The New York Herald Newspaper, November 13, 1842, Page 2

e\V YORK HERALD November 13, 1842. New York, Sunday “Po Auvertisers, For the information of business men and of the public generally, and «4 a guide in the selection of the best channel for alvertising, we place before our readers the following facts :— Sun Orrice, N. ¥.,? i Aug. 29, 142 § Mr. HV Burtens— ST LEMEN ase to di wer at the Sun Outi five hundred reams of paper per week, for ‘ix months from the 1otu of October, 1842, to bi he Daily H Also 60 reams per week of quality, size and w the Large sized 32 >446 forthe same to be paid for in cash Weekly Heruld,forone year every two weeks § ate, to be of quall- M. Y. BEACH 1 accept the above order, and agree to furnish the pa- per accordingly. HV. UTLER. this spectuaen— Payments to be made each week in cash, in full for that Aug. 31, 1942 We accept the above or Witness, M. 8. Brac derand will deliver i: as di- rected, PERSE & BROOKS, No. 61 Liberty street. James Rows, — ¢ witnesses, SamurL BeMan, ) By these documents it will be perceived that the circu stion of the New York Henan, is nearly double that of the New Yorx Sux, and that it is, consequently, so much the more an eligible channel for all kinds of advertising and business notices. Not a further word is necessary to satisfy the public. JAMES G. BENNETT, ‘The Religious, Political, and Philosophical Excitements of the Age, Strange and wondertul times these. We have, beyond a doubt, fallen upon marvellous and very curious times. What means this strange commo- tion-otion-otion, we know not. Father Miller says it is because the world is coming to an end next year, and these are the last times. And we are in- clined to his opinion, that these are really the last days, for the reason that we have never seen any later ones, The mighty deep of human mind and thought seems to be stirred up from the lowest bottom. First comes father Miller, taking advantage of the obscu- rities of prophecy, of the imperfect knowledge of the common people, and more than all, of the na- tural predisposition of the human mind to supersti- tion, and tells the inhabitants of the earth that the whole world and all that is therein, mountains and vallies, woodlands and plains, earth and water, sin- ners of all ages, sexes and condition, including much cattle and musquitoes, all—all—all are to be burnt up in one mighty bonfire in the very next year of 1843, now rapidly approaching us, like a gigantic monster, growling and gnashing his teeth, opening wide his jaws, breathing hot flames and fumes of fire and brimstone, stealthily crouching and creep- ing along, ready for a spring to devour us all. Oh dear! Miller’s subject furnishes him with feartul and terrific engines to work upon the superstitious ima- ginations of the uneducated and unreflecting. 1843! Terrible year! The world is to be finally consumed! Husbands shall see their wives caught up to heaven, while they themselves, the wicked monsters, shall be burning in the flames of fire and liquid brimstone on earth! Parents shall rise to heaven on that day, and see their children plunged into the torments of hell forever and ever! Brothers and sisters shall be parted never toembrace again! Men and women will sirin heaven and see their kindred roasting and broiling {hat a happy and delightful place heaven must be!] in the fiery,lake that is burning, scorching and devouring below! And all this in a few short months!| What a horrible theme is this to work upon the popular mind—especially when backed, supported, and illustrated by the infallible scriptures, book, chapter, and verse! What are the consequences of these doctrines? Why, the farmers are selling off their lands, their eat‘le, and their pigs, and the mechanics are selling off their tools,and all to invest the proceeds in house lots in the city of the New Jerusnlem, which has been all surveyed and laid out ready tor customers. Next comes the pugnacious Dr. Brownlee, bucket in hand, deluging Dr. Miller and his conflagration with whole torrents of Croton water. He ex.ters into contract with the present administration above to delay the big bonfire until 1866. This is really quite refreshing; although, to prevent accidents, we think it quite fortunate that the Croton is ready at hand—-notwithstanding we have great confidence in Dr. Brownlee’s responsibility as an underwriter. He should be elected president of some Fire Insur- ance Company. Tobe onthe safe side, we advise the citizens of New York to introduce the Croton into every house without delay, to have it ready; it cando no harm We also advise them to subscribe for the Herald, as we intend to run expresses as the time approaches, which will always give its read- ers the earliest notice of any alarm of fire. There is no danger about the subscription, as we are fully insured through the campaign. Then again comes Dr. Augustine Smith, with his geological hammer, knocking all the fire and brim- stone out of the head of Dr. Miller, and staving to pieces all Dr. Brownlee’s buckets—audaciously de- monstrating that the world has lived more than two millions of years already, and will survive a round million of years tocome. These geologists, by the way, will effect insurance at 99 per cent less pre- mium than Dr. Brownlee, tosay nothing of Dr. Mil- ler, who will not insure at all. Geology, according to Dr. Smith, who is one of the most distinguished members of the old medi- cal school, is likely to prove a specific, a complete antiphlogistic for all these prophetic fevers and mil- Jennium inflammations, which, like a frightful epidemic, are now sweeping off such large numbers otf religious fanatics. Geology demonstrates con- clusively, like the science of mathematics, that the earth is of unlimited antiquity—the strata of which it is composed show it. Take Mount Etna, for instance, it took 12,000 years to make the surround- ing formations. And to make all the formations that are now known to exist, it has required a mil- lion of years. These formations are still progress- ing by infinitely long periods of time; nor does the earth even now show any signsof age. Study pro- phecy, therelore, if you like, but don’t forget geo- legy. It isa great science, and is destined to work out mighty results. On te whole, these are verycurious times. All is excitement, enthusiasm, and revolution It re- minds one of the days of the French revolution, and of the English revolution, when all opinions were afloat, not only in the matter of religion, but also of politics, philosophy, and morals. Between Joe Smith, Gov. Dorr, Father Miller, Fourier Bris- bane, Abby Kelly, Abby Folsom, Margaret Bishop, and Mrs. Col Mesmeric Stone, there is no doubt but a mighty uproarious revolution is close at hand Stand from under— let it come Decevey oF Tite Coonskivs —In the Tribune of yesterday, that moral and devent print, as it claims exclusively to be, we find the following remarks, apolied to the Hoa. Charles G. Atherton, U.S. Sena tor from New Hampshire:— “ Profligate in morals, but able and plausible, he is pro bably one of the choicest specimens extant of the genus dem igogue, and will make afiguro in the Senate, as he takes a seat which has been filled by second-rate years. He has been forthe last five years in the House where he has acquire: enduring infamy as the author of the first Gog Resolutions ever offered by a Northern man, designed to fetter the Right of Petition."