THE PRESS, PUBLISHED DAILY (SUNDAYS BXCEPTED), BT JOHN W. FORNEY. OFFICE, No. IJ.I SOUTH FOURTH STBEBT. TBS DAir.Y PRESS, Fifteen Cb>*ts payable tothe CarriQrl Mailed to Subscribers out of,the City at Seven Dollars Pee Annum, These Dollars and Fifty Cents for Six Months, One Dollar and Seventy-five Cents for Thebe Months invariably in advance for the time or dered. ... Advertisements inserted at the usual rates. Six dines constitute a square. THE TRI-WEEKLY PRESS, Mailed to subscribers out of the City at Four Dollars <?br Annum* in advance. * ' WATCHES AND JEWEI.RY. LARK ' S , 609 CHESTNUT STREET,'’ 5 Tfi the cheapest place in the city to buy iGOLD or PLATED JEWELRY, SILVER-PLATED *#ARE, PHOTOGRAPH ALBUMB, POCKET-BOOKS. "TRAVELLING BAGS, &c. . , . . ' - Call and examine our Block before purchasing eise ’following is a ’partial list of goods which we are 'railing from 20 to 100 -per cent, less than at any other es- PITCHES. • ’ SYRUP-PITCHERS. CKB AM PITCHERS. SUGAR BOWLS. BUTTER COOLERS. GOBLETS. . CUPS. CASTORS. WAITERS. CAKE BASKETS. CARD BASKETS. • SALT STANDS. TOBACCO BOXES. NAPKIN RINGS. PRUiT KNIVES. TABLE SPOONS. DESSERT SPOONS. TEA SPOONS; <J3UGAR SPOONS. . 'SALT SPOONS. DINNER and TEA PORKS. . s BUTTER. KNIVES. OYSTER-LADLES. <3RAVY-LADLES. ♦SETS IN GREAT VARIETY. BRACELETS. >BREAHT*PINS. - CHATALAINE CHAINS. ..w ..GUARD CHAINS. MEDALLIONS. ♦ ‘ • OHARMB. ' THIMBLES. •RINGS.- ' 3GOLDPENS. GOLD PENCILS. GOLD TOOTH PICKS. GENTS’ PINS, beautiful style#* •GENTS'CHAINS. ** “ •SLEEVE BUTTONS, “ *' SSTUDB. . ARMLETS. NECK CHAINS. POCKET-BOOKS. ■ TRAVELLING BAGS. ALBUMS. . - , CIGAR CASES. CARD OASES, &c. • 3 ■ . . . •OaU early and the largest and cheapest stock &C goods in'tyc city. • D. W. CLARK'S, 60» CHESTNUT STREBT. WATCHES 1 WATCHES! AMERICAN WATCH COMPANY, GOLD : AND SILVER WATCHES. PQHFAOTTO SAXESBOOM CORNER EIGHTH AND CHESTNUT ST. I: B. MASTER, AGENT. These watches have now been in use over twelve years. And* for ACCURACY, DURABILITY. AND. RELIABILITY, •In eveiy conceivable -manneri have proved themselves .to be the most satisfactory’time-pieces ever offered to the -.public. - ' This result has been brought about by a strict appli cation of mechanical science to the construction of the cratch from its very inception, rendering • it, when vanished, * 3VIATHEDIATIOALLY CORRECT .In all its proportions, and necessarily as perfect a time keeper as it is possible to make. . The Company have tested their Watches. In many In stances, by actual daily noting, and the result of: this test has been'that they have exhibited a rate equalin -regularity to the best marine chronometer. • We Invite attention to the LADIES’, WATCHES, elaborately finished,and, thinner than any we have heretofore produced, with several improvements calcu lated to secure thegreatest accnrady of performance, and >to prevent the usual accidents and derangements to 'Which foreign watches are liable. myls-lm A watches, JUST RECEIVED PER STEAMER EUROPE. GOLD WATCHES, LADIES’ SIZES, OP NEW STYLES. SILVER ANCRBS AND CYLINDRES. GILT ANOBES AND CYLINDBEB. PLATED ANCRES AHD CYLINDBES. JorSale aiLow Katas totbe Trade, by ©VtTpratt, oot OHtttfrwPT oT-msgrr ~~ Jgs FINE WATOH REPAIRING* &3k ■ 'attended to, by the most experienced workmen, ■and exerr watch warranted for one rear. . , t ••• O. RUSSELIi, M North SIXTH Street. VULCANITE JEWELBY.—JUST BE t. celved. 'a liandßoma assortment ofCkatelain and Teat Chains, &c./and for sale at very low mHpar • • ‘ Gr KU »j 8 North SIXTH Street. Importer and Wholesale Dealer in J. O. FULLER, FINE WATCHES AND JEWELRY, No; tl» CHESTNUT Street, (Up-stairs, opposite Masonic Temple,) 'Has now open a . _ LARGE AND COMPLETE STOCK. —■ ' EMBRACING . m HOWARD :Ss CO.’S PINE AMERICAN WATHES, “'COLD CHAINS. GOLD SPECTACLES, THIMBLES, Aini ‘ TINE JEWELRY OP EVERY DESCRIPTION. -piy27-tan22 •, , J 0. EULEEB’S FINE GOLD PENS. THE . BEST PEN IN USE, : fob SALE IN AI.X, SIZES. my2S-3m Jj?-INE GILT COMBS ' IN EVERY VABIETT. S IMITATIONS OF PEAKI. AND OOKAL, J. O. FULLER; -No. US* CHESTNUT Street. mya-8m BINGS. A'fall assortment, all sizes and styles. J. O. FULLER, No. Tia CHEST SBT Street. mvM-Sm MUSICAL BOXES. 5 -fN SHELL AND ROSEWOOD OASES, i ik 6'e a i y ol£ g J rom 1 j ap4 - i 38* CHESTNUT Street, below fourth f ICT CARPETS AND OIL-CLOTHS. } QIL CLOTHS AND WINDOW SHADES. OARRIAGE, TABLE, STAIR, AND FLOOR OIL. CLOTHS, ' EN COTTON AND LINEN FABRICS, {QUALITY AND STYLE UNSURPASSED. WINDOW SHADES, comprising every variety op NEW and ORI. GINAL DESIGNS, PLAIN and OBNAMBNTAL. These Roods will he sold to Dealers and Manufacturers at-prices muoh belcnothe present price of stock. THOMAS POTTER, MANUFACTURER OF OIL CLOTHS AND WINDOW SHADES, 839 ARCH Street, Philadelphia, and 49 CEDAR and 95 LIBERTY Streets, New York. ! tnyl2*2ni r | JJ, ® M O V A L . J. T. DELACROIX, £ 'iiaa removed ills STOCK OF CARPETINGS, I J?rom 47 South FOITETH Street, to his I W 33 W STORE, } No. 37 SOUTH SECOND STREET, im,.. he offer, to-his old customer,, and pnrohaMri SeMriuy.Tl.AßaE AND DESIRABLE STOCK OP CJ A EPB TIN Or a , -u nodes, and boot known make,. . «SIL CLOTHS, MATTINGS; AND WINDOW SHADES. WHOLESALE AND RETAIL, AT THE LOWEST PRICER J. T. DELACROIX, No. 87 SOOTH SECOND STREET. aboye Chestnut, mhd’Sm GAS FIXTURES, dec. ARCH STREET. O- A. VAN KIRK A OO.] kasvfaoturers oy ohandbliebh AND OTHER GAS FIXTURES. Also, French Bronie Figures and Ornamente.Poreelala «ad Mica Shades, and a variety of FANCY GOODS, WHOLESALE AND BET AIL. neai. Mil and examine rood*. dolS-ly U. g, INTERNAL REVENUE. FOR THE SALE OF UNITED STATES TAX 7JJNAAAL STAM p Sf No #7 South THIRD Street, first door aboye Chestnut. A fnU supply of all kinds of TAX STAMPS constantly on hand, and for sale In quantities to amt. ■ A liberal discount allowed on amounts of WO and up. <wazde. Orders by Mall promptly attended to. Office Hours from 9 A. M. to OP. M. JACOB E. BIDGWAY, Ae9-0e 10 Jfo. S 7 South THIRD Street VOL. 6 -NO. 256. SPRING OTIIXINERY. g T K A W HATS, MEN; AND ROYS, LATEST STYLES, LOWEST PRICES, WOOD & CARY, No. 725 CHESTNUT STREET, Also, display the largest stcck of Straw, Faney, Lace, Leghorn, and ('hip Bonnets: Children's and Misses' Hats, Straw Caps, etc., Flowers, .nod Ribbons. WOOD & CARY. ■ My27-tje7 • ■ '' jP MILLINERY GOODS: M. BERNHEIM, No. 726 CHESTNUT STREET, Has just Received DRAB, BUFF, AND WHITE RIBBONS, IN ALL WIDTHS DRAB, CUFF, AND WHITE ENGLISH CRAPE. BONNET SILKS TO MATCH: A FRESH LINE OF FRENCH FLOWERS. CALL AT No. 726 CHESTNUT STREET. STRAW GOODS, 1863. FRENCH FLOWERS, LACES AND RIBBONS, OF THE LATEST FASHIONS, JUST OPENED AT THOS. KENNEDY <fi BRO.’S, No.* T 99 CHESTNUT Street, below EIGHTH. - • • ap3-2m GENTS' FURNISHING GOODS., 1 AND 3 N. SIXTH STREET, PHILADELPHIA. JOHN C. ARRISON, (FORURRTjY J. BURR MOORS, > IMPORTER AND DEALER IN GENTLEMEN’S FURNISHING GOODS, / MANUFACTURER OF. THE IMPROVED WRAPPERS. COLLARS, SATISFACTION GUARANTIED, my22-toc4 OQO ARCH STREET. FINE SHIRT AND WRAPPER DEPOT. : AH ELEGANT ASBOHTMKNT OF , GEITf B ’ FTRNISHING GOODS, ■*- ■ AT MODERATE PRICES. . FOon-i»iniMinMS_AWARDED FOR SHIRTS, WRAPPERS, AND STOCKS. G.- A. HOFFMANN. Bnoooaaor io Vi* rVi*- KlNlGli'l* 606 AJECH STBEET. 606. Q.EORGE GRANT’, HO. 610 CHESTNUT STREET, . Has now ready A. LARGE AND COMPLETE STOCK GENTS’ FURNISHING GOODS, of Ills own importation and manufacture. - Hie celebrated " “ PRIZE MEDAL SHIRTS,” manufactured under tlie superintendence of* - JOHN i\ TAGGERT, (FORMERLY OF OLDENBERG & TAGGERT,) are the most perfect-fitting Shirts of the age. 49** Orderß promptly attended to. mh26-thstuSni QLD ESTABLISHED SHIRT, STOCK, AND COLLAR EMPORIUM, NO. 146 NORTH FOURTH STREET. CHARLES L- ORUM GO. Are. prepared to execute’all orders for their celebrated make of Shirts, on short notice, in-the most satisfactory manner/ These Shirts are cnt by measurement, on sci entific principles, and Burpaßs any other Shirt forneat ness of fit on the Breast , comfort in the Neck, and ease on the Shoulder. . aplS-stuthSm. ■C'INB SHIRT MANUFACTORY. X? The subscriber would invite attention to his’ IMPROVED CUT OF SHIRTS, Which he makes a specialty in his Also. con* '‘“‘VoVELT&S FOR GENTLEMEN’S WEAR. J. W. SCOTT, GENTLEMEN’S FURNISHING STOEB, . No. 814 CHESTNUT STREET, . Four doors below ths Continental. DRUGS AND CHEMICAtS, ROBERT SHOEMAKER & GO., Northeast Comer FOURTH and RACE Street*. PHILADELPHIA. WHOLESALE DRUGGISTS, IMPORTERS AND DEALERS FOREIGN AND DOMESTIC WINDOW AND PLATE GLASS, JU.NUFACTURSRB OF WHITE LEAD AND ZINC PAINTS. PUTTY. *O. ABBOTS FOR TEH OKI,EE RATED FRENCH ZINC PAINTS. Dealer! and consumer, supplied at VERY LOW PRICES FOR CASH. ahB-3ip *- HARDWARE AND CUTLERY. j^AKDWARE. CLOSING OUT AT OLD PRICES, The Stock of a WHOLESALE HOUSE, comprising a LARGE ASSORTMENT OF ALL KINDS OF GOODS. *37 MARKET and 416 COMMERCE Streets. my2fl-lm ..... _ PCKSITIIRE, *«. P U R NIT U RE. A LARGE ASSORTMENT, W. A J. ALLEN <& BROTHER, CIABINET FURNITURE AND BlL yy LIARD TABLES. MOORE A CAMPION, No. 961 South SECOND Street. in connection with their extenslre Cabtnetdraslnese, art low manufacturing a superior article of BILLIARD TABLES, And Wave now on hand a full supply, finished With the \IOOBE «t CAMPION’S IMPROVED CUSHIONS, Which are pronounced hr all who have used them to be ■nnerior to all others. * ’ . For the auality and finish of these Tables, the maun iketnrere refer to their numerous patrons throughout the SniS” whoie fluniliar with the character or their work. inll9 - 0m enfi GOLDTHORP & CO., GOA Manufacturers of ■. „ * Tassels, Cords, Fringes, Curtains, and Furniture Gimps, Curtain Loops, Centre Tassels. Picture and Photograph Military and Dress Trimmings, Ribbons Neck Mes, No. MABKET Street T XJ 0 K. E B’S PATENT SPRING BSD, , Patentbd Jult 3, 1860. Universally acknowledged for Neatnese,- Comfort, ana Durability to be the StandardSprlng Bed., Tho above aro manufaoturod and r for Mlobj jj Q a HBVEBB Block. BortonTMata.— mh2fi-3m WILLIAM H. YEATON & CO. No. aoi South FRONT Street, ORIGIN &Vo°C!HAHPAGIfE. Offer that desirable Wine to the trade. Also, 1.000 cases fine aud medium grades, . BORDEAUX CLABETB. l vnT 100 cases. Brandenberg Preres COGNAC BBANBY, Vintage 1848, bottled in France. . 60 caseß finest Tuscan Oil, in flasks t 2 dozen in ease. 50 bbls finest quality Rtonongahela Whisky. ’ 60 bbls Jersey Apple Brandy. 60,000 Havana Cigars, extraflne. • ~ Moet fit Chandon Grand Yin Imperial, Green Seal ith. a fine assortment of Madeira, Sherry, Port, Ac. ••:■■■■ < fe2l-ly Ti/TADEJRA WINE.—I7S QUARTER XTX casks and 100 Octaves, just received per “ Laura,'* g & JAMES CARST AIRS, ap24 WALNUT and HI GRANITE Street,. PATTERN SHIRT. UNDERCLOTHING, Ac. 606. 1909 CHESTNUT STREET. DRY-GOODS JOBBERS. COFFIN, & CO., 890 CHESTNUT STREET, Have for sale by .the package a good assortment of Staple Sty lee PRINTS, LAWNS, BBOWN AND BLEACHED MUSLINS, ' COTTONA-DES, PRINTED LININGS. SILESIAS: NANKEENS, COBSET JEANS. . " ' ; AISO, . 