The New York Herald Newspaper, February 3, 1872, Page 11

= SU TICHBORNE. A Review of the Claimant’s Case Up to the Present Time. ir Roger Tichborne—His Life in England and France and Departure for South America— Left Bio in the Bella and Reported Lost at Sea—The Ausiralian Claimant: De Cas- fro, Orton or Tichborne, Which?!— ‘The Search for the Lost Heir—Back Again in England — “Dear Roger” Recognized by the Dowager as Her Long Lost Son- The Case as It Now Stands, ym the don ‘fimes January 15.) ‘The trial recomehces to-day, and tne case against the claimant ts to ve opeved, fits cave baviuu coue @aded, it may be convenient to give & succiuch Btaiement of the eficct v1 the evileuce as iar as It hus already gone, ‘The quesuion 13 siupiy wuetner he is Koger Tichborne, who im 1863, Went to South Awerica, and in April, 1.64, embarked at Kio op Doara the beha, which was never heard of again. Al the time ae went abroud he wus tweuty-iour ears Of ave, His parents resided in Vatis; and wre he Wus orought up 60 ine age of tifteen, had a French tuior, spoke rrenci better than Lnglish, amu, mdecd, alWays spoke English with a French fccent, Al Lue age of uiteen or sixteen he went to Bionyhurst, a Koman Cathoiic Semuary, aud was there jor three years, On i¢a\ing Stopyburst, im Ocvober, 164, he obtained a commission in a caval- By regiment (the Sixth Carviueers), im which Be reiuamed jor tree years ant a bail. this tame he was slight add slim it in form and extremely narrow in the chest; vis Pleasures, mauners aud pursuits were wWose of a gentieman; ne was loud of inusic; -he visiied & greut deal and went into the best soctely; he was connected With the Seymours and the Townleys, @nu ue Visited at Sir Ciudurd Constable's, at Lord Camoys’ and Lord Arundel of Wardour’s; he was acquainted wilh the Radcliiics and some oO! the best famuues in tue Kingdom. 10 L500 anu 1851 he was A GOOD DEAL AT TICHBORNE, visiting his uncte sir Ldward, who had taken the Bae Oo! Louunty, apd hau adaugnter, Kate, avout Roger's age. Koger became very much attacucd to bis cousin, aud during # Visit: at Caristubas, 1551, the auachweat was discovered, Iv was a. approved by »r Edward, aud an angry scene ensucd, Wiicn lev to his suddenty leaving ‘Ticiborue and Fesolviug tO xo abroad, iu Jauuury, 1odz, he mude his Will, anc deposwed a sealed paper with a geatie- Mav named Gosford, an iwhimate and contidential drieoa, oye | certalu private wishes aud inicn- Dons to be carned oul u he lived. He then went to Paris tu visit nts pureats, and ut thcir earpest en- treaty he postponed tue carrying out of bis design. But in December, i802, he hua. MADE UF HIS MIND TO GO TO SOUTH AMERICA for a yeur and a hall, and he wrote to his parents Yo that eect. He also wrote to tis cousin Kate That be hoped in three years to be uuited to her, @ud he wrote to anotier cousin, Mrs, ureeu wood | (who avea near Tichvorne), that he hoped she ‘Would write to him; aud twat he suould be always happy ww a@uswer letiers, With these iniea- tious he sailed jor South America with one Moore as his valet, He arrived at Val- raisy in June, 1553, aud spent suime montis in aveding about the conulry. He wrote coustantiy te bis parents, 10 his wuul, Lady Doughty, to nis Aunt Seymour, and lo his imend Mr. Gos.ord; and Bus ietters bieathea che Warwest allecuon tor is family and wis ineuds, He kept # journal also, Which he sent wo mis parents, aod Ms letters and Journal mention the piaces he visied, and the period of wis stay at each, Jous, he mentions a journey, in July, from Valparaiso to Santiago and back, aud Meauons Wis slay al each piace. There ig no menhon, however, of any stay at Meitpilla, a wace a Jew uilles front Sauttayro, on ue road to alparaiso; und Wis vuiet Moure (whom he leit Dee Bind in his tour) was not aware Of bis staysug there, but Was sure thal Whe was Were atu it was in duly, 1803 (Moore, 68th day) Wulie he Was at Val- paraiso Le neara of tue DEATH OF HIS UNCLE, SIR EDWARD, by witch he became next heir to the title and estes, While he was al >autiage it Was a goud @eai buzzed about tat he was tke son of a gene. Mab Of Ue au estates In Lampsuire, and tinal He had veen in u cavuiry regiment (uingicy’s evidence), From Santiago ne sent home iwo daguerreoty pes of Dimseli ty ols parents aud Lady Douguty winch are M evidence im the cause. Aiver 413 relurD Lo Sao. Mago he wrote to bis parca tial he imicaded eisg 10 hoxtoo via damiuica, and wesired lewers to sent to Kiagston, Wiere be would Call tor them. He aivo wrote to bis iriend Mr. Gosiul Message to nave his nume pul uy at tne Ciuv, as ne should like to belong to It wien he re- turned; and he wrote to lis motuer that he should wrile irom every piace he visi LECT RIO IN THE BKLLA—THE VESSEL LOST, Abou the 20Un of April ue emoi wt tio 1a the Bela, ou Lhe 2610 a part ol the wreck of We vessel Was picked op aud the stip never lie of again nor auy ol the crew, The ageuis o Glyn, Who were Koger’s baukers, at Rio, heard of Me Joss Of Lie Vessel, aud Wrote Lo lis tanily What he had embarked on board o1 her, and jor tirtecn jeurs HOliing More Was heuru Of Roger Licuvorne, ihe wiil Was proved by Air. Gostord, 1s exceulor, the seaied packet Was opeucd anu uestroyea, aod a Bul Was istituted Mo Which legal pre O: his loss aud deaib. ‘Lhe heavy insurance on the vess heurd anytiung of any Of tue Tub STOKY OF THE is that he was picked up, with cignt of the crew, about ihe 26tn OL Apri) aud carrica wo Melvourne, Where, he said, they were lauded on tie 24th of duty, 2.04; that ou Wwe day he lauded be went with the Captain to the Custou! House, aud Wat the uext guy, lew. ng tne Wrecked sallors on board Lue sip, he weut into the interior, Where he resiued ior THINTELN YLARS UNDER TUB NAME OF CASTRO. Not durmg ali (hose years, and never while in Ausiraiia, bad ne cver mentioned Low he came there, Bor Was he ever positive as Lo Lhe Lame Ol The Vessel Walch broughc tim, No cutry has been produced from we Custuin House vo saow tue date oi Wwe are Fivai o1 the vessel, and no wituess Was ever pro @uced Wio Was posiiive that he had been im ans- faua durmg the year ised, Nor, until near tas Close Oi the triai, Was any Wilness at ail produced In contimation of his siory, Ou the oluer tava, he Ruel Stated long alterwards, 1p closs-exaniliae Hon, wat Le bad taken tie Dame Of Castro in con. sequence of lis ucquiuviance at Melpila with & fumuly of that na Augusi, 1807, ne afluded to bs being there “birteen urs ago,” Which would be in August, 1864. ils Neud Duo Castro menuoned in lus auswers to his Tevters that he used Lo suy in »pauish that he was a butcher (curneir), though, as ne also used to say he was :he son o! a geniicman of uve, Von Casio fancied this was an error ivr a Spanish word (can- Cities) Signilying c.UNCiior or Cuancellor, Finally Don casiro rewinded tim tat he USED 10 LEAR THE NAME OF ARTHUR ORTON, stru’s COrresponuence.) Now i 1s admitted that e1e WAS a uan Hamed Arthur Orton, tue sun of a Dutcher at Wapping who Was agreat wanderer, and Who LO.Ween Lie years io48 and 1850 bad been going Dack Wards aud lorwarcs vetween Evgiand, Amer.ca and Ausiraita, ti 18 admitted that Le was Mm dvuth America irom 1848 (0 1.51, when ue re- turned wy Euglaud, and it 38 aduited aiso that in 2sdz He Went cut to Melbourne in & Sulp Caued the Middievon, Wilh a Captalu Ansell, and i bas beeo | roved hut mn 1665 He Wasi Hovart town, But as where he Was im 555 und 1nd4 there 18 at present no other evidence thun i aforded vy Castro's Jeviers, wich seem to be relied ou vy tne defeadauts: as Wenuilying Lhe CiaMat With Nim as beng ab Melipila in ibd4. The claimant, however, denes ‘Wat he Was vhere then or that he ever passes as Orton, and ne says Casio was mistaken, As Teady mentioned, there 1s no direct aud independ ept evidence where eituer tie cliunant or Orton was 4n 1864, aud unui near the Close of the case there ‘Was ho Cuniirmatury evideuce at all. THE EVIDENCE TAKEN JN AUSTRALIA. Evidence bas been taken im Ausiralia, and one » Witues, swears to a velicl that the Cluimaut Was in ‘the piace Were he suys be was in ; but this ‘Witness Mentione.: 10 time m what