The New York Herald Newspaper, February 19, 1871, Page 5

The Anticipated Aquatic Ju- Dilee of 1871. ‘What the Cambria’s Visit to New York Accomplished. Yacht Building Very Active—Mr, Ashbury’s Mew Schooner Livonia—Will She Prove @ Wicked Antagonist t-Cambria to ‘la A Plucky Challenge—Attempted inion of the Leading London Clubs—Win- ning Yachts and Prizes of Last fieason—Mr. Lorillard and the Enchantress Wanted in British Waters. Lorvon, Feb. 4, 1871, THE COMING SEASON, If there 1s any truth in the old saying ,that ‘“‘com- Ing events cast their shadows before’? them, the lovers of yachting on this side of the Atlantic may fairly congratulate thomselves on the prospect of an unusually brilliant campaign during the coming peason. Already the pote of preparation has been sounded in the principal building yards, and the tongue of Rumor is puay with the prospective merits of a whole fleet of embryo clippers now on the stocks, that are destined to pat to shame the flyers of former years and make the “buoy at the Nore” and the “nice Httle gal at the Needles” open their watery eyes with ‘wonder and admiration! Of course these glowing anticipations must be accepted to a certain extent cum grano, seeing that each coming season, like the lust new baby, 13 invartably heralded as the “finest ever known;” but, making every allowance for Dame Rumor’s exaggerations, there can be no ques- tion but that the visit of the Sappho and Dauntless jJast spring and the Cambria’s recent cruise in American waters have imparted a pewerful stimu- Jus to British yachting—and, for the matter of that, w British yacht building—tnat can scarcely fail to bear good fruit. ‘The Cowes builders are, as usual, to the fore, with numerous additions to our Pleasure navy. Ralsey bas no fewer than four new crait on the stocks, viz:—Mr. Ashbury’s new schooner, Livonia; the Harlequin, a schooner of minety-nine tons, for Colonel Markham, the late owner of the Pantomime; a yaw! of ninety tons, to be called the Day Dream, for Colonel Lloyd, the owner of the Gelert, and a little two-aticker of Untr- ty-two tons, for sir C, Harvey. In addition to these, White, of East Cowes, is building a schooner of 189 tons and a racing cutter of twenty-five tons, while Hatcher, of Southampton, Is devoting his energies, tater alta, to the construction of a new forty-ton cutter, to be called the Alcyone, for Sir Wiluam Top- bam, which ts expected to rival the achievements of her sister vessel, the little Muriel. THE LIVONIA AND CAMBRIA, Among these clippers of the future the lion’s ehare of interest naturally attaches to Mr. Ashbury’s new schooner Livonia, for the construction of which, it 1s rumored, her builder has received a carte Dianche, regardless of expense, with the express understanding, however, that she will be expected to redeem her sister Cambria’s lost laurels and bring back from New York to the shores of the Bolent the much-coveted Queen's Cup of 1851. The new crack, whose tonnage is about 280, English measurement, will be ready for launching towards tie ena of April and wien nearer completion, we shall make a point of “.nterviewing” her. I “imi- tation ts the sincerest flattery,’ the American yacht builders have reason to regard the construction of the Livonia in the light of a compliment, inasmuch as she will represeut the “broad and shallow”? model S0 inucb decried 1a England before the advent of the Sappho. Indeed, it ls currently whispered that her lines will be tue exact counterpart of Messrs, Poillous’, or, Ougut we not rather to say, Captain Fish’s masterpiece? Apropos of Mr. Ashbury and his yacht, it would seem that the announcement which appeared some weeks ago in all the English sporting journals, to the effect that the Cambria had changed owners—having been purchased by a well Known coivnel in the Guards for the sum of £6,600, upwards of $32,000—was, Lo say tie least, prema- ture, as she was advertised for sale — ae or two back in the columns of Bell's Life. Itis now generally understvod that the negotiations for her purchase Were interrupted by some hitch or other at the eleventh hour, as the paragraph announcing that she had been disposed of was furnished to the English newspapers by Mr. Ashbury himself, That a yacht of the Cambria’s calibre would speedily Ond @ purchaser at anything like a reasonable figure there can be no doubt; but £10,000 or £11,000 (from $50,000 to $55,000)—the sum on @it asked for her last epring—surely savors of “too much of a muchness."? Fossibly, however, her spirited owner may have moderated his estimate of her value since his transatlantic trip. Still i is quite ciear that he has not lost all faith in her capabihties, seeing that he has just rushed once more into print with an offer to sail “the Egeria seven times around ihe Isle of Wight; four from Cowes under Keyal Yacht Squadron rules and three from Ryde uuder Royal Victoria Yacht Club rules; each race for ten guineas cup; the winner to pay all wages and expenses.’ The above challenge is coupled with the stipulation that all the seven matches shall be sauled before the 16th of April. It remains yet to be seen whether the owner of the Egeria will accept this sporting offer. Should he do 80 he Will find no lack of backers among English achtmen. In the meantime the Cambria is lyng idie in the mud at Cowes, minus the greater portion of ner lead, which has been transferred to the Li- vonia. SCARCELY A “GOOD TIME.” B_ the way, ur. Ashoury h.g had anything but a od time of it of late. Since his return from the Jmited States he has been compelled to run tho gauntiet of no fewer than three public dinuers given in his honor—viz., one at Manchester and two at Brighton, which latter place, it is anticipated, wiil some day or another permit him to write the talismanic letters “M, P.” after his name. That pe- cullarly British instituuon—a public dinner—is under any circumstances a trying ordeal for the “guest of the evenmg;” but to be driven to make the same speech almost tm todulen verbdis, and, worse till, to bo reported three times in less than three weeks, really sa vors of absolute cruelty. It was, doubtless, the fear of another infliction of this Kind that has caused Mr, Ashbury to return a polite refusal to & similar invitation from the members of the Royal Harwich Yacht Club, of which he is Commodore. And now the Royal Thames Yacht Club, aiter due deliberation, os it would seem, are talking of askin; him to yet another dianer. Ve victis/ What woul have been doue if he had brought the ’61 Cup home ‘With nim? A GREAT AMALGAMATION SCHEME, An attempt to amalgate the three leading London yacht clubs in one great body, which should be to the shames what the Royal Yacht Squadron 1s to the Solent, has recentiy created a fright- ful hubbub among the yachting communit here. The scheme was originally mooted by Lot Alfred Paget, the Bpae Commodore of the Royal Thames Yacht Club, Who, in a circalar addressed b; ‘way of a “feeler” to the members of the three lead- ing clubs, hinted pretty piainly that if the proposal met with general acceptance his Royal Highness, tne Prince of Wales, who had always evinced a deep interest in the sport, might be induced to hoist his pennant as Commodore of the New Thames squad- Tron. The proposed amalgamation was warmly oe with very