The New York Herald Newspaper, March 7, 1872, Page 3

“PE TICHBORNE "TRILL. _, Budden Termination of the Celebrated Suit for Possession of the Tich- borne Title and Estate. The Claimant Withdraws His Case and Attempts to Fly from the Jurisdiction of the Court. His Arrest Under Judicial Warrant and Committal to Newgate. ~ History of the Pleadings and the Essential Points of the Testimony. Travels, Trials, Tribulations and Hopes of Orton. The Question of Personal Identity and How It Was Set at Rest. Value of the Tichborne Estate and Crea- tion of the Baronetcy. British Popular Delusions in the Past and Present. TELEGRAMS TO THE NEW YORK HERALD. Lonpon, March 6—Noon. ‘The celebrated Tichborne property claim law suit ‘age, whicn has been on trial for such a lengthened Period in the Court of Common Pleas, in this city, ‘was brought to a sudden and most unexpected termination this fe Upon the opening of the Court the counsel for the @laimant to the Tichborne estate announced that their client had decided, in view of the action of the jury on Monday—in saying ‘they had heard suf- ficient evidence wnereon to base a verdict”—to ‘Withdraw his cause before the Court. After this annoyncement of the counsel for the Plaintiff the counsel for the defence asked Lora Chief Justice Bovili to issue a warrant for the arrest i the ‘claimant on the charge of perjury, and to fix his bail at. £50,000 sterling. The motion was granted and a bench warrant fesued for his arrest. The claimant (Orton-Tichborne) was not present at the opening of the Court this morning, and itis yast now believed he has fled from the city. Arrest of the Plaintiff—Uis Committal to Newgate. Lonpon, March 6—Evening. ‘The claimant to the Tichborne estate did not, as was at firet supposea this morning, Jeave London immediately upon his decision to withdraw his cause. Shortly after the issuance of the warrant for his arrest by Lord Chief Justice Bovill he was taken imto custody by the police aud conveyed to jail in Newgate. HISTORY OF THE TICHBORNE TRIAL. The Tichborne property claim trial, which has Just been brought to a conclusion by the sudden ‘withdrawal of the claimant, will deservealy rank among the foremost of the most remarkable law- suits to be found in the annals of the Englisn law courts, Though the jury has brougnt in a verdict against the claimant there 19 little doubt there are Maany persons who will still adhere to the idea that ne in reality 1s Sir Roger Tichborne, the long lost one and heir. Even the judgment of the Court will not shake them in this idea. Whether the story told by this butcher or baronet, or whatever ke turns out to be, is false or true, it is & most remarkable one, If the ciaimant 1s an impostor, as twelve of his countrymen decide him to be, the romance, of which he forms the central figure, claims recognition as one of the most extraordinary conspiracies of modern times to elevate a low-born boor to the ranks of the British aristocracy. In order that the readers of the HERALD may fully un- derstand the claimant, bis claims and his expecta- tions, we propose in the following brief sketch to re, - call the main points of interest in the suit and of the life, adventures and trial of the would-be Sir Roger Tichborne VALUE OF THE CLAIM. ‘The plaintiff’s case set forth his claim as the Fightful heir to the Tichborne, baronetcy and the property attaching to it—which latter brings in an annual income stated variously at £20,000 ana £30,000, but nets really £27,000, or within a fraction ‘hereof, yearly. THE CAUSE OF ACTION. ‘This suit was instituced by Orton’s lawyers in the shape of an ejectment brought against one of the tenants on the Tichborne estave for non-pay+ ment of rent to the claimant, Orton’s attorney Served due legal notice on the man enjoining him to pay his rent to the new found heir. The tenant Fefused, and hence the trial of the title of the estate. THE TICHBORNE BARONETCY. ‘The Tichborne baronetcy was created by the Crown of England in the year 1620 asa mark of royal honor to the members of a distinguished family, The latest baronet of to-day is Sir ‘Henry Alfred Joseph Doughty-Tichborne, the only surviv- img son of the late Sir Alired Joseph Doughty-'Tich- borne, by his wife, the Honorable Teresa, eldest @aughter of Henry Benedict, eleventh Lord Aruh- deil, of Wardour. The present baronet was born Posthumous, and succecded to the honor in the year 1866, He 1s Lord of the Manor of Tichvorne, and presents to a rectorial living in the Estaolishea Church, The family address ts Tichborne, Hants, and Upton House, Dorset. THE TRIAL Just bronght to a close commenced in the Court of Common Pleas in the city of London on the 11th of May last year. It was conducted before the Right Honorable Sir William Bovill, Knight, Lord Chief Justice of the Court of Common Pleas, a lawyer of great ability and a man of vast experience, both in ‘the Parliament and social circies of Great Britain. Ohief Justice Bovill was born in the year 1814; Called to the bur, at the Middie Tempie, in 1841; ap- powted Solicitor General of England 1865, Attorney General 1866, and Lord Chief Justice of the Court of @ommon Picas the same year. He represented Guildford tn the Bouse of Commons irom the year 1867 to 1866, THE ISSUB TO BE DETERMINED ‘Was whether tne claimant was or was not tne hetr of Sic James Tichborne who died in the year 1802, ‘Tne claimant having to prove that he was the heir began, and ail the evidence trom May, 1871, anw Decemoer 21 of the same year, when the case closed dor the plaintiff, was substanually tn bisfavor, [tis from this evidence that the folowing story nas been mainly collecied:— THE HEIR OF SIR JAMES TICHBORNE. ‘was his son Koger, wno was born in 1829. His Parents—nis mother being a Frenc’ woman—resited an France, and there he was born and brought up ‘ant. ne was fourteen or fiiteen years of age. Conse- quenuy he spoke French witli fuciiity, and. it ap- pears that he even spoke English with a French accent. His parents being Koman Catholics, he was sent to Stonyhurst Colloge for eaucation, and was there three or jour years. In October, 1849, he eniered tne army and obtained @ commission in a cavairy regiment (the Carabiniers), stationed first at Canterbury and afterwards in Dubiin and other of Ireland. His parents continued to