The New York Herald Newspaper, May 27, 1857, Page 10

Committes op Station Toures, in place ef Mr. Stranahap during the coutinuance of hie Maes ”* This cignieen that Draper will prepare (he responses to ~ OUR MUNICIPAL DiFFICOLTIES. tho ‘applications, | Bowen pam “guy {Sefer weeps Choiwell etill in Trogress of the Organization of The }T%,. iver mipurin et the, Bard Sra han bas ole regard ie proviace Brook lye, Metropolitan Police. miakes the plea of titness a reason for aa almost eutire ab” sence from the precee age of the based, aud permits a fort of proxy useot bis name rf acks, on condiion that they say in ait Brooklyn thet matters staf he ceded to him.” He has litt!> ele to do with the Board, although shrewdly \oformed of the: every ect and aim. Yarterday be made his appearance with Cholwell Weed rosion of the beard bad been dtssulved, Dearie of a few of the tones Jiscussed were enteral upon, for the Bevedit of the veo opteide members and the re- porters, Among the-e wes 8 matter which Will no donbt JFovide some fai pickiss,sboult tho **State polica”” de partment reach 1b one anticpated. It was a motion roferring 0 SO mmibee ov © Notice of a report from Deputy Sapertntendent Pol, Was also entered npon the poinutes, ita texture being reflected in our Brooklyn reports THE BROOKLYN POLACE STILL WANG FIRE. A Modern Guy Fawkes Among the Almshouse Governors, @rand Demonstrations of the City Tem- perance Alliance. Counter Movement ef our France-imerkan Citizens, dew, the phn for a graud ceatralizing Albany scheme, of whieh the Police Board is the centre, and up m tho | bacis of which, and the viows indicated in Judge Mitcbell’s tho Commissioners will proceed with evary pos- rer, regardless of th) action of the authorities POSITION OF TBE BELLIGERAN(S SINCE THA DBCIS | S240 nial. jot Hew Terk, Or tay <ihee looalliy whieh may JONF—THURLOW WKRD BACK TO THR Bee eT ico acheme is the Initistory of a general plan for AVAIN—CURIOUS EAPOSITION OF Til CENTRAL ) extending the power ami the patronage of the State ex- ZATION SCBEMES—A COMPREHENSIVE STATE CO } ecutive {2 all parte of the State, Once established in New LICE S¥8:EM-—THE INNER MYSTERIEG OF TRE TO | York and the ‘Metropolitan Harlot, it will be rst ex- LICE D—WHERE MONEY COMES FROM—' | tended upen all the great railroad and other public ave- caer en HOUEE crEctLATION-GOW. DRAPER DR | nues of tho Ste until shall perrado every ramifica JORED OTHE TEN GOVERNORS KECOSNIZ THE XU- | ton wherothe property and safety of the citizens may bo ve a amie concerned as in transitu. Now “districts” will then be RICIPAL POLICE, Bi a o the ures | Srested, and so a completo Basin police for ev Boch is the unprecedented character of the meas lous city and section of the State gradually catablished. now en foot in conneotion with the acts of the late Legisla- oi In the discusrion with Weed yesterday, tho expediency tare, tba! the usual rounme of mewepaper reporting Mis of Jooking to a State oul exclusively, as warranted Ben, die The Potter Campaign. see in Judge Mitonell’s di , Was determined to be the trne Akogether short af presenting the rea! proceedings in ' cnaree' of the Bosrd. Independent station heages regard to (hem, The dierent Beards enlisted im carrying | ane os ey ot the | usiosd soep bt ie old Sve bree) as cn = oir + stated inv over, 6 the rr eo eat the Albany schemes havo of course their “s | grammer If the Board may bot eeade the Mantaton of te meetings,” and thore occasions present some dry details | Ss cervinors, they have at least the great essential obj sot for the reporters, bat the greatest care has been takem t0 | of their organization still ia their bands—the right of ewear- press, the actual | ing in a special force to contro! che elections, as woll ag caver upend. mp ext of he Papprages | appoint “poll elerks’” on the recarrence of election days aime, workings, and discussions of the extraordinary | 02) tye Notlowing rection pans which are to be carried out inthis connection, The | it shall be the duty of the Board of Police to detail, on | 4 @ifierent Boards of Commissioners, appointed for verious | the day of any election within tho cities of New York and A ‘i | Brook:ly, at least two patroimen to each election poll, and Purposes in ubis city, have their daily sessions i secret, | sya, Inend for each of the raid eitics, ap ont ail poil not only as separate boards, bat respectively with each ether, in delegations end iu caneuses held with the | provide*ballot xoxes for uae at general, epecial and charter various lawyers and political wirepuldiys enlisted iv ® | Goring tho taking, recelving’ and countlug of the votes. grad scheme to centralize and actually revolntioniso the | “The budge to be aloplad’ for: the pr del all District ehararter of government in this State. Police will-be a shield with the arms of the State, instead THURLOW WED av 88 WHITE *STRERT. | of a ster, and bearing the inscription of the Commission, ‘A meeing of this character took place yesterday morn- | GOV. DRAPER DEPOSEN. tog at the office of the new Police Commissianers in White | Under tho old Board of Commisstoners all the duties street. Thurlow Weed, who bas just arrived back from | 84 Fesponsibilitios of the police force have only been Georgia and the care of bis interests iv the jocatien of the | ‘raced to a mere telling diligence by the general scrutiny | wayal station st Bronewick, presided. The three Police | uch bas been directed toward: the department. Nor ‘ ‘ he x Gommissioncr-—Draper, Nye sunt Bowon—ia ck spocial | SMeto man’ the neve Comnsscionees hag nok aa adieu Weed and Albany lusterest, to the exclusion of the rest, | to the previous number of caplains reported to them. were prevent. long a rnest consultation took place | All the acts and ordinances continue to bo enforced Detween the parties. A detail of the whole progress of through the old channel, and not the first act of police duty is as yet recorded under the new Superiatendents as ‘airs was repeated by the three Commissioners to the | py their chet ‘Their doorkeepers or vatewcee Grand Master of tho lobby. The substance of this inter. | the two special officers in charge of Mr. Gray at the view was afterwards detatled by Weed himself, as well as | pr yee ay thelr manifestation of existence ont- Me Commissioners, to certain outsiders, in urging matters | "fy regpect ito, Mr. Gray, the appointee and protege of jw this “counection. From these collateral sources, avd | ex-Gov. Draper, both of them have been decidediy snub. @wing to the extraordinary acheines developed, the topics | bed by our municipal Council of Ten, as will be seen in of the mooting have become comparatively curreut. | the proceedings of tbe Board y: Draper, Bowen and Nye gave an aecount of alt ; “Whe dierent expedients avi resorts which bad | tively as that of the Police Commissioners against the Fifth been projected for obtaining possession of the | ward station house, or even the historic exploit of the @tation houses, and for achieving the destruction ef tie po | seizure of the Arsenal. However Mr. Keen, of Randall's Bee department of the city, The failure thus far was | irland, Mr. Gray, of the Tombs, or of his former barged on tbe Dewspapers add the kubbub aud explo | heres, may view the matter, it is certain that he is now de , dom of plane especially broxght about by the Hesatn. Too | facto as well as de jure deposed from bis control, as from eppeiwtiicnt of Tallmadge as Superintendent was 4) nm | his presidency over the Ten Governors. Even asa Police of with rome chagrin. It had proved a particular etrm- | Comm mer, be seems to be ignored im his old province, ‘Ditag block to plans of the Board. Carpenter was regard | axjwil! be veen from the following requisition for polices: — 4a & map whose albillon and unserupulunene-s, as | Orrick ov GOURRNORA OF ALMSGOCSR, ‘weil ag determination, would make him far more arailable. | New York, May 25, 1857. the Fifth ward etatlon house atfair, Carpenter