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CHATS ABOUT BOOKS. The Recent Outcome of the Fiction World. “The French at ome,” “For a Woman's Sake,” “The Wonderful Adventures of Tartarin of Tarasoon.” “I declare,” said the Lawyer, entering the library of Squire Rosedew’s stately mansion, “it is cool enough to enjoy a little fire this evening. Why, my dear Squire, you are a fairy, for here is the very thing, There is nothing like an open wood fire this time of year for taking the rheumatism out of one’s bones, I would build a fire on my hearth on the Fourth of July ifthe weather was damp—in fact, 1 have done it. Don’t you remember what a cool Fourth we had some four or five years ago? I remember that we built a fre in the furnace and sat with the windows down. Ah! here come our members, one by one and two by two.”” Miss Gusuinarow (catching a glimpse of the ruddy flames)—How very delightful, Squire, You don’t know how picturesque that old fireplace js with its shining andirons and crackling logs. It seema a pity not to have it going all Summer. One would almost be willing to suffer from the heat for the sake of the cosi- ness. Good evening, Doctor; come up and warm your- self in the genial glow of the flames, Tho Docror (wiping the perspiration from his brow)— No, thank you, I’ve a genial glow of my own. You won't need any fire this weather if you will take as much exercise in a dayas I do, Just let me get by that open window, please; you may take the chimney corner, if you like. We are all here, I believe, except Miss Euphemia and Augustus Charles. Who has read “The Wonderfal Adventures of Turtarin of Tarascon?” (William F, Gill & Co.) ‘The Squine—I guess we all have, to judge from the smile playing over tho features of this most dignified club, I can answer for my wife and daughter and my- self. Almaviva read it aloud to her mother and me, and we were immensely ploased with it, The Lawyrr—A wonderfully clever little book. I cannot say that I see any reason for calling its author, Alphonse Daudet, the Dickens of France. He never suggests such a comparison to my mind, His wit is of an entirely different order. ‘Tartarin of Tarascon 1s a delicious bit of satire and very droll, What could be better than the idea of Tartarin talking so much about travelling through Shanghai that he at last began to believe that be had been there, and his neighbors shared his belief? He longed for adventures so much that he imagined that he was always a hero of a dozen or so, I should like to have seen him armed to the teeth pacing up and down in front of the lion’s cage at the menagerie, When at last people began to think that he was a little bit of a humbug and pride drove him out into the world in quest of lions, how frightened he was at everything! When the steamer landed on the Algerian shores the scené was very funny. “To arms! to arms!” shouted Tartarin, ‘Don’t you see, Captain ?—quick, quick, arm your crew!”? “And what for, pray?” “Why, don’t you see?” “See what 7” “There, before your eyes, the pirates!” Captain Barbasson looked at him in dumb amaze- ment, At this instant a huge negro passed them on the ran, with our hero’s medicine chest on his back. “Scoundrel, stop!’? cried Tartarin, and he leaped for- ward, dagger in hand. Barbasson caught him in his flight, and keeping hola of his girdle, said, “Now, keep still. Dash my top- lights! These are not pirates, It is long since there were any pirates. These are porters.”” When Tartarin finally does kill a lion it proves to be a tame one, and he has to pay dearly for his fan, But he has the skin to send back to Tarascon, The Squirz—One of the most amusing passages to me is where he shoots the ass in the dark, and, thinking it is a lion, waits patiently for the female, for be imagines that it is a male. When the female did come “she came on terrible and roaring in the guise of an old Alsacian wornan, in a marmot headdress, armed with a huge red umbrella.” That was not the female he ex- pected and the umbrella in her hands proved more ter, rible than a lion’s claws, Tartarin went home to Tarascon a sadder and a wiser man.. “Oh, the grand platter of popularity—it is nice to sit down to, but how it scalds when it tips over,” says this wise Frenchman. “POR A WOMAN'S SAKE.”? Tho Doctor (going to the window)—At last here come Miss Euphemia and Augustus Charles, Better late than never (us the young couple entered the room), What kept you so far behind timo? Aveustus Cuartes—‘We were just finishing “For a Woman's Sake” (William F, Gill & Co.), from the Ger, man of Hans Wackenhusen. I thing that it was a thousand pitics that the translator could not have found something better for his linguistic pen. This novel reads like a tale of the Middle Ages, when in fact it is quite modern. The author is said by his admirers to be the German Wilkie Collins. I should be very sorry if Mr. Collins dealt in such purposeless mysteries. Tho story is told by the heroine and is of the singular adventures of herself and of her companion, Eugenie. Paula is the heroine's name. Her father was a drinking, gambling, hard-fisted, hard- hearted German baron, who. fortunately, dies carly in the story. The son, Hermann, who succeeds him, in- herits all his beauty of person and badness of disposi- tion, When only twenty years of age he comes into his property and begins his tyrannical rule, He defies his mother, bullies his sister and persecutes Eugenie. Strange to say, the latter loves him, though he treats her worse than a dog. He ties, her to a tree and leaves her there to starve, and at last marries her by actual force to a boor ofa schoolmaster, whom she hates. For all this she loves him, and when he is wounded nurses him back to life, ‘Tho Doctor—What a poor fool! Augustus CHantes—I agree with you, The sister, Paula, showed more pluck than one would have given her ¢redit for. Sho flatly refused to marry a rascal to suit her brother, and vowed that she would marry an honorable man to suit herself. The mother is won over to the brother’s side, and they try to compel her, Dut she wouldn’t be compelled, even when the Queen expressed her wish in the matter. There is a due, im which the principals draw lots; he that draws the red lot is to shoot himself. Her- mann draws and shoots, and every one thinks that he is dead, but he docs not give the other the benefit of his death until later on, Paula's lover is Hermann’s antagonist in this duel, and that’s the reason they did not fire at one another, The mother drops dead, thinking that her son has been shot, the lover flees to America, and Paula gets her to a nun- nery. Hermann has an effective deathbed scene, at which bo clasps the hands of his sister and her lover, who are thus united. Thus the lives which began and continued for so long under tragic circumstances ended in the most natural and commonplace manner, Such is tho Wilkie Collins of Germany. “THR FRENCH AT HOME.” The Parsox—I thought I would just skim through Al- bert Rhodes’ “The French at Home”’ (Dodd & Mead), to seo if anything new could be said on that subject, and I found that I could not skip a page. It is very agreeably written, and just light enough and just matter of fact enough to make an even balance. AvGustus Cuartes—The sketches of Paris life are capital. Mr. Rhodes, you know, has spent so much time in that gay city that he is quite at home there, He has a keen appreciation of all the charm of