The New York Herald Newspaper, December 18, 1875, Page 10

ow Hsin PLYMOUTH CHURCH. MR. BEECHER ON THE AGGRESSIVE: } months; why three-quarters of @ year has been spent | | mess’ on the part of this oburch that cannot be sur- “T Will Not Sit Before a Jury of | Foxes and Wolves.” | RESIGNS. | SHEARMAN — | BROTHER | equals the Missive Calling a/| The Letter Gouncil of Churches. ‘There wes a full attendance at the usual Friday night | meeting ‘tn the lecture room of Plymouth church last | evening. A majority of those present were ladies. | Mrs, Beecher entered-alene and took ber seat in the | audience. Mr. Beecher, wrapped in his famihar cloak, | made ‘bis appearanee soon after and briskly stepped upon the platiorm. He was looking ruddy and cheer- ful, and ready for any business on hand. After taking his seat nexta table on which stood a Douquet of flowers he ‘gave out the byma, “Rock of Ages.” This was followed by a prayer from Brother Morton, then ‘another hymn, “Come, AN Ye Weary Souls Oppressed,” then a prayer by Brother Davidson, followed by the hymn “Pilgrim, Burdened with Thy Sin,” sung with spirit by the whole congregation. | After this Mr. Beecher entered into a familiar talk to | his hearers, the burden of which was that we make | too’ much fuss over our troubles. He said there is a large number of devout and Christian people who still believe that Obriet will come again on earth and establish here a physical kingdom. True spirituality will then every- where reign, He did not see how people were to be 80 very much blamed for go thinking. The apostles themselves believed in it, and held the ex, pectation that Christ would come im their own generation, Whether people believe with the adven- tists that the Lord is coming on this earth again (and he did not believe it), one thing is certain, that there is in the expectation a mighty principle that has an influence on their future hves, When you come to look at it philosophically you will find, for instance in regard to trouble, that the most of it arises from judg- ing things by a low standard. An enthusiastic man | never thinks about | ‘THE TIME THR BELL RINGS | im the morning for breakfast or whether the stove is | lighted and the parlor warmed. He knew of men so | engaged in business that they were not aware of what they ate or ‘He knew a man so absorbed in bis | concerns that you might put lard before him and he would not know but that it was the sweetest butter. When a man ceases to be a man in vigor, troubles are more troublesome, and life seems to him ‘hardly to be worth while living for. If peopie could live with a high and overpowering conception of God they could | contro} all the experiences of life of whatever kind. How many days there are in life hissing hot with fever- ish impatience that could be rendered as cool and pleasant as a morning in May, !f men would only rise out of smallness and seliishness and place their affections higher up! How many days are sordid poor and wretched in men’s existence that might be made sweet and dehghtful by looking beyond the small horizon of their daily concerns. When a man knows he is a son of God he can tread down a thousand cares | UNPRIEN! | that this church wants to hide it—would a map want | | perhaj | and the pastor,”’ I for one should NEW YORK HERALD, SATURDAY; YECEMBER 18, 1875.-WITH SUPPLEMENT. ever confronted aYndge on doth sides, with an unpar- alleled accumuiasion of sifting and argument, There is not on the recards of American jurisprudence such & tial as = which wok place then, aud nine out of, twelve jurors delieved that I was . inuocemt (Applause.) And now | hear it said all the time that-this churob is atraid of trying me, (Laug! ter.) Men say, “We want another trial,” taking up— jet me see—six months and two mont make eight m doing nothing else, and that, too, with a ‘searching- passed. This church bas more interest in knowing who their pastor is, than any other body of people on | this earth. (Applause, ) The pastor of this church is the | man that teaches the children, that inspires the morals of the family, thas leads men to God, that baptizes, that buries, that councils, that advises. The history, the faith—not of the church, but ot every vital interest of every household in this great congregation—is affected, and to the very quick, by the man that is as the pastor of this church. And if there 18 another body on this earth that has an interest that interest. of this church ! don’t know where you will look for tt—the interest of this charey i the purity ana wilegrity of its jeader. And so far, then, from’ the iptimations that are so ceaselessly given in DLY NEWSPAPERS to hide from his physician a pi one? Would a ‘man. want to bide from his physician a deadly disease if he bad one? There are none go interested in ripping open the secret, if there is one, as the members of this church. There are none that need so much to have confidence— and absolute confidence—im their pastor as the mem- bers of the chureb itself. And, after all, men say 1 am unwilling to be tried, and that this church don’t mean to have another trial! If you will find a tribunal that | ie better fitted ‘a civil court to judge of evidence and sift it; if you will bring together Dody of men that are wiser, that have more leisure | iague spot if be had | ‘through as long a time to try the case again, whoever else sball oppose the trial I shall not But when men that are my avowed enemies; when men that have this churen for years, in warfare = with suggesting another Re would like when I am asked to reopen ail this issue, the record o| the former pronsecinas in which fills four large octavo volumes; when I am asked to take the measure of this continenial mass, this tangled and obscure mess of iniquity, and ask it to be brought into the hands of a council of ministers, gathered to- | gether from all parts of the ' country, that | Inust come on Tuesday and must get home by Sunday again, then I do object. But 1 say to you and to the world, I am not afraid of being tried; but 1 will be tried by men that have wisdom, and who will | try by rule and not by caprice, aud who will unite to | do that which must needs be done to compress the mass of matter that must needs come with any new trial, And if any man, therefore, says that the conduct of this church is evasive, it is not evasrve so far as the pastor of this church is eoncerned. I tell you, and I tel! you again, that ap: legitimate method of judgment, in‘a regnlar tribunal, am willing to facethem asIam willing to face the greater tribunal, where my God sits as the Judge. And | everything less than that 1 WILL NOT PACE. I will not sit before a jury of foxes and wolves. (Loud applause.) If, therefore, that council should come to- gether and should make such inquiries into the history of this church as they think wise, and they should say, “We advise this church again to investigate the church y, “Do it! do it!” been are Cries of “Good |” “Goo But if they should say, ‘rhe church has acted regu- | larly and should be satisfied with its own action, they | should say ‘Do nothing,’ ” I should not say anything. I should submit to that. After finishing bis address Mr. Beecher moved that the committee have discretionary power in select- ing the churches that should be invited to form the council, He said he had a long list of churches im his pocket, but the labor of sifting them and deter- miaing such as were available would be considerable, and he desired that the matter should be put in han atonce, He did not think it necessary that another meeting of the church should be called, The motion was adopted. Mr. Shearman