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cae eee nL or eee eee A es eT New Books, | pourees,, but a the same time ~ reader will nat be entenet The Forties see therefore set ; tng ag apie: newer UR ar se bar, —- ee. i ind collect in a condensed convenient entered defendants. -ARIB, 1854. , , outlines narra- Harper, & Brothers avs eee ONAN | Sores waciely. A interesting and curious facts | _ Michael against The Mayor, &c., of New | 1 Pian de Campagne du Marichal Pastiewitch—Nou, | tive generally credited—we may say nat doubted edition of Greene's “History of Greece,” with sup- |} aring upon the internal insti and policy of | York—Judgment for plaintiff on verdict. elle Defaitedes Turce dane le Debrutscha—Embarres | {com the first—by very many. For what reason plementary chapters on Greek literature ani art. Russia, which were previously only to be met with | David Dows James Perrin.—Judgment for | Fiwancters dus Gouvernement —Attidude de VAutrichee | entity hae been attempted ‘The works of Gillies, Mitford, and other h’storians: | scattered through different publications. The work | plaintiffon ta. Peete Si-O Senda aoteeded eae ingens itten | Wes originally published in French, and, as might « poco ged a gentleman from Quebes or who treated the subject prior to Grote, are written | expected, is somewhat prejudiced in its general The Movement. Parti Révolutionaircen Italie—La Loi sur V Instruction” | a statement was put forth to the that the pri- from such an English and purely aristocratic point | tone against Russia. Aj — TO THE INHABITANTS OF THE NINTH WARD. de V. rat | soner was some other person; but it is now to be purely tone agai part this obvious bias Publique—Moralité 'Bpoque—Rappa du Giné ti ed th of view, that they present in a distorted and false | on the pee of ae a ae ee will be foand Pennie cesar ane oe Baraguay d’ Hilliers, de. osama lees ri om vs he foro ha light the leading characteristics of Greek polity and | Useful in the consideration of the questions which state ee ee sig ees semen La guerre d’Orient prend des proportions gigan | from the first po the facilities far securing civilization, The last named writer, however, | “¢ ow agitating the world. selena aes Se AS ‘the ow of Tkoxioating ee brought to his task not only a mind of sound philo- sophical stamp and vast erudition, but sincere re- publican convictions, and he has consequently given to the world a work unequalled for the breadth and justness of its views, its patient and accurate re- eearch, and its logical deductions. As, however, Grote’s work is, from its extent and voluminousness, adapted rather to the use of the advanced student than to that of the beginner, Mr. Greene has proper- ly stepped in to supply the want so generally felt of a more condensed history, which, whilst it preserved the leading features of Grote’s enlightened and phi- losophical mode of treatment, would present the subject in somewhat more of an American light: ‘The author, who has earned a well merited reputa- tion by his previous publications, has discharged his task in a pleasing, graceful and scholastic man- ver. His work will, we have no doubt, take a high rank amongst the classical compendiums of our colleges and schools. Appleton & Co. have republished Parkyn’s “ Life in Abyssinia,” one of the most amusing and graphic works of travel that have of late years issued from the English Press. The frankness and naiveté of Manner in which the author makes confession to the most fastidious of publics of the relish with which he entéred into, and enjoyed some of, the dis- gusting and revolting habits of the barbarous people amongst whom he voluntarily settled down for so ong a period, will excite a smile at the strange in- congruities of taste and plasticity of mind, which ransfo. med an aristocratic lounger of the London clubs into a contented denizen amongst tribes of dirty savages, but little removed in their tastes frem the condition of cannibals. Although he ne- ver himself witnessed the fact stated by Brace “about their eating stakes cut from the live one,” he expresses his conviction that such a habit pre- vails amongst the Gallas, and he wonders that any surprise should be manifested on the subject in a country where salmon are crimped and eels skinned alive. The retort has some justice in it, and we have no doubt that those who carry their epicurean tastes to this inhuman ex- | treme would appreciate with the same relish as Mr. Parkyns, the juiciness and tenderness of raw beef steaks, smoking hot from the slaughter-honse. It will be seen from the subjoined extract that even in | this remote part of the. world ‘the fashions’ exer- cise.as se & sway as in more civilized coun- tries, and that our author curiously enough succeed- ed in setting himself up as a leader of ton. For dress, the male Abyssinians wear a pair of tight cotton inexpressibles, a large belt, and a ‘quarry,’ or mantle of the same material. As I have before remarked, the dress of the soldiers and peasantry is nearly alike, that of the former being only of a rather more stylish eut. Much in the same way as in England, and every- where in Europe, the ‘‘citadini”’ are distinguishable from | * the ‘‘contadini” by the cut of their cloth. Now as this inferiority of the countryman in the style of his clothes, ‘whether In Abyssinia or elsewhere, depends not so much on his taste as on the ignorance of his tailor, I shall in my description allude to the costume of those who lead the fashion—not of those who make ineffectual attempts at following it. If a stranger were to attempt to de- scribe the dress of an Englishman, he ought surely to choose his model at a good tailor’s. The trousers are of a soft-textured but rather coarse cotton stuff, made in the country, and are of two sorts; one calded ‘‘ calliss,” the other “‘coumta.’”’ The former reaches half way down the calf of the leg, the latter to sbout three or four inches above the knee. Both, if the wearer bea dandy, are made skin tight. I might enter into a long account of the peculiar fashions to which these trousers are subject, parts being doubled, parts single. One year it may be the fashion to have the seam at the side of the ‘ calliss,’’ below the knee, of about two inches long only, before it branches off on the thigh; while anotber year it will be lengthened to six or eight inches. The last was the measure at which I left it. This, however, was considered so very ultra fashionable, that, except Dejatch Shétou, myself, ant one or two others, few dared to attempt it. It was I and my friend Shétou who first introduced the habit of allowing the sword to swing perpendicularly from the side, instead of | sticking out horizontally, like « dog’s tail; as well as of | wearing the belt over the hips, instead of round the waist and up to the armpits, as it was worn when I first ar- | rived. These, with the increased length of trousers, reaching as we wore them to nearly the ancle, aud go tight below that it took an hour to draw them over the heel, gave a very fast look, and were m :ch patronized by “Young Abyssinia,” though invariably decried by re- spectable elderly gentlemen. 