year, At first the claimant couid not give tne name of the vessel ma whi he said be was carrh to Metvourne Alter wany montis, however, he said he thought it ‘Was tne vsprey, an American vessel, Lheu tor two Tae he paid that he Was sure it Was ite Themis, a erpuol vessel, and Lien he suid It Was the Usprey axa. ‘There Was lo confirmatory evidence antl pearly the eud o1 Dis case. in the weantume, bei! aged to give the name of te Captain or any ol ne crew o. the vessel wiicn sailed with bim, he gave some names wittcn it alterwards turned ont ‘Were Lhe names of saliors On board the sip which Bau carried out Ortou to Me.vuurne in 1852 A Caprain Angell, who had known Orion, mauve an aindavit that the claimant was Orton (us did & brother of Orton), aad Captain Angell’s evidence has veeu takes Under a Commission On behall of the Claimant's opponents, Lvidence was taken under & Commission In Australia, trum wich it appeared tI 1856 ANd 1957 there Was a Man named Orton Qt a certain piace where the plamuit said Ne was aL That ume, and that wis man was called “the butcher,” and used 10 say he was the son Ol a gen- Uewan of ve and estates in Englau, and that he id veen i a cavairy reziment—iauguage, im fact, @xXacuy sunilar to tat which Don vaste 10 his let- fers ascrived vw (ne claimant Apotier witness rove tant this man wae at another piace uncer we HamMe of Castro, and several wituesses proved that te claimant, under the name of Cas tro, wus, i later yeurs, always using slo Jar ianguuge, at other places, and lastly ay Wagea Wagya, 4 | place 440 miles. iron Melvourue, Abd 40 iniles irom Sydney. Near the close of we Muiuuiil’s case several witnesses weie called to Ove the uriivai Of the Osprey at Meibourne. He Mnsely Hud suki that ve Had landed irom the Os ge at the landing place in meivvurne, aun had On 1 ine sm Wrecked sailors there on beard tne prey Wien he Jett the suip next day. 'T'nree of ¢ Withesses culled in Conurimation suid thal they COMMS WIth tin Mics VeIOW ew waaay mig wi ma eed valine Unat with WaO Suggested iv Koger, Une 2 ares Witnesses (Sharpil) said me thought the ¥ 5 Was tie same person, OF, as he put tt in S tan 12 evilence 8) & Me arrival oF the claimaut iu AUsruia The ec; and writtug to Don Castro in | @ satiors trol Witiaustown, feu | NEW YORK HERALD, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 3, 1872.—-TRIPLE SHEET. * THE CLAIM ‘Was set up in Janoary, 1866, and it was set up under Ubese ciraiustances:—Loe ciaupant bad been, he admitted, for many years Im Australia, a3 be said, me of Castro, cattie keeping, cattie siaugntering, and beichering, and alter ‘hav: been tn busimess 10 that way, ip which he ‘atled a Was insoivent, he was tn 186 at Wag 2 Wagga in the service of a burcher. At that time one Ginoes, an altorney, was acting Jor bim in bis insoivency. Givocs had an ola acquaintance ut Sydaey named Cubitt, who as long ago as 1862 had seeo in the Home News the death of Sir James Tichvorne, and knew from a Karonctage that the eldest son Koger Was supposea to be jost, Moreover, in 1863, the Dowager Lady ‘Jichvorue had pubiishea ad- Vertisewents fur bun, describing tim as hav- Ing been lost in te Beta and as the bew to the te and exiates, These advertisements were published in the Times, At Sydney, wacre Groves? vial trend Cuvitt lived, there also lived oue Bogle, u black servant of the family, Who had gone out there seou aiter Roger bat leit bogland. He had been living there ever siuce Wilh LWo sons, One of whom Jol.owed the vastuess of @ barver; aad Le constantly beard (rom the tuimily aud Was coustantly thinking of Koger, Meanwutle, the claimant was at Wagga Wagga with Givves, Culnti’s oid friend, dm April, 1-66, the claimant, who said he was weil acquainted with Orton, wruie to Wapping, under @ feigned vame, to inqnire Whether auytung Was known there of the Orions, wud, about the gume time, Cubitt sent howe an advertisement Issued Ly & Missing Friend Office ut Syduey, Which, on the lvth Of May, 1865, aypeared in the Jimex, and on Uiait sume day Was seen aud answered ‘by the Dowager at Paris. She scut him particulars a8 lo her lust sun Roger, wich | Cubitt puvlisned in an wdvertixement, omtung, however, the word AU is wdimitted by U claimaut that in Septe er he saw It was answered by Gibbea, + the “tuougut he had spvited the maa’? sume Lime since. ‘UNIS Was sent by Cubitt to the Dowager and he promised inguiries, On the 21st under the s0n was aliveand Well; be did not say where, but he sakt at @ Place 600 miles from Sydney. ‘this would be r ed by her om the Zist vi Feuruary, 1666 (the post being two months) aud on the 22 | $he ficard of the death of her second son, Allred, | leaving the estaies ust for ts only son, au 1D faut chid. On the 26th of February sue wrote to Gibbes, to Cuvitt and she clanuant, to them ob- Rerving that they had sent her uO detals—uotle img b¥ Which she could know Mo the man was her son, but to the Clumant, aduressiuy him th the wucmest terms, a3 “My dearest Koxer,' and signing bersell “Your motper.” Thts he would have im Apri, and on the 16M ol January, 180, De wrote his firsi teuter to her, asserupy his claim ag her sou, in tus letter be mentioued as marks of itenuity “tue biown mark on his side ana the Brighton card case.” ‘Tunis would ve received by the Dowager tu April, she baving already, in the precedmg February, acknowsedged hun, answer ius not been ‘produced, but It appears from. @ subsequent letter that sie dia nut recoguize ine Writing Bor wuswer in terms of recogniuon; for in May be wrote tu reply buat he Was disappointed (nat she ani nut acknowledge win uod did Dt seem to Tecogaize his taudwriting, lu liter levers she wrote thal sue Kuew Dotiing of “ihe browu mark,’? and us Lo the brighton card cuse, mereiy observed that she Would not advise lim io say anytning avout it, As Wother mutters mentuivued by Gibdes, appa- rently on the Claimant's mormon, she wrote that he “seemed coulused,”” aud tual she did not'under> stand his statements; but, on the waole, notwith- standing there discrepancies, she said she sttt be- Heved him to be Ler son, and wished him at once to come home. ‘There, however, @ «ifiiculty arose about (unds, and upou thls the correspondence con- tUnued avother 1X moulbs—uutll Sepiember, 1866, ailogether a whuie year, Au attempt was mude to get & banker to advance Money by weaus Ol & Will, ib which, however, Lue descriptions of the estates and even the uames oF Roger's mother were all misstated, und this, it was 841, was deposited with a banker, but, 1f would seem, in vain. in Juue, Ise6, Ihe Claamani le’ Wagga Wagea wiih Gibbes, never having, while th o assumed the hame of Tcuborne. Beiore leaving he gave a man he knew Wuere, one Cater, @ vote Inviting him to Tichborne, but begging him not to men- on tat he had been @ buicher or had taken the name of Casiro, He wen, not to Meibourne, but to Sydney, and at a place hall way, culled Gouiburn, he was remarried in the name of ‘Tchborne, having previously bees married in the name of Castry, In July he was at Sydney, and theuce ie sent ine Dowager & VhoLograpD of hunsell, oF which she wrote luat she iaucied she BAW A Fesemoliuce; Luc hands were. Koger's, oui ae seemed lo bave grew very stout, Wheteas he had been very slim, 1n which Wil the witnesses Agree, Al Sydney he met Bogie, Who, he sald, recognized him “and wrote home tnat he had seen him. — Here the Clalit renewed fs attempts to raise money, and assumed the name of Tichbomne, But, although uided by Giboes aud Cubitt, he todad great didicully i raising movey. in tae resuit, however, paruy {hrough ‘The imervention of Gtbues and parily throagl the ald of Bogie, money Was raised, ana the CMM ne came to Knguind, vttaging Bogie wiit him, He went, however, bot direct, Wut’ via New York; and not to Paris, where We Dowager was awaiting hun, but to Eugiaud. ARKIVING IN ENGLAND, is first visit was to the re ations of Arthur Orton, He teit a letver writ en by him in a feigned hand 10 @ lalse name, For a long time ne Kept ap & curre- spondence with tiem; they pressing VO see him to Have at least vews of their brotier, and ne se: them, as