The New York Herald Newspaper, August 9, 1875, Page 9

} THE COURTS. [CONTINUED FROM EIGHTH PAGE.) Mark Gartland was held by Judge Smith to await the vesult of her injuries, COURT CALENDARS THIS DAY. Surreme Court—Cuamuens—Held by Judge West- Prag ae Bie 143, 1h 50, 6r Sto tro 18 184, 18%, a, 194, 198, 199, -aube sane unibamamiagieiie Covet ov GuNKKAL Sussions—Held by Recorder Hackett.—The People vs. Heury Noonan, robbery ; Same vs. Andreas Gilligan, burglary; Same vs. ‘Thomas Lonoby, burglary; Same vs. Frederick Jacques, Peter Flaherty and Robert Lee, burglary; Same vs. Michael Bully, burglary; Same vs. John Cotlee, burglary; Same @. William Peckenbam, felonious assault and ‘buttery; Game vs. John F. Bucking, felonions ussault and bat® tery; Same vs, Charles Bauer und Henry Kister, grand larceny; Same vs. Charles Harrington, grand larceny ; Bame ¥s. Michael Daly, grand larceny; Same vs, George ‘Wilson, grand larceny; Same vs. Catharine Joyce, grand eny; Same vs. Alexander Thevenet, grand larceny ; Same vs. Beune McCullum, indecent assault. FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL A Review of the Situation and Its Dangers— Whither Are We Drifting? EVENTS OF THE WEEK. The Stock, Gold and Bond Markets—The Har- vest and Its Effect on Money. Wat Street, } Scnpay, August 8, 41875, It has already been pointed out in this column that hot a little danger attaches to present speculation, The warning was given, not to excite alarm, but to induce a more circumspect and conservative examination of the surroundings of the market and thus prevent, in a measure, the unhappy results that would follow another financial catastrophe, The country is not yet in a sound financial condition, Capital is too much concentrated to be healthy, and since the panic of 1873 it has not been possible to contract credit, then largely expanded, toa degree that should securé unlimited confidence in wll of our corporate institutions, It is a well known fact that many of our banks still hold stocks as security for their loans on which they would probably flud it difficult in an hour of misfortune to realize the amount of their outlay. Nor can many of these loans be called in at the present time without creating serious trouble, Much of ; ‘THE EXISTING PERPLEXITY IN THR MONEY MARKET arises from this condition of affairs, Again, we find labor only partially employed, and emigrants, who should be engaged in adding to the wealth of the coun- try, en route to the Fatherland to obtain the work that is denied them here. In other words, there has been an excess of production and a diminution in consump- tion, leading naturally to business torpor, and in the place of legitimate energies to the risks of stock gam- bling. Unfortunately, no ono can foretell the period when a change for the better will occur. At one time we looked forward to the approaching autumn and win- ter as a season that would be full of commercial activ- ity and encouragement, Confidence, however, has been terribly shaken by the RECENT EXTENSIVE PAILURES ‘tm England and at home. Capital refuses to take great tisks and trade languishes from what might be called Tho extreme of caution, The aspect is not a hopeful one, and the disease is such that it cannot be reached and cured as long as we are compelled to deal with a depreciated irredeemable currency. The advance in the price of grain, owing to causes that have prevailed on both sides of the Atlantic, may afford temporary relief and lead to a more healthful circulation, but double ad- vantage would accrue to the people at large if there could be an improvement ‘in our paper money and an adjustment of all prices to specie value, If we cannot advance out of this stagnating and profit- less condition we must retrograde still further, until error and delusion shall have lost their power, and true financial wisdom become the rule. On the subject of TUE HARVEST AND THE MONEY MARKET. The London Economist says:—“Some apprehension has been expressed as to the effect of a possible bad har- vest on the money market. And there can be no doubt that the weather is most unfavorable—the momentary barvest prospect is bad, and the rise in the price of corn fully justified, But, even if these unhappy prognostics should be verified, and if the harvest should be bad, the effect on the money market will not be nearly as much fs in old times. An unexpected import of cornu does not now cause the same export of bull- lon which it once did; unless of excessive magnitude, it is only one item in the exchange account of England with the world; we pay for most of tt in commodities, not in gold. . ‘This is one of the bene- Bts of free trade. The corn producing countries are our regular customers; we constantly buy of them and sell to them; the effect, therefore, of a bad harvest is to augment our trade with them, though it may diminish It with other countries, But no great perturbation is caused in the money market by a bad harvest, except through a great drain of bullion, and we hope that this year, even in the worst probable event, this may be escaped.” Alluding to THE RISE IN THE CORN MARKET, the Economist remarks :—‘‘As in 1860, the weather has been such in the wheat-growing districts of England as to lay the crop under water and cause it to rot, and even m the best event of a change to good weather for,the remainder of the harvest it is doubtful if more than an average return is possible, The result in France, where the harvest is carlier than here, must also, we fear, be reckoned definitely as unfavorable, and the peculiar im- portance of the French harvest is well known. ‘Being under much the same climatic conditions as the south of England, France, when it has an abundant harvest, swells the plenty of England, and when it has a deficient harvest becomes a competitor with England, which wants a large supply, for the surplus of the rest of the world. We have thus to expect that an almost certain French demand will aggravate a probable deficiency in England. The accounts of the chief corn- growing countries from which we import most are also, 48 a rule, much less promising than those of last year, 80 that there will beasmaller surplus available. The conclusion is not quite certain until the result at home is more definite, and the unusual abundance of last year may check an extreme rise of price, but a return to the prices of last harvest scason, to say the least, is in the highest degree improbable, The range is likely to be considerably higher until the prospects of the next harvest again begin to affect the markets.” THE EVENTS OF THR PAST WERK fm nearly all financial and commercial circles were characterized by extreme dulness, the bulk of transac- tions being smaller than at any time during the year, In the stock market scarcely anything was done outside of the brokers, who traded among themselves for a turn of from \ tol per cent. As before stated, a fecl-+ ing of distrust prevails and there is little disposition to engage in fresh ventures until something decisive oc- curs to remove doubt and enable operators to determine better than they can now do whatare the real plans of the leaders of the street. The, majority of speculators are bearish and timid and profess to see nothing in the future that warrants an expectation of higher prices until natural causes take the place of artificial man!pulation and there is a chance to make money with- but blindly following the lead of a few who are strong enough to mark the figures up or down at will, Late in the week disgraceful rumors concerning old and well known firms were circulated for the purpose of produc- ing @ panic and its correspondent break in prices, but they signally failed. Endeavors are being made to bring the authors to justice, The most active stocks and those (in which the widest fluctuations are shown were West- tn Union, Pacitic Mail, Tlinois Central, Ohios, Lake Bhore, Northwest and Hannibal and St, Joseph, A marked exception to the gencral market was St. Louis, Kansas City and Northern preferred, which declined 10 15 per cent, owing to the rupture between the company and other Western roads, HIGHEST AND LOWEST PRICKS FOR THE WERK. The following table shows the extreme fluctuations for the week in the leading shares:— New York Central, Harlem Northwostern:.........