The New York Herald Newspaper, November 3, 1867, Page 5

RELIGIOUS INTELLIGENCE. THE SYNAGOGUES YESTERDAY. Conercgntion Adas Jeshurun. A large and fashionable .congregation assembled yes ftercay morning at the synagogee of Adas Jeshuran (Jew- Mb), in West Thirty-nioth streot, between Sevonth and Righth avenues, the occasion being the keeping of the Hebrew Mosste, rather Adatnitic, Sabbath, after ‘the usual formulary of the sh system of worsbip— S@eystem which, inspite of the mould of ages, the mysti- a} learning of rabbis aod Talmudists, and the modifying @ffect of new associations, has remained for thirty cep'uries essentially the seme, The edifice, or more properly speaking, the temple—for, in Jewish parlance, all places of worship are in eflect tem- . ples of Solomon—has ben recently erected, is of semi- Gothic and semi-Oriensal style, or perhaps it should be gaid, of ante-Gothic type, and has been neatly deco- vated within, rather upon the modern than upon the ‘ancient model. The organ, an institution of Gotnic en- was present, and sbrieked and thundered as other @rgans—nor was therg a Mora:c cymbal to mingle with Ms beavy breathings—and the pulpit and altar had little to difterentiate them from other pulpits and altars, save that above the head of the officiating priest, ® sort Of handwriting upon the wall appeared in strango let- ters, almost as old as the Deluge, the Hebrew words:— “Addai Yehovah’’ “Know the Lord.” ‘The services began at half-past ten o'clock, the Rev, ‘Dr. D. Einhorn presiding at tho altar and the Rev, Mr. Bterobderger at the organ, which was accompanied in every gust of melody by an appropriate selection of Voices, The musical exercises of the day consisted of Saatitlations of the psalms and othér biblical songs, the Bervices at the altar consisting of an appropriate melange @f biblical material and ceremonial arranged im the form of a Bish i for instance, the Borkbi Israel, the Sehemone Ezra aud the Thora, ail Deing duly connected and tied to; er in a sort of big net y oatooy inal seswlog. pos e text of the day was a@ selection from the fourth ‘Dook of Moses, in which the dispersion of Israel is fore. told in shadow, and formed the basis of a discourse in Germen, pronvunced by the Rev. Dr. Einhor Bome distinctions were drawn between *’2 tenets of the Feformed Jews (self-s'yled) and the conservative cle- ments of the Hebrow theology and worship. Havin; @mpounced the text of bis discourse and the general ‘We:ie of it, viz: the differences of theory between the ed Jews (reformirten). and the conservatives, tl Feverend gentieman proceeded to de-cant thereupon, Dasing. the arrangement of his sermon upon the fed pagal ee oe The Figg held, of ing clorgyman, it a cular form of worship was not at all ‘kel was simply av element upon which the utmost lom of opinion should be tolerated; while the con- @ervatives held that the form of worship preacribed in = Mosaic economy was in itself a sacred element, and tory Ou ull true believers, The reformed did not apy special supernatural presence of Jehovah at ‘the altar, believing that God only revealed bimsrif to ‘man through natural agencies, and that no temple or formulary could be especially inspiration-inducing. ‘These bore tho same reiation to the cons:rvatives in Sewish theology that the ra'ionalists of Germany bore to Lutheranism of the Augustan typs, They were the ‘Wientists and free thinkers of Hebraic sacred, Interature, Asa second ap of difference, tho greater part of the veformed did not look for any special coming of the Mossiah, holding sil types and prophect: Beually interpreted as pertatainy to that expected era, ‘Bs vague foresbadowings of the Progress of humanity in ‘The was, aud not ag having any reference to special individuals, ‘The cohserva ives, on the other hand—to ‘mse thoonty term that exactly expressea the force of She German—<till waited for the bodily and historic eoming of the long-expected Messiah, and expected in Bim a leader in Things material as well as Beneral who should lead them back to victorion: Session of the land viewed by Moses @rom the Mount Pisgah. They (:he conservatives) ‘that the Messiah would be a secular as well asa spiritual , and beileve that the race of Israel woud by him gathered together and reimplanted within the sacred ci:y of Jerusalem, And this reavo ing it to view another point of difference, and per- Baps of antagonism. The reformed did not believe in ny final gathering of the Jewish race, or anv actual, Bistorical reinstatement of the Hebraw economy at its @ocient seat—holdiog all declarations seemingly point- ‘Mma to that end as vague shadows of some transcendental which covld not b2_ distinct; Upon Premises arose, therefore, a point of essential an- fagenisin. We conservaiives held thet, in view of the @oming glory, the Jews throngnout the world ouzht to hold themselves aloof from ‘other humanity; while it ‘was a touct of the reformed that naiversal brotherhood should be cultivated, and that the Jews should not re- fuse to commingie their blood with that of other races, Some reflections upon these several points concluded ‘the sermon. after which the congregation was ‘with the Mosaic benediction. Congregation Shearith Israel. _ ‘Shere are many things which strike a gontile on enter- fag a Jowish synagogue for the first time as peculiar in form of religious observance. One is the separa- fon of the sexes inside the temple; another the cir- vailed in, occupies the centre of the room, furnished at ene ond with a desk, and having scats around th: other ‘hres sides, This is known as-the Taba, At each side ‘and ta front of this platform are seats for the worship- the platform itself being occupied by the officiat- minister (Hazan), the president of the congregation and attendanis. The sea's ip fromt face the same way ‘aa the desk, Jooking towards east to the sanctuary, ‘wherein are deposited the tables of the law, These are ‘Bid from the gaze generally by a curtain or folding doors, ‘Being only aoe during Roby gp nt on service, ‘Thie gencral description, wi appt ia that of Shearith Israe., in teenth street, pear Fifth a of which ‘the Rev. J. J. Lyons is the minister, and J. 8. Abecases Ye 7, bemg the p serery of the congregation, bbath of the old law, was observed hero in the cus- The services, althou:h not diffe ent usual on this day, were most impressive, formed tne day's lesson the srk and Inid on the desk, prendent placed himeelf at the right nand of the minirter, and a member of tne conuregation was called to take ghe jeft—the latter being the post of honor. a thort prayer the president whi-pered to the minister the name of rome person present, who was ‘then called forward, and upon bis stepping upon the platform taken to the desk, and the parchment contaia- fag the law being partially unrolled @ portion of it was to him. This is termed giving ins:ruction in the Sever ns were thus culled upon and taught, after which the scroll was covered up and returned to its ace of deposit with appropriate prayer. the mini<ter Toca standing in 4 of the ark received the eferings of faithful. Having returned to the faba prayer was again recited, and (all the rest of the rervices being read in Hebrew) a prayer in English offered up for the President, Congress and government authorities generally of the United ‘States and the several States. Lymns and psalms were ‘Shen sung, being first intoned by the minister and after- ‘wards takon up by those on tho Taba wito bim, The singing was very fine, one clear, rich tenor voice being ly noticeable, The soprauo snd contralto were sung by dove, the entire coogrega- tion