few exceptions, by the great bulk of our leading yacht owners and yachtmen; but unfortunately yacht owners and yachtmen con- stitute @ very narrow miulnority in certain of the London yacht clubs, the majority of whose members appear to regard the display of a tasteful club button, with a liberal allewance of gold lace, ata club ball on board the club steamer on a match day, as the great end and alm of their existence. From this section of our “yachtmen” Lord Alired’s scheme encountered a most strenuous opposition, aud, after @ protracted contreversy in the columns of Bel’s Liye, in the course of which personalities were freely indulged in by both sides, the project ‘was allowed to drop, with the understanding that it should be revived at & more convenient season, That it will ever be successfully carried out, at any rate, until 6 radical change is made {n the constitution of the Thames Yacht Club, 1s, perhaps, too much to hope; but it 1s generally be- Heved in well-informed circles that the project, when first mooted, would have met with a far more cor- dial reception but forthe incompromising hostility which the Royal Thames Yacht Club has always dis- pet towards their younger rivals, the “New fhames,”’ which better society, it should be men- tioned, was the result of a secession from tne old club in Albemarle street some three years ago. In that short space of time the young club—notwith- standing that for some cause or other, which 1s Ree sibly susceptible of explanation, it has failed toobtain the distinction of an Admiraliy warrant and the concomitant prefix of ‘Royal’ has enrolled in the ranks nearly all the leading yacht owners of the day Gud now bid fair to run the parent society a clese race for the ja abe tie lachryme. But it is truly to be regretted that such petty jealous- jes should have been allowed to mar the successful realization of a scheme that promised te ao 60 much for the promotion of sport on the Thames. We mast, however, hepe for better times. Apropos of the New Thames Yacht Club, it is stated on geod authority that there were no fewer than 600 applica- tons for the pest of secretary which became vacant some weeks age, WINNING YACHTS OF 1870, Pending the publication of the match fixtures for 1871, which may be expected In the course of the NEW YORK HERALD, SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 19, 1871—TRIPLE SHEET. present month, a brief retros} at some note’ of the past season fay posaiiy not be ut of othe ies may le on which the 3} P) yachting 18 pursued in this country from the fact ‘that the valne of the prizes won by the lve most successful yachts of last year—viz,, the fgeris Fiona, Muriel, Flying Oloud and the Van- amounted to no less than £3,470, Of 8 the Egeria, schooner, 162 tons— Mr. “Muinolland—netted £780, re} seven first prizes and four second, including the Prince of Wales’ Chailenge Cup at Cowes; the Fiona, cutter, seventy-eignt tons (Mr. Boucher), took £750, With nine first and three second prizes; the litwle Muriel, cutter, forty tons (Mr, H. Bridson), 18 credited with no fewer than twelve victeries, repre- senting a total of £720, while the Flying Cloud, schooner, seventy-five tens (Count Batihyani), won mine first prizes and one second, making a total ef £685, and 9 Voagaard, cutter, Bixty tons, owned by the late Cotonel Verschoyle, has no fewer \ban five victories and one second prize to her credit, in- cluding & brace of Queen’s Cups, one at Cowes and the other at Southampton, giving a total of £435. By the , We have heard a good deal in this country of Mr. Lorillard. Is it too much to hope that, in the event of the Enchantress answering bis expectation during her cruise in the Mediterranean, he may be tempted to test her sailing capabiiities this year in British waters ? BASE BALL NOTES. Prospects of the Coming Season—Olub Organi- zations—Appeointments on the National As- sociation Committees. ‘The coming base ball season promises to be the liveliest and at the same time the most brilliant of any ever before known in the history of the sport, Owing to the comparatively large number of professional clubs that will during the summer and fall months contest upon the the turfed fleld for the supremacy iirst class Piayers have been In great and anprecedented de- mand ever since the season of 1870 closed. New York, Beston, Philadelphta, Chicago, Washington, Troy, Cleveland, Rockford and even Omaha will each have first class professional nines, Brooklyn, which nas always occupied a prominent positien in the very front rank of the sport, and which has ever been able to boast of at jeast one club than whitch there were few as good end none better, will content herself this season with resting upon her laurels. The old Atlantics are wholly broken up, four of their best players having joined the Mutuals, of New York, one the White Stockings, of Chicago, and one the Haymakers, of Troy, leaving but three—yiz., Chapman, Hall and McDonald, ag remnants of what was but recently “the” club of the country, Those most competent to judge of such matters declare that the Mutuals will be itn the strongest team in existence, and that the Washington O!ym- pics, who have Edward Mills, iate of the “Mates,’? as first base and captain, Asa Brainerd as pivener, Allison as catcher, Sweezy as second base, Leonar ag efort atop and Borthrong as centre fleld, will stand second upon the list. vhe following 18 the Mutual nine complete:—Fer- Fane? captain and second base; Joc Start, first ase; Charies Smith, third base; Richard Pearce, short stop; Wolters, pitcher; Coarles Mills, catcher; HMatileld, Me ag Eggler, centre feld, and Patier- son, right fleld, ‘the Haymakers, of Troy, will alse be very strong, many of their old players who distunguished them- selves last year in the Chicago nine having re- turned to their first love, The Forest City Club, of Cleveland, retain all their old players with the exception of their right field and their short stop, hese two positions are filled respectively by Basa and Charles Pabor, both of the Unions, of Morrisania. The following are the nine and the positions in which they will play:—Catcher, James White; pitcher, Albert Pratt; first base, James Carlton; second base, Eugene Kimball; third base, Ezra Sutton; short stop, John Bass; left tield, George Henbell; centre field, Arthur Allison; right field, Charles Pabor; they have not as yet secured a tenth mam, but will eked engage Doyle, who played with them part Of last season. in the person of James White they have, without doubt, the most ; edective and the most brilliant catcher that ever stood behind & bat, and asa baiter he has but few equals, Pratt, their pitcher, 1s aleo a good player, nis only fault being his inability to congrol the ball as well as might be desired, but if ®& coniesting nine happen w get the “hang’’ of his delivery. Pabor can take his place, and treat the batters to some of his pecul: left-handers, Bags 1s @ good short stop, a hard and safe hitter and fn earnest worker. Let the professionals beware of this team. ‘There will be a great deal of rivalry between the Washington Ulympics and Harry Wright's Boston nine, a8 the piayers of the famous old ‘Red Stock- ings" are avout equally divided between the two organizations. In this vase it will be “Red