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6 RELIGIOUS. Teachings from the Pulpits Yos- terday. Diveourses by Rev. Heury Ward Reecher, Rov. Fathers Gaifacy and Beandovin, Rey. Chauncey Giles, Dr, Hop- worth, Dr, Mitchell and Others. ‘The churches throughout the ctty wore welt at- fended yesventay, and although there was no absord- img topic of loca) interest 4» add any apice to ihe @iseourses tho pastors and preachers succesded in giving their hearers some interesting orinodex dis Sertationa, Those which contained points of more ‘an ordinary iutereas will be found coadensed in the folowing repous PLYMOUTH CHURCH, Sermen by Mr. Beccher on the Young Man in the Goapcl-The Giving Up ef the Ponnea- ttons.of the Soul—The Spiders in the Gate den—The Uflect of Plymouth Church Sere vices. The meident selected fer Miuetration by Mr. Deecher was tat porirayed im the nineteenth chap- ter of the Gospe) of dt, Baithew, of the young man who came w Jesus, ‘desiring to know what good Maing be should do that he might inherit everval Mie.” The text chosen was the twenty-second verse, “wat when the young man heard that saying he ‘went away sorrowiui, for he bad great posses- mens.” ‘Phere wag no greater contrast than that whieh Was afforded by the Baviour to the different persony ‘Whe spproached him. If we look on the outside we 4@ not see why He should bave made such ¢ differ- @uce, It seemed that Zacsheus should have been Feoeived jess encouragingly than this young man. After 4 description of these two characters, he said ‘Mat the solution of this question mast invoive ques- Gunes i mental philosophy, and the wWustration @f that would constiture the body of his dis- course. The ioundation quality of excellence fa =the) «estimation «oof tis §=6young man was latd in ppysical well being. The moment the question came which was the best for bim to @noose there was no hesitation; without any argu- Waent he choose his possessions; snd while there fame home to him very vividly these possessions Mere wus to some degree genuine inspirations of ‘the higher exercises of the spiritua! life. Now our Saviour taught him that the spiritual lite must eign over the physical. ‘The two might go together, wus the physical must be under the control and @irection of the spiritual. If 9 man 15 to be a true Cerisuan he must bring his spiricnal natare mto gach commanaing proportions thut 1 inust rale over . Men inust not allow thelr spiritual mature to play down to thelr lower nature. There a poms tb every man’s character Wo waich every- thing is brought wo judgment. It is a subtie secret teat sees to ring @ great Many changes. itiea gominant point at which everything is brought to Juogment belore this class of frailty. 1b might be Gaid 1D & Universal Way tat if you strike the mind oO; aman by an equat rial hne all beiow tuat was ecitiabacss, aud all aoove that was benevoleace. + Very wen Is eltner ving above or velow that point. men were externs ly reputable, were ail that could be desired as iar as outde a) ves Were e@oucerued, but they were nt in the scripture sense “born again.” 1 remember lust summer watcning some spilers iD £0\1ne xroves where the winds had borne much dust, and seeing them lying and jurk- tng, covered with dust aud dirt, in all their ugliness, @ad saw one vagrant spider take to a “moraing glory’ in fuli blossom and make that Ne nest. ios Hest was begemmed With beauty and sparkhiog with Gow, but 1t Was the sume ugly, crawling, lurking epxier wat itever was, however beautiful its nest wight be. Now, it wus Lhe same with (he selfishness Of a maws heart; he might dreas ib up and wake it Wore attractive and less repulsive, buc it was the ez ly seifiepness. A centred man migat Fothe huinsef wih ail manner of outside graces. Now, % must not be said that these graces were not ef value. Christ thoroughly enjoyed that wich was social und beautiuiialife. Christianity dia not re- Quire @ hevatiun of these things. That which wsued was that these things suould be rescued from bemng piaced upou @ merely selfish basis, Whea a man lived a true life he had got into a kingdom of tue 1 which jove was the precominent aud govern- tog mouve. Tuere were 4 great many excellent, eputable, moral persons, wio live on in tne hope of bemg saved by aod by, but who, U you were to Make inquisitions into their lives, you would find lived at the best but a itfe of sense. He could con- ceive of men who had suva an excellent physical sendition (hat healta seemed as a permanent inber- Kauee. Tuey nad a keen sense of life’s enjoymenis, quisite senstutiiues, but whose being never rose ner Wan thee egancies of the Nesh wad the sweet ®uenives, and who in the battie of life kept them- Seives clean from auy moral defilemenw. Now, teose Were pleasant men ww go frolicking and pic- nicking With, They didn’t lie, nor steal, nor swear, Ror get drunk; were not envious—nay, If neganves ‘were a virtue they would be viriuous indeed. ‘Tney hive tor ther senses—for their eur, their eye, their heort, their slomaca— aad this duicet way of life 18 tnerr idea of luc. Now, such people were in tueir congregations, and they jeave the church after a service, aud Uiey say Uhut serious things are very Im- portum, apd thar the sluging was very beautiful gad the influences ail around them at the service ‘Were very delightiul. Yes, but it was only anotper Kiad of sauce that these people drained for that whieh made up the pabuium of their ife. ‘They onty Wanted these things for themselves, If the music Was deligntiul, they wanted more music; if the articular dovwrine preached was entertaining, Rey Waued more preaching of that doctfine, Bid Bo their life was a ite of self-iiving. So it was with the rich man. Aman might get riches, but Lucy would never take nim into the kingdom of heaven uniess God was with him on the getting Wereof, It was the same with the man who lived on a bs te Piane of life. Aman might live for poetry, for painting, for mteliectual power, for Sucial power; live im the clear, pure atmosphere of thought, ud yet et bis God. Now maervei not wueu Christ say: ‘© must be born again.” None there were peter than Nicodemus, and yet he was to be born agen, Every maa must be changed in Beart befure be ge:8 tuto @ savable condition. Mr. Beecher concluded an earnest al ser- mon oy urging the young men and women of his Congregation 0 decision in their religious life. He iar what te jouenines saw 2, ceseribing the y the trees ip # garden earl @ morning Faden with dew, so laden that tt was gale WwW touch one of them, if you wished to avoid ashower @f spray. So it was Sunday after Sunday in that church; the singing, the sentiment of the hymns, brechasee 3 aa Was paid, logit tp a eo ‘giotal ra came tute wany l¢ subduing infu. aces svole over the souls of Etndreas whue in that cuarch. He urged them to yield tothe strings of Suat influence and to the beiter moments of that hour and go Christ as their Saviour and their Kiernal friend ° ST. STEPHEN'S CIURCH, “So-Called Philanthropy and the Gennino Christian Charity”—Sermon by the Kev. Father Gaffacy. ‘This spacious and beautiful temple of religion was yesterday crowded to the doors, Long before te services commenced but few seats were to be ob- tained, and when high mass commenced the scene Was very imposing. The Rey. Dr. McSweeney was the officiating clergyman. At the termination of the Lrst Gospel the Rey. Father Gaffney preached tue sermon of the day, taking his text from 8t, Paul's fpistio to the Romana, xiil., 6, 9:—“Uwe no man anything but to love one another. For he that doveth Lis weghbor has fulflled the law. The love of our neighbor worketh