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were alt self-made men. Circumstances were not their but their slaves, There was no sight on which the i 0 shone nobler or more sublime than that of a oung man grappling with circumstances and stand- @ at last a victor in the contest, The grea: law of patho and development was not suspended in the bristian life, God did not send down a chariot of fire to carry men over the racecourse; but if ever they stood panting, watuing for the victor’s crown to be put on their brow, it would be because they Bad run the race and r ached the goal as successful contestants. Finally, 1t was a personal salvation because 1t must be wrought out tor ourselves a3 & Matter of reward. Some men would have a bare adinission into heaven, white others would have an abundant entrance into glory. He knew not what compensation ieaven would have for a lite providen- tially abbreviated, but he wae safe in aifirming that neither time nor eternity had any compensation for GOLDEN HOURS SQUANDERED and golden opportunities neglected. The manhood of immortality will be according to the youth of time. Mr. Chapman concluded by depicting a scene which took place in Faneutl Hall at a Fourth of July celebration, when distinguisheu honors were shown ‘to a Revolutionary soldier, which was but a symbol ‘of the welcome tliat would be awarded to the vete- Fan soldier in the army of Cnrist, Tnis, to use @ theatrical term, “brought down the house,” for Bome mercurial Methodis¢ brother shoute “Glory P? and handkerchiefs were plentifully in demand through all paris of the church. MARYS STAR OF THE SEA. 8T. Tho Church Cradied in Persecution and Eudurivg Forever—Sattle by Prayer for the Successor of St. Peter=Sermon by Rev. Father Cassidy. At St. Mary’s Star of the Sea, Court street, near Lugneer, South Brooklyn, Rev. Father Heffernen celebrated the sacrifice of the mass, and the pastor, Rev. Eugene Cassidy, preached, taking tor nis text the gospel of St, John, xvi, 10-22—"At that time { Jesus said to his disciples, a little while and now you shall not see me, and again a little whe and you shall see me; because I go to the Father. Then Some of His disciples said oue to another, What is this that He saith unto ust * * * * Amen, amen, I say to you, that you shall !ament and weep, but the world shall rejoice, and you shall be made sorrowful; but your sorrow shail be turned into joy. * * * * So also you now, Imiced, have sorrow; but I will see you again, and your heart shall reyoice, aud your joy nO Man shall take from , Jou.” These were the words of the Holy Teacher of the Church, which He preached, founded and promised should : LIVE FOREVER, He saw that He would endure all the pains, sorrows and privations of the divine passion taat the highest example possible might be given to those who seck Balyation py the way of the cross. You also shalt suffer if you inherit the Kingdom of the Father pre- Pared for the faithiul, Ye who are the chiidren of the Churen shall rej.ice becuuse you have suifered for me and in my name. Your joy shall be great. ‘Inis was the hope of the martyrs. TUS CHURCH WAS CRADLED IN PERSECUTION and we lust walk in His footsteps. Veter, the prince of Aposties, endeavored to escape the crueity of Nero when the lattcr set Rome on fire by leaving the city, While passing througi one of the gates he ‘Was met by Jesus, 0: whom le asked waither Le was fone christ replied that He was going Lo Rome to crucified again, ‘This called Peier to a sense of his duty and he returned vo the city where, ai hits own request, he was crucified wiil his bead down as an example of AUMILATY AND FORTITUDE, He did not deem him: worihy to suffer upon the tree oi Une cross in t e utthiude as lus divine Master, For the three first ceuturies Curisuans worshipped God in the bowels of the eartu—in the | subterranean catacomys of Kome—aud during taat | period every successor of the prince of the Aposties | sullered Martyravm, The persecuuion oi the Church continued onior many centuries, but still the Church livcd and triaimpued. Neither human macuinations and ingenuity combined with the powers of heil ‘ould suilice to overth.ow the PiLLAR AND GROUND OF TRUTH Which Christ Hunself bad founded. In the comm: Meut Of the sixicenth century a pew refor up who would grant liberty to tue Church wad unl- Versai lloerty to all Who had been wont 10 accept its teachings. We lave seen the progress of this new revelation. Jn the fight of three cen- tures, which have since intervened, as many duferent relugions as there are days in the year have sprung iuto existence. ‘Tuls new revelauon of the Sixteenth century Was halied on all quarters as an epoch of worldly gratification, England adopted 4t and fostered it so pditerly that lor a century scarcely one dare acknowledge that he was a Catuo- duc. How diiereut is ihe prospect of to-day in that country, where four millions of Catholics enjoy equal respect and mghisY And ENGLISH CATHOLICS ARE TH MOST INDEYENDENT du the Catholic world, For three ceniuries what strevuous efforts were there not made by the ene Inies of religion to drive the fuithiul 1ollowers of Jesus Christ from our own couutry. Yet we fad them at the present time among ihe Strongest aud ‘Warmest aunerents to the Church and cnatr of Peter. Rome presents the spectacie of the greatest crueity experienced there siuce the days o: Nevo, Forty or uity convents and monasteries have been taken possession of by the government IN THE NAME OF LIBERTY. His Holiness, the successor oi Peter, ts himself a prisoner i his palace, the priesis ave dragged fom he aitar to prison, those Who admiuister ucip to the poor are msulted in the sirecis aud oluer gross and ocilies are daily aad hou, » Name o2 libe. ‘This Of Muamy canwot last wuch longer. This sp shall soon be removed. How foolish 10 is to say “Cainoucity 13 OD its last legs,’” never mdie to be ex tablished! ‘Truly these are SAD DAYS FOR THE CHUROH. But without sudering were is no perfection. must prepare ourselves to do battle by prayer. God’s Word, Which can never pass away, though heaven and earth may, assures us that what we ask in the nawe of the Father shail be granted io us. Jt is, then, our duly, as ioliowers of (iat Church which se las biished, to ask the help of Him in behall of the Oh of the Church on earth; to approach the throue of mercy in suppliauce and hhom.iity of heart, aud beg Lis sustaining grace and help in the hour of suffering. Pray that the blessed ‘Virgin, to whore honcr the month of Aiay is specially devoted, and St. Joseph imay unite their powerul Antercessicn with our humble petitions before the throne of grace in benall of Pins tae Ninth, the Sove- Feign Poutit, now m the twenty-uiih year of his poutificate, who has done more ior the Cuurch than ‘any of his preaecessors. With a few further fervent exhortations, in which the congregation, devoatiy kneeliag, stiently jomed, the reverend geullemaa closed his remarks. NEW JERSEY CHURCHES. ST. PETERS CHURCH, JERSEY CITY, peTpeiraced uae: We And Sermon by Father Wenand, S. J. on St. Joseph—The Duty of Parenis ‘'owards their