Stock- ings” against “Reds,” and if they do not “make the fur fy’ it will be a wonder, MOVEMENTS OF PROFESSIONALS. Pike, late of the Atiantics, and Beavins, of the Stars, will play with the Haymakers. Atwater, of the “Reds,” has gono to the Chicago nine, and also Zettiein, of the Atiantics. se are boti first class eet Thomas Forker, Alfred Tuake and Thomas nnon have gone to Fort Wayne, Ind. Spaulding, of the Forest City, of Rockford, the two Wrights, McVey and Gouid ‘have gone to Boston, Martin an Nelson, of the Mutuals, and Hodes and Duffy, of the White Stockings, have again returned to the old Eckifords, Meyerle wili play third base for the Philadelphia Athletics. President Wildey, of the National Association, has announced the following comiittees for 1871. The National Association book wil be ready for dis- tribution carly 1n March:— Rules—M., J. Kelly, New York Association; B. H. Bapiss Pennsylvania; W. Hayes, New Jersey; J. 8. Page, New York; H.C. McLean, District of Co- lumbia, Printing—W. Glenn, New York; T. Foley, Ili- nois; T. W. Cantwell, Sew York. Nominations—a. H. Wright, Pennsylvania; Titus Sheard, New York; J. Sterling, New Yor«. Judiciary—J. 5. Rogers, Pennsylvania; ©. K. By- Tam, Massachusetts; A. Putnam, Vonnecticut; J. He Westervelt, New Cle C. Halbach, Pennsyl- vania; M. W. Dowli iew York; James Woods, Tiinois; WD. Joues, New York; W. J. Hilton, New jersey. HORSE NOTES. Among the horses which have shown themselves very fast during the late sleighing carnival is Mr. Jonn H, Starin, Jr.’s, bay gelding by Ethan Allen. He is very rapid and square gaited. Ex-Sheriff O’Brien’s team, @ brown aad gray, have been also going fast. They are fine looking and drive together splendidly. Mr. Schenck’s black team have shown a high rate of speed and are truly a gentleman’s veam. Dan Mace’s Little Dan, by Dantel Lambert, and a sorrel four-year-old, by Hickory Jack, make a very fast team and are very handseme. Captain Jake Vanderbilt’s biack team of mares, Charlotte Cushman and mate, have been very noticeable and have no superiors, They are of the St. Lawrence strain of blood and very rapid. Dan Mace’s black horse has shown great speed and is one of the invincibies. John H. Harbeck, Jr.’s, four-year-old black colt js a new one on the road, and with age Will, it is thought, come down very low. Mr. Purdy’s Ethan Allen gelding has shown himself up te snow work and can go like a whirlwind. Mr. Smith’s chestnut mare Idol is a splendid sleigh mare. Mr. A. R. Phyfe’s gray mare Soiltaire hag been trotting fast. She is a perfect beauty; also his Myron Perry gelding. Mr. ’ Lady Ross is a stunner to asieigh. The brown horse Rattlesnake can step very fast before the runners. Mr. George Andrews’ gray mare likes the “mustce of the bells,” and 1s very speedy. Mr. Black’s big buckskin horse can _ speed fast and far. Mr. Cook’s Golddust gelding, Tommy Golddust, and Patchen mare have shown plenty fe speed to a sleigh. Frank Ferguson, of the San Francisco stables, has just purchased the chestnut horse Qloudman. This horse is by Hiram Drew, of Maine, who was finely*bred. Cloudman has no record, but has shown himself very fast on the road and 18 known as one of the very fast ones. He wiil be entered and trotved in the spring purses. He was formeriy owned by Mr. Sanford, one of the largest owners @f race horses ‘ar Nellinger’s bay Norse Ti r. Bellinger’s bay horse Hiram ts will be trained next season. pene veuend EXHIBITION AT ST. PETER'S ACADEMY, BROOKLYN, An exhibition of the pupils of St, Peter's Acaa- emy, Brooklyn, took place in the beautiful hall attached to the school, at the corner of Hicks and Warren streets, on Thursday evening. ‘This hall ‘was built by the Rev. Joseph Francioli, pastor of St. Peter’s church, a8 @ concert hall, and is one of the ‘Most beautiful In Brooklyn. The entertainment commenced with an introduc- tory address by Master J. F. Sinclair, in which he spoke of the beautiful frescoing of the hall, thanked Father Francioi for its erection, and hoped that the audience would be pleased with the efforts of the pupils. Then followed numerous choruses, aecla- mations, solos, &¢., among which was a beautitul duet, performed on the violin by Master J. F. Doyle, and plano by A. Owers, m the most com- mendable style. The “iunter’s Chorus,” from “Der Fretachutz,” and the ‘Marselllaise’ Bymn’! were well performed by the band, consisting of the pupils, witu viol cornets, drums, &c. “Le Domino Noir” was performed by Professor Stoddart on the violin, with piano accompaniment. “The Polish Boy” was spoken by T. Duff Olweil, who exhibited a great deal of grace and taste, as he also did in bis part ef ‘Canute’ in a dialogue following. A drama called “Columbus at the Oourt of spain,” was acted much better than would be expected from boys, with Masters Reed, Walsh, Olwell, MoKenna, Siuciair and others, representing the characters with bdeautifal costumes. Among the many selections that followed was “The Harp ef Tara,” with variations, admirably executed en the piano by Master T. Duff Oilwell, and the “Cuckoo” on the violin, by E. Ow when the entertainment Wweund up with a cherus the pupils. Professor Stoddart deserves great credit fer.his excellent Management of such a number of : RELIGIOUS. Services To-Day. Rev, Dr. MoVicker will preach in the Church of the Holy Light, Seventh avenue, this morning and evening. At the Evangelical Lutheran Church of the Holy Trinity, Tweuty-Grst street, the pastor, Rev. G. F. Krotel, will preach morning and evening, Rev, Oscar Hugo preaches in Duane Methodist Episcopal church, Mudson street, near Spring, this morning, and in the Free Methodist church, West Forty-elghth street, in the evening. Rey, Abbott Brown preaches morning and even- ing in the Charch of the Reformation. A conversational Bible class 1s held thts afternoon at the Western Branch of the Young Men’s Christan Association, 285 Hudson street, Communion services to-day In the Fourth Re- formed Presbyterian church, Harvard Rooms, Sixth avenue and Forty-second street, Rev. J. Kennedy preaches in the morning, and Rev. J. R, W. Sloane, D.D., of Alleghany, Pa., ia the evening. “In the place where the tree falleth there shall it te” will be the subjeet of Rev. KE. C. Sweetser this evening i the Universalist church, corner of Bleecker and Downing street. In the Lexington avenue church, corner of Forty- sixth etreet, Rey. Dr. Sanderson will preach tn the morning, and Rey, Dr, Cheever in the evening, on ‘The Perils of Doing Spiritual Business on False Capital.” Rev. Dr. Ewer will hold forth at Christ church at both services, At the Church of the Messiah Rev, Mr. Hepworth has prepared two sermone—one morning and tho other evening. Jernue Urpheon Hopkins will play the organ at Grace chapel. Rev. 0. 