REV. DAVID M'KINNEY, Editor and Proprietor. ,EV. I. N. 31'KINNEY, ASSOCIATE EDITOR. El TENNIS IN ADVANCE. By MAIL, trtinKly or in Oh ho $1.50 int] v iattn Iv Strilra OE ' &1 CITIES 2.00 or iii llettntS, Wo Will NOrtil by mall seventy numbers, for MN COMAE, thirty-three numbers. kiit , i9i.nding ne TWENTY subscribers and upwards, will ieroby entitled to a paper without charge. newalsshould be prompt. a little before the year expires end payments by safe hands, or by mail. irect MI letters to REV. DAVID M'KINNET, Pittsburgh, Pa. (Selected.] Waiting for Christ FROM TITS GERMAN OP MU HL We wait for Thee, all-glorious One 1 We look for thine appearing ; We boar thy name, and on the throne We see thy presence cheering. Faith even now Uplifts its brow, And sees the Lord descending, And with him blies unending. We wait for Thee, through days forlorn, In patient self-denial; We know that thou our guilt haat borne Upon the cross of trial. And well may we Submit with thee To bear tho cross and love it, Until thy hand remove it. We wait for Thee; already thou _Hest all our heart's submission; And though the spirit sees thee now, We long for open vision; When ours shall be Sweet rest with thee, And pure, unfailing pleasure; And life in endless measure. We wait for Thee with certain hope— The time will soon be over; With childlike longing we look up Thy glory to disoover. Oh bliss ! to share Thy triumph there, When home, with joy and singing, The Lord his saints is bringing. For the Prestqtorlein Banner. Presbytery of West Virginia, pursuance of a recommendation of General Assembly of the Presbyterian -eh, adopted at Peoria, 111., on the 26th of May last, for the organization of a Itery comprising all the churches and tors in the State of -West Virginia of the Pennsylvania line extending _lay to the Ohio river, to be known by name of West Virginia, and to be at -d to the Synod of Wheeling, a nutri a ministers and elders assembled at :rsburgh, October 6th, at 10 o'clock being the time and place appointed l e Assembly. IL W. Bins preached a sermon Acts i : thou at this time ire again the kingdom to Israel ?” `immediately after constituted Presby -ith. prayer. ;c were present four ministers and ling elders. 11. W. Biggs was elected Modera and A. G. Leonard, Clerk. Rev. J. Ewing was elected Stated Clerk, and J. fi. Flanagan, Treasurer. irniont was chosen as the place of next tr. meeting; and the Fourth Thursday )61 next, at 7 o'clock P. M., the time. name of the church of Pennsboro changed to Highland. call from the church of Fairmont for ninistersal services of Rev. J. H. Flan was placed in his hands, which he 'ranted leave to retain until the next nr meeting of Presbytery. . ministers and elders present made .1 reports on the State of religion in respective congregations, and in con .on with these, letters from a number ther churches were read, expressive of • present condition and prospects. Committee on the Parkersburg church :fed as follows : Whereas, the Rev. J. H. Leps did, on oth day of November, 1861, tender his - ;nation as pastor of said church, and on the same day, due notice having previously given, the congregation ved to unite with him in asking Pres to grant his request, therefore we :lend that the request of Rev. J. H. be granted, and that the pulpit of church be, and is hereby declared va 1, , e report WRS adopted. . H. W. Biggs, and elder J. S. .11, were appointed Commissioners to next General Assembly. Rev. J. H. 'gat) and elder A. G. Leonard, were n ted alternates. was resolved to make application to Synod of Wheeling for the support of missionaries within our Presbytery. the close of its sessions, Presbytery half an hour in devotional exercises, then adjourned to meet at the call of Moderator, during the sessions of Syn- New Lisbon, Ohio. Stated Clerk would here add, that cordial reception given to our infant )ytery by the Synod of Wheeling, the al interest manifested on behalf of our Jive, but destitute, field of labor, and hearty response to our call for help, led us great gratification and encour- Int. J. A. amigo, Stated Clerk. ATIVE OF ytu STATE OF RELIGION THE BOUNDS OF THE PRESBYTERY OF T VIRGINIA. e Presbytery of West Virginia beg to report to the Synod of Wheeling, in obedience to the recommendation to last General Assembly, they met and ised at Parkersburg, four ministers, ive, ruling elders, being present. So I of the churches being unrepresented, Presbytery not having the opportu• of communicating with them, we are to give but a very general view of the of religion in our bounds. 'e have n missionary field coextensive our bounds, in portions of which the are already white for the harvest, but 7e neither the men nor the means to desolations of war, and the evils in to the present distracted state of our .y, have been felt in a large portion '.territory to an extent that none but 'itnesses can; realise. In many places ;hurches hate lost, their pastors, the Irship have been ,scattered, their Larics closed, or used 'as hospitals and -s; the people havi been tuipover and, in many instances, are divided the great national questions,,uf the are therefore unwilling to'ceoper th us. • have, therefore, to report w ide- desolation within our bounds, the other hand, we find much to.en -4e ua. From the signs of the times lieve that now is the time for our to plant her standards in this see oar State is just entering upon its its institutions are just forming; r is emerging