The New York Herald Newspaper, October 24, 1875, Page 5

THE POLITICAL ARENA. An Untrammelled Judiciary for the People’s Party, OUTLOOK IN THE METROPOLIS. Senatorial, Assembly, County, Civil Justice and Aldermanic Contests. ANIMOSITIES OF THE CAMPAIGN. ‘The tickets of both parties—the people’s coalition and ‘Tammany Hall—are now before the voters of this city. The County, Judicial, Senatorial, Civil Justice, Assembly and Aldermanic conventions have nearly all been held, and the camp fires burn brightly in ‘each of the wards. Clarion notes of district leaders are heard along the dines, while rusty cannon, laid on the shelf since last fall, 1s brought forward and reburuished for the contest, Itisonly in a, cosmopolitan city like New York that such a bedlam of political uproar can annually be seen. The character of nominees is a subject not so closely studied by the average citizen as it should be. A glance at the character of many of those nominated by Tammany for Civil Justices, Aldermen dnd Assem- blymen in this city will convince the people that the trust reposed in John Kelly has been abused. He has frittered away any chances he might have had for re- taining the people’s confidence by dictating the nomi- nation of men for places of trust whose records are stained with moral and official corruption. : STATE TICKET AND CITY VOTR. Governor Tilden’s brilhant reform administration must insure beyond peradventure the success of the domocratic State ticket; Atleast 80 experienced poll- ticians think and prophesy. Even a majority of repub- licans admit that their party has no chance of carrying the State, But since the Ohio election and the defeat of Allen, with his inflation heresy, the drooping spirits of our city republicans have been revived, They see light breaking in the distance, They contend the ‘‘tidal wave” of last ycar has received an effectual check, and the people are again awakened to the danger of terrible financial breakers ahend, in view of fall accession to power of the demo- cratic-party in the Presidential election of 1876, But these gentlemen may be “counting without their hosts,” In the State of New York Governor Tilden hhas given the key-note to his organization upon the time-honored democratic principle of hard money, Added to such a doctrino is the platform of reform and punishment of corruption in public office, to which the Governor has lent his untiring efforts before and since taking possession of the Executive chair. This latter platform must prove the main issue before the people, not alone in the coming election, but in the next great national canvass tor President. Robbery in public office, both city, State and national, has become the prominent evil of the century. THY COMBINATION TICKETS. The united county ticket of republicans and anti- Tammany democrats is a strong one. It has been com- eted by the naming of Mr. George M. Van Hosen as judge of the Common Pleas and the positive acceptance of Mr. 8 D. Van Schaick of the nomination for Surro- gate, Voters will therefore have an excellent oppor- tunity of selecting from each of the tickets presented, Tammany has several excellent nominees and the peo- ple may find it difficult to judge between their relative merite. bin, oe C. Spencer, an able lawyer, is opposed by Mr. Henry A. Gildersieeve, ot American team notoriety, for the position of City Judge. Messrs, James P. Sinnott and derick 8, Stalknecht contest with Messrs. Charles Goepp and James B. Sheridan for seats on the Marine Court Bench, wnile the the Sa- perior Court igre A lies between Jui John J. Freed- man and Mr. ©. F. Sauford. The latter gentleman is Pocaltarty fitted to adorn the position, and will, no doubt, THE DISTRICT ATTORNEYSHIP. The race between Mr. Peter B. Olney and Mr. Benja- min K. Phelps will be an exciting one. Both gentlo- men are well fitted for the position of District Attorney. Mr. Phelps, during the has 60 conducted his office as to Feceive the encomiums of all parties. His election would, therefore, be hailed with satistaction. Mr. Olney’s candidacy carries with it the prestige of ability and a clear record in his profession. ‘THE RECORDERSHIP. During the past week the of Mr. John K. Hackett for Recorder has received many additional in- dorsements from all sorts of people without distinc- tion of party. He may justly be termed ‘The People’s Candidate.” On railroad cars, in meeting halls, hotels and other public places his’ name is eulogized, and a vigorous determination expressed to support him until sundown on the 2d of November next, in de- fiance of the ‘‘one-man power” which has undertaken to strike down the perfect independence of our judges. Mr. John Kelly encounters the most bitter opposition from the masses when he attempts to replace so able and independent a public officer as Recorder Hackett. He could not have established a more unpopular or dangerous precedent. If nothing can be said person- ally against Mr. Frederick Smyth, the pedestal of dic- tation upon which bis candidacy stands alone must render it distastetal to the majority of voters, NEXT LEGISLATUBE—THE ASSEMBLY. ‘Tho contest in many of the Assombly districts prom- ises to be ofa very lively character. Nearly all the nominations have been made. In glancing over the list of candidates one 1 struck with the utter unfitness of many, and it becomes a subject of wonder what really induoes the average city Assemblyman to seek a tia the annual legislative gathering at Albany, “Tho responsible majority,” as the democrats in tho Tast jon of the Assembly were facetiously chris- toned by republican brethren, did not reflect much credit on their party. Squabbling and potty jealousics cccupied their attention far more closely than the in- terests of constituents, Then the members rehearsed their lesson before “Boss” Kelly, and woe to the un- Jucky individual who dared to disobey. But there was gome rebellion, and nota few were made to feel the lash. They have been “disciplined”? and left standin; outside on the steps of Tammany Hall. But they and the people will remember those facts on the 2d of No- vember and endeavor to send to Albany those who will reflect honor upon the city and State, REPUBLICAN UOPES, ‘Through the discussions in democratic ranks and the feeling engendered by the “one man power’ in Tammany Hall the republicans hopo to gain possession 1 at least six of the districts in this city. The princi- pal localities in which they claim jo have a good ‘obability of success are the Seventh, Eleventh, ‘hirteenth, Kighteenth, Twonticth and Twenty-first districts. In the Seventh, last represented by Mr. F. W. Seward, Dr. Hayes, the Arcticexplorer, 1s the repab- fican candidate. The Eignteeuth is composed of the Twenty-first ward, and it is understood the opposition party which is here headed by ex-Sheriff O'Brien, can elect their man. In this ward reside Mr. John Kelly, Mayor Wickham, Coroner Croker, City Chainberlain Tappan and other magnates of Tammany. The Twen- tieth district, Ninoteenth ward, although largely demo- cratic, was last year represented by Mr. Jacob Hess, a republican. This year another representative of that party may slip in. “ The nominee is Mr, J. Albert Englo- THE SENATORIAL CONTRSTS—POX VS. MORRISSRY, The real “stand 4 and knock down” fight tnat Promises to enliven the coming election will be, of course, in the Fourth district, where John Morrissey +as at length thrown down the gauntlet inst John ¥ox. This will prove not only a contest for political gover, but is the continuance of a bitter personal quar- Fol belween those twa candidates, Personalities aro much to be decried in the scramble for public office, but the present canvass has so far developed an unusual ‘amount of Billingsgate. In meeting halls, barrooms ‘and other public places one is met with torrents of scandal and vituperation as to the character and stand- ‘ing of candidates. Some