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8 RELIGIOUS INTELLIGENCE. Progress of Christianity in the United States.} Tne following statement shows the number of Protestant churches that have been organized and @edjcated in the United States during the year 1868:— JHURCHES DEDICATED AND ORGANIZED, , Dedicated, Baptist..... 100 Presbyterian 4 Congregationul. 6d Methodist ....... 129 pet Lutheran 43 7 Gecean Reforme 16 2 iscopal . Reformed. 9 1 Moravian. 1 2 ‘Total the eeeseee seccees O16 295 It will be noticed that no organizations of Metho- q@st churches are mentioned. Many, however, of the houses of worship dedicated by our Methodist brethren were built by societies Just formed, and it seems to be the rule with them to anpounce both events at the time of the dedicatory service. Other denominations are more prompt in publishing the @ay of organization, though a house of worship for the new society may have hardly been plann sommenced. Religious Interest—Encouraging Reports. ‘The pastor of the ch in Cedron, Ohio, writes to the Christian Herat: For the past twelve days St has been one constant Pentecostal season--sweet, solemn and heavenly. About fifty have been added to the church, From night to night, through the dark aud storm and mud, the people have come in large nambers to the meetings for prayer. Whole families have pnbdlicly professed their faith in the Raviour, bringing their children with them in bap- tin m. On Sanday, January 5, the Beach street Presbyte- chorch of Boston received forty-two new merm- , of whom nineteen were recent converts. The rye edifice is pow Giled at each Sunday service ad on three evenings in the week the vestry is 1008 interest prevails also in East Boston. In Knoxville, at a late communion, the Presbyterian church received twenty-two converts, y being heads of families, ¢ rite of confirmation was administered recently ‘fat St. John’s Episcopal church, St. Louis, to twenty- five pe n girls, six ladies and six gentle- men. sacred edidee was crowded and mach was niaulfested in the ceremony. The Right obertson confirmed the candidates, 5 to (he ceremony preached an excellent . Bh and previc discours The new German Catholic charch in Omaha was O'Gorman on Christmas. in St. Paul, Minn, was usual solemn ceremonies recently, srace officiated, dedicated by Bishop The Church of St, Louts, ‘ated with th Rignt Key Bish ‘The Week of Prayer. of prayer, Which is nearly past, has been signal favor. The meetings have been Jed, and a spirit of grace and supplica- granted to the people of God, which is sc of blessing. The feeling seems to all mtnde that the present year is to be tion ha in ade a sirnal one in the history of the Church, and for U's the cutpovring of the Spirit upon the Charch and upon the whole werld is earnestly sought. The Week oi prayer will be appropriately closed by public religious services tu the church corner of Madison avenue Forty-second street, Rev. Stephen H. Tyna, tis Sabbath evening. Rev, Dr. Tyng will reside, and addresses wil be delivered ‘by clergy- inen of the various evangelical churches in the ctiy, This ia to w ting under the suspices of the Evanw Mia 1 it will doultiess be an Occasion of very great interest. Union of Al! Evangelical DenominationsA Heavenly Communion. The Observer states that a acene of almost unex- ‘ampled interest was witnessed on Sabbath afiernoon in the Clmion avenue Congregational church, Brooklyn, when Christians of ali evangelical denomi- ations in that part of the city sat down together in brotherly concord at the communion table of their common Lord and Saviour. It was a rare and touching spectacle, an embodiment of trae and un- a@fected Christian union, a visible answer to the BSaviour’s prayer that “they may all be one.” Rev. Dr. Budington, the pastor of the church, presided, ‘gnd stated that the commitiee of the church havi in- Vited tie members of the neighboring churches to unite with them in celebrating the communion season of the opening year, and that ali were welcome to that table, which belonged to all, as it was the table of their common Master, whom they al! loved and served. About twenty of the clergymen of ali denominations in that part of the city surrounded the table, and the groand floor of the spacious edifice was crowded with Christian Delievers met thus to testify their love to Christ and @ach other, while many spectators were in the gaile- ries overlooking this strauge and affecting sight. ments were served by the oificers of the assisted by those of their sister churches. Baptism of the Japancse Students, On Sanday, January 3, one of the Japanese s'adents 4n attendance upon the Monson Academy, Kudo by mame, received Christian baptism and united with the Congregational church. This young man is about twenty-three years of age, and is character- ized by thoughtfniness, earnestness, gracefulness of manners and unblemished character, He is one of @ company of six who, something over two = were sent out to this country under auspices of the Japanese government, for the purpose. of becom! acquainted with our lan- guage, literature and civilization. Previous to their owing here they had hardly heard of such a thing ‘as the Bible, and yet, so soon, one of them bows the Knee to the mild sceptre of Immanuel. He was al- ready a prince in ali that constitutes trne manliness, and now he has added the crowning grace @f fai’ tm Jesus. We believe this is the second Japanese who has ever received Christian baptism, at least in this country. A few months ago one was baptized by Dr. Tittany (Methodist), in New Branswic! it ‘nd it was claimed that he was the very first. We are toid that Ohara, the youngest of the Monson company and quite a genius tn his way, having al ready acquired remarkable skul in English composi- tion, contemplates, at an early da: ing the same step. What will be the ultimate’ results of these ristinn conversions ou the fature destinies of that ularly isolated yet very interesting people, the P. alone can tell. May they yet prove ae a handful of corn m the earth on the top of the 8, the irult whereof shall yet shake like ‘The Eenmenical Counctl, The Armenian Patriarch accepts the invitation of the Pope to attend the Ecumenical Council at Home, ‘The Greck Patriarch of Constantinople, of course under Kussian infinence, refuses. The Anglican bishops have written an answer with a keen pen. After referring to what the Church of England has @one in disseminating the Holy Seriptures, they add:— Thon, our most holy Lord; Thor na Christ, the Bishop of Bishops, the Supreme Judge of the Faith and Arbiter of all controversies; Thon, t Jicad of the Church, the Light of the nation humbiy ask Thee canst Thou show us even a singte iy of the original Hebrew Oid Testament printed in Thine own city, Rome, “The Mother and Mistress of aii Churehes No, not one. One edition of the New Testament im Greek, printed there the other day—about 400 years after the invention of print- ing—from the celebrated Vatican manuscript, we have now gratefully hailed, after long and anxious @elay. But we apprehend that the tock committed to the pastoral care has still to wait for an edition from the Roman press, in tocir own tongue, of the id or New Teviament. Bright and Queen Victoria. Jonn Bright, being a member of the new British Cabinet, made a visit of ceremony to the Queen. it fa onstomary in such cases for the official presented to