8. Hanorver preaches at St. Luke’s Metho- dist Episcopal church. ‘There will be preaching In the Catholic Apostolic chareh this evening on ‘Yhe Early Appearing of Christ.”” Rev. Dr. Westcott wll preach in Plymouth Bap- tist church, Fifty-first street, this merning and even- Ing. Subject in the evening—To Young Men." Rev. Dr. Hall, of Brooklyn, will preach this even- ing im the Church cf the Incarnation on behalf of “The Children’s Fold.” Rey. J. M. Pullman will preach at the Church of Our Saviour (Sixth Universalist), Thircy-fifth street, this morning ana evening. Rev. Charles F. Lee will preach this morning on “St. Paul, the Christian Preacher,” im the Fifth Universalist church, Plimpton Building. Rev. Merrill Richardson will preach in the New England Congregational church this morning and evening. The subject inthe evening willbe “Nat ural £vil.” Rey. ©, S, Harrower preaches morning and even- ing in St, Luke’s Methodist Episcopal church. “The Death of the Soul, What It Is and How It Is Caused,” will be the subject of a lecture by Rev. Chauncey Giles, this evening, at the New Jerusalem (Swedenborgian) chareh, Thirty-ifth street. Rey. Dr. Kendrick preaches morning and even- ing in the Tabernacie Baptist church, Second ave- nue. Rev. Dr. Thompson will preacn this morning on “Moses, his Life and Works, a Proof of Inspira- tion.” Services also in the evening. Professor William Denton will speak before the Spiritualists this morning and evening. Morning subject—‘“'The Philosophy of Death.” Evening sub- ject—""The Deluge in the Light of Moderna Science.’ The Lenten Season—Rules for Its Observance as Promulgated by Archbishop McCloskey The Rules to be Kead in the Various Catholic Churches To-Morrow. The following 1s the pastoral regulation for Lent of the archdiocese of New York. It will very likely be read in all the churches to-morrow:— 1, All the week days of Lent, trom Ash Wednes- day to Easter Sunday, are the days of precept on one meal, with the allowance of a moderate collation in the evening. 2, The Lc of fasting includes also that of ab- stinence from the use of fesi meat. But by dispen- sation the use of fest meat 18 allowed in the diocese & Ube principal meal on Mondays, Tuesdays and ‘hursdays of Lent, with the exception Holy ‘Thursday, 8. There is neither fast nor abstinence to be ob- served on Sundays of Leat. 4, Itis not allowed to use fish with flesh meat at the same meal in Lent, 5. There 18 no prohibition to use eggs, butter or cheese, provided the rules of quantity prescribed by the fast be complied with. a Lard may be used in preparing fresh vegetables, &e. . The Church excnses from the obligation of fast- ing (but not of abstinence [rom flesh meat, except cases of sickness or the like) the following classes of of persons:—First, the intirm; second, those whose qauties are of an exhaustive or laborious character; third, persons who are attaining their growth; fourth, women in pregnancy or nursing infants; flith, those who are enfeebied by old age. ‘The public religious exercises this week in the churches of the city to commence each evening at 7:50 o'clock, will be:- On Moaday, in the Church of the Nativity, of the the Assumption (German), St. Michael’s und St, Anthony's (Italian). On Tuesday, in st. James’, St. Joseph's, St. Vincent de Paui’s (French), St.John the Evangelist’s, Holy Cross, St. Gabriel's, Immaculate Conception and Our Lady of Sorrows. On Wednesday, in St. Peter's, Most Holy Redeem- er’s (German), St. Francis of Assissium (German), $t. Paul’s (Ninth avenue and Fifty-ninth street), St. ‘Theresa's aud St. Jonn Baptist (German). On Thursday, in Cathedral, St. Andrew’s, St. Stephens’, St. Coiumba’s, St. Briaget’s St. Alphonsas’ (German), St. Lawrence's (Yerkville), aah Innocents, St. Rosa de Lima, St, Nicholas’, St. Joseph’s (German), Manhattanville, On Friday, in st. Mary’s Transfiguration, St. Nicmolas’ (German), St. Paul’s (Harlem), St. Boni- face’s (German), St. Vincent Ferrer’s, Church ef the Epiphany and Holy Name of Jesus. y order of the Most Reverend Archbiship of New York, Feast of the Purification of the Blessed Virgin Mary. 1871 J. MoNEIRNEY, Secretary. The New Jewish Dispensation. {From the New York Jewish Messenger, Shebat 26, 5,681 (Feb. 17, 1871).] ‘The sketch of ‘Judaism,’ in last Sunday's Herald, two columns in length, was an impartial and credit able composition. We have never yet read in a non, Jewish journal an article on che subject to which so little ex ception could be taken. It was not statistl- cal, but it referred to our existing “differences,” the conflicting views of what it termed the four parties, “extreme orthodox.” “conservatives,” ‘moderate reformers,” and “extreme radical reformers.” The Inst class, says the Herald, ‘composes only a few individual thinkers,” of whom “the mest advanced, and certainly the most eloquent, is the Rev. Raphael D’C. Lewin.” We must thank the Herald for afford- ing so clear and comprehensive a review of the pre- sent status ol Judaism in this country. , a The New Mediator—The ‘Herald. (From the same—same date.) Our venerable friend of the New York HERALD proposes to emerge from the retirement of his edi- torial chambers and to don the sacerdotal robes— what are they ?—of a Hebrew peacemaker, and by a wave of his majestic arm and a glance of his glitter- ing eye, to awe the discordant tribes of American Israel inw submission and peace, The guns of our dreadful discord are w be spiked, the swords with which our Jewish editors slash each other weekly and the clubs with which we pummel each otner’s devoted head and shoulders are to be tossed across the ocean and the demon of our internal warfare 1s to be sent by the latest subterranean railway to his own land to enjoy his own blazing fire and weep over his ‘lost cause” thus ruthlessly defeated. And all this noble werk is to be done by our new medi- ator of the HERALD. Let the synagogues rejcice and the temples shout hallelujah. Let all Isracl assemble in their taber- nacles and praise the new mediator. Rabbis, cast ‘our sermons in the fire and sell your robes of office. eace isto reignin our mudst and you need no longer worry about disputed dogmas. Ealtors, re- move your signs, and dispose of your ‘good will’ to the highest bidder. The HERALD ts henceforth the reat Jewish journal of the age. No longer dun de- finguent subscribers and compiain of the indiffer- ence of your readers, but hereafter Jet your talents be alone displayed in the new “messenger of good tidings,” for great 18 the H#RALD, and Mr, Bennett 4g ita prophet and our new mediator, Presbyterianism. [ADVERTISEMENT.] (From the New York Observer, Feb. 16.) SUSTENTATION—FINAL NOTICE, To those ministers who have not yet replied to the Sustentation Circular, and have probably mis- laid it, 1t is again addressed, herewith, for an early answer:— REVEREND AND Dear StR—In accordance with instructions of the General Assemvly we provose to you the following inquiries:— I, What salary do you receive from your congre- gation or con; tions ? 1. In money, how much? 2, In manse, how much? 8. From land belonging to the congregation, how sai e yo vou reeelve any aid Sam the Board of Home. Missions, or from other Church funds, and If so, to What amount’ 6. What amount, If any, do you receive from teach- ing in parochial or other schvols in connection with the church? 6. How is tho pastor's salary raised? (@) By pew rents, how m ¢ (0) By subscription, how mach? ? In any other way, how much? |. What Js the number of your communicants? 1, Are von a pastor, or a stated supply? You Will readily see that the sole object of these inquiries w the proper maintenance of our peer terian ministry and the advancement of our Cuurch, The committer are anxious tO have the Information in hand at tho earliest date, and per would earnestly solicit from you a prompt and full reply, Mgromea to the chaminan, M. W. Jacobus, D. D., chairman, Alloapany, Fa.3 James McCosh, D, D., Princeton, N. J.; Walter Clarke, D, Dd, Budalo, N, Y.; William Strong, Pluladtiphia, Bi; HN. McAuistor, Bellefonte, Pa.