The New York Herald Newspaper, December 10, 1871, Page 3

"THE BLACK FRIDAY CASE, The Charge of Tampering with the Jury Investigated. Tateresting Testimony of Jarymen Upon the Subject of Being Improperly Approached. SECRETS OF THE JURY ROOM UNVEILED. Effects of a Fireless Room and Freezing Temperature Upon the Tem- per of Jurymen. How a Contumacious Juror Was Brought to Terms. Among the multitudinous sults brought against those impressible litigous contestants, Jim Fisk, Jr., and Jay Gould, the one known as the Black Friday sujt is conspicuously prominent. The history of the 2th of September, 1869, or Black Friday, as that memorabie day 13 untversally designated, is well known, In Romish history days marked by special @eeds of glowing renown were ciizracterized as alb@ dies, and a0 this day, blotted and biarre! bya ‘most infamous attempt to push up the price Of gold, blotted and blurred by the rain of hundreds drawn lato the great financial maelatrom, blotted ana blurred by @ convulsion in the money market of most disastrous and overwhelm- Ang character, nas on the reverse principle had given tt special prominence by the “-signation of Black Frigay. Jim Fisk, JY, ahd Jay Goula stand charged with belig the prime movers in this finan- Clal revolution. Not long since J, 0. Davis and others broughs SUIT AGAINST FISK AND GOULD And others associated with them to recover losses alleged to have resulted from transactions 1n gold culminating on this day. Special importance at- tached tothesutt, not so much for the amount involved as its being a pioncer sult to test the Mability of Fisk ana Gould for the losses incurred in buying gold upon their orders. Going through the unavoidable preliminary ordeal of the “law’s de- lay,”” motion and counter moon, demurrer and counter demurrer, the suit at length reached a trial tm the Superior Vourt before Judge McCunn. This trial lasted nearly two weeks, and all its material revelations were published in the HERALD, Abie lawyers were employed on both sides, Every pos- sible resource of legal stratagem was brought io fequisition by the opposing counsel to win a verdict. There was long and labored summing up. A clear and comprehensive charge was given by the Judge ‘when the case was given tothe jury. This wason the day preceding last Thanksgiving. ‘hen fol- lowed WAITING FOR THE VERDICT. This proved ratner a tedious affair. The Judge Waited till haif-past seven o’clock In tne evening, when \t was reported tnat ten stood to the platntiqs and twofor the defendants. Asthey could not agree, and as the Judgo would not wait any longer, there was ho help for them but rematning together all nignt, This dia not prove an altogether pleasant pastime, The night was bitterly cold, The engineer of the heating apparatus of the new Court Louse forgot or megiccted to extend to the room in which they wero placed the grateful caloric engendered in the base- ment, They were, however, given a larger toom, where more enlarged domain was allowed for active muscular movements, in- @ispensable to keep up vitality, and which, happily, Whey succeeded in doing. Feciing indisposed to keep the Jury together longer than was absolately Becessaty, and Impelled by a generous desire to give them the opportunity to enjoy their Thanksgiving dinners at home, the Judge came down early on that aay and again patiently waited tneir agree- Ment and verdict. Of the two contumacious jury. Men one, it was said, had been bought over, but the other obstinately persisted in disagreeing, while the eleven arrayed against him as drmly persisted to their united obatinancy, The eleventh obstinate man refused to yield, and at length, at one P. M., the twellth joryman succumbed to the outward pres- sure of his fellow jurymen or to the inner pressure Tor his Thanksgiving dinner, it 1s dificult to toll which. At all events the jury had agreed, were Drought into Court and gave weir VERDICT FOR THE PLAINTIFFS, ‘Thia, on the face of tt, was all seemingly right and fair—the careful balancing by twelve men of the scales of justico—a flat of honest and twpartial judgment. ssut it did not end here, A scene cnsued rarely witnessed in court rooms. After the verdict had been recorded Mr. Waiter Gibson, tho foreman, arose In his place tn the jury box and boldly charged that there bad been TAMPERING WITH TOE JURY. He made quite 9 littie speech on the occasion. He went on tosay that he deemed tampering with the ballot vox, the Judiciary ana tho jury treason be oa the bg people, and he did not know why itshould not be punishea by death, lke any uther treason, ‘This Jury had been insulted as po other jury had been of which ho had any ex- perience. Tnreo of ther = number had approached with thousands of ch to induce @ disagreement, by the hirciings of the Krie Ring. mien! were anx- yous fo present the facts to the Grand Jury. Feel. ing that the Court sympathizea witu their feelings against this outrage, they cougraculated tim upon the opportunity now presented of vo-operating with them in Uringing these Waitors to justice, ‘This, ag well may bo imagioed, was a bombshell. The Judge looked asionished. The lawyers looked as- tovished. Judge McCuaon said he would ao all in his power lo bring the guilty parties, any wero i to justice, and gave them tll twelve o'clock esteraay, When he ordered all the mempers of the jury to appear before Lim, when ne would examine iy into the facts counected with thls very grave charge. Such, tu brief, are the preliminary facts in the case, Aud now we come to the INVESTIGATION OF THE CHARGR, as Conducted yesterday betorc Judge McCunn. Punctually at the appoluted bour the jurymen were sil present, the opposing counsel were likewise promptly in attendance, and there was a large cou- course of spectators anxious to see (be dénouement of a case luvolving tans eel of most rare accu. sation, Judge McCunn did not ek lua very prompt appearance veiug some half hour vehind tme. jeantime the Jurymen kept up a@ lively chat among Uemselves, as though there was nothing uousual on the tapls, The assembled crowd kept up a busy HUM OF CONVERSATION touching the merits of the case, ‘isk 1s suarp and tricky," sald one. jould is (he sharper of the two,” observed an- Te joth are sharpers,” excialmed a third party—a stroke at witticism which elicited a diffused appre- ae and complimentary smiles on the part of Kk thinks money will do anything, and he has les in using tt for any purpose to secure aid a fourth persoa, bis ends, thing for mouey himself, and he thinks others will “He will do any- vo the same; sometimes.” “The Siate Prison 1s too good a place for tim," added anotter. ‘Was there ever a more glaring piece of bripery than that of Fisk in the’ —interrogatively began | another party, when the completion of bis question | ‘was interrupted by (he exclaimatiou— “Hate off,” called the Crier of the Court. “Siience in court." It ig unnecessary to say that this exciamation followed the appearance of Judge McCunn, who at | once took bis seat on the vench, and with the br ess-like despatch chars ctly entered upon the business before him, by ing his readiness to hear what