The New York Herald Newspaper, February 21, 1874, Page 7

NEW YORK HERALD, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 1874.—TRIPLE SHEET ENGLAND.) MEXICO Herald Special Report from London. ‘Dieracli’s Cabinet as Constituted by the Premier and Ap- proved by the Queen. List of the Men Who Hold Office in the Ministry. The Outside Portfolios Not Yet Placed. Peerage Rewards After a Cau- tious Political Calculation. TELEG*AMS TO THE NEW YORK HERALD. The following special despatch to the “Haratp has been received from our correspon- dent in the British metropolis; — Lownon, Feb. 20, 1874. ‘Lists of the members of the new British Cabinet constituted by Mr. Disracli have been circulated from time to time since the moment of his audience with the Queen at Windsor and his formal acceptance of the Premier- ship on the 18th inst. They are all erroneous, LIST OF THE NEW GOVERNMENT. ‘The following is an official enumeration of the members of the government according to ® list which was submitted to the Queen to-day and finally approved by Her Majesty, viz.:— First Lord of the Treasury—Right Honora- ble Benjamin Disraeli. Lord President of the Council—His Grace the Duke of Richmond. Lord Chancellor—Right Honorable Lord Cairns. Chancellor of the Exchequer—Right Honor- able Sir Stafford Northcote. Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs— Bight Honorable the Earl of Derby. Secretary of State for the Colonies—Right Honorable the Earl of Carnarvon, Secretary of State for the Home Depart- ment—Right Honorable Richard Assheton Cross, who represented Southwest Lancashire in the late Parliament. Becretary of State for India—Right’ Hon- ‘orable the Marquis of Salisbury. Postmaster General—Lord John J. B. Man- ners. Secretary of State for War—Right Hon- orable Gathorne Hardy. Secretary of the Admiralty—Right Hon- orable George Ward Hunt. Lord Privy Seal—Right Hon. the Earl of Malmesbury. ‘THE OUTSIDE OFFICES—CAUTIOUS CALCULATION. The nomination of the outside Ministers not having seats in the Cabinet has not yet been decided upon. SHARP STRATEGY BY THE “OUTS.” Mr. Gladstone’s object in raising Mr. Card- well, late War Minister, to the House of Lords is that he may embarrass the Duke of Rich- mond during the debates. Mr. Cardwell is to be raised to the peerage wander the title of Viscount Rivington. ACTIVE CANVASS FOR OFFICE. The Times says Lord Lennox is to be Com- missioner of Works and Buildings; Captain Stanley, Under Secretary of State for War; Sir John Charles Hay, Secretary to the Ad- | miralty, and Lord Hamilton, Under Secretary for the Foreign Department. The Premier at Audience with the Queen. Lonpon, Feb. 20—Evening. Mr. Disraeli had an interview with the (Queen at three o'clock this afternoon. A Series of Railway Accidents—Fatal | Consequences. Lonpon, Feb, 20, 1874. Three railway accidents are reported to-day. | The most serious one happened to the Scotch mail train, which ran into a baggage train near Preston. Fifteen persons were injured, of whom two have died. The cars were demolished. American Diplomats Kmbarked for New York. Lonpon, Feb. 20, 1874. Hon. R. O. Schenck, the American Minister, and Mr. A. G, Cattell, Special Agent of the United States in Europe, will leave Liverpool for New York to-morrow in the steamship Abyssinia, Mr, Schenck expects to be absent three montns. His family will remain here. » Mr. Benjamin Moran, Secretary of the United States Legation, will act as Minister in the absence -of Mr, Scnenck, The Metropolis Enveloped in Fog. Lonpon, Feb. 20, 1874, A dense fog hangs over this city to-day, FRANCE. Executive Precaution Against Bonapartist Re- action. TELEGRAM TO THE NEW YORK HERALD. Paris, Feb, 20, 1874, ‘The Duke de Broglie, Minister 01 the Intertor, has sent a circular to the Prefects directing them to keep ® watch upon the citizens who leave their departments for Chiselhurst for the purpose of doing homage to the Prince imperial on she occa: sion of his becoming of age. (The Prince Imperial of France will attain bis legal majority on the 18th of March.—Ep. HERALD.) OCEAN TELEGRAPHY. Launch of a Vessel for Cable Laying Work. TELEGRAM TO THE NEW YORX HERALD, LonDoN, Feb. 20, 1874. The Faraday, & steamship of 5,000 tons burthen, built for Siemens Brothers tor the special purpose of laying telegraph cables in the Atlantic, was , Jeanoned at Newoastle to-day, | hardt Priek, superintendent, and Herald Special Report from Mexico City. EA A ess President Lerdo on a Pro- vincial Tour. Police Pursuit of Kidnap- ping Outlaws. TELEGRAM 10 THE KEW YORK HEBALY, The following special despatch to the Henarp has been received from our corre- spondent i in the Mexican capital: eet Mextco City, Feb, 19, Via Brownsvii1x, Texas, 1874, f President Lerdo left the capital to-day for Cuernavaca. He will journey by way of Cacahuamilps.. His Excellency is accompanied by the Cabinet Ministers, the members of the Diplomatic Corps, several State Governors and other distinguished personages. KIDNAPPING CRIMINAIS HUNTED DOWN. The authorities have been pursuing the kid- nappers of Salvatierra with great vigor. The officials charge that many persons have been buried whilst