The New York Herald Newspaper, April 3, 1877, Page 3

THE PAPAL ALLOCUTION. Vigorous Protest of Pius IX. Against the Overthrow of the Temporal Power. THE SUPPRESSION OF MONASTIC ORDERS. Difficulties Surrounding a Future Pontifical Election. INFLUENCES OF SECULAR EDUCATION. Foreign Governmental Pressure To Be In- voked by the Faithful. HOPES OF BRIGHTER DAYS. ‘The following is a {ull summary of the leading points “TT the Allocution of Pius IX., delivered to the Cardinals at the Vatican, March 12, as fuznished by the Freeman's Vournal, of this city: — Is tue Vaticax PAaLace, March 12, 187’ Vewemasix BRETaRgN—On many occasions already furing the trying tines of our stormy Pontiticate have ¥e convoked your moat jilustrious order in this palace © deplore in your presence the great evils which the Courch unjustly suflers, and bear our protestations against acts perpetrated to the detriment of the Church and of this Apostolic See, whether in Europe or in other countries, During the laat few years especially ‘wo have been obliged to witness the repeated and always more violent attacks, together with the many outrages which the Church of God has been obliged to bear in diferent parts of the Catholic world, at the hands of implacable enemies who regarded as a most fiting op- portunity for assailing the Church of Jesus Christ the sad situation of abandonment in which ‘we find ourselves, bereft us wo aro of all human succor, We would, therefore, huve de- sirea to-day, Venerable Brethren, to submit to your ‘wisdom and to your consideration this cruel and vast Persecution now waged against the Church in many countries of Europe; but although it ts our intention to present this sad picture to you on another occasion, we cannot reirain, in the meaatiine, from calling to your minds the triais and vexations, daily increasing. in severity, which the Church is undergoing in this Italy of ours, and to point out to you tne perils, daily jucreasiug fa magnitude, which aro threatening us and this Holy See, i The suventh year 1s already upon us since the in- vaders of our civil principality, riding rough-shod over svery right, human and divine, breaking faith in solemn compacts and taking advantage of the mis- lortanes of an illustrious Catholic nation, by violence and force of arms, occupied the provinces still re- taining in our power, taking possession of this Holy City, and by this act of sovereign iniquity over- Waelming the entire Church with grief and mourn- Ing. The false and worthless promises, which in those woful days they made to foreign govern- Ments concerning our dearest interests by declaring that they desired to pay homage and houor to the free- dom of the Church, and that they intended whut the power of the Roman Pontiff shoula remain iree and ‘unabridged—these promises did not succeed in beguil- tpg us into vain hopes, and did not prevent us, trom that very moment, [irom tully realizing ail the tribulations aud alllictious that awaited us undor ir dominion. On the contrary, jully uware of we impious designs entertained by meu who are leagued together by a fondness tor modern innovations And by @ criminal oath, we at once openty prociaimed Shat this sacrilegious invasion was vot intended so uch to oppress our civil principality as it was to un- mine all the more readily, through the oppression of our temporal power, ull the institutions of the Church to overthrow the authority of the Hoy see and to utterly destroy the power of the Vicar of Jesus Christ, whic! i unworthy as we ure, we exercise hero on earth. Indeed, 1¢ may be said that this work of demolition of geoeral destruction of e gad heap of ruins they have an piling up. It t# only nece: And decrees, promulgated sine ry to glance at the laws the commencement of the new administration, up to the preseut day, to Fealize fully what they have wrested trom us, piece by Piece, little by uttlo; bow day after day and one alter Suother they took the means and resources we so much mevded tor the proper guidance and direction of the Catholic Church. SUPPRESSION OF THK RELIGIOUS ORDERS, ‘Thua itis that tho iniquitous suppression of religious 1 us of valiant and and for the perior: ‘of #0 many of the duties of our minisiry, This miqaneus suppression has at tbe same time destroyed, here in this holy city, tuany asylums in which wero domiciled the religio of foreign nations who were wont to repair tot metropulis at stated periods to revifo their minus and ww render an account of their stewardsiip. And it hag gone so iar as to Leur up even tue | very root of healthful and saving plants whica bore trnits of benedictivu anu peace to the furthermost vods of the eurth, Tnis same futal suppression which bux struck these colleges, established in Rone for holy missions, for the training of worthy laborers, willing fearlessly to bear the light vf the Gospel even into the nowt remote und barbarous regions, has unfortunately, by this very uct, dypri sv many people of must | salutary nd charity, to the great | detriment and civilization, both of hich spring from the holiness, the teachings and the virtues of our religion, ' But these laws, already so cruci in themselves, and so diametrically Opposed to the interests, not only of religion but also of buiman society, huve been still more. aggra- vated by the addition which the Ministers of the Buvernment have made of new laws which forbid, Under the severest penalties, the living in common ave Buder the fame rout of religious families, the wamixsivn Of Dovi all religious proiessior Bmoux ihe reyulars of enther sex. So soon ws Ligrous orde: |, the work and project of destruction Was directed toward the secular clergy, aud theu vse enucted the law by which we aud the pastors ©; the atuliatt people were to see with the deepest sor- row souox seminarians, the hope of the Church, wick- adly tro from the sanctuary and forced, at che very age »Beu they should most solemnly consecrate them- bélves ty Gud, to don the soldier-knot oF ihe seoular Duutin. ane to lend a life utterly at variance With tue @uucuion aud the spirit of their vocations, THR LAW ON CLRKICAL ABUSES. We uave, morvover, und we reicr io it with the deepest unguish, seen pubic and private instruction | in jetters und arte wrenvhed from the authority and direction of the Charch, and the mmission of teaching contded to men whose faith was not above sus- pimee or to ayowed enemies of the Churen, who | ave vot shrunk from pubiic prolessions of atheism. | But these trautorous cuiidren of the Church were pot satisfied with baving seized, invaded or de. Sroyd $0 many institutions of such vast importance, They must needs throw stil! more obstacles tn tue Way 01 the free exercine of the spiritual mirgion of the Winwters of the sanctuary. They have accomplishea this criminal object through the law recently paused by the Chamber of Deputies under the name of the | Law on Clerical Abuses, by virtue of which they im- pute asa crime and misdemeanor Lo Wishups as Well os pe and they visit with severe penalties seh acts 4s the wuthrs of the ¥ard law comprise Under tho Inside tous name of perturbation of conscience, which they call pubic, of of perturbation | ot tho | pence of families, By virtue of this law, ail words of writings whatsoever, by | which miniaters of religion may consider itincumbent | Upon them by reason Oo! their charge. to pomme out und disapprove of laws, decrees or other acts of civil au- thority as contrary either to the laws of