reside in 18, and he corresponded with tem in terms of jon. EARLY LIFE. When he attained the age of twenty-one, which ‘was on the 5th cf January, 1852, he joined in disen- tailing the estates, on which occasion a Mr. Hopkins acted as his attorney. Roger was on duty with ig regiment in freland until January, 1853, except during temporary jeave of absence. When he had @ hi leave of absence he used to stay with nis uncle, sir Eaward Doughty, who then held the baronetcy and estates at ‘Tichborne Park, and there ne tell IN LOVE WITH i118 COUSIN, KATR DOUGHTY, then a girl of seventeen. The Uhristmas of 1851 was spent by Roger Tichborne at his uncie's, and there he aup2re t@ Payo proposed to his cousin and to ARRIVED IN VALPARAISO On the 19th of June, 1853, During nis stay in South America, which lasted from this time until the 20th of Aprif in the tollowing year, he travelled extensively from Rio to Buenos Cordilleres and staying in many of ¥ cities on the South Pacific coast. It was while stop- ping at Bi Ayres or Montevideo that he ASSUMED THB NAME OF DE CAsTRO. ‘The claimant has stated that be was there for some Weeks, and that he there made the acquaintance of afamily named De Castro, whose name he alter- wards assumed, it has ap in evidence that ores antigen cise ume Or the claunant, seated vat the person whom ne we. seribed as “ ? bore the name of HUB ORTON, and sent home a Jock of hair which atfirst the claim- lared ich afterwards he Orton, In De- nig mother, giving an On the ship cailed the Bella, which foundered. at sea, and was treated by the owners and underwriters as lost, and trom that time ‘until the claimant appeared nothing more was heard rt ‘Tichborne. A Chancery suit was instituted, in which his deatn was seqeuy: proved. Year after year rulied by, bis cousin Kate married Mr. Radcliffe, nis fatner died, and his death was widely published, but notning Was heard of him until THE PLAINTIFF SBT UP BIS CLAIM, The claimant certainly was in Australia subse- quently to the loss of the Bella, but at what period he arrived tuere ts of course in dispute. PICKED UP AT SEA. His case is that he is Roger Tichvorne; that he was Picked up at sea, with several others of the seamen, and carried to Melbourne; but of this there has been no other evidence than nis own statement, which, of course, is disputed, As already men- tioned, Roger, before he embarked, HAD HEARD OF THE DEATH OF HIS UNCLE, Sir Edward, of his tather’s succession to tne title and estates, and he hada considerable sum at his banker’s, The claimant staied that trom 1854 to to 1865 he passed under the name of De Castro, and that he was occupied with horses, dlaugbtering, &c. In 1862 he was AT WAGGA-WAGGA, i looking after horses, slaughtering, &c. While there he was in ditticulties, and he made the acquaintance of an attorney named Gibbes, whom he descrived a8 his “best friend,’”’ aud wio acted for him, As one part of the case relates to the suggested IDENTITY OF THE CLAIMANT WITH ORTON it is necessary here to state that it 4p) ears that Orton was in Australia subsequently to the loss of the Bella, for a Tecelpt of his has been produced dated “Hobarton, 1855.” It also appears that Orton was in South America before Roger left, and that he was at Mellapilla, for De Castro, a triend of the claimant, wrote to him that the person who was there bore the name of Arthur Orton, and a lock of Dair has been sent from Mellapilla, wich was stated to have been cut {rom the head 61 Orton, ana | they knew bore that name. Itis | case of the claimant. | that the person necessary to state these matters with reference to suoh portions of the evidence as relates to Orton. nose PARTS OF THE CASE WHICH RELATE TO ORTON have arisen out of the claimant's acis and conduct. ‘Thus on the 28th of April, 1865, the claimant, under the name or De Castro, addressed a letter irom Wagga-Wagga to some one at Wapping to inquire after Orton or nis {1 He had written, he said, several letters to him, to which he had no answers, and he wanted any information about Orton or his gon Arthur, in South America was Arthur Orton, and it is un- disputed that he was in Australia at this time, and was he was employed at Wagga-Wagga 1 1865 or AUSTRALIAs It sbould here be stated that in the Home News of 1862, which was published and read in Australi there apeers in the list of deaths and wils thai of Sir James Tichborne, tne father of Roger: and it Was stated, a, the assumption tnat Koger was dead, that the heir was the next son, Alired. In 1863 the dowager, who always ardently hoped for the return of her lost son, caused advertisements tobe inserted in the London Zimves as to his loss, mentioning the name of the vessel in which he em- barked and the date at which he sailed. THE CLAIMANT, itis to be obgcrved, had known Gibbes for two or three years, ana had beeu in communication with him on the subject of the claim as early at least as duly, 1 He had been living at Wagga-Wagga since 1862, and he said he knew Mr. Gihbes for two or three years prior to June, 1866. Early in 1865 Cubitt caused to be inserted in the London 7imes an advertisement of a “MISSING FRIENDS omMce” of his at Sydney. This advertisement ap- peared on the 19th of May, 1865, and was seen by he dowager, who on that day wrote out to Cuvitr, telling him oi her son, mentioning that she nad | heard that part of the crew had been picked up by a vessel going to Australia, “possibly to Melpourne,’? but that she had not been able to get any other in- formation. 1n this letter the dowager descrives her son, and snggested. that he might have married or changed his name. She also intimated that whoever gave information about mm would be handsomely rewarded, After various letters between parties in London and Melbourne, and in which ly Tichborne’s name appeared very prominently, the plaintiff, on the 24th of May, wrote the dowager’ that he had reveived her noie of the ‘26th of February:— HE WILL TELL HIS OWN STORY. “1 wrote to is on the 16tn of January for the first time since I have been in Australia, You will wonder why I Have not wrote before, but that I will tell you myself, should God spare my life to reach | England. +I am trying to get away by the Panama route, which leaves Sydney on the 15th of June, but 1 ao not know whether tne banker here will advance ‘he money or not.’ : a CLAIMANT REMARRIED, Pending the negotiations which were going on between the parties at home and in Austraita, the claimant remarried and made his will, in January, 1866, he ha«t married, but under the name of Castro. On tne first of June, 1466, he made a will in the name of Koger Tichvorne, which was attested by Gibbes, ag his attorney, and in which he proposed to give “dower” to bis wife, whom he said he had married in the name of Castro, and which con- tamed several devises he admitted to be fictitious, and made, he said, in order to secure Gibbes. And on the ninth Of July he Was remarried in the name of Roger Tic! ~ aos ARRIVED IN ENGLAND. In September, 1866, as already stated, he sailed for England, and on Vhristmas Day, 1866, the claimant ianded, and went to Wapping in the even- ing to inquire after the Ortons. Next vay went again to Wapping to imauire after them, describing himself by the name of Stephens. And then ne went to Gravesend to keep ous of the way, he guid, unul ne should see hig mother, On the 28th HE WENT TO ALRBSYORD AND VISITED TICHBORNE. fle then saw Mr. Hopkins, tue attorney, who aiter- wards made an affidavit in nis favor, On the other hand, while he was at Alresford, Mr. Bowker, the | attorney for the family, saw him, but does nog ap- pear to have recognized him. ‘Ihe claimant re- turned to Gravesend, and while he was there ONE OF ARTHUR ORTON’S SISTERS WROTE TO HTM, claiming him as her brother, and on the 7tn of | January the claimant wrote vo her in a feigned | hand, signing ls name Stephens, and declaring | that he was not her brother, but a iriend of his, an he enclosed her @ photograph, which he described as representing her brotner’s wite, whereas, in fact, it was & photograph of his own. HIS VISIT TO THE DOWAGER. On the 8th of January the claimant wrote to the Dowager, and twoor three duys subsequenty de- parted for Paris, where she was residing. Afver some llttie hesttancy on the part of the aged lady she recognized him as her son, and subsequently mude an aMiaavit in his favor, in which she de- clared positively that he was her son, and she wrote to Sir Clifford Constabie, who also made an aMdavit 1n his tavor. Her aflidavit was snown to several of the officers, who likewise sppported him, NOT ACKNOWLEDGED. After remaining in Paris about ten days he re- turned to England on the 22d of January and ‘busted himself in visiting different piaces and receiving and veing recet by different persons. He was at Alrestord at the beginuing of February, and while there Was seen by several members of the Tichborne family, who failed to recognize him. Mr. Seymunr, anuncie of Roger Tichvborne; Miss Doughty (then Mrs. Radcliff), and Mrs. Townley, bot cousins of sir Roger, and Colonel Greenwood, an old friend of the heir, failed to recognize him. NONE OF THB RELATIONS OF THB PAMILZ RECOG- * NIZED HIM except the Dowager and @ cousin, Mr. Biadulph, and accordingly is claim was resisted and the suit roceeded. in June, 1867, there was an interview Between the claimant and Mr. Gosfora, with whom Roger Tichvorve had left the sealed packet, as to which Mr, Gosford has not been examined, and of whicn the plaintif® has given his own account, and from which it appears that Mr. Gostord asked him to name tne contents of the ee. and he declined to do 80 in the presence of others, WHAT WAS CONTAINED IN THE SRALED PACKET, Two other gentlemen were present, but thought The Orton who was In Australia and | pacl ousin bef tne disruption of their engagement and that the x dated in November, 1852, was deposited in 1853. It will bave been seen in what lan- uage Roger Tich borne refers to his instructions as oi Waee te itso nda ear aia, iat 80, which was in January, ant after the disruption of the engagement. THE TATTOOING MARKS OF IDENTITY—THE MAN OF THE CARABINIERS, It is now unnecessary, and would be almost im- to trace the exact variations and fine Of the testimony in all its legal minuteness ma no opening of the case, The grand point was as Lo the identity of urton—whether he was Orton, & would-be impostor, or Roger Tichborne, the heir to the property. For many weeks of the trial the pet Of personal identity Was essayed through the trumentality of numberless witnesses, the foundations of whose belief passed through a test- Ing analytical process only compuraole to the flery ordeal by which silver is refined. The physical testimony—that borne by Tiehborne peculiarities of eye, and ear, and thumb, and Knee, and body-borne atrices—were the latest adduced, as. the crow! and = resistiess of self-evident fact, Judge had ocular demonstration in support of faith-worthy witness-bearing of emiaent and honor- able professional medical nen, with regard to the scars on the scalp and ankle, the ‘peculiarly flexi- ble” knuckles, the ear-lobes, ‘unusually pendant,” the singular * magenta! marks”? on the side, and Osher ous warS and vitible tokens whieh wero sou. siderea to esta e Llauman ys + The evidence good for the presence df iithvorns marks” was found equally good for the absence of one particular brand or indelibie stain in the tiesh, which tt is positively affirmed the true Roger Tich- borne of 1851 could be proved to have borne upon ‘nis person, on testimony than whieh nothing more indubitable has been presented in the progress of the “T examined the plainutf with William Ferguson, Mr. ‘Tanton and Dr. Lipscombe,” deposed Dr. land, at the close of his cross-examination by the Attorney General, ‘and there were no tattoo Marks upon the plain.” ‘This, it may be in tue Tecollection of all wNo have read the reports of the inquiry, corroborated the averment of Orton, the claimant, himself, he having sworn that ‘he never had deen tattooed.” When Sir J. D. Coleridge pressed him on this point, the prevalent surmise ‘was that probably sucn marks had been known to exist on the person of Orion, The question which elicited such o distinct answer had been asked with the same intent that lurked 1p an accompanying arUerenny simple but highly significant inquiry, “Did you know a Mr. Bellew in the Carabiniers It was not therefore surprising to hear chat the present Lord Bellew, of Barmeath Castle, count; Louth, Ireland, showed that the actual “tattooing” of the Roger Tichborne of the Carabiniers is a Jact suostantiated