The New York Herald Newspaper, March 23, 1872, Page 5

CONGRESS. THE TARIFF IN ‘THE SENATE. Tea and Coffee ‘Placed on the Free List. The Soldiers’ Homestead Bill Passed. Private Bill Day in ‘the House. SENATE WasninGTon, Bareh ¥2, 1673, . WOMEN ON POLYGAMY, Zhe'Viow PRESIDENT laid before the Sematea memorial saigned by over four hundred women of Utah, strongly depre- cating the admission of that Territory inte the Union asa ‘Btate, In @ letter addressed to the Vice President,.secom- ypanying the memorial, a committee of five ladies statethata, large majority of the signers have been reaidents of. Utah and ‘members of the Mormon Church ‘or many years; that num- pers of them have had personal «»d-very bitter expertence of the practical workins of , to believe that thet wivhas would be'ooa ty ‘@oatioued wise cee (2 the agains of a) eye an consequent acceacion of power for B priesthood, The vapers were ordered:to be printed, THE PUBLIC LANDS. Bills were introduced as follows: — By Mr. sOMEROY, (rep.) of Kansas, from the Committee hi to'actual settlers on the en Le nds—To secure, lomesteads jog the Preemption laws and provid- settlements ony. also @ bill to incorpo. Balt Lake and ado River Hallway Company, with a grant of right of way. By Mr, BOREMA., (rep.) of W. Va., from the Committee re Gait pacha a te He parmens to the om ceseene udon county, Va., for their, taken mill tary authorities of’ the | nited States. Ene CALDWELL, (rvp.) of Kan., from the Committee qn Frivaie Land Claims—i:xteading tor-three years the act ae baa oa of the land claims ja ay ‘aad Missouri. +. MORRILL, (rep.) of Vt., introduced.e bill repealing the ning lands and certain privileges in the Indian Terri- (0 rallroad companies. . SHERMAN, (reps) of Obio, from the Committee on Finance, reported » bil to re‘ugd tu .the Winona and St, Peter Rakroad Company certain duties paid on raliroad tron. Passed, SELECTION OF BHIPMASTERS. Mr. VioKERS, (dem. ), of Md., from the Committee on Com- meroe, revoried a bill deiming’ the rights of part owners of ease.s, a3 to the selection of captains. Passed, Mr. LOGAN, (rep.), of Ili,, called up, the bill to. enable honorably discharzed soldie.s and sailors and, thelr widosn tto aeyuire homesteads on the public lands, aud urged its \pasaage. At the ration of thi business, op yn. of ¢ morning hour the unfinishea ‘THR TARIFF BILI, came up. Mr, WixDOM, (rep.) af Minn., asxed unanimous consent that the Tam ‘bill showid be temporarily latd aside for the jpurpose of passing this bill. He stated that petitions signed ‘by nearly 4:0.000 soldiers had been presented in fevor of the bill and that ir at were not passed immediately it would be too late for the soldiers to get their homesteads thie spring, Mr. SHERMAN objected. Mr. WiNDOM then ined to lay aside the Tarif bill. Mr. SHERMAN calle! tor the yeas aud mays,.which was aud the motion was carr ¢!—yeus 2, naya 10. THE SOLDIER'S HOMESTEAD BLL ‘was then taken.up. Meras. LoGaN, WINDOM and STEWART, (rep.) of Ney., adnocated it, Mr. STEWART sald this was the first so-called Soldiexs’ bill thas was nit Lor the benent of speculators. The bill was passed. fas Senate resumed the consideration of the Tariff pei Mr, ConBErt, (rep.) of Oregon, being entitled to the ‘Mr. Conner criticised the bill as making too great are- duction of duties and tending to rroduce stagnation of prade, and ‘argued as the Dramas Oe gold went down the necessity for protective duiles increased, ur. Monon, (rep.)of Ind. auld while « prokibitory tari! was an obsolete idea free trade was out of the question, and that the doctrine generally accepted by the American people at this time seemel.to A TARIFF FOR REVENUE, wo adjusted as to discriminate in favor of Americas indus- try. Upon this tariff question political parties were divided, ‘ana the position of the democrats seemed tobe that they were opposed to.# reduction of the duties upon the articas in the production of which their particular States were snter- ested and fo favor of # liberal reduction upon all otper les. ‘Mr, HaMILTon, (dem.\of Md., said tho democrats were 4n favor of reducing the duties upon ail ari:cles, ‘Mr. MORTON read from the democratic platferm of 15¥8 on the question of tariff, ana said be understood there was to be a new party formed in that POLITIOAL MORGUE qmbioh had been opened in Cincinnati for the reseption of Dodies, which bodies ke thougkt, would not, be recognized atter the meeting by thelr best friends. That movement had pote on a free trade basis, but it wus feared would wot work well, so it was decided it should be neu on it lon. The > he said, was 8 question of Jabor and wages more than ‘anything else. Waxes in Eagland were Sheut, seven-tweiftie of American Wwacgs and. ta Germany 4 Belgium they were only one-third as much as in the. {nites States, and with suche disp in wages dt was idie jo suppose that our industries could thrive without protec- don. ‘There was an impi abrogd that American manu- facturers were making enormous . He believed this to be erxoneous, and he asked Mr. Anthony to siate bis opinion as to the average prott of manufacturing in Rhode {aland during the last five y RIGHT PER CENT PROTIPS. Mr. ANTHONY, (rep.) of Rly said he thought it could not be more than eight per cent, Me Moston asked Mr, Morrill (of Vermont) his opingon on the subject. Mr. ‘MowRILL said that during the war some ot the New Kingland mannfacturera bad made large proiits, chiefly by the great rise in vaiue of the raw material they bad on hand Bt the beginning of tne war, but taal thelr profits on an id not elght per cent. Mr. Scott to state the average profits of Yennsylvania, ate the average throughout the the Juniata iron region, lished manutactortes the period of de- er that, while he was in favor of = rotect American inaustry, he did got n Mr, SooT?T could pot Btate, but said that tm his reuion very tew of those who had esta’) been avle to maintain themselves through that bad come upon the trade. [ORTON said tur. which wpa. pret ‘Mr, y settled, usted from time to time, Hassiog to detail he said he was in favor of placing TRA, COFFEE AND OOAL ON THE FREE LIST, and reducing the dutty on salt and-on textile fabrics. ‘MORRILL thought we could not afford to make tea and yet, but favored the reduction of the duty. Yoh was then taken on Mr. Scott's amendment potting, tom and coifee on the free list, and it was agreed to y, the following vote :— ‘YEAs—Mesers. Alcorn, Anthony, Boreman, Caldwell, Cam- ron, Chandler, Clayton, Cooper, Corbett, Davis, kdmunds, Ferry of Mich.,'Fre\inghtysen,Gllbert, Goluthwalt, Hill, Hitoh cook, Howe, Kellogg, Kelty Horton, Norwood, Nye, avon Pomeroy, Pra , Rice, vlokers dom—$5. Btewart, Vickers, W ‘indo ‘lair, Conkling, Fenton, Hamilton of daiemtin Sonu, Morrill of Vix, Sehura, Sherman, Sum- B Me, peal mae "Sir, MORRILT. of Vt, moved to atrike out the second section duties ten per cent on cotions, el and other metals, earthenware ubber. oilcloth, &c. ‘Mr. SHERMAN favored the motion, and sald that if Mr. Morrill had not anticipated him he would have moved on Dehbalf of the committee to strike out the second section and ‘also to retain the duty on rice and other articles. He argued the question of repeat the duties on tea and coffee as now settled, and ‘daviged 1 business men of the country to make their arrangements accordingly. But putting those articles on the free list woul.t BIRIKR OFF OVER THIRTY-ONE MILLION DOLLARS of revenue, and no further material red.uétion of the tari could be made, unless we were to retain our internal revenue faxes and stop'ali payments on the principal of the national de! bt. ‘Mr. TRUMBULL, (rep.) of Ill., argued that the second sec- tion