The New York Herald Newspaper, July 27, 1856, Page 8

8 Public Education tin New York. COLUMBIA COLLEGE, THE UNIVERSITY, AND THE FRE ACADEMY—ADMISSIONS TO THK LATTER —COURSE OF STUDIES PURSUED IN ALL THE WARD SCHOOLS—DAILY NORMAL SCHOOL. Daring the past week the majority of the different institutions of learning throughout the city have tveen celebrating their commencements previous to the summer vacation. We have published the pro- ceedings of several, and among these were the Free Academy and Columbia College, but the ward schools were so numerous that it was impossible to give them even a passing notice. From the name which is given to these closing exercises, it would appear that they are but the beginning of a new Year, instead of being the summing up of the results of the past term. Why they should be called’ com. mencements” it would be difficult to say, and we doubt if the learned faculties themselves can give a satisfactory reason. It would be well for them, however, to practise the role of calling things by their right nawes, so that when fhey speak of a commencement they may be understood to mea what they gay. The commencement of Columbia College, which took place on Wednesday last, in Niblo’s Garden, was, 50 far as the audiense and generai appearance of the whole was concerned, quite a brilliant affair. I: was a fine scene; but in wtellectual entertainment it did not differ from the usual display on such ocea- sions. The exercizes at all these commencements, that of the University included, generally consist of so called orations and e-says, which are remarkabie for nothing in particular but a want of thought, and not unfrequently for bad spelling and wretched grammar. Yet in every instance, we are told, these compositions are submitted to the inspection of the Professor, and they must receive his sanction be- fore they can be delivered in public. When they have received his approval they are then committed to memory, and on the day of their delivery a prompter is ready, with the copied oration in hand, to assist the treach- ercus memory of the orator. Sometimes he fails, and it is impossible to couceal his failure from the auaience, despite the arts of the prompter : but as a general thing, the oration is well committed. and, though it may be poorly recited, the speaker is al- ways rewarded with a “shower of bouquets.” As mone but the members of the graduating class are allowed the privilege of speaking—a privilege which, by the way, is paid for—the public expect that what they have to say will be worth listening to, andthat after a course of five years the gradnate will at least be master of English grammar, even should the ora- tion be marked by a paucity of ideas. And it is but natural that they should expect this after sueh a probation; but the public is not aware, perhaps, that the student can grainate at the end of five years, no matter how deficient he may have proved in his various studies. ‘This, it is to be reyretted, is the case with many of what are called the higher iustitutions of learning, bat we are pleased to leer that the Free Academy is en exception, and that if any of the pupils are fouad wanting at the annua! examination, the Pro- fessor writes a note to their parents or guardians requesting their withdrawal. The course of education in the University, Co- tumbia College, and the Free Academy is very com- prebensive, embracing the following more advanced stodies, in addition to the ordinary branches: — COLUMBIA COLLEGE. Latin, Greek, German, geometry, elementary chemistry, rhetoric and oratory, practical astro- nomy, mineralogy, geology, rational and practical mechanics, moral and intellectual philosophy. poli- tical economy, trigonometry. In addition to all this, the English compositions, we are told, are to be read in the lecture room, and criticized by the Pro- feasor in the presence of the class. NEW YOUK UNIVERSITY. Latin, Greek, German, Spanish, Italian, Preach, arts of design, civil engineering. practical chemis- ry, moral acience and revealed religion, chemistry, natura! history, natural philosophy, astronomy, ma- thematics, intellectual philosophy, bistory acd belles Jettres. With some difference, the study pursued in the University is the same asin Columbia College. FREE ACADEMY. Latin, Greek, French, Spanish, German, moral, in- teliectual, natural and political philosophy: chemis- try, physics, mathematics, civil engineering, history, belles lettres and fine arts, natural history, anatomy, physiology, hygiene, descriptive geometry. As we ‘have already stated, those pupils in the Free Acade- my who are found deficient in their studies are re- quested to withdraw, and « letter sent to their pa- rents stating the reason, Two chances are allowed to the student to redeem his character; anc if he should fail on the second examination, he ia set down as incorrigibly idle or naturally stupid, and in either case unworthy of enjoying the Privileges and avantages which should be given to the more capable and deserving. The number of @pplicants for admission to this institution is in- creasing every year, and atthe last examination, which closed some days ago, three hundred and