The New York Herald Newspaper, May 8, 1856, Page 7

EEE On FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL. MONEY MAXEKET, We puspay, May 7—6 P. af. ‘There was no let up in the stock marks} to-day. The depression continues, ar4 stocks, with an occasiona wally, are steadily vet'ting down. In the face of such enormous shipment’, of specie an improving stock market is entirely out of che question. “There are two steamers Szom this port “or Europe this week, and the Persia will Yeave for Liverpool on Weduecday next. It is safe to esti- mate the shipment of specie by these conveyances at two maliliczss of dollars at least. The Persia will be a favori‘e ‘Weeamer for remittances, and we should not be surprised ‘to wee her take out a larger amount of specie than ever before shipped from this port in one bottom. With ‘this prospect before us, it would be folly to look for & rise in stocks. Within the next sixty days there will be, without doubt, an important improvement in prices ‘and am active speculative movement, but just now the money market is too stringent, and the times too much @~t of joint. At the first board to-day Oumberland Coal fell off 34 per cent; New York Gentral Railroad, 3;; Har- Jem, 24; Reading Railroad, 4; Michigan Southern, %; Mlineis Central Railroad, 34; Cleveland and Pittsburg, ; Galena and Chicago, 3<; Cleveland and Toledo, 134. Iili- eis Central Bonds advanced 3¢ per cent; Erie Railroad, 2. Erie sppears just now to be the exception in the stosk market, The immense reseipts cf the company ay: pear toannul all the adverse influences of the street, ‘Whatever may have been the past position of the comps- ny, there is no doubt bat that now it is the cheapest on ‘the list. It is clearly a six per cent stock at par, afer Providing for the sizking fund. At the second board the market for some stocks was a trifle better. Erie was per cent, and Reading % per eat higher. Cleveland and Toledo advanced % per cent; Michigan Kcuthern, 3. After the board, lower prices waled. The street appears to be full of stocks. Of some yailroad companies there are doub!e as many shares in ‘the hands of brokers as there were three or four months wince, This must weigh heavily on the market, and for ‘the time depress prices; but when a let up comes, it will soon beeome distributed again. Buyers of stock on time eed have no apprehensions, The steamship Arabia, from Byston for Liverpool, to- Gey, carried out $953,000 in specie. This 1s much more ‘than the total shipmont from that port during the month ef April, and greater than in any previous month this year. The Pacific Mail Steamship Company have declared 2 @tvidend of ten per cent, payable on and after the 12th Sastant. ‘The receipts of the New York and Harlem Railroad Oompany for April were as follows :— April, 1856, ry 1856, . 77,154 29 ‘The Assistant Treasurer reports to-day as follows:— Paid on Treasury account... Received = ‘« ind Balance“ wy Paid for Asay office... Paid on disbursing check: . The warrants entered at the Treasury Department, Washingtcn, on the 34 inet., wei $89,365 78 For the recemption of stocks. $17,999 35 For the Treasury Departmen’ 1,002 47 — the Interior Department, War repay warrants received and e: Interior r For the redemption of stocks. For the Treasury department.. For the Interior department. , For custome. War warran's received and entered. War repay warrants received and entered. From miscellsneous sources............ A. H. Nicolay’s regular semi-weekly auction sale of stocks and bonde will take place to-morrow, (fhurs- day,) at half-past 12 o’clock, at the Merchants’ Ex- ebange. ‘The City Comptroller announces that he will receive, im behalf of the Corporation, temporary loans, in sums not Jess than five hundred dollars, for which revenue Ddonds wiil be issued, bearing interest at the rate of seven pve cent per annum, and redeemable at six months to one year, as may be desired. The tcl's collected on the Columbia Railroad, Penn- sylvania, for the months of April, 1855 and 1856, and for the first five months of the same fiscal years, were as follows: — April, 1856. + $98,760 80 ‘April, 1885... . 82239 87 1855, to April 30, 1856 $374,113 27 inst year, 817,110 83 Increase in five months, + $57,002 44 ‘The excees cf revenue cver expen res is, . $1,886,030 97 ‘The stcck of the New York Central Railroad Company is nelling at 9134 per cent, and ths stock of the Erie Railroad Company at 57 percent. The difference in the market va- Tue Of the two stocks is 3414 per cent. This has been the position of these stocks for some time, and it is so extra- ordinary that such an inconsistency should exist, while @apitalists are looking about for the best investments, both present and prospective, that we cannot refrain’: &] giving, ina condensed shape, the aggregates of capital, debt, earnings, net income, &., of each company, from the returns of each, made to the Legislature, for the year ending Sept. 30, 1855 :-— New Yore CentRaL axp New York yp Enm Roaps. NV. ¥. Central. N. ¥. & Erie. Capital stock, $10,023,958 Funded and fi tee ops e$9My 154,860 ig debt.... 14,469,742 906,540 $35,930,498 5,488,003, , $2,808,665 839, 1,793 698 Net income... . $2,322,197 $1,014,907 Dividend on stock, 8 perc... 1,082,289 801,917 Surplus......sesceeee $389,808 $213,050 ‘We have not deducted the sinkiag fund of ether com. pany. That of the Erie Company is $420,000 per annum, and that of the New York Central Company, $111,182 por annum. In the above table we have endeavored to show the comparative ability ofeach company to pay an an- nual eight per cent dividend on the stock. The capital of the New York Central is about three million large: than the Ene, while last year the net earnings were only about three hundred and fifty thousand larger. The deb: of the Erie Company {s but little larger than the Centra! Company stock, while the Central’s debt is nearly ave mill’on larger than tke Ecie’s stock. It must not belo:t sight of that the above exhibit is on last year’s receipt’. ‘The construsti:n acoount of the Erie Company being elosed, there will be no more interest to provide for, while the Central Company, with an open construction acsoun', will without doubt show in the next report the payment of more interest and a large amount of dividend. The re. turns of the Exie Company for last year show thatit could have paid from the net earnings « dividend of six per ceat on the stock, besides the regular psyments into the sink ingfand. The increase in gross in¢>me during the present fieeal ycar, to May Ist, has been noarly three hundre i thousand dol'ars. In May—the present month—the in- crease will, without doudt, be more than two huadred thousand dollars, mekicg the total increase for the firs: eight months of the present fircal year fire hundrr | thousand dollars. At this rate of increase for the year, “the total gross revenue will be more than six mililon of collars, on a capital of thirty. six million. ‘The Boston Adv:rtiser of the 6th ins’. contains the ful- owing paragrapb:— Giry or JaNEsviLie Borns AGAIN.