had acted | Hon. Frxavno Woon, May tm & manner whicb. ii the plains of the ‘d had xen | Ste—The children on !andall’s Island having received @rried ont, must have placed them im possession of that | 8D invitat.on to atlond the performances of Buckiey’s Min- pect. A majority of the men there had been by pre venus canvassing won over to the cause ; were armed each maa with bis revolver, and | will detail six policemen as au escort ou the occas! Meat could Lave boon desired was in readiness for an ef- | They (@bout 400) will arrive at the coruer of Fourtocnth fective and startling assumption of authority over the en- | #trect aud Second avenue at 134 o'clock precisely, a4 tire force. Tullmage had interfered between the par- | will leave by cars from corner of Grand street and Bowery ties; had mollitied the policemen, so that the §provo- | at 53 o’cleck, aud the attendance of the pouve is required eatons which Carp nter ponledly gave were passed with. | to facilitate their progress from Fourteenth street w the gut heed until they became ridiculous, and be sad bie pisce of amusement. avd from thenee to the cars on their traps were removed from the «tation house. Vang were | return, Respectfully, your obedient servant, Considered) upon the basis of the decision of the Ba jreme | JOSHCA PAILLIPS, Clerk ‘Court, jast rendered. Ik was determinedt&o prosecute the | _ This document has the significance of an ofset to the efiort of winning over the men of the manicipal depart | Tombs affair, with the pointed demand of one more than the Supervisors’ “‘quota.”? mnt both by the aerumption that the resolution of the Supervisors Fhould be coustracd to mean not a limitation Festricting the force unser the Board to that bomber of pa. | appointments yesterday. at e meeting beld at 3 o’elock, frohnen, but as ibe limit in sdtitou to the existing police | They are withheld from farther covsideration. force of the city. They will assume that the law puts Uh —-~ Board in actual control of the city force as | The Metropolitan Police Law—Prompt Mea- & stands, nud that the Supervisory give them | qures to be Taken. ® county force of five patrolmen besides. The | peheme will be undertaken to induce the city police,as | Yesterday morning Deputy Superintendent Folk ro- Bry are already ave yore eye | to desert, | quested each of the captains ender bis command to report ‘wheiber in maser or iodividually, and from them and un | . ® o'clock P, Seribem to vrsarize a State deperumeat Aithongh those. | Memeclves at bis ofc at o'clock P.M. At that boar jsors should prove relontioss as to the ive men limita | 8¢h Of the captains were presented with Mr. Tallmuigo's ih its Dearincs upon the seal jrovisions of the uew | order, as printed in the proceedings of tho Boart Jew, it was though! that the istue of commissions and t8¢ | of Couumiseloners, xt thelr ofiice in Now York. aptaina erganization of & orce of whatever extent, could have BO | Joel Xmith, of the’ First; Gulschard, of the Fifth; Stillwell, Of the Seveuth; Cowles, of the Migbth, and Mil wok int save ina money point of view. "The limitation | jor, of tho power migbt be aa lo have mo bearing upoa the | Math disttiotes ; Fight of we Hoarl to issue any number of warrants ant | ener sporiemasmamarinc vadecbanns plains King, ofthe geoond: Powers, ofthe Fogrth, and Pommissions, eepecially iu ave of vacancies. The fuan- Gal point, Thurlow Woed on the oue hand guaranieod | yaijen, of the sath districts, latly refused to obey’ the order. should be straightewed out at Aluauy as to the law; Mr. Draper, in viow of that aswuranc®, recited the volun- Captain Case, 0 deer ofiers of ieading capitalists tn Wall strect inthe Interest | coneaor cre he gave bis answer. f the black repabiican party to fu n advance thy | tig probable that all, eave th Sivews of war for mantaining the fc nntil Me ACID | tricks, will agree evontually to @f the Legisinture sbouki moet the debt, aud exact iLof | into the new regulation. tre cny in view of these conelush saververs and the New Potice Bill, yabze the city police wae spon in form of the | THR FOLICR WAR HROKB OUT IN A NRW PLACE THK Tolowing revewod order to the captains, to report tothe | yemuipLB PLOT TO BURN UP THE TOMBS AND SET Cummissioners. The document was served at all the -ta- | 5) PaisoNgRS PREB—-THE WHOLE THING A DODGE f tbe Third district, requested time to Second and Fourth die- onier given, and coms Griamie ee ee | OF SIM DRAPER’S TO GRT Rts POLICE BOARD EN- ‘ pment Mernororrax Pouce, ) | DORRKD CURIOUS DEVELOPRMENTS—WHAT Ta New Youx, May 6, 1837. } | GOVEMNORS THINK OF THR NEW POLICE ACT—TAE To Cay. —— | WARDEN OF TA TOMBS HAS AUTHORITY TO EMPLOY fen the tet duy of May Inst. in compliance with av | WaTuMMEN, BTC. erder received b) from the Comm of Po! at ae ae ng ik pueda tees 6 4 rogular meeting of the Board @° Almshouse Gover opuly Many of the nore was held yesterday, at the Rotunda tn the Park, C, Mave complied @ith thie or le others have vw t | Godfrey Gunther, l’residemi, lo the cbair, @d itz requirements, T Ahir pegiect with forbe ¢ aware that unreniued efio'ta have been made by those whove pusitions sould | ave induced them to frowu upon an Gi the Mat New York baie inticenced Fevern) otters Tegard the mandatey of the b sioners have recanted | tee debates of this Bourd are usually too dul! avd un- intervating to report, but yeetorday the Governors awoke from their icthargy and had a spicy and interesting de bate respecting the new Police law, in which tome entioae | developements were made Tue TeRIIMLR PLemt Vt appears that a sbort time sines Warden Gray, of the Oty Prison, received an an»wymous letter informing him that an attempt was on moog @ gang of desperate characters to atiack the prison under his charge and set the prisoners free. Inthe letter wasa detailed account ofthe manner in which it wae tw be doac, aud the docu. meut bore | thoroughly ported, as it notified the warden of several ‘aD: 1s removed quire a Promp: obedienc» to clect or refusal ou Your part wo comply tions of thik deparim ly reporte:| to the CO will meet with promys act the | copies of the law, as We * . B ph ea ue a windows that were loge, and could easily be broken ee See en eel into. The warden of course was alarmsd, and hastoned General Paper off to Gov. Oornelins V, Anderson, Chairmah of the Gom- 2 mittee on City Prisont, before whom he laid the myste- Yo amt vy that thie ner w in . nt, and seo for ble eavion. Covervor An. . hed Bony mare 3 » @ republican, told ‘ard be had Frrough » formula f diemivale and @ better see Mr. Draper, who bad for so long atime beon ¢ districts, with | Almehoure Governor, and ask his advice. opportunity to cet an e warrant: (ther than e 3 Bal appointments, have ax yet beon issued by the board, apart from the commissions of the superintendents. The warrant « eifice for appoimtments under the board ‘will be in the follow ing form — WARRANT. of his own policemen to watch the prison. THR DEMOCRATS WALI A TARGN BAT inqnirtes, and seen comrine Samor 1. No. Rew Your, ) a BY Dee COMMERGONE NS OF SOLE OF TH MORRORUZTAN ROLIOK DOTUCT OF THE HEATER OF NEW ORK | Arme of the Mate and vignette of New York Bay.) ‘To all to whom these presents shall come, greeting — Koow yo tha. — having been duly examined, and Gaving presented tw the Commissioners of the Metropolitan Gov, Isaac neend, the loader of the demovrata in the Pohoe the certificates required under the act entitled “An | Board instituted inquiries, and st his suggestion Gov. M1 to establieh @ Metropolitan Police Iistrct, and ig! + Bunther, the President of the Board, seat a letter to Mr. ‘Vide for the government therent,”” passed April 15, 1857 end baviug doly mubseribed and taken the constitutional ath 0” offer, ae required by the sad act, we do, by ‘virto of the power conferred upon us by said act, hereby ® | hit out. It wns evident to them that there was no inten. tion among the city roruee to ergantze for the over- throw of the Tombs, but lorvey Hall, and was merely a trick wé chance © dieplay his suthoriy a ex! meeting. Accordingly at the Meeting yeeterday an auswer was e from the warden bat he did not respond Ww We A the vad to te office Of —— for the—— jetter of the President. Pree Vert? Metropolitan Police district of the GOV. IRAAC TOWNSEND’A RESOLUTIONS. Bae of Sew Vork Given under oar bands thie ——) Gay of —, cme thousand epit apdred aot fily —— After the transaction of the roatipe bu Mr. Towxsixp rose and said that be ment in the New Yors Fenarn of last Satarday with refe- rence to theaction of the Werden of the cliy prison, who had, it was said, demanded of the new Police Board that Cornmissiomers they furoish hin with protection against a plus which he of tuppored was on foot to break into the city prison and | | —_.