— Horace Greely. ‘We would ask our 150,000 readers, if ever such language was found in the Herald, applied to any man in any rank of society? Yet, how these coons talk of the Herald! The skinning which this same coon hus got, seems to have no effect on his manners or language. What will? Fanity Quarnets —The locofocos are beginning already to quarrel for the division of the “ spoils of victory,” to be distributed in this city, by Governor Bouck. Here will be amusing times pretty soon. MILLER PREACHI / IN THE GREAT TENT. » Sui) PN ma The Last Day. | Newark, Saturday, Nov. 12. | ‘To-morow is the last day that Millerand his men will hold forth in this city ; so let all in New York, | who want to hear and see them, come out to-day, or it his doctrines be true, they will never have an- | other opportunity. The heavy rain of to-day has | eaused them to hire the large iron foundry on the! hill, which was built in the times of speculation ; , so that those who come to-morrow can all be ac | commodated under cover, in case it should rain. | There are seats provided for 5000 people, and the crowds of country girls and bumpkins will be im- mense, as well as the influx from New York. | The portrait of Mr. Miller, in yesterday’s Herald, | was a most admirable likeness, and was so spoken | of here by all who have seen the old gentleman. | And even Miller himself, and Himes, and the other preachers, pronounced it a good likeness. And now that we are upon the subject of the old gentleman’s | person, let me give you a brief account of it, | and his past and present condition, history and | :—Mr. William Miller was born at Pittsfield, | husetts, in 1781, consequently he is now 61} yearsof age. He spent the early part of his life as afarmer. Thirty years ago he entered the United States army, and was then a wild character, and a Deist ; but even then, he saidin one of his sermons, it was always a matter of astonishment to him that the Almighty had not made a_reveletion of some kind to the people of this earth. During the last war he was a_ captain in the United States army, and took part in one or two battles on the frontier. After the peace he set- | tled down at Low Hampton, in the State of New York, about eight miles from Whitehall, where he bought a farm which he owns to this day, but which is managed by his ‘wife and sons, he having taken no part in his worldly affairs for the last eleven or twelve years,during which time he has | been preaching his pecul doctrines, although they have only attracted particular attention as the time draws nigh, 1843. After he left the army he filled the office of Sheriff of the county in which he lived ; and was called irrespectively Captain Miller, "Squire Miller, Sheriff Miller. About thirty years ago, be set about searching the Scriptures with a | view to refute them, and this gave him his exten- sive knowledge of the prophesies. In 1816 he was | converted, and eversince then became a close stu-| dentof the prophesies and of history, In 1822, he says he became {ully convinced that the world would come to anend in 1842; and about six or seven years afterwards he began to preach and write | about it, and continued to do so tll this day; he has | writtenagreat number of works on his pecuiiar | views, which are sold by one of the preachers, | named Himes at the depot, 14 Devonshire street, Boston. believe they are about to setup a depot | in New York, witha view to prepare and clease that “sink of iniquity,” as they call it. Such isa brief sketch of the life of Father Miller, as Dr Brownlee calls him; althongh Miller says that he shall be ashamed to own Dr. Brownlee for a son, unless he makes use of better argumentsthan he used the other night. I believe that Mr. Miller will reply to Dr. Brownlee here to-morrow. With regard to the various stories that have been circulated about Miller, it is but fair to give his own statements | made in the course of one of his sermons to-day, in | relation to these poiats. He said :—** My friends, I | wish to say a few words in respect to the many sto- | ries that have been circulated about Father Milter, | People say, oh ‘FatherMiller is only an old humbug, | who is going about to make money, aad get all he can; he don’t believe a word of his own doctrine ; | for he won't sell his farm.” My friends, at is true, | that Judge Northrop offered me $2,000 formy tarm, | and he wouldn’t take possession of it till the end of | 1843. Weil, I told him if he could show me that that warn’t vambling, he should have the farm; but | I'm not a wicked man now, as I once was, that I will allow myself to gamble in that way. If I meant to gamble, I'd rather sit down and do it with a pack | ofeards at once. Why,I won't do it if he was to offer me $4,000 for the farm ; and if 1 was to sell it, 1 should sell it for less than thar. Well, they say, ‘Oh, but Mr. Miller, faulliog’ =e sdné wall on your form y, my friends, those who know me, know that I’ve had nothing to do with my farm or with worldly con- cerns for more than eleven years. My boysat home know well that they never dare ask father anything | about the business at all. All I do is to clothe my- self, and live decent, and pay my way. And no man shall be able to say that [ wronged him of a single cent. And I never took up a contribution in my life. Then, again, I’ve been dead a good many times; and I’ve been killed a great many different ways. And then they say, “ Oh, but you've altered the time of Christ’s coming—you've postponed the end of the world from April to the 4th of July.” Why, my friends, all these are hes. I never fixed any particuler time in 1843. All [have said