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Becretary Harlan then introduced Bishop Janes, who gave an account of the Methodist mirsion in Ireland and the Biblical Institue at Bremen, Germany, showing what had been done in each since their establishment—the former in 1858 and the latter in 1949, The institate in Bremen, he said,wae differeut to the Bivlical institutions in this country, inastouch as it receives young men not licensed to preach, and there are many young men there today ready to embark as missionaries to any coun'ry, climate and people that the Chareh might direct. ‘The B shop then reviewed the efforts throngh which, in Germany, religions liberty wae brought ito ite present state, giving it nae a motive why miseions educational {nstitutions should be mainte ned there, ihewide spread infidelity and rationaliem in that country were also stronger motives to maintain them, The people too are desir of Cristian Inetiuction, and the govern: mente look favorably on the Methodist missions, and thero ts nothing to hinder their euccers but the want of iunds. ‘The, want about 630,100 to set it beyond the peradventure of failure. @ Rev, epoaker then went into « detailed accouat of the Irish missions— in establishing parochial echoola, col egra, @.¢. in which the young men of the Chureh miht be edu ested, In 1555 an @ wa je to Methodistein this country tor funue to carry on three iuatitutions ; £100,000 wae then pledged ; $40,000 of which had t resized, and the suliject is therefore presented again that American Methodiets may send to the [rib Meibodist missions the balance of thie $1,000 during this centenary yoet. The Bishop thea treed the course of Methodism in America trom Phiip Babary. the Irieh missionary, and raid that the irieh Wesleyan Conference has ever continued to teud to America some of ite bri; et Lights in the M. Chureb on this Continent, many whom he When Dr, Scoit war here, he ascertainet nes of 24) Irwh ini in the itinerant this country, How getion, be asked, under which Amercan Methods ae to the Irieh Weeiey au Comerence! bagiiah speaking Methodiem is [rish Wealeyeniam the world over, SOof Romanem, As the liwh Lave spread Metuodiam, th are aiso 6 epreauing Komas throughout the th. ihe motives are thus iucieased and intevefied why the Liish people shoud be Coristianized anu Methouized. After the singing of another hymn, Bishop Simpron was introduced, After a fow preliminary remarks, he eaid be would discuss only two questions: What has Methodiam done What can Methodiem do? He then asked the a ce to turmtheir minas back lw years, forbe litt iting of mx pe this city, and then look magnificent ¢ es, the muliituces counect d with, and the wealth Lelouging to, the Methodist Church, For every biessing vouch sated to the people of trod, some memoria: was rained © commemorate the event. Thie wae frequently illustrated, But nations alo raise memorials o: great events in thelr bitory, and why abou not the Chuies of God in the pr nt day—and espec eily the Methouist cevonimeton? Io spesaing of Ireland, she Bubop reimed an inewent which | be beard in Ireisnd some ears o, An Englieoman who had een the Iakus of Killarney, tor the firet time, wae so struck floor and died In a few moments. Coroner Wildey will bold an inquest on the tody. BALL or Tue New York Lromr Gvarp, —The Annual Ball of Company A, Tist Regiment New York Light Guard, at the Academy of Music, last evenin, Po Pog ae! offair. = ous oo costumes eo in who were presen’ admiration of all, Dodworth's band furuished the muaic. THE COURTS. Ph Caren as Te Dav.—Sapreme Coart, , uit. a r lor the term. Superior ‘Goare Trin) Term.—Part 1 adjourned for the term. Part 2—Noe, 216, 1080, 1938, 2074, 2392, 2511, 2808, 2044, 2350, 9362, 2854, 2866, 3365, 2362. we Pleas, Trial Term,—Adjourned for the rm, CHARLES CHERRY Words and Deeds. | Mra ge Mr, Mercer, a¢ agent of the sbove mention d $300, ortly after placed ber beddin: u ‘= board, ohh wee val . Bhe alleges aleo that the tickets given her by Mercer are the etme se those ured by the A 8. &, Company, but that that company now repu 4 them; that in consideration of the receipt of money, Mr, Mercer agreed to farni if children fg | pessage and maintainance on tinental to Washington Territory, instead of doin which he left this port witheut her and many others whe bad « right to and carried her property with ont thie sult she claims @6W0 damages tor dete.- Non ith additional claims for the money paid and farnitare taken from her. On this affidavit an order gg | retuinabie yesterday, requir OR the Cotitornte, Tegon and Mezieo 8. 8. Company, to sbow cause why they should not be restrained from sarrendering certain proverty held by said Company and belonging to the New England Society; but the ae was postponed until Baturdey This case, 1eb, a8 sinted, i but the precursor of some fifty ethers, created considerable interest among the de- sorted fair ones, inany of whom declared that Mercer there!’ for Jeaving them be- the room of Hoboken Lodge, No. 86. F. & A. M.. rete, Feliow's Hall, in Hovok ied by the lady friends of the Lodge. A grand supper was soon set out, to which,the (nT were invited, and after the tables were cleared sway the balance of tne eveulng was devoted terpslcherean exer- ec 5 The farmer bef the house, and the deme shed Many tears alone, James now loitered over hie work, emd Jessie became idle, not from ‘ntention but abstraction—divided between the wise resotved to break off an engagement which her lover's father would mot sanction, and the new-eprang bope thes James would soon be in « position to reconcile bie father to anything he pleased. Thus the large farm snd the emall cottage were disturbed. In the meantime Char! not unmindful of his promise, p apheng ‘he next day's to his tather—e gentleman of trgh tenk but slender means—stating James Hodges's heroism, and hie desire to procure him a mtuation, He thought it was better not to aay he had promis un on’, a@ bis father might be displeased. He role to the farm and told James what he had douse is bie nsuel glowing languave, which confirmed the oung man in his distame for his occupation, and n his resolve to “bee gentlemen.’’ He certainly * “MARINE NEWS. Jan, 26, 8. rises, T 16; 8, seta, 6 10; High Water, 04 14 ARRIVED. STEAMSHIPS—City of Boston, from Queenstown; RK Cayier, New Orleans, ee rast Livcoell Alabama, New Urioans. 6HIPS—Dongias Castle, (of Glasgow,) Foo Chow; Tyro, Bordeaux, BAKKS—Diana, Bremen; Primo, Leghorn. BRIG—Amanda Joan, (British) Sydney, C Breton; Catherine, of Montreal, from Kingston, Jamaica; Union, Bt Btephens, NB. SCHOONERS—H Hastings, St Jobo, N B; Jeba, Zante; Pawaw, Provincotown; Roebuck, do, BELOW —One brig, anknown, Wind N. Case ov Crantrs 1, Conx®.—The habeas corpus ease of C. H. Coles came up again in the Suprem Court yesterday. Mr. Courteney presented the re- turn of Gen, Hooker in the above matter, to the purport that Charles 1. Coles was not and never had been ander his control or in his custody; that the rr soner was at Fort Lafayette, under the eontrol of ‘olone! Martin Burke, having been sent there by special orders from Washington. Counrel for the prisoner commented npoo the re- turn, Ihat Port Lafarette was in the Department of the Kast, under Cen. Hooker's control ; that Colonel Burke war his eubord!nace, and that the return wae falee and self-contradictory ; that noone could gain entrance in'o Fort Latayette withou’ s permit from General Hooker; that It waa generally known that he had control on every foot in bis Department, and that euch a return wae a mere evasion, Mr, Courteney repel'ed indignantly the imputa- tone on (en, Tlooke:, both as to thelr aubstance and form. He further raised the question as to tho ju risdietion of the Court, claiming the Fort was situat- ed in Kings county, aad that the writ should be brouaht there, Mr, Hewitt arened that the qnestion eonid not be fred. Gen, Hooker being a resident in the County New York, and the question being whether the prironer was restrained by and under the control of tien. Hooker, It did not metter where the prisoner onfined. Bealdee it had alrendy been dect ed a Juctice of the Enperior Court may issue this writ to any part of the & \e Justice Sutherland sta: that the proper coume of counsel wea totraverse the return, it being prima fac a cood answer to the writ, Mr, Lewitt etaied that he had drawn traveree, but the petitioner having left the court before sien- ing it, time would be required for the purpore of having It aigned and verified. Mr, Courtney also d ng the privileve of filing an ameuded retarn, the water vase acjourned to Februsty 34, the unended return and traverse to be filed in the meantime, Count or Grxerat Seastons —The following eases were dieposed of yesterday by Judge Russell: Michael Maddox was convicted of grand larceny,and sentenced to Siate Prison for five yours........ Charlee Wins- asa mean thing Mep ann Sivsn,—Yesierday was very dis- agreeable taken altogether, A drizzly rain setin early im the forenoon, which made walking any- thing but comfortable, and completely spoiled, for the present. the skating prospe te on the seversy ponds, The city conveyances, with double teams, dragged heavily and slowly through the slush, end ft was much » day aa might make aman of uneven temper morose and angry with the worl! and {ts mrroundings, But if, as people are taught to believe, everything is good jo its season, then the weather of yesterdsy may be as necessary as the softer and more agreeable sunshine of early @urmer, or the dry and bracing air of winter Toward evening the drizzling rain was superseded by indications of alight frost, which, however, did not sid pedestrjen locomotion to auy great extent, NAILROAD To THE Paciric—AvpRKeEss Br- pours Tas Caamnen or Comuance,—A special meet- ing of the Chamber of Commerce wan held yester- day afternoon, at which Lieut, Gov. Bross of Diinoia, delivered # lecture on the necesmty of developing the vast resources of the central portion of this continent. Too Late for Classification. wo