The New York Herald Newspaper, May 10, 1859, Page 11

ioe NEW YORK HERALD, TUES oh 9 tog pro CADET Ag owe yo ho would rermnabtl to the call D7 statteg | were conducted ix gocordagcs with tho wing fon Poise jyan to Wdoge cOotaingd m the report, | yrareme.— | B® <a 4 iy Bostoo, revitmg iodied Invocation apd chorus. Modera Reforms and Re- vers’ anoog seamen whieh he | Prayer (by Rev, Dr. Meigs). Moder poet cot ny. Be roleered to the labors at the «torch for the benefis of sailors, Be said taxt ad been raived OY she churches for the par 2 (orth these chaplstos, and, considering the hn ostonce of the couse, Rs choughs the churches had not dene all they rbould have doae fe closed dy urgiog egum ai prevent the importance of aiding te society a fe R._Grewy, Chaplain in the United States Navy, sta- Vowes at Poslaatsphie, was then iwkroouced to we ineel- tx He cepsdercd Ube Seamen's Friead Society as “one <f the met powerful fnstramentations for overvomiag evil among those most Viable Weevil wilvences. Ta rela jeu to Khe strietores of the Mrtune vpoa thy s00/ely, be imnisied tbat the eis complained of by that paper were wevjowts for sep ul inter Ya whe cap tales of the *bips power, WOU LOL Irust the angel G power as One ALB Of Merchant sbIps now po under on ee He woul, not trust aoy mun with euch power, These Inve shovld he changed 80 that ime gailer thoud be prot by tbe Ines, Mie wes nore applicable to meycbaat sips. Hiuren veercis there Was /1Le oF DO ernclty, Rt were strick, but no otiver would risk his character wards the men under tiog BY DéINg VidleDeE Pes crlacd. Tue. law pro! ots seiiore on board United as wor, and Bey are trented Well, Flogging moe vo the Lavy & few years ago, wad in eonse- quence the sa) ¢ bavy Were eiesated 1D Moras one wre re vefore ge ine Inwe that govrat , Feiee acoove Ib if not u te mterier wih uw t y was farnien nOkb Here aud ADroad, and yo FORE ports—anen to . This cn Accom) ’sVed 9 @ Very RreateRtent, He Peferred (0 & C/U se which be made tothe Hast hities a few years #ince, and mentioned ioetanees where a good wu k bad bec dove omong the eators there Me referred te Roy Jams) 8 hs one WhO had labared fata fully uno eM cioaly at Hoog Kong, thongh he had mot wea rey puviary Josses, He woutd say bere that, juéuing from Weodse’ vations be had been apie to make, owing was so Much needed we this time aaong sailors, as & comfortible * Sailors’ Home” iD mod Be woull suggest that tbe Rev. sboult be alowed the means to @stablich such a Home there The great want of sailors fa fore gu pords was proper placea for werebip and pro- sn Wwherest iu ther moral und paysical couLtry The Be mes for esilore & aiso to provide chap Work fo: Weir wieree's both spiritual nat physic w object Fork bad b welfare. Mu 2 Supposed that little Lad been Cove for Bauors, that sailors Were particularly jmpassive, the reeu'ts of the Javors them not being spreaa before the public, as is done cases, Ho considered sai ors tne most sascepti- sible of men that be ever knew. He never Jor wH0 Wax an infitel; pone among them were stupid enovgh for wat. He stated many instagces to prove bid srtertion Laat fuilors were the most easily Waenced by proper teach Bat much remawed ©) be cone; still a great work was to be accomplwened. Uveonveried sailors were dulug more barm to missioa- ary enterp:ise ia foreign ands whan all the systems of Kvlatry 10 the various parts of the earth. Tho heathen ets his first idea of Christian civilization from sai‘ora. Bor necersary then was it that proper tflveaces should He recommended thie be brought bear upon sailors. cockideration to the atietion of churches, a8 indicating the beat means for furthering missionary efforts. ‘The speaker close! suid warm appianse. ‘A by ton was then sung by the choir of the charch, The Rey. H D, Gavsg, of the Dutch Reformed church Of this city, next addressed the meeting. Ho» enlarged upon the idea suggested by the last epeaker, that the Baicrs exerted great influence upon the hea hen He roid wat the sailor made the best micsiouary, Deesuse be was covtinuaiy running about from place to Place. The very course of }ife followed by the railor was fueb ns to load him to make kavwn his principles to all ‘with whot he should be brought into contact. How tm. portant, therefore, that thore principes should ba roti. jous principles. It was mort neuaily the case when sai 2 were converted they quit go'ng before the mast and go to work ae chopiains. Some of the most cheeriag work dene vuder he auspices of the Seamen's Friend Society dose by converted sailors. He stated the fact that of years the proportion of American sailors la the mer- vy bad largely decreases, the groater number Boy Coming from the hardy nations of the north of Ea- otiaud, Ireland, Norway Sweden and Denmark, “an gailors beieg led by the promise of better . Those Baveovus of Europe furnished these Men, and they came under the influeace ex. ercised by this roviety and became couverted, and were mirsionarier of the gospel among their owa countrymen. Tf nothing else had been done, this should be regarded as @ great work. Ovr saltors should be made the right arm ‘ef mirsiovary enterprise, As to the compiaint of cruelty torailors, he argued toat the society e doing their best to effect a change. They were atriving to reach the Bajlora tuimectves, and also those owners of yersels who Were willing tobave not their vessels brutal prison houses im orcor that their captains might be eaabled to make qpick trips. He hopea 1 would cure itself by aud by, when the merchant eervice had expanded. An in. Greased demard would provide a better remaneration for fhe larger supp'y neeced. He hoped that eatlors would Boon come to be treated as mea, ro that Chnsvian mon m ght be w ting to be sailors; and when that time shonkd come, through the blessed |nfueace of th's society—aa it Deeame more and more exwnded and effeettve—ihen Wouls the world be biested through our seamen. Rev, R. W. Chanse, cf the Congregational cuarc?, Soath wae tbe lact speaker of the evening. He began By saying that if be was called upon to deflue the human agency preeminent lu creating the history of be world ua the prosperity of natio shonia say it was com Merce, and w that commerce he saw the veins and arte- ries of human life. Commerce hat ever baen the pro Toter of civiization. The commercial nations of ine ourth at tbe presevtday were doing more to further Corwuanity avd civilzstion amoog the heathen tas any other pation? had ever dooe, Great Britsia owed her ex- tended influence over hunireds of miliioas of men m every quarter of the globe to commerce and civilizetioa, been cone for them; thoaga many | Musa. arcesinr, fornere—Ww, W. Barley, ie dent A n . Braman, Reading, Pa.; ett above ga toe We, J ints Burke, Ve; Toe Sysiml ronae, Haydn, Pompey; Usbonored Herowm— Gy Good Fight”— Jas, T. Dy oselwtianity '@ Religion Chartenodgs, Teau.; York; ‘To be or no. times, Brooklyn theo, J. Holmes, Bro ; torte rey, Vo. used) 5 or authority Thom. U Moola) ba Usefuiese—Artbur T. Mitchell, New to be’ —Ches. A. Stoddard, Bost are, Audrova 10 the graduating olass—Rev Dr, Robingon. Tho young meu ai) acqvitied themeelves aoviy ta their exercises, aller Whwh the @r § clans, ovoupy uc the cente. pewe, rose avd lietened aventively to ch parting addrass by Rev. Dr. Robinson, He raid thoir parte g words were spoken on Saturday last when tar pay took Oo! the communion togither; vet a few words io Vout parting were nob inspprapriata, Aa dewirol ppon bis young drevaren tae importance of bo, week was the only grea aouree of % that whi Mea might know reason but woas could bomen Beyond thes? Nuwbing. It was fro: see tbat » leareed the love and morey fail of man and s¥e immoriallly of Bay Bout strated by wevthing Hess bb civine revelation. And, above all, reasou could vever have coo eived of the great plan of redemption throagh Christ. Toese points were lying between the Bivle and eeopby, aud the @rat necessity of their lives, as achrré ef the Gospel, was the study of tho Bible, e- weiaily ip Vbe O igival Greck and Hebrew tougnes. Roe great object of their preparation was to preach 10 men not i) Were pot known of demo Yrason, Lot phitero-by, pat the Bible, the word of God, | Their point. Stuvies ad Low