The New York Herald Newspaper, July 24, 1859, Page 8

HE QUESTION OF THE Pay, TWE VOICE OF THE PEOPLF_ ge wew ony, History of 82” bath Observance ™s this City. HOE AC tN OF THE METROPOLITAN POLITE, The Agitation in Philadelphia and the Decision of the Supreme Court, &o., &e., 0. WOKE OF THE PRORLE ON THE SUNDAY Laws. WHA? THE PEOPLE OF BNGLAND HAVE DONE. TO TUE BDITOR OF THE BERALD, New York, July 22, 1859, Jbave observed with regret the means employed ia this ity and eleewnere to compel the people to act in this great, slor.oug and free country in @ manner direct'y opposed to tbeir peiure nnd theirfeorscience, under the prevence ofjen- forcing certain laws with respect to the,Christian Sabbath. Ht msy 120% be vbinteresting to your readers to know ‘hat wher, a similar movement was aempted in aristo ‘rsiic Ex giand,the mass of the people beld importan mecting » by tens of thousands of people and demonstrawd to Lora Groeveaor and eibers, who Drougas the subjec: ender Periiamentary ovtice, that if euch a lav was passed Shey rowlé ot respect it, Dut woutd take the law ia their own) pance. Woy, said the working man of London, who Wee gonimed in Lis workshop from tluaday morning wii W pday wight working with hie hands for his caily Dread, sho be forced Lo sop Lbers on toe seventh and de 4e arrec from having ove day of tne week & pitiful alow am of deer for my Sanday’ dinver? ur way should I be prevented from taking By Dasket of provisious and to- Acer with my family 40 out to breathe whe puro air of f muven and admire the Daud: work of my Creator? Whilst © ee rick moar cap goto his country seat on Siturday sod £ bow die pleasure grounds to bis friends, ride to churca + m Bis carrisge and “end cown to bis ceilar for as many besties . f wine &3 we pleases, I wil not be deprived of ‘ieges I Bave eojoyed from my birth. ‘The resu!t was tucre,in Englana,tbe same as] foresee in America, viz: in cities, seiovns, refreshment places and Severrs open for the accommodation of all during toe grexter portion of the day, the liquor deslers closing taeir eptaplisuments morniog abd s{verpoon during cnurch ser- vice ebout four bours a day, whilst all the ral ways zd steumbvats in the Metropoiis were employed scarry mg their tens of thourands of the popu'ation of ‘the Cities for cheep excursions, where they might view “the besvteous furms with which the summer decgs her ‘dieorming brow,” and give them bealth and strength t2 Tepes heir labor on Ube week day, aud those who could “wot or cared not to ayail themscives of cubis privilege, gould epjoy one of the a public parks, in which was Sationed 4 and of music. Utterly absurd as it seems 0 eradica! Koghshman to see this movement gowg on ia a ree republican country, it may be & consolation to the op- preserd to know thet apy e2cempt to contract the priva lepenet a great and mighty peopic will only the more surely tend to euch an eXtension of Weir rigots as will piace them beyond the reach of party, eect or creed. Io conclusion | nius: say thet the New York Aixratp ts to be wiuch commended for its juscal Liberal viewer expounded we behalf of ali parties, cluding LONDON. RNGLAND VS. PHLLADRLPSIA—THR WEAK POINT IN THE ENKMY's LINES. JO THR EDITOR OF THE HERALD, New York, July 22, 1859. ‘Bee the contending Emperors of Europe buried forth “weir thunder they made the old batile delds of Nortwera ‘Waly the webject of themoet careful studies, With ali their <meets they appreciated tbe value of a knowledge of the ‘weak points *in we evemy’s ground, 1 nave every wish fer tbe Bucceés of the present movement agaust Puritan- jam, avd it may assist your adle advocacy of ihas cause ‘#0 point ect Low tbe people gained tbe vantage vise- where. Ym London, during’ the hours of Divine eervica, the pab- «Se vebicles reduced their pace 10 u noiseless walk pass ehe churches. No pretext was thus given to those engaged im Invine worebip to complain of interruption, and Sab2a- Jerapiem (even Metterpich) was dwarmed. Tne striking result Of inis fordearance Was that (he municipal authori ties Immediately adopted the practice, and the police now enforce upon privaic individuals lounging in Wel car roages the example aey by the omoibuses of tue puviic. A Coristian peopie practised Chrisnavity and won for weir claus, AN ENGLISA AUUSE a) WHAT THE PEOPLE WOULD DO IN ECROPE If SUCH TYRANNY WERE ATTEMPTED. 70 THBEDITOR OF THE HERALD. Sunpay, July 17, 1859. i beg leave to tender you my sincere thanks for your wbie article of to-duy.in opposition to the despubic Sa vba ‘arian scheme now in fail operstion, under tae spe su- pervision of the celebrated Pulavary, of convict discipline sotoriety, and bis swarm of overpaid satellites; and 1 further hope that you will not spare the lash on this peeudo band of pretended saints, until you have com pelled them to do their legitimave duty, for which the people £9 lavishly pay them, and which they go vory ins! Bejently perform—arrest thieves,jaud kvep them tigh when arrested; remove the baacs of rowdies aad usamp3 who congregate around the corners of etreeis at all houra of the night. Sir, this ts work that wants to be douse, and 3% would be more creditable to these pretenced moraiists Yo perform that duly; but the old adage says “Birds of a feather flock together"—so the thing remains in statu quo, Yourself, sir, I have uot the ieast doubt, are weil aware of ‘tbe genera! good order observed by the German aszom™ dliee on all occasions, when unmolested by a‘numerous clare of rowd.es, who unfortunately bold political power. ben, Lusk, sir, why should the German be deprived of ‘weir enjoyment of music on Sanday, under the fear of arrest und being mace to pay a tloe—probably for specu- lating politiciacs to pocket tor waucuimy the Luterests uud morals of the virtuous metropoilsy I fearleesiy assert Ubi toe tyeter Which i6 Low i Operation would not ve dolerated twenty-four hours in any city 1a Europe. Lue people woud rise en masse aud put it down; aud, we have @O wéiance of that course adopted ia Loncen, some four years sivce, which must be fresn ib tae memory of your reacers, and needs v2 recapiiuls tion. And shail we submit to such despotism wich oat a btropg protest, or shall the masses of Luropo feunt us that our ireedom aud iberty, ee much trumpeted, is a more bug of moovahine; that they have the au retauce, avd jeave us the suanow; ane ure becoming 80 powerless in the hauds of rcbeniwg political avthori- ties, tha: we need s Nap We DAvG graduuiy loot. At the present time, in Engl wioort going to the Content, bands of music are to 06 found on Sundays ic every towa, or dearly so, and in the metropolis quite» Dumber; also Many Concert rovms are open, with full bends; snd withal, ask are tuere mo: cases for the police magistrates on Monday thea there are here tn compar sou to the population? Certainly uot; and reliable autnorities prove wat the s) stem 0! Sunday mu dw benediciai to the Health end morality of tne people. 1 now, wishing you overy success in us great vindication the people's righte, cemain, your most ovediant, T. 3. BROWER, N. B.