but the pliant days of youth were and be had never been quick of apprehension. Inetead of continuing the zealous help to his father which the a man Laig ead he became listless and in attentive,setting a example to the or tion of bis family and to ee aboeeee unt afloct: ing the bearing and airs of a gentleman. erfectly unconscions of the miechief which hed arisen from his incautions promise, Charles Chen ry continued et Oxford gay, buoyant, und happy; for ® time the soul of a society which, notwith- standing bis wit aod popularity, bed begun to \ook upon his words with doubt, He waaone of the richest fellows, in Yate ‘m his particular col- lege ; there were few things he would not promise todo forevery one. His resaly tact assisted hits out of many « thoughtless engagement, but one or two of his exeuses were so shallow that they got ta'ked of and then laughed at by his companions + and when once a “clever fellow’? anda “witty fellow" gets laughed a, be sure his p.pularity is 3 a wane ; the jester is the last person to endure jos! Among others, he one morn! recelvod a letter from James Ho written in his best style and YSPEPTICS SHOULD TRY A BOTTL« of Dr. SMITH'S DYSPEPSIA ANNIHILATOR— it never tails in curing cases of long standing, if persevered with, Prepared and for sale at 46 Bouth Second #5., Williamebargh. Price $1 per bottle, 501 OR SALE CHEAP—A GOOD HORSE, suitable for cart or truck ; reason for selling, the owner got run over by a stage, in Broadway. eve 41 Mot! *t, in the liquor store. (THE WILD ROVER—A NEW WEEKLY MAGAZINE FOR THE PEOPLE. READY THURSDAY, JAN, 2. Flegantly priuted on the finest paper, and filled with Original Articles, Among them L’AFRIC AINE, OR, A BLAVE’S DEVOTION, From thie story that popular opera was taken, THE NAVAL TRAITOR, OR, TREASON ON THB MISSISSIPPI, A thrilling story trom the secret history of the rebeiilon, A TERRIBLE NIGHT. And a great verey of other original matter, NLY 10 CENTS. L, 10 C . THE CHEAPEST AND BEST. For eale by all news dealers, American News Company wholesale dealers, at Dow the war is over, it isthe #4 per annum. Address, best band, reminding him of his promise, telling duty of the people to inquire how we can best | with their beauty that be declaied if he was golax t? | low, pickpocket, plened guilty to grand larceny from JONES & HILL, him bow sled he would be of the mtuation, as hu develop the resources of our country. In company bora again, he would be born in “Old Lreisnd.” | the’ person, and was sentenced to Btate ‘Prison for | 276 82 Congr father and he bad totally disagreed,and urging mos at, Boston, Pub'ishers, “MISCELLANEOUS. Laughter.) He then aiuaded to the connectional a) stem of the church, of the iiterature and the eun day school svesem which, connecting it wi bh the chureb a @ part whereof, je a purely Methodi-tic idee with Bcbuyler Colfax last summer, he made an overland trip to ‘the Pacific coast. It is from such observations as he bad made in relation to the tour yous and sx mont sose. Aucuata Pontow, Charlee Rogers and Joho F rar, pleaded guilty to attempts at grand larceny, and were sente' to Htate Prison fortwo yearseach........ Oscar Haba strongly upon him the performance of what, though not unwilling to perform, he had quite torgottea, L, be could have Ven in this single instance, Pacific railroad thathe would speak. Mr. Bross | pie sissio sy) etem was them traced, tii sbOW- | beaded enilty to forgery in the 4th degiee, and was Wort's FAIR.—T GREAT PARIS | the results of bis well-intended but most ill advise. explanation of the topographical features | (uy uh nectional ides of Mevbodism. A 4 I ed words, they might have prevented the continu. Re Moantry over which ha pevianea railroad ie senlerenss. in Kurope ‘and in Asie and ip Atrica, with rewanded for sentence Expoa!Mow pre ance of ahabit eo largely at war with the truth and peace of society. Jessie's mother had died suddenly, and James, fluding thata relative in » distant part of the country wished herto reside with them, had prevailed u her, broken-hearted and alone in the world as she was, at once to unis her fate with bis, Theold farmer, siready pro- voked by his inattentive conduct, became #o angry at what he considered the duplicity of » private marriage—unauthorised as it was, for were under age—.hat he drove bis sou from beneath his roof; in this extremity James ajpliea to Charles Cherry, whose prowise, on which he still implicitly relied, had been the origin of his unsetiled state @ mund, making him discontented withan evupa- tion, which, though his natural indolence made him sometimes thhok irksome, he would bave bees more than content w follow, Charles, despite his unfortunate habit, was kind and generous when under the impulse of feeling! and bis face flushed with self-reproach while he re mewbered he bad never given aught but words in returu for the service he had received, He drew out hie purse; it contained five pounds, Ii every one had been ten, he could not have kept al) the promises of payment hebad made througb tLe Pouce Ixre.iicence.