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THE NEW YORK HERALD Vol, XI., Ne. 41—Whole No. 2003. he Absurdity of Praying to “the Virgin” and the “ Saints”—Jesus Christ the only Intercessor for Sinner: ALECTURE DELIVERED BY REV. MR. STILLWELL, IN THE CHRYSIIE STRERT METHODIST CHURCH, SUN- DAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 9, 1845. “ And the third day there was a marriage in Cana of Gali- lee and the mother of Jesus was there, end both Mia ae called and his disesples to the marriage: and when wanted wine, the mother of Jesus saith unto him—Th no wine. Jesus saith unto her—Woman, what have with thee? mine hour is not yet come. His mother saith unto the servants—IVhatsoever he saith unto you, do it. And there was set there siz water-pots of stone, after the iy wom ins todo of the purifying of the Jews, containing two or three @ e. Jesus saith unto them—Fill the water-pots with water. And they filled them up to the brim, And he saith unto them— Draw out now, and bear unto the governor of the feast. And they bear it. When the ruler of the feast had Saati the ‘water that was made wine, and knew cee edly it was, (but the servants which drew the water knew,) the go- vernor of the feast called the bridegroom, and saith unto him —Every man at the beginning doth set forth good wine, and, when men have well drunk, then that which isworse ; but thou hast kept the good wine until now. This beginnis mis cles did Jesus in Cana Pe Galilee,and manifested forth glerycand his disciples believed on him.?—Bt. John; Chap. If, ‘erses 1 to 11, The marriage at which this miracle of the con- version of water into wine occurred, is supposed to have been that of John, the brother of Jesus. We have already considered the object of Christ in performing the miracle—to show forth his own glory, and establish the truth of his divine mission to the earth. Without much preface, therefore, I desire on this occasion to direct your attention to afew considerations connected with subjects that have, until recently, been lying dormant and not much conversed about or thought of amongst those who are not Roman Catholics, but which have lately been spread abroad and attained more than ordinary publicity, so as to give the fullest possible intimation to all that are{willing to hear,that these dogmas which have been so often protested aguinat are still retained in all their length and breadth, by the Romish Church. And as there is at the present time considerable excitement in relation to this subject, and as the sophistries and mis. representations of the sacred writings put forth, are of such a nature as to deceive some, leading them into what is feleely called the spirit of chari- ty, which is misinterpreted as meaning that we ought not to condemn any, and also thatall may be saved according te their own belief, provided they are sincere; and that, therefore, all sects are te be regarded with approbation. This kind of charity that covers up error, and supposes that er- ror may be the salvation of sinners, is saath at variance with the scriptures of divine truth. {t isnecessary for us, therefore, to examine particu- larly, by the light of revelation, all the doctrines and dogmas which are set forth in any quarter as of decisive authority. In a sermon preached at St. Peter’s Church, and published to the world, the preacher declared, that according to the Pro- testant doctrine he had a perfect right to give his own interpretation of the sacred scriptures, and then he goes on to bring forward the opinions of men called saints, who had recived them, as ie contends, from the apostles themselves. New, that is all assumption. Thatis not proof. There is no evidence given that those ‘fathers” received their opinions from the apostles. The only sure and safe guide to the truth that the “fathers” had, we an have. We have the writings of the apostles. e have the scriptures of truth. That is given to us to be a light to our feet and a lamp to our path. I can teach nothing that is not in that work. To that alone I must appeal. And it is amply sufficient to lead me_to a knowledge of the truth as it is in Jesus. We need not go to the “‘fathers”—to any of those that have preceded us—the word of God is an open book, and it is profitable for instruction in righteousness and in all the doctrines of the Christian faith. And thanks be to God that his blessed word is now within the reach of all, be- cause from it men can judge for themselves, and with that sacred volume in my hand,I make the same appeal to you that the apostle did—*I speak as unto wise men, judge ye what I say.” That there were such persons as Joseph, and Mary, and Jesus, is allowed even by deistical writers, and I need not, there- fore, go into any further proof of that than that the lei declare it. Joseph was of the royal line of David, although sunk to a state of compa- rative poverty. But one of the evangelists has taken the pains to prove Joseph’s descent in a regular line from David. It is evident, therefore, when we come to the genealogy o Mary—some sceptical writers have disputed because two ober oe are given, but it was intended to prove thot oth of them belonged to the Jineaga of David—but as it relates unto Mery herself, we have no reason to suppose she was any thing so very remarkable as a holy per- son,any more than any other person that had an existance upon the earth. The declaration is made that sfier she had been betrothed to this Joseph, that the angel of the Lord appeared and addressed her in terms now used in the form of prayer by the Romish church—“ Hail Maty, highly favored of God !—-:nd we are informed that when he made this address uato her, it-was for the purpose of Proclaiming that she had been chosen as the one promis ed—“A virgin shall conceive and bear a son nt Bog what was the purport of that address of the an; ply to eall her attention to the consideration of ' ‘was to be done, and when he proclaimed that “highly favored,” she marely replied with the dec! “ Be it unto me asthe Lord will.” Some writers garded this miraculous conception as enly a subj Tidicule,and object that it was improper to be spoken of— that it was obscene—but the reply of Bishop Watson to one of them (Tom Paine) applies to all—that great divine said thet “He might as well conceive the Le diaensn tobe in his own mind in the declaration—that he might ar reasonably have considered it obscene when it is said that the spirit of God moved upon the face of the waters atthe creation.” Jesus Christ, therefore, os the son of Mary, ja represented anto us as one not peculiarly endow- ed with any power from on high; but grew up, it is said, in wisdom and stature, and was in favor with God and man. When he was 12 yearsold, he went up withhis parenta to a feast at Jerusalem, and when his parents returned, he remained behind. When they sought him three days and found him not, they returned to Jerusalem sorrowing, and found him a: the doctors of the law, putting aad answering questions,and there was wonder at his wisdom. When hie mother came to him, she asked, “ Why is this?” Jesus answered, “ wist thou not that I should be about my father’s business?” Then, at the age of twelve years, he hears a remonstrance from his mother, when it was to have been expected that he would have shown obedience to her will, and when no excuse could be given for hie refusal to gub- mit implicitly to her direction and guidance. There was no influence, therefore, exerted upon him by his mother; and she, it only pondered these heart. When med, Jesus was if ‘on that occ wine” He replied, ‘‘ Woman, what have | thee ?” or as it is more properly rendered, ‘' What hi thou end I todo with this?” Now, it does not appear here as if Mary had much influence with her son. ‘ith respect to Joseph, wo hear.no more of him after the time wheu Jesus was tw ears of B ‘What was not then necessary to be done. place, then, any parece eo! common understanding murt perceive, on reading this Scripture, that Jesus was not at all under the influence of Mary. hit mother. She might have suppored that perhaps