to need assevera- i “But the folues and crimes of princes,’ | he said toa friend some time ago, “have rendered this government tll now, and stif render it, more © and more impossibic onthe Conunent. Let us try, _, then, that the rnpublic, if tus must come, shall _ come through the faults and follies of our enemies, without being compromised by ours, in order that ail honest and intelligent men may act sincerely in Its support in the interest of the country without /sacrificing their own diguity.”? Inother words, if Thiers cannot have a purely Fronch, moderate monarchy, he will accept the re- a. and co-operate with all who may try to make honest and humane. ._ This does not lok like proposing a foreign prince, | and, aoove ail, one of a German family. Only think of it—a man of German origin to rule France at this juncture | Poor Leopoid of Reiginm, he fs in a delicate posi- ‘tion. Bismarck hoids up the crowa of France asa littering lure to dazzte his e. while the Walicon “provinces shall be shipped over-to France ana the ulso provinces gobbied up by Prussia. THE CZAR OF RUSSIA. ‘The Cross of the Legion of Honcr Supplies the Place of the Prussian Cross—A Brussels | Rumor—The Ozar in Public Bearing the French Decoration—History of How It Cnme About—Sonsation in St. Petersburg. BRUSSELS, Jan. 24, 1871. ‘There is news bere from St. Petersburg that the nar recentiy appeared in pubile with the Cross of the Legion of Honor inssead-of the Prussian Cross, which he has lately worn. Since that Pruasian @ecorations are nowhere to be seen in the city. This little circumstance has created a very agree- ‘able sensation both among the people and the Roples. Its inner history is sald to be as follows:—Re- cently, a8 the world knows, the Ozar has been all amity for his relations in Berlin, and has not con- | cealed in any respect his good wishes for Pruasia, although the sympathies of the people are altogether on the other side, and even in the army ola svidiers aid not hesitate to declare that they wouid rather relinquish their swords aitogether than draw them in the Interest of Prussia. Alter the appearance of | > the ciroular of Prince Gortchakoff denouncing the Treaty of Paris the difference hevween the Uzar and | the whole body of the nobilny became more distinct than ever, a# th> latter felt the pain of ‘ taking advantage, even in appearance, of the Prusx- sian successes; bul any open issue was avoided by ‘the fact that the extreme condescension of England | left no possiwiiny Of war; 80 the nobility and people stil sympathized with France and tbe Czar suil co- quetted with Prassia. Sueh was the siiustion when the text of Bia. marck’s late note to Von Beust reached St. Peters. . This note, it is repored, the Czar opened a read, and immediately threw it down m the Greatest agitation. This emotion presently went to { the extreme o1 an absolute Romano rage—one ef the furtes, as they say, of Peter the Great. Unaer the influence of this excitement he tore from bis | Own person the royal Prussian Cross and stamped it « ander foot, treating the same way ay tne Prussian decorations that 24)) end ia this rage be eaiied for the Croas of the Legion @f Honor, and went forth displaying tt. Such ts the story that ts current in St. Petersburg — ®@ straw that shows how tho wind may oo7. GERMAN Y. ‘The German Liberals and the War. Dr. Jacoby, tne chief of the German liberals, has ‘written a letter to a friend in Brussels, in which be med to Come under his eye; | | inthe nearest wood, half naked. Mrs. Smith and Lizzie were | lightly dressed, wih slippers on thetr feet; David was rathor better of, but the four Smaller ones were almost naked, only having a frock over their nightdresses, and, except one, having bare legs and feet, 1 oor little Theresa had to run some 200 yards to the wood farefooted. Wnen they got to the Woods my wife was obliged to take her frock skirt off to wrap rouud the two babies, and also her flannel petticoat, which she placed | about tne teet of two of the other little ones. It is the rot of the Prus- | Fest the letter of M. Benam i | faithful ou bt to maintain with bi | therefore, your Holiness, that after notifying you of our Lam sorrow to you that both tae latter had their leet frostbitten: eresa \ery badly. They were three hours tn the wood: 1 was freezing *t terly all the time, and the snow was four to six inches thick on the ground, Atlast they got shelter in an out- house, and aiterwards tn a nelghboring cottage, but almost wo late for the cullaren, * ENGLAND. Mr. Gindstome and the French Government, MY. Gladstone ts sald to have written the follow- ing letter to an Eoglish member of Parliament:— HawagpeEn CAstiY, UansreR, Jan. 10, 1871. MY rag SIR—It Je {mponnible to read withou: deep {nic- hich you huye been kind enough to send me. We, who witness with the deopest pala the con- tinued id increasing horrors of the war, must not bo surprise of he tn that agony —for such {t is, though ft {san agouy -in which the people of ‘Paris fight for their country, our motives, andeven our acts, are not always cor- rectly apprehended. ‘There ia no request before us from the French yovernment for recognition, there never bas been any sfnce the mission of M. Thi several months ago. very ahortiy, indeed, after the government was formed. i et, tor every practical purpose, we have proceeded towards and with them just as if thotr ‘origin bad been the mort formal in the world, and never by word or act have we implied that they ware nos entitled tn the highest degree to our sympathy and reapect Lremaia, faithfully yours, W. EF. GLADSTONE. SPAIN. King Amadeo to the Other Sovereigns of Eurcpo and to the Pope. The following is the full text of the letter King Amadeus has addressed to Queen Victoria and to the other sovereigns of Europe, excepting Italy. To Victor Emmanuel he somewhat varies his language, as might bé expected from thetr relationship:— Don Amadeo I., by the grace of God and the natfonal wit! King of Spain, to the Qaeed of Great Britain, c. The Soverclgn Cortes of the Spanish’ nation having the Crown ot this noble country, we