6-4 BLACK AND MIXED BROADCLOTHS, UNION CASSIMEBES, .EXTEA, MEDIUM, AND LOW QUALITY SATINETS, . NEGRO KERSEYS, PLAID LINSEYS. ARMY GOODS, &C., <&C. apH-tiuhsHm jQLAOK SILKS. JUST RECEIVED, SEYEBAL LABQE INVOICES OF SUPEEIOB BIBLACK GROS DB RHINE, In 22, 24, 26, 28, 80, 32, 34, and 36 Indies. Which will be sold to the Trade at a SMALL ADVANCE ON COST. M' L. HALLOWBLL <6 00., NO. 615 CHESTNUT STREET. my2s-2m JJAWSON, BRANSON, & CO:. E.W. COBNEB MAEKET AND FIFTH STS.. (SOI Market Street.) JOBBERS OF ENGLISH, FRENCH. AND GERMAN DRESS FABRICS, SHAWLS, &c. We Invite the attention of the RETAIL TRADE to onr well-assorted stock of - FOREIGN DRESS GOODS AND SHAWLS, which we will sell at the very lowest market price. We'pay especial attention.to the large Auction Sale*, and Bayers can find' Goods in on* Store, at much less than eoßt of Importation, and as cheap as they can be found anywhere. T. R. fiAwson. J. G. Bohqarpneb. O. BRAN3OU. aulB-36t •' ' - COMMISSION HOUSES. piI LA D ELPHIA “BAG” MANUFACTORY; BURLAP BAGS OF ALL SIZES, FOR CORN, OATS, COFFEE,.BOHR DtJST, *O. ALSO. SEAMLESS BAGS, Of standard makes, ALL SIZEB, for sale cheap, for net •ash on delivery. ■GEO. GRIGG, aplSOm ■ ■ . Nos. »19 and »»1 CHURCH Alley. gHIPLEY, HAZARD, <& IHUTOHINSONj No. 11R. CHESTNUT. STREET, COMMISSION MERCHANTS, FOR THE SALE OF PHIL AD EIPHIA. MADE GOODS. mh3l-6m ‘ ~ •*•'''• JOHN T. BAILEY A 00. BA G S AN D ; B A QGING y—- T,T,C’r T?T ■... . N 0.113 NORTH FRONT STjusurfiy -5 WOOD BAGS' FOB SALE. CLOTHING. •JOHN KELLY, JR., T A IL O K , HAS REMOVED FROM 1023 CHESTNUT STREET, EDWARD P. KELLY’S, Where he presents to former, patrons and the public the advantages of a STOCK OF GOODS, eanal If not su perior, to any In the eity—the skill and taste of himself and EDWARD P. KELLY, the two best Tailors’of the ,ity—at prices much lower than any other first-class esta blishments! the city. apl-tf Fine Clothing, . FOB-"' Spring and Summer. WANAMAKER & BROWS S. E. cor. 6th & Market. Medium and Common GRADE B, Cut and Made in Fashionable Style SOLD AT LOW PRICES, •RLACK CASS. PANTS, $5.50, Jj At 704 MARKET Street BLACK CASS. PANTS, JB.SO, At 704 MARKET Street BLACK CASS .PANTS, *6.50, At 704 MARKET Street: -BLACK CASS PANTS p. 60 At 704 MARKET Street. BLACK cab!: pants! #5.60. At 704 MARKET Street GRIGG & VAN GUNMEN’S, No. 704 MARKET Street GRIGG % VAN GUNTEN’S, No. 704 MARKET Street GRIGG & VAN GUNTBN’B, No. 704 MARKET Street. GRIGG A VAN GUNTEN’S, No. 704 MARKET Street. GRIGG & VAN GUHTEN'B, No. 704 MARKET Street mhiS-Om . BUNDS ADD SHADES. AND SHADES. B . J . WILLIAMS, HO. 15 NORTH SIXTH STREET. VANtTFACTUEBB 07 VENETIAN BLINDS WINDOW SHADES. 40* The Largest and Finest Assortment In the city, at the Lowest Prices. Blinds Painted and Trimmed eqnal to new; Store Shades Made and Lettered. apO-Sm SEWING MACHINES. gEWING MACHINES. THE “ SLOAT” MACHINE, WITH GLASS PRESSES FOOT, „ NEW STYLE HEMMEK, BRAIDER, ud other valuable improvements, ALSO, THE TAGGART & FARR MACHINES. Agency—9»»CHEBTNUT Street. mhB-tf PAINTINGS, ENGRAVINGS, dec. JAMES S. EARLE & SON, IMPORTERS AND MANUFACTURERS OF LOOKING GLASSES. OIL paintings. . . ENGRAVINGS, PORTRAIT, . PICTURE, and PHOTOGRAPH FRAMER PHOTOGRAPH ALBUMS. EXTENSIVE LOOKING GLASS WAREROOMS AND GALLERY OF PAINTINGS, lnl.tr Htß CHESTNUT Street. Philadelphia COTTON SAIL DTJOK AND DANYAS of all numbers and brands. ' # _ Kayen’s Duck Awning Twills, of all descriptions,for Vf id.. Tarpaulin, Boton*. SaU T™,fe. N CQ 19M JONES’AIIay. PHILADELPHIA, SATURDAY, MAY 30, 1863. Hit South THIRD Street,- C|i IprrsiL SATURDAY, MAY 30/ 1863. DEPARTMENT OF VIRGINIA. News from tire Richmond Papers—Experi ments in Giinnery-The RastVirgiiHa Election. tSpecisi.l Correspondence of The Pres v]' Fortress Monroe, May 28. The flag-of-truce boat Georgia has returned from City Point, without any exchanged prisoners.' A more hopeful spirit is perceptible in the editorials of the Richmond papers, but it is purely artificial. Telegramsfrom Mobile, dated May 26th, report Bix different assaults to have been made upon Vicks burg, each one of very brief duration, very fierce, and yet all indecisive. The rebels claim to have taken a number of our men -prisoners, and to have killed General Sleele. ' General Stevenson says he can hold the works indefinitely. ; ’ Five hundred rounds are being discharged from a huge Rodman'gun, on the beach in front of the fort* to test its Value, resistance,, enduring |powera. This gun :i» larger'than any heretofore made after the, Rodman pattern, being sixteen feetTong’ahd throwing a thirteen-inch shell. ' .The metal, is of a very-fine yet soft quality} slightly steeled, and the weight of metal about the breech is much heavier than can be found in the columbiada- that lie Beat tered and dismounted in great profusion upon the sand. The trial of to-day was not for the purpose of getting :the ;rahge or expulsive power of this enormous gun, but to see if-there was much possibi. lity of its exploding. Upon the top of .the cartridge, composed of thirty poundß of powder, was pressed . a solid ball weighing 275 pounds,which was fired into a large pile of sand at point-blank range, and demo lishing the shifting pyramid at each discharge. For a gun of such heavy calibre the recoil was very slight, averaging but six feet in every fifty dis charges. To-day the election is going off smoothly. State and municipal' officers are to be choaen. The Ad ministration* ticket has the name of Francis Hi Pierpont, for Governor j Gilbert S. Moore," of Alex-*, andria, forlaeutenant Governor*, and S. Ferguson 1 Reach, of Alexandria, for Attorney General. All these candidates were nominated by the regular convention of May 12, -1863, Some trouble was anticipated during the election, but thus far nothing notable has transpired, save that the two'candidates for Corgreßß in this district—Segar and Watson— have each a poll, where their friends are brought up '• to vote. At Portsmouth much anxiety was preva lent, on account of some boisterous men, who de clared their intention to have their candidateeleoted by fair means or foul. For some time previous, the most bitter of the Secessionists'in Norfolk have been resortingto every conceivable method of deter ring young men of : strong Union proclivities from' voting. They entreat, expostulate, threaten. -A - young man, whose father had been naturalized a numberof years ago, and for the express purpose of thus naturalizing his-son, and empowering him to vote, waß violently told he could not vote upon his father’s naturalization, “ because there was a law in the Constitution of Virginia which strictly pro-- hibited it.” And, although this man had resided in Norfolk ten years, yet he was plainly told he would not be allowed to vote. The reason is apparent—he was going to vote for Pierpont, the “ bogus Governor of Virginia.” - The Riohmond Enquirer , of the 25th inst., does the Washington Chronicle the honor of selecting a small paragraph, which hits hard upon the Copperheads in general, and Vallandigham in particular. The Enquirer says in a parenthesis that the Chronicle is (Lincoln’s personal organ)”. All their space is oc cupied in bidding their faltering people to be of good clieer—“Vicksburg iB cleared for action; stripped for battle; glaring defiance all around upon the cloud of thundering", gunboats in the river, and: the hosts of 60,000 strong storming in upon her from the rear. Our flag flies haughtily over the invincible bluffs, and Johnston is near. Courage!” Arrived to-day, the General Burnside, from Phila? delphia, on her way to Beaufort, N. O.; the Deca tur, from Washington, bound for New York. Tlie .Charles Osgood came to-day from New York. Steamer Emilie starts this day for Newbem. .. -Returns from Norfork give thc People’s ticket the 'majority 1 over tlie u “*Pierpont-iß~no doubt elected Governor of Virginia, and Chandler Congressman. . < < . TIIE SIEGE OF /iCKSBBRG. Sliciiuaii’s CaptxirCsat Haines’ . —». from the 15th Corps, Youngs Point, May 20th, con firms the reports which we have received of the ex- “ tenßive.’captures at Hames’Biuff: I wrfte you amid the severest roAr of artillery that ever I beard. Firing commenced at fouro’clock this morning from our mortar boats, which dropped. near to Vicksburg, a point.of land and the river only separating, and has now'become general and in every direction. The fightfngtharis going onto-dayis very hard. Yesterday Haines’.Bluff succumbed to our foicea under Sherman, after a! heavy and san guinary engagement. The result of the victory was gloriou. We captured seventy-five pieces of artillery and nine thousand prisoners. I have not ascertained the losses on our side, but they must be considerable. •_ . . ' ' ' , All day yesterday, even until after dark, (3-rant wab engaging the enemy all along the rear of Vicks burg, while our gunboats were blazing away at the lower end of the town. I mounted a horse, and rode down as'near to the city as it was prudent. The streets were clouded by dust and artillery, and bodies of trooper were bustling about in every direction, probably going to reinforce weak points. Although the air was still, the dust and smoke were bo sreat that the prospect was very much impaired. Yet I saw much, and. that, ‘too,' of a nature that I may never again witness. Grant • evidently has taken some of the outer-fortifications near the city, and I noticed a battery on the bluff back of the upper part of the town in engagement with one of the rebel water batteries, which clearly Indicated the pre sence of our troops. Several hundreds of our men, ■who have been taken prisoners in the recent en gagements, have been paroled and sent over to us. Many prisoner’s have reached our lines too, and all coincide in the opinion that Vicksburg this time will be oiirs'Jjeyond peradveuture of a doubt. . The grlfttest demoralization is reported as exist ing among the Confederates; many of them refuse to fight," and are in prison. Frank Blair is reported as having been taken prisoner. - THE REBEL. GENERALS. Another correspondent derives the following sketches of the rebel generals from information of prisoners: ...