The New York Herald Newspaper, May 10, 1854, Page 7

. ARMY INTELLIGENCE. OF MAJOR WYSE BY COURT MARTIAL, MORE TESTIMONY ABOUT THE FALCON, SIXTH DAY. The court met at ten o’clock this morning, pursuant ‘ adjournment, and all the members being present, Jrceedad with the examipation of witnesses, as fol- -— TESTIMONY OF 0. ROBERTS. ; Marshall 0. Roberts, a eas for the prosecution, b been sworn, testified as follows on his direct ex- Q. You are the agent of the United States Mail Steam- snip Company, and the Falcon belongs to that line? . Yes. Q. What do you know of the construction of the Fal- con? A. If you will allow me, [ will deliver a full expla- pation of that matter; I have prepared an answer tot question. (The defence objected to givit »ten statement; but the Court to! Pevitueus’reoumned—T a personal knowledge of her ve owledge ponstruction. She was built in 1848, of white oak, lo- , cedar and pine, and no expense spared in her F Bo tion; she cost $50,000 more than any vessel of size built in that year; I have never known a ship to the same service that she has with the same regularity, and without om th Neoping’s accident; office, she 000 miles, testimony from a writ- ‘the witness he might bot fever at the time; the other del: ip; I would like to ada, that e been in constant use, and cellent, or subjected the marine ; 4 it t voyage t onthe 18th of April. freight carried by her been insured? line insure your steamers? been her reputation and estimation with comparison with the other steamers of seaworthy vessel? high—being & sort of a pat ship with them, unities have the inspectors had to in. tee sage her at all. They could not inspection without permission from me. been in port uniter lock, and with board to prevent persons coming on board ission. I mean since she came from New Orleans, last fall. J gave permission to the port ‘wardens to inspect her, but not to the inspectors of in- ee companies, and they know nothing of her con- . It would take three days for competent inspec- inspect her, and they would have to open, and would not have’ been doue without my permission, done by Smith and Dimon in my presence. fT company had any difficulty with any of panies? Cherokee was burnt at the company’s ‘was loaded for sea; part of her cargo was not; they insisted on taking possession company forbade it, and refused to have do with them; after this they increased the charges for insurance on cargo in the ships the late repairs to her extensive? that were necessary; there were no material to her machinery. ‘Are you able to explain the exact cause of the fail- of her engine on her late trip’ It was in erest re 4 3 HY Eiep E Eg ati ei a . tors FF 3 x; i e5%, sete z Ey z ; 4 3 | 4 ext io the company of $7,000. objected to the witness volunteering testi ‘mony and statements not calied for, Major Wyse said that the matter of the bedding and furniture of the ship ‘was not before the court. To this a member replied that the thought the testimony had been offered by the d fence to show that the was dirty, and not in fit con- dition in those e Judge Advocate said it was not the desire of rosecution to consider this matter before the Court, if the defence did not makes _ of it. Major Wyse said, when the minutes of the last pro- jooetings Siocon repens wae be bad no objection to ‘the test received. A member of the Court moved that the stat it made by the witness be struck | from the reeord. The court room was cleared, according to therulein such cases, for the consideration of the ‘motion, none but the members being allowed to be pre- sent. At the o of the Court it was announced ‘that the statement should not be received as testimony. TESTIMONY RESUMED. 8 You are one of the owners of the Falcon, are you snot . A. Yes; one of the original owners, who built her. About what amount of interest have you in the tbmpany to which this ship belongs: A. More than $10,000 interest in the company. Q. How long have you been the agent of the steamship | compan! A From the start of the line, in 1848. Q. Would it take three days to decide whether her knees were sprung, whether she was hogged, and her frame A. Well, Ishould think it would; if she is hogged I have never discovered it, and I have seen as much of her ‘Wha! means have you of knowing whut the cost of each steamer that was built the same year as the ; the Crescent City was built in < a orthe: eo built by ment ‘alcon; those vessel ve single engines and the Falcon has double |, which are far more ex] ive. eid the fact that the Falcon had two engines ac- Count for the difference in cost of there ee ive; in to tonnage; the joi pensive on the Falcon; her cabins were better Q. Doyou know that the Falcon was not inspected by | = ineeew of @ marine insurance company last january A. There was no inspector that had permission to in- mpect her, and no one entered the ship for that per ‘to my knowledge; the ship was locked, the ke: pee at our Office; no one by mere going on board inspect her; it would take three days to inspect the ship proper- ly; I gave no permission to any insurance company’s in- Spector to inspect her; it is impossible that she could dave been inspected without permission. Q. At what insurance company was the freight of the erokeeinsured, which you have spoken of ¢ A. No doubt in every office in the city; but T only know about the Atlantic; I know about that because Mr, Jones sent to me to confer about it; I knew of four inspec- tors being on the Cherokee after she was burned; each inspector represents a company. During the recent repairs of the Falcon, were her 8 taken to pieces ? . Some parts of her machine ‘the engineer here, who can tes! matter than I can. Q. You say the Falcon was put in complete order for her late voyage; was her paint dry when she sailed? A. suppose there were some fresh spots on her; every ship has such; the Law was touched up the day abe left; the pad of the Falcon was begun about a week before al led; I suppose, if she was not dry, that it was only in ; she was being got ready for the Hew Ocleons toads, to relleve one of ow ships there, and ‘was not intended for the Panama Railroad hospital. Q. What was the Falcon’s draft of water when she went to sea on the 18th April, 1854? A. I don’t recollect; the captain is here, and can an- awer. <Q. Had not the Falcon on board, when she went out ‘on the 18th April, 1854, about 600 barrels of beef for the eqnama Railroad ny? «A. She had 500 half barrels. i Q. Has the Falcon been insured since she has been ‘run ‘A original owners in Boston insured her for some “two or three months, but we have not insured any of our ips; ‘we did the first year of the company, in cases, but Ido not recollect; we do not now; never lied for the Falcon, and never was refused. . How do you know that the insurance companies never lost a dollar by the Falcon? never met any accident that could damage none has happened. trip from New Orleans to New York last fall, ich you have spoken, did not some or all of the ssengers leave the Falcon at Charleston, and did not company return to them their passage money, they had paid in New Orleans before leaving . Yes; we did not pay in all cases; we paid in cases . a matter of charity, in two or three cases: Claim waa set up but not pursued; we had letters itten to us from Lt sork What was the joulty Ng her machinery when igh mot ete it; 1 don’t think the diff 4 im) ; 1 don e diffl- wit iv undebboery, think she leaked for- ; she was coming home for repairs; that was the Jeak Smith & Dimon were employed to discover and re- pair; I don’t think there was serious damage to the en- ; but that she pnt in mainly from the sic of the How do you know the vessel was perfectly tight in ‘the steam chest before she left? . They were tented in my