have Judg nequi-tng the certainty that wuch election would ‘uvolve no obstacles to the peace of Europe, that we Ought to accept with gratitude an oiler so honorabie for ‘us, alt ough 1 {8 go weighty and imposes duties ao dificult to fulfil. “Thus it fs that we have only decided to accept {t In the firm and unalterable resolution to empioy all our efforts, and to, ecrate all our existence, to the good prosper- ity of t One of the surest means of obtain- offer ing 3t w! ‘enauce Of cordial harmony with the foreign and Btates, eapectaily thoae with | whom Spain has for some time been pound up in friendiy reiatious, Consequently, on binging to yonr Majesty's “knowledge our advent to” tl Throne, which, after we took the oata to keep and cause to be kept the constitution of the monarchy, occurred on the Ad tn our Majesty to be pleased to honor us with ndship, and at the ame time to accapt ours, which alterable and continuous. In this confidence we ask God to tuke your Majeatyand the British nation {nto Hia boly keep- :. AMADEO. ‘6 anntn, Jan. 20, 1871. mi To his father, the King of Italy, tue letter is as follows:— It is known to your Majesty that the Spanish ni reign Cortes of the 2 oitered t0 ua the crown of thts poble country, and that, after obtain.og your paterual vermission, aud making that the election would create no obsiacies for toe poace of Europe, we acceple; this hoaorable otter, We have now to! make knowD to your. Ma- jesty that on the 44 of this month, alter baying eword Yo the constitution of the monarchy we have been procialmed wing of Spain. Your Majeaty knows our senti- ments and our urm decision to employ ourselves continu- ousy tor the well doing and prosperity of our new country, as also the desire which ubimates us to maiatain the best Telntions of friendship with the foreixn Powers, and prin- Clpatly with the one where we received our being, and watch 18 governed by a sovereign so beloved by us ond who is untted to us by £0 many sacred ties.” To secure the firat.we have in yorr Majesty a high example to tmitate; ty secure the secoud ws sual be ine.Jnel towards Italy, not only by natural propensities, but aiso by the commuilty of interesis, inatitut.ons, history, race und almost of language between’the two Prnineilas.” For the carrying out of our lofty wims we coun ¢ paternal blessing of your Majesty, which woh it, and whieh we di you will be vieased to concode to us, w! preserve your Majesty, our royal Mon in’ His holy and a rored keepin; To the Pops the King wrt Most Hoty Parure—The teh nation having o'fered to u ter acquiring the certainty that such Do obstacles to the peace of kurope, ought to accept with gratitude an offer 80 honorable for us, although it 18 so weighty and im- poses duties so didicult to full’. Thus it is that we have decided to accept it in the tirm and unalteravle roso- jon to employ all our efforts and to consecrateall our exist cr to the goud amd prosperity of this great peuple. Born and educated inthe pale ofa Caureh whlea recognizes your that we | Holiness as tte viaib.c head, and being now chiet of a Cath. olie nation whose citizens, thot free to choose and oractics the worship they think best, in a great rve the faith of thelr forefathers vigorous ed, {t wiil be our principal care, 'y our lussion to your Holiness, to procure that the our Holiness and this geuerous Foenect ad. H constant relations between nation may be those which the spiritual father of the true sons. Consent, ndvens to rie (brome, which, after our swearing to keep ant to cause to be kept the Constitution of te momar, me ured On the $a tnt, one or tos, Gis pts of olf? réIgn may de to protest our tilia! love and profound veneration. In asking your Hoiloess to be pleased to concede to us your boly aposto fo benediction as a proof of your desire that wa tay be able worthily to comply with our new elevated dustes, we pray with a!) our boart to the Almighty to pre- serve your precious lie for many and prosperous years, eases — We are fally edifed at present on the pohcy of Bismarck. Instead of the ascendant movement m Prossia anc the whole of Germany which promised 60 inir the Berliners are cust duwn with a stupor of fear aud disappointment. in ex for their hopes be gives them the spectacie ol bi _ dutcheries, trum, hal parades, chants of victory ) and 7 beams. He imagines to turn the parrow- raladed by dragging them iio all sorts of oatlacina- ‘Uons, and w san inem by overwhelming them Switch glory, udocniug hi:naell with « portenious o4- feutation, with the lanrels of the mass 01 his (ops and Une locapacny of the French gen. Jed 10 & BuLCess Wael BO one ever dared. to xpect, thus the “.ieutenant Genera: of the Veavenly Bovereiga—tuis ts the tite wach our Liv- ‘und radicais give to the King by divine atlas done solemn actions of grace Lor “he .usor Given in our palace at Madrid this 20h day of January, ABU, Most Holy Father, from your Mollness’ humble sad ‘devoted son, AMADEO, MISCELLANEOUS we The marriage of the Princess Louise has been axed for Tuesday, March 21. Of the total Of 276,000 unwounded French pri- goners nv more 644 have died while in Gere many. FOREIGN ITEMS. M. Louis Bianc ts preparing a history of Parts, the incidents of which he fviiows wiiu the ciusest atten. Jon. It ts stated chat engineers have been sent to Se dan with orders wo strengtuen and extend the tor- Ufcations of tae place, Brussels advices state that the German armies there every night for ten or eleven nizh’s with all | them all the time, and when the soldiers cleared | When the | ek and threatened with the | ur We hasten to oer you, 1m tho full security that'it wilt be Une | are expected by the end of January t number a fiilvon and half of men. task tea eo x tinople letter states that the intention of the Aurion, goverument tutroduce une Danubian question will be opposed by Turkey at the Conference, In recognition of the services of General Manteuf- fel m the northern campaign King William has added the ‘oak leaves” tu the “Order oi Merit’! which the General ad previously reocived, The Pats, a ieading Montpeasier organ in Madrid, has