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AFRICA. Mr. Stanley’s Expedition Into Africa. The Country of the Hippopotamus and the Crocodile. THE UNDEVELOPED IVORY TRADE. ‘How Wealth May Be Won in Zanzibar. THE HOME OF THE SLAVE TRADE, ZANZIBAR, Coast of Africa, Oct. 23, 1874, It ts well known to travellers who have been tn Central Africa that Urori is # large country situate @outh of Ugogo, Along the southerly frontier of ‘Ugogo rise several streams, the principal of wnich 1s the Kisigo, abounding witn bippopotami and Crocodiles, East of Uror! commenves Kasungu, | through which the Kisigo and its sister streams low into the #waha, which soon becomes known as the Rufiji. After traversing Kasungu, along a distance which the Arabs designate an eight days’ journey, the Rufiji enters Katanga from the southwest, | from which may be deduced the inference that the river makes a deep bend before reaching Katanga. From Katanga to Matumbi is ten days’ journey. From Jumbe to the Matumb! Mountains ts a dis- tance of thirty miles. On the other side of the Matumbi Mountains the Rufiji is Joined by the Ktenga River; which, as 1 said before, comes from ‘the southwest, According to Jambe and two of hts chtefs who had ascended the Rufiji as far as Matumbi the Fiver is deep enongh for a doat of the size of the ‘Wave (they were not aware that she drew five feet), but there are several bars during low ebb ‘which impede navigation, so that, though we might ascend far, we should find plenty of trouble and hard work, Our gig, they said, might easily ascend as far as Urori if the natives permitted us, but 1t would require talk and bongo cloth. The resources of the country around us, of Jumbe and the neighboring tribes, were mant fold, according to native feport. Jumbe himself ould sell me, if I required it, three times as mouch rice as would fill the Wave. The people Found about possessed abundance of this grain. ‘On the entire Rufiji plain, between “Matumbi and the sea, I might collect as much rice, Indian corn, -ehickéns and eggs as I needed or could take-away ‘oheap. Jumbe woald sell me fifteen measures of Tice fora cloth worth $1 at Zanzibar. Only six messures of rice sell for $1 at Zanzibar. In ex- hange for thetr products they were willing to Feoeive silver money, dollars and rupees, umpice, crockery, glassware and cotton cloth, Merikant amd Kaniki. At the base of the mountains of Matumhi is to ‘be found an abundance of gum copal, the fossil gum known here as msan-durasi, from which car- Fiage varnish is made, It is sold by the frasilah, & Weight of thirty-five pounds, At the base of the mountains, where there is an inexhaustible sup- Ply of it, tt can be purchased at from $1 75 to $3 Per frasilah, according to the talents and elo- quence of the purchaser. At Zanzibar it ranges 4n pricé from $7 to $9 per weight of ‘thirty-five pounds, This means, suppos- ing 4 steam vessel drawing but thirty imches of water, especially constructed for river Davigation, with a capacity of thirty tons, ‘Were to proceed up the Rufiji to the copal dig- giugs, and purchase thirty tons of tais gum at $3 per weight of thirty-fve pounds, that at Zanzibar the enterprising merchant could sell his cargo to the first European or American merchant jor $8 ‘the frastlah at this very moment; in other worts, obtain the handsome sum of $12,500 for an outlay uring a few days or weeks of $5,700. Beyond Matumpi all the countries north, south ‘and west contain tvory in greater or leaser quanti- ‘ties. Urori is rich in this precious article oftrade, ‘The same enterprising merchant, having employed the late dry season in the collection of his gum copal cargo, could proceed safely any distance up ‘the Rofji.as far as Urori, where he could have, of course, an agentim advance of him, and collect easily a cargo of thirty tons of-ivory. This article 4s worth in Unyanyembe $1 per pound; in Urori it may be purchased at from sixty cents to ninety cents per pound. It we make a tabular estimate of the cost and Profit to bo obtained in this trade your readers ‘will perceive for themselves of what value pains- taking geographical research is to the merchant:— To cost at Zanzibar of 30tons rvory, at $65 th trasilah, fi ft all dui ‘To cost in'Urori ot 3 tous fraaila! Clear profit, £11,016 9s. 61., 01 Ugangeh is richer in ivory than Urori, according to the Arabs; but until my exploration of the Bafjiladmit that I never heard of this country ‘before; but there is such a vast extent of country ‘west of the Rufiji delta so little known that long years must elapse beiore the geography of Eastern Central Airica can become known. Ugego at the Present time contributes occasionally large sup- phes of ivory to the cogst; but the labor to obtain at by land, the tribute to which the merchant is jabjected, the annoyances of which he is the ob- %, BF SO great aud Many that, once the river athe was opened, the proud Wagogo would be So tocarry their own ivory to the Rutji for Je. Katanga and Kasungu are both new countries, Bow made known for the first time; so also are Korongo, Koni, Toleya, which le on the north side of the Rufji, be.ween Kazungu and Matumbi. Descending the river from the Matumbi Moun- tains, the great plain which lies between them and its maritime delta extends before the eye, bounded ww the northeast by the purple lines of the distant hills and ridges of Keecki and Wande; eastward, by the dark, gloomy forests of the delta; southward, by the countries of Muhoro and Kilonga, which, from a distance, present an ap- pearance of unbroken forest, This great plain of the Rufji is the creation of the river. The rich deposit it left durin, ages is fathoms deep, On its surface, enrichet every rainy reason by the dark mould Jeft by the Anan ns, lies inexhaustible wealth. Sugar, Tice, grain of various kinds, thrive wonderfully on She fat soil. It 18 the most wious district I have seen during four journeys Africa, and I should estimate that at least 50,000 people tnhabit ‘this great piain. Tne villages stand in knots and Clusters along the banks of the river, and from the time we passed Kisimbea until we anchored opposite Jambe each bank nted troops of curious sightseers, who in fall view of us without the least fear or distrust, from which one a ed if he conciudes that they gained such courage irom the Knowledge of their num- bers. Between Fugaileh and Nyambwa I must certainly have seen some thousands of natives. ‘Who, though they chaffed us considerably, showed the very beat tdon—such & disposition as Bey te siwers looked for in # people with trading ct Almost (abe de the second question propounded & native 6 On this river was, “Do the elaves by way’? They alliansweredme romptly, ‘No,’ following it with the required in- formation, The answer each time was the same, except at J whore J discovered that 1 was aimost opposite the exact spot where the Arab slave-traders sometimes cross ‘he route now mainly adopted by the slave-traders—commencing