The New York Herald Newspaper, May 5, 1856, Page 1

| —— = a ~ — nanan wore oo a oe ~" a — —— Sore SET -~ WHOLE NO. 7189. MORNING EDITION—MONDAY, MAY 5, 1856. PRICE TWO CENTS. a — ——— — = = — ~ Sa —=—_—_——— arn mn oe ANNIVERSARY WEEK. AMERICAN FEMALE GUARDIAN SOCIETY. The twenty-second annual meetiag «i the American Wemale Guardian Society was held last evening, at tue Collegiate Reformed Du'eh churc's, corner of fwenty- Qinth street and Fifth aveoue. Tne edifice was so Crowded that a large numie: were unable to obtain ad- wission, The children of the Lome schools, which ander the care of the soc'ety, wore prevent, and parde!- Pated in the musical part of tue exercises. Rey. John ‘Knox presided, and the mating was o,ened with prayer by Rey. T. L. Cuyler, e Wah & bymo was sung by ‘the children, A portioa of the Sorip ures was next reac, nd then came the report ‘he opecations of th: Bocle!y during the past year, anc of wuich the following is an abstract :— * From the Treasurer's repyrt, it app-ars that the in- Come andexpenciture of tie sicily. ive using both th~ Publishing department and Hom- for the Iriendless, amoumed to $27 925 77. The present Habiines of the society are $2,500 du ‘Upon a lot recen'ly pucrdarcd, on «hich ® uew and much needed building is in process of erection connected with the Home for the Friendivs»; and wrich. although it will vouch increase the curren expenyas of the coming year, will provide for a permane.st enlargement of the work. ‘dhe report of the Board of Managers alludes t> the ‘theme for grateful memory. found in tue 6’ rikiug change tm public sentiment relative to friewd wes and neglected jouth and children, and the contrast io this respect be- ween 1356 and 1866—to the early au. constant azencs, 0 this and of this Society, anc its wuxiliwries, through 4he press and otherwise—t ths many children gathered from the streets, and piaced within the fol: ot Cariatian homes in the country —ty the spiri: of wissions and thst of the Groat Missionary, necessary to meet (ha responsi Dilities of this work in ali i's phises, anc tha pressing ‘need of vivine wisdom and grace to nelp, It alindes lao to the fast, that amoug the several claises embraced in this charity, foand in acity cf near baif a milion that must increase its popu'ation indeficit:ly, while it Ghali continue the gre. dspot of commerce nnd emigra- tion, there is and will be tor years tocome an ample dield for the labors of this and kiadred societies, though Means and helpers were multiple nandredfoid. From the press have been issued an average of 23,000 opie of the Advocate ant Guurdian, smi-monthly, or 184,C00 folio pages; 5,000 Auncal Reports: 1,000 epies of Letters toa Young Christian: present issue of the Advocate, semi-montoly, 26,000. ‘The numoer of let ers registered, received through this department, is 8,560. ‘The number of now +udserisers received since last report about 3,200. The oumbor of trac's, papers, 2%, distributed gratuitously the past year amount to some 569,000 pages. The number of life mer:bers received is 253, fumber, 2,000. The Home tor the Frientess, founceé by this eociety some eight y: ars aince, hay sheltered, fad and elothed over ¢,000 inmates,anc sustained an average tam- diy of between one and two huncred from year to year, near 2,060 of whom bave been friendiess aud homeless ren. ‘The first aim of its manag-rs has been to provide these dren w ithjpermanent homes ia kind Caristian families the country, where they mihi be trained to virtue and wsefu!neis, and in this goco work they have been é1 mntly suecersful, In more than a thousand homes the: i ones may now be seen, orizht, hopeful and happy, rho but recently were sven among the bapless ant ‘wretched, whose whole surroundings seemed to exclaim 4n their Lehal:— No mancsreth for my soul, | The statistics of tre ‘* Hom’? are aa follows ‘Whole number of children received since the insti- tuion was opened, July,j1817, including re-admia- sions, . 2,004 2. 4,864 Whe! Whole number.......... Number who have received 34 ng oe traction at the Home, fudustiial Sea 20l.. +... +66 900 Fricle mamber {Oi rind sheitered through the sear.. 67 umber <f 6"ts remaining May 1, 1855 . . ti “received during thy year... "Whole rumber.... The aid farzished thcough auxiliary cose ncies alrcad exceeds tbat of any formar year. anes Sapber of packages received amouat in the aggre- ae 5. ‘The etorercom at tho Hume testifies at all seasons, but ‘@specially curing the winter, that the Dorcases of the resent age exceed thoze of any ovher on record. Every dollar contributed, every home given to the ‘bomelers—sought or proferred unsought —every gar- xnent prepared, every ge beatuwed, every prayer offered tin behalfcf this werk, bas its piace on duraole records, and like the sparrow sold for a farthing, will not be for- gotten be’ore God. In that day waen tHe shail render to every nan according to his works, may it appear that @ach and all whose united labors sustain this enterprise shall to the last have done ebat they could. At the conclusion of t: going report the children mang & bymn. ar eee for the occasion by Mrs, L. Bigourney, and opening verve of which is as Bi We lnet feast to thar deed iends aud patrons deur, Wo love the fataished obild to feed, And dry the orphan’s tear. iter this the avnual fermon was preached by Rev. Mr. Cuyler, who made an eloquent and feeling address in Bebalt ot the castitution and ita claims to the support of the benevolent, A collec:ion was then taken up, aud alter benediction the meeting adjourned. AMERICAN HOME MISSIONARY SOCIETY. ‘The annual sermon before the American Home Mis- fionary Socioty was delivered in the church of the Purl- fans, Union equare, last cvening, by the Rev. N. §, 8. Beman, DD, The edifice war crowded to its utmost ca- pacity long before the services commenced. The reve- rend speaker took his text from the 18th chapter of Jorhus, part of the Ist verse :— And there remaineth yet very much land to be possesved. Seven years ago the friends of tne American Home Mia- Bionary Society, said the speaker, first commerce! their labors ‘u real earnest. The Israelites of old endeavored $0 subdue Canaan, and establish the Christian religion in fhe land. Moses exhorted his people to possess the land of Canaan, which was spread out before their eyes, and Ponsecrate it to the service of God. ‘They obeyed in part, fend the Almighty was with them. Now, Joshua was stricken and old, and the Lord said unte him, “There remaineth yet very much land to be possented.” Israel bad gocd work to perform— he conquest of a district for the purpose of apread- ing the trath of the Gospel. The duties of the Aimerican Home Missionary Society are similar in every Ter pect to those of the Israelites in the days of Moses and Jcshua. (ird intends to settie here, once for all, the great principles of a moral government.’ Man, ruined by Bin, was in process of resovery through the blood of Ohbrist. Here man lives and acts ina new element, and that element is sin. His actions, siuce the foundation of the world, have been antagonistic to the Creator; he has ‘ever been deaf to all that was lovely in the sight of God; “his course has been dowawaid ever since the fall of Adam, and now the entire human race is degraded to a foarfal extent, It was somewhat curious, peraps, said the epeaker, that sin should have triumphed eo lon; when those words of God, ‘the reed of the woman shail bruise the rerpent’s head,” were announce: at such an early date in the history of the world. But God has swilled it thus. No one can say that this world can save Steelf; sin is ao deadly, that it can never work ou: its own cure. The apeakor then referred to the once power- ful and fourishing, but now fallen and degraded, empires of Kgypt, (reece and Rome, and said that thei: fell was occasioned solely by the idola- @rous practices of their inhabitants, The holy Scriptures were then alluded to as the only means where- By the world could be saved. There was no guch volume 4in existence; in no other work could there be toand such glowing pareages; in no other book could there be found -® Bethlehem, a Caivary anda cross. By no other book sould salvation be obtained; it is the corner stone set apart for the erection of Christ’s church, There was salvation in Christ alone, and those who believed in him ‘would never be confounded. Christ was the power of God, and the wisdem of (iod. Superior beings had « spe- bilie éuty allotted to them—they were all ministering rada- ‘God bimself might have performed ail the labor by fol agency, and recovered man from sin by his ial and mysterious power—the spirit of God it did over the while the Creator actions, we can scee—we can easily see—the fitness of his plans for our redemp- tion. The New Testament was then referred to, The cts of the Apostles were, in the opinion of the Feverend gentleman, nothing more than the result of missionaries, In that age there was but ono iigh:, Christendom—all others were full of hypocrisy. Thon it was that the kingdom of God loomed up betore the and great good was accomplished ina short time. American Homo Missionary Society in order to accom- eplish good, wanted Biblos and tracts, and teachers, aod above all, followers of Carist, who were determined to sustain the ministry of God. The measures of the Cre- Sx ry Rg tg ed concerned would be car- ~zied out, Satan iwposeased, and Christ will be crowned Lord of all. The promise has been made by God Dimeelf. He has tixed hia heart upon the recovery of san. The earth is not always to groan under the weight ef sin andsigh mvain, In this country there waa ® ificent field for the ‘aborer, and ere long the et question whether infidelity or righteousncss should ex- bere will be settlo!. The von shoald be preached from Kansss to the Rocky Mountains, and not a dis:rict should be left unvisited by the missionary. This country was no doubt destined to be the favored land of Uod. The ‘American people wore not easily moved by p or glare, and worshipped (iod in spirit and in truth, Bue we should aot look over other portions of the globo Joss favored. God has been merciful to us, therefore wo should be mersitul to others in return. We had in this sountry acharch without a bishop, and a state without ming. In nothing was God’s grace mors distinctly to ‘de seen than in the religious prosperity ot this country, Bat we bad yet to perform a great work. Vast territo- Ties had to be traversed by the misstonaries and Many thourands hed to be taught the first precepts ©f religion. For this purpose the American Home Mis. ( Pionary Suciety was eajpblished, It is intended to geud spirits, cevigned by God to raise man from his d tion. forth the ght of the Gcepel to the mo. innermost cesses of this continent, ani thas the Lo d’s name wo 10 be glozified by all. The great West hed to be atten id to. It was the cbild of promise, which ina few ye ic: would either be thetr guardian angel or evil genius. ‘The services of the even'ug concluded with @ prayer by the ubove speaker. exhorting the Almighty to aic a! thore in the missionary en'erprice. NEW YORK BIBLE SOCIELY, ‘The annual sermon before this society was delivered before n age audience last evenirg, at the Datch Pe- formed church, Wasbingt m square, by Rey, Dr. Cheever, from the fouowirg tex! :—'‘Au¢ he was clothed with a vesture Cipped ip blocd. aod hiv name is oa'lad the word of Ged.” (Rey. 19th chap , 18:h verne) The Seripiures suid the rev, genthman, sre clohed with a vesime cipped in blocd. The inspiration of Scripture fe » pra- sent life apd utterance, as the bsiog of Chr's: the word {sm prevent being. It iy also to ws both tuman and divine, The evisence for the word of God ia negessarily in itself, {ts @u‘herity is in itaelt; we are not to look to men for authorities, but to the Scripteres themselves, You cannot draw the line and eay this 1s humaa, and this divine, It ia essential to revelation that it be wan in langusge, butentirely divine in ite essence. The Bible is the most natural of all beoks, and we are to ccosider it mot as @ epeoulation, but as a life. Experience of ite teachings is the only true basis of Sucgment as to iis divimty, Thisbeing ‘hecas, we mey send the word cf Ged alone ané of itself te every direction, betug per- fectly seoure of its good resul's. And thus we see the certainty of the work in whicu we are engaged. We may step across all the learned disgciei'iona aud commentaries of men and come direct to the living spring, Let us mot be imposed upon by the sel‘ consizinted expoundere of the word of Ged, but come to the word ftsei(—our faith is rot in men, bu:in Goa. Shall we koow tha’ God has spekeu to us because Neander apd Larcaer hes sald so I our faith is in Neavcer wud Larduer, we have no fai'h at all; another expounder may come to us with & new ex- positicn, and corsign Neander ane Lardner to oblivioa Sut the man who comes to the word of God itself does not need the voushers of bumas autoority. A good deal is said now-a-days about historical faita. There is ro such thing as historical teith. You mast examixe his- by the word of God, ard not the word of God by his- Free thinking not consist in rejecting, but ia holiling to the faith. As akiie, which, while it is attached to the string, soars upwards to the shies, ye: when the sirivg is cul falis straightway to tae earth, 60 human reascn, while it chngs to the faich is lifted up to heaver, but when it loosens its hold it winks Eustory oes net furnish » better tina} than is found in the life ct Bex jam a was a men of strong mind, of gueat icdepencence, and in t things of sound judgment. Anc yet he began to doubt Scriptures, not from reading the Scriptures thecaselvos, but, to use his own words, “from reading Shaftsbury ard Collins.” Strange that such a mag as Fraokiia sbould suffer bis beliet on this imporiant subject to be cetermined by such men as éhafisbury and Collins. It Was not thua that he made Lis gceai discoveries. He ar- rived at those grand reeults, not by taking tte autkori- ties of men, but by personal experimants, Suppose that at the moment he held the string of his kite in his head, and was sbout to receive the elsctric hock which he- ralded the new discovery, he had turned aside to consult the speculations of some dowoting ecuolist about the na- ture of electricity, should we them bave heard of bis great discoveries: Whtie we would prcclaim the inde- pexdenca of the human mina, we would confine it to its }roper plece. Suppose Paul was to preach to an en- lightened audience in London or New York at the present day, cn what would be depend but the Seriptu-es’ Sup- pose we were to tell bim to study theoiogy, read tae history cf the church, and peruse the lvarned disquis!