the sovereign to kneei. John Bright's religious prejudices were admitte! as an excuse for not insist tag upon this ceremony. Upon this the Jeimish Mes. aenger comments as follows:— What is sterling, dig- nified and maniy in this Quaker would be deemed bigoted aud puertle on the part of Jews who claim to be liberal. Israelites never kneel to man, and, like the Quakers, they retain the hat in a place of ‘wormip. Have they the moral courage to maintain their deference to these immemorial customs? Salo- mons and Rothschild hed. They took the Parlia- mentary oath wearing the hat. Like the Quaker, Jon Bright, they and other British (sraclites have been untormly exempted from cer omies at vari ance wit) their conscientious seri Are the Jews of orr country equally faitutul Conversion of the Jews, Referring t the efforts of certain Christians to convert the Jews the Jewish Messenger reraarks:— Let the Jews alone, and try to convert the dis. honest people Wo go to church, There is agrand Heid for such mM as Kellows, Beecher and other eminent clergymp, to aid General Grant in pro- claiming honesty Groughout the land unto all the Inhabitants thereoh How can Christianity be en- titled to ree Ay e ihe doubtfal glory of recordin 400 conversion: it ia to practice untruth an deceit? By the by, MADy of the 20,000 converts are sill san ba i a Py 1th? Bellows pelieve wa destitute of intellect if be has confidence in the ability of his. or any other & to convince 1 principles of Interesting Catholic Services. ‘The Green Bay (Wis.) Gazette reports very interest. fing services there on the 34 of December, in com. \,memoration of the two hundreth anpiversary of the @rrival of the first Catholic missionary there in thos 5 French, German, Holland and = irish Oa. i¢ eburches partict , and the priests oi We Bay Setiewent, Maple Grove, Hol- Really, Dr. land, Little Chute, Appleton, Oconto and New Franken churches were present; also the chaptain of the Churet of Notre Dame, of Mil- waukee, who preached an interesting discourse 11 German in the afternoon, and Father Mazeaud, of Oconto, in French in the evening. The first attempt to establish a Catholic church there was mace in 1642, A chapel was opened in La Pointe in 1660, and Father Claude Allonez came to Green Bay m the fail of 1668, dedicating a little bark chapel December 3 Real Prayer. The Chicago Christian Standard states that at one of the daily prayer meetings in (at city lotely one brother, as is stated in our report elsewhere, expressed his belief that we have not yet learned the first step in real prayer. He supposed himself going to aman upon some errand, and instead of urging that one bringing forward many others at the same time, thus defeating his Own Object. His illustration is fauity in this—that prayer to God is a very different thing from application to some lim- ited, feebie man like ourselves. How is tt with the Lord’s Prayer? Everything that one can need is there asked for, There are some wild things said on this subject of prayer. Let us try to look at thiugs rationally and yigieae ‘ally, and not, however unti- An tentionaliy, limit the Everlasting and Almighty God himself, Methodist Social Union—Another Boston No- tien. The Zion's Herald says that Boston notions still are born. The latest added to the family is the idea of bringing the brethren of our different churches into more frequent communion. We have hundreds of members doing business in Boston and vicinity that never meet, nor ever know of each other's existence. Our various church movements need their consoli- dated consideration and help, A committee was ap- pointed by the Boston Preachers’ meeting to con- sider the subject. Circulars were issued to ali the churches In the vicinity, several meetings well at- tended have been held, and the Social Umon is the organic result. 1t has elected William Cladin, Prest- dent; Isaac Rich, Jacob Sleeper, T. P. Richardson, L. W. Pond and Liverus Hull, Vice Presidents; A. 1. Benyon, Treasury; J. P. Magee, Secretary, with a board of fifteen directors, itis proposed to have ten doliars admission fee and tweive dollars annual fee; to meet once a month and dine and spend an evening together; to form each other's acquaintance, and confer in this social and acceptable manner on the wants of the Chugch. Such an institution, if open to all members of our churches and congregations, will be a great benefit. Brethren in the beginning brake their bread together, and there is no intimacy more cordial than that around a hospitable board. Our younger brethren thus become personally fatiliar with their elders, the rising nen with those that have arisen, the outer churches with those in the centre, and all are warmed with common love ana zeal for their com- mon mother. The Bapusts have such a union, which is very servicea)ie to their cause. They have shown more enterprise in this vicinity in the last few years than almost any other Church, and they attribute much of it to the influence of their anion, We hope this will be as complete a success. If so it should be and will be followed by like unions in all centres of population throughout the land. Death of a Sister of Charity. Prom the Tabiet we learn that on the night of Wed- nesday, the 29th of December, when the great city was in the midst of its bustling preparations for the ushering in of the New Year, one of the gentlest and most beloved of the Sisters of Charity—sweet Sister Geraldine—siept to wake no more in this sad world. At the Sisters’ House, attached to St. Mary’s Acade- my, in East Broadway, the scene of her year-long labors, Sister Geraldine died, as she had lived, calm and sweet and patient, edifymg even her sisters in retigion by the ineffable peace and beauty of her last moments. ea, verily,” saith the Spirit, “blessed are the dead who die im the Lord!’ Nothing on earth is 80 lair Lo }6Ok on, $0 solemnly, 80 serenely beautiful as the death of one who had consecrated her life to God, and served Him in spirit and in truth, Sister Geraldine was one of the most accomplished mem- bers her admirable commualty, and so devoved was shu the duties of her state that she continued teach\ig durmg long years of broken health and f went sudering, unwilling to give up her beloved ask of traiming the young in the ways of holiness and in ali useful Knowledge. Many a present and former pupil of St. Mary’s Academy will mourn the loss of “dear Sister Geraldine.” May they all be influenced through Life by the sweet memory of her teachings and the beautiful example she gave them in ali Cristian perfection. Foreign Baptist Missions. Mra. D. A. W. Smith, under date of October 1/ forwards the following interesting extracis from a letter by Mrs. Ingalls:— Iam now on my way home, but working on my way up. We spent tue Sabbath at a village where the pastor bap ized six persons. They were received as can lidates on our way down, and we found them ready orus. They heard the Gospel from Pr, Jud- som a Ava; and one, an old lady, carried rice and eggs to Mrs. Judson. I wish you could see her. [ think she is the most beautifal Burmese woman 1 have ever seen. {s not this wonderful! The seed sowa so long ago now bearing frait. How much courage this ought to give us to work early and late and trust to God for the results. ‘The American College in Rome. ‘The Tublet states that New York, through a few of her devoted Catholic children, has contributed