The New York Herald Newspaper, April 8, 1858, Page 3

SS... RXPENDITURES IN THE LOBGY—NO INC#REST ON PalD CANAL DBAFTS—MORB PILFRRING DISCLO- SURBS—USCLAIMED DEPOSITS AND DIVIDENDS— BILL RELATIVE TO FRAUDULENT ASSESSMENTS, ‘BIC., BTC. Avnany, April 7, 1858. ‘When the Broadway Railroad bill, after its passage in Be House, was announced in tno Senate last evening, Mr Diven moved to refer it 10 the Committee on Raitrosis. ‘Bhat commitroe consists of Mr. Darling, of Cattaraagus; Mr, Tudbell, of Oneida, and Me. Brandreth, of Wostches @r. Senator Mather moved to amend the motion by re ferric g i; to the Committee on ities and Villages, Wie are My. Hak tead, of Wyoming; Mr. Ely, of New York, 3 Fexon, of Ooondaga, A spirited debate ensued, when not ealy the propriety of its reference was discussed, but ‘aloo tho merits of the Broadway Paralic! Riliroad, After long siege the vote by ayes and Does was Gnaliy taken, when Mr. Mather’s motion prevailed by a largo majority. A majority of this committee are decidedly and strongly ‘eppeced to the road, and wiil never revort in favor of the Howe bill, The minority cannot report upoa it unless by @evsent of the majority, and the prospect bow is that if a yepert aball be made it will be against the bill. In aay event the thing is again, for the fifth time, defeated. Tho Debby, who no suscessfully engineered the thing through Whe House, were paid over ten thousand dollars for their tmfupensable services. The House of Assembly bas @wme no more disreputable act during the session thin aDow!rg the bili topass through without baving its merits @iccursed, The Common Council of Now York, ag well as the lage class of citizens who would have been grealy fejured by theca’, should commend Senator Mather for Ihe shill in defeating the speculators. ‘This morping an attempt was made in the Senate to ‘amend the Interest bill of yesterday, by allowing interest em proteste’ canal drafts, which the banks bad purchased af ten por cent discount. But the attempt proved a fail- ‘ere, and the bill will now go with interest for one yoar ‘ony upon all unpaid and outstanding drafts at this date ‘She contractors interested in this interest matter and who prepaid the ten per cent, are higbly imdignant, and are fer “spotting” the Senators who refused to voto for pay- tug em hb interest. ‘The following important bill passed the House this morning — AN ACT TO LEGALIZE TEE SALB OF STOCKS ON TIME. Bee. 1. No. writen or verbal ffor the purchase, eale, transfer cr delivery Of aby certificate, or otser evideace of Soby due by or from the United Bales, or any anparae iu, © of any share or tnteremt inthe sock 0” any bank, oF of any Fry teen Rae, sal be fold or re forany mant Jable forany want mentof any cea- tion, or because the veacer, at ths time of making ausb eesitract, in not the owner or poriessor “f the oertificate or ies, or other evidences of auch debt, share or in tec. 2 factions six, seven and sight of chapter twenty. ‘We nineteen, article two of the Bevineu Biatutes, entitled “OF Broberege, sioek Jobbing and pawn brokers,” are hereby re: "Bee. 3. This act shall take effect immediately. ‘be most violent storm of tbe sestiva is brewing in the @f Ways and Means, reported a cumber of bills of a ‘fpancial , and of imdispensarie necessity, soch ‘as sudmitting to the people the jabtag toe @spais, to provide means for the ment, to impose half mill tax to say interest oa @edt, aud two or three others which be moved wa spe- em) order. Mr. Adams (American) moved to aid his bill to the first committee, but tne H yuse refused question of fis up We Registry bill threats were We effect that the abo ment even pent to Dy leaders easertions dead lock yet upon the heel o she session growiag @ut of the attempt to foist upon the people « registry iaw. Ie the Sonate thia m reing Mr. Wheoler reported the educational Howee bill. He moved to make it the special , Which was carried, though it @ day or two that he should call for a : q 4 ali fee ifs ll i troduced the following bill, which may be people of the city of New York at this | sume, any frand or to hare been commit . y to a Jndge of he Su ‘ncation, who spall there beeu comm ea. ied, aod tne lien erdated thereoy, or by Inge hal conse, tue certisiate of the Fudge of qnncel ‘bereon the asenamenia #0 vacated, and all proveed under the ate. 4 Aby persoa eppiring or relief ander the provisions of this net may em! one Ing any Or All szanes mepie for joes! im) ts in which he ia interented. vee 5 apy Preceediogs' make a new asersement sal! beat tbe expense Bho sorporation of tbe city in which the lands may be alte: ru & H + i ft fl i i i 4 £ i : i 4 insite itis ‘el iH i s 2 3 Fy i i $ i 3 g 3 3 # Hh if Ht i ¢ i es is £ ai it <F5 i a3 Es i the Legieiavore, to pursue cermia in ©, 00, pleat and beg to oe express uederstanding that Bat just at certain as the peat Gre io it for double the am une the resolution of their aopotat three of thie nature applying ‘or remune ‘Suppty bill. On witn another plausible on ita fan, the inserted the names of threes of Unsiaimed Punas,”” who inepect the bwoke of every tnatits whether any such tuade, amounts, reman unclaimed = Ant io funds are not within thirty cays Treasury, then the Atworoey Gonorai w therefor; and upon refasing or negiecting to Judgment, thea their charters are be bill = Jame Conner, demo city of ww York, who has . commision; John N. Wider, : will not serre, aad within Beach, of ure county, ® disappointed caa Canal Autitor, xa Commisetoners. The fatter ia the only perscn named who would be tikoly Position. They are to be appointed for tare« Wwavelling expeaste and @ certain amoun ia one of the moat sunerfacus hambuge o is Creation of a new batch of offos holders search the books and vaalis of al! twto their private affuirs and tap ia & usurpation of power whic nor Lagiaiatare will ever tolerave. What With the unclaimed deposits or divi Aad theo. canal debt! The canais they will be to HEH 3 FY & rt 3 i 3 uty a { i zt iW i eytapee # 2 Ee # ge¢ 33 23 i i f £ i Be Hl £33 Au i id LH 2 3% uy ib NEW YORK HERALD, THURSDAY, APRIL 8, 1858—TRIPLE SHERT. WEW YORE LEGISLATURE. Semave. Aumany, April 7, 1858, ‘REPORTS, By Mr. W. A. Waser (rep )—Majority report by bill to prevent jilegal voting throughout the State. Made the special order for Tharsday afternoon, ands final vote to De taken on Saturday morning. To amend the charter of the Harmony Fire Insurance Company. Bill wo provide for the payment of toterest om prove: ed canal drafts, Ordered 10 «th rd reading. BITLA INTRODUCED By Mr. Scum (dem )—To proveot frands in argos. ments for Jocal improvements ip the cities of New Yous and Brooblyn. To appoint Commissioners o Re ord in Richmoa) county. BIA PASSED. To allow the Sapervisors to amend the law estabitehic regviations for the porto’ New York. Ayes 17, cays I lative to the Northern New Jersey Railroad Com rte Senate is now considering the Metropolitan Police iM. Mr, Scorr (dem.) is now speaking, BVBNING BERBION. RXPORTS Mr. Mr. Parrursos—To reduce the capital stock of the Rochester wank. By Mr. Noxos—To appoint commireieners of record in Ricbmord county. By Mr. Hastep—To prevent frauds to asseesments on Joca) improvements io New York 294 Brook: yn. By Mr. Diven—For the consideration of the Senate