- tions ‘of eminent divines and vhiloeophers, he would reply to uw, “1 ‘b only Christ, and him eru- cified,”’ Learning is & very gooa thiog to throw at infidels. a stones are thrown at cure, but it sho never ke the sole reliance of preachers of the word of Ged. Paul, though be was acuainted with all the pht logophy of his cay, yet oxpressly disclaimed a teliance upen it. The word of God is enflizient, and wherever you rend that, there is the spirit of God. ‘This is ths corner stone of the action of the Bible Society. Let the Ssrip- tures ke sent to all parts of the world, and wherercr it be+ent, even though it be but astogle chapter, or # solitary veree, it will produce its eflect. In the populous city, in the open country, beside the running brook, in the dense wilderness, on the billowy sea, wl the Divine word fala, ther@ wili it bring furth its Jeniia, have everything to encyurage us in the work, The Bid! has just been translated into 260 ianguages avd disiects, and is ready to be presented to 600,000,000 of the inhabi- tants of the earth. Only 190,000,000 have aa yet received it. It has, therefore, much yet todo. A more glorious triumph seems even cow to be prepared by God. What we ourselves want, in order to partic{pate in this triamph, is to bave the living fire in our own hearts, We have reason to believe that the promised ¢ay of glory is athand, and we have but to follow the word, which says ** bold fant till I eome.”” ‘The above is but a very meagre sketch cf the sermon, which occupied over an hour in the celivery, and which, in many parte, was eloquent, and in all abounded with illustrations, images anc telling points. At the conciu- elon of the discourse a collection was taken up in aid of the society, and after a hymn by the choir, the meeticg ac journ AMERICAN AND OREIGN UNION. ‘The Rev. Ir. Wylie, of Philadelphia, preached at Doc- tor Mcl.cod’s chureh, in Twelfth street, near Sixth aye- nue, xt half-past seven o’elock in the evening. The Rev. Jr. Campbell, the reverend preacher, with a numter of of clergymen, appeared in and around the pu'pit, The congregation was good. When the olergy ascended the platform leading to the pulpit, the 79:h Paalm was chaunted, and a portion of the second chapter of the Epistle of St. Paul to the Thessalorians was read. ‘The 124th Psalm was then sung, from the beginning. When the choir had concluded, the Rev. Doctor was introduced from the pulpit thus:—tThe Society of the American and Joreign Christian Union had a very ex tended field qpened to {ts operations, abroad and on this continent. Atready it had France, Spain and Ireland where it could make {ts usefulness known, while here it had Canad to work in.”” Deetor Wylie then came forward, and took his text from St. John’s Gospel, 2¢ chapter, 18th and follow! mg verses, which, he said, went fet’ to prove the existence of anti-Christ in the Church of Rome, It was evidenced in the slavish submission shown to the i’apal power, and the facility with which it now made lis encroachments. The efforts of the society wore direoted against the agencies of Papacy, and it was determined to carry the war “ into Atrica.’” The movements of the church of anti-Christ were rapid, and hence the danger, for the ehurch of his power waa sternly opposed to the doctrines tavght by the Ghurch of Chrirt. The Chureh of Rome prohibited by its * Index Fxpurgatorious” the free circulation of the Bible, and even here, Archbishop Kendrick, of Philadeiphia, bi taken on himeelf to do the eame thing in another ws! Kome always found that the roadi forced her to abandon her hostil popul independence and civil truth, and hence she oypesed it by all means in her power. ‘rom this point the reverend gentlomen went on to enounce, from Seriptural texts, the baneful influerce of the 'apal power. He detailed the evil consequences which, he said, flowed from the monastic aystem, the contexsional, absolution, and most of the sacraments— particularly that of the real presence of Christ in « con- secrated wafer=of the Roman Catholic Church. He de- nied that the Saviour of the world could be present by the adjunction of @ priest in a bread wafer. Thea he encke of Maryolltry,” image worship, and other obve vances of the Noman Catholic Church, which, in prayer, he hoped that God would never visit this country with. After a benediction had been pronounced, the congre- gation adjourned. PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH—BOARD OF FOR} EIGN MISSIONS. ‘The nineteenth anniversary of the above named society come oif last evening, at the Rey. Dr. Potts’ church, Uni versity place, The audience, though numerous, waa not ever large. After the proceedings ot the evening bad beea opened with appropriate religious services, an abstract of the annual report was then read. Irom the report we glean the following facts:— The Board acknowledges, with ee to Cod, the many favors that have been extended to the missionary work during the past year. The receipts from all sources (inclading » balance of last year of $87 07, and aleo an unexpended balance trom the sales of the Omaha reservation of $8,682,) + $201,938 61 Expenditure. 1 201,008 76 CHRISTIAN Teaving & balance of., see $24 86 ‘The advance in the receip' ¢ treasury, from all souroes, Over those of the Iast year, has been something more than $10,000, the greater part of which is from the ovlipary contributions of the Church, and which is re- garded by the Board as an encouraging feature in the missionary work. The publications of the Board have been the same as those of the previous year. Kighteen missionaries (five of whom have been in this country on 4 visit thirty male and female assistant missionaries, maki forty-eight in all, have been sent out during the year. This isa much larger number of miasionary laborers than has ever been seat out fn any previous year. There Are nine missfons among the varfous Indian tribes of our own country, connected with which there are thirteen principal stations and out stations, twelve ordained missionaries, sixty assistant missionaries, ten churches, three hundred and twenty-three ehurch mem- bers, ten schools, and more than five hundred ‘cone in the various stages of thelr education. Most of these mi: sions have been favored with the special presence of Holy Spirit during the year, and some of them have jon b saing in large measure. ore are two missions in Weatern Africa, one in Libe- ria, and the other on the Island of Corisoo; connected with those there are nine stations nine missionaries, {it- toen assistant missionaries, five churehes, one hundred nd keventy-one church members, revon sehools, and ue huodsed and seventy nige pupils, Seyecal of thew churches have also enjoyed the special reviving infuenees of the Spirit during the year. = There ars two missions in India, throm of them havine been consolidated in cne during the year. Connesied with these missions there are fi'teen wiations, twen'y- 1 ine ordained missionaries, and eix y-four ssststant mis i ios and native he'pere under the care of these There are ¢.even churches, and two bua- eighteen sshools, wod three thousaod seven hundred and Ciel wie ‘There bas been no period im the previous bistory of (bese siops whem they presenied a more eucoureging ect, or promised ricker fruits, than at the preseat jam there is one mission st Bowgkok. connected with which there are there exdained roiasiocarivs, three ‘ec ale araistant miss/onurica. coe Chinese assistant, aud one bearding echon numbering twenty eigh: pupils, ‘There are three missions in China : at Canton, Ningoo eviShavghal, Leb rpg in convesvion wich these mis sions there are fourten miesi » end aiseteoo mal ovo female astistant missionsies. and three diog schools ewbracivg ninely pupils, The church a Ningoo Une sear by toe adciion of tem taul7e con » At che othe: mision starteas the vari partments Of wiss!n Jabor have been carrieion eilicieacs, ané with many encouraging tokens of 3. ‘The miarion to the Cbinere Cwifornis is still con tinued unéer the care of Rey, Wiliam Sper, whose is ore dave been of great service to the Chiners In vari 1s ways ‘There are two mivsious under the care of the Board in sovth America, ope at Buenos Ayres and the other a Dogete, in New Gravois, The one st Buenoe Ayres has heec of two years’ coniluuance, azd has been favored by t ring prewecce of the Hoy Suiriy ducing the arisen converta having been receive! to the com nup.cn ot the church ¢n ing toe las! sumnwr. The other u ission at Bogota baa bat just commencec, Funds bave keen remitied,to the Evangelical misston- ary sccie ies of