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FEMALE CONFIDENCE OPERATORS.

The city is flooded with females who make hand
some living by means Of the confidence game. On
the 2stn instant carriage drew up In front oG
owen jones' store, NO. 16o Eighth avenue, from
which q fasnionabiy deessed lady aignted. She re-
questcd to be shown some silk mantes and on
going into the shawl room sne selected one valued
ut thirty dollars. The distinguished ~ patron OF
the establishment was in hurry ana requested the
boy. This request not eeing acceded 70
sne gave her address as room No. 30 Ai0efmarlo
Hotel The shopkeeper despatched Q shrewd en-
ploye TO the hotel, who discovered that no person
answering the ladSs description was In the house.
On making further inquiries IN the street II was
adjoining JONES' selected goods valued at nfty-
seven dollars. put failed TO OBTAIN them. II evl.
merchants, and they should hesitate before entrust.
ing parcels 10 small boys for delivery at the Alder.
marie OF any other hotel until tho goods are pslo
far
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rne Attitude towards France.

L'Histoife publishes what 1t claims to be the
despatch OF the French Minister, the Marquis de
Hannevte, to Count Daru, nariatng his interview
W th CARDINAL Antonelli, and subsequently witn the
Supreme FontiG. Tne Cardinal alter snilng aud a..
most dedcrsive remark on the reading OF the 0mc.ai
neviiie's arm and strol,ed with hun into the gar
de.is Of the Vatican. There they were met by tue
Pope who greeted do Bannevllle cordially; but, IN
reply 10 every atempttO Introduce the real subject
OF me interview, cut MIN short BY inquiries for the
heaitu OF the imperial family. At last at the per-
sistcnt mention Of Darl's name, his Holiness
said -
'i,aru does not like the infa!liblli'y dogma Ihat
"a p,ty: but the Holy Ghost will not halt for fear
Of disturbing Darius scruples. Tell hun, my son,
tina. naItiler he any other person Will preveut
IN. from being lufaillule,p md he spoke with IN
c,easin. warmth as he went on. Subsequently nc
re.nOred thai the Einpor0r'3 crown hung by the
sa.ne thread that held up his TIARA"
hntonelN Afterwards did his best to soften the
eaect Ot his ia iber 3 words.
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A NOVEL MODE OF BRIBERY.
washington correspondence Of the Bost
= March 20

washington correspondence Of the Boston Post
March 30.1
An alleged attempt at bribery OF governments
Official In this city mas Just come to light. nand.
some bouquet OF flowers was sent to Mrs. George
Engraving and Printing, at the Ebbltt House. A
piece OF paper Containing <1,700 was placed IN the
tary Boutwell,, who placed 1t In his sale, ana uDon
investigation 1t was discovered that German
orst had sold the baskes OF flowers 70 three gentle.
men at Wizards Hotel on the night the basket was
sent to the Ebbltt House. Tue German was orougls
before the secretary and stated pretty clearly 70
whom he had sold the flowers. Two OF tneSe gentle.
men were onlcers OF bauk note company OF New
York. Secretary Boutwell, sent for one Of the par
ties who acknowledged that he was aware or the
noral present. IL Is understood several members OF
Congress were informed OF the matter, who inti'
mated their ntentioa - thoroughly Investigate The
In lAn6rAoa.
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Carried out for two or three hours Upon one memo
raole occasion II lasted till half-past three In the
ever the more stubborn andanGry. until shouts OF
indignation from ths neutral members put an emu TO
the unseenly strife.
ssCENH.u
These were the tactics adopted By the do2ged
country squlros In order to prevent the Balf0t bil
bciug read second time. Motion after motion they
they file through the lobbes division after division
following eacn other IN rapid succession. Tne lib
erals groaned with all the power OF 20o pairs OF we'll
trained lun2s The conservatives cheered In tones or
dersivo defiance. And 40 tor several hours the strife
proceeded. cach inot0n That was mace giving rise
to snarp, rattIing discussion, In which hard names
and personalities were literally banded about eve
shall never agree 10 AmerlcaniZe our institutions by
the Introduction OF the un English method OF vote Dy
snail be accepted Tor II Is necessity OF the times"
screamed tho liberals. At length, when the.ciam0r
BY the Marquis or Harrington agreeing 10 adjourn
the oebate And 30 the conservatives went home
juDllanG
WILL THE BALLOT PAssf
Is o question which has been literally discussed
since the occurrence OF tns episode. have nesi
tatOn IN saying that Il Will. nut not this session.
grammo I'd hope that Dlll winch Will give rise to
80 much contention can be carried this year. Doubt
less Mr. Gladstones cnief motive IN promising IL st
SO early Stage was. TO nave good political CRY IN
reserve 70 neal the dssensiOns IN his ranks caused
by education, and 10 streng hep his position should
an attack 6s made upon him on account OF the pre-
sent regn oil terror In Ireland Pass, nowevor, tho
ballot most assuredly will. Tho good sense Of the
nation has long demanded IT, aud all the signs OF
living In changsrul times. How last we are travel
ling ~ IL the lrequent exclamation OF members OF
the old school EAST indeed ~ Is the only
response whicn u vOuchsaved. Tnore has been
great stirring OF the dry bones since PalInerstons
deatn; and among all the political signs and por-
tents that nave occurred since taen taere 10 nona
moro Hignicant than lhis acceptance 0l the ballot,
or one that more clearly Indicates EngiandS pI0.
greSs towards democracy.
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SPAIN.