- Lieutenant General Pemberton was born in Penn sylvania, graduated at West Point, and at the com mencement of the rebellion was an officer in the Federal army on the frontier, in command'of two companies of artillery. His command was ordered to Washington,-and reached Baltimore during the time the riot was in progress. Pemberton resigned his position, and then went to Richmond and ten dered his'services to ‘President Davis,-was accepted,, and given the command of a regiment of cavalry. He was afterwards made a brigadier and sent to the Department of South Carolina. No one ever heard that he accomplished any brilliant deeds in that department, but he was an especial pet of Davis, and was sodn after made a major general. After a Bhort time he was sent to the Depart ment of Mississippi and East and pro moted to a lieutenant generalcy. • Socially Gen. Pemberton is a brute; If you have business of a military character he is approachable, but not otherwise; He dresses plainly, and his per sonal carriage is stiff and ungraceful. In temper he is brutal and unmanageable, continually in a quarrel with his adjutant and staff. Soldiers and citizens are displeased with him, both socially and as a military chieftain, and demand his transfer to some other de partment. The War Department at; Richmond have unlimited confidence in him, however, and there is no prospect of a ohange. The President, in his address to the faithful at Jacksqn, some time ago, spoke In extravagant terms of him as a military man, and ad vised hearty acquiescence in all his plans. His personal characteristics are, height five feet ten inches; eyes, dark gray; nose,-keen, sharp, and straight; voice, coarse and rough, speaks quickly, and plumes himself.upon his dignity; is reserved in his manner; believes .in Gen. Pemberton, and don’t care a rush for public opinion. Gen. Doling is a native of Mississippi, and is con sidered one of the best officers in the Southern army. He loit an arm in the Mexican war. His personal' characteristics. are those of a gentleman, treats everybody with profound respect, and espouses the cause of the rebels because he believes it just. He is five feet nine inches high, dresses magnificently, and aims to secure the confidence of his men. He is a jovial, good-hearted fellow, and worthy of a better cause. He was recently in command at Greenwood, where the FedigU troops were repulsed, and is now in the vicinity of Vicksburg., Brig. Gen. C. D.. Lee is a South Carolinian,, and .when he became a rebel was a first lieutenant in the Federal army. -He graduated at West Point, and bears the reputation of an excellent soldier. This officer commands the. Vicksburg batteries, and all the artillery in the district of Vicksburg. It is said that he was so indignant at the recent running of the blockade by the transports and gunboats, that he sent all the gunners with their officers in irons to Richmond. - . Gen. Lee dresses plainly, and acts the gentleman. Jeff Davis believes in Lee, and ascribes to him the possession of extraordinary military genius. His conduct in the battle of Chickasaw Bayou is highly commended. Gen. Lee is considered one of the rising men of the Confederacy. The topography of the country between Big Blaok. and .Vicksburg is not unlike that between Grand Gulf and Big Black—a trifle less uneven, perhaps; but there are the same hills and valleys, the same brave old forests, the same sweet-Bcented magno lias—just now in full bloom —the sane'dense cane? brakes, and the same natural positions, easily forti ffitd, and easily delended. A good road, loads to Vicksburg. - ■ , . vV ;; There aie no guns mounted in« the rear of-Vicks burg, although there is.cvcry likelihood there will he now,iliat we are menacing the city from the rear; There are heavy breastworks thrownup at intervals of two or thrtc’iiundrcd yaule, regular In conforma tion, and ready to receive artillery at short notice. These extend hack from , Vicksburg for five miles, and are so constructed that they oommand the ap proaches from every direction. Our advance will be sternly resisted. THE FIGHTING ON SATURDAY. Chicago, May 2D.— The Times ham special dated “In the field near Vicksburg, on the 23d, at 9 o’clock fighting to-day (Saturday.) Our troops are resting from yesterday’s assault. ..... Our repulse was complete on all parts of the line, hut no discouragement need be entertained of our entrenching ourselves and building rifle Pl The cavalry- have been sent out towards Can ton, to 'ascertain the whereabouts of Johnstons fOIC£B. Our loss yesterday wrb not far from thou- The Times* special Memphis despatch, of the 27th, say a the steamer Sultaaa, from Young’s Point, is reported lost. V .. . . On. Friday the Federal forces were repulsed at Vicksburg.. .. . s LATER—GEN. HOVEY’S ASSAULT. The steamer City of Memphis, from the vicinity of Vicksburg on Monday, arrived to*dhy, and re* ports General-Grant as having captured every.rebel redoubt. .■ . \ At one place it was necessary, owing to the steep ness of the hill, to scale it with .lAddere. Gen. Ho* vey led the assault. The rebels rolled sheila down the bin at theFederalß, which. exploded amongst them making feailul havoc, The fighting was going oii furiously when the City of Memphis left.; - The Federal losses are said to have been heavy. A REGULAR SIEGE NECESSARY. Cikoinnati, May 29.—Rumors and reports from Vickßburgt are abundant. ' The latest definite intelli gence is a-.brief despatchto the Commercial, dated “ On th® Uield, near vickpbiirg, Saturday, May 23d,” which says, v There is~no!!fighting to-day. The troops are resting from yesterday’s - assault. Our repulse was complete "on all partsbf the line. No discou ragement need be entertained as to our-final success. Thecity ia.closely, invested,and must succumb to our sooner .or later. We are entrenching and building rifle-pits. Cavalry have been sent out towards Canton, to ascertain General Joe John ston’s whereabouts. Our loss yesterday was not far fiomone thousand, . It. is tolerably certain that the works cannot be taken by assault. A regular siege must reduce them. Two weeks'will probably be consumed.”. - ■" ' Banks’ army, is reported comingiup. v The Tebelß report General Cheatham and Peather stone wounded in one,of the Mississippi fights, and General Johnston' massing a : large force at Black River Bridge. . ' The report via Memphis, that Grant had captured every redoubt, is discredited. GENERAL JOHNSTON’S DESIGNS. St. Louis, May. 29.—Special despatches from Murfreesboro say that Breckinridge and Crother’B divisions are on their way South. General Joe 'Johnston is-rapidly receiving rein-' forcements in the vioiriity of Jacksony with the in tention of. attacking Grant’s rear. He is . reported to; have said that if Vicksburg holds out fifteen days, he will, throw i. 00.000 troops into it, if it requires the relinquishment of every foot of territoryin his dep£j;tmeiit toeffect it, : St. Louis, May ,29.—A'" special despatch from Memphis, dated the 28th, says: The first ; lot of: wounded from Grant’s army have arrived; among them Colonel Massendy, Lieutenant Colonels Mc- Auley arid'Zecherybf the 11th Indiana; and Lieu tenant Colonel Barton, of the 24fch Indlaua. The 11th and 12th Indiana lost about 250 men each. - ANOTHER REPORT. ; The : Cincinnati Gazelle, of May 28, contains the following:. , ■ MuHFBEESBORO,-May 27!—Under a. hag of truce, to-day, about thirty individuals, of all sexes, ages; and sizes, Were carried beyond the lines of our army and left in Dixies Some of them were compelled to go: others .went ,in accordance, with their own wishes. * Of these latter, several!found their courage failing them when they and their traps were put off the ambulances which carried ’ them through the lines, and -begged’to be taken back again. Some of them shed tears, y : The : party which accompanied the-flag learned that a deepatchwas received last night by General Pollr, containing thevery lateßt news from Yicks burg. This morning the same individual received another; despatch, containing nothing new, but con firming what had previously - been obtained. You may have the same or later intelligence from other sources. But as it is perhaps .the very last word on the rebel side, I think it best to send-it. : The despatch declared that Grant’s forceß had made six distinct assaults upon the inner works at.Yicksburgj and'were each time repulsed. Grant was making formidable preparations for an other attack, from which the rebels seemed to fear much/ 1 Pemberton, with the remnant of his army, was immediately in Grant's rear, where he has been joined-by Johnston with twenty f thousand, and both these reber-leaders were near, enough to resist Grant, who was in possession of the outer-works of the city. . • , Prom the conversation of two intelligent gentle men of rebel proclivities within rebel lines, it was inferred that the rebels about Shelbyville did not feel very enthusiastic over Yiolssburg pros pects, ' * ' THE KILLED AND WOUNDED. Memphis/ May 28.—The first load .of wounded from General Grant’s army has arrived. . Among these are- Col. Maavendy, Col. McGinnis, and Coi. Lecher, of- the nth Indiana. "Wounds severe, but not dangerous. In the severe battle the 11th and 24th Indiana lost about 250 men each. Captain Holman, of the 24th, is killed. ■ Gen. Hovcy’s Indiana division, at Cham pion Hill, maintained the brunt.of the fight, against an overwhelming force of rebels, under Joe Johnston. • Gen. Carr and Lieut. Col. Cameron, of the 34th Indiana, are reported killed. Lieut. Col. —, of the 24th Indiana, had hia right hand shattered while grasping the colors of his regiment, and endeavoring to rally his men, under a murderoua fire. ‘ MURFREESBORO REPORTS. The following from'Murfreesboro, dated Thurs day,.throws some hgi\ton some of the late reports from Vicksburg: - - * “Unofficial reports have come to us from two or three idiflbrent sources With regard to Vicksburg. affairs. So far as they go they may be considered trustworthy,‘ but the newt in them, meagre as it is, ► is.probably anticipated from- other sources. Grant, accordiDg-.to the very latest advices, was still in • position Vicksburg. ttJ accounts of six successful, assaults upon .the cityafe exaggerations. They seem to have magnified.every reoonnoiSßance Into an assault. It seems-certain, however, that; once since Saturday General’Grant aid make a pretty general attack works, but failed'to carry them, and,~con- the place was too strong to be taken in - Giant, b) 11 S®? some way. to iend_W(ffil.' far away. .He ifteey would hold out forfifteen to IhegarrisonttatiMn >- (ired thouoa n<i me n to ; dayshe would_to>| one d would d lf be were . their r^M^^S of hwte coropellf/fTxt was not supposed the city could Hold: 'tuPfeifeer than to-day"(2Bth) at fartheia,-under the. tremendous fire of General Grant’s artillery,” General Synod of the Reformed Presby terian Church.. ,• _ i * ’ . • • ri<. ■ [Special.Gorreepbndeiice; of The Pre.Hs. D Cni>AßViLi;E'i Ohio, May 27, 1865. * The on the amendment to the constitu tion proceeded after the despatch of eur laßt report, on Monday. Rev. J. W. Morrison could not go for any amendment unless there was some mention of the subject of slavery. Adjourned. In the afternoon the discussion was resumed, when a motion to refer the whole matter to a spe cial committee prevailed. The moderator an nounced the committee as follows : Drs. McLeod, Douglas, and Wilson, and Messrs. Sterrett, Bratton, and Morrison. Resolved, Thatwhen Synod adjourn finally, it be to meet in the First Reformed Presbyterian Ohurch, Philadelphia, on the third Wednesday