frequently joining in. After furthor prayer the mi voked the Divine biessing upon the con- ai frees, , Which then disversed. Lingh rey om b or House of israel, is one of the handsomest religious edifices in the city, and bas @ numerous and ‘wealthy congregation. The sorvices are conducted ac- ording to the Portuguese Minog, or ritual, the atiend- fence being always large and the worshippers, who be- Jong to the most inteliigent of the Jewish population of this city, most fovodk.” Congregation Shaarl Tepbiin. Yesterday the Jowish Sabbath was observed in the et present, called Sheari Tephila, is, however, tiipugh Mmited in capacity, a handsome and well lighted piace of ‘worship. A gailery extends around three sides, devoted exciusively to the female portion of the congregation. Un- @erneath, on two si the male members sit, The centre tae floor is occu by the pulpit and an oblong in- Glesore where tbe coor end from which the rs pnp teyen ee of the sephor tage gf forenoon, prior to teu o'clock, when about @me half of the congregation bad assembled, the ser. Seastl resend chs Sooner vers apes a Socker under his seat and drew forth bis Hebrew prayer Book, together wiih the telleth or ecarf of white or Right colored silk, striped and fringed’at either end, ‘The telieth is worn over the snouiders, the ends falling doen the sides in front, All keep their hats on, but @trict reverential decorum prevails during the ceremonies, After morning prayers the priest or rabbi, Rev. H. Phillips, took the sepbor from th and chaanting Hebrew hy: Ne Kaddieb,”” 2 the synagogue, The sephor is the vellom with rich amd elaborate mountings, upon which bed, A portion of these are in the ark, which has ng f convex shape, the several sephora are deposit. ed. The openii closing of the ark is conducted When the sephor was opened the Rev, & M. Isaacs ebaunied ma peculiar, rapid monotone various paris appropriate to the dats. In intervals of this reciia- tive the choir of young m direc. tion of Wr. Edward Woolf, sang positions of the Hebraic cast of melody. En Komocho—There ia mone like voto Lhee among the gods, O Lord,’ was ad- toirably rendered. ‘The Hephtorah, a blessing, wes read, and while the gephor was held up the prayer, Ves ry wae chanted. Tho Rev, sir, Phillips, in a deep, mellow voice gang several Hebrew solos of singularly quaint componi- tion ; in fact it needed bat little exertion of the famoy to femagine that just such melodies grected the ears of wor. shippers in the olden temples of Judea. Tho services wore voncluded by # beautiful byma, ‘‘Adonolom—We NEW YORK HERALD, SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 3, 186 adore the Lord of the universe, who reigned before rosting intermatton op many of the observances peculiar everything that is formed was created.” ROME AND THE ROMAY CRURCH. New Yous, Nov, 1, 1867. To rue Eprror ov tae Heraip:— ljook in vain in your columns for any remarks by the students of prophecy upon the present position of Reme. Surely you cannot desire to shut out so large a class of your readers, and reject the testimony of the onty source of light upon the future, It is tae Word of God that can alvne guide us as to what is now approach- ing, and it becomes us reverently and humbly to inquire as to our present position in time, and in relation to events which, sooner or later, al! recognize as in the future, In the second chapter Daniel it is distinctly stated that in the days of those kings, or kingdoms, into which the Roman empire was divided, the God of Heaven would set up His kingdom, Sothat no other form of government can be set up in place of the monarchy be- fore ibe coming of the Son of Goa to take the kingdom. In the seventh chapter of Daniel beheld until the thrones were cast down of the same sabdivided Roman empire, and then the ancisut of days did sit who gives the kingdom to the Sen. In the thirteenth chapter of Revelations the sxme form of Gentile power—the monarchy of the ten crowned borns—is wounded to death by a sword; but here we Jearn that the seven headed beast is healed of his wound, by which the monarchical head of the past one thousand two hundred and sixty years wes wounded to death and a. government symbolized by uncrowned horns and by ktogs who have received no kingdom as yet, but receive power as kings ove hour with the ed, which synchronises with the kingdom of the Son, and of which it is said that ths form of the beast makes war ‘with the Lamb, as in seventeenth chapter of Revelations. This change 13 undoubtedly what is now approaching, even to the apprebension of mere politicians, without reterence to the Word of God at all. The “crowns” of the late Roman empire (south of the Rhine and Danube) are setting themselves in direct opposition to the will of the peopie, and the two parties now stand in opposition to each other under the walls of Rome, The result will be what the Word of God deciares—the crowns will be cast down, ‘The lives of the Emperors of France and Austria and the King Aa 4 alone keep on the whirlwind of revo- Jution which will sweep over the south of Europe when the crowns are cast down. Whocun tell the day when those lives’ may be sacrificed? No one. But we all kpow what would follow such an event; the armies and Peoples would fraternize and we then would have arrived at the beginning of the end, Rome, as a church—a woinan sitting upon the beast with upcrowned horns (Rev. xvii.), deprived of the tempers! power—will then have a time of greater splon- dor than ever hetore. This also the politicians can see bse referring to the Biblo; but it is in that blessed also, All Saints’ Day. On the calends of November, tho fifth day of the moon, eccurs the festival of All Saints, which Pope Boniface IV., on the occasion of the dedication of the temple of the Pantheon, ordered to be celebrated yearly in the eity of Rome in honor of the blessed Virgin, Mother of God, and of the holy martyrs, Pope Gregory, Mkewise the fourth of the name, decreed that this festival, which already was variously celebrated in djf- ferent churches, should forever after be solemnly ob- gs rved on this day by the entire Church in bonor of all the saints, Such is the brief account of Alt Hallows Day given in the Roman Martyrolozy, which, in those collegiate and cathedral churches, celebrating m ita full pomp and splendor, the Nturzy of Rome is solemnly chanted im the canonical bonor of Prime, and these few words tell the history of the feast, Some twenty-five years before the Dirth of Christ, Marcus Agrippa, the friend and counzele lor of Octavius Cassar, raised a noble temple to comme- morate the triumph of Augustus over Antony and Cleopatra, It wasa monument ot the hizhest archiiec- tural skill, worthy of the great age and country which faved it. It was the Pantheon, Sem!