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6 RELIGIOUS INTELLIGENCE. May l1—-The Fourth Sabbath After Easter. PROGRAMME OF TO-DAY’S PREACHING. Ne The Religious Readers of the Herald Disenss- ing Current Religious Topics. THE PAPAL PROPHECIES ——_—__—_ THE PULPIT HONORING STANLEY. Ministerial Movements and Changes. About Preachers and Pulpits. A missionary meeting, under the auspices of the Protestant Episcopal Board of Missions, will be held at the Church of the Incarnation this evening. Addresses by Right Rev. Bishop Auer, of Africa, and Dr. John Cotton Smith, Rev. Dr. Eadie, of Glasgow, will preach in the Fifth avenue Reformed Dutch church this morning. Bishop Simpson will preach this morning, and Rev. Dr. H. B, Ridgaway this evening, in St. James’ church, Harlem; anniversary services. Mrs. Alderdice will preach in the Twenty-fourth Street Methodist Episcopal church in the morning ‘and evening. Archbishop McCloskey will Jay the corner stone of the new St. Bernard’s church, in West Four- teenth street, at half-past three o'clock. The ad. Gress will be delivered by Rev. M, J. O'Farrell. At the Morning Star Mission, at half-past two P. M., service of song, addresses by Rey. J. F. Elder and the children, At St, Luke’s (Methodist Episcopal) preaching, morning and evening, by Rev. J. F. McClelland. Bishop Potter will officiate at St. Thomas’ chapel this evening and Rev. Professor Roberts in the morning. Rev. Way!and Hoyt preaches in the Tabernacle Baptist church in the morning and at Steinway Hall in the evening. At the Sixth avenue Union Reformed churclr Preaching morning and evening by Rey. W. B. Merritt. Rey. Dr. Rylance wil preach this morning at St. Mark's. Confirmation service at three P, M. by the Bishop of the diocese. Divine service morning and evening at Thirty- fourth street Reformed church by Rev. Isaac Riley. t Rev. J, G. Oakley will preach at Duane Methodist Church in the morning and evening. The celebrated Professor Hutchings, better, Known as the “lightning calculator,” can be heard’ to-day at the Hall of the Eastern Branch Young Men’s Christian Association, in Grand street, on “The Slaughter of the Sea; or, the Wreck of the Atlantic.” 1 Rev. Dr. Talmage preaches this morning and Bvening at the Brooklyn Academy. “God's Immediate Inspiration” will be Rev. Henry Powers’ themé this morning at the Church Df the Messiah. Evening, service of praise. At Berean Baptist church Rev. P. L. Davis preaches this morning. Sabbath school anniver- Sary in the evening. Bishop Snow will preach in the University at three o'clock. Rev. U. T. Tracy will conduct the morning and Bvening services at the Church of the Reformation. Discourses upon special topics at the Fifty-third Breet Baptist church by Rev. William Pendleton, Services, morning and evening, at Calvary Bap- tist church, by Rev. T. Macarthur. The Halstead praying band will conduct the ser- Vices, at half-past ten A. M., three and seven P, M., Bt the Free Tabernacle. There will be a memorial service (discourse by the Rev. Dr. F. 8, De Hass) at Lexington avenue Methodist Episcopal church this morning. Rev. S. Howland will preach in the evening. “Death in High Places” will be Rev. H. D, Nor- Shrop’s subject this morning at the Twenty-third Street Presbyterian church, Preaching in the Pvening also, Preaching at the Harvard Rooms, by Rev. A. J. Lyman, morning and aiternoon. At Trinity Baptist church Rev. Dr. Holme will preach morning and evening. At the First Mission Baptist church Rev. Halsey W. Knapp will conduct the services at the usual hours, Rev. R, Heber Newton preaches this morning at Anthon Memorial church. In the afternoon there will be a choral service by the choir and 300 chil- dren and a discourse by the pastor on “The Garden of Eden.” At Westminster Presbyterian church there will be preaching, thorning and evening, by Rev. J. K. Demarest, Rev. A. A. Reinke preaches this morning at the Moravian church, Services for the little ones at three P. M. “Some of the Peculiarities of Christianity” and “Personal Religion” will be the topics upon which Rev. George H. Hepworth will discourse, this morn- ing and evening, in the Church of the Disciples. The pastor of the Church of Christ, Rev. W. C. Dawson, preaches morning and evening. Dr. ©. Stiles will preside at the Spiritualist ser- Vices at Union Hall, Jersey City, at three and eight o'clock P. M, Services at the usual hours in Christ church, by the rector, Rev. Dr. Hugh Miller Thompson, “The Cross of Christ” will be Rev. G. W. Perry’s theme this morning at Plimpton Building. French Reformed services at Association Hall at balf-past ten A.M. Rev. E. Borel will preach. ‘The evening services at the Church of St. John the Evangelist will be conducted by Rev. Dr. Cooke, Of St. Bartholomew's. The new pastor of Thirty-seventh street Metho- dist Episcopal church, Rev. Richard Meredith, will preach at the usual hours morning and evening, Rev. Dr. Flagg will preach in the Eiguty-fifth street church morning and evening. Rey. T. U. Dudley, of Baltimore, preaches at half-past ten A. M. and hall-past three P. M. in Calvary church, Mr. George Macdonald will preach in the Presby- terian Memorial church at eleven o’clock A. M. The American Tract Society will hold an anniver- fary meeting in the ehurch in the evening. St. Malachy’s Prophecy—Obsequ: and Election of Popes=The Elective Con- clave—Who Will Follow Pio None? The prophecy of St. Malachy, lately published in the Hena.p, has caused much anxiety to many devout Catholics and caused the enemies of the Papacy nota littie secret pleasure. After all, it19 not quite certain that the great Jrish saint had in view Pius the Ninth as the last Pope. It may be that the prophet merely foretold tue end of the temporal sovereignty of the Popes and foreshadowed, under the title cruz de cruce, Pio Nono as the last of the Ponti who would exercise kingly power im the city of the Caesars, Accepting tho latter interpre. tation, it is quite certain that on the death ef Pope Pius—whom the cable is daily murdering and Yesurrecting—the Sacred College wil form a con- clave and give the Catholic world a new ruler, And this election by men trained themselves fm the professional studies and practices of the ecclesiastical State ia well calculated to secure the appointment of a person qualified for so high a@nofice. They will not have to elect the sov- ereign of © small territory, but the ecclesiastical Yuler of the world. Ranke and other eminent his- torians have shown that the electors have in every case been faithful to their sacred trust. It is not too much to expect that in selecting A SUOORSSOR FOR PIO NONO they will exercise equal wisdom. An the evens Of the Pope's death. which tn the NEW YORK HERALD, SUNDAY, MAY Il, 1873—QUADRUPLE SHEET. ordinary. course of nature cannot be far distant, his body will be embaimea, clothed tn Pontifical robes of the penitential color and laid on ® couch of state within one of the chapels of St, Peter's, 80 that the faithtal may pay their last respects to the remains of their weloved Pope. An immense catafalque, of great architectural beauty, illus- trated ‘by inscriptions and adorned by statu- ary, will be erected in the basilica of the chapel where the body lies, and before this grand monument funeral