alive by these outlaws in the district, Amumber of persons who were en- gaged in the proceedings have been arrested, CUBA. Members of the Italian Opera Chorns in a Law Court—Police Interference with Madame Lucca’s Movements, TELEGAAM TO THE NEW YORK HERALD. Havana, Feb. 20, 1874. The members of the chorus and orchestra of the Italian opera bave sued Lucca, Murska, and Viz- ani for pay and return passage to New York. The defendants refused, and the Court issued an order prohibiting their departure from the island ‘until the people were paid. Mme. Lucca yesterday attempted to leave clandestinely on the steamer Columbus for New York. Her husband, baggage and servants were on board, and, shortly before the sailing of the steamer, @ lady closely veiled was seen tO ap- proach. A commitiee o/ the chorus discovered her to be Lucca, and informed the police, who com- pelied the entire party to return ashore. DEATH OF AN EX-CONSUL, Mr. Larentrie, formerly Consul of the United States here, died yesterday. Latest Havana Markets Report. Havana, Feb. 20, 1874, Exchange firm; on the Onited States, axty d currency, 74 & 16 premium; short sigbt, ne 1 premium; sixty days, gold, 71898 premium; short sight, 100 a Jeena ery lum; oo London, 119 @ 120 8, premium 95 premium, JAPAN. Provincial Insurrection—The Party for War Pressing on the Government—Minis- ter Iwakura Likely to Resign, TELEGRAMS TO THE NEW YORK HERALD. NaGasakys, Feb. 20, 1874, A serious insurrection has broken ont in the dis- trict of Fizen, Japan. ‘The belligerent telegraph lines have been de- stroyed. Politieal] Agitation Caused by the War Party. JEpdo, Feb. 20, 1874, Political disturbances are apprenended in Japan. Minister Iwakura bas tendered his resignation, but the Mikado refuses to accept it. CLAMOB FOR WAR WITH THE CORRANS. The people clamor for war against the Coreans, This or a civil war Is inevitable. ASHANTEE. The British Commander a Heavy Loser by 3 London Fire. TELEGRAM TO THE NEW YORK HERALD. Lonpon, Feb. 20, 1874. General Sir Garnet Wolseley, the commander of the Ashantee expedition, is a sufferer to a large amount by the destruction of tne Pantechnicon. THE FLEE MOVEMENTS. Return to Florida Bay of the Brook- lyn and Wachusett—Target Practice in Column—The Awards of Excellence. The following has been received from our special correspondent at Florida Bay :— Via Key West, ray Feb. 2, eta. } The Brooklyn and Wachusett rejoined the fleet | tay | to-day, having sighted the monitor Dictator off Key West, when they tarned about. They were as- signed to their respective positions in the divisions. PLEET BXERCISBS, The fleet exercised to-day at target firing. The Fortune, Commander Green commanding, towed a large target into position, 800 yards to the east- ward of the buoy, where it was anchored, THE TARGET PRACTICE. The Despatch, which returned from Havana last evening, took up position to the southward, and the Fortune to the northward, on @ line with the target, to act as judges. The fleet then formed in column of vessels, ond, heading northward, each ship fixed as many guns a8 could be brought to bear on the target. THE AWARDS OF EXCELLENCE. After making a large circle to the westward the fleet again passed and discharged its guns at the target. ‘The best line shot was made by the Wabasb, the next best by the Wyoming, and the third best by tne Canandaigua. This ends the exercises for this week, THE PHILADELPHIA BREWERY DISASTER. A Coroner’s Jury Censure the Owner and Builders, PHILADELPHIA, Feb. 20, 1874. ‘The Coroner’s jury on the brewery disaster re- turned a verdict to-day, attributing the falhng of the building to the breaking of the cast iron plate supporting the columns upon which the floor of the tce house rested, and they express the opinion that, if the columns had rested upon masonry in- res o rammed dirt, the plate would not bave orene verdict censures Henry Muller, owner; Goot- Jacob Roth, en- gineer, Who was one of the victims, ior negligence in setting the foundation of the plate, THE KESSLER AND SEWARDS ALTEROATION, In reference to an altercation between Coroner Kessler and Counsellor Sewards, in the German Central Reform Orgauization, particulars of which were published in the HERALD of yesterday, we would, In justice to Coroner Kessler, state that he has satisfied us, by documents, that’ Mr. Sewards did not sue him tor money be Mg such having been paid more than @ year ago with mora than seven per cent interest, but for alleged political and professional services in the campaign of 1872, Coroner Kessler moved sew- ards’ expulsion from the Central Committee on the ground of habitual immorality, and upon other grounds which he was anxious to state, and was Not, he says, given the 0} ek Ge which rejerred to Mr, Sewards’ past pud prosent carcer, 4 Mr, Sullivan in the contest ror Assembiyman in THE STATE CAPITAL. An Adjournment Until Tuesday—More Lunacy Bille—Victory for the Department of Public Works—The Vagrant Children of New York—Report of the State Assessor. ALBANY, Feb, 20, 1674, To adjourn or not to adjourn over until Wednesday was 8 question of interest in the Assembly to-day. A majority would like to have