The Sun. — London, England, 1870-01-31 00:00:00

SPIRIT OF 'IRE PUBLIC JOURNALS. The Times in referring to the Irish legislation of the coming session says what farmers in Ireland want is security of tenure, and the proof is seen in the fact that wherever the feeling of security exists, although it may depend upon no more than the traditional character of the landlord's family, it is found to produce contentment. Security of tenure, or the right to remain as the cultivator of a farm as long as the land is properly farmed and A fair rent paid for it, is the real claim of Irish farmers ; and the establishment of local Courts, protecting tenants from eviction unless a landlord is prepared to substantiate the eviction upon grounds Of bad management or of refusal to pay a fair rent, would entirely meet the demand of the bulk of the tenantry. Tc do less than this might disappoint expectation. To do more would be at once vicious and unnecessary. Nothing need be apprehended for the future security of the general peace in Ireland if the Ministry be prepared, as we are persuaded they are, to submit to Parliament proposals el legislation such as have been in principle already approved on both sides of St. George's Channel. If treated with firmness and justice, Ireland will be contented as well as peaceful. We do not shrink from repeating that the practical immunity of assassins is a scandal that must be reformed. The Government will fail in their duty if they do not so far improve the machinery for the detection of crime as to insure, as a rule, the apprehension of every murderer. But, cowardly and horrible as the deeds of assassination have been, the mission of justice to the whole people cannot be suspended on account of them. The punishment of wrong-doing must be made sure, but the Government must first show themselves firm in insisting upon right-doing. It must be remembered, too, that the detection of crime is rendered most certain when the people feel that the law is with them, and that they must be with the law when, by a change in the spirit of legislation, the feeling is eradi cated which suggests that the criminal may be a friend upon whose violence alone reliance can be placed for securing justice. The Staudard remarks that the recent catastrophe at Liverpool is naturally associated in the public recollection with the disaster of Boxing night at Bristol. In compar ing these two events, it is remarkable in how many points they exhibit a positive contrast, while yet leading to the same results, and teaching to some extent the same lessons. The Bristol crush was not a panic. The moving cause was not the frantic dread of an imaginary danger, but was due to the general ignorance of a real peril. At Bristol it was needful to frighten the crowd. At Liverpool it was in the highest degree necessary to pacify and soothe the excited throng. In the former instance the police raised a cry of "fire" advisedly, in order to excite some kind of apprehension. In the other instance the word " fire," uttered only twice, apparently by a mere boy, was the chief cause of the fatality. At Bristol the crowd were trying to get into a building. At Liverpool the people wore rushing to the doors to get out. At Bristol the struggle for life took place where the crowd diverged into two streams. At Liverpool the dead and wounded were found where two or more streams met. We are not sure that the catalogue of contrasts is exhausted when we observe that the scene of one disaster was a theatre and the other a chapel. Except in such a case as the Bristol catastrophe, there is one guarantee for safety which is within the reach of all persons, and that is pre sence of mind. It may be laid down as a general rule— for the comfort of the timid and the weak—that a cry of alarm in a public building is generally without adequate foundation. Frequently it is entirely false. It has hap pened again and again that people have been crushed to death in trying to escape from a conflagration which was purely imaginary, or so limited as to be easily subdued. Let those who are ready to join in the general stampede on such occasions, bear in mind that to plunge into the crowd is— at the very best—only to add one danger to another. A scarcely less important lesson, having reference to the safety of other people, is that of never pushing when the crowd is great. Nothing is gained by it, and frequently very serious consequences arise from the thoughtlessness with which persons in the rear of a crowd press upon those in front. To be gentle and deliberate is the surest way of providing that we shall neither kill nor be killed. The Telegraph thinks if rabbits have any respect for public opinion, or any sensitiveness to attack, they must feel decidedly ashamed of themselves. The agitation against them is rising high. At the Warwickshire Cham ber of Agriculture, on Friday, Mr. Martin,M.P.,announced, amid loud cheers, that "the time had come when rabbits must be dealt with differently from all other animals;" and he added that " all the soreness between landlord and tenant arose from that unfortunate animal;" so that the rabbits, like that fearful agitator, John Bright, as described by Tory writers, are wofully successful in " setting class against class." Poor Bunny ! why is he so given, like the Irish, to early marriap.es, large families, and an undue amount of natural affection ? Another of his foes at the same agricultural meeting asses ted that " three couples of rabbits would eat and destroy as much as would feed a sheep." Stimulated by these attacks, Mr. Martin intends next session to bring in a short bill, delaring that rabbits are to be in all cases the property of the tenant, who may destroy them as he likes, and that "all agreements to the contrary are to be null and void ;", so that if Irish tenants are to get protection from landlords, English tenants are to be protected from those "little tyrants of their fields." Mr. Martin would have no objection to add " hares "to his bill, but that ad dition would make it more difficult to pass. The whole discussion throws some light on the general question of land tenure. Everybody knows the almost universal dis content of tenants caused all over the country by the ex cessive quantity of the landlords' game; and yet the tenant should be perfectly free, for in the absence of agreements the game belongs to him. The inconvenience arises from special contracts to which he has assented, and the landlord has such paramount power that he can force the tenant to accept almost any terms of tenure or any subsidiary con tract. If, then, Mr. Martin finds it essential to protect the English tenant even against himself, why is it thought surprising that in Ireland, where tenants are miserably poor and are dependent entirely on the soil, there should be a need for the law to step in and save the occupiers from the.consequences of the bad bargains which they arc too often compelled to accept? • The Pall Mall Gazette declares that the election contest at Southwark is raging with unabated vigour, and is bring ing up among other things a lively discussion of constitu tional principles. Sir Sydney Waterlow has been arguing, for example, that class representation would be a very bad thing. Parliament, he thinks, ought not to bo made up of a set of delegates each representing a particular Interest. This may be, as we are inclined to think it is, extremely true; but we do not care to discuss the point. For, however true it may be, it cannot possibly prove that Sir Sydney Waterlow is a better man than Mr. Odger. Class representation may be an erro neous principle. but it would be a strange piece of logic to infer that any particular class ought to be excluded from Parliament. So far as Mr. Odger's election will be taken as an indication that the class which he repre sents is to have a fair hearing, it will be of unmixed benefit; we can well afford that one at least of the seats in the House of Commons should be de anted to this purpose, even if it does not produce any marked accession of legislative efficiency. We have frankly pointed out, both now and on a former occasion, the reason s which forbid us to be very sanguine on the last point ; if there were any prospect of a large fraction of the Legislature being formed of working men, the question of tllnir Salents for legislation would come to be of more ilnportance ; but as the working classes have a fancy of so harmless a kind, we should be glad to see it gratified— even at the cost of losing Sir Sydney Waterlow's valuable, services. It would help to remove a sense of injustice, though we do not believe that it would lead to any great result at present, or be indicative of any material alteration in the character of our Legislature for the future. The Daily News commends the case of William Strong , who has just b een arrested for shooting a pheasant more than Ave years ago, to the notice of the Home Secretary ancrthe public. This story is so disgraceful to the admi- O.Stration of rural justice that the first impulse of our readers will be to ask whether it can possibly be true . Before commenting on it, however, we have taken some trouble to, verify the facts, and we have every reason to believe that the above account is substantially correct. We are able also to state that several magistrates on the Tiverton bench have joined in a memorial to Dir. Brace asking for the remission of the sentence. lint while the needful preliminaries of William Strong's release are being gone through, the public have a right to ask why he should be in prison at all. Grant that in shooting the pheasant the