by the most solemn and reliable testimony—that of the very man—Lord Bellew— who performed the operatioon with his own hand, THOSE WHO BELIEVED IN HIM, Yet, notwithstanding that the claimant was re- jected by nearly all of the relatives and many of the irlends of the ‘Ticnvorne family, it must be borne in mind that Lady Tichborne herself recognized him as ber son whom she had long supposed lost, More than this, witnesses taken from almost every sphere of life, brother oilicers of Sir Roger, soldiers of the regiment in which ne served, a3 weil ag pro- fessional mea and tradesmen, prateesa to recog- @ the ciaimant as the Sir Roger Tichborno of rs ago. Ola servants of the family testified in favor, believiag him to be the long lost neir, So great was the interest evinced in the progress of ; the trial and so firmly convinced were large num- bers of people that the claimant would win his case that the Tichborne bonds issued by the claimant or his iriends found numerous purchasers, THE CLAIMANT'S CASE CLOSED. @n the 2ist of December, 1871, the case for tne claimant was brought to a close. Though their Witnesses were by no means exhausted, and there were nf others who could be brought forward, the counsel for the plaintiff was satisfied that sutti- cient and forcible evidence had beea adduced to secure @ verdict for the claimant, ‘I'he counsel ac- cording!|v closed nis case, and just three days pefure last Christmas the Court adjourned the further hearing of tne trial tii January 15, THE TRIAL REOPENED. On the 15th of January the Court reassembled for the 1urther hearing of this most extraordinary trial. | Lord Cniet Justice Bovill occupied his place upon the bench, and Solicitor General sir Jonn Duke Colerage, after some unimportant testimony, com- menced an address, reviewing minutely the whole ‘Tus address Will long be re- memvered, as it 1s really one of the most wonderful efforts on record. The remainder of the story now 1 soon toid vy the telegrams {rom London to-day, which announces the witudrawal of the claimant and his subsequent tacarceration in Newgate Jail. DURATION OF THE TRIAL. The hearing of tne cause occupied the attention of the Court and jury during @ space of 114 days— with vacations jonger and shorter—inciuding the day of the opering of the Court m 1871 and yester- | day (March 6, 1872), tue day Of termination o! the suit. It was tried befure eleven special jurors of | Middlesex—ihe eleven boing taken by consent of | Counsel—and argued Ly the most eminent men at | the English bar, miciading Sir Joan Duke Coleriuge, Q@ C., Solicitor General, who appeared for tae ae- fence and against the claim. PAY OF THE JURY. When the Court adjourred for vie Christmas va- ) Cation the jurors were patd one guinea a day each Jor thirty days’ attendance—making seventy guineas: paid to each of them for their attendance on the trial so far. ‘the first sittings extended to forty days, and the second to thirty days. According 10 the strict rule, now that the British provisions as to Special jurors has been repealed, a 8, eclal juryman 1s only entitled to one guinea for a cause; but it was arranged that In tnis Tichborne case the payment should be one guinea per day, and tne attorneys on eet sides agreed to divide the expense between them, POPULAR DELUSIONS IN ENGLAND, ‘The British people have been deeply influenced and moved most excitedly, even to acts of civil war and death, through the agencies of impostors and by means of false clalms and assumptions au different periods in the history of the country, Per- kin Warbeck, Lambert Simnel, ‘‘Mad” Thom, of Canterbury, and: Mrs. Reeves—just lately de- ceased—furnished cases in point. Someof them claimed the Crown of Britain, Thom claimed to be the Lord Christ Jesus, and Mrs. Reeves asserted her title to the position now held by Queen Victoria, and had hearing thereof even in the House of Lords, LAMBERT SIMNEL. This impostor was born about the year 1471, He personated the Earl of Warwick, son of the Duke of Clarence, He found many adherents, particu- larly in Ireland, who took up arms in nis cause and gave battle to the royal forces. He was defeated at | Stoke, Eagiand, June 6, 1487. Simpel was a philoso- | pher in his moments of adversity, for when he fouad his proper level in society he acknowledged it by accepting a post in the King’s kitchen, which he held to the moment of his death, PERKIN WARBECK. Perkin Warbeck, an impostor, was a pretender to the throne of Britain, He is said to have been a French Israelite, of Tournai, He personated Richard, Duke of York, son of King Edward tne Fourth. Warbeck landed in Ireland in the year 1492. He took arms and fougnt in the fleld. He was defeated in Kent, England, in 1495. He ap- eared in Vornwall and assumed ‘the title of King Richard the Fourth tn 1497; was taken prisoner in ! 4498, and hanged at Tyburn on the 23d of Novem- ber, 1409, “MAD'! THOM, THE “SAVIOUR?! Thirty-three years since a lunatic, named Thom, who was disciarged from an asylum for the | insane in Engiand as cured and restored to the | administration of his property, set nimself } forth as the Saviour of ankind almost under the shadow of Canterbury Cathedral, was worshipped as Christ by hundreds of his countrymen, who paraded the county of Kent | for four days, in the expectation of discovering the milienninm hidden away in % hop garden or a cherry orchard. His weartng apparel after he was dead was torn up and preserved as relics by the zeal- ots who adored:him. He was shot by Colonel Boys, of one of the British regiments, when on als march to London at the head of thousands of men, who be- heved that Thom would reform the social system of the world after his arrival in the capital. Colonel Boys shot him with @ pistol, and thus saved the tives of hundreds of his foltuwers from the action of the miittary, for the multitude dispersed on seeing that the divinity was penetrable to earthly weapons, WISCONSIN, The Storagd of Grain Provided for by the Sennte. MADISON, March 6, 1872, A bill passed the Senate to-day protibiting the purchase, or receiving in store, grain oy any other weight or measure than at the standard provided ine Assembly @ constitutional amendment was passed restricting municipal indebtedness to five per cent of the assessed vaiuation. MISSOURI, A