The New York Herald Newspaper, November 8, 1875, Page 3

THR LIGHT BRIGADE, Celebration of the Anniversary of the Balaklava Charge. IMPRESSIVE SCENE. The Seattered Remnants of a Forlorn Hope Sit Side by Side Once More. THE MEMORY OF THE DEAD. {From the London Daily News, Oct, 26,] ‘The banquet was fixed to take place at half past four @’dlock yesterday, but three hours earlier the Alexan- ‘andra Palace, where the featival was held, began to be filled by a crowd that rapidly increased till there was hardly room to move in the spacious courts, There was plenty to bo done before the banquet begun, In | the Great Contral Hall were arranged a series of tro- phtes from the Crimea, including swords and guns, torn jackets, bullet-rddled caps, Russian helmets and at Joaxt two drums, the spoil of the Seventy-seventh at the battle of the Alma, The Countess of Cardigan lent for exhibition the head of the eharger which carried Lord Cardigan down the valley, Bot of this class of specimen the palm was carried off dy an Arab charger belonging to Colonel Kent, which served through the Crimean campaign and afterward went to India. Tho experiences of this horse appear to have been wide, warlike and remarkable; but proba- Diy it would, If the choice were proffered, have fought the Alma over again, or at least have repoatod {ts jour- ney “to the mouth of the Kyber ,)? rather than tpend another such afternoon as yesterday. In addi- tion to the exhibition of theso relics of the war, there was A epecial performance in the theatre, tho pro- | ceeds of which wore to be handed over to the committee | having the management of tho celebration, Mr. G. | Conquest, Mr, Terry, the Globe Theatre company, Mr. Hermann Vezin, the Strand Theatre company and Mr. J. Clarke generously gave their services, which wero | highly appreciated by a densely crowded audiones, Porbaps the great feature of the afternoon's entertain- ment was the recitation by Mra. Stirling of Tennyson's trampet toned verses on “The Charge of tho Light Brigade.” They wore splendidly recited, and were ro- Seived with prolonged cheering. At four o’elock the heroes of the day began to assem- Ble at the foot of the stairs which led to the banqnet- ing ball. Dy far the lesser proportion of them wero ie uniform, though bere and there among the | throng showed the uniforms of the Fourth Regiment of Dragoons, the three regiments of hus- | fare and the Seventeenth Lancers, The majority of | chivalrous advisedly, for | single | hearts throbbing with emulation, while a shred of the of being before 1 now rise to | propose the toast of the soldiers, ® | which is dear to ug alk It ayems that no men have given proat of spelt ern: Py con tan ovate drink therefore “ Health of the Qaeen, T feel 1 necd say uo / because more words would i bey wasdrenk with cheering, and was fol. — lowed Li Aw national anthem, sung by an_ efficient choir, with Miss Ellen Horne, Miss Emily Mott, Mr. — Wilford Morgan and ay, Wile Dalton, soloists, and | Mee Cuanedax Comrades, T now riso to the hich will be drank I ain sure with ‘cond toast, one whic! as tough loyalty and heartiness as the last. The Prince Of Wales bas gone to India, Let us drink not only to his health, but to his happy return. (Cheers) Many | of those happy fellows I gee around me have teen in that country, and have shed their blood there, and to them, and to all here, I need not do more than propose’ the health of his Royal Highness the Prince of Wales, Colonel of the Tenth Hussars, and may God specd him on his journey and send him safe home again. (Much cheering, and calls for cheers for the | Princess of Wales). Mrs. Stirling, whe had declined the invitation to dinner, entered the room and took a seat near Sir Edward Lee, “ORDER, PLAISE.” Tho Chairman rising, amid soms slight commotion, said—Comrades, I have now to propose the third toast —(A voice—“Order, plaise ")—"Tbe British flag!” 1 know not what to say about it, One could say so much that perhaps the best thing would be to say nothing at all, That glorious flag for years—tor a thousand years—has braved the battle and the breeze, and I see many gallant fellows who have fought under it, This flag bas gone everywhere, and, , by some extraordinary fatality, wherever it floats, blessings seem to grow-ander it like flowera. We will driuk to the British flag with all honors, (Loud cheers.) Sir Epwarp Leg, being called upon to propose the next toast, said:—Colonel White and gentlemen, | hope Thai) be ‘exonerated from any charge of possessing more than my share of national vanity when | bring be- , fore your notice the toast of the day. One may safely say that this is no common anniversary we celebrate to- night, and that those are no ordinary guests we have | bidden to our board, On thisday, one and twenty years ago, was achieved a chivalrous exploit—lI use the word in what does the trucst chivalry consist but’ in a high conception of that little word—little, but pregnant with meaning—duty? That | deed of.arms, I maintain, was “above all Greek, above all Roman fame.’ Beside the actors m it, so many of | whom are present here this evenixg, one’ can see’ the shadowy figures of your mythical heroes almost bo- come ‘substantial, and ‘one can realize that there may have been some truth after all in | the story of Horatius defending the _ brid a Dreast against a phalanx of enemies; of Leonidas and his 300 Spartans ‘repelling the foe at (hermopyle, thongh the arrows from his ranks were | thick enough to darken the air, The material results of the Balaklava charge may have been small, but its moral effect was magnificent, (Cheers.) The blood that was shed in that briet mad ride tu the North Val- | ley was not shed in vain, There may have beena blunder, but I hold with the Laureate, when he wrote oodham, secretary of this committee, that England should be thankful for it, proving, as it did, | that her soldiers are ‘the most honest and most | gbediont under the sun;” true to their true to discipline and true to the comrades that lop knee to kvee with them into the gaping mouth of destruction, (Cheers) A blunder it may | have been, I repeat, but a blunder rich in the noblest traits of goldiership, in valor impetuous, in for- tune uncomplaining, in devotedness sublime. A plunder it may have been, but it is one which shall shine lumin- ous forever on the golden roll of our military history— (Hear, hear’?)