youth broke the law, and that in running away from VI 1011111r1U: he cor,-• mitted a second offence, still there is no propoiti.r.n what ever bet‘feen the offence and the punishment. The whole business is but ano th er ill us t rat i on o f th e e v il of making artificial crimes. It is no crime to kill a bird, end any law which makes it a crime must always be at variance with the public conscience. Offences against the Game Laws are artificial offences. These laws represent the privileges of a class, and not the convictions, or the necessi ties, or even the policy of the nation They have no mortal basis; no hold on the sense of right amid wrong. They make criminals by multiplying crimes, and by making that a crime which is not .in itself a wrong. They therefore represent, not a social necessity, but a social quarrel, and are becoming not, as a law should be, a symbol of order. but a cause of social disorder and war. This young man will, of course, bo released at once; but the system which has led to his imprisonment will remain, and the evil laws against which his . original offence was committed will exist to breed new evils and be the cause of new cases of hardship, suffering , and ill-blood between rich and poor. 111/1 BEVERLEY ELECTION INQUIRY. On Saturday, in the Court of Queen's Bench, Sir John Larslake moved for a mandamus calling upon the com missioners appointed to inquire into corrupt practices at Beverley, to grant Francis Burrell a certificate of indemnity for the answers to questions which tended to criminate him. The learned counsel stated that Mr. Burrell had answered a question with reference to the using of £55 for the purpose of bribery at the municipal election in 1867 on behalf of Mr. Barkworth. Mr. Burrell said he did not recollect, but it appeared that Mr. Barkworth had after wards said that he had placed £55 in the bank, to be used for bribery. Mr. Burrell wrote to the Commissioners telling them that he recollected since Mr. Barkworth's evidence that he took the £55 or £65 from the bank, but they refused to receive it, and now kept back the certificate. Sir John Karslake referred to the Act of Parliament, and contended that the witness had answered the questions satisfactorily, and that therefore the Commissioners were bound to grant a certificate. Ms. Justice Blackburn said there was no pretence in this as was the case at Bridgwater, for saying that the Commissioners had harrassed or attacked the witness. It was for the Commissioners to decide whether the witness itad answered honestly and bond fine. This Court would ...ot interfere unless they had good grounds for believing that the Commissioners had acted wrongly in the matter. His own opinion was that the witness had not acted honestly. Sir John Karslake said the witness had admitted being guilty of bribery in every way, and the intention of the Legislature was to grant an immunity for all those questions which tended to criminate. He submitted that a mandamus should issue to allow a jury to decide whether the witness had answered satisfactorily and honestly to meet the requirements of the Act. The court delivered judgment, and refused the rule nisi for a mandamus. This case differed from the Bridgwater case, where the witness had been treated in such a manner as to ditlturb his presence of mind; for here the commis sioners conducted the examination fairly and properly. The examination of Burrell was short, and only occupied one page of the blue-book; and the court were of opinion that Burrell had evaded the answers, audit was for the commis sioners to determine whether those answers were bond file and honest. There was no sufficient or reasonable grount for granting the rule, and it would therefore be refused. LAW AND POLICE. IMPORTANT TO TRADES Urnows.—On Saturday, in the Court of Criminal Appeal, the case of "The Queen v. Stainer " was argued before the judges of the superior courts. The prisoner was tried at the Worcester Quarter Sessions, and was sentenced to twelve months' imprison ment for embezzling the moneys of the Power Lcom Carpet Weavers' Mutual Defence and Pro vident Association of Kidderminster and Stourport. The counsel for the prisoner now argued that the prisoner could not be legally convicted of embezzlement, because the society was proved to have been established, in part at least, for an illegal object, and that therefore the pri soner ought to ke acquitted. It was contended that,look ing to the rules and the practices proved before the con victing magistrate, viz., the supporting men on strike and imposing conditions on members so as to fetter their freedom of action, it was clear that they were in " restraint of trade" and " against public policy; and that being so, they were similar to the noto rious recent cases of " Hornby v, Close" and "Farrar Y. Close," which had been decided by the Court of Queen's Bench to be illegal. After a long argument, the Court decided that there was nothing criminal in the rules to prevent a society like the present from taking proceedings sgainst an officer who has embezzled their money. Con viction affirmed accordingly. IMPORTANT COMMISSION AGENT'S CASE.-Oil Saturday the question came before the Court of Criminal Appeal in the case of "The Queen v. Marshall," whether a person who is employed on commission can be convicted for em bezzling moneys of his employer. The prisoner was charged before Mr. Bodkin at Middlesex with embezzling moneys, when he alleged he was a clerk or servant of Mr. Pooley, the well-known coal merchant. The prisoner had received moneys from persons for coals supplied to them, and had not paid them to Mr. Pooloy. He was paid by com mission only, no salary being paid. The prisoner was not ordered to go to seek orders anywhere, nor was he required to be at Mr. Pooley's office except on Fridays and Saturdays, to account for what money he had received. The question was whether he was employed as a clerk or servant, so as to be legally convicted of. em bezzlement. The Court of Appeal qu,.shel the conviction, holding that this was not such a service as to make a charge of embezzlement against a person so employed hold good. n'SPECTto, MEDICAL REPORTS ON RAILWAY AM DENTs.--The question touching reports made by medical oll:cer3 of railway companies on injuries received in acci• dents by passengers was raised in a motion in the Court of Common Pleas on Saturday. A sufferer in the New Cross accident, out of which innumerable actions againstthelondon, Brighten, and South Coast Rail way Company have arisen, sought to inspect the reports of the medical officers of that ccmpany, made by them after examining the plaintiff to ascertain the extent of his in For the defendant the railway company, it was contended, that the reports being made in the prospect of litigation, were as much privileged as communications iietween attorney and client. Alter a prolonged argument . the Court took time to consider judgment. ALLEGED SABEL.--At the Carlisle Petty SesAions, Mr. John Ivring, merchant, of that city, applied for summonses against ➢lr. William Slater, of Scotch-street, and Mr. John Hargraves, horse cloth manufacturer, of the same place, for a libel. The information set forth various alleged libe:s, which had appeared in a local paper called the Democrat, culmileting in the following;-. Who in the Council rules the "roost" Who has false evidence prodoost? Who'll pledge his honour when confoost? My Jwhonnie! Who's foremost in all faction. fights; Who in all dirty jobs delights ; Who's brimming full of " party spites?" My Jwhonnie! Who under honest colours sails; And who at knavish dealings rails; Yet kicks the beams of Justice scales? My Jwhonnie! Who gives the working men short weight; Who " chisels " them both left and right ? Who lately got an unco slight ? My Jwhonniere 'This article was preceded by an engraving of "A False Balance," both of which prosecutor swore were untrue, although they were intended to apply to him. Mr. Slater was the publisher of the Demwat, and Mr. Hargraves the contribOor of till libel. Summonses granted. I THE UNITED KINGDOM TELEGRAPH COMPANT.—An order for winding up the United Kingdom Telegraph Company has been taken by consent in the court of Vice- Chancellor James. BREIELNG OPEN A DOOR.—In the Court of Queen's Bench, a rule has been applied for on behalf of Mr. Per mewan, who was convicted of an assault, and of breaking open a door. The case arose out of some family disputes. Mr. Parmewan's wife was staying in the house of her brother-in-law, and permission to see her was refused to her husband, who thereupon consulted hii lawyer, who told him that if he once gained access to the house he might break through any inner door to reach his wife. He had accordingly broken open a door, and had colvsgitted the assault in question to defend himself from an attack with a sledge hammer. The opposing counsel said that the convictions against Mr. Permewan dated as far back as last July, and the certiorari applied for could :ot issue six months after a conviction. Mr. ]'er mewan's counsel said he had not known the conviction against him at the time, as he was compelled to attend the Bodmin Quarter Sessions. The Chief Justice said he might easily have gone by rail from Bodmin to St. Columb to attend the case, ard, therefore, the convictions could not be said to be behind his back. Rule refused. IMPRISONMENT FOR DEBT.