° Northwestern vroferred, The advance caused very NEW YORK HERALD, MONDAY, AUGUST 9, 1875—WITH SUPPLELENT. Rock Island, ... 1054 Milwaukee and St. Paul, 85% Milwaukee and St. Paul preferred,... 5959 6834 Delaware, Lackawanna and Western, 1204 120 New Jersey Central, 2 10955 109 Michigan Central. 63 Iiinois Central, cod 72K G, Candi. C....... 4 Hannibal and St. Joseph. 3 Ohio and Mississippi Missouri Pacific Panama . Western Union Auantic and Pac Pacific Mail........ Kansas City and No! Mar L & M pf.. Adame Ex... ‘THE MONEY MARKET, This continues easy at 134 and 24¢ per cent on eall loans, although ,during the prevalence of the rumors above referred to the rate was temporarily advanced to S percent, Subsequently the supply was abundant at 2, Sand 134 percent. In the line of discounts there was a little more firmness, aud prime business rates were quoted at 45 per cent for short dates, with ex- ceptions at 334 per cent, and 5a6 per cent for long dates, The foreign exchanges were stronger, with a slight advance in the rates for active business, little outflow of gold, At the close sterling was weaker and the best rates of the week could not be obtained for bills. Much satisfuc- tion was given by the definite announcement by Messrs, Drexel, Morgan & Co, that, pursuant to arrangement, all the letters of credit and circular notes issued by Messrs. Duncan, Sherman & Co. and held by travellers abroad will be cashed or exchanged for new credits on presentation at their houses in London or Paris, WEEKLY CLEARING HOUSE STATEMENT. Currency exchanges ,950,425, Currency balances... 23,156,604 Goid exchanges... 36,164,740 Gold balances. as 5,869,992 TUK GOLD SPECULATIO! ‘The upward movement in gold to 114 gave rise to statements that a clique has been formed to advance the price, but we failed to discover any grounds for the same, The firm tone was doubtless due to the fact that the Troasury sales for August turned out to be smaller than were expected, and that considerable shipments are likely to be made during the month, 'The price ad- vanced from 11254 to 114, and afterward reacted to 11354. ‘The Treasury programme of gold sales for August in- cludes $5,000,000, $1,500,000 on first and third Thurs- days and $1,000,000 on second and fourth, At the first sale of $1,500,000 the total bids amounted to $7,815,000. The following were tho GOLD ¥LUCTUATIONS POR THE WEEK. - Low- est. Closing. may (112% 112% 112% 124% 18. 1s 113% 13% «113K sy 1135 FOREIGN AND AMERICAN COIX, The following are the quotations in gold for foreign and American coin:—Sovereigns, $4 86 a $4 90; na- poleons, $3 88 a $3 92; XX reichmarks, $4 75 a $4 80; X guilders, $3 90 a $4 20; fine silver bars, $1 224 a $1 23; tine gold bars, 3 discount a 4¢ premium; dimes and half-dimes, 90c. a 93c.; five francs, 92c, a 9c. ; francs, 183c. a 19c.; English silver, $4 80 a $4 85; Prussian paper thalers, 70/¢c. a 72c.; Prussian silver thalers, 70c, a 714¢c. ; trade dollars, 95c. a 96c. EXPORTS AND IMPORTS. ‘The foreign commerce of the port for the week was as follows:—General merchandise imports, including dry. goods, $4,786,292; produce exports, $4,825,682, and specie exports $1,123,918, The total imports since | January 1, this. year, are $211,690,127; aguinst $253,393,426 for the corresponding period in 1874 and $252,539,901 in 1878. The total exports of produce since January 1 are $148,277,999, against $175,763,020 in 1874 and $16,992,120 in 1878, The total exports of specie since January 1, this year, are $59,293,224, against $37,588,870 in 1874 and $87,496,546 in 1873, COMMERCE OF THE UNITED STATES. ‘The Bureau of Statistics at Washington has now com- piled its preliminary report of the commerce of the United States for the fisgal year ending June 30, 1875, As this report is issued much more promptly than usual heretofore, and is therefore of more present interests we give the following figures:— IERORES 140 Sim UMIERD REARS. 7 1875, Merchandise. $567,400,342 — $583,000,309 Specie .......+ 28, 454, 20,804, 217 EXPORTS PROM THE UNITED STATES. Domestic shipments, gold VARUOY, sis scie ee $569,493,421 —$490,285,206 Add exports “of ‘fo goods... 16,849,619 14, 058, 322 Total exports of merchan- dise for the year. + $586,283,040 $513,343,618 Domestic specie. 2 $59, 099, 656 129 Foreign specie 6,930,719 8,276,018, Total exports of specie..... $66,680,405 $92,182,142 GOVERNMENT BONDS were moderately acttve, both at the board and over the | counters of private bankers, The price sympathized with the improvement in gold, and when the latter market becomes more settled there 1s reason to believe that both the home and foreign demand will be largely augmented. Capitalists evidently prefer in dull and troublous times like the present, with money easy and abundant, to place their investments in the solid railway | and government securities, even though they may be compelled to pay a premium therefor. The closing prices of securities in London have been as follows :— July 2% July 90, Aug, 6 U. 8. 6's, 5-20's, 1865, old.. 10744 10734 107% U. 8. 6's, 5-20's, 1867 108 108 4% 108 4% U. 8. 6's, 10-40's. 106, 10645 New 6" 2s 10835 1045 104} ——Since Jan. 1, 1875,-— Lowest. Highest, -20's, 1865, old.. 10514 Apr. 22 108% Apr. 9 -20's, 1867 + 1064, June 18 1003; May 5 + 102% Feb, 13 10634 July 31 +. 