life in the good American's paradise, The French are a de- lightful people to write about. Their character pro- sents 80 tnany different phases, I think that they have learned the perfection of living, Paris combines the* attractions of every other city in Europe, What you cannot find there in the way of instruction or amuse- ment you are not likely to find anywhere else, My. Rhodes has touched upon all the salient featu in the life and character of the Parisians, and his book takes me back over the old ground better than any- thing I bave read. Here is one very true thing that he says:--“‘Snobbery does not thrive on French soil. Little importance is attached to the manner of living wo long as it is not offensive. A man may descend from the acrial heights of # seventh in the Rue St. Jacques, cat hia dinner in @ Duval establishment and evjoy « social position that shall be unquestioned. There are many Rastiquacs who thus pass the day in Poverty to twilight and appear at night in the blaze ofa salon, in & coxtnne whinh bas eost therm the earn- NEW YORK HERALD, MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 20, 1875.—TRIPLE SHERT. ings ofa year.” That isthe right principle. Here, in this country, a man who is poor and proud has to live beyond his means for the sake of his neighbors. In Paris it is live and let live. Miss Gusuincron—Dear Paris! Only think, Eu- phemia, of having your shoemaker, dressmaker or any other maker you may happen to want bringing his wares right up into your poom, The Parisians have the best of us in every luxury except water. I know that the maids in the hotel we stopped at thought it the height of extravagance in me to bathe in a whole tubfulof water, and it was a first class hotel, too. French people do not hurt themselves washing. They change their linen constantly, so that they always look clean, but they are afraid of water, The Docror—Begging your pardon, you know what the Frenchwoman said with such natweté? “Isn't it funny, we are always washing our hands, but never wash our feet?” Miss Gusuixerox—Oh, Doctor! Avavstus Cuanies—We—that is, New York—are be- coming more like Paris every day. People are beginning to realize the supetiority and independence of living {n apartments over living in boarding houses. There are many who would not have dreamed, ten years ago, of living in the same house with other people; now they think nothing of it. Restaurants are more and better than they have ever been before, for this very reason. When you can get a good dinner for eighty-five cents and agood breakfast for fifty cents why should you live in boarding houses, where you have to come to meals at certain times, where everybody knows you, wonders where you were last night and why you were not down to dinner yesterday? Mr, Rhodes describes Parisian epicures to a charm. The serious way they read the bill of fare, how their fingers linger lovingly at the name of certain dishes, how they only talk of wine, women and song during meal time, being afraid of in- fusing their digestion with heavy conversation, A couple of hours are spent over this meal, Then comes a walk on the Boulevard, They lounge to the Rue de la Paix or the Madeleine and back to the Café Napoli- tain, renowned for its coffee, of whlch they sip a demi tasse to a fragrant cigar, and last cames tho cognac. 1 have uever been able to discover when a Frenchman works, He is always enjoying himself, as nearly as I can find out. Life is short; why not make it sweet ? The Docror—And they do make it sweet, That sort of life wouldn’t suit me, but I suppose it does you, Gus, I liked the Bohemian life “of New York somo fifteen or twenty years ago, when Pfaff’'s was its head, quarters, French Bohemia is like French wine—too light, I prefer the German or our own some years back. It is funny what things interest Frenchmen, Think of Hugo and Dumas being such good cooks, Avaustus CHarntes—One of the most interesting chapters to me is the one on a day with the painters— the description of the models, their posing and man- ner during the rests. The thing is looked upon as a business and entirely with professional eyes. How curious it must have been to see the various applicants showing off their good points! Poor things; theirs is a precarious way of earning a livelihood. An American takes naturally to French life. He can fall into the Parisian way of living much readicr than an English- man, Tobe sure, one does meet with Americans in Paris who seem like cats in a strange garret, but take the average New York man about town and you will find that he has little to learn, ‘The Lawyex—Mr. Rhodes’ little volume ts quite pro- fusely illustrated, and it strikes me that I have seen the most of these cuts before in an old number of Harper's Monthly. LITERARY CHIT-CHAT. There is a terrible Aght raging between M, Michelot’g widow and his son-in-law. Mme. Michelet insists tha, her husband desired his bones to rest in Pre 1a Chaise’ and M. Poullain insists that he desired to be buried in the cemetery at Hyéres, Mme, Michelet has published a pamphlet on the subject. : Mr. Frank Stockton’s “Girl of Rudder Grange” was drawn from the life. ‘A new sporting book, on dogs, their, breeding, break- ing and management, is about ready at J. B. Ford & Co.'s, It is entitled “The American Kennel and Sport- ing Field,” by Arnold Burges. Anew book onthe inexhaustible topic of “Words; Their Significance, Use and Abuse,” by Dr. William Matthews, is in the press of S. ©. Griggs & Co., of Chi- cago. A ‘Comparative History of Religions” was left un- finished by M. Coquerel, the eloquent and learned French Protestant. Mr. Ashton Dilke’s new work on “The Russian Power” will soon appear from Macmillan’s press, ‘The third volume of the “Encyclopedia Britannica,” nearly ready, will have articles onthe Atiantic, tho Baltic and the Black Sea, by Dr. W. B. Carpenter; on Beaumont and Fletcher, by Swinburne, and on Bagdad by Rawlinson, Mr. Rae, who wrote on Wilkes, Sheridan and Fox, has in press “George Washington: the American Oppo- sition to George IIL,” which is said to contain the re- sult of original researches in manuscript documents, The “Monopoly of the Bar” is treated pungently in St, James’ Magazine for September. George IV.’s Brighton Pavilion has bgpn made the subject of a book by J. G. Bishop, which May be" styled an anachronism, since hig palace was dismantled as long ago as 1848, Carter & Bros. have nearly ready “Forty Years in the Turkish Empire,” being memoirs of the Rev. William Goodell, D. D., lato missionary of the Ameri- can Board at Constantinople, by his son-in-law, Dr. E, G. D. Prime. M. Roché has printed in Paris a collection of Man- chou and Mongolian maxims and proverbs, with a French translation and vocabulary. James Lamont has written a new book on Spitzbergen and the adjacent seas, boing an examination of routes to the North Pole during voyages from 1858 to 1871. The life of tho late Sir William Fairbairn, the emi- nent engineer, has been undertaken by Dr. William Pole. The revolutionary Utopias, now so much in fashion in France and elsewhere, aro satirized in a lively man- ner, by M. Rondelet in a book entitled “Mon Voyage au Pays des Chimitres,” Mr. Francis Parkman’s “Old Régime in Canada’ gets alate, but, on the whole, flattering review from tho Spectator, which finds in it great industry and research and very valuable information, but not a harmonious historical