ought to be retained, because the articles embraced tn ft wrerelapasly used by ihe masses, and were, in fact, neces: of life, ‘At a quarter past five o'clock the Senate, without vo'ing on the pending motion, adjourned to Monday, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, _WAsmingtox, March 22, 1872, CUSTOMS REFORM. Mr. LEONARD MYERS, (rep.) of Pa., presented the me- morlal of the National Board of Trade asking for such modifications of the Direct Importation law of 1870 as will simplify the entries required at the ports of arrival and allow Wines and distilled spirits the advantages conferred by sala Mr. coffee fre BALM FOR THE WOUNDED. Mr. MCCRARY, (rep.) of Iowa, frum the Committees on 4 & resolution to payto Mr, Cessna, of necesa ul contestant for the seat of 40 ag his actual, reasonable and neces- sary expenses. tated that the committee had required itemised accounts, under oath, from all contestants, and that this sum was ¢1,500 less than’ the account presented. The amount paid to the unsuccessful contestants at the last Con- gress was $113,000, The resolution was adc VATE BILLS, PRI The House then proceeded to the call of committees for rts of a private character, Under the call a large num- Der of private bills were reported and passed. ‘The remainder of the A atter two o'clock was given to the business of the ict of Columbia, Tne session to- morrow is to be for debate only. THE gugToM AOYSR IQuiny. Boulwell on General Orders=The Man thai Wanted Tweed in His Places ‘WasntncToy, March 22, 1872, ‘The New York Custom House Investigation Com- mittee met this afternoon, when the following com- municauon from the Secretary of the Treasury was read:— TREASURY DEPARTMEN Orrton oF THm TREASURY, March 21, Pat 8rn—In Teply to your letter of the inst, covering cer- it tigation wit ona sone tc Wr mittee with the correspondence between the Seoretary of the rensury and the ie tee Pine port ot New York since March, 1869, lation to the general order busines, My wo Chee “ ing Warehouses ol Bia Sompanion for the ator of unclaim ods: re stated in this correspondence, and I refer especially to my letters of Junel and 9, 1870" Hon made me to the Collector of Customs at New York that the wi houses of the steamship companies might be used for the Storage of unclaimed goods piwars contemplated that {8 storehouses should be plas under the exclisi control of officers of the Unit Stal and - of the steamships that the owners and managers and the employes of the steamship companies should be ‘under treated ‘aa other persons would be treated, and should be led from all management o! warehoyses, In reply to ird resolution of the committee, ine honor ty say that the correspondence will show that the plan for the distribution of the general order business, lately in- troduced by the Collector as Bre r at New York, rect dha of the le Eowever, as will appear trow 26 corresponaapees ft Was tn? derstood by vt storeho owned by the steam- be used If the companies werg will- ..NEW YORK HERALD, SATURDAY, MARCH 23, 1872,-TRIPLE SHEET; afternoon was occupied in the examination a jaer in the New York Cus tom House; he was ap} ted to ofice in 1870, shortly after Murphy Was appointed Collector: in the fail of that was the Righth District Repu! Association; detailed the manner in walch members of repeblican orgaaiza- Uoas were approached by membarags sna Tammany the money of King and in many cases infloen ‘that gang; he himeelt had been APPROACHED BY TWEED, who promised him ® guarantee for his entire fature tt he would ailow himself to be 1m tne repubdil- can organization for the parpot of Tammany. He told Tweed te put himselt in his place and he Would then find out what bis anawer ought to be. ‘Tweed then said, ‘Then we can’t out pro- to wituess to exert bis influence specific ways. Witness was closely in terrogated vy Senator Casser! to giving the name of the delegate who arranged for his interview with Tweed only for the reason that tho di ‘was mow an Invalid, The intorview to which he celerred took piace at Tweed’s private room at tise office of the Board: of Puolic Works. AS lo the serenade to Murphy on his retirement from the office of Col- lector, Witmess sald that Marphy did not desire it, but the serenade tovk place notwithstanding Mur+ phy’ objection, The committee then adjourned yntil to-morrow at eleven o'clock. POLITICAL MOVEMENTS AND VIEWS. It.1s mentioned as.a little scyap.of contempora- neous hystory that Charles Sumper took his seat.ta the United States Senate as successor to Dantel ‘Webster, December 1, 1851, the same day on which Henry Gisy appeured.in the Senate tor-tne last time. On # mateer of weight on the United States Su- preme,Bench, Judge Clifford, of Maine, outweighs Judge. Davis, of Illinois, eigaty poands—the former turning the beam at 365 poulds and the latter at 280 pounds. The Steubenville (Ohio) Herald (republican) hopes “no republican will be cayght with the democrauc hook, baited by the labor reform bait,” Is not this @ sort of bull-bart ? “The aimmutive tall of the magnificent Kite or Senator Schurz” 1s, acgording to.che Boston Trav- eer, Senator Tipton. That is probavly the reason Why that kite 1s at present in such a whirligig com dition, A Washington correspondent says-+‘tne democrats take consolation from tne resuit in New Hamp- shire,” This remindg us of @ lite story. An old armer had been on f long journey to the “‘store,” and was returning home rather overcome by the effects of old rye, when @ neighbor aetermined wo Playa trick upon pim and make him, if possible, behave better for the future. ‘Hello, farmer Jones,” cried the neighbor, ‘‘haven’t you beard the terrible news?? “So (hig), not as 1 (nic) Knows on.” «Your house has been on fire.” “No (hic), yan don’t say so’?? “Butithas burned down.’? “The mis-(nic)- chief, you say; that’s (nic) bud.” “And, #ad to say, your poor old woman was burned up init.” “The devil !? exclaimed farmer Jones, straightening him- seif in his sgddlo and sovering off all atouce. “My old woman burned up, you say? There’s some con- gelation Jp that, anyhow.” Apd that is avout the amountof “consolation” the democrats take from the resyit in New Hampsnire. Ex-Governor Augustus W. Bradford will be at the head of the Maryland delegation to the Cincinnatl Liberal Republican Convention. Bradford 1s a sound “Sabbath day rest’? man, Bence there will be “Sundays in his revoiutions.”” And now a brother-in-law of Ben Butler turns up. after a while the tite of “brotper-in-law” will become a3 odious to the people, whem coupled with oficial preferment, as that of “mother-in-law” when uentioned in connection with other cauples. E. 0. Perrin, Clerk of the Court of Appeals of Mew York, is on a visit to Louisiana, and has been making speeches in behaifet the democracy. Ac- cording to the New Urieans Times 1t would be dif. cult to ascertain from Mr. Perrin’s remarke whether the Clay statue in that city or the demecracy of New York were composed of metal. Senator Tipton says the Otmcmnati Convention will be a “grand success.” He does not, poasiviy, mean a Grant success, The Saston (Pa.) Argus—anti-administration— declares that ‘dts now certain as anything tuat has not actually happened that Grant will be the nominee of the Repuolican National Convention,’ and calis upon the people, who, if powerless in conventiona, are dominant at the polls, to refuse to ratify said nomination. Tne New Haven Jownal—admipistration—in- forms @ correspondent that the Woodward now running for the Connecticut State Senate in the Twelfth district is not Mr. Tweed’s friend “Woody,” and has the unkindness to add that ‘the latter is running for (or from) the Penitentiary.” The Louisville