The New York Herald Newspaper, January 6, 1876, Page 4

4 EPARATING ELECTIONS. —_-+- —-- The Spring Programme Fur- ther Indorsed, Opinions of Senators and Assemblymen in Onta- | , rio, Orange, Crleans, Oswego, Otsego, Queens, Rensselaer, Rockland, St. Lawrence and Sara- toga Counties. + CR E. NOD POLITICIANS, MUST RULE, te ee Tammany’s “One-Man” Power Denounced. DOCTRINES FREELY EULOGIZED. ALD fo-uay we publish a number of additi Lold by our correspondents with v: r Assembl¥men in QOntaric, Orange, Orleans, Oswego, COusego, Queens, Rennselaer, Rockland, St. Lawreace and Saratoga counties. They all express strong opin- Sons in favor of @ spring election in this city. Some of the gentlemen were also particularly happy in their denunciation of the ‘one-man power’ of Tammany Hall and the great necessity which exists for wiping Out this body as a political organization, @NTARIO COUNTY. Narxs, Dee, 3, 1875. ASSEMDLYMEN MAXWELL AND STANLEY, The two Assemblymen who were elected in this county by the democrats are Seth Stanley, a well to do produce merchant in the First district, and Hiram Max- well, of this town, in the Second district, who takes the ‘place of Cyrille Lincoln. Mr. Stanley and | Dir. Maxwell have not yet fully made up their minds as to whether New York would be beuetited by b a spring ele ‘The two gentlemen are, however, rather independent democrats and will not be swerved trom the strict line of their duty, even should they in adhering to it bave to stand up against Tam- many Hall. Mr, Stonley and his colleague will support ull measures that are really for reform, and if convinced that a spring election would advance the interests of the city of New York they will heartily support a meas- ure looking to thatend. They are of the opinion that that plau which give the voter the best chance to know jor whom aud what be is voting is the best and that if @ separate election for New York for local officers is of ‘Ws character New York ought not to ve deprived of it, ORANGE COUNTY. SENATOR ST. JOUN. A republican, Mr Madden, represented the Tenth district in the last Senate. It is singular that, not- withstanding the singular favorable changes through- out the State m republican interests at the last elec- tion, a democratic Senator wae chosen in this locality Dy the victory of Mr. D. B. St. John over Mr. Morgan behmit, But the general personal popularity of the former among all classes is given as an explanationof the result. Mr. St, Jobn bas been a resident of New- burg for the past eigbieen years. He occupies a pic turesquely aituated built on an eminence near the Hudson, about two miles’ drive from Newburg. ‘This gentleman has retiréd from business, being pos- sessed of considerable wealth, He ‘was alone When the HERALD correspondent cglied. He 13 a gentleman of about ffly-fve years of age, with snow. white hair and ruddy complex school in deporiment. The new Senator ts no doubt a | man of stern convictions apd one who will makea | Vigorous and honest representative. “1 have no axes to grind in the Legisiature,’’ he bw gly remarked | tothe HkkaLp correspondent, ‘I thought I was be- | yond the time for eniering into politics again, but some | Grmy trends imgisted upon me run for Senator, | end 1 did 60.’ Many years ago Mr. St. Jobin was a | taember of Assembly from Sullivan county. Since then joof from politics He was chosen Sen- over one thousand majority, ppose you have heard and read of the agitation spring election mm New York city ?”” be was nu; of the old, dignified ‘es, but I muet examine the matter more care- We are cqming back to the old way of doing ain, Probably it ig for the better. On general as far us I own see now, I would favor a g the citizens of New York to hold a here is certainly room for improv: in the selection of some of your charter officials. b Dur Vicinity, we select ‘our locul officers in If we do not ike them one year we kick them 1am opposed to the commission system tangs prineipie: Charter empower Diarch out the next. for New York. 1 think the people of that city bave sufll- cient intelligence to manage their own affairs. I believe in the doctrine of homerule. There are some things J never could understand in New York politics, When the Tweed charter was before the Legislature every- Lody voted for itané everybody seemed to consider it fu excelieut measure, At least a large majority of the people's representalives voted in favor of this charter, Now, I would like to know by what we are to be guided in explanation of this state of affarrs.”? ASSEMBLYMAN BRADLEY. Ademocrat and # republican have been selected to represent Orange County im the next Legislature. Mr. Tuomas W, Bradley if the republican member, Ho lives at Walden, soime twelve miles back of Newburg, where he is on Dy engaged in the manutac. e of @ compa » Mi ture of cutlery ey unhesitatingiy expressed | himself as favorable to a epting election im New York | cuy. He had read some of the Henato’s articles rela- | rinciples tive thereto and couid he main | therein advocated. The effect of separating the munic- | ipul from the State election, he was of opinion, would | undoubtedly secure 4 better clas: local representa. | ives. ‘The gentieman promised to give a bill having ‘ban object in view his hearty co-operation when it came before the Legislature ASCEMELYNAN REEVE. Mr. Reeve, democrat, is the member of Assembly | from the Second district of Orange county. He isa | furmor, und lives at Wells’ Corner, about six miles from | Middictown, On the merits and necessities of a spring election in New York being explained to him Mr. Reeve gave tn his auhereuce to the principles iad dowa in the HeRaco editoriais, He remarked that there was ample room tor 1 ement ik tue election of some of the city oificials in New York, aud bis impressious were at that time decidedly in tavor o! separating the municipal | from the fail campaign. ORLEANS COUNTY. Batavia, N. Y., Dee. 5, 1875. SENATOR COLK, Ihave just da tour through the counties (Niagara, Orleans Genessee) comprised in the Twenty-niuth Se | district, There, as in the Thirty-first and Thir already written, 11 vor of the change. tors Mr. Cole was t ) districts, of which I have ne Verdict to be unanimous tn fa. en Assemblymgn and Sena- man | in swed. Ho said ithe was convinced he people desired the change A that 1 would belp to pur York (and he | ught she wanted purification), he would give it hia | Support, ax he Would any other general reiorm measure, OSWEGO COUNTY. Ose Dee. 4, 1875, } SENAT DOOLITTLE | It was getting dusk when 1 arrived at Oswogo last evening, and mad way across the river to where the flour milis of republican Senator-elect Doolittle are located, <A large vessel with a cargo of grain was being unloaded at the dock, and there, amid the workmen, looking bluff and bearty, with the four dust all about him, I found the successor to Senator Kellogg. In re- i | depend upon | would concentrate public attention for the personal | party out ofthe question, 1 do not know but that ply to the question whether he did not think that hav. | ing the municipal election of Oswego on a different day from the