picture. Mrs. Augusta J. Evans Wilson, author of those amazing stories, ‘St. Elmo” and “Beulah,” has finished a new novel, “Infelice,”” which Carleton will soon publish, Dr. Thomas Hill, former President of Harvard College, has a thoughtful and eloquent paper in the Bibliotheca Sacra upon the value of mathematics in the cultivation of the intellectual, moral and spiritual faculties, Gustave Doré is to get $50,000 for his illustrations of Shakespeare, Michael Kelly in his recollections, given in the last Bric-a-Brac volume, tells a good story of how John Kemble, the actor, played preacher once and was ro- warded by a large congregation and a big collection, Mr. Alfred Russell Wallace has written a book on miracles and modern Spiritualism, in which he under- takes to answer Hume and Lecky and to defend the Spiritualistic belief and gives us the scientific side of the supernatural, Prosper Mérimée’s posthumous work, entitled “Etudes aux Arts des Moyers Ages,” is written in his admirably clear style, and treats of many of the national monuments of France, The “Heroes of the Arctic,” by Mr. Fred, Whymper, will comprise a complete summary of arctic explora- tions to date, and will be brought out by Pott, Young & o., New York. Captain J. A. Lawson's ‘Wanderings in the Interior of New Guinea” is one of the most remarkable series of adventures in field, flood and forest which has been narrated in modern times. Dean Stanley has nearly ready an edition of “St. Paul's Epistles to the Corinthians,” with critical notes, expository dissertations and other aids to the oompre- hension of these remarkable letters for scholars and general readers, The Russian World states that the Mitister of Public Instruction intends to make the English language the subject of compulsory study in the gymnasiums for young ladies, The London Geographical Magatine is now an estab shed success. The August pumber has a thorough ar- ticle on the discovery of the course of the Congo, in which the writer urges that an expedition be sent up the Congo to relieve Lieutenant Cameron, to open up a vast and rich country to English commerce and to crush out the slave trade, ‘The eighth edition of Max MAller’s “Lectures on the Science of Languago’’ is out in London, and a volume of ‘aaavs on Language” by the same is in press, THE IRISH CHURCH. MEETING OF THE NATIONAL SYNOD AT MAY- NOOTH—QUESTIONS TO BE CONSIDERED—CAR- DINAL CULLEN'S LATEST EFFORT FOR POLITI- CAL CONTROL OF THE IRISH PEOPLE—¥FLANK MOVEMENT ON HOME RULE, . Dunuan, Sept. 2, 1875. The National Council of the Roman Catholic Church in Ireland, which has been on the tagis for nearly three years, was opened at Maynooth on Tuesday, August 31. It is worth remarking that the present is only the sec- ond National Council held in Ireland since the English invasion, 700 years ago; whereas, in America, those Episcopal gatherings are events of regular occurrence at stated times. The explanation of this differcuce must be that nothing escapes the vital influences of the New World; even such ancient and fixed organisms as the Roman Catholic Church acquire in its atmosphere a fresh energy. The council was to have met on the 17th of August. But such was the state of prostration of Cardinal Cullen, after the fatigues and excitement of the O°Connell Centenary celebration and the O'Keefe trial at the Wicklow Assizes, a few days ‘previously, that he was physically incapable of presiding at tM® delibera- tions of his Episcopal brethren, And so the assembly had to be postponed for a fortnight later than the date originally fixed. Another peculiarity worth noting in tY “jst ecclesi- astical system is the inclination. vil g, vse formal gatherings in remote places. The .ormer C@ neil was held at Thurles, a quiet village in the hea. of Tip- perary. ‘The present one is beMg held at Maynooth, a still smaller village about “fteen mites from Dublin, near the great pastoral dtrict of Meath, whose pas- tures make the fortunes of Iris cattle dealers, ‘There is, however, an appropriateness in holding a council at Maynooth, THE COLLEGE OP MAYNOOTIT is the great seminary for the training of priests, not alone for Ireland, but generally for the Iris race | Beautifully placed it is for its ob- | wherever scattered, joct—quite close to the wooded demesne of Carton, the seat of the Duke of Leinster, the lord of the surround- ing tract, At the college gates are the picturesque ruins of the old historic castle of the Geraldines, whence they dominated all the border land on that side of the Pale. Within easy walking distance is Celbridge, the residence of Dean Swift's Vanessa; Clongowes Wood, the great Irish school of the Jesuits; the “Hill of Lyons,’ the scone of O’Connell’s celebrated duel with D’Estorre. Most of the prelates and persons who were to take part in the council were already at Maynooth on the 80th, Still, the mail train of the Midland line, which left Dublin at half-past seven o'clock on that evening, bore a few bishops and. several priests, Without any unfair revelations of the private talk of the railway carriage it may be said that the O’Connell Centenary and Butt, Dufly and Home Rule figured in the conversa- tion. More than one voice expressed a conviction that the ‘Butt testimonial” had been fatally damaged by the conduct of certain Home Rulers at the breakup of the centennary banquet. The mist and gathering darkness prevented one from observing the many pretty and noted places past which the train glided, Maynooth is only fifteen miles from Dublin, but the rate of travelling was so slow that, although there was nota single stoppage to interfere with the speed, it) was not reached till a quarter past eight. It was now quite dark, The nar- row, roughly finished platform at the railway station was crowded with country lads, who assumed the func- tions of railway porters, and who pounced upon every one as he alighted with a piratical avidity which showed the fntention of levying blackmail by wholesale, Every one was addressed by the ingenuous youths as “Me Lord,” suggesting how highly impregnated the at- mosphere was with Episcopal greatness. Even the yery unanstocratic representative of the Heraup did not escape the universal title-bestowing, At first he disowned the nobility thus “thrust upon him,” bat he soon learned the advantage of oven Pinchbeck dignity, as it was a passport which helped to extricate him from the jostling throng. Grievous in the extreme was the confusion for those who had lug- gage, which it was next to impossible to find in the chaos and crowd, and if found was sure to be torn from the owner's grasp by some stalwart amateur porter. But it was very amusing-to look at for one who was experiencing the delightful truth of the classical adage, Vacuus cantabit coram latrone viator, The discordant cries, the fruitless remonstrances of the travellers, the appeals of competing ear drivers were perfectly bewildering. Yet there was no riot, no danger of a breach of the peace, no “row.” At length the outside of the station is reached; but the confusion and discomfort is only less in degree, There are no covered vehicles and the side of a sham- bling rustic outside car does not give the pleasantest prospect of conveyance along an unknown road in a thick mist, Soon it appears that the number of even those primitive vehicles is insuilicient to meet the d mand, and some negotiation is necessary both to ar- range who shall