mo evil. Love, therefore, 1s She fulfliling of the iaw.” The reverend gentleman Commenced by giving.e sketch of Bt, Paul, who was converted on bis way to Damascus to exterminate We Christians, and sudsequently proceeded to point out the important mandate of the Lord to love one another. This love of our neighbor was purely @ Christian virtue, nor could 1 kaown before tne time of wus coming. of ‘SOF Gentlies, vecaase, ough God @ commandmeut to them to love thetr neighbors the doctors iuterpreted their peighbors a8 weaning their iriends and those wiih ‘whoin they were inti ly connected. ‘The Gen- tiles nad no such Commandment trom (od, tne con- seqaeuce being that they never dreamed of anything in \hat way except Cueating their slaves and the poor. This churitadle love was oniy possible tn tue Cainone Church, which caught the spirit put forth tu the Gospel, and her children sbased themseiver as dia the Lord Himself in ming man for we Fedempuon of sin, The children of the Catholic Church abandoned wealth and power apd became poor for the love of their ne! The reverend entieman then alluded to the many Orders in the Church—men assuciated togetier, golng them- geives.into slavery for the redemption of tue cap- fives, giving themselves up for the purpose of minis- dering to the wants of the jogs and facing death in erie yrs oes ‘Bt. Vincent de Paul was periaps one ao best examples of that aeli-sacrifice and Gevoiion, He was ® welcome gnest at the board Of Kings aud gave advice to royuity. Immediately awsiterwards be was inthe streets looking afier the Se abandoned by weir pareats, taking hem g8 precious treasures, cherishing them and providing ior them, Again be was jound with ibe vey saves whispering into tueir Gaxs words uf Juristan hope aud love, showing thal ib was poxsi- bie even for such debased ones to be saved tarougn the Jove of Jesus Christ; becan-e the Lord cunae- seconded 0 make Himself nis brower, ‘the préscuer NEW YORK HBRALD, MONDAY, JANUARY 31, 1870. then drew a between the so-catied pni- Jantavopy and tie genuine Christian obariy preacned by Jexas Carte, To be sure it was highly Commendad'e to erect maguifvcnt ipstitauons aw: eudow estad isumenw ier the benellt of the poor, Dut oftentimes suet benevolence’ was only the same sort of love which @ Jew had hia brother Jew, or the pagan had for bis frend, That phil bropy was not unfrequoatly induencd oy vanity. ‘Pho old commanament erie and tho people to love the:r iriends, but the mandate of the Loid was to love one’s chemies, Me beid that Catholics were more culpable jor the neglect of this charitapie love reached by Jesus Clirkst Ulan (hose outside od gs beeause tiiey had the Lord in weir midst. and ts sons of huinility and love were every, day tangos from 1118 ipa. ‘Toe reverend genwemai eoucluded a vers eloquent aud impressive discourse by pointing out the absolute. necesulty of possessing buat pure and disinterested love jor mankind #0 ewential to eterna: salvation, The musical arrangements included Haydn's buird Nase,” and at Lhe odertory Kossinl’e ‘Moses tn Bgypt,” with a harp accompaniment by Mr. ‘Loul- mau, Mir. Morgan presiding at the organ, CHURCH OF THE MESSIAH. The Atoncwent—Sermon by Rev. George tl. Hepworth. ‘That large and magnincent temple of worship, the Church of the Messiah, corner of Park avenue and ‘Thirty-fourth street, does not begin to be large enoagh to accommodate the constantly increasing congregations assembling there on Sundays for wore Bip, Atthe services yesterday morning the aisies were Hlled with stools occupied by those whic codld Not get seats in the pews, and besides this all the standing room was cccupled. The subject of the sermon was “The Atonement,” which called outone of the reverend speaker’s moat eloquent, finished and logical sermons. He vook for bia text First Peter, m., 18—"The Just for the unjust that he mgt bring us to God.” The whole theory of salvation was folded up in the words of tts text. lt Was 00 mystery. Out of the pity of Christ’s areat heart was earned the desire to draw wandering men back to the allegiance of their Father. Like Wandering sheep they had gone astray. Obrist came that Ue might orig them by tle still waters and the felds ripening witn grain. He came for the fulfli- ment of agreat mercy, The work of salvation was going on to-day. ‘The Christian Charch was a con- hnavas live of defence against te enemy. It 18 a fortress, ‘fae eneuny may throw ved hot shot, but tbey are Caught ia tue earl bosom of the fortress. dh the greut bate of 1 they made 4 fori- reas. Olirtat came to show them how to buiid itstone by sione. Here. was all the armament they Wanted—the Dawascene blade of iajth, tue sandals of charity, the auield of prayer—every thing that was needed to do the great Oatwe of lile. Now the ques- tion arises, “ln wut precise Way does Ch ave us?) ‘That He died to save, all admit, Tle whole Curstian wor.d is one Oa this pom But here 18 a provie.u nev yet solved by the Christian Church. Aiow they were Uius uted Up iuto a bigher and bet- ter Life Was uuknown. Sudicieat ib was for them if tacy coud go to Hit and make Kuown sheir Wants, and fivd through Bum thie: assistance they require. Aithougi wll the Worid has turned M3 back upon him, He yet is true to them. ‘ine mucaiuery of Heaven is ungnowa to human kind, God acts in His own way. He acts in @ very mys Jerlouy mauuer to us. It is enough to know that Ate Carus {or us and tual He is our father, aud not to be inquisitive as lo Low He does His work. He did not know how—no one knows how. He would say tO those 1u ciouds end darkuess, look not forward, but backward, into the novie ite of Christ and tis higa Curistian character. They can Know notit- ing of God; He 18 @ marveilous mystery and must remain fo. is boundless in power. When he learns tuat he can have but itttie of God he goes to Cnrist, and learns from tin ali the rest he knows or can know. ‘The Chureh liad tried to soive the question bow Christ is the atone- Ment and how throug Him souls are saved, but found bo sympathy with their theories, Theology js a dreadfal mudale; the more you kaow'or it the less you know of God, The Hible was one great work of auchority to our acting, convuised heart. This told not how. It tells what ts, and tis 18 all that we are to know. Js defines the or the hoarse toar of the troubled waters. As we atond beiore ihe mighty storm and bear the cannon rour of thunder reverberaing in the heaveus we hear not we namo of $90 Sovereiga Kuer pro- nounced Neither the Bun, Dor tke iwoon, hor the ‘share Will hear oar ory, Who Is the Lord, »enoiding their Nght, perceiving ther stleut motions, Warung of their varying magottudes aud digianess, He Woud have usdeclare, “His nawe alone is excevtent; His glory 18 above tne earth aud b aven.” Ana so, tov, With kbs strange aud mysterious , providences. Scudying their various causes aud their beneieent results we are consiramed & exclaim, “0 Come, /et us worship and bow down; let us knees be.ove the Lord our maker” It was turwiet remarkea snat we Lord Would bave us confeas Mim not by one common creed but accorhng wo ovr varyiag Knowledge and experience, We muy be sure Our God joves Ww bear the curious questions regarding Himself which are pat by tender children ww the mothers and teach: ers, ‘The mmnd of a savage opening wadim ood gummering conveption of Balvation wmrougy Christ Wil) awaken Joy 10 the presence of Loe anges as MUCH as would the lofty ulierances concerming Gud bo wich the geulus of a Newton gave expression. The euud’s. answer w the quesiion, “Wiat J6 Thy Laue ?? Will Chus be a8 ITUe a thas of the wisest phn osopber or