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ner Of Fourth and South Seventh SITS. Brooklyn, e.

ner Of Fourth and South Seventb-ss Brooklyn, T.
last evening The meeting was called by the Emm
Circle, who had a brass band for the occasion BY
o'clock the large hall was densely crowded, and Il
enthusiasm Of the audience wen worked up by Il
band playing the Wearing Of the Green" and 9th,
popular Irish airs. Mr.. james Collins Center Of Il
Emmett Circle, presided. Shortly after the meetir
was organized Gen. Sweeney was noticed upon Il
platform, and his appearance was hailed with lou
cheers and applause When order was restored Cent?
Collins introduced the General. who proceeded to d.
liver spirited address. In speaking Of Canada
said it was the general opinion that he was about
strike that Province but certain Of his dom
so, as he did not know himself where the blow wou
be struck During Gen. Sweeneys address he W,
frequently interrupted With applause. Col Murphy
the CorcOran Legion, Mr.. Hines Of Pennsylvania az
several local speakers followed The meeting was ke
up until late hour 1t understood at the mectir
that that was to be Gen. Sweenoys last appearance
an orator.
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The Ouchies.

Count Won Bismarck had forwarded reply
y e recept address Of members Of the Holsein
Nobility, 10 Which he says IL have already previous
liz stated that consider the union Of the Duches with
The Prussian Monarchy to be the mos, advantageous
solution possible Respect for the signatures OF the I'D
dress encourages the Kings Government to make fresh
endayors 10 obtain the consent OF Austria to this sou
tion and satisfy the claims VI Prussia. which will be
maintained under any circumstances In such manner
q to restore the administrative unity Of the Duchies
and guarantee their prosperity
1t Is stated that the Germans are casting longing
eve on Heligoand, which they say originally belonged
to Scheswig Holsein Some attempt Is making to I'm.
press the small population with the advantages which
would accrue to them were their island TRANSFORMED
into German fortress with splendid barbor.
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Latest Ship News.
ARRIVED.


s,..m.b;u H.,t.r,. Parrish. Norfolk, with mde nd ~
to Livingston. FoIk Go. Il, ,a ,.,, 10 d
Stesmship Niagara, Couch. Norfolk mdse' emu ~
Heineken Fillmore. . ,,- n.,,h ~
Steamship ST. Andrews (BrI Scott, 0ls'sOw wiis,, 3
Portland ?oth with mdse. and "a pass 70
Guion. r., v.A I and Psrtaf
BARK Scotland (of Boson) Damon asvre Fso; Hss isl
mouth Eng, 81, with mdse. to John Monroe y w.
very heavy westerly gales the lat 10 days. p sosu
Bsrk Henry Trowbrdg~, Denn. Trinidad roH" w.
DAYS v ith sugar 20 II. Trowbrdee's Sons. n ,h fruk
Schr John a. whipple, Jones Bsrscos Msren y WV"
to James Douglaa Had heavy we,thef xh,,vpot.
Schr Matte Ross, Poland Phisdepma fSr Nr~r
schr White Sea- Lee. Elirbrhpo to' Ne"p S.IywSds a
Schr Lath Rich. Leavitt, APaAchic9l, vac DR.rpyds
int With cotton 10 Lunt Brothers. Put into nef"'
distress. . c., ,,x
Schr Atlantic (Br.), Lockhsrt. Halifax 10 days VII"
to A. Smithers 4 Co.. n,, r.. p,i,dsl pha
Sehr John Boynon lot Caai'), Reed, Bsrscoa " S'''
''u" " - BELOW.
Shin Caroline from London. :, uno., ftoa
NAILS ID. Pennsl from Rio Jsneiro, J. H. ho'p'O
Brigs Athee,e and Tuba Csu.
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EUROPE.
TWO DAYS LATER NEWS.
The New Atlantic Telegraph Company
President Johnson's Speech and
n6r. Dancroft's Grafton.
FURTHER ARRESTS OF FENlANS.
The Reported Escape Of Stephens
Discredited.
FURTHER ARRESTS OF FENlANS.
PRUSSIA AND THE DUCH1Hs
The Conference on the Danubian Prlp-
cipalities.

