The New York Herald Newspaper, May 22, 1875, Page 5

TE THE TRIAL OF REPUTATIONS inety-firet Day of the Great Scandal Suit. PROGRESS OF MR. PORTER'S ADDRESS. The Intrigues of Tilton Set Up as a Bar to a Verdict. The Speaker Yields to the Sudden Heat. ‘AN UNEXPECTED ADJOURNMENT. Interesting Scene Between the Opposing Counsel. ‘The scope of Juage Vorter’s remarks in the trial yesterday was li.aited to the intrigue of Tilton in the matter of securiog his settlement of the con- tract saiary with Henry C. Bowen, And there was yucd 4 question suggested later oa in the address, “If Beecher was gatity why aid Tilton haye to resort to the agency of a letter and of Moulton to tecure an inte: view with Beecher ?”” The Beecuer people were in better spirits than ever. They were satisfied Judge Porter had done Dis best, and that his heart was in the right place. A number of ladies were in the same old | lamiliar seats that have been devoted to the fair sex by the gallantry of Judge Neiison since the begmuing of the trial. The premature ending of the proceedings was a delight to some and a dis- appointment to otuers. Quite a number had be- tome enamored of Judge Porter’s address. True, ‘be “old man,” as some called him, was infi:m io felivery, Lut it was 4 treat to hear an honest man discour e, And this Was an honest lawyer, appar- ently, telling bis tale with an overfowing consci- ousness of its truth and justice, Nothing coma r deem and excuse the provok.ug eccentricity of the man’s manner of delivery except some such thought that he was tp rest, Now that mu h ot the argumentative part of the case 1s over, and that the public nave received the ebief share of impressions Jelt by tae defence, opinion throughout the land will be rapidly formed anJ, in a measure, more or less forestall the verdict of tae jury, which is looked forward to wiih ext aorainary anxiety, In these columns it has occasionally been suggested thata disagree- men: of the jury is the thing most likely to occur, but the idea is now gaining ground that a verdict Will be rendered one way or the other, The court Toum was less crowded than on the day before, but the heat was oppressive and everybody telt it. Mrs, Beecher was early im ccurt, and Mr. Beecher, cheer! and buoyant, followed her very soon after her en- trance. Among the auaience and on the bench were Rev. Reuben Jeifrey, Judson Jarvis, E. N. ‘Taft and Professor Rovert Raymond and others. Tn tbe opinion o: the miscellaneous audience that poured out from the court room at one o'clock, Judge Porter had made the most effective jury appeal of his life, but yet one lacking the electric spark tbat fires. inflames and carries away the | convictions of a popular assemblage. Hence his address, while wanting nothing In purity of ex- pression, in dignity of style, in ingenuity of logic, yet needed the one paramount element of per- suasion. | THE SUMMING CUP, Judge Porter, in opening, called attention tothe tes.imony of Mr. bowen. He briefly stated that he abd Lis associates, ultaouvh Mr. Bowen had — been called a6 4 witness ior the plaintiff, did bor consider Mr. Bowen’s testimony 1 any way injuri- ous tu theirciient, In fact ne considered the Statement Which bad veen made to Mr, Beecher by | hr. Bowen, wherein be deciared that filton was an Immoral ana tainted man, to be Nagrantiy in- furious to tne characcer of 11itoi Judge Porter Went oo to show that Bowen's te-tumoay fulty conurmed the statements made by Mr. Beecher, gud that Bowen's stacements and conauct were of scosracter Valuable eniy tv his own 1uterests ana not imveuded as evidence of his sino-re frienosbip or fidelity to the cause of ‘Tilton. Was tuat the only point upou whici his testimony | was material’ Henry U. Bowen, instead of cun- tradicting the editor of the Ciuisticn Union, con- Grms bim, ava that coniirmation 18 maue still Stronger when We come to tne report, and oe made that note on bis retara to nis own house to bis associ te euitvr in which he recounted the Iransaction to Egwieston as Mr. Beecher ive years alterwara reconuted it ty you, aud without com- parison of notes. There is, however, 1D this con- Decton a wacier that saould not be overlooked. Mr. Bowen uudertakes to contradict Mr. Beecher as 10 (he locality of that conversavon, Itis utterly | immaterial for every purpose 1a this case, except a 4 S.Myjle meavs of uscertainiug the crucninl- bess Of witnesses. It strangely bappens that Mr. Beecher is corruborated eveu in that regara, not only by the affirmative evideuce, but by that cir- cumsiantial evicence which, to the inteiligent | Diud, ts more satisfactory and conclusive, even, Tuan affirmative evidence. Where was twat inver- view! sit. Bowen had promised Titon he would | take that note right up to Mr. Beecher’s and pre- sear it immediately ater the interview, What more Go we tind? it Was ta tne aiternoon thatthe promise was made. What more? It wasin the afternoon that the promise was iudiled, Mr. Bowen says that. Way not go’ Bowen eitner teavt tobe true to Viton or to be to oim. in either cose his road jay right stra ght beluie | aim. If he meant to betray him, as Frank Moul- | ton told him, toe Moment ne stated ne nad sent Mus letter, ho Went ou, it wus to secure an aill- ance with fim, Henry ©, Bowen, on that winter | day, a8 he Was tusbing With his important mes- | tage to | BREAK THE BOND OF FRIENDSHIP between lilion and bseecuer, aud fo secure the | bond of friendship whica was to be made between B ecver ano Bowea, Lf his parpose Was nosttie, Henry ©. Bowen went as in pursuit Oo: ap enemy or “IN 4 weapon of death. Wen he went to tne bouse of Heury Ward Beecher, intending to stab him to toe heart, ne dida’t want to be geen by him or any of bis househoid; he went to deliver a ere letter, the dehvery of which wouid, if evcher was a guilty man, puraiyze him upon the instant. it Heuary Ward Bee-ber had been gality win Theodore Tiltoa’s wile, as ne would have bim believe, and that had been brougot to vim by tie band ot Henry C. Bowen, wis bitterest enemy, ye you any idea of What would ve tue effect ? Wheo Bowen started with that message he dida’t know what the trath was; oi course he didn’t sGppose sdauirery, a® (iion hadn't charged that, put he charged guilt that Was just as iatal to the MINISter OF Fhe Gosp He nad charged improper sod cistonorabie proposais py « clergyman to ibe Whe of a commanicant in hischurch., bowen didn’t Know whether it Was true or i He gives bis account of the mterview, and it Is periectiy « prepo-terous, Bowen Kaew notningo (he mat- yer; be Was only to deliver # jetter, and he prom- ious Lu pecform bis parc HE HAS NO END TO GAIN; be has no doagot about dismissing this man; he told nim oo Moniay (hat be was going to dismiss Dim; he didn’t waut to Know oF soy more stories against Theodore Tilton; ne Nad heacd enovga alreaoy to act, Bowen (ells fou that that letter Was putin Beeche."s pocket. bac about th etier, Mr. Weecnert’ “Way. the man is crag: That se. ‘led the ouestion with Bowen; it 1s one of ineoaore’s hes; tnere is no truth iaat. If this man were guiiy such @ messave ay tout would starté him and viaat os very eyes he read ie; but he Wes #8 coui aud as calm lnaifferent asit it nad beep « Message irom a Maniac or & and bis oni. comment is, “Why, tne Woy ayda’t Bowen go away? His be had carried ine let- dit, Why dau’ ne madmen, Tan is mau.” errand was accomplished fer to Beecher aau deiiv o? We iorget; Wis memory is treaucaerous. Somehow ov other be stayed; somenow or vtuer, mits, he gets 10 taiking about Theoaore ana sometliow or Over he does teil Mr. 3 r that since pe dismissed nim from the edi- torsbip and retained him oniy as contributor be keeps geting irom ali quarters admonitions Aguinst retaining lim even ia convection With (he Brovkiyo inion or im correspondence with te Jntependent. tar then! Now he fas cercainiy got through with this letter, Why don’t he gu? He don't; be stays, He thinks he dian’t ask any question, but he does remember there Was talk. gk CONSPIRACY. “Something should be dune to turn against Bowen,” exciaimed the counse!, proceeded to tek methods put ia practice. The jury fs atventive, Tiltun is busy writing, Beacn (s reading umerous pages of manuscript, irom which he occasionaliy jooks up to throw a glance Porter when ‘e bummers the tadie aud sbreatens the integrity of Beuca’s stik hat. | Mr. Porter Dow proveeds to vindicate Beecher irom the charge of cowardice made py sorris, He shows that in pi Ol meeting the crisis in a | sowardly spirit be exbabited a noole feariessue: maper onve dincuing before wee pursged him True, he did nos rnen rece | | ment of NEW YORK HERALD. SATURDAY. MAY 22, 1875.