prosenco; steam got uj “they were also tried two days before she came round, while I wason board; not much steam on, but enough do try the wheels. Q. "On the occasion of the Falcon putting into Charles- ton last fall, ax above referred to, did not one of the men have to stand by witha handspike before the vessel reached Charleston, and by that means assist the en- gine to pasa her centres? A. I don’t know the fact. Major Wyne—Was it not officially reported to you? 0. By the Court—Has any minute or partial examination ‘been made of the Falcon since her return? If so, state 4s to the vessel and machinery. State it was intended to have maie on her her to sea af by Guyon & Boardman, direction of the chief were removed; I have ly more fully on that ined since | ition by W. Dimon, | other day, it fs not decided “ the hull;'as sheia going to year, company may con. % a not Zertath how- ime. | tom of the steam chest with a three-eighth joint or pack- | 1iding out a storm. cena the Talesetogenqgnin in her present condition, as 8 regular passenger boat on your line, or do you intend tokeep herasa relief boatt) a A. We intend to send her to relieve the United States, ES Seon tes Tad aot ee te pe med passenger st 4 near a year; what day she will be sent the direotors have not dete: |, but within the next three months. Q. By the Court—Is the prohibition in regard to the inspectors of the marine insurance companies going on board the Falcon, of which you have spoke general or special—referring particularly to the after, her last return from sea? A. No; we have made no special prohibition in that sense. By Mr. jor Wyse—If the valves were ground Sra Renae cates aheas ths Int taie poet, ant | were in a perfect state, what in your opinion was the | cause of this dera it during her late voyage A. [cannot account for it; I have the engineer in chief | bere to explain that. TESTIMONY OF W. B. SKIDMORE. William B. Skidmore, witness for the prosecution, hay- | been sworn, testified as follows:— . You are chief engineer of the United States Mail Steumship Company ? ‘A. Yes, my business is to superinteud the engincer’s Fd artment of the line; I do not go to aea in any of the ships. @. Did you superintend the repairs in your depart- mena of the Falcon, to put her in good loataa fee my A. 1 did. Q Dia you consider her sent to sea in complete order ? . 1 did. Q. Did you consider hera proper seaworthy steamor? A. Idid and I do. Q. Have you examined her since her return? A. Yes; so far as belongs to the engineer’s depart | ment, not with her engine in motion. S. Muay what do you attribute her late failure at sea to ‘A. To the leaking of her valves. g Was she right in all other respects ? . Yes. Q. How did that happen ? Here the witness explained by means of a diagram, that the bonnet ought to have been screwed to the bot- ing; but it was put on with » scant quarter; itis proba- ble steam escaped there, and in screwing up the bottom to prevent that, the valve stem, which the thin packi may have brought before too near the bonnet, was lifte #0 as to lift the valve out of its seat; the valves had been ground and fitted, and made to work,*before the vessel sailed, and if this, which I have explained, was the only cause of the leaking, as I suppose it to be. it might, had it Leen known, have been corrected at sea in five minutes; T wish to explain tl acking is India rubber, and fuch packing needs scrowing and tightening up occa- sionally. Cross-examination—Q. Havo you ever stated since the return of the Falcon, that her Valvo stem was too long, and that these valve stems were among the new ones put in just before she sailed? A. Tstated that that fetched up in the bottom of the | seat, and were too long, in some of the new valve stems— in two of them. Q. Have you stated to any one since the return of the Falcon from sea, that the valves of the steam chest were never properly ground down? A. No, sir. Q Did you not state this to Major Wyse, and Mr. An- drews, his counsel, on board the Falcon, a day or two after she returned? A. Lean’t say that I did; turned the valves ovar and | showed them where they leaked, but] think I said no- | thing about their not having been properly ground down; all valves leak more or leas. TESTIMONY OF T. W. SLATER. ‘Thomas W. Slater, a witness for the prosecution, being | sworn, testified as follows:— | Q. Were you the workman who repaired the valves of | the steam chest of the Falcon before she went to sea last? A. Yes. Q. Were they ground and fitted, and in proper order for service? A. Yes. Cross-examined—Q. Why did not these valves fit at sea, 50 a3 to anawer the purpose for which they were de- signed? ‘A. I don’t know; the valve motion might get disar- ranged in some way. MR. SKIDMORE RECALLED TO TESTIFY. By the defence, Mr. Sidmore, a witness, was recalled, at this stage of the ‘proceedings. Q. By Major Wyse—Supposing this defect in the valves to have arisen from unevenness in the grinding of the valves, could the necessary repairs be made at sea, and | how long would it take? A. About three days, by stopping, the engine and re- moving that part of the machinery; they have the means of such repairs at sea. TESTIMONY OF ROBERT CRAIG. Robert Craig was here called by the prosecution, and being sworn, testified as follows :— Q. Did you superintend the repairs of tho valves of the Falcon steam cheat in the Neptune Iron Works, before she went to sea lately ? A. Yes; of all the repairs put on her machinery, under the supervision of the engineer of the company, Skid- more. Q. Did you examine the valves before they were put on, and did they fit properly ? A. T examined them, and found them properly ground and fitted, Q Was her machinery in all parts put in seaworthy order A. I considered it so when she left the establishment. Q. Have you examined her since her return? A. No, TESTIMONY OF JAMES ¥. SCHENCK. J. F, Schenck, a Lieutenant in the United States Navy, ere called Ad dwormon thé part of the prosecit . His teatimony was af follow: Q Are you acquainted with jeamer Falcon ? if yea, what are her qualities as as a seaworthy ship? A. Lbave known the ship for five years past, and I have found her qualities excellent. Q. Is abe a strong bull? he I think $0; from her qualities as a sea vessel there is less wear and tear on her than on many others; I think her the easiest steamer at sea I know of; T con: sider her leas worn in service from this cause than many other steamers who are two years younger than she. Q. How is her spread of canvass? A. She has more than ordinary sea steamers of her size and tonnage; she has more in proportion to her ton- nage than either three steamers I have commanded. |. Are you going to sea in command of A. Thave been offered the command of her; I mean to it; I know her qualities, having sailed in her more ince 49 with a view to observe and study sea steam navigation; I have commanded other vessels of same line, the Ohio, the El Dorado, and the Crescent City; I con’ dered the Falcon a better sea vessel than either of thei Talso sailed in an English West India mail steamer—the ‘Thames; I consider the Falcon a better sea steamer than the Thames; the topgallant, forecastle and poop cabin were on the Falcon when I sailed in her; have seen her when furnished as now, with all the presont top hamper, off Chagres, ride by her anchors, when I had to make to sea in the Ohio;Ido not mean that she ia stronger built than other vessels; but by her good sea qualities, I mean her safety ina storm, her facllity of laying to and w ti Q.—Has she too much top ogy oo for safety at sea? A.