= r.. 0,44,00.. aunty. PITTSBURGH, SHOWY, NOVEMBER 17, 1860. Mir Having purehased for our Office the" Right" to use pink's Accountant and Dispatch latent, all, or nearly all, of our subscribers now have their papers addressed to then► regularly by a singularly unique machine, which fastens on the white margin a intuit 'colored " address stamp," or. label, whereon appears their name plainly printed,./bitowed by the date up to which they have paid for their papers—this being authorized by, an Act of Cbugresi. The date will always be advanced on the receipt of subscription Immo, in exact.accorciance,With the amount so received,. and thus be an ever-ready and valid receipt ; securing. to every one, and at all times, a perfect knowledge of his newspaper ac count, so that any i errar is made he can immediately de tect it and have it corrected—a boon alike valuable to the publisher and subscriber, as it must terminate all painful raisundcratangings Actween them respecting accounts, and thus toperpetuede their important relationship. ► s s , Those in.arrears.will please remit. THE MINISTRY IN WALES Dr. MURRAY, in writing from Wales, to the N. Y. Observer, says of the Welsh Cal vinistie Church "As a rule, the ministers are not edu cated ; and they very generally are engaged in some worldly calling. The people are poor, and unable to support . a ministry gen erously, ; and one of the tn , nisters told us that they preferred to be independent by their own exertions, 'rather than be de pendent on the people; and, poor besides.'. Such, in brief, are the history, the doc trines, the, polity.of the Welsh Calvinistic Methodists; a people upon whom, the Lord is even now pouring out richly of his Spirit." PREACHING. For some excellent thoughts on the val ue of a preackid Gospel, see an article on our first page. Let nothing supplant the preaching and the hearing of the Word. God's Spirit attends these. God's bles sing is vouchsafed, when his ordinances are honored. Grace is a gift, and it is to be received in the manner of the Giver's ariointinent. "preach the Word:" "Take teed how ye hear." " Faith coineth by. hearing." It has often pained us to flee , children leave the church•and go home, just as the minister enters to preach. They have been at SAbbath School, and are tired. If they cannot attend -to both, let them, by all means, attend upon the regular worship of God, as conducted by the messenger of . Jesus. ',Let them hear the sermon. Let them not forsake the assemblings of the saints. PRESBYTERIAN HISTORICAL SOCIETY. This very worthy Institution has many wants, and, no funds; It depends 'upon gratuitous contributions, and hence Pres byterian authors and publishers should be particular in sending it copies of their works. Let a copy of every pamphlet and book produced by. Presbyterians of every class, be sent. Old works, as well as, new, are desired. Where no published work of the worthy deceased ministers of our Church can be had., a manuscript sermon. is desired. Magazines, Portraits of minis ters, and views of churches . will also be acceptable donations. Minutes of -Presby teries and Synods, and Catalogues of Col leges—anything and everything which be longs to Presbyterian Church History, comes within.the range of the Society's col lections. • Send to SAMUEL AoNpw, Librarian, NO 821, Chestnut Street, Phpadelphia. CUM'S ,INDUSTRY. Every man cannot be superlatively great; but every man may rise. And stimulants, and especially the stimulants of example, bare their influence in elevating men. These prove what can be done, by showing what has been done i . HOYLE, in- the Bio graphical Evangelica, says, of CALVIN: " What shall I say of his indefatigable industry, almost beyond the power of na ture ; which, paralleled with our loiter ings. will, I fear, exceed all eredit ? It may be the truest object of admiration how one lean, worn, spent, and wearied liody could laid out. He read, every week of the year, three divinity ! lectures; every other. week; oven and above, he preached every day; so that, as EaAsuus said of CHRYS °STUN, I know. not whether more to admire his constancy or those that :heard him. Somahave reckoned.his yearly lectures to be one hundred and eighty-six, and his yearly sermons 'two hundred and eighty-six. Every Thursday he sat in the .Presbytery; every Friday, when the ministers met to consult on difficult texts, he made as good as a lecture. Besides all this, there was scarce a day that exercised him not in an swering, either by word of mouth or writing, the doubts and questions of differ ent churches and pastors ; yea, sometimes both at once, so that he might say with PAUL: " The care of all the churches lieth upon, me." Scarcely a year wherein, over and above all the employments, some great volume in folio came not forth!' INCREASE TILE CIRCULATION Every family that would be well in formed in religious matters, should have a newspaper of their own Church. Every parent who would raise a house hold of children, intelligent, energetic, ready to take their part in society, as .men and