EVENING BULLETIN. Irittuvito,y; January so, less. • dha L 1 UT' IN THE STREETS. In s• letter from one of the 'Paris ccaes pondents of the% Itur.i.ing, a few days ago, allusion was made to - some experiments with a mew procesx of burning the , gas in the street lamps; by which a greatly inereased light was obtained at a very t moderate ex pense. Some further particulars concerning the process and the experiments are given in the Paris papers. !The inventors are Messrs.. Tessier du hlothity and Ilarechal. 'Their ex periments were made by permission of the city governreent, on the night of the Bth of January, on'tbe•Place of the Hotel de, Ville, one of the most central of the public places or squares of Paris, where a great crowd Nes assembled to•witness the results pf the new invention. The new process issaid to consist in the complete combustion of the common illumi nating gas by oxygen. A small cylinder of magnesium is placed• in the middle of the turning gas jet, and the result is a quantity of light which, according to the photometer, is sixty times that produced by burning the same amount of gas in the ordinary way. That is to say, the burner, under the new arrangement, will produce as much light as sixty of those now in use. The cost of pro_ dicing the oxygen. for the purpose is said to be seventy-two centimes the cubic metre, or somewhere about thirteen cents the cubic yard, according to United States values' and measures, which, of course; in an article of this kind, not meant to be scientifically ac curate, are only compared approximately to the French. • The economical question is stated more particularly, in the French journal before us, in this way : Three cubic metres of com mon illuminating gas and four cubic metres of oxygen, worth eight francs and ninety cen times, (or about one dollar and eighty cents) produce, according to the experiment just made, the same quantity of light as is pro duced by one hundred and eighty cubic metres of gas burned in the ordinary way, the cost of which in Paris is , •fifty-four francs, or a little over ten dollars. •It is easily to be seen, therefore, that by a proper distribution of_burners,a_very_few, with the new-improve-- went, will light a public • street or square, much better and much more: cheaply than a large number of burners will do it under the ordinary system. These experiments, it is remarked, are made while the invention is novel, . and under the disadvantages that must attend every practical trial, on a large scale, of a wholly new dis covery. There has never been an invention, scientific and mechanical, that did not become cheaper, simpler and better in its workings, as time passed and other minds besides the discoverer's were directed towards it. The modes of. separating oxygen from the atmo sphere, for the complete combustion of the street gas, may be many besides that of using magnesium, which, after all, may not be the one used by the French inventors, for they, very properly, do not divulge their process, and the report we quote from may be made• pattly from conjecture. But the experiments prove that the oxygen is separated in some may; that it produces a light for the streets which Flakes. it as safe to go abroad at night as by day, and that the whole cost is much less than that of the present mode of half light ingthe streets which prevails in most cities. There seems to .he,a revolution impending in the local administration of the gas manu facture of Philadelphia. As compared with the street-lighting to be found in Paris, even without the new process, ours is very de fective. `There are three lamps in Paris to one in. -Philadelphia, in a corresponding spew. t But if the City Councils should take the gas works from the Trustees, and assign their management to competent persons, di rectly responsible to them, then the people will expect that the new officers will avail themselves of all meritorious discoveries and inventions, either for, producing better light or for saving expense. A gas lamp in a street has often prevented murder, burglary and 'other climes. It has often afforded the means of 'detecting and punishing criminals. If the .invention of •Messrs. Tessier dpi Mothay and .Mareehal, of Paris, is what it is repre sented to be, there is no • reason why every street of a great city may not be made as - light Wnight - asitis - byday,arrata - mucti less cost.than. is paid for. the halflighting that is now furnished. .The peace of the com munity and the security of life and proPerty demand that advantage be taken of every dis covery for producing such a result. THE EMEE,DBIJEIVIS .BUREAU. It