—a blunder, if it was one, which shall set the pulses of our island race tingling with pride and their Union Jack remains to be nailed to a British masthead or be carried in the midst of a British regiment to the men were in mufti, only the medale on their breasts showing that they had bean solders, There was a | good deal of handshaking wo be dene before they could | get through the crowd at the foot of the staircase ; but ence cleat their way was premared to the appoluted | seats around the brilliantiv lghted dinner table. By a | y thouglit the guests were massed by regiments, Po that old rades bad the opportunity of sitting | toget © Fourth dragoous were called to lead | the attack on the tables, the rth and Thirteonth | fight dragoons bringing up the rear, which, one | Fewarked, was procixely the reverse ‘of the ‘orde tm which they charged the Rugedon guas. Shortly tofore baulf past four the Baron Mandant di Grancey, military attaché to the French Emba: rived, and his watiorm of the Chassoure d’ Atriqu recognized, a etrong disposition Was manifested t fim ap stars thoulder high, The Baron politely, but | Grmiy, declined the proffered honor, and, shaking | Bands a! round a far as he could reach, lightly skipped | Sp stairs amid «loud cheer. Tho dinner w over by Colonel White, pad on bis righ the Baron de Grancey, Commundant Canevaro, naval | Bttaehs w the Malian Royul Legation; Colonel Trevel- Lord Tredegar, Sir George Wombwell, Captain | Soeiacn, Captain Malove, ofticors of the Light Brigade, | and Mr 3X. A. Wood, who had been invited to represent the special correspondents of the vers who wont through the campaign, The splendid | Gihing hail was tastefuily and appropriwiely decorated, | the walls being fesvoonea WRD Wreaths of laurel, here | and glittering stars, formed of bayonets, with | death's heads in tie middie, the motto being completed | by ‘the words “or glory.” The dinuer was served dla | », Dut was none the less relished by the gaidant sur. | vivore of the Balaklava charge, whe accepted the | varied BUCeeHSIVE CoUTseSs Withoul qoestion, “theirs not to wonder why” what appeared upon whe bill of | fare as an enirte sLould UpoR inepection burn out to be ® roast chickon, or why roast beef or a saddle of mut- ton should present themselves dispuised Ynuer the name | Ol reievés, At some of the tables there wes a disposition | shown to projer 4 good honest quart bottle of beer or porter to champague. But thie weakness was not geeral, the men, ae & brigade, standing ap boldly to | bottles, whether of sherry or champagne, The entreméts (plain pudding and like) being reached, | the wen bad time to look wbout them, aud sudden | Fecugnitions of old, fhmnthar to rattle | aud left ¢ 0 kat Just under the theeriiy” bailed an took their diuner Berategie in skirmishing order, as movementa were gouge on all coming over to “Die “Dek” making @ dert directs the newly sighted “Bill” and who longed 10 quite another table, being discovered | with his arm round “Tom,” next te whom be rd Upon sitting, albeit there was no chair, One genUeman tu a gray ull, who answered to a geueral cry 0 ore,” graiGed s eet of comrades, to whom he fying viewt, by going through a few steps of a danc much t the discomftare of the walters, who were changing the ow and had Hol tow Colonel White, who had been unexpe to preside, tande a captial chairman to any emergency. Percerving (bat the proceedings wore beginning t2 lapae into a promiscuous Interchange | Of visita, he ordered grace to be sand, Thin had the Offect of ‘concentrating attention upon the piattors, and | the ch sake Tor bbe dinner, finished the meal. | we ride These aro ane re were ubout 180 ent, aud their nan they — TH EKG” Eaward R, Woodham, Jon Dewuis Heron, Eddeo Jobin Frederick short, damves W litt Hickey, J. B. Forbes, | Palin Jotin, William hi, Dentel Deermg, Thomas | Ryn, Joln Boxall, Jan ation, He Kei Robert Fergueon, Willie Walter Lent, jum Butler, King, Juba’ Fort, | George Ba Lay Smith, Wittiom | Withataron, Kuechara Young, do ¥ my, William Travers x Hierre, Jatace Searte weemey, G. D. oe &, Baker, Fred, Tininas Teegelt arn: smith, Meherd Wilham Benes, Jon Provor, John Glaun w ys, Anthony Wuder ie Seth biond, Jamee Sieteber, Charles rontiem, Themes Wilhemse Chagthes Thomas = Adison, x ¥ » Keevton, Willan Wa A. Miteneli, Je Thomas Cooke, W. D. ¢ Cameron, Job Aliwood, Henry Brown, 4. H Harding John Alicn, George Garotam, Frederick P Lams Jaw Rhodes, Kdwin Leoney, J. ik I Reintly, Jolin Baker, Thcimas Maret enson, David stanley, Thomas Adie a John brown, Thowas Clarke, Mogicy, James Livomnel, Herriott, w a tow ney pee Nunaeriy, Rovers Wiltiaus, Joby dl Pean, MB. The white gioWed togstinater proving searccty eau! to ebiaining silence fat the Chairman, the erreice: of a | trumpeter were brought Wie ated Oh & Bcghe Dlast the company wat oT y 6) Benton THR GURST# Phenent ‘The chair was occupied by Cornel White, of the Beventecnth lancers. On hie reht wan erated Rare de Grancy, of the Chassours d Airique, Miiary Attache | Of the French Emtasry Navel Attaché of the Italian Logat Bart, Sir K. Lee, and the directors of the Alenane Palace. On the left mat Lord Tre better haown in the service as Sir Morgan. scall | Lieutenant Colonel Galt, and tmeluded meng | Other visitors invited were Generel Se Thomas | MeMahon, Colonel Trevelyan, Cetonet Coretred Kent, Major Montague, Major & Lennox Jerre, Mr. J. Maiono, Sixth dragoons; Mr. J, Wooden. loth Fegiment; Sir J. Kelly, Eighth buseare, Me J mao, Rev. Halpin, Sir Fi Mr. J. Pennington, Mr. X. note and eR Woodham. The general company, nambering upward | Of 206 in all, inetided aboot 1s) men cwly seoredites having been actually engaged ia the memorable charge | of the Light Brig The dinner, supplied by M Bertram and Rove war of a high clans character, On bhe first toast being called by Mr. Witeon, the tome master, The CiaseMax rove and eid; —Cotorades, Lam sorry for your sakes that | occupy thie pine, When I came bere this evening 1 bad no idea that I should hevetode | 0; but in the absence of names Lord Lucan, Lord George Paget aod ¢ faked to take We position, though | feet it. (No, no” and cheers.) 1 must say that | had Foally a feeling of some pride when I came to jook back twenty yenrs ago, and thought that ax a young man fT | had the honor of leading a squadron of division aloug side of our gallant chief, who ts now dead am and perbaps ou this account J vm not albogether wi ' | have the privilege to greet them, | frie | py victory, (Cheers.) There was no need on the 25th of October, 1854, when the trumpets sounded the | charge, for dtlicers to appeal to their men for support; they felt too much confidence in the mettle of those | behind them, (‘Hear, hear.””) There was no need tor | men—when, with teeth clenched and knees well d into their saddles, they leaned forward for that rious charge—to look to their oflicers for encourage- | ., for they knew that the bluest blood of England — was in the front—(loud and protracted cheering)—and knew that these with themselves would be ‘in at eath.’” If I desired to cite individual acts of hero- ism, I could recall enough among those which have Deen related to me of the guests now sitting at this table to make an “Ihad’’ of our own. There were men there who rode into action though their sword arms were disabled, There were men who, though wounded themselves, contrived, tn all the heat of that des- | perate retreat, to md in. saving comrades who ; were more seriously imjured than themselves. (Cheers.) There were men who stood by their pros- trate officers and made their bodies a defending shield— | @turget for the enemy in the face of appalling odds. | (Cheers.) Iwas reading the other day ina volume by | one of our highest military authorities his ideas of what | | | valry ollicer should be, and ho declared that the rot mbody of British horsemen should be the oo Rupert of the army, and should covet true honor like asinner. In going over the episodes ot that mem- orable ride of the 600 I could not help saying to myself that not merely the gallant Cardigan himself, but the | luomsbiest troopers under his command on that day, wero | ali Prince Ruperts, and might be imagined saying, a | they rushed forward, with the light of battle on their faces :— By Heaven, methinks it were an easy leap ‘To pluck bright honor from the pale-fucod moon. MEMORIES OF AGINCbURT. (Cheers) Iam reminded by an inscription I see on the Walls that this 18 also the anniversary of another fight— | aGght ta which owr jegicos were arrayed agatust a Power was Our