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“RELIGIOUS INTELLIGENCE, Programme of Servic for First Sunday After Trixity, June 7. Ministerial Movements—The Light of Juda- ism—Correspondence, Bishop Odenheimer, of New Jersey, will admin- ister the rite of confirmation in Trinity church, Hoboken, to-day, Rev. J. Hyatt Smith will preach a sermon exclu- sively to men this evening, in the Lee avenue Bap- tist church, Brookiyn, E. D. Subject, “The Great- est Wonder.”? Two sermons of this sort have been heretofore delivered and standing room could not be obtained. Rey. George 0. Phelps will preach at the usual hours to-day in the Allen street Presbyterian church. The Woman's Foreign Missionary Society of the Methodist Episcopal Church will be addressed this evening by Mrs. Skidmore, in the Eighteenth street eburch, Rey. A. C. Osborne will preach as usual in the South Baptist church, Rev. E. ©. Sweetser will preach morning and evening in the Bleecker street Universalist church, Rey. P. L. Daviee wMl minister to tne Berean Baptist church to-day at the usual hours. The Rev, T, T. Everett, of Red Hook, N. Y., will preach to-day in St. James’ Lutheran church, The Church of the Strangers will be !avored to- day, as usual, with the ministrations of Rev. Dr. Deems. Rev, J. M. Pullman will occupy the pulpit of the Church of Our Saviour at the usual hours to-day. ‘The puipit of the Central Baptist church will be filled to-day at both services by Rev. T. P. Coul- aton, of Philadelphia. A mass temperance meeting in the Tabernacle Methodist Episcopal church will be addressed this evening by Mrs. Wittenmyer, of Philadelphia, Services will be held at the usual hours to-day in | the First Reformed Episcopal church, Rev. W. T. Sabine, rector, Rev. J. W. Barnhart will preach in Forsyth street Methodist Episcopal church this morning and evening. “The Heavenly Recognition” and “Possibilities of Christian Womanhood” are the themes upon which Dr. Fulton will talk this morning and evening in Hanson place Baptist church, Rey. J. B. Wakely, D. D., will preach this morn- ing and evening in Lexington avenue Methodist Episcopal church, x Rev. W. Kirkus will preach this morning and Dr. Washburn this evening in the Protestant Episcopal Church of the Atonement. Rev. C. ©. Tiffany, of Boston, will assume the permanent pastorate of this charge next Sunday. Rev. J. ¥, McClelland will preachin St. Luke’s Methodist Episcopal church this morning and will administer the sacrament of the Lord’s Supper in | the evening. Rev. S. M. Hamilton will preach morning and @iternoon In the Scotch Presbyterian church. Dr. J. H. Vincent and Rev. C. H. Everest will address the Brooklyn Sunday School Union in Ply- mouth church to-morrow evening, Rev. W. H. Thomas will occupy the pulpit of Beekman Hill Methodist Episcopal church this morning and evening. “The Mother-in-Law Against the Daughter-in- Law’ is the trite topic for consideration this morning by Dr. Miller in the Plymouth Baptist church, The Rev. W. A. McGinley, of Gloversville, N. Y., ‘Will be installed pastor of the Ross street Presby- terlan church, Brooklyn, to-day, and successor to | Rev. C. 8. Pomeroy, wno left that charge a year ago. rs Rev. H. W. Knapp will preach at the usual hour t0-day in Laight street Baptist church. Dr. George B. Cheever will continue his sermons on “The Evidences of Christianity” this evening in Association Hall. Rev. W. H. Boole will preach morning and even- ing in Seventeenth street Methodist Episcopal church. The pulpit of De Kalb avenue Methodist Episco- pal church, Brooklyn, will be occupied to-day oy Rev. 8. H, Platt. Sunday school and adult Bibie class afternoon and prayer meeting at hall-past 81x o'clock P. M. Rev. Mr. Wilson, of Kansas, will preach this morning and Dr. Thompson in the evening in the Seventh avenue Presbyterian church. Dr. W. 8. Mickels will preach at the usual hours to-day in the Stanton street Baptist church, Rev. Joseph F. Jowitt will preach in the morning ‘nd the rector in the afternoon in St, Thomas’ Protestant Episcopal church. “The Hidden Life” and ‘‘The Baptism of the Holy Ghost” are the topics of interest for Mr. Taylor’s meditation in the Tabernacle Baptist church to-day at the usual hours, The Rev. R. S. McArthur will preach to-day, as usual, in Calvary Baptist church, . Dr. H. M. Thompson will discourse on the ‘Ra- tionaie of a Priesthood” this evening in Christ (Protestant Episcopal) church. Rey. Drs. Tyng, Jr., and Irving will oMficiate and preach this morning and alternoon in the Church | of the Holy Trinity. The people’s service will be continued there in the evening by Dr. Tyng. Rey. George H. Hepworth will preach this morn- ing on “Heiping God and Interfering with God."? Dr. Cuyler, of Brooklyn, will preach in the evening in the Church of the Disciples. Dr. Bellows will occupy the pulpit of All Souls’ Unitarian church this morning. Rev. R. Heber Newton will preach to-day, as | usual, in the Anthon Memorial church, Rev. Dr. Ewer wil) officiate at all the services to- day in St. Ignatius’ Protestant Episcopal church. Rev. Robert Sloss will preach this morning in the Fourteenth street Presbyterian church. In the evening Mr. Sloss and Mr. M. B. Lewis. a mission- ary from Minnesota, will deliver addresses, Wiiliam Bronton will address the Progressive Spiritualists this eventag in Robinson Hall on | “Darwinism and Divining,”’ and this evening on “Cremation and Crednuility.” A Spiritual confer- | ence will be held this aiternoon in Germania Hail. | 8. P, Andrews will inatruct the Church of Hu- manity in De Garmo Hall this morning. Afternoon and evening services also, Services at the usual hours to-day in the Prot- estant Episcopal church, Fiftieth strest, east of Third avenue. Rev. Dr. Eaton will preach, as usual, to-day in St. Clement's Protestant Episcopal church, Dr. Flagg will minister in the Church of the Resurrection, East Eighty-filth street, this mon- ing and evening. On St. Barnabas’ Day, June 11, anniversary ser. vices will be held in St. Barnabas’ chapel, Mul- berry street. Services at half-past ten A. M. and | at four P. M. Addresses will be made by Revs. Drs, Potter, Gallaher, Peters and Warren. The Rev. Phebe A. Hanaford will preach in the First Universalist church, Jersey City, this m rue ing on “Emmanuel” and in the evening on ‘The Unquenchable Fire.” Dr. Armitage will preach morning and evening i the Fitth avenue Baptist chureh. Rev. W. C. Dawson and Rev. Robert Cameron will conduct the services to-day im the Church of the Disciples of Christ. Dr. Sabine will address the Sunday school children in the afternoon, Dr. H. C. Potter, of this city, will preach before | the Young Men’s Guild of Holy Trinity church, Jersey City, this evening, Elder Hiram Munger will hold three preaching services to-day and an afternoon Bible class in the | College Hall, on Twenty-third street and Second | avenue, The Rev. Henry C, Potter, D. D., of Grace church, wil! preach this evening at the Chureh of the Holy Trinity (Episcopal), Jersey City Heights, ander the auspices of the Parish Guild, A Catholic Charch for Polish Citizens