The Royal Mail steamer AuStralasian, Capt
.Ceok which sailed from Liverpool at p. In on the
10Th and Queenstown the nth March arrived here
ut an early hour on Thursday morning. bringing two
days later news.
The City Of Baltimore reached Liverpool about noon
On the 9th inst.
The Scotland arrived al Queenstown al midnight on
the 9Th.
The U. S. war steamer Canandaigua lef' hingstown
an the 9th March for the north of Ireland.
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A TEA COMMONWEALTH the Court Of Com
mon Pleas, Trial Term yesterday before Judge Brady
the case Of Frederick A. Sieman ct al. against L
Adolph Abel a suit for brokers' commissions, IN,
plaintiffs claim that they purchased for the defendant
large quantity of teas for commission Of per cent
agreeing however TO resell the without further
commission. Subsequently. however. the defendant n
sold them through other brokers. 1t was in eyi
dence that Mr. Sieman told him after that sale that h
had done very wrong" and that the defendant bal
brought bag of gold to the plaintiffs Office that b
had been asked If he intended to pay the commission,
all the teas and bad said on certain chests. and
withdrawn with his gold. The defendant insisted that
the contract was that the plaintiffs should charge moth
ing for the purchase, bat to receive commission
on the sale That they not being able TO sell it, b,
placed it in the hands of others who sold it, ald thus
the plaintiffs lost their commissions. This, he claimed.
was in accordance with the customs of the trade. TIE
jury rendered verdict for tho plaintiffs for the fuf
amount claimed.
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ustria.

A Vienna telegram Of the 9Th says: " 1t is
stated that the Ministry of Foreign Affairs has been
Authorized 10 make fresh treaty with the Mexican
Goyernment for the completion Of the Austrian Volun
teer Corps for Mexico Several distinguished Austrian
Generals are it Is said. about 10 proceed TO various
German capitals. These journeys are understood to
have political motives"
The Croatan Diet had agreed to send Deputies to the
Hungarian Diet, in conformity with the wish OF the
Emperor. - ..".-I
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Earl Clarendon refused The Gesdie says that the rca
tone between Vienna sld Berlin are STRAINED 'eI!
Tightly bnt Tat il is long wsy from plomatic dis
patch 20 war. It'll
The first setting Of the Conference on the Prlpai.
ties held in Paris the 10Th inst = the ro"oiS
who signed the Paris treaty were represented
The IaUalide RasSt,enies all rlInors ci oonCenra
ton of Russian troops On the PrVth and says that not
single regiment has qaitted iis WINTER 9uarters a.
The insurgents in Syrss have AL made submission 10
the Turks.
The United States war steamer CaDandaigua is ut
Ret
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Offers or Mere Men 10 the Government.
"Forward MaPch"-Fenfan Rumors
TORONTO, Wednesday, Marc

TORONTO, Wednesday March 81, 1861.
1t is stated here to-day Oh the best authori,
that the Canadian Government have received ofersf
lao, 900 men for service in the field.
Orders have Just been given To some Of the companb
in the country districts TO to the 'front.' and 4
day the Stratford Volunteers moved off, going far
Chatham.
II is reported in official circles that the GovernmeI
has received information that the FenaDs have resolve
TO make an attempt to enter by ROuses Point and max
Isle Aux Noix their base OF operations.
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Commercial Intelligence.