Chiléren. In 8t. Peter's church, Jersey City, there was an ‘@nusually large congregation at tie last mass. The Anterior of the church is being renovated and decoraied under the direction of the Jesuit Fathers, ‘who are making wondertui progress 1n the parish so lately committed to their charge. Solemn mass owas celebrated by Father Beaudevin, and at the conclusion of the first gospel Father Renaud as- cconded the pulpit and announced that the Church on that day celebraced the festival of the PATRONAGE OF ST, JOSEPH. The great object of this festival supptied the place ofa text to the preacher, who related as much of the ‘Ife of the saint as was necessary’ to show the ex- alted position he occupies before THE THRONE OF GOD, andthe efficacy of his tntercession tor those who invoke bis aid. ‘the preacher summed up hus re- marks as follows:—Satnt Paul, the hermit, received each day.at sundown half @ loaf of bread fron | heaven. But what was this distinction compared ty tat of St. Joseph, who sav and wateued and | ale at THE SANE TABLE WITH CHRIST for thirty years’ When Onrist was in the temple dis- cussing with the doctora the Blessed Virgio, who had been unxionsly searching for Him, approached and gad to him “thy father meaning Joseply and I have sought Tiee sorrowing.” One of the holy lathers tes us taat Christ honored Joseph as a father. No other salut ever cajoyed this distinction, Mary was full of grace, and of this taulness Joseph | artook, What a sanctified life must Joseph have ed in the presence of Jesus! How weil must he have gone on {rom virtie io virtue! And when tie | our of jis deati arvived the workd—the proud fworld—dia not Know twat the POOR M was dead. In the BeUtury lesson for those who wou tory the marriaye We tit upholi poiygauy. Catholic Church, notwithstanding (he chavges that + wre aking plaice every day around her, teases the | Baume doctiine that the | posties taught elguter bundred years ago. Tue Church does not besww on dosept aay honors io which he ix not entiticd. Let | Us, ea, Venerate Lim, aud let us show our yenera- Hon by Having some member of our families called Dy the endearing pame ot Joseph. St. Bernard tells us that there ure certain saiuts who have SPECIAL POWERS FROM JOU to grant favors, but Joseph has power to ald u in every necessity, Fathers and mowers, attend aud | Visible to the inspection of man. | thoughts come trom this invisible, nupalpable na- | est illustration of aivinity is Inman, | Hives, but the Sav | Pertect Being was, py Him wao alove could esti- he died in the arms of Jesus and Marv, he has jal power to ae this grace, which ts the be- ~ eternal happiness, the reward promised of fall who walk in the footsteps of the saints. 8T. JAMES’? CHURCH, NEWARK, Sermon by Bishep Bayley in Newark Last Night—Dedication of St. James Church Pul- pit. Services suitable to the dedication of a new and handsome pulpit, just added to St, James Roman Catholic churen, the handsomest ecclestastic edifice in Newark, were held i that churcn last evening in presence of a large congregation, including ex-Governor Ward and many other leading Protest- ants, The church was brilliantly illumiated, tne altar especially producing a most beautiful effect. The music was quite elaborate in the selection, though the execution, in the soprano parts especi- ally, might have been excelled. Tne chiet feature of the services was & SERMON BY BISHOP BAYLEY. The subject chosen by the reverend prelate was “Christian Education.” The observance of the di- vine revelation of God’s will to man was, he said, our first duty. The word “education” was very common in the mouths of men and almost every one supposed he knew all about the subject, Tho latter, the bishop went on to say, though a very important matter, was considered by these one that was easily applied and understood, To him, however, it seemed & most dificult subject, requiring most par- ticular care in consideration. The first quesuon was how far the State had a right to tax the people for the «ost of maintaining public schools. Some were of opinion that the educational tax sys- tem was all wrong. Others thought education should only be partial. In his study he had never pee any discussion that satisNed him on the sub- ject. ii THE VITAL QUESTION was, he considered, whether the educational system should be religious or secular. Formerly all peopie were nearly agreed on this matter; but now opinions on the matter differed widely. In England some of the acutest minds and most distinguished sclentific men were in favor of the secular. Bishop Bayley then proceeded at consi. derable length to show that the Catholic people were eager that their children should be educated thoroughly, but that the heart and soul should have prior consideration to the head, Above all things he considered necessary was a religious training, so that the tree might incline as the twig was bent. The services were conducted by Rev. Doane, THE PULPIT IN ULSTER COUNTY. FigsT REFORMED CHUKCH. Father Character of Christ—Sermon by Rev. D. Vandevecr. KiNaston, April 39, 1871. The Rev. D. N. Vandeveer preached as usuai in the First Reformed church, corner of Main and Wall streets, this morning, taking his text from Philli- Plans i, 7—“But He made himself of no reputa- ton,” He satd:—Once, then, He had a reputation. Once Jesus was all that Jehovah is. What, then, must have been his reputation, ‘who, being in the form of God, thought it not robbery to be equal witn God? But, behold ! Heaven moves down to earth; Jehovah wears our humanity and treads our world, Jn the form of that Gallilean carpenter, walk- ing the streets of Jerusalem, there was that which had moved among angels and archangels, cherubim and seraphim, ptinelpality ana power. The bosom on which frail humanity nestled a She- daniah slept within, In the eyes that beamed with pity upon Judas, with melting tenderness on Philip, forgiving affection upon Peter there was the glance of omniscience. In the wail of tearless anguish which broke from the dying sufferer’s lips there was the voice of almightiness. Such mighty condescen- sion implied some mysterious design. TRE VEWICLE OF GOD TO MAN. Spirit 1s imperceptible to sense, the life of God in- We cannot see the air, much less the spirit of which it is an emblem. We cannot bear to gaze upon the Sun; how then upon Him who made tt, Every one knowsand feels this, It is dimeult to think of God even in moods of mind most favorable to reflection. Sin has im paired the spiritual vision. To relieve this J ehovan appeared as the PILLAR OF FIRE. So, too, idolatry, by supplying objects and figures, atiempts to assist the mind in thinking of God. Even the finest minds have failed to fori any con- ception of God; the speculations of Academus and tne Porch give us no heip or hope. In feeling, too, as well asin thought, there are emotions o: grief which Ro one can understand out God; there are times Ww huiian sympatuy 13 a vulgar intrusion. ‘Then we [cel NEED OF A PERSONAL DEITY. Even s0 in conscience ther@ is a reluctance to oursin-ladeu emotions upon the angust and dL aspect of Jovovah; the