-giobalar in form, its strength was such that no pillars were required to suppers its noble roof, Its interior decorations were of the most appropriate character. Deaica‘ed by iis 2 founder to Jupiter the Avenger and to all the Pees, {t contained the statues of the principal pagan deitics, For this reason, according to Pliny, it received its mame, Pantheon (the temple of all the cos}, although Dion believes it was so vamed becanse jis arched roof res:moied the celestialresid-nce of the gods which the Greeke called Penth*on, When Catboli- cism became the religion of the empire, Theodo tus the gather demolished the tempies in the East. His rncle norins, not wishing to destroy the evidences of the magnificence and glory of the Westera empire, yet anx: ious to effect the same object as his ew, had in view closed them up. When ther* was no longer any danger of arecurrence to tdolatry, Pope Boniface IV. cleansed and purified this temple. conse: rating it to the Supreme Being under the invocation of Mary snd of all the martyrs, This fest: a3 institu ed to oo! morate the ‘substitution in this temple of the sacred rites of Christianity for those of paganism. Its celebra- tion was Orst confined to tho city, but gradualy made its way thronghout the entire Church, for it was felt that eo many are the saints of God that the whole year, or even ty Peel in the year, would not afford ‘opportu: to the faithful to thank God for the sarc trlumphs of their brethren. Ia the Eastern urch a fvatival of All Saints had long been celebrated on aSunday after Esster, At the suzgestion of Louis aoutatane bee e) av AM (eae he eae to generally celebrated, a the present day, when Cathoitcity bas spread througtfbut the world, so, that it has already sent to join thore illustrious confe-sors, martyrs, virgios, worthy companions from all pares of the glove. on tiris festival iis children everywhere re- Joice at the victory of those “whore fame has reached to the ends of the earth.” “In fneter r@ enivit sonys corum, All 8 Day. One of the prominent doctrines of the Catholic Church ‘a that which teaches the existence of a middi« state of purgation between the state of trial on earth and that of reward in heaven, ia which the divine will decrecs that such souls aa die stained with venial faults or without’ having satisfied for mortal sin—forgiven as to its eternal guilt—are temporarily punished. What that state is or ‘what its ponishments are, the Church teaches nothing, although there ie among its children a generally re- ceived beliet that the pains of purgatory differ from those of heli only in the fecling of eternal loss of the Deatific vision. Tt holds, however, that souls in purgatory can be released therefrom by the prayers, alms and other good works of the faithful—on a principie analogous to that by wbich an unfortunate confined in prison for debi may be ro- eased by his friends paying his creditors, Hence it is that it strongiy recommends all Catholics to remember constantly in their prayers ‘ihe faithful departed,” and e Dumerous souls constantly Ieaving this earth bave no friends to pray for them, it has ordained that on one day in the year there should be made a solemn commemoration of all the dead, and that the Prayers of the entire Church should be offered up for their eternal repose, The oririn of this solemnity is of comparatively recent date, having been institutued a, D. 903, by Odio, abbot of Ctuni, induced to do so, as kn old legend hath it, by a vision which a hermit residing in an istaad between th Italian coast and Thessatonica saw, This hermit, we Jogend runs, heard the Devil complaining of the number of souls whieh Odilo and bis monks rescued from par. by their prayers, Accordingly the monks of Cluni determined to renew. their exertions, avd estab- lished this annual commemoration of all rouls, It wes apecdily ad pied by the whole Church, being in com- ete accordance with ‘atholic doc rine. Hence on fovember 2. in addition to tho usual office of the Charch—that of the octave of All Saints—a so.emn res quiem office and mara, ars either sald or chanted. Thoso who from curiosity or devotion go into a Catho. ic charch on All Sarats’ Day a’ter the ciore of the even- ing service will observe a marked chance in ity anpear- ance, But a short time before its altar biazed with light, flowers and Incense; sweet music and gorgenus vest- ments were employed to express the joy of the church Militant at the victory whioh the church triumphant has gained over its adversaries, Now the song of the chorister is hushed, a solema etilness jos, those aisles which lately re-echoed the voice of praise, the pil- Jars are draped in mourning, the lights aro extin- gui the flowers the ante-pendi f the dim light of the sanctuary lamp, seems 80 mysterious aod suggestive of ‘the presiince of ly i whieh on the morrow, the Commemoration of All Souls, the white robed Lmenenin ‘will chant the solemo office and juiem. A fe’ irs ago the appearance of the church Indicated her joy and thanksgiving, now it shows her sorrow for thore in anguish, if we take up tho office she directs her ministers to read on this day, not leas striking is the difference between her hymns of ise overtiowing with oxultation and thanksgiving on he feast of All Saints and those mournful, hopeful words which tll of the weakness of that ‘flesh which ts but t breathe of a hope for Christians beyond bly no human composition is sadder, onsolation than the Mtargy of the Chorch in its service forthe dead. Inthe mating, lauds and vespors of its solemn office, in the requiem mars, ite hymos, its | its psalms, the weakness, sinfuiness of man; the overflowing merc) of the Deity. Some of these are not unknown ‘hove of tbe non. allowing for tullemua, with it pt orto thore lessons from Benedictus, not more beautit music than orda, that has not felt that there must be something poetical, subline ce deeply religious in the minds that arranged this oflice In the Old World this day is observed with many in- teresting ceremonies, such as strowing the graves ot de. ceased! reiativea With Sowers aod curious remnant of Catholic customs, ati preserved in England, “the souling,” whatever ibis was in olden days, alsbough bas now degenerated into an excuse oe wopuing. ud manners changed, old cnstoma gone.” The curious, by epeeluing hee and Quories,”’ first series. volume 4; “Howe'n Book,” ‘‘hirande’s antiquities,’ edited by Sir Henry Klis, of the British Maqeum, fad inte- to this day. A Christian Convention in New York. The Young Mon’s Chrictian Association of tpg city issued @ ciroular inviting che Coristian men of the to meet in convention on Wednesday, November 13, in the South Reformed Dutch church (Kev, Dr, Rogers’) corner of Fifth avenue and Twenty-drat eiract. ‘The topics proposod to be discussed are:— 1. The upreached masses in our cities and larger towns, What more effective agoncies can be employed to tead them to Christ? 2 What means more direct than those now in us? cah be employed to reach with the Gospel people ia sparsely settled neighborhoods 3. Lay preaching. Is it desirable, what should be its ebaracter ana bow rendered most productive of good ? 4, How can mission stations and churches in larger towns and cities be best developed into self-sustaining ore Cottage and ast how best ye rick rer meoti Hi we oe tablished aud conducted? ie 6. Church, prayer and conference meotings; how ‘made most ‘nterestiog and profitable? 7. Sabbath schoo! literature; what should be its char. pees aod what is the duty of Christian peopte in regard 8. The special work of Young Men’sChristian Associa- tions; how can the churches best aid them io it, and bow can they render the best service to the Church ? 