The New York Herald Newspaper, December 17, 1853, Page 1

THE NEW YORK HERALD. WHOLE NO. 63826. STREET PREACHING AND THE AUTHORITIES, HISTORY AND ORIGIN OF THE LATE ROW. wee “The Know-Nothings” and the Irish Catholics, PROCLAMATION BY THE MAYOR, LETTER FROM ARCHBISHOP HUGHES. MEETING LAST NIGHT, &., ko, &. In reference to the late meeting in the l’ark almost everybody is asking —‘What is the row”? Searcely any One who was preaynt, or any ond who has read the pro- ceelings, reems to bave got # clear idea of what it is all bout, whilst not one cau tell anything of the origin of Rhe matter. Under these circumstancos one of our corps thas made particular and careful inquiry into the oase, fand bas elicited the following facts: — Four Sundays ago an Englishman, namod West, was olding forth as a street preacher at tho corner of Forty- iret street and Fifth avenue, near the Crystal Palace and he Reservoir, He is a journeyman carpenter, and not 8 ‘ogular minister of any denomization; but, being moved y the spirit, or something else, he made an onslaught gainst Pope and Popery. He denoanced Catholics and heir religion in the most terrible tecma, The Catholic Mhurch was the ‘scarlet whore” of Babylon, The teighborhood is inbsbited by a large number of Irish Jatholios of the humbler classes, who could not, as they yassed, avoid hearing this abuse of their celigion and hemselves. Their quick, impulsive Celtic nature was of ‘ourae roused; and being uneducated men, some of them etorted in language of the same kind; whilst some little joys—as much for the fun of the thing ss from any other aotive—eame behind the preacher and tilted over what to was sianding upon, and he of course fell, to the infinite ‘anghter and amusement of one part of the crowd \nd to the indignation of the reat, He called at he adjoining police station, and wantel to know The could not get protection. The assistant captain said Cortainly—ho must be protested,””and arked him if he had license, He said he had one from ex-Mayor Kingsland, {t turned out, however, that he had not, Next Sunday he tame again to preach at the samo place, and the “Kaow, Nothinga” assembled in great force to sustain him, ‘The “Know. Nothings” sre an off-ehoot of the Order of Ywited Amoricans. By the constitution of the latter po- ties wre excluded from their proceedivgs. In order to vade this rule, and to become more effective in political hovements, members of the body formed aa outside se, ret association, calling themselves “Know-Nethings,’? nd the principles of their constitution are directly hos- le to all Catholics; and they pledge themselves to vote »r no man who is not an American of three generations, Proteoted by # band of this association, West again de- punced the Catholics in awful laeguage, when a poor nprodent Irishman said, ‘That is a d—d lie.” The ‘now-Nothings fell upon him, and gave him tremen- ous beating. Every Irish Catholic that came along and id a word in reply to the denunciations of the prosoher rey ‘licked’? most unmercifully, The police arrived hen the riot was over, (On the next Sunday West came again to proach, and was ain escorted by @ strong bodyguard of Know Nothings, pia time, however, the police were present in great free, and remonstrated with West, telling him his burse was calculated to lead to a breach of the peace ; ‘ad Chat if he wanted to denounce any sect of Ch istiaas, ‘nd to hold them up to public odiam, he could easily get eburch or house to do so, aod that he must not ob- uct the streets, or give offence to quiet citizens passin ; rough them, He sid he had a licerse from Mayo: ingeland. Being asked to produce it he could not, id said it was ® verbs] one. Captain Walling then jowed him, under the hand of the present Mayor, ar # postion of whatever license he bad or pretented to ave. He then went to sbingdon squard, and indulged 1 the most ferocious Janguage against the Catholics, an} pnounced that Rev. Mr Persons, who was present, would reach at the foot of Houston street, in the shipyard of he Mayor, on Sunday next—that is, Sunday last. Tai pnouncement was received wich shouts of applause Te should mention that West denounced the police, and sid they only went about during the day to find out that they could steal at night ; ard he was not content ‘ith attackizg merely the religion of the Catholics, but assailed the virtue cf their women. He said the nun- eries of the Sisters of Charity were nothing better than ‘bore houses for the priests. When the Msyor heard that Parsons was announeed to reach in his yard, he determined to prevent it, He said, ‘I have allowed temperance preachers, and men who pro eased to eim at improving the morals of the people, to \ddross the multitude there ; but I object to making my irivate property a theatre for theological strife, and verhaps bicodshod.’? He accordingly orderei an officer pinform the preacher when he came that he could not ‘@ permitted to hold forth there. The Rsv. Mr. Parsons, tho is » porter in the firm of Davis & Brooks, then went ‘+ another yard, at the foot of Third street, whero it does wt appear he had any permission from the owner. ‘there he proceeded to address the crowd in the most vi- Jent language against the Catholics and their clergy. lymptoms of a riot were manifest, and some of the po- loe present concluded that the best way to prevent it vas to remove the cavae of it. After a great deal of vi- (lent language he said the Pope was hoz and thief, ind that the Nuncio was the greatest vilisin unhung’ snd that he ought to be hanged. Tho excitsment be- tame terrible, and Captain Squires, of the Eleventh vard, thought it was now time to interfere, and said, ‘My good sir, this will not do, you must come with ne.” Parsons walked off the platfo:m, and exclaimed, *I go aaa lamb to the alaughter.”” The police were probably under the impression that he had violated the crrporation ordinance by preaching n the street without « licence, or, what they consid wed the same thing, ia an open yard, accessible fo everybody, aud part of the congregation was ace tually in the street—and, mozeover, that his language was calculated to lead toa serious riot. In tho case of the Astor Place riot, some yei z9, the police wore blamed for not being prec pt, ‘and now they mate up their minds to ‘‘take time by the foreleek.’’ Bat it ap- pears, that however Parsons may have violated the spirit of the ordinance, ho was within its letter, as» private. yard cannot, with strict construction, be considered a public place,” The following are the words of the ordinance of the 14th May, 1820:— No person sball be concerned or instrumental in ool- lecting or promoting any assemblage of persons, under wetence of or for publie worehip or exhortation fo the Fark or Battery, or in any of the markets or streets, or any public hand in the city of New York, laid outani appropriated for the ccmimon use of the citizens, under the pensity of twenty five doilara, According to the same ordinance the Mayor, the Re- Corder, er one of the Aldermen or Assistant Aldermen, may grant a licerse to any ‘clergyman or minister of fny denomination” {o preach In any part of the city. ‘The Meyer can also revoke the license. It does not ap- pear that Parsons had any license, nor does it appear that he wan ‘‘s minister of any denomination.” On the other band, he was not preaching in ‘a public place,” within the literal meaning of the ordinance, and was only guilty of trespass if he had not the permission of the owner, The duty of the police, thorefore, peruaps, would have been to protect him in the exercise of the freedom of speech, if they wereable. Bat, in justifica tion, they deny that they were able to preven: a riot in 80 large ® crowd unless by removing Mr. Parsons; and they allege they did so for his own protection. A mob collected and went to the Mayor and threatened to sack and burn bis house if he did not at once roleare the prisoner, He did not give theman answer, but do- Bpatched a merrenger for a force of police, In the meantime, Mr, Parsons was brought defore Justics Wood, at Fasex Market Police Uourt, and released, on the ground that there was not rufficient sharge against him to retain him in custody. This led to the large meeting in the Park on Tuesday evening last, which was got up after two or three hours motics, showing a secret organization ani pre-arrange- (ent, I:iateuethatacesi) pee the erowd was MORNING EDITION---SATURDAY, DECEMBER 17, 1858, PRICE TWO CENTS. attracted from curiosity, not kaoy anything of the call of the meeting; ‘will by no means account for the nuc!ous of the gather'ng or the great excitement that prevailed. Biany citizens who do not believe in “na tiviem” concluded that the right of liberty of spsech hed been infringed, and, without any regard to the char acter or réligion of the parties, were determined to vindi- cate that, while others believed that a gross outrage was Perpetrated en tho person of Mr. Parsons, and wore very indgnant, But no one seemed to know the real facts of the care. Thore were some striking illustrations of the liberty «f speech at that meeting. One of them was this: While Parsons was saying something ps’ ticularly savage about the Irish Catholios,an Irishman in the crowd exclaimed “That is a lie.’” He wes besten severely by the “Keow-Nothi: and the most curious feature in the case was, that he turned out to be a Protestant Irishman, There can be no doubt that this meoting wasa “rativist” movement, and that se small a spark would not "have kindled such an explosion and con- flagration unless train of gunpowcor had been laid. The chief leader in the movement was Chauncey Shaffer, the rejected candidate for District At- torney, and one cf the old defunct but now revived Native American parly. He was very nearly successful; he only wanted « few votes. He was defeated by the Irish Catho- lie vote beenuse he had accepted the nomination of the “Kno v-Nothings,” aud the former yoted for Mr, Blunt, a whig, in preference to him, on that ground. Mr. Plaut has been accused by the ‘“nativists’’ of putting of tho trlal of the Irish Fourth of July rioters till after the elea- tion in order to gain portion offjthe Irish vote; and it was to this charge he alluded and vindicated himself against in his opening of the case in the Court of Seasions on Wednesday last, where it will be seen the question whether men of the Order of United Americans are Cligiblo as jurors to try aa Irish Cathols was mooted and discussed. The Catholics say that the meeting in the Park was intended to have a bearing on the present trial. Mr. Shaffer, as we observed, was nearly auccsssfulin the Inst election for the very office whose duties Mr, Blunt 13 discharging in this trial. Like St. Paul, he had “become all things to all men that he might gain some.’ Though he ran on the ticket of the ‘soft shells,’’ or free soil sec- tion of the democracy, he was not very soft when he met an “adamantine” He got the temperance nomi- nation by his devotion to tetotal principles, while at the game time it is said he took his private glass in the bar- rooms, and lavghed at the temperance people, thus getting hold of mapy of the votes of the oppesite scheol, He is accused of having er tered into an arrangement with 8 Catholic lawyer, son of an Irishman, who was supposed to have influence with the Irish, and who, as a quid pro quo for the votes he could procare, was to have been made deputy in the event of succers; while at the same time Mr. Shaffer accepted the nominatioa of the Native Ameri- cans, Finally, he made kcng prayers publicly in chureh, while for variety he kept on familiar terms with “the b’hoya.”’ Thus fortified on all sides, he calculated on certain victory. But he was ¢oomed to disappoints ment. The knowledge of his having received the nomina- tion of the “nativist:,” epread among the Irish popula'ion, who ceter mined to Cofeat him—and they did. Hence his veal at the late meeting may be acconnted for ; and it will be observed that the burdencf Mr. Parsons’ speech wore the political offices and ‘ the Jesuits.” This movement is a political one as weilas religioua, and it ccmprise: ral elements, It embraces the ‘no popery”? fanatical portion of American Prete: tants and secret societies of Irish Protestants—Orangemen, whore creed consists in interns] hatred of Catholics, and who hold their lodgts all over this city and Brooklyn, and are fer more numerous than is imagined. As an evidence of the numbers of these organizations in other cities, we may mention the faci that recently at Philacelphia six thou- sand of them morched in proreision. Then, according to the Irish Catholics, there is said to be another element at work, and that is British intrigus, West, it will be observed, is an Eaglishman, and is suspected of being as much a tool of the Eogtish government as George Thompson and others who have been fanning the anti-slavery sentiment in order to pro- duce internecine war ard the disruption of the Union. There is some plausibility, though no proof of this allega- tion, The Irish race in this country is undoubtedly hes- tile to Grest Britaia, and it would be but natu‘al on her part to coun‘eraot that feeling, and the effects it might produce. A fourth elemeut is that of the politicians, who are teking advantage of the excitement to elevate tiem- selves to office at the next election; and they would risk al sorts of confusion, and even bloodsbed, to attain their object. The division of the demooratic party in this city and State has given the opportunity to the ‘‘antivists”’ to turn the scale. It may be seen, therefore, that this is likely to become a formidable movement, and that it will gather strength and consistency as it advances, It would very speedily fall to the ground wers it not for the man- ner in which a large portion of the Catholic pross of this country, and, we regret to add, some of the Catholic clergy and hierarchy, have acted, and are coatinaing to act, upto the present hour, Their nostility to Protes- tantism and Protestants, republicanism and republicans, has not only furnished weapons to the “ nativists,”’ but has roused a spirit of resistance among a large class 0 t quiet Americans who have never taken any par in the movements of the ‘nativists,” and do not believe in the justice or sound policy of their exclusive principles. Tho manner in which Bedini, the Popo’s