The New York Herald Newspaper, December 16, 1849, Page 1

NO. 5671. 4 SUNDAY MORNING, PONANCIAL OPERATIONS. here for information on th ject, and Sielssswertoall cequnea na & : For the same reagon,1 other con now “The Bank of Susquehannan County Agalns | before me, between Papen Thomas? St. Co Pa., Monvnosg, Fapanehaamah Os rig i Jamus Gorpon Bennatr, Esq. :— Sir—I send to you another communication rela- ting to the affairs of the Bank of Susquehannah, which, I believe, contains information of peculiar | the Bank of interest to the bill-holders, or to a large portion of them. I regret that it was not in my power to com- J ~municate the fgets therein set forth at an earlier day—but it was only yesterday that I got posses- pen of those et a although I had previously jeard of their existence. Yours, respectfully, jeNTAMIN T. CasE. s THE STATEMENT. In followin, ts hang exposé ot the affairs of the Susquehanna! ik, I have deemed it my duty to ascertain and publish, for public benefit, whatever aang relate to the circulation of the bank on the 27th of October last, and I much regretthat it could not have been done xt an earlier but if at be understood that I never wasa stockholder, orin apy way interested in it, or knew aught of its con- cerns or its management, until nee thie explosioa, those who are acquainted with the mode of con- ducting country banks, and the veil of secrecy, and even of mystery, which is tarown over them, will Teadily excuse the delay. _in my former communication, i have stated the circulation at over $200,000, and I now proceed to Jobn and Ancel St. John, drawn after the same precedent, which hie can publish in, full or not, ag you may think will best tend to the information of the holders of the bills, and the public morally. ‘*This agreement, made and concluded this fifth day of September, A. D. 1849, by and between evenaaenls County, of the State ot Pennsylvania, by William L. Post, their Presi- dent, parties of the first part; and Thomas P. St. ‘ohn and Ancel St. John, parties of the second part—Witneseeth That the parties of the part, for value received, and in consideration of the covenants and agreements herein after stipu- lated and sneutioneds.| have loaned and do hereby to th f the second the note or bills PF ctreulatioa of said teak te the amount of twenty thowsand dollars, ($20,000.) And the parties of the second covenant and agree so to use the notes afc as to obtain for Hinton far as practicable, such circulation as shall best prevent their return howe for redemption. That they will provide for the redemptiou of said bills, as the may be returned for such purpose, at the city of New-York, and at the rate of discount at which the agents of the said bank, in said city, redeem them,—That when so redeemed, said notes shall be returned to the ies of the second part, without delay, for re-circulation. That the said partes of the part, will keep an accurate account of all sums by them, or by their agents, put in cireulation; and will, from tme to time, semi- annually, rt the same to the said parties of the state that ameunt came to be iesued, who | first part. ‘That the parties of the second part will Ought to be responsible for the redemption of fey, 12 said bank, semi-annually, from the the notes, and how they may be ereof, interest at the rate of two per cent per ane tuyely identified. The first entry on the book | num, (two per cent) on all sums actually in cireu- of utes of the proceedings of the board of directors, in April, 1345, 1s on the ninth of that month, when a resolution was passed for the issuing the six theusand dollars of stock to Ancel St. Jonn, and St. Joha é& Goddard, “in accordance with a previous agreement and on payment of three thousand dollars.” After that the business zeems to have been eign o ro anythin, uncommon in country bankin ning, tn May 13, 1846, when the flowing weenie: ap- spears. ** Resolved—That the President and Cashier be reby authorized to euter into and conclude an arrangement, on the pert of this bank, with Seth H. Menn, cashier of the Canal Bank of Cleveland, orS.H, Mann and T. C. Severance, cashier of the City Bank et Cleveland, Ohie, to furnish said Mann, or Mann & Severance, with the circulating votes of this bank, to an umount not exceeding one hundred thousand dollars, upon such terms as they may deem proper und just; aud that they ‘be authorized to deliver to said Mana, or Seve- rance, such amounts as they deem proper, during the pendency of the exchange of contracts between the partes.” Among the papers of the bank is a contract, which, no deubt, was made in pursuance of this resolution. The following is an exact copy:— “ This agreement, made and concluded this first day of July, A. D 1846, by and between the Bank of Suequedannah County, of the State of Pennsyl- vania, by William L_ Post, their President, parties of the first part, and Seth H. Mann, of Cleveland, of the State of Onio, party of the second part— Witaesseth :—That the parties of the first part, for value received, and in consideration of the covenants and agreements hereimafter stipulated and mentioned, have loaned, and iereby do loan, othe party of the second part, the notes or bills -of circulation of suid bank to the amount of seven- ty thousand dollars ($70,000) ; and the party of the second part covenants end egrees, so to use the notes atoresaid as to obtain for them, as far as pos- sible, such circalation as shall best preveut their return home for redemptjon. That he will provide Yor the redemption of said bills as they may be re- tumed for such purpose, at the eity of New York, and atthe rate of discount at which the agents o! the bank 10 said city redeem them. That, when #0 redeemed, said notes shall be returned to the party of the second part for re-cireulation. That said party of the secoud part will keep an accurate account of all sums by aim, or by his agents, put in circulation, and will,from time to time, semi-annu- ally, report the same to said parties of the first part. ‘That the party of the second part will pay to said bank, semi-annually, from the dete hereof, interest at the rate of two per cent. per annum, en all sums actually in circulation and use of said party of the second part, and all said notes in possession of ead party bf the second part, of in the hands of his gents, or in transit, shall be deemed out of citcu- “ation and not ia use. And it is farther agreed, what the