The New York Herald Newspaper, March 25, 1853, Page 2

LOCAL AFFAIRS. rae Deforrest Bngtallation of the Rev. George Welsom as Pastor of the Hastern Comgrega- Genal Church, Madison Street. "Fhe ceremony of installing the pastor of this charch ‘feok place on Wednesday evening, March 9, in the yrerence of a large congregation, who were deeply Impressed with the solemn exercises. ‘Phe ceremonies commenced by reading the minutes fa meeting held by the clergymen of the Cungrega- Sena) Church, which dismissed the late pastor, who, from sickness, could not attend to his duties, and in- mating the Rev. G. D. Folsom as the future pastor. "Fhe choir then sung three verses of the 1st hymn. The Rev. Mr. Ray then read portions of the Scrip- fare from the 40th chapter of Isaiah, and the 4th @hapter of the Epistle of St. Paul to the Ephesians ; after which he offered up an eloquent prayer, be- gecching God to help them in the undertaking, to accomplish which they had assembled there that @vening. The 122d Psalm, from the Scriptures, was then gang by the choir: “I was glad when they said uuto me, let us go into the house of the Lord.” The sermon for the evening was then delivered by Bev. Dr. Cheever. He took for his text “Restore wate me the joy of thy salvation, and uphold me with fy free spirit. There will I teach transgressors, ty ways, and sinners shall be converted unto thee” Pealm 51st chap. 12th and 13th verses. “Knowing fherefore the terror of the Lord we persuade men, bat we are made manifest unto God, and I trust also ave made manifest in your consciences,’ second Bpistle of St. Paul to the Corinthians, 5th chap. 11th verse. The terror of the Lord he said, kept Job in 8 state of holiness, and it was the terror of the Lord whieh also awakened David, when he found that he bad lost the salvation of the Lord which he pleaded God to restore to him. What was the terror referred to by the Apostle St. Panl that arrested men in their sins and turned them to God. The immediate context @iecloved that terror, which was the terrors of hell and a jadgment by God. St. Paul preached those ter- rors, which had a great effeet on his hearers. There ‘was no terror like that referred to in histext. There ie none which bears any description to it, “the wrath of God abideth on him who believeth not in our Lord Jesus Christ.” St. Paul would never have | hed this terror, were it not to show them their er, and to present to them an argument which alone can move a sinful soul—of all things it was the est adapted to move a hardened sinner. Men would mever aut their sins if not driven from them by fear. Men would never come to Christ unless compelled to @o 80 by the fear of the Lord. Some men may think ‘that this is a very degrading way of restoring man- Kind; but is there qoete. more hateful than the eamity of men with God. There are many to whom ‘this terror is distasteful, and do not believe that it is ‘the best way of restoring sinners. Men would go on forever sinning if there was not some retribution in store for them. He then alluded tothe rich, who never think of the half starved wretches, which are number- Jess, and would be glad at all times to get the crambs from his table. His principle is not to encourage the Eps beggars by giving them money. If he is asked eontril towards building a house of refuge for the , ora church for God’s people, he will say, He then con- | - again, and I will think of it.” tended niey the preaching of the word of God would do no if the law of God was not also preached. Each Jess without the other. Was there anybody who woukl see God unless he fell down, confessed his | ‘gins, and was meek’ Christ came not to heal the vighteous, but to callsinnersto repentance. It conld have been nothing lest than this that God offered Bp his only begotten son to save sinners. From his a = learned the wisdom of on dealing ith the Lord. No preacher of the Li been such @ preacher of terror as his own son Jesus heart was all love, and full of compassion for us mi- gerable sinners. There is no salvation, except that from an endless hell. Paul was the greatest inspired er of love. Bunyan, Wesley, and Luther, were all like him. They preached the terror of the Lord, and were wonderfully persuasive. Some men are mistaken in the kind of preaching which is most persuasive. They may preach about the new .Jeru- #alem, and about the beauty of heaven, but about the terror of the Lord they will never be able to turn a single sinner’s heart. Agrippa said that the terror of the Lord almost persuaded him to become a Ohbristian. A man who expects to get to heaven must have both the experience of the terror and joy of the Lord. He then said that they had no ddea of the danger of second-hand religion. The t was, he said, applied not only to the minis- ters of Christ, but every member of the church. No minister was fit to preach the word of (iod unless he Delieved what he was preaching truly himself. He | aerate by saying that their light should shine be- men, so as to be a guide to them. Let it be a light of the knowledge and experience of (God's sal- | vation. This was his most earnest prayer for the | congregation and pastor, in order that they may be able to know the love of Christ, which passeth all Rev. Mr. Belden then delivered the installing pray- er, asking God to bless the pastor wnom they were installing. He commended to God the pastor elect, and berought God to grant him all that grace and salvation which his situation required, and that he ight preach the terror of the Lord to ail his hearers. ™ fhe ey. H.S. Carpenter then charged the pas- tor. Ministers, he said, were regarded by some men as business men. Ministers should be holy, for the ministry was the very pen of God. If there be any deterioration of the ministry, it not only began im the © egation, but among the ministry themselves. e right hand of fellowship was then extended to the Rey. Dr. Folsom, the minister installed, by the Rey. Mr. Grinnell. The choir then s fifty-second chapter e Rev. Mr. Beech anthem ved from the Isaiah. er then charge the congrege- ‘tion. i The Rev. Mr. Atchison then delivered op a short bot uent prayer. The Lenedetion was then pronounced by the in- stalled pastor, after which the congregation departed. The SHALL THRY NOT HAVE 4 CRURCR? On Thorsday evening, the 3d inst’, a public ing was heid at the chapel of the New York to take into con- jallandet for estab- Dniversity, Washington square sideration the proposition of Mr, ishing a church for the religious instruction of deaf mutes, A number of clergymen of the Episcopal shureh were present, with many influential laymen, ‘and several deaf mutes of both Bishop Wain- wright presided, and, having opened the proceedings of the meeting with prayer, said: The object of this meeting, my C is to nee whether something can be aceomp! give accommodation for the performance of gious duties of those deaf mutes who are a part of our Christian population bere. It is understood that there are between one and two hundred educated deaf mutes in this cit: part of whom have been inatracted in the admirable institution which we have near to us, and the presiding officers of which, itiea great satisfaction to me to say, are present npon this occasion; others have been educated in the insti in Connecticut. But this number of them, f am intort ed are educated. We wish to give them the great pri- vilege of social worship. it is perfectly obvious, when deaf mutes go to the churches of various denominations in this city where, worship is ducted for ourselves, that they must be cut off ex- cept they notice the action of worship from p: pating in it. There is no communication between the officiating minister, the worshiping Christians, and themselves. Now, my excellent friend and prother, Mr. Gallaudet, seeing this condition o things, and feeling a deep sympathy for deaf mute himself being in the closest social relati them, made an experiment of assemul them in this very room, for the pur worship, and communicating with manner by the language of the It has been so successful as to encouraz: na to go further with this enterprise, and the ¢ of this meeting ie to see what can be I will not longer detain you, because we shal fall exporitions of what has been done, and whet we May reasonably hope may be accomplished by my friend, who is here present, and who will give us the advantages ‘of his exper nee in thie matte @oubtlos there are others here present who able to throw light upon thia most interesting sub Mr. James Van Nostrand was then appointed Seo retary of the meeting. The Rev. Mr. Gallaudet said :—Right reverend sir, men—It would be a pleasing t: to trace the ogress of deaf ite rise to the present time, and the labors of those men who hy talents to the great work of educating de: and to tel) you how the first institution was start how twelve inetitutions are now inmoperation in this wountry, from the one at Hartford to that recentiy es in came forward nd fadies and ger tablished in Louisiana. However, that is not the | for which I have invited you to be present ark is to speak of an enterprise of my own, an you will, I by me if, I tell you a plain and ‘mavarnisled tale. Let me take you through the suc eessive stages which have led on to this meeting, in the providence of (God, and if I make ase of the pro- noun “1,” copsider that I oan speaking (7 you with plies and enforces the other; each is help- | ord has ever | The reason he preached it was because his | to be upon the rise In 1850, in the providence of God, I assumed the privileges and responsibilities of a minister of Christ, and at that time the thought ay peey itself upon my mind that it was my (sy gn my attention to the education of the deaf mutes city, in addi- tion to the duties which 1 discharged as a teacber in the Institution. For that pr , I lcoked round for a suitable room, and by the kindness of the Rector of St. Stephen’s Church, 1 used that vestry room for several weeks, My meetings at that time were attended by onl; four or five educated deaf mutes of this city; but they were present, and I found that some little good was done. When, however, this became noised abroad, they dropped in, one after another, until the room could not contain them. We then held meet- ings !n Bond street, on Friday evening, at which fifty-nine deaf mutes attended. At these meetings portions of the Scriptures were expounded, and gene- ral information given with regard to historical and other useful subjects. This was more of a social gathering than an act of solemn devotion— that is, public worship. The meetings have one on until the number of di mutes ve increased to sixty. Six or eight months ago the idea occurred to me that it would be well to gather these people around me, in the relation of people to their pastor. Having received the unani- mous congent of the rectors of the city churches, I established a service in this place on the first Sunday in October, which has been continued up to this time. I am now endeavoring to form a parish and build a church, in which persons may be gathered together who take an interest in deaf mutes, not only for deaf mutes themselves, but for their chily dren, parents, and friends, so that they may not be cut off as a distinct class from the rest of society. Another reason is, that several are married and have children, who can hear and and these children I wish to gather into a Sanday school, and train them up so that they can feel that they are interested in the same church that their parents aid. If this city increases in population, | twenty years will not roll by before there are four hundred of this class in the community, and it seems to me that it is our duty to call them together for social worship. I wish the church to be as central as possible—at Twentieth or Thirtieth street, to- wards the Sixth or Third avenues would answer this uurpore. I would state, in this connection, that the Vestry of Trinity Church have granted me $300, for the rent of this room and the expenses here. Many, perhaps, think that our sign Roe is vague, but our sign language conveys ideas wit just as much precision as spoken language does to | those who hear and speak. We have for every ob- | ject a definite sign, and all—even abstract ideas— | can be conveyed with as much precision as spoken | language. (Applauee.) After this address, the reverend gentleman, much | to the gratification and amusement of the audience, translated and explained the créed by means of the | sign language. In answer to a question put to him, he said that the evening service given in the sign | language occupied about fifteen minutes more than | if delivered verbally. | | Remarks were made by Gen. Wetmore, Mr. Gracy, | Gen. J. Watson Webb, Rev. Dr. Haight, Dr. Peet, | Mr. Carlan, a deaf mute, who was interrupted by Mr. | Bartlett, and others, expressive of entire satisfaction | in regard to the necessity of aiding Rev. Mr. Gallau- | detto accomplish his desire. {General Was then proposed the following | resolution: — | _ Resolved, That the object brought before this meeting by Rey. Thomas Gallaudet is one calculated te call for the cordial encouragement and support of this community. | Which was seconded, and unanimously adopted. Rev. Dr. Haigur then rose and presented the fol- | lowing, which was also adopted:— | Resolved, That St. Ann’s Church for Deaf Mutes be commended to the favorable consideration of the clergy and laity of the city and vicinity, with the earnest expec- tation that religious services may, ere long, be held in an appropriate edifice, consecrated to Almighty God. r. Gracy propoeed the following :— Resolved, That a committee of twelve be appointed t counsel and assist Rev. Mr. Gallaudet in carrying out th details of his undertaking. The Presipent then appointed Mr. Gracy, Gen. | Wetmore, Gen. Webb, Rey. Dr. Haight, Rev. Mr. Bedell, Rey. Dr. Cutler, Rey. Cyrus Curtis, Robert D. Weeks, Benjamin R. Winthrop, Rey. Dr. Vinton, Rey. Mr. Greer, and Mr. Weston, as the committee to assist Mr. Gallaudet. On motion, Bishop Wainwright, Dr. Peet, Presi- dent of the Deaf and Dumb Instituion, and Mr. Averell, were added to the committee. The meeting then adjourned. | Organization of a New Presbyterian Chureh. On Wednesday evening a new Presbyterian Church was | organized by a committee of the Third Presbytery of New York, at the place of worship known as the Sixth street Missionary Church, corner of Second avenue. ‘The proceedings were opened by Dr. Hatrim, who gave out the 265th hymn, commencing with— “God, in his earthly temple lays ‘The foundation of his heavenly praise.”” The Rev. Mr. Hows then offered up a prayer appro- priate for the ozeasion, after which— Dr. Harriety rose and said—At the stated meeting of the Third Presbytery of New York, held in January, an appeal was made by several individuals, residents of this neighborhood, for the organization of another Presbyte- rian Chureh, to be taken under the care of the Third Presbytery of New York. The application was made the subject of much prayerful consideration. There were peculiar circumstances that led the Presbytery to take time to consider before acceding to the prayer of the ap- plicants. It is well known to you ail, as it is to all the people of this neighborhood, perhaps, that the place in which we are now assembled was ereeted several years ago by a Presbyterian congregation, previously worship- ing ta the Second avenue Presbyterian Church, and that this house was oceupied by them for a number of yeara, | until they deter asa congregation, to unite with the Braynard congregation and erect a chureh in Four- teenth street, which was accordinzly effected. It was | supposed, by those who entered into this arrangement, that it sas not expedient to continue thei efforts | in this neighborhood, and the Presbytery have now examined into every circumstance before granting the application to which bave referred. The people worshipping bere were connected with the Fourth Presbytery of New York. There was one par- ticular circumstance which weighed heavily with the Presbytery. It is well known to you all, that by reason ‘of frequent removals of our church from the lower por- tions of the city, some ary ground, and tl it is probable ere long