The New York Herald Newspaper, May 10, 1856, Page 7

NEW YORK HERALD, SATURDAY, MAY 10, 1856. 7 The Late Cowhiding Affair in Spruce Street —Capt. Lyster Explains. TO THE EDITOR OF THE HERALD. ‘The cowhiding of an individual thst oocurred in Sprase street on Monday afternoon last—‘‘the cowardly attack upon sn editor,” as some symps‘hisers with the chas- ised have felt disposed to miseall i:—has been generally notioed by the reporters of the city prows—esch giving its own veriion of it, and not one, singular to say, oon- fining strictly to the trath, but ins trrodeous statements ot the afale—tberoby net daly doing me great injastice, but placing the aciion of an es- teemed 4, who was present on the occasion alladed ©n the evening of the 27th ult., in compliance with the soltcitations of many personal friends, and desirous iz those sanione te Jeari wane’ kaow- ge learegus, itn climate, people an: cal ite army and commander-in [—General ‘Walker—I deli ‘a lecture a: Hope Chapel. The au- Glenee on the , thong not ss nuoerous as some more ableand distinguished lecturer m'ght have drawn together, was certainly as respectable as was ever before con; ed at Hope Chapel, or any other lesture room im New York—s compliwent that I appreciated as highly ae 1 id the ¢vidences that were betrayed that my efforts to enlighten them on the sub’ect that I had chosen for my leeture, met with the cordial spprobation of my ‘The Sunday Courier, in its last irsue, paragraphed the fact of my delivering « lecture, and chose bene an op Opinion from its more’ apie and respectable co- tem) ies in regard to my lecture, charging me with indulging in ‘ pombastic bad English,” insinuating that I was igcorant of abject, and fimak- tog other fons equally as false. At this, however J afd not take umbrage, willing as I was that the edito of the Courier entertain whatever opinion he chose, and attributing his condemnation of my 'angasge Wa lamentable lack of knowledge ot the English lan- bis, which he himself betrays weekly. had hesitated here—had omitted an exhibition of eharacteristio malevolence—he would not have rufiied the usual placidity of my disposition, and wou'd, therefore, Beis encaped severe chastisement he received at my is. Not content with criticising my lecture—with which 1 did not fins it, notwithstanding the untruthfulness of the criticism—the editor of the Courter ungeneroa: and upjustifiably reflected upon the character of t andience, grosrly insulted every one present, a1 indw'ged’ in = gross attack upon my private ebaracter, eh stating that I had resigned my ecmmiesion in the army of Nicaragua, and maliciously asserting that I intended hereafter to pursue @ profession ur Cong my abilities and not im the least agreeavie to wy tastes. 5 ‘At thia I did take um‘rage, and resolved to infliet a ersonal chastisement upon my tradacer. For this par- pore I proceeded to theomce of the Sunday Courier, ac- panied by # personal ‘riend, Mr. Cuarles Walters, and a cellent cowbide. Th *former I dee: advisable to have with me to resist an + outside pressure’’—to keep off those who might feel ci vsed %o interfere with me nd thereby protect my so,yrsary; the latter I consid- ered indispensable to the c “sion. Have you a ccpy of th —ourier of yesterday?” asked 1 of @ person whem | took sor the editor of that paper, “ Yee, sir,” said he, aud ins ently furoished me with the sam: inting out the objectionable article it contained, sai © Would you be kind enovgh teil me the author of this?” He replied that it was written by a young man connest- ed with the paper, refusing to give his name, arrogantly remarking— “The fact is sir, 1am responsible for everything that sppears in this paper.” “Youre, eh? fben you are just the person I want se,’’ I replied; and suiting the action to the word, I from its conceslment t:e cowhide, and unmercifally pix it to the back of the ‘‘responsible”’ ezitor—laying it cn to the best cf my ability. Hie loud ortes for “help,”” “murder,”’ &., &c., attracted the attention of about a oxen printers who were at work in an adjoining apart ment, and who promptly responded to the cail of dis- ‘tress, rushing isto the room armed wi'h mallets, planers. shooting micks, and other similar articles usually found in & printiog office, a spirit of annihilation expressed io their excited countemances, and a fearful desperation évinoed in their gestures. That the intentions of these valiant sons of Faust were serious and desperate, wasevi- dent to me; their looks and actions betokened ic. What ‘woud have been the result of their iatented onslaught upon me, would hare been speedily determined had not my lexd Walters, with his usual coolness aad promptness, interposed his objec'ions to an interference of any out- siders. Produciag from his coat pocket and present. ing to the intenied assailants a pistol, loaded with powder and paper—a weapon that was about as dauger- oug as cne without ‘‘lock, stock or barrel’’—he com- manied the “‘re'ief party” to stand, » command that they obeyed with commendable alec:ity, loariag me undisturbed 10 prosecute the object of my visit—to cowhide the individual who had wronged me. That I aministered a severe flaggelation tothe editor of the ier—that I flogged him in a gantiemanly msnner—| aw willirg to leave to the ceet-ion cf those who wit- pe 'd it, however biassed they may be in favor of the After I had finished to my entire satisfaction, my friend Walters and myseif vacated the premises, folluved into the strest by at least ® dozen valiant printers, in‘erspersed with halt as many ters devils, ‘witnes‘es of the transaction, and ail elamorous for revenge. Armed with various missiles ofa characier peculiar to printing offizes, the indignant yabb’e pursued us for a few yards, when one of them, more “plucky”? than the res’ of hia companions, threw a huge mallet at me, which, however, did no injary. At this moment, unfo:tonately, the pis‘ol in the hands of my friend Walters was accidentally dissharged, frighten- ing the purruing printers into a precipitate retreat, aud attracting the vigilance of a policeman, who took ths former into custody, conveyed him to the Police office, where be was subsequently cissharged—no charge being wace sgainst bin. ‘The above is a correct statement of the affair ia which Iwas ® prominent participant; that I acted right, my conscience justifies me in asserting. That the next issue ot the Courier will contain a perverted statement of ths transaction, I expect; that it will be charged that the “liberty of the precs’’ has been assailed, and I accused of being its agsaflant, will not astonish me. Still, how- ever, the latter, as the former, will!ack proof. No maa is a more sincere acvoeate of the “lizerty of ths press” than Iam; no person will labor more acsid vualy to sus- tain the same, than will I. Still, however, { object to en unlimited Hberty—s Uberty that jastifies unprincipled men in ujus‘ifiab'y attacting private character. It such a liberty ia indulged in by any, editor, to my personal det- riment, I shall feel myself at liberty, (and shall take oc- easion to exercise that liberty,) to chastise him inany manner that I may feel disposed to adopt. WILLIAM J. LYST&R. The Onstle Garden Affair. TO THE EDITOR OF THE HERALD. Will you pleage do me the justice 10 insert the following reply to the article published in your paper thie morning, under the followirg caption :— Commbsloners of Zmigration. TERRIBLE ROW BETWEEN THE COMMISSIONERS AND THE RUNNERS—ENIVES AND REVOLVERS BROUGHT IN PLAY. Your article states the ‘fsc's were farnished,’’ and I Rreeume in Castle Garden, whence comes as little truth as justice. Firstly, let me state that it is soandalously false that I anid to Hon. Ieaae 0. Barker, acting Mayor, that I had permission to land the passengers of the ship Bt. Nicholas where I pleased, or that 1 wishad to do #0, or that the Mayor gave me any authority to do so, or that the clerk drew up the paper in such a way ast» give me permission to go upon the St. Nicholas or any atber abip to lend rgers. I regret excvedingly that Hom. Isano - Barker should have been brought before the public by your article fa euch s mancer in oonnec- tion with this matter as to placs nia {0 & false position. All he did give me was what he would give to any citizs1 —which was simply 4 direction to of the emigrant squad of police to protest me from molesiation. As for myself, it is false that I'am now, or ever have been, anem'‘grant runner, or that I ever anything to do with that business in any of itv branches. It is eqasl- ly false that there was a geng of men with me who were ravners; but there were with re three as respectabie citizens as any who have conducted the affairs of Castle Garden