103” Apr. 19 1045, July 30 STATE AND RAILROAD BONDS, State bonds elicited but little interest, and this was confined chiefly to Tennessees, in which the price of the new series advanced to 50, Railroad bonds were in fair demand by investors, and, being cheap at present prices, those which have not defaulted on their interest commanded good prices. This was especially true of Northwestern consolidated gold coupons, Union Paciflc, Harlem, New Jersey Central and Morris and Essex. The former advanced to 887, but declined to 87\{ a 8744 at the close, Ohio and Mississippi second mortgage bonds sold down to 70, and it is difficult to account for so low a price on a seven per cent mortgage bond, except upon the supposition that the holders fear a possible default in the interest, The company has not recently reported its earnings, and this has probably helped the decline. DOMESTIC MARKETS. Gatvestox, August 7, 1875 Cotton stomdy.; middling, 1%4e.4 low’ middling, Ie. ; food ordinary, tie. Net receipts, 44 bales. Gross, 49; Sales, New Ortxaxs, Au ast 7, 187 0. Stock, 1,871. middling, 143¢¢.; low ‘middling, 13! Net receipts, 20 bales; gross, 27, Sal Cotton quie br ordiny 12e. 50, Stock, 20,49 AVANNAM, August 7, 1875, 8, Cotton quiet; middling, 19%. ; others ‘irregular,’ Net re- we 10 bales. Exports coastwise, 440. Sules, 7, Stock, Coantrstox, August 7, 1875. Cotton dull; middling, 14%; low middling, 14¢.; good grdinary, 18}ge. Net receipts, 36, bales, “Sales, 50, ‘Stock, Burraro, August 7, 1875, Lake receipts—Flour, none; wheat, ‘000 bushel: mn, 84,000 do, Railroad reeeipte—Flour, 3.300 bbls; wheat 10,000 bushels; corn, 15,000 do Railroad shipments-—Flour, 13,300 bbls. ; whent, ‘12 118,000 do.; oats, 6,000 do, Can Water—Wheut, 15,000 husbel 13,500 do. ; thor 100 bbls. bushels; eon L000 do, Cw I for 'wheut and 7ige, for Flour very firm ; sites G00 SU 50 a #7 25 for bakers’, for white, $8 50 a 810 for new process, $6 fot heat entirely n inal,’ orn rolghts—Boat corn to N Mt Tie, a Tree. closing bane one here. Seeils Inactive, a heavy mess. Lard quiet wt l4e, Lidge. Highwines dull; nominully $120 a $1 1," at ide, @ 0, August 7, 187% i) wand lowe 1 26%, August mber, $1 22 all the year 818 a bt 8105 a R107, Corn d ¢. bid, *Ansu Oats iu fair a i tobe duit “and: a sh spot; $21 50 4 gar bug | Octobs ard dull and & August; $13 75 4 Miskey, $1 1834. throu; -usy terms. + YY ANTED-95.000; | FIRST, -MORTC roved property, sear urth ward, worth $17,000, M, E. CRASTO & SON, 2,201 Third avenue, | Esq., British Vice Consul at Portland, | Lyons,’ N. | Tuesday, August 10, at three P.’ M, attend the fu of the Board, wheat lower at $1 2534. August; $1 2475 » $1 247%, Sepiember. Corn lower at, ie, August ; 724g September. Outs firm at 45%4e., ‘ihe a 40» a September. Pork bigher at $21 95, firmer at $13 75a $15 90, PRINTING CLOTHS MARKET. Provinexce, R. 1 Printing eloths closed weak at 554 and extra (4x64. The ‘ouly 4,300 pieces peing reported. HAVANA MARKET. Havana, Aug ‘ptember. 7, 1875. ‘Sugar—Demand dull and prices nominal ‘until Wednesday, when the market became more active, with large sules, clos- ing quiet and steady ; Nos. 10to 12, Dutch standard, 15 & 15% reals per arrobe; molasses sugar, @ 12 re coneen- trated sugars, fair to good quulity,'11 a 1134 rouls; Musco- yado sugars, common to fuir, 13 a 1344 reals; do., fair to od retlning, 19%4 u 144 reali: Centrifugal sugars, 15% 64, reals, in'boxes, and 164; 4 16% reals in hhds, Stock in warchouse ut Havana aud” Mutahens, 327,500 boxes and 20,000 bhds. — Reeeipts. of the week, 4,500 boxes and G00 bhds.; exports of the week, 46,500 boxes and i ug = 8,000 bos and hhds, to the United States, “Molasses dull. Butter, $50 $70 per quintal for American. — Flour, $33 a $35 50 per bbl. for American, Hams, $47 & $49 per quintal for American sugar-cu i An kegs, $44 50» $45 per quintal do,, in ‘al a tins, $17 50 a $48 60. Potatoes scarce at $15 per bbl. Jow, $28 » $90 per quintal. Empty hogsheads, $7.60. "Lam. ber’ nominal; pi pine, & $60 per M. Shooks quie: sugar aud molasses —bhd: a 4 reals. Wh navy beans, 25% a 2 real robe. Chewing tobacco, $57 a $00 rer quintal. 12%, a 13 reals per arrobe. ' Hoops nominal; loug shaved $85 a $00 per 000. Frei ghts quiet and nominal. onding at Havana for the United States per box of su; ‘$1; per hha. of sugar, 34. 1 rts on the North Coast of Cuba for the sugar, 84 hipees fe soe taees r L , BA SO; vd. m 7 oading at Havntia for Palmouth or onteth; r Spanish gold, 227 Exchange active; on the , sixty days currency, 110 112 premium; short sight do’, 1144 116 promium ; sixty ', gold, 135 6 137 premium ; short sight do., 140 a 142" ; on Lom don, 165 4 16% premium ; on Paris, 126 a Nc BONE eae i street, wukers, 19 and 21 Nassau street, issue Travellers’ Credits, available in all parts of the world, gli the Messrs. De Rothschild and thelr correspondents. Also Commercial Credits and Telegraphio Transfers of Money ou Culifurnia, Europe and Havana, T REASONABLE RATES—MONEY ON LIFE AND endowment insurance policies, mortgages and other Securities, Insurance of all kinds effected with best com- 8. J. J. HABRICH & CO., 117 Broadway. FIRST CLASS SECOND MORTGAGE FOR 4.000 on city rty, near nm square, for sale; prinei- pala only. 2 oer SAMUEL KAY, 38 Broudw ALWAYS HAVE MONEY TO LOAN ON GOOD NEW York City Mortgages without onus, Principals desiring to BORROW OR INVEST apply to, L. GRANT, 145 Broadwa; ONEY TO LOAN ON FIRST MORTGAGES, WITH- out bonus; on Second and Leasehold Mortgages, at GE TAKE, 150 Broadway, room 8. corner 123d street, JO FER CEST INVESTMENT “si . First Mortguges on valuable city and country Property es. tor sale, Orders received for Western seeuri eas iat BAKER & AULL, St. Louis. . WANTED—ON A BOND SS OO Orits vem poten Puree pause ae over $10,000 per annum; no brokers, Address box 2,751 Post ofice, i TO LOAN ON BOND AND MORT- SEES ONO ee Ohno mine NELSON LUCKEY, United States Insurance Company, 14 Park place, _BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES. | RIGHT JOR SALE—THE PATE OF A. FIRST clavg remedy. ayuinst tooth and) eur, ache; no humbug, Address PATENT MEDICINE, Herald off 100 MEN.—THE GREATEST OPPORTUNITY for sturting first class oyster busine: reatest stand in the city. Apply by letter to A. B., Herald office. 5 ANTED—A PARTY TO INVEST $5,000 OR MORE un established wholesale line of New York city manufactured Stuplo Goods, yielding quick returns und sure competency ina few years. Address FRANKLIN, box 177 Meruld ollice, oh x1 ‘A PARTNER FOR NEW_YORK, ONE rooklyn, one for Newark, N. aah! each ple as Hour, Address BUSINESS, Herald otic. A()-A LADY WITH THIS AMOUNT OF CAPITAL JU" can leurn a new business in one lesson, by which sue can earn at least $40 wookly at her own home; business light and respectable ; never before introduced in this country. 137 Second avenue. Ring basement bell. 5 CASH WILL SECURE AN $500 the best business in the country Vested; easy und respectable, | Call today, i ness, at No. 5 Est Forty-sixth street. SOA RARE, BUSINESS OPPORTUNITY TS + offered to any one having a moderate amount to invest; 4” manufacturing business 1 tablished, and jeldiug xt least €40 per week pro! , all this Ww ROPRIETOR, box 191 Herald offic $5 O00 BOWS BALANCE ON TIME, WILL SE cure @ partnership in a long estal Ress, easily understood aud puylug 815,000, 9 Parties with cash and meaning business call CO., 896 Broadway. MARRIAGES AND DEATHS. ——-—__— MARRIED. LaiLaw—Carrexter.—At San Francisco, July 21, by the Rey, T. M. Cunningham, D. D., James Lamiaw, Gregon, to Lovisx} daughter of the Rev, Hugh Smith Carpenter, D. D. Puck—Dg Forkest.—On Sunday, August 8, b} Rey. George H. Houghton, at the Church of the Trans- figuration, Mr. Louis K. Peck to Miss Gussie Dx For- Rest, both of this city. INTEREST IN for money. in- you mean busi- ory on DIED. Biriar.—At City Island, on Saturday, August 7, 1876, Many, wife of Drake W. Billar, aged 58’ years, The relatives and friends of the family are respect- fully invited to attend the funeral, from her late resi- dence at City Island, on Monday,’ August 9, at two o'clock P. M. BearMany.