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, x \ we ‘ Ww THE COURTS. LOVE, JEALOUSY AND THE PISTOL. Marsha’ Magruder in the Role of a- Would-Be _Mirderer-~Commencement of His Trial : ia the Oyer and Terminer. THE HEGGI POISONING CASE. Close of the Prosecution—Opening for the Defence—The Medical and Other Testimony. i DRAWING OUT DANIEL DREW. A Pool Operation and What Camo Out of It—The Case in the Courts. STOKES ONCE MORE. A Motion to Amend the Judgment Record— Grounds of the Motion. THE COURT OF APPEALS. Opening of a Session in This City—Large Amount of Business. BUSINESS IN THE OTHER OOURTS. Summaries—Criminal Cases in Oyer and Termi- ner—Claim and Counter Claim—Decisions. The trial of Frederick Heggi, indicted for the murder of Frederick J. Siegfried ty poisoning, was ‘continued yesterday in the General Sessions be- ‘fore Recorder Hackett. Professor Crosby agreed ‘with the medical gentlemen previously examined in the opinion that the quantity of arsenic found in the portion of the remains examined by the chemist was evidence that the poison had been diffused through the system. The sen of the de- Ceased and other witnesses were examined, and the prosecution closed by putting Stegfried’s will in evidence, in which he gave $2,500 to the ac- cused. The defence opened in the afternoon, and the evidence will be clesed to-day. Mr. Charles A. Meigs, bank examiner of this dis- trict, has been deputized by United States Marshal Fiske to take .charge of the affairs of the Bull’s Head Bank. Judge Brady, holding Court of Oyer and Ter- Miner, had yesterday his hands full of business. Ge ordered the case of Michael Nixon, the bill- ‘poster, charged with the murder of Charles Phyfer, to be set down peremptorily for trial on next Mon- day. Other trials were fixed for to-morrow, and meantime he commenced the trial of Marshal Magrader, who in January last, through a feeling Of jealousy, as alleged, shot a fellow boarder ata boarding house in Madison street. During the day he sentenced for fifteen years to State Prison a gouthful highwayman. Stokes’ counsel are by no means neglectful of his Anterests. A motion was made yesterday before Tadge Brady, at the Court of Oyer and Terminer, by one of his counsel, to amend the judgment record, Judge Brady took the papers, and promised ‘to give a decision at an early day. A suit has been commenced in the Supreme Court against Daniel Drew and other Wall street opera- * tors growing out of a late pool transaction. The matter eame up on a preliminary motion yester- Gay before Judge Fancher, at Supreme Court, Chambers. Full particulars of the case will be found in to-day’s law reports. ; ‘MARSHAL MAGRUDER, OF MAD1- SON STREET. The Gr ‘Eyed Monster in a Boarding House—Pains and Penalties of Un- licensed Pistol Practice—Placed on Trial and the Complainant Mys- teriously Absent. The particulars of the shooting affray which ‘Occurred in @ Madison street boarding house on the 20th ef last January are still fresh in the public mind, as at the time it occasioned considerable ex- citement and comments. It will be remembered that a man named Marshal Magruder was some- what enamored of a young lady boarder, and allowed the green-eyed monster to take pos- session of his soul because of rival atten- tions paid to her by a fellow boarder mamed Clarence J. Lockwood. The ill-feeling engendered between the rivals for the lady’s favor culminated in quite a tragedy and nearly a @eath. On the evening of January 20, after a difficulty between Magruder—who claims, by the ‘way, it is said, to be a connection of the late Gene- eral in the Confederate service of the same name— Lockwood retired to his room. He had not been there wiry eect his door was suddenly forced open, and ie stood before him with.a pistol in his nand. le shot twice at Lockwood. He then aid, lookit “1 teld you I'd kill you and I h: you I'd doit?” After this excl Magruder yesterday morning was arraigned at the bar of the Uyer and Terminer, Judge Brady on the bench, charged with felonious assault with in- tent to kill Lockwood, who meantime, however, has recovered from the injuries inflicted. The accused d that he desired a ostpone- ment of his his counsel, Mr. William F, Howe, was @ 1d in another Court, . Phi rict Attorney, sald that all the r. ps, ‘witnesses for the peop! as the case was a very that the Court should ass! and the case proceed. The prisoner demurred to this, but at last had to 1d to the flat of the Court, and Colonel Charles S. jpencer assumed charge of his interests. Colonel Spencer said that.ke had just ascer- tained that the complainant was absent, and he asked a delay of the trial on this account. Mr. Phelps charged that his absence had been caused by undue means by the Ph ac and his Triends, and that was an additional reason why the case should be peremptorily tried. The Court decided that it must go en, and at once the work of getting a jury was commenced. ‘This occupied the rest of the day. The trial will be proceeded with on the opening of the Court this Taorning. THE HEGGI POISONING CASE. attendance, and ravated one he thought counsel for the defence Defence—The Testimony. ‘The trial of Frederick Heggi, charged with poison- dng Frederick J. Siegfried, was resumed yesterday in the General Sessions before Recorder Hackett. Dr. alpheaus B. Crosby was called and examined ‘Dy District Attorney Rollins, and his testimony felative to the action of arsenical poisom upon the buman system was similar to that of Dr. McCready and other medical gentlemen examined last week. Mrs. Elizabeth Webner testified that a notary Damed Frederick Summers died in Newark in July or August of last year, Summers was a witness for the prosecution by ‘whom they expected to prove some proceedings ‘which took place in Newark between Siegfried and Heggi in respect to signing the will, Frederick Siegfried, the son of the deceased, was recalled and examined at great length. He testified that the last time he saw his father alive was on Saturday the 2ist of August, 1869, the morning of the afternoon upon which he died; that the deceased was all black about the mouth and teeth; that he could not talk, und that he pulled up his Jegs and clenched his hands as if he had cramps; the witness went to Newark with his wife when he found the deceased had gone there, but did not go dato the house bimseif: he (the witness) saw Uggul NEW YORK HERALD, TUESDAY, MARCH 25, 1873—QUADRUPLE SHEET. after his father’s death at the "3 office, when anetiort was made to break the will, he leggi) being there claiming under the will; the jeceased was over sixty years old, and with the ex- ception of cramps in his legs he was healthy. Ker: W. F. Howe subjected the witness toa se- vere cross-examination. He said that a week after his father was buried he told his lawyers (Wright and Culver) that he was poisoned. The wit denied having signed a petition to the te in