voluntarily suspended it3 pubitcation. and, ta doing so, recommends that agitation in iavor of the Duke be ceased. Tne North German Chancellery has invited ten- ders for eighty-six geols train locomotives, 2,000 open goods vans, and 4,000 axles with wheels, ali tor the railways tm che province of Alsace. General Troonu’s wito, who is Engiigh (on her father’s side), 18 staying at Scarburough. One of her sisters 18 married to @ Prussian, wu fact whioh re notsecin to bs known to the General's enemies in Paris, A Russian imperial rescript has been addressed to the Governor General of Fiulana, ordertag measures to be adopted for tue introduction of universal lia- bility to military service in the Grand Duchy, on the basis of the existing laws of the land, The Dundee Advertiser says:—We hear that Birk- hall, near Batlater, on the estate of bis Royal High. ness the Prince of Wales, 1s nut unlikely to be the autumn residence oi the Marquis of Lorne and the Princess Louise. Birkhall is about nine miles trom Balmorui and six from Abergeldle Tho Weser Gazetle says that in Faidherbe's army @re about 12,000 marines aud sailors, Commanded by naval oMoers, and it 13 due to that circumstance that the artilery is so excelicnt. The arming in general of these new troops is very good, but the clothing and victualling leave much room for im- provement. ‘The soldiers have not received any pay for months, The Vienna correspondent of the Cross Gazette, of Berlin, states that, at the preluminary mecting of the London Conierence, the Austrian Pienipoten- ary proposed that @ pruiocol should be signed oy the Powers condemning the principie of one- sided repudiation or denunciation of a treaty, Kus sla demurred to this, but was induced by Prussia and Engiand to give in its adbesion. | _ Emigration from the porthwest departments of France to Jersey continues on an increased scale, | On the 27th ult. two boats arrived at St, Helers, one ; from Granville and the other from Si. Malo, ‘They | brought abvut a nundrud passengers, among whom there was a larger preportioa of maies than usual. They had with them their personai luggage, but | there was not much baggage, The Grauyille boat sighted two Freuch meu-of-war near the French const. The Dresden Journal publishes the reply of King Johann, to the letter of the Emperur-King William, in reference to the acceptance of the German im- perial dignity. Itsays:—*May your imperial aud Royal Majesty, with the help of God, succeed in ; Victoriously nnishing the struggle so gloriously com. menced aud continued. wise moderation which guides the steps of your Im- perial and Koyal Mayesty aliow us to paritcipate, at no distant period, in the benefits of an bonorabie, ; lasting aud durabie peace."’ of railways. The total length of line in cuntempla- tion is about 1,600 miles, und the route se:ected, With the exception of a short spuce m Bosnia, hus already been approved by the Porte, Surveys of lt this entirety ure also being accively pushed for- The directors, after due deiiberauon, have decided on the contract system of work in’ pref- | erence to that of departnientul constructicn, und | Gontracts have been entered into. One line of over 180 mies ts from Constantinople to Adrianople. | Another will run from Salonica, through Mecedonia, | and tercinate at Useup, In Western bulgaria. The | j total len_th is 160 miles. A line of railWay, nearly 190 miles in length. will extead Irom Adrianople, | through Phiipopolis, to Suriinby, near the Servian frontier. A sbort line Ol about seventy muies, | Tunuing from Novi to Bangaluka, and Iptend- | ed w connect the Turkish and Austrian lines, it ts | hoped wul ve completed shoriy, | The Versailles corres;ondent of the London Datty | News speaks m the folowing manner regarding the | growing sympethy for the return of the bona- | partes:—*l have learned irom authoritative | source: leaving no doubt whatever as to the correctness of the information, that peasants round Paris, and geueraliy through out the Department of the seino-et-Uise, ‘are manifesting distinct return w Lona. Partiet sympathy, ‘Their desire ior ocder and tor the provecuon of their material interests inclines | earnestly towards the restoration of the em- | pire. ‘ihey suppose that no otber iorm of goverment | Woula give tiem the sume & curmy; and irom what ; Ihear they would vow almoss uuancuously for the | return of Navoleon tf & p.eduscite were taken on the question. This ieeling 1s cvidently growing and | spreauing every week. Private ,ettera wuich I have | seen from prisoners 1a Germany announce that a similar reaction 18 taking place aumong them also, Public opin on in the meiropol tan districts 1s grow- ing vigorously against the repubic and its authors. Rely upon tt that tne republic has thus a very small of France, ‘This 13 the more s.gruticant because this department has been authimpeorini.”” THE KENIAN EXILES Reception of tho Ex-Prisoners Ferry, N. Y. Monday, the 13th tnst., will be ever pleasantly ro- membered by the renlan ex-prisoners. In response | to invitation on that day a party of them, consisting of Messra. John McClure, Thomas F. Bourke, KE, Power, E. P. St. Clair, H. 8. Mulleda, G U. o'Con- nell, P. Walsh and George Brown, visited Captain McClare’s native piace, Dobbs' rerry, N. Y. They left the city by the two P. M. train of the Hudson at Dobby River Railroad, and arrived at Irvington in duo time, where they were met by the cliizens amid firing of cannon and general jubilation. The whole country side joined in a welcome to Irclana’s heroes, They then entered the sleighs prepared for them, and the procession started, having at its head Mr. Hugh Downey as Grand Marshal. The snow-ciad nilis of Westchester sparkled in the mild winter sunshino, and gayly moved the throng, representing 20 special national- ity or party, but all animated with an unselfish aprit of KINDNESS AND HOSPITALITY, After a three-mile march tho procession arrived { Pe Dobbs’ Ferry and was dismissed. One | Teature of the procession 18 worthy of j remark. An independent company, composed of almost entirely American young