—On the 6th inst., at nine o’clock P. M., at his residence, 160 West street, Hany BRuRMANN, aged 45 years, 10 months and 28 days. The relatives and friends of the family, also the | Ladies’ Society, Konigen Olga, No, 1, are respectfully invited to attend the funeral, on Monday afternoon, Au- | | gust 9, at two o'clock, from St, Matthew's church, cor- | ner of Broome and Elizabeth streets, The remains will be taken to Greenwood Cemetery. Bennurt.—On Friday, August 6, Wiutiam H. Bexxerr, ged 72 years, ‘The relatives and friends of the family are invited to attend the funeral, on Monday morning, August 9, at eleven o'clock, trom the residence of Eis son-in-law, William R. Bell, No. 481 West Forty-seventh street Philadelphia papers please copy. Brevruecker,.—On Saturday, August 7, Mary R, Bruruxckue, beloved wife of'L. C. Breithecker, aged 32 yea Harmonia Chapter, 0. of E. 8., and sister ct respectfully invited to attend’ the fw Mouday, the 9th inst., at two o'clock P. M., at the chapter’ rooms, corner of South Second and’ Fourth streets, Brooklyn, E. D. The remains will be taken to N. Y., for interment, Canresren.—At Warwick, N. Y., the 6th inst., Many HL, wife of E,W, Carpenter, M. D.} of Brooklyn, Itelatives and friends are invited to attend the funeral, without further notice, on Monday, 9th inst., at two o'elock P, M., from the residence of her son-in-law, E. F, Kuowiton, 125 Montague street, CarnoLt.—On Sunday, August 8, Mary Perrer, be- loved wile of James Carroll, aged 30 years and 4 mouths. ‘The relatives and friends’ o fully-invited to attend the funeral, on Tuesday, August 10, at one o'clock, from 810 Eust Sixth street, to Cul- vary Cemetery. Suvannah and Mobile papers please copy. Crark.—At Paterson, N. J., August 6, Henry CLarg, in the 69th year of his age. Rolatives and friends ase respectfully invited to tend the funeral, from his late residence, 152 Market —_ Paterson, N, J., on Monday, the 9th inst, at two ral services, on Cosnoy,—Suddenly, on August 8, Huan Coxroy, Funeral will take ‘place, from his late residence, 214 Monroe street, on Tuesday, August 10, at one o'clock P.M. Relatives and friends are invited to attend, Cornuit.—At Somerville, N. J., August i, 1875, in the jst year of his aye, thé Rov. Frederick ¥, Cornell, ‘Funeral from his late residence, in Somerville, on friends of the deceased are invited to attend without further notice. ‘Trains leave New York at 12:45 P, M. Conxwaut.—Suddenly, at his late residence, No, 336 it 118th street, Harlem, on Saturday, August 7, Perse N. Connwet, in the 49th year of his age, Relatives and friends» of the family, also Keystone Lodge F, and A. M., and the members of the Jackson Club, Highlands, N. J., are respectfully invited to at- tend the funeral, from his late residence, on Wednes- day, 11th inst., at twelve o'clock, Norice.—The members of the Jackson Club, of New Jersey, are particularly requested to attend a special mecting of the club, to be held this (Monday) evening, at No. 31 Great Jones street, at eight o'clock, to make wrrangements to attend the funeral of our de- parted friend and brother, Peter N. Cornwell, W. R. WADSWORTH, Secretary, Dattay.—On Sunday, August 8, 1875, CATHERINE LaNGax, wife of James 8, Daltan, aged 29 years und 16 days, The relatives and friemgis of the family are respect- fully invited to attend the funeral, from ‘her late resi- dence, 546 West Forty-cighth street, on Tuesday, Aug- ust 10, at one o'clock P, M. California and Washington (D. C.) papers please copy. Deviix,—On Sunday, August 8, alter a short illness, Jawes Devitx, in the 56th year of his age. ‘The friends of the fumily and those of his brother, P, C. Devlin, are invited to attend the faneral, from his lute residence, 1,288 Fourth avenue, between Eighty- third and Highty ‘th streets, on Tuesday, the 10th inst., at one o'clock P.M. Dnake,—Peacetully, August 4, Commander A. Jackson Drake, United States Navy. The funeral will be on Monday, the 9th inst,, at Trinity church, Newark, N. J., at three o'clock P, M, Relatives and friends will meet at his late residence, No, 16 State at two o'clock, On Sunday, the 8th instant, at two o'clock A. M., after a lingering illness, NicuoLas Fay, native of Trim, county reat, Ireland, m the 60th year of his , His relatives and friends are respectfully invited to attend the funeral, from his late residence, No, 273 Fast Fourth street, on this Monday, August 9, at two o'clock P.M, FOuLANsuKe,—Suddenly, on Saturday, August 7, 1876, Eutsauuru H, Foubaysann, aged 89 years, 3 months and 1 day, rhs relatives and friends are respectfully invited to ral, at her iate residence, 287 Bast 128d weet, Ga Monday, at one o'vlock. the s and friends of the family, also members of | pters, are | the family are respect- | Relatives and | Gavz.—On Satorday, August 7, 1875, Exgaxon Gaus, aged 89 years, 4 months and 23 days, ‘The relatives and friends of the family are respectfully invited to attend the funeral, on Tuesday, August 10, at three o’clock, from the residence of her daughter, No. 89 Eighth street, Willumsburg, ek,—On Sunday, August 8, Joun Gantacmer, aged 35 years, ‘The relatives and friends of the family are respectfully invited to uttend the funeral, from the residence of his mother, 208 Seventh street, on Tuesday, August 10, at two o'clock P. M. Gittxy.—On Saturday, August 7, Any, beloved wife of Jobn Gillen, aged 64 years, Relatives and frien tend the funeral, to-day, late residence, 385 West 'Lhirty-eighth street, Hakwan.—On Sunday, August 8, Parnick, the beloved son of John and Surah Harran, in the 24th year of his 0. ‘The friends of the family are respectfully invited to attend the funeral, from the residence of his parents, 623 Weat Thirty-seventh street, on Tuesday, at one P, M. HaLnnay.—On Saturday, August 7, Aynie Coxinse Do are respectfully invited to at- tone o'clock P. M., from her Bors, only child of Jules aud” Hattie Hulbran, aged 1 mths and 25 a, eral on Tuesda August 10, at two o'clock P. M., 4 parents, 169th street, tifth house from Franklin avenue. Relatives and friends of the family are invited to attend, HeGEMAN.—At Scabright, on Sunday, August 8, Euse Josermine, infant daughter of J. N) and Jeannette Fenton Hegeman, aged 5 months and 8 days, Notice of funeral hereafter, HerpeLBACH.—On Saturday morning, August 7, at ten o'clock A. M., after a lingering illuess, Max HerbeL- Bacu, in the 7th’ year of his age, Funeral from his late residence, No. 25 West ‘Thirty- ninth street, on Monday, August 9, at two o'clock P. M. Hitt.—Suddenly, August 7, Rouerr B, HILL, @ mem- ber of Mystic Tie Lodge. Notice of funeral hereafter. uddenly, at Yonkers, on Sunday, August r . GeorGE Hektor, in the Slst year of his age. Notice of funeral will be given hereafter, HeIpeLBAcu.—On Saturday morning, August 7, at ten o'clock, after a lingeting Iness, Max Hetpennacs, in the 57th year of his age, : Funeral from his late residence, No, 25 West Thirty- ninth street, on Monday, August 9, at two P.M. Rel- atives and friends are respectfully invited without fur- ther notice, KeatiNc.—On Sunday, August 8, 1875, Micuarn Krat ING, aged 42 years, ‘The relatives and friends of the family are respectfully invited to attend his funeral, on Tuesday, August 10, at nine o'clock, at St. Anthony’s church, Sullivan street, where a solemn requiem mass will be celebrated for the repose of his soul, thence to Calvary Cemetery Kepway,—On the 8th inst., Ann Kxpnay, relict of the late Michael Kednay, aged 73 years, The funeral will take place on Monday, August 9, at her late residence, 142d street, east of Willis avenue, at one o'clock P.M. fumily are respectfully inv Keav.