The New York Herald Newspaper, February 9, 1868, Page 9

sn eel GI0US INTELLIGENCE. WHAT IS THE * BESETTING SIN 29 The National Baptist undertakes to throw light upon the meaning of the words of St. Paul, in which he (twelfth Hebrews) refers to “the sin which doth so easily beset us.” There is but one sin, continues the Baptist, meant by the Apostle, not a multiplicity. What, then, is that sin? That is the question. Following the example of the Apostle, in the omission of more definite specifica- tions, the religious organ to which we refer men- tions some peculiarities by which some person may determine his or her dwn besetting sin. We con- fess, however, that the method is not infallible, for there are besetting sins of the worldly minded, the gay, the fickle, the corrupt, the ambitious and ‘the hypocritical prevailing im our day which were Never dreamt of in the days mor in the phi- Josophy of that “eminent master of language,” St. Paul. Alluding to the rule suggested by the Baptist, the “besetting sin” ia that to which the individual ia parhionisly, exposed by his natural ‘emperament or diposition, or that to which he Was addicted before he became « Christian, or ‘that to which he is liable in consequence of his profession, business, associations, office, social Face or that to which he is likely to be mpted because of some weakness of character, or respecting which he is over confident as to this safety, or that which he is especially anxious to conceal, and for which, if detected, he has to contrive explanations and apologies; or that which makes him sensitive, irritable and impa- tient of reproof; or that the discovery and reprey hhonsion of which mortify him and offend him; or ‘that which particularly: troubles his conscience interferes with his communion with God in private devotion; or that about which his imagi- nation is most employed, and with reference to which -he employs ‘his eyes and ears and in ways to stimulate desire; or mates him unwilling to read or hear whatever may condemn it, or dissuade from it; or that which makes him averse to com- Whose purity would uncomfortably remind of it ; or that which most dis him in pros- pore of death and judgment. It would be curious o ascertain what the besetting sin of a political Person jis, or, indeed whether in reality he does “mot possess more than one. ‘The Christian Standard, of Chicago, nas put Uittle sympathy with opera house charity in any shape. “It believes there is something provokingly absurd in the whole idea of entertainments given for ehayjtable purposes. Referring to the late ‘Crosby Opera House charity abortion in Chicago, ‘the Standard draws a comparison between that @ort of charity and that which St. Paul de- scribes and recommends. Here is the point. Does. the charity that Mr to balls Maul fer long” and ts it “kind? Suppose that an unlucky foot treads upon the trail of its rich dress, or circumvents it in the choice of part- ners for the dance; what then? Does it “envy not,’ is it ‘not puffed up,” either in a literal or ‘metaphorical sense; does it ‘not behave itself un- seemly,”’ or is that a slander about its tipsy con- dition’ at three o’clock in the morning? Did it ““not seek its own’’ pleasure or profit; was it-‘not ny, provoked;” did it ‘bear all things, believe all of alley be all things, endure all things?” We much fear that opera house charity will by no means sustain the apostolic test, and that its pre- ‘tensions to real charitableness are as empty as the purse it offers—the meagre fruit of its ro velred ‘the poor of the city of Chicago. TENDENCY OF THE SCHOLARLY. “Mr. Gindstone on “Ecce Homo.” The Scottish American Journal of this city con- gratulates the public that the comparative leisure which the late Chancellor of the Exchequer of “Great Britain is enjoying ig being devoted to the highest studies that can possibly engage the mind of man, all the more gratifying, indeed, that in thése “sceptical times there is a too manifest ten- dency, on the part of the talented and scholarly, to give the go-by to religion and almost all that Properly belong to it.” Our Scottish contempo- rary might have gone a step further and stated that the “tendency of the scho'arly”’ of the present day is not alone to ‘give religion the bye but to assail it in its most sacred and vital parts. It is only necersary to glance at the pages of some of the best advertised magazines of the day to satisfy one of the correctness of this assertion. With the Scottish American we think, therefore, it is well that such a man as Gladstone, with his great talent and his profound and varied learning, is ranged on the side of a conservative, yet rational and progressive Christianity. So far as his criti- ism upon ‘Ecce Homo’ has progressed, it is sobserved that Mr. Gladstone is in perfect sym- pathy with its author, and in every high and true sense “‘the champion of Christian pefaciple and the defender of the ancient bulwarks of the Chris- tian Church.” AMERICAN BIBLE SOCIETY, The stated meeting of the managers was held at the Bible Honse, Astor place, on the 6th inst., James Lenox, President, in the chair. Five new auxiliaries were recognized; one in each of the States of Michigan, West Virginia, Kentucky and Texas and one in the Territory of Colorado. In- teresting communications were received from all parts of tho world showing the progress of the good works of the raph Grants of books were made amounting to 4,897 volumes, besides others to the value of $290. The decease of W. W, Ells- worth, @ Vice President of this Society, having been announced, ® commitiee was appointed to peeve ®& paper expressive of the sentiments of he board therenpon. A letter was read from Alfred Hennen, of New Orleans, sending a dona- tion of very rare and valuable books to the library, @mounting to about eighty volumes. BEVIVALS, Tho weekly report of revivals is very encour- aging. Papers from all sections come in loaded with the precious intelligence that the work of grace is spreading most satisfactorily. The Ob- server has accounts of interesting union meetings of all evangelical denominations in Vermont, Michigan, Georgia, Missouri, Indiana, Illinois, Ohio, Iowa, Kansas, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Massachusetts—in