The New York Herald Newspaper, May 22, 1856, Page 9

8 PRASBYTERUN CENERAL ASCENBLUES. New School—sixta Day. DermeasTinG DISCURSION OF THE GLAVERY QUES- TION. The Aasembly convened at nine o'clock yesterday fmorming, and afer ihe usual devotional exercises Rev. Dr. Mills expressed the hope that the members Would exbibtt toward each other « true feeling of frater- mity and brotherly love. This was partiealarly to be de- Gired oa the present occasion, as siting question ‘would probably come up, during the discussion of which hey should abstain as much as possible from all ex- ‘Pressions that might be calculated vo creste ili feelings, fad ho trusted that they would not conduct themselves 8s political gladiators. Dr. Asa D. Ssoru, previous to the order of the day being walled up, (the majority and minority reports on the slavery question) devired to make a few introductory re- marks, [am, said he, no zeavt upon this question of slavery discussion. I abhor the sys.em; and if tu the low: est depth of my heart any lower dep-h could be found with whieh to fM wich abhorieace, I would dili- gently search for it, but at the same time 1 have, trust, @ very Jarge chavity ia reereace to in- dividuals, There are slave olders at the South waore shoe iatehet, I believe, Iam unwor hy to loose, I draw the line of demarcation between the insiviaual and the system a ithousis Tbave bo genire for discassion. bat ‘am perfectly willing to hare nis hile matter disposed ot without ony Idin’< fem decussion in this body. ‘There ia no subject approosivie tor discussion that may mot be considered here. We the majority of tne com- mitiee, found ourreives tu our Maiatoif ot freeaom. We thought we bad guns sncugh to uas the whole extent of the fo: tification, but our cear brother came up to and anid, “Those guns look ra her oad up there; we pacific allround here; we don’: waut sny eccicsiaa ‘war, aad had you not better tane ¢owo as many aa you can? Wo cevire to be peaceful om our side” Well, we Joored about us, and almos. disaantlet our tortress, Jeaving one gun oniy, and that of swell csliore When that was done cnr Drovber ct el er.003 up here, You Saw him: bis battery war purmasked, and you sax how the flame st rth, the fire andsmoke. I think (Leugbtes) You saw the y—vot only tha. but those # rake! all along ive; no: an Assemb'y ved more ur Jos he dichsege. The balls K even to ‘he old Asermaiy of 1818, Weil, :aat of thicge; now come some excelient + rot beter ‘ake down your while L have said this in rt, Lshoule say itis not alto zs of your former sow woal was the state of the jawed on th | o that m atapo che ts entirely f othe pre it, it | x the action | vlved in them. It g our opinion wpe either the | ion i opp se, therefore, to th, adop- cosmuch as it leaves this As- | f opiaion ia on. What Act vat eaytog one thing { may say, Mr. Mocera'or tard @icion? concn for thts ss the meri's of this ques towake em opt th) mejoriy Mporiance ‘a3 a ov onal sew, ndication o” vaie assembly i: comes legiti- ara'ey be‘ore il; ye, it you bistory of ral Acsembule', You wil find tha: this vary ousi- (a const=nc'iou to toe cons‘itutional power witer in waich Gene-al Asse motes bave report. I suomit this is | be-a caiformiy ergagec. This, therefore, ig © grave Question of copstitationa! obbgattn, ard we shai not be o:ttg eur my if, baving toix -urject spose of 1) pave 09 questions has not have nor beea at eppr.tai calerence on 3 wea ol thetr ie kDowiecgs enticed it te a $0 meet: natitutional pve Drocgt! tetore us at Dew to be put to rest, scuesing this quertion, the pe: pie at large will thick we sre trifiiog wi h them. ‘some brethren regard tais as a Orfical but on'y way to 50 is 19 act ron it fairy, cancicly and moveratsiy. Inow move that the majorly report be adop"ed and printed. This motion, the MopERATOX svi t,was wuneeessary, for, Af agopted, it would be printed cn the minutes Mr. Ber f Livingston Prespytery, spoke ae follows: pave uot, said he, ccoupied # mom-at of ths pou: Youeeion previons to the present times. } Yon bebe f of the chur-hea i nave th» pressure to re bent they are lochisg to this Avembly wiin « great | : that ques- ou, is altoge her out of the ual At omsahelpeven of slavery is ire@—that ts a very cifferent thing. it as an evil, and may desire the gracua! emancipation of slavery, and an emancipation fit would secure the fety and wellare of the white as well as the black p>- pulsiion. But I ask, what practical plen has ever been po maoagee to the peoplet ‘We den’t propose any pien our- seives, but we belicve that in the ungearchabie provi- cence of God @ plan will be made and worked out. I wieh, then, to sey that the people, the pub ic mind on this question in the South has chasged, or that tne agitation of it im the genes, | bas oriven the public mind far back. We zee! ‘en that our mothers wore borrets that came the face, and now our daughters wear bonnets tt that have received » terripie backset. (Lavghter.) When | came iato the munistry, several years ago, there were « great many who were ¢ posed to slavery in the South, bu: tee Assembly waa the habit of saying that slavery was a great evli—now, “4 thing may be evil and yet not bos sin. A man may have @ canoer upon his face, anc think it a greet evil, but the moze he scratebes it and works with it the worse it wili Ddecome—so we consider that flavery, under all systems, is a siv. A WeMnER—Dees vr, W. regard the system of elavory as asin t ‘Tur MoveRstor—I doubt whether that question is destr- able, No ope can answer tor Dr. Woop—I do not regard the system as sintul in itself, T became a: one time the owner o( & woman, | had beea in the babit ot biring slaves, for I bad formed an opimion. atter reading the Deela:ation of Independsace. that slavery wes an evil, and that ali our connection with “it was rather unpleasant. because we nave * good deal of domestic trouble arising out of ButI was spcor maa, and dicn’t marry a wits who i A great manv pegroes, as some ct our bre‘bren who, from the North to the South, do—(Laughter)—ard all roe heip I could get for roy wife was & biavi servant, Well, one morning, aan cane to my house witt a cert having hog tied up in it, and there was @ oman in it too wih the hog, wae he wanted to sell. Now, 65 we wre not 830- lity mists, we Je. such things pays. If wanted, ho to fine fault with the municipal reguiations of « comma: nity, I wight come here and say I nevar sew eusn 4 thing as | caw in the city ot New Yora—a@ woman hitched tse cent, with e couple ofdoge. (Laugbter.) (theR-v gan tleman dountess alluded to the rag plokere, sone of whom bave duge to as: them in drawing their curse.) I Fed thought that in New York womau’s rights vere weil uncerstcod. (Laughter) I don’t bieme ths Mode Tator mcr cur geveral Assembly for this—or that they tfued things to exist. (Renewed Jaugnter.) Wei, oreiite me, ‘Old master, | went you to buy 0 the man seid that rhe had bees sold at Seritf’e a3 that ste wanted somebody to buy her—'hat ehe might cot he * purated from her hi children, Weil, l dougnt ber, and bave tres , Luave no b’, wild as much bindxess 8 ohe evec was treated ed me to buy her busband and arked me c» do so, but I have {i bed f think I would have done 40. neluaton Dr, Wood jocose!y sali that he didmot want be 2¢poriers to say to the Soutn that he Lu) induiged in hoy reinerse against rlavery. J P—I believe thet it was toe iutention of previous Assembites, ia their astion upon this rurjec:, to Sey romaluing in view of the pressing obligat! os upon th ud Imsy be permitted to ray, in pasriog, that what my brother has #sid as baving teen done by the General Assembly wav for the furtuerance of the great cause cf religion, North and south. Bat I con’t prope to enter into the consiceration of the que-ticn whether the Assembly, im their ceductions at Detroit, were correc: cr not~it is not neceasary, becaus if the minority repert represeat the views of our Southern brethren, there 1s no difference of optaion between as on that peint, If the Assembly at Detroit expounded freely the great fecling of tre North, than that feoling has met @ perfect respome, if the minority report be an exponent of the views