1 have before mentioned how poor Shétou got turned out of his father’s tent fora little too much of this exaggeration in costume. ts vary in length from fifteen to sixty yards, and are about oné yard in width. In quantity of cotton they are nearly ail of the same weight, as the very loaz ones are in proportion finer than the -lortes. An ordi- nary soldier's belt will measure from thirty to forty ew Bits (fifteen to twenty yards). The one T usually was seventy cubits long (thirty-five yards); wh great chiefs—among them Dejatch Welda Yexapus, Ow unele, who like g' the trouble of turning round for few minutes every time they put on their belts or take then ve them as long as one hun- dred and twer (sixty yards). The belt is worn rmor. I have heard men assert weerer not only from a club blow or sword cut, but even from the lance of an enemy; while others, who deny that it would resist a fair stroke of a lance, approve of it as a protection against blows which lance off the shield, or which, having pierced .ae , (as they often do, if from carelessness or clumsi- ness the lance point be allowed to fall perpendicularly on it) would otherwise wound, or perhaps kill, its owner. he “quarry” is the principal article of Abyssinian dress, It is of cotton, and very fine and soft—those of the richer being finer but probably not 40 serviceable as thore of the poorer class. It is made in three pieces; tach piece is about three feet broad uy fifteen feet long. Near both ends of each piece is a red stripe, five or six inches broad. To sew the three pieces toge er, one is first taken and doubled carefully, so that the rad stripes of each end come exactly together. A second piece ix then taken, and also folded, but inside out, and one half of it laid under and the other half over the first piece, so that the four orders now come together. One edge ‘of this quadruple cloth is then sewed from top to bottom, and the last mentioned piece ia turned back, so that the two together form one double cloth of two breadths. The third piece ix now added in a similar manner, and the whole forms a “quarry,” which, lest my reader should have got confused in the above description, is a white double cloth, with a red border near the bottom only; the breadth of the ‘quarry’ is nine feet by seven and a half long. An inferior quality of this cloth is made of much coarser material, and without a stripe. passes cur- rent in the markets of Tigré, and is in fact their money; as salt, the Amhara coin, and even dollars, are here counted as articles of commerce. The lower lass of servants and working people wear these inferior cloths stitched her on common occa- sions, and perhaps have for Sunday best a “wolda Gaber” or cheap “quarry” with a blue stripe. But above all is the ‘“‘mergelf,”’ a sort of cloth made after the fashion of the Sret mentioned one, but of such fine- ness that it requires to be of six pieces instead of three te give it sufficient body, and is worn quadruple instead of double. Its stripe or border is of red, yellow, and Blue silk, neatly worked together, instead of plain red cotton. ‘Such an article of finery is, of course, worn only by ladies and some few great men. It might coat about , While the price of a good “quarry”? woul! ‘de about 128., or less, according to its quality and the value of cotton in the market. The methods of putting co the cloth are as various as the modes of wearing « Highland plaid. One of the most ordinary ways is tirst to place it like a cloak over the shoulders; the right end, which is purposely left longest, is then thrown over the Yeft shoulder; and the bottom border, which would o or. wise, from ifs length, trail on the ground, is gat! ed ever the right shoulder. Thus the right arm is at li- darts, but the left covered. This, however, may be easily remedied by ae | up the left side of the cloth and piecing it over the left shoulder ina moment, when both nds are required for any exercise. The sleeping arrangements of Jan Abyssinian fa- mily are also somewhat peculiar, and suggest rather uncomfortable ideas, according to our notions of wach things. Before sleeping, the men take off their belts and trou- vers without disarranging their cloth, which is of itself sufficient to keep them perfectly covered; and the women Likewise divest t! ves of their shirts. A bachelor rolls himself up in his cloth—head, feet, face, and all completely covered up. This I found at first a rather disagreeable mode of sleeping, but soon got accustomed to it, and ultimately even preferred it to any other. Mar- may | Fanny Fern’s second series of ‘‘Fern leaves” fully sustains the distinctive character which her previous works won for the writer. It isa pity, however, that the great talents displayed by her should not be concentrated on some more sustained and elaborate effort—in the higher walks of literature. Crosby and Nicholls, of Boston, have published the Bogeaey. of Pierre Toussaint, the faithful and warm-hearted negro, who died im June last, in this city, after devoting the pce x part of his life to the sustentation and support of a beloved > when deprived, by a cruel combination of misfor- tunes, of her family and estate. The virtues dis- layed, by this remarkable man in the humble sphere in Which he mov@d, and which won for him the es- teem and regard of all who came in contact with him, justify this touching memorial of his worth. Morton and Griswold, of Louisville, have issued in pennies form the report of two sermons delivered xy the Rev. John H. Heywood, of that city, on the occasion of the death of Mr. William H. Butler, the victim of the late melancholy tragedy which was enacted in that city. We have received the twelfth annual report of the Board of Education, and will take an early opportu- nity of analyzing its contents- We ulso have to acknowledge the receipt of the Rules and Regulations of the Cemetery of the Ever- rreens, together with a copy of the act of the Legis- jature incorporating the association. Periopicas.