The New York Herald Newspaper, January 31, 1874, Page 5

PUR LOUISIANA USURPATION, Tho Rights of Citizens of Louisiana Under the Constitution and Our Treaty Obligations with France, ea aay EST Seek A Republican Form of Government Guaranteed in Each Case. The Ethics of Congrossional Interference. Hf the People Arc Not Permitted to Re- dress Their Own Grievances ton- gress Must Do It. WasHIneTon, Jap. 28, 1874, To THE Eprror or THE HERALD As one of the representatives at Washing- ton of the People’s Convention held at New @rieans on November 24 and 25, 1873, I desire to submit to you a few remarks relative to the “Louisiana case” now pending before the United States Senate. I need not repost here che revolting story of the Outrages perpetrated upon a peaceable and inof- fensive people by a reckless horde of adventurers, who have succeeded tn prostituting the judicial and military power of the federal government to the shametul work of defying every sense of politi- al anc moral decency, and violating every princi- ple of representative government. It is an old story now, and may have lost the spice of novelty for indificrent hearers, but it isa living and galk ing reality to the people of Louisiana, and the out- Tages inflicted upon them ayear ago still rankle in their hearts and oppress them in their daily life and domestic concerns. A GROSS, PALPABLE, AND CORROPT USURPATION hhas been fastened upon the State of Louisiana and is still nurtured and uphela there by the federal authorities, ana we are gravely told that there is Mo redress jor us. We have been for more than a year in the humiliating attitude of supplicants for afew crumbs of justice. We have abstained irom matemperate complaint; we have asked less than we are entitled to—less even than shoula have been accorded to us, freely and spontaneously, Without any urgent demands on our part; and now, alter more than a year of patient amd hope- ful waiting, discountenancing all attempts on tne part of the people of the State to right their ‘Wrongs themselves by an appeal to force, we are informed that it is too late: that the authors of our troubles have earned a good title to our liber- ties by one year’s prescription, and that, if we ‘Wait patiently for three years longer, we may per- haps obtain the officers of our choice at the next general election, What is the meaning of this trifing with the Nberties of a people? Is it mockery or is it com tempt? Have the taxpayers of Louisiana and those in whom the love of republican institutions has not yet been entirely crashed out by oppres- sion norights which the federal government ts bound to respect? They expect of us, their dele- gates, not to falter for an instant in demanding for them a recognition of their right toa repuvil- an and representative government, and not to faik to imbue the mind of the whole country, if pos- sible, with a due sense of the justice of their cause, and we fully intena to agitate the matter until the Presidential election of 1876, unless we shall be @isarmed by the extension to us of some satisiac- tory relief. THE OTHER STATES OF THIS UNION ARE 48 MUCH INTERESTED AS I8 LOUISIANA in obtaining from Congress and from the dominant party which controls that body a deliberate aud authoritative declaration whether, should usurpa- téon attempt to crush out their liberties, they ~ Banat look to some other tribunal or to some other Political party to protect them from oppression. ‘We have presented a petition to Congress invoking the solemn guarantee contained in section 4 of article 4 of the constitation—namely, that the United States shall guarantee to every State of this Union a republican form of government—but as yet no response has been made to our appeal. We shall present another petition to Congress, asking it to fulfil the obligation imposed upon it vy THE THIRD ARTICLE OF THE TRRATY WITH FEANCR OF , ‘which declares that ‘‘the inhabitants of the ceded Territory (Louisiana) shall be incorporated in the Union of the United States and admitted, as soon a8 possible, according to the principles of the federal constitution, to the enjoyment of all the rights, advantages and immunities of citizens of the Unitea States.” I it one of the “rights’’ of citizens of the United Btates to be despoiled of their liberties by a gang of political scoundrels, encouraged and sustained by the federal government? Is it one of the “advan- tages” of citizens of the United States to be allowed to go through the forms ofan election only ©o be cheated out of the fruits of their victory by federal imterference? Is it one of the “immunities” of citizens of the United States to be bound hand and foot, in the presence of gross usurpation, and pre- vented, under the weak pretence of the preserva- tion of the peace, from saving their liberties and their property from spoltation? Or is this aefinition of the “rights, advantages and immunities of citi- wens of the Uniten States’ applicable only to Loul- siana? The writings of Jefferson, Madison, Hamilton, Caljhoun and Story unhesitatingiv assert the right of Congress to intervene in the affairs of a State for the purpose of putting down a gross usurpa- tion, and it does not lie in the mouth of a republi- can Congress to deny this right. The reconstruc- tion acts were based upon HE THBORY THAT THE FUNCTIONS OF REPUBLICAN GOVERNMENT WERE SUSPENDED im the Southern States during and as an effect of the war, and that therefore Congress had the right to establish republican governments in those States. Ii that theory was correct why has Con- gress not at present the same right to organize ana establish a republican government in the State of Louisiana? There is not in actual existence in that State any government that is in the least de- gtee entitled to recognition by Congress. Seu- ator Morton seeks to sustain the Keliogg govern- ment upon the ground that the courts of Loutsiana Bave recognized its legality, but there is no forve whatever in this argument. It is a well settied axiom in political jurisprudence that the courts of a@ State must necessarily recognize any de facto government existing therein, for the simple reason that otherwise they would be driven to the suicidal alternative of denying the very authority by virtue of which they continue their own existence, And the Supreme Court of the United States, in the celebrated case of Luther vs. Borden (7 Howard, 1), used the following language upon this very Point :—“If it decide at all as a court it necessarily affirms the existence and authority of the govera- Ment under which it is exercising judicial power.” ‘The question is not judicial in ite nature, it is po- litical, and the Supreme Cuurt, in the case just etted, heid that SHE RECOGNITION OF THE RIGHTFUL GOVERNMENT OF A STATE, WHERE RIVAL ESTABLISHMEN(S EXIST, RESTS FIRST WITH THE EXECUTIVE AND SECONDLY AND FINALLY WITH CONGRESS. If the Executive errs it is the duty of Congress tocorrect his error, The President temporarily recognized the Kellogg government, but subse- quent developments have shown conclusively that Mt is not the rigbtiu! government of Louisiana and that the McEnery government is, But the Mc- Enery government and Legislature were scattered and dispersed by federal interference, and if Con- gress will not recognize them, as it certainly @houid, itis