from Kilwa Kivinjia—crosses the Mathes River, the Mto-Piani and, arriving at Perereh, passes through Sumanga, Ngumpr jamboro, Muhoro, to Mirongegi, which lies close ¢o Jumbe, and, crossing She river at Kisu, sometimes foliows the northern ‘bank of the Ruajl to Kik hree days’ journey le: ‘ough Kisimeteh, Ngimpii Since, ‘Kivinise Kivinigay Kinin, and’ arrives at a5 caravan on to Dar Salaam, made egas pusni The route adopted by the slave tradera main! in crossing the Bufji is that whicn skirts the Matumbi mountains via Ruhingo, on the river. Ail the eastern villages along she line of travel through the Rufiji jg are interested in the siave trade. They keep the siave traders in- formed of every ivem of news concerning the a) proach of any foe, particularly we white men, and I discovered that long before we had arrived Jumbe the natives Knew of our coming. Mes- sengers had been despatched from Mienweh by river and by land to herald our advent in the river, and I noted also what as goon as our boat hove in sight of any village of a principal dis- trict # couple of canoes leit well manned with ete to inform those above that the dreaded ‘asungu had at last imvaded the river with two | NEW YORK HERALD, FRIDAY; DECEMBER 4, 1874.—TRIPLE SHEET. bor4s, On the morrow I was informed by a ser- vant of Jumbe I should experience different poring if I persisted in my intention of ascend- e river, in the morning we prepared to extend our dis- coveries up stream. The dew had fallen heavily doring the night, The tall reeds which fringed the river banks dripped bug raindrops, which the morning sua transformed into the appearance of diamonds, Large crowds of natives speedily made thelr appearance and were witnesses of the pre- Mminary work of gett: under way, but they made no demonstration of hostility. ter starting our gig put to shore to co! vey @ man aboard who expressed a wish to tr with the white men, As gig rowed hard after Us with him this native took fright at the sound of our bugle, which was blown to hasten the move- ments of the rowers, and took a somerset into the water to the intense merriment of all on board and the sightseers on shore. We at once dropped anchor w encourage him and \o explain to him that it was a most foolish thing to be afraid of white men, who would never come up the Rufji except as friends to the natives. We had the ratification to see bim come on board again and jepart with a profound respeet for white people. intinuing our jouruey a few made their eppea noe in the river forthe first time; but tl Vi presenta No obstacles—the pve was proad ihe river, thi moun: came clear and distinct into view, irom which I surmise that we were not twenty miles from them. While admiring the scene so suddenly presented to our view we were ap) roaching the Rortnern bank of the river, on which a large set- tlement was visible. The district was called Kisu, and the people are strong upholders of the slave trade and hostile to white men, whom they have een ane to regard as enemies by the slave ers. We were compelled by the-ekannel to approach | within a few feet of the bank, and had they been able to decide rapidly upon hostilities we all should have been exposed to great danger. The friendly breegze, however, fresh at this moment and we swept by them in an instant, But we had no sooner this than another large olaster of villages came in view, and @ body of about 200 natives were seen at the fand- tng place, As we drew near the chief stepped out and hailed us, demanding to know what business | we had on the kufyi, He was answered by one of our armed escort, @ tall, robust, young fellow, black as ink in features, but with an eye like a hawk and shouiders that in breadth would not b-ball one ages siz cpa Majesty’s Life oards, pb are white men. What do you want with us “I want you to stop for a talk.’ “We don’t want to talk just yet. We have not gone far enough.’? ae want you to stop first before you go up fur- er. “Oannot do fy master,’ answered he boldly, and a certain mena br cad all anderetand who he was wearied, “I tell you to stop.” “We are sick of stopping, master; cannot do tt, master, “Why have you come up the river ?”” “Po see 1? “to see what P? “The river.?? “What about the river f?’ “To know how far it goes and how deep the weetow fa intend going “How far ao vas fares We cal” “There are bars fae) ou-the river. You can- not cross those in ‘Dig boat.” “We will try to.” “Well, now, take my advice; stop here, or It’ ‘will be worse for you.” “Impossible, master,” “P) make you stop.’" “Do so, then, and farewell to you, master.’” ‘The chief of Kisu was left faming on the landii place, and men were seen running hither an thither in Warm, and the groups were seen tu’ become smal knots of men, violently gesticulating and stamping their feet, and .all this time the Wave was plunging up river before a spanking ‘breeze. We were sailing gloriously along, and the Kisu ohief and his violent people were leit far behind. Bend after bend had been safely rounded, the mountains were seen more distinctly, when we | suddenly stopped and half keeled over. Our deep helm was turrowing the sand at the stern, and the bow, though drawing but two feet, was fast. Ex- tricating her from her position, we sought an- other spot, and, after great aificulty, managed to | cross the’ bar. The sun was fearfuily hot, and seemed to burn into our brains. The wind died away, and came Only in cats'-paws, The current, was not very rapid, as the river was broad at this place; but 1% was such laborious work with the | | oars that we had simply become subjects of de- Tision to the jeering and hostile natives. How- | ever, we persevered, and, with one sail hoisted, we managed to creep.along and make progress, though slow. Soon we were requested to halt a second time by the shore people, but we paid no heed to them eXcept to answer an occasional question. The excitement waa evidently growing along the shore, and our contmned progress, despite all threats and commands, seemed to have plunged them into a UDF of rade. At ome village, a few iiles above irger settlements of Kisu, & iriendly voice shouted out, “You cannot go further with that big boat; there is no water | ahead;” to which we answered cheerliy that | was cisely what we came to know, and we ould try, andif Dot able to goahead we would | return, About @ mile above the village the river widerred to about 800 yards, The low shores seemed to ve but dried sandbanks, and right across from side to side the water rippled uneasily, with every in- ication of a stubborn bar. The guides, as they Jooked at it, said at once that we had come as far | a8 We could goin the large boat. We pushed on, however, and went-aground. We unshtpped the rudder, hanied down the sail and manned four- teen oars, and, with vociferous chorus to the ex- Dilarating boat song, we plunged forward, one of | the young Englishmen.sounuing ahead. Again and again we tried it, but of