—Some weeks since we mentioned that the interest due on these sesucities had been repudixted, and the bonds were duly protested by parties holding them in this ci'y. This notice brought out a statement from the Janecvilie (Wis.) Standard, the material portion cf whtch we copied, presuming it to be correct, coming from such a ecurce, It seems that this ‘was not satisfactory to certain parties, acd now we have & card in tke N, ¥. Trivune, trom one ‘J, W. Curriec,”” who purporis to be ‘Secretary Caleago, $* Paal ant Fond du Lac Rallrcad Co.” It was this company on whim the Standard chareed the blame of Jetting the ily’s reputation euffer, bat they deny the soft (tapeach- menF. e bave not as yet, however, seona ceri.’ of the original statement that the interest had besn repu- Ciated, and if the city of Janesville has any friends, the sooner they lock to {ts credit the better. One word rea pectirg the card of the aforesaid “J. W. Cartier.” It ix published in the Zribuns, witn the s‘atement that it “haa en addrecsed to the ‘Boston Daily Advertiser,” when the faot is that no such letter bas ever reached uz, aud it is fair to presume none was ever rent. Comment on sus 8 cource is ennecestary; it spoake for itself, The receipta of the La Crosse acd Milwaukie Ratiront Company in April, amounted to $52,128, for fifty-eight miler of road. The cftizns of Beaver Dam have heli a poblis meeting, and have resolved upon a grand celebra. tion of the completion of the La Crosse and Mi'wankie Raal!roxd at that place, to come off on the 84 of Jane, The business of the Norwich and Worcester Road for April bas been very favorab'e, and the receipts promisy to exooed thore of April, 1655, some $3000 or $1 000, Prom 30tb November to dlet March the earmogs, not withstanding the heavy snows and the closing of the Sound, are $2,000 abead of the same time of the previous year. The earnirgs of the Chicago and Rock Island Railroad for 1856, are........ 5182, 219 96 gest tgende 1865, wTar5a2 68 “ “ 1854; 2 86,941 98 ‘The exports of domestic cotton goods from Boston for the month ending April 20, were 6,674 packages, valued at $337,410 13; since January 1, 15,476 packages, valued ‘st $856,026 70, Same months last year, 4,946 packages, valued at $276,248 76. The Pki'adelphia Ledger of the 7th inst., contains the following in relaticn to the coal trade of the Schyulkill region :— A correspondence is published in the papers to- be- tween a committee ‘of coal dealers in the Sahay ry on and John Tucker, President of the Lhe Railroad Com- pany, touching the depressei condition of the trade. The operators singe that this cepression is produ paliy, by an impression abroad that a competi Prices «xista between the several coal produci and the carrying companies, rendering the and freight uncertain, which induces purchasers to with- hold thelr orders, except for. the supply of their limited immediate wants. Tothis appeal or complaint of the committee, Mr. Tucker rep! at cousiderable le: explaining the Feasons for any seeming want of ata ty ia the tariff of tolls of both that company and the Schuylkill Navigation Company. It is apparent that nothing is more disastrous to the trade than fluctuating charges, and ly if thore charges change from higher to lower rates as the priaci- mas to season advances. Such a course delays orders for eoal, and crowds transportation into the last few months it seems it was not the inten- of the season. would not but for son and Pennsylvania Coal Companies, think that the old rates were not equi fair divisicn of trade to them. They according! the rates, The Schuylkill Navigation and which profess t» table to ensur@ a reduced ling Reil- road followed, making corresponding reduction. The New York aman reduced again, and threaten evens lon further reduction should the Philadelphia companies again lower their rates. Tris kind of competition, it is apparent, is alike disastrous to the trade and to the car- rying companies, In view of thece facta and this condi- tion of things, Mr, Tucker aays the Reacing company has decided, and wisely 40, we think, to make no further re- duction in tneir cl 8. This ccurse, we are inform:d, will also be adopted by the Schuy!kill Navigation. Mr, Tucker shcws that the pecessary supply ot coal is beyond the capacity of existing facilities of all the carrying com- nies for bringing coal to tide water. The quantity of anthrac'te coal brought to tide water to this date, is less than tothe same time last Tons. h a o80e" Hee see ete 210,000 in antity tra nsp ex- ceeded that of 1853"... 652,818 In 1855, it exceeced that of We will assume that the increas only be equal to that of 1854.. 685,785 1856 will + 685,736 Increase required from May 1, to the closing of navigation, say December 1....... é This additional quantity cannot ported dusing there seven months. The increased Je- mand for this year, it is believed, will be even beyond the usual average, and very probably. mill require 1,000,000 tons, instead cf the estimate of 900,000 tons, during ‘the next seven months. Such results must speedily lead to an increased demand, which cannot fail to be maintained uring the whole season. ‘The Schuylkill Navigation bave arnounced an aivance ot 10 eents per ton on their tolls om the Ist of Jdly, aud Mr. Tucker states that the Reading Railroad Company will make responding change in its rates at thesame time. We sincerely hope that this frank gyowel may satisfy all parties, and Warrant producers and consumera in acting Prompt and with en for the remainder of the seacon that there may be no lack of supply. Stock Ex Weoweot INESDAY, May 7, 1856. $7800 City 6’s 98... 95 100sha Erie RR..b60 56% 2000 Onio 60... 1033¢ 50 do +b30 5634 1000 Ia State 5’s.... 84 4200 Ia 23 per cent 53 5000 Virginia 6’s.03 933% 8600 eax 4 85-250 5000 Califor’a 89 80C0 N ¥ Cen 7's... 10236 2060 Erie bs of 83., 93 £00 Erie bsof 75.. 91 1000 H R 1st mt be, 99: 1600_ to 100 2000 H R 8a .. OT 8000 Harlem 2dmbs 76 2000 N Ia lat mtGcah 833g 1000 do, 83 5000 IC RR 6000_ do. 1000 TerH: 24 she Bank Com... 10034 46 Unicn Bk,ex div. 117 9 Corn Ex Bank... 105 70 Maphat’n Gas Oo 121 50 Pacific Mail SSCo 72 50 Canton Co...b60 233, 94% 400 Nic Tran Co..opg 13% _50 Panama RR..bi5 10356 21 Penn CoslCo.... 99 1001 Gen RR... 9955 50 Cumb Coal Co... 21% 150 Cle & Pitts RRbGO 643g 680 213g 109 do... ss... 6355 60 22° 18 Cleve, C&Cin... 102 21% 26 Galena & Chic RR 111%; 22° 50 ¢o......b60 112 21% 57 do. +. 1113 913g 200 Clev & Tol RRDIO 74 91% 400 do.......83 73% 91° 200 do 03 74 91 "18 Chic & Rk Is RR. 90% 500 do 630 9% 50 do 50 do MINING 60 shaWAC&InOob15 4634 BOARD. 100 shs G’r GdCo b15 110 200 N Cerolins..snw 125 = 100 dc 10 110 100 -€125 «100 200 100 100 300 100 300 CITY COMMERCIAL REPORT. WepyespaY, May 7—6 P. M. Asnxs.—Sales of 50 bbls. pots were made at $6 50. Pearls were quiet. BREADSTUFFS.—Flour.—The sales embraced about 5,600 @ 6,000 bbis., closng at about the Siow Yee ga 8 Southern was heavy, 2,000 bbls, at prices ‘given in the dian at quotations. about 1,500 above table. Wheat—The sales embraced 2,500 bushels Southern red, at $1 60, amd 2,800 do. fair Southern white inferior, at $1 50; prime was at 180c, Corn was without ‘change for good sound lots, while inferior was dull. The sales embraced abou‘ 80,000 @ 40,(00 bushels, including damaged, at 570., and inferior at 56c. a 66s., sound old mixed at 60s., yellow at €le., including 10,000 bushels fair Southern white at € les of 8,700 bushels Northern were maie Te. @ 7! Oats were dull at 386. a 40c. for State, and 41c. a 42c. for Ohio. Rye flour—Small s ales were made at $3 75 a $6, and ralesof Jersey meal at $3. Corre was quiet, owing to a cargo of Rio being adver- tised to be sold auction on Friday next. 2008 30¢ bags of Rio sold at 11 11a. more active, and the sale: ® portion of which was in hitherto preseing spon rhe market were ,measurably exhausted. The declice in freights erables persons to buy cn better terms in tran- situ. We have no quotab'e charge in prices to notice. Faricnts,—Rates were steady with light engagements. To Liverpool sbout 18,0C0 a 20 000 buehela of grain was ergoged, at 434. a 63¢d., In bulk and bags; 600 box3s cheese, at 20s., and some 500 bales of cotton at 6-324. a 8-167, with some flour reported at 1s. $d., while bacon was at 20s, To London aud Yavie, rates Were unchang ed, There was ® good demand for deal freights at lev rates, which varied from 70s. a 80s. for near coast po- and from 9Cs. a £6 was asked. To California, rates var. from 200, in full veesels, wp to 300. in those advano: = A vessel was on; rem fa ed to bring 600 tons freight leutte to New York, at $16 50, Fuvrr — Sales of 200 a 860 boxes M. R's, wera ma’e + $2 26 @ $25734; and 250 do, Inverr, at $3 50 0 $3 95. Gvaxo,—Peruvian is without change, with sales at the following quotations:—From 10 to 26 tone, $60 cash from 26 to 50 tons, $69 cash; trom 61 to 100 tone, $68 carh; from 101 to 1£0 tons, $67 cash; from 151 to 20° tone, $56 cv sh: from 201 to 00 tons, $56 cash; froin ov: be ‘upwerds, he 5, SF days. AY Was quiet, and prices fayored purst agers. Morassna ttendy, with enles ef 160 asa ron o Hedda ki 4c. a 48c,, and about 100 & X50 Cuba museovado and Porto Rico, within the rarge of previous prices. NAVAL STORES, ® UT 2,000 bbls. of common ros’n were mace at 61 7% per SLO Ibs., delivered, and 29 bbls. epizita turrentine at 43c, PROVISION?.