rites will be performed during nine days, to be followed by @ funeral ora- tion on the life and virtues and sufferings of the deceased Pontiif, Late inthe evening of the last day of the funeral ceremonies, the plain sarcopha- gus of marbied stucco in St. Peter’s, in which how rest the remains of Gregory the Sixteenth, will be broken down at the top and his coftin removed to the under church to make room for the casket which contains the body of Pio Nono, in the aiternoon o1 the last day of the funeral services the Cardinals, accompanied by their con- clavisti, @ secretary, a chaplain anda servant or two, will waik in procession from St. Peter's to the Palace of the Vatican, and there form the solemn conclave. The system of election by conclave was established by THE COUNCIL OF LYONS in 1274, to prevent a recurrence of such @ pro- longed vacancy of the Holy See as occurred after the death of Clement the 1V. At that Council were present 500 Bishops and 1,000 mitred abbots, presided over by ‘the illustrious Gregory X. SO this plan of election 1s, to say the very least, the re- sult of the combined wisdom and intelligence of 1,500 learned and experienced gentlemen and has been endorsed by the practice of the Church during the past 600 years. The last four conclaves, at which Leo XII, Pius VIII, Gregory XVI. and Pius 1X, were elected, were held in the Quirinal Palace; but, ipora §=mutantur, Victor Emmanuel now lords it in tie palatial halls of the successors of St, Peter and the conclave for the election of Pius the Ninth’s successor must be held in the Vatican. The interior arrangements of the Vatican are well suited to the purpose, as the con- claves previous to 1825 were held init. On the ar- rival of the Cardinals at the palace the small, but complete, suits of apartments into which the two upper floors of one of the wings are divided, will be assigned to them by Jot. During the conclave each will live apart with his attendants, All com- munication with the outer world wil! be forbidden and most caretully guarded against, Even the food will be thoroughly examined and served to each cardinal in the shape of “BROKBN VICTUALS’’ by the watchful sentinels who guard the lattices, through which alone anything, even conversation, can enter the seclusion of that sacred retreat. Every letter is opened and read, every avenue and entrance guarded, that no interference with the deliberations of the electors may be _possibie. While the conclave lasts the administrative power will be exercised by the Cardinal Chamberiain, Philip de Angelis, Archbishop of Fermo, assisted by tne three representatives of the three orders in the Sacréd College ot BISHOPS, PRIESTS AND DEACONS. The cardinals will meet in the chapel attached to the enclosure twice a day, and write on tickets so-folded that the voter's name cannot be seen the name of their choice tor Pope. These papers will be examined in their presence, and if the num- ber of votes given to any one dves not constitute two-thirds 01 the electors they will be burned tn such @ manner that the smoke issuing through a flue will announce to the world that no choice has as yet been made. Some day when thirty of the cardinals shall have agreed on a candidate an opening will be made in the wall which tempora- rily blecked up the great window over the palace gateway, through which the first cardinal deacon, James Antonelii, will step out on the balcony and proclaim to the 300,000,000 Catholics that they again possess a spiritual sovereign and High Priest, in the following word: give you tidings of great joy. We have as Pope the Moat Eniinent and wevorend Lord “—" who hus. as sumed the name ot Although it is most dificult to say whose name will fli the blank in the above announcement, those most conversant with the opinions o1 the members of the Sacred College and the sentiments of ecclesiastical circles in me, do not hesitate the glorious Pio Nono. Allagree that CARDINAL BILIO is in every way fitted to occupy the chair of Peter. He is a man of splendid abilities, thoroughly trained in the science of ecclesiastical government and high in the confidence of the reigning Pontitf. In addition to his comparative youth—he was born March 25, 1825—he possesses a splendid physique, which would enabie him to discharge the arduous duties of the ae Besides the Cardinals see in the discontent of the former subjects of the Papal Power under the rule of Victor Emmanuel, and the generally disturbed state of Europe, a possible, if not very probabie, restoration of the temporal sovereignty of the head of the Church. And Vardi- nal Bilio, an ardent lover of his native Italy, would rally around his standard as Pope @ great ag portion of Italy’s wealth and manhood. af. W. The Prophecies of St. Augustince—Two More Holy Pontiffs to Wear the Triple Crown—“Lumen in Coelo” to Follow Pius the Ninth, and a Peter to Close the Line. To THE EDITOR OF THE HERALD :— In your tssue of the 6th inst. you mention a pro phecy in regard to the Popes, and attribute it to St. Malachy, Archbishop of Armagh, Ireland, in the twelfth century. St, Malachy has only copied & prophecy left, ten centuries before, by St. Augus- tine, and perfectly known in all the monasteries of Africa, Minor Asia, Holy Land and Eastern Europe. St. Augustine enumerated the Popes, express- ing them by the same epigrammatic Latin sen- tences as St. Malachy did. His Holiness Pius 1X, is described as “Crux sub Cruce,’! and not “Crux de Cruce”’—“A cross under @ cross,” or a cross trodden by @ cross—a hint to the burdening domi- nation of King Victor Emmanuel, whose chief royal emblem is @ cross. But St. Augustine’s enumeration contains two Popes more. The successor of Pius LX. is desig- nated as “Lumen in Cwio'’—Light in the heaven— and the last one by a personal name, Petrus IL, Peter ll, so that, what is strange, the list of the Popes, after beginning by a ‘Petrus,’ would close by a “Petrus,” none of the intermediate Popes, up to the present time, baving borne such a name. Yours, L. DE BOSSA. The Pulpit Honoring Stanley. To THE EpiToR or THE HERALD:— Rev. Dr. Ellenwood, of the Presbyterian Board of Missions, occupied the pulpit of the First Presby- terlan chureh, Paterson, N.J., last Sunday even- ing. In the remarks of the speaker on Southern Africa eloquent mention was made of the Living- stone rescue under Mr. Stanley, organized and maintained ky the Heratp, The distinguished clergyman spoke of what had been thus accom- plished through your enterprise and courage in suppressing the slave trade ; also of the prediction of Mr. Stanley that the interior waters of South Africa would be reached, not farongs: the Nile, but from the western coast, citing the fact that an ex- pedition to relieve Livingstone was expecting to approach the interior from that coast. As this mevement, supplementary to that of your commis- sioner, was under the auspices ot British scientista, Dr. Ellenwood argued an endorsement of Mr. Stan- ley’s theory en the part of England's Loose Ty li Ministerial Movements and Changes: CONGREGATIONAL, Dr. Storrs has been settled over the Church of the Pligrims (Brooklyn) for more than a quarter of ofacentary. Rev. J. Davies died recently at Rad- nor, Ohio, aged seventy-seven years. He had been in the ministry