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KAHN'S ANATOMICAL MUSEUM, 745 Broadway.— NOR AND ART. with New York, Monday, June 12, 1871. — —— SUPPLEMENT CONTENTS OF TO-DAY’S HERALD, PaGE, 1—Advertisements, 2 ~ Advertisements. 3— Supposed Suicide—Sale of Unclatmed Express Packages —Disease Among the Oysters—Mar- riage; and Deaths— Advertisements, 4—Editorials: Leading Articie, “German Imperial- lem aud What May be Expected from It’)— Amusement Announcements, S—Evitoriais (Continued from Fourth Page)— France: Bonapartist Effort to Carry the Sup- plementary Elections; The Prince Imperial a Candidate -News from Greece—Reports trom Washington—Sunday at West Polnt—Music and the Drama—'the Evils Affecting American Society: Rey. Dr. Ewer’s Broadsile Against Rings of All Kinds—Large Fire in Sixty-fifth Street—Court Caiendars—New Line o: Bra- zilian Steamers—Tornade in Massachusetts-- ‘Miscellaneous Telegrams—Ex-Secretary McOul- loch Not Oue of the Grand Gift Concert Gen- ty—Removal of Une of the Ancient Eims of Lynn—Local ltems—Business Notices. 6—Afiairs in Peru—New York City News—Brook- lyn Matters—The Shatemuc Boat Club—Protits of Farwing—fnue New iork Eye and Ear in- firmary—Financial and Commercial Reports— Another Man to be Hung with Rulloi’s Rope— An M. D, Accused of Perjury—A Shaker Elope- ment. —Advertisemenis. o—Religious: Fiushes of lglg Truth; Flashes of Summer Lightuing and the Descent of Heavy Rain; Five Thousand of the Faitaful in a ‘thunder Storm; A Powerful Sermon by Mr. Beecher on the Pieasantry and Profitableness of Puin; Peace and the Joint High Commission; Prevarication and White Lying Rebuked; Sun- day Services and Sermons in the Metropolis, Brooklyn and Washington, ®- Religious (Vontinued irom Eighth Page)—Lite- rary Cnit-Chgt—A Domestic ‘Tragedy—The Farmers Gain a@_ Victory—The Lawless Lowrys: A Famous Band of Old Tar Marau- ders—Captain Hall and the Signal Service— Running Notes, Political and General. 10—Germany: The Empire Resuming the Peaceful Labors of Progress and Civilization; The Treaty with Frauce; A Lawyer's Views of the Relationz Between Amenca and Germany; The Empire and Its Neighbors; Wul the Great. ness of Germauy Retard Emigration to the United States’ Pri Bismarck and the Irishb— Shippiag lutellige: -Advertisements, Two or THE LEADERS OF THE CoMMUNE, MM. Beslay and Teisiz, who acted during the insurrection as delegate superintendents of the Bank of France and the Post Office De- partment, have been furnished with safe con- ducts to leave France. Their fortunate escape from death is due to the intercession of the bank authorities. Tag CHINAMAN IN CALIFORNIA seems to | have become an object of more consideration than has been usually extended to bim hitherto. The people there express the opinion just now that the Coroner's jury who declared that a Chinaman stoned to death by boys had come to his death from causes unknown let their prejudices run away with the truth just a little. YesterpaAy Dr. Ewer delivered another tecture on ‘The Evils Affecting American So- ciety,” in which he referred to the dangerous diseases which afflict the body politic, and predicted an outbreak before long if reme- dies were not immediately applied. There was much truth in what the Doctor said; but where are we to find a Hercules to clean our Angean stables or an Aisculapius to cure our political leprosy? Derorease oF TAxgs.—A comparative state- ment of receipts of internal revenue for the first ten months of the fiscal year ending June 30, 1870 and 1871, shows a decrease during the present year of $18,501,138, President Grant says he hopes to effect a further reduction of $40,000,000 of internal revenue taxes in the next fiscal year. Good news this to taxpayers, Werepine Tnem Ovt.—The Fenton grippe *till continues in the Custom House, It has “paged with considerable virulence in the Naval Office, The following prescription usually re- moves the disorder and the patient at the same time :— ‘ Custom Hocse, NAVAL OFFICE, June —, 1871. asa@ clerk In this oMce will not be Tequired after this date, Yours respectiully, A. H. LAFLIN, Naval OMcer. “Golly, how he nicks ’em!” as the famous old poll parrot used to say when its master was killing rats, A Rep Repusiican Newsparer of Parls thinks that the result of the election in the ciies will check the tendency to monarchism, If the cities elect moderate Tepablicans tothe Assembly it will; if they elect reds it will precipitate the restoration of monarchical government. Jf, therefore, the cities desire the republic maintained they will reject extremisis and choose conservatives like Favre, Picard and Jules Simon, whose republicanism is