want 1s that of one nm understand our infirmities, frienaly, for- in whom every scutiment of tove hee—every ieeling of reverence So, too, Im prayer wandering 180 Into reve subside into love. ture of Jehovah; the want is that of one to whom we can wake a “clean breast’ with perfect frecdom and frankness, Ail this is met and masver- ed in Jesus Christ. In Him js revealed the munite in the finite—tie life of spirit m that of sense. To think of Jehovah, the form of Jesus comes sponta- he stateilest iminuds must revere, ihe timay approach. In Him penitence tlads a pure, yet pitying Iriend; sorrow finds the vest con- Soler. Jesus is to us the revelaiton of Jehovan, MATIER CANNOT REVRESENT MIND; substance the soul. Mutter was pronounced “good.” Man alone was inade the minature of God; the hign- But there is in the landscape much that the artist cannot portray; much in the countenauce that cannot be caught, even by the speea and power of the sun; much in Goud that cannet be borne out in the finite soul. Sin, too, has solied the picture, shattered tus miniature. Butin Jesus there was A PERFECT SOUL, a sinless humanity, aud, therefore, the highest revelation of Jehovah. The voice in the Gospels, “Peace, be sttil,”* sounds like that in Genesis, “Let there be light.” He muitipiied loaves and fishes, and every day the miracie is repeated in our hous holds. He heated diseases then; now He heals tn canker of the Church aud sweetens the bitterness o the uusanthrope. Naturally, rather than super- naturally, His miracles emerge from His discourse. So spontaneous was te majesty of His speech that He could easily pronounce @ miracle. All this dis- play of power was so EASY AND GRACEFUL that He must be the same “who speaks and it is done, commands and it stands fast.” So, too, in His sullertngs, Nowhere a greater exhibition of mercy tuan the interference of Dewy for the lost; of justice, than the sacrifive of the Lawgiver for law subjects; of holiness, than when the sword was passed througil the bosom of tue tninitely beautiful and good, A PEKEBCL MODEL OF CHRISTIANITY. Though Verer denied and Judas betrayed, He did Not scuihe them with lightning, but subdued them by love. His patience no hostility could provoke— no insult rae fis Magnanunity. His gentleness Was the last climax of m.gnificent strength. His was # vicarlous love from the cradle to the cross. This is the spirit OL Christianity; not selfishness, but scll-denial, distinguisies ié (rom all other religions, makes men inquire into it, and, finding the cause, to die for it. Rome and Snuthieid witnessed greatest Pa + Huss, Jerome and Rogers were great re- formers. AN ATONEMENT, Homan Jaws are not inviolapie. mitted and the criminal escapes, God's laws are immutabie, He couid spare His son; He could not Spare His law. Law is higher than iife. The axe gieumed above us. Jesus threw himself between us and the stroke, but 1 fell nevertheless. ‘rhe sinner ur had to die. ‘The only pure and Crime is com- mate His worth, surreudered for our redemptior ‘The highest price Was asked,and that price Was paid, He wore crown of thorns that we may wear the crown of power. He was born of woman that we may be born ot God. Louk at Immanuel! Not the distortions of super- Ktution, hot the sketches of a guilly imagination. At tue. Bible Ri ons, Puriiy comes w purify; the Saviour Wishe e. SECOVD REFORMED CHURCH, Rev. Dr. Stitt on tho Miracul Falth, KINGSTON, April 30, 1871. The large and beautiful eailice of the Second Re formed church was well filled by an attentive con- course of worshippers tals morning, to listen to an avie and earnest effort of their pastor, Rev. 0. N. Stitt, DD. This congregation has, under the zealous ministry of this divine, increased im num- bers nearly twofold within rhe past six years, aod is now classed among the largest and most fourish- ing of those along the Fludson, Dr, Stity selected his text from Mark vi, 5, 6—“Atd He could do no mighty work save that He laid His hands upon a few sivk toik and healed them; and He marvelied because of their unbelief” The text, he suid, reveals @ remarkable phase im the Power of Jearn of Joseph and Mary bow to bring up your chil- dren, If fathers and mothers eriormod, their duty t their chilares the worid would avt have to DEPLORE IE LOSS OF SO MANY Sus, fet of Joseph te be modest in apparel, pure in ly and soul, Learn of him to be meek and huw- Die oi heart. Ask of btm and you shall receive, and ask especisily Jor the grace 0: @ happy death; for ua life of our Lord. Gaihee was =the chosen theatre of the earliest and mightiest displays of Eua power; and now that he has come to Nazareth, the kome of his humble childhood and youth, snrely they will receive him with open hearts and hands; they wili be proud to own Him as their son and share in the honors of the newly-crownea prophet. But, after all, who is he? Nobody but THE CARPENTER’S SON, whose humble pedigree and family we know; and thus to them His humble earth-tife obscures the rising glories of His ministry and compels Him to depart aud shine in other regiona, “AND HE COULD DO NO MIGHTY WORK.’? Alow ts this, that the very omnipotence displayed in his work ts here resiraiued? Omnipotence 1s om- nipotent everywhere. The bar or hindrance was not physical, but moral. God's omnipotence 18 the Perera of His wisdom and rectitude. Unbelief is held up in the text as restraining Christian ower and drawing out the deep emotions of his uman soul. As God He could not be moved with wonder or surprise at anything, for He knew what was in man; but as the God-man such criminal dis- trust could not failto move Him and restrain His wonder- working power. ‘This 1s A PRACTICAL BUBJECT FOR MODERN CHRISTIANITY to ponder. What has unbelief to do in restratuing Christ’s power and presence to-day? Here the reverend gentleman proposed two points—First, why Christ's saving works cannot be displayed in the midst of prevailing unbelief; second, why 1s this unbelief a matter of wonder to Heaven and Earth? ‘To the question of unbellef being @ hindrance to Cirisi’s power, he replied that he held Christ's power as a wonder worker tn the reaim of nature to be @ type of His higher wonders wrought in re- demption. ‘The same omnipotence in the one im- plied omnipotence in the other. The same princi- les that reguiated His procedure i prodigies rega- jated his procedure im the forgiveness of sin. He frequently coupled the two; often when He had heeled the patient He added, “I'ny sins ve forgiven ee. THIS PRINCIPLE OF LAW WAS FAITH, Unbelier was a violation of Christ’s own law. God had a plan tn the world’s redemption, just as He bad @ plan .n the world’s creation, Creation was some- thing more than the production and modification of matier. Creation was the projection of certain prin- ciples and Jaws which dwelt in God-mind, and Which itis the business of science to unfold, As- tronomy, Reology, chemistry, botany and biology are the eliminations of these laws or processes of nature. Hk THAT STUDIES NATURE STUDIES GOD-MIND. But with all her wonderful progress Philosophy 18 still in her novitiate. She ts too apt to