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SSE. NO. 5817. The Manchester Murder. WITH THE MURDEK OF JAMES L. PARKER. Bourn Beawicx, May 10, 1850. ‘The examination of Ass Wentworth, charged with ‘But little progress was mado in the case. One witness testified to having seen Parker go off ‘with the person who called for him on the night of the murder, and expressed the belief that Horace Went- ‘worth answered to his personal appearance. ‘The examination of John H. Brown, one of the most important witnesses, was commenced yesterday, and -e@ontinued this morning. He hed been inthe employ of Asa Wentworth, the ‘eldest of the three brothers, and testified that Henry ~“f. Wentworth mades proposition to himt leave Boston and meet him in Manchester onthe night of March 26th’ when he could give him an opportunity ot making or feeter or easicr than he eouldin any ; the natare of the business would be 4 to him whom the parties met ; he afterward: new the charge of murder, had “a similar letter; his own, he sald, wen’ ‘inte ‘hands, and he did not know what had be- ome of it. Upon being asked to give opinion as to ‘who was the writer of those letters, and stato the con- tents of objections were made by the counsel te of by the court till this morning. During th to-day, Brown was to state the substance of the letter he received Wentworth, which was bat little more then already stated, with the addition, that if he could not Mancester as desired by. T. Wentworth, he He was in his of ‘while he ‘afternoon, Mrs. Potter, a Manchestor lady, teati- ‘fied to hearing outeries on the night of the murder of Brown called to tho stand. The crosa-e aukelnred Mowe tes Tesumed. but no fact of ‘any ronsequence was brought out. The witness was of eee si 5 Je 0 % toa eat ed to Saturday morning. Michigan Election. ’ Burrave, May 11—A. M. We lcarm’ frém Michigan that the democrats havo elected one member in Genesee, one in Lapeer, three in St. Clair, one in Saginaw, one in Van Buren, and one in Ingham; making in all, 60 delegates, The whigs have ehosen two im Geneve, and one in Lapesr; in all, 11. Avnany, May 11, 1850. The express train, which left hore last evening, ran off the track at Pittsford, near Rochester, and several passengers were injured. The cars wore badly smash- aot Bacrewonn, May 11, 1850. ‘The Rev. Thos. Sewell, whom the Spanish authorities wofuscd to receive as Consul at St. Jago de Cuba, has returned to Baltimore, Ilis health haa boon entirely ce-cotablished, Death of a Jadge. Cnantustox, May 8, 1850. rdson, President of the Court of Ap ‘arolina, died in this city, to-day. Judge Ric peenls of Sout Low Price of Freights. New Onueans, May 6, 1850. Several American veasels are about leaving this port in balinet for Liverpool, in consequence of the low con- dition of freights. Loss of a Steamboat. Nonvoux, May 11, 1850 The steamer Sun ran ashore near this place, on W! nesday last, and was totally lost. The vessel formerly delonged to Baltimore The Death of Mr. Calhoun, From the Manchester (Eng.) Exaraine®, April 11.) The Ningara brings tidings of the decease of Calhoun, the distinguished Senator from South 5 it appears, had been ex- s. M Corelina, an event whic pected for several we * * * * . . Mr. Cathoun wae one of the most "re- merkeble men whom his country has p duced Hlis intellect was singularly clear, analytice!, consecutive inits operations, and always seching the light of first principles. On this ac- cour he was often reproached with an excessive fondness for abstractions ; but it would be hard to oint out an instanee in which his practical sa- qacity or executive energy was ever at fault. Ie an Uncommon degree oi mental inde- Devoted, with an almost fanatical 19 the honor and interests of his native South Carolina, he took counsel with no one as to his measures for her welfare; and in his most extreme suggest relied exclusively on the resources of bis own eapacious and robust intellec Hiia eloquence wasfree from he faults that often ascribed to the oratory of American # men. It had no verbiage, no ntension, no glitter, no clap-trap, in its com- With such severe logical precision, such absence of superitaons ornament, such force and compression of language, such vehemence and ma- jesty of intellectoal movement, it would hardly be extravegent to characterize it as possessing some- thing of the antique Demosthenic grandeur. The jends of slavery have lost in him their most pow- erful champion. Would that his noble talents had been devoted to a worthier canse! With Webster, Clay, end Benton, MrgCalhoun formed one of thet illustrious sp of statesmen, whe for nearly forty years have been conspic before the public eye, exerting @ pre anding ufluence on the coarse of Amer fin Hywne Borwer's Lert te now little, or no doubt, about the letter we published Inet week being the genuine production of Sir Henry Bulwer, the re- ative of Britannic Majerty at Washington. has appeared in any , direct or indirect querter, while various eorrobor to Sx ie authorship most conc! ment at Warbington bave taken but they certainly will not permit a document so in- eultin be publiched, withoat demanding repara- tion. The diplomatic baronet has shown too much of the beronet, and tro Little of the diplomatict. in this confidential letter, eo unhappily exposed. His senti- re biy the sentiments of nine tenths of the Foglich mation. but he bad no business to put them on paper. M) Poussin, for a less offence, wae sent home with # flea in higesr, M. Poussin blandered ignormtly, and inspite of bie affront there was sou sympathy with him om secount of bis fuexperience in Gpimacy.. Bulwer bas not, or wt least ahi ublie notice of it, i not, he ilandered, throogh ighoranes of inexperience He has been the Brittch Arm shere be should have learnt py A bis free per at that court ay t his present difficulty. plomstie eireles hy hin Spa seen binder be lina lovt east The beat thing that Vietorin enn do for bim wilh take him home #nd keep him im retirement ; oF ceaiat in the diplomatic protonst Earope and a being clored against hin, let him be sent to sne of the refined courte of Aria, where govern. sare not so % weak.” w popular party." PA. Common Pleas. fore Jndge Woodruf itiam HH. Meitter and vd with ten