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tmony Of the complainant not entitled TO the least
consideration. Mr.. Howe claimed that his client was an
excellent but unfortunate He was fearless, good
hearted, honest sailor and should be acquitted MT
Hutchings for the prosecution Asserted tnaI tpe
ant had told straightforward, consistent stories
and the fact that one OF the robpers nau Ia
already been sent TO the State Prison and another or the
gang had convicted by fleeing from justice proved
that the party had committed the outrage chargeo W
their victim He believed the testimony OF the witnesses
for the prisoner totally wOrthy OF belief Judge & Reu
ford charged Jury reviewing the history OF the ana
and the evidence produced on the trial The quesuon
for the jury he said, one Of credlbIty Ihey se
decide without any reference TO the ect such decision
might have ON other prisoners, and throwing aslos az
articles published the city journals OF late sepsatlona
and otherwise. The submitted az ~ r W. AZ
p. the Jury returned verdict Oh guilty, VIII
recommendation to mercy. District Attorney i Mucn n,
ngs ead that the jury should have rendered Veruct oI
assault with intent TO do bodily harm In ordeT 10 reco
mend mercy. Judge Bedford said he would not pro pro
sentence Immediately for the principal onender
Varley, much deserving OF the severe penAly
OF the law and at liberty He would therefore, post
pone sentence 10 the July Term Of the Court ana remand
the prisoner until that time.
New-York tribune., 1869-06-16
CRIMINAL.

At the Essex Market Police Court, yesterday,
August Felgenauer brought before Justice Mansfield
on the complaint Of Frederick Mann who charges that
during last May the prisoner was IN his employ under an
other name and that suddenly disappeared with jew
elry belonging 20 his employer valued NJ 800 2 lie was
fully committed In default OF $500 bail. Henry {.
Smith, an hdbht OF the Island, was committed for the
larceny OF travelling bag containing $50 belonging to
Emily Heisar, from u saloon In the Bowery.
At Jefferson Market Police Court yesterday,
Herman Manlok appeared before Justice Ledwith aud
caused the arrest Of Louis Mendeson for receiving
quantity OF cloth worth $59i So which stolen from
the companans house Sixth on the night OF the
18th inst On Monday officer McCarty OF the Twenty
ninth Precinct found the stolen property concealed In
room back OF Mendes0ns tailor shop The accused says
that he bought the goods for $50 from four boys two OF
whom, James Gillem and Louis Douglass arrested
Yesterday by oicer McCarty but were remanded back
To the Station House await tho arrest OF the other
two when they will be tried for burglary. Mendes0n
was committed In default Of 800 bail William o.
Neal sailor charged BY Edward Moran, with as
saultlng him and rObbng him OF revolver aud watch,
together worth t65 The two had been together
Monday night, aud walking down the Bowery,
when Moran was attacked by his friend, who was ar.
trial. ..... Ut. .
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THE AFFECTION OF A CHILD.

In re Elisabeth DOugaR. Superior Court,
Special Term-McCunn, Justce.-Mrs. Dougan obtained
writ OF habeas corpus procure the return Of her little
girl, who had been given some years ago to Mrs.
arvin The sister OF Mrs Garvin brought the child Into
court and in 10 the writ returned that the child
given away by its mother, and had formed strong
attachments those with whom she was living. Judge
McCunn after waiting time for the respondents
counsel asked II there doubt about the claim.
ants being mother OF the child The respondent ad
mitted that she was the mother The Judge then said
that there was waiting further IA but decision
could be made The child must be Tetured 10 is mother
bat should be done gently and the child must be re-
ained few days where II 20 give time for the
mother to gain ITS affections The child here burst OUT
crying and the respondent murmured. That she will
never do" The mother asked leave TO speak. and being
allowed, declared that mat womans sister uaI relSed
10 ever let her see the child 20 give her chance 20
get its love- and had refused 10 let her provide
clothing for it." The Judge here checked her, ana the
other said nothing but looked volumes. Judge McCunn
having ms decision, the mother seized the
child with some violence, which the Court stopped, and
sent the parties the private 70 talk over the
matter As they went Judge McCunn said this was tue
trying class Of business ana the most unpleasant 10
IA Of "A
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couRT cAIFNDARs-Tus DAY.