women, should have a religious paper of hie own Church. Every pastor who would feed his flock with appropriate food, who would have his preaching to be most effective, and his peo ple trained to every good work, should use all proper means to have a religious paper of his own Church, is every house. And the elders are co-workers with • pastors. The Methodist Church depends upon the ministers first, and through them upon the class-leadeis, for the feeding of the people, from the press, as well as by the voice. The Advocate, of New-York, which now circulates some thirty thousand copies, at $1.50 a year, urges au increase, and pleads especially for the beginning of the new year. It says "Please let the work be Commenced, if possible, to-clay. If the preachers will loCk over their lists otmeznbers and friends who do not already take the paper, they can de termine at once -on whom ,to call. Two weeks of faithful:effort' which shall not se riously interfere with 'any other duty will secure ten thousand new subscribers. What do you say, brethren? Will you make that effort ?" Will not Presbyterian ministers help us, and through us nurture , their people ? There are at least ten thousand families, in the region which cur journal would nat urally supply, who are destitute. Ho*, many of them• can be induced -to. raise. $1.25 ? Efforts are indispensable in every department of true religion, and efforts duly' Mideare never without some measure of enemas. TDB PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION:`'. Civil government is of God. The State is as really his institution as is the Church. He has not so definitely prescribed its orders and forms, nor does he claim to himself so direct an, agency in calling men to office ; but he has distinctly said The powers that be are ~ordained of God." " He," (the officer,) is the minister of God to thee for good." "He that resisteth the power, resisteth the ordinance of God." In these United States, God has given it to the people to choose their rulers, and he holds them responsible for a virtuous exer cise of the prerogative. Acting in up rightness, he will bless them. If they shall permit folly and wickedness to rule, he will blast their counsels. Living under this responsibility, it becomes Christians to be active in civil affairs. Every citizen has a duty to perform. He should know what it is, and not shrink from its proper discharge. The election of a President comes off once in four years. It is the most import- ant National • act which the country per- forms, and is, ordinarily, highly exciting In olden times it was the custom to elect a President to a second term, and the sec ond election was accorded, usually, without much opposition. But since the days of General JACXSON, one te?-m, has been the political cry, and we now get scarcely time to breathe easy after having filled the Chair of 'State, till a new canvass is com- nienced, with plots and counterplots, for the succession The late election, though the• prepara tory.strife had been long and painfully agi tating, was held peacefully; and the peo ple,, notwithstanding the terrible threats uttered, are likely to acquiesce without any great disturbance. , Disunion we cannot but regard as a mat ter far distant. It is not likely to be seri.: ously attempted. There is no adequate motive for the people to seek a dissolution. The advantage, popularly, to any section of the country, would be very small, and the loss would be immensely great. A few hot-heads, impelled by pride, passion, and a regard to self, having tailed to deter the people by their threats, may attempt a di- rect demonstration. We could hardly think, that, after what they have said, it would be otherwise. But they will fail. Some forty-six yeais — a g o, disunion was attempted at the North. A few dissatis fied aspirants got up the Hartford Conven tion ; but the people repudiated the plot, and the agitators sunk, politically, to rise no more. So, it is likely to be now at the South. A few men bluster . and talk large- ly. .They fancy they have the people with them. It is but a fancy. They talk of • grievances; but there is no real grievance, at least none which would be remedied by disunion. They complain that if, they choose to remove, they cannot carry their slaves with them; so as to occupy the free Territories of the North, and make 'of them Slave States; and also that ~they are, in some Northern States; greatly impeded in recovering their run-away slaves.' For these things, disunion would be no remedy. It would be just the reverse. Whilst in, the Union, the Constitution and the laws do much for them, and afford hope of more; but disunion •would effectually and forever close the Territories against them, and prevent the recovery of a single fugitive. To talk of disunion as a peaceful process, • is a vanity. Disunion is 'treason; and treason must be suppressed, at whatever cost. The Executive is bound by oath to suppress it. The. States which abide faith ful to the compact, are bound by interest to suppress it. Western Pennsylvania, Ohio, and -the - mighty North-west, will never permitthe lower Mississippi to be long to: a foreign. power. Florida is needed by the Union as a key to the Gulf of Mexico. Florida, Louisiana, Arkansas, Missouri, and Texas, are purchases, and were paid for by the money of all the States. The original compact. of union left no room to secede. Every State has a right, both by compact, and by a regard to self preservation, to oppose secession. Union is strength, but diVision is dis 'ccri, 'strife, and weakness. The American Continent, South of the United States, is divided into small — nationalities, and is feeble and harrassed by wars. Italy has long, been divided, and, of consequence, a prey to spoilers. Germany lacks unity, and is hence .shorn of half her power. The little countries, England, Scotland, and Ireland, are united, and, hence power ful. These States, 'as United, are inde pendent and impregutble; divided, they wouldbe feeble and exposed. Every State has hence an interest in totally suppress ing treason. Disunion would be a deep so cial injury. Hence it cannot be permitted; .and it ought not to be talked of. Give us our rights then, say the de claimers: So say we. Give their rights to all. But how are those rights to be as certained ? It' must be, by the Constitu tion, and the National Legislature, and the Federal Judiciary. And the majority at the late election, are pledged to all this. And the successful candidates are known to be favorable to all this; and they must bind themselves to .it by an official oath. The character of the President and Vice President elect is such, and their principles, known, • fixed, and unwavering, are such, that we fear no aggression upon the rights of any, amino withholding of rights, during their official term. There are circumstances connected with the late election, somewhat new, and calcu lated to elicit investigation, and to teach wisdom to politicians'. Hitherto tile South . has been a unit on the slavery question. Now it is divided into three parties, fiercely contending. The North had, till lately, been strongly Democratic. Now'that party is overwhelminoly defeated. Yea; Demo crats and Whigs, combined, are left in a lean minority. What hail caused •.the change ? The cause is extensive, as well as Powerful. See its influence in Maine, New-Hampshire, Rhode. Island, Connecti cut, New-York, Pennsylvania, Ohio, and all the North-west. And it is not a sud den outburst. It was strongly manifest and almost victorious, four years ago. lt has been operatina ever since, and has ad vanced in influence, notwithstanding ,every: art which could be brought to bear ag,ainst it ? Now, :what is this cause, so powerful and all-pervading ? What could`have produced, in Democratic Maine a majority of twenty five thousand against the,Democratic ticket ? PRESB Y ERiAN BANNER.---SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 17, 1860. And iCPennsilvania.leighty thimeand ? And in Indiana, twenty;thousand _ ?- And in other States, East and West, somewhat similar majorities ? What cause is it which could have almost united a 'divided North, and quite split up a once unanimous South? Politicians may well ponder it. Wise statesmen Will investigate. " We cannot but think that there' is sante moral feelings--some fundamental social principle, or principles, belonging to our religion and to the genitis of our govern ment, concerned in, this chUnge Our elec tions, notwithstanding some corruption, and an immense amount of , management and plotting,show a good degree of intelli gence and' virtue in the masses. The pub lie mind is substantially right, in politics. The people rule, and, rule for, their own benefit. Purity,. conservatism, and true progress in government, reside in and flow from the people. There is -found , the ,vir tue—there the'honesty, justice, Ito equity. The people may* deeeived. for a time, and be led astray; but they will inquire, and return. As fong as, they shall be intelli gent and virtuous, they will maintain their rights. • ' Christians are the conservaters of a Re public. Christian ministers, as the teach ers of morality and religion, do more to elevate and bless a nation—more to shape even its political character, than any other class of men. And `Presbyterian ministers,, though they talk iess on politics, and write less, and hold fewer offices than their fel lows, are yet among the, first-in real politi cal influence. They give character andei pension to the 'intellect of the' community. They 'plant and sustain the deepest and most elevated morality. They inculcate and diffuse a religion which enlightens the mind, cherishes benevolent emotions, quick ens conscience, and makes men feel their, responsibilities. They teach men to view:' temporal things in the * light of ,Divine revelation, and • with reference to a right eous judgment and an eternal award. They inculcate principleswhich cause the rights of the poor. the feeble, the , distant, and the, oppressed, to be respected. A people thus trained, from infancy—a people educated in Christian