Beigiuw, Paris, Geveva cas to toe Wal denses Synoc to the aauount of $6,000, exclusive of the interest on the endowment fand of \h« La Tour eemtoary is be.leved that the cause of Evengelcal revigton bes a mo'ed in Europe during tue last year by tious societies ¢ Jaboring in this city for the bene fv of the Jews; end though wo very marked reruita have es sot attencel their labors, they report from time to time encouraging iacts in conrection with ‘aeir labors. Toe repert <f the Board contains much to encourage the peope ct God. fhe missionary work ia going forward wih manifest tokens cf ibe Divine blesat In each of the gereral dfvisiona cf the Ele det field scmme fruit bas been gathered, and the conver™® admitted vo the commurica of the wission churcles are more pu- merous than in any former year. Tbeee proots of God’a tavor towards the werk of bis servants call tor devout thankegiving, The kev, I. D. Gurcax, (ex Chaplain to Corgress,) de. livered the sermon. He spoke et length upon the mis. sionary endeavors of former propaga ndista of Chris 'tanity, their lators, celf-derial and sutfering. But the Reaeemer, he contended, supported them, and trem then, now-a-days in their various flelés of Isbor; the special benediction of the Almighty was upon the work of the mlssionary, and therefcra it cculd not fail. He it was who strecgthoned their faith, animated their courage, and prepared taom for \heiz work, In times of trial and embarrassment Als rm sustained them, His presence cheered them, Mir promise in«pirec them, and Eis whole spirit breathed ‘oto their coul an enutierabie peace, comfor'ed them uv- der all 32 Gospel the savior of eternal lit 's spirit 0} ‘ough the misalon- ery convinced the heathen of bis removed bis pre- judices, apd elrsipated his darkzeve aud mace him achila oflight. Tbe Saviour bad cet bis seal to that contract. ch was the mighty work that the missicnary, under the express nclicnof bis Divioe Master—“ Go teach 6)) nations ’—was calied upcn to perform, The Re- deemer bad plecged bimselt to maintain the relation of a protector to His wissionaries, end He pleégad Limself to sustain and perform this work, not ‘or a short utd precariov3 duration, but alrays — alway even to the end of the world. With such @ co-cperaticn, b6w could wa doubt the result? In support of this view, the reverend leman quoted many passages from the Scriptures, puinting cut <ue in- tention of the Moly will in the regard to the propagation of @ Snowlecge of the truth, auc he went on to remark bat those promises of Divine asris‘anoe and ‘favor were exceedingly great and precious, and must and should be accor plished, ‘The earth and heavens wight pase away, but the word of the Lord abideth forever. All that He bac engaged. to do for “ion could would be done in the course of an exact and timely fulfilment. Did he, Mr. G., say what God bad exgaged to uo for abould he not rather soy, as the Father raid ty bis beloved Son, that he witht gtra Yin ths tatty for a etd? tion, ‘The wiseiouary enterrrise, in apite of all the obsta- clea which might be ‘thrown in its way, baviog the eo tire world tor its field, and e#pecia!ly comforted with th assurance of Divize easisterce, must uiimately succeed end thovgh its progress might be retarded for a time yetit would fina‘ly prevail and triumph. After son further remarks ina similar strain, the revererd gentle toon clored bis eloquent address, and the proceedicg: the: terminated wita sinzing, prayer and the benaic tor, ANNUAL SERMON BEFORE THE SOCIETY OF INQUIRY—UNION THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY. Tost evering, at the Amity street Paptist church, Rov Dr, Willianxs preached the annual sermon before the So- ciety of Inquiry of the Union Theological Seminary. The church was densely erowded, and the sermon, though occupying nearly en hour and a halfin its delivery, was listened to with deep and earnost attention throughout: He chore as the baals of his discourse, Acts I, 06.—It is more blessed to give than to receive. Happiness, he be- gen. was the creat chief purszit of man. All craved it with deepest intensity; the child, the man in his meri- cian strength, and the veteran worm out with years and toil and dieappcintments. The great quertion with each is, Bow to gain happiness. A right concep- tion of the beatitud of life he established ua the proper basis to insure ‘real and truly diguitied enjoyment. He instanced Christ’s example in his mission 10 erath. showerinng this happiness in the highest degree. Christ achieveu ‘ar himeeifa happiaess that the power of even his civive and sinless aatare conld not bave conferred. The effecting of his miesion was the perfecting of the highest beatitudes of the divine will sud majesty. Not alone did the touch of his hand’ cure veprosy end cause the sick to rise trom ther bed ot in- firmity, and the cead even to eome forth from the cham- cers of their silentabodes but sent life and joy to the spirit. His missicn was to confer the attainment of eterna: hap- piness upon the humanjrace. But thus to give nimself sway to redeem @ world waa blessed indeed. And it was +0 with his apostles who followed after him. ‘They gave themrelves to the work of evargilization—they gave up the pursuits of honor and wealth and accepted lives cf persecution and danger and death, and in #o dging they found it more blessed te give than to receive. was the just beatitude and the victory. This same principle of abregation of self, it was urged further, had ever place the time of the apostles, and ever would be, the charac- teristic of the true Christian. ‘To convince the world of this iact was to effect its conversion. As it was, the errors and unhappiness of the hives of the many wasa misconception of the true beatitudes of human existence. The man of avarice tbinks money will give bim enjoyment, yet at his dyivg day he only finds him- relf yearning for more. It wasso with the votaries toam- bition—with the Cesars, Hapnibala, the Napoleons of na- tions, with the Machiavali’s,the Richilieus,the Robesperes, the Talleyrands, of all time; but they find their highest pur- sulis vanity, their bigheet victories emptiness. It mat- tered not whetker men be conservatives or radicals, or what might be their views or aims, a: long as their beati- tudes were’ not right—as long as they were not right ‘with God. A proper comprehension of the jast bestituces of life he thowght best shown in the life of the missiovary. The missionary he considered us living a life neareat to that of Chilst, He spcke of the vain ex- enses cf many against aiding to extend missionary work— that they insisted it was vastly better to iook at’ hom e— that is was svendieg money and perilling lite upon people unappreciative, and who never could be made to take a siand amorg the nations of the earth. To these argu- nents he gave fthe words of Christo into all the world ard preach the Gospel to avery creature,” This irjunction, it was claime3, was sought 10 be carrled out by the Scciety of Inquiry. In concluding, the Rev. speaker dwelt upon the sublimity and nobleness, conception, of the missionary spirit; such men as Howard, Ehiot, Smith, and long list of others who had perilied their lives in this work, were true men, and great was their reward. Such men, too, as Jonathan Kdwards, Timothy Dwight, John M. Mason, and Arehi- bald Alexarder, in the positions they oceupied, in the de- votion of their talenta to God’s work, and eschewing emoluments and riches, had each experience! that it was more blessed to give than to receive. He asked th: view life and ita duties as these men did. In losis fevght for the Society of Inquiry the sympat prayera, and aid of every true Cpristian. As they wou: cerive Individual enjoyment and make life beantiful and Lasten ou toe millenium, they murt avail themaslyes of the oppcrtonities afforded through ‘this channel to do ard work good. After the atrmon, the exercises terminated with prayer and benediction by Rey. Dr. Skinner. MEETINGS TO BE HELD. Moyvay, May 5, American Seamen's Friend Soicty Broadway Taber- pacle, half past 7 P.M. Speakers:—lev. Dr. Heacock, of Buffalo Rey, Dr, Joel Varker, New York; Rey. James Beecher, Chaplain of this Soctety to Canton, China. Union Theologica Seminary.