The New York Herald Newspaper, February 19, 1872, Page 5

be Wiel, Men on Sunday, tirst to take care of Monaay, and 80 noueyeeks and the years. There eeps you from ting yourself upon a higher ile. Men only need .7 “I will seek first the kingdom cf God and ‘His righteousness, and all these things shall" be added upto me.” God first, and then in their order ‘all other joya and necesai ‘n oi tue m Jos tes, ‘The highest includes GREAT CATHOLIC MISSION IN BROOKLYN. “What Doth it Profit a Manto Gain the ‘Whole World if He Loses His Soul ?’—Ser- mon by Rev. Father Coghlau, S. J. On Ash-Wednesday was opened the great Catholic mission which has been promised Brooklyn for Several months past by the Jesuit Fathers, under the leadership of Rev. Dr. Damon, at the Church of St. Mary, Star of the Sea, Court atreet. The sancti- fied efforts of this noble band of apostolic succes- Sere in awakening from the lethargy of sin to a con- petousness of the terrors which await the obdurate @fheart and those who wilfully continue in rebel- wen against the law of God and His Roly Church, Rave boen crowned with a success unprecedented im the annals of the Church in Brooklyn. From early in the morning (five o'clock) until eleven at wight has the glorious lapor of the missionary fathers, whose erudition and learning are only sure passed by their zeal and seli-sacrifice, shone forth feeplendent in the haio of divine grace before thou- sands of people. Not only callous or indifferent Oatholics, puc Protestants and those who have no religion at all, have assembled to hear the voice of the missionary fathers, and none have departed without being deeply impressed by the logical feasening of these profound theologians to the ‘nner to make his peace with God. Yesterday divine sacrifice of the mass was offered seven umes—irom tive o'clock to eleven P. M.—at this church, and fully six hundred communicants wore testimony to the fraitial result of the lavora in the vineyard. At each service the throng was @ense. ‘The edifice, thougi one of the largest caurches in the city, Was crowued 1p every part. Tkere was @ sermon in the aiternoon, tne ‘Stations Of tne Cross” and “investment of persons with seapuiars.”” In the evening there was another ser- men on “Christian Duty,’’ the hoiy Rosary was re- @ited and “Benediction of the Blessed sacrament” ven. Contessions were also heard tn the hall of Mary’s school, adjoining the charca, untul an heur before mdmght. srom five A. M. until a quar- ter to eleven persons are invited to approach ine tmounal of penance each day during the mission, ‘Whiob Will comtinue uulil sunday next. On Tuesday evening Rev. Dr. Damon will deliver @ controver- sienal lecture on the sugject enutied “Ihe Catpolto Qnurch the frue and Only Church.’ The lecture is dvee, and will be espevially lor men, women not being admitted upon taat occasion, in order to af- for.) an opportunity for the accommodation of men of ether denominations. Rev. Father Coghlan preached at the last mass Yesterday belore an immense congregation, com- Posed chiefy of men. His \ext Wus takeu from ‘Words found in the Gospel according vo St. Matthew, xV.., 26—“What doeth it prodt a man if he gain ‘the whole worid and lose his soul? Such were the woras of Jesus Christ, var Divine Lord and Masier, the judge of the living and the dead. If We, through our neglect ol the ordinances of God im quest of the possession of tue “world, the flesh &nd the devi!,”’ forieit our right to tue heritage of everlasting happiness, what retura have we? You have indulged your passioa, What gratification in the ent! will that be to you il by {6 you suder the LOSS OF YOUR IMMORTAL SOUL? Now Js tne time to attend to the salvation of your souls, whica musi either live for an eternity with Goa in Heaven or dwell with the devil tor everlast- in the torments of hell. You seex aiter tne vam, (fleeting things of this earth, Whicn you can- Rot bring witn you. Your duty to God will never iateriere with your temporal duties, Attend to the Mawsion, to your spiritual duty ; make no {rivoious exc if you neglect to ovey tie commands of Goa He, Will not excuse you when summoned before Him. This being true in ali things well may we ex- @laim, “What doeth it profit @ man to gain the ‘Wuole worid if he loses his soul?’ But men will seek excuses, TH POLITICIAN HAS NO TIME to devote to his auty to God. Hes employed con- stantly in 8a istying his worldiy ambiuon in attain- Yug an office in the Council, the Senate, Assemply, @engress or elsewhere, tnat men may look up ito bim—that he may dize himself. And for alt ‘these proiits he makes many sacrifices, What is a @eut in the Senate or Council of men as compared ‘With a seat in the presence of God—the Court of Beaven—ior all eternity? Where is the profit found in the cqrruption expibited in the councils of Men throughout the country a* the present time, to attain which you are devoting yourselves so ear- wBestly? The day will come to such men when their fondest hopes stall be blasted, their reputation de- famed and their acts interpreted to their condemna- tion by the very persons who elevated you to the Office tor whici you sacrificed 80 much, In the end yeu will recall to yourselves the fearful application ‘of the words of the text, THE DEVOTEE OF SOCIETY may come here ior the mere gratification of curi- eaity, und not for any spiritual beneiits that should accrue trem an attendance atthe mission. Sucn ng will give the best moments of their lives to Gratification of their passion after the frivolous things 01 earth. Do you not pause for a moment to consider that it is impious on your part to deprive your God of the iacuities of which He has en- d@owed you—will, memory and understanding? ‘When ycur capacity for the enjoyment ol the feet- ing vain things of this iife we rp away, then you, too, will exclaim, “What doeth it profit my Neglect of duty to my God f I must by it losemy soul?” Will society’s commendation and applause compensate you lor that luss ? THE BLASPHEMER, Can he who daily blaspnemes by the imprecation God’s holy name tel! me what ne profits vy draw. upon himself the wrath of his offended Majesty ? Let such not neglect to make their peace with God uring the days of this mission. ‘hat gain ye by giving vent to your evil passions in this sense? Y rer, ‘indulgence.’ Oh, delude not your sensi im so iatal@ snare 48 that a8 you nope for salva- RELIGIOUS EDUCATION. Parents who negiect the religious training of these Mtue ones Who are entrusted to their cara; Who care ‘Bot whether their offspring is under the 11 of an infidel or a teacner of the Catholic faith, de you gam by this worldly indifference? These guildren will yet bring premature gray aairs to y Reaa; they will make bitter the remaining days o! life and make bitter aud uohappy your hour o! if through your negiect their ee we welfare 3s overlooked. You, too, will exclaim, what doeva & profit my neglect i! I am to.iose my soul therefor? SLAVB OF IMPURITY. ‘The slave of impu! is dishonored in countenance ld dishonored in heart, and ali for the momentary you acquire. You mast acknowledge that are debased by thus having given your soal to Mortal sin and angered God, and that you are terri- fled at the ever-recurring thought of death and the awial jadgineat of a just God. The retrospection of elie of sin naunts you witn terror that are the fruits of your offences, The text comes home to gach sinners. THR DISHONEST MAN. He who acquires the property of his neighbor is bound to make restitution. He cannot possess it and be happy. Think of the fearful cost at which i) possess that which belongs to your neighvor | ry rankies in your heart, and were the hand of death laid upon you at this moment you would mever see the light of