that sary to establish city missions for the purpose of gathering in tho-e residents of the city whom we have, in some measure, left without ordi mances, by reason of the removala to which I have re ferred. the brethren of the Third Presbytery, who have looked around and seen that the city has extended itrelf on every hand, and that scores of thousands are flocking to this’ great metropolia from every part of the known world, ond the question of supplying the wants of these people ix one that is daily and hourly becoming of mo- mentous importance. The city is evidently outgrowing the provision made in times past for the preaching of the word, and the administration of ordinances, and mea sures must be taken to meet these increasing wan ‘The whole subject then comes up for consideration in { connection with the application of these brethen, It is alto known to many that o missionary organization has been formed in connection with the Mercer street Pres- bytery, which has had for its object, in some degree, the eupply of the destitute, and that they have employed the Kev. . Mr. Howe, who has been lab for several yoars partin t ighborhood. Now the question arises as to the charse' of the new organization we ° at present considering. ‘It waa resolved on the first day of March by the committee io grant the ppl without determining as far as the is concerned, whether thie new church vhall rise up an¢ city, or be a m fare of th ne one of the strongest churches in the onary society laboring for the wel ing population and endeavoring to gether them in. But, at @il events, it becomes neees-ar for ua in accordance with ti tery, to proceed with the o appointed. consisting of Dr Mr. Prentice, and they were cetye the applications from individ united together in organization. At the usual me ings which have been held. applications hare been pro rented by numerous individuals who had brought certi fieates from other churches, which were found to be in order, and numbers also who bad perhaps, in rome dis tant part of the world, held a church conneetion. and hod left their homer without a certificate membership, end numbers likewire who had not pre viously been’ connected with any church, had come for ward and expressed adesireto be organized together. These latter were examized by the committee who were | ratiefied These then forsn the the organization of the church. The cammitiee appointed the Presbytery have approved of thirty seven iduals. hese persons aame forward by in nm, and were oidressed by Dr. Hatheld, as follows —agrecably to your } ree the presbytery has met you this evening, to | iatroduce those relations which you have expressed to be the devise of your hearte, We have no doubt you have weil considered theenterprise with whieh you are now conn yoursely wad that you understand the solemnity of your missions, and that you have weighed well the responsibilities of this undertaking. It is no light thing, atany Ume, to enter in'o eenaection with | the living God, muel Lesa to ap 1 you now do, to unite yourselves together in a cov ‘an everlaati | covenant, with God—-to undertake the rsiablishing of t worship of God, in connection with the infinite church o | Jenus Chriet, Before we pramounce you to be a church, | we must put o series of necesanry qcestions to yon ‘The reverend gentleman then made the rezular inierro gationa to the brethren, and received satisfactory an | awera, after which he read the regulations of the Presby terian eborch with regard to the eleciton of officers, and made several remarks regarding the institution of elter- | ship, | Mosrrs. Francle Duncan and Richard Read were elected ling elders, and Megers. Chas, Burt and Miles Root were chosen deacons, and were ordained by Dr Hatfield, who, alters few pertinert observations, olfered up prayer | ‘The Rev. Mr. Howe then gave a eharge to the elders nd deacons I. Hacvierp again rose and addreesed some remarks to the avembled brethren. He coneluded by saying that, thirty | yeare ago, on the 26th March, a arta the pany of direiples met together in an upper room e tubsrbe af thle city, and were organised foto «Church of Christ, They numbered twelve, welding he minister, ns have cen f become | or The subject has been frequently discussed by | of church | thousand members. tain of have flown forth to this sd Thus in! of one little house itself, Dr. Hath after dwelling on the benefits me oxseadeds ox- pressed @ hope that God would so add to the the new church, and £0 increase dechm f blessing to this cite tought to-do ma, oa ag mere than the Seventh Church has done, for itcomsmences with three times the number of people, and has more means at its disposal. “ After a prayer had been offered, the doxology was gone through, and the meeting separated. The Yankee. THE REY. D. B. POMEROY ON THE CHARACTER OF THE YANKEE. A very facetious and interesting lecture was de- livered on Tuesday evening, in the Tabernacle, by Rey. D. R. Pomeroy, of Boston; subject, “'The Yan- kee.” He said that, in order to come understand- ingly on the subject of his lecture, it would be neces- sary to call their attention to a few historical facts. Those who dwell in houses and know sciences and literature are usually called civilized, and those who dwell in tents are called savage. The Assyrians, Chaldeans, Medes, Persians, Greeks, and Romans had their frequent wars of plunder and conquest, and whenever they came in contact with the northern tribes they have given us memorials of the people they have conquered. It has been satisfactorily as- certained that three races had passed from Asia into Europe. The first of these waves of emigration were the Celts or Cimmeri, who passed across the conti- nent till they reached the British isles. The second wave of emigration was that of the Scythian or Gothic race, some six or eight centuries before the Christian era. The Celts vanished before them from the page of history, except those who had been in the west of the continent. The Scotch, Welsh, and Irish were the descendants of these Celts. There is also more or less of the Seinen element in France, Italy, and Spain. The third wave of emigratien into Europe was the Sclayo- nic. But our present pui was with the second race, the Boythian. ‘the lecturer traced their course through the various countries of Europe. In the fecond Cea there were three tribes of the Scy- thian race in Jutland, who were called Anglo or Teu- tons, from whom have sprung the West; jians, Eng- lish, and Americans. Three hundred of them landed in Thanet, in the river Thames, in the year439, after the Romans had vacated Britain. On the island they met a party of Celts, when a scheme of inter- vention was made between them—they invited more of their countrymen, and afterwards erected the little kingdem of Kent. In two centuries more they exterminated the Celts, and reduced them to bondage, with the exception of the Welsh and Scotch. The Saxon Heptarchy lasted till the eleventh century, when the Norman clement became pre- dominant after the battle of Hastings. These Anglo- Saxon and Norman worthies were bold, hardy, in- domitable, fierce, cruel and ferocious; they were kindred in blood with Goths and Visigoths, Vandals and Ostrogoths, who had battered down the blood- cemented walls of old Rome. There is no evidence, however, that they were ee like the American Indians. They had arts. ey manufactured ar- mor. In the third or fourth centuries of our era they appeared in the page of Eiiory a4 a picates, and a more cruel, rei and relentless horde never dis- raced humanity. They were the filibuster of those fim ages. The terror of their name is hardly con- ceivable by usin these times of peace. The conquest of England led them to abandon their piratical habits; and then, in the middle of the eleventh century, came the Norman element; and finally, in the sixteenth century, came the Protestant Reformation, all fof which had a great effect in The lecturer then came down civilizing them. to the Mayflower emigration of the Pilgrims to the Plymouth rock. They must poner the insti- tutions—civil, social, political and religious—which they founded, and then they will understand how the people of New England are what they are. What is a genuine Yankee ?