Feached the culmmatiog Thy bad completed their education so far depeided upon othera; now they wore to zo forth as their e@wo instracwrs. If they stood by the word of God, it would sustaia them; if they forsow it they would fall, 1a conclusion he s#d—You are pow about to part, probably uc ver to mect againos earth. Ooo of you goes t Chiaa, apother to Afcea, and 80 you will be scattered aX! ever the ‘and and ail over the world, But you will elwaye mmmembor tue bouds whirl have bound you toge ther bere ox clacemates, a8 mentbers of this 8a- cred iuetitution, You will’ remember ws, your tea here, wetrust, io your bearls aud ip your prayers, 4 your takers will remember you, aud wo shall ex pect to hear good tidings from you; thit yon go forth to preach the B ble; tuat you go forth w labor for the souls Of we, oud that’ called to die ia your posta, you will die rejaieing in God. You go forth bearing, we trust, pro- cious seed; and we trust, woo, that it miy 06 God’a will that you sbali returo briogwg maoy ebeaves with Ia the namo of the faoulty of the som. and by the aathority of the Board of now declare that the members of the senior present in the audience, thirtyfour im nam ber—the largest class gave One that ever graduated fro. the have honorably completed their three yen se of theological andy, and we now saud them forth to labor in God’s fleld, and to win souls as we trust into Bis kingdom, Go, then, wy yoang brethren, “Go forth into all the wor'd avd [weach the gospel to vver creature.” And remember that the Lord isimself bay promised that He wil be withyou even to the end of the world. The copgregation then united in singiog the doxology, and were Clgmissed with a benediction pronounced by Rev. Dr. Barnea, of Philade!ghia. Diplomas were then distributed to the following gradu- ates, compr sing all the senior class but four, who were absent from aicknees or other causes — Henry J. Acker, New York; GoodJoa B. Boll, Reading, ton, L. 1; Water fl Clark, Miton: Bugone Douglaes,New York; Win. W, Sarl, Worcester, Vaes ; Waa. J. Bedinan, Reading Griggs, Chapin, Conn.: Hiram ©. Hayda, Pompey; Theo. J Holmes, Brooklyn; Waa, Kendrick, Eizabetbtown, 0. Heury Kimbalt, New York; John Kimball, Barton, Vt ; Jas. T. Lorie, ew Chas. F. Kuox, Avgust. Joo! Lingtey, Miliville; James 4 H McCallie, Chattanooga, Ten. ; Charl wego; A. L. Marden, Coichester, N. H. Charlestown, Mass ; Arthur Mitchell, George aberty, Va.; York; Toa, McCully. O3 Little, Pierson, Orange, N J.; C H, Rossel, Stratford, Uonu,; Wm. a. Smith, Granvihe, Ohio; R, Bayard Saowden, New York; Chas. A Stoddard, Yoston, Mass.; Jas. II, Taylor, Homer, Obio; Chas. F, Winsbip, Princeton, It ; Joba Mil” ten Wolcott, Agawam, Mass.; Simoon F. Woodin, Green River; Jas. Dunham Wyckoii, Farmington, Dl. AMERICAN BAPTIST FREE MISSION CIETY. The second day's proceedings of this society took place yestorday. A fall report of their first meeting oa Satur- day last appeared in our issue of Sunday. As heretofore, they held their necting in the Metropolitan Hall, Jorsey Oty. : The meeting was called to order at half past nine o'clock, A. M, by the President, the Rey. A. L. Post, and prayor was olfered by the Rey. Mr. Tuomas, of Penn. The report of the Committee on the Japan Mission was read and accepted. Brother Gonts, who, it will be re- membered, ia about returning to Japan, gave a short and concite description of Japan, its climate, character of its People, language, location, prospects, &c., and the hopes of firmly establishing a miasionthere. The Rey. F. Guay- Vitis offered an emendment to the report, thata sabserip- tion list be opened immediately to raise the amount neces- ary to mect the expenses of Brother Goble, Report and emendment adopted, and a commitio>, consisting of the brethren Gianville and Phillips, were appointed to eviicit Fubseriptions for the undertating, whiek anvanwod to npout SFLU. ion it was 4, That the eoclety appoint a delevation of two broth to represent the american Neptigt Free Mission Society be convention 1 meet on the J0th instant in the city ot 60- | New Yors with the Oliver sireet Baptist church. The breth Teh AL. Poutand U.P. Grosvenor were appointed such com- mittee, which ever would fo forward bani in hand, How im. Portant, therefo-e, thut the suilors, through whom com Ineroe aud civilization their way tw the remotest parts of the earth, sboold be proparly educated, marally | Bnd spiritually, Iu reference to what bid been said of the crieity of the treatment which American sullors re- ceived, aud the doty this Society had to perform in rela tion to that subject, be contended that this Sooiety bad dove a!l that ¥ could do. Though be had read article in the Fribuse with both pain aud sorroz, ba sill woe glad tbat the ro had beep agiiatad. ‘This So @wiy bad been “orking tor that from the outset. He oped all the pap-rs woold disenss the subject. After farther remarke about the fuiure work America in this great Geld of humanity, be closed by urging upou rll pt the importance of extcuding ellicient aid to this tety. ‘The regular exercises of the evening were closed by the sipgicg of the Doxology by the choir and congreyation. The society then proceeded to the electiva of tenstors for the eusuing term. The whole nuinber of trustece for Wis sooty ave twenty four, one third of whom are wlect ‘e¢ annually. The foliowing damned geatiemon were ele sted toeerve forthe term of tree years :—Capt. Nataanic! Briges, Rev. J. 0. Brigbaro, D, D., Wm. B. Crosoy, Eeq., Jobs Dowiey, Eeq , Daniel Fansbaw, Baq., Frederick G. Foeter, Usq.,J. L. Phillips, £3q. snd Rey. Israel P. Warren. UNION THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY. A prayer was offered by the Rev, Dr. Eldridge, and the meeving adjourned to mect again at two o'clock. in the ailernoon quite a lovg di.cussion took place about enlarging tho eoclety’s paper—the American {it—avd mony arguments, pro and con, were addace). Amongst others it wae thought by many that a3 the eub- scr bers were limited, that it would be wrong to insur auy adeitional expent On the vote being put the motion wat lost~after which the committees gave in their re- ports on Aftica, Hayti, &c. Several of the brethren then gave their experience and epinious as to tue places where Inisslonaries Were moet wanted, and the kind of men ro: quired to Carry out the views of the society. The Rev. A 1. Batchelder gent im bis resignation of the office of sub-treasurer, to which he had beep appointed. Tae re- Signulon was accepted. On motion it was determined thata yole of thanks should be returned to the owaer of the ball for bis kindnese in allowing the meeting to be held there, and alao to the friends aud neighbors who re- ceived the delegates for the kind manner in which they entertained them. The report of the Treasurer was then read, by which ft aopeare their receipts tor the past year, up to the first o! April, was $16,000, and What the disbursements amounted to $9,700, since which time the society hag received nearly $2,(00. Some routice buaisess was then proveeded with, after which a prayer was ollered, and ‘he Mmocting ad- journed ti'73g. AS evening camo on, the hall was gra- dually flhed with a highly respectable and attentive au The twenty-second annivereary of the Uaion Theologi- ea] Seminary was colebyated last evening at Mercer stroct Presbyterien church (Rev. Me. Prenties.) ‘The Union Theological Seminary ig under the control of the New School Preabyterien church, ad Was founded twenty-two years ago by a number of clergymen and lay men of this city and Brooklyn, for the purpose of furnish- ing a competent supply of well educated avd pions minis- ‘ers of toe Gorpel. It is located at No. 9 University place. Bubscriptions were at first obtained to the amount of $80,000, which was deemod sufficient t> sustain the insti- lation for five years us anexperiment. The directors were required to be ministers of the Gospel, and to subscribe to the Westminister confesaion and the Presbyterian form of churcb government. Students were admitted of every evangelical denomination having a college educa- Yon. The institution was first opened December 5, 1836, ‘and chertered by the Legislature March 17, 1839. 