} Metropetiten fet the (nrates free. yy me of foot, it was [Connversigmed perenne Tobin. the duty of the Warden to notify overnora nee Chel, mam a the pn A What board had o core tag prisons, and 4 . they were the proper appes . In connection As the compliment of thie warrant, the fotlowiug blank with this he offered the following resoiutions — wee also ordered aod approves = APPLICATION. Gener ScrmuNTENpEst Mrrromnsias a New hae 185) Tae Cowamooven® oF Te Merrorotrras Dv » the respectfully eobeie te be Whereas, the law paered at the meeting of the lat Legislature, styled the Metropolitan lolice law, is calealate | Ww disturb the etic: sney of the present police’ organization in the city, therefore Resolved, That —— watchmen be temporarily a»point- 4 by the Warden of the City I'risom to ensure the safe erp uted @ patrolman, begs leave to ray that he bee custody of the prisonors in that institution, the Board reel the law, and is fully qualified, according to its re being alone feaponsibie for the #afe keeping of the in- mate, to perform the doties ing to the pen " —— hove namer are Pe. ~ pubseribed, auest the WWapecily am! integrity of the above named F pil sant. ames) THE INNER MYSTERIES. amare tee ane SENET Wiehe We question of the tation houses was considered. No nication alleges te 1 w gasp WHE hed teen made to the advertisement of the Mr. Towssivw f SEND mentioned the eireumstance of Mr. Gray vel & Communication that very properly my ed whe! & eatiefiod of the good in Sntions of the Warden k Ue Board for assy tance ' war, nevertheless, pro. any debate as to the m a son oe én mete in thie connestto. ‘he be i not De the iden of the departyn oA being wea gared t* Meet asy emurgency - } Connmenance the pretensions of certain gentlemen t con Commitice Of the Board on thi: subject comprised Com- | gro! the police of the elty : anaban avd Cbalwell. ft war detorm Mr. AsveReON beliove! in the new Police Road, ao far wiser | (Ameriean) coull net be troeted to w the Haga decision’ were concerned. The lettor which that Cheiwelr netion. Mis removal however, | alarmed Mr. Gray be hed seen, and he wan saliniied Qffairs in thik © "he was Out in the interest of the ooui’ | Gore was something in {ts MMatemwute, as it wae eapedion: buts "comm siosers, it was delormine! to | evidently written by & person acquainted with dence of the he 6 winaioe to te elect that Draper the weak puints aroun! the prion. | The Warden enter a motion OP: “\Wisalf on that commitiee, The mat- | wonteo Mr. ir. ashe hed served under him so long whould take charge | fer war, bowevor, arr "Mr. Nye moved w "| that he GR confidence in the sivice be could Xr. Towpnayy bad the greaicet personal respect for Mr. bg My eT fag j Mr Rowen be appintes oo ae after tho | The The folowing memorandum has been furnished of clrks provided by law, and shalt, in aud for the said cities | electians, and keep custody of the td boxes, except a undertakiag ‘nat the Tombs woult seem to have terminated as abor. | | Strels on Woonesday afternoon next, the Presideat of the | of the Ruglish and }r they | Governors of the Almshouse rexpectiully requass that yon | {legal act of the iate Lag. aur ter of the elly of New pal rights of tho right minded - that she is no tier, nor lesa ab | The old Board of Commissioners made some contingent | gt wealth apd p»pulation than i Denmark marke of being written by a person who was Draper was | accorting!y called upon, who imraediately improved the joreement from the bogas Folie Beard, of which he was President, and he detailed two ‘The democratic members of the Board of Governors, as s00n & they heard of this mysterious plot, began to rake themselves that there war rat in the meal bag somewhere and determined to @nd 6 Gray avking for an oficial statement of the mater by the paghit he should have come to | Droper, and did not wish to be cnderstood sy rotiecting vpen bin. . Mr Awpyrson \nvisted that ss Mr. Draper was the bead of the Police Department, it bacame mms duty to guard Me ten Pr Povckwey leo was of opinion thatthe new Board were the only legal Police Department of the city. He ob- jected to tbe preamvle of woe resolution beiore them a8 being vn ae. ‘Mr Dvoro gave tt as bis opinion that the new board was a bogus concern, and ineiste1 that the pablic very roperly jooked apo this whole proceeding as a great jad ‘The prison was mot in dang-r, and Me. Gray, who wa: a good officer, had evidently been fooled by po litical trieksters. There was no necessity of detailing men atthe Tombs. He remembered that Miyor Wood detailed two men some yearé since at the Tombs whe were w do wonder Where are hey new / Mr, Tawan—In the Perhaps, (Laughier. # ‘Mr, Pinckary Psaid that if the Preamble ms so 38 “there war great dapgor”’ in the conilict of the potice au. thorities, he might supp rt it and the reaoltions, but he Would not consent to passing a reticction om tie Vegi: lature. Mr. Townsenp dt there was any danger to the pub lic peace while the old board held its own. Leta row take place in the streets, and gee how quickly it would be suppressed. r. SMTH Objected to the disc sien of a matter in which they had no interest. The courw, he believed, would re- cognize the new beard, . Mr. Townsexp taid he bad not provoked this dis- cussion, but from what was said, be was satisted danger’ menaced the city witle’ the Albany Board insieted upon exercising snthority the — citizens did pot wish to them. The Governors had a sacred duty to discharge in looking after the institutions contided to their care; and though with bim the spring of youth ‘was parsed, be would willingly arm himself to defead the trust confided to him; vor did he wish the ions to be tampered with for political objects. Mr. Otrven thougbt it was a cool proceeding teak the opposition in that Board to coudemn w Legislature of Weir ‘own political faith. He was a whig. Mr. Dveno—What, you « whig? Mr. Ouver—Yes, sir, I am an okt Mey and I will not jom tn to condemn the good whi new Police Board, Mr. 0. denied Nee authorittes. It was the dt obey the law until delared Mr. DucRo remarked that although to be 8 whig in public, he had jast told him in private that he was a Know penny (Langhter,) He, for one, would not recognize the now law until the of Appeals had decided in their favor. This whole ight, in his opinion, Was @ political matter, and be ‘Mr. Wood and his board with being as big a bumhog as the pew board. Mr, TowwsExp gave a le! Tombs matter, how he had investigated | Mr. Gray bac been asked for explamations by the Presi- dent, which he had failed to make iv a formal manner. Mr. ANDERSON denied thet the whole story was a potita- cal trick gotten up for effect. Mr. Gray Was seriously alarmed, and had armed himself with pistols and put the Prison in a state of defence. 