Tho Montycnsier.ss0urDon Ducl--Eee;ug ia
Madrid.
A Madrid letter OF March Fl, published in Paris,
says
The excitement caused by the death Of Prince
Henry de Bourbon Is beginning TO ca!m down, and
the public are awaiting the result OF the Judicial
inquiry now going on before the examining judge
OF Getafe There every reason TO pelleve tnas no
criminal prosecution Will be instituted against the
Duke OF MoDpensier. and that the authorities VIII
seek for means OF Sliding the affair without acting
In too open defiance OF the law. As for the political
consequences whtch have ALREADY pointed OUT they
e exist; there is great irrat Oh against tue Duke
among the republicans, and an increasing crowd OF
visitors at his residence. A Journal makes
the following pertinent renect!ons:-..The revo-
lutiopary leaders 70 about crying out In
onss snS yet 0If the CANDIDATES Of each Of the par
ties belong TO that family. The Carlists nave Don
Carlos; the moderates. Prince Alph0ns0; the pro-
publicans had admittod into their RANKS Bourbon,
the unfortunate Prince Henry. The Spanards may
therefore well cry out, Down with the EourSons.'"
Prince Henri do Bourbcn's Funeral--Scenc rt
tho Place Of Death and Near the Church.
The Proccssior-Tone Of the Populnce.
tMadrld tMarch le) SsMss corresPonaence OF Aonaon
The funeral Of Don Enrique de Bourbon was
solemnized yesterday. 1t was attended by none OF
the PROMINENT men OF the day, nor by any military
display; yet II was Witnessed by greater number OF
people than any Iunerai nave ever seen In Spain.
Tne route through which the procession hsd 10 pass
namely, Gale Arenal, Puerta del SOL Gale Carre.
tas, Gale Atocha, flaZa Mayor, and Caue Toedu-..
through the gate and over toe famous old bridge OF
the same name TO the sacramenta oi san isiuro ,,
was lined with dense crowds who, to their credit
| be 1t said, behaved IN tie most orderly manner,
quite contrary 60 the cv,l f0rebodlng5 OF maHy.
wn the exception OF tne zs.h He 2, al ~
packed. There had been some Tears OF dlsturo-
| ance or at any rate, an antl.MoatpeRsier demon
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ROME.
The Health OF the Pope.

The Paris Figaro says:
In letter from Rome 1t has frequently been stated
since Plus TX. has occupied the Papal throne that
ments have been unfOunded, We must now,
however, give the fact as certain. The
health Of Plus TX. is declining. A
foreign pre- ate, who was recently received IN pri
vate audience by the Sovereign P0ntin, was quite
shocked by his appearance. ALAS ~ exclaimed the
Prelate, s'the proverb then Ia true, Non videbs
a,s,aOs Pet,i,' aluding to the Roman saying that
no Sovereign POntln reign longer than ST. Peter
who occupied the POntlfcai chair curing twenty-five
years. Ptux TX. Ii now IN the twentyiourth year Of
his PrlmaCy.
The New York herald., 1870-04-02
FRANCE.

