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. THE COURTS. The Pacific Mail Putting On Its Coat of Mail. INTERESTING —{NJUNC'TION —- PROCEEDINGS. Becklessness in Taking Out Life Insurance Policies. PAT CONTENTIONS «= AND-—sCLAWYBRS?’ PRES. Peter B. Sweeny Next to the Front. ‘The Eric Railway Company, once go prolific ef Mtiga- tion in the courts, has retired into the back ground and the Pacitic Mail Company appears to have come to the‘front to take its plave, In connection with the later company two motions were set down for urgu- ment yesterday—one before Judge Barrett, in Supreme Court, Chambers, and the other before Judge Speir, holding Special Term of the Superior Court In the first motion, which was an application on behalf of Rufus Hatch to allow him to inspect the books of the company, the counsel were not ready to proceed with their argument, and the same was accordingly post- poned until to-morrow. Thore was becoming prompti- tude, however, in arguing the second motion, or rather the order to show cause why the temporary injunetion granted a few days since, on application of Rufus Hatch, to restrain Sidney Dillon and Jay Gould from acting as trustees of the Pacific Mail, should not be made permanent. ‘The hearing opened by the submission by ex-Judge Fullerton, counsel for the defendants, of aflidavits de- mying all the principal allegations contained in the complaint. The reading of these affidavits being con- @luded, Mr. Sewell, on behalf of Mr, Hatch, opened the &rgumentfor the permanency of the injunction. In Teference to the statement made by Mr. Dillon in his affidavit, setting forth tnat he never refused Mr. Hatch access to the books of the company, he said he desired @ reference on that point, because he saw Mr. letter refusing to allow Mr. Hatch access to th As to the rest of the allegations, he insisted tha Were not fairly and squarely met, but denied in groups. It was not denied that the debts of tho company were only $1,600,000, and that the defendants have issued atwo million mortgage, and that they got into col- on with the Panama Railroad Company so that the tor got up balfa dozen suits against the Pacitig Mail aud have attached one of their steamers in San-Fran- 2isco, claiming that the company owes them $400,000, Moreover, the Pacific Mail had sued the Union Pacitic, of which Mr, Dillon 1s President, and whose interest it ts to piay into the hands of the Union Pacitic, The delendaniy wore directors of the Union Pacifle and trustees of the Pacific Mail, A man cannot serve God aud Mammon. The defendants cannot be aircctors of the Union Pacife and trustees of the Pacific Mail, and honest, or they will ruin both, He next argued that the act of 1870, on which deiendants relied as oxempt- sng them from’ the jurisdiction of the Superior Court, ‘Was unconstiiuvional, Judge Fullerton insisted in reply that the temporary Mmjunction be vacated as having been improperly ranted, being one to restrain the acts of a corporation, the ailidavits of det is sweepingly deny on know! edge the plaintiils’ alleged items on informauon, Mr. Dillon denies ever having refused plain books, or that the stock of the compat ciated by bad management, or that the ta. purposely unpaid, or that Gould intended to Acapulco to be seized by the Murshal, that defendants might apply to dissolve the company, On the trary, Mr. Gould interfered to prevent the seizure which was known to Mr. Hatch and tho ullega- tion was made through personal vindictiveness. Morcover, the defendants put their hands in their pockets and par }.000 cash to protect the company, Mr. Seweli—Thoy bad good security. Judge Fullerton—You have no doubt but they were Patitied to security! Mr, Sewell--Yes, % Judge Fullerton (severely)—Then your remark was Without foundation. 11 this charge, so flippantly made in Mr, Hatch’s athdavit was true, they never had ao better opportunity for dissolving the company. in conclumon Judge Fullerton meutioned that within the last forty-cipht hours the detendants signed bonds tn $750,000 ior the benelit of the company. + Mr. Sewell replied that it was not a motion against a Sorporation but two trustees, Judge Speir, at the close of the argument, took the papers, reserving bis decision; the temporary injune- sion meantime vperating as a stay against the delen- nts. TAKING OUT LIFE POLICIES. The fucts connected with a suit brought by Daniel Mowray, Jr., against the Globe Mutual Life Insurance Company to recover $10,000 ona policy of lie insurance taken out by Nelson H. Mowray, his uncle, have already deon given in the Hexawy, The trial wag commenced over & week ago, before Judge J. F. Daly, holding ‘Trial Term af the Court of Common Pleas, and terminated yester- day in a dismissal of the complaint, 1¢ being shown that the deceased in answering the various interro- gatories put to him by the physician of the company gave incorrect answers to some of them. In granting the motion Judge Daly made the subject the basis of tome rather interesting remarks regarding life iwsurances, The cuxe, be said, illustrated the vlessness which people show in getting ther es insured, Out of the handreds of thousands who yearly in the Untied States take out life insurance pol- ing Irom $1,000 to $50,000, not one of consulting alawyer; whe: a contract involving not more than $100 they.are ‘cular in getting legal advice as to the manner h_ the contract shall be drawn, Life insurance companies have grown rich upon the simplicity, inno- lessuess and carelessness, and, to add “vanity of people taking out policies of Liie ‘surance companies trade upon tot the general dishke Lo proclaim one’s physi- uts, The companies know very well that there are not so many healthy people in this world as are representod in their policies. They are exacting fn the matter of a coutract in which pearly all the ad- Vantages are on their side, The company calls tor the truth, that is, the whole trath, and if the man is afraid the company will not issue a policy in his case if he felis the exact truth as to how often he bad been sick, and of what diseases, it better that he should know the result before he pays any premium than that bis representatives should discover it when too late. MRS. BURKE'S LAWYER'S FEE. In the proceedings brought by Mrs. Virginia ©. Burke to compel her attorney, A. H. MH. Dawson, to surrender to her abeut $7,000 in bonds and money, which he claims to bold us compensation, counsel Bummed up the cause before the refereo yesterday, Mr. Dawsou claimed on his own bebalf that the tes timony had shown that be took the case on the under #tanding that he was to receive vo compensation un- less successful, but if succeseful his pay wax to be lib. tral; that he having succeeded im obtaining a judg- ment for $60,000, und the case now being about to be | taken out of ‘his hands without fault of bis, he had a tight to consider the whole $60,000 as recovered, and \usist on lilly per cent of that amount as compensa- sion, He also claimed that the bonds and mouey now partly ip Litigation was at iasue tv the action against ibe Gardners, Mrs, Gardner claiming it as a gift trom Captain