The Sun. — 1869-07-08 (London, England)

AFFAIRS.  (From the Anglo -American 2 imes.)  NEW YORK, June 19.  The case of the Depuys has been settled by Judge Blatchford in the United States District Court, adversely to the Whisky swindlers, who will in consequence remain in prison. The Judge rules that a pardon is not complete until it has been executed, and the delivery effected ; that until then it remains in the power of the Chief Magistrate to withdraw it, be he a new incumbent or the outgoing President. The law does not recognize the individual, but the office, which, like the British Crown, is never vacant, and until a man is released the person acting as President can withdraw a pardon a person acting as President may have signed, just as the individual who issued it could have recalled it, so long as it was not carried into effect. Resolutions have been adopted at a conference of Republicans, denouncing a newspaper recently published here called the Imperialist. You might imagine from this fact that the advocate of changing our Republic into an Empire was not without a growing importance in this country, but it arises from the novelty, even the absurdity, of the idea, which tickles and rather amuses. New York is much concerned at several atrocious and mysterious murders lately perpetrated. Not long ago, Mr. Steadman, an English gentleman, arrived and put up at the Brevoort House ; he went out one evening and has never since been seen. On Tuesday evening of last week Mr. J. P. Woodhull left a boarding-house at Astoria, with the object of going to French's Hotel, after which there was DO trace of him, and a few days after his body was taken out of the East River clog.: to Governor's Island, with unmistakeable marks of foul play. On examination the surgeons concluded that the wounds were inflicted by a bar of iron. Another corpse, so decomposed that it cannot be told whether he had been murdered before being thrown into the river or not, was taken out of the East River on Saturday. A weight was tied round the neck, and little • doubt is felt that this body represents another murder. Public notice having been attracted to these cases, Mayor Hall has been urged to offer a reward for information that may lead to detection. Gen. Dix arrived iu the Cimbria on Tuesday afternoon in excellen t health. He was anxious to learn whathad occurred in Paris, as he considered there were signs of some political trouble in the elections, but he treats with contempt any demonstration against the Emperor, which he considers would be altogether futile. Another case has been decided against the Railway Companies in " Walker versus the Long Island Railroad." A year ago the father was killed by being knocked off a platform whereon he was standing, and the son sued the company for damages, alleging their negligence as the cause of his father's death. The company pleaded a violation of their printed rules hung up in the cars, as he was standing where he had no right to be, and therefore the plaintiff had no claim. The plaintiff answered that his father had gone through all the cars, and looked n vain for a seat, and the Supreme Court upheld the decision of the Lower Court, asserting the liabilitity of the company under the circumstances. An attack in the Courts has been made upon the Corporation of Trinity Church. This is a periodical occurrence, and a regular lawyers' harvest. The Corporation is immensely wealthy, and the argument is that a small body, not exceeding ten individuals, elected themsAves as the vestry, manipulating for their own benefit funds amounting to $10,000,000 The present applicant is Mr. David Groesbeck, who professes to act on behalf of the parishioners, and who applies for the appointment of a receiver, alleging the neglect of the poor, nothing being done to check the spread of immorality, while a magnificent trust estate is misdirected in pampering priests and