leap at con- clusions and then eat her own words. Newton con- Tessed hunself a child by the ocean side playing with pebbles, Just so is it in God’s higher sphere of re- demption, God has ordained laws by which a re volted world should be prougit from chaos to order, from Satan’s rule to his image. Chvist as world-re- deemer has subjected Himself to law; a3 man He subjected Himself to the law of perfect humanity and fuililed allrighteousness. The one fundamental jaw by which He exercised His powers, MIRACULOUS AND REDEMPTORY, was by faith in the applicant or recipient. This law is laid down as indispensavie. ‘According to your faith so be it with you.” “He that beneveth shall be saved.” Unvelief must be levelled before Christ's loving heart and saving power can reach out to help, Another reason why faith is ladispensable to Christ's saving power is because there 1s no holiness without it. Faith is the root of holmess, Con- fidence in God’s saving power through Christ be- gets Cnrist-likeuess, Pardon without faith would TURN THE WORLD INTO AN ACELDAMA, God’s pardon hitts up the soul to Himself, ‘The faith that justifies sanctifies, ‘Marvel not that { say unto you ye must be born again.” In answer to the question, why is unbelief a matter of wonder to Heaven and Earth? he dwelt on three reasons:— First, che distinguishing character of Christ's re- demption NOT FOR LOST ANGELS, BUT LOST MEN. Second, the distinguishing love and sacrifice of Christ’s redemption. Third, the simplicity and easi- ness of its requirements, The grand obstacle that keeps the world from allegiance to Chiist, obeying His laws, living His life and love, ts this practical unbellef—an unbelief that owns Him with the lips, and disowns Him with the heart and life; that rises with the scale of Christian civilization and 1s freez- ing our Christianity into a soulless, godless forma- tion, He concluded by saying that Christ 13 not in- duterent fo this deception. LAW-BREAKERS IN NEWARK. How a Foor Woman was Swindled—River Street Noughs on the Rampage—An Eliza- beth Spore in Trouble. For the last forty-eight hours the independent de- tective force of Newark have been on the qut vive for a certain confidence operator, whose victims are quite numerous, Among those of the latver most to be pitied isa poor woman named Braumer. On Saturday afternoon the kKnave in question appeared at her house and stated that her husband had got into a row with the foreman of the shop wnere he was em- pioyed; that he struck him and was arrested, and 1 required twenty doliars to get him out of prison. Having a young child and no one to take care of it long enough to allow her to go to the station house, she procured, with much dificulty, the money and gave it to the stranger, whose address was of the suavest imaginable, Tne first the hus- band knew of the reperted row and his arrest was when he reached home, Nothing of the sort had taken place, The knave Js still at large. Last evening @ woman, resid:ng in Willett street, Newark, caused the arrest of a young River street roug h, one of a party of notorious scamps, on a charge of having with nis crowd chased her busband into bis house, armed with kaives and ors. They also tried to batter down the door. The accused Is natned Pi Sullivan, fe is a very bad lookwg customer, Warrants wiil be issued fer tue arrest of his companions, He said he was born in River street. For some time past the local papers of have every now and then been greatiy about Newark sports making a practice every Sunday of transforming certaim thoroughiares in Plweveth to race courses, Yesterday matiers were reversed. An Elizabeth clerk, named Isaac McUlousky, thirt dashed into Newark, about five o'clock, and entered into a triai of speed with another sport on Broad street, to the utter amazement of the rigid Sabbatarian of tue place, Isaac sped along at a spankisg gait in the horse ca tack. When near the corner of Hul street a car came — along, and necessitated the trotter’s turning out. He under- tou do so without siacking Up, and as a result came into violent collision with another wagen, His own was smashed to pieces, himseif pretty well battered and then marched to the statiion house. After being in the cells an hour or so he was re: leased on payment of a flne for fast driving, CORONERS’ CASES. About half-past two o'clock yesterday morning Thomas Murray, @ man thirty-six years of age, and born in Ireland, who iived on the third floor of premises No. 510 East Sixteenth street, fell from one of the front windows to the sidewalk, and beside fracturing his skull in a shocking manner sustained @ fracture of the rightarm. Murray was taken up insensible and death ensued ten minutes afterwards, Captain Cameron, of the Kighteenth precinct, no- tilied Coroner Keenan to hold an inquest on the body, It is supposed that deceased had been drink- ing to excess and sat down in the open window to cool of, when le lost his balance and fell to the pavement. Mr. Murray has left a widow and four children, Coroner Keenan was yesterday cailed to hold an Inquest on the body of William Dooley, who, while lishing, fell overboard at the foot of Ninety-cighth street, Fast river, and was drowned, Deceased, Who Was tlitriy-tive years of years, and @ native of Treland, lived im a shanty at the foot of Bast Ninety- seventin sireot Mary Murphy, an Irish woman, forty-tive years of age, Withoue home, friends or means of suppo! who had been committed to the Tombs for intoxies tion, died there yesterday morning, aud Coroner Keenan was notified to hold an inquest. “oB00Y The Rev. Father Nugent, of Liverpoo!, repeated his lecture on “Nobody’s Children” at Cooper Instl- tutelastevening. The audience was large and select, and seemed deeply appreciative of the reverend gentieman’s combined humor and pathos, Among the distinguished persons on the platform were Judges Charles P. Daly, J. A. MeCaun; William J. Kane ant Dennis Q Messra, Bernard Sinyth, Eugene Kelly, James Louis B. Binuse, Jai Lynch and John McKeon, and Assistant Districs 3 Farrelly, At ney Algernon S. Suitvan; Fav O'Farrell, Jr; MeCariay, Curran, Mooney and others. JOURMALISTIC ROTES. The Trt-States Unton at Port Jervis, N. Y., has changed proprietors, The Utica (N. Y.) Goserver was twenty-three years old on the ith of April. Apaper calied the Magnolia Flower blooms in Texas, bul tie editor comiplatus that he does nob make a cent, Tne Peekskill (N. Y.) Advertiser was sold py the sherif on Friday, and purchased by Dr. 2. Stewart for $3,375. ‘The publication of the Volksman 18 to be recom: menced by the proprietor of the Newark (N. J.) Lauly Journal. Mark Twain has disposed of his interest in the Buflalo Acpress to George H. Selkirk, a lormer pro- prictor of the paper. General D. IL. Hill, a prominent commander In the rebel army under I is now editing @ small weekly paper in South Southern Home. The venerable Join Prentiss, formerly editor of the Keene (N. HH.) Serfinet, is visiting iis cuildren and grandchildren mm Massachusetts. Although ninety four years of age he travels unattended and is quite as active and sprightiy a8 most men @ score of years younger. DEATH OF A CENTENARIAN.