since last Avgast. Tae object of myself and friends was to give the highly honorabe #nd benevJien* Commussioners of Fmigration (for which desigaation of them see Joc. No. 12 of the Byaid of Councilmen, 1856,) an opportunity to test the legality of some of their ac! with, and control over emigrénis, which I call usarpa- tlone of Jaw, and a fraud upon its spirit and in‘en . If] have violated ary Jaw of this city, State or the United States, in what I did in or about the landing of the passengers ot the St. Nicholas, I esball be ready at any tie to respond to it penalties. e law of the State pasted in 1966 gives to the Oom- missioners power to designate a particular place for the landing cf emigrent passengers. The¥ have insulted th» Gitizers of New York by desigaating Oastle Garden. T landed the said paster gers there. Your article says, “Mr. Kennedy declined to allow them to land.” Tae ftalies are mine. This refers, I presume, to Mr. John A. Kennecy, who, though no longer a Commissioner, is, a it seema, now as formerly, the great Mogal at Jastle Gac den. It can’t exist for {ts precent purposes without hin, But it seems it was not Councilman Snith wh» did vie late, or attempt to violate, the law, but it was the late Conimissioner, no# director of Castle Garden, Jobm A. Kennedy. He, however, relented, and tae passengers were lanced. ri It ban been the custom heretofore for the employés of the Commisrioners to get from the Custom House the per- mitts for Jancitg passengers from all vessels having them on boar: is they have no right to do without the owner’s it. Ooi, Hinoken, of Boyd & Hinckeo, Vea Nicholas, her cargo and passengers. wih him, obiained the parmit to theee passengers ‘and their luggage. He it vo ms, With the aid of the passenger mer John Birbeck, Jr., I landed the passengers at Custle Garden, and their luggage at pier No. 1,N R. y rtiele of Inggage was Célivered to the passeng >. yesterday, or checks ard counter checks delivared to onners of such as travelled West. To those latier pai- sengers tickets were sold through to their various pisors of destination, a$ prices from three to five doflars less each than they axe sold in Castle Garden, un'er the direction of tbe tenevolent Commi ¢ on the same reu‘e, The variation in the price gained to each paseon epends wholly on the length of tha route they de. tire to teavel. Tis ia eli I did, and ft is for this thet [ fam sought out for ths malgalty of auch artistes as ap peared in your paper this morning; a much worse one in the villacous Zvilune with edi‘o ial coments, for which I will bold the ecitors reepo. ble, and ta s.ma of er j wrnale vaeoelp person I ever heard of fa cr about Castle Gar den ex carrsing ot flourisbiag bowie kuives and pistols, is John A. Keuvedy, Woat sort of a row was got up b, him wita ins pistole and knives, and Me. Garrleae wit Lin oration, wih the passengers of the St, Nicho- ae to Caeile in. Bast ‘Deirg presen’ Jana Garden, i know not, | below exeln ied there y.o wii paoich the affidavi s of some of day before boffeet derhaty u joners. The statemert of conversstions with the captain of Birbeck, and each acd every charge or inuende of my connection with apy runners, or of my instigation of them to any act cr acts, Iswful or unlawfa, peaceable or violent, orot my agency for the Pennsylvania Central or any other raily company, are each and every one false, 1 have made inquiry to-day whether or not any such scenes occurred about Castle Garden between run- ners or others as are mentioned in the article. From the dest founds inform: ion I ean obtain there is not the slightest a 1 to ask for so much space in your crowded columns, but justice to Hon, Isaas O. Barker, to Messrs, much, witch | vonpectilly aks end acs, yours tralys much, which I 5 n , nd am, yours tru ‘JACOB 1. SMITH, Councilman Sesond District. New York, May 8, 1866. ‘Theatres and Exbibitions. AcapeMy oy Music —The admirers of German opera will be favored with the ever ular ‘‘Der Freisebutz,’? for the only time, this evening. Mme. LaGrange sustains the principal part. This announcement will be sure to fill all parts of the house. Broapway.— Mr. ang Mrs. B. week of the'r very su‘ fal en; in Mr. Brougbam’s “I cat,” “In and Out of Place,’’ and the Wage of Wixdror.”” Nim1o’s—The favorite spectacular pantomime callei “Mazulm, the Night Owl,” which abounds ia the wonder- fol tricks and transfor na for which the Ravels are celebrated, will be given to-nigh’, with “Katey, the Vi- vandiere,” in which M’lie Robert appears. Bowrnry.—A euperb series of entertainments has been welected for thisevening. ‘che Iviot Witness,” ‘-Help- ing hands,” and the ‘Lady of the Lions” are all to be pisyed. with very effective casts. This looks like a rega- lar old fashicnea Bowery Saturday night treat. Burron’s.—Three pieces, al! of them brimfall of fan and merriment, are to be given to-night. They are “Jchn Jones,” “Abon Hassan’ and ‘Catching an Heir- ? Mr. Burton hae characters in the two former pieces id Mr. Golds.nid in the latter. WALLACK’s,—Mr. Wallack personates Jalian St. Pierre, im Knowles’ favorite play of ‘The Wife,’’ for the last time this, evening. excelent piece follow, viz :— “Love and Murder id § Out for a Hohday.’? Laura Keene's.--The fair manager of this highly po- pular place of recreation makes her first appeal Ate numerous patrons for a benefit to-right. She has select ed for the occasion the great drama of ‘“Camille,” and a new American comedy styled ‘‘My Wite’s Mirror.’” BroaDway VARIETIES —The mintlature artists at this pleasant litle theatre are adding to their list of friends every Cyenirg by their wonderfully correct histrionic delineations. To-night they play “Black Eyed Susan”? end the ‘‘New Foctman.”” Tur K¥11eR Tanteacx, or Living embodiments of the Works of Mester Painters aad Scalptors, now on exhibi- tion at Empire Hall, are nightly increasing ia popularity. Artists and connoisseurs unite in the opinion that these tableaux are the perfeation of art. Woon’s MinstRE-s —-Comie and sentimental songs, Forge an¢ eccentric dances, any qnantity of jokes and the farce of ‘Black Blunders,” eonstitate the programme for to night. GLEE AND MapriGat Uxion.—The eoncerta of this com- Dinaticn of superior vocalists are gaining vastly ia pub- Nc estimation. They are to give another entertainment, consisting of songs, ballads, &c., at Hope Chapel, this evening. . Witiams close the fourth ent to might. T! fYankee,”” the. “Irish “Review, or the The Coming Crops. ‘WISCONSIN. The Waupacca Ledger gives a good account cf the growing wheat crop:—From all parts of the country we hear the prospect for winter wheat is good. Farmers ray it has stood the winter well and looks first rate this spr'pg. Farmers have commenced their ploughing for spring crops, and if a fair proportion of spring wheat !s sown we shail be likely to have @ fair supply, for large quaxtities of winter wheat are now on the ground. The Milwaukie American says:—The wheat crop, we learn, looks promising, and the frost having left the ground, farmers are now employed in making p-epara: liors for rpring plougbing, &¢, In regard to fruit, we bear that in some sections it is entirely destroyed, while in others it is so far uninjared. ‘The Green Bay Advocate says of the wheat ‘way up North:”’—Winter wheat looks well. All fears that it had suffered any serious injury from the frost are repiiiy aisappearing. Each warm day makes the fields loo greener ‘and better. A large amount has been sown, and here is more than a fair promise that a proportionably Iarge amount will be gatuered. Tn Waukesba county the prospects are fair. The Plaindealer saya:—The winter wheat in this visinity is locking very well. The late rains have caused it to look quite green. Our {a1 are now busily e: pating tin their spring wheat. Many of them ve finished sowing, and have put ina mush larger quantity than in any previous year. In Richland county they tell the same story about the wheat crop as others. 