—Mercer street church, balf past 7 P.M. German Young Men's Chratian Union. —German Evan- am Mission church, Houston street, haif past 7 TURSDAY, May 6, American and Foreign Christian Union.—Broadway Ta- bernacle, halt past 10 A.M. Speakers: 7, Preinghuy won, of Newark, N. J,; Rev. 1), Tyng, of Vhuadel hia, Pa.; Rev. Dr. Sunderland, of Washingtoa, D. 0.; ev. P. J. Leo, and others, New York Sunday School Unoin.—The several schools ‘6 to meet at the following piaces: Broadway Taberna- cle; Baptist chureh, Oliver street; Central Preabytorian church, Broome street; Seventh I’resbyterian church, corner of Broome and Ridge atreets; Baptist Tavernacie Scoond avenue; Tr, Adams’ church, Madison square: Thirteenth street Presbyterian church; Dr, Hutton's church, University place; Reformed Dutch church, cor- nec Twenty-first strovt and Wifth avanue; Forty aeo nd eaoct Prevbyteriag charch, Asnivermary— way Tae beroncle, hal: past 7 P.M. Speakers: Rey. Byron Sun- derland, Rey. Dr. Dowling, Hon. L. 8. Fos'er. NV. ¥. Colonization —Reformed Dutch chureh in Latayette piace, hail-past 7 P.M. Inauguration of Rev. Dr. Hitchcock, as Professor of Church History in the Union Thelogical Seminary.—Dr. Acamw’ church, bladison square, pest 7 P.M. Wspnespay, May 7. American Tract Society, — Broadway Tabernacle, 10 A.M. Business mee!ing for electing officers, at the Tract House, at 9 o'clock. American Congregational Union,—Church of the Puri- tans, on Union equare, 10.4. Bf. American Anti Slavery Society.—City Assembly Roome. Broadway. wt 10 A.M. Advreeses by W. 1. Garrison, Wendeli Phillips, Coaries L. Remond, Lucy Stone Biack- well gad Theocere F Ad, ned on Thurs dey, at 10 A M., ana Pp, id mete id Society (Baptust).—Boptiat AM. American and’ Foreign churea Oliver street, 10 Tadirs’ Meeting of the American Female Guardian So- cuty— At the Home for the Frievdiesa. 02 East Thiceth euree), tO A.M an. 2PM Hive Points ouse of Industry—Under care of Rey. L ML. Pesse. Brosdway Tabernacle, 2 Pe M American Hume Mysiomary Sorety-Browdway Taber- pace, halt past 7 Tuvespay, May 8. American Bible Seciety—Bevudway Tadornasie, 1° Congregational Trion.—Aanual business meeting at 3 VY. M, Church of the Puritans i Aniral anurvan kducation Society.—Annnal weet: te pases, et the cdice, 44 Beble House, Antor piace, at o'clock, P.M Jnsteution for te Blind.—Beoadqmy Tabernacle, 4 am Tonperance Union —Academy of Music, helt MM. Gough will speak 2 Deal and Dunb—Broadway Taber: 7. M Slavery Society.—Ci'y Assembly Rooms, Sponters—W. L. Garttvon aud Wendell Faivay, Mav 9. A. B,C. F. MiBrowcway Tavervagle, 10 A.M. The Kev, fron Winslow, of Madras, India, will o¢ amorg the peakers, Bagtit Home Missi hb, oaM cry Society, —Oliver street ch fasion, (Old Brewery,)—-Broadwas Ta Pr. wcenborg Printing and Publishing So —Dedworth’s Hail, Broadway, @t n0i!-pust sovan v'eivek P.M. Sirenpay, May 10, Haptis? Historica! Socety'—Cuivary Baptist chuced, Teen's tbiid etree, New York, hatepaat "1". i. Am nual address Ly Rev. Dr. Howeli, of Virgiaia, Senpay, Mav UL Cintral American Eiation Sncidty— Aaniversary ser mon vy tho Key. Thomas H. SaiumeryD.D., LL.D, at tae theeve Church of the Puriiens, (Rey. Dr, half. ‘y.—Apaasl eptmon by Rev. pest 7 o'cleck P. Bowist Pubication Soc Dr. ide, Strong piace Baptist churcn, 734 TP. a Monday. May 12 iWlication Sealy. Oliver street church, 9 Trvrs»ay, May 15, General Assemily of de Pravyterian Chute, (New sobori)—Rey. Dr. Acams’ church, Madissn square, 11 o'clock A.M. Sermon by the Rev. Wa. C. Wiener, Dut. ct Lockport, N.¥., M-derator of she last Aysemily. Genera Assemily of the 2 tan Church, (01 sehool}—First Presbyisiian church, Rev. Dr, Philup: Fifth avenue, 11 o'clock A.M. Serincn by Rev. Natos L. Rice, D.D, oft. Lewis, Moderator of the last Assem- by. \epweepay, May 2t. General Synod of the Reformed Presbyterian Church Slat itetormed Vvesbyseriaa church, Rev. De. MeLevo's, 734.P. M. bermen by the Moderator, Kev. T, W. J. Wy- ve, U.D,, of Philadelphi The Cope de Verse Sufferers, TO MY FELLOW CITIZENS OF NEW YORK. Acvuated by o coxsideration for the sufferings by frmine o the population of the Cape de Verde Islands, I woud beg leave to suggest to the sommuoliy the expedi eney o! calling a meeting immediately, cf those charita- biy Oisposed, at the Astor House, on Tuewdsy evening next, at 8 o'clock, in order to devise the zeadievt aud most effectual means of raising @ fund for the prompt relief of the indigent and perisbing of our fellow-crea- tnres of the Cape de Verde. 1 beg jeave to acd that I stall be happy to contribute to uch object, by subscribing one bundred doliars in mo ney, And aleo my protes 1 services for @ might, in sither cf the theatros where my performanoa of any charse!ers in which I bave been popular can be rendered most avaiatle for such occasion JAMES A, HACKETS, 28 Manisoy Avanve, May 2, 1866, Jersey City News, Ry tye Carr Pxorvxer.—The annual report of Sarouel A. Freneb, Chie! Mogineer of the Jersey City Vire Hepartment, bas been rendered to the Common Council. ‘The department ‘s strong, harmonious and efficieot; and ite apparatus is in good condition. During tho past year there bave been seventeen fires, with an estimated total loss of only $3,000 property. The greacest lors at any one fire bas been $500. There nava been one hundred and twen- ty: five false alarms during the sea>; the department has 6,000 feet of hese, of which 3 5C0 feet are in complete or- cer. The Chief regarda the organization of any more fire companies as unnecessary, and recommends that the umber of members be fixed es a rule, hereafter, at thirty instead of rixty for engine companies; thirty in- steac ot fifty tor hos® compenier, and jorty instead of +eventy for hook and Indaer companies. He does not re- ccmmend the diemtsaai of members, but that the mem- ship of companies be allowed to diminish by resigua- tion and expiration of terma of service antil they are re- duced to this rule, He recommends the erectioa of a fire bel! tower, whien can be built and furnished with a bell weighing 6,000 Ibs. for $3,000. A fire tell would prevent most of the false alarms and cali ont the depariment more promptly in ense of a fire, He estimate the damege to apparatus in rupning to false alarms to be at least $500 per year, which could thus be saved. He also recommends the establiahment by the Cemmon Council of s Board of Cemmissionere to myestiga erly ecnduet, try and decice upon all cases of disobedience of orders, ard relfeve the Common Council in other res ire tue administration of the affairs of the department The removals of Engine Company No. 3, from the junstion York snd Gregory streets to Proepect street, near Morgan treet: of Hose Co. No, 1, from the Junction of York and Gr gory streeets ta Warren street, ‘opposite the Lacomo- motive Works, and of Hose Co. No. 2, trom the juac*ion ot Newark avenue and Michigan street to South litth street, near Coles street, are also recommended im the report. Such is the force of the Pasvaic water that since ite in'roducticn into Jersey City, only hose is ri quired tor the extinguishment of fires, and the encines are mostly out of use, Ciry Prisoy.