men, commanded by Oaptain Birdsall, of Tarrytown, acted as escort, They wore fully equipped, and wore aneat gray uniiorm. On the cismissa: of tho pro cessionists the | \ | he | honored guesta were received at the Town Hall, where an address was read to them, in the namo of inhabttants of the surrounding districts, by Colonel Edward Butler, formerly of the Sixty-ninth regiment, N.Y. N. G. Captain McClure repiied in a few words and with his usual mouesty. Colonel Bourke was en- siastically calied for, and delivered an eloquent | speech, after which the warmth of all hearts was demonstrated by a geveral shaklog of haads and congratuiations, ‘The exil.s tnen retired to the residence of David Mcclure, father of Captain Jonn McClure, where, alter @ cordial welcome they rook of refreshments, which were followed by song, sentiment and music. Ateight P. M. a committee of the villagers cailed and invited the whole company to a BANQURE AT PRTERMAN’S HOTEL. The festivities there Were in every way enjoyable. Credit should be accorde. to ihe ladies who were | present for much of the charm that pervaded tno social scene, At the banquet toasis complimentary to the exiles were drank, and they offerea return toaats with happy effect, expressing to the country people their sense of gratification at the manner toey were received ana entertained. Ireland was not forgotten, and both speech and song that en- livened the hours were {ull of jove for tne old land. Letters were read irom prominent towns- ; Men of Captain McClure, expressive of the appreciation they felt for him anda hts com- rades. Colouel James A. Hamilton’s letter deserves special mention, tn view Of the disinter- ested influence he exercised on Captain McClure's behalf during his trial and incarceration for Fenisn- | 1am. Among THR GENTLEMEN PRESENT, | besides the eight ex-prisoners, were Measrs, Hugh Downey, Daniel Gilespie, Peter Laffan, Martin 5. Lawier, M. Ryan, Bernard O'Brien, John H. Lang, Denis O'Donovan (son of O'Donovan Hossa), David | Mcviure, Wilam J. McClure, D. meCinre, Jt., ond Mr. Monks. ‘The ladies were Miss Theiess Hannan, Mra. Margaret Condon, Mrs. Ellen Lawler, the | Misses Gouraier and Misses Mary A. and Emily | McClure. ‘The morning hours were advancing apace when the adair ended and tho exiles sougnt repose, | Mlled with delight at, and appreciation of, their re- | ception by the peo; le of Doubs’ Ferry and vicinity, | A Remarkabis Contest—Radolpbo and Tim Flyny Play Terety-one Hours, | GA billiard contest between A. P. Rudoiphe and | Tim Fiynn was begun at nine A. M. on Monday, in | the Times Bilitard Rooms, and ende. at sx o'clock yesterday morning. Tae game epened with a trial at pin pool, the stake being forty dollars a game. | At tbis game sudolphe was ‘defeated, Flynn winning $240, and at one o'clock {a the afternoon the con- fostants abandened the gamié for French caroms, The o was ity points up, kad Fiynu re- ‘cel the odds of discount. The cours yas Conunued oe the aiternvon at twonty-tve act? lars @ game, and the combatants raised the stake to forty dollars at night, At taree o’viock yesterday morning Fiynn was the winner by six gaines. Bo. coming conident of success as his opponent became exnausted, Rudolphe proposed to raise the stake to $10¥. The proposiuon was agreed a and the game Continued without intermission ¢ ‘Wheu the combatunts put up their cuds and r to rest, Rudoiphe had rapidly recovered during ty a4 three nae b ay? clowed gh gimme dh oa of opponent jarge crows Spectators wis bussed the match from drat ty lash May uo 1838 the spirit of | European Turkey ts to be covered with a network | the | number Of Iriends among the popuiation ot this part | IN A BOOT. Remarkable Strategy of a Correspondent to Get to the Outposts. A TIGHT PLACE. Brought to the Front by a Prussian Cficer Without His Knowledge. BETWEEN THE TWO FIRES. VERSAILLES, Jan. 27, 1871. Before 1 commence my story ot to-lay I must ex- plain to you what a White Cuirassier’s boot is, It is made of black leather, but that 18 its only relation- ship with the other members of i'a family. Drawn to its full height it stands about thirteen hands, and stretched to the fuil diameter of its top it covers about a yard, Its shape is that of @ gigantic funnel; but tt 1s never pulled up, On the contrary, it is always left to fall negligentiy about the legs. The aspect of the wearer, in his skin-tight white breeches, is that of a naked statue standing in two black hip baths. You will opserve from this description that no analagous boot is worn or known in Britain. Yeaterday I espied the proprietor of a pair of these wonderful leggings, He ewaggered along inall tho glory of his betong- inga, bis hip baths wallowing in the wind, which Tolied in eddies tn their spactous folds, Being of an impertinent and disrespectful nature, I asked my- self what could be THR POSSIBLE USE OP THOSR BOOTS, For many minutes my insuMoient intelligence failed vo furnish me with areply; but suddenly a thought flashed past me, and I caught it aa it few. Here I must open a second explanation. Of all the dificult things which Versailles correspondents have to do getting to the ontposts is indisputa- bly the most impracticadie. Nothing 13 80 absolutely 1orbiaden, nothing 1a so closely guarded against; nothing, consequently, is so much desired by us all as to worm our way tothe | front. The more the Prussians wiil not have it the ; More we try 1ton; but 1am bound to say that wo never succeed —we get contemptuously sent back, ‘ all of us, without exception, You will, therefore, | comprebend the enthusiasm with which I seized | the thought in question when I tell you what 1t was; 1t murmured to me “GO TO THE OUTPOSTS NIIDDEN IN THOSE BOOTS." Suéh an idea could not possibly have occurred to any of my colleagues; but after my excursion in tho siell, two days ago, it was quite natural that it should present itself tome, It opened to me a sec- ond opportunity of utilizing the remarkable gym- nastic faculties which my late speciai training has enabled me to ucquire. I knew the boots by sight— Iwas aware that tney belonged