unquestionable, and whose moderation will be a guarantee against ex- comees in the name of liberty and democracy. Tur American Consvt in Manitoba (Winni- ‘peg Territory) was assaulted with a club by a Cauadian soldier recently, but escape’ and going to bis consulate pulled down the American flag, which was flying in honor of the Queen's birthday. The soldiers generally, it is stated, have created a reign of terror in the Territory. We advise them, however, to avoid American Consuls on their raiding expe- ditions, or else all the American flags in the Territory will be torn down, even if the Queen ds having a dozen birthdays, We are not to be lasulted with impunity, if tearing down flags will prevent NEW YORK HERALD, MONDAY, JUNE 12, 1871.—WITH SUPPLEMENT. German Imperialism and What May Be Expected from It. Now that France bas freed herself from the Thuggist grasp of the Commune, and may once more be regarded 3 the mistress of her own destiny, itis important to ascertain bow much of what we hear about ‘‘united Germany” has apy solid basis in history or in fact. There is no subject of equal moment on which the public at larga, in Europe as well as in this country, bas more vague ideas. The German empire is spoken of even by the most intel- ligent class of newspaper readers as if no such condition of affairs had any real existence before the present time. Emperors of Ger- many are, indeed, occasionally mentioned, but rarely in any more definite language than if they were mere myths. It is the same strange forgetfulness of the past that causes ‘‘united Germany” to be regarded, if not asa new idea, at least as anew fact in the political history of Europe. There are but few who bear in mind that, nowhere, save in China, has the imperial régime been more fully tested than in Ger- many, or that nowhere has the principle of political unity or centralization been more strikingly illustrated, But to still fewer does it occur that now, at this moment, far from being more united than she bas been in the past, Germany is much less so than she has been at different long periods. In proof of this we need only say that, whereas for centu- ries not only all Germany, but large territories now belonging to other countries, were ruled by the one Emperor, there are now two Emperors in the heart of the Fatherland—one styled the Emperor of Austria, the other the Emperor of Germany. Now, be it remambered that had It not been for the change produced by the First Napo- leon the former would have been the rightful Emperor of Germany; for he sits on the throne of Austria in virtue of his descent from Francis II., who, in 1806, was forced to exchange the title of Emperor of Germany for that of Emperor of Austria. This was about the same as if the President of the United States were obliged to relinquish his present title for that of President of New Jer- sey, orasif her Majesty Queen Victoria had to exchange the title of Queen of Great Bri- tain and Ireland for that of Queen of York- shire. Nor was this a change in title merely ; the change in power and prerogatives was great in proportion; it was, in a word, the difference between reigning over the whole German empire, which comprised so many kingdoms, principalities and duchies, and reigning over a very small corner of it, hitherto the nominal sovereignty only of an archduke or archduchess. The new condition of affairs, then, does no more than partly to restora that of 1806. At the beginning of that year Francis Il. was still Emperor of all Germany, and his power was more universally and more cheerfully acknowledged by the vari- ous States of Germany than that of the Em- peror William is at this moment. Yet at the close of the year he had ceased to exercise any jurisdiction over his former extensive empire beyond the narrow bounds of the former Duchy of Austria, Thus ended a line of Ger- man emperors extending from the time of Charlemagne (A. D. 800) to that of Francis 1L.—a period embracing more than half of the whole Christian era; in other words, Germany enjoyed the unity of imperialism for more than a thousand years; at the beginning of the pre- sent century she had had the advantage, if | such it was, of having b2en ruled in turn by sixty-two kaisers or emperors. So much, then, for the new and incalculable benefit which we are told Count Bismarck and King William have conferred on all Germany in uniting so many of the German States and securing the imperial sceptre for the former, as areward for his good fortune in having succeeded in crushing France, for the time being, with the largest, best disciplined, and best commanded, armies in the world. The House of