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if the'attendance would be very slim indeed; bat ‘things gradually improved, so that when the hour of starting arrived a goodly number were present. There ‘were but 1ew gay equipages to be seen; but as if to make amends for this paucity of numbers the spank- img four-in-hand of J. B, Fellows created a greater sensation than usual and attracted the almost un- @ivided attention of the crowd for the time being. ‘The programme embraced four races—one s hurdle race of two miles, over eight hurdles; a dash of a mile and a furlong, mile heats, anda gentleman's hack race, which did not fill, and consequently did not come off. In the hurdle race there were four entries, These were Underwood, Harry Booth, Red Dick and Ripley. These horses ran on the first day of the meeting with welter weights, but on this oc- casion were handicapped, to bring them on terms of greater equality. In the first race Underwood carried ten pounds more than either of the others, he carry- ing 162 lbs. The handicapper reduced this weight, on the presumption that it was too much for him to carry with any prospect of suceess; while Red Dick, ‘who was the victor in the first race, had his weight alightly increased, This decrease of weight was of 90 much advantage to Underwood that his pace was greatly accelerated, and enabled him to win the race after a sharp contest with Harry Booth at the finish. ‘It was, after all, more of a flat than a hurdle race, as the hurdles were all knocked down the first mile, which left them nothing but running to do after- wards. Itis, perhaps, just as well that these har- ies fall ao readily, for if they were somew hat stiffer somebody pignt gaged off with broken the 2 to beaten horses feel are Sleety and his Vic, and Colonel MeDaniel’s bay 1 Mor ‘Was sadly out of ad ht have beaten her. midway between her ‘ue third race was one at mile heats Mr. Eckerson’s chestnut colt Metairie and @good second, and mpanton of Sleety m| hi ‘The: heats in the race, both of which were won by Metai- the meeting at Secaucus for the season. The following are the details With this last race THE ICAP HURDLE—Two miles, eight hurdles; pre- $300 to first horse, $76 to second and $25 to third; no horse allowed to_ start in unless he ran in the first. Entries to be made im- Tace. Dr. Underwood, by es by Albion, 145 Ibs.. 1 harry Boot, by Lex- i Alabama, 5 years, 144 out of, on by Boston, 5 ‘The, 4:02. ‘before the start Red Dick and Ri against either of the others. THR RACE, Booth and Underwood were away first ana the first hurdle together, Riple; last. ee he went over fame work with hi laid 3% would not be in it Gown go that Hig? : un Hh ds : Al g E EEE 3 i vii = = = ef r on them at e' jul t i ! a a : é § THE BECOND RACE. OONBOLATION PREMIUM $250 miles; $200 to first and $50 ance to beaten horses. Kekerson’s b. f. Sit ina, by Albion, 4 years. cl Jncle ; One and one-eighth ‘second; usual allow- ont of imp. Glencoe, 8 Oolonei D. Mc! e. ridge, dam b; ‘Mr. Eckerson’s two..$25 100 160 160 150 155 75 Mr. McDaniel’s two.. 20 OR, ‘The horses were started about midway down the of Uncle Vic. G mele Vic ran up and took se was no longer _ 3 doubt about (oy one jaar. Uncle Vic second, Sarah and tn this wi the homestretch. Then Sarah B ean and Sleety and Uncle Vic came on e _ the hen} two le! won wo length Saran and Morrissey g niole Vie ‘six lengths ahead of $350; $300 to first and $60 to second horse; the winner of the mile and repeat day to carry five lbs, extra, Eckerson’s ch. c. Metairie, by Star Davis, atone b: MeDaniels el D. Me. o brother to Frank by Glencoe, three years. $50 125 140 60 100 iS etne'in zie Rogers got a Jead was taken irom her on tho Jed two lengths to the backstretch Lizzie eet fe ae teat nally along the lower turn ai Y's head ai the thi was very well maiatained uj bat Ligzie’s jockey pulied tuto ‘the track close to the fence and the string a short length in 1:48, Aeoond Heat.—The betting was in favor of Metairie attwotoone. Lizzie took the eon overtook her, and they ran head and head le and down the backstretch. As they passed the half-mile pole Metairie’s head Showed in trout for » together again, and quarter pole, Going closed op | ‘and wi if-mile pole. 8 lead, but Metairie joment, then th tag es ee oo mae ch, where Lizzie Rogers was again ridden close to the fence, as some thought, by Sau etal, She then feil a auind, ‘ iba Cutaide post ug sis was, don NEW YORK HERALD, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER U1, 1868.