the magnificent sum of $44,000 towards the endowment of this college. A detailed report will be publisned when the work is completed, giving the names of the coutribgtors under the three clagses, classifiea under the htads of the dioceses to which they be- long. This makes, with the amount previously re- vet, $44,000 tous far, A letter has been received during the past week from the Very Rev. Dr. Chatard, rector of the college tn Rome, expressing the great gratitude feit by the friends of the college at the undertaking now tn progress and pointing out with © jorce the many advantages which ac- = to Uae country from the existence of the college Catholic College at Lima, N. Y. As the Methodists are making desperate etforts to remove their college from Lima to Syracuse, the Cacholics are preparing to build a college in the vil- lage they leave. The Livingston Republican says:— Dishop McQuaid, of Rochester, tn a pastoral letter to Fath eig, pastor at Lima, bas notified the latier gentleman (0 Cease all efforts, for the time being, to- wards the erection of a new church edifice in his parish, as the diocese has been thoroughly can- vassed and that Lima has been settled npon as a site ur the erection of un college. Religions Notes. Religions papers all over the niry speak of thelr prosperous business daring the year. Two Christian ministers from Bohemia are coming to this country. A call is made for money to aid in printing Bibles aod Testaments in stadrid. The name of the Universalist organ in this city, he Ambassador, bas been changed to Christian Leader, AMetter dated Madrid, November 25, saya that “op Sunday next public worship wili be opened for the first time in the Spanish language in Madrid." it 18 contemplated in Vienna to form a new Jewish congregation, and to convert one of the | music halls into a synagogue. meer mity has befallen the city of Siurk, inhabited by Jews. Thirteen syna- their contents, have become tie prey of a ferce confagration. A clergyman who is pronounce’ & prodigy of elo. qnence, und who has astounded and electritied Southern audiences (the Rev, Ir. Munsey, of Baiti- more), preaches this morning at the Church of ihe Strangers, Rev. KE. D. Rentiey, formerly of Willimantic, Conn, has resigned his charge the # church at Lawrence, Kansas, on account of the health of tis family. He becomes pastor at Mor- ristown, Rev. Addison Jones ha been excommunicated by the Baptist ehurch of Santa Clara, al, for prac- lising open communion, has gathered an independ ent congregation at Mayfield, which promises to be. come a stroag chureh of open communion Baptists. The Young Men’s Christian Association in Wil. mington, vel., have pronounced in favor of contin ing the tse of those infamous relies of barbarts pillory and whipping post, What sort of Cris! amity Is this ? ‘The Rev. Wiiliam Olift, of New York eity, who hae for nearly two years acting as @ stated supply Mystic Bridge Congregutional chareh, hus spted the tnanimous cail of the church and so- clety to become Mitir pastor, The Kpiscopal chureh at Yaleaville, Conn, is Wihout a clergyman. This church was built last suinmer at an expense of $5,000, all of which haa been paid except about $1,000. A young man line been officiating there till lately, This is oe gi the prettiest churches in the State. Four years ago the Free Will Maptista organized a home mission and freedmen’« committee to operate in the West. They have organized, from Cairo a4 a centre, cleven churches, with 990 members and 445 Sabbath schools, They have also a prosperous mis- sion in West Virginia, with several smail churches, ‘The number of families in New Hay the Jewish faith is about one funared ene Bier thering of Jewish citizens of @ festival character 3 to be held in a short time, which it is expected will be ¥ an coe occasion, and at which speeches by ni ests from New Y jt Promised. ve? 1 gw ‘Ork olty are ‘The death of the Baptist missionary, irs. Deborah p. he Waule, wife of kev. Jonathan Wane D.Dey of Burmah, is announced. Her maiden name was Lap bam and she was born’ in Nelson, N. Y., January 10, 1801, She safled with her husband from Boston Jane 20, 1823. She has thus rendered valuabie service for nearly forty-tive years. Ope of the Jow drinking bouses of Cincimnati, near the river, has been tuined into a house of prayer. ‘Yhomas Webb has been laboring there un- Weartedly fof fifteen months past, and & great re- formation bas taken place in many fanuiles, Over ‘Milrty persons have beea converted and joined the Union Baptist church, The Jewish missionary in Cincinnati, Rev. A. J. Levy, reports that Christian sentiment among the Jews is growiug in power and mouence. A Polish Jew lately said to him:—"Of two thu I am cer- tain; of one Lam uncertain. 1 am certain I will die a Jew. | am certain thet my grandchildren will die Christians; but Jam uncertain whether my sons will die as Jews or as Christians.” A private letter from Rey. Mr. Burnell, of the Madura Mission, among other items of interest mentions the following:—“We have just received an old inan of the Thief caste into the church, It is very rare indeed that one of thts class comes out on the Lord’s side, and this Perija Aunan (the great elder brother) will not stand unless the Spirit to whom he prays with apparent sincerity help him.”. ‘Two or three years ago some writers were tracing the origin of the idea used by Mr. Calhoun in the words “masterly inactivity,” ascribing it to Sir John Macintosh and Edmund Borke, Perhaps it found expression in the seventh verse of the thirteenth chapter of Isainh:—* For the Egyptians shail help in vain and to no purpose; theretore have I cried con- cerning this, their streugth is to sit still,” ‘There are two Protestant opal sisterhoods in New York, connected with the opposite poles of the denomination, — One was originated by Dr. Muh'en- berg, m2 1845, It is called the Sisterhood of the Holy Communion, and is devoted mainty to the charge of St. Luke Hespital. Itis an independent organization. ‘he Sisterhood of St. Mary is under ecclesiastical control, and Rev. Morgan Dix is thé chaplain. It is considerabiy on the model of Koman Catholic sis- terhood, and has done a good work for fallen women, AN EIPORTANT DECIS:ON, The Congressional Whiskey Tax Law in CourtQuestion About Its Constitutionnlity— The Law Reviewed and Sustained’ ings the Chicago Tribune, Jan. 7.) The act of Congress imposing taxes on distilled spirits and tobacco of July 20, 1808, was lately at tacked in a cause in the United States Circuit Court. It was argued during three days that nearly every provision of it is unconstituhonal and void, and that each of the provisions was obnoxious to several provisions of the fundamental law. There had been @ carefal preparation of the argament, and the attorney who appeared to cause a judicial appeal of the statute stated in open court that he had devoted all of five months to the production of the argument. which he read. A decision has now been made by antes Drummond, in which te law’ ts sustained, as follow THE CASE STATED. Tne proceeding was by Lemuel W. Mason, the de- fendants being E. A. Rollins, the Commissioner of Internal Revenue, and others, officers acting under him. It was an application for an injunction against the defendants, as officers acting under the internal revenue laws, The bill alleges that the plaintiff has Jeased of the pwner a lot of land near Clintouville, Kane