-TRIPLE SHEET. Jessly into a contest with these mon, for he had everything to peri! and they bad nothing tu lose, THE JUDGMENT OF THE JURY. Without going farther into details, gentlemen, Tam conteut to submit to your judgment wietaer it Is not periectiy «pparedt that Theodore Tiitoa, on the Monday of tha tion Was imminent; that It was to cole at the bands of Bowen; that Bowen bad entrapped bim into making a caarge against Henry Ward Beecher, nnder the false promise that ve would sustain him in the cnarges and then furnish the Drool, and then taking thas charge to Mr. Beecher Dad made It the occasion o! putting Tilton in the wer ol Beecher, so he could destroy him even if wen dia not. He lelt thut that letter, written to Mr, Beecher, was @ letter of destruction to him, uniess be bad some means of re- claiming it from Mr. Beecher’s bands, and puttiog Mr. Beecher bimseif in terror tor nis own Teputation. Now, let us look at the action of the parties. If Mr. Beecher were gulty when he received that letter whattben* You know what he would have done. He might vot have left Plymouth charch, ne might not have left the city o! Brovklyn. He did not. Toe fist thing he would have done would be esther to write to or appeal orally to Theodore Tilton, Mv iriend, Judge Mor. Tis, Says that Hepry Ward Beecher is a coward when he tsiu the wroov, Ailmen are, Why was this man caim, feariess—iearless, though threat- ened by arelentiess enemy—feariess, thougn the Message Was borne Oy an ebemy almost equally Felentices ? Why was he fearless? He goes on With the duties of the week; he seeks neither Mr. nor Mrs, Tilton, His Fricay night comes and he meets his congregation that assembled thers to join nim in worship. Every duty of the week is discnarged as u-uai—no, not di-charged, for on his way to the plece of Worship, or just as he was ving tor it, enter Frank Moulton. THE MOULTON-BEECHER DIALOGUE, He, tov, jound nis way to Columbia Heights, and for the first time io his lie, i the storm of that winter night, h'rauk Moulton crosses the threshoid of the pastor of Plymourh courch to see him, “Don't go to your church: come with me, tor Mr. Tiiton desires to see you.” “What about “He wil teil you.’ lbey walk down toget.er, and then occurs this dialogue:—Bowen 18 a very treacnerous mau—a very treacherous mun to you, Mr. Beecher: very treacherous to Tneodvre; Bowen can’t be trusted.’ “What does Taeodore want of me?’ “fe will tell you when you get there.” “iiow 1t snows! “Bowen Is a@ very treacherous man., bid itever vecur ty you, Mr. Beecher, what a treacherous ian Mr. Bowen 1s!” Now, geniieméo, he Was paralyzed when lt was put into that bold and neked jorm., Oa that Bight Frank Moulton took Henry Ward Beecher down to Iheodore Tilton'’s, ana car- ried him afterward tuto that room, with @ yiew of Mr, Bowen's destruction, it meant the destruction o! Henry ©, Bowen and the reinstate- ‘theodore Tilton on the toroue trom. which he was cast dowa, You do not expect het Wwe can show just What Were tne particuiar means these men usea and the particular purposes they had 1o view 1) this, taut and the other arrangé- Ment; but we kuow they made all work togetner like the macoinery Of a Wa ca anti it snould pro- | duce the obe result, and they brought tat ma | chinery to bear so that Henry Ward Beecher from that time lor tue next three years Was as com- Pietey under thew control xs the hour wand of tne watch is under the conirol of the mauuiae- turer Who puts together the machinery that movesit. Tuey were practising upon a true bul a simpie-hearted man; they were practising upon one accustomed tv confide in bis fellow men; they Were practising upon one sensitive to every part O1 Mish nor, one tall of generosity, ene Who in any orner lioe O: Infe, Itke Mrs, Tvon, Was always Teaay to take reproach upon nimsell; always reaay to give lile and strength, vigor and hope and prosperity to others. Gentlemen, if toere was A SHADOW OF TRUTH + in this story do you veueve Henry Ward Beccher, whet ne was coasuited us 10 tue, separation be- tween Theodore Tiiton aud tis whe, would have sent that wile fo iis wile io tel her story? tha 18 # question addre=seud to your imcelligence. What probability i¢ there in it in the oruinary course of human affairs? Do you believe ity In- nocent? nethiug more natural, Guilty? it is ure terly aud absoiutely impoussiole. Auother, [1 it were true as @ matter of luct that on the 3d of duly Mrs. tlton came down irom the countrys, us 4 Volunteer, to conless to tue unsuspecting has- band thatsne bad been guilly of adallery, and | With her pastor, do you beieve that loevaore Ti ton and she wouid have siept together that pieht, tie Mext nigut, tue MeXt week, the nexe month, the next tweive moutus, tne uext tour years? Again, i! on ths might of the sd Joly sue had come ana told such @ story of her pastur, do you believe, wuen lie after- ward was iu ber house im the month of ANcuat, when she was sick, aod by ner request they had a private incerview together in her bedchamver he and she were gullcy? Sue had conlessed ber gut and been lis accuser, and to @ man of the Viudictive mulice and the ierrine power of hate 0! iheodore Luton she would have given him | Ove Solitary Warning. Do sou 0 Leve that for six Dontos alter \dat soe would have permitred ler busoand wud him tu meet io the streets of the city of New York—nay, at ois Own Louse, whicu Mr. Beecher migit at aoy moment have cusualiy entered and without che knowieige tnat tas man held ins is nand the power of ile anc death over Dim’ vne more question—out of the order of time and yet within the range of faci If it were true that she was a confessed adulteress and that be would live with her .or four Years aller Writioy aod recerving letters like those Walch have Deen reaiie your hearms, und it this were true aod the lime came wheu they were finally to separate, to Whow Would you look for the sep- arailout Would you expect tbe lujured basband to drive off. we wie,or woud you expect tne Criminal Wild to leave the nusbapay Leave him, no: to Jola tue paramour; le«¥~ him to tive aloue; leave ‘him to uwepend upon tne charity ot those Woo owed her Lo biog; leave the inaa to Whom she should look Jor support and trust herself to Straugers’ Here is is the guilty wife turning ner back Upon the imuecent vusdand, and wou't re- turo—ihe guilty that won't lorgive the tnuee>nt. Again, anoiber of tae-e questions whica arises Out OF the Incidents Of (his Case Bus & pect ale nificance. We nave ail knowo sometime, seen sometaty