—that is the question. He used the term Yankee as denoting all the na- tives of New England and all their descendants. He would observe, in the first place, that a true son of New England is a very close rver. When he travels he sees every thing within the range of his vision, and, walking up Broadway for the first time, he will be ceen carefully sca the names on the signboards and on the doors. He is very in- quisitive, too—there is always a anerene at the end of his tongue just to minister to curiosity; ina railroad car he is quite annoyed, from the fact that he can neither cee nor hear to the best advantage; on the steamboat, too, he will tax his ubiquity to the utmost prying into everything; find him where you will, he is a true, well-defined in! tion point. All the world may laugh at him, but still he is to fool, and he will questions. erates was condemned to drink the poison cup because he had examined everything in heaven and earth; and if this be a capital offence, alas for the Yankee! He is, however, capable of becoming a gentlemanly et, though no conceivableart could make him a renchman or a dandy. None but a Yankee could give such a definition to the word “ ” as that which may be found in Webster's dictionary. A Yankee mey have a carriage and a servant, but if you see that servant in livery, then you may be sure he is not a Yankee. (Applause.) hia love of plainnese, simplicity, directness, has shorn our courts of justice of all their ridicu- lous ceremonies. And even a Governor, if he should put on airs, would find on the next general caucus that his friends, on the whole, were rather in he likes his minister to speak in plain intelligible Saxon. In dress, sch ge, manners, speech, and religion, he is a deci plain, blunt, outspoken, unceremonious individual. In philosophy, the Yan- kee belongs to the utilitarian school—not that of Jeremy Benthem. This philosophy he has not de- rived from books or universities—it was born with him, and is an paegee part of his nature, There is lodged with the Yankee race a very considerable amount of strong, plain, everyday good sense. A son of New England has no special reverence for what is ancient merely because of its antiquity, though it must be admitted he is often taken bya new theory or principle because it isnew. Idle theo- ries or dreamy speculations are quite a drug in the market,and they cannot hel; sayin “What is the use?”” It is true, no doubt, that New England is in the habit of contributirg money, and men and women, to some | foolish idea; but then it is only what he has to spare and she preserves the real gold for works of real value. The lecturer commented upon the discrimi- nating qualities of the Yankee intelleet; and for this sharp metaphysical acumen they were indebted to the pulpit, the schoolhouse, and the open Bible. | This characteristic has been acquired by the great honor accorded to skill in figures; and there are undoubtedly at this moment handreds of boys and girls striving to work out a difficult problem in | the rule of three, or square root, who will hereafter be heard of in some grand railroad or other scheme in China or Africa. A true Yankee has a strong | sense of justie#, which makes him keenly alive to the injuries himself or others may suffer. If you touch him wrongfully he will make heaven and earth noisy with hia clamors. This feature is Anglo-Saxon, and Norman, and Scythian, too. Akin to this element in the New England character is his love of liberty. Onur ancestors never bowed their necks to the yoke of bondage. They know how to subjugate and rob, and make merchandise of other men, but they never were slaves themselves. What would have been the condition of Ireland for the last hundred years if she had only contained three millions of Yankees. He strongly suspected Ireland would not now be as she is, This love of iberty enters largely into the elements of the New England character. A true son of New England has a cluster of qualities which passes under the name of enterprice. There isa well known Yankee word, | which is very significant of hisenterprising qualities, and that word is “gumption.”” When you seea young | man, the morning when he is of age, starting into the world, with all his goods, real and personal, tied in a bandana, and not having the slightest doubt of his success, you may depend he is a Yankee. Who are the principal teachers and professora of schools ?—and when a president is wanted for any | of the Weetern colleges, whom do they A Yankee. Subtract the Yankee from the commerce and manufactures of the United States, and what have you left? Give a Yankee, trained in the com- | mon school, a few acres of granite rock, and he | will not only make a Ilving, bat grow rich and be- come @munificent founder of colleges and institu- tions. From the restless, roving ure propen- sity of the Yankees, one might think they cared little for their country, or for the graves of their fathers; and yet, strange as it may appear, they love their New £ngland home. Her rocks and vallies, her fireams and snows and piercing winds, are all very dear to them. They love to recall the little babbling brooks, and the mountain forest, and, though im- pelled by a restless enterprise to the farthest hounds of the green earth, there is not one of them who does not hope to lie down in death in some quiet nook of their own New England. A villainous Yaakee is own of the most villainous ruffiana in the world— | probably the worst men of the city, as well a3 some of the best, are of New England origin. He might refer to other traits of the Yankee, but he know that smong’ their other qualities they were by no means | remarkable for their patience onder a long discourse, The lecturer then concluded. Cowrt of General Sersionas. Before Hon. Jodge Beebe and Aldermen Cornell and Tie man. Mancn 24.—-Manstcugiter. —- Jeremiah Kelly was in dicted for the manslaughter of John McCabe, om the 41h March last. Verdict—tsnilty of manslaughter im the fourth degree, with a recommendation to mercy. Sen. tenoe $50 Gne. The petit jnry was discharged Sor the term, and the ourt Mijourned uptis to morrow, atl o'clock, favor of the principle of rotation. In religion, too, | send for? | ‘The Militia of the State of New Verk. We have received a copy of the annual report of the Inspector General of the New York State Militia, (B. F. Bruce,) which bas been transmitted to his Excellency, Governor Seymour, for presentation to the Legislature. From this statement, it appears that during the past year the organization of the militia has been highly successful. By the amended act of April 16th, 1851, officers are at once placed in command of their respective corps, and cannot be superseded after having completed the organization thereof, as they were liable to be under the law of 1847, which offers an incentive to effort, which has been, and still promises to be, highly beneficial. Encampments are reported to have been held in twenty regimental districts, which number greatly exceeds that of any previous year, The encampment of the five regi- ments composing the fifth and sixth brigades was held at East New York, commencing on the 30th of September last, which was one of the most imposing military displays of the kind ever witnessed. Two hundred and fifty tents were pitched at the encamp- ment, and about 1,200 men, rank and file, were on parade duty. An encampment of the Fifty-first regiment, under the command of Col. 0. Vanden- burgh, was held at Syracuse, on September 29, 1852, during which time the full routine of camp and field duty, according to the United States regulations, was rigidly enforced, and strictly complied with. The report states that the new organization, when com- plete, will comprise an armed, equipped and uniformed, military force of about 27,000 citizen soldiers, and suggests the expediency of making some provision for holding snauety, at some central point in the State, a military drill, or camp of instruction, for twenty consecutive days, to be attended