The New York Herald Newspaper, January 15, 1876, Page 8

8 PLYMOUTH CHURCH. The Mutual Council Arrange- | ments Broken Off. | BEECHER ON STORRS AND BUDINGTON He Will Not Put His Life in Peril at a Tribunal in Which They Are Judges and Jury, AN APPEAL TO A HIGHER COURT. Mr. Van Cott’s Argument on the Exclusion of the Brooklyn Churches. It is no novel sigh$ to behold the lecture room of Plymouth church crowded on a Friday evening, but jast night there wag an air of expectation and an evi, dent anxiety depicted on the faces of the assemblage that crowded to the platform that betrayed the intense Interest felt im the anticipated proceedings Mr. Beecher’s short speech at the end of the prayer meeting announcing the failure of the mutual council project was received with good-natured laughter and applause. Mr, Shearman’s reading of the correspondence on the same subject, including the Yong letter of Judge Van Cott, evoked cynical smiles aud sarcastic interjections, but there seemed to be a Prevailing impression that all these were but the pre- Aminaries to the important eveut of the evening, The equel proved that the impression was well founded; for when Mr. Beecher arose and commenced, deliber wtely at first, his references to the troubles through which he has passed within the last few years, the attention of all grew more and more profound. As be grew more fervent in his remarks the audience Decame excited and sympathetic, and his speech was at times checked by the uncontrollable applause of his Bearers. Toward the close nearly all the female por- tion of the congrogation were in tears, and many of the Bterner sex hid their countenances behind their con- ‘venient handkerchiefs, When the last faltering sen- _ NEW YORK HERALD, SATURDAY, JANUARY 15, 1876. ithfally to him with almost the world be- side me him—how is he able to stand ail this pres- sure if ibis pot that God is with him and he is right? Applause. ) ‘ Pave always desired to treat women as a chivalrous man should, and now, at the close of a long life, it is one of the things for which I thank God every day that my sense of the honor of womanhood, and ot the re- spect due to that gex, has never been lowered one | particle, and I bave the same honorable feeling in | which | was brought up by my mother and sisters, Aud while I say this [aim obliged to admit that Mrs. Moulton perjured herself over ny bead, and chat my | answers before the Court were true answers, as God shall judge me on the judgment day. (Appiause.) Mr. Beecher went on to answer objections made by Judge Van Cott. In reply to the argument that he should have remonstrated with Mrs. Moulton for not attending church in 1874 if he bad been an honest | man, he statea that he had remonstrated with ber on different occasions, and he referred to the many times in which he had chatted with her in the reception room of her house while waiting for her husband, He stated that Mrs, Moulton’s whole demeanor to him was that of a sister, or, rather, that of a child; “her con- versation waa.as simple and as delicate as I could make it. If she had ever had the brazen face to talk to me of aduliery, as she now says she did, i cae have a woman’s sense of delicacy under am rib. I would have blushed to indulge in any such x At Speaking of the kind of council they proposed, with Drs. Bud- ington and Storrs in it, he said, “Do you suppose 1 oing into such @ ‘bodge-podge trial as that? 1 suppose I am going to so put my life im jeopardy? Iwill not! Iwillnot! Tsay to these people, in the words of the apostle, ‘God shall smite thee, thou whited wall.’ In concluding Mr. Beecher said:—I shall go on still in my ministrations, and, it they distranchise this chureh, just 80 long as you have confidence in me I will stand by you; but when, brother, father, sister or mother, you ‘feel that the time bas’ come when you. must withdraw some emall share even of your contl- dence, don’t even wait to let me know; the sun shall not go down on that day that any covsiderable part even of this church doubts me that shall flud me pas- tor of this chureh, The advisory committee are to report next Fri night. and s THE MUTUAL COUNCIL ESTOPPED. ‘The following report proves that the projected mutual council will not take place, and details the reasons for stopping that event:— PLYMOUTH COMMITTER’S REPORT. The committee appointed by the church to confer with Mra, Emma. Moulton and her representatives upon the subject of the Mutual Council in which she Fequested this church to unite, report:— | 4 * The first church naisaa” by Mr Vaw Cott being the Broadway Tabernacle, of New York city, be was at once informed that the committee had resolved not to pame, on the part of Plymouth church, any church of New York or Brooklyn, deeming it unwise to invol local churches in a controversy exciting 80 much local feeling. To this Mr. Van Cott made no reply, and the reading of the lists was concluaed without further comment. It was then agreed that Mr. Van_ Cott, on behalf of Mrs, Moulton, and Mr Shearman, on behalf of the commit- tee, should each address private notes to the pastors of tence was pronounced Mr. Beecher was surrounded by his parishioners and friends and shaken by the hand, moti! he at last succeeded im releasing himself from ‘heir rather too demonstrative manifestations of love and estean, ‘MR, BBECHER’S SPEECH. Mr, Beecher rose and said:—1 think it wrong jo speak of persons and churches as Mr, Raymond gas done. In the first place, I don’t think it right to say tnat the Church of the Pilgrims or theClinton avenue church have done 80 and so, be- pause 1 don’t thimk the voice of those churches fairly expressed has ev been wken from 1874 bo this hour. The first letter from those thurches was prepared without the knowledge of more than one-fftieth part of their members, They concocted ail the steps thut led to the council of 1874 They amended it and fixed it themselves in a commit- tee of ten or sixteen, aud there was no general knowl- edge fn cither Of those churches that any such docu- ment existed or any such measures were to de taken as were taken, At com- mon Friday night prayer meeting, no notice having been given from the pulpit of any such invention and the attendance being about fifty at Dr. Bvidington’s church, and substantially the same in th her, in which notice was given by the pastor that Where would be a church meeting. AS church meetings ‘are not very interesting most of the fifty left and there Were but about twenty remaining, of whom eight were those who bad been getting up the letters without the knowledge of the church at all, In this rem- pant of @ prayer meeting it was then Btated thi something irregular had been done in Plymouth church for which she should be re- ‘monstrated with, and a committee of eight was ap- unbved to di up the letter. That committee went fico the pastor’ tudy, I think It was, and signed that jetver, and by eight o'clock next morning 1t was in the hands of the clerk of Plymouth church, and that has been call the letter of Clinton ave- moe church! This is called Congregationalism! Brom that day to this there has never been fn either of those churches a full and fair expression ‘ef opinion by the whole church. Therefore it is not fair to say that the Church of the Pilgrims or the Clin- ton avenue church are opposed to us or our measures, I bave reason to know that there are scores aud scores of families in these churches which lament as much as we do the steps that have been taken by their commit- tees. In regard to their pastors they are above all men who should come under the old Scotch advice:—*‘It is necessary,’ says an old Scotchman, “for a Scotchman to behoove him to beware how he makes up his mind, Jor when he bas made it up NEVER CHANGES IT.’