of our brethren. Tho minority report says— ‘She committee would further remark, that they do vot feet themreives called cn to preeevt their views of the moral ehs- racter of #@ avery, nor io re-argne tne question whether slave Loving ia, in nay case. @ disciplinable. offoace.” Thee do not Kunpore taey Were appamied wi h reference to that question. At was thorong? ly ciscnssed in the arsembly of 1350, and tbe coneivaion rented, “that the holdi fellow mea in the condition of sixvery, exept in where 1: waa una- Yoican e by the Is te stw'e, the obiigatioas of guardian ship, or the nd! of humantty, is an ottence in the oroper import of erm a used te the Sook of Discloline chapter 1, section 2, erd sbould be regarded and treated fo the same nner bs other offences.” Tnisovinion bas been re affirmed either expeerni: or virtuslly, by nearly every succeeding As- semis, including the tnat Now Jet us see what the minority report ssys, I fing in it the following remarks — ‘The undervigr ed likewise concurs in the eentiment which he uudersiance |. imp'ied im ibe second reso-ution adopted by the Afsemoly in Detroit, an? which be has the assurance {s the opinion 6f the mejerity of ts committee that slaveholdlog {8 DO} Brin per se; nd rAanct, therefore on thie ground, be made Seudject of oiscipiine The underdgned a's Peaatiy nae thst siaseholding. ike every other relation 'n life, is a ein in the sigttct aod. when il inocosletent with the demande ot ba. manity. In bis view of the subject, the exceptions stated in tke weernd resolution 2¢oped in 1 etrolt will cover at leat the vari majority ot cases of slavebolding in the and. He ¢: rs that ip the present conciticu of Ue colored porataitya in the & rvebo Btates, the law of Jove and the obligations 0” B Of intercet, to fee woat course it will adopt, and ingat composed, as tt iv, very largely of ministers aad cy ee churches aod we, tn ourselves, sail minority from Soutre:n States, see what course they wil pursue in @ question hat no: come upen the evils upon (be conetitutional powar of this As: Is has been cepresenied this f the committee, who aeatimad yy has or has not tne power is . Lsuppose the question of poser ia thia very like the qnersion of power tn our ua- thona. govirnment over the cubject of slavery ip the ose—some question itr power. while others quea- extent to which it should go, Oar Sousaern churetes wish to know what this Assembly views as the amoont of pew, and if thee benny in thia Assenbdly «ver he subject of slavery. There baa heen « crest deat said about the liberty of opinioa in this Arseably, and weare accustomed, when ws come to it, to cesar opinions expressed in regard to sisvery, existicg, does, in cur cha:ches; and unio: here un Ger the quasi charge of «iu, und it is cisimed that there is perfect liberty in regard to the holsing of Baves Our churches, I say, are anxiously waidog the ceticton upon this question; aod if there is one ‘thicg mors than another that they wish to know, it is thi—thay wish the Avsembly tw «peak out fully and “yualification. They don’t wish any mealy tog. It {s not for us to argue ths subject clear.y and Beother Boyd. ‘We are wiliag to sentation of our view of the constitution. be Asembiy; but we earnestly desire t! port may go upon our mints, that it may be in y allcurcuarches. [nese reports have been ingular abiity aud care, and taey are stay of baing printed aad read, especially as they ‘ject of so much agita’ion in tne church and present time, We suppose you wil do u pleaca wich us, aod we expect you will do as just what will seem good to you. Sut we hope Deve che fairness to precent thé miaority if you ort " that five seara ago thera was 00 ques: mated euch # houre, as far as order was con- his question <f slavery. When it wae brovght up im Detrci’, here was oo: & man wh cot datiens to bis owa ousiniss when a word waa ut- : but out present demeanor #hows treatit calmly, and with reference taco! tha church. Tae rerolution, as ge che whcle subject before us. I'ac rgly the majority repert. 1 avle « 1 vave examined it care- just as far ax Lam able to dectde, the eonat.ta- Presbyie.ian church hes pisoad It where it be placed—by that report—aud le: ms ray, there ! miods npon that committee equal to any in the 2 douse at tais time have nothing to co with utions—they are past, acd must be re- nureh with regard to the question of slavery. ‘the whole question now is, are vou satiatied with the legal exosition as given here? t the sense of this houve’ I think the majority re- port sjefends the interests of the South a well ss the North, snd there is ® line of demarcation in reference to the powers of this house that is a¢witably drawn up. If the South would andorstand ‘this water, let them be car-fol. '@ have expressed our ve upon this subject, and in doing so bave exbibited & cOmre a to guard the feelings of the South. ‘They ace our bi fen, whem we love, and what we desire in 0 sonia sda question of slavery, and t tions of gzeat importance in the ‘church. And now, it we bars got the law cf the church, let us say so~let us adopt this resolution, We setile principles not to ua teens paver aol have ever read. te the Dete warded aa (be ‘exporition of the es to ques pottle them again; and here lv a great law o* the church ae expounded by s m and 1 hope that the vete may be unsnirzous. anc tae it may go out from »pinion of the ect. fam oppored. he wever, to the pa ing of the mincrity report ime in favor of 00 tue Miouces, but lam at ‘he same yrintiz gst im acy c'ber form. Rev. xr, Woon, of Newtown Presbytery, Miss., sald <I vise be cdsessthy Arsem+!y with great relcctaace. ‘Thoog) for a number of yenvs a memb-r o the Assembly, uardiauebia demand thet the relation of msater and servant ehenid exist until some scheme. tn the providence of God, is Gevised ny whith the white urd colored population oan be rerarsied, sno tha latter be, not mereir in name. but actually invested with ali the rights’ and privi'eges of freemen. The ungernigned. therefore does not ¢ivsent irom imp ied in rhe Det: a resolutions, and inthe report jority of the committee, that s aveboising ise ein in the aight Gea’ if texts ia violauon of the obligations ‘of guar? tanship or of tbe Gemaids of humanity. Now, I ask, where ia the differense in principle between ur? Is {tv not rather in words thea in sentiment? What says my brother’ I repeat that we are ag-eed, North cd South, upon this great question. Al! the minor eon- sidereticns connected wib thir greay subject are na nethivg, and 1 venture to say tha: wy brethren may go with vnis doctrine to every maa im the Presbyterian Chnreh, end ray. My brother, that is your dootrine.”” If slayeholding contravenes the claims of humantty, you cenuct practise it; it sheuid never atand between you and the exercise of humanity; it chould cot be narrowed mor circumseribe’. but bread as that bumenity, whica eays, “ Thon «balt love thy neighbor aa thyreli.’” Dr. Ross—Undsr the Detrof: resoluticn could you ask Mr. Aikin, of South Carclira, to emancipate hia thres thewrend Jucge Jrsscr—I would say that po man could bold them, excep: on the claim of guardianship. Dr. Koes—Caa he hold them on the principle of hu- macity ? Judge Jesecr—I conld not anawer that without uncer- standivg the surrounding ci:cumstances. If his rela- tions to common humarity sre anch he holds those slaves Diamelexs before God and before man. (Apolauve.) Bot I hold hie retponsibie for bis prayers, his efforts un- dving and urcea'ing—that they sball be put forth to charge that awful itfon of men thus circumstanded. bev. Mr, Prutcnany, of Onelds conan id the act of slaveholding itasif wasn sin, because i holding @ buman beirg asecbaitel. He did not regard the two reports as concurring with each other, bat thought they were very different in their expressions avd views in re- gard to this question. It wouid not do te put slavebold- tpg one level with the other relations of ife, such as marrige, or that of the bueband towards bis wie, or pa- rents towards their ckildren. Neither did he consider it tight to calla brother who held slaves a slavehol he treated them with humanity—thst was a tite applied only to