no avail; over and over again we ploughed the sands, and stuck fast. Above tims sand bar, which is about 200 yards in breadth, the river resumes its usual depth, but she perinenes, is impeded by sand bars. Alter deliberating as to what had best be done I concluded to return and explore the two other Principal exits from the delta, the M: ‘ou and the Kikunia, and then visit M: Isl; Opposite: the Rufiji delta, aiter which I shoald have ex- pended all the time I could spare before com- mencing my march into the interior, On descending the river the natives shouted out to us, “We know why the Wasunga have come up the Rofiji. You came here to find out abons the slave trade—to catch the slave traders, Return, and tell the other white people that we will not have the slave traders nor their road ‘OB8E 0d. One chief was so furious that he foowed us for hall a miie with his men, cursing us and using the Most violent language and gesture; but, fortu- nately ior him, be confined himself to this ve! demonstratten of f On the ‘second day we entered the magnificent Magamba, and, eight hours after commencing the escent, arrived at the sea, Then, ing sall,rwe satied north again, and two hours latef we entered the noble estuary of the Kixunla branch of the and, before a vigorous breeze and an incom- ing tde, sailed up the river once more, and at | night anchored at the mouth of Pemba Creek. At noon the next day we had entered the Simbo- oranga, and descended that stream to Sanninga, where we were greeted with Kindness by the peo- pie of that island, Mana Island we ascertained to be a most fertile island, abounding in palm groves and shambas, or dens. It is the third din size within the jultan’s Gomigions, Situated opposite the delta of the Rufiji, t seems ag 1 placed by nature at this position a8 the entrepOt of the main Jand, which is but ten miles distant. Ships of large tonnage could ride securely at anchor within 600 yards of Kismia Mafia, a place which the Admiralty charts absurdly cai) isomang Point, Were nos my letter already of such great length I could easily point out the advantages of secur- ing @ portion of Maf: the district in the bal | Cathoti at intervals of afew weeks, could not fail to be followed by resulta which wane pee and astonish everyone in England. Mafia Isiand, of Kiemta Ma: Offers @ capita! rendezvous jor the jaan-of wa uring the absence of her launches; mnay suggest anything from my experience Of this river, I would advise that those officers charged with this auty should consist of those who have experience and who bave volunteered for this important duty; that one man-of-war should be appointed specially for this river work, properly equipped with capacious steam vessel, whicn might navigate this stream without detriment to the good cause. A small stero-wheeler, which apy English Thames shipbuilder could construct, draw- ing but eignteen inches of water, armed with one mountain steel seven-pounder apd a ovuple of rocket tubes, with a crew of forty men, could for- ever solve the problem of how to stop the East African slave trade. Captain Elton, in his oficial report to Captain Prideaux, Actane politica) agent at Zanzibar, pub- Mshes the fact $a grand total of 4,006 slaves ‘were marched by the overland route from Kilwa to Dar m. 1know nothing whatever of the accuracy of these figures, but I have already dis- closed to you the whereabouts of the slave traa- ers’ tracks and have informed you what my ex- ploration of the Bad ent este should be done to crush the now estab! Jand slave traMfo. I should not have been at such pains to find out what I have given you avove i I did not feel from ae that the government of Great Britain, which has ded auch vast sums for the suppression this slaye trade, might, for the mall sum of £5,000, begin to hope that her great mission in East Africa was approsching 118 suc- cessiul accomplishment, and so enable ali men to ory “Laus Deo!” HENRY M. STANLEY, THE STATE CHARITY COMMISSIONERS, pactatstbe 5 etal Meeting of the Board at the Fifth Ave- mue Hotel Yesterday—The Work of Re- construction, and Correction Progress ing. In compltance with an act passed by the Stare Legislature at Albany in May last providing ‘for the support and care of State paupers, and au thorizing the State Board of Charities, from time to time, on behalf of the State, to contract for the Teception and support of such paupers as may be committed to poorhouses or similar institutions, known as State almshouses, the Board of State Ohamty Commissioners heid a meeting yesterday in one of the parlors of the Fifth Avenue Hotel. The Board consisted of the following gentlemen, namely:—John V. I, Pruyn, President of the Board; Willtam P. Letchworth, Vice Prest- dent; Samuel F, Miller, Harvey G. Eastman, John Q. Devereaux, Commissioners; Dr. Charles s. Hoyt, Secretary ; James O, Fanning, Assistant Sec- retary, and James A. Degraw. Lieutenant Gov- ernor Robinson was not present, having to at- tend.to some ‘amily business of importance. Re- ports of visiting committees of several counties were read and referred to the Executive Commit- (ee in connection with the Board of Charities and Correction for further consideration. examination nowgoing on in the Poorhouses and <Almshouses, stating that the work had been completed in as many as fifty-three counties and was everywhere satisfactorily. The Executive Committee of the Pfison Associe- tion consisted of Dr. E. Harris, Theodore W. Mor- Tis, 8. Brainerd, Stephen Caster, R. E. Dugdale and Sinclair Tousey. The necessity of trans- ferring chiicren from the county nursery'to the diflerent asylums of the county was the main topic under consideration, It was agreed that tne asylums established under the different denomina- tions for the care of orphans can do the work cheaper and with better results than the political institutions, In the first place, tne religious asy- lunis provide the orphans with destrabie homes, and give them a training likely to result ™m a capacity for honorable — self-support, in addition to removmg from the children the stigma that attaches to Se Re ‘bronght ap in a tala y institution. The Board will urge upon the jocal Commissioners the propriety of making the change here indicated as early as possible. The objection urged to the charge that the institu- tions in question are sectartan oan, it is believed, be obviated by sending each chila to an institu: tion under the care of the denomination to which its parents belonged, while foundiings, whose parentage 1s unknown, may be.averaged. Dr. Hoyt emphatically stated that ps was positively hereditary. Once a person crosses the threshold of a poorhonse or charitable asylam there is no further hope for that tmdividual, un- less the person is very young. In this case a few Years’ training m an industrial home er famfly will be sufficient to bring him or her to a sense of honorable itving; but he (Dr. Hoyt) knew cases where the nature, feelings, and, as