? Both men belong to that category, amd measuring Ybem as men go and as ministers, I think they measure reply well I. will not un- fertake to say how much or how little hey have had to strive against in their own bis I will say, that 1 believe both those e Always acted with their own consciences just as Saul ted with his own conscience when he went down * mascus breathing out threatenings and blood. jon't, therefore, say that these men have decignealy lone wrong; that they have done wrong I am sure as of the judgment Day, - 1 am sure that thero is principle of honor, principle of fellowship, 2 principle of good Dalghbot! ood. I have no doubt Shey thought they were right, but that did not make sted ight, Isthere any intelligent man who can be- | Yeve that those men who drew on the controversy be- ‘ween their churches and this church, and then be- tween themselves and me, and then in March, 1874, bhreatened to the council that they would apostatize Wnto Preabyterianism if they were not relieved trom fellowship with such achurch as Plymouth, and who have been — this church since to see whether she would fall into the conditions ‘which would give them a pretext to ask for withdrawal—is it possible to make ai one jeve that these gentlemen, whose churches have been Bie refuge of the discontented members of our own tharch, could sit in impartial judgment upon our af- irs? Dr. Storrs on New Year’s Day received calls fom Frank Moulton and Theodore Tilton with his other | geests, they feeling that they were periectly welcome ere on that day. Is it possible for them to tell us aud the world that they bold their minds totally un- Diassed? Ithink not (Applause.) Mr. Beecher proceeded to argue that Drs, Budington Bnd Storrs had, by their conduct, placed themselves in She attitude of adversaries to Plymouth church, For | hose who bad originated the dal to now join in the eouncil would be the advocate in a legal trial to State his cliemt’s cage and then go upon the Bench to decide upon it, and then take a seat in the jury box to bring ina verdict. He referred to the fact that one of these two men had charged that while Mr, Beecher had been most intimate in the family of | Dr. Storrs, at about the time these difficulties | degun to appear, he bad withdrawn and never crossed Dr. Storrs? thresbhoid for two years. He explained | $hat during those two years Dr. Storrs bad been absent ith his family im Baerope and had rented his house. je had a letter from Dr. mr nek dated Nov, 2, 1872, just hips Woodhull scandal hud appeared, which read r am Bexcnes—I bear from different quarters that ad euneying publi ‘abo gon If they are sesh “as to. trouble ime be of service te you, you know, havo only to intimate the wish to get any help or any fort that’ I can give you in any way. Yours, afectionavely, | RUS. STORRS, Mary and the xirls into o rs’ absence, and they desi Temeuvrances 10 you and of course, P. $.—I have to-day house afer almost two y: adectionate Beecher Air, Beechor said thatletter had cometo him on a day when two or three legal gentienen were closeted ‘with hun in regard to the scatidal and they bed advised Bim to smother it He bad determined to adopt that policy because he knew its dissemination would ve as EURIOUS TO MORALS ms it was falwe to the truth. (Appiause.) That policy | ‘Would bave succeeded if there bad not been on the Mra the churches thus named, as well as to the ministers not in pastoral charge. Notes were accordingly ad- dressed by Mr. Shearman to one-half of the pastors ana ministers invited, stating that, by agreement between the parties, it had been arranged to ascertain in strict confidence from the pastors and ministers whom it was proposed to invite whether they would accept the invi- tation, and be present on the 25th inst., in order that both parties might be assured of the attendance of all churches and m rs invited by the letter missive, Mr. Van Cott similar letter on his part, omit- ting, however, to express in it any obligation of confi- dence, and the pastor of one of the churches addressed by hima accordingly called achurch meeting for the pur- pose of deciding Whether the proposed invitation should be accepted or not, ‘On Friday evening, January 7, tho committee again met Mr, Van Cott at his house, when some changes were agreed to in the list of churches, but the commit- tee stated that, after having taken time to consult with each other, including the member who had been absent on the former meeting, they deemed it proper to suggest to Mr. Van Cott that two of the churches named by bim were considered by the committes objectionable ay members of the proposed counci: upon the grounds 1, That the pastors of those two churches were well known to bave committed themselves to the side of Mrs. Moulton in this controversy, and that one of them had publicly declared that Plymouth church was un- questionably wrong in its action. 2 That those two churches now assumed an attitude distinctly hostile to Plymouth church, from which atti- tude they had never withdrawn. & That Mrs. Moulton bad for some time past been a very regular attendant at one of these churches, and ‘was understood to have avowed her intention of unit- ing with iv if permitted by the result of this council, ‘This was notaformal protest, but was doubtless “in tho nature of a protest.” The committee at the same tine distinetly and emphatically assured Mr. Van Cott that they had no intention of withdrawing from the coun- cil or of delaying the call im case he did not acquiesce in the suggestion thus made to him. ‘The report goes on to state, quoting Mr. Van Cott's and Mr. Tilney’s letter on either side, that Mr. Van Cott asked Plymouth Church to withdraw its protest Against tho admission of local church to the Council, and in the event of i refusal to do ‘so protested in turn against the admission of the Orange Valley, N. J.; Berkeley street, Boston, and First, Stamford,’ Conn.,’ churches, as they had ‘committed themselves on the side of | Prymoath chureh in this controversy.” The com. mittee then quotes Mr. Tilney’s letter on bebalt of Plymouth church, in which he says:—As we are sincerely desirous of securing @ fair and im- ial council, we now offer without inquiry into the jacts of the case, to withdraw the names of all the churches to which you have made objection, on behalf of Mrs. Moulton, upon condition that you, on her part, withdraw the names of the two churches to which ob- jection has beeu suggested by us. Lf you accede to this, ‘we are ready at once to name the churches to supply the vacancies thus created.”’ Then the committee speaks of Mr. Shearman’s meet- | ing with Mr. Van Cott on the 12th inst., and the pre- | sentation by the latter of a memorandum o; the alter- natives which he was considering, viz. :— First—To adhere, upon the part of Mrs. Moulton, the two churches concerning which tbe question ts Deen raised, and to have the letter missive signed and issued with’ those two churches invited, ‘tah sapcgal ing tbe objections which had been suggested ; Second—To waive those two churches and ‘veldot sub- stitutes forthwith; or, Third—That ‘the committee should withdraw all | papers referring to these objections upon their side, whereupon he would withdraw all papers upon that subject presented on his side; or, Fourth—That Mrs. Moulton should assume that the project of a mutual council had failed, and should make a public statement claiming that she bad been substantially deprived of her right to choose an equal number of churches upon her part, and upon this ground had abandoned the entire scheine. Mr. Shearman reported the result of this interview to the Committee, who thereupon instructed Mr, Tilne to address to Mr. Van Cott the following letter, whic! ‘was sent to him early in the evening:— Brooktyy, Jan. 12, 1876. J. M. Vay Corr, Esq: Deak Sir—The committee of Plymouth chureh de- sire me to inform you that they cannot change their position in the matter of the protest, They are ready at once to sign and issue the letter missive, either with or without the changes suggested, respecting the | churches to be called. Sincerely, yours, 1 THOMAS’ J. TILNEY. ‘This is the letter which aise Mr. Van Cott to write the following communication to the Plymouth Com- mittee :— : MR, VAN COTT’S LETTER. BrooK.yy, Jan, 13, 1876. Rey, Epwarp Bexcuxr, D. D.; Tuomas G. SHBARMAN, ‘ksq., and others, Couimittee of Plymouth church :— GesquxuEN—I last evening received the note of Mr. Tilney, the clerk of your church, in which he say: “The committee of Plymouth church desire me (o in- form you that they cannot change their position in the protest,” and adds, that “they are ready | at once to sign the letter missive, either with or with- out the ol ri. suggested respecting the churches to be called.’ 1 must accept this action of the committee as the act of Plymouth church, until i disaflirmed by the church, und so must regard it as the final de- | cision of the church respecting the protest interposed by its committee, {Here Mr. Van Cott inveighs against the sending to a | church an invitation “mounted by # protest.’’} ‘The fundamental conceptions of a mutual council are that it shall be constituted of an equal number of | ator or id ministers chosen by each of the two par- none not named in the letter missive shail be toetided im the council and nove so named shall be ex- cluded from it, and that the church in whose name the Jevter missive runs, and which is thus the representa- tive of both parties, cordially invites all the delegates so chosen to coustitate the council. In accordance with the venerable usage of the Con- ational order you named one moiety of the churches and ministers to be invited and I named the other moiety on the evening of the 3d of January, Aa | wo mutually desired the council to be full, we, on the | otner side treacherous men who di not want it Lo suc. o f ang a to this Lour tnat the breakiug oat of | as this, and the attempt to foist it again | ame life, rm the documents that are sproad- tng iG is an outrage upon morals and decency, for | there can beno pardon. | bave had nothing to | with it lbave been bombarded and assailed with but you are witness that I have not stirred in it. ir. Van Cott’s statement ti of the vicinage. . ‘aa poe in the most assailable position that any stood in on josh pr 1 = Bot connected } with y patie y im such w way as | that “= would attempt to shield me I) an almost alone, I & man that was | sito the land as an ious, I am the man the st hunted by their speecardnseran tan ted through ei agh ofvil by news: that have nothing to do but common sewers of thomsvives for the this scandal, > question How can maa stand he is that gutity wretch ‘uuder such circumstances ie ‘nae pwd ‘Uiat thi vowbatd we = —— in poral oe rf atted tas th Soy ore atthe bread Of ‘of Hite, bundreds of thousands. ey ‘ons Man, Who is not supported & denomination or a party, That stands alowe; wash tee around him only the 000 that have koown him in darkuess aud im light | | churches being invited. same evening, agreed that letters should be sent to the | churches and niiuisters named by us respectively, ask- ing an answer as to the probability of their accepianc of the mMvitation when sent by a jetier missive (th tenor of which bad been agreed upon by us), and we adjourned to the evening of the 7th of January, when wo were to communicate the answers received, I promeaty ae ed my letters to the churches and minis- \y letters (a copy of which I annex, eos 4 ay were of a uniform tenor, and carefully | avoided any intimation of the party by whom the | church ‘or minister had been chos-n. met op th ing of the 7th of January, and I then apnounced you that I bad heard from all ex- cept the most remote church, and all but one minister, aud the answers received were in the ailirmative, ex- | cept from one church in Massachusetts, You thus | distinctly jerstood that the Church of the Pilgrims | and the Clinton avenue church would probably acceps the invitation as cordially invited to be a part of the paddy Atver I bad made this announcement you Fouad A WRITTEN PROTEST that you had previously prepared (aad of which you | then gave me a copy), protesting against these two | Made instant auswer that the protest violated the fundamental principle ot a mutual council; violated the arrangement by which we had each named a moiety of the churcues and minis. | ters to be invited; violated the arrangement pursuant to which I had written to all the churches and minis- ters that | had named and that you had assented = and that if such @ protest fy were aver admissivle o. ar of Oe 10 we again met, 1 asked that your prowess