about days was that the 70 weeks or 49 years were ful- filled to a single day. Ezra went out with the de- cree to build the walla of Jerusalem, on the 12th day of the Ist week. The Ist month began at the vernal equinox, the 2lstof March. The 12th day of that month would be the Ist of April. Christ was cruci- | fied two days before the passover; the passover was on the 1th day of the month; consequently he was crucified on the 12th of the Ist month, so that here the 490 years were fulfilled to a day. And now, sinners, what say you to the second coming of Christ next year? You reply to me_per- haps, “You know nothing about it, Mr. * Well, do you believe the old’ world was deluged? “Yes.” Why do you be- lieve it? “Because philosophers and science tell us there are a great many signs remaining of the flood, and we can believe them.” Well, are there no signs of the approach of the day of Judgment 1— What say the prophets and the Apostles and Christ? “Are they not equal to your _ philoso- hers. If you don’t believe me, examine your Bibles and see ; weigha Il the evidence well —Your everlas happiness in Heaven misery in Hell nds on your decision. But pe: haps you'll « Ir. Miller, you were very foolish to hx on 1843 for the end of the world, because that is close at hand, and it will not come, and then you'll feel ashamed.” Oh, my friends, | feel certain that it will come next year. This has been my comfort for 20 years. And where will you be if it does How can you dare to say it will noteome? You who have mad pretensions to studying the Bibles or comparing the prophecies with histe And if it dees come, where will you be? Noi then to repent, poorsinner. No! No! Too late! Too late! The harvest over and past—the summer gone,—the bridegroom come—the gate shut and your soul not saved—but you left to fume and tor ments with the wicked in hell where there is wailing and gna hing of teeth. Oh, get ready. 1 can’t deceive you ong,if it isa deceit—I'm nota fanatic— I'm too cold for that. Next year will soon be here It I had wanted to deceive ydu, [ should have put off longer; but up, it will aren come. I'm slow to be- | lieve ensoul, getready. (“Amen.” O, Sinner getready. (“Amen”) Lord give me one of these soulsin Newark. (Cries ‘Amen, do Lord *] Lord which one shall 1 have? (“Glory to God *]_ Give me another minister to-day snatched from hell —| [Cries of “do Lord,” “Amen,” ‘‘Glory."} Sinners, seek God and his salvation while it is called to-day! | [“‘Amen,” “Glory to God,” “Hallelujah!” “Amen!” Such are Father Miller's views and feelings on these matters. In person, he is about five feet seven in- ches in height, very thick set, broad shoulder lightish browa fiair, a little bald, a benevolent coun- tenance, full of wrinkles, and his head shakes as though he was slightly afflicted with the palsy. His manners are very much in his favor; he is not very well-educated man; but he has read and studied history and prophecy very closely; has much strong common sense, and is evidently sincere in his belief. Somuch for Father Miller, his person, con- AN duct, conversation, and creed. Ihaven’t heard the old gentleman allude to money matters or contribu- tions at all yet, nor any of his regular preachers.— The only allusion I have heard made to it was a cu- | rious one uttered by a young round-headed, hard- faced, looking man, who got upon the platform, and said his name was Dayton F. Keed, he was a local preacher among the Methodists, at Geneva, and he had been converted about six hours, as he said.— After Mr. Miller had got through one of his sermons, this young convert launched forth the following tirade :—** My friends, I’ve been studying these pro- phecies of Daniel along time ; and I asked one of our preachers for anexplanation, and I found he knew less about them than I did. So I determined to come to Newark, to hear what Father Miller had tosay about them. And as I came through the woods, | prayed to God that he would enable me so to read the book of Daniel that J might understand it. And he opened my eyes; and though when I got F ere I was not convinced, yet six hours ago my mind was fully made up that Father Miller was right. Now, when Matthias sprung up, every thing depended on his say-so. In regard tothe Mormons, it depends on Joe Smith, who says he has a revela- tion from God. But_all that is humbug. Notso with the doctrines of the Millerites. And it’s no use for you tosneer atthem. Your ungodly light ness and trifling won’t enable you to look God in the face when the day of judgment comes, next year. And for those who pee to preach the speedy coming of Christ to deny the prophecies, is to kindle up a bigger and hotter fire in hell than I ever expect to see there. ‘These other preachers say that they look for the coming of Christ hourly, and bid you be ready. Why, they lie all the time they say so. They know they lie. And they tell more lies than would sink a nation. Now you see you are loth to leave this earth. Here’s the pull, brethren. ‘The world or heaven—the devil against Christ. I know who'll come off second best in thatscufle. Let not your hearts rest upon dol- lars and cents, and upon the miserable venity of a woman’s pretty face or form, or the fluttering of her fine ribbons or the rustling of her petticoats. Give ’em up—give’em up. (Cries of “amen,” “ make ’em give ’em all up, Lord.”) The poor man will believe this doctrine; bat the rich man with $10,000 a year, don’t like it ; he don’t like to give up his money ; but I believe in my heart before God that ‘ irsthat man’s duty to hand over his cash to Jesus Christ right off! But they won’t give up the mo ney ; ana that’s the secret of your damnation.— Now mark the words of propehey, and the time. If ‘ou don’t repent—if you don’t believe—if_ you don’t eek Christ and give up all to him and his glory—I believe you'll all be damned as sure as there’s a God in Heaven; a devil in hell, or blood in your veins !” So says Dayton F. Reed, four years a lo- cal preacher among the Methodists, and six hours a corivert to Millerism. I perceive that you purpose pablishity views of the camp, ground to-morrow. They will be a most ay propriate accompaniment to the repogts, whic! have taken unusual pains to have accur nd to get at all the points ‘of their doctrine. 