The New York Herald Newspaper, April 15, 1877, Page 15

THE COURTS. Interesting Legal Conundrum as to the Nichol- son Pavement Company. CURIOUS BOGUS WILL CHARGE. Notes of Discord Bringing Into Court the Leader of a Theatrical Orchestra. REMEMBERING HIS MOTHER-IN-LAW. ‘The history and operations of the Nicholson Pave- ment Company have aiready become somewhat exten- sively known through litigations im the courts. Tho well known sult brought by Charies Kk. Jenkins against Russel W. Adams and Charics E. Rogers, recently begun in the Supreme Court, is beginning to assume a mew and rather Interesting phase. Adams & Rogers are the members of the firm of RW. Adams & Co., which firm is the de facto Nicholson Pavement Company. ‘Ten years ago the Nicholson Pavement Company was organized for laying down wooden pavement. The capital stock of ‘he company was $500,000, Five trustees were to bo appointed, and Nicholson's right to bis patent was purchased by the company, the latter giving their Block in payment. According to tho complaint the | company procured from the city, from the company’s Organization up to 1871 the right of laying arly three buudred thousand square ohne ot pavement, and received over $1,500,000, making on ‘this {tem $700,000 profit. | Mr. Jenkins Pees further tho contract prices were from $4 75 to $5 50 per square yard, and the cost was only $2 50 peraquare yurd, On these other coatracts, (or curbing and grading, he says the company made $75,000 profit, and thut the total profits of the oum- pany were over $775,000, This company, he says, had its oftice with the firm of R, W. Adams & Uo., and from the beginning they have, by acquirin, Jority of the capital stock, been bled to teos from their own firm and employés alleges that Adams & Co. are lumber they sold the lumber for the pavement at exorbitant prices; that they bad the Nnances under their contr that they bad Mr. Adams continued ag treasure! e* contracts wero forthcoming, a! a Mr. Rogers was elected treasurer; that tho defendants kept no bank account, and that over $700,000 were wrongtully converted to toe use of Adams & Rogers, and that firm, Plaintiff says moreover that he owns 310 shares of the stock of the company at par value of $31,000; that be applied to the trustees to bave a dividend declared, ax they were making protits, which wus refused; that his are of the profits would be $40,000, and that t ks ure now kept in their lumber yard rooklyn, Mr, Jenkins complains that he applied to this corporation to bring tne nt action, but the: retused, and that he now applies for an accounting au | receiver, The case came before Judge Donohue, in Supreme Court, Chambers, on a motion to allow plain- tif vo put in a stpplemental complaint, which was granted, the plaintifl, however, to havo notice from defendants to proceed veloro tne releree, The amendments to the complaint are to the effect that the deleudanis, Adams & Roge! p= plied to the Court and had a receiver appointed, on the ground that they had an accounting aud that over $100,000 was doe to the firm by the pavement com- and that Polo T. Rugules was appointea re- , which, he says, was done alter this action was Commenced, and that tho uction was brought on bebalt of bimuelf and other stockholders similarly situaiod, No recolver was appointed on this action, as o: ty already been named. The case promises interesting developments before the litigation is terminated, ALLEGED WILL FRAUD. There was an extended argument yesterday before Judge Dunobue, in Supreme Court Chambers, on a motion to vacate an attachment which had been issued im favor of George Weymann against the property of Lippmann Tannenbaum, and under which, tn order to secure the sum of $3,500, Wéymanno caused Tannen, baum’s jewelry store at No, 222 Bowery, in this city, to be welzed, In support of the application there were read the affidavits of Tannenbaum’s clerks and work- men, as also of a number of jewellers, who gavo evidence that Weymann is u man of very questionablo Teputation apd unworthy of belief, and that Tannen- baum carries on business In a regular, ordinary way. On behalf of Weymaun, bis counsel produced a number of affidavits, indicating tnat in 1870, mediately after Tannenbaum had become indevt Dim in th m of $3,500 tor goid chains, Tannenbaum absconded and fled to Ev |, concealed bix wheren- bouts for a number of years, and that now he secretes ith his friends the most valuable part of bis gonds, It was also stated that during a single year jour Tan- Denbagms pretended to own the jeweiry store ut No, 222 Bowery. A turther most siugular averment was made, which was that Curoline Tavnenbaum made a Will, bequeathing in terms $100,000 worth of real tate to her busband, Nathao Tunnenbaum; that afier she died they had the will probuied; that on the Birengib of this acquired wealth Nathan Tannentaum odtained from wholesaic jewellers $20,000 wortn of goods in December, 1876, and that then Nathan fled nd Cannot vo found; and that upon an examination of the records it was discovered that Caroline Tannen- baum did not own a dollar's worth of the bequeathed Hae A but that the whole aflair was a huge truua. pon these statements Judge Donohue at once denied the application to vacate tho attachment. Charles Go.dzier appeared as counse! for Tannenbaum, and David Leventrill appeared as counsel tor Weymann, THEATRICAL MUSIC, A question involving rather a novel interest to all theatrical managers has just been decided in the Third District Court, im the case of Jacoby vs. Baker, Tho plainti® had been engaged by Thomas Baker, the leaver of Wallack’s Theatre orcbestra, as a masi- clan at the rate of $17 50 weekly tor the season at Wallack’s Theatre, commencing October 2 1876, and before the conclusicn of his engagement Mr Baker, the leader of the orchestra, discharged him. The do‘ence introduced by Mr. William F, Howe, wno represented Waliack’s Theatro, was that musicians are nut engaged by Mr. Waillack the same as Bis theatrical company for un entire season, but tbat hia chef d’orchestra 18 deputed to employ musicians from week tu week and has the absolute rigbt wo ver- minate such whenever he pleases, tbe present Iso proven that the plain- Uf had violated his contract by pertorming at other entertainments when he should have beeu in uttend- Q@uce at the theatre, and that he was also imsubordi- Date tothe leader, Mr. Howe claimed a dismicsal of the piaintif’s complaint on these grounds and va tho trial of the case prosented testimony to substantiate the defence. A verdict was reodcred in favor ol the telendant. THE ORLEANS FLATS. In the United States Courts, yesterday, Miles A. Stafford was adjudicated a bankrupt on application of ct tru Hoe also lers; that r r Knocland & Carter, attorneys for the petitioning eredi- | 104 tore, Staflord built tho “Orleans Fiats,”’ on Kighth avenue, near Filty.seveuth street, and the creditors | supplying material tailing to receive their dues, had him declared a