might be withdrawn, Denying your \d disclaiming any validity of any visionally toad & ches named ty you, and wave You a copy of i, You the stated (wat vue of the | | our being invited to ‘the council, I beg to say certainly could not attend myself sel and I have avery | churches named in my counter protest could not atterd the counei! because of the illness of its pastor. After our meeting adjourned, and late in the evening, I re- ceived acommunication from your committee, Come by Mr. Tilney as clerk, proposing to wil the names of the four churches named in my counterprotest (one of which bad already declinea) if I would withdraw the names of the two churches against whom you had protested—to wit, the Church of the Pilgrims and the Clinton avenue church. The next morning I notified you that I would communicate my | answer on the 12th of January, Before the 12th | had received an official copy of ihe resolutions by which the Central church of Brooklyn had declined the pro- posed invitation, ‘As I had, pursuant to our mutual arrangement, sent provisional juvitations to the pastors of tne Church of the Pilgrims aud the Clinton avenue church, 1 would not, without w gross breach of courtany and placing myself im a false position, consider the question of withdrawing those churches without communicating your proteet to their pastors and asking what their churches would probably do if invited afer notittcation of your protest. Before receiving a definitive answer from them I, on the afternoon of the 12th of January, met Mr. Shearman, as your representative, and, after recounting the foregoing facts, told him I was shat w to the choice of one of three alternatives, as to whic 1 could come to no positive decision until I had heard trom the pastors of the two churches you had protested against, Those alternatives were:—First, to adhere to the churches protested against, with the serious risk that the protest would prevent their acceptance of an invitation to the coun- ¢il; second, to waive those churches and name substi- tutes; third, to insist that Plymouth church, having in form agreed to a mutual council, and, in fact, as- sented to my selection of churches and ministers to be invited, aud made it my duty to send inquiries as to the probability of their accepting an invitation to the council, its subsequent protest subverted THK PUNDAMENTAL IDEA OF & MUTUAL COUN and in effect retused and defeated what it bad agreed to, and that if tts protest was oot withdrawn Mrs. Sroulton might be constrained to refuse to go further and make public the reasons for her refusal. I at the same time intormed Mr, Shearman that if you would withdraw your protest 1 would withdraw my counter protest and Would mstantly name a church in place of the Central church and procure Mrs. Moulton’s signature to the letter missive. Mr. Shearman retired, promising a written answer from the committee, Inthe evening I received your communication over the signature of Mr. Tilney, in which you say your committee: “cannot change their position in the matter of the protest,” Betore I had received your tinal Fotusal to withdraw the protest the pastors of the Church of the Pilgrims and of the Clinton avenue eburch had notified me that they would not, and were of the opinion that thetr re- spective churches Would not, accept an invitation to come to the council, coupled with a protest against their coming. 1 annex a copy of their letters, marked Band C. Without scrutiny and without criticism, Mrs. Moulton had acquiesced in your selection of all the churches and miuisters named by Plymouth church. Piymouth church, by a subtle evasion of her right of equal choice, has’ practically overruled her selection, and thus excluded {rom the proposed council two of the most promiuent and weighty churches of their de- nothination, and among the very oldest and most rep- resentative of the Congregational churches out of New England, Plymouth church, to be sure, offers a formal consent 1o their coming to the council, bat couples with the consent a protest that nullifies it and preciudes the coming of self-respecting churches, with the certain additional effect of causing the refusal of other churches named by her to come toa council from which leading local churches have thus been ex- cluded, The craity contrivance of a protest which thus practically excludes two leading churches may be in- definitely extended to the exclusion of every great church and of every minister most eminent for charac- ter and wisdom in the denomination, It palpably vio- lates the right of free and equal choice, which rests upon obvious principles of justice and an established uniform and venerable usage of the Church. If sane tioned, it puts an end to mutual cou , the one strong bond of unity of the collective Congregational communion, and Mrs. Moulton wiil not, by ber aequi- escence, raise such an abuse into a dangerous prece- dent (Mr. Van Cott here enters into a long review of Mrs. Moulton’s case, and into a recital of the effects of the Plymouth church party’s tactics, backing his state- ments with references to Congressional and common Jaw.) The local pastors presumably would know and could fairly represent to the council the standing and estimation of Mrs, Moulton in the soviety in which she has lived and been known for many years; but members of council from a distance could Know noth- ing of the personality of a lady living im the retire. ment of private life, except what they might learn from the hostile, oral and published utterances of Ply- mouth church and its members, One local church having declined our invitation und the other two having been excluded from the council by the practical effect of your protest, she is deprived of a great and inestim- able advantage. I am assured by her that in the two or three brief interviews she has had with one or other of the pastors of the two excluded cnurches, to inquire | as {0 the formal steps necessary to convene a church | council, neither of them ever intimated an opinion as to the guilt of your pastor or as to the credit due her testimony. I Scted for her in the selection of those two churches, under a profound conviction of their prudence and judicial impartiality, and.that they would hold the scales with an even and steady poise. ‘That is still my unshaken conviction, and I protest against your protest as a crue! injustice to Mrs, Moulton, ‘is particularly to be observed, also, that its in- jurious effect does not stop with the exclusion ‘of the .two churches, for I am distinctly ad- vised that other churches named by me will not at- tend if leading local ehurches are not to form @ part of the council, The Church and the world must judge whether it was not tue subtle purpose of your protest | to produce the mischiets I have pointed out, and th tw prevent the convening of a mutuai council to con- sider questions so gravely affecting the integrity of your pastor. And ofthe reasons ior defeating such Council thoughtiul men must judge. Tam instructed by Mrs Moulton to say that she re- affirms the charges made in her written protest before Plymouth church, the sincerity and integrity of her belief in their truth, and her readiness to produce ample evidence to justity her belief aud her conduct. She 18 willing to be judged by the public opinion of the world, which is usually right at last, and by tbat final judgment im which there will be no admixture of | human error. 