jarors, . to if he Bulletin, Moy V1 " ‘ 1 P. Lord t (his case ‘The Judge imposed a fine of ten dollars By the statement of nedict, It appeared that this was an action for by consent on the non-asttending jurors.) halance alleged to be due the plaintiff for eom- ba mon goods and passengers shipped on board the na, for Oatitormin, tn Janonry, 154 Defondante $1,004 12, and received from plaintiff $1182 ne agreene ered Into het meen the parties ne two and ® half per cent on goods and passongs \ Shipped om the pare the defendant, Mr. James T, Dreay maintained that the versel was partly freighted before (he agreement wae entered into with the The contract was for two and a auch as he procured; and thot, as ty wit him What he was entitled to om that und: Joy hey, onee that he could wot recover commission op the Whole freight and paseragers of the reeset, ui K | who contended that mo evidence was shown | existence of such letters. The point was left T THE ANNIVERSARY GATHERINGS. American Board of Foreign Missions. “THE EXAMINATION OF ASA WENTWORTH, OHARGED MEETING IN BEHALF OF THE AMERICAN BOARD OF FOREIGN MISSIONS, AT THE BROADWAY TABER- NACLE. The anniversary meeting of the above-named “the murder of James L. Parker, of Manchester, onthe society was held, on Friday, at the Tabernacle, 20th March, 1845, commenced in this place yesterday. which was crowded in every part, by an immense assemblage, who appeared to take an anxious in- terest in the proceedings. The platform was, also, filled with a goodly array of ministers and mis- sionaries, from various countries, the fields of their apostolic labors. The Hon. Theodore Freling- huysen, President, having taken the chair, the business of the day commenced with a prayer, and, afterwards, singing by the congregation ; Professor Hastings acting as leader. The Presment briefly addressed the piecing, on the inestimable benefits of the gospel, and the duty of the country to send abroad 1 1 lights. she, cad A. B. Cox bres the annual re- Qisemarka with « of the death of the Hon. Samuel T. for seventeen years a mem- ber, and eyes of the Presidential Committee, who had suddenly closed his career of eeu REPORT D assistant ing ing of the Sak fk Pett ie et % a encountered the mort nce, sad re once pstnally Shantrnes, hae of length meas, Serpe oe Se during the, ghistesn ma py oa re tines he's was ty aie “, death thetr sieubors: Love enjoyed some ens of the favor. Tho fee tak eos ‘ie, in the mission, has been by the special influences of the Spirit. ten or ti nd net so mueh tn fear of | | 8 . lod here A year 90, intelligence had just been received that God was pouring out bis irit in ® wonderful manner upon tho Nestorian mission. To-day we pote ed te paiciee thank God, for tidings of another jor ation of mercy to that fa' field A few lines of a letter from the Rey. found a grave, the seed sown by those devoted servants of God. seven yours ago, hae at length sprung up, ad ix bearing fruit to eternal life. A missionary has been sent to oceupy thia promising field. During th ye ant the churches of the Armenian mission have tea Fest. and walking in the fear of the Lord and in the comfort of the Log 4 Ghost, have been multiplied, Thronghout Asintic Turkey, ® spirit of inquiry has been awakened in all the principal cities and towns visited by our mlari ‘There are individuals who boldly avow their Tow with the Al Church, and desire to know the way of life more per- feetly. Signs of spiritual life are beginning to appear in the Greek Chureh, at Constantinople, and the Turkish government has shown its determination to protect the members of that communion who are disposed to embrace the Protestant faith, Of the pro of the work in Syria and the Sand- wich 1 you will hear from members of those missions, who are presont and will address you. But, while God has so signally red some ot the missions, to others the past year has been one of of severe trial, This is true especially of the Borneo in which missionary operations have been for t suspended. The two brethren who have labored #o long and faithfally in that diffleult field, have been compelled by the failure of thoir health to return to this country. and aro with ux to-day, We regret that they are toofecble to make the appeal which they would rejoice to make in behaif of the oor Pyaks, whom they have left with none to point liem to a erucified Redeemer. There are now ander the care of the Boar missions, embracing 104 sta- tions, 163 ordained m’ 8 physicians not or- daincd, and 238 nts from this Arsociated with them are 31 native preachers other native helpers, making in all 540 labore the care of the Board. There 87 organised churches, containing about 26 members. about 2000 of whom have been added within the last ear, In connection with the schoola, direct- iy indirectly under the instruc of missionaries, ate 10490 youths children, The fxelve printing establimen tion with the mis have issued 00 languagen. 96 .¢ on 00 pages: and since the eom- ment of the mirsions more than 750,000,000 pages, Le g the record of God's saving truth. But though these fgures may be taken to represent the extent of the rgencies employed, and the more manifest results already realized. yet it should not be forgotten that they make noaccount of the greduni undermining pro- cers, which at innumere ble points 1a silently going for- ward. Yet here, perhaps, is the most important ele- ment in the progress of the missionary work Fierce battics bare been fought with intolerant governments and bierochies, and all suceceding time, Christianity bas gained ® rerpretful treatment in many countries where but ly it met only with abuse and contempt, Ex distrust hi ated with prevailin t. A spirit of inquiry bas been and # desire created for knowledge, imp change. In India the chains of « re relaxed China the wall of exelusiv ling the charm of unchange broken, Amon; the corrupt churches of Western Asin the reales o superstition are falling from the eyes of thousands; and over all those regions where the light of Christi- kindied by apostolic hands, has long been extin- uisbed, are feen the dawning beams ot a new a freighter day. God is thus encouraging our faith and In Turkey anit ho Rev. Mr. Frexcn, missionary from Ahmednug- gur, entered