—Not to affect her safety, but it does affect her speed going against the wind. Cross-examined—Q. Have you ever critically examined the bull of the Falcon, by going down into her hold and inepestiog, her in every accessible part? No; I was present at the inspeetion lately made by the Port Wardens who testified here; I went down below deck with them, but she had her coal in, and I did not go intoevery part of her; they went where I did not; I went a8 a mere matter of curiosity. Question by the Court—How do the steamers Ohio, El Dorado and Crescent City compare with the steamers G e Law and Illingie? A. Ihave not sailed in the George Law and Mlinois; they are more modern built steamers, and at this time are no doubt better ships, and worth more money than the others. Question by the Court—Do you consider the Faleona first class steamer, perfectly ‘able to weather the usual pant incidental to the Atlantic coast and the Gulf of xico ? A. I consider her perfectly capable of weathering any gale of wind in the Gulf of Mexico or anywhere else; for safety I think her a first class ship, but not in respect of spook, sine, he. in thease T consider she is not equal to the George Law and the Illinoi ut for safety I consider her equal to them, and, indeed, superior; she bas been a pet ship in the line, with commanders and because a steamer of her fine sea qnalities re- commander from the onus he would have in a \d with the owners from the regular work ives them; this last results from Ler good rom this cause, that they keep her at too hard and constant work; being so reliable a ship, they keep her longer at work Q. By the Court—If called on to state your opinion of the Falcon previous to her late trip, would you have said what you now state respecting her seaworthiness’ A. Most decidedly; and the late trip doce not affect my judgment of her. Q. By the Court—Do you think that it would be pra- dent to send the Falcon to nea at this time, without a close inspection, or without repairs. A. I dou’t pretend to know what repairs she now re- uires; if she is going for a long serviee, 1 should wish fer thoroughly everhaaled—if tor 9 short one, I should not regard it; I do not know that she needs rey I should not hesitate to go to sea in her to-night in case of an emergency; this ship was reported to leak when she came in here; when leaks are deep below the water, the vearel must go on the ways for repairs, but not oth- erwise; it may be reached by tipping; it is age A after a time, to examine the bottoms of vessels, and state of their copper; this vessel was Nas yy about two | years ago, and it ought to be good now if of good quality | at first. A TESTIMONY OF J. P. M'KINSTRY. James P. McKinstry, Lieutenant in the Navy, having | been sworn for the prosecution, testified as follows on his direct examination :— | Q. Did you command the Faleon on her late trip with some companies of artillery on her? A. Yes. Q. When she left here did you judge her seaworthy, and a Ot tran ? Yes. What was her failure on that trip due to? To a defect of her valves of the por . But for that would sho have made he: Yes, I think so, How do you esteem her qualities as a seagoing ves se phe>epe> . Very good, so far as Tknow from my own experience and from others who have commanded her, Q. You say her reputation is good with those who know her? A. Yes, particularly with two of her commanders who have commanded her some tim > Q. If the part of the engine lately found defective, was repaired, would you now be willing to go to sea in her? A. Yee. Cross-examined.—Q. Did_yon not say to Dr. Murray and other officers on board the Falcon, that,““if you should | have rough weather, or a storm, there was no telling how long you would be drifting about?”” A. } told them there was no tell how long we would ‘be making the voyage to Aspinwall; this was after the defect in the engine was 5 }) How much water did the Falcon draw when she sailed from this on the 18th April, 1854? inches foryard, and (ourtoon foot ci | } aft, Tthink; I thought her mot too deep in the water; afterwards I changed her trim to increase her apeed; that can ‘be done in @ steamer, by rising her coai for- ward or Q. Did stop the steamer the first ae post night out? and A. To re-pack the piston of the cylinder of the port 2. . Do you now command one of the vessels of this line, or 79. ever expect to’ t be now Sen One of them. . Suppose you been overtaken b; storm, like that which wrecked the San ncisca, while in your crippled condition do you think it probable that the Faleon would have weathered it? A. I think the Faleon would weather any storm that any ordinary vessel would weather; 1 can make the com. Parison the question suggests. Q. By Court.—You say that if the engine was now ro- paired you would be willing to go to sea in her, Do you consider she would then be a safo transport for tro; A. Yes, I would go this evening; I have already given my opinion that she is a safe transport for troop: 1 knew her in the Gulf, Mien I commanded the Philadelphia, nded her. ty Grey com Does she carry sail enough to make her manageable at sea, in case her engine should be crippled? A. She has as much sail as steamers usually have— more than is common with those of her tonnage; her sails, too, are new; she might reach port with fair wind without her engine, andI think she could lie to; but T think no steamer cam beat to windward with sails only. Q. By tho Court—Did she leak much during the voyage? A. No. she leaked some—not much; my attention was never called to it particularly. The hour of three having arrived, the Court adjourned till ten o'clock this morning. TRIAL OF CLARA HAYES FOR THE MURDER OF DOCTOR LUTENER. very severe CONCLUSION OF THE TESTIMONY FOR THE PROSECUTION. Court of Oyer and Terminer. Before Hon. Judge Roosevelt. SIXTH DAY. May 9,—The court met this morning at half-past ten o'clock. The court room was crowded to exccss. The testimony for the prosecution was continued. Mr. Blunt, District Attorney, again expressed his in- tention of putting in the letters referred to yesterday. His Honor then arose and sa‘ Yesterday the public prosecutor, having proved the handwriting of several letters or papers, the counsel for the defence objected to the reading. The Court, after considering the objection, said the question as to the papers produced and offered to be read is one of identity. Are they, or is there any evidence tending to show that they are, the same papers which Mrs. Hayes spoke of “three or four times” to the witness Dempsey, as papers sent to her while in England, by Mr. Hayes, ‘and which she had given to Dr. Lutener to keep, which he refused to give up, and about which she threatened to Kill or shoot him, ng “he (sho said) had nearly killed her?” The papers produced are proved— Ist. To have been written by Dr. Lutener’s death. 2d. They have reference to, or some of them might have been received in, England. 3d. They speak of, or are addressed to, Mra. Hayes. 