bills issued by said bank shall always be teorwed at par, by the parties of the first part, or their dstigas, ia payment of any and every indebt- edness m seid party of the second part, arising wader this ccatract. And it is further agreed, that the sum herein beforementioned, 28 notes furnished for circulation, may, from time to time, be increased, both parties conseat- ing; end if so increased, it shall be deem- ed and taken under the stipulations and conditions of this eement, And if, for any cause, other than the fault of the parties the first part, the party of the second part shou'd {a‘lto redeem, as herein before provided, the notes put in circulation by him, for the space of sixty days after written notice of such failure, then this con- tract may be annulled by the parties of the first part, end the upon the whole sum loaned to the party of the second purt, shall become due and pay- able. To distinguish the notes put in circulation by the party of the second part, such notes shall be filed with the name of the payee, in his hand wri- ting, or in that of some person employed by hum, and for all old or mutilated notes, at any time re- turned to the benk, new ones to an equal amount shali be given in exche and such returned notes eball be eflectuaily Hed or burned. It is further niutuall I that this contrast shall be and remain 1m (unless forfeited as herein before provided) for and during the space of one yearafier the receipt of a written notice, by the ty of the second part, from the president of the ot , of awish, on the part of the bank, to dis- eontinue the arrangement herein gmade. And to prevent all misconstruction, it is hereby declared that this agreemeni is a simple contract for loan- money, and in nowise to be deemed or taken establishing an agewey. #* Witness the sunture of Wm. L. Post, Pre- sident of the Bank of Sasquehanneh County, and the seal of the corporation, parties of the first part, and the hand and seal of the party of the second aha part. pre : «S$. 1. Mans.” [Seal.] The foregoing contract does not appear to have been signed by avy one on tie part of the baak, or Mr. Mann’s signature to have been witnessed by any one. But, on the book of minutes, under the date of September 7, 1816, | find the following resolution recorded: —** Resolved, That the agree- ment between the bank and & ti Mann be rati- fied, as presented to the board this sd Although a larger sum had been issued to Mr. Mann, yet shortly prior to the bank stopping pay- ment, a part of the notes had been returned, re- ducing the amount then out, to seventy-seven thousand dollars, which he is to provide means to redeem according to the terms of foregoing agreement. These notes were to Henry Clay or to Wile made able fam Wirt, and were all, or nearly all, filled up with red imk. No other notes issued by the bank are so distinguished. 1 am informed by Mr. Haleey, the teller, that he has seen some of those notes, where the name of the payee had become indistinct—that it had been written over the red with black ink; eo that any note of the bank made payable to Henry Clay, or to William ‘Wirt, or filled up in whole or in part with red ink, cemes within the provisions of Mr. Mann’s con- tre It is but justice, however, for me to say, that 1 have not heard of any default on the part of Mr. Ma From «ll [ can leara here, he has always provided for the redemption of these notes; and it is hoped that he will continue eo to do, and thus provide for the redemp- tion of seventy-seven thousand dollars of the cir- culation out, at the time of the failure of the bank. In addition, however, it 18 proper for me to say, chat on Saturday, the first day of December, Mr. Post handed to mea letter from Mr. Mann, ad- cones to him, dated ie ge “iy r 2 to the following purport:—He says, amy retura from short sbeeuce, I find your letter of the 16th inst., calling my attention to the failure of the Benk of Susquehanoah County, and expressing a desire, that a8 soon as convenient, the matters jbe- tween ns may be settied,” &e. He further says: “The paper L received tiom’your bank was taken in faith, with au honest intenuon to protect it ; ad that Intention has been al dantly evinced, ny past conduet with the the pub- * "The substance of the residue of the lette as @ premige to redeem these notes as fast as he can provide funds for their payment, &c.—It is believ- ed by the gentlemen cennected with the bank here, that this promise will be faithfully fulfilled. I have been thus particular in copying the con- tract with Mr. Manu, and is describing how the notes issued to him may be identified, in conse- quence vf applications having been made to per- lation and use of said parties of the second ert, and all said notes in possession of said parties o' the second part, or in the hands of their agents, or in transit, sball be deemed out of circulation and not inuse. And it is further agreed, that the bills or circulating notes issued by said bank, shall ways be received by the parties ¢f the first part, or their assigns, at par, or for the full sum ex- pressed on the face of said bills, in payment and hquidation of any and every indebtedness arising wpeer this contract. And if, for any cause, other taf the fault of the parties of the first part, the parties of the second part should failto re- deem, as hereinbefore provided, the notes put in circulation by them, for the space of sixty days after written notice ef such failure, then this con- tract maybe annulled by the parties of the first part, and, therefore, the whole sum loaned to the parties of the second part shall become due and payable. To distinguish the notes put in circula- tion by the parties of the second part, such notes shall be filled with the name of David Bates, as payee, in the handwriting of the parties of the se- coud part, or by some person employed by them for that purpose ; but the numbers and date (which last shall be September 5, 1849) shall be filled by geome person employed on the part of the parties of the first part—no other notes or bills of circulation ot said bank being filled up now, nor shall any ether notes or bills of circulation be hereafter filled up with similar numbers, date, or name of poyee, except as hereiw after provided. Aud for all old, worn, or mutilated notes returned to said beak, by said parties of the second part, new ones shall be gre in exchange, to an equal amount, and filled Pay a similar manner—and such returned notes 11 be immediately, effectually, cancelled or burn- ed. It is further agreed, mutually, that thia contract shall be and remain in force (unless for- feited, as herein before provided,) for and during the space of one year after the receipt of a written notice by the parties of the second part, from the President of the Bank, of a wish, on the part of the bank, to discontinue the arrangement herein made | --and, to prevent misconstruction, it is hereby de- clared that this agreement is a simple contract for loaning money, and in no wise to be deemed or taken as a. an agency. Witness, the signature of Wm. L. Post, President of the Bank of Suequehannah County, nd the seal of the corpo- ration, and the hands and seals ofthe parties of the eecond part, Signed in duplicate :— ‘WM. L. YOST, President OPES seo) cae. ot neem. ok ® vounty. 