religion of to the laws of God ‘ana of fis Church, wil! ve equally bject to punishment, as well as the work of those bo may linve published or distribuicd these sant Fritings, regurdiess of the rank of the ecclesiastical Authority of the source from which it nates. this law 18 passed «ound — promulgated lay = wribunal =will be permitted to de. whether, the administration of the fine Sacraments, aud in the preaching of the word of God, | the priest bus disturbed and wow be hus disturbed the Public conscience, and the peace of tamibes, aud the | condition of the Bishop und priest will be such toat their voices can be restricted and sileuved, equally with that of the Vicar of Jesus Christ, who, although deciared in bis person, through political rousous, ex- ypt trom ull penalties, 1 nove 1 pposed to in the person of those who may tuave been rt this i, in iact, what Minister of the Kingdum in the Chamber | of Deputies did not hesitate to declare | openly, when, speaking of us, he treely avowed | ‘that it was neither vew, nor obsvlete in the laws, vor contrary to the rules, the science or the practice of Criminal Law, to punish the accomplices in a crime when the chief author could not ve rewehed. Whence It becomes clear that, in the inteation of those who foverd, it 18 AgNINSL Our person also that the force of this law is directed, Bo that when our words or acts thai! come in contact with this law, the bishops or Priest who may have repeated our words, our ordery, must sufer tbe penaity of this prot that you might | rytiing connected | i | tion of | pablicly known that we disapprove anu mea? detost NEW YORK HERALD, TUESDAY, APRIL 3, 187 tons on t assailants of the Church, from which, as*we know, some of late pablic miuisters themselves withbeld neither their counsels vor their ebcouragement; machipations which tend w prepare for the Charch days of tribulation still more severe, of to create occasions of schigins on the occasion, when the election of a new Pontif take "place, or 6 impair the exercise of spiritual author. ity by tue bishops directing the churcbes of Italy,” Hence it is that we have been led to deciare that it should be tolerated to exhibit to the v r the acts of the canovical institution of theso 'Y bishops, so as to remedy, as far as in our power, @ most sad and fatal state of things in which it was no longer a question of the possession of temporal goods, but ruther of the grave and wmuuifest peril to which wus exposed that which constitutes our supreme Jaw; that is 10 Say, the very conscicneos ot the faith- | ful, their peace and the direction and salva- | souls, But in «cting in this wa ward off still graver dangers, we wish it tobe uguin this unjust statute, waich is calied the Noy: openly proclaiming that it strikes at the have omitted many other attempts, to which we could’ refer only to deplore them, we ‘ask the question: How 1s it possible tor us to govern the Churen so joug as we are under the domination of such a power a8 1# coutinuaily depriving us of every assistance and of every way in which to ex- ercise our Apostolate, Which closes every avenue against us, which daily raises new obstacles in our way, Which 1s going #0 far as to set Lew traps and lay new ambushes along our pati? Most assuredly we cannot wonder sufficiently that there can be found men io whom we capnot ipguish whether their (boughtlessuess ia greater than their wickedness, and who either im public journals or in private 1M tnprudent speeches delivered at divers assemblies, endeavor to force the conviction upon the wpie that w present ‘ontuit in Rome is such that, although placed under the dominion of another power, 1s enjoys full liberty aud cun quietly and fully pertorm all the dutivs of ite spiritual primacy. ‘To ‘know really what che freedom of our ucts con 0, while it 16 under their control, without giving other proofs, the recent law we have Just complained of, sue whico dioates and revouls it suillciently; that saw, bv: the free exercise of our spiritual power, as well of the minisiry, and of the ecclesiastical order, is sub- jected 10 a wew aud intolerable oppression. hat if those who rule have permitted us to do certain thin; because they understand how much tt is to their tne Yerest to create the impression that we are free under their domipation, how many things, and very grave Ones, 100, ure yet Decessary and of high impori, whieh belong to the awiul duties of our iministry, for the full and correct performance of whicu we’ are without the entire necessury means aud freedom, while subject to the yoko of the oppressors. ‘Ss ‘SOVEREIGN OK A PRISONER. ”? Such, venerable vrethren, is tbe condition we aro forced to endure by she acto! those who rule in this Holy City; such ts our freedom to exercise the minis: | try, the Jalse freedom that 18 foisted upon us, and | which it 13 impudently asserted that we enjoy. It is the liberty of witnessing the progressive duninution of order and of the constitution of ecciesistical things; of seeing the loss of souls without being avic to exert ourselves efiiciently to repair 80 much destruction, In such @ state of things, | should We bot regard us apiece of bitter irony aud us another mockery wnat is so utteu repeated—viz,, that we ought to take meusures of conciliation and har- mony With the new masters, when there could be no vuther means of conciliation on our part than that of entirely giving over, uot only the sovereign rights of this Holy sce, which, at the time of our elevation to this Supreme Chair, we received as ua sacred and invivlablo trust, to be protected apd ao- tended, but to del , besides and above all, the divine ministry which has been en- trusted to us for the salvation of souls, und to abandon the inheritance of Jesus Curist into the hands of an authority of this kind, whose eflorts tend to desiroy, if it were possible, the very name of the Catholic ligion? Never, most assuredly never, can the Roman Pouutl ever be tuily master of his treedom anu of bis power so long as he remiting subject to the rulers in his capital ‘there is no uiher destiny possible for him in Rome bat that of a soverciga or u prisoner; aud there can never bo any peuce, security or’ tran- quillity for the entire Cathone Church as jong us | tho exercise of the supreme ecclesiastical ministry 18 at the merey of tue pussions of party, the caprice of governinents, the vicissitudes of political elections, and of the projects and actions of designing men wito will uot hesitate to sacrilice justice to their own interests, Bat do nut imagine, venerable brethren, in the midst of so many evils that afflict and weigh us down, that our spirit is brokea, nor that the conl- dence with which we await the decrees of the Al- mighty and Eternal God is about to depart from us, Indeed, ever since tue day on which, after the usur- pution of our States, We made up our mind to reside in Rome rather than go und seek tor peacetul hospi. talvy 1m foreign countries, and to keep vigilant guurd over the tomo of St, Peter, for tue wefeace of Catholic mteresis, we bave never ceased, with God’s heip, to combat for the triumph of His cause, and we continue to do su every day, nowbere yielding to the enemy gave when repuised by force, x0 us to preserve the little that yet remains alter the assault ot bers and perverters, Where other assistance wherewith to deiend the rights of the Church and of religion failed us, We bad recourse ww our voice our remonstrances, You have a Ubis