—A question respecting the abolition of imprisonment for debt has been raised in the Lail Court. A judgment had been obtained in the Mar. lebone County Court against a Mr. Daniel on the 15th of December, and it was found impossible to arrest him betty= ;hat date and the Ist of January, when the act for abolish ing imprisonment for debt came into force. It was urged that the defendant might still be arrested under tho origi• rial committal, which remained unexecuted, but the court decided the contrary. The sth section of the new Act restored the power of imprisonment tinder certain can iiitions, but a judgment debtor desiring to proceed on a termer crdcr of committal mu3t first go before the county court judge, and establish that tic case came within the .ection. Rule discharged. SUPERS TITIoN NOT DEAD YET.---TWo gipsies. wan and wife, are in custody at Wellingkm, near Shrews bury, charged with fraudulently obtaining money and wearing apparel from two girls, cook and housemaid, in the same service. The prisoners called liven the servants and offered to tell their fortunes at the rate of three pence :vice() and some clothes. The bargain was struck, and the gipsics ask-d for th e u se o f a sovtreign, which was to be horro'.' ed, otherwise it would be of no use. The cook aacordimily borrowed a sovereign which the female gipsy marked with a phi, and tying it in the corner of a handkerchief instructed the cook to wear it upon her bosom for five days. ;)n the third day the pri soner called again, and got twelve and sixpence from each of the girls with a further supply of old clothes, which they explained were required to "weigh the planet down!' When they had gone off with this second booty it occurred to the girls that they might have been deceived, and to make sure they untiod the corner of the .handkerchief which the cook carried in her bosom, and they found it - to contain a farthing and a few heath. THE SUN, LONDON, MONDAY EVENING, JANUARY 31, 1870. AMERICAN AFFAIRS. (From the Anglo-American Times.) Prince Arthur, accomp ►flied by Colonel Elphin stone and Lieutenants Picard and Fitzroy, arrived at New York on the 21st inst., where they were received by Mr. Thornton, the British Minister, and the Consul, r. Archi bald. After passing the night at the Brevoort House, his Royal Highness proceeded next day to Washington, arriv ing at the residence of Mr. Thornton at 5 o'clock, who had prepared his house to receive the Prince. On the 24th his Royal Highness was presented to the President, and after wards visited the Senate Chamber, also the Treasury and the other Government Departments. Although there were no public demonstrations, receptions were to be tendered the Prince on his return, at Baltimore, Philadelphia, and New York, and the President entertained him at a great State dinner on the 26th. General Di; Mr. Belmont, and other citizens of New York, have invited him to a ball to be given in honour of his visit. It appears that some pap.lr, with more zeal against monarchical institutions than good taste or manners, :have attacked the Princ'. The New York Tribune rebuked them in a becoming way. It said that the Prince was to be regarded simply as a young gentleman on his travels, and treated with courtesy and respect so long as his conduct, as hitherto, eutiiled him to such consideration. If ilunkyism is out of place on the one hand, meanness, vulgarity, and impertinence are equally so on the other; and newspapers should under stand this, as the American people understand it. The Lail given on Thursday by Mr. Thornton was to be at tended by "the whole of the Diplomatic Corps, members of the Cabinet, Judges of the Supreme Court, many distin guished officers of the army and navy, and everybody else who is anybody ;" and great preparations had been made for their entertainment. The New Nation, conducted by Mr. Stuttzman, an Illinois lawyer, has been established at Winnepeg, and copies have been freely circulated over America. It de clares "the Hudson's Bay Company's authority to be ab solute, and that the Red River Settlement will never seek or permit the protection of Canada. The Imperial Govern ment is too distant to administer their affairs intelligently, and it advocates annexation to the United States. But at that is impossible at present, it supports a policy of inde pendence, with annexation to follow in course of time." Again, it says :—" We form a separate colony. People with different interests and necessities have nothing in common with that people or its Government." The editor adds his opinion that the formation of a railroad communi cation with Canada would be almost impracticable since capitalists would not undertake it. Iu conclusion he quotes Colyer's alleged apocryphal memorial from British Colum bia to President Grant, as also applicable to the Red River settlements. The avowed political purpose is —first, the establishment of independence ; next, annexation to the United States. Another account is that Major Robinson is the editor, and that the press and printing material of Caldwell and Co. were purchased for £530, taken out of a loan of £B3O forced from the Hudson Bay Company under protest. Americans are warned by Governor M‘Tavish not to negotiate the notes, which he declares to have been stolen by the insurgents, who carried off the company's safe. We may hero remark on the petition for annexa tion of British Columbia that Mr. Vincent Colyor has written to the Washington agent of the Associated Press denying, as alleged in England, that Americans had any thing to do with the petition, which was drawn and signed by citizens of Victoria without outside influence. His part was merely carrying the petition to President Grant, being a passenger in the Newburne on her way from Alaska, and the signers handed it to him. Another petition was sent to the Queen, the purport being similar, though the lan guage was different. • The intelligence from Hayti is that Salnave, after escaping to the woods and being proclaimed an out law, had been captured, tried by court-martial, and shot on the 10th inst. The revolutionary leader Saget has been installed provisional president of the Republic. The only other telegrams are, that advices from Yokohama to the 31st December report that city to be in a great state of demoralization, murders and riot being of frequent occurrence. Intelligence from Pekin announces that the Chinese Government has ratified the Burlingame Treaty with tha United States. President Grant has nominated Mr. William Cumback as United States Minis ter to Portugal, vice Mr. Shellabarger, resigned. The Mississippi Legislature has elected Mr. Revels, a negro clergyman, to be United States Senator. It appears that R , -presentative Dawes,chairman of the Appropriation Com mittee, has attacked the extravagance of the Administra tion, which was, however, defended by General Butler. As Mr. Bingham, who now leads the Conservative Republi cans, endeavoured in Butter's absence to get a bill through the House admitting Virginia unconditionally, a split has resulted, though it is spoken of notwithstanding Mr. Dawes's action, as not threatening danger to the Republi can party. Young Lopez. eldest son of the Dictator of Para guay, has been "interviewed" at Washington by a Tribune coiresl.oudent. Mr. Lopez is about 20; of middle stature, stout, but well proportioned, dark complexioned, hair and moustache black, eyes large and-brown, bead round; speaks English well, and is accomplished. Ho has re sided in England and France, and comes to the United States to complete his education, not on any diplomatic mission ; but he will remain in New York, whore he hopes to be of use to his country. It was not till Mr. Washburu's arrival that representatives were accredited to Paraguay, and to their absence Lopez attributes the power of the Allies to misrepresent his father. He describes the war as being very unpopular with the masses of the Allies, the feeling against it being strong in Brazil; while the Argentine Confederation had withdrawn all their troops. Fourteen thousand Brazilians are moving out, leaving but 4,000 to 6,000 men, and as they retire Mr. Lopez feels assured his father will advance, the only formidable obstacle being the navy blockiug up the Paraguay River, and this he de scribes as one of the worst of the Argentine blunders, threatening their own territorial integrity. It is the wish of Marshal Lopez to renew negotiations with the United States, which he thinks would quickly restore the republic. By the Bth Article of the Triple Treaty the Western part of Paraguay is to be ceded to Brazil; but if that treaty is acted on the struggle must be fought out to the bitter end, while the friendly intervention of the United States might end it, as the Allies are weary of the war. From his ac count his father occupies a strong post; a rough country, and is in position to renew the struggle whenever an op portunity offers. Attorney-General floar's nomination is not to be recalled, and on the Senate will fall the onus of rejection. The question is regarded by both General Grant and Mr. Hoar from a Constitutional standpoint. The Senate has the undoubted right of rejection, but with all power goes responsibility, and the Senate is as responsible for its re jection being based on valid grounds, as is the President for his selection, more especially when an appointment so im portant as that of Associate Justice for the Supreme Bench is in question. What reasons can the Senate advance for rejecting the President's carefully made selection for the post? Public opinion thus answers the question ft is not that Attorney-General Hoar is unqualified. for he stands as a lawyer at the top of his profession ; it is not that he is barred by any personal defect, either mental or moral, for he is a man of large capacity and high character. But he is brusque, and has persistently set aside the recommendations of Senators for filling the posts of his office. Personal dislike is the true reason, though locality is the ostensible reason. Tho Senate maintains that from a circuit the judge of that circuit should be selected, but the Chamber, in a great measure, puts itself out of court by only adhering to this rule when it dislikes the individual. We are surprised that the result has not yet reached us by Cable. The rise which took place in the price of gold at New York three weeks ago is accounted for by the mail news. Rumours were industriously circulated that the speculators had " cornered" the Treasury; that Mr. Bout well's reserves had run below selling point, and that the bulls had him in a tight place; that Mr. August Belmont bad bought $4,000,000 of gold on foreign account ; that a New York merchant had taken $9,000,000; and that the Erie ring was buying, Jay Gould having between two and throe millions dollars in the pool. ,Members of Congress, many of whom have lately been in New York, have left the impression that inflation, not contraction, will be the order of the day. On the 7th inst. there was a consider able rise, gold going up from 1211 to 123. Next day, however, the following notice came out : —" U. S. TREA SURY, Jan. B.