which he represented himself ag the only son of the deceased. ‘cline Schubert was the next witness. She said she first met Siegiried, the deceased, in 1869, and lived with him fiiteen weeks in First avenue three weeks in Ridge street; that he was ad that she had a child by him; Siegiried every day in Ridge street, three weeks before he (the deceased) leit, Heggi told the witness that she must leave; that had no further use for her, and she saw that Heggi wanted to get Siegfried evar) day or two. aiter the prisener came fer the things belonging to the deceased. On her cross-examination the witness said that she knew Siegfried’s wife was alive when she went to live with him; that alter the deceased left she got a warrant for damages, and finally compromised the matter by accepting & lager beer saloon; a lawyer named Fox received $100 fees for making out the peneesen apers. Joseph Recklin testified that t! tame he saw Siegfried alive was in First avenue, in March, 1809, and then he was @ strong and healthy man; the deceased appeared to be very fond of his son’s little child. Herman Fox, a lawyer, testified to the fact that Caroline Miller, known as Caroline Schubert, ap- plied to him to commence an action for seduction and breach of promise of marriage against Sieg- fried, and that on the 3d of Angust, 1869, Heggi effected an arrangement by which she was to re- ceive a r beer saloon in Ridge street, with the fixture: om Biegtried, he agreeing to pay the lawyer's fees, which amounted to $100. Luke ©. Grimes, a clerk in the Surrogate’s office, produced, among other papers, the wi!l of Fred- erick Siegfried, which was admitted in evidence, ‘The deceased bequeathed to his “beloved friend, Frederick He; 7 all his estate, consisting of $2,500, de ited in the Dime Ladi Bank at Newark. derick Siegiried was recalled, and, in reply to a question put by Mr. Howe, said that he did not know whether he ever made an agreement with Wright & Culver, lawyers, whereby he was to give them half the proceeds if they succeeded in breaking the will before the surrogate, The prosecution rested their case, reserving the right to call another witness in the morning, THE CASE FOR THE DEFENCE. Mr. Howe, in an effective and eloquent address, opened the case in the afternoon, stating that he would show the accused had worked steadily for fourteen years for a well-known firm in this city; that he had an irreproachabie character; that the defendant, whe was over sixty years old, was a native of Switzerland, and that an intimate friendship existed between him and Siegfried fer forty years. The counsel would show that Sieg- fried discarded his wile and took Caroline Miller to live with him, which caused a great deal of do- mestic unhappiness and iil-fecling between old Siegfried and his son; that ileggi sought to con- ciliate them ard accompanied Siegfried to Newark to avoid the annoyance of a proseeution by Caro- line Miller. Other facts would be shown, which prot clearly establish the innocence ef the ac- cused. Dr. Frech was the first witness called for the defence. He was asked a number of questions about arsenic and its effect upon the body, and in answer to a question of the counsel gave it as his opinion that the finding of a quarter of a grain of arsenic in the portion of the remains examined by Dr. Endemann by the tests applied would bea very suspicious fact, though it would not positively show ee the person died from the effects of arsenic, William F. Andrews, in whose employ Heggi had been for fourteen years, 4estified that his character Was remarkably good. ‘The case will probably be concluded to-day. DANIEL DREW IN COURT. Legal Dispute Over a Wall Street Opera- tion—A Particular Stock Pool Contain- ing Some of the Elements of a General ‘Whiripool. Azariah Brady has brought a suit in the Supreme Court against Daniel Drew, Kenyon, Cox & Co., and some other prominent Wall street operators. The complaint sets forth in substance that the plaintiff and most of the defendants ‘entered into a pool arrangement in Wabash, Western and Toledo Railroad, in which the plaintiff! was to take 12,500 | shares with a margin beyond that number. Ken- yon, Cox & Co, were to be the brokérs for the pool At tke close of the pool the brokers re- rted 185,000 shares on hand and the cost 6,767,619 89, and they called on plaintiff to take up 15,600 shares on that basis. It 1s further insisted in the complaint that the brokers used the pool stock for puts and calls and ior other purposes, and calls tr fulland complete account trom the brokers ofall their transactions in relation to the pool stock, and mad® the other members of the pool parties defeudants. The defendants demurred to the complaint for defect of parties plaintiff, and the plainti® moved for jndgment on tuecir demarrer as frivolous, The motion came up fora hearing yesterday before Judge Fancher in Supreme Court, Chambers, Mr. Marbury, for defendants, claimed that they had a right to knew what members of the peol were in interest witb the plaintiff, and for what Teason they, who were all really equally interested with Boody, declined, if they did decline, to join with him as plaintiffs. He said that they hada perfectly sound and good detence outside of this to the action, but wished this point settled. Mr. Burrell, for the plaintiff, insisted that this was an ordinary case of settling accounts where f@ny one party might bring an action. * The Court took the papers, reserving its decision. STOKES AGAIN. Motion to Amend the Judgment Record— Grounds of the Motion—Judge Brady Takes the Papers. Mr. Dos Passos, of counsel for Edward 8. Stokes, yesterday made an application before Judge Brady, in the Court of Oyer and Terminer, for an order to show cause why the judgment record in the case of Stokes should not be amended, He based his mo- tion on the ground that the present judgment record does not include the proceedings before Mr. Justice Cardozo on the plea in abatement; that it does not include a statement of the prisoner's absence during @ part of the final trial; that it does not shew tnat Judge Boardman was similarly absent and that it omits the afidavits used on the motion for a new trial before Judge Boardman. An affidavit of Mr. Join D. Townsend was pre- sented, showing that these matters were omitted and urging their importance. The Court took the papers, promising an early decision. COURT OF APPEALS. Opening of a Session in this City—Busi- ness Awaiting Their Disposal. In accordance with the announcement made sev- eral days since in the HERALD the Court of Appeals began a session yesterday in this city. Their place of meeting was the old Board of Supervisors’ room, in the New Court House, for some time past occu- pied by the Supreme Court, General Term, and, in fact, now set apart exclusively for the use of the latter Court. All the Judges were promptly in at- tendance. The Court, as is well