9. How cam direct personal Christian effort be made weet and ¢ teristic in the whole Church of priet ~ Invitations have been extended to quite a number of distinguished gentiemen to be present and part ia the discussions, among whom are Senators Freelinghuy- sen, Wilson, Ferry and Foster; Generals Howard, Fisk and Ruayon; Chief Justice Chase, H. Thane Miller, Henry F, Durant, and Mr. D 1. Moody, It is the earnest wish of tho Committee that the pas- tors of the State, as woll as laymen, should be well re- presented in the Convention, and ihat they should come Prepared to present ‘in a conversational and familiar Way such observations and incidents as may be fur- nished by their own study and wy oe ety of the vari- ous topics to be considered. The Convention will be in fession two days, and no credentiais will be required from delegates; nor do tho Committee dleom it expedient to attempt to provide entertainment for the delegates, 0 WII the Presbyterinns Come Together? [From the New York Observer, Old School Presbyterian. } ‘The convention to be beid in Philadelphia on the 6ti, of November ought tobe one of vast moment to the interests of the Church of God in this country, and to the kingdom of God in the whole world, There is power ip prayer, and the men of prayer will not forget to use it In regard to the approaching sessions. So many delegates nave been appointed, and the churches to be represented are so many, tbat the con- vention should be one of the most numerous of modern ecclesiastical assembiics. It wil! also embrace an amount of learning and ability not often gathered; for some of the bodies have selected their ablest men. hag 3 the question to be considered fairly demanding the bighest order of qualifications, That question is no other than the union of afl the branches of the Presbyterian family into one ecclesias- tical organization. Is such a union desirable? Is it practicable? Is it probable? We look upon organic anion of all churches of Christ aseminsntly dessrable. * * * But we want a visible, palpable union, suc! nion as will break down wails of separation, tare iy canses of sy and c tention among brethren and enab!e us to stand with an unbroken front 10 the battie, and give undivided energy to the work-of the Lord. If snch a union ts impracti- cablo at present among the diffsreat Protestant nam: it is not impracticuble among those of the same name, whose views of Christian doctrine are essentially atike and whose form of gorernment is identical. On all hands it is admited that union ie desirable, It is not to be doubted for a moment that the Head of the Church desires it, be The Anti-Sabbath CrusademAn Edict Against the Germans. [From the Evangelist (New School) Presbyterian. } Jadgmz from the demands made by these who are interested either in the sale or the drinking of spiritvous liquors, and the evident vielding of political pariies to these monstrous demands, we are in danger of being given over into the hands of those who neither fear God nor regard man, The enforcement of the Excise law in this city on Sanday, which has shut up thousands of dens of vice and crime, bas aroused the most determined opposition on the nart of those who grow rich by partier- Ing to the debased appetites of their fellow men, Nor is this Tostiity to wholesome 18 confined to this city. Wherever the frends of temperance and a autet Sabbath have attempted to preserve the day of rest free from disorder aud rigs have epcoy: vared gimntt 2 tion, though perhafé not so formidabie, bec tunity organized. Their opponents hope by ps accommish what they know thev can never ohiain by a0 appeal to eit tho patriotism or the reason of the people. Accordingty they avow their determination’ to snpport no cand'a@ue for oMice who wil! not pledge bim- self to use tris intinence to reneal the clause in the pres- ent Excise law which prohibits the sale of hquor on Sandav. ‘ ‘The spirit of this anti Sunday crusade (and this fs the great question which lies at the bottom of this com. bined opposition, for these men know that i they can break down the restraints of tuat holy day then rum can bold high carnival not only on that but ail the other daya of the week) iv essont atheistic and. anti-repub ican, ‘This should be kept in mimd by all good citizens, for while laboring to suppress intemperance they are at the same time battressing the wails of the Christian Sab- bath. That this is the spirit which controis the oppo- nents ot these laws could be abundantly shown from the papers published iu their intore-t, and by the pro- ceedings of their meetings held to denounce at laws restraining the sale of intoxicating drinks, An influen- tial German paper of this city, the New York Dem kra’, closes a sories Of apti-Sanday articies with these signifi- cant demands: —‘ Equality of rights for aM! No caste of priests! * Ei the observance of Sunday as gablic institution altogether, or close the churchés on y.”” Again it eays:—"'It fs notorious that the Americans are aft cted with the English disease, which is @ religions madness composed of pietism, phari- saism, risy, Snnday sanctimeniousne: hambog, and eupported by downright fanaticism.” At a German rabhath meeting in a Western city the prin- ¢'pal speaker said :—‘‘On Sundays scend the hiils of social pleasures and drown our troubles in good beer aud fivry wine, and forget ail the cares of life,’ The Gor man Central Repubiican Committee of New York sent a pe ition to the Constitutional Coovention at its recent sittings in Albany, demandmg “that Sabbatarian and temperance legislation be forever banished from the statute books,” and declaring “tha: they will nover vote for a revised constitution which sanctions such laws”? With such declarations thrown in our faces, no one can be in doubt as to the animus of this whole move ment, The isswe is forced upon us and it has to be met. Nor can any moral man—much less anv Christian man —donbt that the results at stake are vastly more import. ant thau the success of thiser that party When the best interests of the community are thos in danger, the fri of order and of the Saboath throughout the Siata, we are sure, will endeavor by voice and vote to piace responsible and Fetiable mon 1m positions of trust aod influence, Ram, Temperance, and Opiam Enting. A German city paper reproduces the following from a Wesiors paper:— Brother Peterson, of the Temperance Platform, has fur- ished afatl report of the proceedings of the Grand Lodg» of ‘Good Lemplars,” during which aseries of “ questions of conscience” of a piquant character were ded and We refor here to the foliow- ing:— Question—Is the regular ure of opium as a stimulant, occasioning intoxicavon, a violation of our pledge? Avawer—; but caro shonld be taken 10 such case, Here we bave the tondencies and worth of tbe tem- Perance-ism in a putshell. The use of wine, beer, cider and other pure and wholesome beverages, If even taken m the smallest quantities, is a crime in the eyes of these bigotted hypocrites, Tho consumption of opium, however, the most abominadle and soul-destroying vice known in ihe world. ig pot coasitered a violation of their temperance pled.e. This expians why the consumption of opmm in United States donne the past ten years h been inrreased, threefold or fourfold over the increa-e of population, From their own confession we have it, the temperat men consome it, And tois party, which con essedly subjects itself to a vice which is en. slaving its subjects more than any other, of ita fellow uch We have Chinese in their secret cribs, where they seves up to the vice of opium smoking, though prohtb- ited, but peat, more eagerly practiced Wo have seen them fa thoi diferent stages, from tbe first indications of intoxication up to its height and, down to the depths of extreme prostration following, aod we can what transpires mg? ‘& private sesmon of temperance men. And these siavos of their wretched and secret lust presume to rule over the people of the United Btates. The Emperer of Austria and the Bishop. ‘Vienna, Oct. 16, 1967. The Emperor has addressed an autograph letter to the Prince Archbishop Rauscher, in reply to the address of the Austrian prelates respecting the Concordat, The letter is as follows; — The address forwarded to me by the Archbishops and Bishops I have banded over to my responsible Mruistry, IT