those who upheld such atrocious + the atiention of toe Assembly to the exact su bject before it. The imple question was upon the adoption of the ma- Jority report. Mr. PeTRir presented the following preamble and re- solutions :— Whereas, sn tmpoitant question involving the powers of the ecustitution of the Presby'ertan church ha. been defeitely bronght betore us to the report of the committee appointed for that purpree; ard, wherent, itis devirab e wo put thie questlon into ruch a definite shape that oar true position may be end ksown cfall men, (ust what our Southern brethren exk of us). Resolved, That the power ot the constitniion of the Presb terien chureb, by general review and conirol, aa defined !n the Beok of Discipline, cbapter 7, ection 1, pargrapns 6 wud 6, covers every case 0' heresy in doctrine, or immorality, or practice, whieb may in any manner Iawfully and regularly Be prought betore this General awerabiy. Resolved, That every cave of voluntary slavebolding for the sake cf gain !s such an immora'tty be considered an © fence scoring ; ‘the Pook ¢ of hele, cbapter 1, paragraph ‘skould be called ‘@ an account. Mr. Garrisn, from Madison Presbytery, Indiana, satd that in bis view slaveholding wae an offence; not the ac- cidental things that are sometimes connected with {t, but that it wae itself a bundle of abuses, and as John Wesley had said it was ‘the sus of all villanies.’”” Rev, Mr. TCRLEY sald it wae sufliclent for him to know that in the book of inspiration he could not find apywhere ‘thou hal: not hold slaves.”’ On the con- trary. in the New Testament, it is spoken of as » fact existing, snd the General Assembly ought to treat it as a fact ‘bat existe and lay down rulée fcr its government. He wax opponed to the majority report because ho did not contider it definite enough. Rev. Mr. Hory~ If this aseombly establish the prin- ciple that slaveholding is ein per se, 1 will abandon it. You rey we are great rinnerr—8o we are, and you don’t laws. Rey. Mr. Mis, of indianapolis, desired to cir know bow bad we ® We only ask this Geeeral Aswembiy to look us in our position, God in bin providence bas placed us in a Lona A n thipk snd feei, and have hearte and mind: covnection with you. Now peas such force us to abandon thi Aeid, and who are you going to vend there to preach the Gorpel to thore peopley If where ventured t make a sommes. I desire to pro- tion which | *hiok will expedite chis basiness —pripo. og thatg & fe brethren trom the Suth and North draw ap noument expresing their samii menta. I sce there so conigno pert of the Assem- Dip to have ful! discussion, I wis tha our bretaren of may but ponsees & great dea! of forbear- fave, sud hear with courtery thers poli'e gentlemen. I joer /aat in this State the !mpreseion wii! go sbroad un- ey) adie to the propensity to make speeches, It reminds tooo! astory about an old *cman who emigrated to Jediuss. She tock with hertwo hens aod twenty wie ave ertived there ope of the hens cied, aud the put toe oder hem on all tho eggs, but found that she could vot cover them all. ‘On!’ said she to the hen, *-xbeo you come toa new country you mus eet’? (Laughter.) And so it seemed with member the Assewbly. They must hare heea ® vised vy thie indy thaton this question jthey mast read themselves’? I eame here trom ‘the remote , a’ b=! breathed the air first ander « Southern san, 1 expect to die there. Thongh I fee) cordia) fosard the members ot this General Assembly, we have been called abolitionisis broause we of our with this Lscngene angen f . One brethren of Missouri ray they wan mow what Assembly is going to do Sg dowel this question, and the com. mittee might have amid the Assembiy haszor has not the ocnstitutional power Bn fee sr ject, and we of the Meath would have anderstood wha! t they mean. But I ‘ee! at a loss to ray whether Brother Smith’s report is in Javor or against the exercire of @ constitution Dr, Ssarn. you had better read {t again. Rey. Mr. Wooo—I read it this morning, and thought it Scuthern mem, with Southern manners and Southern feelings, are not permitted | to preach the Gcapel to the South, who will you send’ Men with your sentimente? ry. You say in every such resolution, and in e t, that you sbandécn the south, you give it up aa lost, nd take from us ail power to do @ Tn the Presby- tery I loft we have ove man, a Northern man—a Yankee —and I don’t aay th 8 ont of any ai for my wife fea Yankee, and{ ieve them—bat be is a man whose who.e oul i# hound ap in Preibe and who feels he can- not stay in the Generel Assembly if 1 don’t pasa such resolutions as will satisfy him. If you sball out him off, you will toree htm to abandon this Arsembly in ne’! f de: fence. | will stand by the rights I defended in 1837 ace 1888. I am a slaveholder in principle, and I would not reeade an inch for my life, I ams elaveholder from choice, but if [had been born a: the North, very pro- bably | ebould have been an abolitionist, Mr, Coorgr—Does the brother think robbery is wrong? lev. Mr, Houty—I do not think that {s a legitima:e question, Mr. Holly proceeded to | a at still greater vengih, on tbe views be had set for Judge Danis, of Philadelphia, was in favor of che mi. nority report, but said that Dr. Boyd and his friends could have tke minority report printed in the minutes by & protest. as he Mopurator explained the points presented in both orth, ev, Dr. Jom. Parker apoke in support of the minority report, He desired to know did Christ or St. Paul make wis & better thing than it first appeared to me. Now, thia Bue Pala quaatien, aad I want 1 aanverederea of mas #ey shohtion mey- ment apon the subject of savory’ Yet Vir, Led given bis apostles the work offoonves tog aa NEW YORK HERALD, THURSDAY, MAY 22, 1856. ewptre in which, according to Gibbons, there were «'xtv nillions of slaves, ye hee @ place ia toe Boriptures, where Christ pratiea direst masters to liberate their slaves. When in the cave of tae woman, who the brother tells us was in the same cirt with the swine—when I buy her at her desire [ am not bound to give her wp, for she owes me service, A Mawvss—If you Jars for me, do you in slavery, without wy consent. Dr. Paxkr—It ia not right for servants to hold prin- cipais, and I should not not therefore like to do ao. oredr ‘end applause.) When the Southern black Re: 6 sufficient inteVect to enable them to rule be Sourhe then. I esy, let them oe the power to do 0, and free themsrlves by the « ‘The further discussion of povepe ‘question was here post- pened to be reeamed this ls morning, at hal!-past nine, ola School—Sixth Day. ‘The Assembly met yesterday morning at the usual hour, and was opened with prayer. The committee to whom had been referred the subject of the destitution of ministers’ families made a report, embracing resolutions recommending the estalishment ofa fund for their relief, and that each minister should be texed $5, and each church $2, annually, for that Purpose. ‘The report was made the sesond order for this morning. ‘The Rev. Mesers. R. G. Northruss, of the General Asso- ciation of Massachusetts, and Maltby, of the General Con- ference of Maire, were fraternaly received, and respec- tively addressed the Assembly upon the progress and ge- neral condition of religion in their sections of the country. Rev. Mr. Northruss (Mass. ) observed, that he considered ‘he Church in New England as epproaching an unani- moun opinion upon the eubject of slavery, abstaining, however, at the eame time, from violent partizan vita 7e- ration reep eoting it. Rev. Mr, Maxray stated that the General Conference he cepresested were Congregationalists, They pam- bered 17,000 mewbere in 235 churches, divided into 14 conferences, With respeot to slavery, they rewarded ‘sae a great evil, aa this General Assembly did, andeo expreseed tbe opinion often in reeointiona. It has grieved us, (cbeerved Mr. la..) and it may have grieved yon, in part; bot we rejoloe that it bas nov diviced wi severed the ecrrespoudence which prersiis between be Mopxraton in realy,fafter s)tuding to his reception ae ncelega'e to the General Ccnterence, said tlavers, 1 never heard remarkw upon the evils o system thatIcould not auvrenbe to. But we at the h derive forbeat : we know the evils of elavery eae than you atthe Norsh, 1 w h a wan st the south vindicate it, til) the abolitionists compelied ay to charge our ex ‘ound; and bad it not been for that, we woul) never have’ heard it eulogive’ na # part of the pereation cf civilization. Allow me to ¢ you our eslutations anc assurances of fraternal afection. E. ScuENcK aubmitted the report ot the Board biication, of which the followivg is an abstract: — ne Limits of the francial year of ihe Bosrd bave resently 0 that ft will kerentter commerce nb stead of the lat of April ) of Hine under review comp cheno the porti only e ever mcu'bs, The operstiove of ihe Bosrd were presented under the three tollow'ng beede: 1, Production 2. Diswibution. 