seventy were admitted, which makes the whole namber at present about seven hundred. The fol- lowing are the names of the successfal app!icants at the examination which has just closed:— we Benj. D. D Wack Geo. W. W' Wet onyne~s* Roqrara™> A “ F Aa w ii ¥ 4 A e pe af é lie B « F. é P We ‘ E Ge a Ja rE 4 4 & « ‘ a Jw r dD. i r q 4 P T t ‘ J “4 ahs ML Jas BT. i Me iw 1B Knos Mc Avee J. Wilson vA FW. sienith © Brecke 5 i. Atwill. Je AW. Beruing. Bd. . Muckie E, Joseph eee » G Rleworth WH Camp ' W. Hie F i Jae. ec or FW F aM a LA J. H. Bolles Wm. Jas, Howe, &. F. Laugbein Ne Z Ms W w Wm ND ow A wr Jobin Hager €. Parabam das, A. Forbes ©. EB. Laidiaw dE. Miller. Jas. Cochrane & F, Moynihan dé, B, Parrey W. A. Ravane N. Ferris, R Reve F. A. Benson, DH Guleite TB. Graham, P EL. Kip f. Kurebedt 9 J. Parnes 3, Be aekaon (rr b. . Briges PS Myer Goldemith, FA. Bawyer RE. Wile 2 ter Th DOreay H Rawr 4 w Win. H Browane : t ¢ ; r J — 8. Zellner, Jas. P. KY. Lixen, W. Hi. MeMil Geo. Wesley Colliers J. i. J.J. MeGauran, Joba Aug. R. Adams, Jacob Reither, ‘Wm. Banta, >upsmeseEss: iz Johui Orr, é Jaa. J Abia BP. vA sR Wallace, W. iG R. Crocier, "0 A. Speir, 2. M. Lummis, AD Hedgman, Philip Ramses, The different ward schools have also had their commencements, though on a somewhat smaller scale than the institutions we have just named. The exercises consist mainly of reading, recitations and singing, and as they are public they generally at- tract large andiences. Specimens of penmanship, drawing, needle and ornamental work, are also dis played for the inspection of the visitere. Accord- ing to the last annual report of the Board of Edu- cation the whole number of pupils taught in our ward schools was 137,874, and the actual cost of the education of each is estimated at $3 70. About foar or five months ago a very important improvement was made in our public school system, A nor mal schoo! for the instruction of young ladies who desire to adopt the profession of teaching has been established, and is now im successful operation. It has a daily attendance already of about two hundred pupils, who are hereafter to eceupy the position of teachers under the Board. The organization of this institution met with much opposition from a considerable portion of our school officers, and every effort was made to defeat it; but it has 80 far sueceeded, and will eventually become a most valuable promoter of the interests of education. In Engiand, and most of the countries in Europe where they have any public sebool eystem at all, normal schools are considered indispensable ad- junets, and no teacher is considered properly quali- fied for the instrnction of youth who has not re- ceived the certificate given to those who have passed a satisfactory exami tion. The course of studies in the daily norm:i school are—French, Latin, Ger- Man, geometry, slgeora, history, natural philosophy, the use of the gl es, a: 1 several other brauches tanght in the higher institutions. The normal school and the ward schools closed during the past week, but will be re-opened in about five weeks, when the summer vacation terminates. Religious Intelligence. The pastor of the Greene street Methodist Eptis- copal church, Rev. Jesse T. Peck, D. D., will preach this morning and eveninr. Preaching this day, as usual, in the Jobn street First Methodist Episcopal church, at 10} A.M. and So'clock P. M. INVITATIONS. Rev. Charles S. Ma: 7in, late of Auburn Theologi- cal Seminary, has ace: ted a call from the Congre- gational church in Deansville, N. Y. Rev. G. B. Wilcox has been called to the Lawrence street church in Fitchburg, Mass. Rev. R. W. Clarke has declined the call of the Plymouth Congregational church in Williamsburg, N.Y. Rev. Henry W. Parker, ot Brooklyn, has received and accepted a calito the North Coupes chureb in New Bedford, Mass., of whic! v. Mr. Eldridge was peony astor—decliuing, of course, the call to Geneva, ¥ to Brigbam has declined a call to Nelson, Rev E.D. Lae oh recently of Brooklyn, has been called to Indian Orchard, Mass. ORDINATIONS AND INSTALLAVIONS. The Rev. H. K. Green was installed on Sabbath evening last as peetor of the Laight street Bay church of this city. Ube sermon was prea by the Rev. Edward Lathrop, D. D., from Col. 1:23; the installation prayer was offered by the Rev. C. G. Sommers, D.D.; the hand of fellowship was given by the Rey. A. D. Gillette, and the charge to the chareh by the Rev. E. 1 Magoon,D D. The con- gregation was large aud the services were interesting and impressive. On Sunday, June 1 the Rev. Isaac E. Demand, re- cently of Belleville, \.J., wes installed as pastor of the German Reformed church, St. Paul's, Lancaster, Pa. He sncceeds the Rev. N. A. Keyes, who resigned in Octover last. Rev. Wm. B. Dada was ordained and installed a of the Presbyterian church in Skeneateles, . Y., om the 1sth “instant, by the Presbytery of Cayuga. Mr. Robert D. Miller, late of East Windsor Semi- nary, was ordained and ‘ostaled at North Wards- boro’, Vt., on the Rev. J. 8. Judd wus installed at Middlebary, Ct., on the 25th alt. Rey. Richard 8. Greene was ordained and installed at Adrian, Mich., on the 25uh ult. The corner stone ofa pew edifice