—On August 7, Wi son of Theodore E. and the 18th year, Relatives and frie ed to attend, AM Hvererr, the eldest Catherine Kemp, in his is are invited to attend the fu- neral, from his late residence at 108 East Kighty-eighth street, on Tuesday, August 10, at one o'clock. Mabpey.—On August 7, at his residence, Blissville, Long Island City, Judge Jou B, Mavpkx, aged 53 years, ‘The relatives and friends of the family, also the heads of departments of Long Island City, are respectfully in- Vited to attend his funeral, on Tuesday, August 10, ~ His nains will be conveyed to St. Raphael's church at o'clock A. M., where a solemn requiem mass will be offered for the repose of his soul; thence to Calvary metery for intern uit, —At Flushing, L, 1., Sunday, August 8, Joux vet Matias son of John und Mary B. Miller, aged days, Au 15 months and 1 Detroit and Providence papers please copy. Mircuxnt.—At Far Rockaway, Long Island, on the 7th inst., AGNes Devry, infant daughter of the Rev, David Mitchell, late of New York, pastor of the Central Pres- byterian church, Toronto. Murray.—On’ Friday night, August 6, 1875, at 202 ‘West Twentieth street, Miss Cllartorre E. Mckay. She will be buried from St. Joseph's church, Sixth avenue and West Washington place, on Monday, August 9, at three P, M. ‘The relatives and friends, ‘also the meinbers of St. Joseph’s Benevolent Association and the Sunday school teachers are respectfully invited to attend. English papers please cop; Neari#.—In Brooklyn, on Friday, August 6, 1875, Miss Canouiny Neavte, formerly of Nyack, N. Y. ‘The relatives and friends of the family are respectfully invited to attend her funeral, on Monday, August 9, at one o'clock P. M., from the residence of Oscar Frisbie, Esq., 178 Sumpter street, without further invitation, Take Fulton avenue and East New York cars to Howard avenue. Nokrox.—At New London, on the 6th inst., the infant son of Major Charles Grantley Cainpbell and’ Katharine B. Norton, Ranvowrn.—At Plainfleld, N. J., on Friday, August 6, of diphtheria, Caxouive, only daughter of Thomas and Anna F, Randolph, aged’2 years and 10 months, ‘The relatives and friends of the family are respect- fully invited to attend the funeral, from the residence of Mr. A. Hyler, Manning avenue, Plainfield, N. J., on Monday, the 9th inst, at one o'clock. ‘Trains leave foot of Liberty street,'New York, at 0:15 and 10:30 Reyyoips.—On Friday, August 6, 1875, Joun Syt- ‘Vester Reynowps, in the 57th year of his age. ‘Phe relatives and friends of ‘the family, the members of Enterprise Lodge, No, 228, F. and A. M., also the members of the Triune Chapter, No. 241, R./A. M,, are respectfully invited to attend his funeral, from his lato residence, No. 318 East ‘Twenty-first street, on Monday, August 9,’ at half-past one o'clock P.M. Ewrerprise Lopar, No. 228, F. xp A, M.—Brern- RExX—You are hereby’ summoned to attend an emergent communication of the lodge, on Monday, August 9, at half-past twelve o'clock P, Sf. at Doric Room, Masonic Temple, corner of Twenty-third street and Sixth ave. | nue, for the porpose of paying the last sad tribute of | late worthy brother, Treasurer J. 3. Reynolds. Brethren of sister lodges are cordially in- Vited to join with us. JOS, F. WARING, Master. Compasions or Triune CHarrer, No. 241,R A. M— You are requested to meet with Enterprise Lodge, No, 228, F. und A. M., on Monday, August 9, at half-past twelve P, M., at Dorie Room, Masonic Temple, corner of Twenty-third street and avenue, for the purpose of paying the lust sad tribute of respect to our late worthy companion, J. 8. Reynolds. JOS. F. WARING, High Priest. Ricwarvsoy.—On August 7, Joszru Ricnaxpsoy, in the 63d year of his age. es and friends of the family are invited to at- e funeral, on Monday afternoon, at half-past two o'clock, at his late residence, 435 Union street, South lyn, without further notice, Seans.—At Newburg, N. Y., on Friday morning, August 6, of heart disedse, Fkax D., eldest son of Hector Sears, aged 23 years, Relatives and friends of the family are invited to at- tend the funeral, at the residence of his father, 95 Gates avenue, Brooklyn, on Monday, August 9, at half-pust two o'clock P.M. Ou Friday, August 6, 1875, at the residence of law, Ellis 'L. Price, Roselle, N. J., Sreraex late shipbuilder, of New York,’ in the 8ist year of his age. Relatives and friends are invited to attond the funeral rvices, on Monday, August 9, at twelve o'clock A. M. Train by New Jersey Central Railroad from Liberty street, North River, at 10:30 A, M.: returning, leaves Roselle at 1:52 P. M. Sqvitk.—At Stamford, August 7, Horatio Bictox, in- fant son of Henry N. and Mary F. Squire, Funeral on Tuesday, 10th inst., at half-past two Py M. —On the Sth inst, after a painful iliness, beloved wife of William Stevenson, respect to our Notice of funeral hereafter, Suxrranp.—On Sunday, August 8, 1875, Euazanerm, wife of the late Dr, John W. Sheppard, aged 42 years. Funeral from the Presbyterian Hospital, Madison ave- nue and Seventy-tirst street, at two o'clock, Monday. Sui. —On Saturday, August 7, Mania L., wife of Dr. William [. Shine, in the 28th year of her age. Funeral from 17 State street on Monday, August 9, at one o'clock. ‘Treavor.—On Sunday, August 8, Jouy Trevor, aged 55 years, Relatives and friends of the fi aro respectfully invited to attend the funeral, at ten o'clock, on Tues- day, August 10, from his late residence, 604 West Forty- fifth street, thence to the Church of the Holy Cross, Forty-second streot, near Eighth avenue, where a soleinn requiem mass will be offered for the reposo of his soul; thence to Calvary Cemetery for interment at twelve o'clock. Tuomes N .—On Saturday, the 7th inst., at his resi- , in the 80th year of his age. al Tuesday, the 10th inst ck, from the old Bushwi Reformed Chureh, Bushwick avenue, near North Second street, Brooklyn, K. D, Relatives and friends are respectfully invited to attend, Tuoks.—In Brooklyn, on Saturday, 7th inst., Lexa, daughter of Joseph’ E, and Mary A. Thorn, aged 13 sand T months, uneral from the residence of her grandfather, John 20 Hanson place, on Monday, 9th inst., at half-past one Timpsox.—Suddenly, at Manhasset, L. I, on Friday morning, August 6, at half-past three o'clock, Ggorax Timpson, aged 67 and 4 days. ‘The relati iends of the family are respect- fully invited to attend the funeral, on Monday morning, August 9, at eleven o'clock, at Church of the Ascension, corner of Tenth street and Fifth avenue, The remains will be taken to Westchester for interment, Tomuixsox.—On Thursday, August 5, at the Broadway Hotel, New York city, Cuartes TomLivason, aged 56 ears. ‘The relatives and friends are respectfully invited to at- tend the funeral, on Monday, the 9th inst., at ten A. M., from his late residence, Flemington, N, J. Vatextixe.