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4 JHPOBTAR? The “FROM BORE, Vatican Council---Its Work and Decrees, Dogmatic Decree on Catholic Faith, Pope Pius the Ninth to the Peoples of tho Barth. Through the courtesy of the editor of the Catho'te World Masuz ve, pub ished in thts city, we are en- abled to subuit to cur readers to-day an approved trauslat.ou ©: ‘he first “Dogmatic Decree of tne Counetl of the Vauiean.” It is the decree of the assembied Fa he's on the subject of Catholic faith, Sud possesse , cons quentiy, great interest for the people. The tansiation has been caie wily revised for whe Ca holic World m g-zine by some of me Fathers atten ling tne Council. The Ecumen.cal paper feads as fo..ows. en Catholic Faithe the Third n Council, Low A Dogmatic Dee Confirmed and Promulgated in Public Sesosom of the Vat Heid in St. Peter's, Rome, on Sunday, Apri 24, 1870. PIUS, BISUOP, SERVANT OF THE SERVANTS OF GOD, With THE Ali KOUATION OF THE HOLY COUNCIL, FOR A PERPETUAL REMEMURANCE HEREOF: Our Loid vests Chvist, the Sou of God and the vemer of ankind, Whea about to return to His vaver.y Fatue., promised that He would be with His Ch ieh, nii.tant on earta, all days, even to the congsummt Oa of the world, Wherefore He his never at ary tme failed to be with itis beloved Spouse, 10 assiss hor ip her teaching. to bless her in Her labors, lo wd Ler ui danger, Ald this His saving provi ence, une asugly displayed 1a COunte-8 Olher Dlesst gs, is Mus. C.curly Made Mabilest by those fruits row ecumenical v avundan which have come to the Christan world co.neils, and es eoaly from thar of ‘rent, aithough it was heid m evil dys. For thereby the hoy duc- triues oO. relg.uu were more disunctly dctived aud woré fully set iorth; errors w: coudemned aod 1est aimed; taereby eccles, discipline Was restore, abd more truly plished; zeal for learning ani ps. ty Was promoted among ihe clergy; ult coves: We © prcvided ior ine of young wen for the sac the’ practiss 0 among the pev, more Ir sae.ainents, Heace arose, likew, f wion of the members with the Viciuie head, aud senewed s.reugta to the enure Mys iwal bo} oO. Chast, lence tae increased nus ber of reigt. us Commnumes and of over insac Lions of Carisuan piety; beace, also, that unc: asing veal, coustant even to martyrdom, to spread the kingdom v1 Car.st taroughout the world. Neverthe loss, While with becowiug graccade we call to mind these and Lhe mau, other rewarkabie benefits which the gooduess of Gou bas bestowed oa the Church chieny through tue last Bcumenical Council, we can- Nob suppress our uitver surrow for the grievous evils Which bave cuwty spruug irom mauy haying de- spled sue auct city of tue aforesaid sacred Council, ° hav.ng negiced tO observe ity most Wise Pees. For 1 1s known (oall that the heresies which the Fataers of freoy won eraned, and which rejected tne Divine autor, of tie Cuurch to teach, and mstead subjected ah things belunging to religion to the juc.weni of cach imdtyiaual, were, in course of time, brokeu up sito many scl; and thal, as these didered and adsputed wih each other, it came to poss, ab wm Ch, Mot all beef an Christ was over- iurowh tn the ouud, of not a few, And so, he cred Seriptures themseives, which they had at first held up as the onty source and judge of Chris. uan doctrine, Were LO longer heid as divine, but, On the Comaury, vegau to ve counted among mytis and jabes. Yuen arose and spread tov widely ihrouga the World that docuine of rationalism or Tauralisna Wisi, at.ac.iug Curistianity at every Pola ds being & Supernat.ra mst.tution, labors with awl its migh( LO exciude Christ, Wno is our only Lord and Savwur irom the minds of men and from the fe and the morals of nations; ant 50 to es sblish, instead, the ret.a of mere Teas ou, as Uy call it, org) natace, And thus, D ving © sak-nand cisiaway the Cristian ie tton, img denied the tue God aad His Chi ist, the minds Maby nave Ac Jas: falien Mato (he avyss Of pautl asm, maceria ism aid atuelsin; 80 That now repudi- auing the reasvuig uature of man aud every rule of Thus aud W.0. 4, wey are laboring to overthrow the Very ounuaons O1 human sociely. Moreover, a8 Uus linpious doctrine is spreading eve.yWh Felt has waforcunately come to pass that not a few ev_u cf tue eluren of the Catholic Church Rave Wand 161 fom the Way of irue piey, and as the truth gradua ly decayed in their minds ihe catn- clic seutimenc yew fauter lu them, Kor, being led away by Various & d sii auge doctrines, and wrongly coulouuding Ma ure and giace, human science and divin ted the true sease of rity aoG Uns Dughiyims babes Now, looklug ut Bi these thin how con the Church ian to Je meved .n her tunerinost hearty: For inasmucu as God wils ail wen Ww be saved and to come io tle KnoWlede of the truth, imasmuch as Christ came ty save that Whica Was lost, and to gu- ther togeiher m one ve cullcren of God that were ‘dispersed, so ie Churel, estavl.shed by Gou as te Moiker and Uistess Ol allons, Icels tuat sne is a dedvor wiuto a 1, and ts ever ready and earnest to raise up the fai en, to saengthen tue Wak, to take to her boson thos. that, reluru, aud ty conirm the good id Carry them on to bever things. Wherefore, no Ume can Sue abstain [rom bearing Witness to ant preaching the all-ealing trnth of God; Know ng that it has been sad to her, *My spirit that is in thee, PF Wo ds that Lhave put in thy month, shail ppart out ul chy mouth, frou henceforth and tor ever,” (Ande Ls, 2d.) . Wherciore, iollowing in the footsteps of our prede- cessors, #11 in .w.fiument of our supreme Apostolic auiy, We have never vinited to teaci and to protect the'Ca.uo.ie Lath, and to reprove perverse tea:h- mgs. And now, she bishops of the whole word being gathered wether in this Ecumenical Counc.) by cur cttuon.y, aud la the Holy Ghost, and sit.ng ihe.emn and judang Wik Us, we, guided by tue Woid oi God, both written and landed down by tradiuoa, as we ha.er rved and tray have determiued to chair of Peter, and ta ué sav-ng doctrine of Christ} and in the power givea tu us Loin God to proscribe and condemn the upposing errors, CHAPTER IL. Of God, the Creator of Things. The holy Ca houde Apostolic Roman Church be- lieves and coniesses that theve 18 one true und itving G rewoi Lori of heaven and earth, al- nil nal, imie.se, Incvmp,ebensib @ tafinite in u mt in all per.ection, Wa beluga spiritua. suvs aace, one, slug.e, aosdlile Siuple aud Vaochuigeabic, Must’ be held to be, m aaty andia csseace distivct from «he world, ta Harel and 0; Hise f periectly happy and unspeak- ably exai ed above ull Uungs that are or can be con- ed besides nitnse This one only true God, of His own goodness ana almight, po ver, not to increase Els own happiness nor so acquire ior’ himself per.e tion, bic in order to muniest tie same by meas of the good things wiien He imparts to ceatures, did, of His owa 4 most lee co .n ‘from the beginning of ume make alike ‘out of nothing two cre- ated natures, a spiritual one and a corporeal one, the angeiic, to wit, nd the earthly; and alter ward he made the huiian nature, as partaking of Doth, being composed Oi spirit and’ body.” (Fourth Lateran Counc |, ch. ., Furmiter.) Moreover, God, by ms providence, pr: and governs all things which he has ma ing irom end to eod inkgiGly, and ordering all tiings sweetly. (Wisdom vill, L) For all things are naked and open to his eycs (Feb. 1Vv., 13), even those which are come to puss by the free action of creatures. , CHAPTER IL. Of