it were, the love of pauperism, were transferred from parent to chsld, down to the third generation. also knew cases where the impoverished or indigent husband: had sent his wife and children mto Poorhouses during the winter when he found he could not earn a suiliciency for their support, and then .when the springtime came sround he took them out again and did his best for their sustenance durmg the spring and summer seasons. All these irreguiari- tes had to be corrected,.and it was for this pur~ pose that the committee were aking their pres- ent investizations, Jn connection with these facts:it-was stated that ta meeting of the Board. ol Managers of the West- ern House of Refuge, held at Rochester about a week ago, at Which Dr. Hoyt aiso acted in his omMctal position as secretary, the question of the pais con pegriy peer of the juvenile delinquents in thatinstitution caure up for consider. ation, A question had been long before the Board involving the right of Catholic ministers to visit the House and afford spiritual consolation to in- Mates of that faith. The Rochester managers applied to ex-Judge Selden for an opinion on the subject matter. This eminent jurist, after consider all the facts in the case, which are similar to the existing atate of things on Randall's Island, stated, substantially, that the constisution of the State allowed to all Persons the right to worshtp God according to the dictates of their consciences, and that all attempts to force inmates of RrBons, eleemosynary and reformatory State institutions to.attend specified or Ue ee worship contrary to the rel in which they were educated, was a Violation of the fundamental law. The managers of the Rochester raingly decided tnat Catholic and all free access to the rand reasonable times to con- ercises, &c. Furthermore, that in should not be gorced to attend what is called ‘non-sectarian’ services conducted by @ Methodist chaplain, and that no obstacles should be placed in the way of the administration of sacraments, the visiting of the sick and dying and the proper instruction of the young in Christian doctrine. With this action OD the part of the managers of the Western House of Refuge before their view the Board of State Charity Commissioners will, no doubt, recognize some grounds for introducing relorm in this re- spect in the House of Refuge on Randall’s Island. it is the object. of the present Board of State Charity Cor issioners to see to the correction of all such abuses as have been here mentioned, irre- spective of country, creed or color, and for this purpose they wiil visit, during the coming week, all the New York and Brookiyn ( asylgm at.all pro) duct religious ic Ings county) in- leave the Fifta Avenue Hotel and will be engaged during the day in the visitation of the Brooklyn institutions, ‘PACIFIO MATL. neighborhood of Kista Maga as & place to Plant a colony of freed alaves, from which locality, after instruction and preparation, tr mignt emerge 88 enterprising traders with the interior, via the Rufji Btver. must leave these re- marks for some future letter, for 1 must now hasten to give an um; diced 100 upon the value of of our exploration of tke i. Readers interested in African exploration in new commercial avenues may see for themselves what the Rufiji is after reading this letter. lost but littie in my estimation because I failed to ascend higner thaa Kisu in g boat built for ocean sailing, Had I possessed the gp hte which Mr. }, Messenger, of Teddington, was building for me— and which has only arrived by this —1 could y have ascended, Y eileve, @ couple of hundred miles, if not more, with my entire escort of armea men. For expioration, prudence requires that we shall be prepared for all contingencies: that there shall be men sufficient accompanying the explorer to enable him with a few men to make a proper de- fence if attacked. Our gig would have conveyed eight men aud 8 week's provisions, but she would not have made us independent of the land, nor strong enougn to resist attack, which would have endan- gered the success of our great journey. As J look at the Lady AliceI find hers boat of sufficient capacity to convey ap any river a force of twenty- five , With @ monti’s provisiuna; yet she draws but twelve imches loaded. She is 40 feet in length, 6 feet b ) built of best Spanish cedar, in water-tight artments. A duplicate of this boat would enable any traveller to proceed up the Rufiji ag tar as any native canoe, after whicu the taf clas of such man, on his return, of the Cs city of the Rufiji would eottle the question for ever, In the meantime, so far as we ascended, the Rufji must be classed as @ navigable river. Such @ steamer as Sir John Glover possessed on the Volta, or one built aiter the model of an American river steamer, may proceed up the Ruf with ease, Whenever any Merchant shall be tound bold enough to enter on a promising African venture, Our work of exploration also clears up the dim. culties of annihilating the overland route of the slave trader. Steam launches, properly built for Tiver navigation, commanded by officers familiar with river navigation, assisted by gaides procured at samuga Isiand, may proceed either up the Ma- gambu or Simbo-oranga mouth of the Kufiji, and, pyowing up With them a few light flatboats loaded with coal, could anchor them at Jumbe; and, pro- ceeding a eetatan oa could capture a few siave carevans and bring down their proprietors to be punished at Zanzibar. Any naval oficcr, acting discreetly and energetically, could strike within four day’ @ most effective and deadly blow at the land lave trade, Such @ system of aciton. Resignation of Mr. Russell Sage from. the Presidency of the Company. ‘The Board of Directors of the Pacific Mail Steam. ship Company held s meeting on Wednesday, and yesterday it was rumored on the street that there had been some very unpleasant disagreements at the said meeting, and, further, that certain of the directors had, in the heat of their discussion, ac~ tually come to blows. From the statement cf Mr. Russell Sage, President of the company, it will be seen that these rumors were without foundation, but while they were rife upon the street the fol- lowing letter of resignation was being prepared by Mr. Bage:— Nxw Yorx, Dec. 8, 1874. ‘To tire Boanp or Dinzorons er-tux Pacuric Mat. SrKaM- sure COMPANY :— GxNTLEMEN—My duties and engagements elsewhere aro 70 pressing. that I haye not the sme to devote tw tho labors of the office ef President and#director in your, company. I therefore the same. The mission of the fic Mail Steamauip eee ts & noble one, and Mt 118 management ts a wise and economical ane it {ory ia the sincere devise af your ubed\ent servants sire ur jent servan' * eee eee PUSSBLL SAGE, The above restgnatton was accepted, and Mr. William H. Gaion assumed the duties of the oftice as Preaident pro tem, STATEMENT OF MR. SAGE. A HERALD reporter later in the day called upon Mr. Russell Sage, the