4th. They were handed by Dr. Lutener to his wife on Saturday, three days before his death, and were there- fore in his possession on that day. h. Their contents may—and that can only be deter- ed by their perusal—be of a character calculated, under the circumstances, to create in the mind of Mra, Hayes a strong desire for their recovery, and an equally strong resentment towards the party refusing to restore them to her. It will be seen from this statement, that there is some evidence of the alleged identity, and that that evidence may be materially fortified by the contents of the papers. Tam bound, therefore, to allow them to be read; leaving it to the jury, the appropriate tribunal, after’ hearing their contents, and weighing that and all the other cir- cumstances, to determine, as matter of fact, whether the alleged identity is sufficiently proved, and if #0, what weight the papers are entitled to in considering the pro- bable guilt or innocence of thoaccused. I may add, that 1am the more constrained to this course from the’ inti- mate connection shown to have existed between the ac- cused and the established author of the papers, down to a period even subsequent to Dr. Lutener’s death, and from the apparent ease with which, if another set of pa- pera written by Mz. Hayes were actually delivered to Dr. aitener, and by him to his wife, their existence may, with at least some show of probability, be proved. The District Attorney then said he ‘would read No. 5 first, when— Mr. Whiting said—Why not let the jury read them in the jury room? The leiters ought not to be made pub- lic—they would only be food for conversation and filling up the newspapers, and of no benefit at all. It is not ne- cessary for the public to know all about these letter: ‘The District Attorney said—That these papers were wholly unfit for publication, and full of objectionable matter. He did not suppose that any respectable press would admit them into its columns. He was willing to acquiesce in the request of the counsel for the defence, that they should bé read privately in the Jury room. The Court—I understand the District Attorney to say that these letters, or parts of them, at all events, are not proper for publication, and that ‘he is content t'at the letters should be submitted to the jury for tho'r perusaland not in open court. If the counsel for tho Sefence approve of this course, it oan be taken. Mr. Whiting said they approved of that course, which had been in existence for the last forty years, of submit- ting letters to the Judge first. After an argumon: of some length, the counsel said they would prefer to even have the letters read in Court than to have them rest «n- der the imputation of the opposite side. ‘The Court finally deferred further consideration of the subject, and the letters were not read. The District Attorney then read the testimony of Dr. Downes, taken at the Coroner’s inquest:— Dr. D. A. Downes, residing at 108 Grand street, being sworn, deposes—On Tuesday morning, a quarter before 11 o'clock, @ colored boy came to my office and said he wanted me togo over to the corner and see a man who was faint; went over and was conducted to Dr. Lutener’s often; on entering, 1 saw a man lying on the floor with his head a little elevated, and a woman bathing his face; the testimony of Miss Shipman as regards the position of the body is correct; don’t recollect as regards the paper being in his hands; I immediately examined for pulse, but found none; I pronounced him dead; my atten- tion was called to blood on the shelf under the stand; I then felt for the wound, but found none; I then called for a basin of water, raised the head, and washed off the blood from the ear, and found a wouad on the partof the head, with my finger: I then, with assist- ance, removed the body to another position, and turned the body on the right side; I showed the wound to those who were present: it was on & line with the opening of the ear; I saw no blood on his hands; at the time Miss Shipman brought a basin of water tome she handed me a pistol (now here); it would be a very difficult matter for a person to make such a wound with bis own hand; looked at his dress to sce if he had had a scuffle; saw no Gisarrangement either in his dress or in the room; and a half hours after I assisted Dr. Uhl in making the nt mértem examination; the ball was found embedded Inthe cranium on the right side, tetween the petrus portions of the temporal bone and the cuniform process of the occiputal; the pistol now here would produce such a wound: I think the Doctor had been dead about ten or fifteen minutes when I saw him. ‘Thomas Boughton, sworn—I keep a public house on the southeast corner of Grand street and Broadway; was juainted with Dr. Lutener; his ofice was di- rhead; I recollect the morning of his death; I ; beard of his at my place mt one hour prior to hearing of his death; 1 was nding in front of my door, and saw some one go in there; it wana lady; had seon that lady before; saw her with br. Lutener and a lady getting into one of the Amity strect stages one morning; she had on a dark hat, and was closely veiled; didn’t notice the color of her dress; think it was dark; this was about three-quarters of an hour before I heard of the Doctor’s death; had been at my place but a little while: did not see this person come out. Q. How long before this did you see this lady and others get into an Ainity atreet stage? A. It might have been a week; might have been a little iess. Q. At what time did you leave your place? Object- ed to. Q. Were you able, through this veil, to distinguish the features of this woman? A. No. Q. Did you notice the trimmings of her hat? A. No. Q. Did you notice what-she wore upon her shoulders / A. She hid a shawl on. Q. What kind of a shawl? A. Can’t describe it; it was a dark colored shawl. Q. What was tho size of this lady? A. Rather small hardly a medium sized woman. @ Do you know who the lady was that you saw accom. panyivg thix woman with the Doctor, in the Amity street sage? A. No. Cross examined—What is your business? public house. Q Is that the only business you conduct? A. That is the only one at present; I reside at No. 8 Clark street, in the Fighth ward; it is better than half a mile from my place of business; breakfasted that morn- ing at my residence, about nine o'clock; it might have been! after or before nine o'clock; it takes me about ten minutes to breakfast; from there I went to my place of business; I walked down; *went into my Place as soon a8 I got down; I took a segar, and went out on the stoop; didn’t see the Doctor that morning; don’t know whether the Doctor had « many female tients visiting there; several females used to go there; don’t know whether they visited the Doctor or not; didn’t see this person go out; saw her turn into the doorway; whether she went up stairs, or not, I can’t tell; 1 paid no particular attention whether she did or not. I have a clock in my establishment; did not loak at it when I went in that morning; I might haye been in front, smoking, for ten or fifteen minutes; after I was in a little while I noticed the clock; it wanted five minutes of eleven; that was the time I heard ot the Doctor's death; didn’t notice it before that; ,this is the first time T have beem examined on this subject; was not before the Coroner's Jury or the Grand Jury; ‘was prosent some- times while the Coroner’s inquest was going on; my r. Hayes, and before A. Tkeep a | former business was livery stable keeper, at different No. 6 Howard street, and in Mercer and also at the corner of Bayard and Eliza- beth streets; mnced in August, 1846; opened this place the 24th of May, it is a drinking saloon, you play any games there ? i itness declined answering.) evious to 1846 I was a book-keeper with Willard Reed, livery stable keeper, this side of Bleecker. Direct examination resumed—Q. Have you ever spoken to me on the subject of this examination? (Objected to.) Albert G. Alien, sworn—On the 10th of January last L lived at 458 Broadway; it was the southeast corner of Broadway and Grand street; I took care of Mr. Wood's office; [knew Dr Lutener; Mr. Wood's office was direct- ly in the rear of Dr. Lutener’s; there were two offices between them; Mr. Wm. Bontico occupied both of them; | Hayes remained there till some time after eleven; terior | in Mr, Wood's office; he came in and borrowed the morning HERALD; was afterwards called by Mr. Simmons to go for a physician forthe Docker; went tie! Downes; Thad seen Shipman that Misa morning on the front stairs about ten o'clock; 1 was weeping sown, the stairs at the timo; I saw her after the newspaper was borrow- ed; she —_ in pe me street Inet her when she was going up; did not see