Reveiation. The same holy Mother Cuurch holds and teaches that Goud, the boginming and end of a!l things, can be known with cor: ugh created ihtngs by he natuia: light o. agon; “for the invisible tuings of liu, irom tb ton of the world, are clearly secn, being un vod by the things that are made (Ro ., 20); bat that nevertheless it nas ple nis wisdom and goodness to reveal to mankind, by another and that a super- natural Way, hiuself ‘aud the evernal decrees of his will @u a8 ie apostie says, “God who at sundry times and tn divers manuers spoke, in times past, to tite fathers by the prophets, last of’ ali, tn these days hath spoken tons py nis Son.” (Mevrews 4, 3, 2) To this divine revelation is it to be ascribed that things reguriing God which are not of themselves be. ond the gras) of iuman reason may, even in the present couciion of the hur known by all, readtiy, wih tw 1 hout any ad mixture ofervor. nut Is revela- tion absolutely nec y se God, of his infinite gooduess, hus ordained man for 4 naiural end, Jor the participat goods, Which al vze understand- img Of the buy hath not seen Mor ear heard, ucitier entere: to she heart of man, what things ath prepared for them that love in, 3 | ang IL, 9) Now, thts supernatural revelation, ‘ordingt o Whe belief Of the universal Chureh, a eclaced by the holy Couneil of Trout, is contained n the written books and in the unwritten traditions ich ave come to us as received orally from ‘vist: himself by the apostles, or handed down apostles taught by the ‘Holy Ghost un- Trent, Session tv. Decree on the Canon or e bovks of the Old and eived as sacred and canoni- and with all their paits, ae are entunerated in the decree of the sami- i, wud are had ta the old Vuigate Latin edd Bat he Chuven does hold them as sacred ann Hoven! hot for the reason that they haverb ed -) And thy aiuent are \0 be fe al. in ther integrity w up by omen indu try alone, and aiserwars approved by Wey authorily; wor oly because they NEW YORK HERALD,. SUNDAY, MAY 15, 1870.—TRIPLE SHEET. contain revelation withont error, but because, ing boea written under the vnspiration of th a4 Guost, they huve God for the r author, mad as 8! have beou'vetvered Ww the Cour 2 hersell, ALd since those things which the Couucil of Trent has decia‘e) by wholesome decro-# coaceraing the int rpret ition of cavine Serpture, ta order Wo re- SIfauL restless spiriis, ave exploimed by some in a Wrong sense, we, renewing the same dverve, da Clore bs vo be tae mind of the synod, that, in mat ters or faith ant m-rats which periata to the edit. jon of Carus.iar dvctrineg, that ts to be hell ar the Wue seuse of th» sacred Seriptare Wal h holy moth r c.urch, to who It be.on s to judge of iho true sen-6 ant mt rp efiton of tie Sacred Sertp- tures, bas held and Aids; and there ore t iat nO on» y tulerpret the saore | Sertytare con rary by tats 8@, or contrary 00 the UBABIMOUS COusent Of the facbers, CHAPTER II, Of Faith, Forasmuch ag man totaily depends on God as his Creator aud Lord, aud evedte | .easou is wholly sub- Jeo. t the uncreated UUU), therefore we are bound i Haces a revelit Oa to render to him the ce of Our understanding and will by faith. fiiih, which a8 the beguning of man's sa.vat.on, the Church dec.ares t> be a super: naural Vir.ae, Wiereby, under the inspiration and of God s grace, we Helleve tobe trae tie things Hod by Hu, Hot for thely int insic Ua h see. by acura light of reason, but ior the autiority of ad revealing them, who can netiher deceive wor be sived, FOr .Aitn as the apostle Witnesseth is the ade Su stance Of Laluys to be hoped for, the evidence of To things that appear not, (He. xi, 1) the end, neverdi: less, that the obelicnte of ouc 1.2 b might be agree rbie to reason, God willed to jon Unt» Le Imeror grace Of the Holy Spir.t external proofs of bis .evel tion, to wat, divine Works, a.d c¢1efy miracles and propiec.es, Wh ch, as they miu festly show forth the Ounipotence aud the infinite knowiedge of God, are provis most certain of divine revela ion, and suit.d lo the understanding of all. Wherefore both Moses and ibe propiets, and, above all, Christ our Lord hunseul, wrought many and mo-t evid nt iutrac.e’, and uttered prophecies; and 0. the apo-ties We read, “Batthey going forth pres ed everywhere: the Lord worsing withal, and con- firming tie Word wiih -igns ihat followed.’ (Mark XVt. 20.) Andagain it is written, “We have the more firm prophetial word; whereunto you do Well to atieud, as to @ ligat that shineth im @ dark place.” (2 Pet. 1,19) Yet although the assent of faith is nov by aby means @ blind movemne.t of the mind, nevertheless no one believe the preaching of the Gospei in such Wise as behoveth to salva.ton wi heat e light and inspiration of the Holy Ghost, W.io giveth Unto ali sweetness in yreld- ing to the trath dnd believing 1b, Louncil of Orange, Can. 7.) Where.ore fatth i, even thougu it be not workiag by charity, is a gilt of God; aud an act of faith is a work ten ug to salvation, whereby man renders free obedience to God hime seu, co! aiing io and ¢.-0; eralins with his grace, whch Le hati power to resist. Now, al those things are to be believed of d.vine and eathoke fab whieh are contained in the word of God, wiether writen or handed down by Uition; and which the Chu ether by solemn decree or by her ordinary and un versal teachiug, proposes for belief as revealed by G Ani whereas without faith it 1s tmpossihie to please God and to come to tre fellowship of His chidren, therefore ha h no one at any time been Just fled Without faith; nor shat any one, unless he persevere t.ere a unto the end, atiain ¢ sting life, And in order that we might be able to fuifli our duty of emoracing the trac fat.d and of stsadiastly persevering therein, God, throuzi His only bezotien Son, did esavlish the Church and place upon her manifest marks of His Imstitntion, that al men uhght be able Co reooguize her as the guardian and teacuer of His reveaed word, For ouly to the Catuolie Church do al those signs belong which have been divinely disposed, so many 12 number and so wonde.ful in chara. for te purpos making eviwent the dioility he Christian fatih; nay, more, the very Cuurch herself, in v.ew of her woaderful propagation, her c.uinent holiness aud her exhausuiess fructiulness in ad thatis good, her catho. c umiy, her unshaken stability. offers a great and evident Claim to belief and an undeniable proof of her d.ving comm. ssion. Whence it is that she, as'a standard set up unto the mations (Isa Xt 12), ab the same tine calls to herseil those who have not yet believed, and shows to her children that the faith which they hold rests. on a mosi solid loundation, And to this, her testi- mony, effectual acd is supplied by power trom above, For the Lord, tniinitely merciful, on the one hand atirs up by His grace and helps’ those Who are in error, taal they may be able to come to the know- ledge of the truth; and, on the other hand, those whom He hath transferred from darkness into His marvellous light He contirins by His grace, that they may persevere in that same ight, never abandoning them unless He be first by them abandoned, Wheref pay. ppnlike. Is Nt oe ae L.0ge Wi he heaveuly git of saith, have embraced “tne catholic truth, and Of those who, Je by human opiaions, are following @ ialse religion; for they who have received the faith under the teaciing of the Church can never hav: @ jus: reason to change that faich or cali tt into doubt. Where.ore, giving