The New York Herald Newspaper, October 16, 1868, Page 5

NEW YORK cITy. TEE COURTS. UATED STATES COMMISSIONERS’ COURT. Alleged Wife Polsoving—An Extradition Case. Before Commissioner Osborn. Inthe Matier of the Application for the Extradinon @f Henry Shager.—The defendant in this case isa Rative of Pretzen‘ieim, in the grand duchy of Hesse- Darmstadt, North Germany, for whose extradition application is made on a charge of killing his wife by Poison at the place of his residence, as.above de- scribed, in the month of April iast. The circumstances: of the case as they appear from the statement of Mr. Charles Goepp, who represented the North German federation, are as fo'lows:—The accused for several years and upto the date of the commission of the alleged offence lived with his wife, Benelia Shaffer; that on’ the day named in the warrant Mrs. Shaffer ‘was found hanging by the neck, quite dead, in an adjoining outhouse, near the dwelling house, It was at first supposed that she had committed suicide, Sometiine after the burial it began to be suspected that Mrs. Shader had been fouily dealt with. A judi- cial investigation was ordered, Which resuited in the body being exhumed and submitted to chemical it. ‘Traces of strycanine were then discovered. This was on the 13th June, The prisoner had at this time left the country for America. The principal witness against the accused was a neighbor, a Mrs, Ghutt, who testified that Shatfer had confessed to her that he had poisoned his wife and afterwards sus- mded the body in the position in which it was Found, A warrant was then issued for his extradi- tion. The accused was arrested in Paterson, where he has been residing since his arrival here. The ac- cnsed is a little over forty years old and seems ther a harmless man than otherwise. Counsel for e defendant, Mr. E, W. McCarthy, not being pre- pared to go on with the case, the examination was adjourned to Wednesday next. Counterfeiting Cases. Daniel Coffee, an old offender, who was charged with having counterfeited fifty cent currency in his possession with intent to pass the same, was com- mitted for trial. Lewis Reese, for attempting to pass a counterfeit twenty-flvent note on John Tyrolee, was comuitted for an examination. SUPREME COURT—CIRCUIT—PART L. Apother Chureh Government Squabble—Who Are Entitled to Vote at Elections? Before Judge Barnard. The People ex rel. Montague Ward et al. vs. John #. Thompson et al.—This was an action in the na- ture of quo warranto, brought for the purpose of ousting the defendants from their offices as vestry- men of Zion Episcopal church, Madison avenue. There is a chapel, known as Zion chapel, established by and under the control of the congregation, war- dens and vestrymen of Zion church, and at the elec- tion{for vestrymen of the church, recently held, seven persons, who were regular worshippers at the chapel, but were not attendants, pewholders or communi- eants of the parent’ church, yoted, and by their suf- frages decided the election in favor of the defend- ants, The relators challenged their votes, but with- Out avail. The church proper is duly incorporated, but the chapel, which has been since established, has mever been | pele adres and has no independent existence, altho: all the sacraments are admin- istered there distinctly from the church. The ques- Sion involved in the case was, whether these seven rsons Whose votes decided the contest and sed qualifications showing them to be members of the church were in juence of their attend- lance at the chapel not members of the con ition organized under the statute. The relators contended that the chapel was established as a certain form of missionary enterprise, and not for the convenience of the members of the church, and therefere had no authority to exercise any privileges but such as were Recorded to it by the government of Zion church, ‘whose powers and duties were defined by statute. ‘The case was argued at considerable Jength and was not allowed to go to the fore, Judge Barnard holding trom the evidence that the infant chapel having Independent existence, no power to be represented @t diocesan conventions, or to elect their own Siren walngiag eevasany tS uhh yet 10] re chapel, but the duties of such. onicers regardiu; Psi being exercised by the vestry of the church; they soutributed nothing to the support of Zion church, the apparent reason Hamtah howe they were compara- tively poor, while the church was comparatively Wealthy. The pews in the chapel were ali free and would indicate that it was @ missionary enterprise, at the same time under the control of the church, It was, therefore, a part of the church, as the church had no power ‘to establish a place of worship under independent government within the parish in which the church itself was located. The action, there- faken to the judgment, to be argued on appeal in the en @ judgment ed On a in the Gret instance at the next General Term. 4 SUPERIOR COURT—TRIAL TERM. Damages for Alleged False and Mulicious Arrest and Imprisonment. Before Judge Jones. Knox vs. Jones.—In this case, which was reported tm yesterday's HERALD, the jury this morning re- turned a gealed verdict for ptawtift, aworilig him dulmages in the sum of $750. COURT OF GENERAL SESSIONS. Burglaries and Larcenies. Before Recorder Hackett. The Grand Jury yesterday brought in a batch of indictments, upon which the prisoners when ar- faigned pleaded not guilty. Assistant District Attor- bey Bedford appeared for the people. James McGrath and John Pellet pleaded guilty to an indictment charging them with burglary tn the third degree. On the 19th of September the lager beer saloon of Henry Brunjes, 1,394 Third avenue, ‘was burglariously entered We the prisoners and fifteen Goliars’ worth rs stolen. John Crawson pleaded rot to an attempt at ind“larceny, he being charged with stealing sev- Fay collars worth of fancy woollen goods on the 24 nt, the property of Leopold Joseph. ‘These prisoners were sent to the State Prison for two years and six months. Rosanna McGuire, who was indicted for stealing $144 worth of wearing apparel and fourteen doilars fm money on the 5th inst. from Mary between Madison and Fourth avenues, pieaded guilty to an attempt at grand larceny. A similar plea was en from Thomas Latham, ‘who was charged with stealing twenty-seven dollars’ ‘worth of wine and ten dollars in money from Benja- min Ashuy on the 22d of September. These prisoners were sentenced to the State Prison for two years. James Madden, charged with stealing two bian- pots loon King, pony guilt, Te pent teres: jose le: jarceny, Ht) ‘was sent to the ‘Peniten for eet monitea, i William Wilcox Le ity an atcempt at ‘rand larceny, the indictment that on the ire he stole thirty-six doll: " 1d worth o| , the property of Hart & Batler. led for sentence, Mary wn was placed on ch: with outing ve silk dresses valued Gt $150, the property of ies Bornstein. The evi- @ence was no! my eee ee ce ar the accused and the jury fendered an acquittal. a TT ae © Upon motion of Mr. Bedford a nollie prosequi was entered on an indictment against Eliza Hassler for ny ee of bigamy, satisfactory evidence having luced to show that she Was insane ‘at the time of the alleged commission of the offence. A PHILADELPHIAN ROBBED IN A STAGE. Andrew Wi who was jointly indicted with three men named Oampbell ie and Morgan for the crime of larceny from the person, was tried and convicted. D. Cope, doing busi- ness in Philadelphia, was riding in @ Cortlandt street on the night of the 10th of July, his pocket- containing fifty-five dollars, was stolen. He tion house, when the prisoners were arrested. A man named Smith saw the larceny committed by two of the prisoners. The theory of the prosecation against Watson was that he was in complicity with the others, and the evidence to sustain it was that he endeavored to prevent Mr. Cope when he rose to Jeave the stage, This, in the absence of witnesses to show who the prisoner was, Mr. Bedford contended was sufficient to convict him. The jury rendered the following verdict:—“We find the