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H TOli SUN, TIIUKSDAV. MAKC1J 20, 1875. . TlM'ltSDAV. MAlttlt 2). IfcTH. IAmunroe nts To-tlaj. f-istk's Tknlrr-b noise., Ilewcrj 1 lirntre l' ' v. Ilrrast'. 0rm Home Tt tM J Pink twain Ibiotre N--. V-..'. M. flrand Oprrn Utilise -I " k 'm, MM.'. Uarilrn I. ! Is lll)alle 'I hralrr " P' Hli". I. Jnnf Ihralrr-Rnilf 'i HiMTrffff. Strla-m Hull M K n'lv f.llf.NI. Theatre ('cnilfilic l:s's-fi Cms.. Tway t'e.lof's s-' 'r I I'lilim Square 1 hcalre B-ln.., W lass. WallatLV I aratrr ('..-Soii-M. Ward's Museum 1 n Ir sis'. Us Mils... I Terms or The Htlu, fins, i iirvi ii.esr, . . an oil ta.ivkiMii,Mi- . . . a "in 1m., I, I. ..s. ' IS" ' Tafol. i-if l.s. IH, US II. I , I in, cll. I. rt. aSl,-, SO ins 1111,11 ..f. . I invasir-tsa ami. hilim AerlstMsii.i, 'Hi it till, 1. If sow. . 11)1.1. II (II s, ss . t m i.. ii Mttt'ift-isj PmSi. to c .,, T. i'. tis.ui Siti i.ivt M i.i.'r i nJ raaiii,. ii us., . ao.u. Mini Vlin.a. mill "Aei." 1 Itr il, l ".',v.r n. 100 ...l. tliilii, -lib " Sat." Mill .1, III M m .1 &0 tlftTIat14 IS W 1,11V, IS ittll tf 11 ll A.R,llll i llJ IM I ! ' IAf,l"l.. Unnimilin Mmlll. ' lininAD.iati.iui.t. h.4-1 s" r f-.i... cjn' I. Cut, l,SSlt. l'. it I 11 .lnu,ll.li -sis.".!-. I,. is .sHiliifiiri. II ts. rliH. slia. H. it- . II Chilli 11 .Mini lie Ktccutcd on n Toi-lini- 1'iility t I Gov. Dix, la 111" adroit tuitl r-kilfully I drawn letter to Dr. Trscn, does nut jiro- I tend llmt If lit? Is to consider tln sworn t-- 1 tltnony of flic seven Jurors It would not ho 1 his duty to commute the switeneu of Kos- I tkh. He hail probably been n.ilvl-etl by the Judges whom ho consulted that It N Judicially fettled tluit "A rljrht result trill not satisfy the law; it must ho rl fitfully I come ut Iti order to iircscrvo tin due iiil- initilstr.illon of Jmtiip imil tho imtitr of trial by Jury ;' anil that no matter how cortM't a vonllot tnny ho, If it be uhtuiiipil f improperly it must bo et usilclo. Ii The fact ontinot lio finest ionoil ihitt the Ij venllet In Fostsii'm can' mi. obtalneil by A mlMipprolienxioii nml ml-tnko; ami iov. i Dix'rf only Jitstirieatlon for not coiiimntlti r the punishment it that thoro U it ttvhnleal 1 rule In this State wlileh vroventa courts of law from receiving the testimony of tlio jurors thcmielvc to wtubli-li such h faot ; a rule In reganl to whlcli Lortl M.xsnrt.i) well remarked : "It urn singular Indeed that nlmot the only evidence the cae li mits iliould bo shut out." fSov. Dix therofore prii.es to linnir n man on the merest technicality. WcMibmit thntsucli urulouovcrnpplled to the Kxecutlvc: nutl further, Hint the xhnlr common law dnetrincof excluding wltnosfc on nccount of their relation to a case has been biokeu down nnd uliollthed . In this Stnte by the Legislature. For tliCM' re:ions f5ov. Dix Is bound to rrjwrd the sworn affidavits of the Jurors; mill If ho doe regard them ho cannot exe- III , cute the pii.-oner. K His re-olutinn to hang Fitcr lir. Im'pu I rompllmcnted as evlm lng Itoman tlrni- I im Would It over have been tolerated p that a Itnmati citizen should be put to 1 death on tlio strehiith of it viiniiet which p was knoun to have ln'en lemleved by mis I take? ,lutl e, not wrong, wa the Imai-t L 1 pf ltotno. I Why ! (for. Prx so retUent in reference I to the opinion which hu obtained from I theJudgis? Did he or did hu not put the I qiKftluli to Chief Justice Cllt'licil, of the ! ( null of AiienlH, whether this wan 11 euro ' forcommutatlon? And if lie did put the 1 queMlou wn he nut unwored that it was I mchnin-i? I l not the 'mm' thing true with reference lo.Iiulgii Avimcw?. who ileliveri-d the ad 1 -verc opinion of the (.'curt of Appeal ! ; Wo hope that events will never render It j ' our painful duly to publbh the well an I 1 tlientleated accounts of the extraordinary ' personal Influences by which (!ov. Dix is I ' urrouiided nnd the almot incredlblo Ini- ; ' pediments by which acres to him on this ' mbject has bes-n blocked ; for we still hope j ' that It will not boa part of the. history of hisailiiiluMrntion that n eitleu of New ! 1 . York was deliberately put to death on a ! j mistake and technicality. H'jfl The Coal Nrnrcily in l.tiglnud. H'J I The cxtravugaut price of coal In Eug Hj II !iu)d continues to bo the ullabsorblug HH II lojile of discussion among KnglUhmeu, and Bij ' many facts arc coming to light respecting Bjlli flic caucs of the present high prices which B are working a decided change In public Bijl opinion. At first all thu blamo wns luld 011 HJ I the miners', ho were reprejcnted ns hav- j I' lug by I'oiuliluntions and conspiracy sue B! If eecded In exacting such high wages from Hn f the coal owners that it was impossible for BK1 l' the latter to supply fuel ut rcasouablo Hlj rate, and pnpulnr indignation ngalust the Bflj L whole body of mining operatives raged HBf jL . rery high. Hut it Is now known that tlio HHL increase in the wuges of the miners has !f been lnsignlllcaut In coinpailMin with thu Hfl IU 'j tlse In the pikes of coal, and that in reality HH It is owing to the exorbitant profits dc HKjl I: mantled by the coal owners and mlddlc- BCilll. men, who In some instances are aided In BJt!! their schemes by the net ion of iiiilway BbISV jomjianies, that the public me compelled Hi1 If to pay iloublo pilccs. HJ Il The coal ipicstiou Is a very serious one HI ff fur Knglaud, far more scilous Indeed than Bfl'njti the bieail question. If wheat weru fcinl- BKnllv' tlenly to rise considerably In pileo the Bs jjjj. granaries of the oi Id would bent Ktig- J I j., lanit's hcrvlre, and with the prcmit means HK j of trausport!itlon it would hardly hu HBJ-ijll; possible for tlio prloo of blead to double. HJi Twenty ycniT ago in coiiscfpicuco of the lllk Crimean war the forcstullcrii drove the Hb!, I.omlon bread pi lees up to nearly double HSIf i what they hud been, though that cou- H9ljr il'.tlon of afl'atrs lasted only a few weeks, IlK lint even If they should lie doubled to ji morrow the Increase would only seilously H) nffect the poorest of the poor, for thobeU PJ ter cIiiks of workicoplu If they hud to HJ r( ritwl more for bread coiildtusily ccono- Hjuf inio in tlio use of beer, spirits, to- HJ J II; bacco, or other so.inlled luxuries suf- HJJ flclently to offset it, and peihnps he HJ, 1 1 nil thu better off for doing so, while HJ j j Riich 1111 Incrciisi) in pike would not directly affect thu prosperity of mnnii- HJ j fiieturcs. Hut thero is mm essential illf- HJ j I fcicnco between coul mid wheat, ("old is HJ I j not only u domcstlo necessiiry, but uu In HJ j j I dlipensublu agent In tlio mauiifactiiriug in Hjjl l; dimtry of (ireat Drltulu. There Is hardly a HH 1 trade nowadays In which thu stciim eiigiuu HJ'ljL" iloes not do a very lnrgu share of tlio HriJ 1 'work In some trades It docs by fur the HJ7 j largest and to keep tho steam engine at HN', ' work there must bo a supply of coal at HJU' reasonable prices. Hlft Arter all that has been mid about thu Hjj tcnrclty of coul In KuElaud, there Is nbuu HTjfi dont uvldunco that tlio deflclcnoj in thu Hr-F upply It rather Imnglnary than real, or H? f t all events, entirely out of proportion to pjji Krc!lt Kicrcate In prlcw, A rery .lleht PhIK sHHHHHHHHHHhHHI falling off In the supply of such nccvfnrlcs In domestic lire as wheat and coal la sutll i lent to piodiiee alarm and caiijfo an iiitl llclal and tinneecssiiry inlliitluU of price. Cnder Ihc old r-'nglMi Corn laws u de ficiency of leu per cent, ill tlio wheat crop has been known to double tho price of that grain, and coal Is inoie likely than wheal to Iks uffei led by n belief that thero Is n nal scarcity in tho supply. It hii been ill-rovcreil In tjiiiin-liire that while many targe muniiruotiittti? cstabll-hmcnts were woiklng on shott time from the snppoed i-carelly