—The Cooperstown Journal s:—Mr, Benjamin Cutler, for three- quarters of a century a reskient of Otsego county, bec 1m the town of I roliua entitled The AEneoue, of te eldest niet 1 Years and five months—one 0! ‘thidsounyy, He was born in Vermont in 116% NEW YORK HERALD, MONDAY, MAY 1, 1871—TRIPLE SHEET. | ROME AND CHRISTIANITY. ‘The Papal Centre During Moly Week—Its Church Services, Shows, Sports and Spasmodie Agitations. Life and Episcopal Duties of His Holiness the Pope—Radicalism and Its Political Reminis- cences—Palm Sunday in Peter’s Church— The Catholic Deputation from England— Titled and Noble Delegates from the See of St. Augustin—Religious Fealty and Cash Tribute— Chevy Chase and “Tally Ho?!’ on the Campag- na—Pio Nono’s Com- pliment to Britain. Romp, April 1, 187i. ‘To-morrow will be Palm Sunday, but there will be no gorgeous procession of cardinals, princes, generals and diplomatists In the ample nave of St. Peter’s, and no necessity for anxious lady sight- seers in black veils and dresses to drive down to the church at seven in the morning to secure the best places in the tribunes for the purpose of witnessing the ceremony which will begin only at ten o'clock. The Pope will celebrate the oMces quietly in his own chapel with inflnitely less fatigue, and the re- ligtous feeling attendant on tne spectacle will proba- bly be greater than It was when the crush of curious foreigners rendered tt a very gigantic /éte,. DEMOCRACY AND RBLIGIO The approach of Easter has sugested to the class of liberal Romans the opportuneness of presenting an address to the Pope with a view to appeasing his Holiness at this period of universal pacification. This appeal ts heated:— THE ROMANS TO PIUS Ix. It commences by quoting the words of our Saviour after his resurrection:—“Peace I leave with you, my peace I give unto you,” and goeson to remind the Pope of his blessing on Italy and his prayers for her peace, unity and concord twenty years ago. It con- jures him not to go down inte his grave, as one of the Pontiff’ who have called foreign arms into Italy, and assures him that ‘by losing the embarrassing cares of temporal sovereignty he has become a thousand times more great and powerful than all the sovereigns of the earth,” It quotes again the words of the Divine Nazarene against ‘‘at- taching importance to worlaly goods,” and tafers that he will not abandon his Vicar on Earth merely because he ts “no longer surrounded by zouaves, sbirri and brigands.”” The address concludes by imploring the Pope to “have pity on the Romans, impoverished by civil troubles and the late inundation, and to receive in his paternal arms the King to whom Italy has en- trusted her destiny.” For all this it is net to be ex- pected that Pope Plus LX. will issue forth on the balcony of . Peter's, as of yore, to give his benediction, urdi et orb for it 1s already known that his Holiness intends to limit his services to the administration of the Sacrament on Holy Thursday to the members of his household and some distinguished foreigners, such as the leading members of tie British Catholic depatation, most of whort have arrived 1a Rome this aiternoon, It is an obligation of religious routiue with the tn- mates of the Vatican to comminicate on Holy Thurs- day, aud the locality indicated tor their reception of the Sar ment is the Pantline chapel, This year that Jocality will be more than usually crowded, as the population of the Apostolic Palace 18 80 much Increased by the admission of non-contormants to the new regime ot government inanguratea tn the Eternal City by General Cadorna’s cannonading, POLITICS AND FINANCE. I mentioned above a petition of the Romans to the Pope tor the Apostolic benediction on and ageneral peacemaking on that holy reed There are other petitions in course among the Romans, and one of the most practical 13 that im- ploring ‘from the Itatian Parliament a delay in the apptication to the newly annexed Roman provinces ol the tax on personal property (richezza movie), an ®nposition which wipes off thirteen and a half ber cent from everybody's earnings, of every rank and class in society, Irom tue valet de piace of the Piazza di Spagna to Priace Torlonia in his patace. ‘The petivoners argue that tne tax is “something too sudden, strange and ill-advised for Rome, cialiy after her recent inundation disaster: Signor Sella is a stern man, and must nave money to redeem the financial honor of Italy and avert the supreme disaster of a new loan on the ruinous con- ditions which the present calamitous state of euforces on the movey market of Europe. CHARITIES AND TAXES, Lhave reporte: the protest of the cardinal bishops of the suburban sees of Rome against the trausfer of th tals and public charities of the Roman trom an ecclesiastical to a lay adininistra- Tt has been adhered to by the bishops of the province of Frosinone, who haye also joined the snourban bishops in a protest agamst everything that bas happened im Rome since the 20th of Sep- tember, 1570, se prelates are scandalized at the Innovations upon faith than the abolition of eccle: th tribunals and the aggregation of monastic property to the national exchequer, uon. day Services in St. Pete Rome, April 3, 1871. The ceremony of yesterday, In cummmemoration of Pali Sunday, was decorously performed in the morning in St. Peter's, by the canons of the Ba- silica in their chapel, and in the prevence of a nu- merous and devout congregation, comprising & large proportion of Italian soldiers, The music was ex- cellent, The Passio, in parts, was admirably sung, and the artistically entwined palm branches borne by the canons were decorated with a refinement worthy even of the Pontifical chapel. But tho non-attendance of the Vatican to public ecclesiasti- cal rites at present, was manifested by the total abstinence of ail prelatical dignitaries from the solemnities. Nota mitre, among the one thousand or twelve hundred available ones in Christendom, was to be seen in the procession, There was a fuller attendance of the Episcopal class in the Paniine chapel at the Vatican when his Holiness officiated in the presence of his court, a few members of the British deputation and some other privileged persons, who had been furnished with tickets of admittance. ENGLISH OFFERINGS TO THE HOLY SE! The British noblemen and gentlemen composipg the deputation of aduress, congratulation and otler- ings to the Pope are thirty-two in number, and wiil be received by his Loliness this afternoon. Alter the presentation of the address and the ac- companying pecuniary offering the deputation will break up at once, as the Parliamentary duties of some of the gentlemen will require them to return home immediately. ‘Those who ean remain will re- cvive the sacrament from tae hands of tie Supreme Ponti! on Holy thursday. It fas afforded matier for surprise that neither the wealthiest convert to the Catholic ciurch in Great Britain nor her boldest defender—the Marquis of Bute and Sir George Bowyer—have accompanied their sympathizing countrymen on this occasion; and Tam