at least bound to provide for the Staie of Louisiana a government republican in form and character, either by reconstructing the State or ordering a new election. There is no doubt in my mind ag to the right of Congress to provide tor a new election. Curtis, In his “Eistory of the Con- Bututon,” saysi—"But the American States, entering into the new Union, found that a repubit- can government in every State was a thing so essential to the welfare of all of them as to make it both @ necessity and a duty for ali to guarantee that form of government to each other.” Calhoun (works, vol. 1, p. 387), in discussing the guarantee clause of the constitution to which I have referred, says:—“it (Congress) has, to illustrate, the right to make laws, to carry ‘mto execution the guarantee of a republican form of government to the several States of the Unton, and for this purpose to determine whether the form of government of a certain State be re- publican or not,” Rawle, in lis work on the constitution, page 290, says:--‘But the mere compact, without the power to enforce it, wouid be of little value. Now, this power can be nowhere so properly lodged as in the Union itseif. * * * Nota word in the con- stitution but was intended to be imperative, and one 60 significant as the present (the word “‘gua- rantee”) was not lightly mserted.” And Alexander Hamilton, in paper 21 of the Fea- eralist, says that without such a guarantee “usur- pation may rear its crest in each State and trample upon the liberties of the people, while the national government could legally do nothing more than benold its encroachments with indignation and regret.” These AUTHORITIRS ARE STRONG RNOUGH, one would think, and they show how absolutely necessary it 18 that Congress should guarantee to each State @ government republican in form and character, What 18 such ® government? Mani- festly one that rests upon the will of a majority of the people, expressed in accordance with legal and constitutional forms. But if, by reason of the un- authorized interference of the judicial or executive department of the federal government, it becomes impossible to ascertain what is the will of the majority of the people of agiven State, what ob- jection can there be to Congress performing the part of an arbiter in the matter and providing the means and machinery whereby that will may be fairly and honestly ascertained? There is never any danger in remitting such questions to the peo- ple themselves, and | have no fear that ‘THIS INDUBITABLE RIGHT OF CONGRESS would ever be exercised in any but the clearest and most urgent cases. Every honest person feels that i the case of Loutsiana some such action is absolutely necessary at present for the preserva- ton of order and the restoration of contidence and prosperity, and 1 sincerely believe that if anew election were ordered there would be less bitterness of feeling, less intemperance of utterance and less violence of action in its progress than have marked any election in this country for years, Whichever party should be successful the resuit would be ac- cepted with universal acquiescence, The republican party is directly responsible for the outrageous and disgraceiul state of affairs ex- isting im our State, and if it is not equal to the emergency which it has created it should frankly confess: its impotency and abandon the control of the government. It 18 idle to pretend that there is no remedy for the evils of which we complain. Every real and substantial neht implies a remedy, and the remedy for our wrongs is at hand in sev- eral forms; but unfortunately there does not seem to be much of a will to apply it, If the people of | Louisiana were permitted to settle their griev- ances Without interierence on the part of the fed- | eral military power they would make short work of the Kellogg usurpation. But so long as OUR HANDS ARE TIED BY SUPERIOR FORCE we are compelled to appeal for redress and justice to a Congress two-thirds republican, and if 1t should apswer our earnest, respectiul and tem- perate appeal by the pretence of its inability to grant us rejief it will be equivalent to a solemn confession on its part that the republican party, while potent for the production of strife and mis- chief in the South, is impotent for good, and not | fit to be trusted any longer by the people with the control of this great government, Respectfully, yours, ALBERT C, JANIN. Dilated Repudiation—Protest of Bankers and Others Against Governor Kellogg’s Recommendation to Repudiate Forty Per Cent of Louisiana’s State Indebted- ness. . To tHe Hoxonan.r THE GOVERNOR AND THE LEGISLATURE oF Lovistay i ‘The undersigned, holders of a considerable amount of the obligations of the State of Louisiana, respectiully rep- resent that they have read with much gratification the full and authoritative statement of the present financial condition and of the financial prospects of the State, made by His Excellency the Governor, in nis annual Message vent in to the Legislature ot Louisiana on the 5th { January instant. The obligations which they hold were purchased by them in good taith, and in a sull hance upon the will and the ability ot the state of Louis ana, under an honest and skiliul administration ot its Fesources, to meet and discharge promptly, and in full ull the lawtul depts of the Commonwealth. “The Message of His xceltency the Governor abundantly justifies this re- lance, in so far as concerns one element of the credit of 12. the Stat ‘The Message distinctly states that “resistance to the pay- xes and the execution of the laws has been joned, andathat, as was to bi pec n circumstances, the collecti exceeding $4,000,000 have been large in amount and h: been effected with less loss and expense to the State than for muny yeurs past.” The undersigned, therefore, ure not surprised to learn ihat “the collections on account of the interest fund suicient,” to pay not 1 terest on the entirely unquest te, bat also the current interest on “bonds held in abeyance subject to the action of the Courts,” should it ultimately be decided that “the bonds are a legitimate indebtedness of the state. The credit of a commonwealth, like the creditot an individual, depends absolutely upon the combination ot a perfect ability with a periect willingness to meet ail outstanding obligations at the moment when they be- come due and are legally preseated. The undersigned have never doubted the existence of a periect willingness onthe partot the State of Louisiana thus to maintain its credit. Had they done so it is needless to say tuey | would not be holders of its obligations. But the credit ot & commonwealth, like that of an individual, may be sometimes impaired, though not necessarily desiroved, when by untoctunate circumstances the ability thus to meet its obligations 8 temporarily divorced troni the will to meet them. The Message o: His Excellency the Gover- NEW YORK HERALD, SATURDAY, JANUARY 31, 1874.