Nuncio, has been glorified, and the public honors he has received, while it is noto rious that he assisted to put down republieshism in Italy, contrasted with the denunciations of the Catholic press against Thomas Francis Menghor, an Irish Oatho- lic, and other Irish Catholics, because they advocated re- publicanism for all Europe as well as for Ireland—these things, with the incipient growlings al-cady heard against John Mitchel, an Irish Protestant, who sacrificed him- self for the cause of republicanism in Ireland, have largely contributed to evoke the spiri; that was evinced at the meeting in the Park. Two other causes that have fanned the flame is the preaching of Gavazzi and the recent revival of the question of separate education for Catholics, which, under the auspices of Bikhop Hughes, led to such dangerous excitement in this eity tenor twelve years ago, and nearly ended in « civil emeute, whose creadful consequences no human being could cal- culate, All these causes have led, either remotely or im- mediately, to the movement of which the meeting ia the Park was but an outward and visib The moral to be derived from it is, that it is a very dangerous thing to interfere with the liberty of speech in a free country, and thatit is better to Jet it have the fullest scope, ever to licentiousness, than to take away by physical force even the color of that right. Gavazzi was very violent against the Catholics; but because he was aot opposed by violence the excitement soon subsided, and his andi- ences became small by degrees, till at last he bas very fow indeed to litten to him. Had he ben attacked he would have gained « tremendous in{luence in the sountry. Had Rey. Mr, Parsons been allowed the same swiog there would have been no excitement now nor any meet- ing in the Park. And had Archbishop Hughes not writ- ten tho letter he did, about defonding Catholic churches ani convents agaiast imsgioaly assaulte, the excite- ment would subside in ® much shorter time than it is likely to do under such # powerful atimulas. The cry of “To arma!’’ in the Park waa only the voice of anobsoure individual, and would not have amounted to anything if its faint echoes had been allowed to die away. Letter from Archbishop Hughes. Reverend Brettren of the Clergy and Dearly Beloved Children of the Laity, Health and Benedi tion in Christ our Lord: — It has been communicated to us that certain persons, claiming to be ministers of religion, have thought it pro- per to preach in the publi streets in such a manner as to excite again t us the hatred of our fellow citizens who are not Catholics. The object cf this commanication fa to re quest you to avoid all su:h preachings, and to leave the patties who approve of them to the entire and perfect en joyment of their choi The Catholic community of New York have morited well of their fellow-citizena by their uriorm moderation and respect for the Jaws of their country and the authorities of Its goveroment. I fear that this aystem of street preaching ia intended asa snare, and T hope that no Catholic will allow himself to be caught thereby. Let every man who chooser to preach in the public streets preach as often andas long as he will. Bat asfor you, dear brethyes, shan the space in which his voloe ean be heard, Jest, owing to human infirmity, a rea- sonable and just indignation might tempt any one of you © euiubit ny mptomae of Lm patégnce og resqntmeat—waioh ‘would “be @aignal to your enemies in consequense of which the Jaws and rales of ptace and good order might I do not wish you to understand, dearly beloved breth- ren, that you should degrade yourselves one iota below the highest level of American citizenship. If there be, as it has been insinuated, » conspiracy against the civil and religious rights which are secured to you by our consti- tution and laws, defeat the purpose of that conspiracy by our peaceful and entirely legal deportment ia all the re- Bat. on the other band, if racy thould arise unrebuked by the public authorities, toa point really menacing with destruction of your property, whether your private dwellings, your churches, your hospitals orphan asylums, or ether olic institutions, them, in cai man be prepared, in God’s nami the country and the authorities such rights and proper: that buch a. contingenc; can possibly aria. Ni yurpose aF® Lot by any means want #0 populous snd wealthy a city sion between parties, hi the epite of religious apy attack, let every ), to stand by the of a4 f-3 ber oe ‘Cees of a supposed under our free and rtheless,eymptoms of 40 . The consequences, iog for its basis or stimulant ‘00, whether in the attack or in the defence, would be inconceivably disastroue. You dearly deloved brethren, will hs careful to avoid even the appesrance of offence iv regard to measures that might ; But, if in spite of yor ence, it should come, then it will be lawfal for you to yourselves worthy of the rights of citizenship with eu are invested, by a noble defence of your owa a3 the ame in declared sacred by the lawa of 7 HN, Archbishop of New York. ew York, Deo, 15, 186: Proclamation. on’s Ce¥iox, New Yors, Deo. 16, 1853. It ia the duty, ss I trast it will be the pleasure, of every zen, to endeavor, by all lawful means, to pre- No man governed by a proper respect for the welfars of our city and the just rights of all who 1egard tho supremacy of the laws will directly or etly sanction or encourage any act tending to a violation of public order, Recent occurrences seem to require a natural forbear- ance and the exercise of a careful moderation on tha part of our fellow-citizens, and especiaily an abstinencs from the unnecesrary discussion in public thoroughfares of topics calculated to excite and arouse the passions or prejudioes of any portion o. our citizens. ‘The accompanying law points out ths duties of publis officers, and it is to be hoped that the good sense of those whose motives are pure will enable them to adopt that spirit of Christian kindness without which the worst pas- sions may be engencered, and the most disastrous con- se quences ensue to the prosperity of the city. therefore, tat all good citizens will abstain from any assemblages, especially on the Sabbath, ia the public streets, thoroughfsres, or other public places, the ten- dency of which is to create or tend to breach of the public peace, and that they will devote the day to those purpcses for which it was originally set apart. JACOS A. WE3TERVELT, Mayor. OF PUBLIC WORSHIP IN THE STREETS AND PUBLIC PLACES—PASSED MAY 14, 1839, The Mayor, Alderwwen ard Commonalty of the City of New Yors, in Common Council convened, do ordaia as ferre public peace. Sec, 1. No person shall be concerned er instrumental in collecting or promoting any assemblage of persons, under pretexce of. or for, public worship or exhortation, in the Park or Battery, or in any of the markets or jaca in the city of New York, laid ‘or the common use of the citizens. Sec. 2 It shall be the duty of all magistrates, consta blue, marshals, and other oflicers of said city, to prevent streete, or any public Every constsble, marshal or othor offiser, who shall neglect or refuse to perform his duty in the pre- ices, shall for