thme ago Morrissey stated, in an interview with a Heraup reporter, that Tam- many Hall was compelled to’ send an ‘agent to Albany to watch Fox, The retort ‘was given by Fox, the result being that the gallant Senator was compelled to “step down and out” from Tammany. But Fox has been once more restored to the embraces of the latest “Boss.” Like gladiators the “two Johns” have stripped to the waist for the contest and now ‘toe the scratch’ with fire in their eyes and war-paipt upon their faces, In the meanwhile Nicholas Muller, another bitter enomy of Fox, has reccived the aomination for Assembly in the First dis- trict, where the latter resides, Here is a dilemma tor the:‘Hon.” Nicholas. Ae the price of his nomination he iamade to bite the dust beiore John Kelly's feet in supporting the candidacy of Fox. Will he prove faithful ‘on electian day, or will he and his friends go over to jthe Marrinsey camp, around the fires of which these gentiermem would {ar prefer to warm themselves just at present? \Those are questions not easily solved just now. After comsiderable hesitation Mr. Booth has been in- Auced to ran on the republican ticket against Mr. Sidney P, Nichols, the ae len tin ereen Mr. Booth ‘was electec\ aro years ago over his opponent by eome 2,000 major @y. This party feel confident of re-clecting liim this yea and are working hurd in his interest, Mr. George W. Henneken, the anti-Tammany and re- publican cand) in the Sixth district, having with- drawn, Mr. Jan Daly, the Tammany nominee, has opposed to him ©. A. Baaden, the republican nominee. In the Sevenths district, composed of the Righteenth, Twentieth and Ty venty-firet wards, the coalition party have nominated . Joseph A. Monheimer for Senator. ‘This te the dietrict Which was formerly represented by ex-Sheriff O'Brien. | He has here a large following, articularly in the Eighteenth and Twenty-first wards. Rwo years ago the AjWwllo Hall candidate, Mr. James Everard, came within 300 votes of being elected out of | ® total of 20,000 ballots vast. Mr. James W. Gerard is the Tammany candidate, He is strongly backed up by Governor Tilaen, wnose city residence is in the district, ‘There i# lixoly to be a Close contest in the Kighth, where the anti-Taminany wd republican parties havo united upon as against Mr, Mr. Francia M. Bixby, Everett P, Wheelor. A good deal of disunion exists among some of tho Tammany Committees im this Keo- tion of the city, particularly in the Seventeenth, *wantioth and Twenty first dairicys Many gentlemen ‘on those committees claim to have been ignored in the dispensation of ‘and have also felt the lash of the ‘‘one-man power” yagh that ingeniously con- structed machine, Corporation Attorne: ‘ttees on Discipline. All these disse! course, rally assist Mr, Bixby’s Cong and if bis ee ment is elected it will be by & majority. r. joseph P. Fallon, a young er, has been nominated for Assembly By mmAany in the Harlem section, which is part of the Eighth Senatorial district, THR CIVIL JUSTICES. ‘The nominations in the nine districts of this city for civil justices by all parties have been made with one or two exceptions. The nominees were foreahadowed in the Hmxaup two weeks ago. The claims of the candi- dates and their probable chances of election were also dilated upon at lengtlft In some of the districts Tam- many has nominated candidates who certainly should not be elected. These tions require men of charac- ter and legal ability. A simple glance at the names of some of these candidates will convince the public of their uttor unfitness for the positions of civil justices. A close contest may be ited in some of the dis- tricts. In the Fifth, com of the Seventh, Eleventh and Thirteenth wards, the fight lies between ex-Assem- blyman Timothy J. Campbell and Mr. Michael J. Shand- ley. The latter is a recent bolter from the y organization. His brother, ex-Police Justice and present Alderman Edward J. andley was) since the retirement of Tweed until the fall of 1874, bead of the General Committee ped Seventh ~~, He fe oe Register against Sigel four years ago, and was n. Then he was legislated out of office as Polico Justice, and next turned up as an Alderman. Last year a fight was inaugurated against him by Thomas Shiels (now running on the Tammany ticket for Alderman) for the contrat of the Fourth District Gencral Committee, Shiels won, thus upsetting Shandley’s political pull. Now, Mr. M. J. Shandley, who acted as brother's clerk for years as Police Justice, comes out as the anti- ‘Tammany candhdate against Timothy J, Campbell. ooage ‘William J. Kane has been put forward in the Kighth district by Tammany Hall for re-election. This Js Senator Ledwith’s district, This gentleman has also received the polite attention of the Committee on Dis- cipline, and was sent to nourish his political aspira- tions outside of the Wigwam. Mr. John Hardy has been nominated by the anti-Tammanyites and Mr. Frederick W. Gedney by the republicans, Of course Senator Ledwith and his friends support Hardy. This state of affairs dividing the democratic forces in the district, the probability exists that Mr. Gedney, the re- publigan nominee, may slip in between his two op- ponents, An active canvass 1s in pi here. In the Seventh district there are three candidates nominated—Mr. John Hayes, by Tammany Hall; Mr. Edward J. MoGean, by the opposition gi and Mr. Walter S. Pinckney, by the republicans. It'is largely a democratic locality, and the same game scems to be the programme here’ as has been marked oat in the Eighth. Mr, Hayes was formerly a member of As- sembly. ‘THE ALDERMANIC CONTEST. The political complexion of the next Board of Alder- men will be about the same as the present, eight repub- licans to fourteen democrats. A clause in the charter of 1878 providing for minority elections in the Board has given the republicans this representation. Three are elected from each of the Fourth, Fifth, Sixth and Seventh Senatorial districts, and four from the Kighth. lr Morrissey is elected he may carry the opposition Aldermen of the Fourth with him, Messra. Thomas Wilde and Bryan Reilly, Messrs. Patrick Lysaght and Thomas Shields, Tammany candidates, aro strong men in their wards, the Fourth and Sixth. Alderman Ly- saght has justeccured the chairmanship of his General Committee after a bard battle, The anti-Tammany Aldermanic ticket in the Eighth also runsa good chance of election, considerable disaffection existi here amo! the Tammany committees. Messrs. Thomas Carroll, Matthew Coggee and John Bussing are the can- didates. REMAINING DAYS. In nine days more the election comes off. The con- cluding hours of the vass are the most important to oliticians, This yearare missed the usual quantity of bes ncies and other gilded time tmmediately p1 of our citizens is ‘ny weaker than in former yeara, They have ay ‘to the of the “one- man power.”” A untrammelied jadiciary is a boon not easily to hed from the firm of the people. ‘ory ev@ping from to-morrow until mid- night of the 1st of November the trumpet-toned utter- ances of public speakers th each ward will call upon the people to vindicate their rights against any encroach- ments by Mr. John Kelly on the absolute independence in eur city of the judiciary. TROUBLES IN TAMMANY. INVESTIGATING AS TO THE LOYALTY OF COM- MITTEES—RECALCITRANT DELEGATES. Great excitement was created in democratic political circles yesterday, particularly in tho Seventeenth, First and Fourth Assembly districts, by a report which was current to the effect that the Tammany Hall Committee ‘on Discipline had called upon various members of the general committees of those districts who were sug pected of being disloyal to John Kelly-s nominees to appear before that committee at ite meeting yesterday afternoon * and define their positions, It was said that if their sentiments were not satisfactory, they would be “disciplined,” which, being interpreted, means