Alexander, and the recovery of this sum should be counted to his credit, Ex-Attorney General Chatiield claimed that the evi. dence demonstrated that the ease was tuken by the do- feudant with the understanding that he should do it gratuitously, unless in the event of success, and then | te wottld leave the amount of his feo to Mra. Burke's | generosity, He bad succeeded, so (ar asa jndgment was concerned, and she had tendered him $1,000 tor | his services, which wax all be Kd claim. He ert tised Warmly the enormous amounts fixed by sone of the lawyers who were witnesses for defeudant as a Proper ive, and claimed they were out of all bounds of propriety, fuirneas and justice, and he felt quite sure fone of them had in their experience received such fees as they liad testified to in any similar casa. to the tertl. In reply, Mr. Dawson brieily relerre mony of Mr. Munson, through whom t made, and claiwed that from the latter appeared Mrs, Burke had asked him sonn bad taken the case how much his feo w then understood he would charge certain stage in the case Munson, who ney, promised to sce him (Dawson) patd ight ‘The referee reserved lis decision. IMPORTANT TO EXECUTORS. In 1873 Edwin D. Sampson leaving nitety-eight thares of $50 cach of the Long Island Bank to his ox eeutors, directing them to hold that and other prop: erty iv trust for his wile, Five months later Norman D. Sampson, one of the executors, pledged this stuck, Or, a8 plaintit claims, sold it to him for $4,000 yar, The other executor refused to asscut to the transfer, claiming that Norman D, Sampson had pledged tho Stock to raise money for his own purposes, and not tor the estate, and that the pledge or sale was void. Mr. La Baron then brought spit against the Long island Bank and the case was tried before Judge Van Brunt, holding Sapreme Court Special Term. A decision was given in tho case yesterday, Judge Van Brant holding that had the sale or pledge been for the benetit of the estate, 1s would bave been good, though made by only one executor, and {1 the believe that Norman Sampson Was raising the money for himsolt, He reviewed the facts how the stock wos pledged or sold at par when worth mose in the market, and said plaintiff ought to have | ton was made for a new trial and denied. A reargu- waintift bad not had reason to | NEW YORK HERALD, TUES inquired ifhe did not. He directed judgment for the ac- fendants. THE LAW OF FORFEITURE. An action was tried in the United States District Court yesterday vefore Judge Blatebford, in which the gov- ernment sought to have an order of forfeiture issued | against three lots of land, Nos. 23, 24and 25 Abattoir place, West Thirty-ninth street, It was charged thas illicit distilling was carried on om the premises with | the knowledge and connivance of the ownera It was | contended for the defence that there was no guilty | knowledge on the part of the owners of the property or connivance with the parties engaged im the iliicit dis- tillation, The apparatus and necessary paraphernalia of a distillery bad been found on the premises and sub- sequently condemned by the Court. It appeared on the ‘trial of this case that the title to the premises was held in trast. Judge Blatchford beld that a trustee con- niving with the purties engaged in the illicit distilling having no interest im the property, no forfeiture could follow, and as in this case the beneticiare was not shown to have had any connivance with the fraud there could be no verdict of condemnation under the law. The Court ordered a@ certificate of probable cause for the seizure to be entered and directed a verdict for the defendant. THE TRIAL OF PETER B. SWEENY. Mr. Wheeler H. Peckham, in the name of the Attor- ney General, served notices yesterday in the suit against Peter B. Sweeny to recover $6,000,000 for his alleged complicity in the Ring frauds, on Mr. John McKeon, the defendant's counsel, and on Mr, Whitney, the Corporation Couusel, fixing the 4th of May, at | three o'clock P. M., at the office of the County Clerk, | ag the time aud place tor striking a special jury in this | cause, Messrs, Henry E. Davies and Wilson G, Hunt are the clisors. The trial of the cause 1@ expected to be reached at the May term of the Court, which com- mences on the 15th of the month. SUMMARY OF LAW CASES. Judge Barrett yesterday approved and signed a certificate of incorporation of the Junjor Bar Asso- ciation. Next month promises to bea busy oue in the Su- preme Court, General Term, There bave already been ites su: Coney, teen aen ney granted, with costs. Gilbert va. Collins —Case as printed filed. COURT CALENDARS—THIS DAY. Surname Covet—Cuamnena—Held by Judge rett, —Nos, 22, 23, 31, 32, 67, 87, 4, 122, 142, 147, 157, 199, 200, 201, 202, 205, 205, 206, 200, 229, 243, aod, UI, 27H, B87. 290, 200, 10, 812, 812, 314, 318, sal, 397, 338, S41, 342, 409, 410, CIAL Tenw—Heid 309, 371, 378, sts, $75, 408, 408, 410, 411, Lawrence.—Now, 2847, 1050, 1853, 850, 356, 360, 861,’ 342, 370, 371, ‘372, 378." 379, SUPREME CoURT—SPRCIAL = suage Yorst Noa 98; 66, 220. 355, 367, 359, 36) 415, 417, 418, 419, 420,'421,'32, 214, 1 393. Serna Coouptimctie ran, ais by one | 1350, 1387, 1445, 147934, 1950, a5) haos $850" 1180) | Pars 2—A 2737, 1876 Part 3—Held by Judge Larremore,—Nos. 673, 2480, 1131, 2507, 083, 621, 1721, 11854, 76, 625, 1127, ‘718, 111, 1800, 1497, 1503," 57534, 323, 1291, 80754. Sopsxion Count—Srecia, Txas—Hela by Judge Speir.—No day calendar. SuPunion Count—TRiaL Ter4—Part 1—Held by Judge Monell. —Nos. 823, 1045, 1046, 1047, 1052, 1041, 1941, 715, 923, 970, 1042, 1044, 1054, 1055, 105@ Part 2— Hold by Judge Sedgwick.—Nos. 1847, 674, 207, 889, Tas, 712, 660, 960, 1 , 954, 973, 807, "1034, 2036, 956, Comuox Piwas—Triat. Tenw—Part 1—Held by Van Hoeson —Nos. 1098, 1618, 1634, 1539, 1540, 2071, 1 2, 1TH4, 1628, 1756," 161: 2074, 2078, iq , 1267, 1038, 2114, 1811, 1751 5,, 96544, 1589, 706, 2079, 2447, 1697, 1097, 1560, 1718. by Judge Van Brant. jos, 907, 1802, Judge 1812, 1813, 1826, 1827, 2069, 1 1857, }, 2407, 1856, 1924, 1935, 1944, 1946, 1049, 1950, 45,” 2420, 1586, 1968, 1975, 1952. Part prog th | Judge J. F. 1406, 1846, 1809, 1900, 1902, 1995, 1996, 2005, 2445, 1908, 5 5 2047, 2085, 2045, 1994, 1907, 2001, 2095, . Covet ov Commoy PLkas—Kquity Taru—Held by Judge C, P. Daty.—Case on, No, 26. 5 RNERAL Sessions—Held by Judge Suth- erland —The People va. Henry Cole, forgery. Con- tinued, COURT OF APPEALS, Aunaxy, April 24, 1876, ‘The following arguments were heard to-day :— entered on the calendar 166 enumerated motions, 44 non-cnumerated motions and 44 preferred causes. In the suit brougnt by Alexander Strauss against the North German Lloyd Steamship Company for loss of baggage, the tacts of which have been reported, a ver- dict was yesterday entered for the plaintif for $1,500, A judgment for $14,600 was yesterday entered by Judge Sperr, in the Special Term of the Superior Court, by stipulation against Joseph Howard, Jr., in the suit against him brought by Witham Hunter. Bartholomew Newman brought suit against the city for extra work on a contract for a sewer, The case ‘was tried yesterdey before Judge Larremore, holding Supreme Court, Circuit, and ended tn a verdict tor the city. Judge Speir yesterday vacated the injunction granted in the suit of Koche Byothers against Whitehouse and others, the tacts of which have been published. Judge Speir holds that, the parties baving had a trial, there is an adequate remedy ut law it the plainuils have sullered any injury, and that the redress is not in a court of equity. 