1c strug. Bird for many years under pecuniary embsrragein nt, bat Up 40 1852 1 bad sont forth Jid ministers of the goepel—an average of 22 each year—a large numbar of whom de- Voted turm#erves to missionary labor. In 18624 special ‘ay peal wee made to the pubiicfor aid, which was reapoad- ea to ip uch manner a3 to relieve the jnsti- Yation from i's preesing pecuniary embarrassments, and Place it upon a permanent basi, ‘The alumni of the Se. minary are from’S2 colleg lover the country. The last tricpoial catsioaue, pudiisbed in 1853, contained the bemes of 427 uiumai, oaly 32 of whom bal then do. Grated, avd to this are to be added the clasgca of 1857 1868 169, Luinbering reapectively 23, 2 and 34, and akicg an aggregate of 609 graduates for the minteiry im the twenty years of tie existence of the insttntion Toe following tabic, prepared irom the eatsiogue of 1436 howe the sections of the country from which the alamut ©ame, and algo the gections to which thoy wore eent:— New Fnglatid State 3 New York. : 5 1195 193 States west of New rrr 100 States south and eouthwest: jew York, 34 ot Cul fornia ..... 12 Foreign countries 42 Not ascertained, , oe tee 3 O* hose who came from foreign countries, three cime from Ireland, and ene esch from Oeylon, Turkey, Greeve, eo Fich i¢\aude, Bohemia, Ssotland and Canada. first class graduated in 1838, and the number o Poses euch year from that time till the present bas 1859. ‘1861. 3649 ..02 +. 25 Total. ‘The faculty consists at present of the wing ‘gentle. ‘Rey. Ewa 'd_Robinson, D.D. LL.D, . dwar + D.D. LLD., Prof ea) Literature; Rev. Tuomas H. Beinger, D:D. Datenn Sharan Government; Nev. Hoary Be waite y wey, ead ; Rev. Heary B. D, Ronse. voit Professor of Systematic. th a8 Libros Theology, ahd. Librane: Rev. Roswell D. Hitoboook, DD., Wsehourn Praecee i Ghoreh thistory; Rev. Henry HH. Hadioy, Tastrusw: in | ‘Hebrow ang! the kindred languog:¢. Resident sJAcentistes—len 0. ve Long, Davtd Fitet, § Berdert lanas, 0. L Loome Tere nro at oreaen’ 124 stadente in the Uaiveraity, so ehureh wax Crowded with a fastigmable audience leet evening to mytnese the eobiversary exercises, which * | How dence. The 1,028:h hy mn wae recited by Rev. Me. Aaron aud sung by the congrogation. Prayer ‘was then oilered up by the Rev. Me. Eioridge, and the 97ist hymn sung, when the President, after a fow approd:iate remarks, introduced the Rey. Gro. B, Cuzever, of the Puritan Church, New York. His text on thia occasion was from the leva verse, 2ist chapter of Hxodus—“ And he that eterleth & man, and eelleth him, or if bo be found in bis band, he shall surely be put to death.” Tpis ia the briefeét and most accurate description of slavery ever ect forth in bnman language ; tt convey® ® ¢hSracieristié condensation of the religion and science of the crime, and sets its three prominent forme—stealing, selling, holding—under the reprobation ofthe Almighty. There is no posstbie way of avoiding this condemnation by demonstration. ‘The text wae referred to by Paul as intended to be ap. plied by theGospel, and it was made‘ for man etealers and traders in man, and no man can faithfully preach the Gospel where slavery prevatis or is defended by law. The crimes of selling or holding a man as property can- not be done without stealing bim. Noman could buy him without at the aame time stealing him; for he bays him against Lis own wil, in defiance and in destruction of his own right in biragelf, and in holding him as mer- chandise. Bot bere comor in the monstrous doctrine that when 4 man is once stolen it ia no longer a tin to keep him stolen. Slavery is admitied by slavehiders to be Man stealing from man, and God his maker; his noxt step is to make merchandigo of him. Try it at common the most respectable person in city was to borge and put it in his carriage, it would by wo jaw be regarded os a felony, [f bo refused to give it up, the owner would "prosecute, aud he would be pul in the State prison, for he kaew the owner, and is bound to restore the borge, Dut wo is tho owner: He stands before you, tnt atolea man; thore is no ciber owner under beaven, and no keeping him from him- seif—you steal him. You may profess to be the bast Christian on earth, and stand couuccted with all the Christian churches on earth, you area man etealor in keeping that man, you aro a manstenlor by boing a slavo- holder. very siavebolder in this country, every man who deltberatély holds his feliow man ag his property or mercbandiee, is committing sin, Such a trade is as wicked as murder, ard punishable by death. Does Go: Setormine crime ‘by latitude and longitude? Wo bave branded this wade in Africa as piracy, and pirac: ie punished wiih decth, What is the difference be. twoen bis and that which is carried on in America? can ft be thought that thia trade in is bo crime at ali? The church, the pyerminanate up the ctime, and the slave’ trade is sanctifed, Ii @ man brought « cargo of slaves acroes caught in the fact would be piracy, but if teey are fantod the church end Legislature make it and the slave trade stands redeemed by Amorican + Did go- vernment catch the original importers—' they take care not to do—it ia bound by tts own law to hang them, There are some four millions of human beings in law, if take at the protent time. You cannot be - sion of slavery without you are anti ery. be aave, rend gentiemsn concluded his remarks by saying: —Sia- very must end some time or other—porhaps sooner than is expected; and when it does end many of ite preseat votaries will claim that thoy assisted in it; bat no "mat, or iene got ne credit, as log ee erery was Lapa y might, por by power, mighty Spirit the Lord God r. ee HISTORY OF THE SOcIETY- ‘This tociety was formed on the 4th of May, 1843, on which day a convention of rig cone en and members was heic in Tremont chapel, \) Mass., who adopted the following piedge;— We, whose names are undersign- & is 86) bly Linen frag nb ho) God and Cag rere wo on te be FUpport Of u Baptist Missionary Society, with A coneiitation yet to be adopted, ont shall bo distincdly and th oreuelily separsted from all e-nnection with and known Avni Of bievery Lo the support of any of its benevolent [orooses, und we do hereoy separate oursslves, now and ioever from all conpeetion with religiou® socictivs that surnportes in common with slaveholders. (By reli- Sicus societies being onderstood those which aecive boman reasoo | chureh fellowship) The object of the rovtety to do the | carrying out the commission of onr bi ened Lord ancl viour Jeeus Chrivt, ‘Go ye upto al the world aod preach the Gospel to every creature,’ art ema- 10} in order to effct chia, i peosrsary Peadores, and agenciea at home and about Previous to the forwation of tas society al) the Jeadyg cexominations of professed Cpristiacs, the Bey tists bob ‘excepted, bad, toa prester or Jona degree, om- Draced the epormons ein (as they say) of Avoorrwan sla very apd em bracod the practices of thas 8} a, © wees ite emiles, solicited the avails of its un WA voila, au trnckled to its gigantic power. From the ti o.5 gf the or nization of the Mactsty down to that of the Syathero Duptiet Coavenvion, xd of the Misionary Unina, tis o clety did liitie ort tan promalgsye its prooples, o sit ing the result of eMlorta which, it was hoped. would briow the depominanon North to take opra and diroct woe tlavery action, fhe South withdrew simply deca” 4 \.,, North wouid rot go to the ex ent of te demande 407.555 of Slavery. Bice the formatiog it bas n00% 4 prea diy ocr casisg ib weakD and ImpormMare, ABI Yow Dig ci plovs, of vader oppoiotpent, iD My Alyiox, arms, Canada, Orevon, Kaneas Miove ote, beetles an ace ny in Fuglana. they eS %eeiRly paper devoted to in interestthe American Bopisi—and it ie lookes | VON 4# oD ceeeutially IMpor vant agent of the Sooiety. THE NEW YORK BOOKBINDERS BENE! LENT ASSOCIA PION, ‘This rociety has been in existence thirty-four years. although comparatively unknown to the pabbe. It wae ounded May 9 182, and beld iks thirty-fourth auni- versary ‘ast evening, at the Apol o Roome, 410 Aro.iway, which for the occasion were very tastefully decorated by tugs of different nasioss, amoog which tbe star aud stripes wore most conspicnous, There wore about 2% ghesia present, who enjoyed the excatiens viands and wives of the ible, and respoaded most enihusiaatically to the numerous toasts given thronybout th» evening. Among the inviied guests wore: Professor Webster, the Free Academy; Francis B. Shoals, Presiden’ Broad- way Bunk; Rov, Dr. Perry, of Brooklyn, who responded im avery impressive addrecs to the eighth regulic toast? “The progress of literatare—its benign influence ig mani fested by the increasing civilization of mantsina, tne dix- pellivg the mists of superstition, and raising the human mind to the gource whence ali ble-siogs flow.”