6 Observer says-—Winter wheat in this county looka bly well. we have learned from all of whom we inquired. So far our soil has Broved itself to be well adapted to the growth of this staple. mi LOUISIANA. ‘The Homer (Clatborne parish) Advocate reports good crops of wheat, oats and rye, with ‘the fruit trees loaded down. The Alexandria Republican mye that the crops are backward. The Deootah Parish Coliimbian says tha: corn is up and growing finely, The Harrisonburg (Catahoul ersh) Independent reports ory wes:her and great Fering. The faibodenux Minerva ssya the cropr are fering, and the very worst consequenees must fullow. OHIO. The McConnelsville Enquirer s in not so far advanced as is usually the case at this se von of the year, yet the elds look green, the grata rotm: more even ot far less spotted than the spring, acd at thia time the prospec’ is altogether fair for a bountiful crop. Ma said by those who have had opportunities for ferming an opinion, there is now more wheat in the grq@gn¢ ia Morgan county than there ever was in any previous year. The Cincinnati Commercial of the 6th im melanchcly fact that we of the West will have no peaches this year, and that vast numbers of the peach trees wore killed by ‘the dreadfully co'd weather which distiognished Jast winter, is quite generally unders:o0d. But, slogular as it may feem, we learn tuat in New England there will be about half a crop of peaches, and in New Jersey s whole crop. For the phenumenon of the preservation of peaches in New England horticulturists are unable to ac- count. There will bea few cherries in this region, and apples promise to be unusually abundant. The orobards are in flower now, and are refreshingly beautiful and fra- grant, The season is so backward tant the fainthearted among the farmers are ¢isconsolate. There was an im mense quantity of wheat sowa last fall, and this grain was per’ectly protested from the intense cold by the deep snow, while the cold and dry spring hes not ater: fered with {is vitali'y. The wheat is, therefore, splendid, and promises unusual recompense to its ralsecs. Bat ays: —The the grass is bebind the times. Tne pastures, instead of teing richly stored with bright grasses, wherein slesk cattle migMi@ feed to fullness, are rather inclined t> be dusty, and the cattle have an unbealthy and dissatisfied look. A great deal cf corn bas been planted, but there is ati!l very much to do in that line, and the ground which has not been ploughed now breaks ef in heavy hard clods. The spring grains bave not had a chance yet, no rain havirg fallen to sprout the seed, and the country gardens show little sign of cultivation farther than the digging up of the soil. The foliage on the trees is very this and delicate for the season, aad the sunshine fa)ling through the tender array of lit:le leaves, gives an ethe- rialand enchénting glow to the strips of woodlands that rkirt the horizor. The few showers which we have en- joyed within a few days, have not been extensive. ‘The Indian War The hostile Indians in Florida a1 variously estimated at from two to five hundred warriors. The United States troup in the Btate consist of three companies and two “tet fk “hich thara ara four aomna- ouinenta, in addition 1 52t" = in the Staterervice, the whole under the oommind ot Ool. Munrce, 24 Artillery. The following in « list of the officers and their posta:— FOBT BROOKE, TAMPA. Brevet Col. J. Munroe, 2d Artillery, commanding 24 Regiment Artillery and troops in Peninsula of Florida. Major H. Lenard, Pay Department. Capt. J. C. Casey, Indian Agent, Brevet Mejor J. McKinstry, Assistant Quartermaster. Capt. ©. 8. Ktiburn, Comminsary Sabaistense First % T. & Falnes, ripen 2d Artill iret Lieut. T. M. Vincent, ery, Acting Assistant Adjutant General, 2 av Fiortda, vat, FORT MYERS. Brevet Col. H. Brown, 2d Artillery, commanding om the Caloora:Hatchee. Capt. W. 8. Henoock, Assistant Quartermaster. Assistant Surgeon W. F Edgor, Medisal Department. ‘Assistant Surgeon J. Mcore, Medical Departmeat, on duty in the Big Cypress Swamp, Capt. H. 0. Pratt, 2d Artillery, in command of expedi- tion to Cho-ka-lis-ka. Capt. A. Elrey, 2d Artillery, on duty at Cho-ma-Ha-ka. Capt. H. A. Allen, 24 Artivlery. First Lieut. J. M. Robertvon, 24 Artillery, A A C.3, First Lieut. H. Benson, on duty at Cho ke-ha-ke. First Lieut. T, K. Walker, 4th Artillery, assistant I2- dian Agent, cn duty at Cho ka lis ka. Firat Lieut. C. L. Harteuff, 24 Artillery. Second Lieut. J.T. Greble, 2d Artillegy. Second Lieut, bi. P. Small, 2d Artillery. FORT REYNAUD. Brevet Mejor L.G. Arnold, 24 Artillery, commanding expedition in the Big Cypress Swap. Aesistant Surgeon R. L, Bodie, Medteal Department, Capt. A. A. Gibson, 2d Artille:y, on duty mt Tampa, Fort Brooke, Florida. First Lieut. F, H, Larned, 24 Artillery, A. A. 0, #. awd A.A. QM. HravLieut. A. J. Mohnard, 24 artillery. Seecnd Lieut. G. G. Garner, 24 Artillery, om duly in Big Cypress Swamp. cond Lieut. Thomas Grey, 2 Arti lory, om daty ia Big Cyprees Swamp, Second Lieut. A. 8, Webb, 24 Artillery, on duiy at Cente. Court of Special Sessions. Before the Recorder, May 9.—The oase of Wm. 1, the returned Niosraguans. who were a bail in the sum of $600 last Wednesiay, on a oharge of anrault and battery committed upon the person of Janes L. Smith, proprietor of the Sunday Qourier, some days previous, came on at the sitting of the Court thts merning. here wae a numerous at‘eadanee of sympsthisera, fl: busters, theatrioal peop'e, lou ) &e., attracted to the Tombr, anticipating, no doudt, a rich scone. They were dirsppointed, however, for the defendants pleaded gailty to tre charge, and requested a ‘ew days time ty prepare afidavite in mitigation ot their punishment, The Rec.rées, in view of their arkno vledgment of th» Offerce charged upon thems, said that the Court woald furserd sentence natil next Tae npon watoh day the cefendents are to put in their afliJavite, generaily the case in | ws from Utah. We have dates from Salt Lake City to the lst of Mareh. ‘The convention to take measures for the aimission of Utah into the Union was to have been held in Great Salt Jake City on the 17th of March. The following delegates were elected in Salt Lake county:— Daniel H. Wells, William H. Hooper, Je ‘M. Grant, Sech M. Blair, ‘Albert Carrington, ThomasS Williams, Edwin D Wooiley, Orson Pratt, Almon W. Babotit, Parley P. Pratt, Jobn F. Kinney, Jeneo ©. Little, William Bell, Bamue! W. Richards, Garland Hart, George P. Stiles. Speaking of the convention, the Salt Lake News say: ‘There is not in Utah, probably, one person of true cernment, who des mot fally realize the justice of her @aime for acmission into the Union as a State, ani the tar greater benefits which would arise from such » posi tion, not only to the inhabi‘ants of a» region undesirable to many, but to the real interests of the parent govern- ment onvention was to be composed of thirty-nine de- The agate, indian depre?ations continued, and stork hed been driven off by them, and several psrsons have been killed. The News sa; For some time pest a few indians in Ucah and Coder valleys have been disposed to be mischievous, stealing cat horses when opportuntty offered’, threatening to kill {cattle when they pleased, and reaisti ay eximina‘fon into their conduct. Matters were in this condition until recently, when, from all now known, (10 A. M, of the 26 h,) scme Indians ki'led two berdsmea oo the west side of Utah lake, on the 21st, or early om the 221 = ruary, and seotee paceman salads . on eet February a posse ten ™! oo rd and Secrnd Unived Sates District Courts, called at an Indian camp near the South sort, in Coder county, to ar- reat the Indians pamed in thove writs, Boon as the ‘temp: was made to execute the writs, the indians showed fight and fired upon the officers, and in the melee one Indian and one equaw were kiued, the latter ac sideatally and Br. George Carson was mortally wounded, and died about 2A. M. of the 234. ‘A chief named Squash Hea’, who had been arrested on a writ issued by the United States District Court, cut his throat with a knife that had besn given him to oat his bread and mrat. Governor Young bas issued a proclamation in whish he says:—I deem it a duty which I owe to our c)mmon pre- servation, to take such measures as will be bast calcu lated to prevent tho shed¢ing of biood, aad to preserve the lives of our citizens and their property. With these to effect the aboreobjast, I eallupon the miif- of the Territory to noid themselves in readi- ness to march to avy point, as they shall be dirested py the Lieutenant General, who is heresy ordered to b:ing such forces into immediate vervise as shall be necessary to suppress, in the most judizious and speedy manner, the Indian hostilities at present so unfortunately exist. ing, and will also aid tho civil authori {os in arresting offenders ageinst the laws when necessary. T> taose persons residing in isolated locations and small se’le- ment, as also to those who are herding stock upon the ranger, I say, place yourselves in a position of defence, either by removing toa safe place, or in atrangtheniag up your defences and increasing your numbers. I) alt per- sons who desire to pass from place to place, I recomme ad that you go well armed and in sufficient numbers to be safe.” I also advice all the citizens not to send, or permit children or females to pass alone from house to house, or @ fields in sparsely settied 'ocations, especially in the southern