thanks to God the Father, who hath mi is wortuy to be the partakers of the lot of the saints in ight, let us not neglect So great salvation; bul looking on Jesus, the author and finisher of our faitl, let us hold fast the contes- gion O1 our hope without wavering. CHAPTER Iv. Of Faith and Reason, Moreover, the hone Cuurch has ever beld, as she now holds, that there exists a twofold order of kuowledge, each of waten is disiinct (rom the other both as to ils principle and as to its object. As to its principle, because in the one we know by natural reason, mm the other by divine faith; as to tre object, because, besides those taings 1o which natural :eason can atta n, there are proposed to our belief mysteries hidden in God which, anless by Him revealed, cannot come to our knowledge. Whevefore the saine Apostie, who beareih witness that God was known to the Gentiles by the things tatare mads, yet when speaking of the grace and uah that came by 18 Christ (John 1 17), says: “We speak the wisdom of Gud in a mystery, a Wis- dom Wiueh is hidden; which God ordained before tue world unto our glory; which none of the princes of this world knew, but which God hath revealed to os by His Sp.rit. For the Spiriteseareneth all things, yea the deep things of God.” (1 Cor. 11, 7, 8,10.) And the only begotten Son thanks the Fathertliat He has hid these thtigs from th wise and prudent and has revealed them t) lite ones, (Matt. Xt. 25.) Reason, indeed, emighiened by faih and seeking with diligence and odiy sobriety, may, by God's Mf, come Lo some? understanding, limited in degree, ut Most Wholesome ii its effects, of mysteries, Dott irom the analogy of things which are navuraily known, and from the conucetion of the mysteries themselves with one another and with man’s last end. But never can reason be rendered capable ol thorougily undersiauding mysteries, as 1t dovs those truths which joria its proper object. For God's mys- tenes, of heir very nacure, 80 far surpass the reach of created intellect, that even when taught by reve- lat.oa, and :eceived by iaith, they remaia covered by faith itsel/ as by a veil, and’sh’ in darkness a8 long a8 in this mortal life “we are a sent from the Lord; for We walk by faith, and not by sight.” (I Co 6, 7. ut although faith be above reason, there never can be # real disagreement between them, since the same God wha reréals mysteries and infuses faith has given to man’s soul Lhe hight of reason; and Goa cannot. deny himself nor ¢an one trath ever contra- dict another. Wahere.ore the empty shadow of suci contradicuon aries chiefly from this, thas either the doctrines of Jath are nob understucd and set forth as the Church really holds them, or that the vain devices and opinions of men sre iuistaken lor the dic of reason. We there‘ore deunitively pronounce faise every assertion which is contrary to the enlighien d truco of fatch. (V. Lateran Counc. Bull Apostolici. Regunins.) Moreover the Church, together with her apostolic oMee of teaching, is charged aiso with t uard.anstily of the deposit of faith, hoids likewise trom God wae" right and the duty to condemn “kaowieige, falsely so-called’ (L. Timothy, vi, 20), “lest any man be cheated by philosophy and vain deceit.’ (Col. ii, 8.) Henee all the Christian faith{ul are not only forbidden to aciend as legiiimate conclusions of science those opinions whicb are known to be contrary to the doc- trine of faith, especially when condemned by the Church, but are rather absolutely bound to hold them for errors wearing a deceitful appearance of truth. Not only is it iupossivie for fa.ti and reason ever to contradict each other, but they rather afford each other mutual assistance. For right reason es- tablishes the foundations of faith and by the aid of its light cultivates the science of divine things; and faith, on the otner hand, trees and preserves reason from errors, aud enriches it with knowledge of many kinds, So far, then, is the Church from opposing the culture of, human arts and ences, that sie rather aids and promotes it in many Ways. For she is not ignorant of, nor does #he despise the advantages which flow from them to the life of men; on the contrary, she acknowledges that, as they sprang from God, the Lord of knowl- edge, so, if they be xvightly’ pursued, they will, through the aid of His grace, lead to God. Nor does she fortid any of those sciences the use of its own principles and its own method within its own proper sphere; but recognizing this reasonable freedom, she only takes care that they may not, by contradict- ing God's teaching, fall into errors, or, overstepping their due Jimits, invade and throw into confusion the domain of faith. For the doctrine of faith revealed by God has not been proposed, like some philosoplucal discovery, to be male per.ect by human tngenulty, but it has been deb vered to the spouse of Christ as a divine deposit to be faithfaily guarded and unerrlugly set forth. Hence ail tenets of holy faith are to be explained always according to the sense and meaning of the Church, nor is t ever lawful to depart therefrom under pretence or color of more enlightened expia- natou. Therefore.as generations and centuries roll on Jet the anderstanding, Knowledge and wisdom of each and every one, of individuals and of the whole Church, grow apace and Increase “exceedingly, yet only im its kind; that Is to say, retaining pure and inviolate the sense and meaniug and belief of the Same doctrme,. (Vincent of Lerius, Common, No. 28.) Canons. FIRST—OF GOD, THE CREATOR OF ALL 7 . Fir'ste—1i any one shall deny the on@ true Ge tor au Jes dof things visible and imvisiple; athema, ynd.— If any one shall unblashingly affirm besiies matter nothing else exists; jet thema, shird.—It any one shall say that t] easenvé or God, and of ali things, sume; let hig be anuthem: i Fourt.—Tf auy oue shall say that finite thi both corporeal, and Fpirivual, oPait least Yai acc COhaMalLons Of the divine substatice; bstance or and the why Or that the divine essence, by manifestation or de vo! pied’ fiwel, boounes AL hin oo; Or, (nally, that God is uulversal or indefla te Reins, which, in determining itseif, constiiutes at th ngs, divided into gewera, species and individuals; lot him be anathema cu Ii aay one do not acknowled re that tho wor (and ali things which ¢ contains, both 8 tritual aod tw tortal, Were produced 1m ail Wier substanee by God ow, of no bing; Or shall »ay that God created them, not of His own will, fre: fr m vii nece ty but through & neccess.ty Such as that whereby He loves Him wi; Ov sali seny that ihe word was created for the Blory of God; let hun b> «natae na, SEJOND—OF REYELATION. First.—tf any one 8 vail say that certain knowledge Of the one true God, our Gce bor aud Lord, ¢ ual be at atned by tne natiral light of bum n reason through tue things that are made; let nin be anathema, Seound. If ang one shall say that at is impossible or in’xpe tient for man to bo instructed by me ins of divine revelation in those tangs that concern G d acd the worsulp to be rendered to hun; let bin be ana‘hema, y) vhird.—It any one shall say that man cannot, by the power of God, be raised to a Knowledge and per- fection wht his above that of nature; but that he can and ought of his ow. efforts, by means of con- stanc Ni Hepa to arrive at last to the possession of al. trath and goodness; let h m be anatie.na. Fourtt.