fact, all over New England and throughout the West. Nearer home we find our Baptist brethren rejoicing greatly in the awaken- ing of the Spirit. The Ezaminer and Chronicle ith Cope restores to its columns the headin, “Revivals.” The Fifth and Third avenue, the Ten’ street and Pilgrim churches of this city are re- jeieing in seasons of religious interest. Also at Leroy, Burnt Hills and ton Hollow, in this State, many are inquiring way of life. In Bordentown, N. J., since New Year's Da: , 126 have been added to the Baptist Church. In Au- Gusta, Ga., 106 conversions are reported, Two churches in Philadelphia, one in Pittstora, Vt., and another in Janesville, Mich., are blessed with the outpouring of the Spirit. They Baptist churches thus reported have received in all an ac- cession of 400 converts. To the numerous revi- mong the Congregationalists of New Eng- add that in Orange, Mass., twelve have united with the Charch, and ‘in North Cochituate, R. L., a strong religions interest is now prevailing ing those mentioned a week ago, the num- ber of converts reported in New England is on hundred and fifty. From five Lutheran churches intelligence reaches ua of the gracious outpouring of the Spirit; ty have ady professed their faith inthe Saviour. In the Reformed churches at Pompton and Pompton Plains, N. J., some fifty persons have been awakened and are seeking the way of life. The Methodist Christian A fe of last week says that during Jannary letters received at their office “report over five thousand recent conversions.” There isa great deal of oo interest in Warren, Iron Ohio; Nelson, toga oounty, P Plainfield, Il; Whitney's Point, ison, Malone, Hi Ns Woodbury 5 " Ti Mi lon lomer, . J; Reading, Pa.; ‘ko. : A PLEA FOR LONG SERMONS, AR re The Observer, Presbyterian, is out ina plea for Jong sermons, taking as a text the statement that @ “Mr. H. is said to have made himself very pop- ular with the students by preaching only fifteen minutes.” The Observer thinks his popularity re reach the height of uncontrolled enthusiam he would make his discourse shorter by just one id to have “held over one of preaching ser- warter of an hour. Dr. L. Position for torty yt the wealthiest churches, by fons that never exceeded twenty minutes.’| NEW YORK HERALD, SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 9, 1868.—TRIPLE SHEET. Evidently this doctor of divinity achieved his snocess, like some of our' politicians, by what he did net say, Our Presbyterian contemporary argues very logically that the man who caunot interest a general audience for more than tweaty minutes, in speaking on divine things, is not capable of in’ ing them for ten minutes. If it is necessary for his Iness to preach only fifteen minutes, it is probable that the work would not suffer, if he were to omit entirely his infantile efforts. The ery for short sermons is nothing but an outery against what is felt as dulness, It is merely a petition for a diminution of the term of sentence, a device for more speedy relief, the argument of the dentist and the aching teeth, “‘ that it will take but a minute and then it is all over.” Where sermons, by common consent, are reduced to this minute moasure, the ministry will have ceased to perform its functions in declaring the whole counsel of God. _—_— THE NAZARENES OF HUNGARY. The Vienna correspondent of the London Times gives the following account of the new sect called the Nazarenes, which lately attractedYsome atten- tion in Hungary:— Hungarian Catholics are, as @ rule, the most sasy-gol people of any in matters of religion. This is probably owing somewhat to their ha’ been, if not the dominant, at least the Bones ligion, professed by the majority. Things being thus made comfortable, something similar has taken fe! to what took place in the Anglican Church towards the latter half of the last century, The higher clergy being more richly endowed than any other Church, except the Anglican of old, and never bein eatened in its posi- tion, had little or no inducement toexert iteell and see that the religious fedling was kept alive. The usual result has followed ; what was not done from above is being done from below, and the clergy begin to be frightened at the consequences. There is no birea but a new sect has arisen in the bosom of the Catholic Church which promises to go further than We: and -to cause a great deal more trouble. On the lower part of the Theiss district, and in the great plain between | that — and the srg in the te heck are Magyar population, a new reliclous Churc! arisen, the followers of which call themselves Nazarenes, No one seems to know where it comes how it has found. tts. way into those outiyog: ow foun way out tricts, almost shut out from all intercourse with the midst of a rest of the world; butit seems to attract the it of pure Hun; stock as M as Methodism does the population ‘of Wales. it is only among the lower o! that it seems spread- ing, and chee, 2 with a rapidity which makes people uneasy. Under the old system the pro- ceas, from obvious reasons, went on ‘with the spoatent secrecy—such, indeed, that little more than vague surmises existed as to its nature; but, now that every one is allowed great freedom of movement, the new sect has come out more into daylight. Still the daylight bas been hitherto but faint dawn, so that but little can be distinguished of its real character. Single tenets alone have transpired hitherto, and even. people who live among. them seem to have no clear idea of thisnew reli; yn. . The name Nazarenes would imply that they con- sider themselves in connection with Ohristianity, although, perhaps, it means likewise that they do not recognize the divine nature of Christ. The: admit no priest class, but whoever feels inspired in the congregation gets up and speaks and prays. Ido not know whether they have any other re- ligious rites, but the absence of 8 priest class must probably be taken as a sign that they have none. They refuse to have their children baptized and will swear no oath. The communities form closely connected societies, in which not only matters of common interest, but even the private affairs of