known, is made up of Saniord E. Church, Presiding Judge, and Asso- ciate Justices William F. Alien, Rufus W. Peckham, Charles Andrews, Martin Grover, Charles J. Folger and Charles A. Rapallo. Mr. E. O, Perrin, the Clerk of the Court, was also present, as likewise H., E. Sickles, reporter, and Amos Dodge. The printed calendar presents a rather formidable array of cases to be heard. Upon this calendar there are 174 cases. Ont of this number no less than 111 are appeals on cases tried in New York and Kings counties—a fact showing conclusively the preponderance of litigation in this section of the State. It is, in fact, for this reason and for the convenience of counsel, that the present session is being held. Upon the calendar are no cases, how- ever, of special public interest. There are no ap- pe: in any murder cases, which is a very unusual circumstance. Large as the calendar is it is thought ible to finish it im two weeks, and in three weeks at the longest. First on the calendar was hearing the ment on the appeal in the case of the will of the late John Kellum, the full particulars of which have already been given inthe HERALD. The argument occupied some two hours, and upon its conclu: was takentup tne case of Augustus W. eee > administrator, &c., respondent, against Nathan Russel and others, appellants. ‘Phis case occupied the rest of the day, Court oF Appeals Calender. The following ts the Court of Appeals day calen- dar fer ‘March #5 :—Nos. 2, 6, 5, 14, 15, 18, 19, 20, BUSINESS IN THE OTHER COURTS. COURT OF OYER AND TERMINER. The Chatham Square Murder=Nixon To Be Tried Next Monday—A Lawyer Clog- the Wheels of Justice, and How He Does It. The Court of Oyer and Terminer met at half-past ten yesterday morning. Judge Brady, who seems to have become a fixture in this Court—in fact, he said yesterday that he shall continue to sit till the present criminal calendar is disposed of even down to the pettiest cases awaiting trial, was on the bench, As usual there was a large crowd in attendance. Assistant District Attorfey Lyons moved the trial of Michael Nixon, indicted for the murder of Charles Piyfer. Mr, Wiliam F. Howe, counsel for Nixon, sald that at the last session of the Court, when he agreed to proceed with the trial of this case, he took into consideration the fact that the Heggi murder trial, on which he was engaged in the Court of General Sessions, would be finishea before this; but unfortunately the sickness of a juror had delayed the trial. He had all the witnesses ready, and would be ready to go on with the trial at once did net his engagement in the General Sessions preciude him irom the possibility of doing so. He regretted being compelled to ask further delay, but the necessities of the case compelled him to ask of the Court an adjournment of the case till next Monday. Mr. Lyons replied that it was a melancholy fact that with the exception of two cases all the prison- ers now confined in the Tombs under indictments for murder had retained Mr. Howe as their counsel. As to the application for another postponement of this trial he wished that the Court would announce to Mr. Howe that he must be prepared to try his cases when called, or else the wheels of justice would be clogged. “1 pappow the counsel is no way responsible for this,” id Judge Brady, smiling. “He cannot help his ree CA “1 thank you for the compliment,"’ answered Mr. Howe, blushing. “But one thing is very certain— 1 do not wish to clog the wheels of justice." Mr. Lyons said he would like it agured upon that Mr. Howe be in readiness after next Monday to proceed with the trial of all the rest of his Mr. Howe suggested that sufficient unto the day was the evil thereof, but, after this quick-witted suggestion, assured the Court that alter the Heggi case was finished he would be ready to proceed at once with the trial of any and every case the Dis- bhi Attorney might see fit to place on the calen- lar. Judge Brady granted the application of Mr. Howe, and ordered the trlal of Nixon to be set down for next Monday. The Case of Thomas Goodstein. Thomas Goodstein was next called up for tri The charge against him is burglary, larceny an receiving stolen goods, Colonel Spencer said that he appeared for Mr. Howe, who was Goodstein’s counsel, and he claimed that the prisoner, having already becn ar- raigned in the Court of General Sesstous and pleaded there, could net be tried in this Court. Judge Brady everruled this ob ection, tnd asked if the witnesses were present in Court. Colonel Spencer said that he could not give any information on this subject. “Perhaps Mr. Hummel,’ added Judge Brady, spying Mr. Howe's partner among the crowd of lawyers present, ‘“‘may&now something about it,’’ “IL know, rere ate about the witnesses,” quietly answered Mr. Hummel; “but this | know, that the bondsman was not notified until late !ast Sat- urday night, and as he is a juror he could not very well attend here.” Aiter some further remarks the case was set down peremptorily for to-morrow. Miscellancous Cases, : The cases of Charles Carson and John Brown, for burglary, and John McCauley, for larceny, ‘were next called. They kad each employed Mr. Howe as counsel, and Mr. Hummel asked the postpone- ment of their trials till Wednesday, which was granted. A week ago last Saturday afternoon Mra. Clarke, @ boarder at the Albemarle Hotel, was wall ing up Lexington avenue, in the vicinity of Forty-seventh street, when @ youth came up suddenly bekind her, threw one arm around her so as to confine her arms, and with the other helped himself to her ocketbook and then ran away. Fortunately, through her cries of “Stop thief!’ the culprit was arrested. This youth, who gave his name as James McCord, was called up to plead to the charge. He plead guilty, and when asked how old he was said “Twenty.” He had nothing else to say. Mr. Justice Brady in sentencing him said that he understood he was a thoroughly bad boy, and he should, had he stood trial, have sentenced him to twenty years’ imprisonment. He sentenced him to fifteen years at hard labor in State Prison, asa warning to ali of his class, SUPREME COURT—CHAMBERS. Decisions. By Judge Fancher. Flaherty vs. Flaherty.—Order granted. Ludwig Berger vs. Elizabeth Berger.—Report confirmed and judgment of divorce granted; cus- tody of children awarded to plaintiff. itcnell vs. Smith et al.—Ordered that the claim of the Department of Buildings be allowed, &c. Hildebrand et al. vs. William B. Ogden.—Order granted that petitioners may sue as poor persens. Corbit vs. O'Callahan et al.—Order granted, SUPERIOR COURT—SPECIAL TERM. Decisions. By Judge Van Vorst. Waffern vs. Couk.—Error granted and cause re- ferred to Augastus R. Macdonough to hear and de- termine. Dion vs. American Fire Detector Company.—As to inspection of stock and transfer books and book of minutes order granted ; otherwise denied, Estes vs. Burns.