—TRIPLE SHEET. ‘Trots Decided. The first national horse fair under the auspices of the Fairfield County Agricultural Soclety was com- of the weather, which were quite suMicient to deter the most sanguine lover of trotting, the exhibition itself was not particularly remarkable for excellence. Following closely upon an unsuccessful fair—ansuc> cesaful because of the recent storms—the society deemed it prudent to have a special display, and ac- cordingly the first fair was begun with satisfactory anticipations. The programme is replete with spicy events, and though but two came off yesterday it is expected that both the exhibition of stock and the evidently good matches sct forth will in some mea- Bure realize the hopes of those who have strenuously endeavored to popularize such displays in this part of the country, A more miserable day could not be conceived than yesterday, and the attendance was accordingly Umited in the extreme and chieity con- fined to the residents of the surrounding districts. The clouds drooped heavily the entire morning, and towards midday a@ drizzling rain fell and put a damper upon the whole aspect of affaira generally. There was scarcely any betting and but little interest was manifested in the proceedings Ina ord, the disagreeable state of tbe weather spoiled The Spal day of the exhibition, but should the sun beam th this morning the disappointment ‘will no doubt be fully compensated for. PrEsT TROT. CLass 6.—A purse of $175 forall trotting stallions that tare. never trotted better than three minutes, $50 t6 second scagd |. Brady on! J. W. Cushing W. B. Fish entered s. Young Rattler vas) . First Heat.—The bet was all in favor of the nameless black stallion, After a pretty good start the black stallion, next the pole, shot ed at the wheel by Young Rattler, simmie last. There was le, which was com held his own, wit Medock third and the Rattler behind. stretch Medock made a hard push for the front, but ‘was unsuccessful, and after a rather one-sided affair Seen stallion won by over three lengths. ‘Time, Second Heat.—With’ an even start the three stal- Hons made a rush for the lead, but the black had evi- dently the best of it, and the whole interest apj nt centred in the pretty contest between Jimmie Medock, both sti wg abreast for nearly a ge of a mile and coi close upon the wheels of black stallion. The first half mile was performed in 1:24, The same positions were maintaimed for the remainder of the trot, Jimmie and Medock contend- ing bravely for the mastery. .The black stallion aoa landed in the winner, with Medock three mgths behind and Jimnue over two lengths still farther in the rear. Time, 2:51. Thad Heat.—This was the most resolutely con- tested heat of the three. Jimmie struggled for the front nearly all the way and led the biack stallion for the first haif mile, which occupied 1:22; but ap- proaching the mai pes pole the black stallion tmade a final spurt and passed Jimmie on the stretch for home. Medock strove hard for second place, but was unsuccessful. ‘The black stallion won by about two lengths anda half. Time, 2:5534. SECOND TROT, Cass 7.—A purse of $600 for all horses that never trotted better than 2:40, mile heats, best three in five, in harness. $300 to first, $200 to second and 100 to third. ‘m. B. Smith entered br. g. Jonny Red.. Ben. Mace entered b. g. Brooklyn Boy. F, J. Nodine entered astern Queen, W. A. Raymond ent, bk. g. John Daniel Mace entered ch. m, Louisa. First Heat,—After considerable di iy lent start was effected. John Heenan led off, the Brooklyn Boy next, sneceeded by the Eastern Queen “ana in company, with Jonny Red behind. Eastern Queen qnickly rushed to the front, passing “Johu Heenan at the quarter pole. Jonny now began to show some signs’ of activity, and leit the Brooklyn Boy and Louisa considerably behind. Passing the half-mile post Eastern Queen still held the lead, Heenan next and Ited at his wheels, They had not Png id far when mo rushed past eect aah’ end ie pole 2 came in first by two lengths. ‘Time, 2: % t.—The betting had bree aa follows:—brooxlyn Queen $40 and the field $43, At Queen got ai to the front, fol- ae Saesiea ves Eastern ree ahead, with the Brooklyn Boy second, Red, who had lied up io the tnterval, third and Heenan a Tength behind ‘im. Approaching the three-quarter'mile post a beautiful trot took Fence. Eastern Queen, Brooklyn ave ‘Jonny Red being abreast, when the last mentioned horse broke and gave place to Heenan. After anex- cellent contest Eastern Queen came in first by two lengths, Brooklyn Boy next, Heenan third and last. ‘Time, 2:413;. Boy led off, followed by ext and rn Queen the rear. ueen was: thi struggled vd for from the pole Red dashed. = Heenan third and Eastern Queen last. Time, Fourth Heat.—J' Red the lead, peur oat by the ty Boy ly cay tee third and John snatched foremost posi- yy four lel Brooklyn Boy second, Eastern Queen taird John Heenan last. Time, 2:383¢. Owing to the ced hour of the day and the un- favorable state of the weather the trot for double was je SUCCERS- MONTREAL, Nov. 1, 1968. ‘The secona day’s racing of the autumn steeple chase meeting came off to-day, having been post- poned from Thursday. ‘The races took place at Mr. Lorn McDotgall’s farm, of Outremont, and were at- tended by fully 3,000 people. The Hunt Cup ended in a walk over for Starlight, to the intense disgust of the spectators. SUMMARY. ‘The Hunt Cup, value $150, added to a sweepstake of $15 each, weight forage, winners extra, two and a half miles. Me More b. h. Starlight, by Star Davis, Ww. 0. ‘The Open Handicap, as a race, was a fizzle, but