and wertern counties. Be vigilant and ac- Live in preverviog your ives and property from Indian aggression, and it 1s belleyed they wili soon be brougat to sue for peace, It {s particularly enjoined upoa all th> citizens to conciliate the Indians in thetr respective set- tlements, and keep them friend!y disposed, and iaduse them, if pose1ble, not to join the war parties now in tas eld. Gcvernor Brigham delivered a diccourse in the Tabe:- nacie on the 17th of February, from which we take th> following interesting extract:— I will give you one revelation which I hed in Far West, and it was upon the same principle that it would be for me t> have # revelation now, while [am talking t» you. It wasin the aprirg of 1838, b:fore there was avy dis- turbance in Far West, or in Davis couaty. Tais people, thought I, are obnoxicus to these Missourians; our re- Upton they hare; our prophet they despise and would like to kill him; they are ignorant of the things of Goi; they have received the precepts of men and drank deep into them, and are so interwoven with their feelings that the true religion of heaven cannot abide In thair minds. Therefore, I saw upon natural principles that we would be driven from there, but when I did not know; bnt still it was plain to me that we would hava to leave tho Sts'e, and that when we did leave it we would not go south, north or west, but eaat, back to the otter States, Toast saw upon natural principles, and I knew what those peo- ple were afraid of. Ithen saw that we wou'd g> north asa chureh and people, and then to the west, and that when they went to Jackson county they go frm the west to the east. Mark my word write them down, this people, as @ church an Kirgdom, will go from the west to the east. Ican tell you more concerning what I saw u20n natural princip’es; I saw that this people would have to gain e foothold, a strength, power, iaflience and abi.ity to walk by themselves and to take care of them- se\ves, and power to contend with their enemies and overcome them. upon the same principle that the whites id when they first came to America and overcame ths Indians. Many here do not know anytuing about the history of the early settling of America. New Ocleans wasone of the first places settied by the Europeans, atter North America was discovered. St. Louis was settled lorg before New York, and in that region you cee find apple trees two feet through, standing among the oaks which are several feet in diameter. ii the firat sett'ers aay there? | No, they were elcher killed or had to leave lest they should’ be killed, with the excep ion of a few of the Spaniards who inter married and Jived with the Indians. The whites had to leave aad go down the Mis- siceippl river, and went round into Maine and Maisachi- sets, and when they reached there tue Indians said. “You are welcome to this land,” a region where they have thirteen months of wiater during each year. 1 ua» views, tary ferce that extravagant expression in order to convey an {dea of the rigor of the climate; but you talk about winters and snows here; ia comparison many of you know but little about them Tcan pick up scores of Yankees here who bave lived ia countries where they cOuld have fins orshards and hire like nabobs; and yet in the winter season often ride in their rleighs over ices five feet high. I have roje over snow in the Eastern States when it was fi feet deep. To return to the subject: I sald upon nat principles that this people had to go to a country that the Gentiles donot desire. I can tell you another thiog: when you eee any member cf this community wishing to withiraw and go to where there is a beautitui country, where tt {i easy to live, let me tell you that that man will apostatiz., or be driven away from his favorite locality. Write tha down, Brother George, as the word of the Almighty, I have deed after deed of land for which I did not get acent when I was obiiged to leave it. I also built many hor in the States; they are there now for aught I know; they will fallcown some of these days, and I care not how quickly. ‘This people can only gain strength upon the prinelple ot fleeing to country where the wisked wiil not ive, and where they can gain strength enough to walk by themseives, and to go where they please. Tnisis one of the truths of heaven, Whenever you ree persons from this sre on their way toa milder climate, seeking a better ome, they will apostatice or be driven’ fcom. love! asylum; you may set that down for a fact. [ saw tha: this people would have to flee into the mountains, an: into a climate and country that the Gin'i‘es would not desire. If ware not ia such a p'ace,I do not kaow where we will find one more undesirable than this. Do the saints delight fo this locality? No, it iy repugnan* to their feclicgs, if they could have their choice. Did | come here by choice, or was it not because I had to come? I like this country, and if it is not bare enough, cold and diesgreeable enough to th»se who wish to liv. in ease, we will find another location a little farther off. When we came here we were one thonsand miles f-on everybody. # Are you afraid of the Gentiles coming here ! Should we all move from this city and give the til ss liberty to oceupy our houses, our farms, &., in fi = would not find them here; they could not live h2's, ‘or this is nota place that would suit them. If thi {- not the place for ua to dwell, itis not t> bs found in Texan, in California, nor tn O18 or New Mexion, OW ~* a tt the 7 Sie neta wa ena OF IE, BOF Fou. 9: Iaxtalso My ness wet MU wo 1@ OY O. i080 pinged. ie are not now in the right place, the Lord will lead us tu where we can gather wp, our strength, end multiply ani ren ourselves, at we can go fo:th and serve the Lora with ciean hands and pure hearts. The News contains the following i‘ems of theatrioa! ia telligence:— ‘The theatre will open in the So'al Halt, on Wednestiy $10 13Uh inst., with “Lake, the Laborer,” and “Ais 1s L ‘ke, « Brother W. H. Wile +a, other W. Wiles. TINT, Bectuer Patrik Lynch ion will continue their pur- formances on each succeeding Wednesday sod Saturday eveniogs, until further notice. They have several new plays, fares, &c., in readiness fr the oat rt amusement and instraction of the public. ‘Tne focial Hall was crowded on Wednyaday and Batur day evenings last, amd on both oosasions the audien:« were highly gra'ited with the offorts of the performers On each cocasion the melo-drama entitled ‘ Luke, the Laborer,”” was played, followed oa Wednerday by a comi: rong, aud the oomsdy “H's Last Legs;” and Sata * oy dance, and the faros ‘fhe Wiasw's Victim. On Wedceetay, the 20th inst., the celebrated play en titled “Tbe Stranger,’’ wif be performed, to omolnc+ vith ® comic song by Mr. P. Marget’s, and the oomie dance as danced in “The Honey Moon,” by Dr. Lamyede Rie es TRR.—Morday evening, March 8, has boon se! apart for the benefit of Btother B. Snow, on which 02.4 rion will be presented, for the first time in this city, tne thrilling historical tragedy entitied “ Virginius,’ tae n Fatker.’”’ Brother Saow w')l appear im his fa yorite character of Virginiue. Sozgs. a dace, and sh: farce “The Wisow’s Victim” will ooneinde the ps.- formanoe of tha’ Tae Fatan Dorn m Sourn Carouma—Our community was painfully s'artiea on Saturday afte:moo:. last, by the reception of @ telegraphic dospatoh fron Marlon, §.C., to tho effect that a hoatile mestiag be taken place near Fair Biuf, between Dr. Waa. 0. Wilkime- and Jos. H Flanner. Eiq., bath young ma and eitwen of this plage; and that on the third fire the former re ceived the ball of his antagonist throaza the Iu igs, an‘ ina very few minutos expired. The diffitalty grew ea: of a speech made by Mr. Wilkings on Wadacsday oventoz last, at the democratic me'ing at the Couct Hom o, Taos fought with pistols, at ten prces—-Mc, Wiikings beie the challenger — Wilminglon, N. @., Herald, Muy 9. One Tuovsand Douuars ror A New Liquor LAW IN MassacuusirTs.-—John M, Barnard, a distaliec # B ston, wndiate publisher of the Herald, offers a pre mium of $1,000 tor the best essay on the andject of legis lative enactments designed to regulate the manufatture, by an outline of a law for consideration, SLEIGHING IN APRiL.—The Greenbrier Era says there was fice sleighing at Nicholas court house, Virgiaia on the 24h alt., snow paving fallen the day p evious t» the depth of seven inched, , | Granséa, 1, making the number of States and Territories nd ure of intoxicating liquors, to he ascompsnios | ANNIVERSARY WEEK. The Announcements. SaruRDaY, May 10. Baptist Historical . Baptist chure ‘Twenty-third street, New Thal? past 7PM. Aw nual sddzees by Kev, De Howell, of Virginia, Bumpay, Mar 11. Central American won by the Rev. Thomas Church of the Puritans, past 7 o'clock P.M. ress japltst Publication Society.