general election cay was productive of good results, he answered —‘‘Yex; the results J think closer attention i* pad io the election of proper good, and | local cdadidates by reason of thy separate election than | ‘would be the case if there were other than local issues to be considered, I should think if the voters of New city can be got interested enough in the election to | turo out a8 strongly ae they would if the municipal and State elections are held together, there are many reasons why a separate clechion for loca! officers would be ie,” ASSEMBLYMAN SLOAN. George B. Sloan, (republican), who bas already served two or three terms in the Assembly, bas bis ofice and the Mr. Doolittle, He remarked, had read the Hrnato articles on bject, and then reading carefully a leade matter which appeared in the Heratd one day |: week, he added:—"'The reasons given in why the chan, ould be made seem to put, Although I nave not as yet given th very careful “pert 1 think, from about it, that it would enable the voters in New York to concentrate their strength upon their local cand!- dates with greater treedom and certainty of good ite election for loca: purposes solely, ove law med me, the Recorder, County ‘operior Court judges were voted ‘om the same ticket asthe State candidates, [ can ive bow much better it would be for the Ny, who have the election of only good at ged the rz aoa ton oe Noes ferent election. ean opintoa is, that ptlnd tow the one election from the other would be a | Legisiature is Mr, George W. Weiant, of Haverstraw, ” te Covanpexor, Dee, 4, 1375. ASSEMBLYMAN GREEN. 1. W. Green, of this place, wuo, like Mr. Sloan, bas Already Leen a member of t jisiature, where he aade an eacuileus | nicipal election in the spring in Troy works better than NEW YORK HERALD, THURSDAY, JANUARY 6, LS76--1KIPLE SHEKT, in tne spring etection taea, He says that so far ashe | in knows the plan of baving the election of local officers | 3s on a separate day from Stal elec: | tions works weil, and he has alw boea or 1 to the policy .of merging t two. he added, “whether New York shall election for local officers or not | he New York members. 1 am st ‘bers will do all this winter that y New York city whatever new legislation ked for which the best interests of the city vem to require,’ Potaset, Dec. 4, 1375, %. Third district, is »a republican, but, unlike bis colleagues, bas bever 4 a member of the Legislature, His dows coucern- ing thy sed election chang the same as Mr Sloan's, “Lt it shall be found,’ said he, “that it i really for the best interests of the city that a separate election for local officers shonld be held in the spring a bill making the change will, uo doubt, be heartily sup- Ported in the Legislature.’ OTSEGO COUNTY. Rucavietp Sprivos, Dec. 10, 1 ASSEMILYMAN DAVENPORT. ” Otsego county this year will not onty be represented In the Senate along with her sister county of Herki- mer by & democrat, but will be represented tn the As- | Seubly by two democrats, The successful candidate in the First district is J, S. Davenport, of this place. Mr, Davenport expressed himselt as unqualifiedly in | favor of a change in the present election system in New York. He said:—A local election should never be held anywhere at tho same time as a general clec- tion, Ifthe oue In any place is made in some way to the other, so much the worse. Let the two parties carry on their batties over general or | State issues on acommon ground, each side meeting the issues fairly; but no local question should be Drougtt in to give to or obtain influence from any side." On my reminding Mr, Davenport that Governor Til- in 1872, when the Commitiee of Seventy’s charter under discussion in the Assembly, advocated a ‘ing election in New York for local officers, and bad at another time appeared before the Senate Committee Oltlos to urge the importance of the subject upon , he said:— “Mr, Tilden, being an old resident of New York, should certainly know what is best for the city in this respect. Ido not myself know of any argument that will stand fora moment against those that can be made in favor ofa spring election. It has everything in its favor. To say nothing of the certainty, by the combination of all good voters, of the election of good candidates, the chances aregill in favor of the selection of a better class of men at a separate local election than if they were voted jor when other than local matters were to be considered.” Oxnowta, Dec. 13, 1875. ASSEMBLYMAN SCRAMLING. The representative from the Second district is George Scramling, a lawyer, who is widely known through- out the western section of the county. On learning the object of my visit he said, in answer to my request for his Opinion on the question of the spring elections :-— “I have been £0 actively engaged of late that I have not had time to read the HkkaLp but cursorily, and so have not bad much opportunity carefully to étudy the arguments advanced by the paper In support of a spring election for local officers in New York. hav ard the articles quite frequently alluded to, however, and I believe that most people in the country districts who have read them must have been favorably impressed by them. My own opinion is that a spring election in New York for locai officers is the very thing the city wants to secure good city officers. I may be misiaken, and may have to change my opinion | when | am made more familar than | am now with the subject; but 1 bardly think so many good rea- sons can be given why a local election in the city would be harmful as can be given to show that it would be of advantage to the city’s interests. We have our local elections bere in February, and the fact that they are held at a different day trom the general election aifords voters no excuse for electing candidates who are open to the charge ef incompetency, to say nothing worse, A republican or a democrat cannot put in the plea that he voted for the republican or democratic candidate for this or that local office who may have been nominated | against the wishes of the best class of citizens of both parties simply because the candidate was a republican orademocrat, Itwon’t go down, for party lines are ip reality bot Considered binding at a local election. Now I can understand if the local elections, here even, were to tuke place on the same day as the general elec: tion, how plausible such an excuse might be when State issues were at stake and party excitement and rancor at their height.” QUEENS COUNTY. SENATOR PRINCE. Bradford L, Prince, republican Senator from the First Senatorial district, composed of the counties of Queens, ,Richmond and Suffolk, is in favor of the change.” A charter election in the spring was pro- vided for, he said, in the charter of the Committee of Seventy, A separate municipal election, he believed, | Merits of candidates, When candidates, State and | city, were on the same ticket, people were apt to vote according to their party predilections, “bit or mise’? ASSHMBLYMAN COOK. Mr. Townsend D. Cook, democrat, from the First | district. of Queens, snys:—“I am strongly im- pressed with the necessity for the adoption