veard something and read something oO! toe histoty of our felow men in ancwnt and larer days, Where, anti f.eovore Tilton set toe example, is the instuuce to be found in the whoie World's History 0) a Gusband Who had forgiven nis adulterous wife, Who haa ecnildren by her, who pio essea to love oer, taking from her a ceriif- cate in writiog that sue Was an adulteress? Mark I, genilemen; this man never did, but he swears be cid. “Where ts there an Ipsiance in the whole world where a husband forgave his aduiterous wife?’ cried the speaker, woeeling on his heel and looking over the audience. Mr. Beach took a note oi; this and will perbaps remiud Judge Porter of the very familiar instance of Damel &. Sickies taking back toh clearest evidence. THE FALSE CERTIFICATE. It i$ because | wish to expuse the that I cali your attention to it. He takes from her @ lise ceriitl @ certificate not reflectiug upou hersel), but accusing anutuer, He took trom ber a Jaise ceruficaie that Henry Ward beecuer bad Made ber indecent proposals; but he tells you that though he had torgivea he.; though he had pledgea dunself never bo injuge the man woo hud wronged lim: thouga tae worid dia not know of BS guilt or of hers; tuoagh eveu tue adaiierer did vot know of bis exposure; yel he, Who needed no further assurauce of his own disnonor, calied upou bis wife ww write a certificate for Frauk Moulton that she had been prostituted and ue- bancoed. itis utterly iucreaibie. Toe man has done Many mean things, many base things, but that Was so base and weau that even be would have revolted irom doing it, Buc again, taere Was aietter, It was a ivtter aadressea to him. It Was a letter, not Of conlession, bUL ol accusa tion; it was a letter accusing Mr. Beecher ol bav- ing made i.decent preposais io her. Now jor proof o: it. 1p the rs: piace, gentlemen, we have MOSt eXpliclt @ A OVet-conciusive evidence ot It iu the jact that that dvcomeut, im,ortant as it was, Was the sabject the migneaiter it was writ- ten of @ Couversutiun most memorabe between Theodore itou aod Heury Ward Beecver, of which both have given full and minute descrip- tions at diferent times, on different occasivns, to differeut partics and im entire harmony; and both agree that vaat document was pot a con- jJession oof adultery, Bota agree thut it was) a4 charge of improper proposal Mr. Beecher gave nm wo you oi tas Stand If al! DNNULe particularity. Lueodore Tilton, in December, 1872, according to his own coniession abu With the aia of Wis Own potes Made ut the Ime- phouograpmic noes vo: the con- Versation Contempo! @acous with i—gave @ writ- ten statement, Weitu Was nut ‘Tamed by Mr. Beecher, was uot accepted by Mr. Beecoer: when read to Keecner aroused his indutnavion vecanse oO. Us perpetuating taat indecent charge of in- decent propusais. Now, geniiemen, tue sume man Who tven Wrote A statement oF What Wes ia the payer she signed of the night of the 2010 s\ears How that Louth stacemen: was a coulession of aduiery., TOAC Wif0l Le said—in chat stacemené he said the iapgu ge of tae paper was:—“Mr. dienry Ward Beecuer, tiny friend and pastor, solic ited me to be a Wile (0 Mim, Logetver with all that thes implies.” He says that statement. when made tv iim on theMight of the doth, Mr. Beecher repelled With a roval negative. But, veutien.en, we have beiter evidence thaa that of what was in that paper. Then the paper—tne original was in Frank. Moaiton’s poe the copy was in the hauds of Teeodore Tilton, Bue he cestroyed tue inefaceavic memory on the mind of Heory Ware seecher of the contents of thas paper. Beecner mistrusied him, and itiron said, “My house is but a lew squares olf; co down there and ask Elizabeth; she will tell you.’ He asked Elizabeth: soe coniessed the fact that she had mace the statemeni—she admitted tne falsity. | She recognized mis avpeal to ner and recalled tne She tracea with her nand im wiitiog a | jal#enood, revocation OF whut soe had threatened of that provocation made vy ber, (he writer of the paper Mave to beecuer, the person Cuarged im it, she decites the charge and tes it us a charge of improper so.icitations — aried wath Loportue Diy anu Weasened by sickness, | gave a letter in- | cuipa/ing my inient a Henry Ward beecver, unaer (.e@u me wnd jy puspand,” potnity perceive, to the & Me cous; liac. miuded to in tne subsequent lecter:—«fhat lester i new revoke. [ was pers aded to lt, armost forced, When | was in @ Weakened state ol mind, Lregfec aud recat! all statements. by R. LILLON.” ‘Then, jeeling that she had not made it som- cleanly and irankiy, 600 adds torthner:—“1 Btuce explicitly sat Mr. Beecuer has never o Z, ws You ered week, felt that his destric-@ Now, | bosom a wile of whose adultery ne had the | nty of this — surauces that (hab Woulu remove all dimculies | 0 | | any improper solicitations to_me, but has always | treate ine in a manner becoming a Christian and | @ gentleman.” When the clock struck twelve the Judge cried, “Wait a moment;” but Porter heard neither tue big bell above nor the command of the Judge, bat Tattled along as before, too Juil of earnestness to take heed of anything or anybody but the jury right before him. His voice has considerably im- Proved since the first day. He can now be cis- uncuy heard in all corners of the room, His manner is also better, THE MISSING PAPER. Now, gentlemen, that paper, whatever it was, Was coniessediy in existence all threugh 1871, Whatever it was, 1 was coniessedly In existeoce during @ large part of 1572. 1b was the only paper on the tace of the earth that charged Heuy Ward Beecher with adultery. Jf the charge was apy- Where it was there, !here was the watt who sougnt to fix upon him adultery, There was the mau who Was through 187] lusinnating to bis confiventiat friend, and to those whuin he supposed to be the enemies of Mir. Bercner, ihat ve committed adultery. Where is the copy! When was tuis | Beet destroyea’? There was the mau who hated 1 add would destroy him. There was the wa who (threatened the exposure of tlie apulogy, who threatened him with the exposure of nis own let- ters—uot to his face, bus to others; and set to De man ou the face of the earth did he ever snow a aper signed kilzaoeth R. Tilton, churging Heory ard Beecuer with aduiery, M ultou, who nas not besitated to say that he wonid tuke henry Ward Beecner’s life, if be could do it with the con. currence of @ single person; Mouiton, woo has sworn in the spirit v1 a flend; Moulton dit not pre- tend that he ever suw apy paper anywhere, a | statement by Elizabeth R. Tilton that Nenry Ward Beecuer commiited aduitery with ber. ‘Tilton telis you that paper was in Moulton’s Keeping, If it Was in bis keeping «o you obelleve he Git not reud it? The paper, he says, is destroyed, When destroyed? After the $7,000 was obtained irom Bowen, uot before, Was this important paper destroyed without even k eying a copy of 1t Y—ior a copy was tiere taken. Where is that copy? Kyen ‘theodure fullou aon't undertake to sear to you Wial that paper con- talned, except the impii¢a'toa and churacteriza- tion, Me called it “a coniession’’—or, rather, they make Beecier call ita comtession, Confession of | wnat? Where is ihe paper? Where are jour shortaand notes ofity Wien Moulton came in Irom a visit to Henry Ward Beecher ‘lilton pro- | ceeds at once to enter the conversativn im short- hand for tuture use. Would tuat inan neglect to t. ke @ copy of Me Most 1mportant paper that ever Was Written in Convection with this © ntroversy? Frank Mouiton, you rememver, stated that Mr, Beecher was fool enough to think, after tue fri- | partite