Fight on the Floor oi the House of Repre- sentatives. Sr. Lours, March 6, 1872, A fisticuff fight occurred on the floor of the lower House of the Missourl Legisiature yesterday be- tween H, J. Latsonard, @ member from Kansas Cityy and Mr. Orafton, the Sergeant-at-Arms, butgneither was hurt, The diMculty grew out of @ motion py Mr. Latschard to postpone further action in a mat- ter in which Crafton was Interested. A committee ‘Was appointed to investigate the affair, and rerorted in favor of imposing @ fine of $100 on each of the offenders and requiring them to apologize wo the House, but after along discussion at last nigh session the report was voted down, and 1t is probi - that no further motice will be taken of STREET OPENINGS. The Immense Expense of Opening Our Streets, Avenues and Public Parks. POLITICIANS’ FAT PICKINGS. Important Exhibit to Taxpayers by the Committee of Seventy, The following statement of the expenses in the recent openings of streets, avenues ana public parks 1s taken from a further report to the Committee of Seventy, based upon the items of the costs and charges, which, by direction of the Committee of Seventy, have been carefully compiled from the accounts and statements in the City Comptroller's office, Taxpaying citizene can hardly fail to read the statement with interest, and to note the facts contained therein, 1.—Extending Church atreet southwardly from Fulton street, ‘about 2,600 feet—December ‘30, 1887, Commissioners— .T, Arcularius. 12,567,584; 75,81 private property owners. one Trem: ost i — Assessed wholly on 85,440 21,968 29,915 ste ee ee 2,876 |. B.—The total costs of widening Fuiton street, in 1837, from peg Rider's alley, near Guld street, 1,800 feet, Laurens street from Washington square to arral t, about 3,900 teet—February 25, 1870, Com- missloners—James H. Coleman, Robert C. Hutchings, Morgan Jones, Awards, $1,810,440; costs, $144,344; naseasments on city, 222 ; ‘residue on property holders, Ttems of costes 828,500 Preparing rey Burveyor--isdward Boyle. Clerk—George 11. Purser. ices—Daniel Whelan, clair, 28 = egsseeee Emanuel B, fier, Willard Bartlett Stationery ana printing—William ¢ Advertising in eleven newspapers... .. I1L.—Extending Lexington avenue, from si to Ninety-seventh street, about 8,200 rea of land 3 ai taken, 186 lots, 25x100—April 1670. Commissioners-— George B. Van Brunt, Hugh Smith, Alexander Frear. A 1,438,264; costs, 72,068; expenses, 33,275; as- $773,552; remdue on property’ holaera, r ‘Trainor, Peter 230 2.485, Stationery and priniing— William Advertising in tour newspapers. 1200 N- B.--The total costa of opening Lexingion avons in 1887, frona Biyenty-Lrat street to Thirty-nrat street, 2640 eet, were only $1,396. IV.—Extending Park place, from Colleze place to West strect, about 1,100 feot—Kebrunry 22, isa Comanianion- ers, James H. Uoleman, Walter Roche, John Se Awards, $743,013; costs, {$58,000; expenses (?), $17,643; assessment on city, $300,000; residue on property Holders. Items of Commission reparing rep ‘is Surveyor_tuvward J. Boyle Clerk~—Gedrge Hl, Purser. Clerical services—Willard Burtieti: iliam Hitchman. Stationery and Advertising in seven newspapers ef ¥ V.—Widening Broome street, from’ Wooster io” Laurer not exceeding 200 feet, taking a sirip of land abo twelve fect in front of houses and used for courtyards. July 13, 1871, Commissioners—Gratz Nathan und two otters, Awards, $47,000; costs, $18,850; collector's fees, $1,650; asseanment on city, $812,000; renidue on property holders, ‘The items of costs are not yet ascertainable in the Comp- VincExtensing Lafayette place from Groat J. L.— Extending: fayette place from Great Jones street Bieesker etrgel. | Report ged far presentation ri ratz Natl Rooke ahd William St cae RE: Awards exceed $600,000 junt assessed on tl mae $600, ed on the city, 00, ‘Amount and items of costs not yet ascertainable. For improvements in the vicinity of Central Park, most ‘Of them embraced in the now plan of the upper part of the ity, estaplighed by the Commissioners of the Park ‘under act * 0f 1856 :— Vil.—Opening “the Circle,” 400 feet diameter at the south- west corner of Central Park, at the intersection of Highth avenue, Fifty-ninth street, Broadway add Boulevard. 1A larve portion of tue land’ taken was embraced in thone streets and avennes). Contirmed February 1, 1808, Commissioners—Jobn K, Hackett, John J. Bradiey and Charles G, Halpine. Awards for lanas, 504,772; costs, $26,231. Assessed on 72, - Commi Central Park, #266127 ; residue on property holders, Items of coats— $8,000 i 4,796 Surveyor— "969 Clerk—Kdward 179 Assistant Clerk--James M. Sweeny, 140 ‘Apgraisers (nine in number)—Michael Gehegan’. "500 cain Scott. 600 Sylvester KE. 00 600 500 2) mull 220 i 22y Stationery and printing—Mr. ©. Rogers 351 Advervising in four newspapers....... 1,123 VIIL—Ovening public place, 200 feet y at BouthCast corner of Contral Park, on Fifth avenue, Fiity. Fitth-ninth streets. Commissioners—Rovert ce Huteh- ings, Hugh Smith and Gratz Nathan. Awaras for lands, $495,750 ; costs, $51,925; assessed on the city (or Central Park, $109,168; residue on property holders, vems of costs: ‘ies K. Graham. 1. Pureer. Appraiser of isutidings ~Warren Brady. Stationery and printing—Wm. ©. Rogers. ‘Advertising in ive newspapers. .... 1X. Opening public place, near Ni 1» Six street aud Boulevard. ‘Commissioners—James H. Cole- man, Willard Bartlett and Wilham H. Tracy. Awards for lands, $134,082; costa, $15,574. realdue on property holders. Aasessed on Preparing repo! Surveyor—Charies K. Clerk—Georgh H, Pur Stationery and printing—Wim. ©. ‘Ro, Advertising in six newspapers. I" 9g X.- Opening 124d, 1284 and 127th sireeta.” Jaiycis; 1870. Com- missioners—John Brown, R, Croker and Michael Hal- ine. Awarcsfor lands and buildings, $145,767 ; conte, $27,634; collector's fees, 1$4,355 5; assessed on’ city, $83,003—residue on property holder: Items of costs :— Commissioness....,.++.-s0+6 sere o5088T,500 Preparing rep rt- George li. Purser, 4,381 yor—J. A. Bagley. 9.8565 lerk—Georze H. rarser. 2,000 Appraisers—Warren Bra ‘500 ui W. Titcher. 200 Stationery and print iifam ©. Rogers RL Advertising in Lve newspapers...... i 1316 In twenty other separate cases, from Seventy-second to 146th street, nearly all the openings nominal and without award—theggregate costs were $152,783 Average, $7,639, ‘The costs in cases of that description in 1837 did not exceed in the average $1,000, XI.