into several interesting particulars about the present state of India. He had seen the k land, and would present it, if it pie reg 3 in its trne aspect; but this he feared could not be done. There were one hundred and thirty mil- lions of people calling themselves Brohmins, Bud- hiets, Mohometans, &c. They were a, theists, Pantheists, and theists. These people, name- Hindoos, need every thing to check their they needed Christian schools, jan literature, Christian merality, Christian , and Christian civilization. In this respect, something bad been done for them; but he would ask that meeting what was one missionary to nearly half a million of souls? There was springing up a growing demand on the part of the natives for in- eee pet [ - ~ O Rev. A. A. Winiets, of Phila 5 for feeling embarrassed at the weighty took thet he had to perform, rf when saw on the platform ©o many men age and experience, of arning ood talents, vastly more competent to un- dertuke the taek than himeelf, Ile reminded the meeting of the wretchedness of the heathen, and of their duty, as consistent Christiana, to send out mirrionaries to preach the gospel to those benight- ed people. That condition he would leave to the missionaries present to explain to the meeting ; but he counselled them to reflect upon thie fact—that wretched as they were, they were still their brethren, the children of ove common Father, and embroced in the design of the world—embracing goepel. Now that a western passage has been opened to their people, shall not the millions of Asia soy again, “We have seen his star in the ed into Monotheists, were fast becoming ly, th East, and are come to worehip the Saviour?” He b ged them, therefore, after alluding to the pre- t declining state of Mahometanism, as 4 preg- nant eign of the times, to exert fresh energy in the m ssionary cause. ‘4 The Kev. Joun D. Panis, of the Sandwich islands mission, then addressed the meeting upon the present condition of those regions, as compared with what they were formerly. A few years ago, the children of the natives resembled rather monkeys than human beings; bot now, the whole of them, above ten years of age, he was ha to state, were able to read their Bible. The Bible hod, for @ long period, been published in their lan- gunge, bas | school books multiplied in number. More than souls had been con- verted to God, and more than 23,000 were lar attendants at their churches. More had been plucked as brenda frem the , who had one, it was to be hoped, to join with those who d washed their rol and made them white with the blood of the . He had witnessed in thoee the bu of the volcano, pouring out its liquid fire, and witoeased earthquakes the | and convulsions of nature, more ternble than th explosion of a fbn steaaaiieats ; but yet, all this, terrible as it was, could not be compared with | word of life. the death-bed repentance of the dying heathen sinner, The reverend speaker then pee Be into circumstantial but pathetic account of the dyi moments of a converted Sandwich Talander--of one whose hands had been imbrued with human blood. Oftentimes had he been aroused at midnight, at ue, tine: in the Kereta by calls ies ap lying heathens praying forgiveness their sins. It was these facts that's SUNDAY MORNING, MAY 12, 1850. 5 itercsees “Tell the American people we do not want their gold—we only want some one to preach to us the So earnest were these poople poor in their convietiens, that one convert of distinction among them, would not leave until they had crossed the Jordan, when, seizing his hand, he kissed it and said: ‘Remember, our children are living the wild beasts of the desert, and if no one issent to teach them, they will be drawn back again to heathenism.” Like Hamilcar, who took up his child to the altar, and made him vow revenge should arouse Christians to | against Rome, their enemy, it was their cae ‘he exertions; and, in answer to the question | consecrate their children at the altar of (od. whether their work was not yet almost done, he would ask them where could they better invest | required at their hands. their funds than in such a field, that promised fresh was a type of what was it was a word derived from sacramentwm, which meant the oath of silegis y sacrament which they ‘nga victories, and where their exertions for the last | ance sworn to the Cesars of Imperial Rome fifteen years had been compensated with so fruitful aresult? The Sandwich Islands had now become the centre of a large commercial district, consist- ing of a number of islands, which, however, were inhabited by a degraded race of beings, that were famishing for the bread of life. This vast district of Polynesia would soon be filled up b ecendants of the Anglo-Saxon eset rf the de- | their duties as C d reigners | mands that missionary enterprise had upon their their legionary soldiers. This oath, but an oath t God, had also taken, time after time, ie core secrate all to God. [Applause. — Rev. Mr. Roasrs, of ston, ina very eloquent and effective speech, which was listened to with breathless attention, addressed the audience upon istians, and the manifold de- from every nation, mixed up in one incongruous | benevolence. He approved of the plan of opera- mass with the rubbish of the year’s meetings, in placing this society, of people of every sort, 2 of h importance, the last in the week, and the natives ‘away. te to'a description of the various phases of Was on account of the compared with that of the Christian Sandwich Island mission was of im- rent was his from that of other classes! portance ; it was with the habits and { Look savage—what is life with him? It i judices of the natives; the language of | made the hunt, and the toray, and the suc- Potynesia ned been, by their exertions, settled d the Srinmebant dance sround on a regular basis; and had m nati is that of civilized man? converts, who would Boe dagule oervion' The enterprise, worldly, ma- future eflorts. Again, on the coast of the terial interest, various in its operations, yet earthly. towns and cities were growing up to maturity at | He therefore, ground their claims to once, as if by magic, and whole territories being | support historital events. They required the aa te by enchantment. The