3. »neteptation. 1 Produetion—' be publishing sgent revorta that there hava Fen iraued $9 new Works, viz,: ]é new volomes. 23 rmaller pubiications Ot these new works there have bean wbiished 111.0(0 copier, ‘The reprirts of former pubtionions been 485,280 copies. Thus the total publications of the been 596.250 copies, ‘he toial nt mber cf ecyles. published s#nee the orgar ization of the Board, io March 1, 1866. bas been 5 546,685, in fuerease in the ouaaber of coples of all cf 125 960 copies over ths ene preoediny "Tho lergest wer iseved ‘ast sea peeny the “Asnembly’s Digent.” br the Bev. Bemuel J- Baird. a volume of 856 whieb bes eceived much commencation. iseued an edition of the “Life of Dr. A. lilesander’ » bs wexeral eee bave aleo been W. Alexarder Bonrd’s et cf Ger Much attention Fes been i ven to the judicious increase of ite “sabbath Ectool Bibra: anxious desire is exp! for Ka enlargement, ond Yruitab'e manuueriote are taviled irom minte ers snd laymen in every part of the ch j-Periodicals, Cireulation of the Home and Foreign Record, 7 £06 ecp'es, betng an Increase within the year of B0U coples. Sathoin Sasol Visuon 43006 copies, inerenre 2000 copies. 2 Distritution ‘dere sre three distinct channels through Lg the publications of the Bcara reach the hands of the pro- Dimribation by rales from the rublishing house to private indiidunig and beekeel’ers ‘These bave «mounted during the eleven months now reporied on, to 171,616 voiumes, bee Wace, prmphlets and vericdicals, The value of those ss ex doe né tee S. S. Vitor. bat not tke Record) hae been $70," 702 Dirt itution by Colportage —In this department there bas heen gent ensrgement ard encouragement during the past year. The number of colporteurs eommus within theee eleven moxths bas been 210, an incresse of 37 oer thoee of the Preceding {we've mo 1 have been distributed througbout twent -eight Bteles and Territories, as well av through ell the artish Provicces, trom the Guif of Bt Law: rence to Leke Superior. ‘they bave also begun to occupy antes, Pebreska, ibe Labe Suserior 4 Ritberto uncecupled, portions ot Texas, area Miprerota. Wiscousin, Iowa. Michigan, Florida. ‘Lbeve colperteure bave sold 125,790 volumes, tn iporenre of 37-940 volumes wold. e y foundy distributed 13,913 volumes, an of 3,133 vo bey have ato disirinuted pages of trecte; ard they have visited 91.734 fami treece of 12,642 faunilien visited. ‘There is m the colporigure have also, inereavod in qualidestions ma lency Curing be past year, wr spirit of God large'y attended ane bleesed their Jabors, ist iiution by Donation tof Executice * Committee —This hasemovnted to 3,279 volumes #nd 111,873 8 Of tracts, which bave been chieGy given to Sabbath schools, feeble churobee, Doody ministers, sed to indrviduals “tor gratuitous derih ution. e total distributions of the eleven months have been ax follows:— hey vols. . y co} By grantsot cov porteurs. * of Bxecutive Commitiee. ‘Total ot vonmes distributed... desi ve ols. @ bas been ao gratitying an increase in ‘of the Poard trem very souros thie vear, thet for eleven mentbs only Cm epee the preceding twe! monthe. have Total receipts of 11 " $88,596 50 ‘Total paymente of 11 montbe 56,039 (3. ‘Tote! receipts from sales of Schooi Visitor. 70 702 28 ‘Total receiot tor colportage 14,497 28 Belance in treasury cf Beard. 17,038 93 Balance of ¢ 'y agaiont colporisge fund 2.252 67 Agencia ~ Not a single collecting agent hea bees commis: sioned during the pat: year. There is sn evidently growing bel ges the part Sine theraseives to instruct and traip ‘bor peovle in babiia of benevolence, @ tendency in which the Board greatly pase pe Duzing the past year the oe of tbe Board has bern cerived frem a Jai namber of Presbyteries and churches ever before, although there bas beer no col ecting sgent ic the field. The whole sspect of the work or ittea to this Board is one of progress snd evcouragem: uch as it rejoloes to be able id’ apresd fore tse Gereral at isverabiy, ‘aod ‘as eneou: rages it to rew and enlarged exer.ions for the lime to come. Rey. Dr. Bowman presented & brief with reso. lutienr, (rom the commitiee appointed to take action upen the report of the Pablication Beard. The resolutions reccmmended that Jobn Sydney, Esq., be elected to 6] the vacancy in the Board which occurred doring the past year, by the death of Hugh Auchincloss, Feq., and thatthe Rev. Joseph Stratton, D.D., be ap- pointes to a presch the acnua! sermon betore the Board, Hf) Kev. Wm. Hewitt, .D., be his alternate. Rey. Saucet J. Bako, (lowe,) supported the report, &e., in some earnest remarks, urging the necessity of the church assis‘irg, f>y increased contributions, the publication enterprise. ‘The report and rerolutions were adopted. Rev. Joenva Pretrs ¢ffered « resolution to the effect that the Board of Publication be directed to issue an edition of the Ccnfestion of Faith in the German lan- goege. Mr. P., in support of bis resolution, referred to ‘the iact of the immense German emigration, a large por- tion of which was Calvinistic in opizion; but on they could not read English, ic wes ee that they y should be furnished with » German translation of the work re- ferred to. Laid over till the pext day. After a short recer# the Assembly proceeted to the order of the cay—the reception of the reports of the various committees apon Synodieal records. This busi- ese appeared to be werely cf # routine character, and did not possess any ‘eatura of interest. On motion, the Rev. Dr. Thornewe'l (S. C ) waa re- quested to Celiver a cermon in the Firs’ Presbyterian church, in Brooklyn, next Bunday evening. The Assembly then ac journed. Coroners’ Inqueste, AxotmmR Vict or THE Payama Krot.—€oroner Con- nery held an inquest at the New York Hospital upoa the boty of George U. Fields, « native of this city, who died from the efiects of severe wounds received during the late riot at Panama, The cesensed was cut neross the face with a machet, and received four elugs im the fore- heed, from o gun. The inredinte suse of death was congestive fever, but this disease war brovght on by the wounds received. The jury in thie case rendered & verdict of ‘Death froro congestive fever, superinduced by injuries received at the late Paname riot.’ and wa further censure the petives cf ’anama for thetr crnel condust tow Americans. It is the intention of de- bg aftriends to obtein redress from the government cf New Granada for the outrage committed upon the person of the late Mr. Fields, The deceased was twenty- one years of sage, and was inthe employment of J. Williamr, 130 Duane street, previous to his departurs for California. Svicpe or 4x Ungsown Man ev Snoomna,—Coroner Hla held an inquest yesterday morning at the Nine\eenth ward station house, upon the body of an unknown Ger- man, who committed suici¢e by shooting himselfia the head with a pistol. The deceased, it appeared, was dis- covered in Jones’ wood, near the line of Sixty-fourth w treet and Second avenue, by some cixizens, who imi ‘ely reported the cccurrence at ‘he station house. The ruicide was quite dead, and bso trom the appear- ance of the body been s corpse fer & number of hours. No papers were found upon his person whereby a clue tolhis name could be obtained. There was a smail basket ly ng beslée him, in which was a hammer ard some other trifling articles. The letters A. O. were marked on censoc’s undershirt. The pistol veed in committing the suicide, was found in detached pieces about the person of deceased, leading many to suppose that it exploded when fired off by deceased; but the explosion was suffi- cient to cause death, as the deceased’ ‘* brains and face were completely blown away, Deceased was about forty yenrs old. ~~ pupreme Court, ADMISSIONS TO THE BAR—IMPORTANT TO STUDENTS. May 21.