yourselves, you wiv have shared the same dangers and undergone the same aillictions tuat we have, You Lave, in eflect, often beard tue words we publicly pro- nounced, either to condemn new assaults and protest against the ever increasing violence of our enemies, to instruct the faithtul by timely warnings, lest tney be deceived by the snares of the wicked und by a sort of feigned religion, and tbat they might not allow themselves to be caught by the per- | verse doctrines of ialse brothers. May it please God they upon whom devolves the duty and for whom it 1s of the groutest advantage to sustain our authority and energetically t9 deieud our cause, the most just and huly of all causes, may at last hearkea to vur Voice and tura their eyes toward as! nov! WKIGHTER DAYS, We rejoice, most assuredly, at that most bappy fact that our words have been most coeeriuily received and With anuch profit by the whole Cuthole people united to us by bonds of filial piety. The continual and reiterated lences we bave received of Ubeir affection ure such, mdeed, thut they re. fleet greut glory upon themselves and upon the Chureh, and lead us to hope that brighter day sure in store fur this sume Chareh aod tor this Apostolic See, Aud, indeed, ciently adequate to express the Joy and consolation have experienced, ulthough deprived of all tangible success, When udmiring the beautiful movements of mids wnd the vabaut eflorts which, springing torth spontaneousiy, have daily extended themseives even tu the most remote countTies, and Whose aim 1t 18 to tuke iL band the cause and the detence of the dignity of the Roman Pontiticate and of our humility. The yenerous subsidies that pour in upon us from all parts oF tbe carth, that we may provide lor the urgent necessities of this holy see, und the frequent pilgrimages of our children wuieb flock trom all coun- tries Lo this Vatican palace, to sbow weir devotion to the visible Head of the Church, are such evidences of tho fidelity of heir besrs that Ww 18 altogether impossivle for us to olfer Die Vibe Goudness un adequate evidence of our gratitude, We would, moreover, that all might understand and Feyurd as a salutary teaching the inward toree und trae sigptticauce of these pilgrimages, Which Wo see multi- plying so much, just atthe very tine when this Ro- Man Pontiicate is the object of such bitter asraults, Because those pilgrimazes are uot a mere manifesta- ton of the love und piety of the faithful toward us, but they especiily aftord, in aw particular = mavner, & Inaniest proot of the cures and sorrows which affitct the hearts of our childron because their common jather 18 in ® situation eDtirely abnormal aud 19 no manner becoming to him. And tnis anxiety and uneasiness, fur trom diminishing, will go we: In the meantine, Vouerable brethren, we desire nothing #0 inuch as to see Our Words extend beyond the contines of this hallto the uttermost ends of the earth, Wat they may bear witness to the sentiments of our heart toward the tanbful of the whulo world im, grativude lor the admirable evidences of Dhal devotion which they uuceasingly disp uy TUK GOVERNMENTS TOK APPEAL + In this state of stings, we conside portune, and we desire nothing more wee Lhese same pastors, who have ove and of ward Ux. of their uoion in de: rights ot Courch, and of tbeir good wii «tins Apos- tlic See, exhort the fathtu: d to them to make wee of all the means which the | laws of their country pleco wisi tut reach, | to wct WiLL promptness With those who govern, tO induce these latter ty consider wore attentively the paruiul situation jorced upon'the head of the Chureb, and take effective Ingasuees Loward dissipating the ob- | stacles thut stand im tue vay of UIs uosolute indepen. | dence. But, as it belongs to Almighty God to send | Hight into the andersianuing anu to solten the hearts of meu, we usk not ouly you, venerable uri ofler up your fervent prayers to Him, o these days of pi hort the pascors of ait Catholic peoples to assemble together 1a their churches the faithiul commited to them, that they may tuere oller up, frou the bot tom of their bourts, humbie prayers for the salvation of our Mother Church, tor the conversiva of our ebemies, and tor the end of our 80 numerous and so heavy alictions, God, who loves thore that tear Him and trustia His mercy, will, we are tuily coufideut, Voucbsale to hear the prayer of that peopie that er! unto lim, For the rest, veoeravle brethren, jet us take courage in the Lord aud iv the power ot His virtue, and, Vested to the armor of God, with the shield of His justice, abd with the buckier of tie saith, let us ity of this world, Already, in- deed, the 4 been taken to confuse aud dis- turb everything has reached that pornt that the mo meat Ureatens, uke «torrent, to curry everything over the precipice, and tuuny of those who were the authors and accomplices of this new state of | things now lvok back in alarm, uncertain themselves as Ww the effect of ther work, But God ts with us, and He wilt remain with us une Ui the cousummmation of ages, They, indeed, must treaible uf e 1 have seen that W Sorrows aud reap them, perish by the blast of God, and are consumed by tle spirit of His wrath,” %) but to | Uhove thut fear Gou, who combat in His name and who trust in His might, | inem is reserved » or and werey. and there is bo doubt, that since there 1s now question of His cause aud of His comont, He will sas- twin His Warriors untu the hour of vietury. BURGLARY IN MOTE STREET, crime, of whieh we, as chet author, will be conde: 0 bour the inculcation of the oflence, | ‘ WOKING TO PONTIFICIAL ELECTIONS. Mor now we pass over in silence other dark machina. Edward Hanley, Walsh and Edward Prachen were arraigned belure Judge Ouerbourg yes lerday, charged with breaking inty the premises of cUuerib, of No, LOS Mott street, avd stenting hereirom n quaotity ut clothing Vasued Wt go0, Tuey Were beld in $1,000 vail each Lo answer, AMUSEMENTS. “DIE WALKUERE” AT THE ACADEMY OF MUSIC. An iinmense house greeced the first production of the “Walkiire” im America. It 19 impossible to do anything like justice to the masic in one hearing. An attempt at criticism would be absurd, even if the late bour at whic the performance finished did not pre- clude the possibility. As the performance will bo re- Peated this evening we deter a notice until our next issue, The management have carried out their pro- Framme LY presenting this wonderful work to the New York public in a manner bighly Mable, Scenery aud costumes were new appropriate, he enthusiasm of the audience great; applause was persisted in, though many More judicious persous attempted to hiss it dowu, Mine, Pappeoteim was in excelient vol and sang with that sureness which marks Mine. Cupiasa astonished every one by givi really good pertorwance of 4 part totally out of ber usual line of character. Mr. Preusser was apparently tired, and sang ag he usually sings—out of tune. The orchestra must be Mentioned. Although forced through a seven hours’ rehearsal on Sunday (after travelling all the night pre- vious) and # (threo hours’ rehearsal yesterday, they came out apparently quite tres! ight and played superbly, “ANTONY AND CLEOPATRA’ aT NIBLO's GARDEN. Those who were present at Nibio’s Garden last night had the pleasure of » ig one of the nobiest plays of Shukespoare produced, not perfectly, it is true, but in a manner which deserves respect, Some time ago it was the duty of the Heratp to condemn the transiormation