9 ° T. F. $f. JOHN, “Seat f° AL 8P. JOUN. Beal. Witnors to Wa. L. Post's and T.P. St. John’s signatu: ©, 0, Havsey. | Witners to the re of TLER, a the foregoing contract was formally executed by both parties. There were 1s sued to Ancel end Thomas St. John, in pursuance of it, four thousand bills of five dellars each, in | sheets, four bills on a sheet, lettered A, B, C. and D, and respectively numbered, commencing at 10,- 000 and ending at 11,000, all dated September 5, 1849, and the name of the payee, “David Bates,” to be filled up by Thomas P. St. Jona. There are no other bills of the bank out, of the same description, either as to dates or numbers, orname of poyee, so that whether the name of the payee was properly inserted or not, (and I have no reason te suppose it wes not,) they can readily be identi- fied. ‘Theve bills were all signed by U. P. De La- matter, cashier. On the first of November, @5,000 of these issues were retumed to the bank, leaving | out $12,000, which the St. Johns sip bound by their contract to redeem. These bills, added to the ¥77,000, which Seth H. Mann ig to pay, will relieve the community of @89,000 of the cireula- tien of this unfortunate bank. ; In my former communication I have mentioned h similar to the foregoing, on which issued to Egbert A. Thompson, These bilis can be identified by | the letter “C,” inserted on the face of each, over | the letter Q, m the word Susquehannah. i have not given a copy of the Thompson contract, be couse it is a treneeript from Mann's, merely chang- ing the name and sum to be issued. It seems, from De Lematter’s deposition, to have been drawn up by him, in Cincinnat:, in June fast, at the re- quest of Thompron; he, De Lamatter, being, atthe | time, # clerk in the employ of M. Bradley & | o+ Cineipnat, | Co., of Cimemnati, asa bookkeeper. He gives the | following acconot of it-—That, ia June last, Thomp- | son informed him thet he had made a bargain for | the purchase of the control of the capital stock of the i ank of Susquehannah County; thet the bank was to enter into a contract with, hum, tor the | | loan of ninety thousand dollers of its circulating noies, to be used in the Western country. He handed De Lamatter an oid contract, that had been cancelled, for a precedent, and requested hum to draw two like it, alvering the name and eum, which he did. The next time, he saw | | one of them, it was in the sate of the bank, after | he was clected cashier ; and the other, which was a duplicate, was foued peng. some pepers of the | | bank subsequently. That Thompson also told lim that the old contract, used asa precedent, | was hapded to him by Thomas or Ancel St. John ; he di not recollect which. However, if it he | thonght material or neceseary, | will cheerfully furnish » copy of Mr. Thompson's contract, as the | original is now in my poeseseion. | leannot say that any facts e come to my | | knowledge which would evidence an intention on | the pert of any or either of those gentlemen, to act otherwise than honestly in the redemption of the | large amount of notes put in circulation by them, | under those three contrecte—it being $154,000, yet | out—the larger part of which, it is believed, has been cire din the Weetern States ; yet. win it 18 consideredg that the ae | of purchasing those nor a large discount, which present cir- cumstances offer to them, may prove too great 9 temptation for human frailty to withstand, | hope I ehall be excused for putting forth this dull and tedious communication. My next, which will be my last, may be more entertaming, although not so useful to the holders of these notes. The following communication appeared in the Cine | were about ten feet m height for the most part, bills of the Suequehannah Bank, then in operation ; the checks of Thompson—now in Ohie—and probably other similar assets, called cash, were put in at the same time. The trial of Norton will not, probably, take place till February next, a8 1t 18 doubted whether there will be time atthe court of the present month, to go through with the examination. He will be defended by a New Jersey lawyer,’ well acquainted with New Jersey law, and an attempt will be made to set aside the indictment, on the ground that the assets sworn to by the affidavit, as cash, were considered, at the time, cash“itcms, such being deemed legal and lawful under the decisions of the highest courts of New Jersey. Great efforts will be made by certain persons similarly compromised, to clear Norton trom the indictment, upon this legal ques- tion ; for itis pretty notorious that there are too many of the banks of New Jersey swora to in the same way. J understand that Mr. Norton made his first début in financial life as a director of the Live Stock Insurance Conran ot Connecticut, an agency of which was at 72 Wall street. It seems it several other officers of this Live Stock [a- surance Company were also directors of tate Bank at Morns. It rs that David S: n was a director of this Live Stock Insurancefom- and also of the State Bank; and that Wm, > Faas was Saree ie live stock concern, and ako a director of the Ste Bank. This intimate connection between the officers of the Live Stock | concern and the State Bunk will cause many persons to draw their own inferences as to the character of both concerns. It is certainly a great recommendation to the Live Stock Company that several of its directors and managers were also directors and managers of the State Bank at Morris. There is some suspicion of a similar connection between the Susquehanna Bank and the