—Annval sermon by Rev. Dr. ite Strong place Baptiat church, 103 A. M. Baplish Publication Socviye Olver street eburch, 9 phy .— Oli’ e o’elook A. M. eed as) ‘Tavrepay, May 15. General Atsembly of the ’ School)—Rey. Dr. Adama’ chureh, Madison o’elock A.M. Sermon by the Rev. Wm. C. Wisner, D.D., ot Iwekport, N.Y., M.derator of the last Assem ly. General Atsembiy of the fersan Church, (O18 Sehooi)—First Presbyterian church, Rev. Dr. Phillipe’, Fif h avenue, 11 o’ciock A. M. Sermon by Rev. Nathan L, Riee, D. D’, of Bt. Louis, Moderator of Jast Ajgomn- Wepwrepay, Mar 21. formed bly. General Synod of the Refi ian Church— Fiza, Reformed Presbyterian’ church, Rev. Dr. Molaod’, i P.M. rea D Moderator, .T. We. Wye lie, D.D., of Fhiladelyhiae peer Ray Sea a? American Congregational Union. ‘The annual business meeting of this association was held at 3% o'clock P, M., Thuraday, ia the lectate room of the Church of the Puritans, Union place. Owing to the storm, the attendance was small, very few ladies venturing to appear. The President, Rev. Leonard Ba- con, D.D., ealled the meeting to order, and Rey. Benj. Tappan, DD., of Maine, implored the Divine blessing. The Corresponding Secre.ary, Rev. T. Atkinson, having recently removed from the elty, was net present, and white waiting for the arrival of some othe: officers, the Preeident made a few remarks, setting forth the navire and objects of the ins\ivution. It was not io any sense ‘an ecclesiastical organization, but was intended to pro- mote the principles of the Oongregational denomina‘fon. The President called upon Rev. J. P. Thompson to make some remarks relative to what had been scsomplisied during the past year, He gave a brief account of the re sults of the conference between the committee of this society, and those of similar associations olsewhere, in reference to libraries, &:. Another topic of inverest was the sustenance of evangelical labor in Kansas, and the erection of church edifices in the same locality. Nearly $7,000 have been obtained for this objsct asid> from other funds already placed in the hauds of Rev. Mr. Lewis, of Lawrence, K, T, Rev. W. J. Daddiogton spk of the gratifying result of the committes’s visic to B28- ton, aud expressed bis beMef that the mission woa'd be ulamately successfal. Rev. Mr. Gilmour, of Lock port, was appointed Secretary, pro tm. and Mr.’ Buddington moved that ‘the step {ai ist ed by the Executive Committee in reference to Kaneas, be endorsed by the Union. This motion yas discussed at some length with reference to the man ner in which the appr tions shoul be disbursed, by Rev. Messrs. Knight, of Kansas; Dwight, of New Haven, and others, the greater number advocating the donating and loaning of necessary amounts to desti:ute quarters of the new Territory. In answer to an inquiry, Kev. M-. ‘Thompron said that the action of the Executive Commit- tee, which it was movei to endorse, had been pursued with much caution, as we had learned that execu.tvs committees must not go too ter. Rev. Messrs. Clark and Dwight advocated the a:quisition of at least $100,000 for the erection of ckurshes, not only ia Kansas, bat Ybroughout the West. Mr. Baddington coincided, and thoognt that the Union was at @ jaucture, which, with the Divine help, should pe met by the Congregational de. nomination, thought it a most interesting and im portant fact, that the small amounts already aparopzl- ated had resulted in euch success, Rsv. Mr. Paine, of Illinois, was much p'essed at the turn things were taxing. He thought that the churches of his State wou'd ocntribate at least the amount which had previoasty been furnished them. The President suggested that the peculiar exigency of the Kansas churches sevmed t> de mand a special appropriation. We act under tne assunp- tion thet Kansas is to bea free State, aniif thts ia not the cage we shall lose our investfnent,” Acting thus, we beHeve that our donations, whether of Bib.es, rifles, meet- ing houses or school houses, are to make Kansas the most glorious of all the’ Western galaxy of free States. The denomination will be able to raire means to build church edifices throughout the West, if it will try to appear able, Motion car- ried. Rey. Mr. Thompson cffered a resolution to the effect that a convention ora 5) ial meeting of the Union be cailed for the purpose of deliberation, referring to the most eligible method of obtainiog a general fand foc building houses of worship in the West, and to transac’ other relevant business. The resolution was siop‘ad after some discussion. An abstrac. ofthe Treasurer's report was read, which showed that, aside from the Kansas fund, the disbursements for the past year bit excceded the avsilable funcs by sixteen ceats Tae remark that c-mparatively few of the Congrega‘ional clergymen of the country were members of the Uaioa, called torth expressions of surprise from some compara tively cew members, ard explanations fromothe-e. Tae election of officers next took place, viva wee, resulting in the xe-election of Dr. Bacon, as President; Israel Miaor, as Treavurer, and the election of Mr. N. A. Calktas as Recording Seeretary and Deposttary., Ths oflve of Cozzee- pinding Secretary having been rendered vacant by ths resigtation of Rev. T. A kinson, the trustees were emo ¥- ered to fill that office at discretion,“and avote of acknow- ledgnent jwus unanimonsly tendered to Mr. A. fur ths faithful and satisfactory manner in which he had ful- -filled his arduous duties, After afew remarks from the President, the meeting adjourned to the Apollo Booms, where # bountiful collation was in waiting. Professor B Siliman, LL. D., presided, and addrerses were delivered by several clergymen and others interested ia the ob- Jects supported by the Union. American Baptist Home Mission Society. ‘The twenty-fourth annual meeting of this society was held yesterday, in tho Oliver street Baptist church. It was announced that the morning ression would be opened at nine o’slock, but it was near ten o’clook before it was organized. In the interim there were devotional exer- cisen, durirg which prayers were offered by Rev. Messrs. Duncan, of New Jersey, Harrison, of Pennsylvania, and Rev. Mr. Steward, of this city—Rev. Dr. Belcher, of Phila- delphia, presiding. At the conclusion of this meeting, a large number of members of the society having arrived, the meeting was regularly organized by the election of Hon. Albert Day, Lieut. Governor of Connecticut, to the chair, and proceeded at cnce to business, after prayer by Rev. Mr. Kalloch, of Boston. Mr. Samuel Colgate officiated as secretary, and Rev, A. B, Mason was elected as his as sistant. A motion was made for the appointment of a Comm't- tee on Credentials, which was adopted. The following gentlemen were appointed: — Mr. J,M. Whitehead, of New York; Rey. J. W. Park- hurst, of Mass. ; Rev. C, M. Faller, of New York; Rey. J. Ladd, of New York; Rev. Joshua Fletoher, of Rhod land. On motion, a ocmmtttee on the nomination of ofic:rs was appointed. This commiitee was oomposed of the followin; Rev. J. 8. Webb, of New Jersey; Rev. 8. M. S'imsoa, of New York; Rer. J. 8. Backus, of New York; Rev. J. M furdeek, of Conn. ; Rev. 8. M. Swaim, of Mags, The following commitves was als> appointed to mak one list of the life directors and life members of the ciety:— Rov. Mr. A. P. Mason, of Mass.; Rev. Mr. Holme, of New York; Rey. Mr. Cochrane, of New York; Mc. Watt- ton, of Perinayivania; and Rev. Dr. Phelps, of Cona. |, The following resolution was offered by Rey. D:. Bal cher! = Resolved, That ministers and other brothren present, not members of the society, be invited to participate in ita deliberations. The resolution was adopted; after whish Dr. Hill read a letter ‘rom Charles J. ate the Treasurer of the clety, resigning bis office declining @ re-e:ec!ivn. The letter was received. The Treasurer's report was then read by Mr. H. B. Freéman, giving the following account of the financial condit/on of the society:— Balance from last year’s account Receipts from all other sources. Total amount :f receipte during the year end- irg March 81, 1856............-..0065 Total amount disbu;:sed same period... Balance in the treasury, March 31. ‘Add Brooklyn City bond, : Total amount of resouress, Apri! 1, 1856 ‘The amount due missionaries Apri! 1, 1856. liable to immediate demand, $1,092 93 $4,878 17 Deduct amount of resources abov v 1092 93 Shows # deficiency of........0s004 tege $3,781 24 Aronat of available resources less than la}! JOT. seeps eveeee ta teeeee eee css $5,004 45 Amount cf contributions and legacies only, Jena then lest year, not {noluding the legsoy of GN. Bleecker in 1854, which was tora sprelfic purpose. VMestetlyiy es $1,616. 