corral yvhe Crimea, and a distinguished military repre: ve of which I am so Jad to eee present at this tuble (Much cheering.) | Grrore wore 400 years of interval between Agincourt and | Palaklava; but me wrought no change in the breed, | | | and those who were in the Jast battle, as in the first, miglt, in Shakespeare's language, ‘Stand a-tiptoc | when’ this day 1s named,” aod '“remember with | advantage what they did? For us who | I may paraphrase the address of Henry V. to the English host, and say that Uhour names are “familiar in our mouths as household | b on the vigil feast our | feats 4, and that their fame should m flowing cups be | freely remembered, With this object have the direc- | tors of the Alexandra Palace sent their invitation to the | remnant of the Light Brigade to repay in some small | way the debt of gratitude due to yon by your country. | men, and to prove that there is still appreciation in this our land for tho courage which knows not when it is bewten, and the cndurance which has made the empire what (tis, and carried our victorious flag to the ulter- | most ends of earth, (Cheers.) I shail now hope | that as this commemorative banquet has taken place | tor the first time under the roof of the Alexandra Pal- ace, 1 will eventually become an annual institution, | | (Loud cheers.) Lhope we shall see you here year after year, and so far as lam personally concerned | trust iat so Jong as there is a man of the Light Brigade alive, ‘even if he has pot acomrade left to shake hands with him, he will wend hiv solitary way to Muswell Hill to re- | coive the congratulations of his country—(cheers and a | lwogh)—to_recetve from his fellow countrymen that tribute of admiration which the Empire ways ready to bestow on those of her sons | have served ber wobly and well, (Hear, | ) I shall ask, in conelusion, those at this | { who were not tn the charge to drink to tho b of those d to honor those who now honor us with their presence—those whom we respect, is al- | revere aud love—those whose names only to mention sete the heart leaping as at the sound of a trumpet— | ‘The Survivors of the Six Hundred.” (Cheers, | With the toust were connected the names of Lord | Tredegar, Sir George Wombwell, Colonel Trevelyan | clobel Measinger. trompeters of the Eighth Royal Irish hussars of the regiments engaged in the charge) sounded ecomsion, and with great effect, the cavalry calls, Hop.” ‘The band of the same regi- rryowen.”” Before these gentlemen wore called upon to respond, CMT MAGNIPIQUB. Men StemuiNe was introduced to give a recitation. way of preface the highly gifted lady said: — Gove —1 am an actress, as, ‘perhaps, some of ) know, aed am much more used to speak He the worts of others than my own; but I should, lke, in my poor war, to say fel to find myself’ in tho © of © many brave men, (Cheers) wrage avd Denvery are quatitics especially dear to us and | feel my heart burn at this ‘of tho Impression that your ex- ary bravery most have made on your Joes. I home # Ged ue with admiration, with pity and | wily Wonder—wonder which has endured for twenty-one yoare—nt » feat whieh will be estecwed as one of the brightest aed moet gallant deeds a the annals of Eng- beh butery, @heerk) You know, gentlemen, what " { our distingwiehed alles said of thie memorable chatge ie said, “est mais ce n'est guerre” Tmay pow give you a fow words better uy owe. eS ha} Shen recited with great — ss edeou “Helakiava” by Mr. Richard Chan- dice The sevibtier in antoty may fairly enlarge (00 the blanstere we masle in the! terrible charge: Bev che larety of our steeds, any the strvke of our steal, (cused the colomes to waver; the squadrons to reel; J 4h y the fe see hier ton many, Rit conquest Loo few Tien breathiens, but frartess, « we tore Trromgh a death dealing boxt where Ser acad lay before, }\ mie Mt mot be wae, the mat freak that we wrought, y i W (9 the subsidence of the applause ing, the Cuateman cated on all the Up Whake Lise oficers responded. Lord Ti Cotowel White, Comrades and Gen- jmente—Jt baw been allotted to mo | Dern drupk, and we bave been troased tn & most mag: peen on of in = payee | bat wud 3 have pg WX, cues quent, mort charming and touching oration xpoken | by Mee Stirling, which, 1 om sure, has reached the hearts of ever? one of ue After euch an oration a6 that, what could one of the sur. vivors of Meinkiawa have to say? The first duty of « solter & obedience, aod the next duty im modesty, sad | for one never was worts [tis a proud positio: thanke Yor the Sik Hundred, und fam very ing able to meet so many of wy old ev bt mount all feel that your deeds which were ertormed #0 long & time ago are not only still remem. red, but are likely to be remembered for ever by our country, (Cheers) Lam sare we are all very proud to be remembered in this way, and are all and to re | following this read- survivors to stand NEW YORK HERALD, MO! toast | cent way in which they have entertained the | and to Russia, he reminded,the: | an occusion and in such a pl jt turn our thanks to the directors here for the Lm amend survivors of the Six Hundred. [Loud cheers. Sir George Wom! well and Colona Trevelyan having made short speeches, Mr. Pexsixatox, the actor, who ‘Was one of the Six Hundred, begged seneo for a te moments while Le endeavored bo interpret Tennyron descriptive poem of "The Charge of the Light Hrigade. It was most magnificently given, and was Feooived with enthumastic applause. The next togst was to “The Memory of the Dead." The © Mas Hrocher comrades, let us restraia Our hillarty for one tmoment—crtience was at once ob- served) —and iet us selemnige ourseives fog a tnw and think of the brave fellows we left behind ua, never to come home again, Pew of es here Gif nat leave rieuds, to “The Memory of the j past was dronk im soleinn silence, The band played the “Dead March Miss Emily Mott, in a powerful voter, wnich filled the vast hail, aang, with due appreciation, the song ngland's Dealt. “OUR GALLANT alum Tho Cratnmax—The toast | have now to propose will de one most acceptable to ae all, that of “Our Gallant Allies.” (Choors}) Iwill only just say thie-Where would many of us have been but forthe Chameurs WAfrique? (Cheers) Many of you will remember how ce the gune on nthe the French always be our alien (Cheers) 1 am sure you will all agree with me, that th ° day may have the effect of co- shed loge Jt menting the alliance between the two nations Those who catn also gave us tuaterial asoistance, give you the toast of “Our Alles,” couneeted with the names of Baron de Grancey and Commandant Canevaro, Baron pe Gnaxcey hoped he might be allowed to | to address had heard an Adopt some of the words thy them as pmrades,'? | that had been conferred upon bim since military attaché in this country, as representi Freneli army, was b was glad to sée there had been @ protess again trying to break the confide he became the uw pand British art (No, ne! He would not deign to answer an a thor who had aitacked the chivairous Marshal Canrobert. He would leave all that to the good sense of the British soldier, Lord Strath hairn, from the appointment he held im the French army, was the best judge on that subject, Another reason why he was glad to see this mecting was that there were eredulous people who believed that getting together of an army and keeping it in good order was exactly the same as getting aud keeping together a nut y or onguged in any commercial or industri jon, It was a very dangerous idea. He