of May, 1864, at 7>£P. :M., to be opened with s sermon by the mo derator, Rev. J. McMaster to be his alternate. ' Revrfe-R.' McMillan was' appointed delegate to the next! General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church, to meet in Dayton, Ohio, in May, 1864. On Tuesday Synod met at 9 A. M,, and spent the usual time in devotional exercises, Rev. ,Chaplain Wyatt in the chair x Resumed business, when the report of the Committee on the Theological Semi nary was'read and made the order of the day.for the afternoon. The reports of the Committee on Pres byterial Reports and Treasurer of Domestic Mis sions were read and adopted.. In the* afternoon session Mr. Crawford was ex cused from delivering his historical lecture till next year. The report of the Board of Foreign Missions re ferred to the death of. Dr. Campbell, recommended the insurance of the lives of the missionaries, and spoke of the declining health of Rev. Joseph>Oald« well. It- Btated, also; that the proprietor of the Banner 'of (he Covenant was desirous of disposing of it, and giving it back, on certain terms, to the exe cutive committee of the Board. This report was made the order of the day after the disposal of the report of 'the Committee on the Theological Semi n J. y c. McMillan, Esq., presented the report of the Board of Domestic Missions. It recommended that Rev. John Douglas; D. D;, and Rev. J. A. Crawford be appointed commissioners, to proceed to Wasiung ton and other points East, to ascertain what can be done towards the establishment of a mission among the “freed men.” -Rev. M. Harshaw was recom mended to go* to the Southwest on a similar mifr sion. On motion, Rev; John McMillan was added to the Southwest delegation. Report adopted. The sum of $lOO was voted to supplement the salary of Rev. Dr. Clarke, of Nova Scotia. Proceeded to the order of the day-*-the considera tion of the report on the Theological Seminary. Pending discussion, it . was movedthat Synod hold an interlocutory meeting on the subject. The Foreign Mission report was then taken up; and a good deal of followed in relation to the Banner oj the r Covendm; Tending this, Synod took a receaß to gbintoin/erlocwlon/at^ijo’clpckP.M. Synod met on'Wednesday morning, the 27tri, at nine o’clock, and spent three-quarters of an hour in; devotional exercises. A motion was made to appoint two delegates to meet with the TJnitedPres . bytefian’Assembly; to meet this afternoon m Xenia, l It was moved this motion oii the ;table, inaß- 'P.-Assembly had not responded to a proposition of this kind2wliich : was made_to them a years since. - ■7*. .. .. *'■■■■ ■*. * T . The Committee on Financd*made their report, .it was,.after some discussion, adopted. L ... Proceededito the order of the day—the cdnsidera* ■ tion of thereport on the Theological Seminary. The roll was called, and each member..allowed five mi nutes t'o'gi.ve his views on the subject. As we close, the discussion iB progressing. The Hunker Baptists. GreAt Gathering op Dunicers in Blair County:— During the past week, says a Blair coun ty paper, our town has been'thronged with those broad-brim, -long-bearded men .whom-we are alli ac customed to seeing in Morrison’s Oove, in.-this countv* They come from Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, our own State, Maryland, and Virginia, and are on their wayto Martihßburg,inthiscouQty, near which place is .convoked ;.the national annual assembly of - IlUDkerß, of which.sect these men,.of such striking individuality, are members. . .. . TheDunkera are a Baptist denomination, and are (mite numerous in Ahe above-named .They originated in Germany in T7OB, under the leadership of Alex. Mack and a few others. By their reading of the Bible they, were led to reject pedo baptism, and their church government is much like that of other Baptists.' They are .called Bunkers from the Q erinan word luriken— to dip—in order to distinguish them from the, Mennohites. They kneel m the water, and dip the head in firßt. They have no edu cated ministry, but every brother is allowed to ex hort the congregation. If any one is thus found to •be An '-apt • teacher'he is - chosen minister, and or ' dftined' by the layiflg oh of hands, with fasting and nraver, and the right hand of fellowship. They use the plain dresß and language of the Friends, object to the bath, and are nonrcombatants. They do not kb to law, nml until recently would take no interest on money.-* Some of theirreligious ceremonies con sist in washing feet, the Jove feast, (hebesmahl,) the Kiwi of eharity, and the, right hand of fellowship. They are a very worthy and honest people,-and are ' distinguished for" their brotherly kindness towards one another, .and for ..their, industry and allied to "this sect are the Seventh-Day Baptists, a distinguished representative of whom appears periodically ... • The Buckers must not be confounded with the Mennoniteß, also a Baptist denomination, organized b’v Menno Simon, in Holland, in the sixteenth cen tury They also reject child baptism, and baptize bv sprinkling instead of immersion. They, are averse to war, oaths, and capital_punishment. They observe the ordinance-of feet-washing, and require their members to marry within the church. Thej are much more numerous than the Dunkers. - The Omißh are a branch of the Mennonites, and are called alter Jacob Amen; of Switzerland, s who organized* them. They are much more rigid than the true followers of Mennoj .though *%-*>**■??** suects like them. -They are sometimes called Hooker McDnonitea, from the fact that they wear hooks and eyes instead of buttons. . It iB . said that at the present assembly or meeting of Bunkers at Martinaburg there .are several thou sand in attendance. have been making for months for these visitors in the Gove, and we have no doubt our broad-brim-friends from abroad . >will find,them' amplejfor that region is one f Ofthe granarieeofthe world, and the gardenspot of Blair county.' Hundredsqf our citizens have been visiting this quaint- assemblage of people, a:ndjthe road from here to Martinsburg; is^. thronged with vehicles going to and from this meeting. The wea tber is fine, andwe trust the folio " er " f °?Ate* a^® r Mack will have nothing to complain of mvheir Wa tional Annual Meeting among tljeif tirethreij, in Blair county. - THE BEIfOMIIfATIONAL CONVENTIONS. Annual Sessions of the Episcepaliaus and Presbyterians. The subject of a division of the Bioccae of Penn sylvania occupied the; attention of the Episcopal Convention during its entire morning session yester day. The advocates and opponents of the measure were equally represented on the Rotor by the intelli-: gence and influence of the Episcopalian Church. The morning session was quite animated', and though the (liscußsion.of so important a matter is calcula ted to deeply interest every member, the delibera tions were of the most calm and placid character. The attendance of; ladies was quite large, and the numbers generally manifested the warmth of the v ! feeling with which the proceedings of the Annual i Convention are regarded. The Presbyterian assem-- hly. finished, yesterday, its eighth day proceedings', which were of an important character, 1 THE EPISCOPAL CONVENTION, - Bishop ; Potter- presiding, called the Convention to or i der at the usual.hour, and the usual devotional exercises took place. ’ "I"' ' I The being the order of the day, t the i Kev. was the first speaker. I Ab one-of the blheßtnaembers of the Church in the west* Lera, part of the State, and president of the Convocation 1 in that section, be advocateddivision, and made refer ence to the manner in which Conventions were conduct ed in the South, as regarding the impugning of unworthy nif ties to members.. . V. ■ - » ■ .. • Dr.Taige stated '* 'thaL-ontthebre&kmg up of his so cial ties, he dookediaround-hini 'Where to cast his lot, and he made'choice of that in which he knew so estima ble a man as his friend Bishop Potter was the Episcopal bead. ” In pausing to pay a eulogy uponthe Bishop, that -prelate showed his disapproval, to which Dr. Paige re plied by saying “that he could not say anything bad of -him. ”-Though he'should part with regret from both the Bishop, and Assistant Bishop, he should still labor and vote for division as being for the best interests of the Ch urch in the West. - Mr.- Wm. ’Welsh advocated a middle-course. . .The ac tion of the member of'the committee, he thought, in leaving it before final action was taken,-was reprehensi ble. ■- ■ - -"i,- / '•"i' - The Bev. Mr. Slatterly, in excuse, stated'that ttwas unavoicable. . , : Mr. Welsh offered the following resolutions: . - Whereas, There may be more than one-portion of Pennsylvania which may be canonically prepared, and may wish .-to be organized, as> separate dioceses; and, . whereas it -is desirable that the future relations of such new diocese to the parent diocese, to each other, and to the = Church at large, .should be*matured, considered, and we'l settled; therefore. ; Resolved, That a committee of seven, selected from the various parts of the diocese,' be appointed to investi gate the facts and principles involved, that to them he re ftrred the papers now laid before the Convention, and any others connected with the subject, and that they be required to report at 4he next Convention, and that, this Convention is prepared to recognize the desirableness of an early division of the diocese. ? Dr. Newton made a motion that the resolutions be divided. Dr. Ducachet asked that-the closing clause of the reso lution be stricken out. ;He was opposed to the division of the diocese under any and all circumstances. ! ; , Mr. Welsh replied, “It would be striking out the enacting clause. . ~ , , Dr. Ducachet said the other points were well taken ; lie was at all times in favor of-inquiry of all kinds, and anything that might bring enlightenment to darkened minds. , Rev. C. E. Swope said thatthe request forstrikirg out the final clause contained all the merit it possessed. He would accept the resolutions offered by Mr. Welsh only because of that claused"He would ever maintain the re port of the committee was a majority report, and that a denial of that would be a repudiation of their own ac tion. Be could not see that such weight should be given io the vpse aiocil of any individual as to overslaugh the report of a majority of the committee. - Dr. Newton rose to a point of order. He contended that the report wa« not accepted as a majority report, it was only the expression of opinion uponthe part of three inenobersof thatcommittee. ' Mr. Swope thought that all precedents were in favor of the ground he had taken. In the Legislature of this State fifty-two members constitute a, quorum, and any part oi that number might pass a bill. The people of the Wett did not ask for a division of the diocese from any feelings of discontent.