Hapsburg, which commenced to reign toward the close of the thirteenth century, is generally regarded as one of the most despotic dynasties that ever ruled any- where over a spirited and brave people. No dynasty has more rigorously maintained the principle of ‘‘divine right.” There are those still living who can bear emphatic testimony to the unrelenting oppressiveness of the Haps- burg rule, not only in Hungary and Italy, but in the heart of Germany. Yet the House of Hapsburg has been mild and indulgent, at least to ita German subjects, compared to the House of Hohenstaufen, the House of Fran- conia or the House of Saxony. And, badly as each of those dynasties generally treated those subject to their rule, they treated the members of their own families still more cruelly if possible. But most people seem to think that there could be nothing-of this kind at the present day. Too much attention, we are told, is paid to education in Germany to render it possible that the people could be oppressed. Mr. Car- lyle has done more than any other writer or thinker now living to create this impression both in England and America, ‘There is no danger of oppression,” he says, ‘ina country whose people must send their children to school whether they will or not.” But the worshipper of Frederick the Great and the eothuslastic admirer of everything German forgets that it is nothing new for the Germans to have force of this kind applied to them without being protected thereby from oppression. Ten centuries ago Charlemagne compelled all sub- jects, rich and poor, to send their children to | the schools established in all parts of his do- minions for that purpose, and none need expect preferment from him but in proportion as they made progress in the acquisition of knowledge. Although engaged in fifty-three campaigns, and universally regarded as a great general, he always took pains to impress upon his peo- ple that, after all, the arts of peace were of much greater importance than the arts of war; and he sought to illustrate the fact by example as wellas by precept. Very different from the Emperor William, Charlemagne always sought the society of learned mon, greatly pre- ferring it, except while actually preparing for battle, to the society of mere soldiers, however brave or skilful the latter were. But there has been no other German Em- peror like Charlemagne in this respect. Of the sixty-two emperors that have reigned since his time twenty-one have maintained that none below the rank of nobles needed any h'gher learning than what enabled them to read their prayers, calculate the price per bushel of their cora and sign their names on the conscription list; twelve thought it sinful and dangerous to spend more than half a year at the dend lan- guages; five thought that Latin might be learned by the nobles, but not Greek, whereas the common people might fairly be suspected of evil designs if they pretended to learn either Greek or Latin, &. In short, of the whole large number of emperors, from the time of Charlemagne to that of the First Napoleon, not more than two or three proved themselves patrons of literature, science or the arts; scarcely more than that number were enlight- ened sovereizns or true friends of Germany. Charles IV. was the only one of the empe- rors who voluntarily founded a literary institu- tion of a respectable rank. To him Germany is indebted for the University of Prague; and, imitating his example, the Hapsburgs founded the Universities of Heidelberg and Vienna. No other great works can be traced to the emperors; the poorest of the petty princes, not to mention the kings, have done more for the development of the German intellect. Thus, for example, even the Emperor Charles IV, himself did not do as much for literature, science or the arts as the Duke of Saxe- Weimar, who was the patron and friend of Goethe, Schiller, Wieland, Herder and Les- slag. Accordingly nearly all those great men, instead of mourning over the fall of the German empire, were glad that it had passed away. This is particularly true of Goethe, the German Shakspeare, who not only welcomed Napoleon to Germany as a conqueror, but was proud to wear the Grand Cross of the Legion of Honor in token of his acquiescence in the doom of that empiro which it is now so much the habit even in this republic to regard as a bulwark against all danger. But if only very few emperors can be men- tioned as having done any important service as such to Germany it is easy to point out several who caused much mischief to the Fatherland. Louls, the very first successor of Charlemagne, caused a bloody and desolating rebellion by dividing his