begged to tender his resignation as Clerk of the church, saying that for the past two years | he had given bis services to the church to that extent around him. There is a power which no magician’s wand ever had” in the word of God to lift men into a condition of eternal peace. | Our troubles are like dreams in the night When the | birds begin to sing the troubles pass away, and so it is when God illumines the soul, the canker and grief | of our human journey disappear. | THE BUSINESS MEETING. } ‘A few score of the audience arose and departed after | the talk ended, and the business meeting was an- | nounced. Mr. Beecher retired from the platform and | took a seat near the jeft band entrance. Mr. Edgerton took the chair and the proceedings at once began. Mr. Beecher (with a determined air) came forward | and moved that the rules be suspended, and that the subject of the letter-missive be yone on'with. Brother Shearman objected, and said the meeting must-be opened with prayer. ‘Moderator Edgerton Sus- tained Brother Shearman and Mr. Beecher retired, dis- comfited, while Brother Shearman smiled blandly, and the pastor exclaimed, *‘I have no objection at all to er.” Brother Halliday then offered up a prayer in is happiest vein, and Brouber Shearman rose to read the minutes of the last meeting. This over, Brother Tal- madge moved that neither the letters of Mr. West nor Mrs. Moulton be inserted on the records of the church. The motion was seconded by Rev. K, K. Beecher and tarried unanimously. Kev. E. K. Beecher, on bebalf | of the committee appointed the previous evening to select the churches 10 consutute an Advisory Council, reported that they were not entirely ready, but the letter missive was prepared apd would be read by Professor Robert W. Raymond. Thereupon the gentle- man named ascended the piatiorm and read the ioliow- _ ing circular to the churches :— THE LETTER MISSIVE. Deanty Brioven—Plymouth church, after an existence of nearly thirty years of great usefulness, Suds its good name called in question on sceount of the rules and principles Adopted many years ago for the regulation, of its internal Sitalra. Por the Purpose of more fully disclosing to the sof Congregational faith und order the policy of this ‘the character of its rules and of ite proceedings under them. and for the purpose of receiving special counsel from sur brethren under the trying circumstances in which we | are now placed, ‘ou to meet us in advisory council Mt Plymouth chareh, Brockiyn, N. Y., ou Tuesday, the 11th fay of Jannary, to consider and advise us na follows -— Whether Plymouth church in the rules and principles | which it bas provided for the maintenance of order and the sdministration folie ong aud in ite administration under shone rules aud principles, has gone beyond its rights asa | ehureh of Christ #0 as to justly forfeit its claim to the eon- Bdence and fellowship of Congregational churches, IL. Rule No. 7 of this church is in the following words :— b Members.—Members may be dropped from the roll of the church, with or without notice to them as may be deemed just, by » two-thirds vote of the charch, upon the recommendation of the Examining Committee either upon their own application or incase toey have abandoned their connection with the chareb by prolonged absence or otherwise, upon the application of any other person.”” ‘The practice under this rule isto give notice when the | ty can be found. and to afford him as full a hearing be- re the church if desired ax would be afforded on s formal drial. Members dropped ander this rule are subjected to no ex- press censure and to no further implied censure than such (if any) as necessarily arises out of the facts of each par- tieular case. Under this rale the chereh does not usually proceed upon written charges or by a formal triai (such as is had in cases | of alleged immorality) unless specially desired by the mem- ver whose cave is under consideration. Is there snytaing | im this rule or in these practices which is inconsistent wit the Word of God or the principles of Christian justice ? ILL —Is it contrary to the law of God to allow any mode of terminating the connection of members with a particular ehureb ovber than death, ietter of dismission or formal ex- communication? 1V.—Ought a church to consent to the call of ® mutual or council of churches ior the purpose of investigating character of its pastor, where requested to do so by & member of the church who has mever made any charges suningt the pastor, and when such request is made for the Brat time more than one year alter an investigation has been had by the church itself and the pastor has been sustained by @ unanimous vote? 'V.—What course ought ® Christian church to adopt con- cerning the following classes of members — 1. Members who deliberately, purposely and permanently absent themselves all the hervices and meetings of tho church, without asking fof, letters of disuiesion, upon the e ground that the church has not taken certaly steps (not afiecting them personally) which these members’ proiess to jourly believe it ought to have taken, but which | ranked it to take. | ers who absent themselves in like manner upon the same ground, with the difference that they have asked the church to take such ateps, and shat the church has, with substantial unanimity, declined to do x0. 3. Members who absent themselves in like manner, upon ‘ouna that they b the pastor of the church f crime, notwithstanding the church has made | tigation into the facts which it was asked to make, and has acquitted and sustained the pastor without a Ainveating vote. 4. Members who absent themselves in like manner for vome or all of the reasons before stated. ‘5. Members who are generally reported and pelieved to tave made charges or insinuations of gross immorality against other members of the church and who, being quos- | ned by their brethren, declined to affirm or deny the truth uch reports or of auch cnarges. } HENKY WARD BEECHER, Pastor. Rdward Beecher, F. W. Sage, Kt. H. Raymond, B. Hutch inson, Augustus Storrs, William) McKay, 8. V. White, com- mittee, This, said Mr. Shearman, is signed by all the mem- bers of the committee. | Mr. Beecher called “Question,” and the missive was | ananimously adopted. Mr. Shearman then offered an amendment to one of | the sections of the missive, He said:—"s declare that I do this distinctly upon the ground that, if every mem- | ber of the church is willing, this council shail not in- Veutigate merely our rules, but our acts, and uot only our ucts, but the acts of every one for whom we have auade ourselves responsible.” ‘This was received with loud appiause, but some of those preseut aid not seem to clearly understand the moon, and one brother asked to have it made more ¢lear. ‘In reply Mr. Stearman said:—It proposed to make it read in thie way—‘Whether Plymouth church, én the rolce and principles which it bas provided for fhe matenance of order and the administration of tseipline and in its administration of those rules and primerples, bas gone beyond the rights of the Church of Christ 60 a8 to forfeit the confidence and ieliowebip of congregational churches.” Mr. Beecher—That might open op any question that ube council ——_ see ft Wo investigate, would it | aot, Mr, Shearman | Mr, Shearman—That was my design, sir. Mr. Beecher—It would open again’ the whole ques | a in 1874, would it not? the sole Mr. Shearman—Yes, sir. Mr. Beeoher—Well, Tam in favor of it. we which tollowed this deciaration was feafening, When it bad somewhat subsided Mr. Geecher, whorwas then on bis feet, went on and said: — I don’t suppose that there has ever