individuals are discussed and arranged. Whether, as some suppose, this community goes really so far as to be an attempt at communism there seem no data to decide, although there is an unmistak- able socialist tinge inthe whole affair. They do not acknowledge any sacred character in marriage, but it is equally uncertain whether, as some again would have it, this means polygamy or even come munity of wives, You will have already remarked that there are some features which seem taken from the tencts of the Sogiety of Friends, and it would be, indeed, a curious phenomenon to see this society, which is dying out and being transformed ever: here else arise in its old shape in this corner ok Raseps. t have not heard of any distinctive signs in dress or appearance, but all agree that the followers of this new sect are quiet, orderly, sober and industrious above their neighbors. Still, there hae already been some question about them in the last sitting of the Count, Assembly of Pesth. As they refuse to bring their children to be baptized, they cannot be registered, the registers being kept in church, and one of the district judges applied for instruction on the sub- ject to the county; this very properly made the distinction between the religious rite of baptism and the civil ordinance of registration, and decided that they were free to use the former or not, but had to submit to the latter. BAPTIST. A call has been issued to the pastors of the Bap- tist churches of New York and vicinity inviting them to assemble at Calvary Baptist church, in Twenty-third street, to-morrow, February 10, at ten o'clock A. M., to supplicate a general out- pouring of the Holy Spirit on the churches, and asking the co-operation of the brethren generally in this special object. The circular is signed by Revs. Messrs. Pendleton, Armitage, Knapp, Buck- land and Earl, Divorces and Church Fellowship. A writer in the Christian Freeman, Chicago, asks for information from ministers and lay breth- ren the following questions:— When a disaffection arises between a minister and his wife, or a lay brother and wife, and they separate, not living as husband and wife, and either ,of the parties pro- cure s bill of divorcement, complying with and pyating themselves of the benefits of the sta‘ute of the State under which they live, do we, as Free Baptists, sanction such action as being in accord- ance with the spirit and teaching of "the Gospel? Do we, as a Free Baptist denomination, fellowshi, a minister, a brother or a sister, that ia divorced from @ companion and marries another? We ask for tLe basis on which the denomination acts, or should act in such a case, Baptist Union, The Rev. Charles Calder in the Christian Free- man urges a union of the members of the great Baptist family, after the manner of the Presby- terians. _ This people have produced some of the noblest representatives of the hnman race. Poetry, music, art, politics, commerce and finance have been adorned by Hebrew genius nad intellect, And to the labors of the apostolic college is Christianity indebted for the early progagation of the glad dings of salvation. No b fimo no Sppression, no persecation, nor the rack nor the sword have been sufficiently potent to put out the light which the: have shed upon the nations. They are emphati- cally @ | sae oa Lae ay Civilization is indebted to them for the invention of paper credit, as far back as the year 1160; and throughout Western Europe they introduced the system of bills of exchan and dared to make a business givin, likewise established the first b: those at Venice, Geneva, Barcelona and Genoa. called to thei talent, and thas give . ment of the stupid prejudice which ignorance en- ndered in the darker times. In Austria to-day, the first time in her history, Herr Winterstein, Hebrew of the Hebrews, sits, a Minister of the realm, among her high public functionaries. This representative man of Israel is President of the Viennese Chamber of bs genet and thus, under the reign of Franz Joseph and his Premier, Von Beust, senee and toleration begin to shine upon the bright front of Gesterreich. There is no city of an; Sy er prominence or personal activity which does not contain the indomitable Hebrew element. If wo. it foi exception to the rule. METHODISTS. Centenary ef American Methodiam. The secretary of the Centenary Committee of the Methodist Church has recently pub- lished interesting statistics showing the aggregate wee of money subscribed “——_ the b of he ‘onferences. 6 over eight tal lone of dollars. widens pa 878 ‘8 in Europe— of the New York Conference the sum of ‘was collected, and the next jengect sabscripti was that 4 oe New York Conference, The Rethodist Beok Concerns. Those who are familiar with the workings of the Methodist Episcopal Churoh sre aware that the denomination has two ‘“ Sook Concerns ”—one at New York and another at Cincinnati—from which the literature of the Church emanates. There is an exciting controversy going on at present be- tween the Christian Advocate and Methodist growing out of certain comments which the editor of the latter paper made upon an article taken trem the Western Advocate, characterizing the clashing interests between the establishments as “ simply disgraceful.” The agents of the ‘“ Concerns” came ont ina card denying that spe collisions have occurred between them. v. Dr. Crooks, the editor of the Methodist, is out in an.elaborate article this week, in which he claima to make good the allegations which he heretofore made and promises another article upon the subject. The General Assembly of the two chief divisions of Presbyterians will meet in May next—the old school in Albany, N, Y.,and the new school in Harrisburg, Pa. At these meetings, it is confi- dently felt, the final arrangements for the union will be settled, and that in 1869, if not sooner, the General Assembly of the United Church will be convened, ROMAN CATHOLIC, ‘The Vacant Cardinalntes. There are now twenty-two vacant seats in the College of Cardinals. It is now asserted that Pope Pius IX. is about to fill seven of them by the ap- pointment of the following dignitaries:— First—Rev. Prince Lucien Louis Joseph ee. leon Bonaparte, priest and