of New York. Rev. Adalbert Mielcuszny, who arrived in this city irom Poland some two months ago, has been authorized by Archbishop McCioskey to organize ® congregation of citizens of Polish extraction bo orojeas the Rowap Casbolic juith, With unig NEW YORK HERALD, SUNDAY, JUNE 7, 1874—QUADRUPLE SHEET. view he has rented @ large room at No. 51 Pike etek, wd. hopes soon to be abie to provide suitab! of divine worship for his fellow countrymen. His zealous efforts should be aided not only by his fellow countrymen, but by all other Roman Catholics, The Poles living 1M thie city are mostly of the poorer class, Missions Among the French in New York. To THE EDITOR OF THE HERALD:— Several articles have appeared in the daily pa- pers lately, designed to bring to public notice the work of Rev, E. Borel among the French popula- tion of this city. Now, far be it from me to dispar- age such an undertaking as that which he ts en- gaged in, If tt be conceived and sincerely perse- vered in for the glory of God and the welrare of our countrymen, I say, with all my heart, “may the blessing of God ‘oliow it.” But if it be so, surely those engaged in it would be the last to do injus- tice or Injury to @ similar work which has been in progress in our midst for many years, and which has been blessed with marked tokens of Divine favor. Hence this communication, Mr. Borel is Said “to be engaged in an effort to build up a free Evangelical Church among the more than 16,000 French people of this city.” Would not sucha statement uaturally convey the impression that there has been hitherto no free Evangelical French Churen in New York ? Are Mr, Borel snd his iriends unacquainted with the existence ot such a church? If so, they should be made to know of It, and the American public of this city algo should be told of the noble work done among the French of New York jora jong time past. For a quarter of a century we have had here a French Evangelical Church. Twenty-five years ago it worshipped, where now the 7'mes butiding stands, in a lecture- room belonging, I think, to Dr. Spring’s church. The piace ol worship was changed several times, and the church now meets in the anes lecture- room of the Theological Seminary in University place. Mr. Borel was present at the evening service @ few Sundays ago, The French church, after many struggles, for a Jong time dependent In part upon extraneous help, has at last become seli-supporting, and is even now making an effort to secure @ lot and building of ite own, in which, by earnestly prayipg, it may be successful. The list of its pastors numbers such honored names ag that Of the distinguished Astié, Henriod, Fivaz, Chariter, &c. Its present pastor is the Rey, H. L. Grandiénard, # devoted mission- ary, Who spent several years in Africa, Mr. Borel himself was at One time under engagement to be- come the pastor of this church, and withdrew for reasons which it ig neither my business nor my desire to inquire into. ‘lo this church, let me finally state, eloquent sermons were preactied, aud imteresiing lectures delivered during the recent meetings of the Evangelical Alliance by the most distinguished of the French delegates—Coulin, Delosset, Fisch, Lelievre, Astié, Bovet, Reicnel and others. 1do not belong vo this Church, but {did ears ago, and my sympathies and prayers, | con- fess it, all go with it, Let it at least have jair play; let it not ignored, It has been an instrument of blessing to very many. May Goa continue to use {tas such! Whether or not it be judicious at the preseht juncture to divide evangelical infu- ence among the French of New York I shall not now stop to discuss, but at least let not the new movement be represented as the first. the only one. DAVID CHERBULIKZ, 127 East Twenty-fourth street. A Dialectician Convicted of Grammati- cal Ignorance. To THE EpIToR or THE HERALD:— When @ professed dialectician condescends to admonish and instruct “the representative genius of the American clergy” we naturally expect to discover in his composition a degree of grammat- jeal accuracy, of luminous explanation, of acute argument and of ordinary sense that would not irretrievably disgrace a “junior” coliegian. I was, therefore, considerably astonished on perusing a letteremanating from Mr. Benjamin Paul Blood, and recently published by you, in which its author, while censuring the ignorance of others, commits errors decidedly more flagrant than those he so vehemently deprecates. fe boldly asserts that “through dialectics alone” can the “metaphysical meaning” of Christian doctrmes be comprehended, notwithstanding the opinion of St. Ambrose to the contrary:—“Non in ditalectica complacuit Deo saluum Jacere populum suum. Mr. Blood next accuses the clergy of ignorance ol the necessary ‘“ultimates (?) of their own methods.” Now, if this gentleman will confine himself'to the use of any living or dead language we have no objection to expose his absurd fallacies, but when he indulges in the exclusive privilege of genius and invents words without annexing | @ glossary to his remarks we despair of arriving At an understanding of his meaning, “Ultimates’’ may be a word peculiar to New Am- sterdam, but itis certainly a stranger to all dic- tionaries to which I enjoy access, He proceeds, and to the horror and astonishment of those not initiated in the mysteries of dialectics, produces the following elegant sentence, which we commend to the consideration of such persons as May intend migrating to that provincial paradise which its author adorns and instructs by his mani- fold attainments. He says:—‘I have read your re- ports carefully since you began to give them,’’ (give them wiat ?) “and gave’ (Indeed! I have gave ?) “special attention to all mention, &c.” I do not hesitate to declare that the absolute disre- gard of the most elementary and obvious rules of grammar displayed in this extract wonid not be tolerated in a child who had attained the age of reason. If further proof were wanting to convince the public that Mr. Benjamin Paul Blood, dialectician, &c., instead of “knowing whereof he speaks,” 1s grossly ignorant of the English language and in- competent to correet the errors of others. it would be abundantly supplied by the following eccentri- elty :— He says that the absence of knowledge among the clergy “is @ reproach to them in the eyes of scholars (?), even of my order, while their confi- dence and empty LA gs are an imposition on those who as ignorantly, though more humbly, tol- erate and sustain them.’ As ignorantly as who? Evidently as ignorantly as scholars of Mr. Blood’s order, from which we may infer that those distin- guished men who number our dialectician among their members do Kp though humbly, tol- erate and sustain the awiul abuses of priesicralt. “Orandum est ut sit mens sana in corpore ae How Long Was Jesus in the Tomb? To THe EpiToR OF THE HERALD:— In answer to “Inquirer,”’ whose letter appeared in arecent issue of the HERALD, I would submit the following, which I believe will iully answer his question :— ‘That Christ was crucified on Friday, 15th Nisan (April 7), 18, L believe universally conceded by Bibli- cal scholars, From the accouats turnished us by the Evangelists—especially that of Mark— I think there can be no doubt that the occurrence took place on Friday, to say nothing of the date. In comparing these different accounts we find the chronological order of events related as follows:— FRIDAY, 15TH NISAN (APRIL 7). At daybreak the Sanhedrim convened. Jesus condemned—crucified at the third hour, which, according to the Jewish method of reckoning time, would be nine A. M,; died at the ninth hour (three P, M.); taken down from the cross that evening between three and six P, M., and placed in the tomb of Joseph of Aramathwa, That he must have been placed in the tomb before six P. M. is evident from the fact that the Jewish Sab- bath commenced at that hour, and it would have | been unlawful to have entombed him alter the colnmencement of tue Sabbath. That such was the chronological order of events on Friday is clear from the accounts | Mh by the Evangelists, See especially St, Mark, fifteeath chapter, where, after relating ‘the events of that day up to the ninth hour (three P. M.), he adds, “And when the even was come because it was the preparation (that 1s, the day pefore the Sabbath), Joseph of Aramathwa * * * came aud went in boldly unto Pilate and craved the body or; Jesus. * * * And he gave the body to Joseph * * * and be laid bim in a sepulchre which was hewn ont of a rock and rolled a stone unto the door of the sepuichre.’’ Here we have the day of the week when Jesus was entombed positively settled—"the preparation (that is, the day belore the Sabbath) ’—Friday evening, SATURDAY, 16TH NISAN (APRIL 8). The vewish Savbath, Christ in tomb. sealed and watch set. SUNDAY, 177H NISAN (APRIL 9). Visit of women to tomb early in morning, say six A. M.—probably earlier. Cnrist already risen. ‘Thus, from these accounts turnished ‘by the Evangelists, Christ could have remained in the fore. ous pplrtyest U SRS Saat one Ce neainly ot more than forty hours—and were it not for the prophecy of our Saviour Himself—“For as Jonas was three days and three nights in the whale’s belly, so shall the Son of Man be three days and three nights in the heart of the earth’? (Matthew Xii, 40)—no greater length of time would ever have oeen claimed or contended for. That there i8 @ discrepancy between the time given by the Evan- gelists and that specified in our Lord's a caer Must be apparent to every candid and careiul reader, and this oe peace has been one of the strongest points used by sceptics against the au- thenticity and inspiration of the Gospels, It is not worth while to detail the atteinpts which have been made to reconcile tiese two reports. They present curious examples of the ingenuity and (probably unconscious) disengenuousness of the harmonists, When these discrepancies exist it ts useless to Tomb | theorize and resopt to all manner of fancies to bring them in accordance with each other, ag such attempts have a tendency to weaken rather than strengthen the cause of Christianity. Were we in possession of all the facts tn connection with many of the circumstances which appear to be dis- crepant, we would probably hear their solution, As it 18 we must be content to wait until that time when ali will be revealed, TOP. Ministerial and Church Movements, EPISCOPALIAN. The late Episcopal Convention of California have recommended the General Convention to organize two mission dioceses, including the northern and southern portions of California, The Bishop ap- proved the recommendation. Biabon Greev. of Mississinn), has inst ordainad Deacon Mr. George H. Jackson, A. B., a graduate of Lincoln University. Mr. Jackson is said to have preached @ most acceptable sermon in the evening Of bis ordination. The Chureh Union, of this city, thinks it is now too late to stop the divisions in the Protestant Episcopal Church. If Bishop Cummins should ever desire to go back on & compromise platform the new church would not foliow him. Its mission henceforth is marked out and distinot, and all the changes that can ve effected in the Prayer Book won't make any difference. Prayer books will cease to be the platform for sects, and, like music books, will be changed and improved as occasions require, and thus one giant obstacle to the unton of the Church will pass away. The Rev. C. C, Tiffany, ot St, Mark’s church, Boston, has received a unanimous call to the Chareh of the Atonement of this city, which was recently left by the Rev, William T. Sabine. Mr. Tiffany began his ministry among the Vongrega- Uonalists, but has been for some years in Episcopal orders, The great work of advanced churchmen 1s to divide the dioceses and increase the number of bishops. As in England, {tis proposed to nave a bishop in each leading city in the Unton, The Rev. H. Boardman Engworth has accepted a unanimous election to the charge of Trinity church, Wolcottvilie, Conn,, and entered upon his duties, BAPTIST, It is said that a number of liberal Baptists of Brooklyn are meditating the bringing back again to Brooklyn of the Rev. George F, Pentecost, D. D., of Boston, formerly pastor of Hanson place church. The will build @ church jor him if he comes, ake Forest Coilege, North Carolina, is in need of $10,000, and Rev. J. 8. Purifoy is im New York to gbta that sum from the Baptist friends of educa- lon. ‘Tne corner stone of Grace Baptist church, Phila- deiphia, will be laid on Tuesday next. ‘The Rev. Albert Foster has been ordained and installed pastor of the North Baptist cburch of Philadelphia, Rev. B. C. Morse has resigned the pastorate of the church at Croton, N, J. Rev. Edward Braislin, @ recent graduate of Crozer Seminary, has been chosen pastor of the Baptist church at Moupt Holly, N. J. Rev. W. E. Watkinson has been called to the pastorate ol the newly organized church in Allen- town, N. J. The Rev. ©. M, Payne, of Madison, N. ©, has accepted @ call to the pastorate of the Second church, Wimington, N. C. Rey. John T, Craig, pastor at Newton, N, J., has been called to the care of High street Baptist church, Baltimure, Rev. Dr. Peck, for many years Secretary of the Baptist Foreign Mission Board, lies on the point of death at the house of his sou.m-iaw, in Rochester, Rev. R. A. Fyfe, D. D., President of the Canadian Literary Institute, has gone abroad. He has ob- tained @ release from labor ofa year. ‘The Rev. F, Evans, pastor of the Central church of this city, left on Saturday week for a short va- cation abroad, Furman University has conferred the degree of D. D. on Rev. I, W. Tobey. METHODIST. Bishop Janes and Drs. 8. D. Brown, P. E., and C. #. Deems, of this city, will lay the corner stone of St. Paul’s Methodist Episcopal church, North Tar- rytown, on Tuesday afternoon. Dr. Abel Stevens, the histortan of Methodism, and wWite, have sailed for a summer tour in Europe. Rev, Messrs. C. M, Gitfen, of Brooklyn, and W. W. Bowdish, of this city, will sail for Europe on the 23d inst., and remain abroad until October, Rev. S. Antlit, for five years Misstonary Secre- Vary of the Primitive Methodist Church, has