—TRIPLE SHEET. yeamng ‘hese recommendations under the guise of a jundii The age of what he calla “a welldigested funding bill ac: ehtspanied by sppropriate constitutional amendments.” “The main feature of the bili,” he says, “should be the conversion of the waole bonded and tloating debt of the State into consolidated vouds having forty years to run, and bearing a uniform rate of interest. The exchange to be made at the rate of sixty cents in consolidated bonds for euch dollar of bonds, warrants and certificates of in- debtedness now outstanding, iteducea to plainness of financial speech, this recom- mendation 1s simply @ proposition of a forced purchase trom present holders, at the rate of sixty cents on the dollar, of the outstanding obligations of a Common- wi i which, as the Governor has #0 abundantly shown, is pertectly able to discharge those obligations in ju Proponitions of this sort are not uncommon in the busi- ness yelations of inan With man in? private life; but it perhaps, needless tor the undersigned to observe that Such jropositions in private le are never accompanied with detailed evidence of the entire solvency of the in- dividual maxing them, When they are made under the stress of untortunate and uncontrollable circumstances they may be offered without dishonor; but, inasmuch ay they necessarily imply an impertect ability, united with @ pertect willingness io meet the financial obligations of individual who offers them, they mvasurably impair Were it demonstrated that the state of Lou- by the unfortunate effects of an incom- petent administration to make such propositions, they would lower, indeed, but need not absolutel her credit, But a State which, atter_ proving by her Ex: ecutive her periect treedom trom any necessity compelling her to make such propositions, should insist upon the: cemance by her ereditors, debarred ey are from taking aby sich meusures in maintenay of their rights as would be open to them in the case of apnvate debtor, would justly forieit her standing in the financial world. ‘The guilt of such annecessary and even wanton repudiation would be almost without arallel, and we cannot believe that the citizens of Potisiana wilt Inear it, and ‘hus destroy at one blow a well earned character for scrupulous honesty which their State has hitherto borne. ‘As the Governor himself most truly observes, there 1 “no difference between foreing one’s creditors lesa than we can Day und absolute repudiation.” envy the Governor, deed, these recommendations even, admits that it iggented to him “by the New Orleans Chamber of Commerce and by many private individuals that the State debt might and should be funded at a lower rate than sixty cents on the dollar—viz., {lity. or even torty.”” Mf, in the face of such an exhibitas the Message makes the ability of Loumana to pay its debt, his more con- ot siderate recommendation should be acted upon and the creditors of Louisiana be forced to-day to clect between, sacrificing forty per cent or sacrificing the whole of claims, what security could be given to the finan- cial world that a future less scrupulous :xecutive, act ing in conjunction with a future Jess honest and sga- cious Legislature, would not enact new bills reducing anew the value and, Imperilling airesh the obligations ot the Commonweaith? itis true that, atter displaying in detail the favorable features of the financial condition of Lousiana, the ernor, in that part of his Message which embodies the now so earnestly depreeated by the lens borne by the people we The tersigned are at a loss to reconcile the strength of expression with which these burdeus are thus in general terms alluded to, with the exact and specific evidences of tinancial glastlcity and power elsewhere set iorth in the ume lessage, ‘The Governor also refers to the present depreciated value of the State debt of Louisiana as a reason why the State should not events Y par for its obliga- tions. ‘The moral perceptions of that verted indeed who uses the outward si financial standing as an excuse tor retusing to pay his creditors. _ r But it is impossible for the undersigned to doubt that the intellivent and responsible cltizens of Louisiana, upon a full review of the true force and necessary con sequences of such action mmended to ther, Must see that any burdens necessitated by the existing and legitimate debts of their Commonwealth, must be light indeed 1 shameful and ruinous destruction of the publi vate credit and character of their great State und its citizens which the adoption of Governor Kellogg’s rec- ommendations would entall. Kegpectiully, K, D. Morgan & Co. James E. Martin, J. W. Seligman: & Go, Motion, ‘Biles & Drexel, Morgan & Co, John L, Macaulay, Phitip Speyer & Co, John Steward, RL Ci F. schuchardt & Sons, Willams & Guion, Harrison Durkee, Gilman, on & Es F. F. Dufais, George ‘Cammack, J.J, Anderson, Knoop, Hannemaa & Co. rrvall, Katte’ & Konn, Charles J. Osborn, ‘Tausslg, Fisber'& vo., Altred Kimber, G. W. Stanton, Jr., E. Hellbut John Pondir, Louis H. Zora & Co, John Bloodgood & Co. Krobn & Hoftman, Yaunan & Co., Chester Griswold, Executor B, H. Kobinson, estate otJohn ALGriswold, Oliver Ames, 2d, George T. Bonner & Co,’ C. Menclas, New Yoru, Jan. 16, 1874. - EXCISE LAW IN BROOKLYN. Lager Beer Dealers Memorializing the Board of Excise—Opinion of the Counsel. For some time past the Jager beer dealers of Brooklyn have been agitating the necessity tor a modification of the Excise law in that city. Tney object to being arrested on Saturday nights and treated as criminals, and, in order to effect a rem- edy, have organized an association and have issued the following memorial to the Board of Police and Excise :— To raw HoNoRABLE THE Boarp or Pouice ax Excise Gentieaen—We, the undersigned, the Executive Com- mittee of the Lager Beer Dealers Eastern and Western districts of Brookiyn, a ized by the same to most respectfully memorialize your honorable body to ameliorate the hardships of the pres- ent Excise law. While we are at all umes desirous to obey and comply with all laws, we are compelied to strenuously and carnextly object’ to any ouirageous exe. cutions ofthe same, | We solemnly and respecitully enter our protest against the dragging irom our homes and business and being thrown into a dungeon with the worst criminals. Many ot our members have been thus treated of late, the consequences of which they are. stll suffering, not being used to such rough usage.” We hw bly remind your honorable body that there 1s not a cou im the civilized world where the laws are so despou- cally executed. Shull we now in this great Republic in this land ot iiberty—be ruled by arbitrary and tyran- cal meas nical men we consider we have the ri ‘sonal liberty and protection as well as every other citizen, for we pay our taxes, our contributions. our licences ‘punctually and liberally. Notwithstanding this tact, we are subjected to more a hoyauce and trouble than any other business men. W are well aware that your honorable body is not respo sible for, nor can alter the existing law, but yon can modify and execute the same ay will meet the Wishes of this association. For these reasons we beg most respecifully to submit the foliowing plan of moditications:— irt—That a certificate be issu with its seal attached. and > by the association, i the same furnished potice captain and pre- copy Seoni—That tor every ember arrested tor violation of Kxcise iaw this association holas itselt responsible for his promptappearance at any time and place des g nated Third—That any prisoner on presenting his certificate of the association to the officer in charge of the station house, and upon being identified by another 1 r of