by an error of the favorite’s rider terminated ex- citingly and unexpectedly in favor of the fielders, Starlight was the favorite at long odds. The race was ® very slow ome, Copeck lead- ing a obit, then Starlight going to the fore, Woodstock waiting on him. They ran home in this order, Sie, winning, hard held by two lengths; Woodstock, ridden by crea Alle second; Copeck @ good third, had ingeniously contrived to go on the wrong side of & flag, and so was distanced, Woodstock being awarded the race. SUMMARY. Open Handicap of $16 each, $150 added; three Mr. ‘aged, Mr. Moore's b. ft Stariight, |, 176 1 is. Starlight came in first, but was disqualitied for running on the wrong side of a post. ‘The Farmers’ Cup was won easily by Cataract, ridden by Willie Alloway, the youngest of the fa- mous ale Ay who made @ plucky debut on Deerfoot at bts 22 Samy races, Farmors’ Cup of $5 each, $50 added; weight for ' two miles. T, MoNaughton’s b. g. Cataract, by Niagara, 146 Tos........ Doherty's b. m. Kitty, 146 Ibs Mr, MeVey’s ch. g. Fireaway, 146 ibs. + The Crawford Cup was @ plece of plat ven the Master of the Hounds to atone for the fiascos 1 2 t the other races, Outof the seven entries four came to the pe Chang being the favorite. Shamrock fot @ bad at the second fence, stunning Clem Allo- way for some minutes. Hopeful and the favorite carried on the running, the mare looking all over a winner as ther came up the stretch., Fa'iing at the last fence, however, suc let Chang win easily by four longths, Knight of St. Patrick second, having been hindered by Shamrock, who ran rideriess all around the course, and finished neck and neck with the winner. AUMMARY. ‘The Crawiord Cnp of $159, added to a sweepsiake Mr. T " ‘aged, 161 pounds. Mr. auloway's b. g. won by Molly Ba So ends we = e ESP i & i il pl hee jane & 5 es association of officers, who as stewards ment on their own case, laughed at the _ i, There in gromnd foe He Free comic pa] cers should divide te sue E i ue He fediccte AMUSEMENTS. ‘Mr. RAYMOND’S SHAKSPRARE READINGS.—The first of the series of Shakspearian readings announced to be given by Mr, Raymond at the Union League Club theatre took place last might before a fashionable and appreciative, if not a very large, audience. Mr. Raymond, who was lately professor of the English language and literature in the Brooklyn Polytechnic, possesses many of the qualities of a good reader. He has a well trained v judgment and pensa- @ power which hia author need Jo ais) bie—that of suiting the action to the word. The reading of last night was from “Twelfth Night,” and eg i students can readily comprehend the ty of correctly rendering some of the pannans in that admirable comedy. Mr. Raymond does not deserve unqualified areite for his render! of certain portions which read last night, but on the whole the meaning of the author ‘was, correctly Eee In colloquy and in those passages in which the great atist revels humor and unsurpassed delineation of human character Mr. Raymond was very good. The audi- ence showed their appreciation by hearty rounds of applause. THE EUROPEAN Circus.+-Decidedly one of the most attractive amusements in the city at the present time 1s the European Circus, whose big tent is pitched in Thirty-fourth street, near Sixth avenue. Last evening there was entirely 8 new programme, and an im- mense audience assembled to witness the perform- ances of the many brilliant “stars” who have been gathered together in a very brilliant galaxy by the management. The fact that James Robinson, the world renowned bareback rider, and his daring little son are of the galaxy should of itself alone be sufilcient to make the circus an irresistible attraction for the amusement lovers of the metropolis, Mr. Robinson some time ago had the misfortune to lone his celebrated trained horse “George Christy,” and was therefore last even- ing forced to appear with a performing animal which has not as yet quite enough broken in the ways of the ring (the circus. not the City Hall ring,) to suit his master’s ideas of a crack animal, still he went through his part of the performance quite satisfac- torily. Notwithstanding this equine drawback, Mr. Robinson enacted his wonderiul feats of horse- all his old precision and cer- tainty. Little Clarence, his son, made his ap- earance also with his father on the new horse, and was quite enthuslastically greeted in his lucky manceuvres On a snow white pony, which in itself 18 a wonder of sagacity. Besides the Rovbin- sons, Sherwood, as Peter Jenkins; Herr Hultmun, the Danish Hercules, who amuses himself by throw- ing cannon balls about as though they were mere o1 ; the Denzer family, in their acrobatic feats of strength and ; the Bell Brothers and Madame Louise in ‘double acts of horseman- ship,” and the petite Mile. Tourniaire as a bareback rider, did their utmost to make the evening one of ‘unqualified enjoyment. THE New York Cixcvs.