—" Graham’s Magazine” for June is an excellent number. Under the head of “ Art and Artists of America,” it contains a well-written biography and portrait of Charles Loring Elliott. The paper on Schamyl and the Caucasus pos- sesses the attraction of present interest, in which by the by the articles in this magazine cannot be ala ys sald to excel. The “‘ United States Review” for June comes down heavily upon N. P. Willis, in an article more remarkable for critical judgment than we expected to find in its pages. The public taste, although for a time led away by the eccen- trici of this writer, has at last vindicated itself by consigning him to that literary bourne from whence but few return. The “ Art Journal” for May is a superb number. The principal engravings, consisting of copies of Landseer’s fine painting of war and Sir Joshua Reynold’s portrait of himself, are admirably executed. The ‘ Practical Mechan- ic’s Journal’ for June contains in addition to its ordinary matter, a variety of interesting notices re- lating to American inventions. This new feature will we have no doubt have the effect of widely.ex- tending its already large circulation. Professor Loomis has published a new and revised edition of ,his valnable work on the elements of the anatomy, physiology and hygiene of the human sys- tem. tf i profusely illustrated with wood cuts. The publishers are Messrs. Sheldon, Lamport & Blakeman. Sadlier & Co. have issued a neat little pocket edi- tion of the Poor Scholar and other tales of Irish life - by William Carleton. With the exception of l.unim and Gerald Griffin, no writer has succeeded in depicting # faithfully ail the virtues and failings of the Irish character. Under the title of “Christian Greatness,” the Pv. Dr. Hague has given to the world his discourse dvi vered on the occasion of the funeral solemnities of the Hon. Friend Humphrey. Superior Court—General Term. Present—Chief Justice Oakley and Hon. Judges Duer, Bosworth and Slosson. May 27.—Sumuel Talmadge against Richard Up- | john.—Appeal dismissed with costs. Herman Watson against Jerolemo Donadi.—Ap- peal sustained, without costs to either party. deorge F. Talman vs. Henry L. Franklin.—This case came up to test the decision in the Court below, where the plaintiff's complaint was dismissed. The defendant purchased lots at a sale, and afterwards refused to take them, as they were resold at a lower price, and the action was brought to recover the difference. On the part of the defendant it was set up and contended that the memorandum describing the lots, which was exhibited at the time of sale, was too’ uncertain in its description of the location of the lots, and it was on this argument that the Court below was guarded in its decision. The Cour: above, in its judgment maintained the decision o. the Court below, and gave judgment for the de t. Francis. B. O'Conor vs. Charles Sandford.— This case came up on appeal. The plaintiff “owned a house in Hamilton street, and had contracted with liquors. We were elected with the pen under- standing, by all , that we would not grant any licenses for the sale of such liquors, to be used as a beverage; and in refusing to grant such licen- ses we have only met the expectations of the friends as well as the opponents of the liquor traffic, and have acted in acco: oe with the principles we held before our elections. It is conceded that aitinoney liquors are some- times required for medicinal, and gacra- mental purposes; but there are so many facilities for obtaining wine for sacramental purposes, that there éan be no necessity for licensing any one in this ward, to sell wine merely for this purpose. ‘We have been willing to give every ag d for obtaining this article to those who require it for medicinal purposes; but being well convinced that most of those who would sa: t they wanted a li- cense to sell for medic purposes would abuse such license, and sell to those who would drink to excess, and thus perpetuate all the evils of intem- perance, we determined to confine the sale for medi- cinal Le teow to reliable men, who keep other drugs and medicines for sale, and who would give sufficient assurance that they would sell the article only for strictly medicinal purposes. strong inducements have been wi 2 rged upo! us to license a few re: ble grocers to sell liquor by retail. But the resolution by a vote of three to one in both Boards of the Common Coun- cil, and approved by the Mayor, designed to con- form the action of the Excise Commissioners to the rovisions of the statute, forbids the sale of liquor be drank in the same place where liquor is sold by retail. We could not, then, for this important reason, license any men to retail liquor, unless we could have satisfactory evidence that they would entirely refrain from the sale to be used as a beverage. We are also in princhyle particularly opposed to the sale of liquor in places where provisions are sold. This we believe to be the origin of a large part of the worst evils of intemperance in our ward and city. Under no circumstances, in our opinion, should intoxicating liquors be kept for sale in the same Pe where groceries and family provisions are sold. As to licensing porter-houses and tippling-shops, where idle and vicious men and boys are accustom- ed to congregate, we have had no doubt respecting our duty. We could not have the shadow of an ex- cuse, or feel for one moment justified in authorizing the men who keep such places to continue their dis- reputable business, alike injurious to individuals and to the whole community. There remained but one other class of places that had any claim for license tq sell intoxi drinks; that was taverns, where suitable provision was made for lodgers and travellers. The laws of the State provide that any such place may be duly licensed, with all the rights, privileges, and responsibilities of a house of public entertainment, without the liberty of slg intoxicating drinks. Such houses of pub- lic entei ent we offered to license, but no appli- cant was willing to take a license for a tavern to the defendant, who is a mason, to build, aud the suit was brought for a breach of the contract. By its terms the builder bound himself to lay the base f the wall a certain number of feet below the sur- fthe earth. The amount of the contract wa at two years. When the owner of the adjoinins zan to build and to excavate for a foundatioa, it was found that the contract had not been com- pleted. In the Court below a verdict was given for the plaintiff, and this Court gave a judgment aflirm- ing that verdict. OBTAINING GOODS UNDER FALSE PRETENCES. John H. Keyser against William H. Harbeck, John H. Harbeck, Saml. Ward, Rodman M. Price, and Louis Deitz—This was an action to rec ver $8,000, the value of goods purchased from the p/:in- tiff under alleged false pretences. It app that in April, 1850, a person named Peas applied to pur- chase from Keyser a quantity of hardware for Cali- fornia, and said that he wanted it fer a wealthy house in Wall street, who did not wish to be known as trading with California, and