fur this church was laid on the evening of the same day. Rev. J. M. Bacon was inasalled pastor of the First church in Essex, Mass., on the 9th, a8 successor to the late Dr, Crowell. Rev. Charles R. Mills wes ordained an evangelist at Buffalo recently. Mr. M. is under appointment as a missionary of the Presbyterian Board, at Shanghai. KESIGNATIONS, The Rey. Thomas Piilop bas resigned the rector- ship of Emanuel churcn, New Castle, Velaware, and accepted a call to St. Ann's, Middletown, Delaware. The Rev. Wm. B. Cornwall, for a number of pastor of the Baptist church m Sridgetou, N.J., re- signed his charge om Saturday last, and preached his farewell sermon on Sunday © st. DEATH IN THE M\i TRY. Died, at Optatey. L. L, daly .3, the Rev. Mar- maduke Earle, in the eigaty-eishth year of his age. Marmaduke Earle was born March 21, 1769. He experienced religion in hie sixteenth vear, and united with the, Dutch Reformed Courch. He grada- ated from Columbia College in 1790, and was tised in the Hudson river when twenty-one, and charge of the Baptist church in Oysterbay in 1802, in which village he lived till the day of his dewh, with the exception of about one year's absence. NEW CATROMA ‘The corner stone of the new Methodist Epise>pal chureh at Woodstown, Salem county, N.J., will be laid on Tuesday, 29th inat. A new Presbyterian church vas dedicated at Deep Water, Henry county, Missour , rocently. A new Ci tional charch was formed at South Haven, Mich., on the 2d. A Cor ional church was to be dedicated at Charlotte, county, Mich., on the 23d inst. A —— church was dedicated at Chee terfleld, Macomb county, Mich., on the 24th ult. A new (ld Style church is to be organized on the Sist, at Manalapan, N. J. A new Old Style church was dedicated at Lewiston, Pa., on the 12th. iscopalans of the village of Brock 5 x Po just com! a beautiful stone ‘ae edifice, which they name St. lake's, It is to be dedicated by Bishop De Lancey on Tuesday next, ‘2th inst. MISCELLANEOUS. The New York Observer has the following sng- gestion:- Prayer for our cowntry is a chief service of Christian patriotiem. Brethren, you differ as to the urgent national interest of ie hour. But can you not unite in one litorg? of patriotic interces son’ Can Fa not in faith carry one common appeal to God? Let it ve that he will resistlessly sway ovr people, our rulers, t just that which is best for us in bis sight. Cio’ has a perfect view of what would constitute our best well being as a na- tion. Perhaps none of ws has precisely. He can move us to it, Will he not if we ask it? Will we not all ask it’ A letter in the Chicago Herald, from Michigan, says it is the unanimous desire of the Congrega- tionaliets of the Sta'e that‘ another tee in be held, and that a $100,000 be raised, not to be loaned, but to be donated. That portion ot the $50,000 fund appropriated to Michi- has done an unepeskable amount of good, and the call is as urgent as ever. Our denomination has work to do in this country, and it can do Independent German Reformed church of Germantown, Pa., of which Rev. Jacob Heiffenstein is pastor, was received into the Fourth Searey , at a special meeting on the | Mr. H. had been a member of the Presbytery al- most three ‘The church has some three han- dred members, a large tion, a flont Sabbath school, and charch edifice, favor: ably located in that of the city. Former: it Was connected with the German Reformed Synod, from which it withdrew several years ago, and be NEW YORK HERALD, SUNDAY, JULY 27, 1856. Rey. axp Dear Sin—I take this unity to express my acknowledgments to the Old Shoo! Ger Assem- Los mor a a6 us the subject of the prayers of that distinguished body. 1 beg leave to say, that I ever regard thet ean pl rnens thus exhibited, with sentiments of the deepest gratitude. As a slight return for the unusual and most unmerited favor of public prayers by the Old Schoo! Presbyterian General snobs, invoke with humility and profound sincerity in behalf ot the Geveral Assembly, for each indi- vidual member, and wost especially for my venerable and beloved father, the powerful’ intercession of the mother of God, blessed Mary, ever Virgin, conceived withont original sin, of blossee Michael and Gabriel and angels of blessed Peter and Paul, and all the and martyrs; of St. Aun, St, Agnes and all boly virg St. “Alphousns, of t Gregory VII, and all the saints in heaven and the taithtal on earth with the Lord, that it wnd they may be converted from their prestnt attitude of hestility aud rebellion, readmitted to the one fold, and reconcile. t the one Shepherd. With the highest persoual respeet, Tam, Reverond Sir, your humb e and obliged servant in Carist, HENRY STUART HEWIT, Roman Catholic Layman, The American Systematic Beneficence Society, which was formed in Philadelphia about six mont! since, for the pr eof urging upon the churches the duty and neceswit y 0, a sytematic benevolence, held a meeting recently in the Old South chapel at Boston. It was stated at this meeting that the money contri- buted to benevolent objects by the Old School Pres- byterivn Church in this country (which numbers some 250,000 communicants) annually averages two dollars and a half tocach