any memvers of the jury he lad summoned to appear before nim had to say upon the oe made by the foreman, that certain of their number had been IMPROPERLY APPROACHED by persons anxious to influence thelr verdict. aeked the foremau If he bad anything to say adat- onal to what he said after ihe rendition of the verdict. but be finds bimself mistaken istic of bin, | Ho | Mr, Gibson, foreman of the jury, said that he haa simply acted as the mouthpiece of the jury, Three members of the jury, as he understood it, were ap- proached with a view to Leng bribed to prevent agreement of the jury, aud be would suggest as Une proper course that iney each be called upon for their statements of the affair. Mr. Stickney, one of the counsel for plaintiffs, Shought wat the matter ought to be investigated before the Grand Jury of the Court of General ‘Bess! but before fich etep was taken {t would {0 his opinion, to examine the jurors to lave been improperly approactied, to Court found euficient cause for taking ol see if such course. Judge MOOUXN agreed to this. He said he had seen nothin, Whatever in tho court room that was gp aeieat eause were anown he m: ay 0 a ‘ag! He had thought and bad concluded that the fine of $200 and imprisonment for thi weet coon nf Adequate unienment, Mod Ne had ure ne pe of procedure sugges above apd agreed upga by the Judi Hiry to Rear the statements of the individual jurors claim- ing to have been improperly approached, the STATEMENT OF DANIEL W. WHITNEY, one of such Re was now heard—such state- ment being of course foliowing the formula of taking the oath. Before vevinping his statement the Jas told him to teil everything that had oc- curred in the attempt to tamper with him as a jury- man from the of the commencement the trial til the discharge of the jury. He then pro- ceeded with his story as follows:—I reside at 55 Bond street, On ryt | evening last, about eight o'clock, I was in the hall, avout going out, as the door bell rang. 1 opened the door myself, and as [ did 20 @ man stepped into the hall and said, “This is Mr. Whi i9 it not? you are on the jury in I replied, “Yes.” He . smile ing, “Now, have Jon agreed?’ I said, ‘1 do not h ‘about the case.’”? ‘He sald:— “Whether you have or have not, there is + GOOD DEAL OF MONEY for a disagreement of that jury, and 1 want to Ox it ‘With you op the spot; name your sum for a di: ee- ment; money ts no object.” 1 repiied:—“I'll tell you what I won’t do. 1 won't converse with You on the wer Ga not forthe best nouse on Futh avenue.” With that! turned away from him and he went out. ee MoCoNnN—Do you know the man? Mr, WHITNEY—NO, sir. Judge MOOUNN—Ever see him before? Mr, Warrney—Can"t say that I ever did. Jcpox—Is that all you have to tell? Mr. WHITNEY—NOo. On the following afternoon, just as I had reached the Park, coming out of court, was followed by a man who is personally knowo to mo, and who, addressing me, suid, “On this jury, Isee?”’ I replied, *Yes."’ Said he, “Do you Know there 1s agrest ‘eal of money im that?” I said, “What do you mean?’ He replied, “1 mean to say that you and I can make a great deal of money out of it.’’ I said, leaving him, “I am glad to see you make money, but { do not wish to make money in that way.” He said, “We want a disagreement; tnare 1s plenty of money, fe aa eotaks Your suM.” UDG! 13 last man is personaly known to you. What's his name? - Ir. WHITNEY—Is tt essential that I teli his name? Judge McCunn—By aii means, a wy penae Thomas Palanan. ws UNN— Was tls the only interview you nad with him? ” 7 rt, WHITSEY—NO, sir. I sent message to him td come ama see me that evening. Ue came the next morn ‘askea 32'm Why he nad approacnea mein thay way. He said no CMe 19 the Court to see Your Hondr about gc Paeenter discharged teinst®ted, and that he met a person sacre Who bad spoken to him about getting the jury to disagree. He said, “I am goiug to make money out of it, and you can too,” Le told me that he knew the perscn, and would get all the particulars from him, and made two or three appointments to Meet me at Mr. Fields’ office, Judge MCOUNN—Can you name any otner juror who was approached * Mr. WHITNEY—After the jury retired to dcliberate I told Mr. Davis and Mr. Visier what have told to the Court, and they both said they had been ap- proached with the view to influence their verdict as jurors. Judge McCuNN—That’s all you know about it? Mr. WHITNEY—All. To Davia Dudley Field—At what Flela’s office did you made the appointment to meet Mr. O'Callahan? Mr. Wultnky—Thomas ©. Fields’ oMce, No. 117 Nassau street. Mr. O'Callahan is a plasterer by trade. He has been, I think, an Alderman or As- sistant Alderman. Mr. FreLp—Describe the man who called on you at your residence. Mr, WaltNgY—He ts a man abont thirty years old, foul mustache and fori’ complexion, and wore @ slouch bat and ight overcoat; his height was about five feet ten inches. nt Te Sasa Would you know hin if you shoula see iy oO Mr. Wuttwgy—I doubt tt, Mr. Fiei.D—Where does O'Callahan live? Mr. Wiitney—He did live in Sixtieth street, near the Boulevard, Mr. FigLD—How did the ballot stand when the jury went out? Mr. SrickNEY—Will you allow revelations of the SEORBTS OF THE JURY ROOM? Jadge McCuxn—Certaloly, when [ think the ends of justice demand it, Mr. STICENEY—A motion has been made to set aside the verdict of the jury, JupGs McOunn—I don't see that that nas anythin to do with the present investigation. J am opposed to any obstacle being thrown in tne way of justice. Ir. FIELD (resuming bis cross-examination of Mr. Whitney)—You have sald the jury stood first ten to two. They afterwards changed from this? Mr. WHITNRY—Alter retiring to the Jury box and taking @ ballot we were found to stand ten for laintitfsand two for defendants, Waiter Gibson, he foreman, and James O'brien being for the defendants; during the discussion that cnsued 1 spoke to Mr, Davis jn a low tone and told him there had been an empt to tamper with me; that 1 had been offered any amount of monoy for a = disagréeenient, and was inolined to suspect that these dissen' jurors had been tampered with; Mr. Davis announced that an attempt had also been: made to tamper with him, and, oxplaining the cir- cumstances, he addressed the dissenting jurors and asked if a of the kind bert been satd to them; both said they not been addressed by any one on tae subject; during the discussion of the case which enstied we became satisfied that Mr. Gibson, One of the dissenting jurors, had not been a roached, and he finatiycame over to the ma- jority, expressing a strong desire to ferret out all facts connected with the at. ee to corrupt the jury; on the morning of Thursda: y, when Fe lh the Court, Mr. O'Brien; tho then sole di jaror, expressed faimselt a8 NOt faily convineed by the testi- mony as tte ilected it for plaintitt; the jurors were therefore furnished with a copy of the testi. mony, Which we took to the jury room; alter rend- ing over tmoortant portions of the testimony fur about two hours Mr. O’#rien finuily became con- vinced, and agreed to a verdict in favor of plaintutt, Mr, FigLp—So: Mr. O'Brien was told that tne oer ares ofthe