that he would pay for it in cash as soon as the nas were put on board the vessel. He said that Ward and Price were his principals. On this representation some of the goods were put on board a vessel for California; but before all the goodsevere shipped, Keyser applied to Peas for the money, and he said that his principals (Ward and Price) would not pay for them until they received the ship's receipt for all the goods. Keyser continw@d to deliver the goods, and Peas took re- ried’ couples sleep in the same_manner- t is, quite naked, but rolled up close together in a sort of hydro pathic dry pack, or double mummy fashion. They ma- nage this, however, very cleverly, and I have often, ‘when sleeping ins room with two or three married sou: = been astonished af Graceful manner in which prepared their bed Without in the least ex poring their bodies. They are seated cither on the floor or “arat,” the man at the woman's right band; and when it is proposed to retire to rest, they place the short side of their “quarries” under each other, and the long ones over, so that the; in the middie; half of each of their cloths under them and half ove: i any danger of their getting untucked. many as Gye couple packed up in this manne died together on one skin; and often, when wishing to Jeave 2 room during the night, from the heat or clove. ness, have been unable to pass without waking up some of the sleepers on the floor, so closely were they packed —men, women, and ehildren. Tne Kwovr anp rue Rossrans is the title of ano- ther of that shoal of publications—haif political and half descriptive—which is now issuing from the | ress, and for which the magnitude of the interests involved in the present contest has created a de- mand. Most of the information which it conveys is already familiar to us through the medium of other | * Both in color and in the manner in which it is worn, the quarry of the Abyssinians may be seen to have mach with the of the ancient Romans, which, if my ic lore fail me not, was white, with a colored border, and worn covering the left shoulder, but leaving abe 1 ight arm at Uberty ceipts for them from the captain of the vessel, but did not pay the money to plaintiff, who then made appli cation to Ward and ice, who, it also been deceived. Peas had vance money on goods for California, and they agreed to advance fifty cent, and took the re- ceipts he gotfor the ge , supposing that he was the owner of them, and on those receipts they ty the bill of lading from the master of the shi he plaintiff then applied to them for the ) and they offered to ~— the bill of lading to him 01 being paid their advances. A demand was the: made for the goods by the plaintiff, but themast of the veseel would not give them without gettir ; back the bills of lading. . Judge Bosworth delivered an elaborate opinion in this case, of which the following is a brief ab- stract :—“ The question argued at the general tern by the counsel of all the parties, as being the princi- pal one arising in the cause, is this: Can a party who has been fraudulently induced to sell and de- liver goods by means of false pretences, indictable under the Revised Statutes, rec! them from o..¢ who has bona fide bought and obtained ‘ion of them from the fraudulent vendee? ‘The plain- tiff’s counsel insists that when a party is deprived of his goods by acts amounting to a felony at com- mon law, his title cannot be divested by a sa’e toa bona fide purchaser. This is not denied. But he also insists that the Revised Statutes have made the obtaining of goods by false pretences a felony, and that it follows that the general rules of law ap cable to the rights of an owner of property felonivus- | ly taken, are applicable with equal force to prevent taken from him by false pretences, indi le by the Revised Statutes. The defendants concede that a party who has been deprived of his property by acts amounting to a felony at common law may reclaim them from one who has bona fide bought them from the felon. But they insist, that when the owner has delivered them to a third person, intend- ing at the tinie of the delivery to part with his title to such person, though he may have been induced to deliver them with such intent, by fraud or false pretences, he cannot reclaim them from one who may have d6na fide bought them from the person to whom they were so delivered. * * * * ITthink the definition of the term “felony,” found ne statute, was enacted for co aire a pose of giving ita definite when found in statutory law, and without peg by of affecting by it the rights or liabilities of third persons, result- ing from ordinary and bona fide transactions between them and any one who may have obtained ed perty to which the transactions relate, by acts which were not a felony at common law, but which, by the Revised Statutes, may probably be an offence coming within the definition of afelony. * * * * From the manner in which the cause was submitted to the appeared, had | ed them to ad- \ jury, it is quite ‘evident that the counsel for the plaintiff did not suppose that there was any evidence on which he could anticipate a verdict, that the de- fendants, Ward and Price, did not advance in good faith, or that there was any use to have the question submitted. We do not think that the evidence dis- closes a knowledge on their part of any facts or cir- cumstances which make it proper to granta new trial for the pu of having that question sub- mitted. The verdict being subject to the opinion of the court upon the questions of law arising upon the evidence, and that being of a character to justify specitic instructions to, the jar; m_all the ques- tions of fact, except the one pas ily found, and the liberty being reserved to the court to order a non- suit, and that deposition, being _ one, accordiy to the case presented to us,a jodgment of non-salj | furnish rest and refreshment to weary travellers, un- less he could have the liberty of supplying them and all others with any quantity and all varieties of intoxicating drinks. The subscribers could see no valid reason why intoxicating drifks should be sold in hquses 0: public entertainment, if that traffic is everywhere «lse for- bidden on account of its inherent evil and immoral tendencies. Nor could we see why tavern-keepers should be legally provided with the means of mak- ing canes and travellers drunk, and fit them to commit crimes, cause disturbances, riots, and taxa- tion, when, both by law and by the universal senti- ment of the People, they are positively forbidden, un- der heavy penalties, hee! pursuing such a course in * relation to our own citizens. While, therefore, we have been willing to make amit Lilies for the sale of spirituous liquors for medical and other lawful and