of a spring election clause in whatever organic law may be evacted for the government of New York city. I can see many reasons why, in my judgment, the local and general elections should be entirely disconnected, An opportunity would be afforded the people of that city to discriminate between ft and unfit men placed ta nomination by the party caucuses—their qualifications more thoroughly examined and dispassionately dis- cussed, Knowing these facts, | am satisfied that the political parties would be more likely to place in nom- ination men of better character and better qualifications in order to secure the popular support. Without dis cussing at length the advantages inseparable from a spring election for muniaipal officers, 1 can ouly say that I'shail strenuously insist upon the incorporation of | such a provision in any charter that’ may be presented to me for my support in my legislative capacity, be- lieving that it will aiford a parti edy at least for some of the evils which have been inflicted upon the city of New York, growing out of the imperfect charter under which it is Low govermed, the workings of which are illustrated in the present condition of its interests.” RENSSELAER COUNTY. ‘YRox, Dee. 14, 1875. SENATOR COLRMAN. Thomas Coleman, President of the First National Bank of this city, is the successor elect from the ‘Twelfth Senatorial district to Senator Parmenter, demo- erat, who was not renominated this fall. He is a pro- nounced republican and some years ago served aterm iu the lower House. He is a man welt advanced in years, yet strong and active, On my asking him what his opinion was concerning the proposition to divide | the local from the general election in New York city, be said:—‘‘It bas ojten struck me as rather a strange thing that New York city should elect her local oilcers ou the same day as the State officers. 1 have never, however, looked into the matter very closely, but l | am free to coniess that my impression is that a spring election would be better (or the interests of ty than the holding of the election for municipal cers on the same day as the general election, In- deed my impression is very strong that the two elec- tions should not be held at the same time.” “Do you thiuk that the practice of having the mu- it would il it took place the day of the general elvc- tion "I asked. “1 feel certain that it is much better in its results,” ASSEMBLYMAN CLEARY, William V. Cleary, democrat, has represented the First district of this county in the Assembly for four terms and again represents the disirict, which 1s tho city of Troy, this winter. In speaking of the election question he sard:—‘‘l am of the opinion that it would | be better for the city to elect her municipal oficers on | different day irom the gener election aay; but I have no reai decided opinion about the matier, Puttin, would favor the project.” Naw Bratty, Dec. 16, 1875, ASSEMBLYMAN TAYLOR, Willam F. Taylor, republican, will represent the cond district of Rensselaer county again the coming | ion of the Legislature, He said, when asked for his opinjon, that he believed im the general principie | that elections for local officers should always be kept separate from general elections. ‘I capnot,’’ said he, | “perceive how any good results can be obtained by | having a local election take place on the same day as general election in any town or city. Whatever I can | do in the Legislature for the benetit of New York city, | 1 shall do cheerfully. What we members from the in- | terior want is to know exactly wnat the people thei really want, I am decidediy of the opinion that, | rightly and honestly managed, a spring election for | municipal officers iu New York would go a great way toward ridding it of many abuses which the people | seem unable totally to get rid of so loug as the local and the general election are held on the same day,’’ ROCKLAND COUNTY. ASSEMBLYMAN WEIANT, The representative from Rockland county in the next a democrat. He is @ young lawyer of considerable practice. In conversing with the Heap representa. tive he expressed bis approbation, as far as he knew, of the propgsition to bold a spring election in New York. He had read ali the Henaup articles in advocacy of this idea, and many of the arguments therein con- tained coincided exactly with bis views He thought ater interest generally exhibited at the fail eleo- ‘ions in the candidacy for State and national officials absorbed most of the attention of metropolitan voters, aud unworthy representatives, in consequence, often- Mes stepy into municipality offices. Io Albany Mr. Weiant proposes to give particular attention to the spring election doctrin a if = its were pot brought torward of sufficient weight to change his present convictions would support the measure with all his influence, ST. LAWRENCE COUNTY. SENATOR MOORE, The Seventeenth Senatorial ‘district of this State, composed of St Lawrence and part of Frankiln coun. ties, Dow sends to Albany as its representative Mr. D, amar fot Aundoll ls & Acoa balexar (A Moore, le ronides ia the village of De Kal St | tivm barouah ihe | MoFails has succeastully practised his profession. | quer on whatever ide it battles, anti will teach Mr. John Kelly and Tammany that they | | onthe same day. | consideration of his case, but he would use the Stat Lawrence county, about ninety miles from toe Canadian border, Adrive of five miles over a hardly frozen road (with tho thermometer several degrees be- | low zero) from De Kalb junction brought your corre- #pondent to the business placo of Senator Moore. In coaversation the Seaator expressed a lively interest ia the admiuistratioa of New York local affairs and stated he was in the Legislature when the present charter became a law, ‘According to my present im. pressious,"’ be said, “I would certaimly favor a spring election in New York city, From the points to which you have called my attention and the articles inthe { Heat, I am of the opinion that the standard of char- ter ollicials would be much improved by separating their election trom the State and natioual politics. But Lam sorry to say the matin efforts of political Parties so (ar Lave been directed in the creation ol patron- age for their particular interests; the ouls want to get in, and so forth. Tam tree to coniess | am a strict party waa, but I will uot tollow any movement which 1 consider glaringly wrong and against the interests of the people, 1 think the people of New York city have settled Tammany pretty well in the recent election. The overthrow of that organization at the polls ought to be a hint to the leadérs that their services are longer required. Kelly evidently made a personal fight on Recorder Hackett and got beaten. would appear but right to us in the country that such a Jessou should teach Tammany she must step aside. | The time has come when party interests must not be so closely studied as the'interesis of the people. In Al- bany, although | have already told you I am a strict pi man, | will shape my course entirely in the in- toreats of the masses, I will now give this subject of a spring election in your city closer eonsideration.”