1n tho Court of General Sessions yesterday the trial of Henry ©, Coles on @ charge of uttering $10,000 worth of Allentown (Pa.) school bonds in 1871 was re- sumed. Assistant District Attorney Bell concluded the prosecution and counsellor Charles W. Brooke opened for the defence. The cago will probably reach a ver- dict to-day. Thomas Gilroy sued the city to recover $200 for twenty days’ service ag one of the elerks of the last County Bourd of Canvassers. The case was tried ye terday belere Chief Justico Monel), in the Superior | Court, who directed a formal verdict forthe plainuif, but did not determine the question set up by the de fence that tho Aldermen ouly had power to make such appointments. Messrs, Starr & Marcus, John street jewellors, claim to have sold to Daniel k. Van ikenburgh a set of diamond eardrops, worth $3,931 26, for his wile. They trought a suit before Judge Vun Hoosen, in the Court of Commou Pleas, to recover the value of the diamonds, and the case was tried yesterday. The defence is that the diamonds were taken subject to purchase alter ap- proval A sealed verdict will be brought in this mora- in fa the case of the United states against Collector Ar- thur, tried tn the United States District Court, before Judge Blatchford, and which was brought to recover $607 in gold and $79 50, currency, paid, by tho plainuff under protest as duties’ claimed ‘to bé due on an im- portation of straw braid and trimmings, the jury yeg- terday returned averdict for the claimant for tho tull amount sued fur. ‘The United States District Attorney has brought an action against Wiiliam Orth and others tor a forteiture of a still, worm and other apparatus claimed to be used in the distillation of spirits, The delendants contend that the upperatus in question could not be used for such a purpose, but was specially intended for the manufacture of glycerine. W. G. Manck, formerly a clerk in the New Orleans Post Otlice, was yesterday brought before United States Commissioner Shields on an indictment tound tn the United Status Circuit Court of the Filth Lousiana district, im December 1868, charging him with the em- bezzlement of letters, Manck was once before tried on the charge, and the jury disagreeing he was dis- cbarged. The authorities have urdered his rearrest, and he is now held to await order of removal, | John Brown, administratrix of Bridget Brown, has Drought suit against Alexander Leutze and John MeKimon, contractors tor blasting a sewer in Sixty. | Beventn street, between Fourth and Lexington avenues, On September 21, 1872, a piece of rock, cluimed to have been thrown trom a blust of the defendants, struck Mrs, Brown—who was over 300 tect distant— causing injuries which resulted in her doath. Thi ts for $5,000 damages. The case came to trial yestet udge Van Brunt, im the Court of Pleas, Tho defence is a general denial, M Oakey Hall and David EK, Gwynue appear for the plain- tiff and Algernon 8, Sutlivan for the defendants, It is probable that the trial will be finished to-day. DECISIONS. SUPREME COURT— CHAMBERS, By Judge Lawrence. Matter of Burke,—The motion to resettle the order in this case is demed, without costs, Maticr of Earie.—ln this matter the only paper \ which bas been presented is the claborate brief of the | petittoner’s counsel. ‘he proofs and the briefs of tho | Corporation Counsel are wanting, As I am desirous of | dispostng of this matter counsel will oblige me by pre- senting the missing papers. Lillia vs, Ward.—This case was elaborately tried and | the jury rendered a verdict for the plaintiff. A imo- | ment is now asked for, on the ground that one of the allidavits read on tho motion was made by the inmate of a lunatic asylum, and that an imposition wus prac- tiged upon the Court, This person’s ailidavit, explain- ‘ng his former aifidavit, is reui oa this motion, I Uiink that the circumstances atte ditag the making of the first aifidavits are so lar explained by the plainuf™s uflidavits ax to reheve counsel from the imputation of bad faith; and as no reliance should be put upon the it on cither side, 1 gee no reason for a MoGiunis va. Taggart —Granted, Mattor of Rood, committee of James S, Hill. —Report of refereo confirmed, By Judge Dykeman, Disbrow vi. Dunker.—Motion denied. by Judge Barreut, Christopher Jobuson ys, Helen L. Johnson, —Report now coniirmed and judgmont of divorce granted. Cus- tody of children awarded to the plaintul. Buckmaster vs. M —The stay of proceedings contained iu the order of April 17 must be vacated, SUPREME COURT-—-SPECIAL TERM. By Judge Van Vorst. Everingham vs Vanderbilt et Motion granted as to terms of stay. See memorandum, Lo Baron vs The Long Island Bank.—Plaintif"s complaint dixmissed with costs, Hayward vs Sullivan et al—Findings and decree sigued. SUPERIOR COURT—SPECIAL TERM, By Judge Spe! Koch et al va, Whitehouse, — must be vacated, with costs. Cottin, Jr. % Michaols, et al, —Commission Hunter va Howard, Jr,—Judgment for plaintiff tor "$14,500. Mole va Meyer ot at ordered, t vs, Showdy; Merritt va, co Company; Brague va 8, radesmet Lord; Clark vi Whitetiust vs, Joh brouck va Gurde; Orders granted. Smith vs Smith—The attachment will not ve granted unless counsel apply for Wt personally to the Court, MARINE COURT—CHAMBERS, By Judge McAdam, Brougham va MeKee.--This is not a common law lo recover damages already sustained, bat itt tn the hature of a bill of equity to enjoin upon equitad grounds tue foreclosure of A chattel mortgage 10 order to prevent anticipated damages, The jurisdiction of the Court does not compreheml such ap action, In. r) sot off judgn 3; a8 N.Y Runkel va Wer Hough appointed Brown vs. The Sears va Kirkla Bee 3 Abb. R. ch; Conover va, Rauch,—A. Barton | eiver. ow York Knitting Machine Com. | Motions dented, with gow: ‘coleman vs Bliss; O'Donwell evle; Cohn va. Cowan; Osgood vs. Kalbfleiseh; | Mallaban va. Coburn; Luniewan va Deppurman; Field vs MeVnerson,—Motions disposed of as per indorse- meut on papers, Robinson vs Davenport. — Order settled, Five Fichtner. —Judgment on frivolous answer, w s. Fiehtner,—Order of arrest vacated without Costs on stipulating not to suc, | MeGrath vs, Russell.—Default opened, without corts, MeGrath ve. Ruseell,—Judgment tor plaintiff on de- murrer as per indorsement on papers filed. Durfey Vs. Hurd. —See memorandum. By Judge Goopp, Lindemeyer vs. Muir; Berger vs. Lindheim; Hel. fich vs Tuska; Gildersieeve v& Dixon,—Delaults | Boted, ) nounced within two weeks, when a final effort will bo +and basemeut brown stone front house, with lot, 18.9x | Same, to Samuel Brown, ‘¥ months No, 98 Baker vs. Drake.—Argued by James C, Car- ter for appellant, James Emots for respondent. No 67 The Kingston Bank vs. Roeliff Eltinge, President, &c.