- Opening avenue St. Nicholas, with Manhattan street from livin to,lbich street, occupying in part the Harlem yane 6,00 A 1d feet, Contirmea A. Osgood, John who resigned and was suc- Lineal extent about 862. Commisstoners— Geo: Winslow, Jr “ead bull $85,286 ; costs, $115,867 and buildings, ; costs, ; assessed on city, $21,943 ; residue on property boiders. Trems of cost Commissioners, Preparing reports. Surveyors—Edwar ce . J. Wilson d Boyle e Appraisers— Bonn P. qaun. 1,00 Hi, Caikibs 1,000 Stationery and printing— William’ 3,820 Advertising in. seven newspal 30 rs Li Siecopening Boulevard of “Pubic Drive,* trom Fifty-afath Street to 16dth street. Lineal extent about 27,000 fee Boulevard 1:0 feet wide, of which about one-baif con- of lands in the old Bloomingdale road and the th avenue, Average number of city jots, 2x1 or 10 ail Commissiuners— takentn each of the mineiy-six blocks, six ot 876 lots. Conirimed June 15, 186s, George A. Osgood, W. G. Hunt Awards for lands, $2,607, on city, #1,680,608— 916 ; cos W. P. Lee, $117,568. Assessed due on property holders, very... Advertising in four newspapers 1,485 XIIL—Opening Morningside, Park, from 110th street to 12d street, containing dl! acres, about 4¥4 city lots, 26x100 ft. Tt oocupies the rocky hillside near’ the ‘Bioominy- aylum, Contirmed August 7, 1870, Commiasoners— Wiliam M. tweed, Jr., Hugh Smith nna Rovert Suthor- jand. #B1,548,558 ; costs, $126,055; assessed on residue on property holders, Ae le +e Clerk--Georce H. Purser Clerical services—W illiam A. Barr. 1,700 William Sin 00 Appraisers—Warren Brady. 2,750 Bernard Smyth. . Px] Joseph C. Shaden. . 00 Stationery and printin 3123 Advertising in hve pewspapers. Tt 1,627 qaihetnole amount of costs and ‘chi on'the iu property holders in the cases abov from She Ia of Becemver, or to the orerent time, and the whole b posed on the city di period, may be suunmed up us follows:=-— “ur ne the same Coets amd Atveaomente rg", In extending Church street, Widening Laurens sureet Extending Lexington penses, idening , Expenses. re Batinnated cosia uf second Goramission, > ‘same rate aa the first. * 109,000 Extending Lafayette place. . ‘Not known, 300,000 0,006,407 819,108,807 EL itunes, pn HENRY NICOLL, JAMES M. BROWN, ' Commuttee, Nazw York, March 4, 1872, THE JAPANESE EMBASSY. Reception of the Japanese on the Floor of the House—A Brilliant Assemblage—The Speak- er’s Weloome—Iwakura’s Salutation. WASHINGTON, March 6, 1872, The reception of the Japanese Embassy by the House to-day was one of the liveliest scenes wit- nessed here for some time, It 1s true that the mem- bers of the Embassy as they filed in, with their solemn faces, on the arms of the mempers of the committee appointed to ao the honors of the occa- sion, had more the appearance of a funeral cortége than of a royal embassy about to be welcomed by the greatest repuvlic in the world; but the scene was a itvely one notwithstanding. The crowded galleries, which blossomed ike conservatories of rare flowers with wo- manly loveliness; the gay toilets, bright colors and pretty faces, must have impressed these grave representatives of a far off country with at least an appreciation of the novelty of the specta- cle, Through the gallantry of Mr. Cox, of New York, the ladies were admitted to the floor. At eleven o’clock the procession arrived and passed through the main door and down the aisie in front of the Speaxer’s desk, where they took their places, Iwakura was escorted by General Banks, They, witn the other members of the committee, each with one of the Japs In charge, took their places directly in front of the Speaker’s desk, the rest of tne delegation filling the semi-circle. ‘They were ail im conventional black, with white kias, except Mr. Mori, the Japanese Chargé d’Affaires, who wore lemon-colored gloves. After taking their places General Banks addressea the Speaker as fol- lows:— INTRODUCING THE EMBASSY, The committee of the House of Kepresentatives assigned to that duty, according to its instructions, now have the honor to present to you and to tne House Iwakura and their Excellencies Kido, Okubo and Ito, Ambassador-in-Chief and Assistant Ambas- sadors Of the government of Japan; the honorabie Secretaries of tne Embassy, and the honoratle Com- missioners of the principal departments of Japan, with thelivattachés, The Speaker addressed the distingutshed visitors as foillows:— THE SPEAKER'S WELUOME. Your EXCkLLEnctes -On behalf of the Houso of Representatives I welcome your Imperial Embassy to this Hall, ‘rhe reception which ts thus extended to you 80 unanimousiy and so cordially by the members of this body 18 signincant of the interest which our whole people feel in the rapidly ueveiop- ing relations bevween the Japanese empire and the American republic, ‘Ihe course of migration for the human race has for many centuries been steadily Westward, & course always marked by conquest and too often by rapine, Reaching the bounuary of our Continent we encounter a returning tide trom your country setting eastward, seekiag not tie troe PNies ol war, but the more shining victories o1 peace; and these two currents of population appropriately mect ana mingle on the shores of the great Pacific Sea, it will be my pleasure to present to you per- sonally the representatives of the people, and I oeg to assure you, for them and for myseil, taat durmg your stay at our capital you will be at all times wel- come to the privileges and courtestes o! the floor. To tnis Iwakura replied by reading from a manu- script in Japanese, ‘fhe sing-sing intonations of the voice resembled the style peculiar to the Quakers in thelr speaking, and as he read jn slow, monotonous, undulating tones, the effect at first was rather of the ludicrous order. But the apparent conscious- ness on the part of the reader of the importance of the occasion eoon impressed itself upon the vast assemblage, and quiet followed the iaclination to treat it Jocosely. When the Ambassador finisned reading General Banks read @ transiation, which was listened to with deep interest, as follows: — “ By the request of the Chief Ambassacior and asso- ciates 1 have the honor to present to