prisoner guilty, With a recommendation to the mercy of the court on condition that he can prove good character.” COURT OF SPECIAL SESsiONS, Before Judges Dowling and Ke ASSAULT AND BATTERY. John Burroughs was arraigned for knocking spots out of Philip Sodi, A number of women were called to testify in behalf of the defendant, who is a good- looking sort of Don Juan. It was, however, of no Avail, He was, required to give bail in $200 not to exercise himself on Sodi’s body tor the next #ix months. iv. FENCING IT, Ayouth to fame unknown, Edward Wilson, was placed in the dock charged with stealing Kate Bilis’ dress. “How dtd you come to do it, Indge Kelly. “Well, you see, your Honor,” answered the prie- oner, “1 was kind o’ getting over the fence an’ It kind of give way an’ { kum right down and with it the dress. | was @ tryin’ to get the dress ou the line Agin When this here woman caine along raisin’ —— had ime arrested,” “The fence was altogether too high,” said his Mon- or, “and you'll have Wo go to the Island for four Months.” ° M Edward? asked GIVING A WOMAN FITS. A oneeyed customer, who had very much of the + pundog tn his look: was arraigned for assaulting an oid woman named Hannah Jewellen, On being called to the witness stand complainant eaid, in answer to a question by the bench, surr, the man he sthrack me an’ knocked mg kilt me tntirely, so he did.” “Did be strike you?” demanded the defendant's counsel. “pid he!” Faith and he did. Shure he sthruck me. Now, aint } kilt intirely, now?” “That will do,” said the Court. Anumber of witnesses, nearly all of the ugliest Possinie type, both in face and general ap) ace. were called; but as they did not know auything of the row or mixed it yp in such a manner that the Court cut the whole matter short by fining the assail- ant of the old woman ten dollars, A PITIABE OBJECT, A poor woman named Mary Clark came before the Court, her face braised and beaten in a terrible man- ner, and testified to being assaulted by a man named William Kinney, ao ex-policeman and carpenter by trade. ‘To qnestions propounded by Jus Dowling the woman said that she had lived wit! the defendant four years in the capacity of wife and had had by him two children, She was, she continued, afraid of her life, and ail she asked was that she might be let alone. She did not want to have anything to do with him. The Court remarked that it was no wonder Kinney had been dismissed from the police, He wasa brute and deserved no pity. “She was drunk,” said the defendant, doggedly, “Your Honor,” remonstrated the woman, “Il was beak He has brought me to shame and | want to re- form. “You are a brute,” persisted his Honor. “If the roman was drunk the more shame in you to strike ir. “He dri me into the room, locked the door on me and I thought he would kill me.”” “Well, if she wants me to go away from her I’li 0. “Will you 9” said Judge Dowling. ‘‘I’ve got some- thing to say in the matter. I'll send you to the Istand for three months.”” COLLARED, A sweet-looking pair of American citizens of Afri- can descent, Stephen Henry Brown and Frederick Gorton, were arraigned for stealing collars, &c., from Moses Rosenberg. aoe Stephen,” said nis Honor, “what have you Nude, Rg nuMin, fo’ you sees I isn’t guilty no how—not the fus’ guilty. You see, sah, I wasn’t a gre the same as this heah gen’l’man (point to in’ frew de atreets dis heah ae (is complainant) ask me ef I wan' is wares, and I said ‘no, sab,’ when de nex’ fus’ ting dat I knows was de charge ob stealin’ dem tings, 2b which I wouldn't be guilty no how. Dat’s jes’ ce Ey, tam ce Es ‘ou Ho: . Ladmit dem c 3 «el doen't, dough.» persisted. Stephen, “Six months each,” said the Court, and the mokes were marched out of court. George H. Keep, a respectable poucaman, was ql by Btza Schirmer and Caroline Brown with cruelly and malenenny assaulting them while in a beastly state of Intoxication, The defendant, who had been a ——, admitted the charges, and offered in extenuation of his conduct his intoxica- tion. He, through his counsel, assured the court that he would never be in such a condition in. The woman also offered not to age but the Court on consultation would not accept the course which R (the vounsel) desired it to pursue, and Judge wiing remarked to the prisoner that he was ex- ceedingly sorry to see @ Man 480 intelligent stand where he then stood. ‘Keep,’ remarked his honor, “the Court has accepted your plea of guilty on both of the complaints preferred against you. Ta! into consideration the position which you held, entitles you to a character heretofore. These womrn whom you have beaten most prutally were in their own house on Sunday. You were an officer and a representative of the law. It makes no matter whether these women have fallen in society or note they were entitied to your protection and charity and not to your brutality. 1 understand that you have respectable parents; but the Court must make an <aae of you and so teach others that although these women and others like unto them have left the paths of trath and virtue they stfll have rights and must be protected the same as who have not strayed away, the same as the high and the low, the rich ana the voor, for this Court can kuow no differ- ence between these. I here preside as a Police Judge, but I came from the ‘s of the police and was at one time captain of the precinct in which you have served. I reel, therefore, a blush and a shame when I one its members going intoa house of prostitution, taking out the inmates and brutatl: oe and __ bruis- tng them as you assaulted and injured these, as their wounds showed in this court on last Tuesday.” As I said before, the Court intends to make an ex- ample of you, ana all complaints hereafter of a like character will be received in the police courts when committed by officers against citizens. I have here- tofore sent such cases to the Commissioners of Po- Noe, but I think it best not to send such to them he , for as arule they are too lenient, their punishment never being adequate to the offence. I Will hereafter ent all guch complaints per- sonally, as a ‘The Court sentences you on the comy Brown to two months plaint of Catharine in the Penitentiary and ene sentence for tie present on that of Eliza er. A DUTCHAAN IN TROUBLE. Joseph Smith, a se old Dutchman, who was ““nat, py tam, an’ dat is der druth,” was arraigned for steall Apna intyre’s shawl. A young girl Ceara poe shawl of complainant in pris- oner’s «You know it was her shaw!?” asked his Honor. “Oh, yea answered the witness, “I know the wl; I called mine nother tosee it, and I said——” What have you to say, prisoner, spokes ticr druth; Ipese crazy ; mat, py tam, and vos trunk, and I yols town ter celler and I prokes mine jaw.” “Crazy, eh’? 3 h, yaw: I vos trunk and crazy.” well then, as you seem to be sane enongh now I shall send you for two pole g to the Penitentiary.” FISHY, George Washington Browne, a dark representative of the American and African races, was arraigned, charged ‘ with stealing four dollars’ worth of ckerel stole cad Judge.” I pleads guilty to takin’ mackerel." ths, G fe." said his Honor. ou, ’ said the dusky gentieman, re- dignity. ASSAULTING A PAT WOMAN. Mary Thomas, a tall, stout, powerful looking Ger- man woman—so Dutch that she couldn't ‘“‘sprachen a word of English’’—entered the witness stand and charged a litle fellow, William Rubusch, with as- sauiting her. “Der mans gomes to mine house a couple of dimes, rod he calle me a fad woman, and I kicks him out ice. | “What kind of a house do you keep *”’ asked defen- dant’s counsel. “Dat is none of your tam business; I keeps as goot @ house as you keeps. “How many girls have you!” asked the Court. “Dwo.’? “Twenty-two?” “No, sir; dwo.”” “You kicked the man out? remarked the counsel, “Do pe sure l tide, and I would gicks you out if you gomes aroun’ der blace makin’ a tam muss."