he would have given money to procure rine, as she and he were related to the persons in honor of whose marringe the feast was given, which had now Inated three days—and they usually lasted seven: but there is nothing whatever to indicate that she sup- poved he would be indueed, or was about to perform a mi-acte. Let me now, then, proceed to lay before you the remarks made on this point, in the lecture given at St Petors. The lecturer said‘ Because the Catholic religion alone tas always held matrimony as of divine origin, has made itone of the sacraments of religion, Jooks upon it as no longer @ thing of earth, but of hea- ven; by which we are benefitted, consoled, and united here, and red for the family of heaven.” This sorely is a mi ment. What sect of Christians denies that marriage is of divine o1 1 We Christians hold thie, Why then does he arro; Reman Ca- tholic church the sole Ledge te of divine origin? They alone, indeed, m sacrament it the lecturer goes on to Testing as this topic would beas a subject for my dis- courses, time does not permit my entering fully into it ; yet there are ono or two others in the text, which I feel contain more spiritual instruction for you: and, ¢! fore, 1 would with to ‘our attention this morning, and this evening, to them in an especial manner. T ‘Mean, in the first place, the patronage and influence of Mary. the mother of 5 and, secondly, the grand miracle, presented by Jesus nt the intercession of Mary, ia 8 prototyy or emblem of that mira of divine love, that ineffable charity, thet spiritual sustenance, by which the God man transubstan- tiated himself into the elements of bread and wine, in the eucharistic inatitution.”—(Rev. Mr. Ryders Lec: ture, Reported in the Herald, Jan, 20.) Here is a doc trine altogether abhorrent to our views and. sentiments, and the comparison instituted strikes us as ridiculous in the extreme. Perhaps some of my hearers need to bo informed that the doctrine of the Romish Church is that the bread and wine administered in the Lord’a supper aro so tranaubstantiated, that is, #0 changed, that they no longer remain bread and wine, but ere the actual body and blood of Jesus Christ; and here it ia stated that this very miracle which Christ per- formed in turning water into wine, is only a prot that which is meintelnod in one’ of thee deena Or course, according to this, these persons were together \eceived—they were not drinking wine, they were drink- ing ‘rotor jbecwane eocerding to thie ,it was not NEW YORK, TUESDAY MORNING, FEBRUARY 1, 1845. ll really wine any more than the wine used in the sacra- ment. It was only water after ali! Now the absurdit: of this is also evident, because Jesus Christ took articular occasion to have the contrary substantiated. For hedi- rected the servants to bear the wine to the governor of the feast, and he, when he had tasted it, dec! “thou has kept the good wine until now.” Here, we observe, that this governor of the feast expressed his approbation ofthe superior excellence of the wine. But all this, if the interpretation of the gentleman were correct, must been deception, and Jesus Christ must have acted the pert of an imposte:—he must have led them to ima- gine that they were drinking wine when it was only water. But there is no deception in Christ. But the lecturer on—“ At present, my Catholic brethren, I wish to address you on a subject dear to all, and one intimately connect. ed with the practice of our holy religion ; and, unfortu- nately, so little understood out of the communion of the Catholic Church—the it we pay to the Virgin Mar; To the patronage, then, of the Virgin Mary, I wish to call your attevtion, for the holy gospel for this morning, which I have read, does so, and shows the character, the living love, the Patronage, the powerful infuence of Mary, which caused our Saviour to perform this miracle; and if it be neces: that omnipotence should be again exerted in our bebalf, that will cost him nothing ; believ- ing, as we do, that the intercession of his mother will still avail us much.” Here he says, Christ is asked by his mother, the hac ts Mary, to do for mankind that which “ costs him nothing.” is is the expression. This he says is the argument addressed to Christ in order to in- duce him to convert the water into wine, and that is now addressed to him by her in order to induce him to exert his omnipotence in our behalf! “Costs him nothing!” What? Was the shedding of Christ’s blood nothing ? Were all his sufferings nothing? Was the sacrifice made for the atonement of the sins of all the world nothing? It is said, that for the joy set before him, he endured the cross and despised the shame—and that by his atripes wi healed; but yet despite of all this, the tleman sa) it “cost him nothing” It ix 8 our Saviour, on a common social oc- casion, was pleased to grant the request of his blessed mother—why should we not repose confidence in the efficacy of her advocacy, for those divine blessings and spiritual gift which our blessed Lord came to accomplish for us? Mary wes not disheartened by the refusal of her son.” Here he acknowledges the refusal, and yet he in- sists on intercession being made through her! ‘Even al- lowing that by her influence, or interest, or representa- tion or mere euggestion that they wanted wine, that Jesus Christ did perform this miracle, does that offord any proof whatever that Jesus now hears Mary pleading in heaven? Itis no proof at all. W’ wer is done on earth is no proof that the same js done in heaven. The state of things in this world, I need not In widely di ferent from what it is in that invisible world. The sc tures do not afford any Fr stind for believing that tho: heaven are cognizant of the offairs of carlcon the trary they lead us to believe the very opposite. But the lecturer proceeded—* And thn we see the power and in fluence of the batronege of the Virgin Mary, and the power of her divine son, in the great miracle by which water is transubstantiated into the element of wine, for the use of the guests at the marriage, when our blessad Lord performed his first miracle. Now, my beloved I ask you, dispassionately, both Catholics add my dissenting brethren, if there are any present—do you not see the power and influence of Mary, and the efficaay of her intercession with her son, our blessed Saviour? There is the Catholic doctrine on miracles and Mary?s intercession. We do net thet Mary Mas any power, of herself, to do as we ask her; we do not think that it is ower of herown. We enly say that the character of lary, and that of her divine son, are so similar—that there is such a conformity between them—that her power and advocacy are snch, that when she intercedes and supplicates for our spiritual wants, she obtains the favor ; that, because of the relative position of our re- deemer and the redeemed, we wil, for our own interest and advantege, in charity for ourselves, invoke the aid of the Virgin Mary to intercede for us and obtain for ne those blessings which, on account of our own wicked- ness and depravity, we could not otherwise obtain. There is the Catholic doctrine. If you hear any other, It ia not Catholic doctrine—we renounce and despise it.” Here, then, we have it from their own lips.that the interees sion of Mary has such an influence onthe Son ef God, that he will grant the favor that may be asked by her, and that therefore she is to be prayed to as an intercessor between us and Christ. A few mote extracts.