you, Mr. Speaker, and to the louse a translation of tue ad- dress he has presented, and to ask that it may ve the pleasure 01 the House to have it transcribed on the House journal.” General Banks then reau it, ag follows:— IWAKURA'S SALUTATION. Mk. SPEAKER AND HONORABLE MEMBERS OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF 1NE UsiTsD STATES :— On benalf of the Ambassadors of Japan, our sovereign, and the people whom we represent, we tender to you our sincere thanks and warmest friendship. ° We fully appreciate the distinguished honor which places us iace wo face in the presence of that mighty power which rules the great American republic. Governments are strong when built upon the hearts of an enlightened people, We came for enlightenment and gladly find 1t here. Journeying eastward irom the ae ol the Sunrise toward the sunrising, we daily behold a new sun- rise beyond the one we before enjoyed. New Knowleuge rises daily before us, and when a com- pleted (rip shall have passed in review of an encir- cled globe we shail gather together our treasures of knowledge, remembering that, however we have advanced towards the sources of light, each on- ward move has revealed a further step be- yond, ‘The government of Japan airead appreciates the value of an _ enlighten policy towards itself and all nations, but our united assurance on our return will confirm to the people at large the friendliness of feeling so frequently expressed heretofore and now so gen- erously exhibited to this Embassy. Iethe future an extended commerce will unite our nauonal interests In @ thousand lorms, as drops of water com- mingle flowing from our several rivers to that co mon ocean that divides our countries. Let us ex- press the hope that our national friendship may be as difficult to sunder or estrange as to divide the bred blended drops composing our common Pacific ean. ‘The Embassy were then presented individually to, the members of the House, Mr. Mori, wno under- stands our lauguage perfectly, standing near Iwa- kura and signifying to him the relative importance of the persons introduced. {wakura is a man of small stature, strongly-marked features, with ahead showing a superior cerebral organization, He has a quiet dignity of manner, which {ndicates an ac+ quaintance with the consideration of grave sub- jects. He did everything with a deliberation and method quite surprising to the nervous energy of our people, After the introductions ihey marched out as solemnly as they came in, amid the cheering of the floor and galleries. THE PACIFIC COAST. . A Stage Stopped by a California Turpin— . The “Chicken” Sentenced to be Hanged= “Herby” Byrnes Will and Bequests. SAN FRANCISCO, March 6, 1872. The stage between Milton and San Andreas was stopped yesterday by a highwayman and the trea- | sure box was given to nim, when the stage drove on. Upon discovering that tne box was empty he fired several shots at the stage, without effect. Jonnny Devin, alias “the Cnicken,’’ convicted of the murder of August Kamp, has been sentenced to be hanged on the 26th of April. The will of the late Herbert Byrne, which was filed for probate to-day, bequeaths $5,000 to Mary Cross, his nurse; $1,000 to David Scannell, Chief Engineer of tie Fire Department; $1,000 to Blijab Nichola; $5,000 to Henry Byrne Cyprico; the re- mainder of his estate, estimated at $140,000, to Ed. R. Carpenter. THE MISSOURI BOND “RING.” The Last Bequest of the Dead Conspirator to His Wile. Sr. Lous, Mo., March 6, 1872. A special despatch from Kansas City to the Demo- crat says:—Rovert B. Higgins, who was connected with the Cass county bond a‘fair, and who shot himself there yesterday, wrote a letter to his wile that he committed suicide to save himsei/ trom disgrace, and enclosing $3,000, Supposed to be the broceeds of the bonds sold before his arrest, Some fifty thousand dollars of the bonds are reported to have been sold to Mortimer’s Bank, iu Kansas City; but the report is doubted, A TERRIBLE ACCIDENT. Povankeersi&, N. Y., March 6, 1872. A wood chopper named Head, at work at AD» thony’s Nose, in the Highlanas, buut & “ais hart a esterday noon to eat bis dinnel Syrine went thawed the frost around tue boulder and it feil from ite place on the man, breaking bot Jegs and one arm, and braising 018 body in @ terrl bie manner, He will die THE VIRGINIA VENDETTA, Two Richmond Editors “Squar- ing” for a Duel. CHIVALRY SUPERSEDED BY THE POLICE, The Would-Be “‘Shootists” Expected to Have a Rencontre on the Street. The Rise and Progress of the Quarrel. THZ ARREST OF BOTH PARTIES, RicuMonp, Va., March 6, 1872, Richmond has been in a fermented state of excite ment for several days over an anticipated duel, or street encounter, between the chief editors of the Whig and Enquirer. There has been a feud between these two leading journals of the State ever since the days of the jamous duel between young Richie aad Hampden Pleasants, in 1845, when the iatter was kijled, Several duels have been foaght by the dif- ferent editors in charge, and it seemed to have really grown into A SORT OF JOURNALISTIC VENDETTA. Of late years, however, duelling and all suck’ bloody conclusions nave fallen somewhat pe ai use here, especially with the press, which is ning to take a more sensible and a broader view of its mission, ‘The present editors of the two papers: are Mr, James U. Southall, of the Enquirer, and Mr. Alexander Moseley, of the Whig. Mr, Southall ie middle-aged, and Mr. Moseley 1s quite advanced im Years, Both are gentlemen of the nighest character, and standing, They have been on good terms pem sonally. ORIGIN OF THE PRESENT QUARREL, The quarrel grew out of the embittered contest over the repeal of the Funding bill. The Whig charyed that the Zaquirer was the hired organ of tne Pennsylvania Central Railroad Company and of! the bondholders. The Znquter pronounced thist An infamous catumny, and retorted that the Whig: had fot only been the paid organ of the Pennsylva-: nia company last winter, but was now under the pay of Genera! Mahone, the “Virginia railroad: king.” ‘This, it was thought, would have precip!