The New York Herald Newspaper, April 24, 1871, Page 6

NEW YORK HERALD BROADWAY AND ANN STREET, JAMES GORDON BENNETT, PROPRIETOR, | ae = Volume XXXVI a = AMUSEMENTS T3 EVENING. WALLACK'S THEATRE, 8 ond atreet.— 2 Liat—Tue Nanvous Max.) SS 1 ‘3 NIBLO'S GARDEN. Rroatway.—Tae SPECTACLE oF Sux Live anp Drath or RiouaRD Tu. 7 LINA EDWIN's THE. » 7 yr br Pook. HEATRE, 720 Broadway.—ConzpY pSTARD OFRRA HOUSE, corner of Sb ay, ana 23d st.— BOWERY THEATRE, Bowery.—SounipEs—NEw SONGS Danors, FIFTH AVENUS THSATN&K, Twenty-fourty street.— un Caro. " ' GLOBE THEATRE, 728 Hroatway.—VaniEry ENTER PTAINMENT, £0.—PEane or Toray. OLYMPIC THEATRE. Broadway.—Tos DRama oF Horizox, ; WOUD'S MUSEUM Proatwiy, corner 30th st.—Perform- ances every afternoon ani ¢ ite NEW YORK STANT T TRE. No. GERMan Or: BA—LOUENGAIN, 45 Bowery.— _ MRS. PF. B. CONWAY OOLLERN BAWN—SK#1 0: RK TITRATRE, Brooklyn,— Iypra. SAN FRAVOISOO MES AGL, 585 Broadway.— Barsuma’s Roya Jaranrse TRoure. 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Louis—The Kuile Past. ons Yesterday in ere; Christians’ Church Kites, of the incar- Qu the Spir ight Explained M the Pui iis; Dedication of a New Catho ic Churen und Consecration of a New Uebrew ‘Vonpte. eligious (comtt UM, 745 Broadway.— SHEET, 24, 1871. TO-DAY’S HERALD. stropolis| fron Fourth Page): Mor- ce of Latter Day Saints— ui — York City y—sclen- » Acid Case— wt Caendars ior s—Finaucial and ToDay—Jo ru Comumeraal Keporis. The True Policy t for Violation aacements, “i froma DIXti Pave)—The Koaze Kevult: tue Kepablican League of Pacis Moving fur Pe ce Details—MIsc Telegraputs | N 3. jerer; Ris Interview of Auherst College— ersoval ossip—Marriages aud diverluscnients. Capital lntellig- Our Apvertisina CorumNs AND THR SuM- mer Trape.—Our advertisemenis from day to day reveal the wondrous activity which prevails ia business circles. The quadraple Bheet is becoming with us an almost daily necessity. It is no longer doubiful that the public of New York and neighboring cities have become fully alive to the value of the Herarp as a simple, direct and effective medium for ths transaction of business, It is quite manifest, from the character and number of our advertisemeats, that the prospect is good for a rattling summer trade. The war in Europe bas created wants which Europe can- Mot supply. The unsettled state of things in France is certain to multiply largely the num- ber of French immigrants. Tho reports of the ~ late peace demonstration in New York have so filled the German mind with the New World Bcross the seas, where all their cousins are rich, that the German immigration this year will almost to a certainty be larger than ever. Swedish immigration also promises to be large. All things considered, the coming summer is fail of business promise. Presipent Geanr arrived in St. Louis yes- terday. Ona Saturday night be was in Indian- apolis, where a hearty reception was given him by the citizens, at which Senator Morton, in a spee length, announced the republican platform for 1872. The pre- sence of the chief of the party at the opeaing of the campaign is usually encouraging in the highest degree to the mass of workers ia the party, besides being indicative of a deter- mination to make the best fight possible, and we can confidently expect, therefore, that President Grant, having already abandoned the St. Domingo issue, will be content in the hearty and early prosecution of the campaign to forego some of the other obnoxious issues of the republican party and shape the future course of his administration with a view to the harmony of the party and the cordial endorse- ment of the people. nh of some Potton NeGiiGENce was exemplified in a fost extraordinury manner on Saturday morn- Ing in the attempted burglary in Ninety-second street. The burglar was nabbed easily enough by the owner of the premises in flagrante delictu, but the difficulty was to find a police- man in that whole precinct to take charge of the ugly customer. Mr. Heiser got his ele- phant, but he was ina bad fix to know what to do with him. Fortunately his cries for aid reached the Twenty-third precinct, three quar- “ters of a mile away, and two officers came racing from Fifth avenue through Central Park to his assistance. Qiery—What were the police oa Eighth avenue doing about that time? RO Ovr Corresronpence From Harirax, giv- ng the result of close javestigation by a Heratp commissioner into the facts and figures of the Caoadian fisheries, and the history of the difficulties which have just been partially setiled by the Joint High Commis- sion, wil! be found of great interest, It will be secon that the dednction be