PrIrcc Pierre BOnapnrte's Trial at Tours.
BY the arrival Of the European mail OF March e.
yesterday, We have the complete report Of the trial
OF Prince Pierre Bonaparte for the homicide OF M.
Victor Noir. The case has been amply noted in our
cable telegram details already. The Indictment was
published ~ e1tenso In tue HERALD. The following
exhibit presents some interesting deEalls:-
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NEW YORK CITY.
Smuggling in the Bay-The Death Of
Eddie COrnell-NautiIus Boat Club
Tea Oyerboarl-Miscelian
Items from the Police Courts
and About Town.

The following record will show the changes IN tho
emperature OF the weather for the past uwentysour
hours IN comparison with the corresponding day OF
last year. az indicated by the thermometer At Hud-
nuts pharmacy. LERALD Building, broadway cor-
Af- A. ctrnnf nfs-
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twelve carloads OF tea, ex Benefactress. ftom
Yokohama at San Francisco. arrived here yester.
day.
Professor B. J. Raphael VIII lecture In the free
this evening at Cooper Institute on the Clr.
culation OF the Blood"
Yesterday morning James Myers Of 323 West
Fourth street. fell of q cart, corner OF Canal and
West streets. and was severely injured. He was
sent 10 Bellevue Hospital
At o meeting OF the attaches of the Custom House
yesterday afternoon resolutions Of coincidence with
the family OF Surveyor Cornell were adopted upon
the death of his son EDDIE who was killed on Thurs.
day w falling from the Daustrade Of the Futh Ave.
nue Hotel STAIRCASE.
AT o meeting Of tho Nautilus Boat Club held at the
club room yesterday afternoon, the following gentle
men were elected officers for the ensuing year,
President Richard L. Neville; Vice President,
Edwin H. De Nyse; Secretary, ID. D. W. Harrington,
Nd.
The Broadway underground tunnel has been visi.
TED, during the past month, By upwards OF IS, 600
persons. Ladies and gentlemen should not fail 70
pay 1t o visit. They will not only gain KNOWLEDGE,
Home ana School for Soldiers ana Sailors Orphans.
Sixth avenue, from Forty.second street to the
Pa T. the finest driving street In the city and univer
sally uSe0 Dy everybody. II dangerous ITOm tue
BAKERS butchers, gr0cers' ana pumDels carts thas
line IT both SIDES. days. ngHis and Sundays.
Whose business is II to look after the avenuef
public meeting Of gentlemen, owning and inter-
ested real estate in this city, to give expression
to the public confidence the present Central PARK
Board, their capacity and integrity, and IN oppoA
to any at Albany 70 displace them, wil
be held at the Real Estate Salesroom No. Ill Broad
way, at eleven O'CLOCK TO- day.
Thursday afternoon last two notorious river
pirates, namedlCanton, ALIAS "Boots" and o'Hearn,
attempted to land quantity Of contraband goods
In small boat from the Havana steamer lying as
pier No. 4 North river. United STATES Inspectors
Lewis Jones and Howard Slater, having their srs.
pIcons excited, and thnAing everything was not
right levied on the goods and had them convey cd
10 tho Custom House. 1t proved TO be very line
lot OF cigars and cigarettes valued at about S000
The snuyglers succeeded in making their escape.
Aman whose name, from papers found In his pos
session. is thought have Deen Pierre Cnaduo, died
suddenly yesterday morning in the lodging house
and lager beer saloon 228 William street. where he
had slept for several nights past. In one Of ms
pockets was found snaR amount Of money and
other articles Of Little value Dat as far tas known
Chaduc mad no relatives or friends In the country:
Inc body was removed 10 the MOrgue. Deceased
was about 4S years OF age and native OF France.
The New York herald., 1870-04-02