? ‘The founder of the asgociation and its firet President was Mr. Robert Beatty, whose con, Robert Beatty, last evening delivered an address fall of yalusd): iofo mation in reepongo to the toast: “The art we practice, | improvement ang progress? i When the society was first organized one dollar initia tion fee was paid by members, which ia 1826 was w- creased to two dolara. ¢ The present initiation fee is $5 for memberz under 25 yenre of age and $7 for those between 25 and 30, wi monthly cveg of 25 conte from each membor, from wh tho fund js distributed among the invalid portion of the a3- sociation. Up to ihe pregert time about $10,000 has bean erpent- ed by the association, Present income $7,000, Expenses, sbght and variatle. Amount in treasury $2,000. by a jo pa of the Teasurer made May 9, 1839, of | reeponeed to by Mr. Tuomas Dovte, formerly President of E © Besell, Rockville, Coun. ; Jesze Crush, Hanting’ | fs Pa.; Eéward P. Goodwin, Rome; C. Diwin | | 1826. receipts and expenilitares frem the organization ia 1026 to date— | Total reeepta $2,005 25 Frpenditures 303 60 Expenses of Viziting Committee... . 1,168 00 0 frst regular toast, “The event celebrate,” was the arscciation, in ap toteresting addroas, from whic! following extracts will give a Drief history of this ety — the first meeting of which there ig any record was held in Fi}on street, sta Mr. Mitchell’s, on the 25th of Aoril, ‘At this meeting an election of officers took place, | avd Mr. Bostty was elected President, and Mr. F. B. | Schoa's, Vico President; Grafton Jarvis, Secretary, and J. Ashley, Treasurer; and other names occur §n thia counes- tion—that of W. N’ Allender, who, with threo of the mom- bers, was appointed to prepare a constitution and by-laws. But little businces was trangncted, and the movting adjourned till the 29th of April. This frat maeting com | ised few of the trade, perhaps not more than a dozon. fhe nvruder of poysons employed in the trade at that time in thie city way not over sixty. The noxt mocting was held at Harmony Hall, which thon stood in Wiliam street, at the hend of Cedar street. Tiere at Harmony Gel the association was fairly Iaunch ed; the constitution was reporied and adopted; gixtoen members signed the coustituti the oifloors were ia- slalled, and, satisfied with their jabors, adjourne Tre next meeting was held at Frremon’s Retreat, cor ner of Broadway and Canal strect, and afterwards, for a length of time, every Monday evoving. Mr. Doule re- marked cursing bis address that it was impossible to flad their origina! constitution, “At these weekly mootings fmall progress was made; recrutta came in slowly, which was doubtless trying to the paticnce of the youth?! mind. Ltbink f ean see my friend and echoolmate, Mr. Vyoraa, as he Jooked upon the empty seats, speculating upon the future, and biting bis nails in anticipation of the adjourn. ment to Lave a jolly time.” The idea of applying for a corporation was now cop gidered and opposed on the ground that it might istertere with the right of making a public demouetration aa boty iu favor of an increase of es. This was ne doubt the original idea, pnt it has long sincs been abandoned. At the end of the fret year there was $114 surplus in the treosury. Ats meeting in March, 1826, a resignation was received from a member, which Was ipdignantly thrown under the table. Alto, a serious calamity befel the association. In the treasurers report appears the item for discoauton $3, Lomtard’s bil $217. Only thivk of it! What a dismal bow! atsnch & calamity would the Cerberusce raise who wateh the trearnnes of the present day. It was Common at this time for members who moved from the city to excuse the ron payment of their dues by the alleged’ iseoes‘bility of procuring current moacy But the im rovement of our currency bas relieved our ossociation of this difficulty, It should not be omitted tbat the landlord of the Park Excbange, whore wo held onr meetings, sent in a communication that he contd not afford to Jet bis rooms without the assosiation would pur- chese sixty tickets for the bar, A gort of plenipotentiary committee Was appointed fto negotiate be,weon the great bodice, ond the cifficulty was settled by the araoviston agreeyng to raise the monthly subscription to 311¢ conte, to meot the demands of the iandiord. Dring tbis year a class of honorary members was cttablished. At the end of the second year the fund bad reached $192, Nos ing the third year considerable relict | was afforded to sick imembers; a constitution was formed and adopted, and the your gelored with a delighttal dinner at Stonealle, and $248 In the treagury. Nothing of note happened in the following 1823, but the ¢lection of a Secretary. 1829 brought times. The committee to nomiluate officers reported that they could not find enovgh members who were not in arrears, and in this year Mr. Crambo was appointed Secretary, Coneiderable correspondence was carried on this year with kindred cocieties, This year ended with a dinner, at which sixty-eight persons were precent, and with $589 in the treasury. In 1842 mecting wag held to exprees their esteem of Mr, Beatty’s services, and in token thereof a gold headed cane, asilver tobacco box and a silver pencil case wore preecntcd to him by the asgootation.”” The prosent President of the assoslation is Mr. Henry 4. Smith, and it numbers seventy five members, ‘The celebration of last evening paseed off most delight: folly, The arrepgementa were ampie for the comfort and the pieseure of the guests, under the auspices of Mr. Pet- letrau, a member of the ascociation. Shelton’s band discoursed fine selections of music dur- ing the intervale between the toasts, and everythiag spcke proudly of the liberality and refinement ‘of the members of the association. ANNIVERSARY OF TRE JERSEY CITY SUN. DAY SCHOOL UNION. The fourth anniversary of the Jersey City Sunday School Union tock place yesterday afternoon. There wero twenty-three schools present, with a total number of 3,688 children, The following are the names of the schools, the number of children belonging to each school, and the Places of meeting :— Fired Division—At the First Preebyterian church—First Presbyterian church, 247 ebildren; Firet Reformed Dutch, 160; Altarhouse, 17; Betheedah, (about) 200; First Oon- Bregaucnal, LOL; Third Preabyterian 70, and Mission 100; Scotch Presbyterian, 60; York astroct’ Methodist, 200! total, 1,146, “The addrecs was delivered by Rey. F.G. Guar, of New York. com Division—At the Baptist. church, in Grove strect— Baptist school, 280 childrens First Bergen Preaby- terian, ; Bergen Baptist Mission, 100; total, 508. Ad- drerees wore delivered by Rey. Mr. French, of Borgen, Secretary of the New York Sunday and R. G. Pardeo, Schcol Union, hd Divisiom—At_ the Scoond Reformet Dutch cburch—Second Reformed Dutch Church school, 260 chil ercu; St. Paul's Methodist, 400; total, 650. The address was delivered by Dr. Crace, of Jersey City. Fourth Division—At tue Hedden charch—Reformed Duteh cLurob, Be Teen, ebiidren; Hod: churoh, 300; Communipaw, 90; Hedden Mission, 145; German Re formed Dutch chureh, 100; Bergen ‘German Mise ion, 40; otal, £80. Avldrerees wer delivered by Dr, Taytot, of the Bagen Reforme1 Dutch church, and Mr. Larug. PY Dreision—At the Second Presbyterian chursh— Second Presbyterian school, 160 children; Third Reform- ed Duted church, 126: Hudson City, Ampeon, Method 200; Bergen, Mothodist musion, '30—Total, 505, The accress was yr faite the Rey. J. 1. Sraith of Buituo. At tho close of the services the various divisions formed into Une and marched to Vanvorst Park, Mr, A. 8. Jewell acting os Grand Marshal. ‘The divisions entered tho park from eli rides and marched to the centre, the choirs form- After singing’ the anniversary homes. the toveral divisions returned io the churchea, 2 the children were supplied with an abundance of re- freebmenta, after which they returned horse, va PROGRAMME hae WEEK. CREDAY, 10. American and Foreign Christian Union.