The New York Herald Newspaper, January 21, 1872, Page 8

DENOUNCING THE DEAD Aetiers from the People on Parson Willis’ Sermon on Fisk, ‘A Sweeping Rebuke to Pulpit Sensation- alism, Cant and Hypocrisy. VOX POPUL], VOX DEI. ‘We have received during the past week a myriad of from our readers touching the sermons Preached last Sunday in certain churches on the ‘@areer of Fisk, and particularly that preached by ‘The Rey. J. & Willis, published in last Monday’s HERALD. Some of these nave been published, At Present there are before us some one hundred and Qty epistles, of which we can use only a few, and Of these we can only afford to give extracts. They @re among the mildest. The denunciations come het and heavy. We take from them at random. “As SINNER’? Mas been “shocked and disgusted by the report of NEW . YORK HERALD, SUNDAY, JANUARY 21, 1872.—TRIPLE SHEET. faults of those four parsons were printed in Jetters on their foreheads probably they would thelr heads with shame and not venture in the pulpite to mangle the name and memory of Fisk. 4 PLEA FOR THE VILIFIER. Not all denunciation, says for justice, though ruat catum, He says of Fisk:— What his character has been his life has shown; his acts speak for themselves, and no one havi any moral rectitude whatever can for @ momen! stand up in his defence, It 1s @ lamentabie state Tor society to be in, when a@ minister of the Gospel cannot warn his congregation against following 10 the 1ootsteps of one who had the sacrifice of principle, A public man is in a cer- tain sense public ropert ir d, we can en- deavor to imitate Tin: it fon his evils, but hold nim up as others, that they not defamin; Jacts in bis struction from them, in order that those around us may profit thereby. I therefore think that the press Das no right to accuse a man of siandering another, 80 long as he keeps within tne bounds of trath. “Let justace badone, though the heavens should fail,’ WHO IS HE? the la Di wo who dragged tne passions of Fisk out of their ness. Saintuness, he claims, is often a mask, too. Let one of thosewho wrote the Fisk Deesphiey. turn back a few pages in his life's history and scan the pages well. Let the stone be cast at him. One of the writers forgot how, under the garb ot! friend- ship for the poor, desa.ate widow in his gt tion, who had a very beautiful Gann sels who, with his bland and flattering speeches, did all he could to entice her to become his mistress, and Was dis- covered in his villany and retreated to Europe for ‘his healtn, and paid the poor woman’s expenses to ‘Wis reverend (?) libeller’s revolting Billingsgate. Can it be possible that ‘of sucn are the kingdom of Heaven? Ifo, may all the heathen gods save us from the religion he preaches,” The indignant minner thus concludes:— Of your half miilion readers in this city, tf there be one who approves this reverened slanderer’s Most unchrisuian diatribe, that man, woman, or chiid should buy or beg a Bibie and begin th gorns of Christ again. SALT FOR CORRUPTION. ‘Well, here 1s an “‘Amazon”’ willing to hurl a lance Sor Willis against sinners everywhere:— Pe nc that the reverend divine was nght, and t his motive was good and timely, in thus raising his voice in warning to the young men of nis church, ‘When any great calamity, such as you have just ‘Deen called to record, occurs, the press ts ever ready %e vlame the mumisters for not more boldly correct- ‘ing the evil tendencies of society. But when one is Sound who has indepenaence enough to Car | apimadvert upon the spnguinary fate of a bi an, as a warhing to those who may tempted by his seeming success to fol- Jow in nis footsteps, then comes the cry. “It is ‘ancharitable,” The fact is the pulpit has been sent too long, ana if it is not permitted to ratse its voice in Warning we must expect just such acts to fecort, and bid farewell to purity, righe and justice, lever has there been more need of action and free expression of thought than now. These loose ideas of marriage, the isms and social depravity now existing among us, call for a powertul vindication of principles. ‘e must let our ministers speak that She salt may be deposited at the fountaiu-head of ‘the corrupt stream, ARE WE MORAL GHOULS? Here is “One Who Regrets His Loss.” Why dia ‘Willis dare call Fisk a thief on “common rumor}? James Fisk, Jr., was no thief; but, even if he ‘were, what is the man who seeks to brand bim with the ‘name? A most uncommon robber!—who @iches from the very grave itself the mantie of nay tag charity, and, dragging out into the glare of ay the natural sins of poor, frail humanity, Mmeanly puts all the shining virtues out of signt, . @nd remorselessly steals (ail that the dead can hope leave this city and go hence, 60 as to save his good name, though his devoted wile and children thougnt him perfection, Fisk was but seven; this Bypoorite was nearly ay Ae was a minister and, course, this carnal 1 must be overiooked in those divines, I would ff by saying vo this de- vout Christian the followi.g text:—‘The hoary head | ber, 1871, and the nine months ended the same, glory if 46 be sound im the way of | compared with the corresponding periods of 1870, 19a crown of righteousness, A METHODIST REPROACHETH HIS BRETHREN. “A Pilaln Member of the Metnodist Episcopal Church”? 1a scandalized and hides his face behind the tomb of the sainted Wesley in shame of Brother Wilhs and his brethren among the “bulls’’ ana “pears,” 1 had hoped that none of our denomination would Jay aside the dignity of their calling as ministers of the meek and lowly Jesus so far as to mention ia the pulpit aught concerning him so suddenly re- moved [rom our midst. Can we speak of him in Mr. Willis? view of things? I fear we are not, as un entire whole, clear of the ill-gotten gains he dwells upon. Can we claim exemption trom the profits of the speculation of the man so fearfully denounced? To our shame be i said, a Methodist elevated him to the rauk of “bull” or “bear” on ’Change. No one accuses him of being dishonest in his eariy life. No one can deny that his former friend ana partner is one of the most wealthy and generous donors in our Church, And did none of the dead man’s speculative gemus help enrich the founder and patron of the Drew Coliege? Theretore is not Mr, Wills censuring his own people? Are we clear of gallty Can we afford to brand with tpnlamy a man’s name, and ted perhaps indirectly accept and rejoice over the gain so openly avowed to be stolen by one who represents the party benefited by that theft? To me it appears @ degrading, not an ennobling act, to bring A DRUMMOND LignT to bear upon the failings of a fellow mortal after he has been called to the presence of his Maker. Let the pure and the good be held up to public view, and our people taught to love God and a bol; j life, because of their beauty and purity, Our work 1s plain, to preach the Gospel ol Christ to a dying world; to find subjects that will draw, not repel, those for whom the Saviour died, {n fact, we neea to pray. HE LIBELS THE GOSPEL. to claim) a kindly memory in the hearts of men—a iair, good name. What does he take his fellow-creatures for’ are we moral gious, ‘that he should drag this dead man’s memory trom that