every noglect forfeit and pay the um of Sec. 4. Nothing contained in the preceding sections of this title aball be construed to prevent any clo-gyman or minister of soy denomination, from praaching in any plare in this city, who shall have obtaines the writtea er the Mayor, Recorder or one of thy Aldermen or Assistant Aldermen of this city, thesefor. st -section of this title ahall aot va con 2d to prevent tae ministers or people of auy church Hy called Baptists from assembling ia proper placos ho city of New York. for the purpose vf perform. sof baptism according to the ceremoaies of Sec. 6. No person shall disturb, molest or interrup’ any clergyman or minister who shall have obtained per- mission according to the fourth section of this title, or who shall be performing the rites ted by the fi'th «ecc'on of this title, or shall commit any riot Cr disorder in any auch asvembly, uader the penaity of tweuty five dollars for each offence, f baptisms, as permit Leeture by the Rev. Mr. Sweetman, on Ro- The following advertisemest was inserted in the city papers yesterday :—=- Frespom or Srreon 1x tue Erevente Warp—Porr- RY ONMASKeD.—This (Friday) evening, at Manhatian Hall, Fourth sixect, near avenue BV. Reporter's table Rights of Am: rican Sreemon trampled upon by Popieh in‘la- ence, Bedini, Mughes, dc., dc, Bo early, if you weuld gota And inadédition to the above, we received the following private invitation :— pEveENTH WARD, Thursday, Doo. 15, 1353, Nrw Yorw Herary— Viease to send a reporter to Manhatten Hall, street, near avenuo D, on to-morrow (Friday) oven! 16th, to note proceedings of publis mooting, ad: dc. Our ward all exeltement from the evont of , arrest 0 : agian “¥ M. WELLS, Chairmsa. Our resorter aatertained om arriving at the place, that it was nota public meeting of citizens, as we had sup- posed, but merely one of a eries of lectures upon Ro- manism, About five huadred persons were present, in- cluding about one hundred women, sevsral of whom were young and handsome, any ‘great amount cf excitement; but the speaker was heartily applauded in the more vituperative portions of He spoke, in substar ce, as follows :— ‘The time has come when all those who value the insti tut'ona of eur country are loudly called upon to stand forth boldly in their defence and guard them with jealous It is true the election is past demagogua snd Papist have reti the field of public action, and the successful seeker of political power and position will wrap himself in the man- tle of indifference; but th» true lover of his country, heartily desires the promotion o! 's good, will rot oaly continue to watch but will Every day we live we find occasion for have in our mids; Thers did aot seem to be and the disappoiated for the present from who labors for thing far more cal epicemic that ever period when the voice and fiat of Jehovah usbered into existence the natural light of heaven. physical but a moral epidenic and desolating pestilence, that t: of druphenners, in derision of the universe of man It is not only a malignant, festering, light, and claims th it is worse taan tha upas tree, whose branches drip with poisonous dew, and in whose Usnk, deep shadow death perpetually reigns. It iva something that prevents the full de man’s physical aatare, and is crushing to all the noble faculties ‘of hia intellectual beiog—ia a curse to the earth and an insult to heaven. Do youask what aod who this glaring monster is? ‘man of sin,’ “the mystery of iniquity,” “Babylon thy great,” “the mother of harlots, and religious ‘‘abominatioa of the earth’ a crooked, defcrmed, of corruption, disgrace ae ite vistims. We anawer——Popery. ugly and contemptible mass and infamy, against which whose kindred hell itself w They have long since consider: ricr in these ree pects, that the jeal usy of the old gentleman in 80 provoked that he takes erery favorable opportunity he can to kick up a dust an] upbraéd them for their dis- And in view of his merited dis- ploasare, and probable rejection of their fatare residence with him (down below,) they have fixed u) their own, inde pendent of their venerable colored father snd friend, which they call purgatory. We speak thus, upon the presumption that under the press of o'rcum- stancey the ¢tream might run bigher than the fountain. But now that the clamorous voice of poli! tention and the clashin; porary hushed, and the avari upprineipled office seekers no longer thoughtful citizens—and those who are will some sacrifices, if necessary, for the maintenance of lib- ly upon the face of ths peace- , and see if we cannot discover { blush to recognize, themaelvas so far his supe- respect and ingratitude. interests are tem: demands erty—be willing to look o ful waters of our country, that they are troubled, to their deep basis, by the inte: ference of a caure, or caures, (orrign to the true charac- cf our present government, Let us, fellow citizens, dispasstonately reflec’, and ascertain for ourselves whether or not we are drawing nigh to an important cricis, the result of which will tell with trenen- the wes! or woe of this vast republic. As native American and adopted cit zens—if we under- stand at all the sigos of the time and watch the move- oltical ani Jesniticsl mschinery now in full operation in the diferent and most thickly populated -—we must be brought irrasiatibly to the conclusion that it Is high time to prepare for the fa- ‘A question of vast importance, and one that em. braces the vital elements of our government and netion, reading through the length and breadth ef the Union upparallele¢ rapidity; and we shall noon be called on to avawer and to meet it open! atriotic and honored sires. longer to deceive the psopie by si- tis the most coneummate elves, {The question is not parts of our country upon the soil just any lence or neutrality ; and for the people to them: whether America wos originally discovered nomebody e'se. This isa matter of but little moment. Itis oP - pal government. Oar governing elves, Gove incontentinls by © oad es capacity and of foreign ‘homora bee Wink, great question fc, shall popery ascend and be allowed to rule the future destiny of the Amer‘can republic? This is the eg juestion that is now agitating the American mind. lts sgitation is sprossing, and from certsia and visible indications it will sooa ve to be deinitely set- tled. We desire that our fellow citizens should look at this matter deliberately, and examine woll the host of facts Dearing directly upon the subject, and which ¢aily and hourly stare us in the face. We wil? present you with «few of these facts, and them you can no longer plead igvorance We have already shown you, an appeal to historical facts based upon the authority of Roman Cath olic authors themselves. who could bave no politic or sinister motive in. resording felsehoods, thet the Roman Catholic Church has always been corrupt. We from her present teachings, bott in Europe and Americs, that, as she o'sime to be infallibie, and consequently not subject to change, never relinqushing « claim she has once made and establi-hed, she still, in the pride of her sudacity, claims for the present reigning pentiff univer- sal temporal and spinijual