—Since writing the above I have beon infor mea by ® enopkeeper im William giree’ toes he hae bon ordered to close Lis segar store, or bo would be arreatea. A CAUSE SIMILAR TO TEE SUNDAY LAW TYRANNY PRODUCED THE THIRTY YEARS’ WAR. TO THE KOITOL OF THR HERALD, Thore is a curious anslogy between the preeent state of Abe Sunday Jaw question and the causes that gave rips to the Biirty Yeare’ wer inGermany. An eftict of the Em peror?’adoiphos had guaranteed to the Protostants of Bobems the rigat to build churches aud to enjoy retigious Uberty ‘2 the fullest senes of the term. His eucccesors, Nistening to the evi! advice of the Jeeuita, establishod the maxis that promicce given to heretics need not be kept, shat it had never been the intention of his predecessor to Grant thix free exorcise of religious liberty, end that the anequivoce | terms of the edict which granted thia liberty had been inserted by miatake. The consequence was tuat abe devigion | of the conrts, which ceuld pot bo but favora- bieco the con splaining Protestante, were set aside by a imperial yeto, or Glsregarded altogether; that Protestant engrebes Were Gemolished, und that refractory heretics wer bunted by bloodhounde im the Cathulic courcuus to Dear 7688. The znemorah 'e 23d of May, 1618, put a stop te these proceedings. Thx > Outraget Protestants, sceipg that remon- oetrances were in Vain—Wiat.even tie majesty of tue law evaiied-them noc 'iag—rege in open revolt and precipitaved dhe iniperiad siaoe O\ere trom he windows OF ihe gove: REN giince Ito % Ie ditch. Wut she Imper tal ediok cuaranteod to the Prowetante of Bohemia, the co wuisacon of the United states guaran tees \o ail the finkas tents of this country, oo vgoued e di iy# are Atiy represented by tne re Dgioce by wocrites of cour tame, They, like saeir preaooen nore, euseavor ny jeq uitical reasoning to wvatruvert we clearest, most ibdispy ale mgbte; whey try to tarn dey Jgbt, to bring baci ¢ that meciwernl gloom which the igauwe elforte ot uur rm wefawors duepelied; kney tampor with the mojeesy of the law, aad their tloodnosads are n brevacen who pre er to worsbiry “ork 8; they envy the use of God's vse tawfut and uuiseful “effarta to impricon B Of thene Bi whan duszeuns, Yo some Catholic soncoie 1m Fxrope we children ace vhe thet it was for: the Bu moved round she earth, t horencs now easy ht the nod the sun, Booxs hare beea cv lately, to prove the core 14 there are idwets WHO ners tual LI warit mas ag Geileo paid, “i does move’. ana the Jatoas and mous bri'iiant am ui en, hal tMia amsertioe Will Be contradic that the horribie drama of quive ik tw Bot won bo eBOn Of progrere ebanpion of darkness aad ion, ‘ Unreammelied liverty of umugat w mirangest vegarioa ¢ as we see Dt Le evil generally worke its vWD cx of darknere, of religious hy yocriay ¥uo sug foro, beware, Let cvem bear '0 mio tel Bl e midure ae te b cules, tt is vue which W t conqarred; aiXd te’ } , | Ordinances 1 NEW YORK HERALD, SUNDAY, JULY 24, 1859. ‘outraged humanity can rise aga’n, a8 it has often dene | of » beneficent and fundaments! statute, protecting Chrie- 7 undesrabic, aod prenpiate ite Gran’ was. we thet? casthve, as ine Bobe- miane 4d with their im Prague. @ THE “OQIVIL AND RELIGIOUS LIBEiTY” SOCIETY—a YUBLIC MBETING TO BE HELD IN BROO.LYN. TO THE EDITOR OF THE HB ALD. Brooktyy, July 22, 1860. ‘The pleasant duty devolves on me, as secretary of the “American Society for the Promotion of Civil and Religious Liberty,” to tender you the thanks of thas society for the ability and fidelity with whish from the first you have opposed the efforta of the “Sabbath Commitee” bigow, ané of the Board of Police Commissioners, which has con seuted to be a tool in their bands for the promouon of sec tarian enda im enforcing the odsolete avd unsoasusunoay Sunday jaws. Almost, if bos quite, wun aeingio ex vep- hen, tbe otber New York dailies have favored more or je88 Whe efforts of the “ Sabbath Commiiiee”’—somo of them, as we kaow, contrary to their own coavicuons of right, end indueuced vy base pecuniary coosiderauons. Jp the Hiexarp of Bestia By nt 21) you say ‘a meetog cought at once to be called of our foreign born 4 logetber With Our Dabive Citizeve,to deDouNce Uhis laiquity , wod take suo measures as will lay be usurpers iow.” The above mentioned scciety, of which Judge Morris is President, voted at their last meeting to cali such a pub- he meeting a8 BOON ss arrangements could be made, bpeakers secvred, &c These arranxement are nearly per eotwd, and I Dope to be abie w sena you the cali for suco meeting (to De held some time next week) !oseasoo tor Our SURGsY paper, % 7 J. L. HATOH, Sec. A. 8. P.O. RL, POLICR RUFFIANISM ON SUNDAY, 10 THR EDITOR OF THE HERALD, I wiinessed @ scene cn Sunday last which I think worthy of notice, It opourred in the Fourth ward, uear the corner of James street and New Bowery, A man Dad buen ous and purchased a pitcher of lagor bier; on nie way howe he was arrested by @ policetnan, whereupaa he sat down his pitcher end tod the poliveman that be would go with him. But the policeman told bun thet ae musi tee the jlicker wib om He demurred ¢o that, wneo she police- msn drew bis club, aarerted vory Joudty and in @ very du- cideo manner that it he did bot tae pitcher with: hire ‘Ubat be would gpiit bis head ‘And thererore tne mar was absolntoty Obiiged to pitcher of iager bier to the Station house, Now, dan poseible that tnis ia Is hendurabie? Bow long, ob! yu degeneratexous of worthy sires, willyou supmit to have your righ tran pled under foot? How much looger will you submit to such invesious of your liberties? Are the examples of your latbers worthiess? ‘Is life £0 sweet as to be bonght at the prize of Liberty? Is peace so dear as to be purchased a tae cost of chams an@ alavery?”” lke eweets and vatue must indeed be worth the price, or eise we should find an indignant community rising en masse to reziss such UDparsileied usurpation oO: ausbority. No potentate in Europe, however despotic, wouid dare exercise any such power. language fais me in toe at jempt to convey my thougbis and indignatioa at such a Stretch of authority. BL SUNDAY BATHING AND EXPOSUR® OF THE PERSON: TO THE KDIOK OF THE BRRALD. New York, July 18, 1869. As the peoples’ friend, I heg leave w call your atiention towbat Iconsider a great immoral nuisance—and I am certain that you will coincide with my opinion, and b9- Hieving that a M:e of removetrance in your extensively Toad paper Wil bave the «il-ctof preventug for the tusare @ copticuance of the evii-—snybew of calling tbe attontion of our Dew supermrendent of Police to what may be of more importance to the community than the inaictment of & tcore or £0 of men for selitog a glare o1 beer on Sundays to tbe working masees of the community—I refer, sir, w the fact of bemerous men snd boys butuing all Sundays, but particularly in the asternoons, entirely naked, all along the East river, trom about I bn street up to Jones’ Wood. They act m the mort diegraceful manner, and have become a perfect acauce! to the ueghborhooa and to the thoaknues of people who go Up and down on the Har lem #team|oats on Sandays for tue parpose of ianaling & breath of trean air. A CITIZEN, HISTORY OF SUNDAY OBSERVANCE IN NEW YORK, SUNLAY LAW ACCORDING 10 THE REVISED BTATUTES. So Writ, process, Warrant, order, judgmeut, decree, or other proceeding of any court or offser of justice, anall be serveo oF executed upon the fret duy ot the week, called Sancey, except tn cates of breach of the peace, or’ appre. hended breach of the peace, OF for tue Kyprebensiog of perrone charged with crimes and misdemeanors, or the ViolssoD Of ALY Of the provisions of Luiz aud the preceding, article, ahd except where such service Bball be mpociaily authorized by law. The tervice of any such prosess or proceeoig, 1B ali other caves, shal: pe utterly void, aad ebull anbj-et the party olfeuding Ww dameges, at the suit of by petkun seprivved. There rhait de no shooung, bunting, fishing, eporting, playing, boree-rucing, gamivg, frequenung of upping URED, OF BOY ULIAWIUI EXCFOLES UF Pasties OM tus fire y of the seek, called Sunday; nor eball any person tra vel on that dey, unless in casos of clurity or necoumity, oF {a going to oF returtiug from sorae churca or placs of wor ship within she dietance of twenty mties, or ia going foc medical aid or tor medeines, sud retarniog, or in visting fee sick and revurning, or in eurryiog te mail of tae United Stateg, or in going express by onder of some oubic ofticer, of im semovirg bis facuiy or household farnnare when sucl? removal was commenoed on some other day ; bor thull there ve sny eervile impariog Or workiog On chal By, eXcephng Worms of beccesity aud charity, unicies cone by Some person who unilormly keeps the last dwy a: the week, called Saturday, aw holy time, and soos not is bor or work op that day, ang whose labor abali uot die ur otber persone in their observance ot the first day oF he week as poly time. Every person being of the age al ourteen years, oflesoiDg agulart tue provisioas of this cection shall forfert ove dolar for each offence. ‘No persou shall expoge to rule any wares, merchandise, fruit, herbs, goods or chattels, on Sunday, except ments, milk and feb, whicn may de soid at any time before nin: f the clock 15 the morning, and the articles #0 expowce Or Faie ghail De forfeited to the use oF the