lowly grave, where the basest and blackest in- titude and treachery have laia him, and dissect @ soul aud character too noble, spite of ail their Faults, for kis mean comprehension, offer the poor ‘Weaknesses and vices of the flesh that perishes, as & feast for human envy, spite and mutice to grow fat upon? Indignant, indeed, and “F, E. 8." at great length follows up the chase. He cries for A RELIGION OF LOVE, Many who claim to be messengers of Him whose Denediction was “good will to men,” substitute @amnation for their text and shut the kingdom of heaven upon men. They scem to forget that the tame when men were paid §200 @ year and their ‘wood for preaching hell-fire 1s past, and that the @octrine, like the salary, has become unpopular. The most awful conception of Dante, alded by whe forcible illustrations of Doré, do uot present such [aad of heil as hang about some of our puipits, graphic views of perdition might lead one to Believe that those who sketch them had been near ‘t themselves; but however fascinating they may be $m their estimation, they clearly have no attraction Sor the sinner who, like the devils, cry out “Why dost thou torment us belore the time?” and thus pass ‘by. The specific of the Great Physician in his treat- ‘ment o/ sinners was iove. We need this religion of Jove. The great want of the nineteenth century, says Pere Hyacinine, is heart, ANATHEMA! ANATHEMA ! “A Purely Human Being” does not stop to ques- ‘don. Herings out his cry like Jonan at Nineveh, Oh, you Christian minister! 1t would have befit ye better had ye have called together your congrega- faon and offered up prayers for the soul of poor Figk,” that he may stand some chance of qeee hereafter. Who knows had he lived allotted time God gave him he might mave repented and been preparea to meet me heaventy Father a true Ohristian, ‘Which you can never ao, you hypocriie!—who dare to assume the high office’ as the representative of @od’s holy writ, and thus to defame @ man deprived of life in such ao unnatural manner. Oh! my Brothers and sisters, all of ye who have hitherto Ristened to the teachings of this worm, if you would Pm gente to be judged hereaiter, if ye would leave us world in the true Christian fath, turn from bim; and if ye wish your children should join ye lere- alter keep them from him; teach them to flee from bim as a pestilence. Small charity may Willis deserve, and little does Be get. The motives even of reverend gentlemen ‘Will be questioned as they question those of ihe @ead. “Money” comes with a hard, metallic, sinis- ter jingle, to ask nis UGLY QUERY, 1 would like to know if ir 1s a fact that a relative of Stokes approached this very highly respectapte | clergyman and “palmed” him for “prejudicing the | mind of his congregation against Mr. Fisk, as tt | might do some good coming on the trial of Stokes;’? and did this same relative go to the Rev. Kempshall, of Elizabeth, N. J., anc teli uim that he would make 2 all rignt if he yust cout say a few mdirect words 4n favor of Stokes, which this pious preacher did to is hearvs con:ent last Sunday ¢ STOLEN THUNDER, ‘The very rhetoric used in vilitying the defunct is Wpsuspected, and “Sir J. T. d’Glow” (drole de nom de plume) strongly avers;— ‘Without doubt he studied early and late to pro- Guce that marvellous sermon, borrowing its beau- es from authors which, in this fast age, he sup. poses to be little read and soon forgotten. Most persons must have discovered that the euphony and | Style of composition were copied trom that cele. | brated “Character of Napoleon,” by Phillips, the Insh barrister, as found among the speeches of “William Hill” adds to the mountain or condem- nation heaped on the wretchea Willis:— As a sensational tirade of sanctimonious vitapera- tion, the effort of Mr. Willis Was a success, Asa Christian dissertation on a life and character both beyond the range of his conception and the grasp of his intellect, 16 was a failure. But, a8 a practical repudiation of the virtue of Christian charity, it was simply an outrage against the Lord, and a libel on His Gospel. 4 MODERN MARC ANTONY’S ORATION. “N. A. Bass’? has a savage hate of fanatics, with @ specious spice of that Roman’s rhetoric who came “to bury Cesar, not to praise him,” Clergymen, laymen, countrymen, ponder on the Majestic, NOt to say Magnanimous, spiric of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ; et His words to the per- secutors of an humble, contrite woman sink deep into your hearts—*Let him who is without sin cast the first stone.” If it 18 @ misfortune to have self-constiuted religious teachers riot upon and vilify private character, regardless of truth or justice the moment its guardian 1s laid low, then Fisk was unfortunate im not having been & brazen pillar in the Charch Which openly trims and bids for such suppore in- stead of what it evidently regards the “flimsy foun- dation of humility.” Let us thank God and take courage in the reflection that we are to be judged by Him and not by bigoted, preyudiced fanatics. Perbaps Mr. Fisk was not as wise as Solomon; possi- biy not so cruel as David; Certainly not so discreet as those cantiog hypocrites who parade their virtuous claims, but whose vices are screened irom the world until by accumulated weight they burst upon and Whock the community. THE LITTLE MOUND AT BRATTLEBORO’. “Chase” joins in the denunciation with a gentle- ness which speaks well for his heart:— Fisk's lile shows he was void of hypocrisy, and iu that parucular some of his defamers pro- bably have the advautage. In his discourse on Sun- day the divine, after exhausting bis wratu—meaniy, contemptivly and cowardiy—upon the dead, re- Marked, “1 remember he has passed that vourne hin; here I ieave him to the tuture and to God.’ The magnaninuty of Mr. Willis 18 apparent, and doubtless the many friends of the late Mr. Fisk will appreciate it; but one cannot nelp feeling that he would fain pursue him further. Had Mr. Willis kKuown more about the subject of his discourse; it he bad considered Mr. Fisk, from goou and evil report, und not altogether irom the evil, be would ot have perpetrated his cowardly assault, but Would have allowed his remains to peacefully re- turn to the dust, from wheuce he rose, ‘The rev- erend gentlewan cervainiy could not have been proves when the remains Were uncovered for the ast time to tae view of the pubiic and seen the big tears trickle down the worn cheeks of stalwart men—eloquent tribute to the memory of him upon whom they gazed for the last tume—or he would not have said that Mr. Fisk slept in an unmourned grave. That littie mound 10 the quiet cemetery at Bratueboro will become a hallowed spot in the memory of those who knew him well enough to know the bright traits which existed in his charac- ter and those who have partaken of us indiscrim- jmauing charity, A WOMAN'S PITY. Even @ lady’s “Charity” is disgusted at the way the Methodist divine treated Fisk's memory. A man speaks thus who kuew Mr. Fish:— “As a Christian minister 1 sougnt prayerfully to benefit his soul,’ of which, he tcils us, “i had hopes more thau for that of the Pharisee.” All honor to Mr, Flagg tor 18 Kindly heart and geaule utterances. Evideutty