SUPREME COURT-GENERAL TERM. - Nos. 50, liz.
49, u.s. l6 Ill., 49, l2O 1872 ia rs, 27 2a l29 49, l3 1872 l35,
1885, 35 49, l39. l39, l40, l4l.
SUPREME Court -CRcUIT-PART Mos. 5000,
265 1913 9 1905 520 lO9 1865 80 l29 l75e l27 792
1911. 7l8, 1897 l47B 1895 IT'S
SUPREME COURT--CHAMBERS-NOs 167, 2l5, 2l7,
238, 249 268 go. 273 27s
SUPERIOR CoURT-TRIAL TERM-PART L-Nos.
s s 9 895 1917 43 g8 e53 $40 lO27 1923 1891 1895
1881 -97 s98 1880 $40 1856 7O2 7O 1896 lO3 1910 S26
GA 49, 1892 l044
MARINE COURT-TRIAL TERM.-Nos. 2137, 1854,
3OlO Ol 3O]3 35 355 338 $780, 3l4O BAL 342 3 3lA 3lG
36 349 3O 3 352 353 35l 3l55 1885, $751; $3.50 $3.50 9i6l
COURT OF GENERAL SESSIONS. - Henry OBrlen,
burglary, Benz Price aud Adam EEenhemer onous assault aud
battery battery Burns Frederick BandOu John
Schmidt John Mccarthy John Collins John Had and Henry Hun
ter grand larceny; Patrick Riley larceny from persen.
ALBANY Court OF APPEALS June 15.-The follow
Of Appeals Day Calendar for Wednesday June 49, Nos
5,6,199 10, II, R, l3, IS 6 II, 49, l9 81
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RIGHTS OF PASSENGERS on RAILROADS
IL. ~ IUoJLo. not Tbe Lam Te10pd Pa

John r. Walker agt. The Long Island Rail
road Co. Supreme Court-General Term. Clerke, r. j.,
Sutherland and Ingraham j. j. The plaintiff the
representative OF william Walker who was killed IN the
accident on that road about three years ago. on the
trial IL was shown that the deceased with his wife
and child that he went through two cars looking Tor
seat finding none that he then stood on the platform
and that there vacant seats In the last OF
the train on the trial the defendants counsel asked the
Judge to charge that there seats on the train and
notices OF the danger Of standing the platform duly
posted they liable The Court did not 50 charge,
but held that N the jury believed he had made reason
abe effort TO find seat lie not guilty Of negligence
The Railroad Company OF course appealed The General
Term have decided, Judge mgaaham delivering the
opnion that this charge was correct That man es-
peciay with and children Is not bound 10 search
hrougha whole train for especially as 20 do so he
would have 10 traverse platforms o cars In mOto but
that after making reasonable inquiry for seats and find
Ing none IL he stands the platform 10 Is at the Com
nanys risk and IN they wish 10 relieve themselves from
U their conductors must inform the passenger Of where
seats are TO be found. Judgment affirmed.
New-York tribune., 1869-06-16
THE CITY GOVERYMEYE.
CASES BEFORE MARSHAL TooKER.