prothonotary apostolic, the son of Charles Jules Laurent Lucien Bonaparte and Zenaide Charlotte Julie Bonaparte. His father was son of Lucien, brother of Napoleon I., and his mother was daughter of Joseph, eldest brother of the same Emperor, His parents were, conse- quently, cousins-german, ‘he Rev. Prince was born November 15, 1828. One of his aunts, Leti- tia, is married to Mr. Thomas Wyse, formerly British Minister to Greece. . Another, Constantia, Hed Abbess of the Convent of the Sacred Heart at me, ‘Second—Monsignor Edoardo Borromeo Arese, Grand Master of the Papal Court, Maggiordomo. Third—Monsignor Laurente Barili, Archbishop of Trana, in partibus, and Apostolic Nuncio to ‘Fourth—Monsignor Innocente Ferrieri, Arch- hy of Sida, in partibus, and Apostolic Nuncio isbon. Fifth—Monsignor Monaco, Secretary of the ean lonsignor Gonella, Archbishop of Vi- terbo, and formerly Apostolic Nuncio to Munich. Archbishop Gonella is rdinian. Seventh—Monsenor Juan Ignacio Moreno, Arch+ bishop of Valladolid, in Spain. Archbishop Moreno received the pallim only in 1863. He will make the fifth Cardinal within the jurisdiction of Spain, The others are the Cardinal Archbishop of Brugos, Santiago, Toledo and Seville. There are reports that the Archbishop of Paris, Monsieur Darboy, will receive the red hat, but it is considered doubtful in well informed circles. The Fature of Catholiciem. The Fablet, after quoting the remarks of the Bos- ton Pilot about the prospective increase of the Roman Catholic population in this country, with the rejoinder thereto from the Evangelist (Preaby- terian) of this city, asserts that if the increase of the Catholic population should continue during the remainder of the century in the same ratio to that of the non-Catholic population of the country that it increased since the year 1785, Catholics would, by the year 1900, be the majority. Non-Catholics do not keep pace with the ratio of the increase of the population of the country, and Catholics greatly exceed it. Should tnis continue the time mast come when Catholics will outnumber non-Catholics. That this nation will sooner or later become Catholic the Tablet firmly believes, a8 will all other nations now schismatic, heretical or heathen. A Protestant writer in Fraser's Magazine for January, says:—England, if not Europe gene- rally, may perhaps witness in the coming century some great Catholic revival which the decline of Protestantism compels us to contemplate, and it is more easy to see the ultimate result than the means by which its returning influence can be ef- fectually combated.” Rome and the Fenians. The London Weekly Register states, on the au thority of an Trish priest in Rome toa priest in’ England, that whatever may be the opinion in Ireland about the Bishop of Kerry’s circular re- specting solemn requiem masses for the three men executed at Manchester, there can be little doubt that it would not be approved at Rome. An attempt waa recently made by a resident Fenian in that city to get up a solemn requiem in the Church of Sant’ Andrea delle Fratte for the re- pose of the souls of these individuals, but no sooner was the object of the service discovered than it was at once put a stop to. The triduum, recommended by the Holy Father to obtain the Church's deliverance from oppres- sion, has been observed with much devotion and fervor in many places in the Cincinnati diocese. RELIGIOUS THOUGHTS AND MOVEMENTS. A little sin, like a small thief, opens the door for @ greater one. The reason, says Whitefield, why congrogations are so dead is because they have dead men preach- ing to them. . If any man, says Kirke White, ascend the pnl- pit with the intention to utter a fine thing he is committing @ deadly sin. I have no wish, said Leigh Richmond, to be a popular preacher in any sense but one—that is, a preacher to the hearts of the od a The tale bearer, says Dr. South, and the tale hearer ought to be both hung Gh ee back to back, one by the tongue, other by the ear, Great minds are the least quarrelsome, The largest ocean is the Pacific. gard no associations as safe in which will have to sink the Christian; in which the delicac; of your conscience will be damaged; in whic temptation will assail your weaker + poin in which any virtue will be endangered; which you will seem to countenance wrong views or practices; in which you will mingle with a doubt as to the rightness of your conduct; in which you would not like to see Christ present; in which you can neither do good nor get good. ‘The minister should avert attention from himself to his subjoct, Like the high priest, he should dis- appear in the cloud of incense he sends up, ‘tis impossible to escape trouble by running away from duty. Jonah once made the experiment, but soon found himself where all his imitators will, inthe end, find themselves—not exactly in the whale’s belly, but in as tight a place. To form an independent charncter throw your- self upon your individual resources, The oak in the middle of the forest, if surrounded on every side by trees that shelter and shade it, runs up tail = sickly; alone it early learns to withs' the jasts. The Episcopal Methodist (Baltimore) is not dis- josed to flatter Senator Wilson for his remark t “God cannot afford to have their almost com- plete policy of reconstruction stricken down by such efforts as those of the Senstor from Wiacon- sin (Mr. Doolittle).’’ The remark is pronounced “insufferably arrogant and coarsely profane.’’ The last Lutheran Observer notices that follow- Ing the Week of Prayer the Christians resident in the town of Findlay, Ohio, of all denominations, os Lutherans, Presbyterians, Methodists er, jonalists, Winebrennarians and United Brethren, assembled en masse in the Presbyterian church of that place, filling it to its utmost capa- city, and together they celebrated their Lord's death in the Holy Supper. The pastors of the several evangelical churches all: participated in the exercises, and the scene is de- scribed as one of wonderful interest. And this fs not the only gathering of the sort in that State. On the 26th ult., in Springfield, Presbyterians, Protestant Episcopalians, M etho- dists, includ! the venerable hep Lutherans and Congregationaliste communed to- Nan van same tal on At the Many was sung #0 as to move every Pee we years the Christian public have been separation of the eld Tract Society both claiming the title of but ene hailing from Boston and the ‘ork. But Ee at into two organizations “ American, other from New ritaalistio practices in India, but that what amounts to ritnalism may have an im; missionary influence on the heathen. After the scandals ‘in Fort William, the cathedral itself, Dum-Dum, Darjeoling and Ootacamund, this is a Mitle strange, | Dr. Milman’s energy, oniality and tind with Gatives ann hover, be tee ic Dr. Norman Macleod has commended. Dr. making eloqueat and humorous apeeches at FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL, Sstorvar, Feb, 8—6 P.M. Wall street bas been in = hopeful speculative mood to-day, and on the Stock Exchange a large business was transacted im railway chares.at advancing prices Erie, Michigan Southern and Rock Island were the most ac- tive; but there was aiso a well distributed animation in the rest of the list, and the improvement was main- tained up to the close. No more reports were invented by the bears, in Erie, to disturb the equanimity of stockholders, and the price of that down-trodden‘secu- rity advanced at one time to 74%. The statement of the public debt for the month of January exvited very little comment, although it shows an inorease, after deducting the amouat in the Treasury, of $19,189,723, the balance of currency in its vaults having been reduced to $25,578,100, and of coin to $98,491,162, of which $29,619,280 is owned by the public and represented’ by certificates of depos, There was an active conversion movement during the month, and more than twenty- three millions of seven-whirty notes were withdrawn, while « million and a quarter more than this amount of five-twenties were issued, The rumor that fifteen mil- lions of ten-forty bonds were sold in January is contra- dicted by the statement, which shows an increase of less than three millions in these bonds. More than three millions of overdue compound interest notes were redeemed within the mouth, and a@ million and three-quarters of three per cent certificates were issued in exchange for a portion of thesame, Mr. McCulloch still adheres to bis system of withholding important details of the public indebtedness in these periodical returns, He omits to specify the different winds of bonds bearing the same rate of interest; also the authorizing acts, the dates of maturity and the amount of interest payable annually on each class of #0- curities, Mr, Fessenden used to give these details and why should Mr, McCulloch omit them? The gold market was strong and moderately active under the influence of fresh rumors from Washington, regarding the possible action of the Reconstruction Committee tending to the impeachment of the Presi- dent, and the fluctuations were from 142 to 14234, with the closing transactions at the highest point of the day. The shipment of $796,645 in gold and mlver (chiefly gold bars) by the steamer Ville de Paris, makingo total bullion and specie export during the week of $1,644,057, also strengthened the undertone of the premium, Cash gold was in somewhat more active borrowing demand than for soyera! days past, and loans were made at rates varying from three to six per cent. ‘The gross clearings amounted to $67,543,000, the gold balances to $2,126,684 and the currency balances to $3,409,665. The Sherman Funding bill was a good deal discussed, but @ general opinion is that it stands no chance of ming a law, and that if itehoutd by any possibility do so it will be of no ma- torial consequence, as it does not make the conversion of five-twenties into the proposed five por cent bonds compulsory, and without this clause {s fs mugatory. It was rumored lato in the afternoon that the Treasury had been a seller of gold during the day in order to prevent the premium from rising under the impeach- ment rumors, but there was no evidence of this in the gold room, neither is it probable that sales for this or any other purpose were made by the government. ‘The daily range of the market during the week was as under noted:— Monday .. Tuesday. The money market was extremely easy, and the banks wore free lenders on government securities at four per cent and on mixed collaterals at five, It is the general opinion of bank officers that money will be abuodant at 46 per cent at this contre for the noxt eight months, after which tho usual drain of currency westward to move the crops will set in and advance the rate of inter- est, About the Ist of April thero will be a temporary increase in the demand for money, owing to the maturing of contracts in Pennsylvania and some of the Eastern States, where payments ‘aro made to fall due on the 1st of April atmost as gener- ally as houses are rented here from the;lst of May; but this will not be sufficient to create any disturbance. The drain of currency from the West and other points to- wards this city is still sonaibly felt, and the statement of the associated banks for the week ending to-day shows a further increase of $4,614,024 in deposits. The loans have increased correspondingly—namely, to the amount of $4,139,928—but how far this may be owing tothe purchase of securities 1s uncertain, as the banks count all the stocks they hold as loans. Tho legal tender notes have increased to $650,106, while tho specie has de- creased $151,948, The circulation has increased $34,313, ‘Tho return is favorable to @ continuance of the prevail. ing monetary ease, although the legal tender reserve against liabilities ia reduced about baif a million, Tho totals of the present and last previous statements are as subjoined :-— Feb. 8. Loans... 270,555,538 Specie. 