of coal and Its high price, nnd nunc of their owm r. sorlmily dl-cumlnR the iidvlablllf of closing altogether, the gnat coal ileiots of t.iiiiool ucic full to uerllowiug and the stock constantly In cieasltig. Moie than 4W,0oi tons of team coal alone were found stored in blverjiool and llltkeiihead, while nt the uumtlis of tho lilts between Wl'tan, ttalufurd, ami Liverpool extensive wooden si rue t lire had been erected for storing the coal kept back in expietatli 11 of another ri-c. Of emir!' the attention of Pai'limm nt has been called to the abuoriual condition of tlio coal mm ki t, and an inquiry lntl tulcd Into (ho muses which have pioduccd It. The Home Secretary consented to the Inquiry, but s. tld that no legislation iiui't be looked for on the subject. Tho opinion Is maintained by most of the co.il own ers in Parliament, and that interest Is silently represent ed there, that It Is folly to think of regulating pilecs by legislative Intel fel cure. Mr. .Mt-NliKl.ui, himself u coal owner, who Introduced in tho llouso of Commons tho resolution for it Par liamentary Inquiry, In sustaining Ida motion Mild that he did not ex pvet niry legislation to result from It, but believed an exposure of the real causin of the pievalllug high.priees would lead to tho cheapening of coal. In tho course of 111 icmail.s he Informed the House that eighteen mouths ago the price paid at thu pit b.itik of a mine In Voikshlio, in which lie was lnterotcd, was Cs. to .s. per ton, and that this coul was sold In Loudon at fiom IS. toSK per ton. The wages paid under and above ground thu labor used In production amounted to 2s. 6'id. per ton. Dining thu last few weeks thu same coal has been sold ut thu pit bank at from If, to 20s. per ton; ami in Loudon, the cost of transportation being about 8s. per ton, at tjJ. to Mi., while thu poor who IxHlght in small quantities had to pay Cos. u ton, nnd sometimes oven more. In the mean time the wages of thu miners had In creased less than one -hilling u ton. Those who behove that Pailiameut has the power to remedy the existing state of affairs ure not unanimous In their views as to the means best adapted for the purpose, but theie is a largu doss favoring thu ex propriation of the coal owners, and tho assumption by Government of the whole management of the coal production and supply. Whether anything will eomo of this proposition remains to be seen; It Is not probable that there will at present. Hut thu railroad companies, some of which lui e made eoutiacts with speculators, and refuse to haul coal for any pel sons except thoe who are inb rctcd in maintaining high prices, are likely to be hauled over the coal theiiij" Ives for: mh an abuo of their ehurtci id privileges. The uoil.in men of Kugl.iud, who, though uurcpie seuted In Parliament, exorcise u greater inttueuce over the deliberations of that body thin it.s mouthers would like to acknowledge, are agitating for relief from tho exactions of the monopolist, and late ly 10.01)0 men, women, mid children pa raded the street.-of Nottingham tarrying uu empty flie-gratc, headed with a banner with tlio In-i rlpllon, " lie ware of tlio coal owners nt the next election." In London and the other large cities demonstrations have also been made which will piobubly havo the effect of stimulating Parliament to try and tlo something for thu publlo re lief. Hut as the extraordinary prices now ruling are evidently tho result of a popu lar misapprehension of the fuct.s regarding demand and supply, It Is likely that they will decline mateiially from natural causes, though thero Is no pro-poet that coal will over boas cheap in Kuglumt again as It was u fow years iigo. What He Did Not Say. While tlieiuhuve been many comment upon what (icti. Chant raid In his recent Inaugural address, wo have not seen any remarks upon what ho did not say; anil yet of tho two tills is the morn Important. Tho President declares that ho will maintain tho laws; that ho has endea vored to restore harmony, credit, com merce, mid thu in ts of peace and progress; that the world is tending toward republi can government; that the telegraph Is available for communicating thought to gether with rapid transit by steam; that tho colored man should havn access to schools, and when hu travels his conduct should regulate tho treatment and fare hu will receive; that tho world is to become ono nntlon, speaking onu language; that his efforts will bo directed to Improving the currency, to the construction of cheap routes of transit throughout thu land, to the maintenance of friendly rrlatloris with other nation's to tho reestablUhment of commerce, to tho encouragement of mimu fuc luring Industries in this country, mid to tho bringing of tho aborigines under Hie Influences of education anil eivlllatlou ; ami dually, that he Is In favor of civil ser vice reform. This Is what ho says In his address. And now let us consider whnt ho does not say. Ho does not onco say that he Is In favor of honest iidinliiltrutliiii. Ho does not say Hint unless tho progress of legislative, executive, anil Judicial cor ruption Is arrested In this country and the law of Integrity restored, our experiment of republican government will end In ruin, and that ho shall exert himself by precept anil example to prevent such a catastrophe. Hu tines not say that tho rovelatlons of bribery, lying, ami perjury In tho Credit Mobillcr Investigation havo excited alarm and indignation in his inliid as they have Ih that of every honorable und patriotic, cltlcn. Ho does not say that tho overthrow of a Statu fjovcruincnt in Louisiana and tho nullification of an honest elec tion by tho tlecrco of n drunken and corrupt Federal Jmlgo, and the substitu tion by tho an in o drunken authority of a Ooveinmcnt which tho peoplohatl reject ed In tho placo of that which thoy hud lawfully elected, are events of tho most dangerous nature, anil that hu vluws tliein with unqualllk'il repugnnnco anil horror. Ho does not ray that oven thojiidlelary or tho United Btntcs has, like its leglslu tine, become corrupt, and that tho facts, established by abundant evidence, proving that ono United States Judgo Iim rcoclrcd bribes for his oniclal notion, ami that nn ttbcrhRB cUBilseaj,uH.pbu4n4 p, lqbby ngent, selling at a high prlco his iuflticnco with his In other u Senator, and with other members of Congress, are things which should c.xcllo tho deepest nnxiety in nil pattlotle minds; and that, every legal mc'it's hould be employed and every good Influence brought to bear to secure the condemnation iiiiilcxll'-p.itlon of Mich cor ruption. Ho does nut say that whereas tint tug his llrst tci in of ollleohc wns led to tlio ap pointment of an Inordinate number of his own relations tu publlo offices! without suf llelcnt rcKnnl to their Intellectual or moral fpialilleations, helms becomu convinced by experience ami icllcctloii that It Is wrong thus to use the power of the Presidency as ifil uert'tt kind of family possession, and that henceforth liothlngof tho kind will be done or tolerated by him. He does not ay that whereas In his firs t t"l in he wa inl'lcd Into giving his ofllelal approbation to hiibctuktiui by continu ing In olllce and promoting. I. C. U. Davis lifter It had been pinvetl and declared by tho Legislature of Maai husctls that thu said Davis had been guilty of that offence, he will lieneoforlh do so no more, but will exert nil tho weight of his olllco nml char acter in belmlf of public integrity mid against luibe-tuklng. lie does not ny that whereas during his first tirm ho had kept in place asSecrctary of the Navy one (! Koitiit il. ltoinxiN after it had been proved before a committee of Congress that the said ItonrsioN, yielding to some mysterious seduction, had paid i0.'l,tl0d of public money In violation of the