poor, aad may be se.zed by virtue of & warrant tor that purpose, which «DY justice of tbe peace of tue coanty, or mayor, Tecurd +1 Or widerman, of the city, it hereby authorized to issue, bpon s conviction cf the offender, When seized, tney sball be fold on ove day’s notice being given, and the pro ceeds Shall be paid to the overseers of the poor of the town or city. No Keeper of an inp or tavern, or of any ale-house, or porter houre, or grocery, nor any other persoa authorizva to retail strong oF Spiriiuous liquors, ebail ou Sunda; OF CispOke of BLY ale, POcter, Strong oF spirituous qJors eXcepng 1 loogers in such inns or taverns, or to persoux ~otumliy Lravelling Oo tbat day in the cases aliowed ay saw. bvery persva oilending eguiast thia provieion, aa being thereof ouly coayicuwa, thall forfeit tue sam of twu do; and ity cents, THE SUNDAY LAW SECTION IN THE METROPOLITAN POLICE ACT. [Parsee Apri 25, 1857.) Secrio¥ 21. Tt ial woe by lawiut Tor aay person to pu» licly Keep or Gixpoee of aby intoxicating itquors upon ta first cay of the Werk, culled Sunday, or upon any day oi public election, within the said the Metropolitan Polo Cistrict, under @ peuaity of fifty dollars for each offence, to be cued Sor and recovered in Une natae of the people o! the stave of New York py the Diatrict Atvorney of ¥ county wherein ¢ » is commitied, for tae bew t fond, nereby adthorized; and » ¥ of the Board of Pouce to etricsiy entore ovisiony 0; this secuion DY its proper orders ia re. epect thereto, We copy the Committee” in New York:— ( _DECREES OF PETER STUYVHSANT, 1647-8. A brict aigest of the acvrees and oraiuances for the pr: tecvion of the Sabbath, and # hisory of tre disappon apes from our wustoipal Will reflect the popular respect or indiilerence tor the inatiution among ui Begibuing wip the carliert records of the Datck col: nists, we tind decrees of the moet etringent character, in tenced to guard the infant commanity sgaiast toe demu. ralizing tendexcies of Sabbath profanations. Thus, ix 2647, Hoter Stuy vesant, Onrectur General, tesucd a procls Metin againet the invasion of ‘the Lord’s Day of rest “to the great snuoysace of the nelghborbuod, wad to ve injury ahd dishonoring of Goa’s holy laws une co-mmad: menta, which enjoin upon us to hovor and sanvuty Ht on this holy cey of reet, mad which proscribe all person iwjary ane murder, with the meaus aad temptations Uno lead iberevnte: “Therefore, to the end that we may ar far ag it is por ble tua practicable tske all due vare, aud prevent th curee of Gos bieesiug failing upon x i oor good inbu Director Genial pravesssys toroid Sabbath profarations, anil cepe too wale of is toxicating arinks on that day, within certain hours 4gxin, in 1e48, “Peter Siuyveuant, in behali of the Engh Michtinesses, the Stavee General of the Uaiwa hour eriands,” Xo , issued & simvar but far more strisweut di cree tn bebait of & sacred obpervasce of the Curistis Sabbath, winoh turntehes am tz ive indicativa of ut of our Datch ancestors for the law of God and ti towing from the tracts of the “abba! I being of the people. _ Among ie of the “General Assombly of the ‘oie ’ we find one pusao 1698, ¢ the reign of WilKam ITE, (ace “Laws of Ser Majesr'y Colouy of New York:” Willam Bradford, 1710,) ovuitte “an & against the Profanation of the Lori's vay, v7? ANCES, 1797-1934. periog of Dutch ‘and Kaglen coloaisi od omitting further notice of the laws 0’ 1 We fad the fret ordinance on the alata boos jy manlcipal history, (A.D. 1797,) to be A la © Obeer vane 2 Day, Gullad Sanday pances of 18! 11807 are pubssantiell 6 OD this w The Ordinance of 1812 18 ov: ig capecially wiripgent against it Wwking trom ihe chy by “ any veBsei 7 aby Wagon, Cart OF Other Carriage, un} Wares or merchandiser, or any other thing what for tho parpore of 8al%;” and it protects congre- gations from disturbance, as folowe:-— “Beit further ordained, ‘hat no person shall rideon horse beck, nor drive any comch, co ie j.daetog Gu charch or otber place Of pubile woreaip, Gulag Vine service thervip ou the Lurd’s Jay, called Uunday, * feo than oo & wale, unger & penalty ci 510,” aad nade, teball and may be'lawful for encd congregeuon te 1 Hy Wo Cane ebBiNA | be pur and kept up aceams the nirer tree ia Homt nud wloug vide of way place of pubite ihe paid chy, curing te imo ot divine wervice | time ot aad 4 daring w of Wivios service ther mt, but talons fur chaine acroes tho Btreees aririeg ic worehip. Jt i# Bull tbo fiemt ox the atatave Paramount importance iecinanes of 1821 14 the same, but fe made second 1 80 Of toa’ of 1823, exvept Was ib is irwu $9, and ig 1827 104 on page 141 a Odi A ot 1834, thea # wo! wer ned, with the aid of t beter, periods, and by sof the Mosicips! governwsent for forty wted from she re Te repoating claw van werahippers from disturbance, ‘ne deca- logue, and guarding the and morale of the commo- nity, Was slaw meewngs in the Park or other places, unless a liconted miniyir of the gospel, and then with ‘permission of the tain bo Sabbath fe ‘ cary ako fl bt tho Tawa oes of the Common Council, (where for the i observance of tue fst aay of eon called Sunday. But even this let flickering remoant of municipal re- spect for the day of God ig entirely omitted in the now re- vision Of the ordimavees of the now iw print, and swatting the ¢cton of the Common Council tor their aporo- pation, 4n% the oply manicipal recognition of the day of rest appoined iD Peradise—nalowea by the example of God bimevwif, written on tables of stone by the Great Law: giver, Copirmed by the and practice of ‘the Lord of ibe Sabbath,’ incorporated into overy civil coie of the Cbristian world, exiatiog for nearly hait a century ou Our own statute bovks—is8 found in & prodibition of toe OTIbg Of & BUD Oh Svodey, and of she aaie of mtoxicating diicke—the latter of which is supposed to be superseied by a low of the State. The committee cannot forbear alluding to the ovinci- fepeat of our saboath lnwe dence, if bowing more, Of the ia 3834, the great firey’ 3835, And the dinaaters of sovee (pO we yeers. They Se HOt the interpreters of tae word sd providepee of God. but they are Constrained Ww resath ueeeges of boly writ lika the followme:—"+1f ye will aot +e7kep unto me to hallow the Saboath dav, * thea il] kindle @ Ure in the gates, aud it ehall devour the valocer, and it sail bot be quenebed,?? By ab crdipence of the Cooumona Coanoil, prased in 1855, ihe eee Of Wloxicaubg drinks " wishont beivg hooped ace o}dirg to law, OF Deng aa liceneed, ta aration tae seme ob the Gist day ef the week, callad Bungay,” 1s de siared to bem miatémenbor, punishable by fine or im- yrihopment for each offence. EXISTING CESECRATION OF THE SABBATH. ThE facta a8 to Loe + exomiing desecration” of toe Lord's ray we evfiicteptiy ooveur to lil, Toss they aro not TOPE COMMON! LOerG apd rommMenwd on arises fron fa millarhy with souDGe wud eceaee Which would OnvE Lave ended the exe au» panes the ear Phe viowsion of ai vine t 20d CODRtADE that It AiMOSE oaKees to move ur, thas the more rae osotabie Duniaves Clarses suspend their ordinary avocations oo the 84d." and our bebky, iueurauce ollicee, commiesiva and jodbi hour Bearly ab reepeciadle thems close thelr piacus vf Duaipees, Its alga Wve thet the sallmg Of vessels on the Lori's day 14 ise frequent thon in tormer yeare Per- bape # filth oF exth past of gbe popiiation regair to Bowe place of poblic worenty, apa thousands of Carian Jamiles in their ratrement Reek i Improve #nd enjoy tue Seboutd bows. . Meuo while, steamboats are arriving and departing; 30n- day exenreions by steamboat eu} rallway cerry a depras- 1g tofluence into And torouy h sndNebaN Vitter: and einer abops by iouneas dapee houres Jena; pUDIN; Rardebe, WIN Faryet Shooting, gemollug, dtwkivg, and bauce Of music attract crows to thar havots, apd ip these anv numburies coher Ways tbe day of holy veec i# turned nto ® Sarena It # ondersicod thut ure or more of our principsl liaes Of oceup ereamers have been accustomed Wo make their trial Imps at such UMes AB to inciudé the Chrietiae Sapbetb. Some of our large tonndries snd machine shops, om- ploying meny workmen, are known to conuane their busi- EES Ob the Sabherh 10 active seasons; and the reosi-s aod changes