willingly appreciate tho ind the well intentions which made it pear to ops to be & matter of conscience to stand 1840 with a reservation forward agai and in 1861, favor of the my veroment io Church questions, and inetead of advancing their most pressing sol! in a epirit of utual fea oe Mag) Bishops have preferred to in~ create a diMeculties of the task at atime — aa they themselves correctly remark, unity is #0 necessary to Po sad_when it 18 60 urgently enjoined upon us not to add to the causes of dissension and com- jaint, I trust thet the Bishops will be couvinced that Psat at all times protect and shelter the Church, but I trust that they will also remember the duties which I, as 8 constitutional ruier, have to perform. at oe oes Charech Caren, {From the ingbam (Va; ister. The Judge of Rockingham Cisett cone on lyonday direcw@@ the petitions of the different Methodist churches in the m4 to be spread i be tem Court, shonld be spread upon the minutes of the court, and that tho same should vest the title to, and the con- teal and use the property ia that division of the Church, for wh the majority of the members cast votes, An overwhelming mojority of the votes of the several congregations in Rockinghain were cast, of » for the Mothodist Episcopal Church South. Plcativa to court was resisted by the Northern portion of tLe Baitimore Asnual Conference at a former term of thie court, but has sizce heen abandoned, Miscellaneous. The German Evangelical Lutheran Immanuels cen- gregation of Fighty seventh street, Yorkville, laid the corner stone of their church and school on Saturday with appropriate coremonies The Rev, Mr, Halfman, pastor of the copgregation, ofliciated, assisted py Rev, Mr, Steimle, Preaident of the German Latheran Synod of New York, the Rev. C, Hennicke and others. The congregation has been but recently organized and numbers among its members some of our best citizens of German birth. They have been very success/ul im their endeavor to Provide funds, as nearly the whole amount of money weeded for their building, including the price of the lots, has been subscribed and collected, Quite a revolution is going on m the Sixth Universalist Society of thiscity. Tne old pastor, the Rev. E. @ Brooks, is retiring, after a labor of eight years, to accept the position of Permanent Secrotary of the United States General Convention. To-day the Rey. E. C, Bolles, of Portland, Me., considered a very able and eloquent man, is to officiate, The congregation worship in the Church of Our Saviour, Thirty-Ofth street, between Fifth and Sixth avenues, The Rev. John Ewing, Pastor of Trinity Presbyterian church, in Philadelphia, has accepted a call to the Pres- byterian church, Sag Harbor, L. 1. The Rev. J. K. Burr 18 to fill the chair of Hebrew Language in tho Drew Theological Semimary this year, in addition to his pastoral duties in connection with the Central church, Newark, N. J. ‘The revival of reiigion still continues in the Cen- tral Methodist Episcopal cburch, in Philadelphia, The pastor, the Rey. T. Stevens, has been aided by the Rov. Samuel Halstead, of New York. The fairjrecently held in the school house of St, Anne's Catholic Church, Philadelphia, netted the eum of $6,000, nis will be applied to the erection of the now church, which is now under way, The State of Delaware will soon be made a Diocese, ‘and as euch it will be a part of Province of Philadei- pia, Father Reilly, of St. Mary’s Catholic College, will ite first bishop, The Central Presbytery of Philadelphia, at ita recent meeting, licensed the Rev. E. P. Hebcrion to preach the gospel. The following resolution was adopted :— Resolved, That we cordially approve of « union of the two branches of the Presbyterian Church, provided it can be on & sound doctrinal and ecclestical basis, The Rev. Dr. Hall, pastor elect of the Fifth avenue and Nineteenth street Presbyterian church, New York city, arrived on the 22d ult, {rom Dubie, He was met at the wharfin New York by some of tho gentlemen of bis church aud borng immedimiciy to a manse, hand- somely furnished and abundantly sup»licd, where many Of the ladies of the congregation were waiting to re- cerve hin, Dr. Hall will commence his ministrations to-day. Rev Dr. Vaill, for forty-six years a trestee of Am- herst College, bas ended an bonorabie and useful Dastorate of thirteen years at Paimer with a fare- well sermon, in which bh? spoke with an honest pride of wis nevi Bubjerted his people to the inconvenience the fashioable va- ers might orost advaotageously ecopi, with far bettor res ilts as 0) health and study and pastoral labor and pecuniary expenditures (han rusticat- ing in We Adirondack mountwos or among the salt marshes of Capo Ann. rE or Solomon, a pure negro, the son of a native ‘an mipisier on the Gold Coast, and who before 0 Engtand had rec ed no teaching but what he |, Das taken a high honor— nicaily known asa ‘Orst class second division cer- ite”’"—in tire Oxford middle class examination, and means to matricuiate im ine Loudon University at. Christmas, Me, Spurgeon reappeared in his pulpit on Sunday, Oct, 6, after au abseico of four successive Sundays. He commpiains atitl of great weaknees of body. He was only abio io imp sho sly across the platiorm. der a considerable lameness in the right leg; and dori that portion of the service to which he did’ not a leading part be sat down. Ho was assisted in the giving out Q ins and hymns and the reading of the Scriptures; the himself offered ihe prayer and preached tho ser- mon, Rer. Henry W. Brown, formerly of Augusta, Me., has gone (o Sacramento, Cal., to take measures for the for- ipation of a Uuiarian church, The Georgia Methodist Mission Conference, at Atlanta, bad sixteen white and fouriecn colored ministers present, 1t reports erxty-one local preachers and 6,886 members, 691 adult baptiems and 275 ebiidren during the year. The progress of Congregationaliem in the West is marked by the statement tout in Lino it numbers 222 churches, 216 ministere and 15.207 members, In Wis- consio, 158 churches, 152 ministers and 0,868 members, Cardioal Cuilen’s al, accompanying the resolu. tions of the Insh mau Cathoic bishops, denounces Lot only Fenauism, but also all secret ee. Wi out tho slightest chance of the Fenian associa tion, the pastoral asserta, has distarbed the country, in- jured 1¢sg100, alienated the friends who wore anxious to redress their grevances, given power and pretences tor 0; pression to their enemies, and brought ruin upoa thousands, He exboris the people to call upon their corporate bodies, tue men of iniluence, writers in the ™ Chieago the Young Men's Christian Association having refused to admit Universalisis and Unitarian to the management of their hall, these secis bave agreed to operate separately mm city mission work under the name of the Unristian Union, acd avow their opposi- tion to the Young Men’s Christian Association. The Rev. Daniel Lord, pastor of the Sou:h Congrega- tonal Church, Bndgeport, annouaced from his pulpit, Sua ay morning, that inaamach as his occasional smok- ing OF Cigars and bis driokiag Of wine Upon two or turee weading occas.ons bad give oflence to some oi the membe:s of bis church and caused unpleasant remarks, be would bereatter abstain from the use of tobacco and never taste of wine except upon the occasion of the sacrainents. The Young Men’s Christian Association of this city have issued « call for a convention of the Christian mon of tus vary be weld ow Wednesday, November 13, at ten o'clock A. M. in the Fiitn avenue and Twenoty-lrat Sirest church, to discuss a variety Of subjects allecting che interests