law to n party nlreudy paid in full, mid had otherwise committed ofllelal misde meanor, ho will henceforth tlo so no more, but will take euro that no man shall hu re tained In tho service of the (loveniment lifter ho I proved guilty of dishonesty and plundering. In short there Is tint In this Inaugural ad dress n single word or sentence or Intima tion or suggestion that tho J'rcsidout knows that Mierclsany distinction between right and wrong; that ho Is aware that thero l such n thing as public corruption or that ho has any idea that it Is his duty na our chief executive, ofllcer to do any thing, or refrain from doing anything, with it view of setting to tho people nil ex ample of good morals, of official integrity, or of hatred of corruption nuil publlo rob bery. Silthcr the word honctty nor the idea of honcxtu set forth or mpjested In the uhiiit of thin Innuijural addrer. Jones. The IIon..IoiiN P. Jones 1ms been duly sworn In us a member of that pure und elevated body, the Senate of the United States, and hu sits there now In thu full en joyment of his expensive glory. No ono interferes with Jos ia'si happiness, nnd it seems most probable that he will contlnitu until March t, 1ST9, to possess tho distinc tion ho has paid for so liberally. Meauuhilullsht is occasionally cast in ton the history of Jo.nuh by the Journals of N--vada. We llml in tho tluhc Hirer Ih-veUli a timely addition tu the record of his ele vation. The writer professes not to bo a member of the Legislature, but to have voted voluntarily without reward or hope of reward for legislators who afterward voted fur Jost.s, Ho lx'llovcd that JoNta would bo tin Improvement upon Nvn or Stew-.wit, and accordingly hu went for him like it true patriot ; but as for the Idea that .lovnst bought Nvk off with tM.OoO, hu rejects it with scorn. Why. nhtwtiy Miuulil hr Uuj -I nil Sje I piuw for rf nJ sfhoM),-Wl.y MiuuM ho buy Jim Nr n-it that JoNfcsJ speut n great deal of money in electing men to thu Lcgu-lnturu this writer iitllrms. In tho eastern coun ties lust spring tho people said Hint Jonci wns n big mining speculator, a rich man, who would "glvu his money n chniice, and sling coin If ho went In for nn ofllco." It would also appear that in addition to tho legislators whom .Ionc.i thus elected by thu slinging of coin, he bought others who had been elected otherwise; but it Is dc ! ulcd that ho slung tus much us $.r,000 a head for them on tho average. All of which proven that Jo.viy is no fool. Hut wlille tlio Idea that J ones) bought Jim Nvn for &",00 and paid an average price of f 5,000 it piece for members of tho Legisla ture Is repudiated, it seems that In Nyo county the slinging of coin wns something bewildering. The contest there turned upon tho election of three members of tho Legis lature. After a lively struggle Jonix got his members; but they cost him dear. In thu counties of Storey, Lyon, Ormsby, 1-mder, Lincoln, Humboldt, and Klko tho monuy likewise flowed frcoly; and in thu larger counties the expense Is admitted to have been very heavy indeed. Ills proposed that .Io.nesj should publish to tho world n full nnd accurate account of all his election expenditures, with tho nanio of uvery person employed or bilbed. Wo hope ho will comply with this Intima tion, so Hint other Senators and those who tlcslru to bi'como such may know whether it cots more or Icm to purchnso n sent In the .Senate from tho now than from tho old States, l,et tho market rates be reported. Oar Terrible City Prison. The truth respecting the Tombs whioh Tim Sc.v has so often enforced on thu public attention is reiterated In detail by tho officers of tho Bureau of Sanitary In spection, whoso report will bo found in another part of this paper. They show that thu Tombs Is neither drained nor ventilated, while it Is enormously crowded. Consequently It Is utterly unhealthy, worthy perhaps of some cruel biiiburinu ruler who might wish to torture, and poison, nnd by slow degrees kill thu un happy pi'lsoners accused of breaking tho law, but utterly unworthy of tho chief city of thu United States. Let us hopu that this important subject will no longer bo neglected by tlio authori ties. Ah I)r..lANi:a recommends, tlio Tombs should ho abandoned ns n prison and sold for commercial purposes. Tho property would doubtless bring enough to provide a now sita and build u suitable edifice In pomu port of the city wheie laud Is less valuable. It was Sucor Kobeson. A great deal of curiosity has been mani fested nil over thu country to know who It wns that got President (Iiiant to pardon Uiiow.n, thu Philadelphia repeater. This scoundrel had been detected in repeating nt thu Inst October election. Ho was ar rested, tried, convicted nnd sentenced to eighteen months' Imprisonment. There, was no palliating circumstance hi his case, nnd yot President Qiiant pardoned him. This pardon took nil decent people by surprise! but when application wru rondo to tho Attoriniv-Qeiieriil or tho name of nny citizens of Pennsylvnnli. who hud recommended tuch a pardon, that ofllelal declined to glvo them. Wo now learn from tho Tribune, however, thnt "the most not Ivo and efficient ndvocnto whom , llitow.N hnd with thu President wns Secre tary Iloiwov, who took an unusual per sonal Interest In tho ease." At this Information nobody will be astonished. It la well known that thu Herman nil tlmrttlm look with great uiifftAlnass upon tlio tamo cinlxrutfon sultitf ou from tlrrinauy to America, hut It Is scml-ofllclally ilcnlod Hint the (lovernmcnt has Intended to tako nil)' dlrvct nicnstircs to hinder It. It Is often as-crtcd thnt tlio only Interference of tho authorities In this matter tins been to protect Herman subject from tiring tal!ctl by tho filso representations of swindlers lying In wait to cheat Intending cmlernnts; hut If a correspondent of tlio Toronto OIiAa ts to lie credited, some of the Ger man nfllclnls have tnken very strong measures III the r.ic of two Canadian agents sent out In the hope of inverting some portion of tlio tide, of emigration to Canada. Theso men arc named WAti.Nrit laid Dykh. and they wero duly ac credited as cmlirrntlnn agents by the Ontario (loveniment. Acting lu accordance with their Instruction-, they proceeded to the Continent and bustod ttieniseUcs hi dlsscinhiathu In formation conccnilnit Cmail.t and Its resources and the tree, mmnts ut land nlTered to Immi grants. The ronsripienco wua that Mr. WAtl J,r.u was summarily driven nut of Alsace by no In timation t lint If lie remained lie would doso at the politic cxpeti'O, while Mr. I)VKK, less fortunate, found himself In the common Jail of Stolp, In Pomerutiln, almost heforo ho lind time to any Jack Hnotnann. After rrmalntnu In prison some time, Dyke was brntmlit lietoro thn llnror of Htolp cliargrd with wilfully Inilurhuj tier mans to emigrate under fabc pretences, such ns prnnilslna them free grants of land, nnd with Illegally publishing ndvcrtl.ciiuuits. The prison er was treated with irrent hsr.tiness,and refused permission to communlcntc with th llritlsh Minister at Ilerlln unless his communication should bo written according to tlio dictation of the Stolp authorities. Ho inanngeil, however, to send off a few lines written III pencil to tho Dom'nl-m went for emlcrntlon In London, whlrh reached their destination and led to tho Interposition of the Ilrltlsti Fort'lcn Ofllce. Tlio result was thnt the Consiil-Oeneral was directed to ball Mr. Dykk, which was done. His trial was to take place on tlio SSttmlt., but It Is nut known how It ended. Probably the acts of the Ptolp officials will be dKirowed by the Oernian (ovcrmiicnt ; hat the occurrence Is an evidence of tho feellm; excited In Ocnnanr by the unpre cedented emlirallun to the New World now In progress. In tho III Itlsli House of Lords, the