agreement and the cou'emplated burning Oo: the papers, tuat the apology Was burved, ‘1 Was vot sucha fovl,”? he says, “us to burn that paper; tft burned it Beecher mivht turn upon Viton aud rend nim.” But the same man, who Was hot such # toolasto durn the apology, tells you that he was sucn ® to as to burn (ne con- lessiou. ‘ihar paper Was an accusation; t. was fura Purpose; they felt that they could not get Mr. Beecuer to an interview without toe. use of that paper, He went cheerfully; he met Theo- dore ‘Lilton, and Tilton met nim with nis accusa- ton. He deniedit, ‘Titon reerred hii to his wife;he went down and found her; he made his appeal to her; she said the accusation 18 false, | Lrecall it: he ieft. VYne next day ke tulad Tilton | that che woman who bad made the false accusa- tion had retracted it, Nad recanted it; and that was on that remarkable ist of January, 1871. Lass over ali invermediate, On that aay what is the condition 0. things’ Not stopping to refer in detail to the conversation of the 80th or | Of the 31s!, we come at once to the oveasion when | Moulton obtained the apoogy, and under what | circumstances was ‘hat obla:.eo? Lonly alluce to that in orief fur toe purpose uf introduction to anotner. : ers to the speaker are Mrs, Beech>r and lawyer Shearman. Tne lormer is tne bean ideal of an | atteutive listener. Her woman's heart Jeels that every word of vind.cation dropped from the pleader’s ips on her iusbana’s bebalf is tue truto luseli, and tuat the world should koow it. Ii the | jury be not convinced by the lawyer's logic of , Beecher’s mnocence the woman is, Shearman 1s @ placid listener, with a humid eye. THE LEYTER OF RETKACTION, Tilton had assured Mr. Beec.er in that inter- View on toe night of the 50.4 of bevember that | Mrs. Tilton’s agectious had been alieuated :rem himseif, aud had beeu centred in him, ter pastor, as their ceuire and san. his, to Mr. Beecner, Was « great surprise. He was cuarzed with baviog | Ipteriered in Mr. Tilton's fauily affairs, and | having advised nis wie, whose affections were sv allepated, to leave her hasbaud. He was filled wita remorse. He was tod that he and ts wile had maie charges against the moral charac- ter ot Mr. Tilton, "hat were base avd wanton iad- Tiations. He was told more—that ne was charged With soliciting her disnovor, hen came the Cial- lenge. and he obtained the retraction from her, On the goth, a'ter the retraction nad been oo- tamed, M uiton comes to bin and vemands that | the recraction be revurned, Why should be rerurn itt Jo vungicate mim? I can Vindicate my own nonor irom @ false accusation, Tvat paper does more—that paper deciares that Theodore coerced | bis wife into wakiog the accusation; that rea | “Phat tis mportunl’y had almost iorced ine.” She had given that. “What good is that paper to you, Mr. Beecher ¢* “Why it at least selves to vinui- cute me and my memory, Uf Laie, irom the assaults that may be made uyou it; itis Que to myself and ms honor, due to the nenor et my lamuy.” “Why, Mr. Beecner, what value is that paper to you’ ‘The same woman can renew the charees to-mor- row; besides, you dun’: Know Theodore; ne vas a great many govd points, but also a gieat muny weak ones; Nis temper is unxoveruabie; he is periectiy unreasonable: but you appeal to tis Mguanimity, his generosity, ais good teeling, aud be is one 0! the best fellows 1n the Worlu: all you have ty vo is just tu meet him in the spiri’ of franksess and Go wnat ne wants and sou will find be wri! not pursue this controversy with you, Dut he wi.l be the vest iriend you nave on e arco. He hates Bowen, but te really loves you; all you have got to Go 1s just (o make peace. Return tuat paper.”” “Well, taae it.” The next cay he gives to Dim What Is tue Occasion oi Lue apology. He talks ite matter over, and there are one or two ieatures about that that [ want to call vour atten- nto. ON that occasion Moultun cevorss him- self to estadlisn to the satisfaction o. Beecher, first the entire and absolute innucence of Pheo- | dore Tilton, ‘Why, you know how treacherous | Bowen ts; these stories starved witn Bowen.” | THE MOTHER-IN-LAW, | rhere bas been sometuing to confirmthem, but they grew out of toat mal Woman, his motner-in- law's actions. Why, Mr. Beecher, you kaow what Mrs, Morse is. There 18 Where tis troub.e lus | originated, She no doudt really believes Tilton | to ve one of the worst men in the worid. if you credit her stories you would suppose thar be was the Vertest adulterer that roamed im toe Iree astures Of Brovkiyn. ‘there is nothing im it yay, tere is Bessie furner; she is his adupred chud, Lheodore loves her, and would uo more think Of Wropving oer than you would of wroug- ing your davghier, Harriet Scoviiie, Why, a6 tu Bessie; undoubtedly there was iittle iouding curessea, Which sve never Would have thou ht apytilug mye o. than any child, any daughter, any sovoolgiri, except for Mrs. Morse. Mrs, Morse put it into her head thar it was toe purp of Tiiton to destroy her. There’s nv ‘Well, but Moulton, Mts. Tijton herself talks about fheodore. She told Mr. Beecher so and si tok! me so aod 80 Of his irregularity What said Moniton ? «There 1s noth.ng tn iba don’t sou kuow # woman like bBizaveta ‘Tilton, haven't you seen enough of them to under- stand them; she is sick? She is jancuul, she is eastly wfluenced by her mother, she is nervous, sue is nalf tue time in tne family way, she bas a great deal of trouble with Theodore, sie bas troupe with ner own cnildren, end tae Whole o. it ig, that the poor woman con't KcOW on Wolce end she stands hall the ime, Why, her motner comes makes her believe av thing, theo Tacouere comes avd makes ner be- lieve anythiog. The woman tneans yu harm; ous the truth of 14 1a, Beecuer, she is perfectiy crazy about you.” “Why,” says Mr. Beecher, “I never saw avy evidence oi that.” “Wh), Beecher,” says Monit Sue loves your little finver better tuan sie does the wLole budy of Theodore Tilton. Weil, you see this Woman who hus tol stories about Toevdure whica you credited is just us ready to charge you with the same tings. You go to her, and she retiacis; theodore goes to her, und sie retracts that. What did you tel: Bowen?” “I told nim,” says Mr. Beecuer, “wot Bessie Turner told me, t ut he Was too tainted to be connectea With tose two papers.” “Well, uys MOULION, “you see just Where he is; you have slanaeved him, you bave done him great wfong; you nave had tim turn outofthe sndependeni—tue lorma novice came jast nigot, Here isa man who wus in receipt of $15,000 @ year irom those two pupers, If you had come to jim aod asked Mm aboue taese sires Le would have explained then, or you migat have couelome. Yu have destroyed Theoaore; you have aestroyed bis reputation; you pave de- siroyed Kizaoeth; they have an tonappy hom you have been the means oO: breaking them Up, and now What you have gut to do is io join hands with me and in scwe way Or otuer reinstate them.” Now, it Was just im that condition sr. Beecher for himsel, ia the early part of 1871, anit Mr, Beecher says, “The womau is broken own; she iorazy; there is sometuing wrong avout ner; | ongat to have been more careful; | have been the means of b.eaking up pis iamily if I have slandered fuevdore, Who was for so many yeare my iriend: if! have brought discora im tie house of one of my own congregation ; ii I permit ted this poor, sick, broken-vearted woman to fasten her atfections upon me to her own desiinc- tion and the destructtyn of her housepoid * Porter is not the best of readers. He read the famous letter of retraction given by Mrs, Tilton