the asocuation living, in the sane neighborhood, shail be leniently and civilly dealt with and’ be released on the responsibility of the association. Hop ng that plan will meet the approval and kind con- sideration of your honorable body, we have the honor to | Temain your obedient servants, in the name of the Ex- ecuuve Committee. FRANZ KRICK, President, and others. The above memorial was submitted by the Board | to the counsel for bis opinion in the premises, ‘The counsel, Mr. Oakey, delivered the followlug vpinion | yesterday :— To tHe Hovoraste Boao or Poutce axp Excise or THe City oF BRooxiyn. nor alludes to the occurrence of such uniortunate cir- cumstances at a previous period in the history of the | State, only, however, to congratulate the people and the creditors of Louisiaha upon the happy change in the | affairs of the Commonwealth, by which its ability to meet its obiigations has been completely restored t ‘ag the undersigned are aut atements as Well as by the general language of nor to inier, affords moral certainty that for the future there nced'be no reasonable fear thai the rev- enues of the Commonweaith will be sound mmadequate to and more than all its necessary outlays upon the basis its existing tinancial condition. ‘the Governor says:—The debt ot the state, for which the State can, in any probable contingenc: le. Interest bearing obligaticns of the: stai standing January 1, (874 427,200 | Outstanding general fund warrants (old). 1,531,186 | Outstanding 1 tund ants (Dew) | vary 1, 1s/ 98, Certiiicaies of : | ‘Total funded and untunded debt of the State..$24, | ‘The actual amount of interest now annually due upon the debt is 8 ey “ y annual expenses of the staved by the Governor not to ex- he Di wealth cved.. 1,000,000 | Making a total of necessary annual outlay of. $2,493,358 ‘Yo meet this outlay—which can hardly be thought ex- cessive or beyond the iInaucial eapacity of a Common. wealth which contains the chief commercial capital of the southwest and the second exporting city of the Union, and whose unnual production ot values for export 13 estimated by the Governor, upon the basis ot the censas | | of 1870 now four years old}, at $64.500,00U- the Governor | t Fouisiana at this moment possesses in her Treasury @ sum of money largely im excess of her necessary outlay, We beg leave to recapitulate the tigures, as tollows:— Revenne of the State tor the year 1373 ne Necessary outlay of the State, mcluding interest on debt Excess of income over outlay... : ‘The large surplus of lucume over outlay, as we ure furtoer gratified to learn from the Messaze ‘of the Gov- ernor, has been raised alter # “rate of taxation for all purposes of twenty-one and a ils.” the rate of taxation imposed to raise the revenue of New York for the current yeur is thirty-four mills, or | nearly fifty per cent in excess of the rate imposed ujon Louisiana. ‘The tavorable light in which the fnancial bility of Louisiana to meet all her obligations promptly and in full is placed by this simple exhibit however, still th, as set the Governbr, the interest" expenses ot New York are hed to a. iully recoguized and unquestioned debi, the Governor ot Louisiana 1n- forms us that the validity of & considerable portion ot the obligations of Louisiana has been challenged in the Courts and is now under adjudication. — Should the de- cision of tac Courts be In conformity with the views ex- | pressed by the Govornor, the State of Louisiana will. be relieved of nearly or quite toiriy-three per cent of ber present rominal dept. in thas case, the current revenue of the amount now raised, as the Governor testiti hampéring the prosperity an monwealth, would amply suthce, the necessary expenses ot the stat terest upon its legitimate debt, but to establish a sinking fund of such an amount and so easily nandied as must Hot only mainiain, but. rapidly, speedily and consider. ably enhance the credit of the State and extinguish ite debe. | this being in brief the financial condition and these the fthanclal prospects of the stute of Louisiana, aa set forth in the Message of the Governor, it is impossible for the undersigned to refrain (rom Sxpressing ‘the proiound surpring and regret with which they toxnd so Hattering and well grounded an exhibit of perfect ability to. meet the obligations of the Commonwealth accompanied in the same Message by recomuendations which, sbould they unfortunately be adopted by the Legislature and the le of Louisiana, must inevitably have the enect of oF investors ana of the yublic Wealth to meet shese eof For, while at | officer in charge of the station house, and upon being | viol | George H. Fletcher and William H. fihe tact that the yolders of the Ntste, v of svame Om andes they, A comraunication has been reterred to me for my opin- ion, signed by Franz Krick, Henry Everding, and others, | in relation to the arrest of members of the ‘Lager Beer Association of the Eastern und Western districts of the | city ot Brooklyn. | ‘The paper protests against the ‘violators of the Excise || law being dragged from their homes and business and being thrown in a dungeon with the worst criminals, and asks troiw this Board that a certificate be issued by | the above named associauon, with its seal attached, and | to furnish one copy to the Hoard, one copy to every | Police station house, and one to each of the members | of the associauion; that for every member arrested _ for violation of the Excise law ihe association holds | itself responsible for his prompt ance it | any time and place designated; th: prisoner, | upon presenting his certificate of the association to the identified by another member of the association living in the neighborhood he shall be leniently and civilly dealt with. and be released on the responsibility of the association." \ The memorial further states that they are at all times | desirous to obey and comply with all laws. Although this Board may repel the severity and harsh- ness of the consequences and penalties resultant irom a violation of the Excise laws, yet they have no alterna- tive but to carry out the provisions of the law and en: force its obedience to the best ot their powers. ‘The members ot the association have the remedy un- | der their own control. They know the provisions and Fequirements ot the law. is Board has brought the knowledge of its contents home to every person obtaining a license. They cannot plead ignoratice, and it “they are desirous to obey and comply at all times with all jaws” and do so comply with and obey the law, they will never be subject to arrest. ‘This Board has ho authority to discriminate between | tors mt law, either as to their arrest or treatment it certainly hus no power to recognize or authorize a cet tificate of exemption from arrest, in advance, Person who may Violate or who contemplates a ¥ ofa law, Even if this Board had the power it would be a most dangerous precedent to establish. Violators of the health laws would ask for the same immunity, and other per- sons upon whom certain laws pressed greviously would Sssoriate themselves together and demand « slinilar privilege. At is my opinion, therefore, that this Board is powerless to intertere in the arrest and treatment of violators of the Excise law or grant (uest of the association to | accept the certiticate