? “Didn’t yon take a girl from his house?” de- manded the counsel. “Oh, naw. He lifs nex toor do me, and I no dakes his vomans.” Other witnesses were examined, but little, how- ever, definite was obtained from them, and the Court fined the gentle Rubusch the sum of twenty-five dol- ‘There were fifty-one cases in all on the calendar, of which twenty-two were for petit larceny, nine- teen for assault and battery, four for keeping disor- derly house, one for misdemeanor and five for cruelty to animals, COURT CALENDAR—THIS DAY.1 Covrt—Circuit.—Part I—Short \ . 3667. 4807, 4203, 6037, 1921, 8563, 3611, 3680, 9800, 4008, 4221, 4283, 4331, 4514, 4519, 4761, 4777, 4500, 4816, 4823, 4935, 6013, 6031, 6049, 50. 6267, 6279, 6337, 5491, 5608, 6523, 6629, 6677, 5607, SOIT, 665%, 5703, 5705, 5649, 5667, 6650, 6461. Part 2— Short causes—Nos, 278244, 823%, 3636, 4012, 4030, 4086, 4112, 4260, 4270, 4352, 4380, 4464, 4485, 4484, 4534, 4604, 5068, 6076, foe, S180; fot 5246, ton rot tera, 5388, Ga0z, 5604, 6630, 4970. SUPREME OOURT—SPEOCIAL TERM.—Nos. 112, 125, 145, 140, 184, 185, 186, 187, 189, 190, 191, 192, 193, 194, 165, Demurrers—Nos, 83, 36, 29, 62, 63. “Tank tiring wit CITY INTELLIGENCE. ‘The Wearner YesTeRvAY.—The following record Will show the changes in the temperature for the past twenty-four hours, as indicated by the ther- mometer at Hndnut’s pharmacy, 218 Broadway, es Building: BA. . Average temperatut 62 Average temperature Wednesday... seve BOM New FIR# ALARM SIGNALS.—Yesterday at noon the new code of signals recently adopted by the Board of Fire Commissioners went into operation. Smiz0Ke OF DistILLED Spixirs.—By direction of , of the Fourth district, Deputy Col- lector Conatty seized ten barrels of spirits at 20 Jay street, for violation of the Revenue law, Bony Ipenriries.—The body of the boy found foating tn the water off Ward's Island, as heretofore reported, has been {dentified as that of John O'Brien, #ix years of age, whose parents live at Port Morris, Westchester county. A GERMAN EXCURSION.—The company of which Captain Disch is the principal man, had an excur- siov yesterday, which resulted in a genial picnic, notwithstanding the rain, and the whole party re- turned to the city in the beat of spirits. Taxory kxcvrsion.—The Charlies Wannemacher Musketeers, Captain Henry Wannemacher, one of the oldest target companies in the city, number- ing eihty-four men, went on their annual target eacuinub yeetorday t0 Lindioan’s Hamilton Park, NEW YORK HERALD, where they contended for seventy-five valnahle bed ‘The day was passed in a splendid manner. hey were accompanied by a large ouniber of Our prominent citizens, COMMISSIONERS OF EM1GRATION.—The semi-month- ly statement of this Commission shows the follow- ing:—-Namber of emigrants arrived to October 14, 1868, 179,165; to same date in 1867, 200,319, Balance in bank January 1, 1868, $68,050; received since to October 14, 1868, "$460,216, ' Total, $537,868. Dia- bursements# as per previous accounts to October 7, 1868, $410,113, Balaree ‘on hand, $127,752. Fins my Broome Srauet.—At a quarter to two o'clock yesterday afternoon @ fire broke out in the provision store No. 267 Broome street, occupied by F. A. Ferris, It was first discovered in a emoke house on the premises, 1n which were stored 3.000 hams which were thoroughly cooked and much dam: l. a ’ loss cannot be accurately estimated, but will probably reach $1,800, It is understood that the loss is thoroughly covered by insurance. The build which is a three story brick, is one eo . Floyd, of Allen street; damaged about ; insured in the Home Insurance company for $3,500, and in the Phenix Insurance Company for $4,000, Tue Req@isTRY.—According to oficial returns made to Police Headquarters the total namber of names registered on Tuesday was 83,403, It will be seen that this is twenty jess than in the state- ment published Wednesday morning. ‘The error occurred in the counting of the Fifteenth district of the Ninth ward. The number of names placed on the list on Wednesday was 9,246, making a total of 92,649 names registered, or an increase over last year of 48,167. No nes took place in the Se- cond, Third, Eighth, Tenth, Thirteenth and Nine- teenth wi as the voters of the districts do not exceed 400. It is said that in one of these districts the registry was open the second day, owing toa misconception of the law, and ten names pus on, but this will make no matenal difference in the result given above. OPERATIONS OF 4 WHARF RaT.—Of the many modes of robbing our merchants and others having goods lying on the piers of this city, the operation of hquor sampling is perhaps the most ingenious and lucrative. One of the many modes practiced in this ee hag leony yesterday on pee ta roe river. A person, apparently emplo: liquors from casks lenge rom barque at taet pier, would occasionally place the end of his filled hon inside of his coat skirt and in contact with a tin case of a suitable shape placed in the lining, Which would hold about one gallon, which on being filled the operator would proeeea up the pier and after an absence of a few minutes would return to Tepeat the ation. In the course of the morning he no doubt obtained in this way several samples, and so adroitly was it done that those stan nearest @id not observe the operation. Dk. LEMERCIBR’S LECTURRS.—The New York Asso- ciation for the Advancement of Science and Art held an adjourned monthly meeting last evening in the room No. 18 Oooper Institute. The meeting was noteworthy from the fact that Dr. F. G. Lemercier, of Paris, the distinguished scientist, was present for the purpose of explaining to the association, by whom he has been invited to deliver a course of selentific lectures in this city in November next, the subject matter of his lectures. The minutes of the previous meeting having been read and adopted, the other ordinary business of the evening was dis- msed with. Dr. Lamercier was then introduced for the purpose of illustrating the matters upon which he would treat in the course of his lectures. The Doctor had before him on the table glastic models of a snail, three thousand times mag- nified, of a bee and of a sitkworm. These models, with others of man, of the gorilla, the horse and other animals to be treated on in the coming lec- tures have been prepared by the celebrated Dr. Auzoux, of Paris, weil known to the scientific world. Dr. Lemercier first took up the mode! of the silkworm, which he took asunder in anatomical order an pointed out and described on its various parts—the structure of the animal, the heart, arteries and veins, organs of nutrition, nervous and muscular system, etc. The bee and snail were similarly treated of, very briefly however, the object merely being to explain to members of the association the main points of each lecture in thg series, and the order in which they would be presented. Evon in the brief sketch thus given Dr. Lemercier excited the interest of his hearers, and after he had con- cluded a vote of thanks was heartily accorded him. The course of lectures to be delivered—the frat to be given on the #th November next—will be simtlar in terms and in order of succession to those given two vears ago by Professor Agassiz and later by Du Chaillu. The public are indebted to the New York Association for the Advancement of Science and Art for bringing to the city such eminent lecturers as the gentlemen named and for adding to the list the name of Dr. Lemercier. POLICE INTELLIGENCE. A GAMBLING OPERATION.—By virtue of a warrant issued by Justice Dowling, detectives Wooldridge, Riker and Dunn, of the Sixth precinct, made a de- scent upon the premises No. 164 Chatham street, al- leged to be a gambling house, and there arrested William Hall, Cornelius Banta and William Roberts, said to be interested in the place, on the charge of winning from Bernard Mass, of 642 Sixth street, $55 and @ gold watch and chain, worth $200, at§one sitting, at “faro.”” ‘The detectives also seized a lay. out board, a quantity of ivory checks and other gam- ing implements, Mass, who is said to be a man of sporting proclivities, made an afildavit inst the accused parties, avd the magistrate held them to bail in $500 each to answer before the Court of Spe- cial Sessions, ALLEGED ATTEMPT TO REGISTER ILLEGALLY.