of a tragedy of Byron ‘nto a mere ballet and spectac! when we ad of tbe elaborate preparatious jor the revival of “Antony and Cleopatra’? at Niblo’s we had some fears that the mistake of ‘‘Sardanapalus’’? would be repeated, are glad to say that these apprehensions were not tuifiled, ‘The production was honest and intelligent The drama was given as Shakespeare wrote it, and the briiliags pageant, the splendid scenery, were not per- ins mitted to interfere with the poetic and tellectual spirit of the work. No play of better oppurtunitics fur scouic display than thi aud they were fully used, not ubused, The eyo wus pleased with the visions of Egyptian palaces, of armies and camps, and the beauttul panoraina of the Nile, but these did not divert the Attention of the spectator from the characters and passions of the play avd the starry genius that filu- manate every line with glory. The spectacle is one of the vest of the season, and the good taste shown by | the managers deserves high commendation, | The purpose is sincere, but the periormance is far from being periect. Rowan piays are always loreiga to Amoricau actors, and the contrast betweea the toya and the man who wears it ia trequeutiy laughable. ‘Tho stage = Roman ie ask rule, wore of a machine than even a Marionett und last night the audience was more than once moved to merriment by bis mistakes, The acting was unequal somo of (ue minor characters were muruered be.or their time, and one or two of the leading parts were badly rendered. Cwsar hada bad cold which embar- Tassed his delivery oi verse. But the great interest of the acting of course centres upun Antony and Cleopatra, und both of these characters were auinirably performed. Agnes Boot bas un intelligent cunception of Cleopatra, and althougn never great, Was decidedly good, She had much of the subUeLy of the “serpent of old Nile,” wad made a deep impression on the audience. The Aniouy of Mr. Joseph Wheelock was u surprise; be began tamely, but in the grand scene wuereia be accuses Cleopatra of causing bis dowalall und reproaches nt for Ler treachery, and in the Bfth act, Where uo di Mr. Wheelock Was Unquestionably brilliant and ellective. Ho entered into the spiritot the purt aod raised his performance above the level of ordinary Shakesperean persouatious, Mr, H. B. Philips playod Euovarbas with biuntness and character, but luiled to give with its proper loveliness the exquisite picture of Vieopatra's barge." “Antony and Cleupatra’’ was first acted in Ameriva at tho vld Park i beutre in 1845, when Mrs, Bland played Cleopatra, aud Mr. Vanderhoff Autooy. It was again brought out at the olé Broadway Theatre iv 1853, aud the two prin- cipal characters were performed by dime. Ponisi aud Kdwin Eddy, 1s revival now at Nible’s Garden, like that of “Cymbeline,” ts one of the SPakesvourean novelties of the ye. BOOTH’S THEATRE—JOBN M'CULLOUGH, An overtlowing house and a liberal measure of ap- plause greeted the reappearance of Mr, John McCullough at Booth’s ‘Theatre last evening. Sheridan Knowies’ tragic play of **Virginius’? was the ‘one selected for presentation on the occasion, and it would bo no easy matter to choose one better suited to the exhibition of this actor’s peculiar powers. With intervals of calm it permits of frequent ebuilitions of a noble rage, to which Mr. McCullougb’s voice aod iorm tend vigor and effectiveness, This virile though somewhat wordy work hus numerous passages thut touch a chord in every man’s heart, and the chict actor tu it last even- ing suilered none of these to pass without receiving its due emphasis, In calm and storm be was always el- tective and his work throughout showed something more than careful preparation, giving force to the im- pression that Mr. McCullough’s ucting grows better as tus yeurs iucreae, The cast generally was very fair, ombraciog Mr. F, B. Warde as Icilius, Mr. Jumes H. Taylor as Dontatus and Mr, E. K. Collier us Appius Claudius. The cuuracter of Virginia, tho Romav maiden, was portrayed by Miss Maud oger with rather ‘less of retiring modesty and gentle timidity thun should characterize the representation. To say that the réle of Servia was commitied to the charge of Mme. Ponisi ts enough to insure for a part whieh does not aford much scope for terceful illastration at least @ matrouly and judicious rendering. Mr. McCullough was honored with numerous hearty recalls tollowing his most effective scenes, ana received an abundance of flowers, THE TELEPHONE CONCERT AT STEINWAY HALL. Steinway Hall was crowded last evening, notwith- Standing the heavy rain, vy a fashionable und intelligent audience euger to hear the Jatest triumph of American selence, the reception of music by telegraph, Previ- ous experiments, under favorable atmospheric con- | ditions, bad demonstrated tbat the sweetest and clear- est tones could bo produced from the qucer looking | arrangement of voxes known as the “receiver.” Un | Saturday evening last the most perfect melodies were re- coved from Philadelphia by wire, Lt is tobe regretted, | therefore, that last night, on the occusion of the first public exhibition of this marveilous instrument in New York, the weather was exactly the reverso of that required to make the tele. phone a good transmiuer of harmony. Every one acquainted with the vexatious delays in sending tele | graphic messages in stormy weather will appreciate the feeling of disappointment e: ent in Steinway Hall. Oue-third of tbe Working force of the elect escaped, thus preventing anything hke tion, to the bundreds 0: experieuced tele inen of science umong the audience the difficulty was readily understood, and it ts only therefore to tue in- oxperieuced in telegraphic matters that any explana- tion 18 needed. Yet, with all the obstacles und disad- Yuntages there was such a hearty outburat of enthu- siusm after the receipt of the tirst melody on the Phila- | deipbia programme tbat even the almost rorrowtul words of apology wade by Protessor Gray were for- Otten, und the situation secepted with good humor. od 16 would be unfair to criticwe under the cir- cumstances. Fortuuately the amusemont of the audience did not depend upou the tel e. Mr. Maurice Strakosch, huving evidently been forewarned of the possibility of | inclement weuther, hud provided uu excelient concert, apart from the telegraphic instrument, which, as 16 bappeved, was the principal atiraction, The pro- gramme was as follows:— rant Part Song—a, “Legend of the i Brival Chorus Youug Apollo “Mia Madre”...... Pere Mins Sallie C. Romanza from “11 Bulle in Maschera’ Signor Tagtiapiotra, Polousise from Mignon aur tt. Performance on the Teiephous by Mr. F, Boscovits In Philude pl Miserere— Les Rameaux.. Bird That Can Glee—"Good Nigh! Frequent enovres attested the pleasare of the | Audience In the Yorn! selections, expecially in those in Which Misses Reber aud Kellogg apd Siguor Taguapretra appeared, Mine, Sauret's inve 100 Holy delicate passages from ' Faust’ led ty the conclusion that she has stadied Liszt to good advantage. Alter the closing notes of the ‘Hritish Grenadires’’ by the Apollo Club, there was general wuxiety Ww test the teiephoue, wud When Protessor Gray came lorwacd wad almost stated tbat 1b Would be impossible to fuirly upply Whe svstom there were strong murmurs of gret. oir, Geay deciared tat be did now desire tu ex- | Wibit the telephone 48 @ great musical strawent, tuose why came With the expectation of listening grand mute would be