4 Afler a rather personal war of words between Mr, Dv- gro and Mr. Oliver, Mr. Tirwan announced his intention of voting against the po- of all citizens to beadther Ke, Mr. Oliver claimed ! preamble to the revolution; and after a long and rambling debate the preamble was laid pon the table, and the ro- solution was referred to the Committee on ty Prisons with power. The vote for laying the preamble on the table stood— rene Oliver, Tieman, Anderzon, Smith and TO. Nays—Townsend, Maloney and Pinckney. Mr. Pixcnay cast the only nogalive vele against the | pre ae | Gioners have a right to withhold all resolution. THE SPW GOVERNOR. The Board then took recors to canvass the merita ef a candidate to iil} the vacant Governorship, but without de- ciding upon that matter they adjourned. THE CENSTS, From the reports of the Wardens it that 6,062 persone are now under the control of the Governors, which shows a decrease of 103 persone since lass wouk. Meeting of Franco-American Citizens of New York to Deliherate on the Late Legislative Usurpadions, A highly respectable meeting of Franco- American citl- zens was beli last night at the hotel of Mons. Gaillard, in Walker street, to take into consideration the present anomalous situation or things in our city, wherein the city of New York has been disfranchisad and illegally deprived of her charters and itverties. As the illegal act of the su- preme power im Engiand, viz.: of King James II., in do- priving the city of Lon:on of ber chart roused tho epirit abdication of the King, so the sway the char. iiifying eli the muniei- ty, bas roused the indignation of evory en, New York will show to the world S57 less Jealous of her rights and tider 2 bakin ‘a Tegiviature. Var- wtof an anshaken attachment to erties of our city—a city greater several kingdoma others, the kingdom of for example—avimated by the spirit of liberty and of resistauce to ileal and tyrannical encroachments, the Franoo American citizens held an enthusiastic mectlang ‘ust night at the above mentioned piace. At a little afler seven o'clock the meeting was called to order by Mr. J. Tartter; whereupon it was moved snd se- conded that Mr. Charles Kaemmerer do take tho chair. empires of the world, among | The motion was carried by acclamation; after which Mr. Augustas I, Mans was appointed secretary, and the other ofligers were severally appolated. - Dr. Kanawexan being then conducted to the chatr, pro- coeded 10 address the meeting. He stated (in French) the object of the moeting, and expressed the high satistaction ibgave bim w see so large an sesembly of ciuzens ani- mated by the true democratic spirit, who bad answered the call of the moeting and were Dow’ present asssmbled is Important oecasion. A number of citPeone—frien ts Jberty, and especlaliy of municipal ri¢hte and liberties, the main pillar and fou Political liberty—had formed themselves he ow York into a provis committee on oreasion of the momentons questions whi: h now agitated the pablic of New York. lt was by thie comm: the presen meeting Lad been called, and it did nis heart good ta eee with what enthnei em 1 bad been responded to on May the f Washingun make his ar proceedings and preside t 1 noed not remind that the purpose of this moeting '¢ no Party affair, ty purpose. It is an ageembiage of ‘ats and is who know their doty as citizens. are deter miped, as fir ae in them hes,te defond auee Of Civil liberty agaiuet the assaulte of Jesmite in tho disguise of black repul'icane, and against the insidious 8 of bank auton ors wid rpecnlatore, re and connterfolters, wio, all combs under the name of black you (said Hr. K republicans, bave deral attacks against oniversal American liberty hy aa onslanght, upon the city of New York, and an atteinpt to take away her rights and liberties. Prote to be animat the blacks, they a7¢ directing their effort to Nbertiog of the whites whenever thoy can find an opporta- Tity of attackiog us in ovr {natitations, They bare begun to show their mind and sjirit in an attack upon Now York city, and in the attempt to viestroy her ancient charter, to take away her municipal righta, apd repder her a miserable hamlet, subject to the do Minion and rule of an pen ible Junta stttine at Albany. This attack te me st the Empire City of America, against » metropolis the wonler aol admiration of the world. more than two conturioe Now Vork hae been an independent city, having hor rights conforred by an- clent charter. Ju parauance of thee rights she elected her own mavistrates and her own mayor. ehe revulated aad governed her own police, an! was arbiter of her own pal affairs.” All there rights and ancient ite es they aro, have boon taken y from: her by {legal meany ant ui constitutional pro coovlings at Albany, by the men who, under the name of republicane, are the enemies of wankind and of Nberty (Great applause ) Dr. K. then proceeded to enlarge, in a ftrain of powerful and enereetic eloymence, upon the un lswfolness and injustice of the {Neral acta of the late Irgiviatore at Albany. When fhe speaker sat down be was greeted with demonstrations of the highest mp. Piause and approbation. ‘The committee which had heen previonsty nominated to, dyaw up resolutions for cubmiseion to the action of the moeetinc, having returned, eubmitied the following pream bio and Peeolutions, which wore read by the Socratary, Mr. Augustin P. Mangé:— Wherena, it is the duty of levislators to onact inwe for the comfort and the prosperity of those they repre-apt: and ebereas, the Legislature of the Sate of New York, at its last aeeston enacted lawe against commercial freedom ‘end againet the Hherty of the citizens of Now York, in consequences of which enactments our property aod our reopal liberty stand in danger; aul whereas, the pec have not only the right to oppose such lawe, but it is aleo their sacred duty to crush down auy and every attempt to pot euch laws into execntion; . ve it solved, That we will not sustain the law to «oppresa intemperance (#0 ¢alied), nor the new charter of the eity of New York, por the wew Police law, al! being illegal and “feet ved, That on the contrary, we will use all conatitu- = Means ip our power to prevent such laws t take Met Resolved, That we consiler the leginiators anthor= of he Aforesaid laws, as baving enacted them eontrary to the Mandates of the people they repreeented, as having grow ae their power aud euihority, and ae to TF con. Resolved, That we will qustain with all our might the copdvct ad ‘by his honor Mayor Wood, and the mu- nicipality of the eity of New York. <@ resolutions were unanimously adopted, with the excoption of the Inst ‘of the third, viz., “and Walters to their country,” which was finally withdrawn. After several other epirited epecehes by Me others, the meeting adjourned rine die. Meeting of the New York City Temperance Alltance. . THEY AUPPORT THR EXCISE LAW, AND INSTRVET THE COMMISSIONERS-—STORT APERCHR® AND A KUMBER OF THEM. A mocting of the New Work City Temperanse Alliance was held on Monday evening, xt the Assembly Rooms, to consider what action ought to be tken in the matter of the new Excive law. That law, say uiey in their circular of invitation, ‘forbids the I xcie Commissioners to license any of the five thousand corner ‘ram ahope and tippling houses, and for bids licenee) persons to sell, or give away, any liquors or wines Op Uie Sabbath, or on any other day, to any Iniian, intoxicated person, or habitual drunkard, of to apy minor OF apprentior, wWithont the consent of hie parent or guardian. Are there not wise and salutary pro visions? Ought they not to be enforced? And if enforced, @Ri they not very much reduce the rayages of invemper- ance, and redeem the Sabbath? Yet no attempt will be ‘less determined te assert thom, than | the city of London was, in & similar stato of chins, in 1688. Then London was rohbed of her charter and mu- nicipal power by a King: now New York is robbed in the same manoer of the same things by taking of the general the vested rights and NEW YORK HERALD, WEDNESDAY, MAY 27, 1857.