God in Heaven. Yet you make not restitution, ne day will come wien those persons for whom you made this sacrifice wilt say 00a prayer for your soul while you will be suflering the pains of hell for the sin. You see, thereiore, what it is that the sinner gains in profit when he loses his soul. ‘The reverend speaker then alluded forciply to the in of detraction and calumny, aud the lash of con- scionce which stings the transgressor even in this World, Peace wit God is the joy of life, But the a@iave of sin will say Don’t confound uberey with indulgence of & ays ti i nce of a atte violation of God’s iawa, Tne liberty of the Of Gou i# the true liberty, Be not @ slave of your will and passions, Make not the sacrilices to enjoymen of the things of tnts iife unless you ‘would be vound in slavery, The devotee of fashion ia ® siave to the whim oi the ever-changing notions of obscure dressmakers, miliners tuose who fasniou haviliments, or to the inconsistent whims of capricious fancy on the part of some absurd people *4n society.” Such peopie are not tree. What place fs there in such souis tor the love of God? God will met save us against our will. We must make our @hoice; but we cannot offend Him with impunity, ‘The time will come when you will see the effect of gin, and you will be convinced of the confusion waich will fail upon you, Turn away from the tolls of the evil one, ith & glowing appeal to his hearers to avail themselves of the mission, the weverend gentieman closed his sermon, ST. JOHN'S METHODIST CHURCH. Tho Insufficiency of Law in the Work of Sal- vation—Sermon by Kev. Dr. Chapman. ‘The pastor of the St, John’s Methodist Episcopal @hurch, Bedford avenue, preached an able discourse yesterday morning, taking for bis text Romans @L, 23—“For the wages of sin is death, bus che gift ef God ts eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.” He said that a distinguished leader of New Bagland rationalism not long since stated that the feformation of the sixteenth century achieved a @lorious result—‘‘It broke the autnority cf the Ohuroh.” We need anosher equally as much to break the outhority of the Book. All whe Feligion I know or need, all the religion the world ‘Knows or needs is the religion of science.” And Said another of the same scnool, “science is the ‘rue rehgion of humanity, based upon the teach- ings of nature, and not the dogmas of the Bible’ He had nothing to say in depreciauon of acience. "0 more acienuho investigation and research we NEW YORK HERALD, MONDAY, FEBRUARY 19, 1872,—TRIPLE SHEET, wae 5 a= the . ‘There 13 no antago science and the Bible, for there was no unquestioned fact of science to-day that antagonized the teachings of the Bible correcily tnt |. The theme he proposed to discuss was the Lyn As scieace and Christianity upon man’s relation to law; to show the insuMiciency of the one and the sufiiciency of the other. He proceeded in an able argument to show the supremacy of law in nature, and to establish these propositions:—First, that Jaw has mankina in its grasp, soul and body; that there ta not a particle of matter in our bodies, not a respiration of our lungs, not a apg ryt dearts, mee i ae our heads, not wr our sont, or volidon, or desire, or wish, tnat law does not lay claim to, and that 1¢ will not sooner or laver make ood that claim, enforce not only recogni- ton fois Suirenmest penaliy. Second; hat we are sion extremes! l/ violaters of law—that there 18 not a law that touches that has not ocen beneath cally was that true with refer. Third, that we are obnox- mest penalties of the law; nor could We avert or modify them; and fourth, so tar as sci- ence disclosed a Goa, He never worked outside of law. if there is a God He uas either tiea himself up to those laws or else law 1s independe: of Him and . self-existent. If God . never worl outaide of law what hope is there for man, the guilty violater of it? Its declaration “Oursed 18 every one that continueth not in all things written in the law to do them.” In the ight of sclence mere! every intelligent man must exclaim with St. Paul, “OQ wretched man that I am, who shall deitver me from the body of this death?’’ All that scieace ever did was to dimly reveal man An Abe greep Of & broken law and leave him there. What ray of hope does she she upon the pathway of humanity? Into what crucivle shall she pat @ corrupt soul and purity and refine it? Where is the lavorato! wi ry and here the skill with which she can forge a key to admit to a paradise barred against sin and sinners ? Nature through all her realms jaims one alter- hative—obedience to the law or to be crushed be- derous tre: Bat the Bible adds— person: God, above and independent of nature, and showed that Jesus Christ, took guilty man’s piace. He bared his bosom to the thunderboits of outraged law; and then Justice shielded her sword and Mercy spread her and guilty man, crushed by the weight of the law, was redeemed and saved, id there was nothing supernatural in Ohristiauity, 1 was only @ proclamation of death; if Christ were Bak Divine, he would be @ subject of law. and althoagh he might nave been obedient to al law, # he would be powerless to reach down and save 118 fellow-men that were in the grasp of @ broken law. It was in Chrisv’s divinity, in His atonement, and in His physical and moral (airacles that he (the speaker) read both His power and His right to reach down and save men, When one heard Curist speak- ing to the stormy ocean, saying ‘Peace,” and the roliing billows sink like sobbing infants vo rest; when in answer to His word blind eyes open upon the beauties of nature and tue lame run and leap; when in the exercise of His mighty power the bars of death and the grave are burst; and when from the midday heaven we saw him arresting the haughty Inquisitor, and Soanene the flerce and bloody per- secutor to a loving friend, an intrepid disciple and @ learless confessor; when such things were seen we instinctively grasp Him as an ali-surticient Saviour, with @ plemicude of power that covered ali our wants and ali the rain sin nad Wrougn’ In conclusion Dr. Chapman, in eloquent terms, expatiated further upon the insufiiciency ol inexor- able law to save, and of the power of the religion of the cross to sustain and transform the soul when Nature was dissolving and the never-ending scenes of eternity approaching. METHODIST CHURCH DEDICATION IN NEW- ARK. Yesterday wasa great one among the German Methodists of Newark, N. J,, in consequence of the formal completion and dedication of their new and handsome brick edifice, on the corner of Walnut and Mulberry streets, which had been im course of con- stractien for the last six months. It 1 known asthe Emmanuel church, and was organized some twenty- two yeara ago. ‘The cost of the ground and edifice 1s about $37,000, There were three services yester- day—in the morning, afternoon and evening. At tne morning service, Whicu was conducted in Ger- man, Rev. Dr. Liebhard, of Cincinnati, preached, and the handsome collection of $4,200 was taken up. In the afternoon Kev. O'H. Tiffany preached in English and $800 was collected. Key. Mr. Yost preached in German in the evening. The total collections will nearly pluce the society urely out of debt, There was only $7,000 standing before the plates were sent round yesterday. The congregation is not a large one, but is of the high- est reapeciabiity. Their former place of worship is on Market street. It passed to their bands from Grace Epigcopal church. Since their vacation it has done duty a8 a stable and coachhouse for a livery man, and is now being reconstructed into beer saloon... “io what base uses,’’ &c, THE BIBLE IN THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS, Discourse by the Rey. Oscar