disappointed. Under tue cir cuistunces, the rain storia causing u general leak- axe ali aiong the wires, they would scarc ly hear more thaa the echo vf an echo, yet he would do bis utmost to enable all to bear. He went on in a speech which Would lave been rather imore appropriate in a lecture roouw When surrounded by all the parapberoatia vi lis new fnvention, to explain in a scientitic manoer any things connected with the teleplione, until the audience began to manilest slight impatience, for they underswood they Were attenuing neers wud not w lecture. The Philadeipbia programme was this :— tou, Sweet Home,” je). (Bohemian Girl). be and ing a low eard, lome Sweet Home” udered on the telephi softly and foam by Mr. ¥, Boscovitz. The utmost silence pre- vatled, and every note could be heard distinctly all over the hall, But the higher notes, which on Satur- whisper in comparison, like the desper broken voice to reach a high range. Stil the meludy could be recognized, and this was safticient to create a perfect luror at the finish, the applause being most enthusiastic, The remaining airs were played im the order given, the last while the ‘receiver’? was resting on the boards of the platform, it having been taken off the piano to demonstrate that the sounding doard is not absolutely necessary. In tho air trom the “Bohemian wirl'’ the higher notes wero well nigh inaudible, but the only expressions of disappuintment we heard were that the “telepuone had a cold,” “Old Prob didn’t like mume.’’ &¢., _—— good temper. It is seidom that such ap audience bas been seen jn this house; every seat was occupied. The deepest interest was manifested, and alter each of the six telepnone selections the clapping of hands was pro- Jonged tor uearly idence of the gratification of being present the entering wedge of what of modern times, ‘and “God Save the But for the storm the entire concert would doubtless have been one of the most remarkable on record, and we can ouiy wish indt Mr. Stra- kosch may have better luck witn the clerk of tho weather before undertaking the representation at the Academy of Music in Brooklyn to-night, go that the full merite of the telephone may be publicly approved. WHAT WAS DONE IN THE OPERATING ROOM AT PHILADELPHIA—4LL WORK AND LITTLE MU- SIC—-THE COMMUNICATIONS WITH STEINWAY HALL, . (BY TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD. | PutLapELenia, April 2, 1877, The journaiie masical people and local celebrities who assembled tn the operating room of the Western Union Telegraph Company this evening evidently ex- pected to heara concert, Ln this they were disappointed, for they were spectators rather than apditers, nove of the music of the telephone operated by tbe eminent pianist, Mr. Boscovitz, being audibie at this end; aud there being no mechanical arrangement for repeating the sounds in Philadeiph: box, which emitted a fait, imperfect echo, which was audible only when the ear was held close to it, Before the concert, however, Mr, Good- ridge, the assistant of Professor Gray, played afew simple airs on w small, single octave telephone, to which was attached a local circuit exten ling to the ordinary telegraphing instraments in another portion of the room, These responded to his touches on the keyboard with faint music, like @ mouth organ heard in the distance. The telephone used by Mr. Boscowinz was the oue recontly in Stemway Hall, it has two ne lower one soanding to the audience in Steinway Hall ast evening, 1b wus said, like an oboe, and the upper ono resemoling, When heard at the New York end, actarionet, Mr, Hover ©. Robinson, man- ager of the Westera Union Telegraph Compuoy, had charge of the special tel phic lostruments with were kept up. Shortly betore eight o'clock the operator on the stage at Stoinway Hull telegraphed, ‘Looks like a good house; coming in steady; ball balt {uli now.” A quarter of an bonr atter he ticked ovor the wires, “House ts full; baicony jummed.”” ‘The next message brought word hut the concert had begun, and the New York operator, when asked & question from this end, ‘intimated — that be didn’t wish to be disturbed just then, as he was listening to Miss Fannie Kellogg's ‘singing. then fole lowed u long intermission, which Mr, Goodridge and Mr, Boscovitz employed in making nul tests of the instrament to see tbat all was workiug properly. Then came the following despatch from Frofessor Gray to his representative at this end, Mr. Goodridge :— “SrMinWay Halt, 9:06 2. M.— First purt of the con- cert endey. Get ready. ‘Take off tine and test care- ry note, Beready inten minutes. Watt tor ch piece,” seemed a long time to the audience at this end. Mr. Guoaridge occupied bimaeif in attaching the telephone tothe lineto New York, and straighi- way a buzzing sound was beard that coutmued during the concert. When the pianist seated himself in tront of his litte keyboard all was expec- tuncy. Then camo this message:—'Boscovitz, go ulead ; ‘stoune, Sweet Home.’” ‘The event so anxiously unticipated had come. Mr. Boscovicz toucned the keys, but not 4 souud was heard ut this end of the line; at least be continued to play, using his right hand alone, but the oaly sound he Produced was tho decidedly unmusical one of rattling piano keys, ax though they were louse and broken. ‘The Auuivnce listened eagerly, but (his was all they beard, except those who were near enough to the tel to put their ears to U1 echo of the music, ment arose on the fuces to put it mildly, for nearly imagined they were to got t masterly touch o! Boscovitz, But they conc their diggust as well ay they could, and endeavored to appear interested. ‘The piauizt finished tho popular ballad in afew winutes, and then we all waited tor the verdict, In a momeut it came Bowscoviiz, they are cheering loudly; that was good; ask Goodridge if he has tui! battery.”? ‘Tints upnouncement o1 success was greeted with applause, Which was interrupted by the order trom New York to “go uheud with ‘Com © Gentil,’ the next piano in dumb show to us rp sounding box which gave a futu' To way uw feeling of disappoint of the company is ‘Great cheering; came ver, w Strakusch s, now go on slowly with Youll Remember Me.’ Tue famous selection was evidently success(ul for this was the report vita, great cheers, aud appluu: Mr. Strakusch says that you play that splenuidly. Now, then, get ready nod go ahead with ‘Lust Rose of Summer.” This se- lection apparently pleased, tor the operator tele- grapber ‘They are getting excited over it now; give us tho next two without waiting for the word.” “The Carnival of Venice,” and “M’Appari,”? were then pluyed, so Mr. Boscovitz said, for we had to take his word for it, They were received, we were telegraphed, with great applause, and un encore was jemunded, Then the New York operator reported Uhut thoy were “very good,’ that the concert was over, aud closed his work with ‘good night,’’ OLYMPIC THEATRE, ‘A good audience was present at this theatre last evening. Several new acts were introduced in the pantowtme of “Jack and Jill,” and the applause wus liverally bestowed upon the actors eugaged. ‘ Tne Fieidings, Master Yunn and the French sisters were severally eneored, and the performance passed olf pleasautly, ANNA DICKINSON’S DEBUT, Owing to the sudden and severe illness of Mr. Evans, who was to have supported Miss Dickinson in the im- portant purt of King Henry VIII, the performance of “Tue Crown of Thurns” had to ‘be postponed until Wednesday evening, waen it is hoped