—The Robbery of @ Bank Messenger.—Samuel B, Terry, the messenger of the Farmer and Citizens’ National Bank of Williams burgh, who wae robbed at the corner of Beekman and William streets on tho 10th inet., made an affidavit yesterday before Justice Ledwith against George Boyle and David Schiff who were arrested a few days ago by Detective Bhangle, of the 1ith Precinct, on suspicion of having committed the robbery, The boy save the satchel contained $12,000 iu money and #40.000 in benk checks. Terry positively identified Borce as the man whe robbed im, and beiieves that Schiff wason the cart at the time, Both prisoners were committed for examina. tion, None of the y has been recov The Child Killed by @ Butcher's Cart.—Yesterday, Coroner Wildey beld am inquest on the bedy of Johanna Moore,a girl eight years of age, who died from injuries received on Wednesday afternoon, by having 2, as announced in yesterday's Sc, run over ai the coroer of Chatham Square and Tryon Kow, by a butcher's cart driven by Michael Mitchell. ‘The jury found a verdiet that the «irl came to her dea being rum over by the carelessness of Michael Mitcheil,and the jury censured said Mitchell for driving atso rapids rate th b the streets of accused to multpled con ereuoes in Amesics, proclaims, in Joudest tones, the great motto of Wealy, “The world is our patirh.” In tne educaonal system of the church alone was the connections ides ignored, but it is proposed now in this centen- ary yearto a't.ch them moe dieely and closely tothe other insitunons of the Church, And this rejuires mouey, Ibe programme intended to be cai ried out by the Ce: ry Commitee, in relation to the educational institu'es of the chureh to be ers tai lished, was (ben detailed, Aud whiie mMethoaiats should not give the leas to the institutior aiready existing, the Bishop pleaded moet earnestly tor the jund tor estebiisning the bew inetisutions pro; for this centenary year, Addresses were then made by Rev. Drs. Stevens and McClintock, A collection was taken up, aad the audience dismissed with the benediction, Cuanrry Batt,—The Charity Ball for the benefit of the Nursery and Childs’ Hospital, will take place at the Academy of Music, on Monday exening, Jan. 20h. From the preparations made and making, 1 will be one of be most brilliantand fashionable affairs of the season, Its pecuniary torun, Between the Rocky Mountains there are yatural passes through which the railway can run. Buffaloes and other beasts crves over these passes, There now remains only @ little over one bun- dred miles to complete the line to the valley of the Piatte; baving reached that point there is a level tract of five hundred miles, over which # road can be easily constructed. The route thence will be through the South Pass, or Bridger's Pasa, to eecommodate Colorado terrto- ry and Balt Lake, The cost of building the road over the Bucky Mountains, in the opinion of the epesker, would not be as expensive or difficult as ‘wee the construction of the Ponnsylvania or Erie Railroad. On reaching the bierra Nevada moun- tains the ascent would be greater, an elevation of ood a feot bavi oat tenn eat is much wood al 6 pl route, eos! at Halt Lake and in the Colorads mountains. There are now two companies which bave been euiborized by the goverument, One begins at the Pacific, coming, east; and the other begin- ning st Omaha, going west, until the two rosde . Both of thes: routes bave been taken uncer the special protection of Congress, The cou- jem have been Cab ophphd a $82,000, and 1867, HE MECHANICS, RODUCEKS, NEEKS, ARCHITECTS, ARTISTS, i AND SCIENTIFIC AND EDUCATIONAL ORGANIZA- TIONB OF THE UNITED STATES, Orrice ov THR UniTep STATES AGENCY oF oH nj AP- Exposition, No, 6 Spruce at, Tribune Build) and No, 40 Park Kow, Times Wenn New Yor BEEN THE UNDERSIGNED, HAVIN POINTED by the Geeretary of Biase to the above- named Agency, ing desirous of the co-operation of bis country inen in his efforts to make as compete, interesting and cieditabie as possible the representa- tion of our country at the Great Exhibition, adopts this method ot conveying te them information and uggestions upon the su! In each section ed wo exhibitors of the United Btates, the objects bised will be divided into ten the city, Coroner Wildey requir 400 « mile to construct road, according to | success js already Snsurr d, the sale of boxes alone ge #1,000 ball to awaits the action the Grand af $—Furniture and other household i Sonus Sean tteiaeed toe dasene Pe cnnigeeedl b Merrang ey ragged layi eng nen having already paid the wholeexpenses, As bigh | 9": Stent 4—Clothing, (including cloths) other | do bim far more good than seuding hp e *paluy A Safe Blewn Open by Burglare.—The pork packing establishment of Wm. D, (iregory, Nos. 175 and 177 First ave, was entered by burglars early qemenaay morning, whe drilled hole ia the door ot he safe and blew it open with gunpowder, The explosion was heard by Officer Flynn, of the 17th Precinct, who immediately ran to spot, but the burglars made their escape without securing any plander. A young man named James Clark, who was seen lounging about the premises, was arrested on suspicion of having been concerned im the burglary, and Justice Shaudley commitied him ior examination, A Po.weman Stabbed.