—TRIPLE SHEET. made # enforce apy uf these provisions, unis peivase citizens tako the iniWatory steps.” room ovly being thrown open, and that by no means ip- conveniently filed. At 9 o'clock tbe meeting was calied t> order aud an n- vitation given lo any ciergymes im the room to take seaw ‘on the piatform. This wes responded to by Rev. Dr. Smith alone, who offered up a prayer for the snevess of the Fo- ciety 's ciforta in suppresring intomperance, Janus 0. Bewert, Bq. occupied the chair, and on mo tion the following were chosen Vivo Preaidenty, and took seats om the platform. Vie PRESIDUNTS, Wm. F fodge, Albert Born, B B. Loya. Wm D Mancene, Abram Lent, Andrew Urawfont, Saini Feet, Wm_ ii Armstrong, Noah Worrall, ane W, Rose, Hopitord L, Macom: Drg8..7 Pralt Joseph Haight, her, |. W. Kellogg, Planes 1. Wisedorn, Daniol Prank, Dr B Parmley, Fd ard Pais ner, Dr A. 4 Ball,’ J. 8, Fountam, Jokn W. Oliver, Ren). Hu chiason, Coaries © Leigh M4. F. Hewit, Wm. Floyd, Jas. McKean, Joha Bunn. The Piwnipens addressed the meeting. He was gratitied, bo ead, by seeing eo many friends of temperame respond to the cali of the Altianca, and bad only to regret that the haps, in the history of the Stato when intemperance was so rawpant and the evils of it #0 a8 at present, Ought not, then, alt the friends temperance aroase themselves to tho work of subduing it? Ho believed that they had the power, tov and root out this great evil from their midst. take seats on the platform; but were too modest to take an elevated Mr. C, J. Wanuny, Correst ward to make a brief report. the law might be called, whether excise or ifthey could by means’ of it only prevent of intoxicating liquors In ‘he country the object of th to spread their infuence purpose he sent a courteous but urgent letter to the Jueges of the State, calling on them to good men as Fer to the Commicsioners, w q where 5 Trogative to gravt license, on! ts Orrcae seek that they shoul good of the community hold them altogether; but aa} come up to hig should ve guided st to get the Comm the law, and had Li 5 following: pr sige Ae were adopted by acclama- thon: — 1. Reeotved, That howev wit plements for gambling, or who has kept Mis place Seed for the eaie of liqnor on Sunday, can have “good moral character” which the law requires; and tha: the Excise Commissioners ongbt not to Hcenee any man who will not declare on oath that he has not habitually violated the law on these points. 5, Resolved, That the form of affidavit prepared by the Excise Commigsioners for the witness who is to subcribe to the petition of the twenty frechollers, is not such a veritieat on of eaid petition as the law requires; and that the Commirsioners be reg] requested to £0 change that affidavit that the subscribing witness shall Jedge ; to bo freeboliers and residents of that election “dtrict, and that he saw each of them write his name to said peti- tion. 6. Resolved, That it ie the duty of all good citizens to keep their eyes open relative tothe violations of the excise Jaw, and to take prompt and energetic measures to have all such violations of law reported to the proper authori- ties, or to thore other friends of and good or- der who will see that al! such violations are prosecuted in due time. 7. Resolved, That the Act to suppress intemperance,”’ ee Aprit 16, 1857, is now the law o1 the land, and will be o sligntory on all the til itehall be or bo doclated nal) and vob by the Oourt ef and that any appeal from the of apy ether court, or any refural of any court or jory to convict under this law, on the gronnd of ite alleged unconstitationality, will ‘no more jurtify the sale of liquor contrary to this law than the appeal of a convicted murderer for & new trial would justify all other homicides till bis case is decided by the court of last resort. Ws. K. Doves was tntroduced by the chair as ope who bad pever “dodged” the of temperance. it had ‘deen, he said, hie privilege to battle in the canse of tem. perance throughout the State, Many frionda of the cause considered it their ow = ung ‘aloof — and a place themeelves in an attitude of antagor! against the excire law, on the principle that they could not recognise the Neensing of a wrong. He sympathived with that feel- ing to @ certain extent; but he could not forget, aleo, that they were law-abiding citizens, and it was their duty to susiain the laws, extracting all that gwas good out them, He took, then, the groond that there was enough of probi- bition in the present law to induce him t do all he could to carry ont it provisions. (Appiause.) Were they to ‘act so fool bly as to throw away the advantages of whe Jaw, a8 It stood, becanee they coukl not get ® law abso- lutely probibitory’ Were they tooverlook the benefits to be worked out by this law? To take one provision of the law, it prohibited the sale of intoxicating drinks within haifa mile of the polls o2 election day. Was not here some thirg to be thankful for—something to remove the elec. Uoneoring disgraces of this cityr What the friends of temperance chiefly required was eonrage, be thought, and nothing would so tend to strike terror into the minds of the rum sellers of the city as the prommt and determined action of geod men tn enforcing the prohibitory provisions ‘of the present law. A note was read from Dr. Marsh, Corresponding Secre- tary of the American Temperance Union, in whicb, after regretting his necessary absence, he adiied that althoogh he wok ground against the law, as licensing the sale of Nquor, he yet considered it well to enforce all the pro- hibitory provielons of it. Mr, Ww. It, Anwarnose, patriarch of the Sons of Tem: Perauce, was introduced,’ and said:— @ hatover ditlerence of opinion nay Caiet on some subjoets, J presume that the grent mass of the community are agreed upon this: That to enforce the license jaw, abolich the dram-shopa and re. deem the Sabbath, would’ be greatly fer the public good. What stands in the way of a .“comummation go devoutly to be wished?” 1. A prevailing iden that nothing of much consequence can be done to remedy the evils of rom drinking. For one I believe that muc1can be dote—I have faith in the iamprovability of the species. %. The apathy of the fiionds of temperance am to this jaw, and thelr aittorence of opluon esto the propriety of having anything to do with it. Toc men ae . Warren, sud the othe # who have con- voned this meeting, are likey lo so ‘ stir up our pore minds by way of rcmembrance,’’ that wih a few inore such mectings as this, and eorresponding individnel avtion upon the resolver here mado, there will oon be very Ute ‘apathy on thie subject in the temperance communi y As to the difference of opinion among them, I will stale this. As to the Sone of Temperance, although at the last two quarterly see*ions of the Grand Divirion the principle of pro- ition, ne the bet and only eure remedy, was decidediy and unanimonely endorsed; yet since the’ paseage of the eecnt law, the genoral sentiment among them, as far ax cap informally ascertain iy is in favor of giving ali the Aid and intiuence in their power to the enforcement of the penal ane prokibitory provieioms of the present law, and this too without compromising tbeir position, or surrender ing their preferences for a probinitory law. But supporiag that all apathy existing among temperance men were «i solved by the loterest and excitement which must arive at ‘fs Jupeture hike this, and that the moral aod temperance portions of the community were perfectly naited as to the enforcoment of thir law, thore Tremaine, a& perhaye ® pe cipal ob=tacle to the ateainment of thie city’s freedom from the ravages of rum, the against Ue law by the liquor ealers of this city, and those who are united ia in- tereot with thew. Sone of Temperance are fwmiliar with the maxim—He is not fitto govern, who has not first learned to obey.”” great pity that the whole com monky of this rem governed elty wore not all impressed With this eogwostive truth. We see the liquor interest—at ent represented by the Mayor, the g eater part of the Remmon Coune!l, and 4 the old pode foros, aided by « portion of the irregular military target companies—all threatening resistance tothe jaw. What shall we peace. able, order loving, conservative citizens do’ hk would feem ae if we need @ new exhortation, in the style of Hijab, soundoe in the ears of the whole “TF the law be law, follow it, if Wood, fellow him.”