the puotocrapus of Orcou's wile and Ci photographs Of Ins owd, In the jnean time ke from lume lo time remitted Weim thoney, ant corre- spopded wita a brovuer of theirs, Charies Orton, under the nate of Brand. A iew daysatver his are | rival be went down to Airesford, near Tichvorne, | wnd slayed several davs at tie house Of one Kous, whe hadseen a clerk of Hopkins, the old famiuy atiorncy, who resided ters ‘Ihe ciaimant gol ious to drive him round Tichborae, and teie- | became intimate with ous, vas Went to see no one, He then wevt away WIth Bogle wud did not rewurn fora mouth, ue went to Loadon and en- ed an aliormey and put him in secre: communi- aud again to see is attorney; he went with him to Doctors’ Commons to see Roger's Will, Lioy.4’s 0 inquire about the Bela, aud where all that Was known oi ber Was recorued. He stayed at Gravesend in order, he said, to be out of the Way of seelog any Ouc; aud Wuen Mr, Gosiord wens down Wii & Feiative Of fhe tumily to see them he tried to avoid them. In a day or two, however, be saw Mr. Gostord im the presence Of tia attorney and they conver-ed avout she will; but the ciamant did not menon che sealed packet, nor id he ever mention ital al anti, siX MuuAs jater, Gostord meationed M to nin, aud dtr. Gosiord did not believe him to be P.Cuboi Me. RECUGNIZLD BY THE DOWAGER—“MY DEAR ROUFR,”? boon alerwards ue went over with lis avturney and asriend to see the Dowager, and saw her 10 their preseuce und that ot several other persons. Accurdimg to tue deposition 0: Ove person present, Bie at Ouve addressed Ui 4s Ner soa— *Ah, my dear Roger, Dow glad 1am to see you.”’ She aiterwards made ‘an affidavit that she ‘imstantly recognized him,” aud that ‘nes voice and leatures Weré animus: taxable.” But she died beiure she was cross-e: amined. He remained tea days with her, and sie was constantly taikig to him of past times. purine Unis time Kuger’s old tutor, Chatiion, saw him and did noq recognize Bin, and has veen confronted With nau as a Witness agaist hin, After ue came back to England ue went down to Alresiora, and were Hopkins and Baigent had @ conversaiioa With lim, and Hopkins made an ailidavit Loat, Mnough he couid uot recali hts features, he Was convinced OF hs lueatity from his knowledge of past circumstances and of the features of tie io- cality, While Buwent was adte, he said, to recog. nize 11s .eatares aud Mis voice, Which, He said, “quite Went Uirvtgh Onn and electrifien bum.” Mr, Hopxius now toviied bin to stay at Lis house for a week, Whicd be dii, aud all Alresford believed to fim Bnd We beus Were set ringing about hin. Colouel LUstingion, the Waaut of the estaie, showed hin over whe house and velteved in bun, lie went to live at Croydeu. The Dowager came to live wiih him 101 some months aud had with her hoger’s levers aid accoutrements, &c., and iuie Uungs he seut home, waich, Whea they were shown to the claimant a8 Roger's, te at once “recognized,”’ 13 HB THE Man? He now obtained the acknowledgement of Mr, Constavle, son of Sir Uliford, but net taatol Sir uorad himself, He ulso gamed we support OL another geavieman, Mr. Marx; and Mr, bulpels, & Winchester banker, became 80 convinced that ne Oyened a credit for 2690 in his javor, evea beore he nad seea fim—so, at Jeast, ne said, and though alterwards he tried to explun it, ie Would nos pledge his Oath that it was not so. Mr. Seoul, of Kotuerseld Park, him, and deheved in him, tnouga nis wile not, The parisn surgeon, Mr, Lipscomoe believed him to be the pa, DAL Lhe patisn clergyman was sure that we was nut. Meanwaue, two tuterviews occuired becween tim and ur. and mrs. tadeuite (kate Dengmy, Mrs. Townley ani Mrs, Nangies (Roger’s aunt-), and a Miss Nangies, one of ms cousins. tie result was nat, as dir, Kadclule wrote to his atcurney, ‘they dia vot believe him to be Roger lichvorne, net oniy because they did Not recoxwize lim, but vecause he wid not re- cognize his meaiest relitions,”’ Mr. Henry Sey- muur, Oue of Koger’s uncles, and Major Aangies, one Of Ms Cousius, also SAW him, aud pronounced nin not to be tne man. Moore, who nad been Roger's valet, also saw hin, and decwred hun vot to be the man. Meanwhile, the genuemen of Lhe nei@h.orhved Who believed in fim formed then. selves Ino & Kind O. Committee tor his support, and A chaucery sult was commenced, in which evidence ™ tasen by aMidavits, ‘Ihe Clatmaut set avout geting AFFIDAVITS OF IDENTITY, and had no difficulty im getting a gre: { | t many. He Wok tuto 115 secViCd @ Mau Dawed Varter, who had veen & muuary servant OL Roger, aud haa anuiner Named MeCuda vO live With Him, aud got A aroat navy atlidavits ol the oll sotdiers Of the regiment, who Were vers glat (0 eC Lun, The attidavits uf Many Others of a similar Clases Were Ubialued. fur Mavy Mons uv ailidaviis from Roger brother officers were Obtalued, ‘The first of Laem Who saw the claimant (Major Paltlipss did not recog: mize him; and .or & loug time no atlempt was made to see others Ater une wad been more than six months m England he succeeded tin get ting the & .uavits O. LWO Of them (Colonel Noroury and Capiaiu tevwoud), and sume wontns atier wards Uwo of turee more (Colonel Custance, Votonel Sawyer and Capiwin Vinkaey, But on the omer hand, several wore Who saw Dim dit not recosuiwe bimi—Majur Campbell, Majur Fraser, Major Foster, aud General Joues (Why ad veeu’ colonel), and others, 18 Captain Phillimore, Caplin Lesie, © tain Mickerstaffe and major Stiilimaa were nov bis Witnesses, Lord st, Lawrence a s0, one of Koger's Irlends, saw wun aud did Nor beiteve in him. OV THE FAMILY, oniy the Dowager and a Mr. bidduiph, aaccond, of December Cubict wrote to ber, stating tat her | ing | iid, graphed to Bosie, Wiv Came dowa, got into the | hou e@ aud was shown over the priucipal rooms. He | rs cation wiih Rous, Me came up to London again | and to | 180 Saw | Test of the case consisted of evidence as to iden- | cousin, were witnesses for him, In the course of ty. sealed packet the suit it came out that the destroyed. The plac } anand stating that it retated ent & of his cousin Kate, Uon of herin Jalv, 1852, Bett ‘Was be! bad been luently sivped @ tor owing 10 bis seduc- ng asked whetuer it | fore or after the breaking off o! the engage. ment, he said it was before (though was in January), he further swore that the paper was | awed vember, 1852, and deposited then, or In March, 1553, though the only one spoken of by Rogers was in January, 1862, In the resuit, AFFIDAVITS BRING MADE AGAINST HIM, and it not beiny the practice of the Court of Chancery to decide the title to estate on afidavit when the the title is disputed, he was left to coring bis action in a court of law, where the witnesses are orally examined in open court. His oppo nents appliea for commission tos examine wit nesses in Chile and Austratiia. He cpposed them, but im vain, and then, in order to get & postpone Wen!, Made aliidavits that it was Gonsideral essen- tial that he should go out and attend the exami nation of witnesses, and netntented todo so, He did go out to Chile, but he rerurned, on the plea or iness, without attending the commission, and did Mot go to Australia at ail, Various circumstances a@uverse to the pliintiil, including bis letiers to Orion's sisters, were after this brought deiore the committee of gentlemen who bad supported um, they heard his explanation; and be solemnly de lued the letters to be bis; but they were not satis fed, and lor the most part witndrew their support, Mr, Seott, bowever, beeving his denial of the lee lers, resumed his support, and the claimant allowed Dim’ to appear as a witness in his iavor under the umpres-lon that the letters were not his, wheu in truth, as be then admitted, they were. Mr. Holmes, his attorney, however, now threw up the case, Mr. Norris also withdrew his support; and Kous, ls eariiest iriend, lost taish im him, and from that time, it would seem, has given hs aid to his oppo- neuls, | { | THE PRESENT CASE, The case now was undertaken by another attor- ney, Wuo, however, before long withdrew from it; and then It came into the hands of the firm oi Bax- ter, Kose & Norton, and