the most sublime of sacred poota, A vied reason for the Divine retioenee ia, thie there 15 someting more precious than @ mame lor witch God would have us ask. How. mudy theroar 10 Whom tue Dawes of God are a subject of iearned re- search, Who would enter with zest into the discus- s10n a8 to the orginal vowels Of the word Jehovan, and yesihe principies of revealed poligion are not telling upon their hearts and lives, We ougut to ask above ail things forthe blessing of God. We Ought to recognize no titi¢ to saperiority bus the Divine favor, ‘Vo receive sais 18 higher tbun merely to know the Divine name, And when we postsd the blessing of God whai nigniticance will tins gtve to lis every Lame. All his Jewers wil be dull of meauing 60 lim wno cpiera the Diviae fricndspip. ‘The preacher conciuded his thougbiful and suzges- live discourse by an earnest injunction not to blas- pheaie, but tw reverence tue DAILY Of od. CHUSEH OF ST. FRANGIS XAVIER. The Wretchedness of Doubt, or Non-Itell- g@lon—Hermon by Rev. Father Beaudovin. A large congregation filled the spactous and hand- some Roman Catholic churen of St. Francis Xavier, in Sixteenth street, yesterday morning, anu the fer- ‘vor of devotional feeling which 18 80 marked a char- acteristic of Catholic worshippers was very Noticeable, After tho usual services the Rev. Father Beaudevin ascended the pulpit and preached from the text Matthew vill, 23-27-“When Jesus en- tered ina boat His discipics followed llim; and behold, a great tem pest arose in the sea, 80 that the sbip was covered with waves, but he was asleep; and Hts disciples came to Him and awakened Him, saying, Lord, save us; we perish, And Jesus salty unto |, sued, Woy are ye leartul, O ye of lie fait? Sketching graphically the ciroumstance men- tioned in the text, the reverend gentleman proceeued to portray the power and character of Christ and the nature of His mission and work, The Litknun mind Was filled witn awe aud wonder af the sacri- tice that He should bow Himself in hu. Mmiliation, descend to degradation eud submit Himecif to the imdigniics of the multitude, ‘This character of genticaeas and hurnility in Jesu3 ts matorsaaarely not fully appreciated. ‘There are many who live in the worid deprived of religious feeling and who have no peace or consolation. ‘Lhere can be no Lrg wreichedness than tais, The soul uever responds to the longing of the heart for apirit- ual food; the mind 18 disturbed with every passing idea, and He wio Is the giver of all good ia unrecog- nized. Suck persons are deeper tn jadeptedness aud Tasery than those whu suffer from physical uilments only. With the good the soul may rejoice whe tue body suders; Wut mea without religion have no con- soiation, uo lightaod bo hope. Another source of wretchedness Js that restless spirit of inquiry which uriortunately affects #0 many minds even in the bosom of the Church. Every circumstance in the life of the biessed Saviour is subjected to critictam, and the doctrines of the Gospel are regarded with doubt; and still there 1s another class who are aillicted with burdened consciences. ‘Tnese are they who (oi! and struggle under tue weight of ain, undée- cided and weak, conscious of their guilt, but hestia- Ung. to approach the feet of Jesus and have it washed away. Hugging their wretchedness within their tor- tured bosouia, they are indeed museraole aud un- general interpretation of the aconement—how in Acaiu’s fail ali became sinners; bow God then turned Mis back oa the creatures of His creation; how hes and the devil came into exisince, how Christ besougat God that He migat bear tue sins aud trans- gressions of tae World; and how He did this to save sinners, He protested against this theory with every fibre of his soul. Jt was fase in every feature. He did not care for theories, nut when dogmas are pro- muigated that throw an aayersion on Him lo whom they owe thelr belag and on whom they depeud for everything, he wili fight them to te bitter end. He would with apostolic fervor send tne lie into the teeth of those who would make God jess than God. Is Ww possivle that God cowd be iudignant with us for the wrongs others have commited? And underneath 18 tue Pit iuco which we are to fall, aad God will not stretch Out his hands to save us. God was our Father. ‘This principle would not apply © household, 1s he leas @ sather than any of us? Is be legs & other than @ny mother? He ovjectes wo this ibeory because 1c heid us responsible for the sins of others. After Ulustrating (his at some lengto, with singular clo. quence aad cogent argument, he eniorced his third Ovjection to the aLonement a3 buscriptural, Fn ule parable of the Prodigal Son he insisted was shown the exact reiations between God aud man, ‘ihey pad all wandered from the mgut. They had lstened to the enticement of passion and i had led them astray. i they would get into we right they must, like the Prodiga! Son, re- tura Wo weir latier.. God never frowned, Clriat comes when they are most perpiexed. He came to that prodigal when he was silting on the trough, talked to him of the purity of lia early days, and he Was saved. Next he considered how it was that the death, apd Dot the Iife, of Christ has to do with their salvation, He reviewed the life of Cbrisi, his hum- ble origin, his earnesiness, his devotion to God’s Word, tus death—the great example lor others to “It was thia that made his iife memorabi Socrates and Joun Brown as partiy paralicl exam: ies. Christ was of the people. He was thelr ther and their teacher, ie died not simply and only for tue Hebrews, but he died for them. He was @ living force’ to all, He 1s literally their Savionr. He {ifs them up from the slough of despond into & true and nolRe ite, Ho was the Saviourof the Whole world and the best friend the world has ever known. Logic was nothing. Belief and prayer wereeverytuing. (od ve thanked that be bad never been wrathiu! against them, aad God be thanked Uhat Jesus Christ came to teil them thet Ue was their Yatuer. YORKVILLE PRESBYTER'AN CHUGH. Reasons tor the Diyine Ketlcence—Sermon by Rev. David Mitchell. Public worship was held last evening im Yorkvilie Presbyterian church and was cunducted by Kev. David Mitenell, of Canal street charch. After the usual devotional exercises Genesis XXX, 20 was en- nounced as thetext—''Ana Jacob asked him and said, well me, I pray thee, thy name. And he said, where- fore is tt that thou Gost ask after my namet And he blessed him there.” The reverend gentieman said this is one of the sublime chapters of tioly Writ. At the time Jacob is considering how he shall meet Dis offended brother he is taught that he must frst meet his offended God. He is brought suddenly face to face with @ strange and awful persouage. This ts none other than God himself, With thia mystert- ous being he wrestied. When he prevaiied he asked the name of bis heavenly combatant and for answer received the words of your text. We see, then, that the angel of the Lord did not respond w the ques tionings of his servant Jacob. Sintiarly when the angel of the Lord appeared to Manoah with the promise that lis wife would give birth to Samson, he said in answer to the question “What uw thy name?” “Why askest thou thus after my name, see- ing it is secret?’ So, too, Jesus Christ a erioplern 4 avoided all such questionings. We read in the Apocaiypse that His name no man knoweth but He Mimself. We take from these and maay similar passages the suuject of the uivine reticence, and We first reasoh for tue divine reticence is inat no sipgie pame can deacribe the character of God. 1618 clearly beyond the province of human ianguage bo describe fully the Creator. When language has poured out ali her treasures; when aii her teraw denoting power, wisdom, excellence, goodness, have been applied to the Divine Being we are yet inf- nitely far irom a just and true conception of thas majesty Wat fils tue universe. Our human language cau only express itaelf Ubrough images and quatitics belonging wo men, “he term, When, that would be full of meaning to one generation or nation would Not suggest the same tboughis to a succeeding gen- eration. ‘To the race of man in its first great period God must have appeared very differently to what ho did in anotuer period. As God makes new and luuer revelauions of himself new and more stigges- tive terms must be appited to Him, ‘tne mmple hywn of praise with which Adam and kve closed thew day of happiness in the Garden of Eden would not fully express the thought of succeeding wor- slippers a3 they stood by the uitar, with ite ire aad smoke, offerimg an atonement for their sins, It Was only by degrees that the might and majesty of Goa were conveyed to the human mind. God does Dot aauwer the question “What is thy nemet! be- cause allianguage fails when employed in such a theme. A secoud reason for the Divine reticence is thai God would draw from every man’s heart the Dighest confession of which be is capable, A wise teacher would not tell his pupil alithat he knows Limself, Such @ flood ef light would dazzie and blind the mental vision; but by questioning he draws out ail that the child knows, as weil ag its latent thougats, and ius strengthens @ud atimu- Jates the young tind. We are ail children ta this seuse.. Were God to siow nimeelf to us at once in all bis giorions pertections, the light thus revealed would scaihe aod overwielm us. He reveals him- sell LO Usgraduull’, He imakes ue answer tor our- selves Wut se thy nawer’ We way ask that ques on morning, woon and night, and 19 answer Wil not be whispered im our ears. As We gaze upon the Waters of the vast ocean try to wring irom its ebving wav Bi feat cry, “Wao made thee, thoa Wor We Dear nouwwNE but the roving pi the evbiog Uae happy. Ali these are invited to seek consolation where only they cau be found, ‘The 1m- mense power given to ihe Aposties and their Succesgors to remit sing 18 a. Ways available to rescue twem from the darkness of weir ways to the light and life of God, ‘The word of tue Lord ix “Come to me all ye that suffer and 1 wili refresh you; a biessed invitation ever ready lor the accepiance ot salfering humanity. The imnusical ae of the services, under the able direcuion of Dr. Wilham Berge, organist, were a8 usual of the highest order, Audré's mass being EencAred: by ® well-trained choir in uuexceptiouabie abyie, CHURCH OF FHE NEW JGRUSALER. The Apostolic SuccessionSermon by Rev. Chauncey Giies. fhe reverend genticiaan took for his text the twenty-mxth ehapter of St. Matthew, trom the i1f- teenth to the twenueth verse. He proceeded to say thai these words contain the vital principles which give life or death to the Church. Enlarging upon the Catholic betief of power being given to the Church, the reverend genieman came to the ques- tion, “What ts the Church? What constitates the Church which bas to rule the Lord’s kingdom on eartuy There was @ clear distinction between the Caurea and we world, Tuimgs spiritual are the Caurch; things natural are the word. “My King. dom,” saith our Lord, “4s not of tars world.” It wus @ kingdom of spiritual and heavenly principles. ‘the Church is but Up upon those Who hear tue word of God and doit. The central truth of the Christian Cayrch w the divinity of the Lord Jesus Chriat, ex- pressed in tne words, “Tb rt the Obrist, he Son ‘of the living God.” But he was an iilterate Naza- revue, ® disturber ef the peopie. Alter developing this as length the reverend speaker proceeded to Bay that 11 we grant, for the sake of the sub- ject, tnat the Church was founded upon the Aposiie Peter, and toat all the power claimed was given hiro, then the first record was an attempt to correct the Lord bimself. Peter repre- sents igitn separate from love, Byt tis was not the Only instance of Peter's defection trom what tue Lord tangnt. is he to be the first Pope? Speuk- lng Ol the increaulousness of Peter and referring to the biblical history, the speaker came to the conciu- sion that Peter was not a man sed of aly ex- traordinary power. Scanning the character of Peter, the reverend gentieman came ‘to the question, “What commission did the Lord give to Peter’? Taking @ full view Of the Scriptures trom Moses down, the speaker came to the conclusion that Yeter received no such power as the Cavhotic Caurcn claims When 1t pretends to apostolic succession. Let man cnce undersignd the principles and Jaws of spiritual life, as the inteligent know the laws of nature, and he would find that Knowledge ts the key to his own heart, to his own facuities; he would find the key to happiness, the key with which he could uniock the doors which lead to the iniinite treagures of truth in tne sacred Scriptures. His sight would become Bo §1 ned that he could Bue heaven in his home, 1n bis business aud in the daily walks of bis ite, TWENTY-THIRD STREET PHESBYTERIAN CHUACH. Marriage and Divorce—Sermon by Rev. H. D. Northrup, A discourse founded on the above subject was delivered last evening at the Twenty-tuird street Presbyterian church by the Rey. H. D. Northrup tos large congregation. The preacher selected his text from the following passages of Scripture :—Genesis, UL, 18; Malachi, 1., 15; Matthew, xix., 6; Proverbs, xxi, 9. The preacher adverted to the peculiar aver- sion of some pastors to descaut upon the affairs of life which were for the penett of man, considering it out of their jurisdiction, forgetting that every- thing founded by God in this jife. was good and genuine. Marriage was first established by God, and it waa therefore ® holy and Diessed inatitution. It Was essential to the order and weil being of fociety that the marriage te and reiation should be res} Qnd honoured. It was unhappily the case that i many Communities the sacred- ness of tuis boly institution was very (ttle compre- hended or understood and therefore utterly ignored. Ja London @ separate court was estabiisiied for tne trial of divorce casew, aud the nuwber ted would certainly ire @ ieeling of wonder anu would puzzie an Indiana judge or @ Chicago lawyer. (Laugh- ter.) In Indiana as 800 as they were married tuey endeavored to slip the tle only to get into anovher, (Lauguter.) 1a indians one day a man left the house OD & Visit, and on returving jound the door plate Missing and the door locked against him,fand nis wife looked out of the window dad told nim he was discharged, (Laughter.) This ought not wo be. It was essential to the stability of society that marriage should be carefully formed and then cousummated, and great happiness wouid result tnerefrom. Having sketched the various Ve eaactinents on the a@ubjectol divorce aad reviewed the misery that ensued from ili-formed ms riages, he sald that tie bible vanted that @ pill of divorcement couid justly allowed on the score of cruelty and unjust op- pression. Much of the misery of marriage was oc- Casioned by the parties theniseives, woo euwred the relation without properly snow! aca other's characters and feelings. This loned bitterness and feeling compared to whicn Pot and vineyar were aweetness, (resmnes Let them not forget one —that the marriage relation on earth was bus symboitcal of that marriage becween Unrist and His burch, Which was a marriage that never would be undoue. The earthiy marriage was founded on tue same principle, aud shouid bear the same fruit. MOAMON CONFERENCE, The Raid Upon Long Island. The Mormons are maxing great exertions to in- crease their strength on Long Isiand, and to aad to the churches at present in existence in the rural istricts. Im Hempstead and district » colony was | formed about thirty years ago, when Srignam Young, then @ Young missionary, baptized the frst convert, aud Jeft she infant Cautch to revurd to che City of the Saints. During the past thirty years (he Church thas founded bas gone ov stead ly in creasing, and various branch colonies have from ume to ume heen formed, These have al} bocn under the superintendence of Mr. F. K. Benedict, of Freeport, the convert referred to who was baptized by Brig- bam Young. Since te war, however, the Choreh: has not made such progress as in former years, and there Was, in fact, great danger of tt being destroyed aliogether, Tha fuet indaced: Mr, Bevedict 1m the course of last sum- wer to Viet Utab and £6.