bill to pay the interest on moneys owing b7 the Sate. The Renate then in commivee considered claim bills, ‘The bill relative to gracts of land ueder waver in the city of New Yor! 8 referred to the New York delega tod to report com) restores the rigdt formarly beld by the Common Sounc!) ty grant thies t) lends under water, within the Harbor Commissioners’ bocadary. Aseeimbiy. AueANy, April 7, 1958. ‘The Grinding Oommittce reported another hong list of bills to be reported comp’ete. ‘Mr. Amuort (rep ) had leave to report a bill to organize ‘8 lonatic arylom tor insane convicts. The motion to take up the Broome and Livingston Ap- portionment bill was lost. The bill to provide payment for the station house keep ern of the city of New York appointed during the police difficultias came np on its floal reasiug Mr. DekyRa (rap ) moved t recommit. Merars. Cuatyir.p, Exge and xtbers advocated the bill. A .Obg discussion ensued, when the Di] was lost. On & motion to reconsider the bill waa lait wooo the table. The to legalize the action of tha New York Supervi. tore relative to the accounts of Timson and Saower. BILIS PASSED. In relation to the New York Inetitation for the Blind. To antborize the redoction of capital of the Marine Bask of Buffalo, To amend the General Plank and Turnoike Road. To legal #2 the ale of siocks on time Mr. Wacrr (dem.) moved to make the bills revorted by the Ccommrtes on Ways and Means the special oraer for to morrow evening. Ar. Apams (Ag.) moved to amend by unitmg thero- with the registry i ga maxing it drst ia order. Mr. McNerr (dem.) moved to make it last oa the list. Lont, % 43 to 67. Mr. McNmrr called the previoas question. Not ordered. A pe vote was interrupied by the hoar of ajjoura men! The name of Mr. Moore, recoded in the negative on the Broadway Parallel Railroad bill, shoul! be in the afirma- tive. RVENING SESSION. ‘When the House met this eveaing the question was on Mr. Adams’ amendent to attach a registry law to the blils of the Committes on Ways aud Means, and to make its final paseage fret in orde Mr McNerr renewed his amendment to make it last in order. Lost by 46 to 62 ‘Mr. ARM#TRONG move? to amend by taking a fioal vote on the Registry lawias 11 A.M to-morrow, Cais was ac cepted by Mr. Adams, and finally adopted by the toase by a vete of 74 to 22. The committee of Sixteen reported a number of bills as Proper to be reported complete ¢ following bills were reporte1 by committees: — By Mr. McNerr—To amend tne act for tae soprae- ment of the land of ibe Batfalo and Lake Ontario Rauroat. Ordered to @ third reading. To incorporate @ railroad company in place of the Northern Ra: road. Ordered tw a third reading. in relation to the Buffalo aad A jegany, and Guifaio and Pitaburg Ravrosd. © dered to a taird reading. To reduce the capital stock of the Susquehanna and Cay uga Raiiroao. Relative to the Syracuse and Binghamton Raliroad. Ordered to « third rea ing. Mr. Haiiey reported the Seaste bil to prohibit tho re. ception of free railrosd passes, by pubic officers, amended #0 as only to apply W the Senators of the presen! Legisla- ware. Mr. Hctouson moved to refer it back, with instrus- ons to the commitice to report the bili comple in the same shape in which it parsed the Senate. Lost by Sb ww 73, and the bill went to the Commitee of the Whole. fur. Sormmnand, from the majority Comm tee on Rall- roads, reported a Dill requirimg tae New ilaven Rauroad ne run an early train from Port Chester to New ‘ork. The following billa were ordered to a third reading — In relation to unclaimed deposits in savage bacde. To amend the Genera: Bank law in New York, Brook- ime ‘ant Kings county. s lative to @ better of the pablic schools abel of New Yor To ize the removal of dams in the Oneida river. To declare the legality of the floating balance docks in the port of New York. — the New York Supervisors t0 rane money by « » To authorize the city of Buffalo to guaran‘ee the interest | op the International Sridge stock. To imeorporate the New York Pooumatic Power Com PaTy iesotve the Ant werp Limber Company. To incorporate the At. Mary's Canal Moatreal Land Com- a ‘a Lanatic Asylom for convicts. For the removal of obstruction: Harlem river, end the constrncticn of a free bridge. To abolish tol's on fumerai on plank roa't». To amend the cnarter of the st. David's Beaetit Society of New York. To epable agricultural societios to pretect their property at fairs, ‘ To prevent pay ment of wages except in ooip or State | Dilla, To amend the New York Marine Oourt act. To ameno the act for the suppression of gamDling. bd hg the people perempwry chalienge righ, in crm) pa} trials. fo repeal the act for the incorporation of bulldiog »o- cece . To incorporate the United States Warehouse Company To incorporate the Hudson aed Harlem River Cena! Company. To (poorpora'e the Fricaean Steam Navigation Company. the Exciae law at bolt pact, 40 P. M. tho House took ap the special + ‘ptmasad Dill for the repeal of the Metropolitan /olce bi Mr. Van VaLxexncnem took the Goor in rupport of the gad Of the Metropoiian Police bill and the Becomity The debate was continue! aati the adjourament List of Acts Passed by the Legtsiatare of 1858, 1. An act to amend an act entitled an act to authorive the city of Utica to take #tock in the Black River nod tea Railroad, and to sell (a bonds to provide for the payment thereof, pansed May 27, 1853. 2. To provide for certain expenses of government. 8. To change the names of Richard Monroe and i Blizadeth Kenmon to Richard Monroe Fisk and Earua «i sadeth Fisk. 4 Relative to the vil'age of Wellsville. 6. Authorising the appointment of # place for holding town mectings to Shawerngorok, | ster county. 6. mend an act entitled an act to amen! and con. nolidate the several acts in relation to the charter of the ity of Hudson, passed Apri) 10, 1854 2, To enadle the town of Moores, in the county of “ln ton, to raise money for briiges §. To extend the time for collection of taxes. 9. To authorise the town of Champlain to borrow money to erect bridges. 10. To amend an act entitled an act for the insorpors tion of compac ies formed to navigate the rivers aad lakes, passed April 25, 1854 11. To amend aa act entitied an act for the construc mae & workhoure in county of Monroe, passed May 27, 12. To provide for the services periormed w sy oe 13, 1g to the fisheries in the towns of New Utrecht and Gravesend, in Kings county. 14. To revise, continue and amend the charter of tho village of Lowville, Laws county. 16. To create a new ward in the city of Rochester. 16. To annex « part of the town of Clermout to the town of Germartown, Columbia county, 17. To catablish andamend the charlar of the villsgs of 18 To amend an act entitled an act toamend the act en- titled an act to provide for the incorporation of rliages, Pacned Decembr 7, 1847, 80 far ax the earue relates wo the village of Tonawanda ON tard the Long faland College Ti «pital, of 20. To confirm a lease of mille martes by the Senses na tion of Indians to Fay & Rradie; a To amend the chatter of the ’ Awe» of the Provestant bog od charch in the city of New York. ‘22. To evable the electors of the town of Watervliet to vote by dietricts for the election of towa officers 28. To incorporate the Albany Gyrnaaiom, 24 To provide for the collection of the unpaid tares of the town of Schodack, county of Resseeliaer, for tt > yoar 1866. 