makes from bis investigations is that the Canadian fisheries do aot amount to much, NEW YURK HERALD, MUNDAY, APRIL 24, 1871-—TRIPLE SHEET. The True Policy With China—Prompt Pan- ishmont for Viola of Treatics. We publish to-day an interesting account of the wreck of an Eaglish steamer on the coast of China ani her subsequent pillage by Chinese pirates, with the details of the hard- ships experienced by ber crew and passengers on shore betore reaching the port of Amoy. It is aboat time that som? action should be taken whereby these occurrences will be effec- tually prevented. The coastof China has long been the dread of mariners, To be wrecked on it involves not only the almost certain loss of vessel and cargo, but in a majority of cases the loss of the lives of all on board. To be becalmod close to its inhospita- ble shores, ia an unarmed vessel, is equally hazardous. Tho waters are infested by profes- sional pirates and freebooters, and by those who do not hesitate to take advantage of any opportunity that offers. The defenceless con- dition of a merchant vessel is soon observed, and to gain possession of her, and then, after disposing of the crew and passengers, plunder the cargo and destroy the ship, are the work of atew hours only, The coast of China is well adapted to cover the nefarious’ operations of these miscreants, It abounds in secure locali- ties in out-of-the-way ra and corners, harbors secure from observation, wherein their prizes can be taken and disposed of at their leisure. There can be no doubt that many vessels which have sailed from or to a port in China and never afterwards been heard of, and whic» are supposed to have foundered, have falica a prey to the pirates of the Cainese coast. Tae fishing vessels, many of the trading junks and not a few of the Man- davin boats are manned by a class of Chinese who are not to be trusted when the prospect is open to them of obtaining a rich prizo, espe- cially when it can be had without fear of de- tection, Cases such as we describe have been of frequent occurrence, and the English gov- ernment has for a long time taken prompt measures to punish the offenders. A squad- ron of small, serviceable steam guuboats has been kept ready for instant service, and upon the news being received of a piratical outrage they are at once despatched to the scene with orders to sink, burn and destroy. They have done good service. Their light draught of water has enabled them to penetrate all the out-of-the-way places that a heavy draught ship could not enter. They have hunted the enemy to his den, seized and destroyed his vessels, burnt his villages and captured all that did not run away or were not killed, and the prisoners have been most summarily dealt with. Much property and some lives have been rescued, and for a time the evil was abated; but it soon broke out again, and it is now almost as bad asitever has been. Oa several occasions tue United States naval forces have co-operated with the English in these expedi- tious, and side by side the servants of Jobn Bull and Brother Jonathan have inflicted upon this tre: rous race the punishment due their most outrageous crimes. The Chinese pirates are excecdiagly bold. They have often committed their Gepredations almost withia the Larbor of Hong Kong. They have nume- rous haunts upon the islands of ‘hat vicinity, from which they sally out to prey upon any craft not capable of defending itself, and if the truth were known it would be found that in mauy instances Chinese officials, and some of them of high rank, are the principal aiders and abettors of these daring piracies. These men profit largely by such expeditions, They have but little risk and a lion's share of the spoils, They urge the commission of crime, and, in fact, compel their followers to be guilty of the greatest atrocities if they will put money into their purses. Such are the people in whom we trust and in whose promises we place reliance. We listen to the protestations of the Chinese government that it is desirous of progressing in civilization; we give ear to its assertions of wishing to live at peace with all nations; we receive its embissies and make treaties of commerce and amity, and yet before even the ink is dry on the paper upoa which they are written we hear of gross violations, for which no redress can be had save a mere moncy in- demnity. The whole experience with the Cuinese nation is that no reliance can be placed upon any agreement iis government may make. The people are born treacherous, nature has made them so, and we cannot effect a change. They are cunning in the Lighest degree; they will promise ‘‘with