State Bank at Marris. Indeed, it is probable that all these doubiful concerus were put in opera- tion by the same class of men. As yet, the exact condition of the circulation of the said State Bank is not known to the public. No report has yet been made, and probably none wil! be forthcoming until the trial of Norton takes place. You remember the explosion of the Plainfield Bank, the indictment of some of its managers, and the requisition of the Governor of New Jersey upon the Governor of New York for one of the Beaches, concerned in the affair. ‘This matter, we understand, is not yet forgotten in the neigh: borhood of Plainfield, or other parts of New Jersey.,The indictment of Beach, and others, con- cerned in the Plainfield explosion, stands good under the laws of New Jersey for twenty years. The Governor may call upon the Governor of New York to deliver up the person indicted, at any ume withio that period I understand that there is a disposition to stir in this affair, and thet a new demand will be made upon the government for the Plainfield man, in due process of time. The for- mer Governor, Mr. Young, refused to surrender up Mr. Beach; but it is supposed that Gevernor Fish will be influenced by « different disposition. At all events, it is the determination of the people of New Jersey to purge the State of bubble com- panies and bubble financiers, as fast a3 possible. Horxmir Picrver.—A New York | corres- mdent of the Skaneatles Columbian gives the following horrifying picture of an establishment in this city, at the corner of Fortieth street and Tenth avenue. We imagine that few city residents were ewore that such an enormous nuisance existed even in our suburb: ” s “A few days since, while strolling in the suburbs of the city, in the vicinity of \he track of the Hudson River Railroad, intersecting Vorueth street, my atttention was drawn toward an oddl; shaped car, on which was a dead horse. I ha heard that there was a class of people who make a business of drawing off dead animals, and | felt a curiosity to know what was done with the car- casses. | therefore kept a good ‘look out,’ and saw it enter an enclosure where there were @ nur. ber of old wooden buildings aud she2s, also a large brick chimney, termed * @ stack.’ “Tapproacked ine entrance, over which was a sign, ‘Depot for Dead Animals.’ In a few mo- ments a man came out, and I asked him what he did with the horses. He said—* We skin ’em and bile ’em out. Come in, if you wish to see how it is done.’ As soon as | entered the gateway, I saw large piles of bones, comprising skulls, leg bones ribs, &e., which were very white and clean, ani were a with great regularity, the skulls and other large bones forming the outside, and the smaller bones filled in the centre. T There wi ood collection of dogs chained up in the enclosure intended, probably, to watch the premises. | I turned towards the buildings, and the firet thing that met my vg was a poor old horse just in the agonies of death. He was bleeding from a fright- ful gash in the neck. 1 stood by, thinking what he might have been once, and of his sad fate, when the proprietor remark ‘That was a hard case.’ Tasked how. He said— Look, at his hoofs and joints.’ Sure enough, his hoofs and joints were ‘one mass of disease and putrefaction. I turned from this sight only to see a more horrid one. Here were two Insh boys, sontting and siashing’ at an old horee to get his skin off. A few feet distant were another set, cutting wp another miass of putrified horse flesh, and throwing the preces into a large cauldron, under which was a fie ire. Farther off were masses of flesh in all the stages of disease and putrefection. A “1 inquired of the owner how many animals they manufactured in a day. He replied, “* We keep three carts and horses, and they are busy all day, carting the animals trom all parts of the city; end it was as much es his men could de to | cut "em up as fest as they came.” I inquired, “* How do you ascertain where the horses are do you keep an office down town?” “Yes,” he replied, “we have an office im the Street Inspector's office, at the City Hall, and that ia the place where people who have sick or dead animals make their report.” Lasked, * Do you get paid for removing the car- | casses 7” =“ Oh, no—we genereliy pay for the pri- | vilege. Ifthe animal is in good order and has not | been sick very long, we give a dollarfor him; but | if, on the contrary, he is poor and thin, we give filty cents. I have been in the business seven years, and my father followed it before I com- When my father commenced, he was i e of business. At that time they were paid for gz the animals off; but now there 1s so much competition that we pay for the privilege.’ I inquired how many ‘factories’ there were besides his. He said ‘seven.’ I asked | him about how many shees he got. He said, | * About a hundred weight per week.’ * What | do you do with the hoofs, and how much | ure the bones worth, &c.? * We sell the hoofs to the glue makers; the bones sell readily for $12 per ton; the ekin is worth $1.25, and the fat we sell to the sorp makers.” ; « Tlocked into the boiling cauldron, and saw the procesa The fat or grease rises to the surfac and se drawn off by ns of a fawcet in the side of avat —The flesh is boiled until the bones are | loosened, and they are taken out, and the residue is fed to the hogs, of which there are large numbers around all these factories. IT saw an enclosure containing nearly a hundred hoge, which were being fed by one of the hands. He brought two pails full of the hot soup each time he came, and the hogs were perfectly ravenous, and in very fair condition to kill. I saw, also, m one corner of the encloeure, what appeared to be the remains of some raw flesh—but I will go no further. This making york out of old dead horses, caps the climax. urely, we innocent citizens Know not what we eat. «Tp passing from this establishment I passed an- other, and saw the same work going on. I asked the ‘boss’ about how many horses were consumed im the horse factories in a year. Ile replied, ‘from 60,000 upwards.’ This ia a large number, but I cinnat! Lnquirer of the 6th inet , with « reqaert to the New York Herald to espy: — “Ip your paper of the Sth inet, you publish my name, in connection with others, as being concerned wii Suequebennab Bank. Allow me to eay that | never have had the rlightest connection with it or any other bank; never heard of such » bank till after its failure; have no roquaintance with the Mesers. Johns. ot Mr. E ‘\. Thom son, haying never, to my seen either of them. If any of m: been used for the above purpore it bi without my kn whedge or coment ROBT. MERRILL, Jr. Cinoinnatl, Dee. 7th, 1849." Our Morristown Correspondencs. Moresstown, N. J., Dee. 7, 1849. Case of Norton and the State Bank of Morris— More of the Mysteries of New Jersey Financier- tng— Delicate Sutuation of tne Plainfield Shavers. Mr. Norton, President of the State Dank of Mor- ris, is still in prison, no sufficient bail having been offered, satisfactory to the authorities. I have already stated to you that he was indicted for per- jury, on the ground that the assets of the Bank sworn to by him, as cash, were not, in realitys cash. 1 now understand that these assets, under which the bank conducted its operations, were, give it to you as I received it. . 4 « There are establishments, also, in the outskirts of the city, which collect all the bones at the mar- keis from the butchers, and boil them in the same manner for grease end bone. k “| forget to mention that the horse establish- ments also ‘manufacture’ all the dogs that are killed or die about the city during the warm wea- ther. I suppose they are put in with the horses. 1 saw, leo, at one of the factories, some quite de- cent-looking steaks hanging up against the wail. Whether it was beef or horse, or whether it was to be eaten, T cowld not judge. “ © T give you the foregoing, just as the proprie- tora told me and as I saw myselt—nothing more ; and any one may satisfy himself of sts truth b; going in person to the factories, corner of 40 street and 10th avenue.” Mit ar tan N bas been tt placed upon the bank of the river, at rot 260 feet above the water Susrenson Barner — A flouring he Suspension Bi itis DECEMBER 16, 1849. C. Di oe ~ Sunday LENDAR FoR Deckmurn.—16, in Advent; amber Day; 21. St Thomas, Ember Day; 22 ‘Ember Day 4th Gunter in Advent; 25. Christmas Day; St. Stephen; 27. St. John Evangelist. ‘ Religious services and exercises this dey and even- . J. F. Farrant, 127 Grand street, afternoon. ‘rofessor Whiting, morning and aftern: ‘ash- 4 hen estan ate wi ree ies ae . J. inson, even! ‘asl i or Bush: Soolety i Library, orning.” Nea: ov, Nalpht Hoyts Chures’ of the flood Shephe ev. jure 0) wert ti m St t Institute, sn vy. T. L, Haz. is, Stuyvesant Md: institute, morning and Margaret Bishop, Hall, corner of Grand street and Broadway. Rev. Valentine Buok, John street Methodist Church, morning. har: Br, Tyng, Holy Trinly Church, Brooklyn, eve- The second Anniversary of the Sabbath-School Mis- Association of Allen street Presbyterian Church, will be beld this evening, at 7 o'clock, in the Allen-st Church, two doors below Grand street Rev. Henry Ward Beeober, of Brooklyn, who has absent from his people for some weeks past, by reason of illness, has retarned with re: d health and yer, and resumes hia public professional duties to- y- ‘The monthly meeting of the Board of Managers o the American Bible cnet was held on Thursday, 6th inetant. at 434 o'clock, P, M. Six auxiliary Bible Socie- tics were reoognized; three in Georgia, one in North Cerolina, and two in Missouri Grants of Bibles were made for various places and persons; forthe Dutoh population in Michigan, for the Baptist African Mis- | sion, for tho American Seamen's Friend Soci for | Valparaico, for Maracaibo, for the Methodist Church at Key West, for the U.S. Army at Tampa Bay, for two biind persons, for the St. Regis fo is and others. | ‘The reovipts of the Society for the month of November, | were $27,455 46. and the expenditures $20,156 43 The insues of the month were, of Bibles. 16,224; Testaments, 85 460; for the Blind, 17; total, 63,801 | ‘The Christian denomination propose to entablish a | College aud Theological Seminary in Worcester, Mass. A revival of religion has been in progress among the Paptist and Methodist church im Harwich, Mass., and about fifty hopeful conversions are the fruits. Rev. Dr, A. T. Chester has been dismiased from the | church at Saratoga Springs, aud is about to remove to | Buffalo, to become pastor of the North Presbyterian | Chureh in that city. | Dr, Babcock has resigned the charge of the Firet | Baptist church, New Bedford, in order to ept the Post of Fiuaneial Secretary to the American Bad F or- eign Christian Union. The children of the Sabbath School of the Central | Chureh of Cipoin |, (Rey, Dr. Rice'v,) have resolved to su one missionary, under the care of the Gene- | ral Assembly's Board of Domestic Missions, and have | selected the Rey. Lyman B. Crittenden, of Farlow’s Greve, liiinois, ‘The Rev. P. D. Gurley, whohas labored for nine years | fs pastor of the First Fresbyterian cburch im indiana. | so reecived and accepted o call from the First resbyterian church of Dayton, Ohio. | On Friday, the 16th of November, the Lord Bishop of | Fxeter prouounced judgment fa the cave of | Charles Rookes, L. i. U.; @ very crowded clergy and laity were present. The sentene citing the offerices of which he had been guilty, conclu. | ded by proxouncing that he © Ought to be deprived of ail his ecclesiastieal prefer ments within our diceess or jurisdiction, and es: y of the rectory of Nymet Rowland, and all pro’ Dewefits of the sald rectory, and al 5 pe a end emoluments whatever, belonging aod ap | taining to the raid rectory, or any other ecclesiastical | premotion within the diovess, whereof he is povsessed, | and we do deprive bim therect accordingly.” | Ry the decease of Mr, William Long, of London, and his sister Mre. Fowler, the Society for the Propagation ‘of the Gospel bas come into the fmmediate possession | of about £27,000, which was placed in the hands of tras. tees some two years tlace, to become the property of the | Society in case of ove events. Au anonymous | | Gonor has also Curnicar. Coavors.