jury thought he had becn rived Mr. Wiairney—Yes, sir; Mr. Davis asked him if he had been approached, and he said he had no! there was considerabie feclingin the jury roo there was uo fire, and we were all near freezing and anxious to get away; one Juryman bad no overcoat orshawl. Mr. FIELD—Was violence or threats usod towards the dissenting jurymen? Mr. WHITNEY—Y-0-8, but it was not intended; one said, “Let lim freeze," and auother, “HANG HIM OUT THE WINDOW.” Mr. FIRLD—Was @ rope got? Mr. Watney —No, sir. Mr. FIgLb—Did you ticar threats to hang him? Mr. Wuitnsy--Yes; the suppositiou was that he had been bribed; he could not be mduced to agree. Mr. FrELD—So you were going to try lynch Jaw on the spot? = Mr, Waitney—Yes. STATEMENT OF MR. L. DAVIS. The noxt juryman calied was Mr. L. Davis. Ho said that on Sunday night a stranger camo to his boarding house; the gtrl told him to come up to his room, but this he deciined to do, and so I went down tn the hall in my shirt sleeves to see him; tho hail light did uot burn very brightly, and I did not geta fuir look at him; be called me by name, and gave lis name 98 Baker and residence tu Butlalo, where he sald he was engaged tn the dry eoas business; he would not go up to my room, and sald he had company waiting; he referred to some par- ties in Macon, Ga., and then I told him to call and see mo at my place of business, No. 346 Broadway; aher hearing of otber jurymen oeing tampered with I concluded that it was on the same business this gentleman called on me, N HONEST JUROR. —So he made oo attempt to bribe Judge McOu: your r. DAVIS—It wouldn't have been safe for him to aitempt tft. Mr. FUsLp—Tell us what occurred room. Judge McCunn—Enough has been said on that. Mr. Fie.p—I want to get at tho votiom of this affair. We have got aMdavits to show that neither of the defendants in the suit approached any mem- ber of the jury. If any one did approach the jury It was an chemy of thedefcndants, Taal man would have been a iu the jury BORN FOOL AND KNAVE to have approached any member of this jury on their behall, Judge McCunn—I consider It my bounden daty to exclude any Further testimony on that potnt, except in explanation of the charge of brivery against Mr. .' Brien. FigLD (continuing bis cross-examination of Mr. Davi Descrive the appearauce of the gentie- man Who called to see you, Mr. Dayis—He was fully six feet high, of full face; think he had a mustache; he bell fis hat, a siouch one, ip lis hand; would not know him tf I sould see bim; [told the Jury of un itor; It was alier the bajlot be Judge Mccunn—Never mind that. a@Mr. Figip--Your Honor nas already been formed of an Intention to move to SET ASIDE THR VERDICT, and we should, I saomit, either take ‘the testimony bow or bave @ reference ordered for that purpose. Judge McCUNy—Such motion must be made at Special Term. Mr. Fibup—Well, then, we shall mage the appil- cation at Spocial Jerm, Mr. Davis—I would iike the Judge to make a further explanation. Judge McOuNN—Taat !s unnecessary. The Court is tully convinced that you are an upright man, STATEMENT OF JOHN VISIER. Mr. Davis having withdrawn trom the witness stand, which he did win evident reluctance, Mr. Joun Visier, another juryman, Ww iled upon to make tis statement, Which he did ag follows:—On Monday eventng iast, between six and eight o'clock, while standing in front of mk nouge, No, 648 Eighth avenue, @ man approached, and, caliing me by name, asked if | Was not on this gold case; suppos- e addressed me by name, intance, I replied that I was; ‘here 13 mouey in that case; ig worth two or three thousand doJars fora disa- greement,”’ and at whi Ne Lime Opening the breast Of hig light overcoat and displaying a large pack ty of vilis, added, “I might increase it to tei Tsai, “You cannot talk that way to mej’ the man thea teft immediately and went up Eighth avenue, re. mereing 6 he left that 1 would be sorry for not ace ce} ting 18 OFer. ir. PiELD—You told this story, | suppose, to the rr jury? , Ni VisteR—Yes, acter the ballot, Judge McCunN—I must throw @ SHIELD OVER THR JURY. Mr. FisLD—Will you allow me to ask him about Ye.) Lo ban ie euros b b judge McOCKN— gentlemen Daye come bere at hue orn request, in- NEW YURK HEKALD, SUNDAY, DECEMBER 10, 187].—Ir'RIPLE SHEET. Mr, FigLD—So you will not allow any questions on this point? speak of matters which come up in the jury room, Mr. FIELD—I request that the jurors should be ; asked whether tacy had been approached ¢ Judge McCuNN—I cannot accede to vour request. MR. O'BRIEN PURGES HIMSELF, Mr. Figup—Mr. U'Brien, whom I do not. per- sonally know, asks me to let him purge himself. Judge McCUNN—It he wishes it, there is certainly no objection, Mr. U Brien took the stand and the oath. dJuage McCunn—Dii any one approach you to in- uence your verdict in this suit? Mr. O’Brign (emphatically)—No, sir. pa FD any one talk to you about the Mr. O'BRIEN (with equal emphasis)—Not at all. THB FOREMAN PURGES HIMSELF, fs ae Gibson, the foreman, was next called and orn. Judge McOuny—Did any one approach you to influence your verdict in this case? Mr, GiBSON—No oue whatever, The above tesumony closed tne investigation, after which the Court adjourned till next Monday 0On, to allow the jurors who had been sworn and made their statemenis to appear and revise and sign the same. Belore the judge left the bench, however, Mr. Gordon, @ juryman, repuuiated the charge of the all bribery aaving been made by eee of the Erie Ring,” as stated by the fore- a ‘The following are the aMdavits referred to by Mr. Field above, aud which, though not read, as Was the original intention, form an important and Interestung addenda to this certainly curious @ad complicated case. FISK AND GOULD’S SWORN STATEMENT. Jay Gould and James Fisk, Jr., being severally Sworn each for himself, says:— Piva, Thave not had any communication, directly or In- directly, with any of the jury 1p tbie case, nor authorized any other person to have it, nor do I believe that any person em- ployed oy tue Krie Hallway Company, or in the interest of be defendants. or any of them in this action, has had any such communication, Second, Mf any such communication has been had by any person T believe that he was an enemy of the defendants, oF instigate! by such cuemy, and that his motive was to preju- dice the defendant's case in the minds of the jury. Sword, ac. JAY GOULD, JAMES FISK, JR, is CORROBORATIVE TEATIMONY. Bd Atha County oy New York, s.—Uenry N, Smith, Henry ‘tin and James B, h sigel! 7 \- rae 3B, Bach make precisely similar afl MR. MARTIN FURTHER BAYS. New York, x.