proper purposes, we have been compelled to refuse all the applications that have been made for license to sell intoxicating drinks in this ward, from a deep conviction of the me ah of our official station, as guardians of the public welfare, and conservators of the pub- lic peace, solemnly bound by our oath of office to protect both the public and private interests of the people against the cupidity and recklessness of self- ish men, who would enrich themselves by fostering and aggravating the depraved appetites of drank- ards, sultiplying inebriates, paupers, and criminals, from our sober and virtuous young men, and impos- ing upon community the continuance and increase ot all the burdens of taxation, suffering, degradd- tion, and crime, Speers by intemperance. With entire contidence in Ba i and expe- peers of the course we have adopted, we throw ourrelves npon this moral, religious, and patriotic community, to be encouraged and sustained in the efforts we shall most assuredly make to have all the laws aud ordinances hae and energetically en- forced, which are designed to restrain the ravages of pe kp acdy and to suppress the illegal sale of intoxicating drinks. Perer P. Voornts, Alderman Ninth ward. Henry P. Seg, Councilman, 21st district. Cuartzs J. Houpzr, “ a0 “ C. 8. CoorEr, 23a ALFRED Brvusa, M: Mth New York, May 26th, 1854. Religious In ‘e The anniv sermon of the City Mission Society of the Reformed Protestant Dutch Churc! will be preached by the Rev. T. L. Cuyler, this even- ing, in the Lafayette Place Dutch Church. Rev. H. Mattison, late pastor of John street Methodist Episcopal Church, in this city, will enter ps his labors as stor of the Trinity Methodist Fae Society, this day. Till the new church edifice is erected, ‘the public services will be held in Continental Hall, corner of Thirty-fourth street and Eighth avenue. There will be preaching every Sunday in the Irish Evangelical Hissjon Church, 187 Bowery. St. a2 A Chapel.—All strangers in New York are respectfully informed that the Protestant ..,ix copal Church corner of Cliff and Beekman streets, is open for divine service every Sunday. INSTALLATIONS. Rev. Thomas Dawes, late of Fairhaven, was in- stalled ver the Hawes Place Society, Souti Joston, on the 21st inst. Rev. Charles Dame on the 17th inst. was in- 1d pastor over’ the Congregational Church and Society in Brentwood, N. H. * INVITATIONS. The Rev. J. Brash, of Annondale, Scotland, has been unanimously called by the Fifth Associ...c Re- -rmed Presbyterian Church, of this city, to become their pastor. Rev. L. G. Ware, of Boston, has received and ac- cepted a call to become the pastor of the Unitarian Society in Augusta, Maine, of which the late Rev. Mr. Judd was the pastor. . Mr. Schuyler, rector of St. John’s Church, in Buffalo, has received @ unanimous call to the rector- ship of Christ Church, St- Louis—the oldest and largest Episcopal ehurch in that city. Rev. E. Smalley, D. D., late of Worcester, M .2s., has accepted the call from the congregation o. the Sixth street Presbyterian Church of Troy, N. Y. Rev. J. J, Porter, of Buffalo, has received a cali from the Washington street Presbyterian Charch o! Rochester. NEW CHURCHES. Thecorner stone for the new Methodist Episcopal Church in Shepherdstown, Jefferson county, Va., is to be laid on the 5th of June, with Masonic hon A new Episcopal Church is about to be formed ia Columbia, 8. C. On the 28d inst. the corner stone of a new Baptist chapel was laid, with appropriate ceremonies, ai the corner of Charles and Spring streets, Baltimore. There are to be two new churches in Athens, Ga. The Cobbham and down town members of the Presbyterian Church not being able to agree upon suitable location for the new church, they have for some time contemplated erecting, each division hay- ing concluded to build one. The corner stone of a new Episcopal charch in Stauntén, Va., will be laid on Saturday, the 3d day of June next, with ea ‘ceremonies, The it Rev. Bishop Johns deliver an address on occasion. The new Methodist church in North Bridgewater, Mass., (Rev. Mr. McKeown’s) will be dedicated on Thursday next, June 1. m by Rev. Minor Reymond. The Rey. Mr. Shrigley has, bee led, by ie Rey. Mr. Shrigley has in compelled continued ill health, to resign the charge af the Unk versalist Society of Reading, Pa., and to return to his residence near Baltimore. Mr. James M. Palmer was ordained as a minister of the gospel on the 2st inst., at Kendall's Mills, Maine. Eighteen were admitted on the 7th inst. to the Charch in Wilson, Niagara county, N. Y., on the profession of their faith, mak- ing one hundred and twenty-two received in four ears. * The salaries of the “ ministers at large,” in the service of thé Benevolent Fraternity of Churches, (Unitarian,) in Boston, have been ncreased by a re- cent vote of the officers of the organization. Rev. Mesers. A. D. Wilson and William Nesbitt, of Pennsylvania, late missionaries at Liberia, arrived at Salem og the 25th inst., in the brig Louisa. tesques ; le Maréchal Paskiewitch veut frapper un grand coup, et c’est pour cela qu’il a rappelé & son centre de bataille les troupes qui bloquaient Kalafat, et qu’il veut pousser vigoureusement une pointe sur Andranople. D’aprés une lettre regue confidentielle- ment par une personne haut placee, les Turcs au- raient éprouvé un terrible échec du cdté de la Dob rutcsha en bataille rangée ; il y avait eu en ligne en viron cent-vingt mille hommes de part et d’autre, et Jes troupes du Sultan seraient en pleine fuite; mais je n’ai pas encore la confirmation de cette importante nouvelle. ¢ : D’autre part on sait qu’on vient d’organiser en France deux camps, dont l'un de cent mille hommes destinés a étre embarqués dans la Baltique et jetés sur la Finland ; mais le tout n’est pas de faire des décrets et de lever des hommes, il faut de l’argent: La commission du budget s’alarme au corps législa. tif et ne se dissimule pas que la dernitre décision de l’Empereur, c’est le budget modifié par décret. On parle d‘nu blanc-seing, qui serait demandé par le gouvernement au corps législatif avant sa dissola- tion et par lequel l’Empereur aurait la faculté d’em- prunter, et de lever des hommes dans une large li- mite fixée d’avance. Les illusions qu’on se faisait de nouveau, ou qu’on semblait se faire surl’Autriche et la Prusse, doivent tout-a-fait se dissiper ; sans doute ces deux gou- vernements dans la contreverse donnent pleinement raison & la France et 4 l’Angleterre, et il leur serait difficile en effet de sympathiser avec les appétits am- bitieux des Czar; mais il n’y a rien de plus a obtenir que cet assentiment stérile ; le remplacement de M. de Ronin par M. de Waldersée a Berlin, a de plus été interprété-comme tout-d-fait Russe,et