has been determined by the Committee on Freedmen's Affairs that the condition of the &nth absolutely demands the continuance of the 'Freedmen's Bureau for - another year. , tinder the existing law, the operations of the Bureau cease in July next, and General Howard has indulged the hope that at that time this agency might be dispensed with. The Commissioner, eager only to serve the country, and always ready to relinquish office and power when his services should . be no 'longer needed, indicated in his last annual re port his opinion that, under a certain state of :wire, which he clearly defined, the Bureau might be closed in July of this year. General Howard said: "I am of opinion that it will behest to discon tinue the rellef-afforded by the Freedmen's Bu reau, if possible, when the term of the bureau shall expire by law, except in the educational work, and In the settlement of such claims for back pay and bounty to colored soldiers as may remain at that time unsettled. This may he done, provided that proper arrangements be first made with the several States interested to take charge of the indigent classes, which are now re ceiving more or less assistance from the general government. "With regard to the educational division of the bureau, which As,.,beyo.nit.reeeser_e,, itulier tant,l would recommend its transft3r to the Do partment of Education, or to some zither perma. tient United States agency, which dial' have temple power to sustain and extend the present system, and also the transfer to such agency of all bureau funds unexpended next July. 4 1teEpectiug the unsettled claims for buck pay iknd bounty,. I am of opinion that thla division should be continued in connection with the War Dcpaxlinent as long an it shall la 3 deemed nece4- atary ley the Secretary of War for the completion of the work cominitted to its charge. "It may seem hazer:lolls to withdraw this bureau agerity SO soon; it may appear like sure untie ring the freed people to the IlirecOm of I h wo who hate , not shown theineehed particu Italy friendly to fiecir Interests; this reef/milieu -4,.1dpyl jet basell oullke belief th n. t I tit Clle.t 111'111 Slates where the bureau exists or has existed will bs ecoopkte/y reconstructed by next July; and the fro semen. having all the rtqhts of citizenship, cpi protect themselves with such aid as the United •States military forces may be able to render, the only bar to dile result being, the ignorance of, those who ha l ve not tret been reirehed by the in fluences of education.. 'This ignorance will be remedied gradually by, the States establifiaing and setting in operatlork thorough systems of common Schools." But it has become evident to the Commis sioner, as well as to all who have closely studied the aspect of Southern affairs, that the first of July next will not see such a condition of things as General Howard had hoped for, and that, therefore, his "recommendation for the discontinuancis of the Bureau no longer remains in force. General Howard very wisely relies upon education as the ,great lever that is to raise the degraded population of the South, both white and -black, and he therefore urges that the educational work of the Bureau be continued, sustained and ex tended. But the education which the freed men need reaches far beyond the mere knowledge of book-learning. They need to be taught how to work, how to save, how to live. Their centuries of training in slavery have taught them none of these things, and it is, therefore, not to be wondered at that such 'reports come to us,through General How ard's deputies, of idleness, thriftlessness and discontent. While the Freedmen's Bureau is doing a noble' work in the instruction of the childieitof the freedmen, it has yet a vast field before it for work among the freedmen themselves. While teaching them their new political rights and duties, it is the duty of the agents of the Bureau to in struct and encourage them in the true princi ples of economy, industry and honest labor. The future prosperity of these emancipated millions depends, in large measure, upon the direction which is now given to them. While they should be carefully protected against position, injustice and abuse, they should be everywhere encouraged to settle down to steady labor. It will not take them a very long time to appreciate the value of good ad vice and honest encouragement, and the planters who now complain so loudly that the negro will not work will and that fair and patient and kind dealing on their part will soon make him industrious, contented and thrifty. On the part of the Freedmen's - Bureaw whose continuance for