other day. Lord Mauiksiicky made an argument In favor of tho gams laws based on the Importance n f rabbits an an article of food for tho wnrklm classes. He quoted Ilau.nr rUVAltl to prove that with white sauro a rabbit could hardly be surpassed, and said thnt In Nottingham n.Ono rabbits weru sold weekly and consumed by tho laboring population, but ni'Elerted to estimate the quantity of white sauce used by the luxuri ous worklngnirn feasting thcmselics on this variety of came. Karl (Iiia.kvii.i.k In reply said that many Inzenlnus theories had been pro pounded on tho sulijei t of rabbits, hut ho en tirely dissented from the notion tli.it If there was a general preservation nt them all over the country tho atrcrecate supply of fend nvallnble lor human consumption would lie increasea. The Loudon .Vitr. Iniin article tli-seilb-Inc tho euceessfnl efforts of President flltVNT and the lst Conirress to raise their own aalurli, falls inton slight error hi recant to tho effort of this legislation so far as tho President Is con cerned. It ays this law cannot tie valid as ap plied to tho President without an amendment to the Constitution, which especially provides that his compensation "hull neither be Inrrenied hit diminished durliahls term of oill.-e. I'n doubtedly It wan tho Intention of tho f rani on of tho Constitution to cu.int ocaint Just such action as hi taken place In Washington, name ly, tho u -e of executive hitliicnce on Concret to Increase the compensation of u President lill In oQeo ; but the provltlon was to worded as to read that tho Prmldcnl compensation "shall neither he Increased nor diminished diir lug the period for which he shall be elected ;" and us (Iiiam'h first elcitlon was for a term of only four years, tho constitutional prohibition was evaded by mnkliut the Increased salarv begin with Ids second term. It Is not nt all traueo that Knzhsh Journalist are un.ible to comprehend this nice distinction, which Is something of a punier to airond ninny Ameri cans, though technically it would doubtless stand the test of Judical Interpretation, not withstanding that it is a palpable violation of the spirit of the Constitution. The samo article of tho Con'tltutlon prohibits the President from receiving any other emolument than his aahirvfrom tlio l.'nlted states or nny of them, which raises the uueitlun whether the appro, prlatlnn of S,U1) In a slnzle year for " fuel " for the White Hoii'e l In the. nature of an emolument. AMVSK.VK.TS. .Ill-- Cnaliiiinu'N greanil Kenilliiff. Miss Charlotte Cushmau gave her second rending ut f telnway Hall yesterday afternoon at , two o'clock. There was n very large audience, composed principally of ladles. The programme comprised scenes from the first act of "Itomeo nnd Juliet;" "The flattie of Ivry." by Macau lay; an anonymous pofni, entitled "Tlio Death of tlio Old Hipilre ;" nndCarleton's " Iletseycnd 1 are Out." The reading afforded a large measure of Intel lectual enjoyment to those present. Miss Cush mau reads the part of -Vrretitlo with more -Mil, force, nnd originality than any other In " Itomeo nnd Juliet." It Is Interesting to note how closoly her Interpretation of Jullrf corresponds with thnt of Miss Ncllson.the l'.ngllsh actress. 'Iho passages hctwron the old nurse and JVfrr were rendered with much comical cfect. In her reading of "Tho battle of Ivry" Miss Ciishinnn evidently has In mind the entliu slastlo and victorious soldier exulting lu tri umph nnd extolling the vnlor of his leader. Tho pleco was then la powerful tones and with iire.it fervor. It wa followed by "Tho Heath of the Old Hiiulre" III fluently spoken Kugllsh provincial dialect, Tho delivery added most to tho moaning of the linos In " llelsey and 1 aro Out," which w.ia tlio last ruciutlon. It ,u--Bcnted u vivid picture of tho old Western farmer In rnmorsatlnn with the young lawyer, and pro voked Intense amusement rippling into laughter at almost every line. Uvery lover of thn drama, ns well as every ad mirer of high talent In woman, must rejoice at tho appreciation bestowed by the public upon thu refined and Instructive entertainment offered them In theso readinirs. Mmn .1 ii Ilia till) lui it'a ('iincerl. A very pleasant eoiiuorl, anil for a very pleusnnt nhjert.wlll be giten to-morrow eveiilrg at Hie l.'iilon league Theatre. Miss Julia Oay lord Is the beneficiary, nnd tho proceeds of tho concert are to ho applied to the purpose nf en abling iuir to coinpleUi In I.umpu a musical edu cation begun nusplclouslyhera nnd with promise of excellent results. Miss (Inylord Is said to possess exceptional gltts of oleii and stjle. She will appear both us vocalist und actress, the llrst part of thci programme behuof a musical char, ncter, nnd tlm latter part consisting or Hurl hunl's comedy. "Amerlians lu Paris. Tho young lady has tlio nialstniice hi the musical half of her concert of Mr. Alfred l'eiiso, Klg. I'niloiunl, and thn llusslan iiuarlette of horn obis ors, whllti Miss I'niiny Davenport, Mr. Ktodilart, Mr. Illiiggnld, and others, tako part In tho comedy. Tlie He iiiiicinla In mimic Island, Corre.punileucu of 1'lie Hun. PmiviKKNci:, March 10. Thu Demoeriitlo nominations fur Plato oftlrers have Hie old "knock mo down nguhi" sound, Men could havo been nominated to win, but It ts haul to turn a spavined horse from his stumbling path. The tumid resolution against tho real cstato qualification for adopted citizens was passed, though tho Democratic leaders are even moro Intense, natlvlsts than the Hepublleans, and would bo tho llrst to oppose any practical niovo to ao away with the sand nnd gravel clause of the Constitution. As for tho character of the nominations II is simply necessary to say that three of the candidates are taken from tho ea-urn side of the bay, and the west and north are entirely Ignored. KEMBLE AND HIS BANK. FINANCIAL satKNCR AVVt.XED IK Vnil.AtHiT.VMA. Tbe 1'i'oplo'n limit Dm Sloclilioldern Not Lliible-Ailillllon, Division, nml hllfnro Applied to Itnnklng, Corracaomlaoca of Tu Kun. : IlAitumiiuito, March 18. In n former ' cimmunlcatlon your corrcapoudentshowed how Win. It. Kcmble mado somo K 30,(130 while Htato Treasurer by funding the debt of the State. With that money fco desired to start a hank In Philadelphia which should ho a depository for State nnd city moneys, ns welt as all corporation funds which could he secured by presenting things In a proper light to their officers, lie fl-at got the Legislature to pass an act entitled "All act to Incorporate the People's lUnk of the city of Philadelphia," which wiu approved by Oov. deary Feb. ZH IS70. It was ait ordinary net granting corporate powcru for bunking purposes to n halt dozen gentlemen whoso names aro generally used as corporators tu acts wherein tha Pennsylvania Kallrood Is supposed to be interested, but who sink from sight thn mo ment an art ts passed. Kemlilo ued their names In tills eiwo merely as gloves to conceal his own claws. Tha only two sections of the act of special sUnlltcanco were the seventh and eleventh, as follows i Htcriox 7. That It ttiatl be lawful for nil bank to transact nnaucial business as a natur.il person, anu aa men to hrponieanilii.iftoirmrrriMiWiiiicifiitfMl qf ctiurttubt Hint reltalouA M.fllulea. i n.lco pwiuihh. u at rlH'iiirMf )i7etiqy t A'MieeitrnHtyfoin u mni olkrr ,Vrtfs, flail orttttf giiflfiissiit., amliofmfl'., ilfi-t iitAtj-it tnUte tiumitutiiteiil v thttr biumex', uinl thtitl aire m-iiritv to utti iiituiiiioiiv. .Mat, anJ w rrn mriitm for Ms JiMHJul luifmrmaict of l 4utlt, 1 iw'ilrc.. re. II. Thnt thn ttnciholit'rs (hall he personalty II ible to any amount npial to Hi- eipl al atoeK, lu midi tlon llieruto, aud Hill cuaitcr rball cotilmiie lor twsuty jean. SECt'niTT AUD I'KIISOS.VI. MAUII.ITV. " If required" nt the end of section 7 Is good, but If any