over fifty years, nearly half of it among the Welsh Congregational churches of America, He secured the erection of twelve houses of worship, was an able preacher and a@ very ener- getic and devoted man, The Chicago Theological Seminary has just graduated a class of twenty-one. Six of these delivered orations. The one show- ing the most thought and cultare, secording to the Advance, was @ native of far Africa, Barnabas Walker Root by name, who was brought to this country from Southwestern Africa when a young boy by missionary John White. The Aurora Congregational Association, Illinois, have refused to ordain Mr. M. R. Peck to the ministry because he is a member of the Ma- sonic order and refused to promise to give up his attendance at lodge meetings. METHODIST. The new Memorial Methodist Episcopal church, White Plains, N. Y., will be dedicated May 17 and 18, Bishops Janes and Simpson, and Drs, Eddy and Foss, will officiate. Rev. Dr, Haven, Secretary of the Educational Board, has gone to Knoxville to attend a meeting held in the interest of the pro- posed new educational institution in the South. Rev. J. Vaugham Lewis, an Episcopalian, has been challenging American Methodists that he will prove to them that Wesley never meant to make panes of the Methodist Episcopal church. Dr. D, D. Whedon, of the Mé ist Quarterly, accepts the challenge on condition that Mr. Lewis shail bringa certification from h is Bishop that he is authorized to #peak for his Church on the subject, and that the articles of Mr. Lewis and of Dr. Whedon shall be published together in the American Quartert Church Review, Will the discussion be worth time and labor? Rev, ©. H. Spurgeon will the annual sermon this year before the leyan Missionary Society in London. The corner stone of the new Methodist Episcopal church at Olarence, Western New York, will be laid June 4. Bishop Harris has left,this city for his episcopal tour around the world. Rey. Dr. M. D’O, Crawford, Presidin, Ek he Poughkeepsie district, and Rev. W. der of tl rig is city, steamer for Europe July 2 will be absent for several months. Rev. | N. The: Orel late of Bay Ridge, L. 1, wh with patalyais during the rece n¢ seusionat the aeg York East Conference, is slowly improving. The to proclatm Cardinal Luigi Bilio as the successor of | Southern Methodist Episcopal ell reachers in Texas, 298 Sunday schools, 11,679 church members. The missionary collection’ from the entire 654,159 church members in the Methodist Episcopal Church South amounted to but $94,139 last year. Rev. J, G, Thompson, for many ears a presiding elder in the Liberia Annual Con- erence, having recovered his health by a visit to this country, 1s now doing good work in the astorate on Clark street church, Nashville, Tenn. ue Attorney street Methodist (Protestant) church ef this city, Rev. J. J. White, pastor, has beught the Universalist church on South Turd and Fourth streets, Brooklyn, E, D, The Universalists will continue to occupy the church half the ume on Sundays and once on a week day of each week, uutit the ist of April next, PRESBYTERIAN, The salaries of the professors in the North- western Presbyterian Theological Seminary have been raised from $2,500 to $3,000 a year. The re- scurces of the institution are $168,618 in money, $250,000 in real estate and $20,000 in buildings, and the endowment income of the past year was $13,113. Rev, Joel Parker, D,D., a Presbyterian divine who, in his day, occupied prominent pasto- rates in Philadelphia, New York and Newark, died in this city on the 2d inst., in the seventy-fourth year of his age. Rev, Anthony T. Graybill 1s ex- ploring Eastern Mexico with relerence to establishing @ Southern Presbyterian mis- ston there. Rev. John W, Neil, of San Antonio, Texas, accompanies him. If it is found HER raptinanla to establish a mission, Mr, Graybili will accept the call of the church at Gules’ Court House, Va. Ve W. Smulier has resigned his charge at Hughgonville, near New Hamburg, on the Hudson, on account of ill health, Rev. D. J. Atwater, of New Brunswick, N. J., has accepted @ call to the Bethlehem Presbyterian church, near Newburg, N. Y, Rev. Dr. Sproie, of the First church, Newburg, has gone to Indianap- olis. Rev, Dra, Fadie and Calderwood, ot Edin- burgh, have arrived in New York. They come as delegates from the United Presbyterian Church of Scotland to the Presbyterian General Assemblies in. this country. Mr. D. W. James, a licentiate, was ordained as an evangelist oy the Presbytery of Winona, on Thurs- day evening, April 25, David Street, a iicentiate of the Presbytery of Cleveland and late of the Western Theoligica! Seminary, has accepted a call to the mission church of Waupaca, Wis. The church hag now thirty-eightmembers. Rev. Dr. DumMeld has resigned nls pastorate of the First Presbyterian church of East Saginaw, Mich., to remove ¢o & warmer climate for his health’s sake, Rev. George E. Jones has accepted the pas- torate of the Presbyterian church at Lower Bran- dywine, Yel. He will be ordained and installed on June 19. Rev. E, P, Adams has taken charge of the church at Hanging Rock, Ohio. Rev. William Campbell, of De So.o, has accepted a call trom the Presbyterian church at Onarza, LL, KPISOOPALIAN. At the late mecting of the Convention of the Episcopal Church in the State of Florida, the con- stitution of the diocese was so altered that wherever the word presbyter occurs it was stricken out, and the word priest substituted. Bishop Doane, of Albany, expects to sail for Europe on the 14tn inst. It is understood that one object of his visit is to inspect cathedrals, with a view to the erection of the new cathedral of All Saints, at Albany, the corporators of which held their drst meeting in Easter Week. The Rev. Mr. Ancient, Whose name is 80 honorably associated with the efforts to rescue the passengers of the ill-fated steamer Atlantic, on the Nova Scotia coast, has been called from his humble situation at Terrance Bay, te Halitax, to labor in the Trinity church section of St. Paul’s parish. He has ac- cepted the position and will enter upon his new duties whenever a successor is found ior the Ter- rauce Bay mission, Wherever he may go, the blessings of those who were ready to perish, and of thousands all over the world who admired his heroism, will go with him, The Baltimore Zpisco- pal Methodist, speaking of the removal of Rev. Mr, Gallaher, of the Memorial Episcopal chureh of that city, to Zion church, of New York, characterizes the Memorial church as “ecclesiastical canni- bals.”” It says more clergymen have been done to death, ecclesiastically, in that sepulchral re- treat than have been martyred of late years by all the heatnen tribes of the world, In fact, it adds, the only use of a clergyman in that parish seems to be tobe knocked in the head asa@ propitiary sacrifice, if not to the manes of Dr. Johns, then to the offended deities ofthe laity of that parisn, whose bowels seem incapable of being satiated, except by the offering ofa tresh and juicy young clergyman, to go down whole ‘like @ Taw oyster into the yawning depths below. What is curious about tire matter is that it suc- ceeds in obtaining the services of some of the ablest men ol the Episcopal Church in this country, each of whom is found, aiter a short time, lying out upon the highway, in a comatose condition, with various laymen seated upon his remains, some picking out his eyes and others feasting upon his bones. 