that their names would be stricken from the rolls, their respective districts reorganized and they themsetves put under the ban, Thé vavmbers of the General Committeo of the First Assembly district, which consiste of | gtmonty-three | delegates, hud been sum moned to appear before the Committee on Discipline which met at three @’clock yesterday afternoon. were all present, with the exception of John Moore, Charles Schultz, Thomas Clevry, Patrick Cahill, An- drew J. Holliday, Michael Gray and§ John Finken. Messs. Moore, Hoiliaay and Cahill se fy ehelr rosigna- tion in lieu of attending themselves. The committee drew up a re port to the effect that, after having heard the sentiments of the members of the First Assembly district who had attended, and having read the letters of explanationffrom those who had not presented them- selves for examination, it was satisfied that they were all in harmony with the Tamman: nominations, with the exception of Jobn Moore and Andrew J. Holliday. THE COMMITTEE ON ORGANIZATION met an hour later, and this report, together with the resignations of the three rant delegates, was gece before it, That body referred the case of essrs. Moore and Cahill to the General Committee from which they had resigned, for its action, and to permit it to fill the vacancies created by their’ depar- ture, Other resignations were received, those of eight members of the General Committee of the Seven- teenth Assombly district being among them, In the Fourth Assembly district (Seventh ward), ‘“discipline”’ has also been enforced, and in a Edward J, Shandley, Michael J. Shandiey, Rody Brassil, and some other members of the General Committee have resigned, as they did not wish to wait until their district was “reorganized.” The following protest from the indepondent members of the General Committee of the Seventeenth Assembly district explains itself:— THE PROTEST OF THE SEVENTEENTH DISTRICT. Hon. Joun Kraty, Chairman of the Committee on Organi- zation of the Tammany Hall General Committee :— Dxan Sin—The undersigned members of the Genoral Gom- mittee of Tammany Hall for the Seventeenth Asser ‘dis- filet, beg leave herewith to resign ons as such and for the owing reasons First—It has always been a recognised principle of démo- gratie assemblages that a majority should rule, and yo tho Committee on Discipline of Tammany Hall ‘unjustifiably Yiolated this principle by roorganiing the General Commit. twe of the above-named district, vacating the pluees of some of the most active and influential citizens. § ‘This action on the part of the Committee on Dis- cipline is a reflection not only upon the gentlemen who have been retired, but also upon those who have been retained, ‘and who, with the former, constituted the previous majority of the District General Committee. And in order that our presence on the General Committee may not be construed as sanctioning this unwarrantable action against the standing and character of men whom we believe and know to be deserving of confidence as democrats and as men, we hereby most emphatically pronounce our condemnation of the action of anid Committee on Discipline. We do not believe that the Committee on Discl- Pline jor any other committee of Tammany Iinll should ave the discretion, oF should be permitted to exercise the powor of annolling the rights of the people to select thelr own representatives on the General Committec. the manner in whieh the district is managed by parties in charge of the distriet at the present time, we feel that the responsibility ptaced upon us ts more ssn than'we are willing to assume. For these reasons and others wo heroby withdraw from'the committee, whose members, instead of being the ehotee of the people, hold their places against the earnest protest of the people's re} ntatives and by the anomalous dn- thority of the Committee on Discipting of Tammany Ha. But, notwithstanding our resignation from the committee, we assure you that we shall, a8 beretoforo, still remain firm to democratic principles. Patrick Hearn Power, Francis Blessing, John G. Cary, Patrick T. Bermingham, Charles O. Duff, Cornelius J. Kane, D. P. Baker, Kichard Clemens. HISTORY OF THE TROUBLE. The delegates whose names are signed to the docu- ment above printed havo long been disaffected toward the present rulers of Tammany Hall. This disafec- tion has been caused by the action of Mr. Kelly through the Committee on ee a in imnpos- ing ir. Frederick Smythe upon the district, as the Chairman of its General Committee, The first proofs of turbulency in the Committee were shown last spring when Mr. Kelly first evinced his desire to have Mr. Smyth become jts chairman, The Committee was then ‘disciplined’ and Mr. Smyth became the chairman, but the delegates failed to acquire a sympathy with him, and remained sullen but quietly rebellious, Last month that spirit became open, and tho district committee was reor- funized, @ majority of its members being expelled, hose members who were retained still continued sullen until yesterday, when they assumed a decided and deflant manner toward the “Dictator.” THE STAR CHAMBER TERROR. To give some idea of the manner in which Tammany rebels are disciplined under Kelly it is ouly necessary to state that cach member receive rinted summons, which he is told to keep secret, and then is examined Separately before the committee ag to his loyalty. If he is all right he is graciously allowed to stay “in,” and if not he is “reorganized.” The foliowing 18 a copy of bed enka circular which was addressed to the supposed ebels:— TAMMANY THALt, New Yorn, Oct. 22, 1875, of eeat Bin ¥ it are, hereby notified sh special esting oft on Dive afernoon, October 28, 1875, me twororclocke Oo SMarday WILL c Haxny D, Pornoy, Secretary, 5“) BOYD: Chalrman ‘You are re ul to present this, DEMOCRATIC RATIFICATION. Tho democracy of the Fifteonth Assembly district held a ratification meeting yesterday evening at Conti- nental Hall, corner of Thirty-fourth street and Fighth avenue, The hall was crowded to its utmost capacity, rendering it neceasary to hold also an outside meeting to-accommodate thase unable to gain admittance to the hall A \considorablé Amoupt of Greworke were cone | sumed, while a band played several of the national airs. Noah A. Childs presided at the meoting, Resolutions were read and adopted ratifying the demo- cratic aosrinase for the next sleation, 8 orang = persons, of whatever party, to support princip! Teform embodied in the yracuse platform. Speeches were then made by Messrs. Chi er Pe paras A. Willis, Fernando Wood, Peter B. Olney, William A. Boyd and others, The candidates for office—Mr. Martin P. Killian for Assem n and Messrs, William Sauer and P. Seory for Aldermen—were introduced to the meeting and received with applause, Each one of the candidates, on being fnerodbeet, made short tal PHELPS-HACKETT CAMPAIGN CLUB. A circular, which will be found intact below, has been widely circulated throughout. the Eighteenth Assembly district. It proposes the formation ofa Phelps and Hackett Campaign Club, and the list of signers attached to it is a suMcient guarantee of the respectability of the organizers. The circular speaks for iteelf:— 2 The principal feature of the present political cam- Piaf gt Beta! effort being made by mmany Hall to take control of the Court of General ‘ions and the office of the District Attorney. This effort, if successful, will give to bg ort em and its leaders that power to protect their friends ani cute their enomies, which will be fearlessly marcianeey. used § Citl- of the city, men of all Bertie, ae organizing to avert this dangerous resu reean it rder, the Hon. John K. Hackett, as made himself obnoxious to Tammany Hail and its adherents by refusing to allow his court to be used and abused by them for political purposes, The present District Attorney, Mr. Benjamin K. Phelps, is, confessedly, the ablest and vurest prosecuting o! which the county has had .