—Arguea by S, Hand for appollant, Fran- cis Kernan for respondent, CALENDAR POR TURSDAY. Nos, 171, 172, 173, 166, 170, 24, 27, 33 THE SCANDAL, ACCUSERS OF MB. BEECHER STILL UNHBARD FROM. Yosterday the sixty days allotted by the Committee of Three of tho Advisory Council as the specified time | to be given for the appointment of the Commission of Five to “recolve and examine all charges againgt the pastor, H. W. Beecher, which they may regard as not Bufictently tried,” expired. This commission will not | be overworked, us up to the present time no effort has | been made by any person to substantiate the charges against Mr. Beecher. About three weeks ago the Ex- amining Committee of Plymouth church called the | attention of the Committee of Three to the alleged pew | evidence said to have been discovered. The committee, | which consisted of Drs, Dwight, Wellman and Wood, then met in Palmer, Muss, but deferred the publica. tion of their report till the expiration of the sixty days, | 80 ag not to mterfere with any persons Who might be | disposed to act as responsible accusers within that | time. Tho Commission on Investigation will be an- | made to bring out the new evidence and the ‘bottom facts,”” THE MOULTON-BEECHER SUIT. Judge Fullerton, of counsel for Frank Moulton in his suit oguinst Henry Ward Beecher, has decided to ap- peal from Judge Dykeman’s decision sustaining the demurrer of defendant, Yesterday ‘the notice of ap- al was served upon Mr. Shearman, the counsel for r, Boecher. The argument on the appeal will take place at the General Term of the Suprome Court, to bo eld at Poughkeepsie on the Sth of May next, REAL ESTATE, There is no improvement in the prices oftered at the foreclosure sales at the Exchange Salesroom, uor thero any present prospect of better prices. The ful- lowing sales were held yesterday, all being in fore. closure excepting those which are otherwise de- weribed :— E. A. Lawrence & Co, sold the bouse, with lot, 17.4x 183.5, No. 18 Roosovelt streot, east side, between Chatham and Madison streets, for $4,000, and the house, with two lots, each 17.4x188, on Roosevelt | street, oast side, adjoining above, for $4,500, to David | Hamiloy, the platatif. M. A, J. Lynch & Son sold by public auction the four | story aud basoment brown stone front, 20x55, with lot | 100 feet deep,,No. 7 Eust Forty-sixth street, for $10,275, | to H. H. Leech, D, M. Seaman sold by public auction the three story 100.5, No. 136 West Forty-seventh street, south side, between Broadway and Sixth avenue, for $17,000, to William Mullany. Wilham Kennelly sold one lot, 25.5x100, on 11tn av., southeast corner of Sixty-eighth street, for $3,000, to the plaintiff. Peter F, Meyer sold four lots, each 25x100.4, on East Fifty-sixth street, north side, 250 feet west ot Second avenue, for $15,000, to John McUool, A. H. Nicolay & Co. sold a house, with lot 18.4x98.9, on East Thirty sixth street, north side, 175 feet east of | Second avenue, for $5,950, to J. H. H. Dunkak, the | plainti, James M, Miller sold the house, with lot 21.6x30x 85x8, Nu, 635 Broome street, south side,-with right of | alley way, for $4,450, over a mortgage of $3,324 30, to E. W. Stewart, R. V. Harnett sold, by order of the assignee, one-halt interest im the building, 41.0x160, used as a store house, No, 245 South street, between Pike aud Rutgers slips, | running through to Water street, tor $310, over $27,000 | and taxes, and subject to right of dower, to William Paulding. Jolin st, No. 108 (4 “wife ty Gi wih ta a sv ; Walter R. Adams and rt ot eooitdye #. of 4th ay. $9,250 Lexington ay., w. Albert 8. Caul Central a Bs, GUO Th a. Of i at ! ward) ; Henry Lucke to Audrew 1 40th t.,'s. w., 175 i fn. Le iy ra also Boulovard, . to Bloomingdale fund, 25. irregula to Nathaniel D. Higgins.....! AL a, 100K 10.6, to Mads ot. 117.5 tt John Riley and ‘Oth ay. *. 2OTt t; Ivan | the earth and stone being piled between them. The | avenue will interfere with the Croton water mains, | don’ 000 | the Comm..dore in his enthusiasm, ati Gouveneuer Hoberlein an Clinton st, a. x! Peter Jackson and others (Executors) toJ Gonntey. 1,000 9 anes 13,000 wary 15,250 a | 21,500 | Nom. +, Not Fi TRIOO ig ito John H. Watson... Nom, Beh Grand st, (No, 246) ,n. 6, 18.9x79; Aun to Alfred Jewell ods wer of 140th st, Corns; vou ruer of Willett st., 50100; ry 150 ft. . of Rivington st. 12100, to Abram B. 7) K i Nom. an ( d 246th st. 8. 178 west “of st Mary J. Meagher wnd husbaud to sou &, HOM. ©. of 4th ay. a wife to William A. Bro $5) 11.8 homas Beacon, 24,000 1005; James . Ww. of Sd a. to Puttick Moore "Sod 2 n, ot 8 to John A. Griswold, LASES. ire’ Washington av. ant OF st; ulso 8. more st. and Kutlr iowy, (24th ward) and . of 78h av. , 5 mont hen, and wire, to P of 108th 8. of LOsth vo Wit +. oF Sth ay. 5 hasbaud, to ay aw ef of Houston a Bigot, Alfred, and wile, to ctenstees), & & of J . William, to Elie | oceupted the chair at the meeting yesterday, dilemma himselt. cient, and that there is no | tremendous extravagance. 1,276 | question will be settled, OCCULTATIONS OF THE PLEIADES, To Tax Epiror ov THe Hexatp:— _ : The occultations of the pleiades by the moon om the evening of February 8 were not visible m consequence of the snow storm. There will be no osbers within the Bext two years affording even approximately the same astronomical opportunities, The nearest approach to it will be this (Tuesday) evening, when the moon will pursue very nearly the same path as marked out upon ‘the diagram in the Hemaup of February 3: vat as most of the occultations will occur before dark few of them will be visible, The moon will be a slender crescent, instead of gibbuus, as there represented; and, except- ing in the telescope, when the pleiades are first seen the moon will already have passed by them, although it will still be near enough to present a beautiful specta- cle. I have not computed the times so carefully as bo fore, but beheve that the following will be found not more than a minute inerror. I include all the contacts which will be 1il ere in the tetescope :— Eta—Immersion.... 6 15 f—Emersion. A—Immersiog.... 6 58 Emersion. -7 8 jinersion. oe oe 7 9 +7 16 85—Emersion. » 7 80 36—Emersion. 6 + 7 36 37—Emersion, 8 . T 36 39—Emersion. 15 times for New York city. As before explained, there must be an ullowance for other places, But the occultations occur at a still earlier hour west of New York, and many of them will scarcely be ob- servaole here in the bright twilight; so that 1 is only in this vicinity and in New England that many of them can be seen, especially ax most of the contacts are emersions, occurring on the bright limb of the moon, and therefore not only tore difficult, but less interes! ing to observe than emersions of immersions at the dark limb. The predictions for the stara f and 39 will be especially liable to correction for ahe position of the observer, as those stars will both™pass near the limb of the moon, f near the southern aid 39 near the northern limb. At the next occultation of the pleiades visible bere, on November 2, the moon will be near its full, so that | the smaller stars will bo invisible, and it will pass so much further north that most of the stars will escape | occultation, So that this is the lust time for several years that wo shall have the opportunity to see the moon passing nearly opm ver the pleiades. 