dominions among his three sons. Charles the Bald was poisoned for being a tyrant, and Charles the Fat was deposed by his subjects for being a coward, Otho III, called the Red, was also poisoned; Henry IV., Otho IV., Frederick II. and Adolphus were each deposed because they were oppressors, im- beciles or cowards. It was Henry IV. whom the Pope caused to appear before him clothed in the hair shirt of a penitent, and also remained exposed in the courtyard bare- headed and barefooted for three days and three nights, at mid-winter, uatil his Holiness gave him permission to enter the house and resume his usual habit. Henry V. warred against his father until he robbed him of the imperial crown, although the old man threw himself on his knees before him, imploring his son with streaming eyes to have pity on his gray hairs, But we can only mention one other fact, in this article, illustrative of the general char- acter of German imperialiam. After the death of Conrad IV., in 1223, the imperial crown was offered to the highsst bidder, and Richard of Cornwall, brother of Henry III. of England, bought the prize, paying for it, according to the chroniclers of the time, thirty-two wagons, each loaded with a hogshead of gold. This was by no means the only instance in which imperial Germany was bought and sold, while very closely ‘“‘united;” but the unity was much more for the benefit of the pur- chaser than for that of the honest and indus- trious but rather credulous German people. We would fain hope that it may be different in the future, although we would not have our readers be too sanguine on the subject, at least. The Magnetic Telegraph and Howors to Professor Morse. No man among the many benefactors of mankind, since the time of Christ, or even before, has done more for the world than that venerable old gentleman, Professor Morse, whose statue was inaugurated on Saturday, and in whose honor the meeting was held in the evening at the Academy of Music. He, even, we suppose, did not foresee all the wonderful results of the magnetic telegraph when he first invented it. He realized, no doubt, in his own mind, something of its power and usefulness; but who would have thought that in a quarter of a century the earth would have been nearly girdled and the civilized world covered over with the lightning-speaking wire? Who would have supposed that thousands of miles of ocean would be no obstacle to instantaneous conversation between people of different continents? The progress of telegraph development is the most astonish- ing fact in the history of mankind. Well might Mr. Morse say in his speech at the Academy :—‘‘Little did that young friend, twenty-seven years ago (and whose presence here to-night I most cordially greet), in the artless innocence of a devout heart, dream of the far-reaching effect of that first telegram which she indited upon him who transmitted it.” Yes, little did any one dream of the wonders it has accomplished. But we shall see greater won- ders yet. The telegraph, in the hands of the Christian nations, is destined to revelutionize the ideas of the world, to extend civilization and pure religion to the uttermost parts of it, and to bring about the brotherhood of all the families of mankind. Long after the sta- tue erected to Professor Morse shall have crumbled to dust his name will live in history and in the grateful memory of the human race. PREPARING FOR ITALIAN Opera.—We un- derstand Mr. Max Strakosch, and Mr. Jarrett, the agent of Miss Nilsson, will leave New York for Europe on Wednesday, for the purpose of completing arrangements for Italian opera next fall and winter. Mr. Strakosch has already engaged Mons, Capoul, one of the fisest tenors in Europe, and Mons, Jarnet, the eminent basso, from the Italiens, Paris. Signor Brignoli and Miss Cary have been re- engaged, Mr. Strakosch iniends to get another first class prima donna, as well as other artists, besides new and extensive ward- robes, With all these prepyrations, and Miss Nilason as the bright, particular star, there is no doubt that we shall bave opera on a scale rarely equalled either in this country or in Europe, Cheney and Tyng. At the rate at which some of the bishops of the Protestant Episcopal Church are pressing the discipline and constitution of their Church, they are likely to bring into the forefront of the batile and to make martyrs of men who otherwise would tread their weary round of clerical duty from year to year unknown, un- honored and unsung, save by the compara- tive few who weit on their respective minis- try. Had Messrs, Stubbs and Boggs, of New Jersey—two memorable names henceforth in ecclesiastical