bankrupt. As noticed in the Hxranp, some time since, Stafford was examined in a proceed. | mes belure one of the police justices, and the tucts dis- covered al that time agto the methods employed in disposing of his property to his mother-m-law and Others led the creditors to institute the proceedings in | the United states court, The adjudication wil enable | the parties jeved lo pogvess themscives of the | Property conveyed \y Stafford to bis mother-in-law, | @nd have it sold and the proceeds distributed among | bis creditors, ! SUMMARY, OF LAW CASES. Judge Benedict yesterday sentenced John Brennan to Kings County Penitentiary for six months and to Pay a fine of $500 for complicity in inet distiliing. In the case of Ernestine Backiwitz, convicted of Passing counterteit half dollars, und whose seutence has been previously delayed on account of ber being enciente, Generul Foster yesterday inoved for sentenco | and that he did so reluctantly on account of the woman's condition, Judge Benedict turther sus- pended sentence for one woek. A motion for a plea of abatement tn the cases of | * Heary M. Williams and others, charged with smuggling, | wus argued by ex-Judge Dittenhoeier and Generui | Foster, The Court took the papers. Elvira Forner, who was warried to William Foruer at Hamburg, Germany, in June, 1868, sues for a di- vorce ior allegod aduiteries committed at a house of a-signation :n Forsyth etreet, The husband has been ferved with the complaint where te resides, in Calt- | but haw put in no detence, Juage Donoh the case to William A, Boyd to take the test no suit brought by Edgar A. Simmons inst Mut Benetit Savings Bank, to recover of the Wiliam #. Eldridge was permitied by Jud, Lonohue yesteruay, pursuant tou report of the roteree, Phiio | egiew, tO execute a conveyance of a farm +n Long Island, vow occupied vy Johu (. Van Tharm, In the suit of Robert B, vuisholin against Trenor W. Park, one Of the detewdants im the Emma Mine suit, the plaintil, whe 4 resident of Iilinois, asked leave from suuge Ponobue yesterday to deposit in tho Vaiun, rast Company $250 as security tor costs, The ayy<4vion was granted, the reterence in the matter of John Stark, a mem- ber of the disbanded Company A ot the Seventy-tire Feviment, was continued yesteruay, belura Mr, | . int Mt iseue being as tothe | Vice Of appeal to the Goneral com. | gment for tines for refusing aaty, xummined Were General Ward Colonel Vose, Captain Desi’ ' three o'ciock P.M. | 450 Donob' NEW DECISIONS, SUPREME COURT— CHAMBERS, by Judge Donohue, Freiberg vs. Popper; Matter of Le Roy; Rossini va. Davidson ; Matter of Durfee; Forner vs, Forner: Matter of Adams, &c. ; Floy vs. Washburn; The Trustees of brag Sailors’ Snug Harbor va. Voorhis; Nos. 1, 2, 3 and ; Bulger vs Bates; Howitt ve. Paig; Matter of ian eval.; Matter of Johnsoa; Liskner va. Lis: Fi Weymann vs. Tannenbaum; Spencer vs. Lalor; Ward vs. Jenkins; The Mechanics’ and Traders’ Fire lusur- ance Company vs. Coukliu; Sunmons vs. The Mutual Benefit Savings Bank and Trotter vs. The New York Jenkins va, Adams. —Motion granted, Memorandum, Reynolds vs, Mason.—Motion granted on paymeat of costs. ‘Tabor vs, Tabor.— Decree of divorce granted. Peyser vs. Wendt, Memorandum. Littauer ve Goldman; Weymann vs. Tannenbaum and Palmer va. The Humphrey's ange Homa@opathic 0 5 Cleary vs. Donovan.—Motion to chang reference granted and reterred to ¥red. L. ot Kingston. Cardwell va. Cardwell,—Motion denied as to thir- teenth cause of action, which may be made more certain. Bent vs. Bent und Walier vs Walter.—Reports of reterees contirmed and decrees of divorce granted to the plaintiffs, SUPBEME CoURT—cIRcUIT—PaRT 1, By Judge Van Vorst, Wallace and ano. vs. The American Li Company --Case and amendmen: tbied, SUPREME COURT—SPECIAL TERM. By Judge Van Voret, ernheimer vs. Willis & Co,--Case and amendments led. Thread Be sot ‘Thomson vs. Thomson.—The counsel for the parti will attend before me on Tuesday, the 17th inst., at On the settlement of the findings the she other side on or beiore Monday. SUPERIOR COURT-—SPECIAL TERM, By Judge Sanford. Marsh vs, Masterson.—Commission ordered, Baird va. Smith et al.—Reference ordered. Waddell vs. Lee. —Deposition ordered on file, Wilson vs, Davis.—Motion granted, with $10 costs. Meeker ot al, vs. Smith; Robbing vs. Falconer, and Wray vs. Vedderke.—OUnudertakings approv McLean vs. Berlin.—Motion granted, with $10 costs to plaintiff, to avido event of action, Morewood va Snyder,—Ordered on short cal for last Friday of April. Baird vs, Smith et al.—Report of referee confirmed and judgment of forectosure und salo ordered, Berwick va. Welsh et ul.—Ordered on duy calendar for April 16, Poss va, Conner, &c.-—Ordored on day calendar for pril lt. Wereman vn. The Remington Sewing Machine Com- Pany.—Jaxation aillrmed, Bubcock vs, Brockway. $10 costs to plaintiff. Durant, Jr., vs. Avendroth.—Order denying motion, Leupter vs. White,—Detauit opened and judgmont to Stand as security. Cohen vs. the Continental Lite Insurance Com- pany.—Remittitur flied; order reversed, Brock way va. Brockway.—Order of arrest discharged and action discontinued, Winters vs. Arcularius et al.; Van Sickel va Ar- cularius et al,—Ordered that the injunction order cou- tinue tn full iorce and effect till the foal judgment in this action, In re regulating, &e, Little West Twelfth &c.—Order coniirming report of reteree and or payment of award, &c, Schreve etal, ve. Chickoring.—Ordored on special caleudar for April 27, Elverson vs. Vanderpoel.— Motion granted. Let Hon. J. 8, Bosworth be substituted as reterca, MALINE COURT—CHAMBERS, By Judce Sinnott. Hart vee rico—Prisoner discbargod under the Four- teen Day act. McKinley vs. Settz—Motion for allowance granted. Hermance ve. Baltz—Commission granted. srady vs. Eastburn; Malone va Nevins; Green va, Givstky—Motions grunted. Smytue va Clarke—Motion granted; complaint dis- minced. Schulach vs, Kugler—Motion denied, with $10 costs, Malcoim vs, Chandler—Motion to open inquest granted, Wendel vs. Bertschy—Motion to vacate order of ar- Test granted, with costs. Hirshberg vs. Davis—Motion to reacttle order denied. Reidy vs. Commercial Manutacturing Company; Melntosh vs. Rogers; White va Campbell; Kavarick ys Stranicek; Butler vs, Eckbart; Hart va Boasall; Cohen vs. Dusseldori—Orders granted. Brown v& Tucker—Undertaking on injunction ap- proved. ‘Lucker vs. Sheridan—Motion granted; no costs, “GARIBALDI" IN HIS ISLAND HOME, In the September Term (1876) of the Court of Genera; Sessions, beloro Recorder Hackett, Joun Barnesciotta, known to infamous repute under the soubriqu “Garibaldi,” and his “wife,’? Annio Smith, were con- ‘victed of the crime of keeping a vile den in the Fif- teenth ward. Captain Byrnes broke ap the “Garibaldi” establishment, and upon the testimony of some of the inmates in that bouse, participants in the hideous orgies and revolting debaucheries practised there, the conviction of the proprietors was obtained, notwith- sianding the