re- signed, and is how in this country travelling and en route to Australia and New Zealand, Notwithstanding the emigration from Ireland tne Wesieyans claim credit for not only preserving their numvers, but aading a few aiso. Last year 700 Were piaced on trial, and a few were received into full membership. They have now 20,000 mem- bers and six candidates tor the ministry. On the 27th inst. the Rev, John E. Earp, of Indi- ana Asbury University, will sail from this port for @ three month,’ tour in Europe, Next Sunday 18 ‘Children’s Day” in the Meth- | dist Episcopal Church throughout the iand. The moneys subscribed by Sabpatu school children on | that bree Hi into acommon tund, the interest of which devoted to the education of boys and girls for ministers and missionaries, The new Mariners’ Bethel in Phitadelphia will be dedicated next Sunday by Bishop Simpson. The corner stone o1 the new Methodist Epis- copal church at Hackensack, N. J., will be laid to- morrow atternoon by Bishop Janes. The Oentrai Methodist Episcopal church, Balti- more, have raised the money jor and are now about | to bulid a new and larger house of worship. On the Poughkeepsie District New York Confer- ence new churches are building at Katonah and | Mount Zion. The churches at Dover and Pawling have been greatly improved. A vaiuable lot has been purcnased at Sing Sing for a site for a new church. At North Sing Sing &@ parsonage has been built, 1urnished and paid for. One thousand three hundred and five probationers are reported for the Past conference year, ‘The Rev. Charles New, a minister belonging to the Methodist Free Church, has just left ngrand Jor the scene of his previous labors in Eastern Africa. After investigating some of the less known. Portions oO! the coast he proposes to press forwerd into the interior, in the direction of the Nile sources, A general Methodist social gathering will be held in Music Hall, Boston, on Wednesday. The Rev, Joseph Marsh, of the Providence Con- ference, stationed at Mapleville, R. L, now nearly eighty years of age, is hale and vigorous, and is pushing forward arrangements for tne building ot @ new church edifice. ROMAN CATHOLIC, On Saturday, 30th ult., in the Provincial Semi- nary, Troy, N. Y., twenty persons were ordaived priests by Bishop de Groesoriand, of Burlington, Vt. two deacons, sixteen sub-deacons, six to minor orders and fourteen to tonsure. On the same date, at Seton Hall College, New Jersey, Bishop Corregan admitted’ to holy orders Messrs. J. M. F. Flynn, D. F, McCarthy, John A. O’Grady and James J. Curren, The first church ever built on this Continent was built by Cortez about .three centuries ago, on an island near Florida, The foundation and walls are yet partiatly preserved. On May 30 Byshop McCloskey, of Louisville, or- dained one priest, one deacon, three sub-deacons and jour to tonsure. | is Sir pagling, under difficulties to pay of a debt ; which wi New Episcopal residences are being provided for | Bishops Hendrickson, of Providence, R. McFarland, 0; Hartiord, Conn. Rev. E. M. from Portland te Augusta, Me. The new altar in St. Bridget’s churcn, Metrose, near Boston, was dedicated last Sunday by Rev. Father Wissel, R. U. Rev. T, H. Wallace has been placed in charge of St. Dominic's Roman Catholic church, Portland, Me. A corner stone from Italy, intended for St. Martin's church, Baltimere, and which has been L, and O'Callaghan has been transferred | solemnly blessed by the Pope, will be put in posi- , tion next Sunday by Archbishop Bayley with im- posing ceremonies, To-day there will be a solemn procession of the Blessed Sacrament at St. Monastery, London Park, near Baltimore. The Kaster coliections in the diocese of Balti- more for St. Chartes College amounted to $3,684 21, Qs just published. The foundation of the new Catholic Cathedral in Erie ts now raised to the street. It will be built in thirteenth century Gothic, in the form ofa Latin cross, and will have a front of 88 feet by 215 feet deep and a tower and spire 288 feet high. Father Wayrich and other Kedemptorists have been conducting a mission for the last two weeks in the Cathedral in Baltimore, It is nine years since a similar service was held there and its suce cess is remarkable. It will close to-day. The Rev, Dr. Morrogh, late pastor of the Immacu- late Conception church in this city, sailed ior Europe on Saturday to recruit his health. His parting from the flock to which he had ministered for thirteen years was very afecting. Rey. Thomas F. Lynch, of St. Teresa’s church, is transterred to St,Ann’s church, East Twelith sireet. Rev, Messrs. John J. Corr, Daniel Il. Cronin, Peter Farrell, Jonn T, Fitzharris, John W. Morris and William J. Ward, of this diocese, were raised to the priesthood at the recent ordination in the Pro- vincial Seminary, Troy, N. Y, The foundation stone of a new Catholic church will be laid in Hoboken this afternoon, Several temperance and other societies are to parade vnd Witness the ceremony, ‘The new edifice will front py the Public Square, and is to cost upwards of 100,000, The dedication of the Church of the Blessed Joseph’s Passionist | | to be thetr pasto | letier to the Jsraelite, opposing the movement on | to-morrow and three subsequent days and will be conducted by ministers from tuis city. PRESBYTERIAN. Four new church edifices were reported to the Red River Presbytery as baving been built during the year and another one or two under way. ‘The United Presbyterian Mission in Egypt has nine stations, The total number of communicants is 608, being an increase during the past year of eighty-three, The native Christians contriputed $2,962 he Rev. Dr. John Hall wili succeed Rev. Mr. Beecher for the next year as the lecturer on preaching before the Yale divinity students, A new Presbyterian church has been organized at Homestead, Pa., by Rev. Dr, McKinney. The First Presbyterian church of Quincy, Ill, are building @ $30,000 or $40,000 house of worship for themselves, The Ladies’ Aid Society have raised about $26,000 for this purpose. The first fruity of the Swing trial have already ap- eared, Rev, William Starrett nas notified the ‘opeka (Kan.) Presbytery that he no longer holds some Of the Presbyterian doctrines and peculiari- es A asks that bis name be stricken irom the rol Professor Joseph Haven, D. D., LL. D., died of typhoid fever at his residence in Chicago on Satur- day morning last, in the fiity-ninth year of his age. Professor Haven was the son of @ Congregational cle! jan and was born in the town of North Den- nis, on Cape Cod. Rev. William F. Kain has removed irom Penn Station, Pa., to Harrison City, Pa, Rev. ©. 