1 RY M. PARKBURST, New York, Apri 25, 1876. GILBERT ELEVATED RAILROAD. Late on Saturday evening the attorneys for the Sixth Avenue Railroad Company served on President Foster, of the Gilbert Elevated Railroad Company, a temporary injunction, isaued by Judge Speir, of the Superior Court, restraining the latter company from continuing the work of constructing their road along Sixth avenue from Fifty-mimth streetto Amity street. The proposed sec- tion would have been placed above the surface railway now operated by the Sixth Avenue Railroad Company. Yesterday morning the men employed by the Gil- bert Elevated Railroad Company in digging holes along the route fixed by the Rapid Transit Commissioners to Teceivo the foundations and bases of the columus to support the tracks were ordered to stop work. The excavations are about four feet deep and six feet square, men bad been working about three weeks and asa re- sult of their labor lett five of the excavations on the east side of Sixth avenue, between Thirty-ninth and Fortieth streets; five between Fortieth aud Forty-first streets; 81x on the west side of the avenue, between Forty-tirat and Forty-second streets, and twoon the east side of the avenue, just north of Forty-second street, making in all teen excavations.® Before quitting their work yesterday the men covered the holes with heavy planks in order to prevent accidents, if possibie. The stone beds and iron bases for the col- umns were all ready for use and half a dozen barrels of cement had been received. The columns and girders were ready for delivery, aud the machinery complated to place them tn position. In a few days the excavations would have becn filled and tue street repayed, The injunction is returnable a Tuesday. eanwhile the work will remain as it is, ACTION OF THR COMMON COUNCIL. The Common Council, during its session yosterday, instructed the Commissioner ot Public Works to ascer- tain and report whether the pillars which the Gilbert Elevated Railroad Company propose to erect on Sixth an if so, what action should be taken to prevent such ie terference, A STOREKEEPER'S OFINION. To Tur Eptrok or tur Hxratp:— Iam sorry to see that the Sixth Avenue Railroad Company have succeeded in obtaining an injunction re- straining tho Gilbert Elevated Railroad {rom proceod- ing with their work, an improvement which was lovg ago needed. Being a storekeeper on that avenue Tecan but echo the sentiment of a large number of store- keepers that it will not in the least interfere with busi- ness on the avenue, The injunction just granted was done through the influence of a number of shareholders of the Sixth Aveune Railroad, who are afraid that the road will be injured. The Elevated road 1s welvomed | by a largo number of uptown residents, and I hope you | will use your influence, given through the columns of | your paper, to have the road completed as soon as pos- sible, so that we uptown residents can in peace and comlort without suffering the inconvenience usually granted us by riding 1n a horse railroad car, Respect- duly, * SIXTH AVENUE STOREKELKPER, Naw Yorx, April 24, 1876, BROOKLYN'S BRIDGE. There was yesterday another hearing of the Commit- tee of the Common Council on Roads and Bridges, of which Alderman Tuomey 18 chairman, to give the “shipowners” of New York a chance to be heard as to the proposed additional appropriation of more than $2,000,000 for the Brooklyn Bridge. There wore pres- ent the chairman, Aldermen Tuomey, Bryan Reilly and Joseph Cudlipp, There was not a very largo rep- resentation of oppoucats of the bridge in attendance, but prominent among them were Pilot Commissioner Snow, and, for the bridge, Commodore Levy, late of the United States Navy, Jobn H. Manson, captain of the ship Young America, named several vessels whose masts could not pass | under the bridge, as they measure 150 to 180 feet above the water line. The lowering of the topgallant masts | to enable a ship to pass under the bridge, he said, ‘would cousume considerable time and involve consid- erable expense, bd Ex.Commodore Levy, of the United States Nav, de. | clared that there is no diificulty in lowering and raising | the topgallant masts of a vessel, When he commanded | a ship he used to striko bis spars, and it gave tho men exercise, “At fur belis in the evening,’ said he, “we would strike our to’gallant masts, and at four is iv the morning we would ran ‘em up agin, 1 believe it would cost five shillings,’ exclaimed | Tho meeting was adjourned until Friday, at eleven | AM OUR COSTLY DOCKS, MEETING OF THE CONFERENCE COMMITTEE OF COMMERCIAL OBGANIZATIONS YESTERDAY. The sub-committee appointed at the conference mect- ing on Friday Jast, at the Chamber of Commerce, be- tween the Dock Commissioners and delogates from civic and commercial organizations, reported yesterday afternoon at a second inceting of the conference. The sub-committee consisted of two delegares from each of the following socioties:—Board of Trade, Produce Exchange, Cheap Transportation Association, Chamber | of Commerce and Council of Political Retorm, Its | duty Was to investigate the managoment and cost-of | the stone piers and buikheads now in course of erection, and to suggest means of preventing waste of Sit moneys in useless experiments, Mr. W. T. oh When the meeting was called to order a desultory conversation commonced as to the advisability of apply- | ing to the Legislature to suspend further supplies tu the Dock Commissioners, This sentiment did not meet with general approval. | ‘Mr. Potter ana Mr. Beers spoke of the building of the bulkhead between Chri-topler and Canal streets, but their ideas did nut agree, Mr. Turnure, of the Board of Trade, said he was ina He thought Commissioners Wales and Dimmock meant mght and were working for the benefit of the city. He was m favor of « compromise, and did not think it was necessary wo bring anything conflicting with the Dock Commission before the present Legislature. Mr. Wales, he said, was a man whose character siood very high, and who.was willing to make ail “scaemagv w the commercial interests of New York. ‘There was along discussion among the sub-commit- tee about the a on mode of procedure. Mr, Tur- pure suggested that the committee of conference should recommend that the Dock Commissioner: shoukl suspend all operations on docks ere the | preparations for stone masonry bad not already been | made, and that the hmit of expenditure for the ensuing ear outside of the necessary repairs shoul not exceed 500,000. His ng a were accepted. In re. spect to pier No. 1, at the Battery, it was thought | iis present extension of feet Was quite suill- cossity for burid- mg it out further, Among the considerations tor the conference committee to-day, it wi vhought the creation of a commission from the several com: merciul ornanizations of the city woald be beneficial | obtaining the means necessary Ww examine the workings of the Dock Department, which 1s looked upon as a The fcelibg among the committees yesterday was that the department, though controlled by unexceptionable men, was in itself a source of useless outlay, It was resoived to recom- mend that the limit of expenses of Dock Commis- sion for the year 1876, apart from p repairs to bulkheads, &c., should not exceed $560,000, sub. committee will meot at one o’clock to-day. The gen- eral committee, Consisting of all the delegates, will meet at two o’clpck, and it is expected that then the | DAY, APRIL 25, 1876.