history—quietly allowed the Rev. S. H. Tyng, Jr., to preach his soli- tary sermon in the Methodist church in New Brunswick instead of bringing him into such notoriety as they did at the time he would not have been honored as he is as the champion of ‘‘Low Church” Episcopacy in the United States, and the lines between the ‘‘high” and “ow” schools would not have been drawn 80 tightly as they are to-day. That trial was a misfortune, not to the Protestant Episcopal Church only, but to others also ; for It opened the way whereby clergymen of smaller calibre and fess merit might attain to notoriety. It takes some men a lifetime to reach such emi- nence in the Church as Mr. Tyng, of this city, and Mr. Cheney, of Chicago, have attained by Episcopal opposition. And what does it all amount to? There was no vital interest of Church affected in either case. At the most Mr. Tyng was simply discourteous, while his accusers were ridiculous, and Mr. Cheney has been ecclesiastically dis- obedient, though scripturally and con- scientiously right. The two ministers have the sympathy of the public with them, and Bishop Whitehouse and other bishops of the Protestant Episcopal Church will find themselves kicking against a rock when they attempt to oppose public opinion and public sympathy in this matter. As the great mass of churchmen un- derstand the ministerial commission it does not confine any clergyman to any particular church and parish, and they are thus retained only by a mutual agreement to that effect, which may be cancelled at any time upon proper and sufficient notice. And the disci- pline of the Church should be made to conform to this general understanding, rather than that ministers should be punished for laying off a yoke which they feel burdens their con- science. Mr. Cheney's crime is the omission from the Liturgy of a word which should never have been introduced there; for no matter how ecclesiastics may turn and twist and stretch and contract the word “‘regeneration,” no sane man in this age believes that water has any power whatever to take away sin or to regen- eratea human soul, And to punish and de- pose a minister of the Gospel for believing this, in aecordance with his own experience and the Word of God, is the very acme of folly and madness, Mr, Cheney stands higher to-day in the esteem of the general Church than he ever did before, and his notoriety has been forced upon him by the obtuseness of his su- perlors in the Church, Tyng, in the East, and Cheney, in the West, will henceforth be the great champions, as they are the quasi martyrs, of Low Churchism in America, It was natural, therefore, that Mr. Tyng should be called, and should be ready also, to back up his Western brother, and to occupy the latter's pulpit, as he did a week ago, to the great delight and edification, as the telegraph reported, of an immense audience. There was a rumor in this city yesterday that for this breach of ecclesiastical decorum Mr. Tyng was to bo again called to the bar of judgment, and that the Episcopal summons would be read by him at his moraing service yester- day. But, after proper inquiry, it was ascer- tained by our reporters that no such action had been taken and none such is anticipated. And for the peace and quiet of the Church we Lope it will be allowed to pass unnoticed. We believe the Bishop of this diocese is too sensi- ble a man to volunteer a prosecution in this case, or, indeed, to notice it unless compelled to do so by courtesy to his Episcopal brethren or his duty to the Church. The more we have of such trials the more aspirants we shall have also for ecclesiastical martyrdom. We say let them alone, so long as they are quietly doing the work of the Lord, even though it be not exactly after the orthodox fashion, as we may conceive, ‘‘Master,” said the Disciples to Jesus, ‘‘we saw one cast- ing out devils in Thy name, and we forbade him, because he followeth not us.” But the reply of Jesus was memorable, and it is one which should be remembered by every one of us when we are inclined to press our peculiar Church discipline against any brother :—‘‘Forbid him not; for he that is not against us is on our part.” There can be no question, we presume, that both Mr, Tyng and Mr. Cheney are on the Lord's side and ‘‘casting out devils” in His name, albeit they do not follow as closely as perhaps they might in the path marked out by the ritual of the Protestant Episcopal Church of America. There are plenty of devils among us to be cast ou'‘—thousands of souls to be saved from ‘‘going down to the pit’— and no man should be hindered who is ear- nestly and faithfully seeking to do this work and to