security over had been required It would have been better. Tho personal liability was obviated tnr np. elemental act which was lobbied through by Kcmble. and appiovcd by the Uovemor March 17, 1SJ7I1, nrjiist twenty days after tho Ursl act was signed. This Is the supplement (sto Laws of l'eunsylvauta, WTO, pago id act t-"sl) : A supplement to an act entitled "An act In tncor pnrtte the I'reple'a Hank of tlie City of riillailclplila," approved Feb ft, la. BDmns I. Halt enacted by the senate and Hon of Heiirsientutlvea of the Commonwealth of I'enmyli an In In Oenrral Aaiembty met, aud It la hereby enocteii by the authority of the same, Tnat no much of the ait to which this la a saitnJrnient a provides that the stock, hnhtrra in the laid bank ihill be Initlvlitnally liable, shall be eonatrneil to mean Mich liability in evrrr re apect, ana nn other, as la linpoanl upon stock holjers nf baiika in the act entitled "Aa aci regulating baaka," approved April IC, te. src.l. I hit thetnrrraaeof the capital stock of the bank Incorporated by the satd act in which this ts a suppleme nl may be ntaue from time to time i but surii In rcaae shall not la tbe whole exceed tbe rum of four thna.and shares. Ht:e. 3. Tbe lgl.tatnre rcservea the power to alter, revoke, or annul the charter of the aald bank whenever In tbclr opinion It may be Deceaaarf for the public wrl fara, in tuca manner, however, l&al no l&Juatica be done to the Incorporators. (binned), BCTtia It, htrami, Speaker of the llou.e of Iteprsaentatlvef. (SlfOCd), ClIAKLKall ST1NIM1S. Hoeaker of tbe BcnaU. Arrrovta the 17th day of March, 1170. (bi(ned), Jons W Okibt. ijtnnr. rums ok mo.vet DtrostiKD. As soon as tlio supplement was slgnod Kcnildo, together with other membera of the King, sub aerlbed for the stock and opened the bank, the original cornorators never being neant of In con nection with tho Institution afterward. Keinblo wssmado l'resldent of tho bank, and largo aiiuia of Mtnte and rlty moneya ware al once delimited with hltn, without any good security. The act nf referred to In the suiudement, makes the stockholders Jointly liable for a bank's elr culat ng notes, aud Imposes no other personal llabllltv whatever. The section covering tho case Is as follows : Hie SJ. The ilotkholjers of every iuch bank. In idlb tlon to the corporals llati Illy, .lull be jointly liable to tlie creditors of s-ild batik, tie Ing note hotderi, In tbetr Individual cat vcltira for the amount of atlnoic Is.nsd , and the manner of enforcing aueh liability shall be aa follows : in ease the said bank shall violate the prnvls I. us of ltda act so aa to forfeit its charier, or becomes I I -n ill I (n , . 1 1 i .lianrri........ K hba. l nilsniiiiagrmei t of tta attaira, and la compelled to make an as.lgumeut nnder the proilsiona of thia act, the as signee, so apiiotuted sbatl proceed to liniae a fair and rtimtahle appratsrment of the assets of snldbankof every de.erfptlon. at their caab value i and also to make a ll.l of all the rtehla i"e by aald bauV, anil If It shall appear that the asti-aa are In.ulUeleiit to redeem Uin hole, tn eireuUtlun, tftt iivtA,Mert of ifesoMfci'U thiill Ae fiMe to tHitif Hf nitrU ds(ei,-y. tn pr"Mirtioil In tha respective amounts nf itock lictu by caeh at the time tJcli aisigii'jient ta made. WOIIKIMI SII.K.NTI.V. As the People's Honk Is not u hank of Issuo Hint section amounts to nothing. . be silent way hi which Keinblo worked that supplement through the l-evMnturo nils one, not by nature suspicious, with omliiotu forchodlngs. '1 he first aet was euiblazouod to the uorld, the supplemeiit was kept as unlet ns nos-llile. (.'tn It bo lli.it this notorious Win. II. Kemble means or hopes to add largu individual arid corporation deposits to th"semadeby Iho city nnd Stale, under the erroneous Impression entertained by tho public that tha stockholder aro Individually ll.iblu for a sum equal to Iho amount of each one's stock, then to divide the wliolii vast sum between his right and left hand pockets, and then silently steal away ' Keiiihln Is snld to havo Senatorial aspirations. He would doubtless mid the society of Clayton, Cameron, Caldwell,. tunes, iluchhack and Pat terson unite congenial. Hu knows thoy never renched the Senate t,y reason of their merits; neither can he. Hut they did reach tho Fonato by means of their money, and so may he-at feast, If not by tho usn of his own money, by ttio uso of that of other people who havo do IHisltod In his bank. Scott's Urm will be nut In two years, and Kemble means to bid high. If hn bursts tho bank nobody Is responsible, and, with well tilled porkots, he can sneak off to Washington, ana, as a t'nlted States Senator, live In magnificent style on the Interest of what he ones. TIIR I'UIt.UIKU'llIA tiixn. Of course the State ofilcers and tho ring which controls Philadelphia know all about the total Irresponallilllty of this " addition, division, and nilenco" bank ; but many Individuals, arid per hnM some rellaioiss nnd charitable Institutions, have depo-linl funds with It under the falso impression that the stockholders are personally liable for an amount euual to the par valuo of each one's stock In addition to tlie stock Itself. How any Institution the least tinctured with charity or religion could help being repelled by Kemble It Is hard to conceive; but the serpent did not beguile live with a tale more false than Kemlilo did them If bo ever claimed or In tjanated that there was any responsibility about l.'s bank whatever save the word of a notorious, greedy, and selfish schemer, whose, sworn mot to Is " Addition, division, and sllcnco," If Keinblo did not mean to hare the bank fall whenever his friend should retire from ofllco or the deposits should reach such an amount or events so shape that there would be more money In falling than In carrying on tho business, why did he so surreptitiously havo the pertonal lia bility clause repealed, or so explained ns to mean nothlngr If he meant no wro'if, why did he plan so Intricate u contrivance t aid In Ids escape? Why did he boldly publish his plan of rumpalgn to the world while ho artfully masked from view tho bridge over which he might es cape? Men who mean to bo honest do not usually tako such pains to enable them to be dishonest. If tha people of l'lilludelpbln und of Pennsylvania know onn-lislf the truth about this man Keinblo and his rotten Institution known as the " People's Hank," they would ratso surh n howl about the ears of their officials as would rnmpel the removal of State nnd city funds to sumo safer depository, or would at the next election hurl Ketablu's guilty coadjutors from power. Hint llelvveen ltnullaliiiieii nnd 1 1'Uliinon Three Thouanud Persons I) imaged, 1ONHON, March 111. A serious riot between Kiigttihmen and Irishmen occurred In Wolverhampton, a to n of Slairordkhlre, taelve mllea from lllrmtngtiam, )rntcrdar. At leait three thoutind persona were en gaged In thu conflict yirearms and knives were freely uaed, nnd there as much blondihud, though uu c.o of fatal Injury has vet biien reported. At laat arronnti from tlm town order had heeu re stored, and II was believed there wontd be uu repctalou of ibe rlollnc. The llnaioti, Hartford nml Erie l.lllgnilon, HostoV, March It). Judgo Shepley of the fulled Still e.;r-:"lt Court lias refuted to grant tlie In. Junction asked by the Krle Italia ay to restrain theTnii ten of the lloiton, Hartford and Krle Hallway, under tbe Uerdell mortgage, from foreclosing and forming a new corporation. Ilia opinion, which ua an hoar In delivery, via listened to by a full court room. Though summing full Jurisdiction under the llankriipt act both In law and canity, ho declined to Interfere ultti the deereea of the Male courts aa to underlying mortgages, aud mild not Interfere with the operation