1, with pleasure, express my sense of the mutual | courtesy that has marked our interviews. Most re- spectfully yours, JOSHUA M. VAN COTT. INVITATION TO JOIN IN THR COUNCIL BROOKLYN, Jan, 4, 1876, Rey. ano Dear Sin—Plymouth church, represented by iis committee, and Mrs, Emma ©. Moulton, repre- sented by me, have agreed toa letter missive for the | call of a mutual council in Brooklyn, on the 25th of January, to advise the parties in answer to two ques- tious they have agreed to submit. agreed upon the churches and ministers to be invited to constitute the council, and earnestiy desire that their mvitation shali be accepied. As the churches and minis! must all be named in the letter missive, 1d ne the parties Wish thas all proposed to be fnyised | pall attend, we have agreed to make a preliminary in- quiry of each as to the probabie acceptance of the in- Yitaiion, and each party has agreed to address a letter | wa ety of the churches and ministers agreed upon, asking for information on that point lt is our wish | that the council shall be tcomposed of the representa- | tives of twenty prominent churches and of ten minis- ters not representing churches, In pursuance of this arrangement I address this communication to you, and respec*fully ask whether —— will probably comply with the earnest wish of the parties in response to the Jetier missive to besent. AS anearly day is fixed f the council a prompt reply to this by telegram, or lever if more convenient to you, to my address will | greatly oblige us. With Christian regards, very truly, yours, JOSHUA M. VAN 64 William street, New York, REPLY OF DR, STORRS, No, 80 Piskkevost Srrest, Bnoox.yy, N. Y., Jan. 12, Isto. } My Dear Sim—When you asked me the other day regard to my willingness and the probable willingness of the Chureb of the Pilgrims to take partin the mutual council proposed to be called by Plymouth church and Mrs, Moultou, J replied that if the invitation were a cordial oue from both parties, as I understood it to I should be ready to accept it, and I presumed that the church would be also; give in the adjustment of the matters to be brought be- fore the council would be cheerfully given. But now that the committee of Plymouth church, as T understand from you, have entered a protest agai strong impression thatthe cl h would at once de- cline avy invitation to take part in it, * Tdo not wish to evade any duty, but Ieannot think | that duty would require either the church or myself to accept an invitation overshadowed and practically nul- | lifled as this one has been, So you will please consider my expressions of assent made to you the other day as wholly withdrawn, Very truly and with great regard, yours R 5, STORRS, Hon, Josuva M. Van Cort. DR. BUDINGTON WILL NOT aTTEND, Brooxiys, Jan. 12, 1876. Hon. J. M. Vax Cotr:— Dear Sin—When you inquired of me if the church of which | am pastor would accept an invitation to the mutual council consenied to by the lymouth ebureb, 1 bad no doubt of their willingness to do so, as I regari it a8 one of the duties involved in the fellowship of churches to accept such mvitation when called for im- portant purposes end fm 4 regular manner, I have since heard from you, however, that the committee of the Plymouth church have protested against the call of | so the Clinton avenue church ; and, in view of this fi exampled in the history of ‘ntual eounel: ust in its implication, I feel compeiled to acqui 1 tion under these circumstances, not for myseli, Very respectfuily yours, ILLIAM M. BUDINGTON, The Plymouth committee goes on:—‘'So far from having sought any mothod to avoid the neutral council we have earnestly endeavored to make it impossible ‘that the council should be avoided. We were strongly impressed with the belief that Mrs. Moulton never wanted and never meant te have a mutual council, and that ber constaut effort was to inake that impossible ‘aud an ez parte council possible. We wére willing to make large concessions in order to avoid this result, But concessions must have limits.” MURDEROUS ASSAULT, Thomas Moore, a resident of No, 61 Jefferson street, Hoboken, N. J., hada quarrel yesterday with Charles Anthon which nearly ended in a tragedy, During the adversary, wi intered the’ bone of the upper rig! ea still at large, but it is boped will soom be ar- resi They have also,4 and that whatever aid we could | A FISHING FATALITY. Dsrrorr, Mich., Jan. 14, 1876. ‘The past few days of cold weather having made three inches of ice in Saginaw Bay, some of the more venture- some fishermen put up twenty fishing shanties, im ac- cordance with the custom of that region. In taking fish through the ice all of the occupants came ashore at evening except an old man and lus son. During the night the wind broke up the ice, and this morning not asign of a fishing Lng was visible. Undoubtedly the two men have SHIPPING NEWS OCEAN STEAMERS. DATRS OF DEFARTURES PROM NEW YORK POR rue MONTHS OF JANUARY AND PEDRUARY. State hlepstoek Republic. - City or Brooklyn. . Bolivi me n@-NOTICE TO CAPTAINS OF VESSELS ENTERING THE PORT OF NEW YORK AT NIGHT.—The New Youc Hxrato has adopted distinguishing Coston night signalfor use on board the HxkALD steam yacht, showing while burn ing the colors red, green, red, changing from one to the other in succession, andcan be seen several miles distant, Oup- tains of vessels, uon seeing this signal, will oblige us by pre- puring any maring news they may have for the Ship News Department of the Heeato. gr Persons destrous of communicating with vessels arriv- ing at New York can do soby addressing to such vessels, care of Hemaup news yacht, pier No 1 East River, New York. Letters received from all parts of the world aud promptly de- livered. Duplicates are reauired. ALMANAC FOR NEW YORK—THIS DAY. WOH WATER Gov. Island....morn 11 38 Sandy Hook...morn 10 63 Hell Gate... eve 123 PORT OF NEW YORK, JAN. 14, 1876. Pe ARRIVALS. REPORTED BY THE HERALD STEAM YACHTS AND HERALD WHITESTONE TELEGRAPH LINE 722 458 eve 10 21 2d, with ms same day, lat 43 37, for Liverpool; Lith, wt 43, lon ST, « White Star steamer, bound east, Steamer © York (Br), Lochead, Liverpool Dec 90. und Queei with mdse and passengers to