25. To extend the time for collection of taxes in tho o'ty of Eyreowe To appropriate the proceeds of the State tax for the wap) of schoo e 21. To divide the county of Wyoming inte two school ‘of @ schoo! commission district’, and for the con m setoc. 28. To appropriate maney to repair the damage done by fire to the Aate Lovatio Asyiam. the m. by which the Buffalo, New Railroad Company may aequiro title to real be ye ay ey ration. 0 |) the North. va Die. it of cartaln persone for le acting as cificers of the Ar Uhter County Borlage lonutoucm, poesed Apri aa, 135k. r '» 84 To ma¥e school district No 9,town of Pomtrot, » Union seboo! district. Bx the tine. for the retmbarsement of the stocks of this State designated the Long Islaad Railroad Site $7. ‘ro facilitate the pro ress of civil actions in whih the people 0” the Stats aro partes 88. In relauon to the fh beries ia the towns of Castleton ano Bouthtieid, Ricnmond couoty. 39, Autaorining the Comawsiouers of Highwiya of the town of Groton, Tompsins county, to borrow money to repair apd erect bridges 40. Lo relation 1 she Monticello aud Warizboro Plank Road Compacy. 41, To amena the charter of the ety of Utica, 42. In relasion to tha Lock por. Hydranitc Camoany. 48. Lo relasion to the New York Javeoile Axyium. 44. Relative to antaries pain ia Nuw York. 45. Totne relief of Mirage Aueo in reanact w alloged dameges by toe improvement of Rackets river. 46 For the rehet of Edeorzer Sesiey. 47. Toamend an act eoritied, Ao act to iacorporate the gd Tnsurance Ovmpasy of Buffslo, passed Apeil Le, 48. To enable the trnatees of the village of Mobavk to r of the village o Littie Falla. To eatablivh froe achooly im divirict No. 7 in town of FPlosh rg 61. To amend an act t proviiefor the aseossment of damazes Upon layiag cut public bighwayr througa uneo- ere, eungwoved ‘and uncuitivasve! lands, passed April 16, . 52. Tochange the name of the Swan streot Mothodtst cburch of Butiaio. 63 Yo amend ao act entitled an act to iavorpora'a tha St Andrews Society of Alonoy, pasved March 27, 1821. 64 To anthonizs the Second assoc ate Ooagregation 0° Bebron to dispose of church property: 65. To change the name of Francis Caroline Fox aut otbers. 66 To exempt a portion of the Fith wardof Brook ya from the operation of a jaw passed Apri’ 12, 1856, en'itied an act to ertabiieh fire limits, anc for the wove eff ¢.ual prevention of fires in Brook!yn. 57. To iservase the number of Notaries Pcb io ia Troy. 58. To change tue corporate name of the Us ustees of 508 Washipaton steeet church ip Richo-ter. 69 Making the viliage of Oswego Falis, Oswego county, BRoparate road district 60. To revise aad amend the charter of the village of Ogdenedurg. 61. To authorize atax to be levied on the village of Potsdam to build town house 62. to incorporate Lhe New York Law College. + 63. To incorporate 1 re Department o” Rondout. 64 To amend tho Revised Satawe covcorning tl powers and duties of tae Governor, acd w fix be compoa- tation of olllcers ip the execative devarimeat 65 To amend chapter u4¥ of the Lawa of 1997, relative to the claim of Lawn Bae de aed others. 63, Authorizing the assessors 0 toe town of Southport, Chemung county, t oorrect Weir assessanunt ro'ls 67 To provile for repairing bridge wcross Caaandai- gua ontict, town of Lyons, Warne coucty. 68. To legaiize certain deeds and mortgages thereia named in Monroe courty. 69. To authorise commissioners of highways of tho town of Triangie to borrow money to build a bridge. 70. To ipoorpornte the wiliage of Olean, Cauaraugas county and provice for election of offers, j 71. To extend the time for the collectioa of taxes in tha! town of Ossining, Westcooster oouoty 72. Authoriziog tao vilaye of Ekuira to borrow money for cemetery par poses. 78. To amend cuapter 233 of the laze of 1857 rels the distribution of Indian annawies. 74. lo amend aa act eatitied an act to incorporate the Villege of Warsaw, passed Aoril 17,1643. Tb. fo change the mode of co! ectiag highaay aszcss- menia ip the viiage of Oantoa and ovher purposes. ‘16. To authorize the clerk of Broome cousty to trans cribe cortain worss from the couaty clerk's oilico of ‘Doge county 77. Releasing the interest of the State in cortaln lands of which Hiward Downing died possesred wo Mary i Downing bis widow. ‘78. For the retief of Margaret Meho'Ty, wilow of W.l liam Mehofly, so alien. 7 yr the benefit and relief of the ‘Wate: tery Association. 80. Relating to the city of Rochester aod to amend tho charter tbereof. $1. To amend ap act in relation to the Coioulal bistory, pasaed April 42, 1856. 82. To amend an act entitled an act to incorporate the city of Poughksepeie; Lo authorize toe Comaon 10 said city to borrow and aseeas $2,600 for debts iac by them. 83. To aesess the lands south of the Alleghany river pe town of Buckworh, county of Catsraugus, to bu ria £4. To remove connty site of Alleghavy county Ww the Nive to ville Cone New York and Erie Ralirrad, and for otter purposes. ‘S86. To incorporate the Medical College Medical Sci ence. 86. Extending the time for the collection of taxer in the town of New Utrecht, in Kings couaty, town of West fietd, Richmond county ; towos of Flushing, Newtown sad Jarames, Queen's county; and town of Greenburg, Wost- chester county. * 97. To provide for the abandonment of tho old canal lying west of the Oweaco outlet, and eset of lock No. 52 in the village of Port Byron. 88 To borize the erection of @ building for a town boure in Ogdensourg 39 For tho protection of the proprietors of Little Lake, in Dryden, Tompkins county, io the preservation of Ash in said lake. 0. To legalize the action of the Roard of Supervisors of Alleghany county, in the erectiou of the town of W aid county. 1. To increase the compensation of grand and petit jurors, Albany county. 92. To amead an act entitied an act lo incorporate the Watervilie Voiunwer Fire Company. 98. To authorize the Fort Plaic Seminary to borrow money and mortgage the property therefor. 94. To authorize the Clerk of Wyomluz county to die- certain morwago. 6. amend the act in relation to common eshools (1 the village of Lockport. 96. In relstion to the election and term of office of Overseers of Poor, Seneca county. 