—On the 6th of Eighth month, 1875, Racukt, widow of Charles Valentine, in the 96th your of her age. The funeral will take place from her late residence, No. 856 West Twentieth street, on Third day, 10th of Eighth month, at eleven A. M, Vay Brunt. —At Eng! od, N. J., on the 8th in: AeReD LAWRENCE, Van Brunt, aged 2 months and 23 days. Funeral Tuesday, 10th inst., at half-past ten A. M. Train leaves foot of Chambers street at 9:30, Mi Pevr,—On Sunday, August 8, Auram Van Pet, ed 7: rs, Notice of funeral hereafter, Warrns,—On Friday, August 6, 1875, Mrs, Mary Wa- f John Waters, in her 45th year, a native of , county Kilkenny, Ireland. Funeral from her late residence, 661 Tenth avenue, between Forty-sixth and Forty-seventh streets, on Mon- day, August 9, 1875, at two o'clock P. M. yurLaN.—In Jersey City, on Saturday, August 7, after @ short ill Catuenine® A., widow of the late Patrick Whelan, aged 30 years, ‘The friends of the family are respectfully invited to attend the funeral on Tuesday morning, the 10th inst., at half-pust eight o'clock, from her late residence, corner Bergen and Oxford avenues, late Jersey City Heights; | claim by the tenant for adequate compensation at the the ie to St, Peter's Ghureh, borkeb of brand aoa Van! hands of the proprictor of the soil for improvements vorst street, where a solemo high mass of req ui | made by him onthe land, In the bill these improve- habuy Fevase of hat souk | monte are ranked under threo heads;—Jirat those | be offared un for the The relitives and friends of the, 6 Hope street, Brooklyn, Guonax Haxuisox | | is bent on remedying, THE ENGLISH PARLIAMENT The Attitude of the Ministry to the Country. EFFECT OF THE PLIMSOLL ROW. A Reminiscence of the Disraeli-O'Connell Imbroglio. Loxpox, July 24, 1875. The reign of mutual compliments and good will, of the interchange of bland civility and deferential courtesy which Mr. Disraeli has striven not un- successfully to introduce at Westminster, was very suddenly interrupted on Thursday night in the House of Commons The Plimsoll incident I re- gard as the natural Nemesis upon the principles on which the Prime Minister has undertaken to manage Parliament. Of course, we do not want any more drastic legislation at present. We want to be as we are, at rest, and we aretbankful accordingly. But Mr, Disraeli, whose theoretical acquaintance with the English character is as profound as his contempt for its idiosyncratic traits is sincere, chooses to convert what should be merely aseason of politic inaction into a period of bland badinage. It was said by Chumfort of the an- cient monarchy of France that it was a monarchy tem- pered by songs; it.may be said with equal truth of the government of Mr. Disraeli that it isa despotism tem- pered by jokes’ Perhaps this is the natural reaction after the political asceticism and gloom of the Glad- stonian era, just as the excesses of the Stuart Restora- tion followed upon the artificial severity o Puritanism, But I think Mr. Disraeli has already begun to go too far, His fooling is certainly exquisite, but it is excessive, and the British Senate is beginning to rebe against it. When Mr, Disraeli came down to the House of Commons last Monday, he treated Lord Hartington’s thoroughly justifiable question relative to the course of public business as if it were nothing more than an elab- orate jest. It was evident from the first that he was de- termined to give no information, and there was some- thing ludicrously adroit in the terms in which he couched his sentences, What the leader of the opposition was anxious to ascertain was precisely what measures the government intended to carry through and when mem- bers of the Houso of Commons iight be expected to be relieved from their labors, Such a statement is in- variably made by the Prime Minister toward the close of the session and usually at a much earlier date than this. Last year Mr. Disraeli volunteered the informa- tion for which he was in vain pressed on Monday, before July was a week old. Moreover, he had been ina manner pledged by the Attorney General, Sir Rich- urd Baggalley, last week to state what Lord Harting- ton and every member of the House of Commons on either side wanted to know. Such considerations did not influence him, and the evident anmety of Parlia- ment to have imparted to it this very important in- formation was seized by Mr. Disraeli as the opportunity of administering to ita humorous disappointment, Only upon two topics did he say anything of which it was possible definitely to take hold. Honorable members understood from him two things—first, that the Agricul- tural Holdings bill would be passed at any cost; second, that the Merchant Shipping bill would be continued with till it became a law, PRESTO! CHANGE. Alas, for human expectations! On Thursday‘the Prime Minister, who, by the way, was generally regarded as having on Monday promised to make his statement apropos of public business next and not this week, qui- etly told his hearers that he had changed his mind and that the Merchant Shipping Dill would be forthwith abandoned. Upon this Mr. Plimsoll rose and in tones quivering with excitement and indignation commenced an impassioned phillippic against the Ministerial policy. Such a scene I have never beheld. The words employed by Mr, Plimsoll were, of course, utterly unjustifiable. | To stigmatize a member of Parliament by name ag a villain exceeds the limits of per- missible invective, After having been informed by tho Speaker that his observations were irrelevant and not in order, Mr, Plimsoll gave notice of a question that he would, he said, put to the right honorable gentleman, the President of the Board of Trade, on Monday next. “I shall,” he said, “ask whether the owner of four vessels, which were lost, with eighty-seven lives, in 1874, and two others, which’ were | abandoned at sea—Mr. Edward Bates—is the member for Plymouth, or some other person of the same name; and, sir,”’ Mr. Plimsoll continued, “I shall ask some questions about members on this side of the House, too. Tam determined’’—and here the speaker raised his clinched fist—“to unmask the villains who send these sailors to death.” These words had no sooner crossed Mr. Plimsoll’s lips than. signs of the impending tempest displa; the Speaker rose, “Did Mr. Plimsoll mean to apply the opprobrious word ‘villain’ to any individual member or members of the House of Commons, and, if he did so apply it, would he not withdraw it,’? Mr. Plimsoll would do nothing of the kind. He would not apologize; he would not'retract. Mr. Disraeli had no choice but'to propose that the honorable member for Derby should be reprimanded, and he faltilled this duty in a manner dignified and impressive. Mr, Sallivan and Mr. Faweett both pleaded that some locus penitentia should be left for Mr. Plimsoll, His offensive utter- ances, they said, had bee! lo under the pressure of extreme entary exciten Mr. Faweett hinted that the gentleman in question was barely mentis com- pos, and Mr. Disraeli so far admitted the plea that he consented to give Mr. Plimsoll a week in which to medi- tate the magnitude of atonement for his indiscretion, THE ATTEMPT TO JUSTIFY, No person would attempt to justify the precise lan= we Which Mr. Plimsoll employed; yet it is certain ir. Plimsoll's of- The House of Commons, indeed, ty, and if, on Thursday mber for Derby will but avow his regre' o language into which he was bet 1 the entire affair will be at anend, That Mr. Plimsoll has right and truth and justice on his side there can be no doubt. Tt was only last week that Lord Gifford, at