retiring President. He said that the rumors which bad been flying aronnd concerning a row tn the Board, which was stated to nave come to blows between himself and an- other oMicer, were totally untrue. There had been some discussion at the Board m on Wednes- day between the directora, but no rsh werds were used. It was simply a difference of opinion concerning some details of the business aad noth- ing more. It did not influence us re: ation in tue slightest degree and he was friendly as ever to the line. His personal action was the result simply of overwork, as ho bed too much to attend to even without the Presidency of the Pacific Mail, which neceasilated & man’s entire time. He left the line as he had entered it, with the best wishes for its success and for his late associates. There was really nothing significant in his resignation. He only hoped that @ good man would be chosen in his place, for if there Were one thing to complain of in the Pacific Mati It was that there were not enough seamen in it, The management was too much composed of financiers and brokers id 80 On, Who were not practivally enough acquainted with rugning steam- shiva, Dr. Hoyt reported progress in the work of the - stitutions. This morning. at nine o'clock, they will { NAVAL ORDNANCE. Necessity of Stronger and Better Arma- ment for Our Ships. IMPROVED GUNS REQUIRED. Progress of Torpedo Science and Practice. WASHINGTON, Dec. 3, 1874, Toe Chief of the Bureau of Ordnance of the Navy Department, in submitting bis réport, say: Besides the ordinary duties of preparing our shtps for vice and preserving the public property placed under harge, the Bureau has continued its examination ‘into the various important questions ena merated in its last report, and which are briefly discussed in the suc ceeding paragraphs, Additional to these are mentioned 9 experiments of Mr. Norman Wiard at Nut Island, resumed during the summer, but not yet completed: At their conclusion a separate and detailed report made to the department. The most important rations of the Bureau occurred during November id December of last year on the occasion oi the seizure of the Virginins by a Vessel of war of the Spanish navy. Tt was thought advisable to immedtately arm and equip and rapid including iron-clads and the largest trigates, although a heavy task, was Devertheless suc- cessiully pertorined without the omission of a singie im-.| portant detail. The exertions made were commensurate with a Chee ea vocesiog end, tayolved a lates accumulation of nearly which axe available for futare operations. RIFLED CANNON, ‘The organization ot our ordnance dates from 1845, and trom that period it has been fully recognized in the navy that our ships should compensate for lnferiority of numbers by the superior armament. of individual ships, and so long as the smooth bore formed the batteries that 4 limited uumber of. juction of iron-clads and the universal adoption of rifted cannon by other Powers | We are forced 10 adopt the same armament, other we shall, it engaged in war with evena second rate struction. During the first. year it has supplied com. plete outfits of torpedoes and electrical apparatus to all sand the mechanicat facilities of tho, le future exigency. ey West afforded an op- 0 ry laping | the our system ‘and causing “remedies Frequent reports are ‘made to the bureau Ing, ships of lied. ‘om cruisti eficienoy of the apparatus | Row suppited. ‘The of instruction was inter. the ment tor goa. service of, rupted last autumn ; Most of the class @ the completion of the comrse. advisable to utils In ordering « new class tt was deemed izemorootthe favorable season for experimental prac- tice. ‘This has resulted in marked benefits. The princi-') pat detectobserved is that the majority of officers. / for"! to be taugnt, not for’! the mand. to esern from disposal. Rew have: ‘tor thev- 4) rthe ma- 1 2 Dp joures. ‘Fhose who develop a particular aptitime,-and those onty, should be | uring the wirte: Tetained for furtner instruction @ 2 is | also necessary that the officers of the station shold be relieved or the-rontine of instruction and allowed some necessai retical Jorit gale a * otherris a0 pr wil oe che, gation; 0 progress w: ina ‘The torpedo. school differs. trom most scientific. sud practical (one etd in pe there and_ few points determine expel subject'is yevin an ‘fardorinite, state, and some facts must be accumulated in ae aed, & aubjeat.to recent! placet tionary torpedoes for the defenee of tmportent harbo: the radius of their ive.effect bemg quite limi: These machines must he very numerous, entailing a PO ae of cables aud greatrisk of accident and ur This bureau, therefore, is of the opinton thatfor the defence of our large harbors, such as New York, the.aid the navy, with monitors @sa basis for movable tor~: pedos and swilt torpedo ‘boats will be required. movable torpedo, yet in its infancy, is reeetving great at. tention, as well as the other of Clad vessels beneath th sta. =" naval advanced as others, to recommend liberal Spore experiments to develop the capabilities joFtant means et offence and deience. xaminers of graduating students attached to. f Captain G, and Commanders Richard W. Aneade, W. 4. Kirkland and Chester Ha reporte: to the Secretary the following subjects of exai , Electricity, Pyne ree fuse making, the manage-: ment and use of aif kinds of torpedoes under differené See whe experiments made with various: explosive ‘be Board ex agsurances of stcuctors as well Sreat satisfaction in the strom he competency and fidelity of the in- of the zeal and capacity of the stu- dents. Tne Board is persuaded that the objects pursued at the torpedo station, the course of instruction and aliscipline, and their special and general results. promise to be of vital importance to the future usefulness aud efliciency of the navai service. last seaston of Congress Included much obsolete legisla- tion, which bas been inconsiderately inciuded. ten tion ts thereto. ‘called Deseriion tobe considered felony, comnizable | BFresterl by marshals and cgudey Ute oGee neat ntcape ents sbals and fepul bur jarisdistion to be concarreit wish that ‘of the till —Suriediction recommended to be conferred on military tribunals ove wuitary personscnarged with wurder and other elomies pe s e reduc! ¢ army discouraged at present. A reduction of the number of men without a wonsonen-of officers and posts is not economical. Ne — parent, sepeceriation for the publication of official records ot war of the rebellion, both of the be C- Coppecgrnse ayuiiee, is desirable. This showid ome immediately availa Iwenticsh—Th President to be authorized to drop from the rolie of officers of the army those who inten- tlonally aad criminally duniicate their pay aecounts—in otber words, present aecounts for the same mauth more Mas once and obtain payment theron. rovisions ef the act of May, 1874, as to the extension of time Yeave ot absence in which full pay can be