of inschinery ip Ocean and river steamers ure fre- quentiy, f not Commonly, nuvie on Sanday. Many of our sugar reneries mske toeir rapsits on tho Loro’s day; and osher mannfacturing establiahments, like eadinet makers’ shops, tobacco tacuring, Ko., especially there under the conuo! of foreign masters oF capivalists, uO BOL cease Work on that duy Some printing eatnolahments do not acruple to occupy & part of the Za9batn hours Of the issuer of she Sunday pres#, aad the methods of distribution, we Eprek elsewhere. We would only uilude here to the qestiovab!e coveisienoy of kupportiag wis jortm of desecration by tbe advertising petrouage of Caris- van men avd Chrieven tirms, Sunday tanerale, accompaniel by inilitary pageants and Dawes Of music Bre DOE Infrequent. “* The Acadetpy Of Music’ bas rescunded, Sundey night after Sunvay bight, with “ overtures” and '“caprics far. tapas” and Low applaure of thoughtlers throogs, who euel- fer themeeives under Lue presext of attendance oa * dacred Oratoris,”” ACTION OF POLICE COMMISSIONERS. One of the enrjieat “General Orders’? igsaed dy the Sa Perintendent of Police copiewpistes the enforcement of lnese Jaws, 1 18 pp tollows: NERAL Gaver, No 6. CPFICE OF THE DarUtY CUYERINIENDENT OF PoLicE, DEW YORK. July 5, 1867. f the city, nad in socord- cilon ofthe act entitles, E f i é Fs For the preservation of the p B08 with the provisions of the 2) “on soto efaolisd ® Nelmpoittea olive Matrict,” &s, Fou uredirected to fort-nct the seceral pwtroimen uoder ‘your charge to strictly enforce ths law, wy eauring wb clored on Te Sabbath &] bie. eefwhere intoxicaitog squore are gold, api Hon o” the law toreport the ase, tnat ie sy reed Itany member of the poiral force lect the pertormence of this duty yon will yepact dim ft: b. 2. & PabiMaoGh. ‘The then District Attorney (Mr. Hall) ip hie siroulur to patroinen, accompavy ng the above order, 6ayB:— ‘be public pale, or Keeving of liqnor upon Sunday, i for- hidden, not because the «rucie ta Lgaor, but becaues ‘the law for thirly yeoraiia ‘orbidten the sale of austaing oc that day be'ore nine o clock a,at) it fs Folce lus, or the new licecse law sind > Renter Piel tt, Sod che ordigan oe 1 the mas nd Cnmmonaliy, pawed in 188, far bio i AD these prontomoue are nononrseut Mw bilet at ‘cay hem vew tivipg ty cle ehoprom Sunday, ibe Yaw tiwalf on sas subject 1 no norelt oe 8 ree nwtersiqene cared by lew with a dnie whome diiorerienss re: hati’ t0% proveention bi following pian ot f lone - te Lerepoteg @xpluneVone Of thm law und eapefully bot politely, fofrm ever: vend Jy of byvore wut oF Bll warer aad merchn dise on ouddny, of the oruvi Tequest_ sn tome Mute sloeine up of the en: Bway 80 lo Jodirnle ty toe pi Fo athe remnned*or ne pl under pretence ef cloning, Mui “pubhels Beeps and ‘disposes of wares ? tnen pach petrolman wii please to Oi) up ibe lone bew™, wad a rlore o' Sunday Sle wy tuevestor, who wil! xend thea to tl undersigned tor prowc ton ‘The Board of Commisaiooere of Palloe, 23, TRES, ordered the Guliaion and publication of tue laws and ordinances “Tespecting the onmarvsnce oO: tue Sabduth Aud dirreted the Sup“rinwenaent to 1s8ne a4 order lstra: Ig the captains of priiee to enforce them, and {0 report on Monday of every week all violations thereof; the Su- perintendent being farther oirested tw “report w tho Dis- trict Aulorney the ramos of the persone vivolatiag thew, fo that they mey be prosecuted In pursuanee of law.” Ou the ¥80 day Of December the Police Comaisstouers are sutedjro have issued new aud more stringent orders to the same eifier. The annusl reportof the General Superintendent of the Metropoitan Portce, ated Angus 1, 1858, show that vo less. thas ea thousand nine buadred ana two (18,402) complauis for the violation of tue Sunday r inws Dad been lodged in the Diwirict Atsornsy’s during the year, im pursuance of tne foregoing or- er and instructionr, and the number of complaints Blscs swells the aygregate to twenty.six tbousand. Ic sppears that forty-five couvictious were oad fur yiolaious of the Sunday Liquor law a year or more since, aud anes imposed; but toat ip every instaoce the executions were returned by the Sheriff angatistied—a0 property beins found on which to levy, HE SUNDAY CAR CASE IN PHILADELPALIA. "MENT BEYORKE 1 SUPREME COU Jonriroom ju Philudeipain waa crowded on friday morning by persone who were waxious to bear the argoment ip the csge of the driver of the car on the een and Contes Railway line, who was arrested on Sap. Afternoon on the charge of a breach of the posce in FuDning & cor on thut day, and was now up on Labsas corpus. inion were represented in the assom- a the provecdipga were listened to with the close: ‘on. A WITNESS WHOM THR CARS DID NOT DISTURB, The following testimoay was teken:— Jerse W. Newport aflicmed—I wag at the meoting 4tb and Green ou Sunday evening; my wife was with me: Ia’ iended service; I went there in the cars; was not disturb ed by the cars, though | heara every cor; T sat pretty etl up; ike vorcer of the speakurs were rather feevle, though L beard ther clearty, No cross examination, N. eno, and of conrse wore bis hat while giv- hie tesumovy. Ag he retired he said ratber eter aly Je & request not to be called tn this case; I did not er, ond I wont thet uncerst. MM. PORTER'S ARGUMENT. » Bon, William A. Portier thon opexed tho argamer for the prosecution. He began by eaying, that ibis p ereding Was very sizople in ite form.” Tas deféndant w! jegod that he bad been @rrested and imprisoned wivnous Cave, BE GEked to be ciscuarged, If be has violavxd no tow be ovgot to be discharged: and thie brings up a ques hop wi ce, Becoud in importance %) HOLL cha) Url B1HC8 KB Orgabizaiou. It involves Chrutian Saboaty. Shall we bave a hor sballwe not? Up to the present timo tala day hing been goarced dy the highest suncuone of penal jaw. very contract made on Suuday i void. A deed, bond, sete, Juiginent, a promlre to pay or do any cding bearipg date on wet day, ure all worthless. All worldly employ Mente have beet forbidden, nnd men hays hereto fore met together to worship God’, secure from interrup Non and cisturbence. The jaw of the Sabpata Was ta f Sion Oeep im the bears ot our peopie. Loaing back w the ment of tue counwy, we shall suo tas Could rot bave been otherwise. Tho Puritan, the Hu- grenot, the Scotchman, the Iriebraan, the Gorman, tho Swede, cnine bere es a committee of good men of the whole world, to fond, not a Heatbex nor @ Manommedan, bur a Chrisuan government. Oome whence they wight, they Biveglt with them two principle ay etabie as tne pillars of heaven, Viret.—That tiers can be uo re ligt without the aobeth, Seonadly—That out relipion there con be no free government. (fo0 apoaker bere raved Lhene prinoipies by a the modern nations of Lorope.) For avarly t there doctrines have ben owl on hy the g Fennesivanta, snd our penple bave veoeesion of kitir nat years to permit veto be visited with patent Wwila mabing mnkipg’ for UB a ne’ Mut tae poor man to fornen bun with tbs otis of this new 1p God uy thetr honeee ar cen, All ie DOW phitauthropy snd rympetey for the poor wen. Nothivg, indeed, is veld of the man’s G76 , Ch come of us BuapoCt We has not Been wltogetder’ overiorked Ju this ted soteme of eharity. “Thy pov drsrey the man’s se ae wion of b @ ronda of bit Wont injury or Ty bits Ww chu hana law Tt baa bes ches, ar they bent ould neg WV do nos pr rs uy 0 if of ue very kw om ep away sbe other hall, », lawiul, morat, ome rhb to this, and we mean to keep It, Wheo tha wise KDE Droyored 10 Mivide the onild, the feigned mother a« Septed with readiness, Sr the bears af the rea’ morder it carricd Dorror aud dismay. We wat no sun drviion oF the abject of our affections, J mean to pat the iamaod im far Digher ground than tog eM vote whieh mags tloe from We breach of toe Sabbath Before gorog to tous, me way a word of there effecia. If yuu permit shea DiCB to exorcise their vocation oa Sasdey nod make GO ney, Low ara yon to stop tha merabant vo Matkst oF Ohoste vt stress when he opens Dre ntore? If saewe comparing can do this thing, right refore hia ayes, with the sanction of law, what evewer can yon give him? 49 of the black. smith, the fouatryman, the Waredousim@aa, be subi