—Pork—Sales cf about £00 bble. mess wes mace at £17 874; and a smal Int of 50 bb's, at $18, Prime ‘was af $16 373¢ 8 $15 50. Prime mess pold in @ small Lot &t 81750, Beo’—Sales of 200 bbls. at $7 60 9 $8 60 for ecuntry prime, and st $8 a $9 50 for mess. Repacked mens ranged from $12 8 $14, Beef hame were firm, with rales cf 160 bbls, at $14.0 $17. Cut monte were firm with salen of 260 packages, including shoulders, at 7¢. #75; 3. and heme at 8%c. 0 Oe. Lard was firm with alos ot 200 & 460 bbls. at 102, 2 10K0. Ohlo butter was at lo. §1tc, and State at 16c. a 189. Cheese was at 7c ® Ie, tor goed old, StcaRs Were telerab'y active, and the sales ambracsd about 800 a 600 bhde., ehiefiy Cuba mussovado, fasladi ng 400 bhde. Porto Rico, at prices ranging from To. a 8c , and £00 Ma\ado, tsken for refining, at 4%c. @ 540 Rick —The market was very acilve to-day, and avout 1,200 carka were rold at Sic a 434s. The m firm At yc. & 34e, advance, with few holde: fell at the advance, NEW YORK HERALD, THURSDAY, MAY 8, 1856. ANNIVERSARY WEEK. American Congregational Union. ‘The third anniversary of the American Congregational Union was held at the Church of the Puritans (Dr. Cheev- er’s), Union square, yesterday, the exercises commencing as 103% o'clock, A. M., and contiauing for adout three hours. The meeting was opened with prayer by the Rev. Mr. Enicet, of Kansas, and then the Rey. W. J. BuppivcTos followed, with a statement of the objects of the society. He stated the steps that had been taken to initiate the enterprise which was to be the subject of consideration at the present meeting—that of church building in Kan- sax. Just as the trustees of the Union were receiving repeated applications for aid in the erection of houses of worship for Kxnsas, came a generous response from Mas- sachusetts, with the offer of a handsome sum as the be. sinning of a fund for this purpose. One applicant was already in the field—others were preparing to come. ‘The trustees calling to mind one of the great objects fo: which the Union was formed, resolved to initiate a plan, and at'empt the execution of it, by whish all the immediate and pressing wants of tatir bre'hren in Kansas might be met. Tais work seemed to devo.vs = them in an especial manner, a4 the emigration to ‘ansas had been so largely of New England men. fhe object they had in view was simple in iwelf, and entirely within the sympathy of ther whole denomination. They were met to-dsy, not to provide rifles for their pioneer brethrem in Kansas, however important they might deem the principies and the weaponof self de- fence. Nor yet were they met to provide Bibles for them. ‘This work belonged to another and nonored ins‘{tution. Bat we were met to concert means to help their adventurous brethren build their first sanctuaries on the prairies of Kansas. The society proposed to share with them their enterprise of freedom and religion. They were bound oy no part limita, but they met as Congregational men, t» ¢o for their brethren in Kansas what they nad done for others before, and with an especial 4 will to do for Kansas what the Pilgrims oid for New jland—make it @ sanctuary for freedvm and religion. ie Rev. Mr. DruMMOND, of » was then introduced to the meeting, and commenced by inquiring what woula be the destiny of Kanras. Shall it be the home of the free, or shall the slave clack hts chains there? Shall it be & land where the Gospel! shall have a free voice? Taese questions had been sprung upon the country wick almost the suddenness of volesnic action. Three yearsago Kan- sae lay unnoticed upon the dis:ant Western trontier, its precise locality scarcely kuown by the country. Two years ogo Congress, with a mad Land, demolished the pali- sades that their fatners had erected sround taat virgin soil. From that one act had proceeded the great agita- tion that hed rent the country trom one end tothe ouher which had caused freemen and Christians to tremble leat this virgin soil should be given up to ba poisoned by the tears and blood of slaves. Kansas was now to bs the theatre ofa mighty conflict. This meeting had beancalled to consult upon measures for the erestion of churches in that Territcry. They all appreciated churches as a pet of the equipment for the ceitlement of a Territory. je believed that there was bat one charch in Kanras, which had been erected quite recently. There were many considerations which should prompt them to un- certake this tory alone, but for the whole country. minent gentleman from Kansas in this cliy lately, are afraid, not cf the fce, but that we ourselves shall love our culture and refinement, and become border ruffians.”” The citizens ot Kansas were indeed exposed to auch a danger, unlees means were taken by their brethren at the Eagt to furnish them with religious privileges. Rev. Josern A. Townk, of Bridgeyort, Conn., was then intrcduced to the meeting, and said that Kansas wanted men, of moceration but of courage and firmness, who should go there under a deep sense «f moral and relt- gious duty, to rescue her ample domatns from the grasp of slavery, io order that pure and impariial Christianity, that had no respect to persons that recognized tne domestic relations and enforced the seventh precept of the Deca Icgue—in » word, that the Christianity of the New Tes. tament might have an open field there; and, therefore, the call of Providence at present wasfor men. The que:- tion they were discussing was not a question of African slavery—it was not a contest between the white and black man, but between the two antazonistic pennies of freecom and slavery. One or the o.her must fall. The iasue of the contest would settle the destiny of their country for ages yet to come. If Freedom fall in this field, she would fall to rise no more; and political power woul pass into the hands of an oligarchy proud and in. solent, Rey. Ricuirp H. Knicet, of Kansas, raid that the Me thodist Church Scuth at one time litrrally overflowed with their ministers,- but he was med ard Bay ey bad all retired. The audience were doubtless aware of the character of one mussionary among the Indians there—Mr. Johnson—whose couree there bad tendei to bring the Gospel io! disrepute even among the Indians. He was a slave- 1d bis associat mea to (ies ho ae 9 Gospel were regar. there. Ata meeting held a ‘hort time’ago at tie haw: bee mission he (Johnson) requested one of the converted Indians to spesk, but he refused for s long time, although at last he was prevailed upon to do doso. The Indian taid that be felt considerable reluctance in saying sorting in consequence of a dream which he had 5 and which bad troubled him greatly. His dream was: that he died and went to hel), and after he had been in that doleful region some little time Mr. Johnson, thelr missionary, entered. The