of iho truit until the giicitlon of tbe status of general crndllora bad been established and power ot salu given by the Dlitrlct t'o'irt acting concurrently. This declilou Insures the transfer of tho property to I lie bondholders under thu Uerdell uiurtgugu, and the speedy coiiitiletloii nf the bole road by thu new corporation ta be formed by the bonaholdcn. Probable Murder In llrooklin. Yestcrdny morning tlie body of an unknown insn was found by Mr. John Netlor at the foot of North Feu rlh street, llrooklyn. Ills age Is about forly-nvo gray moustache i blue coat ami vest, brown castliiiere' pantaloons. On the top of the head Is a gaping wound lour Inches long and very deep. Thero wsa not an arti cle of value on bis person. The police do not doubt but that Hie man his been murdered, Tbe body awulia Idenlincallon at the undertaker-! rooms, North Tint aud Union ilritli. Tin- I'lielva, Ihiilin cV Co, foiiiiironilNc. Tlie amount paid to settle tha caso of Phelps, Ylodge ti Cu.hu at tut been dennltnly ascertained. Untied States district Atlurury llllu aald yesterday that It was IfiljUOJ. ' For wire screens for doors and windows, go to i:. jShd J, Torrey's, IM Kullon street, bear llrosdsiy. Tlie Mutual Benefit Hnvlncs Hank In tlie Sun building otters uiauy advantages to depoilturi.-JJj, Till'. IIVNTIXUTON CItlMK. Dr. Itnaks nnd ltoynl Hnrnmls Indicted for Ibe Onlrngo upon Kelsey-.No Hill Pound Agnltist Claudius ,'. I'rlme. Yesterday mornliiK tho HufTolk County Court room nt ltUerhcad was crow dod, and tho topic throughout tho village was tho probublo action of the flrand Jury with respect to thu parties Implicated In the outrago committed upon Charles fl. KcUey at Huntington. Dr. Hanks, Itoyal Bammls, and Claudius II. Prluin entered Uio court and took their scats ns. fur back as possible. Despite their affected belief that no hill Mould he found against thorn, two of them at least wero undergoing much anxiety. Tho evidence against Claudius II. Prime, how over, was known to ha of n loss datmutlng char than that against Hanks nnd Hdiumla, and be, con 'Cituently, ncc'ited tho situation with toler able coolness, Homo minor criminal business was disposed , nf, and a few minutes utter lu o'clock tho (I rand Jury entered and delivered nllls of Indictment for rioting, accompanied with nssumlt and bat tery otfalust Dr. Hanks und Itoyal Hiimmls. No bill was found against Claudius II. Prime, whoso expression of mixed sympathy and relief lus ho left thn court room Mas a marked contrast i to tho unmitigated disgust stamped on tlm countenance of Samml, and the deep dejection visible In tho features of II mka. As neither of thn Indicted fortius wis pro pared to go to trial, they tvero each required to cmilial! In two sureties of (I 5n0, their bonds men being tho samo as those accepted by Jus t tloe Held after tho preliminary examination In Huntington before Justko Munlfort. Their caso wns set ilnx u for the oiiarter tensions on the third Monday tn Heptemiier. Tho friends of tho Indicted men appear to havo had toleratilv good grounds for their ex pressed coiindenro Hint no bill would be found, for dosplto tho evidence laid before tho (Jr.ind Jury, no less than eleven out of twenty-threo wero opposed to ho Indictment, which va.s thus found by a majority of one only. Tho very general satisfaction felt at tho result of the Investigation was soiuowliul alloyed by the escape of Claudius II. Prime, and by the fact that so long an Interval must elapse before the other two are brought to trial, but ns any (Hand Jury rati Indict a prisoner within three yours nfter the periietratiou of h erl mo. It is unite pos sible that Prima may set be arraigned to stand Ids trial at the rk'pteiulicr Quarter Sessions with Han Us and HamuiH. Such wus tlio exodus from .Overhead at tlio rtnso nf tha sessions that an extra 'arlind to bo attached to tho 10: lA train yesterday morning to accommodate uvea with standing mom all who wero desirous of leaving by It. An Immense number returned to Huntington, where the In habitants wero lu it state of the greatest excite ment, throu jlng tho depot ami telegraph ofTico to lenrn tho latost particulars. Tbe pleasure manifested when tho result at length became known was general. European Uplnlou nf IJniiil'a Inaugural Ad itreaa. tYont IAS ljon&on .WMrfdlif. Tho InniiKuntl mcssao of President flrant upon commencing a second term of ofllce Is one of thn most curious documents which have over emanated from the ruler of a great and ctvlllxeil nation, speaking to the peo ple, whom be governs. President Grant lias produced a pleco of comnorltlon which notably Illustrates what the author himself calls In this message " the benign Influence of education." A mingled spirit of ptety and of platitude shines through this remarkable paper. In the tlrst sen tence we aro called upon tn applaud the fart that Providence for a second time haa succeeded In calling Hen. Grant to the head of the Ameri can DAllon. A sort of admission Is made that tho Presl 'nt has not hitherto Justified Uio choice ot Providence In tho remark thatnhnn he first assumed ofllce the country had not re covered from thn effects of "the treat revolu tion." We may hero note that the civil war Is for the first time), so fur as wo can remember, called a revolution. From tills sentenro wo pa-s to another. Ill which wo aro abruptly Informed that It is (leu, Grant's "firm conilc tlon that the civilized world Is tending toward republicanism." Thn civilized world Is mH only tending toward republicanism but, nrcordlug to Gen. flrant. It is doing s directly under American Inspiration, sullied, as tlie move ments of Artemna Ward's constellations were, to tho Constitution nf the t'nlted States. Ills not stated, hut wo have n, right to Imply, that tho AmerlcHli Government Is tho betterqualllleil lor tuts great minting mission inroiun tne cir cumstance nf Congress hating recently doubled the salaries of the President, the Senators, nnd tho ltepresuntatlves. If so much has iieen done already for cllllzuti"ii by n l,ccll.ituro which boasts of n Schuyler Colfox nnd nn Oakes Ames among Its members, what may the world nut expe t when thevlrtuu of Contress has been steeled and fortllled to tho extent ot salaries fixed at tSl. The general grounds on which the American President Is favorably Inclined to view all over tures of foreign nations for am ilg imatlon with the t'nlted States are stated by him in u sen fence so pregnant with great thoughts nnd so Instinct with poetry thnt It would bo unjust to u gentleman not usually given to this kind of rhetoric in omtt nuutliu It lu full: "As com merce, education, and the rapid transit ot thought and mutter by tcl-sr.'iph and steam hac changed everything, 1 rather think that tho Great Maker is preparing the world to be come ono nation, speaking one language- a con summation which will render armies and navies no longer necessary." A design which has tills double purpose not only of destroying all lauguuges but the American dialect of Cng l.li,hiit of effecting an economy In tho naval nml military administration nf the 1'nlted Slutes we may naturally expect to hear has tlio encouragement nnd support of l'rcldent Grant, Mho will recommend to Congress nny measures tending toward audi ends. Con sidering whnt is the exalted mission of Gen. Grant, and the confidential terms In which ho stands with tho. u who through the telegraph and tho steam enclno me "changing every thing," It Is deplorable to learn from the Presl dent's message that during bis candidature for his present otllro he has been '' the subject of abuse ana slander scarcely ever erju lied In his tory. ' Even thus does the world, republican Institutions notwithstanding, treat Its ben bene factors. It Is cheering to know, however, that Gen. Grant