strenuous endeavors of the counsel tor tne defence, Upon the trial W. F, Kiatzing took Order denying motion, with a number of exceptions to the rulings of the Court, both upon law and evidence, but the Court of Appeuls has just refused to recognize the validity of bis technical potnts and effrmed tne de- cisions ofthe Court beiow. The positive evidence was of law. ‘Garibaldi’? and his ‘wil he got up so effective a dramatic scene in court upon the vecasion of his sentence) bow on the Island serving out their torms of one year, and will remain there, if they live, during the tweivemonth, Mr. Kintzing will do véthing more in the cuse, and says that no appeal for Executive clemency will be made and that the law will be permitted to take its course, Annie (with whom REAL ESTATE, ‘The following parcels were sold yesterday at the Real Estate Exchauge:— BY D. M. SEAMAN. E. Sandiord, rete x100. on the e. #. of Macdous: ecker st., to G. W. Wynant, pli ny rT. aitis?, 275 + $8,100 oY Aw. Foreclosure sato— 1, J-Beudde: 109.5, on the vo. s. of East 65th st, avi: lensed April, 1868, fur 4 ; ground rene $120 per annus: to plawuiff... BY Bi, Fe PAINE ro sale~ Rovert Sewe! each X10, on the nm. 6. of V of Uta ay. ; to F. EB. Noles, 7,200 sales fur the day Mor. Foster to William Kepper... ov 40 (te. of 4th a Cora 104th wt, ®. 5. Van Aistyi Cortiand «v. Bernard F 1 2d av..e, 8. OTL». of 20th st Selireiber and wile ty Mary =chriebi 124th st, a.» , 250 ite. of Sth w Foley (refers 1e) to Marriot St Fulton si ison ay.. 16.8x 100, 0 Arnold Lustig Sth nt D oe 8 eiber to Oth av. Wo s, Stuve nud wile Glst st, s. lincider Mevrams donee} : tts of dita et, 28 Be 6 tt sof 48th st. Box! tor) 10 Peter Schmit... wi it, of G1 nid wits to J utin ot w. of Ut Oth uv., W. 9, 43 Oa Mh sc OF doth ots, to August Gratt ove . to Milford B. Sweeny, Amanda an 1.4. 5, of Broome rt., corner of Goerck ve buch, George and wife Joveph Mexsor: iti, We & oF Cortianat nh. OF 152d at; 8 ' i 2,800 jay ' w. of Madison 14,000 o U. wud wile, ti Murphy, Fin Wud Sermcaut Mouigomery, The examination of and the report will bo submittea to Judge | ue, | i i | j | | | | fendant’s proposed amendment to be served ou | too strong to be overcome by any nice questions | YORK HERALD, SUNDAY, AP THE PILGRIMS. Mr. L. B, Binsse, at whose office the address to the Pope can be ed op apd after the 18th inst to the ‘27th inst. inclusive, obtained from the Cardinal per- mission to send 4 circular letter on the subject to the various Catbolic pastors in this city. The following is sub-commities of arrangements :— No, 218 Mapisox AVENUE, Nuw York, April 2, 1877.) Dar Mr. Biss I hereby authorize you to ad- dress a noto to the erond pastors of the city, Invi tug thei to xppoint some two or three of their respec- tive congregations to sigh their pames to the letter of ion to the Holy Father at such time and y be appointed by the commiieec having the charge. Very respectiully yours in Xt, JOHN CARDINAL WcCLOSKRY, Archbishop of New York. Naw Yorx, April §, 1877. Ruvenxny any Duar Sin:—The commmivioe of satlemen who have bad in charge the getting up of an fro the Inisy of this archdiocese tv the Holy Father, w “ax 01 place as mattor iz f bis 0 properly would be to obtuia therete t! (preferably pe trustees) th pract man ches inthe diocese, Whee iznutures of the trustees can- hot be obtained, then the pastor im requested to appoint two imambers of the coagreyation instead. The signatures vill follow in the urder of date of dedina- the respe: etive chur In accordnace with the above arrangement honor to wotily you that the address, which :nust be sens to Kome on the 2th prox., will be read: tures trom the 13th to the 27th iat. (2: ee LB. iinsse & Co. 4 et, UD stairs, Detweeu the ours of . and urs of ten A. signatures not obtained by the tant dat Must unavoidably be shut out. te above mentioned You will please provide ench of the signers in behalf of ur echarch with one of the two enclosed curds filled in wit! Baume, toe name of church, and uttested by your own ture, aud velore signing payment will be juired of moderate coutribution of $2 50, which has euch chureh in the city, toward delraying ketting up the address in proper, suitable ay o vhe venerated and sagust perso for whom it is ine tended, and to send photugraph copy to euch of the cous tributing churches. We have the honor to remain, ipect- P. O'CONNOR, fully, ‘Sub-committeo, The address to the Pope is being engrossed in beau- titul style, wilt be elegantly bound tn album shape, and will be accompanied with u careful manuscript translation of the address into French, Opposite the respective signatures will be the name of the church they represent. ral churches out ot the city have signified their intention to send two lay represeuta- Lives to sign the address, SACRAMENTARIAN BAPTISTS, with regard, yours rom LB BINS Ww. &! 2 THE LOGICAL CONSEQUENCES OF REV. EMORY J. HAYNE’S ORDINATION—BAPTIST INFALLI- BILITY. Alter the ceremony which took place in the Wash- ington Avenue Baptist Church, Brooklyn, on Thursday evening, the ‘Gospel Church,” beretoiore known as Baptiat, mast change its creed slightly, and add to the sacraments of baptism and the eucharist, that of boly orders also, Their logic demands this. There must be special grace ja Baptistic ordination, for otherwise a grave council would not go through the mere for- mality of ordawing a man who, as a minister of another denomiuation, performed or had the right to perform legally and ecciesiastically for nine yeurs all the acts which his Baptist ordination on- tiles bim to da Tho father, grandtather and great grandiather of Emory J. Haynes were in the ministry of the Methodist Episcopal Church. Each of them ‘was ordainod by @ Bishop of that Church. Mr. Haynes himself'was so ordawed nine years ayo, According to Methodist practice every Bishop is ordained thre times, first as a deacon, second as an elder apd third as @ bishop. Mr. Haynes was thus ordaiued twice as u deacon and an elder oy a minister who was himself three times ordained. Now if there their children baptized by bim have not been legaliy baptized, the Lord’s Supper has not buen Seripturally administered by him once, albelt the civil law might recognize the legitimacy of all those acts, und ina disputed case might decide that, legally and Soriptorally, be was a minister auring those yeurs that he now declares he was not, According to Baptist Jogic one alse Of imperfect uct vitiates ull succeeding acts, Lowever good they may bo in themselves Tois 18 what the National Baptist of Philadephia calls good sized Pope” m the Baptist thevlugical stumach, Tis ts the doctrine that the editor of the New York Ezaminer and Chronicle propounds to his paper ay the oniy logical and Scriptural doctrine tor hold and which he gave countenance to in the Coun- cil last week, aud itis the doctrine that Mr. Haynes cepted at the bands of Baptist preachers. But it 1 algo the doctrine that Dr, E. 