moment he made his appear- snce—and he related it just ‘a5 it was told to him by Mr. King, the foterpreter—his satanic msjesty immediately twisted off his tail, which he supposed was the sceptre of fe eel and handed it over to Johnson, him, “Now take it, Jobnion—I am no master here.” (Lavghter.) ‘He was afraid that such gospel as that which Jobnaon preached would prevail a Kamae, if sha became a slave State. The effort now made to assist in building churches in Kansas was a noble one. Means were wanting ia that Territory to erect churches, because the men who had emigrated there were them: selves poesenred of limited resourses. Missionaries there bad been driven {o other oesupations for sup ort in consequence of their rot being able to obtain any support frem the settlers. As to church building in Kansas, the calls would be very numerous as soonas they learned that funds were being raised for that purpose at the Eas‘. there was a population of from 1,500 to At Leavenworth, 24000, ‘and they had no place for worship. Along the lissourt river there were several settlements that had no ee for worship. Proceedizg up the Kansas and tue akaroussa rivers, thiskly stud with settlemen-, they would find that there were no places for worship. At Lawrence, a place of the size of ven wot there was thesamé necessity for a place of worship. At Le- compton he did not believe they would ever ask for the Gospel, for they loved the whiske; mee too mueh for that. There was another view of subject, which he had not heard mentioned, and that was the influence which might be exerted upon the Indians in Kansas by the erection of houses of worship there. They had hitn- erto refused all this teachieg, on account of the evil ic- fluence exerted by the Shawnee mission. The Rev. Hayky Warp Brecher then addressed the meeting for about balf an hour, when the exercises of tho meeting were closed with sirging and a benediction. American Female Guardian Society, ‘The ladies composing the active members of this soc!:- ty held their annual session for the transaction of bus.- ness at 10.A. M. yesterday. Mrs. C. W. Hawkins, the Pre- sident, oecupied the chair. The meetiog was opened with reading the Scriptures, followed by other devotions) ex excises, and remarks of congratulation on the p:+i io: and prospects of the society. The Resording Secretar;, Mrs. J. C. Angell, and the Treasurer, Mrs. Eaward Ston* presented their reports, an abstract of which appeared in our issue of Monday. An important fast develops b+ these reports was, that the labor and infiuenceo® “a> s-ciety have become so widely extended, and the num- ber of their beneficiaries eo greatly increated, thst v9 building now occupied as the Home of the Friendless is far from being large enough to scsommodate all the o> Jecta of charity who desire to enter. A large nun ebiidren have been boarded at Morrisenia, in & buildin; owned 4 the society, and many others have been piv- vited with temporary homes in private families, We." y $1,400 have been expended during the past year fo> > maintenance of those who could not be admitted inte t'¢ Heme for want of room. The reading of the reports was followed by the election of the executive officers au. « the boards of management ard counsel. Letters ware read from numerous individuals former beneficiaria, foster parents and guardians, all, of course, eulogistic ut the modus operandi and influence of the society and tie Home. During there exercises, which were atiende’ hy @ large audience of ladies, the school room, nursery, 6! écrmitories were open for the inspection of vieiters, an1 numerous children contributed to the gratification of!» spectators by singing and other performances. The af noon session was characterized by similar transactions ‘The soclety has commenced the erection of a new sn more spacious building. AMERICAN TRACT SOCIETY. A Committee of Investigation Appointed t.. Inquire Into the Conc: of the Associ .- tion—Great Confusion and @xcitement—A!- leged Secret Attempt to Revolutionize tt Society. BUSINESS MERMING OF THE SoctETY. ‘The annual business meeting of the Anerioan Tr. Society was held yesterday morning, ia Dr. Spring church, known as the Brick Church, on ths oorner © Nassau and Beekman streets, There was s larger » dience than we have reen at any previous meetieg of {h- Mind, and the deepest in'erest was mani‘sated in the p « ceecirgs. The Chair was taken by the Prosident, Caief Jast . Williams, of Connecticut, and the meeting was opes: with prayers by Rev. Dr. Dewitt, after which the follo+ ing 1eport of \he Executive Committee was read by +r Dr. Knox:— On thia the thirty-first arniversary of ‘he Ameri san Tri: Seclety, the Frecutive Commitee, in meeting ‘heir on tuent. ore happy and thenktu' to be able to stste te general condition of the affairs of the institu‘ion ia ia a high bree prosperous ‘The ieceip s into ite (reacury éuring the Jast year, have hee ler then inany former year; aud from year t) year We Perfection of ite oraanizition, ard its effi seney in carry Rg © the real objec'a for which it exists, becrme more though ileing €00 Colpo; teure end o:ber ager ¢: evarge'ical and excellen: publicatons cast over the world, acd penetrate a meet every laud ‘The | ull ‘ing whence these silent meraengers of #siv the periebing ond destituie texue, provided by the ep ex nificer ce of cit'ze 6 of New York. a rubs aniis’, menpie, well adapted to its ures, The machinery and mec’ nic: pierces emo'oved, by ocnetant improvement bave ber: brovght to a bigh degree ef perfe tien. A re: amount o perform ‘ue’ is. and ‘tia. tm the sphere and tha. (ato sanigued Getm* Loubllees toy have ome 8:0" raotica! exoerience, entire Ot tile, the so ual OF the soetety, and ite eapabilivies fr wide 4, ett tad ys capa oF reat, effective an beneticeat affor = ‘action, The test bts ution, under Tepends for ite efficiency, even , U¢on the confidence and favor of the Chri¢isa ever, deen the sunject ., Tt this bas been in no logree the resu t of misappre:easion. In re'ation to it 1 shall on'y at present refer you tom pudli- cation recently wace by the coum! over own signa- tures, and to the extr.ct from the re} rinted with the pro gramme of th s duv's proceedings, ard in the ‘nands of you ali; an} hh g that would blight er cireumscrive the influence of an institution 80 benign, cr even cast over it the dark pall of su1- picion, would surely be deprecated vy every Christian and every Patriot heart ‘The committee have no secrets, The publications which ave lamed ard distributed are before ibe world, “ha funds ret rabbely anno ‘are neither board- ed nor wanied, but oxpended'an detailed tn tne Treassrersare. I know CE S continual expenditure of money as well Mec hich the society may be disposed to re they have net and never have had dis) Charged by “you with the performance” often 8 vif alt, aie del.cate, they 5 . rhous, ask only forthe judgment of Christian At the conclusion of the foregoing Rev. Dr. KNox real | the following:— At a meeting of the Kxecutive Committee of the America Tract Society, sew York, Mav 2 1866, i waa unauimously Resolved, That tt be the society to amend the Inet ariicle ef the 90 , by addiag to it the words, “on a reoommendation of Directors, whic’ shail meni have been publiciy announ t 0 ” The andco wil thon resden Sans ie0 dave Art, 11. This cons’iintion sha!l not be altered, except at an annual meeting. ad by a vole of two-thirds of the memers Present, on » recommendation of the Board of Directorr, ae shail have been publicly announeed for at least ten oe FROM THE MINUTES, During the present your the Kev, Robert Pennell, the Vice President ot the Soniety, has departed this life, aud also the Rev. Dre, Brodhead, Lindsley and Cove. Direc ors. ‘The commitiee propoxe as candidates for the places ren- dered vacant, the Eou. overt L. Caruthers, ot Wia:beater, Tepn., for Vice President; and the Rev. Mancius 8. Hutwon. 