made it Wednes- |, day but for the apprehension that “the people” might be angry. They made tt Tuesday evening finally, the Senate concurring, and they promised, Uke good boys, to come back ¢o their tasks with an improved disposition for work. THE DIRECTORS OF THE EAST RIVER BRIDOR. Next week, alter the reassembling of the Legis- lature, the Brooklyn Bridge bili, introduced some time ago by Mr. Bennett, of Kings cuunty, referred | to the Committee on Cities and subsequently | ‘ansierred to the Committee on Commeice and gation, will be reported. Its main feature re- pase the constitution of the directory will be | preserved, providing for Ave of the directors to be appointed by the Mayor Of Now York, five by the Mayor of Brooklyn and five by the stockholders, | the Mayors and Comptroiiers of the two cities be- ing ev.oficio members of the Board and the Mayor of New York chairman. KEEPING VAGRANT CAILDREN IN THE STATE. The vagrant children of New York, who ate now usually deported out West, are in future, ifthe bill | of Senator Leawith introduced to-day, become law, to be retained within the limits-of this State, and sasigned to the institutions therein, AN ATMOSPHERE OF LUNACY hovers around the Assembly Chambers, Mr. Prince’s bull, concerning the appointment of medi- cal examiners in lunacy cases, is no sooner dis- posed of than two or three more make their ap- pearance. One by Mr. Comstock calis for a stand- tng Board of Commissioners, to consist of one lady and two gentiemen, and be appointed by the | Governor, with the duty of inbpedting oe bo aap iy of the Bieta, and reporting the Le, lature; the Stast has rye ak | Oe iy Ie’ of “A. bill Protect Y end demands oA Uy sore for fauna cio BXPRESS COM! eels to this Siate oF other, ‘atates, bus doing ‘business bere, are called upon by @ bill of Mr. Mur- | ray’s (© make an annual report of their business to the Scate Comptroller, LOOKING AFTER THE HEALTH 01 are Vomunittee on Public Health t heported “avor- to the Assembly an. act to create a State Board lic Health, the protection of life and | ot Pap and to 5 chr fal vhe spread of disease in the State of New TRIUMPH OF THR DRPARTMENT OF PUBLIO WORKS. Dexter Hawkins returns to New York a wiser ands sadder man, for the Commuter on Cities | eed to hand over to the Commi ofrebbe forks the Cap of that 000,000 wi ich bone of contention here for the has been such a past three weeks, ‘There is heartburning jealousy ang, some of the New York politicians at (y ion of the committee. At Dest, however, ort reached by the commas ig Canela, I ‘contemplated giving'the job the Gowamon, Council, to be referred by them to gach department as they thought proper. The dill, ag now amended Le. the Senmte Committee, still allows bia of the Commion Oonuncil, but cater ay om them all discretion in the di or the ieee by making @ provision that it shall te handed over to the Commissionér of Publio aoe This ts a roundabout way of Solving the difical' The source must'be obvious from whence the ‘ating the report that the penareant ‘of Public orks has used its influence politics and diverted it toward the support of Genet’s it. This, Mk reenne, encsraing pai y Aor pie et legislative kore, will be supposed to demand ea PAVORAELY. REPORTS! In the ‘Senate, the bills providing "or the erec- tion of sheds on piers and wharves in New York and peg obstruction of the harbor by eS ea boata were javorably re- faf0R ERD WTEES. DILEMMA. Over four weeks ago, when the filth amendment to the State Constitution was under discussion in t censte, it was mistakenly recorded in the pera that Senator Ledwith voted in ita favor. consequence of this he has suffered much un- & censure from his democratic constituents, nile the fact remains that he equendin emphatically against the aaoption of nament The bill to feorgan| York and to ‘was reported RE! COURTS the itr ool courts of New le for. the election of justices to the Assembly to-day. ORS. to the Legislat fr by oy towing report ec jure, from Which 5] Ww betract te Eien im bid to New Yor! . between the rate of ¢ yaiaation gator, Yack au yA fhe other oountiee in th oe may foralenes Beate bara es ae haa not bithert to such remonstr: pi nat ‘d Board of ours in examining the d: ot Ghifedepartipencendin inhoaring je giatemets of tne Com ome | ‘the iy ey are in pos- pession of facts pel rl ‘t is i noped, wi will M enable them to ob- tain, in the vtate Bi of Equaliza ization, some thing ap- pportionmment of ise’ general wise: Bioat in the State for Bits city. mE Understanding the sentiment above expressed to be honestly entertained and believed by a large number of the tax payers of the city, we set out | with the determination to make as close and thor- ough an investigation as our time would permit, and we have exdeavored to get such statements ag | | prosecuting officer would have been among would enable us to do exact Justice. | From all that we are abie to gather, taking | the large and rapidly increasing wealih.of the city, and contrasting tt with the heavy depre- | ciation in many sper'e of the State, the im- mense and superior ‘advantages the city has | over the country, and comparing, 