families, schools, colleges, and churches, may be trusted in a popular vote. And in any land,•those thus educated must have a powerful influence. There is much of this truly social. prin ciple, North rand South, East, and West— enough of it, we trust, to produce submis slim to the constituted authorities, and to prevent aggression, to modify or repeal. sectional and unconstitutional laws in the several States, to prevent injurious :or re taliatory legislation, and to maintain equity and preserve brotherhood. Christianity per vades the land extensively ; and it is, for the nation, the light and the salt, One feature in the : late election is un asant—the Okief Magistrate is chosen by t vote only of the free Statei. Not a single slaie State will cast an Electoral vote for him. This looks like a sectional array. If so, the fault is most intensely with the defeated party. ~The North east, in the popular vote, some hundreds of thousands, and will cast a few Electoral' votes for the Southern candidates. 'And the choice is constitutional. =Every-, thing as been done . legally; / and the country is bound to abide by the re sult. The South freely exercises its right of refusal, and the North was equal ly free to use its right of choice. It is a consolation that the Choice has fallen upon a good man,, able, honest, firm, conservative —a truly National man, and that his ma jority is immense. He is clearly the People's choice. • We have, as intimated, no idea that the present dissensions will lead to any serious attempt at disunion; but still, they should not be lightly regarded: They , come to us, under Providential diSPensitions: The Lord admonishes us. The nation is alto gether too proud and boastful. Corruption his crept into • high places. Sectionalism and selfishness interfere with equity, and crowd out:patriotism. There are national sins which the LOrd hates. There is hence a loud call for repentance and refOr mation. Nay the grace be granted, - and the blessing given. THE OPPRESSED SYRIANS. The Turkish forces have arrested, and, executed, many of the - murderers,' of `the Syrian Christians. The work .of retribu tary punishment, however, is far from being complete. The Drums mostly, have, so far, escaped. And the Christians who sur vive the massacres, are in the deepest want In Damascus, where their houses were de stroyed, they are being put in possession of the houses of their foes',' but more than a shelter is wanted. Where fathers, hus , bands, sons, and brothers, have been sot& denly butehered, and the means of living destroyed, the thousands of widows and . orphans Must suffer deep privations. Sup plieS are being ,sent from Europe and, America, but not yet adequate to the nu merous wants. The French troops, sent to aid in quiet ing the country, are making progress 'into the interior. The Moniteur , describing the , advance of the army, says : "It would be difficult to convey an idea of the state in which the Deir-el-Bamar was found by the French troops. 'All. the houses were in ruins, and heaps of dead bodies were lying in the streets.l -It,was a heart rending spectacle to see those. thou sands of Christians, almost exclusively women and 'children, returning ' without any resources into thOse ruins, where the , bodies of their • fathers, husbands and brothers were 'lying. The General organ ized a kind' of municipality, composed of five of the principal Christians, whose mis sion was to provide for the first wants of the Christians and maintain ordcr amongst the people. The Turkish soldiers were often called upon to assist in the interment of many bodies, which the carelessness and contempt of the Musselman' had left unburied for four monthsi and to burn the human remains which lay scattered about in all directions • among the ruins, and also to clear the streets, and' thus allow access to a few of the houses which • could 'still offer to the destitute' Christians an indis pensable, though dangerous 'shelter. The infectious state of 'the air was such• that the French General was obliged to remove his camp as far as possible from the spot." The same journal thus describes 'the present state of the Christian sufferers. "It is one wwhich, calls for most decisive action. Under the pressure of public feeling the Musselmanauthoritics have or ganised. a ,system,.of ; inquiry and judicial repression, but they are powerless to revive the courage of the Marmites and save them ISIMIE from perishing hunger. Thus the un fortunate? people who have followed the French armyflore Beyieut will ie of de spair and misery; without resources, with out clothing, without tools or means of transport. The only assistance hitherto given has been five thousand piastres dis tributed by Fnad Pasha. It is, , ,urgent that Europe should come forward swith abun dant pecuniary assistance. General dllaut pool and his brave soldiers represent Chris tian civilization. It was France which sent them out; but they are the personifi cation of the whole of Eur Ope, and Europe must, wish that the victims who have sur vived these barbaroue