be joint tenants and to abate the extortionate greed of Jehu. “When these matters have been settled it is discovered that the luggage has be- come interchanged in an mextricable fashion, owing to the reckless manipulations of the self-constituted porters. It is quite dark, and there are no lights, 80 in- vestigation is impossible. Somehow it is ascertained, or taken for granted, that a bishop's trunk {s missing, and as “His Lordship” cannot appear at the council next day unless robed in full canon:eal habiliments this is a genuine mconvenience. It may be a disaster. For who can tell beforehand the possible value of a bishop's synodal vote. There is a tradition (among the non-ultramontanes, of course) that the con- demnation of the Queen's colleges. at the Synod of Thurles, in 1850, was carried by a single vote. In the present emergency, as no one could venture to suggest even a hint of the whereabouts of the missing trunk, the stattonmaster called out ‘Police- man,” and a young fellow, in the uniform of the “Royal Irish”? (constabulary), came forward. He may bean efficient guardian of the peace in that rural district, where it seemed likely that the greatest offence was some violation of the liquor laws; but, as he stood under the reflection of the failway _ porters lantern, somewhat above middle height, lithe and active, with a handsome, intelligent, good- humored ‘face, quick, twinkling eyes, ' mobile mouth, fine ’whiskers and a curling mus- tache,’ he looked ‘cut out” by Nature to be avery effective disturber of the hearts of the village maidens and of the peace of mind of the swains, Even a ‘‘policeman,’’ however, could not call up the missing trunk by any procoss of constabulary magic, so he contented himself with announcing that he would have all the rustics summoned “against next Bench day” for “trespassing” on vbe railway and with assu- ing one unhappy wight (a good-looking youth, against whom, perhaps, Mr. Policeman had some’ jealous grudge) that he was sure to be fined ten shillings It is only fair to say that all the clergymen and habitués seemed quite satisfied that the trunk would be sure to turn up at the “College” and that the honesty of tho locality, at least in matters of passengers’ luggage, was above suspicion. At last a start was effected, but it was now raining briskly. Fortunately, the village is close to the railway Station, so that vacuus viator might have easily walked down to the spot. The end of the journey was well nigh tragical, Jehu had been anticipating the enjoy- ment of his piratical levy, and so tumbled off his perch close to the college gates and narrowly escaped being killed. The College of Maynooth itself presented a brilliant scene, The entrance quadrangle was all lighted up. Along several corridors rooms had been prepared for expected visitors, and, judging from appearances, any person of respectable exterior was free to walk in and occupy a bedroom, “and welcome,” The Presiden Very Rev. Dr. Charles Russell, a most learned man an kindly gentleman, whose fame is known to both hemi- spheres, had been entertaining at dinner all comers. An improvised banqueting ball showed signs of a sumptuous feast, and it was said that over 100 persons had been received. It was a perfect illustration of IRISH HOSPITALITY, Toa stranger the scene was most picturesque. All were ecclesiastics, Most wore cassocks, some college gowns, others the Roman ferrajuolo or wide black man- Ue. About one-fourth of ‘the company were bishops. some in violet robes, most in plain black cassock, with violet cinctures, ‘here were Augustinians there, and a Franciscan who did not remind one of the immortal ‘Monk of St. Francis” described in Storne’s “Sentimental Journey,’? There was one jolly-looking man, engaged in most pleasant conversation with two or three neighbors; it was hard to credit that he was the Irish head of the Jesuits. At oue table four bishops sat, with heads close together, doubtless speculating on the business to be transacied. At another, a fine old bishop sat with a much more interesting looking old priest—a man of massive head, intéllectual counten- ance, but genial features. He was Father 0’Keilly, once a famous student in Rome, then professor here in Maynooth; but he resigned his professorsbip and joined the sons of Loyola Verily, if all Jesuits were such as he, their evil name would die out in less than ten yea The whole scene is animated and fullof motion, A middlo-sized man passes by quickly; he gives a glance of recognition to some friend, a warm shake of the hand 10 some one else. He is Dr. Couroy, Bishop of Ardagh, the Secretary of the Uouncil, who has the reputation of being a most well-informed man, of singular tact, adroitness and tenacity, There is the primate, Dr. MacGettigan, Archbishop of Armagh, a splendid grenadicr, a most kindly soul, und digniled will JOHN OF TUAM rises from aa table, where he has been chatting with some old acquaintance, and he strides away with that elastic step which must be the envy of many an episco- al brother, Dr, Croke, the new Archbishdp of Cashel, js moving about, as much at his cage as if he had been an archbishop for a quarter ofa century, And now THE CARDINAL himself passes by. His bowed figure, hollow cheeks 4 anxious, careworn face tell how much the respon- lities of the headship of the Irish Roman Catholic si Chareh bave told upon him. He is sixteen years ounger than Archbishop MacHale, Any one, merely Kooning at the two men, would say that tl iy on of their yoars were rayerked. clock peals ten; tho assembly breaks up; all retire; | the lights wane, then go out, one by one, And #0 over the college and village of Maynooth settles the stillness of the night before the National Council. The morning was everything to be desired; not too clear at first, but brightening as the day wore on. The rain had cooled the air and refreshed everything. Grass and flowers and shrubs and trees—for all these were there in abundance—jooked their best. Even the | ivy-clad ruin of THE OLD DONJON-KEEP OF THB GERALDINES looked less grim in the pearly brilliancy of its dew-be- decked vesture, From an early hour, indeed, before six, the place was all astir, and as the morning ad- vanced ecclesiastics of various ranks were to be seen, either singly or in groups, moving about or chatting to- gether. A hew personage was visible this morning. A tail, austere man, advanced in years, of pleasing coun- tenance, with along, gray beard, and elad in a peculiar robe of snowy whiteness, He was bareheaded, save for a little, black “skullcap,” perched on the back of his h This was Abbot Fitzpatrick, of the Trappist Monastery of Mount Melleray, a place, according to all accounts, of great interest in every way. It is said that itwas Abbot Fitzpatrick’s solitary vote which, five and | twenty years ago, turned the scale against the Queen’s colleges, and he is to-day at Maynooth, brisk and ac- tive, and looking quite capable of repeating, if neces- -y, the exploit of 185 At half-past nine there was a general movement; but it Was not till past ten that the solemn strain of the “Veni Creator Spiritus” announced that the ceremony of the day had begun. The first scene was A SOLEMN PROCESSION | through a portion of the College buildings and the front grounds, and including the prelates and all ther Members of the Council and many clergymen including the Cathedral Chapter) from Dublin. The bishops