23,823,272 Cireatation . Deposits. Legal tenders. ‘The banks here hold a greater amount than usual of national bank notes, and as the receipts of currency largely include these they show !n the deposits without affecting the Jegal tender reserve, and tais circumstance proves the banks to be in an even stronger position than appears by their weekly statements. ‘This has been @ very quiet day in the market for gov- ernment securities, Prices declined @ fraction at the opening, but in the afternoon thore was more firmness shown, and at tho close the quotations were as sub- Joinod:—Registerod, 1881, 111% s 111%; coupon, 1881, 112}¢ 011234; 5-20’s, registered, 1862, 103% « 1083; ; 6-20's, coupon, 1862, 111% @ 111}; do., 1964, 108% 2109; do., 1865, 10974 4110; do., 1865, January and July, 107% @ 107%; do., 1967, 101% = 108; 10-40's, registered, 101% ® 101!4; 10-40’, coupon, 10434 2 104%; June, 7.20°s, 107% a 1073; July, 7.20's, 107% a 107%; May compounds, 1864, 117% @ 117%; August do, 116% 0116%; September do,, 116 a 116%; October do., 115% a 11 At the commencemont of business the stock market ‘was strong, and at the carly session of the open board prices wore *; s \% por cont higher than at the close inst evening, Erie selling at 743¢. At the first rogular board the market was*firm in tone, but rather quiet, and prices showed only fractional changes, Michigan Southera cloned #{ higher than at the same timo yesterday, Illi- nois Central %, Milwankewand St. Paul X, Pacific Mail , Canton %, Western Union Telegraph %. Govern- ment securities wore duil and barely steady, Sixes of 1881 closed %{ lower, coupon five-twenties of 1862 14, issue of 1964 34, new issue of 1865 i, new issue of 1867 34, sevon-thirtios, second series, {. Missour: sixes advanced 1%{, After the call prices declined a fraction In somo instances; but at the opea board at one o'clock the market was strong and prices advanced, with sales of Erie at 74% and of Rock Isiand at 99%. Subsequently there was further improvement, with males of Erle at 74%; but « alight reaction succeeded, and at the second regular board the market was firm and moderately active New York Central clonod % higher, Erie 14, Reading %, Milwaukee and St, Paul 1%, Atlantic Mall 1, Fort Wayne was 34 lower. Missouri sixes advanced %. At the open board at half-past three the market was steady and quiet, and New York Contral sold at 1204 a 12934; Erie, 7454; Hudson Ri 147%; Reading, 04% & 95%; Michigan Southern, 92%; Cleveland and Toledo, 112% ; Rock Island, 99)¢ a 9944; Northwestern, 60; do, preferred, 75; Fort Wayne, 101% # 102, During the remainder of the afternoon the market was strong, but rather dull, except for Erie, and at the close at haif-past fivo the aubjoined quotations were current:—New York Contral, 1204 0 120% ; Erlo, 745 a 743; Reading, 95 « 955%; Michigan Southern, 0234 @ 023; Cloveland and Pittaburg, 97 a O74; Rock Island, 9994 8 9934; Fort Wayne, 10241024; Northwestern, 608 60%; do pre ferred, 7530 75%; Pacific Mail, 100% a 110%; Ohio and Mississippi certificates, 335¢ a 3314; Western Union Telegraph, 36% « 36%, ‘The following is ® comparison of the lowest prices of the leading speculative stocks im 1960 with those cur: ent at the first board to-day :— 125g s Tha 60% Obs OT 92% 87% C) cog 1124 9556 nn0 “0 30% 28% 00% Om The foreign oxchange market was steady, but inace tive, om the basis of 100% for prime bankers’ steriing at sixty days, aithough some of tne leading drawers asked 100%. Bankers’ bills of Ragland at sixty days ‘Were quoted at 100% @ 1009; at three days, 1100 110%; Commercial billa, 100 & 100)g, Bille on Paria at sixiy ays, 6.165 95.13%; at three days, 5.13% a 5.12%. On Berlin—Baakers’, 713 8 12; commercial, 713. On Bremea—Bankers’; 19 a 79; commercial, 78%; a 78%. On Frankfort—Bankeore’, 407 a 41; commercial, 4055 & 40%. On Amsterdam—Bankers’, 4124134; commercial, 40% 040%. On Hamburg—Bankers’, 363; ‘commer- cial, 3694 @ 36, On Answerp-—Bankers', 6.16\;; com- mercial, 5.18% @ 6.1734. Mining shares continue dull, At the first board Mon- tana closed 50, higher than at the same time yesterday, selling at45o. ; Quarts Hill, $1 20: La Crosse Gold, 500, ; Corydon, 400; Edgebill Mining, $2680; Waikitl Lead, 330, A comparison of al! the ftems of the last two state- ments of the public debt, dated respectively January 1 and February 1, shows that the following averages were made during the month of January :— ‘DEBT BRARING COUN bam crease. Decrease, Eee ponent Landa 5 $2,809,400 - ix per cent 1868. — $5,282,550 Six pertcent bon 24,676,100 wa Totals eececsecssee sseses es + $22,260,050 DEBT BRARING ere eae Six cent bonds.........-- - f — Three year seven-thirty notes." — $28,314,600 ‘Three por cent 1,755,000 — Total . $19,782,000 Ae Kena ve FOR PAYMENT, ree year seven-t! due Ang. 16, 1807,....+-. iia — $280,500 Compound interest notes, ma- tured June 10, July 16, Aug. 15, Oct, 15 and Dec, 15, 1867., — 8,052,510 Bonds Texas indemnity. _- 1,000 Treasury notes, ace 1861, and prior thereto. ey 500 Bonds April 1, 1842. - 48,061 ‘Temporary loan... _- 200,190 Cortificates of indebtedness, - 1,000 Dear Fractional currency. 5 = Gold certificates of de; 9,614,700 - $9,939,001 192,199 TOL... cece cenecescesvees $20,131,290 Amount of debt, tess cash in ‘Treasury.......... ++ 0 $19,189,923 ‘Tho transactions for the week at the Custom House ahd Sub-Treasury in this'city have been as follows:— 4,273. 706, 2,196,342, 972,473 1,501,862 1,214,230 1,138, $10,176,336 2,915,062 morning of Feb, 8. 98,698,120 11,613, 182 10,176,386 Balance on Saturday ovening, $101,490, 845 Increase....... «+ $2,738,725 ‘The totals at the close of each week since the com- mencement of the year sum up as follows:— Custom House, ———-—+Sub-Treazury.— Recei Receipi | Pa Balances. 4. [$1,188,708 $12.082,646 $10,201,468 $07,004-728 633,802 41,441'822 41,181,472 07,825,078 1,682,134 18.437,115 11,094,740 105,167,453 2 1,571,057 13,473,105 11,106,128 107,534,435 Feb. 1.. 2,075,842 15,990,563 24,826,879 98,008,120 SALES AT THE NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE, . Saturday, Fob. S—10:15 A. M. Re EOP Or jan 40) 420 Buf,NY &Erielm 93 3000 Alt & Terre H Im. 937 3000 Alt & Terre H ine. 80! 25000 Tol Wab equip ba 70. 