— We con- sider that Mary is, in connexion with her divine Son, the only source of blessing for us—and as guch, is beyond all other creatures; and we then consider that Mary has, as the mother of Jesus, and in this connection with him, an authority and influence. We know, for instance, that Mary is the mont perfect creature that ever was created.” { wish you particularly to notice this as con! to scrip- ture. ‘“ We know that Mary was the most perfect orea- ture ever created.” We know no such thing—where is the evidence of it? Her father and mother were of the same depraved, corrupt nature as oureelver. There is not a syllable in the scriptures to justify usin believing that Mary was in any respect different from any other be- ing on the face of the earth. If she had heen “perfect "if she had been different from the rest of humanity, the Saviour could not ken of our nature or atoned forour sins. But heat a few additional passsges— His greatn required it— she was the chosen vessel, from eternity, for the incer- notion of the God-man, and His Omnipotence fitted her to be the temple of His own aderation, and selected her t be the ground-work, the instrument, the very materit —if] may use the expression—upon which to build w: that holy tabernacle to the honor of God and the salya- tion of mankind. Mary, then, was prepared by the Al- mighty to be his mother, and consequently the first an- nouncement we receiv. herin holy scripture, is the address of the angelic messenger to her, in these werd:— ‘Hail Mary, full of grace! She is represented with every blessing. God having, as it were, emptied his di- vine fullness into her sacred heart. The right to be the propitiator for the sins of humanity belongs to the son of God ; to affect his mission, he was made the son ef man.— Mary was the source ofall that is earthly of God; and ashe was said to be frem all eternity the substance and figure of the Godhead bedily, so we are to regard Mary as the link which connects him with humanity. rhen must be the perfection of her character ? How pare —how excellent and how worthy of that veneration and respect we ie her, must she be, who isimade the dwell- ing of the divinity—-the temple of the humanity of the Son of Ged --the source of the existence of a mediatorial nature. She must, my friends, be a perfect creature ; she must,as such,be in intimate connection with God ; and if the Gcd-man is pleased to gather all her friends ani bre- thren here upon carth into his favor and felicity what must be the intimate union of those two hearts—that of Mary and of Jesus Christ?” Such is the light in which the Virgin Mary is regarded by the Roman Catholics, and such is the character in which she is addressed by them in prayer. And here let me recite a raver, that is regularly used by Roman Catho- lics—" Oh! Sacred Virgin, Mother of God, I offer up this prayer to the throne of peace, through your hands, in honor of thy immaculate purity and unbounded cha tity; and in union with it I offer up my heart, eyes end tongue to Re AT oad) this day and for ever, most ear- neatly beseeching thee to look upon me as your child, and by your powerful intercession with your beloved Son, to obtain for me the grace of his hol: aid &o ke Then say the “ Hail Mary” three times in honor of her immaculate purity.” Here, then, is a prayer offered to 8 mere creature; aud, perhaps. more frequently than to Jesus Christ himself. Do we find any warrant for that in the scriptures of truth? Where is there any declaration of the need ofany other intercessor than Jeaus Christ ? Is it not declared expressly that there is but one God, and one Mediator between God und man, the man Christ Jercus? Are we not told in explicit terms, that there is no other name given under heaven by which we can be saved but Jesus Christ ? Are we not then bd justified in be adie these assertions, relative to the intercession ofthe Virgin Mary, es contrary to the word of truth? The doctrine of praying to the Virgin in order thatishe may ask for the intercession of Christ in owr behalf, im- plies that Jesus is unwilling to intercede for us, and that we must therefere seek some other intercourse—that our prayer and tears of penitence are not sufficient—that Jesus Christ is unwilling to hear us— that we must get someone toinduce him to hear us. But is this the Scripture view of his charact He is ever ready to hear the sinner. He says, “Come unto me all ye that labor are heavy |: aod I will give you rest.” it seeking any other intercesso expressly exhorted to col to him directly He alone of access to the Father. about to leave his disciples, he told them ¢ were hereafter to “ ask in his name” of venly Father. He pointa out to them the way of cess to the Father. He calls himaelfthe “way” Hae nounces to them that he ia going to heaven, there to continually employed in making Intercession for them. “No man,” says he, ‘cometh to the Father but by me.” he truth and the life” And again, ‘ man can come to me except the Father draw him What's thé use then ofthe intercession of Mary? Thi then, my brethren, is the doctrine of the Holy Soriptur: I care not what was the helief of the Fathers” 1 to the acriptures, and to it alone, I appeal to that fi perfect revelation of the will of God, and which co! all that is necessary for salvation. But, again, the abau dity and folly of addressing prayers to finite creatures is evident from the fact that those thus addressed are inca- pable of knowing the hearts of those who pray to them — God is the ovly hearer of prayer. The Virgin Mary is not omnipresent and omniscient; it is, there to Christ resent fobs ey bic Z fore, impos. sible for her to h the prayers addressed to her, even dee those in heaven are cognizant of what is lone on earth. But epee Pry she did hear the prayers addres toher, she could only be a local deity—she could hear the prayer only of one individual atatime. But why need I dwell on this abgurd and fool- ish dogma? The lecturer goes on tu say—“ Without Mary we should not hava been saved, and I will show you that in the Hol; spel. Why did the Angel Ga briel descend from heaven to the lowly habitation of Mary and Joseph? What was the object of his mis- sion? He is sent to ask her, will she consent to be the mother of the Messiah ; because Mary had made a vow of virginity, and dedicated her purity as a tertimo. nial of her God. and would not @ exchanged the lilies of her virginity even for the maternity of God.”— A vow of Mi . And yet,sh betrothed to Joseph at the time! at an absurdit; he would not have exchanged the lilies of her vireaity even for the materni- ty of God.” ‘Who ever heard re such language from a minister of Jesus Christ? And this, when he himsell, fora on, inthe next sentence, to expreas the readiness with which she assented tothe declaration of the angel i- “But, convinced of the heavent: miasion, behold the humility of her answer, ‘Let it unto me accor’ing to thy word.’ So, Mary’s capacity to ba the mother of God,—her co-operation in our ption, gave us the Redeemer ; consequently, without her, Jesus Christ would not have become man. 1 do not aay thet almighty wisdom could not have devised another way to effect hi our salvation ; but Ido say, that, with - ali of the y, out Mery, the sotu wi fon of God_the mode of our redemption could not have taken place.— He was to become a man, like unto us, but a man born of avirgin. So that, as a woman interfered in roducing the fall ef man, another was instrumental in his re- demption ; so Mary was chosen to be the mother of God ; and, from the moment she became so, she had an inti- mate connection with our salvation. Do you see the wisdom of Godin this? He never ceases too rate,—in the work of our salvation he is continally dyicg for us. Mary is constantly standing by his sid», peahing for our salvation ; so that the great work, which, if you plese, was achieved on Calvary, is still, and ever will be per. formed until the great work of man’s salvation is con- summated.” Ido not recollect ever to have met, in 60 short a space, with so many absurdities. The scriptures are so plain and explicit in all these points, that I need have no hesitancy in declaring those statements to be en- tirely misrepresentations. It is said that ‘Christ is ever dying for us” This we know is represented in the mass as if he died every day, and it is asserted that Mary constantly standing by'his side pleading for us. Didshe plead at the cross? We know that he cried out, “Father, forgive them, they know not what they do” But we do not know that Mary interpo- sed in any way. But do not the Scriptures declare that Christ ever “lives to moke intercession for us? Is there any such doctrine as that his constantly dying for us in the Scriptures? No, it trary alike to com. mon ind Christianity. The ngs of the Son of God are thus represented as without |, whereas the Scriptures declare that there remaineth no more sacrifice for sin, in that Christ has made one offering forsin. That wasenough. ‘There is no need of Christ’s “ dying every day.” Such a representation imputes a degree of cruelty to God utterty at variance with his character. 