is not discouraged by tlio attacks of Ids enemies; that tinder the now stimulus to his patriotism to which we have already alluded he Is prepared tn march In the van nf civiliza tion, to be the guiding star of the nations, and to extend the benign Influence nf education even to thu aboriginal. Honor in Itubrsuii. To thf litUnr or nt Xun. Sin: I sco it Is prunoscil to erect n fort on tho Delaware river nn the alto of the old lied Hank fort of revolutionary renown, and to call II Port ltobeson. I think that would ho getting Port llobesons pretty thick heroabosits. We have a Port ltobeson here In Camden. It is commonly known and used as a post office. Tho Individual In command Is Incompetent, dis obliging, and arrogant, but hn Is a pet in Ad miral ltolieson though all the citizens desire to havo him removed, whl Is he coughs and sneers at the complaints of the public. Therefore wo have dubbed his shunty Port ltobeson lu honor of Its patron saint. Toiii'ieo. Camucn, N. J March 17, Tlie Srrond Trlnl of I'rederleU llngl fiir Hie Alleaed I'olsniiliia ef I'. .1. -leglrli d. The second trial of Frederick Hegel on the In dl 'lment charging htm with the polnmlng of t'redcrlck J. AU'gfrted on the .1st of Auxu.t, lta.9, a as rckumed In the Ocncral Keisloas yesterday, Tlm nnt wllnraa naa Krislerick Siegfried, a son of the mnnwlimn It la alleged Ileggl pollened, lie lr.tlnrd.that he requested that the remains of hla father he exhumed Isit )rar, and that uhen thia waa douu thu bod) waa found lo be tuau excellent state of prc-crvallon. Deputy Coroner Mirth saa evsinlne.1 at length He tcillQid that be examined Slegfned'i body, and ill., covered no marka of vtoltnce. Thro hu bad the body opened, and Dr. Kr.dcrlinn made a chemical analysis of tti stomach, liver, and heart. Corontr Voting cur roborated the testimony of Mr Mar.b. Dr. Herman Knit rmsn tritincd that he received from Coroner Marsh portioujot the remains tdrnttned tu be those of blegfried, for the purpoinof aualizing llii in. 1 hat by the analysis of the nrt rematm given Idni he foiiud nluo imllogramiiiei of arsenic, aDd by the anal). sis ot tnu second remains rent Mm he found two n.lllogrsiiiines lo three ounces. That Irom hi. analysia of iho earth he could not swear to the prrseneu uf arsenic In It, but that lu thn coib.ii wood aud llulnc, wnlcli had been saturated with a putrid fluid he touud arsenic, from four different analyses made by htm of Kirtlons of the remain! subiniltrd lo him the dor r estimated that al Um time of deallitbu body run tallied six grains el arirnlr. Uu had found In all llltreu nitllugraiiiiuet -one-fuitrtti of a grain of that poLon. Tho doctor exhibited In glais lutici.ticinicticall) soiled, thoarsinlc obtained h him from the remiliis gticn him. The doctor then gave a long and arleiitlhc de scription of bis mode of procedure In maMu' tti, au- l)l, alter uhlcli the court adjourned, dipt. Cherry s-pnlla u 1'iln I'luht. Shortly ufter 8 o'clock yesterday morning Hibbicl burns Informed Police Captain thcrr) that n prUe tight, la iihlch hi r brother was concerned, was about to come on" In Astoria, The Captslu tent a Her gaantand onireri, who lauded at Ailorla, nnd found a puglllitle enrniiuter progressing In a small lane that runs from Flushing avenue. Thirteen rounda bad been fought In one hour and live minutes Combatants, see. onds, aud spectators, about tftenty tn all, ran away, but die ultlcers captured one uf thu couteiiunti and six of the crowd. Iho light waa between John Toole sod Martin Jouea Hie laltir escmcl, loole, Michael Weill, ono of the siconds, .fames I'rscli, .totui .Mctlov cm, James rtcsann, .luliii Deilno, and William linden were taken before Justice lUilo, who comiiitiied thriu for eiaiiiliistlnn. Ibe iiiennre laborers, and the right wainot fur stakis, lull to settle a illiiuue between the two men. A Woiild-lle .Tliirdeier hciitenced. Olio evening last December John Hldard of Krooklyu followed Ids wife from their luune, and at Hudson avinue and I'roipect street accosted brr with su angry remark. She replied, aud be pluuged a thrath knife Into her bodr eight times as she lay prostrste on the walk. Kldsrd admitted that he Intended to kill her. The woman dually recovered, and Kldard was Iried and convicted ot attempt to kill. Yesterday Judge tloore. after recalling the circumstances of tlie ca.e. said be determined to punish murderous assaults of t tit k nd with a heavy hand. He sentenced tbe prisoner to nine ycari and ni months m Slate Filion. ' iM K. ANSON G. VII ELI'S DO I)G E in.ir in: sayh in Tin: cuAnans HltOUIIIIT AOAtXHT IIIM. The Toronto filnbe Itcllerntcs Its Cluiruc.-A rrrsiinitl Exptnniitlnii In ttie Dominion Pnvllninent The Nmurallred Ciiiinillnn Hny- lie Dliln'l, but lion, (leiirge llrowr nnd Itcv, llr. llnmsey Snr He Did, JVrfoi Uit Toronto tllubt. Mr, Dodpii hrtfl iittempteil to Induce tho House of Commons to bellcio that lie ts mi gulltvof tic very grave charges made against him; or rather, not so guilty ns our allegation Imptied. Dttrlmt the time tlio House was in ses slon yesterday afternoon this miserable man was laboring, by means nf an rltten document, to show -First, thnt In had llr.tT.ittt's authority tu. append Ids (Dr. Clark's) noma to thn letter pub. llsiied over tlt.it sli'tiaturo i and secondly, that. If Hie bilef note prellxod thereto In tlio ele llnii fly-sheet wn not signed by Hie llcv.C.tnnn Ham nay, It was signed by Dr. Itnmsay, tlio Canon I son, with tho sanction of thu Canon. Previous to tho receipt of our Ottaw i Parlia mentary report containing Mr. Dodgu's speech tha folliiwtnx i.tn-rmt fiiom canon iumbay had come to hand : Jb Mttoroftlu ntobt. NrwMsnsKr, March 17, it. Kin i I beg to state that tin Miter conic I latie.s HMm of last Friday, and purporting to be a I In-..,! in m bv the Itev. Ilr. Clark, wai n-ver rc- ilv! I by in-, and that sstuhts being "mr frb nd, and knowing Ms high po.ttlnnln the ehurcli," Ae Ac. all I lanmtyis, that I never knew this lir. llirs, ne.lher dull know there was snt-li a pcrsu-i In exts'enee. It Is thTcfors almost unnei'essary to add that tho brief note b arlna ley signature a nut written by tne i and bad not a per son written to me asking me to semi hint n few print, d entiles of the two letters, I niliht notbavo knownul their exiiteuee. I hive only 'nrther In st ite that, hav ing oeeaslou to call uimii my ihurcliward n, who wai the editor of the tVi'irer, on entering thn nalce the first thing that eviuht niycyewat thn " Kstra " con. taming these letters paste I on tbe wall. I asked tor it, and the original documents, wtuc i wero handed to toe This took ihee on October S.isTt.nbout nine weeks after ttie publication of Uio " Kxlra." I never ruid tna "Extra " licfore. t remain, air, your obedient s'riaut, Herri mis F. ItiMssr. AN IMDnLlttU: HTKlMt. It villi be seen that Canun Ihimsay, In express terms, repudiates nil pretloiis knowlc II'. ot ei responsibility for the circulation of the. i letters. What, at Its very best, does Mr. Dodge's wretch, ed effort to escupo from the Indelible stigma his conduct has stamped upon him, iimoutit to? Why, that bo fraudulently represented Dr. f lark, of whose very existence Canon llatnmy ru)s In was previously unaware, to be n person well known to the Canon as being a man "of htzti position In tho Church, and of evangelical Chris tian spltrlt." and used this hs an cndorsatlon to a letter that any man lMisseselng a spark not to say of modesty, but of decency, would hate blushed to acknowlodgn as itppfleablo In him self, to say nothing of circulating It Im.sdi ai' through thu country. Hut we are Imund to stnto once more Hint we aro In possession of cvldenco which leavi no doubt w hatsocver upon wur mind that tho lelt.rs will bear no other character than that we bav already attached to