been @ man in Atmerica that hae been tried as 1 bave been. There has aover been & math that was subjecags to such a fire of Sores criticisen for so lopg a ume as I was, Then was tried by a larye committee of the church, during tie Committee availed itsel! of every available source of yon, and I wes acquitted. And then I was ‘of jnvestiwtion for two months, in which fring tor & yoriod of ix syonthe, wiih as abie counsel ay mm | den, in Fifty-eighth street, near Third avenue. | ger, the former counsel of the bank, sent for Mr. that he had sacrificed a considerable share | of his business. He nominated as his | successor Mr. Thomas J. Tilney (Mr, Tilney is | a lawyer and a resident of Brooklyn). The | rules Were suspended and Mr. Tilney elected by accla- mation. Mr. Beecher proposed a vote of thanks to the | retiring clerk. Professor Raymond objected, saying it | was a bad precedent to set, and that Mr. Shearman only | did his duty a8 a member of the church. Mr. Beecher, with a little asperity in his tone, stood up and | INSISTED ON THE VOTE OF THANKS, | because this was entirely an exceptional case, and that Mr. Shearman had been held up to obloquy, besides, whispers bad gone around the congregation, ‘owing t0 the attacks upon him by the press, that it was im- politic and unwise to retain him in the church as clerk. ‘The vote of thanks was given, nearly the whole con- gregation rising to their feet. ‘Augustus Storrs and Thomas G, Shearman were then | elected members ot the Examining Commitiee. Other offices of a minor character were filled. Amendments to the church rules, proposed at a | former meeting, were read and adopted. Notice of further proposed changes was given. <Aasistant Pastor | Halliday’s unnual report of the work done by him | gr, during the year was read and approved. Lettere of dismission were asked for by the following members :—Mrs. Agnes B. Barber, to the First Presoy- terian church, Plattsburg, N. Y.; F. H. Benedict, to the Central Congregational church, Brooklyn; Samuel M. Platt, to the Madison square Presbyterian church, PARK THEATRE—‘‘BY A LARGE “il That Mr. and Mrs, Florence have endeared nem- selves to the hearts of the playgoers of New Yor was pretty thoroughly determined last night whenthey gave their 104th and final performance in this oy of “The Mighty Dollar,” a play in which, by theiown merits, the artists mentioned have made, de- servedly, widespread fame. In other hand the production might not, perhaps, have had sch @ brilliant and successful run, and consequently more credit must necessarily attach to the two poular favorites whose’ characteristic delineations hay met with such universal and hearty recognition, Ideed the Hon. Bardwell Slote promises to be a creabn to which, in years to come, people will refer, ant as- suredly whatever other triumphs Mr. Fleence may have so far achieved in his pro- fession, none will be more pleasantly roalled than his inimitable picture of the wily and eccatric Congressman. Mrs, Florence has unquestionablyadd- ed to her well won laurels as an artist, and horever extravagant the part of Mrs, General Gilflory my be she has certainly done her share in makin; the “Mighty Dollar’ a success. Her efforts last eening were, if anything, additionally bright, and itis no exaggeration to say that the curtain fa for the last time amid feelings of regret. The house Was crowded to the doors, and it 1s needbes to add that both Mr, and Mrs. Florence received m ova. tion which could not fail to convince a stranger o their great popularity and the appreciation in whicl they are held. Atthe termination of the third at Mr. Florence, in response toa rousing and enthuiastic summons, came forward and said:— ‘In reappearing on this the farewell night >t ke engagement, in acknowledgment of your kindly 'ecall, 1 hope fay will be content to receive my thanks n lieu of anything im the form of a set speech. That tp suc- cess Of ‘The Mighty Dollar’’ has been so endurinj, that the vitality of the Hon. Bardwell Slote has 80, great, is due almost wholly to your kind approtation and encouragement, and, without soaring inu elo- que nee, I once more say, Thank you—thank you. (Applause.) I now make way for a performaice in whieh my profession and myself take a profoud in- terest, Were to-morrow’s jury to be drawn fom a panel of actors and Wittérateurs 1 well know wiat its verdict would be if one-tenth of the sevices of my successor to both guilds are but taken int con- sideration. With a critical and warm-hearted jabli however, the result must be the same. (Appause For the gentleman whose culture and versatility have always been at the command of art and its repreenta- tives I need hardly ask a continuance—nay, in in- crease—of that favor which New York audience; have of late bestowed upon this theatre and its tenants. Your steady approval of myself and Mrs, Florence removes all doubts from my mind at least, and, with a renewed as- surance of my gratitude and an expression of thy hope that ‘The Crucible” will outlast “The Mighty Dellar,” allow me to retire with good night. “Le roi est mort; Vive le rou.” (Applause. ) ‘The last act of ‘The Mighty Dollar” passed off with unusual sprightliness, every hit made by Mr. ant Mrs. Florence being rewarded with the heartiest aproba- tion from every part of the house. It was th> uni- versa! verdict that neither will have to studya new part for many a day to come. GERMAN OPERA—LOHENGRIN. The second performance of Wagner’s grand opera took place last evening before the largest houseof the season at the Academy of Music. There wert many points of excellence beyond that of the first reprisenta- tion. Wachtel was in better voice and in better spirits, and he sang and acted the rdleof the Knightof the Grail in a style far superior to that which characterized his first essay on Wednesday night, Mme. Clara Perl fairly shared the honors with him. The intensely dramatic pat of Ortrad has never been given in this city with such effect and artistic power as Mme. Perl gave toit last night Mme. Wagner, as Elsa, repeated the fiaico she made on the first night, She has uot the first cuality requisite for the part, and the best thing the manage- ment can do, for the sake of the patrons of the Ger- man opera, is to replace Mme. Wagner by Mile. Pappen- heim. The latter is an artist in grand opera, the former is decidedly not. The chorugand orchestra were very officient last evening, and Mr. Neuendorff must te con- gratulated on the excellence of the ensemble which he has introduced in this opera, BROOKLYN PHILHARMONIC SOCIETY. The eighteenth season of the Brooklyn Philharmonic Society commences to-night at the Academy of Music across the water, At the last public rehearsal yester- day the honse was crowded. The orchestra is that of ductors in charge of the baton. himself to be t most difficult and trying of orchestral works have been successfully conquered by him and bis band. The pro- tthe rehearsal yesterday consisted of the ‘Thomas has proved following :— 1. Symphony, No. 3, Eroica....... Beethoven K. Allegro cou brio. “a. ‘Scberso. 2 Marcia Funebre. 4. Finale—Allegro vivace. 