—Motion for new.trial denied, with costs. Friedman vs. Dewes.—Motion granted en judg- ment of costs ef order of February 10, 1873, and $10 costs of this motion within five days; judgment and execution to stand; cause to go on calendar first Monday of April, Bishop et al. vs. Empire Transportation Com- Le agra for nonsuit made, all papers sub- mitted. Crane vs, Rollins.—Orders granted. Hilger et al. vs. Oxenham.—Defendant must de- liver further bill of particulars ef counter claim in bb 2tfhcade or be precluded from giving evidence on trial Oxenham vs. Hilget et al.—Plaintiff must give farther bill of particulars within twenty days or be precluded from giving evidence on trial. Brewer vs. Clarke.—Application for discharge granted. ‘ By Judge Sedgwick. Libby et al. vs. Pennie.—Order denying motion. By Judge Monell. Farselli et al. vs. Allen et al—Order directing further amendment of answer. COURT OF COMMON PLEAS—SPECIAL TERM. Decision. By Judge J. F. Daly. Marsh vs. Johnston.—Motion granted on terms. MARINE COURT—PART |. Claim and Counter-Claim. Before Judge Gross. Thompson vs. Holmes.—The plaintiff, upon vari- ous occasions during the Fall of last year, lightered cement for the defendant, for which; at the rate of fifteen cents per barrel, this suit is brought, with interest amounting to $131 90, The defendant sets up @ counter-claim of $147 20 tor damage caused to the last lot of 200 barrels, claiming that the plaintiff agreed to have a lighter at the dock at seven o'clock on the morning of the 16th of September, that the cement was unloaded from the vessel at that time, but that the lighter failed to come, and, a heavy rain storm then coming up, defendant placed the barrels on end and covered them with tarpaulings, notwithstanding which the water soakea up from beneath and damaged the cement to the extent claimed. The plaintiff denies having made a promise of a lighter fora definite day, ana alo claims that less dam: would have ensued if the barrels had been placed on their side on skids and covered. Verdict for $131 90, COURT CALENDARS—THIS DAY. ScpreMe CovrtT—TRiaL TeRM—Ormcuir—Part 1,—Case on. Part 2—Heid by Judge Van Brunt.— 8, 776, 998, 380, 1822, 514, 1178, 240, 63834, 99234, 2223, 2226, 2227, 1112, 606, 716, 886, 928, 980, 1122, 1148. 1 ° SUPREME CoURT—CnaMBERS—Held by Judge Fancher.—Now. 99, 122, 146, 159, 169, 170, 176, 201, Call 211, SvuPrERIOn CounT—TRIAL TERM—Part 1—Held by Judge Barbour,—Nos. 815, 1958, 1937, 1236, 2411, 2029, 2061, 2050, 1831, 2063, 1275, 2037, 2086, 186i 2069. Part 2—Held by Judge Sedewic! Nos. 1540, 726, 1140, 814, 300, 1692, 2478, 2020, 1298, 1256, 1384, 1386, 112, 2420, 1486. Court ‘or ComMon PLeas—TRIaL TERM—Part 1—Held by Jndge Larremore.—Nos, 612, 1913, 1508, 1930, 1680, 1974, 1936, 1012, 1821, 1528, 1411, 1012, 1600,’ 3103, 1806. MARINE CouRT—TRIAL TeRM—Part 1—Held by Judge Gross,—Nos. 1672, 1242, 1 634, 2102, 1964, 1602, 826, 1460, 1490, 1578, 1586, 1634, 1644, 1678, 1491, Part 2—Held by Judge Curtis.—Nos, 1423, 1485, 1073, 1597, 1623, 1605, 1663, 1651, 1749, 1775, 1777, 1779, 4781, 1783, 1785. Part 3—Held by Judge Howland.— Nos. 127334, 1737, 254. A OASE OP INFATUATION. Some interest was occasioned among the habitucs of the Jefferson Market Police Court yesterday afternoon by the arraignment of a very attractive young lady on charge of disorderly conduct made by George Parks, an actor now performing at the Union Square Theatre. The evidence showed that the parties had become acquainted about a year since, from which bad resulted an intimacy ter- minating in much infatuation om the part of the young lady. Her persistent attentions became very ‘annoying to Mr. Parks, and, upon his expressing & determination te break off the acquaintance, she commenced @ course of systematic persecution, stopping him in the street and at the doors of the theatre, and so conducting herself as to attract the attention of passers by; calling at his boarding honse and refasing to leave when requested to do go, and, in a word, haunting him like a shadow. She associated with her several persons, both male and female, and as she threatened to kill him on a number of occasions, he has been compelled to go to and fre from the theatre with an escort, Seme three weeks since the thing had beeome so ui bearable that Mr. Parks caused her arrest, and she was brought up before Justice Cox, who discharged her on promise to annoy bim no more, She still sisted, however, and yesterday was Leld to ball the sum of $600 fo keep the Doar, > MUSICAL REVIEW. The great danger tos young and popular song writer is that he may be induced, by the clagsorous demand of publishers or his own misguided vanity, to write too much, There are many examples of sad wrecks in this respect among us. Shoulé a song chance to make a great hit it is generally sure to lead to the infliction of an inexcusable amount of trash by the same composer. We know even some of the best ballatt writers tn this country, whose melodies have been household words, not only here, but in Europe, aad who tura out an in- conceivable amount 0! machine work, in which the question of pay, not of art, is considered. This deluge of childish nonsense, and its most fruitful sources may be found in Cincinnati and Chicago, does incalculable injury to the cause of music. Yet it finds ready sale, especially among yeung ladies Whose public sehool education, unfortunately, has not included music among its cther branches. We find no such trash among the German publications, because music is made a regular branch of educa- tion in the schools of Fatherland, whereas the public school teachers of this city, by the superf- cial system now in vogue, tend to vitiate all taste for the divine art. Nothing tends to promote’ en- joyment of the domestic circle and to make home Tealiy happy and attractive more than music. The domesticity of the Germans, their most sagacious characteristic, is partly traceable to this source. When harmony is enshrined among the household gods, peace and happiness alone can remain there, Therefore, for nigher considerations than the idea of & mere accomplishment, the Board 01 Education should promote, by all means at their disposal, the study of this charming art. Louis Berge, Fourteenth street, publishes the fol- lowing :— “My Mother's Song.’ Tamaro. The melody lacks the spontaneity of the other songs of this composer, and the work is rather labored. The Words do not fit the music in one or two phrases, The accompaniment is very pretty and lends po little interest to the song. , humorous ballad. H. good, and full of gayety. Would Love Outiast the Roses’ Bloom'* sous. Danks. A taking little melody in 12-8 time. The fine catalogue of J. N. Pattison has been added to the list of Berge’s publicatioas, Edward Schuberth & Co., Union square :— “Nameless Galop,” J. M, Lander, It seems almost desecrativn to introduce a theme from Chopin’s “Marche Funeébre” and place it in the middle of very commonpiace subjects, but yet Mr. Lander has done it, “Idyile.” A. Dorn. Sparkling waltz themes ina quaint setting of Choptnish origin, “Good Night,” song. 0. B. Boise. The melody is od over-interesting, but it is neatly accompa- nied. “Wilegenlied,” cradle song. Alfred Blume. sim- Loeyed of thought censtitutes the chief merit of js song. “A Dream at Sea’ and “Spring Waltz.” Teresa Carrens. Beth are very ambitious works of the bravura school, William Hall & Sen, Broadway :— “Be Not Lonely, Mother,” bailad. man Torry. One of those machine songs, made to order and intended for delicate constitutions, “Those Sweet Words,” ballad. Rosalia, The foregoing remarks will apply here, only it should be administered in more delicate cases. “Under the Starlight,” serenade. Mra. Torry. A retty theme, nicely accompanied and graceful in its flowing measures. good Mrs. Jane Slo- “Victory Polka.” Howard Cadmus, A dancing tune, without any special degree of attrac- tion. Ditson & Co., New York and Boston :— “Torehlight March.” Meyerbeer. This is a splendid four-hand arrangement of the famous “Zackeltanze.” It wos the ptéce de résistance of the Garde Républicain. Band at the Boston Jubilee. It will be foundan excellent study for two per- formers. “Wanderer’s Rest,’ morceau, F. Spindler. There is more real merit in this listle melody than in half the trashy sougs published nowadays. “Moment Musical.’ irnst Perabo, We trust that Mr. Perabo is not afflicted with many such mu- sical moments, or if he be that he will keep his im- ressions of them out of the hands of a publisher. “Autumn Leaves.” G, D. Wilson, Good for very tender beginners on the piano. “Our Own March.” Colonel D. 8. Brown. A very showy, brilliant and@ effective march, and a graceful compliment to the Twenty-second regt- mnent, to the officers and members of which it is dedicated, “Goodby,” song. Frank Tully. A melody ef exceptional merit, fewing and taking in its ineas- ures. We cannot see the utility of the chords in the bass in the accompaniment. Why not single notes or octaves ¢ “Fairest One,” song. Newton {Fitz. Another ic, with but one idea in cimen of machine musi ud that puerile, ‘e Deum.” J. H. Swartwout. Dull and unin- teresting, with occasional examples of false pro- gressions in harmony. When will organists ever ing violent hands on this noblest of William A. Pend & Co., Broadway :— This house publishes in very handsome ferm a collection of salon inusic under the title of “Gems of Strauss.” The best waltzes, polkas, galops and mazurkas of the three brothers—Jonann, Joseph a Edward—may be found in this series, “Darling,” descriptive song. H. Millard, Of the same kind as “Meeting” and “Longing” by the same compeser. Mr. lard should infuse a little more melodic spirit into his werks, “Littie May,’ song. Faustina Hasse Hodges, A charming melody, with al} the finish of an ac- complished song writer about it. e Song of Tristram.” A. L. Parsens. A specimen of Vv cal recitative, with a very elaborate piano accompaniment. The words are from Ten- nyson’s ‘Last Tournament."* “Little Maid ef Arcadee,” song. Arthar 8. Sullt- van. bd og bo little melody, not always suited to the words, but with sufficient merit in it toexcuse shortcomings in details, “1 Will Arise,” sentence. John B. Marsh. For tenor solo and quartet, and much superior to the ae of church pieces weekly iaflicted upon the public, “My Blue-eyed Boy.” song and chorus, David Acheson, An attractive melody, which admirably suits the words. “fhe Beautiful Dreaming Eyes,” song and chorus, W. A. Huntley. Both words and music are of that trashy description which tends only to ex- cite the contempt of every true musi le “Be Thou with Me,” prayer, Ferdinamd Hiller. Instinct with a deep devotional spirit and fervor. It has been sung in public here by Mile. Drasdtl. “Touch the Heart Gently,” seng. Charlies Blamphin. A light, pleasing melody, net entirely original, but net the less popular. “Happy, Thougn Alone,” song. Campana. Good ior the minstrels, and like @ score of their peculiar songs. “These Sad, Soft Tears,” song andchorus, H. P. Danks. Fally equal to any of the ether songs of this favorite writer. Lt is in 12-8 time, and is pepu- lar in its Nowing melody. “The Mediey Galop.” Henry Giesemann. Cem- monplace im the extreme, with the Russian Na- tional Anthem clumsily introduced. FRAOAS IN WASHINGTON STREET, A Blow that Came Near Killing a Wo- man—What ¢t Just Tipped Her on the Head”—The Usual Result of Coming Between Man and Wife. Yesterday morming Henry and Annie Grogan, living in the room of Thomas Rice, at 16 Washing- ton street, had a row together, in which pretty strong terms were used, They lived together as man and wife, and in the course of the dispute each denied being married to the other. When Rice heard this he ordered them both out of his house. ‘They both went away and shortly after came back, this time a little intoxicated. Then they began the row over again, and Rice ordered the woman to leave. She turned upon him and gave him some vehement abuse, when Rice seized a carving knife and struck Mrs. Grogan on the head with it, making a ‘ge gash 6oon «her occiput. She bled very profusely, bat had strength eneugh to go for & policeman, who arrested Rice. When Annie arrived at the station house she had bled so mach that the blood cov- soaked through all her clothes, that she wa; dangerously wounded, and she was conveyed to the Park Hospital, where her wound was dressed, and it was found that, afterall, it was ofa very slight nature. She walked hame again, where, of course, the peace was made between her- self and Grogan, A H&RALD reporter saw Rice at the Church street station, In his agcount of the row hesaid that whem the woman sbused him so he utilized the corring knife he had in his hand, and, taking the blade “betane me fingers,” he said, “1 just tipped her on the head win the handle.” The HERALD reporter said it was & rather severe “tip,” but Rice ridieuled the idea of its being dangerous, and said “he conld stamd a hundred such tips’ without ite berting her. THE DUTY ON SALT Af TURK'S ISLAND. ‘The Turk’s Istand Royal Standard of the 13th of March makes the following announcement :— As this will be our lagt issue before the mails leave here for windward, on Monday next, it may not be amiss to again eail the attention of mer- It was thought It becomes more necessar’ statement to prevent the time the ordinance lishing this export dut; came into Operation—the idea having got abroi ist of July proximo, ‘| ~soncerne ered her from head to foot and had compietely® chants, owners and masters of vessels to the fact that, fram the ist day of the present manth, the export duty of one cent per bushel, heretolore levied on the staple of this colony, has been abole ed, to repeat this misunderstanding as to that the law would not be put in force until the So far, then, as our staple 