Courler-Journal (anti-administra- téon) says ‘that Mr. Hendricks and Mr. Voornees, like Mr. Pendleton, Mr. Belmont, General Morgan, Mr. Groesbeck and ourselves, to say nothing of the numerous leading democrats in and out of Con- gress, are waiting to see what the liberal repubil- cans are going to do, committing themselves in ad- vance to nothing, but anx.ous now and ever to combine all the elements of opposition against Grant, and ready now and ever to make all possibie and honorable concessions to secure that object.” ‘Tne sum of this is that the Courier-Journal is wait- ing tor the wagging of the republican tail at Cin- cinnati. NEW YORK CITY. James Mellane was arrested yesterday, charged with stealing @ barrel of fish valued at $24, from Edward B. Rogers, of No. «. Fulton street. Judge ee committed Jamy> in default of adequate bal There will be @ scientific lecture for children this afternoon (Saturday) py Professor Richards, at Association Hail. The sabject will be “Magic in Science,” and the lecture will doubuless prove both instructive and inveresting to the little peopie. Comptroller Green has announced that the in- terest on the bonds ana stocks of the city and county due May 1 will be paid on that day at the Department of Deposit and Disbursement, in the Finance Bureau, and whe transier books will be closed on March 25, Comptroller Green yesteraay made the following payments due for January and February:—Wages of laborers on city parks, $10,000; inspectors of regulating and grading and of sewers, $4,344; en- gineers laying Croton pipes, $2,379; engineers and assistants at storage reservoir, $1,624; engineers, &C., at Higk Service Works, $1,290. Deputy Sheriff Seebacher still retains possession of the steam ferryboaty Northfield and Westiield, a9 bonds in only one sult have thus far been given by the company. It was expected that arrange- ments would be made for the release of the bouts Yesterday, but they are not yet completed. It ts Understood, however, that appeals are to be taken in all the other suits in which judgment nas been rendered, and that the necessary bonds will be fled on Saturday. The Public School Teachers’ Association have in- augurated a series of Monday receptions at Cooper Institute, the use of which is given gratuitously by the trustees, as the admission Js free to the public. These ‘receptions consist of musical selections, ad- Gresses and readings, ‘the programme tor Monday afternoon next commences at four P. M., and em- braces solos, duets and aa address by Professor Scott, of the College of the gity of New York, The committee appointed by the Assembly to In- quire into alleged irregularities in the wistrict Attor ney’s office were engaged yesterday taking memo- randa from the book ia which convictions are regis- tered of such cases as have not their Onal dis bition entered theretfi. ‘ims is being done with the view of ascertaining uf auy Y iv been quashed upon illegal LAPT RL - lowed to go iree, 10 sult political or jr purposes, after sentence against them has been pronounced. The investigation be resumed to-lay, and prov- ably @ Dumber Of Witnesses examined. A NEWARE INDUSTRIAL EXHIBITION. In deference to ita very extensive manufactur establishments, from needles to anchors, amon jewelry to mammoth boifers and engines, Newark bas been styled tne American Birming- Kor @ number of years past tesa has been held at Waverley, near Lhd fond an ual exhibition of industries dubved @ Siate expired in the Manutucturing line were the wares of Newark makers, A movemeut is now on foot to have an exhibition exclusively composed of Newark industries, to be hed ut the Rink some time in August next, Responsible gentiomen have taken hold of the matter and are now cauvassing for sub- scriptions. A large portion of the receipis are Lo be applied to jug Various Charitable institutions of Ne % way ky THE DOUBLE-BARRELLED ARMS INQUIRY. Seuator Schurs Before the Senate Committee— ‘What He Knows of the French Spy—The Third Parties Behind the Screens— How Little Germany Cares. Wasuinoroy, March 22, 1572 Yhe Semate Arms Investigating Committee at their meeting this morning examined SENATOR SCHURZ, He said he first became acquainted with (he Marquis de Chambrun tm the apring of 1665, and knew ne was an attorney for the prosecation of claims of French citizens m the Couris of the United States; he «id not think Chameran was connected with the secret service. In reply to the question as to whether the witness had frequent im terviews with the Marquis, Mr. Schurz commenced ‘his reply by stating in what manner Re obtainea knowledge about this arms business; he had said, 1n his speech in the Senate, that when such feeung arose. im this country im consequence of the sale of arms to the French govern- ment he was startied to think that our government should carry on such proceeuings merety for the purpose of getting pid of ordnance stores; but he only knew we fact that such arms were seld, cargo after cargo, to France; the first lume his suspicions were strengthened was after the commencement of the present sessiom of Congress, when the organization.ef the Retrenchment Com- mittee was taiked avout, for the correction of abuses; he understood that Senator Conkling had said to Governor Jewell, of Connecticut, 1t would be improper to piace him (Mr. Schurz) .at tne head of that committee, for the reason that he Would, perhaps, avail himself of his opportunity to mvestigare tne bale of.arms to France; he had not | Ql that tume the remotest knowledge about the circumstauces Of the case, except that such arms had been sold; about @ week or forsnigntpeiore | the Curistmas vacation a copy of REMINGTON’S LETTER TO MR. LECESNB Was shown te nim py.a member ol tue legislative branch of government, like that wuich appeared in the preample of Mr, Sumuer’s resoiution, in answer to Se.ator Hamlin’s question, he said he did aot know of his own knowledge who got toatletter; he supposed the committee might call on the gentleman himself to say,.and thought the genuewan would have no objeciiun to tell; he re- garded his conversation with him as confidential; he would state, however, the gentieman to whom he referred Was not Mr. Sumner; tc migut have been ejght, ten or tourteen days.belore Mr. Sumner Intro- duced his resolution that he learaed the Marquis de Chambrun had Knowledge of the subject embraced in une resolutiup, und asked the Marguis waat Le knew of the matter; THR MARQUIS HAD CALLED AT HIS HOUSE, but not for the purpose of taiking upon the subject; ‘he had called in a social way, the faniiies of nim- self and the Marawis being intimate; the Marquis Spoke of the letter of Mr, Remington to mr, Lecesne eltuer at thavor a sapsequent interview, and im formed witness that.he bad had a conversation with uhe Secretary of War; he had beard the letter read {rom the Secretary of War to the secretary of state, Which also had appeared in the debate, witn reler- ence to the menulucture of cartridges and the say- dng.ot Remington.to Lecesne that ne had to use alroug influence to haye them manulactured; tne Marquis furtoer said THE LETTER WAS NO SECRET, it having been read to him by the secretary of War ip the presence of atuer persons, and ata subse quent laterview, in answer to the question whether it was a confidential documens, the Marquis replied twat it Was not. Seuator Scaurz having been asked how many in- terviews hejhad wits M. de Chamorun, responded he had veeu acquainted with him for the last six years, ‘the wife of the Marquis visited hig house, and he frequenty saw lim in the same social way. He had often talked to him ou the subject of tue sale of arms. He did not know how @ copy