a swile that is childlike and bland” every- thing and anything we desire, but they are promises made only to be broken when they fiud that violation will serve their interest—when they can commit a robbery or a@ massacre without having to make other re- dress tan the payment of a sum of moaey or ex -cuting a few miserable wretches who are made (o iaxe ihe place of those really guiliy, Tois was ali the penalty exacted for the Tien- tsin outrage. It was enacting a farce as an offset for a tragedy, and so long as the civi- lized nations of the earth are willing to put up with such a ridiculous show of apology, so long may we expect to hear that there is no safety for the lives and property of foreigners in Ciina—no guarantee that any treaty made will be carried out ia good faith. It matters not how much the government of China may assert the contrary, it is well known tuat the masses of the people are hostile to foreigners. Their protestations and acts of friendship are only because they expect to gain thereby. They are fond of us only as they can profit by their affection. Beyond this the Chinese care nothing for the ‘‘outside barbarian,” It is worse than folly to believe that foreigners can establish themselves in China and depend for their safety upon mere treaty obligations. To render their residence in the “Flowery Kingdom” secure they must be backed up with a show of military and naval force. Guns, with men to use them, are the only guarantees for a peaceful residence. Experience has demonstrated this, and even with all the precaution that has been taken in this respect It has not entirely prevented outbreaks of hos- tility, murder and pillage. The true policy to parsue with China is to promptly and severely punish any violation of treaty whereby life and property are lost or placed in jeopardy, There should be no diplomatic red tape, no pena long-winded, useless correspondence, no pro- crastination whatever, but an instantaneous and liberal use of shot, shell, musketry and bayonets, leaving the question of damages to be settled afterwards. The smallest offence shou'd be punished as quickly and as severely as @ greater one, and in a case like that of the plun- der of the steamer Don instant reprisal should be had. If this course is adopted a cure will, in a great measure, be effected; and it can be done in no other way. The Chinese government should be given to understand by the great Powers that peace wit it will only be main- tained so long as it carries out every treaty to the letter, and that tae slightest violation will be considered a casus belli, And it further- more should be told that if it cannot punish those of its own people guilty of outrages against foreigners that foreigners will take the case into their own hands, and become the police, judge, jury and lawyers. To this end the great Powers, who are so largely inte- rested in the trade with China, should act jointly. An offence on the part of the Chinese against one should bo considered as against all; and in this manner the Celestials would effectually be held in check. We are anxious to see what action the British government will take in reference to this recent outrage upon one of its commercial vessels. It is usually very prompt and deci- sive in such matters, but in this instance we hope to see it go beyond mere gunboat pun- ishment, and seek redress from headquarters. In former years it made war against China because China interfered with an illegitimate traffic. Now, let us see if it will be equally harsh wheao its peaceful commercial vessels are plundered and destroyed by Chinamen. Now it has right on its side, and the severest measures it can take to punish all concerned will be heartily applanded by all who are opposed to the piratical outrages so frequent on the coast of China. Our own government should pay attention to this case, for an Ameri- can vessel may bo the next victim of Chinese barbarity. Our squadron in those waters should be composed of vessels fitted to act against the piratical craft, and the admiral commanding should be directed to assume the responsibility of immediately punishing any act of hostility against our mercantile marine. Our minister should be instructed to follow up the matter at Pekin, but the punishment should be given first and the explanation come after- wards. ‘his is the only course to pursue in order to insure safety and command respect. Our people ate now pushing themselves into every quarter of the Chineso empire that is open to them. They are extending their trade and influence, and it is due to them that every means should be takea in order to ren- der