that Mr. Evans will ve able to play. MUSICAL AND DRAMATIC NOTES. ‘The children’s carnival and grand Kastor charity ball takes place at the Academy of Music on next Thurs- day might. The concert announced by the Boethoven Choral Society for this evening, at the Music Hail, in Hurlem, will be postponed for a tew days in consequonce of a serious accident, Theodore Thomas will give his last public rehearsal of the season at Steinway Hall on Thursday afternoon, Tne programme includes Beethoven's symphony No. 2 in D major, from opus 36, and a reverie aud caprice by Berlioz for the viola, On Saturday evening the last symphony concert of the season will be givon. The rene: 1a at the Academy of Music of ‘Un Ballo in Maschera”’ are proceeding very satisfactorily. All the artiste ure in good trim and the company works well together. Both the orchestra and chorus ure goua, and it {8 expected that the tenor, Colada, and the bari- tone, Bertolasi, will make a strong imp no. Mile, Palmieri has the reputation of being an excellent artiste, so that the prospects of a really excellent seu- | portant character. Within ten seconds aiter Mr, Gray bad ceased speak- soo of Italian opera may be pronounced very promis- ing The season opens on Wednesday evening with “Un Ballo in Maschera,” ATHLETIC ENTERTAINMEN'. The complimentary benolit tendered to Professor Witam Clark by bis friends came off at Kelly & Leon's Minstrel Hall last evening. The attendance was small, The programme included wrestling, club swinging and bouts at Astrouils, the latter preponderating and leading to the most excitement. Professors Clark and Miller closed the entertatnment with a@ scientific bout, in Which both snowed tueir proverbial cleverness with the gloves, THE EXCISE PROBLEM. NOVEL CHABGE AGAINST A LIQUOR DEALER Yor SELLING WITH A LICENSE, A judicial decision has just been rendered in the | Sixth District Potice Court, at Fordham, which, it sus | | tained and curtied out to its logical results, must entail Consequences, Itigious and otherwise, of a most im- The occasion which called forth the judgment indicated was the arraignment beiore Justioe Wheeler last Saturday of James H. Gibney, a saloon keeper in the Twenty-third ward, for alleged violation of a statute regalating the sale of intoxicatiug hquors, Tho case came up on complaint of Wiltiam H. Mundy, a lawyer, who a short time since appeared for the prosecution in an action brought against the Board of Excise Commissioners of New York, before Justice Morgan, x-Mayor A, Uakey Hail also acting an a ciate counsel with Mr, Mandy, in the present action tho complainant held that, under a law passed in 1857, the Board of Excise had no right to grant the privile; to sell liquor in quantities less than five gallons, and that the defendant's bvolding @ license from this Board was 0 justidcation for his infrac- tion of the = atatute, Jt appears that in u me as th 1857 there was a law substantial f of liqaor since xcept the little sounding | 1—TRIPLE SHEET. ul bi two kinds of licenses, one ior t Fobbed, “grocers or tagahoonens’ to sel! in quantities less than five gallons, to be tu her a license to * be drunk on the premises Now, this law of 1367 was re-enacted in 1870 ened im 147 exer W of 1857 as Kuould be the «ct of 1870, The act ‘of 1870 contained @ section allowing liquor to be sold by any person of good moral character, It was claimed by counsel for the defendant that tuis section of the law of 1870 authorizod sales of liquor to be drunk op the premises. In bis somewhat lengthy decision Justice Wheeler beid that as this provision does pot in terms authorize sales of liquor to be drunk upon the premises, it, Lheretore, is not in confict with the provisions in regard to tavern licenses in the law Of 1557, but is merely u grocer’s liceuse, so called, and changes the law of 1857 by giving’ such lic to aby person ot youd moral ch aa of to grocers as theretotore. Notwithstanding his ) Which the defendant bonds According to this decision any person in New York who sells liquor to be drumk on the premises, excepting those keeping iuns, taverns or hotels, are doing s0 in viola- tion of law, and @ license trom the Bourd of Excise to drink on the premises is no protection, MR. HALL AND “SUTCLIFF.” TAKING A FAMILY NAME—AN ODD DISCOVERY— 18 THE EX-MAYOR GONE TO WRITE A BOOK? The relatives of Ex-Mayor Hal) bad heard nothing from him up to a late bour last night, and though his intimate friends are strong in the belief that *tut- clit?’ and the missing man are identical, those nearest anu dearest to Mr, Hull are not reconciled to the i That he sbould be in a position to relieve the dre: jul suspense that has been theirs since he lett New York and refuse to avail himseif of the oppor- tunity, those who kaew the real man cannot credit, His people believe bin to be dead, and 0 mourn bim. Outside of the family cirele, among men who knew the eX-Mayor, the opinion is strong that he ts tu London, and though they express their belief they are totally at a logs to account for the tnan’s strange conduct | unless by allowing that he ja slightly out of bis mind. A circumstance, trivial in itself, directed the atten- tion of the writer to an association between the name of “Sutch@®’ aod the missing man, and on in igation it proved well founded, Many years ago a confectionery store, famous in ita day, was kept in’ Crosby street, noar Grand, by alady named Sutelitt, Without going ito the details as to how this fact became known to the reporter, the story is short and simple, The lady who kept the store has been dead many yea id no one of her immediate family is now aliv This lady was the sister of Mrs, Hall’s mother, consequently Mrs, Hall’s aunt, When the family ot Mr Hall hi the nuine of — Suteiit tbey immediately recognized it as having be longed to some rviative. It is possible that Mr, Hall took this very vague method of forming his family of his departure, for if he left in bis sane mind he must bave known that diligent search would be made for him as soon as he was missed, Many considar thut this may be a merecoin- cilence, audurgue that since be took such pains to cover bis tracks trom New York he would hardly at the last moment betray his course by assuming anamoe bis family would recognize as soon as it was pro- nounced, As muy be imagined, the tamily and irienus of sr. Hall are very mach worriea by the unsatistac- tory news from the other side of the Atlantic, ' The different stories as to the day on whick Sut. cli!” purchased tho ticket at Boston are not you re- conciled, but deflate news on the subject {rom the steamship ollice 1# expected to-day. 18 HE WRITING & HOOK? An intimate friend of Mr. slail cailed at headquar- ters yestorday and made the following statement, which he thinks will wbrow some light upon the ex-Mayor’s conduct in England. He sayx that he believes that Mr. Hull went to Europe with the sutention of keeping bis identity bidden, and that ho proposed to travei not im the capacity of means but as an observer of lile in the low classes. In substantiation of tbl ways that Mr, Hall spoke to bim lately of taking « trip to Europe and passing through it incognito, M ana writers went to the travelled first class. They the upper and miadio and in some with classes of soctety, observed their ways, instances pretended to such ussociation, witnout bav- associated ing any legitimate claims to it. Io nearly all coses, however, the peopie—the workingman of the city and the