—A well filled house greet- ed the performance at this establishment last mght, and the whole andience evidently enjoyed it with full zest. Particularly noticed were the horsemanship of-Master Frank Melville in his ‘“‘Somersault Act,” and the skill and daring of Mr. Melville and his youngest son, in the ‘‘Bareback Steeple Chase.” Lit- tle Georgie Lucrow is undoubtedly one of the fea- tures of the circus, and for his admirable perform- ance on the bare backs of two ponies he was loudly applauded. The witticisms of the clowns have not, lke improved b; Among the comicaliies the yettorrele dows” ore worth seeing and to have @ hearty laugh over. Musical aud Theatrical Notes, De Cordova repeats ‘The Bpratte at Saratoga’ to- morrow evening at Pike’s Music Hall. Mr. George Vandenhoff is announced to give a se- ries of readings in December at the Union League Club theatre. Fanny Kembie read “The Merchant of Venice” in Cincinnati on Monday evening and was enthusiast!- cally welcomed by a crowded house. It was her first appearance in that city after an absence of ten years. A meeting of the friends of the late Edmund Re- mack will take place at Irving-Hall at half-past three o'clock this afternoon, for the purpose of making ar- rangements for a grand memorial concert, to be given at Steinway Hall, for the benefit of his family, on Satarday, November 21. Barry Sullivan, tragedian, during the recent per- formance of “Don Cesar de Bazan” at one of the Liverpool theatres met with a severe accident, which will incapacitate him from on the stage for at least some few w Those ular public favorites, Mr. and Mrs. Barney pear once more before heatre, this written expressly for them by Mr. John Brougham. Their pefore the New York public is annou! for Monday week, and pd will doubt- Teas on smog back to the ropolis by a crowd 3 ‘This is the last week of ‘La Belle Héléne” at Pike's House. the on Saturday evening next Mile, Toatée hies away to Philadelphia, where she intends to our staid “broadbrim’’ brothers a taste of the ations of “La Grande ” and “La Belle ”” Mile, Irma and’ M, Aujac, who are now doing ‘‘Barbe Bleue” in the 7 City,” change places with Mile. Tostée and i will open. as’ Pike's on. M that most charming of operas te Bleue,” whieh will be given every for two weeks. Dark,” the latest London sensation, a ver- sion of which now occupies the boards at the “Olid Bowery”? theatre, will be luced, after months of carefal preparation, Niblo’s' Garden next Monday evening. The ent hag neither pains nor expense to ‘out this drama in aattractive style, and it will be characterized by entirely new scenery, new effects and new costumes. The stage manager at Niblo’s went twice to land for the purpose of the piece, which will be brought out at this it precisely as a formed in London. Miss Loutsa ire, of the Hay: market theatre, and Miss Edith Chailis, of the Adel- phi, two new candidates for American honors, will appear in the piece in the réles of Eliza and Rose. A new drop curtain of exquisite design, from the pencil of Mr. the iter of the “Black Crook” scenery, will be unroi = 7am evening after the first act of “After rk. i RECEIPTS OF THE OLYMPIC THEATRE, New Yors, Nov. 9, 1863, To THE Epiror or THe HeRaLy:— In a table of the monetary receipts of our city theatres for the quarter ending September 80, pub- lushed in the HERALD of Sunday last, the income of the Olympic theatre for the month of September is erroneously given at $9,367, or less than one-third the amount actually received and returned for to the Internal ue ment of this city. The statement, if suffered to is 18 Pens bon Impreasign as to" the prosperity. or “lumpey as am} Dumpty,” now in the course of performance at thts theatre, and I beg, therefore, you will allow me space to say that the receipts of the Olympic for the month referred to were ‘$2778 OLIFTON W. TAYLEURE, Marquis of Hastings. By cable we learn that Henry Weysford Charies Plantagenet Rawdon Hastings, Earl of Rawdon and Viscount Loudoun, in the peerage of the United Kingdom, died yesterday in London. He was born on the 22d of July, 1842, and consequently at the time of his death he was only twenty-six years of age. The Hastings family ranks among the ancient aristocracy of England, and dates its pedigree from the days of William the Conqueror. The late Mar- quis rendered himself conspicuous both on the French as well as the English turf, and caused con- siderable sensation in the sporting world some alle underhand transactions prior to last Derby, the particulars of which have been b= Hahed in previous editions of the HERALD. A short time since he was married to Lady Florence daughter of the Marquis of Anglesey, and the created considerable stir in the fashionable world from the fact that it was su; that the lady was engeged to be married to a wealthy zoung merchant of . Daring his short but eventful career de- ceased idiy ran throng the greater of the princely inheritance which he became possessed of on his accession to tne title, and doubtiess fell a victim to that pernicious system of money-lending which is too readily placed within the reach of the sclons of the Bugileh nobility. alt Ay A highly interesting paper on the subject of