+ N. Ewing, Uniontown, Pa,; General Assembly's Sustentation Comuittee, 2 ‘THB MEMORIAL FUND, The following items show the interest which is felt in making this fund a fitting memorial of the reunion of the churches;— A pastor of a church in Missouri sends ten dollars a8 memorial gift, made up by a woinan in mode- rate circumstances, in weekly offerings of ten cents each. The churcit i which this woman worships had stood untinished tor nine years previous t0 M: last. A part of the structure was nearly ruined. Upon the impuise of the proposed memorial the con- gregation pegan in earnest to repair, enlarge and Complete their church; the pastor remitted one-half of salary as his contribution. ‘They have raised during the summer $5,200 and now have a complete and beauttial church. A proportionate eifort of the entire denomination would ralse $26,000,000, A well known and honored pastor m Washington says:—‘‘l have written to Western Secretary kKulil- son that T will pay $600, as my personal gift, to build achurch in i ) Which sum, he says in hia ere cular, will all the cash necessary to recure & enured, You have been on the tleld and can tell me the best locations.’? Tho widow of one of the Most prominent minis- ters of the Church, now deceased, haying written the meinoir of her husband, sent recently, as her memorial thank offering, ifty dollars, stating that it was the first inoney received by her from the sale of the books. Her husband wasa member of ihe first Reunion Committee. The Season of Revivuls—Precious Fruits. The greatest revival ever known in Attica, Ind., bas just cloyed there, Forty-fve accessions have been made by the grace of God. Twenty-eight of these were adult baptisms, The most of the acces- sions are young men and ladies, Two whole fam!- lies were received. Tho young men have organized toeir prayer meeting, as also have the young ladies, A wonderful revival 18 in progress in New Castie and Damariscotia, Me., and adjacent villagea. The Congregational, Methodist and Baptist churcnes have held union meetings every night since the year commenced, The church in Ossian, Orleans county, N. Y., ministered w by Rey. W. C. Gaylord, is enjoying a delightful revival A very interesting work of grace is reported in the Presbyterian church, Shelbyville, Tenn., under the pastoral care of the Rev. J. H. Bryson. A reilgious interest has for some tlmne manifested itself in most of the churches in Lynchburg, Va,, and inthe Methodist and Baptist churches there Many converts Dave been gathered. in both Pres- byverian churches special services have been held Jor two Weeks past, In Brookville, ind., a gracious revival 1s in pro- gress among the Methodisis, One hundred have already joined the church, many of whom have been converted. The college students share largely in the blessed influence. (Beware of bogus reports under this latter head.—Eb, HERALD.) About forty have been added to the Presbyterian church of Lewistown (New York), Niagara l’resb; tery, within a month, the fruits of a very gracious revival that began in December last. ‘Ihe church has been greatly quickened and lile is manifested in all departments, Tiurty-one persons were addea to the Presby- terian church at Georgerown, Uhio, ata late com- Mmunion. Filteen of these were baptized, in Sinking Valley, Pa., lately, over sixty im- penitent persons requested the prayers of Christians in their behalf recently, and twenty-eight united with the church. Four of these were heads of families; six were baptized. Christianity in the Niseceenth Century. To Tas Epiror oF THE HERALI It may be truiy said that Christianity at the pre- sent inoment 18 nearly as feeble in robust life and aggressive vitality as it was in the second and third centuries. It ts quite true, however, that there aro im Europe and America and in the whole world about three fiundred millions of nominat Christians; but out of this large number how many true and faivbfal followers of Jesus Christ are there, who would suffer all manner of persecution, like the early Christian, for the faith of the benign Saviour? In fact, if the early Church was feeble in numbers 1t Was strong in faith, which the modern Church 1s not, During the second, third, fourth and fifth centuries the primitive Church was evangelical, consisting of a band of itinerant evangelists going about from place to place to spread the Gospel of Christ, But after many converts had been made it was found ne- cessary, therefore, to look within as well as without, and preserve the faith of those wno were already converted, Hence the Church became more eccle- stastical and hierarchical, more authoritative, more imposing in liturgical form, and, from a mere mis- sionary society, became a compact, united church. She went on gaining strength—asserting her power in the State—spreading her wings far and wide over Europe; bringing men from nature into grace, and finally covering all Europe with the beautiful gar- ment of the Christian religion. Having in view the great commission and authority given to the Aposties and their successors, recorded in St. Matthew, I thérefore earnestly believe that the holy Roman Catholic Church never could teach false doc- trines; but, as far as she depended on human judg- ment and power, she could become weaker, and, to a certain extent, fail short of her great musslon. We find, therefore, the world im the days of Luther, }ax in morals, and many fat ecclesiastics enjoying themselves here below; but the power of religion, of Christianity, as expounded by an au- thoritative Church, to a great extent reached the hearts of all. But Luther (perhaps not intentionally) broke the spell of grace, and ever since his protest the werid has been going down, step by step, back to nature, back to heattentsm, Iike that Irom which the Aposties redcemed it. It has been gradual, but at the same thine it has been sure, aud wits the ad- vent of the ninetecuth century and the developments of science and the progress of material ci ation the downward course, thereiore, from the Christian faith has been very fast. The nineteenth century nas given birth to materialism, which rejects imma- terlal things, and logically, therefore, denies the soul or the existence of another ilie; and naturalism, a sore ee religion of nature, obeying natural sauc- tions and desires, looking only to this worid, and not to the next; and rationalism, which takes a common sense view 1 the Bible, rejecting all of it that can- not be reconciled by pure reason, therefore denying the miracles of Christ, and, logically, all the divine character of the Scriptures, And with the develop- ments made inthe science of geology, ante-dating the age of the world beyona the accepted authority of the Bible, and with the lofty speculations of the Ger- man school of sceptical philosophy, Hegel, Scneliing, Humboldt, &c., and the bold and blasphemous and ir- reverent “lives” of Jesus by Strauss, Rénan and See- ley; and the wild and crazy fever during the last tirty jyears for novels and fictitious sentimental trash; and the decline of