— James Murphy, John Blake and Peter Hussey were yesterday brought before Justice Dowling on the charge of attempting to register illegally, their na- turalization papers being irregular, as is alleged, The papers were issued by the Supreme and Superior courts. The magistrate referred the cases to the judges granting the naturatization certificates for ex- planation, by whom he was subsequently informed that in their opinion no fraud was intended by the prisoners. In the case of Peter Hussey the magise- trate received from the County Clerk a letier, of which the following is a copy:— JoserH DowLine :— DEAR 81n—The order npon which Peter Hussey’s certificate as granted ie duly on file in this office and properly passed upon by bis Honor Judge Barnard. The Ioan evidently meant to procure his fret papers, but had his application tm- perfectly made out. The Court requests you to retura the certificate no that it may be destroyed. In the opinion of the Court the man did not fatend to commit any fra OHARLES £. LOLW, Clerk. The prisoners were all discharged, there being ne proof against them. Ronpery IN WATER STReET.—On Wednesday night, not far from twelve o’clock, Mr. Leverett Kellogg, residing at No. 18 Varick street, in passing the house No. 374 Water street was knocked down by three unknown men, who rifled his pocketa of a gold watch worth $100 and $67 in Treasury notes, with which the highwaymen ran away. Subse- quently a porter in the store where Mr. Kellogg 1s pa ba informed him that he heard roo McCiellan, @ bartender for @ Mr. White, Jn Oliver street, hin oe for $25 he would get Mr. Kellogg's watch. y advice of detective Mullin Mr, Kel- logg called gq McClellan end gave him the money required, whereupon the latter returned to Mr. Kellogg the stolen timepisce. smicCiellan was subsequently arrested by detective Mullin, of the Fourth prectnet, and Justice Dowling committed him to the Tombs for an examination, accused denies being one of the trio engaged in robbing Mr. Kellogg, but poasibly may give such information as may Jead to the detection and arrest of the guilty parties. GRAND LARCENY AND ATTEMPTED SUICIDE BY A G1RL.—Margaret O'Neil), a young girl fourteen years of age, who has been employed in the family of James P. Cahill, of No. 842 East Eighteenth street, was brought before Justice Dodge, of the Jefferson Market Poiice Court, yesterday morning, and charged with stealing from his house national bapk notes and fractional currency to the amountof $28 60. Margaret was suspected of being the eulprit because of her nervous manner when questioued about the theft, and dually she admitt her guilt and returned the sum of twenty-seven dollars, hav- ing expended but $1 60, and that in purchasing ar- ticles of wearin, arel and ten cents’ worta of jaudanum, which, fally experienced her lamentatle ition, she took, a8 she says, ‘to end her trouble.” Fortunately the dose was of such @ bature that the eflect produced was essentially dif- ferent from that desired, making her deathly sick. At the court yesterday morning Margaret, who is really a very Mo | looking girl, seemed very a ogri but she did not receive much sympathy om @ sister present, rather to the aston- ishment of those familiar to the temptations to which the little gitl was subjected. Her parents live at No, 447 Bast Twentieth street, afd although she has both father and mother neither was in coart to look after ler to plead kindly for her fault, The balance of the money which Margaret retained she expended in purchasing & hoop skirt, some scented soap and hair oil, The iaudanum which Margaret took ‘to end her troubies"’ was purchased at Smith's drag store,on First avenue, between Eighteenth and Nineteenth streets, and it seems remarkabie that 4 careful apothecary should sell to a girl so young, without close questioning, laudanam eui- cient to kill half @ dozen persons. Margaret was committed to answer. ImvoRTANT DECISION CONCERNING MATRIMONY.~ An important decision was rendered in the Cireuit Court at Chicago, on Friday, to the effect that two persons cohabiting as man and wife, after an agree- ment to ma nd the marital relations being re- cognized in tl ociety in which they move, is a common law marriage, even if no matrimonial ser- vice Cony TD law is performed, and is bound to be respected by the courts, under which the worman can claim dower but cannot recover for service housekeeper, The decision i# said to have created something of a breeze among the considerabie pur. | ber of Chicagoans whe bave brevet wives, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 16, 1868—TRIPLE SHEET. ‘1H PROPESTANT EPISCOPAL CONVENTION. The Kighth Day—A Highly Lmportant Report ov the Provincial System—Interesting De bate en the Multiplication of Bishops. ‘This bedy met again for business (it being the eighth day of the session) yesterday morning at ten o'clock, The House of Bishops assembled first at Trinity chapel for prayer, and after its conclusion retired to the school building adjoining for business, It was understood that the day’s business with the Dishops is principally confined to the following:— First, the nomination of a bishop for Oregon; second, the consideration of the election of the bishop elect for Missouri, and third, the erection of Nevada into @ missionary bishopric, As no message reached the house during the day upon any one of these subjects it is safe to presume that no final resolution was ar- rived at, ‘The House of Clerical and Lay Deputies met at the same hour at the Clrurch of the Transfiguration, on East Twenty-ninth street, near Fifth avenue. At the prescribed morning service of the Church the Rey. Thomas W. Martin, of Indiana, and Rev. Dr. Thomas ©, Pitkin, of Michigan, omiciated, and Right Reverend Bishop Kemper, of Wisconsin, pro- nounced the benediction, At ten minutes to eleven Rev. Dr. Craik took the chair, The Secretary, Rev. William S. Perry, read the minutes of the preceeding meeting and they were approved. The President called the attention of the Convention to the fact that the arrangement for a recess of twenty minutes at one o'clock ought to be reconsidered. ‘The recess now is effectually for an hour or more, as after the opening of the session in the afternoon members continue to come in, and the acoustic properties of the church are such that every footfall is heard all over the building, during which time no business can be intelligently transacted. And also, during the last hour the atmosphere becomes deteriorated, making it unpleasant and burdensome to remuin. The Chair would suggest a change and have an un- broken session trom ten to three, and he would sub- mit this to the thoughts of the house. On the call of the committees the Committee on New Dioceses made a corrected report on the consent to the ai- vision of the diocese of Western New York, wich Was adopted as heretofore published, with a slight correction, consisting in naming the counties to form the new diocese, as follows:—Broome, Cayuga, Che- mung, Chenango, Cortland, Jefferson, Lewis, Madi- fon, on itad Onondaga, Oswego, Seneca, Tioga and ‘omp! ‘The Right Rev. Dr, Medley, Lord Bishop of Frede- ricton, N. B., was introduced to the Convention with suitable remarks by the President. THB PROVINCIAL SYSTEM. The Rev. Dr. Solon W. Manney, of Minnesota, chairman of the special committee appointed by the Convention of 1865, made a report on the proposed introduction of the provincial system in the Church in thus country, whic? will be found in full, with the canon proposed to be enacted to effect it, in another column. REPORTS FROM THE COMMITTER ON CANONS, ‘The Rey. Dr. Benjamin I. Haight, from the Com- mittee on Canons, reported in favor of the reso- lution of the House of Bishops, proposing to allow a foreign clergyman to receive priest’s orders after a residence of one year, instead of three as for- merly provided, which waa concurred in by the House, Another report was made by the same com- mittee in reference to the election of assistant bishop, which was laid on the tabie, to be btonsidered hereafter. Still another report was made