? ASSEMMLYMAN 31’ FALLS. St. Lawrence county hag always been one of the re- publican banner districts of the State. Dr, David McFalls, of Gouverneur, was elected last month one of | the thye republican members of Assembly from this | loculity. Gouverneur is @ pretty village of some 2,000 Inuabitants, and here, for the past two years, Dr. t was a bitter cold day when the Herat correspondent arrived at his residence. The gentleman himself an- swered the summous, and on entermg the parlor a con- versation ensued as to the points of the visit. “Weil,’? said he, “I bave not paid much attention to New York politics, but from what you say relative to | this spring election I am now under the impression that such a change would work advantageously to the citizens of your city, The mixing up of both State and municipal élections seems to be a bad precedent. Bar- gains are undoubtedly made and the minds of the peo- ple taken off the capacity and merits of the candidates for charter offices. The only objection I can see at pre- sent is the expense that may be saddled on the county in defraying necessary charges of this adaitional elec- tion.”’ “He said that when he went to Albany he would Xamine the question more fully and take counsel with Senators and members of Assembly trom New York city in whom he could repose contidence, . ASSEMBLYMAN HEPBURN, Nine miles back of the Rome, Watertown and densburg Railroad, from Potsdam Junction, resides Mr. A. B. Hepburn, one of the republican representatives in the Assembly from this Senatorial district. Colton, the name of she small village where Mr. Hepburn liv: cau only be reached from Potsdam by driving over @ rough road, which descends and ascends at short in- tervals along tbe whole line. New York daily news- Papers are here a luxury, and only public men in- dulge in the expense of subscribing for them. Mr, Hepburn is among the number. He is a young man, @ practising lawyer, and possesses u keen ‘perception of | men and things far outside of the limited sphere of | Colton, He was lastyear a member of the Legisla- ture for the first time. He expressed himself strongly in support of the spring election theory, ‘From what 1 know of New York politics,” he said, “I can say that a separation of the municipal from the fall elec- tions would, no doubt, procure a much better class of city officials. 1 would also say that | intend to do all in my power to upset the influence of Tammany Hail in supporting any legislation which may come before us tending in thai direction, The tixraLp has done a great work in the last election, When an independent journal like the Heratp handies tssues such as were presented to the people last November it is sure to con- It was a noble fight, cannot control the great mass of voters of your city,” ASSEMBLYMAN LANG. Mr. L. C. Lang, from the Third district, resides at Brashear Falls, and is reputed in the vicinity to be a young gentleman of considerable ability, eis a republican, In view of the early approach of legislative session for 1876 Mr. Lang has given more than usual attention to New York city affairs, Wnen the Herarp correspondent ‘called he unhesitatingly | avowed bimselt in favor of a spring election, as far as he had looked into the subject, “Amid the excitement and enthusiasm of a Presi- dential or gubernatorial struggle,” he remark “it is very easy to see how incompetent and totally untit officials can slip into office. The people do not take the trouble of examining with sufficient care the quali- | fications of local candidates; they go the whole straight ticket for the sake of the purty. This must be particu- Jarly the case in a large city like New York, 1 cannot see any possible objection that can be raised to such an altgration of your charter. We must not look into what suits Tammany, but what will suit the people. Governor Tilaen is committed to the doctrine of a spring election, and I cannot well see how he can refuse to sign a bill of this character if itis poked under his nose after passage by the Senate and Assembly. There are other measures, too, likely to be sent before tho Governor for bis signature, which will puzzle bim not alittle.” SARATOGA COUNTY. , Batisroy, Dec. 2, 1875, Assemblymen George West, of this place, represents the First district of Saratoga county, and Isaac Noyes, Jr., of Batchellerville, the second. They are both re- publicans, Mr, West, with whom I had quite a long chat to-day, came, it will be remembered, within one vote of being nominated for Senator. He has been a member of the Legislature for the past five sessions, He has, therefore, had considerable experionce in deal- ing with New York city matters, as the Committee of Soventy’s charter was the great bone of contention in | both houses in 1872, the present charter was passed in | 1873, and all the amendments to it were made in 18’ and 1875. Mr. West, ip speaking of the spring ele tions, said:—‘*The Heraxp has done well to agitate this question before the Legisiature meets, 60 that the new members can understand the full importance of it to New York before they are called to pass upon it by their votes. I think that it is wrong to haye the general election and the local election It stands to reason that a man of questionable character running for local office might get his deserts if the voters had an election day for calm ticket and the party issues cn State matters as ‘riders’? for his benefit. I have always been opposed to the mixing up of the two, and 1 think that the republican Senate and House could not do a wiser thing this year than to separate the elections. . If the matter comes up for action I will vote for a sprifig election, and I will do 80 not as a republican but as a legislator who, in yoting in favor of the measure, will look only to the good of the people generally in the city. I do not see why either side should taik about making it a party question, The interests are so different in a@ local fiom those in a general election that it is an absurdty to my mind how any one can seriously argue that a local election derives benefit trom being held on the same day as the State election. If a spring election were to be devoted to local issues solely, and so-called politics for the time were get aside, men of prominence would run tor Aldermen, and probably it might become the custom, as in London, to choose the Mayor from that body. He would thus be experienced in eity legis- lation and would know how not to puthis foot io it when he would become chief magistrate, I will say again that my conviction is that a spring election for local officers is an absolute necessity to New York city’s welfare.”’ Mr. West also remarked that he had care- fully studied the reasons advanced by the Hexa.p for ennulling the charter of the ny Society, and that he believed that it ought to be aunulled. BROOKLY REPUBLICAN BOLT, The “bolt” of three of the republicans of the Board of Aldermen at the crisis—the organization of the Com- mon Council on Jast Monday—hus led to much conf sion among the rank and file of that party. The regu- Jars are indignant over the election of Alderman French, “bolter,” to the Presidency of the Board over Fisten, “straight” party man. Their ire is farther ex- cited because of the rejection of the name of David Williams for City Clerk and the election of William Bishop, democrat, Williams ts Chairman of the Re- publican State Committee and President of the General Committee of the County of Kings, At the same time that Mr. Williams was shelved the Board of Aldermen appointed halfadozen subordivate clerks to assist Mr. Bishop. All those lattor were out and out republicans, chosen at the party 8 Several days previous They were appointed on a party vote, the ten democrats of the Common Coupcil voting in the nega tive, When the new olerks asked to sworn in, however, Mr. Bisho declined © receive them in his office, as he said their appointment should be left to himself. The question of the legality of the act was referred to the Corporation Cow who yesterday submitted his opinion, in which he says:—“For the Common Council to appoint the sub- ordinates of your department is not merely violative of the spirit of these provisions of the laws, but it is, im @ great measure, to wrest from you the adwinistrative wers of your office, and to absolve you from dime jegal responsibility for the safety of its records and the disebarge of its duties, which the law designs to fix upon you and to secure through your pond. It is an ,error to su that you are merely the Clerk of the Common Council; you made the City, Clerk, which is an office by itself and apart from the Common Council.” The rey rks who thus found them- et so tar’’ from the realization of their expectations threaten to appeal from the de- cision of the Corporation Counsel, JERSEY RAILROAD ENTERPRISES. Tho Erie and Delaware and Lackawanna Railroad companies are about to purchase a large tract of land at the western termini of the tunnel, extending from the hill to the Hackensack River, for tho erection of warehouses, machine shops, &c. Half a mile furtl south, on the eastern bani ot the Hackensack, an the vicinity of the Montgomery street line, is the tract on which the Hudson River Tunnel Company design to locate their dopot and warehouses, if the decision of the Court of Appeals be in its favor. 1! nia Railroad Company is about to continue ud aa far as Marion, Now, it | the | all | THE FRENCH SENATE. THE “SEVENTY-FIV8" WHO HAVE BEEN IMMOR- TALIZED—NAMES OF THE NEW FATHERS OF i THR REPUBLIO-THB NUMBER OF VOTES WHICH EACH RECEIVED—THE RED SPECTRE | OF COMMUNISM—HOW I[T3 APOSTLES ARE TREATED, Pania, Deo, 22, 1575. Yosterday the two last Senators were elected. They were Admiral the Marquis de Montaignac, of the Right epire, at this moment Minister for Naval and Colonial Afairs, and the Marquis de Maleville, of the Left Cen- tre, THR LIPE SENATORS, seventy-five in number, will constitute one-fourth of the upper house, and a few statistics regarding their election may wot be uninteresting to the American reader, Perhaps it will be best to give the oames of the new fathers of the Republic in the order of the number of votes each obtained, with the departments which they actually represent in the expiring Assem- | vly. They are as follows :— | and Count; meaning, and triumphaotty demanded whether it was Bot “torture” to keep a man FIFTY-TWO HOURS WITHOUT FOOD, asaprisoner had been recently kept in New Cale- donia, On the other hand, the ill-treatment of crim. inals cannot be reasonably considered as affording a Pretext for their retease, and the Left generaily would have nothing to do with M. Naquet’s proposition. Even M. Louis Blane, the most eminent of the ‘in- transigeants”’ or extreme radicals, refused to associate himself with what was in trath am electoral manceuvre not, pernaps, of the most reputable kind. Men who have been found guilty of arson and murder are enti- ted to no sort of mercy om the ground that they style themselves POLITICAL PRISONERS, They deserv: uo better treatment than common felons, though neither should they be subjected to “cruel and unusual punishment,” long since con- demned by tho English “Bill of Rights’ and afterward by the laws of all other civilized nations, What 1s really required, in order to vindicate the fair fame of French justice at the present moment ts, firstly, a strictly-deflned code of regulations for the treatment of the transported Communists; and, secondly, the appointment of a judicial commission for the revision of the sentences pronounced by the military tribunals. There can be little doubt that too many of the exiles now languishing at Nouméa, or the Isle of Pines, were condemned on insufficient evidence, or, rather, on no evidence at all. Courts martial in all countries are too often inclined to give JHDBURGH JUSTIOR to the accused, that is, to hang him first and try bim afterward, while the French military tribuuals were especially exasperated with the populace of Paris, which showed no fight during the siege, and reserved all its energies for a contest with the government of France. To a loyal officer ofthe army of Versailles, @ Parisian, arraigned for complicity in the acts of the Commune, seemed necessarily guilty unless he could establish his innocence, "PARIS SOCIETY. THE CASK OF M. MARAMBAT—A LOVER DECEIVED AND AN ATTEMPT AT MURDER. bd Paris, Dec. 22, 1875, Apart from political news there is little of importance to chronicle, THE CASE OF M. MARAMBAT, hoWever, deserves a passing notice. Frangois Maram- bat is an assistant in a jewelle shop in Paris, and the father of a young lady named Jeanne Justine, who has completed her eighteenth year two winters back, Mile, Jeanne made the acquaintance of a shopman’ gravely described im the record as “the Sieur Henri Robert,” aged twenty-four years, This acquaintance led to certain unfortunate results, and the Sieur Robert evaded the question of marriage, Mile, Jeanne, after a Jast appeal to her lover, was obliged to tell her father of how mutters stood; and M. Marambat, armed with a SERVICEARLE KIND OF DAGGER-KNIFE, paid a visit to the Sieur Robert, whom he long ehdeav- ored to persuade to do what was right and honorable. Finding him obdurate, M. Marambat stabbed him tn the side and tried to kill him, The Sieur Robert screamed for belp and was rescued before he could receive a fatal wound; in fact, after being fve weeks in a hospital he was completely cured. ACQUITTED. Marambat bas now been tried for attempt to murder, During the proceedings Mlle. Jeanne was constrained to admit that she had not spoken of marriage to the Sieur Robert till very late indced, and there was other evi” dence forthcoming sadly to the disadvantage of Mile, Jeanne, Nevertheless, after a few minutes’ delibéra- tion the Jury returned a verdict of ‘‘not guilty.’ One can hardly be sorry that poor M. Marambat was acquitted, but the precedent is certainly a dangerous one. A BOILER EXPLOSION IN EIGHT PERSONS KILLED—NAMES OF THE VIC- : ‘Tr™Ms. [From the Irish (Dublin) Times, December 22.