—There were 51 commitments to the Jer- sey City prison during April, for offences, as follows:— Vorfdrunkenness, 38; drank and disorderly, 4; stealing, 4: aseault, 2; burgiary, 1; vagrancy, 1; infanticide, 1. otal. 51. The vativity ot’ the prisoners is as follow Rern in Irejand, 32; m Germany, 6; in England, 5, andin the United States, 5. Personal Intelligence. The Richmond Unguirr of the 2a {ast. saye:—In oon- sequence of the accident to the steamer Augts'a, ex-Pre- sident Tyler did not arrive in Itichmona yesterday, and his address on ‘‘the Dead of our Cabinet,’* whish he was todehver last night, is postponed to some other time, to be named hereafter by the committee, Fernando Wood, lsq., Mayor of New York, will reach Richmond en the Jamestowo, on Monday morning, acd will, at the invitaticn of the Ladies’ Mount Vernon Asso- ciation, eliver an address on Tuesday night, May 6, on “the Genius and Character of A wecer Hamilton,’ ARRIVALS. ow, in steamship Pdinburg—Mrs Biack and boy, Sreilip, Mrs Jaa rs Serah Manson and bov, Mrs Sarah McClelland, Misses Jane ki McKay, Margaret Irvine, Janet Simson, Agnes B McKay, isabe la knesel, Hein Marshall, Jane Wilsen, Mary Hague, Jane Shankland, Marga- ret Scott; Fliza A Macpherson, Mr and Mra Wm Porter, Mr aud Mrs Wi Pantin, Mr and Mrs 1 Brown and family, Mr aud Mra Henry Russell ind boy, Mf: and Misses Janc and M iy Mr Neil McDonald, Wm john Praeger, Dinsan Mactarinne; John xeCulough, James John Rennie, A D' Swaine, Rev Colla £ ¥cKiunon, Rev ‘Nicholas McLeod, Rey Wm Walker, Rev Janes Patrick. Mr Malco'm Campbell, Joh» Croft. Wm Dustan, Jamon R Mitchell, Lieut B G Elliot, KN; Nicholas Scott, ‘Archibnlé Kerr, M (nuit. Frederick Wiliams, Mrederick § Butler, Archibald atkingon, John Morrison, T Kent, Henry Cooke, Wm McCartney, Rebert McCariney, Robert kannay, Robert Netlann, William Reaa, James MeGhiflie, Alexauder fobertson, Roy Win Cavin, William Wilkie, Joba Toppel, Joho Rowntrec, John anderson, Adem Held, John Higgins, James Carson—and 61 in toe steerage, in Adam, Rennie, Jr, THE Fring 1N GOWANDA VILLAGE.—Loss $300,000, We teatn from Gowanca, Cattaraogas county, that the fire broke out about halt past 1 o’clook on the night ot the 30th. It took in Webster’s tub factory, from a spark from the furrace. Before the flames could be arrested, rixty buildings, eomprising all the business portion of the town, were Inid in ruins, Tt 1s ostimated that about one halt of the goods, furniture, etc., of the parties burned out were saved, The following are tho names of tho suf- ferers by the conflagration :—A. M. Sellow, furnace and two stores: Gideon Webster, two atores and tub fac- tory; E. N, Warner, grocery; EF. W. Henry, store, house and tin shop; A. Camp, woollen factory, house and out buildings; R Plumb, ono saw mill, house and planing mill; bridge seross the Cattaraugus creek; I. P. Rollen, meat market and store; Hiram Palmer, berneas shop; W. Wobster & Son, hoe store; FE. Hitehcock, jeweller shop; I, J. Parker, variety store and ’a othice; Porter Woleh, store, barn and ‘storehouse, and dwelling house; Odd Vellows’ Hall, occupied by %. Hamer asa store; 1. Chaffee, storo; Gowands Ohrimicle cilice; C son’s cabinet shop; M. J’. Crandall, gun shop; Orr, grocery; MH. Dawson’s wagon enop; Wm. Tanber, smith shop; Henry M. Morgan, dwolling; 8. Blackney, Mansion House and barn; 1. N. Brown, two stores, toge- ther with the OPost fiico ‘and a barn; Joha lierce, dwoll- ing and bern; K, Dake, shoe store; Thos. Howard, bakery ard ¢welling; Dr. 8. G, Kills, barn; M. H. Bashen, hotel and bares; Wm. Suncerlin, notion store; H, N. Hoke: store, dwelling and barn; Wm. Woodbury, law office an: éwelling; A. R.Sellow, grocery, uncecupied; i, Pium| bpildipg, unvcyppiod; Ey Griswold, grocery. . Roitin- Leander ‘The Memortal Owarch tn Respect for the Memory of the Late Bishop Wainwright. The first religious services of the Episcopal Charch were held yesterday in the edifice on the corner of Han- mond street and Weverley place, which was purcuased from the Bepiists, and cecicated to the memory of the late Bishop Wainwright. The church was bonght by the ladies of the Kpiscopal denomination in this city, who have desired, by this appropriate testimon'al t» the vir- tues of the deceased prelate, to express their high appre- ciation of his character ard services, It is lpcorpcrated asa free church, urder the ect of the Sate Legislature passed come years #go, Sud according to the provisions of Which the pews are thrown open to the public free of charge, the pastor being supported by the voluntary con- tributions of the congregaton. ‘The oullding, aa we have wtinated, telnged to rhe Beptisis, and bas upder- gove very few alerations since it has changed owasrs On she trent ot tre edifice is the 1ollowing iascription, indiesting its character : ~ GOOLE COLE TITNLEIESOSPIOOE SESE DES LOLOL EL EDI EDIE { IS MEMORY OF BISHOP WalnWRIGHE, $ THE CIURCH OF 3 ST, JOBN, ThE LV ANGELIST. 3 Geen ereneerennarts se DOeeaPEESEPetPTAPPEtOEb te bebe re: Whive immeciately over the ehancet is the appropriate quotation from the Seriptures:— SALONIODIOLUNOIELILODOIIELTIDOSOFEDDLDLODE ED EOL ADEED, “TEE MEMORY OF THE JUST 18 BLRSNED ?? : COPANO IIN IDELIELEDOTIEIEP DOLE ODE SEDI DDE EELD ‘The religions & ndey attracted a large con. gregation, and the ozcsion wus one of deep iu'orest. Rey. Mr’ Cocke. the, postor, Rev. Mr. Hopkias, sad Bisbeps Powter aad Whitenouse officiated. Near the aor. clusion of the usuel service, Kev Mr. Cooke mace « orief of (he character of the church. Thiv edifice, , is cow open for the puolic gervice of God. ac cording to the rights of the pal Church. Itis a tree church, establisbed uncer an act of incorporation of the Lagisiatw@of this State, We Lave, therefore m0 : pew rents upon which to depead for its the walary of the missionary, and empenses ot the parish, musi be derivec tree cflerings ct the people. A collection will ed every Suzday during Divine service for this put- mee and the church will be opened during the whole year, except on extraordinary occasions, At the conclusion ot these éxplanatory remarks, Bishop Potter preacesd am uppropriate sermon, takitg the fol- lowirg express've wores of S. Paulin his Episde to the Ephe-iapss—' He being dead, yet spenket After couricering the text in its” general applicacien ans besrirgs. he referred particularly to the oc- cosion and the object which it was iutended to commemorate, To-dus, said the Rev. W’velate this editice is opeved for worship according to the Mies of curcbuich. mace forever irce to all, and ia- ccribed as @ memorial to the late lamented Bisaop Wain- wright, a« an euduriog trioute to. the zeal and aelf.devo. ling which impelled him to give bis life for h fick, Here all may eome to worship without sk whetber they have the means where wits r the privilege of deiog 60, and here, all those who Lave the means, may enjoy the satisfaction of con ting to the rervices ot w church which is to bs free. thet bas been done thus far to produce the remit. W Fee ve 6:6 tudebted exclusive y to the active zeal ond the persevering relf-dey ion of a band of Chris' women, who know bow ¢o value the privileges whieh are here to be offered free'y to ail— how to estimate the name which ts here to be heid in especial remembranoe, They have shown themselves here as elsewhere, to be kindred spirit with thore early dissiples of our blessed ‘onl who were the Istest at the cross, and the earliest ut toe tomb; aud I should do violence 10 my feelings if 1 did not bear wy bumb’e testimony to the service rendered by the fuithful Protestant women in every deparament of the church, they are the Chrivianm pestor’s best reliance. In every part of this civeess I am eenstantly atruck with aome beautiful manifestations of their zeal and eflicienoy. It would erm an tf wouar, Covply conscious how pecuilarly, abe jalted and blessed by the tntlueuce of Chris- ere desirous of making her works and labora