and the Abbot wore plain mitres and red copes over the ordinary linen ecclesiastical vestments ; the representatives of the religious bodies wore the solemn robes usual in their choral services; the Chapter wore @ variety of priestly habiliments, ‘the ordinary mombers of the clergy the cassock and surplice. Among them all certainly the most striking figure was the Abbot, whose mitre and flowing beard strongly brought to mind the memory of those Eastern prelates who used to figure in Papal ceremonies at St. Peter's, in Rome, tn days of yore. The whole was brought up by the Cardinal, wearing a scarlet eassock, red cope, liter- ally covered with jewels and gold embroidering; ‘a gor- geous mitre, and bearing his crozier, He was surrounded by a crowd of assistant deacons and clerics, As the procession wound its long way through the quad- rangles, along the paths bordered with flowers, and im and out through the trees, the sun shining brightly all the while on the jewels and embroidery and the silver rocessional crosses, it was a beautiful and imposing Spectacle, ’ High mass followed, at which the Cardinal, as Presi- dent of the Council and Papal Delegate, was celebrant, The music was Gregorian, sung in the Ratisbon style, which De Witt, Pustet ‘and others are striving to propagate all over Germany. It is a great improve- ment on the old style of Gregorian; but for all that it is nowhere as compared with Mozart, Beethoven, and Haydn, Immediately after the mass the old Do- minican Bishop, Dr. Leahy, of Dromore, ascended tho pulpit, He had been a famous yon in diag — thirty years ago 499 OW, AS be feebly cross ws chapel in his white habfl, all eyes were turned to him, He took for his text the words from St. Paul's Second Epistle to Timothy, iv., 2—“Preach the word; be in- stant in season, out of Season; reprove, entreat, rebuke, in all patience and doctrine.” The preacher began by referring to the great dignity and terrible responsibilty -of the spisoopacy and the priesthood, Christ, however, was the model, in His humility, His meekness, His charity, this last virtue feading Him to seek the ‘will of His Heavenly Father in ail things and tho salvation of souls. A stranger maj be pardoned for not recognizing the traditional excel- lence of the preacher, but any one would do homage to the’ earnestness and religious zeal of the venerable old man addressing his juniors in words of piety aud ex- perience. After the sermon the real business of the day com- menced, The ‘‘Litanies of the Saints’? were chanted and solemn prayers recited, A STRIKING EPISODE being the Cardinal solemnly blessing the prostrate assembly. All strangers were then ordered to with- draw and the Council proceeded to secret session. It is, however, known that the business of this first’ day was purely formal. The second session was fixed for September 8, And so this National Council was begun. WHAT WILL IT DO? In his “Letters of Summons,” issued on the 2d of July, Cardinal Cullen referred to ecctesiastical abuses (if any had crept in) and the education question as chief matters for cousideration, It is generally be- lieved that the status of the parish priests and of eccf€siastical property will engage very considerably the attention of the prelates. The O’Keefe case hus revealed many difficulties connected with both, Indeed, as to Church property, several cases have come to light showing the looseness of the arrangements at present existing. All the public opinion of the country, both Protestant and Catholic, points to the EDUCATION QUESTION, ag a matter on which the bishops are sure to act. Now, if this anticipation proves true, it means that parliat mentary action on education is Itaminent, and that the Irish members will have to act m Parliament quite apart from the home rule programme, ‘This is likely to be productive of a very important political result, not for Ireland only, but aiso for Great Britain, THE DUBLIN PRESS ON THE SYNOD. [From the Evening Mail.] We know pretty well what the Synod of Thurles did, It destroyed both the political and social independence of the parish priesthood, completely subjecting them to episcopal direcuon as to their opinions and conduct, It withdrew the “priest from politics’? only to enable the bishops to eyter more deeply into polities. From the Synod of ‘Thurles dates the period of epis- copal intrigue with parties, the bishops themselves, in turn, being instruments employed by the Cardinal Le- gate to carry out the policy of Rome, They were sur- prised by the question of disestablishment, which they did not dream when met at Thurles could ever arise in the form in which it did present itself; and it isa question whether their management of that opportu- nity was not a profound mistake. What we may as- suine as to the Synod is, that the political circumstances of Ireland either invite the hierarchy to a fresh consid- eration of their policy or compel them to undertake it, We do not see how Rome can conclude that the Irish signs of the timo are promising. We seo much reason for believing that it 1s the dark clouds which drive them together to seek a new shelter, We need not point out where these pottents appear. The account of Ireland given, it is supposed, by Mgr. Nardi, in the Roman journal on'his return to the Vatican, and so fiercely conimented upon by the Nation, shows’ that Irishmen are even yet but little to’ be trusted as an ultramontane element, either in Great Britain or the wider field ef Europe, They have a knack of spoiling the Church’s best laid plans, They have demonstrated its weakness, instead of the strength expected to be displayed around O'Connell's tomb. The Irish masses have not followed the bishops, aithough the bishops placed themselves at the head of the movement in the Dublin Cathedral and brought over foreign stars to fill the foreground. The populace 1s politically fanatical, not religiously so; and this scems the incurable tendency of the modern Irish nature. There is rebellion, too, among the journalists, who, when the decision is’ forced upon them, prefor the people to the prelates, It is certain, moreover, Uhat in future statesmen will no longer be’ disposed to accept the prelacy as spokesmen for the Irish nation, whether the terni is understood of the “irreconcilables’> or of the quiet, decorous and prosperiug multitude, The Irish nation can and will speak for itself in its own proper tongue, and according to its own independent, if Sometimes grotesque, ideas, All these influences to- gether constitute a pressure upon the leaders of the Church to review their position with extreme care, and henee, in all probability, the Synod of 1875, THE COURTS. WASHINGTON PLACE POLICE COURT. Before Judge Bixby. THE PRICE OF A DRINK, About two o’clock yesterday morning a man named William Tuite, of No. 802 Ninth avenue, walked into the lager beer saloon of Charles Grossklaus, No, 770 Washington street, and asked for a glass of lager. Mr. Grossklaus handed Tuite a glass of lager and then asked for payment, Tuité made use of some insulting lan- guage, whereupon Grossklaus walked from behind the bar and caught Tuite: by the urm, Tuite, who was somewhat under the influence of liquor, pulled out a Derringer pistol and fired at Grossklaus, ‘tho ball, for- tunately, only grazing his temple, Tuite, who was ar- rested by Officer Dunn, of the Niuth precinct, was held in $1,000 bail to answer. ESSEX MARKET POLICE