} Yesterday morning a terrible explosion occurred in the townland of Ballymaconnell, between Bangor and Donaghadee, county Down. It was attended with melancholy results, six males and two females having met with instant death. On the country road from Newtownards to the village of Groomsport, and about 4 mile from the Groomsport road station, on the Belfast Down Raiiway line, there’ stands on the left side of the road @ structure known for the Jast twenty years as Lowry’s Scutch Mill, When the mill was in full operation yesterday the boiler exploded, killing eight persons, as stated, IRELAND. } NAMES OF THE DkAD, | Their names are as follows:— Nos. | 1, The Duke d’Audiffret-Pasquier (Orne). | 2 General de Cissey (lie-et-Vilaine) . 396 3. General de Chabron (Hayte Loire). 3 4M. Wallon (Nord). 372 | 6. Genera! Prebauit ( 307 6. M. Krantz (Seine),....... 7. M. Eugene’ Duclere (Basses-Pyrénées). 866 8. General Changarnier (Somme) “ 365, 9. M. Jules de Lasteyrie (Seine 10, Admiral Potbuan (Seine) . 362 1 Mt porno (Nord), 359 | |. Laboutaye ( 3 | 13. M. de la Rochotte (Loi } be M. Foubert (Manche) 355 t 353 | 20. M. de Royer (Rhone) 352 | 21. Count dé Cornulier- eure). 851 22, Admiral 23. M. Dumon (Gers), 2 M. Théry (Nord) 350 25. M. Bertauld (Calvados). 26, M. Laufrey (Bouches-du-Rhom 27. M. Barthelémy Saint-Hilaire (Seine-et-Oise) 23. M. Calmon (Seine-et Oise).... 349 29, M. Wolowski (Seine)... 30. M. Hervé de Saisy (Cotes-du-Nord) . 31. General Letellier-Valazé (Seine-Lnférieure) 2. M. Oscar de Lafayette (Seine-et-Marni 33, M. Ernest Picard (Meuze)... 348 34. Colonel de Chadois (Dordogne). 35, M. Pajot (Nord).......... | 88. Count de Tréville (Dude). 37. M. Casimir-Périer (Aube)... 28. M. Gaulthier de Rumilly (Somme). oT | 89. M. Luro (Gers)........0-+-40. wa 40. General d’Aureiles de Paladines (Allier) 41. M. Tribert (Deux-Sévres)..... 346 | 42. Admiral Pouridron (Dordogne) 43. M Kolb Bernard (Nord)... General Chanzy (Ardennes), M, Cordier (Seine Inférieure. 245 | | 50. t-Vise) a4 4 (Puy-de-Dome)..... 52, M. Gouin (Indre-et-Loire). | 63. M. Lepetit (Vienne). 64. M. Littré (Seine)... 343 65. M. Schérer (Seine-et-Oise). 56. M. Crémieux (Algier: 342 57. M. Scheurer-Kestner ine), SAL 8. Viscount de Lorgeri! (Cotes.du Nord). 59. M. Rampont (Youne)... i 340 | 60. Viscount de Tocqueville (Manche)...., a) 61. M. Paul Morin (Seine) +1 339 | 62. } 63. 830 64. Bérenger (Drome! 825 65. M. Magnin (Cote-d’Or) ais 324 66. Admiral de Moutaignac (Allier). 893 67. M. Denormandie (Seine). 318 68. M. Jules Simon (Marne). } 69. M. Edmond Adam (Seine) 815 70. Mgr. Dupantoup (Loiret) } | TL The Marquis de Malevili 810 | 72 M Laurent Pichat (Seine) 309 al. Schalcher (Martinique) 806 | 74. M. Cazot (Gard). 305 . General Billot (Corré 299 (PORTANT DEDUCTIONS. | The significance of these figures will be easily per- | ceived when it ts remembered that the present Assem- biy numbers 711 members. Thus only thirteen Sena- tors have been elected by an actual majority (356) of the whole House Moreover, since last summer, no new writs have been issued to fill up vacancies caused by | death or otherwise and the Assembly accordingly lacks twenty-seven members to make up its full complement of 738. An absolute majority of the full House would, | therefore, be 370, figure only secured by four of the | new Senators. 11 is, therefure, to be feared that unless | | what is practically an election by a minority of a dying Parliament be ratified by the general course of the | more popular elections, both for the remaining seats in the Senate and for the Chamber of Deputies, the LIVES OF THE PERMANENT SENATORS may require a strictly limited and parliamentary sense; in other words their Senatorial and natural existence , | may not ultimately prove identical, Further {t may | and one is a colonel; four are admirals; twenty-two are titled or bear the nobiliary prefix of “De;” one is a bishop; three are members of the Academy; twelve | are Deputies for the Seine, in other words members for Paris; one is Deputy for the “Mouths of the Rhone,” or Marseilles; one for the Rhone, or Lyons; one for the Gironde, or Bordeaux. POLITICAL CLASSIFICATION OF THR NEW FATHERS, With respect to the political designations, not to say convictions, ©: tue new Senators, twenty-three call themselves members of the Left Centre,” fourteen be- longto the ‘republican Lett,” eight to the “republican union,” six to the “Groupe Lavergne.” five hover be- tweon the Right Centre and the Right and eleven are proud to be of the extreme Right; eight are still prouder to consider themselves independent, | oF THR LEFT CENTBR, which probably best represents the opinion of the country, the most distinguished members who hi been consigned to dignified leisure are M. Casimir Périer, nis father’s son and little more; Chanzy, Governor General of Algeria, who nearly beat the Prussians, but not quite; M. Lanfrey, the eloquent historian of Napoleon, and M. Ernest Picard, the wit of the party. They have no enthusiasm, but consider the Republic a political necessity, Wherein the mem- bers of the republican Left differ from these gentie- men it is somewhat difficult to fad out, Possibly M. Jules Simon, who belongs to the latter section, couid | tell one, Probably they are a trife fonder of the word republic than their political neighbors, Littré, the first of French philosophers, and M. Barthéiémy Saint- Hilaire are also units of the ‘republican Left, The re- publican union, atrife more liberal than the former groups, sends M. Crémieux as its leading “illustration” to the Senate, He is an able and upright lawyer, an extremely generous man, and would be a credit to the United States Sapreme Court, which is more than can be said for many of his professional brethren in this country, THE “GROUPE LAVERGNR” has sent up, with five insignificancies, M, Wallon, the author of the present constitution of France, One can only hope (for he is a working man) that ho will sur- vive his work. RIGHT AND LEFT, The five members who are claimed alike by Right and Left Centre are the Duke d’Audiffret- Pasquier, Genera) d’Aurelles de Paladines, General Changarnier, General de Cissey and Admiral de Montaignac, But M. d’Audiffret-Pasquier is believed by those who should | know to have mentally abandoned Right and Right Centre alike, and to be resolved henceforth frankly and definitely to accept the Republic, ~ ye LeGirnaists, Of the legitimist Senators nono can be said to be in any way notable, They are all honest, wrongheaded and impracticable, Of the independents the Bishop of Orleans is by far the most distinguished, ‘THR COMMUNIST CONVICTS, On Monday, the 20th, a discussion took place in the Assembly on M. Naquet’s proposal for the grant ofa genoral amnesty to the Commonists—if that can be called a discussion which consisted of arguments on one side and screaming on the other. M. Naquet’s arguments, it is fair to add, were not quite logical, He declared that tho political prisoners in New Caledonia were treated with unnecessary rigor, and he adduced some shocking cases of oppression in support of bis statement, The authorities, he said, bad actually tortured prisoners. A storm of yells arose at this word, and the President observed, with dignity, that he could not suffer the term ‘torture’ to be applied to the acts of French officials; it would disgrace