—TRIPLE SHEET. TAXING INSUBANCE COMPANIES. — Yesterday morning the National Board «f Fire Under- writers held a meeting at Underwriters’ Tall, No. 156 Broadway, at eleven o'clock, and the session continued untiltwo P.M. The mombers of the press were not admitted, but it was understood that the aggressive legislation at Albany was tho main subj¢ct considered, and that the determined effort of the insurance com- Panies directly affected by the Hammond Dill to repeal hostile legislation will be warmly seconded by the Na- tional Board at their mecting callea for to-morrow (Wednesday) at eleven o'clock A. M. In addition to the Hammond bill the companies are understood to have somehow incurred the hostility of Mr. Smyth, Acting Superintendent of Insurance at Albany, who scoffs at the idea of the New York com- panies being driven to organize under other State cbat- ters in order to escape ruinons taxation here, Senator Starbuck, it is understood, will introduge 4 bill “for the just assessment of insurance companies,” which will ecard provide for the taxation of United States bonds bel je Mutua! companies. ar. ti ‘A. Oakley. the President of the National Board ol Fits Underwriters, was waited upon by & Huraco reporter at his office yesterday at the Howard Fire Insurance Company. Mr. Oakley said in effect :— nator Hammond, the ex-Deputy Attorney General, fs the author of the bill about which fs #0 much excitement, stat to correspondent of a morning r that I showed to the Board of National Underwritera, 1p 1874, that the fire insurance companies e $24,000,000 beyor the legal interest to thei holders tributing about thirteen per cent ii dends, besides making large accumulations to the sur- plus fund; that 1m 1575 the department report shows dividends and accumulation of capital of over thirty per cent. Now, Mr. Hammond jortures my language into exactly the contrary of its true meaning; instead of a surplus of $24,000,600, there has veen an actual deticit of nearly that amount, So much for the accuracy of that gentleman's statements. It is of the utmost con- sequence to the State and nation that the interests and stability of the tire insurance companies should be conserved. Every great tire 18 a loss to the nation of #o much of its real weaith, and this cannot take place without its effect being felt in time by the whole body politic. Rates of proniium im England, France, ltaly, Switzerland and parts of Germany are much lower than im the United States, not only on account of the superior construction of their cities, rigid laws and constant watchtuiness, but because the State protects and does not constantly harass insurauce in- terests, ‘THR COMPANIES LEAVING NEW YORK. Secretary of State Kelsey, of New Jersey, stated in substance that tho officers of some of the most prom inent iusurauce companies of New York have beon in correspondence with him having in view the removal of their principal offices, capital and surplus to that State, iu case the proposed law providing for the taxa- tion of the capital stock of insurance companies should be passed by tue Legisiaturo of New York. The cor- rospondence also asked what was the method, &c., of taxation, Areply had been sent to them Lidl, Being desired information, stating also that they could have the same relief in that respect by situating in New Jer- sey, and he had no doubt but that they could get tho necessary legislation. The New York companies can also organize in New Jersey under the general iusurance law by compiying with its provisions. BUSINESS TROUBLES, Messrs. George Bain, Son & Co., dealers in coffees, spices, &c., at No. 36% Washington street, have failed and made an assignment to Thomas 1. Vickers for the benefit of their creditors, The firm's Habilities will amount to about $80,000 and {ts nominal assets aro $90,000. Ernest Grumdherr, lumber dealer, at the foot of West Twenty-fourth street, has made an assigninent to Hein- rich Ficldman for the beneilt of his creditors. ‘The first meeting of the creditors of Martin Y. Bunn & Co., wholesale dealers in teas, coffees, spices, &c., of No. 337 Greenwich street, was held yesterday, whon a statement was submitted showing the firm's habilities to be about $31,500 and its assets about $20,000. Messrs. Bunn & Go, ope to be avle to’'make such an arrangement with their creditors as will enablothem to continue the business, Claims against Duncan, Sherman & Co. amonnting to some $2,000, in addition to those already published, wore proved bofore Register Ketchum yesterday. Ata meeting of tho creditors of Alexander Guttman, held yesterday at the office of Register Ketchum, clang to the extent of $50,000 were proved. At a meeting of the creditors of Marvin R. Pearsall, held yesterday before Register Allen, of No. 152 Broad- way, to show cause why the bankrupt should not bo discharged, no opposition was offered and the order of discharge will be granted, The examination of Richard Schell, bankrupt, 18 now in progress before Register Allen. The examination of Me, Harris, of the firm of Har- ris, Richmond & Shafer, wholesale clothiers, ot No. 550 Broadway, will be make to-day bofore Register John Fiten, of No. 145 Broadway, An order has been issued to the creditors of William M. Graham and Charles H. Horton, ox-president and ex-cashier, respectively, of the Wallkill National Bank, to hold a second mecting at Newbarg, on the 6th prox., before Register Joba W. Little, of No. 4 Warren street. It is expected that a dividend of twenty-five per cent will be declared. Debts aggregating a large amount have been proved against the of Grabam and Horton, among which are the followin, Rt Coe Robertson, $24,400; Charles M. Mes, York, $22,320 82; Sarah E. Sitwsou, $10,486 23; H. L. ton & Co., $8,920 18; Elisha P. Wheeler, Middletown, N. ¥., $6/493 80. George Stoker, of No. 66 Beaver street, formerly manager of the European Express Company, and of the firm ot Stoker, Taylor & Co,, bankers, has’ filed a pett Uion in bankruptcy, which has been reforred to Regis ter Dwight. His liabilities amount to about $85,000 und hisassets are worthless. The principal creditors fare Captain Brasher, $8,000; J. P, Kalbroth, $5,000; Williams, $4,500; Britten & Van Vechten,’ $4,932 21; Ogden & Co '$4,000. ir. Peter L. Gortelyou, of Rossville, who recently wade an assignment, has cancelled his liabilities of be- tween $60,000 and $70,000 at the rate of sixty conts on the dollar, giving notes at nine, twelve and twenty-one months. THE COFFEE MARKET. | A FLURRY AMONG THE DEALERS IN THE BEAN. There was quite a ripple of excitement