8.’Dewing nas returned from California and is now in this city, POrsy Poung ministers will graduate this year from Allegheny Theological Seminary, this being the largest number ever graduating at once from the Seminary. ‘The East Avon Presbyterian church (N. ¥.) has called Kev. A. F. Lyle, of Union Springs, N. Mr. John H. Fowler, of the Senior class of Union Seminary, has received @ unanimous call yw be- come the pastor of the Presbyterian church in Cal- edonia, N. which has long been vacant. Rev. W. J. Erdman, of Indiana, has accepted a call to the important congregation of Presbyterians at Jamestown, N. Y, Rev. J. C. Sloan has been ordatned and installed itor of the Tekamah and Belle Creek churches, vebraska. Mr. Josiah McClain, a graduate of Princeton The- ological Seminary, has been ordained an evangel- ist and 18 going out to Nevada as a missionary, The Second Presbyterian church of Jersey City has called the Rey. J. R. Fisher, of West Hebron, N. Y., to the pastorate, in placesof the Rev. Hiram Eddy, D. D., resigned, Rey. Dr, Van Nest, on account of his health, has resigned the care of the American chapel in Flor- ence, Italy. The Presbyterian church at Conneautville, Pa., 1 speedily compel them to close up the church if it is not paid. Rev. I, H. Quigley has removed from East Beth- any to Batavia, N. Y. v. John McMaster has resigned the charge of the church of Pittsfield and accepted a call to Belle Valley church, near Erie, Pa. Rev. J. 8. Allen has removed {rom Clinton, Mo., to Brooklyn village, Ohio. The First Presbyterian church, of Clam Lake, Mich., 18 to be dedicated to-day. MISCELLANEOUS. There are about 260,000 Friends in the United Staies, 12,000 of whom reside in this city and Brooklyn and worship in less than half a dozen meeting houses. One of the resnits of the revival in Scotland, in which Messrs, Moody and Sankey are engaged, 18 @ decided increase in the demand for Bibles. The orders received by London publishers {rom the North since January last will, when filled, give a copy of the Scriptures to one in every five of the population in Scotland. The Moravians have opened a new station, called Ramah, in the northern part of Laprador, where | they hope to reach the heathen still remaining in | that section of the country. ‘The East Orange (N. J.) Vongregational church | have adopted the system of tree seats in their | building, and have subscribed money enough to insure its success, ‘The Belleville avenue Congregational church, Belleville, N. J., have sold tneir old edifice and are about to erect a handsomer and more commodious house of worsuip on the same street. Rabbi Sonneschein, of Cinctnnatt, has written a | foot to have the Jewish sabbath observed on tne Christian sunday. He considers the latter a pious | forgery, and prelers the genuine coin to the coun- | erteit. Rev. J. B, Anthony, late of McConnellsburg, Pa., having recovered huis health by a brief residence in the south, has returned and taken charge of the Lutheran chureu, Minersville, Pa. A new Congregational assoctation is to be formed by the churches in Baltimore and South Maryland. The Weisn churches will join the asso- clation when it is formed. A new Belormed Churcn Classis, to be known as | Nebraska Classis, 18 soon to be formed in the West. NINETEENTH STREET SYNAGOGUE, | The Light and Truth of Judaism Per- meating the World—Discourse by Rev. George Jacobs. The Rev. George Jacobs, of New Orleans, who is now visiting this city, preacned yesterday in the Portuguese synagogue, Nineteenth strect, near Fith avenue. The audience was small, and the service is somewhat peculiar and diferent from the German and English congregations’ services, Mr. Jacobs has agreed to preach six sermons be- fore this congregation, which may result in his stay among them. Yesterday’s discourse was the second. He made a few opening remarks concern- | ing the portion of Scripture read for the Sabbath lesson and the symbolism of the perpetual light which burns before the ark. The seven branches of the candlestick which stood belore the holy place in the old temple symbolized the fulness of the light which should radiate trom God's house— | a godly and sanctified tte which David sought amid his temptations and trials. And to this end he oifered the prayer contained in the forty-tnird Psalm, third verse:—‘Oh, send out thy light and thy truth; let them lead me; let them bring me to thy holy mountain and to thy dwelling places.’ The great purpose of religion, the speaker remarked, nas been ttly described as to bring us into close relations with the Deity. But in order to realize this important purpose two things are necessary, and these are included in the text, “Oh, send out thy light and thy trath,” &c. The first thing here mentioned is light, which warms, cheers and vivifies: lignt which for its beauty, grandeur and magnificence | has been fitly chosen to represent Him who covers Himsell wita light as with a garment, one of the Hence it is | THE COURTS. ie saltattts UNITED STATES CIRCUIT COURT. Notice to the Bar. Judge Woodruff will sit in the United States Cir- cuit Court, at No. 27 Chambers street, on alonday, June 15, for the purpose of hearing appeals in ad- muralty during the week, commencing on that day, KENNETH G. WHITE, Clerk. UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT. A Collision CasemAdmiralty Decision. An the United States District Court, in the matter of Simeon Fitch and William B, Fitch vs. The Steam- ship Nemesis, which was an action to recover dam- ages for a collision that took place between the steamship and a schooner, the latter owned by the libellants, Judge Blatcuford has rendered the fol- lowing decision :— This suit is brought by the owners of a schooner against the steamer Nemesis to recover for the damages caused vy a collision between the two vessels, Which bappened on the 18th of July, 1871, on the Hudson River, at about the middle thereol in the daytime, between the city of New York and Jersey City. The wind was southwest and the tide flood, The schooner was beating down the river, and shortly before the collision, being on a tack to the eastward, tacked to the westward, and Was on the latter tack when the Nemesis, going down the river on her way to sea, struck with her stem the starboard side of the scuooner. ‘The schooner was heavily laden with a‘cargo of stone, ‘The evidence shows that the Nemesis saw the schooner while the schooner was heading to the eastward and before she made her last tack, and | slightly ported her helm soas to pass under the stern of the schooner. The schooner then tacked and stood to the westward. The moment this was seen by the Nemesis her engine was stopped and reversed and her helm was starboarded. Her | headway was nearly stopped before she struck the schooner. ‘The contest ip the case is as to whether the schooner ran out her tack to the eastward as far as she could, She tacked in nearly the middle of the river, and alleges that she did so because a steamer, the Denmark, Was at anchor in her way, and she could not, with the tide as it was, proceed farther and pass between the Denmark and tue | New York shore. ‘The Nemesis alleges that the | schooner tacked unnecessarily, taking no heed of | the approaching Nemesis, and thus failed to keep her course and embarrassed and thwarted the Nemesis in her attempt to avoid the schooner, Which attempt she had made in due time and properly, with reference to the schooner on her tack to the eastward, by porting her helm. Tho Nemesis was proceeding cautiously and at a mode- rate speed, and | think the weight of the evidence is thal the schooner went about improperly under the bows ot the Nemesis and caused the collision, and that the Nemesis was not in jauit, The libel ts dismissed, with costs. R. D. Benedict for the lipel- lauts., J. W. Gerard jor the claimants, ~ COURT OF APPEALS, A Long Litigated Case—The Law’s De- lays. White vs. McLean.