CASES BEFORE MARSHAL TooKER.
Marshal Tooker yesterday heard the follow
ing cases Mary Hcarp agt. lawyer named --- Nor.
gan-Tho defendant collected judgment for piOo for
the complainant agreeing that he should receive $3.50 for
his services aud, alleged by the complainant. the de
fendant has thus far failed TO give her the aforesaid
amount Of the Judgment. ]. Harlem agt. Alexander H.
Reavy-The complainant paid the defendant s25 re-
tanning fee and an additional SIS 10 take out iunc.
ton which services were never performed. James
+. Kelly agt. Hugh Reavy.-The complainant al.
leges that the defendant collected the amount
OF a udgmcutugauEt Mahcr Lawrence, July 30, lfs of
S5O7 ~ which tho defendant denied, aud the plaintiff
claimed that for the rendered by said eavy he
paid him $40 Capt Alexander W. Morgan Of Paterson,
New-Jerscy. agt Rcayy Bros-The defendant received
from the complainant POstOhce draft for So, aud t5
from the cOmplanants wife, To DR. Walter Scott of
the so-called "New.York Medical University" LundlY
Underh agt Reayy Bros.-Ihe complainant paid slSj
20 the defendant 10 commence proceedings IN bank
ruptcy In his behalf which defendant stated was done
December 30 1868 Tho complainant has since found by
applying TO the Clerk OF the Court that no such appca
ton made. The above have not yet been de-
cided by the Mayors Marsllal.
STREET CLEANING COMMISSIONERS.
The Commissioners met late yesterday after
noon and the only important business transacted was
the adoption OF "A resolution pay the street-ceanIng
contractor the Of $4,000 for the cleaning OF the
streets for the fortnight ending yesterday.
New-York tribune., 1869-06-16
COMBINATIONS.

Returns of process having been made in the
L. ; District Court, before Judge Batchiord, and
claimants appearing for the following described property
il, was condemned by default l3bbs Of whisky, SO
twentieth boxes ILaCommercial," ls twentieth boxes
"LacOba 10 tenth "Espanola and ~ tenth boxes
Ia Elan" cigars boxes containing 5000 cigars, 2S8
bottles hair OIL q fusee quantity OF fJowery lls
schaum cRar-holders, dozen razors, ~ dozen metal
forks 800 brarwOOd pipes OF snuff A. clay pipes, co
bone cigarhoders bags and sl2 dozen pairs scissors
caddles and 357 small papers OF tobacco found at No
lGg Chathamst half boxes and oaddes plug tobacco
found at No Cathernoslp case, said TO contain 1900
cigars found Coentesslp 1000 cigars found in Broad
way; 800 cigars, found In West-st.
New-York tribune., 1869-06-16
LIABILITY OF THE CORPORATION AND CON.
TRACTORS
P,;Jo.I Do,,Je oot Michael Hubren-SnneriOr

Court-Genaal Terin.-The plaintiff on dark
night in November, 1862 fell into an eKcaya-
ton I'm Jnmesst inurng himself severely. It
appeared that there pile OF bricks on
the sidewalk passage left and guards TO the
excavation It also appeared that defendant not
the OF the promises the excavator but merely
contractor build the foundation walls The Court be-
low left IL 20 the jury say whether under the circum
stances lie negligent and they found for plaintiff a
verdict for $50. Defendant appealed and on the argu-
men his counsel Mr.. Redheld urged that duty 20
the premises attached 20 him. he being merely work
man employed on them, and therefore no negligence
could attach 20 him for failure 10 do anything except
IN his immediate work The defendant submitted
the without argument The Court reserved It's de-
cisiOu.
New-York tribune., 1869-06-16
BANKING AND FINANCIAL.


