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WHOLE NO. 7464, NEWS BY TELEGRAPH. From Washington City. SPECIAL AGENTS OF THE POST OFFICE DEPARTMENT. ‘SPECIAL CORRESPONDENCE OF THE NEW YORK HERALD, Wasmrnatoy, Msy 29, 1853, The following appointments have been made by the ,Postmaster-General, as special agents of the Post Office Department:— Vergil D. Parris, for the New England States. J. Holbrook, at , for New York and New England. William J. Grans, for Pernsylvanis, Delaware and Ma- nd. "Tyobn i English, for Virginia and North Carolina. B. B Chapman, for Ohio and Michigan. Barclay Martin, for Tennessee, George Fry, for Califorois. ‘There are eighteen of the:e agents in all. The ap pointments in the remaining districts have not yet been decided oa. 0. THE APPOINTMENTS IN THE DEPARTMENTS. YROM THE REGULAR NEWSPAPER AGENT, ‘WasuIncTon, May 29, 1853, Several appointments to offices in this District have been rumored within a few days past, but I learn from undoubted authority that none, except to the Post Oflice, have yet been made. Affairs in Albany. THE LEGISLATURE AND THE CANAL QUESTION—THE PROSPECT OF A COMPROMISE—THE CHARGES AGAINST CANAL COMMISSIONER MATHER—THE RAILROAD CONSOLIDATION CELEBRATION, ETC. SPRCIAL CORRESPONDENCE OF THE NEW YORK HERALD, Aunany, May 29, 1853, Since the adjournment of the House yes‘erday, and up to this time, there has been much “free speech” upon the progress made upon the canal question, and evecy member who appears desirous of settling the question amicably, favors the Senate proposition with Mr. Hadley’s amendment. There is in reality no material difference now, since the Assembly has abandoned the taxation pria- ciple, A large number, who are sinsere in adopting rome plag, desire’ that the ‘lettings of 1851 shall be declared null and void, without any equivocation, and among them is Mr. Hadley. Though there is a feature in the Senate resolutions as they stand, compoll. ing future Legislature (o prescribe the mode and man- wer of awarding contracts, and which with many, is be- lieved to be a virtual prohibition against any contractors ‘of 1851 from going on with ary work ; still, as there may be u legal technicality in the matter, it ia more wise to settle it definitely, by declaring that in no event shall thove contracts be recognized, but that the entire work shall be relet. Should the question be allowed to be taken on to-mor- row upon Mr, Hadley’s amendment, it would no doubt be carried, the Senate proposition also be adopted, and ag mended, transmitted to the Senate. Will that body take @ favorabie view of the amendment thus adopted? Are there any Senators who are adverse to the pro porition that the old contracts shall not be re gal- venized? In private conversation, they all admit that they possess no vitality wpatever. Zhen, why not sy, in plain god unmistakable terms, what is already in/erted indefinitely? We hope to ree Messrs, Vanderbilt, Brbeock, Conger, Cooley, Pleree aud Williams unite up- ou that compromise. If ‘they do so, then there will be vo further difficulty, and the canals will be com- pleted in five or six’ years, by their own earnings, an- ticipated a few years longer, and those great public works removed from the grasp of ambitious politicians. But if the House should obstinately refuge to adopt this measure, then there will be no probability of auy agreement be tween the two houses during the session, and the people ‘wil be kept in turmoil some two years longer. A trifling concession now wiil remove a world of ill feeling and bit: ternesa which otherwise must continue, stronger and more vindictive, for an isdatinite period of time. ‘the only matter of importance, besides the canals, is ‘the resolution lying on the table in the House, offered by Mr Champlin, of Allegany, impeaching John 'C. Mather. one of the Canal Commissioners, for various all causes. ‘bat gentiewan will, it is reported, send in his answer to the charge, to morrow or on Tuesday. All dis- cussion has been port pored until that documeat appears, when Mr. Champlin will call up the resolution, and ask for its adoption, upon which a lengthy debate may be expected, as Mr, Mather has strong frienis 1s well as formidable opponents, among his own party in the House. If the resolution shall be adopted, he will immediately be placed on trial before the Senate and Court of Appeals, when the Isgislature must necescarily either adjourn until the trial is ended, cr sine die. If not adopted, and ‘the canal matter is dispo-ed of then the aijournment, finally, can easily take placo, on tho day assigned by the Senate, viz.: Tuesday, the 7th of Juns. » ‘The great Central Consolidated Railroad excursion to Niagora and Buffalo 5s expected to take place on Satuiday next. Tuvitatins are tobe distributed to the Lezislature and the press in the early part of the week. It is pro: posed to fill four passenger cars with invited guests, and start from the depot in this city at six o'clock in the mornisg. Relays of locomotives and cars will be placed at three or four intermediats stations, and there will be no stoppage on the'route to Niagara Falls any longer than mecesssry to procure wood and water, and the entire dis- tance is to be run in seven hours, making the Falls at one ‘o'clock in the afternoon a distance of some three hun- dred acd fifty miles. The party will return from Buffalo on Monday. It ' expected that the New Yerk press wi'l “be well represented, ax it is understood that arrange- aments are made with the telegraph companies for free “rsnemission of accounts of the excursioa, and incidents relative thereto. The members of the Legislature will no doubt be highly delighted by a visit to the Falls and the Queen City of Erie, as well by the pleasure of the ex- ‘cursion as the hospitality in store for them in be | tremity of the State, Late and Interesting from Jamaica. RAVAGES OF THE Y! OW FEVER—DISTRACTED CONDITION OF POLITICAL AFFAIRS- THE GOVERNOR TO LIDERATE THE CONY! SAVANNAH, May 20, 1953, By the arrival of the British royal mail steamer Con- way, we haveJamaica dates to the 23d of May. The yellow fever still continued, and Wm. Gillett, the purser of the steamer Medway, had died of the diseaso. ‘The disagreement be!weea tle Houre and government Thad ossuwed an slarming aspect, the House having again refused to yote the Appropriation bill. The Assem- bly was prorogued on the 22d, and it was stated that the government had threatened to turn loose the ovn- victs ant dishard the police, for the want of means for thoir.support. Business had become materially suspended on account «of thirunsettied and unfortunate state of things. The Axctie’s News at New Oxleans. New Onuzans, May 29, 1853, The advices by the rtosmer Arctic, which left New York at nine o'clock this morning, over the Washington ‘and New Orlears live, resched this city at the same hour, Ney Orleans time. Distruction of an Iron Furnace. Baumimons, May 29, 1853, ‘The Oregon iron fu:nace, in Baltimore county, twenty miles from this ¢'ty, was destroyed by fire this morning, together with all the outbuildiogs aud machinery. The Tors wil! not be lesa than $50,000, Items From Boston. QUICK PASSAGE FROM SAN FRANCISCO—EDITOR ULTED—PRINTING OF FICE KNOCKED INTO PL. Boston, May 29, 1853. ‘The clipper ship Northern Light, which left San Fran- ci:co on ihe 13th of March, arrived at this port to day, haviog made the passage from port to po.t in seventy- six dase. The N, L. left Boston just seven months ago, ‘ov her outward passage to San Francisco. William N. Berry, convected