3 BAPTIST The growth of Baptist churches in London for the past year 1s:—Chapel suttings 2,107; members, 1,073; Sunday school scholars, 3,017; Sunday scnool teachers, 306. The Association builds one new chapel each year. Recently a Scandinavian de- partment has been established in connection with the Baptist Theological Seminary of Chicago, and efforts are now making to raise $25,000 for its per- manent endowment. Dr. Lorimer, of Boston, has decjined the call of the First and Pierre- ont street churches, of Brooklyn. Mr. W. A. eese, of the Newton Theological Seminary, has accepted @ Call to nk labor with the Baptist church, Ellsworth, Me., to commence the close of the seminary year. Rev. Dr. Neale, of the First church, Boston, has sailed for Europe, to be ausent several months, Mr. Boyd, who completes his studies at Harvard University this term, was or- dained as pastor of the First Baptist church, Charlestown, Mass., on April 30, Mr, Edwin T. Jr., was ordained pastor of the Baptist at Northampton, Mass., on éhe 1st ist. The Hamilton Park Baptist church, of Jersey City, has just been organized. They propose to build im the vicinity of the Park. The dedication services of the North New York Baptist church, corner Alexander avenue and 14lst street, near Harlem Bridge, will be held on Thursday, May 15, at two P.M. Mr. W. E, Howell was ordained and installed pastor of the Baptist church, North- flela, N. J., April 30. The Laight Street Mission, under the energetic leadership of Rev. Halsey W. Knapp, has proved a great success, The congre- gation has grown until the spacious old house is generally comfortably filled, and the Sabbath school enrolls about two hundred and fifty chil- dren. The Baptist standard is to be kept afoat there. The Tabernacle Baptist church of St. Louis has been sold to the Catholics on & small debt, which ought to have been paid, Rev. George Cooper will begin-his pastoral labors with the First Baptist church, West Philadelphia, to-day. The Fourth Baptist church of Philadelphia raised last year for Church and benevolent pur- joses $14,042, Rev. Harry Smith is about closing is labors with the South street church, Indianapo- lis, Rev. E. 8. Riley, of Southport, has received a call to succeed him. The Baptists of Ohio number 42,306; they have 591 churches, and last year they contributed $10,772 to foreign missions. Dr. Jeter isto return from his foreign mission fleld before the end of this month to read a paper before the Virginia Memorial Association, and Dr. George B. Taylor, who is going to Italy as Superintendent of Baptist Missions, there. ROMAN CATHOLIC. The Catholic schools in Savannah, Ga., have been granted a share of the public money for their sup- port, and placed upon the same footing as the Protestant, the text books remaining subject to the Bishop’s approval, and instruction in the Cath- Olic doctrines betng provided for at stated hours each day. Rev. William H. Bric, formerly of Bur- reliville, R. I., havs been appointed at Fall River, Mass. The Easter collections in the diocese of Hartford for the seminaries amounted to $15,851 37. The “water of Landes” is working wonders out in the West. Its latest triumph is the ear of a young man whose arm was masher at bridge on the Northwesten lowa Railroad, near Lyons. Gangrene set in, and five physicians awaited his death every moment with composure. The parish priest of Lyons was called in, and witn him arrived some Sisters of Charity, who applied the renowned water, and after two days he began to recover, and there is now no signs of immediate dissolution, but ae hope that the young man’s arm may be save: |. A Park- ersburg (W. Va.) correspondent relates the cure of @lady suffering from neuralgia and of another afflicted with spasms by the application of the holy water. The new Church of the Sacred Heart at Russellville, Ky., was dedicated on Sunday, April 21, The rite of confirmation was administered in St. Bonafacius’ church, Brooklyn, on, Sun- day, April 27, to 225 children, v. Father Damon, 8. J., will open a mission in St. John’s church, Fifth avenue and Twenty-first street, South Brooklyn to-day. The Rey. C. O'Farrell, previous to his departure from St. Peter's, to assume charge of St, Mary’s, Rondont, was presented by the Repl of the male depart- ment of the parochial day schools with a beautiful set of breviaries. The Right Rev. J. Loughlin, D, D., Bishop of Brooklyn, will dedicate the new altar erected in St. Mary's church, Star of the Sea, Far Rockaway, L. I., Rev. Joseph Brunemann, Vane on ‘Sunday, May 25, at 10% A. M.; also will solemnly blessed by the Right Reverend Bisbop an altar piece, a most magnificent Boman painted expressly by a celeprated man artist, a8 ordered by one of the | haa benefactors to St. Mary’s church, Far ckaway. The painting represents in & most striking manner the title of the chureb, exhibiti aship in imminent danger of being wrecked ani the poor agonized sufferers appealing to the Infant Saviour, through the intercession of the blessed Virgin Mary, to be saved. MISCELLANEOUS, The Rey. EF, Cushman, of the Christian Secretary, has been laid aside by sickness from editorial duty for a few weeks past, but is now recovering and hopes soon to be at his post of usefulness and honor. The Universalists will dedicate a new church at Abington, Ind., two weeks from to-day. Rey. R. T. Martin, of Urbana, Ohio, hag retired from the ministry of the Universalist Church, Rev. J. 8, Fall, of the same denomination, has resigned his charge of the Menasha-Neenah Society, Wiscon- sin, Rev. W. U. Brooks has resignea his pastorate of the Universalist church at Junction City, Kansas., Of the seventy-four Unive ist reachers in Maine in 1843 only eighteen are in the ministry now; twelve of these are in the State and six are away. Universalism was first || egg in Bridgton, by Rev. Z Thompson, in 826, at which time only two or three women dared to attend the meeting, the opposition in the tewn being so great. One of our religious exchanges tells of @ minister of a fashionable Episcopal church in this city, which has first class musical services every Sabbath and whose aisles are crowded to listem to the performance, but aa soon ae the last note dies away on the organ the con- @harch has 280 trav- < gregation retire without waiting for the preacher's words of wisdom. He, however, couple of Sundays ago ordered the doors to be locked, so that they could not get out when they desired. They gathered at the doors and thundered until they were opened, A suit for faise imprisonment was threatened, but a promise that the offence should not be repeated again by the minister quieted the | sicesperaies The trustees of the old Collegiate Dutch church in Fulton street are at aloss what todo with the building. They have had it in the market for sale almost six years, but no one wants it. Some of the trustees think this an indication tnat the Lord dors not want it removed, It therefore, proposed to let the old house stand, as i i. but to surround it with stores and business places. TEMPLE EMANUEL. Dr. Gotthe! Second Sermon—Marked