to the aide-de-camp of that ilustrivuus personage who rides out early every day, with the attendant buots, to see what is Boing on tn front. HoW I Gor IN. Atsix this morning I was hiding behind a tree outside the illustrious quarters for half an hour; the tramp of hoofs inside the gate warned me that my vehicle was approaching; it was foggy and atill very dark, 80 the first part Gf my enterprise offered but Utne alMeulty; all Lhad to do was to crouch bo- neath the horse till 1 could strotch out my hend to tickle tis rider’s right knee; the alde-de-camp mechanically looked down in that direction, and profited by the movement to hghtly and instantly swing myself toto his left boot, wnere I delicately coiled round is ankle. Iam snre [ must have pro- duced aud maintained & most s2reeavle warmth in that section of his 4ystem, especially as the morning was raw and cold. 1 condensed myself circulariy Invo thegsize of a thick stockiag, but that, of course, involved no esfort co.apared to what 1 had to do in- side that shell: sol ask you for no gratitude this tine. We troited rapidly along, and I found the Movement rather funny. It was the tirat time I bad deen on horseback lying on my side tn a ring. RESOLVED TO SER. Thad not the fulntest idea which way we were going or what road wo were upon. and the filaatri- ous hereditary and bis atle were “of a despatring silence’ atuut their voutc. Icould not stand this jorance of my inovements. I ielt that 1 hada Tigtit to Know where I was being taken to: sol un- | aid my fourth coll, took out my peaknife aud pierced a tny slit’ in a deep fold of Jearher | we the level of my eye. I then observed that we were in a wood, but the mud splashed up #0 thickly that my view was obscured @ minute afterwaras. I blew away the dirt which choked my peep-hole—I could not keap on uncolling to get out my -blade—and flaally, after much dificuity, recog nized that we were close to Meudon. Nothing | could be more sausfactory; if 1 had had my choice Lsnould have selected that very destination, The sheNing was pretty active, 1 could hear it with distinctness, which would have been pernaps unpleasant to ordinary people, but which to me, with the object T hed in view, was but o source of lively satisiactiin. We were, however, benind the ridge, still some way from the terraco, and the grand illustrious seemed disposed to go no | =e ‘This revolted me. I had not come there, wit | 4 KNOT ROUND OUR AIDE-DE-CAMP’S CALF, to be taken back again without another sight of Paris. But what could [ do? Iwas but a part of the dress of the biz, booted captain, and could ex- erclse no influence on bis or his chief's decisions. 1 heard the great man answer some o.cer who had come from the battory to talk to him. “Tnanks. No, not to-day; one can’t see clear. Aud thon, you know, we always draw tire from ‘he forts if we go too much tn front, and the Priac> does not wish us to do that.” This evilently im- Dhed a fixed intention of going noiurther. I saw that I was to be carried off diszrace.ully. Then came to me one of tnuse tdeas which make men great. “You're golug back, are you?” sald J; “we'll Bee,"” STRATEGY ON MY PART. Quickly I drew my knife and siiced a piece off the boot oa the inside, next the horse; thea I watched my moment, and the instant tho anime! turned his head towards Parts 1 urove the blade into him to the hilt, The bound he made twisted me almost as much as the tremendous shock I got wen I was fired at only the day beiore yesterday. But my cap. fain sat well. I was proud of him. If he hud been sitting loose he and I would have been let behind; bat the fellow had a grip liko a dentist, and never let go. The horse went jor a auadred yardy at a tearing gallop, but the captain pulled at him so hard that he began to stop. That woulan’t do at ai a0 | gave him another dig, and away he went aygat It became a struggle between the captain and me; ho pulted at the bridic for dear Iie, und I penknited the horse's ribs trom pure curiosity. I certainly re- coguize that the captain was right and that I was wrong, but that 19 the abstract view of the case. Regarded in the concrete, | could see before me but one Hue of action. T had a chance of REACHING THE OUT. OSTS AT LAST, and I was not going to abandon it to piease the captain, So on we wont at an awiul pace, ever the wails and through the vines, the captain sitting hke aman. It bai become a proper runaway, a | vmorough John Cilpm; so I left off probing, the norse was doing ail I wanted without any further suzges- tions from me. We were yoing so fast that J could | pees | through my lite window. Ihad dim | vistons of leafless trees and of a big house—I suppuse itwas the chateau--and of asiontsned soidiers, but ‘Umat was all. It was evident that we were nearing the French guns, for the 10w they made was audible above the noise we proauced ourselves. I tnought We shouid be prisonors 10 five minutes, but though I was sorry for the captato, whom I had ied Into the moss, | did not care for myscif, because | was sure tst my friend Trechu would only say, “What, you aguin? Well, you are a remarkable correspondent. Pray take @ trumpeter and your pocket handkerchiet and go back at on ” But it was pot to be. We had ‘been at it some seven minutes. at an awtul bat. over very nasty ground, | assure you; for though I could. not see much, | ielt the pitching. ff 1t had las ed I should have got seasick. The horse wus getting beaten, he stumbled twice. and then came down a tremendous cropper. My friend, the cutrasaier, had evidently got tired too, for he coula not hold hy own thistime. Over we went together, describing many circles in mid-air, and resulting In a smashing i. Twas a little stunned, bat came round quick. soon ag I could rally my ideas { found that 1 was euil inside the boot, but that th eh 8 ee Will } me, This pained me. ‘The og5; Thad PARTRD COMPAS 3: in the emotion of the moment, and I was really | qalte sorry to have gut:ted fim. As 1 unrolled my- well @nd Crawied out of the leather fulds 1 found something Woolly on myarm. It was a stocking! ‘This ebyect explained the cause of my separation trom my cutrassier. 