The New York Herald Newspaper, October 15, 1852, Page 2

Bishep Deanc's Presentment, The foliowing isa paper atdressed by the Com- pitice, representing the Tiovess of New Jersey, te the Bisbops assembled upon the presentment of the Bishon of New Jersey, at Camden:— FO TER RIGHT REVEREND TH I SHOPS OF THE PRO- TRETANT KPISOOPAL CBURCH, AS®BMBLED UPON THD PRESESTMENT OF THE RIGHT REVERENED | GRORGE W DOANE, BISHOP OF THE DIOCESs OF NEW i JERRY | Bient Reveneny Farners:— The Convention of the Diocass of New Jersey, at an adjourned meeting, held at the city of Newark, Gn the fourteenth day of July last, to receive and get upon the report of a committee, appointed at the anvual convention, beld oa the lact Wednesday in May preceding, to “make a full investigation of aii the ree ich had been preferred against tee Bishop,” we adopted the resolution, Resolved, That s committee of four clergymen and three Isymen be appointed by ballot. to lay the repo: of u Gsmmicter and the accompanying evidence before t Court appointed for the tzial of the Bishop of this Dio- | gone, apd tbat euch commitice present @ writtem ropre- sentation. om bebaif of this ation, setting forch ite Jege: and canouical position xnd rights. and earnestly and pespectfully urging the Right Reverend Bi-hops to con- adder whether (apart from all abstract questions of power) i will be wire or just, or for the peace ot God's Sareh to proceed further upon the charges laid before thew The undersigned were appointed the committee | under this resolution They bave annexed hereto | the report and evidence referred to therein Im the further discharge of the duty assigned to m, tbe committee are conscious of the serious re- aponsibility they have assumed, and the deep im- portance of the subject they are instracted w dis- ours A large majority of the representatives of the q@ergy and laity of New Jersey have declared that | sueb grave und momentous rights of the diocess are involved in this presentment, asto demand that they | be etaied to your body | To you, then, as bearing the chief office in the Holy Apostolic Chureh—to you, ag constituting the highest and mest solema tribunal now kaowa to | ear branch of that church, we, your brethren in | foith and hope, address, on behalf of the diovess of | New Jersey, this its earpest and dutiful represen- | twiion. | Wo woald firet call your attention to a statement | ef tbe action of the convention upon this surject In the year 1545, at a convention of the divoess | then assembled, a resolution wus offered for the ap- | poiatment of » committee to investigate the truth | of various repor's alleged to prevail, impeaching | the honesty and trath of the Bishop of the diocess. The only reason suggested for the adoption of | this resolution, was. that rumors existed affecting , hie character, avd that they had beeu emvedied in an anonymous article in 9 public print. | Te convention refusedto act upon such a ground; | refuted to treat the fume of the Buhop aud peace of | the diovess as masters of such light moment as to piece them at the weroy ef every idle report of ig- | Borarce or epmity. But it was thea distinctly | avowed by those who most strongly opposed the re- | solution, that they would urge the convention to | act, whenever any responsible Mbeir names to writtes charges involving erimi- | ity. Two succeeding annual conventions of this dio- following The oburchmen of New Jersey had a right to sup- | pote that the iutent to institute a canonival iequiry | Ws abandoned. | On the 17th of March, 1852, a special convention was held. It was called to consider and express its | Judgment upon the subject of letter addiessed by three right reverend prelates to the Bishop of tre dioeess Restricted by the terms of the call, and a | eenon of the Church in this diocess, to setion upon this detinite matter, the convention could go no fur- | aber than to declare its contioued contidence in the gh tape of the Bishop, and to * affirm, on bebalf of the convention of this diocess, that it had ever been ready to investigate charges duly made and prevented.” Tt is unquestionable that the conventions were not called upon by any provision of aay law to in- | stitute an inquiry, until the allegations were pro- sented in a formal, definiteshape. It 1s undeniable, that to have volunteered such ap inquiry without thst pre-requisite, would have been uojust, un- precedented, and unbecoming. Itis equatly clear that, woen charges duly attested and vouched for Were exhibited, the duty became manifest and im- rative They were called to perffm it as weil r the redemption of their plightsd fuith as for the fulfilment of their canonical obligation. At that special convention, neld on the 17th March, 1852, when that body were thug shut up from the the conrideration ot a’ matters but the one whi had been mentioned in the call, a solemn pledge was given tbat an investigation should be bad The anuual convention was to assemble ou the 2tith May, when they would bave an opportunity to redeem tue Pledge. Yet it is worthy of remark, thay that pledge ‘wes Lot regarded; und that, before the time for the aesembling of the convention, action wes taken to procure a triel. We fee! that herein a wrong was @eue to the ciocess, of which she may well complain. in thie connection, we may also refer to the lan- | @ruage of the first letter which was uddreseed by the three presenting bishops to Bishop Doane ‘They say j @, and in strict accordance with the mean- avd the spirit of atl ancient law, abat “it ia oniy when a diocesan convention refuses - to institute inquiry, (which the convention of New Jersey have never done,) or neglects to do for too long a period,” they caa be expected to interfere. Now the oaly period which elapsed. after the charges wero firet brought to the knowledge of the conven- tien in such a form that they could entertain them, tali the investigation was begun, was from the epe- cial convention in March to the annual convention im May. Could the case then havo arisen, of which becuuse of our “too loug neglest,” others were cailed on to interfere? itis evident that it had not, and the diocers is, so far, without faclt. | In accordance with their duty and their Pledge, ‘the convention, which sssembled on the 26th May, | having learned from tho addrees of their diocesan that charges were preferred againet him, not only in the paper which was seut originally with the first iet- ter, to which we have referred, but in a sscond paper, ‘which purported to be a presentment of Bishop Doane, did premptiy adopt, among other asis, the following preamble and revolution: Whereas, The exbibition of charges, ina paper sizued by three bishops of the Churok. justices this convention consistently with its avowed principles to proceed Jn the maatier, and furnivhes the firet and only occasion on Which any copven'ion of New Jersey has had the op- Pertonity of exercising Its solemn du'y and clear right, Wud oc the canon for the tril of bishops. to investigate in ‘the fiust instance accusations against the Bishop, And Whereas, This convention, while it reaffirms the entire eopfidence in the purity and integrity of the Dishop, which it hae heretofore dectared is conscious of the grievous wong 80d ill coussquence of keeping such cuarges hang. Be Geer him, and the diosoas: gheretore, Ri ed, That oommictee of seven lay members of this convention be appointed by ballot. on open nomi tion, to minke a full inveatigution of ail the charges tained in the aforesaid paper; that the committes procosd With diligence in the discharge of its duty, aud that it ort to an adjourned meeting of this convention, "rhe report of this committee was prorontedto the | Convention of the diocoss, of the 14h of Jaly last; was nccepted, and resolutions were adopted, of which the following are copice:— Resolred, That the rerult of the investigation ond the evideweo now Ind Lefore tke Convention, renew aad strcogthen the confidence heretofore expressed im the in tprity of the Bishop of this dioovss, end, in our epinion, fuly exculpute him fom eny charge of crime or immo- rality mede against hia. Aesolved. Lhet the Conventien of New Jersey