18 We May Consider Quraelvos free traders. | aught to prevent our Women from thus stultuying FREE LANCE. What Free Lance Thinks of Americans Abroad and of Sardou’s “Uncle Sam at Home.” TO THE EDITOR OF THE Huratp:— Victortew Sardow ts a Frenchman, fotty-two years of age, aud believes m the Empire. ‘‘Rabagas,”’ which had se brilliant a success in Paris a year ago, ts motmuch groaser in 1tycaricature of French, than is “Uncle Sany’’ of American, democracy. The great difference between th> two pl is that “‘Raba- gas” 18 founded on fact anf contains brilliant dia- logue, whereas “Oncle Sam” is founde on igmor- ance and is stupidly written. A woman is the Mainspring of both: Tne heroine of “Rabagas”’ is an American widow, whd solves all problems, The inte!lect of “Uncle Sam” is centred in Mme. Bellamy, a Parisienne, who settles all dimcuities and tg & more strong-minded woman than this land of the strong minded ever produced, She 18 @ speculator, @ pailosopher, a law. yer, @ writer, @ mentor and a gos- sip. She knows everything, and could finish the moral education of every American girl in the “comady” if she chose. (Of course no men- tion is made of Monsieur, and nobody knows whe- ther he be dead or alive; but this is immaterial, for when French woman becomes Madame'she may go about the world alone without fear and without reproach, and cast stones at every American un- married woman who docs the same thing.) But Mme. Bellamy rises superior to everything save censure, Her mission is to be show woman’ ex- traordinary to the vices of this disgusting country, and she tells more lies in less time than could the father of them, Nevertheless I do’ not blame Sardou for making Mme. Beilamy and everything else lie. There is a graim of truth in his caricature. He has read Dickens, Hepworth Dixon and the American newspapers. He has heard of James Fisk, Jr, and William. M. Tweed. He knows of Wall street “corners,” and the disgraceful failure of an American banking house in Europe. He hears Americans making night hideous as they “liquor up” at the American “bar” in Rue Scribe. He learns that the Paris police are obliged to break up the New York club because of its rowdylsm. He observes a certain fastness of manner in the American girls who are most talked about. He-does not stop to ask whether there is a reverse to the medal. Why should he? Is-he not a Frenchman and an imperialist? Ifhe denounces democracy at home why should he spare a foreign and antipathetic people? He but obeys the law of his being. Democrat as I amI failed to become enamored of many of my country men and women travelling abroad; for either there are a great many fools in’ America, or all the fools in America visit Europe. Ihave net yet arrived at a definite conclusion on this subject. Truth is said to lie in @ well, and it requires a deal of rope to get at it; but judging from the fact that I have never seen at home such pecular'specimens as I have met or heard of abroad, Taminclined to believe that a large proportion of our idiots seek a transatlantic asylam. Perhaps this isthe retort courteous we make to Europe for sending us her adventurers, thieves and burglars. IfSardou meets these men and women, will he not draw a caricature? Is he an angel that he should not do this thing? He ac- cuses us of loving tities. Who dares deny the exis- tence of snobs?’ That such monstrosities should sea in @ republic is the penalty we pay for being ‘Anglo-Saxon. With AngioSaxon virtues we in- herit Anglo-Sazon vices that break outin degener- ate specimens of the American race, Says Sir Charles Dilke in his admirable book of travels called “Greater Britain,” “Many American men and women who have too:little nobility of soul to be patriots and too little understanding to see that theirs is already in many points the master country of the globe; come to you and bewail the fate which has caused them to be born citizens of a republic, and dwellers in a coun- try where men call vices by their names, The least educated of their countrymen, the only grossly vulvar class that America brings ferth, they fly to Europe ‘to.escape democracy,’ and pass their lives in Paris, Pada or Nice, living libels on the country they are believed to represent.’’ These are the Americans Sardou has seen at_ the Court of Napoleon. An adventurer himself, Napole: ceived all Americans who opened the doors Tuileries with a golden key. Whether they spoke 1 English or bad; whether they were knaves or fools, made little difference to the hero of Sedan, so long as Money was spent in Paris and beauty and toilets displayed at imperial balls. “I would give half my fertune to. see Louis back on the throne ot France,” said an American woman, not many months ago, Centra} the ex-Emperer “Louis” tn order to prove the intimacy of her acquaintance, This is the type of American most frequently found living in Europe, so that 1 was more grieved than surprised when @ French re- publican once said to me, ‘You are the only American republican I ever met.’’ “How. many Americans have you met?’ “A dozen.” These libels cannot live here, because they are libels, and certainly America is: well rid ef them and their off- spring, who are apt te possess the vices of both hemispheres with the virtues of neither. ‘‘Euro- ean Americans are a bad lot,” exclaimed an Dxiord Professor recently. “They do neither you nor me credit.” “When an American comes tous from the United States,” said a tel man, shortly after, ‘he is likely to be clever and @ good fellow, but when he comes from Europe he is a poor creature and geserally a snob. He tries to pass for an Englistupan, and one man was awfully cut up the other day when I toid him that 1 knew him to be American by his account. He was trying to talk Cockney.” If these transatlantic snobs only knew how they are despised by all whose opinion is worth having! They are despised by the very persons who repeat their denunciations of the United States, for Euro- eans know the difference between gold and pineh- ck. ‘I wish you’d write about a certain set of your country people who court our aristeeracy,”’ ‘said a clever Englishman last Winter. “They make themse! very contemptible, never deigning to mention amy one who has not a handle te his name, always fuel you of the grand houses to which they are invited, and taking care to display all cards upon which there are coronets. They array their servants in gorgeous livery, and get wp coats of arms with mottos in Latia—a Mena that half of them de not understand, There have even been American Ministers here who were snobs of the first quality.” Elsewhere I heard similar com- plaints ca the snobbishness of certain American omicials abroad. Women are even greater fuols. than man in this. worship of rank which 1s. ral reason perhaps that women kneelin; id truly :—“‘Les gr: i arceque nous sommes Agenonx.” ‘I became quite Biswrustod. with the girls