in ecrne degree auswerab’e to the surpassing benefits ahe tas received. How properly aud how beautifully they Lave engaged in this work of erecting a memorial to the ‘amentad Bishop Wainwiight, ia felt by wil. Taare was that in bis bumble aad gentle spirit. in his persuasive eloquence, n the comprehensive bindness with which at atrying pericd be administered the affeire of the dio- cesd, which right we! commezd bim to the sympathies, the reverertial and affectionsts regerd of ali. His epis- copacy is kuown to all--“his praiso is in ail tho cur cs. ada T have Ba cseesian to remark, in every ly wi over the pleasure of re. ceiving ie ta hospitable roof, and could he have been ccngulted in his last hour, we ms: weil conceive that he would heve been scothed and gratified at the thought of an enduring memorial to be erected to bim through the affestiona’e devotion of fatth ful woman: that through their affectionate zeal to ohoncr to his memory another fountaia of blessing would be open to this great cee spiritual interest Lebad so much at heart, Ail this we may well believe weuld have been peculiarly gra‘eful to his spirit. But be ia gene, wo bumbley trust to the enjoyment of far ciferent gitts and Lecelits to any wa could have it in our power to bestow. This Memorial chureh, while it freely fers i's blessingsfto all, wi'l put us in mind of the beau- ty cf a Lumbleyard gentle spirit devo'ed to its work, and will powerfully appeal tous “todo what our hands find tod inesmeci. as the ‘time is short and life uncer- for City Politica. NIGGER WORSHIPPER'S EXECUTIVE COMMITT: The committee appointed at the socalled republican mass meeting held in the Tabernacle last week, met at Clinton Hall, Astor place, on Friday, and adopted the following resolutions:— Resolved, That the Republican Committees er Associations of the severai wards now formed, or which may heres ter be formed, be reijuested to report to this committee the naines 10 residences of thelr officers, with their places of meeting 1a their sysiem of organizstion, a8 soon as possiole. Reaolved, Ibat each Kepudlican Ward Committee or Asso- ciation will be reques ed to nominate two representatives trom. the ward to meet this committee in convention at {ts committee rorm in Clinton Hall. Astor piace, on the 15th day of May invt., st 8 o'clock, P. M.. for the election of delegates to the Reoubii: gan Biate Convention to be beld at Byracuse on the Zita dey of rolved, ‘Tiat these resolutions be communicated to the Ceatral Republican Committee appointed by the several wards, and that such committee be requested lo {din carrying the vamne into ellect. The Central Committee mentioned In these resolutions, are raid to bea bogus self elected concern, and there is likely to be trouble between the two organizations, and two distinct delegytions from this city to Syracuse are taiked of. The nigger worshippers only poiled 6,000 votes in this ety at our last State election, a body small encugh, in all conscience, to be harmonious. YOUNG MEN'S DEMOCRATIC UNION CLUB. A meocting of the club was held on I'ridey night, at thetr rocms, in the Mercer House. A series of resolu- tions were introduced, backing up the admin‘stration on the enlistment «juestion, and calling upon Congross to maintain the Monroe doctrine in Central Americs, and declare war upon the Costa Ricans. These resolutions were Iaid on the table subsequently, on the ground that it was not the business of the club to aletate to Congress or the demoeratio party, as to what should be their prin- ciples and policy. The club was organised for election ering purposes and mutual improvement, and that was atl ihe club then adjourned to Wednesday evening, when an addrese will be delivered by Lorenzo B. Shep. pard to the members and their friends. NATIONAL INDUSTRIAL CONGRESS. The eleventh annual session of the National Industrial Congress will assemble in this city on the first Wedue-day in June, at Convention Hall, in Wooster street. The last convention was held in Cleveland, Ohio. Among the de- legater to the forthcoming convention are Hon. Gerrit Sith apd Hon, A. H. Dugance. It 1s diffisult to tell what these philorophers are driving at, or what ther have eescusybiehed in their ten annual sessions, but mo deubt their proceedings will be as funny as usaal, Riornkante Decrease in Crime.—For several months past there bas been a steady decrease incrime Our policecourts, whether from the inefficiency of the au- thorities or the exemplary conduct of rogues in general, present put m meagre allowance of news. Felony cases are becoming more scarce every Cay, andthe revenue of the practitioners around the Tombs is becoming “ beau- tially ise” im propertion. Tobe sure, many lawyers have made small fortunes by their sharp practice, but ube palmy days of these barpies are over, and now a de- cent living can bardly be obtained even by the most sitepuons exertions, The magistrates, with one or two exceptions, we are glad to see, are determined to discoun- terance the conduct of these worthies, and will, we hope, fpeecily tid the community of the presence of a very questionable class of its inhabitants. Yesterday was sn uausally quiet day in the metropolis, and but little business was transacted in any of the sourts. The enly ease of any importance brought vefcro the notice of the justices was that of a robbery, wherein a gentieman nam Richard Joyce, a cotton broker, doing business in the lower part of the city, appeared and mace a cemplaint it three men, at present unknown, ing them with having robbed him of « pocketbook, coutaining fmoney and papers to the amount of $5,000. The complainant states that on Saturoay mght, he was proceeding to his houre in James street, he waa attacked by three men, who dispos- sessed him of bis property, and then fled. One of the rascala attempted to deprive him of his gold watch and chain, but it was too firmly secured, so the fellow was obliged to take bis leave without it. The police of the Fourth ward were notitied of ‘he {sct, and are now using every exertion to arrest the perpetrators of this outrage, A yourg man named Owens was arrested on suspicion of being implicated in the robbery, but in the opinion of the complainant he is innocent of the charge, as he is quite unlike apy of the three men who attacked him, in por- rovai appearance or otherwise, He will, therefore, be probably discharged 4. Tus New Yore Canas.—The Albany Journal Staten that Messrs, Gordiner and Fitzhugh, Commissioners m charge ot the eastern and middie divisions of the canals, fave directed the water to be let in, so aa to have thore divisions navigable on the Sth; but Mr. Whallon, on the western division, has ordered the waler got to be dey on im that divining wash we Math. Cuy Improvements. NEW AND OLP BUILDINGS IN BROADWAY —OSANGED TO BF MADE THIS YEAR. May opens well this year for city improvements. Im almvat every street in the city old houses are tearing down, to be :cplaced in time by better and more comme- ious edfices, which will relect credit on the city ay their maguiticence, and do Leaor to the architects that derigued them. New York can even cow compare witie the most {mous cities of the Old World, and bids fair, im foe future time, to oulstrip any of them inthe mum ber, costline-s acd eplendor o: its public and private buildings. Broadway promises to be materially improved during the present tuilling year. We enn very well spare the houses tba’ be torn down, and those which ere projected wili menade. Among the hor old wooden shanty at the « to ‘he bean y of thie Gae pre- © Glcendy torn Gown is the rner cf Pearl street, 60 lomg fn eyesore anda ceveccution to the street, Ltis ty be replaced by magniticent etvres, but of shis more amon. One of our reporters tock the troatle to count th: number of poor, interior looking bouses ati Jeft in Browd way, between Grace cbucch ard tha Batvery, and thay sura up as follows— Three story brick Bouse Two story ‘brick he use: Wooten rhantion, cue Total......... . 