1000 do. 15000 Pitts, FW, 1000 Tol, Peo & War lm 8236 2 1X0 NJersey Ven Im., 101 85000 Tenn 6's, new... ... moon 44g jarolina 6’sexo 52, 200 she Reading RR. 0 a7, «100 Ti Cen RI 100 P PERSONAL INTELLIGENCE, Lord Dorby is again troubled with the gout, Patti is to be married on the 15th of July. ‘The Prince of Wales visits Ireland next April. Queen Victoria’s yacht Fairy ‘s to be broken up. The Danish government has received thirteen thou- sand gans from New York. A “Homoopathic Mutual Life Insurance Company" is tobe started in London. Fifteen thouvand copies of the “Queon’s Diary” have ‘been sold in England. ‘The Prince Imperial of France will be twelve years old next March. Viscount Monek will retain the goversment of Canada for another year. Ministerial functionaries In Vienna are to be permitted wear beards. Physicians have declared the air of Caprera injurious to Garibaldi’s health, The ‘Vistula Province” will henceforth be the name of that country known on the maps as Poland. “A poand of meat withont bone” isto be the future allowance of the British soldier, The receptions of General Mra Dix are spokes of as being ‘‘unesually brilliant The English think that Santa Anna will never be con- tented ‘until he is comfortably shot,"” Tennyson is to receive $10,000 in gold for twelve poeme in “Good Words,” “The Mooken’’ is to give Recollections of Two tenn The Emperor of Morocco is going to organize a regular army to be commanded by European officers. ‘The Marquis de Caux bas beon raised to the dignit Fquerry by Napoleon, in anticipation of his with Pasti, ntertainment entitled os,” of age At the last ball of the Mayor of Liverpool 1,164 bottios of champagne were consumed. No mention is made of headaches, DEPARTURES YESTERDAY. Steamship City of London— Mies Pert orton Mes Jno M Richards’ and child, Mise Whitney, Wie ih rs He Binekraur dad ehibt. Mr Wau Biurgeng. and maid servant. FR Chandler and lady, Dr Johnson, wife and two ebiiaren; Walter Glover, in Gardiner, "Brian Aimy, Ramus! Kinase, Captain Cooper. Hoval sary: Her FA Nugent, Louie | ch . jury A Thomad, Captain Hirard Goldemid, David Landers, Dr Sherman Dr Carver. Bi anp Harne—Steamebip Ville de praeeht anaas, Hae Saltate aa cea Thoron, BS Wade, Bre W wand Lustin, Bre Mire ade, ‘Lustia, atia, Baron Mra ¢ taner er Sionkar Ate Paitiard, Pant Hg donee, es 1 aks, R Gotcbaux, two and maid servant; Miss ite” eg ae eee Louise Weil, a NS sles Vocher, Tordeus, Mra Mise Mites Bogine Tor. deur, Mande! Arnont, Ir Jartou: R Boutilon, Albert Armani ton, re Sabina Pietro, puilas Goldechm nay, Anton Bel+ Arthur Preferiek ry Durale oat ay Antoine Mazet. and $708,644 84 In apscie. Onascow ano LiveRrost—Staamship Colambia—Me rt ira,Pe Bressabe,, Francie L Adama, H 8 Samauele, A Rudolf Mre rabam, Miss Shaw nd Ligste Mince, Fe eg A tng Waipa ener ears, Pre Savasnan—Steamsbip Mon r—Abram Odell, Chee g John A 1 nay White, Theodore cs eet aes ys PE fou Miss © North, Keod, Samuel Dickerson, Jaunes Voorhies and lady. Ridgeway, Gieore Ridgeway, T Brophy, Alexander Hor Rev. Cyrus D. Ri Borns, of Cheitenham, England. the residence of the brid street, by the Rev. Dr. Fails late of Baltimore, Md., to Misa Susan A, Start, of , Amou Toba, Charles Weoks, D Keith and daughter. cat Stexnahip San, Salvador—Alexanter Camp= . A Dubois, Leg ee and THe Laon, BA Kei Mist M orth. Mes @ Herad ‘laa toed, Ch urphy,. infant § "Anthony R Ouy Fintan Win’ Simonson, ranihony R ¢ . Yobiag, Miss Susan ‘ Married. Barcn—Bovre.—On Sunday evening, February 2, v E.H. Barcu to Miss Praxcis evening, February 6, 96 Parents, No. 679 Water Mr, Cmanins A, Bugtior —9rart.—Vn Thards city. Day—Arvxotp,—Oo Thursday, Fobmary 5, at 8% Paul's Catholic church, Philadelphia, Pa., by the Kev. P. F. Sul: , Josera J. Dany, Es sf to Mary, eldest daughter of Jamos Arnold, Esq., of former city, No cards, Horrox-—Srrova,—On Saturday, Fobruary 8, by the Rev. 8. J. Knapp, Mr, N. H. Horton to Miss Sarum Sraoxa, daughter of William Strong. No cards, Birth. Harwanp.—On Friday, February 8, the wife of Min Josoph L, Hayward of a daughter. Lawx.—In Brooklyn, on Wednoeday, February 5, the wife of John Lano, of « daughter, Died. Brcwsr.—On Friday, February 7, of sonsum: Anprew Brome, aged 35 years, 1 month and 20 days, The friends and relatives of the family are respect. faly invited to attend the funeral, which will take place from St, Paul's Lutheran cburch, corner of Sixth avenue and Lge stroet, this (Sunday) afternoon, gat halt ‘one o’cloc! estes Saturday, February 8, Ronxer, aon of William H. Barker, of Tivoli, Dutchess coun: . ¥. ‘The relatives and friends of the family are respectfally Invited to attend the funeral, trom Trinity chapel, Twenty fh ‘street, on Monday’ afternoon, at balt-past foar o’cloc! Bass.—On Friday, February 7, Nataax F. Bass, aged. 4 months, ‘Tho funeral wil take place from the restdence of his 879 Ninth etreet, this (sunday) afternoon, at one o'clock, —On Thursday evening, February 6, after # ag iliness, Apranam M. Cosumss, in the 67th year of 18, age. ‘The relatives and friends of the family are respect-. fully invited to attend the funeral, froin St Bartholo~ mew church, Lafayette place, this (Sunday) afternoon, ‘at balé-past one o'clock. Cozzens.—On Thursday evoning, February 6, after a short illness, ApRawam M. Cozzxns, in the 57th year ef his age. ‘The relatives and friends of tho family are reapeot- fully invited to attend the funeral, from St. Bartholo~ mew church, Lafayette place, this (Sunday) afternoon, at hal f-past one o'clock. ConKLIN,—Hanry Conk, aged 70 years. His relatives and friewds aro respectfully invited te attend the funeral, on Monday afternoon, at two o'clock, bo his lato regen oT ee street, Brooklya. | range county papers pleaso copy. Crown Saturday ‘ebruary 8, Brincer Crow, wife of Patrick Crow, aged 32 years, The friends of the family aro respectfully invited te attond the funeral, this (Sunday) afternoon, at half-past one o'clock, from 136 Crosby street; thence to Cemetery. Dexvin.—On Friday, February 7, Jony, son of John aod Sarah Denvin, aged 6 years, 4 months and 18 deye, The friends and acquaintances of the family are res spectfuily invited to attend the fuuera;, from the rem dence of his parents, 208 ap agpgar ad Brooklyn, this (Sunday) afternoon, at one o'clock. ‘ neat —On Saturday, February 8, at No. 326 Peart atreet, James Douuann, a native of Baltymagil!, paris of Tullaher, county Kilirenny, Ireland, aged 53 years, Tho friends and relatives of tho family, and also of his brother, Patrick Dollard, are respectfully invited to attend the funcral, on Moaday afternoon, at half-past one o'clock, from St. Andrew’s church, Duane streck, where a solemn requiem mass will be offered for the re pose of his soul, and thence his remains will be removed to Calvary Competery, fot interment Kilkenny papers please copy. Dwerr.