was prepared ior trial by Mr. Spofforth, He obtained the evidence of Mocre, who had when he first saw the clatunant declared ana not to ve the an, but Who now satd that alter see- ing him cross-examined in Chancery he believed him (0 be 80, and he became his witness. The per- sons who had made afflaavits m vhaucery were called as witnesses, oxveps Hopkins and the Do' ager. wuo were dead, The Lord vniet Justice re- Ppeatedly observed on the discrepancies between te aNldavils of the witnesses and their evidence. At the trial, however, Many DEW Witnesses Were called, and among these were Logie, who had come over with thé Claimant, anu lived with him ever sii and Movre, Among the new witnesses was a Mr. Bingley, @ gentleman who saw Roger at Santiago, bul never spoke to him. A Captain Sankey also wes calied in tavor of the claimant, but n came out that the claimant took him tor Captsin Keileti. A Mr, Leste, @ medical man, was also catled in bts fae vor, but he had only seen Roger casually twive or thrice, and his son, Who was in the regiment, was not catled. A great many witnesses were catied lo give their optuion as to the claimauv’s identity, 1t Was shown that the claimant bad a mark on the back of his head, and a barber was called irom Clonmel, who said that such @ mark in the same position, Reger had been bled in the foot—the mark of such @ bleeding 1s unmistakavie and indeli- bie, The claimant had marks on both feet which might ve marks of biecding, but wight not. Koger had once a tish-hook in his eye, and there was @ intoute mark on one of theeyelids Of the claimant which might or might not have been caused by @ hook. But the surgeons could not positively say the age ol these marks, and the examinations, for the most part, were made four years after the claimant had been im this country, It was proved that the claimant has @ “brown mark” on Bide, but it was not shown that Roger had, THE PLAINTIVE’S CASK AS IT STANDS, Except a3 to ifdentification, there was no contirmatory evidence of the platintiil’s story unl near the close of the case, wien, as already Meationed, two witnesses were called to confirm, Irom their memory, the arrival of te Osprey, in tue Who, giving quite a citferent account, spoke of com- ing With the sailors to Meloourne in the steamer. One of these, Sharptn, spoke from memory to the piainuff as on board the steamer with them, No entry at the Custom House was prouuced to prove the time of arrival, nor were the owaers ot the Bella calied, nor was there any evide.ce of the owners or log of the Osprey. Neither was any wit tralia and who could positively prove that he was there in 1854, or at what period in that year. Sach is the substance of the case as it has ap- peared ou the partof the claimant, and the case on the other ge 13 now to be heard. Roger Charles Ticiborne’s Will. (From the Iilastrated London News.} The will of Roger Uharies Lichvorne, Ksaq., of Her Majesty’s “1xth regiment of Dragoon Guards, now (1852 stationed at Southampton, dated June, 1852, and who 1s stated officially, at the loot thereot, to have died on or about April 26, 1854, was proved in the Prerogative Court of Canterbury on July 17, 1855, by the joint acting executors, Vinceal Gosford, ot Cheriton, Southampton, geutieman, and Edwar Slaughter, of Duchess street, Portland piace, Lon- don, gentleman. ‘The testator's signature is writen at full length at the foot of the last page, the will deg writen on tuirty sheets of brief, contain 160 Chancery fonos, The same was duly execu im the presence of the attesting witnesses, Charles Slaughter, 56 Sydney street, brompton, gentieinan, and James Gibbs, his clerk. dated May » and i0, 185 shoruy atter his comu came seized In jee simpie and esiates described as the Doughty estates, sitgated in the counties of Middlesex, Surrey, Linco.n and Bucks, and the Upton estate in Dorsetshire, subject and witnout prejauice to the successive lite mter- ests therem of his uncle, Sir Edward bou.hty, Baronel. and bis father, James Francis Tichvorue, and to various charges, one of £10,000, another of $100,000 und other encumbrances and portions, as well as to the Upton estate, with the sum of £ 3,4 jor which he, the test ‘The \estator was also seized as to the ultimate re- mainder in jee simple expectant on the deceases of ius uncie ana father In Certain estates, Inciaaimg freenoius at Hawkley, West Tisted and Wohitears, and the iarms of Old Court, Burtields and Speering. The charge of £100,000 onthe Doughty estates 1s stated to have been made 1o free tie Tichoorne estates, in which the tesiacor hed a life interest; the residue irom the £100.00, alter the pay- meut of such charges, he directs wo be ‘aid out im the purchase ot otner cs. tates. By virtue ot the same indentures his brother, A:red Josepn Tichborne, 1s to have the power of appolating m favor of his Wile a jomvure of £800 a year aud a sum of £12,000 for their young children. Alter tne decease of bis uncle, Sir Bdward, and his fatner, the turniture and effects at Tichborne House were to be the property of the testator absolutely. He devises all bis escates to wustees, upon trust after Is decease, 10 permit bis cousin, Catharine Doughty, so long a8 she shail remain single, to occupy Upton House; and that nis trasvees are to pay £600 a year to wardians ol bis brother Alired (then thirteen), and, when of age, to pay to his said brotuer 000 ‘a year, and, if mar- ried, £3,000 a year for his lite; and, should his whe survive Bim, to pay her £1,000 a year (or her Life, to be patd in fuli and tree oi duty. The estaces are not at any time to be subject or liavle to tne payment of money for portions exceediyg in the whole £45,000, ‘The testator leaves the Dougaty estates, after paying encumbrances, to his vrother, Allred Joseph Tichoorue, for nis lie; and after ti brovher’s decease, as Lo such estates as are in Mid- diesex, he leaves them to the eldest son of his said oroifer; anit such estates as are in Lincoln, bucss and Dorset he leaves to the second son of his suid brother, Tue persun m Fagg nnn of the Voaghiy estates (other than his brotwer Alfrei; shall assume and bear the surname and arms “poughty” only, in exclusion of any other surname and arms, to be obtuined by royal license, He devises and bequeaths the remainder in fee simpie, by virtue of the beiore mentioned indentures, and the surplus residue from the £100,000, alter sutisiying cuarges, to the use of tits cousin, James Dormer, secoud son of Elizabeth Anue, wile Josepn Thadueus Lord Dormer, aud the heirs mate of ‘the said James Dormer, and that ine person in pos: Session O1 these estites siiall take and use the sur- name ot ‘Tichvorne only. ‘Lhe residue of the per- sonal estate, after payment of debts and iegacies, he eaves to his protner, Alfred Joseph Tichborne, absolutely, aud also devises to him all the real es tae not .y him specrficaliy disposed of. He ueachs to eact oO: tis executors a legacy 01 £500, ree, and states that 1 aliall be Jawiul for the execu- tors or trus'ees of dig ‘sonal estate 10 £e.Ule, come Promise of comp.und, as they shall think ut, an’ lransactions which at ve tune of his decease snail be depending or in dispute between him and any other person, or wich may alter his decease be subsisting in like manuer, and to take any composi tion (or devts owing Lo him; and as his executors, being respectively @ solicitor and land agent, the} sha be eutried to undertake any provessional business (or tis estates, or tor the purposes of his Will, and shall receive the usual enarges, emolu- ments and compensation for so doing, THE WEEKLY HERALD. executed by the testator ny Oi age, whereas he ve- | The WEEKLY HERALD of the present week, now ready, coutains a splendid cartoon, together with the World up tothe hour of publication, including the latest particulars relative to the War in Mexico; the condition of Affairs in Utan; an interesting let ter {rom @ HERALD Correspondent ov the Nile; the Execuuon of George Botts for the Murder of “Pet” Halsted, with a Sketch of the Crime and the Trial; the Panormo Murder, with the Coroner's Inquest and the Suicide of Alfred