another year may now be considered assured, one thing is essential— an untiring watchfulness over its administra tion, as it is ramified all over the South in the hands of its' subordinate agents. From the very nature of the service, the agent is gene rally far removed from the personal inspec tion of his superior, and the temptations to maladministration are very numerous and very strong. The complaints of petulant planters or factious politicians are, of course, e of no consequence; but whenever there are well-authenticated cases of Bureau agents abusing their office by the gratification of petty spite, the) advancement of personal interest or by any other unworthy conduct. there should be prompt and searching inves tigation and summary punishment. The work of the Bureau is seriously retarded by such men, and they should be got rid of as fast as possible, even if .there is no good man ready to take their place. No agent at all is far better for the freedmen than a bad one. The renewal of the lease of the Freedmen's Bureau will be a good opportunity to make a thorough examination in this respect, and to effect such changes as may be needed to se cure the welfare of the blacks and the confi dence and co-operation of the well-disposed among the whites of the South. • TIRE lItOPI.CLADEI. A sensible thing was done by the Senate yesterday, in amending the bill for the whole sale disposal of our iron-clad fleet. The amendment, which comes from the Naval Committee, retains the best iron-clads and only sells those of the inferior classes. Such vessels as the Dictator, second-rate, two guns ; the Monadnock, third-rate, four guns the Kalamazoo, scond-rate, , four Suns, and the Passaic, fourth-rate, two guns are in eluded in the Senate amendment. The Dictator and the Puritan (the latter yet build ing at New York) are the only two vessels we have of that class. The formidable and famous Monadnock has our consorts, the Agamenticus, M ianto nomoh, Onondaga and Tonawanda. - --The- - -Kalamazoo — is- - onn,-of—four powerful iron -clads, and, with the Passaconaway, Quinsigamond and Shackamaxon, is still in the course of construction. These three classes alone will give us a fleet of ten of the most effective jiron-clads in the world. In addition to these, are the monitors of the Pas saic class, carrying two guns, and more closely resembling the original Monitor. • There are thirty-three of these, and of these it is proposed to sell nearly all, retaining nine of the beat of them. The policy 'of stripping the navy of its most effective strength by an indiscriminate sale of the iron-clads was a most unwise one. Mile every maritime power of the world is maintaining a powerful ironclad fleet, the United States should not be lett wholly un protected in this respect. The necessity and propriety of retrenchment make it desirable to sell all useless vessels, but the instinct of self-protection dictates the prudence of pro viding against war in times of peace. The House will doubtless accede to the Senate amendment on this subject, and the more readily from the consideration that very few of the iron-clads are in commission and their cost to the Government is therefore almost nothing. It is to be hoped for the credit of the coun try, that the appointment of Mr. S. S. Cox to the Austrian mission will not be confirmed by the Senate. It was at first regarded as a -matter -of - course that - sucbwould:nbt be the case, but it now appears that :the Senate Committee, with the'assistanceof two of its Republican members, will report favorably, upon Min, and it may be that he will be ' confirmed by a close vote in the Senate. For many reasons this would be - a - source of regret to the loyal men of the country. In the flrat place Mr: Seward, by means of a deliberate insult, compelled the resignation from that mission of one of the very ablebt,purest and most intensely Republican men thiit have ever represented the United States abroad and to confirmone of Mr. Johnson'ti - disciples as THE DAILY EVENT ui BULLETIN pET 4 p,m4k, T i t umpAy i 44*T,JARY,rao, 148. his successor, would simply be to endorse Mr. - Beward's conduct, and to assist him to reward A, man who has aided him by persist,. ently endeavoring to overturn the Republican party. , In the next place it 'is desirable that we should berepresented abroad by a man who is a thorOugh exponent of Axnerican princi ples. Mr. Cox is in no sense a representative American. 