* Really, “there are times which men’s sonia’? and this V ® crivia which ts aifling thie community; and by ite test we are discovering, more clearly than we b ‘er dowe before, who among us are bad aod dan. serous citizens, unOt for self government, or to govern others, beeauee they have pot firet learnt to oboy the laws f their country. This unworthy class of our fellow citlven®, from the moet sordid and heartless motives, are determined, in spite of Jaw, So contiane the work of rue to the peace, proaperity and nee in city, ane people. Whatever my be ther anmate result of this con. twat between the powers of light and of darkness let us jook to our duty as men and as citivens. Tt us keep bo. fore the people thie scif evident proposition, with 1 ‘will close these remarks: that an ect of the I, paceed according t the forms of law, must be prem to be law, and susiained and obeyed ws law, until it ie le gally determined not to be law; and for thi irrefutable reason, that inevery care of contested ss thore ik @ possibility , if not probapiity, that the law will ‘be held constitutional, in which event, if it hae been re. belied the offence i aerime of great while, Udeniared un sonatituiional—an nde, done as haying been rightfa'ly done under the color of inw. Honark Gneeury war the next epeaker. lie commenced bie remarks with the anecdote of the Quaker who, when called upon to eubsoribe towards the building of ure for another persuasion, and Bet withing 10 disoblige is Deiguivors, white his. consetenoe 4 jow him to ribecribe Ter the objet propone, compromised by giviog fifty pounds “to tear the od clygeh down.” This he or: plied to the friend of temy ® the action they shoald take on the Fxctee law. y Were not cailod upon to de clare themeelves in favor of the law, or to say what they would do if they had the power to dictate what the law should be; bot as the Inw stood they were called upon to kee that men do not sell liquor when the law forbids it. law bad many airantages in the way of which the law of total probibition { fudiolary, nor ‘the prejudices There waa Dut & Mmited attendance, ope-balf uno large Wer: | while they were not called 1 , be met with the reply if they beetirred themselves, to des- ‘The invi'ation waa repeated to ail clergymen present to nono were found to give the sanction of their p erence to the meeting or they 2 | He loved the prinei ole of probibition, and be came for- No matte eaid, what bitory, ciety would be obtained, for if their ooantry friends wore not found to drink, men in the city would not erect ta verns and saloons to supply them. They had endeavored ‘throughout the State. For that rm, Commissioners. They had also sentan ap: Ing on them two points: st, that they were not b»und by the tenor of the law to grant license to any tayorn or saloon, and if it was bo ith- ing that thoy might nos that ‘er opposed to the Ii xensing of men to sell intoxicating drivks, it is the daty of the friends of temperance and good order to endeavor to enforce all Spee ong iced oot 2. Resolved, the Excise ought not to demand ap; lees than $250 as the sum to be paid ie eee. liquor to be drunk in the house of 9 3 3. Resolved, That under the present law and the doct- intoxicating drinks; and it ie their duty to do ro, unless they are convinced that the nevessities of travellers require a tavern at that and that the sale of liquor is neses- tary for travel 1p such tavern. 4. Resolved, ne person who has heretofore kept a disorderly house, who has kept on his im- har yet beet | observed that the lnw endorses and ratiiios all that has been | Incked. For opinion of any Jowyer of ewipence that this law was uncoustitotional ; it bad not arrayed against it the mane, men whe to entire probivitien. While, thare- glad tbat this was vot thelr law— pon to license anv one—be considered it their duty to enforce ail the probibitory clauves of the preser t law—take the law as they found it, make the beet of it, and go be prepared for a bettor, Why, Af they went to the 1 egislature to ack for a more etringent a fore, he was | lem, Sete they had given this a fuir trial ant extracted #00d they coukl out of it, they would very properly “Go, and try the law you have & jie longer, and see if you caunot enforce it, before you come to ask for a more radical one. Rev. Rurea W. Cranks said be would work this law, #0, | ae to pepare the way for another; he would mako it a Joho the Paptist in the wilecrness, precediug the Messiah of temperapee, Laws of this nature failed, chiefly, not be- | canse of apy defect in themselves, but for want of wilicient | men to enforce them. It would, then, be a wk worthy | Gf the Alliance t» use its influence in seeing men appointed Commissioners who were not only friends of temperanes, but who were men of backbone—who would enforce the law. They had a work, also, to induce the pulpit totake stropger ground in favor of temperance, and get miuisters to speak out strongly against the vice of drunkenness. They might possibly, in some cases, bo called upon to re- ign; but, thank God, thoy would not. Tho shou d be enlisted 1 their side— the press, whi to ite congregations of hundreds of thonsands daily. proached Tet | them show the meelves worthy of a better law by enforcing ball was not crowded. There never was a time, per- | the ene which bad been given to them, and by so doing they wouid enlist the sympathies of thore who were now lukewarm, and bo ip a condition to demand a beter law of ‘their legislators the next time, Rev. Dr. Surra was the next speaker. He had come to the meeting a little embarraaeod, for it was his habit to Jove a prineipie and follow it directly and undeviatingly. prohibition was rot the only feature in tho present law. t it was said weil by Burko, What rave of light were di- verted from a right line when passiog from @ rarer into @ denser medium. So they should accommodate themselves to the atmosphere in which they found themselves. The speaker reviewed the mapy good things to be extracted from the law. Ho thought, taking itas a whole, it had been wrongly the “License law,” for there was pamed | more of weep in it than license, The Sabbath would ‘be saved ecration; the poor Indian might be pro- tected; gambling was jibited, and the sale of liquor would, at least, be limi Tt was to be |, ine deed, that the law was not more equal—that the Indian | had a privilege which the poor, berotted Irishman had | not—that of being cating drink. He closed his remarks by calling upon the protected against the poison of intoxi- meeting to evince their sympathy in the cause by oontri- uting to the funds of the society. People were vory wil- hing toexpress their feelings, but the best aud most prac- | tical’feeling in such casea waa to “feel in their pockets.”” A collection was taken up at this stage of the pro- ceedipgr. Mr. Same E. Braces, of Ohio, considered that there was ‘enough of good in the law to call for the effort of every good citizen to enforce it. To begin with, no one but aman of good moral character would be licensed to sell liquor in small quaptitios. Well, if they could find men of ‘good moral character’’ to pour out in small drams the poison of rom, he would be surprised. Then the Sabbath was to be respected. He woukl give bis supoprt to enforce = | law which honored God’s holy day. Again, the ot box wonld be saved from the poltution of the rum shop. Who that bai witnessed the di 1) scenes at our elections but would feel thankful for this? Another feature tbat commended this law to him was that which gave the wife who-e husband frequented grog a shop and ‘was rendered unable to support his family w prosecute the dealer, and out of bis ill gotten gains recover damages: (o buy bread for her children. Jet them pulldown the gs ew this year, and they would attend to the hotels 6 Dex Mr. Joy, of