on eur steamer," grumbled a young American who crossed the Atlantic ina month that shall be nameless. “There happened to be on board the sou of an. English baronet, and although he was an.ordinary sellow, not half as nice as some of us, the girls vied with one another in attracting his attention,” jt not the same in Washington? Are not the attaehés of foreign le- gations, fools or otherwise, of more social conse- uence than the cleverest of This is a dne return for, the respect and devewon of American men. 8 excepting advanced liberal Englishmen, there are no men for whom our women should entertain such regard as for these of this country. In Germany women are domestic animals and drudges; among the Latin races they minister to man’s pleasure— nothing more, It is the exceptional Fronchman or Italian who, believes in the virtue of woman, yet knowing, if they choose to think, that no French- man and few Engiishmen would terry a poor American, there are girls who actwaily tie them- selves for tile to gen with views re ling womens that ought te be thoroughly revolting to all who have had the good fertune to be bern in the New World. The folly ef some ef our women Ved understanding. Fanay ® mother who thinks ita greater “catclv’ for her daughter to marry a Prus- sian efficer than to marry an American! ‘Well, ou see he is ® nobleman,” argues the mother is an indiguant friend. ‘Stuppose he 1s noble, what then’ Is he not poor and a foreigner’ Wonld he marry your one ater if she were not rich’? “No, it 18 against fe law. All Prussian officers must marry womer, with money.” “And ou enceurage your daughter to give up her coun- and home to become, the wife of aman for whom, were she pennileas, she woul attraction! She will ,ttle down in a wretched Psalg o town while hes nt ind will go wherever e is ordered. For soc gety he will hi the inane gossip of German wognen, who are good house- keepers, but are ver narrow-minded and fearfal scandal-mongers. n occasional trip to Berlin and appearance at ‘court will vary the scene, And you call @ bri) Aant parti! you realize that your daughter has always been considered the equal of roa vad is accustomed to such attention 13 aa SR WR I Mi 57 8 2. AEE MEL SENN mR 7 Ns TCT ARNON A) fi a mR TR TE AT 0h ar a < themeelves; but the longer one: lives the more one becomes persuaded that notuing is rarer tham common sense. As the prevailing governments of the Vid World are more or less despotic and thor. ough y aristocratic they look with no love upon Republic whose success is @ menace to divine an the degrading spirit of caste, "fine gularly ignorant of all that concerns us, not thinking it worth while to study either pecpie or institutions, all their tradi- tions and prejudices aré opposed to us, and they Gre best pleased when individual examples confirm previous Opinions, It becomes important, then, hat Americans abroad should honorably represent their country, Every man and woman 1s abit of the kepublic, is scamned and discussed, condemned or praised such, European radicals, anxious for the coming of the universal republic, look to ue for practicat evidences of what they so earne: and unselfishly preach, and grow faint-heart Wher they find in us folly and vice, combined wits @ total indifference to the propogation of the form of government which the most enlightened mindt of ali countries believe to be the best for the ad& vancement of numanity. Many Americans visit Ew rope for what 1s elegantly known as ‘‘a spree,’ Out Frenchilying fast Parisians, they do everything that public opinion restrains‘them from domg at home, and, returning, accomplished iplittle but vice, grat French manners on prgnmican principles, witb sad results to the tree of liberty, The men yo ali lengths; the women go as far ax they dare—some times further, Paris is the chesen rendezvous, not because of a bright sun and many works of art, but because folly need not be sought. It come: without bidding and stays by you as Jong as there Js a franc left in your pocket. ‘This ta the only type of American talked about in the French. capital, for scum always rises to the surface, When Lowell, Emerson and our best representatives re- side in Paris they iead retiring lives. What doea Sardou know or want to know of them? It is the extravagant rowdies of the boulevards that fur- nish material for bis pen; hence ‘Uncle Sam’? shades of Mrs. Trollope, Captam Marryatt, Basil Haii.aud Dickens, ave you wondering what has come o’er the spirit of our dream? Martin Chug- alewit, do you revogaize America for your long-loss own? Bw thirty years between ‘American Notes! and “Uncle Sai ;"' yet mark the difference in treat- ment, ‘The first recorded truth, and was received with indignant howls; the second records the basest of lies, and is reeelved with decorous silenee, occasionally: broken by moderate laughter or feebie applause. What does it mean? Have we grown yond our years? Are we too wise to quarrel with malicious ignorance, or too indiffer- ent to exert ourseives in seli-defence ? Both. Some of us are wise and some of ‘us are-indifferent; but how much wisdom and how much indifference go to make up the audiences that “assist” at Sardow’s “comedy” ef “Uncle Sam” no one can tell, True it is, however, that the most outrageous libels on America are listened to unmoved and-no man hisses when all American women are pronounc~ ed unchaste. Perhaps this is as it onght te be, but it seems to me that the air would be somewhat purified were a little indignation occasionally: made audible just by way of demonstrating thal in becoming thicker-skinned Americans have not lost all sense of delicate leeling. Henceforth let. no foreigner fear to paint the Republic of the United States as black ag hel! itself, But I, for one, am grateful to Mr. Daly for putting upon the stage this. latest conception of Sardou’s peeing brain, for the reason that it is» absolutely truthful in one important respect, and therefore should be seen by every woman in New York, It tells Americans precisely what is thoughs of them by a large percentage of Frenchmen, It. puts on exhibition a young marquis who, because Unmarried women are not heaged in by dragoons, believes with the rest of his nations, that liberty: means license. He acts accordingly with a. precipitancy and ease that do credit to his virtuous training in. that leving home which he @postrophizes in a goody-goody speech five minutes before making desperate love to the young girk with whom he is intensely disgusted. She, the supposed brazen, heartless flirt, becomes interested in this flower of French chivairy, and then the flower does his best to seduce her, Not succeeding, he finally, faute de mieux, proposes matrimony and considers himself a highly moral young man in rescuing Sarah Tapplebot (charming name!) from @ country Where young men. and women associate without surveillamce, and, what is more immoral