—George Irving was yestor- day arrested on « charge of having committed a felonious assault on Kichard Moore, of the Ninth Precinct. It is charged that the prisoner and officer Moore quarreled in the liquor store of James Hoey, No, 65 Righth aveaue, and that during the fracas Irving stavbed Moore several times in the head and face, inflicting severe injuries, Justice Dodge com - Moore . mitted irving t prison so await the result of injuries, Discovery of Burglare’ Tools in @ Railroad Depot, Officer McConnell, of the Twentieth Procinct, on Wednesday night discovered « suspicious looking bag in the geutiomen's sitting room of the Hadson K. RK, Depot, corner of 30th street and Broadway. It was taken to the Station-house amd examined, when it was tound tocoutain «@ drilling machine, chisels, Jimmeys, picks and other implemens used by bur- glare io vreaking open sates, lt is not known wo whom the artices be.onged, Theft of a Horse and Wagon.—Yesterday morning officer Stellyes, of the Twenty-eighth Precinct, arrested Richard Abbot, at the corner of Broome as $100 have been paid for » private box for the occasion. “Brancn’s Resurnecrion.’’—Tho irrepres- mble Btephen bas gone out of the peanut and candy business, and resumed his position as editor end proprietor of s 10x44 inch sheet with the above title, The firss number contains ‘The History of the World in» Nutshell," Governor Fenton's “Pardon,"’ and an eu on Horace Groeley, “whose soul,"’ Brepben a, “will go straight to Heaven,” while the souls of others whom he names will take “circuitous routes," Hatta anv How fo Keep It.—A more interesting subject for an evening lecture could hardly be be chosen than the sbove, which will be thoroughly discussed by an eminent physician, this evening, at the Hall, 206 Eighth Avenue, near @let street. As the lecture is free and for the benefit of workingmen and women. there should be » large number present. Tue STeamsirr Ristxo StaAr,—This beau- tiful specimen of naval architecture was open for inspection yesterday at Pier 46, N.R. She meas- ures 2,800 tons, bas three decks adinirably arranged for stowing away cargo. Her dimensions are $15 feet long, 44 feet wide, aid 3iJg fees deep. The accommodations for cabin and other passenge: are hardly excelled on any abip afloat. Bhe iso of the N. ¥Y. Mail Steamship Co.'s vessels plying between this city aud New Orlea: ba iri eerie hand wrought products rou) Mining, roug! wi lp seditou 6—Instruments and processes of the mechan- Group T—Food, fresh and preserved, in its various states. Group 8—Live agricultural products and Group 9—Nataral horsicultural pesebiedy py youre mens. Group 10—Objecte especially exhibited for tho pur- pose of improving the physical aud moral condition of tbe population, Applicants will please indicate in a note appended to the appl cation : 1, Lt ts is desiied to exhibit machines or other ob- jects requiring toundations or special copstractions, «ive the dimensions of those foundations or construc: permission to raise an equal amount by loans, for which « first mortgage can be given. The corpo- retion can easily raise the money, and the people ebould demand of the companies that they cum- plete the road as soon as money aud labor can complete t. Mr, Bross gave au interesting sketch of the agriculiura! and mincral resources of the Poecifie Biates, Colorado alone, if the Pacific rail- road is completed, will furnish gold enough to pay off the national debt. Montanaand Idaho are also fabulously rich in gold and silver, All shat ie uired to develope those treasures is to construct @ Pacific railway. Mr. Low than spoke in feeling terms of the recent Geaths of Messrs, Boorman and De Forrest, after which the meeting adjourned. Tas Fexiaxs,—The Central Council of the Union Square party have transacted alarge amount of business, snd are still in session. The Military end Naval bureaus are composed of officers who have secon service and are willing and anxious to mrike » blow for thelr native laud. Aj! the official sppointments have been made aud confirmed, Orders for bonds it was stated have been coming fo Topi y curing Noe last few days. Agencies are eoout to lished in all the principal cities and towns throughout the country. There was an equal amount of activity displayed by the Senate officials and mewbers, and on yesier- uay Co}, Roberts and Gen, Bweeney started on their jocturing wur, which wiil embrace all the Western ead South Western Bistes They were to speak five pounds,” Under ordinary circumsiances. the lester, Like many o.ters, would bave beon throws on one bus bis :onacience picked Lim even to pain ; and he rej lied that in three wonths Par- Lament would meet, bis father and himself would be in London, aud that, woven ov the spo, he would 4 matters in such a train thathe (Jamos Hodges) would be certaim to ob ain what had been promis- ed. He did more, With the same pen be also wrote to his faser, soliciting certaim «llowances which be had been expecting, concluding with « P. 8. that he earvesily hoped bis tsther would re- member wat he bat said be would look out a situ. auon for the fine fkow who had saved his life, aud to whom he had been able, as yes, 1o oiler posing but thanks, To this letter he received, in due time, a reply— aleoin a P.S.