peasant of the country districte—were passed over with aslight mention. it was Mr, Hall’s opinion that @ traveller who would spend bis time wiih these, associate with them, siudy ther ways and make himself tamilar with manners and social customs, would ha: ple matter for writing a bvok whicn would be iug and would ve well received, This gentleman thought that, iu pursuance of this idea, Mr. Hall went zine and periodical publishers and made Production of some such work as be contemplated; and that, though be went to England through some hidden motive he inteads while there to devote bimseil to such w study of character as he frequently spoke of, This gentleman is also of opinion that if inquiries are made among publishers somo contract between them and Mr. Hali for the latter to tarnish a volume of views on low Iife in Europe will be brought to light THE BOOK TRADE SALE. ‘The spring trade sale of books was begun at Clinton Hall by the Messrs. Leavitt, yesterday moruing, and, Dotwithstanding the bad weather and bard times, was well attended, The sale began at nine in the morning, and was interrupted at noon by a fue luncheon, spread in the room over the salesroom, which was as pleasant an affair as these luncheons always are. The bidding at rade sale hag not been so |i in five or years as it was yesterday. More books have been sold in other years, but better prices have seidom been fetched, The following out-of-town houses were represented:—Ingham, Clarke & Co., of Cleve- land, Unio, by W. A. Ingham; Jadd, White & Co,, Now Haven, by Mr. Judd; T. J. Brown, Eager & Co., of Toledo, Ubio, by Mr. Brown; Janson, Molurg & Co., of Chicago; T. H, Hall, St. Jobu, N. B.; Maxwel; & Co,, Bloomington, Ill.; Lb. Bagbeo & Co., Bangor, Me. ; Joun Shaw, Bath, Me.; L. H. Le Roy, Poughkeep- sie, N. ¥.; He H. Kimball, from J. 2. Lippin- cott & Co, Philadelphia; J. J, O'Convor, New, ark, N. J.; @ W. Burdeon & Co., Syracuse, N. Y Claxton, Remsen & Hafletdoger, Philadelphia; Estes & Lauriat, Boston; Aired Warrev, Cincinaati, Onio; Churies Keon, Kingston; N. Stith, Williain- town, Miss.; Porter '& Coates, Philadeipbia; Gray, Baker & Uo, St, Louis; Robert Clarke & o.,’Ginciu: nati, Ohw; W. 0, Davie & Co, Cipeimnati, Ovo; Thomas W. Darston & Co., syracuse, and’ Hadley Brothers & Co., Chicago, ‘ihe sale opened with in vovees from J. Rk, Osgood & Co., of Boston, which occu. pied the entire day and evening, A feature of Mr. Usgood's invoice was a great cieurance sae ot surplus stock, remainders of editions, balances. of — impo lots ana books — of the styles of binding have beon changed. Harriet Martinvau’s Autobiography was tho Orst book in the sale. Of this 100 copies in’ cloth binding were sold und 6 m half call, Of Brot Harte’s Toankiul Biossom 200 were sold ; 260 of Tennysou’s new poem, Harold; ap illustrated eaition of the sume, 100; 26 of evoii's Taiex of Two Hemispheres, 70 ‘of Longlel- low’s Skeleton in Armor, illustrated by Miss Hallock 50 sete of Longioilow's Pooms of Places, 100 of the Houseaold Kdition of Lowell's Poems; only 10 copies «ft Browning’s last poom, Pucchiarutto, were | offered; 26 uf Lathrop’s Study of Hawthorne, 300 Heliotype Books were sold, 60 sets of tue Little Classic Hawthorne, 60 sets of the Little Classic Emerson. In the Household Huition of the of Longtellow and 400 of Tennyson were sul. An ofter was made for 1,000 of assorted poets at two and « bult cents below the regular price, vut Mr, Osgood would not accept it. Three thousand of the Diamond Editions of the pvets Were sald, 50 sets of the Lmperial Classic Translations, 35 of Whither's Mabel Martin, ihustrated by ‘fhomas ‘Moran, Miss Hallock and others; 35 of Longfetiow’s Hanging of the Crane, 100 sets of the Vest Pocket Series, 25 Boyeseu’s Gunnar, 50 James Freeman Clarke's mons, 25 of Maria T, Cummins’ ovce #0 popular Lampligh of Brot Harte’s Works, 50 sets tho Illustrated Library Edition of Hawthorue, 50 John Kay's Works, 160 0, W. Holmes’ Works; 100 sets Little Classics, edited by Rossiter Johnson; | 550 Loagtetiow 8, 245 of 280 i 0 Stowe’s Ni . 185 of her Juvenile the and 50 extra Uncie Tom sets of different editions of Tennyson, side, Farringiord, Globe Gola; 400 single Poems; 16: sets of = different editions of Whituer, and 440 mngle Poems In the cloarance sale the books were soid tor just what they would bring, and wo are glad, tor the sake of sensitive authors, that these prices are not publ Jot there were sold 700 of the brown cloth e, 500 Lamon's Lale of Linovin, 600 Lacy coms’ Chidhood Songs, 300 of Longfellow’s Three 800 The Mosque of Pandora and a large ianeous works; 910 Parton's Lite of Greeley. There were over 16,000 volumes in this tot, ‘The sale will be continued throughout the wee! THE HIBERNIANS, The Ancient Order of Hibernians met again yester- day morning at Tammany Hall, President John Hart and resumed, in seer cussion of the reports of tho various committees, and = Biuo Ia the atternoon they adjourned to Hibernia Hall, on Veinee street, aud after appointing sub-commitiees on Tesolutions and a special committee ty Larnish a report ot their entire proceedings to the press adjourned sine die, ROBBED IN MIDDAY. Officer Boyle, of the Tenth precinct, was walking through the Bowery yesterday and ho saw «drunken man knocked down and roboed of his watch in front of No, 31 Bowery. ‘Tho officer ran up in time to cap ture the nssailant, Richard Wolcott, of No, 21 Bayard street He brongbt prisoner betore Judge Duty, Essex Markey Police Court, yesterday atteruvon, 1d the case was remanded Uli to-day ou account ot the absence of Mr. Thomas Nulag, the man who was ets 800 | 5 | annonce alt THE. STATE CAPITAL. A Superintendent of Public Works Not To Be Appointed Till January. THE GOVARNOR AND BANK EXAMINER ELLIS Sommunication from the Emigrae tion Commissioners. BOGUS MINING COMPANIES. [BY TELEGRAPH 10 TH® HERALD.) AuBany, April 2, 1877. Both houses met this evening, at eight o'clock, and there was about the usual attendance of members, 4 HUMOROUS DEBATE. Mr, Woodin was not present in the Senate, and con | Sequently nothing was done Leyond having a humorous debate over the incorporation of a sportsmen’s club, Senator Gerard, as usual, creating all the fun in the house, TRE COURT OF AKMITRATION. Mr, Joseph Stein read a speech on his bill repealin, the act giving State compensation to the Judge of the Court of Arbitration, The speech covered half an acre of foolscap and took most of the evening to de- | liver, Mr, Alvord cut it short by two or three hours and saved the House from one equally long that Mr, Cowdiy bad 1m bis valiseon the same subject, but in opposition to Stein, The bill is good for another long debate, unless the five minutes’ rule Is put in force, MR. BROWN'S GAME BILL was made a special order for Thursday next, REMOVAL OF TH CAPITOL, Mr. Stein failed to have his bill tor the removal of the Capitol to New York considered, REGULATING QUARANTINE, In the first Committee of the Whole the bill regulat. ing quarantine and practically wiping out the Quaran- tine Commissioners was recommitted to the Cominittee on Commerce and Navigation, with ina:ructions to ree port on Friday next, This was done to give the com- mission an opportunity to say why they should not be extinguished, SEW YORK WATER SUPPLY. On motion of Mr. Spinola the New York Wates Supply bill was recommended to the Committee on Cities, with power to report complete. STENOGRAPHERS’ NoTKal Mr. Langborn introduced a bill, which he says