on the consecration of churches, providing that new churches shall not be used unless out of debt, and are not to be sold, removed or taken down without the consent of the ecclesiastical authority of the diocese. ‘This was also laid on the table and ordered to be printed for future consideration. A COMMITTER OF CONFBRENCE. The Chair announced tne following as the Com- mitvee of Conference on the disagreeing votes be- tween the two houses on “Church unily:’’—Kev, Drs. Mead of Connecticut, Haight of New York and Pinckney of Maryland, and Messrs. Otis of Illinois, Bodley of Missourt and McOrady of South Caro- lina, THR PROVINCIAL SYSTEM AGAIN. The report of the Committee on the Provincial System was referred to a committee of five, to report during this session of the Convention. On motion it was resolved, as the president had suggested, that the daily sessions herealter be continuous from ten A. M. till three P. M. THE OKDER OF TIH® DAY—FACILITATING THE EREC- TION OF BISHOPRICS. The order of the day was taken up, which was tae foliowing report from the Committee on Canons:. The Committee on Canons, to whom were referred several for an amendment or repeal to the third of the constitution, respectfully report i deuliveds She House of Biahops concurring, That the alters- tion of the constitution (logether wiih the amendment of tho na) recommended in the s (ing resolution be pro- that the same be made known to the several aio- tions, in pursuance of Article IX. of the consti- ‘That Article V. of the constitution be amended as followa:”-1. By adding to the second clause of sald article the following words:—"And such consent shall not be given by the General Convention until satisfactory assurance of a rision for the support of the episcopate in the A oer iccene a mere ee given and zz cepted.” 2, By striking out all of Cimuse, except the wards: “no city shall form more tha ey By inserting the woras “or more" between the words “two” and “dioceses” in the first line of the fourth clause, 4. By insert. tng the words “or "between the words “two” and “dioceses” in the first line of the fifth clause, and by sirlicin, ‘out the word “two” before the word “dioceses” ia the th! so that the articie shail read es follows :— ‘A Protestant Episcopal church in any of the United States oF any territory thereof not now represented may at suy time hereaiter be admitted on acceding to this constitution, and new d to be formed for one or more existing dio- or erected ‘of auy other diocese, nor shall any diocese he formed by the Junction of two or more dioceses or parta of unless ‘with the consent of the bishop aud convention of the dioceses concerned, ug well as of the General Convention, and such consent anal} not be given by the General Oonven- tou until satisfactory assurance of a pro for the « ra of the Or fw Poe dio- cose snail have been given 0 more than one dioceck, “In case one diocese. sual be divided into two or more dioceses the di. vided may elect the one to which he will be auached, and sbail thereupon become tue diocesam thereof, and the asris- tent bishop, If there be one, may elect the ene to which be will be attached, and if ft jot electe be ratified by the General Convention each of the dioceses shail be subject to the constit #0 divided, except as local circumstances be altered in either the same nay by the Convention thereof, And whenever a diocese sl be formed out of two or more existing di the new shall be subject to oceses: the constitution and canous of that one of thesaid existin; digceses to which the greater number of clergymen shai have belonged prior to the erection of such uew god diocene ‘inti the same may be altered by the Convention of the new diocese. ‘And further resolved, That the following be adopted asa new canon, to be section four of canon six, of title three:— No new diocese formed which shall contata jess atx ers oF lean sig, presbyterm, who have been at leant one year canon ee in the bounds of euch pew an’ ly therein aud qualified yo vere for a Mhdye "Nor shalt bow diocese be formed we shall bé ro- duced to as to contafh less than jahes or love thén twe have been 1g aud settied and quailfied ax above menti Rev. Dr. Haight, on behalf of the co! ex- plained the several amendments pro ex) working of the amended canon. A number of questions and explanations were asked of the reve- rend gentleman by many members as to the difficul- ties that may here and there arise, which were rently more or less satisfact answered by y though also anamber of suggestions were made to amend. ‘The first formal motion to amend was to strike out the first restricuon in the proposed canon, made by Mr. George RK, Fairbanks, of Tennessee. This siarted the debate. Rev. James Stuart Hanchel was glad that the question 1s brought so clear, whether all restriction to the mult of bishops shall be removed. The speaker opposed it, as tending to Jower the order of bishops to the d of presby- ters and to disturb the harmony of the Church rest- tng on the foundation of the tiree Orders, Muitipiy miracles and you unmake miracies. Rev. Ben- amin N. Rogers, of Texas, refers to the sparsic, a population and large extent of territoty in Texas, and the uecessity of making some provision for the better propagation of the charch tn that diocese, and he moved as an amend- meut that ali restrictions be removed. St. Paul never asked for support, but travelled the land and piented the church. On acconnt of these restric. tions Texas ts worse off ti if she were in the beart of africa, for then the Convention would seud bishops and missionaries, bul, being a State, you do neither, The Church of Rome sends her priests, her Sisters and “school ma’msa,” and they are doing a work for Kome that our clergy cannot do; we deliberate, the Church of Rome is actin, may come too late. The reverend genueman ferred to the 200,000 blacks prepared to follow an; one who puts the primer and the Bible into their hands. The Sisters of Rome, in their biack gowns, go among them and open their schools, Shall wedo nothing? Whoever gets the young generation now has the whole race for generations to coins, Rev. Christopher P. Gadsden, of South Carolina, declared himself opposed to the system proposed, byt referring to the eloquent appeal of his reverend brother from Texas he thought the want felt aud complained of could be better remedied by the in- crease of the number of missionary bishops and not of diocesan bishops, Objects to pecuniary endow- ment 4# @ restriction to the creation of dioceses; but Jet the bishops go forth, deny themseives and suffer as our episcopal fathers of old. Not multiplication of diocesan, but evangelist taiasionary bistiops are the need of the churen. Judge Ous explains that action on the canon proposed by the committee can only definitively be taken at the next General Convention in i871, at the re commendation of this Convention, as it effects a change of the constitution. Key. Mr. Rogers con- tended that under the constitution of the Church ‘Texas, being @ State, can have no missionary bish- ops, while the Indian Territory ia better off with a number of them. Governor Hamtiton Flash, of New York, spoke of the considerations which induced the Comiittee on Canons to report the amended canon on the erection of new dioceses. He admitted that the condition of a State like Texas, as eabmitted by the reverend dep- uty from that diocese, hot occur to the conmittee ; but he believed that it was measurably provided for by the proposed canon. It wae of importance that the growing dioceses io the West should be relieved oF $00 rertdehons Bow Mapered upon them. Gov enor Fish proceeded to speak w the question, elucidating the view the committee, of which he 8 & meinber, took of the subject, and urging the rejection of ai! amendments. A NEW CANON TO PREVENT DELAY. Rev. Daniel Henshaw, of Rhode Island, offered the following resolution:— Resolved, That the Committee on Canons be cousider the expediency of amending canon Sailing sfter ths words Seosiesioatiegs aatonn ‘tenth line, refused withiu three months unless