attacks on humanity Should be protected ~and raised up again. ,This appeal to the pity of all has been al ready replied to by abundant collections in every part of France. The Emperor lately ordered amillion of francs to be sent to Syria and there distributed in assistance. Let, such, a noble example be everywhere .fol lowed." Such statements are harrowing to the feelings, but they belong to human history. They are manifestations of what man is; and, while , they awaken, gratitude ,to the Giver:of all good, •for his: Gospel, and a blessing upon it in our whole land, , they pannot but biter, a missionary Spirit Let the true ~ l ight Shine and darkness and cruelty will vanish together. - ,AN OLD SCHOOL CHURCH TRANSFERRED. The South 'westernPresbyterian church, with 'their pastor, Rev. JAMES. MCOASICIE, obtained a diamission from the PresbYtery, of Philadelphia, (b. S.) and united with the >Third Presbytery of: Philadelphia, (N.;.8.) They` Were'received by the latter Presbytery on the Ist of November. Mr. MoCASKIE not only, preiented a cer tificate •of his good standing iu the Pres bytery of 'Philadelphia with a recommen dation to the Third Presbytery, but, " agree ably to a standing rUle of Presbytery in yelation to ministers, coming, from, : other ecclisiastical bodies,, , he was examined- on theology and church government." The re sult was " Presbyteri were much gratified to find him sound both in regard to the truth and order of our Church and he was unanimously received." • The examination .of a minister who pre sented " a certificate of his good standing," strikes 'us straawely.. One of the grand Objections made against us by out New School brethren, we have understood to be, this rule of examination. And now they have adopted it ‘themselves. It is now, with this Presbytery„!' a standing rule." Verily .; the points_ of distinction between theta and us are rapidly poising away.. They are discarding the Voluntary 'Societies. They have eitablished Ecelesiastical aCtion, through Committees (Roards) of Educe tion, Publication, Church: Rnilding, and Missions. And now they have. a standing rule requiring' the examination 'of 'Minis ters applying to be received into their'body. The only remaining" difference, so far as recurs .to us ,at present, between the Old and New School, relates -to Christian doc trine. And our used-to often tell us that - here 'there was no difference. All obstacles to union would thus appear to be removed ; and as : ; the door of ,ex.amination stands open on either side, and is guarded only by men of a generous 'spirit, inter changes may "become as . frecinent and pleasant between them and' us, as between us and the Reformed Dutch. PRINCETON SEMINARY. Theinauguration of Rev. CASPER WIS TAR HODGE, as Professor of New .Testa ment Literature and Biblical' Greek, in`the Theological Seminary" at Princeton, took place, as we learn from, our exchanges, on the Ist instant. Mr. HODGE is a son of. Rev. Dr. - HODGE, and fills the Chair which was made Vacant by the death of Rev. J. ADDISON ALEXANDER, D. D. He is, com paratively, ,a youth, but has much .mind and has made high attainments, and is pos sessect with an ardor which presses forward in the making of attainments still higher.' Dr's. PGILLIPS, BOARDMAN, 41)1CPELAILL, and McGFLL, participated in the. exercises on the occasion. t We shall hope to see the Inaugural Address published. I New parteriy.— The' Presbyterian brethren in, near Danville, Ky ; con template the publishing of a Quarterly. We are grad or it. One such jour,nal should emulate " from the great; great *est; and Danville may be a very suitable centre. For terms, Sze, see advertisement. EASTERN 'SUMMARY. BOSTON AND NEW ENGLAND BosToN - is one of tjie greatest and most important sugar markets in the viorhi. The 6:glowing statement shows the receipts of sugar at this port, ,in nine months ,of the • present year, or since Ja.nuary. Ist : Hogsheads, - 36;933 ; barrels; 31,965 ; bags, 157;893, priUcipalli from India • boxes, 75,150. 1 The , price of sugar has been well maintained during the year,, and there is no prospect of a decline,at present. Many Arad' operators are confident'of a iiirther advance. The 'consiiinption of raw and refined snows fin .the New-England States is immense, and, has probably, doub led within ten years. Vast quantities are exported'from'this port to all parts of the, woidd, particularly to'the Pacific coast. One of • the. Connecting links with the past; is the Hon. JosrAn QUINCY,' now in the ninetieth year of his age. He was • . born a subject of the British Crown, wit nessed the stru...les of the ReVolution, and, has seen a. mighty empire spring out of a few feeble colonies. At one time he. 