with a paper called Lifein Boston, was last night aesaulted by some un known individual. Ho discharged one barrel of e volver at his assailant, who thereupon fled. Later in the night the office of Life in Boston was entered, and most of the types thrown out of the window. NEW ORLEANS, aa 28, 18 3. "sles of cotton, to-day, reached 2,000 bales, at firm , Operators are awaiting the Arctic's advices. nga 2 to-day were 1,500 bales, and the exports 3,600, Freights are advancing—five eighths beiog asked for Liverpool. Monme May 28, 1853. The rales of the week have been 10.000 bales. Market closed firm Middling. as: Receipts, 1,100; exports, 9,000; stock in port Dales. , a CHARLESTON, May 28, 1863. ‘The sales of cotton to-cay foot up 1,000 bales. at the full advaves before reported—the market closing very firm. Extreme prices paid to-day, soy 8c. a 11 ie. Provinencer, May 29, 1853. We have had an active demand for cotton during the week, and the market closed with a» firm feeling and up- ward tendency. Prices for wool are sustained, Pulled fain more request, and ficece ncarce, The sales of the week were 76,800 pounds. For printing cloths thore has ‘been an active cemand this week, and prices have an upward tendency. About one-half of the goods that ‘were sold are yet to be manufactured. The sales of the ‘week have been 50,100 pieces. . ‘ a Cask or Miss WHEELER bx MILWAUEER— jury had not sgreed uj ‘8 verdict on the nig doe 4S fens. Ti ey had thon ‘been ous sree days aad two pights. MORNING EDITION---MONDAY, MAY 30, 1853. PRICE TWO CENTS. The Great Southern Mlovement. the Richmond Inquirer, May 27.] THE APPROACHING MEMPHIS CONVENTION. We should go at into this subject, and explain at large the importance 0 the South, and to our Common- ly, of the topics to be disc: ‘and the taken, at Mom, ; but we have so much to say, aud bave had so many occasions in urging the sub- Ject upon our readers that we forbear. Virginia is expending her credit and her means to the amount of scores of millions of dollars,in opening av?nues for the West and Southwest to her own shipping ports. Measures are to be taken at Memphis to give to some South- em port or porte, by concerted and combined effort, the benefits of the Southern import trade, which is now mono- polized by New York, Shall not the Virginia people, the Virginia cities, the Virginia rallronds and great canal, be represented in a body which contemplates such vast’ in- fluences and results tc allas the Memphis convention? Shall Charleston be there in force, shall Baltimore, shall New Orleans, shall Mobile and Savannah be there in per- sons of their most talented and distinguished men, and Richmond, bh aai | Norfolk, Alexandria and Virginia be unrepresented? 1s not Baltimore and Wheeling con: spiring by connections through Ohio and Kentucky to lemphis, to reach and command a trade that belongs to Norfolk or Richmond? It is sufficient simply to suggest those topics to sbow the urgent importance of the move- ment to Virginia and her cities, LETTER FROM THE GOVERNOR OF MARYLAND. Exxcorive Deranraeyt, Axnarous, Md., March 4, 1853, J.P. Pryor, Fsq., CHAMMAN oF Coggins, &e -— Desr Sir—I have thé honor to #cknowledge the reseipt of the polite letter of your committee, exrendiiig to me, on behalf of the citizens of Memphis an invitation to at- terd the adjourned meeting of the Commercial Conven tion, to be held at Memphis, on the first Monday in June noxt, and tendering tho * hospitalities of the city and a cordia! welocme,” on that occasion, It wil give me much pleasure to avail myself of the yery great kindness of the committee and citizens of Memphis if circumstances, at the time will permit ‘me to du so, I caumot, no far in advance, anticipate the porsible demards of official duty, nor the private emer gencies which may arise to control my movements. I can only say, dear sir, that apart from my strong desire to visit and become persozally acquaiated with my gen- erous biethren of the South, I am particularly anxious to have the privilege ot witressing their noble efforts to accomplish the highly important results meditated by those *ho first suggested and those who have partici- pated in the organization of the Southern C mmercial ‘onvention. Whilst we insist that itis the right and daty of the South to assume this attitude of peaceful defence, and to foster a spirit of self reliance in the bearts of its people, by providing for them the means of commercial, mechani. caland agricultural ioderendence, we at the szme time disclaim all intention of hostility to acy section of our common country, and deny that our contemplated policy can lead to sectional estrangewent. We ary only seelcing to achieve for our own people that measure of prosperity and power which a like spirit of enterprise has already actomplished for our Northern brethren. In other words, we, of different Southern States, unite our facilities and resources together, as Northern citizens and States have often done, to procure, by the force of om. bination, a degree of success, to the attainment of which we would be separately incompetent, That, if I properly understand the matter, must be regarded ax the tone, temper and design of the Southern Commercial Conven- tion. Viewed in that light, no candid or unseldsh man ean question its legitimacy and title to eminent success, Icertainly wish it the greatest possible succow: and cheerfully lend whatever influence may attach to my Lumble name. in a cause which so entirely meote the ayprobaticn of my judgment. have the honor to be, your obedient servant and fellow citizen, E, LOUIS LOWE. LETTER FROM THE GOVERNOR OF SOUTH CAROLINA. Executive DRPARTMENT, Conumma S.C, May 2. 185%. Gentlemen—Yours of the 13th February has been re- cenuly received, and of course prevented ai osrlier reply. Iregret extremely that Icannot avail myself of your invitation to atterd the convention aout to assemble at Memphis, on the first meonky in June next. The consti- tution of the State over which I now preside, by one of its provisions prevents the Executive from going beyond its boundaries during his term of office. Although Iam thus prevented from meeting you upon that interesting and important occasion, I nevertheless sympathise with you in the great objects which you are striving to effect, viz: an ierease of the commersial prosperity and enter: prize of the South, by the establishment of new channels for its trade, and by convecting more intimately its vari- ous sections, as well as to bring about such harmony of feeling and concert of action as are necessary to Tactlivate these results. It is by these means alone that our equal- ity in the Federal Union can be maintained, and our pro- per influence prererved. Itake pleasure ‘therefore, in exprestivg a strong wish to many distinguished gentle- men of this State. that they will meet you as delogates upon that occasiox ; and, sn accordance with your re quest, will give the necessary publicity to the names so designated I am, gentlemen, with great respect. your obedient seryent, JNO. L’ MANNING, [From the Memphis Eagle and Enquirer, May 19.] We lave been reques:ed to republish the bames of the Finance Comaittes, appointed for the purpose of maki the necessary pecupiary arrargements, &¢., connecte with the Southern Commercial Conventicn, to assemble in this ar on the first Moncay in. next month. Some of the Committee are already at work, avd it is desired that all enlist themselres actively in the work which et have in hand. 1¢ following is « list of the FINANCE COMMITTEE. Sam