Hugo—“The Op-, le%—The Bible Connected ponents of the Bi The Rev. Oscar Hugo delivered # discourse on “The sible in the Public Schools,” at the Manhattan Reformed church, corner Fifth street and -Ave- nue B, yesterday afternoon. The reverenc gentle- man was full of his subject, ang, although a Hun- garian, be preached with astonishing fluency for a foreigner. ‘‘Go thou and preach the Word” was the text upon which he founded his discourse. In the early part of his sermon ne spoke with great coolness and deliberation. He made no accusations against the “opponents of the Bible,” as he called them, ut bis paraleipsis were more telling than open denunciation could have been. His paragrams were numerous, but “‘tnin.”” He spoke of Rome as THE “INFERNAL CITY,” after which he invariably begged to be excused, declaring he meant to say “Eternal ity.” As he progressed in his discourse he digressed in dignity, and, 1n fact, seemed to have lost his cool self in the flow of his own eloquence. He slashed around indiscriminately, and never spoke of the Pope or the priests as individuals or as a class, bat always connected them in this fashion—“The Pope, the priests, the grog shop keepers, the devil, or other man.” In its ami ation he took ‘partici. lar delight, and slapped it in whenever ne thought proper. However, he made a clear case against ine ‘opponents of the bine,’ and showed that there Was uo sufticient reason why the Bibie should not be read in the public schools. ‘If he had devoted more of his attention to the subject at issue, in- stead of denouncing the ‘Papal Power” and [abt 9 sehen at Rape at large, ee vo greatly 8 ened his argumenia ‘ihe of the discourse wili_be found below. “Go, thous and preach the Word” are tue words spoken by toe imprisoned evangelist to nis brother Timotny, Next to the crucifixion I think this the sublimest Picture in the Scriptures. The aged evangelist ‘Within the damp prison writing to his brother ad- monisning him to ‘preach the Word,” nor fear tne lot Wt) Te - fad Bisa pera ae Passage e Ho! ipture @ question artes in A mind. Was Timothy restricted to “preach the ora” in any particular country or to any special people? My answer to this is an emphatic ‘‘no |? He was sent to preach to the world atlarge. He ‘Was not sentto any nation, but to Goa’s people, who are the people of all nations and countries, and yet the oe PAPISTS OF THIS. DEMOCRA tell us that it were not to be read to them and that they will not have their children hear it, Are we to succumo to their Gemanda, 000 of Papists ? Let me ask, before proveed- fags fare, tp tnere a Ligeti fruree within whose bounds these priest and grogshop keepers would dare to dictate such sroitrary decrees? Yet these minions of one of the most despotic crowned heads of Europe, woose hands are steeped in vloud and who is Known as ‘ ” come here and dic- tate to us, and Mf we ask them now they dare, they tell us sneeringly that THIS 18 A “FREE COUNTRY.’ Free indeed! Was freedom ordained for such base uses? Let me ask if we went to Rome when tne Pope swayed the sceptre—how happy I am to say when—ana him we did not like the way ne real ougis ideas, what would ‘he say? what wo e say Now Isay 10 the.p pried the grog an p keepers, and the sno] “If you don’t lke to Dave the Bivie in ube PRLS schools your trunks (if you have any) and leave.” * * * They object to the Bible without knowing why; narrow-minded and deaf to reason they imagine that ‘the Bibie in the public schools’ is a Protestant institution; but itis not. It is an im stitution of this grand democracy. ‘ine Bibie was read in the Firs; Congress of the United Colonies, heid at Phiuadeiphia; ana, as it was connecved with the country’s beginning, let us hope it will be con- nected with its end, ir than let the opponents ot tne Bible destroy this exponent of our ireedom iene rally under the standard of Christ and det THE POPE, THE PRIESTS, THE GROGSIOP KEEPERS, THR DEVIL, OR ANY OTHRR MAN to lay unholy hands upon printed word Of God. But this is not all; they want to desecrate tne Sabbath and keep their gin mills and lager beer saloons nm on Sunday, and some of them keep their gambling hells open continually, nor ever ovserve God's resting day. A short time ago there ‘Was @ meeting held In @ certaim hail in tnis city by @ parcel of Germaus (He didn’t say to what denomination they belonged). Out of necessity I attended it. There were some ai the 600 who had not yet suaken the dust of Burope from their shees, who stil smelled of tyranny ana despoi win, ‘There ooject was—you Will hardly beueve it—to form an athelstical society for the purpose of printing and circulating their theistic Geciriues Oyer the length any breatu of the jand. NAVAL INTELLIGENCE. Condition of Affairs at the Brook- lyn Navy Yard, The Work in Progress—Vessels Fitting Out and ‘Those on the Stocks—What are Serviceable and What are Worthless—The Tron-clads of the Navy. There is but little that 1s new to be told the HERALD readers regarding the condition of affairs at the Brooklyn Navy Yard. The construction department have recently added afew artisans to the number of a month since, but the increase is so unimportant that it 18 hardly worth referring to, The usual quietude long observed inevery portion of these government quarters will continue for some time to come, no doubt, although many newspapers and scores of individuals who should know better have of late prated about the possibility of this country having a war with Great Britain or Spain. Some Rave gone so faras vo maintain that vessels were being rapidly fitted out for such a contingency, and the government intended aggressive action with at least one nation, Thisis just the reverse of the truth sofaras the matter of preparation at this Raval station is concerned. There is not the slight- st vibration in the atmosphere leading to any other conclusion; yet it may not be inappropriate at this time, when the public mind is more than usually exercised in regard to the condi- tion of the country’s feet and its ability tocope with a dangerous enemy, to look facts in the face and state them. Asfor the vessels at the Brookiyn Navy Yard, there are some serviceable enough for ordinary work and cruising, but the number that could go into battle and not be sunk at the inception of the contest is very few. There are more rotten and worthless vessels on hand than sound ones, and consequently the unavailable prop- erty of this kind exceeds greatly the available, It is @ disagreeavie thing to say that mach of the sub- Mme talk heard in some oficial circles about the fine trim of “our navy’ is all bosh, and they who use this style of language do it with a hiddea meaning, Such is the case, however, and more know it tnan those who sit in Washington and compile from year to year the interesting “Navy Register.’ If tne Majority of the war vessels at the Brooklyn Navy Yard were required by the department in an emer- gency 1¢ would be found that many would take ‘weeks to properly fit them for sea, and some could Rot be put in condition for active service at all, ‘The Iroquots, that has been latd up for weeks to Tepair boilers and overhaul machinery, is in a fair way of being completed, and will, probably, be ready to leave for her station in the Kast Indies. by the last of the mopth. Several of the Iroquois’ officers have reported, and her crew 1s in readiness tobe traasferred from the Vermont, This ship, It whl be remembered, was regularly fitted out in Philadelphia, and went 1mto commission there last autumn for service, as stated, It was the intention to despatch her at once, but for want of another craft she was pat into Vice Admirai Rowan’s recep- tion fleet, and, while cruising about Sanay Hook, awaiting the opportunity to do honor to Duke Alexis, broke down, her botlers being utterly worth- less unttl patched. Taen she was put out of com- mission—ofMicers, crew, stores and equipments, all laid ap—and they went to work at her; ani now the vessel is ready to leave for China, Corea and the Far East, to protect American interests, First class pre- tecuon! The Madawaska, formerly the Wampanoag, the ‘vessel that conveyed the Commissioners to St. Do- mingo, ts being prepared to receive new engines of the compound prin@ple. Yhose first pat in her Were designed by Mr. Ericason, and proved ponder- ous failures, Chief Engineer Shock, acting head of the Bareau of Steam Engineering during the ab- sence of Chief James W. King, who was in Europe obtaining elaborate statistics from the English and French services for the benefit of the American, or- dered those being made, and much is expected from them. It isto be hoped disappointment will not follow. When the Madawaska will be ready for active service It 1sn’6 In the pounds Of possibility to even guess, The Hartferd, reconstructed and changed to a double-deck ship, 1s being slowly fitted out for service in the East Indies. ter engines and boilers Dave been overhauled, and, without doubt, will be BServicgable, With tne present force now at work she wiil not be in readiness so go tuto commission until next August. Her armament will consist of nine éleven-inch gans. ‘The sioop-of-war Portamouth, fitting out té take a relief crew, oiicers and men, a3 well as stores and equipments, to the United States ship Lancaster, Blationed at Rio Janeiro, and return with the oa crew, Wiil be ready about the last of March. The Portsmouth will carry but one or two guns, and not sixteen or seventeen as formeriy. Her repairs for this duty are of @ temporary nature only. ‘The steam irigate Mianesota, being rebuilt, is in a Well advanced siate. After leaving the hands of the constructor she could be made ready with a large force ia forty days. Her engines have been over- hauled and new boilers built. This ion of the Work could be completed if required 1n tuirty days. ‘The monitor Koanoke, a wooden ship cut down and plated with three and @ half inch iron, 1s at the yard, rotting and rusting. This worthless crait they in Wasuington is ‘“‘at all times ready for ser- vice,” being designated for harbor and coast de- fence. The truth about her 1s that, like all wooden Vessels, abe 18 going to decay, and is so slow that in an emergent case she could not get out of her own way. Ferany service her machinery and turrets would reanire considerable work, and her bottom cleaned. As with the Roanoke so with all, or nearly all, the monitors in the navy. It sounds large to say the Umted States bas fifty-one tron-clada. It 1s @ for. midabie list, and all Brother Jonathan’s foes should tremble ut the mere mention of it. What these iron- clads amount to is just nothing. One or two have been fitted up of late for service in Cuban waters; bat recent trials have proved tneir ineificiency. Tne Muhopac’s decks have settled so much it is doubt- ful whether her turrets can be worked, and it is Tumored the Canonicus is in the same miserable plzat. Pretty show, indeed, to defend our large Otles hy these fi coitins! Four of these iro clads are on the stocks, unfinished and rotting ant Trusting. Forty-two are laid up “in ordinary” —and that means neglect and ruin at last. Tweive of the forty-two, costing about twelve million dollars, never floated alter launching on accoant of defective construction aud model. Isn’t it rather humiilating to think of tis? Not one of the fifty-one iron-clads can go to sea and becowe a cruiser,’ aithougn some Of them have been “dry-nursed” throtgh experi- mental summer trips. ‘The monitor Colossus, on the stocks at the yards, 1s not hopelessly roven, as has been recently stated. Her condition 18 fair, and she may be saved if taken in Ume. it would require six montis, with a very large force, to fluish her, li the work of aer com- Pietion should at once begin. ‘The seam sloop Java, now on the stocks, is rot- tung fast, She could not be launched, nor would she stand caulking. Her appearance is rather for- mid: but, uke many scarecrows, wili ever re- main narmiess. The oid torpedo boat lying in the yard will pe turned into @ coai barge—that 1s, if her hull ts found to be sound enough. Her plates were being taken off yesterday, and within a day or two ber macuin- ory Will be removed, ‘he side-wheel war vessel Susquehanna, it is rumured, will soon goin dock and ve aliered to & Propetier. The Guerriére will be sent from Nortoik to the Brooklyn yard to ve put out’of commission. ‘The swatara wil be sent from the same place to be repaired and refitted 5 ‘The officers on tnis jon earnestly trust that Congress will pass the bill authorizing the construc. tion ol the proposed, new frigates. ‘They co so, a8 the navy of tue United States require the vessels, A few more years’ inattention by te authorities, and this boasted country of ours wil have neither sbips-of-war Dor Oulcers and seamen, A FORMIDABLE ENGINE OF WAR, To Tax EDITOR OF THR HERALD:— In the 18sue of the HERALD of the 16th instant your Washington correspondent furnishes an interesting resume on national fortifications, and attention is called to the weakness of our sea-coast and harbor defences. Our ships ol war and iron-clad fleet, it is also claimed by many other papers, are totally unsuited for the service required of them in the event of war with a first class foreign naval Power, It1s repeatedly urged, moreover, that, as @ great nation, we are utterly unprepared, should a sudden emergency arise, to protect our owm seaboard from the assaults of @ hostile feet of heavy sea-golng iron-ciads, Aud atteation is also called to the fact that our stone iortifications and enormous fifteen aud twenty-inch smooth bore guns and twelve-inch rifled ordnance could not repel an enemy attacking a ime seaward or prevent his feet from running r fire. In view of the foregoing I should state that bat very iittle is know among tae general public concerning our torpedo system of delence, Which, undoubtedly, 18 the bestin the world, the Operauons of which have been kept purposely a secret. Uur submarine torpedo boats, which can move upon an enemy's feet alienty and quieuy under water at the rate of fiiteen knots an sour, #re Without a paraliel a8 an engine of deatruction known io the science Oo! naval warfare, Tue writer Ras been eight hours upder water in the present one now at the Brooklyn Navy Yard, and after witness. ing 11s internal workings and Tmachinery oan bear testimony to 118 terrivie effectiveness, The Navy De- fal of the secret, req fully as aa ordinary pleasure yacht. ‘Two of such submarine vessels of-war as we speak of could de- stroy ina very few minutes any hostile iron-clad Meet that attempted to enter the harbor of New ‘York or dared to approach the coast. Furthermore, these submarine torpedo vessels, it has been satis- facorily determined, can be constructed of such dimensions as will enable them to cross the ocean in any kind of weather, either under or above the water, aud enter and destroy the shipping of any harbor in Europe. One of their torpedoes, fired under the scarp wall of a stone fortification, when 4 can be reached from the water front, would send hice of masonry anc heavy guns toppling to the worn, it 18 an American invention, known only to the inventors, naval and military engineers and the government, With a few such formidable engines of naval warfare moving in and out of our harbors tt wonid be the veriest child’s piay to deswroy any iron-clad Meet in existence constructed upon their present principles. Our own people, thereiore, Need not be quite so