- In. support of that he would instance the affectionate, loyal greetings ever ex tended to the - Bishops in their visits to the West. The work was too" arduous for any man, as 'the State was now . districted., He .disclaimed "anr personal motives in the matter, his actions were guided solely by a desire-to advance the Church and the principles she espoused. He believed the. Episcopate to bean office of Divine he was not one of Ihose who believed the .episcopate to be an incubus —an • evil, 1 a necessary eviL per,haps, and; the : least that was seen of it the better. Bewas ofthosewho believed it was entailed upon them by Divine Providence and that God’s strong-arm and support was with it. The report is a final one and it is presumed toApeak the truth. It conld be substantiated were it desired; the secretary of the committee was .present with, papers and -eyidence which would be submitted if desired. . . - -- Mr. Welsh'thought-that, as a determination to vetain the diocese undivided in any case was expressed by some in tbe Convention, he withdrew the request that he had made, that 'Mr. Swope withdraw the resolutions he had °*Dr? < Newton withdrew his motion for a division of the resolutions offered by Mr. Welsh. , Judge Conyngbam, of Wilkesbarre, said that the ex pression of opinionin Mr. Welsh’s resolutions was but advisory. Action alone was binding. In his business in life he was not in the habitof giving a decision until evi dence had been submitted whereon to base a decision. Let de leave the matter until we get the facts, and we can makes proper disposition of them. There would be no loss of time in a postponement. It-would be two years before tbe next General Convention, and no final action would result until approved by that body. < Felix R.'Brunot.Esq:, of Pittsburg, said that he had long'besin opposed to division. He was not in favor of ;.lhe Bishous going through the West, with staff in hand, impugupersohal motives to some of the members. Mr. Swope, ? interrupting, said one member of St. Pe ter’s Church had promised that durmg hie natural_life he would give $5OO per annum to.the support of the Epis- mentioned another party who -wa.B will-., ing to contribute a like sum. _ Mr. Brunot went Into an examinatlon-bf the interrogatories put to some of the pa rishes He desired to go behind the , report facts. One parish mentioned as self-supporting he was connected with was deriving a supoort Diocesan. Missionary Society. It had been said- that no dimccuty could arise in the support of the episcopate. Sundry churches had promised to double, treble, and, in one case, make it ten times greater than the amount now contributed to the Episcopal fund. sought to create an impression that the West was abundantly-able to support a bishop. ,He read a few facts concerning the contributions of a church said to be self-supporting. The church which had promised to increase, the amount of their contribution,,ten timesjiad desired him to protest against the report. The member of the vestry who had promised this support was .a member. of another parish. He. regretted exceed ingly that he was compelled to refer, to. these things. -Jmt duty compelled him to lay the troth before the Con vention, no matter how disagreeable to him personally. Mr- Brunot stated, that. the salary of the Bishop was. $4,500 per annum; that of the Assistant Bishop per annum. : The assessment of thirty-one churches in the West, towards the support of the Episcopate was SSS 3 In 1862 they paid towards that amount $}2S. The ■West had contributed towards the support of disabled clergymen SIISS. They had drawn .from, that fund 4900. The West was taxed-*1,'449; for the'support of missions in 3S62theyhad contributed S7SI4S, The speaker knew that figures made drv speaking, but he thought that he had piovr d the deficit in the Episcopal fund wa3 now ; in the Convention fund $685. These were the amounts as he had found them in the report of thejhirty one churches who were to constitute the new diocese. ! The people in the East wonld be overrun with .persons 1 asking assistance for the support of Western parishes, if a new diocese was created., By the proposed division. Trinity church. Pittsburg, now assessed for the support of the Episcopate sllo.'would be taxed $/67, a total of SIX 7; Bt. Andrew’s. Pittsburg, increase tax, $324; St. Peter’s, Pittsburg, $684; St. James’, Pittsburg, $162: St Paul’s, $?3; Christ-Church, Allegheny, $129; Christ Chuich, Meadvttle, $162; fit Paul’s, Erie, $209; Christ Church, Brownsville, $194; Greentburg, $97. Seven other churches, now slo increase tsx, $165- Eleven other churches, now assessed .$l5 each, # would be taxed $32. 50; each. Two; church es now paying $3, would be assessed $l9 44 each. One church now assessed ' $2 and not paying that, would be charged in vhe new diocese $l2 46 toward the support or the bishop, -bt. Peter’s Church, Pittsburg, we.learned, was pacing its 'clergyman his salary, yet the interest on its debt was allowed to still accumulate. TMawas_ one of the churches whose representation on the ifioor was so warmly-supporting the creation of a new diocese. Mr. Brunot furnished .a tory of the., various-means en gaged in to create a new aiocese—those comparing it, and the action of the last committee, which; was a strorgly -prejudiced one. - He regretted the constant wrangling that was occurring in the western part ot the State. He, too, was opposed to all compromises, and he hoped the question would be settled here without the aid of any more-committees. The’speaker related _an incident which happened a few weeks ago. He_called at a little church where a lay reader was engaged; this lay reader complained that the bishpps_took little in terest in this part of the Church, but if they had a rail road Dr. Van Deusen would visit them. _ , - The Rev. Dr. Vaughn offered the following resolution as an amendment: . ~ . . , ~ Resolved, That the committee on.the division of the diocese be continued and increased in number to thir teen, and the whole subject of the division of the dio cese of Pennsylvania to two or four dioceses be referred to eaid committee, to report at ttie next Convention. ■ The Kev. Benjamin P. Douglass decried tho imputa tions made by members upon evidence ottered, lhe question was, 4 4 What constituted a. self-supporting pa rish?!’ The northeastern portion of the State desired that a committee should be appointed from the State at large.. They-bad.no desire to sever their connection with the 'Convention;-but IT, in God’s Providence, it should be forced upon them, they would abide the result. Some time ago a parish, to’ be considered self-supporting, was required to be able to give a Biuglejnan so(Mjper annum as asuppori, and a married man $7OO.- : Rev J. Livingston Reese,'.otLockhayen, states-that the church at that place hadno sympathy for any other than the church, as it was. Thcy were Attached to the old diocese by strong, social ties; and he begged leave ,to say, on behalf of St. John’s, Bellefonte, that she too was utterly and entirely opposedto being classed with the churches forming the proposed new diocese. The Vestry of the latter church were reported as being divided on tbe question of division in the -repqii of the committee.. Judge Bale, delegate, desired it be knojvn that the church was opposed.to it The Kev.-Mr. Troope aiose to a personal explanation, 1 lii-which-he regretted that some mistake bad arisen on the part of the committee as to the church at Lockhaven. No one regretted, the cir cumstance more than the speaker.. ■ • ' _ The Kev. Messrs. C.W. Quick: Stone, of Marcus Hook, and others, discussed the resolutions in the athrmative division of the diocase. ” He suggested that word “early”bestrickenout, and that-there be substituted the words “at the proper time.” • . ' ' Mr. Welsh would not accept the suggestion; because the division would not take place, he hoped, at an im -I>rßevr Dr'liucaciet Baid tliat he co'ttld see no leasonaMe objection for ihe Bishop pf the Diocese: to have a snffl ciont number of;aufllaganß. The ancient yS? known to have forty, suffragans.. Why ahonld not the Bishop Of Pennsylvania have as many, -if. the, were needed? Why cannot this great diocese present Its claims to the Ocyieral will recognize our rlpht to have more bishops if they are Teouired ? Twenty yeai’s = ago, the'Bishop of ; Diocese took three days to get to Pittsburg. To-day, the Bishop can travel all oyer the.State.Has.the Bishop told-us he has too much to, do ?. He has never said so- Bishop Bow man did not die from over exertion. He' died from dis ease, which was not brought on by too arduous labors.. The ipeaker loved'Bishop Bowman withhis whole heart —he should have been sorry to have seen him overwork ed. The Bishop visits the different portions of his dlo cese, merely to perform the functions of the episcopate. He Bhould not be expected to do the work of the prosr bvters. Now. wbatiie wished.to impress upon the minds of the Convention was that there was 9f a dm-. sion of-tlie diocese, nor will it be necessary for many years. The Btthop can attend to his functions all, over tbe Slate,if he is not expected to do much. Ofcoui'se, there are those who grumble because he does not remain iu town ten days, and visit Uncle Tom and Aunt Sarah. rLmighter. 