power; and she bas an earnest lopging and great u-tre for the United States of America, and intends, ay soon 86 she can porsibly make it conve: vient, to help heresit to our government and coua ry; to inaugurate the popa; put him, with » few of his follow ers, in the White Ho at Washington, and forthwith appo'nt Lord {John Disgen Hughes United States inquisi- tor . We sincerely hope it won't be this winter, afraid be wouldn't permit us to leeture apy 1078 OD po But, follow citizens, though the de best friend, the pope, is not here in propria persona, he is here by proxy. He has sent over his agents in the saape of bishops and Jesu't priests, who are realously aud ‘aithfully representing his arcogsnt and isopertinent claims. - They are busily employed, all over the country, insaning the sees of discord, hatred ani revenge, and attempting secrétly to blow up our magazines of ieara- ing, overthrow our government, and destroy the temple of freedom, Papal influence is everywhere felt, and the czy of “A wolf!” is heard coming up on every hand From the outpeurings and qorliioss of Papal Europe our lend is swarining with ignorant, superstitious, prieat- blinded and priest ridden papista,’ who, in their tator. ¢d impudence and ignorance, begin to talk and to sirg of Papal cont: ste and Papal triumphs ia America, BJs bigs time, feliow civizens, that thia matter of foreign influence, fcreiga boactivg, and Papal aggression shou.d be looked af er and autenced to, We spac now not par. ticularly to the officers of the government, but to tie eovereign peop’, who are, in fact, the rulers in this re ublic. it isin the hands the matter reste, and hy heir Frompt, virtuous, aod patrioti: political aud moral action the future of our country wholly depends at the present time there {a scarcely a man occupying an offi of apy distinction in our State who was not elsvated by the Catholle vote. Is it any wonder, then, that wita a knowledge of thia fact, the chiof magistrate of this city —Jacob A. Westervelt—and the Governor of the State— Horatio B. Seymour—took ¢ff their hata, brushed up their hair, mace their polite bows, and drank the heal! Monsignor Bedini, the Nuncio o{ the Pope, and a dastardly murderer? No wonder at all. If they had done their duty a8 civil officers of a portion of the American go- vernment, they would. iostead of insulting the American people, have treated both him and Bishop Hughes with that scora and contempt which, in their official character, every agent of a daring, irsultipg, and Popish Pontiff de: serves, Their stock in the republican Protestant market, in consequence thereof, wa can assure them, has fallen considerable, if not more. Papists are not only numerous, but, by the promp’ ings of their Jesuit leaders, begin to fee)’ that they are strong. They publicly denounce our forofathers wi pirates’? and “cowards,” Americans as the sons of unworthy sires, our governme: an abomi pation, and our rchoels of learning ag ‘institutions of the devil.” Bat they donot stop here. They tazeaten to put anend to our religious freo‘om—to remodel our republiz, convert it into s Papal goverpment, ani subja- te the whole to the authority of the Pops of Rome. Juitedly and iccrssavtly are they laboring to accomplish their object. When the zeal of party str.fe in political encounters has retired from visible activity, asd the partisans, with their disappointinents, are schooled down to contentment, that of the secret aud villanous Jesaiis continues uvads . Nothivg can dampen their ardor— nothing can divert thelr zeal. or tnra these enemies of freecom from their vie purpo.s. The serpent that we have nourished io our boson, and blest with kindags, bas turned round snd stoug as Im retura: and tuat ser- pent that lving mov ster—that venewous, daath-pro- ducivg viper and Send, is Popary. Letitnot bo nadyratood that American bora citizens are opposed to fureigners simply Decause they are pot nativesor the soil. By no means. It is admit:ed by all that there are iv our coun- try men from other climes, Protestant in priaciple, and in heartrepublican who well deserve to be classed am20g our ost industrions, patriotic and worthy citizsas, and who are justly enti od to the respect and esteem of the commonity. Butt! ov» foreignare upon whom no: only ricsns, bat {nt forsiguers, Jo Ieion mad yahy.carcely tyust out of their Fig who, 205 tiptoe vith ~weiviog pur bospicaii ties and enjoying or privileges, ar€ will wedded to pria- ciples sntagonirtical so ovr fres institutions. and are the sworn supporters and advocates of a foreign potentate and tyrant, the Pope of Rome. And this portton of our population forced upon us by the Hocentiousness and despotism ¢f papal Europe—stiil cling to the influence of Popish usurpation, while sarrounded with all the glo- vies of trium phe: freedom, richly deserves the rebuke and b every lover of liberty, The; fons and descotism of Popery in va- ti d her inferpal andac'ty in the tera sharp rebuke to thove indo- of freed mm, wao covld osly be zd plercing shrieks of the victims of the bleody Inquisition. For the inst y-iive yew atleast, Rowan Jesuitism kas beea secretly at work in our country. Papacy has attacked our institutions fi various ways atd by various means, Sho has tried her sbominsbls system of proselytism, but has found it tco slow snd ineffectuel te carry ont her beliish designs. She has introduced and esta- blished her institutionr—schools, seminaries, and con- vents—to cecoy our Protestant youth, and to pollute and debauch our virtuour female citizens. She has msidu- eurly instilled sentizen’s of hostility into the minds of commuvicants against the principles of our government, and used her influence to produce 10 our midst a state of azarchy and confusion. She has violated the constitu tional requirement of our ganeral government, by prompt: ing her adhere:ts to use illegally the Amer:can franchie in opposition to the advancement of principles and pative citizens. She has op :ra‘ed upoa cur leading politieisna by the proffer of Jesuit gold to corrupt our ballot box, aud elevate foreigners to office, who were papists in principle sad io heart, avowedl: rpm to the principes of republicanism. Through our public functionaries, whom she has blindfolded by her acts of dissimulation and psla- ver, the has grossly insulted the intelligence sod discrimination of American free born citizens, who too wideawake to be led by the nose at the will and dic tation of wily time-serving politicians, in the shape of eeoretaries of almshouser, Mayors of cities, or Governors of States. She haa villifled the character of our government avd las, denounced our aystam of liberal Protestant anti-sectarian educasion as an institu- tion of the devil—attempted to thrust the Bible, the universal chart of liberty, from our public schools and burnt itin the public streets. Not satisGed with this, in our own, the Empire City of the Expire State’ in thia great republican confederacy, she has prevail ed upon its chief magistrate to issue am order pro: hibiting public preaching upon private property in the Eleventh ward on the great and indispensable principles ot American freedom and Christian truth. Here, in her