her aga’ morning until after went Toe Dr. Downes. "= Cross examined—It was about twenty minutes to ten when the Doctor came in to borrow the newspaper; may have said it was 10 o'clock in my previous examination, but meant within afew minutes of ten; after the Doc- tor got the newspaper, saw him go out; had swept out the store that morning before the Doctor come. I was cleaning a window at the time; I then went to sweeping; Was engaged in cleaning the window for ten or fiteen minutes after the Doctor went out; I then commenced sweeping the stairway; the building is three stories high; the uy 't is ocoupied ¥ 4 military company ; second floor by Mr. Bontico and Mr. Wood; Mr. B. is an agent for patent medicines. Albert G. Allen recalled by the Court. Q. State whether that morning. A. @. Were you in the room of Mr. Wood, and on the stairs from 10to 11 o'clock? A. Iwasa in Mr. Wood’s office till the Docter came in; I was midway on the stairs when Miss Shipman came in; I was there from the time I saw the Doctor alive, until I heard of his death. By a Juror—Q. Did you see any other female there that morning except Miss Shipman? A. No. Lorenzo B. Cumming, sworn—Was a conductor on the Hariem railroad in January last; my train came to the city that morning at ten o'clock and five minutes; ar- rived at the depot in the pete at five minutes before 11; that was by the time table; my actual arrival was a lit: tle behind; did not seo Mr. Hayes that day. Cross examined—Q. Do you remember your time ing to Harlem from the city that day? jomas Edwards recalled.—Q. Was that your way-bill to the city at that time? (Way bill produced in court and shown to bere? Witness—It is; it shows how many got in at Harlem who were not commuters ; 185 pegsons came to town District AMorney—I how the jury th rie! lorney—I now propose to show the jw 10 pistol and ball. ‘oat Counsel for defence objected te the ball going in aa evi- deuce, but not the pistol. Poth the ball and pistol were exhibited to the jury, and were thcroughly examined. Dr. Lutener’s revolver was then handed in, and also underwent a thorough ex- amination, Henry Bertholf, aworn—Q. Did you assist in drawing the charges from the revolver? A. I did, Q. How many charges did you draw? A. The whole, fiye in number Q. With what were they filled? A. With ball, powder and wad. Fach charge is drawn separate. The charges were here produced in court, opened, and exhibited to the jury. ‘The District Attorney said he bad another witness to examine, Mr. Bontico, but he was not present. He then propored to rest the case. The District Attorney offered in evidence a complaint made by Mrs. Hayes against Mr. Hayes, dated December h. The counsel for defence objected to its introduction, as iMogal and incompetent, tale, complaint was finally admitted, but exception aken. The District Attorney stated that with the exception of the letters, he would here rest the evidence for the pro- secution. ‘The examination of witnesses for the defence was then commenced by Mr. Busteed. John G. Borland, sworn—I keep a gun store in Broad. way; have kept such @ store since 1840, (The small pis. tol was here shown to witness. ‘This was made by Allen & Kirber, of Worcester, Mass.; the patent has expired; I have sold many hundreds of them; from the time they were first made, there havo been from five to ten thousand manufactured; they are all made precisely alike: they all have the same bore, and drilled by the same drill; that pistol takes a ball of 140 to the pound; this size of ball is the universal size, and there are a number of makers make the same sized’ balls for the same sized bore; Colt, the Massachusetts Arms Company, the SpringGeld Armas Company, Bacon & Co. of Norwich,’Conn., all make the same size. (The revolver was here shown.) Witness—that carries precisely tho same ball as the other. Q. From your knowledge of gunnery, do you think it possible to tell, when a ball has been fired through a sub- stance, what shape it had originally? A. It depends upon the substance; if fired through a common pine Doard it does not alter the shape materially—it clongates ita trifle. (The broken or ragged ball was then exhibited to witness.) Q. Can you tell from the appearance of that ball whe- ther it was spherical or flattened at the time it was fired; A. Ithink it was round; numbers one, two, three, and four might have been fired from that pistol; the ragged ball might have been originally like ono of them; I think is. Cross-examined—Q. Describe what form of motion a ball has when discharged from a pistol like that, with a smooth bore? A. It would have a kind of vertical mo- tion; it revolves on its own axis as it goes. Direct examination resumed—Q. When a bullet is dis- charged from a pistol like that, state whether or not the marks of the groove in the pistol would or would not be ay ton the ball? "A. They ‘would. . Would such a pistol, (showing the revolver,) in close proximity to the head, produce a very large wound or bole? A. It would; much larger than the other. Q. Could you inflict such a wound ax has been de- seribed, on the back of your head on a line with the ear? A. Very easily; much more easily with such « pistol as this. Look at the bullet that came out, the ragged appear- ance, and say how it was made. A. I should say it come from the saw with which the Doctor cut his skull. Ann Ryan sworn-—I reside at 116 Cedar street; have rerided there for ten years; know Mr. and Mrs. Hayes; baye known them for five years. Croas-examined—Q. Do 7728 recollect the day of Dr. Lutener’ don’t know anything about week afterwards. Joreph 8. Ridgeway sworn—Reside at 201 Bridge street, Brooklyn; am a counsellor at law; my place of business is at No. 1 Nassau street, in the same office of Mr. David Hall; on the 6th of January, 1854, was at the same place; sm acquainted with Mr. and Mrs. Hayes; have 70H, heard any noise, as of a pistol, did not. for nown the former a little less than three years, and his wife about that time; his place of business was in the The General Synod’s Sabbath School Union of the Reformed Dutch Church. The Fifteenth anniversary of the General Synod’s Sab- bath School Union of the Reformed Protestant Dutch Church, was celebrated on Monday afternoon, in the churches of that body, situated on Lafayette place, and corner of Fifth avenue and Twenty-fifth street. ‘The cel- ebration and exercises went on simultaneously in each building, as owing to the number of scholars now training under the care of this flourishing Union, it was found necessary to divide in order to accommodate them, Shortly after two o'clock the classes commenced to file into the church, on Lafayette place, in regular order. Each one, both male and female, was headed by its respec- tive teachers, who wore a badge onthe left breast, and appeared proud of and happy at the excellent training and | | moral bearing of the members committed to their charge. In each instance a boy bore the banner of the school, which he deposited in front of the pulpit previous to the children taking their seats. ang About three o’clock the church presented a very ani- ated scene. It was filled in every part, and the Joyous nd subdued merry hum of the ‘young folks ap- eared to have communicated an enlivening influence both to the pastors and instructors. The following schools were present at the exercises: Broome street school, under charge of Rey. Dr, Fisher. Houston street school—Rev. J. C. Guldin. Avenue B school—Rev. Mr. Cornell. Avenue C school—Rev. Mr. Berkey. Fulton street school—Rey. Dr. Knox. Lafayette place school—Rev. Dr. Vermyle. Fiftieth street school—Rev. Mr. Jamieson. ‘Twenty-first street school—Rey. Mr. Van Nest. Greenwich street school—Rev. Mr. Dickhaut. At half-past three the Rev. Dr. Knox begged for silence, after which the Rev. Dr. Demilt gave prayer, thanking God for the blessings he had hitherto bestowed u, the Union, the fine day he had vouchsafed for the exhibition, and beeeeching of him to grant a continuance of his fa- vors to the Church in general. The entire congregation then rose, and sang the follow- ing hymn with fine effect:— Raise the Gospel banner high | Bid salvation’s herald fly! ‘Till earth has learn’d Messiah's name, ‘Till h has learn'd Messiah's name, And pealing forth from land and sea, Shall ring the anthem of the free! Let childhood bring ita tribute here, joy which sparkles without fear, Faith to which no doubt is given, Hope which haa its home in heaven, Bound by ties of Christian love, Cheered by blessings from above, Arm’d with faith, and own’d by grace, We shall see our Saviour’s face. ‘The Rey. Dr. HanpenwgrG then addressed the children a8 follows :—‘Children, hearken unto me and I will bid you fear the Lord.’’ The word children has a variety of significations in the Scriptures. It is applied to the chil- dren of God, and has been also to those who were chil- dren of the Devil. It is applied to those who are old in the sight of Heaven by faith, and it is equally significant to those who are young in years. Of all these terms, I should prefer that you would be informed of it (hat you are children who were sent on earth as the children and servants of God. I address myself particularly on this occasion to you, children. I assure you that we heartily love you, and as the providence of God has be. stowed upon us children of our own, it is not strange that we should bid little children to come unto us. Al- though there may be full grown persons here, there is no doubt but there are also many orphans presont who have no earthly parents to look to them and for them. For all this Sunday School Union has been established, and addresses itself to you with the words: ‘‘Hearken unto me, and I will teach you of the Kingdom of Heaven,”? You have already, my children, hearkened to the call of your pastors, in demeanor, in conduct, in order, and in dress; but I want you to hearken always to the Word, with your ears and with your eyes, and hear it spoken as you would hear the kind whisper which children give one toanother. Unless, my children, you hearken you will not hear, and unless yeu hear you will not remember; and as I, with my colleagues, am called to preach unto all nations, Iam anxious te teach you to fear the Lord, even as David taught his people to love him. This holy fear, my children, it was which distinguished ths earthly career of Obadiah, Melchisedech, and the multitude of ‘ holy children who have filled the temples of the Lord. As this fear is implanted in your young hearta by the Holy Ghost, cherish it, my children, as you never can possess anything else tending so much to crown you with glory hereafter. It is the only means likely to bring you to an attainment of all your ends, and constitutes one of | the highest rules of life which the Bible contains. you may ever cherish it in your hearts, andthat it may | spring up abundantly to heavenly fruit for you, will al- ways be the endeavor of your pastors and teachers. | At the conclusion of this address the entire congrega- | tion sang the second verse of the hymn, “Gospel Ban- ner,’ as follows:— — Raige the Sabbath standard high ! ‘a ‘Truth shall bé our battle cry ! Till every youthful heart is won, Till every youthful heart is won, And onward led by grace divine, Shall in Emmanuel’s image shine. Then shail your pathway, gemm’d in light, Brighter shine in sorrow’s night— Visions pure of heavenly love Shall invest your home above— Bound by ties of Christian love, Cheered by blessings from above, Armed with faith, and owned by grace, We shall see our Saviour’s face. The Rev. Mr. Borpry, of Williamsburg, then came forward and said:—I have been requested by one of the Superintendents to address the teachers, but I experionce a difficulty in fulfilling my promise, as here I find that the children are the teachers, who now instruct us by | lessons of much worth; so that, if in peaking to the teachers I should address a word to the children, it will not be out of place. I look upon the audience before me, composed as it is of the honored men and honored women of the congregation, as constituting thegegion of honor of the church, assombled from the Werious | cburches to-day to claim the merit of bearing testimoay same office as myself; saw Mrs. Hayes on the 10th of January, in the morning. Q. State where you saw her, and at what time, A. Saw | her in my office at ten, or five minutes after ton; my of- fice is on the third stony; she remained in my offi wn- til left at quarter after ten; I stayed ten minutes; on my return at twenty-five minutes past ten, I found her in the same place where I had left her; after that I did not leave the office until about half-past eleven; Mrs. she left in ‘company with her busband, about a quarter after eleven; did not sce her again on ‘that day; there are two rooms, the inner and the outer one; there is but one door | to enter the offices; remained in the office during the most of the day; Isaw Mr. Cockefair at the time Mr. Hayes | was arrested; never saw him before; saw him then at Mr. Hall’s office, No. 1 Nassau street: it was about one o'clock: Cockefair and Mr. Hayes left in company with Mr. Hall ond Coroner Gamble; saw Mra.Hayes on Saturday | or on Monday, I don’t recollect which; it was a day or two tefore the Tuesday. Crrs-examined—Q. How was Mrs. Hayes dressed on | that morning? A. I don’t recollect; she eame to the door, and, I think, asked if Mr. Hayes was i Direct examination resumed—Q. Was on that Tuesday? A. Yea. Cross-examined—When she asked that I requested her to walk in; when Mr. Hayes came they left together; he returned without her in ten minutes; I know Mr Smith; be was in the office that morning wl rr. | Hayes came in, I think; when Mr. Hayes eame in the (iret time, I think he wan in: I left the office between eleven and twelve—about half-past eleven; left no one in the | office, unless it might have been Mr. Smith; waa absont ten or fifteen minutes; when I again returned I don’t | reccllect whether I found any one there, unlout Mr. | Smith; don’t know that I found him’ there: M Hayes had left, and returned before hi Mr. Hall arrived at the office after twelve o'clock; did | not notice the time when Mr. Hays was arrested, any more than by a telegraphic despatch was received at ten minutes to two, and this was about an hour after; I have no personal knowledge that Mr. Hayes purehased a pistol; saw him havea pistol; it was about the month of May or June of last year; it wa small, short pistol, the barrel about the length of my Ginger, but of whose make | Idon’t remember; saw two pistols at the Coroner's in- neat. VQ '—state whether either of them resembled the pistol which Mr. Hayes bad? Question objected to and withdrawn. | ’. Kemp sworn—Am an auctioneer; my place | iness i# nt No. 85 Naseau street; was in the city of New York in January last; reside at 108 Bleecker street, between Greene and Wooster; went to my business on that morning; walked down town; walked down Wooster | to Prince; proceeded down Broadway to the comer 0” Howard street and Broadway; had business with the Pavk of the Union, which is at that corner; it ix on the northesst corner; {t was fourteen or fifteen minutes past ten; they have a clock in the bank behind the counter, | which I suw; walked down on the west side. Q. Did anything attract your attention while walking | down roadway? A. It did; I had just crossed Grand street and stepped on the sldewalk, and bad not ad- vanced six feet when I heard the report of a pistol, or of | some kind of firearms; I turned around to the direction which jt oame from; it came from the south-east cor- ner: 1] looked in that direetion, and my attention was di- ied to the barroom; I saw nothing unusual, and after suncing there a moment or two I passed on, and went to the Rank of the Union, corner of Howard street. Cross-examination.