97, To change the mode of collecting highway agsees ments ip the village of Canon, St. Lawreace county, sot for other purposes. Theatrical, Masteai, Go. Broanway Tieatre--Tho wicual rdconss achieved by Mr. and re Waller im the *Ductess of Sit"? bas ba duced,the mauayement (o announce tue Ly for ropes titlon Ul! further notice. The farce called the “Witow's Victim’ i# the closing piece. Nouo's—Gabriel Ravel will tonight play one of his movt amosing characters in the ballot pantomime of “The Millinere;’ Mile. Zantrotia is to go through her marvelious tight rope Tests, aud the whole will close with the grand spectacle of “Raoul.” Bowrxy —The lively leeat drama entitled the “Thrae Fast Mon,’ in whien tno sisters Lacille and Holen repre: went at least fourteen different characters, ia ta be tollow- 4 by the frat act of that old-time favorite, this evening. Mr. Plwin Booth will this evening essay bia reed character of & Ove A" A New Way to Pay Old Debss.”” To “Sarah's Youag Man’ is to ‘Robert Ma- Bo father’s © the tragedy sty pew local sarce denom nate follow Wataack’s —“Othello” le announond for to night, with Mr. Stark ae ho Moor, Mrs, Hoey as Desdemona, end Mr: Stark as Finite “Jijote at tho Swan’ follows, with Messrs. A H. Davevport sod T. B, Joauston and Mrs hop in ths principal parts . Lares Kaewe's—The pleasing gipay romance rtyled wors of the F oraat’ the fairy speciach: of ves” aro to bo repealed this eveniag. These ' The # pieces afford a Sine Geld for the dieplay of the versatio talents of Mies Keone an’ her exsetient compaay. Awenican Mert —The dramatic entertainments here are to copuist of the thrilling drama oaled “Joan of Arc’? in the afthrnoon, and Mr. Watkins’ remarkably saccossful adaptation of Mre “suthworth's famous story, the "rice of an Even at night Gro. € axp Woon propere to entertain their pa trons with a rich asrortmont of regular old timo Mthiopiwn minetrelay this evening. The performances will clove = be pecular panoramic farce called the “Singh Je. Bryant's Mrvernets continue to win the placJite of the multitudes who rush Mechanica’ Hall for the purpose of erjoying & good laugh. fo night's programme is com- Powe of the apiciest things in the ‘‘solored opera’’ ne. Mare. Deri's Corner. Morereata, who bay: putecon ty South sad West, are © give ovr ot in Brooklyn, oommeneiag morrow Wh.cu they ere ty tak possesion Of 444 P-ontway ‘The “ Regtetdes,” New Yonx, April 6, 1968, dams Gorpow Bawurrr, fag., Korea Nw rox Ham Lobrerve by your iesne of today that Wichnel Dobaney, Feo., desirer to be permitted to ray that be way not ore rent at tho moeting of ssiversal republicense, hell oo Sunday bet, at th+ Senden House. Ble wto awerte cnet while he t ‘wit go afar we any ood ‘the arug gio for untvorea! ioerty,” be dors tot soncur in “senti- te nail warod at that meetiag.! Ata ‘a iden of ni y rnnd Hier f tho Parlinere:t a Sotlege Grren, aA Den O'vonned or the pee al glorift ion of Et. Misael, Jr, Nimaslf, I beg you ta aak ula w cote bovel A Gortaa Cot et that meeting, tt is crue, pemar 6 Gb Onedn's orteet aap ht flay aang ins gale joerg of nercea,” by the ce of Jonw Obrote. if with iy nament,’ which le the on'y one ‘here nuored, 1 r S wluct Si. Michael would wick 9 striae his sword, (ne “uclveral irwh” potctot Citarrees. [ pro- erme the Celtic orator #59 pronouated it wil, in com. diss. with raw tae game of Jews aude. stitute thet oF Michel Noheney. Biodex’as wiring memo’, Michael, LON CASE, 0! the Revolitisaary Conniton, Personnel Intelligence, Col. Banton i said wo de still confined cancer of the bewols. DEPARTURES. to hia bet from For, Ravannah, in thy eesaehin, Sag of the 8 nih—0, her, Morgen Dix, Mra JW Nixon vad coud, J Bisnos’ Wowie Buchlen, Sho. Treanor, W. F. Holland, Mist L bneeh.tJno. Carrie, and $i the ri For Richmond, ae «ta the, stanmabip Rosato. ft teen, John Richardeoa, Bowls Dash, Mr. Soot and Iwly, ecott, Mra, © Proves’ and 2 ch liren, '. EL Bet, & x Holmes, GW. Willmar, Mo frvam, George Allen’ Mov "Yeke, Nem Woode, and 1d a the sine ‘Che: fo tho eegmahiy Marlon—Chee AL Gat anne eipeltas, Wad Noyes ai indy, Jan Kor Dr " aie, fer and Indy, M.D. Laweon, Rr. M.D, Laweon, |r, bem Nant Gourtin say, an inn m9 Joo Hacvceoe, J.T. ily rot ert Tady eat shite A as. | a. Friedmano, moerage. THE REVIVALS. MERCHANTS’ PRAYER MEETING DOWN TOWN OCONVSRSION OF SBRGSANT JOHNS OF TES POLIOR COMMIA81ONBBS’ OFFIC, BROOME STAEST— HB ASKS TRB MEAMCHANTS TO PHAY FOR HIS FATHAR, MO- THER, WisB, BROTHERS AND SISTERS. The “religious awakening’? among the merchants down town seoms rather to incroage than diminh Ia addition to the daily prayer meetings in Falton and Joba street churches, which stil) continue te be well attended, Prayer meetings have been held every afternoon, at four o’clocs, at 69 Broadway, near Trinity church, siace Boa day last. Tre room, which was formerly a dry goods ttre, is abont two hundred feet long, acd on Taoiday afternoon it was crowded by a number of hexding mer- ebants and members of the bar ne Rev, Matthew Hale fmrh officisted as }ador, and the exercises commen.ed by singing the 13th hymn, commencing— © me jet us Joa oor cheerfat songs With apge s roand the throne; ‘Ten thoneand thoorand are their tongues, But all their ways are ong. ‘The second chapter of toe acts of the Ap etios having beep rea ab approoriste prayer was offsred up by ae of the congrdgation, thavkong tbe Lord for that aew p.a0e of meeting —for thal NEM consecrated to religion. The Avia by mao, commenc ‘Now is toe ascepwed time, Now is tho day of grace; Now sinner’s come without delay Abd 8: 0K tho Saviour's face— was next sung Acouniry merchant aldrenved the meeting, Ho sd, Eg Bstranger, No bad wome difidence wm takog any the meeting He resided ia tne city of Os eego, ry Nabed to stata tha the yocd work was progrsa fog there They bad cigh: churchas im ter city every ene ot which, with one exongiloa, was #0) 17108 vival. The meetings commenced some seven or eg) BS BBO, ADI tbe DUMbEF Of :0avert he coud DOr Bay Det the materest in the revival continne? usdimia‘ated Out of a ppniation of 19,900, 2500 of which ‘e Ro mao Cazholics, tuey bad a morning UDI prayer moeting op the eant side of the river which averaged foar bua @rea attendents Tney had a mostics oa tha weet @ of the river ationded caily by abou, @ thoasaod, be- ® meetings ip three of the churches ia tae af ermoa for hpeayee aod conference, which were CUmsrously a tented giao The 167th hymn, commenciag— Ba)vazion, Oh she joprul sound, '# pleasure in our ears; A sovereign Daim in every wound, A cordial for our fears— ‘was then surg. Sergeant Jonna, tbe room sergeant in tha Police Om. mieskonare? offica, who appeared im aaiform, aidress @d tho asremolags a9 fotlows:—My Caristiaa frente, Tove to mingle with che paopie of God. T feel hagpy when I go © the people of God ara. Is is but very recently thst I was cvaveried, and that was in old Joon Street charen, Thank Goo! i wae tere i mage my pesca, and ft was thera | found my Saviour, (Ameo) My desire to day ‘8 to love all wad commonce to tgbt the Dattie of Jeske I bope, my doar brothers, you wil pray for me that I may bo.d in the faite even uato death. Thave an aged father aad mother toat I w:li ask you b> ray for. My wie ia a member of tpecharca «iso. Bere ie ere and brothere fcr wuom 1 wou'd ack 4a cater- eet in pour pray: 1 tee! 1 should bare done this some time Deforo. 