1 he to at- tend their meetings mcorning,noon and night, until I feel completely fagged out. Some days T have scarcely had time to get my meals, and write out the report between the acts. [thought the Methodists were pretty indefatigable at camp meetings, but these people can beat ’em hollow. They seem to be making the most of the little time they say is left ‘em, and to preach, sing, shout and pray all the time. They begin at daylight in the small tents, and are at it in some anape or other till nearly or quite midmght; and I doubt very much whether they are not at it also during the still watches of night They are most vehemently and voraciously pious. I took a stroll down. to the camp ground yesterday, and al‘hough the big tent was lowered, they were at it in one of the smaller | tents, into which about 25 men and 15 women were crammed around a stove, till the air was reeking hot, and the stench was insupportable. They were all, men and women, down in the straw, lying and sitting in every conzeivable posture ; praying, shouting, and singisg indiscriminately with all their might. T have already described the Camp Ground, and the position of the tents and their occupation. Ima- gine, then, halfa dozen other tents, set up in a row along one side of the field, then several oyster stands on barrels, with sickly looking oysters in plates, dirty salt in dirtier salt cellars, root beer bottles looking as if they had the black vomit, hacks, cabs and omnibusses driving down load after load of handsome young women, (which Newark excels in) dressed in their best, young men half intoxicated, from all parts of the country, trying to stare the girls out of countenance, a shout, a groan, a part of a prayer, an oath, a snatch of a hymn, a cry fora shillings worth of oysters, and the “loud laugh that speaks the vacant mind”—all coming up in one amalgamated swell on the wind together, and you have a faint idea of the doings at the Camp Ground. Before 1 conclude, I must give you the following three hymns, which [ heard sung, not by the Miller- ites in their meetings, but by some of the zealous sisters and brethren in and around the small praying ten| Hyme. Tuse—" When fir t to London I arrived.” The Lord has pardoned all my sins, Good enongh-a' good enough-a! ‘The Lord has pardoned all my sins, Tlong to sing Hosannah ! Good enough, good enough, Tong to sing Hosannah ! Come, sisters, dear, let us embrace, Good enough-a !' good enough-a! We'll see the bridegroom face to face, And then we'll ring Hosanna ! Good enough ! good enough ! Wellshout and siag Hosanna ! When love prevails within this tent, Tis good enough-a ! good enough-a ! Embrace, but not with bad intent, And raise onr Ebenezor! Good enough ! good enough ! Weal will sing Wosonna! Oh ! eighteen hundred forty-three ! Good enough-a ! good enough-a | It is the year of jubilee, When saints shall sing Hosanna ! Good enough ! good enough ! Forever sing Hosanna! Hynes y, Fim 5 come alon ( my Jesus, | Coxne, my Jess, why don’t you com Come in the clonds, Lord ; come, my Jesus; Now come along, come along so'! Come, Lord Jesus, we're tired of waiting ; Come, our Jesus, why don’t you come j Come in thy might, Lord ; come ia thy glory ; Come as it’s told us in red of waiting, of waiting ; Come blessed Jesus, why don’t you come! Hymn, Tone —' T went down to Sandy Hook.” Oh ! the world ir will end the very next year— Oh ! the world it will end the very next year— Oh ! the world it willend the very next year; But we've no cause to fear. For our title deeds they are all made out— For our title deeds they are all made out— For our title deeds they are all made out ; And we will put the devil to the route. Cronus. Oh ! the world it will end, de. &e. The world will be wound up in 1843— The world will be wound up in 1843— The world will be wound up in 1843 And then will begin our great jubilee. ‘Then come, sister, come, and join in the crowd— ‘Then come, brother, come, ani join in the crowd— Then come every one, come and joinin the crowd ; And let our Hosanaas be long and loud. Cronus ‘orld will be wound up in 1843, &c, ke live in low i joy tilt that day— live in love and joy till that d let 11s live in love and joy till that day Embrace one another, and then all sing and pray. For that we shell be happy, we know very well— For that we shall be happy we know very well— For that we shall be happy, oh, we know very well; While the sinner he shall go with the devil down to hell! Cronus. For the world will be burnt up in 1843, &e. &e. As to the praying, I think that as strange as the singing. Those who have heard it can testify that language cannot pourtray the wildness, and to some sensitive minds, the apparent blasphemy of these proceedings. Here isa fair sample, taken down in the space of five minutes, of a praying scene in one ot the small tents I have deseribed above ; bearing in mind that half a dozen joined in at random. It seems that they had a person half convicted, and halt roasied round the stove, and a woman whose tongne seem: ed hung in the middle, took up the key note :— “Lord, bless us now-a—now Lord-a [Amen—do Lord ] Yes Lerd-1, come right down inte us— (Amen, glory to God.] Do Lord-a. [Amen.] Lord sinite us-on the thigh a-while we wrestle with you-a —[Yes, do Lord, Amen.] Lord we won't let you go-a. [No, we won’t Lord, Amen.] x God, bless ‘ome a little us-a. [Amen.] Do it-a. [Amen] t nearer Lord.a. ore We feel genigctty at lib- erty, here, Lord-a, [Amen,] pertectly free-a— [Glory to God]—prick us, as Peter was pricked to the heart-a. [Amen, do Lord] We have a great deal of sin in us-a—burn it up, Lord.—[Amen.]— Bless us now—now—now—now—Lord—[Amen. } Shake Satan’s kingdon,—[Glery to King Jesus]— Lord convert the seoffers and sinners that stand round the tent—[Amen ] They thiok that we’re crazy—LNo, bless God ]” They makes fun of us— {Lord stave "em all to pieces—Amen.] Lord there’s a great deal of bad stuff in this tent. [Burn it out, Lord—Amen.] Send thy power—[Burn it up] There’s a great deal af stuff in this tent as isn’t right-ah—[Drive it out, Lord—clear it ont— Amen.] Slay the Devil and his horns—[Amen, hal- lelujah to King Jesus.] The scoflers say there’s no religion in this noise-a—[Amen.] But Lord those that are full of thy religion have so much love and so much feeling-a that they can’t help showing it and making a noise—a— {Amen.] Glory to God.] And, Lord, if the sinnner can’t stand-a noise now-a, how can they stand-a the noise-a of Gabriel’s trumpet. day-a, next year-a. [Amen, Glory to king Hallelujah J i h _l could not stand and listen to this, what I consi- dired little short of blasphemy, any longer; but I suppose these people might possibly be sincere. At the same time, all round the ground, were heard all sorts of noises and remarks. In the preacher’s tent, there were a large collection of books, and people oS and buying them ; in the great **‘ Newark ‘oarding Tent No. 1,” the clatter of plates and rat ling of knives and forks might be heard. Then the noise of the carson the railroad going to Philadel- phia, with the steam-whistle ; the rattling of omni- usses and all sorts of conversation ; something af- ter this fashion :—* Ride up—going to Stewart’s— ride up—only sixpence.