Tale, JM Patrick, F Titus, IL Webb, AB Taytor, T Holy oxke, JE Maxwell, SP Wa'ker, EH Porter, A BShaw D Saifarans, 8 Fowlkes, JD Williams, =F Brown COMMITTEE OF ‘EPTION OR ARRANGEMENTS. G W Coons, DO Page, D M Leatherman, W Park, John Trigg, ATH Dougiass, L Shanks, IM Walker, R © Brinkley; J Moon, © Worley, DCrekrell, IK Walker, 1B Kirtlynd, FS Latham, RA Parker, S Ross zell, W Howard, EK McGee, WB Miller, RE Orne, IN Barrett, JI Andrews, W G Ford, IR Fiayser, 1. Pope, jr, E Hickman, JM Williomson, JW Lumpkin, J Young, EF Watkins, | WS Brown, AR Herron. W Ruflin, EChureb. W Armonr, TS Ayres W Warfield, JR Hil, J Roza, RM Spicer, eC 3 BGaham, JM Hin, D Park, GW Duvall, F baxter, AJ White, CD McLane, § Back, CC Cleaves RR Cox, GW Smith, JH Coft, W Goodwin, W McKean. TDG fi JC Criffing, S M Wheaton, IT Leath, J Hi Speed, RC Malone, RL Kay, 5 Mosby, JH Geay, I Lake, F Weémith, WO Robb, WL Maxwell, GA Smith, T W Wilkiason, J Kirk A Youthfal Cuvier. [Frem the Cincinnati Commercial. May 20] We cull attention tothe fuct that Cincinnatt is to Cure nih to ihe ecies tific world one of the most accomplished naturaliste of the day. ‘We have for some {ime past been much tnterasted in aw FoUdg way. a vative of this city. named W. HB. max. There is nothing preporsessing in his aypoar- ance. On the cor trary, excepting a good eye, he carries an external that might'tempt one de jure to iadict Dame Neture for libel. Meeting bim, perhaps awong the bril- Nant throng on Fourth street, with an outre gait, a ver- dant physiognoms, in a partial eclip:e from an insipient beard, a slonebed hat drawn close over the forshead, tie pockets of his seedy coat distended by a score of botant cal preservetions, ioss'l ferns, and geological specimens, the sombie hue of his liven advertising the death of his washer «eman-—he would most likely be takea for a goun- try Jed from the hooppo'e region, who had ventured a trip on the canal in search of the terra incogni’a “town.” We first knew thomas asa newspaper carrier in ‘8; his unusual knowedge of botany, geolory, an 87, was then the remark of all. Soon after this, he obtained employment as on assistant teacher in one of our schools, at aalary that barely sufliced to buy meal avd cowls for bis aged mother. We mvt him egain in the spring of 51, at the Cincinnat: meeting of th: American Associaton for the Advaueement of Seiones. In the procolings of this body he tock an loterest that surpri-ed sll whoas obrervation was drawn by his esger listening, and his large collections of minerals, plants, and fossils. Hore he attracted the attention of Professor Beard and Pro fe-tor Henry, of the Smithsonian tute, Wo after wares met him on Mound street, in this city, in tke shop ofs Mr, Mckinley, another humble unt enthasiastic de votee of science, of whom the world will yet take note, who bad just finivhed, with his own hands and rude tools, a powerful telescope dhat Thomas was criticising. For some months part we had seldom met with ovr eccentric friend, but we encountered him lute Inet ove- ning at the Little Miami railrond depot—a huge blank book, Inbelled ‘Notes on Fossil Infusoria ” under one erm, 'a shirt and pair of socks under the other, He had just arrived from Wasbivgton, and had in his pocket his commission as naturalist to the Kare Arotic Exploring E pedition which seils from New York next week, He had applied to profesor Henry for some opportunity to werk in the United States Coast Survey, and that gentlo- men had procured his appointnent to ths hoaorable post in the polar expedition, where be will bave the rarest opportunity to pursne his favorite studies, and to place his rame among thoae of distinguished scientitic discovere Mr. T. leaves this evenizg for New York, where he joint his ship, Webeartily wish him what he eminently Ceserves—the highert success, Darixa Avirart t BurGtary.—On Friday night last, between the honrs of 12 and 1 o'clock, the premises No, 5 Hudson Terrace were entered by one of the rear windows, ‘racing Into a room in whieh slopt one of the family, who, being aroused rendered the taking of any property im: practicable. The burglar immediately went down stairs and struck « light, throwing the same upon the mat in the coorway, and went out through the rear door, when, by the exertions of Officers Haven and McDonough, he was arrested, he having by the last named officer beon driven from the reof of the baleony of houre No. 27,where he was trying to effect an entrance. He was taken before Justice Crane, and by him was fully committed to Bergen jail for trial. There is no doubt that he was acting in concert with others, who have for some time past infested the townsbip, and too much praise cannot be awarded to th: officers for their conduct in thin matter a= robberias » © wide rabw extent have become quite freqaemt occur rences n the ‘hood. \ THE QUAKERS IN THE METROPOLIS. Another Fricnds’ Yearly Meeting. The “Orthodox”? division of the Quakers are now hold- ing their yearly meeting in this city. Both branches of the society profess to be the original Friends—the follo ners of George Fox and William Penn. The contreveray which took place in this ci'y in regard to the property belonging to the soclsty, several years ago, was settled by a ‘‘com- Promise,” but the “compromise” did not ‘save the Union.” The Hicksites took most of the property, but ailowed the others some. The Orthodox Friends com- menoed their ‘meeting for discipline” last Friday. Their Public meeting commenced yesterday morning, at ten o'clock, at their meeting house in Orchard street. There were about fifteen hundred persons in thaupper part of the house, and the basement, which is a separate room, was also filled, Sanur Boyce, from Lynn, Masa., was the first speaker. “My soul, wait thou only upon God, for my expectation {s from Him,” This was the language of the royal Pralmist, when he was deeply humbled with a sense of the necessity of looking to Him from whom eome all our Gifts, for alittle of that bread which cometh dewn from abo: And it has been my wish while sitting here, that we m'ght look to God, instead of looking to those who are sometines qualified to hand forth the bread of life. We ure to give an account to God for the present op- portunity. Why do we sitin silence? What ean be more suitable for man, bowed down with a sense of sin, tlian acontrite, humble sitting in silence before God? Let each one of us ask, ‘‘ How much oweth thou unto the Lord?” Ab, my friends, we owe much. But a way o salyetion has been provided by the offering himself up of Christ Jesus. Oh! my friends, are we concerned to live for Him who died for us? Do we really Jove our Saviour? “If ye love me,” said he, ‘ keep my command- ments; for he that loveth me will keep my command- menta,’’ Are we amongst those who hays been humbled and bowed down before Him? May these truths enter deep into all our hearts, ‘My soul, wait thou only upon God, for my expectation is from him.” Naruan Dovcuass, from Maine, next addressed the meeting. H» commenced with the text, ‘‘ Make the men sit dowo.”” We shall all remember, said he, the occa- sion on which these words were spoken. It was when the Lord was about to perform a miracle. He was to feed about five thousand men with five loaves and two Gshes. They were hungry, baving been with him three days in the wilderness, with nothing to eat, and they all looked to him. And when they were seated he did break the bread, and they all did eat and were filled, and they took up of the fragments several baskets full, perhaps twelve. Now, some