of practical Christianity, At the anoual meeting of the Harvard Colieze Board of Overseers, held last week, Rev, Dr, James Freeman Ciack was confirmed Professor in tne Divinity Sehvol, as successor to Rev. Dr Eliis, and Dr, Calvin Lewis as lecturer in the medical department, in place of Dr. J. Ingersoll Bowditch, resigned, College Inst year was $182,450 and its expenges $155, 269, tho latter being $16,313 more than in 1606, Acouncil, composed of ministers aad brethren of Bapust churches, convened in the colored Baptist courch of springGeid, IL, @ few weeks ago, and or- dained J. C Graves aad Henry Roberson, two colored canaivates for the ministry, Rev. John M. Bishop, late of Bloomington, bas ac- copted a cuil to the pastorate of the Presbyterian churca ta Koel Toda , Gardaer has resigned bis charge at Y., and received a call to Hoboken, N. J. Rev, Raphael Kessler has commenced preaching for the eburca at Wester Groves (neat St. Louis), and will sob bs installed in accordance with the usanimous cail of that peopie, Rev. J. Allen Maxwell, now in his eighth year of service as pastor of ibe South @ iN, J.) Presbyterian eburch, was a fow evenings since the recipient of a purse of three hundred dollars, with other vaiuavie F peed ae mark of continued approbation on the part of his people. Rey. J. Brinton Smith, D. D., of the Freedmen'’s Com- mission ip this city, has accepted tne position of prin- cipal in St, Augustine Normal and Collegiate for freedmen at , N. Rev. Wm, A. MeVickar, rector of St Barnabas, Irvington, N. Y., has resigned, A new Presbyterian church was organized October at springfleid, L, 1, " Rev, E. Valley, N. pba tesserae menuatsce mrss 224 of racked tha Ggneeat Assembly to fi no steps toward 8 union with the Presbyterian Cberch, South. The Home M is to ria ats SORE aS area 1 . The Aiesouri State Convention reports 17 charches organized, 12 houses built and 1,672 added iast year, ‘The not result of the attempt to unite the non-Episco- pal Methodists in one Lae & prospectiv: it, the Wesleyan and the hodist Protertan' ave fallen Into @ serious misunderstanding in relation to the title of each 16 Jdrian College, in Michigan, At the late seasion of the Wesleyan General Conference » subscrip- tion of $2,800 was made to prosecute the suit agai the Methodist Protestants for the possession of property. For the sake of the credit of Methodism hope that these brethren will settle their difficulty amicably, A lnweult as the product of the movement to effect the union of thetwo churches would be a ming- ing satire upon their Christianity, Baptist members this city. Rev, Mr. Marphy, of Portsmouth, N. H., was to efter the prayer at the late openi the Supre: Court in that city. This is the first unstance in the State where a Catholic priest bas thas been recognized, St, Patrick's church of Now Haven, Conn., was conse. erated Iast Sunday with imposing ceremonies, Arch. Dishop McCloskey, the btsuops of Portland, Hartford, Burlington and Brooklyn ana forty clergymen were present. Midshipman Charles Cornwetl, of Brooklyn, a Metho. Gist Sunday school boy of Summerfield church, having taken tho highest honors of his ee ey bas been appointed vy Vice-Admiral D. 1, cadet The income of the- 7.—TRIPLE SHEET. The pastor at Annapolis, Rev. Mr. Le ave that, | religiously, socially and iutoliectually, le is a fue specimen of the Methodist youth of the nation, —Chras- tian Advocate, WESTCHESTER. Tee Swenmaw Autzcep Anson Case—Racarroarn Avres 4 Lares or Two Years.—Abrahom Sherman, a lawyer, formerly residing at Northeastie, in tiia county, who has been a fugitive from jualioe, it is alleged, for the past two years, hag been recaptured and coniloed in White Fixing jail, Phe particulars attending the escape of the prisouer ereof @ somewhat singular character, Sherman, it appears, was placed on trial at the Wert- chesier county Oyer and Termiage soine ¢wo years since for having, gs “alleged, set fire to ® je barn on the prothises of ‘a Mr. Geary at Northcas- We, Aller @ desultory exaimination the evideuce was at ‘length submitted to the jury, and while they were deliberating on a vertict the accused, who was sul) uo bail, quickly watked out of the court room and made good his escape. Although a consi ablo reward was offered for bis apprehension every olfort was for several months unsuccessful in ferreting Oui hia whereabouts, He was at iast (raced to Canada, sud bad subsequently removed to Vermont, A few daya since Sheriff Lyon, of White Plains, received informa- Yon that bis man was stopping at No, 20 Perry strect, Now York, where he was arresied on Friday night and conveyed to Winte Plains yesterday forenoon, and lodged, as above stated, 1m the county jail, Jus New Deror at Forpwam—Accivest ro Oxy oF Tue Wonxwnx, —The work of remodelling the stone building at the Fordham railroad depot, in view of its being turned into a handsome waiting room, &c., already an- nounced in the Huratn, is now fairly commenced. One of the workmen, named Michael O’Rourke, narrowly es caped being dangerously injured a day or so ago. While tearing down a portion of the end wali a quantity of the debris suddenty tumbled down, ono of the stones just grazing his skull, and another striking him on the ieft foot. Although severely bruised the limb is now suf- Aciently improved to permit ita poasessor to be about, A Copan Neco m Trovats.—A shiny son of Ham, lately arrived from Cuba and unable to utter a word of English, who gave the name of Andrea, was taken into custody yesterday morning at Fordham, under circum- stances that appeared very suspicious, He was found wandering about the village with a valuable horse tn bis possession, without any bridle or saddle, and only held by a common stable haller. He was taken to Fordham College, where one of the professors ascertained from him that he was a servant in the employ of a Spanish gentleman named Innocentia Gas-annora, but a few weeks from Havana, and had been sent to overtake some furniture that was being removed from New York to Hunter's Point, where Mr. Gassannora hed hired a residence, Being unavie to speak any English, and not knowing the country, Andrea missed bis way, aud was in a par- tial state of somnolence, after bak win about all night, wben apprehended. He was subsequently conducted to the police station at Tremont, whence he was discharged shortly afterwards, his statement having been corrobo- rated by a proper person, Bricktarens’ Usiox, Morrtsaxta—Semt-Annvat Etro. Tron or Orvicers,—The members of the Bricklayers’ Union, No. 11, of Morrisania, held their semi-annual meeting at the room of the association, on Friday even- ing, and elected by ballot the following officers for the ensuing six months:—President, Francis Garvin; President, Charles Drammond; ‘Treasurer, Wil der; Recordwg Secretary, James Lyon; Financial retary, Jotin Kinsalia; Corresponding Sectetary, John Clark. after the election of officers had been gone through with @ resolution was passed raising the initia- tion tee from $10 to $25, Monrisaxii Gas Invrovement,—Owing to the increas- ing demand for gasiight in the town of Morrisania it has Deen found necessary to lay an eight-inch main instead of the four-iach one along Boston road. Yesterday afternoon the improvement from Westchester road to the junction of Fordham avenue and Boston road was compleied, Teartna Dowx Oup Harixw Barpce.