—Uenry H. Martin, one e,"belngaworn, says tbat be has bees in- formed and believes that on We'lnesday evening last a ver- ‘800 in the interest of the plaintilf went ronod to the difer- in the cfty with an article which he d the next morning, announcing an attempt had been mace to tamper with the Jury in this cas and that at least in two instances he gave shilerent name as bis own. Sworn, &c. ENRY H. MARTIN, And so stands this matter at present. It remains to be seen whether Judge McCunn thinks it worth while to have the subject further exploit before the Grand Jury, and also what decision wiil be given on the motion to set aside the verdict, RELIGIOUS QUAKINGS AMONG TIE QUAKERS, A Rattling Among the Dry Bones of the Society of Friends—Stirring Revivals and Another Probable Schism—A Meeting of Prayer and Exhortation in Brooklyn. w City and Cvw of the defendan! The Socicty of Friends has long been in a state of sceming tnanity as regards religious feeling; its name adead letter in the catalogue of Christian sects. This negative characteristic has been more the result of custom than of principle, although in the traditions of the stern old Hicksite brancn it is venerated as a necessity of AN ORTHODOX OBSERVANCE OF THE GENUINE CREED. ‘The first schism of the denomination occurred in 1828, when it was separated into two bodies, which were called respectively Hicksite and Orthodox Friends. Undoubtedly the iticksites were really the most “orthodox’ in not departing from the time-honored ways of their fathers through many generations, but it ts generally believed that the Orthodox Friends, In giving free sway to a proselyting spirit— much condeinned by the conser- vative Hicksites—are more nearly what were the original founders of the society. However, after the first agitation in 1828, whicn stirred many of the stolid Quaker hearts to their deepest depths, both divisions dropped agato into the old apathy, and | since that time they have only been occasionally heard from by the world in connectiou with umely missions of benevolence and love to the Southera negroes, the Indians or the destitute French, and the world has not troubled itself very greatly about what seemed so far removed from its life and so dimly defined in its knowledge. With comely yet Modest meeting houses in the midst of several of our most populous cities and their general charac- ver for QUAINTNESS AND GODLY ORIGINALITY often vefore the people the real customs, docrines, history and aims of this curious people are really, vory littie understood, save by thosc few per sons who have made them special study. Now, how- ever, they are likely to appear more prominen Uy, and tarough a progressive metamorphosis in thought and religious fecling—at the sacrifice, per- haps, of some degree of pecullarity—will be better known and comprehended, For some time past MORE LIBERAL IDEAS than the rigid primary discipline of the society would countenance have been growing, not in either particular branch, but in almost every individual mind in both branches, Within that time the Hicksite Friends have broken througu an ancient negative tradition of theirs, and estab- | Mashed means of public reiigious instruction for thetr children similar to thuse of other churches, and which by them are called “First Day schools,” The success and welcome of this movement Is shown by the fact that one year after tt began the Sabbath scholars in the Eastero mectings numbered over sixty thousand. This progtess had in England, avers taken place earlier. Now A DEEPER AGITATION has shown itself in tue Orthodox society, but mignt easily have arisen in either branch, since it finds Riga eas and enemies In both. In fact, the original questions which caused the separation in 1825 are now ag much differed about in each of the independent sects as they were before that in the united body of the Quakers. Many of the members are widely adrift as to their alleged beliefs, and unfortupately, by the unique aevice of “birthright membership,” are often born into the wrong fraternity of worshippers. A series of revival meetings which have been held for some weeks past in the new Friends’ meetng house, at the corner of Washington and Lafayeie avenues, in Brooklyn, hiave precipitated a renewed and vigorous discussion of most of THE OLD POINTS OF DOUBT AND DIFFERENCE, and have gtven rise to new ones of rather a less abe stract character, The manner In which the meet- ings are conducted as awakened the conservative ire of many persons whose mental cogwheels refuse to be jolted out of tne old ruts, and an almost Methodistic enthusiasm in others who betong to the BroRreatite party. fhe members who are indignant at the whole project of “revival meetings," as a revolutionary movement contrary to the traditions of (ne society, have made the attempt of distributing tracts turough the assem. blages, containing extracts (rom the writings of George Fox, Wiliam Penn and other early lights of Quaker oratory, tu ald the dissemination of their own ideas, ‘The troubles have been fomentn, |} more and more on every succeeding night on whic the meetings bave occurred, unt they have at length grown 80 serous as to portend a regular eontsm in the Church. THE LAST REVIVAL MEETING. Last evening the fourteenth and the last of these meetings Was held, anu the gathering was as large as usual. It was Composed not Wholly of members of the society; there Was evidently a plentiful sprinkling of representatives of other creeds, and especially of the Methodist. A good many fashion. able young ladies sat upon foremost seats In tho auditorium, while severe maiden ladies, with yisages unrelaxed, were content to occupy more ob- soure positions, Scattered through the audience were many individuais of both sexes, of Jank, lean and sharpened aspect, With hair hauging bebind, in the straigh) religious, seml-melaucaoly fashion, most amfected by Kiba i a of morbid, serramigung minds, Oniy one or two of (he traditional Dponnets and broad brims were visible 'n ine whuie throng, although there were many veueraoie and solld-looking wen and women. As many faces were marked by curiosity as vy reverent feeling, BERVICES were opened by Witham Ladd, who read a lengthy passage from the Scriptures, upon whicn he afters wards expounded for haif an hour. Brother France fojlowed hin, beg‘naing by saying that he proposed to preach but a i.tte, and when he said thal he meant what he sald. (Sensation of re- ltef.) He then delivered a sermon upon the text Which enjoins that all worship should de io spirit and tu truth, While he was preaching many would. be listeners lapsed into the enfoiding arms of Mor. pheus, but were afterwards suddenly awakened, {t was observed, when he reached the THUNDERING CLIMAX OF ELOQUENCE which preceded his abrupt sitting down, A yoice ‘Was then heard from some unknown par; of the assembiage saying, ‘Let us approach the throne,” @nd one-half the aadience was immediately bowed in prayer, whue the other half stretched its neck to catoh & glimpse of the supplicant, The prayer was very mimmple and touching, and respondin; ‘oans arose from other wresti:ng brevren an isters. The pith of the supplication was this:— “Bapuze thy servants; let backsiiders be reciaimed and make pew converts.” Another sudden transition of exercise followed, & meek woman, under a brown bonnet, reciting in a low, distinct voice and with her eyes fixed on the ground, a series of bibiical texts and adding a few ‘words of comment, which produced a deep impres- sion. Anotner faint female voice then arose from & distant corner of the house, and this time most of bhone present bowed ip prayer, Caroline Talbot @ j beaten once allowea