has now feAJed the duty which previous conventions have ex- erred their readiness to (nitil, of making # full, search my. oMd Lonert iequiry into any allogntions against the Ui-bop when forwaliy brought before it, npon definite chars es; and we apperl te the Oburch at large to ratify ur declaration, that it hae been performed faithfully and berthe fear of God. Tee revolution Grset bercin etated, and under which we address you, Ws plép thon parord. We have prosouted this historical detail of the + action o: the convention of New Jorsey, 24 essen- tial to understaad the views we will now offor 89 to | ber logr] and canonical rights aad position We submit to you, ae a clear proposition, that there proceedings of the convention wore uuder the oanen for the of e bishop entirely and strictly | ‘al. Ne power conferred upon a convention to pre- | bent, involves the eathority to make every necesea~ Ty invertigerion, iv erder to guard the judgment aud evateience of the members to a right decision. | Tis vestigation, thos inborently within its pro- vince, mayts (aera | a delegation from the body ez well ae by that body at largo. The results ot ihe eote of such frubdsidiary committee become, by edoption, those of the convention, and the doci- B00 wod jodgrae of the latter are outitled to the fame weight, as if every picoe of evidence had boon ‘beurd, and overy Pid the committee had, befors | it. Now, Canoa 3d, of 1511, seoures to the conven- | tion of the dioouss v which the seoused bishop bo- Jonge, the right to make prosentmont whenover the | oonvention shall detormrue, by a two-third vote 0} @aoh order, that thetr bithop has committed any of | the offeoces vamed in tbo canon, and saould bo pal hie trial thorson. cy id ‘This lew of the Church ine ho he soe ia vie Firet, to grant the power of preeentinont to the Div- eeu. Betond, to ‘guacd nnd oonicel that power, so ‘ae to prevent hasty, parti, or doubtfal prosent- ment. To those objects wo deeire partionlarly to call toe attention of thie Court. The mods aud manner, the time when, by whose authority, and under what feats and cireumstanors, & man may be put upon trial for crime, l¥e av the founda tion of all jast laws aiiseving iife, Liberty and character. All free verements guard thir initiatory point ineriminal pro- | ceadings with serapvlous oars. They will not place the lowest cltiren under the ordeal of trial, until he te cohomallg ghareed with guilt by ible legal | eulorite. Anything thort of this would be but to | sport with ‘he lives and character of their frorles | making » ‘| bat # eruel experiment upon the in | Bonwiee of thy oc csed. Thre have been times, hoth | fiw Cuwioh wud i a ale, Whe this Lmportaat priaci | 116 wae diere gaided; «ben, upon the mere rumor or erp brought of crime, tics Were suddenly } th | the Church can deprive the diocess of | power | cont trial, and compelled to pass through the inqaisi-ion trae aed water, to reve, by the quantity of endu- range, the sirengta and vircue of their character: times, when, iustead of the ailigent inqairy and the true preeentmrnt, samor, allegation, Or public opia- ion vopscitated the grounds upou which the accused was forced to andergo the expense, toe hazards aad the conrumety of @ public trial. To guard agatast enormitice such a6 these, the canon to which we have relerred, was enacted. lis provisions protect alike erof the Bishop aad toe rights of the cigcess, and the peace and parity of the Charch at large. Under this taw of the Uhareh, the diosess of New Jer ey bas acted. It bes performed tae du- ty imposcd upon it as the presenting body. [fy has considered the question of presentment, and it hus pronounced ifs jadgment thereon. Toe legal effect of there proceedings is, taat the presenting body, the Diovers, has adjudicated upou the question of presentment, and aetermined that Uhere is 00 cause to present the Bishop for trial, upom avy of tho charges which were preferred ayoinst him, at thas ume. The diowees of New Jersey having thus dis- charged this bigh offivial duty, in obedience to canon of the Caurch, aad in w matter involving t good name of the Bishop, and the integrity of ite muemnbers, vow claiws that her action aud judgmeat in the premires should be received with chav full faith aud credit which the law gives to proceediags of a court, acting upon matter legally submitied to its discretien aoc juigment That the diocess of Now Jersey bas tbe right to ask for this couti tence in its proceedings, will be granted when it 14 coa- sidered what importance is given to these proceed- | ings by the law of the Caurca. How and by whoma bishop is to be presented fer ual, is no idle ceremony—no mere form w get @ party into court. 1b 18 a provedure imvolving high duties and deep responsibilities. The presen- | ters are not common uiformers—they are the | Chuich of the diocess, the laity and the clergy. in public convention assembled, representing every parish, and speaking for every member of the Uburch. The Sisnop 13 the party to be presented for trial; bis character, his virtues and his ¥) | are the subjects to be investigated; and the Church | ut lurge, its purity aud character, to be aflecte 4 by | the result | Of this high truth, the plea in bar. with its teclini- cality, is but a narrowed exponition and proof. There is one answer, and we believe there is bat one, to be offered against the validity and force of this decision of the convention. It is, that snis conclusion been obtained by indirect and im- preper influences—| a commitiee aud eouven- en determined to exculpate the Bishop, sad re solved to refuse an honest hearing to his acwsers. We boldy meet and repel this imputation We bay you to look upon the names of tne iarge body o clergymen— faithful and devoted ministers of God— whom it condemns. We ask you to cousider the long list of bonored laymen of New Jor- fey whom it brands We point you proatly to the list of thut committee—to the names which, everywhere among ua, und as far as they are known, are pledges of intelligence, of bovor, of Wpdastiess, avd truth, by which it is adorn- ed. We iosiet, that there is ne other alteraanive be- tween declaring that this action of the convention has been true aud righteous, or stamping the repu- tation of these mea with anindehbie mark of aasur- parsed infemy ; and we cannot, since only this al terpate remui ince the rejection by this court of their proceedings must involve this imputa'iva en us all—we cannot, we ought not, in duty to che dio’ cess we represent, refrain from the comparison of the number of complainants, and of the members of both erders of convention, by whom these proceed- ing® bave been institated, and hy whom they are ap- | proved. Surely, where the odds are so treinendous a8 the records of the conventions show, and the mi jority are living in the fa.l communion of theenurch, | and are beyond the taint of a reprouch, sincerity, importislivy and truth are quite as likely ro be feng emong the many, as to be appropriated vy tae fow. Allowing for the weakness and the ignorance of some, there still must be some virtue among thea all. Wep one thought with earnestness ; it is, that, while you may allow the secusers co have been misled by other men; if the alternative sball be adopted, that these proceedings were designed to screen the guilty from the puvishment he merited, there is no escape for us—for the convention, for the committee of investigation ; fur the ‘church of the living God,” in our State. They came indeed to this inquiry with a deep sense of the gratitude which was due to the Bishop, for diffusing the blessings of To this body, thus constituted, and thus acting, the Jaw of tue Church has entrusted the importans | sinty of presenting = bishop for trial. A4gein, the canon, in conferring the power to pre- | tent, gives to each dioces the right wo determine | for itsetf the question of presentment og QB» present- | ment, upow the charges made. No Cd pody in | fs right, or | control its exercise ; neither san the diligence or | ibe hon: scy of the diocess, im this present matter, | | be questioned, for the purpose of nuliufyivg its legal | procesdipgs | The luw bas