the country in the eyes of the world The excellent Duke seemed to forget that the practice of torture, if not sternly con- demned, would disgrace France a great deal more than a host of rash expressions. it M. Naquet had not | | Dagarded a eansetienal ward without regard Ww its | out of 003 inmates be observed that nine of the Senators-elect are generals | General | Henry M'llroy, married, aged thirty-four, leaves a wife and eight children, Andrew M’llroy, bis son, single. John Stevenson, married, aged thirty, leaves a wife and seven children, J. Bryan, married, aged thirty-one, leaves a wife and one child Jobn Arnott, aged fourteen. ? Alexander Bryan, aged fourteen. Mrs. Mary Ann M’Kee, forty years of age, leaves a husband and fvechildren. Mrs. Isabella Scott, thirty-four years of age, leaves a » husband and three children. THR BODIES were discovered, five at the fvot of the chimney, one fn the flue, with a barrow he bad been wheeling tine the boiler house; one in a fleld, about twelve yards off, and one a short distance trom the chimney, THE DUKE OF CONNAUGHT. HIS ROYAL HIGHNESS AFTER A BOAR-SPEARING EXPEDITION, [From the Gibraltar Chronicle, Dee. 14) His Royal Highness the Duke of Connaught and the party of officers who accompanied him on a boar-spear_- ing expedition to Morocco, in the neighborhood of COLLEGE ATHLETICS. ANNUAL CONVENTION OF THS ATHLETIO AS8O+ CIATION OF AMERICAN COLLEGES—NEXT SUM> MER'S SPORTS. An adjourned meeting of the frst aunual Convento of the Athletic Association of American Colleges’ was beld yesterday morning at the Fifth Avenuo Hotel, President G. C. Webb, of Yale, in thechar. Mr. George W. Green, of Harvard, acted as Secretary. Upom the calling of the roll the following delegates handed in their names:—Amberst, G. W. Cloak, B.C. Moral; Browa, Albert Gallup; Columbia, Rudviph Hurey, J. A.Renwick; Dartmouth, E. C. Stimpson, £ W. Eager; Cornell, A. M. Eusign, Harvard, G. W. Green, £. H. Herrick; Princeton, W. B. Kautman, F. A. Mar- quand; Trinity, E. M. Seudder; Union, B. Brockel- man; Wesleyan, W ©. Wallace; Williams, R. H. Hat- sey; Yale, G. C. Webb, J. H. Hammond. The minutes of the previous meeting having received attention, Mr. Hammond, of Yale, read the rough draft of the con- Btitution under which the association was formed, aud with a few minor amendments {t was ordered to be printed, COLLEGR OF THE CITY OF NEW YORK ADMITTED. Mr. Nelson H. Henry, of the College of the City of New York, presented his credentials as a duly acered- ited delegate, and asked that the institution which he vrepresented be admitted to membership. Mr. Mar. quand, of Princeton, hoped that a favorable response would be given this request. It was no more than right that the New York college should have representation, and that its students alike with others have a chance of competing inthe games of next summer, To throw them out would be,unjust, and he-knew of no reason why the delegate should not be received. Mr, Busign, of Cornell, seconded the motion, and indorsed the sentiments of the previous speaker, whereupon the question was submitted and the college atmitied to membership without a dissenting voic THB SPORTS OF NEXT SUMMER. of committees being called for, Mr. Green, of Harvard, read the programme of sport suggested by the appropriate committee to be adopted as that of the regular field day in July next. The events were read, and after some discussion and two additions adopted. The list tu full is as folio’ mile run; three mile run; half a mile run; quarter o! mile run} 120 yards hurdie race, with 16’ fect take off and 15 feet end, over 10 hurdies, 3 feet 6 inches bigh and 10 yard a 100 yards dash; one mile walk; three mile walk; runni Jump; three legged race, Ubrowing the base ball, and ove mile waik, If more than five are entered in the sprint races they shall be run in heats. Many members disliked to include the base bali throwing, but their objections were overruled, inasmuch as there has already been much practice tor the event,. and the effort will be made to Phiten the trials to @ number that will prevent the exhibition from becoming tedious. The committee had the walk for graduates three miles, but it was reduced, on motion of Mr. Her- rick, of Harvard, to one mile, as noted above. Mr. Cloak, of Amherst, didn’t want any events av all for graduates, but this suggestion lacked approval and support. SARATOGA SELECTED. The Athletic Sports Committee also reported the re sult of its interview with citizens of Saratoga in rela- tion to holding the games in that village. Everything should be done to make the visitof the contestants ofa pleasant natare; a track within five minutes’ walk of the hotels should be made, lace enclosed, @ grand stand erected, and, 1m fact, all done within t! power of the village authorities to make the occasion success. A commiltee of Saratoga gentlemen was pres- ent and corroborated the statements, and further added that whatever the association desired them to do should juncture Mr. Marquand, of Princeton, moved that the games o! the next fleld day of the asso- Tangiers, returned bere in his yacht Vega onthe 9th ~ inst, The expedition was most: successful, twelve wild pigs being killed in two days. His Royal Highness went to Tangiers on invitation of Sir Johu Drummond Hay, British Minister to the Court of Morocco, to whose ex- ceilent arrangements and organization the success of the excursion 1s due, and His Royal Highness was most fortunate in taking part in this description of sport under the auspices of such an experienced sportsman. ciation be held in Saratoga, This met with unanimous approy and the time was fixed to be the day following the University ed race, € NUMBER OF CONTESTANTS. Mr. Brockelman, of Union, wanted the number of contestants that each college should send limited, as follows:—Two im each of the running and walking coa- tests, and one each in the ball throwing and patts the shot events. The Princeton, Amherst, Yale other delegates strenuously objected to any restriction; and, upon putting the question, Mr. Brockelman’s mo- tion was lost. There is no doubt but that the re- spective colleges will send their best men for each event, as but few gentlemen will be willing to persist im training unless they can show such records in re vate as will place them within the bounds of possibility to win, ¥ THE PRIZES. Although the matter of the prizes and their nature is left to the Committee on Sport, it was resolved, upom motion of Mr, Cloak, of Amherst, that the first prizes ta all the winners should be of the same value, Much dis- cussion was evoked before this decision was arrived at, several delogates holding that it would be unfair to give as valuable a prize to a man who threw the base bail aa he who proved the victor in a three mile ran. PORKIGN INVITATIONS. Mr. Wallace, of Wesleyan, desired that invitations be extended the athletic socicties of Cambridge, Oxford and Trinity universities to send representatives to com- pete in the games of nextsummer, He thought thu proper to do, inasmuch as the Rowing Association had transmitted invitations to their crews to row on Sara- toga