°r many years. By the marked ability which he has displayed in the conduct of the numerous and important prosecutions in his charge be has gained the respect of citizens of all parties. Ever puvite journal of note in the city in- dorses him judge Hackett; but it will be necessary to make an organized effort to defeat the perfect ma- chinery which 18 run by Tammany Hall, and which controls the slums and haunts of crime in this city. It {s proposed to organize a Phelps and Hackett Campaign Club in she Eighteenth Assembly district and you are respectfully but earnestly request to give us the benefit of your name and influence to forward the good cause in which we are engaged. Respectfully yours, Zophar Milis, Abraham Underhill, James Carr, Thomas B. O'Dell, D, Willie Janes, Fer- dinand S, Wilmerding, Frederick H. Man, Goorgo Underhill, Joseph U. William M, Bruce, 0. P. 0. Billings, James Underhi Henry £, Howland, John 8, Woodward, M. P. Mason, H. M. Ruggles. ‘A meeting for tho organization of the proposed club will be held at the headquarters of the Kighteenth As- sembly District Republican Association, No, 467 Fourth avenue, on Monday evening, October 25, at eight o'clock. RECORDER HACKETT. SHALL THE PEOPLE THROW OFF THE ONE-MAN DESPOTISM ? [From the Westchester Times.] The alaryaing increase of crime in the city of New York, which has caused investigating committees of the Assembly and Senate to spring into existence and startled the Grand Jury of last term into making an important presentment on the subject, naturally sug- gests to every '.w and order loving citizen the ques- tion, “What are vo going to do about it?” so promptly answered a few years since in the hour of the city’s peril, All agree that the prevention of crime is better than its punishm:):; a! inasmuch as the absolute pre- vention of crim, ple, attention must be turned to the bes | !esory measures for its punishment... Th capes punishment altogether, or 8! penalty for his offences, has no fi ning becomes to him a second yey? wench the criminal classe) ue they” m./ ‘respect the jaw is by punishing every offence with prompt ness and severity. Moral suasion has been tried and found wanting, the ordinary criminal betng in- fluenced much more effectually by fear than love, It does not of course follow that all criminals should be treated by this is standard. Many law breakers there are whom the exercise of judicial clemency at the right moment might.save from a life of sin and vico, but such criminals are the exception and can easily be rec- ognized by any discriminating FP be even in the midst of the baser material by which may be surrounded. Experience has bog us that i dealing with the crim- inale of a vast city like this the only ef al measures: to adopt for the diminution or suppression of crime are speedy trial and severe punishment. Some it ig true, in the goodness of their hearts take ex 8 to imposttion of heavy penalties for violation of criminal law, but it 6 marvellous how quickly these same human- itarians change their opinions when they become them- gelves the objects of attention to the thieves and bar- pee. Once their pockets are touched they become isterous in their denunciations of the law breakers and clamor the loudest for their trial and punishment. In connection with this subject it is satisfactory to be able to point to the career of Recorder Hackett, and the persevering efforts made by him for the porpers. sion of crime during his ten years of arduous and faith- ful service to the people. He has made his name a terror to the evildoers and done more in his own per- son toward the suppression of crime than a dozen police captains, With unflinching courage and a perseverance which knows no fear he has protected the lives and property of peaceful citizens by teaching professional thieves, burglars and murderers that they shall receive no mercy at his band; and in the history of the criminal ‘courts of the city and county of New York his name will ever occupy @ prominent niche as the fearless Jadge, who dared to do bis duty and earn for himself thereby the hatred of © Tammany “Boss.” the September Term of the Court of General Sessions Recorder Hackett disposed of no less than 263 important criminal cases, 218 of which were convictions and 45 acquittala, The cases in which conviction were secured represent every conceivable description of crime, Involving penalties ranging from fa sentence ef a few months in the Penitentiary to im- prisonment in State Prison for life. To the ordinary observer this seems an unprecedentedly large amount of business to be disposed of in four weeks, but to those conversant with the elaborate and often tedious ma- chinery of the law the record seems almost incredible. Stern and uncompromising as Recorder Hackett un- doubtedly is when dealing with hardened criminals, it must not, therefore, be imagined that his justice 1s not tempered with mercy or that ned made in faith in behalf of deserving and truly repentant offend- ers have ever been disi ded. To hia credit be it said he, of ail the judges on the bench at the present day, Das done more real good in dealing with the outhful criminals of the city. Many a deserving Tamily has he spared the degradation of having a be- loved, though erring, child sent to prison, by commit- ting the youthtul offenders to the Catholic Protoctory, House of the Good Shepherd and other admirable insti- tutions, whero, although of course deprived of their lib- erty, they arc educated and fitted to become good citi- zens and instructed in the tenets of their own faith. ‘The judge who, in the exercise of his judicial author- ity, strives to prevent youthful criminals from entering a prion and becommg imbued with the debasing in- fluences sure to result from association with the old and hardened offenders, confers an incalculable boon on the little ones themselves, saves hundreds of pa- rents’ hearts from augnish and redeoms many a good man and woman from destruction. For this alone, if for nothing else, Recorder Hackett is entitled to the thanks of the community and especially deserves the approbation of our Irish Catholic citizens to whose feelings he has paid such regard. If ever there was atime when the occupants of the bench in the criminal courts should be fearless and stern it is now. On the opening of the October term | of the Court ot Oyer and Terminer no less than four- | teen murderers, charged with the various grades of homicide, were arraigned, while a few days previous the trial’ of the three negroes who murdered the He- brow pedler in Westchester was to have taken place in the Court of General Sessions, but went over at the re- quest of counsel. This is truly an appalling state of aifarrs. Murders, outrages and thefts are of almost hourly occurrence, and to the stern hand of law and justice alone can peaceful and honest citizens look for protection, Yet, notwithstanding this terrible condi- tion of affairs, we understand it 18 the intention of John Kelly and his corrupt advisers here to decapi- tate Recorder Hackett, out of revenge for his manly independence in refusing to Ol! his Court with disreputable politicians. The fact is, the Recorder is too honest and independent for Kelly and his gang, and they will work heaven and earth to place a more pliant tool in his place, and thus grasp at the very throat of Justice. The low pothouse states- men and political adventurers who constitute the per- sonal friends and admirers of John Kelly declare that they must bave on the Bench men who will do their bidding willingly and without questioning. The in- rests of the party require it, and it must be done. Tweed’s greatest source of power was the corrupt ja- diciary which he created. Kelly, the late Boss,” in following the example of the former ‘‘Boss,” profits by this experieace, and in seeking to