1had evidently unconsciously contracted my coil by an invuluntary nervous move- ment at the fnetant of the fall avd had so dragged Off the atvoking and the boot. 1 stood up and shook welt. {was in a hole—a shell hoie. Unless aa- er missue dropped there 1 was admirably placed for INTERVIPWING THE OUTPOST COUNTRY, he tr 1 could be nowhere else but in the debatavic rowed between the two lines of hosti! . sentries. ‘took out =* ROlebOOK, but as | contd pesos im the hole there waa to desé¥ibe so far. Then I sorambied to the téKing care not to show my bair above the sur! i 1 nad ; laced two big stones with a chink between them, biding bat permit me to see out. Iwas ant ‘nougla~ just aud tae Prussit ray between Fort Issy ian batteries, near the ratlway. Th capt hn of BE Six rare the horse Was ou bis legs again behind a wall, buf YORK HERALD, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 15, 1871.--WITH SUPPLEMENT. be seemed to have had enough for the mu- Tent, say is hot much pout. Iencioxe you the sketch I made of 18, showing its exact posl- Uon. Do not publish tt, for it might get us into aif- ficulties here. Paris lonked as ca'm and as white as ever, and really no signs of war were anywhere ap- parent in ner, As I was Gntshing my skeich the captain stretched bis arms and iried to yet up. Issy StYaishtway sent him a shell, but it only made a big hote Ofty feet away. SAVE TIE CaPTAIN. I reflected that the captain nad brought mo there Against his will, and that I reaiuy owed him some reparation. I whispered to him, “Captain, here’s & hole near sour boot; try aud roll this way.” ‘Phe captain locked astomshed, but he rolled, In a mutnute be was all rigut in the bottom of my crater, “Who are yeu, and how did you get here?” he tnquired, inore sui pone than gratetul. I gan to regret thac had sheltered him. 1 repied, “I am one of the newspaper correspondents at Versailles; 1 lost my way 1n the Satory woods tn the fog last night; I was out there botanizing; I wandered tn the dark for thirteen hours without meeting a svul, and, to my horror, I found myvell here ut dawn to-day; I am hortably frightened, and I want to go home." don't wish 10 praise mysel!, but I du teink that that answer, for a impromptu, was rather powerfuily Invested, THS CAPTAIN LOOKED AT MB WITT MISTaUST, ity and contempt, ali together. 1 mus¢ do him the justice to say that he was a moat piucky fellow. He jvoked at ine again, then he looked at his naked foot covered With mud, aud then he looked a: bis boot and his stocking. ‘How did my boot and stocking come here:? he asked, Ihat's what I want to know.” I answered; “when I eaw them fallin nere just now I supposed they nad come out of a siiell; ‘but you ought to know best how you came to part company with them.” “Horse ran away, sir; ran like a wild beast; I suppos. they few off in the fall; they were very luose, you see.” “How shall we get out of this’? 1 suggested that I was not a warrior, and cuuld give no opinion, vut that, as the fog had brought us there, tog mignt take as back again to the Prussian ines, “You're right,” Bald the cutrassier," 1t’s our only chance; but. when the fog comes, wo shan't be ab.e to see a yard be- fore us, How shail we know which bs to gor’ “By marking Ic now,”? f cupningly replied, “two sticks on the edge of this pole will iaicate tne direc- tion of your outposts; they are only 20 yards off. THE FOG 15 THIUKRNING AGAIN, and we may perhaps be wo.e to get nack to Ver- sallles to breakfast.” I didn’t say a word about bis horse, tor I didn’t want him to get hold of the animal and detect the patchwork 1 nad made tn his side. Besides, ] thought it was kind to leave him for the French to get; I was sure they would make @ sortie on him. Then we talked about mutual Irleuds, and tie captain became quite polit:, sym- pathbising Kindly with the wolul fears which lex- eure and recognizing that my pusition was a ard one for @ non-comvatant, The log got solid by degrees, and at nine o’cluck we ventured to leave our hole ani! to strike in the direction pointed ont by detalis we nad thrown out ofit, We Soon heard the Prussian sentries and the captain called to them. His voice brought without fire from the Frenca Vedettes behind us, and a fierce reply from the needie guns: but nobody could see auy- body and no harm was done. We were taken in to the first post and were then examined. ‘The cap- tain’s story was credible enough, especially as all the lige had seen him ran away two hours Nay but my legend was regardea as -tupossible. so was arrested and SENT INTO VERSAILLES in acart from Sevres, the captain profiting by the conveyance, On the road I said to him, “sy dear captain, we have inade acquaintance under very singular circumstances, and, provably, I want to have a memorial of you.” “Anytniag you like, my deur fellow,” he repiied, “wil you nave wy pipe.’ “Thank yoo, no,” I answered, “1 smoke cigars, and, beaides, I have set my mind oo the dest tog | saw ol you, that lei boot of yours, 1t may seem to you very druil, but 4 have the greatest longing to Possess taat boot. 1 shail show it to my frieads 1p England, and describ to them how ttcame tumbling into the cavern where | had taken reiuge.” “Uer- tainty,” suid tae cuirassier, “1 will accompany you tothe Commandaveur and get you out of custody, and then I shall go aud change my clothes and will gend you the article; it isan odd fancy of yours ail the same."’ So it happened, I was let out, and Ih ve just received the boot. 1 will show i to you when I come Sea Tue holes 1 made are olgger than I fancied, \ HUSIC AND THE Di AMA. POLYGAMY.—The stockholders’ family free list bas killed Brigham Young’s theatre, Cugar.-—The price of admission to Bit: concerts, in Berlin, is thirteen cents. CRxCcK, 51r.—The London theatres employ female ushers, and are well pleased at the results. CARL FORMES has married alady physician of Vienna, who cured him of abscess in the throat. BARNEY WILLIAMS!’ farewell engagement, pre- vious to his departure for Europe, wiil take piace at one of our most fashionable theatres. WEHLI, the pianist, gives his first matinGe at Booth’s on ‘Thorsday of this week... He wail ptay hus brilliant Lurline fantasia, HENRY DICKENS, 8 Son Of the great novelist, 13 the latest addition to the British lyceam. He gave a reading at Bath last month. THs DAUGHTER OF THR RRGIMENT, Donizetti's wellknown opera, has been adapted into German tosult Teutonic patriotsm of the present day. MUSICAL POLE.—A Polish varttone, cailed Malekt, 1s at present creating a great sensation im musical circles in Europe, ‘1HR GEORGIANS are fo great trepidation over the visit of the thunderer, McKean Buchanan. Thoy lke him in Augusta, and crowd to see his Hamiet and Richelieu. PROrESsOH ANDERSON, the wizard, is travelling for the hundredth time through the tight tue island of Queen Vic., and has a fresn budget of wonders, Nor so BAD.—The Brooklyn Academy of Music netted its stockholders nearly $5,000 last year, or about one and a half per cout upon the original in- vestment, - NEXT SEASON Wo aie to have Sothern, the favorite English actor; Rossi, the famous Ital:an tragedtan; Toole, the Irish comedian; Adelina Patti and Hed- ivg Raabe. Tux GLEE AND MADRIGAL SocreTy give one of their characteristic concerts at Stelaway Hall on Friday for tue beneflt of the Woman's Aid Society and Home for training young girls, The programme is excclient, MLLE, CLARA PERL has returned to the metropolia after @ most successful season witn the German Opera Company. She 1s pronounced “one of the vest contraltos that Europe has favored uz with for many years.” AN EvasT.—It is said thatthe Savanuah theatre will be opened on Easter Monday for a session of ten wee s. Lester Wailack, Mrs. Scott-siddons, Walter Montgomery, E. L. Davenport and other Celebrities will appear. JENNY LIND —A Boston lady writes that a happier or better matched pair than Jenny Lind and her husband 1s hardly to be found in England. They reside near London, tn eiegant style, surrounded by all the comforts of life. GovGH AND NI1Ss0N.—It 18 stated that on the first day's sale of Nilason’s tickets in Boston an elderly lady, from the suburos, struggled iuto the line of appilcants at the Music Hall, waitel au nour or more, then staried of and did some “shopping,” came back, claimed her place in the line, was refused, indignantly appealed to the policeman, was finaly persuaded to take her place at the end of the line, and after an hour or more waiting stragg'cd triumphantly up to the office and demanded of the urbane Peck “a good seat for Mr. Gough’s next lecture.”* Joun E. OWENS is sald to be the wealthiest of American actors, and owns about 400 acres near Baltimore, Md., his native city, anu te reported to be worth over $700,000. The “nest egg” of his great fortane was realized from his original per- formance of Jakey (f Philadelphia Mosc) at the Arch Street theatre in 184%. When the piece was produced Mr. Owens was in the recelpt of a salary of fourteen dollars per week from the late William FE. Burton, then manager. On the third week of the ron his galary was increased to $200 a woek, and before the close of the year he was starring through the West with rich success, It wag from tue profits of this production that Mr: Burton was enabled to purchase the Chambers Street theatre, in Now York, and thus to enter upon a career which led to. for tune, To Mr, Owens belongs the distinenon of bev. ing piayed the longest Ongage weit MSW in the annals of the American stage—that of “soon Shingle,” run atthe Broadway theatre, New York. It covered a term ol ten months, and netted for Mr. ‘ovens $60,000, DESPERATE NEGRO AFFRAY IN MARYLAND. TIAVRE DE GRACK, Fen, 14, 1871, A desperate affray occurred in the negro settle- Ment im this place this afternoon, Join Wesley Bimp~0 apd Nancy Maxweil have been gohabiting for some time bs“, -Nancy was recently taken sicky nd aa she does not get beiiél Simpsop accused one Charlie Ayers, another negro, of cObjutiig tis girl. A fight ensued, in which axes, tumblers and bam- bai 'wark heen i vossouay task sae wil Bt "8 famous THE COURTS. A Custom House Case—Violation of the Internal Bevenue Law—The Board of Water Commis. sioners in Court—Suit Against a Fire In- surance Company—Aotion on a Bill of Bale—Oost of Throwing an Egg~ Business in the Court of Gen eral Sessions — Decisions, UNITED STATES DISTRET COUR, Suite in Ro, Before Judge Blatchford and a jury. * The Untied States va. Duden Freres,—In the of July or August, 1869, the defendanta, who are engaged In the linen gud ailk business in this city, imported a quantity of linen gooas from Brussels, ‘They entered the goods ai the Custom House at @ Value of $13,000, but tue government claim that tha Was not the real, actual market value at Brussels a¢ the time of the importation. They accordingly sexed the linens, had them appraised, and increasea the value to $16,0u0. Tne government, therefore, seeks to condewn the proses for undervaluacon, ‘The claimants allege that the transaction was a per- 8808 fectly fair and honest one, and produced wit: to sustain their view. Among the witnesses exe. mi. ed on the pecs of the government were Mr. A. T. Stewart and Judge Hogeboom, one of the board of appraisers st the Custom House. The cage has been at hearing for three days. You terday tne evidence on the part of the claimants Was summed up in an able and eloquent manner by theit counsel, who suggested to the jury that they ought tobe very cautious lest, by any mistake or @ .ov hard construction of the law ip these matiers, they might ve instrumental ta beating back tho Pactolian wave of commerce from tois great city, or driving foreign merchanis to other markets. Mr. Tnomas Simuns, United Staves Assist ant District Attorney, replied on the part of the gov- ernment, clearly and trang Stating the law and the facts, Ju Blatchford, at the close of Mr. Simons’ Em ey dismissed the Jury for the day, and will deliver his charge to them this morning, UNITED STATES COMMISSIONERS’ COURT. Charge of Using Illegal Tobacce Stamps. Before Commissioner Shields, The Untied Srates vs. Charles Rantz,—Defendant, who carries on business at No. 189 Bowery, was charged with using the same tobacco stamps twioe, and algo with exposing for sale a quantity of cigars without having the manufacturer's brand upon them. The deiendant denied the charge. and stated that the cigars which had been exposed were in old boxes and it was never intended to sell them. The Case was adjourned for further examination. Charge of Smurgting. The United States vs, Andrew Wright ana Rovers 4mith.