seven pounds; twice, rad} masculine-looking lady from Baltimore, prayed, | Standing, ina ciear, trumpet-like voice, lor mercy Judge MoCunN—I cannot permit witnesses 10 | on the sinners who are out of THB ARK OF SAFETY for help to enter the schoo! of the Lord and com- mune with Him, and that to all that little company might the coming Sabbath be another Savoath day’s journey toward the New Jerusalem. An old gentleman then delivered a@ doctrinal discourse, inversperset with passages from the Holy Book, one of which was this, “My Jove 16 beautiful; there is no pot in her.” ne ‘waisted that the busineds of Christian Friends was to go forth and work. Still he thongnt they only needed to lay the little Anger on the dust touched by the hem of Christ's garment to be safe and to be at length wasted to Heaven, Sarah Smiley and others held forth to alate hour, and as they grew poneeyg their listeners grew more nervous and dry, gy GROANS AND DEVOUT EXCLAMATIONS of “Glory ! “Halletujah |” &c,. reminded one more strongly of a Methodist, prayer Meeting than of a gathering of Friends Half of the audience, how- ever, were cold listeners, and at the ciose of the services, as in the raptaity of the succession of the Speakers nad preveuted them from interfering. expressed strongly im groups their disapproba- tion of the rampant spirit of proselytism. 1v1s stated that the members of this party who at- tempted to distribute tracts at @ recent meeting were very indecurously threatened with arrest by the “revivalists,” and that a scene of dire contusion ensued, It ty also stated that the revival meetings are to be again resumed before the close of the winter. Prominent orthodox preachers from all parts of the country are now in attendance, among Whom are John Henry Douglass, of Indiana; Re- ‘becca Collins, of New York; Henry Dickenson, of Brooklyn; Caroline Talbot, of Unie; David P. Upte- ram, of Ohio; Samuel Keibs, of Vermont; Bertha hase, of Massachusetts; Jonathan Devoe, of Glen Falis, and David Lane, of Chappaqua. THE METAIRIE RACES. Fourth Day of the Autumn Meeting. Madame Dudley and Foster the Winners. New ORLEAns, Dec 9, 1871, A more beauti‘ul summer morning was never felt tan we were favored with to-day, but at noon threatening clouds mounted the heavens, and at one o’clock rain began to fall, which threw a damp- ron all the fashionables who intended witnessing the four-mile race and the other sports announced to come off. The weather kept away thousands, but still there was a fair attendance at the ciosing day of the Metaire fall meeting. By tne time the horses were called the track was in an unsafe conal- tion, being slippery anid deep in mud. There were two races for the wind up, the first being the Conso- lation Handicap, one mile and a quarter—horses ten pounds; three times, fifteen pounds, There were ten entries, comprising M. H. Sanford’s bay filly Madame Dudley, by Lexington dam Britannia, four years ola, 80 pounds; A. C. Franklin's chestnut filly Glenrose, by Lexington dam Sally Lewis, four years, 94 pounds; R. M. Montgomery’s chestnut gelding Style, by Wagner Joe, dam by Cracker, aged, 105 pounds; R. M. Montgomery’s bay colt Rightway, by Foreigner, dam Mary Farris, three years old, 83 pounds; G, H, Rice’s chestnut colt Von Moitke, by War Dance, dam Blonde, four years old, 99 pounds; G, H. Rice's bay filly Annie B.,, by Lexington, dam Banger, threo years old, 77 pounds; E. Harrison’s chestnut horse Donovan, by Bulletin, dam by Am- bassador, aged, 102 pounds; E. Harrison’s gray colt Tom Corbett, by Lightning, dam by Knight of 8t. George, four years oid, 91 pounds; R. Lisle’s chestnut gelding Bob Shelton, by Australian, dam Lavender, four years old, 91 pounds; W. H. Williamson's chestnut coe; John McDonald, by Brown Dick, dam Lady AMe, tour years old, 97 pounds, Madame Dudiey was a great favorite, Glenrose second choice. These two had a very close race, Madame Dudiey winning vy a neck, the others beaten off shamefully. THE RACE. Alter a great deal of trouble the horses were started nicely, and dashed up the homestretch at a rapid rate, Von Moltke leading past the stand, Rightway second, Glenrose third, Madame Dudley fourth, ‘Une others in a cluster. ‘The positions of the horses some change around the turn the backstretch, and as they entered the lower turn Melrose and Madame Wudley had the race to themselves, all the ers be beaten. When these two entered the hot tcn they were and side, und ran yoked up to within a few yards of the string, when Madame Dudley made several rapid jumps and wou the race by a neck and shoulders. Melrose was six lengtbs in front of Style, Jonnnie Donald fourth, Annie B fifth, Yon Molike sixth, Rightway, seventh, Donovan eighth, Bob Shelton niuth and ‘tom Cor: bett tenth, Time, 2:20. THE SECOND RACE | was four mile heats, for ail ages. Three entered. ‘These were M. H. Sanford's bay tilly Salina by Lex- ington jam Lightgome, three years old; John A. Miller's bay colt Sentinel by Jack Malone, uam Galena, three years old, and I. G. Moore's chestnut colt Foster by Lexington, dam Verona, four years old. ‘This was the largest betting race of the meet- ing, Salina and Foster being favorites alternately in the pools. Foster won the race in two straight heats, distancing Sentinel in the first heat and Sa- lina in the second. The time was good, considering the slippery condition of the track, THE RACE, First Heat,—8entinel jumped off, with six lengths the vest of tbe lead, Salina second, two lengins ahead of Foster; but, going around the upper turn and getung intothe backstretch, Saliua wouid not be restrained, and she went to the front, leading three Jengths, opening the gap up the homestretch, and passed under Whe string, leading #ix lengths, in 1:59. Going around the upper turn Saliaa ran away irom the others, and was cighty yards anead on the back- stretch, and it was evident to all that she was Killing herself, On the lower turn she was over one hunured yards ahead of the owners, ana came to the stand eighty yards in front under a hard pull, The other horses were running side and side, Salina making the two miles tn 3:52. She kept a wide gap open around the turn on the third mile, but coming up the homestre:ch she bolted to the right hung side of the track and before her jockey straightened her, Foster, who nad leit | Sentinel, was within six lengths of her. of the ‘three mises, 6:5134. gan closing on Salma and was at tail at the quarver pole. She kept the lead, how- ever. Down the backstretch and around the lower turn out as they came into the homestretch Foster took sides with her, ana after a desperate struggie under whip and spur he won the heat by a jengin, the time being 7:53, which Was excelient when the condition of the track 1s taken into consideration. Sentinel fell of badly on the last mile, and was distanced, Second heat Foster cooled ont well, but not so Salina, When they were summoned for the start 100 to 20 went begging on the colt. Foster took the lead and galloped ahead of Salina to the end. The first mile was run in 2:03, two miles in 4:024%, three miles in 6:00, the four miles in 8:05, Salina Jay