—By order of the 'treasury Department, in addition t 3 the sales and purchases hereto . ore noticed, I will, on Monday, Jan. 10, receive bids for $1,670,000 of gold coin ; and on Tuesday, Jan. 11, will receive offers of 5-20 U.S. Bonds to the amount of the avails of the coin, if soId.—CHAS. J. FOLGAR, Assistant Treasurer." The effect was to check the upward movement, the speculators find ing that the Treasury had turned the tables on them, Mr. Boutwell not being so readily "cornered." The combina tion, however, made an effort on the 10th, bidding for $7,315,000, and the premium was run up to 123,1, when the operators took the opportunity to unload. The changes then reported by telegraph were as usual due to specu lators, and it is evident that Mr. Boutwell has to keep a large reserve, if the market is not to be handed over to the tender mercies of the Goulds and the Finks. There was a time when the events of the great Revolutionary War and the triumphs of 1813 were cele brated with drums beating, colours flying, fireworks fiz zing, an 1 drinks Laming throughout the United States, but people now do not seem to care much about them. The national history has grown in dimensions, and events big when they stood comparatively isolated have lost their imposing appearance when crowded with others more im portant. The anniversary of the hallo of New Orleans, wLich at ono time was a great day, is now so little known that men ask why so many colours are flying, and when told little appreciate the reason ; and such was the last celebration on the Bth January. _ _ _ At Montreal, on the Bth inst., in the Caldwell extradition case, the accused was discharged upon the second warrant. A third warrant was immediately issued, but Caldwell escaped before it could be servad, and his friends bolted the door of the court-room to prevent the Constable from following him. The U. S. Consul offers $2OO reward for his capture. There is too much of this sort of thing in both countries, and it amounts to a direct premium on rascality. Why should public sympathy be extended to a thief who betrays his trust, and if it were not so extended such evasions of justice could not tak9 place. The end will be that men can commit any crime and slip across tho border, and the effect of such impunity will be to increase crime in Canada as well as in the United States. The following changes have been necessitated by the death of General Mower :—Brevet Major-Gen. Chas. H. Smith, commanding the 19th Infantry, being next in rank to Gen. Joseph A. Mower, late commander of the Department of Louisiana, has been assigned to the com mand of that Department. Brevet Major -Gen. R. B. Ayres is assigned to the command of the -19th Infantry at. Little Rock, Arkansas ; and Brevet Major-Gen. J. J. Rey nolds is assigned to the command of the 25th Infantry, vice Mower, deceased, though Gen. Reynolds remains in command of the State of Texas. Mr. Charles Herman Thornton, of tLe firm of Homan Thornton and Co., Bradford, committed suicide last Sunday in the house of his partneri Mr. Homan, of Sandford Lodge, at Bramley, near Leeds. Mr. Thornton was an American, and his host had only returned from America a fortnight before. He found Mr. Thornton in a bad state of health, and in very depressAd spirits, com plaining of the disordered condition of his liver. Mr. Homan on visiting his friend's room on Sunday morning found that he had severed the carotid artery with a razor. 'file San Francisco newspapers are discussing the attention the mines of California are receiving from Euro ropean capitalists. They say that the sellers of mining property prefer English to American purchasers, having come to regard American capitalists as mere speculators. If, says one, "too gross deception is not practised, and this may be attempted unless only reliable information is de manded, we may expect to have our mining operations carried on to a large extent by foreigners." If properly managed, adds the same paper, the developed workings will surely yield profits large enough to attract foreign capital. The reason given is the same as that advanced by us last week. " Other nations are content with a smaller rate of interest than is usual here." They denounce most heartily both speculation and deception as ruinout to the industry and to Californian credit generally ; and such papers would not hesitate to expose and censure strongly any fraudulent " wild-cat" scheme brought out in the London market, if only they could hear of it in time. The business will prove very remunerative, nor with due cau tion ought it to be dangerous. All know that General Spinner is one of the most overworked officials of the United States. Those who did not know it before were informed of it by a special paragraph in the General's Report, and the truth of what he said was so apparent that no one ventured a word in contradiction. Why, then, should General Spinner carry ou an arduous correspondence with an enthusiastic German on the subject of a plan for an immediate return to specie payment, without specie. Thl, same scheme disguised in various ways bas been discussed threadbare, but no one yet until the visionary German and General Spinner got into correspondence, ever before made the naked proposi tion of a return to coin payment without coin. The German, whose name is not given, was the Financia Minister of the Grand Duchy of Baden, and he desires to play the United States Government against the Roths chide for the purchase of his philosopher's stone. Gen. Spinner undertook to demonstrate 'the absurdity of the proposition, of course in vain, as far as his correspondent was concerned, hoWever conclusive his arguments might have appeared to others. Captain Raymond has submitted his report on the Yukon River and its, tributaries to General Sherman. That engineer officer was ordered to determine the geo graphical position of Fort Yukon and the number and dis position of the native tribes on or in the vicinity, and to ascertain as far as possible the amount of trade carried on, by the Hudson Bay Company within American territory reporting more particularly upon the amount of goods brought by them from British territory ; and, finally, to rape, t upon the number and condition of the public build ings at Michaeloyski. Observations for latitude were made, and by rough field computations Fort Yukon was found to be about 8C miles within American territory. :n accord ance with the directions of the Treasury Department, the agents of the Hudson Bay Company were notified of the fact, and directed to cease bade at the post. The Yukon is the third largest river in the world. The timber is small and of poor quality, and there is no agriculture, but enor mous quantities of fish are found in the Northern River, and furs are the great" staple. The Indians are threatened with extinction through disease, owing to their reckless exposure to so severe a climate, a fact regarded by Capt. Raymond as alarming, for without their assistance the pro secution of the fur trade is impossible. The Pall Mall Gazette yesterday evening came out with nearly a column of special telegrams from Ame rica. While fully alive to the enterprise of our contem porary, we can assure it it detracts from instead of adding to the effect by unfolding the "packing" of its correspondent in so voluminous a manner. The public wonder at the choice of subjects — 4, the clouds of canvas," " the ice burdened trees," the beautiful sights, and the exclamations of delight, and ask, Can the Pall Mall really have had all this through the ocean cable ?—and those unacquainted with the art of "packing" and "unfolding" are amazed to find a telegraph message across the Atlantic containing more words than ordinary writing to convey the same m From Albany we lean that Lieut.