by one or more delegates or representatives from each regi- mental district, such persons to be selected by the military boards of the respective districts. The num- ber of 27,000 men may appear to be small, in case of invasion or otherwise; but it will no doubt be remem- bered by our readers that we furnished statistics a short time since, which clearly proved, that in the short space of six hours New York alone could fur- nish 50,000 men, well Giecipiied and equipped, to- gether with two hundred pieces of cannon. The re- rt announces that the whole military force of the Rtate, cme in the first division district and the county of Kings,) is to be raised by the volunteering of such able-bodied and white male citizens as are willing to enlist in the service for a term of seven qos, and that each company shall be limited to forty-six in number, each officer and man furnishing himeclf with a Secne uniform, as prescribed by the commander-in-chief, and subject to such restric- tions, limitations and alterations as he may order. The report farther states that various causes have con- tributed to render the military fund much less than the Legislature had reason to Lege it would be when the law was enacted; but that if the present plan for the organization of the militia is ever carried out to a successful completion, further legislation will be neceseary, in order to provide a fund sufficient to pa; the compensation allowed by law to those engage in the service; and the report respectfully submits, whether it would not be more in harmony with the Pencils of our form of government, and more con- lucive to Beanie welfare, to require the whole ex- ense of sustaining such organization to be defrayed y the State itself, d of compelling young men to bear the burthen, many of whom have compara- tively no other ability for paying the commutation tax, than that of being white male citizens between the ages of eighteen and forty-five years. The re- port suggests the propriety of a thor h revision and codification of the exist militia laws, for as at present on the statute book they are difficult to be defined and understood, and that the per diem allowance to the members of uniform companies be increased, as the expenses to which theyare subject renders the present eos peneeaen inadequate. The report further states that a circular having been sent to the commanding officer of each regimental district, calling upon him to report, that returns have been made from sixty-one regiments, which show the ex- istence of an armed,equipped, and uniformed military force of 15,020 men; t there are ten regimental districts from which ne report has been received, the return from which will probably increase this number. General Bruce states that he has visited and examined the regimental and company armo- ries, which generally were in good condition, and that the State arsenals which he has inspected were in a condition which reflected great it upon the able and efficient officers having them in charge, as well as to the subordinate officers to whose more immediate care they are entrusted. In conclusion, the InspectorGeneral highly commends the fidelity and earnestness with which the officers and soldiers who have thus far taken upon themselves the labor of perfecting our meee organization, (under the existing laws,) have performed their duty, and that if their fidelity and zeal is met with a co! din; sympathy on the part of the government and its citi- zens; the time is not far distant when the State will be possessed of a military force, which for its effi ciency and thorough discipline will be unrivalled by the citizen soldiers of any State or country. Board of Education. Maxcu 23.—Erastus C. Benedict, Eaq., President. The minutes of the last meeting were read and ap- proved. APPOINTMENT. On motion of Mr. FRasgr the following resolution was adopted :—Resolved, That William Jones, Jr., be and he is hereby appointed Commissioner of Common Schools for the Tenth ward, in place of Andrew V. Stout, re- signed. APPLICATION. Mr. T. C. Surrm presented an application of the school officers of the Fifth ward for an appropriation to pay sun- dry bills. Referred to Finance Committee. ANNUAL APPORTIONMENT OF SCHOOL MONEYS. The committee on the annual ap ent submitted their report, by which it appears that the annual returns made to the Board of Education by the School Trustees, and which are accompanied by the affidavits of the teach- ers, show that the average attendance at the schools un- der the I reed of the Board of Education, during the year ending January 1, 1863, is 44,596, as follow: Average attendance at Ward schools . 23,273 ad D5 Public Schools 19,316 Other Corporate Schools 2,007 » 44,506 The segregate increase in the average attendance of acholars in all the scbools, during the year 1952, is 1,636. ‘The average attendance at the public schools is 403 less than the year previons. ‘The average attendance at the other cor, te schools, asylums, &c., is 24 less than last year. reas the ave: yage attendance at the ward schools is 2,062 more than the previous year. ‘The moneys to be raised and apportioned, pursuant to the fifteenth section of the law of 1851, are as follows :— Ist. An amount equal to the sum apportioned to this county out of the common school fund of the State.......sse00+ seckeee « $128,709 14 2d. Anamount equal to one-twentieth of one per ceat of the taxable property of the city 160.055 52 WO iv esecespacsednsrsiperspsdsuren nase MURDER OO Which exci eds the sum apportioned to the schools last year by $47,466 17. Your committee have apportioned the said sum of $288,704 56, ond fird that the amount per scholar, based upon the full average attendance of 400 sessions, is $647.34, or eighty-six cents per scholar more than laat Total, cceecessscereeesecceeeeesees ear. 7 The following is the schedule of apportionment, select- ed out of three, and adopted by the Board:— APPORTIONMENT OF SCHOOL MONEYS—1853. $150,095 93 126,062 92 235 51 «© Meebanies’ Society Sc 282 92 “New York Orphan Asylu 1,095 05 ‘* Roman Catholic Orphan As 3,975 65 Teake and Watts’ Orphan House 1/431 99 ‘* Protestant Half Orphan Asylum 1.32 ‘Female Guardian Society. House of Refuge... “Colored Orphan Asylum. TOA, ds engresunsesryressoss ‘The Hoard then adjourned. Marine Afvairs. New York, March 23, 1853. Str—Would you be kind enough to state, in your morn- ing’s paper, the quickest parsare between New York and Albany, and what boat made it? If you cannot tell the quickest passage, let me know if there ever was a boat went in less than six hours. By so doing you will much oblige ‘A SUBSCRIBER, [We believe the shortest passage was made in seven hours, but we have no data by which to speak positively. —Ep, Henin.) 7T@ THE EDITOR OF Nie THE HERALD. Yor«, March 22, 1863. =I saw in your paper of this morning a en: British brig Canada’s passage hence to Ba- thurst, Africa, im which you say “the clipper brig Faro- rita loft the same day and arrived within one hour after her.”” Permit me to ray that you have ben misinformed as to the time of the sailing of the two vessels, The brig Canada left ber anchorage in the North river on Friday sfternoon, ihe 17th of December, bound to Ba- thurst direct, and that night had the benefit of the first of a northwest wind, which every nautieal man knows the value of. ‘The Pavorla left her anchorage on Satur y forenoon, the 18th of December, bound to the island Goree; arrived there on the evening of the bth of January too late to go ashore, and as my orders were to Jay off and on and not to aneltur, I was compelled to wait intil the following morning, wi en, after some hours de- tention on account of my bil! of health, I landod, J left there late the raine afterncon, bownd to Bathurst, and, having but 75 miles to run, I kept pnder easy sail, as 1 could not enter the Gambia river at mght. The following morning the Canada and two-Frenek vessels took the only three pilots belonging to the port, and I waa com- pelled to follow in the wake of the Canada up the river to Bathurst. I should never have taken the trouble to peers that the Favorita’s parsage was better than the ‘anada’s had it not been called in quostion by others: bor by now giving this a place in your paper, you will bli Fs ro) folly, _ 7 TON A ‘whiT, Master of brig Favorite, serious accident past 7 o'clock nate, about this bour, when oul named David Ca walking upon the track. The slarm was instan' ven ani the speed but before the man got catcher and knocked down, whereby he sustained a ti 4 revere scalp wound upon the right aide of the head, witl other injuries. ‘The train was step and Dr. Wihelm, one of the city coroners, who was pomeneer cats & tended to Coughlin. It is thought that he will ultimately recover. The man heard the alarm signal, but being in- toxicated he could not get from the track in time to pre- vent injury. Frané.