clothed us with the right of pre- sentment, aud entrusted us with the duty of per- forming it. We hove exercised this right, and we | have performed the ducy. | We bave per ormed ir in obedience to the law of the Church, aud according to its pure apiris and | meaning; aud we now claim that our action ia the matter show be respected. In our judgment, itis | the obvious intention of the canon to make the con vention the leaving aud controlling presenting For weighty reasons the divecss is placed between its bishop aud the bar of this court. The way to the triel is through the convention. True, | there ts another path to this court, poiaced oat in | tbe canon, desigued, it may be, for cases of heresy, but 20 is, On ait sides, confessed, that it snould only | be taken from neeessity The plaisly marked | course, the guides, the precantions, aud the direc. | tions pomted out by law, most clowrly indicate | | which of these two ways should bave the preference | in the first instance. But when it 1 shown, as it | bas been ia this case, that the way to presentment | through the diocess has been tree to atl responsible | acoucers of the Bishop, and the doors of the conven- tion thrown open for the reception of their charg tbat such of those eharges as were then mude hay , | in fact, been received acd investigated; and tuat the | convention hus solemnly d:termined that their bishop ought not, on these charges, to be put upon trial—the prior rights of the convention can no longer be qacstioned, without impeaching the le- geilty and purity of its proceedings Bat, in vindicating the legality of these proceed- | ings, we need vot assert an exoiusive jurisdiction in & convention, to present upon charges of tbe na ture ef those in question. We need not even insist upon the theory, that vbe right resides, primarily, | in that body, aud that it is only in cases of its neg- lect or upfwithfuiress that the right of three bishops arises. Cogent as are the reasons in support of this doctrine, it 1s not necessary, for the cuse we would present to you, that it should beadopted = Weonly ask now (as touching the charges waich have boen examined) « recognition of the principtes of a con- current jurisciction ip three bishops und a coaven tion. We bave never beard of a constraction of te canon, which gives @ primary right to three bishops to present. Unless, therefore, the primary right exists in a convention (as there is great reason to covclude it does) it must be consurrent. Now, it caunot be said that the presentment, previoualy made by the bishops, interposas a bar to the exercise of this right, which, at least ix con current. No action had been taken, under that presentment, except the summons to the bishops of the Church to atiend, at the time and place men- tioned. No court was in existence when these pro- cecdings were instituted, presecuted, or conciuded. No court could exist, until seven bishops had as- eembied. We know of no analogy in civil proooed- ings,which would prohibit this action of the coa- Vention, until at least a court was instituted, before which an issue could be joined and a trial had. The record of the Committee of Inquiry, which we have laid before you, will speak tur better than any languege of our own, of the labor, the fidelity, the solicituae for truth, with which the investige tion was conducted, and cannot but entitle it to your confidence and your respect. Before a tribunal thus sanctioned by tne eanon— thus within the scope of the legisintion of the charch, open to every accuser—courtiog every source of in- formation—iavoking every witness to attend it— before thie legitimate and impartial tribunal, have these charges been sifted, ard pronounced unfouad- | ed. And rolemnly and deliberately has the conven- tion of the diocese—grand inquest of tho Church therein—passed upon them; pronouncing them false or frivolons ; and. in the fear of God and trae allegiance to His church, declaring that there is no ground for a presentment upon those or any of these alleracions. What is there to abate the effect of this daci- | sion? Not that some witnesses, though called upon, have declined to testify. Their silence, if not proving their inability to inculpate, at Jeast aupplies 20 warrant for a farther inquiry. Not chav the partive, on whose statements this p ment, wasmade have refused to attempt their corrobora tion. We cloim, here, the benefit of the rule of law d justice, thet when a perty has had full opporta- im acompetent tribunal, to sustain his alle- gations, avd neglects, he shail thereafter be pre- olnded. We submit it to you, and to the de- cision of impartial mon in the Church every. whero, that the lay accusers by whom tho: charges were made, and who were not only in- yited to appear, but were offored by the committeo the Jargest liberty of croes oxamin'ng those whore testimeny should be taken, evenil th cubted, sin- cerely, the legality, or power, of h a committee, were bound to eppear, to help in the dissovery of the truth; and in the hope that his character might | be cleared, they should have folt constrained to ap- pear by tbe law of charity. It was not protemded that, if they had gone re the committss, they would have, thereby, surrendered their rights to appear in this court. No harm could thon bave | reguited from their obeying the enmmons; and thoir attendance imight have reeulted in tho cloaring sway of thoir doubts, and the removing of prajndics from their mind: H igs jaa it reason vo Mald that tho investi- | gation eo mado wee but partial, and that tho effect woe thareby abated. We maintaia the rovori. = | The presentmect contained all tho charges; evon more were included, no doubt, than they expecied to prove. Kvery count in wn indiotmont is seldom sustained. And there charges were not made under oath. Their authors were not responsible in tho eye of the law. They might, they even now my, refuse to appear. And yet that proseatment, which ined all the matter that in thie court thoy could be allowed to prove, was treated by the com- mittee os if overy charge had been aworn to, aud would be aworn to again And they were met by , more than assertions suck #8 tho prosontments con: tain—by testimony which was carefully token, and every witness pat upon oath. They ooafroated | mere doolarations with the owths of animpeachabie | roeponsible mon. We rmaintain that, io troating theso charges exactly as if they mero sworn to, | when the accusers refused to appear and be ewora, , and they hed no oseurance that any accuser, one, would ever consent to be sworo, wae doing more than jurticg required; was showing partivlity to the accusers, that, by the rule uf the gospel, the | charges might have boen promptly diemissed whore | no man appeored to condemn him; and toxt wroag | Gif wrong bas been anywhere done) has beon dono | | to the accused And, as to the Right Reverend Prosenters, it tn most true that the canon unavoidably treats them | i and regards them, im rome mensare, as ta; but it is the demand of justice, as well os the dictate of charity, to assume that they are woking for troth, and not for victory; aud that your conviction that this presentment should be disiniss- | ed will be hailed with satis(rccion by them We olaim, then, and eabmit that tho refasal of | the Convention of New Jersey to preseat the | Bishop, after this opon and fair investigation in to the | truth of theee charges, is equivalent to a dismisenl | of a proventment by a lawful court. We mean not to defend this position upou ground essential to | make it, ina oivil tribunal, a perfect plea in bar. | We mona to rest upon the groat truth of law aad | equity, that one full, free, at Thongs: taqauy ian involving fame or rights, is offivient to mort tho domazds of public jastioe oc of private complaint. i | t | charges which are made. religious education They came ith a strong desire that he aiaee pass through the ordeal unharmed ; and we will pot insult your Christian hearts. by the supposition that this wish is not as ardent in your own bosoms asin theirs. But if this feeling be a | Girquahfication for doing justice, you must confine the circle of bis judges to the ignorant