1 have Deen somewhat backward, bat I thank my (od to day ho bas permitied ume 0 juin la the prayers of his people. AD aged pantiemsa asked a diessing on their yoong Drother, that ha mignt leat an honoradle Trrisiaa hie, and de tnabied to live iu platy He also prayos for his father, mother, sisters and Drathere, that the Lord would brivg them 1 & «now!ouge of their sins. ‘A young gentleman congraiiaed the meeting on thete new brother, and observed bow often had ihose resola tions been made and as quickly briken Their brother (the rergeant) war exooaed ty temptation—so the jaara €od mockings of his Companions—ou, be oped wet God wou densbie Din to con..nue La the path of rig bteousuess. A number of gentiemeo offered up prayers and aduded tothe conversion of Sergrant Jobua The leader addresaed tho meting on tha pragresa of the revival, aud S40 refirred to tha convaraioa of govera: of the polce. We would ve a happy ¢ ty aad be free trom danger, if the Muaicipal police followed the example of Sergeact Jobse Tue exercises closed by siaging the 200th hymn THE AWAKENING OF THE POLICE. POLIONMEN’S ABVIVS1, MEETING IN BPANTON BTREBT BAPTIST CHURCA—-ADDABESES BY BEVEREND GEN TLEMEN-—-EXPERISNCS OF BHAGEANT JOBNS AND CaPTAIN BANTT, BTC. A policemen’s prayer meeting was held at the Santon Street Baptist chorch yesterday afternoon, at which Capt. Hartt, of the Seventeenth ward, was prosent with sixteen of bie men. The baance of the audience was almost en tirely composed of ladies, of whom there were « large number present. Rev. Mr. Roacu, of Allen treet church, commenced the | meeting with resting & portion of Scripture and prayer. Re orayed w God for especial biorsings to rest upon the in‘ereeting class of men, a portion of which wasnow before him, those who protected the interosts of the city, #0 far as our lives snd property were conoerne?, and @who would nos de unmindenl of onr other interests. He prayed Gou’s Diersing upon shom; they were law living and law abiting | Citizens veeking the well Delong of society; tmey needed Gou's guidunce, and be was rejoiwed saat they fel thas church, after the singing of tho 211:h all who would to join in ihe sxercires, and Nicemen. wave, of the Baptist Marinera oburch, y of the extent of the revival, aod in view ardons iif of policstnan, waa glad 1 see tas they were embracing the opportunity to be say Rev. Dr. Sawvee, of the Orobard Street Universalivt ol'comen eaiof evil, welch caused’ na and expense. Bat since it was necessary in the present state 0 son.ely wo have & leemen, it was necessary to have good policemen, lo thought be could say, with some degree of pride and sate faction, that our police of the oty of New York to-day was a respectabe and a faithfcl as that of any other cay in the country, anihe knew not ba; ss that of so7 other city mn the world. It was necessary, cogree, that they should be entirely trastwortwy. y wero regarded by some & Mere pacxborses; Daytbey Bad vouis hike ower Men, All were but individual mea; all men were equal, aud equally oeeted religiogs instraction and religious bidssiage, Hewlyimed thom all to peek it, not as an occasional thing, Dut a the one thiag peedfal. The 27%b hymn was thon Pung after which Rev, Mr. Dovow, Of Massochune tie, offered @ prayer. wey Mir. Roact, of Allon etreet church, thea delivered a brief exhortation, showing tb9 necessity of infmadiae salvation, and of prompt, decisive, perpetual atention to our Lord Jesus. Capt Hurrr, of the Seventeenth ward police, after the siuging of the 277th bymp, addressed the movtiag. do disclaimed any intention’ of leading, as if in auths rity, or any disposition of that Kiad. As he heard the ‘words of the reverend sposties who had epokem to them, and thought upon the interert that was manifest! in these moetiogs, he wae reminded of @ pascare of soriptare, “ Whom weat ye nut to hear?’ It was certanly @ novelty for an officer with tho stripes—not the a os Of the tiger, but the otaer way—to get ep in a meeting of this kind. ‘If there was any class whieh ehoold be of the Beat kied ef man, it shywd de Ls Licemen, mon who would not tate @ Drive or anytblog of that sort. He could tell maay sad stories of that kid, of men who wold give anythiug to escape ex porcre. would recommond hig class to the k ad care of the cburch, to their prayers. They were exposd ia very many wayg that perhaps wore thought of but ntthe. They could hardly mate an arrest without mekiog enemies, an’ almost everywhere he went te met pore one whom he had arrested. It ssamod a nost an if their § wore turned ngaines every maa, aot every man’s hand against thom. Thie Becansa this world was full of the marks of won. Bat be ‘Wo unto the man who ehall strive agaiort cieri caile and enforce bit laws, and the e human laws and bring tr nt, The proment be considered a fa vorable opportunity for all who hoped for Gaal happiness to embrace the cause of Christ, and inconclusion he noped that none would dierogard it, and that al! abontd by time ly repentance be savel. He hoped thet Christians would fake example from mon of the world, who push formar! chwith untiring aud unceaitg devotion He hore 1 to eee the time when ® policomen’s prayer meeting work’ not bd « curiowity. At the request of Sergeant Jobns the following hymn wae nung. — Oh, for a cloner walk with God, A owim auc Beavenly frame, A Ucht that shines anon the road Isads me w the lam. An aged brother im the audieace, who said his youre armored three vcore and ten, “epessed hus delirnt at the tof the good work among tue police. fe sad he ha! «WRy# cade it & praction to talk with policemen, auc nprent wpos them tie Becessity of @ Cariatiag life ani be wae glad t 69 the pregress Wey were now mak g. ergoant Jor, of be fovad shi the word, Mle takcked God tiat some etgatoem moatna a0 be fount the Saviour ip the old John stress cuuren. He bat siteaded taat church hovors hin cavernion, Ho had bree formerly staivrod 19 Ae mdway, usar Triaity ehirch, wel One day, while sina ting ta (ae vory gute of the courehy ard, ao! uelag God's nama very profasciy, « very aged lady earo an! staposd. Hla partosr Aum #18l BHE Mtovped for? fhe auswered, To hear Poles Covormis. Koasr's office, eal tha! officer *Wear’ aud then ghe addrassad herwef to | Lim ent eve him euch @ talklag to; ene geld, thet an officer onght to be & god exernple the public. Hor conforsuon mie euch an impression oa hia, tat be, OM subsequently moving into the beuse with « Chretan wenn, wee gotorborch, Bo aat ae long a3 he oould, bat ovcld n® mand "wy longer, and sani, ‘1 have got to go up 0 that at; Tean’t go vat of house without going up eo, aad with bus companion he had that day evight ano ound Chyiat, tn ooo inst ye roan 4 ly—@ mhoemaa’s wife— nade s brief and sarne-t appeal for the continuance of the jaterost in the spirit ral wo.0 2 Of polloomen. She picwred with foar{al erases ners the deprivation of aucial and family onjoy mente wtoch ® policoman’s life cntaila,as well an the daorers aud temptations to whion they are anhjected, ao! hoped aware ‘All thia tee interest ip them would suntinae napated Avler prayer by @ brother, and a brief addraes ‘rom a reverend gentienan in tae aatienos, @ memoir ef tie force frow Brovklyu, © Gat axverenced roigi7n at wen yr ago, fonds « exbortation, prayitg for strane t9 re 4 ee ug anergind IO the y rFt ovate, He hop sagth ty retina to hia duty to his Maxor, an" The wpeticg cloeed wi p by mm apd we om. re ivion wa a good thing in every sease of | tadaesd to | New York Historical Sockety. THE BATTLE OF LEXINGTON DESCRIBED BY GROROS BancnorT ‘The urcal monthly meeung of the above society was Deld 00 fuesday evening in sho society’s heocuro room, Tvoth street and Second avenge. There wat a larg? atvemdance of members and several edies were present The Hon. L. Bradiah presided. The mmates of the last meeting having been read and conirmed, aad some routive business transacted, A communication frou wr. Boojamin J. Lossing was read by the Secretary, con'aining & res lution empowering the President to appoint a committee for the purpove of pur chasing the statue of England's proat