them secure and make them feel that they are as much protected by the Stars and Stripes when in China as when within the limits of their own country. Some Good Sermons Yesterday. We present to the readers of the HeraLp this morning an array of able sermons—far abler, indeed, than we have published for many weeks. As in this glorious spring time the leaves are bursting from the boughs and the grass is springing fom the ear.h, so seem the ideas of the preachers, relieved from the imprisonment of a cold winter, to be germinat- ing anew. And Heaven ‘kaows it was about time that they did; for though the topics of the sermons are old enotyh, there was a fresh- ness and originality in the style in which they were treated which were most agreeable. The withered flowers of last year are not as sweet as the fresh blown flowers of to-day, even though they lie next the heart. Now, to impress upon the public mind that great men aré responsible for the welfare of society is nothing particularly new, but Rev. Mr. Richardson, despite a tendency to what is known as ‘‘fine” speaking, impressed that fact upon bis hearers in very sensible, apropos language. Father Preston’s discourse on the subject of Christian unity was eloquent and argumentative; bis exposition of the finan- cial affairs of the Church exhibited good mapagement on his part, and we trust that there will be no trouble expe- rienced in raising the money needed to pay the debts with. Rev. Mr. Hepworth instilled into the minds of young men the ne- cessity of their building up well their char- acters, and gave them some excellent advice. Mr. Beecher, in Brooklyn,. made an earnest appeal to his congregation and to the world at large in favor of universal brotherhood. We fear that universal brotherhood is as dis- tant os the universal republic which. the Paris Communists propose establishing. How- ever, appeals in its behalf are always appropriate. If they do nothing more than make a few more men more tender toward their fellow beings, they have benefited humanity. Rev. Mr. Pentecost (also in Brook- lyn) criticised the theory of Darwin concerning the origin of species, arriving at the conclu- sion that there was a God and o world here- afier—things irreconcilable to a belief in descent from monkeys. Our reports from Wasbington show that Dr. Newman made a savage attack upon Catholicism, charging the French Jesuits with beiig as much responsible for the downfall of France as the licentionsness which has obtained in her cities for many years. Jf the reverend Doctor would care- fully read the religious history of France he would ascertain that the Jesuits there possess little influence over the people and have not possessed much for nearly a century, At Kingston, in Ulster county, Rev. D. N. Van- deveer delivered an admirable discourse on the invisibility of the Almighty, and at Ron- dout Rev. James B. Murray was eloquent on the subject of the resurrecti Wivass is to have no rest, The way of the transgressor is not harder than Winans’ way. His republican constituency of Chautauqua county have spoken, and spoken rather plainly and emphatically. They brand him as a traitor and demand that he resign from the Assembly and remove out of their county, accompanying the latter mandate with a piece of advice to the effect that he would best serve his interests by settling in the ‘Bloody Sixth” ward of New York. This manifesto from his neighbors and friends indicates a rather gloomy home prospect for Winans; but hefore feeling sure that he will fade and die under euch afflictions we anxiously await the effect of the manifesto of his Assembly friends, who solemaly pledged themselves to post any recusant signer of their pledge as a miscreant and traitor through all their party papers. It is said Winans will give the later aa good ap they send, faris and Versnilles—The Wor Aguiust the Commune, Our latest despatches from the seat of war are dated yesterday, but they do not materi- ally change the situation. The troops of the government have appeared in force at Charen- ton. General Cluseret has sanctioned a truce in order to give the inhabitants of Neuilly an opportunity to leave. The operations looking to an obstinate defence of the city are actively continued. A despatch from Versailles of same date says that the fire from Fort Mont Valerien on Saturday was mainly directed against the gate of Auteuil and Pont du Jour, where the rebels had established bat- teries. Yesterday it was turned against Porte Maillot, which had been partly repaired. Fighting is going on within one hundred yards of the ramparts, and the government troops are erecting for- midable