perpetuate the one- man power aims at controlling not only the Bench but the entire department of criminal administration, the preservation of which in its purity is the very life and salvation of the law-abiding Sark: Kelly, enraged at the independence of Recorder Hack- ott in'refusing to hand over tho appointinenta of the clerks and officers of his Court to the rapacious ward politiciana who impndently demanded them, has deter- mined to all means, fair and unfair, to annihilate the Recorder and elect in his place some one who shall do his bidding. Nobody knows better than Kelly that worth finds its own recognition, and that the men in the community whose sapport is worth having will see to it that ten years’ faithful labor in the service of the people cannot ¢ forgotten at the whim of the shallow tyrant who to- day attempts the dangerous task of ruling this great city. Cognizant of this fact and painfully aware of the strength of Recorder Hackett, John Kelly and his slaves are in their - desperation striving to cast mud at the career of the Recorder by cooking up charges which bear their own refutation on their face, The efforts of Kelly and the World to throw discredit on the official acts of the Recorder are but the desperate efforts of a vindictive organization con- scious of its own weakness They fall fiat on the cars of the respectable portion of the community, and only strengthen the canvass of the ypright Judge whose character they were invented to assail. With the solid republican vote, the respectable, law-abiding democra- tic support and the votes of the thousand of disgusted antl Temmany ites in the city to-day, Recorder Hackett will be re-elected to tho bench he has bonored by a majority more overwhelming than that which last year placed General P. H. Jones in the office of Register and consigned to retirement the candidate of John Kelly, | least, by BROOKLYN REPUBLICANS IN COUNCIL. “Reform in Municipal Government,” the Battle Ory, SINGLE HEADS FOR DEPARTMENTS ——_—— Denunciaticn of the Local Democratic Leaders, MeLaughlin and Fowler. PRECAUTIONS AGAINST ILLEGAL BALLOTS, Speeches of D, P, Barnard, Fred A. Schroeder, General Slocum and A, A. Low. A large and enthusiastic mass meeting of the friends of Mr. Frederick A, Schroeder, the republican candi- date for Mayor of Brooklyn, was held at the Academy of Music in that city last evening About the seats were scattered circulars setting forth the “REvORM ORERD” in glowing terms and calling on the people for support. On the stage were seated about 200 prominent repub- licans, among the number being John ¥. Henry, ex- Mayor Samuel Booth, Samuel Hutchinson, Jacob Mur- ray, Colonel Rowan, Isidore Bond, ex-Registrar Charles Schurig, James Eschwege, Frederick A. Scholes, Dwight Johnston, Ripley Ropes, A. B. Bayliss, Sigismund Kauffman, A. W. Fenny, Samuel McLean and others. About eight o’clock Mr. Schroeder, Gen- eral Slocum and Alderman Ropes made thoir appear. ance and were received with applause, Mr. Franklin Woodruff then called the mecting to order, and nomi nated Mr. D. P. Barnard for presiding officer. Tho nomination was confirmed. Mr. Barnard then ad- dressed tn brief the assemblage, urging the enforcement of order and decorum during the meeting. Ho said they had assembled in reference to their municipal affairs. A year hence they would have to decide upon national questions, and then it might be that those who were there assembled would be divided in policy. On this occasion they were to consider the state of municipal matters. If they would bow to the dictation of the self-constituted 1eader then their duty would be plain. It would be to close their mouths and to take the tickets which are put in their hands and to deposit the tickets thus given to them tm the ballot box blindly. They had seen during the past two years tu chief magistrate of the city have his hands so tted and his tongue so bound that he could not perform his duty. They had assom- Died to select a man for Mayor who will not be deterred from doing his duty. (Applauso.) SPEECH OF FRED. 4 SCHROEDER. Mr. Schroeder was then introduced, and was received with applause, Apologizing for not making a speech, he said he had heard the remarke just made and ho accepted them with all the force and all the sense which they implied. It ts the platform upon which he would stand or fall in this campaign, Thus would he endeavor to repay the great debt ho owed to the country of his adoption, and for the many honors which have been conferred upon him. Relating to his course in the past, while holding the office of Comptroller, it had been said thas ho paid $25,000, pars of which money should havo been retained in security, for the performance of a certain contract that was said to have deen illegal He would state, however, that the money in question bad been paid by him under the advice of the legal officer of the city. He had also been accused of placmg Mr. James 8. T. Stranahan as a director in the Bridge Company, Inso doing he believed that he was doing right, He might, ho said, have erred in his judgment, but, believing he was right, he did make ins appointment, Ho was also charged with being owner in a newspaper, the stock for which was raised to publish an independent republican newspaper in Brooklyn. He would say that he was nota director of the company and had exercised no influence what- ever in its policy, Its editor is untrammelled with any act of his, As to his being accnsed of Nag ergo d for the in- salaries pedvided for by crease, of the new charter of 1873, and as to bis ving an Ng ohend to home rule, he said the charter brought all the departments under tho direction of the Common Council But the original draft of the charter had been changed. The charter which he was interested in formed tho Boards of Supervisors and Aldermen, without compen- gation. It provided for gingle-headed departments. Had the charter which he had drafted been adopted it would have deducted from the total expenses of tho government over $100,000. It was unjust to hold him Tesponsible for what alterations wero in the charter aftr it left his hands In con- clusion he said:+"By birth I am a Ger by inclination an Amercan—by my own {ree choice and act, T have not bonght the nomination, but I do not believe that this great city would strike me down because of the accident of birth If el he said, he would seek to be the Mayor of no party, of no nationality, but would endeavor to do his duty to the city of Brooklyn. (Applause. ) mW. SLOCUM GENERA was then introduced by the Chairman. He was re- ceived with loud cheers He said the object of the meeting was to secure for their own city a better govern- ment. The local officers were simply their agents for protecting their homes and property, for cotlecting and disbursing their money, for keeping their streets in order and for discharging other duties of a porely business nature. The speaker said 6 was a democrat because he favored certain measures of State and national policy which will be adopted by the LAdetinerocice party comes into power. He was told 1 was not a democrat unles¢ he voted for all the regu- lar democratic candidates, no matter how untitted they were. He must pursue that course or be read out of the party for non-compliance. “Well, gentlemen,” said General Slocum, ‘‘I have been converted 1m advance of the arrival of MOODY AND SANKRY, and if this is the pill I am to swallow it will be as well to let the reer, out process begin at once, for I bere and now solemnly pledge myself to be governed here- after in the selection of local agents to do the business of this great city solely by their qualities for the positions to which they are nominated. To the fact that year after year our taxpayers and a majority of our best citizens have practically adhered to this absurd theory of unchangeable obedience to party may be attributed all the ills we