East, the Companion of Panormo; the Watson Murder, in Wiiliamsburg, and Verdict of the Jury; the Grand Street Murder, and the Conspiracy Tria: at New Brunswick, N. J. it also contains the latest news by telegram from Washingwon; Political, Arustic, Sclenune, Religions aad Spo ting Inteliigence; Obituary Notices; Anrase- ments; Facetiw; Eullorial Articles ou the prowl. Bent bupics OL the day; Keviews of Lhe Catue, HM Dey Govds and Boot anu Shoe Marketa; Fimanc | Roger. nad | suminer of 1054, at Melbourne; and three were called | ness called who had known the claimant in Aus- | ‘The will commences with reference to indentures, | Loudon, 00, was personally habie. | Twenty-seven per im the | oil the very latest News by telegraph from All Parts of batt | the house, HOUSEHOLD THIEVERY. Vossiple confine- | arpess of ® Dishonest Servant im Phila- delphia, A German woman named Lizzie Kohler was arrested in Philadelphia on Thursday tast, and brougit on here yesterday by Detecuve Tilly, for having robbed Mrs. Christina Burke, of 477 Second avenue, of $800. Lizzic had been engaged vy Mas. Burke as a servant, aud had oaly been in the house | a forvaight when she stole the money belonging to | that lady ‘rom a closet in one of the back rooms in When the woman was brought on here yesterday Captain Irving dis- coverea’ there were two otver charges of @ siimuar nature against her, and tne parties | were sent lor to identify he Before Lizzie | MADB HER APPEAKANCR in America -he had committed several thefts in Germany. and her parents, who were weil of, seat her to this country to avola the ‘isgrace of her | actions. Shortly atter her departure her husvand procured a divorce and took possession vl the two children lett benind by the ermog mother, After robbing Mra Burke went on vo Philadelpata with the intentivn Ci enjoying herseli upon the pro- ceeds of the “haal.’? She began by TAKING TO HER BOSOM, ® second lord, who rijoices in the soubdriquet of Christina Sina, To Christian she confided $600 of Mrs, Kurke's money, desiring him to put tt in the bank, but inste.d of following out her mstrucuons Christian ioaged Out $250 in the bank aud spent the remaiméer on the green cloth, When Detective Tuly arrived in Pnilacelphia with the requisition for Lizzie he found her regalng A PARTY OF FRIENDS on champagne at ier boarding house. The jovial gang had consumed seventeen botties of the exhila- Tating beverage when the detective came upon the Bce.e and put an end to the orgy by arresting tne bountiful bostesas, he $250 vanked by Sinn was re- covered, and $100 which she sent to Germany will also be saved, Lizzie will be taken to Court tis morning, and from there she will probably make a trip to the State Prison. THE UTICA MURDERESS, Events in Her Early Life, A correzpondent of an Oneida county paper gives the louowing gossip relative to the early ie ol Mrs, Jovepnine McCarty. clauns that her maiden hame was Augusta Fagan, Her mother, whose Malden naine was Phele Buriey, and not “Emma Burleiwh,” ag the erratic daughter bas ciaimed, ‘Was @ native of the eastern part of New York State or over ihe line in Vermont, and always resided in this State, except that about nine years she lived in Richmona, iene soon alter their arrival, i rin: “The Fagans returned north about 1833, and pur- chased a farm im the southern part of the town of | Augusta, Fagan was killed in 1830 or 184u by tailing irom uts wagon, loaded with lumber, while passing through Stockbridze toward home. The wiaow continued to live on the farm till her death, in 1864, and here was Jusepnine’s home tilt her marriage with Rovert McCarty in 1845, and subsequently fatter parting with her husband in 1954) Ull ner mother's death, ne accounts have stated that Mr. McCarty was @ Scotchman, which is wrong; he was a native ot Lewis county, New York, aud the grand- gon Ot @ Revolutionary soldier, Mr. Thomp- son, her intended victim in Utica, could have had but a brief acquaintance with Joseplane in her chiidhood. “It is more than pro- babie that she came purposely in ois Way when their Intimacy began, AS & Fesort in an emergency for means to live im the extravagant and aristo- cratic siyle for which she always had @ passion, he 44a man of wealth, MeCarty went to England tn 1850, leaving his famiiy to ioilow the next year, It is not supposea that his wile was ever unfuttnful to hun tia lew months alter he left, At that time her turee chile dren were with her aged mother m Augusta, and she at@ Freach boarding house in New York city, avandoning berself to a season of pleasure and the round of cy amusements, “Lier neat downward step was just before and while on the voyage to Engiand with her children to join her husband. He had provided passage for wem by steamer, out she fell in With a new iover, & captain of a packet sp plying between New York and London, and disregardiwg her pasband's direc- tions took passage With him, and share | his cabin and berth duriag tae several weeks of nis voyage. ‘Tms inconstancy was repeated in less than two ‘weeks alter joining her husdand.” “then came the exposure aud separation. A few Weeks later recociiation, vn lis part, jor the sake of the children, took place. Soon after Mcvarty took bis chidrea to Paris to avold contact with Captain P., and returned litimseif to Londoa to atvend to his danes as juror im the World’s Exposition. In a lew weeks McUarty learned (nat the Captain was going to Putis by rail the following day, and divin- ing bis errand there he devrmined to follow him by the same train. He missed that but took the neXt, and arrived there avout three hours later, Froceeuing at once to his wile’s residence he sur- pris-d tae couple in so Intum ite relauions thai there was no douoting her repeated infidelity, Here toi- lowed a bowie Knile fight, in which wounds were Iven and taken, but the false wile’s cries of mar. Yr Soon brought others upon the scetic, the com. batanis were parted and Captain P. was dragged away. McUarty then siut the door of the room, turned the Key and laced nis wife. Aa hour aiter- wards he and hits citidren were on their way to and he saw not his wiles face again for tweive years, “grom that day ner course has been steadily 1 absolutely of certam | and surely dowaward, She returned home tn 1558, | and seems to have piayed the role of a fast and de- | praved woman, Ul Sue Was Capable of tue crime of | murder.’? BOW THEY SERVE DOG-FiGHTERS IN CON- NECTICUT. New York and Boston Ugly Koughs Captored. Parties of roughs from New York, Boston, Provi+ denve, Hartiord aul New Haven went on fnursday to the tuwa of Vernon to engage in the orutat busk ness of vox Oyhting. ‘The fight was to be vetween New York and Massacnuseus de The Harviord Post, of Thursday, gives the iollowing version of the affair and its results :-— A dog fight, which has been on the tapls for sev. eral weeks past, occurred in Vernon this morning. ‘To witness it Uhere arrived at Vernon depot ou iast evening’s end this morning’s trains avout flity Tougis ttom New York, Bustun, Providence, hart Jora, Worcester and ocher places. Tae place selecied for the brutal contest was in a barn veionging to George W. Sparks, lucated a short distance east Of the railroad depot. In this bara Many vl tae roughs siepe during tue night, aud eariy this morning preparations were made sor tae night, A pit was hastily constructed of boards, and abeut hali-past $1X o'clock the fight began, ‘he dogs engaged were respectively Brighton, of Bostou, aud Brandy, of New York. Brigh.on was owned by a man named Quirk, of Bostou, was 51x years old, bundle colored, and weighcd ‘hirty Pounds, He was esteemed a good doz, and wou a three hours’ fight at the isle of Shvals a few montis ago, killing iis opponent. Brandy is a dog eleven yeurs old, white, Weivning thirty pounds, anv cailed the best dog im the country. One sickee, oi boston, Was chosen referee, and tie two went at each otner with savage lury, biting and tearing, armd tue ut- parted for the siation to await the arrival of the trains, Meanwhile Sheriff Panlk Nad received a despatch from Saeruit Kussell, informing him that there was