county, in this State, for the term of three years from the first day of September, 1868, together with the alcohol works, &c., thereon, The bill also alleges that by the act of Congress of July 20, 1843, grievous and illegal burdens were imposed upon dis~ uulers and rectifyers, and particulariy in romaine a bond, in a large penalty, to be executed before they may proceed with the business; also in prolubitin: the use of any distillery or rectifying establishmen' within six hundred fect of any licensed distillery. ‘The bill further states thas the fifth and seventh sec- tlons of the act of March 31, 1863, are unconstitu- tional and void, and that in consequence of the threatened interference of the officers of the govern- ment, the plaintiff is afraid to commence the prose- cution of his business and is unabje to find any one to assist him in carrying it on. WHAT IT MEANS. It will be seen that the object of the bill is to re- strain the deteudants from carrying out various pro- visions of the laws referred to, and which are claimed to be an unauthorized interference with the plaintiff in the pursuit ofa lawful business, tis not alleged that the plaimtiff has done anything ex- cept to take the lease, nor that he has been stopped in anything which he has begun. CONGRESSIONAL POWRR. Under the constitution Congress has power to lay and collect taxes, duties, imposts and excise, and also the authority to make alt laws necessary and proper to carry that power into effect. Jt may be admiited that in doting this Congress cannot vio- late any rights secured by other provisions of the constitution, but, excepting this restriction, ihe power ia absolate. There 1s, as will be seen, power to collect the taxes, and that moplies the use of ail proper and necessary means to make the collection effectual, Property cannot be subject to unreason- able seizures, nor the house or person of a citizen subject to unreasonable searches; nor can he be de- prived of his property without due process of law. ‘THE BOND, As to the first specia! grouna of complaint, the re- quiting of a bond as a condition precedent to the commencement of the business of rectifying or dis- tilling, the right of Congress to collect the tax being undoubted, everything that is pro- duced by a distiller or rectifier may be subject by law to the tax, Col has the right to render the collection of the tax that is due upon that Dbusi- nheas or product effectual, and if it is seen that the character of the business is such that irresponsible parties may engage in the business under the direc- tion of capitalists who are in the background, and who thas seek to avoid the P seigtd responsibilit. which belongs’to them, and in way to render it certain that the tax whica is due upon the uct shall be made avatiabie to tne government, there can be no doubt, I think, that as @ means of accom- plishing that result, Congress may require a bond of the person who Lak Sag to engage in that kind of business. The question inust always be whether, under tae circumstances of the case, it is a reason- able condition, and cannot say that it is not in this case. THR CONNECTIONS CUT OF?. As tothe second objection that ts made, the ex- istence of a distillery wituin 600 feet of a rectfying establishment, it is claimed that this is an unwar- rantable interference with the nye and disposition of property; that the owner of property hes a rigiit to appropriate itin any way to the performance of a lawful business. But, the kind of business to which the owner wishes to Sporupriets his property is such as to afford great aud unusoal facilities for secreting What may be the actual prodact of bust- ness, and thus evade the tax which is due to the government, then the Congress of the United States, within the authority whieh 1 has to collect the tax which may be tn , can prescribe the modes and conditions and limitations ander which that busl- ness can be transacted; and, if it has appeared by observation and experience, that the construction and use of a distillery within @ certain @umber of feet of a rectifying establishment enabies those who use the one and the other in the prosecution of their basiness easily toevade the payment of the tax which is due, Congress nay protibit vhis mode of doing the business, thus affording these great fa- cilities for avoiding thie tax. BX ence has shown, { think, that there has been ‘no one thing used in carrying on the distilung and rectifying business which has been so thoroughly calculated to evade the payment of taxes as the con- atraction of these two est: nenisso near to each other; the ease with w mevtions could be made between them was such as to enable the owner to conceal from the oificers of the govern- ment the amount of the product, and (hus escape the payment of te t. ‘Therefore, as it seems to me, this Was a particalal ode which Congress had aright to preseribe, in order tu make the collection of the tax effetual. DUE PROCESS OF LAW, It may be conceded that the question whether a setzure or @ search is unreasonable or not, in the language of the constitution, i# a judicial and not a legisiative question; but, sull, in determining whether @ seizure is or is not unreasonable, we have to look atall the circainstances under which wt is made. For example, at first biush nothing appears more oppressive than for an aecount- ing oMcer of the government to strike a bal- against a public debtor, and to issue a warraut of distress against the property for the re- covery of that balance. [tis nota jadicial determl- nation, It ts not a judicial process, by whie the pro- perty of the debtor, under such circumstances, can be taken for the satisiaction of the debt; but it isan executive proced# aud has been expressly decided to be doe process of law within the meaning of the constitution. (Murray's lessee vs. boken Land Company, 1s Howard, 27%) Itt the taxing power of the government that comes in; the right to seize and take property for the payment of taxes, that is Saene wee i# a potential right, Al yperty of the = ment and the payment ty that the citizen has m safeguards that are thrown around the subject by the provisions of the constitution Itself one Of which is that they must be ooiform, and they cannot be imposed witholit 4 vote of the rey tik the people, in pursnance of law, ‘Thia tt the princiom security thet we have in relation to this Wemendons power which the goverament has Over uur property in the right vo tax. WHEN A COURT SHOT Tam inchned to tolok that tf Convress ahould im- pie condition as rerequisite to & lawful business, it might be the dut; fo interfere with the execution of suc & law by the oMcers of the government; bul, where a party comes into @ court and asks that the oMcers of (he government should be prohibited from od ing Out various provisions of law which concern details of a business he yippee to undertake, I think that he cannot avk of the court its interference L] injunction, for fear that, in the execution of some of those provisions, @ right guarentee’ him by the constitution La! be violated. There must be ome act done in the first piace, or threatened, He muat be pursuing bis lawrol business and that business be aereeee be BF od Prosecution of it threatened with some set 1 overnment, befor con tations. Li , before the court ‘THE INJUNCTION REFUSED, 1 do not ray—it i* nnnecessary that { showld say, in this case—that every single provision in these Vie rious laws 19 in strict accordance with the itu. tion; but I think that before the plaintiff can call upon the to enjoin the officers of the govern: went tn relation to ail or any of these various visions which it i claimed are “onto, he must first establish that he is pursuing bis bual- ness, and that some right in the pursuit of that busl neas been interfered w {a this cage, with the exceptions that have been mentioned, nothing of the kind is shown, For this reason, in addition to the othery Which have been mentioned, the Court cannot grant (be imjanclion whiea hap been aaked ty thin case, D AcT. NEW YORK HERALD, SUNDAY, JANUARY 10, 1869.