—Rev. Thomas 8. Savage, frora Livingston, Alabama, to Trinity Church, Pare Chris. tien, Miesiteippi. Rey. Charles D. Cooper, chester, to St from, Trinity Church, Ro- Phillips Church, Philadelphia, in the, Ser. 1 Tinner has resigned Trinity Church, | orida phe Rev. Gurden Huntington bas resigned his con- _ with the@tation at Sinwonevilie, im JeoLuson Rev. Theodore §. Ramney, to Cople Parish, Va. Rev, Horace Hill, from Trinity Ub. , Newtown, Conm,, to the Mariner's Church, Detroit, lich. Key. ©. H. Shield has tuken charge of the churches in Weodville, yy pT 0.5 Vi &. Rev Wm. L. Hyland. to Christ Church, Welisbarg, and t jasion at Elizabethtown Rev. ard Magee has reigned his charge of St. Steph burch, Indiaoa, and accepted @ unanimous call t Parish of Grace Church, Mt. - comb Co, Michigan. Rev. Wm. Alfred Jenks bas accepted & unanimous call to the rectorship ci St. Luke's Church, Chelsca, Mars. ‘The Rey. John W. Clark has aecepted the unanimous cali to the rectorship of Calvary Church, Brooklyn, The Rey. Mr. Halsey, of Christ Chureh, will this evening at t Ludlow otreet, ne preach kptecopal Church. Holy Martyrs, rand, The o'clock. | Artesrr ro Revorvrionrs Providencs , dated N ruary last, while President Casti his family, ja # small private house rpiracy was formed, 10 which ma: repk, officers of the goverament b- t Callas, with rmidable con. | sous of high of the army, were concerned, The President bad | tho meetings Of Uhe conspirators wateh of their movementa, Op t! ho ree tired to rest, eo i per t ten,e man clorely clowked, entered the honse and Insisted on seeing the Tresldent, whom he informed that— | * Tbe officer on guard in the arsenal, where there | was @ battalion of 00 men, the offer of the day, and the commander of tue guard at the parracks et Bella Virta, where there was # regiment ot horse snd ® bat- talion of infantry, were In the eonspiracy; that the Choer of the day had given the key of the buck door of the barracks to (he conspirators, through which they ‘were to exter with the troops from Callao, and relee upon the cavalry and infantry cf Bella Vista while aeleep ; that a desperate Buenos Ayres citioer, at the head of 25 armed men, prepared for the purporo, was to ceize the President in his house, and it he resisted, was to kili him ; and Gpally, thet eleven o'clock waa the hour for the explosion. It was already three quarters pact tem, and no time was to be lost. Ili escort was weleep in the arsenal, and not ldier im bis ‘The President too a small sword in his hand, and F ny other arms, and unaccompanied, went into the street, and took his courre to the arsenal, ¢, on his arrival, be the officer of the rd out of the barra 4 arrested him, woke up the colonel. and ordered him to arouse and parade the troops. While this in ‘al up his escort. and ordered them ave orders for pumerous arr d boats to be sent in near he steamer Rimac andro great m a his im. atience that, without waiting for bi curt, tarted for Bella Vista with his aid-do-camp, who had joined him, Hie alro cailed out of tho barracks the oflicer of the guard, an: gerd, which ent tor * the officer of the day, demanded of him the key of the back door of the barrrske, end was answered that the ded bim, kept it, This @ iuformstion he had ¢Micer of the day who ha? prec only corroborating still furt received from the cloaned man, he arrested this officer, and ordered ali the troope underarms. The cavalry war rept out im small parties to scour te country up to the Lima gate, to apprebend the conspirators who might ercape from Callao.” By these energetic measures, the conspiracy was nipped inthe bud. An extraordinary Congress was called, which assembled on the llth of July, under texcitement. After a violent contest between tho ®, the President was fully sustained bye ority; and the epporition bave scquierced in dates, as late ar Oot. 12, represent that country ie agitated with » sev contest between dates for the Preside Generals Vivan- Zebloique. Congress bas parted a law probibit- ether the renewal of the privtieges of Teruvien const, heretofore sliowed to € Boston Traveller, Dec. 14 hborbood elven, Ww for the constables, and by the sta winders. Upon arriving at the crow? acsen dled, and oa inquir- the distu:oence, learned that some of church fusctievarivs’’ had take at their goepel teacher, Key. Mr. time rince had turned him off and gain posrertion of the church for the pe t westion. sc.ne of on off the locks from the doors, and | wd when the pew owners a of warming the | eburch for Sunday's service, they found the eharch | sion of the enemy, who threatened to shoot wo. ever attempted to enter. After consultation, it was decided to arouse the constables, and force an entrance, which wae done, notwithstanding the threats of the In- riders. The two ‘ties held possession of the church | Ul morning, ie tol for church yesterday, an Ao. wan 8 fon ‘wuro fi not much to do with the matter —Hoston Herald, Dec. Lh, Movem: is, Hon, Waiter Forward, U. Sharge to Denmark, will eail in about tem days for Lurope. John Walter, Eeq., MP. for Nottingham, and prietor of the Times. has purchased bastoourt, near Wokingham. Berks, the reat of Admiral Sir John Sine clair, Bart , for nearly £00,000.—Londen Times, | cater | Presented an excellent bill | ing feetur | the celebrated clown, takes his benefit. | were still | Vices.— Singapore paper. Pro. ! istrator of 8. Booker, Theatrical and Musical, Bowery Trearax.—The unqualified fai approbation of an appreciating public, awarded to thet transcendently beautiful piece, “The Three Guards" men, are fully manifested every evening, beyond all doubt, by the im: crowds which fill up every nook and corner of this great theatre. to gage with untiring light uj thie delightful piece. In fast, the success inerenres nightly; and though for our- solve’ we have now repeatedly seen it, yet on every frert might we fod, centrary to our expectation. and te the ordinary rule, that there fs som beauty fo it which escaped our notice on the pre will conti to be repeated, with other sterlin, tractions, indicating genius and good tacte in the able Menagement of this attractive temple of Thespis. Broapwar Tneatky —Tho performances, last even- ing, were a repetition of the bill presented on Friday. and the little “stars,” Kate and Ellen Bateman, shone in all their accustomed attractiveness, eliciting the greatest admiration and the most enthusiartic applause of the whole house. In the reading of Macbeth and Lady Macbeth, they certainly excited one common feeling of wonder; and in the humorous and diversified characters in the “Four Mowbrays.”’ they each dia- played great talent. and were yell aided by Mr Bate- man, W! has Old Wilton in a very excellent man- ner’ On Monday evening, Murdoch, the cele- brated American performer, will appear. Nimvo’s Tueatne.