informed that itis aot @ correct stavement that the Marquis has conuributed £20,000 steriiug to the purse of Peter's pence broughi to Rome by the deputation, WHaT THE ROMANS SAY OF THB BRITISH MOVEMENT. The Liverta has devoted @ couple leading arti- cles already to this British demonstration, and its Limber ts morning contains the sollowimg re- marks, headed “Latest Intelligence It 18 reported that some young men of the Iheral party intend to make some hostile demonstration ugamst the English Cathohe deputation, We hope thet (ats rumor 1s altogether mexact and without & shadow of foundation, It would imdeed be inex- pressibly depiorabie if the English deputation were to be subjected to the slighiest act of intoler- ance on the part of our fellow citizens. We must take the greatest care im order that these Catholic deputies, returning to their own country, may be opilzed to confess, even in spite of them. selves, that the greatest tranquilliiy aod the most impardial tolerance reigns ir. Kome, It ts impossi- bie Uiat people of good sense and fine perceptions like the Romans siouid wish to place weapons in the hands of our eneiles, We are, tieretore, more than ever persuaded that nothing of what has been foretold Will uappen, and thas the Bagush depura- tion, honored, caressed and exalted at the Vatican, Will be received im all the rest of Rome with the mnost signiicant tuditierence, Paim + English Catholic Deputation—Names of the Delegates and Statement of Their Ob- Joct. Tv Rome, April 5, 1871. The arrival of the Catholic depatation from Bug. land has created @ much greater sensation hero than could have been anticipated, considering tiat the demonstration will not possibly have the slight. est influence on the course of action adopted by the British government with respect to the Roman question, ana much less on that of the Italian gov- ernment with respect to ity future treatment of the Supreme Pout THE DELEGATES. The following is a correct list of the members of the deputation, who arrived nearly all together on Saturday evening, accompanied by Monsignor Stonor, who had gone to Florence to meet tuem:— Dake of Norfoik, Stuart Knill, Earl of Denbigh, Molyneux Seel, Lord Edmund Howard, Alexander Fletcher, Charles Hornyold, John Vaughal HH. Langdale, Lord Robert Montague, Lord Henry Kerr, tae Raiph Kerr, vi ount Campden, A. Langdale, .ord Archibald Douglas, C. Weld, Lord Herries, E, Hibbe rt, H. Hibbert, F. Walmesiey, Master of Lerat, Master of Herries, Hon. William Petre, A. Walmesiey, Hon. Witham Nortn. H, Bishop, Henry Ciudtord, W. Sills, Charles Detaparre, T. Reynolds, Bodenham, ot Boderwas, T. G. Kenyon, F. R. Wegg-Prosser, R. Monteith, of Carstairs, RADICALISM. Demonstrations were anticipated at the railroad station, where some young men of that portion of the “radical” party, usually ripe fora row, had gone up to see the British magnates arrive. The Police Director, Berti, was present in person, backed by a few of his agents, to enforce order. The only attempt to disturb it consisted in a few Joering offers to condact the travellers to sume imaginary hotels, such as the Albergo deila Speranza, the Locanda Temporale, and so on; but the arrest of four or tive of the most impertinent of these jokers calmed the | enthusiasm of the others, and the deputies reached | their respective lodgings without further annoyance, ar CHURCH, Sunday morning several members of the deputa- tion obtained admission to the Pauline chapel at the Vatican and received from the hands of the Su- Preme Ponti! the beautifully worked and orna- mented palm branches, which are sent from San Remo, on the coast of Genoa, every year in Passion Week, to tus Holiness, who has hitherto distributed them with accompaniments of ecclesiastical splendor in St. Peter's, but performed the ceremony this year in the chapei mentioned above, where he wWiil also go through the other obligatory ceremonies of the Holy Week, to the great disappointment of a host of foreigners, who would have rejoiced at a chance of seeing him in splenior in the Vatican Basilica, Captain Farmer, aptain Bailey, Captain Manning. HUNTING ON THE CAMPAGNA, Monday morning, a3 it was the last ‘meet’ for the season of the Roman fox hounds, and tne morn- Ing was extremely flue, many of the country gen- Ueimen of the British deputation, who had “doubt. less Jett their own “packs’’ with regret, to do their duty and to sympathise with the Pope in nis dise tress, could not resist tae temptation of @ run in the Campagna, especially as the appointment was at Ceniocelle, & beautifully picturesque spot two or Uhree miles beyond the Maggiore gate, where the day’s sport was sctentifically directed by the Marquis Origo, Winding up With an injpromptu ‘steeplechase by tne ladies present, Mrs. Vivas Oliver coming in Baud Madame Bolitch second and Miss Hosmer rd. Lhear that the Pope was displeased at the sport- ing propensities of his British Visitors being so strongly manifestea that they preferred “r.ding across country” to making a pedestrian round to the shrines of the secte cniese, or going up the suurcase of Pontius Pilate, Sou, Holiness observed as much to Monsignor Nardi, A DECREE OF THE MOLY FATHER, iterday morning, at lall-past eieven o'clock, nglish deputation Was admitted into the pre- nee Of the Ponti, in the throue room, Which ts ing with crimson tapestry. ‘The Pope was stauding on the steps of his throne, With his courtiers on each side, THE ADDRESS. } , The spokesman of the deputauou was the Duke of Norfolk, who read a lengty address in Preuch ex- sing the opinions and Wishes of Catholics in Great Britain on the question of the civil and re- ligious principality of tie Roman Pouut, REPLY, Plus IX. rephed in French also, He speaks that language = nueutly, but not correctly, and lis accent is uninistakabiy Itallan, He’ began by expressing his “gratitude jor the proofs of dev tion and love lavished upon lim by his children at aperiod of such bitter sufermg Tor his heart.” Hie reminged his hearers of “the acts, the virtue aud the learning of the suinted Poni, Gregory the Great, who had an especial affection ior England.” This Hoitness added that although “he could not Valize’ the Viriue and learuing of his great prede- or, he could at auy rate equal him in love toward England, for which country he had done as muci as was In his power to make Catholicism re- sue its pristine ardor, and to thus spread and propagate to the giory of God and the Church.” He alluded to the war now being waged against the Churca, which he stated to be “based on profvuund hawed against the Christian religion rather than on the lust of dominion or auy otier political cause.” Pio Nono went on at considerable length oa this topic, and concluded by imparting bis apostolic Jictton to the assembly, ioviting them aiter- Ww to accompany him in his daily walk rowad Ue garden, se. hu TAKING LEAVE, This heaithy piece of exercise being concluded the members of tie deputation got into their car- riages about half-past one and drove away frou te ican, weli pleased with their reception, whue tne Pope Went to uinuer equilly weil