—Q. Are you acquainted with Mr. Hayes? A. Yer. @. Waa be a witnens for you to fix time once? A. He was witness for me in a case Where I was assignee, against the Sheriff, «in, Capt. Pratt there | girl saves | | Pe Q. Was he a witness to fx the precise time? A. Can't | say that Le was to fix the precise time of the delivery of nment . Was he a witness to prove the delivery of the tignment to him a few moments before the execu an having been received by the Sheriff. n objected to, and exception taken. » Hayes was clerk in Mr. Hall’s office; Mr. Hall drew the ostignment and Mr, Hayes copied it, and it was signed by the assignor. “Q. What kind of @ day was the 10th of January last? A. It was neither cloudy or runshine, but it did not snow or rain; have no recollection of there being snow upon the pavements; I etated that Thad crossed Grand street and was almost directly opposite Dr. Lutener's office; | there were no omnibuses passing at the time; Lam very tensitive to the discharge of firearms; I <lidn’t observe whether a window was oper or not in the second story; this was a quick, #harp report; it was like the report of pistol, and such I took it to be then; I thought at the time it was in the barroom. Direct examinaticn resumed.—Q. Do you know Charles Hudson, Clerk of the Bank of the Union? A. Not by pame. Mr. Busteed requested Mr. Hudaon to rise, and the wit- ness eaid he knew him by sight. Q. In this case spoken of, was not Mr. Blunt the coun- sel for the Sheriff? A. Yes. The court adjourned to this morning at 10 o'clock. It is atated that fifteen loaded passenger cara left At- lanta, Ga., on the Ist inst., for Stone Mountain, on a May day excursion, and aq an escort for ox President Fill Faw Dr, Lateger ga the morning of bis death; saw Bi writ: to the Christian fidelity which supports our cause. see | | around me the children of the German Mission Schools, numbering two hundred and seventy-two; the children of the Bleecker Street School, numbering five hundred, and others from the different schools of this Union, tl e numbers of whom I cannot say. Among t es of terehers and parents, I would warn you always to recollect that the Gospel of Christ makes much of little children, and that the Saviour himself has consecrated them by hiatouch. When his disciples dis- puted as to the best means of qualifying themselves for entering the Kingdom of Heaven, he brought a little child and #1 ‘Unless you be as this little one ye can- not enter."’ After his death his disciples baptized the children in his name. I am not aware, my friends, of any class of persons who are en‘itled to more credit than the Sabbath school teachers. They go alone to combat , many difficulties from Sabbath to Sabbath, and from year to year, and find their comfort here, as they will their réward hereafter, in the soul of one little boy or Hundreds of children, like as if lost, wander | in this city, and the moral police who are to take them home to God are to be found only in the ranks of the Sabbath school teachers. The happy faces and bright eyes around me show that there is a moral power in the Sabbath Sehool Union which is hardly yet understood. By cherishing this feeling, and nursing the flowers of our church by careful training, we will yet see arranged a glorious bouquet of immortality for the Lord. hen the reverend gentleman had conelnded his ad- dress, a benediction was pronounced, and the following doxology chaunted by both pupils and teachers:— May the grace of Chriat our Saviour, And the Father's boundless love, With the Holy Spirit’s favor Rest upon us from above. Thus may we abide in union With each other in the Lord ; And possess in sweet communion, Joys which earth cannot afford. After this the congregation dispersed. Anniversary of the Union Theological Se. minary. The seventeenth anniversary meeting of the Union | Theological Seminary was held on Monday evening, in the { Eve | Mereer “street church. Therewasatolerably numerous Oigst In “lined with | audience in attendance. Rev. Dr. Romieon prosi¢ed. ‘The exercises of the evening were commenced with prayer by the Rey. Dr. Barnes, after which music by the choir. Mr. Warten Frere, of Ulyrees, New York, then read an | entay upon ‘Psychology and Preaching.”? L. H. Coxe, of New Haven, Conn., followed, with a | per entitled’ “Controversy a Corrective of Belief.”’ Susie by the choir followed; after which Mr. Manny Kxiioee, of Vernon, Conn., road an in | teresting paper on the “Simplicity of the Divine Law.”” c C. STaREVCK read an essay upon “Zeal and Prudence in the Pastor,” which was marked by good sense and cor- | | rect reasoning. | After music by the chotr, W. E. Merriway, of Man- chester, Vt., read a discursive but interesting discourse uyen “Wants too great for Science.” W. 8. Karn, of Newark, N. J., was the next rpeaker. His eubject was “A Large Theology.” The subject was treated with ability and nice discrimination, and the yaper was altogether an able prodnetion. Dr. Romixeon then deliverea a brief address to whieh aduating class, He reminded them of the duties their position. They wore about to embark in a new devolved upon them, and the responsibility of sphere of labor, und he exhorted them to be earnest and | Sie and eve faithful in the discharge of the duties of their sacred calling. ‘The addr # appropriate and effective. The following are t A. G. Beebe, W. F. Caldwell, J. M L. H. Cone, L. P. Dudley, @ Haskell, W. . Karr, M. Kell . P. Larkin, P. J. Leo. H.-A. Lourabury, W. W. Ludden, J. L. Lyons, J. 8. Zell W. 7. Mekiroy, W. E, Merriman, 'J. W. Carroll, V. 1. Collins, leton, W. Frear, f, N. woley, F. Over ton, 8. Richardson, 0. H. Seymour, T. B. Skianer, €. C | re Starbuck. ‘The benediction was then pronounced, and the audience reparated. American and Foreign Christian Union. The fifth anniversary of this society was cclebrated composed chiefly of ladies. The exercises of the day were commenced by singing the first hymn on the programme—< Zion stands by hills surrounded.”” A portion of the Scripture was then read, and prayer was offerod, after which the following ab- stract of the annual report of the Board was read by the Rev. Dr. Famemn, one of the Secretaries — The year bas be ‘hod b; ) promperity, and advance.on the a, teeiiy, on the pepe eont the proceding year. woclety, in afl of ite ‘at home and abron two have Th Vrancher. fer the whole oF part is ono hoon in the That | n he 6 $6,215 80 wore for building | that, your mighty men are here to-day. ‘ are resolved to turn the country, he names of the graduating clase:— | + te | importane ik yesterday, in the Tabernacle, before a very large audience, | an | of aie) hundred and twenty. 