yesterday morning in the viciuity of Water, Front, Pearl and Wall streets, among the coilve importers, owing to ru- mors that bad been cast abroad from some sources not easily ascertained, to the eflect that serious em. barrassmeut among the collec dealers was felt, Upon investigation, however, it was found that the reports were groundless, and had probably been distributed by some lover or lovers of mischief, Mr, B. G. Arucld, of B. G. Arnold & Co., coffee im- porters, Nos. 123 aud 125 Front street, stated that he would, without hesitation, express his belief that there ‘was no foundation for the report that a certain bank had made large advances to dealers, aud gave it as his opinion that this bank had less (han $100,000 in the cottee trade, He alsu said that the idea of neeting Mr. Dallott Buss’ suicide with way misfortunes in business was entirely erroneous, a8 the business of the rm of Daliett Bhss & Company was not very sarge, und was a safe one. It could hardly have any connection with the Rio trade, under any circum. stances, as the greater part of Bhss & Co,’s dealings was in the Moel Maracaibo and Java trade. Tho coffee business of B. G. Arnold & Co. is probably the largest in the United States, and Mr. Arnold ts con- | sidered a high authority on the street on all matters rolating to coifee. These statements were corroborated by Messrs, Mayer Brotners & Co., importers, of No, 142 Pearl street, and Meusrs, J. No. 123 Front stroet The gentiomen mentioned are all of opinion that Mr. Bliss committed suicide while Jabormg under a nk aberration of the mind, It was also ascertained that the entire stock of vol of ali importations and claasiticatt ns, atall ports ol the United Statea, including Boston, New York, Balti- more, Hampton Roads, Ricomond, Charleston, Mobtie, New Orleans and Galveston, docs ‘not exceed’ in value $8,000,000, gold. It well known that a considerable share of the stock, cousimiing of re- cent arrivals, is still held ander the original bankers’ credits in London, and secured by the respective im. porters; Jor which reason there is no occasion Jor hy- pothecations with any vome bank, The stosk of old coffee—hat which has been iu port for some months— is sargetacoad owned by firms able to carry it. The principal cofce importers in the city assert that there i little or none of the present sto upon whieh loans would have been secured or likely to be nogot © Alladvances that have been made, at least so fur as now known, were not made by the bank which was reported to have made them, but by other parties; and the bank alluded to 1s not known in coflee market as being courceted to any import ry tent with the coflee trade, The manager of the bank agency in this city promptly and empbatically denied the rumor, and said that “it could be stated as coming from the fountain he that tbe bank bad never loaned a dollar in the coffee trade.” THE EDUCATIONAL QUESTION. At the Church Conforence beld yesterday in the Sun- day school room of Calvary church, corner of Fourth avenue and Twenty-first street, an interosting paper on “The Educational Question” was read by the Rev. Dr. Kramer, of Grace chapel. He argued that if any parent could give his child what be needed the State was not bound to supply him. The State was not required to supply what another could furnish, The cardinal Pfinciple was that the State had to do nothing for a man, nothing tor his family, whieh t do for bimselt or for those dependent upon m, He thought, moreover, that the State was hot bound to supply bigh schools colleges. As a general thing the higher education furnished was given w rich men’s children. The Children’s Ald Society, for instance, supplied education tor the children who are crowded out of the common schools by the children of the weil-to-do poopie. There is not a poor laborer wuo is noi taxed to pay for the common schools, and the speaker contended that affording instruction in Janguages and music to the children of rch men at the expense of the poor who, owing to circumstances, are unuble to take advantage of it, Is altogether uniair | 8nd @ violation of the laws of political economy, . W. Phyte & Uo., brokers, of | BOUCICAULT AND THE \FENIANS. HIS MODE OF KEEPING UP THE AGITATION FOS THEIB RALEASE. ‘The prime dramatist remains undaunted af the snubs of the Prime Minister and Loudog press about the Fenian agitation. From much to be gleaned in the British newspapers, it would soem either that Mr. Boucieault knew Fenian amnesty was under Cabinet discussion, and thus a good opportunity became af- forded for putting the * aun” in as a fulcrum, or that in reality his apparently cheeky letters and un- embarrassed attitude have stirred the subject into the Cabinet caldron, He has recently organized a com pany that is headed by our Lrish-American hero of the shaven mustache, George Clarke, which travels with the “Shaughraun” into the provinces of England Scotland, In each place of performance at least one benefit 1s given whose proceeds go toward the relief «{ families of the Irish political prisonera Alroady Ed» inburgh and Glasgow have responded with such en- thusiasm that in three weeks about £250 were real. jzed—a tidy sum considering the limited capacity of the average British theatre. Wherever the company goes there Is circulated the following handbill, which will doubtless be interesting to many Irish-American readers :— IN MEMORY OF THR. ISH POLITICAL PRISONERS = suffer thei: demned for life and nbout to their tenth year of ie penal servitude in English and Australian jails, The following lst has bridged from the official ro- turns of the British government, | ia 1874, in reply. to a notion in the House of Commons demanding the names of the polities! offenders, the uffences with which they were charged and the sentences tnfiicted :— . Charles McCarthy— ta Ireland at court martial in May, 1860. Charged with pyeees, of the articles of war— Coming to the knowledge of an intended matiny and not giving information to bis commanding 4 Sentence—Death; commuted to penel servitude Me. Duration of peualty to this date is nlne years and tea months, ‘Thomas Darragh—Tried in Ireland at court martial in articles 1866. Charged with breseh of the war—Coming to the knowledge of av intended mutiny an not giving 1formation, &c. Sentence—Death ; mn i penal servitude for life, Duration of penalty to this date ten yours. ‘Thoitas Chambere—Tried in Ireland at coutt martial im June, 1986. Charged with breach of the articles of war— mutinons conduet, desertion, &e. Sentence—Penal serviti for life. Duration of penalty to this date is nine years nine months, John O' Bri ‘Tried in frotand at court martial in Janu- , 1867. Charged with breach of the articles of war—mu- tinous conduct, desertion, kc, Soutence—Penal servitude for life. Duration of penalty to this date ts nine years and ruary. ith. Nfovert Cranston—Tried in Ireland at court martial in ronal of, the bert 1868, Charged with 1d endes articles of war— ‘ames Keily—Triod in Ireland 1866. Charged with breach of the articles to the knowlvage of ‘an. intended muting. Peual servitude for life. Duration of penalty