-Governor E. Church has removed to his old home in Albion, slightly recovered from his recent dangerous illness. Henry R. Seldou of Rochester is again well, and at work in the Court of Appeals. Judge H. Cr. Warner is named for the succession iu the board of Regents of the University, vacant by the death of the Rev. Dr. I.uckie. Mr. Selkreg of Ithaca retook his old seat on tho 11th inst., thanking the House for having reserved it for him during his illness. The ASsembly is hard at work, principallyon the rights and interests of working men, changing the conspiracy law, protecting the coal miners, and regulating prison hours of labour. Memorials are before the Legislature for making a fish-way in the Troy dam to enable fish from the ocean to spawn in the Upper Hudson, and generally to encou rage pisciculture. Resolutions had been brought up in the Assembly expressing sympathy with the Fenians and Cubans, the two being mixed together in hopeless con fusion. The following letter tells its own story. The dimensions of these ships were given more at length in a former number of this paper, but whether the conditions can be carried out by the builders remains to be seen : "Temporary Office of the international Steamship Com pany, New York, Jan. 4, 1870. Sir,-1 have the satisfac tion to inform you that we have this day agreed upon the terms and conditions with the builders for the construction of our two first steamships, and that two more shall fol low. The dimensions of these are 500 feet length, 66 feet width, 33 feet depth ; the arrangements to be in accord• ance with the drawings which 1 had the honour to show you in October last ; speed to be 25 miles per hour in smooth water— a capability to cross the ocean in fair weather in 61- days, and on an average time of eight days. They are all to be built of iron, double in form, having all -the provi sions for safety which were named as requisites at our in terview in October. I have the honour to be, with great respect, your humble servant, AMBROSE W. THOMPSON President. To the Hon. 1. A. J. Creswell, Postmaster- General." ELECTION NEWS.—General Reynolds telegraphed from Texas that the new State Constitution is adopted almost unanimously, and Davis is elected Governor by a majority of 781—The Kansas Legislature met on Tues day, Jan. 11, at Topeka. Among the officers elected was Miss Emma Campbell as enrolling Clerk.—The Governor's Message was sent in on the 13th.—The Senates of Ohio and Kansas, and both branches of the Minnesota Legisla ture, have ratified the Fifteenth Amendment. BUDGET OF PERSONAL.—The Hon. F. .F. Low, Minister to China, left New York on Saturday, Jan. 8, for San Francisco, by the Pacific Railroad ; and on the same day Senor Roberts, the Spanish Minister; Speaker Blaine, of the House of Representatives ; Gen. Farnsworth, M.C., of Illinois; and Gen. Badeau left for Washington, and Gen. Banks on the llth.—Governor Haight has appointed Jackson Temple Judge of the Supreme Court of Califor nia, in place of Judge Sanderson, resigned.—Manager J. T. Ford, of Baltimore, has been held to answer at Charles ton, South Carolina, for violating the Civil Rights Act, in refusing coloured men admission to the dress circle of the Academy of Music.— Rochefort is called by the Louisville Journal the "French George Francis Train ;" and Senator Chandler is called the " Marquis of Michigan."— Admiral Dahlgren's family coat-of-arms is two Dahlgren guns, a telescope, an anchor and a flag, with the Latin motto for " A part of which I was,"— It is reported that the Very Rev. Thomas Foley, D.D., Vicar-General and Chancellor of the Diocese of Baltimore, has been named coadjutor to Bishop Duggan of Chicago, with full powers of administration. Bishop Duggan is insnne.—A. statue of S. S. Cox has been ()Meted in Rome, to be set up in Now York.—Miss Bertram, charged with killing W. F. Nash at Wheeling on the 30th of December, has been bailed in the sum of 510,000.—Professor Blot has his experimental kitchen in full operation in Brooklyn, and supplies all fami lies who want it, with well-cooked food, delivered at their residences.—Judge Grier was once trying a cause in which a blundering jury returned an unjust verdict. As the Clerk turned to record it, Judge Grier said —" Mr. Clerk, that verdict is set aside by the Court. It may as well be understood that in this State it takes thirteen men to steal a man's farm."—Ex- President Fillmore was 69 years of age on Friday, Jan. 7.—lt is said that Professor Goldwin Smith will re turn to England this year. He is at present in Phila delphia, wdere he is receiving considerable attention from the leading m2D, of literature and scieue. His health is much improved, and he is much pleased with his resi dence in the United States.—The President has been sent a suit of clothes from Siberia, made' of Siberia❑ furs and cut in tit.) Siberian fashion.—Mr. E. L. Daven port is in retirement, at present, near Boston.—Major Francis O'Callaghan is said to be one of the best officers Spain has in Cuba- The insurgents call him the "ferocious Irishman."—Horace F. Clark, Vanderbilt's son in-law, is said to have been selected by the Democrats for Mayor of the now "consolidated cities of Now Jersey," Jersey City and its neighbours.—Galusha A. Grow, for merly Speaker of the United States House of Represen tatives, has settled iu Philadelphia, and engaged in vier cantile business.—Governor M'Dougall arrived at Ottawa on January 11th, and had an interview with the Go vernor-General and Dominion Cabinet members.—Gene ral Joseph B. Johnston has declined to accept the Pre sidency of the University of Nashville, Tennessee.— Fechter gets $590 in gold for each night's performance. — Mr. Joseph Jefferson is said to have paid Mr. Boucicault sls,ooofor his interest in "Rip Van Winkle."—Lucy M. Arnold, M.D., is a candidate for the City Physician of Detroit. —Ex - Secretary Welles has published a sharp criticism of Secretary Robeson's naval report.- - Samuel Hoar, the eldest son of the Attorney General, is about to be married to Miss Laura Wise, a belle of Balti more, to whom he has been long engaged and who has been stopping for some weeks at Concord.—Mr. Gilbert Rhett, formerly an aide-de-camp on General Stonewall Jackson's staff, was to be married on the 26th instant to Mrs. Bailey of New York, the wedding ceremony to take place on the bridegroom's plantation in Virginia.—The non. J. W. Grimes, of lowa, is at Naples, with his family, where he proposes to remain for some weeks.—M. Frederick if. de Figaniera e Morao, late Portnguese Chargd at London, is to ihe the envoy of Portugal at Washington.—Wa'•tet Brown, the American oarb.mau, has returned to New York with a challenge from the Tyne crew co the St. John's crew, which won the Paris race. Walter Brown believes the Newcastle men can win easily, but, although he is a good judge, there are others who doubt such a result THE APPROACH OF THE SESSION. Ministers have not much more time to put their 14 finishing touches" to the various measures which they intend to bring before the Legislature. Parlia ment meets to-morrow week; so that there is only one clear week for them to work in, and a considerable portion of a sitting must be appropriated to the Queen's speech. The Cabinet meet three times this weok—to-morrow, on Wednesday, and on Friday. If they have not yet concluded their deliberations on education, or drawn up the licensing measure, and they intend dealing. with these subjects early in the session, they will have enough to do. Perhaps, however, the Irish Church Bill is to monopohSe the earlier days of Parliament. ELECTION NEWS. Sir John Simeon has in some sort contradicted the rumours of his retirement for the Isle of Wight by a circular addressed to his constituents. Sir John says that his health has been delicate during the recess, and hence he has not addressed the electors. His condition is now improving. The political agitation at Norwich is at present all on the side of Sir E. J. Harvey, the Conservative candidate. The friends of Mr. Tillett, who has been mentioned in the Liberal interest, are not particularly active. MALLOW. The Mallow contest is as uncertain of result as elections—and particularly Irish elections —usually are. It is indeed much more so. As things stand, Major Knox, the Conservative candidate, is said to have a "good chance;" but his hopes, and those of all the other aspirants for the privilege of M.1.-ship are (according to the Freeman) to be blasted to-day, when the nomination takes place. On the hustings somebody or other, it is not clear who, will propose "a gentleman well known in Cork and most popular in the country," to the discomfiture of "certain per sons." That gentleman will go to the poll ; so that . the whole organisation of both parties expect .