1 have thus shown, my brethren, from the Scriptures, that there is no authority whatever for the in- vocation of the Virgin Mary. I care not what ‘St, Ambrose or any other ‘Sai: or “Father” says in the matter. We have the word of God, and we want not the wordof man. But we are also told that we are to pray to the saints. Who has made them “saints?” Many of them are more likely to be in hell than in heaven. Who are they? St. Christopher is one. Why? Because he carried Christ in his arms across an arm of the sea. Where is the proof of that ? and if true, what evidence does that afford of his being a saint? Another saint is the Roman soldier who thrust hisspoar into the side of the Saviour expiring upon tne cross, and who it is said, was afterwards converted. What’s the evidence of that? “St. Ursula and her 11,000 virgin martyrs” are also among the saints, although no traces of their existence can be found io history! St. Francis is another ‘saint He ran ulmost naked ond preached to beasts and birds,and stocks and stones. He was certainly a much fitter sub- jeot for a lunatic asylum than for canonization. Pins IV. declares that imoges of Christ and of the mother of God are to be worshipped. Alas! what a sad transfer of the adoration of the true God! But it is that the wo: ip of saints was practisel by the primitive who received the dogma from the apostles ! one of those assertions that are not, by any tobe taken for ited. The dogma was first pramulgated by the Bishop of Antioch, 470 years ofter Christ, and began to be acted over one hundred years after. But such in time came to be th anxiety to have other mediators and intercessors, that when councils have been convened, they have done such acts as clearly evinced that Sy and covetous! had not alittle to do with the zeal for this dogma. Thus we find that in 1087, an edict was passed, commanding the bones of one Tracy to bedug up and burned, because he had, in his will, left his soul to ths intercession of Christ alone, with- out the help of masses to be paid for. I mention this only forthe purpose of showing you the profitable uses to which this dogma is converted. But now, by brethren, to conclude, let me exhort you to flee to Jesus Christ, the only intercessor. Waste not yourtime and your prayers in invuking saints, who cannot hear yon, and eculd not aid you if they did. Why seek any other source of bles. sing when the blessed Redeemer himself invites you with every possible degree of tender solicitude to come to himself and be saved? He ever lives to make iuter- cessien for you. His ear is ever open to the cry of the penitent. In him alene repose your confidence—to him alone address your prayer. He will hear and deliver.— Come to him now. He is ‘ing you in his infinite mercy. He is giving you time to repent. Despise not his merciful visitation. Now isthe accepted time—now is the day of salvation. Ifan earthly sovereign offered you pardon for your offences, and invited you to come into his own presence, and obtain it, by asking for it. would you foolishly waste yourtime in soliciting the aid of his officials 7 cing & that were madness. Why, then.de- lay coming to Christ himself? Why call upon the Vir- gin, or upon the saints, when the Omnipotent Redeemer himrelt calls upon you to come to him? May hw grace be given to you, so that you may be inclined \o seek Him who alone can hear and save you. Amen. Registration oF Brrtus, &c.—We arein receipt of the Secretary of State’s report and tables on the registration of births, marriages and deaths in Massachu- setts for the past year. It appears that, as in former years, much difficul a has been found procuring cuntet re. turns, that the tables are very incomplete, though, in some instances, close approximations to the truth have been obtained, and that there has been it neglect in the clergymen, cextons and school committees, in various parts of the Commonwealth, in forwarding full and cor- rect returns to the tewn clerks. The Secretary expresses strongly probation of the efforts of this last class of officers, in moat instances, that they have personally in- terested themselves inthe subject of registrations, and have themselves visited families in their several towns for the pu e of obtaining information, when the proper e neglected to furnish it. It appears, finally, tl ‘istration tables will be of little practical use until the laws on the snbject are thoroughly remodelled, made to meet the necessities of the case, and are stricily enforced. All kinds of difficulties and discrepancies exist in the returns. Twenty towns have made ne retarns of births, nineteen of marrieges, and twenty-seven of deaths, besides the two districts of Boston Corner and Marshpee. In some towns of{two or three thousand inhabitants, the the tables give but a dozen marriages or so. in the course ot the year—in others, the returns are probably exact: correct; but the same general incompleteness exists wih regard to the births and deaths, nnited with every variety of perplexity to the cempiling officers. It will be seen that very little reliance can be placed upon the tables, as awhole, more especially when it is remembered that no returns have been received from Boston, Beverly, Lynn, West Cambridge, Roxbury, Lowell, Cambridge, Mediord, Waltham, and other principal towns, with regard to some er all of the subjects required. We give, however, some of the most prominent results of the tables. The whole number of living children born in 988 towns was 14;757— of whom 7399 were males, 7042 fe: and 316 whose sex is not stated. The proportion of females to males (100 to 105 07) agrees with the proportion of the sexes in other countries. In 258 towns, with a population in 1840 of 690., 680, the number of marrioges was 4304,or 1 in 138 persons. This proportion is undoubtedly below the truth. In England, the average number per annum from 1838 to 1 in 127, and in the metropolis, 1 in 101. wh imber of deaths recorded is 8339,a number doubt- lensftoo small for the population. The proportion is pro bablyfabout } in 55, instead of 1 in 70, an recorded. The irerege of the ages of the deaths was 33% years. In Eng- land, the average for four years ending June,1841,wes 98.- 93-100 years. In the Prussian States, it was2 96-100 yea The returns indicate that August and September are th most fatal to auman life, and that April, May, June and July are the most favorable. The deaths in Massachusetts, under 10 ye: bear a lesa proportion than in Englend and the Prussian States: Morethan one fifth of all the deaths are marked “consumption,” and of these the number of females exceeds that of the males by one third. The greatest number ofdeaths occurred in the mild months of May and September, and the smallest in the coli monthsof November and January. Diseases of the respiratory organs constitute more than one fourth of the whole—of the digestive organs one eighteenth—and of sens and contagious diseases one filth.