80 far as we | were able, jull values and ratios, we are con- | strained to the belief that the city and county of New York is ‘at no greater ratio, on ita tuil value (the basis of valuation being the same, | whether cash or gales on time), than the average of the state outside the city. | We, therefore, feel justified in cobb Tecom- | mended to the State Board of Equalization, thas, | oy the year 1873, the city aod p county of New York e equal HOW UPTOWN PROPERTY 18 alized at its agseased value. ASSESSED. In some of the upper wards many acres of city lots are assessed by the acre, and we note tne joi- lowing naceasnenie, leaving ful value of ratio of (reread two those Dest a Ww give an opinion :— ere acres, between 178th and Bao 18 acren $3 ti neces, ree story” house, $75,000; 43 with ‘three houses, acres, with house, 70th stree! tniormed that tne property | much more in the same vicin- | 7, 18 ied by the owners at five to ten times | the amount of assessment. On the other hand, real estate in some of the | lower wards bas declined in value, and is doupt- | Tess assessed at arate nearer that adopted by the | Commissioners than propert: town; yet, even here, we learned of some rea) estate. of which the , annual rentals amounted to over sixty per cent of the assessed value, | wi THE BRITTON CASE. above ames witl The Decision of the Governor—-Removal of District Attorney Britton, of Kings | County. | Stars or New Font; Execonve Geanese, | { | | | j ALBany, Feb. 1814, In the matter of the shasges against Wine ir Brit. | ton, District Attorney of Kings county. —On reful consideration of the estimony taken before the Hon. pert reterred Lrg ioe spel, ‘oharees p hi Bi nn, nee aoeaee are the ere = £ HANON “oust to be remore beater trom . Ti - clusion reata upon the following grounds :— sah 1 Atto! py is wee rosecuting officer of the | county for wnioh be [a Slected 1b all cases Gornisaiie by Courts of Oyer und nd jal del tn cFahne av ~ ang general sessions. _ Mis duty hat ays, aoe jerstood as embracing, the conduct of the wal in such e Tastien iog and conduct of such prelim)- dings, ‘either in these courts or before In. st should, on @ sound and reasonable | appear essary to bring to punishment | Darties believed to menave oe offences of the character reterred it more especially, in- | Saas fs rain pe'y stheaee iene eae character, rec is oxe- onl onting responsible trusts, 2 threugh an abuse oewhien h in. resw of an exclusive! public charact Sigg endanger aus com | : | at mentioned eh. ancien bite obarterot th ay aty tame of the transactions, on | , contains the toslowing pro- oa, 9.—If any collector, Rasistant collector or dep- collector shall convert to his ow! mn in apy way | ‘Katever, oF shall ise by way of investment in any kind or property or merchandise, or shall joan, in any way, | moneys Teesived or collected Dy him ad Bi eaal.* tet shail be acomed aad a0) of so mach of sald ponere, ae thus taken, in- Vested, used or loaned, which is hereby declared to e's felony, punishable ‘by’ imprisonment in '& 8 te Priso for & term Not excee vets BAA rear: its oll receive the taxes and as: | ssments mentioned i said rolls, and shall on the same | Gay that they receive the same pay over to the ‘City ‘Treasurer all moneys which shall have been received by them tor taxes and Assessments for city purposes or lof oval impro ements; ind render to the Comptoller of the city a justand true account of the same. They shall Also, every week, and as much oftencr as required by the County Treasurer, at the Collector's office, render a | like account of mor received lor taxes payable to the | eastirer and atthe same ime pay over such | Con Treasurer, es contain the followin prerision is or engl ny person owing any ul neglect to per. upon ublic Sa) or ‘employment, Cult wit} daty, where no. eee be ttre Deen mide iyr ine puuiodimeut of such dgingagncy sql } Tansee. $°°988 oe, tact that he ordered ‘be a misdemeanor, as herein prescribed— vol. 3, p. 979. In violation of, the foregoing requirements of the char iu, ‘he Tax oe apes ter it appears 1) tained in bis unto, ‘and. depostied to bis credit in ve Paying into the treasury, larg tam banks, insta amounts of the money collected by him, le More ‘han two years, an average. monthly balance im said Danse of more than halt # million dollars, he re- sowance of interest, ee ist 10 708 meipe tf government These i gurtenteepene 2 wei tony & temporary conversion of the public money to hts own but they wee inthe nature or br poe to io the bane an wore in dagrant vi the law. These [ramenetia ad eogme x mi matter of ‘ot sad neral Bolariaty AB dd. nesins tte of bt saul $0 ppomnted ata public meeting ip mguire into Fe yon: eagelen qe of se. city. offciais, had. as eari, trepore which wae th tts Executive Commitiee, ma sire ) punt pared. iO the leadii ad hivtted. ‘i . Fe Og babi mone; 7 iets Bau a a in which was {i eee on deposit in o sc lomiuy tur- ther ang@ more important ‘act that no satisfactory intor- pador Bs toier whose beneft these balances had been pt cml be outatned from nit or frou the bauks holding them. All those transactions were well known. They Were not only