trouble at Vernon, and asking hin to meet bim Gsnerti? Russel) at the depot. Sher. Paulk in stantly telegraphed that ne would be on hand, and, going to the New Bogiand Mills, he deputized wuirty Russell, Deputy Fenn and officers Los Mcvarty, right, of th “it wasn’t me,’ said the rough; “i ain't one of them.” To which Mr. Fenn answered, us tte col- lared him, “We'll see about that.” One fugiuve who was (o:lowed fired a pistol at iis pursuer and go ‘ay, Dus in all twenty-seven o: the tellowa were secured and brought back to Kockvie. Here @ good recepiion awaited them. All Kockville was iu the sirects, and great was .ne excitement as ihe vers And Gepatics fed oUt With their prisoners. The procession moved firsy to Keney’s Hall, the crowd following. but this not being jarge envugh, It Moved back to Armory Hall, where tne men were ar- PERE VALENTINE’S CURE. To Taz Epitor oF THe HeRALD:— Tn view of the late bungling analyses perpetrated on the contents of General Ketchum’s stomach, in search Of antimony, a few facts reiating to the his tory of this metal will prove interesting to many of your readers, Basit Valenune, Superior of a French | monastery, and a c'ose student of nataral causes | swine belonging to the insutution grew rapidly (at from the admixture of this metal with thelr food, determined to make an expertment with tt on the lean, emaciated bodies of the monks uader his Jurisdiction. He did so; but the result was un- fortunately disastrous to the obesity and health of his subjects. The poor monks who partook of the ood thus prepared speedily wendeu tieir way to tne | place “where the woodbine twineth.” Weuce the origin of its name, antimoine, in English, anti- monk, antimony, because of 11s fatal eects on we bodies of the prous brothers, Undaunted by the tragic termination of this first experiment, the great Phystctan, Paracelsus, resotved to lutroduce this metal into the marerta medica by combining it with some other well knowa medicines, But after many and perilous experiments he could not fatier him- self WIth success, i’amphiets and treatises, written by the most distinguished medical m:n of the ume, Were then scattered broadcast throughout the length and breadth of France for and against its use as a Medical agent, ‘The controversy was carried on by both parties with great acrimony. ‘The medical faculty of the University of Parts was split ae into two parties; the rofessors of the Sarbonne added fuel to the lame yy nlingiing in the dispute, The reputation of the rival coLeges Was supposed Lo be at stake, and thelr respective standara bearers charged their oppo- nents’ lines with the vindictiveness which such rivalry usually generates. The lay pamphieteers and Jjournahsts sedulously fanned the controversial tire ‘unuil it blazed iorth so violently that tue Parlia- meut of France found itself compeiled to | extinguish it by a pubic decree. They consequently passed @ stupid act proniviting 11s use, uncer Severe penalites, foolishly imagining that legisia- Von could stow, though it might impede, the on- ward march of science, skilful chemists, however, renewed their experiments im secret, and alter a considerable lapse of time obtained so many aud so | | { aud effects, having observed that the large herd of | ve | In favor of and five thousand (1 sauslactory data that tuey boldly applica for a re- peal of the obnoxious act. It was accordinely re- pealod alter much angry aud ignorant debate, and antimony was at leugth placed oo the list m materia medicn a8 one of their most efficient and valuable :nedicines, Thus the accidental death 0. a Tew saintly old monks, woo, doubtiess, gaineu their heavenly reward, proved a precious acquisition to the treasures of medical science, THE SOLAK ECLIPSE, Results of the Observations Made at Ceyloi {From the Ceylon (£. 1.) Onserver, December, 1571.] The solar eclipse Was most lavorabiy observed at all the stations occupledt oy the scientine part under Mr. Lockyer’s;direction, a3 well as by Janssen, Important scientific results may be ex. peciel to be siortly mare known as indicated in the message irom Mr, Lockyer, Here, in Colombo, the weather durmg the event- ful morning was all that couid be desired, out being beyond the line ol to.ality and shadow, no special scientilic value can be attached to the highly inter- esting Observations made here by several gene men. Our colutnns tuts time will be found to be un- usually full of information respecting ube eclipse and the special expedition sent from home 10 ob- serve it, Avont three and a half menes of rai fell in Colombo between 8 P, M. 01 the 11ih ana 5 A.M. of the 12th. We add the results of local observations:—Tho sun rose Obscured by clouds, which cleared olf at about 6:30, The whole surface of thé sun pre. sented the usual strippied broken appearance, with here and there large and small spots. borhood of these spots the strippling was more ap- parent than over the parts free {rom spots, but they came out tn bold reef on the part of the sup close to rhe moon’s limb. Provaviv this increase of dis- tanciness was caused by the contrast of the black spot, &c., of the dark usb of the moon, This coula not be seen through tie three-inch te.escope, Some litue tme before the greatest obscurauion a halo was visible around the suo, which gave place to | short bright ravs, This latter appearance was proba: | bly an ocuuar deception, as no trace 01 It was visible through the Jour and a hal iweh telescope under alow power. At the greatest opscuration no trace } of corona was observable through the same insiru- | ment, with a solar eyepiece with a power of about | unirty, ‘This was earejluty looked for, The unob- | scured portion of tne sun, about 15-16ths of its | disc, was wel defined, Without appendages of | any kind. Towards the time of centrality the dim- In the neiga- | other attached to the ne inant of and Correctio. | another waa formerty Street | ommiasioner, agother hus been (or (hres vears Wentitiod with measures th, another was for mang years eed with the *” public ter honorabi Department of Police some ~e8 Years not only a city editor, but am od bie mem fe really enevclos ‘ec and there are other Aldermen Y wh aver baving held pubi faved os backers, Manulactarers and lawe woof Chem: ay, a8 private citizens, cone woly cout ei le commercial And caateriel develop yA ner fiuoa. fadividead pow vie becaw-e of Cap dere ex perience tus avail tye e sody whould act as recome, meuded. A OAKEY TALL, Mayor. surrt T TO MKS8A0R, (Extract fron. to uica of Conmen Couaeth . fs JAN CART 2b, 1830, . . s apln The memoria) 0 si Lewislaiare r monte to the charter. the Gh. tepacecn he the eousell the Lith of January, © ebret, uy & seeoluaian of and whieh Was wail on the on mo long, now called up, and rea! in the (oli » ‘The undersigned, In pursuance « adopted byt the Board on the .tth day of 4 ris the annexed draft of @ tenor al he subject of the Amendments 0 To Tne HONORABLE THE Lye israrowr 6 or New YORK, in Senaie and Ava ‘The memorial of the Mayor, Alder the city of New York reapectiuliy re ‘That certain amendments to the ce: to» York were provosed and adopted in th last, at a Convention of Delevates from of the said city, chosen and assembled fox ' 14 purr se that at the last general eleouon held in «is said city, tl question waether the said amen<dmente ou at to become a law of the ing been submitted to the electors of the’ Vv the returns made by the inspectors. thay 0, tn relation to the said amendment a hugired and ninety-nine hundred and ei of the elty aut the same were approved mimjority of ti there betng ten thousand votes against the said amendmen Your memorinists there(ore, compliance with wishes of tie majority of the said electors tus ox; spect: wily submit ierewith to your hunoraple b nients Ko proposed to the charter of the city of ‘New York, ‘The amendments are in the following wordst-— (Here follow amendwments, twenty-four tn number.) Alderman STEVENS proposed to add tothe memorial aw followa:—"And your memorialiate respectfully solicit of hovorable poly that a law may be passed in conformity with, the proposed