close behind Foster until the beginning Time of the fourth mile, when he left her and went for the | second money, BROWN MARE LADY WELLS, In the horse notes of yesterday it was stated that Mr. R. J. Anderson had hought the brown mare Lady Wells. This was an error, for we understand (nat the owner of the brown mare Lady Weis bas not sold her or even offered her for sale, ~~ LONG ISLAND, The Bible War Ended=An Adjustment Reached—A Compromise. Yesterday the exciting Bible war at Hunter's Point was ended by an adjustment which, is thought, will be satisfactory to all concerned, The adjustment was made between we gommittee appointed by fhe Catholics and the Commissioners, The arrangement ts that all the expelled scholars shail be received back into the school, ana In future the Catholics will not oppose the reading of the Scriptures in the scnool or other exercises on the part of tne Board of Fdu- canon; they agree to allow all children of Catgolic parents to r in in the class rooms during chapel exercises. The adjustment seems to have relieved every one connected wiih the affair, aad boil sides claim a victory—the Protestanis in the fact that (the Bible 1s read in the school; the Catholic thae they are not compelled to listen to the reading of it, In accordance with this arrangement when the case of the three young rioters, Colton, Denen ana Clark was called before tne Recorder yesterday morning the Assistant Dis- trict Attorney, Mr. Burnett, did not oppose the mo- tion made by Mr. Liddy, the lawyer for the defence, to dismiss the case, and the young men were dis- charged. Mr. Liddy sald that tie Bible had no place in the question before tue Court, which was merely whether his clients wero guilty of certain acts that would maka them amen- avle to the law, On behalf of the Qatholic belek to say that they wanted no Bible read- ing, and that they would oppose it to the last. The: would support the puodlic schools, and they wante no division of the funds. They contended that the school should be secular, not sectarian, Mr. Burnett assisted in the final adjustment of the matter. Tne court room was crowed during the session by friends of tho delinquents, and much interest was manifested tn the proceedings. At the decision of the Recorder, dismissing the case, tne audience ap- plauded, but were promptly suppressed by the ofil- cers of (he court, Foster then vee | her | congestion m the brain, which is very frequently death; based upon the symptoms I have heard iillams, and the negative evidence | and for of the post-mortem, my opinion 1s that General detailed by Dr. WIARTON-KETCHUM TRIAL. Sixth Day’s Proceedings at Annapolis. IMPORTANT MEDICAL TESTIMONY. Statements of Profs. Chew, Miles and | Aiken, of the Maryland University. Neither Strychnia or Arsenic Dis- covered by the Post-Mortem. CONFLICTING VIEWS OF THE WITNESSES, ANNAPOLIS, Md. Dec, 9, 1871. ‘The fact that to-day was Saturday and a large umber of persons desired to go home to Baltimore, 48 well as the additional fact that none but unin- | teresting medical testimony was to be heara, some- what diminished the crowd of ladies that have each day been in attendance upon the trial of Mrs. E. G Wharton for the murder of General Ketchum, the sixth day of which began this morning at ten o’clock. The prisoner and her Gaughter, accompanied by Mrs, and Miss Neilson, and Mr, Nugent and lady, of Norristown, Pa., brother of Mrs. Wharton, entered the court room at | five minates before ten o’clock, and took their ac- customed places in the rear of ihe counsel for the defence. Soon after they became seated Miss Potts, daughter of John Potts, Chief Clerk of the War Department, and Miss Stump, daughter of Hermann Stump, of Baltimore, came in and took seats with them, Later Dr. Langsdale, @ surgeon in the United States Army, took a seat near Miss Nellie Wharton, where he remained quring the day. Within the bar there were seated several distin- guished officers of the army and navy, as well as gentlemen of high postition in social life, THE SIXTH DAY'S PROCEEDINGS, At precisely ten o’clock Justice Miller, the Asso- Clate Justice being in attendance, rapped for silence, and the Crier in due form announced the Court in session, There was a little delay on account of all | the counsel not being in attendance; but they soon | came in and at ten miputes after ten Mr. Revel, for | the prosecution, dirétted that Dr. Chew be called, | and that gentleman at once took the stand and resumed his testimony. CONTINUATION OF DR, CHEW’S TESTIMONY. Dr. Chew commenced and said—In my opinion the symptoms described by Dr. Williams as | autending General Ketchum’s illness and the post-mortem examination did not indicate opium poisoning; no appearances were shown by the post- mortem examination of urinic potson or “Brignt’s | atumbler was given to me containing a sediment, on the evening of Wednesday, June <8, by Mrs, Loney, in tae house of Mrs, Wharton; the | sediment was a whitish deposit, at that time some- what moist; I carried the glass home and locked it up ina medical case; on Friday, June 3, I carried that tumbler to Professor Aikin, and delivered it to him in the laboratory of the University of Maty- land; 1 tasted a very small fragment of the sedi- | Dia present; ment in the house of a medical friend on my way to the laboratory; it had @ slightly acid taste; 1 applied no further tests to it; in substance it was @ concentrated solution; tartar emetic possesses an acrid taste, and it is stated in the books a slightly metallic taste; chloral is not very new as medicine; as known to chemisty its principal applications are new; @ medium dose 1s, | would say, thirty grains; the ordinary dose is twenty to forty grains; itis administered principally for the purpose of produc- ing sleep, and sometimes to keep up the effect of chloroform; when chloral is administered it is believed to undergo conversion into chloroform in the blooa, so hat chloroform 1s gradually formed from the chloral; in we process of making chloroform, alcohol and the chloride of lime react upon each other; one step im that reaction is the formation of chioral, and the alkali always present in the chioride acting upon the chiorat converts it into chloroform; from this it occurred to,a German chemist that the alkalis in the blood would also transtorm chloral into chloroform If chioral was ad- muninistered to a living person. He verified this by giving chloral; it produced the eifects of chloroform More slowly and graaually than chloroform itself would have done; 80 Jar as I can judge from the oT ear of General Ketchum, as described by Dr. illiams on the stand, nothing would have beea better to administer to Lim than chloroform, fol- lowed by chloral. Dr. Chew was here handed over to the defence for cross-examination, which was conducted by Mr, Steele, No new fact was brought out or circumstance of Interest developed, although the examinativn was searching and severe. TESTIMONY OF PROFESSOR MILES—DISCLOSURES B THE POST-MORTEM, e Professor Francis 1. Miles was the pext witness called, Attorney General Syester conducting the éx+ amination. Dr, Miles