subjects o: discussion in the public press | but were the cause of great excitement; at the sources of information trom wie the Knowledge of them was pbtemmed Were 48 accessibie to Mr, Britton as to bis fet- low citizens, who were engaged in investigating aud exposing thein, fruads Pirpetrated by Mr. Badeaa were brought perce 4 grand jury tor examinauon through the agency commuive, Mr. Britton, the prosecuting office Raving saten ne part in attempting to bring the criminal to justice, and romaining pasmve or suggesting reasons for delay whenever action on bis part was roposed or | solicited throuxhout all these efforts ot his tellow eiuzens and ¢ expose and punivh a gross odiclal abuse au fepredation. upon the public tress. joni taateteS ee eds ee vitor 0 pothetical Question, “it we nd that a public oMeial did of pay Over tne ‘mousy ooitecte: te was required to do aécording to ‘ood faith, without any design to dejraud the city, and tollowed a custom of his predecessors in dally ceo, je same 10 ba Question Sr. wai it woul nic and paving it over te the city at er rang, felony?” To ritton fy auawered t ay in my not; ¢ ae the felonious inient wou Moult to believe that My. Britton was not aware of she particular eu yereation fo office to which thi quiry reierred. There had been repeated conversailo: Lwoen him and Mr. Coit in regard to bringing Mr, Ba- leaw’s case ‘before the Grand Jury. On the exam- ae besore indge, Spier following question rae, ta Mr. foreman of the Grand ‘Aud Mr. aon also iniormed te didn't | he.’ that it Me Badean ‘Bat simply, followed the immemoriai custom ot the department frithoae Sreaaat intent, that he did not think it an indictabl ie gfmnce, ce, DUL paigrmed you that if it could be proved req ir. Badeau had received Interest on the money ech might recover {t back, possibly in a civil ui re question Mr. Baylis replied, “Yes, sir.” ‘thus it appears that the malvereation if Mr. Badeau in o' as discuased by the foreman of ¢! ru Grang C4 and rt Britton, not only in regard to keeping on te os! in the banka the moneys he terest on the deposits. defence, Mr. Badeau’s name was $ween them, and if Mr. Britton’s answer might have been gooi iaw as to the very restricted hypothetical Question put to him, ihe discission was of such u char. a ualess the testimony of the foreman of the grand _ fury te to be deemed unworthy of credit, as to indicate Clearly the transactions to which it referred, and to show the impropriety of founding a legal opinion in such ‘& case on & single question, without any Inquiry into the Feith this inivni k, ledge of Tp hi Nis inanifest knowledge the ¢: to which the hypothetical question related, Mr. Bri answer = anal ipably calculated to mislead the Grand itary both | ives MGientious and zealogs othcer he vee penne, to state. Lu loaning thé moneys to the in thus converting them lsh leit d to hig own tee tho tax Collector was guilty of an embeaziement which the char- Yer declared @ felony. the moneys recvived by him in the manner pre- was a violation. of the charter and was also under the general law a boring for which he should have oeen prosecuted. Mr. Britton’s acute legal mind could perdly B have failed to perceive . ee, not il embrace he said and what he omitted to say, and which | His tailure to pay over ac 2 t the hypo- proposition je transactions of Budeau were & iniaue: Tpeancr and he prejudzod the question ‘whether they | were un. embezzlement by conceding good taith and absence of intent to defraud, without considering ‘whether the facts of the case would justify ing 1 a con- cession. [pn his auswer to the Grand Jury Mr. Brit- jored both the provisions of law, to which ne aid, as their legal adviser, have called their atten- abe cannot excuse humweif tor failing to per- rm his “aut by taking advantage of the special form of the aguas. addressed to him. He wad mot only | ae misdirection, but of a gross omission | 10 what his oficial "obligations to his constitu. cee easly required. the been oven Taw, e st on them, tha bcoaverting them temporarily to his own use, mak. 5 pecuniary profit out of the abuse of his trast and Gerradding the city by compelling it to to meet 1: eine expenses, While they ablio ‘Tooling ne was Groused ‘an excited by these public accusations of oficial meiteasstes no. Servigt mn by the prosecut- ing officer, whom the had chosen to protect them from crime, to inquire Pinto the truth of those accusa- tment and, it found true, to bring the offender to punish. It was Prod before Judge Spier tnat the National ity Bank’ paid to Badeau over $8 $31,000 on acogunt ot the deposits tats egally and audulently made with it Froaet rere is raid the Gafence on the iter that the T part of ie payments on oun takes were checks Baye it ‘required Umme to cash, da net, DY auctor iaot | which repelled or excused, @ Cash ta.” or the ‘proseeda’ ot, the checks rero wod to remain in the banks long enough to the tax eoliector to receive and spproutate i to r cent on $1," ir, Writton had perforined. his Quty,, tus fraud ‘on: tho art of Badeau aud the mercenary reward whieh he ob- the bank for abusing hs trust, would have eens discovered, b ee. pial