still, without the necessity of it! “Our daughters are frank and iree because they premeditate ne. evil,” says John Weiss im his essay on marriage, and even the fascinating libertine, the Marquis de Rochemore, discevers that the step between flirtation and vice is not even taken or tne fastest girl of the fastest New Yor! society. Furthermore, the Marquis and the author of his being, Victorien Sardou, ought to Know that girls given to desperate flirting are the last in the world to lose their heads and be controlled emotion. Flirting is a thoroughly cold-bloodet erfermance. When it ceases to be cold-blooded t ceases to be at all.. The moment two firts be- come seriously interested in each other love sets. in and matrimony follows. Please remember this, Messieurs Francais. ihave no defence to make of our system of flirting; but it seems tome that. flirtation between disengaged men and women, who understand one another, is much less vicious- than the French system of lovers versus husbands, which Gallic literature, on and orf the stage, holds up for admiring contempiation, Before writ another American “comedy” M. Sardou shoul know that the American.girls who yield to seduc- tion are rarely in society and are never flirts. They are passionate, ingenuous, loving not wisely, but too weil, as naturally incapable of: vice a8 @ hardened flirt 18 incapable of impulse. If one talse step leads to many, it is because.ol de- sertion and a peablic opinion that brands a woman with disgrace jor erring through love and takes by the hand the man that has accomplished her ruin. if M. Sardou will paint this picture in the colors it. deserves he.will make amends for the utterly and disgustingly absurd burlesque of “Uncle Sam." At least, Sardou understands the French nature, and American girls need blame no one but them-- selves it alter seeing “Uncle Sam”’ they treat for-- eign men with the same frankness as they treat. their own and find themselves misinterpreted. It, ought to teach them the best of lessons,. It ought. to bid them beware of the Tetched adaven—~ turers who come ver here for the purr ose of catching heiresses by, fair means or foul; of the Italian counts and French mar, quises, who do not. hesitate to boast’ that their tities will buy any woman in the country. ought to convince them that the men who mosh respect them are the men most likely to love them.’ unselfishly, and that our society will soon become; rotten if, by the introduction of such. travellers am the Marquis de Rochemore, SomEEDS intent be added to-our freedom of manner. Li ny 1s_ only) possible with integrity of character. If “Unoie Sam” sickens American women of fereigners, dis- tinguished or otherwise; if it makes them realize the tramendous differences between men roared with Old World and men reared with New World ideas ;,if it sends. home, however brutally, tho fact that promiscuous flirtation is not a crown that en- nobles. the wearer, “Uncle Sami” will not have been acted in vain, Of course there are those who, believe every lie in thocomedy. 1 sat in the netghborhood.ol two such sympathetic critics, When, Miss Sarah Tap- Plebos went bE tO the Marquis Bobert de Roghe- more; tapped him on the shoulder and walked off with his chair the novi chuckled with delight. said the woman wi never do that.” ‘‘No, ana when Mine. Bellamy iquoted De Tocqueville, with the Adantic Monthly in her hand, avowed that We put the drag on nothing, not even,vice, and , that American girls could neither order a dinner = nor hein a pocket handkerchief, the male foreigner; exclaimed, “Bravo!” with an exaltation thats made me long to hire @ villain ta. Kick him on the. spot. But cud “The blood of Dougias caa, protect itself,” Thougk. Sardous point their satire and critics.thelr vencm, at the salient (aul of thys by no means immacul Repubaic; though all our mem be prenouuced_rogy and all our wemen held! u mains that, as Sir Charies Dilke declares, we are Many respects the master nation af the globe, ean afford te Pepa bother than Weare, Ii.the production of “Uricle in Poris will only Lm at home all the young gentlemen, whe are me: ing a trip to skis country we oaght to pray for so blessed a consummation. T reiterate may fretrade to Mr. Daty, and im- plore all yewng ladivs in seciety to.go and see-them- selves as their dearly beloved howe sees them. FRRE LANGE. che tndeed!”’ replied the man; AQUATIC NOTES. The Pickwick Boat Club,.ot Hoboken, at @ late, Meeting, re-eleeted the following oftfgers for tae year :--Presidont, R. S. Murray; Secretary, C. W. Reekie ; Treasurer, R. H. Tayler. The-club has par- chased a stx-eared barge, and purpose making an. appearance on the Hudsom the latter part of April with the annexed craw:—J. A. Beekle, bew; H. Stebold, Jy., Ne. 2; BE, M. La Breage, No. 3; C. We Reekie, No. 4; R. H. Taylor, No. 6; Robert S Mur- ray, streke; P. Wajtheim, coxswain. The Pick- wicks are ready to receive chalienges after April 1. Their boat house a of the ‘The Nassau Clup foated the the Harlem River @ few days since. utilus Boat Club, re je01 . Euglehart of Green) . an ‘Thomas Fearon, of Yonkers, N. Y., Rave arr: ged ry three-mile straightaway sculling rece, It will take. lace at Pleasant Valley during the early part* of jay. Barney Biglin is renered to match hig brother John against Ly ge rown, the Hawiax (N. 5.) champion, & race of five or six miles fer $1,000 a side, the race t take place at Springfield, before the Nova Scotian rows Joe Sattler (it Matched). If this offer i acceptable Bighn ia ready to siy,n articles of agreement at ance. The Avg asta (Ga.) Ray | cl and Sentinel, March 1%, says:—‘Our Charleston friends making great preparations their fortneoming Tewatta,en the Ashley River, and @ briliiamt occa Ww boat house om, a8 she will Dever receive from Teutons ?’ “I never looked at the matter in that Night,” replies the foolish mother, ‘After all, the match, does not seem as eligible as I thought, and N nghen my daughter will change her mind,” With suc! mother can she have auy mind to change? German officers are indeed fine “catches,”? They belong to “nonie” families, and, being im the army, are attached to the court. Ths majority are genteel paupers, but are not perm’. tea to marry rich German es whose families are “4¢n trade,” as such would be mésaUiances; yet they will wed any American though every collar smell of the at ith with Toney, . Solirespect sion isyanticipated,” Foreign Aquatic Notes. “The University boat race will be rowed on tho af ‘ernoon of Saturday, March 2%. It will be high water at London Bridge at 2h. 6am. and at Putoey about 3b. 45m., se that the race may be expected to take place about hal it two o'clock, Articles for the aculling match between Joe Sadler and Bob Bagnall for the championship of B land have been forwarded to Newcastie, ‘The terme Contaiped therein are thove as proposed by Bag! bonoe, £ to scorn, the Tact res”