—The work of demolishing the old atructure is now progressing rapidly under charge of Mr. Howe, Yesterday was the eighth day tince operatigns commenced, Already the northern span has nearly disappeared, ‘ATi bands are concen- trated at this point, so as to clear the wey for the com- pletion of the atone butment of the new bridge. Man; of the spiles 'aken up bave been in the mud to the dep! of thirty feet, ‘Tre Larzst Novenry ix Learnzr-—Oa Friday after- noon alarge crowd of persons gathered in front of ‘Washington Hall, in the village of Mount Vernon, drawn thither by an excessively grotesque looking tadividual, @ la Wandering Jow. The cause of tho excitement was clothed in a suit of tanned cowhide, from head to foot, The “garments were joined together at the seams by iber “thread,” about the size of three-quarter inch cord, tho stitches being at iater- of about one inch, On his feot were immense wooden sabots, with legcins attached. The no'ee at each step sounded like a sledge bamm: He had a large travelling bag—aleo leather—which was filled with other articles “3 jeathern texture. There bo- ing no ebarge agamst bim but his strange appearance he ‘Was at once ean from custody, It was subse- qnently ascertained by a gentloman naned Nosiadta that the singular apparition was a Freschman named Jacques Tomniliier, He gave answer to uo other ques. Inventigation at Flashing—Confession of one of the Gang as Made to n Detective. ‘Yesterday afternoon the man Kaight, charged with stealing horses and alleged to have been connected with tne gang at the Episcopal church, Little Neck, was brought up at Flushing, before Jodges Siliiman and Berry. Diuirict Attorney Downing conducted the ease om the part of the people, Knight, at the time of his arrest, made a confession to Detective RoHer exposing the many cases of robberies in which he had besn en- gaged, and through him came to light the whole mystery. Detective Roller, the principal witness in the investi- gation yesterday, testified as follows:—I reside in New Haven; I am a detailed detect on the 26h of Ucto- ber, about ten in tho forenoon, I arrested Knight at New Haven; 1 took him to the station house and searched his pockets, and found a watch, pocketbook, leather, and breastpin; I also found a letter; be said be ‘wrole the letter himecif; be said thot the breastpin be- longed to Onderdonk’s dauchter; about twéive o’ciock I had some conversatiot with him; he told where the horse belonged; he stole him from the tot of Hendrickson; afier seven o'clock J had some conversa, tion with him, and he told me about this little Neck church ; he told me I mig id somo silver there, as it 6 Mr. Townsend’s house at Bayavin; be somo silver ware fom Towasond's house; then he told mo ho stole «diferent things fromg * Lawrence’a house; he wid me of four persons who were connected with bim at Lawrence's (the District-Attorney would not Int him mention the names); he said that they took the clothes Off the line; he said he had prwued thom over in Naw York undor the name of Lawrence; If pawn tickets in the church; he told me he had stolen a horse belonging to Jeftrey Hicks; he ead it was soil over in Brook, at tho Central salesroom ; he did not say to whom he ‘had sold the horse; the mare was sold for thirty-five dollars; I found the man over in Williamsburg, and Knight pointed out the boy thar was with the man who bought the horse; officers Smith end Stiltwell found the nan Lockwood who had boo the hi ; he said he knew where we could fad horse; he said he was a borae dealer: ho said he stole EE em hes over in Freeport; he dd not siate to whom he belonged; be took it over to ark and loft it at the National Hotel; be said tol set of harness tye te | to Andrew Tamberson, at Bay- wide wold tt in Bi lyn, at the Central salesroome ; he stole two boats from Douglass’; be had other anno. ciates, two in number; he tol® me of breaking Into a Westchester; be said it was between Fort Schuyler; be said they he told some ry 1s, Neen goods pawned belonged ‘ow wrrease er . Lawrence; jhe to New York, re eT Piaces were visited Knight, t= Little Neck, ie’ B. H. Cutser’s ho: Bayside, F. A. E Townsend; Manhasset, H. q kfeld, A. B. How. church at Little Neck, been on ball, Knight was re ones remarked that the have a chance to try him Micide as tho fret oppor- ‘acoomplices wilh visit hot known. Grand Jury Would nev Whether be means, to cor tunity, or whether he thiol the Court house and release b LONG ISLAND INTELLIGENCE. ‘Tuurt ov 4 Honse.—On Wednerday night Mr. Wilkin. son, of Hempstead, lost a horse, Tho animal was seen passing through Jamaica at a laio hour in (he might aad Was pursued by a man in a wagon, but the speed of the = which he drove was not fs! enough t overhaul Hone Trnv¥as Anttetrn.—Georg? Hilbrandt, of Lanrot . Hill, and Wenrol Koscher, of New York, were yesterday a, charred with having stolen @ bore They will have an examination before on Moaday. Gaawp Lancent,—Michsol Conningham was arrested on Friday by Officer Scully, charged with having stolen tof $46 from u Honge to appear before the Grand Jury. 5 ———$— TENEMENT HOUSES. Action ef the Owners in Regard to the Ree forms Required by the Law of 1867 Relate ins to Buildings. The amended law of 1867 relating to bulldinge in the county of New York hag, avd still continues to have, many biter enemies, Particulariy were the owuers of y tenements im the city loud iu their denunciae provisions ag tmposing expense and » ey eld, thas were uuwarraniable and t when the !aw went into effet many Of the owuers of these houses banded together, and formed an association with the view of testing the juss tice of the law wherein they adjudged ite provisions onerous, This phare of the affair was of a disagreeable nature, and ihe Superiutendont of Public Bulidings, upon whom it devolved tocarry out the measures of convonience sad protection atforded by the act, felt thay there would be trouble a aiding those whom mecemsity requires to live within the diemal boundaries of the tenement houses of the metropolis, Upon several coneittations, designed to inaugurate sueb legal proceedings as were deemed best, tho owners in question were met by the officers of the building de. ment and reasoned with; they were told of the utter ‘olly of fighting the law as proposed, as its provisions were eminently just, while the moral sentiment of the community was emphatically against them. This course had the effect desired, and, be 1t said to their credit, the owners, after reflection, apprised the officers of their jurpose to comply with the provisions of the act. It is ecient that many of them, consequently, will, without further action of the Superintendent of Pubiic Build- ings, make the alterations and additions to their varioos houses that are required. To the venement house owners the objectionablé fea- tures of the law are to be found ia the first part of sec- tuon thirty-two of the act, reading as follows : — + All dwelling bouses that now are or may hereafter be erected in the cily of New York, to cont. or to be occupied by four or more famil! s, avove the first story, shall have a stairway, connected with a proper opening, Jeading to the roof, and a! the rooms on each floor shall connect by doors from front to rear; and every each dweiling house shall have placed thereon @ practical fireproof fire escape, that bo approved of by the Superiutendent of Buildings, and ip no case horea(ter shall a front and roar tenement bouse be erected on the same lot, unless the said houses, and each of them, snail be built fireproof; and in all l- ing houses intended to be occupied by four families or more, (hat suall bereatter be erected ta said city, the hall partitions, from foundation to roof, shall be of brick, not less than twelve inches thick, with sufficient ventilating flues; the floor beams shall be of :ron, with brick