Joho ale, Dee lat 44.00, lon 91 10 passed & bark-rigued ound east. Br), Hedderwick, Glaszow Jan 1 and id puss sngers to Henderson Bros. 57, passed an Inman steamer, bound Steamer Castalia (Br), Butler, Genoa Dec 4, Leghorn 7th, Marseiiles 11th, Naples 15th, Messing 17th, "Palermo 21st and Gibraltar 27th, with mdse and passengers to Henderson Broa. Had strong werterty winds the entirepassage: . Steamer, Pioneer, Wakely, Wilmington, NC, Jun 11, with il, Borland, London Dec 2 and Isle “Grinnell, Minturn & Co, Came od had fie weather; was 6 days strong NW gal Booze, Somers, Vi ant, Truax, ird, Curtis, iopinle, A a. Schr Sea Sehr Laura Curtis, ¢ Sac Schr Donte Hast ‘Newton, Vin nia, Sehr RA My weg Sone 4 ‘altimore tor Boston. Sehr Jobn Rose. Bei Schr Petrel, Fry ‘Mo, for Philadelphia, Bar Steamer Labrador (Fr), which arrived 13th, Hud heavy westerly win: assaxe ; Jun hed beovy eqaalin, with PASSED THROUGH HELL GATE BOUND SOUTH. Fe ecg City ot Fitehburg, Springer, New Bedford for New | “Steamer Thetis, Young. Providence for New York. Steamer Albatross, Davis. Fall River for New Y | Schr Hertha, Conover, Providence fo Schr AG Peuse, Dee, Portlan: Rene Clio, Endicott, Gloucester tur New York. res — and 10 | Sehr Oliver Ames, Babbitt, New Haven for New York. Setr Mary B Tower, At Boston for New York. Sche Tilfe Vanderbercher, Hateman, Providence for New Yor ee William Buck, Miller, Providence for New York. elly, Stonington for New York. Schr Eliee & Hobecea, Stolhot, Providence’ for New York. BOUND EAST. Schr Freedom Lich Ge New York for Windsor, NS. Bele Abel W Pi Hoboken tor Taunton, Sehr Mary Clark, iew York tor Boston Schr Sv Fooks, Cranmer, Georgetown, De. ‘for New Ha- ven. HE od E &L Marts, Marts, Georgetown, DO, for New Ha be = sL Morgen. Morgan, Port Johnson for Providence. Schr Warren Gates, Smith, New York for Millstone Point. ir RA Forsyth, flobbie, New York for Stamford. ‘nr Dart, Campbell, New York for Stamford. Ser Emily, Morrell, battles York tor Stamfora, CLEARED. ’ Steamer Adriatic (Bx), Jennings, Liverpool vie Queens- town—R J Cortis. ‘Steamer Ethiopia (Br), Craig, Glasgow—Henderson Bros. Ship Admiral (Ger), Hacsion). Homburg—Herman Bact ‘Bark Areturas (Br), Bent, Gla: Bark Sesti Dubrovacki (Aus), for orders—Lauro, Storey & or Falmouth ik mote (Aus), Cabov' Cork or Falmouth for ohn i Dubrovack! (Aus), Cherianer, Beltast—Sloco- edetto (Ital), Caflero, Genos—Lauro, Storey & | Scarpa Bark Pepita (Ger), Gatzen, Richmond, Va—Oelrichs & | sliark Bher (Ans). Gurvich, Philadelphia—Benham & Boy- “te Lily (Br), Lawrence, Letth—J F Whitney & Co. Brip Jouquiua’ de de Barreras (Sp), Liston, tander—C weet LP Mosiecn, Manson, Beyrou Talpor & Co Brig Salas (Sp), Temenia, Palma, de Rivera & ian) Water Lily, Towksberry, Montevideo—Joha Norton, "arden, Huy hes. Havana—W C Adam Scr Sarah L Cottrell, ain Alea Mudgee. Scnr Mary Freeland; Clark. Gi on ac | Sehr A. el H “hyn Hawks, Jr, Porto Cabello “ a Mara. ibo—Penistor “Schr Mary 8 Lunt (Br), Dixon, Point-s-Pitre-B J Wen- bers ae Nettie B Dobbin, Dobbin, StJobn, NB—Heney & ilyard, Portland—Chas Twin; ry, Providence—Rackett & Bi SAILED. Steamer Greece (Br), for London (mot 13th); ship Gala- tea, Philadelphia: bi American Engle, Madeira and | Malta; Asphodel Br), Stranraer (Scotland ; Charles T Rus sell, Havre; brigs Stay (Br), Palermo; L Warren, Barba- | dus; Salista, Gibraltar; Starlight, Port Spain. Wind at midnight, SW. Barometer at sunses, 30.29, MARITIME MISCELLANY. Baio Mansaaut Doren, ‘Tarner from Havans Dec 31, for Mobile, has been wrecked on the Chandeleur Islands. is full of water and parc of her Reet es ‘ashed ashore. crew were saved. Cuptain chronometer was out t her course. my oe | & Park | on tt i ‘br Fashiou, Cart réports that ite of order el that the vessel was fifty The M_D_ was 157 tons register, ‘Searspors in 1849 and hailed from Boston. Sonn HAantstaxe—Advices received by the owners of sehr | | Hartstene, MeN: Charleston for Reval, which has Grovowster, Jan 14—Schr Orient, Ing s gale 7th inst, on Miquelon Isla the loss of part of her keel, She w: teed, Tue vowel in uew aad valued ot 811,000: Insured for Hatirax, Jan 14—Sehr Muggle Campbell, with a cargo of rring. from Bonne Bay, NF, for Baddeck, CB, was wrecked Friday last on the couit of Newfoundland. The crew were save: Nonroug, Va, Jan 13—There ts an unknown three-masted gehouner ashore at Smith’s Island. Assistance bas been sent Ir. Savaxnan, Jan 14—Stoamer Darham (Rr), from New Or- Jeans for Reval, came out of dry dock with ‘new shait sup- plied aud has commenced reloading. SPOKEN. nza (Br), from Liverpool Deo 15 for San ff the Hook Light, Morning, from Cardiff for Singapore, ship. a ne HILJS, Dee 5, lat 420 iow. SC laeay smear, tet, from Madras for Havre, Nov 6, 1 3468 8, ou 19 0 NOTICE TO MERCHANTS AND CAPTAINS Merchants, shipping agents and shipmasters are {nformed shes by telacraphing tothe Heraio London Bureau, ade Ship Victor! ‘ranciseo, i Han for Philadelphia; Impi, dressing “Bennett, No 46 Fleet street, London,” or to the Paris office, addressing “Bennett, 61 Avenue del’Opera, Paris,” es ot departures from Buropean and Bastern ports of American and all foreign vessels trading with the States, the samo will bo eabledto this ‘couatry free of charse. ‘Captaing arriving at and sailing from French and Modi- terrancan ports will find the Paris office the more economical and expeditious for telegraphing news. OUR CABLE SHIPPING NEWS. Awrwenr, Jan 18—Arsived, ban bark Thor (Nor), Ingvoldsen, Charleston, Batstot, Jan 14—Sailed, the Lina, for Bull River, SC. Bovtoenx, Jan 12—Sailed, the Glencoe, for Charleston. Dust, Jan 13—Sailed, ship Sarah (Br), Seanders, United States. Fataourm, Jan 14—Arrived, bark Hoppet (Rus), Matteson, Pensacola, Guovucesren, Jan 14—Sailed, bark Noel (ir), Knowlton, Pensacola; also, the M Louisa, for New York. Giascow, Jan 13—Sailed, bark Kate Melick (Br), Fraser, Cuba; brig Neponset, Strout, United States, Gnasrox, Jan 1—Arrived, bark Frank (Nor), Petersen, Witmington, NC. Hott, Jan 14—Sailed, bark Carl Gustaf (Ras), Bull River. se. Hayne, Jan 13—Sailed, barks Batavia, Sawyer, Matanzas; Kate Howe (Br), MeNeely, New York; Anto (Rus), Olin, Charleston ; sehr John H Krang, Pitcher, New Orleans; also, the Cecilia, for Philadelphia, Livenroot, Jan 14—Arrived, ships Western Empire, Gro- tier, New Orleans; Woodburu (Br), Hartnell, New York. Cleared 13th, ship Caravan, Waefelaer, New York; barks Leamington (Br), Orkney, United States; Assunta tan. Vivaldi, do; H L Routh, Martin, do. Leer, Jan 13—Sailed, sehr Thos H Sweeny, iano. Philadelphia. Lxanonn—Sailed, brig Onalaska, Fuller, United States. MALaGa—Sailed, bark Abby Bacon, Merrill, New York. PiLymourm, Jan 14—Arrived, brig Milllcent (Br), Jones, Ball River, 8C, for London, Pauermo—Arrived, brig Rachol Coney, Bangor, Me. Papana, Jan 