communieant, while the aversge given by —— Christians in New Engisnd is about one , aud by evangelical Chi mn tians in all the land is only about sixty cents each. Some time since this society offered a premium for the best tract on systematic benevolemee. The five judges, to whom the manuscripts selected each a different one. They were all and bound “Gold and t volume have been distrijuted in all parts of the country, principally to clergymen and pastors. . At this meetiog interest'ng addresses were made iv Commissioners for Foreign Missions; Rev. den, of the Old South church: Rev. Seth Bliss, of the American Tract Society, aod Rev. Mr. Schwartz. The Young Men's Chris ian Association, of Bos- ton, have erected a large tent on Boston Common, in which there is to be preaching for the multitudes that resort to that beautiful park on the Saboath The first service was beld there on the last Sabbath day. July 20, when an eloquent sermon was preached by Rey. Dr. Kirk. At the Commencement at Harvard College, on rinted the 16th inst., the degree of Doctor of Divinity was | conferred upon Rev, Edwin H. Chapin, of New York city: Rev. Thomas Worcester, of Boston; Rev. Henry Hill, of Athens, Greece, and Joseph P. Thompson, editor of the New York Jndependent—a dry goods Congregational journal — published in this ei Fy ‘ev. C. H. Wheeler, pastor of the Congregational church, Warren, Maine, has been dismissed by an ecclesiastical council, cele at his own request, in order thet he may enter the service of Foreign Mis- sions, to which he is devotedly attached. The Episcopal Evangelical Knowledge Society held ap anniversary meeting last week at t'redericks- burg, Maryland, at which Bishop Meade presided. Fifty-two beoks and sixty-eizht tracts have been published by this society, and others are in press. Among these publications there are six works on beptism, and thirteen on confirmation, some of which have a large circulation. Ap effort is making in Boston and elsewhere to raise funds tor a new efidowment of the andover Theological Seminary. Forty thousynd dollars is to be raised in tho . Eight thousand dollars hos already been subse: of which two thousand were given by two well known citizens of that place. It is said that the difficulty which has recently arisen between the American Bible Union, «Bap tist) of New York city, aad the Rev. Dr. Maclay, its late President, who has resigued, will result in the annihilation of the Bible Union. This Union was formed under the late Dr. Cone for the —_—_ of making a new translation of the Holy Scriptures, in won oan with the lia views of the Baptist denomination Dr. Maclay has published an expo- sition of the circumstances whic! induced his re- sigvation. The Union has renlied, and a distinct question of veracity between ine parties} is the re sult. Kev. F. A. Shearer. a Presbyterian clergs of Towa City, Lowa, pubiishes a leiter in the num- ber of the New York Observer, exposing the ham- buggery ofa er examination of his head, in public by Mr. O.S. Fowler, of New York city, who is now making a tour ia the West, “feel- ing heads.” The exaiuation was a curious one. It seems that Mr. Fowler did not know the gentleman whose head he was examining. After a few remarks con cerning bis physical constitution, Mr. Fow- Jer went on to ‘stete that Mr. Shearer had a fine talent for aequiring wealth—was a good judge <—ror to loan money at 40 per cent, with good recurity—had no couscientiousness—sel- dom or never went to church, and had no feelings of devotion—was as stubborn a+ a mule, aud will never ‘ield an opinion, &c. As Xr, Fowler was going on this style, a gentler. in the congregation arose and — Cy ania iuforming the phrenolo- gist that subject was « poor and rian clergyman, the pastor of their Bay at tas rejoinder, Fowler was struck dumb. As soon as he recovered himself, be apologised “that he shouid not have made that examination; that he was too much exhausted ; @otin a proper state of mind,” &c, The audience were very indignant at the phrenolo- gist; but the latter, before leaving the city, in order to seve his science from the death blow, told the Baptist minister, Rey. C. B. Smith, that this exami- nation was correct, and that those traits of character wonld yet be developed in mr. Shearer. Mr. Shearer, who has been a faithful and devoted clergyman and pastor for sixteen years, is not at all pleased with this phrenological slander, and is at a loss to know how the phrenologist can justify himeelf in reporting it. Rev. Samuel’ Ireraews Prmie, of the New York Observer, who was at at the recent meeting of the Rhode Island Cungregational Association, (which was reported in the Henaip,) has got bim- self into bot water by publishing a statement that the anti-slavery agitation in that State had cansed several ministers “to ignore the word of God and the example of Christ ani his Aposties as guides in the discharge of their sacre’ office. When called to test their principies by the touchstone of the gaa pel, they invariably flew off. When with this inconsistency they could not deny it. One minister whispered in our ees and said of another that for three years he did sot go to a prayer meeting