build up the kingdom of Christ in the earth. A New Political Semsution, While but two Southern papers of any note—the Lynchburg Virginian and the Memphis Appeal—have thus far protested against the new democratic departure, such stanch Southern demooratic organs as the Montgomery (Ala,) Advertiser are coming out earnestly in its favor and deprecating the taking of the utterances of Jeff Davis as the sentiment of the South, On the latter point the Advertiser declares that it ‘does not believe that Mr. Davis’ remarks affected the preco:celved opinions and determinations of fifty persons in the entire South.” The Adver- tiser concludes an elaborate editorial on the subject as follows :— Now In ail seriousness we desire to say that there 19 no reason to doubt that just as Tennessee bas already done the other Southern States, without exception in their turn, will make “another rebel lion” by heartily joining the Onio and Penasyivania democracy ou their piaviorm, This is ‘another rebellion” of an altogether different character from that attribulied by the Northern radicals to be in contemplation by the Southern democratic leaders, Whether Jetf Davis’ remarks have or have hot affected the opinions of people in the South, it is pretty certain that they have had a very decided effect in the North in encouraging the j republicans at a moment when thelr eptrits were drooping, The Memphis Avalanche so strongly ac- cepts the new situation as to pronounce Val- landigham ‘‘an eleventh bour man,” and avers that Tennessee accepted the situation when John C. Brown (Governor elect) was elected Governor. On assuming his duties as Presi- dent of the Constitutional Convention, long before the Gubernatorial Convention which nominated him, Governor Brown said :— ‘We cannot, wo must not, be unmindfal of the great changes that have impressed themselves upon our hisiory, Let us accept the situation and seek not to alter circumstances which have passed be- yond our control. The fact that the Southern papers are be- ginning to claim priority in getting up the new departure is both amusing and novel. It may be regarded as a new sensation in politics as well asa new departure from the democratic creed. The Emperors of Russia and Germany— What Does Their Conterence Mean? The Czar and the Kaiser—the Kaiser par excellence, not he with the tottering crown of Hapsburg—have met and talked things over. What they had to say to each other was not for everybody's ear, we may be sure of that, They retired within the inmost recess of privacy, out of all hearing; not even Bismarck, the great bearer of State secrets was there. The Czar two days in Berlin, and frequently closeted with the Kaiser, surely this must mean something. Bismarck could not enter ; but we, by taking the dramatist’s license will have a peep into the council chamber where the two mighty autocrats of Europs are en- gaged in private conversation. Would the two monarchs be apt to play the hypocrite, to talk much and say nothing ; use words, as the French Machiavelli said, to conceal their thoughts? We think not. They are too sincere friends for that. Old Emperor William is beyond such political trickery. At his age, too—threescore and ten—not he! As for the Emperor Alexander, birth and education have made him a despot, but he is no hypocrite. So we suppose they would both throw off the restraint of official life, discard all conventional cant, all nonsense, and fall to business. The Kaiser, to begin with, would probably allude to the many glorious victories vouchsafed upon his House by the grace of God. ‘‘Ah,” he would say, ‘God has done all; He has de- livered these impious Frenchmen to our sword; but Bismarck and Moltke have done well, too. To you, my imperial nephew, we owe much. You bave maintained a benevolent neutrality; you have not only kept aloof, but you have kept Austria from meddling with us, which she had a strong desire todo, Thanks to you for that!” “You owe me no thanks, Uncle William. I have kept Austria at a respectful distance ; but have not you and Bismarck done me a good turn in the London Conference? You say Bismarck has done well; ao has my old servant, Gortchakoff. Pen and ink have achieved a great victory for Russia; none the less great for its being blood- less.” “What do you think about this Communist canaille, Nephew Alexander? I call them canaille, although by the grace of God they have done good work for us; they have de- livered France bound hand and foot into our hands. What our boys in spiked helmets spared they have destroyed.” ‘Ah! but you forget, Uncle William, this Communist rabble may turn against us, I am only glad that the