% to become useless. THE HUSH LAND MEASURE. The Pall Mall Gazette says that though it does not profess to be acquainted with Cabinet secrets, it sees more clearly every day what direction the Irish land measure will take, and within what moderate limits it will be confined. The closer the cries of wrong, and oppression . have been examined, the less foundation lids —been found by Ministers to exist for them. Therefore the measure, as it can not be popular, will be a right and a just one; and being a right and just one, and not what Irish agi tators have urged the nation on to expect, there will be at the first announcement of the Ministerial scheme a violent opposition in some shape or • other, if not an actual outbreak. For this the Government will be very guilty if it be not prepared. Fenianism by itself rs insignificant; the only risk is lest the incendiary papers which are its organs should stimulate the people into some mad outburst of frenzy, which could only be quenched in blood. This danger would never have arisen had. it not been for the inaction of the au thorities. Again, the alarming system of secret assassination derives its formidable character from the inability of the law to deal with it, and yet it is said that some of the Cabinet hold out against any proposal to amend it. The farmers' agitation is still more difficult - to deal with. A year ago none but a few reckless spouters ventured to speak of fixity of tenure. Now we have allowed thousands to talk themselves into a belief that it is their. right, and that they will.get it. When they are rudely awakened from their foolish dream, it is possible that the whole hostile elements of Irish discontent may unite in a• Combined defiance of Imperial ,authority. On the whole, the present crisis is more grave than any former one in the history of our relations with the sister country, and when the Land Bill is brought forward, the Execu tive should be well prepared to suppress all sedition and violence with a strong hand. AID TO EMIGRANTS. A letter is published, sent by the Emigrants and: Colonists' Aid Corporation to the governors of the British colonies. The object is to point out several modes, by either of which valuable assistance may be rendered to what the Corporation. hope and believe will become a national undertaking. The particular modes of assistance specified are grants of land, guarantees to loans, facilities in forwarding emigrants to their destination, assistance in recovery of advances, and grants in aid to recover losses. A copy of this letter has been sent to Lord Granville, who has replied. He informs the secretary to the corporation that the only colonies to which the Corporation is likely to send emigrants are Canada, the Cape, Natal, or Australia. In all these, except Natal and West Australia, the management of the Crown landshas been surrendered to the colonial Government's. Except, therefore, in these two colonies, the Secretary of State could not interfere. On the other heads, his lordship refers the Corporation to 64 Colonial Governments. He adds, that while he must decline, on the part of her Majesty's Government, to give exceptional advan tages to the. Corporation, he will be ready to direct the governors ; of the colonies to afibrd information on any specific points which persons interested in the colonies may desire to know. AN EMIGRATION EXPERIMENT. Mr. Thomas Hughes, M.P., gives an interesting account of au emigration experiment which ho made a few years ago. At the end of the great strike of engineers in 185* forty men wlti refused to accept the masters' tams were assisted to Australia by Mr. Vansittart, through the agency of Mr. Hughes . . The total sum advanced was £1,200. No legal security was, or could be, taken for the re payment; the men were plainly told that their honour alone was depended on, and they accordingly agreed to become jointly and severally responsible for the return of the sum within from three to five years. At first the money did not come in very rapidly, but in time a remittance arrived. "To cut the story short, within four years the whole of the money was remitted, with interest from the date of advance, which bad not been asked for, and a piece of plate as an acknowledgment of Mr. Van sittart's help in their time of need. There were several defaulters, but the joint liability had been faithfully recognised and discharged in full." Mr. Hughes thinks that this sort of scheme will almost always answer. Some rogues there will be, but the honest men will compensate for the defi ciencies of their brethren. Only make the whole body responsible for the whole sum, and the collective conscience will seldom fail. GAME. The Warwickshire Chamber of Agriculture has once more given the game laws a very severe hand ling. Mr. U. F. Muntz propounded a scheme to the effect that the landlord should compensate the tenant for any loss in excess of a fixed sum to be settled be tween the two. But this would not do for the majo rity of the Warwickshire farmers. They urged that there would be endless difficulty iu determining what the actual extent of damage might be. Mr. Wyke ham Martin, M.P., said he was preparing a bill to give tenants the absolute right to kill rabbits, and rendering null and void any reservation of such nuisances by landlords. Mr. Davenport Bromley, M.P., contended that the real difficulty arose from over-preservation of game for battue purposes. And Mr. Newdegate telegraphed his opinion, which was that there should be a specific agreement between landlord and tenant without the intervention of a third party. The Chamber, however, gave no heed to this counsel, but declared unanimously that hares and rabbits should be the absolute property of the occupier, no matter what agreement landlord and tenant might come to, THE POSITION IN NEW ZEALAND. When the last advices left New Zealand every thing was quiet, and promised peace. But the famous despatch of Earl Granville insisting upon the imme diate withdrawal of the 18th Regiment, bad not even then reached the colony. It had got to Melbourne, however, and its contents were so gravely thought of that the bills of the New Zealand Government, which were easy before, became quite unsaleable. The. Spec tator is assured that the Maories were narrowly watch ing the chances of our colonists getting help. "Relays of natives had been organised to carry inland the news whether or not military help had been obtained from Victoria, and there is no New Zealand colonist in the country who is not full of alarm for the issue when Earl Granville's pro-Maori dispatch is pub lished!' There is no doubt, says the Spectator, about the CONGRESS. Congress reassembled on the 10th Jan. On that day in the Senate, Mr. Cattell introduced a resolution far vouring the including of the annexation of British Columbia among the subjec's of negotiation with Great Britain. Bills were introduced by Mr. Har lan to prohibit sales of public lands except to actual settlers; by Mr. Stewart, ex,ending the protection of the Civil Rights Act to the Chinese ; also abo lishing franking, and establishing a Govern ment telegraph system; by Mr. Morton, declar ing that no State has power to tax passengers travelling through its limits ; also to prevent the furnishing of war vessels t) foreign' powers to. be used again - st insurgent districts ; by Mr. Williams, to provide for the redemption of green backs in coin, at the rate of $1 in coin for $1 20 in greenbacks. On the motion of Mr. Corbett, the Finance Committee were directed to consider the expediency of compelling the National Banks to make annual returns of the gold:interest paid them by the Government upon bonds held to secure their circulation, until the amount reach the sum required as their legal reserve, and it may be held as a.re serve instead of Legal 'fenders, with a view' ti re suming specie payments. Mr. Corbett also offered a resolution directing the Secretary of State to make propositions to Great Britain for the annexation of British Columbia. Referred to the Foreign Com mittee. lhe bill for the admission of Virginia was considered, and after an executive session the Senate adjourned. J.ln. 11.—Mr. Sumner gave notice of a bill to fund the public debt, extend banking facilities, and establish specie payments. The bill exempting canned and preserved fish from internal tax was passed. Mr. Sherman, from the Finance Com mittee, reported a bill " to provide a national cur rency of coin notes and equalise the distribution of circulating notes." The Virginia bill was con sidered. A message was received from the Presi dent, vetoing a bill for the relief of Rollin White. After an executive session the Senate adjourned. Jan. 12.--The resolutions of the Legislature of New York, withdrawing the ratification of the Fifteenth Amendment, were presented. Mr. Drake offered a resolution that Indian treaties shall -be considered in open session. Mr. Sumner introduced a bill to fund the National Debt, to extend banking facilities, and establish specie payments. The Vir ginia Bill was discussed, pending which the Senate adjourned. Jan. 13.—A bill was reported amendatory to the Act providing for an AMerican steamship line be tween New York and Europe. It directs the Post master-General to contract with the campany named in the Act for the conveyance of the mails, paying $500,000 interest on the company's bonds. The consideration of the Virginia Bill was resumed, and Mr. Drake's amendment was rejected, the yeas being 11 and the nays 45. Other amendments were offered, peliding which the Senate adjourned. House of Representatives , Jan. 10.—Bills were meeting introduced by Mr. Morrill, changing the of the second and third sessions of Congress to the first Monday in January, also to protect American citizens ; by Mr. Dickey, to exempt farmers and gardeners from paying brokers' tax on their sales ; by Mr. Beck, to repeal the tariff on animals im ported for breeding purposes ; by Mr. Lawrence, to amend the Homestead law in favour of soldiers; by Mr. Asper, to extend the privileges of the National Banking Act ; by Mr. , Wells, to repeal the bank ruptcy laws; buy Mr. Palmer, to establish free banking; by AI r.Paine, to apportion representatives, making the number 300, and for the almission of Virginia ; and by Mr. Johnson, declaring the right of States to protect themselves against the evil effects of Chinese. immigration. Mr. Bingham offered a joint resolution, declaring Virginia entitled to representation in Congress, and moved the pre vious question, which was seconded. The main question was then ordered—yeas, 68; nays, 58. Mr. Benjamin, of Mobile, moved to reconsider the vote ordering the main question. On this motion there was a tie vote, and the Speaker giving his vote in the negative, the motion was rejected. Sub sequently, Mr. Paine said there was an error in making up the result, Mr. Hoar having voted yea, and his vote not having been recorded. . The vote was counted accordingly, and on the recurrence of the question, shall the main question be ordered, the vote stood, yeas, 66 ; nays, 80 ; and the bill was laid over. Eighteen Republicans voted yea. After some further business the House adjourned. Jan. 11.