—Wednesday morning, abont 1 o’clock,a fire broke out on board of the steamboat Goliah, lying et the foot of Delancy street. The boat was, however, scuttled and sunk before the flames had gainedany headway. At half past twelve A. M. yerterday, a fire broke out in the upper part of the house No. 508 way, which was oceupied asan amateur theatre, and as lodge rooms. The next floor below was occupied by George Ponsott, a furniture dealer, and John L. ‘Westera, ass ing-glass manufac- tory. The flames were not extinguished before property to a large amount was destro: The Chief of Police and Captains of the Fifth, Sixth, Eighth, Ninth, Fifteenth and Sixteenth wards, were on the spot, and rendered effieient service, by preserving the property and keeping order. ‘There was a large attendance of the fire department, who pipe very nascent in sok to prevent, the flames m extending to the adjoining a our Wedn broke eatin the 1e' oy night, a e fancy dry store of J. riffin, 345 Sixth aven Tt was occasioned by seme batts of cotton taking fire from a piece of paper which had been used for lighting the gas. The fire was extirguished with trifing damage. Ata late hour on Sunday evening a fire broke outin the first floor of the house No, 582 Houston street, corner of Broadway, occupied by Jules Gondon, asa hair dress- ing establishment, which was not extinguished before the entire stock was destroyed. There is an insurance of $600 on the goods in the Citizen’s Fire Insurance Com- pany. The basement of the building, extending to Broad- way, occupied by A Florence, as a restaurant, was some- what damaged by water. There isan insurance on his stock in the Jefferson & Lowell Insurance Company. At alate hour on Wednesday night a pee fire occurred in the fourth story of the house No. 87 r street, but was quickly extinguisbed, before any material damage was effected, by the police and the inmates of the house. Fire in AN Oyster Boat. —At 11} o’clock Sunday night, a fire broke out on board of an oyster boat, lying at pier 24 Kast river, which way promptly extinguished by a stream of water from Hose Co. No, 2, ‘The damage to the boat is trifling. Hisrexan Bevevorsxt Borat. Socrery.—At a special meeting of the above society, held at Montgomery Hall, 16 Prince street, on Monday evening, for the purpose of electing general officers to govern the soeiety for the en- suing year, the following gentlemen were unanimously chosen :—For General President, Thomas O’Brien, Junr., 250 Mott street; Kirst General Vice President, James Murray £8 Chrystie street; Seeond General Vice President, William Carroil,34 City Nall place; General Seeretary, Pa- trick Dee, 417 Twelfth street; Assistant General Secreta- , Thomas Cushing, 54 Prince street; General Treasurer, Nicholas Walsh, No. 8Sixth avenue. The meeting was most respectably attended. ‘THE MILKMEN OF New York —A numerous meeting of those milkmen residing in the city, who deal in country milk only, was held last evening, at Military Hall, for the prone ‘of uniting and protecting themselves; also'to let it preseed on the minds of the public that they have no connection whatever with the city mitk dealers. They propore to furnish good and nutricious milk, and to charge the public a fair price for it. They wish also to discountenance th’ practice of selting milk manufac- | tured from distillery slops.. There will be a very large meeting of this body on Tuesday next, at Union Hall, No. 163 Bowery, where they will be addressed by several able speakers, ‘ Tue Darrxoor PRIEONERS.—We eive that this body of ‘ancient mariners” are Bae iene to attract public Attention, One of the Daguerreotype artists of Brooklyn has invited them to his rooms, in order toj take their traits, for the purpose of presentation to their fami- ies. This is all very r as it goes. ‘We hope it is only a beginning of something of a more tangible na- ture for their benefit. Many of these old men are infirm and in destitute circumstances. Why should not Con- gress grant them sufficient to smooth their down-hill ath of life? It would certainly be more just than the jalphin, and the other claims of a like character, which have been granted. Lapirs’ Eomr Mission.—The eighth anniversary of the | Ladies’-Home Peart Society will be held this ate in the Madison street church. ‘The meeting will be ad- dressed by some fine Le rps) and several missionaries will be present, who report from their fields of labor. Arrexpt To Commrr Surcipg.—A man named John Brun- ner, who was arrested on suspicion of stealing a gold watch and chain, made an attempt to commit suicide on Sunday, by hanging himself. ‘The doorman of the Eleventh ward station house, where he was confined, however, frustrated his design by cutting him down be- fore life had become extintt. He was conveyed before Justice Welch yesterday on the charge of stealing the wateh and chain, but was discharged. MrLaxcuoLy Suicips —A man named Andrew P. Van Pelt jumped overboard fromjthe sehooner Morris,~on her seage from Virginia to Staten Island, ‘where she be- longs. The deceased committed the rash act off Hog Island. This was the second attempt he had made to sa- grifiee his life onthe passage. Te was a native of Staten Inland, and about thirty-six years of age. He leaves a | wife and several children to lament his untimely end. PocrerPicxva.—On Sundny evening, a lady named Mrs. Williazos, residing at Greenpoint, had ber pocket picked of a purse containing $71, in one dollar bills of the Black- stone Bank, while coming out of the Mariners’ Baptist church, in Cherry street. FocnpunG.—On Wednesday evening an infant, about three weeks old, was found neatly packed in a champagne bosket, on the sidewalk in front of the house of Mr. Good- tin, No, 28 Amity street. It wan brought to the station- house and from thence it was conveyed to the Almshouse, Superior Court. Before Hon. Judge Emmet. THE MISERIES OF A TRIP FROM CALIFORNIA. Marcu 24,—Benjamin Tallman vs, Cornelius Vaaler- bil’, This was an action for alleged false representations made by a person named Vandewater, who, as agent of the defendant, engaged to carry passengers and freight from San Francisco to New York, by the line called Van- Gerbilt’s line, on the Nicaragua route, and from San Francisco to fan Juan del Sud on tho Pacific; frora thence by land carriage, about twelve miles, to Virgin Bay, on the Nicaragua line, thence by steam down the river San Juan to Greytown, (sometimes ealled San Juan del Norte,) and then’ by steam to New York. At the end of September or beginning of October, 1851 the plaintiff engaged passage by that route, and paid $20 to Vanderbilt's agent to be transported to New York. id that th age eabout twenty-five at there wasa plank road from Virgin Bay to San Juan, and that mules were in waiting for the transporta- tion of passengers over the piank road; plaintiff was also aseured that he would not be detained at the Isthmus more than forty-eight hours. Instead of accomplishing the journey in twenty-five days, they were forty-three days coming; there was no plank rond from San Juan to Virgin Pay; there were no mules in waiting to'trans- port the ’ passengers, and it took several duys | 2n inquest Wednesday at No | Such compro. Police Intelligence. In the case of Mr. Brier and the Australian Passage Tickets.