should tike to see such peo- ple braving fever in>distant countries and fiving ot short eupplies of food, He shonld like to see them sacrilicing their lives as did the sold on board the Birkenhead, in order that women and children might be saved. Thero were two quilities of the greatest use in military service, avd those two were discipline aud devotion. Cheers.) Discipline aud devotion all over the world, de thanked them for the complituents paid to the al- lied armies, and with referense to the Russian army m of the charming way in which this country had recently received that dear and beloved Princess, Her Royal and Imperial Highness the Duchess of Edimburgh. (Cheers.) He would pro- pose the hess,” and would also remind them of the services performed by Miss Florence Nightingale. (Loud cheers.) Signor Caxzvaro, who asked permission to speak in theif age, said that on behalf of the Italian army, their ancient comrades in the Crimea, he re- turned them his sincere thanks. He freely admitted, however, that the chief glory ofthe battle of Balaklava belonged to the English army. obHAM proposed the health of the worthy ho bad so kindly entertained the men from Balaklava, and he hoped that next yeur they might meet in the same way, (Loud cheers.) ‘The only remaining toast of tho list was “The Sol- diers of the Pen,” to be proposed by the Chairman and responded to by Mr. N. A, Woods, one of the Crimean “special correspondents. ? After the Chairman vacated the chair, several of the rank and file reached the upper end of the room and Proposed cheers for Cardigan and Nolan and three more tor “those who know how to take care of themselves." z The company then dispersed to enjoy the various | entertainments still remaining on the programme, BANQUET OF THE OFFICERS. Last evening many of the ollicers who were engaged in the battle of Balaklava celebrated the anniversary by dining together at Willis’ rooms, King street, St. James’, when covers were laid for forty persons. General the Earl of Lucan, GC. B., presided, sup- ported by Licutenant General Lord George Paget, K. C. B.; Lieutenant General Sir Edward Hodge, K. ©. B.; Major General Sir Thomas McMahon, K. ©. B.; Lord Tredegar, Lord Bingham, Hon. H. H. Joiltle, Sir George Wombwell. &e. of After the customary loyal toasts had been the President and cordially responded to, Lord Gxorce PaGRT rose and proposed the toast of the evering— “The health of the chairman.” He said, “1 must ask you to permit me to wuch ona matter which, to a ceftain extent, may be considered perhaps to affect myself, You are all willing, I am sure, to do honor to the part which the Light Cavalry Brigade took in the charge-—the never-to-be-forgoiten charge—at Bala- klava, and I wish to state here the reasons that have prevented us from being present at the banquet | given in their honor at the Alexandra Palace. It was a inatter of fair question why the officers of the Heavy Brigudo were not included 1m the invitation to that ban- quet. ‘This is not the place, and [ am not the proper person to dwell on the gallant deeds of the two brigades on that Sufllce it to say that the services of the two brigades were so associuted that I could not recon- cile it to my fevlings to take any part in the commemo- ration of “the gallant doings of that which the Heavy Brigade was excluded, But Becanse there was this exclusiveness it did not. prevent me from sending my contribution toward the enjoy ment of the gallunt fellows meeting elsewhere to-day, although I must rep that I did not expect that we banquet would have assumed the charact-r it did; and Tam not quite sure fhat the presence of officers on such » is quite in keeping with tmurked the occusion, I hope that which should L sympathy with all woo took part in the action on that glorious day; and I am quite sure that no officer present who ‘belonged to the Heavy or the Light Brigade does not shure this feelny with me. nothing more to say than that I most cordially propose the health of your gallant chairman, and let us drink it with threo times three,” These cheers were enthusias- tically given, LORD LUCAN’S SPEECII. General Lord Lvcax, in responding to the toast, gaid:—I cordially thank you, Lord George Puget, for the very kind manner in which you have proposed my heaith, and also for ‘the way in which the toast bas been generally re ceived, I can assure you it affords me the greatest pleasure to meet my comrades of something like fifty ears’ standing, With regurd to the Alexandra banquet, may say that I heard nothing of it until I came to London froin Ireland a few days ago, I bad nothing to do with it, as far as its arrangement was concerned, but 1 at once observed that the object was to bring together and give honor to the Light Brigade alone, and I felt this more particularly, admiring the Light Brigade as I do, and feeling also that their achievements on tho great day we are now celebrating can never be surpas- sed, that one branch of the service had been neglected. It ts well that feats of that kind, occurring twent; one years ago, should be cotnmemorated to-di have no hesitation in saying that it was impossible for any body of soldiers to con- duct themselves more nobly, more splendidly than did the Heavy Brigade in connection with the charge at Buluklava. It is probable (hat they were not brougut immediately into action, as were the L but had it not been for the position whi they took and the bravery they displayed the enemy would have been able to have burned our ships and inflicted incal- culable injury. Itis therefore I feel that their efforts should have been acknowledged, and I now, therefore, take the opportunity of bearing’ my testimony to their gallantry. Lord Luean retired from the chair shortly after eleven o'clock, and atter taking coifee the company separated, INHUMANITY TO DUMB ANIMALS, “The agents of Mr, Bergh’s society made a number of arrests last week for violations of the laws agatnst cruelty to animals, John Cowen, of No. 19 Nortolk street, was arrested on a charge of maliciously muti- lating a dog; Samuel Wilson, of No. 787 Seventh ave- nue, accused of dragging a sick horse out of a stable during a heavy rain storm; Robert Edwards for dragging along behind his truck @ horse sufering from a diseased foot—the animal was condemned and destroyed; James Farrell, of Brooklyn, was arrested for working a horse with a severe wound on the off hind leg; Joseph Coyets was committed for driving a mule from Englewood, N. J., with two large sores under the collar and without shoes; Robert Smith, a hackman, was charged with driving a horse suffering with an injury of the hock joint and otherwise disabled; Isaac Brown was arrested for bru- tally kicking his horse; John Costello, Michael Burns and Timothy Burns were charged with’ working horses with sores under the harness NEWARK THIEVES ARRESTED. Thomas Smith, Hugh @oyne, his brother John, Abra. ham White, John Gillen and Hugh Durning were ar- rested in Newark yesterday and were held on a charge of burglary preferred against them by Mr. Thomas Gal- Jon, a Tichenor street grocer, whose place was entered and robbed the night before, A number ot other places have also been robbed in Newark rege it ts beleved, by the same parties. They area hard lookin, range th years trom seventeen to twenty-three, Jobn Green, Louis Wolfand Abrabam Boch applied it for lodgings at the Newark Police station, Presenting appearances rather suspicious, they wero searched, and a large