rail- Way accidents, their cause and prevention, was read last evening before the New York Society of Practi- cal Engineering by Dr. A. W. Hall, and was followed by 4 discussion in which a number of gentlemen Participated. The meeting was held in room 24 Cooper Institute, James A. Whitney, Président of the Seciety, in the chair, Dr. Hall, after a few introductory remarks relative to thediscovery of the application of steam as & motive power and the great advantages derived from ita use, said that it was beyond doubt that many fearful disasters resulted from our ignorance in the management of steam. Bacon had seid that the advancement of a people in science was very clearly evidenced in their ability to transport matter from one place to another with rapidity—he might &lso have added, and with safety. Nothing had tended more to tne development and growth of communities in this great age than railways,,and it Was now no uncommon thing for a railway com- pany to pay $40,000 to $50,000 per mile for the con- struction of portions of their roads, cutting up hilisides and climbing over mountains, . And it must also be said that with but a trifling increase of outlay very many dangers might be avoided by looking to methods of evading these heavy grades “and too sudden curves, It was a singular reflection that railroad companies were willing to pay such magnificent salaries to their officers, to build superb palace and drawing room cars, and yet endeavor to economize so fatally in securing the best and safest Means of carrying on their business. Proceeding to the disenssion of the question most directly before the society, he spoke, first, of that class of accidents resulting from broken rails, Not less than four-fifths of all eccidents on railroads were caused by broken or defestive rails, and this might therefore be con- sidered as the most important sub-division of the subject, Accidents of this kind also were more es) juent in cold weather, when the metal pogo) frost. The id fre- as at Angola and Carr’s Rock; but was im @ great measure the result of the first-named cause of disaster, viz., the broken ratis, which throw the trains from the track. The question was easy to ask:—‘‘Why not make rails of some metal or combination that would not break?” But there was nothing surprising about their breaking after all, no matter what material was used, when itds con- sidered that very frequently 9 thousand car wheels per day pass over these their velocity making @ pressure on the rail equal to the blow of a thousand pound hammer, And while it was un- questionabiy praisewo1 of some few com) a who had taken up their iron and replaced them by steel rails, still it was not pretended by SY one that even steel rails would not break. They been known t break even in summer as well as winter, sometimes from passing wheels and in other instances from undiscoverable causes, There was something not ot all understood in the subject and cause of the breaking of rails, which had been known to result neither from pressure nor frost. A third class of accidents was the result of mis- placed “switches,” and this waa a source for which there could be no palliation or justification, occur- ring as it did only through the absolute ignorance or criminal carelessness of employés. The only remedy for it was to indict and try the guilty parties for thelr lives, or upon indictments for manslaughter in the first degree. One means of at least leasening the HMabilities to such accidents, however, would be to compel railway companies to reduce the speed of their trains whenever approaching a “switch” to @ rate of notemore than four es an hour.. Collisions might be considered as thé fourth class of accidents, and could be undoubtedly avoided alto- er by the adoption of a good system of time ‘ables, reliable time pieces and a code of signals, ali of which should be rigidly and attentively adhered to, 1t was only a few years since that about a dozen lost their lives on the Worcester railroad in consequence of a variation of exactly one minute between two watches carried by the respective con- ductors of the colliding trains. An electric cloc! ago which would have of the ed Iu ADU ode his 1 iW never ue! . 8] of the mpeneetl oy o would See eee bn He ase Eee2 a FE S th i i i i i E i ! eseeceil i ij eae lan ‘ E f 8 g : El > Fi 4 é i Be 3 ERE eee of this subject, extendi: Sees seeete ne ees ruction. train, of #iX cafe aud, a lonom “t great ‘er. ever, was tho ity to be overcome in inducing Taihray companie” 10 ‘adopt any im provement, was always nome catsie fu gore or nressure needed to secore adoption by railway oMicials of new inventions; no matter what ve tage was apparent immediate out- was the objection, tment of government boards of engineers ave general rvasion of railroads a by tions, the of similar organiza- corpora tions by the respective States. The mecting then ad- journed. THE LONG ISLAND HISTORICAL SOCIETY. The Rev, Thomas J. Conant, D. D., read an in- teresting paper last evening before the Long Island Historical Society, at the