of the letter of the Secretary of War to the Secretary of State was furnished for the preamble to Mr. Sumuer’s resolution. The wit- ness was then asked wuether be knew now a copy of Mr, Kemington’s letter to Lecesne was procured, and replied that It Was communicated to Champrun by the Attorney at Paris, He stated at the tlne (hat the paper was produced in evidence at the arial in Pariv that the witness hed no other in- formatiou procured at that souree, The otuer in- formation the witness procured from otner sources, and he stated that be KNEW MORK THAN CHAMBRUN HIMSELF. He had had no reason for calling on either the Secretary of War or the Secretary of the Treasury to inguire as to apparent discrepancies in the accounts of money received from tue saie of arms. In response to @ question whether he had any knowledge of auy oficer connected with the government having received any inoney, directly or indirectly, from the sale of arms, witness replie-l that # good deal of intormation came to him drom third parties, in confidence. He thought this information Could be got before thts committee in evidence. He thought he had expressed to the cominittee, in his letter, his willingness to this end. Of course he COULD NOT TESTIFY HIMSELF ON THESE POINTS, because he had no knowledge of his own. Senator UARPENTER inquired—From what persons did you receive communtcations on the subject? Answer—I do not think: can wer that ques tion, because certain persons have communicated to me in confidence What such and such persons knew about the case, I intend to suggest that une per- sons Wo gave me the information be called. Senator CaRPENtER—I repeat, from what per- sons did you reseive contidenual communications upon the subject ? ‘Answer—l do not think I ought to say. Senator CanrenreR— 1 think we ought to know. Witness replied that if he should lay the letters before the committee it might stop that part of the Investigation entirely, for it would make tnose afraid who pow give information; but the end would be answered by giving to the commutvee the Danes of the witnesses, Senator HaRLaN—It is your purpose to have the witnesses suvp‘enaed and examined ? Answer—It is, pas HaRLan—Are they citizens of the United ates Answer—Every one: I received no information from avroad, except wnat I have already detaued. Senator CAkPENIER said he would walve his question uatil Senator Schurz had put inali nis testimony. Senator Scuurz did not know but what that would have the same effect, as perhaps those per- sons mignt not want to have their names known. Senator CARPENTER Said one part of the resolu- tion under which the committee were acting re- quired them to ask Whether any member of the Sen- aie or any other American citizen ts, or has been in communication or collusion with the Freacn gov- ernment or other foreign Power, or with any agent or officer thereof, in reierence to said matter. Tne witness replied he had HAD NO SUCH COMMUNICATION; his communications were with American citizens, who had uo connection whatever with foreign gov- ernments, Senator STEVENSON—I understand you to say that the gentlemen from whom you received the intor- mation said the letter fromthe Secretary of War to the Secretary of state was read in we presence of others, Auswer—I did. Senator CaRPENTER—Who were there when the letter was read? Wirness—l! stated that Chambrun sald so to ma; I do not remember of his having mentioned tne Names of the persons; we first ime Chambrun re- peated the contents of the letter from memory, and the second time he said the letter was not con- sidered by the Secretary of Wart @ confidential document at ail. Senator HaMLIN—Have you at any time heard from him that a copy of the letter was given to him for the information of the French Legation oniy, aud expreasiy for the purpose of being shown to the President and nobody else, and did you not hear Jrom bim that @ copy of the letter was furnished tor that purpose sorely Answer—tI never heard him say aaything of the kind, but ne said the Secretary of War did not con- sider It & confidential communication, Senator CARPENTER—Do you know how a copy of Cu letter irom Remington to Lecesue was pro- eur Answer—I think the first impression I had of it was that Senator Sumner obtamed knowledge of 1t from somebody else than Chambrun, Senator CARPENTER~Do you Know from whom Senator Sumner received 4 copy ol that letter? Answer—I cannot name the witness of my own knowledge, The witness further said that as an erroneous impression prevatied that the investiga- tion was resoived upon four months ago he wisned to state that he had no tdea of moving an investi. ation until very recently, when the facts vecame nown. He did not know that he stoula move 16 @t all. Certainly novody within bis kuowledge had any such intention tour months ago, Seuator UARPENTER—Have you any knowledge showing that any officer of the government ever made any profit vy selling arms to persons known to be agents of the French government? Answer—I do not know of my own knowledge: communications are all from third persons; in my letter to the committee that I expected to SUSTAIN ALL THE ALLEGATIONS made by m Senator HAMLIN sald ho held in his hand an artt- ticle from the Nord-Deutsche Aligemetne Zeitung, transferred it fo Senator Schur, who read It, that that © was printed in Berlin, and fas an oficial raat ae following. wentence oc- curs therein We belleve we are well informed when we say that our Interest, or, at the by only a fog: a rz ‘Mr. Sumner bas brought ve- até. ive one, fore the’ Amer STUDYING FOREIGN GOVERNMENTS. Senator Schurz said in bis opiuion 1t was the duty of American Senators to stady the policy of foreign goveruments, 80 a3 to form an opinion as to what they were likelyto do under particular circun- stances, go as not to fall ito the absurdites vtvered someumes by men who ought to know wetter, 1 bee ony in that Germany but ake ho Roiiee on, the sale these arms, perhaps because it Was, as every Well-informed man knew, ler xed’ policy to re} on the iriendiiest main terms with the United States, The witness further that, in nis doi. Versation with Maraule dp Qbamorud, be did not of hear him say he (Chambrun) desired to make a point in any Way for tne French government, but, on the contrary, he was convinced such was not ase. Senator Hamim—Did you not suppose that Cham- ct was to hnplicate Somebody who had wk for the arms more than he ought to have arg Answer—I only know that Chambran took a lively interest in what was going on. Question—Did you not draw an inference tnat gucn was his object + Answer—No, proceedings the committee ad- nday. after further journed until Mo: BRITISH AND AMERICAN DRUNKARDS, The British House ene Taviting Distin- guished Americans te Give Their Views and Experiesce in the Treatment of Drunkou- ‘BINGMAMTON, March 16, 1872. In a brief despatch forwarded # you to-day I in- formed you of the reception here of an invitation sent by the Brittsh House of Commons teswo dis- tinguished Anasrican practitioners in the treatment of mebriation, asking them te visit London some time during the month of April if posstple, or at their earliest conventence, at the expense of the English government, for tae purpose of laying before a select comuaittee of the House ‘the results Ot their experienceia the treatment of inebriation Sa disease. The gentlemen who are ihe recipients ‘of this unusual compliment are Dr. D. G. Dodge, “the superintendent and physician of the Now York State Inebriate Asylum at this place, and Dr. Joseph Parrish, wko holds a similar position in the institution for the cure of tuebriation at Media, Pa. ‘The letters of invitation were dated ‘Mfouse