—Beston Post, eb. 7, Departure or Presipent Pork —The Columbia (Tennessee) Observer, of the 10th ult., estates that the President elect, accompanied by his suite, lett his residence at that Hale on Tuesday last, for he i de The observer adds that it is understood that Col. J. K. Walker, nephew of the President, will be his Private Secretary. ‘The same paper congratulates the citizens of Columbia wy one circumstance attendant upon this event,—that is the riddance of t! e of the immense horde ol office-seekers who have besieged Mr. Polk for a share of ‘‘ the spoils” for some weeks past. It has beena source of amusement to us for some time past to run over the list of arrivals at the Nashville hotels, published in the papers of that city. We doubt whether the dally arrivals of strangers in ourown city would present a longer array pf names. To the credit of our city be it spoken, we have not scen the name of a single Cinoia- natian among the crowd. We observe that 8. Penn, Jr-, of the St. Louis Reporter, was among the last to report himself at the President’s head-quarters. ‘“ Old Shad” could not certainly have gone to solicit a ‘share of the loav id fishes ” So is rage for office-seeking goes, we believe both the prominent political parties are equally culpable. It in well known to our c: tl @ perfect horde’ of Officesecking lazzaroni, dogged the footsteps of “ Old Tip,” (Heaven bless his memory.) whenever he ventured into our city after his election, and that ev: 'yler too” had his train of sycophantic solicitors’or place. We hope that the new President will act independently in the distribution of his official favors. He is expected to stay a day or two at Louisville on his way up tho river, and will be here it is expected, about #riday next, the 7th inst. Supreme Court or tae Unirep Statrs.—Fri- day, Feb 7.—On motion of Mr. Reverdy Johnson, Phillp Williams, Jr. Eeq., of Virginio, was admitted an at torney and counsellor of this court. No. 166. Harriet L. Catchings vs the United States et ppeal from the Circuit Court United States for the southern district of Mississippi—On motion of Mr. Attorney General, this appeal was docketed and dismissed. No. 58. The State of Maryland, use of Washington county, plaintiff in error, vs the Baltimoreand Ohio Railroad Company. The ar gument of this cause was continued by Mr Spencer for the plaintiff in error, and by Mr. Nelaon, Attorney Gene- ral U. States, for the defendant in error. One Hunprep Mormons Suot.—'ihe western Illionois and Lowa papers of the 14th Jan., bring reports thatthe party of Mormons who recently left Nauvoo for th» purpose of eae in the‘ Pinery,” (high up the a etie iver) heve all been murdered, Hav ing got into a dispute at a French trading establishment about tle price of seme provisions, which they thought exorbitant, they unceremoniously themselves to whatever they wanted; which so ext ited the French- men that they called in the aid of the Indians, and mas. sacred 100 of the Mormon 'y, amounting in all to 8 or 400. The Green Buy Republican gives the same report. Albany, [Correspondence of the Herald.J Axsany, Feb. 5, 1845. Sag Harbor, L. 1. [Correspondence of the Herald, Saa Harwor, L. I., Jan. 29, 1845. Whois to be Health Officer, and Pot and Pearlash | Matters and Things—Political Manewvring— Inspector? Epiror or THe Heraup :— Albany is overstocked with office seekers and their friends—men who have either axes to grind, or who are payed to grind them for others; and it is amusing for a looker-on to mix with the several cliques, hear their remarks of each other, and ob- serve the various means resorted to in order to ac- complish their ends. Among the most prominent from New York are the candidates for the Health office, and Pot and Pearlashes. It is alleged by the friends of the present incumbent, Dr. Van Ho- venbergh, that he has fulfilled the duties of the office in the most satisfactory manner—given libe- rally to the party, and that precedence has estab- lished the holding of so perilous an office for four years. By others it is said, that he was not enti- tled to the place originally, to the exclusion of se- veral whose claims and competency were of A much stronger character; that he has already rea- alized $25,¢00, a sum sufficient to satisfy the maw of any ordinary partisan—that he hus been engaged in the washing and emigrant business, aad that he violated the law of the State in allowing the schoo- ner to go up the North river, dealing death and destruction around her, injuring commerce exten- sively, and putting the city and county of New York to several thousand dollars unnecessary ex- pense, in consequence of his ignorance and folly. Of Mr. Stevens, general grannyship is asserted; it is said he is penurious, and refuses to fork up like a man trom his overflowing hoard to the party; that he never had any in- fluence or avy claims, and would never have received the office but for the intrigue of Senator Varian, his brother-in-law, who log-rolled with Serator Scott, the one for the Health officer, the other for the Pots and Pearls. (ne thing, how- ever, is positive, that no one here can correctly ascertain the wishes of the ‘‘democracie” of the city of New York, for all are either office seekers, or in their employ, and as no appointment can be made without a vacancy, the fight is fierce betwean the parties. What Governor Wright will do defies conjecture. He wiil not, however, re-nominateia man derejict in his duty. More anon. Boston. [Correspondence of the Herald.] Boston, Feb. 7, 1845. Harward College tobe Dug Up—The Philistines Upon Her—Preparations fora Grand Set Too—~ Rev. Theo. Parker—Great Excitement in the Unitarian Church—Sleighing in Boston—Cleopa- tra’s Barge, §c., &c. J. G. Benner, Eequ— This community is all alive this morning with reference to a movement made yesterday to dig up the foundations of old Harvard College, in the Board of Overseers. This Board 1s composed of thirty permanent lay and clerical members, chosen for the most part by the Board, and also the Gover- nor, Lieutenant Governor, nine Executive Coun- cillors, and the forty Senators of the State, for the time being. Thus eomposed, the Board has the general supervision of the affuirs of the College, and a concurrent action with the President and Fellows of the College, in the direction of its ma- Nagement. Ata meeting of the overseers yester- day, the Hon. George Bancroft, a permanent lay member, offered a report upon the cost of educa- tion and management of the institution, and con- cluding with.sone recommendations for reducing the expenses of education and other reforms These propositions were like so many bomb shells thrown among the grave and reverend seniors, and the way they skipped about and equirmed was a caution to sinners. To add to the excitement, a proposition wasoffered by the Hon. Mr. Walley, Speaker of the House of Representatives, and ex- officio, as well as by election, a member of the ‘oard, that measures be taken to disconnect the College entirely with all religious sectarianiam. Tess propesiaon: is another phase of the “‘Native- ism” of which 1 wrote you the other day, Harvard College being the seat of Unitarianism, and send- ing forth yearly the black-gowned champions of that sect. Walley is a rigid Presbyterian, or as we call them, Orthodox, and this dig at Old Harvard is designed to overthrow Unitarian supremacy there. There is some foundation in reason for the change proceeds as the College is largely andowed b' th funds of the State, but it will give rise to a fierce contest among the clerical and lay polemical war- riors. her, the two movements above men- tioned are fraught with most serious consequeuces to the aristocratic and sectarian features of the College, and already are our good cits, ever ready tor a wordy spree, enlisting them under the ban- ners of Bancroft and Walley, or the venerable drapeau blanc of Alma Mater. _ At the adjourned meeting this forenoon, the ée- veral propositions submitted by Mr. Bancroft were referred to separate Committees, and also the anti- sectarian proposition of Mr. Walley ; and the Board will meet again on the 25th instant, to hear reports upon the subject. There will be fun, I tell you, and you shall have an account of it, so it please you. * The Rev. Theodore Parker is just at this pte- sent, one of the greatest lions of Boston, by reason of certain bold views which he promulgates asito the verity of the miracles recorded in the Naw Testament, and the divine character of the Sa- viour. He considers the miracles as the mere poetical exaggerations of an enthusiastic people, and Jesus Christ as only a brother of clay like the rest of us. Hé further maintains that the Almigh- ty has otherand more perfect Christs in reserve, who will from time to time come out