he at least has not torgot- ten that of ail the virtues “the greatest of these is charity.” Neither has the New York Heratp forgowen tt, Ever ready to side with the oppressed and weak, it has shown true Christian charity anda novie generosity in its judgment of this murdered man. To that generosity and charity | appeal for Arish orators. Parsons devoid of wit and originality rather than censure deserve our sympathy, 1 shall, therefore, | be less severe than | ovnerwise should, and merely | advise Mr. Willis when he undervakes anything of ‘the kind in the future to cover his tracks. LO! THE DISSENTER! See ! they trample on the very cloth of his order. “Justice” 13 a bigot, as his few bitter tines will tell, and therefore most unjust—a poor commentator on charity. Chrisuan charity stands first of all virtues, and | hot tea and halieiujab men who praise the | Lord and eat muttins deserve all they are getting | from their uncalled for remarks last Sunday about Fisk, Dissenters have much in their line to ‘D, and I am sorry that they all take after their Sather, the first dissenter, viz., the Devil, who is from the beginning, & REPENY, WILLIS, REPENT. “W" holds out the lamp to the dirt-Oinging wealot. There are hopes even for Willis, 1 ask you to profit “hy some of the examples he has ieft you.” ‘Be not too wise in your own con- celt,” for the time may come when you ‘will be put out of the synagogue, and whosoever kilieth you may think he woeth God service.” But “et | Mot your heart ve troubled,’ but endeavor in the future to be more charitabie to others and make yourself more worthy of the Church you represent, and y it be @ solace to inquiring pity when atend beside your lifeless form to know that you are one of the ‘worst of the «disciples of Obrist.” Man of God, it will only be a short time, a@iittie while, before you will be called upon to meet that ‘vile scorpion’ beiore the var of God, there to render an account of the words you have uttered against one who has never raised hand or the insertion ot this poor defence of the otherwise delenceless dead, ‘There must have been much good 11 him to win so mucd affection, such warm sym- pathy aud pity for nis death, Perhaps, as John ay Says, He warn't no saint—but at Judgment I'd atand my chance with Jim some pious geatlemen jdn't sbake bands with him, To me the deceased was @ stranger. I think have only seen tim once, Like ull tne world I marvelled at his wonderiul career, laughed at nis follies, admired nis brilliant talent and suc- cess; but uldoubtediy there are those to Whom he was a triend, & benefactor, a comforter, a blessing; these have sore cause “to mourn the dimming of one shining su nd in their vames 1 plead tor Bim. A WOMAN'S REMONS TRANCE, “K. G. BY 18 Bo lover of Phansees. They would not have borne prosperity as he aid. They did not give him a helping hand while he lived, it will ve noticed that neither of the ladies was acquainted | personally with Fisk:— 1 GO nov purpose Lo screen or palliat | gree the fauits, and, may be, sins, of who is | hot present im the flesh to defend hiniself; put 4 | Mave always been taugnt vo believe that a stab m ine back Was, OL all modes of attack, the most | cowardy. Why did notsome of these auly dt | vines (?) attempt during his life, waich they how appear so very familiar witu, to rescue tum trom the torments which in their moments of feverish exaltation they seem to revei Iu believing are reserve for him. From my earnestness In this matter it might be presumed that | was personally interesteu in the subject Of attack; but my eyes have looked upon the man but twice, I only plead for aim as Pee Is ein any de. woice et you. What account will you render tnere ‘hat excuse will you offer there? May God in His mercy spare you, and when He caiis from earth nae Rh be well prepared to enter in the joys of our Lord. ANOTHER FRIGHTFUL EXAMPLE. “Nameless” is a sardonic foe of reverend de- booying a principle. He may have been as bad the clergy Would ake him, but I doubt il, Errors he committed—who tas not? Faults @ thousand he may have had—who has not them quadrupied ? Sins, (oo—who have uone? HITTING THE WRONG MAN, It may be opportune here to notice that some low rowdy, who believed himseif a plucky teliow, poeipeat notoriety by | principled and ex not blind our eyes to | honesty or morality, & solemn warning not go and do likewise, It is | circumstances—a legitimave iruit of the state of an individual's character to narrate | public and private morality existing when he began le, 80 that we may draw lessons of in- | his career. “f . “A Constant Reader” is revengeful. The divines | tell; put the cl grave are stabbed at under the cover of anonymous- | much coolness as he would have given an order to ‘whence uo traveller returns,’ Here 1 cease to 1ollow j| Jamers of the dead. They need not search for dead | wrote a threatening letier w the Rev. Samuel B. Fisks while they have a murderer in their ranks. | Willis, of this city, who 1s not the Willis of the Watson, the wife-killer, is held up and shaken at blasphemy avall, The latter may be a vain-glorious ‘Wills oor his con/reres, empiric of the Gospel, but the writer of the note in next Sunday I t Bi will pares more suitable Mbject to lecture’ omy and oa bo canyon pip phe shag gg ea has ‘which they may teil more tratn. ‘They can easily Bnd @ subject by referring to the HERALD of iast We conclude our extracts with one from a ietter in which there is given @ full account of | of Colonel J. G. Dudley to a friend sent ugfor pub- Neation, and now we hope that Mr. Willis will see Parson in Engiand be: Sad stowed away het remains inn Comtacn packing that thisempyy malice over @ MeW-made graye ig cane ordered by Lim pprHosely for the ogcasion, neither profitable nor Christtanitke. Let him remem- ber what the gentle Irving says of the grave of an enemy, and ‘the poor handful of earth that lics mouldering before him,’ “Bureka.” He cries |, The death of James Fisk was as tragical as his life had been singular and comical. He certainly remarkable powers of inteliect to fill so large @ space in the public mind at the early age of thirty-seven, Destitate alike of morality or shame, he appeared to take @ strange delight in freely exposing all the weaker and viler parts of his pa- ture to the public, Moro than @ match for the shrewd most un- ‘lenced financiers of Boston or before the blandishments of a knew to be alike destatute of virtue, But we should not judge too ik. He was but the creature of New York, he fell woman he Darshly of James He found Legislatures corrupt and he parohased then; he found judges vena! and he ribed them; he found a large part of society fond of vulgar display, dash and_ barbaric nitice! and he gratified the taste nce, of that portion of soclety. How much turther he could have gone on in this course. if the assassin’s bullet bad not suddenly put a oor to it, no one can gang, scenes of his death-bed con- doned for much of the waywardness of bis life. When he knew that death was inevitable, with as one of his subordina’ he dictated his will, making No foolish or frivolous bequests, but giving the bulk Of his vast estate to his wife, He made ample pro- vision for his aged parents and sister, and munifi- cently rememberea the children of tnose who had befriended him When he needed friends, Let the mantic of charity cover his sins—and may it be | long before wis counterpart appears to dazzle and vex the world again. STATISTICS OF COMMERCE AND NAVIGATION, Monthly Report No. 3 (series 1871-72,) of the -Bu- reau of Statistics, 18 in press, and contains state- ments of our foreign trade for the month of Septem. ‘The following synopsis of its contents we are en- abled to lay vefore our readers through the courtesy of Dr. Young, Chief of the Bureau: — Domertio | Periods, Imports | Carers | oreo Gai, Month ended September| a ae $48,725,819] $98,226,483] $2,199,281 aioe 41,690,081) 26,732,462) 1,074,881 Ine mor tember 30, 1871. 