1 ‘There seems to be no good reason why these houses should ao lorg detract trom the appearance of Broadway, af Grer structures wonld pay @ much better tnierest am@ would be more eageriy scught after, The dticulty arises, it appeare, from the system of leases heretofcr so mack in vogue, Arents a beure and lot from B, for a teres running from 10 to Wl years, The house, perhaps, hae been ured for a dwelling, and $500 is sufficient to change the lower part into a store, which pays quite a good fa- terest on the money invested. But it wil! aot pay for & te tear down the old building and put upanewamé splenci¢ ove, as bis lease would expire before it would pey for iteeli, while B prefers waiting uatil the lot coman into his possession egnin, so that be can build as he pleases, cor A values his leame too highly to reall tt for orything like what B deems a reascuable sum. The property also owz ed by oorporations and very rich men, of which there is @ considerable propordon im Brondyay, is generally very Backward in this respect. She ground cwned by the Trintty church corporation 4 yery little sigas of improvement. roadway, below the lark, has keen wonderfully mproved of law years; indeed, there ate not over twenty houses, in almost as mary blocks, that bave not gome pretensions to archivectural distémotion. This year, however, we cnly soliced one lot where the houses are to be torn down, This is near Morris street, dway, the property of Lev A. Dow- Jas. b areto be erecied here, with brown stone fronts, to be in unison with the rest of the block na far as Rector street. There will be stores om the ground flocr, and offices and warehouses above. They will coat in the ne’ghborhood of $60,000, Proceeding up Broadway to the corner of Mureag street, we find the building cn the nershwest corser ix the process of demolition, together with the two adjoim- ing buildings in Murray street. The lot is 25 by 140. Ht has not yet transpired what kicd ot butidicg will replace the old one, further thun that it will be used for atowem anid offices, On the aite of the central portion of the Irviog House a large store is to be erected, extending back in the form of aT, with fronta cn Chambers and Reade streets, This is to be owned by Melis, Ayres & Co, The corners oa Reate and Chambers streets are not to be disturbed unless new arrapgemenia are made, Masonic Hall is soon to be demolished, and three aplen- did stores, with marble fronts, are to be built, running up toPearl street, the wooden shanty on the corner be- ing already down, Joba Steward, Jr.,is the owner of tbe site of Masonic Hall, for which he pnid, it 's reported, $106,000, The lot is 50 by 100. J. Gemmel owns the corner lot, 25 by 100, and e ates its value at $70,000. In addition to these stores, Mr. Stewart purposes to build on the site opposite Masonic Hall, Nos. S11 ard 313 Broadway. The houses wi!l be of aix stories, with murbie fronts, ad will cost in the neighbor- bocd of $40 000 each. Bowen & McNamee ara about to erect a splendid ware- house, for their own occupancy, on the northesst corner of Pearl street, 75 feet front in Broadway, running up aa far ag the Broadway theatre, and 160 feet on Pear! street. For the last two years this firm has been endeavoring to negotiate the purchase of tho theatre, but so far without effect. It was their intention to build a palace superior to that of Stewart's marble palace in magnitude amd aplencor. As it is, the building to be put up ts tobe @ stupendous affair. It will be six stories in height, with nub-cellars and vaults running far under the street. The front will be of white marble. There will be nine open. ings in the front on Broadway, between which will be fluted columns, detached from the main wall, supporting arches, and between the columns heavy marble bal- contes, with open balustrades. It will be a splendid and tolid structure, and will cost, when completed, about $175,000. ‘Tho building 449 Broadway 1s to be Gemolished, and @ five story edifice, with white marble front, erected {m ita atead. It will cost about $35,000, C.C, Marchant wilt own and occupy it, On the corner of Broome street a magnificent ware- house with iron fronts is to be erested. Tue building will oseupy 3 feet on Broadway and 1000n Broome street. The ground is owned by Win. B. Astor, and it is said he in to receive $10,000 a year rent for 21 years therefor, E. V. Haughwout being the lessee. The structure is to be fire proof, five stories high, with cellar and sub-cellar. It will cost probably $75,000. It will be as near as possible of the Corinthian order of architecture, and is to be used for the preparing, warehousing and «ale of glassware, and will be the largest and most complete establishment, of the kind in the country, if not in the world. Tbe gee used will be manufactured on the premises. It is to be finished before autumn, A new marble front buildirg is also to be erected om the lot No, 506 Broadway. but not until Inte in the year. ‘The building 585 Broadway, formerly occupied by Joba Jacod As or, and in which he died, is to be torn down, and cre with a marble front erected in its place, but the particulars have not as yet transpired. ‘The property corner of Fourth street, now occupied aa a coal yaad, is to be leased, and no doubt splendid houses will be erected on the site, which is 42 feet on Broadway and 187 deop. This last complotes the list of new edifices, which, it will be seen, when built, will add nota little te the architectural beauty of the street. It will be noted that marble front buildings are all the rage for Broad way, above the l’ark, while below browa atone fronts predominate. The great objection to mar- ble heretofore, was the fact that the kind of stone ip use stained and discolored after a few years and became any- thing but ornamental, a circumstance that arose, no oubt, from the presence of irom in the marble, which oxidised after heavy rains and destroyed the purity of the marble. (Grace church and Stewart's building were built of thie kind of stone, and now look very poorly. More recently, however, a new deseription of marbie has come into use, which, for beauty and durability, will compare favorably with the finest Italian or Pariam marble, and will resist the action of the elements for all time. These new structures will add much to the beauty and brilliancy of our noble avenues, ; It will be noticed, also, that the east side takes the pre- cedence of the west side in new buildings this year; ia- deed, property rules almost as high, and fine stores com- mand nearly as much rent. Broadway will be all built up one of these days, and when {t ia it will be equal to any avenue in the world. Itisa pity merchants do not agree to build whole blocks of the same kind of houses, for although each edifice now looks well, the whole effect is incongruous, im consequence of the juxtaposition of different orders of architecture. mer tor dwellings 188 tory bigh.... Tas Fountn or Juny in Worcester, Mass— ‘The people of Worcester intend to have a 3 celebra- tion on the approaching Fourth of July. The city coun- cil bas appropriated $1.50 for that purposo, and the citt- zens are contributing liberally to increase that sum. It tended to invite home the ‘absent sons aud daugh- and to make the oeeasion a kind of family gather- The ‘absent sons a will, doubtless, ing. ebeerinily respond to the Hoboken City Nows, Hovoxen Fine Derartwest,—The annual siection of Chiefand Asssistant Engineers of the Hoboken [ire De. partment will ve Weld on Monday evening megs, May Ly,