think that the bread on this occasion was multiplied; othenp think they were satisfied with little. It seems to me most ressonable, anid best to represent ‘the bread tbat comes down from above, thata little «a tisfled them. The Lord condexcended to feed them, and the same Lord promiced that he would feed them with spiritual bread and spiritual water, even water that should be a living well, sprieging bo to eternal life. Now, this is the water we pray for. ere ix no other that can satisfy our souls, and there is, nore other who can give it to us but the same Lerd Jasus, It is to Him, though we see him not with oar mortol eyes, that we sre to look for consolation. I have been Wd to believe that there are many amonget us, not only of the aged and of those who have reached matured manhood, but also of the dear youth who are now present, who de sire and it may bo sre very hungry for this bread. It may have been with them as with the poor publican, who would not so much as lock np to heaven, but emote upon his breast, and cried, ‘God be merciful to me a sioner.” Let them look to the same compassionate Saviour who broke the bresd formerly, and handed it to his disciples, and they to the multitude. He is pleased to qualify his disciples—his ministers—to hand forth the bread of life, cn occarions like the present; and it is a consolation that they are able to do it But the eye must be ever turned towards the Master. If we would be blest. we must look to him who is our High Priest. Tbe voul will languish and die unlets it partake of the bread which this repre- sents. Here is where I wish to direct our attention, that we may feel that satisfaction in meeting together which weailderize, My brethren and sisters, I have desired that ve night look to Him who is as ready to help us new as he was in that day. None were turned away. We sco in his comicg into the world to die for us, the compassion of God manifested. ‘He that bath secon me hath reen the Father,” said he. Is there any doabt on this subject! Has it not been manifested in the full- est manner intbe clearest manver? O:do we call in quorticn the authenticity of the Hol, Scriptures ? ‘Taere 1s encouragement for every one to hope through the Com forter? Will we not come to him ¥ Will we wot believe? Belief is made eesential fo salvation. Oh ! my friends, it ie a great thing for us to have faith in the plan of sal vation which he has provided through his Son. We must Delleve to plesse God. There are some up and down ‘n the Janes who are inclined not to believe what they ean. not comprehend. If there be any such within tho hear- ing of my voice I would sey, canst thou find G d? But bast thou not at times felt revealed in thy own roul the evidence of his existence? There are not many so lost to all sense of feellsg as to disbelieve in the Son of God. If there are any that bave shut their eyes against the truth, it is not the reflective mind that seriously contemplates God ashe is, The speaker then dwelt at somo lergth upon the fallof man, and upon the importance of humi- lity. There was ampie provision, he said, through Christ, forall, ‘ ‘ihe Spirit and the Bride say. Come; and ho that is athirst let him come; and who oever will, let him come and drivk freely of the waters of life.” ‘The next speaker was Mrs. Eu17A Gurwey, widow of the late Joseph John Gurney an Fnglish Friend, distinguished both as a preacher aud writer. She possesses remarkably five person, her enunciation is disiinet, and her manner elegant and imposing. Mrs. Gurxny took for her text the passage of Scripture, “Now I will come and 1 will sift the house of Israel as wheat”? &c. Is not this passage of Scripture, #he avked, fulfilled in our day? Are thore not siftings and ovsr: turnings in every part of the world? Bat oh! the bound- leseness of the love of God in giving tous the assurance that not one grain of the pure wheat shall fell to the greund! ‘Behold, I have laid in Zion a chief co. ftone, precious and elect,” ‘He that believes on bim thal rever, never be confounded. Then it seems {o me that the question for every one is not what shall our pro- festions be before men, but are we true believers ia Jesus Christ? Weare told that many of the rulers be- Heved on him, but they dared not confess him lest they bould be turned out of the syragogse. Wha’ will such & belief avail avy one of usY Not n traditionary belief will avail us anything, unless we aro wiling to be baptized with the Holy Ghost ; for we may remember the language cf the Redeemer, ‘Ye must believe and be baptized ” Love, charity, peece, temperance, forvearance; against these there is no law. Are there any amongst you ?—for, from the earliest moment that I took my sea’ amongst jou this morning, I felt that there wero auch —are there any amongst you who have not only been afraid to confers their Lord, but have dared to deny him? Aro there such as baye accounted belief of no importance ? * He that believeth and is baptized hull be waved, and he that believeth not sball be damned.’ Oh, awful Jonguoge! Consult the record which God has given of bis Son: there thou wilt find that the only way to aly 1 is through Christ Jesus. Tt is soleron Ian} ; then be warned this very hour and fap for refuge to the ovly hope provided for thee in the Gos- jel. Are there not some who, if they have not denied their Master, have yet wandered far away? Ob. come back, I beseech you, to your Father's house! He will com forth and meet you while yet you are far off. Aye, he will clethe you with the Sen’s robes, and will put up: on your finger the ring which is the sign of adoption, aud will enable you to say, “Abba Father, I have sinned and dene wrorg in thy sight, and am no more worthy to be colled thy roD~wakgine a8 one cf thy hired cervants.”’ ut, 10y Lrienda, let Ye remember thatthe time oF probs t'or is short; our live: are passing rasidly away: on this Hitle speck of thne is banging our destiny for ever, and for ever, sud for ever! How striking ix the description of that judgment day when we shall all be brought be- fore a righteous Judge! Tsay.” says John, ‘a great white thiove, and Him that sat on it, fro. whose face Ee the earth and the heaven fled away, and thore was fouud poy ee for them. And] saw the J, small and great, before Cod. And the books were opened: and an beok was opened which is the book of life: And the deed were judged out of-thore things which were written in the books, according to their works. And the sea gave up the dead which were in it; and death aad hell delivered up the dead which ¥ere in them; And they were judged every man according to their works. Ané death snd hell were cast into the Jake of fire Tais in tho record death. And whoscover was not found writ: ten in the boob of life was cast into the lake of fire.” Oh! let every one of us bring it home to our inmort souls, and consider that whosoever yas not found writien fa the book of Hfe waa csst into the Inke of firo! Bat, oh! this is not the will of God towards one in this vast a sembly. Bis arms of mercy are stretched for.l towards all, even the most rebellions, and the language going foth—"Turn ye, turn ye: why will ye die?” We learn that Mex Gurney was born in this countey, and is now residing in New Jersey. She was followed by an elderly Jady, who. we were told, was from the Wea‘, but whose name no one seemed ablo to communicate. She said :— «Lift up, ye gates, and be ye lift np, ye evorlasting hills, and let the King of Glory pais throngh ” I believe, my beloved friends, that he is knocking at many