thority bas been duly notified of aneb parish,” now in force, it being 103 of the Digest of 1865), tablishment of new churches or and diocese acting b; standing commiites there. bishop fn the ecclesiastical faced with an elaborate ex, episcopacy and the grad not realized to-day, one. The provincial system leap in the dark—the first ste) Church, stead, Mr. G. N. Gordon, of Alabama, is, like the Rev. Dr. Andrews, opposed to revolution in Church and State, and has been taught to be afraid of it, and leputy from will never again engage in it. ever listened to the sterling tones of the Texas must be convinced of the dire necessity for immediate action, and the responsibility to act the Church must assume, and the speaker favored for these reasons @ modification of op) the argument of lowering the dignity of the ker does not want a bisho to be kept locked up for three hundred an sixty-four days and brought out for public exhibition He wants aking of the proposition pporting, the gentleman said that in the South they are all poor and destitute, and no argument should be drawn from their poverty which under the providence of God the war has During the war there were twenty parishes in Alabama; after the war there were none, The speaker favored the increase of the episcopacy and a repeal of burdensome restrictions. quiry as to the exact condition of the ques- e House elicited er gh ep! pal office. The 3] who is on the three hundred an a working episcopacy. that dioceses must be sel! brought upon them. An tion before which Rev. Dr. Bel mittee on Canons, continued njamin H, Pad Mr. George R. Fairbanks, of Tennessee; Dr. George C. Shattuck, of Massachusetts, and Rev. Dr. Edward Cooper Mead, of Connecticut, chairman of the Com- the debate till the ad- Peanes the latter maintaining that unless the jouse is willing to take the amendment as offered the Bishops would dissent from any other, and said that the beat policy was always thatif you can’t have req e, title three, by lastical authority," in the fou: the words “consent to auch be consilered as after the tion 0 form any This, if adopted, would be in addition to the canon the second clause of the sec- ond section of the canon referred to (found on page follow: Until a canon or other regulation of @ diocesan cor shail have been adopted the formation of new parish congregations within the lmnits of other parishes shall be vested in the bishop of the ith the advice and consent of ‘and in case of there being no thority. THE MULTIPLICATION OF BISHOPS, The Rev. Dr. Charles W. Andrews, of Virginia, introduced the following resolution, which he pre- ¢ the nature of development of the sys- tem from the political system of the Roman empire, its pro-consuls and prefects, and fhe poopie groaned under the copy as they groaned er ‘The office of a bishop ag a father among children is e said; but as @ man amo! men only, The speaker referred to the domiciliary visitations of parishes by often turning out visitations in more senses the speaker named to revolution ‘The equality of bishops destroyed, and the little finger of the primate will be heavier than the local bishop's loins, The reverend doctor then moved to recommit, with the instruction to for an additional number of missionary bishops in- ition of (Applause. fifth day. Of what you would take what you can gel REPORT OF THE SPECIAL COMMITTER APPOINTED IN 1865 ON THE PROPOSITION OF A PROVINCIAL SYSTEM, To fully understand the report of the Special Com- mittee, the following canon, proposed by Dr. Man- ney in the Convention of 1865 and referred to that committee, will be the key:— Sxotron I. The Church in the United States of Ameri shall be hereby subdivided into six provinces, The first shall comprise the dioceses of Maine, New Ham: Masen Rhode Islan chusetts, Connecticut and the dioceses of New York, New Jersey and Delawar the Atlantic. The third shi Uichiben India the Province of Michigan, The dioceses of Virginia, and M hany. Geors ia, Florida, Alal Kas jowa of the Missiasippt. RO. rimaie thereof, and shall fn of all the bisho) tation of said province each diocese. Teapective jurisdictions, vineial Synod or at no vincial synot alter anything Church as set forth in its Liturgy. yd shall DEO. 4 It uball be the duty of the primate of each province porsible, a synod for the organization of to call, as soon as said province. SEO.5, Missionary districts not shall ‘b¢ under the tmmedia nod; en any part o Teemed tate b slacens ivan ssh SKo, 6 Th ‘onal 8ynod in asare General Convention ; 6 Ii fourth sh and ‘and of Buch %t organized Into dioceses te authority of the National missionary district shall be much diocese may become # part of the province to which it is nearest and contiguous. ¢ formation and subdivision of provinces and all juestions relating to the same shall be entrusted to the Na- neral Convention. ‘THE REPORT. The committee to whom was referred the canon subdividing the present Church within the United States into several provinces would present the fol- lowing report:— During the early histor attention was not particularly the provincial system. This was o efreumstances which she was surroun: of the Church in this country hi di (o the developmcot of religious bodieayin this country were non-epixcoy strongly opposed to episcopal ‘government. things compelled her to devote all ber 1 and elucidi (her existence and permanency bel: she must adapt her organization to velopment, in order to full her hi, tia nation within her sacred fold. zation this Is rendered a com ne radical changes required lopted ; but only an expansio {is conformable 10 the purest ai ‘and > fhe essential powers of the bishoy cial councils, and to issue ‘The primates of the ancient besides these, as m of purest and earilent ages. the Church not only preserved the episcopacy, but also the in her presiding bishop, whotm she, invested fr the right of ordaining in ‘of the counc!l, other primate, pa of his, province; to call and arch ing care of vacant seen, recelvi the ion of episcopacy in opposition to parity. Sbe has bad but little time to attend to the tion of her own aystem, adapting ft to the varied nation and her future . But the time has now ing established facts her fature growth and de- gh commission {n bi ‘From her original ively easy task. are rincipies to be her present aystem, which in organizing an oral lett from dioceaun bishops, visiting any diocese witht vince, publishing provincial eanons, dc. Political rowers ware mbjects of, ferent ‘of the Church; hence may be en! ans ‘That the provincial system fled thronghout the Catho- 4 ra ngee Wil wok be question Nor will it admit of mach lie Church during the that pioate were of origfual and ‘apostolical . * Hie Gotocll of ‘Nice only: Fecountsed und & we need to Hooker, Bi d Beveridge, those brill u giican Chureh who have ame forever r by their learning, piety and moderation. Uihope ee’ Aterandcis: bad the primecy of the churches as carly as the times of abel na, about forms uA Carthage Bt, forms ov fore tbe ac! we hear of the Primate of Numidia as w the Primate of Carthage. igh) ad of the west we find, upon & Immony of nd, the au perintenda ia oF Trenteus, Bishop of Lyons, Galllesn’ dioceses wee in the second century. rich or councils, and from the same author we learn the names of many of the primates who calied and pre- sided over them. In the east and west, therefore, daring the second century, we find the Chureh organized in hn ‘wo may canons, mates, but recognize their existence and authority; from universal prevalence and ti But farther, upon which’ their tion, may be inferred. of Eurebins and C pri These canon and varied in dif- dimin- the auperintendeney of all’ the churches in Cre Timothy was entrusted with the government of the rovince of Ase, ue testiznor ew firmed by records of ovinces aa the existing subdiv Satholic Church, -{f the ruling whic! power of government mentioned in the ‘ernie were bishops, which we think very probable, then we have nt ‘in aupport of the statements and Chrysortom fm regard to the pris 06 Timothy and Titus. In the ninth