—1 seer ‘Deer, a por ae) the parish of En- nismagrath, county Leitrim, His friends are respectfully requested to attend the funeral from his late residence, 222 Sixth street, om Monday afternoon, at two o'clock, from thence to Gal- "4p arma Jersey City, on Friday morning, Febrasry vanTs.—In Jersey City, on Friday m A 1, Danren. Woopwann, aon, of Dantel and Lizzie Evarte, od 3 years, 1 month and avs, were Colatives and friends of tho family are invited te attend the funeral, from the residence of bis pareata, 221 South Fifth street, on Sunday afiernoon, at two o'clock, Hudson and Catskill (N. ¥.) and Norwich (Cosas papers piease copy. Ertacuer,—In this city, on Saturday, February Joux F, son of Andreas and Etl!ea Erlacher, aged ears and 9 montba, ” Kelatives and friends are roapectfully invited to at tond the funeral, from tho jonce of bis par@its, 465 Hudson street, on Monday sftornoon, at one o'ciook, Hater —In Brooklyn, on Friday, February 7, Ame Fownsn, wife of Robert Halle; ‘The rolatives and friends are invited to attend the funeral, from her late residence, 327 Henry street, om Monday afternocn, at one o'clock. Heeniex.—On Thursday, February 6, Aysox Hrantox, in the 57th year of his age. Lit jends and those of the family and the members of the lammany Society, of the D-mocratic Repu Gonoral Committee at Tammany Hall, and of J Willard Lodge F. and A. M., are requested to atte! faueral at his residence, 648 Lexington avenue, on Sunday oon, at one o'clock, without further invitation, Masonic —Tho members of John D. Willard Lod No, 250, F. and A, M., are hereby summoned to at! s apectal commanication at their rooms, this (Sun morning, at cleven o'clock, to pay the last tribute respect to the memory of our deceased brother, Ansom Herrick. JOUN M, MOFFIT, Master. Hivveera.—Drowned, at Hatteras Inlet, N. C., om Wednesday, January 1, Captain Caances E. of the schooner Wide World, aged 28 years. ‘Tho frionds and rolatives of the family, and also the members of Gongtitution Lodze, No, 241, F. and A M,, are respectfully invited to aitend the faneral, om Wodnesday afternoon, at one o'clock, from the South Third streot Methodist Episcopal church, corner of South Third street aud Union a , Brookiya, E, D. His remaina will be taken to htown, L. L, foe interment, ‘Long Island papers please copy. a Fierugeictox.—On Luesday, 4. of scartes fever, Manoarrt Axwim Te art daughter of Smith and Esther Hetherington, aged 5 years, @ months and 9 days, ‘The remains were interred in Cypress Hill Cematery. Joves —Suddonly, of rheumatic affection of the heart, Henny R. Jones, of this city, , Notice of funeral hereafter, Ny ovoken, on Friday, February 7, Sanat M., daughter 4f the aig Eallip orl Sarah Kip. ‘he relatives and fr.efds are respectfully Invited to attend the funera}, from her late residence, corner of Secoad and Washington, streets, Hoboken, on Mouday afternoon, at hi st one o'clock. Laany.—On saturday, February 8, at his residen 21 Pacific street, Brooklyn, Devers Lrary, a native Kilo, county Longford, Ireland, aged 64 8 will be taken to Flatbush = a and nm Matiews,—On Satorday, Pobruary 8, Wx. Wickae MaTarws, youngest ter and Margaret Aan Ma- thews, aged 3 month ave. The friends and relate of the family aro respect fully invited to attend the funeral, from bis late rest- = 9 James slip, this (Sunday) afternoon, at two o'clock. Mennreys,—On Thursday, February 6, Wittaam Maum Tews, in the 43d year of bia age. e friends of the family are Invited to attend the faneral, from his late residence, No. 431 Canal street, on Sunday afternoon, at Yolock. Mort. —On Friday m lence of her brother-in-inw, Rev. E. F. ursia Morr, relict of James 8. Mott an the late Jacob B, Tavior. ‘The relatives and friends of the family are invited te attond the funoral services, at St. Georze’s church (Rev. Dr. Tyng’s), on Monday morning, at half-past pine o'clock. The remains will be interred at Fairfield, Conn, Friends can return by the express train, leaving Faure field at soventoon minutes past five P.M. MoApam.—On Sataraay, 8, Jomw MoAvam, in the 43d year of bis age. His friends are invited to attend the funeral, from bie Inte residence, 180 East Thirty-fourth street, on Monday afternoon, at ons o'clock. Members of Neptone Lodge No. 317, F. and A. M., are hereby summoned to attend a special communica. tion at No, 8 Union square, on Monday, 10th Inst, at twelve M. promptly, the purpose of attending the funeral of our iate brother, John MeAdam. Members of mater lodges are respeot(ully invited to attend. Joun Nixox, Secretary. JOHN W. HOWARD, M. McMayvs,--On Friday, February 7, Taomas McManog, of consumption, aged 37 yours The frends of tho family are requested to attend the |. from the residenco of his brother, James J. McManus, 287 West Seventeenth street, on Sunday aftere uooa, at one o'clock. Norvats.—On Friday morning, Fobruary 7, atthe reate Se oes Joseph oy 06 Bast Fitty~ iwitam Norvaut, years, Holasives'and friende of tie fommly. tre respectfully” invite attend the funeral, this (unday) afternoon, four o'clock. Remains wil! be takem to Cornwall, Orange county, on Monday morning. Peanin,—At Morristown, N. J., on Friaay, February 7, Amaia, wife of John Perrin. _ Brookly y » ie cameel one ayenue, ‘Dy . at ‘and friends of the family are o'clock, Tho relatives "*Hleen Oa Saturday raorattg, Bevery 8 rotten, James Reev, ex-Aiderman of member of the present His friends ana. relatives, algo the Con members of Ark of Independent Onder of Oad Fellote andthe soon afternoon, at two o’cl from bis a fe ee Jn, Seatey,=Suddenly, om Friday, February 7 Amana LEY. ALY, Funeral service will take piace at the residence of her slever, Mrs, Henrietta Rosenquest, 06 Kichth street, oer am romal , ou Monday for jmrorment, Relatives and frieude ry invited. ee in Hrooktye, on Thursday, February 6, of Ee Wriuiam Avavstos Warre, in the 70th yeat of ane. The relatives and friends are invited to attend the funoral, on Monday afternoon, at two o’slogk, frau, Ne Pierrepont