il serait difficile qu'il en fut autrement. En résumé, des gens bien nformés croient-que la Prusse et l’Autriche se borneront & une médiation armée, qu’ils propage- ront autant qu’ilsle pourront et qu’ils imposeront. Quant 4 se déclarer d’un cété ou de l’autre—en cela sans doute, ils suivront la fortune et iront au secours du vainqueur, s'il yenaun, et si ce n’est pasune suite pénible vanes DN et de mancuvres ep! ites sans ret On doit, du reste, remarquer que dans cette guerrt les lois_de l'humanité, les intéréts du commerce et de la civilisation sont xaperaae A un degré qui fait honneur aux progres de ’humanité a notre epoque. Les se brouillent de plus en plus avec la Gréce, il est évident que sous peu les puissances occidentales mettrent la main sur le roi Othon sans Pine de cérémonie ; mais on est toujours inquiet de {talie ou l’on sait que régne une sourde agitation et ou ont ét* faites des arrestations qui sont un indice assez grave. Autre fait plus singulier, l’Angleterre esten ce moment dépourvue complétement de soldats et serait livrée sans défense aucune A une révolution si on en tentait une ; on organise en grande hate des milices pour obvier & cette situation. En ce l’agitation révolutionnaire it mo- mentanement endormie ; il y a seulement a la sur- face toujours cette misérable parodie de l’ancienne opposition ‘lementaire. Les gens religieux du corps législatif gp sont émus (vous le savez déja) des effets B jhe de la nouvelle loi sur l’instrac- tion publique que le gouvernement a fait faire, parce qu'il a@ vu qu’en laissant fonctionner l’an- cienne loi de 1850 il était complétement dé- bordé PB a le parti Pe ou jésuitique. Monsieur Fortoul, istre de: l’Instruction Publique, ne dissimule aucune ment ses craintes & cet égard, et il aengagé fortement sur ce rapport le de la Seine a ne pas laisser tomber le Collége Stanislas, (qui périclitait dans ses affaires,) aux mains dey jésuites quien convoitaient déja la posseasion. Le Grirernement: s‘inquiéte d’autant plus de ce réveil de l'influence cléricale, que le pi légitimiste ex- ploite contre lui avec ip de vivacité, ces persécutions qu’on lui attribue, et la palme du Martyr qu'on réclame B le bigot réprimé; c’est ce qui fait que ® docteur ere, médecin du Comte de Chambord, a été arrété; ses papiers ont été visités, et Ini, (bien qu’on ait dit le contrai- re,). est parti pour isdore. Ces soupgons de autorité ont contribué depuis al'arrestation du Comte Lazareu, Russe accusé d’espionnage—(quel “— g Russe qui n’espionne pas’) et depuis ex- aise. Ri Quoiqu’il en soit, l’opposition du corps législatif a abouti a nommer un rapporteur favorable 4 la loi, qui excitait chez lui tant de scrupules. Ce rap- porteur est M. Langlais, qui dans l’affaire Montalem a tourné Lnste mminont quand il a val’insistgnce du gouvernement pour poursuivre le député catholique, c'est assez dire s'il se prétera aux vues du pouvoir. Le cor législatif s'est aussi beaucoup offusqué de ce qu’on ait défendu aux journaux de reproduire les rapports sur les projets de loi avant le Moniteur; mais A quoi ont servi ces serviles récriminations contre cette nouvelle confiscation de son droit de publicité ? Comme moralité de I’époque, on parle du mari: du Prince Montléar, ancien mari de Ya veuve de er set, Mee fe cercalzne, AOR Miss joward, maitresse de I’Empereur, qui a acq ua- tre millions de fortune. < a ee Les informations aujourdhu! sont des plas opti s informations sont jus opti- mistes; on veut que la Russie ait manitesté ala Prusse ses desseins de faire expliquer |’Autriche sur son attitude Scetvesie) et que la Prusse l’ait préve- nue de ne pas insister si elle ne oe 8’exposer aun échec. On parle aussi de l’adhésion armée de ce pays a la cause Occidentale; je doute que les choses soient aussi favorables aux puissances mariti- mes. Je n’ai pas lacontirmation des désastres des 4 je ne crois aux défaites des Russes dont on parle, défaites qui, en tous cas, ne les empé- cheront pas d’avancer. Une dépéche de Constantinople annonce, (avec d'autres nouvelles que les journaux vous porteront,) jue les difficultés élevées entre la Porte e' Heractay, ’Hilliers pour les catholiques Hellénes, (que le mi- nistre frangais voulait maintenir A tout prix) sont aplanies; mais le général"Baraguay d’Hilliers n’en Katee Pgs pho Te disait ate voici i positif qui prouve que ce a de gran chances de redlisntion. . Ce matin, le Moniteur avait para avec une note od ‘on parlait de ces bruits de dessentiments survenus entre le général d@Hilliers et la Porte, et Ton ajoutait que dane tous les cas, la Porte gurait du étre juge seul de ce qui convenait A son intérét. La note @ été supprimée dans une édition subsé- quente du Moniteur; mais le souffiet n'en reste pas moins sur la joue du général Baraguay d’Hilliers. Tin’y a rien dans fe domaine des arts, de la litté- rature et dang les bruits des salons qui vaille d’étre mentionné ici. ‘The Trial of Mrs. Robinson for Murder, the Troy Whig, 2. In some napecks this ii 4 og case, and in some of its feat by no other paralleled e allude more particu- larly to the most extraordinary, and almost fatal determination, persisted in by the prisoner, Mrs. Ro against the advice and earnesttwishes of herself so closely identify her. For knew whether it as the prisoner. When required bree Court to remove her veil aud disclose her face to a witness, she refused to do so, and she was identified ng ba bosom permitted jtness's stand, and there allow him, and him , to behold her fea- tures. Her counsel felt called upon to state that this extraordinary determination of the prisoner was not within their control; that it had been taken PAF view of considerations above and be: jal or its resulta; and that they were not an- for it. And #0 she sat, the veiled prisoner, no less secluded from the gaze of man, than was the “Veiled Prophet.” Yesterday morning the Court commanded the Pega ne te yng nabs ghee cog Af was remar! risoner from soy tes removed by herself, he would direct the Si to remove it; hen was withdrawn, disclosin, and ifnot once » in such @ manner, it had been thus far secluded. [t is this question lends extraordinary iteret tothe tia! and has given rise ei Hot be improper to say that the tbe roper sa} current lie got to ne en yh Mrs. Robin- resided in this city, as a iT at the sewinary; that + Saturday last, the shipments for the present week may for herself the ablest counsel, and many comforts not possessed by all who inhabit a cell. ¢ defence is insanity. The Pernt bag ri- soner seem prepared to press poi al and force, Daring the Sountnation of witnesses rday afternoon, although on the assembling of the Court after dinner Judge Harris insisted upon the veil being withdrawn, the prisoner, either by csv ve down entirely, or by