of Uom- mons, March 2, 1872,” and informed’the gentlemen | {to whom they were directed that the writer, ‘Arthur EB. Kingeoote, Cemmittee Cterk,”” was ‘di- rected by the select committee appointed ‘to con- sider the best plan for the control and management tof habitual drunkards,’ and of which committee pr. Dalrymple.is chairman, to request your attend- ance befere tiem for the purpose of giving evi- dence,” The member -of Parliament (Dr. Dalrymple) who 18 Mentioned as tie chairman of the select commit- tee, made, last-summer, an extended visit to this «country and a.thoroughexamtuation of the various institutions forthe reform and cure of drunken- mess. He isa wealthy Scotch physician, who has toliowed in the footsteps of Dr. McNish and ana- tomized ine>riation unta he has arrived at the con- clusion upon which the medicai men.of the United States are a unit, viz.:—Tnat drunkenness is more frequently @ disease than a crime, and that the humane ideas of nineteenth century Christianity call for a different mode of treatment.than that en- gendered by an adherence to the punitwe and barsh practices of the Bark Ages. Being a man possessed of @ wision that can look beyond the boundary lines of national prejudices, and endowed with ® sympathetic nature, he was mot satis fled with the megiect of a class of his couatrymen who, as in this republic, often comprise the most talented and promising, but who, threngh some mysterious impulse, perhaps derived from a distant ancestry, are unable to re- slat the fatal cup. In bis place in Parliament he has urgeil the adoption of vigorous and praculeable methods, not merely for a visionary repression of drunkenness, but for the care, cure and reformation of those who are salvable and worth saving. It was Dr. Dalrymple’s intention to have been present at the meeting of the “American Association for the Cure of Inebriates,” held in New York last Novem- ber; but urgent private business having compelled him to return to England sooner than he expected, he sent the following communication to tnat asso- Clation, Which, ag 1b becoines of importance to his- tory, in view of the visit of our American delegates. and their provable influence in the solution of a great social problem, I nave ventured to copy entire:— AOUMUNICATION FROM HON, DONALD DALBYMPLE, MEM- BER OF PARLIAMENT, ENGLAND. Ms. PREsIDENT—It is with a regret that words will fil expreas that I und myselt obliged to take this method of con- Veying to the assembled gentlemen the few remarks on the Position of the reformation of inebriates in Great Britain whieh { had hoped and intended to have delivered viva vo. The urgent nature of my private affairs calls me home, and I am reluctantly compelled to relinquish the pleasure and the advantage | bad promised myself in meeting many of those Whose eourteay and hospitality hays done 40 much for my per- Sonal comfort, and whose accurate knowledge and acteuuie | attainments have conveyed to me such abundant andvaluable intormation, The actual position of inebriate asylums or Teformatories in Great Britain may be best d dae “non-existent.” Not one of the seve tempts made to establish such institutions can be quot dom. or having done any good or eftectual service. There 1s one for women near or in Edinburg; another, under the care of Dr. Man- Bing, the Cathouc Archvishop of Westminster, also for ‘women, exists; but they cannot be said to succeed, and the reason assigned is the want of jower to cause persons to remain ong enough In them, to which I shall have to refer presently. ‘The prac- tice of placing an faebriate away from home, with # private attendant, or in the house and under the charge of a medical man, {s not uncommon with ua; but it should be re led a8 an evidence rather of the urgent need of some ite and well orzanized system than of successful action, ustom, alike mischievous and, illegal, of keeping inebri- ates in ordinary lunatic fter they have recovered from the immediate mania which alone reidered” it porsivie to place them there is every now and then adopted, but the risk of doing ao 18 known to be. great, and the supervising authorities are strongly opposed to it Such may be fairly taken existing state of things with us. No public ‘recognized tnatitution for the care and management of inebriates exists, while the private efforts are few, desuluory and ineffective. The want of such fostitn- tions as'exist on this side of the Atlantic is very generally felt. ‘The medical profession are much in favor of their creatiot and a very laze amount of sympathy with and assistance to the movement has been manifested by the general public. * * * There are three points on which, had been pre- sent, I should have asked for an expression of opinion, and I now ask the meeting to be good enough to make their views known to me in such a way as may be deemed most sult- able:—Firat, is it desirable to give legal power to detain those wao have entered an inebriate institution, longer than tiey are willing to stay sua spout’? Second, whether it 1s desira- bie that those who enter an instituiion voluntarily, or by the advice and persuasion of relatives and friends, ‘should be placed in the same place as those who are sent there by legal ‘enactment or judicial authority? ‘Third, whether inebriates should ever bé admitted into @ lunatic’ asylum or hospital properly so called, or if amitted while in a maniacal condl- tion, should be allowed to remain when that stage is over ? Lastly, I wave this request to make, which 1 desire to urge with my utmost power--viz., that a delegation of at least two of the most competent and ‘best informed of those who are conversant with these inaitutions should come to Knuland ive their evidence before the committee of the House 0 advance that cause in England a8 much as anvihing else; that ft would show to an English House of Commons now deeply those American gentlemen who have embraced this great but dificult question hitve laid it to heart, and it would prove to them in turn the high appreciation of such testt- mony from stich sources, as well by the Legisinture as by the people of Engiand. T can hardly imagine anything outside the debatable land of politics witch would more tend to promote harmony and union among earnest, thinking men of both nations than such a proceeding. In couclusion, sir, perm{t me to tender to those whom L have the pleasure to know my cordial thapks for all thelr kindness to me, and to Lespeak as well from them as trom those to whom i nm unknown, for the cause I advocate, and for the advocate limseit, a continuance of these good offices, DONALD DALKYMPLE, I¢is doubtful if these gentlemen will be able to leave their responsible positions before the 1st of May; but their presence and services in Hogland Will be a fitting return for our indebtedness to the Ol} World for the modern and humaue method of treating insanity. We have it on the authority of Dr. J. W. Francs that seventy years ago, when the first “mad house” was established ou ine hospital grounas in Broadway, and placed under the control of Dr. Archibald uge, the near relations of psychology and physiology were wholly disregarded; and, ag Was the common practice in Lurope at th day, the iunatic was looked upon with horror and as {rrecoveravly lost to himself and to the world. ‘The great ameiloration in the weatment of the in- gane, which substituted moral management for Manacies, stripes and straight jackets, was com- menced by Pinel, of Paris, and Samuel Take, of York, England. The abuses which were perpe- trated by lunatic asyiums in England were brought to the notice of Parliament in 1816, just as this question of inebriation 1 now veing