Rdin- burgh, delivered a judgment in the case of the loss of the ship Bard of Avon, which corroborates Mr. 3 . statement. “The unfortunate and holy result,” said His Lordship, ‘was that many ships were annually sent to sea totally unfit po with its most ordinary dangers, and not only nounts of property were yearly’ lost, but large numbers of lives were sacrificed” by the culpable and wrongtul conduct of the owners in sending to sea un- seaworthy ships. * * * It was,” this judgment concluded, “lamentable and_ even frightful how many ships were lost at sea long after they should have been broken up; but they were far moré profitable as lost ships than'by being broken up as old material.” Now, the object of the Merchant Shipping bill may be briefly systematic neglect. by ship- whom they employ to increased penalties and generally to provide for mate- rial improv t in the condition of our mercantile marine ashore and afloat, CAL, RXV ERIENCE. Mr. Plimsoll at least boast that he has studied tho subject. By profession a coal merchant, he has had large pract gu that public opinion is disposed to Tat fence very | al insight into the details of our sys- tem of marine transit, and it is experience that causes him to feel so profoundly the magnitude of the evil he . it may be asked, did the opposition to Mr. Plimsoll’s movement originate ? Where else should it t vith the re ti the shipping interest? The gentry who m feally go down to the deep, and whose business is thereon, have no motive in particular for caring for the welfare of their craft or for that of the sailors whom they employ. The former, as was the caso with the ship Bard of Avon, are heavily insured. The latter are but men who, if they are lost on the high seas, can be replaced easily, No the shipping futerest—that is, the in of the shipowners—is represented with unusual st in the House of Commons, and it is from the repr tives of this class that the resistance to Mr, Plt agitation proceeds. Rightly or wrongly, Mr. P regards Mr, Edward Bates, the member for P! as the gentleman immediately interested in the perpetu- ation of these many abuses, and it was the presence of this gentleman which raised the member for Derby to such an intensity of wrath on Thursday. Mr, Bates is a conservative of the new type—a wealthy, ‘one-ideacd merchant, who feels that he bas a sta he nery and that he must protect his interests. The House of mouth, Commons is just now swainped with such as these, and | Mr. Plimsoll’s suspicions are at least plausible, But Mr, Disracli can afford to offend Mr, Plimsoll, and cannot afford to irritate the plutocrats, shippers, merchants and others who are the backbone of the ervative party. THE LAND HOLDINGS BiLL~ E DO LANDLORDS RR: Butif Mr. Disracti has made up his mind that there shall be no reform at sea he is determined that there shall be reform on land, Agricaltaral Holdings Dill is a measure which proposos to change the re between landlord and tenant in the interests of the lat- ter, ‘The proposition is fair enough. As matters ab present are the legal presumption is in favor of the landlord, and the tenant must prove the instance of some special agreement ifhe is to make good his claim to the possession of any particular right. The govern- ment bill, which has already gone through the House of Lords, exactly reverses this state of things, Freedom f contract is, imdeed, in no way interfered with, y it is ‘provided that unless landlord an tenant specially arrange to contract themselves out of the bill they will be amenable to its conditions. Briefly these conditious amount to a recognition of the 3 + good cause and in some energies whieh | find a bill on the first count. themselves, There was an ominous lull, and | | wheat sprouted from the 4 | grade of ‘flour, TS RIGHTS Y— | which {t is computed twenty years will exhaust; see ond, those which will be exhausted in seven years; third, those which will be exhausted in two years These proposals are received with anything but favor by the bulk of Mr. Disraeli’s supporters, But the order has gone forth, and, though it 1s most likely that something will be done to mitigate some of its condi- tions, the bill itself will ultimately pass in much the same shape as that in which it now is, If it should be “talked out”? there will be nothing to redeem—save, in- deed, the Judicature act—the present session from the stigma of absolute barrenness, HOW O'CONNELL SERVED DISRARLI—THEIR QUARREL A¥- TERWARD. It is a few months more than eighteen years since the Irish Liberator, Daniel O’Connell, died’ at the Hotel I ¢ n route to Rome. When Mr. Disraeli, 8 ago, Was first a candidate for @ seat in Par- lament the borough which he selected was that of High Wycomb The principles he professed were those of Vvolutionary indication, and one of his testimonials to th ‘tors had been u him by O'Connell, Three years later Mr. Disraeli changed his principles and stood for Taunton. There he repudiated his connection with O'Connell, whom he styled “an incendiary und @ traitor,” “My answer to that,” said O'Connell a few days afterward in Dublin, “is that Disraeli is a liar. His life is a living lie. When J speak of Disraeli as the descendant of a Jew 1 do not mean to tarnish him on that account They were once the chosen people of God ‘There were miscreants, however, among them, and it must certainly have been from one of them thai Disraeli descended. He possesses just the qualities of the impenitent thief who died upon the cross, whose name I really believe must have been Disracl, For aught I know the present Disraeli is descended from him, and with the impression that he is 1 here forgive the heir-at-law of the impenitent thief who died upon ‘the cross.” The result of this was a challenge to the Liberator from Mr, Disraeli, It was ignored, and Mr. Disraeli ap- plied to O’Connell’s son, Mr. Morgan O’Connell, who had already put himself forward as his father's champion, to “resume the vicarious duties of yielding satistao tion for his shrinking sire.” Mr, Morgan O’Con- nell declined to take any steps in the matter, while Disraeli was fain to content himself with inditin, a letter to the Liberator which still ranks as a model o vituperation almost unique. ‘We shall meet,”” it On- ished, “at Philippi, and rest assured that, contident in a have not been altogether unimproved, I will seize the first opportunity of inflicting upon you a castigation which will make you at the same tifme Fomember and repent the insults thas you have lavished upon Benjamin Disraeli.” ‘The threat was never executed, und at the present moment it is Mr, Disraeli. whom’ the political descend- ants of O'Connell regard as their truest friend in the English House of Commons. Thus does the whirligig of time go round and work its revenges. COLONEL BAKER'S KISS. AN ENGLISH JUDICIAL OPINION ON KISSING— USEFUL HINTS FOR BROOKLYN—HOW THE FA~ MOUS BRITISH CAVALRYMAN CONDUCTED HIM- BELP IN A RAILWAY CARRIAGE, [From the London Globe, July 29.) At the Croyden Assizes to-day Mr. Justice Brett, in the course of his charge to the Grand Jury, said:—I now come to a case which, of course, has given rise to much remark and to considerable sensation in this country, It is the charge against Colonel Valentine Baker. The charges, as I understand