to this Vf. Haringtou—Tvied in Ireland at court martial ta i Ly ie mi July. 1808. Charged with broach of the articles of war jnudinous conduct nud desertion, Sentence, penal vorvivude oe life. Dnrastion of penalty to this date is nine years and ‘arti Hogan—Tried in Ireland at court martialin Ay 1866, Charged with breach of the articles of war—mutinous conduct and desertion. Sentence, penal servitude for life, Suan ‘of pemalty to this date is nine years and seven months Suines Wilson—Tried in Troland at court martial tn “August, 1900. Charged with brouch of the articles of war— ‘Autinous conduct nud desortion, Sentence, penal servitude foriife. “Duration ol benalty to this date is Mine yours ‘aud seven months, Pitiek Keatinge—Tried in Treland at court martial in August: 1900, Charged with breach of the articles of war mu:inous conduct, &c. Sentence, penal servitude for life. Duration of penalty to this" dete "We nine years and voveu months, Thomas Hassett—Tried in Troland at court martial in ‘August, 1800 Charged with broach of the articlowof war— e conduct and desertion. utence, penal servi- tude for ite, Daration of penalty tons date nine yeart ‘and seven montht \s. Michael Davitt—Tried in London at the Central Criminal Court in July, 1870. Charged with treason-felony, con splriug to depose the Quoen, &c., aud to lovy war, &e.' (sup: Piying arms to the Feuien organisation.) Bentenee, Afteeu Zours penal servitude. Duration of penalty to this date it vi are months, MeVoy—Tried in Tre mes dat court martial in Au- gust, 1866, Charged with bre of the articles of war— Tmutineus conduct, fifteen years poual sorvi- }, &:. Svntence, tude, Duration of penalty to .this date Is nine years and seven mouths. Thomas Delancy—Tried in Ireland at court martial in August, 1866, Charged with breach of t! riicles of war— mutinous couduct, &c. Sentence, ten years’ penal servit Daresos of penalty to this date is nine years and seven months. ‘4 John Shine—Tried in Ireland at court martial in August, 1868, Charged with breach of tho articles of war—mu- tinous conduct. Sentence, ted years’ penal servitude. Doranan penalty to this date is nine years and seven mont! Jobn Wilson—Tried in London at Central Criminal Court in July, 1870. Charged with treason-felony, conspir- ing to depose the Queen, &c., and to levy war, Xe. aug arms to the mn orgauisation). Sense: ears’ penal servitude. Duration of penalty to thi ve years and seven months. Edward Shore—Tried at Manchester Special Assizes in ber, 1867. Charged with bein; ssory tothe marder of Police Sergeant Brett, at Manc: , 1887, tence ponal servitute for life, Duration of ight yeucs and five months. ‘at Lancaster Assises, Murch, 1868, Charged with being wecessory to the murder of Police Ser- Brett, at Manchester, in 1887. Ssntence—Douth; nul servitude ‘for life. Duration of penalty rs, The object in publishing this official return ts to keop be- fore the minds of the English people the trie nature of the offences of the Irish political prisoners, and to afford justiti- extion to those who advocate @ mitization of n penalty they feel to be excessive. DION BOUCICAUBT. Probably before midsummer 50,000 of these will have found circulation among the principal cities and towns. All of which. looks as if Boucicault was decide edly in earnest; and whether doing it patriotically, as his personal friends vehemently insist, or from mo- tives of dramatic policy, as a fewof bis enemies claim, itis certain that not in many years previously have the genius and the genti of tho theatre been invoked to Aid a political onslaught, What with Gladstone's pam- pblets for the Protestants and Boucicault’s handbills for the Fenians Disracli has a pretty vigorous edition of the ‘Curiosities of Literature” to read, mark and in- wardly digest, and doubtless he, as well as many who now fur the first time read this catalogue of Stato prisoners, rub their eyes to discover that so many of modern Irish patriots are under the royal ban. “TURF NOTES. The following were the state of the odds on coming events atthe American Jockey Club rooma yesteruay Death; commuted to penalty to this date is Yatrick Melody—Tri afternoon :— WITHERS STAKES—ONE MILE, Taken and 4 Offered. Offered, Brother to Bassett. 3io1 Bertram 0 to 7 Freebvoter, 4tol Bambino. 12 to) | Baronet. 6tol Lillie Bel: 15 to} 6 tol Jempber 18t0)} | Stl Syren 20 to} | tol Eleanor. CUP—TWO MILKS AND A QUARTER, King Alfonso, tol Grinstead......... 8t01 | Viator. 1010} | St. Martin, 10te1 | Kildare... 1210} | Big sandy. 15101 t Mattie a, el 20 to} BELMONT STAKES—ONK MILK AND A MALP, | Brother td Bassett. 6to1 Alaric........ 10 to} | Baronet. 6tol Killarney. 12 to} | Sultana. Ttol Panic, colt. 15 to} | Ambush. 8tol Fredericktown tol | Datigasian. . 9tol Red Coat.. 20t01 | Donough, lotol Compliment 20tol Paster. . 12to1 Wab-a- Wah, +. tol TUR CENTENNIAL STAKES—TWO MILES AND THRER- QUARTERS. | Olitipa..... 5Swl A. Pennington. Stol Tom Ochiltree. 6w1 Acrobat. 8tol Ttol Madge. Ww | Stol Sangari wl } 9wl Aula, 12wl lWtol Lord Zetiand..... 15 tos POLO PLAYING. [From the London Daily News, April 11.) The arrangements in connection with the approach. ing great polo meeting at Berlin are now complete, | There will be thirty-eight polo players, including sev- ‘alof the best riders and players in Eugland. They it leave the Chatham and Dover station, at Victoria, on the morning of Friday, the 1vth of May, and op their arrival at Ostend a special train will be in readi. | ness to convey them to got up in accordance with the desires of seve! sons of distinction in Berlin, and the winners are to receive their prizes from high quarters. The officers of the German army have signified their intention of Jearning the gaine, and next year a team of their best Players will visit England in order to compete for some of tho priveipal prized which will be ollered—open to Olficers of all nations. DROWNED IN FULL DREss, Coroner Hervey, of Rossville, held an inquest on Sun- day upon tne body of George Sleight, of Tottenville, who was found drowned in the Staten Island Sound, op- porite that place, Verdict of the jury, “death trom drowning.” It appears that Sleight gut mto touble with @ young woman of Tottenvilie, named Carrie Ryder, whose triends wetim a neighbor's house about two months ago, Sleight being present, and advised him to marry the girl, which he agreed to do, ‘He left the conlerence ostensibly tor the purpose of engaging a clergyman to perform the ceremony, and had nover been seen nor heard from since until his dead body wat found. Sleight was about twonty.two years old, and professed to have been converte ata revival then “1 iia Gass eens 4 the Methodist church, fi en into the church on provation, Whe found the body was in full dress, with wate, and ebalt and $22 in the pocxets, It is reported that Sleight wat also likely to get into further trouble through his at- tentions to other young women besides Mise Ryder, and it is Supposed that tl p Andtrsg mang hese complicavions drove him DROWNING ACCIDENT. ‘nown man fell off the pier at the foot of Com Joars street carly yestorday morning and was drowned, i a