or aufriend- | ly. Bat. after all that has beeo done, the cry of some is that he ebould be tried, and tried upon the | very charges which have been investigated, and are | found to be untrue. Apart from itsingustice, therois no advavtage we can gee. The éharges (or at leatt ull thore to which we now refer) can only, at | the most, be backed by those who make theo under oath; avd the testimony on the part of the accused is already taken under oath, dieproviog, by witnesses a8 unimpeachable, and by dates and fasts, and circumstantial evidence which never hes, the The ory is, ‘*Let him bo tried; let him clear him- eelf of these charges of crime and immorality, aud purge the church of the odiam waich they cast upon it.” Those who believe, without iavestigation, | that our Bishop is guilty of these cbarges, should listemyto these cries. Those who love titigacien, and relish the bitter strifes of public prosesutioa, | a be moved by them, and long fur the trial of ishop. The morbid sentiment of the age may yeern for the exciting performance, and bigotry and fanati- cism, jealousy and malice, may be gratified by see- ing 8 man put upon the rack of trial, for che parpose of fatiefying public opinion. But tbe diovess of | New Jersey cannot permit itself to be meved by | such influences, e cannot present eur Bishop | upon those charges, because we have found them to be untrue. We cannot consent to his trial upoa them, because we are satisfied of his innocence. | We believe that presentment and indictment are intended forthe guilty, and not for the innocent; and although they not always lead to conviction | aud punishment, they seldom fail to leave a stigma | upon the character of the aceused. | But there are other higher considerations than | personal injustice to our Bishop, a3 a man, which inake it the duty of the divcoss of New Jorsey to protest against this trial. The wecused is our Bishop, | | our father in the Church, connected by all those holy and sacred ties by which God and the Church have bound us together. His character, and his reputation for good or for evil, must reflect upon us. For nearly twenty years, his wall apd conversu- tion bave been familiar to us. We know his virtues, and are not blind to bis faults. We regpect him as aman. We love him as our Bishop. To relations 20 paternal; to knowledge ro intimate, and to associations so sacred and respousitale, the Church has wisely intrusted, in oases of prees@tment ag well the character of her Bishops, as the rights of her respective dioceees, over which they preside. Under these legitimate and sacred influences, tho diocesa ot New aay has examined the charges bronght against ber Bishop, and found them to be untrue. Our confidence in Pim is unabated. and his usefalnessamong us undiminished. And we appear before this court, to day, to say to you, and to the Chureb, that the diocess of Now Jersey bas justly, fairly and legally examined into this matter, aod that we find no fault in this man touching those things whereof they accuse him. Aud yet, again ; if the question is asked why the Convention ot New Jersey, with a faith ao firm in the purity of the Bishop, seek to arrest the proceed- ings on this presentment, we reply, that they have the rights of the diocess to sustain, and the charac- ter of ite clergy and laity to defend. Placed by the Church as watchmonand guardians of the purity and peace of the diocess, witn at least equal power, asciotbaer personal solicitude, their duty in this case has never been neglected; their duty bas been earnestly mot, at the first moment when conscience or law permitted them to act Tha diocess of New Jersey has searche into these accu- tions The diocess of New Jersey has pranouneed « ver- dict of acquittal, and now stands before you to plead that verdict in all its canonical force and ite moral weight ; to present it as the expression of her deep and heartfelt conviction that enough has been done 80 far as concerns the charges which huve been ex- amined, to meet every claim of law, or of truth; and that for you to proceed with a triai, would be upjust to the Dikion, injurious to the Church at largo, and degrading to herself. Rigut ReverenD Fateers: So much the undersigned submit, in the discharge of their important duties, touchisg those sscasations which the presentment ag originally made outnined We aro informed officially, that another papsr, which is called a rew presontment of our Bishon, has been served upon him, and that the court have bad another eummons to assomtle at the same time and place, and at a given hour. We will not speak of our surprisé. Wo will not raise the question, why was this new paper served ? We will not stop to ask whon it was served. We care not even to insist, as well we might, that the serving of the new presontmont is @ practical aban- donment of the charges in the old) We will not urge that the renewal of those clarges in the new presentment, after the investigation they have had, vith only the change of some expressions, the omis- of some instance, or the additioa of some caso (by which the samenees of the peper is not altered), and the eppending of some other charges which must have been weil known to the soousers when the first presentment wad prepared, looks like aa offort to avoid the diflioulty, that the diocess of Now Jersey has investigated and adjudicated upon thom. We will not dwell upon the fact that the renewal of those charges, ator the investigation which wag , had, ie a direct impeechmens of the fairnoss with | which the investigation was conducted, or of tho right of the diocess of the acoused to institute ex- amination. We will not ack, after the arguaent which has heen made, whether this change in the proventient is canonical, is usual, islegal? Woe will not ask what oourt this is? the one to ry tho Bushop | of New Jersey on the pe peesataatis, or the oours | to try him on the new ? © will not ask whether both presentinonts shall be tried? or, if but one, | which chall bo heard? or ff a man is ty be twice | tried (which is to be the case if both the courts as- semble, and the presentments are both heard), for the identical offences? or if, abandoning the old specifications, which aro the greater portion of tho new, # court hag liberty to try» pert, and leave 4 part untried. And we forbear all comment on tho | nature of this movement, and on the disrospoct which hat boon paid by the originators of these | charges, to the most solemn setion of an indepondent, diocens of mnembers of the church of Hod. What has been road to you touching the first pro- rentment, applies to all the charges inthe new which are ide stical with thorny examined; avd forms Crogother with the testimoay wl ich war taken, and which we have the bonoe t apply tor your inspuo- tion) our answer to thess changer, whéthocia the be gihn new; snd the verdist ef the Conveotion of New Jersey, av regards thov things which, at that timo, had boen proferred, iii The change in the mere etyie of ie prosmatmont, cannot rovive the orime which waa alleged, nor de- sirey the value of the refatation Abd, (18 respects whatever tiers is new,) in the name of New Jers y; ia the name of ite Diosssan Convontion; 4s reprorentasives of ity ov lective pio+ plo, and its plety and wisdom: oak, and olain, that you forbear to euter on this trinl, at the in- stance of Bishop Doane’s nocurers, until the diosess how summoned to nssemblo in enovention, shail havo had the opportunity to do its « uty, ia the fall haa © pe of the latest charges, a8 well as of tho first take it, that the object is the discovery of trath, and that this is of more momen’, than the by which it is obtained. No rights are to be sacrificed by the sciomenentt of the ooart; hut rights, ossential to the liborty of Clriatian freemoa, | must be disrogarded, if ourclaim shall not be beard. We hope that every ono of would willingly be spared Uw piiadud uty of (Le triad uf Ueobnes. We mako this claiui, respesting whatenaver tasy | @ bem in the prosurmeu!, wu the following | | questioned ss to the ovigin of the city, their oply answar | Week, frow ng ont of w political weaugie botween tio mca ) Damed Wi rounds :—In the int tation of the canon, whieh ynepizes with the dictares of soand wisd>m, and with tbe spirit of all aucirat law, sball be allowed, that, to the diecosa belongs the right of primary investigations ip questions of morality, thoaga not, peTbeps, s6 strictly in instances of beresy, our claim is good. It ig as sound concerning the new charges, ne the old Upon this theory toe refusal to allow ibe dioceses the opportunity, wil! be tanta mount to the reje of her olsim, and the dire garding of her past investigation, and of the ver dic bas given We olaim it. on the ground that it has been oon- ceded by the presenting bishops in their letter If, when the charges inthe old presentment wore first made, they felt that only when the dioosss refused, or ele delayed **too long,’ or else impertoesly performed, the daty of investig stion, they ooald bo called upon to iaterfere— it is as srue of all that bis been added now. No time bas yet been given. Respeeting these pew matters, it eacnot be pre tended that the diocese bas been unwilling. or pro- crastinating, or uvfair Give her the opportanity, and test ber character. See if she will refase, bie lisy, or deal unfairly. She claims it at your a1 de Lurtly, the ease is one. In point of time, the alk ged offenees sre not new: they were known to dave been alleged before, by those by whom they &re preferred; and with the substance, and nearly all the ‘Words, of the first charges, they make i the peper to which we now refer, and upon which they ark to bave the Bishop tried. They con only be considered at a part of the same case We bave. the diocers aiready has, taken the ease im hand. The diocess alone, then, should complete it. The conversion has been called We pledge you that the ehurehmen of New Jersey will recognise sed duty, and will sdaress themselves to its dis charge Kight reverend fathers, we have done with our argument ; almost with our appeal. Fatbers, the eye of God is on us; the God of of patience, and of charity. bers, we heve no other nim than that of jus- tice, ne other object than the promotion of religion ; in the course walek we parsue, we are mindful of your liverty, avd are not forgetful of God's glory. Fathers, we recognise your offico in the Caurch, your diguity, your worth, and your responsibility. And until the voice of that convention, whioh is summoned, can be heard, with profound respect and reverence, ané in the name of the diocess of New Jersey, which #e are cailed upon to represent, we ask you to forbear God grant you grace and wisdom so to act, that the rights of ali may be respected, and that Chris- tian love and peace may be preserved Samus. L. sournanp, CHartes W. Ranxin, James A. Winviams, Danien B. Ryaue, Enias B. D. Oaven, J. W. Minves. Harry Fincu, Camoun, N. J., Oot. 7, 1852. PARTICULARS OF THE Figs 1N CLEVELAND, Onto. —The following is nearly » complete jist of the ouf- ferers by the fire in Cleveland on the 12ch inst , With euch particulars of loss as we have been uble to glesm:—G K. Kramer & Co clothing merchaots; losin stock, $4000, no insurance | Building insured for $800. R Oraham, boot and shoe store; loss $600, insured for $400 H. Kramer & Co., clothing merchants; buildiag of little vaiue; inrored for $400. Goods insured Loeb & Isaacs clothing sere; in:ured for $1,000. J Englehart, clothing store; iweured for $2,000. “E, Cohen, clothing store, insured for $1500. A '& H. Roemer clothing mer- chapts; loss net known. Tsaac A. Isaacs, clothing store, lees heavy. probably $3.000; insured for $1.000 HI. Lord, boot apa rhve store. H.W. Fleury. hardware store, Losa heavy, and but partially imaured. Except the two buildings owned by Messrs, Kramer, Cape McUurdy owned all on Superior street, He Lost in all seven build Inge. wocden etructwres of no great vaiue, on which he ‘was partially ineured. Gn Union Sireet — Che cid plastered building. occupied by a number of families. owned by Captela McUardy and | Levi Jounson Five smail buildings oceupicd as German | groceries and owned by the occupants, Two buildings Opporite, one owned by H. Hattersley, and occupied by families apd of little value, The seoond owned and oc- cupied by T. & J. feath, asa brass foundry. Messrs, Heath lose ubout $1000--no insurance. A brick b.ock, owned by Ea Clark. loss $5000 uninsured. The upper part was occupied by A. L. Coon saa tavern; loss not as eertained Insured for $300, Oviatt Btock --A. Tiernan, boot and shoe maker. J. Worhile. beot and shoe store; loss lighw W. Keaney, clothing ttore; loss not known; insured for $1,000. Brown, grocery; stock total loss; no insurance. — Carr, hq cr ower. Totailoss of stock. Of the Oviott Block, Mr Uwatt had one store burned and snother badly da- mezed Lose $4,000, no insorance. Robert Parks, two stores: lors $4 (00; insured in Atlantic for $1,400, “Mrs, Rendall, one etore; loss $2000; no insurance.’ J. Dugan, §, Loeb and other tenants of Ovistt’s block. suffered con- | siderable lo-s by removal and damage to goods. On Woler s'rect—D. & Shephard & Co , furniture fac- tory ard wareboure. Goods partly removed. Loss $4.- COG; inrured, Building *belonged to the estate of Joha ‘Wills; loss $1,600; insured for $1,000, Chas. A. Hayes, wholerale grocer A considerable portion of the goods feved, Insured for $7.00. The building was insured for $3.00. Mr Hayes loses about $2,000 on bis building, 2nd a mueh wore on his stock, An old wood building, | oceuprd by Jobm Bennett as e saloon; loes trifling. Wooden bieck owned by Smith. Murray & Co. Ucou- pants, Messrs Camp & Mann, cabinet makers; loss $100; nrured; Wagner & Brother, cabinet makers Loss, $200; insured; H. Pettinger, swloon loss $100; smith, Murray & Co. tin aud sheet iron mspufuctory; insured. Mension House. Building owned by Ohio Life Insur- ance and Trust Company. No insurance. The house was kept by Mr G. Overrocker, who loses from $2.500 to $5,000; potinsured . The basement was occupied by J. M Hughes asa brewery office, who loses from $600 to | $800. No insurance Brick building owned by J. Ca bie, oscupied by G. F Williuuus and Wm. Wisdom. asa boarding houre. Their loss is about $500; insured for $200. The building was insured for $800, A large wooden builaing owned by Merets, H & FE Gaylord, and kept ase boarding house by J. Donaldson Farniture mostly saved. Loss of buildizg. $3 000; iveured for $1.- 660, Heisell. confectioner; damage to building and gocds $600. Fully insured. J. Meyer, jewoller; damage to building and goods about $300, Building insured,.— Cleveland Plaindealer, Oct. 12, Ruins OF AN ANCIENT AND MaGnivicent City ay Tintan Isuann, 1x THe Norn Pactric.—Oapt. Alfred K, Fisher, of this town, {nforms us that when on his last | whaling voyage. in the abip America, of New Bedford, (which was about eight years ago.) he had occasion to Visit the irland of Tintun, (one of the Ladrone Islands.) to lend some sick men. He stopped there some dogs, | Ome of bis men, in bis walks about the island, came to the entrance of the main street, of @ large and splendid city, inruina, Gapt. Fisher, on being informed of the fact entered the city by the prmcipal street, which was about three miles in length. The buildings were ali of stone, of a dark color, and of the most apteniid deserip- ticn. {a about the centre of the main street, he found | twelve sclia stone columns, eix on each side of the street; they wore about forty five or fifty feet in height, sur- mounted by cap-ttones of iminesse weight. The columns weve ten feet in diameter at the base, and about three | fert at ibs top. Capt. , thinks the columns would weigh | | about sixty or sevemty tons, and the cap-stones about fifteen tons One of the columns hal fallen, aud he had a fine ¢pportunity to view its vast, proportions and fi arebitecture, Krom the principal street, a large number of other stroote diverged They were all straight, and the buiidings wero of stone, Tho whole of the city mas entirely overgrown with cocoanut trees, which and rity foor im heigh’. Iu the maim street, pieses of | common certhenware were found. ‘The island has been in yorseseiow of the Spaniards for @ long time. Stx or reven Spantarde resided on the island when Capt. F wae