—If any one sh ili refuse to receive for sac- Te | aus Canon cal the books of holy seripiure ta tier intege.ty, Wit: a) tactr parts, accor! ng as they were enumera’ed by the holy Counctt of Trent; Or sha ldeny that tey are inspired by God; let hima be anaiema, First—If any one siiall say that human reason is in such wise independe.t, that faith cannot be de- Manded of it by Goa; let him be anathema, Second.—I\f any one shail say taat divine fatth does not difer from a natural ape pa God, and of mori truths; and therefore tiat for diviue faith it is not necessary to believe reveale | trath oa bad band of God who reveals 1; let him be ana ‘uy Third.—U any one shall say that divine revelation cannot be rendered eredible by external evidences, and ‘therefore that men siould be moved to faith only by each one’s interior experience or private ln- spiration; let him be anathema, Fourth.--If any one shall say that no miracles can be wrougitt, and therefore that ail ace unts of such. even those containe! in the sacred Seripture, are to be set asi‘le as fables or myths, or that mirac'es can never be Known with certainty, and that the divine origin of Caristianity canaot be truly proved by them; let him be anathema, #i/th,—1t any ove shall say that the assent of Chris- tian faith is not free, but 18 produced necessarily by arguments of human reason; or ihat the grace of od 18 necessary only :or ving faith which workeih t Lim be anithema, any one shall say that the condition of ui, and of those who have nut yet cosne to the only true faith, is equil, in such wise that Catho- i cau have just reason for witaholding the £ into doubt the faith which 6 have pm the teaching of the Church, wutil they shall nave compl a scientific demonstration of the credibility and trath of theie faith; let him be ana nema, FOURTH—-OF FAITH AND REASON, First.—WUf any one shall say that divine revelation includ’s no mysteries, truly and property so called, but that all tie dogmas of iatth may, with the aid of natural prinetples, be understood and demonstrated by reason duly cultivated; let him be anathema. Second. —t!i any one stall say that human sciences ought to be pursued in such a spirit of freedom that one may be allowed to hold, as true, their assertions, even when opposed to revealed doctrine; and that such assertons may not be condemned by the Church, let him be anathema, Third.—\f any one shall say that i¢ may at any time come to pass, in uke pro:ress of science, that the doctrines set forth by the Church mast be taken in another sense than that in which the Church has eee elved and yet receives them; let him be ana- hema, Wuerefore, fulfilling our supreme pastoral duty, we beseech, through the bowels of mercy of Jesus Christ, all the Chrisiian faithful, aad those especially who are set over others or have the oice of teach- ers, and furtbermore'we command them, by autho- rity of the same onr God and Saviour, to use ail zeat and indusiry to drive out and keep away from holy Church those errors and to spread abroad the pure light of fait ‘And whereas it is not enough to avoid heretical pravity, uniess at the same ume we carefuliy shun those errors which more or less approach to it; we admonish all that it ts their duty to observe likewise the consutations and decrees of tls holy see, by winch wrong opinions ef the same kind, not ex- rea herein mentioned, are condemned and for- dei. RELIGIOUS INTELLIGENCE. Mi Services To-Day. Rey. Charles B, Smyth delivers his farewell ser- mon at Eleventh street Presbyterian church this morning. Rey, C. F. Lee preaches on “The season of Blos- soms”’ this morning at Oriental Hall. Rev. @. C, Foote preaches at both services at the Christian Church. 0 Rey. W. H. Cooke and Rev. Dr. Weston hoid forth at the Church of the Holy Light. Rey, A. Browne discourses at the Chur@ of the Reformation. Rev. Dr. Cheever speaks on “An Education of Con- science by the Word of God’’ at the Church of the Puritans. “The Present Condition of the Church” {3 the subg ject of Rev, E, J. W. Robert's sermon at the Catholic Apostolic Church this afternoon. A meeting in benaif of the French Canadian Mis- sionary Society will be held this evening at Dr. Crosny’s church. The usual charity sermon for the Home for In- curables will be given at the Churen of the Holy Saviour, Rey. Dr, Edmond, of London, preaches at the Jane street United Presbyterian church tls fore- noon. The Rey. Dr. Robert Watis preaches in the South Reformed church tais evening. Confirmation will be administered by the Rev, Bishop of New York, in the Free Church of the Holy Sepulchre, At the Memorial church the Rev. Dr. Carter, ree- tor of the Church of the Holy Saviour, will preach this evening. There will be the usual morning and evening ser- vit at the West Forty-fourth street United Presby- terlan ch > The subject upon which the Rey. Mr. Bellows preaches at Brevoort Hall this morning is “What is Unitarian Christianity ?” Rey. G. H. Hepworth will preach at the Church of the Messiah on “Insanity and Crime,” Kev. Dr. Draper will speak in belaif of the Chil- dren's Fold at Calvary church, “Lot's Wife” is the subject of the sermon at the Lexington avenue Methodist Episcopal church, Rey. J. M. Pullman will preach at the Church of Our Saviour. The Prophet Snow holds forth at the University. Rev. Dr. Hutton preaches at Association Hall. nt and callt The Methodist General Conference at Meme phis, Tenn. Memrnis, May 14, 1870. In the Methodist General Conference Bishop Wightman presented a very large number of reports of committees, petitions and resolutions, which were recelved and adopted—namely, relating to slight modifications and changes in discipline; also providing for an orphans’ home in each conference in charge of @ board of trustees; also memorials from colored members of the Georgia and Tennessee Conference, expressing their devotion to the Church South, and hopingfor a continuance of the same kindly relations that have heretofore existed. The Committee on the Removal of the Book Concern to Louisville, reported in favor of two houses, one located in Baltimore and the other in St. Louis. Referred to the Committee on Books and Periodicals; also @ memorial asking the establishment of a mis- sion in the empire of Brazil. This being the last day on which, under the rule, memorials, petitions and resolutions can be "received for reference, an im- mense number are being presented, The East Maine Methodist Conference. ROCKLAND, Me,, May 14, 1870. The vote in the East Maine Conference this morn- ing on lay delegations stood 43 in favor and 14 against the measure, The Committee on Temper- ance reported strong resolutions, which were adopted, urging the faithful preaching and practice of total abstinence from all intoxicating drinks, and ledging encouragement to all proner organizations laboring for the advancement of temperance ta our land, and declaring that the members of the Confer- ence Wili vote for ho man who has not previous to his nomination identified himself with tne cause of temperance and who is not unmistakably in favor of probibition. Tne action on the report was not fully compieted. The missionary anniversary takes: place this afternoon and the temperance anniver- sary this evening. , Tho Progress of Jewish Ideas, From the Jewish Times, May 13 The ethical and moral basis of ci nearly 2,000 years has been nothing more nor less than the grand and subiime principles on which the Jewish religion rests and the dissemination of which ig the grand mission of the Jewish people. Though a “New Testament’? nas been foisted on the Old Testament, yet the contessors of the “new dispensation” themselves acknowledge Iv only a the branch o° the ancient trank of Juta- ism,“ Ahey seek (ae conlirmaiy tO bbe rian tad propuecias uf Godansioured Jows, Bud the @ th 0 Manund ina revelad on vi God 8 fouuded on Lie Md S340 OF perce, of Which the Jews are tio boar. er. £NO-€e Way piace tuelr trast in the dowiniby of Hua boca of a Jewish wo.uan a J sus of Nasieb), rely Ou bua’ ith, beoduse Lucy Oelieve taal His Lie aud carser bd been torewld by Jews hb prophots, wud Wthoub thas au.norey tae miracies of Jesus Would Hid nO wo.0 crsdeuve than Ube ales of Gre- cin uly thology. ‘Yhe Lutions chus struggled onward to light, while the pruacip es reveaed ou sin. suread iuriher and further, Wane the sublime trata us sig of, &s pro- calmed by tie Jews, “the waith in one God and in one humanity,” was being recognized more and more, Why tuougae at the while that they had far oustelpped the vld mother religion; they looked upon everyting denomimated Jewish will Crae tempt; they piied tue poo. benghied Jews, who Were yet 89 1Ov4sl as to ins.8t Ou .etaining thor goden fata pure aud uualloyed, Unconsciousty aud involuntary tae world avcceted Jewisn ideas, aud itis ony Lathe most receat times tuat peoyle bein to real.ze tue trun, ‘Tue cvremonivs pracused in the Catholic Church are notilag @.se Wan Lutatious of ancica’ Jewish ceremoues; What served the Jews in ancient Wines as means is yeu used by he Church as end, Lue Suvvatirian “aad “ilue Las? are copes of the 0.d mode of Keepiug the Sabba.h as pracised by some extreme see.8, whd the Christian fesuvals are tnita- tous of the Jewish festivals, sometimes wil the nue changed, souetimes not even that. bet ntren prudence 4s tounded on the Justiman codex, ald that codex 1iself 13 nothing but @ somewhat cuanged copy of the old Jewish code, ‘Lue tune i8, however, fast approaching when peo- ple will no louger be afraid tu call taings by ther proper naines, and to recognize trutn, even if it suould be unpleasant aud uupalatavie, Sweden, oue of the Siaies that het out longest in granung to the Jows their natural rights, inaliy joiis the ©.:0.us Of Liberty, and 13 thus swelling the Tanks of tue nations tat inscribe equality of nan ‘on iheir banner; 1t does it with @ frank acknowledg- mentor train and jusuce. One of tue Deputies de- C.ares openly that the modern Stute is not sounded ‘Ou the principles of the New Lesiament, bUL ON tlose of the vid ament; and another Deputy, @ proles- sur ab the University, acknowledges (ne Tact baat in a comparison of moraaty Cirsdanity would sadly sulle We see thus the time approach nearer and nearer wien, as Jovetold by our prophets, trati wall triumph and the Word oi tue Bivie become verified. From Zion goes forth the law, Aug the Word of God from Jérusaiem, A Remarkable Religious Community. ‘There 134 remarkable community living in Iowa, who call themselves the “Christian Brothers.” They have @ monastery upon one of the highest Missis- sippi blufis, approached by a rough and rocky road, ‘They wear the garb whichis the identical pattern of that worn by St, Bernard in the*sixth century. Not a change has been made during the twelve cen- turiegy that have clapsed since the death on that sunt. A great deal of time is devoted to religious exercises. From two o'clock in the mormizg until daylight they repair to the chapel and devote the balauce of the time untul daylight to prayer. They are exceedingly abstemious in their food, and ob- serve all the rules of une sociery rigidly, Some of theiu have been there twenty and a few abou thirty yew heir reugious belief is Roman Catholis, and iey are ne er allowed to marry, Women are never a.lowed in their place of worship under any ¢lreum- sun Alter a certain the they take upon tem. selves & Vow uever to speak a.oud, aud a number have kept that vow for twenty years. Such is the humble seclusion of this community, Burial in Catholic Cemeteries. ne “Gufpord case” has been for a long time be- fore th@Canadian courts, and has at last been de- cided in favor of Madame Guibord. She asked that the authorities of the Catholic cemetery in Mon real be compelled to allow Christian burial to her husband, who died a member of the Roman Cathotic Church. He was a meinber of the Institut Canadien, a sori of lyecum, Whose members are under Church ceasnre for keeping in their library certain books disap- proved of by the bishop, Who had forbidden his priesis to grant the sacrament or burial to any of its members. An appeal will be taken. The case is in- teresting, as all the parties to the cuse are Catnolics, As, We lchieve, Was also the judge. The American Missionary Associution Hum- bugaed. The Baptist papers have all published a long ar- tele headed “Baptists, Beware! warning their churehes not w be inveigicd into giving money to the American Missionary Association, They assert that the association clatms to be denominational; byt is really Congregational, and is establishing Congregational churches im New Orleans and vicimty, one of Which was originally Freewill Bap- tit. Bub fhe only considerable contribution the associatim has received for a long time from the Baptists has peen from a gentleman in New Orleans, who knows the facta. The Fre@wiil Baptisis make no complaint in the case of the church concerned, as they Knew beforehand of the proposed change of Church relation and approved of it. The Work of Grace in Mobile. Mobile has been blessed with @ powerful work of grace, of the fruits of which large accessions have been made to the Baptist, Methodist and Presby- terian churches, There were indications of a revival earty in March, under the preaching of Rev. A. B. Farle, of the Baptist Church, Mr. Earte continued preaching daily till the third Monday in March. Since then the Rev. Dr. Stiles has preached in the Presbyteriaw® churches ten days, On the first Sai. bath in April twenty-six new members were added to the Rey. Dr, Burgett’s (Presevierian) church, and fourteen to tl ickson street Presbytertan church, forty to the Method st churches and nearly a bua- dred to the Baptist churches, A New Mission Chapel for Colored People. On Sunday morning last a new mission chapel for colored people was opened at No. 26 Allen street. The building is a neat brick structure. The main room, Which has been modestly fitted up as ® chureh, has a seating capacity for about 200 persons. The apartments on the upper door of the building are to be used as school and class rooms, The mission is one of fourteen already established in the city, and is under the auspices of the New York Sunday School and mission society of the Methodist Church. Alt of the meetings were participated in by crowds of colored people, the afternoon services being par- ticulariy noticeable for the fervent speeches of a number of the enfranchised race, The Catholics Buy 2 Jewish Synagogue. Rey. Dr. Preston, of St Ann's Roman Catholic church in Eighth street, on Sunday last informed his congregation that, in consequence of the grow- ing inaaequacy of the church edifice to meet the wants of the parighioners, he had purchased the Jewish synagogue building in Twelfth street, be- tween Third and Fourth avenues, with adjoming Jots, upon the site of which itis proposed to bulld ao large and elegant church. Books for the recordiug of Subscriptions have been opened. None But Men of Devoted Piety Wanted in Arkansas, Rev. T. W. White writes the Central Presbyterian that two years in Arkansas have wrought wonder- tml changes in his views on many subjects. No ministers “are wanted in the State but menof de- voted piety, accurate knowledge of human nature ntiring zeal and thorough devotion to the Master's se. A jarge portion of our salaries is paid by men of thé world, and when this is the case they must see and know the man before they will con- tribute anything towards his support.’ There are now vacant four flelds, any one of which would sup- port a minister, ; THE NEW PILOT BOAT, Trial Trip of the James Gordon Bennett, No. 6— An Able, Speedy and Comfortable Craft. Friday morning last, with the entire crew of the boat and a goodly number of prominent citizens of New York and Brooklyn as guests, among them be- ing two or three naval architects and pilot boat nuild- ers of reputation, this craft started on a trial trip from pier No, 16 fast river. Down the bay and past Sandy Hook the trip was continued, and not until a late hour in the afternoon was there a Wish expressed to return to the city. It is seldom the good fortune of those who desire to test a boat of this characier to have such an opportunity presented this crew, a8 they met wich sti breezes, calm and heavy squall, and the result, although an- ticipated, was sativactory, as the boat proved herself of great siabitity, speed and comforiabie to adegree. During the afternoon, after the labor of the day had been attended to, and it was so conclusive that this the latest production of Messrs. Laurence & Foulkes was a suecess, the hermony of the victory was kindly blended in ex; ressions of con- gratuiations. Seldom, among the legion of such trips, does one begin and end so auspiclously as ths, The guests were pleased, the crew were happy and Captain Chapinan incest The Jan Gordon Bennett will begin her gr vork early next week in going to sea on her initial cruise. BILLS SIGHED BY THE GOVERNOR, The following bills were approved by Governor Hoffman on Thursday, and now on file in the office of the Secretary of State:— Charter of village of Walden. Awending charter of Brevoort Savings Bank, Incorporating Savings Bank at Lockport, Reilet of First Regiment New York Volunteers in Mexican war. Jucorporating Westfeld Savings Bank. Katablishing boundary between New Rochelle and Pelham. Episcopal Fuad, Diooese of Albany. DRESS FASHIONS. Paris Style Struggling Against April Weather— Napoleon and tie Dynasty and the Army and the Plebiscitum—How the Ladies Read “Yo” and “‘No"’—Costumes Material—Skirts and Tunios-What Eugenie Wore at a Royal Party—Bridal Garments—Concert at ‘he Tuileries—Art and Song—Ma- dame Ollivier at the British Ministerial Banquet “Young” and “Old” Ameri- ca on the Turf. Panis, April 26, 1870, A most refreshing blow from the east swept everything down before promenaders oa the Boule- vards lass evening, It was a welcome revival of March, and has been followed by a still more wel- come April shower, which, 1 trust, will lay down some ot the dust before next review. ‘The troops were covered wita fine sand yesterday on their return to quarters, after the Emperor and his son had ridden through their lines in the court of the Tuileries, Napoleon himself looked as if he had been seasoned with pepper and salt, But, though much coolerin our capital, the /u'ta plebiscitaria still rages; itis alt plebisotte, pleviscitum; and the worst 1s, vaccination can’t cure it, No virus as yet been discovered whereby the power of affirmation and hezation could be knocked out of aman. Ladics are anticipating much fun; they are anxious to see how mates will look when wooed and have to reply “yes,” gad if they will blush or appear indignant when It comes to ‘no.’’ The excitement 1s immense; 80 great that we may look forward to a plebiscite hat, a plebisetle necktie and @ plebiscite racer. As I do not confine myself exclusively to the cut of dress in these letters, but also extend remarks to the fashions of our times, [ will give your readers speciinen of the dupilcity attained in this great centre of invention. It regards‘the plebiscite, ot course, Who could allude to anything else just now, ? Jn order to avold giving electors the trouble of running about for pen, ink and paper on the sth ot May proximo, Official votes have beea circu'ated, each bearing & printed “oul? The tieset has simply to be foided up and thrown in the urn, Why, it is the easiest and plea- santest thing to do in the world. So far there is no duplicity to contemn; only landable fore- sight to admire. Neither dol disapprove of those who, never having given a direct answer in their hives to a direct question, abstain from voting en- tirely. But this is where deceit is shown; many there are who for official reasons want to have tie appearance of votng “oui,” but in reality moan Such as these aceept the printed ticker on paper and scratch out the “1” at the end of “oul,’? then turn the payer upside down and the ‘0’ looks like an *n;”? after this by the side o. the “o? they write an “n’ and the syliable stands‘ non.” I Suggest that your Jady reiders should amuse them- seives mnocenily by turning yes into no, as T have just described. “If we are ‘to have an/ plebiscite clothes they will probably be neither one thing nor the otner, for fashions do equivocate at all times, and will avail themselves of this occasion to confuse humanity more than ever. Ivis, nowever, not the thing to mix up epoch in attire; itis the quintessence of gentility to adopt a period and adhere to ft. Thus, if the slashing sty.e 13 becoming, there are the dvesses under Henry [. If bows and ruche and lively dash is preferred there is the piquant Pompadour, If the first e.npire 13 the idea there are Josepnine, Hortense, Mme. Tallien and Mme, de Stael. Any thing that has no styic, where so many are considered becoming, is natue raliy defined “horrid,” “perfect guy’ und so on. Ladies who do not like elther the past or present are free to wear black gios grain, black grenadine, black lace or black- cashmere; loopel, tied up behind, fringed or iestooned ad libitun, One point must be insisted on: it short skirts are worn the over-tunic must be short in front and the under petiscoat flomnced up very high; but if a trained skirt is preferred then the bottom flounce should be wide aud trimmings high only up the front width, Tne tunic 1s looped behind sowards tie sides, and open, en cadlier, Thus, the sd-c.ilied ‘sweep’? is perf: ‘he Empress’. toilet at Princess Mathilde'’s party, given in honor of the young Prince and for jus Eas- ter holidays, Wasa most tasteful one, It was a Baltic green robe covered wi. white point lace. In her hair she wore (diamond ivy leaves and scariet an- emones ; several rows of dia‘nuuds glistened on her shoulders. When hor Majesty entered on the fes.ive scene wet Son was already at his third polka; he had come carly Win NS youtnfal adjurants, who were “helping” him. Twas magimed these samons as- sistunts are young Conneau, sp pasar, Frossard aig de Persigny. Whatever the FA fing tlo%$ ‘they do likewise, and lately smasied plenty Qf glass at Fontainbieau over games at tennis oath The Emperor was expected, but the plediscituny has charms for hi and kept him at tue Ture. tes. Princess Mathilda wore white tulle, in her hair a Tose aud diamonds; the bride, Mine. Maurice Rich- ard, Was in very pale greea, with snowvails in her hair and diamonds, As usual at Princess Mathi.da’s, the guests were