1) D., of New York, and the Rev. John C. Young, D. D,, Presi dent of Danvi'e Co lege, Kentucky, for Directors It was moved by Rev. Dr. Bacox, that the elce'ion of officers be suspenced for the present, to enable Jutga Jessup to present a resolution authoriziog the appoint. ment of a commit'ee of inquiry relative to the matier referred to in the statement which the meeting had jas: heerd. Severat Vorces—‘‘No, no!’? ‘Yes, yes!” Mr. Bacon proceeded to say that articles of an incen- diary character had appeared in wome political news) pers cf this city, during the present week, showing that there was an ixtention to prevent such committee from being appointed. If, therefore, he added, an election ia proposed now, every means will be tried to prosare au @*journment, and Executive Committee will be bat: fled. Those {ncendiary appeals, continael the speater, haye not been confined to the newspapers, but have been made im more sacred places. #e8 now pre- sent @ gentleman who, both in tha pul- pit, and elsewhere, stated, last Sunday, that it was intended to revolutionize the soclety by throwirg out its praeeat officers. Such charges made against me ani those who act with me, I here deny, and will not sub- mit to. (Applause and hisses.) One of the audience here exoressed a hope that all ms- nifestations of approbation or disapprobation would be dlecountenaxcea by the chair. The Presipenrt trusted that nothing of the kind wou'd be indulged in, and that the church would not be con- verted into a theatrical exhibition. Dr. Bacon continued, by saying that he was not a secret enemy of the soelety, and would not allow such 4 charge to be made sgainst him, come from what quarter itmight. Ifa motion such as he had made were rejec'- ed by & meeting called by incendiary appeals, he wou!d desire to know its object in so doing. Rev. Dr, TynG said that when such an undiguified as- sault was made on his personal and official chi 8 a racter, he must reply io it. I have not, on any occasion, or at any p'ace, made usd of such an ex; in x ta the gentie- man who bas just addressed the meeting, aud whom up to the present I have not known. I also deny haviug used it in referenee to avy other gentlemen associa ‘ed 0: connected with him. I declared, nowever, before a con- pee who have ancnally contributed from three t> yar thousand dollars to this soolety, that in consequea:e of publications making assaults upon the actions of the agencies of the American Society, I did step out of my ‘usual course and request the personal atiendaace of per sons in that covgregation who bad contributed $20 as life members, and $60 and upwards as life directors of this society, at = meeting. I gave this honest noti:e, and vpen it 1 am ready to stand before the community which snows me so well. (Applause.) I ask no re- sponse; I feel perfect'y able to ce’end myself. Ido no: accuse the gentlemmn with being a ¢ of the society, and I do not thin! stoop to disguise in any pursuit. I his character, and I respect the fidelity of his life. I poke to my congregation of the assaults which had been made upon the society in the pubtic papsrs, but before the gentleman keld me responsible for th3 statements of, perhaps, an unfntormed reporter, he should have known the fact; he should not have been entrappet by the errors of the printer's devil—by that which ho would have regarded as the agent of a far higher agent of evil. (Laughter and applause.) Dr. Bacon, in reply, said he was hoppy to hear this ditavowal from his friend, and he accepted it. I didnot know, however, that we were so totally unacquainted with each other as he says, and I think he must forgst the fact of his me spoken on different subdjects, at side, in my eb . Weare not totally unkaowa t> ed enemy he would each other. (Laughter.) The newspapers, under the interest or intpiration of somebody I do not know, have been calling upon persons to cone to this meeting, in a % and invite the’Em pire Club managers to save say that the accusations which have been made in re- ard to an alleged secret movement to turn out the pre. ¢ administration are, so far as I know, utterly false. I know of no proposition to make alterations in the | ist of officers, and the;charge that has been made, as the blask- yuard LJ ay rag! it, “to abolitionize”’ this society, ‘8 wholly false, No auch proposition has been mate by me or those copnected with ure. All the ground thathas been taken is this: There is a certain careful evangelical doetrine which all evangelical Christians hold in regard to the question of slavery, and all hat we ask is that that Catnolic evangelical dcetrine shall underile all the pub. caticns of this society. All we ask is that which the committes iteelf proposes to do. And I desire to say that proposal of the fxecutive Committee on the back of this er in satisfactcry to me as @ promise and propagsl I ifok it is necessary for the security of the society that there should be some guard sgainst sudden and unkoown constitutional changes. One change that haa been mace I will speak of. Formerly the eonsiitution de- clared that no two members of the same religious nomination should be members of the Pub!ishing Oo mittee. There are now on that committee two from ti same depomination, and otherse—— SEVERAL vorces—Name them. Dr. Bacox—Dr. McGee and Dr. Adame. piss Bernv>e—One is Old Schoo: and the other Ney col. Dr. BACON—Those are slang and party watchwords, and not their religicus denominations. Botn tlemen are Preabyterians, thongh their ecolesiastical connectien miy be differen. There is but one Congregationalist. [):. Storrs and myself are not of the same ecclemastical coa- nection. That to which I belong is the First Caurch of Christ, in New Haven—his is that ot the Firet Cnurch of Onrist, in Hertford. If a cha: had not been made ia the constitution, neither: of those gentlesea could be members of that committee. Rev. Dr. Thoupsoy said that before the last anciver- rary, the election of cfficera was not held until afte: the businers of the society was transacted. While he said this, he a 0 desired to say that he was ready to vote for all the < flicers now in office, and he had heard of no one who interded to do otherwise. In regard to the extract which had beem presented by the Executive Commitee with their report, he had no doubt there would be a har- monious standing am those preseat. He thought it was due to the committee, under the presen: circumstances, Bl por ie the ‘ion. There was much ecnfusion at the conclusion of D-. Thempecn’s remarke, and cries of ‘ Order,”’ ‘* Question ’’ &e. Urcer, however, was finally restored after coats est difficulty, and after s vain attempt on the part of De. Halicck to wake bimrelf heard. Mr. 8. P. Cumrenpey next made the attempt, ani with better tuccess. I do not know, said he, that a layman is permitted to speak, but I oi words to say vpon this subject. Fifteea 7 ag, when the matter of importaase (4 ei! Pp and another li’e directors of this asclety. I o" come hexe to advceate the policy of , party or paver, #04 lepat of all bavel come here to defend a mewapsper. especially the Independent, with the origim of wnish I bave had something to do, If I were to count the dollars lest in its service, I oculd point to more than five thou send reasons why [ should leave that paper to its own rerources, Wicked as it may be, it has no influence on me. I ask those who leve this s:ciety to acquit taem- the dirrepute of anonymous publisa*ions. On9 secretaries was charged with the au‘horship of a book ovtitled “The Tables Tarned,’’ snd in that book imputation, on the 24th paja, against an boncrable man, which, if pe-petra'ei by s merchant ia bis Cealirgs, wou'd lead to his being kicved and ac u'el cut of society. (Cries of Qaestion.”) Tha! prbiisation was an sdvertisement, which, by soms arcident o oversight was published in the Independent, yet {i ia copied into this book and sent thronghout tue land sa tho rentiment cf the editors of the /ndependent. Cais was éore to create the imprefa on that the Jnd=pen ea wae ready to cracify the Son of God a'resh, and! say that this sce'ely cannot maintain {ts standiag till ir repusiares that rot cr makes stonemert, and I will rot give anrthe dollar until it fs spotogized for, What man te there he.e who hes not received anonymous letters of ® threa ening cbarnever?, 1 believe God hae given & warsext (7 man'y apd open warfare, aud that a manly ant opan war is fcmetines receerary; but using concealed weapons i} n> permnite?. Is that pamphlet aot a conovaled weapon Ts this (ine.ben red rseitution indeteneisie? Mast ‘they cirovlate mere vitely this pamphlet? (Confasioa ana cries of “Sit down,” “Order,’’ “Queaiion,” &.) Tama mimber of he Pi grim Charen of Brookiyn; I ama bound a7 falibiu) member cf thaveburch—(moreinterrup lonand cries of “Order”)—T am bound to say thet the pabdit ss. lcrs which kavs been mode in the newspspers im regard toUe action of that church at, the last anoual mest are tare. (Criee of order, hi-sing, end much cofaston Toe epeaker, unable to proceed tm consequence of ench interrvp ive, war ob.diged tc leay’ the p'at/orm Afrer sowe turther discussion, the mo‘fon to ome the election of cfficers till a later hour was 6 . ‘The following resolution was now effered by Jadge Jes. sup:— Rerolved, That 8 special commities of fit ‘appointed tian Stare rseuom aos termine . e ne: cis] meeting, 0 be eailed at tneir discretion OF #PE Rey. Mr. TuoMPsoN moved to amend this by leaving th> | bo for @ special meeting to the discretion ef the direc: | ra. Rev. Dr. TynG said Dr, Dwg he considered this out of the wer 18 BocieT, “ meetin, a 2b Balled by the Board of Directors, erat. Ly, Dr. Tyxc move1 that the words‘: duly convened’? | ebou! verted after special meeting. | This was adopted. nae Rev. Dr. Knox said he was not opposed to the proposed jon. Rev. Dr. Beraune did not approve of charges bein; made against a committee of whose integrity hele ‘com atitueuts were ratiefied, although he was willing to fol- low the Executive Committee. He deprecated personsli- ties, and sald he could se@ po reason why those who thovgat the committees hai dope no wrong shou:d bs faced into permitting the appointment of « committee, Dr. TyxG said that no one there was forced toto an affir- mative vote who was opposed to the sppoiatment, and he considered such an aseertion @ libel on the commit- tee, (Ories of “Yes,” “you,”?) Ask for s committee on any bankivg house in Wall street, and see if it will not sho dissarisfaction. I, for one, will not vote for such a committee of inquiry, end I see vo reason why we should be dragged into it. I'am perfectly eatistied of the integ- rity of the committee. Why should they take Abner by the beard wich the hand of affection and stick nim in the ribs with the hand ofsuspicion? (Applause, bisses and laughter.) A Voich—I call the gentleman of such high standing to orcer. He thould not be nal. Rev. Dr. fyxG—It is only to Joab that I am personal, (Lar ghter and spplause.) ge BACON, of Litchfield, Conn., said that he was afraid to express his opinion upom any subject—polli cal, sccial cr religious; and he entertained the sae op!- nions that were to be found in the circular which had been pub.ished by Chiet Justics Witliams (the Presiden) in regard to the action of the Sesretaries. That circular, italao gave him pleasure to tay, was consurred in by Josiah Day, late President of Yale College, Cuauncey A. Go drich, Nathaniel W. Taylor, and other € ually worthy and eminent men. (Cries of “Question, question.””) A reroluiion was here offured by Mr. Hattock, to the effect that for the purpose of remving all suspicion, a committee be appointed whose action would fuily, by Cin) clear the minds of the minority of their sus- fons, Pier. Dr. Tyna seid this did not suit at a! nd Rev. Mr. TnomPson expreseed the same opinior added that ir wouid be the very thing to cres'e suspicion. A motion was mace to lay the whole matter on the table, when Mr. Tuomrsow moved to amend, by sayiog “that it be lefd on the table—to be taken up after thy avnivereary exerctres.’? There were jond c:ies against any amendment, Atter some further discussion av to whether the mo- tion to amend another motion laying the subject on the table, wan In order, the yeas and ns;s were ea!led, ‘The PRESIDENT put the ques.ion, and, after @ scene of great confusion, declared that the yeas bad a majority. This announcement was succeeded by the greavest ex- ciemest, in the midst of which it was impossible for the President to make Idmeelf heard. As it was now decided by the President that the ayes and noes had been ordered, and as to oomply with the motion would necessitate the calli: over about, as Rey, Mr. Thompron said, twe've capes Dames—an operati-n which, he added would take tweaty hours at leasi—another motion in favor of reconsidera- tion was made and scortet almost unanimeusly. The Presipent now said that the question was oa the motion tv ley the whole subject on the table. A Vore—Dou’t table it. Cesar and bis wife both de- mand the investigation, a he ques ion was put, but the President was unable to lecide, After cails to divide, and it became evident that it was imp>rsible to do #o in the crowded sta‘e of the house, the question was again put by the President, but with no better result, Now folowed another acene of confasion and excite- ment,, many of sthe members pressing up in front of the s Spe 7. Bacox said, when silence was restored, that the question was taken by yea and nays, the ting would be reaclved into a mob mass meeting. Rey. Dr. Hewitt asserted that the remark relative to mob mass meeiing was without foundation—{t was par- Mamentary, in bis opinion, if a msjority decided that the yeas and nays should not be cal'’ed. Rev. Dr, Samvet H, Cox seid be hated the {mpesch- ment of the viriue of Ceesar’s wife, and always heted sus- picion, though he was, he should con‘ess, in favor of in- vestigation. He trusted the matter would be settled at once, and that it would not be converted into a sort of guerilla warfare. Dr. Kxox trusted that those who opposed the commit- tee should give way, for he really believed that an inves- tigation ought to he had. He also de‘ended the present administration. The motion to lay the subject cn the table was now wi hdrawn by the mover, Mir. Charles Butler. Rev. Dra. Hawes and Wooster spoke in favor of the committee. The following amerdment was moved by Rev. Mr. THOMPSON, #8 an amendment to the resolution of Judge Jessup: — Resolved, That without Pronouiieing any opinion as to ths courre of the k xecutive Commijtee in tbe past, or any want of confidence in them as the managsrs cf the society. that a spe- cial committee of fifteen be eppointed to inquire intoand re- view the proccecings ot the Executive Commi:tee, and re- port to the vex: snnual meeting, or to a duly convened a meeting, to be called by ssid commitiee at their dis- The resolution is based upon the following of the Exe- cutive Commitie:— At a meeting of the Executive Committee of the American Tract Scciety, New York, May 6, 1866 it was Kesolved, That shou'd @ special committee to revisw the 8 ot the Executive Committee be proposed, this fcmmittee wll welcome and focllltate all inquiries of such & special committee to any extent that shall