tide of emi- iiaee no fie po clan, nor sect, of no givi ion tion was flowing from this of i yuman race, to urge them on ae but muddy stream, foe age eo in fulfill the commands of God. They were sup- gier. But the gold was the Lord’s; and for | ported ig their efforts by the trials of the Evangelists nearly two thousand years it had been covered over | —by the persecutions of their martyred brethren— with the clay. It was the hand of Providence that | by the struggles of News J faithfulness in all now ered its treasure; but it was for the | *ges. ad now reached the extreme verge of purpose of working out its dictates, that such dis- their | 18—no future Columbus could arise to tell covery had been made. The various religious #o- | them of other worlds discovered. The whole was cieties of America were now extending their over this vast regi the Pacific, Oregon oh seance eee i Hall to the Lord's Great David's in the The Bthtopien st \¢ Ethtopian stra, Tits glory come to see. With offerings of devotion, Ships bow The knee; from the isles shall meet, To pour the wealth of ocean, In tribute, at his feet. Kings shall fall down beforo him, A id and incense bring; Lia praise all people sing. Rev. Wa. M. Tiomson, of the Syria Mission, said thet the missionary cause was the cause vist; it was acause that recommended stself par- ticularly to the Christian public ; the eause of fim who bied on Calvary for the sins of all, and there support the copry ond in his hazardoustrials. Dur- ing the three or four days past, of his sojoura in this city, he had listened with the deepest interest to the Sect and thd Ane Mls Secey aed he was glad to find them resting their ple: on the past history of their glorious country. A they had spoke of their country’s danger—the North | the South arrayed aguinst each other—and had inted over the ragged mountains to the distant est, pleading for millions of human beings who hed sprung up like mushrooms in a night. knew something of the West, was born and bred there, and had now just returned from some thou- sand miles of ramble over its vast plains ; and in his —. there was not a greater work that demanded sheir eflorts than to Americanize and evangelize that immense and distant region. Great honor was therefore due to the missionaries and the wives of missionaries who were content to live and die in thore distant parts. They who had never been there knew little of its condition ; it was a mixture of everything, good and bad—a land flowin with everything in abundance—milk and mad, honey and hogs, (much haghst) But for the at heaighéed Aruthen, wartohed aud degencdoa | | a case as for the former. The: | to them of the claims of the thousands of emi- | grants to thore shores on their Christian benev and till stronger claims of their d y were forced to rest their pleas on of the poor heathen, not as Americans, but las Chiistions. Tt was on’ this latter ground that | they rested their claims for support at ht r banda, in the midst of such important claims upon their benevolence at home. Ie remembered an account of Persian prince who had published a narrati of his travels in England, and of what he had there—its building nt works. we y if he had y peek in high ter rade, their magnetic telegraphs, of their buildings, irs, and sending cut missionaries to t st and West. He would say, for their doing all these things, love their people ; but I cannot nd why these men, so shrewd in getting morey, and who know so well how to em- ploy it profitably, should trouble themselves about a little island fur away, which many of them never even heard of.” Bat let him teil them any litle Christian ehild could answer (ese inquiries—it was because they loved Christ; they kn heathen were their fellow creatures, and God had conananded them to give them the gow ‘This was the reason that the missionary live: foreign countries, and oftentimes died for that glo- ever faltered, tated, or went back, he could tell He | What | s of their vast works, their rail- | and ‘ones of the:| ble Wet Calidornie tees rahung eotheas from aig othe ti rea ¢ of Jesus be could be no other motive than the love of Christ to | last y support | prebended under two heade—te in, | #t least fifteen laborers, and raise mone he was, they could not make out so strong | '¢ring their places of worship. The efiorts made could not talk | by | | | that the | inclined to look at the Seriptures, |), | tine for exertion by prayer and actic The speaker then appealed to the andience to | rious cause. Dut if the cause of foreign missions | known, from the icy regions to the equator. The Bi- been translated in every language, and nent to isl they served as stepping the evangelization of the world. In this march of the gospel, they had seen pro- tied, prophecies become realities. In short, to be in advance before them, in his salvation of the world. The Sand- s, so lately converted from paganism, a printing prees and books to Oregon, that distant Seaton where the East and the West shook hands together. There had aleo been established in the former place a Sandwich Island mission, to the heathen natives of Polynesia—a people in the memory of man heathen, en a miseion: enterprise to convert a people still hea- then! Thus the word of God was marching on- a ntil it would penetrate into the centre of jing, and drive heathenism from every part of the On the top of Mount Sinai, some ad- venturgue hand had planted the cross of Calvary. til inai, that was a type of the glorious iti of their labors in evangelizing the world. ‘meeting then separated. ‘The American Society for Meliorating the Condition of the Jews. The anniversary of the above society was held on Friday evening, at 7} o'clock, in the Central Presbyterian Church, Broome street. The exer- cises commenced by reading the second chapter of Isaiah, by the Rev. Dr. Milledoler, the President, ‘oft Jesus | Who afterwards engaged in prayer. An abstract of the report was then read by the Secretary, the Rev. Mr. McGregor, which is of a character satis- to the friends of the Jewa. The receipts of r were $3,200; this year they have amount- ed to $5,641 76. The expenditure includes $1,674 in support of missionaries; also, $916 in colporteurs; porte, agents, &c., $916; students, ‘$302. The