SEVEN PER CENT GOLD FIRST MORTGAGE CoNvERTL
BILE SINKING FUND Bonds,
PRINCIPAL AND INTEREST PAYABLE IN coN,
FIFTY YEARS TO RUN,
FREE OF GOVERNMENT TAXATION.
ISSUED BY THE BURLINGTON, CEDAR RAPIDS AND
MINNESOTA RAILWAY COMPANY
FIRST CLASS wEIL-sECURED INVESTMENT,
YIELDING IN CURRENCY
TEN PER CENT PER ANNUM.
TRUSTEES
]. EDGAR THOMPSON, President Pennsylvania Cen
tral Railroad
CHARLES L. Frost. President Toledo, Peoria. and
Warsaw Railroad.
We regard these Bonds at the price, as the cheap
est and best security on the market.
A limited quantity only for sale before advancing
the price, Full information furnished bv
HENRY CLEws & Co..
No. 81 WAM-sT, ~ Y,
BANKERS AND FINANCIAL AGENTS OF THE COMPANY.
THE FIRST MORTGAGE BONDS Of the Rock
FORD. Rock ISLAND AND ST. LOUIS RAILROAD Con-
PANY, pay principal and interest-lst February and
lst August-in GOLD Com, free Of Government tar
We recommend these bonds as one of the best se-
cured and most profitable investments on the
market
Pamphlets with maps, giving full information. sent
on application. HENRY CLEws q Co.,
Bankers, No. 81 Wallst.
New-York tribune., 1869-06-16
REQUIREMENTS FOR ADMISSION TO THE BAR.

Thomas s. Henry and w. Wallace Snyder,
two OF the graduates OF the University Law school, ap
Piled for admission % tho General Term with tho OF
their class IL may be remembered that after some little
dispute IL settled that the graduates need pass
examination before the Supreme Court but must sign
the roll and be sworn IN AtJOrn0ys An affidavit WAS
also required Of them OF other applicants, that they
were citizens OF tho United states and residents OF tho
judicial district for which they apply These two gentle
residents Of the State OF adjOin
ing counties The living IN Newark, the other In
Orange. They therefore rejected.
New-York tribune., 1869-06-16

Mary c. Lyon also put In claim to the administration
Some testimony taken from time 70 time and com
mission was Issued TO take foreign testimony. Adjourn
nent after adjournment taken the requestof cOun
sci. and meanwhile Mr. Edward sehel was appointed
Receiver pending the litigation At length the Surrogate
down the case peremptory for yesterday Counsel
appeared for the contestants but the claimant TO widow
consultation her claim was Withdrawn, and the Surro
gate thereupon Issued letters the sister Mrs Shepard
New-York tribune., 1869-06-16

FIRST MORTGAGE SIX PER CENT GOLD BONDS OF
THE ST. LOUIS AND ST. JOSEPH RAILROAD OF Mis-
soUR-Principal and interest payable IN coin at me
Farmers Loan and Trust Company, New-York.-We
desirable security at the low price OF s and accrued
interest in currency. The bonds are limited 70 less
than $4,000 per mile, and secured by mortgage on
the entire property of the Company, thus making
the same one of the safest and most profitable
ties for investment now in the market
TURNER BROTHERS. Bankers. New-YOrk.
New-York tribune., 1869-06-16
THE srANToN-sT. SHOOTING CASE.

A short time ago, Kenry Keppel, who lived
with his wife and children in santonst was temporarily
committed 10 prison on the charge shooting the wife
and the children. A it supposed the parties would
die effects OF the wounds the Coroner took their
ante eortem statements but the husband and wife
suceuy recovered yesterday 70 be brought before the
Justice and 10 h supposed the man is insane an nVes-
Inn will Ina had
New-York tribune., 1869-06-16
MORE OF TIE MILLS PERsEcuTIoN.

Iapt, MlIIs OF INC EIgItn IItCInCI IOIICt anu
one OF his parOmen named Casey, arralgned yes
terday In the Marine Court the charge OF making
false arrest In that the patrolman under the presumed
authority OF Can't Mills had arrested tho complainant,
John Failon as q panel thief After argument By conn
sci and the charge OF the Jury In the Marine Court by
Judge Curs the jury found against the defendants IN
A
New-York tribune., 1869-06-16
THE LYON ESTATE.

Henry c. Lyon, who was shot last September
In his own store left estate estimated NJ s0OO0
He had two living sisters, and OF them, Laura A.
shepard pnt IN claim for letters OF administration on
the llh of September on the l7th person claiming to
10 tho widow VI tho deceased aud entitled " the OF
New-York tribune., 1869-06-16
THE ALLEGED LARCENY AT SEA.