despondent as to the efficiency of our means of attack and defence, for we are not wholly unprepared for any of the De a oud of war thav may arise. iP. C. OUR COAST DEFENOES, New Yor, Feb. 16, 1872. To THE EpiToR OF THE HERALD:— In your article of February 16, devoted to the sub- Ject of coast defences, no mention is made of Bruns- wick harbor, on the coast of Georgia, which 1" con- sidered one of the finest upon the Southern coast, It 18 thus referred to i the report of the British Coa- sal on the commerce of Georgia:— ‘The coast off Brunswick harbor is peculiarly free from banks and shoals, and as the water gradually deepens from the exterior islands, in the proportion of # tathom a mile, a yessel knowing this can beat on and off in safety. Passing nds and entering St. Simon's Sound, a large tleet may ty. Brunswick harbor being an arm of tue sea, running up only eighteen miles, and consequentiy up to this time having no connection with the interior, there has been Ittule commerce from it coastwise or foreign; but now that the Macon and Brunswick Rallroad h n completed, connecting its waters with the interior of Georgia and Savan- nah, andthe Brunewick aud Albany Rallro process of construction, this harbor must become in a few years one of the most important in the Southern country. It is the eat und most commodious harbor south of the Chesapeake. it would certainly seem that such a harbor might be made useful in tne system of coast detences; for, @s 1s ween by the paper above referred to, it was Considered worthy o! notice in that Peper to the Foreign Office at London, . Ae Be THE CATHOLIC TEMPERANCE UNION, Election of Officers tor the Present Year— Reports of Committocs. The delegates from the various temperance s0- cleties that have signified their willingness to amal- gamate with the Uatholic Temperance Union, met at Transfiguration Hall, Moti street, yesterday after- noon, for tue purpose of electing oMcers for the present year. Father McGean, the pastor of the Charch of the Transfiguration, opened tne proceed. ings with a beauitiul prayer, after which the Secre- tary pro tem. called over the roh of delegates in attendance, ‘The following temperance societies were represented:—New York county—Transtigura- tion, St. Columba’s, St. Joseph’s, Young Men’s, st, James’, St. Anthony's, St. Alphonsus’, St, Machael’s, Holy Innocents, St. Bridget’s and St, Vincent Fer- rer’a, Kings county—St. Paul's, Assumpuon, St. Jogeph’s, St. Mary’s of the Visitation, of Brooklyn, and St. Michael’s, of East New York. Westchester county—Immaculate Conception, of Yonkers; St. Augustine, Sing Sing; St. Joseph’s, Yonkers; st, ‘Teresa’s and St Jerome's, arrytown. Richmond county, 8. 1.—St. Mary’s, Ciliton, By direction of Mr. Uronbn, the temporary Prest- dent of the Union, the Secretary buen read the min- utes oi the previous meeting, aiter which the iniua- ton fees O1 wll sucieies bal Nad sent aeieyvales were called in. Commuutcations expressive of SYMPATHY WITH THE UNDERTAKING of forming @ grand union oi all tue temperance societies throughout the United States from ine Lol- lowing leagues were then read:—st. Patrick's, of Newourg; st. ‘Teresa’s, of Tarrytown; St. Antho- ny’s, of New Yors; St. Josepa’s, of Yonkers, and also que from the Presideut of the vonneciicut State Union, at New Haven, The commuitiees were then Cailed upon to report, Mr. Patten, of the ‘Transtiguration, stated that he visived the resi- dence o1 Arcubishop McLloskey, fh order to ascer- talp at what time he would find it convenient ior a delegation irom the Uniun to wait upon nim. He ‘was unavie so see His Grace, however, as tne veneravie prelate was much pasigned by his late journey to tne funeral Of Archbishop Spalding, at timore. Nevertneless, through his secrevary, Father McNeiraoy, he expressed nis heartfelt sym- patay with the movement and gave it his HIGHEST APPROVAL AND SANCTION. fit crate, ts Mr. Patien received a letter from is Grace, stating that he would receive the delegu- mn at eight ociock P. M. to-day.) Mr. U’Mallon, one of the committ.e deputed vo walt upon Bishop Loughiin, of srooklyn, stated that their action in the matter nad been delerred unti! the Archoisnop’s approvai had been received, as they elt that Bishop Loughlin wouid be influeaced py the decision of nis superior, The roil of delegates was then calied and one from each society reported tue action taken by the association to which he belonged with reier- ence to the union, These reports were universally satisiactory and showed how torougaly anxious suburvan societies are to 00-OPERATE with the union. The election by ballot of union Officers forthe present year was then proceeded with, Mr. Keyes, of St. Anthony’s, and Mr. Falion, Of st. Bridget’s, were appointed tellers. Forty yotes were polied for the presidency, the largest num- ver of which were in favor of Dr. Kichmoud and Mr, Alexander Patten; but as both these gen- temen deciined to act, Mr. Lawrence G. Golding, of St. James’, New York, was unanimousiy elected by @ viva voce vote. The following officers were alao elected by general acclamation:—Revording sSecre- tary, Mr Tnowas F, Gnady, of St. James’, New York (re-elected); Corresponding Secretary, Mr, Edward Corrigan, of St, Micnaei’s, New York; Fl- mancial Secretary, Mr. Nicholas Fitzsimmons, ex- President of St Bridget’s, New York; Treasurer, Mr. Alexander Patten, of Transfiguration; Sergeant- at-Arms, Mr. Join Fleming, of St. Michael's, New. York. The county Vice Presidents elected were:— New York county, Mr. William Fagin, of St, Brid- 8; Kings county, Mr. K, O’ Mallon; Westchester, . McGuire, of Sing Sing: Richmond ‘county, Mr. Jotn B, Kichmond, of Ciiton; range county, mr. Ruey, Newourg. Directoi joho Durkin, Jonn Lacy, Patrick McCave, Jonn Crowley, Jonn Mc- Loughim, Geo} Coigan, John Ready, L. Croak, dames Keyes, William Cody, Willtam Snheriock, John Hassett, Thomas Sisk, Jr,, James Dwyer, A. Hagan and P. O'Connor. ‘Amended committee to wait on the Archbisuop:—Alexander Patien, Wil- ham Fagan, Dr. Richmond, N. Fitzsimmons, Ed- ward Corrigan and Joan Fleming. Mr. Cronin Made a speech on vacating the presidential cbair, io which he stated that the adairs of the union were in a very flourishing condition, and after @ short prayer by Father McGean the meeting dissolved, A NEWARK HORROR, Frightfal Infanticide in a Hotel—An Un- married Mother Cuts the Throat of Her New-orn Babe. An appalling chiid murder was perpetrated early Yesterday morning in a *longshoremen’s boarding house im Newark, known as the Passaic Hotel, located near the canal and Rail- road avenue, in the Fifth ward, and kept by @ man named Staats. It appears that about eieven o'clock the preceding nignt Dr. Os- borne was called in to attend a girl named Julia Marray, who was then on the verge of maternity, He remained with her till nearly three o’clock, but supposing that his services would’ not really be required for a considerabie time to come, he leit. In the morning, about half-past eight o'clock, he returned and was amazed to find that Julia had been delivered of an infant. This, however, Julia denied. The chtla was nowhere to be ound. A search was tustituted ior it, but without success. The doctor was willing to stake his professional reputation that Julia nad be- come & mother, but WHERE WAS THE CHILD? He was greatly puzzied. Mrs, Staats told him that Julia arose about five o’clock and repaired to the kitchen to commence work, but soon alter re- turned to her chamber, The doctor suspected that the innocent had been slaughtered an‘ secreted, and so he placed the matier beiore the count Pag baci Another search was made, and resull in Hnoding THE MURDERED CHILD secreted in an unused room, with its throat cut for about two inches, Marks