Thiers government leads them such a bloody dance. Talk about our executions in Poland, why they are nothing to it. But we must look at home, too. Communism may infest our own cities, We must hunt down this dangerous element, cofite que colite. (Assenting grunt of the Kaiser, accompanied by clenching of fists.) By the way, uncle, we will give Old Thiers’ republic a chance. Thiers’ republic is, after all, but a republic in name, and will sooner or later drift into monarchy. Now, I don’t know but I would like to see that confounded humbug, Napoleon, back on the throne of France. I think that would be the best thing for all of us; wouldn’t it, uncle?” “It would, nephew; it would.” “Ah, but, uncle, a Holy Alliance would be beiter still. Pity that we are only two to that! Austria is lost to us. In fact, I hate Austria. She always thwarted my little plans in the East. Austria is getting too liberal— coquetting with the Poles, Our Polish pro- vinces are our weak points. We must watch Austria. Besides, Austria, France and per- haps England, may make common canse against either or both of us,” ‘You are right, nephew. As soon as France will feel her legs again—monarchy or repub- lic—she will bo eager to avenge Sedan and reassert her supremacy in the East. Austria bas not forgotten Sadowa., Eng- land may wake up to a sense of her humilia- tion, and Turkey, too, whom you are now try- ing to bamboozle, may find you out. We must combine, Nephew Alexander; we must combine; alliance, offensive and defensive— nothing sbort of that.” ‘Yes, Uncle William,” replied the Czar, ‘‘alliance, offeasive and de- fensive. Our ‘servants, Bismarck and Gort- chakoff, will arrange the details.” This is the most likely version we can givo of the secret conference between the two mighty potentates, and who knows but future events may prove that our account of it is in the main correct? Tue Paris Press expects that a strong effort wiil be made by the Bonapartists for the success of thelr party in the coming supple- mentary elections. One paper reports that the Prince Imperial, not Prince Napoleon, will be put forward as a candidate for the Assembly, Absurd as this statement may appear, it may be true. The father of the Prince is fond of sensations, and may consent to the candidature of his son with a view to obtaining a direct decision from the people concerning the chances of his dynasty. There is nothing in the French laws, so far as we are aware, to render the boy ineligible; but, of course, there is no probability of his taking his seat if elected—that is, if he is a candidate. Ir Apprars, after all, as if the vandalism of the Communists in their treatment of tho churches was not so bad as was supposed. Nearly all the sacred vesyels and valuable ornaments taken from the churches by them have been discovered in the Miat and other places, Yesterday’s Sermons. The sermon delivered by Dr. Ormiston om! yesterday on the “‘blessedness of those who! die in the Lord” was very interesting, ever! though it contained no Particularly new ideas. | We agree with the preacher that ‘“‘it is not & healthy thing to be always longing for death ;”\ but we believe that there would be more. virtue and religion in our midst if people devoted more tought to their inevitable end. Americans do not think of death to any extent; they are too busy with worldly affairs, If you remind them that the end must come, they will tell you that when they get old will be time enough to contemplate the coming of the dread monarcli; ' and they never know when they are old. Ta, fact, if there is one subject which we, as m people, dislike thinking of it is this. Prince Kaunitz himself never felt a more decid:d) aversion to it than we do. Not long ago, ven-. turing to Introduce it to an acquaintance, a. gentleman not far from sixty years of age, he stopped us with ‘Let's change the subject; it. will do for old men.” Now, no matter how pious one may be, the contemplation of death is exceedingly melancholy, and we are not in favor of everybody keeping a photograph of the Reaper in his pocket. Nevertheless it would make us better men and women and incline our hearts to preparation for the great hereafter if we were now and then to put him before us and think that sooner or later we shall be numbered among his victims. Dr. Hepworth’s discourse was notable on ac- count of its comparing Christ with Socrates and Plato, What would have been ridiculous ego- tism in the philosophers was the simple, modest assertion of a fact by the Saviour. Yesterday being the anniversary of the establishment of the American Free Church, Rev. Mr. Smyth reviewed the progress of the church during