—tbat he was worn out by the words of the peuple at the War Ottice, jor that bis Lrosber had not yet gos bis cornuission ; and that he ougot to heve managed to do something at once for we farwer bimeel!, and not *palmeu” the persou ap- on him. Both father and son had the same * pro- mising"” quality, and yet were severe in their censures Upon each other; for each suilered from the other's fault. les Cherry andRichard Raymond were not as constantly together as they had been in the days of earlier acquaintance. Richard's steady 1ore- thought, his ceeds without words, were perpesmal reprvofs to the careless and brilliant Charies. Aud he grieved so mu’b st the undermining of Coaries’s repuses.on, ¢ven amOugsl those who iaugued noes joudly es bie wit, that both young men rather avoided than sought each other'’scompany. Young tions, 2. If it Is desired to exhibit apparatus requiring the employment of water, of gas or of steam, what quan- Ey. or what pressure of water, or gas, or steam, will 8. Lf it is desired to pat machynery in motion, what will be th joclty proper to each machine, and what motive power will be required, expressed is horse- wer. pear. mere neem rib, n ing of the machin wherever ry pan upon a fixed wale. It is apprehended that individuals may not fully appreciate the importance of providing a complee representation of the great staples and the crud agricultural and minera! productions of their Stave and he submits the expediency of causing some competent person to be instructed in each State to cause to be collector, leneled and forwarded to the specimens of the character indica: ps Riga be reserved, sotaeha tag No rem will be char to exhibitors, whether } space : Raymond, however, bad nus joss sight of James; Jamt eveaing in Troy. es and Clark streets, having In his possesion a horse er hed hay ey! we and Seemcilae ee ye he heord of his disooniens and subsequently of bis ‘ Barrist Sunpay SCHOOL UNION.—A large | and wagon, which had been siolen. ‘he wagon be- | either in the Palace ‘of the Kxpodtion or the Park; | having so ser.ously displeased his .etuer; but « CONVERSION OF St, Pavi,—Yesterday this and highly influential meeting of Bepuste was | cefin (rom ia iron of ba 2 Broome ne street, fo ve will be paid by them, couversation Le Leid witu him led to the conviction fosiival wea celebrated in all the Catholic and Protestant Episcopal Churches throughout the city, This remarkable event by which the groat- est persecutor of the Christian Church became its greatest Apostle, is related in full in the 9sb chap- ter of the Acts of the Aposiles, Tue Case OF THE STEAMER Meteor seized by the Government as a Chilian privateer, still re waive as reported yesterday. The owners will not bond her, nor take any further steps to free ber, preferring to demand the full measure of damages or iMegal seizure and detention by the Govern- mout, The libel is returable next Tucslay, at which time the case will proceed to its regniar trial, CSNTENARY OF AmmnicaAN Mermopism,— Tho first of a series of pubiic meetings to further the objects of the Centenary Committee of the Genoral Conference, was held last eveuing in St, Paul's M. E. Chureh, commer Fourth avenue and 22d sireet, The Church was erowded iu every part, standing room rcarcely to be had, A large number of the City pes tors and prominont officials being presout also, The jion, Senator Harlan, of lowa, Secretary of the In terior, presided, A list of vice.presidents and secre: taries, embracing nearly every church in the Con, ference, was read by Rev, Dr. Crooks, after which the Old Hundred was sung, and prayer offered by Kev, Dr, Durbin, Seocwtary Harlan then made an opening address, detailing the objects of the meeting, and the ressons to Hienry Leonard, of 59 Mote street, and was stolen from hie stable the previous Bight. Justice Dodge committet Abbot for trial without bail. He is « native of Massachusetts, and $4 years of age, that, until he bad practical proof of the iallacy of mere words, bis maud bad become too usseiled to return to bis former labour, or indewd to do any+ thing bus dream of the future. ‘Yoree or four munths Lad passed since James Hodges bad heard from M:, Cuaries Cherry, The London season bad filled she streets with ita usual throng of idleness sua occupation, aud the Park —tor fasbionables only recognize the existence of one, except on levee aud drawing-room daye—-was full aud gay. ** How Go you expect # gentleman to be at home at this our of the aternoon?"’ inquired « servant of @ young man who bad anxicusly asked for bis young master; “surely every geutieman at this e of day is either iu whe Park or at tusclub,"* “When | calied in this worming, you said he was not up," said the strunger, “Why, of course, How could you fancy Mr, Charies could be wp ab sen o’ciock?"’ + What time tie evening will be be at home?'* **No time as all,"" be repiied rudely, + Did you tell bitn my nawe—James Hodges?" +O. cowrse did, if you lefs it; auding, in @ muttering voice, “ail you seem to have to leave.” Aud shen he banged tue door, James became ueudly pale, and leaned against « pillar of the ssately porcu: “My Gud!" be said unconsciously, "is it possible thas ali bis words ge nothing?" ot Fy bad ele woul! they go for?" exclaimed » thin sharp-eyed sharp-featured manius thread- bare suit of rusty black, who had, unperceived by James, been standing behind bim during his brief eouversauon with thefootman, ‘*Whatelse dao you expect his words or any of their Worusto ge lor, but nothing? Sell them for nothing, and you are @ joser—jou lose your time, | Lave been starving upon sheeluer man's words of prom.se those sen ) ears,anu I Kuow shey wil never Lefunil. ed; and youl come here every season to Lear tuew 1epesteu—jUs. an & chilu ruus atier @ buvble: » kuowe itcan'scatch i) aud yet sbruns. Ly uae grown a custom with me to knock ab this door, hnough f am ns ley on ; bub T cavou bin sometines, and while be speaks 1 wink be meansio do—his wove isso geutie, sud He words are so boneyou; * they Used so reach my Heart once, thouga now they go uo furtuer tuan my ear. Bull my ear de sirce \o hear suew, and ev come; the very kuock. er kuows me, «nu ses close; Dut it is an evil bavi, aud youare young enough WO got rid of iy, 1 shougus I readeret service 10 more shan he, und have Leen repaid bY words—ied 1410 & f001"s parm held at the Broadway Tabernacle yesterday after- noon, to hear the report of the Committee ordered at a previous meeting to prepare a Constituuon for the proposed Union, and to consider the propriety of having a yeery meeting instea', as favored by some, The meeting was engaved in onsidering sections of the Constitution, as reported by the Committee, The third section was referred back with the following endment: ‘lve object of the Association 6 be to assist the Sunday Bebools in attaining the highest degree of etficienc fu teaching the holy scriptures as B.ble truth taught in the churcoes supporting these schools " Boargp or ALDERMEN—INCREASING TUE Pay or City Lavongas.—The Board of Aldermen met yesterday, A resolution was laid over in- creasing the pay of laborers employed in street paving and parks to three dollars per day,— Adjourned, Ronert Bunye,—Yesterday (January 25th) was the 97tb anniversary of the birthday of ‘auld Producem who ly for room in the park, and pose to establish there constructions of any kind, or agricultural buildings, or garde’ will take care to give « pian, with aecale of the esta ehment proposed with an indication of the extent of ground w will be necessary. Due notice will be gtven to applicants as to the acceptance or rejection of their appilcations, If ac- cepted, the appicants will have until January 31, BOT. jo Rrepare and transport their specimens to ew Yor! Detailed plans, on the scale of 0m.020 to the meter, showing the place assigned to each exhibitor, an each indiviaual mode of eximbiting, together with » list of the exhibitors, will be transmitted by the Government Agent priorto Jan, 21, 1560, in order that the Imperial Commission may regulate the interior partitions of the building im accordance with the requirements of thie nation, Each nation ean olaim, as ite special park, that part of the Champs de Mars screlnt the space allotted to it im the Palace of the Exposition. To prevent unnecessary trouble, it should be under- stood that it isa primary object to make the repre- sentetion of the United States as Complete as possible in all the grouv enumerated below, aid thas it will therefore fe necessary to elect representative artic es in every group, rather than secept an excess in any one, In order to secure the universality of character above indicated, it le suggested that In each city or neighborhood, those classes of manufacturers, artl- sans, and others who produce articles for very general consumption, should, without any colsy. agree among use or thomeeclves as to the specimens for which space should be gpplied 4 Hvery effort should be made to bring forward new and useful mechanical inventions, combinations and fabrics ; and pains shouid be taken to have all articles peatly ahd thoroughly finished and prepared for exhi- tron, ‘The selections of products will be limited in quan- tity to the erea they are to occupy; butin variety and character tiey should comprise afull and fair repre- th tion of American products, industry, arte and ecience, mBrooklyr, THe Great Fine,.