of violence Were also visi- ble on the head and back. Julia admitted being alone when it was born, put denied having mur- dered it, A razor with biood on it was found in her trank. After a great deal of persuasion Julia revealed the name of the iather, one Charics Died- rich, employed on the Pennsvivania Railroad. Mr. Staats speaks in high terms of the girl, She has been & model of servants during the time she has been at his place. She isabout twenty-two years of age, and came from Hampton Junction, Warren county, N. J., six months ago. Her parenis reside there. in- quest Will be held to-day, MURDERING A MISTRESS, Panis, Ky., Feb. 17, 1872, Fred Macgowan (colored) was arrested here this morning, charged with murdering Jane Hensley, a woman of bad character, at Mount Sterling, She has been missing since Christmas, and her body was found yesterday afternoon in a well with her skull fractar nd other Marks of violence upon her person. Mac: gowan was taken to Mount Steriing for trial. ‘Three other negroes have been arrested as accom- Plices. Considerabie excitement prevailed at Mount Sterling, aud threats of lvaching were Treely ex- | SUPERINTENDENT MILLER’S DEFENCE Special Report to the Legislature. His Answer to the Charges Made Against the Insurance Departmenta Ake Companies Examined by Him and’ the Fees Collected. es Tn compliance with the resolution of the Senate of the 18th ult. calling upon Superintendent Miller to report upon certain charges made against the management of the Insurance Department that gentleman has filed his report, The most Salient points in the report, which is very volumt- nous, will be found below. After reviewing the laws as they existed when he took office tn 1870, Mr. Muller says he called the attention of the Legis. lature to the subject of the laws in his first annual report, in the following language:— ‘The general insurance laws have been so frequently amen:ied and are still so imperiect that it {s ‘hoped a thor ough revision of them will soon be effected. Over-iegisiation upon naurance, ag upon all subjects, {8 to be deprecated, but the general lawa snouid be perfected’ and special legisiation ‘No action’ was taken, however, by the Legislature in refer- ence to this special matter, and consequeutly the Superin- tendent undertook to revise or codify and bring into’a single act ali the laws relating to life insurance, embodying a very few amendments which appeared to hm necessary and pro- pet, This bill was eubmicied to the Legislature, but failea to me & law. The Superintendent is not aware that any previous attempt had been, or any turther attempt bas been, made towards a revision of the insurance laws of this State, and they are still the same confused mass of confitc:ing, 1n- Geinite. incomplete and imperfect enactments which they were two years ago, Alter carefully examining the laws and duly considering the policy of the organtzadon of the Insurance Department, and its proper objects and functions, and after also having carecully looked into the history and results of its manage- ment for ten years by a single person as its head, the Superintendent, became fully satisied that generally, but especially in reference to the life branch of the business, the greatest of all the true objects and functions of the depart- Ment had receiveu the smahest share of oilicial attention, Most extensive it not vexatiously detailed statements had G work 0: testing their accuracy wud. correctness. by th 1 examination had been neglected to such as far back as 1866 the life companies presented a to the Hon. Reuben E, Fenton, then Governor of which the Superintendent embodies in his report. in this memorial expressed, the ined to inaugurate what he velfeved to ied reform in the policy of the Insurance De- partment. ‘his determination was aunougced in bis first ‘annual report, in the following language ; “To aiford the fullest protection possible to the great in- ing public will be the first object of the suvervision ex- this wiil be done with @ Kindly and fostering regard for the weltare of all honorably conductet companies, Well Satisiiod that the gentlemen charged with the important duty of conducting the alfairs of the numerous companies report- ing to this department are, as a class, intelligent and honor- abie, the Superinteacent wil conndently look for their hearty co-operation ia his efforts by practical persona) examinutions and comparisons of the facta with the igures, to teat the cor Tectneas and value of the torm Tnas‘puca as newspaper atta Teso\\utions above set forth, erhaps not improper to aay that the policy indicated and the action which followed it re- ceived the hearty and almost unanimous approval of the general as well as the insurance press of the whole country, The report then copies newspaper charges, prin- cipalty made in the New York /isnes, To charge number one—corrupt legislation and the joreign companies —he says:— The facis in relation to this are these:—The subject of » Jaw wiica should piace foreign companies on a iooting of ‘equa,lty wich the companies of our own State had been fore the Logiaiature for many years, it being claimed t the forelsn companies enjoyed privileges and advantages over cumpanies at this couatry under the laws 0: New York. In 1870, after the present Superintendent came into of- fice, a law pi both the Senate and*Assembly, by a large ma- Jority, upon thia subject, which, owing to some technical ver- bal inaccuracies, which the foreign companies claimed would render the act liable to construction prejudicial to their inter eats, it failed to receive the signature of the Governor, That bill, however, was most strongly supported by the “able and honest” ex-superintendent in person and by an elaborately prepared brief as counsel. Sealing the evident necessity of » law upun the suoject, His Excellency Governor Hoff- Mau anggeatod to the representatives of foreign and home companies the provtiety of conte:ring toxether, and, 1¢ posi- ble, a.re-lar upon ® measure walch, should be appropriate and sauis(actory to all interested. This was done, and the bill witch passed at the followin; session in 1871 waa the one agreed upon by the American era of each and every forelg company doing boainess in this State and a commit- tee of the New York Board of Underwriters, ‘The proofs of the correctness of tne above state- ment are found in the following letters:— New Yorx, Feb. 4, 1871. Hon, G. W, MILLER, Albany, N. ¥.:— i a) DEAE Sin—We, the undersizned, = committee appointed by the New York Board of Underwriters and the represen- tatives of the foreign fire insvrance companies doing busi- ness 14 the city of New York, after an interchange of views onthe subject of a biilto place the foreign a American companies upon the same footing, are happy to have agreea upon the form of a bill, a copy of close herewith. We submit the proposed biil to you and hope It will receive your favorable consideration and approval. It t does we beg leave to request that you will have it pre- sented to the Legwlature and give it your influence and sup- port. Very respectfuity, your obedient servant aLPa D PE! for Liv. and Lon, and Globe Ins, Co, A. B, MCDONALD, for Royal Ins. Co, W. H. ROSS, for the Queen. SAMUEL P. BLACK, for the North British, #, W. CROWELL, for the Imperial. ALLIGER BROS., General Agents for the Commercial Assurance Com, of on. GEORGE W. SAVA im RICHARD A. READING, GEORGE T. HOPE, Committee of the New York Board of Underwriters, New Yo April 21, 1871, ‘My Dear Governor HorrMAN :— pRrTt ie officers of the foreign insurance committee have ex- amined the bill now bet« uu on the subject of such com - panies, and find that it bstantially such as was agri ‘upon among them and local