'T. Hiscox, who is as ex- cellent Buptist authority in this vicinity as any other, declares to be unscriptural and uabaptistic. Ho proves in the Baptist Weekly most conclusively tbat unorduined Baptist ministers from eriain ot the Bapuist nects are received into the regular Baptist Church as such ministers without ordipation; that ordination was not a Scriptural neces- ey of qualification tur the ministry 1 the tirst place, aud that rovrdination 13 an absurdity and is coutrury to the long esiablisned practice of the Baptist desom- ination to require reoruination of ministers coming to it from other denominations. Neverthelcas the “great nest” that Dr, Fuston expects to sew leaving other | denominations and seeking the green puxtures and sul waters of the Bapust told, and of wutch Mr. Haynes 18 supposed ww be the vanguard, must accept the sucramenturian view of ordination, and become ‘‘« living lie” if they ever enter tuat fold, This Mr. Haynes has donc, aud becouse of the reflection which bis act custs upon tbe ordination and acts of the denomination be has leit some of bis brothren in the New York Eust Couterence hada mind tu pass # vote of censure upon bit, but were restrained by the influence of the Bwhop presiding. Bay who denounce ‘*Popery,” and deciaie theirs to ve the only antagonistic Chuich to the Ro:nan Catholic, will be compelied hereaiter to eat logical bumble pie, tor thev have shown themselves neurest to it tn doctrine und practice. So that Papal tutullibility ws completely outdono by the Baptist article. MUNICIPAL NOTES, Mayor Ely was absent {rom tho City Hall yesterday, The Police Commissioners sent a briet note acknowl- edging receipt of the Mayor communication as to street cleaning. They have until-tne 16th inat, to send ip their answer, Comptroliér Kelly yesterday paid $804 57 to the In- mopth of March who were transferred from Ranaall’s Isiand, Among the callers upon Commissioner Campbell yes- terduy were Senators Morrissey and Bixby. A private couversation took piace upon the vills now pending im Alvany affecting the city goverument. Collections during the past week in different city de- pariments were made as follows:—Assessments, 15, BUT 6: rears for personal taxes, $1,162 24; Ii censes, $403 26; Croton water rents and twxs, $5,509 80; taxes on real property, $51,820 90, Several’ of the Aluany statesmen ‘Visited the City Hali Yesterday, amoog them Assemblynen Cozans aud Houlshan, ‘They describe the chances for doal pas- Baye Of the “Umuibus bill” as being small, indeed, wu- less soine “ouckboue” is given Ww Lhe parties behiud the measure, A HEAVY PASSENGER. Tho steamer Wiscousin, of the Williams & Guion Mue, arrived bere yesterday and brought over from Liverpool the largest elephant ever imported to this country, togeth tended for the ‘new and only greatest show on eartu,"? now exhibiting in Gilmore's Garaea. The elo- phant is yet quite youthful, but amazingly large, and having tusks of enormous leugth, He exened con- sideraole InWwresh among the pussengers on the voyage, and was age It was rather difficult to get the buge animal ashore, but this was accow pi ad, some 400 peoplo witnessing the labor, He was immediately led up to the Hippodrome, where he is now on exbibition, A POLIC MA. INDICTED. Daniel Stein, thieving officer, stationed at the Thirty- fourth street ferry, Hunter's Point, who relieved a sleeping passenger in the waiting room of his watch, chain and pocketbook, and who fled upon exposure, | Was indicted by the Grand Jury at the recent term of the Queeus County Oyer aud Terminer. BOARDING HOUSE RUNNERS. To tue Eprron ov ta Hekatp— Under the neading of “Boarding House Runnet the British’Consu! complains ot being grossly insulted by boarding masters and their runuers, Will the Con- sul or the Vice Consul state the cause of this insult? It well known fact that all British shipping mas- ters, when they ship a crow, present each man with a due’ bili for the amount of wages advanced to him, which 18 cashed by tim attor the vessel leaves the por. Such is not the case with the consulate of this purl. The men are cugnged by one of the middienen of Soun street, who takes them to the Vice Consul to sign the articles, He has the crew accredied to HViDg amount of wa; es advanced to the whole of ther Charging trom » to $10 commission for shipping tue Now, as the bourding muster must sign a umount be receives trom this middiem hecersary he should vee the articles tue men sign to be abe to say bow much they signed for, as wore middicinen compel the Loarding tnuster to sigu a bond for >.6, payiog vim trom: $18 to $20, Lee'the British sips, hereby doing away witb these midulemen, aod he will not ve troubled With boarding masters or their JOHN W. SWIFT. runners, the correspondence bad between the Cardinal and the | stitution of Mercy for support of children during the | with three African cranes, all in- | rP laVoriie And quite a pet of the ladies, | Consui give each man O18 due bill in his office when he | TOM FIELDS. ANOTHER “LOST” MAN HEARD FROM—A BING SENATOR IN 6T. ANDREWS—PALATIAL BESI- DENCE IN THE WILDS. Orrawa, Canada, April 11, 1877. Among the men and things discovered during the recent search tor ex-Mayor Hall, by H¥RALD explorers, was no less a personage than Tom C. Fields, a member of the notorious New York Ring, who with o:her com- Panions was some years ago compelled to make bhim- self @ porambulating noun-vocative. It waa known to afew that he had been living in comparative secrecy in Montreal; that be occasionally visited Ottawa, lived in style and speat money freely, but beyond this gen- eral information, Fields to nis tormer frionds was a deceased corporosity. Your correspondent, in visiting Montreal for another purpose, determined, if possible, ‘0 secure further details, and thus satisiy the natural ravings of curiosity on the part of old associates con- cerning one who has so quietly dropped out of exist Yorker for the dull go-round of 4 CANADIAN HERMIT, But Mr. Fields was not in Montreal A ride of twelve bourse had availed nothing. Whither to turn noxt was ‘he question, and i$ was revolved in various ways, until at last a triend at the St. James Club whispered mysteriously, “Go to St Andrews!” Happening to meet @ detective, he, too, was grave, and laying nye forefinger against bis nose, suid, “Go to St, Andrews!" Now, this 18a little town of 800 oF 1,000 inhabitants, situated on the Rividre du Nord, about ten miles trom Lachute, the prosent terminus of tho Quebec Montreal, Ottawa and Occidental Railway, now in Process of construction, Bat there was nothing more to be done savo to take the cars like a philosopher, It was with a painful regret, however, even alter a few aayociations of the beautilui city, The Mount Royale, of old, Jacques Cartier—tho golld structures, beautiful architecture, great Cathedral, tempting markets and irresistible hospitality, to plunge into the wilds of Canada, The first step, the drive to Hochelaga, tho beginuing of tho road, was