quantity of buttons, pencils, &e., found in their possession which they could not satisfac- torily account for, On suspicion of being thieves they were lucked up. KICKED BY A HORSE, John Kane, alad thirteen years of ago, residing at No, 231 North First stroet, Williamsburg, while engaged in cleaning his father’s stable yesterday morning, was kicked on the head by one of the horses, The lad’s ull was fractured. t, and i vory deer friends The toast J have to | era.) The greatest honor | Health of Her Royal and Imperial High- | given by | day, from ; jt will never be sapposed that I have not the warmest | T have | bight Brigade, | DAY. NOVEMBER 8, 1875—TRIPLE SHEET. BASE BALL. The Professional and Ama- teur Records of 1875. | Complete History of the National Game's, j Most Brilliant Year. | THE BOSTONS “RETAIN THE PENNANT, | | 4m the’year 1846 base ball clubs began to carry out the | system of series of matches to decide the supremacy | of one ctud over another, and, although the game of | base ball was in vogue, in its more primitive form, for | several years previous, its “origin can be said to date | from that time, No club which was in existence in | that year is extant to-day, and few players who played | the game in that period interest themselves in it now. t Tm those days such a thing asa professional club was unheard of; but as the sport grew in popularity | ) among the people enterprising individuals, seeing | | the enormous crowds which assembled whenever a | | match betwoen two well known clubs took place, | conceived the idea that money could be made out of it, and proceeded to organize regularly paid nines, relying upon the fee of admission to the matches to cover the expenses incurred. During the last few years the num- | .bor of these professional clubs has been steadily in- | creasing, and when the recently terminated season of | 1875 opened there wero thirteen club names on the roll | of the National Association of Professtonal Players, rep- | resenting the following cities:—Boston, Philadelphia, | | Hartford, 8t. Louis, Chicago, New Haven, Washington, | Brooklyn, Keokuk and New York. Apace with the | growth of the national game has improved the standard | of playing ability, and the past season has shown more | skilful banding of tho ball and bat than any previous | time in the history of the sport. The finest displays of | the first regularly organized professional elub—tho Red Stockings, of Cincinnati, which was formed only as far back as 1800—would bear no comparison in either pitehing, fielding, batting, throwing or base running to a majority of the games played in the season of 1875. | Never before in the annals of tho game have nine | innings been played without either side scoring a run, | | which is indisputable proof of superior fielding. Below | will be found a list of the games played, during which | neither nine made more than one run, and during | which nine full innings were played without even one | score, TUE ONE TO ONE SCORE. | | June 19, Chicago vs. Hartford, at Gaicago (tL | | © innings) 1100 | May gl, Hartiord ve. i 100 | May 11, Chicago vs. Red Socks, at 3t. Louis... 1ltoo June M4} Mutaal vs Western, at Keokuk,...... 1t00 ‘Aug. 5! Hartford vs, Mutual, at’ Brooklyn (10 | | innin See aes ltol} | Aug. 12, Hartford vs, Mutual, at Hartford Ftol | | Sept. 14, Hartford va, Chicago, at Clucago...... 1101 | | From the following record of “goose egg will be seen that no club which entered the arena escaped “a trip to Chicago’? :— June M4, Mutual vs, Western, at Keokuk (5 tn- | | | nings}, Bee EEO Sune 19, Chicago va “Hartford,” at “Ghieago (di | | innings). CORE ad | May 11, ch s, 1100 | | May 21 Hartiord va Mutual, at Brooklyn 100 June 8, Chicago vs. Boston,’ at Chicago. 2t00 | | Aug, 20; Hartford vs, AUantic, at Brookis 2100 | Aug. 6, Chicago v8 Philadeiptia, at Philad Pia ..ccsccsesveee 2t00 Sept. 13, Hartford vs. Si Louis, at St Louis.... 3 to 0 June 27; Red Stocking vs. Washington, atSi | | Louis. eocee +» BwUO, | June 17, Boston'vs. Hartford, at it I 410 ‘Aug. 13, Mutual va. New Haven, at New Haven 4 ( Mutual vs, Atlantic, at Brooklyn. July 28, Philadelphia vs. Chicago, at Puuladel- hia... May 17, Hartford vs. ‘Aug. 27, Athleuc vs, 4go, at Chicago 11) Athletic vs, Atluntic, at Brooklyn. . 23, Philadelphia vs, Atlintic, at Brooklyn 24, Boston vs. Centennial, at Philadelphia Oct, 18, Hartford vs. St, Louis, at Hartford, April 19, Boston ve. New Haven, at Boston, u July 17, Boston vs. Chicago, at Boston... to, Sept. 26, Boston vs. Hurtford, at Hartford to Sept. 11, St. Louis vs. Hurtiord, at St. Louis to May 29, St. Louis, vs, Red Stocking, at 8 Loui "| July 23, St, Lo cw il ven. to July 6, Boston va. ford, to ‘Aug. 10, Hartford vs, Mutual, at Hartford..... 7 to | July 14, Hartford vs. Philadelphia, at Hartiord, 8 to | July “8 Red Stocking vs Washington, at St Its seeee ” teeeeee to | May 5, Philadelphia Vs. Atlantic, at Brookiyn 8 to i} eg c. vs. Mutual, at Chicago... 6 to uly 22) Ataletic vs, Mutual, at Philadeiphm... 9 to May 20; Washington va, Now Haven, at Wash- INZLOD. ..eeeeee ae oe June 28, Hartford vs. Red Stocking, at St. Louis May 6, St. Louis ws, Chicago, at St. Louis. June 14, Hartford vs. New Haven, at Hartfo June 22) Boston vs, Atlantic, at Providence. May 17, Boston vs, Athletic, at Boston....... June 1, Hartford vs. New Haven, at Hartiord ‘Aug. 6, Hartford vs, Atlantic, at Brooklyn, Muy 10, Philadelphia vs, New Haven, at New Oct. 2, Athietic va Mutnal, at Philadelphia, June 7, Chicugo vs. Mutual, at Chicago. . | May 27] Chicago va. Red Stocking, at Chicag: ‘Aug. 9, Philadeipbia vs. St. Louis, at Philadel- phis 16 t00 | Sept. 3, Bosto vee 1 t00 | May 8, Hartiord gton, at Hartford. 16 to 0 | | Oct. 4, Hartford vs, New Haven, at New Haven 18 to 0 | May 3, Athictic vs, Washington, at Wnshington 21 ¢0 0 | | June 9} Athletic vs. Atlantic, at Philadelp 23 to 0 | May 1, Boston vs Washington, at Richmond,. 24 to 0 For the fourth consccutive season the Boston club, commonly known as the Red 5 ings, has won the tile of “champion of the United States,” which means of the world, The success of this excellently disciplined organization, although largely due to the tine manage- | ment of its captam, Harry Wright, is to no litte ex- | tent due to the complete harmony which exists among | its members, the way the work together and the hon- esty and integrity of each individual player. The Bos- ton club’s record for the year 1875 is unprecedented, they having played eighty-two games, won seventy-one, | D, Allison, catcher; a Pitcher; Mulla, Orst base; | the fact that peopie have no desire to atiend their | | order, and the consequence is that—being run on | about next year. | will be an exceptionally lively one. "A large ‘number | tennial series promises to make in the history of the | during the season, although repeated attempts wero made by some of its members to hold others, The ‘and the number of games played ‘exceeds “that of any previous season. Philadelphia is suid to have the largest number . of clubs, | clubs a picked nine which could successfully cope with | ¥.; the Crickets, of Binghamton, tied two and lost eight, It is true that the renowned Cincinnati Red Stockings won every game they played | during the season of 1869, but they encountered no such strong nines, even comparati speaking, as tho Bostons have been compelled to play with during 1876, itself, 18 here | The Boston’s record, which speaks for | given, forfeited gaines omitted BEBE slS/E]5 SE Ha Be Bi: 13 Games won 8 7} 6) 6) 6 Games lost 2{ 2} 2) 0} of 1] Oo} of 0} 0] 8 | Games played 10|10]10]10] 9} 6] 6] 6) 4] 5 1j82 | This table shows that but five of thelr thirteen an-* | tagonists were able to defeat, them atall, that only | three were able to secure from them more than one | victory, and none could beat them oftener than twice. | Theteam which performed such an unequalled tri- umph consisted of White, catcher; Spaulding, pitehe | McVey, dirst base; Barnes, second base: Shafer, third | pose; George Wright, short stop; Leonard, left eld; O'Rourke, centre field; Manning, right feld, with Harry Wright and Beale for substitutes. ‘The following 1s the record of ali the games played | | from April 19 to October 30, inclusive: AEs 4S) si 92/3) 2 AB ARBBEREBAE ‘ = = alSlalsisl & ctubs. PLR 2] E}s|ez}2|8|3] * PPE LST ByE Ry: |: | 3) a ie be & bed fool —| 8} 9} 7] ol s|io) 6} a) 6) 6] el a| a -| 21] 8] 6] 8} 7) 6) 7) oO} 5] 2) z] 0} 33 +} 1] 4)—| 5) 4) 6) 8) 8) 8] 4] dito] o} sa St. Louts. +] 2] 1] 5)]—1 5] 5] 8} 2] 2) 3] o} 2} 4! go Philadelphia. .