—This case, which was decided by the Court of Appeals, is a curious tilustration of the law’s delays. It was a contest about a lot of jurniture and was commenced over ten years since. It was tried in April, 1867, before Judge Mason and a jury, Mr. D. McMahon for the plain- tim, Judge Dayton for the defendant. ‘he jury found for the plaintiff for the full amount claimed. A series of legai fencing then took place between Mr. McMahon and General Chatteld, who was brought into the case, and finally 1t was protracted | uptil 1872, when, among the last cases brought before the General Term, Judges Barnard and Cardozo presiding, was the one in question; and it is remarkable as being the last case in which Judge Barnard delivered a prevailing opinion judgment being affirmed, From that de- cision appeal was taken to the Court of Appeals and was argued in Marci last, before the Commis- | sion of Appeals, by General Chatfleld for the de- fendant and vy D. McMahon for the plainwttt, and now Judge Dwight (the Protessor) delivers a lengthy Opinion, iuil of auihorines, affirming Judge Barnard, and rendering judgment for the plaintim®, Thus the legal contest ends alter 9 cam- paign of over ten years. Verily the law’s delays are past accounting tor. SUPBEME COURT—CHAMBERS, Decisions. By Judge Lawrence. White vs, White.—Kelerence ordered, Cowen vs. Mork; in the matter of Coulter et al.; in the matter of Dougherty, receiver; Phil- | lips vs. McCormack; New York, Providence and Boston Railroad Company vs, Narragansett Steam- ship Company.—Granted. Isham vs. Davison; in the matter of the Minis- | ters, Elders and Deacons of the Reformed Protest- ant Dutch chure)i.—Memorandums, Viele vs, the Mayor, &c., New York.—An allow- ance of $100 Is granted to the plaintiff. SUPREME COURT—SPECIAL TERM, Decision. By Judge Van Brunt. Robinson vs. Norris.—Case settied. SUPERIOR COURT—SPEOIAL TERM. Decision: By Judge Speir. | Hamilton vs. Third Avenue Railroad Company.— Case settled. By Jndge Van Vorst, | Donovan vs. Sheridan.—Judgment for plaintig® settled, COMMON PLEAS—SPECIAL TERM. Decisions. By Judge Loew. Smith vs. Brague.—Motion tor stay of proceed- ings denied, without costs, on the ground that the order does not affect a substantial right, and ts, therefore, not applicable. Graner vs. Graner.—Judgment of divorce granted to plainum, In the matter of the First Presbyterian church ot fremont.—Application granted, | MARINE COURT—PART 1, Important Action for Board and Rent— | «Light Breakfasts and Heavy Din- ners.” Before Judge McAdam, Lucinda Hall vs. M. T. Brennan and Judson CHARACTERISTIC SYMBOLS OF THE SYNAGOGUE. Light was the primordial eiemeut in creation when the morning stars sang together and al! the sons ot God shouted for joy. And hence wherever re- ligion spreads its banners its first proclamation ts, | Let there be light. It burned in the bush when Moses wondered at the sight and talked with the Holy One; it lighted the houses of the Israelites in egypt when durkness reigned everywhere eise ; itled them ina piliar of fire through the desert, and it shone tu Moses’ face wien he came down irom the mount alter communing with the Most High. This light is the moral reason which God gives to every man. Hence Judaism, which is light, appeals to the intelligence of every man. It | | never Inculcates the impossible or the extrava- | began at the cradle of mankind, and will continue Sacrament will take place at New Rochelle to-day. , The new church js the largest in the Village. Mozart’s Twelith Mass will be sung by the reguiar choir, assisted by a quartet from St. Stephen's church, New York. reach the dedication sermon, and the Rev. Dr. Archbisnop McCloskey will | icGlynn, pastor of St. Stephen's, New York, will | lecture at Vespers. The Chureh of the Blessed Sacrament will seat about 1,000 persons and will cost about $25,000, UNIVERSALIST. Mrs. Brown Willis has been chosen pastor of the Universalist charch at Bridgeport, Conn. Rev. G. W. Deere has resigned tne pastorate of the Universalist church at New Orleans and is now in this city. The Rev. C, P. McCarthy, late of Philadelpnia and for many years an Episcopal minister in Lon- dou, England, is now the pastor of the Universal- ist church in Albany, N.Y, A couple of weeks «go | he applied tormally tobe admitted into the Pas- tors’ Association of that city; but, though his brethren greeted him personally, they asked time to consider his request, He is hot “evangelical” enough for them, though he clatms to be truly and thoroughiy 80. . Rev, A. L. Rice, late of the Canton School, has accepted a call from Columbus, Chenango county, at Peoria, I. Rev. B, V. Stevenson has begun his labors at Southbridge, Mass, During the Baptist anniversaries 1 Washington, | D. C., Dr. GB, Pentecost, of Boston, preached, in the pulpit of the Unive ist church, a sermon on “God's Love,” which received the encomiums of all who heard it. Dedication services in connection with the new Universuiist church in Nyack, N. ¥.. wil) be held | ally of Judaism, for the religion which has the | foundation anda authority which we claim for ours | 4 | sanctuaries as the overspreading cherubims. Rey. J. any Bailey accepts acail to the parish | gant. All its doctrines are clear and logical, for ali the commandments of the Lord are pure. And | this law of the Lord still exists for us, and it still throws its light over ali kingdoms and countr! It stands to-day in its pristine grandenr as when it was first given to man, This lightis no re- specter of persons, It enters into the hut of the begvar and the palace of the prince, and it must increase and spread in its noble purpose until the end of time, And how nobly has Israel battled tor this law! And with what generous constaney have they struggied forit! They have vorne persecu- tions unparalieled tn the bistory of any nation. Who cannot recognize what Israel has borne for this law? And it has stood when other systems of faith have perished. And 1s it not wonderful, when we consider the decay and obliteration of other nations while Israel still exists? Where are Greece and Rome as they once existed? WHERE ARE BABYLON AND TYRE? Gone; gone ao that hardly a vestige of their former Jarvis.