teslifled:—I reside in Bultt- more; | have been & practicing physician for nearly twenty years; 1 occupy the chair of anatomy and am chuical lecturer upon diseases of the nervous sys- tem in the University of Maryland; was, previous to taking that professorship, Proiessor of Anatomy for six or eight years in the Medical College of Souto Carona; on the 28th of Juve I was called on by Professor Chew, and requested to associate myscit with him and Dr. Willams in an examination of the body of General Ketchum, who, he told me, haa died under suspicious circumstances; met them the next day at Mr. Weaver’s, the undertaker’s, on | Druid Hill avenue; the body was tnere in a box | on ice; my attention was called to red marks upon the surface of the neck aud the | suriace over the stomach; they looked as if they | had been scored by,the finger nails; opened the | abdominal cavity; examined the liver, taking ft out | and catting tt to pieces; in the same way I detached and took out pieces of the intestines, which were slit open and examined; I selected those which showed a red tinge, marking that they were congested, of which many patches appeared a@ioag the alimentary canal.; they present- ed whe — appearance =e which = Tshave aiways found im the intestines when the mucous membrane has been highly Irritated; in the small | intestine there was a whitish, pulpy substance; the stomach was tled at its two extremities, and so re- | moved; the spleen was examined, kidneys were ex. | amined, taking each one out and making a careful | examination of it with the naked eye; the brain was next examined, by cutting through the scalp, which was not surged with biood, and removing the upper portion of the skull: found no marked congestion in the outer membrane of the brain; the brain was then exposed and the appearance of ven- us congestion showed itself, the veins of the mem- branes covering the brain being filled with dark blood; there was no serous blood under these mem branes; the brain was then taken out and examined, more pariicularly with regard to the arteries which supply it, ayd also the substance of the brain wae examined; | carefully cut into and dissected it, and throughont,found those dark points of blood on the cut surface, which mdicate passive congestion; | the lateral ventricles there was no unusual amoun of fluid, nor, mdeed, in the other ventricle; withons opening the spinal canal I cut ont about two inches of the upper extremity of the spinal cord, Which presented nothing abnormal; there was no more than the usual effusion of fluid between the membranes of the cord; the stomach was piaced in a glass Jar, corked up, and delivered to Dr. Chew; took it out the next day at the laboratory and Opened it; it appeared in identically the same con- dition a8 when Ued up; did not examine the organs in the chest at Mr. Weaver's; two weeks afterwards did so at Washington, taking them out of it; went through the usual examination; ppened the four chamvers of the heart and ex. amined as to the character of the Ussues, the thick- ness of the Walls and the compiete and perfect state of the valves; it was perfectly heaithy; examined the Inngs by the touch and by cutting tnem; they appeared perfect, but were congested at tue lower, poytion, which is alinost unt. versally the asé in healthy lungs aiter death; thé liver J found normal; at frat examination there was nothing that showed @ dis- eased condi fon of it; we opened the stomach at tha laboratory and poured trom {t about two,wine- glasses of arturbdid, brownish fluid; its mucous membrane presented nothing very marked except a dull reddish color at is most dependant portion; all tne organs were found to be in a healthy condi- tion, except there was a certain amount of passive found when the brain ts taken out after deatn, HIS OPINION OF GRNERAL KETCHUM’S DEATH. ‘The post-mortem developed no natural cause of Ketchum died of non-natural causes; apoplexy, in the ordinary acceptation of tne English term, would have implied a clot of blood somewhere ‘on the brain; there was no such clot on General Ketchum’s brain; some writers draw @ distinc ton, and speak of a serous apoplexy; that is an effusion serum under C) the membranes of the brain, and into its ventri- tne Ontario Legi with the usual ceremonies, | unusually large, and the scene very brillant, A number of ladies were on the floor of the Houee in full dress, | that ‘during no period in the history of Uer jesty’s North American possessions can ve found | recorded a condition of prosperity at ail approach- ing that now exnibited almost everywhere In this province, and it therefore aNords me greut pleasure Lo congratulate you upon 80 lavorable an aspect of ' our gountry’s stride in the path of material advance- ment,” DELAYING THE SRITLEMENT OF THR LIABILINIES BE- duct of the province of Quevec, | against the award made by the arbitration for set- tilng the assets and liabilities or Upper and Lower Canada, and carrying the matter to the Judicial Com- mittee of Her Majesty's Privy Councll—thuas delaying, a settiement, and necessarliy postponing measurer and arrangements of great lmportance, which were | based upon an final—as @ matter which was to cause general | disappointment. are ‘hat the objection to the award should be urged , | on mainly technical grounds is a consideration that intensifies the feefing of regret wich the long ine terval of inaction will be certain to create. the hope that these striles woul allayed and forever settled, people of Ontarlo are doomed to be disappointed, it! Will be owing to no act of theirs, but the responsi- bility and consequences iikely to arise {rom a revi. val of the ol! rest uaon others. Great 3 nation, and ocenpied much time, hut without elleit- ing anything of loterest no: proauced in the aiect examination. TESTIMONY OF PROFESSOR AIKEN. Professor W, E. Alken, the analytical chemist Who analyzed the coutents of General Ketch- um’s stomach, Was the next witness called, There was @ moment's delay and the eyes of the assem iage were wandering restiessly about the room to see the chemical indl- vidual, when a tall, eluecty gentleman stepped ior- ward, Whose long gray beard and general appear- ance irresistibly reminded one of Rip Van Winkle. It was suggesied that the resemblance had been increased by a few days’ sojourn tu this ancient city. ‘Yhe venerable Professor tuok the stand, add from the tes:imony given by him one might have the idea that he nad enjoyed considerable repose. The Pro fessor’s theories Will probably be criticized. At two o'clock Mr, Revell began the examination in cluef. Professor Willlam E. Alken—I reside im the city of Baltimore; am anal\tical chemist, aud have Deen Professor of Chemistry in the University of Maryland since 1837, 1 was called on by Professors Chew and Miles and Ur. Williams, on the 30th of June, and they brought a glass jar with them con- taining the stomach of General Ketchum; ag | un- derstood, their request Was that { should examine it to ascertain i there was anything there o! a poison ous character; I understood that it was my duty as @ chemical expert to satisly myselt