arches turned between them, All stairs shall be of stope or iron, and im cases where the lower part of the building ts used for business purposes of anv kind the frat tier of beams above the store floor shail be of iron, with brick arches; and in all auch dwelling houses now erected, or that shall hereafter be built, ail receptacles for fuel, wh placed in the cellars of said houses, suall be co wholly fireproof material; and in all tenement houses ail hereafter be erected in aid city the Superintendent of Buildiags sball have power, in de- termining the method of constracting hails and statr- ways, the heigut of ceilings, which shall not be lesa than eight feet.” The work of enforcing the In this particular and that of fire escapes to all manufactories or workshops in the city is being zealously carried out by the Super. intendent of Public Befidings, as will be instanced by the following letter sent te the various idspectors in bis department:— New York, Oct. 30, 1867. Inspector—You will forthwith to make @ sur- vey and report al! buildings in vour disirict that require stairways leading to the roof, as described in the thirty-second section of the amended law of 1867, You will also examine and report ali buildings used or occu- pied as worcshops or manufactories ia which operatives are employed that requ re tire escapes uuder the twelfth section, You will make the surveys in regular order, taking one street at a time. DEPARTURE OF SYEAMSHIPS YESTERDAY. ‘The following steamships left this port yesterday :— EUROPEAN, ‘ The City of Paris, Captain Kennody, of the Inman’ Inne, loft pier 45 North river at noon, for Liverpool, car- tying the United States matls, about 250 passengers, full cargo and $40,000 in specie, ‘The Ville de Paris, Captain Surmont, of the lantic line, left pier 50 North river at haif-past ten A. M., for Brest and Havre, with 116 passeagers, a full cargo and $308,000 in speci. The Cotumbia, Captain Carnaghan, of tho Anchor lme, for Glasgow, left pler foot of Thirteenth street, North river at noon, with 40 cabin and 96 steerage passengers and a full cargo, The Franco, Captain Grace, of the National line, left pier 47 North river, at ten A.M., for Liverpool, with 80 cabin and 156 steerage passengers, a full cargo and $107,- 500 tx specte, ‘The Ailemannia, Captain Meier, left the Hamburg pier, Hobvuken, at noon, for Hamburg, with 28 cabia and 44 Bteorage passengers and @ full cargo, AST WISE, Tho Sherman, Captain Hildreth, of the Cromwell line, left pier No, 9 North river a: three I’. M.. New Jeans, with 10 passengers and an acsorted cai George Cromwell, whieh has been undergoing jorengh © ling and redtting, resume< her place fn the Noe overh on W poulay Bitty leaving for Ne# Orleaus at three P.M. e ge Wasbingtou will saii for the eame port on tho Saturday following, The Dirigo, Coprain Johuson, left pier 38 Enst river, for Portland, at three P, M., with passengers aud a full cargo. The Thai Captain Pennington, of the Stay line, lo’t pier 13 North river at three P M., for Savan- bah, with 15 passongors and an assorted 9 cargo. The Champion, Captaia Leckwood, left pler No. 3 North river at three P. M.. for Charleston, with 60 pas- sengers and an cargo. The San Salvador, Sm Nickerson, left plier 123 North river at three P. M., for Savannah, with 40 pas- ibe Marl pas Ceptais Gack of the Star lit left jariposa, Captal 4 s pier 46 North river at three P. M., for New Orkeans, ‘with 40 passengers and an assorted cargo. The Corsica, in Messurier, of tne Conard Ite, left Jersey Cty attwo P.M. for Nassau aod Havana, with 50 passougers and a fait carzo, ‘The Valley city, Captain Tomiin, left pler 15 East river at five P, M., for Washington, D. C., with ao assorted cargo. The More=dita, Captain Smith, left pier 20 East river at cix P. M., with 30 cabra aod steerage passencers, Zo. ‘Tho Matanzas, Captain Ryder, left plor 14 East nver at three P.M, for Charleston, with 20 passengers and an assorted ¢ a Southern coastwiso business {* unusually dull for this season of tho year. Vessels are leaving for Southero ports with only bulf and two-third cargoes, THE NATIONAL GUARD. Inepection ofthe Washington Gray Squad. This squadrom turned out for taspeetion om Thrsday Jast, assembling 1a Tompkins square at 1 P.M, The Original order was to moet at 10 A. M., bus as most of tho men are butchers, they asked postponement for three hours, {General Brooke Postiey, attended by Major Kent and Captains Davis and Hetser, appeared upoo the ground at 2 o'clock in full aniform, The *quadron was under the command of Major Swift, and mustered five line officers and fifty-two" men, being * total of Ofty-eight all told. As the horses are ail gray and the troopers all mounted in grat iforma, they, urse, make @ Very peat and clean appear. ance, but should bo much stronger io nambers, CHANGE OF UNIPOR The non-commissioned officers ivatea of the Eighty-fourth regiment infantry conlempiating adopting the gray oniform, similar in appearance to that of the Second regiment. he line are somewhat opposed to the inaiter, wo believe, EXD OV TUR INSPROTIONS. On Wednesday next, Oth instant, the Twenty-second regiment iufantry will be i at Tompkios square if the weather is at all fine, Oa Thareday, 7th instant, the First regiment cavalry will be inspecied at the same Jace, 5 RECEPTION OF COLONEL MASON. On Thursday evening last the mepianee of. Colonel Mason, Sixth regiment N. G,, gave him a supper at Ittner’s Fotet, id Grand street, 19 bonor of hiv return from Europe. There were one hundred and tem men Presont avd several military. officers. TWENTY THIRD REGIMENT INFANTRY. This regiment will give a promenade concert at the Brooklyn Academy of Music t -morrow evening. BREYET UMIFORMA, By Genefal Order No, 22, all non-commisrioned officers, monic’ and privates of the National Guard of the State of New York, who have or brevet commissions from the Comm ander-| rb) permitted Lo Wear (in ever rank on the left and overcoat, four inches above the wrist. badgs will be meade of cloth, in the anape of @ circlt, whose Clameter hall be one and a half inches, with light Fold cord around the on side, For non-commissioned staff oiticers the color of the cloth whl be dark dine; for artillery, senrlet; in- fantry, light or sky-biue; for cavalry, orange, reveiw wiil only be jesued to those members of the National Guard who have distinguished themeoives dering the jate war, and will only be given for the commissioned rank held by the party In the regutar or volunteer army. All commissioned officers receiving @ brevet rank im the National Guard, will wear the auiform coat presoribed for their regular rank, with the scoulder-etraps or epaw lottes corresponding with their vrovet rmx. ‘Trtat oF rie Proxess Rrotans, We pabdiished a short time after ita occurrence a full xecownt of the riot ia Pickens on tho 12th aud 130h of October, duriog which young man hamed M, M,N, Hunnjoutt way kilied, and ia ich a number of members of the wnion lrague were lieated. The trial.of these parties came Qii Inst weak, ickens Court House, occupying the time of the Ie ented by Bolickot Weed ; the we ented by ickor Heed ; the aie ners oy ‘eer, McGowan, Easier, Nortod ‘and Adama, Tho jury, after am abse of balf an hear, brought ina verdict of guilty 0! irder, with reference to Gadsd-p, Frarier, Keith, Waker, Gioveland and Hon. Gerson all cofored-and they Sentenced to be ex: eouted on the 6tn of December. Kightoon otter colorad leaguets were also convicved of inciting riot, and were sentenced to the Penitentiary for terme ranging fren elaren to foneteon moutie,—Ciitembis (S. O\) Paani, One at