the legitimate, Shakspe- rian drama, which 1s tntellectual, succeeded by low pantwoimmes, appealing to the animal mature; and the beautiml and chaste art of the Mid. aie Ages of Raphael and Michael Angelo, intellectual and spiritual—now Beniaces by ‘Venus, animal woman taking the place of spirit ; thereiore the logical result of this state of taings is social demoralization—society rotten to the core— the world fast going back into the heathenism of Greece and Rome, and tutellectual imbecility on every side, Well, where 1s Christianity all this time? Christianity, as expounded by the holy Catholic Re- man Church, yet lives, but the opposition against her now is, indeed, formidable, Protestantism can no longer withstand the assaults of infidelity, which it logically produced, and, therefore, its existenve, a8 & presentiment of Christianity, is Loyd fading. But are not Catholic countries fuil of infidelity, too? Yes; the freedom from religious authority which the so-called Reformation evoked has reached France, Italy, rea , &e., and plenty of infidels are there, too. In fact, the modern world, Protestant and Catholic, have, to a lamentable extent, failen from grace, and are now revelling in natural pas- sions, enjoying time but ignoi eternity. Aspirations after democratic liberty and material civilization, making an earthly paradise, have de- stroyed the head of the modern world, and, unless Christianity can reassert her voice and make it be heard, this fair carth ef eurs will soon be in anarch: and chaotic confusion, The “everlasting church,’ however, I am well satistled, is capable, with the assistance of her Divine Founder, of lead- ing the world back to grace; for of all the Churches, ecclesiastical unions, missionary s0- oleties and religious organizations, ranging between the two great extremes of pagan Buddhism tn the East and brutal Mormonism in the West, she stamds out boidly as the first, and she will be the last. She is conservative; she is authort- tative; sue Nas a balm for every ill, and she 1s the only Church that can overturn modern heathenism and iniidelity; Make man live in this world asan immortal being, and lead him to the threshold of eternity, a fit and worthy suoject to enter into his home 1 heaven, WESTERN CATHOLIC, Religious Notes—Porsonal and General. Among the recent conversions to the Roman Catholics is General Sam P. Spear, who was bap- tised on the 2d inst. by the Rev, Dr. Parsons at St, Joseph’s church, Sixth avenue, General Spear is alxty seven years old.anq served thirty-seven years 1m the United States Army, ran’ Major Genery by brevet on his discharge. His dashing cavalry charges In the late war and his connection with the Fenian ratds on Canada are matters of notoriety. We learn from the Evangelist that the Rev. T. Ralston Smith, D. D., Secretary of the American Bible Society, has resigned that position to take charge of the First Presbyterian church of Yonkers, N.Y. Dr. Smith is a wise and a good man, Rev. Moses Chase, lato of Plattsburg, has become the stated supply of the Presbyterian church at Beekmantewn, N, Y. The congregation of Wyoming have extended a call, with entire unanimity and great cordiallty, to Rev, Andrew B, Morse, of Ballston Centre, which is likely to be accepted. Salary an obje Rey. Dr. M.N. McLaren occupted his putpit in Caledonia, N. Y., on the oth inst., for the frst time slace his illness, We regret to learn that he 14 sull quite feeble; but his sirong dislike to be ‘out of harnes#” led him to be again at lis post. Rev. J. A. Rawson, who has been working with good effect in Brookport, N. Y., lias been the worthy recipient of # handsome testimonial. From London we learn the death of the Rey. Henry Melvill, ene of the chaplains to the Queen , fa the séventy-third year of his age. rey Rev, George A. Lyon, D. D., who has been fer more thaa forty years pastor of the First Presbyte- riaa church of Erie, Pa., has resigned the pastorate of that church, The “Prohibition Blectors of the State of Michi. gau’’ are summoned to a convention at the city of dackson March 8, to nominate candidates for Judge of the Supreme Court ana Regent of tho University. Rev. James Anderson, D. D., @ member of the Presbytery of Vinton, died near Williamsburg, Jowa, on the 21st of January, in the sixty-ninth year of his age, The immediate cause of his death was hemorrhage of the lungs. ‘Tho withdrawal of the Presbyterians from the American Board has led to the discontinuance of the secretaryabtp and expensive agency in New York, Which will be reduced to a simple financial and busl- ness agency. Rev. Henry Martyn Scudder, D. D., of San Fran- cisco, we learn, hus accepted the call to the pasto- Tate of the Central Congregational church, io Brooklyn, The Rev. George McKindley, of Champaign Til, expecis to go to Arizona in the spring as a mission- ary of the Presbyterian Foreign Board to the Apac! Indians, and is desirous of tindiug a person to ac- company him on the trip. The horse cars in New Haven bave hitherto run only six days in the week, resting on the Sabbath, A petition has been sent to the City Counctl, signed by Governor English and many other respectable citizens, praying that the cara may be permitted to run on the Sabbath, so that they may be able to ride to churcb, Rey. Morolie Fowler, his wife and threo children Were among the victims of the recent shocking dis- aster on the Hudson River Railroad. He was a na- uve of Guilford, Conn., studied theology at Middle- town and became rector of achurch in New Lon- don, then at Oswego, N, Y., and for tha past six Years or more was settled at Uatavia, He was com- elled to retire from the pulpit on account of a bronchial IAEA, ane his church gave him an in- detinite leave of absence, beside a purse of $2,000, with whieh to seek a recovery of his health. He visited Salt Lake City, and found the climate 60 bene- ficial that he arranged to sogage io missionary work there under the Bishop of Montana, and nad gL visited his friends in Vonnecticut before going yest, THE POPE AND THE PEOPLES. POLITICS AND SOCIETY IN ROME. Cardinal Antonelli’s Cireular to the Surrounding Powors—The Italian Guarantees Analyzed by the Logic of the Vatican—The King’s Visit—Church and State—Great Guns— A Libel on the Pope—Lay Roy- alty and Its Amusements. Rouse, Jan. 29, 1871, Cardinal Antonelli has forwarded to the Papal Nuncios abroad a long diplomatic note, cenfuting In detail the arguments put forward in Signor Bonghi’s report on the guarantees to be offered to the Pontit, and demonstrating that these guarantees are neither such as to be seriously entertainea by the Powers, nor so ample, positive and durable.28 to be accepted by the Pope without offending his own dig- nity. The Cardinal’s note dwells on the fact that, while the person of the Pontiff 1s declered to be sacred and inviolable, the differences which may arise between him and the government respecting the interpretation of any of the clauses of the Guar- antee bill are to be submitted to the Court of Ap- peal, which, however respectable, must be incom- petent to judge of questions relating to the Supreme Pontiff. The note “shows up” Signor Bonght’s ignorance of ecclesiastical and dogmatical questions, and the Cardinal reviews the Pontif’s formal refusal of all the guarantees