—TRIPLE SHEET. SPORTING. Billlards. Criticism of a not very truthful character upon the recent match between Dion aad Foster has elicited a very courageous challenge on behalf of the latter. A Chicago paper, commenting upon the recent competi> tion, observed ‘ that while the people of the Dominion ought not to be ashamed of being beaten by a Yan- kee, yet they should fee! very much humiliated over their defeat by a third rate player like Foster.” A number of gentlemen, patrons of the e, now offer to match Foster to play Rudolphe, me and Mc- mash a ng epg class N also, Coon, Parkely Tenand Snyder. It is understood thlat he wi play the nine experts named, either at the French game, the push-barrea game or the pushing game, as his oppo- nents shall elect, provided that only one style of game ts fixed upon, or he wil! play each of the nine aul three styles ofgame—each game to be for $1,000 aside and played in accordance with the standard conditions as to table and balis, half way between this city and Coy, the first game to be played in thirty days from date of Foster's match with Dion, and the others on succeeding nights, Sunday ex- cepted, McDevitt declines Dion’s challenge to play three push shot American games of 1,500 or 2,000 points— the first in Chicago, the second in Montreal and the third in New York—for $1,000 or $2,000 a side for each game, He will only a Ee shot game of 1,500 or 2,000 points, ior ), in Chicago. Arrangements have been made to play the Dion- Foster match, for $1,000 a side, at Montreal, on the 2sth inst. The-following matches are announced:—Janu: 23—Henry Riines and John Frawiey, in Cleveland, for $500 a side; four ball carom game, push shot al- Jowed, 1,500 points up, 28—Melvin Foster and J. Dion, at Montreal; American apame, push barred. —Kalph Benjamin and Meivin Foster, for $100 aside; French carom game, 300 points up; Foster to give odds of 150, February 22—John Frawley and Thomas Foley, in Chicago, for $1,000 a side; four ball carom game, push shot allowed, 1,500 points up. Aquatic Notes. The Ward brothers wil! enter the list of competi- tion next spring agalnst all comers, Hamill, it is said, will be prepared to row Brown nex® season for $1,000 a side, Itis said that the officers representing the ama- teur boating interest will hold out no encouragement towards professional oarsmen rowing over the course of the Hudson Amateur Rowing Assoctation, ‘The Columbia Boat Ctub will hold their fourth an- ea at Irving Hall on Tuesday evening, Febru- ary 9. ‘The annual meeting of the Gulick Boat Club was held on Tuesday, January 5 The annual meeting of the Atalanta Boat Club takes place on Tuesday, January 12. ‘The annuat meeting of the Hudson Amateur Row- ing Association will take place on Wednesday even- a, January 20. ‘There are said to be several candidates for com- moore of the Hudson Amateur Kowing Associa- bp =e the election is looked forward to with in- eres! A large gathering of the amateur oarsmen of New York and vicinity is anticipated at the ensuing re- gatta of the Columbia Boat Club. The Ring. coburn was welcomed by the pugilistic fraternity of San Francisco upon his advent in that city. A sparring exhibition was given for his benefit. ‘Tom Alien and Bill Davis are, it is said, in active training for their fight for the heavy weight cnam- pionship, which is announced to take place on Tues- day next. Allen hails from Birmingham, England. He stands five feet nine and three-quarters inches in height and when in condition weighs 160 pounds, He has appeared elght times in the ring. He de- feated “Wagoner,” White, Clark, Young Gould, Bingey Rose, Jack Parkinson, Posh Price, George Iles, Price and “Bob Smith, the Darky.” Allen was also matched with Dan Crutchley, but it feli througa. fle also fonght a draw witn Joe Goss. He arrived’ in this country in the latter part of July, 1867, and acted as second to Tommy Kelly when he fought Billy Parkinsoa. After that he went West, ana took up his quarters in Cleveland, Olio. Davis was born in Belfast, Ireland, in 1832, stands dive feet nine and a half inches, ana weighs tn con- dition 170 pounds. He has figured asa principal in eight ring contests, beating Jack Smith, Pearson, Patsy and Tom Daly and Charley Gallagher, and was defeated by Jim Dunn (of Brooklyn), Mike McCooie and Nip Pane The fight will come off in Mis- souri. [ft is understood that Elliott and Gallagher will fight in the same ring. ‘The proj prize fight match between Owney Geoghagen and James Colbert's man jell t hrough. A prize fight between Mike Donovan, of Chicago, and John Boyne, of Peru, Ind., Is on the tapis. Peter Maguire is fast recovering from the injuries received in his late ight with Hicken. dim Colling challenges Abe Hicken for $600 or $1,000 a side. A, match is sald to have been arranged in Boston between Jacob Duan and Billy Horan, to fight, ac- cording to the ruies of the British prize ring, at jive weight, for $250 a side, on the 13th of Feb- wary. . . A prize fight has been arranged at Portsmouth, N. H, between Jack Dradshaw, of that city, and’ Ed, Connof, of Boston, according to the new rules, at catch weight, for $500 a side, within fifty miles of Boston, on the 19th of February. A forfett of $100 a side was put np on January 2, to bind the match, ‘The following Nights are announced:—January 12— W. M, Davis and Tom Alien, for $1,000 a side in Mis- sourl. February 12—Pat Hollaran and Bill Keyes, for $200, and James Dugan and Bill Horan, at —, for $500, 1¢—John Hunter and Patrick Bassett, in Pennsylvania, for $200 a side. 26—Daniel Dolan and Michael Welsh, tn Massachusetts, for $500, Shooting. Pigeon shooting is now one of the principal out- door sports. Up to the present the competition be- tween eminent shots has been very Keen, and from all appearances ia likely to continue for some time. Taylor’s challenge to Ward haa been accepted by the latter, and he agices to make a match to shoot at one hundred single pigeons from H and T. ground traps, charge of snot not to exceed 144 ounce, 21 yards rise, 80 yards boundary; each party to find half the birds, which shall be mixed on the morn- ing of shooting; a disinterested party to trap for both; for $200 a side; the match to ve shot in Buffalo on the 4th of February prox. The conditions of the match belween James Ward and A. H. Bogardus set forth that the competitors are to shoot—at Dexter Park, Chicago, on the first Wednesday in May, 1869—n pigeon match in accord- ance with the following conditions:—At 100 single rises cach from iH and T ground traps and at fifty donble risea each from Hand T plange traps, the Jatter portion of the match to be shot the day suc- ceeding that named for the first. ‘The ~distance for rises shall be twenty-one