of your hearts. pen ye the door, and let him enter. Tt will not only make us happy while passing through this yale of tears, but will enable us to pase a the pearly gates of that city which needeth not the light of the sun nce the light of the moon to enligh‘en it, &o, Avother venerable Indy enid:—My friends, there is no one who can eave bia brother, nor give to God a ransom for his seul, Seeing, then, that this is a personal con cern, let us seek the Lord whilehe may be found. Oh, what a pity it would be if we should neglect our own duty, until it gots too Inte! Every one has s soul to e cr to lore, Tet us look unto him, for he is able to I believe that he is as willing now as he ever was, power is above every other power. They that refuse )ow to him in mercy will have to bow in judgment. ver waa then affera? by Jonny Scart. of Raltimara A Fiend gave nowce Uses Ooinis dint would preson in Veut_house, or rather that she would boda mecting } roumcd Brough the primeval forest,—dovt, Jour, there for religious worship, to-morrow erening. | Ho aid- ed that she was particularly interested in the young, and that the me: ting would be public. AFTERNOON SESSION. imate naan means sos i young people do, for they turned out about as strongly in the afternoon as in the morning. The house was egain filled and the youth and beauty of the tociety ocoupied a goodly portion of it. JouN Scort preached » sensible sermon, acd was fol- lowed by Fanau B. Husvr. (another handsome wi woman, ) from the West, who aid :—* Abide . for wards evening. and the day is far spent.’ Sueh lang who were believers, We have presented ourselves before him as the flower of the field, which to- day is apd to morrow is not. There are those pra-eat whose beads are white with tho frosts of many winters, whose flerh and whose hearts are ready to fail, and who e ready to ory out :— Abide with us, for it is towards ening, and yy is far spent !’’—who feel that when 4 few more suns shali have passed over their heads they will be joined to the nations of the dead. ‘ihe places which kzew you shall kaow you no more forever! Oh, the invisible world, how awful! There are those whose names bave been enrolled in the Lamb's book of life; who have heard @ voice from heaven, saying, * Le of cheer, your sins have been forgiven you.” 0! as I was led to consider this most momentou+ ject for myeel(, I thought it right to unfold my ings fo you. When we take a retrospestive life, ‘are we not cisyo-ed to exclaim :—' My days are few andevil? There is hope of the tree, if it is qytdown, shat it may send forth sprouts and grow again. But man dieth and giveth up the ghost, and where ix be?” Oh, ft hay been my desire, for inycelf and for every ove present, that we might redeem the time. It isa deeply sclemn thought that we are placed here, on the rapid stream of time,@ud many of us sre very near its end! Oh, that mot one soul way be shut out of the Eter- na City! Its gatex are pearl ith streets are purest gold, transparent aa glass, and pot one hall enter whose nams is not written in the Lamb’s book of life. Lot us bathe our robes in the atoning blood of Him who died for us. It ts my proyer for svery one, that in that awfal day ve may fd that our sins have be2n blotted out, and our newes have been written in God's book of life. Exos PRay ssid: My heart responds to the language that we have heard “We have been reminded that here we have no continuing city; this is not our howe; we are not here for an age. This is an interesting time: so many of us have assembled here I hope, for the solemn purpose of waiting upon and worshiping Almighty God, which is a dnty tbut we, as finiteand dependent creatures, cor- tanily owe to Him from whom we receive every blessing that we enjoy. Whatever may have been the motive that “assembled us” together, I may add to the lang>sge of the Gospel,--love of those who hava preceded me—may our minds be raised from earth and tarthly things, to beaven and heavenly things. Be still O! yo islands, and let the people renew their strength, Le: them draw nigh and then speak. Many in this jater- esting company must feel at Limes that there jen God; must feel a Jonging desire to yain a residence in that eter nal city which wo have heard so beautifully described by a beloved sister. He willeth not that,any be lost; bat hath sent his Son, even that Jesus of areth an stoning sacrifice for a sinning world. Amid the sing and transgressions of the world. Oh! how consoling the thought that the grace of’God is suficient for all—for every penitent beart! We have all sinned and fallen short cf the glory of God. Have we repented? Aro our namay written in the book of life? We have no lease of our lives; and is it not important that we should be prepared for such a solemn scene as this? Oh! go with mo to some dying beds, even of those who have endeavored to live right, but have felt williog to give themeelves up wholly to God, but have denired xo keep back something, and hear one I did not long since, ‘Oh! I feel the fay, Gill of. Seat Gages seete cishnotothunasy tee Xe shoxt, but 1 am not prepared todie. Iam not ready!” And it was not until a very short time befora that tongue wai still in death that pardon was received for that dying ebild, And oh, my young friends, do you knov that you must die, and that unless you repent you cannot be saved? But some do not believe in the realities of the Scrip tures of Truth. They believe that Christ was a mere mythological person, Some do not believe in a God. Tue talented preacher then went cn to discuss the auttenti- city of the Bible, and to argue against iafidelity. Ho earnestly exhorted all to come without delay, and seck salvation through Jesus of Nazareth. Mr. THOMPSON made a prayer ; the audience sat in si- lence a few winutes—the elders shook hends, and all dis- perred. In regard 10 our report of the Hicksite zouir meeting, which we believe has been in goneral highly commended, 4 respectable member and officer of the or- thedox society, informs us that our statenent that wealth is ope ground of promation to the ‘h igh seat,” which is in accor¢ance with the popular opinions, ia on. tirely errcreous. We are told that the epistle received from the Loudon yearly meeting is brief, and thet it con- tains nothing of unusual interest. WiMamsburg City Intelligence. HORRIBLE ACCIDENT—A GIRL SHOT BY H#R UNCLE — CORONER'S INQUEST—VERDICT OF THE JURY. A girl, six y + named Mary Katteriog, whose parents reside in Wituers street, near Lorrimer, received & mortal wound by a ball which was accidentally dis charged from « pistol in the hands of her uucle, named George Kingsley, on Saturday evening about eight o'clock. The bail tcok effect in the lower part of the right breast, passed through the body, and lodged ia her clothes, near the shoulder blade, behind She rewa\ned in great agony up to half-past seven o'clock yesterday morning, whea she expired. ‘The Co.oner, Mr. Dickiason, empapnelled a jury at one o'clock yesverday, and proceeded to examine into the cause of her Ceath. The annexed is the substance of th testimony élicited:— Mrs. Kattering, mother of deceased, sworn, said —My brother, George sley, re.ides in’ Peckskill, Wast- ehsster county, N he works at the brick making; about three weeks the men ia tho yard where ho was employed struck for higher wages, which wore re fused, ip,comrequence of which some considerable dis- turbance took plice between them; my brother pur- chased a revolver to p:otect himsel’ with ; soon after the disturbances commenced he came to