be desired. Judge Jessup offered bis resolution because, he said, that the investigation was due to every friend of the 13- ciety, and that it would restore the pubiic confidence. Another speaber said that tLe refusal to appoint this committee would bes firebrand that would set the whole country ins blaze. ‘ Dr. UNE again reverted to the case of Casar’s wi'e end saia that the action of the husband towards her was ppjust and indefensible; that ehe should not be trampled under foot because the rabbi lied her impure. No charged had been made in the case of the committee, but it haa been attempted to crush them by There chargee he contended, should be ma‘ mittee appointed. There were Icud cries of question, in the midst of which Mr. Thompson tried 1o get a hearing, but did nof succeed. ‘The PREesipENt exclaimed against this system of {closing man’s mouth. As they were christians they shoula listen to christians who desired to address them. Mr. THomPson now obtained a heari.g and proceeded to sustain his former position. Dr. Berncns—If we must take the toast let it be taken dry, not with such butier as will be pu: upon it by the amencment. Rev. Me. THompson—Aa I offered my ameudment to sat'sty Dr. Bethune, ] will wiliiogly withdraw it. Rev. Dr. Brriune—I does not please me at all. ‘The reeclation was here put by the President. Rev. Dr. Brruuxe said he would yote agatnst the ameroment, and added that he preferred the teast with- out the butier. (Lasamter) ‘A Voice—Oh, take away your butter. (More laughter.) Rev. Dr. THomrson moved his former resolution, with this addition— That the Executive Committee having submitted the foregoing resolution and Rev. Dr. Adams having re pst jing appointment of a committee, therefore, Ke- solved, &o, Rev. Dr. CHEevar read the following verse from Scrip- ture:— Be that walketh in darkners hateth the light because his deeds are evi ; but he that loveth the truth cometh w the light et his deeds may be made manttest that they are wrought in Rev. Dr. renin it was a work of superogation to ray that they had not the light. He would move a bye) of confidence in the officers of the American Tract There was some further discussion on the rerolutioa, which with the amendment, read as follow: :— Regarding the actions and Letmmeatig of the Executive Com- mittee as frankly and ingenuousiy inviting the fullest in- ur charge, there: A lei nts the affeirs entrusted to the Herolved, That at (he sugzestion of the Exemtive Uomm't themeelves’ a special commitoe "appotated ty fe. of fitteen be que into and review ihe proseedings ef the Executive Com: tee, and to the next annual meetiog or to a duly convened special meeting, to be called by said Special Com- mittee, at thetr discretion. Dr. Foor, of Connecticut, said he was an old member of the society ; he bad nelonged to it for thirty-one years, and this was the first oocasion upon which he had offere to speak. There were young men who, when he first be- came connected with it, were muling and puking in their mothers’ arms, and they were now the ons who had been tasking for au hour at a time, (Laughter and rite of ‘ Question!’’) Dr. Foot—Oa, you may ery question; but I will find lurge for ycu for an howr longer. The persenalities that hays Seen indu)ged fn are dingracetal, and I hope [ shall no more stamping er ola) in the house of God. . Krens withdrew his motion. The question on the intment of the committee of investigation wae here pet and carried, The Cain was given {tme to appeint the committees. The following resoly4em was moved by Rey. Dr. Knox and parred unanimously; :— Recolved, That the officers of the soctety for the ens o ‘be tho same aa inet year, except that the Hon. Is, Carn: {Ners.'ot Winchester, ‘Yean, bg acted, Vion Préaident in Ince of the Rev. Robert Donnell, deceased; and that the Rev. fon ©, Your, etdent cf Denville a joy, Kev. poy! York. Sedaes . ected Directors in bisee of the Brodhead, de: cessed. The Society here adjourned to the Tabernacle, and the Beard cf Directors remained behind to elect officers, ac cor‘irg to thetr former custom. The following commit- tees were elec ed tor the em eer: — ‘Publahing Oommitce—fey. Soon Knox, D.D; Rev. David Magle, D.D., Enzabet » N. 3; Rey. Wile ham R. Wilisme, D. D.; Bev. iam Adama D. D.; Rev. Berjomin C. Cutler, D.'D.; Bev. Nehemiah Adams, bos. toy untting Committee —Wikiam Forrest, Wilkam Win Disirituting Comwmitter —' m , «| terten, Aired Me redwelt, Osiver H Tee, Richard M. J eonce Commitee —Tobard 7. Hatnes, Moses Atlon, Thomas C. Doremus, Riehard 8, Fellowes, George N Tita, Oliver E. Wood. THE MEETING AT THE TABERNACLE, Tre thirty. firat annual meeting of this society was held yesterday morning at the Broadway Tabernacls. The buildirg was, as usual cn Kcob eooamons, crowded te its nimont extent—at least four fifths of the eudiemes con- sisting of Indie". In conrequence of the protracted busi- nese mectirg held in the Brick Church, it was near 11 o’c'ock before the ex/reises commenced, 7 exer cies were opened with prayer by Rev. Mr. Hattov) after which the Treasurer’s report was read, setting forty the following an the financial condition of the society = Receipts in donations, ineluding $26,421 17 im legac v, $168,435 08, being $2.40) 60 larger than in any 08 ear; for sales, ine udig periodicals, $257,171 61—to:4, 15 '€06 59. Expencitu es for iceuing books amd pe i= OGicala, $221 116 56, for colportage, $111,601 88; gran s of money ‘o foreign and Pagan ‘ands, $17,500—.ote! ex perded, $415 910 12. The following abstract of the annua! report was cext read:— New publicaticne, in several languages, 105, including 13 volumes; whole pumber of pubscations, 2,068, peeides ‘oveo fur cxrealation io foreign lan ed curing the year, ¥29,074 volumes, 9,798 834 publica’ ions, or 288,692 704 peges; total since the form1- tion of the society, 11,363,811 volumes, 168,108,476 pa- Meations, or 4,220,441,08i pages. Gratuitous dizt:t)1- tion fer the year, in 5,739 distinct graate—Foreign lande, 40,968,139 pages; army, cavy, seamen, aud om lakes, carals and rivers, 1,606,144; home and domes‘ic i y clporteurs and » 43, 8 peges, and 10,774,470 to men- ders ond directors; amountig to upwards of fifty-three thourand ¢olers, Month y circulation of the Amertcan Messenger, adout 190,000, Kotschafter, or German Messen- Ger 28,000; Chald’s Poper, 300,000. CoLPORTERAGE —Nuwber of ¢-iporteurs laboring the whole or @ part of the year, in thirty-one States and Territories, and in Canada, 662, of waom 11b were etu- dents from 34 colleges and t.eclogical semmanes, and 128 labored smong Germans spd other emigrarte. Of the 662 colporien's, 210 inbored in the Northern and Middle Staier, 230 in the Southern and Southweeterm States. and 181 in the Western and Northwestern States. ‘They visiied 628, 348 ‘ar ilter, with 204,043 of whom they conversed on persor al religion or prayed. Of tnepe fam lies visited, 94.931 habicuaily veglectel evavgelical Preschirg; 87,181 femtlies were Roman Catho'tes; 46,216 jextitute of ail religious books except the Bible, and 30,» 287 housebclds desitu e o’ ih» Bidle; and they held oF addressed 12, eligious mectioga, The country is divided mainly int) eight coiporiear fields, eentreing at Rochesier, Philaceiphis, Richmond, Jeanr, Ciucicmati, St. Louis and Chicago, with an able euperintencentat exch, FOREWON AND PAGAN LANDS, Sandwich Is'ans, $1.000; Chios, missions of A. ‘8. C. M. at Centon, $600, Amcy $100, Fouchan $100, Skang. hae $100; Presnyterian Sard, $300; Southern [Baptst Ccevention. Centon $100 aid Rev. I. J. Roberta $100; Ferg Kong, $200; Sism, Presbyterian Board, $200; Bur- mah and Karey, $000; Northern India, $2,500; Orisa, $200; Teloogoce, Lutheren Mi-sion, $100; Madeaa, $1,000 