to Mr. Beecher in an inoiferent Way, and people are not aware that te Most important document in the whole scandal has been taken Up for criticism. fhe letter was dweit upon at some length, and in tue interest of the de.endant it Was made to ap- pear am unanswerable argument. Mrs. tilioa, according to che counsel, had no mind of her own, | “You go to ber, and she retracts this; Theodore goes to ner, and she retracts that.” ANOTHER APPEAL. What would you nave doue in his piace? Now, gentiomen, these are thiogs mot to ve dodged. Two of the most patient and sympathetic listen- | We feel, Know that it would have affected eve US, We, hardened and of the world, accus- tomed to battie with life, to look things im the Jace, bot treated as clergymen are, Wo are fat- tered DY Women ond praived by men: WhO are aduured anu love Woo. ate surronnded by iriends, and Whose enemies are kept at vay; Woo are Unused to toe Wariare of Ite When trouble comes Would b» perieetiy unprepared for 1%, wu- less it be o: that order of trouble to whico they are better prepared than we are to sustain It, Waen these things happeved what should ve ex- pected of ‘hem? Now, let sucuxcompication of wrouble surround a muuin our proiessien ana of Mature yeufs, accustomed to affuirs, leuries feli-reian esoluce, ready { perce equaily ready for war; calm, passes: What’ th Supp s° any such attemps were Dade upon 4 man i ke my tricud Beacu! You can see that eye fashiag with a fire (hat would nut be content unless tt wit ond by a blow. But, just look around this audienee, dod see whether you caunot see even fio @ you sit men of worth and characier excec iy Impressed with the leeling that thls is a serious mailer, “What shad ft do? Shall taix ‘te wef What! to my Wie avout being « ed wit disnonoring an otver mann his 1a r ns!) Ih ts very easy lor us co Buy Wout We vould have done. itis Dot quile so easy lurUs to hoow What we woud have done, but above all, it is dificult to say not What We Would ave gous hut whatuoy other man woud have done, There are twelve oO: yu One would have acted one wey. Anotuer anotaer, Perhaps no two al.ke, even amons you twelve, How shall Heury Wara Beecher act? Well, u we had in our midst 00 Henry Ward Beechers, we sbould have the means of judging, because we could judge by the Way one acted how the other Would; out We bave no more 12,00, Heury Ward Beechers among us tian we wave 12,000 theodore ‘Tiltons among us, [Laugater.| Closing up to recess Porter becomes conversa- tional in his manuer. His voice drops low and keeps at a pretty cven level, He addresses him- sell entirely to tae jury. ence between the lawyer and the divine, the oue accustomed to battle his way througa the worid, mingling chiefly with iwen, the other Mattered by women and praised by the other sex, beloved and caressed and thrown into al! Kings of tempta'ions, imveresied the audieuce cousiderably, A CONTRAST. They are men greatiy unlike, a8 oMposite as the poles; but thes ure tnen eaco of them who have lew parallels, You can't say, With absolute cer- tainty, that because you. know how Genera! Tracy would act, or how Mr. Shearman or wr, Howard Would act under the circumstances—you are not quite sure that either Mr. Beecher or Mr. iilton Would .ave acled in precisely the same way. Aud yet it seems that there is some sort of Procrustes’ bea which must be, made to at. Whatever Theo- dore ‘Tilt. would have done under those ue stances, uuiess Mr. Beecher did it Beecher is gunty. Well, wnat did he do? That's the ques- tion. Did be write anytoing Yes, he wrote something—not mucn, All” that | he wrote thot day was not toose three — shypts; Frans Moulton wrote them. ‘Tue only tines Henry Wotd Beecher wrote, so fur as we kbow, on the Ist of Januiry, 187l, are Ca have [rusted tus to Mouiron tn coutiience, H. W. Beecher.” ‘Thatis tue record of taat. Does moan that Henry Ward Beecher devaucned It don't say so, does it? Now, tie man who took that proer and cherished it, Kept tt 1 ls tip -box, secured tl 1u nis sale, carried it around ta ig pocker, snowed 1b bere, there and everywhere, bad i pli hed, used it 48 & Wea.on, used itfor tue desiructios of Lil tou’s evemles—tiat man Who bas something much better than those two lines, If Pheouere Thtoo feils the trurh, ali he maa to do was to put pis hava in bis pocket tnd (ake out the paper signed by Euizabeta KR. Tilton, ove oF the most respect- able wom-b in Brookiyl, that she had committea | adultery with Heary Ward Beecher on toe 10th ani 17th of October, 186s, ane s in adulterous Intercourse with lim from iat ume for x ;eriod of sixteen or eighteen montis; and yet they would have you ve ieve that, having evillence like that they ‘needed, and having no evidence but this, they burned that. duo s0n—[T 15 One O'clock, Mr. Porter—Yes, sir. AN ADJOURNMENT. A consultation here ensued vetween Messrs. Evarts and Beach, which iasved a jew minutes, Mr. Beaci—li Your Honor please, in the report ol t.e argument nade oy Mr, Porter vesterday, | it beais some observations upon ide letter of | the 81st of January, 188. it 1s che letter waien commences, * Dear Husoand—1 nave just re- that Theodore filton’s whe ¥ turned irom Matiie's tosee your bust,” &c. My Iriend, Mr. Porier, commeniea upon,’ or inter- preted, @ quotation irom that letter; anc this paragraph appears in the report of the /ribune. “And she, apveaiing to that eariter age aud toat pure man which sce io her Woman's simpledty Geseribes as ‘your iormer loveiluess,’ says, that 1, by my maifiereuce and coldness, and revaking of your Sus, have biougat you to abandon tne Saviour Whoni you loves, togo alter strange gods and strange women; yet | can accept that destiny even without the forgiveness of God, i it Wiloniy resture you, my beloved tus- baud of my youth, it 1% wiil only restore you to your jormer loveliuess and reconcile you to that Being wuo 1s the God o; your children and of mine, and to whom (hey must liek for meres, for- giveness and sulvation.”” That appears in the re- port, sir, and | think properiy, by tue board of publishers. put into (he report as a quotation, bee cause my friend tuere folLows with an apparent quotation of the lanu uage. It was ap inadverteace into Wahlen my 1a iriend jell, | toink, ‘There ure DO Slida EXpressivns 1M the letter, such as are bere assumed tu be given. It was evidently in- tended by my learned friend as a paraphrase upon the spirit oc the letter, Leatled tae attention of Mr. Avbott to the circumstances, and he kindiy relerred me to the origmal letter, and says tho passage SHOW NOL have been prm@ted as a quo- tation. It was & mere sturement of the sabstance or spirit of the pissage itself ‘rom actual readin, as | see [roi aconal reading of the portions of the letter as placed vefure we by my Iriend. Mr. Poricr—I um obliged 'v my iwarned friend for mentioning tt, for my eye happeued this morn. ing to fail upon anentirely diferent sentence in another paper, lu Which ind 1 am made to tm- pute to Mr. ifou language which | was using Wmysel), and also on abotner Occasion Where lan- £ilage Which Was reaity used by Mr. Filton in the letter api to ywh. EVeryoue nnaere rble it is for tne re- @ poiul the speaker nds ueWw atierly imp poiter to know at what pr stops reaging and takes ts owa iauguawe. L think the jury are abl: to distragwish; bat my voice being in the condition in whieh 1 is dificult for them to bear, they cannot at the same time ve looking up to see Wien Lam readving and when t am taixing. Mr. Evaris—I asked my learned friena and associaie, Judge Porter, how lie feels in re- gurd to sireugih, im view ot