456,082,860] 388,133,609} 11,979,878 Nine months ended’ Sep: “tember 30, 187 ~-| 874,096,906) 938,117,875] 98,168,085 The value of foreign commodities remaiming in Warehouse September 30, 1871, was $64,395,227, against $51,062,252, September 30, 1870, Allowing for the excess 1n warehouse September 30, 1871, over September 30, 1870, the imports for the nine months ended September 30, 1871, exceed the do- Mestic and foreign exports to the amount of $82,616,308. For the same period of 1870 the im- Ports exceeded the exports $22,751,585. ‘The relative values of the imports and exports, which consist of merchandise and of specie and builion, respectively, during the nine months ended September 80, 1871, were as tollows:— Tenede Exports Foreign Articler, Import. | (Specie. | Exports Values), | s4s0-a0xaa0] gas, sbs,ara 11,059,351 16,258,021} 58.777,985| — 10,920,527 NINE MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 1870, Merchandise [rare $271,003,607| $12,664,541 Specle and buiil 18,609" 143] 56;613,768] 10,508,494 The comparative amounts of our total foreign trade, imported and exported in American and foreign vessels, and In cars and other land vehicies, during the pine months ended September 30, 1871, ‘were as Lollows:— Domestic Ds Veaselr. Importe, | Pzporig | Eoreign Valuer). American 14,626,488) 120,841,813) 97,191, 19 Foreign. Soabanios|aserare| Aetna Care, “a0. UygnT]] 4, T87;548] 618713 NINE MONTHS DED SEPTEMBER 1870. American *$120, 687,994 199,001,895) 11,328,567 Foreign. 260,132,797] 236,968,7! 11,08), 195 Cars, & 8,216,264 890,638 808,273 From the above tables it appears that of the total | amount of our foreign commerce carried in vessels over sixty-nine per cent was carried in foreign ves- sels for the nine months ended September 30, 1871, against sixty-flve per cent tor the corresponding period of 1370. ‘Yhe number and tonage of the American and foreign vessels engaged in the foreign trade which entered into and cleared from the ports of te United States during tie twelve months ended Sep- tember 30, 1871, were as follows: — Entered, Cleared. Vessela, | — Nwnber, | Tons. | Number. American. . Foreign Total. o,779| 3,556,453 18,854) 5,569,863) TWELVE MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 1870, Awericai 10,877) 3,778,818) 10,824) 3,882,013 | Foreign. 6,615 451) 6,628,008 Total. Bu, 27 394,016 10,460,078 The immigration into the United States tor the quarter ended September 30, 1871, is given in detail in seven ditferent statements, showing sex, age, nae tionality, occupation and part of vessel occupied | en route. From these tables it appears that the total number of passengers arrived during tne quarter was 125,883, of whom 73,445 were males and 62,443 females; 35,834 were cabin and 92,004 other than cabin passeugers. Of the total number arrived 19,135 Were citizens of the United States re- turning from abroad, and 7,894 were foreigners not dutending to rematn in the United States, leaving the number of actual immigrants 93,859, of whom 56,827 were males and 42,082 females; 22,520 were under fifteen years of age, 63,562 lilteen and under | | Jorty, 12,777 1orty and upward. ‘The total deaths oa the voyage were 68, Of the total number of immigrants there arrived at New York 70,416; Huron, Mich, 7,570; Boston, 7,075; Passamaquoddy, Me., 6,201; Baltimore, 2,643; San Francisco, 2,013. The nationalities of the immigrants were:—Great Britain, 24,251; Ireland, 14,633; Germany and Aus- | tia, 80,650; Sweden, Norway and Denmark, 9,54. France, 2,006; Switzerland, 585; spain and Portugal 182; Italy, 593; Holland, 288; Belgium, 33: Russi and [oland, 634; other countries of Europe, 103; China and Japan, 1,996; Africa, 14; British ‘Nortt American provinces, 11,824; Mexico, 145; Soutn | America, 36; West indies, 309; all other countries, | 1,006, ‘fhe occupations were as follows:—Artists 18; bakers, 225; blacksmiths, 446; butchers, 710; carpen- ters and joiners, 1,163; clergymen, 117: clerks, 642; enginecrs, 208; larmers, 9,551; Jeweliers, 108; labor- ers, 17,278; lawyers, 30; Mariuers, 374; masons, 453; mechanics (not specified), 1,726; merchants, 2,234; miners, 1,645; painters, 191; physieians, 68; seam- stresses, 107; servants, 2,811; shoemakers, 610; | tailors, 480; teachers, 51; Weavers, 2389; ali other oc- | Cupations, 2,770; occupatis not specified (chiefly women and chiidren), 2, without occupation (chiefly women ana children), 51,262. The immigration statements are followed by sta- tistics of the products of the American fisneries, produce of forests of Maine, guano Irom American | islands, and trade between New York and San | Francisco via the Isthmus of Panama, In adaition to the usual comparative monthly summaries, this namber contains comparative ; taples showing the total imports irom and total ex- | ports to the various foreign countries for each of the | umrteen fiscal years rom 1559 to 1871, aiso the total of specie and bullion for the For comparison and reterence these same period. tables will be found of great uulity. ahe report also contains an account of the origin of the German Zoliverem, or customs union, em- bracing statistics of the area, population, trade and revenue of the same. This 1s followed by a review of the trade of Belgium for 1568, 1869 and | 1870, and valuabie telegraphic statistics relative to Switzeriand from 1862 to 1070, follow, THE WAYS OF WHITLEY, Transforming an Honest Man Into a Rogue to Catch Kogues. To answer a charge impeaching his character | Detective Patrick ©, Smith, of the Newark (N. J.) | police force, received a summons from the Court at | | Albany one day last week, “Pat” has twice been on the police force under different police adminis: | tratuuons. While the commission was in vogue he | | had uniimited leave of absence, without pay, and | turned hig time to account by accepting a position | | In Colonel Whitiey’s secret service, directiy vader | | Mr. Ichavod ©, Nettleship. It seems that in order | to completely “make away” with one Leonard F, | Clar., a leading light in a gang of “queer” opera- Pat’? found it Necessary to become a “queer” ‘acter himself, He purchased a quanuty of the stuf and then arrested the seller. Clark’s gang had heretofore batted all attempis to en- trap wien. Another of tie gang has ry been captured, and im order io try and ‘ave Himself told some ugly stories about Pat Pat proceeied to Albany, accompanied by Chief liasby, €x-Aiderman