Te peaf concludes as follows :— . tans of the Board fur tho coming year are com- formiohs whl Sathish te support them. This, by the blessing ot Jehovah, us he has bestowed it upon us heretofore, we can do. In conclusion, the Board would caprese thelr sin. cere gratitude to their friends and patrons who have so liberally sustained them by their pra; and sym, oud more especially give thank: God % the many signal favors which be has sh d for his abundant blessings upon their h 4, J. R Maxeerzox, from Constantinople, expressed his gratification to sce the inte- reet excited on behalf of the various Chris- tian societies, and es ge of the soci- here represented. Th tieg the condition of the Jew is a fruit it has lain fellow, trodden upoa by th world. nretion with Jewish p cution Poland and other countries whe: jected, and upon pain of death pre 1 garden; Christian He might detail the massacres in con- and referred to re- they wer ibited from London and id be the great when have — beea tivation the church since 1808, srciety was started gloriens, shewing that immensely remunerative Care, of course, ard great care, must be exercised to bring good results, The harvest cannot be expeeted, ' he necessary labor, There are more than gymen in the Church of Enyland who are It is supposed that the Jews are hardened; but cultivate the ground, and the fruit comes. At Constantinople been workin, mg 60,000 Jews. ere many, of which number I one. If that one miss ry’s efforts are so much blessed, what more y not be done? The char f the Jew is singolar. The Jews have zeal, which they oW have ngainst Christ, and if that’z die rected aright, through conversion, the teh ph “ is at Once put in motion, and will prodace im- nse results. He alluded to the close con' ion ween the Jews, the effect produced among them by a conversion to Chrisrian and when one Jew's attention is ditected to the Scriptures, the leavening effects now, upon them will soon bec epparent. I» Poland, to touch the New T vein. The Jew, however, is bec acces uliarly the a sible to trath, and therefore, this is th enlist their eympathies, reminding them of reward. The Rev. H. Reap proposed a resolution, pledg- | the reason; it would be because their love had | ing the meeting to supplication to God on the part | grown cold to Christ. He felt assured, however, | of the Jew. It is hardly necessary to ask that this not the case—the cause of Jesus would | 4 Gentile people to accept h a resolu- not falter—the call for further labors would not be | ten. is the natural impulse of the Chris- unanewered. The hand of Providence was often evinced in missionary labore, and he would give them an instance of it. Whilst he was residing at Beyrout, a letter, in Armefiian characters, covered with reals, according to the onental custom, wes sent to their station ; fortanately there was in the ploce en Armenian convert, who translated it for them. It was a request from a remote distriet in the north of Syria, called Antab, for a miesionary to be sent to preach to them. The ori- gin of this devire for a further knowledge of Chriet, joa frem a simple circumstance ; but in which the hend of God was manifested. An Armenian priest at Constantinople quarrelled with and to be revenged of his ecclesiastical tyrants, he called them, he determined to go and preach the word of Ged from the New Testament. Ile tra- | velled for this purpose all over Syria, until he came to Antab, where he made mani eloquence, for he was a man fe talents ; | but he was a wicked man, a debauche, and the people, in diequet, thruet him out of the place; bat they did not_throet out Jeeus Chriet, whom he had preached. No, no; that remained, and produced great reeults. Ags a matter of course, the Pitriarch at Constantinople excommunicated him, and also all thove who had anything to do with Bible. As the missionaries were known to be friends to the Bible, it was naturally by the people of the place that be had been sent by them, and that was the cause of the letter that they sent. In the nertheast of Syria, on the spot where Ninevah was formerly built, attempts were made to form a station; but Dr. Grant, the missionary, and others, dicd from the climate, so that it was thought that the station must be abandoned. Here, egain, the hand of God was evinced ; a young man of the se pet aconvert to Chris tisnity, was acenstomed to e night on the banks of the Tigria, mony the wind Arabs and blood thirety Moslems, that a missionary might be eent to preach the gospel to them. Hie prayers were not uttered in vain; for, after many attempts, an Ar- nienian convert was settled in the place. At Damas- cus, that epitome of oricntel magnificence and ori- ental history, there was ex ified a similar in- stance of zeal for Cod. A nob » & native of the ner, hed been cot verted to Christianity, by read- ing Dr. Keith's work, end prayed incessantly that he might sce him; and in answer to that , Dr. Keith did come over the stormy seas of | evant, and through the deserts of Asia from bwit to be entertained by this noble Syrian convert. (Cheers.] What they prayed for in that country, was for seme one to be sen! to fornish them with the bread of life, On his departure, them words were thean converts by his | Jews. dergoing that schooling whieh may Shlenatoly ting j rend to remember the Jew, and lications. The revered gen- early history of Israel, God's hem, his promises and revelations to the children of Abraham, Our blessings and Mes tioh have been received thro —Talmudism hae ceased to have its former charm —there isa _—— in the feelings of nations to- ward the Jews. Napoleon struck the first blow in fevor of removing the civil disabilites of the Jews. It | has ince been followed up in England and else- where. Trace the Jews of the present time—they joing much in controllin ye destinies of the world. ‘The diplomacy of the ie! been prominent in the great national and revoln- tor movements of ifessian and Europe. The capitaliets and These fects show us that the Jews are ua- about a mi ty Teorganization. The revere gentlemen alluded to the traveller's emotion on vi- siting Jerusalem. Another reason why we should iy for Jerusalem, is that they will hereafter be ingdom, that the dry