12—In port, bark Hawthorn, Nason, for New York, ldg. QuxeNstows, Jan 14—Arrived, ships Yosemite (Br), Moller, San Frauciseo; Marcia Greenleaf, Bunker, New Or- leans for Liverpool (see below). Also arrived 14th, evening, steamer City of Chester (Br), Leitch, New York for Liverpool (and proceeded). Sailed 14th, steamers City of Antwerp (Br), Laver, and Republic (Br), Gleadell (trom Liverpool), New York (latter at 10 AM). Rio Jawerro, to Jan 12—Arrived, bark Winifred (Br), Rafe, Baltimore, Suaxonat, to Jan 13—Arrived, ship Mary Whitridge. Cut- ler, New York. Loxpox, Jan 14—Ship Marcia Greenleaf, Bunker from New Orleans for Liverpool, put into Queenstown to-cay leaking badly. FOREIGN PORTS. Acarurco, Jan 4-Arrived, ship Black Eagle (Nie), Hughes, Departure Bay. Canpkxas, Jan 13—Arrived, brig Charlotte, St Thom: Crunruxads, Jun 10—Arrived, schr Eben Fisher, Reynolds, Havana, Jan 12—Arrived. i Chas Dennis, Darran, Ali- ante via Alj ras; rr), Little Glace Bay, CB; 13th, bark Norton Stover, Shermav, Liverpoll: schrs’ EM Buelter, Maloy, Puiludelphiny 8 MeManemy, Walls, Shtelds- Salted 12th, steamer Gussie, Howe, Indianola; schr Geo Seuley, Blohme, Galveston. Lng oo Jan 14—Sailed, steamer Geo Cromwell, Bacon, New sees Tevique, Oct 14—Sailed, bark Thos Fletcher, Pendleton, aan NS, Jan 18—Arrived, brig Caroni (Br), Guada- Engl low ‘Saiied 13th, brig Walloon (Br), West Indies Mataw 12—arrived, sehr Pedro A Grau, Lake, Phiindelp Pana, Jan 6—In port, brig Edwin Rowe, @rocker, from and for ‘New York; schr A G Shortland, Doane, from and tor New York. Port av Prrxcx, Jan 1—Sailed, brigs Oliver Cutts (Br), Miregonne, to load for New Yorks Sd, Torrid. Zone Maro, to load for New York. 0. Nov 20-—In port, schr SC Hvans, Yates, to sail Ayres to load for Boston. , Jaa 14—Arrived, xchr J W Pe: York, Sailed 13th, barks Island y, New ucen (Br), Warren Point; AE Botsford (Br help og eae, brigs Willie (Br), Holines, do eh, rude. Tani Bay, no ay (op telegraph from Madeira, Dec 29)— In port, barks Morning ir), Stockton, from Three Riv- ers; Woodside, Montgomery, from Buenos Ayres. [Per Steamen Giry or New Yorn ex AxstaRDAM, Dec 24—Arrived, Riisosr, Olsen, Baltimore. Barstor, Dec 20—Arrived, Glee, oa ts Prince Edward Island; Biuebird, Miche: wn owriaee ‘Dec 38—Arrived, D Bigelow, McWhinnio, An- n, Deo 28—Arrived, Meta, Williams, Prince = Baward Island. betel Dec 29—Arrived, Alico M, St John, NB. Bremen, Dec 28—Arrivea, Leipzig (s), Erdmann, Balti- m HORDRAUX, Dec 24—Sailed, Bore, for Charleston, ° Saited from Pauilise 26th, Da ‘ar, Olsen, New York. paiteiengtie, 3O—Sailed, La areilo Suocerq, Giannine, Cant, Dec 23—Saited, Hattie N Bangs, Ban tx, Dee 20 Arrived. Vanadis. Pa Glenred 28th, Dio Hetmath in, Kraspt Dawtaie, efor Bi the johannes, Papist, from a 24—Arrived, G M Tacker, Pinkham, Cron- stadt for or New York. Be eg a Dee 29—Sailed, Boylsta, Aanonsen, Baiti- mGatway, Dec 30-Sailed, Charlotte, Wheaton, New Or- Jeans (and pat back), pt. Hausman, Philadelphia, tH sey. Dec 23—Satled. Im Gexoa, Dec 24—Cleared, wate Krochman, Pensa- mattar, Dec 18—Cleared, Sarah Hobart, Pinkham ‘from Leghorn), Boston; 1a, ‘albert, Orcutt (trom Smyr- Baltic ), leadelt, New York; Sarmatian (s), Aud, Portland. Railed ‘29th, British Navy, Atkinson, San Pri Sands, Bastord, Fortress Monwe ; ton; King Cerdie, Shields, Southwest MePhail, = ll, New red 2 Avpes iene os ido, ienterh “Falladehs {nge, Hendrickren, Wilmington; 29th, Louisa Rio sweets dd raneiton, Simpson, Harbor Bre- ton. °ntered out 29th, Holland (s), Simpson, New York, Sailed from Cravosend 20th, Constantine, Creeyy, New York: Holiss Derion, Axel, do; Anus, Marta. Gor Oseer George, Fhitadelphie Tand passed Dea! 30th); “Saama, do; Aldebaran, do; Hortensia, Pensacola; "aduival Pring shdut® vert. Lawenicr, to Dec 28—Arrived, Sarah Bett, Ditchburn, San | Sailed 20th, Ferda, Christiansen, Philadelphia. gt New York. ‘Lxonors, Dec 14-8 Sailed, Odorilla, Ho! Goede, Bos- Maasstivs, Dee 28—Clearsd, Bongale ton. QukeNstowN, Dec 28—Arrived, Paolings, Ferringa, New York via Falmouth for Cork; Louisa, Hobbs, Prince Bdward Inland; Montacue, Steer, do; 30th, Lavinia: do. ‘SWixeMUNDE, Dec 26—Arrived, Emilie gh, Sa- vannal: Peter Rohland, Prokn, do (oth for Reval). St Nazarne, Dec 29—Suiled, Maria Adelaide, Aocates, Philadelphia. ye ceeerons, Dec 30—Arrived, Syringa, Freethy, Philadel- YARMOUTH, TW, Dec 30—Passed west, Haddon Hall, Faithful, from San Francisco, last irom Cowes. in tow. Guovcesten, Dec 28—Captain Phelan, of the bark Union’ of Philadelphia, arrived here, reports having sailed from Philadelphia Nov 22, with » cargo of ofl cake in bags and fgg © continination of westerly gales throughout the Dee 3, in Ton 5 Bone = LOWY bry ie from the Wav. ‘enrine which lost longboats and alla, stove bulwarks and side — - ip on her beam en: compelled to jettison ole cut in the cabin floor) about sacks of oil i @ to right her. Ericksen, of Christiania, fell from the anaintepgalieatyard on deck aud was killed. Lavenroot. Dec 27—The Hattie Gondey. arrived hore from Savannah, reports:—Nov 2) Teck, when night on was th t B four miles trom | th ‘To al was waterlogged and abandoned; think s! rigged, foremast and mainmast and stern,’ Lay by alt night and at 7 AM pro- ‘on our voyn, "The Pedro Blandslet, from New Orleans, showed signals of distress in the Channel and lost both anchors and chal: was taken in tow by the eee King and docked in the Albert Doek without any further damage. Dee 28—The Josefa, arrived here from ‘Bath (08), had ber deckload washed ‘overboard on Dee 11. (Per Steawer Java.) am, Dec B0~Arrived, Freeman Dennis, Covert, Nov 25—Sailed, Georgia, for New Ori ¥, Nov 25—Arrived, Amanda, Dart, 5! le Watera, Harnes, Table Anna 1, Taylor, Percival, Boston (ai ¥e 10) ; Ss ir, East Lond Bracny Passed, ‘Fides, Thorsen, from Grimsby for M enarets Ree 0 30—Arrived, Bartolomeo Mareian! dag. New York; 31st, M P Hurrington, Lucas, Babi Ti Risine Sun, Sawyer, ‘Sailed 31st, ‘Amicitia, Reimer, New York; St Lawrence, sacoin. mn Barrow, Dec 30—Arrivs obec. Buixwas, Dee 20—O1 t jetersen, from New York for Hamburg Dec 28—Arrived. Axcroen, Jacobsen, New York. aK Reiled 30th, Nouk Salvesen, Baltt urast, Dee 31 Arrived, Howard ‘ eill. Bt John. NR. |, Dac 30—Arrived, Oder Oterendorp, America; Moonlight, ‘alled, Brothers, Thorston, St . Amikos, Carlsen, Pensacola; Houor, Mareg New ‘ent to sea 38th, Formose. Sim seiinnaas, Bee 20—cieare Kons Sp iatat etetngs, Amer ioumos vans, Nov 25—Arrived, Warri “eps: Mon- Megunticook , Hommningway, Portia Sailed 20th, Addid McAdam, Curtis, ‘Tre- Small, Ban Nicholas; “Muggle McNett” Oateron or og } yy Johann Fellman, Sohistrom, Hodgman, for de Samarang, Davidson, London for i Lingoubiad. do for Da for di > 2 ng Arrived, Queen Victoria, "MeKensie, OF Serwoon, Dee 30—Arrived, Maria Madre, Vridino, New YGaanoxwoorn, Dec 