anything but reviving. The distance from this point to Lachute, the end of the road, is about filty-fve miles, and the jourpoy is made through a country boreft of every attraction save bero and there a river and its rapids, or a plated village steeple peeping above the distant tree tops, [tis true that the season 1s not yet suggestive of mach beauty, but at the best the soil looks as it 1t were stubborn and hard to conquer, while the houses, being unlike those Of the States, strike one as strange in their arrange. ments ond outre in their style The line is for tho present ruu by the contractor, it not yet baving been properly baliasted or put into the condition required by the government, and judging from the amount of local travel he ts apparently doing a profitable business, LacuuTs ig w FrencheScotch-English village, which has but Fecently swollen into these proportions, the growth being due to the railway, the building .of bridges and Lhe preparation of timber for the sume, In the sum- mer season a fair lumber business is done, The river which flows through the village is beautifully pic- turesque, tull of waterialla and rapids, and affords tive fisning. ‘Tho only hotel is a small one and a halt story tenement, kept by — (well, |, should think he was originally an Englishman, who had been forcibly boiled in very bad French), bis wile anda married daughter, The little house was a model of neatness. Thero was 4 piano in the parior and flowers in the dining room, and no Now Spgland housewife could bo any spevtul grace in that ceremony he ought to huve Feouveu ie wnan he became au eluer. But now alter Present « more cleanly exbibit of her house nine years’ service iu the Methodist Church he dise | Bold possessions, The host too was well in- covers that his baptism was not Scriptural and bis or- | formod on general subjects, and without dination was a nullity, und hence logically all | yeing yoluble could entertain his compauy those who, for seven ‘years or more, he has joined in wedlock were not religiously married, | With reminiscences of backwoods hunts, snow-shoo Journeys, fishing in lake and stream, and adventures in the Wilds tor nearly a quarter of wcentury, Except myself the only other guest in the house was a young Moutreal artist, who had just returned from a twenty mile walk in the neighboring woods, whither he had been in search of a couple of lakes for summer troul- ing. | was glad to tnd him not only an agreeable compagnon du voyage, but « willing guide, who knew every lane aud brook, and the ways of the peuple, OVERLAND TO BT, ANDREWS. The next morning, bebind » pair of bardy Canadian horses, we staried lor our destination. The ground tusisted on our taking bis tough litte sleigh in pr ence toa buggy, and it was fortunate thas we did so, for a great portion of the journey was through the open fivids, over the (utrows of which the smooth runners glided with comporative ease where wheels would have been bupelessly bogged. Reaching Stu An- drews we drove at oace toa country inn similar in many respects to that which bus been above described. Lt 18 & litle town thut long ago cume to 4 standstill, folded and sat down to wait for the raidroad which in 1 Uine 18 Lo cOnuect It with the outer World, ‘here aro « couple of churches, somo sawmills, dozen tradesmen and a@ jolly French doctor, called *Oid Pitts”? wuo spends part of bis time in physicking generally healthy population, and tue other null 10 fishing and Lunptng, of whicu sports he ous been tor twenty years tho ucknowiedged exponent in those purts, Tho entire scene 1s one of “suit lilo” —all @ Copt the river, which goes dashing through the heart ol wo Village to marry tho Ottawa two iniles away. in BX miles It bas a fail of 348 Leet, equal 0 20,000 Lorre power, This i# the Kiviére du Nord, and here, on its leit Dauk, about three-quarters of # milo from the centre of St. Andrews, 15 ‘THK KESIDENCK OF TOM C, VIKLDS, It is by far the largest, most palatial wud pretentious 8100 1h Lbis portion of the country, Standing on tue side Of @ high fill, say Lhree huudred yards irom the river, aud in the midget of a fine estate ul three oF | four bundred acres, tt commands a view for miles around, 80 tbat hu person cau approach without velog seen aluug mein advance, The property was pur- chased trom a Mr, Mcintosh, and, as Lt aim tne lormed, now stands in the name of Miss Juua SM. niliot Since then Mr. Field has added # largo addi tion to the rear of the origiual house, #0 tuat the lat | ter now jooks a# i! it Wers lituio more than a iront porch to ag ttamense dwelling. Why Mr. Ficid should induige in the eccentricity of building sucu a hugo | structure aod furnisuing it in almost premises large euough Lo entertain 100 or mo & couundrum Which coutinualiy ugitates th minded country folk hereabout, und be takes od cure that their curiosity shall not ve gracive tor but few of them, and those chieily of the mechanic classes, bave been admitted within the portuis, at Which Umes the conversation is suort and ty the pur- pose, and relers to woytbing but lout Which jies nears esi to the exile’s Heart, One bonwst old soul whis- pered to me confidentially aud with (he uimost sim- puny that bo believed the purpose of Mr, Fields was to build @ refuge tor Buss Tweed, Veter ib. Sweeny, Marry Genet and the rest of the Amoricus Cin and to | make St. Andrews (ue base of operations. He eviaently did bot understand New York politics In bis bavits | MA, VIKLDS 19 BXTREMKLY SKCLUDKD, most of bis time being devoted to tue cultivation of | bis large wud buodsowme iarm, His tamily consists of sister-ib-law and two ic inisses, yet in toeir wens, There are turee of four men servants oa tho place, Whom the gossips say are employed in the double capuctty of luborers and guards, tbe latter being pul OD Ab HigMt, When 1b Becomes nupossible for strangers Lo reach the house. | must couless, Low. ever, tbat l Baw po such evidence of undue caution. He is iree to obey bis own Wises unrestraipediy and dues su, coming wd going aL Wil Deiweeu his Lome, Montreal and Ottawa, while attending to bis business Whether be is a huppy man in ois reure- hot fur ine to say. He promptly dectined to | epeak With relerence to the pas be, im the language of the day, “interviewed.” Per not to viamne tor 1. For the moaent Mr, unwell and nervous, und therelure doubly excusable, He has certumly surrounded biwself with the 1xuries of lite, aod If 1b be true, as ts alleged, (hat he is worth & million oF more of dollars he bas the wherewithal to induige iu every whim, whether it be that of a monk ora man of the work, Now and then be bas been en- gauged in legal wrangles with parties aroued hin, which in a small and sympathetic community woud tend (o create & hostile ieeiing and woud account tor | some ol the prejodices expressed, but by nearly ali tue Feuple of the ueighborboud he Is'lovked upon as tu | groas Wout is tt? AN HOUR AMONG CUSTOMS OFPICIALS. Having secured aii tue