mentioned, so as to exempt their members (rom arrest when touid violating the Excise laws of this State, tuna are about 1,200 lager beer dealers in Brook- nD. LITERARY REUNION, Reception at the Young M Association. A large attendance last evening graced the an- nual reception of the Literary Society of the Young Men’s Christian Association, which, in the language of the chairman, is celebrated twice a year. The entertainment emoraced an overture and musical selections by Mr. Elder, the blind or- ganist ; reading from the Bibie,an essay on character by George Q A. Rose; an oration entitled, “Wanted! Individuals,’ by Henry 8. Carr, and a debate on the question, “Does Morality Increase With Civilization?” conducted by Messrs, Eugene. Peck and J. Albert Wilson for the affirmative, and* Sage for the negative. Bach of the speakers in his turn made telling points for his side of the problem and won warm applause, It may interest the world at. i know that on the merits of the debate the committee decided the negative had the best of the argument. A speech, witty and wise, by the President of the society, Mr. G. Albert Pinkney, closed the enter- tain which was apparentlysnuch relished by | the audience, Christia: THE POLICE INFRIGUE. More Particulars About the Alleged Anonymous Correspondence—What Commissioner Laim- beer Says About the Letter to the Mayor. Yesterday's disclosures as to the anonymous cor- respondence were the talk of the day in political and official circles. This was especially the case at Police Headquarters, There seemed to be but one impression abroad, and that was not favor- able to Commissioner Russell. Every one pointed to the similarity of style and expression tn the two letters published, and even some of the Commis- sioner’s friends admitted that, notwithstanding his demials, the case was surrounded with sespicion, Commissioner Smith said he gave his opinion as a member Of the committee, and that was that the letter was in the handwriting of Mr. Russell. Commissioner Gardner seemed to ente@tain no doubo whatever in the matter; but !t is quite evi- dent that these oficials have other evidence at their command, and which has not yes been made public, It was said yesterday that a gentieman calied on Commissioner Charlick during the day and gave him convincing and unquestionable proof of Mr. Ruasell’s anthorsnip of the letter signed “Taxpayer.” x About the time the appointments for the present Board of Police Commissioners were made one or two members of the present Board, in whom the Mayor had un \ted confidence, were shown the letter written vy Mr. Russell to Mr. Laimbeer. They aid not take into high estimation the style ofthe composition, and they made up their minds to watch the writer if he were appointed and con- firmed a Commissioner, Mr. Russell was made a Commissioner for the short term, one year, and soon after the five members of the Board met in special session, None of the Commissioners had imuch personal know!l- edge of each other, and consequently the first meetings of the Board were mostly takex up with studies of the capability and fitness for the office of their colleagues, Mr. Russell appears not to have create: a favorable impression. Mr. Charlick thought him too liberally disposed when demands for charity were made, and suggested on one occa- sion that Mr. Russell allow his feelings to find cx- pression through his personal purse rather than the public means, One or two things of this kind disturbed the harmony of the Board, and soon news of Commissioner Russell’s discon- tent was brought to tue knowledge of his col- leatues. This widened the breach that might have been bridged over and the disposition in the Board was Ladies oS but amicable. When the anonymous communication signed ‘taxpayer,’ published in qpsrenaaye HERALD, was returned from tue Mayor he other Commissioners, knowing that there were ers in the Mayor's Ofiice in the handwriting of » Russell, requested to be allowed to compare them with the anonymous letter. The desire was granted, and Mr. Laim- beer’s letter was produced, Mr. Russell was questioned on the subject, and his explana- tions not having been deemed satisfactory, Mr. Laimbeer was called upon and questioned.’ The latter gentleman informed the Board that he had received the communication: from Mr. Russeil, and immediately upon receiving it he sent his son to ask Mr. Russell to call upon him. The latter ‘was out of town and Mr, Laimbeer forwarded the letter to the Mayor with @ letter from himself urging the appointment of Mr. Russell. A tew days later Mr. Latmbeer called on the Mayor and sonally urged him to send the name Of Mr. Russel to the Boara of Aldermen as a Police Commis- sioner. When Mr. Russell returned to town he went to the house of Mr. Laimbeer and asked If his letter had been received. He was answered in the allirmative and informed of the steps taken by Mr. Laimbeer to secure his appointment. Mr. Russell thanked him warmly and expressed nis opiniou that he would certainly owe his clevation to the advocacy of hus friend. To the Board of Police Mr. Russell gave the name of a Mr. Dunn, who had done some copying for nim Gee the time he was looking for the Police Commussionership, Dunn was sought; but he DENIED ALL CONNECTION with any of the letters, The Board next turned its attention.to finding the signature ot Mr. Rus- sell at some of the banks with the intention of comparing it with those of his handwriting in their possession. Some checks were procured ani they seemed to differ in no particular trom the writing in the anonymous letters. The signing of engineer’s certificates. by @ Police Cominis- sioner was entrusted to Mr. Russell, and Commissioner Charlick says there ‘is a marked attempt to vary the style of the handwriting in those sigued by Mr. Ruseell since the discovery of the anunymous communications. A numer of these cortificates are now in the hands of the Board, and of course they are import- ant as being helps in testing the soundness o1 the opintom expressed by the expert and the investi- gating committee, Commissioner Laimbeer was at Police Headquar- ters yesterday shortly after the adjournment of the Board, Mr, Charlick was in President Smith’s private room when he arrived, and as soon as he peggy out of the apartment Mr. Charlick accosted now? “There's not a doubt,” said Mr. Laimbeer, ‘that he wrote every one of them. Where’s the HERALD?” ‘The HERALD was brought and Mr. Laimbeer read the anonymous letter, commenting upon it as he did so, “there are expressions here,” said Commis- sioner Laimbeer, “apart altogether from the feel- ing shown, that betray the authorship. A friend of mine read both letters through to me to-day, and I am _convineed they came irom the same man. I told him 80 here in the presence of the Board, and that is my belief.” ‘The following is a copy of the letter sent to Mayor Havemeyer by Mr. Kussell in explanation of the one now before the Police Board :— THE LEITER TO TAE MAYOR. New Yous, Dec. 18, 1873. Hon, Wriiam FP. Havewgrer:— Dear sin—Hviog examined the letters submitted to Your Honor b¥ the Board, all Lhave to say In relation to them is that L have no knowledge of them. I never wrote them or signed the one to Mr. Laimbeer. My first im- pression was that L could connect in some way the writer of the lettersto