from among men, as occasion requires. Mr. Parker is a regu larly ordained Unitarian Pat at West Rox- bury, near by the city, and possesses ina high de- gree the love and respect of his congregation. But his brethren, the ministry, cast him off and dieclaim fellowship with him on account of these peculiar view jis proscription on the part of the ministers and elders has its usual effect upon the multitude, and enlists thousands in his favor, who throng the public halls when he preaches, an hang with delight upon the words that fall from his lips. He is a very impressive speaker, but by no means a clear thinker, and lacks that energy which is requisite to make him a powerful leader in the religious world. Therefore, he will never be a Mahomet, or, indeed, according to his own theory, another Christ, but will have his day, die and bet orgotten. i As I write you, my ears are filled with the mer- gingling of sleigh bells, heralding the gay parties through the streets on their joyful way to Suburban retreats, where dancing, mulled wine, hot suppers, etc., will make the hours whiz by with railroad ed. The late fine sleighing has brought ‘all the world” out of doors, and they may be seen in pees of from two to a hundred, inhaling the pure racing air as they dash through the city. The rosy cheeke of the belles and their bright eyes be- speak the invigorating influence of the frosty air, and the inspiring bells, as they dash by in their ot sleighs and wedged in with their favorite CAULK. Boston, you know, is somewhat famous for ite handsome ‘turn outs” for sleighing parties, butthe most gorgeous vehicle of this kind that has yet ap- peared in the city of notions, is Niles’ splendid craft called “Cleopatra’s Barge.” This sleigh is of sufficient capacity to | twenty-five people, and is fashioned like thy *s of antiquity. In front it presents the earance of a gi- gantic swan, with curving , swelling breast, and expanded wings, all brilliantly painted and fet In the rear, it rises to a high poo ike the Roman galleys, which is furnished wit! three banks of seats. This is also splendidly decorated on the outside with a massive sculptur- ed cornucopia, and other handsome fixings The other seats are arranged along the sides of the sleigh, so that the occupants sit vis.a vis, and can have a pleasant chat, without incommeding them selves. Tsie interior, sides, bottom, and seats, are uffed, and lined throughout with costly bear The outer sides are beautifully painted, varnished, and gilded, to represent a barge, with imitation row-holes, ports, &c. Figure to youreelf this glorious team, with eight splendid black horses attached, clad in russet harness, and adorn- ed with the [estates bells you ever laid eyes on— imagine it filled with handsome lasses and good looking fellows, and a noble specimen of a Jehu to the fore, handling his russett ribbands over the swan’s head=-see it thus cutting up Washington street, at a cracking speed, and you have the very beaw-ideal ot Boston fun for a winter day. The cost of this gorgeous barge is two thousand dollar; and as it is in constant demand for sleigh- ing parties, at some thirty dollars a trip, the enter- 19ing proprietor will stand a good chance to get a fips portion of his wth) Mone this season. But the mail closes: s y' _Guy Faux. » good bye. ji. Office-holders and Office-seekers—Bull’s Head Clique, c. &c. James Gorpon Bennett, Esq.: Dear Sir : Since the completion of the L. I. Rail- road we receive your valuable journal daily. Being foremost in all matters of interest, I am induced to send youa short account of matters and things in this place and vicinity. Never, perhaps, in the history of political man@uvring, has such anxiety, management and skill been shown in bringing about the removal and appointments of office- holders. The appointment of the present incum- bent to the Post Office, G. (a milk and water subject) in place of the Duke, who fell from whiggery to Tylerism a few months since, was indignantly received by both whige and locos, he having received the appointment through the in- fluence of Mr. Calhoun, Secretary of Staite, who fortunately for him was the Old Priest’s Chum, while in College. But,by far the most interest has been exhibited in watching the scrambling for Col- leetorship. It being of greater importance than the Post Office, of course there were a host of aspi- rants, amongst whom was Lawyer G ,a brother of the Postmaster, who, after he had succeeded by his skill in defeating the General & Co., and ob- taining possession of the Old Church, became as zealeus an advocate for democracy as he was for whiggery in the campaign of 1840, ane that he would undoubtedly be rewarded by a share of the spoils. But, alas! he was doomed to be eadly disappointed. He was outwinded by the Doctor, just on the eve of receiving the appointment, and all his fond hopes and prospects blasted. Since the Dector has taken possession, G. has in con- templation a work setting forth in glaring colors the frauds and villainies which have been practised by the democracy. 3g : We shall have more funere long, of which you shall receive due notice, in witnessing the scram- blers for the Bridge Mampton Post Office, a place four miles distant from this. The present incum- bent A. T., who is a whig, also ex-justice of the peace, is very tenacious of his office, and title of Esq , and should our friend Dr. M. succeed him, will probably retire to private life, with the appel- lation of the “* Mountain H. Squire.” He is re- markably particular since Mr. Potk’s election to have alist of the letters remaining in the Post Office posted weekly on his bulletin, which was previously omitted. The knowing ones say that appearances denote a storm soon amongst the Bull’s Head Clique, not- withstanding the Judge keeps dark as usual. They have discovered from some source or other the faci of the intended removal of T., and the chbstitution of some prominent democrat, B.S. or Dr. M. in his place. It isthe opinion of both Whigs and Locos, that either of them in point of moral ho- nesty, capability, &c.,are at least his equal if not superior. The greater portion of the people desire achange. It is true that some of T.’s friends fret and foam, and are highly indignant in his presence in regard to his removal, but at heart they are un. doubtedly in favor of some one who will conduct the businessof the office with that propriety which in the present incumbagt has previous to the elec- tion of Mr. Polk been ¥ound wanting. Mi Dr. D., who, by the assistance of his accidency’s wife, succeeded in obtaining the appointment of collector, notwithstanding the influence of Mr. G. with Mr. Calhoun, was previously elected to the Legislature of this State from Suffolk. The Old Saws predicted that he would have to resign his legislative seat instanter on receipt of the decu ment in confirmation of his appointment to an office under the general government, but the Dr. was not to be easily intimidated, and therefore proceeded direct to Albany, in time. for the Sessien of the Legislature. I believe his night to a seat in that body has not as yet been decided. Mis friends flatter themselves that he will make a successful debut in his political career, but it is admitted on all sides that he ig not as competent or as well qua- lified for the office as Mr. D——g, the gentleman removed to make room for the tool of a party clique Very truly, yours, Z. More or tug Storm.