20—Arrived, Astrea, Nikole, Penva- “Gtovensree. Deo 29—Arrived, Berteiotto Savona, Cuneo, New York; J1st, Arm ala, UaMirene, do, W Dec 2 Di ,, Carrao, New York, Genoa, Dee Bosaled Serine 4, Keperto, San Pran- nga: Giitseppe Ver, Fhnnaetghie PI ‘Bjorasen, Niel- peas tae artery, Sears Reet: Bea: py ‘Dec 29-—Sailed, Heugereid, Messell, Wilming- rear Rec 90 yorms ort Se ri E -r New ived, main (®), pson, oO Manson, 6 oogiiine Rudolph, retlesen Pensaco oa, Tomahvoich, xe ‘ork: Sostrene, Grams Bemis Parker Packer, aod 2 © & » Coun, ; Bothnia, Rafon Pensacol oy jaring (8), Trotman, ‘Oeleamat Rolf, Fernandina. § ant. Conger. Arrived at conee ‘Sist, King Cerdic, Shields, Liverpool for New Orlean: Lonpon, Bec inc red. Feange 0), Alltrea, Kew York ccna on, At Jobh, NR. Arrived, Cninan. Botta, New York, aLasM, Tiived. Arrau, ‘Thou os Ww Olives, Leek, STOEL NE et reeneet Put in 29th, Ellida, Dantop, from Steno f for Lispox, Dee 23—Arrived, Marianna I, Exanony, Dec 27—Arrived, Carrie reat Fy Mapemea bee itSalled, Cart ie tathes he Meal ate 6 \7—Sailed, Carl D La Industr ‘ereira, do (both Mary E Staples, rrott, Cuba; yd eeeaee aa River. iA, Dec 24—Sailed, Abd-el-Kader, Sparrow, Bostom, Catbarion’ Hopking, Phitaielphin, Maassttus, Dec 2 Cleared, Clara, Bitzen, Philadelphia, lod 2001, European, Shotien, Philadelphia. Newcastle, Dec 30—Cleari Southern Belle, for Hw vana, Newro Dee 30—Sailed. J B Peows. Foster, Havanag Sint, Gen Gonzales, Whitney, Guadalony Powrann, Dec 31—Put into New World, Champion, from London for New York; Mexican, Baxter, from Shielils for, New Orleans; Jolin Campbell, ‘Hampen, London for Charlestor Pinta, ‘Dee Lo Arrived, Hoffaung, Gerlach, Philadele phi tery Dec 24—Sailed, L Staples, Harriman, New URRNSTOWN, ag ab Livonia, Clowe, and Han- ). Sinclair, Prince Edw: Suiled 30th, Malaleel, igh ovo ‘ane de; Piskat: Scott, Hamburz; Sutherl MA id! and, U) SHIELDS, ye ed, "Za desi, Peths setts SWANsKA, Dee 29—Arri\ + age es Socio Ad ra ‘30th, Isabel, icone, Prince Edward M. tore) + jercury, Yorks 1th. T Whiten, Garver. Padi tf Nov 28 Thos from Rangoon’ Falmouth; Dec 8, Faith, Li Falmouth; Dec 8, Faith, Lloyd, pa Kong for New York p Sucarone, Déc 26—Airived, Gordon Castle (), Shanghat or aw ‘Texerirre, Dec 15—Arrived, J Bickmore, Gade, Liverpool for Went Coust of Africa (ve glanux Bar, Nov 2—Arrived, ‘Annie M Young, Tiddy, wal ‘Vann IW, Dec 80—Passed, Aramin: Windsor, NS), Bound west! Acie stxonx, Dec 27—The Haristene, led on Holl fadero, bad broken up: one-half walt at i ine Vessel a a pare the cotton that remained o1 Lamasu, Dec 20-—The Foren Thos icy upon ar, in lat O1 N, lon 18 W, passed to Pont Eutzamerit, CGH, Dee 11409 bags of sugar ox Ceylon (Br), from ‘Cebu for New York; were sold Nov ‘Tho master of the C invites tenders for repairs required for that vessel, to send in Dec 3. A further sale age Sugur is advertised for to-morrow. Sureips, Jau The master, (Totherick) of the ship Zarabetl, of Neweustle, from Quebec (timber), saab: feport aint a ppdsed ove the Piadda” ot Plate Ccorent sa atta ouch ea . Seertained) ran ‘The i sel. The Zamber! sus: Tarned much damage forward, lost jivboom and ls leaky and had to employ seven extra men to pump. ‘Tenxurprs, Dec 18-The J Hickmore, brigantine, of Turk’ Island, Gande, from Liverpool for Assess WA. coal and dale, pas in here Deo 16, with low of sulla, foretopgullant- mast, yards and Soy attached, and with skylight to oue of boat washed various other dami : countered ter r nearly all the vee Her coo ently Sis taes her laa murveyed and ordere er mast, ike, betore proceeding. ake aa Vatersay, Dee 20—If the weather moderates rinls may be saved from the Mount for Sandy Hook, ashore near Ent Bay will aot pay the expense of landing. AMERIOAN PORTS. t ASTORIA, 0. Jan S—Arrtved, barks iraneisco: eHOBTON, Jen, 1d Arrive detphia; N (Br), ‘alermo ; Port’ Johnsan Reuse fet ban, Tome isabel Pi Biers Virgini . wig r*Btoamers Atl as 1) Ulverpoo it: "ohne a Hopton Hallett, i Balti ne Miler in Wraneeiin’ Doane, Haytls’ BF Walte, ston a ‘its t 13—Arrived, steamers Geo ‘and, Boston; Lueiile, Bennett, Craneaton a Wm Kennedy: Foster, Providence: Sareroten, Hh jooper, Nees: Fae oat CIS Hearete i, mnson, ‘Matilda C Smith Smith, a see tam f wan Deck nN tee id bark amer e, Hallet wwidence ; evens (Nor), Murenssen, or Falmouth; sehr mton, apg ey a KC, ‘cad, Crow! “Rails Steamer Lake Nepigon; bark Fanchon; brig mer: Dar RRUNRIIOR, Ga. “Jan 14—Arrived, brig Rover (Bt), NCHAREESTON, Jani Jan Balled, brig Allee (Non), Therger- sen, H -Arrived, schr Mary B Reeves, bani Asa Jan oAarrived ah a tile nbeumm (Br). Dal Gi loreness, do: Persona oer), Johaness, London; Doctor Von Thunen Tellow (Ger), Kirnon, yt mpi Tp 1a aa fi red “ati (Br), Biden oi Troon (Reot! VESTON, Jan 1: a, Dem: New York. amer Ivy, M * Mobile Sth, schr Light Penh tat Va Jan 2~Arrived. schr Mohawk, Sereeting, Kas sith, rtonnt tug Protector, Holbert, Wilmington, Ral See Allen, Pensacola; 24, Wi- "S(O, Jan aa—arived, sehr Eva Adil, Ellis, An- ied teh George K Hateh, Murphy, West In weer Jan -igpasniad bark Eliza S ee (Br, tc} Swany, Phitede PORTLAND, O, RL 13—Arrived, bark Abercorne (Br), Behaie San Francisco. PASCAGOULA, Jan Q—Artived, barks, Aladdin (Nor), Jonsad. Whitehaven: 7th, Tiger (Ger), Kruger, Gloucss: ‘oth, ship Horidderew | (Nor), Reinerisen, “Brest; bark ‘trom, rool, Te Artend, ogi 49 to ph rig | rt, amaport a c Ser gov terete 8 VET % ¥ Emma D, Endicott, do. red—Steamer Pi (and ch wernt bark "Abbie. Thomas, Eldet "ha tare vie. ark ‘Abbie Thomas, Dunkirk + sipedlen eine 1 Hickman, Kimmey, \ ite Barbados, oe ior gee mages soe |. for the West Indies. Steamer Albe- at So oeree aie ies Catis fore for Winton. NG. to to al thls Pa, ; eae oaaing N Jan | "AM Cl jared yesterday, sehrJ J Lie area to oy Wy Ann Great. Yor Brides Arrived this AM, sebr E! Marshal, tor Cardens sed An a left here this pans og BM. deeply laden lumber ‘A square rigged vessel 18 D. a tort sche Calvin, Clerk, Now wind irig. Lene: Thatlow, for Guba ny buen ie Richmond: LA. Sarat aw (bo, ata Semvork mot bark eat ae 4 ork. ca PiRvCiEWOND, Jan 12—Arrived, brig Willibald (Ger, Mat- te SAN PERNG SCO, Ji ap 0 Hatios, ip. Oops ( (Br). galina Crus 3 Era wei aan Weymout Br), Hunt, Hong pon "cece me Laighton, Liverpool, Salles y iquiqne. petit dan i LA Leanne 3] Farris, St Marya, Ga, to load Hath, Me (not us tele? va beater steamer Berlin (Ger), Heimbeck, Reval; Simloy, Norfolk ™ — Pe es Bai: ; me Wiig Mary 7 Bowens Baltimore; Tolede in, Pade a ieee Avena hamaenote li entero, BSOLUTE | DIVORCES 08 OBTAINED FROM DIFFER ‘erates goueen, etthout, publicity: yt ‘House, je Tat reuive TE DIVORCES OntAIED Pies DIFFER. without Sopra aan ee 6 Local News, rope, aud 3 ry M frow Al ¢ and i sian ei th Tnceresting Palies Obes here interesting ect audios Feature sat euro mebegss: ith