haat og of in our local government. I believo the time bas come when the people are prepared to discard this theory, and when in the selection of agents to transact the business of the city they will be governed, to some extent at the same rules that control them th the choice of ,heir clerks, bookkcepers and other agents. Well, what is the Mayor of Brooklyn? He is nothing but the chief manager of our municipal estab. lishment.” After criticising the Board of City Works the speaker asked if there was a necessity for reform in the management of city affairs’ He answered the question by A SEVERE ARRAIGNMENT ofthe present city officers and the leaders of the democratic party, paying especial attention to Boss McLaughlin. “General Slocum then compared McLaughlin to William M. Tweed, and said their con- duct taught the danger of the one man power. If Edward Rowe, the democratic candidate, was elected, he would enter the office with no purer inten- tions and no more solemn resolution than did John W. Hunter;and he knew that the men who elected him will possess the same means of chaining him hand and foot that they had in trammelling his Predecessor. The speaker then alluded to the events which brought Mr. Schroeder into public life, and said he entered the Comptroller's office when it was in a state of disorder and chaos He accomplished moro than ‘was expected of him, and RARNED THE TITLE toa higher position at the hands of his fellow citizens. He entreated all democrats to support Mr. Schroeder for the office of Mayor. It would give the city an honest government and institute a reform in the demo- cratic party. He here read an editorial from the HERALD on the dangers of the one-man power. Gen- eral Slocum concluded as follows :- “Finally I appeal to every man who loves Brooklyn to 80 vote that this proud city may never again be sub- jected to the shame and humiliation of having its chiot magistrate throttled in the very temple which we have erected for hia official uge by one who had no more right to enter it than the poorest mechsnic, tradesman er laborer in the city, and I ask you in the selection-of the members of our local Legislature to so vote that the wheols of our municipal government may in be blocked because a reform Mayor declines as to office a man whose official acts have not for him the contidence of the people,” HON. A. A. LOW was introduced. After the applause had subsided he said he had neither the thoughts, words nor voice for such an occasion; but when, in thy interest of reform, F¥. A. Schroeder was nominated’ for Mayor, the sup- port of every good citizen should be given’ to’ hitn. tt was ne to a won to assume that when such a nomi- nation was made for the Mayor of Brooklyn all the ‘They would Mot od would say Auten, say, whether he be American born or German born, he was the man for the Sxigoncy. They should do all in their power to elect him Mayor of the city—not a Mayor with somebody in the box behind him to direct every move. The nomination of Mr. Schroeder wasa fit one for the emergency of the occasion, If the meeting had been for purely party purposes he would not have rticipated. He came to join his voice with those of 13 citizens, that they should have such a change of government as would be worthy of hi munity and of agreat city, The speal the burdens laid on the residents of Brooklyn by op- pressive taxation, and said he believed they were tho result of dishonest uractices, He closed by commend. . @ candidate for Btate Senator, NEW YORK HERALD, SUNDAY, OCTOBER 24, 1875—QUADRUPLE SHEET. ing to them the “Reform Creed,” which embraces the resolutions of the meeting. KX-MAYOR BOOTH, on being introduced as a retormer, briefly addressed the meetit Because he believed there was something rotten in ark that they November was the reason he was there to speak. Henceforth they knew no party in Jocal politics. He expected right after sundown on the 2d of November to take Frederick A. Schroeder by the hand as the Mayor- elect of the city. The Chairman said he had reserved the good wine until the end of the feast, and amid great cheering in. troduced GENERAL STEWART L. wooproRD, When the deafeving applause which greeted Gen- eral Woodiord had subsided he offered @ resolution preiasing Messrs. Ropes, Wycoff, Slocum, Strong, fe lows and others as ® committee for the prevention and punishment of fraudulent reg- istration and voting. The resolution was adopted. The speaker said General Slocum had marched a colamn of Sberman’s bummers from Atlanta to election day General Slocum would reverse the order of things and drive the column of political bummers out of Brooklyn. it had been his personal judgment that the republican party should allow the reformers to name the candidate for Mayor; bus when it was found that Mr. Schroeder combined within himself more elements of popular facto he cheerfully waived his objections and supported Mr. Schrooder as a candidate who wanted and would have reform. The speaker urged all good citizens to take a more active interest in politics, and made @ strong argument in favor of Mr, Schroeder’s election as 4 non-partisan re form candidate, The meeting closed with three cheers for the Mayoralty candidate, WESTCHESTER NOMINATION. The Democratic Convention of the Ninth Senatorial district, comprising the counties of Westchester, Rock- land and Putnam, was held at Carmel, the seat of Put- nam county, yesterday, for the purpose of nominating On the fifth ballot cast the vote stood :—S. 3. Marshall, of Westchester, 13; ex- Congressman John B. Haskin, of Fordham, 11; James Little, of Putnam, 1, Mr. Marshall was ‘accordingly declared the nominee of the Convention. POLITICAL NOTES. Ata meeting of the West Side Association of the Seventeenth Assembly district, held on Friday evening, Hon, Henry Murray issued a challenge to any of the Tammany leaders of that district to meet him on a platform and debate the political issues of the present canvass, J. O'Donovan Rossa has been nominated for Alder- man-at-Large by the anti-Tammany representatives of the Twenty-third and Twenty-fourth wards, to whom the County Convention accorded that privilage. He has accepted the nomination, and as it is @ eounty race he will doubtless have a strong support. The Republican Convention of the Sixth Judicial dis- trict met at No. 230 Third avenue last night and tn- dorsed the nomination made by the Anti-Tammany Democratic Convention of William H. Kelly for Civil Justice. The members of Company K, Twelfth infantry, met in their civil capacity, congratulated Colonel Gilder- sleeve on his nomination and pledged him a united support ‘The Republican Judiciary Convention, of the Fourth district, met last night at Concordia Hall, in avenue A, and indorsed the anti-Tammany democratic nominee for Civil Justice, Mr. John A. Dinkel. A number of independent voters met last night at ‘Herman Hall, in avenue B, and selected and indorsed a ticket composed of candidates proposed by the Prag rty and some nominated by Tammany. Joba K. Hackett was enthusiastically indorsed. Jonathan 0. Alston has been nominated for Assembly- man by the American party (the members of the Order of United American Mechanics) in the Twentieth dis- trict. ’ The people’s party have indorsed C. A. Baaden, the republican candidate, in the Sixth Senatorial district. ‘he Independent Democratic Pioneer Association met at No. 844Second avenue last evening, and, warmly eulogizing John K. Hackett, indorsed his nomination and the people's county ticket. The Republican Convention of the First Assembly and Judicial districts indorsed Michael Madigan aud Jobn Callahan, the anti-Tammany nominees, last even- in, fa tho: Third Assembly district yesterday ‘Tammany nominated James J. Slevin; in the Eleventh, Alfred Pell, and in the Tenth, John Gut. Dr. George R. Phillips was nominated for A&sembly te the anti-Tammany party of the Twentieth district