amendments, as recummended by the sp led uy’ men Vevias, Wells, made to lay ine oned acidition on The questy being Yaken, nna 9 chviai : Meso. | Roosevelt, Mandovilleg nd En ig) B. M. Brown, Palmer? Alderman Strong, ers voted as Lollowes 1 woeend, Beadel, Jeremie, » Strou Seymour, Arculariis, ‘To biee-— LU, ato thoes " carried tn the alfirmattve, and the pro; adil id on the table, wring , ‘The queation was then’ taken on agreeing to the memo= rial, Acdivision baving been called the members voled am reeeiiruattre Mr, Heocnier) Ald N irmative—Mr. Recorder, Aldermen Nevius, Mott, 8 ‘ B. w Maral, Limer, Wood Mess: ‘and Dib! So M. Brown, Wells M ec, Palmer, Mevars. Roosevelt, Seymour, Mandevilte, Bryson, Arcus Sent Bendel, Rogers, Jeremia, Dibbieey Nya —25. Sv the memoriai Was agreed to unanimously, oe one ° Gee vol, 19 Pro. ©. C., p. 35% Jan. 25, 1830.) Alderman FALCONER moved that a special committer off three be appointed on the recomueudations contained in the! message. Alderman VAN SOAtok toved to amend by adding “and! that before proceeding to Albany the committee shall report, their recommendations to the Board for approval.” Which was acoepted by Alaerman Falconer, Wherenpon Alderman ConovER, as an amenament, mover that the committee consiat of five members, of whien! the President shalt be one. Alderman VANCE moved that the snbject be indefinitely, postpon Which ws lost, The amendinent of Alderman Conover was then accepted! by Alderman Falconer, é ‘The PRESENT then put the question whether the Board! would agree with the motion of Alderman Falconer, And It was decided In the aitirmative, i ‘he PRESIDENT ty appointed Alderman Pata coner, Van Schutek, Conover and Vanee as such committee, ‘The President being a member by « vote of the Board. RESOLUTIONS, lerman VAN S perfect investigations already made have’ the pubile that corruption tas permeated almost ‘tinent ot the government of the city and county 3 an examinations herotofere made by the corm appointed for that purpose have necestartly been im- ‘on account of the refusal by the former Commom k— By Aldi Ay to graut to such committees the power to send for persons and papers: and i Whereas the present members of this Board were elected) as reformers, upon the distinet pledge. that they aboula exert, their utmost endeavors to thoroughly investigate and reform! whatever abuses hav hereto‘ore existed in the aifairs of the city ot New York, and that such fovestigation and reforman, tion are earnest y demand: city, a3 Well by the vas ive Or party, it as. therelon Resolved, That a commities of five be appoiated to inveatte allt the government of the city of York durin iscover and 1 by the democrate voters of thigi majority of ite citizens, Irrespect- ga New measures can ay be tound ve connect, with the view went the occurrence of fn the futore, and that ench committer Lave ons and papers, anil employ suck may be heesssury, full clert Ioution of Gavitgnt was very conspicucus—going ing. “tanding tn the centre of the room aad look- ing through the oven window, the sunshine outside Was of a neutral tiut. ‘The crows commenced to assemble on the tree tops, cawing after their usual fashion when prepar- ing jor their meht's rest, The planet Venus, high In the sky, was distmetly visible to the naked eye, and Juptier, low down in the western horizon, was plainly viscernit the aid of an opera giass, The thermometer at the commencement of the eclipse indicated 91 }s degree inthe sun, At 7:15 it showed a mse of 2% degrees, and at ine greatest phase it lad tailen to s43¢ de- grees. In the shade it stood at 7644; at 6:45, and at the greatest obscuration, at 75 degrees, ‘st 9:10, With the tull blaze of the then unobscured sun, the thermometer medicated 113 degrees; Wi the shale s1 degrees, Mr. Van Dorc, of the Surveyor General's Department, with tne aid oO! a 3-Inch telescope, power 50, made some careful drawings of the different phases of the eclipse. The attempt tc take the time of first contact and the ending of the eclipse proved abortive. An ordinary watch was tbe only timekeeper at hand. instruments nsed in the above ooserva- Uous:—Equatorial telescope, tour and a halt incues clear aperture, sixty-six inches focal length. ‘Tele- scope, three laches clear aperture, forty-two Incnes focal length, mounted on tripod stand. The above indicates the result of observations taken by Mr. Stain‘orth Green, at his residence i Coipetty., Mr. Sroddart, of the surveyor Genera Ofice, took ovservations at tae local observatol showing the actual ume to be— First_ contact. Greatest dark: Last contac Mr. W. L. H. Skeen took some very successful photozraphic views, whieh show no” only the pro- gress of the eciipse, but the direction aud form of the huge rays, projected from the sun or its corona, 80 much talked of, | CITY GOVERNMENT. (OFFICIAL) Board of Aldermen. STATED BESION. MONDAY, Jan. 23, . 28,1 3 o'Clock P. M. The Board met in their Chamber, 15 City Hail, pursuant to jourament. } ad Most excitement, For che first lifteen minutes tae ne Ce Boston dog had the advantage, but uiter that the ee eee ee Pee eee eeme, ont New York dog did as be chose, aud tn an hour aad Aldevmeo Coman, Conover, Falconer, Fitzgerald, Gilsey, @ half had 60 mangled his opponent imat he died, | Martin, McLaren, Mehrbach, Plunkitt, Radde, Vance, Van ‘This, of course, ended the figut, which was for govo | Schalck and Wilder— 1 aside, With numerous Fide Hels, and the roughs de- | ,,rHe mninwWes of the last meeting January 16, 1872) were approve: ‘The PRESIDENT asked the indulgence of the Board for in- Abi Ity to appoint the siapding committees, alle.ing a pres- sure of business and absence from the oy in extepaation, and announced that the list would be nanded to the Clerk in aday or two for publication, and would be formally pre- sented to the / at ite nexe meeting. PETITIONS, By Alderman Ravpr— from the open air mito the nouse tt was very strike | word with | Alderman © NOVE® moved to amend by adding a‘ter the aad before the worl “aswetance’ fi! line next to Which was The resoluuon waa >And PRESIDENT an ently appointed Alde Van Schaick, Menrbach, Puteoner, aiartin and Gilacy a8 commitie By Alderman Grist Resolved, That the Commissioner of Public Works be required to arda Hat of the gas immps tune Riche to individuals or stitutions in thia “tity, publle uy private, without coat to the » to who’ furtishedy whether for the lan gas consumed in them, and furti or Ty by what authority this hi lone im encnd eoul | gach f 0 the amount of money paid hy the city f . j hs ) on be and is hereby given toy : ntal famp in trove of the same, the Commissioner of Puodg me by (he aoplicant. when appointed By Al lerman CoN be nnd are he: Resolved, That ——— t e appointed pr ui the New York Printing Company or thetr asaluns, and that all resovutions or ordiances heretofore passed, partioular) oution approved by the Mayor. Deveriver Wi, 180 Proceedings, vol, XX VIL, 5M); ulso a preamble dD 5, 180k edings. vol. XXX, paces 382 and 395); aio@ prnove tue Mayor May 23, 1570 Joint Pro |. XXXVIIL, pages 183 aud 18, and also all, olntions or ordinances heretofore 1d inco em ullicting with the provisions of tzis resolution are nauiled, rescinied, and tepeaied, and that the troier be nd he i hereby authorized and directed te pay the brils incurred In accordance with the terms of tits resolution, upon being certitied by the clerks of the respoct ive Bovrds of the'Common Couneil, and the Comptrolier is hereby divected to pay no bills for printing, indexiny or bind> ing, executed herentter, except to the printers hereby demge nated, Which was referred to the Committee on Printing ‘and -Ad- vertising, when appointed, By the same Kesotved, That all unfinished business of the Inte Boor tot Aluermen, whe in pow jon of the said Hoard or the cus committees thereof, be referred by the Clerk, ander direction of the President of the Hoard, tothe approprl> ate committees thereot, when appouned. Alder: Vanor moved to amen by adding sfter the word *Cerk,” m the fifth line or the regoiution, the words “under the olrection of the President.” pted by Alderman Conover, was then adopted, R, comtanice with page Bot section Hi of ‘the Charter, to regulate and provent the throwing or depositing of achom, offal, dirt or garbage in the streets— errr Resolved, That the removel of ashes skal hereafter he mule between the hours of 107, M. aud 6A. M., andai ag other Ume. Which was adopted. By Aderman GILsEY— a solve}, That peryniasion be and ts hereby given to Att) gustun Be Phillips Co subativuts an ornamental lump” inetead Of the ordinary one now in use an the lamp-post at the norie west corner of Broadway and ‘Twenty-seventh street, ine. same to be done at his own expense and under the direction of the Commissioner of Puvsie Werks. Which was reverred tothe Committee when appointed By A an VANCR— Resolved, That a committee of three be appointed to exas’ mipe and report upon the exped of leasing for the am oF tue city the butiaing and grounds at the northeasterly com ber of @ and Church streets, owned by the Now York on Pubic Workes: Petition of Johu F. Trow to be appointed Printer to the | Hospital, and report the result of their inquiry at as-eariy @. or iorty men, who stowed themselves away 1.1 @.