\cit alt in lis eudeavors to revive the slowly dying csase. ‘The resuit of tha tission Was that a corps of misonaries, unaer the superintendence of Lishop Burson, was sent to hold @ conterenoe in the district and to try by the aid of meetings and arguwent io restore the peopie to the “kuowledge of the Lrau?—as taught by Joe smith, During the. last forsmmht conlerenoes dave becn held in Hempstead. Baldwinsville and Patchogue, and have been wel) aitended by the falthiu! saints. ‘rwo meetings have been held dally, and (he resuitis gained by Bishop Burton to be of the most satis!ac- 'y kind. hieetings will be conducted i the district during the next week, alter which @ raid 19 wo be made uped New York. MUSICAL REVIEW Ditson & Co, publish the following: — “addie,” galop brillant. J, Wiegand, A spark- Jung Work, with good themes ,and ap clostre spirit from beginntog to ena. “None { Loved Like Thee,” Ballad, with chores. W. A, Smith, Unintercating—a very common-piace melody, “Song for Those who Love Us,” ballad. J, R. ‘Thomas, An atiractive and pleasing meloay, which 43 rendered still more beautiful by te ariistic male ner in Which it 18 treated, Three Preludes for the Piano,’ Mendelsaonn. If there wore more of such music pubusbed tn such a@convenicnt form as these litte gems, we should have less to say against pablishers. “Captivity,” song. Paul Henrton. <A serap of mekdy not particularly interesting, “Berliner Kinder Waltz.” Keéler Beis. One of those waltzes which are irresistivie for dancing par- poses, ihe drat scheme is. marveliously like one of the waltzes of the ‘Black Crook.’” “The 172d Hymp.”? J. H. Swartwout.. Thisis a solo and quartet arrangement of one of the melo- dies from “Mariana.” “Planchette,? comic song. G. A, Venzie, Jr. Good 10 18 ne, but deneath criticism, A, Wandermann (Corresponaancs spuatoale) pov: lignes a comic song bearing the euphonius titie of “Popsy Wor > oy P. Ritter. The same remarks wich we Sppiea tothe foregoing Will suit this, “aly Sweet Mouutein Koseoud,’? song. A. W. Biddare. An exquisite little work. souirmer, Broadway, puolisnes the following:— ‘Salut & Pesth? Marche Hongroise de Concert. H. Kowalski. Sriliiant and dashing in every scase of the word, with themes characteristic of the sub- ject. Tere is a.60 @ freedom and ease abvut tue treatment of these themes which render tuem par ticularly pleasing. “Ventre a Serre Galop.” Kowalski. ‘This bas the saine meritg of brilliancy ana ease as the preceding. Judy! from these two works Mr. Kowailski’s gran and flowing style of Planing 19 transmit ed to his Compositions. ‘hey will be found admur- bie for pupils. “March trom Consecration of Tones.” Symphon: by Spour, transei1bed for the piano by Ricbura Motl- man. As far as the exquisite narmonies and color- tng of this aplanaid march cam be transferred ‘from the orchestra to the piano Mr. Hofman has been re- markably succesaful. The symphony is on the pro- gramme of the next Philbarmonic concert. “OQ Lord’? Quartet. H. Koweciinan, We fear that if this feariully Jabored work were sang in puy- lic it would become @ chorus lastead of quartet, forall the audience would join in the exclamation whch gives tt itsname. The harmonies, to say tie least, are very pecu.ar. W. A. Pond & Co. publish the following:. “Hark! What Mean Those Holy Voices?” Christ- mas hymo, G. W. Warren. Simple and pretty—a reminiscence, “Golden Kinglets Mazarka.” ©, Kinkel, The first themes not particularly original, but in the rest of the piece there are some very graceful aud leading 68. 4 “over Pine “Mountain Away,” quartet. T. M. Brown. Has the spirit and ring of uve of those fine old Engiteb gices. “Happy 6inile Polka.’ C. Kinkel. A sparkling little piece witn a nipple of melody perfectly chariu- ing. QUARANTINE ABUSES. To TB Epon OF THE HERALD:— The appointment of Dr. Carnochan to the posftion of Health Officer of the Port of New York has reealied many ofthe abuses of that position during Dr. Swinburne’s regime, Tha untversal popular voice representing the shipping interest, which has spoken 80 loudly and without eifect heretofore, is at Jast obeyed, and now we may expect determined, positive and efficient action in the admintsiration of quarantine adairs. The distinguished surgeon who so goon Will be instalied in the place of the present odicial will have aa Augean stavie to cleaxse; but his unquestionable fidelity to the interests of the State will be equal to the task, and no longer will “prohibitions,” under the guise of “precautions,” be patent enough to make the interpretation of just law @ mockery. ‘‘Quaraniine securities’ ought to mean something, and vo meau anything there sbould be aspeedy removal of all the pacseut officials in this department. Among the many abuses which at this moment suggest themeeives as requiring immediate atten- tion are the subjoined:— IN THE LOWER BAY. ‘This in the place where most of the iniquities have been creaved; and where ugents under the dictation of tne Health Oficer huve become the front of the “ali offeuding.’’ The lower bay bas been we scene of the promiuent oppressive actions of the late m- cumbent. TRANSPORTATION OF PASSENGERS. Passengers who unfortunately have happened to arrive frum an ‘‘tosected’? port, could oaly be prought up to the city by a boat mancweuvred by the guthoriues, or thove under their orders; thia was compulsory, and the charges excessive imtue ex- treme. ‘there was no appeal, however; they were obliged to bear with itor remata on their vessel until they were allowed to come to the city. Often unger pretence of “fumigation” vessels there were detained for the perpetratioif i this outrage. TRANSPORTING PROVISIONS, &C, A kinaly disposed master of @ veesel who has been for some time At sea oiten desires upon arrival to provide freati provisions for his crew; upon inguir- log of the Superintendent of Hospitals be would Gnd that, should ne purchase what be desired in New York, he could nos get the provisions w his vessel unless seat down by the Quarantine tug, and for such Ireight ue would have to submit to exces- aive charges. Placed in this dileoma, tne Superia- tendent or ope of nis aids would approach the cap- tain, and assure him thas ‘We can furnisR you wile provisions; Why not purchase of ust” ‘The sequel would yeueraiiy be that the Captain, desiring +o make his crew comforiable, must auomié to this outrage. ‘Small it may appear, but the annual income from Meais furniahed deiayed passcugers amounted to quite a respeciabie sum, and for which they were cnarged excessively, the ‘grub’ by nv means being firat class. SMUGGLING, The constant and systewatic business of smng- ging carried on in the iower