epinver, the butcher ag? the tavers Boece, Too BeXt Uhibg Wil ba aoorarta, operas nassrew, baila, a, Gand Orgunn, halon saoepaians horse raged, and PewRY AYLI ance of fashion and digestion; Putiadelphia couve’ ted iuto Farie, Can thie bo possible nnder che atatats of Ponnay |v: Din? T proceed t2 examme the very toundations of this jaw. The Evgtish statute of 29 Cherie I is yreatiy inferior to it Thatetatute only prevents inen from exersiaing their own pocnitar callings, Rod containn axcaptions watch oor does not The bret Pennstyvanta statute was that of 1708, It wee in advance of all the legisiation on this 6a. ject, apd makes us feel as prond of eur Commonweal as ‘wo do of Our Rtatuter OD Blaeery and the degree of wurder, A few days before ite pasewge an act bad heen pasaed ro- cognizing the existence of simigbte God, of nis Son our Saviour, and of ube Holy Spirit, and contatuing a vast deal of sound theology, (eee the act was read from lat Rmith’s laws, pege 2) After secing thie, we fuel no eur. prige ut the porsecology of the Sabbath Inw of 1705. It refers iu pointed terms to the exacsple of the primitive Coristinns, wud to the abeotute-nrcapatty of the day a a day of rest. Toe follow te directory ‘aad pevsl provi- slope (Which were bere vead aod commented on) Unser tois law our good prop!y veut on for sometning more asa eighty pears (Jor Lacy thin paaseuger railroad pbilkeoony Of giving poor men reap sir had no! yetsprang ap). Toe ext uct was that of 1786 (whieh was here commentad npon). Sow, [beg you to mark the cause avd woe form of tbe nextobange., The French revolution set in adouy three yeure wfierwarda, end raged with more or lees vio jenee vp to Novenber, 1793, On the 10th of that mouth the Goddess of Reasop was crowned ano worshipped, aud ubout the ame tims the Beventh Gay war aboished, end the temh day vas aub- Pitued 96 & festivel, News of these avenue reushad here, proved'y, wo Jawusry, 1794. The Legwiswure was {D eerRiod abd With SOilgance whica abows what they thought of the great interest thue pas in paril, they origi bated and perfrctwd tha act of 224 doril, 1794, For she tixty-five yews which have eince elapsed it Ous wisnatood all she awacks of infidelity, Snatl it be preserved for our children, or shall it be this dey cut up by the roota? foe doctrine on the other sice i#, that if these cara ran tbe Griver can cniy ne foad. Chat is, the car will mace twenty dollars, the fue will be four dollars, and the Oom- pany will pocket sixwen—a very fair amouat of Khe poor man’s wovey truly. Now, whats apectacie is thin? Bere 8 a corpursuon ceriving mx very exipieace from the power which formed thie Sadhath law, and ackuo wiedging that power ae ite creator, acd yet inaiating baat it may trampie under foot thet eanved law, pay foar doliara, aad stand free of all Dame. Why, wir, thu doswine was biown vp by Lord Holt, before the great grand’athar of the oldest moan i this honse was bora, for he be«l (Cartnew’s Reports, page 252) that the mere imposition of toe fac was of itvelt, by neoersity, @ prohibition of the sc. Tae ground wetakeis this: Tos ruvatog of toate cars on Sundey ig @ violation of the act of 1794, aude breach of the peace. Whature the facts in regara td thi# defeviuat’s arrest? ‘Ho was driving a carat the time, It was ful! of passen revs. One is found to have been intoxicated. Another cheered A crowd followed on thesidewalk. After the srrest followed a scene so horriyie that [can bardly cha- acterize it. Those inside of tne car sang the “Onristian Doxology’’ to the-tune of “O'd Aundred.”” Yea, in Phila velpbia, within hearing of & Chriatiad congregation, on ‘what ought to bere been @ veacefo! 3anbath mrormng, the inmates of this car, oy wey of derision, aad to show their contempt of all !aw, Duman and divine, toxk upon weir dips in @ song the secred names cf the Savivur and toe Holy Ghost. Was thia.a breacn of the peace of tno Sab. bath day? Coupee! adverted ia coociosion > the follow ing cases, and discussed them at leagth:—Micone!l vs. Smitb,7 Binney, 210, Upiegraph ve Commonwesith, 1i S. und R., 204.” ‘Commonwealth ve. Dupuy, 0 P. L. Jour pal, 223. Commonwealth ye Tiemann, L Poilada. Rep , 167. 2 Smith’s Lawe, 24, Statates at large, 383. Brad ford’s Lawe of Perna. , 34. Commonwealth ve. Johnston, 10 Harrin, 102, SPRECH OF DAVID WEBSTER, ESQ. Mr. Werstrx followed Mr. Porter, and satd that he pro poked to aigcues the case in 148 legal aspects only, and he eee not cerored to follow his learned friend upou the other side iy the wide rango he had taken in his argu ment. It would not profit tie cause of religion to trace ont the foundation of the Sabbah; there sre very diverts fed views upon the eobject, and every man mort decide for binpseif. Alt this bag nothing to co with tae qaretion before the Court, and the epeaker appeaiod with much confidence to the judge not to saffer bimeelf to be swayed by the sectanan views which had been urged in support of the views of parties who would euceavor © eniurce their op nions by means of tho law. Christians differ es to the tnetitution of the Sabbath, nud they even differ as tothe day of the week whic should be observed ag the Saboath. Coortantina, then ont re- cenily couverted to Christianity, estabiisned the Caristien Sabbath, which be did not term the Lord’a dey, vut which be pave the heathenish name of the Day of tha San. Bui ail this is foregn to the question now before tha Court. Mr. Webster had @ sincere respect for the re- Hgious opipious of osbers, bat be did not wish to sre a sectarian nopect given to apurely legal question. Hethen reviewed ‘5e history of the case, sad said that the simple nestion was: Ie the act charged cognizabis before tae ‘ourt OL Quaster Sessions? . Is the offence charged such @ oe, 28 under the act of 1794, 2 breach of the perce? The Msyor bos asenmed that the mere running of » railway Car upon Suoday bs @ breach Of the peace. aad upoa boar aerumption & mBD engaged in a lawru! calling was arrested while pursuing 1p quiet. and orcerly manaer, and beid (o abewer on tbe charge of @ breach of the peace, wr Wooster reaa-the act of Miv4, and coutended that it fixed & specific pepuity for m epecitied offence, and that the Oriver 0} tbe car contd not be beld puvismadie uader tha: act for aby otuer offence. The acé strioily defices tne ollence, und leye Gown ine penalty expucitly, and the law sbowid nor be suetcbed to accompiwh any special pur pose. In the ease of Barr, a tavern keeper, wn0 wae ar. Tesied under the wc of 1794, upyn ube charge of keeping a ‘ipyling bouae, beosose be sold liquor upea & sunday, Jusge Wecdward derided thet the act of 1794 tixed she offence and the penalty, end that a man cou:d not be bel ‘or an LilevCe uncer tae law wO.ch i@ not amed to it; ib otner words, that toe offence could not be takea frow ore jaw and tbe penaity from acovher. Tha act of 18(6 specially provides that an off could not be tried at common law when there was an enact went which fixed a specifis peualty for the offence bir, Webster contended vat if Sanday travel is ao evil, aD enlightened public eentiment will correct it. li is & public queston, and let us diacusm it me pusiic man Der, 1D tOWL Meetings Zod throveh the press; but do oul strain the law to accomplinn a special purpose fas ques hon of whether @ mere breach of tce law was & oroacD 0! the peace, was very fully considered by Mr, Webster, who argued first, thet travel wus gpectally lawfo! upou Supcay, ed thet all who chuoge bed the rignt to rida ia a cur Upom tat Gay; second, that the driver of the car, i! pertorming that duty ins qaiet and orderly mauoer, va: smenadie only to the law which inflicts a floe for working upon Sonday, aod not for # copstractive breach of bar peace, ‘Travel 18 lawfal, and the noise ieideat to to a ve bicle parsing aiong cannot caun3t be construed into dix orcer, Mr, Webster read 2 number of autboriien to prove (hut & nere breach of the Suuday jaw is not # breach of tue peace, and De aseerted that no case to the contrary 1 On record in England, Scosiand, or the Uoited Stas He wro contended that under the act of 1794 the arrest of ihe driver was tlegal.ae bis offence was at tue most but. working upon Sunday. Tt there was noe and contusion