This jtement ie replied to by the minis- ters belonging to the as ciation, They con sider it slander and a reckless false- hood, and refute it in trong terms. The New York Independent (Rev. Joshua Leavitt, Jo © and Leonard Wacon) fires up in ode Teiand ae, and refe to the statement of Dr. Prine, inquires, “Will the Christian community tolerate sch abusive in- There is very little in all th. of that chari which endnt all things, whicl thinketn no evil, which is kind and forgiving. ‘ut the apologizes, and corrects tbe state vent which it um fortunately made, and over which ne passions of the ind: pendent were aronsed. This circumstance indicate: a great lack of pure religious principle in the so calied religims news — of our or . Leonard W. Bacon, of New Haven, is tem- porarily supplying the pulpit of the Congregational Thereh in ERehfeld, Co . CLERICAL FANATICTSM IN SPAIN. An Andalusian conon has published in all the newspapers at arvicle, from which the fo! lowing is literally translated: Madrid, this corru; ed city, which battens on the blood of the peop! whom she invites with werds of love, bat whom sh despises and stays when gy 4 can no longer he. anything—Madrid, whose luxury is an insult t , whose iniquity corrupts good manners whore treacherous promises sedace the people, ant who wishes to crush a from the pinnacle of pad Cage the focus of envy, that devour: everything, in eyes no celebrity exist: save that Ln Ay —— the D of her focal watere— and rejoice in thy trenzy; langh and rejoice, oh, unhappy city; the day of thy chustisement is near; thou wilt fall like the tower riven by the thanderbolt: thon wilt burn like Se vexed sole purposed cuand thon wilt live in e darkness of & obscurity, and in an eter. nal night of tormenta, Thon hast been the cradle of evil; thou wilt be the sepulchre of its . The small number of men have raised of alarm Will not be able to save thee, because hast despised them—thou hast curst them—thy most yal children: of Spaniards the most learned, of Satholics the most fervent. If thon art not the pro- tectrese of heresies, why dost thon enffer them? If thon art a friend to the Catholics, why art thoa not willing to listen to their counsels’ Madrid! Madrid! repent and weep: it may be, then, that thou shalt find pity in presence of the Lord. This is by no means the Toldest specimen of the style indulged in by the religions journals of Madrid. lone to myself and family, by making | sand Widews; of 8. Ignatias de Loyola and | were submitted, | ether in one volume, under the title of | Gospel,” and 160,000 copies of the Rey. Dr. Pomeroy, of the American Board of | Dr. Blag- | Caty Intelligence. Tae WeatTaur—New York is becoming in- | tolerable. We have had no raiu worth mentioning | ins month, and every foul place in the city—and tehir name is legion—is sending up a noisome stench, grievous to be borne. The air is not only oppressive- | ly warm, but has the appearance of being baked dry, until every particle ot cooling moisture is evaporated out of it. Yesterday, at the Heraup office, the thermometer stood, at 10 A. M., 90 deg.; at12 M., 92 deg.,and at 3 P.M.,94deg. These figures, however, give no idea of tne parched, arid appearace of the city. The streets are filled with a | fine dust, which the slightest | young simoon; and the never very thrifty, looks like late in fall, after a sharp Altogether, our city is a hot, dusty, noisome, nasty place, and all who can afford it had better start for the county at once. We cannot re- commend New York to but dealers in soda wa- ter and epee thee: They, ther with the mosqui- 10s, have me an itution, ACCIDENT TO THE FULTON—COLLISION ON THE NoxrnjRivexr.— As the steamship'Fulton, for Havre, was starting from her pier No. 37, at twelve o'clock, yesterday, she met with an accident, which, how- ever, did not retard her progress. At the time of starting a sloop was slowly advancing up the river and in a parallel line not more than twenty yards from the extremity of the pier. At the same mo- ment the steamboat Corning, having in tow two heavily laden canal boats, was going down the river nearly in the same direction. The captain of the Fulton was in the usual position, between the wheels, and an officer was stationed on the forecastle. It must have appeared to the hundreds assembled on the adjacent piers that these officers were aware of their critical position, but it appeared they were not. The whole attention of the captain was directed to 1 the movements of the sloop, which the Fulton suc- ceeded in clearing, but immediately after she came in collision with one of the canal boats along side of the Corning. The Fulton struck this boat about the centre, but did nor siuk it. The cable, however, which attached it tothe Corning parted, and the machinery of the latter was completely disabled, forsbe could not move an inch after the collision. The Fulton then backed a short distance; but the sloop had not yet cleared her track, and in an in- stant struck the farboard side of the Fulton's cabin, cracking the timbers but not perforating them. After a little manceavring the Fulton got rid of her embarrassment, und proceeded down the river. But the Corning