—Piainuf keeps a boarding house at No. 205 Filth avenue, and she alleges that in November last Mrs, Brennan and her daughter, Mrs. Jarvis, calied at her house and stated that they were | looking for rooms, After looking through the house they left, and @ day or two alter returned accompanied by Mr. Jarvis, when a contract was made by which they were to have the parlor floor, | dining room, second and third floors and a portion ol the fourth floor, with board for twelve persons, for $325 a week, the contract to continue from tiie 8th of November, 1873, until the Ist of May follow- ing. Under that agreement the detendants took possession of the premises, and at the end of the | first week she rendered a bill to the defendants jointly for $325, which was paid. Two or turee days after they came Mrs. Brennan informed her that her family could not remain, as Mr. Brennan, who was tli at the time, found’ it impos- sible to sleep nights on account of the noise of coaches passing along the avenue, and at the end of the first week the Brennan tamily returned to their residence in Bloomingdale. Mr. Jarvis and his family, however, remained, and af phe end of the second week she presented a bill to hup for $325, which he declined to pay, and then, she says, for the first time he informed her that @ separate contr: was to pay only $125, at the same time al her a check for that amount. She replied that if there was any such arrangement it was entirely between himsel! und Mr. Brennan, that she had nothing to do with it, and she deciined t greatness remains to mark the place where they | receive any less than fe dull sitrouit s!00d, while here @ population of a few millions, ; of bey bil. at thé Giid id tne “third week without at or power, remains on phe earth ag} Mr. Jarvis removed from the premises, a column ieft standing Amid the wréck of worlds, | having tendered another check for $1 ‘This light and law which have kept Judaism vital | till the end of time, It comprebends all that man knows about God and His attributes,and shows im to be the source of all our prosperity. Let eath snatch some object of our affection, and where can we turn for consolation but to the biessed pages of this law, Whose tnustructions are sufficient to guide us through the present, even to everlasting life. The next condition trath—light and truth to be the prevailing features of the dwellmg place of the Holy One. Judaism stands in her piace, and makes the object of ali her efforts the attainment of God's holy mountain. Truth is essentially the must be able to stand any teat that may be ap- plied to it. THE WORD OF THE LORD IS RIGHT, and all His works are done im truth. You may | scan this law as closely as you piease and compare | it with other laws, aud the more you do so the more convinced you will be of its beauty and subs limity. And you wiil be ready to exclaim with the | Psalmist, “Open thot mine eyes tuat | may behold | wondrous things out of thy law.’? With this oniy | can we combat the infidelity which is spreading | itself over our land. Let us pass by this vaultilg ambition which o’erleaps itsei! and lands on tie other side, Let light and trath be our eiements of in payment of the third week's board, which she declined to receive, Mrs. Brennan testified that | the hiring was by the week, that no time was tixed curing which they were to remain, and that there Was a separate contract for each family. Her tes- timony was supported by that of Mr. and Mrs, Jar- vis, Mr. Jarvis said that when be first went there he told Mrs. Hali he wanted light breakfasts and heavy dinners. During the first week everything was satisiactory; but after the Brennan family left, although the breakiasts continued to be light, the heavy dinners were not forthcoming. There were several other causes for complaint, and as soon as he couid obtain suitable quarters he re- moved irom the premises. The platntil’s testi- mony was in part corroborated by that of ier hus- band and two of her servants, and the jury gave her a verdict for tue tull amount claimed, MARINE OOURT, Decisions. By Judge Joachimsen. Patrick Cassidy vs. Bernard Brady.—Verdict for plaintiff tor $198 $3, costs and $25 allowance, Charies Kautman vs. George Tietel.—Verdict for plaintit for $196 68, costs and $25 allowance. Heury B, Mannbank vs. Charies Judgment by detault tor plaintiff for $165 70, cos! and $25 allowance, strength and power, and let them stand over our | ror as long as light and truth remain in Israel's syna+ ‘ogue it, will be sale. Will you not, then, he asked, joy band and heart in promoting the great ob- jects the synagogue has in view by being the fitting repreéseutatives of the faith that it teaches? | Will you not put yourselves under tts light and truth that you may be led to the everlasting rest. ing place that when the siiver cord 1s snapped and the pttcber is broken at the well you may go *s holiness, there Lo of His javor? to the mountain of the lL bask forever in the sunshine Jonn Froelich ys, Ellen Loftus.—Verdict for de- fendant, with costs and § y Alien vs. Anthon $517 50, costs and doles vs. Vroomau. OOURT OF SPECIAL SESSIONS, fhe White Slaves of New York. Betore Judges Flammer, Wandeil and Bixby, In the HERALD of December 16, 1872, was pub- lished the speech of Colonel Pravi against tbe tor there was | for each jamily, and that he | Seymour.— | padront of New York. The speech was too fall of truth to sult many Italians, and its author was severely criticised, His sentiments have been em- bodied in & law, which was promulgated about five days ago, and several persons have been ar- rested under it, among others Lavdoe Lui; Francesco Monaco. ue ret was cnatgen wi being the padrone of Teresa Bolona, and toe latter with keeping Vincenzo Farrelit for be; pur- poses, unsellor Brice appeared for the pris- oners and made out a Birong defence, hold ‘hes the law is unconstitutio he also vhat these Italians could I eel know the law. The Court raled ignorant legis neminem ex- cusat, and fined both Luigi and Monaco $50 each, in deiault of which they Were locked up, Fighting Monerehs, The monarchs at Barnum’s are belligerent, Yesterday William Lee, one of these dignitaries, complained that Daniel Maloy had stabbea him in the circus, Mr, Hummel ex; ed to the Court the awful consequences which would be the resuit of Dan’s absence from the congress of monarchs, and, to preserve universal peace, the Court dis. charged Daniel, it appearing that Lee was not staubed, but deranged, TOMBS POLIOE GOURT, A Strange Meeting. Before Judge Wandeil. Among the first prisoners called up yesterday morning was John Gtil, who was charged by Officer’ Chine with attempting to take his life, He was walking quietly on his beat when he noticed @ man in front of him draw a pistol and joint it at him. He grabbed the man’s hand and prevented him from shooting. On cross-examination it appeared that the officer had known Gill in Rondout, and recognized him When he saw him on the street. Gill Was put on the stand and swore to the Jollowing story :—Four years ago I was living in Ronaout and there [ knew this oficer who has arrested me: 1 am & lignthouse builder, and had to go away lor weeks at a time; once | went home and learned that this man Chine had rumed my domesuc happinepas t met him on the street last night and called him villain and accused him of what i have told yo whereupon he clubbed me and brought me to ti Station house, Chine denied all this, and gave it 48 his opinion that Gill was crazy. Judge Wandell did not think so, and let Gill go. “Just Going to St. Louis.” Some weeks ago Malachy J. Ryan and