—Iin the St Paul's Methodist Episcopal cavreh, Fourth . second street, st 10%, o'clock A“M, vn St Twenty Naw York —In tho Reformed Dutch penny Le RR Wooley of Yale College, in the new Taboreaelos at 12g New York Institution for Ure Blind.—Exhibition tn the oe of Music, Fourteenth street, at 4 o'clock P.M. Frennigere ly Society.—In the Assombl; aa ) Broadway, at 1034 o'clock A, Mi and'73¢ oeloee ‘ormatory Convention.In the lecture room. Historical Ee oak ao = PRET ive Points Mission ( Ladies).—At Academy of Music, mp 1034 Seer M. gasaia! peer ference in cap core fe red the evening at Dr. ‘eo Yori School Unton— S O'clock, P.M, at the following pace beakenr acd Cooper Tnetitnte.—Nos, 22, 40, 80, 61, 80, ‘83, 84, 87, pu. 118, 340, 187, 171, ales, ms, 20 Se rmed Du nrc rest. c 19, 6, 41,166,100, vied DAY, MA Seventh Preebhyterion Church, Broome. corner Ridge Btecet --Now, 20, 88, 50, 58, "09, 162 Stavion surect Prosoyteriam Ohurch,—Nos 42, 51, %, 04, 98. Firat Baptist Chorcb, Broome stres.--Nos, 10, 47, 87, 69,06, 73,85, 141, 140, i ring street Preabytermn Ohurch.—Nos. © Perso, os, 37, 8 160, nie 2, 28, 24, | Fee ae Panak Ti ormaale,—Nos. 2, 11, 98, Reforniga Dev a Church, Washington square.—Noa, Tr) 4, 4, 10, 80, 192. oe aetreet Presbyterian Church,—Nos. 18, 48, 81, 91, 116, stormed Dateh Church, Fifth avenue and Twenty- fst etecet —Nos 1, 6,14, 16, 33, 62, 104, 163. Fourth avenue Proavyveriaa Churad.—Nos, 9, 45, 48, 47, €8, 116, 173, 177. Lexiigton avenue Baptist Charch.—Nos, 17, 109, 1e2, 161, ed, 210, | Taerly wird edreet Presbyterian Cbureh—Noe. 65, 74, 88, 102, 148, 120, 189. Church i North Preshyterinn Noth avenue and ‘Tuirty. flees street —Nos, 4, 108, 114, 117, 122, 243, 151, 206. Pilg Baptist Courch, Pigbth avenue, corner Thirty fourth ptreet.—Nos. 6, 134, 207. Bro Tarernecle Lactare Room, Sixth eats | corner Thiity fourth street -—Nos, 8, G4, 173, 101, | 192, 210. Cevtrai Yark Baptiet Church, Fifty-third street, bo- tween Eightn Avenue and Broadway.—Nos. 3a, 82, 387, 197, 202, £08, 224 Hlovlem and Yorkville Schoo's, at Merlem, Fhould the day prove stormy, tho imeotings of the seve- ral churches will be omised, and suyermieodente will mcetateved other Ume aud pace aa they in taeir jadg. ment May deem expedient. New York Sunday School Union —Gecoral Anniveraary in the Cooper Institute, at 73g PML Wrsistepay, May 12. 4mertcon Tract Stay — my of Music, Busioess mic ting for ekcciien of olfleers, &e , at pine o’olock A, ab Puehe mer ting ot sam piace at ten o'eiock A. Ajrican Owilicdtoon Society —Chured of the Puritans at half past three o’ciook P, Addresres by the Kev, Boory Wilkes, D.D; the Rev. Theodore L, Cayker, tho Rev. Beery Highland Garvet, and otvers. Church Antt Savery Suciety.—at tea o'clock A. M., in the Pburcd of the Puritans, ©o Union sqnare, Addresses by Rey. Dr. Cheever on® other gentlemen, Americon Temperance Unien.—Fall of tne Union, Cooper Institute, at balf pact seven o’slock P. Mt. Aimciatd Alumnt of the N.Y. Union Th ical Se- minary, io the Chaped, at bal? pas: tarce o cn The Young Men's Oho istian Union —Doiwoxtb Hali, No. 728 Broadway, at half-past seven o'clock P.M. To con tinue two evenings. American Home Missions erciee in the Church of the o’clock P. M. The American Society Society —Avniversary ox: Urians, a half past seven for Meliorating the Condition of the Jews.—Yor section of offieors, at four o'clock P. M., in ite ¢ fice, room 27 Bib!e House. Uninenalit Sundoy Schools of Now York sad vielvity, in Dr. Chapin’s church, at half past two o’elock P. M. Tavkspay, May i American Bille Suctety.—Avuiversary in the Academy of atusic, at 10 o'clock A. al. Tbe meeting for tue transac: tion of busincss will be held in the Brbie House at9 o'clock A.M. “Ainerican Tract Society of Bostom —Ohurch of the Pari- taus, Union eqnare, at 10 o'clock A. Ml Naw York tnsntution for the Deaf and Dumb. —Exhibi- bition in the Academy of Music, at 4 o'clock P. BM. Frwve Points House of Indusoy (afr. Pease's).—Acadewy of Music, at 735 o’cieck P.M, . Amerikan Congregational Union Oollation.—City Aesou Diy Rooms, Broadway, at 734 o'clock P. M, Notional Weman’s’ Rights Convention—Mozart Hall, Broadway, at 73, P.M. F Page| Tiouse of Industry.—Academy of Music, at Tt American Foreign Baptist Bible Society.—South Baptiat ee Twenty fitth street, near Exybth avenuc, at 7'4 Fuimay, May 33. American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Mia sicns.—At the Academy of Music, at 10 A. M. Young Men's Christian Union Vollatin.—At Dodworth's Hail, evening. Baptist Home Mission Society.—Calvary church, Twon. ty-third street, between Fifth and Sixth avenues, at 1i)s A.M. To coniinne three days. Sarvrpay, Mey 14. Baptist Historical Socicly.—Tabernacte church, Second avenue, ot 745 P.M. Monpay, May 16, Baptist Publication Srevety.—fabernacie church. Basj- nees Meeting, at LOA. M, Tvrpay, May 17. Beans of Managers of the Baznist Missionary Union.— First Baptist chureh, Broome sireet, a0 a. M. Tuvnspay, May 19. Ame icon ‘ist Missionary Union.—First waptist church, at 1033 A.M. Col.ved Home.— At the ebape of the inatiiution ib Sixty. Y 10, 1859.—TRIPLE SHEET. tice for the other, [ees ewuieds but was mock ‘0 Fort for any Apert. wi tract to otner wiich tnfnerced the Department in the exerc! Awsesetion m this particular oni ona when were executed 1 was sesyred by the exper’ 7h ei charge of the Borewu of Oonstruction arg ,epced amore miavre bod prov wbe goverement, saving to | steamerte—the anthracite coal of Pennsylvania. No | change bas been medi in the bituminous coal agency, nor | than formerly, at what was deemed in the bureau reas9aa- Ofth circet, near Furet avenue. ‘Tuorspar, May 26. | The Cclored Fritnds.—At the institution in Sixty-fitch { street. The Aheged Naval Fraude—A Letter from | Mr. Foucey. The following authentic copy of a document on rocord | atthe Navy Department is not only gufiicient to refat the vnfoond+d ebarges from which the opposition party | arc pow endeavoring t2 mamniactuse political capital, but it cetabliehcs the fact that the measures tazen vy the De- | partinert have been such as to ieure tho most rigid eco Romy consistent with the public eervice—to demonstrate furtner vbat the reckless extravagance of Mr, Filimore’s | administration has been corrected by the subsequent ad- ministration of cemecratic officere:— Navy Darantagyt, Feb. 14, 1859. Sm—1 have received your letters of the 8th and Oth inst., with copies of cortain testimouy, and an expression of the desire 6f the committee ever which you preside to receive from me spy statoment or iuforiation in regard fo it which I may wish to present. Ino comply with | the request; and tirat with reference ta tue contracts (or Hive oak timber, made uuder the advertisement of Juae | No live oak timber had been purchased by advertised | poatact for the last sixteen years, excepting in those in- stances :— i A contract made September 12, 1848, for 11,000 cubic fe | Ce 2. A contract made in September, 1865, for the frames of six large sloops of war, cut to mou'ds, to replace ia part that which had been taken for the six large steam frigates built in 1855, of which two have since been uscd fer the eloops of: war Lancaster and Pensacola, authoriz od in 1857, and the other four can only be usod for ships of that class, 3. The want of additional quantities of live oak having | been repeatedly urged by the Bureau of Construction, tae | Department on the Ist of Joly, 1857, anthorized a contract | | to be mace for such timber as’ would replace in part what had been taken from toe complete frames of ships of tho ice and trigatex, which the wanta of the gervice had mace | it necessary to break in upon, and also vo provide crooked timber suitable for the repairs ef vessels of the largor clases, of which the supply was wholly insufilciont, | Yor eevera) years past the repairs on the sloops.of war | and emailer veere!s have been very great ana have gra- | dually absorbed the best and most of the small sized | timber, and the want of that kind of timber was every | @ay becoming more apparent. Thus, this kind of timber belng absolutely wanted, it became advantageous and economical to purchase that which had been refused on | the existing contracts tor belog below the contract siz, | railer than to outthe larger and more valuable pieces | that remained of tho old gtock or that was then coming in | on the new contracts. So great was tho want of this #malier timber, that it bad been used to a considerabie | extent in the Norfolk apd Kittery yards (in the ‘atter to the amount of $3,072 47) before authority was ontaise1 | in the proper form to make the purchase; the officers in | those yards believing that the public interests warranted ; that course. And vo great was the deficnsy of hve oak timber in the navy yard at Pensacola, that there is not bow a stick of that kind in the yard which bas not been | Purchased since. ‘While this deficiency of tlmber in the navy yards wat | known to exist, reliable information was received, in the | fhontd of May iast, that the british government had ro- | vived the pretended right of search, and that British | cruisers were excersing it uj merchant vessels of the United States in the neighborhood of Cuba. This isforma- tion created great excitement througbont the country. It is only necessary to refer to the warlike debates in both Hovets of Congress to appreciate its extent, To resiat the | exercise @ this right, a floct of twelve war yeeecis was | fitted out and despatched to the neighborhood of Caba, with ingtruetions given them from time to time betwosn the 14th of May and the 16th of Juno, to protect versele of the United S’ates against the exerc'se of thi right of eearch on the high seas in tims of peace by the | ermed vessels of any other Power. Tocse instructions | would probably haye produced 9 goilision, bad not tho right been abandoned by tho British government. White this was going on, Congress. on the 12:h of June, passed an act requiring the Secretary of the Navy to cause to be conptructed, ‘as spoedily as tmaay be con sistent with tne public interests,” cight war steamers of | Veh oravght, “combining the hoavicat armament and | greatest spead compatiblo with their character and ton- pege’ Onthe 8d of July orders were given to all the navy yards that thoy should be launched by the next | basen . Congress, and that nothing should be permitted. prevent it, By the same act Congrees made an appropriation to defray the expenses axa Sompensation of a special com: | miseioner in execution of the Joint resolution passed onthe | 24 of June, authorizing the use of foroe, if nocessar yf for the a)jostment of difliculties with the republic Para- ay.” Jn pursuance of this resolution the President de- rmined to ast promptly, and memperes were wkon to inereage the squadron on the east coast of South America, £0 that it should conaiat of twenty armod vessels, includ: fog toro ot Storeehips, most of them jitted for the purposes of Tete threatening posture of affairs, with the public mind excited by the revival of the Protoniod right of search, with no certainty that the attompt to suppress it ‘Would not bring us into collision with Grent Britain, with & Equadron of twelvo ships in the viomnity of Cuba to re- sist it, with a larger squadron of twenty ships to be pre- pared and concentrated in the direction of Paraguay, and ‘with eight war steamers, of the smaller ‘lasees, to constructed, according to the injunction, of Gongross, as speedily as inight be consistont with the public interona, { it m; upon Consultation with the Chiof of Construction and Repair, to meet the exi- promptly directing, on the day ‘an advertise- &, of large freafimricamcamrasreare have rea! my pl re I would hy to act with the prompttinde which the eccasion seomed demand, The list was made ont by tho ohief of the Bu. eau of Coustruction, according to his own judgment Of what the interests and necessitics of the service ro- quired, witheut ioterfereuco wy me tn Ite dotaiie; and the advertisement was iseyed on the 14th of Jane, calling for- one half on the Int of Becteraber, and the other half oa tho Ist of Vobruary following, giving to bidders two-nad ® bait monthe’ potice to make contingent arrangumenta for the firat deifvery, and seyon aud @-half monthe’ no- | pers of prices and of refusing | Pointed workmen, Tho thm al wortian uillclent for pardons Wo were Ler, and who, in meking of | pply with them, or were jn anv de bad it 1D view to diepose of mis cor, parties. These wee the Ten 08 a oonirarts | 4 Repair, tat We Dighly ¢con0” ogi and brpefisiat to | + probably, about twouty- five thouewnd dollars, beyog ‘what could have been ae. | com pliebed bY Bo OPED Ynrchase, | arded to the lowest Micr the covtiacts bad been a Question arose to wmoh J applied the prinmple | die der ot ade Deparment advertised for a contract upon certain terms, ano one of the biddere applied to a subordionte eMeer and | Ob w ped aseDTeDe S Of more favorable Lerme, ALvariaces | With those advertised, and regulated bis bid accor.iug'y, | the Deparment would enforos the advertmoment and Lot the aornrances of the subordinate, and tae as Euyepes bys obtained = wonla— constitute ua | grovnd of belief, berwnee untair to other bid. vers. Who, therefore, it appeared to whem the ec ts were awarded bad neither por. joned thew, not wterded to perform them when thoy Vid, but bad ‘noted vpon information or wseurances ob- Yond st the Navy Yards from subordinate officers at va- Towce with the terms ot auivertisement; the depart: Ms DI Fe aFiBe Ibe ebasing oF cont Digbest bidd: eb or of then erence to the defyu ee parties, w od& contract with Mr. Swit for Woolt amount at the lowest bid, which was mu thor the bids whlch be had made, they eby saving the de. Sanit ng contractors from lose, Fecurmg the best Lermas for the guverrmest, requiring bim to uccept as low a price | for the Umber to be dehvered immediately aa tf time hat | bees given to gO Into '!e live oak forests of Fiorid or to cut it Neparment did not advise ang | Ne cobtractors aS 1) 1he Course be should pareus, them, unequivocally, at all times that the i ised, woU'd not be postponed, for ibe reasens 1 have statod, When T came tro tho Department I found a svetem estabhebed which commenced duniug the adininisteatoa of Mr, Fillmore, of purchasing cos! for the nse of tae Novy by the instromensaiity of two coal agents, oae for onthrocite, the other for bitucinous coal, witd a compen gation of five per cent commistion on tha cost of purchase ond traneportation contracted for by the agent. Tavre } wos also, during Mr, Fiilmore's administration, a spociai | ency for supplying with coal tho Bast India and Pacific eqnadrens Curing the Japan expedition, Mesers. How. lane & Agpinwal!, of New York, wore the epecial agents employed by Mr. Grabym, Secretary of the Navy, uoder | ap agreement of the cate of April 3, 1852, by which tony were allowed ten per cent. commissions on tha par chare mouey, cost of transportation, insurance and other upavoidable expenses, deducung taerefrom the commissions allowed the agents for sapplying coat within the United States. This agreement was modified by Mr. Dobdin on tho 11th of Angast, | 1858, by which, after the first of September fol- jowing, the sgents wore to ship pot exceeding 1,000 tons per month, the Department agrecing to pay tho cost of the coal, tigbterage, cartage, 1 ent, primage and demur rage, and a commission of six per Ceot en the cost of the coal, inelucing freight or tranaportation. Toeir comms sions, under this agency, in the years 1852, 1868 and 1854, wmoupted to $60,975 while the commissions of all otber coal agente, for supplying our steam vessels of war with coal, during the whole period trom 1850 to the pre- sent time, amount only to tho sum of $19,861 59, and for supplying the Navy Yards to tho furthor eum of $18.368 ¢7. ‘This epeetal agenoy was abolished by Mr. Dobbin in 1854. There has been ho other change onthe aystem, except op}y that, in pursuance of the paticy expressed in'the act of Congress of September 28, 1850, of giving preference to American productions, I bave caused anthracite coal to be sent from Pennsylvania mines, by American vessels, chartered by