A SPY IN WASHINGTON.
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PERSECUTION BY THE PoLicE OYricE.-- Acts of wanlon persecution and despotic op- pression are committed in some of the po- lice offices of the larger cities in the Union. under the cloak of authority, which are of Nsro-like malignity. The following s,ale- ment, exposing one of those instances of glaring oppression on the part Of New York magistrate, and his heartless mlnions, we fiud in the N. Y. Express. We have our selves been witness to hundreds of kindred acts of cruelty by men, without reference bS justice, yielding the vengeance of power. = N O. Della.

 ssOn Friday last (says Louis Fritz, the az griesed man. my child.. boy of 9 years of age, while playing in the street, opposite my store, picked up silver pencil-case, and took it to my wife, who immediately placed II Tn a drawer. Shortly thereafter, person call ed al my store, saw my wife, and stated ths, he had been informed that my son had foaod his psnciI-case. She immediately opened the drawer and handed tt to him he iepiied 1t was no. his, that his was gold one. The following day two police officers, aeeompa- nied by the man lass named, came to my store, and sszled that they had direction from the police justice to bring my wife and child before him, On chasge of iarceay. ! re- qaestsd the officers io show me their war rant They said they had none; ,i,erenpon I informed them that no person should sske my xds and child io the police office with out first sxhieissng wsssant; upon winch one cf the officers ieis my store for ihe pur pose of procuring the warrant, leaving shs party complainant aad she other officer 1T charge.

 "A cfowdhsgan tn collect around my store oa which agreed to accompaay ny wifi and ehild to the polacs office, aad dld so.-- That on cur arrsval before the Justice, leaf ned the nature cf sae complaint. snd reqses