er, pees of Teaving them to jisclosed by bn ainination of Sherars OC ONG) BELGE RORY Oy malieasance against tt, siete by the gemnoe, delicacy of feeling towards Mr, u's respectable position in society re- quired that th rue proceedings should Been conducted bercre a magis' ‘so that undue prejudice against him might ot be created, the District Attorney could with propriety have to, proceeded and if waa his duty §. proceea and to iow by his diligence all suspicions of good faith wero ac! sus- picions had taken deep root in the pubiic mind; and if in the exercise of a sound discretion he deemed it | hits duty to do or omit to do what to over zealous reiorm- ers might be misconstrued into @ disposition to iavor ‘wrong doers he should have been the nore careiul the reat, parposes of public justice were not trusira ‘omission or seeming laxity on his ¢ inrotigh any exercising towaras a man in high social | standing 8 forbearance which he would have withheld fom one in humble tte. In this respect Mr. Britvon's [hole course appears to me to be a palpable and culpa. The cuy of Brooklyn had a right to ex} me that its ¢ foremost | of its citizens in carrying on the investigations set on foot to discover alleged seven upon its rere al to pun- | ish the por trators and to deteat schemes of public lunder ightly differing, fj excepsin maxnitude, trom Phove in the city of New » for which some of the be! Ah kde nei are now. intite their crimes in airy tniliny todo his duty in this respect and in betray- ing « mant(est wiliih gmc t2 allow gros ‘ficiab abuses | to go unrebuked a unredresed, Britton seems to all claim to the confidence ot his rd to the interests of the city of Brook te citizens of all classes and justice, should remove him trom office and re- toe ‘nim by @ successor, who it Is to be hoped will spare no effort to repair and puniso the abuses of the past and to deteat schemes of depredation in the tutur 3. Under ‘second supplemental cliarg that Wm. F, G. Shanks, city editor of the Tribune, appeared 9 the 2d King’s county asa witness ina libel suit Ggalust (he said newspaper proses that he refused to answer a question put to him, and that he was thereupon taken into custody and confined the jail of suid county by | virtue of an order jesignaied wbiaceedings,, before Judge sone as pxhibit bd ich was illegal by Of tailing to specify the time tor which he was rd be held. Mr. Britton having discovered the error, made out, the adjournment of the Coart, a commitment desi d as Exhibit K, Gag: ‘ing the error, and vbtained the sig- Fereet of es bert, who was on the Bench hold! Cire! bout gine o'clock on the morning of the Shanks, whnie held by the Sheriff under the order, was taken to New York to testify as witness in the case Stokes. About an hour atterward Mr. Britton procured the signatures of the side to the commitment, out of court and left sequently at the Sheriff's office. At eleven Shanks gave ths testimony in the Stokes case Defore Judge Pancher under a w: the creer bis Produced as ttwo he was brought Me hed. No evidence is given as to what Cr aTAS peters Fadl o id of the discharge can only be } fnterre trom the arguinents Cone in this proceed. | ceca me, and ane ase tt A: ta) out of c Part of the Diitriet At atarity oH though not of itself | i@ interposition of the Hxecative on an application ig removal, it was inexcosable as ager 8" overthrow the orderly administration of Ky nee the eleventh charge it appears that Henry ort Mo inty Judge of Kings county, at the re- quent r. Britton, directed the Grand Jury, of which ir. Baylis was foreman, to investigate certain ch: i = ana rt } sald Britton in the Brooklyn | Sus and they were enjoined “to make & thoroug! and gam complete jnvastigation ‘ that should it appear that | Bian Je guilty of the charges be Rid not Ys Ee may be vingioeted." In a matter affect! ng eee it would be Ba atarel to suppose mM, it conscious of his oN would erie by all cS moans at ey disposal to give jon. But it appears by the Latta oo cation was ® Yery meagre and fe man of the G: pened worney was a gr dent to warrn fate o2 effect to this that the invest it the fore! eae to. sinveatga ate the charges ‘Though ir. Britton bad rand Jury hile, desire not to give any Sdtioe or ir invertere Jn any way wi the proceedings, as he was personally inte: xamined as a wit- ‘is own request Of the fore- e prepares & ser! qnestions to be put to the other witnesses, No one of these ‘questions was framed with @ Mil Sune the truth or falsity of the accusa- tone, Dut, on the contrary, they were tain who were the pg of those ri eon They were calculated to turn the! whole mnchiner of the law away from himself and to tasten it upon # who had accused bim. In thig respect his conduct was not that of a man conscious of his own integrity or of an oficial whose duty It was to gppoee nao fo the most searching investigation, 1s conduct on at occasion. Tike (iu in the proceedings against Shanks, would not of twelf be sufficient to war- Xposttiony but it serves to give point to his sance in the case of Badeau, and to strengthen tas bag of hig uagtness for the official trust con- ed to him. Tn regard