85 the amount contributed, 66,809 90 did not reach ths trearury until the last week in March. The snaual report of the Secretary was read by Rev. Dr, Hus, The following is an abstrast:— SUMMARY OF LABORS AND RESULTS. umber of missionaries employed by the Sovie:y rt or the whole of the yesr, is 113, Of this namn- for a 1866, A few cew appointments were made in the erarse ofthe year, but four only beoame permanent arrange- mepts, end only 62 missionaries remained {a oommisei va atthe close of the year. Nine collesiing sganta, als>, have been employed during the whole or portions of the < ear. ‘The mineionarion were distributed as follows: —Ia Cana | da (Kast), 7; Oanada (West), 1; New York, 2; Peansyl | vanta, 4/Ohlo, 8; Michigan, 6; Indiana, 10 Iliinots, 17; Wisocneln, 25; ‘Iowa, 12;’ Minnesota, O-egon, 3 California, 4; New Mexieo, 6; Kauses, Nev cocupied 18, Of the bomber, of pulvslonarion employes, 10 have preached the Gorpe’ {a foreign language’, vie :-Gorman, Swedith, Denish, Norwegian, Dateh, Frenoh, Spanish, Peoblo and Navej> Indian, Nearly’ all of the 10 ara | fencal cespotinm they would new find a constitutional ber, 109 were under appointment on the Ist of April, | | meaxs of aaving prope In edéttton to the above, the misionaries report the fare Lectures aud addr: atures to the femnaraaes pledg Miles travelled in the discharge of du Sabbath school, Bible ciasces..... 86 Number of 929 | Number of scholar 6.817 Volumes tn 8. 8. Horas 20,003 B‘ations where M.C. of p 56 Preparing for the ministry airs os 16 he churches, ced by the socieiy, con.ribaied, ¢uriog | the year, to the usual objects of tian benevolence, $3,001 87, berides about $14,(00 for the support of the cause of Christ among thempelves. teen churebes, recently aided by the society, have mined to sus ain their pastors hereafier, without further ¢rafts upon our treasury. The followirg committees were appointed when the foregemng was read:— On Church kdgfice Fund—Rev. M. G. Hodge, of Brook- lyo; Mr. Lincoln, of Marsachusetts; Rev. Mr. Steward, of | ew York; Rey. Mr. Barker, of New Jersey, and Hon, P. P. Runyon, of New Jersey. ilarice—Rey. W.'8, Clapp, of vonnsc:icut; Rev, Dr. Lathrop, of New York; Rev. Dr. Belober, of Phiisdel- pha; ew Mr, Howard, of Vermont, and Rev. Mr. Hop ine, of New York. On Missiona: ioms—Rev. Messre. Armitage, B, D., of New York: ah Fish, of New Jersey; W. Reed, of Covnesticut; J. Kelioch, of ‘Massacuusetts; Harrison,’ of Pennaylvania, and P, W. Reed, of New Mexico. The meeting ther went into an election for cffleers of the neciety for the ensuing year, with the following result:-— President.— Albert Day. Vice Presidenis.—Dea, Willlam Colgate, Crozier. Treasurer, —J. i. Southworth. Auditor Smite Sheldon ‘ore ing Secrctary.—Rev. D. M. Hill, D. D. psi Pn Secretar y.—Samuel Colgate.” Financial Secreary.— Rev. E. T. Hiroox. At the afternoon tession, « report from the Committee on New Rooms, Oftises, &2., was aubmitied by Mr. Cauld- well, of this ci'y, This report stated that the commit- tee bad not been able to procure a suitable location, in consequence of the. instructions to the committee that thy should not go above Canal street in their search for vhe required accommodations. The society at present cecupiey a portion of he Bible House, on Nusau street, and the change of Iccation has been prop2sed by those who are in fay: r of the new version and of occupying a separate building. After considerable debate, a motion was adopted, post- Ponizg the subject laceflatiely, The subject. was agaia rought up by a motion for its reconsideration, and it was Heaily decided to refer it to a committee, wich in- steuctions, this morning, Satarday. ‘The meeting then adjourned till nine o'clock this morning. John P, American Board of Commissioners for Fa- reign Missions. The snnual meeting in behalf of the American Board of Ocmmissioners for Fcreign Missions was held in the Broadway Tabernacle, yesiecday, at teno’cloct A. M. ‘The building was wel! filled, and a lively interest in the objects of the meeting was exaibited on the part of the audience, The meeting was opened with prayer by the Rev. Dr. D.witt, and a ter the singing of an appropropriate hymn, by the audience, a statement of the condition of the work of foreign missions was read by the Rey. Dr. Wood, one of the Correspending Seczetaries, of which we give the fo lowing absirast:— ‘The missions under the care of the Board in whose bebalf this meeting is held, have ini eased to 29; connected with which are 120 stations, occupied by laborers from this country, and 60 Out siations, under missovary supervision, by native evange Hata ‘or pastors. since the annual meeting im September, teven ordained missionaries, one physician, one otuer male and nmateen female assistant misvionaries. Have been seut 10 the missions. But theranks thus strengthened, are also weak- eved sud broken. 100 many {a the fieid ara borne down with labors and cares greater than they can sustain; and some are not, for God hata taten them To the venerated names of Poorand Scudder. and the names of younger brethren who have recently entered into rest, are row to be added those of Whiing. fora quarier of ® century wise, energetic and un- Wwearied in effort for the res nration of @ .iving chriaiianity in Byria and the Holy Land; und the beloved Kverett, whose pure minded and self sncrificizg zeal, for eleven years, in his Mas- ter’s service smong the armeriaus of Turkey, assures us that he left these earthly eceues for that “fullness of hope, fulness fullness of glory,” wh ch—the lest ntterates of his a exu ting anticipation and alresdy re dized truttion The whole number of Inborers trom this country, in the missions, is 409; conalsting of 168 ordeined misslonaries, 26 urordsined ‘assietant miemonaries, of whom eight are physi cisns, and 220 female ssslstant missionaries, With these are asscciuted 65 native preachers and 27 other natize heipers; resking a total of 097 wh sre devoted to the work of evauge.d zation And supported by the funds of the Hoard. sleven print estabi'ahments exist in tie missions; from which were irsued. in the last year, about twenty-six milion pages of the Word of God end puilcations disseminating {ts trathe, The educational operations of the 20rd wre indicated by the eleven higher reminaries—an inereaso of two since January, 1855; 19 boardizg sehools, three lees than in 1854; ‘and, exclusive of the Sandwich Islands, $75 oxmmon echoois, being 22 more than were reported one year ago. These con: tein a total of about 12.000 pupiie; a diminution trom various caufes. and mostly in the c:mmcn schools, of nearly 2,000 from the report of 1854. The progress of the great work {oc which we are engaged, is by no means to be measured morely by the enlargement of the number aud memoerehip ot organized c Yet an addition during the year of eleven w the pre existing churches, ard of 1.487 to their formar membership of sretactatul of encouragement bixt; of these charches have been formed wihin fifteen yeaca; and the reseptions into \hem all, during that period, exceed 31,000 souls; givi kn averege 0! moze than fourieer each year to each ordaine wissionary—a consid higher average, {t Is believed, th 8 denominations revresented in the board would show, + 1th the immenee preponderance of Auxiliary agencies and influences in its favor, as the resuit of ninisterialiabor in our own country, Muay known to the mitsionaries, part'cularly in Western Asia and Perala, and doubtlers many to be first xnown in heaven, hve died in the faith cf Christ, ¥ ho are rot tneluded in this number, ‘We can but just refer io the unwented tidings that reach our care from Crina, | During the year just repcried. eights treo Persone, rearlv all adults. and several of them ebove fifty years ‘and attesiing the slacerity of thet profession by perresution ‘and loss endured, have, through the blessing of Ged, 03 the Iarore of the two brethren of the mivsion of the Befcrmed Dutch chnreh uv der the care of the American Board in Amoy, been admitted to the Christian church, Forty taree per ors have alco been received by Raglish wiwionsries in the fame clty érd vicinity in the seme time; mvKing an aggrorats harvest, in one rear, of twenty five told more hopeful conver sors then the devoted plovest of Chinese missions, Dr, Morri- son, was permitted to rejoios over during tna whole iweaiy- seven’ years of bis mirsicnary Iite. In two A heen ameng the Armenians. sixteen evangelical cburches have beoome twenty-five; the seven central stations Cf the mission are now fourteen; acd «large addition has beea made to every class of agencies emplosed In Western A in Syria, Avsyria. and