urged upon the same body, aad the resultof tat inquiry was the adoption of the milder and more scientific methods by America whenthe New York Hospitat and Bloommgdaie Asylum were estab- lished, The introduction tn Engjand of the Ameri- can system of treating tnebriation, which ts now no jouer an experiment,may be reasonably boped tor as a result of the facts which Drs. Douge and Par- righ willbe able to present to the House of Com- m nd they will thus be made the means of dis- charging & puilantnropie indebtedness, and also, 10 the language of Dr. Dalrymple, do more than “any- thing outside tne debataple land of politics to pro- mote harmony and anion among earnest, pe bee's men of bot nations,” This is why lam dispo: to think the event worth more than @ passing notice, and why it Is deserving of review in the HERALD as a matter Ot international uapoirance. SMALLPOX STILL SPREADING. Fighteen new cases of sinailpox were reported to the heaith authorities on Thursday, and four deaths frum the disease were registered for the twenty- jour hoursending at noon yesterday. Up vo eleven A, M. yesterday fifteen cases of smallpox were re- ported to Dr. Morris, and inspectors were sent to verify them, The totai of smallpox cases up to eleven A. M, yesterday, frown Sunday last, ts 104, ‘ive concealed cases were discovered on Thursday, ognsaa of Smallpox Pospizal oa east A was 921. The Police Board has passed the following preambié ail Posotutt ai in, Tevorta, of free vaccination. in the on ye 18th and 19th Of Marc’ inst. plicants appeared in sixteen precincts on thd ‘and In seventeen precinots om the latier day; It Resolved, That unless the public avail themselves of the services of the police surgeons to a greater extout than shown by recent reports, such services will be soon discon: nes Since the goth of February last the police surgeons vaccinated 5169 persons, THE ENGLISH ARMY. Its Reorganization and Invigoration—Albion Prussianized—Mr. Cardwell’s Plan for an Effective and Consolidated Force. Lonpon, Feb, 24, 1872, The sitting of Thursday in the House of Camnens ‘Was of considerable importance. The chicf toptc of discussion was the scheme of army reorganization, introduced by Mr. Cardwell, the Secretary for War; and, as th the present state of Anglo-American re- jJat.Ons, anything relating to things military in Eng- Jand will, I dare say, be of inverest to te readers of the HeRALD, I give the chief points of Mr. Card- Wet's scheme, The Secretary for War began his speech by stating thatthe gross amounver the army estimates for this year would be about $74,122, 500, being @ slight reduction on last;year. This reduction ‘Was due, not to any decrease in men er material, ‘but ‘to the fact that several works im ceurse of ope- Tation last year were now compleved. Mr. Cardwell next allaaed to what he called the “policy of con- cemtration,”” The tneorg, sammed up.an these words, ig-one of the greatest kmportance for the future of ‘England. Mr. Cardwell ‘and, indeed, all the pres- ‘ent ministry belong t that school-of English politi- selans who think that the English colonies should be accustomed .to @ spirit of self-reliance, and they have ‘accordingly ‘withdrawn trom many of these colonies large numbers of troops, leaving the work of thelr own deience-to these colonies themselves, This line Ol: policy has met with consideravle opposition both at home and: abroad; but the ministry have per- sisted in.sheir schemes, and, a3 a result, Mr. Card- ‘well was last night able to aunounce that there were just as many troops within the narrow confines of the United Kingdom as in the wast, extensive and widely separated colonies of the empire, Passing to the results of the year Mr. Cardwell announced that THB ENTIRE NUMBER OF RECRUITS FOR THE ARMY ‘Was about 23,000 men, The militia numbered 112,128 mea, which was 26,900 men short of tne es- tablishment voted, In volunteers there had been an increase ol 3,062 efficients and 4,766 extra eMcients, The army reserve now numbered 7,000 men. to be Taised to 10,000; the militia reserve, consisting of men liable to serve abroad, now amounted to 28,325 men; the second class reserve to 25,000 men, Tous the entire English forces were:— ++» 800,000 161,000 46,000 ly which Tremble, England can employ for foreign service. America! Mr. Cardwell, after some questions, of detail, came vo the great point of his scneme. ‘The Yeaders of tue HERALD are aware that in Prussia each battalion has a certam district, each is localized, the result of which system 1s that the Landwenrman has bis regiment and his barracks at his-very door. The advantages of such a system in @country where universal iability to service pre- Valls, are obvious, Men can attend to their military and their private business at the same time, &. Weil, Air, Cara well proposes to PRUSBIANIZE ENGLAND. ‘The country will be divided iato Territorial ais- tricts, Each of these district will have a central depot. And here comes the second peculiarity of the system. In this central depot will be collected not merely the lino, buc likewise the militia and the volunteers, It is boped that the irregalar torces Will, by this association with the regulars, be much amproved in many respects. Having given this summary of Mr. Cardweli’s proposal 1 now quote the principal passages of bis speecn, in which he explains HIS PLAN MORE IN DETAIL. “I have always said that localization was tne ob- ject which we shouid seek to attain; and the ques- Uon 18 whet localization means as appiied to our. selves, It is evident inat it does not mean literally and exactly tue same tuing as it does when applied to Prussia. Our people do not always live im the same place, but migrate in search of labor. Our troops do not remain in their own country; they go to India sod tue colonies: and when mey take part in @ War they are moved bv rallway to tne place where tney Nave to go on board ship, aud then are carried by vessels to some otuer couutry, where they have to disembark and find a new base of ope- rations, With us, therefore, localizauon meaus ideniification with @ locality for ine purposes of re+ cruiting, of tratuimg, of connecting regulars with @uxillaries, and of connecting the reserves wita those who are actually under the standards. We believe that THE PRINCIPLE OF LOCALIZATION wisely Carried into effect, will avtract ty the stand- aras Classes. which do not now jom them, will spre: broad @ Kaowledge of the advantages Waich are oifered by service in the army, ar wil, we believe, associate the army with ues of famuy aod kindred, It willinduce men from the miliua to join tae army, and it will destroy competiiiou in recruiung between the army and ‘the miiiita. All these advantages, We believe, it will combine; aud We desire (o establish @ local connection with regard both to officers and men. ‘The sole object of any military system in time of peace must be to provide for a state of war, and thé jest of any peace organ- ization must be 14 power—tirst, fo piace in the feild immediately oa the outbreak of War in the Dighest state Of ellclency as large a force as J8 possibly com- pauble with tae peace military expenditure; and, secondly, when we have placed that forcé on toot, to maintain it undiminished m numvers and efi- clency throughout the coatinuance of hostilities, ORGANIZATION. The principle is the local conuection of the army under a general Officer commanding the military district. £he House are probably aware that tue tactical unit is a battalion of eigut companies, lu our service every battalion contuins teu Companies. 