barricades at Neuilly and are con- structing pontoon bridges at Suresnes and Putezux. Chateau Bacon, the pivot of their operations, is strongly fortified. The Com- mune has made a requisition on the gas com- pany, and enforced it by the seizure of two hundred thousand francs. There was a slight attempt to pronounce for the Commune at Marseilles, but it was instantly put down; the leaders were captured and a quantity of am- munition was seized that had been secreted in an old castle, If the evacution of the forts on the north and east of Paris by the Germans is confirmed, and they are garrisoned by the Versaillists, M. Thiers and Marshal MacMahon may yet be merciful and not push the fight- ing to extremes. They will completely invest the city, cut off all communication and, of course, all supplies, and allow time and hunger to do the rest. They well know that the supply of provisions in Paris is very short, not more than enough for a few days, even upon moderate rations, They are aware that the men against whom they are contend- ing will not fight well unless well fed. They know that their positions cannot be forced by sorties; hence they may conclude to wait awhile longer and endeavor to avoid blood- shed. They do not want to destroy Paris ; they care mora for it than those who now have it in their control. It is not their wish to injure any portion of the beautiful cily if it can be avoided. Not a life will be sacrificed uanecessarily ; consequently we still have a lingering hope that the starvation process will be found sofficiently ef- fective to prevent any further destruction of property, or the lives of those who are not responsible for the late atrocities. A few days will dispel the uncertainty regarding the course that the Versailles government will pursue. If assault is determined upon the agony of suspense will soon be over; but if starve them out becomes the order of the day we shall have longer to wait for the re-estab- lishment of the legitimate government; but it will be a great relief to know that we shall be spared the painful duty of recording scones of so much bloodshed. The fact that the few attempts in favor of the Commune in other cities bave been promptly put down isa stronz indication of the power of the Thiers government. It isa matter of wonder that the insurgent leaders in Paris, knowing this, and feeling alone in their movements, do not see the utter folly of attempting longer to hold out, and endeavor insome manner to get out of the position they are in. But they are crazy, they must be mad, or they would long ere this have discovered that all hope for their success bad fled. They appear now to court destruction, not only of themselves but of everything by which they are surrounded. We believe that they would vasily prefer the assault to a pro- tracted siege, because the result would be more bloody and in accordance with the colors they wear. We trust, however, if such is their desire, that they will not be gratificd. We hope that hunger will pinch their vitals, and that starvation will stare them in the face; that they will be compelled to stop fighting by reason of bodily sirength failing them. In fact their position should be made as uncom- fortable as possible before being permitted to lay down their arms. The more it is made so the better it will be for France in the future, Tue Demooratio MOVEMENT IN SPAIN.— Sefior Castelar has joined issue with King Amadeus for a trial of strength between the powers of Spanish democracy and royalty. The popular orator announces that he will in- troduce a motion in the Cortes ‘‘demanding the dethronement of the King” by Parliamen- tary vote. The Parliament will, of course, reject it. It will not stultify itself by reversing its own special vote of acceptance of the Italian almost immediately after its affirmation by the pledge of a solemn oath of fealty. Sefior Cas- telar is a very brilliant orator and an accom- plished man. Brilliant orators seldom make vigorous rulers. The great Napoleon classed them as ‘‘talkers” and ‘‘ideaologists.” He regarded them generally as men not suited for the rough work of exact government. Demo- cracy should have fair play ia Spain, but its hour of completeness has hardly arrived yet in Europe. The condition of France, as well as the public situation which existed in Spain before the advent of Amadcus, furnishes very sad evi- dence of the fact. Castelar may be making a very dangerous experiment. Eart. pg Gary on Saturday evening gave a magnificent entertainment in Washington, which is considered among competent authori- ties to indicate an early departure of the British