them. Mil. IIOIH1E t IIIH Dr.rKSfCB OATS! "I have a lettor from the Hot. Dr. Clark, r.f which the letter In tho Olube Is an oxact copy. I had unlimited authority tn use his name In the ftirthenuico of melectl-m, as to my conduct In bis parish In thu united Suites of America." Mr. Dodge may havo a letter purporting to be from a Dr. Clark, and bo may have been author ized to refer to Dr. Clark as cognizant of .Mr. Dodge's numberless Christian attributes. Canon JCimaay. turnover, says that ho holds the origi nal of tho letter sent to thu Courier nnd pub lished as nn "extra." Hsuides. If, as Mr. Dodg pretends, lie might uso Dr. Clark's name for any purpose whatsoever, or sign It to any document, what need Is there to profess that ho has the letter Itself from Dr. Clark? or who authorized lir. Dodge to announce that bo (Dr. Clark) was well known to Canon Han. ay, when Canon ltamsay knew nothing; about him ? Mr. Dodge docs not appear tu havo offered a single proof In support uf his assertions. Ills attempt to misrepresent tho friendly advice of Mr. Kdgarwas promptly corrected by that gen tleman, and lu his lame etTnrt nt a partial Justi fication of his original offence ho has failed mis crably. In the Dominion I'm tlnuirnt. 'ion! Ipottor fr rt.tiit'j-. it'tn at. The orders of tlio tiny belli'' culled. -Mr. . ti u..,. .1... r .-I., i. l...r.... . . - IMMiKU l., -(. Jiviinvn l ni'll i t,,i .u orders of the day are railed, to make a state ment us utuestlon of prlvllcgi'.and make an ex planation to Ihls House. Ho then pr-eeededto read tho following sutemetit: Mr. Speaker, I lisetocall the attention of yourself and this llouso to a matter which Is pors uul to mjscir, aud affecting my iiersun.d honor. I refer to uu urtlrlo that appeared In the Toronto filobc tu uu editorial article In Its Isiue of thn lltli lust., which w.'ii distinctly written and published against me. In con eoucn 'o of a vote given by me lu this House, und with tho li -'V of Intimidating mo In my course ns a mcui'icr of Parliament. Tho article Is us follows I will not tako tlmo to rend It ull, lint there Is lu It tha charge of an otfeni'o against truth, electoral ludcpeji ilencc, nnd publlo murals, by a coul, pre meditated, and iiudulous forgery. It Is charged. Mr. Speaker ! need not read tlm whole of the arlii'la, that is all that Is of It (hold Ing a strip cut from anew -ip ,pir aloft) - an and i i Ions forgery! I dlstlucily declare that the statements made In tho said article atfcctlns me ara untrue. IChocrs front tho Government benches I havo a letter from the Itev. Dr Clark, of which the loiter In the fifoucisuuexa-'t copy. I had unlimited authority rum tho Due tor to U-" his luliii) In tlio furtherance of my election, us to my conduct In Ids parish In tlie t'nltcil States of America. Chcers.l And al though I do not know that thu letter was signed by Canon Kninsay, whir h purported to bo writ ten lie him, I do know that his son. Dr. ltamsay of Orllll.i, took the responsibility of obtaining his father's consent to tho publication of the letter; that Canon ltamsay knew of Its piibllci turn during the progresH or the election, that lie never obleeted to nor repudiated Its authority or his responsibility fur it, but after I had heeu returned no sent me tho following telegram from the Itosjln House, Toronto : "HAITD-Vr II AY OVMV Ul-E. IIO 11(11'. rtlllUVRII P I-aughter.) Two days after my election young ltamsay, with a Mr. Morgan, called upnji me at the yueen's Hotel, with a note from his father. Canon Itamsey, demanding from me t-..'sJ for services during the rautn nnd elec tions. That I refused to comply with this dc niiind ; that I was afterward threatened with sown exposuro If I refused, aud 1 was subse quently served with n writ demanding Jinot), to w loh 1 had an appearance entered by my at torney, aud the suit has been since abandoned or withdrawn. That after 1 came to Ottawa, and Just after tho ttrstvoto, I was Informed l,y a memlMir of tills House that Mr. George llrowu of The (,'lnbe. had letters and affidavits la his possession which he could usn against me, and which would seriously affect my reputation, but that they would not be used against me if I voted with the Opposition. UJheera from the Government beurhes. That Itamsays, falhti and son, had furnished The UUilit with the ma terial for this attack upon ine before iho open ing of Parliament ; ana tnat they now hold nvn mo mi Intimidation, as I have said, to ho or ru t to hu used against me, according us my ot was given against or for tlio Opposition, (t lieers from the Government benches. Mr. Ildgar-Will you allow me, Mr. Speakrr, to ask tho honorablo gentleman If ho lis- u roference to myself. Mr. Dodgo -l did allude to you lu that part which refers to Mr. lleorgo llrowu, mid )ou certainly, by jour remarks, com eyed Just I lie Intimidation that I buvu given in tins paper, -nd nothing else, a ntsTiNcr rn titor.. Mr. r.dcar-T'hat Is u eluirire, and a very dis tinct sum ; and with jour permission, Mr ic.ui er, 1 wilt ulludo to it. The honorable gentleman on tlio Moor of tills house, lu my hearing, ti the occasion, I believe, hu alludes to, Mas mulling m n loud manner, nltliiiugh tlm hoitso was ii"t sit ting, llerco attack iiimiii tlio (,'bilic and its pre prtutois. I was standing besldu hliiti IdldU't argue Hie ipicstiou with hliu ouew,i)"rthe other; but when ho had liiilsiicd I took lilm iiside.iod snld something exactly to th. i tlei l: " Now, Mr. Dodge. 1 don1! like to hoar ' talk lug nbuut tho (Jlofw In that way, und 1 du'i t Hunk tliey have behaved so badly as y i inia' lue when you make this attack; I ciiiuit help telling you that I lime Incidentally b me awaru that thu proprietors of thu ('foi. li ne not published wino documents which 1 1 .s neen sent to them relating to you." 1 uieiitinii' d H In order to show tit 1 1 ) that limy had n 't been treating hl'u us hu represented they Ii id been I doing. He then urgently akcd me a- a h end Will you write Mr. George llriwn nnd tell that the documents sent him by Caii"n Kaiii-i)' aro for tlio purpose of bhickmailim'. II" a-i:''l ma to write next day, and on tlio next day '! day follow Ing that I did write it letter to lint rf- . feet, and at tho samn time apulogied to Ml. llroivn for having tueiitloued this initn r In Mr. Dodgo at all, aud stated that I had mil) done so hociuiso Mr, Dodge was making an itt "'! "I""1 the (.lobe. Ho cannot sav that Insula insio , word to Intlmldito or attempt to lutliiiid ' hhn In Ins courso In Parliament, llo a-Ki d n liegged of mo lu write to Mr Ihown. ti Hon cheers J Al.l. HE HAS TO BAY SWIFT C Mr. D'ldgo-Thn whole tendeni i of j. ir con versation was In leave that Impte-'"'' "l"l,n mv mind, und nftor the hunnralile genii" nan lelterto Mr llrowu, and knuwlngof i' "r: vote, liu published tlie papers In hand Hi' all I have to say about It. Mr P.dg,ir-lak thn honorable gentleman through you, Mr Hpoaker.lf I etersald "ii. im to hhn as to his vote or course In l'arli.uii' "' or anything of that Kind 1 I uik linn I'11" itiostloa. (Cheers.) . ,, , Mr, Hpoaker thuught tlio matter should im tlrop. ,, Mr. IMgur thought ho had it right to ilndlcV himself against a personal charge made m llouso. He wished to Insist upon an an-w " from tho member for North York. !' (Mr Kdgar) say a word about his voting with I"' Government or against them, or of going"1': lliu Opposition or against them or In any""' i referring to that insttorf 1 1 lor. heir I , . ( Mr. Dodgo said tlio honorable lueinlj'f ,'" ' heeu a personal friend of bis, and lie tool. pi" nro In reidjlng to him. lie had already that ho droiv an Inference from his remarks in un Intimidation was Intended, but bow" K" to hear that a gentleman fur whom he iiaus" much esteem had tin Intention of this kluJ' Tbo matter lhn ilropued, 1