the Department, and wthout any special agency, to the Fast India, Pacific, and ail other Soreign stations, where it could be delivered at no grearer cost than that of foreign coal delivered at the same places. This bas cansed on increase of purchases of coal in this country, but it bas proved most decidedly an economical and beucficial improvement, as will appear by detatied returns which are now probably before the committeo, fecuring, without any inereaze of coat to the government, What i desmod the pest coal in the world for war any i toatfor avthracite, except that the former ageat (air. Tyson,) at the end of four years from his appoint ment, was succeeded by Mr. Hunter, the present agent, whon | appointed in May last, upon the most reliable re commendations, leaving him {0 the diacbarge of his duty upon his own responsibilty. Iwas not aware until the presept investigation that he had employed another person to aid him—ullowing bim to share in hia com mirtions, ap bis predecessor bad done—nor of any want of attention on bis part. It was well known to the Department that ine vavy was gupplied with coal ‘of the best kind and quality for naval purposes at les coat bie pricce, and that the bills passed under tho tmspoc- tio aud required the approval of the most faidful and ‘Vigiiant officers of the govertment, who were in tue cau- stant practice of instituting inquiries into the reasonabio- yment when they were excessive. Jt is not now the opinion of the burean, afier fuil inquiry, that the price paid, $3 86 per ton of the best anthracite coal for eteam purposes, screened, solected and delivered at the veegel in Philudelphia, has been exces- sive or unressona ‘The Departtoen' has atu) times loft both these agents nee towed ap bi Olle ove, i ba We propelter n'a minute; be 18 wstanse Too, Under conetroction at Norfo'k, awarded w Meegs. Mur- ray & Moakebu: | ppecd of often (112,100, to be deducted from tne price, if ta)i to fourteen milee per hour, and balf that sum if tt fall to fonrien apd a balf moles, to Messrs, Keoney, Neotile & Oo,, tb only for 008 buadred revoluvons minute, bot also for the speed of Slaten statute wiles Por Your, wnaer & ghar egos to Do deducted frou tho price, if the Fpeed fw €n sion T bad previously made, viz: that whan tho | yohbcrb nae te) muiise per Bour, aad es) ipgeDt and advantageous Woutruct, Les Lot bees made, Of Comment, L Will take the occasion to Bey, that obalge Made ogsinet a very Competent aad fa.vatul officer, wos fully ‘vestigated by me, avd found wo be withons tne Blightest foundation, excep. 2 O toeapir hewsion of that. experience in the bo experience at all, and 1p accordance with the opinion of jg majority of the exigmeers whom 1 conrulted oa tus sub- ject. ory rece of men, siucng the fossils of axbley river, by thas indefatgadie btudent of nature, Professor F. 3. Homes, of tue Ouilege of Charleston, tawe gebulemap for the diecovery of fossa of a eull more | Seezhore. for the purchase of coe: pericetly free in the diecharge of their duly, upon their ow. responsibility, with auch as- fistance an they might chocze to employ at their own expense, subject ovly to the checks Which exist on glipboard and at tbe naval stations, where it is the cuty of the proper oilicer to report any deticien- cy in quantity or yualily, and a’so to the constant eupervi- slon of the chiefs of the bureau, under wnoee orders the purchases are nade and by whom the bilis must bo exa- Mined apd approved before they can be passed. Both Neve bigh cllicrs epjoy my entire confideace—contidence not only in their capacity, bat in their yigtlance and up- rightaces. Trhoud be very willing to give full details of the action of the Department in reference to the navy yards, and wo the contract for steam machinery for vessels of war; but 45 no evidence has been travamitied to me on those | subjcots, I shad content myselt with a brief genoral atatve. ment. The system by which tho navy yards are managed is the same which I found cstabiisned when I came into eflice, with some improvements. The commandant ot ‘be yard j8 responribie for its general consition. It is bis duty to correct or report any abuse which may come to his knowledge. Ho receives ali or ces fom the Department, and is authorized to use the proper means to execute them. If ao order is givea thara vessel be built or repaired, or other work done, be direc's the employment of the men and fixes the num ber be employed, without interference by tue Depart ment, Hew anthorized and reqaired to dismiss any workman, and to report any master for neglect or mis conduct, When a macter is thus reported to the Depart- ment an investigation is ordered, he i6 notiled, witnesses are examined, and tho testimony returned to the Depart ment for its action, Tho master has the selection of the nen, Subject to the appioval of saperior officers, aud is held responsible for them and the work done by them un- der bis charge, and has, therefore, anthority to diemiss them. This system of responsibility ts found to work well inthe navy yards generally, although thore is greater dyfficulty and embarrassment in the Brooklyn yard, from the superabondant population of the great Acjucent cities, pressing for employment and resort ing to all legitimate meus to ovtain it. This aiff cuity will not be obviated by nny system that can te adopted. Men must be employed; they mustcome from the neighboring Congressional districts; they mast be sclected by some one; they should be zelected by the master workman, who is responsible for them, subject, indeed, to proper remriction and supervisioa; and this master workman must always feel aud havo ‘0 contead with the pressure of vast numbers seeking employment, | and especially during periods of commercial distress. He {8 algo exposed to the accuaations of dismissed and disap- and 10 the Lepamd of vigiant co:n- petitors eecking his place; and if there he any well foand- ¢d charge against him it is quite sure to be made kno#n to the officer whore duty it is to inquire. Taore has been BO report sgaingt apy master workman of any of the Atlantic navy yerds eince [ have been ia the Daparime: at, except in five cases—one for alleged misconduct fevetal years ago, which was fully tovestigated by my predecessor; one for intoxication, whick bas been investigated and followed by a new appointment; one for temporary insanity, where the master was afterwards restored upon bis recovery and producing a certificate from his paysician tnat it would not be likely to recur, and tho other two cases, recently, for neglect of duty, which haye been tavesti, bee aud the returns having just come in, will soa bo ispoted of. Theee are the only instances of charges Presented to the Department, ahd if there be any pre- tented to the committee which have not been prwer red to the Commandant of the navy yard, and oppor- tunity given to the parties implicated to defend then. Seiv¢s, iis, at least, vory doubtful whether euch charges can be or ought to be sustained; at all events, neivocr the Department nor the officers of the yard haye baa avy knowleege of them. There bas been an increase of the | Bamber of men eraployed, but it has taken piace simul- taneously Il the yarcs, and for the reasons already Stated— the Uaoreased activity of the service; the expadi- tion 1 the neighborhood of Cuba; tue expedition to Para S"ay; the construction of eight pow steamers, “as apeccily as might be consisteot with the public inte Tests,” in obedienve to the injunctions of Congress, There ig one instance where the bureau has been induced to de- part fiom the general rule of non-toterference with the number of men to be employed, and that was ia the navy yard at Phijadelphia, to an inconsiderable extent, in useful Work, vpon the urgent plea of necessity, humanity and Utility, pressed by a gentieman of high and honorable character, incapable of falechood. The course of the Department in[reference to contracts for steam machinery for vessels of war has heen to pre- scribe certain conditions, advertise for pians and propo- tals, eto 46 to such herent and award the Sauer according to the merits of suc and ing due regard to price, ‘They Leer four tue taenre bsthead case, bo be hd the lowest bidder, bi bi reference