Commissioners, being in the form of a farewell appearance. The matters before the Joint High Commission, as our Washington despatches stated some days ago, have been all adjusted or adjudicated upop, and the work that now remains is nothing more than to tie up the ragged edges of the negotia- tion. Whatever future consideration may lead us to think of the conclusions of the Commission, we cannot entertain aught but the heartiest regard for the departing Com- missioners, who, amid all the vexations and labors of negotiation, have kept manfully and discreetly to their work, unrufiled by delays or quibbles, and vigilant to guard the honor of their own country, while possibly conceding all that could rightfully be demanded by ours. Ir Sxems ProbaBie that Mra, Fair may be convicted of manslaughter, That will pro- \ a suffice to keep her from killing or marrying apy more mon for a year or two Pentecost—Hunt—Talmnge. Theso three Brooklyn divines proclaim the doctrines of the Gospel from different denomt- national clurches within a stone’s throw of each other. The manner and style of each in the pulpit are as diverse as can well be im- sgined. Plain, practical and pungent, with an earnestness and zeal begotten of a strong faith in the traths which he utters, the Rev. Mr. Pentecost, of Hanson place Baptist church, declares the truths of the Gospel as he under- stands them from Sabbath to Sabbath to do- lighted multitudes, Mr. Pentecost is a man of fine physical frame, about thirty-six years of age, possessed of a clear, pleasant voice, @ fluent speaker, and one of those men who ean hold an audience in the greatest interest for an hour or more. He is not, however, verbose. Ho never talks against time or he- cause his profession requires and his people demand an hour’s or a half hour's exhortation at every service. He speaks of that which he knows and testifies of that which ho hath seen and believed ; and while his sermons are elaborate enough to remove all doub!s from the minds of his hearers they are also models of conciseness and clearness, Mr. Pentecost is a Kentuckian, and ia earlier years, we understand, practised law; but when the Lord opened his eyes and forgave his sins he felt that his duty lay in the Gospel and not in the law. A few years azo he assumed his present pastorate, which has proved eminently successful. He found the church low—api- ritually, numerically and financially—but he has elevated and estabilshed it in all these aspects. It is now sometimes impossiblo to obtain standing room in the church five min- utes before the opening service. Though confined in the straight jacket of immersion with his denomination, he personally would reach out the right hand of fellowship to men of every creed and name, and when the scheme of a Christian Moral Science Association came before the public here he was one of its first and ablest advocates, The Rev. Aaron S. Hunt, pastor of the Methodist Episcopal church in Hanson place, is not the most spri;htly or witty man who may be found in Brooklyn, but he is one of the most learned men and a close thinker and reasoner. He is an extensive reader and an excellent biblical student. A recent series of sermons which he preached on the Parables demonstrated this fact beyond dispute. They were models of research and arguments for the divinity of Christ and the authenticity of the Bible which could not be gainsaid or sur- passed. With two such men as Pentecost and De Witt Talmage so near this Methodist church could hardly escape loss had it not men of brains, and of power too, And sucha man it has now, and hence it not only main- tains its own standing, but is able to send out colonies such as that which has erected the Seventh avenue Methodist Episcopal church, to which the Rev. Dr. Andrews has just been appointed. The Sunday school of Hanson place is the largest Methodist Sunday school in Brooklyn, and owes much of its vitality to its present pastor. No wonder, then, that at the late session of his Conference, when the bishop and his brethren souzht to honor him by promoting him to the Presiding Eldership, his church earaestly protested, and, afver con- sideration, he was restored to them, and the Rev. L. S. Weed, of Jobn street Methodist Epis- copal church, in this city, was made Presiding Elder in his stead. The pastoral relation was never more tenderly or affectionately held toward any people than that which Mr. Hunt sustains toward the Hanson place Methodist Episcopal church. Tho Rev. T. De Witt Talmage is the very opposite of his two ministerial brethren named. A good man and a fluent speaker, he spoils everything by bis love of