—Mr. Farnsworth, from the Reconstruc tion Committee, reported a bill for the admission of Virginia upon certain fundamental conditions, among them that no one shall hold any office in the State without taking test oaths, and that the State Constitution shall never be so amended as to de prive any clais of citizens of the right to vote and hold office, except in punishment of crime.. Mr. Bingham offered his bill as a substitute, and both were ordered to be printed. Mr. Scofield, from the Naval Committee, reported a bra transferring the Philadelphia Navy Yard to League Island. 'I he House then went into Committee of the Whole, and Mr. Kelley made a speech severely criticising the Hon. D. A. Wells' Report. -Jan. 12.—The rrsolutiot-s of the New York Legislature rescinding the ratification of the Suf frage Amendment were presented. Mr. Gartieki introduced a bill to abolish the Bureau of refugees, freednien, and abandoned lauds. The League Island Bill was discussed. The Virginia Bill was con sidered, and Mr. Farnsworth, who had reported it from the Reconstruction Committee, spoke against its test oath clauses. Mr. Paine spoke in support of the bill, and Mr. Morgan against it, when the House adjourned. Jan. 13.—Mr. M'Cormick offered. a resolution looking to the establishment of a Territorial Go vernment over the Indian Territory. Mr. Willard offered resolutions, which were referred, declaring the necessity for administrative economy, and the funding of the debt at a lower interest, and oppos ing any acquisition of territory involving the ex penditure of money or increase of the public debt. Mr. Morrill introduced a bill, which was passed, to prevent the giving of contributions or presents from persons employed by the Go vernment to their official superiors. The Vir ginia Bill was considered, a night session b ein g held. In the State Senate yeste rda y the Me tropolitan Police Bill was reported back front the committee, alsl the bill fo r better security against fires in Phihk.lelaia. Bills were int roduc ed allowing husbands andwives to testify in divorce cases, and to prevent the ove rloading of city passen ger cars. A petition was received from Somerset, contesting the seat of Mr. Fi i ndlay, n behalf of Scull, and it was agreed to drew a committee on Mr. Graham. contesting uesday. in the 1-loose, the seat of John F. Mooney, was allowed to with draw, and the committee in the case was , dissolved. A new petition contesting the scat was presented, with a resolution for another committee, but, after some discussion,: the matter was indefinitely post poned. The Senate Bill raising the Governor's salary to V,OOO was called up, but the House, by a vote Of 52 to 45, refused to consider it. Both Houses of the Legislature have adjourned until Tuesday. - - - 311 E AMERICAN PRESS. The New York lribune gives these interesting statistics :--“The Special Committee on Navigation I nteres ts have received from the lion. M. H. Grin nell, collector at the port of New York, a detailed statement, showing the number of nationalities and the tonnage of steamships sailing to and from that port in 1869 and at the beginning of the present year. The following summary has been made : AMERICAN STEAMSHIPS. 1870. 1869. No. Yes. Tons. No. Yes. Tons. To Foreign ports (not Transatlantic) 013 ... 6 To Transatlantic ports ••• 14,1476 ENGLISH STEAMSHIPS. From Transatlantic ports.. 64 141,395 ... 26 51,610 GERMAN STEAMSHIPS. From Transatlantic ports .20 54,425 ... 6 14,123 FRENCH STEAMSHIPS. From Transatlantic ports.. 5 9,518 ... ____ lil Total Foreign steamersc.ipiTuAALioz;r,ri3B 82 65,733 By the above table it will be seen that during the past ten years there has been an increase of 57 foreign steamers, with a capacity of 139,605 tons." The Salt Lake City Evening News, Brigham Young's Church organ, publishes Cullum's Utah Bill entire, and thus closes a column and a half of severe denunciation of its author :—" There is one resolve, however, that we have beard expressed, which we trust will never be forgotten ; no mob, sanctioned by law or otherwise, shall ever enjoy undisturbed the fruits of our toil. We would rather see this land converted into a wilderness and the labours of twenty-five years swept away in a few hours than that our enemies shall find that reward for their villainy in our possessions." Brigham's speech on the bill was the most vituperative ever delivered by Idin. Excitement in Salt Like City is at boiling heat, and buziness at a dead stand. 'The Washington correspondent of the Baltimore sun says :—" Two representatives of foreign bank ing houses (one from London and one from Frank fort) have arrived in this country for the purpose of making propositions to the Government to nego tiate abroad a four and a half per cent. loan, should Congress authorize it, on the plan submitted by Secretary Boutwull in is annual rt-i ()It, awl winch will be considered at an early day by the Sen. t Finance Committee. They state that if the inter t., , t is made payable semi-annually in London, Pari, and Frankfort, they will be able to effect the sale of at least $200,000,000 of such .a loan. Pending the action of Congress on this question, - the terms, on which the foreign houses will undertake the pro posed loan will be submitted to the Secretary of the Treasury. These are of course based on a commis sion, which, it is said, will be much less than was pail for selling the Five-Twenties." - The Philadelphia Public Ledger' thns writes on the Erie Railroad :—" The contests, legal and financial, which have agitated the money market in this country in reference to the condtict of the directors of-the Erie Railroad, have also set the foreign shareholders of the company in motion. The latest foreign Mails bring the intelligence that the Erie shareholders in London have formed an association, and appointed a committee to bring their claims before the United States Supreme • Court. A sahscriptioa of one shilling (twenty ' five cents) a share has been started to raise the t pecei-sary funds, and it is proposed that no bonds shall be sold or bought at the Stock Exchange unless they have been examined by the Committee and stamped as. correct. This plan, it is asserted, will limit the transactions in Erie ; but the London journals despair. of the success of any effort to limit the issue of new shares in this company, and advise their readers to-refuse to deal in trill-eat - butte bonds and shares, and to seek other securiti' either for speculation or for investment. The London Times says the question must be settled whether foreign investors in American undertakings are liable to find their property seized without so much chance of re dress as would be afforded even in countries infested by brigands. In the case that the English investors are secured in their rights, the limes says . there are many sound American enterprises. to which, in the extraordinary progress of the development of the dountry, European capital is likely during the coming year to be attracted. From these remarks it will be seen that the irregularities in the manage ment of the Erie road have a highly injurious effect upon companies -that are maeaged honestly and , with ability and offer sound securities for investors. The Nation remarks :—" The landowners of the south-western corner of South Carolina have just furnished some curious evidence of the struggle that is now going on between the new ideas that new circumstances are forcing upon the Southern mind and the ingrained prejudices of a lifetime. Ro bertville, situated some fifty miles from Port Royal Island and the town of Beaufort, is a part of the sea-coast region, which in old times was famous for its value as a country adapted for the production of long-staple cotton and the best Ame rican rice. Plantations there were large in extent, were inhabited by few whites and many negroes, were cultivated at an expense which made it necessary that the cultivator should be a capi talist, and, withal, were unhealthy, or were so con sidered. The pine barrens being within easy reach as places of residence during the heats of summer, the plantations= the cotton plantations, at least-- were not so badly off in regard to climate as was maintained by people who willingly looked for an excuse to spend a part of the year in pleasure ex cursions, and who also were interested in making it believed that no man but a black man can endure existence in places where good crops of cotton can be raised. The reasons above-mentioned have, how ever, been sufficient•, coupled with the various strong inducements to the foreigner to seek a home RI the Western and Border States, to prevent any sot of the stream of immigration towards tide-water, South Carolina, and the land-owner of Robertville, poor, oppressed by taxes, destitute of money to bui labour, hating the system of free labour, have de cided to offer farms without money and without puce to all European immigrants who will consent to take up abodes among them. They say truly that should they by giving away half their present ,pos sessions double the present population--the new comer s bring industrious farmers—they would in the end be greatly the gainers." It proceeds to censure the impracticable conditions imposed ; first, theY demand that the man who accepts a farm shall agree to occupy it five years, to improve it, and that at the end of the five years he shall sell it, if he sell at all, to other new comers. Se condly, the donee, if