to price oil because no two persons for. ‘the ‘satuo thing? different ‘object of the govern- Ment to obtain the result of the highest si The bids are given under ecal, are not the time for receiving them has expired, and of cot ope can know what they contain, self and those to whom uaval course, without an lotimation of any wish on hie part, referred {0 thie Deportment, was awarded to them upon the merits of their pian and proposale—in aovord- ance with the apanimes opinion of the Board of Engsweers — the Did being 40Wor than thoes of the other bidders ¥u08e plank wero ap proved. The President did not ip any manner inter fere mm this cako, Kor bas he in wry other case of con tractaince I Lave been in the Departanent Io all contracts Caucer of the womb, blad- Cagunliies... * Caguaities, by falls, Cholera infantum, Cholera morbus, Congestion of the brain, Congestion of the lungs ‘Consuippiien Couvulsions, a Convulsions, puerperal. Croup... Cyarosie .. Debility, infantil. Delirium tremens, Dinbetes,,., che Dropay in the head... Dropsy in the heart,., Drowned,, Dysentery. Enlargement of the Epi Erysipcias, Fever, intermit! Total fog woeks of 1857 and 1858, lowa:— Wook RECAPITUL, Bones, joints, o.. Brain and aerves. Generative organs, ae 8 Geart and blood vessels, 9 123 Bollevue Hospital, City He tal ny 12, under the act of the rapten 0! es ou the Department hain ber Of rev. ubout forty, the contracors pg) To ene coptsuct eighty, and in Hat for sie veasel +, Of BAILINO' o, inere is & Quaranwe of the etatite wiles av hour, vader a forfeiture the speed Tn the contract fur the vexee) at Puiladelphia, awarded We & gua antes Lot he propellers per }) tbat evi if itfull to ifteee aod a baif miles. A more for vhe government, ‘The nwuriting of this contract baring been the eubject ‘tho. (the exgiveer wm chief) by un excited aud tuterested party, sty, Cully expiained; aud that the coutrect wus awarded the lowest price, to the best guurauty, to the bighest struction of murlve engines, againat 13AA0 10UCEY, Secretary of the Navy. Hon, Jony Suskuay, Chairman of the Committes of Lae Vestigation, &. House of Rep eseutanves, Tnioresting Dacovery of Bousllte FOG We Clariestoa dorous we8 ioore than @ year bas elavsed sinoe the Mereury ied W AbMOULcE Wo Lue world the discovery of » piovls OF the existence of Loe barge on this coali- ent prior to ite babitanou by tn mn investigations aad diedoverics Wo are agai sdebtod to the labors of tue remarkabie aud interceting Mature, viz: the grodnot of Man's ibgeouity in imesiaw /eimbon wih tbe rematas of the tnastocon. This 18 startilog, tor it carries the red ‘Inun, or sume race of rude invention, back w the era of the mastocon, which 18 established. ‘Tbis discovery was made upon the premises of Dr. Kbpetein, Cbrwt Church parish, @ gentiemaa of ardor and reputation in sceptde research foe surround. wg couvtry is undulating, remargably #9 for the jow counsy of Souta Curcios, the immediae Boot bewg the reslaimed bea of @ pood of the ‘bere had been a 1a0k growth Of jua per, ce- Car and willow Ou Lue spot, Woich way OUly cieared @ few yeara ugo. About two years since Dr. Kiipsveia, ia making ap excavation for a ditch across this iene, tarew Up & widd'o upper tovlh of u unastodon aad two Weeth of & horse, ail foestis, No further excavations were made unt recently, when Professor Holmes, 1 the interval of his ladore insident to bis intended publication, embracing the Asuley river dia- Coveries, with » few triads, mace wo excursioa w the Spot, expecting Wo find the skvietou of a mastadon, A Bburt work sufficed to uncover a pieve of @ maswoion’s turk, eighteen wones in length, woich bed been broken Off On the oppecd® side of the ditch, dug two years ago, Were found additional remains of the same tase, whicd is. the turk on the right of the snout, measuring in ail over Bix feet in length. Besite the root or baxa of the quek was found a portion of the sovket bone of tke mastodon’s snout, inw which the tusk aovu- rawly fied. The bose 18 in a iair state of preser- vation; but the tusk, being of ivory, is very fragiie, but still Deauufwiy preeepts jo pecu lar suructure of the ivory. Addiliopal teeth were found, comp oing cue rigat upper jaw. The smallest anterior grader w tases inal in lengtn end two mm breadth. The posterior toown ie @ Mooster, though not whole; wheo comp'ow it measured seven and @ baif inches ip length, by three and a naif in Dreadtb, avd was composed of tree le. While uucovering theeo retains, Professor Holmes dis- covered the left femur of the Vernus Virgim ‘the eom- mon deer which still roams our forests, and ao edge of the sbeil of the Hmys, afresh water wustie or terrapin, "These jormed uw very interesting group, foramoug then was di:covered a Siagment of potory, he Mmanufactare of rome cary aborigiues of South Curolina, identifying the contemperadeity of mavkiod, the masiadoa, the deer and. the turwe, The bara portion of the bones only are pro- decayed former ages, witbin a narrow belt of elevations ti served, the adjacent soil beleg stained arith boucs and other ctermente of these aaimala, ‘Tho gor in which these fossils were foucd is about a foot in depth of pure muck or vegetable matter, overlgin; a thiv strip of qu’cksand. Burrs of she piae ant traces. ot several trees abound ia it. Bevesth these fossils, as weil as about end above them, were the branches of cedar {recs and the burrs and ieaves of the pine Toe ivory tisk wae of a brillian’ bisck wheu fret exuumed, but 1 biuea by exposure to the light. it would be supererogatory in ug to pronounce upon the importance of this discovery, when our friead, Professor Holmes, gives as yet ny opiuton. It is merely an interest- ing dpcovery, which comands iteulf to the study of the pa'xontol We rememoer of no other instance of toe flinging of human wanufacures amoog foasile of the era of theee, Profeesor Holmes, in bis investigation tnto the remarka- ble nature of the foastis region about Cuarlestoo, is ovr city a prominence in a geological poiat of view,’ only to that which accrues to hiw ag the diligent exgloror Of this vast storehouse of oature’s recoras, Txomas Dorian DrowXep.—Corover Horton held an in- quest on Sunday upon the body of Thomas Dorlan, who was found drowned at the foot of Adams street ou Sunday morning. It appears that tho night before he called at his boarding house, No. 6¢ Bridge street, and boing eome- what under the influence of hquor, was urged to go to bed. He excused himselt by saying thar he intended to go to hie brother’s house, on the corner of Hudgon avenue aad ‘Tilary street, and left, His body was found Mm the mora- dbg a above etated, be having doubtiess waaderet to the cock ingtead of vo his brother's house aod tumbled over- bosrd, His wife died atout a week ago. Ae leaves no hildren. ‘The remains were taken wo his brother’s house. Weeksy Report of Ucaths Jn the elty and county of New York, from the 30th day of sprit, to the 7th day of stsy, 1866, ‘Men, 70; women, 67; boys, 122, girls, 108—Total, 867. Advits, 137; » 280; moles, 192; females, 176; colored persons, 7. DISKAFES. Fever, puerperal ) typnord Fever, typhus... Abscess of the brain Abscess of the leg........ Alburauaris and Brights incase of kidneys. Aveurism of the heart. Apgino. ‘apoplexy. sepby sit . Bleeding from womb.. Bronchiti8.... ...+5 Burned or scalded... z i F Onan mate Inflammation of boweis., Inflammation of brain. Inflammation of chest, Intamnstion of lungs Intammation of stomach. Toflswomation of throat. Tnsanity,, tee Insavity, puerperal. : » ttt RS Smt Co RS tr 19 sn BB oe me BBD mB Co COED NT Re der and re.tum, tome weom Bea mmr mone Team cree, Wee ee eeee eens sere se ee ene e BOT compared witb the correspond~ and of last week, was an foe 392 430 The numbor of dosthe ending May 9, 1867, wc" May 8, 1858, bd Apri} 80, 1869, wf May 7, 1869. Increage this week. Under 1 year 107 £2 ie et 8 oe to 6 00 20 genre 18 a0 10 w 16 yours, 8 Oto 15 to 20 years, 12 80 to Tos oo Unknos years. ‘Total... British America, Enghand, Germany, Ireland, Prussia, PUBLIC DeTITOTIONS. Almehouse, Bik’s Island.. 1 Lunatio Asy’m, Brk’s Ial.. 2 Nara. and Cbild’s Hoap’l., . 5 Bt. Vinceat’s Hospital, GEORGE W. MORTON, City q ity Inspector's Department, New York, May 7, 1808