statesman, Wiliam Pitt, which now lies {nm mutilated condition at the Pulh Ward Botel, corner of Franklin street and Weet Brostway The resolution was adopted. The Rev. Dr. Oxooon read a memotr of Willian Court, an Foglishman, who bad rendered valuab!e services to Ame ricane ip Magadone, Morocco, and who was aliuded tio Captain Riley's varraiv® The Cuainman ofthe Fine Arta Committee read hie report ‘apa submitted a resolution authoriziog the President aud ofticers of the society to sign and attach the society’s seal to the necessary papers for the transfer of the works of art exbivited the New York ‘yallery of Fine Arta the galiery of toe New York Biatorical Society. My AS BROWN read the report of the Lecture Com mi tee, trom which it appeared tnat the total receipts of tue eat course of ten luctures amounted to $1,477 75, Jeaving, after se¢noung tne necessary expenses, a protit © the #00 ety of $612 Upon we moon of Mr. Benxoicr, the thanks of the noe) ty were vpanimonsly awarded to ur A. 8, Brown. ‘The Parsons aa d the next buriness was the pemny 3 of their paver, aud they wore indented for that to their dia \ogub hee fellow mom bor, the Hon George Baacroft the Hon, Gnonim BaNCRorE who waa most cordially received, proceaded to read an interesting and philo supbica) paper on the Battie of Lexington.” After some previmiaary remarks, be alluded wo tae stats o feeling in tho Betish Parlament betofe toa; vate, and tothe fact tha! there were pot fifty peop'e in the colocies a: that tame who expected that a bold effort would have been made. The coafidence in Poland was oerfect and entire, ans tne King in Parhament 4x »reased bis opinton that the disterbences im America would be quelted. The honora Die gentleman then referred to the dattie of Lexington, whi was fougbt on the 19th of Aoril, 1776, aad pro ceeded to esy:- On she afterooon of the day on which the Proviotia) Congress of Masadchasets adjourned, Gaze took she light infantsy-and yrevadiers off duty, and secretly prepared an expedition to destroy the colanies’ stores at Ooncord. But the attemp: had for several weeks been expected; a strict watch bad been kept and signals wore enocered to RnooMnCe the first movemaat of troops for the coustry. Samorl Adams and Hancock, who haa not yet left Lexington for Philadelphia, received a timely DD go trom Warren, end, in gonseqaance, the Com- mittee of Safety removed a part of the public stores and secreted the caapon. On Tuesday, the ltth, ten or more Bergeants in disguise dispersed themselves through Cam- oridge and further West to intercept all communica‘ion. Ia the following night the grenadiers and light infantry, not ites than eight buadred in number, the dower of the army at Hoswn, commanded by toe iscompetent Lieutenant Ootone! am‘th, crossed in the boass of the sranspors ships from the foot of the Common to Fast Cam bridge. Phere thay reosived a day’s provisions, and near mionight, after wading thorough wet marsnes that are now covered by a stately towo, they took tho road througs West Cambridge to Conoord “hoy will miss ove of & party who observed thoir depar. tore. masked Lord Percy, who overheard the remark. ‘‘Why, the cannon at Gensord,’’ waa the anewer. Perey baatened to Gage, who instantly directed that no one should be suffered to leave the town, bat W ren had alreacy, at ten o’ciocd, despatched William Dawes torough Rosary w Lexington, aad atthe same time notifies Paul Revere to set off by way of Charles- town. Revere stopped only to engags a friend to raise the concerted signals, and five minates before the senti- Deis re-sived the order w pr cit, two friends rowed bim past the Somereet mac of-war across Charles river. All Waa Bt:l!, a9 suited the pour. The ship was minding with the young flood; the waning mooa just peered ebove a char horn; while from a couple of javterns in the tower of the North church the beacon streamed to the neighboring towns as fast es Jight could travel A little bevond Ubarlestown Neck Revere was intercepted by two British offivers on horae- back; but being himsef well mounted he taraed sud- venly, aod leading one of them intoe clay baak, ¢ dt from the ober by the road to Medford. As he passed oa he wakea the captain of the Minate Msn of that town, ‘aod continued to rouse almost every house gn the way to Lem ngton The troops had not advanced far when the firmg of guns and ringing of bells announced that their expedition had been heralded before them, and Siauth went back to demani @ reinforcement. On the morning of the 19th of April, between the Lours of 12 and 1, the meseage from Warren reached Adams and Hancock, who divined at once the ohject of the expedition. Revere, therefore, and Dawes, jotped by Samuel Prescott, “e high fon of kbarty” trom Gonoord, rode forward, calling up the inhabitants as they pasead along, till in Lincoin they fell upow a party of British officers. Revere and Dawes wore seized and taken beck t Loxington, where they were releaed but Prescott leaped over a low plone sad gailoped on for Concord. There, at adovt two in the morning, @ peal frow the belfry of the meeting Loage cailed the ichabitants of the place to their town bail They came forth, young and oid, wita the'r firelocks, ready to make ‘the enolate words of their town deuates. Among the most alert was William Emerson, the winis'er, with gua in hand, his powder born and bails slung ver his Ahouljer By his 4 bis prayers he had so hallowed the entau- wiaetn of bis tuck that they held the defen ve ot their liver- ties a part of their covenan: with God; his presence with armas proved bis #incerity and strengtueaed their sense of duty m daybreas to sunrise tae summons ran from Douse to Boure through Acton Express messengers and yolley® -om M.nute Men spread the alarm. How children trombied as they were scare] out of sleep by the cries ! How wives, » th heaving breasts, Oravely seconded their husband, how the countrymen, forced suddealy to arm, without goidew oF counselio-s,’ took instant counsel of their courage. Toe mighty chorus of voives rose from the scattered farm bouses, ant as it were from the very | ‘asbes of the dead. Come /orih champions of liverty!—aow | free your country — protect your sons and dangbters, your | wives aod bomestesde—reacne the houres of the God of the franchisees handed down from your aa Now all is at stake—the battle is for all! gion, in 1776, may have bad seven bundred in- | baditante, forming ono parish, and having for their munieter the learned and fervent Jonas Clark, the bod (Dawe Of patriotic Bate papers that may yor be read oa their town records. In December, 17 sructed Weir re lasting redress of th \r grievances, tor not rough their peglect should the peopio be .easiaved”’ A your later Shey spurved the use of ta. In 1774, at various town meetings, hey voted ‘to increase their stock of amma nidon,” “to encourage miliary dincipliae, and tw put themselves 'n & posture of defence against their enemies. ’” In Decamper they distribated w “the train band and slarm liet” arms apd ammont:ion, aud ved tw “sup ply the training soldsers with bayooetws.”” At two in the morning, under the eye of the miuister,and of Haacock and Adame, Lexiogt 0 commoa was alive with the Muute Men, aod not #ith them only, but with the old mon also, who were