among the Nestorians, the leaven of the Gospel is spreading with grea’ rapidity, and working with cauy augmenting power,, Kew churches arg on the eve of for- mation in the part cf tre eld fint just sown, we be- Heve, to beself-aupvorting avd mission sustaining. ‘The ordi- ioh bas just occurred, at Airtab, of a pastor, whe entire support fs assumed by that church. Two other churches ara {mmediately to receive pastors of their own peoplo; and & house ot worship for one of them is promised by one recently a follower of the falee prophet, and sow a diecipie of Jesus Of intercourse wih Moslems, spirivual results already developed, ‘and @ work to be done among them, the most animating ac: counts are furnished. ‘The receipts ot the Board for the nine months of the finan- ofal year which have 7,184 I; being 83.500 08 in advance of the reve'pia tor the sorreeponding perind of tie Preceding sear. The icevitable expenditure imposed by the growth of itssvstem of mistions and causes not under the con- trol of the Prudential- Committee, make imperative considers bie increase, during the three mon hs whieh remain, in the Mterailty of ite friends, to prevent a burdensome addition to the debt of $20,500, for which the treaswy was liable at tho begirning cf the year. The first speaker was Rev. S. B, Farrnank, of Bombay, who, after specking of the suocess which had crowned missionary Iabors in the East hitherto, enlarged upon the importance of missionary eff et among the villagers and the lower castes of population of Indis. He gave nu- merous instances of the success which had attended mis- tionary effort among these classes cf people. He said that the missionaries had acquired great influence in the government scheols, which was as benefistal for good as if they were directed by their own management. At the elcse of his speech he made am earnest and forcible ap- peal to the Bowrd to sead more laborers int> » field where there was s0 great a work to do. ‘The Rev. F. M. Ciasu, of Henolala, Sandwich Islands, Correspending Secretary of the Hawailan Missionary S)- clety, next acdressed the audience, He trasted that a few remarks from one w! been so long a resident of the Sandwich Islands, would not prove uninterestiog upon this . It wae about tweaty-eizht vears since he firet landed on what was then regarded as fiome of his brethren had eded him, heathen shores, and light was just beginning to cawm in that benighted part ofthe werld, The language hed been reduced to ywiitirg, ard a few books had been printed in the native opgue; but the people, as a body, were ignorant of the | firs; rudiments of letters, aa well aa of the Gospel. He | found the people in the lowest state of degradation, moral, mental and ghy steal Tt was not easy for those who had never visited heathen eho:es, er been conversant with Leatben minds, to comesive the depths to which human ature migat sink. He egal only tay, that in, stead of the Hawaiian islands reebing with the blood of buman v.ctime, they wouXl now find a Caristian temple fewaler, to the Marquesas I:Jands, and they beret @ ex se themeelves. the Rey. J. mcLaop, pastor of the American ehure * Monueal, ihen addressed the audience at considerable Jergth, giving the resalte of hie travels abroad, related his experiences at the m'ssiouary stations vist'ed the imteres\ing schools it viried. He the Drures, and be never neard boys anywhere answer quesicns trom the catechism and ‘the isle more op - rectly. Sohcols were very ¢Mfictent auxiliaries in aldin iy | the missionsry work. He met while abroad the ve'e:a+ Dr. Switb, who was er the Seriptares into Ari and was crnvinced that be war exerting @ beneficial fluevee iv the sphere in job he was operating Allth> miesicusries he had met were severely overtasked, ani the necersity for s greater number of leburers in the felt of miesior ary effort was self spparent to any candid and intelligent cbeerver who baa earefully surveyed the ground, After the singing of a bymn by the Mrxox Wissiow, of the Madras station, then the sur ience:—"God al eat,’’ was the seying of the great Bnsuet at the fase of Louts pg ey 1e- Dee to thie graat minionery wo! might sa; od alone {s great.” As they look at inin ety and laod, they might weil say, “Behold what God hath wrought, ’? Bince he lett this conotry, the firet steamboat had become a steam navy. Sore pernons then indulged the hope thet the ocean might porsibly be navige:ed by steam. But others said that they might as weil thin! of going to sea inates pot. (laughter.) Bat now, as they surveyed ‘be ocean steam marine, they might well ay “what hath not God wronght!” In the midat of all their material proeperi y, they must take hee! thas it preve not their ruin. Thsy needed aw safety vatvein order tc preserve the health of lic. Hehed Deen assured that the receipws of the Board for this year were much lees than they were in 1842, And yet there were 100 merchants in this city now whoe uid better give $1,000 to this cause than they cc uld $100 in 1842, In other places there were suppored to be at least 400 mea who could be'ter give $1,000 a year t» this cause than they oould $50 in 1842. The reverend gentlemen thea spoke of the Progress of the Gospel in India. There were now fifteen Crganized churches in Madras, having large congregs- tiers, Ecucation had been greatly advanced. He with his brother mis-ionary ta respect to the importante of diffusing cbrisitantty axiong the lower caste, of india; Dut Le theught {t well also not 1o neglect the higher clasces in this respect, but labor for them ami for the evnversion cf the cities. If they gained the cities by their Influence, they would soon be able to exert a wide spread spd poweriu! influence all cver the /and. The el sing apeech was delivered by the Kev. Donald Fraser, of the Free church of Seotiand, Montreal. Atter the audienee had united in singing a hymn, the ie- tion was pronounced, ard the sesembly dismissed. in tae work of transla ia; He visited also Dr. . American Systematic EBeneficence Socletys This eceiety, recently established in Philadelphia—ite object, an set forth, being to endeavor to promote syste- matic beneficenee, according to the Scriptural priaciple, that of giving accord'ng as the Lord has prospered—held its first public anniversary yesterday, at 3 P.M., at the Broadway Tabernacle. There was # very respectab! attendance. An introductory prayer was offered by Rey. Dre Dowling. Afur reading cf various pasages of Seripture, a wtate- ment of the origid anc object of the society was read by Mr. Gullever, tne Corresponding Secretary :— The scclety took its rise from the reading of a tract f the american Tract Soctety, giving # memoir of a it cf Beston. whom it was stated that he twenty five per of the net profs of his to. char taple Christ! ations. rumteMof members of evangoiical charchos in the United States was avout 3,660 000. By exch one of these members pivirg thus percen'age of tus income, the “aggregate ooutri- utions to the various beusvolen! societies wou'd be in- crensed three fold. Thes did not propsse to raise up an Great publishing rosiety, nor to icterfere with mcieties Crlabilsbed, nor with debaminations! ‘bosrds ard effosta, with channeis of be- 8 view to witbdraw as'ngie dolisr trom nevolerce ‘their whole objex aud aim was t) do somethit to elevate the one of Christian prirciole and actioa th-oughot the whole country, without regerd to geographica: or eocle- siastica’ differences. He believed it to be a means of advancing the cvuse of the deer er, vy developement of (-h-istian graees in the heart, by increasing the amount of contributions te the treasuries of tae Various voluntery and ec erlastioal agencies for spreading the Gospel), ty securing @ regu'ar aud progressive beaificance In- steacjof SWUAting effor's which are among ts of our voluntary syetem aad our religious end chiritable inatitu'ious. ‘The attention of the Cbristian pubiic hd bean already oulled to this aubject by the American Trax Soclety and the Presoy- terian, Beptict and Metvodist churches and other !inflnendal Dodies-- orb in Great Britain axd in our own couatey —rrj io- ing in this fact, nnd regarding 1. ag indisative of he want of some further efficien and istimnal atiempt to promote the object in view; and without Cesirmg to interfere in the ‘ewt eflorts, they only asked to be permi'tsd to eo- degree wi h teir cperete with all who may fee! dlaposed to nid in this unselish and truly Christan work. Tt waa only asked hat local Tract and Bible Rocieliee ard tabbath choo’ shou'd give the socey. Tactical etlect thrcuzh their miasionary ard other contrib ite jon& ‘The p'an waa to reach the entire comrourioy aud eash femby, 6nd thas to eecure ths widest personal