by appropriate methods as to wheter there was anything mju- rions there, to use all the tests and agents that would lead me w certainty im my conclusions, Before beginuing an analysis a chemical 3 re always secks lor something to guide Fis re- hes, @ symptoms of the case are import- Ant as guiding him in the determination in his own mind as to what he shail search tor. A SEARCH FOR ARSENIC OR STRYCHNIA, With that view 1 made inquiries, and was gov- erned by the information I got trom tne meilical nuiemen, Krom some circumstances tue ea of strychnia was presented to me; from others of arsenic, Those two things were mentioned in the conversation, and to the best of my knowledge nothing else was sug- gested; the jar was handed me by one 0f the tnree, and the stomach, unopened, was remuved from the Jar and placed ona cean plate; Dr. Miles made @n incision and poured out the contents into a beaker glass; the fluid measured within a few drops of four fuld ounces; I then pro ceeded to examine that turdid, brownish fluid first for — strychnia; to determine the presence of strychnia, advantage Is takea of certain properties Which it possess: @ vegela- bie alkalt tt Will unite with an acid and form a com. pound called @ salt; jor this reason I addea ‘artaric acid, using enough to insure an excess of the acid; it would necessarily unite with auy strychnia present, and give me @ compouid:; knowing thet that compound is soluble in alconol, Laddwla large quantity of alcohol ta this mass, trusting)to get a solution of any strychnia compound presen, then separated the aiconolic Vquid trom the insoluble imatter by filtration, and by evaporating the alcohol obtained a sma}! quantity of svlkl matter, which | treated with water to remove everything solubic, aud after filtering it ugatn added a large bulk of — sulphuric ether; Linen added bi-carbonate of soda, to neu- tralize the tartaric acid aud to decompose the atrychuta salt and set tree the pure strychni, if apy was present, In order to Bave that dissoived in ether; the object of tue whole process was to Wans- fer the sirychnia trom the original matter to the ether—that 1s, if there was any _ strych- by the spontaneous evaporation or that ether there would be leit in @ solid state any strychnia which had been im so- Jution. In this case the evaporation of the ether gave me no crystalline residul, no visible residue Cxed ye Sa points of What appeared to be fatty matter, NO STRYCHNIA IN THE STOMACH. I then concluded that there was no strychnia in the matter | had examined, Chief Justice MILLER at this potut interrupted the course of examipation, aud directed! thay the court be adjourned Ull Monday at ien A. M. ‘Yo-day the proceedings have not been of that intensely interesting character which charac- terized the examination of Dr. Williams and M Hutton, the eyewitnesses to the death bed scene and the mysterious proceedings preceding it, They were the dry, technical ex- aluination of meaical experts who conducted and assisted at the post-mortem, and — really amounted to nothing as developing any new facts bearing § directly upon the all-im- portant question of the guilt or imnocence of Mrs, Wharton. There will undouptedly be muck Of general interest tn this impending fight between the dootors, as there 1s summoned by the defence a large number of medical gentlemen high in the pro- fession, to contradict certain theories set up by the Prosecution, Next week proceedings will be more important than heretofore, and something tangivic May possibly be developed. OPENING OF THE ONTARIO LEGISLATURE. Lieutenant Governor Howland Condemns the Course Pursued by the Province of Quebec in Reference to the Settlement of the Liabilities and Assets of Upper and Lower Canada. ToRONTO, Ontario, Dec. 8, 1671. Hieutenant Governor Howland formally opened ture yesterday, at three o'clock, ‘The atienaance was ‘The Lieutenant Governor commenced by saying a~ TWEEN UPPER AND LOWER CANADA, He then alludes at considerate length to the con- in protesting sumption that the award would be Inasmuch as such measures present rendered i the impracticabie, for ‘the people of Ontario, regarding the award as render- ing them no more than bare justice in re- jation to the matter in «dispute, had hopek that all questions between them and thelr sister; Province of Quebec bad been definitely adjusied, ff apprehend tat they uot only wili be unable tov the present case with indifference, but that they will not to see in it a weil grounded cause for alarm, jest @ reopening of the questions tnvotved im the arbitration suould revive those political and sectional strifes which for years prior to the con- Jederation had endangered the peace and quiet of our common country. It 18 @ matter of history that the general ats“ escence by Upper Canada in the scheme of conteder-; auion was in @ great measure brought about im ve thereby If in this respect the; sechional disputes of past years muse NATIONAL EDUCATION, He then says the liberal measures of the last ses; sion for tmproving the system of national education, have been brought into the most successful opera. Uon, and suggests, in view of the rapidily inc demand for trained teachers, that increased facil, ties should b@ afforded the young people desirouy of pee themselves, sults from U be opened for preparing skilled men as engineers, ; & , past two years, resulting [rom Wise expenditures, has been very satisfactory. fie anticipates great re« je new School of technology, shortly to 0. He says the emigration to the province within the ‘Arrangements are in progress for the establish. ment of a school of agricuiture, A comunsston has been appointed with a view to ascertaining What changes can be adopted for the more economical and speedy dispatch of business in the Courts of Law and Equity. i BIG BONFIRE. Railroad Ties Near, Newark. About two o'clock yesterday afternoon, through; Destruction some cause not yet ascertained) the immense pil of railroad tes belonging to the New Jersey West Line Road, ana lying on Jew Jersey Railroad Company, a@ short distan north of East Newark depot, caught fire and wi stil burning at etevon o'clock last nignt, Aboug six o'clock steam engine No. 3, of the Newark Fire: the dock of the New Department, was transported to the scene,; hours was kept continually aG work; but it was not til @ iat hour that any effect was noticed in the diminution’ of the fire. Just in time to avoid destruction schooner alongside the duck was nauled out Into th stream. fiity one iy avout oue hundred an feet iong, and its destruction was at time feared, At the close of this ¢ Dight the number of ties burned was ten to twenty thousand: Tue The dock there was noting of the kind in Gene- | average value apiece is about seventy-five cents. ral Ketchum’s brain; I deemed what was done | The probable loss will exceed twenty thousand dole about the spit ord entirely sufficient, in view of | lars. The fire, witnessed from the various passens ihe symptoms detailed to me by Dr. Williams, ger trains during the night, presented a grandiy’ ‘The defence here wok Dr, Males tor cross-examl- | "*turesque sight,