1 To be more explicit, let the subject be brought before the General. Convention, and await then action. No doubt they would add more assistant, bish ops, and the wants ot thodiocete would by them be pro- P6, f be resoVuttons appointing a committee of seven were Ducachet moved to strike .out the last.part of the resolution, “and that this convention is prepared to recognize tbe desirableness of admsion of thediocess. - Kev 'Dr. Howe suggested to tbe mover of the resolu tion (Mr. Welsh) to insert the words ~ before the words ‘’prepared to recognize, etc. When the evidence shall have been submitted that the division Wsjresoluhons. Th 4V?ea S C anTmyrwl to stride out the last wortsi of the' iosii^hle- 1 o<r^a..b,;Mr, "The l ivjnfiig’of '-one hundred ‘copios of the cdhstiliition and canons was authorized, and that one copy should be Committee on-the Qualifications of Lay Deputies was made of the day for fiye o’clock. . Afternoon session. C« : nveDtion assembled at 6P.M. • , . , ThP ures dent stated that invitations had been received to visit the Bouse of Refuge, United States'Mint,'aud uroviding for the appointment of a committee to collect fcWcbee from therectors cf tbe.various parishes within the Diocere, together with such other notices of early missionary efforts within the Diocese of deceased clergy men, Buck fetches to be at the disposal ofthe Conven- of-Marcus Hook, moved 'that when Convention adjourn it adjourn to meet at St. Peter’s Church; 1 Pittsburg, on the fourth Tuesday of May. c Rev' Dr; Ducachet moved so to amend as to road ot. •'Andrew’s Church,-Philadelphia. . ' , . The amendment waß lost, and the motion agreed to ■ t The committee ! appointed by the Convention oi iwu with regard to the qualifications of lay delegateMubniit:, ted a report, to which the following resolutions were at ta IPAfereos. The Convehtibifof ritual powers which affect tha rights of of the clergy, of the bishop, making aud ca THREE GENTS. nonewhicft provide /or the trial and pimisliracnt of a layman Tepefied from /-he holy communion ; making and unmaking canons which declare what presbyters shall Bitin convention, how thoy shall execute their ministry, and kowthey shall proceed in the trial of-each other; making and unmaking canons which prescribe what the chief pastor of the diocese shall do or leave undone in certain cases-.,, And whereas consistency requires that persons wielding these and the like ecclesiastical powers should'furnish the Church with such security for their natare of the case admits f that is to say, the security of an. ecclesiastical {standing not liable to rebuke. . Andwh&'ms. Tire communion office, far from regard ing those who liveria the disuse of the Lord’s supper, as persons for whose spirituality the church has security,- rebukes people wneh-'neglectiDg to com© to the holy communion..as “making excuses which .will not avail: before God,”aa “separatingfrom theirbre2hron,”and as -‘needing to take £6od heed that, they provoke not God's indignation against them.” •And: whereas, further. The General Convention, moved.by such considerations, some years since :pro vided, by an express change in its constitution! that communicants alone should be eligible as members of its body, it is hereby Revolved, That the churches of the diocese.be affec-. tionately and earnestly requested to select their deputies* lo the Cpnvention from such of their peopie as come* to •* the holy communion. ' * . Resolved, That a copy of the above resolution be annually to each parish or company, with the notice of .the meeting of the Convention required by Canon XL These resolutionß'were agreed to. Mr. Horace Birney, Jr.,' moved the adoption, of the fol- '• lowing resolutions: - Resolved,- That, in the present'crisis of our national existence, we feel, called upon, as a Convention of the Church, not only to give to our beloved and bleeding, country our earnest prayers, but to'’sustain the hands br ibe Government by a distinct expression of our loyal sentiments.^: : Resolved , therefore. That we pledge to the constitu tuted authorities of the land our .cordial sympathy and support in their efforts to suppress the existing rebel lion and re-establish our national Unionrand that we will continue to offer our constant prayers to Almighty God that He wilL be pleased to unite “the hearts of His people as the heart of one man in upholding the supre macy of law, and the cause of justice and peace.” ' Resolved; Tliat.we do solemnly recognizeand reaffirm, • as pertaining to the character and requirements of our holy religion, the duty of hearty loyalty to the Consti tution and Government under which God, in his good providence, has. placed- us,, the duty of religiously ab staining from, and boldly rebuking all sympathy or complicity with, - - the privy conspiracy and ‘ rebellion, from which we'pray to be delivered; and the duty of humbly acknowledging the hand of in the chastisements He indicts, and of imploring :His for bearance fand forgiveness, and His gracious interposi tion in speedily restoring to us the blessings of-Union and peace, through Jesus Christ, our only Mediator aad Redeemer. ‘ Mr. George M. 'Wharton called for the reading again of the preamble and resolutions, - Mr. Binney again read the resolutions. Thej were agreed to, some twelve voices voting “no.” Rev. Mr. Lounsberry called up the resolution which was addiional to those offered by the Committee on Ban day-schools. but after some debate it was withdrawn. Rev. Mr. Kellogg moved that the vote by which, the Convention voted .to adjourn to meet at Pittsburg in May be reconsidered, which was agreed to. —Mr. Kellogg then moved to amend, so as to meet at St. •Andrew's Church, Philadelphia. . * , Rev. Miv Kirk moved to substitute St. James’ Church, Lancaster, which was not agreed to. Mr. Kellogg’s motion was lost, and the Convention, again resolved to meet in Pittsburg. '« -A resolution to print .1,000 copies of the journal was adopted. The Bishop stated that he had not time to appoint the commbtee.of seven on the diocese, but would do so at an early day. Several notices were then read, and the Convention adjourned sine die, with singing by the congregation standing, of the Gloria in Kvcelsis. " PRESBYTERIAN ASSEMBLY, EIGHTH DAT—MORNI>'G.BESSIO2f. . The morning session of the eighth day commenced at niae o’clock. The first hour .was employed in devo tional exercise?;. Rev. Mr. S. H. Grialey conducting them. Prayers and addresses were likewise made, ana at ten o'clock the moaerator took the chair. The minutes of the previous day were read and approved. On motion ofihe Rev. Dr. Clarke, the order of the davwas sus pended for twenty minutes, in order to hear the report of the Committee on Home Missions, in consequence of the fact that Rev. Dr. Kendall, chairman, was to return to New York to-day, owing to sickness in his.famUy. The report represents that the work in charge of the commit-. tee was progressing in the most encouraging manner. It was observed that, although over s3o,ooohad been given to the American Home Missionary Society for this par pose by the Churches of the Assembly, yet the executive - committee of that society had declared that this money: could not now be used for the behoof and benefit of this denomination This wasbelieyed to be altogetherwrong and unjust, and the donors were apprised by this Assembly committee that every dollar of thiH money was now alienated from our cause. The com mittee, recommend that -every effort - he made now to make -the Home Missionary Society of this denomination more efficient than heretofore. The following committeemen are recommended for re election: Rev. Mr. Mearns, Rev. Dr. Darling. Hon. : Judge Allison, and Dr. A C. Post. Rev. Dr. Kendall said that this society had only about one-third as many men at work in the cause as the American- Society and -Home Mission, and yet ihe .Presbyterian Society had in stituted half as. many churches, and has made nearly half as many conversions. He maintained that an en largements the.work was necessary, and-the society must have more money thiß year than was given to it last year. The order of the day, the report of the Com mittee on Publication, was then taken up, and the Rev. Dr. Fowler read two amendments, one verbal, and the other recommended the election of the following gen tlemen as additional trustees of the Presbyterian house: Ber. Daniel March and Rev. Dr. W. D. Eva. These were to be elected in accordance with the constitution, which says: that only Pennsylvanians ean be trustees of this institution. Mr. Leavitt hoped that for the sake of expedition, discussion on this report would he limited to one hour’s time. He made 1 a motion to this effect, - which was carried.: Rev. Mr. Brownlee said that the West was entirely destitute of . a religious literature which the ministry could conscientiously Tecommend to [ the people, and he made an earnest appeal for a supply ! of a proper ‘"Tmsglbns-Rinc eiJucaSom' He advocated the publication of heavier or more'massive works/by thei commutes. Such works as Calvin’s Institutes, the sheets of which, as printed admirably in . England, making three darge volumes, had been offered to Ihe Publication House, through him, bv the English publishers, at about SUBs'per volume, to be bound here-.by our house. He hoped this' work .would be taken up. lie consi dered this the veryTiest - edition of this work now known. Rey. Dr. Darling said that’ he had been con-, n«cted with the committee since its organization—for eleven years—and could speak intelligently of .its labors, and resources and needs; but of 1.466 churches on the roll of the Assembly, only 160. had eyer given anything to advance the interests of-the comnnt 'tee.' The entire receipts frourall sources, exclusive of sales, is about $4,300. If the cause'isPWorthy it should be sustained.' He alluded do the fact'.that many had considered that the basis of the committee was too wide or comprehensive. This was not the case, for the ex tensive use of the public press was absolutely necessary, for the promotion of the best interests of the Church, for .it has a peculiar history and doctrinal/ theology which, must be disseminated especially by this means. Prof. Day thought that all were called upon to act as one man in the interest of this canse. In the course of his re marks. he recommended the American Presbyterians and Theological Review to the patronage of the minis try. Rev, Albert Barnes said he thought it was a very material inquiry as to what was the • difficulty in regard to the committee. "We cannot feoljaiwant of a sense of the importance of it so far as the Assembly is concerned. j The Assembly has changed the order from doctrinal facts'so as to give a very wide field. . Prom the position I occupy, I may say that a more laborious _ and faithful committee could not be appointed. It consists of. those appointed for the selection of works for publication, and 'of those for business dperations .of the committee.