information oo {ue subject mater ol my visit practicable, 1 ouly rematued tw re- tura to Luchute, and thence on the tullowing day—ior the tralia modestly runs but ones in twelve ours speed ou to Montreal, [Lave dwelt somewlat on the details of the Jouruey toward St Audrews, because they will be iresh to muny of your readers’ and do- | seribe a country that ws rareiy visited by Americans. | En route to Ottawa Layailed myselt of av opporiunny to stop ut Prescott und cross the St Lawrouce to Ogdensburg, = the =—hheudq tively of the customs rvice | and the Uvited States in that district, with the View of | obtaining information concerning smuggling between he two countries. From Colones Remington, the Col | ecior at Oudensburg, who for oiht years has occupied his position, | leard that tho system has been ellec- tually destroyed, and that tor months there bas been ho occastun LO make wrresis. The cause of ths 18 Whe wholesome fenr of detection, Which results from the sharp ecrauny by the members of the force, Night und day these are on activo duty—Capiain Messrs. Richardson and ewelt on the boat and at depots, and the remuinder of the patrolon the long rt of soventy miles that bounds the district, | Frequently two of three of the latter will remain tor 4 week in a0 Open boat on the river, or in camping ont | and watching the crogpiags. “An Ounce o! preven is thus made worth a pound of cure,” for the know! | edge that these inen are on the alert acts as an antidote | to the criminal intent. | At the railway and steamer croseing the labors are equally onerous ana more active, butl am tatormed | that the gentiemen above named pertorm their dis- agreeable yot responsible auvves with @ tact acd courtesy that leaves liutic ruom for complaint by ence, as it were, in exchanging the active life of a New | hours of familiarity, that I parted with the scenes and | was nearly bare, muddy und sloughy, but the landlord | RIL 15, 1877.--QUINTUPLE SHEET. | | | i | we travellers, A similar condition of affairs exists on the Canadian side. widely in the two countri 0 to Canada to secure ber and possibly ber diamonds, and that the Ottawa or Prescott lady would step across the border to buy her Shoes or something else bb. ap, but with the has attended the temptation to smuggle bas removed, and it 1 ‘six for ono and half « dozen Jor toe other” whether you buy a handiul of small things on either side of the tine, The hour ts ripe, im fact, for reciprocity aud tree trade. Traders will patu- rally gravitate to those places where they can sell ip the dearcat market and buy in the cheapest, and bow Cunada and the United States are now in that condition ip which either may derive afar share of auvantage from an unrestricted aud procal commerce, THE CHARGES AGAINST MR. LY- DECKER. HE COURTS THE FULLEST INVESTIGATION INTO HIS OFFICIAL ACTS, About two years ago some disappointed officials con- Bected with the Treasury Department, having been toiled in attempted blackmuil on New York commerce, attempted to “throw mud’? on the Custom House officials in this city in general and Mr. John R. Lydecker, Special Deputy Collector and siore keeper of the por, io particular, of the people can only be guessed at, but not positively determined, unless it be that ho retused to ald them in their underhanded transactions. At that period certain allegations were made against Mr, Lydecker, which the Coilector thoroughly investigated at the time, and, as not a single fact of an illegal transac- tion was proved, tho case was dismissed at once, ana Mr. Lydecker not only exonerated from all blame, bat promoted, Within a week past the same old charges have been revamped, not however io any ofticial form, but merely by newspaper publications coming from’ Washington, {nu order to obtain further particulars of this afar a HknALD reporter called ow Mr. Lydecker y y and requested him to make his statement in regard to the published allegations, WHAT MK. LYDECKER says, While Mr. Lydecker feels that nis official acts and standing in the community will bear the closest scru- tiny, he, at the same time, deemed it we best policy not to say anything on this subject AL present, especially us it js reported nat A comaiission of respected gontiomen is to be appointed by the Secretary of the Treasury to investigate the aflairs of the Custom Houre, and from this commis- sion he courts the most searching inquiry ot every- thing that bas been or may be alleged against him in his official capacity, lu response to the question whether he would make any statement at all he answered tuat be would gladly. do #0, but no official charger have been made against Lim he did not think proper tw make any de- feuce belore being accused ollicially, He said, how. ever:—"l cu no objection to » full und thorough investigation being made, and { know that there can be 10 jon as to the Judgment on iy s when the — explana- ‘tion is properly made, | am placed ina position where the importance of the bu-tuess requires a large discrimination, especially as there ia hardiy un boar of my life while at this office that I am vot called upon to entertain, hear and decide directly and off-hand upon questions of the most vital importance to the whole of this most extensive business community. 1 do not claim that L may not have made some mistakes, if [ did, I should set myself up as being infallible, But what I do claim ts, that no man can charge me with one singlo dishonest act. And right here 1 am willing to leave tho whole matter, and, uftor a thorough in- vestigation, aceept the judgment of the entire com. munity, IMMIGRATION FROM EUROPE. HOW THE DULL TIMES AFFECT THE LABOR MAR- KET—REMARKABLE FALLING OF¥ IN THE IM- MIGRATION FROM THE OLD WORLD. ¥rom an examination into the character of the steerago passengers arriving at this port trom Europe by ocean steamers ove will be struck with the remarka- bie failing off there has been lutely in the immigration of mechanics, laborers und farm bands trom foreign parts. It may be stated io brief that there are no im- migrants coming out now by steamers. Nearly ali the steerage passengers: 1@ been here before, and are composed in some degree of a class of small traders who cheat the steamship companies and tho government by taking advantage of the opportunities ailorded them to doa petty smuggling business through their trunks, Thus, they say, they save the expenses | of a voyage and realize something besides, There is another class of steerage passengers, composed of people in moderate circumstances; who for pleasure or observation, or, it beiter their health, Skilled arti borers tind that they cand Earvpe than by com: depressed tines, The character of the steerage pas- sengers now coming here 13 so diflerent from that tbe Commissioners of Emigration ut Ca: den fiud but little employment. They may be sup- posed 10 be taking care of the poor and iynurant im- migrants, but none of that cluss ure arcivin, those who are coming are intelligent