Improvement—Influence of Woman on the Formation of Individual and Moral Character. The congregation which gathered in this beautl- fal temple yesterday was larger than on the pre- vious Saturday. The new preacher, Dr. Gottheil, showed a very marked improvement both in mat- ter and manner, and delivered a practical dis- course on the influence of woman tn the formation of individual and moral character, There is large room for improvement in the Doctor's e!ocution, which he will doubtless attend to by and by. He showed his utter disregard of ceremonial ob- gervances yesterday by wholly discarding the rabbinical cap and surplice and appear- ing in @ black cloth suit, with a white necktie. The same deliberation marked his utterances as on the previous Saturday. On Wednesday evening he preached in German, and the congregation yesterday seemed very much de- lighted with his ministrations, His text was the the story of Moses’ birth and remarkable preser- vation, as found in the Book ef Exodus, Itis im- possible, the Doctor said} to contemplate the early days of the great prophet Moses without believing that THE ANCIENT RELIGION OF ISRABL was preserved and maintained mainly, if not solely, by the piety of Hebrew women. Referring to the persecutions 0! Pharaoh, the Doctor remarked that in proportion to his oppression the people pros- pered and multiplied. Then the royal monarch be- gan to fear them, and gave orders that every male child born among the Hebrews should be destroyed, but the females might be saved. They might live, but they should suffer and be degraded, No such system of tyranny has ever been exercised toward any nation as toward the Hebrews, But the more they were oppresged the more they multiplied, Pharaoh overlooked one great clement in female character in issuing his cruel edict, namely—sym- pathy. But that very element caused the ruin of his throne and kingdom. The Doctor drew from this narrative the idea that great men at their entrance into life and ali through it are sur- rounded with danger, but the entrance of Moses was peculiarly one of danger. The Doctor looked upon his eprenenre Ron as a miracie, both in its natural and in its providential aspects. A recital of the, circumstances showed this. ‘he prompt recognition by the Egyptian princess of the child’s origin, the tact of Moses’ sister in suggesting a He- brew nurse for the child and running at once for its mother—these incidenta indicated clearly a Divine Providence as well as the natural tact and sympathy of woman. And from this the Doctor enlarged on the influence of woman in the forma- tion of human character. Many a man has acknow- ledged that all that he had and all that he was was due to the influence ofa pious mother. Even the great leader of this country, as the Doctor had read & short time since, admitted his obiigations to his mother, THE INFLUENCE OF A MOTHER is, like the air that we breathe, unconscious and subtle to ourselves. The Doctor gave some iilits- trations of the qualificatian of women for this work, and remarked that when the Egyptian Princess handed the child over to its mother the chasm that divided the two nations was spanned, and the rest was left to the heaven-imparted affec- tion and love of woman’s heart. But while woman’s influence cannot be spared in any department of human existence, it 1s most needful in religion. The Doctor defined what religion is—not dogma or ceremonial merely; not what a man believesso much as what he lives and feels in his heart towards God and towards his brother. Woman is the divinely-appointed priestess in this sphere. THE CRISIS OF JUDAISM. The Jewigh religion, as well as others, is passing through a erisis, and, in their intercourse with their iellow-men, Hebrews must yield something as well as others, but aor must also see to it that they are firmly rooted in the ancient faith. The scientific investigations of the age have their in- fuen upon Judaism as they have upon other forms of religion and help to precipitate the crisis. How, then, he asked, are Israelites to be able to save the ancient iaith and transmit it unsullied to their children? Only, he answered, by the women standing by the ministry and doi as the pious mothers of old did—teach their children the good and the right way of the Lord. And jor this he prayed that the Lord would give Judaism what it needs—pious mothers, An election will be held during the week, when the congregation will vote either to retain Dr. Gotthell or to let him return to England again. MUSICAL AND DRAMATIC NOTES. Mr. D. H. Harkins, of the Union Square Theatre, takes his benefit on Friday evening. Mr. Harkins goes to the Grand Opera House next season, where he is to be the stage manager. Miss Fanny Hay- ward, of the Union Square, also goes to the Grand Opera House. Miss Antoinette Sterling gives a ballad concert at Irving Hall on Tuesday evening. She will be assisted by Miss Beebe, Miss Toedt and others, Miss Sterling has many friends, who will be glad to hear her previous to her departure for Europe, where she expects to complete her musical studies, The Charity Amateur Dramatic Association has found another object of charity and another oppor- tunity for its members to appear in public. This time “The Honeymoon” is to be played at the Union Square Theatre for the benefit of the chil- dren’s picnic fund, The performance takes place on Wednesday, Mr. J. M. Bellew’s farewell readings take place at Steinway Hall on Thursday evening. Previous to Mr. Bellew’s first appearance we said his success or failure would test the question whether read- ings are still a class of popular entertainments. His merits have been found so great as to answer the question affirmatively. Mr. George Clarke’s benefit at the Fifth Avenue Theatre takes place to-morrow evening. Mr. Clarke has played a number of very fine parts during the season, and the admirers of his acting will be gratified with this opportunity of testifying their pleasure in his performances, The benefit of Miss Linda Dietz is to take place on Wednesday evening. The closing performance by the Germania Theatre Company is announced for Friday evening, at the Academy of Music. This company, under Mr. Neu- endorff's management, has had a very prosperous season, “Das Stiftungsfest’? and “Inspector Braesig” being two of the most successful plays of the year. Some of the artists showed unusual Merit, and even persons tinacquainted with the German language can find pleasure in their acting. The dramatic season at the different theatres promises to close more brilliantly than was ex- pected some time ago, Mr. Fechter played his frst fortnight at the Grand Opera House to undimin. ished business. The advance sales at Booth’s for Miss Neilson’s engagement indicate very good houses there; “The Squire’s Last Shilling” has proved a magnet at Wallack’s; ‘Frou-Frou’’ con- tinues to attract at the Union Square, but it will soon give way to Mr. Shook’s play; ‘Humpty Dumpty,”’ at the Olympic, still pleases, and “Azrael” at Niblo’s is successful. “Divorce,” at the Fifth Avenue, is in its last week, and will be re- placed by Dr. Mosenthal’s long-promised play. After next week the season will be practically closed so far as new pieces are concerned, and we may begin to look forward to