the driver Was not responaisie for it, abd he could only be held responsiple for the offence wnich be had himseit oomruitted, without any regarg to the clrcumetauees waich were bot within his control’ Mr. W. conteaded shat the of noise and confusion bad been greatly exag kerated in this cae, and be expressed ths opiwidu shot the rusmng of soe cara under the the compeny would not anvoy any any of the congregation slong the route. Ta 153% Sir Audrew Agnew, a dietinguished member of toe Britian Parlement trom Scovsnd, introduced # dill in the slaase of Commons, which be renewed mn 1837, toprrouibit, among olber things, the raon'ng of Sonday traims oa railways; but on the dew’ of Witham IV,, ia that year, aad the Cousequent aissolution of Purliainent, tae bill fell. Su Andrew became a candicate for re election, bes failed to obtain bis scat, He, however, organized & Sab datariao movement staung the secturivns of Scouiand, and by dior of public mectinge, memoria g, speconer, pudlicasions, apo Gil the var" mscbipery which belps to make veraporary public opinion, be successes, in Novembsr, 1846, tu ia Gucing tbe raliwaye in Scotland to ceeist from carryiax paugengers On Susdsy, une to carry the mailsoaly ou tua: y. The tails had vever ceased ta be regularly wens ted op that day. But thus victory waa @ nore compio Ned betwfea the clas represeaved by Sir Aa Hew OW ihe ObY 810@, and the direewrn of Lae raii- mihe ober. Parliament had vot inter hidtory regulation against te carrying of paerenvers On Sunday, adopted by the companies thum bol¥ ce, Wie Sound to De BUC @ hAFuehIp upon Lis people, Avo £O repvgvans to their fealinge and coavisions, that reactionary seuliment Lomediately abowed itself.’ Ov AM Vebruwry, Lhav, the subject waa brought before Parlisgoent, ano the govermmeut asked to bring in 4 Ui to compe! rautway companive vo carry paasengers oa Sun « ‘On the 30 of April, in that year, w bul was inwo coved im the Commons to necure tw tue public a limited end reagopable use of raliways ou that cay. It fatied at the time to become & law, by # vote of 151 to 122; bat iv Was subsequently aga:n brought jorward, & law; £0 ‘hat, af the Jaw now sags in Tord companies Bie C6 ra wedi Sunéay uae, Ip order to asco When en attempt wis mia « it wae brousht vefoys iv Cox on Sabbath Laws, Hucuurg etiion, 1883, and piemut, (Mr Webster referree, i the coauection, to Fu her cu the Sabbah, page 219.) This logisiation is in hurmcuy with previour bug ish siatates, for by reference » Clutty 'e Collection, vot. », 208, it will be foand toss be siesw of 1 and 4 Will. IV,, 986 87, licevsed hackney | Coches were authorized to etand and ply tor hire and wo arty sine on the Lora’s cay, aud it wax ebacted that all Oprietlars and drivers ehouid © be liable and pe 1 do the hike work on the Lord’s day ag on any Fcmy of the week.” And by other stavates, passed in We relgp of Ue present Queen of England, Itt, Whe cae of Ih Certarn Lours on Saad 1 dhe public’ 6 of the Peac forniza ‘care for Se ihe #orkiag people. ») sone of tae trains, 45 & navjvct of com By pvatuwot Band 4 of Wil, LV © autborized to order the route of wackes aud cattle Caring the hours of divine yor vice oa Sundays; und by Li mpd 12 Will. dd, watermen may ply op the Thamec between Vanxball and Lmeboave, Oar ect Of 1794 also comming wo exception iu tuvor of fore riers. Now, these precedents im Kagland are impurians, tho wing hab the referred vo are exceptions to tao tof 29, Charles 2d (putsed 1675), trom which our wot ot Libd ib taken, created from time w tiene ws the ne Of the psopk © CUAL god CaDGiiCn Of affsire demane- and 69, Dob let provent peaseun ions preeccus of the peace Vor thus ever was dreame bub to save tae peauity ehed Dy she viaente oF i wr ° 20 for pureuug wa Ord calling on Uy Naor 48 Day Ose their exception 4 pertormed vo Was pase uot ve tor “ayen bonest mirth ry, leaping, vau c a the Sao vata, ian's Justice, 100, aod Uhier Jam Janes t tice Lew:e” Coenie ~ One Commonwaalta ve. on rho top, 2 Am, ww Reg, j_ White ae tase a 1863 can workivg men of Landon pedtioned Parhamant t ou toorise the Orystut Palace to he opened on Saodays, avo the prayer of their petition, { believe, war granted; out ofthat 1 am not certain. By a ntetnte of I, Charles un- Jweful exer cleew of paktimes are probinited under a poo ality of 3s. 4d. Buatthe elementary writers on the inwe of Bugiand lay down that ‘tore mtutute does nut pro: bibtt, vut ranber impuiediy aliows, inovoen! recreation or winneemant, even on the Lord’s day, after divioe paryias fw over”? Black's vol. 43., 64. It ts clear, iherefure, dosh on principle and ou chark¥, Bot only frou the cote which pronipit worldly employment, bat from those which permit 1¢, thas Las pepalty incurred by & Volation of the statute iw tuch as that xttute may orduto, gad my bever Lee Weated aa crimjags Clea e, Cogmizavic in the Seseions. aii te statutes punisa che offence by & mere tue, on @aummary conviction vefore a Justice. And ir capot be coubted inst hut patsenger railwsye been known ond used iv 1704, aud Dw) they Neon 86 necessary shen #8 DOW, ibeir runnipg on Suadsys would have boon exprers'y sanctioned by the Legisiacure, in Loe rane Way bs they authorized ferries te be used, and any ower work of nevetsity or charity to be performed. It 18 woil kaown thot Chief Justice Lows and the present Adorney Geucral uf the United States concurred in te optuion that travel: hing on Supday wae pot a worldly employraent or basi- tess with she meaning of our act of 2794. In fact, the pont 18 expreaiy decided in Joues vs Hughes, 6 8. aud R, 299, and resfirmed in Commonwealth v Jounson, 10 Harrie, although ia thos canes it was beid tbat the traospor avon of merchand 86 ©) passengers, 48 busin va, wos & violation of the act of Ved. In Morray vs ime Commonwealth, 12 darris, 270, this Conri may be ssid to have qualified shew previoce derielons; for ya that cess they beld that the Scpaytaiil Capal Company were bound to keep their lock gaieg open ov Suptky, sud the lock keepers employed to abieud them Fe DOt eoi@ LO Lhe fue imposed by the act of 1764, and Coiel Jusuce Lowry suye ta bis opinion, that it hus never been copridered that the occupation of gakeepers on eublic Digbways and bridges im iociuded ja the Sanday Vr, Webster said is concintion that be oid not di +igd going into any argument upoa the geverai Sunday quetiion. It is, boweves, the qavation of the day, aud it wp agisaiiDg the people of New York as well ag of our own oxy. Beaid vot desire to inverfora with the Sabbath; bat ere Was 4 diiterence Of OpDion 4B to wHEtvEr the day sould be spect in penitential gloom of in praiemg Al- mighty Goa while enjoy ivg ravional recreation. MR WKST's SPRBOU Mr. Biner eaid—The public avenues in front of churches re LOL BUppoRed 10 DE Cidsed aRwingL the passage of Buy vebicles on the Sabbath Tue compléinania uk that coe pabhe avenues of the city shail be closed oa Sanday. Tost the idea of wheels of & cur runing ov @ flat piece of roa, uxd the car demg without bells disturbing the congress. tien id & Burch Bitumse Over slaty fees from the parle beghway, w aosurd. Thai there must have been aa tuten Non io heve committed a preach of the peace before the def+ndant cau 0¢ conviewd of tue charge. Toere i¢ « mi- nority of well meaning people in the community wno con- sider that the Sabbath sbuuid ve kept qict, grave, solemn 48 a grave yard al midnight; that the faling of « cape or the tapping of a hammer oa & window of a curcb distaros Sew rest, Gerides those wbo wish Sunday 1 be soloma, shere are others who hike to go oat to the Belde and woods and breathe God's free air, aod fad a sermon in every tree, im every flower, Now, snewe two classes diller 1a Ubat: whe drat wish to force their Opimioas oa owners, white tne second class do nos, Tue only way thene two chusses can get along ie by agrommy W Jet each other evjoy their own opinions in periect freedom. According to my lesrned friend (Mr. Porter) ai) the coutiaent of Europe i# condemned because they have no Sunday law such ws the ope quoted. Now, what difference ig there between care passing along and the carriages which wheel oor solemn Supcay keeping people to church? Wrat dif. terepce 16 there between a