- The business committee is' composed of fouT or five young gentlemen, and a more faithful set could .not. toe ' found. We can secure a sufficiency, in literature. I There is a very broad field of English literature, of I which we could avail ourselves, such as Pilgrim s Pro gress and Baxter’s books. There is also a wide field in I American literature. The want of funds is the raitric tion. • Perhaps this may be somewhat due to a fß<ding in the churches that more funds are not needed. There : has been no declaration of trust in regard to the ipabli-.. cation-rooms, and there is a ground rent upon the house to the amount of twenty thousand dollars. If the declara tion of trustweremadeandthegroundrentsettled, mat ters would look m'orefavorably. We have receivedfrom all of the fourteen hundred churches, during the past year about four thousand dollars. A portion of that goes back in the shape of books. What capital, then, is to be had? A part is in the sale of books. _ Why not. go on credit, depending on the confidence of the world, it may be asked*' If we were alone we might perhaps do that. Vew large publishing houses are'confident and certain to dispose of an edition of any work they issue. As a publication committee we are not incorporated at all, and each is personally responsible. We are not willing to place any private property which we may have at. a risk, as individnals. .1 think we can go to any house in this city, and obtain any amount of credit which we desire. Is the Assembly disposed to endow that com mittee with all the means for carrying out those pur poses which the Assembly ever contemplated? The Question occurs, do the churches feel any interest in sus taining us in our trarsactions? We cannot budge an inch farther, unless the Assembly places m the:hands of the committee enough funds to enable it to progress at a quicker rate than the snail-pace in w.hich movement has hitherto beeirmade. ; .. . Rev Mr. Johnson spoke of the great necessity of em ploying the press extensively in this religious, enter prise The irreligious press, he said, was the instru ment of Satan to prejudice the people, and we must use this instrument religiously to counteract.this influence. He referred to the -influence and. work done by the book concern in-the Methodist Church, and to the Board of. Publication of other nations. It was shameful; in this view, for this com mittee to go about begging for, the "paltry sum .of $25,000. He had presented the matter to the people of his church as strongly as he could a short time ago, and as acontequencehenad-brought with him as a contribu tion to this cause the sum of $331- This announcement was received with applause. . The moderator again took the chair and Mr-Barnes retired. -Judge Alien, moved that Dr. Skinner be authorized to open a correspondence with the house in. Scotland in the publication of Calvin’s Institutes in relation to the purchase of the 1 ‘ cheap stock” of that work. The resolutions appended to the repert were adopted and the permanent committee continued in office. It was proposed to re-elect the tms tees of the PresbyteriaAHouse by ballot,/but on refer ringto the constitution,it was found that a day s notice of the nomination must be given. The following gentle men were nominated : C S. Wnrts, H. D , Kev. J. C. Farr, Rev. I Sheppard, Rey. Daniel March, and Rey. Dr Eva The consideration of the subject was t hen laid, over until Monday. The overture from the Synod of the Dutch Reformed Church coming up,. -Dr. Howler ob jected to its reception. -Rey Dr ‘ Skint er offered asjui amendment to the repor of the committee that a corre spondence be opened with the Synod on terms according to* those existing with other bodies, .and the appoint ment of a'commissioner.to carry on this correspondence. After some opposition by Dr. Cox, this was at length passed. The Assembly then adjourned with, prayer, to meet again in the afternoon. * AFTERXOOX SESSrOX. The afternoon session Commenced at four o’clock. .The session-was opened by and brief religions exercise 5 * After these the report of the Standing Commit tte on Home Missions, as taken from the docket, was adopted The accompanying resolutions, as presented by Rev. Dr. Bittinger, are as follows:. , Resolved, That our devout thanksgiving be presented to God for- all the encouraging omens by which he has been'pleased to acknowledge and assist Jhe cauieor Home Missions in our Church,' during this first ana most trying year of its history. Resolved, That we place entire confidence rn ment, zeal, and fidelity of tbe'Permanent Committee in the administration thus far, wi fi, the desire imd ex pectation that they will m the foto'o oondiiet P ie diflh cult and responsible work which they have in nana upon the same inst principles, and according to the same ifatthlsGeMral Assembly, recognizing the necelsi&a; duty Vimmediate Home Missionary work, earnestly exhorts ail its asao ciates the Synods, the Presbyteries, the churches, the pastors, the children, t° co op e rat:e with its committee ■with zeal, purpose, and liberality equal to .tne exi gencies of our position and ,to our high ■ calling : in the *'3i£oh?ed, That this General -Assembly would most earnestly recommend to all members of OM communion xrhn have made beauests in their wills to the cause of Missions 9 or who contemplate such acts, to pro vid? with care that their benefactions shall rea?hThe\hSh for which they were intended. , . Rvtolved, That Jonathan F. Stearns, D. D., Rev. Hen tv Datliu"-. H. D.> Cbas. S. Robinson, the Hon. Jos. Allison Her. Alfred C. Post,.be hereby re-elected to the places made vacant by the expiration of their term. Signed W; Clarke, Norton, T. Bird, A.Duncan.D. Clark, H." M. Moore, B. Scarritt, T. Kingsley, W: C. Hart, W. D. Moore, A. J.Dallas, standing committee. The following resolution was presented by Rev. Mr. Niles and ' , Resolved, That the permanent committee, on Home Missions pe requested to report to the next Assembly in regard to the expediency of publishing, in a popular form, more minute and extended information in regard to that branch of the work of our church which is spe cially committed to their care: the nature of that work, the extent and character of the field to be occupied, the, results from lime to time achieved, and all those con siderations and motives for the prosecution, of the wprK, which may seem, to them, worthy v the attention oi me K. S.’ S. BemanV of Troy, *' report on publication - The report was a publication, prepared by a cj tmmlree a 1 “ ,at e fast annual session,- to report to '1 11S - srvo5 r vo it smSo discussion. • Eev.. Dr . Spear, with WSyfAffi with brevity, and yet with -uch tome and BP,rltthat the time he occupied seemed even briefer thM usual. Onr publication cause. our chuicluerejhpn. and enurettex tension, and . all other causes, furnish us, he thought, with a ven-grand future. _ . . 'Bevo f ?ued W T^af e the U publicatioh cause should now be. consfdS’ Sof the P estab:ished iustitutlons -of our ' That true loyalty to our own interests and uoUcy demands of all our ministers and all our church members devoted attachment to this cause, and its oor 411rLS!?£d. t 'That, as far as we and our churches are con cerned we wil' endeavor to see that our celebrations be mads annually, in our congregations,will use ourown in ' fiueuce in evdry legitimate way to induce ourbrethren everywhere to do,the same, that our fund from this source may he greatly ihcreased._ ~ ~ ,1 pc-imist-* Resolved, Tint, inasmuch as the Churchifsalmisi is our own denominational book_ for conducting one of Be sweetrst and sublimes! acts. of. devotion, and.as.the - ownership of this wort was of a fir mer Assembly for the large ran. of *10,«», of tneongi r al publishers, subject to.a small .tax or.tjriff. by wav or * * / j-ivyuricht ’’to the compiler for teo years oaiy, iqyaiiy a«5 nract’cal the only book of Psfilmodj used by SoStton;p tLt In all cases of change in this THE WA.** IPHBLfSHED WHEKLT.t T'era War Prsss will be sent to subscribers by mail (per aasum in advance) at - 99 09- Three copies " •* 50« Five copiaa *» ** 8 Tea • “ ** “ i& m Larger Clubs than Ten will be charged at the ssam rate. 81.5 U per copy. Th& money always accorojxmy the order, a**S in no instances can these terms 5e deviated from, c* they afford very little more than tTie cost of {tic paper. ■ Postmasters are requested to act ss Agents fog Thb Wax Press. To the getter-up of the Club of ten or twenty, Sd extra copy of the Paper will be given. branch of worship we use the “ Church Psalmist” as * substitute for any discarded t>sok, and this for two rea 1 - sons; Shat it may servers a strong nond of union among üb, and give the Publication Committee no inconside rable iimns for the promotion of those interests entrusted' to their bands. „ ~ Reso.vidtj- That this General Assembly, following'the example of fSq former Assemblies, totally disapprove of thoEe books oU Psalmody which, fa their arrangement, blot out the diotfnetion between those songs of devotion' which are. Goddnspired and- thosewhich are man-in spired. ; Resolved; That we enter at once upon energetic mea sures for raising the- sum of fifty thousand dol lars, to be apportioned according to some /judi cious plan' among o&Y 'jburcbe*; and that this fand' be employed by the* Publication Committee as may seem to them best for the - furtherance ofthe great into-‘ rests they are prosecuting under God- and ' the General Assembly. Signed, : 3fi‘S;-S. BBMAN, Chairman; 7n the course of the incidental renarks, it was said that, as loyal men; ministers had calle&'oa their congre fat ions to perform the fchey had not always een able, at the monthly concerts, to give them or the officers any data from their own-sources, or their own boaxds, but bad drawn'information from other sources, and used such to perform theirwork.- These call for all ; our pecuniary means. If We heartily co-operate, we can afford to spend money by thousands to'supply our churches with all that they ueod. To co-operate thus ‘ heartily, and notlrelnctantly, with the Board, would, the speaker thought; be the desiioand aim of each'mem-' ber of the Assembly.' It was moved, and* adopted, that Site sermon on home iftissionß, which'was to have-been paeached last evening at* the First Presbyterian Church,, be preachedThstead e3*Bunday evening next. Rev. Mr. Howard presented a report of the committee to whom Was referred ibe ninth annual report of trustees of cllnrch erection funds. The'-report was adopted, and the following officers were re-elected;' viz i Asa D. Smith, James-W. McLane, and Wm.- A." Booth. The Assembly tben adjourned,' to. meet'on Monday morning, at nine o’clock. APPOTIfTTMENTS' FOB. THE; XUPFEBEWT " CHURCHES TO^MOBBOW; The following appointments have been made for the different Churches thoughoutthe city.to-morrow. They are'eomposed of members of the General'Assembly now in session in this city: PRESBVTERtAX. - First Presbyterian Chnrch,‘Washington -square—Rev Dr. Skinner, 1034; Rev. Walter Clark,' D: 'D.,' 4P. M. Preßbyterlan Church, Pine street, near Fourth — Rev: B. Johnson, 1034; Rev. ij. D. Chapin, 4. -- Sixth' Presbyterian church, Spruce street, above -Sixth—Rev.- John Crowell, 10>£; Anson Smyth, 4. - ' Penn-square Presbyterian Church, Broad street, above Chestnut—Rev. J.- E. Carey, 1034; Rev. P. H. Fowler, 4. Cedar-street Presbyterian Chnrch, South street, above Eleventh—Rev. J. McMaater, 1034. CJinton-street Presbyterian Church,' Tenth street, be lowSpruce—Rev. Dr. Cox. 1034: Rev. D. Leavitt, 4. Calvary Presbyterian Church, Locust street, above Fifteenth—Rev. P. H. Fowler, D, D., 1034; Rev.-H. B. Smith, D: D., 7%. Logan-square Presbyterian Church, Twentieth' and Yine streets—Rev.; R. Duncan, 1034; Rev? H. Johnson,®. Western Presbyterian Chnrch, Seventeenth and Fil bert streets—Rev. George Howard, 1034; "Rev. T. A. Kcble, 334. : . - Walnnt-street Presbyterian Church, Walnut-above Thirty-ninth—Rev Walter Clark, D. D., 1034; r ßev. S. H. Cox. D. D., 8. Kensington Presbyterian Church, Girard avenue and Front street—Rev. T. A. Mills, 1034; Rev. C: M.