drawn to apply to all officers stationed in the Department of Texas. Twenty-second Calling attention to the names of those officers who have been sent to the Senate for brevet ap- pointments for service in the field im action with Indi- ans, The confirmation of those brevet appolmunents 1s recommended. . Pwenty-tnird—The pay of sergeants to be increased. pomort--An appropriation for a permanent mrli- tary prison recommended. Twenty-A/th—The payment of soldiers py obecks dis- couraged, and attention to the Payinaster eral peas on jor the appointment of additional pay! vited. Twenty-steth—Appropriatéons for walts and lodges a6 certaim national cemeteries recommended. -seventh—A recommendation made that the bill which pamed the House of Representatives authorizing the President So extapitah ee tions fer the army to be tak id the Senate. Twenty aghide-Boye t0 be enTiated as fokd mansictans as former Treiti-niath—When vactncies occur te the office of Regimental Quartermaster and Adjutant po reappoint- ment to be made te these positions, but the duties now ‘formed by them to be pertornred by detailed officers. PTherketh—The establishment Cry Bratewsorship of rhet literature at West Poiut recom. rie id ish fiona’ "6 THE JUDICIARY. 8 SERENE Attorney General Williams’ Recom- mendations for the Law Department— New Provisions Proposed in His Annual Reports. WASHINGTON, Dec. 8, 1874, Attorney Generai Williams has prepared an officersofconrte AOADEMY OF MEDICINE The Academy of Medicine met last evening at- the College of Physicians and Surgeons, Austin Flint m the-chgir. It being the final meeting of the year the annus reports from the jos committees wereTead.and:adopted. The Treasurer reported the receipts during the year to be $2,280 65, and the expenditures, $1,722 47—leaving a balance-of $568 13, ‘The trustees reported the assets ofthe academy a8 $15,009 36, The report of the Statistical Secretary gave the num- ber of members, 841, and the deaths, 12 The Commitsee of Ways and Means next reported ihe, plans for the building which is comtem lated for the profession, and gave an account of he contributions already received for the pur $28,000. The sud) cussed at great tength, Drs. Parke! derson, Pint and others giving vor of the immediate rea @ suitable build- for the use of the urofession. ‘The committee osed @ bull which would cover three lots and onst between 000 and $100,009, which would be the great medical head » where all societies could Mect.and where a great library could be coilected. DARING HIGHWAY ROBBERY. As Mr. Wiliem M. Cunninghem, of Jersey City, “was crossing Washtmgton square, at about half- past nine o'clock last night, from Fifth avenue, he ‘was stopped by three young men. One of tiem placed a revolver at his head, and another, pinton- tng his arma, tripped him. While he was kept and threats of these two eaictory bioks ana. tert vai ry le: ir departure sparred them on, but did nos bring the poiice to him. THIEVING FISHERMES. Officer Sullivan, of the Fifteenth precinct, white patrolling his post, sbout half-past three P.M, yesterday, surprised a gang of sneak thieves at- tempting to abstract goods from the clothing store of Hugh Space, No. 120 Pourth avenue. The implement used was jong, fishing pole, with three fish hooks attached. they were inter- OUR PEACE ESTABLISHMENT. Report of the Secretary of War—Army Expenses—Important HRecommenda- tions. WASHINGTON, Dec. 3, 1874 ‘The Secretary of War states that his report will show thatthe actual expenditures of the War Department, for the year ending June 30, 1873, including fiver and harbor improvements, were $46,325,308 21, andthe same for the last fiscal year ending June 30, 1874, $42,826,314 71, showing a@ reduction of $3,498,993 60. The report will also contain the following recommendations :— officers acting 2s Assistant Quarter: rs, Second—Renewai of recommendations for the pur- chase of the sites of pests in Texas, in accordance with reports previously nade to Congress. Third—The system of mileage and payment of officers and employes travelling on duty to be restored in heu of saseal expenses, as now allowed under the law of last Aowrth—That private soldiers be permitted to compete for the position of Commissary Sergeants as weil as Don- comunissioned officers, Fyih—The exemption of subsixtence stores from the operation of the law requiring the proceeds of sales of palo 2 ty to be converted mto the Treasury as laneoas at the expiration of each fiscal year. ‘The law tobe so changed that the copropre. tions for subsistence stores can be made available prior w the commencement ef the fiscal year tor which they are ADD ted. Borenth nes provision be made for the publication of Siepaeipensicomeser the medicai aud surgical history Attention 1s called to the recommendation ot the Chief of Kngineers that an additional appropriation Winkean ineressed fepeonnacian Tor abmmiiition for vi 0 for ammul target fring is recommentod, —A much larcer appropriation than bas herevo- fore been pane shoud be e annuaily for tie manu- facture of Fimwenth—An increased appropriation is desired for arming and equipping the miliua. th—Staps to be taken w relieve various States from indebtedness tor arms chargea to them during the rebel- lion. @ sales of various arsenals, such as All Thirteenth—Th —_ Columbus, Detroit, Pikesville, Watervliet, Wate wn and Washington are recommended. The Spring- field Armory, Frankfort Arsenal and a tew others aro recommended to be retained, ‘The proceeds of those ‘gold to ve applied to the erection ot one grand arsenal for manutacturing purposes, to be extablished near New be ainply nuticlent for that pushoas kad tass) sae ly sufficient for that purpose and tuere is m0 necenatuy for their retention, ‘itis Fourteenth—-A powder depot and experimental grounds for testing heavy ordnance is estimated tor. Vleenta—The revised statutes enacted into lew at the First—Monthly additions to be allowed to the pay of |: yu rupted in their work they did noé secure any booty. No arrests were made. THE WEATHER YESTERDAY, The following record will show the changes in 3 HAVEMEYER. Meeting of the Chamber of Commerce, Stock Bxehange and Other Associations. FUNERAL ARRANGEMENTS. At the regular monthly meeting of the member# of the Chamber of Commerce, held yesterday aiter= noon, Mr. A. A. Low made an address on thea death of Mayor Havemeyer, and resolutions were pessed in memory of the deceased. ‘They were to the effect thatin the death of the | Hon. W. P. Haveraeyer, Mayor of the city of New: York, and long an honored member of the Cham- ber of Commerce, the Chamber (elt called upon to mourn the loss of an eminent citizen, an honest Man and @ faithful public functionary. He was three times chosen to fill the highest office in the gift of the metropolis, and they deemed it but jusé to his memory to say shat, in performing the ar- duous, thankless duties of that high trust, he unt- formly mranifested such fidelity to the