without means of his own, must work for the donor, at the ordinary local rate of wages, dtiring the first six months of posses sion, or else two days in the week during all of the first year. This would set the immigrant at work for another during the time when there would be most need to work for himself. Besides, the provision seems to contemplate the entrance of a class of people who would make an accession of no great value to any industrial community. In the third place, the Robertville men will require of their beneficiary a pledge that he will " have no dealings or inter course with any of the African race." The New York Tribune, Jan. 11, says The question of Protection v. Free-Trade was ably argtied last night by members of the Cooper Union Literary Club, whose interested auditors crowded the large hall of. Cooper Institute, and made it e cho with their plaudits. The claims of Protection were advanced by 1). T. Gardner, Daniel 11. Ives, Wm. E. Rogan, tad A. A. Griffin ; while Free-trade found elrquent and valiant defenders iu Robert Scott, W. D. Whiting, J. W. Goff, and Wm. Sal. van. Mr. Gardner opened the debate in a masterly manner, and succeeded in setting the merits of Pro tection fairly before his hearers. All the debatore acquitted themselves with credit ; but for force Of expression, fluency, self-possession, and general vine Mr. Goff appeared to deserve the lion's share of the applause, and it was accorded with a will." OBITUARY.—Brevet Major-General Joseph A. Mower died at New Orleans on the 6th inst. of conges tion of the lungs. He began his military career as a pri vate soldier in the company of engineers that served with distinction in the Mexican war, and was commissioned as a Second Lieutenant in the Ist Infantry, June 1 8, 1855' and was promoted to b e Fi rst Li eutenant, M ar ch 13, 1857._ At the breaking out of the war of the Rebellion , he commanded Company H, Ist Infantry, and took part in the siege and capture of New Madrid. May 5, 1862, he was commissioned as Colonel of the - 11th Missouri Volun teers, and took part in the Corinth campaign, and vis. 4, conspicuous at Corinth, Oct. 4, 1862, when he was wounded severely, and for a time was in the hands of the enemy' Gen. Sheridan thus speaks of him in the official announce" ment of his death. "He first fell under the immediate command of the present General of the Army in the Vicks burg campaign, and very soon attracted his notice by deeds of personal bravery that would require a volume to record . From that date to the close of the war he was engaged in every campaign in the West - at Jackson, Vicksburg, M°: rie.ian, the Red River, and in Missouri. When he w' called person a ll y t o th e wa s aid of the General at Atlanta be accompanied him, rising through all the grades until the end of the war, when he commanded the Twen tieth Corps. A better soldier or a braver man never lived than Joseph A. Mower, and the General can recall many instances when he displayed abilities of the highest order, entitling him to the full name and fame of General. Since the war be has exhibited his soldierly qualities by standing at his -post through pestilence and sickness, never asking a personal favour, and always sharing the expo sures of his men. The General, in thus speaking of one to whom he was so strongly attached, feels certain that this, and more too, is due to one who never spoke of him self, and seemed oblivious of all things except to serve his country with his whole heart and his whole soul."-- -- Amedie Savran, the French Consul at Richmond, Virginia/ died on Sunday, Jan. 9, from a stroke of paralysis. - Col. Aaron Wilbur, of Savannah, is dead. He had policies amounting to $170,000 in various life insurance companies. —The Hon. John Huyler, ex-Congressman from Ne o , Jersey, died on Sunday, Jan. 9, from injuries received from a drunken man, who attacked him some- time since. Mr. Ruyler was a Representative in the Thirty- fifth 0 011 ' gross. - On Sunday, January 23, at Warwick House, War wick-road, Maida-hall, Annie Marie, wife of Gilead A. Smith. Friends will kindly accept this intimation.—The Hon. L. J. Bigelow, jun., editor of the Watertown (N.Y.) Daily Times, died suddenly in that city, Jan. 13. LAD VERTISEMEN . . O .l—Eren?eforth no one will doubt the valuable properties o' Ds tarry's I'ealth-restoring heva'enta Arabica Invalids' e.._•cl Inranls' Nod. since to the tiro:mantis of blessings it has alreai y receives: from Invalids wrote position had been deemet hopeless, we way now add the t of his holiness the Pope, whose health has been perfectly restored by :t after thi;ty years of unsuccessful medical treatmew. We :rote from the " Gazette do B a 6 b d a . nd T o h ni e n h g ea a l l t l h o o th f t e h r e r H an oly dies, _'elr. , s confined lrimself entirely to Du R ev aienta especially I since,y 21,1 Fa Midi,"th Julyis ex 2 c s e t l h l el; excellent, p°en Rome, A-a:Yea. Food. of which he consumes a nirt.3 ul at every Meal' It has pro,:xced a surprisinglybeneficiel e,:ec on his health, and his Holiness carrot praise this excellent rood too highly." We extract a few out ofmore than 68.000 cures:—Cure No. 58,216, of the Mal chioress de Brehan, of seven years' liver complaint wasting away, debiliiy, nervousness, tribh a nervous palpitation , all over, bad digestion, constant sleeplessness, and the most in tolerable net vous agitation. Cure No. 1,771: Lord Stuart de Decies, 1 :old-Lieutenant oi* Waterford, many years' dyspepsia , No. 49,832: "Fifty years' indescribable agony from dyspepsia, nervousness, asthma, cough, constipation, flatulency, spasms, sickness, and vomiting —Maria Joly." Cure No. 46,270: Mr. James Roberts, o? Frimley, Surrey, of 30 years' diseased lungs• spitting of blood, I've deran g em e nt, and partial deafness. portant Caution—reware of the many unsavoury and more than sloppy imitations to which, without authority, Baron id e big's name is most audac;ouslv attached. In tins, rt Is , Ilb 2s 9d; 2lb 48 6d; #lb Ils; 12 lb 225: 24 lb" 4 s. —Also II BARBY's RoNALENTA. RAMA CHOCOLATE PoWDER, i 3 pacired L iin can;sters: for 12 cups at 2s, for 24 c aps at Is 6d, roi. '8 cups r t 6s, for 2 , 8 cups at 30s, for 576 cups at 530 —being aboui; one penny per cup. The 30s and I' 5s tins are sent free of carriage in England on receipt of Post Office Order.-- BARRY Do BARRY and Co., No. 77, Regent-street, London ; and Grocers and Chemists. BIRTHS. MATTIIBWS —On the 28th inst., at 21, City-road, the wife of Rowland Matthews, of a daughter. ROBERTSON —On the 11th inst., at Ottawa, C.W., the LadY Katharine Eustaee Robertson, of a son. Mil RRIA CES. LUTTRELL LUTTRELL—On the 27111 inst., at Minebead, Somerset, John A. F. Laird!, Commander R iti. to Margaret Charloste, only child of the Rev. Aluxand.all• F. ..uttrell, vicar of Al inehead. - - TEGART DURANT —On the 27th inst., at the Pro-Cathe dral, Kensington, Edward Tegart, Esq., of Jertuyn street, to Agnes Julia, youngest daughter of the late Colonel G. Durant, of Tong Castle, Salop. DEATHS. ATILLAis - On the 28th inst., at Kingston on-Thatte7, Jno• William Millais, Esq., aged 70. NETTERVILLE —On the 21st inst., Viscountess Nettervilla. PITT--On the 27th inst., at 8, Cheyne-walk, Chelsea, James Pitt, Esq., aged 95. Loudon: Priutei and Po:,lisaed hy WILLIAM. ANDREWS , of No. 112, Strand, Printer, at THE SUN Office, 1.0. 112, Strand , in the Precinct of the Savoy, in the County of Middlesex:" Monday, January 31, 1810, RI.AHA 'o7serve tho ban LL Whis t r celebrat, Ili Meal. Pure, Mil tt Sold in BO 'le ' 43 kZents in %II 8, ORE A lITU Al (Inc( RusEE , DVANCIES M , 'old or Lenseh, weekly, nx ctrrs free on PSTABLT 114 dn. The rolativ sessional Mon weekly Day= blued with thi e stablishment This establi . Bed by her and it is mat L ady Laura Caroline 'Russ All inform: ten Or persona Treasurer, at PRE DE r eceive A. JEWS PPI ana DUMB Pupils, for in The systeT Manual alpha Wheupublia 1( the au teased. Apphcatiot other particul THE Li Offices-1 The InveS Fire Revenue The moderat Bonus! or tl] value as SI render, them leave is gran thirty days a THE RI of CH Upwards c this Hospital . The Comn enable thb - n numerous p helpless by F Bankers, 3 street ; and ' Vaterloo- VATIOI Richm Under the pat Whereby a hl Girls of all ag the kingdom. The objet ish education and laundry, wise provide( suitable eitnai The Commi entirely susta Office, 121. OYAI " 11 -) open PITNDS arc GREA Su i This llosi established 4:6e- t we epl B v a : r i n sk s : t . . e l l 7 o te 6: p n jt i L°NDO CONTRI 1n.,,0na Chao ' l oare, Fl ee . Liverpool -r rIE President Treasurers- bONA.T] solicited, to 6 zPAn diturc at Walton ; Banke Office, 32 SEAME Green Nations, wi The Cor from voluu il ,_SSOII i _ee U sis. re ; and a ' 40 ., by Qualifies' Governor ORIT] -E-P Macke Patron. For the destitut e of lind of a ll Prosperous One bun stitution s Increase endowed, s assistance. Bubscrib ,&nstituti on d eseculiaz l'he last Secretary. 9faces, Beakers !me; and nEA.T.TII ly BA end eaMeg fifty perfect dig refreshing Moat di sc , effectually intaption, ! %12 gemeni - . s rVOUsue elttlirrhe, l 'heurnattei ralgia, is h9artburn, nenees an( fits, brow) the pit of he most d for invalid and more tit .Baron Honed( Du Barry and Idea has grew been dean bees the 1 biit after We quot( 48,41a): soly. Fatl other reu arry s R plateful al b snefloi al praise this {Cure N Tears' liv n2ss, irrit digestion, ervous a Ntaart de ford :--"] food._s T ,Waterforc Cure IN from 4EII flatulency of Lynn, Cure N uervousu dour ram Cure N Year& din The Fc 4e. 6 aaisters : 3 erry , s Lie oaaist, e- P 3 at 61 f atoat J ai ee vl ca a n se i at 1 • 4ceohn Noi road. I