the promises of tne next Winter, Matineecs. To THE EDITOR oF THE HERALD :— Would it not be well for all theatre managers to announce the hour at which matinées commence ? ‘The hours vary so at different theatres (from one o'clock to half-past two) that, unless announced, much time or much of the play may be lost. New Yorg, May 9, 1873, TEMP" NAVAL INTELLIGENCE, * Faneral of an American Officer in Asia, The Singapore (Rast India) Times of the 27th of March publishes the following‘report :— We il] the followii from the latest Pinang news :—‘‘On the 3d inst. the faneral of J. H. Winleck, midshipman United States man-of-war Hartford took place, The stony be la the ook ‘was ® very and pours one, as fol. lows :—Band, thirteen files of marines, chaplain doctor, hearse, three midshipmen on each satlors of the frigate, lieutenants, officersof the Harciord.and the captain of tne ‘Duta irizate, carriages of Pinang roaidents."” NO CHANCE FOR NIXON. Application for a Stay of Proceedings Before Jadge Pratt, of Brooklyn—Argument of Ex- Mayor Hall in the Case and Reply of District Attorney Phelps—The Stay Refused—Removal of the Applica- -tion Before Judge Ingraham. Tt ts very clear that Mr. William F, Howe, coun- sel for the unfortunate Nixon, sentenced to be hung on Friday for the murder of Charies Pfyfer, does not intend to spare any effort to save him from the gallows, Pursuant to notice previously served on District Attorney Phelps, application was made yesterday to Judge Pratt, of Brooklyn, for a stay of proceedings in the case. Having in a previous application, before Judge Barrett, made a lengthy and exhaustive argument, Mr. Howe asked ex-Mayor A. Oakey Hall to make the application for him, a request in which he was earnestly joined by the wife and friends of Nixon. Mr. Hall was at first reluctant, but ultimately consented, and yes- terday morning appeared before Juage Pratt at the Judge’s chambers in Brooklyn, The little court room was very crowded, but a death-like stillness prevailed throughout the proceedings, POINT3 OF MR, HALL’S ARGUMENT. Before entering, however, on his argument Mr. Hall made the following prefatory explanation :— As the draughtsman of the law of 1885, giving every man convicted of homicide a stay of proceedings as a Matter of right, and as never while in the office of Dis- trict Attorney opposing any application for a stay after verdict ot murder, { have been asked to argue this pres- ent application. ‘This call (not in any wise solicited) has been forced upon me as a lawyer under oath and to serve him without tee or intention to take one, and in forma pa I, therefore, must respond at any risk of hav- ng my motives misinterpreted or my.action assailed. I address the Judge who breasted public clamor in th r case; one who had the pro- priety of the manner in which he there ex- ercised his discretion expressly proclaimed by the Court of Appeals; one who tound ample justification ot «i his preliminary doubt and estimation Cause in that case endorsed by the strenuous legal appeals of such eminent criminal lawyers as Pierrepont, Water- bury, Evarts, &c., anterior to the execution; one who, like every other judge I have the honor to know in this State, subscribes to these remarks of the old Supreme Court in @ case to be found inz Denio, p. 8—“Courts of justice should take care they are not inisied by the hard- ships of a PACHOHIAR case or by the passion or prejudice which may be exclted against a particular individual make’ a precedent’ which would run coun- ter to well-established principles. \ {t should never be forgotten that a wrongdoer, however great his wrong pay. be, has not forfeited all his rights; and, although the individual may be entitled to no sympathy, care should be taken that the blow which destroys hiin does not In- flict a wound upon Justice herself, Above all things else, a judge should follow and uphold the law, whatever danger there may be of bringing down popular indigna- tion upon his head.” Having thus explained his connec- tion with the case, Mr. Hall entered upon his argument, ot which the following are the points :— I. No man ought to be deprived, in any Court, of his money, property, liberty or ite, except upon full judg- ment. ‘Ist. Upon facts. 2d. Upon the law; and the law shetalane @ verdict upon facts ls a paramount consider- ion. e IL After a verdict which causes a deprivation of money and property, the loung party has, by complying with certain tormal conditions, an absolute right to ap- peal trom its @isting legal incidents. Til, Shall a Mnan have his petty rights of mone; minion over property more strongly ‘protected priviveges than his ite ist IV. Even the convict for life or a term may appeal absolutely, with the inconvenience of enduring imprison- ment pending appeal. V. Shail a inau be hanged on the lgw of one tribunal, when he’tan have it reconsidered and reviewed by two others, and when he has an absolute right to such recon- sideration and review in petty money suits, and when the reports of the State ot New York show orixinal con- victions for murder in about seventy cases to have been reversed since the Revised Statutes were enacted? (On argument reier to many of them.) 1, Observe an anomaly incident to this Reba In New York city, side by side, are two criminal courts. Both have co-ordinate jurisdiction. Had Nixon been con- victed before the General Sessions the statute would have conierred an absolute right of stay. Because he was tried in the other Court his application tor stay rests in discretion. By an oversight this law of statutory stay became applied to Courts of Oyer and Terminer in every County, instead of, a8 was the intention, to that of New York county alone. In repealing the Oyer and Cerminer clause tor the benefit of other counties (In which murder cases were tew) New York county was included. Thus the anomaly remains as above. VII. Nay, more, pern: ext week, on the very day Nixon might be hanged, the Legislature may fully pass, as it has already partially passed, an act to so arrange exe- cutions and writs of error in capital cases that a de- fendant will possess the means of having his conviction for murder had before the jury and the one Court posi- tively reviewable by other Courts ill. The foregoing are eminent considerations to ad- dress to discretion. * IX. Next, is there probable cause tor any of the excep- tionst The judge who tried the case is remarkable tor his accuracy, correctness seems intuitive, and or do- y legal to more than attain the result of peculiar’ pro- fessional training, added to enlarged jndicial experience. Nevertheless, 1 choose one of the ex- ceptions, and believe that it includes probable cause tor error, He charges the jury to exercise doubt on the whole case, but refuses to charge under specific request that if they ente! iy doubt in regard to any matter necessary to sustain a verdict for either of the higher offences it 1s their duty to convict of a leser. That is to say, he excludes the doubt there might be under the cir- cumstances, whether the one matter of the idea to kilt was sufficiently fixed in Nixon’s mind to become premedita- ted design—a matter, of course, necessary to conviction of the highest offence. With doubt on this part, of the case, it would