the sudden neat. As Your Honor may ready appre ciate, I$ js somewhat cevtlitatiog, snd Mr. Porter pes DOL tee] so adequate to proceed after the re cess as to make lim wish to proceed. Unjess Your Honor should thiok otherwise, we migut adjoura vow, it being the tast day of the session. Your Honor has always been so conswerate and disposed to grant all proper requests that we sub- Mit it Would not be imyruper, 1. View oF way Judge Porter feels, to ask 1our Honor to grant as tus recess, Mr. beaco—I! Your Honor pieas+, | am resigned to the fatality of this case. Waerever it goes, i must go with it, and bear all the pernictous con- sequedces of ITs tedious prolongation. | kuow Low dificult it is to ak consecutively several days. | realize the tact chat the sucden out gree. aole change in the Weather ius made It sci more \ vend, Mr. 1am te- te tHe wnneces must certainly oppressive to do so. If m. ATE’ Porier, teeis the siigniest tuconvenieuc sixued 10 ine adjourninedt, but proiougatio of tue trial t ent. Juuge Nelsoa—Then, gentlemen of the jurt, we fu until Monday morning at eleven o'clock. Piease be here at that time. ER? Mr. Beacnh—Will ur Honor give us some inti mation as to the lesgth of time we will occupy. We hove au intimasiou tuat my friend Mr. Evarts will proba, upy tive da Idoa’t aeau to say that Your Monvr ought to exercise your dis- cret in the mis of the aebate it seems tO me there should be some understand. ing and liaiitation as to ‘he exteut or the discus. sien, | am very sure | shall not ve obliged to trouvie Yvur Hovor more tian a couple oO. days, aud We have wready occupied two days and & halt, and 1 tuk ie is ue to us tua We snonid have some intumation as to the coniiuance of this discussion Upen bie part of my learned irend Tcertatoiy see! that it was a very unequal aiscus- sion Wil my two distinguished fiends occupying 50 mnich time WitO ther great ability, and as Loey ave to be inet only by Waa: littie | can say. Mr. Bvats—Lassure wy earned iriwnd that we don't tke the sume View Oo: cur opponent that ve has expres.ed. | think I cau promise thus tie wo hours (hat are now given by your Honor, and with tue concurrenve, | hope, and ihe ivdulgeuce oF the jury, Wil WOl procrastinate tue close of alr. Porter's argument vy twat time. No aaditionai length ol time will spring irom these two hours being given, 1 think [ cau promise that, but upd that L cannot very well say. wr. Beach—Unat gives Whatever of the length of time When our frienus ask lor the discussion of tuis case, Your touor ts very Weil aware that by the oruluary rules of tne court, appiled ty ord nary iitization® before tt, but hour, or tao hours, are assigned or permiited for couusel for the aiscus#ton of the most important ease. | nad not supposed that Your ilonor would m.ke any arbitiary role restraming Couuse! in the deoate in “this ease. Bor it Mas reached now & position wher it seems to ine that we ought to Have some meme tion us to the Lime that is to be occupied on the part of the defeuce, daige Nelisoa-—!t would be very desirabie, cer- taluly, and it Would be pernaps convenieut to you. have an impression—[ don’t knoe where f got it—that Mr. Evarts might occupy next week, aud though I may Nave mace a mistake, | wrote to a frend io ‘we codutry, Who {8 anxious to Hear Mr. Heacd, “tatog fo Win chat Ms Me (Oo begin Was week alter ext. (La er.) wr. Wve + wil wdd to that that | huve re- Insed to Make UN appointment at ta of next week, vrcause Ib woud deprive me of tae pleasare of hearing Mr, Beach = response. [have r a the wext Week jor the purpose of avery impor lane +agagement at Wasuiagion, Waich Wil Vake we rom tae trtai, Mr. Beuch- My friends are very gracious in com pimeucs, Indeewt, out leant ger any -allx acon on Wie Maw poInt, We gent even wel Lie assur. | ance Ol my eared frienos inat icy will close an the commg Week, aud i tmiuk We are entitled to ie. } Judge Neiison—I thigk ican answer that they His sketea of the aiffer- - | will close next week. Ithink I will see that it is dune by Saturday, (Applause.) Mr, Evarts—Or Suuday, (Laughter,) Judge Netlson (ro the jury)—Geutlemen, we will separate uuu! Monday tiorning, at eleven o'clock. PLYMOULH PRAYER MEETING. DEATH AND IMMORTALITY—THE AUTUMN AND THE SPRING OF THE SOUL. Last Bight there Was a perceptible increase in | attendance at Plymouth prayer meeting on lust week. Betore the talk Mr. Beecher gave notice of the death of two of the church members. One an old man, between sixty and seventy. Mr. Worth; the other, Miss Sheppard, a young lady of nineteen. Mr. Beecher’s mood Was very sertous and his whole discourse of death, Before commencing he gave out byma 1,230, aod sutd:—This iymn is always associated in my wind with a certain memory. When I lived in Indianapolis, about torty yea's ago, I was called vo go to Jacksouvilie and deliver an address, It was along journey. | took my wile aod child, and we were gone two week: Op return- ing we had got within a few miles of In- dlanapoils, and were as elate and merry’ as you can imagine, when we met one ol my elders riding out irom the city, and he Stopped and sald, ‘Have you neard the news ‘” “No,” suid I, “Your brother George bas killed himself"? 1 aid not say one word, nor did my wile, nor aid he say any more. I rode aloug thinking, “Killed himsell,”” “Killed himseli.” It | was Dearly au hour berore I got home, and then Liearned that the accident occurred while he | was shooting biris in the garden, He bad a habit of bowing out the birrel afier firing, and the other barrel bad caught in a tWiz, and che courents haa entered nis bead, kill- jug bim instantly. 1 wasa great reliet when t learned thit “killing himself? did not mean sai- clue. ‘that eveuing We sat around the plauo and sang this bymn among vurseives, Well, years have passed since my brother George entered 10to rest (for he was a holy man), and he sings higher ngs but this hymn remains to me and is full of ovations, The hyma began as follows: Whar is titer Tis buta vapor, soon it vanishes away. Lite is pat a dying ta O! my soul, why Wish to stay? { Why hot spréad thy wings and fy | | Straight to yonder world of joy? After this hymn haa been finished Mr, Beecher began by savin Trecollect an article of Dr. | Cueevec’s sume years ago, in which he intended tos OW Lhe difference of effect produced upou us by morning and evening light. He probably had no! vecome aware Liat the ilgnt itselt was very citerent, yet alunough there are physical reasons of difierendce, there Is a god deal of truth in the lea that we are impressed vy morning and evening difterentiy. Npw the diiference betwren ansuuin and spring im the year is worthy of some | such like consideration, I nardiy know bow you teel, but the times o! year most exquisi'e to me are i 1d October. tis pot until June im our lat- itude buat nature gets herseli fully agolug, and it isin Ocrover that being begins to cease, Trees are ciwthed in colora, the grass grows slowly. everything seems getting: ready !o stop, and over ital (here is a resplendent Heaven-bolay atinos- phere. Itis the way of dying. ‘Trees are getting | bail and are packing up toelr ouds vil at iast sume rain comes and takes all the leaves, and THe HORIZON IS ENLARGED BUT BABREN, This is dying, looked at trom one side, When men aie taey shed offall that which we are accustomed to see. T ere is vothing bow visibie to us, Deatn seems the windins up for man, Along the road Jeading to Iny House 10 Peesskill is a doubie row oi maple trees, ‘There ts Nut 4 branch or twig thac has not # prophecy of anotner year. What that propheey is You