2. Reeit, “Then cometh Jesus”. Mactr Aria,"In the beginning was the w: { Mactraren (From “St. John the Baptist, New York; George A, Bell Inbells E. Bell and Arthur Bell to any church; Charles H. Murray, to Plymouth church, Chicag | Mr. Beecher read a letter from Mr. George A. Bell, in | which the latter expressed the kindliest feeling toward | Plymouth church and Mr. Beecher, The meeting then | adjourned. j MR. O’CONOR’S CONDITION. | | Mr. Charles 0’Conor had an interview of three-quar- | ters of an hour's duration with Comptroller Green yes- | terday morning, commencing at eleven o'clock. The nature of the imterview is not known. Mr. O'Conor ate broiled chicken with a very considerable relish, but did not digest it, | ag he dia the day before. The patient dozed fitfuily most of the day, and it is feared that a relapse may ‘occur, unless Mr. O’Conor is compelied to be careful and less mentally active, He converses too much for his saiety, but iv is impossible to check his ardor or to compel Lim to restrain his desire to be up and duing, THE GERMAN UPTOWN SAVINGS | BANK. ; A meeting of the depositors of the German Uptown Savings Bank took place last evening at Terrace Gar- | Mr | Frederick Rice called the meeting to order and the sec- retary read the minutes of the last meeting, when the | officers of the bank were invited to attend the present | meeting. Mr. Julius Frank, Mr. Ashbel Fitch and | Alfred Douglas were the committee appointed then to make a report Mr. Fitch made a report, in substance, as follows:—It was desired that’ the bank should continue _ busi but the speaker reported it was only for Mr. Douglas und himself, as Mr. Frank, he understood, was to make a minority re- | port, ‘TRUSTER COULD BE HELD PERSONALLY LIABLE who had sigued the October report, and that the officers could be criminally proceeded against for malfeasance | in office, } Mr. Fronk then «poke. He stated that according to his investigations in the County Clerk's olfice there was | collusion between the officers. Mr, Uhl had to give | bonds as receiver for $150,000, Mr. Oswald Uttendor- | for and Mr, Steinway being bis bondsmen, Mr. Levin- | rank | and told him the bank should lose nothing by him (Levinger). The report of the committee was adopted. | The President then presented a letter from Mr. | Levinger, whose arrest has been mentioned in the Heratp, in which he stated that there need | not be ‘the slightest apprehension as to his paying | | over what was due the bark; but be had a large claim | for disbursements, counsel fees, &c., and he insisted upon holding what money of the bank he possessed unui lis claims were adjudged, adding that it he bad not been arrested by the receiver there would have | deen no trouble, Mr. Crimmins criticised severely the course of the arrested bank attorney Levinger, and said the trustees tried in vain to get a setiiement from him. Mr. Levinger made aconfession to both the speaker and Mr. Ciaussen, in which he said he had mis- appropriated $30,000, The speaker said the bank's counsel had robbed them, and a burgiar going into | their safe could not have done so more cleanly. A poor woman (Mrs, Millhauser) paid Levinger $5,000 last February on a mortgage and he never paid it into bank. | The receiver wished Mr. Crimming to state that a divi- | dend of twenty-five per cent would be paid before Japuary 1. Im regard to the deficiency in the assets the speaker said, in enumerating the different securities and the depreciation in their real estate, that the deficiency would amount to | $117,000 Without saying how much Levinger | has * stolen—which im the neighborhood of $35,0u0—and accrued interest to depositors of about $16,000. The account ie made up as follows:— | Loss, $25,000 Cayuga bonds, $22,000 in Alabama securi- | ties,’ $2,400 in Northern and Southern bonds, $4,000 | call loan of Louis Bol, $9,000 second mortgages, $4,000 claim, aud depreciation in real estate about $50,000, MUTUAL BENEFIT SAVINGS BANK. A meeting of about eighty depositors of the Mutual Benefit Savings Bank was held yesterday afternoon at ‘No, 291 Bowery. Dr. Georgo Philips acted as Chair- man and J. B. VanDoranasSecretary. Mr. Van Doran read a report of the Executive Cominittec and showed the necessity of raising a tund to prosecute both civilly and criminally, if necessary, the bank trustees. For this purpose if was proj that depositors should subscribe one per cent of the amounts of their several | claime to secure counsel Sixty deposibors, represent. | ing $60,000, had signed this agreement. The commit- | tee recommend Mr, Sharp as receiver in place of M: Aldrich. The committee had not received the permis- ston of Mr. Aldrich to examine the secarities in bis hands, but presented the lst given by the Bank Ex- aminer at hié last examination. The result of that ex- amination was the discovery of a deficiency of $22,000, About $16,000 have been withdrawn from tl ne by depositors since this statement was prepared. Tho Exective Committee was empowered to demand from the Court an increase in the receiver's bonds to $260,000, and ap order tor the inspection of the bank accounts by Ab OxMGry | chestra won another decided triumph. | place of MI | a{ Barcarole ‘Mme. Antoinette Sterling. 3. Introduetion, io laaas Aig eos and Isolde. : @ Der Kreuzeng..... hubert 4 Leder, {f Ke'war ela Kiuig in Thule” se lest Madame Antoinette Sterling. | 5. Rhapsodie Hongroise, No. 14... List The “Heroic Symphony” was rendered with a degree of artistic finish that one couid not hope for in an orches- tra less trained than that of Mr. Thomas. The beauti- fui phrases which are so deepiy engraven in every musician’s heart came out in bold relief. In the Cor- nish-Irish legend of ‘Tristan and Isolde,” which Wag- ner has put in such @ sensational musical form, the or- The finale, in which the unhappy lovers aro reunited in death, and which abounds in emotional phrases, was given’ with @ spirit and fervor that stirred even the apathetic Brooklyn audience. The house rose and overwhelmed Mr. Thomas with applause, But when the magnificent orchestra essayed the Liszt work, the ‘Fantasie Hongroise,”’ which Hans Von Bilow has played with such effect in New York and Boston, the applause rose to a pitch of genuine en- thusiasm. The conductor was called before the curtain again and again. The soloist was Mme. Sterling, in Drasdil, indisposed. Mme. Sterling has not at all improved by her European experience. She sings monotonously and without the slightest degree of | expression, The gchool in which she has studied has given her only precision and correctness, without the slightest particle of feeling or sentiment.’ It was to be | regretted that Mile. Drasdil’s iliness interfered with her appearance at the Brooklyn Philharmouic yesterday. CHICKERING HALL. A very enjoyable chamber music concert took place last evening, the artiste being Mme, Carreno-Sauret and Mr. Cervantes, pianists; Messrs. Joseph White and Emile Sauret, violinists; Mr. Werner, violoncello, and Mr. Caryl Flovio, accompanist, The following pro- gramme was rendered: Quartet, B minor... (Allogro non troppo andaate; scherso; finale appas- sionato,) Mune. Carreno-Sauret, MM. Sauret, White, Werner. L, Spobr b (Scherzo Ballade, G minor... M. Emile Sauret. Serior Cervantes. first and best of our leaders. The | | Pim, Forwood & Theodore Thomas, with the first of all American con- | OCEAN STEAMERS. DATES OF DEPARTURES YROM NEW YORE VOR THE MONTHS OF DECKMBER AND JANUARY, 15Brosaway 37 proaawav 89 Broaaway 7 Bowling Green 12 Buwnne Green : 129 Broadway . |}4 Bowling Green 31 Broad: :| Liverpool. Liverpool. ). | Hambure. .| 6 15 Broadwi ‘12 Bowling Rowling Suevi City o: Montreal... Salier ab Atpiovia. Celtic.. Green 69 Broadway 2 Bowling Green B@-NOTICE TO CAPTAINS OF VESSELS ENTERING THE PORT GF NEW YORK AT NIGHT.