placing a handkerchief or fan before her face, to all intents and p resisted the wishes and urposes successful! u commands of the Court. She for the first time evinced emotion, and was frequently in tears, but whether from an ee of being bbe bys partial removal of the veil, or from a ion, her real position, we cannot, of course, say. The prisoner is between thirty-five and forty years of age, of genteel appeaarncé, and is represented as having nomeaod personal charms of no ordi- nary character, some of which she still rethins. Whether it is the extraordinary character she has chosen to appear, or her “act her well,” it is difficult to say; but true it is, the drama as cast excites a deep interest, MBS. ROBINSON’S VEIL REMOVED. During the progress of the trial of Mrs. Robinson, | for murder, at Troy, on the 25th inst., after numer- ous ineffectual attempts to induce the prisoner to re- move her veil, Judge Harris said:—Before proceed- ing with this case, we will make one more effort to 0 on with an unmasked face. I trust I feel all the leligacy consistent with my position; but I it do my duty, fearlessly and fairly. Notwithstanding all my efforts this morning, one veil was withdrawn and another substituted. As yet I have been unable to see the face of the prisoner, and I doubt if one of the jury could identify her out of doors. I know the sting is severe, but it can’t be helped. The jurors and witnesses must confront the ner, and if she will not remove her mask it will be taken from her. The prisoner then rose and said in a self-possessed manner, that she was there to undergo an important ‘rial, and she did not wish to be dl at. The Judge remarked that unless the veil was re- Lad by herself he would direct the Sheriff to re- move it. Mrs. Robinson, after some hesitation, then threw her veil partially over her bonnet, and, asif sobbing, bent forward her head, burying her face pretty mucl wholly in her handkerchie! e was much alfected, | spparently, throughout the afternoon, and succeed: effectually in conceiling her face from view. Shocking Attempt at Murder. @ Lawrenoxsure, Ky., May 19, 1854. One of the most brutal attempts at murder has been committed in this vicinity. On the night of Wednesday, the 17th ult., between the hours of 11 and 12 o'clock, the residence of James McBrayer, Esq., some two and a half miles from this place, was entered by some person, and his wife was literally mangled. It seems she was awakened by this person passing his hand over her face. She then sprang up, and was struck on the shoulder with a knife. The assassin dropped the knife and proceeded to finish her with an axe. He then struck her across the legs, breaking one of them in two places, and cutting her in the side. Her screams awoke her husband, who, in endeavoring to save her, had one of his fingers cut off. He then rushed out of the room, shou’ murder. Suspi- cion has attached to anear relative, and go strongly, that he has been arrested and held to bail in $5,000, at anexamination of the case that was held this day. The woman is not expected to survive. The murderer, as he was leaving the room, made a blow with a knife at an infant ver nee a lounge on the other side of the room, and inflicted a terrible gash on its shoulder. It is supposed that the murderer is now on his nd to California. The citizens of this place are highly excited. FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL. MONEY MARKET. Saturpay, May 27—6 P. M. A Very large amount of business was transacted at the Stock Exchange to-day, generally at better prices. At the first board, Illinois Central bonds advanced per cent, Canton Co. %, Stonington 34, Nicaragua Tran- sit 34, Cumberland Coal 134, Erie Railfoad %, Read- ing Railroad 4, Panama Railroad 134. Cleveland and Toledo Railroad fell off 1 per cent, Parker Vein 34. Nearly six thousand shares of Cumberland were |. sold at prices ranging from 373, seller sixty days, to 883g cash. The upward movement appears to gain strength, instead of diminishing, as prices advance. A good deal of stock was bought to-day for cash, which is an indication that the bears are buying in for delivery. It is stated that some leading bears in the street are largely short, and are still putting out contracts freely. At present it looks very blue for the bear interest, and the losses must already have been enormous. In Erie Railroad the seller continues to fiave the advantage; but in Nicaragua Transit the tables are turned again. It is settled that # dividend of four per cent will be paid in July, and the company makes such a favorable exhibit of ita finances that the present market value of the stock is considered a mere Dagatelle. The shorts are likely to get as seriously twisted in this stock as they have been in Cumberland. We wish them well out of both: At the second board the market was very buoyant, and the two most prominent speculative stocks—Cumberland in which | fitness to . . at quire it. - ‘The Commissioners then blame the The associated banks com; them to keep «; to the amount of one tenth Tee euatony wen vet ns ae the: stock: banks loan money at a greater rate of interest cent, and recommend that some law be passed to remedy the evil. hy ‘The Commissioners blame some banks of for making gxtravagant loans to si com nearly banks ties to missioners had mentioned the name ef They hands money, and making loans to them on stecks they may hold. Seven banks, having gate capital of $8,117,276, have loaned to» oker, nies. A bank, with a capital $50,000 in one case, and $42,000 are-liable to be ruined from the whom, the loans are made. We wish the blame the banks, likewise, for of brokers and speculators a pledge of an 3 New York engaged in the construction of a Western rail- road, the sum of $507,868. The failure of this man and the depreciation of these stocks have fallen heavily on these eventual The can, Though they have security that wild pay them. A minissioners compiain of the loan of money in New York city, during the pressure on the money mar- ket, at ey igh rates of interest, while home customers were: lected. recommend that the cashiers of the baaks under- the general law be required to give recuritice, as well as those of the inco: The ted banks. total capital of all our banks is $15,641,397. an in- crease over last year of $1,690, 458, Their circulation $11,°07,996—a decrease fro: i total Mabilities, e730 ean increase of Shon April pple of other States to $5, tations. to abi road bond: The is Their fata, $27 807,700 0 increase of $1,563,046. nt their deposits. amounted S00 343 fond savings banks are well spoken of as excellent One of them is blamed for loani: roker in New York, and taking fewn nds. 8. ‘ savings and building associations are likewise- insti- $60,000 spoken of as well managed. There are six life insurance com) which poli $1000 1000 1000 500 60 sbi 265 Bk of N America 100 10 Market Bank. 100 Pa 10 NY Central RR,. 