public interests and such integrity of character that no one, eyen among hia bitterest opponents, ventured to challenge the purity of nis motives. He aiso possessed an enlightened and vigorous mind, which clearly comprehended the duties of his office and their proper performance, though in his later years ‘his strong personal attachments, combined with his self-reltans nature, rendering him at times somewhat impatient under opposi” tion, may have occasionally affected bis usually sound judgment both as to men and to measures, They resolved that, a8 @ merchant, he was honor- able, sagacious and eminently successful, and manifested @ deep interest in the commercial find overmatched, not onl; - prosperity of his native city, Those interests werd pera. but in the power of individual saps. “there | elaborate report concerning all the transactions of greatly indebted 1o him, the Chamber acknowh is, however, no reason why our ships heretofore | his department during the past fiscal year, in for superior to all others in armament, shall not be restored Witeitioxives edged, s2edetvesrmainent of ie evs wee rece (eet Hike’ bp rugyeets aden act be passed provisiog » wtf HIS POREGAME AND PATRIGTIENE Sanne au me gue tt Snaryamninont eae | mode of aioe rer ort, Suey ince crurp, | 1 clearly pointing out ihe grave damages raring id of @ | tm the s0-cal nding amendment in respect With wood ‘ Jo ut of 8 shell in they resid side before the ex plonion ialahe {edict e fecal injure: bag'| Sake Cees ae ee eee ae ead eee remiting 10 | eng great trunk canals, which probably would have against armored or even wooden cased, doubte botfomed | clerks by the Com joners or other is to be | prevented their enlargement, now rendered so ships compite perforation and explosion of ® Jarg@ | designated, by the, courts for purpose, charge within Js essential. and | from, them ae ferm, should pe drawn | necessary by the worss of our Cana The present tyes of forcicn armed cruistne vhipscarry, Be de rice. “thes. araak and elk dian neighbors and other new lines of from four and a half to siw inches of armor, and juries far that term. Various rovidions of, taw wil o transport. This, spirited message, the mon» Present we Rave no except the the | course, be nec to give effect to this idea; and’ he : Council, whic monitors, which will settously injare the lightest of | furthor suggests that so Tanch ot the actsof Congress re- | Ders said, to*the Common Council, whic! Eh tice We lero aamat nev uintes | Setatlones ett Meigecethe Rance teers | contributed largely to toe detat of inet a it o our Eire poteeiy, 6ad few of them’would come | the, 0. ag virtue itereot per advised proposition, will stand as an enduring payond 800 yardn age of Seat bs Eien ae ee Sr ot ee eatth tf neste i ope aalboag piper Bpotnd deh Sites pan ry sx mig! means of €) ng charge: rds by the substitution of an efficient rifte of the same ‘Btxte Weight 9ften areloven inch calibre for the Aftoarinck szieimes, inrladon worn fue hor | PAthized i goa poses ory ell 001 mey ry ort oa a Geceased, and request Crair: Considerable attention in the report to the torne periments of Mr. Narmna Wiseds of thee Contin ae | HOR, of Congress. to the propriety of some lexisiorion | Committee of five to attend the funeral, It wad She conven, Of mnoots pore, insneine Cerner, matery| oresnced by information fled bythe District Attorney | deaded to-enter this action of the-Chamher on thq Tents, the Chief of Ordnance saya have nordevelsped | Simeative Of resentments of indictments | minntes and send an engrossed copy of the reso. SLi Secare cat tnatacsaSae has aoe] Yaad Geta 3, Rime, EE | lations to the tamiy. ‘Te Orairman appointed cient rife by any system of rifling, n of Po whioh are in o ce Messrs. George Opdyke, A. A. Low, Geo, W. Lane, ‘The experiments on the enprovement of powder Bare remmeng © eras, part Shot teas en etoate |-8. Be Ruggles and Peter Cooper as the Commities teem eatee ine tar nate tented T3088 we ipermét, | the Bling of an information } the, Drstrivs Attorney to represent the Chamber. stock of ffangowder hal been allowed to. fell gaitn low'| Nex Grraaral recommends. the Casein Of nets | A meeting ofthe Stock Bxotiang® was heid.and Guring the prosecution of these experiments, last. | regulate the fees and 'g to be allowed ol .mat- | resolutions passed, A committee,tcomposed of autumn a was most | shals and attorneys-of the Circuit Saaavordee es core yciroumstances did, et Nesdidee gales William Seymour, R. L. Cutting, Alfred Coilvill, E. manuiackoring uniform ‘in winter are very | tothe necessity for addidoual leqistation mane fowee | H. Miller, H. .Kenedy, Aiexandor, Smit, Ed. great. Burean submits the propriety of an.appro- | Territory of U By the act of June 28, 1874 entitled, King,-Alexanaer Campbell, J. R. Warrin snd ee SELON ome fears fp comet eae gaicial cticcrs m 8 | George H..Broadhead, was selected to attend the The: lect.of the Inore caued-efticien nay of our’ hoxt and Stone Set writrand processes fecal. Suter iheeoar i f sydd Th ys) te of the Fire Department field oralleey has.attracted the-eamest attention oi the | provision istrade for costs Im, civil cases, Dut whe ony | /aReral Tho old exemp' pa - q Duet Ww ich has prepared model guus of two classes— roviaton for the costs and expenses of maxing arrests, | KOt together at the Bleecker Buildings and passe: BD a ea Boiding and ‘subsisting prisoners, and for the prosecntion |. resolutions saitable tothe occasion. They agreed pounds, fring the) of crimes comm against the laws of the Soar pepe og ator k ae Territory is “Ee the Costs and expenses of ail to attend the funeral Mr. Havemeyer, it ts said, ‘ana the other ‘a’slotted scrow., Both uss | Pree qe eee yes ft Legiciavare, be Pala oat of ie was a memper of the Fire Department half ® cen+ Petaitic Pas a e8, i Fees opinion fs ii. troneut 7» the Territory,” ‘ues Conetons Bae tury ago. Ontef Engineer Eli Bates tssued an sjecttc breech: ‘The Agttor can, however, Te 2 ‘oan be reacted, The Attorney, General hus order during cca oon bagi rsa | yo parnages “which, give’ i 2 ir —? lar | companies to. att the obseqn! @ detach= slevation “Ana fr ret oprah iter prion warsnede by toe. ferritaria Legisatend ‘i ment will be under command of Assistant Ohtef ats, ‘The moaelgmnsare-compleied in brouse, Dar he | ate va eae and withers foods te Hebel a, | Charles O, Thoy, and will be formed of ve first construction is stopped Yor went of funds, and because {| able to serve the process ofthe Court or arrest and keep | company firemen, Joseph Poyton Engine No. 203 suitable steel blocks camot'be supplied hy any of our | in those Whose cases are not second compaay, James Waiton Hose and Ladder seal manwactarers. on who 1 are Gnatie 3 Tye jnired the law, | No- 12; third company, William F. Hayes Engine Pitty of'ke small Gatling guns nave been yurchaved, n | to ailvanoe funda to tue Narsal out of ube approgrix: | NO- 81; fourth company, Samnel Campbell