—The New Yore Hxnar has adopted a distinguishing Coston night signal for use on board the HERAxp steam yacht, showing while barn- tng the colors red, green, red, changing from one to the other im succession, and can be seon several miles distant. Cap- tains of vossels, upon seeing this signal, will oblige us by pre- paring any marine news they may have for the Ship News Department of the Hunan. a-Persons desirous of communicating with vessels arriv- ing at New York can do so by addressing to sach vessels, care of Hxratp news yacht, pier No i Enst River, Now York. Letters received from all parts of the world and promptly de- livered. Duplicates are required. ALMANAC FOR NEW YORK—THIS DAY. ‘SUN AND MOON, HIGH WATER, Sun rises,........-+ 719 | Gov. Island. Sun sets $434] Sandy Hook Moon rises... eve 11 25 | Hell Gate, PORT OF NEW YORK, DEC. 17, 1875. CLEARED. Geet City if lchmond (in, Brooks, Liverpoot via ‘Steamer Baltic (Br), Gléadell, Liverpool via Queenstown— J Cortis, ‘Steamer England (Br), Thompson, Liverpool via Queens town—F W J Hurst. ‘Steamer Bolivia (Br). Small, Glaszow—Henderson Bros. MoUecry, Porto Cabello, “Laguayra, ae SH battery 05 c—O jory & Co, E C Biddle, Pierce. Philadelphia —Jas Hand. Btenmer er ‘on, Philadelphia—Jax Hand. jail, Southwest Pass—Vernon H Steamer AC Stimers, pili Thomas Lord, wh & Co, ‘ark Grasmere (Br). Roberts, Liverpooi—Snow & Bur- earl Minnie Campbell (Nor), Isaacksen, London— Fanch, Bayo & Co. , Brig Regulator (Br), Northcott, Bahia via Richmond—Geo B * Brig Susie J Strout, Higgins, Cardenas—Jas E Ward & ‘rig Orprey Datet), Owens, St Johns, N¥—Richard P Be Curr Schr Sura A Reed, Guptill, Point-a-Pitre, Guad—ved Es Sehr 8: mye & Co. chr Edna Harwood, Turner, Cardenas—Parsons & Loud. Schr Rapidan, Demarest, Galveston—Isaac L Demarest. Schr Joweph Clark, Stahl, Fernandina— Warren Ray, Schr MB Brambail, Gillette, Savannah—Evans, Ball & Co. ‘fichr Therosa Wolf, Milton, Charleston—Evans, Ball & 0. ‘Sehr F Merwin, Pearce, Richmond—Slaght & Potty. Schr American’ Chief, Snow, Bucksport, Me—R ¥ Buck & Co. Sehr R A Forsyth, Bobbie, Stamfora—Stamford Manu- facturing Co. ARRIVALS. REPORTED BY THE HERALD STRAM YACHTS AND HERALD WHITESTONE TELEGRAPH LINK, Steamer Etna (Br), Sampson, Santa Martha Nov 24, Sava- nilia Dec 3 and Aspinwall 7th, with mdse and passengers to Co. No dat lat 23 29, lon 74 08, passed wed an Enzlish brig, showing white ling, with letter W in centre, bound N. ‘Steamer Wyanoke, Couch, Richmond, City, Point and Nor- folk, with ms ‘and passengers to Old Dominion Steamship (Ans) Calangicn, Bordeaux, 00, devs, 1 | ballast, to Funch, Edye'& Co. Dec 14, 35 miles 8 of Fire | Island, passed « Checopder of wreck stuif; 10th, lat 37, lon 1. a large quantity of timber. Bark Volturno (Ital), Savarese, London Sept 27, via Port. land Oct 16, in ballast to Funch, Edye & Co, Had heavy 8 and SW gales; lost and eplit sails. Brig Robert McK Boasting (of St John, NB), Burke, Ha- $5 days, with sugar to Jova, Terry & Co; ‘vessel 10 GJ Dec 3, lat $248, lon 75 10, passed « dismasted schooner, steerin, Ship Cleopatra i 21 days, with sugar an | 0 Miller & Ho Mendelssohn | ..Chopin | Sonata, G major, opus 0....... +++.+-Beethoven (Allegro, tempo di minnetto finale.) Mine, Carreno-Sauret, Sedor White. “ ihe $a G major Songs Without Words” }? @ major 0 | shenteeaatie | “Presto Seherzando” § Sonata for Violin Nardini Schumann “Andante Con Variazioni”’ i y , me. Carreno-Sauret, Sefior Cervantes, Accompanist, Mr. Caryl Florio. In the Mendelssohn quartet Mme. Carreno-Sauret car- ried off all the honors. This lady bas gained in power | and expression in playing such as few artists can hopo | for in the same short space of time, MUSICAL AND DRAMATIC NOTES. Matinée performances will be given to-day at all the principal theatres. An amateur concert will be given this evening ag Chickering Hall for the benofit of the new Church of St. Francis Xavier. Many of the best vocalists of the city will sing, Mr. Irving i# understood to be studying “Othello,” in which he will probably appear about the same time as Salvin: and his fellow countryman Rossi are an- nounced to appear at Drury Lane. OBITUARY, EX-JUDGE GARRET VAN WAGNER. Ex Judge Garret Van Wagner, one of the oldest citi- zens of Passaic county, New Jersey, died yesterday morning at his residence, No, 63 North Third street, Paterson, He was born in Bergen county, but atan enrly age removed to Paterson, In 1864 be was cieoted tothe Assembly, and was subsequently chosen as one of the Judges of the Passais County Court of Common Pleas, in which he served for two years. He was always quite conspicuous politician. At his death he was in the seventicth year of bis age, BENJAMIN W. THAYER, THEATRE AND NEWS~ PAPER PROPRIETOR. Benjamin W, Thayer, senior member of the firm of | Thayer and Thompkins, proprietors of the Boston Theatre, died at half-past nine yesterday evening in Boston. He had been ill for some weeks with Bright’ disease of the kidneys, and his death, although some what sudden, was not entirely unexpected. Mr. Thayer was about sixty yeare of age. He had hold offices of penicipal and legislative importance in Boston and the State of Massachusetts and was very much reapected im the community, Ho was proprietor of the Boston Times anda director in sundry banking insti tutions. In all the relations of life he was a good citi. zen, an unbiased aud usciul Jogislasor ‘firm aud Miecd laa (rummy south. Brig George Gilchrist, Patten, Havana 10 days, with su- gar to Parsons & Loud. Brig Samuel Lindsey (of Boston), Gibson, New Orleans molasses to Moses Taylor & Co; ves sel to oughton. Had heavy W and NW gales; boon 8 days north of Hatteras. Schr Kdwin J Palmer, Stevens. Progreso 25 days, with hemp to Theband Bros, Had light winds to Hatteras; thence heavy N and NW gales and hea one carrying away deckload; was blown off the coast to Stream twi “sent Graco Webster, Gales, New Orleans 20 days, with garandmolasses 10 BH Howell & Son. Had heavy yeatyer; broke mainboom and split sails. with lumber to Had strong NW Schr Katie Collins (of Brown; vessel to Parsons & ales the entire parece. ‘hiladelphia), Matthews, Fernan- dina 8 days, with yellow pine to Edward Brown. Schr Rona Eppinger, Bayles, Jacksonville & days, with Inmber to Eppinger, Russell & Co; vessel to Van Brant & Bro. Schr F G Russell, Rankin, Jacksonvine 8 days, with lam- ber to master. Is bound to New Loudon, Schr Vraie, Price, Georgetown, SC, 5 days, with naval stores to E D Hurlbut & Co, Senr John, Gubriel, Wilmington, NC, 3 days, with naval stores to order; vessel to E 8 Powell &'Co. PASSED THROUGH HELL GATE BOUND SOUTH. Schr C B Jones, Jones, Rockland tor’ New Yorx. Schr Adelia Chase, Chase, Provincetown for New York. Schr John D Paige, Boston for Philadelphia, Schr Amos , Smith, New Haven for New York. Schr Aliston Fitzgerald, Boston for New York. Schr ET Smith Baker, Providence for New York. Sehr Rebecca M Smith, Smith, Boston for Baltimore. Schr Ann K Carll, Tylér, Boston for New York. Schr CJ Van Naine, Hundy, New Haven for Virginia, Sche Sea Foam, Mills, New Haven for New York. tien, few York. sobb, Kennedy, Rockland for New York. 7, Allen, Gloucester for New York. hifadelphia, Huddell, Cranmer, Boston for Baltimore, Sehr Island Ui Schr Mary Weaver, Boston for Schr Jennie M Behr E F Mend, Gorsam, Norwich for New York. Sehr David D Floyd, Clifford, Plymouth for New York, yocht Hime LC Winsor, Jones, Providence for New ork. Sehr Amos Briggs, Briggs. Providence for Haverstraw, Schr Oliver Scofield, Diss more. BOUND EAST. Brig C C Sweeney, Cole, New York for Havre. Schr Seguin, Whittemore, Richmond, Va, for Boston. Seti Baltimore, Francis, Hoboken for Norwich. Behr Forest Ouk, Parker, Baltimore for New Haven, Schr American Ohief, Snow, New York for Bucksport. Schr Jobn ¥ Way, Jacksonville for Boston, SAILED. Steamers Naphar (Br), Hamburg: Somersct (Br), Bris- tol; Galley of Lorne (Br), Giasgow; Tyrian (Br), do; ' ships Enoch Train (Br), Liverpool; Spartan, San rancisco, brigs as A Sparks, Havana, Shanuon, Caibarien Wind at midnight, WNW, fresh. 