there. ‘They infermed him thot the Spaniards hed bad porseesion about 00 yearse-that they took the eland froma the Knackas, who were eniirely ignorant of the builders of the city, and of the former inhabitants. When fifiy | War—" There mut have been # powerfal race here slong time ago.” Capt F. also waw on the idand immense lecges of stone, from which the buildings aud coiumus had evidently been erected, Some portions of them ex- hibited signa of hevirg beon worked, Here is food for speculation Who vere the founders of this ones mazni- ficent eity in the North Paciiic, and whet has beooms of their descendants? Whatever the answer may bo, thoy were evidently races of @ very wupecior ordar,—Edcar- town, (Mass.) Gaz, Derearauctive Ff RY aT Axsonta, Coxn,— Loss $100.00,—Yewterday morning, about half past 4 o'clock, a fire breke out in Swaiiow's Lodsa culver clotaiug manu- faciory, at Avvnia, in Connectiaat, suppored to have ori- ginatéd (rom the friction of the mveh'nery, which en- tirely destroyed that hulld’ng, the large brass building, the filo works, and the extensive building of the United Stetes Oar Spring Company, with sorae over bulidin minor japoriacce. The bailding cscupiod by Bwatlow being freune, and the building botwou that and the Dcliding of the United States Car Spring Company, also of fraras, and partially Mlod with aensonel pine rtult, it was found imposaible to save. aa also the citer bulid- ing*, from the repid cnsroachmenta of the derourlng tiemont. We hare only heard the low of the United Staves Car Spring Company, which war between twonty- five and thirty oma dollers in buildings, wechinery and stock, but title of which was raved, nod the inen- tance upon which was ten thoamsad dollars, divided among four diferent cflices, Tho large Mraee Dattery | Company belonerd to Posips, Dodge & Co. There is no iuserance ou thet. A Mr. Lnther waa very ide ¢ in- Jured by being drawn betweon ® water wheel and tho eprom, and hia Mle ts despaired of Sav Avram rm Inpiana —A rencountar took place at Wiilinawburg, Johnson connty, Ta,, one day Iast Land Urine, A) eswrioed by the Prvakiin defferconim, Ornse cated Wright a bar aud Weight gave Crane a blow with his fist, seide ths hosd, whiot fellet Lin to the ground ; the plow war etrock with euch force tbat Grave wes wnable tog bup, nud way thouge to be dend ; Lut after come considerotle time he cer to, nad as noon ae be war able to walk he aterbed for ho1e weat day Crave was found dead about ovo mits ft Lowa, with his head aaa brevet paelly eaten by ths kom The jnry retocned a verdict agaiost Wright, who is etil at large, miss. Virnarsta Laxp Warkanrs.-A notice isoied from the Departwent of the Latoricr, ateies that the | holders of Virgiaix lind werrants and others inter sed thereln, are ioformed that ‘hele warrants will be fired in the order of ther reception, but thst no scrip cua be issued, of rulesand regulations be proser bed an'il the necerury action shall have heen takea by the Logit sture of Virginia, and officially communicated to the depart ment, of which pablicatioa will be duly ms the Scrcrp.—A man by the name of Michal Tim- mins ymmitiel ev'cife atthe Mercy Tospital, at aboot 4o'nock P.M on Thursday, by outting his stomach. nad artes cthor carts of ali body under an attack of Seitt- porary Inoanity at tho tiny, ond the worade he to tistod were no pavers, that he ex ined almost Leg A | | The deceased ma from New York and fad heen to Ospital only fom days. —Muttsburg Journal, Ort. 9. | but in every instance where un ackuowledgment is made | Inrgest cargo ever shipped round Cape Horn oF the Cape of | Good Hope. We learn that this is for the ice houses of | Tie Religious Views of General Scott. General Scott having bern ro frequently represented by wn portion jourpuir ax favoring the Cathelic reli- gion, which rtatements were put forward for the purpose of enticing the Catholic voters into his support, hae in: duced the Rev. Dr Pyue, of the #t. John’s Protestant Epireopal church of Warhington city, to make the fol- lowing statemeent -— My Dear Sir—I bave had the honor of intimate se- quaiitinee with General Seott for tweoty rix yeors. | During he fret thier, ang the last eight of those years, be hoy beew # my: f my copgregalion, I hope, then, that these elevem serum of Offleint relation will give some weight to my po-itive contracdition of the ramor to whiok you advert ip your jetter, I know that General Seott is mveh attached tothe Protestant Koircopal church. I pow that nothiog but the most tmperions necessity ever prevents bis attendance upon the worship of that ebnyeb on every returning Lord's day. The whole co. eregetion of BC Joby’s barch buow. and can testify, bow udinirable an exnmple be givgs of decorons and de- out attention to the public servicM. To not, as you wre aware, take any part in politics, I copsider this ¢tate: a mere act of jastice. I bave the honor to remain, very traly vonr friend and servant, SMICH PYNE. Politics in DMnots. BELviveks, ton Co, Lil, Oot. 2, 1852. James Goxvon Bennet, Esq ,— Sir—In a late number of your paper I find the following article + Mr, Joby Wentworth bas been renominated for Congress by the demoorats of the Ubicayo district of Lilinois, It Will be recollected that owing to the local disaffestions, he was defeated at the election two years ago, by Mr, Mo- loney, alto a democrat. “ Now, wy object in this letter is to correct a rib take into which you have fallen, in this artiole, via: Col. Wentworth wus not a candidate in the eanvers preceding the election which returned me to Cun- gress ; on the contrary, be told ae, and announced through bis paper, that he should uot be a candidate for Covgress, before I allowed my name to be used in the canvaes ; and aiter my nomination, no man certainly did more for my election than did Col. Wentworth. Between Col W. and myself, there bas ever existed, from schoolboy days, a warm and upipterrupted friendship, avd for his election to Corgress, for four successive terms, I gave hiw all the aid that I could ; and his nomination for Con- gress by the district in which he now lives, unavimous, as regards those counties which he has represented in Cor gress, shows the fidelity and abili- ty of the Colonel, as s representative, aud a strength with the people which makes morally certain his triumphant election in November next. The county in which I reside has been taken from the Chicago | district, and placed in tho Hon Trempsoa Canp- | beli’s district, by the Jate apportionment I have done what I cou!d consistently, for Mr. Campbell’s renomination, and of bis re-election to Congress we feel conident All is cheering for Pierce and King, Mattivon and Koemas, ip Illinois Every State in the Northwest will give its electoral vore to the democratic nomi- ees. as certainly as election day is to come. Please give intertion to the ‘above correction, in the Heraxp, and much oblige, yoursreapsetfally, R. S. Monoxy. The Bounty Land Warraats, Wasuineton, Oct. 13, 1352. TO THE EDITOR OF THE NSW YORK HERALD, Bir—Herewich you will recsive a copy of a deci- sion in reference to the taking acknowledgements of transfer of land warrants before notaries public, | whieh is of great importance to claimants and war- rant holders, and we request that you will pablish | it. Very reapecttully, (kd Evans & Fanr. Gexts—In reply to your letter of the 11th inst., I have to inform you that. upon mature consideration, T have de- termined fo to modity the regulntions aod instructions | of the office, in relation to the mode of taking assig ments of bounty lund warranta. as to permit ackn: ledgments of tran+trrs to be made before notaries public; Wasnrvaton, Oct. 2, 1852. ‘| before raid notaries it must be aocompanied by a cortis- cate, under seal of the proper authority, of the official character of the person before whom the ackuowledg- ment was made, and also of the genuinoness of his sig- nature, AN WILSON, Commissioner of General Land Office. Covrt oF Arrzats, Ocr. 13.