J. J. Shields were hard at work for Mr. Abraham D. Connell, of No. 87 William street, On Tuesday night Shields had himseif locked tn tne place and during the night he stole $215, which he divided with Ryan. ‘They left the store and were not seen until yester- day, When a detective caught them in Jersey City. A Search of their persons revenied $70 1n money and tickets for St. Louis. They acknowleaged the stealing to the detective, but pleaded pot guilty in Court yesterday, and were heid in $1,000 each to appear for examination. ESSEX MARKET POLICE COURT. Capture of a Hotel Thief. Before Judge Murray. Carl Ordemann, proprietor or the Steamboat Hotel, at No. 203 South street, preferred a com- plaint against Henry Howland, whom he charged | with entering the room of a guest named Rich- | i} moud by meins of atalse key. He caught How- Jand in the apartment, benaleg trunk, and immediately procures OMcer Parsous, of tne Seventh precinct. How- land, who is an elderly gentieman ol very respect- | able appearance, and seemingly above the perpe- | tration of acrime of this nature, was heid by the ; Justice in $1,500 bail to answer at the General | Sessions, | Alleged Horse Thieves. | Wiliam McKeon, aged twenty-two, residing In | Ninth street, near Fourth avenue, and William | Burke, same age, residing in Fourth avenue, were | brought into court charged with stealing a horse and wagon, valued at $315, belonging to Jonn | Kreutzer, of Kingsbriage. ‘they hired the team trom the latter to go to Westchester, promising to return it in two hours. ‘They jailed, however, to do so, and after searching diligently Kreutzer | finally discovered the horse in a stable in Forty- first street, near Lexington avenue. The prison- ers in mitigation alleged they had broken the Wagon and, fearing to account Jor it, they took this method of escaping liability to the owner. They were held in $1,500 cach for trial at the General Sessions. Pocketbook Theft. Catharine Riordan, of No, 183 Cherry street, charged Michael Feeny with stealing her pocket book, containing $25, from the grocery store, cor- | ner of Cherry street and Catharine slip, where she | said she had lett it on the counter. feeny admit- | ted taking the pocketbook, but satd he found it in the street, and kept it in expectation of an owner turning up. He was held in $1,000 bail for trial. JEFFERSON MARKET POLIOS OOURT. Stolen Butter. Before Judge Murray. Frederick S. Fairchild, ireight agent of the Hude son River Railroad Company, caused the arrest by Captain McDonald of Richard Shannon, of No. 549 } West Thirtieth street. Shannon was found with six tubs oi butter in bis possession, secreted in various parts of the house, under the bed, ip the | cellar and elsewhere. He was held in $2,000 to answer, on a charge of receiving stolen goods, Four Brutal Men. over an open nis arrest by Henry E. Cole, John Rowan, Joseph Gilvert and Vernon Hopkins with highway robbery. Rowan thrust his hand in her pocket and took out thirty- five cents. In attempting to resist the others as- | Saulted her and tried to stifie her outcries by force. She tdentified all four, and they were beld in | $2,000 bail to answer. | “Led Astray.” ; Frank Teller, of No. 68 Sullivan street, Brooklyn, | and Louis F, Teller, of No, 133 West Fourth street, | Were riding in an Eighth avenue car and got ont | at Fortieth street, intending to have leit the carat | Thirteenth street. ‘They started to walk down, } and on their way entered Foley's saloon, at No. 323 | Eighth avenue, While there they became violent, and on Foley attempting to eject them one of the prisoners drew a revolver. They were held im $1,000 bail to answer by His Honor Juage Murray, FIFTY-SEVENTH STREET POLICE COURT. | Attempted to Take His Wite’s Life. Betore Judge Smith. Patrick Morrison, of No. 145 East Forty-first strect, Was arraigned on complaint of his wile, Mary, whose life he attempted to take with a knife, but succeeded only in cutting a gash in her cheek. He was committed for trial at the General Sesstona in default of $1,500 bail. | Minor Cases. Augustus Whitmire, s German, and Sarah Thompson, a colored woman, were arraigned, being charged with having acted in a disorderly manner 1 Central Park. Augustus bad not much’ to say for himself, and seemed glad to get off with a fine of $10, Sarah was aiso fined $10, but having behaved hersei! in a disorderly manner in court and used some indecent language, she | Was, in addition, sent to the Island for six months. The case of OMicer Brannon of the Ptghteentn | precinct, charged with an unprovoked assault on a man named O'Hara, Of Sixteenth street, came up for examination. ‘The oficer was present, but the complainant, vaough notified by Court OMicer Smaiey, was absent, and the case was dismissed. BROOKLYN COURTS. Rees Rai ated | EXTRAORDINARY OYER AND TERMINER, ; Phe Indicted Charity Commissioners | Peculiarities of the Contract System. Before Judge Daniels. The trial of the indicted Commissioners of Charity was resumed yesterday morning, District Attorney Winsiow replied at length to the objec~ tions of Mr. Tracy, for the defence, that the repeal Of the statute of 1871 invalidated the indictment. | He quoted the ola statute of 1828, which covered | the case, and which was quoted by Judge Parker in the Supreme Court, New York, and subse. | uently acknowledged by the Court of Appeals, Jiage bameis sustained the District Attorney, ‘The prosecution then introduced testimony to. | show the tnierior quality of liquors supplied the | Commissioners, the ‘athe aa of checks by the County Treasurer and the tact that no advertise. ments for proposals had been made as the law res quired. The prosecution then rested and counsel | Jor defence moved to quash the indictment om | technical grounds and farther on the ground that | defendants had no corrupt motive in omitting to advertise. The motien was denied, Witnesses a8 to | character were then called by the defence, and } Samples of liquor were produced by the clerk of the | County Hospital, Which were put in evidence, Com: missioner John Cunningham, one of the ieee | | Was called and testified that no money had reache | him corruptly, either directly or indirectly, or any Iriend of his through lus agency. Contracts were shown to him which he had refused to sign and he | testified that his refusal to sign was prompted. | by his belies that the articles were en- | tirely unnecessary for the department. Some | of these articles were ridiculously low prices, and the District Attorney sought to show that it was not the invention of the Commissioners | to call for these goods at any time, and that they were intended as @ cloak for fraud, The witn | testified that, to bis Knowledge, some of the arti- ‘Jes had not deen called for and that he had sought | $fyave (hem placed on the contract, but he wag overrule Among the articles was chicory three celts a bushel and children’s shoes at threo | cents a pat | ce rial wae arianrped until Monday m@ornuldty | | | Jennie Cash, of No, 48 Bleecker street, charged :

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