Yesterday morning James Myers Of 323 we'
Fourth street, fell Off cart, corner OF Canal an
West streets, and was severely injured. He wa
sent 10 Bellevue Hospital.
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his attitude longer thrsaenns dd not nrs hs would
him !. aasos sof ~hsD he Ss s Into &.
,s mt w " S sS0i si
turn.
Such ID the version given by the accused II is In
formal opposition with that OF NJ de Fonviee on !ne
importan. question 70 be ssuertaned D5 WHOM 'nS
January 10
The information has elected the following psrticuas-
seveA persons noticed the OF the accused the une
par. t hs
% M s sas w:n w mad" by Dr.
several other w.toesss on the other Sdmson:
ssos snss Victor % No.r really y: face
s: boas sSes % U S S1S hs
behind him say has tss ha my
daey heard Fonvislls sps.Sins a tho
sss %ss ;ISR snr 10 % ~
Ynss oasss Of q s.s
s.s ss Si% S,i fsss zee
III s.a'sa Ss.
Sss Vs ssSy Soy
sIns: {: Soass. .ss n usss ss
sSs or 1es Other ,o''s q ssss forms
.!aan nS vas "a xsa 70 make h.: Ssp'
ss siVa a. o h s
sa S:o a Sas
sss:s
strike They declare .h9ash ~ de Fsnvss aid mot sy
indicating that Nor must have struck . blow.
These various depositions arc met by evidence &C.
cOrdinR 10 which NJ. dc Fonviee. Immediately aiter
the drama OF Autcuu, had made mar alive winch
Is exacty reproduced Ia his declarations before the
examining magistrate. We must noLtce specially
M. Grousset, NJ. MOrtleuSe, the ap0thecary, INTO
whose suOp the victim WAS transported ava DoctOr
Sommazenli, VINO Witnessed his deatn All tnree
heard M. de Fonviel8 relate that the accused had
struck NJ. Victor Nor Ia tns lace before shootinX
hiIn,
However that may be, and even were the
version OF the accused to be accepted, 1t Is
nevertheless established tnat no Wilfully caused
the death OF M. Victor EOir; justice cannot admt
that crime is justified by tue act oil yioience wnlc
the victim may have allowed himself to be dragged
into committing. 1t Is equally certain that tne ac-
cused twice f1red his pistol az NJ. de Fonvieiie.
In consequence, Prince Pierre Napoleon bonaparte
Is accused
Firstly OF having on the 10Th OF January last at
PARIS Auieuil. committed the crime Oi voluntary
homclde the person OF wan salmon, COMMONLY
Called Victor NOir -
Win this circumstances, that this CRIME was fol-
lowed by another, specified nereunuer:-
Secondly, Of having, on the saIe uav, nour ana
place committed on the person or M. Uric de Fou.
vielle an attempt at voluntary homicide, wnlch at
tempt manifested by coalmeacement OF eXeci-
tion failed through circumstances independent OF
The perpetrators Will.
With TINS circumstance, that this crime was pre-
ceded by tnat specified above.
crimes foreseen and punished Dy ARTICLES 2,2eo
and 3O4 OF the Penal Code.
GRANDPERRET, Procureur General
Done this 2Sth day OF February. 1870.
The lnterrogaI0rj OF the prisoner then commenced.
The New York herald., 1870-04-02

Professor 3. J. Raphael VIII lecture In the free
course this evening at Cooper Institute on the 'Clr.
culatlOn Of the Bl0Od.n
The New York herald., 1870-04-02

twelve carloads OF tea, ex Benefactress. from
Yokohama at San Francisco. arrived here yester
day.
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Average temperature Tor corresponding date
last year. 4IW
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At meeting Of the attaches Of the Custom House
yesterday afternoon resolutions Of coincidence with
the family OF Surveyor Cornell were adopted upon
the death of his son Eddie, who was killed Thurs.
day by falling from the Dalustrade OF the Filth ave.
nue. Hotel STAIRCASE.
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Tho Observation-Disclosures D,cl--Fee;iug ia
Madrid.
A Madrid letter OF March Fl, published in Paris,
, 1870-08-12
POLITICAL.