After week Of extreme depression the Iuhuo
closed the 9th with partial ray-ihe iast piee o' o
Money confined in good demand Of per cent. .
The weekly retns THE Bank Of England so" an
barring Brothers Circular quotes Bar silver, 3oia3s Dol
lars 4 liid4illi Ear-s. 562i@7d4 T. ..,,. q
moderate business 2O bat the continental demand sup
ports the price which O4 d7o The speculative anss
actions in shaIes considerable tret' '',@''; I"D' Nv
";' LIVERPOOL, March ia m.
CoTTos-The, Brokers Circular Gays: "Cou0h
has been large and general demand from consumers
out the week snd the export have also done far
average business Holders however have supplied ,ns ps
msnd readily and though some descriptions lnote |
gyptsnl show an compared with last week. rave.
this is not general American continues In estense
but is sti freely offered at aeoe former quotations Inc ea
vance in Egyptian is add & n on the week ON IN otne
descriptions there IL hardly any n e
''' ws,o..,r .''' ,. s gs5 Mi' is.s'
Moblle..... ao tet
uplands. ..................''''' ~ ~, S
The sales Yesterday iFrdayj were e,maied at goo bales
including 1000 for speculation aid export The ~ fA''
, I lo pI, s.,in"ed a. a6 o bales cudOs lae
American. Quantity at sea from India tcs Vc oales
teTdsy and price. tended upward The better quau. Of
warn have improved h. and cloth ~ 4 tarns the weeN
BREADsTUSFs.-MessFs. Richardson, spence Go. AID
watched Ns.hs Co report continued duIne" flour in
moderate request al late rates Winter Red, odlO y cen
tai Com A., aud Cd lower the week Mixed 2sd2a 3D.
PRovIsIoss-Messrs. Bigand. Aihaya Co. and Bruce
McAufe Co. report; Beef IN good request Al fl rat.s
Pork nfm and arrivals cleared a. landed Bacon again az
dearef nams also deafer hard in good demand tars o
American up 10 ~. Cheese quieteI Butter o.L IAlo"
IN good request and Il deor,r American, ~ ago
PRODrCr The Bfokeu circular reports: Ashet defrf
Pots 6032 q; Pearls % 6d6 Sugar hrmeI. Coffee IN
changed Rico active aud about Cd dearer Bsk-Ba'more
sells 73 Philadelphia 7Atd76 Lnsesd Cake quiet
70 J - ~ Tor thin. E.h Oil. inactive; Sperm, I3
American Winter baeged. Liuseed OIL steady at ~ a
a G. Rosin easier; American Common ti9a7t sPiII"
Turpeutiur-fTench - 64+, 80
PTrROLETH -roll,. Eng Brandon report very dui
market: Good Refined 2 per gallon Spirits 4 adl T.
L0SuoT MAHKsTs-Messr.. Barring Bros \ Co report
BTeadstuis without change. india Corn ~ $50 H. Iron
let Rails aud BaIs 40 IS a a. Scotch Pigs i.rher ad'
Taneel to 70 6a19 Surals hr Coffee steady lea quiet
br hrr Rice rather doaroT. Taiow dg z &c 81 % Spts
Trp,ntne 49, as g. American held lof higher price Pc
iroIeufn Offers On Refined. sInts g. Tin-Ensish
reduced 8 . cst. Lllsed Cates IN good demand New
York IN tsrrelF 40 70 0fli Sperm Oh tllO ofeJed
Cod $50
--LATEST
LIVERPOOL March lQ-Eveuur
CoTToS--Sales to-day, 20 600 bales. The market
!, haov.nt and rs higher and exporters tool
800 bales Middlns lpsads lgGlsiG. BTeAd,-hs quiet,
bu. steady. PToysons tim. - TT,
Con.o', e5} da1; Fivctwene' ~ Illinois Central Ma
I'll I'm. St454l
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France.

The weekly returns of the Bank OF France
show an increase OF the cash On hand Of 1900 600
francs. 5000 .
The Prince Imperial had quite recovered his health
II was stated that the rst conference relative 70 The
Principalites would be held on the 18th Of March,
under the presidency OF VI. Drouyn de L'Huys.
The Paris Bourse on the 9th was steady. Renles
69Q75
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LIVERPOOL. Saturday. March 10

LIVERPOOL Saturday hsfoh io-kvenlng.
Political news to-day unimportant.
Queen Victoria held her first Court" yesterday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Adams present and the latter pre-.
sente1 to the Queen also Mrs. Award wife OF the
Assistant Secretary Of Legation, and Mrs Montgomery
Richie OF EewYOrk
In tho Bankruptcy Court. yesterday, In London ap.
pcetion was made for the release from custody OF
George N Sanders .or debt. His debts exceed 20 900
sterling The bankrupt attributes his failure to dissp
pointment in the execution Of his contract with the
Confederate Government for building and running iron
plated postal vessels. There was opposition to his
release but owing 70 some normay In the notice the
matter was postponed until the sd.
A Madrid dispatch says that the Peruvian war ships
Independence and Huescar proceeded direct for the
Pacific to part Ia the approaching struggle between
Spain and Chill aud Peru.
LONDON. March II, 1865. m.
The steamship Atlantic from New-YOrk,
arrived at Cowes on the 10th inst
The steamship City Of Limerick. from New.York
arrived at Queenstown on the 10Th inst.
The Sunday Ga.sne gives a report that Austria has
solicited the good Offices Of England to effect AMIGA
Die settlement Of the question Of the Duchies and that
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1866-03-23