bones will be reanimated, and these bones, the houses of feracl and Judah, will be restored joined under one king, in their own land—in Jerusalem—and honored in the sight of God once more, more so than before. ‘The reverend gentleman alluded further to the future prospects of the Jews, and oncluded by a | Christians to prayer for the Jews. Ir. Moses Trownet, a Christian Israelite from Poland, next addressed the meeting. He said, The Jew bas the Scriptures in the lunguage of his forefathers; but nine tenthe of the Jews cannot read the Scriptures in their native tongue. The reso- | cape uneee s ra of the cree tranela- tion of the ile into the lango gible to the Jew. if the Jew is to be converted he must be in- structed. The Bible, in his own language, without note or comment, is wanted by them. The Jews have cloims upon vs. The Bible cam Jews, the Saviour was a Jew. Soe ne from Tt ie the hrietion’s duty to do the like for ¢ w—to Te. member the Jew in prayer. Referring to the 424 ond 43d chapters of Iseinh, he remarked that ex- perienced Christions frequently perverted the true ba oy | Scriptures. Rev, 8. Bosttomme, missionary, then stated that he bad travelled 21915 miles, through 20 States, aa ent for the Society. He had preached in 675 Chases #0 its behalf; and concladed with an ap. peal on behalf of the Socrety. The meeting Was then closed by a benediction cause of meliora: | that, | h them. The spirit | of God hes of late passed through the stagnant waters | people has | reat contributors to literature are | exiat for | Thirticth Anniversary of the New York Female Missionary Socicty. The 30th anniversary of this society was cele- brated on Friday evening, in the Methodist Epis- copal church in Bedford street—Pastor Dr. P. P. Sandford in the chair, J. B. Edwards, secretary.— Prayer was made by Pastor Coles. The annual report was then read by Mr. Pastor Stockford, of Brooklyn. The report gave a flattering account of the labors of the missionaries. From Millsburg, Africa, Mrs. Wilkins writes :— Ihave many causes of gratitude to my heavenl; Father, for bls goodness Sbounds to me fi ay strength in weakness, my wisdom in ignorance, my comfort in distrese, my support trials, my safety in danger, my company In loneliness, my joy, my crown, my allin all; truly my God is » satisfying portion. — And I rejoice not in personal blessings only, but on account of his special bl to othersalso. We have been and still are favored with « glorious shower of grace. In an early part of our revival, two more of our girls professed conversion. A Goulah boy, who lived with mo formerly, but was taken away by his peopl , has lately returned, and asked me to take him again. On Monday evening Inst thix lad professed to experience & change of henrt. The next, morning he did not want to eat. When asked why he did uot take his breakfast, he replied, “I got religion; I don’t want to eat.” Being asked if religion was better than food, he answered, “Yes, ma’am.”’ ‘The girls all remain probationers for ehurch mem- bership. and at times appear to be under precious di- vino influence, and give me encouragement to hope that they will in time become established christians, and at last be saved in heaven. ‘The treasurer’s account was then read, by which it appeared that the receipts, by collections and contributions, for the last year, were 20; the payments for printing certificates, anniversary ex- penses, and paid to the parent society, $677 20. Doctor Hanen was then introduced by the chair- man, and addressed the meeting. This socicty, he suid, had, by its efforts, become as well ancient as honorable. The parent society is yet in the ime of manhood, being thirty years old. Shortly after its creation, certain good ladies, be- lieving it not good that man should be alone, set to work to form this society. ‘This is auxiliary to the rent society. Ladies could not better show their jove for missions. They followed hereby the ex- ample of the mother of Methodists, Mrs. Susannah Rb eB Much that has been done is attributable to the labors of this society. The grandest idea which ever entered into the mind ef man is tlie idea that this world can be redeemed. It is a sublime idea, The missionary enterprise is sublime. Con- version is termed in the Bible new creation, and it isso. What a thought, that so many in the day of judgment, will wish they had never been born! None but a maniac or idiot can doubt that the Christian church is bound to convert the world. It it does not labor at this work, Cod will curse the church with hypochondria; and low spirits. It must be active,and the only way for it to be active, is to convert the world. _ It is too late to argue the question whether missions ought to be carried on. | would not argue with one who doubted that. I base the duty on the fact that God has commanded it. Never since Christ came was there such encouragement to the church, as in this year 1850. Search the history of the world, ancient or modern, and there is no such revolution as that which is now going on in the junction of the two oceans and the emigratien now going on to our shores. The irruption of the Tar- tars into Ew was nothing compared to this irruption of emigration into America. An actor in the battle of Waterloo told me that he fought, and fired, and marched, but there was such a smoke he could not tell what was going on; and, at the end of the dey, they shouted victory, but he un- derstood nothing about it. So it is with Christians now ; there is a great event going on, and the: know nothing about it. Look at Culifornin—loo! ut this America. In a few years, there will be a world here of hundreds of millions, all speaking the seme language. These millions must either be infidels or Chi 8. It depends upon the church, This is t aterloo battle in which we are toact, Look, again, at Africa—down-trodden Africa! We have missions there ; missions are the only means to put down the slave trade. ‘The canton British cannot putitdown. If there are books in heaven, there wilt be U boble Peewed— ing the wonderful worka which we, Christians, haye done in persevering to evangelize the world. Dr. Hovesox, of Harrisburg, then briefly ad- dressed the meetin, The report says “Your Honrd rejoice that the cause of Mi not lost its held upon the heart of the Church.’ What does this mean? It means that the | Church has not lost its religion. When the Church loses its love for missions it will be dead, twice dead, and then it will be plucked up by the’ roots pms has | te TO terete: THE NEW YORK HERALD. o'clock, by Bishop Janes; sermon b That of Biders, in the Ki, bevieew 4 io Be same hour, by Bishop I Holdich. huroh, at edding; sermon by Bev ANNIVERSARY MEETINGS TO BE MELD. Ameri 4 Foreign Babbett-U —Churok can an jal inion. oer- ner Fourth street F Rey. Dr. Bethune, half. a eae tee onpay, Mar 13. M 3. Missionary Society of M. ety of M. K. Churoh—Greene street, ueepar, May T 2 City Bible Society Noro , hE M. Y—Norfolk street Baptist Church, Wronxapay, Mar 22 American and Foreign Bibie y—! Baptist Churehe » Boclety—Norfolk street 10a. Nationa, ACADEMY oP Drsign.—We lately visited the National Academy of Design, the twenty-fourth annual exhibition of which has beem open for about two weeks past, and we must eon- scientiously aver that we derived infinite pleasure and satisfaction from this visit. The academy ia situated in Broadway, directly opposite Bond street, where six commodious and well arranged rooms have been recently erected, five of which are de- voted to painting, and one to sculpture. It is universally admitted that the present collection superior, both in respect to variety and excellence, to any other that has ever yet been exhibited inthe city of New York, or in any other part of this coun- try. A few tedious hours can be most agreeably whiled away in the exhibition room of this institue tion, where you can see and acquire a knowledge of some of the best creations of Durand, Cropeey, Tluntington, Gray, &c., and are enabled to cal- culate the extent of one year’s advancement in the art of painting. In taking a cursory survey of the whole collection, we have selected the following productions, for the purpose of passing a few brief remarks on their general merits or demerits. No. 229—A candlelight effect.—This painting, by Prausehedder, is evidently intended to represent the eflect or a candlelight, which effect the artist has produced with consummate skill and success. The scene is in all probability placed in Rotterdam, and the three principal figures seen in the foreground. are market women and a purchaser formed into a group round a stall, which heavily laden with various kinds of he and on which a lighted candle is standing, forming the main feature of at- traction in the painting. hind and on each side are observed several buildings of the city, while the pale rays of the moon, shining through the pene clouds, are visible on the background. he front group just mentioned, which are ren- dered conspicuous by the light of the candle on the stall, is unquestionably a masterly representation. The painting being placed in an excellent point of vision, so naturally is the light of the candle ren- dered, that, when subjected to close examination, the eyes appear to” affected by its be ness, and you i ne for a while to be holding the actual light of a candle before you. ‘The design of the artist, in the delineation of this scene, it must be admitted, has been fully realized. No. 138.—Thanatopsis, by Durand, the subject of which is taken from Bryant. This picture, which is, undoubtedly, the gem of the whole collection, isof a very complicated nature, but whose exe- cution and general finish abundantly testify the extensive knowledge the artist possesses of nature. It represents a beautiful and wide-extended land- seape, embracing a variety of objects. On one side is observed a line of rocks, extending as far as the vision can reach, and gradually dimini: in size as they advance in the perspective. Their flattened summits are covered with trees, On the other side, we view several eminences, likewise clad with various kinds of dark forest trees. Im the middle of the scene a lively rivulet, whose verdant banks are anon diversified with shrubs and bushes, pursues its meandering course through the smiling plain, until lost in the waters of a lake. he scenes in the distance, and the atmosphere. are sed with emoly 1 Me. delic, “uy warmth of coloring, as can only emanate peneil of a true artist; while the metlowness of the setting sun, whose rays impart to the whole landscape mn pa golden tinge, is imitated with a faithfulness and accuracy that must satialy every. admirer of nature, and blunt the edge of ecri- ticism. No, 52.—A Marine, by Hantington.—It is th tention of the artist to con’ idea of the wilder scenes of nature; and, I Hope the time will soon come when every church will be a missionary socicty aiming at the coaversion of the world. ough T havea finn conviction | that Tum called to preach the gospel, yet I have no calling to go as a missionary. Some are ealled to stay at home, some, as it were, to expatriate them- selves. A liberal collection was then taken up, and the exercises concluded by singing und prayer. Columbian Peithologian Soctety. The forty-fourth anniversary of the Peithologiaa Society was held at Niblo’s Theatre last a The object of this institution, which is, as its ni importe, for persuasion by means of lang beautifully developed by the several spe members of Columbia College, who deli in stirring charma of eloquence, orations, on their respective themes. ‘The following were the ex- ercises spoken on the oceasion, which were re- ceived with great spt by one of the most bril- le diant and fashion iences’ we have seen within this th Presidential Addr Beony, “American L enUration, © The an Oration, . by Geo. Clinton Parrar ; an erature.” by John I Anthon of Liberty, by George G, Byron; North American Indian,” by an Oration, Storr Clark; ‘The ladustry of | by Legh RB. Dickinson ; an Oration. ur Co nh Tatler; an Oration «A Silliman; an Oration, “ The 1 m Campbell; an Essay, * Human ge ¥. Seymor m the stage we noticed, amongst several other members, the President, J. ©. Farrar, President Professors Schmit, Hows, and Ogden Holi- Religious Intelligence. } SERMONS TO-DAY Chureh of the Nativity, Avenue C—Rer. Dr. Haight, | niorning; Rey Dr Johuron. afternoon | Moravian Chureh, corner of Mott aud Houston streets | —Rev. J: P. Van Pelt, evening 7 ew Jervesiom Church, West Washington Pinec— | ? Thomas Wilkes, morn z. | Baptiet Church, Grand street morning. Universalist Church, Fourth street—Rov T. B. Thay- et, afternoon, Free Chureh, corner of Market and Monree strects— Rey. RB. Hoyt, morning. 