-Tem ple, 7%. -'■'••• " * German-street Presbyterian Chnrch, German street, above Second—Rev. S. H. Gridlej, D. D., 1034; Tier. Mr. Chandler, 8. West Spruce-street Presbyterian Church, Spruce and J Seventeenth—Rev. G. E. Day, D. D., 1034; Rev. H. E. Niles,'4. Nesnominy Presbyterian Church, Hartsville—Rev. James A. Darrah. Market-square Presbyterian Church, Germantown— Rev. E. French, 1034? Rev/ M. F. Leibenan. v ■ Mantua Presbyterian Church, Thirty-fifth and. Bridge- Rev. H. J. Acker, 1034; Rev. S. Haines. Manayunk—Rev.- Nanum Gould, A. M. and Evening; 7 )i. Kenderton Presbyterian Chnrch, Kenderton —Rev. H. McDoogal/ Norristown Presbyterian Church, Norristown—Rev. A. T. Norton. North Bread-street Presbyterian Church, Thirteenth and Spring Garden—Rev. A. Eddy, 10X; Rev. G. A. Adams, 7%. ; Marple Presbyterian Church, Marple—Rev. N. H. Wil liams. Bride.sburg Presbyterian Church, Bridesburg—Rev. J. E. Vance; Gloucester Presbyterian Church,-Gloucester —Rev. Samuel Schaffer. Darby Presbyterian Church, Darby—Rev. Daniel Clark. Buttonwood street Presbyterian Church, Buttonwood, Fifth and Sixth streets—Rev. L. D. Chapin, 10>£; RBV. McDougal, 73i. Spring Garden Presbyterian Church—Rey. James Mc- Lane, D. D., 10%; Key. B. B. Parsons, 4. Fourth Presbyterian Church, Twelfth and Lombard streets—Rev. JohnHawke, 10% ;Key. G. R. Carroll,3^ Central Presbyterian Church, N. L., Coaces street, above Third—Rev. T. Bird, 10%. Ninth Presbyterian Church, Sauscm and Sixteenth streets—Rev. J. Brownlee-10>£; Rev.-F. Rand, 3%. Green-hill Presbyterian Church, Girard avenue above Sixteenth —Rev. Thornton Mills, 7%; Rev. S. Ben ton, 10K. Southwest Presbyterian Church, Fitzwaterahd Twen tieth-Rev. T. D. Walker, 10%; G. S. Ledue, 3^. First Presbyterian Churchy Germantown —Rev. T. Hawks- ; . Cohocksink Presbyterian Church* Germantown road and Fifth—Rev. S. Waugh, 10, . Kensington Presbyterian Church,. Frankford road above-Girard—Rev. G. R. Carroll, 10% ; Rev. C. M. ’ Temple, 3%. r [ West Arch Presbyterian Church, Eighteenth and Arch—Rev. C. Waterbuir, 103€. Tabor Presbyterian Churchy Seventeenth and Fite water—Rev.. B. K‘ Davis, 10% ;Rev.W.B.Parme2ee, 7%. &.■ Eaiies School Honse, Sixth street, above Carpen ter —Bev. C. Hutchinson, 10%; Kev; H. B.Bldred, 3%. Tenth Presbyterian Church, Twelfth and Walnut Rev. H. B. Smith, D. D-, 10%. First Reformed Presbyterian Church, Broad, below Spruce—Rev- B B. Parsons, 10%; Rev. J. M. Boat, 4. Reformed Presbyterian Church, York, below Front J.Thompson,-10K- , ' y Presbyterian Church, Twenty-second and Wood—RaY. F. Rand, 10)4; Rev. L M. Luther, 3% Colored Presbyterian Church, Lombard, below Ninth street— Rev. A.: Dunn, 3%; Rev. C. F- ; Halloway, 3. Reformed Presbyterian Church, corner Oxford and Hancock streets —Rev- J- E- Weed, 10&;" Rev.. J. S- Reformed Presbyterian" - Church,* corner- ‘Filbert and Eighteenth streets —Rev Joe. Gordon, 4. LEGAL INTELLIGENCE. District Court-Judge Sharswood. Patrick Rafferty >? vs. - Cain et al., trading as Cain, Haeher, & Cooke. Two cases. Before reported. Ver dict for plaintiff in one case for $103.55, and in the other for $215. Aaron Rosonberg vs. Joel Woodward. A-feigned Issue to dertermine the ownership of certain machinery levied upon bv the sheriff, under execution as .the property of Thos. B. Woodward,'but claimed by plaintiff aa hie propertv. Verdict for defendant. . Geo. T. Naylor and Abraham G. Stein, trading ae- Naylor &' Co. : , -vs. John T. Jones, owner; or. reputed owner and contractor, and Geo. Woelpper, terre tenants Four cases. Actions on mechanics* liens to recover for work and- labor done and materials furnished in the erection ofhouses on Marshall street, above Thompson. - Defence, payment. Jury out ~ Eliza Ann Black*vs. The United States Insurance, An nuity, and Trust Company. \An action on a uolicyof life tnsurs.nce"ou the life of Colonel Samuel W. Black who was killed at the battle of Gaines’ Mill. The policy was taken to the use of the plaintiff, the Colonel s wife. No defence. Verdict for .plaintiff for $5,225. * This being the last case on the list, jurors were dis charged for the term. The June term of the court commences on Monday, when the motion lists will be taken up. • District Court—Judge Hare. Hagan et al. vs. The Philadelphia and Trenton Rail road Company. An action to recover damages for tha death of John Hagan, who was killedr on the 28th. of January last, on the track of by a passen ger train coming down to the depot. Before reported. Verdict for plaintiff $2,300 D. Dougherty. Esq.., for plaintiff; E. Rey and G. Mallery, Esqs., for defendant. Edward Harvey vs. Mary Robinson and Charles Mc- Allister, trading as M. Robinson* Co., garnishees. An attachment execution to recover money alleged to be m tbe hands of garnishees. Verdict for garmshees. Gordon Worrell vs. The Commercial Mutual Insurance Company, ‘ A feigned issue to test the ownership of cer tain personal property. On trial. ..... This being the last case on the list, jurors were dis charged from farther attendance. There will be no moM juiy trials in this court until the September term. TII E POLI O E. CBefore Mr. Alderman White. 1 Robbing a Contraband,.. . John Benton, a colored man,-was committed*by Aid. -White yesterday, to answer the charge of stealing a coat from a contraband. It seems that six contrabands had arrived in this city a day or two since. Their ward robe was rafcher.in a dilapidated condition, and excited some attention on the part of several Quaker gentlemen, wbo furnished the party with decent clothing. They -made a much more respectable appearance than falls to the lotofcolorod humanity in certain sections-of our city. Benton met the contrabands yesterday, and invi ted them to the houfe of Mrs- Tyndle. ia South Sixth street. While here be stela one of their coats and pawned it for one dollar. The garment was recovered and the thief arrested. In default of one thousand dollars bail he was committed to prison to answer at court. Use of the Knife. Grace Moore, a resident of St. Mary’s alley, a local thoroughfare where crime of almost every kind abound* among its depraved inhabitants, was arraigned before Alderman White yesterday on the charge of assaulting with intent to kill Lucy Grey. But. little seems to be known asto the prime cause of the attack; rumjhowever* was its foundation. Grace seized a knife and threatened to make "sausage-meat out of Lucy; ; The victim wa* badly cut in several places about her arms and. body, and had a frightful gash across her face.- The defendant was committed in default of SSOO bail‘to answer.*-,.. _ Taking a Photograph'.* A woman, giving the name of Margaret Smith, wa* arraigned, yesterday afternoon, before.Alderman.'Whiter on the charge of the larceny of a photograph of a gentle man in a pretty embellished oval gilt frame. She offer ed the picture at the store of 3fr. Asher, on South street, above Sixth, for the sum of $1 He suspected she had stolen it, and therefore called an officer, who took her into custody. In her own defence, she said that a man, who makes such pictures, gave it to her to sell,hut she would not reveal his name; she would rather suf fer herself- than do such a thing. ” She was. committed in default of $l,OOO, to await a further hearing. Tha frame and picture await the owner at the office of Alder-, man White. / [Before Mr. Alderman DoughOrty.] Disorderly; House—Murder Cried. Richard McCartvand Lydia Gibson were arraigned be fore Alderman Dougherty, yesterday, on the. chargeof keeping a disorderly house at bo. 140 Water street. The evidence developed the facts, that at about. 2 o'clock-yes terday morning the policein the neighborhood.were at tracted by the cry of murder.- They entered the-house, and captured all the persons therein. It seems that,a man named Patterson indulged himself in beating a wo man named Evans, cutting her eye in a most , shocking manner. The defendants, who are alleged to.be. the keepers of the home, were required to enter $6OO bail to answer at court.. The remainder of this party.were bound over to be of future good behavior. [Before Mr. Alderman Beitler.J Caughtinthe Act. Bernard Mclllhnney, who has been,in the hand® of the civil authorities many a time, but who had : as.hnany times escaped, was caught.rather* ■ foul”'in one.of the Baltimore cars, late on Thursday night. Yesterday ne was arraigned, on the charge of stealing a watch, tno property of Mr, X. C. Bows, of NewTork. Mr. B. had )een in the smoking car.'and after the arrival of tne train, he proceeded to another car to get his As i he was going through the passage-way, inside the car. three young men entered at the other end, ant UJ 1 f u A^ r n f a o - him. He stepped aside to let Ithem pass, but they lialted, as though they did not wish to pass. .He felt a jerir aj his watSh and nutting his hand on his pocket found it S McllSenny ‘be nearest one of. the tm to him - Immediately. Mr. Eowe got between him and th« ‘ither tureSen; He charged hun-with stealing his. watch. Mclllhenny became qufte indignant. , Just at this mo ment Mr Sanies A. McLaughlin, who had been watch iivtt a tlieving trio for some time, enteredthe car, and took Ibe defendant into custody. The prisoner dropped, iw watch Which Mr. McLaughlin picked,up., The ac cn“ed was committed in default of $2 000 to answer. Yesterday afternoon-another charge was preferred against him—that of stealing a watch valued at $3.1, the nronerty of Henry H. Sailor, on the night of the 14th inst Mr- Sailor was at a ball. A fight took place about one o'clock in the morning, and he went away.. He had io go through the crowd, after which he missed his watch. He saw the prisoner at the ball walking around, l»ut did not see him taking any active part in it, suen. as dancing.. There was no evidence implicating tne ne fen dan tin the -robbery. This case was therefore dis misfced. ’ : [Before Mr. Alderman'Comly.] Assault and Battery* ' Am» and her daughter were, arraigned before- Comly, af Brenkford, on Thursday, charged with cerniittinga revere assault and battery on Mr. 5.,.1. A a resident in that ancient and interesting ri lace f seems Sa! the defendants, proceeded to the Af Mr Donasyiu relation to the ceremony of- godmother te his child. Mrs.* Delaney do s red to oc-upy that posiiu,n, but Mr. D. : refused her, in flings that were decidedly emphatic. Some pretty hard, words ensued, and finally a.free fight was indulged m. which resulted in Mr. Donnoy getting his head cut se rerel v with a teakettle-lid. One of his thumbs was also badly bitten, but from the teeth of Mrs. Delaney or Miss Pelsney'the deponent did not clearly state.' The mother *rd daughter were required to enter bail to answer at court Beautiful.Cab.—The Second and Third strtet Paeeehger Railroad Company have just placed upon the Richmond Road a beautiful and commodi ous car, which will; comfortably-seat thirty cers. The car was constructed iu the machine shop 5f the company, by Messrs. Shaffer Lulong, and ia an evidence of the higbeat skill m, that depart ment. This company is the only one tha. bulds its own cars, •'
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