sensation, He is nothing without it, and his power lies mainly there. The crowds follow him because they are tickled and amused by bis flishes of wit or his ludicrous illustrations. We cannot deny the power of ridicule and satire when aimed at any evil; but a good thing may be pushed too far, and in Mr. Talmage’s dvsire to draw a crowd and to gain popularity we fear the great end of preaching is sometimes lost sight of by him. He is possessed of magnificent powers of description and illustration, and some of his oratorical flashes are sublimely beautiful. But there is a something in his style and manver in the pulpit which conveys an im- pression of insincerity, of want of faith in the fundamental doctrines of Christianity. He is, of course, extremely popular, and we would not at all impair his usefulness or his popu- larity, Mr. Talmage has a peculiar twang in his manner of speech, a sort of Jersey or Pennsylvania brogue. It is rather pleasant than otherwise, but, as the property of an American, and a descendant of the old Knick- erbockers, it must attract attention. The rage for sermons has led to a contract by a religious paper with him for a weekly dish of his pulpit wit and wisdom; but of course the peculiarities of style and grace, the long face or broad smile, cannot be put on paper, and our readers must hear Mr. Talmage before they can thoroughly appreciate bim. A Beavrirut Inga is that of adorning the wards of our public hospitals with pictures, as introduced by Warden Brennan, of Bellevue Hospital, Art is a great consoler, and if the presence of good pictures can add comfort and pleasure to the library and the parlor of the easy and comfortable how much more must it appear in the form of an angel upon the dreary walls of the sick wards of a hospital, It is meet, therefore, that Mr. Brennan's request should have been so liberally responded ta, We trust that the charitable affiliations of our citizens will take this direction until every hospital in the city is supplied with a good col- lection of paintings and chromos, upon which the weary eyes of the suffering may look from the couch of sickness and feel that there is HACKMEN require a good lesson,‘sometimes to keep them in order. One of taem—an un- licensed Jehu—got such a lessoa from Judge Dowling on Saturday, who sent him to the Penitentiary for one year om the charge of assaulting a policeman and asing his carriage illegally for the purposes of thieves and bur- glara, Tho man’s nama is David Jones, so that the Penitentiary will be ‘Davy Jones’ locker” for the next ¢welve calendar months, Many of our licensedl hackmen require o little looking after also, They aro not ail as civil or a8 honest as they ought tg be, en enege——ernctenennreemecementetilta® The Church’s Responsibility for Crime, One of the most important subjects that should command the attention of any commu- nity, government or nation, is that which beara upon the ralation of crime to religious Instrue- tion or the absence of it; and for this city it is a subject of the most vital interest, because here, in great measure, is formed that moral and religious sentiment which gives tone to the whole country. From New York, as the centre of commercial and political power, there is disseminated an influence for weal or woe which is felt in the most extreme quarter of the United States. If, therefore; we would have the streams pure, the fountain: must be pure also, But how shall this thing be accom— plished? Certainly not as the Christian con- gregations of this city have for years been trying to do it, by removing themselves-as fast and ag far as possible from the source and from the place where their presence is* niost needed. With an ignorance which is unpar- donable, or a neglect which is criminal, they have violated the plainest precepts of the law of relationship between crime avd religion, and have hied themselves away from the con- taminating presence of the vicious and orimi- nal classes, Of late, however, they have beew awakened to a sense of the great danger in which they constantly stand by the fearful reaction of their neglect, and are trying, ae far as possibie, to remedy their mistakes. We refer especially to the removal and demolition of Protestant churches in the lower paris of the city, where the greatest need for thom exists, and the later attempts to establish mis- sions here, This error of the churches will be wore ap- parent if we take that section of the city lying south of the line of Houston street, where wo find a population of 268,067 souls, for whose religious accommodation ninety-cight churches and missions have been founded, This