will find out next June, All that you see Low Was in readiness last November, apd they were, waiting, dll boat seemed desotare is but seeming. For. vow toere 1s but Que impnise to be seea in tue coun- try—all things are speaking avout life and min- istering to life. Now, when Igo into tne couu- try ab suct a time T wish that tue great events ot Christianity could be put into some such reiauon, ‘take tue monuta of June to be typical of the surrecuion of Jesus, und these days, to me, are ait jul OF spiritual meaning, I don't say form and color aod iTagrance have no physical effect on me; they have; bus the heavens ueclure tne | giory of God and the eartn deciares Thy nandi work, and I look on all these things as | AN UNWRITTEN SORIPIUBE. | When you die, 4 don't forget you, but I doa’t cry for you; | rejoice, tor when you die you tive, I give you heed now, companions and friends, when you die 1 8.ull sued no tears of sorrow il Caved to your tugeral; T shalt go as Goa’s joyiul minister, Thank God that autaing means sprivg. Paul has some idea of tuis; 1 got 1t Irom wim. “they are sown in corruption.” Some people see tu a dead boay only the cor:uption; they hide ai the pic- | tures and lookiag giasses, and put a | SIREAK OF NIGHT | on the door, an! jeel it is a duty to be unhappy. | ‘duey Want a sexton looking like an imp from darkness—(lauguter)—black hearse, black piumes. So Paul says, “Sowa in corruption; Lat Wuen we | die we begin life; though we ure “sown in cor- | ruption we are :aised im incorrupuon.” | hear time aod the world saying “it 18 sown in «is- honors’ 1 pear Heavea shout, “it is raised in gor Earth says “st 18 sown In Weakgeas;” heaven Says, “4t is raised ia power.’ FE aeur earty say “it is sown # natural body;” Heave Says Ut Is raised @ spiritual body.’ Douw't let aay- bouy cry when | yo. Olap your hands, Let no one dare siand at my grave aod say, ‘Here lies Heury Ward Beecoser,” jor I wou't he there, Staad with your feet on my turf and look up, CHURCH OF ST. MARY THE VIRGIN. THE BITE OF CONFIRMATION ADMINISTERED BY BISHOP POTTER—THE SERVICES LAST EVENING. “4 There was @ very large attendance at the | Churea of St. Mary the Virgin, Forty-f(tn street, hear broadway, last eventing, on the occasion of Right Rev. vr. Potter administering tne rite of confirmation to twenty-eight persons, the greacer portion of whom were young isdies, The congre- gation were noticeab’e, for the great attention given to the solemn services, their reverentia; | demeanor aad for the sprinkling of colored etti- zens thgt formed @ part of the people present. ‘The latter were treated with iull deference by the elegant and fashionable worshippers wno filled the eaifice in every part. . The altar Was a biaze of light. Innumerable gas jets and lighted candles almost dazzied the eyes. The spotless waite Of tue wltar itself towering op to within a few icet of the ceiling and surmounted by a cross, added to the genera! effect. At eizht o'clock @ procession of acolytes and choristers, preceded by a cross bearer, wito the Rev. Fathers brown and Noyes in the ordiary vestmonts of Episcopal ministers, emrered irom the vestry and were jolowed by Bisnop Potter. They ali seated theimsetves within the rating, the iat- ter occupying an elevated seat at the epistie side ©: the altar. The dsual evening s*rvices were then commenc Tuey were chanted oy (he Priests 8 asoleMn ane Melvaions manner, and tue chotr, on its part, rendered the responses and oymos. im which (he congregation jowed, Wil remarkaole effect. The latter knelt. made genuflexions a crossed themseives with ap- parent devotion duriag the s*rvice. the cand dates for confirmation advanced at the appomted nme aud spent some Minutes in silent prayer. Tne young Jadies Were all attirea in Wa.te, with graceludy flowing vells that extenced to their feet. The Bishop, atvended by one of the assistant priests, address the candidates and expiained to them the ow rite avout to adminisrer, The Spoke to eucn separately, and, following the ritaal, coulirmed those Kneeling at the altar rauings. | Ihe services at St. Mary the Virgin’sare geueraliy | | celebrated With more pomp than characterized toem last evening. But the enwre appearance and arrangements of the church were iudicative of the vesire of the clergyman io charge to add as far as possibie to the dignity and spiendor ot the | aivine service. The congregation are eviaently | animated by sincerely devout sentiments, —_ | THE CATHOLIC CHURCH IN AUS. | TRALASIA. Sypwey, N. 8, W., April 10, 1875. Most Rev. Archbishop Vaugnan’s presence promises important influence on the education of the Roman Catholic youth of this colony. He nas set likwsell to infuse Dew vitality into the college belonging to bis Coureh, forming a portion of Syu- ney University, by accepting the rectorship, it Was formally opened on the Tth mst, with all the ceremouisl prescrioed by the Pontifteale Roma num, Archbishop Poiding and seven other Catho- lie prevates oimicianng. A BRUTAL CONDUCTOR. New York, May 20, 1875. To THe Eprror oF THR HERALD:— In riding cown irom Mariem on an open car of the Toird avenue line I caited @ newsboy trom the curb to bay my morning's Heratp. The bey did no! attempt to we, oo (he car, bus, ranging along sid@ cantiousiy held tue paper out to me, when the cunducror, hoidin to one ot the side posts ol the car, made Vigo ons Kicks At the poor chil, | so (hat .e Had fe exere able dexierity | to avoid bering burt. wiih ine con | ducfor, Who replied that he would keep “inose boys say f om toe car and toar ne aida’t Want any of my “talk.” fhe ntiie wow ran nearly a biock, dvdging ail the Way, (oO revath my chan.cc, aul nad Le Veen hurt by tbe man i would cer | tatoly pave bad the Zealods official arrested and appeared a3 Witness, Hoping you Will give this publicity, | remain here sours, NORTH NEW YORK. j asin tue inc | the government | opened yesterda. 5 FRENCH COMMUNISM. TWENTY OF THE RADICAL REPUBLICAN EXTLBA AWAY FROM NEW CALEDONIA—PARTICULABS OY THEIR ESCAPE VROM THE PENAL SETTLE- MENI—GREAT DANGER, BUT LEADING TO LIDERTY—A FRENCH WAR SHIP SEARCHING EBITISH SEAPORTS. AUCKLAND, New Zealand, April 16, 1875. Notwithstandiag the very rivorous imeasaret adopted by the new French Governor of New Caledvuta to prevent the escape of prisonert twenty more Communists have got clear awuy. They escaped in a boat of their own daliding, anc Dave not since been seen or heard of, althouga gun boats have been despatcved in ail directions, The fact of their bemy able to build a boat large enough to carry such a number with any degres of safe'y shows hat the discyp ine must have been very lax in some of tue departments, as such a Doat conid Nos possioly be built in a day or two. THE PEOPLE * NEW SOUTH WALE: PROBABLY COMPLICATIONS BECWE D BRITISH COLONIAL OFFICIAL! When first the Frenc, goyernment mooted the ideo of shipping thelr criminals to tnis piace the governments of the diferent Australian colonies of Great Britain protested against it, on the grounds toat possipiy some of the worst of tne criminals might escape, make their way over to Australia and cause no end of trouble. The French government, however, stated that there Would be no chauce to escape, as strong measures Would be taken to prevent sucha thing occur- ring. The result proved that the colonists were Tigt, #8 May ol the criminas have got away and landed on the Australian coast, and [ dare say that his last batch Wil uiso turn up there, Io ali probabuity the British government will soom cali the attention of France to the act of these es capes and requesr the officials