exempts, except ia case of immeiue danger fo the town. The ro'l was called, and of mi'itaand alarm men about one hundred and thirty anewered to taelr namee. The Captain, Joba Parker, ordered every one to load with powder aad ball, but to take care pot t do the first t dre. Messongora seat to ook for the Brisisb regulars, were bo tgoe of thelr A watch was therefore set ant the compacy |, with orders to come together at beat of drum Some went to their own homes, some to the tavern pear the southeast corner of the comnoa Adams and Bancock, whose proscription nad already been divulged, and whose seizure was believel & be inended, were compel ed by persuasion to retire towards Woourn. ‘The last stars were vanishing from nignt, when the fore most party, led by Pricat-n, & major of marines, waa dis covered advancing quickly sed in silence Alarm guns wore ‘red, and the drume best, not acai! to village bas: baodmeo only, but the reveillé to human‘ty. seventy, perhaps lees than al: And w sight of half as man, ‘were paraded in two raake, a ing house. How often im that ballding Bewed professions of their falta, looke! up t> Got stay of their fathers, and the protestor of their privi How often on that village green, hard by the burial of their forefathers, bad they pledged theinseives to each other © combet maofuliy for their Dirthright Inheritance of kberty! Thore they now food tile by aife, ander the provinoial banaer, with arms ia Weir bande, silent and fearless, wiliiog to fight for their privileges, ecrapalous no’ to begin civil war, aod as Jet oreury cious of immediate . The ground on Which they trod was the al ar of (reetom, aad they ware rnish ite vietins. The British van, hearing the dram ¢ alarm guns, halted to load ; ‘he remeaiag comps ‘nies came up, and! half an bour before suarive the ad ‘vance party burried forward at double quick time, aimost upon @ ron, cloely followed by the grenwtiers Pieaira rode in front and when within five or aia rots of the Mi ante Mea, cried out—" Disperse, ye villains, ye rebels, dweperse ; lay down your arms; why doo’t you lay down your arms and disperse’"’ The main part of the country. ‘men stood motionioss the ranks, witne-aes agsiost ag reasion; too few Wo roaist, too brave to fly. At taw Pit cura discharged & pistol and with @ loud voice cried “ Fire.” The order was instantly followed, fret oy a fow guns, which did po oxeoution, and then by a heavy, cose deadly discharges of musketry, [a ths fisparity of bumbers the common was « feld of murdor, not of battle; Parker, therefore, ordered hia monto cisperse. Theo, aad | not wilt then, did © few of them, on their own imuse, returo the British Gre, Tnese random shore of | fugitives oF dying men did v0 harm, exoapt that Pitoairn's boree was perhaps grazed, and @ private of the Tenth Light lofantry was touched slightly in the leg. Jonw Parker, the strongest and the beat wrestier io Lex'egton | had promised never to run from Pritiah troops; and ho kept bis vow. A wound brought him oa hiskaess. Hay. ing discharged his quo, he was preparing to load it again, ‘si eo as sound 4 heart as ever throbbed for freedom was #tilled by @ bayonet, and he lay on the post which he took at the morning's drum beat So fell Isaac Mossy, and #0 died the aged Robert Manroe, the same who io 3768 bad beon an ensign at Louisburg. Jooathao Har. Tington. junior, was struck in front of hia own bus oo Lowe than obeye. tho summoae, ya aod uaarmed man roda north of tas moet- bad they, with ro the a ‘of the common. His wife was at the window a* ington, had gooe inte the house fur Ger, was shot as he came oat. Samgg Hadley and Joho Brown were poreved, and killed they had let the areea = Asubel Porter, ot Woburn, who aa been taken prisoner Sy the British on the march, esdeavored to as cape, was shot within a few rods of the common, came in a!l {he beaaty ot an early apring; the trees were Dudding, toe grace growing rank'y & ‘ull moath before the veasun, the blue bird and tae rovin Maddening the genial season, avd caliirg forth the beams of the eur *hicd oo that morning shone with tae warmty o Dorror gathered over tas in sof te peaceful toaa, there, on the greea, Iay Joan the gray bared aad the yousg—the grassy ‘old wired “ath the jupovent blood of their brethren an, Cryimg uno Gol for yengeaace from the groaad, — Seven of the men of Lexizaton ware killed, mine wounded —* quarter part of those who stood im arms (be green. These are the village heroes, who were more than of node bhed, their apirit tha: thoy were of a race divise. They gave thetr lives ty tesimory to the righta of mankind to their country an assurance of success m the mighty strag- are held 10 gratefal w remembrance, #na tbe expanding miilt ‘of weir conn- irymen renew and multiply their prawe from generation to generution. They fulfided their duty o0¢ from the ec- citeptal impulee of the moment; weir action waa the slowly ripened frait of Providence and of ume. The Vit that led them on was combined of rays from the whole history of the race; { the waditions of the Hebrews in tbe gray of the wo! morning; from the heroes and sages of repudiican Greer and Rome; from the examyle of Hm who laid dowa ha ide on tne cross for the life of hn@ani y; from the religions creed wheb orociaimed the divive provepe* io maa, and on this trath, as io a ile beat, fated the liberties of vations over the var ilood of the midale ages: from tae castoms of th» Germans (raoemitted out of torir forests @ the coan- ols of Saxen England; from the burving faith and couroge of Martiy Luther; from trast ia the inevite- bie auiversaity of God's sovereignty aa t ught by ‘aul of Tarsud, sod Augoatioe, through “bin and the divines of New England; from the aveging fercenesa of the Puritans, who daxced down the witre oo the reios of the thrope; from the bolt dissent end creative self- arsertion of ‘be esriiest emigracta to Maxeacbaseve; from the statesmen who made, abd the phiJosophers ex: pounded, the revolution of Epgland; (rom sae liberal spbrit abd aDaly ziDg Inguinitzveness of the eigbteemth ceptary; fiom the cloud of witoemes of all agen wo whe poet H and the rigbtfulness of buman freolom All theeeptariea bowed themselves from ths vacessus of « past etersky to cheer ip their sacribve the lowly men who proved them- solves wortby of their foreruno~rs and whose ebiltren Tise up abd call them biesse?. Hesviasn of mis own dam- ger, Samuel Adama, with the vowe of a prophet, ex- Claimed, “Oh! what a giorious moruiog i the!” for be saw that bis country’s indepead i009 wis rapaly basten- ing op, and like Co vmua ia the wmpent knew Ubab the btorm did bat bear him tae more ‘ly towards tne on discovered goal. The honorable gettieman was warmly apoleaded at the clore, and upon the motion of Rev Dr. Oxoov the Uhanks of the society were unanimoue!y vo ed to hia. The company then retiree to the refreshment rooms. American Gecgraphice! and Statistical So~ clety. ‘The fifth and last lecture of the course on the East, be- fore this society, was delivered at Niblo’s Saloon on Pues- day evening, by Rev. A. Fische!, Ph. D., om tha aubjocs of “The interest with which the Aly Laad is atill regarded.’” ‘Thero was a protty large aendanse, aod the lestare, a# well as the address of the Jowish RaDoi, Dr, Ragbal!, which