pleased with their visit, aud not perhaps the less so for tie pecuulary | Rome and the people from other parts of have already migrated to the new ca afternoon I have seen the parish curates attendants trudging from house to quarters of the city, bearing their book, to habitations of the various occupants, TUR LISH CATHOLIC DEPUTATION, The deputauon of British Catholics has ne. But it is not expected that the mission islanders" have Influence on the political status Italy. Positive souvenir of thelr visit will Money they have left behind them; amounts to'a much smaller figure than was @6 reported, being not £59,000, but merely £3,000, pusation brought by the liberal journals these Catholic noviemen and gentlemen of O1 Jand, of having been unable to resist the ten of attending the concluding meet of the honads ou Monday morning, has heen formally con= tradicted to me by some members of the deputation: whose word I am bound to accept. CONSOLATION OF THE FOLLOWERS OF AUGUSTIN, On the other hand, | can confirm that on Wedned- day morning most of the deputies attended the mass celebrated by his Holiness in the Vatican received the sacrament from his hands, FUNERAL OF A RADICAL PATRIOT AND MODERN TRI- UMVIR, By a curious coincidence, on that very afternoon the city was agitated by agrana republican political demonstration in honor of the late Mathew Mon~ teccht, whose corpse, which had been transported: to Rome from London, where he recently expired, was conveyed with great honor from the railway station to the cemetery of San Lorenzo, passing through the principal thoroughfares of the city, aud thes b ational Guard and ali the poitucal clubs and trades’ unions of Rome, Montecchi was a patriot, although of the deepest “red” dye, and suffered imprisonment and exile for 118 pi ae but his principal otfence, In the eyes of the clergy, was his having acted as (rivmvir in 1849 with Mag zini and Sam, and consequently Be ece! ac companied his bier. SITLL THEY COME, y We have had an Austrian deputation of thizers with the Pope, and we have had an one. The next is to be an Irish ene, le 4 hat the deputies tom the Emerald Isie have already | started on their journey toward Rome, Mis PERE HY ACINTHE. ‘ Father Wa cinthe has arrived in Rome, FRENCH RELISF, Testimonial to Mile. Orthille Beusson. a Among the many who have been very active ig procuring and forwarding aid to the suffering peo- ple of France few, if any, have been more untiring? and successful than Mile, Othllie Bousson. She has ~ shipped by almost every steamer for France qaantl- — ties of clothing and hospital stores, collected by hér= self, and was most idefatigable in securing, articles of value and vertu tor the French fair, Tae bt relief committee, recognizing her efforts, deter mined at a mecting held on the 4th of February lags to present to her a testimonial of their appreciation of her services. ‘rhe vesimonial was prepared and was presented on Wednesday last. It consists of & massive locket and snake necklace, The locket 1a about two and a half iucues in the greatest diame ter and about one and a nate inches in the transverse diameter. On a sunken panel on the frout are the levers 0. B., formed into a beautifur monograin, and set with finest diamonds, Surround. lng Unls 1s a wreath of frosted aud colored work, the portion near the top of the locket repre- senting branches of oak, with tie acorns, and the rest represeating olive branches, On the reverse, also get in a panel, is a representation of the stane dard of the Rosy Cross. The groundwork of tae siaudard is of wiite enamel, and the cross of sparking rabies, while in the spear ead ~ of the fagstar jis a tie diamond, panel is surrounded by @ wreaih of ret leaves of frosted gold. Ia the interior 13 @ panel for a portrait, aud opposite a beautiful medal, which moves on a hinge set Into and rorm- ing partor the locket hinge. On this is Percy on the one side, “A notre estimé colégue, Out Bousson, Le Comité. Above this inscription 18 engraved a semi-v.rcle of laurel, aud underneath a ~ seml-ctrele of oak. On the reverse of the medal inseribed, “Comite des Secours. 4 Fevrier, 1871, Pour les Victimes de ja Guerre.’ The necklace 1a made tn two parts, and may be worn at pleasure ag a pair of bracelets or a necklace. ‘The entire affair is quite unique and well worth being retained as an heirloom. ‘The presentation was made by Mr. P. A. Gerdy, president of the committes, in a neat speech, which __ was as neatly responded to wy Mlle, Bousson. Speeches were also made by M. Vetuole, Colonel Howe, Mr. Bailey and others. REVOLUTIONIST REMINISCINCES. The German Patriots of 1848 In Council. The Association of the German Patriots of 1348-9 inet at the Steuben House, in the Bowery, yesterday afternoon, General Max Weber presiding. They re- svived to hold their annual picnic and summer hight festival on tie 22d day of May, and discussed the necessary preparations for It, The association numbers about 220 members who participated tn the German revulutton of the years 1843 and 1840, chiefly in Baden, and came, in consequence of that revolution, as political exiles to this country, Iripute which they had brougat, which I have hear duferently vaiued at stuas varying from a quarter of @ militon to & million of francs. This morning those gentlemen who are anxious to get back to Eugiand for their parliamentary duties, ther business, without dela will attend the Pope's Mass and recelve the sacrament irom lugs had vecore resuunmg their Komeward jouraey. THE GLORIES OF HOLY WEBK. Although the spiendid Pontitical o Holy Wi cannot be performed without the Pontit hiniseli, the musical part ef tue attraction will be se- cured to tie Lovers of ¢. astival Compositioas by | the execution of the aiterery and otuer sacred | chauts, a8 usually sung in the Sixtine Chapel, in | locatities wit if less soem, Wil ator the ) public an opportumily of lisiening to them with greater couuort. The Philharmonic society CULE the Stavat Mater Wis evening at the Argentina theatre, and the evere Of Basily will ve per- formed’ at the Dante Hall ou Good Friday, when | Masame Rofasi’s exquisite voice will console us for the Joss of the notes of the Pontifical soprant. Spe cial services have been also organized by the munici- pality in some of the churches, such as that of Saa cola in Arcione, Wiiere there Will be exquisite Music accompanying the ceremony of the Tre Ure di Agonia. Proyers in the Vatican and Politics In the Strects—The Englisu Deputation and éritish “Peter’s Peuce?