chosen men of the day, from ali une be apy spieres, Waether industrial, titerary or ar- ce Tue Tuileries concert took place as T announced in my lasi. ‘The singers were Mile, N.Jsson and Gueymard, MM. Lefort, Capoul, Bouhy and cI luere; Violin, M. Lauterbach. ‘Her Majesty’s toilet Was most yor; us and of uuexpected effect. It was @ hasturtium sik, covered Wiih a train of white lace, over Which fell trom the waist behind a rich pout sash of the nasturtium shade. The iront, en tablier, Was a pe.fcet parterre of flowers ant foliage, the pretitest spring bivssoms, auricu as, stocks und peri- winkies hanging on tube strewn with gold. ‘the headdress was u royal bandel.t of square emeralds set with diamonds; the nec! Was a green velvet ribbon, on which dauonds were sewn. Tue ouler remarkub.e to.let at this splendid con- cert was the Marquise de Canisy’s, remarkable for its elegant simplicity, A white eréepe de chine, with @ lovely white silvery hue on if, and an Algerian scart thrown below the wast and ted on behind, Tue bodice was low. The headdress, thick plas and a Wreath of variegated puppies, With a tuft of lies of the valley between, rising ih light sheaves ike so many aigrettes. A pretiy toilet of this week was that worn by Mme, Emile O.lvier at the dinner party given by Lora Lyons to Eari Russell at the Eugiish em- Das A pale blue silk, with Lonis XV, bodice, trimmed with pale biue blonde, In her hair the juventl» wife of the head of the French Cabinet Wore nothing but @ blue velvet rboon, Lady Russell sult shows t'aces of the beauty for Which she was once so1amed; She wore a black robe of very rich material, covered with port lace, and over her shoulders @ rich mantle o: the same. Her deportuwent 18 still queenly, and her smile tae sweetest that ever adorned a woman's face. Lord Russell 1s now eigity, but brisk, sharp and lively. His French 13 pure and his answers rather sharp when question SCKNES ON THE TURF—NUPAR PACHA AND THE HARALD. ‘The races for the second day of Longchainps were favored by very fine Weasher and a very numerous attendance, Biack and black with while weve pro- minent features. Jet again reappeared amoug nosis of ruche and sweeping fringe. Anew winning, too, 18 the Mower, in relief, on block mantics, It is a kind of revived’ Binche lace, Scarfs were mut ‘worn, instead of capes, mantles or cusaques. A witte cloth driving cos.ume, richiy trimmed with yioiet velvet, was much admired, Jt was worn by Com- tesse Biguon, A tiack grenadine, wimmed with whie Malines lace, aud worn with @ scarf t.ed b; hind, da-hed by before L coud recognize 18 weaver, I only noted that the hat was all white lilac and black piumes, Within the weighing 8 and the equte page of the Marquise de Canisy was inuch surround- ed. She wore a gray ciépe de chine, looped with cords and tassels, a Dodie: something Hke a rid ng Jacket, and vaporous giay scart over ber shoulders. From her hat ied a fae gray plume. The turnouis were in tuil force. There came ons, in his splendid caléche, chose to Dyemil ctoria. A moment later passed ihe e de Gibacos, in a daumont, drawn Jel black horses; y was iu glossy black satin, Prince Bivesco tad de Mr. Wiikinson a his own mail and four. Pilncess de la Tremv.le was in her bine calhche, with her nephew, Primee de Saim. Princ MkKa, Im pale green, was in a dark green D Princess ‘Troubessoi, ta & mail phaeton. Princ de ternich, in a biack cal. che (canoe Or boat shape), was tn advance of tb ot Mr, J. G. Bennet, ‘this last name me that lis Exe th Nubar Pacha, on hearing that the so! HERALD was in Paris, ste him, “dn orcer Ne enter- isa ¢ Pacha hay py prise shown by the proud tin umed American paper to find such men as Nub. @ honest hand of stich say, Wil never wear a iez n “club men here call Bim Mr. Beunect, the king of ‘acitmen, and evidently are auxious to itonize nim, but they cannot get aciance, At tis my bachelor vanity 18 very much hurt. I should have liked to see him drive wam and four down the Avenue Vimperatrice, with about a dozen Paris dandies on the top, They would have, needlessly, been i ter- ror of a spill, and that woulda have kept tuem quiet in yery high life, a state they are neVer to be caugnt in, AMERICAN DIPLOMATIC SHOW. Talking of vehicivs and jonavles YT cannot help mentioning how much more my pride tn Americans Was humbled by the conveyance ty whieh the very Worthy aud honvred EB. Wash jurne, of the United States legation in Paris, went to the ch rity bail given Ly the Engl sh at the Grand Hotel. While Lora Lyous d.ove up in hs chxaut carmage, Mr, Washburne and his elderly friend, Mr. Secre.ary Hoduan, both bad to aught ivow @ hired coack of erence of the proprietor of the New Yor | despatched a notification of | vory mean appearance, We gal! know that every. thing ‘1 vanity; but suppos y's | weat to a charity Ber von OF to La: a visibto PAesiient Grant ona doukey, it w be ove doug humility and mahiag vain of the vrtue. Lknow tha some vi tut are a uocess ty, Is tt to > stl thay! th: republ.c of Ame. ica cann ¢ aiford to let her sresentauves go to acharity bali in the sty.e befitting teir station? $0 ld thtshe the case twere well of hem two “gec oul afew doors ower down,” for ‘ginkeys" are faceuous, ant rewarks on such respecte Lau) gray. haired mea us those T have mentioned migat be checked by this diplomacy, ‘ .- THE ALEXANDER MYSTERY. A Screw Loose Somewhere—A Penniless Daugh. ter Bravely Battling for Her Fa- ther’s Property. ‘This extraordinary case was continued yesterday before surrogate Hutchings, some few score people being present, Mrs. Mulner, being examined, testified she was ine troduced to Mra, Carne Graff and bad a conversa tion with her, Mr. Spencer objected to the conversation being given in estdence, on the ground that Mr, Redfield having Introduced Mrs, Grail asa witness couid not impeach her testimony by proof directly contradict ing her, 4 ‘The Surrogate held that this was a special proceed- ing of the same nature a8 a supplementary proceed> dug and the contradiction couia be admitted. ‘The witness testified that on the first week of May, 1869, Mra, Graff had void her that her father had come to his own again, aud thew circumstances were much improved, o Q. Did she say her father had given her any money or means or property, or nad made her any present ? Mr. Cook, connsel for the respondents, renewed tee objection of Mr. Spencer, ant argued that lb cud not be evidences in auy other view than as impeach- ing the testimony of Mra, Graff. Mr. Burrett rep ied, c.a mtag that the Court nad justly and corvesly laid down the rule by the avalo- gy Of the supplementary procee tings. ‘hey had proved thit Mrs. Graff's husband — received $4,000, Why micht they not prove thit tuis woman had rec ived @ stnHar amount? Mr, Hutchings held that, under tie statu e, this was a ee Jing m the incervst of publ.c .ust.c >; that the wi were caled by the Vourt 10 enlocce 18 jJurisdicaon, aud were not nevessarily the wituesses of either purty, He, thevelo.e, allowed the que tion. Answer to the quesuon—Sh+ spoke of it as her for- tune; she said she had received ner portion of the fortune whch had come into her fataer’s hands; she spoke of it as her poritun. ‘ ‘To Mr. Spencer—Th: convers ition was tn the end of Aprilor the beginaing of May; Proiessor Woods introducsd her to me that day; made no memorandam of the conversation; tie fiest thing I remember her speaking of was sume rty tnat had been removed from the coach. she