— Motions Decided. McAllister and otbers, commissioners, &c., respond- | ents. agt. the Albion Plank Road Company, appellants. | Motion to di-mirs appeal, granted. with $10 cost. A. Ta- | ber. for motion; N Hill. Jr., opposed. Lord and another, | respondents, agt. Foistel appellant, avd others (and ano- | thercause, Motion to dismiss appeal granted, without | costs, N. Hill, Jr, for motion; Gerardus Clark. opposed. | Livingstow. appellant, agt Miller. respondent. Motion | fer stay of proceeding in this conrt until an application can be made to the Supreme Court for a resettlement of the bill of exceptions. grgoted on payment of $10 eoxts. Heury Bogeboom, for motion; N. fill. Jr., opposed. | Conkling and Coukling. appellants agt. King. respondent. Motion to dismiss nppes] denied. with $10 costs. Francis W. Bloodgood for motion; Win D. White opposed. Tompkins appellant, agt Soulice, guardian, &o.. respon- dent, Motion to dixmise appeal granted, with costs. Wm. Silman for motion; N. Hill. Jr, opposed. Porter and | otbers. appellants, sgt. Jones, eheriti,&¢ , respondent. | Motion tbat the appellants have leave to dismiss their appeal without costs Granted. without costa. RK. W. | Peckham tor motion, N. Hill. Jr.. opposed. Crafts, res- pondent, agt. Ives snd another. appeliauts, Motion to diemisa appeal denied without costs James Edwards for wotion; Famuel Beardsiey opposed. Geer, appeilant, agt. Wetmore, respondent. Motion to dismiss appeal granted, with costs BH. 8. Young tor motion; —— op- posed. Wells and others, respondents, agt. Gibson and otbers. appellants, Motion to dismias appeal grante: with $10 costs) Murray Hoffman for motion; Samuel Foot opposed The People, defendants in error, agt. Manley, plaintiff in error. Judgment of the Supreme Court reversed, and the prisoner discharged. (Argued at last term.) A term of cbis Court. (for consultation,) ap. pointed to be held at the Capitol im the city of Albauy, on the 28:h of December next. The re-argament in No 2 continued until 2, P.M, and concluded. ‘ A Dope on THE MarnE Law.—We noticed a | ed; Pipe of iguor teing taken from the Custom House in this city on Monday last. Upon enquiry we learned that it was brought with many others, in bond, from the Custom House in Boston, to our own, where it was stored, with its cotnpanious. im the cellars, There was a considerable in- voice arrived at the depot yesterday, also in bond. Upon dutics being paid it can of couree be taken from our Cas tom Houre. This liquor is tafe from seizure by the pro- virions of the law. so long ae it is preserved in the original packages —New Bedford Mercury, 8th. Convicren —The boy, Michael M’Givern, who haa been on trial at Providence for aiding and abetting in the murder of Watchman Puilen. was found guilty in that city onthe {th instant, The prisoner has rot been sentenced, but the punishment for the erime for which be bas been convicted, under the laws of Khode Island, is imprisunment for life. He is only sevonteen yearsof age. Tcr7e rnp PaciFic —The five packet ship George Rnynce, cleared yesterday for Sen Francisco, having om beard upwards of aince Bundred tons of ice, being the the Boston and Oulifornia Ice Company at San Francisco and Sacramento —Bosion Journal Oct. 12. Covrr or Avrkats, Oct. 12.—Some motions c The argument im No. 22 concluded. No. 2, Jewett, appellant, against Miller and others, rerpondlents. The re-argument of this cause, which was commenced on the 2d insisnt end postocned wi tumed, N, Hill, Jr., for appellant: respondents. Not concluded at 2 Crourra In Mresour:.—Mr. McDaniel, mem- der of the Missouri Legwlature from Ubariton county, returned home from the State enpital, and soon died with the choiera, ‘he next cay his wife died; ov the sume dey one of his hired meu ; and the day following, one of bis negroes, Seviine a Noav —Allthe interest in the Na- tional road, owned by the State of Indiana, somo twenty reven miles, wes sold by the State Audivor Iaat week, for $230. The State thus disposed of her Jast interect in any public improvement. Domestic Miscellany. } In tho sult of P.O. 5, Sintth vs. the Portland (as Light | Company. e verdict has been returned for the pixintiff, of 40.400, una costs of court, A Dloody shirt was found ia the woods at Natick, aday or two since. which, the Morton T'racel’er think: may Jead to the discovery of the murdorer o. Mr. and Mrs. Taylor. Richsrd B, Garter, of Dover, who waa wounded in the xatirend aceident at Meredith, died at Dover on the Loth | inet The Portemouth Curonicle says that Lis father has ewployed legal counse! to commenes an nation agaiow the road for damages The ceptain Aa trhing echooner at Portland. froma the Bay of 81. Lawrence, repurts that one of the Koglkh cat ters bad bees tun into acd sank, OUnwtakon off bys | fishing scBooner. Daniel Welvter han been invited to daitvor tho oration at Datimouth College, and Oliver W. Holmes, of Boston, the poem. The Sons of New Wamprhire held a meetiag on the Mth Inst. et the Revere Houre, Bostou, aud voted ave a ublic festival on th: anniversary of thelr last oclobra- jon Dr, Webster is expected to preside, On thw Ltth jnnt. 2 fre broke ont om the yromniess of | Michuel Lemp, Sohencetady. by whieh bis baltdings, used for the manntiarnte of brooms and tho cariey of beneh, | and bis dwelling howee, were dertroved. Ho loves about | $4,000 worth of brush, and was insured 02 the bulidings bar te firet 1 hve it On Pu i Sth fust., the oomaotiva eyo sean th Venes Cound was pub, Fa motion em vas Nori | @-B Hailroed, whieh Is to run frown Lorowts to Take Mu | i ron, The jugomouve was made in Portans, Me, ‘about forty gallons of liquor won made in Rewdciph, Mave yom the Gch Int. The tiyuor was owned dy 2 woman, who was comutsted to the done of Corso: tion for violating the low, ‘Tbe liquor was detroyed. | Gonnterfeit $3 Bilis. of the Carroll Covaty Bank, N. UL, | have just been put In cirouiation. The Mayor of Portland acknowledees tha reeoipt of $9.920 68 from the treasurer of thy sa woripvor andoon~ tributions In that city, for the relief of sufferers by the fire in Montreal, whieh he bas remitted to the Mayor of that’ olty. Foun Dixon fell overboard from @ row boat, at Baitl- morte. on the Tthinst , and was drowned Robert &, Darr. one of thy oldest and most respectadio | eltia ms of Roane gounty. Mo, 10M nese Goltmula on the Aet uaet. 1 Lae uisy lite your of nis age Jullne Yau Rortive haw ten rosmmained hy the Previ- deat ws Vompui of Praceia for Luasville, Ky. | pleasing sight is to be afforded at the Garden gates. + and novel shape, and richly ornamented, outside and | questions which were addcevsed to him, he aaid the | After the people bad satisfied their curiosity in that | respect, they spread themselves over the building to caused by the constant twistin, ee of | the metal in turning curves Ttis well known that | gnve (beir coming into venera! ny | with half tho labor that, is required with any other | fin LOCA The Fotr the American Institute, The number of visitors to the exhibition in Castle Garden ie sti!) increaris g; and coeval with this rash of people there have been additional appliestions on the part of inventor, manufieturers, and others, for permission to show cheir articles; bat the come mittee hag not been able to entes tein the proposals, for want of recom. The yowher of eueh applioations haa beew so great thet, if is calculated, not even all the Garden would contuin the articles. Similay disappointments wil! probably be experionesd by exhibitors ut the great fuir, for notifications have” been received that an immense number of eattla will be sent. Meanwhile, every arrangement ig L AFFAIRS. | being made to increase the atiraccions, for the sake of the public. At eleven o'clock to-day, a very At that bour ap extraordinsry-looking omnibus (in- tended for o&e of the Brooklyn lines) is to be driver. up, ¢igbt in bond and eomtaining thirty of the dite ladies of Brooklyn its large size will not permit of its parsing the gates, but, doubtless, mae ny of the visiters in the exhibition rooma will hurry out to look at it, as it is said to be of @ very curious in, with gildings and paintings, Yesterday # great crowd assembled ontside of the west end of the building, in order to witnoss the promised descent of M. Alexandre and friends, in- the newly invented submarine boat. They