—Shake the sinner—oyrters, sir, shilling a plate, fresh from Amboy.—My soul is very happy, happy.—There go the cars—by George we shall be too late—Drive out Satan —Here, Mrs. give me another plate of that cold pork.—The wold will be wound up—wound up—I want some warm coffee, this is cold—when does the reaching begin—the! very next year—stand awa Front the front of this tent, I tell ye. tt A put me away you must be a stronger man than am. Come down among us. Here’s a wagon load from Bound Brook; that’s a pretty girl, look at her legs. Who’s a going ‘long with us up to Jordan? Isay, old feller, got any thing todrink? Yes, root beer. Root beerbe —. Blessed forever. Amen. More pork for that, gentlemen. Ride up. Oysters, sir. Going down. Til-ling—til-ling—there’s the pelt -now. tie Pemach eae is going to begin. We go inside the big tent, and sec it crammed with human beings, pretty well mixed together; although these notices are stuck up all round :— 9200000000 DE SOOOCOOOL 8 No Gentlemen ° ‘ _ onthis * hy side of the tent. : 9900000000000000000009 grccccccccccccccc000[ ° No Smoking ° ° in the 4 ent. ° ° ° 000000000000000000000 eoccocecocececccopece No Ladies on this si if the Te e200000e0OD0OLD0B0OOD ereeccccoccecoooc||lS Hands off. All persons are forbiden to lesordereof the tent ° eoceececooc poo ODOC OOOO Thus I have given youa fair outline of the whole proceedings. To.day is their last day. They go south afterward: ‘o those. who are coming up here I would say put up at Capt. Stewarr’s, at the Roff House, or Blake’s, at the Mansion House;both good hotels. Blake’s is very quiet and retired. But Capt. Stewart’s is the great emporium for news,and allthe choice spirits of the place, and he sets a su- perb table. Itseems that more canbe learnt there in one hour than in the balance of Newark in aday. At least such is the opinion of Au Revor. ecco efco ecco eee0ce New York Evecrion.—Returnsfrom all but three counties have come in. Majority for Bouck 21,589. Those counties to hear from are Chautauque, Essex, and St. Lawrence. They will reduce this majority about 700. Tothe Assembly, 92 democrats and 36 whigs have been elected. To the Senate, eight democrats and one whig. On joint ballot the demo- crats will a majority of 68. To {Congress have the democrats have elected 24, and the whigs 10 mem- bers. All this is sure. Granp.—The whigs intend to abandon their polit cal organization for a year and a day, and leave the field entirely to the locofocos. If they do so, the latter will quarrel most terribly, and leaye an open- ing for Clay’s election in 1844. This is their best policy. Insurancr.—Ought not the Insurance offices re- duce their premiums, since the introduction of Cro- ton water? Coneress.—The whole country should rise up as one man, and insist en Congress, at the next session, doing their duty at once. (tq Who wrote the Review on the American newspaper press? Who killed Cock Robin? Who will buy a lot of squash? Quarret Amone THE CaTHorics.—A very serious quarrel has broken out between the Catholic clergy and laity in New Orleans. fg- Jor Surrn preaches and prays to-day some- where, but we know not the place. Mustcau.—The celebrated violincelloist, Max Bohrer, gives his concert on Thursday next. A new female violinist, has made her appearance. Mademoiselle Girard, a young Polish beauty of fif- teen, gives aconccrt at Niblo’s, in a few days. She performs on the violin to perfection. Nagel is at Albany, giving concerts to the musical people. The coons, now thatthey have nothing else to attend to, are flocking to these concerts. Eartuquake tN Canapa.—The shock of an earth- quake was felt in Montreal on the 7th inst., between eightand nine o’clock. The shock was very per- ceptible, and resembled the heavy rolling of artil- lery. It was also experienced at Lachine, Three Rivers, and several other places. Guiry or Murper. Fletcher Heath has been found guilty of murdering a mulatto girl in Rich- mond about eight months ago. City Intelligence, Potroe.—But little transpired at either office yesterday of interest. A Jew distiller, named Louis Spannier, and his two nephews, Abraham and Henry, were arrested and examined at the Upper Police office,on acharge of stab" bing the horseof Benjamin Hutchinson, carman, with @ dirk, in several places, and also threatening his life while he was engaged in removing some goods that hed been sold under Sheriff's sale. They were held to bail to answer. ‘Tue Parze Frowt Trace commence at White Plains on Wednesday of next week. An attempt will be made to remove them to another county- peach Att Cuatng Trearre.—The gorgeous spectacle of “ Gustavus III.” is to be produced at the Chatham on Monday evening, in splendid siyle—Mr. J. R Scott and Mrs. Thorne sustaining the principal characters. The ‘‘ Devil’s Daughters,” being a de- cided hit, is announced for repetition. The beau- tifal play of the “ King of Sweden,” is also to be performed, together with ‘ Jim Crow in London,” in which Mr. Rice appears in his original character. A capital bill, Dr. Netson’s Lecrvre, Last Evenina, on Pay: StoLogy.—This Lecture was delivered last evening at the New York Lyceum, 411 Broadway. It was arich scientific treat, evincing deep research, long study, and profound thought. There were ideas enough in it according to to our calculation, to di- Inte into one hundred and thirteen popula’ orattons and lectures. The brevity of the sketch we shall sive of it will do great injustice to the original lec- ture. ‘The general sabject of the Lecture was Physiolo- gy, or the science of life. Physiology is variously defined, as the science of the properties and func- tions of animals and plants; the science which treats of the functions of living bodi or that sci- ence which grows out of the coercive influence of ; the element life over matter. After defining the science of physiology, Dr. Nel- son next went into an investigation and description of morphology, or the various forms of matter, or the elements which compose a body. This at first sight seemed irrelevant or unnecessary to the sub- ject, butwas in reality of vast importance. The first gave the usual definitions of some of the more com- mon aitributes of matter, as impenetrability, and perticularly of extensibility or divisibility. He gave various illustrations of the divisibility of matter ; as the beating ot goid so thin that ot the lamina only make the thickness of a sheet of writing paper. A particle of indigo or carmine in water may be dissipated to an infinite extent. A grain of musk will scent a room for years, and the whole time it shall be constantly exhaling particles from its substance. The same is true of common cedar—weigh your cedar pencil now—let it give off its particles for years to come—then weigh it again, and no sensible diminution will be discovered.