spoke of tueir having improved th ar ins.ances by ther vemoval from ch st Karas; that her husvand was making five tines as much Since her taiher had coms to his home asain, Mr. Cuacles A. Westcott, a brother-ta-law of James Graf, remembered & Conver atioa With him, in which he had said an old gentieman boarding wth his wife’s fa her had given her two bonds, a Broox- lyn bond and a Virginia boad; the par value was about $4,000; I sold them for, ] think, less than $2,000 to Mr. Tanner, a broker; I did not see any- thing of a Uniied states bond; Ldon’t know where I placed the proceeds; I can’t say what I did with the proc-eds; I patd tie procveis to Mr. Graft in this) way; paid him = some money; he owed me some, and | kept p.rt of it to meet the ex- penses of his paper; Ido.'t th have $100 of th je.t; had @ conversation with Graif yesterday about these bonds; 1 could possibly tell fron my books the stale of our account; | have not given Mr. Grait any money on account of them since Wednesday; have not given aby portion of the procee.is to Mis. Graf or to Mrs, Gardner; have re-eived no) other bonds from, ior or on account of tie Grats or the Gard.ners. . ‘ro Mr, Spencer—Mr. Graff said the old gentleman ‘had been at the Gardners a long ume; he did not say much of anything iurther to me about it; I did not ke:p strict accounts wii my brother. Mr. I-aac Winstow testifigd taat he was an old ac- quainiance of Captain Alexander, and had a con- versafion with him directly betore his death; he b-gge.l me to examine and count out a number of bouus he bad around bis person; he puiled out two Leits, one of wh.ch contained the bonds and the other money; the bonds were over $30,000; 1 do not know how much there was of money; he was in tne ha i of frequently calling on Mr. Dewey to have them examined. : Q. Did he say to you that he could not sleep with- out (he bonds around ls neck? A. Yes; he said he never went withou: the bonds around his person. To Mr. Spencer—Was never examined be- foie in this case; cannot exactly 1emember the date when I made the examination; am an agent for recei aud forwarding g00.is; when the old gentleman came to my office ne asked fo: Mr. Dewey, and waited ten or fifceen minutes for him; Mr. Dew.y not making hs, appesrance he asked me to count the bonds tur lim; he opeued the belt himself and turne:l them out uo. the counter; caniot recol.ect whether there Were $100 boads among them; some were Ohio, some Virgin.a bods, Hat cannot swear po vive y what the caaracter or value of the bonds were; think some of them were Brooklyn water bonds; cannot swear wheter hey Were genuine or not, and cannot swear whether they ware Cone lerate bonds or not; know little or no- thing Saour bonds, but s.inply counted them, Mrs, Cnatlopl> Ann Mogan, a res:deni of a house. tn Brooklyn sof $4ift-eu or fourteen yeas, Testided’ she knew Captain Alexandr we.l; he boarded with her several 1 nes during Sig last thirvegp yours. Mr. Redfield off-red to show $2at Captain Alexan- der said he , to the witness, to change his bourding hous: if Witness—He d'd. Court ruled out the answer, Wituess cntinued ami sald sie that counted his bonds three tunes and believed the aggrezaiv to be over $30,000; knew that he carved gold, but do not recoll ct seeiag it; Ido not believe he was @ resident of the Gardners’ house for eleven years be.ore his death; I did not know he was there f@t all; attended the ‘uneral of Capfa no Alexander at Gardner's hou-e; the only th ng said to me by the Gardners was that at his death the Captain hat a hundred dollars or so about his person; in con- versation w.th Mr. Gardner, he said he didu’c be- lieve the old gentieman Was worth any more money than what was iound upon him; he also remarked taht ire died easy, Mr, Spencer objected to the proposition of Mr. Redfield to prove thac Captam AJexander and IMs dauczhter were on the most friendly terms, aad that sue acted as his agent in New Or cans. To Mr. Spencer—I don't believe the bonds were Contederate, because he received money on the coupons, which lused to cut off for hun: the oid gentleman never gave gave me $2,0.0: don't know of any of my Jawuily receiving anything; there was a transastion be- tween himself and Mr, Morgan to the extent of $2,090 on prop-rty. . Mr. Janes 8. Breath—Knew Captain Alexander; Was present at his funeral and had a conversavon with a lady, who called herself Mrs, Graff; met Mr. Girduer, and said to him that ne knew decease to have a quantity of bonds about him and requested him to put them in a sife place in the lan is of the Surrogate; Mra, Gardn'r then came in and said that all (ie money taat was sound upon the Captain’s bay was $150; she also said that there was ho bag found about him: that she nurs d hin until he died, and then lald him out; one year be ore bis dvata FT saw hs bonds; the denomiint.ons were principally $600 and $1,000; he had $6,000 of Virginia bouds, $7,000 Missouri, about $3,000’ in five-t vent Loutsi- ana bonds and others | cannot recollect; | never saw him with etter Coufeder. te nete. or Lonis. The case was here adjourned uutil ten o'clock Thursday morning. 5 a A DSUBLE RAMROAD MURDER. ‘Two Men Killed on the New Jersey Central Ruilroad at Elizabethpert Yesterday—Great Excitement—Coroner’s Inquest. Yesterday, shortly after eleven o'clock, a frightful Jersey, at Eizabethport. While Bernard O’Connor and Patrick McGovern, driver andjnight waichnaa respective im the employ of Lyon & Sons, brewers, of Newark, were dnving in a heavy double team wagon over the crossing at Magnolia street, nar Schnetder’s woods, the half-past ten o’elock train from New York came whirling song at ahigh rate of sp ed, The men failed to observe the approaching train, and before they could clear the track the Wajon was struck and shivered to atoms. McGovern was instantly kille |, his neck having been broken and his head disigured. O'Connor Was picked up, suppo-ed to bo dead; but, though having sustained a ‘err.ble fracture of the skull, he was still alive up to last evening. No hopes recovery Were enieriained. Ib was though id not live throush the night. The team of horses, valued at $800, were Killed instantly, one of them being tossed forward on the track 200 yarcs, ‘The cot trata } asser! | Crossing. were e d that there Waa po Cagman stations! at the Tue body of the déad man and that of his | amost lifeless compation were removed to the Kuzabeth depot. Fie living and the dead were placed almost side by side in & pestiferous, nausea- ling Inmber room, a& fact iat Wh! uot be forgorem by ihe Corones’s jury. ‘At five o'viock, OF soon after, a jury of eignt men, With James Gale as foreman, was convened by Coro- ner braun, After the s liad beea sworn io Jorgner Bravo aldressed them, and saul the ma tee before them Was & Very serious one aud one that des manded a stiict investigation. A juror remarked that he thought the company onglit to have & fagman statioved at the crossing where tie occurrence took plaice. ‘After viewing the body of McGovern and lis coms panion in miscry the jury proceeded to tne sc the catastrophe aud took observations. The adjourned tii to-morrow. MeGovern has a wile residing {n Johnston street, Newark, and O'Connor a wie aud Uiree chticren up Mulberry streel, Newark. The Flizaveth peopie aré greatly exciied ovor the disast-r, aud no Ube tudige nation is folt agalust the rauxoad company, me any money; he never - accident took place on the Central Railroal of New .