daring and consummate audacity, she has at length cpely attacked the liberty of speech; and American citizens, free by nature, by law aud constitution, are re- quired to yield to Popish dictation, represented in the person of ‘the Mayor of the city, or be inearcerated in @ cell. With these facts staring you in the face, fellow citizens, can you sleep any longer’ Say there is no dsng er, and allow the dreaming owls of Papal Rome to soratch out your eyes and rob you of your right to speak. Permit them to do this, aod in a little while their inoreasing autacity will prompt them to ar- rest the operation of the American press The: willenter our Legisiative balis and Senate cham der: silence the tongces of our representatives, convert those balls into Ingv isit. rial chambers, and run up tho bl. ody fleg of Rome upon the eapitol of ‘the pation. In justifi- cation of the course pursued by the Mayor of thecty and the Chief of Police during the pact wsek, in issuing ‘an order for the arrest of any porson who should undsr- take to preach in the opea air, and especially on the subject of Fopery,, we are zeferced, by the miserable and popular time serving dribbler of the Sun, to the ordl- nance of the Common Courcil, passed May 14, 1839, in Teferenee to open preaching. From this or- dinance we learn that the offence of public preach irg consists, not so much im the preaching itvelf as in the lack of ® writtea permission or license from an Alderman, Assistant Alderman, or even the Mayor bimeelf; just fs though such a’ permission or license increased the qualifications of the prtacher or would give additional eflect to the gospel. in reference to the care in our ward.on laet Suniay, we have no hesitancy in saying—judging from the facts in the caso— that it was altogether a premeditated and pre-arrarged affair, An order was sent, endorsed by the Mayor, previ ous to the Sabbath, with inatructions to t2e Eleventh ward police department to effeot the arrest; and it was done, and the result was sntisipated. If such was not the fact, in what way, or on what other ground, can we account for the appearence of a police force of ad jacent wards, and the general alarm \ hogy by the ire bell in our warc? Such proceedings are too plain to be misunderstood or misoonstr for if a judicious, expedient or necessary course had pur sued, the Mayor would have published, or caused to hi bpd cing goes the above ordinanes in convection wi is lent, sleepy advoe: roured by the gros aes ar) in our public papers, in regard to a probibition of public out-door preaching. Besides, while occupying oe, property, by the ogee of the owner, for the purpote before named, Mayor has no I right to interfere or forbid its oocupancy; but ha. hae a right to alford « protection from|awlens denor at and mieguided Papists. Depend upon it, fellow-cit inens, that that sly, artful and ever active ageat of the Pope, Bishop Hughre, is at the bottom of all this; and he will proceed still farther in urging forward still greater encroachments upon the blood bought and ines- timable rights of our citizens ere long; for any man, calling himrelf a minister of Chiist, aude foreigner in the bargain, who can exhibit the audacity t> designate the Iiterary and religious training of our youth urder the opprobrious epithet of # “Godless edusation,’’ and our public institution® “‘emanstions of the devil,’’ as appeared in the falsely styled Freaman’s |, the incipal one and highest Pa ij ee 4 asthe * United joint o' can bring Imre) preponderat lo thet i sonia bak ceotomgeeate me farther any measures that will tend, sooner or later, to destroy the fondamental princi, of our government, annihilate our imetitutions, and render us the slaves of We, the free citisess of the United States, claim to be the lovers of order, ia opposition to qvafualea; bub civil | from the number of complaints madeat the pelice ofiess, —=—= NEWS BY TELEGRAPH. From Washington City. APPEOPRIATION FOR SIX STEAM FIG ATES—ILLNIOS OF HON. M&S. KERE—THE TEXAS SENATORS, BTG. Wasaixcton, Dec. 16, 1858, It is understood that tho Naval Committee of the House, at s full meeting to-day, voted unanimously te report # bill the first opportunify—probably on Mom- day—asuthorizing the constraetion of six steam frigates, to be built under the dhestion of the Secretary of the Navy, in such manner as he shall see fit, and appropria- ting $3,000,000 for the purpose. Hon, Mr. Kerr, of North Carolina, hae been calfe@ home by the telegraphic intelligence of the dangerous iUness of his wife. Gen. Houston is daily expected hero, Senator Rurk is said to bein Austin, Texas, ettending to a Pacific railroad project. The Union continues its lament over the election of the Senate printer, and the Sentinel replies sharply to tte previous articles on the subject. and religions order cannot be permanently msintained without confusion, Jet us have the oon‘usion first, and order afterwards. If our rights cannot be held eure from foreign interference and popish anéacity without a contitst, then, let every man who loves his country, and valoes its institutions, put on his republicam armor aed march to the teat. If our civil magistrates, in their official positio ‘e found to be the underlings of Powpish emissarien: and in their operations, adopting or sanctioning measures calculated to deprive our citizens of any pertion of their rights, then it is high timefor the poople to complain, and raise their voice ond demand redress. When the liberty 0° Speech and the pres is aresiled, and that a:tsek susiain- ed on the part of our authorities, by an application of the £6 law, then comes tite crisis; ani every freeman in the land should, without delay, table up arma in defence of their rights gutnat oppression. When it comes to this, the people should ariso em masse, assert their claims, be “‘sure they are right, then go ahead!” We ara to see the patriotic apirt of our revolu- tionary sires so generally possessed ani exhibited by our citizens, and when enlisted ina sghteous cause, rd empioyed for the promotion of a worthy object, it is wortby of universal commendation. Komo, through her Bumerous artful and denigning agents, id progressing step he 2 step, and her influence, even now, in ourcoun try, is far reore extensive than many who kuow are wil- ling to acknowledge. Freemen! the insolense of Rome wurt be met with a signal rebuke, The defence of our country, the protection of our institutions, aad the pro- servation of eur rights, in the face-of papal aggressions and ty ranny materis)ly depend upon the voluntary, prompt and Ceeisive action of our citizens. The rovereign peopis of there United States must stand up boldly in defence of their rights, or they will soon have no rights to defend. As peaceable and law-abiding citizens, let us resprot the Friaciples and requirements of our city, State, and fede ral government; but, in the name of all’ that is good, ull tha' is honorable, and all that, we evteem aa mericens, never yield one inch of our rights either to Popery or its gents, whether ia the pulpit or in the shape of officers of our olvil government If theadherante and apologists ot Rome choose to be slaves, let us be free, and maintain