— Before Justice McGrath, yesterday afternoon, the hearing in the matter pending against J.C. Erler, charged with selling spurious tickets for passage in the bark Mary Parker, the evidence adduced before the magistrate yer= slackened, the road he was struck by theeow | terday, exhibited by the testimony of Mr. Roberts, of tha firm of Churchman & Roberts, that the bark was owned by them, that in February last a contract wae entered into with Mr. Erler and the owners of the bark, in which Mr. Erler to purchase the bark for $7,000, an® further, that $2,000 of the purchare money was to ba reid es se twenty: first cor of that month, and Or Cae e 080 i to te coutrect. Me, Ever oallod ed ‘unal ure 1! eee @ money, and asked for amount, Churchman & Roberts, wrote a letter to Mr. Erler, informing contract had not been 'complied fore, annulled, and they should B i if other ons for the purchase of their e Subsequently, however, on the Sth, day. of Hieceh ins two thousand dollars was paid by Mr. Krber te Charch= man & Roberts, on account of the and took their receipt for the same, whieh was in court and acknowledged by Mr. Roberts. It now pears, that sincethe yarmeny of the $2,000 te the ownera of the bark, Erler has been selling passage tickets, announcing that the bark would sail for Australia en tha 21st instant; but not baving paid the balance of $5,000 due on the bark, the owners refused to allow the vessel ta. rail; hence the difficulty arose, and ie yentoges had paid their money, believing themselves defrauded, complained to the police magistrate for redress. The casa was adjourned over until this day at 10 o’elock. In the case of the Uncle Sam Steamship.—The com- plaint pending against Horace A. Shaw and George E. lamilton, in the matter of relling tickets for the said steamship, was continued again yesterday, under a hear- ing before Justice Bogart. The evidence adduced wad merely a repetition of that already given, brought out om a cross examination. The investigation was not conelud- ed before the magistrate adjourned it over until thi forenoon. In this matter, on a similar charge, Justice McGrath adjourned the investigation until Saturday. morning, at 10 o'clock. The Rogue Permitted ta Bet, ot ri id trick of urnil recape.—The notorious old trick of ‘bi was - sede wn black “ Butcher tised early yesterday morning, by the well man, Joseph Morrison, or otherwise called Joe,” aided by two white men, who combined together ta cheat and defraud an elderly countryman, named Na- thaniel Moore, a resident of New Windsor, county, in this State, from whom the black fellow snatched a rolf of bank bills amounting to $27.” One of the Fifth ward olicemen arrested ‘Butcher Joe,” and brought hint fore Justice Bogart; but the white men eseaped. ‘The money was recovered from Joe, and placed in tha hands of the Court. Mr. Moore stated to the Court that as he was parsing along Greenwich street, a white maw tapped him on the shoulder, and asked him if he coula direct him to Walker street, to which Mr, Moore replied in the negative. Just at that time another white mar came up, and said he wanted two respectable men just ta decide a bet he had made with a colored man, and if the; two would accompany him, he would give them five dol~ lars each for their trouble. At first Mr. Moore refused ta 0, but was persuaded by the other, who said he was rom the country too, and they might’as well make five dollars as any other person, in an honest way. Accord- ingly they accompanied the man a block or two, when the black man came in sight, and Mr. Moore was told that the colored man had won a’ ten thousand dollar prize in the Boston lottery. and had all the money about him. They next proceeded together into an entry way, out of sight of the street, when a pack of cards was exposed, ai bet of one hundred dollars to, fifty was ed on the turning up of a certain red card. The black man exhibited from his pocket a handfull of apparently geod bank bill: amounting 10 thousands of dollars. Bagh time the bet was made, the negro lost and the white men pocketed the hundred dollars, and kept all the time urging to bet likewise. ‘At last he became enlisted, and he put up the roll of bills, amounting to $27, against $50; but when the cards turned up it was’ decided against him, and the negro seized hold of tho $22 and ran off. "Mr. Moore then felt satisfied he had beer robbed, and fastened himself closely to one of the white men, and followed him through several streete, until the oliceman came and took ‘‘Joe”” into custody, and in sa joing, the while man made his escape. magistrate arked Mr. Moore if be wished to make any complaint, when he replied that all he wanted was the return of his money. The Court ordered the complaint to be taken, but when the affidavit wan drawn up by the clerk, Mr. Moore refused to swear to it. Subsequently, the Justice, finding that he would not mske the necessary oath, re- turned ‘him the ee and ithe sear res turned at large, to prey again on the next unsus 5 malvost made in the police eourt, only tends t increase crime of this character instead of preventing it. Robbery in'the Public Street.—Yesterday, the police of. the Fourteenth ward arrested a young man named Patrick Doorley, on » charge of violently assaulting Hey man Schwarts, of No, 165 Hoster street, who alleges he was knocked down in Walker street, about ten o'clock om Tuesday night, and severely beaten by Doorley, who not obly assaulted him, but stolo from his peeket $75, in gold coin and bank bills. The accused was taken before Jus- tice Weleh, who committed him to prison to answer the charge, in default of $1,000 bail. Rothed on the Five Points.-Officers Mansfield and Webb om Wednesday arrested three women anda man, named Maria, Gorman, Ann 0’Neii, Mary Reardon, and Martin Gorman, on acharge of stealing from a countryman, named Win: Tracy, the sum of $60, while in a low groggery, situated. on the Five Points. On searching the woman Maria tha officers found $25 of the stolen money concealed about her person, and $3 more were found in room, Allthe accused par:ies were taken before Justiee Bogart, wha committed them to prison for a further examination. TO THE EDITOR OF THE HERALD. 265 Granp Strest, New York, Mareh 24,1853. Sm—As the statement in your widely elreulated paper of this date might have @ yondeney {0 impress on the minds of many of your readers that we do not conduct our business of pawnbroking in as fair and legitimate manner as circumstances will generally permit, we beg, in justice to ourselves, to state, with reference to the’ colored woman, Wilson, (who had so many of our tickets in her possession, when arrested.) that we have had dealings with her since the year 1847, when we com- menced business, and up to the time of her being arrest ¢d; and our books will prove all along that she wae regularly redeeming her pledges in the usual way, us consequently to infer that she was entitled to receive loans at our hands It is quite usual for colored persons to be entrusted with the goods of their white brethren to pledge, especially on account of those who feel a repug- nance to do their own business in person, and these form quitea numerous clase in this city. Whatever view may be taken by the legal authorities in this care, we feel assured that we have acted from no improper motives in receiy- ing there goods, and that we had no suspicion of their being feloniously obtained. This much we can ray con- scientiously in vindication of ourselves, and we trust you will do us the justice to give this statement the zame publicity as the cbarge which appeared in your pas rer of yesterday, and oblige, yours, most obedient, SIMPSON & CO. E Eat H Coroner's Inquest. Scpnex Dear iN THe StReeT.