yards, the plunge traps to be ten yards apart. The parties shooting sliall trap and handle against each other or procure parties to do 80, The total amount of the stakes shall be $2,500 a side, of which $600 cach are on this day pat up as forfeit in the hands of Captain John Travis. ‘The terms of the match shall be “play or pay.” ‘he firat deposit of $500 has been deposited m the hands of Eons is be. Ge ind of a grand pigeon ‘oronto u ofa pi match on the 27th tas. sum of $200 has already been subscribed, The affair is open to all residents of the Dominion, the subscription fee being $10, each competitor to furnish 60 birds, The first prize will be a silver goblet, of sterling silver and weighing five pounds; three other money prizes are to be offered. ‘the conditions of the match are— each competitor to fire at 50 birds, to be divided as follows:—26 single rises and 12 double rises, The single rises to be shot from ti and T ground heb 2lyards rise and 80 yards boundary. The double rises to be shot from Hand T plunge traps, 18 rive and 100 ‘one boundary, The chi of shot not to ex. 1), ounces, The maich to be decided x the rules of the New York Sportsmen's Associa- ion. An interesting match came off between James Burrell and Samuel Canby, at Le at aa eg op ‘Thursday, for $100 a side. ‘The conditions of the match were that the inen should shoot at 30 birds, 21 yards rise, 100 yarda boundary. Afier the pre- limtnaries were all setiled the men commenced siooting, and after an exciting contest Canby won ALL by, 21; missed, % Wor The following matches are announced:—Jan- vary 11—H. Davids and SP. Wagner, at Port Hoister, ©. W., for $250 a side; John Weimyss and W. U. Lisdale, at Hartford, for $100 a side; Samael Harris and James Sloane, at Stamford, Conn., for $100 8 wide; James Siadweu and Artnor Bernard, at Lindsay, ©. W., for $100. I4—John Drewett and Henry Leyton, at Brompton, C. W., for $600. 16— John Selby and Andrew Cains, at Hoboken, for $209, 20—J. Clark and Patrick Barnes, at Hartford, for cee 2i—Sundy Creamer and Joho Willis, at Hart. ford, for $150, 28—James Delaney and Henry Mor- ton, for $600. Pedestrianiam. Young Miles, the California pedestrian, cor. menced his tusk of walking for 100 consecutive hours at seven o'clock on Wednesday evening. The platform is twenty foet long, three high and two wide, ‘The affair comes of on Fim street, Eagie saloon, Hartford, According to the terms of agree. ment he was to walk 100 cousecutive hours without rest, excepting an allowance of fifteen minutes every twenty-four hours, At nine o'clock on Wednesday evening he was apparently in good condition, though his left ankle was somewaet swollen; but he appre- hended no trouble that. To complete his on oi wi me of @ reason for & man to go without sleep or Teale In previous ar it ts claimed that be has more than ace pl 8 task, having ‘walked 1.000 miles in 1,000 consecutive hours. ‘The latter ts seid to be the more difficult task, but we doubt it, as it permite the man to rest at least two-thirds of every hour, whlie Miles ‘was to walking four days and four hours, A ined Taylor has undertaken to walk x Of Park and Beacon strecte, Boston, to the American House, Fitchburg, Mass., and back to Boston within twenty-four hours, for a purse of $1,000, early in May, % On Thursday 2 foot race of 100 yards came of at Harlem, between John Ward and Hen Beasley, for $100, Beasley won by four feet, making the distance in ten and three-quarter seconds. % A snow shoe race of two miles, for $100 a side, came off at Jersey Flats on Thursday, between Wes- Jey and May. ‘fhe race was won by May after a ciose and exciting contest, his time being ten minutes and BIx Semnnda: Wesley's time, ten ues and seven- 3 seconds, . * Weston is endeavoring to raise the funds to pre- bare for a walk of 6,000 miles in 100 Sheffield has challenged Goulding to perform the following nine feats for $100 or $200 aside:-—1. Walk half a mile. 2, Run a carriage wheel half a mile, 3. Walk backward half a mile. 4 Run a haifa mile. 6. Pick up twenty stones placed one yard apart in a straight line and bring each ove singly to the starting point 6. Hop fifty yards on one leg. % oy? over. ten hurdles ten yards apart, 9, Pick up fifteen eggs (with his mouth) placed in a straight line, one yard apart, and bring each one siugly hack to the bag, without using his hands either to the or eggs. 9. Throw fifty- eight fifty-six pound weights over his head, each min using the same weights, The following are among the matches an- nounced:—January ——John Daw against Wan (indians), at Lake Simcoe, W., tor $100 a side. January — —H. Mahon and 8. Lyons, 140 yards, at Steubenville, Ohio, for $500, January 11—John Lawrence and Henry McMahon, at Newport, R. L, for $100 January#11—Charles A, Holt and Samuel Crawley (in snow shoes), at Port Bolster, C. W., for $100, January 19—Jim Palmer and Sam Warren, at Kingston, C. W., for $200 a side, January 20-—-Sam Morrill and Henry Johnson, at Avon, N. Y., for #400, January 21—John Wandsworth and Matthew Lam- kell, at Jersey City, for ¢100 @ side. January 21— James Patterson and W. C. Maitland, at Honesdale, Pa., for $200. cock FIGHTING. New York vs. Pennsylvania=Nine Battles at 825 a Side and $300 the Main—Terrific Fighting—New York Victorious. The season devoted to fighting game cocks—fowls that have been bred and nurtured that their con- dition should be as nearly perfect as practicable—is fully upon us, and the ringing muste of many eager birds through buildings and pits, as they utter their tantalizing crows, is but the index that this period will be honored with contests of more than ordinary interest. Already several mains of quite an extraor- dinary nature have taken place between different strains or pedigrees in this vicinity, which clearly point to the many terrific encounters to follow. ‘The last of these exciting ‘“‘sets-to” took place on Friday night, and upon this occasion the contest as- sumed a sectional character, being the State of New York against representatives from Penasylvania. There was splendid fighting and the New Yorkers achieved a decisive victory. The match had been noised abroad among those who love to witness this sport, and early in the evening in question an en- thuelastic party of gentiemen gathered at the agreed upon spot to witness the contest, which commenced with commendable promptness at eight o’cloc! had been determined that the principals should each show fifteen cocks, weighing from four pounds to five pounds eight ounces; that they should fight all that fell in weight, and the match should be for twenty-five dol'ars aside each battle and $390 the main. Nine coupies fell in, and no better fighting has been seen this season. The New York chickens were mostly bred on Staten Island from Starchhouse hens and O'Connor muffs, while the Permsylvannia birds were a cross from the Billy Beard wmite hacklers and others, # THE FIGHTING. First Fight.—The games began with the light Weights—two four pounders—New York being the favorite for the first battle and for the main. The Pennsylvania chicken was a handsome black red and the New York bird a ginger with white hackle. The latter got the best of the fight a; the Jirst buckle and followed it so grandly that he killed his oppo- nent in ninety seconds. The dead bird had plenty of pluck, but he lacked the sparring qualities wiich the Victor possessed. Second Fight.