were na- turally apxioos to see # machine of which so much has been said, and this anxiety was likewise mani- fested by men belonging to vessels lying in the rivor, for they oame off to the sceve in boats. The machine lay about,ter yards from the Garden, and. 2 appearance was somowha’ like a large tank, of an elongated ellipse shape, and dotted with ball’s eyes, for giving iigbt to persone inside. In length it was about thirty feet, and ten feet in diameter at its greatest transverse section aud we wore toldthat its Weight wus sbont twen'y thousand pounds. As tho appointed bour drew niga, the gentlemen selected to descend inthe verse) got down the hatchway. Hein iueluded M. Al-xandre (the inventor), M Mauriiz (uaputecturer, Centre street), Captain, Peiitier und M Jose (seufaring genilemem), Mr. - Abrain Bassford (manutacturer, Centre street), and M. Ulimen (storekeeper, Bowery). Everythin ‘was made wa'er tight, rhe boats cleared off, and anxiety was exhibited by the spectators to see the machine descecd. Lime wore away, however, and still the curtons looking tuvk lay on the .weter. The audience began to msvifest impatience, and very may utterred uncomplimentary sarcasm. At length the mavdine disippuared under the water, and a rod. er the lapse of five minutes reap it deeoended, and ri mained sabmerged thirty es. When itoame up, there wag a general ng, for a great mavy porsons had binied their ions that it had smisk inthe mad. A, cheer d the adventurous party; but whem the enthu- siaem bad u little abated, opinions were givea forth thatthe experiment would have been more fac tory if M Alexandre had given a practical illustra. tion of the benefits which bis machine is said te ren- der in the way of fiudiog sunken articles, for as it~ wae there bad only heen & demountration of the possibility of retoainivg under the water thirty minutes We bope M Alexandre will take this hint in bis next experiment. In answer to the machine had descended forty-five feet, and then sloped down an embankmont forty-two feet more. observe articles of anotber description. , We heve already given hasty sketches of the va- rious artioles exhibited, but we now propose to enter inte detailed descriptions of some of the principal objects Before entering the building a great many articles. are seen scattered up and down the Garden, for want of reom inside, and among them will be observed an automaton reaping and raking ma- chine, from Chicago, the working’ of wl is calculated at first to excite laughter, from the novelty and ex‘reordinary nature of ite movements; but when the spectator comes to understand it, the ingenuity of the whole thing excites his admiration. By the turving of a wheel the out are set in motion, and the corn or bay is cut, a mevoable rake gathers the sheafs up, presses them srother rake, lifts them off the machine and lays them on the ground, expanding again, and returning, by a lateral movement, to go through the same process, Amidst the articles on view in the corridor, are nuiaber of boots and shées, illustrative of a new method «f manufacturing these useful ities, recontly carried into effect by an association in thia city. Machines bave been invented for m the different portions of boots and shoes so aa to require only the putting of them together to complete the ~ ‘acilitating the carrying out of the of Jahor, saving of time, and sociation com- enpners. The y pleted over 2,000 brogans, and in this work have employed between twelve and fifteen men and boys. It is calculated that if the system be fall: ed out, the association will be abie to afford to sell shoes at sixty-five cents, and mon’s brogans at from seventy-five cents te one dollar. A SkLY-RAKING AND Rearina Macuoe, whieh ide the grain in sheaves by the side of the machine. The process of cutting is effected by the double- shears, which are geered ic a simple manner, and cut » swacth six fuot wide; the reel is also used in this machine, when cutting grain; when worked asa mower the platform is removed, and the grass is left on the ground, spread for drying. The whole | of the mechino, without the tongue, oecupies only ° sbout ten feet square, it is easy of motion, ae seems dosigned successfully for tho object, requiring only two borses and one man. A ConcRnTRATED Howse POWER MACHINE, ADAPT- ED TO THE VaRrous Wants OF THE PLANTER AND Farmyr —The machine is very compact, andean be readily set up for uae, requiring no jevelling, and is 20 covstructed—the |. wheel or on a crane—-that the power oan be one point to another without being co1 to disturb the position ef the machine after the same has been set and once prepared for use. The crane which supports tho puiley, is also so constructed that the belt connecting the main driver with the driving pulley may at avy time be lengthened or shortened, without resorting te the usual method ef untying and tying at the joints. The maker ofthis macaine also exhibits af A ComrounD Usn AxuB.—He declares that by this nrraugement of the axle an indepon- dent motion to opposite wheels, without affect- ing their relative lateral sction, is secured. By the use of this axle the entire danger of breakage isobviuted. With the ordinary axle this liability arises principally from the disintegration of the iron, one of the chief sources of danger in railroad tinvel is in the breaking of axles. Large num- bers of lives have beon lort, and an immene amount of property destroyed, by thie cause alone. In turning curvee of avorage radius, and with ordinary trains, a large Bytom of the motive power muy be saved. With the common axis, owing to the groater dietaove to be travelled over in the same tine, by tho whee! on the onter rail, all the wheels on one rail mast slid, to compensate for the natural tendency tow diilerence ia velocity. With this axle, ench wheel moves with a velocity due to the Ben of rail to be travorsed. In the applica- tion of tke brakes the iorsion of the axle is ob- vinted—each whee) turning with the velocity due to the preatuso of the brake on itself, and not affesting or being affected by the other. Thesv axles have been four ycars Ia use on the Albay and Baffalo Teiiroad, and no cuse of breakage has yet been re- ported. Two hundsed have alceady been made, and Brrovgements bave been entered into with the pro- Hetais of the Novelty Works, tomoke entire wheels in one block. by means of a die, This will ehoapen the whole atiuir, and consequently inoresse its sale, thus giving additional employment. Aa it is, there are already thice hundred meu eroployed in ite ma- nufao' wre. A Hane Sern Piuanree.—Thie macbine, for which a patent Was obtained Jana 15, 1852, is intended for Planting orn, cortou, benns, &e. They can bo arranged to pleut from three to six kernale in @ hill, placit g ali the kernols at ne equal distence apart, apd al an even depth in the eurth, and ean be used as well on uneven as on evsn ground. ‘The machine ia din tho bend like ® eane;@ man can plant sht to ten nores per day, with ease. The 8 ary elmple i their construstion, and effec. tive in their operation. aud thoy cheapness must en- A Cost on Ast Rippin This machine is anew fuvoution. Lt iseuciowd, no that any one oan riddle the ashes in the parlor, if ho chooses, without i ibe furciture, as the ashes or dast ennnot ercupe from the enclosed sieve while they are being sifted Jv is very simple and convenient—turaing & small erent heodle ia all that is required in order to riddle the conte from the ashes, which is done riddle. It can be placed on any ordinary flodr bar- re), if desired, 00 that the aehes oan rei rain vill the barre! 's full A Parent Baance Gare —This ie a sim- ple, convenient, and perfect invention. The con- siraction of it 1s not oxpensive, avd ite appearance plousing 1 the eye, while it is susceptible of made yeryornwncatal, It cannot sag, or readily bo t of order |! opens and shuts with the ute, moat. teellity. by menne ofa band-cord within rerch of the devoe amd ft only reqirom a Pall, without even stopping the horse, te the gate; and passing through = pull on anot equal ease — yet so. Sraaly fe ia cord shuts it with alley being revolved I be tanaferred from | ‘ H '