Mr. Laimbeer. it was evidently written by some triend, with the view to solicit his aid und intlu- eiice with the Mayor for the appointment I held. I can- not, however, ow recall any circumstance that will enable me positively to fix the author:hip on any particular person whose friendship would induce hin to write such # letter in my behalf, If any person poxsessing friendship for me Nas been’ so foolish as to write the objectionable letter he has done me a much greater injury that he has met with success in what he designed to accomplish. “I remain, yours, rexpecttully, JOUN R, RUSSELL! In an interview with a reporter of the HERALD Mr. Kussell said that the letter to Mr. Laimbeer was written at his order and from his copy by an amanuensis, and the same statement was made ip presence of Mr. Laimbeer to the Board of Police, AN INTERVIEW WITH MAYOR HAVEMEYER. A reporter of the HéRaLD found the venerable Chief Magistrate of the city engaged In signing meni, and, although very “busy, he received his visitor with his usual pohteness. “Mr. Mayor,” said the reporter, no doubt ‘read the letter, “you have published in. the | HERALD, alleged to have been written by Police Commissioner Russell. Muyor HAVEMEYER—I must confess that I have been so busy ali the morning that Ihave been ua- able to open the newspaper, What is it ? The reporter produced @ copy of the HERALD and read to His Honor the article in question, and requested of him a copy of the letter said to nave been written tohim by Mr. Russell, Mayor HAVEMEYER (after cogitating a while) said—Let me see. | did receive a letter. When this matter became public and the Comptroller had shown me the epistie signed ‘Taxpayer’ Mr. Rus- seli called upon me, and, upon being questioned concerning it, denied knowing anything about it, I then requested him to write me a letter, which he did. ‘This letter and the one received by the Comptroller have been sent to Police Headquarters, where, no doubt, they can be foundnow. Further tuan that lcan say nothing. Tue contents of the letier to me, as near as I can remember, were a vin- dication of’ himself against the alleged cnarges against Mr. Russell, HORSE NOTES, The fine colt Count La Grange, by Versailles, dam Lida, by Lexington, entered in the Beimont stakes, Was severely bitten by @ dog in the leg at Yazoo City, Miss., a few days since, and it is feared permanently ruined for running purposes. ‘The trotting mare Mollie has been sold to a gen- tieman in Milwaukee for $5,000. The bay colt Astral, by Asteroid, dam Laura White, will be trained at Mr. A. Belmont’s Nursery stad Farm, Babylon, L, L. He is on his way there now. Samuel Cole, living near Flatbrookville, Suffolk county, N. J., was compelled to kill a team of valn- able horses a few days ago. One of them had been bitten by @ mad dog, and soon afterwards, while being driven with his mate, he became unmanage- able, foamed at the mouth and bit the other horse in a terribie manner. Mr. Cole then shot both horses without delay, It has been decided by the La Salle, Il., Agricul- tural Society to hoid a four days’ race meeting, on the 1st, 2d, 34 and 4th days of July. The first two days will be trotting and the other two running. Eight thousand dollars will be given in purses for competition—§4,000 tor trotters and $4,000 for run- ners. Harry Bassett will not be trained this year, but will be piaced in the stud at Princeton, N. J., for Cotone! McDaniel’s exciusive service. The Srainers’ and Drivers’ Protective Assocla+ with— 1 “Well, Laimpeer, what do you think of the letters H the checks for the members of the Fire Depart- } tion passed a set of resolations at a late meeting |, a8 an acknowledgment of the kindness and atten- tion shown to members of their association by the members ofthe different trotting associations vie- ited by them aa trainers and drivers during the season of 1873. These resolutions were addressed to buffalo, Hampden, Beacon, Catskill, Point Breeze, Fleetwood, Prospect Park, Goshen, Plain- ville and Cleveland Club Park associations, ‘The resolutions lave been handsomely printed and framed and a cupy Bent to each of the above trot. ting parks. Mr. James McCabe, of Ticonderoga, purchased a few days since in NeW York a very handsome vay mare by Volunteer, dam a sister of Widow Ma- chree; also a bay colt by Boston Hoy, dam by Hambietonian. th horses are fastand of fine appearance. ‘The brown trotting gelding Joker and gray geid- ing Ed Eaton are wintering at the Colunbus Stud Farm, Mechanicsville, N. Y. ‘The fast trotung bay mare Lida Picton is being driven on the road at Troy, N. ¥., by ber owner, Mr, Barnard. She hus a record Of 2:27),. ‘The famous trotting gelding George Palmer has been used to a sieigh this winter by his owner, Erastus Corning, of Albany. The black stallion Henry Clay is still owned by ‘Mr. Corning, and is at present at the private staole of that gentleman. Samuel Truesdell lately purchased two pairs of carriage horses in the northern part of this State, which are splendid specimens of that kind ol stock. rey. pairs are bays, one 16), aud the other 16 ands. George N. Ferguson has purchased the black mare Sweetmeats, She is a !ast trotter, and, iD nis hands, will be very likely to beat 2:40 the com- tng season. The gray geldmg Hopeful, about whom so much bas been said and written in connection with his having been ruled off tue Prospect Park track last jall, is wintering at Boston. James Melville, the equestrian, has purchased the Orange Lake property, at Orange Luke, N. Y., where he will have a fine piace to winter his splen- did stud of ring horses, N. H. Leadbetter, lately returned trom a tour througn the Eastern states in search o1 fast horses, Teports the price of trotting stock to be very high. Pm proportion of the jashionabie strains of blood, he says, are small sized horses, but have great speed, ind prices for some of them range up among the thousands, Mr. Havemeyer is now the owner of the bay mares Rosa and Meg, having purchased them of Budd Doble. Rosa has a record of 2: of not having a dirt road on the tsland upon which | to speed their horses, and are looking about wist- fully tora place on the many long macadamize avenues that may be used temporarily nntil build- ing operations necessitate slow driving. Some | property owners think that speeding past a lot which may notbe built upon for twenty years will bring some disgrace upon it; but it is hard for a reasonable person to understand whenee they draw | such @ conclusion. ‘the trotters American Girl and Barney Kelley are | wintering at Bound Brook, N. J. AN INTERNATIONAL CONTEST. An English Challenge to America—Eng- lish and American Pointers and Setters. We are promised in August next a very interest- fog international matth that will attract the at- tention of the sporting fraternity of England and America, Some time ago R.L. Price, Esq., of Rhiwlas, Bala, North Wales, issued a challenge to American sportsmen, In order to give the lat- ter an opportunity of “seeing the best animals perform that England can produce,” Mr. Price, together with his friend Mr. Macdonna, wished “to make a triendly match against any pointers or setters now in America.” “If the owners of the American team,” continued Mr. Price, “consent to run in England we will gladly pay expenses, and, in this case, a