companies,with the approval ‘They will therefore be gratified if it meets with your ap- been persistently required of companies, but the memori the State, proval. It is the result of your # jon of last year, as may remember, and isin all reapecte, I think, & wise dct, ours, vel ect! re YON, To tile Lxocleney Joun T. Hora. in reference to the charge that the Superintendent had Europe with his family “upon the strength of this to tnves companies, and that the foreign compa- nies or the State would have to pay the expenses, ft is sudl- cient to that it was and is simply false, The Superin- tensent pubiicly announced to a meeting of the representa- tives of the toreign and home companies just prior to leaving that he was golag for rest, and privately, and not at ail in an official capacity. Although strongly urged by several compa- nies to make examinations none were made, and not #1 was asked for or received from any company whatever, nor has the State had to pay the expenses, ‘The pape! charges has since boidly said that it would farnish proof of ail ft said. That proof has not been yet produced before the investigating committee, and the Superintendent invites that committee to call every imanager of a foreign company in this State to testify upon this subject and ail others, To charge No. 2, in relation to the expenses of the National Insurance Convention, he says:—“The warning to the va- rious superintendents to imitate the example of the Massa- chusetts Superintendent and stay away was, however, of no 1), ag in October, notwiihstanding the wonder! ul exposure the New York Tims of the léth of October, of the su-calied ckmaiiing’ of the companies in May, instead of eignteen, the ¢ were twenty-nine States represented, and the honora- bie Superintendent from Massachusetts was one of the num- ber. This same paper, during the seasions of the Convention in May, spoke in terms of the highest commendation of it having been called, and of {ts importance and probavle use- ful results, This report, however, will not be extended by making quotations,’ These he embodies in the testimonial made to him by 171 officers of insurance companies, endorsing nis action in calling the Convention, He thea re- sponds to charge 3 (illegal retention of fees):— Ithas been charged that the Superintendent has collected ‘and retained for his own use tees which should by law have been paid into the State treasury, particularly the one-fifth of one per cent on the transfer of securities collected under chapter 492 of the Laws of 1870, The committee of the As. ‘The vestimony of rT making these semuly has duly ined this subject, George 4, Churc! uty Superintendent, and of M. H. Rob: tthe department, we that all feces of c 1. bookkeeper Oo {he department are received Uy them and duly entered in the ‘of the department, and that the fee of one-fifth of er cent has been pald over to the Superintendent wt] one upon the publicly understood construction of the 1h fee was his, and that all other fees of every description such fee wi sre, had been fully and duly paid over to the ~The superintendent well knew that such was the intention of the Jaw, and vesides being entirely clear that ite terms admitted of uo other construction, he soon after its passage took the advice of the Attorney General and his deputy, who concur- Ted in the construction given by the superintendent. The account of the fees thuayeceived was shown to have been regulariy kept under the ‘Instructions of the Superintendent, so that if any other construction of this Iawcan be judi: cially established the amount recetved will readily be paid over, Until that time, however, under bis own convictions that he is right, and under advice of counsel learned in the law, the Superintendent proposes to retain the amount #o re- ceived. ltis, perhapa, to state, for the information of the | Leg! jowever, that deposits are not made by fire companies of this or other states in The deposits are made exclusively by lie companies and com- panies of foreign countries, A few iife companics make nearly all the transfers, and 1 was deemed but just that this special and responsivle work should be paid for by those companies for whose sole. accommodation it is done, and in proportion to the amount of such service performed. It should also be distinctly borne in mind that no fee ia charged for simply making a deposit or withdrawal. it ie only where one security is withdrawn and another substi- tuted, ‘ihe securities, books, accounts, and the matter of the fees of the wepartmen nd thelr payment Jato the treasury, very recently closely investigated by the legal. constituted Commissioners of Pubue "Accounts, as required by chapter 223 ot the Laws of 1862, and their report shows that the securities on deposit amounting vo over #8000, have been safely kept, and the books and accounts to have been entyrel @ fees paid into the treasury as ly correct, and th uired by law. Wits ae ‘ne report proceeds to givearesume of the laws for ex- amioations, and it appears that Miller has examined seventy - nine of the 284 companies doing business in the State, nine- aa) Of which were iife companies. Of the latter two were found not in condition to continue business, and were wound up. Three, voiuntarily, but at thé jestion of the Superintendent, in view of the conditio amination, paid ‘mount of capital for policy holders, Two others have er riske and are winding up. At least three others are negotiating with a view to selling out ry were examined at the ee, Sad the remaiaing wi a deca! the interests and his duty ed it, The total number of tire insur. ance companies examined for any reason whatever during the two years 1870 and 1871 was »: Of these six were examinations made upon the application of the several compantes newly organizing in this ‘under section 10, Generai Fire act of ye of which were made by the Superintendent !n person, and he received from each $100 as the expeuses of such examination, which as he {4 informed and believes, ie just one-third the amount generally paid to commissioners for sim|iar examinations under the preced tr EY nay ne Pee enh Ever sum to cover th merely of such examinations. 4 rs, ere examined upon their own application to admitted toro business. in this State, Thirty-one companies Jtted during the time, but in all cases except the sue te ee saan sonst ps dec tana 8 pati ‘never been reported or reu man more ect protection ot stfecied remsurances of th Ez: ee. Se doliars, ‘and labor involved, The report then minutely detatis the condttuon of the companies personally examined by Miller, act) following are the fire companies so examined ang the amount paid to Mr. Amount Hope Fire Insurance Company, examined June, 16:0 gad x ier 10 two years:— Home Fire Insurance Cow Haven, amined June and September, Home Fire Insurance omeneh (Wied New York, to i Nassao Ce x ‘amined October, 1870, by request, to iacrease capi- Manufacturers and Builders’ "Fire Insurance Com- pany, on organization, ed Ne ber, 1870, by request... ; Continental Fire request examined November and December, 1871... International Fire Insurance Company, New York, by juest examined November, 1571 te tegee een Howard Fire Insurance Company, New York, by re- quest examined Nor ber and December, 1871.... Corn Exchange Fire Insurance Company, New York, pp feanest examined to reduce capital, December, © Home Fire ‘Insurance Company of New York and several other companies, by reyes, to ir OF in~ crease capital, Ac., in Nove and be Bian, ‘iorliard, ‘Washington ‘aad Kisaiie Hire wurénce Companies, on organization, vy request, ESEa 2 & EF Total amount recelved from Fire Insurance Com- DICH 656 sees cea seesegeee sreeeeesreereeeee ‘Total amouni received from ‘iife ‘compaules io cover personal expenses of Superintendent aad compen sation and expenses of coansel, accountants, clerks, actuary und all assistants doniog whole time as ‘above atated im detail, fe One other allusion in the latter part of the resolution of th Senate of January 18 requires a short notice. It 1, | 4 counsel for compan! jams to the Superintende! forexaminations Itt atten to hie ie ateoato: entirely unfoundes that whi oe han res bas Feoeived openly and directiy, with no intention OF desire ofy or object Lor, conceal ‘Assuming that in the exammations made by commission« ers.an average of Bal has been pald by the companies) which is, undoubtedly, quite as large as the facta will wi rant—this, lopener with the amount patd the Superintend« ent, makes total sum paid forthe seventy-mine tions made during the two years, including the services Comunissioners and others employed outside the capersre id th juperintendent of the e ed in everal ex aminations, 20,850, of r less than the salary le ollicer of many of the best companies in a single year. The Superintendent answers, ‘‘Wno are the Cols plainants ?”’ thus:— WHO ARE THE COMPLAINANTS? j The question now naturally recurs, who are they who 001 lain of any improper action by the Superintenaent ? Whe: as the extortion been practised? Which of charges made by the one newapaper have auy foundation 1 truth? No oflicer of any company has been found to uti complaint, although more than tour weeks bave been 00s, cupied in the investigation, and a large number of the oflicera Of companies examined have been sworn. No policy-holder, except the ex Superintendent, now counsel of a lite insuranc compeny, of Missouri, has appeared to complain. together with a publisher of an insuran who stands impeached by the testimon; witneasea called. by themselves, appear committees as the sole complainants, rosecutors; and the former bat he is the author of the resolution of the Assembly upd which the inveatization was instituted, ani the latter bi openly deciared before the committee that he draited Senate resolution of January 18, But, be the comolainante whomsoever or thelr motives whatsoever they may, the Sud erintendent chal.enges the fuliest scrutiny into every act fis adminfatratin, contident that the more the trui Je ded lear it will become to all honest mind eatly, and to some purpose, to elevate, forded by insurance, to erad| fo far as possiole urowing evils, and generaily to promot the public good. ‘This he has done, too, with a due regard f the best {nteresta of all honorably conducted companies, In closing the report the Superintendent says:— | Before closing this report the Superintendent bezs mi reapect(ully to suggest to the honorabie the Legislature of the Stale of New York that, in bis opinion, the laws relating tat the subject of examinations, as wall as many others nection with insurance, are most sadly incomplete, di and unsatisfactory. Liwa sy loosely framed, whoth accident or design, are madat obnoxious and liable to and the Superintendent most sincerely renews the desire recommendation made in his tirst anniai report that the Le; islature will take measures to aecure an intelligent, and efficient revision of the Insurance laws, articularly in this connection suggest that the law in relat on to examinations should be 40 amended that the amount, pald to any person or persona therefor should be approved! jor of. efore 880) And certilled by the Superintendent, and paid by the comy Pany, through the Department, into the State Treasury, and, paid out on the warrant of the Comptroller the same as orainary expenses of the department. Conscious of having earnestly endeavored to do his whuie! duty to the public, and of baving done no wrong to any com- pany or person, ‘the Superintendent reapect/uliy abides thes Tesuits of his efforts and the judgment of his countrymen, Appended to the report is the following report of oopenle examined during Mr, Miller’s term of ofice:— FIRE INSURANCE COMPANIES EXAMINED DURING INOUM NOY OF PRESENT SUPERINTENDENT. Date Bramini-| Reason for Examination Name of Company. ‘ tian. i New York Stat Adriatic. tna. Atlantic. Brewers and Maltate Commerce Fire. Oct, 1870|Deemed expedient, Dee. 1871)0n organization, Dec. 1871/On organization. op. 1871|0n organizution. Dec. 1871|By request. on account of Chicago losses, Dec. 1871, BY request, to reduce caps, Nov. 1871|By request, to increasa, .|Mar. 1871] Unsoundness, and wound! \p. up, . | Nov. 1870! Deemed expedient, 1870) Deemed pedient, ‘expedient, eemed expedient. Deemed expedient. By request, and to reps’ ital re on account of! *]Nov. 1871 Nov. 1871) Nov. 1871 July 1870) Deo. 1871 Dee. 1+10; May 1871 Nov. 1871) Oct. 1870} Nov. 1871) jcaxo losses. By request, on account off Chicazo losses. Impairment of capital. On organization. Deemed e: mnt, Deemed expedient. By request, on account jcago losses. By, request, to fn Heaty losses by Ch fire. By request, on ‘Sida a ‘Chicago losses. lar Metropolitan Mercantile Marin Mercantile Fire, co losses, Impairment of capitaly ‘since wound up. Deemed expedient. By request. On orgaa Aug, 1870| By request, rane Sep. 1871) By juest, for adm! June 187||By request’ jor admissions 1871) smpairment of capital by, Chicago fire, 1871/00 admission, Oct. 1870| Deemed expedient. ts - 1870] Deemed expedient, Citizens, lew 1871 On admission, First Nation | cester, Mass. 1870! Deemed expedient, German, Erle, Pa. Home, Coiumbus, 0. Home, New Ha Conn. 1871|On admission. Feb. 1871;On admission, by request, 187u|Impatred capital, since. failed. Insuran sp the State of Vennayl- vania, Philadelphia, Pa... +.|Oct. 1870] Deemed expedient. 1870}0n admission, by requestg, Pa... «'lOct. 1870] Deemed expedient. Lamar, Chicago, Tli.-/Sep. 1870/On admissio neste, Narrangansetts Provi-| seme pe viden L. 1873] Deemed expedient. Norwich, 1870] Deemea expedient, 1871/On admission, by request Sep. 1870' Impaired capital. , i. |Sep. 1870} On edmiselon, oy request” ‘-. ..|Dec, 1871)On admission, neste Roger Williams, Pro- ‘si vidence, R. I....,.,.,}8@p. 1870] Deemed expedient. Sun, Cleveland, Sep. 1870) Deemed expedient. State, Clevelan ‘1870 | Impaired ital, since ‘Triumph, Cin goue out of Baie. Deo 1871)On admission. Ove United States Fire and Marine, Baltimore, d, Aug, 1870|Impatred capital ; failed, | COMPANIRG EXAMINED DURING INCOM SUPERINTENDENT. LIFE INBURANC BENOY OF PRESEN’ New York State , Companies. Reason for Examination, 4 —_——_. — — Amicable.,.........««|Mar, 1s7}| Deemed expedient, : American Popular ....|May 18/1|Deemed expedient. ABDUFY «006.0... Mar. 1871) expedient and paid addiiional capital. Farmers and Me-/Jan, 1871)Deemed expedient and wound up. Nov. 1870| Deemed expedient and wound up. Feb. 1871] Deemed expedient, Mar. 1871/By request and additional: capital, kerbouker . ‘Deo, 1870/Charges agamst company,’ Nutusl sages May ait Sit against company coves | April 1871/6 against, company’ Metropolitan .... P noua teed Merchants «....+. By request, Mutual Protection By request, Nations) ose, i Heit [By requeas Standard =. Fete Iai Deemed Sr xa wal World Mutual «.[Mar. 1871] Deemed expedient, Compnics of Uther Anchor, Jersey City, Mar. 1871) Deemed expedient, ‘/Dec. 1870] By request. Republio, Chicago, Ti., |Aus. 1870[08 adatssion, i POUND IN A HALLWAY. At @ quarter past twelve o'clock yesterday O’Brien, of the Eighth Precinct, found an unknow woman, about twenty years of age, five feet two @ half inches mgh, black hair and eyes, wearing black alpaca dress and waterproof cloak, lying u! conscious in the haliway of No, 72 Grand She was carriec to the station house and’ attended by the police surgeon, who administered an gt | vhinking the woman had taken poiwon, She Wad When sent to Vellevue Hospital,