them, which will be made aguinst the accused are, first of ally that he at- tempted to ravish a young lady; secondly, that he in- decently assaulted her, and the-third charge naturally will be one of a common assault. ‘Therefore, there will be three counts in the indictment, or three charges laid before you—an attempt to commit a rape, } an indecent assault and an assault without in- decency, and it is with regard to this case you will see that I made some remarks just now. Itis the caso of a person of some position who is charged with an outrage upon a young lady. That is a case that must excite more than usual feeling in the minds of every body who hears it, and therefore it is one of those cases in which I am glad to have the assist- ance ¢f avery one of those who have a share of the re- sponsibility of administering thé criminal law, and it ia ‘one of those cases where it is desirable to have a careful decision of the Grand Jury as well as of the petit jury. If in the result the conclusion is adverse to the accused ‘person, everybody ought to be satistied that the convie- tion has been a just and righteous one, but it is one of those cases where, if any one of the charges seems to you not’ to be borne out on careful consideration, then the protection of the accused requires that you should go according to your view of the matter. With regard to the first charge, in order that he should be convicted of an attempt ravish, you must be of opinion that he made up his mind to outrage this young lady to the last extent in spite of any resistance Which she had made up to that time or in Spite of any resistance she might make. It is not enough that be intended at a moment to go to What you may call extremities with her, that is not enough, or that he was doing it for a moment against her then will This is a charge of an at tempt to ravish. There has not been a com- pletion of the grave offence of rape, and therefore you must be of opinion that he determined ‘to go to the last and ultimate extreme of outrage, nol- withstanding any resistence she did or might make. If you come to the conclusion that that was so you must If you think from the circmustauces laid before you, however wicked the out- rage Was that he was committing upou her, that he had not made up his mind to that extent, and that it would not be reasonable for a jury to say that he had, then you ought to throw out that part of the bill, With re- gard to the charge of indecent assault, if the evidence before you is the same as appears on the depositions, you cainot have a doubt that there is a case of inde- cent assult, which ought to be inquired into, The depo- sitions show that the young lady says that the accused kissed on the mouth, and that she felt his hand on her If that “is made out there ca be no doubt that there was an indecent assault. If thn latter statement of the young lady be not proved, yet if aman kisses a woman against her will with any carnal passion, or with any intent to gratify any feeling of passion of his own, oF to excite @ passion in her, 1 am of opinion that such a kiss is by itself an indecent assault, ifdone against the person’s will; of course there are Kisses which no one could say Were indecent; for in- stance, the kiss by a father of his daughter is a holy kiss, and the kisses of young people in family circles have nothing indecent about them. Buta kiss which is to gratify a passion, or intended to excite passion, is, in my mind indecent, and if, it stood alone you ‘would find the accused guilty of indecent assault. If you find a true bill for an indecent assault it is obvious that you will find one also for common assault. The laying of the hand upon her is an assault, With regard ‘to the latter charges you cannot have the slightest dif- ficulty; the great question will be on the first count. ask your careful consideration, It is not whether you would ultimately find a verdict against him, but whether you think that, taking into account the extent to which he did go, and the hesitation you may think he hag shown by not going further than he did—whether, upon the whole question, after careful consideration, you think that it would be a reasonable conclusion for any- body to come to that he had made up his mind to out rage her to the last extremity, notwithstanding any ob- jection or resistance which she may have shown, if you think so you will find a true bill against him; it not you will ignore the bill so far as that charge 1s com cerned, THE LATE RAINS. EXTENDED DANGER TO THE WHEAT CROE ‘THROUGHOUT MISSOURI AND ILLINOIS—INJURY TO THE RAILROADS FROM THE OVERFLOW— THE WATER ABATING. Sr. Lovts, August 4, 1875. The continual and heavy rains of the past six or eight weeks have done an almost incalculable damage to the crops of both this State and Illinois, and, in consequence, the price of wheat in this market has, within a week, ad- vanced five cents per bushel. Every day samples of shock are exhibited om “Change,” and it is safo to say that there is little, it any, really first class Illinois or —‘Missourt wheat offered now, Many of the largest dealers and commission men aro inclined to take @ very gloomy view of matters and generally agree that there it every prespect of choice amber and fancy wheat com manding $2 per bushel this fall, The crop, which but for the late rains must have been larger than usual, is now much less than the average, and the majority of Missouri and Tilinois wheat still remaining is injured to tent that it will not pass as No, 2 It be used, and will make a good though inferior The correspondents of the large houses here generally agree that wheat in the extreme southers portions of Iilinois and Missouri has sustained but little damage, having been harvested earlier than that furtho north, ‘Texas crops, in which St, Louis is much interested are uninjured, and Kausas crops furnish not yt hed couraging news for correspondence, Indiana wheat, much of which comes here, is not good, and not more than half the crop is Ot for shipment, Corn throughout Missouri and Ilnois 18 in the low lands almost entirely destroyed, and probably one-third of that in high lands is washed out. This is, of course, the case with flax, grass aud almost every other prod- uct, Itis impossible to make anything like a correct estimate of THE ACTCAL DAMAGE, but some idea of the immense amount of water that hat fallon may be obtained when it is stated that two daya ‘le railroad, the Ladianapolis aud St, Louis, less than fourteen breaks, and on the Ohio and Mississippi Railroud one bridge, a trestle, seventy miles this side of Cincinnati, was entirely undet water, Other roads to the east suffered proportionately, Dut trains are now running through on time for the firs) time in a week or more, As we have had no rain for two days, and as the river is —s falling, farmers are regaining a little hope, although they have but gloomy prospects. Dealers agree that there willbe no more corn than is needed at home, ENFORCING THE EXCISE LAW. The police of the Eighth Brooklyn precinet yesterday arrested James J. Kane, of Ninth street and Second avenue, and August Misfriegel, of No, 828 Ninth enue, for Vidlating the Excise law by selling liquor oa Sunday, They ‘wore bald to awalt a2 cLamination betes Justice Dalmaz,