canon of tl Stoo prroewtrtie mpracentin” Wi the direct authority of th metro} a aud” © coutris of Busebii of Antioch th varity of reasoning the of prontter lahopa ; and if #0 Tunoth; by St. Paul, The language of Trenwns ma on this mode of exprension. Where speaking of bighope (Alt. 4, cap. 48) he terma them preabyters wi slon, which is not unifke that of St. Pai ters," oF presbyters who have th Fatiher dhe Church adapted hi divisions of the empire, or whether ‘of God the state of the empire was marv: fitted to the predeterm! certain that the Church with an episcopacy, but witt But upon the supposition emp’ yet « prhinacy observes, ‘* hey whieh drearn that iven stich prominence unto one city more than iitpe had never grown an. Inequality among. bishop ceived. Superiority of one bishop over another wou quisite {n the Chureh although that civil distinction were abolished.” This was alav the opinion of Dr. the episcopacy. Thin grows out of founded on the practice op to be consectated by inferred tbe primacy fre the very law of episcopal # of the Ay ‘at least two or three bi For where several upon which d jocensary that might thwart the very obje rates, Hooker rity of offen concurrency 4 atfairs of the ( hurehy a6 conseerations uf tione of remedies of general dis when the action of any bishop ah appeala are made from bis sentence by ‘These and the like affairs nenails hope should orderiy n evolves Ma ‘that many bt clade somewhat It nth iquity ® thing most requini bare dishope, but-even among ‘ity chietent, for the primacy of t tee bi med Of sehiam, but rather in the ve of the Chi wh 4 MBlter OF faut jk wav be nately Ww 8 confirmation of ¢ exiated ab the tine of the eet: would have been necessary, casio oatles, which requires @ biel op of the eivil metrovulis of the J cootroversien among individual bishops, and the ureb itself, without wich ourial, Hor be compacted inte a ta jons andthe unite imat bah of pre rimacy |s direcuy reco, throw rome light e f eogatitution to the civil aub- peclal providence ly laid oat and yonatitation of the Church, tt ‘organized in provinces, not only y the if civil are required to unite in @ he perpetuity of an instit 0 be invested with m pr @ and control, otverwise faction i of the law, the tion of the episcopate and of the anthority of prient speaking of p ain obsErveR : theretore, of their pre-eminence above bishops is t jnorders, 4 be lied in. ution Ka fous ated Vai He the bishop than @ episcopate. Frick pahire, Vermont, 1 ‘as the Province of New England. The second shall comprine stern New York, Penneylvan: be known aw the P; comprise the dloveaes of Ohio, Iitinois aud Wisconsin, and be known as comprise the forth Carolina, Kentucky, Tex ‘land, and be knowa as the Prevince of the Alle- he fifth shall comprise the dioceses of South Caro- i Minsiasipp!, and be known aa the Province of Alabama, The sixth shail comprise the dioceses of California, Texas, trettpoty Minnesota, and be known as Sx, 3 The senior bishop of ench province shall be the r have the same power and ogee 98 belong’ by canon and custom to the present presid- OP. 8. There shall be a synod in each province, composed 0 clerical and lay synods the same powers and authority of government, within their presen rovide howev have wuthority tolabolien of in the doctrine, worship and discipline of the measure to |. Most of the adjustment and e'varted wants of th f Kusidiue, that ‘authority both we are informed that Titus had Se re the ancces- rullug presby+ Moabeim, who Iahops, co audience j agwemble, bogin aud the eyes of reverend an- that the Charch should not real 5 church, either of modern or anctent times, ever existed with- out primacy. Taking info consideration the prejudices just government in this country atthe time of ite organization, i be fairly presumed thai if the Episcopal constitution of the Church could have been preserved without & primacy, ft would hare been dons o° at least jtempted, Suck, ‘a course, ‘however, could only have ended In one way—in confusion and ruin: 4 organization of the Church we term the system, or, in other words, we mean by provincial of ‘Or mAny contiguous dioceses Whhiu s province or district, under the robe em mate; among whose OF privileges is that of consecrat- phy ‘own province and of calling and pre- widing of epovingiel Cay ge oe Chureb hd wing 37 Riese dinsines end comparatively, lnseven Fchurebes. Hach eoniained within eal a the neces. wi perpetuating pret ae a Pe ad r = tion, could consecrate his own suocessor ; OF in bishop Under thle aysiam of government the Church gained her rt ent the Ci carileat trinmphe over beathensern; £0 dey if the faith uncontaminated, and fuly" the unity of Cl communion from the devastations of schism, it survived the overshadowing Efurpation and triamphat tee Fapuey, Yn ndjustan, there: ion and triumy In » there. fore, the constitution "ot the Church to her wonderful wth ‘and preasing wants we should hor sacred and apostolic prototype. Thus far wo have faith. fuily followed it and the Mreault ‘ies been peace, unity and growth, No mere dioceses ean the confederation of eaee fe fetta a genet eect, tant bot = the very bighest idea of ediclency and unity. Buch an oran- unt {ration coald not meet the sver-varying wants, the press exigencies, nor even the ordinary Teitlrementwot the Charche and {f it aspired to thin it would certainly fail in efficiency of action, |W and unity confusion. consequanly.atlbedfvia , but rather the strengthening and en- individual mosmbery would not be ite Jarging of them; whi of members on the other hand, province depends on the number of ita Blaho conse: quently ia endeney iso sub-division “and the Increaso of fioceses. loveses and an increase of Episcopal supervision may be naturally looked 4 of the provincial system in the Church. In the opinion of yourcommittes the time has arrived when the prose ce now conterminous with the United States, should be divided at least into six or eight provinces, ‘Tho increase im the number of dioceses since the Inst General Con- vention and the greater prospective jucrease during the next three years seem. to render this division not only expedient, ut néosasary. The great natural divisions of our country.” North, Houth, East, West and tho Pacific alope—point to the aame fesult. They, too, require oftentimes different legisla owing to diferent conditions of society, resulting in strength of and re from the extensi jent Provincial Coun- al to this varfed legislation, so n those several sections. Besides, {t has no Increased in numbers as to be somewhat nnwieldy and incapable of giving er attention and consideration to the most important matters. At ita triennial meetings the Preemure of business is too great to be despatched with ailclency oF to a fonaummated with wisdom. Tt doos not meet oftem enough for many purposes and for much business which would natarally come Botore it, amd more often than is necessary if its juriadiction was confined to more general sbjects, Nor, in 1s time generally allotted to the sittings ef this convention, althot as much as can well be ufieient to enable it jeapatch ite bay aoe arr is compelled to do its work hastily and imperfectly. ‘These inconveniences of a single province, instead of different ce it one will need a onstitution, aud canon those of the present ‘whieh each province will be competent to frame for itself; but if preferred the General Convention might prescribe a eonstitution and canons for the several provinces for the purpose of organization. ‘The remit ie owever, Wo! i seep aes r — THe mi follow, except Where local and peculiar circum- stances might require jon. E: ince would a provi thts of government and be controlled by 6 same ecclesiastical principles as the present one. We oni have te extend, not cl our system of rnment ; multiply provinces, not to form new and uutried methods. he jacy in the several provinces of the Amerieas Church might be tie same ap that” which now ord ‘With this rule we are all y Church, oF at least ‘There were two methods of determining the primacy in the ancient Church—one