Williamsturg. to employ a pumber of Germans to go to Peekskill, and take the place of those that had struck acd created the disturbance; on arriving at my houre he gave the revolver’ in my charge to beep unsil he was ready to return. On Saturday afler- xoon, baving completed his arrangements here, and agrees to meet the men whom be had employed to accom. pevy him to Peekskill at tho (Grand street ferry this (Sunday) mornirg, he arked we for his pistol. which ho said wanted ome repairing before he returned, which I gave to him towards evening. He took it and went iato the front yard, where he discharged two barrels, suppox ing thers to be ell that were loaded; he retursed iat» the house acd set Cov by the window, and commensed working about the Icck wi ha knifs, the muzzle frontiag dircetir towards deceased, who was standing oppoujite on the other side of a table on which che pistol was layiog. Theard tke report of the pistol aud saw my daugh- ter fall, ran towards her and picked her up, und Jaid her ou the bed, and tried to stop the flow of b! my hurband immediately ran for ani obtained tho as - ance of three physicians, who did all in their powor, aud revived ber to far as toevabie her to sit upright in bed and parteke of some nourishment; she Hived until half past seven this (Sunday) morning, when she expired; on taking ber clothes off I found the bell lodged ia then, near the centie of the beck; from the time the pistol went off, George seemed to be perfectiy insensible to all that was going on around him; he doated on the child, ard bad promised her that she shonld accompany him to Teekskill this (Sunday) morning, for which I had been prepering her clothes, &e.; I thiak the accident war wholly unavoidable on his part; [ exculpated him from all blaine; the pistol must have gone off in conse. querce of the knife with which Goorge was at work around the lock, touching sowe one of the springs, which cfveted the hammer, causing it to strike the cap, and thus produce the accident. Jocob Kattering father of the child being eworn, sor. reborated the testimony of his wife; ho testified to George Kingsley beirg a sober, honest, industrions, up right, avd excellent dispositioned young man, ‘and thought the deceased came to her death by purely acei- dental means, Kev. Mr, Johnson, sworn—He had known Me, Kingsley for a number of years, and keew him to possess un exc! lent ebarseter, in every respect. The testimony here ‘closed, and the jary rendered tie following verdict: “That deceased, Mary Kattering camo to her death frem a pistol shot, which was vesiden'ly discharged from a pistol in the hands of Georgs Kingsley, her uncle." Coroner's Inquest. DEATH CAUSED BY AN OVER-DOSE OF LAUDANUM. Coroner O’Dornell on Friday held an inquest at No. 302 Tenth street, on the body of a child named Charles H fney, four months old, who came to its death by an overdove of laucanurn administered by its mother. The child, it seems, was sick with cold and very restless. Paragoric bad been givea to it, but thst did not appear to produce the soothing effect required, and accordingly the mother administered the laudanum, which put the chiid to rest forever in this work. The’ jury rendered a ver dict “that the child's death was caused by an ovecdose of laudanum adwinistered by its mother through igao- rance of ite effects ”” Fava CAMPRENE Accipgnt.—Coroner O'Donnell yes today held an inquest at tho New York Hos pital, on the body of Catharine Donvelly, of No. 125 Cro:by street, who eame to her death by the accidental explosion of ymphene lamp. It eeems that agirlin the howe where the deceased was living waa trimming @ lamp» | h camphene, when it exploded, ret ting ome portion |: her clothing on fire. The deceaved hurried to assist ia putting out the flames, when she sot Ler own dress on fire, burning her face and body in a ter- rib'e manxer, inflicting injuries which caused her doath. ‘The jury returned the following verdict—' That deceased came {o her death frcm injuries received by the acciden- tal exploeion of a camphere lamp.” Exnumation or A HuMAN SKELETON AT East Portox —As the workmen engaged in layin: ewer in Princeton street, Fast Poston, yesterday reach. ed a depth of about a foot below the sur'ace, they found the rkeleton of a man in a sitting position, and ia a good state of preservation, The bones indicated that they were thore of an Indien, and that he was above the ordi- nary vize of xen, The location of the jot where the bones were found is upon the side-hill, fronting the routh- eoet ard overlooking the :ea; and it'ia not imp:obsble that it was formerly the buris| place of the red men wha » May 28, Police CHARGE OF DEFRAUDING AN EMIGRANT—THE AC- CUSED PARTIBS HELD TO ANSWER. ating ee a false ticket, representi ould convey the complainant and famil toGalena by railroad, when, in fact, Abrensflorf coul only go as far as Buffalo, as the agents there (Lockwood & Co.) would not forward him any further unless he an acditioval sum of $30. The information was laid be- fore the Mayor of Buffalo. who directed the complainant toreturn back to New York, and institute a criminal prosecution, The facts in the case are briefly as fol- lows — Dominick Ahrenedorf arrived in New York on or about the dth of May, and bad in his possession a sealed letter, Siected to the ewigrant forwarding house of Richmuel- ler & Loseher, No. 60 Greenwich street, enclosing a ticket sold to Ahrensdorf by the agents of thie firm in Garma- ry, on which the complainant had already paid $28, leaving # balance to pay of $28, thereby entitling him: self and family to a railroad paseage to Galena. On the day in question, Abrenedort asked a Gorman where he could find the office of Richmueller & Loscher, as the letter was addressed to that firm. The German, instead of directing him to No. 50 Greenwich strect, took him to the booking office of Henry D. Smothurat, ir Liberty street, whieh was represented to be Mr. Rich- anurlier’s office. "Here some person broke the seal of the letter, read it, and Abrenscorf was told he had to pay $28 m This amount was paid, and a passage tickat given to Dim signe: J. Selover, who is represented to be one of the firm cf Jemes Rosch & Co. The imposition and deception prac: ts in the frauduleot opeaiag of the letier, takieg possession of the Richmueller ticket, and issuing spother in its place. and receiving the money therefor, Tho magistrate, on the facts as presented, has held Selover and Reach to bail in the sum of $200 each to an»wer the charge. EXVENSIVE ROBBERY OF DIAMONDS-—ARREST OF THE THEY, AND RECOVERY OF THE PROPERTY. On Saturday ublished the arrest of 2 colored man, named J ‘roadwell, & waiter on board tha Poston steamboat Empire State. on a charge of rtealing a peckage of diamonds, valued at $5.000, the propecty of Mr Solomon Jacobs, one of the passeagers on board said beat oa her way from Bostou to this oity. The sas- picion was so strong against the prisoner that but little doubt existed of his guilt, and he was locked up ia pri- son. Ofhcers Smith and Green were the parties who ar rested the accused; and yesterday they associated them- selves with Mr. Peter Crosby, one of the deputy kee 9ers in the Tombs, and by three o’élock yesterday afiernooa had possessed themselves of information a to the secret whereabouts of the stolen diamonds. And, aecordingly, went forthwith t+ the steamboat Empire State, that being the bost or which the robber» had been effected, and in the lower cabin, next the boiler, underneath the carpet, the cfficers found the package containing the stolen dia: monds, ze had not been opened. The rogue evidently only bad time to deposit them under the carpet Yefore be was suspected and put under arrest. The pro- perty was conveyed tothe Police Court end the owner tent for, who felt much pleased at the perseverance and ability displayed by the officers, in effecting the recovery of his property. A reward of $500 had been offered by Mr. Jacobs for the recovery of the diamonds, which he to the officers yesterday afternoon, and at the same complimented the authorities fur their vigilance in the matter. Argget of Suspicious Oharacters.