bay has heretofore a fully exposed in the columns of the HeRALD; but +e, ilegai work has gone on persutentiy, and thus fhe government has been deirauded to an ex- tent really alarming, 2 BURIAL OF THE DRAD. ‘The dead emigranta have been disposed of ina munners devotsl of ail decency. Many vodies were not taken on shore, but were placed on board tue notorious smuggler Four Brothers, carried down tte bay @ short distauce, large stoves attached to we corpse, and there sunk. For those buned on shore there were no coftins used. On landing with two or three bodies, a treuch of tro or three feet in depth ‘Was aug, and here ihe bodies were thrown, or rather crammed in, disregarding entirely any of the forms of Chnsuan burial. ‘The State pays for “iret ciass’? burial 1 ail such cases, @ud for such is charged in every instance. COLLECTION OF BHIP NEWS. A man who te supposed to have been appototed by the Quarantine Commissioners, and wao was under the insiruetions of the Health Oficer, nas collected “ship news,’ and has had the coolness to asx re- muneration from journais in Chis city for such ser- Yices—a piece of mpudence unparalleled, as it is entirely outside the legitimate business of the Quar- antine establishment, aod Will, no doubt, uader the Rew régime be ignored. TOWING, &0. ‘The Health Officer's tug, owned by the State, and by which all the rnpning expenses were paid, would enter thy Quarantine grounds to tow released Vessels to the city. This business. was controlled exclusively by the Health Oficer’s veasel, while no otuer tugs we: allowed the liberty, under the plea of the danger o| commun! infectious diweases to the city, not- wi ‘she Doctor's boat would moor at one of the docks in town every night. Captains of ves- sels were invariably informed that ii taey were wiil- ing to tow up with the Doctors tug he wonid release them at once; many would comply with tals; others ‘would not submit; and consequently the latter were Getainea nui! thelr minda were made up to accept bis terms, although belng from the same port, and arriving at the same time as vessels which were allowed to go to tue city several days previousiy. ‘rhe charges tor towing were exorbitant aad the delays very reat, inasmuch ag vessel at times ‘wera required 1o remain until orbera were to readi- ness, and could be brought up in the same tow. ‘The above are tbe more important of the apuses Dow thought of in the adaiinistration of the .atfairs during the jate Heaity Olicer’s career; and they are such as require, and doubtiess will receive, the rompt attention of Ar, Varbocban, shat they may pecdily be apriisher” The Disagroement of the Second Extraordinary Seene in Court--A Midnight Sos sip of Thomes Mayes, a private watchman at Laur- begk’s stores, Furman, siroot, Brookiya, has now been twice tried for his Hie, aud on each trial an in- welMgent jury.hes failed to agree upon a verdict. In many respects this ease bas-been oue of the most re- markable of its Gliarucser ever tried 1n Kings county. ‘The evideace adduced against the prisoner has been entirely circamstantial, and if the result of both trials may be considered as prov! sufficient it has fated to convict the prisoner, directly at all events, with the tragic affair. ing to implicate the prisoner was the statement of Hayes, who, whtlé dying, sald that Perry was the man who had snot him; but this was ruled out by the Court on the ground that the wounded man Was not informed or was not aware that he was dytng, and conseqoenily his #tutement couki not be admitted in the form of @ dying declaration. Aad thug it 13, present aspect of affairs bia murderer whl never be brought to Justice, in this case,en Saturday, occasioned considerable comment among we members of the bar and others present inthe court room, The gcucral opinion ap- peared to be that it was decidedly favorable to the prisoner, and Perry, during its delivery, did not mantiest any feeling ohe way or the other. District Attorney Morris was owidenwy displeased with it, inasmuch as, at tts conclasion, ho retired to hus own oflice and fatled to return to the court reom or have the office represented tuere. and remarked that he had no suggestions whatever to make, but would leave the case eutirely in \re'bands of the prisoners counsel. tog the evening, she Court notifieu Mr. Morris, but he aid not appear. time the jary, ac the suggestion of the foremun, Mr. Honry Harteas, p efore consulting at all, took.a silent Dallot, mn. order to determine how they stood on the question sult was seven in the negative ano five in tbe aflirma- ie ‘The jury bail times befo: Suvssqueut builoting etlected no ditercut result, midmight, they impoasib.e ior them to ‘spectator Perry himself looked very careworu. His wie, who ued been with bin since morning, beside him aud‘ joined in toe cuuversations with acquaintances who ventured insiae the rail to see them, Verry leit. tus wite and took a seat beside his coun- sel, Mowara. Speucer gad Bergen, Tue fovowing rr record of the somewhat remMarkaple proceedings ‘which followed:— Have been -out ood endeavored to agree upon @ verdict, and the bili xe jury? Foreman—I think it 1s, sir, he will 8o state, about half charged! (Sensauon.) I wink if tt was reco: Whicu their opiolon ig divided? Ican ascertain; i cannot convince tnem { am mgit, nor they me; 1 thiak tual tl you were co commence your Olarge that you gave us this-evening and give ns about bail of lL we would be avle to point that difference out. our jury room a3 the gentieman made here that we require any more tn orination trom toe Court. pot op which they desire to ve cuarged it will be impossible forthe Court to determine what to call their attention to. Into cousideration the credipility of wil there 13 no evidence to impeack @ witnoss, why It 19 {our duty to take whe witiess’ stuteuent as de- pearans with the otner evidence im the cage and toca say for the, Court to indicate or bee iirs any befief in evidence thas is given before you. ‘Mere ure certain rules of evwleuce, ihe wituesses without ane Nesses are guilty of perjury. It ments are uiametricaily. opposed to each ober, #0 that one nan necessarily Commits perjury, then it is for tue jury to they will beheve. ‘The Court cannot conceive 18 ‘what part ol this case there 1s any direct THB PERRY WCRDER TRIAL, Tury. sion—The Jury Complain that the Charge of the Court is Incomplete, and are Re charged—They Rotire at Midnight, and, Failing to Agres, are Dis- eharged—- What Occurred in the Jury Room. Hawn Parry, the ‘upecalator” and alleged assas- The ouly circumstance tend- Hayes has passed away, and from the JUDGE PRATMS CHARGE TO THE JURY When the jury came into court, several mes dur- ‘THE JURY IN THEIR ROOM. Immettavely after entering their room for the first as to wuether Perry killed Hayes. The re- @ dozen re Te- tw court toe firm time, wath the same resulc. When they reappeared ip court, siordy before again announced that it would be agree. MIDNIGHE SCANES IN THE COURT ROOM. The room down staira was suli crowded with rs, for the most part friends of the prisoner. retained her seat AS soon as the jury reap] tals time Judge Pratt (to the Jury)—Has there been any ofeman—Our position 13 tie same asI stated to on Delore; We have discussed the matier sincd we 1 was the same. Judge Pratt— You all say that there ts no possi- mo mater how lovg you are Ya that the unanimous opmion of the Judge Pratt—if any juror bas o different opinion THE JURY ONLY ABOUT HALF CHARGED. A Juror—I think, Judge, iat chis jory is only ib might have some effect. Second Juror—| agree iu that opinion. Yhurd Juror—i too, “(Kenewed sensation.) Juage