Arcot, $500; Madura, $500; Xoiapnr, $200; Wert Atries, Protestant Episcopal Miseion, $000; Nestorians. $500; Spits, $860, Turkey, Armrntens ‘and Jews, $2,000; Greece, A. B.C. F, M.; $600; Bap ivt Mission, $200; Italy and Sa'dinia, $500; tween’ $300; Be lin, Wendas, Poles, &e., $100; Hamburg, Baptis: Mision, $1,500; Lowes Saxo- ny Sceiety, $500; Nuremberg $1(0); Dr. Marriot’, Basle, $400; Be zium. $100, Paris Tract Sceiety, $1,000; Tou- louse, $200: Senees Indians, $200, Total, $17.50. The report notice: tun deaib of the senior Vice Preal- dent, Rev. Rovert Donnell, of the Cumberland Presbyte- rian church; cf Rev, Drs, Cone, Brodhead, Lindsley, and Dr. James C. Bliss At the conclusion of the foregoing a few brief and ropriate remarks were mate oy Rey. Dz. Dewi, # ing the benefi:ial effecte, in a spiritual point of view, which attended the cperations of the Americaa Tract So- ciety. He was followed by Rev. Dr. StEVENSON, who supported the following resolution in briet address: — Resolved, That this meeting has fvereasing con idence in the admirable #daptation «f the Catho ic colportege to the wante of the Wer’, not sea nuosdture for thechureh but as @ fore- ruprer (ote full establishment and iumph of tne chureb of The meeting wae next addressed by Rev. Mr. B. Ander son ard Rev. Mison Winslow, Missionary from Madras, Indi ted tapas the Sena h and anaual pedrind cain read, «large portion of the delegates having Arrived from the Biisk eburch mee!iog. The PRESIDENT announced the result of the business meeting. He said that » committes of fifteen had been sppoinkd for the purpose of examining into the society from the beginning, and the manner in w ite business had been conducted, It was, he added, de- sired by the triencs of aud the enemies of the soslety, thet this should be done, and therefore it became hii duty in pursuance of the vote passed at that meeting, toannounce the names of the commiitee appointed for the purpore. The foilowing are the names oft the gentlemen compzis- ing the committ Hon. Theodore Frelinghuysen, Rev. Thomas Dewitt, D. D., Juege seeee: Rev, Albert Barnes, D. D., Rev. is Way/and, D. D.. Rev. M. B. Anderson, LL. D., Rev. Gregory T. Bedell, D. D., Rev. John 8. Stone, D. D., Rev. Dr. John McLeod, James Donelson, |. Stue art, Joel Hawes, Rev. Dr. M. Hopkivs, Rev. Ray Palmer and Rey. 8. 8, Scbumacker. The officers elected at that meeting were also annouce- eat of fer which the tollowing resolution was read ap@ adopted:— afer, 809,0. 120,187; tata), 69'8: —Remitted in ossb, for the Resolved, That ‘hanks te rerdered to God for opening be- fore the socleiy wide fle'dsot u-efulness among the deatiate art of our country and fo fore'gn Tan in pagan. and tnekiog bis truih effeo al to ihe salvaticn of men of every eiime and condition ard tongue. Rev. Dr. Buppixcton spoke to the following reselu- ton: Resolved, That thie meeting give thanks to God tha: be has enabledthe society, though» morneing Christians o° 40 many. names and locanties and ‘a1 gusger, 10 isa e sorich a bedy spiritual works, guicing ‘ost men to ‘the Lamb i God, who taketh away the sin of ice world. ‘The reaclution was adop'ei aud the followirg was sup- Ported by Rev. John Jenkins, of tue Presbyterian ebarca, Philade'phir :— Reso:ved, That the society recogn'se the kindnese of Prove dence in rauing uv = than bandred colporieurt Tan3) beating Senengae ck sarvadoc and enabling thom fo Dar A messages of saivador mony and. reve fo cortorward in ibeir humble but exatted work of winnirg ronls to Chi ist. ‘The reso:ution was acopted, and after scme remarks from Rev. Dr. Cor, the d’xology was chanted, benedic- tion pronounced and the meeting s¢journed. Grand Pow-wow of the Garrison Abolitionists, A Great Crowd at the City Assembly Rooms =Johnson Opens the Ball—A Nice Lot of Garrison’s Resolutions=Remond, a Black Man, Pitches into the Uaton, and gets Hiseed —Three Cheers for the Union—seme one ‘Wants te Defend the Union, but can’t be Heard—Debut of Mra, Lacy Stone Blackwell —Her Dress as Matron—She makes all the O.d Laales cry over a Fugitive Siave Casea Theodore Parker makes a short Speech— He Endorses the New York Times and fri- bone as go:d Anti-Slavery Organs, and Praises Biatr, late of Jacksen’s Organ— Lacretia Mott om the Stand=Two Dull Speeches and the People go te Sleep—They- are Weked up by Stephen 8. Seater, who Pitches into the Sewadites—3. P. Andrews: gives his Ideas on the Natare of an Vath—A. Lively Discussion, &., d&, The twenty-third annual meeting of the American Anti- Slavery Society was commenced a! the Ci:y Assembly Reoms, Broadway, yesterday. The call for this meering is signed by Williem Lioyd Garrison, and announces ‘he Object of the rociaty to ‘effect the immediate, total and eternal overthrow of slavery wherever it exiatson / i<¢- rican soil, and to expose and confront whs*: er party or sect seeks to purchass peace or sueceas at tae expense cf human hberty. Living or dying, our motte is—No Union wird SLAVEHOLDERS.’? ‘The announcement of reveral of the bitterest of the orators of this party—Phiiips, Patker and Lucy ~ “ne Blackwell—drew towether a very lage erowd, eon: 9 of a few blacks, a very large number of womenof nu er- iain sges, with spectacles, a few prety girls, a sage number of coun ry people and « few Broadway loungers, who came for curtosliy and remaiaed for amusement. The President of the society, Mr. GaRRisox, took the chair at ten o’clock. The platform did not present so great an array of prominen: abolitionists as usue!, ag there bas been a severe split in the party om the Usion question, a great many persons refusing to receive the theory of Garriscn ard Phillips, that to abolish slavery it is neceseary to dissolve the Union. Oliver Johnson, of the City Aati-S'avery Socie‘; gineercd the meeting, and told the people where they should sit. The Cuair, (Mr. Garrison) read @ portion of the 7th of the Lamentations of Jeremiah; prayer wag offered by Rev. Theodore Parker. ‘Tke foliowing is the account current of the sosiety, for the past year:— Receipts fer the year, of the American Anti- Slavery Soefety and tts auxiliaries, so far as returns bave been mad $33,646 53 Expendture.......se00+ + 29,138 90 Balance. civesssesessscsereeeserecceseceses GAyO07 63 ‘Tie (nam then submitted the following resofations:— 1, Resolved, Tha! organized asit was to Bevery Scolety wil to have. Ta plave. bal, bare been ret and throughout al! the d to soived, That can know nothing of wearinees or Bet Cnder aff efreumetanone ‘we rhall ooutinas t9 oat mea tnd thing 87 Suneked Iard no rest, 60 lon sing senteet i violins, bur tap The conscierce o1 the plaveho'der— he ‘at Bed am, witheu' any restraint ugon ite madness; falfi ing the ancient ee a the gods imiend to de " 10) ‘or tneac *TTaceciveds Thai the sotce'avery sentiment whieh * bounced by inlets atx degrees thirty matnutes north Taiede® fa unbous ded Re ‘x-} and eelaeene tag omen oe eaolved, Thet we are straggling oa of to ‘teecsonak, elon, nt the nen ex'stence of slavery—not. but io crive it out o* the land— net to restore the c= promiee, but, to terminate all repel aggressions.’ the slave power upon an 8, but to secure freedom and equvity to all @ 2 ‘Amer can ¢ci—meking the im>rnted slave the of siatearmensh!p, @li patriotism, all pht'anthropy, aad all true TO Betoived, That the right ‘o erslave a hi rman ang pretence whatever, (# no! ® davatab'e questi: oa we then fe the righ’ to commit edu‘very, turgarr, Rigi ear rake oxer- The meetirg wee called to order by Rev. Dr. Dewlth— Chet deevice Wille, of” rreetion’, in the shag, Toe bery, or pirsex; rnd trevere de ence or apal eee one ie the pond nid vationa-y" 7 there tothe to here’ evident he! all men ae apambad acqnals dhe LOY 16 EGO WOM oy Mier UGulO Wand Comramtie