'was the guest'of John Hancock at a brilliant dinner party. Though John Haneock was one of the truest of patriots and staunchest of republicans, his style of life was prince ly. *On state occasions his equipage was magnificent, to a degree by no, means equalled in this city at the present time. The new CEMit.Oll EDIFiCE of the First Congreg4ional church and Society in Wo burn, was dedicated on the 21st ult. This church was organized August 14,:1642,. and this is the fifth house - of worship that has been erected for its occupancy. - What scenes of trial and triumph, of sorrow and joy, have - been witnessed, in this spot during those eventful two hundred' and eighteen years! Rev. R. C. 1100 KER late of Princeton Theological Seminary, N. J., has accepted the call of the North Congregational Reli gious Society of Newbnryport, to become their' pasictr. l -. This Society was for foity years in the pastoral care of the , late 4ev, L. F. Dimmick, D.D. The SEVENTEENTH ANNIVERSARY of the .SocietY for the, Promotion of Collegi ate and Theological Education at the West, will be held at Lowell, Mass, on Tuesday and Wednesday, the 20th and 21st of the present month. • The Annual Discourse will be delivered by the Rev. S. T. Seelye, D.D., of Albany, N. Y. This Society is composed mainly of Congregationalists and New School Presbyterians, by whose liber ality several colleges in' the West have been greatly benefited. The College at Marietta, Ohio, Wabash, College, Indiana, and one or two colleges in Illinois ,have been the principal recipients of their bounty: In 1700 YALE LIBILA.RT contained but 40 volumes ; in 1766, 4,000 ;:in 1835,10,000; and 1860, 38,000. Added to this last number, the Linonian Brothers, Law and Medical libraries in the same building make a total of 67,000 volumes, under the care of Yale College, while the number of unbound' pamphlets is estimated at 7,000. The oldcat printed book'inthe colleCtion is a copy of tracisni St. Augustine, printed in Zurich in 1467. This library originated from the gifts of ten clergymen, all of them gradu ates of Harvard, who met at Branford in the year 1700, bringing with them a number of bookslto be, presente,d,to the association. As each one. laid his' offering upon the table, he said c " give' these books for founding a college in 'this colony" The volumes then contribUted numbered . forty, and were valued at about thirty pounds. Most of their' .- Were folios hound in plain broii leather, 'and were almOst entirely theological works and` commentaries; the majority` of them being written in Latin. In 1707 the library was . taken to Saybrobk, and in "1718 removed, though not Without considerable opposition, to Neiv-Haven. Indeed; the people of Saybiook . were so opposed to the removal of the library that they broke down a bridge:on the route, and ig the scramble which ensued, many valu able books and papers were lost. About this time numerous contributions were made ,to the library, from, England: Such men as . Sir— Isaac Newfon, Steele, Matthew Henry, and especially Governor Yale, con. cributing. Newton gave a copy of his Pr~ncipia and Optics, a Greek Lexicon, and, the Commentaries of Budmii. Dr. Isaac Watts presented copies of his works in 1730, and Bishop Berkely, in 1733; sent nearly a thousand honks from England. r. The first printed classified catalogue of the library .was made in 1743; and in 1765 the library numbered four thousand vohimes. After the country ;began to , recover from the effects 'of the 'revolutionary war, gifts both of money and books began to flow in, coming from a number of , distinguished Americans. The largest bequest vies $lO,- 000, received in 1836' from . Dr. Alfred E. Perkins, of Norwich, Conn. In 1845 Pro fessor Kingsbury was, sent to Europe to purchase books, _and spent $B,OOO in se doing. The collection of theological works formerly belonging to Professor Thilo, of the University of Halle, was bonght by the , library in. 1853. Notwithstanding the appreh'ensions en tertained, the GREAT ELECTION passed off remarkably' quiet. For a generation' there has been no general election in which the opposing parties were so ",terribly earnr. est," . and upon the event 'of which hung such vast and various interests: During the past six months, the whole country has been in a turmoil of preparation. And not only were all the usual modes of party excitement and% party discipline employed' to' their utmost, but a new, and, at first Sight, it would seem, a most prevoking an'd dangerous kind of organization was adopted on both sides--the semi military minute men and wideawakes. So> quiet and or derly an election is not within the memory, of the most experienced 'politician& The police authorities . laughed at the premoni tions of !rouble, and they are justified by the event. , This was due, :in :part, to the efficient character of the police as at pres ent constituted, and to :the feet that the drinking houses are requirea, by law, to be kept closed, on election days. As a, matter of course this requisition,was-not absolutely complied with', but it was observed to'such an extent as to have a, very deCided effect on the general ,order and quiet. . , Norton has been given publicly of an application to be made to the next Legisla ture for power ' to Jay out a park in the Sixth Ward, embracing the whole Five Points region, lit 'which may be placed the public bUildinos so much needed by the