BENJAMIN Radford, John Hall and William
Connolly. the three passengers the American ship
Constitution who were charged before Commissioner
Osborn with having robbed fellow passenger named
Alfred Oliver OF $780, gold, while the passage from
San Francisco to this port have been indicted by the
Grand Jury
New-York tribune., 1869-06-16
UNITED STATES AND STATE COURTS IN NEW
JERSEY.

The June term of the United states Court
opened at Trenton yesterday Judge Field charged the
Grand Jurors respecting the counterfeng OF revenue
stamps The Offense, he said, was GROWING and some
stringent measures necessary to stop this device 10
defraud the Government The Court OF Errors ana Ap
peas and the Court Of Pardons also met yesterday.
, 1869-03-02

THE AURORA BoREALrs.-At the first
ordinary meeting Of the Royal Society of
Edinburgh for the session 196S-69, held
% Monday evening, Professor Christison,
the President, delivered the opening ad-
dress. In the course of his remarks he
spoke of the aurora b~orealis as follows =
"The phenomena of the aurora b%orealis
in this. country have often been infinitely
described on the occurrence of unusually
fine displays of it. But no one,.so far as
I am aware, has studied carefully its
representations. Thoroughly inquired
into, however, these may prove practical
ly valuable, as the following illustration
will serve to show. Every one knows
that when the aurora first begins to exhi-
, 1869-03-02
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through me press the puohc schQpis,
and. The platform; but they have well
nlgh given up me attempt In despair.
Inc american newspapers 40 not feach
IL; 1t Is not lntefeStea III American questl-
ohs' and does moi discuss them. Ameri-
Can society or American Iile It does not
see, All tne attempts OF me religlous
Oodies TO make any impression on 1t are
rolled oy the priests who discourage emil
grafton to the west as much as they can,
knowing that their influence IS lost when
thelf Vo'arleS are scattered me enid
fen' 1t IS rue attend me public schools
TO a limited extent ana from this source
we lilgnt nope Tor a 'eaVen that would
eVe"'u"hy 'ea'fh me "lole mass II II
Were n2i MAJ .Aa nae ron I've Old
"oflo continues Q H'" WIN SUCH vlgour'
american feiof'i.,s ana MISSIONARIES say
every Gay ',,a' II 'hey could only stop
t'e current rom Ifei""u for even hVe
years. 'h0y would not despair OF Pfodu-
chg some impression on the foreigners
VINO are no" mere, by spreading amongst
them some OF the leaqlng poiltlcai IDEAS;
m"N''S mem acquainted win me real
cause OF their physical misery through
'he diffusion amongst them OF a oe''ef
class OF publications man they now see
and the iaboufS amongst hem otpoItlcaI
, 1869-03-02