} 0/2} 4] 5|—] 7] 2] 4! 1] 2] 3} 3] of at | 2} 1 4} 5) 31—| 3] 21 4) 0} 0} 2! 4! 30 Of 1) 2] 0} | 3}—] 4] 2) of 2) 7] 4) 29 1 3} 1) 1) Of} 1) HH) of rn ol al ol 7 O} 0} 0} 0} O} Of OF OJ—} 2) | oO} a} 4@ Washington. .| 6} 0} 0] 0} Of 0} Of 4) O|—] 0} 0} 0} 44) Centennial ...} 6] 1} 0} 0} of o} of 1] of of — oo) 2 0} Of OF OF O} OF 0} 2] 0} OF O|-| O| 2 0} 0} OF 0} 0} OF O} OF 1) Of OF OL—} 1 8}20|28] 20] 31|57|38]s0] 14|22] 19]42| 19|a99 nnifis, of Philadelphia, disbanded in | May; the Westerns, of Keokuk, in June, and the Wash- ingtons in July. The New Havous failed to play their quota of six games with the St, Louis, Mutual, Chicago | | and Atlantic clubs, and the Atlantics disbanded before they played thoir quota with the St. Louis, Chicagos or New Haven nines, on which account all the games Bing oa by Sale NeW SaVYEe ae Atianics with the clubs mentiones mado null and void b; cl \- le yy the champion. ‘THE CHAMPIONSHIP RECORD, Tho revised record exclusive of forfoited games, which the Championship Committe i} | Lyons leak elo iP © Will have to decide | aways at the Elysian Fields there were nearly 10,000 | The extravagance of the 9) 48 3 Hartford, =| Fs St. Louis, é| 8 Philadelphi 4) 6 7 20 Chicago, 1 4 68] 68} | 8} 8 Mutual, 0) 8 2] Oo 66) 8} =| Games tost..| a] a9] a7|- asl wil gol tl aaa It must be remembered that the position of a chuf ts governed by the number of games won, without refor ence to those lost, Iolice of Philatcipiue, socupy secoud. postion, being of adel occupy second position, etn games hind the Bostons. Their nine, inelud- ing Clapp, catcher; McBride, pitcher; Anson, first base; Fisler, second base; Sutton, third base; Force, short stop; Hall, left Geld; Eggler, centre feld; and & frequently changed ninth’ man. The Athletic’ is the eldest club iu the fraternity, with the exception of the Atlantic, and has always borne a good reputation as regards the honesty of its players. Like the Bostons it Acaptain who understands thoroughly all the pointe of tho game, and has bad long experience as manager of @ nine, Such a man is essential to the success of every club, and in Dick McBride the Athletics have the right man in the right p The Athletics are exceedingly popular with the public in the city from which they bail, so much so that on one occasion dur. ing the past season when engaged in a close contest will their rivals, the Bostons, the crowd feuring that their favorites Would be defeated, rushed on the field and broke up the game, ‘This does not speak very highly for the deportment of the people of Philadelphia, but if proves their excessive liking of their pet club. The Hartfords are but four games behind the Ath- leties, and rank third on the list. Their team comprised Burdock, second base ‘guson, third base aud cay tain; Carey, short stop; York, left field; Remsen, cen- ter tield, and Harbridge, right fleld. Individually each of these players is a fine ball player, but being a com paratively new club they have not acquired the knack of playing together, which 1s the first requisite to success, The St. Louis gave the Hartfords a hard fight for third position, aud had they been ablo to play their remain- ing two games with the Mutuals they probably would have tied the Hartfords, as the Mutuals did not succeed im beating the Mound City men once in the eight games that they played with them, A SPINANCIAL? VIEW OP THR SEASON. From a financial point of view the season has not been a profitable one to the Rockhahins of the various clubs, Whena clublike the Atlanfec winds up the season in debt to the extent of $5,000, as is now re- ported, it would seem, at first thought, that the interest of the public in qhe game is dyimg out, But, upon closer examination, it will be found that the gate re- ceipts fall short only where one of the participating clubs 1s suspected of containing one or more scoundrels who would sell a game. Itis well known that there are a number of these rascals in several of the profes- sional clubs. The Philadelphia and Chicago clubs have openly suspended players for alleged dishonest practices, and the Mutuals, who have played in several of the finest matches of the year, have won fewer gatnes than either of their six competitors. A certain frequenter of the pool rooms has assured the writer of tlis article that he bribed with money one of the members of the Atlantic Club to play poorly in a game on the Union Grounds because the briber had bought a pool on the Aulantic’s opponents, The Philadelphia Club ts said to be some $3,000 short, which 1s easily accounted for by games, because one never could tell when they were going to play to win. The Mutuals, of this city, can | play a very line game when they try to, and, as said before, have given some of the best exhibitions of skill which’ have been shown this year. At other times their play has been of the poorest the co-operative plan—the earnings for the -year of euch man, with the exceptions of Start and Matthews who receive rogular salaries, have been only about $600, while a lirst class player commands from $1,000 to | $2,500 for the season's f ‘And the men who indulge in this *hippodroming”? business injure not only them. selves and their club, but the club with whom they play, by the loss of patronage which they have caused. For tho sake of the honorable players, who are ina large majority, and for the honor of the game, these men should be held to a strict account by the Judiciary Cominitice, and expelled trom the association, Unless that kind of businesg is put an end to, professional ball playing cannot thrive. That has been the only draw- back toa remarkably brilliant season, and it 18 to be hoped that at the end of next year we will have no such story to tell as that which iow gullies the record of 875, Very little can as yet be said with any certainty The prospects are, however, that it of clubs are in the course of jormation, and the cen- | gate an unexampled, display of the beauties of “ball- tossing.” THE AMATEUR ARENA The National Amateur Association held a meeting at the Astor House, in this city, last December, to elect sand to revise the code of rules for the season 875. No fewer than 130 clubs from all parts | of the country were enrolled as members. Great interest appeared to be taken in the wellare of | the association, and the outlook of the amateurs was a | bright one. Another meeting was beld in