city, and it is understood that William .13. . Astor, Peter Cooper, and, other wealthy , citizens; are' among . the applicants. Such a measure will break up' the worst' and most degraded nest of iniquity in this city; and although it Will net change-the character of its wretched denizens, it , will place them more fully within the reach• of legal and moral restraints, and will give a stimulus to improveinent which will prevent; the Fourth and Seventh ,Wardi from be coming, as they are now in danger of, be coming P'worse; than the Sixth:. If this pla,gue-spot. can •be erased from the city' map, there is reason, to hope that its equal may never be produced again. It is ob jected by many that the expense will be immense: To this it is replied : The loss 'produced by the thefts, burglaries, and assaults committed by the denizens of that .. region, the cost of trying its murderers; thieves and villains, and the support of the pauper and diseased portion of them by the city, amounted to a sum every year more than tnifficient . to pay. for the whole tract; but the value of the property ad jacent would be so greatly enhanced by such a disposition .of this district, that.the betternients which` might justly be assessed, would defray fully one-half of the cost.. The VETERANS of the war of 1812 will unite in a. parade on the 25th of the pres ,ent month. The corps new number only i ninety-seven ; andj , owing to deaths; s.be coming smaller every year. These men paraded at the late reception. of the Prince of. Wales, and attracted" the attention of all. They were dressed in blue frock coats and wore' a style' of hat quite common a few years ago, ornamented with the cock ade of '76. Each man carried his siord" but no other arms. Tle'll**A4mmy SUNDAY„ 411.18 have bean , the occasion of greatqcgret, and many complaints tte part of the, Mends ), r iVEW-YO.RK. of the Sabbath and good order. For a time the Directors seemed• unmoved by any considerations of morality or humanity. But at last the pressure has become too heavy to be resisted any longer, and their Sunday Central Park trains - have . been withdrawn, it is hoped, forever ; The - brief experinient of running locoirlotives every fifteen minutes, with their city connexions of a hundred horses and Scores of men, and the noise and smoke incident . to the traffie—and all to accommodate ,Sabbath breakers—pleased nobody. The employees felt justly that they were robbed of their rights. The neighboring population were greatly disturbed and wronged. 'The .pub lic sentiment .was outraged. It was bad business ,all around. So, we believe, the Directors themselves came to regard !it; and by their order, we understand, the whole arrangement was abandoned. THE REY'. DR. BULLOCK, Agent for Danyille Theological Seminary, is now in this city, seeking aid toward the entire completion of the endowment of this in stitution. A circular signed by the Rev. Drs. Joseph galroy, Gardiner 'Spring,. Geo. Potts, Henry. J. Van Dyre, Wm. W. Phillips, John M. Krebs, Win. Hoge, and Samuel 1.. Prime, has been issed, commend.' ing Dr. Bullock' and the cause lie advo cates,to the generous donors of NeW-York. The Seminary has been in operation seven years, and has over one hundred of its pu pils in the ministry,,scattered widely over the Church. The Church and people of Kentucky have more than met their pledge, to the Assembly to- raise $60,000 toward its endowment, having raised sl3o,ooofor this object, not more' than $lB,OOO addi tional being furnished from all other quarters. A better selection than Dr.,Bul loc,k Timid not have been made for this work. His winning manners and liVing earnestness will meet with the most favor able regard.. .PIII_LADE_LPHIA PriMADELPITIA eatabliihed the first wa ter works, ran the first locomotive, estab lished the first public hospital, the first medical 'college, the first law school, the first academy of the fine arts,' the first public museum, the first, hall of music in this country, and the first library in the world opened freely to all. 'ONE OF THE COUHTS of this` city has liebn for some time occupied with the ease of William Byerly, charged with fraud in the substitution of forged glection returns in the First Congressional District. The result of the trial was the conviction of Byerly, and his sentence to pay : a fine of $3OO and undergo, imprisonment , for two .years and , sit mCnths. It is scarcely possi:. ble to conceive amore dangerous and de= moraliiing specimen of political frond. than that of which the defendant in this ease was found guilty., By . tbe - substitution of a , false return from one of the wards; for the true, one, the declared result of an im portant election was completely *changed, aid the certificate, given to one whOm the correct returns show.to have been defeated. The 178th Annivernry of the Landing Of WILLIAM PENH, was , .celebrated Philadelphia by the Historical E Society of Pennsylvania, on the `Bth instant. Itev. PHILIP SCHAFF, D.D., of Merbersburgy . Pa., ledin the opening prayer. A, boun- tiful dinner was served, ,some