—We have a few more facets concerning the storm. Snow fell in Philadelphia on Sunday evening. The U. S. Gazette of yesterday, eays:— Snow began to full last evesiog about eight o’clock— not heavily—-but in fine eparkling drops, that came down almost imperceptibly and robed every object in a pure vesture, without the eye being able to detect the down- coming of the fizecy treasure, except now and then,when a stray particle sparkled in the light—while stranger thon. all, the siars shone on with almost undimmed lustre through the thin cloud—ro thin, indeed, that its form was not marked Lowe the sky. It seemes if the descend- ing snow had no supplying source. {From the Pittsburg Chronicle, Feb. 7.] On Monday night we had quite a “sprinkling” of snow ; and yeste the merry sicigh-bells were jingling in every dire We have every prospect, at present, of another fall of snow. We pity ihe fate of the horses ! [From the Richmond Compiler, Feb. 6.] The weather has been very severe during the week thustar. First a mixture of snow, hail and rain, and now we have “rude Boreos” singing about our ears, with a freezing accompaniment; and there is a fair prospect of our coming in for a share of the northern supply. The winter throughout the country has been exceedingly mild, and this sudden and severe spell will cocesbn much shivering. We may expect, unless the weather speedily moderates, to see navigation impeded in our ri- ver and canal, as well as in the northern streams, (From Portland Argus, Feb. 6.) Most decidedly the severest storm of the season com- menced here on Tuesday night, and raged with increased violence yesterday. Much snow fell, but the high wind which accompanied the snow piled much of it up at the sides of the streets. The mails on our rail road were detained of course. The stages travelling east must have ha ere time. About noon the storm at 4 P.M. we were in the midst of a thick # (From the Albany Evening Journal, Feb. 8.) The snow storm of Ti lay and Wednesday, which seems to have passed over a very large extent of country, has thrown the mails into confusion. m the south, after an interruption of three da in got right; but we are still without later ym Bufful than those received on Tuesday afternoon We alial) probably get later advices by the train from the West due at 43 P.M. to-day. (From the Newburyport Herald, Feb. 6.) The storm of Tuesday was probably the most violent snow storm we have ‘had since January 1929. From noon of Tuesday until daylight on Wednesday morning, the wind blew a violent gale and the snow came down thick and fast. In the morning it became calm, and the wind tor about half an hour veered to the southwest. It soon changed aj to the north, but remsined calm through the day, with a slight fall’ of «now in the fore noon, and in the a:ternoon at intervals nearly clear. The snow has fallen about eighteen inches ona level, and is yery much drifted, lying in piles from four to eight feet higa. : (From the Washington Globe, Feb. 7) The western mails have arrived; but none from the South, nor from the North, beyond Philadelphia There are now five mails due here from New York. We learn that they are detained by the snow which has taken pos- session of the railroad track—especially the deep cuts—in New Jersey. (From the Salem Register, Feb. 7.) The severest storm we have had for many years com- menced on Tuesday forenoon and continued with ia creased violence through the night. Tho snow fell fast and thick, and the wind drove it with blinding fury and jled it up in huge drifts worthy of the most nofed of New England snow storms. The gale soon after mid night was terrific, and take the storm all in all we have had nothing equal to it since Saturday and Sunday, Jan 15 and 16, 1831, when the streets were blocked wip with snow drifts, many of them ten-footers, end some estimat- ed as high as twelve or fourteon feet in altitude. Our streets are now ina similar predicament, the side waiks being lined with ramparis of snow, in many places seve- ral feet high, and some indications of more snow still yes- terday afternoon. All travelling is of course much impe- dod. We had no commnnication with Boston from 44 P. M. Tuesday afternoon untii yesterday afternoon The train which should have arrived {rom there at a quarter of 7 P.M., did not reach here until 3} P. M. on Wednes day. The railroad is terribly locked ‘up. At the end of the mill pond bridge is a drift ten feet high —at the second ledge another at least fifteen feet high. and for a mile or more above Castle Hill the road hed is said to be covered with snow to the depth of three, four and five feet. Eastward there is probably as much or more. Arremprev Murver.—Between 9 and 100’clock this morning, Samuel Goff, a colored man in the employ of Mr. Remond, of the Marble Pillar, made an at: tempt to murder Robert Morgan, another colored man, also in Mr. R.’s employ. The parties have quarrelled re- eatedly within the last month, and some angry words nA Lineage between them this morning, Goff drew a nistol from his pocket and fired deliberately at Morgan. The ball struck Morgen bebind, and jnst below the ear. and lodged in the lower part of his head. Goff was imme diately seized, and a double-barrelled pistol cone barrel still loaded) and bowie knife were found upon his person, Being taken before Justice Comstock, he avowed that he had intended to shoot Morgan, and that he was fully aware of the consequences of the act. Morgan still sur vives, ond Dr. March, who examined and dressed the wound, is of opinion that he will recover. Goff has been committed for further examination —Albany Jour., Feb 8 Winter my Wisconsin.—Green Bay and Mil- waukie papers are loud in praise of the weather in the Territory the present winter. Capital sleighing and just cold enough to save the snow from liquidating. Priee Two Cents. Common Pleas, Before Judge Ingraham. Fes. U1.—Patrick Collins ve. John Westfall.—This wes an action of trespass to recover demages for traudulently removing certain oods, to evade a distress warrant. It appeared that a party, named Mr Corse, hired of plaintiff premises No. 360 Madisen street, for a period of seven montha, (or a sum of $250, payable monthly in advance. It was algo put in that on the 28th Nov. last, Corse and defendent catled together and removed Is of Corse in opposition to a notice to the defendant. which stated that rent wasdue. The defendant, notwithstanding, re- moved the goods, contrary to the statute. The deience put in was, the defendant purehased the goods from Corse, and, therefore, he had a right to remove them. Corse, being indebted to defendant and in order to secure is money purchased the goods, giving his due bill for the balance. It was aiso stiown that defendant removed alarge part of the goods beiore the plaintiff notified. Verdict tor plaintf, $446. Solomon Heine, vs. William H. Harned —This was an action of trespass, for assauit and battery, dispute on the subject of professional s rendered by the purties, iff bei fendant being a lawyer. . The alleg mitted by defendant on the steps of his office in Centre atreet, in retaliation for his (plaintiff's) having called him a‘‘liar.” Verdict for plaintiff, $20 damages. General Sessions. Before the Recorder and Alderman Cozzens and Gale. Mathew C. Paterson, District Attorney. Fen. 9.—Case of Samuel Adams —This case, so often presented to the court, and which has been so repeatedly postponed on motion of the defendants, was this morning postponed om motion of the District Attorney, in conse- quence of the non arrival of Mr. Dorr, a material witness, who was expected daily from New Orleans. The Case cf McQuadeon motion of Mr. Morris, went off for the term. ‘A Novel Trial —In the case of Benjamin H. Ordway, the District Attorney on Saturday, took issue upon plea of Antr+ fois acquit,by presenting a simple refutation. This morning the plea was presented to a jury for their n to say whether the first indictment and the one plead were not ‘one and the same thing in ¢ffect. Rosert H. Mornis,Esq ,counsel for @Qrdway, contendea that the two indictments were of the same nature, that his client could not be tried upon He presented the record of trial and acquittal in evidence, an statutes and various authsrities to maintain bis position. ‘The District Attorney contended that under the pro- vision of the statute, which sets forth that where testimo- ny was at variance with the averment in the indictment, and the accused acqui’ted upon it, a new one can be framed. He also cited a number of authorities. The ar- gument was conducted on both sides with great ability. Jonas B. Phillips replying to the opening of Mr. Morris, in the opening for the people, and Mr. Paterson summing up. The Recorder charged, that it Ppt Aretode) that the indictment upon which the defendant seeviewely been acquitted defined any degree of arson, and the pre- sent one charged in point of tact any degree, that then it was the same indictment in: effect, and the accused must be acquitted He charged that in the first indiciment the offence was clearly arson inthe second degree, and that the present indictment, which was for firing a certain store adjoiuing a dwelling house, was also in the second degree. : ni jury, after a short absence, found a verdict for the lefendant. Mr. Monts made an application to have Ordway bail- ed upon the indictment tor perjury, offering ex-Alderman Smith for ba: Reconpen—Mr. District Attorney, in the other case against Ordway, the court fix the bail at five hundred dollars. Dw c ict Attorney.