Packer Institute, on “The Oldest Manuscript. of the Holy Scriptureg.” Tne reverend gentleman was introduced by the chair- ™man, Judge Greenwood. He commenced by remark- ing how little account, comparatively speaking, was made by historians of the influence of the Bible in moulding the character of the people and in thus shaping the civil institutions and controlling the administration of government. Ever since John ‘Wycliffe, during the long period of his public activity down ‘to its close, in 1330, drew from the teachings of the Bible the doctrine of the essential equality of all men and of their right to self-government, and bequeathed these teachings to the nation in his translation of the Holy Scriptures, the leaven has been ceaselessly working in the papaiar mind, The seed 0 lon since sown by him had, he said, partially reached its maturity in land, and was now bearing trult on our own soil. He proposed to give a brief ac- count of some of the most important of the ancient documents and of their present condition and from this to show the obligation now reging upon Chris- tendom to employ any possible means to per- petuate as well as to bring them more generally within the reach of Biblical scholars in all countries, These ancient manuscripts had come down to usin such numbers that we were abie to correct occasional errors of ‘transcription. Several versions were early made into other languages—of the Old ent, from the third century before the Christian era and onward; of the New Testament in the generations immediately succeeding that of the Ay 80 Closely literal'as to indicate the very words, and even order of the words, in the Greek text from which they were made. These versions were made in various languages, widely distant from each other, thus exciud- ie sthe possibility of collusion or even of intercourse among their authors; also the writings of the Christian Fathers from the age of the Aposties onward. . These show the text of the Holy Scriptures as they read it in theirtime. The writ- ings of the Aposties were made up in great part from quotations from the H Scriptures, some of them consisting of little else. It was well sald thagif the copies of the New Testament had all perished its text could be recovered from these ancient writings. The manuscripts of the first three centures, owing to the perishable nature of the material and other causes, were lost to us. How, then, were we to con- nect the text of the now existing manuscripts with that of the autographs of the sacred writings. On ths point he remarked that closely literal versions of the New Testament were made into the Latin and Syriac languages in the last half of the second century, but a little more than fifty ears from the compiction of the New Testament. jo writings of antiquity had come down to us so fally accredited by such a variety of independent and unquestionable testimonies as our sacred Scrip- tures. e ancient manuscripts of che New Testa- ment which have come down to us were written on parchment or vellum, the latter being the finest kind of parchment. The reverend gentleman then pro- led to describe the ditferent kinds of parch- ment, The one mostly used im the earlier periods was made from a plant called the papyrus, "a marsh reed growing abundantly in Egypt. thin layers or membranes composing the stalk of this reed were carefully detached with a a instrament. The thin strips thus obtained were laid side by side to the required width, and these were covered by others placed transversely over them, — bi two bend were coe ang pressed together, the process being repeat sheet was formed. ir. Conant proceeded to de- scribe the Manner in which the ancient writers pre- pe their Lage a A reed was mostiy used for @ quill, and the ink was more like paint. They did not write the running hand like we did, but formed each letter separatcly. His hearers could therefore appreciate labor in writing a book in this manner. The lecturer then closed aud on mo- lon of Dee Buddington a vote of thanks was ten- e im. NEW ZEALAND. the Colonial Troops. (From the London Standard, Oct, 30.) ‘The New Zealand mail us the unwelcome, ‘but now familiar, news of another disaster suifered -by the colonial troops in their encounver with the rebel Hauhaus. The story is a continuation of the exploits of the escaped prisoners from Chatham isiand, Beving, joined themselves to several small detachments of di ted natives both on the and west coast, the insurgent Maories appear to be once more strong en to meet the fo nificent colonial terms. On the 8 lonig! volunteers and militia, Colonel Whitmore, numbering it with ey on bog eastern and sacoeeded, after a ae le, in which the lose on both. sides was nearly cquat 1n driving them from a strong ition. As usual, how- ever, our men having been ardent in the pursuit of the beaten enemy, found themselves hemmed in vy serge cers ae and were yp cra ving their killed an rear thelr ‘wounded with great difficulty. ae result ses e: ition Rnd oy inspired je insurgents with col ce, escaped are now said to be