—The heavy weights, two five pound eleven ounce birds. New York presented a spangle, raised by Crane, of Port Ricnmond, 8.1. Pennsylvania had a black red, not in very excellent condition nor very game, as the sequel proved; but it was a severe aight. New York was best on legs and he had greatly the advantage from the start, as while he fought and was administering frightful blows—and receiving them, too—his opponent kept thumping himself on the floor, which weakened him exsen- tially. Throats were quickly cut, but they fought on, and when Pennsylvania was hacked im every part of his body, throat full of blood, he manifested symptoms of “leaving,” and at last in his dying state attempted to run away, when New York claimed the fight and was allowed it. The betting was twenty to one on New York at times. The fight lasted thirteen minutes and thirty seconds, Third Fight.—New York was again the favorite for the battle, and long odds were offered that they would win the main. Theyshowed 2. Dominick, from Port Richmond, out Jim Sickles’ oid . Pennsylvania presented a magnificent look- ing = mu who proved a tough —_cus- tomer. weighed four pounds <n ounces, gy ge had mnch the it when they first together, and never stopped his wr hard iting until he crazed the apanie and Kil him. Time, fifty seconds. As the jead cock was carried from the pit an old veteran in this amusement cried out, as a little satisfaction for his lost dollars, “Well, some of them chaps are bone breakers; but you can’t trust "em—ihere’s bad blood in ‘em.”” Fourth gight.—Sauie weights as before. Five to four was on New York and readily taken. sbowed # black red, bred in Pittsburg. on New York had a spangle. It n fn Rg wd together the feathers rose from the pit B ie dozen. At the first buckle, New York got his ripped itfally, when in mi cut the Paeivasen in the same Each was gai ling in his throat trying to swallow the blood low! from his wounds, they succeeded in doing, when at it they went again. It was hit for hit with the utmost rapidity and determination as fast as they could rise. The New Yorker lost his So é and unfortunately for him he ew, swallo' a large feather, and the end from is mouth extended over his goodjeye, obscuring his sight entirely. But he felt for his opponent, and in his savage fary cut out by dexterous blows both of Pennaylvania’s eyes, 80 upon the score of vision they were equal. ‘Tiis desperate batile at this stage lniled # tittle, both the birds wishii rest. it Was a rasping was not many seconds betore they began again to feel for each other and tight with vel nt in the mgeance. They met air with a flap like that of a shaking topsail in a stit breeze, cutting each other in every part of the body. New York got another eg in the throat and began to choke, yet the odds of ton to eight were still on him, as the betting men looked mn hima as one of the truest fighters ever heel Bat at last the “powder was taken out of him,” and throat in a the blood ran from his gma * stream, and, reeling as a runken man, he red = to the seratch and laid down to die with his face tothe enemy. Had it not been for the unlucky feather at the outset he would have won the ficht gallantly, Time, forty-one miuntes and fificen seconds, During this gallant bn the betting changed and varied 1 every pos- ie shape. Fifth Fight,—The battles were now even, but odds of twenty to fourtcen were laid upon the New York- ers, as their bires were evidently raspers, and they had ouly lost the last fight by an acci- Ny Ag bre ra Pen ‘ano’ ac 1. each weighing five pounds one ounce. There was =_ excitement as they came to the scratch, They fought quick and hard and with rare gaye. The bet- ting chi i after the first buckle, the gain. Ing more friends. They sparred well, but it was soon it that New York was the cleanest cutter and inilicted the most punishment. Down they went, and the battle was anybody's until New York sent ina chance rasping biow, and the lvanians had another dead cock, pierced the neck. — This desperate fight was very short; it wus all over In six- Mae” Met uats—Sow, Yrs our youn a ight,—Weights—New fou nds; Pennsylvania, Taree” pounds fifteen’ ounces. The former showed a black muff of the Jackson top, O'Connor strain, and the latter # brass back. Five to three was offered on New York and freciy taken. At the first break the brags back got his throat cut, and this, with his being low-headed, made the bar- gain bad one for him. But he fought weil and true, cutting the muff in the breast and back, and was working earnestly when a chance blow through the neck disabled fim, He tried to get up in bis dying condition, but the muff wouldn't let niin raise his head. ‘Time, eleven minutes, Seventh Pight.—This tnight decide the main, as the New Yorkers had won four battles to the Pennayl- vanians’ two, Weights—New York, four pounds four ounces; Pennsylvania, four pounds five ounces, ‘The former showed another black muff, brother to the provious one, while the Jatter sent tn a ginger red. The betting. — immediaiely when the latter was put down in the pit, he becoming the favorite by odds He was a rasper, — indeed, long LA ¥ , hitting hard, fighting true apd with determination. New York received @ cut-throat the first buckle and wos whi} #0 thoroughiy from this time that when he revi for a second, and some one uttered the prediction that he ‘might fight yet,” an old sport opened his mouth, and there raug an answer through the room, “Pahaw, it’s a handred doliars to a rotten apple on Pen vania.’? New York died the winger pick his head from the foor and cut him as it, fell, scalos were brou ‘Time, seven minutes, When the it in to weigh the winning bird, as handler of the New York side it the that he was it. AS all the lost money had over by the betting men—and there were around the pit that did mot venture thetr Pr AIC excitement at this demand waa intense. soon a8 quievude could be obtained there were several fair trials of the birds’ mote, and it being apparent that he did we ® few fowthers yore than the agreed four pow five ounces the {ease gave New York the fight, tothe disgust of the naylvanians, and all outside beta were declared off, to the greater chagrin of thore who were com. jied to return the amounts won and received. Brus nettied ihe main for the New Yorkers, Bighth Fight, ~ Weights, four pounds tree ounces, Pennsylvania showed a spangle and New York ate other “black ved, which was the favorite at five to three. ‘The spangle was @ fighter and sct to work, in lively style, knocking his opponent around as h@ pleased and cutting him in throat, breast and nead at will. But cock fighting is uncertain, as exempli- fled forcibly in this instance, a3, when the black red, aJmost cut to pieces, lying on the floor of the it, apparently dying, and olds of ten to ond Being otfered on opponent, he suddenly. revived, and, with a jump high in th air, he sent his ga/fs through the neck of the Pen sylvanian, and he dropped dead in a second. ‘The Was muck money lost atid won on this battle. Time, uwenty-one minutes and ten seconds. ‘Ninth Fight.