be the duty of the jury to convict of one of the degrees (with the killing adinitted and no justifica- tion or excuse found) of manslaughter, This refusal to charge, of course, technically excluded from the consid. eration of the jury the subject of acquittal, but the request came froin the prisoner. As to doubts ‘upon ny ong necessary link iy.a chain of testimony, see Ked- field's Notes to 3. Greene Ev., p, 29; also Smith ¥s, Comm. 1 Duvall (Ky.), 228, and the citations therein, which are vey strong. ; There cannot be long delay in argument, because the General Term of the First Judicial Department is now in session. The writ may be returnable immediately. ‘The Court of Appeals is likewise in session. _ The community still freshly remember the execution of Foster. Ana even upon public policy the example of a “hanging” is not, therefore, exigent, at least during the two montis which would suffice for argument XI. Inconclusion I must be permitted to dissent from the concluding comments in the printed points of my junior and zealous associate. Judge Pratt—But, Mr, Hall, I must administer the law as it is, The law may be partial in giving per- sons tried for murder in Sessions a statutory stay and leaving it to discretion in the Oyer and Ter- miner, Butso it is, Mr. Hall—The State constitution, guaranteeing to all equal rights in pale eae of person and lib- erty, would seem to forbid the spirit of this distinc- tion, I know the letter of the law 80 says; but why cannot your discretion be brought to equal the statutory right ? Judge Pratt—Satisfy me there is probable cause for errer, then. Mr. , in arguing the point of doubt, was stopped, and Judge Pratt remarked that the Judge did charge that the jury might convict of either of the eeree™. “ Mr. Hall—True, but what we complain of is that he did not specifically instruct them how to pass on the degrees by applying to the circumstances adapted to each degree the reasonabie doubt. Doubt on the whole case applies to a crime that has one constituent element, like receiving stolen goods on false pretences. But where there are de- eee the jury should be Instructed, as was asked, if by a doubt any circumstances affecting the ques- tion of murder give him the benefit of the doubt on that, and (killing being admitted) pass to next de- gree and next. Ii the jury are unanimous there is no doubt as to the manslaughter, then convict of that. Take robbery. The jury might doubt that the crime was proven or that even gre sae of twenty-five dollars’ worth was taken, and the: might not doubt that petty larceny was committe and so convict of that. Judge Pratt—But is not this mode of instruction offering a premium to jurors to originate doubt? A discussion arose, with incidental conversation, as to this, MR. PHELPS' ARGUMENT. The District Attorney argued on the basis of Judge Barrett's opinion (heretofore published in the HeRALD), and submitted it rom the HERALD re- ports, claiming that Judge Brady gave the man the fairest trial and most impartial hearing, and in his charge about the doubt on the whole case neces- sarily included the parts necessary to make it up. His learned friend was wrong. The doubt on the whole case has to be employed on each d e, and probably was. You can’t separate & doubt as toa Part of the tacts. Dene Pratt said he would decide at two o'clock . M. Mr. Hall and the District Attorney left In a car- riage, while Mr. Howe rematned to await the re- sult, It was evident from Mr. Hall’s manner as he left that he did not expect astay. He remarked, on leaving, to @ friend that he bad done his duty as counsefior, and could not now reflect on any omission or cowardice should Nixon be hanged, JUDGE PRATT DENIES THE STAY. \ At half-past twelve o’clock Judge Pratt called Mr. Howe aside, and said be had made up his mind to deny the PP ication for @ stay of proceedings, but left it without prejudice to apply to other Judges of the Supreme Court. At two o'clock P. M. the Judge gave a written opinion embodying his reasons for refusing the sti He Went over the same junds as Judge B: tt in his opinion, and it is, therefore, unnecessary to give it in full, INFORMING NIXON OF THE RESULT. Mr. Abraham H. Hummell at once informed Nixon of Judge Pratt's decision. “Don’t be discouraged, Nixon,” said Mr. Hum- mell to him; ‘‘Mr. Howe will leave ne stone un- ew to delay the execution until an argum i+} ent d upon the points involved im the “I know Mr. Howe will do all he can,” said Nixe “and I shail not give up to the last.” vere “But you must be prepared for the worst; don’t forget that,” continued Mr. Hummeil. “Tam prepared,” and Nixon said this with quiet composure, showing that he evidently appreciates how ‘tly the chances are against him, and yet that he does not wholly abandon hope that the case my be carried to the Appellate Court. r. Howe called at the residence of Hon, D. P. In- graham, 21 West Forty-eighth street, yesterday afternoon, to urge the Judge’s jure to the Stay of proceedings in behalf of the condemned man, but sudge Ingraham was not at home, and so Mr. Howe will be compelied to make his motion at Supreme Court Chambers to-morrow morning. ptnmense talento John Fuller, aged 66 years, a native of Ireland, was found dead, sitting in # chair, vata by mn from work, to their At soo West Sixteenth street. Coroner Hermant will investigate as to the cause of death, which Tupposed te have resulted from heart THE BLOOD OF JAY GOULD. Cost to Slap Hjm in What it ‘ the Face. Joseph J. Marrin, the Lawyer, at the Bar of the Special Sessions—Result of the Recent Ren- contre in Delmonico’s—Marrin Fined $200 and Held in 81,000 to Keep the Peace for Six Months. The long-talked-of case of Jay Gould vs. Joseph J. Marrin, which has already been postponed several times, was finally brought to a hearing yesterday im the Court of Spectat Sessions. Both belligerents were present, with their re spective counsel, \ong before the opening of Oourt, each’accompanied by a host of personal friends, representing the leading financial and professional classes of the community. Punctually at the usual hour Messrs. Shandley, Bixby and Coulter took their seats, the first named Presiding, and announced their readiness to pro- ceed with the case. Another case which had priority on the calendar was calied. but adjourned to a future day. Mr. Clerk Johnson, in clear, ringing tones called for Joseph J. Marrin and then for Jay Gould. Counsel responded in due form, and the deiendant, on being called to plead—a charge of assault and bat- tery—answered, “Not guilty.” Mr. Jay Gouid, the complainant, was then called to the stand. Judge , Shandley then asked the witness as to when ue was assaulted and by whom, when Mr. Fullerton, of counsel for Gould, demurred and requested the Court to defer Mr. Gould’s examination unt the testimony of his witnesses had been taken. Mr. Ira Shafer, for the defendant, objected to the order of testimony sought to be adopted by the complainant, contending that the statute distinctly Provided that the complainant himself should be first interrogated. The Court sustained Mr. Shafer, and Mr. Gould proceeded to give his evidence as follows:—He stated that while dining in Del- monico’s restaurant, in Broad street, in com pany with Mr. Charles J, Osborne