1 is, therefore, Obvious that if you associate two battalions together you have out of twenty cumpa- nies tWO battalions of @ cactical strength of ent companies, and four compauies which you cao make into @ third battalion or a depot. Many of our battalions are properly formed already—inat 1s to say, they possess second vattalions, aud the men are culisied bo serve, hot im either battalion, but in theregiment, There are ,other regimenis, nowever, in which the battalions are altogether separate enti- ties, aud have no tuter-communication with each other. ‘The essential taea expressed in the memo- Tadum on organizauon by His Royal Highness, the Field Marshal Commanding m-Chief, 18 that of ter- riturial districts, each 1. contain two line bat- ialious, bwo militia luJautry battalions and a certain quota of volunteers, formed mto an admupistrative brigade, the wuole lo rest on the brigade depot, or centre, Ihave shown you that there 1s an equality in the numver Of the regiments at home with tnose abroad, and it is inteuded that of tiese two line regiments one shalt be aiways abroad and one aiways at home. ‘he two militia regiments will be assuciated with them in tue same brigase, At tne head of the whole will be placed @ Hewsenant colonel of the regular army, acting a3 brigauier, and com- manding-in-ciei not only the regulars and militia, but also Lhe Volunteers o1 tue disirict, The perma- ent staff of the two militia regiments will be usso- clated with the local depot, aud eventually, when the present interests cease, the new perma- nent staf will be apporitea from vhe bate tation which consttutes tue depot, so that if they are unsatisfactory they can be sent vack to their regiments, and they will always be in the highest state of military training and efficiency, ‘They will be an addition to the stall of tne local cen- tres, All recruits, botu for the line and the itiua, will be trained at the local centres, and the whole of the recruiting will be under the supreme direc- lion of the lieutenant colonel wio commands the depot. ‘The army reserve men and pensioners resident in any brigade district will be attached to the depot centre for the purposes of payment, train- ing and discipline. 16 18 proposed to store all tne iiaptry, militia and army reserve aris, clotuipg, &c., at the depot centre, and, erat rule, to train the infaniry mulua pvatialions under can- vas at thelr respective depot centres, which will be their natural neadquarvers. All line and militia recruits will, immediately on being raised, be sent to the brigade depo: for their recruit watning. Nothing in these proposals is to be iver preted diminishiog in any manner the control itherto exercised by militia commanding oiticers over tnelr respective regiments during the noa- training periods of tne year. ‘tne headquarters of the regiments will, by this scheme, simply be trans- ferred irom one place to another, Tne proposal is that there shop be a convenient number of dis- wicis taken io reference to the strength of the mittia, and we have come tothe conclusion that sixty-six Will be a convenient number. In Scotland we propose that there shall be nine for eighteen battalions, In ireland there are at mt onty seven batialions connected with the country by name and local association, but the num- ber 1s obviously tnsuiticies Therelore, we propose to add nine to the existing seven, so as to make the number a} to give tiem eight milltary districts, ‘The rematning forty-nine dis- trots wil bein Engiaed, committee 14, of course, aware that, ander the act of last year, We law of quotas has been abolished, and that we have wer OL raising {he militia without reference to ota, Now, we find that, considering the al- tered population, the old qaots 13 not in due pro. Portion, @ad therefore to a linited extent @ large! aller number will be drawn from Scotiand aud & ennai nT TOF THE SYSTEM, THR RESUL F when prought into complete operation, will my ane im all the uistricts of Great Briain and IS sry a ous line battalion will be always abroad pin e's a ton always at home The obje oughé to be attalbed by ‘ Tal Dhue 3 that the battalion “at home | rve) r supply of casuaities tn the vin bate atten one enue istrict serving abroad. It has also neen found to conduce to the eilicienoy: of ihe army that there shall be an admixtuce in the pattalions of Bnglish, Insl aud Scotch soldiers. Now, it. 18 quite possible, while preserving All (ae auvuusames Of @ local wystem, W lay down reqn tions by which you will obtain tne desirable admix+ ture of natives of each of the three parts of the United Kingdom, And here let igo state what tae effect Will be, a3 you Will Mud it devejoped in each of the sixty-six districts. {n each diatrict there Will dea depot battalion and two muita patrations in state of preparation that the line pattalion of home could be put at once upon a ‘while at least one other muitia bat- be ready for immediate embodiment, would rematn in @ state to raise and ‘and to furnish the required reliets, THE SERVICE, of the jine and the aud the de] train recruits ANOTHER ee ROE 1 have as yet only 5 militia, buy everybody knows that mee (eae force not, less imporcant—I mean fire the artillery, We have already vara we aeied - Royal atttllery ten lieutenant colonels er Shoeburyness, who have been sent ae ‘artillery for the puspoes ‘of instructing the mili smnprover and whe volunteer artillery in the latest We have ments tn the science, (Hear, hear.) Ay (3 a we already divided the country 1n(@ aigtric iiarg qistricts, propose to divide it again into + which will be etther conterminoud with or iiicludea wituin the general officer's command. scotiand,. for amstance, which 18 under one general oficer’s. command, will be subdivided intu two districts, and so will the Northera ana Western districts. All the artillery in any general oMcer’s command will, subject to the supreme control of the geueral officer, be wader the colonel of the royal artullery command- ing in that district. A Meutenant colonel of the Royal artillery will pe appointed Jor the miitia and volunteers, 3 WITH REGARD TO THE CAVALRY the same powers of combining the two forces do not exist. ‘the cavalry is @ comparatively small force, aud the yeomanty more properly belong to the Organization of tne volunteers than to the or- ganization of the miliua, ‘Then the privates in the yeomanry are not men who ere li to enlist in the cavalry. fhe connection, therefore, between the cavalry and the yeomanry will be limited to this— that the adjutant of the yeomaary will be @ super- numerary onicer of a cavatry regiment, and that the permanent staf should algo co.sist oO: non-commis- sioned Officers of cavalry regiments, The object of this 18 to have none but efficient men, and if 16 should pe found that 6 geant 1s ineficient he to nis regiment and @ more efticiens officer put in his place. We algo propose that @ cer- tain proportion of cavairy officers shail be allowed to go on hall-pay in order to foun, the yeomanr: Tegiments, 1 do not Know whether I have succeede in Conveying Lo the committee @ general outline of the scheme We propose; but i618 intended to unite the spontaneity and all the otner advantages of the auxiiary forces with the highest possible amount of tratuing that tue regular army cao furnish to any body of men to any other body of men, IP 18 INTENDED to associate every regiment and battalion of the army wiih some particuiar district, in order thas the ties of Kindred and of locatity may bring & beter class of men into tae arwy; that the muita May be willing to furnish recruits for the army, and ‘that by these and other means you not only pro- move the general advantage of the army, but also, particulariy, that you attain that object which last year you bad 80 much jn view—namely, that only