1Conaregational Church, Sixteenth strect—Rev. Hopper Presbyterian Church, Madison avenue Rev. W. Ban- Rev DM Graham orning. reh of the Puritans, Union Square— Rev Dr Cheever. evening St. Jude's Chureh, Sixth avenue—Rev. Dr. Hawks, evening Christian Church, Suffolk street—Bider Millard, morning Church of Humanity, Third street—F.W Capron. au- thor of the History of the ter, afternoon, MPTHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCHER. nm street—8. Fitch, morning; 8. M. Knapp, after- J Chatterton, evening street-—L. M. Vincent, morning, R. A. Chal- +. @ Guliex, Mysterious Notses at Roches. ng. street Dr Hodgson, morni evening Vertry #treet—@. P. Kettell, morning; P. Ward, even- LJ street—D L. Marka, morning; A. Kogere. af M. Curtis, eveniny Bed street J. Luck: ternoon; A. W. Furgusen, 7 jeenth street D: even ‘Thirtieth street-?. P. Sandford, morning, ? Ovkley, afternoon Lcontog: M. Miseito, af- ny dle, morning; A. Les, so ling this subject, he certainly evinces considerate skill of design and boldness of execution. The long range of bold and towering clifls, against which the an, billows beat with merciless fary, heaving on high the rebounding spray, and the heavy, lowering clouds, floating past, through which the obscure light of the sua is partially visi- ble, may be pronounced “horribly grand,” and leave upon the mind impressions of gloominess, of id of awe. We are of opinion that the y sky might have tolerated a somewhat darker which would, undoubtedly, have hy tof thescene. The other objects, he the fishermen in the foregoand xXtensive line of rocks, which a ur of conception, minute attens tion to every part and the execution of a bold and daring pencil, are, without exaggeration, unexeep- Bie and stamp this picture as one of the best ia tion. No. 200.—Torre di Servus, by Cropscy piefure gives you a entation of the To Servus, which stands on the Campagna Romagna, in a dilapidated condition. ‘The coloring of the at- mosphere is warm, to wh he light of the sum gives a peculiar glowing brightness. The ruins of the tower, in front of which you observe a shep= d boy tending a flock of goats, and the long line rocks, iful sappearing inthe «distance, erable ability. The hough from the al- most total absenc f the dilay and transientaess Scene on the Rhine, by Gritten, am The subject of this painting is taken from the scenery on the Khine, where nature presents herself in all her loveliness, sublimity and r. The ne is pleasing, although it Englixh artist admitted that the artist might have se- a more appropriate subject for the mae! of hie genius, It represents a small village, with a partial view of the majestic Rhine, ia which you The rocks veral boats moored to the strand. back gruond, covered with densely-growing forest tr and the distant view of the on ruins of some old castle, whose hoary walls lofty battlements epread over the scene the fascina- | tion of romance with the veneration of antiquity, are skilfully delineated. The coloring the whole, as may be observed in several other pro- ductions of this artist, is strickingly characteristic, being a mixture of light, grey and yellow No. #0,—Landacape, by Durand—This picture, executed in the artiet’s most happy style, unfolds @ lovely landscape, whose beauty of scenery invo~ luntarily fixes the gaze of the observer, who feele the desire to be placed in the calm and tranguilli of those shady groves, eo genial to the mind, wre ation and wonderment. The two trees in the fore ground, whose branches ineet and intete lace, forming a neatly finished arch, display a cares fil and ela wate execution, while the ‘if vistas, the village epire in the di er, the water wre, whose dreamuiness gives highly commend this 'y, make it one of the and the atmosp the whole a peculiar charm, jcture, and will, undoubted! favorites The want of space reluctantly compels us to ter- minate our rather agreeable task for to-day. lt ie our intention, however, to embrace the earliest opportunity of paying another visit to the National Academy of Design, with the view of selecting eome more of the paintings for our special notice and obecrvation, and to continue this mode of pro- ceeding watil we shall have exhausted the whole collection. United States District Court. IN ADMIRALTY Before Judge Hette William Young v+, Willian Boyd Mer It It by or~ Forsyth riteet—J. K. Stille, morning; J. %. Nichols, | dered and deerced by the court, that the libellant re. afternoon; J. Ferris, evening Madiron street—A. Byers, morning; J. Campbell, evening Cherry street—R. C. Pu afternoon; D. Bullock, even! len «treet—2 Lb. Hoyt, morning; IM. Loundebury, y, morning; P. L, Moyt, ©. Morton, sflernors; Z. N. Lewis, Nichola, street 4 Croft, morning; J. 7% treet | Norful evening | Willett «treet L Clark, morning; B. Osborn, after. neo, W Brown, evening Mulberry «treet A.A. Chaiker, morning; 1 0. Pat. ery. afternoon, L. H. King, evening. seventh etreet--b. M. King, morning, Twenty-ceventh rtrret—D. Lyman; morning: J. W. | Smith, afternoon, Fo Dowetley, eventing Fittieth street BM. Genung, morning; B Ovborm, | ef a charter ectping patiow of Deacons iil take piace fa the ws {adits & steees Chureh, im the moraing, 06 cover $25 againet the ———— becamer of the asrault beating in the libel mentioned, witle summary costs, : The Schooner Neomi and John W. Hall Reepondes't, ade David T. Brown, It te considered by eons that the fibellant may rightfaily proceed in, thig court against the verse! in rem, and against marten, im , for breach of contract of affteighiment, It i# further sousidered ae ve fe Hiehic as well for the value of im . pot on beard her, to ‘sid in transporting the ar, ae for the eargo, aod that the master is somal! his own acts of negligence oF m' i . Wherefore, it is ordered and de. jona taken by the respondent bat the (he libel be overruled in this eeapect, ie further oe ee ee eannet nen-erecutiom maintein an my a e pS = = parties, and that 0 much of the exceptions as applic’ for breach of such agreomegs