Knging suitable carriage devised. and they are now ready tions under fer defraying the expeases in. | 1; fitth compeny, Jonn ir Ho a tysue to the service. This gun been arranged to | curred. im the arrest and Keoping of persons | det No, 2; sixth company, ‘ge L.Gramb En- fire down at, de: ion, a very importam condi. || with violation of thé Ter: of Utah. Inthe | gme No. 4. The fii mm will wear their usual tion tur a gun be ‘used in the tops and for sent-contizion of aifein itis mot probable that the | uniform, with capa and gloves, having their firing Into beats ‘ciose alongside. bome difficulties rele | Legisiature will von for such expenses, | trumpets araped. A meeting of the Commissionerd Stive to feeding m this vosttion remain to Ve-oversame,” | ‘rhe Attarngy General ‘nvizes the carly adention of | Or qaxes and Assessments was held, at Which aa ‘The gonerat-character of the instructtons at this ata. Ce EE Roe an te ocae she Teanest oat | order was given that, in concurrence with tba tion is piven ‘tm the accompanying Pepors of the Board | jaws be -had at an , ‘The Attorney General | recommendauon of the Common Council, and as a | detailed to witness the examination of officers under ins | recommends legislation on tho subject of mileage to the | testimony of respect to the late Chief Magistrate and of personal sympatny with his bereaved Jamily, the offices the department will remain closed on the day o the funeral, The members of tne Produce Exchange held a meeting. passed ns ard appointed 8. W. Floyd, David J. M Fiske, log Cod! Hoyt, Isaac HH, Reid, E. BH. Tompki NN. F. Brush, Ed. Hencken and Frederick Sher" to attend the funeral. 1¢ ‘was resolved by the Marshals of the city to close ‘thelr offices on theday of the funeral an ATTEXD THE BURIAL mma ‘85 a token of thetr respect for the de coased, Broekiyn the Common Council assem- Died and ordered resolutions to be drafted Fo artments in that will ty Ball on Saturday Tnorulng 4 nine o’clock and Pro ceed to the churon in Twenty-second street, to ‘present at the funeral services. The members of the Twenty-third regiment, N.G.S.N.Y., were ordered to assemble at the armory at hall-pass eleven o*0locK to-morrow morning to be ready to fade as escort to the funeral. A conmmand was sent to the Eighth to take part ected to ethodiss su and ather regiments that are in the ceremonies, The procession is ‘be in readiness to.start from St, Paul's enty-t ioheves ta the order in which the procession will ceed :— Procee/rounted Police and Broadway Squad. The Military. Members of the Fire Department. Mayor Vance and Mayor-Eiect Wickham. Attachés of the Mayor’s Office and Members of thé Common Council. ‘The Common Council Elect. Mayor and Common Council of Brooklyn. Heads of Departments, County Officers, Board of Education and Commis sioners of Emigration. Police Justices, Four Carriages with the Pall-bearers. Old Guard. Old Guard, Hearse. ; Carriages with Mourners, Governor of State and Stam, The Judiciary, Members of the Corn Exchange, Stock and Butter and Oueese Exchanges, and other Organizations, Citizens Generaily. Poltce Escort—Four Oompantes, Governor-elect Samuel J. Tilden, Peter Cooper, ex-Senator BE. D. Morgan and Thurlow Weed wi be the pail-bearers, WOMAN'S SUFFRAGE AGAIS. the temperature during the past twenty-fourhours, | Why Ben Butler was Defeated—Pule in comparison with the corresponding date of tast ear, a8 recorded at Hndnut’s pharmacy, puuaing, New York a LD 1874, iT Average temperature yesterday. Z average Yemperatare for corresponding date year... OBITUARY, Cheuncey M. Leonard. monary Piatitudes. The usual monthly meeting of the irrepressible 3, 1874, | Woman’s Suffrage Society was held last evening 49 60 | at the residence of its President, Clemence Sy $3 | Lorter, M. D., 361 West ‘Thirty-fourth street. 49} About forty persons were m attendance, tha +... 44% | large proportion being elderly females. Mrad Frances V. Hallock occupied the chair. Mrs, LALLIR DevEREUX BLakw read another memorial petitioning the Legisiature that, as half the people of the State were women, to enact lawa granting them equal civil and political rights with Chauncey M. Leonard, one of the oldest citizens | men, and she requested those present to Bign the of Newburg and the Mayor of that city, aied | document, yesterday morning after an illness of a week. Mr. Leonard was born in Newburg, but lived in | Ber this city in his early manhood, being an active = member o1 the old Volunteer Firo Deparsment, | Waching and for some years assistant foreman of Engine | Mra. Blake. 1 is as follo' No, 5, in Ann street. This com) was the rival of Engtne No, 6, of which Willlam M. Tweed was the foreman, Alter his return to Newburg, Mr. Leonard became Ctief Engineer of the Fire Depart- of that city, hoiding the position for twelve ye and only resigning it to assume the duties of Mayor to which he was elected in March last. in politics he was # democrat, and was elected on the democratic ticket & large majority over his republican opponent. He was a prominent Freemason and a leading basiness man, being ® member of the frm of Ward, Leonard & Co. The funeral wilt take place to-morrow under the charge of the masonic fraternity and will be attended by the ag civil and military organizations of the cluy. Hon. George Btaftord Jerningham. (From the Liverpool Post, Nov, 21.) A well known Roman Catholic has just died—the | dress on “Our Tith Hon. George Stafford Jerningham, second brother of Lord Stafford. He was in the diplomatic ser- vice, and for some years represented Great Britain atthe Court of the King of Sweden. Le was in bia sixty-pinth year. BEN NUTLER’S LAMENT, Mrs, BLAKE read the Ducting jetter from Mra jamin F. Buder, which will doubtiess be re- ed as @ Warning to all futare aspirants ior honors. The letter is dated from tom, November b and js addressed io Wi — My Dean Mapaw—I am sorry to that I believe advocacy Siar eaane ge Cost, The 500 wrens io my irri tetacecay tats maa ts oS ferentones. Iam, yours traly, BSN. F. ‘LER. A young man by the name of J, W. Cheney read’ ® paper on the question of “Woman 81 bie He discussed the natural adaptation of women for the ballot, referring to some titustrious examples in the past of their capabilities for atat ip and warfare. The three points he claimed for, women were the intellectual faculty of reasonings, strength of purpose and determination, and con< tended that if woman possessea these qualities Qu equal degree with men then by virtue of Sheomiedfo'auat pa? fe tyne e oman, The 4 prominent male member at the soctety enjoyed ax good sleep during its delivery. ; Mrs, n to the fron: WESTERBROOK the! oh 4 Ay ad ereap di and enlivened the rocwediat mie,” hia mitted that a woman’s name shot nged by matrimony, and she thought tt would: @ @ good plan to call all the s alter the father’ name and all the aaughters after the mother’s, ‘A characteristic debate followed, after wich the’ meeting adjourned, subi