- tated a@ personal rencontre on Saturday last, but! nothing occurrea, and on Monday the iV/ég repiied,, denouncing very emphatically the assertions of tne! Enquirer to ve falsehoods, and reiterating | 10 charges against that paper. ‘This, the public! thought, would certainly bring things to a crisis, but it did not, A BOMBSHELL FROM THE ENQUIRER. This morning, after waiting ovcr a day, they Enquirer replied, 10 the following purpos The Bnquirer of saturday contained an article in refer- ence tothe Whig wnd its editor which, according to our understanding of te use of language, was, Os It Was inteaded to be—as Insulting as genieel words could make it, ‘To that articie the editor of the Waig has replied by recrimmation, and stating the charges made against Mr, Moseley were true vo the letter, and aiosi of them can be sabstanuated by tesuumony. fi he considered .nimsell aggrieved he should have sought redress otnerwise than through Mr, Moseiey, douotless, the columns of the Whig, knew what all know who have been at all convers- ant with my tife-iong opinions, that 1 would neitaer give nor ACCEPT A CHALLENGE TO LIGHT A DUBL, but he no doubt knew as certainly that [ aim always ready to resist in @ proper mauner any attack made upon my character or person, and knowing Loat he has chosen to deieud Inised by cowaraly -reerimi- Nations agamst charges which he knew to be true ani declined to resent’? Mr, Southall, of the Ane querer, 18 & Very strict Presbyterian, which aceeunts for nis ANTL-DUBLLISTIC SENTIMENTS. Of course Us was at unce construed into an ine, vitation lo Moseley for @ personal assault im the Street It he leit himself aggrieved. Luis morning Mr. Southall appeared on the street and expecta- on Was on the tiptoe, but there was no appearance of a difficulty, and about twelve o'clock the affair Was brought to a very peaceful conclusion by the CHIEF OF POLICE, WHO AKRESTED BOTH parties, and had them bound over in the sum of $1,000 each to Keep tne peace for twelve months, and so, nO doubi, the matter has ended, It will have a good eifect, and may put astop % the foolish practice of duciliag among editors. ‘Phe vendetta of the Enjwirer and Whig has thas, no doubt, had @ bloodiess termimatuon, and will only ve remem- bered hereaiter with tue other relies of that bare barous past Which 15 so fast passing away. Tue days ol chivalry are goue, let us nope, forever. AMERICA’S GREAT CENTENIAL Meeting of the Commissioners and Election of an, Executive Committse—At the Union League Receptiou--Speeches and Compliments— Concluding with a Dance. PHILADELPHIA, March 6, 1872, The Centennial Commissioners have been in session 1m the Common Council Chamber this morning, and at the Continental Hotel this afternoon, The busi ness before the Commission was the completion of a permanent organization. Ex-Governor Hawley, of Connecticut, has veen selected as permanent Presi< dent of the Commission, 0. Cleveland, of New Jersey, First Vice President, and Henry Prol Ohio; Wiliam Byrd, Alabama; John L, Creigh, fornia, and Robert Lowry, of Lowa, Assistant Vice Presidents. TAK EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE, . In Committee of the Whole this alternoon the Commission confirmed D. J. Morreil, of Pennsylvae nia; J. V. L. Prayn, of New York: W, W. Wood, of Virgioia; Wultant Prescott Smith, of Maryland, and George H. Corilss, of Kuode Island, as the Bxecu- ve Cominitiee. THB COMMISSIONERS AT THE UNION LEAGUE RE- OEPTION. The Unton League tendered the Commission a grand reception this evening; the best pouple of the city were present. Among them were Morton McMichae), Joon W. Forney, Joseph tarrison, Jay Cooke, Edward C. Knughe, Joseon Sauch, Mneodore Cuyler, Eli Price, and, in tact, the dower of the s0= ciety of this ctcy. Mr. Morton McMichael, President of the Union League, welcomed the Commusion ia a very felicte tous manner. CHARACTERISTIC SPERCH OF BX-GOVERNOK HAWLEY. ‘This was replied to by ex-Governor Hawley, Who said that in his opinion I’hiladeiphia is the proper lace for holding the centennial. He nad been t joston and knew all about that city—that is, so far as (he straightness of its etreets is concerned, He knew,all that a respectable mau of lamily should know about New York—(laughterj—and on the whole had concluded that Pniladetpita 1s the place, par exevLcnce. Above ull others, this 14 the place whore the oid bell rang out the chimes of lverty. Here is where the grand old Stace House stand: and here Jet ua celevrate the hundredth anoiversar Of 113 birth. (Loud and continued applanse.) THE VIRGINIA REPRESENTATIVE Wits THE MARK. Mr. Orestes Uleveland followed iu a brief Speech of the same tenur, when Colon . We Wood, of Virginia, laving been caiied, in @ five minutes’ speech Mude the hit of the evening. He said Guvernor Hawley ha he pleasure of sav, ing (in veierring to the war), a giad we did now hit each and, gentlemen, | uost heariily echo his seutiments. Pie occasion witch rouge us 80 near Loxetter in 1$62 was on oar part to divide the Union. To-night, gentlemen, we aga THANK GOD, TO CEMENT THE UNION. (Applause ana cheers.) And f ve to say thas ho heart in Potladelphia to-night beats in warmer accord with the cause of the Univa twa bite hearts; of my constituents in Virginia. Mr. Wood cone tinued but a few moments, yet his remarks were Teceived with the greatest appiaise, aad av the conciuston the gentlemen came up and congratus lated him. " entiemen, among them Theodore Cuyler, whousa lawyer, who got Warined to iis subject and referred to his auditors as gentiemen of the sury,’ and Colonel Forney made speeches. THE COMMISS|UNERS WORSHIVIPING TERPS ICHORE. ‘the Commisston then adjourned, by invitation, to the Young Mannerchor bail, and at tits writing are mingling in the mazes of the dance and forgetting for the moment, the Clatms of home 1p tne societ: of the preity /rauieins anu dashing cavalers of the NAVAL OBDERS, WasuineToy, March 6, 1872, Commander William K. Mayo is ordered to duty as lighthouse Inspector in the Seventh dustricty Lieutenant Commander A. R. McNair to the Powe natan, Lieutenant E. C, Pendieton to the Washi ton Navy Yard, Ensign Martin E. Hall to the Iroq nol Second Assistant Engineer J, S, Ogden totha jew York Navy Yard. Commander Samuel R, Franklin ts detached trot the Mare Island Navy Yard, ana placed on waitin; orders; Commander Charles A. Babcock 13 ni from duly as inspector of the Sevently light district, and placed on waiting orders; B. Richards from the recet' aulp New ordered 19 ; {