by the civil metropolis, which was the most general the ather by senlority of onJers, which prevatled in Africa, In the latter case the law of Primacy and of Rank were the same. In the former there was an exception in favor of the civil metro) the Ai Church we Ife. In following the example of ave met with no ineonven{enoes sufficient to warrant he reasons given by the nelenta for 90 generally connecting the primacy with the sivil metropolis of the provinoe were those of expediency and conventenoe and not of universal and binding obligation, and henee allow of departywe from this method when not ¢xpe- dient nor conventent. be African rule, although of not #0 joption, seems to posscss more of the character of Universal and binding obligation. In orgaatzing several distinct, and, as it were, independent provinces out of the present one, all within and under the fame civil jurisdiction, it seema proper that they snould be united and bound together by some national and ecolesinatl- aihority which should be represented by national harm with the feeling American people, and result, we believ fa the most happy consequences both to the Church an: nation. Antiquity may not furnish us an example of » national Church in the modern sense of thatt erm; yot there are approximations towards it in the close relation of the chu e several provinces of Africa and Gaul, the former of which seem to bave had, us it were, its ‘own national council and to hav own decrees and canons. ‘The first By my oe division of the empire into Kast and Weat gave rise to Eastern and Western councils, and so fur- ther subdivisions of the empire into independent States sulted in national councils and churches without any viola- tion of the ancient constitution of the Church. Distinct and independent ctvil jurisdictions were regarded as the limita of the ecclesiastical attaching to the provincial Churches in- cluded within them. The patriarchal er _arone exclusively from the civil di- visions of the empire and was, m fact, the first encroachment {pon the independence of priniaten aiid provincial churches. ‘atriarchates were larger ceutres of unity than bad pre- viously existed {1 Bu een governed primarily by ite pre in the, Church and were designed to bring « Mienoe upon. single head. But peiriarchal jurisdiction ey upon a . Bul jon Eannot take the Pisce of national sypods. The patriarche were evual and of independent jurisdictions. and required the Controlling authority of tuatverval synods In order to produce unity, as much as provincial churches require the controllin authority of national synods to produce the like result. Unf ‘aynods can act as directly and effectively upon national churches and synods as upon patriarchs. They were an ate power of very questionable utility, and may Be mire {han suspected of exciting howe, convulnions that ore the Bast ‘asunder, troducing innumer- able evils into the body Hi ecciesiastic. ‘The civil subdivisions of the United States are well adapted to the expansive power and the future growth of the Church. In the ease with which they may be adjusted to the conat!. tution of the Church they not behind the civil subdivisions of the empire. | A cast to the future we see at no very distant day avery State constit ‘& province, every county a diocese and every town a pariah. ‘ |, might now be the case if achiain had not so ter- ribiy rent the boay of Christ, or if all the professors of C! Mlantty in this land were bound together In one blessed com- sounfon of aninte, (Only in adjusting our constitution to our Present wants and in fitting her to meet our highest expecta Hona in controlling the faith and worship of the nation we shonid be careful not to adopt any temporary or untried ex- pedients which instead of producing unity and oe ma} Feenit in mrife, confusion atid schists ‘The ancient und apos- le const! of the Church which heretofore we bave #0 faithfully followed, should be our inode.” Ix folowing thie neces; but in pe a we are right and are assured of sx any other we may doan t fable in Churoh and faston upon het & xystens of government, uncon: al and hostile to her constitution. The American Church ato be conterminous with the republic, whose extent of Ju- riadiotion has never been equalled, except by the Roman em- pire, with ite 117 provinces and as many primates. A few centuries only and we aball need the same. Upon the whole, ny Fd comunittee would report favor. ably upon the canon referred to them by the last General Convention, and if the object can be reached by canon, ae we think ft nay, would recommend {te adoption, with so: Uitte alteration in the diatribution of dioceces constituting provinces. Your committee would therefore recommend the adoption of the following resolutions :— Resolved, That the canon on the subdiviaion of the Church tm the United States into nix provinces, propoved at the General Convention, sa also t! posed canon on fe rative councils reported from the Committee referred to a special committee of fect and to forming several ral Convention of and Utle of the Natio , Resolved, That a committee of five be appointed to draft a new constitution for the National Chureh and to report to this Convention, in order to be submitted to the several dio- cosas for cousideration. All which is reapectfully submitted. 8. W. MANNEY, Chairman. to consider and per- ‘a canon to this Convention for adoption. onand after the adoption of the canon inces out of the present one, this Gene- urch shall be known by the name ANEW SYSTEM OF VEHICULAR LOCOMOTION. ‘There has quite recently been brought to the notice of the public by the inventor, J. K. Glenn, areversibie portable railway, the track of which is affixed to the body of the carriage, the wheels to which are fastened to chairs, and made moveable on the rails, but in such a way that they cannot break or fall off. To these chairs are again fastened feet, and these feet, as the wheels pass around the double angular rails (of steel), reat on the ground in turn aa the vehicle moves forward. The rails on the top and bottom of the carriage are parallel to each other, but at the ends t hey form segments of cir- cles, the curves of which, howe’ ore suiiciently rotund to permit the tracks with their chatrs and feet to pass readily and rapidly over them, revoiv- ing on their double axes (of the machine and of the chairs) as they are moved. To give the reader a comprehensive idea of this raitway track it is only necessary to recall to"s mind the principle upon which the chaln pump is worked. As the vehicle passes over the ground the feet hold up and progress with the above continuance in much the same manner a8 @ quadrupel puts down and raises, ag he yaike, is feet. ‘The car, whici was drawn through the streets on Monday last, and which from its pecuilar construction attracted so much attention, is built on the a of Mr, Glenn's invention, ‘This car, though drawn by Qspan of light horses, is exceedingly heavy, weigh- ing upwi of 7,000 pounds. it was drawn to go over the rough pavements as readily, ag rapidly and with as much case to the passengers as on ordinary Its success is guaranteed. The reversibie adaptable to prairie ploughing aud mow- ing, &c., a9 weil as for vehicular purposes on com- mon roadways, and, ag necessity or economy de man may be drawn by horses or propelied by Sleain. RWATIORAL CRICKET MATCH. Third An exceedingly elim attendance of spectators ant the unpromising appearance of the weather day dampened the ardor of the cricketers, and de- tracted materially from the hiterest, euch as it wes, THE INTE: yester- inthe game. The Bleven concluded their innine, scoring 148, Pooley’# 82 and farrant’s $3 being the beat res. ere were several Bpecimens of splendid, scientifie eompng, but the visitors (ound that they had their hands fuli to oir Wickets ainst the vigorous, Wicked an Lain Bide of Charles Newhall, After the close of the inning for the Eleven the Twenty-two went in for (heir second inning, and when the stamps were drawa one wicket had fallen for Srans, Piay wii be re fuured ty-day at weven o'Clova.