—Five hundred dollars! 1 —-Yes, sir, Ald. Smith proposes to become his bail—have you any objections ? - District Artoxngy.—No, sit; I have no objections to Ald. Smith’s becoming bail, but { know thet I should take no such bail as that, and I always require two sureties, but the Court can dispense with my rule if they cheose. Ordway was then bailed and left the Court. Q Grand‘ Larceny.—-Ann Allison was tried and acquitted upon an indictment for the above offence, charging her with having stolen about $147 25 worth of property, con- sisting of shawls, wearing apparel, jewelry, and other things from Mr. Wm. H. Taggart, of No. 212 9th street, about a year ago. The articles were found at the pawn- brokers where they had been pledged by the accused for small sums of gta The accused lived in the house of Mr. Teggard, as a do- f end had a cousin named Cethermne Brennen, who also lived there. Afier Ann was arsested, she said that her cousin got her to pledge the articles for her, and that she did 60, ing her the proceeds. Catherine wes ar- rested at the time and held to bail, but sloped, and has not since been heard of. At three o’clock, the Court adjourned till to-morrow, at 11 o’clock, From THe River or Puate.—The barque Merlin, arrived yesterday, from Buenos Ayres, sailed Dec. 2, brought our files of papers to Nov. 30, about a fortnight later than before ved. ‘Vhe Packet, ot the 28d_contains the official recogniza- tion of Wm. L. Brent, Charge d’Affaires of the nited States. The same paper has the following :— ‘The last accounts from Montevideo state thet, the efforts of Pacheco y Obes, to regain his poats, by means of « military demonstration, having proved ineffectual, he had suiled for Rio Janeiro, inthe French brig-of-war Dassas, in company with a number of his partizens. The resigi tion he originally sent in to the Riverista vice-regent is abusive in the extreme. ‘Craven-hearted” and “ infa- mous,” are among the ehoice epithets he bestows on hls former colleagues, for having acceded to the demands of the Brazilian Admiral, withont his consent. Extract of a letter from an officer in the army of President Oribe. CennitowE La Victorta, 17th of Nov, 1844 We have a great expectation here of the war concluding soon, sithough, to appearances, it may last long, as the Riveristas are finishing another line of fortificationa from Gutierrez’s in the Aguads to the house of Felipe Espana, nthe Cordon. They have finished two forts, one in de Srique’s, and the other in the quinte of Pelella, closing up he Calle Santa Carmen. ‘1'o msny this may eppear to nave the semblance of the war lasting a long time, par- ticularly as they ovoid any encoun-er whatever with our (roops in guerrillas, their object being to retein Monte- video as long as possible. On the other hand, the foreign mercenary troops that they have are discontented —- About three days back, a communication passed between hem and the foreign authorities of their country, beg- zing to know whether, if they Jeid down their arms, their yergons and property would be respected by President Iribe. The communication has been forwarded to head- quorters, and the result is, that they will be respected as romised to Admiral Laine ia former times ; and som n about cight days few foreigners wall be in the servi he Riveristas. Consequently, foreseeing this, they nade a second line ef intrenchments to hold en with the black soldiers as long as possible. Passports are granted for individuals, and troopsof carts tor every destination. Were there any sear of the River tas, they would not, of course, be allowed to cross country. Rivera, and his horde, are inthe Rio Grande territory. We just learn thot a marauding party of Riveristes were overtaken near the Olimar, by Col. Barreto, and completely cut to pieces, leaving thirty-seven killed on the field, including two of their officers, Alvarez and Escobar. Both the papers of the 23d and 30th, are Jargely oocu- ied with an official document concerning the difficulty ‘etween Com Voorhees and the Dead game and com- laining that S_E. Burroughs had pleced several vessels in the employment of the Mcntevidean government, while oearing the United States flag, which was the cause of ‘he difficulty. The document is not concluded —Bosten Courier, Feb. 8. Laer rrom THx Soctety Istanps.—A letter has been received in this city from Valparaiso, dated Octeber 4, which states that a vessel hed arrived there trom Tahiti, bringing accounts of a battie between t! French and the natives, more sanguinary ‘han any previ os battle, which terminated in favor of the French. The natives had two hundred killed, and the French one uindred. The battle took place at Matavai Bay, Point Venus, on the west coast of Ba , in the latter part of Anugustor early in September. Our lest previous advi- new were of August 12h, for aome weeks previous to which there had been no fighting, the natives havin srobably been engaged in preparing for a powerful effor o rid themselves of their oppressors. Queen Pomare ied gone to Bulobulo, an island about sixty miles south f Tehiti. The French had banished from the islands a yreat many foreigners who had taken up arma on the side of the natives, or otherwise assisted them in their war- re with the French.-~Boston Advertieer. FOR LIVERPOOL—To sail_on the 11th Feb— The first class, font ing ship HERCULES, Capt Minddigan, will be despatched as above. ‘and steerage passengers can be comfortably xecommo- a moderate rate. Apply to JOHN HERDMAN, 61 South at. FOR GLASGO W—Regalar Packet—The faat sail: ing packet British barqae ADAM CARR, 350 tor urthen, Capt. Robert Scott, is now ready to recei cargo, and will sweceed the Anu Harley. ; For freight or passage, ha ellent accommodations, ap- ply on board, foot of Beekm or to. WOODHULL & MINTURNS, 87 Sonth street. VASSAGE, FOR GLASUU w\—Tacker ADSM CARR, Captan t—This fast — cket ship will sail for the above port in a few da’ excellent sceommodation for cabin, second cabin and steerage passengers, early application shonid be made on board, foot of Beckmon street, or to the subscribers. Persons wishing t id for friends, can have them brought direct from Glisgow in the pack«t ship Ann Harley, which will leave Glasgow about the 12th Mareh, or in the shove named packet ship (Adam Carr,) which will leave Glasgow avout the 6th April, on favorab-e te rly appli- cation be mi W.k dT. TT. . y rr, Passage Office, 76 South street, corner of Varden lane. PHN LIVERPOOL The “New Line—Hexulst t 2tet ruary—T'he superior inst sailing pac! Ps. at ROCHESTER, 00° tone bance Cage Joh le to At their General Beaton, Wl sail ax above, her feu day peat ithe ror freight or Passage, having elegant ant perior 6 col a lations apply to the Captun on board, peat ai Bari slipor WOODHUUL & MINTURNS, South street. ‘peckrt shi Aittingner, 1050. tons, Captain Ira Bursley jeceed che Rochester, ahd sail on her regular dy, Bie FOR GLASGO W—Regular Packet ~The Al new cornered British byraue ANN HARLAY Capeua can Sinith, 450 tons, is only delayed by. the an take the buik of 100 bales of cotton, if applied for this day, for whieh, or Passage, apply to the Captain on board, orto Wi LL & MINTURNS, ftre 87 South street. P BO. ; 4 fo) by BINDERS’ BOADS Ai tons of re Paks 10 r8 jo, 65 and 67 Nessan sti