— How fine and delicate must be the olfactory sense which detects these minute particles? He then came to a more practical application of this attribute of matter, as it appears in the living fibre, or the al- bumen. The Doctor exhibited, here, a microscope, by means of which the eye could see a small ani- maicule in a globule of water, which was magnifi- ed 400 times. It was swimming about in the drop of water like a huge sea serpent, invisible of course to the naked eye, and yet all its motions were pro- duced by muscular action, by muscles, cartilages, &c., in an albuminous state, All this showed the infinite smallness of matter. After various other illustrations of the smallness of these animals, hundreds of whom can frolick in the ink which would dot the letter (i), Dr. Nelson proceeded with a description of inertia, another property of matter. By this attribute we under- stand that matter cannot move of itself. It it fall to the earth, some power or torce causes it to fall. Whatever be its condition, whether of rest, or of motion, it can per se effect no change. If a solid, it must for ever continue so; and if a liquid, the same; unless some foreign force effect a change in its con- dition. Matter is not all alike. It iscomposed of 55 ele- ments already discovered. The ancients only made tour elements, earth, fire, air, and water. Modern discoveries have increased the number to 55. Nine- teen of these elements enter into the composition of living bodies. They are classed as follows: Now Metauuic Evements. fs Oxygen. 2. Hydrogen. 3. Carbon. 4. Azote 6. Phosphorus. 6. Sulphur. 7. Jodine. 8. Bromine. 9. Chlorine. 10. Fluorine. The first two compose water ; the first three, ve- Ae vescicle ; and the first four, animal vesci- cle. Water, Vegetable Vescicle, Animal Vescicle. { Merauic. 11 Potassium. Alkaline Metals, ; 12 Sodium. 13 Calcium. 14 Magnesium. 15 Silicium. 16 Aluminum. 17 Iron. 18 Manganese, 19 Copper. The Doctor said he was doubtful if Iron be at all an element of the blood,as is usually supposed. The elements now enumerated are ponderable. The fol- lowing are imponderable elements, to wit, Electri- city, Magnetism, Caloric, and Light. And to these tour, Doctor Nelson proj |, with some diffidence, to add a fifth, which is On this point he ob- served that no one of these four imponderable ele- ments can be discerned or known, except as it is arrested pd some material substance. they exist separate from matter, still they cannotbe seen, or reeived except as they are arrested by some body. 7e can, for instance, look beam of light, without being able to see it. | open space of heaven is full of light, both by night and by day.— Yet we see no light at night except as it is arrested by the moon or the stars. The same is true of Elec- tricity. No change can take place in matter with. out electricity being genepated, or evolved; and it may be detected even in eseletay of sugar in wa- ter, if the electrometer be delicate enough. These tour elements for a longtime ruled the earth— long before the fifth element, life, was created. —Whether life be a distinct element, capable of union and separation ‘rem matter, and cor ntly of an independent existence, like the four impon- derabie or incoercible elements, electricity, hight, caloric, and magnetism, or 18 only a condition to which matter is sometimes subject, Ishall not stop to contest; for, on the one hand, if we consider life to be only ** a condition” of matter, or a pecu- liar state of being of matter, we shall find ourselves puzzled at each step we take in the pursuit of phy- siology, but if we contemplate the phenomena which take place in living matter, as the ef an adventitious element acting on it—that upon life a substance added to matter, as we look upon light, caloric, electricity and magnetism in re- gard to matter, we shall be able to tormulize phy- siology with some of that certainty with which phy- sicians formulize other physical phenomenon. By possessing a comprehensible idea, as it were, a tan- gible one, regarding life, we are able to reason sen- sibly on the phenomena which living matter mani- fests, and thus discard whole libraries of meta- physical vhysiology, which is the soul, the essence, the basis of all cal discrepancies, and the bane of medical practice. Captious persons, and such as are wedded to their education, may say, “ Be- fore you assert that life is a distinct element, ac- cessible to, and separable from matter, shw us some.” The reply is easy, and isto be found in the analogies which belong to the four admitted im- nderable elements. If this do not satisfy the stub- orn, they can accept the assertien as they would any hypothesis in the absence of fact, and use it as a theory. In this way they may get rid of that which is offensive to them, and at the same time acquire possession of an instrament wherewith to reason sa- tisfactorily. The early ape oder of the theory of ** the vacuom,” though denounced as a damna. ble heresy, was accepted by many of the faithiul, because it afforded them a more easy mode of treat- ing the subject of pneumatics than any other. The same as regarded the theory of attraction. Every body knew, long before the birth of Newton, when a body lost its support it fell to the earth; but no one was able to reconcile all the phenomena at- tendant upon the descent of the body until he said that it was due to the attraction of the earth—that the apple was drawn down—that if there was no power to draw it down, it would remain where it was, though unsupported. Now he could not show the form of this power, but once that the hypothe- this was admitted, it became easy to reason upon the facts which accompanied it, and to declare what were its laws, and to calculate their force with Earthy Metals, } Proper metals, ; exactitude. If the same credit be