the year, showing that it had gained ground, and complimenting the press for the ald and encouragement it had given him. In conclu- sion he remarked that ‘‘a favorable gale has: set in which seems to promise prosperity.” We are very glad to learn that the church has succeeded in raising the wind. Rev. Mr.) Silleck preached on the precious blood of Christ, and Rev. Stephen H. Tyng, Jr., ex- plained to his congregation what it lacks. Father O'Farrell delivered an interesting ser- mon on the devotion of the primitive Chris- tians to the Eucharist, holding it up as an example to Christians of the present day. In Brooklyn Dr. Scudder preached on the subject of peace, illustrating his argument with several anecdotes proving that kind words turneth away wrath. Rov. Mr, Pom- eroy was eloquent in denunciation of prevari- cation and ‘‘white lies.” It is very proper to denounce ‘‘white lies ;” but we hope, for the sake of humanity, that all that are told daily will never be exposed. Thackeray once asked what would become of the world if it was found out; and, really, the question is a diff- cult one to answer. Mr. Beecher’s discourse touched lightly on everything, beginning with pain as an instructor and ending with univer- sal happiness. In a sermon on the various phases of apostacy Dr. Newman, at Washing- ton, expressed the opinion that hell must be s particularly disagreeable place to a backslider who has tasted of the water of life. At West Point President Grant and a few other celebri-’ ties listened to a sensible sermon preached by Dr. Sunderland. Altogether the religious market was well supplied on yesterday, and. we hope that those who purchased thereat were numerous. Ferrie—Montgomery—Ganse. The Methodist, Episcopal and Reformed Churches claim the services of the three emi- nent divines whose names are herewith asso- ciated. The Rev. W. H. Ferris, D. D., lately Presiding Elder of the New York district, New York Conference, and successor to Rev. John E, Cookman in the pastorate of Bedford atreet Methodist Episcopal church, is a man of intensely strong passions of love or hate, His piety stands unquestioned before the Church, but he is apt to set bis standard of Christian perfection so high that very few persons can mensure up to it. Nevertheless, the aim and end of his pulpit and social ministrations is to elevate his Church and people up to what he considers the true géspel standard of men in Christ Jesus. The Doctor's rigorous demand for purity of heart and purity of life in the Church may not suit a great many, but his sincerity and earnest faith in the doctrines of Christianity must command the heartiest approval of every man. He is a man of very positive character, intensely radical in every- thing, and in nothing, perhaps, more so than in his hatred of Romanism. It may be remembered that he was the leader in the interesting discussions of the Methodist Preachers’ Association, some time ago, on “Sectarian Appropriations” and ‘‘Dancing,” which he and others so heartily condemned. “Look well to your facts” is a motto which the Doctor always tries toremember; and he is usually well armed with facts and figures to back up any assertions he may make on important subjects, His ordinary pulpit dis- courses are equal to those of the majority of his brethren in the ministry, but do not in themselves possess any striking peculiarity of thought or style. His manner in the pulpit is dignified and his utterances clear, distinct and solemn. Tho future glory of the Church is a subject of great inspiration to Dr, Ferris and one that he delights to dwell upon and to describe, as, with the vision of a prophet, he beholds the kingdoms of this world become the kingdom of our Lord and of His Christ. The Rev. Henry E. Montgomery, D. D., is the rector of the Protestant Episcopal Church of the Incarnation, Madison avenue and Thirty-fifih street. Ho was formorly pastor of the Church of the Transfiguration—‘“‘the little church around the corner,” in Twenty-ninth street, near Fifth avenue, since become so famous through Mr. Sabine’s bigoiry. The Doctor ig a small man, of very nervous tem~ perament, an earnest Sunday school worker, and « vigorous preacher. He helongs to the “Low Church” school, and, as a faithful servant of the Lord Jesus Christ, ‘makes fall proof of bis min- istry” by visiting bis parishioners regu- larly and frequently in their homes, and presenting both in his life and conversation the power and the faith, the joy and the peace of the Gospel of his Master. The Doctor's sermons are remarkable only for their simplicity and earnestness and practical appli- cation, So simple, indeed, are they, that a