2, 29.80. MARITIME MISCELLANY. ‘The purser of the steamer Etna, from Savanilla, &o, has our thanks for favors. STeaMER Geonce Law, which sank in Chester River somo time ago, has been fuily repaired, and will immediately go into service Suir Great Western, from San Francisco for Queens town. which put into Valparaiso in distrom, had faished discharging cargo Nov 17, and would probably dock on the 18th, She was making as much as 6 inches por hear, Barx M Woon, which was recently purchased at Charles- ton by the Messrs Pregnalls, was hauled up on their railway on the 14th inst, She was found to be in much better con dition than contd have tielpated, her bottom, gen. erally 5! f chafing or strain, in Phe the forward part ined to th of which had the co knocked off and some 20 or YO feet of the shoe carried away, Near the post there was no injury visible, although that part of the keel was out of wate Farboard stronk, which was probably forced open by she Severe pounding she received while on the bre he rs. | pears to be 40 little Injured that but little repairing should a be necessary to place her in good order fo: Banx JJ Berwanp (Dan), from St Thomas Nov 28 for New York, was wrecked on the east coust of St Domingo on D ‘Allon board saved. She was owned by O. L. Levey ‘& Co, New York. Scun L A Rowmen, Jeffries, st Charleston Deo 11 from Baltimore, reports very heavy weather, When between the Frying Pan Lightship and Cape Romain, during ale vere ce overboard Uideas Athgeoon, Swede, while fosk- ing the jib, aged 21. She also aplit sails, Sane of Vesset Prorerty—Capt John Hawson has sold sobr AT Frauklin, belonging to Messrs Rowe & Jordan, to Mr Dickson, of Grand Menan; also schr Hiram Powers, be- longing to Messrs Poole & ‘Cunningham, to Mr Patrick Sterling, and others, of Gloneester, Both vossols wore sold on private terms—Cape Ann Advertiser. Cnannenny Ices, Deo 10—Tho stranded schr Nictaux, of Millbridge, has left for Kockiand, minus deckiond, and has four feet of wator in her hold, sex, belore reported wrecked, has been tuken to Bonker's Harbor. purchased by Stanley & Spariing, has bad pehr Albatross, her masts removed and is to be wreck Macutas, Dec 15--Sche Prento, reported missing. “arrived Jn this rivor yesterday afl right, ‘having been blown off 18 days across the Gulf Stream; lost main nd foresail ; ere e man’s feet froxen badly. Nonroux, De at Graves’ shipyard yostorday. New Haven, Deo 17—The River fats, anil reached this city vente The bark Mende been lying in the wijon lor bhp Tur) ny Sehr WR Drary (of. Poston). ‘Henderson, Fernandina 6 — josway, New Haven for Balti- | d to be entirely con- | Tt is quite likely that the main leak ts iu tho | ugboat Capella got off the Bast | the non-arrival of a Turkish agent with the necessary Tunas to pay for the cargo. The owners of the Mendota are recelw~ ing « large demurrage for her delay. Puovipaxce, RI, Dec 17—Capt Carson, of the brig Bilen H, of Si Johar NB, spoke the cuvber Samuel Dexter cif Fal- mouth, SoG stated thas hee es otheee, co chgster, te, wes ayer ourd in tl dell, of ported to ‘ pe the Joss over Sr Jonn, NB, Dec 17—The shipping in this harbor at the tons. Ei | oes crag) time 10, ight ships and arks are on ‘here from Europe; some of them have been ont about two months and two of them three Surrnvu.piNa—Messrs Nickerson & Rideout building a double-decked bark of 60) tons for ot Calan ore others of Portland, to be commanded by Capt AD Boyd, late of bark David Boyd, NOTICE TO MARINERS, ‘owport, RI, Dec 17—Spar buoys have taken the place the can buoys in Narragansett Bay for the winter mae WHALEMEN. Provincetown Dec 15, sehr G H Phillips, Nick. a2 months whaling cruise on the coast of Af. At St Vincent. CVI, Oct 9, bark John Carver, of NB, vi Bravo. ‘A leiter from Capt Snell, of bark Adonis, Gibbs, of NB, re- ports her at St Nicholas, CVI, Nov 7, having taken 52 bbls 6p oil since leaving Teneriffe; bound soath. ‘A letter from the third officer of bark Pioneor, Tripp, of NB, reports her at Santo Antonio, OVI, Nov 4, having taken no Oil since leaving Payal; all well, NOTICE TO MERCHANTS AND CAPTAINS Merchants, shipping agonts and sbipmasters aro informed that by telegraphing tothe Hanatp London Bureau, ad- dressing “Bennett, No 46 Fleet street, London,” or to tho Paris office, addressing “Bennett, 61 Avenue dol’Opera, Paris,” the arrivals at and departures from Kuropean and Eastern ports of American and all foreign vessels trading with the United States, the same will be cabledto this country free of charge. Captains arriving at and safling from French and Medi- terranenn ports will find the Paris office the more economical and expeditious for telegraphing news. OUR CABLE SHIPPING NEWS. Axrwerr, Dec 17—Arrived, steamer Vaderland (Belg), Randle, Philadelphia (see below). Bafled 16th, bark Chas F Elwell (Br), O’Brien, New York. Aasrunpam, Deo 14—Arrived, bark Brothers & Sisters (Br), Aubrey, Savannab, Buxrast, Deo 16—Arrived, ship Hampton Court (Br), Volk, Savannah. Bremxn, Deo 15—Arrived, bark Jobann Ludwig (Ger), Holijes, Baltimore. Canpiry, Dec 12—Arrived, brig St Joseph (Br), Cote, Montreal (and was ordered to Bristol), Sailed 16th, schr John N Gamewell, Berry, Padang. vapiz—Sailed, bark George Kingman, Howes, River Plate; brig Carrio Purington (Br), Whittemore, Now York. Drak, Dec 17—Arrived, ship D W Chapman, Tukey, New Orleans for Grimsby; brig Caroline Gray, Peaso, Boston for London. Gxxoa—Arrived, brig Amy A Lane, Costigan. Philadel- phia, Hut1, Dec 16—Arrived, bark Massimo d’Azoglio (Ital), Dodero, New York via Queenstown, Huuvorr, Dec 16—Sailed, steamers Maas (Daten), Cheva- Mer, New York; Alexandra, tor do, Haven, Dee 17—Arrived, ships Mary E Riggs, Langdon, New Orleans; Richard III, Hubbard, Charleston ; bark John L Dimmock (Br), Miller, Savannah, Lrvenroot, Dec 17—Arrived, steamer Ariel (Br), Isbister, Galveston. Sailed 16th, steamer Lord Clive (Br), Urquhart, Phila- delphia (and passed Queenstown 17th, 2 PM, without call- ing), Loxpox, Dee 16—Cleared, bark Lizzie Wright, United States. Sailed from Gravesend 17th, “New York” (possibly ship New World, Champion), New York, Movie, Dec 17—Put in, bark D McPherson (Br), Nicol, New York for Liverpool, in distress. Mansuries, Dee 14—Arrived, bark Ada J Bonner, Bon- ner, Baltimore. PALERMO—Sailed, schr Delia O Yates, Yates, United States. Quenstowx, Dee 17—Sailed, steamers Germanic (Br), Kennedy, and City of Chester (Br), Leitch (from Liverpool), New York. Sovriamprox, Dec 17—Arrived, steamer Navarino (Br), Rogers, New York for Hull. Sypwey, NSW, to Dee 17—Arrived, steamer Macgregor Gr), Grainger, San Francisco vie Honolulu. ‘Trinste—Sailed, barks Horace Scudder, Gould, New York; Maria Demartino (Aus), Cosulich, do. Vianna, Dec 9Arrived, bark Reinhold (Ger), Gerlach, New York. Awrwerr, Dec 17—The steamer Vaderland (Belg), Capt Randlo, while on her voyage from Philadelphia to this port, ‘went ashore in the Scheldt, but is expected to come off. Havers, Dec 17—The American fishing schooner Abby M Heath was recently abandoned at sea. The crew were picked up and safely landed at this port to-day. Lonvox, Dec 17—A telegram from “Porto Torris,” dated | Dee 12, states that brig Julia H Dillingham, Emerson, from Goree for Marseilles, was wrecked on the Sth near “Monte Rugginose,” and all the crew lost except two, Part of th | cargo will be saved, [The J H D was built at Stockton, Me, in 1861, registered 229 tons, and hailed from Boston.) FOREIGN PORTS. Catrao, Nov 24—Sailed, ships Blackwall (Br), Cole, Lobos; John © Pottor, McClure, do; 25th, Resolute, Nickels, do; barks