proposed by the Italian government, considering them insufMicient, delusive and con- trary to the Papal dignity, and implying, if accepted, an indirect sanction of the futt acoomplt of usurpa- tion, and suspecting that being granted in bad faith they would never be maintained or applied in good faith, Cardinal Antonelli has also sent circulars to the Pa- pal Nuncios respecting the visit of Victor Emmanuel to Rome and the subsequent arrival of the heredi- tary Prince assuming the command of the military division established in Rome, DIFFICULTIES OF THE CRISIS. We are just now in all the difficulties arising out of the ill-defined relations between Church and State. The Liderta, altogether the beat of the moderate liberal journals now published in Rome, was seized on Friday evening for having published Father Hyacinthe’s appeal to all Catholic bishops. The royal procuratore, or solicitor, ordered the Ltverta to be sequestrated for “offence against religion,” as contained in the pamphlet of Father Hyacinthe, who, after designating the evils which, he alleges, afflict the Church, makes an appeal to the bishops to arise and heal them. But the Father also calls the infallibility doctrine impious, and declares the de- crees of the Council to be unworthy of observance because they were emanated without the guarantees required for such solemn deliberations. The ditli- culty arising out of the seizure of a journalfor the publication of gach doctrinal arguments is that the civil government assumes the right or the duty of deciding what expressions are contrary to the iter- esis of religion and of sending & udarme in ald of injured ecclesiastical prestige. This prin- ciple, carried out to extremes, would oblige the government to persecute or imprison all the enemies of the temporal rule of the Pope’s, if the necessity of such a rule should be declared by some future Ecu- menical Veuncil, Wnho is to decide in future whether any ollence has been offered to religion or not, by any Dewspaper article? The 1 advisers of the Crown must study ah in order to be competent {ucges of such tran, ons, or else the Pope must ¢ appealed to as the supreme arbiter of what ought or ought not to be printed on such subjects, But the sublime ridicule would be reached if a difference of opinion should arise between the Pope and the crown lawyers upon the liability or non-liabuilty to sequestration of some journal whose columns had been opened to the discussion of ecclesiastical affairs. Meanwhile this incident may bear infuentially upon the Papal Guaranteo bill, as several Deputies ve addressed interpeliations to the Minister of the terior respecting the seizure of the Liverta, de- claring that the application of such a system would have an important fluence upon the destiny of the law under consideration. NAPOLEONISM. Tho Osservatore Komano hints in mysterious manner at a restoration of the Bonaparte dynasty and @ return in Kome to the statu quo ange. If Na- peleon ILL really revurns to the throne of France he will, most likely, be delighted to find the “Roman question,” which puzzled lim for so many years, ready solved to his hands by Cadorna’s cannon. GREAT GUNS. ‘The mention of cannon reminds me of Monsignor de Mérode’s letter to General La Marmora on the morning of the 28d, protesting against any discharge of artillery from the Pretorian camp, as the barracks there had been erected at bis expense, and were therefore his private preperty. The royal salute took place, nevertheless, on that same alternoon, JEWISH HISTORY. The Capitale has been seized for publishing a scandalous bogrenty, of Pius IX., contaming among other things @ statement that the Mastais wore originally Jews, but that one of their number, having been converted, married a rich and noble lady of the Ferretti family, irom whom came the title of Count borne by the Pope's father, LAY ROYALISM, The presence of Prince Humbert and Princess Mar- garita has raised the spirits of the Romans cent per cent. Their visit to the opera, on the 26th, was made the occasien of @ most enthusiastic demonstration. On the following evening the band of the National Guard performed a serenade in the Quirinal gardens in honor of the Princess, the ‘pet of Italy.” Her Royal Highness assisted at the performance, from who balcouy, until past one A. and the ce sent @ magnificent breastpin to tne maestro Millt- lottl, Who ted the concert, Prince Humbert has been to visit the stud and kennels of the Anglo-Roman hunt, accompanied by Signor Silvestrelli, their Royal Hi esses have begun a course of visits to the noble Reman Shaheen cecrmaarae vat ow wi Present at Prince Dona’s bail. Count. Dis eee attends aia’ nie Tepecie to Prince Rumbert, and Uae testivitien ‘the liberal nobility agsidaity, 5 THE SHIP NEPTUNE CASE. The Charge Against Captain Peabody and His Officers—The Devil Not £0 Bad as He Is Painted—Examina'ion Be fore Commissioner Shields, A great deal of public odium and obloquy has been directed against Captain Peabody, of the ship Nep- tune, of the Black Ball Packet Line, and his officers, for alleged cruelties to the crew of that vessel on her late voyage from Liverpool to this port. While the H#RALD haa at all times been the principal medinm through and by which the seamen of our mercantile marine have had justice done to them in port when- ever it was charged that injustice and cruelty was exercised toward them at sea, where they had no redress, still 1¢ has also been the medium for the advocacy of the cause of captains and oMcers woen- ever it appeared that complaints and charges were hastlly and improperly made against them. The charges lately made against Captain Peabody and his oMicers by several of the crew of the Neptane are @ case in polat, The captain was charged with Vhe most tnhuman treatment of his men during the latter part of the voyage, and the greatest publicity was at once given to the complaints’ preferred against him. This was one side of the story, to which great prominence was given in the tntereat of the men, and to the great injury, possibly, of the accused, But, on the examination of the com- plainante, under oath, whose testumony is given be- low, it will be found that circumstances operated more to cause suffering to the men than any natural or studied @ruelty on the part of Captain Peabody or his officers. For a proper understanding of the case we refer our readers to the testimony elicited at the examination held yesterday before Commissioner Shields, THE EXAMINATION. The Untled Statea vs, Captain Peabody, Bartlett 8. Mayo and —— Shields,—The defendants are. charged with having, on board tho Amertean ship Neptune, while on a recent voyage from Liverpool to Now York, cruelly and inhumanly treated @ num- ber of the crew under the circumstances aiready set forth in several issues of the H&RALD. AD ate nouncement having been made that the first public Anvestigation tnt the charze would take place yes. terday inorning before Mr. Commissioner Shields at eleven o’clook, the court room was considerably crowded at ihat nour, Captain Peabody and the mates were present, Mr. A. H. Purdy represented the United States District Attorney. Mr. Robert Audrews acted as counsel for the defendants. THR WITNESHES ORDERED OUT OF COURT. The witnesses not under examination were or- dered out of Court and desired not to come in till they should be called. Counsel suggested that the Captain's examination should take place separately from that of the mates, Defeudant’s Avtorney said, tn reply, that the Cap tain could not have a separate examination, as he had given bail, and the law was that when a man had given bail by that alone he walved an exanina- tion. The only way he could have one was on the motion of the District Attorney, and the District Attorney did not now make any such inotlon. Counsel—Then we will go on with the examina- tion of the captain and the mates together, TESTIMONY FOR THE PROSECUTION.