disproportion of churches to population allows but one church for every 2,704 per- sons—an average nearly nine times greater than the entire country, taking its most des- titute borders, exhibits, We need not won- der, therefore, that in this section of the oily, where the peopls are many and the churches and missions, Protestant and Catho- lic, are few, reside mostly the hordes of crimi- nals and paupers who crowd our prisons ané almshouses every year. Last year the number of paupers cared for ia the public institutions: of the city, in charge of the Commissioners of Charities and Correction, was 92,000, and by the Commissioners of Emigra- tion, on Ward’s Island, 14,000 per- sons—the latter, of course, composed mainly, if not wholly, of newly arrived emigrants. But, besides these, another large number have beea cared for by voluntary benevolent insti- tutions. Tae arrosts for crimes of violence during the year numbered about nine thou- sand, and for crimes against property and other violations of law several thousands more. To support this large army of criminals and pau- pers the people had to pay in taxes, bosidos voluntary contributions, nearly one and throe- quarter millions of doliars, together with three millions more for a police guard to watch and arrest them. But, while we say that the criminal popula- tion reside mainly below Houston sirect, it is true that high crimes and misdemeanors are committed in other sections of the city by resi- dent scoundrels in those sections, And now, why is it that such a condition of society exists here? We believe that it is owing to the lack of churches and reli- gious instruction. Protestantism, whick once held this ground, has, as it were, shaken the dust from its feet and no longer eats and drinks with publicans and sianers, as the Master once did, but rather with the wealthy and the polished and the moral por- tion of the community, and Catholicism hae been left almost alone to care for the souls of the people. It may be replied that the popu- lation rightfully belong to that Church; but is a case of this sort no sect should have a monopoly of instructing the masses ia the truths of God’s holy word, and it is very mani- fest that no single denomination can do this work unaided. The crimiral classes, thus left to themselves, as far as moral restraint is con- cerned, have developed freely and fully. They are restained, therefore, if at all, from the perpetration of more and greater crimes only by the fear of the legal consequences of. their acts. But this influence, weak as it is in itself, is made much more feeble by the dilatoriness of the law and by its evident partiality in many instances. And it is, perhaps, doubtful whether the wicked and the ungodly are not as often em- boldened in their crimes by the knowledge of the many like themselves who escape punish= ment as they are restrained by the examples of the few who receive the just reward of their deeds. We are glad, however, to notice the growth of a different anda better, sentiment. ia our criminal courts, and less deference paid to pothouse politicians than formerly. It bas come late, but we welcome it as better late than never. While New York has grown, immensely in population, wealth and commercial greatness she has remained dwarfed morally. he first three wards of the city, containing s popula~ tion atill of 21,833 souls, have but ten. churches and mission stations—one for every 2,183 persons. The grogshops in the same warda, however, are not quite so scarce. They num- ber 5620—or one for every fortytwo persons. In the entire district below Houston sireet there are 8,780 grogshops—about one-half of the whole number in the city—and only ninety- eight clurehes. These figures. tell the talea. of crime and misery of the people more elo- quently than tongue could utter or pen. por~ (ray them, Well may we sometimes pause ia our race after gold and ask, Where will our criminal and pauper population lend us to? Both are increasing every year aud in far greater ratio than the increase of population, It is true our wealthy congregutions, having escaped safely from this region of vice and crime, are now looking around to see where they can plant mission stations in localities which they hay2 made moral wastes. But in this age of magnificent churoh edifices, artistio music, eloquent preaching and wealthy and fashionable worshippers, such missions for the masses are like the well-picked bones we throw to dogs. The rough bench and tha atraight-back seat, the drawliug lune and the droning sermon do not inspire greater love for God god religion in the, minda of EEE EEE EE EEE OO