lay in the mid- dle of the stream, and was finally towed in by a boat which went to her assis:ance. The cause of this accident was obvious to every one standing on the piers. The Fulton gave no proper signal of her dey On three occasions, indeed, previous thereto, some person on the upper deck | sounded the steam whistle, which, from its low, weak tones, seemed to be out of order, and which act struck the hearers as merely for the purpose of test- ing the condition of the whistle, but no bell was rung, and no further intimation given that a vessel was about to start, so that the sloop and tow boat could not possibly be aware of their danger. Nor | was this the ovly mistake committed on the occasion. The captain and the other officer of the Fulton were evidently not of accord a8 to the moment when the ship should leave, for while a man stationed on Pier No. $6 let go the cable, in obedience to the command of the captain, the other officer shouted to him in tones of denunciation for so doing, but he replied that the captain had so ordered him. It #as only then that this officer was aware that the time for starting had arrived. Had the captain been informed a moment before of the situation of the Corning (be bad a full view of the sloop) of course he would not have run into her. But from his position he couid not possibly see what was coming down the river. Some blame, however, rests upon the persons in.charge of the Corning and sloop, for they were running too near the piers, which is a very common and dangerous practice with small vessels, exposing themselves and otbers to the greatest peril. The damage done tothe steamboat must be considerahie. al none of the men on board of her or the canal boats were injured. Tue Festiva, ow St. James tHe Great was celebrated in Trinity church on Friday morning. Dr. Haight read the Nicene Creed. after which he delivered an address narrating the life and good deeds of James. This saint was closely related to the Saviour, Mary, called Salome, his mother being a sister or first cousin (which is doubsful) of the Vir- gin Mary. Theepithet “(ireat,” was applied to this saint to distinguish him from the son of Alpheus, called James the Less. Lhe exercises, which were interesting, were closed with the benediction. CLosk ov tHe Prete Scaoo.s.—Last Friday the public schools closed for the summer vacation, and the children will have a holiday until the first Monday in September, when their studies will be resumed. Thts vacation will be most grateful to the teachers; but it isa question whether the mass of the children, who mostiy have poor pareuts, will be benefitted by being tet run loose through the city. New York Hosrrrat.—The following is the roay report of the above institution, to July 25, Surgical, Medical Total. : Ss 76 261 8 rs FP) uf ss oe 3 0 2 les st ose cry J. Dannan, Superintendent. Caution TO Mencuayts.—On friday night last John J. Morrow, private watchman, discovered two stores in Warren street damaged considerably by the Croton water overtiowing the basins. The water will not rise to the yd floors in day time, but at night it will, and by ey the faucets open the basins become overtiowed. In this way r stores have been overflowed in the iast month. TO THE EDITOR OF TH MERALD. New Yorn, July, 26, 1956 Amongst your city reports to-di verceive one head ed “Indecent conduct towards an omuibus in which I am represen wently as savited and grovaly abused’ of which I pro i, [doubt not a of the mat o'clock I. M., mn avenie stage, e wpper end, when the lady referred to enter ¢ cat opposite to me. I paid no attention to her received a push from her foot. at the same tim q me, in a rude manner, to keep my feet away from hers. 1 looked down and saw that my fect were not near hers, and told ber eo. In o fow minates egain told me | bad pat my feoton her. 1 became ind nant, and told her she was a mort impudent woma, and ebe had better see whether it wa: not a part of her dress which bad become diearranged and caused the an vance. She then bevame indignant. jamped up, pated the strap and orcered the driver to éronken man oat.’ A party then came in- boy, I took on my knee and kept hie feet on the cw to avoid touching the mgt No more was While paying the ariver | gave the lady m. advived her in future not to ride in euch x vehicle as an omnibus. Next day her bushane and ber seif called at my office, where | received much abuse from them. Now, sir, you have the whole truth, from beginning to end. | Yours, &e., 4. 3. HOLMES. The Turf. Fiona Temeie any Laxcrt.—A match for $2,000 comes off on Tnesday next between these celebrated nage. Flora is to go in harness and Lancet ander the saddle. The affair has created considerable ex: citement among sporting men, who predict an un- commonly interesting race. Lancet is a very fast horse, particularly ander the saddle, and is thought to be quite a match for the mare, and may probably defeat ber, under the circumstances. (Go and see. Coroner's inquest. Cove pr Sorett.—Coroner Gamble held an in- quest yesterday afternoon upon the body of a man who died at No. 6 Manhattan street, in the Eleventh ward, from the effects of the heat. The deceased was sunstruck on Friday, and died on the same day. Desrrvetive Fire ix Cixerxsati.