—BVIDRNCE OF EDWARD R&ISS. The firat witness called was Edward, a colored French negro, Wao, in the first part of his examina- ton, spoke in such bad English as to be almost un- intelligible; but subsequently he was examined through an'interpreter, Dr. Metcalf, He had botn his hands bound up, and was barefooted. In reply to Mr. Purdy, Reiss said:—I am 4 sailor, and sailed on the Neptune with Bt dese Peabody; I shipped on Christmas Day at Liverpool; on the 26th of December; | was put in the starboard watch; when I went on board [did what the sap- tain told me; [have been twelve years a} sea; the Tate was the person who struck me first, about twenty days after leaving Liverpoo!; I was on the topsaii halyard; I said 1 could not pull, because 1m; hauds wero sore; after this he cursed me and struc! me; ho was on the topsail Balyard when he struck me: he struck me In the face; he knecked me down and kicked me when 1 was down; the mate took me into his private room and punished me; that was about twenty days after wo were out; first the cap- Win gave mo something to put on my hands, and in the cabin he struck me in the face with his hand; he struck me. in the face twice with his handa; he toid me to go for- ward to the puinp, and I conld only Rone the ship with one hand; after this one of my hands got very bad; the captain puta poultice on it; one of my fingers dropped off; the captath struck me in toe face with his closed hand several times and kicked Ine behind: the second mate was the next one who struck me; the second mate came down to my bunk where 1 was asleep and told meto go aft to the wheel; I went to the wheel, and said I could not work, Whereupon the second’ mate struck me with his fist in the face several times, as he was In the habic of doing whenever he met me; the next time [ Was struck was by (ne second mate again; the second Imate met me onthe deck, used abusive langnage, called me a Freuchman and said he had a revolver with which he would shoot me, 43 he did not like Frenchmen; te then struck me and sent me on the poop deck, saying that my hands were not frozen enough, and he would send me up there to freeze my head; the next occasion was when I was in the kitcnen, sitting by the fire, the second mate walked up te me and slapped me on the hand that was frozen; I was unable to sleep from the pain of the frozen hand bieeding alter the beating; alter this last occasion { mention no one struck me. but L was pusbed about by the mate; the captain did iot Strike me, only a8 related; I have seen William ON1- ver, one of the seamen, struck by the second mate with his closed hand; ‘he struck him a number of times; I have seen the others pushed about, but did not see any one else struck but Oliver. Cross-examined—I left Liverpool on the 26th of December; the weather during the first twenty days out was very cold, and there was a good deal of it snowed three times during do not remember the day it snow on the dec! these twent) first spowed. Q. How had the weather been prior to the first snow! A. It was very good weather; not very cola during the first twenty days, Q. As to tne first striking, were you hauling when the mate strack you? A. | was pulling and hauling; 1toid him my hands were sore. Q. What kind of weather was It at the time of this first striking, when you were hauling the topsall hulyards? A. It was not very cold at that time, and there was no show at that time on the deck. Q. What made your hands sore at that time? A. My left hand was swollen on accouns of the hard work I had to do before that. Q. What was that hard work? Was it not ordi- nary work on board the ship? A. It was the ordi- nary work that had to be done on the ship. Q, Had you up to that time done more work ‘han the other men in your watch? No; the work Was equally distributed; Idid no more than the other men in my watch; [ was ordered to pull at the topsail halyards; 1 was on deck when that order ‘was given me. Q. Were you not in the galley when that order ‘was given you? A, No; i was on the deck. Q. Where were you when the topsall was reefed, previous to pulling the halyards? A. I assisted in reefing the topsall. Q. Were you onthe yard? A. Yea. Q. Who was there bosies yourself on that yard? A. All were on it. Everybody in general was on the yards when the topsail was reefed. . Do you mean the whole crew? A. Yes. Was there any one on deck at tnat time? A, All except some small ones—some cbildren, Q. Were any of the crew on deck at the time of the reefing? A. No. Was anybody at the wheel atthattime? a, xe, two sailors. . Was anybody on the lookout? A. Yes, . How many? A. One man, Q. Was the lookout manondeck? A. Yes, he was on the galley forecastie. I do not remember the name of this man, Q, What part of the yard were you on at the time they reefed the tepsail? A. The starboard side, Q. How far from the mastt A. At the outer end of the yard arm, Q. How many men were on the yard at the star- board side at that time? A, About thirteen men; this reefing Of the topsail was at twelve o’clock ag night; after this reefing I came down to the topsall halyards on deck; I took hola of the halyards with one hand—the righthand, Q. Did you not use both hands in reefing? A. 1 used but one hand. Q. What did you stand on while you were reefing? A. On the foot-rope. Ces hand did you reef with? A. The right ni Q Did you hold on by anything while reefing? A. Theid on with my left arm around a topsail Q. in it not necessary to tle the reef int? A. Yes; & man at my side tied the reef point ‘or me; he was on my starboard side; he faced for- ward; this man’s name is Harry Wilitams; this 19 the man I spoke of before as called Williams; this man was outside, toward the end of the spar; there were two or three more. Q. How many men were between you and the mast? A. Several; seven or eight men. Q. Who were outside of you on the reefing? A. The only one who was outsine of me whose name [ Temember was* Harry Wiliams; after the second mate strack me I went into the cabin. At this point of the Sig ae Mr. Andrews, counsel for the defendants, satd he could not to-day longer continue the examination. ‘The Commissioner then adjourned ull to-morrow (Monday), at twelve o'clock. ANOTHER M'LAUGHLIN IN BROOKLYN. The milk depot of P.M, Beherus, No. 202 John street, Brooklyn, was broken into on Friday night, by a burglar, and a quantity of clothing, twenty-five dellara in gold and currency aud & musket were stolen. Yesterday afternoon officer Mi of the Second proeincs, arrested William twenty-three years he ir. A portis found at McLaughlin’ street Hi al " sequel recovered in the street. The prisoner was locked up to appear for