G. HH, Brown, P. H. Rojers, M. , Mr. Heury Wamooid and ettiesiip, and answered the com- thing his reputation, ‘The persons named all combined in saying that Pat model of truth aud uprightness, He was released and the real counterieiters seuteaced to State Prison, DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIO WORKS. Commissioner Van Nort returned from Albany on Friday evening, and was at his office yesterday. He was beset with office-seekers, put, instead of employing more men, he & further reduction of the numberof employee Yesterday he discharged Mr. Beter Masterson, con: tract clerk under Mr. Wiilain M, tweed, and i 4 fecha Mr, William H. Barker in his place. J 0 jhe Management of the Parks wita Mr. Yan Nort ter has bees associaved for a number of years THE COURTS. Decision in Admiralty—The New York Printing Company in Bankruptcy—A Habeas Corpus Case—Decisions. UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT—IN ADMIRALTY. A Collision Case Decided. ‘The Philadelphia and Reading Katlroad Company vs. The' Steamtug J. H. Gautier and the Schooner Herbert Manton; and James R. Bennett and James R, Bennett, Jr., va. The Steamtug J. H. Gautier and the Schooner Herbert Manton.—Yesterday Judge Blatchford rendered his decision in the above enti- tled suit. The libeltants in the first suit, as owners of the canal boat Gettysburg, and the livellants in the second suit, as owners of the 0 of Jaden on board of satd canal boat, bring these suits, each of them, against the steamtug J. H. Gautier and the schooner Herbert Manton to recover damages for the total loss of the canal boat and her cargo througn a collision which Occurred between the canal boat and the schooner On the 28th of November, 1871, between nine and ten o'clock A. M., Off the steamboat wharf at Astoria, Lh. hort distance above the upper end of Black- Well’s Island. ‘The canal boat was at the time in tow of the steamtug, being lashea to The tide as the of the steamtug. time was the iast of the flood, The schooner went Uhrough Hell Gate, from the eastward rounded Hallett’s Point, and was proceedi view toenter the channel between Backs with a Well’s Island and Loug Island when she came into collision, ern, Ob with the port siae of the canal poat, and the boat and her cargo were totally jos Judge Blatchf{« recites the main facts as they a@ppear in the 1! and answer, and goes on to say:—“As the schoon a respects er towards the tug and her tow, lashed as the ‘Was to the side of the tug, and not towed behind by @ nawser, the tug and the tow must be re; ied as one vessel, and thatw steam vessel, it was the duty of the tug to avoid the schooner, and tt was the duty of the schooner to keep her course, The schooner hada right to select, after passing Hal- lett’s Point, a course in the then state of the tide and the wind which would be most favorable for the Repent of the voyage to New York. It in evidence that such course was a course, after rounding Hallett’s Pomt, ap- Proaching towards the Long Island shore, at an angle so as to go down througo the channel between Blackwell's Isiand and Long isiand. She accepted that course and kept it, Tbere 1s no war- rant in the evidence for the conclusion that the schooner at any time after rounding Hallett’s Point Ported or turned her head to starboard. 1t is im- possible not to see that there was no fault in the schooner, and that the collision was caused by tne fault of the tug in not stopping soouer, and going under the siern of the schooner. There was abvun- dant room {or her to do this, and no excuse for not doing go.” Finally, the Judge says:—‘There must be a decree for the libellants in each suit against the tug, with costs, with @ reference to a commussioner to ascer- tain the damages; and the libel must be dismissed im cach suit as to the schooner, with costs, F. Scudder and R, D. Benedict for the libellants; W. R, Beebe and Charles Donohue for the tug; EB, H. Owen and &. L. Owen for the schooner. UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT—iN BANKRUPTCY. The New York Printing Company. Before Judge Blatchford. We have already stated in the HERALD that efforts have been made to throw the aifairs of the New York Printing Company into bankruptcy. On the llth of the present month Kdward H. Tracey, ex- ecutor, and Laura 8. Taylor, execatrix, of the late dames B. Taylor, filed a petition in bank- raptcy against the New York Printing Company, alieging that they are creditors of the said company, a corporation duly ana pro- perly organized under the laws of the State of New York, ‘The petitioners state that James B. Taylor died m this city on tne 22d of August, 1870, and that, as his executor and executrix, they are the holders and owners of a promissory note, by which the New York Printing Company promisea to pay to the order of dames B, Taylor in five years from January 1, 1866, the sum of $1,000, with interest, ‘The nove was deliveredto Taylor by the New York Printing Company for value, and after it matured payment was demanded, but no payment was made, and the Printing Company are now claimed to be indebted to thé petitioners to that amount. The petitioners further say that the Printing Com- pany suffered and permitted a judgment to be taken against them in the Superior Court of this city for $109,330 86 by the Ocean National Bank, and ailowed the Sheriff to levy upon the property of the Printing Company under an execution issued by the Ocean Bank, With the intent of giving the bank a preference over other creditors, and for the Purpose of deleating tue bankruptcy act. The Sheriff proceeded to sell property of the Printing Company to the amount Of $60,000 to Jonn F. Trow, but Nas not yet consummated vie sale, atthough he has threatened todo so. In the State Vourt Judge Barbour had tssued a temporary tajunction restrain. ing the Snerid from selling the property. ‘Tai however, Was vacated; hut before any result cou! flow from such vacation proceedings were com- menced in the United States Court in Bankruptcy against the New York Printing Company, thus tak- ing. the matter out of the hanas of the State Court, ne New York Printing Company put to an an- swer to the petition, denying the alleged act of bankruptcy and demandiug a trial by the Court. When the case was calied on yesterday, before Judge Blatchiord, counsel tor the Prinung Company made a tender of the payment of the devi, with in- terest, amounting to $1,500; but counsel for tne petitioners refused this offer, on the ground that its acceptance might be considered a preierence in vio- lation of the riguts of other creditors, This being so the Court decided that the proceed- ings should go on in the regular way, and an order ‘Was accordingly enterea reierring the case to a United States Commissioner to take testimony on the point in controversy and report to the Court. Juage Blatchford had issued an injunction re- strainiug the Sheruf from selling the property of the New York Printtng Company. A mouon ‘to va- cate this injunction was partly argued, and finally it went over to Monday, when the argument will be resumed, i ANOTHER PETITION IN BANKRUPTCY AGAINST THE NEW YORK PRINTING COMPANY. Mr. John E. Deviiu nas also filed a petition in bankruptcy against the New York Priuting Com- pany. His claim 13 on a promissory note ior $1,000, with interest. When this case was mentioned to the Court yesterday counsel for the Printing Com- pany stated that they were ready to pay tne debt; ut asin the Other petition tne olfer was not ac- cepted. The order to show cause why the Printing Company should not be declared bankrupt on the petiuon of Mr. Devlin is returoable next Saturaay, In the course of the above proceedings 1b was stated there was every reason to expect that, on tne winding up of the affairs of the Ocean Bank, there would be assets enough to pay every dollar of 1s indebtedness. If this be so it will prove to be very agreeable intelligence to the uepositors of that establishment, UNITED STATES COMMISSIONERS’ COURT. Alleged Conceaiment of Assets. é Before Commissioner Osborn. The United States vs, Charles 8. Stocker.