—The new and splendid comis pan_ tomi hich has been in preparation for the last week, is completed, and will be produced either to~ morrow or Tuesday evening, by the Ravel family, We are informed that for udor of scenery, dresses, and decorations, it will far surpass anything that has been produced by hoa famousmanager, Wm. Niblo. The visit- ers of this vutiful theatre have been at some loss in having it closed for the last week But the magnifi- cence of the vew fairy paatomime will amply saticfy all Niblo's patrons, that kw is ever on the alert, to I for the pleasure and enjoyment of his host of frien d admirers in this city. The rush to see it will be tremendous, Benvon’s Turatne.—The proprietor of this house never allows the interest to flag. Last evening was First was the “ Serious Family,” piece of rare merit as a popular comedy, It was performed lart evening in an admirable mannor by the excellent cast to whose bands it is entrusted and received by @ full house, with great applause, ww Hisrony or trae Metican ‘We have been enabled to glance over the sheets of a new book which will be published in a fow days, by Wiley, of this city. itis: “The Other Side, or Notes for the Hirtory of the War botween Mexico and the United State’, written in Mexico, translated from the Spanish, and Edited by Col Remney,”’ who is probably better acquainted with the Mexicans and Mexicam geography and history than any otuer men now living. He wasin Mexico througkout the war, and fora long pe- riod after peace was concluded. Whilst there, he made the Mexicens and their country » study. Thie book is admirably written, and-well translated. Itis embellished with a large number of engravings of Mexican officers, with plans of cities and battles, tables of forces, &©. On the whole, itis something strange— something worth reading—and withal, instructive. Everything is discussed in trae Mexican style tm it— mex, parties, battles, cabinets and countries The ideas are Mexican, the opiaions are Mexican, the writers are Mexican, and the book was writton for Mexican read- ers. In the first chapter, on the origin of the war, which is written in a fine style, and with good taste and abili- ty, we observe some severe eriticisms on our peacefal and much abused country. ‘The notes commence with the rapacity of our pilgrim fathers, at Plymouth Rock, id end after discussing the famous protocol. The Mexican opinions of our public men are made known without reserve. Adams, Jackson, Menroe, Van Buren, Poinsett, Forsyth. Bue chavan, Polk, ‘'aylor, Clay, Webster and Gallatin. are introduced in the most polished and finished sketehos, at the beginning of the book. Our military characters ‘and diplomatiste figure afterwards. As we may again have to refer to and quote from this dock, we will now only furnish a tew extracts at rane dom, from the first portion of the notes Fro) roms hints thrown out ia the Presbyterian and other re! ous papers, we observe this work 14 looked for with gieat interest by those who were opposed to this war, aud to all wars, CHAPTER I igin of the War. To contemplate the state of degradation the mournful war with the Upited Sea public, i# painful. Nor is it pleasant glonce in the investigation of the cau complete ot hrow, But without some @: cizcumstanees which brought on hostilities, ‘The polka davoe, in the last act. wae. by w imous call, repeated, and, at the conelvsion. Burton and Brougham were called before the curtaia, to receive the congretulations of the audience. The bill con- tained, bes'des the comedy. the Shakeperian madrig: © Ob! by the Rivers.” the Schaffhausen Valse, and an overture by the orchestra ; and, in conclusion, the fa- vorite drama of the ‘ Rake’s Progress.” The“ Serious Family” is announced again, for Monday evening. Cuanrrau’s Nationat Tueatne.—This tavorite and beautiful theatre ras crowded last evening, so that it wae difficult to gut even # standing place to peer over the heads of the dense crowd, on the occasion of that exceedingly rich and magnificent epectacle, “ The Fe- male Guard. or A-Lad-tu ® Wonderful Lemp.” it is roarcely posrible to coneslvo anything ia the wide range of theatrical exhibition so splendid aud beauti fol. The soenery is unequalled in beauty of splendor and originolity " ‘The maehiasry is literally magic, #0 well ie itexecuted. The flight of Aladdin's palace in the cloud # perfect illusion; then, again, the arrival of Aladdin and the Sultan's daughter in a fery balloou, is exeovted with wonderful ease, facility and beauty, making the effect most imposing The best scene of all, the grand procession of lanterns, is something ex- uisitely fine. We confers we were teken by surprise, Tiein preseion produced by the beaatiful guard is ba- ond description fasciuating The crowds which lock 0 witness this beautiful pfece will continue to com- mand its repetition. The courteou comaennes ia this beautiful piece, deserve the highest reive, uaisry’s Minstaxts~-To- morrow eve band announce a great variety of negro thelr evening's entertainment. They will the celebrat:.” burlesque Voyage Musical ” Christy ts deing © fire Dew ness u) Mecha the room jee ng nearly fll: evecy .ight,aad the audiences nerally express their approbation of the negro deli- ucol.ons of chara, er given by this band. American Museum.—The emusements at this favor- ite resort for the next week are very attractive. A Lew pantomime called the * Red Monster” wil be pra- rected by the inetti Family. Pete Morris, the inimitable comic singer will delight the visiters with his Yankee tories, besides a varivty of other interest- Cincvs—Asror PLace —To morrow evening, Gorsin, Those who have been delighted, during the past week, with his wit, fun, and merrimentéwili not forget him to-:nortow evening. The bill is very attraccive—feats of horse. mavehip, yaviling, tumbling. posturing, gymnastics &o, Crixese Mosecm Rooms —Gliddon's Panorama of tho Nile is drawing numbers to see it. It te a painting whieh should be seem by tuose who delight fu an ar- tistlc portraiture of oeture. as represented im this mov- ing panorama cf s majestic river, with the eplendid fcenery by which it is surrounde ALLeowantans.