whe follow. | ing spring at Bostom when a very excelient code of | rules was adopted. But the season’s record shows that | those rudes, or at least some of them, had very httlo attention paid io them by the fraternity, Probibly the | rule which wus violated to the greatest extent was that which stipulated that no player should take part in o contest on one nine inside of sixty days from the timo | that he appeared on the field as a member of another club, Protests were made to the Judiciary Committee, but that committee held but one meeting players in this vicinity saw that the Judiciary Com- mittee would probably not convene again, and the abuse of that important ‘rule increased. In'fact thero has been very little system among the ainateurs this year, though go much was promised, before the season open The standard of skill has been raised very much, but New York probably can produce froin its first five auy other which could be gotten together. ‘Tbe import ant ovents of the season were the matches between representative picked tens of New York and Brooklyn, played on the Union Grounds. New York won both games, the first by a score of 8 to 1, and the second by a score of 8 to 0, ‘The principal clubs of this section of the country were the Arlington, Flyaway und Oly of this city; the Chelsea, Concord, Reliance and jess of Brooklyn; the SoRnt of Paterson, N. Shibe and R. E! Doerr, of Philadelphia; tong, of Trenton, N. J.; the Dovers, of Dover, N. J.; the Resolutes, of’ Elizabeth, N. J.; the Hobokens, of Hoboken, N. J.; the Beacons, of Boston; the Chelseas, of Chelsea, Mass. ; the Graftons, of Grafton, Mass. ; the Live Oaks, of Lynn, Masa, ; the Stars, of Syracuse, N. N.Y.; the Rhode Island, of Providence, R. 1, and the. Scrantons, of Scranton, Pa. As usual, the collegians played some remarkable games, Tho’ Yales beat the New Haven professionals and retain the title of champions of the college binds The Saqreahion does not acknowledge | aiy Matiohal championships, but geveral clubs in the neighborhood of this city claim the noml- nal title of championship of New York ana vicinity, Among them are the Chel- seas and Flyaways. Tho Arlingtons disbanded in the latter part of July, up to which time they had lost but one match in the vicinity of New York, and won games from such clubs as the Olympic, Flyaway, Concord and others, The Resolutes, of ‘Elizabeth, played the Mutuals an 0 to2 game, and the Olyinpics, of Paterson, played the Atlantics an 0 to 1 game. ‘The publi¢ knows that the amateurs all play to win, and that there is no such thing as selling a game among | them. On that account largo crowds assemble to witness their matches. On the occasion of the last game between the Chelseas and Fly- people present, and any Saturday afternoon during the Dall season 5,060 of 6,000 persons can be found at tho Prospect Park grounds, interested im teh or twelve games which are going on there. The amateurs havo At least the contidence of the public, and will continue to draw the largest crowds, until the professionals clear their association of the ten or twelve tricksters who now disgrace it, A BROOKLYN ELECTION CONTEST. Thore isa rumor circulating in Brookiyn that a de- termined effort will be made to-day to prevent the issue of the certificate of election to the Shrievalty to Alberg Daggett by the Board of County Canvassers. It is cer- tain that on Saturday “Bub’ McLaughlin, brother to the Boss, and Thomas F. Nevins consulted with ablo counsel a8 to the best means of obtaming a recount of the ballots, asserting that if the boxos were now opened from 800 to 400 ballots would be found having a full republ lean State ticket on the upper portion, but bear- ing Nevins’ nate for Sheriff, all of which had been credited as straight republican tickets, and hence as cast in favor of Daggett, They were advised that tho only statutory method was to Wait until Mr. Daggett took bis seat and then, by a quo warranto process, have the boxes brought before a court and jury to try the issue. It is possible that Mr. Nevins will to-day endeavor to procure & mandamus to the Board of Canvassers, A SAPIENT SUPERVISOR. At the last meeting of tho Queens county Board of Supervisors Mr. John R. Pettit, undertaker of Hemp- stead, presented for audit a bill of $45 for the two cofllns in which the two negro murderers, Jarvis and Jackson were buried. They were, according to description, of black walnut, studded with silver plated nails and hay- ing silver plated handics and a name plate on angement was freely and unfavorably commented upon, one of the Supervisors remarking that it might be an inducemont to some per- sons to commit murder in order to insure themselves a decent bufial, The charges for the handles and name plates were stricken out and the whole bill was dually cut dows to $8 for each coffin, PERFORMING POLITICAL PENANCE. This afternoon a bet made on the tate election will be Paid, in the vicinity of Union square, by the loser, a prominent politician of the Sixteenth Assembly dis- trict. The bot was as follows:—If the Tammany county ticket was elected the anti-Tammany man agreed to wheel @ barrow full of bricks around Union square on the Monday following election, from the hours of one until three o'clock in the afternoon, If the anti-Tammany county Ueket succecded, then the Tammany man would have to pertorm the same task. ‘A band of music will accompany the loser of the wager. The man who wheels the barrow will be allowed for rest four stoppages of five minutes each during the peformance of his task, BURGLARY IN WILLIAMSBURG. At an carly hour yesterday morning the rear window ofthe Inger beer saloon of Herman Schomaker was THE TIDAL WAVE. INTERVIEW WITH E. G. SPAULDING, THA “PATHER OF GREENBACKS”—E¥FECT OF THI ELECTION ON THE THIRD TERM PROJECT. Borvato, Nov. 6, 1875. ‘The tidal wave which set in with such force in Obioy and which extended to this State and Pennsylvan! has caused no little excitement in this vicinity, and political prophets who foresaw a tremendous victory for “Tilden and Reform,” are completely thunder struck. Never before was such a republican | known in this Congressional district, if indeed we except the year that David S, Bennett took such @ terrible walk off with the title of Senator, and which set men to thinking that there was nolongera deme oeratic party in Erie county. Sherman §. Rogers ts elected to the Senate by a ma Jority of 4,105 over Cyrenius GxTorrance, the dem: cratic candidate. The city goes republican by a larga majortty, and only one democrat is eiected, Henry Keller, a German, who will be the next City Treasurer. While it is not so surprising that the city went repub- lican—for the German element went over body and sou’ to that party on account of,a German heading the ticket—it is somewhat startling when wo hear from the country. Bets on the State being, 25,000 to 40,000 were frecly offered on elec~ tion day, but found no takers among tho republicans, which goes to show that they did not ex- pect the result to be jess than the figures named, and, in truth, they are as mach puzzled for a reason of the great change as aro the democrats. Thinking that the opinion of Hon. E. G. Spaulding, the “VATHER OV TUE GREENBACK,” would be of interest to the numerolis readers of tha Henao in this section, @ reporter called on him at his downtown office in Spaulding's Ex) change. The old gentleman, although quite busy with the affairs of the F. and M. National B: which he 18 the