—The ae- fendant was one of the firm of Stocker, Bentley & Co., whose afairs were put into bankruptcy in Con- necticut in the month of May last, and he is chargea with having, in New York, concealed assets, the property of the firm, for the purpuse of preventing tem going into the hanas of the assignee. Yester- aay the Commissioner rendered his decision, hoid- | ing the defendant to await the action of the Grand | dury in default of $1,000 vail. iting Unstamped Cigars. Before Commissioner Shields. The United States vs. Jumquard and Nichola,— The defendants, who are Spaniards, were neld to await the action of tne Grand Jury on a charge of selling cigars which Were not stamped, COURT OF OYER AND TERMINER, Alleged Sentence Upon the Wrong Plea, Before Jaige Ingraham, Thomas Ringold was committed some time since, in the Special Sessions, by Judge Dowling. He was brought yesterday belore this Court on a writof habeas corpus and his discharge asked, on the ground that he entered a piea of not guilty, but that the sentence was tor @ pleaof guilty. The Judge sata he could not go behind the Court record, but suggested that tue case be brongnt before the Supreme Court, Geveral Term, where sull inquiry could be made into the facts. Whether judges are “hard of hearing” or otnerwise, this kind of error is sald to be frequently made, SUPREME COURT—CHAMBERS, Decision». By Judge Barrett, Atwood vs. Korn,—Motion denied, with $10 costs, The case cannot be tried upon aMdaviis, Schuyler vs. Stevens.—Motion to vacate attach- ment denied, with leave to renew upon further papers upon payment of $10 cosis, (See opinion.) coupling Lawrence et al.— Report confirmed. Micieibacker v8, Stool.—Releree's ives allowed at $175. Raymond vs. Wililams.—Motion granted without prejudice to & motion to change place of trial for the non-residence of witnesses after issue joined. (see 7 Howard, 506.) COURT OF COMMON PLEAS—SPECIAL TERM, Decisions, By Judge Loew. Schayler vs. Stevens,—Motion to vacate attach. ment dented, without costa, Upton et al. vs, Bedion,—See memorandum, Gorth vs. Ballman.—See memorandum. By Judge Robinson. @ Hiwhard H, Dowling ve. Buck | .—Motion keman, a8 assienors titinina pay the caosts enlod wi $10. cowtaeg SUPERIOR COURT—SPECUL TERI. Decisions. By Judge Barlow. Figill vs. Gladhill.—Motion dented. Percy vs, Brown.—Motion granted, Clark vs. Batger.—Order granted. Graves vs, Wood.—Same, Gude vs. Marx.—Motion dented. Holt vs. Will,—Motion to open defuult granted. Horstman vs, Miller,—Order granted. Pittir vs. Philtips.—Motion for new trial granted. Thurman vs, Wicks.—Order granted. TOMBS POLICE COURT. A Busy Day—Daring Robbery in Franklin Street—How to Obtain Ninety Reams of Pa- per—Burglars at Work in Broad- way—A Dishonest Domestic—Ten Dollars for Thirt;-five. Business at the above Court was somewhat lively yesterday, although the great majority of cases were of @ trivial nature. Mr. Amos A, Carpenter, of No. 14 Franklin street, appeared about eleven o’clock against & youth named Charles Smith, whom he cbarged with having robbed him of property to the value of $221. From Mr. Carpenter’s testimony it appears | that when approaching his store at an early hour in the morning he saw some one looking out through the window over the nall door. The Party, seeing that be was discovered, a once jumped down and ran back in the Blore, Mr. Carpenter opened the door, and on entering saw Smith jump down the hatchway— @ distance of about eighteen feet—and make his escape from the building. Carpenter gave chase, and, being somewhat more fleet of foot than the young thief, came up with him at the corner of Howard street and Broadway. Smith was turned over to @ police officer, who took him to the station house, where he was locked up for the time being. Mr. Carpenter returned to his store, and, on making an examination, discovered that there had been taken away one piece of cassimere, one piece of beaver, two pieces of English selisia, one piece of American sielsia and two pieces of cloth—all of the value of $221, Judge Hogan heard the complaint and locked Smith up in default of $5,000 ball, FALSE PRETENCES. Mr, Alfred Nims on the 16th of the present month Went to the paper warehonse of George H. Perkins, No. 84 Duane street, and stated to Mr. Perkins that he had been sent by Mr, Emil Hess, an old customer of his, with a request that Mr. Perkins should send him ninety reams of paper, the value of which 1s $81. Believing Nims’ statement to be trae, Mr. Per- kins ordered the desired property to be sent, and himself saw that it was loaded on the truck, Ar- Tived at Hess’ place the driver was met by Nims, who directed him to unload the paper and leave it On the sidewalk, and when this was done signed Mr. Hess’ name to the receipt book. Assoon as the drayman had gone out of sight Nims called another truck and had the paper carried to parts as yet unknown. When the bill was sent to Mr. Hess Mr, Perkins was quietly informed by that gentleman that he had not seen the paper, did not order the paper, and therefore would not, of course, pay for the paper. Alter diligent search the urbane and suave Nims was found, and he now lies in a cell at the Tombs, by order of Judge Hogan. A CHECK FORGER, Frederick Henrick, an insurance broker, of 76 First avenue, becoming hard pressed for funds with which to meet sundry butcher, tailor and bar bilis, resoried 10 the expedient of forming the name of G KF. Duerhdla & 0. ol No. 8 Cedar street, to a check drawn on the St. Nicholas Bank for $35. After preparing With great care, this scrap of paper he LvoK It to John Tisch, of 36 Malden lane, and requested John to cash it. ‘This Mr. Tisch decuned to do, whereupon Henrick asked him toioan him $10 till the next morniug, keeping the check in the meantime as se- curity, Mr, Tisch assented to this and handed over the desired amount. ‘Ihe next morning came, but Frederick Benrick did not, and after waiting a day or two Mr, Tisch took the check to the bank for tne purpose of having it cashed, and was there informed that the signature Was not genuine. Yesterday Mr. Tisch succeeded in effecting Henrick’s arrest, and in the aiternoon Judge Hogan succecded in effecting the same individual’s confinement in the Tombs, MORE BURGLARS, Michael Syden and Thomas Riley, the former