—Tuesday evening, at the Tabernacle, this company of famous voealista give ove of their ex: cellent concerts. The programme contains several | beautiful melodies, dacts, trive. aud quactettes. The whole will close with the Marseilisise Hymn. Banner W we is in Weehington. Benenerts is giving concerts in Washington city. The Albany Evening Jowrne! announces the ceath of M. Strak: ) the pisaofurte player, while vn the way to Havace. Mise,Coshmen closed her e the eréning of the 1ith inst., fit. Sheappeared as Lady Macbeth and Juliana, in beth of which she is spoken of as having excelied. Tlacide’s new theatre, at New Orie we on the Sth inet, It ls represented as magnificent theatres in the country. ngagecient in Boston, on 6 eccasion of her bene- pened | most ihe totela, ARRIVALS AND DEPARTUREA, P. Justin, Philadelphia; Capt Shaw, Boston; Alexan- | Emigration, “hich ought to have be impertect, and would be wanting in clearn: iy hots which ought to be presented to the examination of civilized world. 08 the It is to be hoped that the uard loeson whigh: we have received will teach ua to reform our oonduct; oblige uo to adopt the obvious precautions against ity repasttions L ade acquainted with its bitter Feet tho mistakes wo have commit to stay che impouding nlows with which ambitiog and treachery threaten us, The Mexican rapadtic, to whom nature had been prod 4), and fall of those sloments whied makes great and tion, had, among other mi med of lese eccount t one of boing in the vicii le. prepare . * * While the province of Texas romnined in + Spaniards, the unlimited pow Pieee. A short time before tho imdepun the year 11Y, the Spanish governmont granted to Mo. tin hority to forma ooony in Tox principally to tho zeal tha Tr the dissemination sad protestion of the oss Austin had reprosented hin ect aa dishearvened and dispersed, and beared (hat thes lands might be given to him ag an asslom, where the emigrauta cwuld end would enter for the exereise of their fa) Stophen Austin, the ron and heir of Musoa, Work commer ond ‘by his father, and mude x Yast enterptite, by colonia te of 3; Catholic religi benevolent and purely loulture, manufacture, and commerce, he separation of one of th: ir tos. 1t was tlis which iuvelved us coon in actual, disastrous ware After explaining bow the Americaas were enabled to / he rettiements in Texas, with their owm peealiar bits and custons, it is remarked: — slevery. fall of the fedora! system placed | jer whose shade they concealed the sof tive, Which by every means they bad now brought toe ere of Euro} xas. The had now Unit . . ‘The principal pe pendence « of Mr. Shanon, the Amerfoan Mintater, jost the war of Mexico with Texes, is thus summa a Tily dismirsed iplomatist who: 4 protest w ith Texas, while the prject of enue: an territor, idea vocurce by the wo the or distinet principle decisred 1tan D ad been the od th of @ child 4 which it feuch @ pr Way nob dow ty San Luis, to ur feouter wich Guatemala, the sake of illustration, added by the distinct aad peculiar feature of this der Beach, Baltimore; Hon J. W. Streng, Poughkeep- tle; J.C. Auger, Lowell; J. Wassen, Albany; Col. Bar- ton, Keeeville; J. Broadhead, Boston, i. Jennings. Vir- ginia; D. Hill, Marsachusetts; NM Henmiogten, Ken- tacky; F Clark, U. 8. A.; J. James, Philadeiphia: J, Breed, Rentucky; J W. Alezander. 4 Witson, Balti- more, D. Debee, Kentucky; 2 Wood, Syracure; Hon. Hi. Lyman, Mermont; W. E. Bortwiok, Springteld; J. W Adams, Whiteball; W. Rodgers, W. B.Waval, Zallimore; Dr. Marey, Hartford. H Denny, A.B Kidder, senesee; A. Moen, J. Thompaon, Pittsburgh; H. Wilson, U. N off, Dostom, are among the guestsat the irvieg ©. Wolf and fam! New’ Delewns; | BON Gd Dire, Culies, New Jeree P. Norris, Mrs, Read, 1’ more; It [saaes, Sauger throp, Poughkeepsie; M and fami » Union eA mat ranco erdey, for Nicarsgus. Hod Daniel Webster was in the olty yesterday, en route for Wachington. Siam.—Accounte from Bangkok, the capital of Siam, | of the 26th of July, give fearful details of the ravages | ofcholera, At Quedan, thous re carried off the beginning of the year; and, passing from thence along the eastern coast of the Malayan peniasula. the poveage visited Tringane, Pabang aad‘ alauten, where it stiil rages with much virulence. Parsiog eastward, a. the commencement of June it visited the provinces | of Siam, aud ou June 7th, broke out im the espital, | Dangkek. So few cases occurred at this latter place, that no alarm was excited: bat, on the #th, its ravages had increased to the exten: of two or tavee hundred, and cighty persone within the city were carried to one wat or buruing-pisee, On June il, and two succend- ace, however, permits ua, at thiv time. te copy only one of them. itis takeu fiom the chapter om Monterey -— amo of Monterey has afforded fod for speculation es rel A Philology, looality, im Hfies 1 ellie ron he established the and the capital, the title of ite pa In they neil of (re Ladies, « of New Leon, wat the irks 3 aliforn ia ing days, the chotera raged with frightfal virulence, carrying off rich and poor, An eye witness, an Ame can Missionary remarkr, that its horrors wre beyo! ft) dereripti The streets were thronged with the dead and dying; it was impoesible to walk oven a short Cistance, without witnersing the d bodies lying ali directions, ex tom tropical sun; and per we whilet walking from one place to ai habitants became panie-etruck. The o humerous thet to burn the corpses was imporsible, and muititudes were throw! ° the river id died. In mo "7, w loge, 4 Sag correct re- 8000 perished burbs: ted mourners; they were placed flames, or putrified on the grou: turns, it was ascertained that wy dail, vis were awept fri hin @ racdiua of from twenty to 5 aoe mes deo aght down upper provinces the sugar cargo of the Nish ship Kaine tum, assured ber commender that no less than 70 000 persone had died in five days. t On July Sth the dtseare bad reached ita height in Uangkok, from which date the number of deaths decreased; but they considerable up to the date of our last ad- Allens. worth; mes M | Of Dexter Watson; of ‘iiee night; of Johpsom H Alford; of James Love. | administrator of Palla Love;—belng taken up for ox- susivation, as also ad documents connected |. The me- Nathan Barclay, as ad Bolling. and of pone of Dee. 16. morials of Daniel Davis; of C. Dougall-- were taken uj for the prerent. — Kepublic. y wa date. Thus he discovered « | what ‘There were the coast of L Calitormia for 4 for fight iow at last, a is, they h tee = tion frem the flag ship of Vis oeularly 4 Wits that name, Monterey wae in honor of the a ceived that being visibie frem the raucheria, ¢ he uame oO ite ining the distance t00 to ten see, they a0 " or te t ntury, the letters of © the history of Am. Ep, Tur Hunsoy tion to New fl we understand i dol care ran over the new Heok. cauttously, unt!