—The following gentlemen were admitted to the bar:—William H. Teft, Lewis Beach, 0. F. Bright, T. B. Bldreege, 8. ©. Garthwaite, Jr., EB. Hornler, W. D. Jones, B. Lockwood, T. M. lecerty, R.A. McCurdy, H. S. Smith, 7, 8. Stearns, George Sobmderer, George R. Thoweon, G, A, Bims, F. ©. Bowman, A. T. Dittenboefer, © Pik 8. Ginerey, Jobn Hayes, F. Kapp, G. W. Mor- ris, TP, Morris, G. F. Nichols, Wm, Slosson, O, By Breele, f Heasy Trepp: AN, Wolles, ‘@ ent'emene thousand dol- i St would he eight te hold me | Supreme Court—circait. Brfore Hon. Judge Davies. ACTION AGAINST A RAILWAY COMPANY—THE NOR- WALK OALAMITY. May 21 — Vanderventer vs. the New York and New Haven Roslread Compomy.—This waa an action brought by the eons of Mr. Seu! Vanderventer, who was hilled or drowned | at the Norwalk bridge’calamity, the particulars of which are #0 familiarly known. The deceased was fa the India rubter business, and was President af the National India Rubber Company. which bad been then recently formed. | Testimony wae given to prove that the bocy coy of Mn Van: Cerventer We8 @ parnenger snd wes takea out of the water. Previous to the calamity Mr, Mr. V. turned to Mr, Jonathan Trotter. « fellow pavsenger, and remarked that ibe care were going fast. At the gl ipetant the whole frovt of tbe car seemed to be coming towards them; the carr went dowr, and they were all thrown into the water, There «as @ small wound over his right eye. It was one hour an) @ balf efter the collision when bis body was fcuné, end the ¢upposition is that he was drowned. The cars were going from twenty-seven to thirty miles an hour at the time. The Judge, in charging the jury, seid that they were to regard the cetendante not as @rich corporation, but simply an dofendens, and to pars upon their rights aa they would upon those of ony pues incivida The jury wou err in their du'y, if they were to any ‘by counrel to exci prejudices in vir ‘minds e Cetencants becaure they were a Macnee (i: apy prejudice resulting from this terrific calamity. ‘There was no pretence that this was doze wilfalry on the part of these defendante—that they committed a wilful Prurder cf the ‘ther of these children by thia setts’: it wae a legal negiigence, apd therefore the defendant are legelly responsiole for the results flowing from it, rd cause the acoicent resulted from the carelessness of one of their employés. Verdict for plaintiff, $60 and costs. appe United States District Court. Before Hon. Jnége {ngersoll. THE EUDORA IMOGENE MYSTERY. May 21.— The Grand Jury, of which Anthony J. Bleecker ‘Was foreman, wes sworn in, and the Judge proceeced to charge them. Having referred to the orcinary topics, be mentioned that the caso of the mysterious crimes committed om board the schooner Eudora Imogene, while in the Feat river, would be rubmitted to them. The voevel bac been ecuttled and sunk, the captain mste were inissing, and the only person found on board, & negro, was arrested while enceavorirg to reach shore ia a small vo A former Grand Jury found a true pili egmicst the ‘accused for murder end eeuttling the veeser on the high veas, Those offecces were pun- iebable with desth, according to the laws of the United States. Exception was taken to the indict- ment, end it was quached, on the ground that the place’ where the offence was commitied was not on the high hese, The accused was subsequently arrested cn » «barge of violating some other act of Congress, and ‘the United S:ate# Comnissioner beld bim to answer be- fore the Grand Jury, on @ obarge of making a revolt and usurping the cominand of tue vessel. The act ot Con- gress provides that if eny one er more cf the erew of an Ameriean verse! ehall—qitbin the admiralty or maritime ju: p of the United Sta‘es—usurp the command therect, or Ceprive the rerster or ofticer of his authority, or contine him, be shell, on esnviction, be punished b bard lnbrr for ten years. The Court charged that Hurl- geie, where those crimes were commitied, wes not on thi high seas; but if it is within the Admiralty and mariime Sictien of the United Sates, snd if this black man cid deprive the ceptain of his comman’, or usurp bis suthorivy, by force or otherwise, ten, although he can- rot be punished tor the urcer, be can be tried and con- victed uncer this law. Atver some further observations from the Court, the Grard Jury retired. Kongs County Circuit Court. Before Judge Rockwo May 21.—William W. Russell vs. George Law.—This cause was concluded on Taerday afterzoon, and given to the jury about seven o’ciock that evening, with instruc” tions to bring in a sealed verdict yes‘ercay morning. At the opening of the Court yesterday, they returned & ver- dict for $16,381 48, beicg half the amount claimed, or two end a balf per cent ou the amount paid fur the steamships in question. An orcer stayig proceedings for thirty deys wae grante*, in order to allow de‘endant’s counsel to prepsre a bill of exospuons, JUDGE ROCKWELL AND THE LIQUOR LAW. It will be remembered iba: Jucge keckwei, to his obargs to rhe Grand Jury of Kings county, two weexs ego, aid down tre principle tha: every one was guilty of amir meavor who eolé lquor in lers quan'ities t five gallons. Yesterday, after the Ju-y had returned @ verdict in the cave ot Russell sgt. Law, he adjourned the Cireuit Coart for the term, in order to take up dictwen's found under nis okarge, before the Court of Over and Terminer. the in- The District A'torney. Mr. Under- bili, not being prepared, bowever, to try the cares, they were sent to ibe Court of General Sessions, to be tried before Judge Morris, who is one of the counsels tor the Kings County Liquor Deaiers’ Association. The court was therefore adjourned sine die, Brooklyn City dews. AvxoTEFR CownwisG Arram.—Yester¢ay Mra. Jane Pentland and hirs. Elizabeth Childs were arrested on wat- rents charging them with committing an asrault and battery upon Mr. Benjamin Baldwin. Mrs, Pentiand, who is the wife of Jo. Pentland, the circus rider, was complained of as principal and Mra. Childs as accessory. It appears that Mr, Baluwir, who is a real ontate agent in this city, and exteosively known, circulated, as al- I Pentland. [, some reports prejudicial to the character of Mrs. She made up her mind to cbtain redress, and, tending word to Mr. Baidwin, invited him to call at acer- ‘ain houre ip Fulton avenue, on Tuesday evening, about seven o’clcck, as a gentleman about going to Europe wished him to teke the agency of hie property while ao- sent. He made hts ap; tke two women came within reaching di epbe waiting. nce Mri. Pentlend, erwhide in bard, advasced and applied {t to his person with all the vigor in ber power. ‘A gentiemsn near by took the Seepen irom her, when she ade use of her fats Baidwin effected bis escape as soon as pestis and the next morning sued cut warrants against both women. They sppeared cefore the Justice, sod through counrel waived examination and gave bau in $260 eaoh, to await the ection of the Grand Jury, Fal. oF 4 BuinpinG and Narrow Escarz oF Tae Ix- Mat#S.—About 11 o'clock yesterday morning, ® two story frame builcing in the rear of No. 76 Poplar street, gave way and Upped over at an angle ct adout 46 degrees. The lower flocr was ocoupied as schoo), by Miss Potter, and the children. were engeged in reciting their Jersons at the ime. They were all thrown against the side wall, but recovering themeelves managed to escape withou: injury tw any one. The upper story was occupied by a family, who also escaped unhurt. men who are digging out a cellar op tho lot adjoinirg The building is owned by Mr. B. A. Brewater. ney fei] sgainet the rear of a house which fronts on Ful- The cause of the damage waa the uncerminizg of the foundation wall by some work- ‘The chit ton street, butcreated more fright than damage. Personal Inteiligence. Captain Edward A. Pollard leaves Newburg, N. Y., where he bas lately boen residing, on the next steamer for Nicaragua. Captain Pollard was associated with Walker in editing » paper in California, and had latterly been preparing a political work on Central America, prin- cipally in defence of the Inte revolution. Hon. Mosee H. Grinzell and fumily, of New York, are at the Burnet House, viucinnais. ‘ From the steamship Pers, at Eng! the India and China mails, arrived M. R.P. de Siiver, bearer of despatches to the United States gorernment. ARRIVALS. 