Underwriter (Br), McConnell, do: Catharine (Ger), Brammund for Iguique, to load nitrate for United States via Ronds for orders. N ball son. Wright (Br), Howes, clear- ing, Jond guano for Burope; Chocorua, Matthews, do, ‘Adams, Morrison, clearing, do; Jeremiah Thompson. Sisson, do. do: John Parker (Br), Flo mm Shangh: 26ih, clearing to load for ‘Europe; Liliow (Br), Hall, diag, do; Montana (Br), Sleightholm, disg, to load for Europe Theobald, Adams, clearing, do; Tasmanian (Br), Willis, do, | do: Topgallant, Thillips, clearing, londed with guano} Marathon (Br), Turner, from Rio Janeiro, arrived 26th, to load for Burope; barks Geo Treat, Carver. from New York, arrived 25th, ding, to load guano for United States, vis Hampton Roads ‘Vere de Vere (Br), Owens, do, loads fe © (Br), Green, dixg, to load for Europe. | “Coquimno, Nov 2—Arrived, ship Star, Vianello, Liverpool. Care pk 'Vexps, Nov 13—Sailed, 'schr Amelia, Brown, Boston, Ciunrurcos, Dee 17—Sailed, brig H P Dewey, Loring, | New York (not sailed 7th for Galveston, as before reported). | Fatmouti, Dee 12—1 ived, bark Charlie Hickman (Br), Genera, MeLoon, *‘Moulmein, | “Wbavinio, ‘Nov’ 28—Tn port ships tag: oasignol (Br), Butler, for jarke Trure (it), Har- St Mark, Grindle, for Europe: Re | do; Matchless, Dawes, from Callao; | rig) and Dartmouth '(Br), Baymond, for Europe; ‘Alice Cooper (Br), King, for do. Havana, Dec 16—Arrived, bark Josie Mildred, Ginn, Phil- adelphia; brig Marshall Duteh, Turner, do; sclirs James A Brown, Collins, Fall River; Lizzie Heyer, Poland, Boston. Suiled 15th, brig S V Merrick, Morgrave, Philadelnhia; schrs John McAdam, Rathburn, New Orleans; Pereaux (Br), Borden, Cornwallis, NS; 16th, bark Maria Isabel (Sp), Por: ronget, Charleston ; sehr John Proctor, Doane, Galveston. Hauivax, Dee 16—Arrived, brig Louise (Br), Le Blanc, New York via Glace Bay, | ~ Balled 16th, brig Louise (Br), 8, Porto Rico. InpRPENDENCIA Bay, Nov 28—In port, ships J B Lincoln, Lombard, for Callao’ Aneroid (Br), Fletcher, from do tor Liverpool; Laurens, Snow, for Burope: Morning Light (Br), | Chaston, ‘ford Waterhouse, from Callao; Vermont, Richardso Lizsic Fennell (Br), Robin: son, or Europe; Anna Decatur, Proctor, for do; are f-nt, Sweet, for Queenstown; Prussia, Stinson, for Europe; ft Pant, —; St Peter (Br), Charron,’ from Callao: barks Carlton’ (Br), Durkee, for Europe; Edwin Reed, Higgins, for do: HA Part (Br), Robbins, from Callao, — Also ships Alex- ‘ander, Murphy, and Mary P Kitchen (Br), Kitcher Lowos POINT, Nov 28—f ips John Bryce, Morse; Joseph Clark, Park; Lydi ‘ors G Blanch: ard, MeIntyré; El Capitan, Br), Brown; Occidental, Dunphy : Hattie E Tap! ; Louis Walsh, White; Eliphalet, Greely (Br), Wa ‘ard Robinson, Sinite: Intrepid, Simmons; J'C Robertson (Br), Seeley} Fimertown, Call: Wim M Rood, Bruce; Peter Young (Br), late Perry); P G Carvel (Br), McFeo; Eldorado, English; t Joseph, Fales; Alida, —; Stowart Lane (ir). Hick- | man; Celestial Empire, Barstow: (Br), Hender- | son: Princeport (Br), B St Mary, | Hallowell; Car 4 An: napolis (Br), Deiap; Hattie ‘T Harwood | Br), Dowley; North Star ry Wiggins (Br), | Mosier; Nevado (Br), H Lonos oe Terma, rt ships John Harvey, Brown, trom Calne, Yor. Tampton Roads; ‘ila 8 Thayer, Geo Skolfield, Reed, from do; Avoomore (Br), Corfield, for Earope: Gov Wilmot (Br), for At | lantic (Br), Melling, for Queenstown: barks Templar (Br), Phillips, for Europe; Underwriter (ir), MeConnell, from Gilmore, from dé Callao. ‘Matanzas, Dec 15—Axrived, schr White Wing, Phelan, Fernandina, Navassa, Dec 8—Sailed, brig Romanee, Cr: Baltimore; schr Minnte G Lond, Holt, do. 1. P, ON PICA, 28—In port. ships Alert, Little- r United Kin, Abner! Benyon, Watts; Alida, —— (late Mehow) ; Brookville (Br), Barry; Champion o! | the Seas (Br), Wilson, for Queenstown A Wright, Mor- rison, for do: Invincible, Strickland; Loretto Fish, Carney, for New York, Mount Pleasant (Br), —, Riverside, Wood- ward, for Europe; Sontag, McGiivery. for eonstown | & Blanchard, Green, for ——{ Saratoga, Kends for Queens. | town; Trimountain, Jones, for Europe ; vieve Strick- | land, Gammans, for ——; Hndson (1 Nicholas; He@non | giey, Dinales, for Peacemaker Br), Clomson; barks jankld Hergagon (Br), ——; Fanny olfleld, Hunter, for | Burope; Fairehild, Kelly,.for do: J W Scammel (Br), Bdmond, for do; Midas (Br), Campbell, for Europe; North Btar (Br.), Roberts, . for Buanrxiss, Dec 11—Arrived, bark Norma (Br), Smith, Miramichi. St Jouxs, MF, Dec 17—Arrived, steamer Nowa Scotian rdson, Baltimore via Halitax for Liverpool (and Dec i7—Arrived, bark Lissie Cui ir, larry, Hindson, NS, tor New York (put in for ps A Cleared 16th, bark Brother's Pride (Br), Bi u, Liver- intpan (Cabs), Deo 7—In port brig Agnes Barton, Knight, from Baltimore, ab VALPARAISO, Nov 6—Sail ders, Pisagua and Euro od, barks St Nicholas (Br), Saan- th (not 3d), Norway, Matthews, Lizsto Hi Jackson, Marwick, An: th, Balearry (Br), Jobnson, Iquique }, from New York, ‘ 10 Janeiro, arrived ; Great Western, Simmons, from a ows froma 1 a0 ‘cisco for Queenstown, to go on dock; bark Hosea M ‘es (or Pierce), from Boston, arrived 14th, di Zav7inak, Deo 1—Areivad, bark Nellie M Slade, At wood, Cardill Melore reported without date. AMERICAN PORTS. EXANDRIA, Dec 16—Arrived, sebrs Lemuel Hall, New ord; Sarah Braon, New STON, Dee 16- Arrived, semer Oriental, o Vrinewe Lanive (hor). np AL Bodt Matheews, Savatitians Vavrmo; Lt stuvae ork. rrived, brig Elba (Br). Cook, Havage. | .. Philadelphia; Ne- een, Te 8 Island 5 G Wright Btover m7 ‘do, ‘steamers Aries, Whel we York: brig Helen, juskneil, Richmond, Va; righ ndrin; Jane L Newton, ee ‘do; Sarah Wood. Cullen, do; Narragan- hin: Bessie Norris, Ailon, do; Thomas Skylark, Banal ‘do; Arctic, Ginn, dos do: J W Hall, Powell, do; Walter io, JB Van Daxen, Corr. do; Spark. con; John Avils, Tracy, do; Ida Della ; Waterline, Kelly, Weehawken ; Plymouth, Boarse, New York; Chase, Butler, Rondout; A\ ‘ort Johnson. aredSteamer/ hing Hopking, Hallett, Baltimore; Dis jon, Cook, Port Spain. — fi from Philadelphia by fe Le pond from Sg Roads—Brig Ida L Ray, rtsmouth. BALTIMORE, Deo 17—Arrived, steamers Lake Megantio Bp Battery. Liverpool; Jas A Gary, Hall, Newbern, NC ; J son, Daniels, “ hase, Ho! Foley, Price, Wilmington, NO; Geo Appold, Lovelan Boston McClellan, March, Providence : Josephine ‘Thom Moore, New York; brigs Anna M Knight, Davis, New Grisane; N'Stowers, Stowers, Savannah, sehr Aneroid, Tal- ‘Charleston. jeared—Steamers Sea Gull, Childs, Savannab; William Kennedy, Foster, Providence; Win Lawrence, Howes, Bo ton; bark Couniess of Dufferin (Br), Met , Loder derry ; brie F H Todn, McGuire, Port Royal, SC; sehrs E Biekup, Bowen, Nort Carolina; Rodney Varker, Parke New Haven; Lucie W Wheatley, Wheatley, New Yor! Charles Lay Boston: Elizabeth’ Lee, Lee, do} Wont Dennis, Crowell Kate F Rich, Holmes, do. Sailed—Bar) rig Elida, BATH, Deo 15—Arri . sehr Gov Cony, Ridley, New Yor! BUCKSPORT, Dec 14— Arrived, schrs © Mathews (not: Mount Webster), New York. BRISTOL, Dee 15—Acrived, sehr Prudence, Johnso», Port Johnson. CHARLESTON, Dec 17—Off the port, bark Rio de 1a Plate Gr), McLeod, tron (lasow Cleared—Birk Rent or (Br, Stnlth, Liverpool; brig: Walled-Bark Arcustect (Br), Willams, Cuited Kingdom. BAST MACIIIAS, Deo 14—Arrived,’ sehr Para, Chase, 14—Arrived, schra Marshall © Wells, Achorn, Hichmond, Va, for ‘ New York fur Lynn. 11—Cleared, brig Emma L Halt, mienk A, Dec , Cardenas. Pominnees MONROE, Dee 17—Sailed, bark Exeelsior (Nor), Hansen (from Aberdeen) Baltimore. Pasged in—Bark Moricea, Gloucester for Baltimore ; bri, uroclydon Br). Gavin, mm Cardenas fur do. ‘Passed hago) Potomac, tor Demerara; Senorita, for Rio iro (both from Balsimore). PALE HIVER, Doc 1o—Arriveeacht H T Hedges, Tar- ‘town, Do. ‘led, scr © W Locke, Isunce, New York. VILLE A FAS Fitch, Fiteh, r, Pel éth sal JACKSONVILLE, Deo 11—Arrived, sch: — \i—Schr Nellie C: Bi as, New York. ared—Schr Nellie Carr, Bromas, , KEY WEST. Dec 15—Arrived, sch Tannhatser, Grover;. di ¥ ceiatied Bark Wooloomooloo (Br), May, Southwest Pass; sehr W ull, Barrett, Galveston, 17th—Arrived, scur Chas A Coulcomb, Fennimore, Phila- delphia. “MOBILE, Dec 1.