whee! with » flange and one whpouty My leurned friend will ullow the people to walk, but when we ask shai they not ute four whevis, be tsys No. ur Porter—I said notbing of the kind. Isaid let them go 10 Buch & Manner #8 NOt to interfere with tne liberty oF ushers. Mr. Hiret—That is tosay, sbout five thousand people ebali go ip carriuges, whilsthe rest of the community ‘tunt walk or stay at bome, There are several cases tu ®hich the Supreme Court bas heid that ths remedy for aa offence like ibis was by the law of 1794; one case was sbut of @ Seventh Day Bapties; another case was that of Mr, Omit of Garrisburg; anotoer was the Pitsburg Om nibns case, which tg identical with that now oefore the Court; snowner Case Was Liat OI & lock kesper on the Schuyi kiicapal Tbe speaker then went on to argue that tho present sui) wae usteriy mistukeu. His leernea friend bad Miso England ap eacepsion ; be nas true reiigioa, Now, [ pave gent for the London Jimes of tbe ley instant, aod have copied from it some advertisements, Mr. Hirsy here read severat sdvervimements of railway and steam. boat excurgious on Sunday from Lonayn to places iu toe vicinity, and pirocesced to Rhow the legality of suck ex curssiops, =Mr, Hirst read followiuglacvertwemenis, showing Sunday travel in Engiand:— Cheap Swnday Excuastous. by the South Rastern Railroad, to Kamagste, Margate. &c, ath 35 0 MM. fovth Wertern haliway.—Bunday Axcursion traios run every Sunday trom Waterloo ridge and Vauxhall stations at ‘‘gpeomn’ and Leatberhead, and by Omntbus to Boxhili and Dorhi.g.-—Traing run daily. Hrignton —hapress ‘treing leave London Bridge i 2PM. Gren Weatern isallway.—-Cheap sxoureions to. sireod, Gloucester and ondunday, July 8, from Padding m, Bt 74D A. Margats abd Bask —-Sunday Morning at 8 o’slosk~ Leaves London Bridge Wharf; returne at 335, The speaker at tbis point cited reveral cases from a vast pile of aw books, aut commented upoa them forcibly aud wi great length. He seid:—Let this defendant be vism'ys- eG, 00 lam pure, with the arrangements made by tho compaby, ke cars will Dot disturb those who are not ssivep of the cougregawoze of the city. Is 15 not fair to the people of Philadelpnia to suy that they canant be trusted with there conveyances, when I abow (nat, in other countries, the peopie are. S.eamboate run, ad there is po breach of the peace. Way attempt to strain & puint bere? Is the rupving of a carriage @ brewh of tae peace? Is it @ breach of the peace for the barbyr tu work on suncuy, or the drug store w ba kept open? Lotus 6 this attempt to enforce our opinion agalast ohare oy aw. Let us ceare thiselbowing i the paths of bie, Let vg be tolerant, and more to than we would be uuder the act which Mr Porsar so much lauded, and whic, white tt opewke of “freedom of covecience,” denied 1s to tha Jews, *bo were outeide of ite provisions. In concluding nis able effort, Hr. Hirst epoke with much fecitug. Ho said bat if une care were wowed W run, withia Ubiriy days Were would be no fines imposed, for the ‘“mformers? would be wanting Public opinion iw against that miserable cists of the com | nity. Iwill vottake the word “poor peopin” from my ivarned friend, We arc asked why they are not rid. den tree, The tollag masses wig come from we work shops, end ibe rewing wowen trom their families, to casch & breath Of Goa’s free sir on Bis day, oulside of neated avenuer, walled m by Dvicke sad mortar, are nos paupers, and they cou’t wanttoride free. Lbey may not havo the money to pstronizs the livery stables, nor the strength to walk t where they can recreate In peace. fu} cojoymment, bot (bey cao afford their naif oime and fev) Ulermselves rerompensed by the attentions of tbe wopeny to ther ppyeival neceseities, The public parku were not mace vo be used only by the rich who can drize vy their carriages, and polivemen ought to know £0. vey are Dot mikeovErie® Of the Gospel; their stars are a» Oiflerent fom the wtar of Bethleuem as are ther revoi vers, of which they #y often make ao unfortunate aad waiure, fbe speaker hoped tow a spirit of gonerous ‘ovaron would prevul, for tanstics! attempts do m han aoytning wise wo tare tae caase of religion. {t oi vy Warfare against humanity, and sbould some of over zealous devotees geek to make Such @ surife they will prejudice their cagee and do harm only. He knew tua: vis Honor wouls decite by the law as it is written, acu “bat wae all that wes cerired. REMARKS OF ¥. 1. OLMSTRAD, At the conclusion of Mr. Utret’s rpeech, Mr. Olmetoad d tha: be would sddress the Court but briefly, a» hero was but verg littie usw Jeft before tbe adjourament of she court, He followed im the same vein of argumeut as Mr. Porter, Av be conclusion of the remarks of Mr. O., which were necereariiy brief, the court avjourned. the decision of the Court was reserved MEELING IN PLILADELPHIA AGAINST THK RUNNING OF THE uss On SUNDAY. 0 adjourned mevting of citizoua Oppossd to paasonger rallway Care running Ov Sunday, waa Ded et Sprmg Gar- aep Ball, The room was tilled with about fice nunore? versoue, but it wes soon evident, after the organisation, ‘het « considerable wumber profent were oppussd to ube objects Of the maretiog. A man standiog on the ontwide Neteibuted copier of the following circular to all who would reovive it, previous to going up xtairs:— WIY SHOULD NOT THOR CARS ROX ON THE SABBATH? READ! WHAT says Justs CHiist|—ihe saobata was made ior sub. and wt men tor the subbath.— Mark i, 27. * wat SavseT Pavit pe man eveemeth one day above w noiber ¢steemeth every day ante Letevery man be (ay persuaded m bix wen tind —Romana, xiv 8. WHAT SAYS YAnviN LUTE Y—if any where ths day ia made ooly Jor the Were day’ aeke—if Anywhere sny Ong seta OD us CtervEDTe upOU & Jéwiad loundaiion-—then T order you to #ork on it, to ride ou it, to dabce on it, to do wo7iblag nal altel ‘epreve ibis encrouebiisvton the Gbrlativa spicit aad liber- y= Quated in Coleridge's Table Totk, vol, May 19, 84. Witat says Jou Caivint—shon vanteh ail tbe dreams of fale prophews, who: in pant spew have inteeted the peopl with » Jewiah potion, ailirining that wothiag out the ceremonial par. ©: ‘bis comm sxdavent~ whieb, wes 26 ug to Wem 13 Lae apaviut- Bens of We SeveDIh dxy—nas veer Bbrogatad, but that te vrs] pas Utii—that ia, be odaecvaues of one day in seven — +N remmatna—Intit. Lib 2.6 8 Wiiat Says Jumx MiLTOs!—"No commandment oa thie 20 Jeet ithe Sunday sy stb), nor avy retnon for such inwtst- ou, ta found to all scripture,’ —Chrutiun Doo b,c. tit, 7. WilAT Sa¥s UNYaNt ~""Thia contion i eseclusion would I give to put & sup to this Jewleb earemony, to wit, thet & voventh day fabbach pureued ncourding to ita wapoaition by In (id 1 hy hat is in lopu ed OF tae aposties) leads Ww blood AoA stoning to dontl \woee thay do bus gather evicks Sheresn acting ich no Way becuMes We woupel”’—Ques tion Vy on the suldeiti Wiar savs ravert—"St Paul evidently appears to have cop ewered the Sabvath aoa part wih vitgel, aud oot onilgalery Unou ¢h ietiann = Moral Phil, b, 0.6 7. ‘Toe Jowah Chriatian ‘tudeed Witat Saxe MACKS ‘hickew ove coy more holy than anowber, the new mous for ehumpie And (wobelbe; Dut the Venilie Unrisuan, fot ba, orpard, ( ay nite hoy, becsuse the law of On the F, s Lot the lay of Uneui’s King ities, Fuay says Janey Tavror!—The Lande Day did not noe of ibe webhato bus ‘he Napbeth wae y abrog: and the Loru’s Day wos merely of eocle- hast — Duct, Dub bs ces i 1 EAYS #8, Gtui.t—Fho saw of observing the Seventh y br cwbbath fe hot of & TuarAl Rature.—Lody wy Liv, re Wiiat save annnen !—The Apostles of Chri i Ie StF uckOes about keeping bebbath.— 3b Ser 6 Wat says Neanper ! omy ® buméin orcinen: Wor says Waateney '=It (he or nt Kabbath Ree In Porce, then toe ‘vaniow Of tia Spat omy of te wustead of the’ Havenin, hecomes Bf UbWarraninb!e presumpilon.