to the other accusations against Mr. Brittot on 1 whee testimony wae given, it ts proper to amy that fence does not, in my judgment, Cowra them, 3 & mater of surprise plection frauds of | but I think the ap nation of tl ‘aken in connection with his corre. spondence with luis (predecessor in orfice, should be ac: pled as exculpating him trom the imputation of bad falth in the prose tion Of the offenders. ‘On a carerul review of the whole case { deem it incum- bent on me, a4 already announced, to remove Mr. Brit ton Mita Lis office, and he is hereby declared to be s0 remove Ttiy BY GUY WdeE the constitution to aca the lawe Gth EQ. Rs | fairns | tng toe | 2 ae r rast pb Even it or ans ioe ‘trey Nave been grossty nee bas been disclosed 9. The oiheer chosen elo has whol aoe og of ee. nature exlec: wo the prlacipal “citing “an "the: ‘Sta: a8 | mM il# characcer and in ity finances by this grea | wrong, fender remains Wapumaked du ea | ample, dem: Ing in tts induence, has ca rearnee | wheu the abuse of pecuniary trusts’ is one of the Yailing vices of the a 1 one of ita most deplorable declared to be | by the beeple bo | cor made official loss I Stikins by tA ‘render poblic mind tabsihies with iy a tenon age Unabe all these cireumstances, if sued formaity by Tre before i me there ry clearly estab! lect on the bart the proper” oltcer to bring. euch inders to trial, 1 shail conaider it due to the cause of | public ‘Boral the bower of removal con- id to i ihe constitution. If ein to tall todo ‘80, | shoul ly incur the impuiation of having b; | fee cdok sontrth nated to to prolong the existence of ntuses, which ely od citizen has an interest in supressing, |. Sat wt an never hope to suppress untess the olen: dera's are brought nt to speody aud eaemplpry Ranishment, District Attorney Britton’s Successor. Thomas N, Rodman has been appointed District Attorney of Kings coun! ty in place of Britton re- Moved, and has accepted the appointment, What Is Thought by the Deposed OMotal and Citizens of the Governor's Actio The leading topic of excitement in political and eocial circles of Brooklyn yesterday was the re* moval of District Attorney Winchester Britton, of Kings county, by Governor Dix, upoa the evidence ; saken bejore the special commission touching the i | charges preferred by the “Filty.”” The deposed oMicial, when questioned as to the cause of the action of tbe Governor. replied:—“The con- stitution and the laws invest the Governor with the power to make such removal. If he has thought proper to exercise that power 1 have | omly to acquivace. Aa-to the justice of the sen- | tence, having tived in this city for twenty years, and believing my personal and official character well known, | can leave the question to the verdict of the people.” Mr, Britton said that when he accepted the office, two yeara anda ‘@ half ago, 16 was not his tneention to remain in office more than one term, Now, however, he felt it to be incumbent upon him, in | vindication of his official character, to announce | himself as 8 candidate for re-election at the polis in November next, His present term of office would expire January 1, 1875. Ip regard to Alder- | man Rodman, tue independent democratic repre- | sentative o: the Sixth ward, who has been ap- pointed, pcatlan 4 to rumor, to fill the vacant | Dustrict Attorneyship, Mr. Britton said:—"He is a nilemen of high character and a good wyer, and m my judgment, en- tiled to the support of every right minded citizen in the petiormance of the duties | taat will devolve upon him. I know no gentleman | peepee a8 a ciuizen lwould preiem to see im that 1 Pins Ex-United States District Attorney B. PF. Tracy contenas that “not an intimation appears througi- | Out the entire testimony—oi almosi 1,000 pages— | Of pecuulary or ober corruption on the part of Mr, Britton.” The salary attached to the ofice is $10,000 per anuum, SKETOH OF DISTRICT ATTORNEY RODMAN. Mr. Thomas H. Rodman 1s 8 citizen of the Sixth Pirin and for a long time was a member of the of Education, where he wus equally aciive | a usetul, Two years ago he was numinated by | the better class of democrats as Alderman of his | Ward, was supported by a large number of repub- icans and was elected. He is Cuuirman o1 the w Committee, where he has rendered excellent service. Mr. Rodman is a son-in-law | of Abyah Maun, fora long time leading free svll democras in this State. Engaged mainly in New York in the practice ofthe law in its civil branch Mr. Rodman has always found time and | ication to,wavon with great concern and suce | ceed with good endeavor the interests of Brooklyn. | He is @ manof reapectable talent, great industry | and excellent character. Perhaps the only weak | potnt taat could be meutioned in connection with | the nomination 18 the fact that Mr. Rodman’s business has been altogether confined to the civil branch of the law; but then it may be mentioned at tue same. time ‘that .no other eligible man at | the Brooklyn Bar i8 any better qualified in this | regard than Mr. Roaman. He is about forty years of age, fine looking and capable of more than ordinary labor. THE GREAT BOND FORGERIES. Engraving