—Pilgcims from the Rural Districts—Funeral of a Kadical “ited” and Moderu Triumvir. Roux, April 8, 1871. There has not been during many a year such a , hot to say such @ dull holy week in Rome as the one which ls just drawing to its close, The Papal court almost prohibits every public form of ecclesiastical ceremony which bears a sumptuous exterio:, and just now conducts the muispensabie observances of the Church with the strietest pri- vacy, aud attributes the result of the regulations to the spontaneous mourning of the faithiul for the spolia tou and imprisonment of the August ead of Cbristiaulty, The Keonomo, or ecclesiastical administra St. Peter's, Moustgnor Teodoii, has refw quest of Lie municipality to be allowed to de expeuse and undertake the execution of the cus- tomary Ulumination of the cupola aad colonnade of the great church—*“the resurrection of our Lord 19 Not to be commemorated with any such lumiuous signs of rejoicing this year.” ‘The girandola, & grand pyrotechnic display cus- tomary on Easter Monday, which has always come | under the direction of the municipality, will be de- ferred this year until the 21st of April, the traditional “bwthday of Rome.” rh ype now limits the delivery of tis blessings to the inverior of the Vatican. No crowd collected onthe ample piazza of St. Peter's to receive his benediction on Holy Thursday, nor will the troops and people prostrate themselves vefore the balcouy of the Basilica to-morrow, or struggle for “indul- gences,”” RURAL PILGRIMAGES TO THR MANDED. We have not even any peasant pilgrims this year, The ecciesiastical authorities of Rowe have sent orders to the bishops of the provinetal dioceses uot to grant the usual Hcenses to the country folks of their disiriets to perform their penitentiary prome- nade to the Holy City, as the Easter outdoor cere- monies woul not take place. Consequently the Ppligrim hospiial’s wards ar cunt, and sight scers Will not gaze at the spectacle of prin prelates, aud princesses washing tue way-worn fe of rustics frolu the southera provinces and handing | them their salt fish aad salad at sapper, But tre | conirariely of the Papal court bas not influenced the | habiiual external plety of tie Romana, aod (ue CENTRE COUNTER- There were two distinct revolutions in Bade” at that time as a consequence of the Preach revoiu- tion of 1818 The first took place in the month of ~ April, 1843, when about 4,009 revolutionary volun- teers gathered In the southern part of that German State, who Intended to overthrow the mouarenici ~ power and to ttroduce a republican form gov rament m their native State, hoping to be followed in this inovement by the pevpic of the her secitons, ‘hat revoition was headed elrieh Hecker, who, atier a short strugzie, to yleld to the saperior mu&tary force of tie mons archical power. \ T cond Badentsh revolution had for {ts object the introduction and enforcement of liberal German consutution adopted by the German Na- tional Consutullonal Convention witch wag sit at Pranklort-on-the-Maia and Stuttgart in and ist% In this revolution, which Was com+ menced by a people’s meoting held at Offenburg, Baden, May 15, 1349, about 40,000 revolutionists, « clueny from Baden aud Rhenish Bavaria, wore under arm ‘They were opposed by about 120, m archical troops under command of William, then heir to the Prussian throne, how Emperor of Gere many. ‘The stragg!e lasted about elght weeks, whem the revolutionists were overpowered by the saperior , numbers of the enemy, Of the revolutionists captured and tried by a court-marual, whose sentences were approved by Prince William, twenty- eigat, the noblest patriots of Germany, were shot, Priuce William had already in March, 1848, com- manded soldiers to fire wiih grape sot at a revoi tionary crowd in Berlin, and was, therefore, nick- named the “Grapeshot Prince.” To him mull ruie has always been the paramount interest, he has never auned io promote civil liberty and free insututions, A letter was read from Colonel Friedrich Hecker, who lives on a farm in Southern Niuols, He stared that the aim of the German patriots of 1843-9 had been the national unity and freedom of the German people. German national untty was accomplished now by the late European war, aod it was to be hoped that the freedom of Germany might soon follo ‘There cheers were given to Colonel Hecker by the meeting. STEALING A SHIP. A Gang of Men Attompt to Cut a ship Loose from Pier 36 East River dare Driven OW vy Two United »tares Marshals. Vor %« Uime past a litigation has been going om between Messrs. Tapscott and Morgan for tue pos session of the ship William Tapscott, which now lies at pier 36 Bast river. Pending the decision of the Court in the matter the vessel was placed in the hands of Marshal Suarpe, who ordered Deputy Mare shais Irish and Long to go on board and take cht of her. They did so, withont any difienity waa + t and everytiing passed of quietly enough until about two oe. Je ay inorning, When tue two Olivers discovered @ pariy of Morgan's men NDGAVORING TO CUT HER LOOSE. ues. (hey having two tugs lyf wiy to steam alongside and tyie ber A eu Irish from her in the sir AWAY a Soon as and Long both © oat to the party to d clear out, bub as | took no heed of thenythe offl- rs had no alternative left but to open tireyn them, wilch they did in &@ most vigorous styi had the satisiaction of seeiog the mara hasty retreat. About twenty shots wyfe fred, but sy Jar as could be ascertaiued no ow GAS EXPLOSIOW IN BI00KEYHL Consideranie alarm was excitedf upon Fourth ave. nue, between Eightecath aud Mbneteenth streets, South Brooklyn, shortly after snr of an explosion of gas which occu! on said avenue, » gas, it appears, I Inain inte the in stich volume as arca Wa able aistam ked from the seni-oficial Journal of the Vatican, Osservatore komano, coufesses the fact in tue following aru. cle he sacred functions have been numerousty and devout'y attended, beyond all betef, although tha | year tey have been fuliiiied without the nsual as- | sistance of music, which the new Romans piousiy hoped and wished for, by way of a festive spectacie, ‘The spirit of prayer bas been awakened m ai Catholics th proportion bo the requirement of these terrible umes. Yesierday the Holy Staircase was visited by humerous devotees, and all the charen from the citef Basiiicas to the humoie Oratory, were crowded with the faithial, who by their oration’ implored God’s mercy for the outraves d.rected by 80 many implous people against Christ and the Cathoile religion.” GOOD FAITH OF THR ITALIAN OFFICIALS, It Is 1uiportant to report, a3 Lam able to do, that every item of ecclesiastical observance permitted by the Vatican to be put Into pregues this season has been most respectfully received by the peuple of | | inise AT CLOG WILLIAMS = COLLRG med m by hills, Willams College, Mas soon to place herself oa & par With. of SUtuttugs In urd fo boating matters, AN @ silastic meevng, which Was attended by both dents und faculty, Was held la reference to tne Bude», 7 day. and stroug speeches in favor of To ming a reguiar coileze doattng organization were by several of tue professors and by members of the various it 1s proposed, as soon as pie, acter tie formation of the ciab, tO remove such ob- structions as exist in tie present course on the Hoo~ sick, purchase (wo or Chree good boats and put @ crew into nminediate tratamg. It is not however, that all (uls Wil be aceomplis! Cy 5 lov the college to take part in Wis season’s races? ©. Chander, of the junior class, Nas odered the lege the use ot a boathouse of which he is owner, and Professor U'Nell, of , Will give Pr) end - trainer. ca A miu! mat fox baarma, ‘Will be as least uy successful. IN