—On Saturday night, a’ a late hour, officer Walton, of the Sixteenth ward, ob- served two auspicious fellows in the Sixth avenue, near Kighteenth street, in the basement of a dwelling, evident. ly trying to effect an entrance. ‘he oflicer watched their movements for seme time, and saw that their intentions were evidently of 9 felonious nature, and vliimately the officer took them both isto custody. One cailed himself Jim Clark. and the other said his name was William Jobnson slias Dofly. The odicer being alone, esdeavored to convey both to the station house. and in so doing, Jim Clark mage his escape, Jobnson was taken in, his persou searched, and inhis pockets were several skeleton keys, indicative clearly of the business they were both en: garedin. Justice MeGrath. before whom Johnson was taken, committed him to prison for examination. ‘there is @ gong of feilows like the one under arrest, who are suppored to be the parties depredating on the dwelling- hou @ in that vicivi'y. Arrest of -a Private Watchman charged with Stealing Creckery.—Sergeant Langdon, of the Fourth ward police, on Saturday night, arrested Fdeard Sadler, a prirate watchman, on a charge of sterling vlatesant other arti ticles of creekery, which he extracted from crates under his care and custidy, on pier 44, Kast river. he police officer sets forth Cavit that he ssw the accuse tell ng the +nid p y some parties, at the cor lip, ‘The complaint was laid Jestice Bog»rt, who held the accused to bail in the suin of $100 toavewer the charge. City Intelligence. Rove's New Yous ny Dmxciouy yor 1853 axp ’51 — The publisher informs us, ia his prefece to this indispen sible work, that he bas added to the alphabetical list of ramen w Dusivess directory. or olassidication of trades viofersions, Ke. Decides the general information has heen greatly extended end vo vsins have been «pared to insme nce reey. ‘This is the fret desideratum in a book cf thie character; bot it we may jndge froin the adinirable order visible in ‘iis amangemebt there is no reason to aw pect that there waa any carelesners ia this important persicular Without, however, intending, in any way, to censure the pre-ent directory, we cannot help thinitiog thet it wight be rade still more valuable by au eaumera tion of the various trades and occupations, which is a wok ofan hour and which could be placed ina few aes at the end of the index. But a* we said we havo no reason to censure ibe manrer in which it bas been got up. and we ouly wordey that it con be sold ¢o chesp, when we consider the labor expendedin its coapilation Tt contains a map of the city, and, in addition to the list of rames, a street disectory, and other information, particu: lanly valu to men of business, I) is, without excep- tion, the heat divectory ever published, aud is printed in clear type and on excellent paper. The office of Mr. Rode is at No. 161 Broadway. Dreapren Acct dy at Honor BN, AND CoNSEQUENT Deav—Yesterday about noon, a Frene1man, name un- known, was brought to the New York Hospital by some indivicuals who bad fourd him lying inseusible, with his skull fractured, at the bottom of the lofty hill of rocks thet shirt the road slong the North river, at West Hobo ken. Beside him lay a horse, which was not, however, very much injured, and a wagon broken to pieces, show: ing evidently thet the driver, horse, and yeb‘cle had tumbled over irom the road above ou to the side be low. How long he bad tain in this condition is ix impos sible to vay, fur he was not able to answer any inquiries; and on being brought to the City Hospital, he lingered for rome hours, until avout six o'clock inthe evening, when he died. ‘Neither his name vor anything eoncorn: ing him is known, but # coroser’s inquest will be held this day upos the re doubtless, some ono will ccme forward t Rariway Necurct.—In eonecquence of the Third Ave- nue Railroad Company negli cting to plece lighta at their excavations io the Third avenue, neac f fty-eoventh street. a light wagon, driven by two gentlemen fell iato the hole on Satwday vight, and was d:cken to pieces. id not b the gentlemen received any injury. Wnt Saturday night, bet ween 8 and Do'clock, a man nawed Thomas Browa fell into the water from’ off one of the Fulton ferry boats, and was resened from drowning by a boatman by the name of Michsel MoGee It appears that McGeo hearing a eplash in the water, rewed in the direction from wheoco tha noise preceeded, and fortunately succeeded in rescuing the ubove The night being very dark there was some Gifiicelty in finding the man, Accinent From Camrar nn Saturday night about 10 o'clock, # child named ine Donnelly, residiog at Na. 125 Croshy street, was ceverely burred while endeavoring to extinguish a quantity of burning fluid that had caught fire from tie explorion of a spirit lamp. Tt appears that svotker girl, who reife: in the same family, was about to trim or fill the lamp when it ignited. The other girl ran to ber asvistance, and in her efforts to rave hor cowyanion, her oxn clothes caught fire, burning her about the body aud arms in x wost shockiog manner. the was conveyed to the City Hospital. Tox Weatuer.- Tha weather ts warmer. Thermometer radvally go'ting coop, 78 degrees, Brooklyn City Intelligence, DistmasersG Accipents Cavsep ny ARoNAWAY Hons — On Saturday afternooa, a spirited horse attached to a corsage, the property of Aldezman kemsen, which had been Jeftin charge of a emall boy, named Patrick Grey, in front of a bouse in Columbia street, near Union, be came frightened and started off towards Hamilton avenue. ‘The lad was pitched out, head foremost, upon the pave meotond fractured his skull When picked up be was insens bie, and it is feared that his injuries will termi- mate fata ly. The avimal, rheesiog to one side, took the pavement. snd proceeding at full speed scattered the atoopa snd other impediments in every direction, A lady named Brown, who, unfortunately, was unable to get out of the way in time was run down and dreadful y injured, Seme of ber limbs were broken, and her recovery is considered extremely doubtful. QuvarReL vPeon A Berepinc —Two men named Corfelius Rogers and George Usher, carpenters, engaged at work npen av upfinished three story building in Second place, uarrelled with each other, on Sstorday afternoon, and the latter was, in the senile pushed over the ssatfolding, He fortunately caught hold of » cross piece in his de- scent and thux saved himself from fatal injuries, or, per: hapa instant death Rogers was arrested and locked up io the Third district station house for examination. Tne Great CONFLAGRATION IN CANADAW— Wo before stated that a fire had occurred on the Ottawa river, in Canaéa, which had swept over a rurface of sixteen miles. Further particulars have been reeoived, from which it appears that the fire was very destructive of property, swreaping forests] and fences, houres and barns, flocks and herds before it, and it ix feered destroying