4, on May 3. with BE. Holmes, sew York; 1 S. Cameror, Obark C hogiand: George ieston y Koston; P. ©. Ca houn. i PEs Mrs, Taylos, Darien, te -, Bigelow. Boeton; Rev. @. B. Tr, Joun W. Simoson, Mrs, Blinp: ; David Allison, Halitax Prescott Bigelow. bon. Hayden, beet Heddam. ron, Mise Fimpeon, S. From Havre, in ibe stearnship Fa'ton—James Gerdon Pen neit, J W Hewitt(bearer cf decpatches from Paris), Capt F Mvrick, M Chapman, F Lang. & seton, M Kosenhein and two servants, © b Forstal, M Gaudet, Iady, child and servant RG Perr, indy. obo ard'servant Mad Heitz Mlle Heitz, Ton} Oechs, M Mckay, Mad Crawtord. tour children, Ne eneee, wervent. 4 Hooker,M Smy'he Mad Kenzev, De Mad Hewitt, chia and servant, Mad L.A Poet M’ile oP Pont, M Boisonbin, Urcar Barthel, M Rosalier, three children ug two servants, A Kohler an , M Hitchie end servant, M De Fonorm:, ‘Mad Pretech, Xie Protsch, M Migeon ‘and Indy, M Beroizheiner, Bt Fars Henry, Kev Mz Kelly earzon, J "Philip. Kg sbrybnrgy, Thos H ines. Jno Hays, Mad Basson, ‘Anable Leterre, M Burjen, Emi ¢ Pancelot, M Marcoris, Jean ee lus, Felix Grail, hugene Bertman, Mlle F Fromaget, J Garr M Levy, iady ‘four children’ (wo Infante, aod ‘two ser: vants, Wm 4ider, M Barris and lady, Cavt bichant Adams, A Step hact, ite pou M’lie Winston, Mr © Loeachigk Wie b Bi adgme J C wright, M Wright OF David. M Bon, M Daribas, M Lerolie. Jean Deszelus, M Fri ¥ Borne, HStackh, Jacob Kecb, Chas Luiz ard indy, Madame Veiman, M Pe sch; 1A Basno, Lang, Manasee firres., tngene Marion, Mn: dame Barree and child, M’ile © mter, Mademe E Wilson,.W Mitts NW Gren J G Grant F Pere Foulman, 7 W ly. ms, Henry Day, Wm Webber, Mile Kempo Mile H Kemp. VAD Mile Meners. Mr Moreton. indy, six child ren aud infant: con Jean Madame J Moreton, Madame 0 W Yardley, Win Lea BG Pritchard, M Jackson, M Hoge ond Jady, LB Burr, Madame Jamison Copt Lawrence and lady.not Boardma, M Heabairaly lady and child, James Lon Verndt, Alerander Da Vernet, Total, 16: Frem Bt Barte, in achr Dwight Davideon— Johnstone Doyle, From Demarara, in bark Prinovion- Mr and Mra Cameron, hree cbiléren and ser van and jive children, MP Newswin, Mr From Shasghae, in ship Rock City Mee Wardenor and two chileren. TO ARRIVE From Mobfe. in be steamship Queker Uity—Mr JB Dumont and Indy, A MeVicker, lody and dsughter: J Cisrk and Indy, Jobo M denen, Jr, lady and chi'd: Capt Curtis, lady and two children; Mesdomes Morray and daughter, JH Smith th and ebi'd Burke snd two cbtidren, T » Wier and child. Mrs K Rewall, six childsen and servant; O Eustis and two children; J © Thompeon, augbier snd rervent; Thomas 8 Rigg three cbildren and servan'; Ciarkson snd shild; Mises A P Fosier, Louise Brewer, Ackerman. Brown, Curtain and niece, and two Barnes; Meser: H Sengstar, Krause, Hojiand, Bernbam, W #H Hull, Carr, Pincas and Dr k D Cherry. DEFARTURES. For Favszneh, por slesmabip Augusta—Z 0 Deas, Horatio B Aare, F 6 Peale 8 hi Baywerd. # P Robbing, lady and Foley,8 frank, James R Smedbe r aw Newell, hee Goffey; W J Bpariin, five in the rage. For Norfolk in % Li “i ip Roanoke—C P Bailey, William Kayicn, Joseph Dre xander Davis and indy, BW yous, vie Nicholson, om Abrabt os ei Wi Mr Vanzendt; Me. Seering “Mri. Colne Bier, d'B Varkum aod lady, Miss Varsum” and ftown fa the mteernse, Obarlesion in the stesmahip Boutherner—Vim Tapper, yr For vim Comal J J Humier: Jno Med rewzy, "Jno Lave, fe con aD ), Oaptain Orowley, ‘m Hey He om Ketop, Wim Paihia Chea x Kerringen, Whe neven Troy, Eres, Mee Alex © Thompaon, aad ia Wag aicornges Steamship Aurata, Havaanab—8 L Mxtotit pecmtlp Boaters nr Obariedion. Seat, Toston asetnnattp Roanoke, Suisner, Bichmond—Ludiam & Pleas nti Yates Contirent, Burnham, ®en Francisco-W 0 eae ficou Bter, Dekel. | Bhsnghse. Rio Origen Coombe, Zeregn & Co Bech Ina (Dutch), ‘Van Zauerap, ‘Amsteraam—Bierwirty & ark Leo. West, Havent-~Ageiere & Galway. Bark 03 Wilisne Oupsted Bavana —' on alot Hazara Bark Williem & aane fo oem la, Rakeman. Rio ‘Janelro--Paveceadt (& Bobu Ba: aie Creda, & Jane, Fai Vi Bradt & Sieg ‘an Florence, Woce howe sraros—Sbears % Oliver. big tebr fe.em (Br), Boucher, Liverpool, NS- ‘ue auliok, Whee- Bird, Weeks. Laguayra—' : ork & 00. + Rilzabeth Apa (Br), Balitex— Bebr GS miller, J joint arson iad Mller & haber ther. dy, Ecbr Wake. MeGroady ell. Schr R toa Delner & Patter. Holmes, Bogtry. sew Haven—JS eee Westerupert, Berry, Batiafore Crom well’s Lines _Btesmebip Fulton, Wot BM Mi M, 12 M, vis fin at 8 a, with indeo and phasengers, fo Mordsast at Int 37 40, grten. Ship. Kock Olty (Br RT Cubbins Bh pest anjier arch Legere oe + Leen Js Way; a bec tote April pra, ” wittf méae avd 360 Apri 30, lat 41 12, in 44 came in collision with ‘bowrix. of New : york lot Eoweprit, with everything ausched, heed and outwater ee aud saved the mast, ieee rooseded on, the a moni ie ‘what damage the Paco. Dix reoetved” Mav 2d, Wok tre wind from NW. with heavy Rien and ball equals, also 8 heavy crcea ree ruoning, the ah laboring heavy oné mating rome, water; this continued Cor ‘curing Which lost gal'e, de: 7th inat, Int 41 12, lon 49 49, Jorge i# und of ice, ard great quantities of fe'd fee aboat one mile 10 wirdward; the:mometer 50, water 34. Had one desth cp the parasge. Fhip allwcod Wailer, Melony. Liverpool, April 16, wkh mdse 806 303 paneer gers, oJ B Sardy, In lat 43 14, lon 48 30, saw two large iceherge in the NW, and field icp to the N; tacked sbip aud stecd 120 miles to the South 10 clear it; exw a quamity Of exazs, apparently not ‘org In the water, azo a ship’s boat ottcm up, end arudeer: Mav 10, lat 41, lon 66 50 spoke #blp Thea defernco, 20 days trom New Orleans for Liver Dip Hailler, “Brown, favre, 32 dave, with mdse and 276 astensere to’ Wm Whitlock. Jr. Had’ one death. xpe ry rongh weather to the Roxty ard of the Baul feat fat 48-20, 4 4. enw revere! Inlands of ice; 10Un, lat 43 ion 48 ‘arother iiand of toa. Have been Ii di Wot the Banke with) Ly fade os d thick,» anther, Nentuodet south 8h hae, Feb 19, ). Boule, syn days, ngers. smith & . Lis Page: Mu, ity Sadie Isiand, sew aching achr & W Forrest et Beverly, wit 2000 fib; 1th. spoke fsbing echr BF Frazki btip ‘Wasbirgion (ot Gardiner), Norton, Reps} 33 daya, with pdee end 365 passengers. io masier. May 9. lat cat jon 49, saw ship kd@ward Johnson, from Liverpool for Kastp ie Lape rece (of Bath), Cooper, Oarciff, with allroad Pbip Burny South (slipper), a Rio Janeiro, 37 days, with collec, to Napier, Jokpros & Ci : Ship Norseman (ct Boeten), Haswell, Boston, in iow of the eteantug Burtress. Left boston cn Banday 6 Ee rierced very tceey weather: wi thick fo from Mcnéay noon til! ued at 11 PM. rn 2M co anerday pet st Holmer’ Bi In a fog, and le at B Bark Elbe (Gsm), Vincin. pembarg B89 days, with mdse and 180 parengers, to Beck & Kunhardt. 10th inst, en the Bants, pamed ry A Lumber of iceterms ®t Andrews, Hicvemace, Stockbolm via Lisbon, 195 copy wib ren. to Purk & Metel fron, to order. KP Pendie-cn (of Searsport), Noyee, Newport, W, with Bark Princeicn, Beeley, Demerara. Mey 6, with old irom, &c, Daniel Huntly (Br) Thompson, Vera Cruz, April 7, oie Sen ge rary 25,100 73°32 saimrovs with mabcgan: park Whiie Bea. irom Portland for Havana, ‘wished to be reported. Brig Leora aan) Spencer. Arecibo, PR 3d inst, with a § toJ 8 Whitrey. 1b ist jat 24 20 lon 71 36, epoke brig J C Andersen, bi fer Arecite. 