is urged and recommended by a number of prominent lawyers, requiring stenographers to file thoir stenograpbic notes with the clerk of the court in which the action may be tried und that they are employed to report for, 80 that In case of the death of the stenographer the minutes of evidence may be preserved for transerip> tion by some other of tho cratt, REGENT OF THE UNIVERSITY, Wednesday, April 11, was desigaated by resolation as tho day for the election ot wregent of the Unive! sity in place of Mr. George, reatgned. TUR SUPKRINTENDENT OF PUBLIC WORKS, The Governor hus resolved upon uot sending in any name for Superintendent of Public Works enti! next January, Hts reasons for this course are that it would not give the Superintendent w fair opportumy to vin> ulvace the propriety ot the change authorized by the Constitution, a8 his administration would begin at too advanced u stage of the season and would lead toa cor deal of contusion in the navigation of the cauals, / nge Would involve the emptoying of a new lot 4 16 would be dangerous to try the expert in tho day. THR COMMISSIONERS OF EMIGRATION. In the Senate tne Chair presented « message from the Governor, trausmitting ® communicanon irom ibé Commissioners of Emigration. lt recites the effect of the decision of the United States Supreme Court on the question of head money und alsy the action of the Legislature Inst year iu ap propriating mouey for the expenses of the Board, aud its recommendation to the Board to call the attention | Of Congress to the condition of emigrants resulting from the decision of the Supreme Court and to ask logistation thereon. A bill in accordance therewith was presented 1.0 Congress in July iast, and was reported favorably by the Committee on Gommerce of the House of Representatives, but own; to embarrassing political questions 1t was not reach passage. The Commus- hers represent that the institutions on Ward’s Islaad over 723 immigracts Of these 400 are sick in the hospital, 128 insane, 140 crippled and otherwise disabled and fifty-tive children, ‘The daily average number of aliens to be provided tor 1m the institutivos during the coming yeur Is estimated at 660 peraons. They estimate the cost of carrying om the work of the commission on the most economical basis during the year at $150,000, and ask such action ag may be meet avd proper. ted the Governor t ply to the President of the Uan THK MUDRON RIVER. Senator Harris called up the resolution request! States to appoint turée competent oilivers to be associ- uted with the secretary of State, the Attorney General and the Stato Engineer and Surveyor to examine aad decide upon an exterior plor and bulkhead lacs upon the Hudson River from the State di 4 Troy to the city of Hudson, und to report such lines aud maps to the nett Legisiature, The resoluiion was adopted, A REPUBLICAN CAUCUS, Acaucus of the republican memvers of the Assem- bly bas been calied for to-morrow, presumably on the reiorm bills concerning New York. THK GOVERNOR ON THR WAR PATIL Governor Robinson addressed a lever to Bank Ex- aminer Ellis tbis morning wcquuinting nim with and closing a copy of the charges against bim which | were ortzioally preferred betore Governor Tilden and | renewed to Governor Robinson. Mr. Elli | allowed a reasonubie time to respond and ma | explanation or detence as he deews proper. | ernor desires that the charges und the Bank Exam | er’s reply should go together to the Senate this week. | In apy case, however, they will be sent in by Thuraday or Friday. s TUR OMNIBUS MILL. It t8 expected that the Omnibus Dill will be reported tomorrow to tne House, Should Mr, Fish then move for a suspension of the Sixty-fith rule it will be placed ahead of all Diils sn general orders and may be reached by Wednes- day in Committee of t hoie, Of cour: wul tir up & furious discussion, but the rule limit. lug speeches to tive a thie wil) ue a powertul break upon debate. It will also prove great gas cxhuuster, and the bill will be discused on al! | so thoroughly at one sitting of the consmites | that littie will be left to say aboutit, The five min- | ute rule will also have the effect of condeusing arqu- | ment, and whut a momber has to say will be apt to get | expr tersely and without verbiage. | ROGUS MINING COMVANIRS few mouths ago in the “3 Mout The certificate tiled a Secretary State’s office by the | tam = Mining Company,” with ao cupital of | #10,000,000 stock, issued tree on conditions that each shareboider pays an assessment of $1 per share to detray the expenses of mioimg untll it is put on a paying basis, has just been followed by other, the “Shaw Gold Mining Company,” county | of Gipin, in the State of Colorado, with three trustees residents of New York city—It. H. Rickard, J. W. Davis and H. H. Butterworth; capital stock, $400,000, | in shares of $5 each, In the case of the Silver Moun- tain Mining Company the Secretary of State trans- | mitted to the Mayor of New York the letters of inquiry he received from various parts of the country 10 regard | (0H, with a requost that ho iustitute an invest the circumstances might he Mayor right include | gution the Shaw | of people are miuing corpo! eadquarters in 6, 1,193 Broadway, and the five trus L, Tyler, George J. Chubb, K.P, | Vail, A. Simpson and E.G, Braeu, very likely all fie- titions names, Thi pamphiet i labelled, “A tew | wets concerning the iomense profits trom working j Mines on the California plau. Kuormous returos | trom small investuwents, How colossal forcunes bi been made trom small investments, Better chances aro offered now than ever before, PROGRESS OF LRGISLATIO! bilis of interest to New York signed up to date by the Governor are the bill for the cumpletion of the Court Houre in the Taird Judicial district, the bill to fx the compensation for the sap. port of infants im the Fouodling Asylum of the Sisters of Mercy, and the biti detining the disposition | of the benevolent tund of tue Volunteer Fire Depart. ment, Eighty-seven bils have thus against ninety signed up (o a corres: your by Governor Tilden. The two rolative to public works and State prisons are the only ones of general interest that Lave bor inscribed with bh: jovernor’s autograph, | prompt and free with his signatare, and wandreds | of bills became law during his torm at this stage of the session, Fenton was also easy and liberal with his signature, Dix was more cautious. Tilden kept bills back considerably aud then let them go with a rush, | signing filty inaday, The present Governor is tore | exacting than any of bis immediute predecessors No bill that has the ghost of @ flaw in it has tho ghost of a chance with him THE LATSRAL CANAL QUESTION, Wednesday at tive o'clock a jomt meeting of the | Cowmittees on Canals will be bed to hear all persons interested tu the sale of the lateral canals Th | four canals proposed to be sold are | than useless, being a nuisance to tho neigh. bornood and an expense to the State of | about $700,000 year, #ixty per cent of which bas to | be paid by the city of Now York. The tolls received from them don’t pay the cost of collection. Senator Gorard’s bill provides onty tor the salo of jaods apper- twining to the canals, locks, h necessary tor tue transter of | ing Company, like the other, bas its New York at N tees ure pumed Heor, channels; it provides also for the donation of can debt to the owners of adjacent property. Tho ais to be got rid of are ‘bens! « Valley, Chemung and Crovked Lake