FRAUD IN SELLING MINING SHAREs.-ln the
Supreme Court Circuit yesterday before ustce Suther
land, in the case of John w. lockwood agt Albert
F. Luch the plaintiff said that the defendant came 70
him and told him that be was Of the IS interested
in the Silver Greek Lead Mining Company who had
struck an eght-foot vein that the Erie whose stock
was selling at 40 had seventeen lead vein, and b
did not see WHY the Silver Creek stock shoni not
high; that the original stock OF the Company was moi
10 be had but they were going 10 issue odNO snara
for working capital. BE did not know whether any
could be got bat he would see, and let his FRIEND the
plaintiff know That be subsequently, informed the
The plaintiff 10 take 500 shares That this was IN Jan
nary, and the plaintiff adv anced 5000 for which
he received 1900 shares at % cents ond to al "a
receiving back from the defendant o. 29l. That sub
seguenty be discovered that the vein owned BY the
Company was but from IL 10 ~ inches tnlch
and the stock valueess He claims thai be was induced
to accept the stock by false representations OF the 20
fepdanf and having rendered IL back is entitled q
recover back the balance Of the 5000 The defendant
fixes the first interview relative TO the stock IN Decer'
ber and sar. that he did not say that the mine was
but only that he had heard and that he had been 40
tually Informed by Mr. Ebert that the vein vs.
eight feet thick That bis statements about the soc.
not being in market correct and that be- did no
know that be could get II until he went 10 the COMPANY
and was there informed be could have ~ much @ ~
pleased ~ cents The Court charged at some length
on these facts leaving il to the jury whether there wa
actual misrepresentation and directing them that MAJ
was not liberty 10 msead by careless statements"
what he had inquired into as facts without Decon
ing responsible for them The jury rendered verde
for plaintiff for si023 40, the amount claimed wiz IL
teres to which the Court added an allowance oil si"'
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Feniauism in Savannah.

SAVANNAH. Ca. Tuesday. March o. 1850.
There was q large and enthusiastic Fenia
meeting here last night. the State Center presiding
Addresses were made by Daniel Donovan OF Bostoi
A large number Of names were added TO the roll lris
bonds were freely taken.
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Large and Euihusiasiie Fsniss Meeting
--spseches BY Gen. sweeney asd Others.

A large meeting of Feniaus in the Roberts
Sweeney interest took place Ut Washington Hail. cor
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FReys LONDON.

PRECEDENT Lohnson's Veto OF the Freed
man.. Burenu Hill in England
Prni.e OF Him by Former Euemias-
The Opinions Of Our Friend'-Ihe
Hili for Ghc Abolition Of Church
I:ntcs ir the House Of Commous
Epi.cspai Appointmens Of N Day Of
Fasting and Humiliation on Ac-
conn, OF the Rinderpest - Cattle
Plague Eetnrns and Prospee" -
Cost Of the English Army ana How
i, Wants More Mossy-A Pun
for New Literary Enterprise
Items.
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An ORCHEsrRIoN.-The largest orchcs,non ID
the worlds now at the Atlantic Garden. 20. 8
Bowery See advertisement
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BOMBAY, March Markets unchanged.
Dhoerah cotton. 44O rupees. Freights TO Liverpool
J0i. Exchange, 2Ilt
CALCUTTA March piece goods unchanged. TX.
change, 2i23.
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A great reduction in the prices OF Engnsa
Brussels Csrpe,ips Ct HIRAM ASDE2soSs No - no"sv.
slso Three.ply and Ingram Carpets huge oneioos' nv
White and Checked Mauss ct 10 and 20 cen" per S"~
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90 TO THOMAS X. AGNEW" Nos.
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III, snd "a. coasrs Fish Flour and vsrythS ~
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THR STRONG DIVORCE SUrT.-From presen'
appearances this notorious case will probably AGAIN
before the courts in short time the counsel for nv
lady having applied for stay Of proceedings and use
for smony during the time OF their progress 'ooSt'
no decision has VET been rendered IN the matter.
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cox M WILL BE PAID by me s S" q,
~ SsJsOO scribrr for the return 20 ms orr, =, o,hsn
person for auv other man y whs took BY mists,e di
wise nv OVFRCOAT-s brown, mixed. ffsnen 10 A. n
aud its contents State Room No ~ on ooA :, NorI
81 lain while living at its dock, foot OF Csns %
River. on "Wednesday afternoon Iast Nc 9 aes1E9Rp
'no' NJ Y. Tribupe
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ALLEGED FRAUD IN PETROLEUM LAyDs.-l,

ALLEGED FRAUD IN PETROLEUM LANDs.-D
the Supreme Court, Chambers, yesterday before jus
tice Barnard, in the case IS William II. Webb asi
j ohm A. skinner the plaintiffs charged that the de
fendant employed BY them to purchase petroleum
lands purchased for them tract Of ~ acres and tneh
representing IL 70 be OF small value, pretended TO sen
a small price while in reality he obtained sJ0oW ef
H. The defendant denied all fraud or deceit ID te<
matter and also claims that he was partner anc ean'
not be arrested by his partners. large mum.
Der Of letters between the parties ana OF adaye wsN
read on the pre- sent motion which is to discharge tne
defendant from arrest the Court Ieservng It's decsoa
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Result Of reported cases from
commencement OF tie disease.
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LATEST.
LlyERPooL. MaIch lQ-Eve