10 dare oe Gerona (Dutch), Kerming; Boston, in ballast, to mes- Blackfieh Hotchkiss, Tarregona, Bpain, March 20th, 2%, ond, Gibretar aprti lth. with trait, to Gemaz, cv pdnd ‘with: barte clenburg and brig < 3.10 T nr Muric, Ketebusn Aleasndzie, Bcbr Stlas Wright, Gioden, Mockiand. Schr Com Kearney, Lovell. risgecenrs tchr Red Rover, —-, Bortni Schr George & Bmiiy, were Boston. Schr Mopvior, Bessey: Wi ox, from ibe wreck of wehr Judge Ba- her, at Eqven, NJ, with lead, to Bird& § piropeler Leena Point, — Bultmore, with méze, to J eller Petzel. Arey Prov pever J N Harris, emit New! Londor. SAILED. Bteamebips At a Savennsh; Southerner, Obar. Roarcke, Mrchimon on Wind curing the N. Telegra: Repert. NORFOLK, Va, May 21—The scha Henry Mears, from Bal: timore for the Spanieh Main, haa put inhere leaking ae BCSTON, May 21—The skip | ac canning. Nickerson. Mobile tcr Gottenburg, with 4442 bales of cotton, was tee at ‘Leero. in the North Ses oe Sih, Arr park Young Turk, Berry, Messina. Herald Marine dence. svat ee omy bers ee Delaware, Copes, Hostoo. Copes. N York; ir, Lefe- Laconis, Pesrse, ; Minnesota, Cole Bio Japetro: b iw artelope, Jones. Jamaica; echrs Tri dent, Fnow, Salem: V Price, « and A Hammond, Paine, Boston; Alva, Cements, St Joun, NB, Recort of bark Lamartine (of New York), Thomeon. arrived at Baltimore from Rio Janeiro: The Lamartine left Bio de Ja- Deiro ch the 4tn of april; encountered strong Kasterly and NE winds, win beavyites: ‘aiir leaving Apeit Ta, oun Pe: tere, roman, & nalive cf Prnssia, died; Sib. Charles ‘Beit. sem max, u ative of France; died: 10th, Jemeg ark, seaman. batlve of Irena. ed; Tih. tat 19 8, lon $8 2, ship Oclumbus. of and tor New La sperm); 12h, tpoke park Palmetto, of utiro for New Orleans; same day ani ‘Whnlesbip Wilian, Motch, of nbd for Pelehaven. crorsed ihe Equator April Zist, im lon 36 10, sad bad lige winds until mq sib, when we act into heovy aqually weather and wirds witha very keavy sea, april 26 lat 6 33.N, lon en Troke end parsed whaieahip Condor, of and for ew Bediord, 120 oss vem Topo niu, with 180) bbis off; Bote, dereon. i oe 3 81, Jon apoke brig Arabella, (roan haw Yo urke ‘Islands; Tenet be Jon 64 12. signalized s Spa ab ae, showing a blue: white and red burgee with red border and letter D in the white arding tothe NR. The Lamarine crossed the Gulf ours, acd made Cape Hatteras on the 16th inst, at 4 parsed Cape Benry en the 17th, at PM Miscellaneous and Disasters, ‘B@- Bee arrivals ai this port. ie See Telegraphic Marine Report. Capt Thomsen, of bark Lamartine, at Baltimore, will accept our thanks tor favors. fur Bacen, lort on Arklow Bank, on the coast of Ireland, ‘wou a fine sbip of 1669 tons, three decks, built at Nowbury In'ith, by Cornie & Townsenc, ane valued at about or $80,040, ‘Cargo worth from $60,000 10 $100,000. The vessel and corgo sre insured in ibis oity. Snr Dervnu—‘the mate of the Amazon siaton that tne ship teen vie of about 1660 tons and hada round atern. withcarved work on it, which agrees with the eescription of the Oriver, pling that ber sein is plain. the Driver had been ont 76 the probability of her belvg im, thet Ieiitude at Want nd ateering the way mentioned, is doubted. Brig Mary Fizane7n. and materia’, were advertised in the St Thomas times, to'he sold by auction at that place, by order of Capt Joréan, on the 2¢ ir Sonn Mason Donateor—Oapt mith, of the sohr Sea Drift, at New Orleans from Corpus Carlet! on tbe Jat inat, sauee thak echr Major Donalcson, previous y re toe wees Ports ‘Bho wae Figes and otherwise injured. fone 8 D Nonton—The wreck of schr # D Norton, of Fal- mouth, Me, which, wee lost om 0 Key on the ichmond; bari An ‘pana, trem Portiard for Havana, ‘with, no date, iat 31) jen 68, by brig Sersh, at tinlitex 1h incorrectly reports her the “brij DN hed previously been paserd Fev 11, and March 6. Jat © on 77 47. Scur Bx1za Any—Capt Parratt. of the echr Kensit - at Boston, reporis:~ 14ih ins lat 23 04, Jon 68, felt in with schr Eze Ann, of Trenton, dismasted, waterlogged, and aban- doned. 19th, Cape Cod hesring WHW, 8 fame in oon. tac’ with an urknown fiabing schr, and stove starboard bow, and carried away equaresall yard; there being. & whiex fog at the time, could not arcertan ‘what damage th ceived. Hoyt (before reported), at Philadelphia 19th sty tg Ri! Priiacelpbie ‘March 14, inst from Bt poomee: Lage al is con mand of Capt Hs janeiro, with a oargo of 8200 Hera ot oat anni dey out in iat 80, lon Bheavy gale from WNW to W, which oa fea to scl an extent that on the fouowing dav abe baa six tect water in her hold, and was compelled to pear up ‘or St a went on the dry deck for rept ben pleted the undamaged portion of her eargo (2200 Benin vite board, and the baiance sold. Onpt Ht on the 4t from over exertion and exposure, and tan Asse rican € ae hop procared the eervices cf Capt Jordan the verre! home. baie Whalemen. Hz Bee Correrpondence above, BF at Rew London 90th, bark Tenedon, Neste, from cous of Patagenia, 14: 0 bie wh. 00 80 Dome 90 bbla sp, 7 10 wh oil, #1 it Bt on 200 ee Sr iansiiiG Crandall, North Pacife Ocean eid ni Tabaing Nov 25, with 100 bbia sp, 140%: Go whol iow Warren 2th, ship Bowdlich, Waldron, OAT Hee out Fapcited oid tt Lalas Dee 1%, with 2700 bbia wh oi) it, Ne yw Bedford 1a Lag se pee: ae Ovesp. 9 sleabuneo Feb 2), wit ola and £00. ibe bese on ent bome (4 L, Tbs bows. Spoke. Apel Suse vn Noein Paciho Oetan, of ku d for agar’ Champion Pease, from Nor"! ip Condor, |, Ochotek Men, Honolulu ‘0 bbl Tri do wh ot, aed 700 Ibm whalebone, aa home 40 bbls wh oll and 30,000 Ibe bone. Has fakes on ‘bbls sp wnd 65 ¢o wh ofl gee leavirre the Bandwich |. Spoke Moh 22, lat #2 35 8, Jon 46 W, timor. Rogers, ae apron) wh ail’ told; Ap! 20, Int 1/38, lon 33 20 Wy Ersccs, ave], of end, fOr ve Bedford, vo all ance lowing Serdwich Islande—bas lost spave Ac, In & Yiurricane, when Sao par Derk Mer? sian ow ~~ Na galaar aga jan ove xt Tal sian, are oh Be "Hesper, Stevens, FH, 140 sbipped New Bediord. jerman, of and sit, Daa i) iom 6 Ob Gye: tc Wee Beetord, ‘Speen s cruise, bound to New Lon: ony oy Met sen abot Naot mack by P pilot boat JE mith, tet 8 Ol yerpool: May 117 FM, mi 22 Ser low ie fs, jon 3 : Oy a (‘Brem), frova Baltimore for Bremen, April 15, WN, Jon 30 27 ihe a Tod, 10m, How os’ rig, steering WNW. was soon tt a SEDAN We reas) ayn trom Palermo for New York, April oh tn tho Strniix of Ginra iar, whe repented having rm down from Melbourne for L' 1, April 5, Int hip Ocean Chief ‘rom verpool, Apt hit 1b Growell, Tamron, from Boston for Calcutta, May’ HP, tat AC 4,108 lon sa ‘kad painted porta, and showed a white ‘po bog Agb VEE UpRG UBADOWD) (be HIER PLE TIONS, ‘SkecEp- Be may § iatie'to oe os fore! Porte 2asezee te, Freee ¥ Gr, Ont: Care 5. ™ wrenes, Bi gy San tan Panne tee oP aS SS puamand, Bay 2° Eid eblp Tropio Bird, For'ces, Phi'adet- we AieAx, Mes Mea ook the West, et 4 wr AiSyAx, May, 4; dry entre, Queen of the i, Braabeer. iver, Mtns Boca, ariel ‘abo Mase: Pare brig” it So aoe scbr Benga » friow, United siates ite ipl soATT at go" 200 (oy tel), steamabiy Coanda, Livers! 10th, te—In por? whr Semel, for Baltimore! ‘apitl 23—in ‘Pita: for Work “baccarna, no ie et arr With; La a thom May oie es Freeman, fm aloes for no ine Li 1m, Upton benoe ree, a Hervey; Barcard tm ¥artadoes, arr 23d'ult, for wot Wny Chare, Hicks. fm Georgeto # Ady wii. Foster, hence. arr 8a; Litnootn: a edaloupe. ribred to Joad at Urab Isis i Charlee, Tucker, fin Dominique arr 73a uit. ar arr'brige JP hilicott. Grant, Cogesee, (and old 224 for Guayamay; 234, Orion, Smiih, Antigua, (wad ald 26th (0 load at Guay ama’ “we <b bark linen. Cont er, Ponce, to-osd Gr NYork RTS, yy 10—In port bark Delaware: Giibrth, (tm at Kio) tor a Than 13th; br'g Thomas Walters, ((ax Patiadel- pie) for co T Le epee May 8—In port schr Wm Lodge, for St Barts, gryoun. NB May Ws—Arr brigs Fxeroplat, KaUy, Phe. dejphia’ 161s, Charlotte, Cardenas via 8 fet doude; 17t, Ti, Snow, Covary, NYork. Bld ik hip Hippeariie, at Ray skip, Chicsno, for London, baving boen ctiartered by suction at £4 9 per rtans 7 strraE, NB, May 12—Arr chip Marengo, Aiexsuter, lf ‘Taicanvano March 2—In portabip Bairlot Feving, Oper vin, for Boston ron; bark Acacia Hazeltire, unc. (Pee Sraasmi Foun } Antwanr, May 3. Relow, am bare F € Bano, fin'Moaten~ ges. ee 34, Henry Reed, Dearborn, and’ Geo Hurlout, Pom,, Be ected ied een Sex Revebic; Wenite, NYork; Martanne,. uz Bpamees ares ong fd Upland, Lebaser, NOrleane; IY. LBOruA, rd Fnonmaveen, May, 8—Fassed by Kelniard, Houcke, trom NYork ond Johiun. Bruncier, Pbliedelphia, Aree Ore April 14— ‘Arr Ventura, Al man NOriesne; ie Fe'icls, Fabregss, OS) 1gth. lie. Carreras Tha, Venu Ferree, Nowean ; erced, Masio, dor 280, Hee gundo, Kmite, Susi, 40; 20th, Cieatur ros, Oliver, Otenfueros. CaRbiry. May 6-"arr Chae D Merwiv, Merwin, Havre. ola Ist, Lady Blersington. Young. York; x Cowrs, May !