followed it, was listened wo with profoun! a.tootion. The tecture contained a variety of i!lustration and in- formation, which greatly tended to awaken te public interest in that land of promise The lectarer commenced: by showing how in the last fow years a great change has @ taken place in the concern felt ‘or that partof the world. It was now occupying the attentiva of the archmologist, of the statesman, and of he merchant The recént tioove- ries in Assyria, Chaldea and Paloxtine were alluded to, to iMustrate their former greatneas; and the political coadi- tion of Europe, im the preseot day, was such that the balance of power may be said to depend 02 dyria, as the connecting link between the West aot the [ust To tne merchant it was of paramount mportance tan Vat terri- tory should be opened to commerse. for it was the short est route between Furope and India, end we ry self waa so fertile that ita cultivation woaid Do beneficial to the ioterests of commerce. [nis led the Doo- tor to discuss the probabsity of immigration in to the Boly Land, should tbe wie of commerce take that direction. The woll ko Jews to the land of thair forefather “ tee of the fature regereravoa of Syria; ant @ ranway be- tween the Mediterranean and the Verriae Gult jo itself cause thousands of Jews to socie in Palestue. The practicability of the route appeared to bi early proved from the fact that in the earhest days there vas a direct caravan road from Gerra to tyre Life and property are woprotected in Syria, and to that che proseat desolation is, toa great extent, alwributable; otberwive thousands and thousands of Jews would bave iong sioce estabimbed thenweives there ss agricuitarists. [The lectarer then gave some interesting paticu’ara regaraing the namber, condition and occupavon of ih#Jews io asia, and cou- cluded with some a »propriate remarks oa the position which this country will one day avoa.y in the history of the world should we underiake the tase of regeour ming Syria. The lecturer, at the conclusion, wer loadly apolauied. The couciuding observations by the Rev Dr Rapall on the undivided Hebrew Empire, its commerce oi inta- ‘ence undor King Solomon, the geographical position which promoted ita developements, Was higaly lateresung aod threw considerable bgbt on the comn ree of wae ancient Hebrews. The Dostor inforaet the autience Laat oge ia dividual bad offered t) bead the subscription hat win one thourand dollars for the regeneration of Sy rim ‘Ajvote of thanks to the lecturer was carried unanimous ly and it was resolved that a copy cf the addresses be add- ed to the archives of the society. Mayor's Office. THE CASE OF CHARLES TUM ABATRACTING PUBLIC DOC STREET COMMISEIONEN’S DEI ARTMERNT. ‘The examination in ihe case of Cha-les Turcer, charged by Barnabus P. Adams with baving entered the Stree Commissioner's Dopartment at aa early boar on Toesday morning, while be was alone, aad abstracted certal: papers from a rafe and carried off the same, came up Jesterday morning at 10 o'clock before the Mayor. There ws a large bumber presea', and considerable feeling ag manifested in the matter. As so0e as Mayor Temenn appeared, Recorder Barnard, who was present, stated that on Monday last Mr. Turner called at giv office, aad showed him & subpm@oa served upon bin to briog before the Marine Court certain papers that were imp rtaa: ia a ease op beering in the said court, that Mnroer said they were locked up in a safe belonging t> bin ia the Street Com- missioner’s Department, and be desired t tnow if bo could remove them from the above off}ve. I tod bim thas a warrant from henge ndhgeomheandpae pin be liable toan arrest. papers @Must be produced an- der the abr ve penalty if in the power of tae party to pro- duce the same. He had, however, node steo! that the doo umen 4, vot delonging fore, Ww be proven and were (howe pa by ooty to question were private the city. The only ponte, t wero, did Turner remove aoy pape: pore private or public decnment; ? David Ducley Field, on behalt of Mr Conover and Mr. Adama, the complainant, said that if any yrs had bee removed it had been done ip vivla jon of the law Thera was an injonction upon ai! papers in tne Street Comais sioner's Department, and vo papars or documenta covid. be removed nmless by aa order from the @nprene Jowt. Mr. St) il, counsel for Mr. Turner, reviied that he papers ip question were not pariic documen *, thas they were entrusted to the care of @r. Turter ‘or safe keepiog, and tbat he had placed tiem ia bis private safe at the time be was engaged in tre Street Comm moner's De partment. He therefore contendes thet he bad te right to Temoye any psper or papers from bw ows private pave. Wr Bosteed, Conneel to the Orrporatiod, said he had understeod that Mr. Turver id not remove a> Ospere If wach was the cane, the wifeir coud de very reudity so” tied. No documenta, however, he stated, eraid be re- moved from that department at preseat, anieas by aa or- der from the Sapreme Court. Recorder Warnard said it should be shown that the pa- Pera were of private nature Mr. Busteed ied that there waa no evidence that they wore pubiic docamenss Wr. Field cinimed that al! papers in the Straat sioner’s office were uncor the care of Mr Oonover. If there rs Delonged to Mr. Turner he woukd like to Know why Turner had not removes them Mr. Stillwell ¢ mtended toast they not ip the nom reason of Ho would Mr. Copover, but in a private safe. ke if an examination of Atame bo wo with, that it be taken before some Judge aa he thought the Wayor was somewhat interested [a tha cane Mr tusteed objected to haviug the case taken be'ore ‘apy other than tho Mayor yor Tiemapn said he won'd dispore of the case io any way tibet #ould be satisfacwy to ihe Councis, If they were ready to go on be would place Mr. Adams on the stand for cross examine jor Mr. Fields maid that it wad be imoossible for bim to remain, as he bad another case on band, and moved that they a journ over to three o'clock ‘This was objected to by several, when it wae agreed to rp it to thie morniog at half past eignt o'c'om said be would like to hace the key of to the Street Commissioners’ Department wo got the pavers, but aa Mr Adams desired him not t them gatil and Of the clerks came in, be done s0, aod Jet without them. Court of Oyer and Terminer. Before Hon. Jadge lagraban THE CHERRY STRERT HOMICIDE. Arnit, 7.— The People 0a. Michael Wogan —The prisoner ‘was indicted for the murder of Michael Casaidy by shoot- tng bim with a pistol in the left breast. Wogan st the same time shot Fdward Kennedy, who has since re. covered. Oo being arraigued this mor he guilty te macalangoter in the third degree. The Altorney accepted the plea. nent ie than two oor more than four years in the State Sentence deferred, THE CANAL STRERT MOMICIDR. i i i ili the parties, and the scuffle resulted in Hemi'ton. The prisoner pleaded guilty to in the first degree, which subjects him to for life, of & reriod not less than seven years Prison. Sentevce veferred. CHARGR OF BURGLARY. Thomas Thompeon alias Weils, bas the State prison, stands indicted for burgiary. oner indicates’ some aymappome of t to ef Mareb same porein® demovehed the prow of Mre, Swieehelm at St htt, la Minnesots, and scattered the type all over the streets,