and general adoption of thitone principle, to tmerfere wih no other tnatl- tution, voluntary or exc erlasiien’, pudlie or vrivate; but to be- nefit a'l, end owell-ard reguiate ine tide cf mrnificence that flown thrcugh e7e:y ebanne:, to he'p he univeres’ exnae of S Mr. Thomas WaTsoN, of Phileds'phia, upon ths eonsta- tion cf the foregol:g P's\-ment, edaressed the mosting. Aiter alluding to the origin aud objest of ike Bociety, as detailed by the Secretary, Le »roveeded to enlargs upon the resuits that would exsue from systematic contribu tions, The total of donations by members of evange ical churctes in the United Sta’es did not at present exseed rixty cents yearly for each member. He did not exzest they would give over one-tenth at firrt. If this was ual- versally done, the whole sun contributed would be ve" large. But cne-tenth was not, ia his view, eaoagh, ity could afford to give more—though some. of ne- cersity, must give less. There were widows with two. mi‘es, to wLom the ocntribution of fitty par cont of this smonnt, though iWelf ro small, was of serioas momeat. th) He ¢id not ask—for God did giving =awey one’s entire substnas the baif ct ir, as the poor widow did. Togiva asc ‘ae they hed prorpered was all tha: was asked. A himn was sung, of which the following war the cluding verse:. ‘That man may last, Who much receives bu: nothing giver; ‘Whom none eau love. whom none ean thank — Creatiot ’s blot, creaticn’s blank. Rev. Joun P. GuuuveR, of Norwich, Conn, next ad- Crepsec the meeting. He dwel: up-n the meagre contri- dations of Christian chnrehes at present, compared with their ability to give. Theawouat given by each member did not exceed an average of cnedoliareacn. The regurod cf contributions in Maraschureite—that State ot so much vealth and reputed benevelence—was this amount. There were ways to enlarge the aggregate of donations for Christian ‘objects, One was to expend lesa upon churches. It was wreng, {a bia view, to give so much attention to the decoration of churoh edifices. Seated upon plain benckes aad enoompessed by walls ua- ornar.ented, God could be ae efféctually worshipped as Deneath frescoed ceitings and up rich and soft cushions, He ailuded at leng bh to th8 wasteful extravagance of dress as sbown by Christians of the prevent day. He urged a charge in there respects—a spirit of Christian benevolence more in keeping with the richness of God’s gifta to men, This done, and the worls’s conversion, the mil’enium period, would so: ner be brought abou. Mr. Grorce H. Stewart, Vice President, followei in» brief address. He cirelaimed im the onset the opinion which he feared spieht get abread, to the effest that this rociety wos got up vo afford a few officers good livings. As far an he knew, not a single officer reeeived or expert- «4 to receive # single penvy for his services. They oon- trituted their time as their (ithe of donations tomlvavse the gooi interests of the soclety. He spoke of the efforts put forth alrea¢y by the society. and the good remuly tending it. He hoped that the returning anolvers -y next year ‘would prove fully the p:acticability of their p10 ject. no Bk A bymn was mung by the assembly standing. Rev. Tukopore L, CUYLER made the nex: address, p-1- facing his remarks with reading the followicg resu.u- ion:— Resclved Thet for the promotion of peramal piety. er © 0 8s tbe advercement of the cause of Christ geserally, the . ‘p- ture plap ¢f giving eystematical y and at stated periods eb, ld be acopted by every member of the church. The gccd to grow out of this society, he claimed, wae its being syatema‘ic, The word system was a talismenio word of sticoess in every enterprice. In the ultimate succers (f the present organizetion he relied mainly from its being thus upon a plan of enforcing system in Christian gontfibutions, Let any one commence laying said ‘tion of his income, and it world soon become Jove stir gy yearly douations to enter Rev. De. Baru ‘J Lera they 4! give their purses also. There w.re agreat many nies at at present, to spread Christianity ‘snd religious knowles, beat suppo-ed frcm the muliiplicity of there Christian socie 2 ‘was being Cone that could be to advance This was not so. A different dectrine wou'd be preashed in American pulpits. Christ gave himself awag to # the worlé—ehvuld his followers thiok it was asking 00 much of them to bestow one-tenth of their incomes to: adornirg every hamiet; and they wen'd find there quite | advance Christianity? That they all were stewards of the AP O1G-iiz PRD Vell Gressed le, Metening to the ia- | lord sknowledged. It was only necessa- atructiona of divine wiedom im their own tong: Y ed, in concluding. to Rold this property as not Thy would fiad, to, commen schools in saccesefal | their owx—to give of it to the Lord, and to give systeme- ticm in every'villag*, and im the lerger towns schools A quer graser’ ‘Tere we:e Ghriatian churches seat- tered .brovgh the groupe, comprieleg more than 18,000 church members in a poputation of 78,000. Insteat of a minarchy, administered om the mort enligh'ened and Christian princip'er, Peaes amd eréer now reigned thrcvghcut the group, and, as wae reentiy stated by Chief Justice Lee in one of hin reparts to the Legislyture ofthe Islende, there was peeerbly no connt:y upon the face of the globe where li'e awd property were more nafe. Tt was said that the people wore diminishing. and be regretted to ray that mush was the fect. He hei beeu told rinoe hit arrival io tds efty that the opinion was qui'e prevalent anorg ovndid and seweidle poople that | the Gcepel, Ineteat of paving the Ot Hlawraliapt | ritua'ly, was Torking thetr temporal ruin, and was, in | tact cevopulatirg’the telend. Was tile a legitiaets effect cf she preaching of the Coapel ia thieer any osher | Iavd’ Ne. The Gospel, “gyerevar exerted, waa the ampmrariig an well hs aplritu- aveen the conciiom of the peo pri bad mot been planted in toele | arent foreign population’ The popu’a. | dimninsehed greatly, more the! ithadcoms, ant of it lof, would Bare ven ® dograted | ai prop’e, fhe fret imeicatien of progress. in | ares was the orange brought abot in 6g bat woule bar P' the Ge mi¢st, with tre p- ter would he ard the rem" anc debar those i tae ~ the arelven of foreign nativi*s From the reports ressived from missi maries it ap sears that 196 ata ions and out stations kave been nupotied ord tre segemte of time bestowed upoa the fl! + equalto that cf one man for 87 years. ais ‘The n festonarles report, also, th Daptism of sons—the ho-eful conver: ion of 194 othera—’ 042 pe sation of 21 churches— he ordination 0715 - +b@ Organt- ecmpletion of 9 eSurch @ ffices, and pre .niniateta—the aren) in balding 4cthers na aicslonary or ecptise e€ the inland a relf nap dan teirwas called Fifteam of the mission (? were new Fappor'ed entire y by the Inlanders, oni of the «thers spent grew gn a -or, but very hbera', Dane te sat Maries worthy to be imitated by Caris- fiauein thie county. Athort Hime since be gave notice cn for the repsir of his caureh, and King Tv. rent a note to him diresting hin to put teen bir ese for iy dov'ars, The eburohes there had fort eat heceen eivenaries, eight maes ant ges Yr milios | ave.al tically. > Sizaing the Coxology and beneiic.ion closed the exer- clees, American Swedenborgian Printing and Pab- Meshing Society. The reventh anniversary of this soc'ety was ry Dodaworth’s Hall, Broadway, last evening. The society in crganized on the same plan as the American Bible So- ciety, and hae for its objet the more general circulat! § of the writings of Swedenborg, by tarnishing them to pare ebarers at the coat price of printiog. The business zaest- ing of the nociety was held leat Tuesday, when ths oii. cers of the society for the ensuing year were Wlectsd and reports of the Board of Mavagers and Tresunter wort e+ ceived. Trom there reports it appeava that the soxtiy hes prin'ed durieg the pant year 5,000 volumes.ot S#e. ‘a writin) The number of volumes sold was Pyak Tollows: oar a be aes —— yA vealed,’ volamoes, *" y areca Pee) volumes; “TMvine. Provilemcs,” G43 ¥0- Jumer; ‘‘Hesven and Hell,’’ 301 yokames; Tae Christian Religion,’’ 522 volumes. Toe Treasurer’s i ge = pelther & flushed nor an sebarri — on financer. A dor ation of $1,000, from Dr. O- errimen, = of Michisen, sinoe Kf, acknowlec ged; the. re tof ATO AT be. bom! Mecraithy of Philadelphi ended | a coebra ion fa thin olty of th |, of the New York Ohareb. The fe bord would urge tt wscn ibs poole!y to take ronshing centénnary vapor’ ‘lonee aa flows: 0 note > f clerce tq tke geleoravon of the agprow snumary TPR ew church Abe present ‘ear comple es the Orel cane sistance on earth and our breth-en im ay pesca + 8M Sete tury of whe eh bane &.