ulG III TIC dutuiIu, III is I6SdfQoO as q sign
of broken weather following. But at that
period Of the year it supplies a prognos-
tic of far greater precision and import
auce. | have repeatedly mentioned to
my friends the observation / have ~invaria-
bly, made, that the first great aurora after
autumn is well advanced, and folio wing
a tract of fine weather. is a sign of a
great storm of rain and wind in the fore
noon of the second day afterwards. [
must have noticed this fact very early,
because [ applied it on the occasion of
the first meeting of the British Associa-
ton in Edinburgh on the Sth of Septem-
Der, 1884 There had been a long tract
of very fac weather-for a fortnight and
more-when on Saturday evening, the 9th
OF the month, there appeared the widest,
brightest, and most flashing aurora |
have ever seen. Next day, the weather
continuing remarkably fine. Professor
Sedgwick described, at breakfast at DIR.
AllSon's In glowing language, the magni-
ficent exhibition which the philosophers
of Edinburgh had provided for their
southern visitors. Presenting, then, to
him the dark side Of the picture, I told
Nun OidO IN oOSOOlutlOu kI1C0UlI2 was 10
be inauguraied with a great storm. He
was surprised at this, and appealed to the
continuing cloudIess sunny sky against
me ; but told him the particulars of the
prognostlcation, and that the storm
would not begin till the middle of the
following day. Next morning the wealth
er was equally splendid but soon after
Ii the eastern sky began to be overcast;
an omlnous low north-easterly black cloud
rose by degrees /; at 10, as the offices of
the association opened, rain began to fall
from that direction, and in a short time
there commenced the most incessant and
heavy fall of northeast rain I have ever
witnessed, lasting without intermission
till 1 O'Clock on Wednesday, the 10th,
when the fine weather was again restored
to us and our visitors. [ have often
made the same prognostication since, and
with Invarlable accuracy and several
friends to whom | have mentioned it have
made the same observation-viz., that
the first great aurora, occurring after a
long tract OF fine autumnal weather, fore
tells q storm commencing between 10
and 2 o'clock in the afternoon Of the Sec
ond day thereafter. [ restrict the prog
nostication TO these conditions. 1t is eyi.
dent how valuable the knowledge of it
may often be TO agriculturists. Never
theless, | never met with a farmer, or
farm servant who knew it. On one oc-
casion it was THE means of saving the
corn crop of a friend in Dumfriesshire
whose farm-steward was about to leave
his corn half-led on the day after a very
great aurora, and, deceived by the beauty
of the weather, was on the point of
taking his lahnnrerS To other wnrk MT ~
, 1869-03-02

l1uuStIiOuS OOu-ICd9 lLS dlt1SdUS, VIII
are the boast and glory of New England,
and perhaps the best thing she has contri-
bEted to the national resources. He has
worked for some years at municipal re-
form with the zeal and energy of an
apostle, got himself elected to the Com
mon Council, attended the meetings regu-
larly, devoted a large portion of his time
to ferreting out and exposing the frauds
and jobs of his fellow-members all the
while enduring the martyrdom which con-
sists in sitting day after day the one hon
est man amongst a crew of knaves devoid
both of shame and fear, exhausting in
genuity in lnventing the means of perse-
cutting and annoying him. During the
days previous to the late election, know
ing that frauds on a great scale were in
preparation, he made himself very con-
spicuous in watching the registry so
two or three days before the election he
was surrounded, in broad daylight, in one
of the principal streets, by four or five
ruffians, who knocked him dow0 and beat
and kicked him till he was insensihle, and
left him apparently dead on the side walk.
This was doubtless intended rs q warning
to all other meddIesome reformerS, and
no doubt it had some effect. His a%sSaiI-
ants nave not been discovered, butifthey
We're, nobody believes it would be pos
sible to bring them to justice in the pre-
sent condition Of the courts.
Under the American system, Of course,
the remedy for this horrible condition of
things lies in an appeal TO the people.
In all other parts Of the North this re-
medy is generally efficacious. When the
party in power governs badly it is turned
out of power. But in this city the rene
dy is no longer to be found. The char
acter Of the population has greatly chang
ed within twelve years. Twelve years
ago, when. the downward tendency of the
municipal government and of the charac-
ter of the judiciary first became fully APP
parent, the foreigners formed a large ele-
ment in the city population, and we're
just beginning to exert a baneful influence.
They now form by far the largest element.
Their vote increases year by year at an
rate. Moreover, they form
the very dregs of the immigration. All
money, or with ambition, either for them
selves or their children, generally push
on to the West. The ignorant, the shift
less, the penniless, and the criminal drop
down here, and form a vast community
stepped in ignorance and vice, worse
lodged perhaps, and in every way worse
cared for, than the poor of any other large
city In the world-lntensely interested in
politics, which presents itself to them as
a contest for place between wellknown
men - perhaps grog-shop keepers, sor
butchers, or other small dealers, or even
-.a4.l &c 49,. ...a.I
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