Lake. This met with objection, boone of the gen- tlemen holding that although they woul ry much like to see the members of those associations in this country the time had not arrived to come aguinst them in Sete contests, The motion was lost by a vote of 7 to . UMPIRE, In executive session the Convention elected Mr. Daniel M. Stern, of the New York Athietic Club, to act as umpire in the games of next suuimer, that gentie- man to be immediately notified of his election. The Convention then adjourned to meet in New York, at the Fifth Avenue Hotel, the day following the boidi ig of the Convention of the Rowing Association of Amori- can Colleges, December, 1876. SEAWANHAKA BOAT CLUB. The Seawanbaka Boat Club held its annual meeting at Snedeker’s, on South Eighth street, Williamsburg, es t= ead evening, and elected the following officers Jur 1874 For President, Charles A, Girdler; for Vice President, Daniel A. Moran; for Secretary, W. H. Goodnow; for Financial Secretary, W. A. Kelly; for Treasurer, J. Wheeler; for Captam, R. H. Orr; for Investigating Commitiee, A. Harris, Jr., Frank Adee, N. Gulden- kirch; for Trustees, ©. Seatle, Frederick A. Fox, J. M, Ranken, A. W. Fiske, Charles D. Jones. A collation followed the election, A COCKING MAIN INTERRUPTED. ‘The Duke and party thoroughly enjoyed the excur- | i hich was attended t sion, whic! uy HO casualties except | cicsed a match and were about to engage in anothe among the horses, three of which were wounded by the tusks of boars at bay, the horse ridden by Sir John Hay being one of the number. GERMAN IMMIGRATION, The Directors of the German Emigrant Society held @ meeting at their office, No. 73 Broadway, yesterday afternoon, when from the reports submitted by the | Relief Committee it appeared that during the present | month 1,777 German immigrants in poor apd destitute | circumstances were aided. The amount expended was $2,032 40, and the sum of $2,590 was appropriated from the general fund of the society, to be used in the same manner during the present month, The capital of the society amounts to 36,000, The hyctcian employed by this societ: Dr, Wolf Schmidt) during the present mont! jad under treatment 71 poor immigrant patients, During the past mouth 1,637 German immigrants were janded at Castle Garden, of whom 968 were Prussians, 81 Saxons, 112 Bavarians, 39 Alsacians and Lorrain &c. The German immigration at this port since the Ist of January,.1875, amounted to 27,541, a falling off of 16,745, com) with the German immigtation of the Previous year, A report was received from the Castle bow ane 8 god on me we pee that during the past mon persons found employment, 816 males and 340 females; 64 of the men were mechan- jes and 262 farm workers and Jaborers of different kinds, The women, with few exceptions of cooks were employed as servants, 0: of the pet em- 137 Insh, 8 French, us, 2 Scandinavians, 1 Rus- sian and one Italian. The average wages for farm la- bee | — ee ‘sah ~ th ved board, es gine per | 01 rs vi wages ot borers was $1 per day. 4 x4 Special Treasury Agents Russell Stockton and Fideau, of Colonel Howe's staff, seized yesterday five cases of Chinese curiosities on board the British bark Walton, from Shanghai, lying at pier 27 East River. There is ‘no bill of lading or Invoice for these goods, and Jobn Shute, of the ton, sa; stbatthey are for a per- son in London. They are, however, believed to be his own property, and they nave beon peized on ac+ count of information having been received by the Treas- ury officials that they were to be smuggled ashore. FEWER DEATHS ON WARD'S ISLAND. On the 1st of October last a more liberal dietary sys. tem was inaugurated in the Insane Asylum on Ward's Island, and sinco that time the number of deaths among the inmates of the Asylum bas diminished Atty percent, During the-first nine months of the year the average number of deaths was fourteem per month, but since the change in ‘diet the monthly rate has decreased to seven; that of December being but four, The Richmond county police made a successful raid on Tuesday upon a cocking: main ata lonely place in the fimits of the town of Northfield. Acting Sergeant Simonson, with Officers Young, Brice, Magee and Moore, made the capture early tn the a(ternoon ii barn on the old turnpike, near Chelsea Village. They secured all the pit fixtures and eighteen men, with twelve cocks, three ofthem dead. The parties had just after which it was arranged to have a champagne din ner, The prisoners were all taken to Port Richmond, arraigned before Justice Middlebrook, and pleaded guilty, giving their names as Thomas Luby, Guy H. Clawson, William Mott, John Tarnbali, Stephen Douald- sou, Patrick Fitzpatrick, Harmon B. Cropsey, William Hanley, Frank G. Stokes, Oliver Taylor, Edward Law- rence, Elijah Vanderbilt, William H. Sweeney, Joho Lisk, James Bennett, Charles Part, Moses Maybanm and Jobu Crayton, The first five were Gned from $5 to $10 each, with costs, aud the rest were made to pay costs and received asovere reprimand, when all were discharged. This is the first considerable haut of cock- fighters that the police have suc: in making, though mains are fought weekly, and Mr, Bergh's agent was caught napping, ,COCKING ON LONG ISLAND, On Saturday last a number of sporting men from New York and Long Island met at Blissville, near Long Island City, at a rendezvous managed by one Jimmy O'Niel, aud witnessed a private cocking battle which lasted over an hour between New York and Astoria birds. Quite a sum of hands: on the result, No ar . Bergh’s meu sus. pected the sport were on the watch. CHESS. MASON-BIRD MATCH—THUZ AMERICAR PLAYER WINS, The match between Mr. Bird, the celebrated English chess player, and Mr. James Mason, of tnis city, ter. minated yesterday in the victory of the young Amer ican, Mr, Bird brought to this country a reputation warranted by the results of his contests with the best European players, and fyom his experience and woll- known skill it was very generally conceded that he would win the match just finished. Of a largo number of ofhand games played with Mr. Mason prior to the match Mr. Bird had won a majority of twelve; but those who knew the New York player best wore satis. fied that he had not done justice to his powers in the , onrees mentioned, hat in & set match hie termination and fertility in resource would render bis chances very |, even against such an acknowl. |. edged expert as Mr. Bird. To test the matter, the New York Downtown Chess Club, with praiseworthy liver: ality, subscribed a purse of $100 to be presented to the winner of th h, and play commenced at the rooms of the club on Tuesday, tho 28th ult. The winnee of the first eleven was to be adjudged the victor, and at the ond of the nineteenth Mr. Bird rosiquod the joand the match. A recapituation shows that Mr. fied won four—viz., the second, eighth, eleventh aad thirteentn ; four wore drawn—the first, fourth, and seventeenth, while Mr. Mason scored the Ath, pet Ng be lasted frend sag Gfteenth, six 0 aud ninetesnta. Thi jult ia creditable to our young countryman, wuGaE aavees ob THE | maanor deserves ao less raise than his sill