—cleamed, beg Florence Rathburn, Bar tas betore reported), cole Avrived, suip Liveie © ‘Troop (Br), Corning. Liver- yh Tybee. POTLEBRIDGE, Dec 15—Sailed, bark Chas T Russell (nos. A Hamilton). Hajullton, New York, NEW ORLEANS, Dec 13—Cleared, brig J M Burns, Hun-- Ruatan. Trt Arrived, steamer Arbitrator (Br), Jackson, Liver- pool via St Thoma: d--Steutner City of Havana, Phillips, New York via esos hip Lin Louisiane (Fe), Touffet, Havre, bark A La Louisiane exe aN toa aclrd AM Hancosk, Hallett, New York Bier, Genow; scar J SSogruwaiy ass Dec 17—Arrived sehr Ide'C Bullard, 1, : SraalledeStenincr New Orleans, New York; bark Granton se Liverpool; Friggs (Dan), Bremen; Niord (Nor), Pele Lieihes Dorotes (Sp), Barcelona. Rui re .K, Dec 15—Cleared, ship Alice D Cooper, Hum- . Live: 1. PINEWBURYPORT, Dec 16—Arrived, schr Ann Eliza, Mayo, sanilla, Walls, Portland. , Deo 16—Arrived, schr Nelson Harvey, New York. 17th—Sailed, schr Titmouse, Vir ia, schr Fannio Hanmer, NANTUCKET, Dec 15—Arrives Brooks, Philadelphia, NEWPCRT, Dec 15, PM—Arrived, schrs Cherub, Fletcher, Somerset for New York; Vandalia, Sadler, do for do: Mary Emma, Nichols, do for do; Wm'H Bowen, Dill, and Joba Balch, Hannah, Providence for do. 16th—Saiied, scbrs Ontario, Burdick, New York; Orient, Staples, New York for Pawtucket (after discharging part of ‘Amos Briggs, Dunn, Pawtucket for Haverstraw; A G on, Mehrhotf, do for do; Isaac Sherwood, Engle, Providence for do; Win H Bowen, NEW LONDON, Dec 16—Arrived, schrs J F Baker, Sag. Harbor for Baltimore; © Gurney, Hoboken for Providénee ; Mary Natt, do for do;'J H Burnett, Port Johnson for do. Sailed—Schr J L Hoss, New York. NORWICH, Dec 16—Arrivea, schrs Dr Franklin, Hobo- ken; Surge. aud O F Hawley, do. ‘Sailed—Schrs Kate Leuelia, and J Raymond, New York. NEW HAVEN, Dec-16—Arrived, schrs Mury E Smith, Green, Philadelphis: U Borda, Dukes, and Nellie I Bene- dick, Benton, Georgetown; Phil Sheridan, Harris, South Amboy; A Bartlett, Smith, Georgetown; J Russ, Norton,, burg. NOMNEKCOLA, Dec 13—Arrived, schr Sallie W Hay, Doughty, Aspinwall Cleared—Bark Margaret Ann (Br), Rhoades, London ;, schrs Mira A Pratt, Kimball, Indianola; Saral % Thompson, New York: Maggio Todd, Richardson, Philadet- phia; Ide & Annie x, Indianola. PHILADELPHIA, Dec 17—Arrived, steamors Saxony Snow, Boston; Vindicator, rs, Providence; Defiance, Piered, New York; schrs F St Clair Edwards, Ireland, Wii mn, NC: Minnie Kakin, Gaskill, Norfoll iso arrived, steamers City of Limerick (Kr), Jamieson, Leopard, Albertson, Boston; Panther, Mills, Boston; schrs M A Hood, lentown, Tuttle, a ington, NC; Thomas G Benton, Miller, Headley, Ulmer, Smithville, NC, Goo' H. Stout, Ford, New York; May~ Da . do; cy Bi r, Smith, Kingstor Wild Pigeon, Canary, Somers ‘Also cleared, steamers Harrisbu Hercules, Swasey, Boston; Virginia, Livit 1, Charleston; F Franklin, Wood, Baltimore; sehr M W Grilfing, Stocking, Providence; Congress, Hamilton, Portland. ‘Newoastie, Del, Deo 17, AM—The British bark Sarah B Cann, for An is now'passing down (9 AM): the sehre Aid, for Somerset, and Elvi Davis, for Providence, passed down this morning; the ship Elisa Everett, tor Liverpool, passed down last evening; the schr Benjamin Gartside got ay last evening and proceeded down. ¢ steamer Hercules, for New Bedford, passed. down at 10:40 AM. Sehrs Abbie Corson, for Havanna; 38 Hudson, for Galveston; Isaac L Olark, tor Caibarien; WE. Levering, for Key West; J P Wyman, for Charleston; El- wood Dorne for Boston; Governor J Y Smith, for do; Mary B Amsden, for do; R K Vaughan, for do; James 8 Shindler, for. Marblehead; Wild Pigeon, for Somerset; Ocean Wave, for Providence, Westmoreland, for do, and Mabel Hall, for Port- Jan down since morning re) P ba +, Worth, New York; lng either way tale afternoon, ewzs, Del, Dee 17, AM—Bark Maggie Chapman (Br), for. Antwerp, passed to soa this AM; steamer Albemarle, from New York, arrived this AM. Woon--Passed out ut 10:40 AM, steamer Indiana, for Liver+ 4 PoArrived night of 16th, bark Jennie Armstrong (Br), Gray, from Dundalk for orders. Several barks and brige from Philadelphia Passed ¢ to n0, gea to-day; barks Jennie Armstroi ni fa Maria C, remain unchanged; sehr tie Card, from the South, with lumber for New York, in the harbor. Wind, NW, stormy. PORTLAND, Dec 16—Arrived, schrs Lanra EB Messer, Mary L Thomas, Baltimore; A R Weeks, do. 17th—Arrived, bark Harriet 8 Jackson, Bacon, Baltimore ; schrs Bowdvin, Loretto Wish, Mary J'Ward,’ and Kate F hia. PORTSMOUH. Dec 16—Arrived, schrs Isaac Orbeton, Crockett, Baltimore ; Fi ie Butler, Warren. and J G Bab- cock. Smith, Philadelphia; U1 Hammond, Hoboken. PLYMOUTH, Dec i4—Sailed, sehr A H Leaming, Brown, Philadelphia, PROVIDENCE, Dec 16—Arrived, schrs Maggio M Wea- yer, Weaver, Georgetown. DS; Nathaniel, Holmes, Torrey, Hoboken; Orient, Staples, Now ‘York for Pawtuckst. so Sailed—! ose ake, Bearss, James River, load for New York. alloe Borda, Taylor; HL Sleight, Wil- taal, { Elias wis; Eten & Stotwgrihs Sunny Derrickson, and euls, Yow York; Pl In Dutch Island Harbor 15th, sehrs Mingnas, Phillips; W ; Bxover, Clark; Curtis, and Nicola, Provi~ Huxford, Rio Janeiro, SAN FRANCISCO, Dec 9—Cleared, brig Polar (Mex), de Fi Godrrey, Coos Bay; schr WH" Stevens, Wentworth, Tabitt via Humboldt, Astoria anc Alexandri letts, and A M Lee, Williams, Phitadelphi Muskes NJ; FE & 1 Oakley, Newman, Haverstraw; Reber South, Lillie O Wella, jorence, Backett, Stamford, Ct ‘New York; Timothy, Field, Pawtucket for do. RICHMOND, Dec 15—Sailed, Lord Baltimore (Br), 1a Cruz, Macatian. ‘Sailed—Barks Antioch, Hix, Departure Bay; J W Seaver. 16th—Salled, ships Bowden, (Br), Edgar, United Kingdom; Prince Umberto (Br), Scott, do. , Beabury, Pan~ l7th—Arrived, steamer City of Panam SEATTLE, Dec 9—Sailed, ship Commodore, Gilmor, Sen ama, Francisco. SAVANNAH, Dec beri eo he Joven Beatriz (Sp), Nicolan, Cienfuegos; Ophir (Ne Christensen, Gloucester, E; Iris (Ger), Pfeiffer men. Cleared—Burk Hypatia (Br), Dakin, Liverpool; schr An- nie E Stevens. Montgomery, Fernandina, Sailed—Bark Guinevere (Br), Keith, Charleston; sehra: Dethi, Emerson. Branswick; Henrietta,’ Hill, Darien; Sev- oni Teal, Baltimore. ‘ONiNaTO: Deo, 13—Arrived, sch J W Pousley, Bar- hiladelphia, "ARPAULIN COVE, Deo 15—In achrs Jonoph T Watson, Eldredge, trom Lan, Mase, for Philadelphia; Hat- tie A Butler, Kead, from Boston for Uncanyille, William Buck, Miller, from ‘Boston for New York; Mary B Harris, Crowley, from Calais for do; Susannah, Pickering from Deer Island for do. WILMINGTON, |, Dec 8—Arrived, bark CL Taylor) Bergan Port Biakely, LMINGTON, NO, Deo 17—Sailed, steamer Regulator, ea New York; brig B Inginac (Br), Willey, ort au’ rince, WAREHAM, Doo 15—Salled, sehrs Elia T Litt! Craw. ford, Philadelphia; Lady Antrim, Carter, New York ap AbREN, De “Satled, sche DC Foster, Jones, Cold ring. att ‘SrERLY, Doc i4—Armved, sehr M J Wells, Stillman, . fouth Al _MISCELLANEOUS. DIVORCES OBTAINED FROM DIFFER: ‘ont States for numerous causes without publicity; logal BSOLUT! everywher batablished 20 years. A arge until divoree granted. Advice free.. M. 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