IINThIUULI
CoTTOS-Sales to-day, 10000 bales. The market
baoy.nt and trs higher spec sors and exporters toos
800 bales Mdding Ipsnds, l9alslG BTeadt-hs quiet,
LONDON March lo-Eyening.
Conso, e63d81 Fyctwen..e' ~ Illinois Central. Ma
III I'm. S7i454l.
Democrat and sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1853-1866, 1866-05-24
The Church Establishment in Ireland

The Church Establishment in ireland.
In recent speech in the House of
Commons on the Irish Church supplies it
was indisputably shown that out Of
population of 6,600,000, less than 700,
900 are Protestants. Yet this minority
monopolizes the religious endowment of
the island. This is a mOnstrous state Of
things, which it IS impossible to justify or
excuse. There are $4,000 600 Roman
Catholics in Ireland and only 100000
Protestants. The Protestant Church is
rich, she has decreased III influence and
in the number of her adherents. Even in
Ulster the Roman Catholics number more
than balf of the population-the Estab-
lished Church being a fraction over TWEEN
ty per cent Yet Ulster is the Protestant
province We also find that in the other
provinces of Ireland the preponderance of
Roman Catholics is overwhelming. In
Connaught-where poverty may be seen
in its bitterest forms-the Church Estab-
lishment cannot claim one-twentieth part
of the inhabitants. In Munster the pro-
portion is only one per cent more and
while the Protestants cannot show any ad-
vance, the Catholics have increased in pro-
portion to the Establishment, albeit nearly
all the Irish emigrants have been Catho
lies.
The system Of endowing an established
Church has been conclusiveiy proved to be
crying injustice, and it should have been
removed long ago. Although we are di-
rectly opposed to the upholding of a State
Church, still, if religious endowments are
to exist in Ireland, there can be no reason
why the endowment should not be extend
ed in fair proportion to the Catholics, who
are nine-tenths of the population. The
ascendency of the endowed establishment
is an injustice, tyranny, a living symbol
of the oppression which has caused such
bitter hatred for England in the hearts of
Irishmen. We are the more surprised at
this bigoted intolerance on the part of the
British government when we reflect on the
many remarkable evidences of the loyalty
of the Irish priesthood and their endeav-
ors to prevent any outbreak in the Fenian
ranks s-Age.
Democrat and sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1853-1866, 1866-05-24
EBENSBURG, PA, THURSDAY, MAY "a, 1866.
Black VS.. Blue,

Gen. Geary, the Disunion candidate
for Governor, is now the leader OF the
''cuIlud brigade He has deserted the
'.boys in blue" in order to take charge Of
the boys in black! He is the candidate of
but legislate for the negro and which de-
clares the Union to be composed of but
t,centy. fce States. Grant and Sherman;
Meade and Hancock stick to first princl
pies; they are for the flag with thiry-Sic
Stars upon 1t and for the Union with thir-
ty-six States included within its limits.
They, also, stick to the boys in blue, and
disdain to lay off their battle-harness to
clothe themselves in black 10 serve the pur-
poses Of office greeting. Not so Geary.
He is for the Thad. Stevens Rump Union
of twenty-five States, for the Sumner mu-
tilated flag of twenty-five stars. He has
laid aside his uniform Of true blue, and
donned the black of the Freedmen's Bu-
reau and the saddie-colOr Of the Negro
Civil Rights Bill. While Grant and Sher-
man, Meade and Hancock stand by An
drew johnson, who is the Commander in
Chief of the Army and Navy of the Uni
ted States, Geary opposes him and suffers
himself to be used as a tool in the hands
of the disunionist. Thad. Stevens, in the
interest of the conspiracy of the Rump
Congress against that noble patriot. There
is a direct issue, therefore, between Geary,
the leader Of the boys in black, and the
friends of the patriots who fought for a
Union Of uirty-sic States and under fag
of ta1fy-Sir stars, the soldier citizens, tie
boys in Glle.
Democrat and sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1853-1866, 1866-05-24

60 Some years ago a gentleman of
Norfolk, Va, had fine negro, to whom
he gave the privilege of hiring himself cut
and keeping one half the wages. One
day the negro came home to his master to
tell him that the man to whom he had
been working, wished to buy him, and
would give eight hundred dollars for him.
"Well," replied the master, "what of
that? | don't want TO sell"
'sBut you see, massa,' said Sam, "I'se
had a bad cough for some time, and specs
I'm gwine into de sumption. l don't spec
l shall last more dan two years, and I'd
like to take dat man in.