fairly out of our reach to do much injury to the coast. é & FECAL cine a ti et £ 4 defo geaee Ey i 3 - E ; i the the lent savages. time when we might have hoped for an amalgamation of the two races in New Zea'and, and jessed thing for the islands if Faaty fasion lar ity for or 4 been trained so as io form one nation with the however, has divided and the conflict between them can only end in the extinction of one or the other. ‘The British settlers, we may be Cai will not elect to if th will insist upon war Reco eyat in war to the etd and with a vengeance, star ti ao FIRE IN FIFTH STREET. Lees About Twelve Thousand Dollars, At nine o'clock last night fire was discovered in the fourth floor of the five story brick burlding Nos, 818 and 820 Fifth street, owned by James Young, who occupied the lower floor a8 @ turning shop and 3 Hy 2] Hl ° 4 will be about ‘and on bulid- p50 ae) sald there ia no insurance. second floor and the rear of the fifth were oo- cupted by George Hess, cabinet maker. Loss about third floor was occupied by Hoden, Ww: ie ae pled by Hoden, Wilson & Winans, sash, blind and door cers. Their is eer estimate at about $7,000, upon which there a 6m: ‘The fourth floor was ased asf clock case factory Dunn & Frankson, Whore loss will pro\ably reach $2,000; no insurance. he front part of the fifth floor was used aaa store room for spring horses by Loss about $1, by water; no inanr-nce. The fire wos confined to the building. As nearly all the partics were poe ostimaves mnay not be or — rance Wia reported ex ye joden, wine ire ta ‘welleved havi oak i f & + io Dune Frankln’a nremiens. se & 3 3 FARRAGUT. Arrival of the Frigate Franklin Of the Bate teryVisit of Honor to the Admiral by General Wallen and Staf—Disembarkment of the Distinguished Party—The Necro of the Mississippi at Home-Future Moves ments—Salute at the Navy Yard. The very full report of the arrival of the United States frigate Franklin from Europe, with Admiral Farragut on board, published in yesterday's HERALD, put everybody on the qué vive yesterday, awaiting the arrival of the vessel from the Lower Bay, where she cast anchor the previous evening. ‘The Franklin came up from the Lower Bay about half-past flve o'clock yesterday morning and cast anchor in mid-stream just opposite pier No. 1 North river. The jolly-looking oarsmen who, for some reason best known to themselves, are constantly paddiing about the river in equally trim-looking craft at just that particular time when owl eyes are at @ premium, were evidently somewhat startled out of their usual equanimity of slyness by the sudden apparition of the big ship; for they gathered around her in little fleets, as curious people will always gather about something which they know little about and concerning which they are just the least bit anxious to know a little more than is good for them. Besides these night cruisers who closed around her there were various other boatmen and boats of more apparent ~respectability, who joined in the. general gathering to see what was to be seen and hear what was to be heard about the jolly times the Jack tars of the Franklin had had with the princes and princesses of the effete aristocracies of old Europe. Questions were put and questions were answered and jokes were cracked like hard nuts that had been crunched between sailor teeth years ago. And the seamen who were not running up masts, and running down ropes, and hauling about chains, end “putting things to right?’ with @ vivacity and a noise that would have done credit to the rej utation of @ small sized manufacturing city, but who lazily lounged on the bulwarks, required no special invitation to talk to the craftsmen and all the other people who saw fit to Moat loosely about the ship’s sides, Probably the account given in the HERALD yesterday of the many testivities through which in quick and savory succession the Frank- lin’s men were forced to ster their happy way in months past was more truthful, but it was decidedly less minute and less yarny, than the ver- sions of the talkative seamen asto what they had seen, done and done for across the seas. Indeed they took their hearers by the hand, so to speak, and led them through banqueting halls in St. Foterstine London, Paris and Constantinople, about which their strongest personal Enowienge ad been the patron- izing airs of their oMcers r drinkables had washed down savory morsels. How long these sailors would have yarned and the boatmen beneath them listened, and questioned and questioned and listened, and the noise of bustle and Reason, for a morrow’s reat contmued would be ard to tell; but about six o’clock a whistle pl everybody but the watch to quarters and the gallant Admiral areen himself into a sound sleep. No sooner had it become generally known after break of day that the Prankiln was floating quietly at anchor within a stone’s throw of the c.ty shore than a motley crowd of sightseers, many of them in appearance relations of the night-cruising yy 4 gathered on the wharfs to get a peep at the Admiral as he came ashore, while many