OOURT. Before Judge Smith. HE WAS A STRANGER. Saturday afternoon last Otto Pastan, a stranger in the city, met three men, named Charles Zach, William Schultz and August Gereinchle, in the Bowery, and was induced by them to enter a saloon, at No, 6 Bayard street. There he mdulged in a game called “three card monte,” and lost $149. Pastan considered that he had been swindled and lodged a complaint with Captain Ullman, of the Tenth precinct, Officers Sullivan and Mallen arrested, on Saturday night, Zach, Schultz and Gereinchie, they were arraigned ‘before Judgo Smith yesterday and held in $1,000 bail each to answer. TOMBS POLICE COURT. Before Judge Duffy. VIOLATING THE SUNDAY LIQUOR LAW, Joseph Vaughey, of No. 14 Spring street, and Daniel W. Brown, of No. 298 Bowery, were yesterday held in $100 cach to answer on a chargo of violating a pro- vision of the Excise law, which prohibits the sale of liquor on the Sabbath, ROBBED WHILE ASLEEP. Ernest Rasmissin, a laborer, was chargea with hav- ing feloniously taken from the person of John Edgreen, while the latter was asleep in his bedroom, at No. 25 Marcus Dominick and Francis Broski, were yesterday charged with employing children to solicit alms. The two first named were found guilty and committed for trial at Special Sessions, in default of $500 bail each. They employed Darius and Theresa Burginoni, aged re- Spectively ten and eleven years, for which the mother of the children was paid twenty-five and thirty cents per day. Both were sent to the House of nation. Broski showed that the child in his service was his daughter, and he was discharged. The child was com- mitted to the Catholic Protectory, but eried so bitterly upon being separated from the father that the Judge relented and gave it back into the custody of the parents, COURT CALENDARS—THIS DAY. Scpreme Court—Cuamuxns—Held by Judge Dono- hue,—Court opens at ten A. M.—Third Monday's mo- tion calendar will be called at eleven A. M. Maxine Court—TriaL Trem—Parv 1—Held by Judge Gross. —Nos. 1262, 8181, 3186, 3187, 3190, 3375, 4526, 454294556, 4726, 4728, 4692, 4081; 4984) 4950, 4954 Maxixe Count—Tiat ' Teuat.—Pakt 2—Held by Judge Shea—Nos, 4631, 4904, 4715, 4731, 4685, 4619, 4620, 4791, 4436, 4686, 4786, 4522, 4542, 4878, 4907. CouRT OF GENRRAL SxssioNs—Hold by Recorder Hack- ett.—The People vs. James Burns, felonious assault and battery; Same va, Maggio Robinson, felonious assault and battery; Same vs. William M. Nevins, felontous as- fault and battery; Same vs, Joseph Perzonowski, felo- nious assault and battery; Same vs. Thomas Kelly, rapo; Same vs. John Sith and George Wingfield, bur- giary; Same va. John McCoy, burglary; Same va. John ‘orbett, burglary; Same ys. John Stigler, grand larceny ; Same vs. Thomas J. Weeks and Henry Lindburg, gran larceny; Same vs. John Naegel, grand larceny; Same vs. Poter B. Hawey, Thomas Hawey and Damel Crow- ley, grand larceny; ’ Same va, Jolin’ Gibson, grand lar- ceny; Same ys. Frank Miller, grand larceny; Same vs, Frederick A. Brady, torgery;’ Same vs. Frank Hartnot, petit larceny, . RAPID TRANSIT. THE DYING EFFORTS OF THE DEPRESSED PRO- TECTORS—THE SECOND AVENUE HORSE CAR COMPANY BADLY SCARED— NECESSITIES OF THE STRUCTURE—THE NUMBER OF POSTS—A SAFEGUARD AGAINST ACCIDENTS. The Rapid Transit Commissioners will meet again to- day. It is hoped that they will be able to agree upon a plan of structure by the end of this week. At their last meeting on Friday a great effort was made by the representatives of the depressed railroad plans, Melville P, Smith and Walter J. Morris, to overthrow the arrangements already made with the two elevated railway companies, and to induce them to adopt the depressed plan for the Third avenue and to com- pensate the New York Company with the Second for the loss of the Third, Mr, Morris, whose capabilities of persuasion and argument render it manifest that he ought to have devoted himself to the law, presented a formidable and quite plausible array of facts and figures in favor of the depressed’ plan. ‘THE DEPRESSED PLAN HAS NO CHANCE. The answer of the Commissioners was that, be the de- pressed plan ever go excellent, nothing could be done for it while it Jacked the ready money to build the road. Mr, Morris thereupon stated that the leading capitalists who were supposed to back the Gilbert, or rather the Sixth avenue road (Mr. ©. K. Garrison and others), had veered round and were now in favor of the depressed plan. He was then asked to bring letters from them bearing out this statement, Inquiry yesterday showed that tho latter must have been based on a misconcep- tion of the facts, for the leading capitalists who intend to build the Sixth Avenue Elevated road (Messrs. Pull- man, Navarro, Garrison and Billings, of Chicago), areas stanch as ever in their support of the elevated system, ‘The fuct is, that popular sentiment is now, as it has been since the appointment of the Commission, altogether in favor of the elevated plan, and the obstructions of a depressed rqad in the winter by snow would make it a decidedly venturesome experi- meant, The depressed plan Mas no chance, more especial- ly as already formal arrangements have been made with the elevated companies, A QUERR REPORT. The announcement in the Hrranp that a fund of $3,000,000 had been raised by the horse car companies for the purpose of defeating rapid transit has giver rise to some strange reports. One of these was that the Third Avenue Railroad Company was acting inde. pendently in the matter and had offered a large sum to the New York Elevated Company for _locat- ing their east side road on the Second avenue, This report, which came from reliable authority gave the Second Avenue Horse Car Com; a terrible “‘scare,’’ and it is said that they have still not recovered from the shock. It is certain, however, that even if such an offer has been made to the New York Company by Messrs. Hart and Phillips they will not dare to betray the interests of the people for a pecuniary consideration. The Pee demand au elevated road on the Third avenue and they will have it, all the bribery funds of the horse car companies to the contrary’ not- withstanding. SHALL THE POSTS BE FAR APART? An extremely important p. still at issue between the Commissioners and the elevated companies is that involving the number of posts supporting the struc- ture, The companies desire that the number should be large, as the longitudinal girders could then be of light and cheap construction and money would thus be saved, Itis certain, however, that the posts will be much further apart than is desired by the companies and that their number will be mach smalier than that applied for. Tobe sure, the lesser number of posts would necessftate stronger and consequently more ex- pensive girders, thus increasing the cost of construc- tion, bat it would detract from the strength of the structure, while it would diminish the disfigurement and obstruction of the street, WHAT SHOULD BE DONE, It is obvious that the more posts the greater the ob- struction to the traific of vehicles. The companies have applied for posts only twenty-nine feet apart, but the Commissioners will scarcely allow them to be less than fifty feet apart. In a block of 260 feet length five posts, fifty-two fect apart, should be suificient. This is the view taken by several of the Commissioners, and they cannot be too highly praised for thus jealously guarding the interests of the city