many lives. Too Montreai Gazdle gives the following particulars, derived from ® private letter from a well informed earreees Upee the island of Almnuettas, it ie believed that two churches and about thirty buildings have been con sumed; upon Calumet Island tha saw mils of F. X Bas- tien, Faq., and about thisty farm buildings; in Pem- broke, the establishment of Mr. C. 0. Keiley, and other bolldings; in the township of Westmea’h, Beech’'s grist. saw mills and about twenty farm buildings; in the township of Rose, an entire settlement, known as the Garden of Eden’ has been destroyed, besides Gould's wharves, and all the stores and farm buildings on the south side of the river at Portage da Fort; in Bromley, about teo buildings wore destroyed. Adout lwo humd families, principally thope of agrioulsutists, have bven Jet bopseoon NEWS FROM EUROPE. ~~ ADDITIONAL BY THE STEAMSHIP ARCTIC. VERY LATE FROM AUSTRALIA. THE CHINESE REBELLION. The Progress of Mrs. Uncle Tom Stowe in England. American Affairs in an English Point of View. The Pope and Uncle Tom’s Cabin. Bane OPPOSITION IN MADRID TO MR. SOULE. Murder of An American Captain in Manila. THE DUBLIN CRYSTAL PALACE. Finanelal and Commerelal Cireulars, &e., We announced in yesterday's HeraLp the ar rival of the Collins mail steamship Arctic, Captain Luce, from Liverpool. She passed Rock Light at twenty-five minutes before five o'clock, on Wednesday afternoon, the 18th inst., and Sandy Hook at twenty minutes before one o'clock yesterday morning. Among the incidents of the voyage we have the following interesting one to chronicle:— BIRTH. On board the United States mail steamship Arctic, at sen, May 21, Mrs. Henry Lonanecker, of Lancaster, Pa., of a son. The news brought by the Arctic is not of much importance; but the correspondence and extracts we give will be found interesting. The accounts from the city of Rome are of little interest. The Pope has prohibited the circulation of Mrs. Beecher Stowe’s “Uncle Tom.” Our London Coirespondence.. ALDEMARLE Street, PrccaDILLy, Lonpon, Tuesday, May 17, 1853. The Duke of Northumberland—Nunneries — Labor Oppression—Louis Napoleon—A word with New Fork Managers—Royal Italian Opera—New Piece at the Lyceum—Dublin Exhibition—Whit- sun Monday—The Theatres of New York and London—New Comedy at the Hay Market, c. Noblemen are not always the wisest or most dia creet men in creation; and verily the exposure of the descendant of the Percys does not prepossess us even as respects their honesty. Here we havea live duke, who has been half a century in the navy, who, on his own ingenuous confession before a gom- mittee of the House of Commons, convened for the purpose of inquiring into dockyard election bribery, stands charged with knowing nothing of matters naval. Nasty pitch and tar have, to very little pur- pere,gent their odours into his aristocratic nostrils ; for, although he professes immense zeal for the ser- vice, he pleads utter ignorance to all the facta— patent tothe world at large—of the gross bribery that has been exercised in the various naval dock- yards of this great kingdom. ‘I know nothing about it,”’ is the complacent reply of my Lord Percy to all answers on so unpleasant a subject ; and yet, in reward for his darkness on a matter that calls for Diogenes’ lantern, he has received a salary of £4,500 perannum, “TI declined to interfere from want of experience,” was again a plea ; but yet his Grace of Northumberland hesitated not to abuse his powers, by sending his secretary, Mr. Stafford, in a govern- meut steamer, to amuse himself with a summer trip, and inspect the curiosities of Devonport dock- yard, just at the time of More’s election, when s dinner and 2 few toasts to constituents would be so extremely welcome ; and all at the expense of John Bull, who is saddled with a ducal noodle to pass the accounts, and pronounce all right what all the world, except the dockyard interest, knows to be all wrong. Seriously speaking, however, the admirelty of this country is a perfect dis- grace to it—it is rotten to the core, and every naval officer, every mercantile seaman, quite laughs at the state of things allowed to exist in our dockyards, where men work short hours, and drag their bodies along in a way that would cause their immediate expulsion from any private building establishment. And why? Simply, that the gov- ernment of the day may be assured of the votes of these subordinates in the employ of the admiralty. i'faith, the ladies of England are well provided row with retreats from the sins and pleasures of the world, for Mr. T. Chambers, the liberal mem- ber for Hartford, informs the people of Protestant Britain that there are seventy-five Roman Catholic convents in England and Wales, besides one hundred Anglo-Catholic or Puseyite nunneries, which altoge- ther contain immured within them three thousand females, in a state of mental and bodily sub- jection. Such facte—and they are undoubted— ive us feelings of perfect horror; for those poor creatures when once caught in these ecclesiastical traps are really in a worse position, as regards su- pervision, then our criminals and lunatics. The poor women are there, and compelled to submit to the hard rules and harsher penances, which the lady superiors may please to enjoin, and there is no habeas corpus, no method §by which they can obtain re- lease. Nay,so far from that, there are affiliated convents abroad, to which they may be consigned in case of unwished for inquiries. Now, of course, if ladies tired of the world, choose to retire from it and prefer the gloom of a convent to the cheerful sun- light of social life, they have aright to do so; but surely the abberses and superiors of convents are not to be entrusted with the unchecked exercise of a greater power than that held by the keepers of pria- ons and madhouses. Englishwomen are free, whether nuns or what else, and are fully entitled to the pro- tection of our national laws; nor ought any abboss to be allowed to divest herself of the responsibility which devolves on her, as respects those under her charge, or to keep any single female one single hour in her establichment without her consent or against her will. The stocking trade of Leicestershire has for a long period been subject to a grievance which has happi- ly called forth some very strong remarks in the House of Commons. Stocking frames are essential to the workmen, and the manufacture, as hitherto conducted, is of a domestic character, carried on at the workmen's houses. Hence arives a charge for frame bire; and the annual rent demanded by the employers amounts to seventy-five per cent on the price of the frame, all of which is deducted from a very low scale of wages, and thit too without any reference to the amount of work done in the week, whethor full or slack time, al- though at the same time the unhappy workman is compelled, by a positive promise, forego all chance of employment from other quarters. > again, there are middlemen—; go-be- tweens—who, under the pretence of helping the workmen to employment, help themselves to a ilon's thare of their already wretched earnings, so that at last poor Pillgarlick comes off with a miserable pit- tance of about nit nce a day, while} the, master ee of im vege ere, ba emg filong position for inquiry into and goform of tits system Was burked the other night the House of Com- aries pe, if age a retest i Ti scouted cave agaten the laws of God and man, atd partakes of all the evils--all the damnatory es seutials, of the truck-aystew, whieh still, in oo