to use a little more vigilance in the matter, THE VEELING AND SITUATION OF THE FRENCH PENAL SEITLEMENT—FULL ACCOUNT OF THE COM: MUNISTS’ ESCAPH. A special HERALD report from New Caledonia, ALARMED— THE FRENCH | forwarded by way of Auckland, New Zealand, sap- plies the following interesticg account of the latest escape of tue formidable Daten of French Communists referred to above, The writer say: ‘Lae escape of Dr, Rastoul and twenty other Communists {rom ll du Pine has cre- ated quite as much excitement in the New Cay- enne us did that of Heuri Rochefort and his com- companions a jew months ago. if the last escapes were less important personages than the first four they co'rpensated tor tin namocr 4s well sed uudacity and cuoning ther displayed in edecting their liberty. NM. Pritabuor had hardly warmed ni at the € Lieu, in Nves, be.ore Le ave expression to sentiments bouiay illior tue unfortuuate d/port’s aud vreath- Lig Vengeance against any tree setters who Hught entertain any sympathetic feelings toward them, stated that the treatment the sectl rs would receive depended “entirely ou thelr strict atten. tion vo their own privat * In otaer words, officials to uct solely as ploased their chef without a Word of comment or the appearance of remonstrance trom any of the residents, Petitions of auy kind Were rigorously loroidden under pain or fine aud imprisonment, aud new govecnwmentai regwauous of an auto- cratte couracter Were promulgated confirming the harsa measures tuitiaced by Colonel Alley ron While acting as commandant. OVERHAULING THE BRITISH FLAG. A\ prov! vi the extreme measures to which the oMicials were ;re,ared (0 fesore was afforded by their action in the case of tue British brig sea Nymph, Walch Vessel was stopped on the bizn seag and lowed back ty Noumea because of a rumor Viat a Communis: had escaped irom Ducas and night possibly be on board. The strictest search failing to disclose any g1ouads for aeteatiog, the captain lodged # Jormul protest and ciaim for Ml gal detention, to Wweci He received a ont stating Cuat, unless ne withdrew tt and sigued & compiele indemaiication ior the oft-ers of tae seizing war vessel, ais letter of sufferance allow ing toe briv to lvad at Mont d'Or woula be can ceiled, Here wasadilemuma Jor the unorinnace trader, Woo had bound aimself wader a peavey Penalty to con aqguantity of ore to Austrailia on the 1aitn of @ j rviise, that, aith age Dot & ort of entry, tue goverment villcers would jow the sup to load Uhere. Casi consinerations at last outweighed national honor, ‘he indemat fication was signed aud tue Vessel sailed after a week's delay. Her owners now decine to accept | the act Ol the captaim performed ander coercion and have made a cliim against the Frenco gov- ernment jor tliewai detentiva, Knowing lal Well that U not setted quietiy John Bau will wane te kKnOW What abuut bie Donor o this fag? COMMUNISTS AWAY. These minor events preiuded tue startling intel lgence received at Noumea on the 14th ult. that a Rumber oi prisoners wad escaped irom Lhe Pues, La inier:et, the fastest steamer in the French navy, leit port tue previous nigat with machiaery deranged, bound fur syoney, leaving oniy the Cher and Coetiogon in port. ‘Oa bord these twa everytuing bewokened such unusual haste tuat, despiie the gtveruaterial tnjuncion to confine themselves sirictiy to their private aiairs, public curiosiiy prevaied over oMcial secrecy, and it svon i¢aked out that Rastoul and otuers bad escaped. THE LEADER Was & man ofsome note during the Franco-Wer+ man War, and ucder the Comuiune acted as nead o! the Ambutance Departmeu!. 1s was ois letter to Kocvefurt being intercepted iu Syduey and Te- turned to New GCaledomim caused the tickets-of- leave given (0 a number of tue Reds to reside on {he main isianu ty be Withdrawn aud Mme. Lapoy, his mistress, to be expetied the colony at torty- eight ours’ notice. THE BOAT. On being sent back to Li du Pine, Rastou! con- ceived tae idea of D ulding @ boat secretiy, trust- ing to otver arrangements for an opportuatty to use ber. On (ne lsca Wit. astrage sal was seeu oi tho isiano, Nex: morning tue nest was empty, the bird fowa, and with him twenty otaers, ore The panic Stricken commaadaat only waited to TAL. BXOL ENT. Jearn Coat the uissiag man Gad actually out a boat under his very vose, provisioned Ber and em- barked betore le senta despatch voat with nis re- port to headquarters. Had be thought the matter over he must have been convinced that twenty- one persons Would nob bave deca Insane enouga toattempt making lor the coast of Australia, some 1, 2v0 miles distant, im a small open ovat, yet this Was tue sage surmise intimated in his ae- Spatch. THE GOVENROR must have also believed it, as he ordered the Coet- jogon 10 Mase & Zigzag Course tO Brisbaue, where, on arrival, he was to announce the result offs mission by teregraa to Paris. The Cher Was seat away in the opposite direc HON Wiki aD Equaliy (rattiess result. On the arrival of the Coetiogon at Brisvane t cause of is Visit Was Carefully concealed matll a drunken satlor gave & Mint or Waal Dad occurred, and on tae 25th Uli. lurther particuars Were re- vived at Sydney by the arrival of M. Peucue's nvoner Noumea. Mer captam reported that he was ained oo various pretexts for sour days, gens Parmes leit ou bogru, every package ol carge eXamined and, finally, nad a war Vessel to Keay him company nul Well on his voyage. ‘ THE NAMES of Rastoul’s compagnons du voyage have bees Tigidiy coucealed. A PRENCH WAR SHIP IN S®ARCH AT ENGLISH PORTS. After leaving Srisoane tne French war vesse Coeiogon took ten ways to cruise betweeo baw port aua Sydoey, Where she arrived on tae morn Ing of the bth inst., without, finding any trace o the fugitives. | BABY FARMING IN A CUSTOM HOUSE— INFANT Cricaco, I., May 19, 1875. To THe Epitor oF THe HenaLy:— There is a fine tilustration of civil service re form ia the Chicago Custom House. The cmel o special agents at the Treasury Department, Mr D. G, Lobdeli, caused @ little boy aged fourteen Years tobe smuggled into the Cotcago Casiom House in September, 1B, as acierk, at $100 per month, The nttie fellow was hi nephew, W. G. Guber: by name, and was brought from Saratoga N. ¥., direct, to be placed upon the Payrolis o the customs service at Chicsgn He fas mince foat time been taught to read, Write aed cipher CLERKS, at the expense of (toe goveramen’, anc draws $1,400 per anne a accouat oO enerai merit. Ho im te champion in- faut customs clerk im tie Uuited States, Js there apytoing iu the New York Custom House to beat this? ‘Ihe pablic men of the country ave: to have no hesitation in quart upon the Treasury and ture ol the jand into Kindergar press out to protest agaist sich treatment of chikiren o tender years. Taking & boy away from Nis topt apd marbles and couverting him into an office: hotder In childnoud shouid be inowned upon, Poot peovie lorce their young coldfen lato Botoriee aud can only bo prevented irom comg so by apectal statute: Rich people ata «ore unteelmy when they ther litte ones into paubue oMed instead of sending the little fellows bo scuool JACKSON, THE JERSEY BALLOT FRAUD: ‘The legal contest oetween the Freeholders wm Were counted out aud thos) Who were counted by the Board o1 Canvassers ay Jersey City wa Mr. Van Horn, of Bayount City, Who occupies the seat to waren Mr. Witkawn Was elected, Was potitied to produce Dis Wiinesse: before @ Suprom® Court Commissiover of Monday Ad next. Mr. Scuor has aiso coum need py jngs against Mr. Ourren, ene of the st gti veis from Hoboken, fe investigation | ereat interest.