and the beauty of the streets. One of the greatest objections to elevated railways has been that they would aisfigure the streets, and it is important to dissipate this remonstrance by placing as few ob- structions in the street as possible. The additional expense caused by the grehiter strength of the girders cannot overbalance this argument, as the road is sure to pay enormously, even at the most liberal allowance for construction. *, While it is pretiy certain that for the sixty feet wide avenues a central structure will be adopted, it appears likely that for narrow streets of forty and forty-five feet width, such as West Broadway and others, still narrower, 4 complete span from curb to curb will be required by the Commission. The reason is this: In a sixty foot avenue, after taking the twenty- three feet width for ‘the structure, which has been agreed upon as requisite, thirty-seven feet still reinain, or eighteen feet on each side of the avenue. This is sufficient for all necessities of traflic, but in a street of only forty-five feet width only twenty-two feet would remain for that purpose, or only eleven fect on each side of the street, which is totally inadequate in a busy city like this, and more partict- larly in the crowded strects down town. In these nar- row streets, therefore, the Commissioners judiciously require a complete span from curb to curb, which, though changing somewhat the aspect of the structure, would not interrupt the continuous character of the track, A “SCENE” AT A FUNERAL, John ©. Benson, an old Paterson manufacturer, who has been identified with the interests of that city for some seventy years past, died last week and his funeral took place on Saturday, Among those present were the venerable William Lloyd Garrison, and his son, Wendell Phillips Garrison, editor of the Nation. Mr. Garrison had been an in- timate friend of Mr. Benson through life, their senti- ments having been greatly in accord, especially on the slavery and tariff questions, Mr. Benson having been in his time quite a writer on these subjects for various important New York rs. he Rev. Mr. Grennell, a Baptist clergyman, officiated at the funeral and. delivered a very orthodox sermon, upon the fact of death being the wage of sin andall that, whereupon the venerable William Lloyd Garrison followed with some strongly dissenting remarks, taking = all ~— the mourners by — surprise to hear such a thing at a funeral Mr. Garrison saw nothing in death but a natural sequence of life and esteemed it as one of God’s mercies to nan and the gateway to heaven, He cared not what a man’s faith or creed might be. Ifhe lived uprightly and made the world better for the fact of his having lived in it he believed he would not go far astray, entirely dissented physicai death with the ideas of the preacher, in that it was the wages of sin, but argued that it was as natural fora man to die as it was for him to be born. His remarks were beautifully eloquent throughout, and his blow to the orthodox sentiments of the reverend ntleman officiating was a severe one, The Deminio Rid the best of the argument nt last, however, giving Mr. Garrison a fetaliatory clip in his concluding prayer, thanking the “great Father who hast said that death ‘was sent into the world as a punishment for sin.” CORONER'S CASES. Matilda Kimmerly, aged three years, of No 203 Broome street, died yesterday at her residence, from smallpox, which she has been suffering from for the past nine days. Louis Lesser, aged eleven months, residing at No. 5 Lewis street, died suddenly yesterday, Greenwich street, $35 in greenbacks, Mary Nelson, servant girl, testified that she saw the prisoner with his hand in Edgreen’s pocket, The accused was held to answer in default of $1,000 bail. FIFTY-SEVENTH STREET COURT. Before Judge Kasmire, THE ALLEGED PADRONI. Three Italian organ grinders. named Lucius Bantiste, Samuel Rosenstroth, who was injured about four days: ago by falling, at the Houston street ferry house, died yesterday at the hospital, BURGLARY IN BROOKLYN, Sergeant Cadden, of the Third precinct, Brooklyn, arrested Henry Boenicke, alias Henry Wagner, resid- ng at No, 30 Madison street, Naw York. on a charge of | 21, at nine orstoak, to burglary on Saturday night. The prisoner is secured of enteriug the residence of Rev. William Y. Wolf, No. 341 Smith street, during the absence of the family’ andl stealing therefrom wearing apparel valued at Mrs. Wolf was approaching her residence, about fh o’clock in the evening, when she saw the prisonet descending the doorstep with a large bundle in bi hands. The Sergeant ascertained that the man had gon into a lager beer saloon, at No, 36 Bergen street, an visiting that place found the thief with the stolen prop- erty. A quantity of hurgiars’ umplements were found on Boenicke. They consisted of a picklock, a jimmy, six keys and a skeleton key. The burglar, who is thirty-tive years of age, says he is a bartender. MARRIAGES AND DEATHS, MARRIED. : Cucrcn—Vaw Wyex.—At Trinity chapel, September 16, by the Rev. R. Heber Newton, Bensasuy S. Caurc of New York, to Mary Vax Wyck, of Washington, DIED. Autior.—At No. 242 Washington street, Hoboken, on png evening, September 18, Joux ALuior, aged 6h “ars, The relatives and friends are respectfully invited to attend his funeral, on Tuesday afternoon, September 21,, at two o'clock, ‘from the Reformed church, Hudson! street, near Sixth, Hoboken, Arrieroy,—In Jersey City, on Sunday, September 19, Puornx, wife of George 8. Appleton and daughter of thet late Joseph Kissam, in the 62d year of her age. The relatives and friends are invited to attend her funeral, from St. Mark’s church, corner of Grove andi Montgomery streets, Jersey City, on Wednesday, Sep- tember 22, at half-past two o'clock P. M. Browyg.—On Sunday, September 19, ELLEN, wife of William Browne, 80 South Second street, Williamsburg. | Funeral at two P. M., on Tuesday, the 21st inst, } Bovux.—In Brooklyn, on Friday, September 11, Neu, daughter of Martin and Maria Boyle, aged & years, 1 month and 17 days. The relatives and friends of the family are respecte fully invited to attend the funeral, from the residence of her parents, No. 318 Willoughby avenue, to St. Patrick’s church, corner of Kent and Willoughby ave- nues, this (Monday) morning, at nine o'clock, where @ requiem mass will be offered up for the rapone of her soul, and thence to the Cemetery of the Holy ross. Burier.—In Brooklyn, on Sunday, September 19, Mary Enza, wife of John M. Butler, in her 60 year. ‘The funeral will take plaee from ‘her late residence, 491 Pacific street, on Tuesday, the 2ist, at one P. M. Butier,—On Sunday, September 19, after a very eae and severe illness, ANN, the beloved wife of Edwar Butler, tn the 55th year of her age. ‘The Telatives and friends of the family are respect. fully invited to attend her funeral, from her late resi- dence, 633 Greenwich street, on Tuesday, September 21, at two O'clock. CrowkLi.—At Rahway, N. J., September 17, Josepa H, CroweLt. . Relatives and friends are respectfully invited to at- ‘tend his funeral, from his father’s residence, 32 Oliver street, on Monday, 20th inst., at half-past two P, M, De Pryster.—At Hudson, September 19, suddenly, of membranous croup, Jamus, only child of Beekman and Annie G, De Peyster, agent years and 10 months, Notice of funeral hereafter. Dowiinc.