—The destruction of the Atlantic White Lead Works at the foot of Gold street and Hudson avenue, on Wednesday night, involved @ loss of about $250,000, Insurance, $210,000, GoNzALE8 AND SALVADOR, convicted of the murder of Otero, are to be arraigned before the Kings County Court of Oyer and Terminer, on Saturday morning, for sentence, Masonic Surprise Party,—While Cassia Ledge, 445, F. & A, M4 was in session, on Wednes- day evening, an vousual alarm wae heard at the outer door, The Chaplain, Mr, McKillop, went out- side to see what was the matter, when be found the ‘Tyler in the hands of the Philistines, in the abape of Scotia's bard,’ Robert Burns, ge hu ndred jledies, who immediately seized on the Tue Skvenra Reoment BALt,—The Com- eretian pt Brag iy OY gators wast go f 4 . | bands of music, together with sundry ets, demi- mittee of Arrangements met on Wainesday even: | ine de. The Chaplain instantiy caused the door ing and decided that the number of tickets to be | to be opened, and in @ neat speech informed the wold should b lunited to sixteen hundred, The Tenant ie, BiB. Davin MG eeiere, ene oer Committee have detormined that the Academy of | ously closed the Lodge--welcomed the ladies, and the Muaic shall not be uncomfortably crowded, entire hody surrendered. rare tables were loaded . .—About balf-past six o' , , | with every delicacy of the sesson, and after the Frres,—About bal!-past six o'clock yesterday collation dancing was commenced, aud was kept up morniug a fire occurred in the junk shop of Lynus | till daybreak, a O'Conner, No, 6 Clark street, basements. Damarye Jersey City to stock, $800; imeured for #500,.....,.At five : ‘ 7 . o'clock a fire was «discovered on the first floor of A Berrer OBSERVANCE OF THE SABBATH. which called i together, Hr then contrasted the | the disillery of Eb! ling & Brothers, 56.0 street, | —A public meeting by co-operation of all the church, position and standing of the several nations of the | betw oe Sephh 900 Ble a avenues, The Sawes | os, was held lastevening in the Wayne «treet Re- world, and showed that the wealth and power of | *presd rajidly, ant won the eutire building was | formed Duich Charch, Jersey City, in behalf of the the world was i the hands of the Christian Le eee ee ete ae neeurest 1a erersl | beter observance of the Sabbath, at which Hon, B, nations, A motive, and a most powerful one, was ned Honry dap pe : 4 i thus given to make greater efforts to civilize and ae ne o} Felnan was berly, burned, aod we prensa aie tates ne Yoadlug ef Chrisiiauize mankind, ‘the congregations r ie resi 1a Weel Pbirty-pinth De. Matnson, Rev. ?. D, van Cleer peuted iu the meeting last pi: bt he thought, numn- street, where be lies in a very dangerous | ‘a committee appointed at an informal dered about one million Me hodists, and, throughout | #te.... ... About nine o'clock % evenive, | meeting of citizens, read @ report m which they the Unios, the devomination ey walled about one- | & fire was d sovvered im the kindling-wood factory | suggest the appointment of ® permanent Sabbath seventh of the whole Ange his city being the | of Mossra Deecks de Veltford, No. 800 Fast 18th | Committee similar to that in New York; also the representative of the wealth and intelligence of the | girect. Dame to wood and sheds $8,000 ; in- | adop ion of a memorial to be presented to the Com- id woulf Re selled won to iy mee iberelly sured for 7000. The fire is sup)oeed to have | mon Council, asking thas boey 0 enforce the law Ride ante of De, hep is danition Ay ay teria | been Findled by design. The Marshal bas the | fé/sting to the Bunday liquor tr ote, Joterest }3 compliance with a request made through our Minister at Paris, the time jor filing applications from she United Biates hes been so tar extended that all which reach the undereigued before the let of Janu oy next will be in season, When examined and con- sidered, the decision will be duly made known, Parties wishing to exhibit, are requested to apply immediately \o the undersigned for correct forms of gvplication and instructions, inclosing postage stamps for reply. Articles accepted should be delivered at New ) ork prior to January 31, 1507. Articles accepted will be shipped from New York to Paris pnd returned at Government nee, if the : expected necessary action of Congress obtains. 4, apd led outoi it by star fdred. (houses f kineee . rhs deover one matter under investigation. the Nes Tate sehen Ce Dr; chad, deoraiany a Forfurther particulars, address have what poor paaee-punvere Some \¢;" be te mae sora amtuponm and the Methods | Suppex Darn iN 4 SALOON., — Jobn W Sore, after which the mesting, welek wie CP Lt i OS ee eee Reign eThave for the past century, would be Inarus O'Brien, of Fors Hamilton, while conversing with | ‘**sely atten . Agent OUTED: pees *...? like one Reti-ereees bv the lon of the earth, for wh a friend in the “House of Lords," @ saloon at the Hroues Apmittep to Bart, — James thav aBould naw eee thst auiple means were provided. | cornes of Houston aud Crosby streets fell to the | Hughes, of sg fiw of Allen, Hughes & Riley, lave and No, #0 Park Row, Now York (Te be Continmedy