—Defendants are charged, as already fully re- Ported in she HERALD, with having smuggled silks and laces from Europe into tnis country, on board “ the steamer Europa, on which they were employed — Wright as purser ard Smith as storekeeper. An ads journed examination nad oeen fixed fur yesserday, but it did not take place, owing to the absence Witnesses, Who, 1% Was stated, Could not come over from Jersey City, owiug to the ice in the river. The case was ugalo adjourned. SUPREME COURT—SHAMBEAS. Decinions. By Judge Brady. MoAndreic v3. Isaac3,—Motion for reference dé nied. Same vs. Same,—Injunction vacated. By Judge Van Brunt. The Ovean Nattonat Bint vs, Humilton ff, Froud.—Judgment for defendant. By Judge Ingraham. Loftus vs, Hoest.—Motion aenied, without costa, SUPREME COURT—CIRCUIT—PART 1. ispiracy to Eject a Ten: and Expeuse of Carrying out the Same. Before Judge Sutherisnd, Anthony D, Kaurman vs. F. N. Doane et aL—~ ‘This was a suit based on a charge of conspiracy to eject a tenant, in which damages were set down at $10,000, ‘The defeadaut leased the house No. 168 King street from a Mr, Batley, at $900 a year, and reated the upper part to the piaintif. The wives of Doane and Kaufman did not agree, and, as alleged, Doane and the other detencanis entered into a con- Spiracy to put Kauiman out of tae house. As attuman did not pay the rent tor August, procoed- lags to dispossess him were instituted. An order of ‘Mspossession having been obtamed from sudge Loew Kauiman’s furniture was put into the, street Qnd, as alleged, considerab:y damaged. Mrs, Kaul- man, belug uso In extremely delicate health, was made much worse. Alier several dasy’ trial the case was given to the jury, who brought ina verdict for $1,000 in favor of the plainiut. SUPREME COURT—CIRCUIT--PART 2. Suit Against a Fre Iusnrance Company. Bofore Judge Brady. Edgar @ Ryder vs, The Commonweaith Fire Msure ance Company.—On the 20th of September, 1857, the defendant insured for $4,009 the building No. 58 Ful- ton street. ‘The policy was renewed aunually tui Sep- tember, 1863, the last polivy expiring September 80, 1864, at noon. By consent of the defendants the policy was agsigued to the Scamen’s Savings Bank as & mortgage. The bank reassigned tne policy to the plaintiff. Meantiie, an insur- ance for a like sum had been etfectod in the Stuyvesant Insurance Coinpany. On June 11, 1864, the premises sustamed damages in $8,000 by fire. ‘the complainant further sets iorth tuat the deiendants did not fulfll tueir contrac: in repairing the damages dove to the building, laving, ag al- leged, only begun, not completed, repairs, and 4,000 were claimed as damages, ‘I'he de.euce ‘is that the company did all it agreed to do and alieges tuat tne fire cauzed $8,000 damages. ‘he trial in the case began to-day and promises to continue through two or three days longer. SUPERIOR COURT—SPECIAL TERM. Decisions. By Judge Freedman. In the Matter of Maurice, an Imprisoned Dedtor.« Oraer granted. % Appenster vs. Brown—The same. The American Corrugated Iron Gornpany vs isner.—The same. : Hose vs, Seutzer,—The same. Erlanger vs, Chiltich.—The same, Steinseld vs. Somers, —The same. Rutong vs, Chambertasn et al.—The same, Conroy vs. Levy.—Tne same. The Metropolitan Sleamsnep Company vs, King. The same. Atosley vs. Tynburg.—The same. SUPERIOR COUAT—TRIAL TZAR—?ART 2. Before Judge Jones. The Board of Water Commissioners tn the City Of Detroit vs. Charles % Burr and Charles W. Johns.—This suit, which has been in progress about ten days, was concluded yesterday. It has doen tried once before, and will be remembered as an action to recover $50,000 alleged damages througia failure, a3 claimed, of fultiiment of contract made by Mesars. Dickerson and Sickles with the plaintinte to furnish two steam engines and other a 068 for introdacing water tuto Detroit, Mich, ‘The jary brought in a verdict for the defendants, COURT OF COMMON PLEAS—TRIAL TERM—PART 2. A Creditor Attaches a Debdtor’s Bill of Sale. Belore Judge soseph F. Daly aud a Jury. John McGuire vs. Daniel O'Cailaghan et al.—Dan- fel 8. McGuire, the father of the plaintiff, bought goods from O'Callaghan, one of the defendants, tor which he tailed to pay when the bill became due O'Callaghan brought sult to recover tre amount and recovered judgment, on which execution was issued. On the same day on which the execution was being levied under the judgment devtor exe- cuted a bill of sale to his son, the Plaiaud, ‘The ecizure was nevertheless made, and the plaintir now brings lis action to recover back the value of the property. Tne defendants were of opinion that a@suiicient degree of suspicion attached to ine bil of sale to warrant thei in disputing its good Latth, and on this ground they deieaded the action. The jury tound for the defenduncs, Motion for a new trial denied, MARINE COURT. One Dollar for Throwing an Egg: Before Judge Joachimsen, rsd Silva ts. Barrowsky.—The plaintit, agent for @ Match Manufacturer, States shat he entero’ defend- ant's store, corner of Sixth avenue and Fiftieth Street, With goods for sale; that ne was assaulted and beaten by defendant, and lays his damages as $1,000, Deiendant’s versio of the occurtence waa that, naving refused to purchase and telling pinche many, umes to leave bis promises, fe finally yk -hjm by the arm aud put im OUT; cat pla” Yoon taised a distard; ance on the secewrnlne, peeteneee customers from coming in, and on di jant guing oUt assaulted Wii un umbrella, whoreupoa dalgudant throw » slightly ornyment waintlit’s Coat Collar, The + charged the jury Diauutur had a ne toenter the store for the purpose of offeri goods for sale, but that if he refused to leave wren CCONTINULD ON NINTH PAGE.)