105: 95 do, .. 10 icies, and the amount of their assets was $3, im the State, had insued, up to the first of January last, 22,565 v190,b03. Stock Exchange, ‘TURDAY, Cal 7's, 70... Too aha 6 G1 bboatts0 a8 Erie Ine 100 do 27, 1 “p60art30 37 s%6 do. 11g WM CRRBsPr 83% NY Cen RRBs 87% 8 D& HCl.s60 114 Jt 1 &lLeZCo.bl0 2: 21% 27% 2x a 28 21% 21% 1053g 200 105% 550 38 = 500 88% 500 383g 200 383g 300 3835 30 . 383g 115 2 88% 10 oy 500 37% 70 RR 300 38% «50 b60 200 38 Ww “ SECOND BOARD. $3000 Erie Inc Bas... 97 800 ahs Nic v8 10000 Erie Bs of ’83. 90 600 do, 960 2000 Ch&RIRRBs 95 200 10 shs Corn Ex Bk.. 99 900 do . 550 Cum Coal Co...#8 8934 300 do, 860 200 do. os 10 Panama RR..... 100 'e .b60 25 Sixth Av RR.b3O 85 . 200 Hud Riv RR. 030 6536 200 Erie RR......b60 102 do. <. 69 100 do. 10 100 do. 10 50 100 a 100 do. 150 * do, 200 do. Harlem RR. do. Nor & and Nicaragua—were in demand at an advance on prices current in the morning. The steamship Atlantic, from this port for Liverpool to-day, carried out $408,148 in specie, of which $151,222 ‘was in silver, and $251,926 in gold bars. The earnings of the Watertown and Rome Railroad , Company in April, 1854, amounted to $27,405 80, against $24,442 82 for the same month in 1853, showing an in- crease of $2,964 48, or a little over twelve and a half per cent. The Cleveland, Columbus and Cincinnati Railroad Com- pany earned $106,172 75 in April, 1854, against $81,416 39 for the same month last year, showing an increase of $24,756 36, or over thirty per cent. The Metropolitan Fire Insurance Company goes into operation $o-morrow, under the Presidency of General James Graham ; Edward A. Stansbury, Secre? tary.’ The capital is $300,000. The company’s office is under the Metropolitan Bank, corner of Pine street and Broadway. ‘The anthracite coal trade is still active, and prices are firm. Coal, we understand, is worth $3 per ton at the mines, in consequence of the continual suspension of navigation on the Delaware division preventing as well the return of the empty boats as the passing down of those that are loaded. Shipments of coal from the Le- high region wore, for the week ending with Saturday last, only 22,521 tons; for the season, 149,007 tons. The repairs to the State Canal having been completed, levels filled and the passage of loaded boats resumed on be expected to show a very considerable increase, the report of which will not be received before Wednesday next. The heavy rain of Thursday did not extend to the Lehigh. The Reading Railroad brought down for the week ending on Thursday, 44,259 tons, and for the yeaf 745,434 tons, sgainst 557,527 tons to the same time last year. The Schuylkill Navigation shipped for the week 26,023 ions, and for the season 235,726 tons, against 198,885 tons to the same time last year. The business of mining and of transportation, under present prices, will be carried forward with the utmost energy and dili- gence; but with every effort we have little hope of any further re@astion of prices this season. The Lehigh Coal and Navigation Company, at its meet- ing yesterday, made a dividend of three per cent upon | the capital stock of the company, payable on demand. . The Boston Traveller of the 26th inst. says— The trade in shares is and a very confi dent feeling is So Rfeated in regard vo ils description of stocks. mining botodiad a eben hed panies seem mal favor Ee Falls has Docome quite scarce, and at 64%, a gain of about $6 per share | within a week. ‘We entertain » good opinion of Copper Falls, but the price is running up with unhealthy rapi- dity, and @ reaction seems to us inevitable. Forest is impr and is tolerably active. Toltec and Algomab were ly as firm as yesterday. ‘The following is the report of the Bank Commissioners of Connecticut — ‘The Bank Commissioners have visited the several banks, savings Neale, A # ‘and building associations, and life insurance companies in the State, ‘and that they are ins sound condition, and, with a few exceptions, have been managed according to law. The banking capital of the State has been increased $7,165,766 since 1 The Gommissioners say thatthe amount of banking capital is more than is for the wants of the State, and therefore much has to be loaned to individuals and corporations out of the State. The i J Commissioners object to the ES of acts of tion, and think that new formed under the general beneficial results. They recommend be allowed to be organized hereafter, under without being able to show to the Legislature a CITY TRADE REPORT. Sarorpay, May 27—6 P. M. - Asnrs.—There have been 50 bbls. sold at unchanged prices. The inspection warehouse contained, to-day, 926 bbls. of both kinds. Breaperurrs.—Flour was in very good request, with sales of 250 $8 10,000 bbls. very common to choiee State at $8. 15, chiefly at $8 3734 = $8 6234; mixed to fancy Western at $8 6234 a $9063, and other grades at propor- tionate Canadian, Southern, $8 75 were unalt sales t prime. free; 9,000" SATO rT Te 00 Worn Erected a Now Sine, 084 3h a Small $1 $2 33. ley bar! lively demand active, but ruled firm; bushels at 65c. a 69c. for figures. Sales have been reported of 2,900 bbls. in bond, at $7 81 a $7 8734, and 2,000 chiefly common to favorite brands, $9 25 per bbl. Rye flour and corn tered. twas ired of 16,300 bushels . sales of ‘at $119; while at 543¢0. @ 580. per bushel. sales having been made of unmerchantable; 70c. a Téc. for mixed Western; 72c. a 73c. for round yellow, and 786. for Southern do. per bushel. Corrow.—There was no change to notice in Pre pone the je for ex; al, Corrs —’ including mingo, Frvrt.—Sales $2.75. vious day. The rale@taiuded $38 1 do. for home-use, and 140 do. om market continued quiet with light aclen, continu pity be at 10%o., ahd some lota Bt Do: about 8g pound. 500° Boxee raisins were made at speculation ; tot at from. + Motasses.—Sales of 60 hhds. Porto Rico were made at ranged £7e,, and 40 do., at 20igc. New Orleans $2c.a2e. ‘ eiGcoaRs —The rales embraced 575 hhds. Cubs musco- vado, at dice. adie, and 860 New Orleans, at 4ice. » 40. aval bbls. barrel, at $1 wm rema ined inaotife the demand Piven limited mack for Hull to 50e. Anna Ie. 6d., 800 Di ving been 3 Ne sir rae he Mh an ph ee a, 1'Sronss. were lower, with bbls., 310 Tbs. to. hay of turpentine ., cash, and 600 1, at £7 58. To foot rement. The Bremen . tar on private terms, with some lots - f tobacco at %o. ot imcEn Sates of 100 cases race ginger were made at Bige. Homer—A saleot 100 bbls. and 60 were made for export at 40c. per Low.—Rockland and $) a waa much $1 for common, 36 for lump, per bbl.