well known sportsman and master of fox hounds (Sir Watkin Williams | | Wynn, of Wunnstay, will lend the requisite ground and game. Ishould propose that a double match, brace against brace, should first be ran off, then | two single matches to follow. I would suggest as | the English judge the name of Viscount Comber- mere, & well known arbitrator at field trials and a renowned sportsman; aiso the 13th and 14th of August next as the dates forrunning off the match, and, if preferred, two brace from each country can take part in it.” The challenge proved welcome to our own sportsmen, and Forest and Stream and | Turf, Feld and Farm bad propositions to make. | Both authorities come, however, to the conclusion that the dogs sent away irom home would work at @ disadvantage, and suggested that Messrs. Price and Macdonna should pay a visit to America, ‘The re CUBA. Manzanillo Still Blockaded by the Insurgents, PORTILLA’S PACIFICATION, Wholesale Arrest and Deportation of the Families of Cuban Patriots—Progress of tho Iusurrection—Bands Burning the Plantations in the Cinco Villas The only piece of intelligence that bas been allowed to appear for several days past concerning the stave of the insurrection was contained in @ few lines of the Voz de Cura, The information was not very satisfactory to the public, but it 18 to be Supposed that the authorities have their own reae sons for maintaining silence. “The Voz says:— “News received from Manzanillo is not at all satis+ factory.” This has put the laborantes into bign glee and people generally are ou the qui vive to bear somethiog exciting irom that district. Rumor has not been idle, and it nas run from mouth to mouth that Manzanilio had Oo cap- tured by the insurgents, some 4,000 strong, after avery severe engagement, jn which the Spaniards Jost nearly the entire garrison. This news was of so startling a nature that your correspondent immediately made efforts to sift it to its source, and fortunately met a gextieman who had recently conversed with Colonel Lamela, ex-Governor of Manzanillo, who 1s on bis way to Spain ‘sor the benefit of his health.’ From the reported remarks of Colonel Lamela it is doubtful, indeed, that any further attempt has been. made by the insurgents to enter that city. ‘This officer reports that aiter the attack of the in- surgents in the beginning of last November he had devoted all bis time and energies and used all bis material in making the city impregnable, even if the insurgents united their entire forces sor the purpose of taking it, having surrounded the city by stockades, ditches, martello towers und al the modern appliances of wariare. INSURGENTS CONFIDENT. ‘The Cubans, as usual, smile at this report, and claim that affairs in tue Eastern Department have been very propitious to their cause. The efforts and principai attention of the government are at present directed to the Central Department, in and about Puerto Principe. Private iniormation received from the last Ramed city confirms the reports that the insurgents have been very active, and that General Portillo had been ouiwitted by them. It is also stated that a very large number of both Oubans and Spaniards suspected, the former of being directly m communication with the iusur- gents and the latter, for Adencia” in furnish- ing—in return, of course, for the patriotic golden doubloons—the necessary articles of war, have been arrested, Numerous Cupans who had returned to Spanish allegiance within the last two years and who had been quietly residing in Puerto Principe as pleni- potentiary miuisters of the laborantes, waiting lor “something to turn up,’ left again for the field, so soon as General Portilla “turned up.” Among these the well known Insurgent chief Espinosa, who, it will be remembered, surrendered some two years ago, with a number of his men. It appears that the insurgents had apprised their friends and sympathizers of favorable operations and their ranks were being greatly swelled by new acquisi- tions from the towns and flelds. OFF TO OUBA LIBRE. The oligarchy of Havana expected great deeds of Generat Portilla, called by them the “Pacifica- tor of the Cinco Villas.” His name -alone, it was supposed by‘ many, would strike the insurgents with terror, and, shaking with it, they would sur- render, and with contrition in their hearts they would come in and beg their “loving” step- mother’s pardon and sWear never again to ve naughty children of generous Spain. But, appar- ently, Portula’s arrival in Puerto Principe has not had as yet the expected effect, as, instead of the disloyal, purified and repentant “coming m’”’ those “purified” and, Made “loyal’’ during the times of latter journal says very truly, “Our cousins over the water are alwrys willing to meet ail comers in any sort of a match, always provided the event comes off on their own ground. ..They know the truth of the old adage, ‘A cock fights best on hisown dunghill.’ We quite agree with some of our sporting contemporaries that we have dozens of American bred setters, owned in the vicinity of this city, which could give odds to im- ported dogs on American soil; but that in all | probability the reverse would be the case if they | were taken to England, In cases of duel the chal- lenged has always the choice of weapon. Andas | we are in this instance the challenged we think our sportsmen should insist on the Englishmen paying us a visit with thelr dogs. They may be assured 0/ a good welcome—if not defeat.” PIGEON SHOOTING. te An Afternoon’s Sport at Deertoot Park— Three Sweepstakes Decided. Although the weather was disagreeably cold the lovers of pigeon shooting gathered in force at Deerfoot Park yesterday afternoon, it having been | announced that a numDer ot lively birds would be on hand and at the disposal of all amateurs of the sport. Superintendent McMahon made good hit | word in the matter of the birds, presenting a lot | that were strong and not easily kilied, as they | were able to carry a charge of shot, in many cases, j | a long distance out of bounds. The games opened with a sweepstakes of five birds each, $5 entrance, Long Island rules to gov- ern, 211 yards rise, 80 yaras boundary, and 1% oz. shot. For this there were five entries, which re- | Sulted in a tie between Messrs. Townsend, Bohring and Ireland, when, it being shot off, the $26 was divided by Mesars. Ireland and Bohring. The second event, also a sweep of the same | amount and like conditions, to which was added $6 | gate money, had six entries. First money, $25, was won by “Dr.” Ireland, and the second prize by Charles'Townsend. The third and closing trial of skill was alsoa | sweep, sunilar ip all respects to.those preceding | it, and had six entries. This w: ecided in iavor of Moses Chichester, who pocketed $20, and Charles ‘Townsend, taking the second money, $10. ‘The following are SUMMARIES, DreRroor PaRK, NEAR BROOKLYN, L. I., Jan. 30, 1874—PIGBON SHOOTING.—Sweepstakes of five birds each, $6 entrance; eee ae rules to gov- ern, 21 yards rise, 80 yards undary and 14 02. shot; first money, $15; second $10. Charles Townsend—i, 0, 1, 1, 1—Killed, 4 “Dr.” Ireland—1, 1, 1, 1, O—Killed, 4, Mr. Bohring—1, 1, 0, 1, 1—Ktlled, 4, Moses Chichester—1, 1, 1, 0, 0—Killed, 3, ‘yhomas Broadway, 1, 0, 1, 1—Killed, 3. It being agreed that the three at the head of the | list snould shoot off—“miss and go out’—it re- suited:—Townsend, 0; Bolhring, 1; Ireland, 1; whereupon the latter two divided the money, Same Day.