—Coroner Wilhelm held 40 Pitt street, upon the to cross the Isthmus, where plaintiff was twenty-one | body of James Young, who fell dead at the corner of ave- days, and obliged to Ire several nights in the rain; the provisions and treatment were not such as had been promised, and the steamboat which brought them part of | the deceased had been ill occasionally with a pain the way went over the rapids of the San Juan river, where about a dozen lives were lost. The plaintiff brings this action to recover damages for a!l these inconven- fences, dangers, delays, and loss of timo. For the de fence it was contended that Vandewater was not the agent of Mr. Vanderbi't; that the defendant did not own the continuous line, nor was he liable for the representations of Vandewater. The defendant also contended, that the aecon:maations and provisions for the passengers were sufficient, and that the representations of the plaintiff were untrue. Mr. H. F, Clark, having summed up on the artof the defendant, and Mr. Marsh for the plaintiff, udge Emmet charged the jury, who returned a verdict for the plaintiff for $50, which carries costs. ‘Theatrical and Musical. Fowrry ThkaTrs.—The entertainments annowneed this evening consist of the drama of “The it Shi and the grand spectacle of “The Arab and Steed”? Nearly all the talented artists attached to this theatre will appear. BroapwaY TrraTrn.—Mr. Forrest, the distinguished American tragedian, who is drawing large audiences every night, appears in his inimitable representation of Spar- tacus, in ‘The Gladiator.’ The amusements conclude with the farce of ‘Twas I.” Bortox’s Tikatre —Shakspeare’s excellent comedy of “The Merry Wives of Windsor,” which has been £0 suc- cessfully played at this theatro, is announced again for this evening. The entertainments will close with the “Two Queens.’? Nanioxat, Thearae—Mr. Purdy, the active manager of this establishment, announces a very attractive pro- gramme for this evening, The pieoes selected are ihe *Coran of Life,” “Jack Sheppard,’ and the ‘Miller of Whitetone.”” Remember, it is Mrs. Jones’ benefit. Watrack’s Treatre—The entertainmenta announced by Manager Wallaek for this evening cannot fail a large audionce, The first piece is, the co Stoops to Conquer,’ and the Inst, the “Pet of the Pett coats.” The receipts are for the benefit of Mr. Phillip: ANERICAN MusKUM.—The same attractive bill of en’ tainment which was given here yesterday afternoon and evening, is to be repeated to-dey, The “Happy Family’ continues as attractive as ever, Sr. Cuartes Turarre.-—The benefit of Mr. Lefingwell ecmes off this evening. Three very attractive pieces are provided, and from the great popularity of the beneficia- 1, we doubt not that the house will be filled to over. lowing Creve—Beseeit or More. Tourviaine.—The procecds of the Amphitheatre this evening are for the benefit of the inimitable artiste, Mme. Tourniaire. The entire company will appear. Curisty’s Orrra Hovusr.—The usual entertainments are to be given at this establishment to night. ‘Woon's Mrssrnets announee an exeoedingly attractive Programme for this evening. Paxvann’s Hoty Layp and Risiry's Trawee continue to be exhibited at their respective halls with great success. Dr. Varewune will hold forth again this evening, at Hope Chapel. Maz, Varentini’sCoxcents, at Society Library, are very well attended. ‘Ta NeW Raxornrc Crocks.—This now wonder wil! be in- troduced at Metropolitan Hall this evening, by Dr, Boyn- ton, at the close of his Geological Lecture. AN Unvevar Occurnmecr.—There was preeent at the Howard Athenwunr, in Poston, on the 21st inst., a gontle man who had atiended a theatrical performance in Bos ton sixty years before, and «sa at man’s estate then. He was the venerab! the immortal John, of giorioug Revolutionary memory. ‘the old gentleman—who is ever eighty years of age looked quite hearty, and appeared to enjoy the entert: ment with infinite relish, particularly the splendid dane- ing of the lvely Pougand. Malio, De Meliase, one of the troupe of Prench dancers, performed the character of La Syiphide, at the Howard Atbenwum, Boston, on the 224 inst, to ansadntiring mu- dieriee. Mr. Venno, the stage manager of the National thestre, Washing ton, received @ benefit at that ertablishment 9° the 200 inet, for Jolin Haneoek, of Beacon street, son of | nue C and Second street; at four o’clock Tuesday after- noon. It appeared, from the evidence of bis wi! * that in hig bowels for some years pest; upon Tuesday he wont through a great deal of unusual exertion in serving notices for @ society ; upon his return he fell at the above mentioned thaed and died instaptly. Doctor Blumenthal examined the body, and, after hearing his testimony, the {try renilereda verdict of death from the bursting of ar intestinal abscess. The deceased was fifty-one yeare of age, and a native of England. DeatH By DrowntnG.—Coroner Gamble held an inquest: yesterday, on the body of an unknown man, which was found floating in the water, foot of Warren street, at noon. Geo. G. Clarke, of Orange county, depored—Was stending on board the steamer Caledonia; saw the body floating near the stern of the boat; made ‘it fast; I do not: know the max. Doctor Uhl then examined the body, and the jury rendered a verdict of death from drowning. The deceased had on a black cleth overcoat, cotton stril yest, black cloth pants. ve? flannel undershirt, eot! drawers, woollen socks, broan shoes, a black neck hand kerchief, and white cc‘ton shirt with linen bosom. A wallet was foond in iis pocket, containing a pawnbroker’s ticket, dated 11th of February, for a Sills aad bow, pledged for one dollar, at Simpson’s, No, 26 Chathanz street. The name on the tiekct, as owner, is that of Charles Nath, No €0 Jackson street. He was about five feet seven inches high, and had black heir, with heavy whiskers all round his face, Fatay Accpent.—Coroner Gamble held an inquest yes- terday, at No. 21734 Vurick street, upon the body of | David Connell, who died from injuries which he received, by @ dreadful fall from @ building, on Wednesday after- noon, Andrew Alexander, and another workman, deposed —Decensed was working, on Wednesday evening, at the Harmony Building, going up in Broadway, below Rector street; he was putting up moulding arouni the well-hole; in changing the position of a plank, ho overbalanced anc fell through the well Lole, with the plank: he fell a dis- tance of fifty-five feet; his body struck against a plank, and split it from end to end; he was taken up insensible, and died'about 10 o’clocktsame night, Dr. Fleet described tho nature of the injuries. The jury rendered a ver- dict of death from a fracture of the skull, accidentally re- ceived by falling through the well hole of the Hirmony Building, upon the 23d instant. The deceased was a na~ tive of Sculand, and twenty-five years of age. Supreme Court Ctrenit, Before Hon. Judge Mite "ACTION AGAINST AN INSURA! BE COMPANY. Edward White vs. the Hudson River Insurance Company. —This was an action for three thousand dollars, the amount of damages sustained by fire, againet which the plainer was insured with the defendants, on his saw mill, ‘ashington street, Brooklyn, and on the steam engine and boilers in that building. ‘On the Ist March, 1851, the premises took fire, and were entirely consumed. ‘The Plaintiff contends that he complied with all the conditions required by the policy, yet the defendants refuse to pay the three thousand dollars, the amount for which he had insured. For the defence’ it is contended that all pro- perty held in trust must be insured as trast property, or the policy becomes void, and that when the plaintiif in- sured hé had no absolute interest in the building or steam engines, they baving been assigned by him for the benefit of his oreditors, Verdict for the plaintifl for full amount claimed, with interest “Tie Gray Mare tue Berrer Horsr.”’—The Bangor Whig relates that in the litle town of Ed- dington there is a family, consisting of six children, the mother of whom is robust, healthy and active, but the father is of quite a different character, It bed Leen arranged that the wife should go to Cali- fornia and make her “pile,’’ whilst the husband should stay at home and take care of the children. This arrangement was Liga satisfactory, and the woman obtained her outfit for the land of gold. Ow arriving at New York she found an op ity to cook during the Pore? out, and she immediately sent back to her family fifty dollars of her fands, and has gone on her way g,and with the determi- nation to get hey shaye of the gold of California. a