of the Seals on Staton Island in 1872—The Coloring Done at Andy Roberts’ House—Capture of Nearly Ail the Gang Mentioned im the Herald Exposure. Yesterday afternoon a HERALD reporter called upon Detective J. Edsall, of Pine street, and ob- | tained some further particulars in reference to the great bona forgeries. RSPORTER—What was the first intimation you | had that these forgeries were under way t EpsaLL—I knew that seals and dies were being engraved at Port Richmond, on Staten Island about four months before the bonds were placed on the market. by G. W. Olmstead. The HERALD | exposure, on the 1st of September, 1873, prevented | the placing of the. Western Unions upon the mar- | Ket, and the company immediately commenced ! examining their bonds, and advanced the payment | of mterest to effect shis, I the HERALD had not published that list of the forgers’ programme the | telegraph company in question would have been operated on, jor the forgeries were excellent and better than the Buffalo or Centrals. The tollowing | is the list in question of the forged bonds. wuich were to be made:—Western Union, $400,000; New | York Central, $300,000; Buffalo, New York and Erie, $350,(00, The correctness of the list has been proved by the District Attorney receiving a tele- gram from London that forged Western Union bonds had been negotiated there. RerorreR—Do you know where the coloring of the bonds took place? EpsaLt—For some time upstairs at Andy Rob- erts’ house, at No. 206 West Twenty-firat street, where the widow of his brother Samuel kept house for him; but the chemicals hurt Andy’s eyes, and | he had sore optics for a spell, Subsequentiy the reporter cailed upon Counsel- lor W. Wirt Hewett, who 1s tho legal representa- tive of several of the victims of the forgeries, to learn how much of the property of the forgers had been attached by him, and learned that upwards of $90,000 was now in the hands of the Sherif and that further attachments were abont being made. LIST OF THE VICTIMS, Herewith will be found an alphabetical list of | | the victims of the recent great ae forgeries, | as far as known, showin, EY to the community of upwards ol 0994000. Many { firms state that — they ae, emrnabie to remember the bapcy to whom they made loans against the vonds, all of which goes to prove avery loose way of carryiny on business of this nature. It is reputed that at least $260,000 of extra bonds have been placed in New York, but that their owners are airaid to make their loss public. The Stock Exchange Governing Committee intends pro- hibiting more strenuously than ever on the part of ite members, any transaction with curbstone brokers, who ofttimes are posseaoad of tancy stocks | nad be above mentioned jorgeries. "Bataloc! ester, York and teat tees $13,000 3,000 York and Erie, — seomessenbane | W..A, Guest & Co,— Buffelo, New York ana Erie, negotiated fo 45 roastreet; and Ferdinand ‘under bail to auswer.. Banna Brothers— |e Buftalo, New Yorn and Brie New York Guarantee and Jademaity Company. Buffalo, New th god bi N gounted og, Walter “Sheri York Central, negotiate ‘alias Perrin. a 800 National trust Company. Me, Miller, President New York, Erie, 4 good authority. ori ‘ao seseeceseceee 8000 FA Buitalo, "Wew York and Bris, negotiated by fe wpe Henry, who is not to de round... +++ 10,000 iia, New Yo York and Erie....-.+.. Thomas Banal New Vork wid ary, who vietntae Saunders & Hardenbe cra ‘New York Centrai, by Un ne F. 25,000 Union Fru at Goi jon Trust Company: Denied, but believed to be correct. weve veesaesaenee 80/000 8. White— ‘Buffalo, Ne York and Erie, negotiated by Steve Raymon 30, wars’ ae 3 Detective Pinkerton o a day :—"1_had @ tough job to capture Steve mond in London, and it took four men to get him intoacad, Raymond walked the streets of Ant- worp, after leaving Franksort, jor some days with- out scent in his fe when he had spent the $2,000 subscribed the gang here after he had robbed of all he possessed at Fort Hamilton. He ‘got away’ with about $60,000 from Wall street. He will uudoubtediy picad guilty) when brought to trial and tell all née Knows. As be is an ex-convict his evidence ‘Will be taken for what it is worth. His paramour, the widow Boughton, now ip the Hogsg gi Deven- Rigi of steve Raymond...... + $0,000 rude New York and Erie, bad te to Cente | been negotiated by steve Kaymond + 13,000 ; “Guy Livingstone” | LANGE’S COMMENTAR | CENTRAL ASIA. Edited by Bayard Taylor, | KEW BooKs, 7 tion, who wae arrested by OD. 'eCtlve Davis on the Canada, has, it ie pesos onsented to tura State's evidence. the’ tela, comes on you will find it to be as big an adair ano 8 inte: as the recent Bank of En: id torgery cused, expecting within a lew to make @ojoe iss important arrests with reference to the bofid forge ries. We have a straight case, and shall doubtione: obtain convictions," raseses I eaten” his statement, the reporter Dad bade bim good At Li Raymond lived af ® thieves’ “erip* kept vy one vone Jono Cross. ——_ ay of the k inetie RUSS, " Rupture patron: wor wee sur o Ue joneral and the: iSsore of the Me lctaks Se of the « ootasry. 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