—Ksuy on the Sal hath, The meating organized with Mr. Sbillingtord in the cbair. Prayer wan then oflered by te Rav, Dr. Bomberger. cae Premdent raid exch soexker mur¢ contig hime! to tive OIMULeS, ALA HOF APerk more thea LwICE OO AUY ONE quios- steed mtb ote rolative to the won, The report of tho committee of” fitesn was caso foad. Te conpimed of & lung report, appouded to whica Were PLYENTEED PesO.HUODS, WHION asrerurd tual Loe Sav baih wake Cornelian ioaiteuen, and bas ube sible eas a gortot the common jaw of toe lind, aad that Carisien Sourcher Fond Sermand of tha anuhorisine tion w thelr retyious #orship which wes puarsa’ t soem oy the 4. Toe foto ving bore direcity uyoa tur queviiny of Sunosy trave 1 Kenolved. Thus the abrorauen of iia law (of 1794) would STL yae WHRIg oMaea dl, aud WOuld bok daravy Wo Wie ny 8 disestrous infin toon uooa the 00 grevioue departure from ‘our torefails-rs, retence of running the care sa dnoday, poopie te [re fa tactand false 100 tbe necessity of boib msa acd yeast Tigtt to yepogs and reereatina is Me fur whoee alleged recreation taey = are gelatin sepnees te he comkae oe unday, becduse tu Our judgment it will oreste a demand | ‘F the mavu‘acture wud sule of lotoxicatag ea beverage, and thus the floodgstos of fotempe anes thrown wider oven, and the eartbly hops of muli- Sudesot ctherwive happy families bi bliste for ever sasneres. ‘Abut we regard the runsivg of o4ra On Sunday ae gf out & strong Wecuptation to te laborigg clases b> ander ® lar; f . * hy jm their bard earuinga, Shia xed Hedy jed in supplying the ions] twoility to the disor-erly portion of our ya unity ld wee other: ‘ian disturb the peace und ‘good Order whisk tow mae pre- vi les among them. Resolved, That the of the clty be re- nee ed to preach on the rubject of ‘Sabt aS Cariienl conve: tence 7% OF 20 Babbath rad The resolutions were scarcely read when an excit! dircussion took piace, maoy caliog out © queacioa,? “pup then: to the vote,” &., when .tr Peck offred a series of Tevolutione providing wat w City Coaveation oe calied by thore opposed to Sunday travelliog in the curs, w con- sider upon the beet course tO parrus, aad that tae meet- IDE appoint nive delegates to the Conv-nton. The Rev. Mr. ADAIn Roped the report aud reso'utions «f the committee cf ofven would bv modified, ne they wer) 09 long, and provored no action. He favored tne aiop- Mon of Mr. Feck’s regolutious, ae they were bret, more definite, and proposed to do sumething. Mr GoRDON bac prepared a revolution which woald ef- fect wore thun apything else that pad osen off-red = se. solution provided for the orgauiziou of associations ta each ward, und a Central Oty Uoion, to take action gaat the cars ruoniwg oo Sunday. He moved their adoption, Alter a discussion. ia the course of which the greatost divorder prevailed, stamping sud shouting, and hieslag. end clapping of hands, the substitute of Mr. Gordon was put lo vote, and adopted by a large mujority, : Mr. Peck’s resoluson, sppoiutiog yoveo delegates, wae also adopted, when the meeting adjourned. TELEGRAPHIC. THE DECISION OF THE SUPREME COURT. Purapgiraia, July 23, 1859. In the Supreme Court this afternoon, » decison wae given on the habeas corpus case copnected wiih the Sunday travel question, Tbe Court surtaing the action of tae Mayor in stopping tho Sanday psssonger railroad oars. Our Phitaduiphia Correspondence, Pmaverraia, Jaly 16, 1259. The Air Trips—An Altempt to Oross the Atlantic. In consequence of the challeoge of Mr. La Moun ata to ‘Mr. Wise, to join with him in a test of thoir ssentifl; mar- its as managers of aerial ships, by starting at San Fraccie~ co and going to the Atlantic seaboard, Hon Tasddeus Stevens has tendered to Mr, Wise ail she pecuniary aid tbat he may require to butid and equip a baiiooa to oruse: the Atlantic, upon conditions that he will psy no aveaitvo to Mr. Le Mountatn, bat starton nisowe hook, aud Lit Mr. La Mountain foliow if he bas pluckenoagh. Mr Wise, 1 understand, has accepted the assutsnve, an? will pro- ceed as once to make nevessary arruncements for the vo ‘ego, and will, it is said, start some time mn September, ant will probably take a recoonvisanse of tha peilig-rent par- ties in Enrope, and bring to us some of the wondertal feats. of Napoleon on the batte fleid. We are thus to have a lively aod Interesting time amongst these'air travellers. Wili Mr La Mouptaia joi im the race? That is the question no Tots 18 Lot the: firet of Hon. Thad. Stevens’ bs!looning; he t# aa out haud ‘tit; bis former efforts, however, have uli been in tas poutical line. Will not our air naviga‘ors hold a coavea- ‘ion and nominate Toaddeus for the Presitency in 1865?° There may bo danger, however, of Mc. La dountaia’o bolting. and going for svme one that ves on turtner borth Of this terrestrial sphere. EXIELSIO2. Weekly Report of Deaths. In the otty ang county o1 New York, Crow tae 16th uay of July, w the 28d day of July, tas Men, 80; women, 80; boys, 263, girla. 201—Totai, 614 Adults, 160; children, 454, muies, 343; females, 281; colored persons, 9. DIRE Abcoss, lumbar, 1 Fever, intermittent, . % Abcessof brain... «1 Fever, puerperal... 1 Aidumiowrie sod Bright’s Fever, remittent, 2 disease of kidneys. 2 Fever, scariet.. aay 1 Fever, typhoid 2 3 Sever, typbus, ot Asthma, oe 1 Beart, disease of.........10 Bleeaipg from iunpr. 1 Beart, disesse of, valvuisr 1 Bleeding trom womb.... 1 Heat, effects of, > Howels, disense of, 1 Hooping cough. Brain, disease of. 1 Toflammation of biadder. b Bronchitis, 5 Intammation of boweis..18 2 Inflammation of bram., .11 3 loflammavon of tne heart t 4 Joflammation of kioneys., 2 Cancer of womb 2 Indumnmation of tunge,...1i Catarrh, 1 Inflammauon of stomach. 2 Ousualties... 4 Ipflaamation of throat... 1 Cesuaity by fall 2 Inflammacion of toners... 1 Carualty by ratiroad. 1 inflammation of womd. ., 1 Cbovera infactum. 30 Jaunaice 2 Cholera morbus.. 7 Kdaeys, disease 1 Cirrbosis of liver, 1 Liver, dizease of. 2 Uongestion of the brain...16 1 Ooagestion of the lungs... 4 2 Oonsumption.... 38 Muiformation of spin i Convuisiovg, adult, 2 Marusmus, aduit, & Donvulsions, infantile. 4 Marasmus, tnfantil 3s Convulsions, puerperal... 1 Meazi Pry aL 10 Old age. & 2 Paisy, 4 9 Plearisy 2 4 Premature 6 1 Rupzure 1 35 Serofula. 5 uy Softeuing of the brain.... 2 Sore throat, mi ant... 1 $3 forad.cc cee 1 3 Suilborn,.., +e, 49 1% Suicide vy sulphuric acid, 1 3 Suicide bs imudanom,.,. 1 Eptiepsy. 1 Sunstroke, 4 Erysipelas, 1 Teething... & Faity liver 1 Unknown to tue jury a Hever, hecti 1 — ‘Tou. teereeree res Olt Poe aumber of deaths, compared with the correspons- ang weeks of 1967 and 1858, and of leat week, war ae toi. (OR Weelt ending July 26, i857 eee ATL beg duly 24, 1858. - 607 bed July 16, 1R4O. © duly 28, 1860 locrease this woek..,. RECAPITULATION— Drs! Sones, jointe, &s. Suliburo aud promavure virus Generaive orgen: . § Btorauch, bowels Heart and blood vesucis, 17 +83 ace other digestive organw 269 Uncertain reat wad gens: +8 + 5 — raltevera .. and oraptive Ungnewo to ine jury. eeoe 93) Urinary organs... 32 =f which 19 were from violent causes, cas, Under i year. 295 Hi bo 46 youre. 34 + 98 40 to 69 yenre, aL + 47 60 to 60 Foare 40 + 10 86 to 70 yeara +e MG: - 4 70 to 80 years 1a + 4 8010 90 yenra |, 2 24 90 10 100 years 8 i NaTivrnins land, Switzertand Unied States, Unknown Wales. FORLIO CONSTITUTIONS Almebouse, Bik’s Isi’d.... 9 Peut'y Hosp., Bik’ls ts!'d, 3 Ballevoe Hosptial... 0 Rensi's fol., Nare. Hosp’, 1 City Hospital oS. Laxe’s Hospital City prisons, A St. Vincent’s Hospital Colores Home Hospit 1 Ward's ina Sea's Horn’. Isiaud Bospital.... 2 Worknouge, 31 Lunatic Any’m, ilk’ Tal. Nurs, and Ghild’s Hosp’ 6 ‘6 Iaiaud.. & 1. 2. VAN, Oty inspectie. 1. New Yor, daly at thiy seneon of the year 18 BPLOR MLO ‘The public aay re!y wiih condacnee on thd nse of STEIN Ss CORDIAL COUN a0 BICTEAS tp the only rate remedy to prevent or wure dinrrbors aud dy: remery “sheave ty rade bikers sre potonty & mecicine of rperoved efliciency, SUL tbey are mle & ple want wind ny: oeme Hie summer crink 0 family aboul” be» at them. cher fleet a cure ip s few minntes, aud can always be relied upon wn any emergency. Fur aale by 8. STAINF: D, 70 Xeeaan street, lo Reent for the United § and by all denggista, grocers and burs ip tne city. Sa )XCELLLOR FIRE INSUR®N°R COMPRRY, Uilice #0, 6 Hrowd al New Loan, duly 10, 1890, ‘This company haa deol EME AN: peyable on | tay F ROWN WINDROR, HONEY anf OVEYE 80428, A large and full assortment just recived ont tor gale by SUMS. UN & MV ALN, No. 6 Maxlou mae, NX. da UAL DIVIDEND OF SEYEN "ER CENT, r HENRY QUAOK ‘8 BXTH ACT LUW's NOGA, docretary