4 home, oud (uurty.oue ta oe Hoek Bee ae, Pan TOL, aoe Ah ‘Se 879.551 OL. The paymonte dari fear aed ae ee f which mi creased omergy, friends to whom Th Le if thi thly ise om ofthe mon ign Christion Union Misetona? ec rf Mission Blatt, in German, bas increased. Th nd Loo! ts and origi ublished, reprin tuitous distributions, as well as sales, bee that of any former year. of missior the of much exceed among home in our Iand, Innd of thete birth, It distributed among the Northern, Southern, Western sections of the Union —chiefly in the citics and large towns, and manufacturing districts, The missivmaries hav chied th spel in t in, French, I in 80H, and ov: ‘They belong to nine difforent are happily and heartily waited wor! ing, No. 186 Chambers st occupy in future. ‘They have main unpaid, None of the oe of the interest_o1 co. Within t the socicty has extendod aid to an adéi- from Madeira. In July last, sew- and children, were forwart had just arrived, to Tilinois, te which the society set- Part of the objeste of gration to tho United States; ven to immigrants only whore the agaist- id the principlos, or oxtend te the domatw a atatiatl nt of the = the States—already publiawed J have renewed their grant of $1,000 to the Frenete dian Missiouary Society. An oxtonsive aud bas beon commoncod among the 600,00) poople of portant country, who are of Fronch origi 0 speak the French language. Chat sooie twenty-five or thirty effective missi At Pointo-aux Trembles, nin an institution for trai department are about o dred, and in the female Afty pupils, nearly all of whom ard the children of Romam ists or those who fatel: ‘The mission of Don Has ti, is prosecuted by vigor.” He haa Im tom from the civil authoriti | by the Ro- pis priesthood; but he continued bis labors with enoourag- jn 88, fhe ‘ion at Saint Mares was discontinued by the Beara carly Inst yeur, the ground Welag occupied ‘by e mod from another soctoty. The door is open ii the spread of the Gi clay by many com) Tho Key. David Trumbull connection with the Soviet; 0 bas no of aid—labored at Valparaiso, in the republic of Chilt seve- ral years, proaching the Gospel, and otherwise promoting the of truth, lontreal of both sexes. In is labors. Ho about 40 pupils attending ‘The Rev. J. C. Flotcher, who has labored for some time tm Rio de Janoiro and vieinity, roprosonts that cit; iting field for evangelical efforts ith, he has b ompelled to return to thia renmetane nd their control prevent from ending a jonary to New Granada they hope now soon to accompli it. e King continues bis effective Isbors in Ireland. employ several moro Bible read- ers there, and have requested Mr. King to find tho men and set them’at work, Roseonius and Abnfelt continuo to pr in Sweden ; but amid much opposition, clergy of the National Church, dog. Tho truth is advancing: wide door ix o} in truth, The Boar i even there, elgium for the spread reased their grants to th: re stationed at Charlorol am@ re followed by most encourag- ¢ of things is painfully interesting in France. It eult in many, and in some parts of the oo ye ry ol sionat 0 preach the gos- Teburehoe, te Ay. rt mn mi jople in man; firePvittages seem disposed to fom, The Board ha jtmoy has he Reformation was there suppressed in blood: d, until lately, nothing could be done oponly to impres the true Gospel to the Itall ation. Wat’ Sardinte is accessible and thi T + in Piodmont have net less than tweat: work in different part. The sum of 84,7. mitted by the ti during the ye: 0 wor! a soburch at Pig rt of a professor in the coll ae Ley of missio: bl ‘The Rev. Mr. Oncken, of the Baptist Church, Hamburg, Germany, first addressed the meeting. He spoke in sub- stance as follows:—The honor has devolved upon me te move the adoption of the reports which have just beem read, and I do so with ploasure. From so humble an in- dividual, who has for thirty years been designated as the Corner Preacher,”’ you will not expect oratory—for Bat we can all do one thing—we can tell facts; and itis my happy lot to tell facts which have fallen under my own observation. For cleven years I have been connected with the Britis Continental Society, whose object it is to spread the gos- pel smong Catholics and Protestants, In the services of hat society I began my labors in Germany. I re- joice that, according to your report, you direct your labérs first to the Roman Catholics. My labors have not been confined to the Pi G Church in Gers I have also preached to the Catho- Tics, and Catholics are very different there from those imported here from Ireland. God’s blessing many were converted, and I am happy to say that generally became laborers themselves in cause truth. During 1848 and 1849, I labored in Austria, and Ihave to thank God and America for the thousands of — hare hundreds of oa of oe that arrived there and were spread among the . In parts of Germany now we enjoy religious Reetty, and this we owe chiefly to English, Scottish and American influence. (Applause.) Irejoise that there is another important feature ae Society—that it advocates 40 strongly religions 'y, Go forward, then, in the glorious work. Great things have already been achioved on the continent of Europe, but more remains to bedone. The » work in which we are engaged is God’s work, and it must rosper. ‘The Rev. Dr. Durr next spoke. His remarks substam- tially were as follows:—This society is a true evangelical alliance. I rejoice in its action, for it is active —— upon the Man of Sin. Christianity came into thia world as an sagrensive power, and the moment it ceases to be aggressive its Soap r is over. This society contemplates e world as its fleld because the whole world has beem vanquished by the Man of Sin. It is refreshing to one coming from Europe to see the representative of him that sitteth upon the Seven Hills meet with such a re- ception as he did. It would be a fine subject fora painter to represent an old rotten steamtug carrying away the representative of Popery from America | The history of Popery in Asia is a remarkable history. When the Portuguese discovered the East Indies, it was their chief object to establish spiritual domi. nion there. Their object was, “Peace if you but if not, fire and the sword.’ We are bound to the truth. We find that horrible out: were com- mitted there, and all in the name of Christ The papists often boast of their missions in the past. reality there is little of which they can boast, but mach of which they may well beashamed. About thirty years ago, Popery was revived in India. It had lain dormant for a long season, and now, wherever you go, you find vents for | itat work. Throughout the east you find con | the education of zosth and Protestants are foolish | to send their chi | where for the training of Romish dren to them. You find colleges every- its. Fc too, Poy ‘Was once powerful, but it declined ana on ‘declining until some red hot Irish priest, and i) uently host of Jesuits, went out there. [The Reverend ») er here entered upon a length ened refutation of the errors of Romish religion] In glancing over the south of India, we find the power 01 than anywhere else. Tho whole its churches, and its priests as they say, into a Popsh garden. You have only to Fe to see what Popery really is. The state of things that Cxlate there in a scandal to the Christian name. fntellt« kent heathens have told me, and with reason, that shew can see no difference between the form of Christianity which they are accustomed and their own idolatry. I¢ « notable hfstorical fact, and one which speaks vi against the Remish faith, that when, in of by the pagam prisonment: Mysore, sixty thousand a were seized authorities and threatened with death or im; if they did not recant, not one was found to stand up for the cause of Christ. Do not tell me, after this that such istioni aed a Ohristionity is « living Chri ity. America are the two, and the only two, great countries in the werld, and together they must fight the battle of truth against anti- Rome. (Loud ap- ure.) ! ‘The {cllowing resolutions were then read by the Dr. Kexxeny Resolved. Thi f ty eoary; and that it yenevaeeeeth aaa ry; 4 existence an: pre~ ‘slther fo t agment of tl nianis cae means yareh grepert hy nd demand t neat tien of the hoard of this society. Resolved, That this meoting is highly gratified to thi with vigor w the i | that the prevailed | commanities ithas prevail and mrad ri im fav | dg te any iy perative c reat remont of¥ a at Sees oe . GREEN, Church, |, Pron next aduressed renlaticns, 10 The foregoing