—On September 18, Jans Josern, infant son of James and the late Annie Dowling. ' Relatives aud friends of the family are respectfully invited to attend the funeral, from the residence of hia father, 102 West Twenty-cighth street, on Monday, September 20, at one P, M. Rasr.—At Yonkers, September 18, of diphtheria, Viova R., twin daughter of Jobn and Margaret East, aged 6 years, 11 months and 6 days. Funeral on Monday, at half-past three o’clock, from the Nepperhan avenue mission chapel, Fisuzr.—On Sunday morning, at eleven o'clock, Josnrmuing Estei.a Fisher, aged 1 year, 8 months an 6 days, beloved and only child of A. and A. M. Fisher, The relatives and friends of the family, also the mem- bers of A troop, Third regiment cavalry, and the ex- members of G_ troop, First regiment cavalry, NG.S.N.Y., are hereby respectfully invited to atten the funeral, from the residence of her parents, No. 14 Market street, on Tuesday, the 2st, at haif-past one o'clock P, M. Gaery.—On Saturday, the 18th inst, Estrin, second daughter of Mary E! aud Wm. Geery Jr., aged 3 years and 9 months, Funeral services on Monday, the 20th inst.. at half- past two P. M., from No, 174 Macon street, Brooklyn. HaRwep.—On Saturday, September 18, Jaauata Craw vorb, wife of Luther M. Harned, aged 34 years, 8 months and 20 days, Relatives and friends of the family are respectfully invited to attend the funeral, from the residence of her father, James Crawford, No. 238 East Thirty-eighth street, this day (Monday), at twelve o'clock. Hawiey.—On Saturday, September 18, Huyry Haw- Ley, in his 89th year, ‘The relatives and friends are invited to attend the fu- neral, from his lute residence, 236 Sixth street, at two o'clock, on Tuesday, September 21, Interment in Greenwood Cemetery, 2 Hint.—On Sunday morning, 19th inst.. at a quarter past one A, M., Many, relict of Edward Hill, a native of the parish of Drung, county Cavan, Ireland) in the 70th year of her age. The reiatives and friends of the family, also those ot her sons, Lawrence E, and Thomas H. Hill, are respect- fully invited to attend the funeral, on Tuesday morning, at ten o'clock, from her late residence, No. § Columbia street, thence fo St. Mary's church, coruer Ridge and Grand streets, where a solemn mass of requiem will bo celebrated for the repose of her soul; thence to Calvary Cemetery. HivrcnixGs, —On Saturday, September 18, of diphthert EuGenta Avavsta, only daughter of Augustus F, ani Lizzie Hutchings, aged 6 years, 1 month and 17 days, Relatives and friends aro respectfully invited to at- tend the funeral, on Tuesday, at one o'clock, from the residence of her parents, 232 East 123d street, Springfield (M).) papers please copy. Jenxins.—On Saturday, September 18, 1875, at 201 West Forty-second street, corner Seventh avenue, Lazaix DaLe, wife of Simeon S. Jenkins, aged 40 years, The relatives and friends, also Architect Lodge No. 510, F, and A. M., are respectfully invited to attend the funeral, from the Church of St. Mary the Virgin, West Forty-fifth street, near Broadway, on Monday, the 20th inst, at eleven o'clock A. M. Lapgx.—The Month’s Mind, a solemn requiem mass, will be offered for the repose of the soul of Mary Jane Lanes, at St. Joseph's church, Sixth avenue, on Mon- day, September 20, at nine A. M. The relatives and friends of the family are respect- fully invited to attend. Liasy.—On_ Saturday, September 18, Fraxx M., only son of Benj. F. Libby, uged 34 years. ‘The funeral will take place from his late residence, No. 7 West Twenty-fifth street, on Monday, September 20, at ten o'clock A. M. iNK.—On Friday, September 17, of Gorrie Lasx, native of Wurtemburg, the 77th year of his, age. ‘The funeral will take place on Monday, the 20th inst., at two o'clock P. M., from the residence of his son-in- law, George Heneken, Jr., No. 223 East Thirteenth street, The relatives and friends are respectfully in- vited to attend. The remains will be taken to Trinity Cemetery for interment. MappEx.—In Hoboken, September 19, 1875, Mar¥ Jane Mappes, beloved daughter of Jane Madden. Notiee of funeral hereafter. Manon.—On Sunday, September 19, Jomn, the be loved husband of Bridget Mahon. His relatives and friends are respectfully invited to attend the funeral, from his late residence, 203 East wo street, on Tuesday, the 2ist inst, at one o’elocl PoLLAcHEK.—On Sunday morning, September 19, Jacon 8. PouLacuux, of Dallas, Texas, in the 36th year of his age. Relatives and friends are invited te attend the funeral, from the residence ot his brother-in-law, G. Metzler, No, 209 Eagt Sixty-second street, on Tuesday, 21st inst, at nine o'clock A, M. Nicso.ts.—On Friday, September 14, after a severe illness, Jutta A., wife of Theodore J. Nicholls, in tho Sist year of her Funeral from her late residence, 387 Fast 118th street, on Monday, 20th inst., at half-past one P. M. Relatives and friends respectfully invited. Ricwarps.—On Saturday, September 18, nizay P. Rrcnanps, in the 87th year of his age, Relatives and friends of the family, also the members of Excelsior Lodge, No. 195, F. and’ A. M., aro invited to attend his funeral, on Monday, September 20, at ono o'clock P. M., trom his mother’s residence, 33 Perry street. The members of Excelsior Lodge, No. 195, F. and A, M., are requested to assemble at their rooms on Mon- day, September 20, at twelve o’clock sharp, for the pur- ose of attending the funeral of our late brother, Elzay Pr Richard 0. W. BUCKINGHAM, M, Swartz2—On Sunday, September 19, Seymore, the youngest son of S. M. Swartz His funeral will take place on Monday, the 20th inst, at ten o'clock, from 334 West Thirtieth street, SaRLLAS. —Suddenly, on Sunday, September 19, Witur H. Surntas, aged 6 years. Relatives and friends of the family are respectfully invited to attend the funeral, at the residence of his rents, No. 843 Humboldt street, Brooklyn, E. D., a& f-past 1 P.M. Uxoxxwoov.—At Brooklyn, L. L, on Sunday, Sep- Faocpivw 19, Ex.en J. Unperwood, in the 20th year of er age. Pai services at Tolland, Conn., Tuesday, Septem- r 21, Vax Vanick.—On Sunday, September 19, after a lon; and severe ilinoss, Euiza , the beloved wife of Samuel Van Varick, in the 36 of her The relatives and friends of the family, aoe those of her brotl John R., Andrew T. and James EF. Sims, are reg] ily invited to attend the funeral, from the residence of her brother, No. 40 Macdow street, om ‘Tuesday, the 2ist inst., at one o’clock P, M. Wat.ace.—On Saturday, September 18, after a long and severe illness, Mary Wattacr, relict of the late Thomas Wallace. _Her remains will be taken from her late residence, No, 60 Willett street, on Tuesday morning, September St. Mary’s church, where a sol- emn mass of requiem will be offered for the repose of her soul. Relatives and friends of the family aro in- vited to attend. Wuits.—On bi ad 19, Manx Anns Warrs, bo- loved wife of Atkinson White, « To be buried from her late residence, No. 200 West Thirty-sixth street, Relatives and friends are respect- be FB a to attend her funeral, on Tuesday, at one P. WiLtiams,—On Sunday, September 19, Many J Witn- 1AMS, aged 19 years, Relatives and friends are ‘respectfully invited to at- tend her funeral, from her late reei 2 South Fourth street, Brooklyn, &. D., on Tuesday, 21st inst, mneumonia, jermany, iD Wiis0: 17, Joux H. Wusox, aged 06 years, . ‘The relatives and friends of the famity aro respect. fully invited to attend the fun from his late resi- » 20UR ins, 104 South First street, on a hall-peae ‘one o’clock P, i”