—Sweepstakes, five birds, $5 en- trance; same rales and conditions; $25 to the ara to the second—s6 gate money being adde Dr.” Ireland—1, 1, 1, 1, 1—Kiled, 5. Charles Townsend—t, 1, 1, 1, 0—Killed, 4, Thomas Broadway—0, 1, 0, 1, 0—Killed, 2. Mr. Van Dyke—l, 0, 6, i—Killea, 2. W. McFall—0, 1, 0, 0—Killed, 1. Mr. Bolhring—1, 0, 0—Killed, 1. “Dr.” Ireland took first money and Charles Townsend second premium. Same Day.—Sweepstakes, 5 birds each, $5 en- trance; same rules and conditions; $20 to the first and $10 to the second. Moses Chichester—1, 1, 1, 1, 1—Killed, 5. | | 1 Rodas and Valmaseda have “gone out,” and Portilla, with 20,000 men under his command in that district, clamors for reiniorcements to the number of 12,000, and says, unless he is turnisned with the number of soldiers he requires his efforts to pacify the district will be barren of good results. His Excellency the Captain General has conse- quently asked for troops from Spain, ‘Two battalions’ of moots or mobilized volun- teers, are to be raised in this city and are intended for tue field of operations, Another story in regard to Manzanillo is circu- Jated to-day, which modifies the capturing of the city, and relates that a severe engagement had taken place near the town mentioned, in which the Spaniards were badly worsted; but nothing official, nor any reliable private information has reached here irom the district referred to. The Havana journals this morning report the burning of several sugar plantatons in the.Cinco Villas, and attribute these disastrous fires to bands of robbers who style themseives insurrectos ana who commit other depredations in the neighbor- hood of Trinidad. An engineer just arrived irom that etty reports that numerous bands of insur- gents have been seen in that direction, estimated to the number of between 400 and 500, and the Spaniards “pacified by General Portilla are clamoring for his return, fearing an invasion from the insurgents of the Central Department. SPANISH CHIVALRY—WAR ON WOMEN. A number of the families of Cubans in the field have been brought to this city from Gibara, Hol- gun, Puerto Principe and otier cities of the Gen- trai and Eastern departments, and imprisoned by the authorities, IT IS A PITROUS SPECTACLE | to see the siow procession of feeble old men, sad, hollow-eyed women, some with babes in their arms, and troops of little children, carrying some oft them immense bundles, making their way over the rough streets to the jail. ‘these prisoners, to the number of some 200, were sent after- wards to the Isle of Pines. The greater t were sent from Puerto Principe by General Portilla, wio qualifies them, vecinos peligrosos—dangerous neighbors. A Distingaishea Cuban Arrival. Among the recent arrrvals in this city is Sefior Francisco Vicente Aguilera, the Vice President of the Republic of Cuba, who has been stopping of late at Baltimore on account of the serious illness of his wife, who arrived in this country but a sbort time back from Jamaica. It is reported among the Cubans that the veaerable Vice President will shortly leave this,coantry for Cuba to fill the post of President, which ts now being held temporarily by the Marquis of Santa Lucia, Mr. Aguilera, it may be here remarked, was the first man in the present war to give liberty to all his slaves, THE BUREAU OF OHARITIES, ‘The Committee of Nine, constituting the Bureau of Charities, held its regular weekly meeting yesterday, the President, Mr. Theodore Roosevelt, in the chair, A communication was read from Mr. Joseph Blumenthal, member of Assembly from New York, expressing great interest in the ob- Jects oi the bureau, and offering to forward at once copies of any bills introduced in the Legislature concerning topics of charity, A letter was read Jrom Sir Charies Trevelyan, a member of the Charity Organization Society in London, accompanied by & complete set of documents thus far issued by the London society. The Le snthle | is an extract of the highly interesting letter:—“If, aa would appear likely from what I see im the mewspapers, there should) be @ ressure upon you for the relief of immediate distress, the distribu- tion of cooked food is the appropriate resource. Money wages en on relief principles disorganize society. But Indian meal porriage, given in portio which cannot be rendere Marketable,~is a self-acting test of destitution. But the measures necessary for the relief of im- mediate, urgent destitution should be full, Charles Townsend—I, 1, 1, 1, 0—Killed, 4, Thomas Broadway—t, 6, 6, 1—Killed, & Mr. Giidersleeve—0, 1, 1, 0O—Killed, 2, Mr. Van Dyke—1, 0, 0O—Killed, 1. “Dr.” lreland—0, 1, 0—Killed, Referee in all the swee Pigeon Shooting at Kast New York. On Thursday last fourgentlemen from Brooklyn and vicinity decided a match at Dexter’s, near the old Union’ course, long on the tapis, it being Mr. Hickock should try their skill ‘ainst Messrs, Baylis and Warren Birdseye, 15 birds each, under the English rules, five traps, 30 yaras rise, 80 yards boundary, 1% oz. shot, and the use of both barrels allowed, for the sum of $60 a corner. The birds were fair and the Score resulted as follows :—Mr. Baylis killed 10 out of 15; Mr. Birdseye killed 6, making 16 out of 30; Dr. Aten killed 1), and Mr. Hicxock 9, making 19 out of 30, which won the $200 for the latter gentie- men by 3 ‘Mr. “Tony” Elmendorf was the referee. vals THE POOR OF THE NINETEENTH WARD, A public meeting will be neld tn Terrace Garden, Fifty-eighth street, this evening, to consider what can be done for the relict of the poor and unem- ployed of the Nineteenth ward. Addresses will be delivered by General Franz Sige), Sheri? Conver, ‘Thomas Mow anus Aud Oluers kept distinct from those which are intended for the permanent improvement of the condition of the people. So deeply demoralizing is it to enable people tolive otherwise than by their own indussry, selt-cenial and providence, that if even such unat- tractive means of relief we? are con- tinued beyond the period absolutely necessary tor the purpose of preventing starvation, they have a atrong tendency to perpetuate the evils they were intended to mitigate. As soon as the famine in Ireland was over the soup kitchens were closed and indoor relief substituted, and the result is that the Irish have become in less than a single generation more thirifty than either Irish or Scotch were previously, In London an opposite Role was lopted with very different results.” bureau has received so iar tie information de- sired from 88 societies and institutions, classified a8 follows:—Institutions ‘or meu, 4; for women, ai for girls, 6; {or | 4; | church relief, 10; orphans, 4; other institutions for chil- dren, 15; general aid ‘and relief societie: The returns show 2,000 persons aided by these soci- eties, and the clerks of the bureau are busily en- aged in copying and arranging the names of all meficiaries, including outdoor poor, amounting to some 15, 1. Mr. James F. Dwight was evected legal aaviser of the Board, and was instructed, in concert with the secretary, to prepare a note of inquiry with refer: ence to certain societies ports oF Whicl Aunt be ascertamec re supposed (4 be of a doubtiui character,