Prau—Will the “jury state tue point apon ‘A Juror—It appears to ve geceral, Judge, as far as A DENTAL FROM THE FOREMAN, Foremanu—There hasbeen no such intimation in Judge Fratt—Uniess the jurors can state some Forewau—I suppose, sir, we have a right to take toes. REJHARGING THE SUNY, Judge Pratt—Yoa have. On that subject, white ivered under oath. But you must notice his ap- ce upon the, siand, compare his evidence whether the evidence is suc @s commends itself to your beilef as reasouable mea, You will aiso on tat subjectgee Wherein bis evidence 1s corroborated or Wherein 1 18 contradicted by other evidence in the case, and judge it agreayouavle men. It is not regard to the facts to tue jury. Tnat is only withia ther province. You are to dacide this case upon tne perhaps, I may cull your utten- tion to. One of these 1s bhatt is the duty of a jury in examining the evidence to endeaxor, as far as ‘ble, to warmonize all the siatemetats made by that any of the wit- the witaesses’ state: determue which witness conflicting evideuce which cannot be Harmonized by a reasou- able amount of diugence,. -You will also notice tiis— that some matiers whic are detalied are linmaterial, Tt 1s y Materia! matieis that the.jury are to give consideration, and the mere question of time—of a Yew minutes’ time—a discrepancy in that 18 gen: ray immaterial, If the principal principal fact, the material fact is sworg to, wily, discrepancy us Co time is not very material, Foremau—Weil, sir, Ruppose the testimony that was given to the jury on the first trial by a witness and his tesumony at @ suvbequent trial should ditter, have sve the right 10 judge of the credibility of that witness! Judge Pratt—You certainly have. A witness may 1n court dider from @ statement which he has made at another time under oath. It is then the duty or the fury to weigh both of the statements aud arrive @% 8 concingion ag to Which statement is correct. ‘They are to see if he had any motive; they ure to vake it into consideration a8 te the accuracy of tue recollection, and then to judge from ali the facts and circumstances waether what be testified to can be relied upon in @ cave of this kind. THAT PASSAGE AT ARMB. Foreman—The siatement. that the prisoner made, for instance, the evidence it was given by his friend (who took the note to: his wife), wherein tie prisoner stated that he iad been in.@ musa, that shots had been fired at that time—what credit should ‘We give to @ Blatcment of taut Kind f Judge Pratt—Now in regurd to that point the gov- ernment saw ft to put in thas evidence, ‘they could not put ip a part of nla statement without puiting in the whole; vecayse itis aruie f a party puis in a part of a statement of conversation the whole must goin, After tue whole 1s putin the jury are wo con- Bider it 'as a Jact before them, aud they are to give it such weight as they see fit. ‘They are not pound wo beileve 10, Dus they are to consider it tn-connection With ail the other facts and circumatances in the case, and to cousider whether the statement points mM itselt to the guilt of the prisoner. Tney are to vake into consideration the condition of the prisoner at the time, and the circumstances under which ticy find the statement was made, Foreman—I may apply the same remark to the statement tuat Hayes imade ny he was getting into the'car, that ‘he was Bu0t—Ed Perry snot niu,’ dudge Pratt—i ou very iuily upon that, Now, the jury in tue fires uiast be satisiied taat Hayes made the statewent, In order to ve satisdicd of that tact they have got to consider all the evi- dence given upon tnat subject. Some five or six ‘witneases Were introduced upon the subject of what took place at the time of the report of the pistol. Tue witness Delancey swears that he heard we shout, “I am shot—Ed Perry shot me.” One goverament witness testified—I think you will re- collect—thas he heard the cry, “fam siot—atop that man” ‘Tne driver tesiifed that he said, suot—Ed Perry shot me—take me to Fulton ferry. Ww, in connection, We have the statement of the ariver—you are at liberty (o Cousider we evidence the former tral which was read betore you. ‘he statement he made there as to what occurred, You are to take into considera- tion the fact thatthe witness saw him (the driver) alter tbe other trial; and you are to take into con- aideration his manner upon the stand, and then say Upon your conscience wheiher be heard the words, “Ed Ferry,” or whether he heard the words, “take me to Fulton ferry,” in that coune:tion; Lurtier, Wit- Ness stated iat he (Iayes) made the statemvat, “take me to a doctor.” if you are satiafed that that ex- pression was used by Hayes then you are to con- sider what effect you will give to tt. In oruer to consider that you must consider the condition of Huyos—the circumstances under which it was made. At Was a atk oigut and whe stavement Was made 1) me excite! cide, and y Mistaken as Lo the 1 Jo tace ail the facts and orrcamatances surrounding Hand say What effect you will give Oo that stale evidence betore bicul. ons that mish: b> wade on One side or ‘he other fa regard bo Ue Culgluct of the cese; bula wan ds Dot to be tried upom of is frends, wus ue is itiet on- the evideace wiLeh COnfrouts Miu) Upon tas ebaali Bad 13 delivered beiore you wader ouch, Acquittal of the prujouer, but We reuiatain aduered to the Conviction thut Perry kiled Hayes ‘Yhe jury were not discharged uaul about tweny minutes to One O'ciowk Suuday morning, tuo) House on next Momiay evening; ‘‘Lost at Sea,” to be broughs out at Wallack’a; given us asthe Filta Aveaue; “Genevieve de Bra banv” at the Frangais; ‘*Hailst’a6 Nivio's: jet,” 1m burlesque, at the Olympic, besides a num ber of new attractions at the over estabiishments, including the reopening of the Waverley theatre by Kelly & Leon’a Mtustreis, and most of these will bo supmitted to the public on next Monday even- ing. Meaawhile, leaving’ wbese “shadows of coming events” to ripen mo substantial substances, we wii take arpnming glance at voth tue new @ndths old presented at the ticatres for the current week. graume ut the Viympic, where Humpty Dumpty. 13 favoring 3 Nuuwervus parroas Wich a Foun comedy characters, in whol he ‘is more renown Ulan ue did intwue rdle Of clown, night he appears 1u two pleces, V14,, a8 Loblag Short- cus, in the farce of “ine Spitire,” and Aminadab Sleek in “Tho Serious Faaly.” ton, with ali bis imperiecuons, Glorious Seven,” aspeccacular draina, that tor weeks past has been 1a course of preparution ag tow éstab- lishiwent, racy, aad will bs preseated forthe first tine this eveulog, wita all the accumplisuments of legs, tnsg) and gorgeous scenery. theatre, and bi boards for many weeks to coie. jarge and > of the ctrenmstances of this hom re to consider whetwer or not he was ty of the peson, You aro HAYES?’ DYING DECLARATION, Poreman—At the time the evidence of the doctor Was given at the station house at appears Bayea made some statcinent. P 2h Judge Pratt—-Permit m* to say that there 4 igle Of evidence before this jury as Be Hayes stated at the staliou louse. it was offered ta be proved on the part oj the government tilat Hayes inade some stacement, Court upon tae ground tat they had not laid a joundation ta prove a dying dec'aration, statement was Dobody kuows, and tt is nos a Bub- ject which this jury juve a right to Consider. Al, ‘That this Jury cad cousider 18 belore them, That was roled out by ihe What that Xe Sworn testimony AN INQUISITIVE POREMAN, Foreman—Suppose he made @ statement aa he was getting tu tne cur aud aaother at the station house? dudge Pratt—That is @ queation entirely for tho Court. Phe stavemens that was made at the ear wae adinitied by the Court on the ground that K was s part of the res geste. station house after He had veen take there was no; A part ol the res yesta, und, 1 aumitted at all, woulc have to be sdmstted op the ground tuatit Waa a dying declaration. proper foundation for the admrasion of mony, and it was couseyaeatiy rulet oat. Permit me to Bay Juriier ou tat subject that a dying aeciaration, even if made, coull not be gived upon ny subject excep: upoa tue BUdjeCi g LO OW be res ceiveo nia wen: ‘he statement mude at the ihe prosecation did not lay the that Testi AB. A Juror—W.th regard to the introduction of new witnesses? Judge Pratt—Tne jury must consider the sworn there are’ various explana Aero 8 of bis counsel Dor the acts ANOTHER JUROR FOR AOQUITTAL, The jury vulioed aya, when eight iavered) the dous att MOTION 40 AVMi' PERRY TO BASIL Its undersiood that Mr. spea‘er, ma view Of CMe fact that tue jury on cach .al have digacresd, wn shoruy make @ Won LO Have berry wumétea © van. Jal, ‘the prisguer sU4 reaiuins wt the Kings county MUSICAL AVD TSEATRICAL NOYES. To-night, and 1a fact every night during th present week, tho great green curtains in our va rioug theatres Will aguta be ruag up on old plays, and in some instances on older soonery. grammes of the past two or three wecks are, with but few exceptions, again annouiced for repetition which speaks wel! for the merita of the differen; pleces now occupying the Doards, and which, in 4 pecuniary sense, wust also be a very palatable and welcome kiud of sauce to our enterprising theatrical managers, But this sameneas cannot last alwaya We are @ very peculiar people; go peculiar, in fact that tot whica pleases us w-day but sekdom sale fles ug on the morrow. We are as foud of a chang in the style ana Character of our amusements aa 1b the administration of our government affaires; aod strange to @ay, We always in both cases reheh thot beat which comes last, although it may be far from an improvement upon that wmch preceded tt, Now, our theatrical managers believe it to be their pap ticular prevince to cater, this pecuilar taste of ours; wrong ; kindly copsiderauon we would most assuredly ali die of ennui, guardians of our pleasures, 1¢ would seem, In pre- senting us week after week wit b the, same old pro- grammes, bad quite furgotea us, Such, however, 19 not the case, Although last weck’s bills are again sn- pounced for repetition, yet are we tickled into down- right ecstasy by the mere menuon of nove.tiea ‘The pro 19 @ measure, & nor are they for without their generous cure and How ebocking. Yet these Obtef among those will be “The Twelve Tempia- )”’ which: will be produced at the Grand Opera ‘Frou Frou,” to ve ‘Ham ‘To commence with, we have @ cuange of ‘pro- Ox of veu ‘To- reaping ‘Bad Dickey” to Bos- ‘Tammany, baviwg bauial ives us insiead ‘4 he ‘the piece is said to ve rich, rare and 18 giid.ug smootly along at Booth’s fair to hold ession of the Tae piece has been wondertully improved ta many respects einee ita “Hamiev frat production at 11s house, and leaves scarcely anything to be desirou eittver in the way of scenery or acting. It ts apparenuy growing bearer’ and Rearer to perfection wita each successive represen- tation, At Niblo’s Garden Mr. Charles Fechter 19 stitt' the Joadstone of aitraction. Durlag we present week he will personate tha dasaing Ut de re, in the romantic drame of “The Duke's Presale character, by the way, 10 which be has mure scope to show off his peculiarly “pictorial” action thay was afforded him as Ruy sar jaro gudiences, and has made quite a mit in thts play. ias, He continues to ay. At Waliack’s the revival of the military drama of “Ours”? has proved a Wiuning card for the mauage- meat, and ws sull miyutly crowding the house with jonabie uudieaces. its sceuery is cx- cellent, the cust stron, anil tie piece itself enjoyab:e, which is the secret of ita popuiaiity and Success. 1b will be repeated every ulght during the week, ex- ceplung Satarday, whea ‘ihe Schooj for Scandal’? ‘will be given instead, : ‘The revival of opéra donffe at the Théstre Frangais is auotver one of the successes of the sea- son. "fhe Grand VYuchess,” with Mra. Howard Paul in tue titie 76.4, Les aightly crowded the house during the past weex, und as the same bill will be repeated for the nexs six nights to come it 1s but fair Co presume that ine pubic patromage will alse continue unabated, Koxes lave veen engaged for Tuesday évening idr Prince Arthar and suite. ‘At the cosey riftn avenue theatre “Surf,” with all its iocal glories, roils mghUy Ou the stage and neips to swell que roli of “eregubacks” io the manageriai treasury. ‘The piece 18 full of curious ideas and pleases the public, altnough its Mielity to vature is something that caunot Le pvasted ef, It wall be re- peated every uigut tuis week. The blondes, beasts, viris, beautifal | (?%y ‘wax figures and two “gy psu gypsies” trom C 2 ounstisute part of the uitractions a Wovd’s Museum. Ja the dramatic depariment tue viondes will grve us “Lxion” and “Doravella’’ every nigat and (ae bur- lesque of * Willan 1il’’ every day at tue matinées. Pantomime sul fourihes at the Bowery, where the latest ‘dumb-show’’ spectacie—~‘‘Buck, Buck” — is “nightly received with screams-of dehyght.”) The Piece 18 gorgeous in tinsol, short skirts and otuer centipedai extravagauces, and will dondtiess have a Jong run, A farce inauguraies and s farce termi- nates the performance. The iheatre Comique, as usual, is this week ablaze with ‘stars’? of Variuus inagoitudes, imojuding Shining liguts of the baliet, of burlesque, of song and of dance, sume of whom Will appear in waite laces, some in black and svine With Lieir saces Gone Up 1D & variety of coivrs, Tooy tor, as 18 his wont, this evening again offers uls constiueucy au entire new Dil, including 8 new local musical Guriesque of “itichard ELL, in which Tony bimseil will sustain the character Of the very wicked Kichard. On Kriday next a matines periormanbe wiil be given a6 chia house for the deoefit of the fate Levi D. Wiite, machimst of the theatre, for witicl dccasiou a good programme is oifered. . At tue New York Circus equestrian acts and feats of acrobatic daring are the prigc.pal altractioas, A number of new feaduires pave Deen tatrodaced, and, upon the wage, tae old with tae new 1s calcu. juled to make @ very eajoyaole entercalament, Uur minstrel Balis are nighiiy crowded with large and apprecistive audiences. At each jor the cur- reat week an excelivu ota podrida of masic, fun and Doasevce is oflureds but the chief attractions Will be ‘Husa’ at the Sau Francisco and ‘Shoo Fly t Bryant's. 2 rt Levy gives the second of his series of farewell concerts at Association Hail on Thursday eventug, Wien be Will by ausiiied by ADUMber O1 prombineut orfne fourth concert of Mr. Jerome Hopkins in aid of the Ofpheon Free Choral School Fund will be given at Assuciauon [lai on Wednesday evenin, “pne New hivernicon” conunues to unroil ite plendors nightly at Apollo Hail, to the delight of audiences, yhe Wonderful Two-headed Girl” whl hold 9 farewell levee ut Contioenal Hall to-morrow even- ing. To-night she indy the pious Brooklynites an afectionate adieu at cue Asuenwum, At the Park theatre, Brooklyn “Beauty and the Reast’? wili be presented this evening sor the venent of Miss Jennie Carrol. To-morrow bigot we promwed “Uncie ‘fya’s Cabm,’? to all ita orginal Lory. Mi Hoo.ey Minstrels, in the same city, offer their patrons a Dill repleve With nove.ty for this evening. ‘A number of “new stars” will also appear ip a sertes of Ethiopian buriesques and egcentrio sketones.