ANe" aofk Tarer says that Mayor Hall. ~ m,
c'F. has an uncle and cousin for his ,ecn.,,r;.s
aEd PAYS them *6,eoo year, ,he5 coInr II M
on1ee very regularly once : month To r~r r,r,.
money, tut t1aasactlng no other duties Of thel,
of1ces.
1T helns charged mat = louisville ucero ro,ea
TWICE u INC rcent election, The New Yvrk Con-.
fefTeat scinafSs mat 1t could pnr up With taeff.
munics, elopeunens with white hetrcssex AMI ali
e1her claims to social equality, but, when he M.
n" sinks TO = level with the Democratic reoea,er
there Is rom fer the apprehension taa, enamel.
Ea:iaa may rroEa failure indeed
Tho Dun1to Courier learns thar PycsiJ.n,
Grant has appointed L L. Hyde Postmaster n,
that place, Eir Patterson. removed. AMI S,vx.
THIS ss another 1lssfc incident IN the FsusoD All
ahl-fcnton light Mr. Hyde IL q xA:n supoortrr
VI sesA sA1oas 1of congress, Eho+ as Ia well known.
has Ead political feuA with Feu,on fur xn-r,..
years past-'|
-enh A. Francis, at the TSov Time, ,,.ntex
that he has an5 intention Of running for foycrnor
o1 New York STATE He recar1s tho rum,r M.
Joke. - - wv"
a meeting Of thirty or forty ladies' Of f-,cr.nr,
wyoming Territory, was tclt, lev tlsxs ern ~
o'ssuss ne poAaeal Situation aad resolve mon
Nas IN substance that "Tht 1as1.es rnn,a a'1Eu
themselves Of the political rs1rt.eces anJ .,s
bestowed upon them t. support for Delcra.e to
Congress the candidate who WAS posst.sse,i n, =
good snotd character, and ~ss favors,.e -
Wonans franchise, Irrespective Of his nol,ic.1
rroc1lSttes."
MY. 3. 7. scooeld having been sottc,,e,, h,
number Of hts Democratic friends to h,.ro,,.. Pc.
candidate for cooercss In tie Qutncy uu nil
tict, has addressed to Mcss:sL J. W Sncrton -,
o. {. Skinner, 1c'tes declining the use OF n,s
name 4. 1 candidate, alleging that his bn.ia-.1 Is
such THAI he cnnnrt- pusits any r.rrucls.a..,,
accci.t IRE nu1u:Ms.."n II truds.~,i k:u
, 1870-08-12

The cnusc Of Ps7issia il The cause Of
peace. So. at least, does the p4arketl do
cline il gold Indicate. az tho extent aud
Importance Of the prusslan snceess beca;nu
snow1'. The fect that gold and United
States '.c..is are now nearly back to where
iLey wero when Napoleon startled the
world for the last ume with his declaration
Of war, indicates that the tiuaucie.s rsg1rd
the war as nearly GUIDED. It seems to lie
nearly certain, however, that another bat
lie must preeoae peace, aud that tho pzus-
slams are pushing forward toward it with
Ill possible celebrity, having been impedsd
hy several days of heavy rain. Ths latest
dispatches confirm the intimations hereto
fure held out from Paris, that A1acsIahon
has been cut of from the main French
army They represent him as retreating
on Na1scy. instead Of on Metz, aud state
lhht Prince Frederick Charles has .tbrokea
through the French liues between Metz
and Nancy. The key to the campaign,
in tho minds OF tho Ptussians, evidently
is 10 prevent the reunion Of tho French
amy, and there is every reason to believe
they have succeeded. II 80, the further
''efeat OF Aacalahou will DO accomplished
III separate battle, aud will Increase the
weakness of the entire French position.
What with tho frequent chanscs in com-
nand ST the French army, aud its con-
seriousness Of the demoralized condition of
things in Paris it is probable thai the
prnssiaus nro getting ready for the neu
, 1870-08-12
LAND M0NOPOLY,