—It now stood six battles for the New York party to two for those who represented Keyatone State. Weights—New York, four pounds fourteen ounces; Pennsylvant four pounds fifteen ounces, The former ught out & pager red and the latter a: black red, with white ackle, The Pennsylvanians were very sweet om their bird, and backed him at long odds, but New York was afine fighter and whimped hint grandly, at last making him drop his tai! and run. ‘This last act of a pet bird was asevere biow to the boys from the neighboring State, and they #0 ex- pressed themselves, ‘Time, nineteen minutes aud thirty-four seconds. So the contest ended, with seven battles won by New York against two won by Pennsyivania. It was honorable to both parties, for there were bag one or two poor birds shown in the eigiteen w tought, ‘ RECAPITULATION. Battles, Won By -New York. “New York Pennsylvania. Cock Fighting Notes. Two mains are to be fought on the 10th inst., under thestyle of “New vs, Old Virginia;” $500 a side has ale ready been deposited, Inthe first main seventeen cocks on each side are to be shown from 4 pounds 2ounces to 5 pounds 12 ounces, and all (.at fall um are to fight for 3100 battle and $1,000 the mains the rules and heels to be those of New Yor\. The Virg ginta party have brought on a splendid 11+ of cocks, while the New Yorkers have on hand a phelanx that will die ‘game’ ere they yield. A severe contest is lepine ‘The affair will take place not a hundred miles away. A very ‘exciting cocking main came of inf Westchester county on Friday Rage ype birds from Hudson and Long Island. e condi: tions of the main were to show up eleven birds and fight all that fell in, weight, Hi re four pounds to tive Reon. for fifty dollars a battle and jag the main, Nine fell in on each side. The convest com: menced at twenty minutes past seven A. M., and was very exciting, the birds being in good condt! tion, After two hours’ fighting the Long Isand birds won the maio, having gamed five batues, Hudson won four. The final contest lasied over twenty minutes. f Among the announcements are the following: January 19—Albany birds and Troy birds, at Troy, for $75 per batile and $500 for the main. January 26—Butfalo birds and Erie birds, at Buffalo, for $50 abird and $600 the odd fight. January 28—Joh: Stork’s bird and Henry Wali’s bird, at brooklyn, fol $260. January 29—James Sherry and Andrew Mars tin, at Buffalo, for $75 a bird and $260 the main, February 17 or 18—Virginia and North Carolina, at Norfolk, for $50 a fight and $600 for the odd fight. MILITARY NOTES. Private T, V, Silva, Company E, Twelfth regiment, was lately discharged the service of the Nation Guard on a surgeon's certificate of disability; but Captain McAfee, the commandant of the company, interfered, and a paragraph of an order, promul+ gated by command of Colopel Ward and published in the HERALD, directs that Mr. Sliva be again taken, upon the rolls of the company and held for duty, “his discharge having been obtained by misrepres sentation.” The question now arises, can this man be detatned in the service? We think not. Hecould not have obtained his discharge by misrepresenta- tion unless the surgeon is in the habit of taking men’s words for the nature of their disability. In the latter case the surgeon should be discharged. It 1s very proper that obé stacles should be put in the wayof men wh endeavor to shirk their self-imposed duty; but thi was clearly not such a case, but one thas reflects bug little credit on all the oficers concerned. The faneral of Lieutenant H. Morrison, of Compan? G, Eighth regiment, took place on Tuesday, January 6, from his late residence, No, 287 Spring street. T! remains were accompanied to the grave by hia rades of Company G, Company A of this regiment will hold their annual bop at Ma regimental armory on Friday evening, ‘ebruai A new breech-loader, the ivention of a New Yorker, was recently tried at Springficia Arsenal, before @ party of gentlemen interested in firearms. local paper says of the invention:— It introduces a new in of thin kh is said by Erociin teas stocleseon aanee’ cee and excellences which make many respects superior to any breech-loader yet invented. The following named persons are announced a! constituting the stat! of his Excellency John T. Hotty man, Governor and Commander-in-Chtef:— H hat aad General Franklin Townsend, adjntang eral. Brigadier General Jame$ McQuade, inspecté} neral. lier General William M, Tweed, Jr., engineers enue General James B, Craig, judge advocatd Brigadier General Jacob 8, Mosher, surgeon gene+ Brigadier General C, Fitch Bissell, quartermasté brig General George J. Magee, payinastet General William Seebach, coinmissary gencral of subsistence, - Coionel Robert Lenox Banks, aide-de-ca:np. 3 Colonel Waiter P. Warren, aide-de-camp. Colonel J. Townsend Connolly, alde-de-caiap. Colonel William F. Moller, iP. Colonel William Kidd, aid D. Theodore P. military sec: At an election at of the Fifty-fifth ment on Moniay ev: inst., General Varian presiding, Lieu elected Colonel Le Gal, resigned; 604 Captain, ie Major, vice Major Geldsebmidt, Sina now leaves @ vacancy still in the field of this The regiment have succeeded in securing some 350 uniforins of a new ern. ; The Washington Gray cavalry have sdopted suitable as well fs elegait dress, The hat or helm the pattern of the “Cent Guard” France, made of yellow metal, fire gilt, trimmt black, wee gray. Reo oir Gn tae wi short gray pantaloons, open on the ou seam half way down below the knee, with broad ola braid triny the cavalry. cartouclt x four bratis of and belt ha gold lace. The non-commissioned oMcers and troop. era will most likely adopt the uniform now ou exhibition at headq which appears to meet the approval of all. The helmet is as the officers’, with the exception of being made o German stiver, heavily plated, and docs not weigh more than the ton hat when trimmed, ¢ ‘kets, with seven rows of silver braid and shoulder nots to match; gray pantaloons, open at the seam similar to that of the oMcers, but trimmed with sliver, the cavairy cartouch Dox and velt having four braids of silver lace, maki altogether a mont handsome uniform, The spirited commandant of the battalion, Mayor Kent, places at the disposal of his cotnmand two gold oe medal one to be awarded tw the officer the other to the ne aed oicer who shall enlist the largest number of recraita from January 1 until April 1, 1860. The following having been detailed and fet] upon the non+ commttveioned stam, wil obeyed aud respected eat, Lorenzo F. Baker .to be sergeant major, Obarles B, Barton to be quartermaster ser- bi Henry '. Hart to be sergeant standard bearer, braham L, Batterson to be hospital steward, Theo dore D. Bunce to be right ral guide, Lucas Ls Van Allen to be leit guide, A reguiar meet ing of the board of officers willbe heid at head- quarters on the frat Monday of every monti. The reguier Senet drilia of Company D, Twenty- Kecond regiment, ordered for Tuesday eveningn, January 6 and 12, have been countermanded. tenant Freeland has been fa to assume com. Mand of the drilis held on 4,6 and % and Lieutenant Smith on the oth and 1th. ‘i ALIRGED Monpen on THR Hien Seas.—The Brit- ish ship Hertfordshire, from Liverpool, after a voy- age of 124 days, reports 16, John Crombe, ‘@ satior, came fron the and after some quarrel- 3 ‘with the firet omeer pulled his heath entte and Btabbed both the first and second mates, He ale Made an attack on tho third officer, The second omer Wills, died Instantly, ‘The first omeer red aud was enabled to do duty a tow daya ent to the aifray. Tmmedin ely ater the as. nit Crombe, who says that he ie an American, waa phy frona and so confined Until his arrival in POT — Alta California Dec. is.