men of a certain age aud of faed consutcion should go out to discaarge tne duties of so.diers abioad. We propose that oflicers of volunteers shall always be encouraged to train ut the local centre of tne brigade tu which they belong. We propose that voluuteers shall attend once a year tor brigaue in- struction when catled upon to do so by the general omic F Commanding’ that they shall receive a small allowance for doing 80, and that on such occasion not less phan half whe enrolled strength of each corps indst at'eud, in delauit of which the corps Wil lose the capitation grant for the current year. By these aud similar arrangements we propose to give the volunteers a defnite place in our deiensive organization and ample opperiuully of brigading with the regatars and with the militia. By these and siniar arrangements the voluteers will be cluse.y united with tae reguiars aud the militia, ani they Wiil be trained vogetner, and in a ghort ume | hope it may be said of them that they have none but qualitied officers, that they are all prac- tised riflemen, that the regulations are strictly en- forced and vat inefilcieut ollicers or corps have been got rid of. The heutenant colonels of the regular army will be responsivie for their etliciency a8 Well as for the efficiency of the corps under their immediate commaud, We siali iuve to ind sixty- six cenires * * * A TRAINING AND TACTICAL STATION. We propose to establish fu the Norta of England @ tratuing aud tactical station where all arms of the service—aruillery, infantry ant cavalry, woether of the reguiar or auxiliary forces—may lave the 0, portunity of training; and, tinally, we propose have a metropolitan exeroise und practice ground jor tne Aumerous Inetropuiitan corps. If the com- multéee are pleased tu sanction these arrangements, 1am assured the whole expense will not exceed £3,590,000, whicn will not ve placed on the taxes of the year, but be met by terminavie annulues, THE OUPLING I have thus presented means simply this: It means that all the forces you employ auu pay should be elective in the greatest possible degree; it means that you shall have what the couutry has never had beiore, a system, and that tustead of drifting withouc any proper or settled plan you shall have at least an account of all the moueys You vote, Time would fail me to go into other subjects, nor, ludeed, 18 there any other subject wortay Lo occupy ‘our attention in comparison with tats, You may ave & reguiur force more effective in point of num- bers tnan at any former period of our history; you mnay bave auxillary forces lull of loyalty and full of zeal, but if you don’t give that auxulary iorce the full benefit of that niga training which cau alone be found im the regular army you are wasting your money—you are expending yuur enegies for no use- iul purose; and, what is worse, you are re- lying upon a delusive system, and preparip; for yourselves @ day vi retribation. The objecs of these proposals is—not to eucourage you to a great sxpendjture, for I believe you will find them in the jot fruiciul of expenditure, but of rea: econ- omy—what | ask you to do is to take care you get money’s worth for your money, and that, whetner it ig tae regmar army, waether it is the militia or Whether it 18 the volunteers, you should turn the whole to the best account, and combine them, as [ stated last year, in one harmonious whole fur the deleuce ana assurance of wae country. So iar as I can gather, pubiic opinion ts very ta. vorably inciined to Mr. Cardwell’s scheme, and ail the leading journals criticise it in ratmer a triendly spirit. Your readers have pow its principal fea- 7 ond will be abie to form cheir own judgments Uy BROOKLYN AFFAIRS. e The Offal Do;k Nuisance. The nuisance so bitterly complained of by the people of South Brooklyn—the newly established Olfal dock atthe foot of Court street—has not yer been abated by Street Commissioner Furey, not withstanding the indignant protest of residents of that section of the city, The carrion col- lected throughout the city 1s carted down Ciin- ton street over the Nicolson pavement, and out to the dock, from whuco it is dumped into a scow. ‘The odor arising 1s nauseating to & sicken- ing degree. ‘rhe denizeus of tne thickly secied neighborhood ye by the poisonous atmospnere surrounding the offat bouts have threavened to take strong measures ty rid themselves of Luis natsance. ‘The odal was unul recently taken to the foot of South Sixth street, & V., and the Willamsburgers protested so strongly agaist it that the depot was Temoved to the present stte. Smalipox. The smallpox malady stili prevails in Brooklyn, seven strongly marked cases of the disease were re- moved from tenement house No, 97 Front street by the heaith oiicers yesteruay. “ENGLISH RACING, Tae LinconNsHine HANDICAP, March 18, of 15 sovs, each, 10 forfeit, and 3 only if declared by Feb- ruary 1, With 600 sovs. added; Wianers of any race alter February 1 (atten A. M.), 12 103, extra; one mile, Closed with 121 subscrivers, 70 of whom de- clared. Value ol the stakes, £1, 36u. Mr. H. Chaplin’s b. h. Gay Dayrell, 6 years old, by . Wild Dayreli, dam Reginella, by King Tom, 111 Mr, G, Holmes’ br, c. Peto, 3 yeara old, 1, Adven- turer, dam Pet, by Daniel 0’ Rourke, 881bs. . General Peel's or. b. Entieid, 5 years old, by brother to Strafford, dam by Weatherott, 109 lbs, 3 ‘rhe betting previous to the siart was 17 tol against Guy Dayreli, anu 33 to 1 against Peto, Won by ys lengths, two leugtus between second and third. There were twenty-eight starters, being the largest fleld ever started for tins eveut. Guy Dayrell comes of a Hood Tucing family, but ne has not kept faith with his promise as a two-yeai- old. Guy Dayreil, 0. ¢., foaled 1567, by Wild Day- Tell, dam Reginella, oy King Tom, ous of Flax (the dam of Queen Bertha, winner of the Vaks in 1863), by Surplice, her dam Odessa, by Sultan, out of sis- ter to Cobweb, by Phantom. Guy Dayrell started bine times @3 a two-year-old, wou three, the Stock- bridge Cup, seven furiongs, his best race, beating Formosa, who was conceding him 44 lbs. for the two years ditference Inage. 8 a three-year-old started five times, won notniug; a¥ @ Jour-year-old started twice, won neltier. dain''Pét, Wy Dantet , br. c., by Adventurer, onnvurke, startea vbree Lanes last year and was un- piaced. Gy foaled 1867, by brother to Straf- Catcher, out of Miss Wilp, started seven times as a two-year-old, Won Once; @§ & three, eight times, wou none; 48a four-year-old five times, wou once the Prince of Wales Stakes pandicap at Newmarket rat Spring len. Rowley mile, jag @ held of orses. fii maT. SPRING MEETING—SECOND Day— e LIVERPOOL farch 21.—' ly io Grand National Steeple Chase Hanaicap of £25 each, £15 forfeit, aua only £5 if declared out, with £30v added winners of any steeple chase after January 26 (at noon) so carry 7 lbs. extra; of £200, 9 ibs.; of £600, 14 Ibs. extra. Closed with eighty-five subscrivers—twenty-two of whom declared out; over the Grand National Course of about four miles aud a hati :— Mr. B. Brayloy's ch. m. Cassetote, aged, by Tram- ver, dum Constance, by Epirus, out of Littie ch, 140 Ibs. we bevebes Geesb@bdescevece Wilkinson’s br. g. Scarrington (naif pred), aged, by Martext, dain by Mickey Free, 156 lbs. 2 Mr. E. studd’s br. g Dispaten (naif bred), aged, by Dough, dam by Sur Hercules, 144 108, ...666-... 06 9 Admiral Rous has withdrawn the notices of rmo- tion published recently, and in lieu thereof wiit move the loliowing resolution:—“That no person starting one, two or more horses shall give orders to ais jockey to pull up @ horse that has a chance of winniog On any plea of deciarauon OF under apy circ uLstanced!