—About four o'clock yesterday afternoon, a fire broke ont in atwo frame tenement on Sixth street, east of Lock, occupied by Mra. Boger,a widow, and owned by Wm. Walker, coal desler. The building was soon destroyed, and the flames spread on the west, de- stroying a three story brick dwelling belonging to Mr. Hacket, a two story frame house occupied and owned by Mr. Smith, a one story frame cottage owned by Alex. Cariin, and a one story cottage be- jing to W. C. Foster. The conflagration extend the rear of the above buildings to some te- nemente fronting on Kighth street. which were soon enveloped in flames, and five were completely de- them —_ frames, with excep: one three story brick dwelling, which be- longed to Thos. Smith. The fire is to have ori- ginated from some children who were playing with matches aud shavings. We understand there was not a dollar of insurance on any of the property.— Cincinnati Commercial, July Term Supreme Court—Spec Before Hon. Judge Whiting. Jey %.—The People va. The Judges of the bn on Pleas.—Injanction heretofore granted dis- woly Police Intelligence, AutegeD Riven ‘Vuieves Caprurep.—John Moneghan, alias Stuttering John, and John: Ward were taken into custody on Friday night by officers Quinlan and Town, of the Seventh ward police, on 2 cbarge of having broken into the cabin of the brig Samuel French, now at the foot of Jefferson street. The steward of above vessel surprised the as they were ong in the barglary, and eee gave the alarm to the police, who after ashort chase suceeded in capturing two fellows. Moneghan and Wari were taken before Justice'Wood, at the Essex Markei Police Court, were they were committed for examination, Caution 70 buys. On Friday afternoon, twenty- six boys, varying in age {rom 9 to 18 years, were ta- ken into custody by the ®leventh ward police, ona charge of exposing their persons. The accused, in violation of a cor sion ordinance, went into the dock at the foot of Houston street and commenced bathing and cutting »; all sorts of shines in full view’of the pemsen tare on board of the Williams- ferry boats. The prucnens were all commit- ted to prison for examination by Justice Wood, THE LATEST ADVICES RECKIVED AT THE NEW YORK HERALD OFFICE, JvuLy 26, 1556. Acapulco, Mex. June 28 Maranham Alexandria, Egypt Amoor Rav Mayaguez, Helodorne N pe Cape Town, €. G. H. May Cardenas, Cu July 17 Sa April 26 Gonaives, Guadalupe Hondara: vey 14" nnico, Mexico MARITIMO“ INTRULIGRNCE, Movements of Ocean Steamers, FOX CALIFORNIA, ETC. «New York ..... Aug. 9. STEAMERS TO AND PROM HAVANA. Taaset—From Charleston 19th and 4h. due st Havana 20 bea From Havana 10th and Mth, due at New Yor i7th Eartas Crry ew Granapa—from New York }7th, ar giving at lavack and ‘New Oriesas 2h. From New Or - Havana Sth, due at New York 13:b. Seem in City—From New ore sat or each month, arriving a Mobile 6. From Mobile 15:a, Mavaas favana Gh, and * A on Monday. They leave New Orleans as near 2 A. M. as ude wi ae isabel leaves Uhariesion and Havane at TRE OVERLAND MAILS TO INDIA AND CHINA, ‘The following may be of value te those baving correspond ence in the Eant— WB | leaves Southampton op the 4h and 20th of sabe month, Arrives at Gibraltar abont the 9h and 25h of same month. Arrives at MaRa about the 14th anf 4th of same moar. Derives Ot Alscandeta chews Ge 10h of ane aad eae! fo. g mon! Leaves Suez abont the SUR or Uist of same and Sth or 6b of folowing mon's Arrives at Aden about the 25ch or 2h of same end lth or Ltb of following month Leaves Aden about the 8t or 77th of same and day of arr! val fur Bombay, and 11th to 30th for Chiua, 49. lucian Navy aeamer arrives at Bombay sbout the St to ob ‘and 19th to iat of the fol monta. P. and ©. steamer arrives at Point de Galle about the éta or ia Pty CE ty ty ‘Leaves Point de Galle for Pulo Penetg the sams day, ¢ the senmner bas alread: arrived waleh tabs the matic, pee \rrives at Pulo Penang about or Lb or ih of following month = frciven ot Reegepere shows the Wether ‘16th and Slat o¢ Lat of following about 12 hours after arrival Arrives at joug Heng sbout the 2d or 24h and Ra or toe Of folowing ALANA FOR NEW YORK—tHI DAT. SL] MOON nines. Tu | mon w morn 12 97 eve 438 ~~" Port of New York, July 20, 1856, CLEARKO Sveawship Alabama, Schenck. Savant’ Steamship Jas Adger, Turuer, Churlest ‘Tiles wo 0. Steamship Jamestown, Parrish, Norfik, &o—Lodiom & Plenswnts Ship Golden Kagle, Fabeus, faa Praveico—W C Annan & Co. Ship AZ Green Ship Loch Lamar, i Ship Rajah, Cobb, N rerpool—teregs & Co. A all, Wilmingic Brig Wilaeman (Duted). Dew & Meineke. Brig Crimea, Snow. 1sor—fnow & Burgess. Brig Button, Thompson, St Johts, PR—Hostock & Beajamin Brig A Owen, Ray vitas—Peck, Church & ( Brig T Trowbriege, Langfair, B Sons. Pearman, Bermoda—W A F Da- Brig Princess Reyal '—F A Bloomseld Island—Tbhompsen & Honter. pea—Ht Trowbridges time jouldaboro—Thompsen & Hunter it, Savannab—J R Gilmore & Co. r, Whippie, Riet sard, Met orn ick, Richmond Rt. Crookes Seche J Guest, Rainer. RB: —- e% River—C H Person. Behe & A Roe, Baker. Philade'phia—Jas Hand Sehe New York. Burr Darton & Sprag ye Sehr Howard, Low : Sloop WH Bow Provide nee—Master, Propeller Thomas Swann, Willette, Rultimore—Cromwell'« Piopelier Jackson, Baker, Portiand—Cromye!'s tine AKKIV Ship Havre. Bo gers to Mortimer Livington pasaage. June d, tnt 4490, 3 ip Avondale, of Baltimore, bound W: 29h, Int 44 21. lon anges signals with ship American Union, from Lt t New York July 16, lat 41 56, lou 6 12, passed ship hence Liverpool: 19h, too< ® pilot from bout les from Kendy Hook Hanke Bremen, 46 days, with 40h, Gel and was su rounded by icebergs paseage onidas (of Warren), Watts, Shielta, June 2. with cow & Burges dune 21, lat 5119, lon 34, wt oom ith st Rookh, from Sheiids (or New Haven 7. saw several icebergs: 12th, lat $266, lon ip Alexandrine, bound BR: fath, int’ 42, lon 62 18, n ‘With mdse, to 10 days, with cotton, pe Henry, spoke schi 1G days out, . Remedios, Cutva, 12 molaeses, to Crinnel), spoke brig Charles Wi n denas, 13 days, with sngnr and mo hal Ship t to Snow ir, to master i Cloud, Burk, Havre, 4 Reyd & Hineken, Hark Stanley (ir). Lee. Ae, to, Bacon & Rar Silye Wright from Rark Chieftain (o Nassau, NP. July 2a ott Cy der. Plymouth, NC ingen, Cainis. Sdaye Propeller 1p Propeller Videan. Morrison, Philadeip' Her Petrrl, Ares, Providence Her Chas Osgood, Smit fh Ship Harvest Queen. hem faverpest ‘Sune 8, with ni ind pacaensers. to Ht Marshall two other ships, nnknown Tanta (of Baltimore , 25 days from Marseities—B 4 boat Rawin Forre mevien, & dare from Liverpool, w 1 Bawin Porres ‘Wind during ‘he dey, SSW Miscellaneous aod Disasters. The steamship Fulton, Capt Wotton, sulled yesterday fo Sourhampton and Havre, with 101 passengers, ‘The medium clipper edi Cherubin, of Balinore Captain] Smith, 1798 tons r now om the Sectional dock, getting recaulked and eoppered Yn Baw Quemy—A t 25th inst, received in th it, saye:—"The bi Scnr Parsinnxt—The © or reported ashove on Ram Hew Bar, below Boston, was. . President of Kock’and, from Ban gor for Boston Shew rick night of 24th and filed! She was} towed to the beach at Long Island by steamer Nept Horton from Wilmington, NC. trnick on the bar olf Ci Was got olf morning 1 21a after throwing and turpentine, nearly al of which had teen A New CRANNEL AT THE FAR—A party of sury ed to the harbor © wow eagayed in running lt bewteen Gedt i) ship ehanne the view of finding pbel, weross the bar "The depth of the 6 water un’ Manto Austita A monthly mail will heres Deginning August 1, be #h aupounces tha} Australin direct postage will be ont ‘and ¢ : five cents for letters. two 9) 6s 10F an ounce for phamphiets and perio Brig John Marsion. 210 t)08 wit nearly new, was sold al 16. H Young. The invert Bark Hope. of New bel rd Kelly, and others, und w ew ness. She will be (ale: tc ant Indiana Gceans, and commanded by Capt Shubac. & Mroyiea, late ot bark Helen snow, LG A Light Vessel has b fathome water at stern Shc hown for the first tin evening o thoase Board © MANIGAULT MORRIS inte Inepeetor Gtk Thatevet, be published be wich me ou t a en ‘om. Ist Distric., fees ah be visible ie Ofte sea is a! least twenty tautical ralies sa bt 1 Gav Kent ai present By order of the harbor, Piicis and harbor masters #0 neglect to oring vessels @ucho: as above reqiined. will ve Uable to heary Denalticn Q GW COWDERY MD, Health Officer, Noxlotis, July Mu Whale men. New Londow %34. bark Ale $id fr a, bark Jobn & Elizabeth Eltr! Tslands: imbert. FH, do do—put in on account of th nm) of Capt P, who died on the 16th: minand of the'mate, Mr Lambert 8th, ok ” Raele, Davis, from Antwerp, Plushiog Apert is. July 4. lat 7 lon 5 Bark Panchita Stone, from Palermo for NYork, June J of Gibraltar. Helle, Roblase oth, brie haltinore. ax Lin port ship Amarantt, Lane, for nd. Hal! ine lems. # ohaers ine 0 slips Alleghn Kambesel, Jul jucknam |. ark Lauretta, for NYo kJ H Duval, Nickerson, SH RB Norton. for SY¥q ‘aut, Seweil. for NOri len W Andre 0) Laconia i Bh Are sebre wre, Wi'mingion. NC an fetohi: 8 do, Hiahiander. Ma; Carhar' 8 ta 1. Lon for do: Janes emore, and bark Amyy Wm W Marcy, Sarah Ann, jen. PPI reo, Ann Baker Niger Avbert Devereux, Pe ‘ ‘ahom. Fillo, Fi Tala, irdier, Mary Mi Dut 1s—Arr ship Windsor Castle. © MARBLEHEAD, July 17—Arr achra Elizabeth 4 mh ie. Murtlet’ Philadelphia, Sid 17th, Phiindetplata uly 1=Rejow coming ip, shio INDON, July B—Acr sche A Brown, Lovell, M—Arrsehr Empire, f BA Bitlot, Kingsley hia Dee Arr selirs Jax FT Ashmead uekett, NYork: 2h Hilliard. Elizabe: we 1 LAN Ju we. brig Jocob Dock. Thom Niedelt ina. sche A. 2 Bella, Secectiand, ami CD. Wi Nomoitt 4 t! Brooks, Gratfam, Piiiadelphia, Cid] Brooks, NYork. Ary aches Medora, Holl Sniper | nuadeiphin; Momteaume, Richer ly U—Aresches Westover, Rogers, Hazlewood, NYork: William P And nly 22—8k sehrs Jos Farwell, Conary, s, Vinaihaven to ond for —. ‘ily 3—Are steamship Florida, Lyon, Fernand kerson. Boston. brig Macon. York N¥ork. Cli usta, Stone, liner Ri nero, ST GEORGE, July 16—Are sere Momtrose, Wall, N nih, Bay Senter Cine Cy Point. "Sid 6th, ick Jy 3—8M achrs Roanoke, Phillips, NY Philadelphia, N ONO, July 2—Arr schre Geo R bh. Hewes. do; 28a, Obaries, Te gar FF. Potter, Newark. Perry, Philadeiphin: & 8 Parker, dw Franklin, bin 2 Only Bom, H, Ainwarley SYorks 2gth,