~ Arr Wesh'ngton, wendy N¥ork (aad: sid for Bremen). isd 4th, Ocean Ranger, Treworgy, Belfast CuxHaneN May ds Be Ocills “Ashley, NYork; Drat. on 7 2. ae ica Jordan, London for NOrionne (ands Gossamer Goat proveed Colonbo, Smith, Calcutta for London (and: Preceeder’ bh fn tow). DUNGRD) oS. May 2—Arr_ Teneo, Aver. from Philadelphia: for hottercom. avd took & eee pi'ot; Jobn B Jarvis, Colier, frcm Heavens for Hem ur Kirsinore, April 29-C. cid Col Catta, Snow (fom NOrieaag, St Feversoury ath 1 s-arr Advian Hunter, Baltimore (2e9 Mis- FAYAL, A cel extracta Greencex. Ma! fild Dirigo, Young, NYork, Gnavasmnp, May 6—arr Covomo, Sail GmmavTar, april 19—-Arr Alexina he for NYork, 22d. Nevena, H yi, simeria aud a for for Boston); 25%b, Reiher Fravces, Crocker NYork; Child, Bell, Mersellies ‘and eld for Boston); Gem of the Miller, do (and oid for do); Mars. Wheiden. Meagina (and oid Jor Gel zr miteane Jovani oe inte cla for N¥ors). jay 4— ae, Pike, NOr eens; Agpen Rect Charienion. la 3a Mehtiae Oure’s, Mocattoes: Le eaten eae Lr Chea , Cromwel, Balla, leone; Marat ‘tyler. Moptie. In port Tih, Jaa? Kegert, Coawey, for NYork h; Orphan, Kempin. for do 10th; #izaverh Harilion, Lewis, und Vem: cluee. Howes, tor do 12 gee Parmelee and Janes: BmveysBobinecn, for do sth: ising tun. Bkoifelds inte Runter, Myrick, ard Saat "8 iffen, for ao une; Kd Eager, for NOrieave 8th; Robert Bisgg. and Sate for do une: Kering Cook, for Shicida 7 for Newport &. 70, Lee Mp for ened Hse % Cooper, Laphsm: Meckwaw, 0401 Baskell; Cumberland, Merrit’; acne nreret, Guaby, Queen. Groton; Carack. es ' lool Onward, Lunt; Chas Sprague. Pike, spd Agnes, Seo! Bauuouc Day 2k Kudoibl, Dieckmann, NYork; 34, Fanny Polwee. #mith, ao. Kineate, api e—C Old England, Hogan, from Liver- 0: tor Quetec Potivmnroon May 3—Arr Ontarf>, Carlfele, Chariasten; 5a ere Qrenr 's Favorite, Johnson, Calverton flcore; 6th, Sisters. H on biirray Periaxds Waller soo, (zit, ‘Young, NUriesna; Alexander, Hor, Gaetvecs Buried MPR oszie allt Gb shormice Gollan, NYorks Granite, Sprrrow, eliao} be Jand, Adems, Nor Perseveracce Burridge Caméen, Me tard ie reported wlé 6th for Tosdos); Jaze Olamin, Wimp” sop. Quebec; 5 h, aces Poilerd, Boston; Bin, Kllen Ausite, Gorriok, NYcr conte, Jr, Porte ike river Ruseralé Tele, Cotaieh, ine N ork: Reser, Aton wortede Fut out Pcie Bride, Cuam! Lines eae rusader, ly ‘bu Boston, Anger Ww Par! arley, ‘maton mS york: ‘Locki Bogore, und Hope, Moriarty, Quebec; bt, Uceao’s Favorite, Johusom, javans. 1 ORTON, Mey 2. nt inwards Adelaide Boll, Flage, Calcutta; Or, Blue Jay. Biche, Norieacs. Sep Franciven (and sid from Deal. Gepareens Wirinrwa NY ese fund sia teows Doel rl! ince low, oh Heap Cr ibys Biate of Maine fh Port Phi'ip (and. ot Desh Gib Be Sener Lark ir i ‘NYork! Lele Kockb, Oster. Boston: fh, oe Ban Fransisco; Chan K Keen, Chatuee, N¥ork; = Baker, Lisnon, Aprit 20—Arr Gold Punter, ekemponvriny, hay Arr er Stereo, Pail. Newrorr, May 2. Ar? Golden Bu'e, ter ty whiney ee ‘May 2—Sia Bovereign of the ‘Seas, Jansen, IF ‘Faixnwo. April ean aan Hayman, Boston. Kocnerx, a} Jessamine, Krrington, N York. pracenouk Kpri S6— arr Anil, Abert, Charleston, Br nazatne, May 2—1n the Hose for Boe- cewux end NO ‘Texru, May Tare Brandywine, Merriman, N Orleans, Fayat, April 22—Put in. sbip Adrian, Plante, trom Bed more wor Beltast, 1, with ‘four, a9, leaky. She had beem Placed unoer quarad! Tivenrool, May S-T60 Bragarza, (+ 2) for Oporto, ta into the river from Salisbury ¢ock. cam wart'the Wedetn Farber which arvived vere.on the 27ik of April rom NYork. hed bulwarks stove, cevering hoard and one pias ap )it, lort forearm, and returned into ceck; no damage done to the Great Western. Dav C—A telegraphle mersage frou Waterfordantates yd Lucy Rirg (am bart), from Movteviceo, bas arrived aage, with ber cargo on fire. Surveyors recommen enced imine ate scuitling, at which men were "a work aw eho couldnet other wiee'be cischarged. ‘Home Ports. APALACHICOLA, May 9—Arr bark Lincoln, Merril, New York. O16 7tb, brig’ Maria W:Eolt, Cousing, Pensaco sbip fiza Pirrie, Kvans, ws, Liverpoo)s ‘schr Transit, Chapel, Boe- ten; 9h, ehra J Veil, De rk, 14th—In port eFips Chio, ‘Hutchings, from favannah, wig, Jone @ Coster, Pratt, from Liverpoo), oo), wig; Etzaberh Deeiean? ‘Williams. ork, Id) gle. Ktynge, from Boston, thane pee ‘orn ork, ldg; schr Margt Ana, Lee_ from Bavana, SLEXANDAIA, ey 1%—Arr sebr L H Nickerson, Bure ypuabe, Bosten. ald echrs Nebraska, Boston; Breeze; do; Bro- rr, 6rd Yankee wt LBAR a 195 Ate sehe Caroline & Ferrie, derdon, ‘arbingt loo} 'y rt brake, Sag er PE ede ar Wha tS Baie nares ee seme i. sobr Sarah Flizabet! Niton, bernegat 20th—Arr echrs Bio Grande, Brown, srookbaven; Adeleide, Pohim. NYork; sloop Adonis Joan ings, Soutucort, Old schrs Palladium. Amy, New London: Bank; sloops Ltlea, Dayton, Mlddietown: SW Jeusine, Ooo, Jereny BsLtINORE, May 20—Arr steamships Wm Jenkins, Hal- . Be rotten Morley. SYork; thfp st Bervard, New Bahr Caine Fave na mot. toate os i ‘favier, be ve gear esiees ‘Old sicamehip Parker Velo, Ramsay, yen at ship Clarra.L Probie, Long, Bremen) brig Reetargpert: © Hal Seatac ie" + + ilameon, Wins more, NYork; M A Bromley, OF, Sia bri Delaware, Herding Gharienor; Wattars, Cat rk, Went Ind'es; schrs arientor; Wal iar) Daebielo, & Jago; Ann Maria, ‘Martin, ' Srazoey Time ae Bil'op Nersau, Way 2—Arr chip Fearless, Manson, one, Crowell, Measine’ Hazard, Lincoln ia Por ington, Parrot Sb Th Huot, % oa ad Sarah rr yal Gare oie & Mary poe. Cid sbi ‘Thompron. of Boston, 1 Kingman, Marseilles: Theodore Cur TI pinta; eee, Fom, Fi Philadelphia; ii NYork; mgnal ‘for a bark and two ‘Buena ‘tinnell., Madre; Jeremiah Blake, bxtcher Mavoun (ew ofp 248 tone); Soe: fan Prancisco} b barl Chicopee, Howes, Philadelphia; pay re Dsbaey, Ul rake Bs Pook plus: Dips a Weber, Hodge, rit ‘ant Bip Lag iel Wel 38, y; Ann le, I Sid, wind Arnel acme Ryne ‘liza Jane, Mab, a from 8W 10 8K Wm ‘oddard, Mareeliun. Bosom, Vistar berks Stamboul Litelte, Fuscaroga, Kmme = iN Ban Ji Ford. a orks Chesapeake, K Bingham, & AATHAM, M: —Farsing Py tow of & steam tug, She pro- badly ran on Baltimore, CIty, Soumiet Drift, Bm! Corpus Christl, Cid steamship Texas, Forbes, Vera Cruz; ne 1G Berry, Race, Boston, ae into, bed R Green! izwrd, Julie, jay 19, over tbe showls, a sew ship” tn the fo FALL RIVER May 19—Arr eobr Kate, Skidmore, Phila- steanaahin ba, Burk, Falmcult nnd & moarkey, ache jowinn . sche ki Soevon, Atipeon, Chadleaton: sehr Eilort, isla Nr “te rigs Merald, Amerika, Monomov Felot, We Ww. been sahore on Fovigck Bip, and bes just come of thia'morain; dergtia, "Bld dnb, eke Richard Borden. Amoi, Maza ZAW CNUBANE: May IS PM—Arr ecar Bea 4th, ‘AM—Agr hilagelabia. ‘da, 20th, Wa Brown, Seeman ad gehr Rowen! King, Wixys, Philagelphis. May 8 AM-In t_schr Fanny »| alam orgihuers teense ie Gee chen a i Yor) an Pt ee Fe iia iow! Hf ‘ior [4 novo Gta Hawking, trom Providence for Darling, oF ! do. is mie ager 2 Arr echrs W Bepnet, Parker, Vir- 1 inia; Rae Btow Phila; Loates, Tucker, ——, dos. PR TLAND: May Wo Arr; rors ooraal dense, ‘Georgia, Drinkwater, Baliimore; C He bang Or hra Bini, ‘Townsend, esac creat nib, NO; Ol via Bigbee, Flank Tee tf Poi adepia, sy hontiee ee th A | and indo fm Lanpkear, 7 ‘Com eke ache iw Moun reise . more and bmeltne, Rona Movie: ia, brig’ Tyrant, Orerory, Bpelman, A Bea’ Bird. , ie Jane, Targee, NYork! Fiying Arrow, Rosa, ORICHMO 7 10 Art steamer, Jasnestown, Parish 7¢ York: park ‘Bmalinpod, Baltimcee; sces Gallego, Smith, a Cela RL Meare brig Henrioo, Fairteld, Pare, park BW Porter, Stevens, Bu burn, Afrien, Ga WILMIN nOROK NC, May 18 Ayr gohe Albert Dextor, mall, Boston; brig Kaluiah, Morion,, Rost Jobn “A ae mons,” Rowton; bie ten, W Woorler, Oras F hie, WVore: RC Fe Vegido, Facer, Boaduawa,