| Common Council. car and went torthwith to Vernon deput, Snerif W hich was reierre’ to the Committee on Printing avd Ad- Paulk alone alighted and awaited tie coming be ey whee eppolmied, | of the tran for Hartford, on whicn were Sherif | By Aluerman Van of St. Mary the Virgin, in Went Petition of the Free Churc! Forty-fifth street, between Seventh and kigbth embracing the ands and site for 4 a cetabtished aad qoahemed. h nomena? ‘hich was referred to the Committee on Streets, when eppoinies, y Alderman MEBR&AGH— Petition of Henry A. Mout for permission to build window on roman wt the southeast coruer of Park avenue and Fortie ma.) was referred to the Committee on Streets, when ‘by Alderman WiLprr— tition of T. EB, Tomlinson, of the “Forlorn Hope,” ask- Commen Council t> take measures to paride the Taigned before Justice Talcott, Dwight marcy, grand Ing for the prosecution, assisted vy ost of the roughs pleaded guilty and were jined seven dovars and costs, amountiug in al to ween doilars and eighty-eignt ceuts, This sum each one paid, those who were “fusi” helping out those who were ‘oroke.” Some pieaced not guilty, gud were held ior jur'her hearing, ihe statue on which iey were prosecuted Was the oue coacern- ing and avetiers o1 dog or vocy fights, &c, ‘Those Of (he rougus Who paid up tovk the alternoon train Rey ee = we ven (pre nctitious) jeu: —Jake Clari uyneh, John Fay, Jesse Care MORE SHOOTING, At a quarter to six o'clock yesterday morning'a fight occurred at @ negro ball in Twenty-fourth street, between Sixth and Seventh avenues. One cillests cillzeos of New York with free halls, {ree gas and free rail ‘hich waa referred to the Commitice ‘orka, when appointed. bois MESGAGE FROM TUE MAYOR, The following message was received from the Mayor on the subject of the proposed amendments to the ‘Sharter of this city New You J hata } To THR Common Counct— jnasoncyueabesahag The charter of thie city Legisiaure. That vody monious majority ut members of one povitt There is'every reason to be ‘a-aured tbat this’ toajo a8 anien iments without the necessity ot ed in james U Janes orn, by comprouiaes Ken ter, Jonn Tra iy. Wiltam Mouinness, Morris McKin- | cessions, such an novesaary ti hal to he mad ney, Patrick Brennan, Patrick Quirk and Jas, Kano, | the purpose of securing any amen:ments at all. a Huetd be duiy appointed to draft eas ee any desi@d amendments to ae anling couree | was Sdopted iu tes thereiore, respect mittee frown enc the first ative | interference bartered of the city ovcurres ubsejtentiv the Common Coucell memorialized ture upon the subject of charter amendmeows. The M: fens & Oopy Of ne NirM proceeding tak the 2 of the parties, named Washington Parks, puiied out | C: I, it itinng Uh and Commercia: lutenizence, and accounts of all | ® piswi aud Was avout to ae, on tne me engaged fenwy proper t Comnon ¢ tag 1uipor cant and interesting evaoss oF IRE Week, | | Ou Wwe opeoa side, when Washiugwon ornk @ Suess nore AMS!—Single suvscciptiol wee copies, $5; us ‘mers, atiolupted ty take the pistol gen is Five G0, iea $84 Keu sopies, $18) Siuyle coptess dve | from tm. In. Ube. at ie weapon went uit, | ;riLAccond Us mere ToHuLLRT eo A aaisoa mea cents cuca. A limited number Of adverusements | lodging Ihe Contenté in We hand of Grant, The Po- | gures, do oot take thelr origin “arrecuy {roe Wwe peopie Juserted in Whe WEKKLY HERALD, hee Of the Swanty-niash precuct ara aller the mem, | ~ Without Lelug mvitious It may De Riso addtad that among day as porsible. Alderman CONOVER moved @ reference of the resolution to: the Commitee on Pabite Works, when appointed, neh was Loni. ‘The resolution as presented by Alderman VANOK was them avenues, for | adopied. ee Theefoned as fo sA ape pg fighenge of lamps aud Jamp posts, with the folowing reso- And the | President, _ tubeequentiy sppointea Aldermen, Sherif Russeli says to Sheri Paulk, ‘Are you ty That the Commfdstoner of Public Works be and By Aiderman VAN Scuatox— . ready?” and, receiving an aiirmative respous>, tne | he It hereby directes ° furnish oa Saliver to the Free | aN ORDINANOE TO REGULATE PASSENGPR VEHICLES ne signal was given, and the Kockville deputies poured | Church of St. Mary the Virgin, in Meat, Forty th etrect. bes TUE OLTY OF NEW YORK. Out of te train and @ grand Tush [Oll0WCd, Bd | eye ae ee ich ua ute in uso, ih, Tle pare or the Cine g eee oe eo rare oF Youiclos. the frigitened rougas fan from the aavancing | jlen of the four lamps abd lainp posts heretofore furuiahed to AII.—OF the Rates aud Prices of Fares, forces in One duecuon oaly to be stoyped by & | said cho 1V.—Ot the Reguiatiag and Numbering of Vebtclea squad approaching from the other side. There W hieb was laid over. .—Of the Places at which Venivies may tau’ ‘ug were officers euough on hand, atd the roughs | By Alderman VANoE— Hire, . were capiured rapidly. Some made for tie Mer paral Riis ae nee R. Rerget College of the ‘V1.—Of Speciai Vehicles. woods, but Were followed anu generally captured | BoC nnn Goungil to" take? immence ene ng VIL.—OF the Superintendence of Vehicles. ‘ wlihvUt much resistance, Mr. Henn lollowed one | have the grades of the streets and avenues Fourth and Lex. ARTICLE 2. big fellow over a woodplie and “gobbied hum.” | ingtom avenues, and Sixty-elghth and Sixty-ninth sirects) OF LICENSING OWNERS OF PASEEN: VENICE RS. tad SroTION 1.—-The Mvyor of the city of New York sun Il from Usne to time, issue oF cause to be issued licenses, nod his hand and seal,'to so many and such persons as he shall think proper to ed hackney coac! cabs, coupes, care ringes cars or any other kind of vehicle’ used for hire in the said city, to aa desiring to be passengers, and to revoke OF suspend all or any of tne anid licenses for misconduct of or he person go licensed. EO. 2.-No person who is not a citizen of the United States, a resident of thie chy for the last mx months, of the age of twenty-one years and upwards and the owner of rem, quisite horses and the proper vebicle, shall be liconsed amy le 8E0. 3.—Tho Mayor of the sald city or bis Marshal may, administer to any pers ‘ying for a Neenye an oath adirmasion, and shall examine such person orally touching, his said application aod quatiicatious to receive said Ie weer. 4.~-All rach licenses shall expire on the first Monday) att of June next alter the date thereot. } 0 5, Kvery owner or driver licensed, a8 aforesaid, shalt! 4 bis reside'noe at the Mayor's ofice at the time of rae celvin: Hicouse, and upon changing his residence shall, report such ebange ; and on failure or negiset to comply with: tals on tom Senn Feete and pay the sum of tive dollars as @ nity, whiel reby en a ed we or di o the expiration ‘of such license, such ficense! owner wishin ten days alter auch saie, shal, who abail be authoriaed, w! to transfer i cae Sone vaak or renicle, om im 5 ‘owner wuo woe UAy paport any auch anis, svall fete and pay the eum aa aforesaii, tare ior every daliy off is OF LICENSING DRI BR0. W.—The Mayor