Tompkinsville, was introduced, with the promise of causing the hearts ot his hearers to rejoice. He ‘80 far justified bis introduction as to make bis anditore laugh heartily at some anecdotes, all tending to illustrate the sy of the most of the present law. ‘One reason for enforcing it was to teach tho liquor dealers obedience to law. He was a ibitiovist, and would not be in favor of the present law if he thought it would retard total prohibition; bat be believed it would basten that day by training public sentiment in that diroc- . CHnsTaN Pex, of Maryland, was tho last speaker. Ho agreed in opinion with thore who had preceded him as to the expediency of making the most of the present law and hoped those present would act in the enforcement of ita probibitory provisions. THE ANARCHY IN DR. CHEEVER'S CHURCH. Preparations for a Grand Row at the Annual Meeting In June—All the Officers of the Church to be Sacrificed—Overthrow of the Kstablished Rules of the Church, Like the rural members of the Albany Legislature in abusing their privilege of a majority, to oppress the cit- wens of New York for their political opinions, the majority of Rev. Dr. Cheever's church have takon steps to oppreas the members who dare express their dissent to the late black repubiican recruiting operations of Dr. Cheever in his pulpit, A special meeting of the church was held last evening, In accordance with a potice read by Ir. Cheover on Sanday morning. Nearly all the officers of hechurch being among the signers of the letter to Dr. Cheever requesting him to resign, thie meeting was called with a view to adopt some means by which they could be got rid of How des- perate those means were the report will show. Previous to the business meeting @ prayer meeting was hold, and several of the brethern prayed very earnestly that Dr. Cheever should be directed by the spirit of right in his pastoral course, all of which the reverend gentleman doubtless needs very much. At the conclusion of the prayer meeting Dr. Ball was upon motion called to We cheir, aud “young Mr, Warren” elected Secretary. ‘The Chammay announced that the meeting was open for the transaction of business, He did not think it pecessary to read the miputes of the last meeting, and as the clerk had them in hie porsession and gone out of town, it was deomod to be inadvisable. ‘Mr. Cirerer then arove and said that he supposed that the object of the meeting was merely to prepare for the supval business meeting. He did know what business was to come before the meeting. But one thing was the election of officers of the church, and he decwed it adviea- bie that a comwitice should be appointed for the nomina- tion of those officers. They could make inquiries and as certain what list wonld be acceptable to the church. He therefore moved that such a committee be appointed. Mr. Haven then said that he should hope that the pro. position would not pass merely because it was a depar: tare from the practice and useage of the church for the last eleven years. Kver since the organization of tho ehoreh the snbject of elections had been talked about at annual meetings, and the proaent rule hat been adopted aficr much discussion, The adoption of tly role would necessarily throw the control of the pffairs of the church into the hands of two or three, and im feet introduces the system of primary © ections aud all the disgrace of politcal cam paigning. He therefore trusted that there would be no- thing of the kind done,and that this iusovation ow their establiched rales would not be allowed, ‘Mr. Ciuemer said that be would ooly say that he found ® rule wpon the books that the officers might be nominated in that manner. It was not oblicntory to elect the nomi- nees, but as the role provided for such a committec he hoped tho resolution woukl pass. ir. Haven replied that if hie brother would just show bim any ringle reason tor thie chapre of their etablished practice he would withdraw hiv objectioas, If the bro ther would jort one reason, be would be happy to withdraw, ‘ Mr. Chgerme rejoined that he suppored they were not diferiyg from the rale, What the practice had been he dv not know. Mr. Havew—Von know from my statement, Mr. Cinerar—Very true, 1 did not intend to impeach that—but ] do uot know the practice from my own know ledge. By nomination by a committee there woukl be less of accident tn the selection. Instead of being in the hands of a few it was a public nomination. No committee would attempt to carry out any private schemes in such | 8 capacity, but would ascortain by conversation and io qniry the opinions of the members. Mr. Sem Huse, observing how unsatiefactory the at- tempted explanation of hie colleague wat, arose to hie Assistance, and moved an amendment that ac mmitice of three be appotuted to report at the next annual mectiog what omendments to the standing rules, in their opinion, are der med ex pevient, and to submit the names of suitable Persons for the office Of deacons in the church, as well aa ‘a hiet Cf officers for the ensuing year. ‘The Crarnway—Ie that amendment reconded? A Voice—I second it. THR REASON WHY. Mr. Hest raid Lis rearons for making thir amendment. Wore that the prosent conditien of the church called for fome aetion. was, he believed, generally conceded that \t would Be neceseary to appoint some ad:dlitional deacons, and that some names be submitted specially adit for that office, it was an important office, he thought that the committee ought to take that subject into consideration, and inquire among the brethren for the most suitable persons whowe names could be submitted at the annual imecting. He thongbt that they could arrive thus to a result vi eattafactory. Thor was an extraordinary Ne A he thongtt it {ncum| on the church to adopt some course of action to meet the case. He hoped there would be « committee of three appointed by the chairman to nominate suitable per for deacons of the church, and report amendments ng expedient, snd alo to submit the namos of parsons suitable for the other oftioers of the church. DN, CUREVER LIKES THE ROLE, pod his brother woukl be so kind aa to in- Tavew he contemplated an alteration of the number of deacons of whether he wirhed to reject the prevent brethren and put others in their . There was no necessity to aad the number of deacons, though if they chase to do so they might. If the object was to change the rule 60 as to tulter the terme of the deaconate, he would confess that he at the thought. There was a discussion in 1808, and mt that ume Dr. Cheever had taken a great interest in the subject, and labored vealously among the brethren to secure a rule of the it form, and for that rule they were more iniebted to him than to apy other prevent in the church, Alth he wee then oppored to the permanency of the deaconate, pow that the rule was adopted he cid pot like this tamper: ing With thelr permanent rules for the purpose of attaining any object that might be deemed deswable by the major. ty. For past the whole country, from the rocky tHil* of Maine to the coasts of the Pacific, had resounded with destation @ resonnl inet thi sort of logisiation, Their with protest against changing funda aome tempo- They had good rules and ought to abide by them the brethern bad inf rmed that pa. wore ia wenetes he was v sorry to bear when nany home, ‘nd ai ‘ial ho knew of was from newapa it now 4 instance, the liquor dealer were not enabled to got the | per reports. He thought there was no pecessity for trou- Jeet he intends and they had botter try and yet out of thot . woable according to the rules of comer-guthaashors potas than t ect into more. They would and combempt of their religious brethern, who wonki say, “tere, that is your rey abonslism! you change your standing rules without any but factious reas He hoped that they would’ avesd as agua worth? y Would av Jecing the rerolations. pe r. Bor suid, that in regard to the sneary byterians, that ‘had not so mach tear for bun ar ne ney