our freedom at all hazards. Never suifer the Amorisan fisg to he dishonored by domestis ov foreiga papiats; but +tarding firm to our posts, guarding every pointfrom the &@ tecks of the enemy, never forraking the le cause of American liberty—never deserting the *stara and tha Stripes” until Popery, with every species of despotism on the American scil, shall fall and perish. The andience were then called upon.to contribute to- wards the expenses ef the occasion, which they did to » Liberal extent. Mr. Swesrman then proceeded to gira out soveral no tices, advertisements of books, concerts, and so forth. He then read an article ‘rom one of the city papera, relative to the arrest of a Mr. Parsons, last Sunday, in consequence of his preaching at the foot of Third. street. The announcement that the person arrested would resume his preaching at the same place next Sunday, was received with great applause. Mr. Sweetman then read the letter of Archbishop Hughes to the clergy and laity, relative to the late dia- turbance in Third street There were cries of “Burn that up,” ‘ Down with Haghes,” and “Order.” After the letter had been read, Mr. Barkow having beom called for, said a few words, telling the people to keep as cool as possibla, and wait to see what the Mayor would do, previous to doing anything themselves, The assembly was then dismissed, and went away very quietly, Marine Disaster. RETURN OF THE BARK GERTRUDE. Puitapenrura, Des. 16, 1868. The stoamtug America arrived here this morning wit the bark Gertrude in tow. The Ge.trude was bound from New York for Liverpool, but when three days out, om the 10th inst., she encountered « severe gale, was thrown om her beamends, and had to throw overbeard fifty tons of flour and corn, She leaks badly, and will discharge for repairs. LOSS OF THE BRIG PALO ALTO. Cuartaston, Dec, 16. 1868, The brig Palo Alto, of Charleston, bound from Matam> 14s for Boston, with molasses, was sunk on the 4th inst., between Cape Florida and Gun Key, by the French bark Neustine, The brig was inure im the Charlestom Im eurance and Trust Co, for $5,000. Sapposed Fatal Shooting Case. 4 KENTUCKY EDITOR IN TROUBLE. Gincivnatt, Dec. 16, 1858, R. B. Collins, editor of the Maysville Hagle, shot Luther Dobyns in the forehead, at Maysville, Ky., to-day, The wound it is supposed will prove fatal. Shocking Murder in Pittaburg. PirrsnurG, Doe, 16, 1858, About 11 o'clock last night, # man named Henry Cage fon, who works in the Sligo Iron Mill, was found im @ dying condition on Monongshela bridge. He had been stabbed several times in the abdomen, and thres boys who were seen going in the same direction abow® the same hour last night, have been arrested. A kniie with blood on ithas been found on one of the boys, Police Intelligence. Altered Bank Bilis in C.reulattm.—sumerous perscns have wishin » few Gaye past called upon the Chief of Police ard police magistrates to complein of having been cefrauded of varicus sums cf moxey by $1 bills of the State of New York Bans, of Kingston, Ulster county, which liad been altered to $20 Several policemen were placed on the alert to detect the passers of this money, and on Thurs¢ay night officer Campbell, of the Third ward arrested & man named Theodore G. Mickel, who assed one of the notes to Wm. £. Spragus tailor, 270 Greenwich strovt, aod had attempted to pass ane other to Wm. Bradley, batter of Greeuwich street, cor- ner of Murray. He was taken to the police court, and on being quertioned, ststed that he was a canal boatman, and bao just sold his boat, and was on his way to his home, fn the wertern part of this State. He refused to give any information in regard to his poasesalon of the pills he passed or attempted to pass, In possession of his wife the officer found $1,000 ia money, and a certifi cate of deposite for $500 more. The altered bills in ques- tion are well calcalated to ceceive, the figure ‘‘oue”” mays ing beem very carefully extracted from the original, and “twenty” neatly inserted in tte place. It issupposed, Steamboiler Explosion. Boston, Deo. 16, 1853. A large boiler in Messrs. Sewall, Day & Oo.’s cordage factory, in Roxbury, exploded yosierday afternoom, de molishiog tho building in which it was located. The fire man was fatally ipjured_and a boy badly scalded, Fatal Accident, ANpovER, Mass, Deo. 16, 1858, Last evening Daniel Davelia and Peter Cassidy, youn men, of this village, were drowned by breaking through the ice while akati Fire at Pawtucket. Provingser, Deo. 16, 1853. The atone mill belonging to Hon. J. C. Starkweathee and Messrs. French and Read, at Pawtucket, Massacha- setts side, was damaged by Gredhin afternoen, to extent of about $1,000, The machinery and stock consideretly dewtaged by fire and water, but are covered by insurance that a very Jarge mimivr tase b es put nto droulation, He is deta red at the Third » a:d police station housy, 38 Barclay street, where tie individual can be seen; and’ all persons who bave been duicau id are requested to cali and preter their complaint Josting Libellous Handlils..—Some wacka since hand bits of a defamatory und lidsliouy nature, tending vo injure the good ram+ of Mr Jawes Brady, & merchant dcisg business at No. 87 Cedar street were posted tbrovghout the city as is alleged by Thos. Birea and dames H. Grigg, the former # rouse printer doing pusi bess in the E antthehte ab te merchant of South etr fee thet a certain individuel had much mtimacy towards @ temals with whom ous of the accused is closely connected. Recently the g jury have trdicted Birch and Grigg. nud dob of them ware pestenday arrested by officer Spicer. on bench issued by the Court of Sessions. Mr. Birch gave bail iz $1,000 to answer the charge. Mr. Grigg, in default of bail, was committed to prison Charge of Burglary.—Jobn Bingham, an Foglish sailor, wan arrested at five o'clock yesterday morning, by offi- cera Uneey and Maguire, of the Fourth ward po- lice, charged with bresking into the porter house of Edwa:d Flynn, No. 354 Water street, with iotent to steal the usual contents of such places, viz: rum and tobacco. When detected by the officers he was lying upon a bench in the place, feigning to be asleep. ‘hen taben before Justice Osborne, and asked what he had to say for himeelf, he replied, 1 have nothing to say,” “I know nothirg,” from whica auswer it may be in‘erred that he is a member of the order of ‘‘Know No- thirgs.”’ The magistrate committed him to the Tombs, where he will probably remain until he knows some thing. Heavy Robbery.—Jamen W. Green, s dashing looking fel- lew, who, according to hir own admission, has for some days past been on a spree, yesterday mae an affidavit before Justice Osborne, setting (orth that he had beea robbed of a gold watch and chaix, worth $200, and $1,300 in money, and tbat he suapects a backman woom he em- convey him fron the Giy Hotel, corner of ani Howard street, to a house of ill fame in Leonard street, and a female residing in the house, of baving stolen the perty. The suspested ind viduals were arrested by Sergeant Smith, of the Lower police court, on & warrant issued by the magistrate, and taken before him. The complainant also appeared, and was uestioned as to where he got the money, and repl od that a person ‘vhore name he gave paid it to him. fhe magistrate, not beirg quite satisfied thet the story was wholly correct, and being assured of tho good sharacter of the hackman discharged the latter from oustody, upon the pro nixe of Reaben Lovejoy, proprietor of Lovo: joy’s Hotel, that he should be fortucoming for examiny- tion at noon te-ay, at which tims Green promised to have t1e man who paid him the money present. The female was locked up. Arrest of Prckpockeis.