citizens in small boat patd a visit to the ship's sides. General Walien and his statf, <f Governor's Island, on becoming aware of Farragut’s proximity, called on him in his comfortable quarters aboard the vessel and was received with all the honors, the genial Admiral greeting him quite heartily and bid- ding him welcome to his floating home. During the forenoon a large number of persons called to see the officers of tne ship and were re- ceived with a sailor's true welcome. By noon nearly every middie who could manage to do so with permis- sion had disappeared from the vessel, and only then & few officers were left on board to see that the 500 sailors shouldn’t take a notion in their nautical is to “go and do likewise” without ‘The Franklin looks in bh fey trim, consi the long voyage she bas ice she left this She has, however, all the appearances of a te who had done his best for weeks to do the fal - all Setiping: ina og i breenmapee and who . from ol everybody by drinking everybody's health, hia own included, whenever asked, had rather got the worst of it and required a@ little rest additional public appearance. About hal st one o'clock P. M. Admiral Farra- gut, accompanied by his lady, was taken from bw fagship by his gig to the battery, where, on landing, he ste into a private carriage in waiting for him and was immediately driven to his reaidence in East Thirty-sixth The Admiral looks exceedingly well. Hia temper is always sunny and the years leave but slight traces on his brow. An absence of sixteen months in Europe, where he was received with all the honors due to the man as a hero and an officer, has wonderfuily rejuvenated himy and there is little doubt that if he were called to repeat the scenes in Mobile bay and the New Orleans he would with as much endurance and as little nesitancy as when, in the midst of the rebellion, he won for his name imperishable renown. “I was everywhere ”” remarked the Admiral. ‘But those people in Europe are terri- ble fellows at the bottle. fact is, two days Pi ort compelled me to SIX at Sea to recu “You are not a three bottle then, Admiraby” — the person to whom tis remark waa “Ob, no, sir,” he replied with smile, “Oh, na; but I did my best to show. my friends my papel a a NP dye emer crn, Bagge A Rd it two- thirds of my time, Too, 1 wens Foosived with wnganal courtesy wherever I occasion to call in Europe. I cannot recall a si rudeness to me mee of or mune, ay and the Admiral’s Lede ol “Oh yes, Admiral,” here remarked Mrs. Fai her eyes sparkling With fun, “‘but was I not at to take charge of and nurse and finally bring you baok to your home?” The Admiral |, looked pleasantly toward where his good | aayod mautentine — “or vO} home, Admiral “Very pleasan' jeasant, indeed, sir, until we arrived off the when we had two or three of service Franklin,” he continued, ‘remains in commission, but I shall have nothing —— do with her. She will fy no longer my “No, sir, you will mow rest, New Yorkers will en- deavor, if you remain tn the city during the present winter, to interest and make your days pieagant to “[ have many very warm friends in New York,” poe the Kp id Le “and I = > me and mine." e At this juncture an express to the door, and @ small trunk wweing risced fh the hall way, the conversation was interrupted. The gallant old sailor seized the op nity to atep to the door and look nautically at heavens. Satisiied doubt- lees that there would be no very “dirty weather” for the night, he retarned to the door of hia with. drawin, ber, and, ay, bowing, retired, Of ire movements \dmiral is unadvised. ‘These will measurably be shaped by the Secretary of the Navy. All of yesterday afternoon and evening the Ad- miral reinained within doers; but few, and they among his most intimate friends, calllag on and offering him thetr felici on his return to his home—to New York. HONORS AT THR NAVY YARD. There was a salute of seventeen guns fired at noon yesterday from on board the United States receiving 4 Vermont, at the Brooklyn Navy Yard, in honor of the arrival of Admiral Farragut. The Frankfin will phe! continue in commission and will re- join Me squadron after a brief stay at this port. . THE WEST SIDE PROPERTY OWNERS AND THE STAFFORD PAVEMENT, It will be remembered that an argument is now pending before the General Term of the Supreme Court to make perpetual an injunction sue# out by Mr. Peter Dolan on behalf of his fellow property owners on the west side to restrain the contractors from laying the Stafford wooden pavement op tie Seventh avenue and adjoining streets up town, iu pursuance of authority granted bys the vommon Council. Acail for @ meeting @f property owners opposed to this jure gathered @ fumber of ren. tiemen at Millen * and Twenty-sixtn discovered that a 31 was not to be had building. al, cornererSeveu kav neo it was vremens last evenit \ instant, ries, aud an adjournmeas had to the when furth ii be taken for ¢ wiarton of aD associ ¥ its Ob- ject the rurtue ase as it Now stands in cour the contumed defence Of (ome Interests eho nintmerion be dissolved,