and Mr. Lansing ©. Moore, he was approached by Mr. Marrin; Mr. Marrin asked witness why he had not answered bis letters; witness told him he was in the habit of receiving so many letters be had not time to answer half of them; Mr. Marrin then said he wanted an interview with him; witness replied that he did not want to have any more bother with him, when Mr, Marrin “drew off and strack him with his fist.” . Judge Fullerton—Was the blow a hard one? Jay Gould—It stunned me for a moment and started the blood from my nose, which bled for an our. Gould was then cross-examined by Mr. A. Sulii- van. In answer to questions from the latter gen- tleman Mr. Gould sai have known Mr. Mar- rin for several years; rosecuted a suit against me in behalf of @ Mr, Allen; 1 was seated on the side of the table facing broad street on the day of the assault. Mr, Sullivan—Were you tightened when he struck you? Mr. Gould (after some hesitation) —No, sir. Mr. Sullivan—Did not Mr, Marvin say he wished to have an interview with an in the case of Mr. Allen, in which you had dishonorably failed to carry out certain arrangements entered into with appar- ent good faith on your part, and which had placed him in a false position with his own client ? Jay Gould—t really can’t remember. Mr. Sullivan—Your memory is’ not so accom. modating on some points as others. What hand did he strike you with ? Jay Gould—I can’t say. Mr. Sullivan—Was his head not bowed down and your face turned sideways towards him ? Jay Gould—I don’t remember exactiy. Mr. Sullivan—Did you get up from the table when you were struck ? Jay Gould—I rose up and sat down again. Mr. Sullivan—Did you not finish your lunch? Jay Gould—No, sir; Isat there with Mr, Osborne and Mr. Moore, but did not eat anything. Charies A. Snively, the next witness for the prose- cution, said he was ‘a stock broker; was in Del. monico’s that day; heard the blow, but did not see it; jumped between the parties; he thought it was his business to take care of Mr. Gould. Mr. Sullivan (sarcastically)—And Mr, Gould takes care of you. Snively was then cross-examined as to his con- nection with Jay Gould; he admitted doing busi. ness for Jay Gould, but saia he had done nothing that day; he merely came in to show him the mar- ket quotations; this witness also stated that a Mr, Hunter took Mr. Marrin out after the blow waa struck, and further stated that he was sure Mr. Marrin struck Gould with his left hand, Mr. L. C. Moore and Mr. ©, J. Osborne were then examined. They testified to having heard the blow, but did not see it struck, being at the time engaged in conversation with others. ir. Joseph J. Marrin then took the stand in his own behall. He is a gentleman of a very pale cast of countenance, entirely destitute of color, and gave his testimony in clear and distinct tones. Hd said:—On the day in question I went into Deb monico’s, and there met Mr. Gould; I accosted him in a quiet, gentlemanly way; he insulted me grossly, and I slapped him in the face; that aay my client came to my office and told me Jay Gout was in Delmonico’s and I went there to see him. ‘This testimony, being offered with a view toshow defendant's motive, elicited objection from Gould’s counsel, and after considerable discussion was ruled out as irrelevant. Mr. Shater—I{ the Court pleases I wish to be heard on this bree It is material to show the motive of the defendant’s going to Delmonico’s, ag Well as the animus of the prosecution. Mr. Gould had betrayed bau faitn in his deaiings with Mr. Marrin, deliberately violating solemn pledges and roving false to him, as he has been to others, aad volving him in ae oti with his clients. Judge Shandley—We shall exclude all testimony prior to the actual occurrences in Delmonico’s. Mr. Marrin continued—I placed my elbow on the table and my head on my id and spoke to him in a low voice; 1 said, “Mr. Gould, 1 wish to talk to you about the Allen matter;” he said, ‘I owe Mr. ‘Alien nothing; I gave him some brokerage ;”’ said, “That's not tl point, Mr. Gould; you made certain agreements with me and on the strength of them made certain pledges to my clients; your breach of faith has involved me in entanglement with my client; I want to have an interview with you. Please appoint time and place;” he thensaid in a sneering tone, “1 have no time to talk with you, and don’t want you to bother me any more ;” Ithen drew back my hand and slapped him in the face, not with the intention oi assaulting him, but ta hurl back the indignity cast upon me by his insult ing, sneering manner. Mr. Marrin then stood up and showed the position in which he and Gould sat. He said:—L I struck out at him with my clenched fist I would have naturally struck him under the ear. If I struck forward 1 would have to get my hand in such an inconvenient posi. tion I could not hit him hard. As I said before, 1 a used my open hand. Not with the idea ol assaulting him, but only to resent his insulting demeanor. I stood there some time, to see if any- thing further would take place. I did not run out, nor did anybody lead me away, as has been stated. Mr. Sullivan then summed up for the deience, and was followed by Judge Fullerton for the d bps cution. Counsel made long speeches, and indulged freely in personalities, Justice Shandley finajly in ferpoeing, with the announcement that the Uourt heard enough. Justice Shandiey—The Court finds the defendant guilty and unposes a fine of $200, and further re quires the defendant to find sureties for future good behavior in the sum of $1,000. Mr. Marrin immediately gave his check for the amount Of the fine, and some iriends executed the necessary bonds, YATOHING NOTES, The schooner yacht Resolute, Mr. A. S, Hatch, N.Y.Y.C., is at City Island, being repainted. The schooner yacht Clio, Messrs. Astgnand Brad. burst, N.Y.Y.0., is still at Fire Island. The schooner yacht Fleetwing, Mr. George A, Osgood, N.Y.¥.0., is on the screw docks, having her bottom cleaned and lead run into the keel as additional ballast. ‘The schooner yacht Enchantress, Mr. F. Loubat, N.Y.Y.0., 18 at the foot of Washington street, Brooklyn, being put in trim for the seasén. The schooner yacht Wanderer, Mr. Louis Loril- lard, N.Y.Y.C., 18 lying alongside the Enchaatress. ‘It has been decided to launch the schooner yacht Ariel, Mr. W. L. Swan, on Wednesday, 14th instant, achts Coquette, Captain ©. M, Brockway, loud, Captain Ger Boswick, both of the Yacht Club, of New York, were launched from Bates’ yard, South Brooklyn, on Wednesday lent trim. They will proceed to an off the club house, foot of Fifty-seventh jorth River witnin a day or two. ———_—_____. THE PRIZE RING. Arth Chambers vs. George Seddons. In the presence of the principals and many friends the battle money ($2,000) for the proposed fight between these pugilists on the 2ist inst. was ‘uelivered over yesterday by the temporary custo. dian into the hands of the stakeholder, This mat ter settled, Chambers, who won the toss for the fighting ground, Fo quiet inform the opposing party where the contest would take pi: and alter some little explanation there was mutu: satisfaction expressed, It is the opinion of the sporting fraternity that if there is no outside inter. pon the fight wil be a bitter one and of long no 5 anchor atreet,