geuileman whobad jurtsat covn. He wae now opposed \o tue permanency of the oillee of deacon, And thou; h Dr. Chex ver bad prroered the An gh Dr. Cheever Precured the massage these rulee, bis experience of the past year in thiy nnd Wed Bim to regret it,and be was now authorized to aay that Dr. Cheever bad changed his mind. we. VkN—HHow hove sluce? r. HUNT was hot able to (afurm the gentle: Doctor hai changed bis tind: nnd thers was. be ae that he had done so. is brother Haven had alsd chanced Bie wind, ao that they hoth had turned right round, ir. HaveN explained that he had uot chang or timated that be ba pp te mint, Mr. Her then understood him to give his couson! z resol .tions. - on te Mr Haven hoped he spoke plain enough toe under- stood. He was io favor of the return of the office of deacon to the heads of the membershio; he had opposod the adoption of the rule mekine the office permanent, Dut now that the rule waa made, he would stick to it. Mr. Hunt then understo d bim not to oppose it, in tho abstract, but (othe practice. The gentioman had asked question which he would answer, He believed that it wos neowssary lo aller the rule, and gaye notica of a pro- pored amendment at the last meeting of the church. io thought it desirable that the deacons should be elected once in three years. If they could not alter the rule by a two.third vote, they could by a bare majority eiect the rigbt candida a ihe next election. The atiendmens Deing nvcepted be the mover of the original motion, Mr. Haven wished to know what his brother meant by nye ines to altor these rules.” Who was to Me Mr. Hvnt replied, by the church, te Mir. Have wanted to kv ow how he knew that Mr, Hen, not wishing to acknowledge any cancus ar- rangement, replied that the church could accept or refuse the amendments, as they chose. Mr. Haven would suggest to the mover of the resolotion the Lege Tod modifying i. It provided now that tho chairman should appoint a committee of three to nomi- nate officers, and the resolution was plainly throwing tbo election of the officers of the church into the hands ai’ their respected chairman. The chairman was in favor of having the body aclecd the committee, es ein on Mr. Cumergn suggested ¢ church would select from the nominations of the chairman, The amendments were then stated to be with reference to the tenure of the oiflce of and tho 14th rule providing for a resolution not to be a the meeting at which it is offered. Mr. Huxt moved that these amendments bo referred to the committee on rules, to be appointed—all cut and pe consider and report on them at the annual meotivg. The question was then taken on the adoption of tho resolution, as amended by Mr. Hunt, for the appointment of the committee of three, which was carried. 4 PROTEST. Mr. Haves suggested that as it would be contrary to the rules for a resolution to bo acted upon at the annua) maceting, which had not been offered at the previous mest- ing, be deemed that this meeting had some informality about it, and he therefore wished his protest against iho legality of tts proceedings entered ov the minutes, ‘A BIT OF A ROW. : Mr. Hier thought that Mr. Baven had recogaiged we « gality of the meoting by participating proceedings. Jt was he second part of the meetirg now. Mr. Tlaven thought it was the first part, and that bis pro~ test should be recetved. Mr. Howr thought it out of order. Mr. KinG wented to read the to Mr. Haver, Mr. BiackMan called attention to the fact that this oom- mittee must report before the annual meeting, eke their work would be of no use according to the rules, Mr. Cuxster proceeded to read his notice of amendmenu to the rules, to be discussed at the apnual meeting. 4 PLEA YOR TRE LADERA, In the sixth standing rule be wanted the claese thet “(male members enly shall vote”? stricken ont, because if the ladies had @ right to vote this clause could not prevent ia my = ie had ane reversal could nét allow them He objected to Standing rule, providing that Bo resolution shall be passed on the night of its being offered, and wanted it — 2 reference to tho to election of — deacony DO aDpimerty apy one, but he believed that the deacons did not now represent the church, He would net propose to remove them, but would ad1 to their numbers, fo aa to secure a fair representation, There were bow and be would increase the number to six—ome to bo elected every year es their terms rap out. He would male a deacon who had served three years inctigible for election the next year. He read an extended argament of his reasons for offering these resolutions, and tp ¢onctue moved their reference to the commitiec, ina church meeting, at which announcement the one men present looked rather incredulous, evidently feeling: & highly Congresstonal <icsire for a row over the chaive 0” the new deacons. The question on referring Mr. Chester's amendments to the committeo waa carried, and after making provision for bearing the of the committee, the mevting epa- rated at 10 P. M., having effected the basis of a wide divi- sion in the burch in the short space of an hour. Ordination of a Miniter for Constantinepies Mr. James G. Dwight, ron of Rev. H & 0, Dwight, D.J)., of Constantinople, was ordained by the Fourta Pres. bytery of New York on Sunday evening, in the Madison eqnare Presbyterian church, Mr. Dwight is a graduate of Vale College and of tho Union Thological Seminary tm this city. Ho intends to de- ‘vote his energies to the miestonary canse and to the pro motion of education in Turkey. In furtherance of this ob- in conjunetion with his brother, to con mence an Institution of learning im the city of Constant- nople, Ho was born in Turkey, and speaks the Terkish language fuently. There i# & movement now on foot in this country to raise fonds for the estabMehment of @ pro- per educational institution in Constantinople, ‘There was an unusvally large and attentive audience ax rembled inthe chnrch to witness the service. The Rev. A. A, Wood, of the Broome street Contral Presbyterian church presided and put the questions, Tre Rev. 8 S. Hastings, of the Carmiue street Presbyterian church, opened the kervice with prayer. Rev. Mr. Spalding reat the Scriptures and gave out the yi The sermon wae dehvered by the Rev. Kenjamin Schveider, The text war taken from’ the 2d chapter aud 8th verse of Fphesians- Unto me, who am lees than the,least of all mts, is thes grace given, that Trlouk! preach among Us the unsearchable richness of Christ. ‘The reverend gentleman commenced by culog ising the character of St. Pan, as the most zeal yas, the most iabo- rican, the mest enduring and self: aisabonary who has ever lived. He was often in peril by land and by mea, in perils among brethren; yet he always loved Christ and salvation throogh bim. “The Chrivtian religion fa the most powerful civilizer civilizers—the prese, and the Ory —but the press, which afiords the cpportunity to rpread abroad the doctrine of salwation, also permits Tom Paine to flood the country with his im peous writings of infidelity; while the preached i ever exorcises any other shan @ civiizing Induenon. was looklug forward with the greatest interest to the tntro- duction of railroads into the Turéish empire, for tat will Dreak up the balf starnent state of that people. break up the fixedness of habit and thought which hare exerted 80 powerful am iniluence against the introduction of the gorpel into fand; that will exort a powerfi! civiliving influence in Turkey—but in initely greater wil! be the civilizing Influence cxereised by Chrietianity. Fandwich Ielands, which within a few years have been leradation 2? i ? F 5 f moat desirable. From can be done by it in Turkey, ¥ over has, or ever can, in mob: people from vice, ignorance and degra. y Peace and linprovement, mental, moral and materia’. ‘The vermom, though quite lengthy, was listened to With init ayer w Bien ae as made by the Rey. Geo. W. The to the ordained war given by Rev. Ir. Pre 9s te,ohereh. Rev. Me, han pro