given to the hypo- thesis that life has an independent existence, it will afford facilitiesin the study of physiol which we shall seek for in vain elsewhere. As far as our @b- servation extends, we know that all finite things are incapable of change by themselves, and they are altered even in sppearance only, this alteration is the effect of something else which has acted on the body, or ceased to act on it. Therefore, when matter assumes a living state, or loses that starr, it has necessarily received ur lost something different from itself. We must admit then—we know—that there is such an element as life; and that, like the other i rables, light, caloric, and electricity, it has two states of existence, ssive and the ac- tive. The ive state must be believed as a con- sequence of the active state, for this is subject to cease ; and when the active state of a body ceases, that power which gave it activity, having departed from its abode, must find one elsewhere; for we know, by comparison, tha’ what is will continue to be, for nothing can be destroyed; therefore, life has two states of existence. 1s'—the passive, w! » like that state of the other imponderables, is diffused in ani und bodies—ambient about the surface of this planet, and perhaps a little way within its sur- face. 2nd—in the active state, which is too potent to require elucidation. The active existence of life is only seen when it is combined with matter; and in this state it acts in obedience tolaws which are as invariable as are any of the physical laws. In its marriage with ponderable matter it dissolves almest all the brate affiaities which be ong to ponderable matter, and produces a new being—a vegetable or an animal—possessed of properties, and subject to new laws, which are very different from those which eeouey appertained to the, materials it of which the new structure is raised —Dr. Nelson concluded his lecture with a variety of very curious facts praetioey illustrating the circum stances under which the element life is separated from the living animal. In the case Sa @ pregnan( woman, the foetus might be destroyed from a sud- jen fright of the mother, if she bea niente ot refin- ed and delicate sensibilities, when the same effects ht not be produced from very severe kicks or bruises. And the exact reverse might be true of a laboring woman of course and’ common character. A cannon ball, swift, and fresh from the gun, will kill a man even if it but slightly touch him ; when the same ball, nearly spent, might apparently. injure him much more severely, and yet would not kill him, as the slight but sudden motion of air will shake the light trom a caudle, when a much greater, but yet steady motion would not put it out ‘The Doctor cited a multitude of cases, all tending to prove that sudden, and rapid motion, would take away life when a slower yet greater application of force will not do it. The rapid motion of the car- riage which is conveving the sick! person may itself take away his life, when the steadier mo- tion of the vessel in which was’ going to sea would ‘have restored him to health. You may run aj bayonet slowly throngh a man, and he may survive; yet when you come to pass a bullet through him, evea though it make a hole but half as large as the bayonet, he will die instantly. A cannon ball takes off one leg quickly, and he dies instantly ; the railroad car wheel which takes off two legs more slowly, and he livesa month. The rapid blow makes the man look unaccountably pale, while the slow motion does not affect hisculor atall. A fainting person, left still, and quiet, may recover ; when if you remove him he will not.— You shake the life out by sudden or rapid motion. Dr. Nelson promises that the next Lecture shall be much more interesting than this has been, Destruction or 4 Printinc Orrice.—Two per- sons destroyed the office of the Bon Sens in New Orleans on the 2d inst. An offensive article against one of the persons was the cause. County Court, Judge Ulshoetfer in the chair. Nov. 12.—Tvial of Justice Parker, resumed—Cranues McEvnoy sworn.—Had been at the peni‘entiary. My time was out, and I brought to the city, with others, in eu omnibus, cn the night of 11th are |. (This man’s name did not appear on the list, and Mr. O'Connor said it was unnec to examine him.} Geoxce McLeon, sworn.—Had been at Blackwell’s Is- land, was brought ‘down in a beat, with others, on the night of the 11th ; was carried to Doyle’s ; told’ them I would be no use there, and left. The young man tried to prevent me, but did not use any violent means for the pur- pose ; I did not vote next day, not heing a citizen, Micnagt Doutanp, sworn.—Was a prisoner at Black- well’s Island ; left on the night of the 11th ; came to the city, with others, in an omnibus,and went to the Eighth ‘Ward Watch-house. Ruckles, one ofthe deputy keepe » left, and Bogart went with us to the watch-honse ; Mr. B. said something to the captain, which I didnot hear; we were carried immediately afterwards to a house in Ham- be street, where we crackers and cheese, and something to drink. In the morning the keeper of the house (Mr. Preston) carried usto a cellar where we got breakfast ; after that some went one way and some an- other ; some went to the polls, whare n required them. I told Mr. Ruckles, before leaving the island, that 1 had not been in this country long enough to have a vote; after breakfast 1 went away, and no person tried to stop me. I did not vote, Parnick ButLer sworn—Was a prisoner at Black- well’s Island; came away in the boat on the night of the lith, and landed near Catherine market; spent the night in akind of cellar near the dock; we were carried there by the young man who hsd charge of the boat; he told the lady to give us supper, and a good bed; there were eight ornine of us carried there; in the morning we had some brandy and eur breakfast; went to my houseat Cros- by street; did not vote, and was not asked to vote; do not know whether any of the others voted; after break. fast the gentleman told ‘us to go where we liked; I am not acitizen; am married, but my wife did not come to see me on the Island. Patsicx Mricuan sworn.