President, still keeps an eye on the political out look and devotes considerable time to his pet hobby, the hard and soft money question, He has just coms pleted a review of financial matters, which will od tssued in book form, and it ts claimed by those wha have read advance pof that it will throw com« siderable light on the, to m \ on, and sett at rest forever the foolish now entertain. Mr. Spauld ry good authority on the currency questic Wasting ton, and, while he is a little blunt, they seem t admira his style and solicit his opinion upon financial mattera generally. ‘The following is the conversation your reporter hadi with bim:s— Reronrer—To what do you attribute the recent ro- publican gain in this State? Mr. Svavivina—Weil, there were varions causes operating. First among them was the resolution emphatically aguinst @ third term; second, the Cath~ olic schoo! question, which had an importaut induence, going home, as it did, to all the firesides in the whole country, und third, the vacillating course pursued by the democrats in Ohio and Penusylvania om the money question. Rerorrer—Why do yoo link the Ohio ant Pennsyl, vavia money creed with affairs in this State? Is not the New York demogracy opposed to the iudation dogma? Mr. Spacipisc—Yes, decidedly, They as well as tho republicans ure strongly opposed to inflation; but, your seo, through fear that the democrats West and South would predominate in the next national conventiom and lead to the adoption of an infation platform, they’ proferred to vote the republican Ucket as being more Feliablo and fixed upon that question, Rgrorter—Well, in view of this, Mr, Spaulding, what, may I ask, saved the democratic State ucket from’ defeat? Mr. Spacip:vc—Tho policy of reform in regard ta the canals. ye canal men, you will find, many of whom arc republicans and’ linmediately interes voted the democratic ticket in hopes for better ani more economicai management of the canals by Tilden. THE GENERAL EPPECT. Reporrsr—I_ would Like to get your views in gene eral. What efect do you thiuk the late resalts in Ohio and Pennsylvania will Lave om the Presidenttad question ? Mr. Spaviprxc—It has killed inflation, and as a nataraP consequence the national conventions ‘to be held tha coming year will without doubt adopt hard money platforms. Revorter—Do you think that the recent republican gains will spur President Grant on to renewed efforts to secure a third terin ? Mr. Spavipixc—tn view of the fact that the three States—Ohio, Pennsylvania and New York—adopted! resolutions emphatically against a third term, I do not see why it would give any encouragement to General Grant TUR THIRD TERM. Reporrar—Very good; but 1 would like to get yom opinion. Do you think that Grant will strive for a rew nomination now that the republicans have gained im these States, regardless of the resolutious passed by them affecting a third term? Mr. Spacupinc—Well, if you are determined to have me tell it I will, I honestly think that some of bis friends and office-hoiders will urge him to be a candi- date fora third term. I do not believe they have ever given up their pet idea that he could be re-elected. RerorrKu—Do you think that the American will submit to tho rule of these office-holders electing General Grant? Mr. Sracipixo—I do not; in fact I cannot concet of any possible circumstances under which they woul be likely to elect him to athird term. The great body of independent citizens are opposed toa third term upon principle, and would not consent to his retaining the office longer than March 4, 1877. That he will try to get the nomination, however, I have no doubt. Rerorter—Then you do not consider the Cwsarism ery such a bugbear after all? Mr. Sravipixc—No, I do not, for I believe, as I sad before, that General Grant and his tmmediate adviserr and office-holders have never given up the thought thas: be could be made an available candidate. The New Youk Heap has generally been right upou that subs fect, although all other papers at the outset decried and’ hooted its opinion in this respect. NEW YORK CITY. yy Te- A scries of “Talks on Ehglish Literature,"? to ladies, will be given by Abby Sage Richardson, at the hall No, 83 Union square, on Monday and Thursday afternoons, at three P, M., commencing to-day, The regular monthly reception of the Young Men’s Christian Association will take place at Association Hall this evening. Musi¢ and ventriloquism will be the chief feature of the evening’s entertainment, ‘The Interaational Free Trade Alliance, whose maxim. is absolute free trade and taxation for government sup- port only, will hold the first of a series of public meet- ings at No. 43 Washington square this evening. @ During an altercation yesterday morning between: Frederick Gritiiths, of No.-828 Seventh avenue, and John Howe, of Thirty-fifth street and Seventh avenue, the former recerved a slight stab wound in the shoulder. Howe made his escape. At the Grand Opera House to-morrow evening will bo given another exhioition of Grmco-Roman wrestling., ‘This will be the second match between Professor Will jam Miller, the American champion, and M. Andre Christol, who claims to be the famous *Masque” of Paris, and champion of France and Spain, “Four Centuries of Italian Painting” is the subject: of an illustrated ‘public lecture to be delivered to- morrow evening by W. H. Goodyear, B. A., before the members of the Irving Literary Society, in tho chapel of the Church of the Holy frinity, Forty-third) street, nea’ Madison avenue, BROOKLYN. The Board’of Canvassers mect to-day, and will doubt. less decide the disputed election in the Third Senatorial district, The Long Island Bible Society will have its sixtieth, anniversary at East New York to-morrow afternoon and evening. ‘The grocery store of Thomas McEvoy, No. 104 Unign place, was robbed of a quantity of tea, valued at $35, om Saturday night by some unknown thief Bridget Leary was removed to the City Hospital suffering from severe wounds about the head, inflicted with a club in the hands of James Garrity, of No, 429 Baltic street. & paper on “Joan of Arc” will be read by Mr. Edwin P. Whipple, of Boston, before the Long Island Historical Society, in the chapel of the Packer Insti- tute, to-morrow evening Edward Lanon, of No. 262 Monroe street, was ar- rested by Otlicer Loony yesterday on suspicion of being ‘one of the river thieves who robbed the captain of the canal boat North Point, lying at the foot of Van Brant street, on Thursday night laste 1 ptain failed to er Lanon, aod he was therefore released from custody. STATEN ISLAND. In a total population of 36,700, Richmond county Latin but 6,552 votes—3,039 democratic and 2,513 re- Union revival meetings are to be held by Grace and Trinity Methodist Wpiscopal churches, Factoryville, with the assistance of Mra, Lowry, a revival worker of the Newark Conterence, Tho Hon. David W. Judd has been re-elected Presi dent of the New Brighton Reading Room Association and Literary and Debating Society, and William New. ton Secretary, The second meeting this season will be held on Wednesday evening next. A Gre broke out on Satarday In a largo barn at the Child’s Nursery, Four Corners, in the town of North. field, The barn was entirely consumed, with its con- | tents, including « lot of furnitare, The building was broken open, and three watches and small quantity of movey Were stolen from the salon owned by the institution, and occupied as a dwotling by Mr. Fiun, aud valued at $1,606