re- siding at 1,249 Broaaway, entered the store of James Wren, 1,244 Broadway, on the night of Friday last, by means of skeleton keys, and stole therefrom eighteen pairs of snoes and four pairs of boots, all ot the value of $200, About hali-past eleven o’clock of the same nignt Om- cer Hughes observed a carriage being drivén through Worth street under rather suspicious cir- cumstances, and upon hailing it found both Svden and Kiley on the box and the property of Mr. Wren inside. ‘The two prisoners were locked up in de- fault of ball. A THIEVING SERVANT. A ‘ew Gays since Mrs, Rachel Josepson, of 497 Eighth avenue, missed a gold watch, valued at $65, and $45 in money irom one of her arawers, Shortly after she missed these things she also missed her domestic, Vatherine Killien. Catherine was found yesterday morning, however, and Judge Hogan sent her to the ‘shades below” until such time 4s she is wanted at the Court of General Sessions. A DESPERATE CHARACTER. An Associate of Quantrell Legally Arrested in Louisiana and Taken Away in Chaios— Discovery of the Mistake and His Reiease at St. Louis—the Remarkable History of | the Man as Told by Himself. Sr. Louis, Mo., Jan. 19, 1872, Alexander Manning, represenung himself to be &@ Deputy Sheriff of Curroll Parish, Louisiana, ana another man, giving the name of Laddy, arrived here yesterday from Lake Providence, La., having im charge Harry Freeman, whom they allege 13 @ burglar and murderer and was an asso- ciate of Quantrell in the Lawrence (Kansas) massacre during the war, and for whom, they state, the Governor of Missouri offered $5,000 reward, ‘Yhey left their prisoner with Chiet McDonough during the day, saying they expected the Sheriff of Atchison county to come and take him, Not having any authenticated papers Chief McDonough sus- pected something wrong and visited the prisoner and found him barbarously ironed, He ordered the removal of the shackles and heard his story, irom which he (McDonough) believed that the man had been kidnapped, ana refused to deliver him to nis captors antl they produced properly authenticated apers. ss o-day Chester Harding applied for a writ of haneas corpus, and Freemau was brought before duage Ewing and discharged, his captors faiunag to show cause why he was arrested. The man-— whose reai name is J. W. ‘thurman—states that he was drugged in Lake Providence some ten days ago, and when he came to his senses jouhd himself on board a steamer, loaded dowu with irons, and on his way to Missouri. it appears trom the man’s own statement and from the statement of others who Knew him, that he was @ Union scout and spy during the war and rendered yialuabie service to ihe federal cause. He served ander General Harding, who was nis counsel 10-day; also uuder General Rosecrans and otuers in this department. 1t 1s farther staced py those cognizant of the facts, that in 1864 ne was tried by a military court martial at Sit. Joseph, con- victed of seven diferent murders and sentenced to be hanged, Imprisonment in the Alton Fenitenuary, which ne was pardoned after nine montus’ impris- onment. v fie was one Of the original Kansas “redlegs,” and is said to have been one of Quantreli’s gang while acting as @ federal spy. He was much m rebel camps, and fought and was wounded in their ranks, He was captured by Union soldiers on one occa- sion, tried a8 & spy and sentenced to be hanged, but was pardoned by the President through the tn- tercession of General Harding, to woom he had always been true. Atier the war he was sent to the Missouri Peniten- tary lor passiag counterfeit money, but was par. | doned by we Governor alter serviug two years, | Since then he has been living in Louisiana and Mise sissippl. By his owu story and statements he 1s or has been & Most desperate Viliain, and but for the illegal manner in waich he was brought here would have beeu eid, He attripuves his arrest to some of Quantren’s men living in Louisiana, who, he says, were airaid he would expose thea, and wok tis way of getting rid of him. DESTRUCTIVE FIRE AT PERTH AMBOY, MJ, A Large Factory Burned Down—Loss About Thirty Thousand Dollars, On Friday moraing early the extensive fire-brick and pipe manuiactory of Crossman & Co., located On the bavks of the Raritan River, near the Perth Amboy boundary line, was discovered to be on fire by the wife of the superintendent, Mr A. R, Smith. The workmen résident in the vicimitv were quickly summoned to the scene, but the sack of aby proper fire apparatus rendered their efforts useless tu stay the fre. They, however, saved a goodly lot of lum building in course of erection, were razed to the ground, involviny elghty horse-power and the other machinery. ‘Toe loss wiil not fall far shdrt of $30,000, about half of which 18 covered by insurance. The origin of the fire 18 a mystery, A tolny atock the yreperbys the loss of an but the sentence was commuted to | irom | ber and @ new | George W. The tactory works | been detached fromthe New York Navy Yard and company owned ptt! has been de bal THE TWO GRAND JURIES- Discharge of the Oyer and Terminer Grant! Jury and Judge Bedford's Jury Alone in Its Glory. e Review of the Situation by Judge Ingranam~q He Pitches Into the Press and Defends Him- self, His Court and His Grand Jury from the Aspersions Cast Upon Them. Judge Ingraham astonished everybody, by the aischarge of the Grand Jury of the vourt Oyer and Termmner, As 1s well known, & somewhat akin to bitter rivalry engendered itwel between the Grand Jury of this Court and that the Court of General Sessions. The press took cudgels in the judicial warfare,and, of course, adi fuel to the fames. It was boldly declared that tl Oyer and Terminer Grand Jury was prolonging session beyond all precedent, and it was cl that the motive therefor was not | to aid justice in the punishment | offenders against the law, but to shield cei | criminals of high degree and prevent exp of their acts of malfeasance and the punis' ment that their crimes merited. In oib words, 1t was declared to be @ “Ring” Gr: | Jury, acting in direct antagonism to Judge Bedford! | Grana Jury, whose efforts, it 1s alleged, have beer! and still are specially directed toward cmminais im nigh places, From the stand taken Judge Ingraham and his Grand Jury was believed that neither would down, but that the Court would continue i session and the jury its sittings as long as the othe Judge and the osher jury “over the way” kept 4 { their joint labors. But Judge Ingraham has | length, however, succumbed, discharged his Grand, Jury, Sent them to their homes and business, an left the field entirely to the occupation and 0 { tion of yudge Bedford and his jury. The eccatond | however, was not to be allowed to pass without few words from the Judge before formally di | Charging them. He yesterday adaressed them follows:— JUDGE INGRAHAM’S VALEDICTORY, ; In discharging you, gentiemen, trom any ‘rou wh attendance on the Court I think it is due to you state that [do so with the thanks of the Court fot your attention to the public business. You ha attended to that vusiness under very peculiar Cire cumstances; you have been abused and vilified o) some portion of the press; you have been calied any interior Grand Jury, a bogus Grand Jury, a 1 RING GRAND JURY; | you have been charged with continuing to act im: an unprecedented manner and for wrong purposes;) and these charges have been accompanied: with threats by some portion of the presaj if you were not discharged, All such charges,, Tam happy to say witn regard to you, are une! true. ou are the Grand Jury’ selected attend upon the duties of the highest crimin: Court im the State, ‘There is no Criminal Cou higaer than the Court of Oyer and ‘Terminer.’ During the time of your employment you nave bee! called to pass upou a large number of cases; you have found a large number of indictments, some o! them of importance and diflculty, and of those in- dictments @ large number have been disposed of by; the Court. ‘'his 1s not the first ume that a Grand Jury) of this Court have remained tn session more than & month, although 1t has been said to be AN UNPRECEDENTED THING. } During the tast year the same thing occurred, during the year previous 1t occurred, and I think for, several years, as L win informed by the Clerk, 1t h: been usual to continue the Grand Jury for the purpose of aisposing of business for a longer period than @ month. You have veeu continued for twe or three weeks longer than a monvb, and the rea | son of it wes a PRESSURE OF ‘BUSINESS } upon us, It seems to be forgotten that itis tho; duty of the Court of Oyer and Terminer to see that; the prison is emptied before its discharge, as far as) can be with the means it hay in its power. 1 have: been endeavoring to do that as far as Tcould, and Ti think I may say you have been endeavoring to do; that as far as you could. We have not been able; to succeed, In addition to all this, your duties have. been increased by 4 THE ELECTION CASES, ; which have calied for your examination—not, a8 has been said, because {it wus necessary you should do it, but because it was necessary ‘they should) be tried in this Court and they could not be tri elsewhere. I should not have reierred to the sul ject at this time except for the purpose of maki an explicit denial ot these chacges which have, been made both in regard to yourselves and to Mes it is not true THAT THIS COURT HAS BEEN CONTINUED for any purpose other than the disobarge of public: business, and it is not Crue that there ever has been any disposition on the part of tuts Court to inters| Jere With apy other Grand Jury whatever. It hag ; always been my intcntion to give any other Grand, Jury that was in session an opportunity, belore they} adjourned, of aoe witout any Interierence om your part. I should have discharged yoa on Thurs« | day had 1t not been for the request of the District Attorney, and you were continued to enable you to sign some indictments which had uot been drawn, | and, in consequence o! that, it became necessary ta continue you untuil to-day. Not only this, gentie~ men, but further than tis, since you made your application to me to be discharged, a poruon of the gas nave charged upon me a deliberate statement of A DELIBERATE FALSEHOOD in Court in regard to the coudition of the prisons. If I mistake not made no such statemeni. ‘That statement came /rom the foreman of the Grand, Jury, 1n a communication made by the Grand Jary\, to the Court, But whether made by you or by me, | I deem it my duty, for your protection, to show th: | that statement was not uutrue. I have in my hands @ statement of the number of prisoners, frum the 1st of January to thé ivth, that were contained in the City Prison, The smuilest number during thas time is 262, running op at times to 324, and | on the day when your communication was | made there were 309 prisoners in the prison. ‘rhat number still remains, and even yes- terday the number was 274, The statement of tuese numbers is sufficient to show that there was no falsehood tn wnat was suid with regard to the condition of the prison, whether by you or by me, | This, gentlemen, so far as my recollection caa ald | me, is, | think, toe first attempt on the part of any Portion of the press to INTERFERE WITH THE COURT ; in the administration of justice, or to intimidate a | Grand Jury. I hope it may be the last. It can do. | no good, It has done no good in the administration. of justice now. 1 think it never can do auy good, and it may do much harm. I return you agat gentlemen, the thanks of the Court, on benaif of | the public, for your attention to pubic business, and. I discuarge you irom any turther attendance on the court. ‘Tne Grand Jury then retired. A PLEA FOR MR. JAMES J. RILEY. The Post Office Alleged Conspiracy Against the A nt Superintendent of the Forvigy: Department. To THs EpiTor OF THE HERALD:— In tne flimsy conspiracy case against J. J. Riley, which came up before Commissioner Betts on Fri- day afternoon (the report of which will be found In yesterday’s LERALD) it was expected there would have been time for Mr. Riley to have given an ex- planation of the misconceived facts against him, which he is anxious to do, As it is, the case will be cailed again, when he will have the opportunity to | vindicate himself, which all who know him will. | fully believe in his power to do, Your correspondent has known James J. Riley from an orphan boy im this city, when his circum- stances would rave almost excused him for appro= priating his employer's money to his own use; bas | Dossessed of a God-given inheritance of the most scrupulous honesty, the many temptations which. surrounded him never overcame him; ,and | good habits, strict integrity, and faithiul ad- ‘ lerence to whatever position he was placed. in commended the inendship of business | men, Woo entrusted him with large amouuts of money to make purchases for them, which he al- Ways did to their entire satisfaction. Mr. Riley is how avout fifty years of age. He went inio the | Post OMce in 1849, turough the influence of the late James K& Taylor, Who, up the ume of bls death, was a personal friend und advocate of Mr. Riley. | Ithas frequently been remarked by the oldest. | officials in the Post Office that if there was one | honest man inthe government employ James J. | Riley Was that individual; and none can more | deeply regret the disionorable thrust at ois ua~ stained reputation than the Ume-honore omciais Of that department, knowing how taithiully he has. performed his duties to the government and how kind have been his acts to those under his uictation, Mr. Riley has been for some time past in poor health, and when this great and unmerited charge was brought against him it almost sent him to an wntimely grave, as tel: as his most estimapie wife, who has been under a physician’s care ior a long time, God spare even their enemy from such suffering as he has been permitted to inflict Kye them ts the ‘Wish Of A FRIENDLY MINISTER, WAVAL ORDERS, — Master Willlam M. Paul is ordered to the Nan- tasket; First Assistant Engtneers G. M, Maccarty and B. 0. Gowing, to the Mahopac. Lieutenang De Long and Master E. W. Bridge have ordered to the Nantasket, Lieutenants G Berry and c. W. Breed and Master charles, bo Stone have been detached from the Nantasket and ordered home, First Assistant Engineer James wached fi on, and ordenga Wo the Canamong, eo