The Republican State Convention of
Ohio adopts q sound plank in its Platform,
which we hope to see borrowed by oil the
other State Conventions. It is Us fa1lowa:
''RtsolTei, That the policy Of granting subsidies
OF public lauls 10 corporations a1d moaopNes, ts
unqualGed)y conaenned-r
The time has long since passed when
railroads could he regarded as an s1infant"
or uncertain enterprise, which needed bol-
ste1ing, cushioning, OF nursing at the pub
lie expense. On the contrary, they are the
most i1nperious and aggraudizing OF the
moneyed Institutions OF the country, andthe
one most prone to influence Legislatures
l.y corrupt means to extend them privi-
leges which are in conflict with the ill.,
teresta of the maases Of the people. There
hare, doubtless, been instances where grants
of lands or loans OF credit have caused the
building OF railroads a few years earliar
TINA they would otherwise have been built,
and so have opened up new territories to
settlement and production In such cases
these roads have been the indispensable
means of producing Eoalth, q share
Of which they are permitted to
uoAoPoA@9s AAFJ AaFe haf6A T0A6
tothe lands which have been granted them.
But of late tho projects Of road-buiIding
arc tho mere Incidents to a gigantic plau
for monopo1izing land enough for sovcral
States, and holding it out Of the market
until it has risen in value, thus impeding
tho settlement which the grant WAS de-
signed 10 hasten. The full measure OF
OWLS Of this System, must DO moro plainly
felt as the regions in which these grants
have been made come 10 bs settled up.
Then the cry will come up from hundreds
Of thousands of settlers looking for home
steads, or for land whose price bears
sonae relation 10 tho profit they can
mako by cnltivating it, that the entire
available uncultivated land Of the nation has
been surrendered to few grasping monop-
olies. Such disposition Of our public
lands will then Lo seen to hnve robbed the
peurlc Of every dollar TINT has been given
10 the monopolies, and to have been him
trance rather than m aid to the Develop
1nent Of the country. Let every conven-
tion i'll the land adopt such plain md
soinled resolutions on this question t4at
tie next Congress will assemble fully i1,-
s:rncted, and will not dare to grant a single
acre Oh any ptetence. Let the Land be re-
served for those who will till it.
, 1870-08-12

Amorg Ill the notes OF preparation for OBJ
serving the important eolaf cclipea Of next
December, which will he visible in Southern
Europe, nc hear nothing that points to CO.
operation in the work on the part Of the Ma
val Observatory corps in Washington. Tho
leading governments Of Eutopo-p1ussia,
Russia, France, and Enslaud-will all send
out observing parties, and one or two arc
spoken Of AZ intending to go from the
United States hat thus far the authorities At
Washington hare not tignifed theis intention
to send out the men who srs employed by the
na:ion to observe celestial phenomena, and
who contributed 10 much to tho information
gained by watching the eclipse Of August Z,
1869. =.
Substituting has recently become much
more important branch Of astronomical re-
search than FORMERLY, and the results obtaiued
in the Investigations OF solar phenouena have
shed food Of light on many hitherto dark
and perple1iug problems In physical science.
MUCK has been learned relative to the solar
constitution, but . few knottE questions are
yet unsolved. So far as at present known, the
snswcss 10 these can only ba obt.ined by
watching the aolar eclipse, during tho total
ph,sc, and tho total eclipse il SO rare an oc-
cu1reree that the scientific world can so.1ce1y
AFFORD to let pass such an opportunity II that
which rill be presented next December.
The corps Of workers At the National Oh
servatory contaias few who haye made the
corona and psotubertnces subjects OF special
observation and ttudy, and who have given
much time and thouGhtto tic preparation and
use Of instrumental appliances which can only
be employed at such time. To keep than,
out Of the field would be to render compara.
lively valuelezs tho labor Of several months
the probabilities are that highly important dis.
corsries would he mxda II they wefe able IA
: compare tho phsnomeua Of next Dccembc.
With those Of last August
The Navy Department owes it to itself aud
the scientific world, 10 send ont party Of OBJ.
servers from the United States NAvA1 Observa.
tory to tho leland It Sicily. Such An oppor-
tulity will net bs again presented for several
yents,