—Have sometimes gone by tay mother’s name, whichwas John O'Rourke. (Laugh.] ‘as at the Island; applied to Ruckles for a discharge; he said he would see about it; about one o’clock on the Lith, he told me to go to the clothes room; he said oak about thee lection; we came away ina ‘and land at the foot of Dover street; went to Tom Doyle’s; I want- ed to come tothe 6th ward, and left in about an hour and ahalf or two hours; the young man objected to letting another person and myseif out, but we promised to be back agafn in five or six minutes; he came out and watch- ed us, but we gave him the slip; I voted the next day in the 6th ward. (EcusL. Kirr and James Brower were called, but not appearing. attachments were ordered in respect to them.] While waiting for witnesses, the Mayor brought up his resolutien of the evening before, declaring that where atie vote occurred on objections to testimony, such testi- mony should not be admitted. After argument, the reso- lution was lost. porn, Clerk of the Lower Police, re-called, and gave further testimony in relation to commitments andthe practice pursued in discharging vagrants. Josren Taycon (late Justice of the Upper Police)sworn. i knew nothing of the system adopted irges at Lower Police. Mr. T. wasthenshown @ paper, and asked if it was an extract from the poll booke made Os him [A strong debate here ensued as to the ad: missibility of bnidces books general: being contend- ed that they could be shown only so fa: epic oa ave given testimony. It was finally decided books should be admitted as evidence] The nine of those discharged ed as having vo- names of ‘appear ted in the 4th ward, nine in the 7th, and seven in the oie ‘Three of the names appear two or three times in th A list ot the whole number of discharges accused mi wes thea shown, a ng contrast presented between those previousiy and those immediate] i anterior to the 11th April. It wasalso shows. that the discharges by the three magistrates and Aldermen Hatfield, Purdy, Innis, and Timpson, from the 13th March to 11th April, was 71, while the discharges hen the 19 days afterwards, to the 30th April,amounted to only 4, one of which was by Justice fer, two by Justice Stevens, and one by Alderman Purdy. Mr. O’Con- nor then asked if Aldermen Hatfield, Purdy, and Innes, were not candidates for re-election at that time, which the witness could not positively answer, but said he believed such to be the case. A question wes then asked the wit- ness as to his removal from office, and if it was not while he was engaged in enquiries as to those transactions Ob. jections were made to the testimony being received. uring discussion on the subject, motion was made for @ recess, and the Court adjourned (the Common Pleas not being in’ session next week) to Tuesday, 22d inst., at 12 o'clock. ferent wards. @@ The American Museum continues to be thronged with fashionable and delighted crowds of visitors. The Mermaid, which beyond all question is precisely what it is represented, viz :~asea monster resembling a woman and a fish, is attracting universal attention. Lest it should escape the notice of some portion of community, Barnum has commenced squibbing and burlesquing it,with a view to increase its notoriety and add to public excitement, which will of course be effective; but in our opinion wholly unnecessary, for certainly New York never before contained so great and wonderful a curiosity. It remains another week, and no man, woman or child should fail to visit it. Barnum has also engaged O’Connell, who was tattooed by the Indians in the North Pacifte Ocean, T. G. Boothe, the best comic singer in America, the Lilliputian family (ten performers), Celeste, Miss Hood, &c. He also exhibits an invention of a lady in Brooklyn by means ot which the bottom of rivers, lakes, &c., may be illuminated —an invention probably of greater utility than anything discovered since ‘he day of Robert Fulton. GG The Manager of the New York Museum has ful- filled his promise, of manufacturing a Fud-ge Mermaid, It is formed of a monkey and fish, so skilfully put together as to render the deception difficult to discover. The pub- lic can decide whether it is superior to the one recently exhibited. Master Hughes and their sister, the celebrated Welch Harpists, are engaged. The skill they evince on the harp, violin, and concertina, is perfectly surprising. In finish and execution they vie with the most eminent professors. The violin solo with the variations on one string, surpasses conception. The performer is a perfect Poganini in minature ; the infant Hyra, only three years of age, displays extraordinary ability on the harp. Miss Rosalie, Boyce, and Master Diamond, J RCurtis,Fort Hamilton; T HLathrop, yn Hi RY ton; Captain William Brown, Boston; § P Ly- man and lady, New York; E Stilwell, Fort Plain; Duncan, Phil 5 Forbes, ‘Troy; via; WS Hammond ny; J T Brown, Bost but, Connecticut Lynch, Maryland; Reading, Pa; Arrivals, Point; George Gelz, ptain Stockton, New Jersey. GG KOLMSTOCK’S VERMIFUGE —This ak for worms is one ol the most extraordinary ever used. effectually eradieates worms of all sorts from children and ado! Thousands perish by worms without the real i known. Some other reason 1s assi; for kness, until too late to cure the real cause. What immense sibility then rests wu: the it who does not kage, and the doctor who not Aderstand the complaint which is destro; those ious flowers of life—children. What shou! done? The answer is plain. Give this vermifuge, which will be sure to-o good, haveno worms; and if they have, it will'de- stroy and eradicate them with a certainty and ee truly astonishing. It cannot harm the smallest infant or the strongest adult. There is no mercury or mineral in it. Mercury is the basis of most worm remedies; and the remedy is sometimes worse than the disease. Every per- son will be convinced onone trial, that it is the most per- fect cure ever invented. The, above to be found only at at 71 Maiden lane. (g- TERPSICHORE SOCIETY.—The} sof this Society having completed their ements coming season ir. Alker, (tne of the Apollo Rooms) they will give their first Soiree Ball A ne above rooms on Thursday evening, the lem: ing tickets roaervd, wil please call for first Ball. The meet ev jay evening, at No.33 Canal ‘treet, from ft0 100 Satur (g@ MILLER AND DR. BROWNLEE ARE AT IT strong and heavy—Miller says world will come to an ond next April, and Dr. Brownlee guarantees that it shall not—who is right, time will tell—nobody disputes but what they both are learned men, still they are not infal- lible, and we know of nothing that is except Dr Sh man’s Lozenges, for cow) headaches, and worms. Ware- honse 105 Nasann st. ishton and Aspinwall are agents ; Codington, 297 Hudson st. ; Church’s, 188 Bowery, and Sands, 77 East Broadway THE PARIS'AN‘ALTERATIVE MIXTURE. uses of this invaluable medicine, see an important led “' Private Medica) Notice.” For