'lt has always been believed that during the war be advocated secession, by insisting upon the reconstruction of the Union with the New England States left out. This he has denied since his nomination ,to the foreign mission makes a reputation for loy alty desirable. But whether it is the fact or not, it is unquestionably true that. Mr. Cox was not only a virulent and dangerous Cop perhead during the war; that during the struggle his influence and votes were always cast in favor 'of the rebels and against the Union cause, but since the close of the war ho has supported Andrew Johnson in every act of lawlessness and treachery that has dim: graced his administration. Such a man as this is not to be trusted to speak in a foreign land for the American people. There are Plenty of better, purer and abler men who can be had for the mission. If the President will not nominate one of these, let the Aus trian embassy remain vacant. Better nobody than Sunset Cox•. The country will probably be astonished shortly to observe General Grant, the bold soldier who has faced death upon several bat tle-fields, assume the attitude of Trabbs boy in "Great Expectations" and requeat some one to "hold him, he is so frightened." In the meantime, perhaps it will be judicious for the managers of the great. Republican party to look around for another and more suitable candidate for the Presidency, one, in fact; who will not fail, as General Grant has done, in securing the confidence and the support of the Mobile Times. For the fact is, that that powerful journal, after advocating Grant's election for some months past, has become utterly disgusted with his conduct in admit ting Secretary Stanton to the War Office, and has not only endeavored to humiliate him by taking his name down from the head of its column, but with a savage ferocity that is alarming and indicative of a thirst for blood, has called upon General Sherman to seize the command of the army, to "crush down Con gressional aggression," and do his duty in that "era of revolution which has now opened," and which "can be neither long nor doubtful." This is really dreadful, and if General Sherman accepts the advice, poor Grant, in ignominious retirement, or perchance upon the scaffold, will probably curse that unfortu nate peculiarity of teinperament,that unlucky obstinacy of disposition which constantly, during his public career, has led him to act in direct violation of the wishes of the South ern gentry. "'Tomas ever thus. Just when ever the rebels succeeded in getting him "where they wanted him," in war or peace, he cut some fantastic antic and turned up in the most objectionable attitude. This man must be put down. The Mobile Times ob jects to him. Haul down your flags, hang figurative crape 'upon your hopes, sack cloth your loins, ye Republicans, sprinkle ashes in your hair, and try if you cannot force the nomination upon A. Johnson. Take General Grant out from the political world, bury him in the grave already crowded with the corpses of military failures, and write upon his tombstone, to complete his igno miny and make it beyond parallel shameful, "died of an editorial in the Mobile Times!" THE DICKENS READINGS.-Mr. Dickens con tinues his "Readings" this evening and to morrow. To-night the programme includes " Doctor Marigold" and " Bob Sawyer's Party," and the course closes to-morrow night with "David Copperideld " and "Boots at the Holly- Tree Inn." Mr. Dickens announces but two more " Read ings" in Philadelphia, which will be but a crumb of comfort to the large number of persons who have, as yet, been unable to procure tickets. The . extra nights will be on the 13th and 14th proximo, the sale of tickets taking place at Concert. Hall on Saturday morning next. DOWNING , S AMERICAN LIQUID CEMENT, FOR mending broken ornaments, and other articles of Glass, China, Ivory, Wood. elarble, &c. No Ifeating.re• quire dof the article to be mended, or the Cement. Al. ways ready for use. For sale by JOHN It. DOWNING, Stationer, fel& 189 South Eighth street. two doom ab. Walnut. - - - B ETSINESS-ROOMB TO LEl' v AT 804 CHESTNUT STREET deM•tin4 W ARBURTON'S IMPROVED. VENTILATED and easy thing Dress Rata (Patented), in all the ap proved fashions of the season. t heetnut street, next door to the Post-office. seISIPTP PATENT TOOL AND AWL-BAIIDLES, CONTAIN- Big from i to 20 tools, all fitting Into ono handle, and a variety of Boys' and Gentlemen's Tool-Chests, for sale at TRUMAN & MAW'S, No. 835 (Eight Thirty-five) Market street, below Ninth, Philadelphia. TII E DREADED WASILDAY MAY HAVE ITS DIS. .comforts ameliorated and shortened by the use of a Cog - wheel til.thes Wringer. which we sincerely believe will be found to pay for Reef in its retying of wear and tear of clothing. muscle and rime. For sale by TRUMAN SHAW. No. FM