last evening. The Republican Convention of the Sixth Judicial dis- trict nominated William H. Kelley last evening for Civil Justice. The Hon. John Morrissey was indorsed for Senator, Jobn Callahan for Civil Justice and Thomas Wiid for Alderman, by the Third Ward Independent Club, which met at No. 64 Cortlandt street, last evening. The Fourteenth Assembly District Anti-Tammany Convention haye nominated Mr. P. J. Carty for Assem- blyman, vy a meeting of the republicans of the First Assembly district of Westchester county, held last night, Mr. Goorge H. Foster was nominated for the Assembly. From the same body Mr. Joseph H. Palmer secured a nomination for the School Commissionership of the district. + The republican primaries at Eltzabeth, N. J., last Fires wird W. G. Jones; ‘Second ward, J. 3; Huriey, First wi WwW. jones ; nt |. J. Ha 4 Third |. G. W. Cnristopher; Fourth ward, 7B Marsh; Fitth ward, J. Harvey Cory; Sixth ica William Smith; Seventh ward, Henry aaah sat Eighth ward, Job Ogden. © Hudson County Republican Convention met at the Urescent Club Rooms, Newark avenue, Jersey City, Creeley nominated the fol! officers :— Enon ob = beepers Hipessorme rge of ee joard of Freeholders, August Ingwersen ; 8ui -H. Newkirk; Coroners, Dr. Bird, Dr. Caradon aa ward A. Benson. ‘Thomas Carroll is the nominee of the Eighth Alder- manic district on the anti-Tammany ticket for Alder- man-at-Large. Mr. Carroll has been induced to cast his fortunes with the democratic opposition at the earnest solicitation of his many friends, who are in high hopo that he will be succeastel, ‘on account of his great popu- Jarity. The wablicans of Essex county held their conven- tion in Newark, N. J., yesterday, to select candidates for Sheriff, Senator and minor offices. After six ballots William Kirk was nominated for Senator, For Sheriff, David H. Camfield was nominated. THE SHOOTING OF FERRIS. Ferria, who was shot by Haggerty, on Friday even- ing, was quite comfortable last night, and his medical attendant is very well satisfied with his condition. No blows passed between Haggerty and Ferris previous to the shooting. After the ex- change of words they left the hotel with the intention of settling the quarrel in the strect. On reaching the sidewalk Ferris commenced removing his overcoat, when, without waiting for further demonstra- tion, Haggerty drow his revolver and fired. Tho wounded man Staggered, and cried, “Arrest that man; he has shot mo,” but Haggerty took advantage of the confusion that ensued to make his escape. SPAIN AND THE UNITED STATES; THE LATEST DEVELOPMENTS IM THE CUBAN QUESTION--WHAT THE MADRID PAPERS SAY. The readers of the Harp will remember that a cou- ple of weeks ago it published an extract from Le Mémorial Diplomatique, of Paris, making allusion toa note on tho subject of belligerent rights for Cuba, said to bave been passed by Minister Cushing to the Madrid Cabinet. There appears to be overy ground for beliew ing the truth of the report, in spite of the contradiction from Washington on the subject, recently published in the New York press. In yesterday’s Heraup there ap peared, under the head of ‘‘Washington Correspond- ence,’ an article on the significant concentration of United States war vessels on the North Atlantic sta- tion. The general impression at Washington ts that an important movement in Cuban affairs is imminent. The following ‘s what has been published by the Madrid papers on the subject :— El Diario & political journal of good stand- ing, published under date ag pemgial 20, contains the following :—‘*Political circles have been much exercised this evening with the discussion of a note, said to havo been sent to Sefior Alcala Galiano, Secretary of State, uy the ay one Minister of the United States, Tr ushing, With reference to affairs in the Island of Cuba, According to ail sources of informa. tion said note was sent gtk to the resignation of Sefor Alcala Galiano, and considered in Cabinet coun- cil before the Viscount del Ponton should take charge of the Department of State.’” El Pabellon Nacional says:—‘‘Such intelligence Is of too grave a character to be left without further ox planation, and the Cabinet organs aro hereby called ‘upon to enlighten the couatry as to what are the pro- tensions now entertained by the United States govern- ment regarding our trausailantic affairs.” BERMUDA. THE LATE STORM—INTERESTING BURIAL CASE, Hasmron, Bermuda, Oct. 15, 1875, A heavy storm passed over these islands on the 9th inst, uprooting trees, unroofing houses, &. ‘A royal commisston is now sitting to investigate the circumstances attending the stranding of the British bark Stolla a few hours after leaving port, The result will be of much interest to insurance companies, ‘The people aro at present much excited over the trial of a Wésleyan minister for performing tho burial service in the parish graveyard over one of the members of his church, the rector of the parish, an Episcopalian, he alone must be allowed to perform On a recent occasion @ Roman Catholic of high stand- ing was refused the last rites at his grave, the pri having to perform the service in the street, As this is & test case much interest is felt in the affair, as Masons and Odd Fellows are likewise excluded 5 THE PANDORA. Account of the Yoyage from Portsmouth to Disco. LEAVES FROM A SAILOR'S DIARY. How the Time Was Passed on Board— Incidents of the Trip. {From the London Times, Oct. 12.] An interesting series of letters has just arrived from one of the crew of the Pandora’ The Pandora, it will be remembered, was fitted out principally at the ex- pense of the late Lady Franklin, and sailed from Ports- mouth on the 26th of June last, with the double object of keeping up communication with the Alert and fhe Discovery, and of making another search for the re- mains or traces of the Franklin expedition. The Pan- dora arrived at Disco, in Greenland, on the 7th of August, and the first despatches from her arrived in town yesterday, The following is a description of the voyage — When last I wrote to you we were on the point ofleay- ing Plymouth. While lyipg thore a number of gentle- men principally connected with the sea, and among them Sir H Keppel, the naval commander of the came on board, and were earnest in wishing us Peed speed.’ To the officers and crew they spoke as cheer- ingly as possible, but we could seo more than one old tar shake his he and we knew too well that that shake of the head Indicated a fear that our little craft might be unable to grapple with the rude seas of the north, and that we might never retarn to our wives and ilies; it might be the last time we were to sce Old ‘England. But wo had got over the sorrows of Weave-taking at Portsmouth, and now there was a fnendly rivalry in the ‘display of high ita—a rivairy in which ‘Requimaux Joe’? came off with decided honors, He 1s « great enthusiast in the work of exploration, and clings as tenaciously ‘as ever did Lady Franklin herself to the belief that Sir John and other members of the ition of 1845. may stil survive. Joe asserts that they wore never roperly searched for, and invariably adds, “loo much Rares too much hurry; no stop long enough; by- and-by find ’em.” He is a groat favorite, Joe, with all on and, Esquimaux as he ts, does not a little to keep up our spirits and make us hopeful of succeeding our adventure. ae six o'clock on the evening of Sunday, the 27th of June, our anchor was weighed, and we quietly bade adieu to our native shoses, The government tug Carron took us out of the Sound, and then, steam be- ing got up and a plain sail set, the trim little steamer Fon to herself, ‘and went steadily down channel with a light nor’wester of a breeze. The watches were regularly kept through the night. Nothing occurred till four inthe morning, when an unt early order was given for the wasbing up of the decks, Willing hands, however, were found to obey the order, for we respect our Captain and the other officers, and we know that we must all sink or swim ther. As for Captain Allen Young ho is the very man for the post he holda) He has been North before with McClintoc! and there are many of us who have encountered all sorts of dangers with him in not a few ‘furrin parts.’ Mr. McGahan and another are the only landsmen on ‘but McGahan seems as mach at home as any of us, and isa rare, plucky fellow. He does not say much, but he looks @ lut, and we feel that we could go with him anywhere. ¢ other lanasman is Mr. W! an artist, about Pia ig gs do oe know 6 doctor @ good iow named en oe] we sali eae oor ar ET Livingston first, Mr. Pirie second an ir Benyon third. The engineers are Mr. chief, and Mr. Porteous and Mr. Jones. Mr. Mi the boat- swain and Mr. Tizard his mate; Mr. James the carpen- ter, and Mr. Henderson the ner, The names of the rest of the crew are H. Mitchell, James Simpson, J, Skelton, W. Edwards, T. Terr: W. Lawrence, H. ‘Andrews, A, Sillies, W. Pennington, ¥. Thorny i Vin W. Davies, E. Grace, J. Moth, J. Grimth, J. Coles and “Bsquimaux Joe.” Thus we are thirty-one hands all told, and not a single soul has yet shown any regret at having entered on the expedition. ‘THR PIRST BHIP MET. At six bells on Monday morning the watch below was calicd to lash up the bammocks; breakfast was served atseven, and the watch changed at eight. By this time we were making good progress under a full pres- sure of steam and a big snow of sails, Shortly after boon we met a beautiful, full-rigged ship, called the Queen of Australia, 125 days from Calcutta and bound for Dandee. Word was at once sent round for all whe wished to send letters to have them ready; and itm needless to say that the opportunity was extensively taken advantage of; for, though we had been but @ short time out, we did not know how lon; it might be before we had another chance of communicating with the oa, ones at biewe 3 atom bei and manned, was presently sont of ends a, with our letters we sent all the English news- papers wo could muster—the latter, of course, as a present to the homeward bound; and it did not need their parting cheer to lot us know how eagerly they were welcomed ak by passengers and crew. Wrshes for our success having been expressed and acknowl we continued our course down channel. The r- noon passed away very pleasantly, and what con- tributed not little to our enjoyment was the grand organ wo got on board before leaving. Tune after tune was pealed out of it in the course of the day, and Ory men became as cheerful as if they were ou the eve o! returning home, instead of at the outset of a long and periloas About eight o’clock in the evening we found ourselves to the west of Land’s End, and making good progress toward the Seill Islands. By this time we had thoroughly foun our sea legs, and we felt wud of our little bark as she per rough a fine fleet of out and homeward boand vessels. ‘e could see that wo excited a good deal of interest, and I suppose our whito ensign made some of them imagine we were 4 man-of-war on a small scale. We reached the Scilly Islands at twelve o’clock on Tuesday night, and altered our course first to west northwest, and then to north-northwest. We were up again early in the morning, and baimmocks having been lashed and we sails trimmed, we proceeded to do justice toahearty breakfast The bythe ona variety of odd jobs until noon, soon after w! dinner was served, the afternoon and eveuing being as much as possible given up to reading and recreations of vari- ous kinds. Everything continued quiet tll Friday, when the wind rose, and the had to secure the boats, lash up the hammocks, reef the topsail, and take fn the mizzen sail, The wind kept up on Saturday, when the ship ran 104 miles. Tuo next day was observed asaday of rest, The decks having been cleaned in the morning, the men dressed in their uniforms and came on deck, where prayers were read by the First Lieutenant, NO work was done all day, ‘and the men idled away their time. The ship was on the starboard tack and remaiued so over Sunday night. The next four days passed without much incident, almost the only thing to remark being that our artist began to “‘comé out,” and passed his time in sketching the different parts of the et From this point our voyage became more {i rorest ne and [think my best course is to give you extracts fro my. diary =— LEAVES VROM A DIARY. Friday, July 9.—Begins with fresh winds from the Southwest and rajn. At half-past seven hands shorten sail, take tn topgallant sail, close reef topsail and mizzen, and sot fore staysail; strong gale, At half-past three take in fore and main sail, and course shapes to west- ward, heading West by North. At eleven set main and mizzen sail and fore staysail; wind moderating. Saturday, 17.—Beging with dead calm. At three AM, ship goes round; the wind freshen- ing, the ship on port tack At a quarter | past eight the watch on deck fitting fish-tackle and tring ice gear ready. We are on an allowance of water, tnd beve been 80 for cight days, Men and officers fare alike as ri both water and food; of the latter there is plenty. After dinner the watch finish jobbing. ‘The day is very fine and the sun as hot as it js tn Eng- land. Decks cleared up at four o'clock ; supper at five orclock. Afterward the hands amusod themselves by Tho officers are hers 2 bn enj e “skylarking.”” themselves with other athletic gport amuse themselves in a similar er. At six o'clock grog; atother times it would be called “Splicing the main brace,” but being Sataygay night tt is “Sweet- hearts and wives’ The h as usual all night. Deatey, 19th.—Bogins with calm, At thro A. M. Davies, A) B., catches three “‘moley mokes.”” After breakfast watch on deok, reset sail and rebend mizzen. At eleven we see two seals; they are very artful. The first lieutenant mavages to shoot one, but it sinks. We also see soveral bottle-nosed whales,’ It is still calm. ‘After dinner the whale boat is lowered and manned by the officers, who take with them Mr. MeGahan, and also the artist and doctor. be 4 see three whales and shoot four birds. The artist takes the opportunity of taking a few view The day is calm and fine. Tuesday, 27th.—Begins with fine weather and a breeze from south southwest. At three A. M. sight a ship, At ten o’clock signal to the ship, with which we get into company bajf an hour later, Find she is a whaler; board her, and discover that she is the Traw- Jer, of and from Peterhead, and bound for Ivertwick. She had left Peterbead on the 12th of July. The boat returns at half-pastyeleven o'clock, and is hauled up and secured. Course, north; distance to Cape Fare- well, ninety-one miles. Wednesday, 28th.—Begins with fresh winds from south southwest, which fall light and shift to west. Thermometer, two degrees above Deine, and water getting very scarce, The Trawler still in sight; all hands employed on the watches. At ten A. M. the frst ico ig seen to windward, Itis jast visible with the oye. Tb ‘29th.—Bogins with a fine breeze. Ice is tevtto gigtoeet at pind Sh afterward we are surrounded with the ice, which presents @ vory pretty picture. The ico continues very thick for some time, and wo strike some floating pieces. In the afternoon a brisk fire is opened from our breechloaders on a poor unfortunate seal. The firing goes on for ten minutes, then we lower our boat and find we have not touched him; but he is soon despatched and Drought on board and Esquimaax Joe is busy skinning him, A little later ia the ‘noon another seal ia struck and @ boat sent after him; but after old Judy Pennington bas beaten him for an hour, they lose me by be aw to theship. Weare abreast of a place called Iverbuck. Saturday, Augast 7.—Have reached Disoo, and found the expedition fine ree weeks ago. Have no time to complete copy of diary; will do 80 soon as this goes off, ¢ All are well and in good spirite