—Two boys, named John Kelly and James Mulholland, were yesterday arrested by officers Reed and Radford, of the Chief's office, obar 04 with at- temptirg to pick the pocket of a lady ramed Roda Dick- aon, residing in Livingston county, New York, while she was standing in Bros may, near Murray street The ao- ovsed were taken before Justice Osborn, and committed to prison. Charge Dismissed against Mr Murray.—The Grand Jury, in the case pending against Willizm Murray, ove of the inspectors charged with an election fraud in the Twan- tieth ward, yesterday dismissed the charge as against Mr, Murray. Rolled in a Grocery Store —Two perrons, named John Bell and Benjamin J. Randall, were Wednesday charged with stealing £20, valued at $84. from the p-raon of Je- remiah Osllsghan, ® resident of Brooklyn, who went into Randali’s grocery store, in James stree’, and took a glass of liquor, and while there, baving displayed his money. Rancall is sceused of knecking the somplaiasnt down, and tbus held him while Hall tok the money from his pocket. He was then assaulied ard turned into the street. ‘A Dishonest Workman, and Buying Stole Property.—A young map, named Charles H Bll, ia the employ of Boardman & Co., jewellers, in Broadway, wader the St Nicholas Hotel, was Wednesday arrested by officer Web! of the reserved corps, ona charge o’ stealing, at diferent times, from his employers, various articles of jewelry, valued at $40 and upwards. On bis arrest the accused acknowledged bie guilt, and stated that he bad sold the property to William Maxwell, residing in Lispenard atreet. ‘The officer then arrested Maxwell on the charges of buy- ing said property, knowing the same to have been stolen. Both parties were taken before Jus.ice Osborn, who com- mitted them to prison. Items from Baltimore. THE CHESAPLAKK AND OHIO CANAL—B ALTIMORE AND OHIO RAILROAD, ETC. Baxmonx, Des. 16, 1863, ‘The Chesapeake aad Ohio canal is to be kept open unt absolutely ciosed by ice, The boats are now running without obstruction. ‘The second branch of our city council to-night passed an amended ordinance giving the Baltimore and Ohio Railread the $5,00,000 endorsement, without the restris tions as to through travel. We have no mail this evening south of Charleston. Tho Cunard Steamship Dock at Bostome Bostox, Dec. 16, 1888. The dock ‘of the Cunard steamships at East Boston, is te be enlarged to admit the las it steamers of that line— the Arab!a being advertised for this port on her sem trip. The Nisgara bas been towed out, preparatory to the commencement of the alterations, The Weather at Buffalo. Burvato, Deo. 16, 1858. ‘The weather continues calm, but the wind is changing and it is turning rather colder. There is appearames: of ice anywhere as yet. Markets. Cuagie:tos, Dec, 15, 1868. The sales of cotton to-day were 1,100 bales, and for the week 10,000 bales. Quotations show an advance of one- eighth and one quarter cent. The receipts of the weekt foot up 13,690 bales, and the stock now on hand here is 35,600 bales, Cuartestox, Dac. 16, 1853, The sales of cotton to-day amounted to 1,800 bales, at 8340. 810%, The market is without change. Civcrwxati, Deo. 16, 1868. Hoga have declined to $4 10a $440. Mons pork selle — a $1125. Flour has fallen to $490 a 3495 pee Affairs in Washington. [Correspondence of the Philadelphia La: ger J I learn from very a reliable rource that our Mexican re~ lations do not go on as well as desired. Mr. Almonts, the Mexican minister, here in Washington, insists that the matter relating to Mexican claims, under the treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo, shall be negotiated between him and Mr. Marcy, and not between Mr. Gadden and the Mexican Miciater of foreign Affairs. Oar government osm her refuee to treat with the Mexican minister, here in Waah- ington, if he desires to have it so Another fitibustering dition is confidently talked about as coming off soon. There will be some more de- luéed victinv, and tren another call for American sym- pathy. Revolutions, if intended to be successfal, must eiginate with a le, and not be instigated by fc conspirators, or foreed a; @ count y an armed tervention, It is true France and Bpgland may be in- volved ii r—but then it would not do to let that enter into our consideration of justice and honor. The war im Europe will not bes long one—the a being that the first decisive battle which will be fought will lowed by egotiatior sof peace. There ia no hom way to obt ba except by purchase, and for this pur~ pene ® favorabie opportunity must titselt. Ang attempt to force the acqi jon will enly place it fare ther beyond our reach. ‘The ‘whole ayrtem of selecting the editor of @ newspaper as public priater ia wrong. It smounte viitually to subsidizing the press, and is altogether oppestd to an indepe: «expression of public pioa here at th government. thu with great pleasure that I announce to you that bill ix vow preparing, and will shortly be introduced inte the Senate, by Mr. Bayard, of Delaware, to abate that peisance, spd to restore the liberty of the press,in Washe ington, by disconnecting it from the government, The government eught to have its own Paling ot end the to have any public iter Al fon ane be copne , Cireotly or reat witha Tentahdyy <P There was something of « collision between & ot @istinction and a Cabinet Minister, which may possibly Jead to some serious consequences. I! is hoped, however, Mar Ba myo Lg Fagen Magan he ‘ 6 Hon. ry uhleaberg, I am state, is to day considered out of danger, by his pepztolan, De a Coroner’s Inquests. ‘Tan Lats Fatat Couustoy os tam Kum Rat Roap.—Daara or Mrs Dsprickson.—Coroner Gamble Wedpescay held an inquest at the hospital, on the body of Mrs. Elizabeth H. Dedrickson, who died at the New York Hospital, from Injuries received at a collision of the locomotives on the Erie Ratircad near Bergen Cut. (In this case the evidence bee the tame as elicited on the inquest of Thomas Fea- therston. Dr, McComb, stated that the injuries which caused the doth of Mrs. Dedrickton were chiefly interna), The fol- lowing is the verdict of the jury: ‘That deceased cawe to her death from injuries re- osived by « collision of the express train of the Erie Rail- road from Dunkirk, and the emigrant train going wert, on the eventog ofthe 8th instant, and from the testi- mony adduced, itapp-are to have been caused by gross carelessness and negligence on the part of those persons having charge of the emigrant trsin going west.” The deceased was a native of Ireland, thirty years of age, re- si¢ent ia Brooklya, where she has left large circle of friends, She waa on ber retarn from Canada, with her two children, where she had been on a visit. it it