people, and many, if pot the great majority of them, having been nere be- fore, they are abundantly capable of taking care of themseives. There is a good deal of travel to and irom Kurope in the steerage of persons who are taking ad- Vuntuge of the preseat iow rates of tare to seo the old aud the new worids, the curious of the old world com- ing Lo the new and those of the new world going to ine old, According to sume of the prominent ocean Ship officials itis probablo that tt will be a long time Letore the influx of laboress and farmers into tuis country from Europe will reach even the minimum of former and more prosperous days, MRS, MOULTON’S POCKETBOOK. Mrs. Emma C. Moulton, of No, 580 Lexington ave, nue, while walking with @ lady (riend numed Sarah Haaard, on Fourth avenue, on the 6th of April, was approached by « young man, who suatched her pocket, book aud fled. Tno pocketbook contained $10 in bills, adratt 1or $68 75, some cards aud a voucher for lace, in all of the value of $85. Francis D, Moulton, the lady’s husband, afterward jound the draft in the pos- session of Mr. Jobu B. Nairn, ot Carmel Chapel, No. 184 Bowery, who said he had rece! 1 man, who suid be bad to turn rece the thier was described to Ollicur of tho Nineteenth precinct, who ar- waker of wo bam of = Albert Buler, living at No 22 East Broadway. Tue er Was afraigned beiore Judge Iixvy at ibe ly-seventh Street Court yemerday, where he was pe recognized a8 the person who had taken Mrs Mouiton’s | property. Biler denied the charge, aud explawed that as he wos comiug up Forty-seventh street to ‘Third avenge « youth slightly ander the intiuence of hquor advanced toward lim, and, after asking bim what the check meant, offered it Lo the prisoner tor $2, Stating be had found i. Buler thereapon paid Smun $1 tor the ck. Smith said he lived at No. 149 Hous. ton streey Biver ten bundod over the check to Mr. Nairn, of mel Chapel. Judge Bixby held Bolor in $1,600 to answer at General Sessions. —--+— ——- STREET CONTRACIS AWARDED, The Commissioner of Public Works yesterday awarded the following contracts!—Constructing sewers in Tenth avenue, between Filty-seventh aud Filty- ninth streeis, Street, from Madison to Fourth avenu 1g aud grading Tenth avenue, trom’ Niwety-titih troet, $10,85/ 28; paving outy-sixth Eighth avenue to Riverside Park, $15,048; paving 113th street, trom Third to Fourth’ avenue, $5.8) the south side of Seventy-Grst street, Belgian pive- ment, $922 90; paving across Fourth’ avenue, at the intersection of Seventy-iirst street, granite bio vos meut, $2,353 16—total amount of contracts, $44,245 64 ILLUSTRATED LECTURES ON CALI- FUORNIA, $4,200 20; Mr. J. A. Johnson, of San Fraucisco, official Historian of the National and State Collective Exhibits at the Centennial Exuibition, will deliver two lectures on Calitoruia, illustrated with storeopticon views of tho orunge groves, citivs, svener; day wud Weduesday evenings, April 17 and 15, o'clock, AMEN at eight GAME LAWS. At the last meeting of the Richmond county Board of Supervisors the law tor the protection of game in the county, passed February 14, was repealed and it was Fesuived that no further action ve taken in the mater uoul the Stute law shail have been disposed of, CHALLENGES OF AN ATHLETE, New York, April 14, 1877, To tux Eorroe ov tum Heraio:— A few days ago ® challenge was inserted in the HxkaLo from Andro Christol saying that be would tle me, Grwco-Roman style, when he arrived irom Culifornia, Having heard trom good authority that Mr, Christol 8 bow in this city I challenge either bin or Mr, Thiebaud Bauer to make @ match for $250 a | side or more, | will meet the above parties at the ollice of eituer the New York Clipper oF Spirit of the Times any day wnd ime they Cuguse to namo, pul up forfeit and arrange ali preliminaries. [ ulso challenge Major MeLaughin, of Detroit, wo wrestle & maten, Greco-Roman (aud Greco-Roman with the use of the legs, tripping aliowed) the stakes to be $600 , the contest to take piace In New York cny, 1 will allow Major Meiaughiiu $60 exponses. First come, first served, although | will pat ap money in any of the sporting papers to wreatic hese nen. You 8) eaitully, Professor WiLLiaM MILLER How Mr, Lydecker incurred the enmity | 4490; regulating and grading 10Gb | paving Fourth avenue, irom the north side to | . how belore the Legisiature ameuding the | DOMINION OF CANADA A Day Among the Legislators—Speechifyiny Without Purpose. THE METHOD OF BUSINESS Sharp Competition Between the Ins and Outs— Conundrums for the Ministers, Hovss or Commons, Orrawa, Out., April 12, 1877. t has now been in session more than twe mouths, at au expense of about $4,000 a day, and not a single measure of nationa! importance has yet been passed, All the discussions in the House of Com- mons have referred entirely to local interests, and | some o: the most insignificant of subjects bave occur | pied hours of useless debuie. The appointment of s lighthouse keeper or the addition of $40 toa salary | are apparently treated with as much gravity as | investigation, of the public accounts, Every op | portunity is employed to disco’ a weal | point in the armor of the —_ respneti | parties, and not a qnestion is presented, no matter what may be its maguitude, which does not | develope strong partisan feoling. Members of the we | may dine fraternally an tour after a session, but | while they are ailigued as opponeuts on the floor the limit of parliamentary politeness is often reached and parliamentary mud is scattered by the buckettul. Most of the set speeches are (or home consumption, and intended to afect the next election, which takes Place a year or two hence, Members talk more to “Hansard’’—the equivalent of our Congressional staf of reportera—than to the House, Ip tact, # goodly proportion of the seats are vacated during 4 dull session, und it isonly when the clectric button touched by the Sergeant-at-Aring to announce a “dive sion,” and iittle della tingle this warning in every saloon and smoking room of tho vast editlce that the Commoners come hurrying in to their —_ placer mr ou now that the’ House ls seen to its best advantage, with its dine collection of physiques, strong taces and intellectual beads, The style of debate is ossentially practical, and without effort at oratorical eflect; in many in- stances there is a hesitation, balf stammering, a “Mr. Speaker, I urrer-urrer” manner, as if the honorable member's ideas were in a panic and jostling each other in frantic endeavor to get out of his mouth, but iu all cases there seems to be a pride taken in the use of choice lacguage and grammatical construction. DOINGS IN THR HOCER, Members are not allowed to read trom written man- useript, and when toward the ate hours of the moru- Ing there is an evident talk for buncombe and a speech has become tedious, I have hoard a Jewsharp played, chairs creaked, biue books tossed about novsily and other gentle manifestations of jolly impatience, The rules with reference to debate are very strict No member can speak except to a motion which isin regular form before the House, and when he rises to address the chair he must uncover if he has previously worn bis hat. Should be inadvertently say “Geatlemen’” in- stead of ‘Mr, Speaker’? he will be cailed to order, though In the Senate a spoaker addresses himselt to “Honorable gentiemen.’’ Tho routine of a day’s busi- ness 1s somewhat as foilows:— The House mects at three o'clock P, M., when the Speaker, clerk, clerk's assistant und second clerk's as sistant, all arrayed in silk gowns and black dress (the former wearing a cocked hat), preceded by the Ser- geant-at-Arims bearing the mace, file into the chamber, The mace, a richly gilded instrament, surmounted by a crown, 18 deposited on @ silk cushion at the lower end of the Clerk’s table, and there remains while the House js im actual session, When in com- mitiee of the whole it is removed. It may be added, parenthetically, that tbis symbol is the badge and representative of the authority of the crown, avd every member, as he cuters aud leaves the Chamber, respectiuily eaiutes the same and the Speaker with a bow. The uoors aro now closed, and prayers are read, curiously envugh, by a Romeo Catholic Speaker, who devoutly crosses himsolt over an English Church service, A» soon as the doors are open und the public tuve beou aumitted to tho gal- leries the Qrst business in order ix the presentation | of petitions, This 1s usually a tame proceeding, but leas objectionable, because it is the rule to read ouly | the indorsement on the buck of cach. It ix worthy of | note that no petition t# received wich asks tor grants of money or any pecunisry compensation, on the pr ¢ which only allows the government Co initiate measures. Uo € kis & journal of the proccedings of the previous day, and a’ paper contain- ing the “Oruers of the Day.” Tn tue former are pub- lished the “Questions”? which members have announced they propuse to axk of the govern. | ment, and the notices of the motions they propose to make, Tuese questions, &c, appearing upon ihe order paper, atier two days the Speaker cails them np. seriatim, ‘the Ministers of the yoverument buviug meanwhile ‘ammed’? themacives into coudi to conceivable conundrum that can be ught of, from the price of a cowl mine in British Columbia wo the quality of the mucilage on a postage stamp, proceed to fire of the ed information, lies are usually Uriel, sententious and some- It 18 one of the delights of the opposition kK interrogatory ping into the Ministers aud make thom equiri, Alter tuis debate may follew om the questions concerning Which Lotice bas beon given. Speeches are made in French ax well as English, and | ono of the clerks ta required by parliamentary rule to | read in Freneh whatever official papers are read in English. There ure also duplicates of the proceeuings tu French, A DIVISION OF THE Hous. A division of the House 1, under certain circum. a criticul period in the history of the ada tub, for upon the result may depend that ex- pression of a want of cuotidence which may strip every minister of Lis power, lead lo the prorogation of Purliament, the organization of « new inimisiry and the order fora gonerul uew election by the people, In Wastiugtoa, as is woll known, the members are called from printed lists by the Clerk and reply Aye’? r Nay"? in Canada the practice is lor the Cnet Clerk io check off the nue of each member wha Slapds up apd is called by the Assistant Clerk. It follows that the latter must know the lace of every | one of the 206 members who make up the Commous, ~The icast mistake im a name is very embarrassing; but it would — be | stilt more perplexing to the speaker aod standing members if the assistant clerk should jose his menory tora minute or two, Thus far no such uiftieulty hat occurred, though some 600 voles have at times been taken in the course ol au hour, This result is due te tbe remarkable qualities of the Assistant Clerk, Mr. J. G, Bourinet, to whom Lam tuuebted for many of the interesting details hereia contained. Wheu the divis- fon bas been tukeu the clerk reads off the names of tho Members oa each side; butuntil that is doue and the Speaker decides the motion no member has a right to leave bis seat. Eveu on risiag to “pull dowa bis vei he is Saluted With A ehoralery of “Urder!"’ irom all parts of the house, that maxes h ju denly as if he had been bit driver, In taking the warm eutioned, 4 iD rows abd sit down us soon as bates are called wud entered, The decision 19 no bailed with shouts, yells, clapping of bunds, OF it may ve hisses and other demonstrations of lecling that would bot do injustice to @ very lively New York | augience, THE HOUSR—ITH OFFICIALB—CIVIL SERVICE. | | The House 14 kept busy Irom the hour of meeting. three /, M.—uotl # late hour of night, and net uutre- # pearly daylight of the next morning; ed wt the Lexinuing of this letter, there Is clebt reason, except that men like to hear them- ives talk, Why debute should be thus proionged, | Tee committee, ot in tbe morning, and, uw 10 the States, prepare the important work Wuieh Is te be done in tho general body, A large stulf is necessurily re | quired to periorm the vifcial work of legisiation, The work Of translation aivny occupies Lie Lime uf several officmls, the proceedings, us | mentioued belore, being | of @ dual nature us regards the (wo moguages, The | Covet Clerk keeps notes of the proceedings, which ure inade Up IM the suape Of Journals, where ail the form | are strictly carried out, dir, Patrick, the preseat chief, | bas just compieced his M1tiech year oF official lie, alter Passiog (hrough ull ibe gradations of ofice, the ven- erable Law Cierk tas also been in official harness be- | tweeu lurty and tilly years, (his is oae of tue beauties | of the Canadiag civil service system, Once in oftice, the incumbent is Luere lor lilo oF during good beua- viour, He knows that he wiilsome time be promoted, | aud be hus no notion to be dishouest, He builds of buys a huuse and wakes a home, couscious that nae bat bis own bad conduct will wrest it from him. Th tact, 1 18 to the strict tuuegrity of the diaa office Loider, trom the highest tu the lowest, the Jewious care with Which every dollar is and the safeguards thrown arouud Ub wd form of government that may Well nake every proud of his birthright, and, im mauy re- aflord example w our people across the line. uage of Sir, Bourimot, above reterred wo, ‘46 W410 be able to say thatin this young | country the deliberations of yur most important repre- | sentative assembly are conducted in that epirit of jwoderation aud anxious inquiry which is the disun- guishing feature of the British ature’? POSTAL AFFAIRS. | 8 @ prow Letter carriers in this city, during March, deliverod 3,388,278 mul letters, 88% mail postal cards, 1,927,392 local letters, 588,989 loval postal cards and ad bewspapers, and collected 4,83 7 ton | $98,606 04, ana