from its chaos; in many there are no church organizations; ?pie are dissatisfied with, their fernier ma; very many are mostdcindly die- II ~. . C) rt , s, tr .," ilt .Ai , a/It/tier+ VOL. XII. NO. 9. posed toward our branch of the Church, and are willing and anxious to go earnestly and heartily into the enterprise of build ing up the Presbyterian Church. Already are there several centres of missionary la bor where, we believe, a great and good work may be at once commenced; and to day, fathers and brethren, we lift to you the Macedonian cry, " Come over and help us." We believe the very existence of our Church depends, under God, upon the im mediate and earnest coiiperation of those under whose ecclesiastical care our infant Presbytery has been placed. We believe that in a very few years we will be able to repay tenfold all that may be done for us. We ask not only your sympathy and good wishes, but your• contributions both of means and men, and especially your prayers. We want earnest, prudent; self-denying men, men willing to endure hardness as good soldiers of Jesus Cbrist; believing that for such there is a great and glorious work. Fathers and brethren, in this our time of need, we ask for help. Shall we plead in vain ? For the Preehyteritui Banner. Presbytery of New Lisbon. The Presbytery of New Lisbon held an interesting meeting in the church of Colts commencing on the 27th day of Sep tember last. Rev. Wm. Dickson preached the Presbyterial sermon, from Mark xvi : 15. Revs. Absalom M'Cready and William Nesbit, of the Presbytery of Beaver, being present, on invitation, took their seats as Corresponding Members. Mr. J. .Bailie Adams, a licentiate of the Presbytery of Madison, was received under the care of this Presbytery. This young brother is laboring in the churches of Hub bard, Brookfield, md Liberty, with a pros pect of permanent settlement. Rev. A. S. Mac Master, D.D , and Mr. Jehu Dildine, were appointed - Principal, and Rev. T. P. Speer and Mr. Wm. Wilson, alternate, Commissioners to the next Gen eral Assembly. The Committee on Bills and Overtures presented the following report, which was adopted by Presbytery: "Overture No. 1 asks, 1 What should be done with an individual who fails to sup port the Gospel in the church where he holds his membership'?' To this Overture the Committee would recommend the fol- lowing answer: It is the duty of _every member of the Church of Jesus Christ, to contribute to . the support and extension of the Gospel in the world to the extent of his ability, as be expects to render an account to God at the last day. This. duty ought to be explained and enforced diligently and, discreetly from the pulpit. When a mem ber, because of wounded feeling, unholy ,passion, or for any cause whatever, with holds his support from the church of which he is a member, he should be kindly, ten derly, and patiently remonstrated with. He should, if possible, be led to see that his course is calculated to' weaken the church, and wound Christ in the house of his friends. It is to be • hoped that in , -alinost every case, where the Session, after• . a wise and patient forbearance, either in a body or by committee thus remonstrate and pray with such persons, they will see the evil tendencies of their course, and be in duced to turn to the pUth of duty. ' "Overture No. 2 asks, c What ought. Sessions to do with such members as in tentionally absent themselves from the public ordinances and - sacraments of the Church ?' It is the duty of Sessions to look after all such, to know the cause of their conduct, and to remove, if possible, the stumbling block: In many cases it would be advisable to invite members of neighboring Sessions, of good report, to remonstrate and pray with them. When they persistently continue to absent them selves after all such means have been used, there is no course left for the Session but to suspend their from the communion of the church, for insubordination. " Overture No. 3 asks, What is the duty of a Session when the State or Nation ap point days of thanksgiving or of humilia tion, especially if such days are enjoined by the higher judicatory ?' The answer to this Overture is to be found in the Direc tory for Worship, chap. xiv, sec. 4, which says, 'lf at any time the civil power should appoint a fast 'or thanksgiving, it is the duty of the ministers and people of our communion, as we live in a Chrzstian gov ernment, to pay all due respects to the same' It is the understanding of Presby tery, that in all such eases it is the duty, of the officers •of the church to afford the con gregation an opportunity to observe the day in its proper spirit. Presbytery eonsider it a great sin and misfortune, that in any case our churches shouldhe unable to lay aside their political heat and strife, and to ataem hie in 'the honk) of God in the spirit of Christian humility and thanksgiving. In• all cases of civil appointment, Christian libeity must be allowed, and tender con sciences must be dealt with in the spirit of charity," Presbytery, in accordance with the action of the late General Assembly, recommended the churches ender its care to observe the last Thursday of February next as a day of special prayer for the children and youth of, the Church, and our Colleges throughout the land ; and also the observance of the first week of January as a week of prayer for the conversion of the world. After the transaction of various other items - of business, Presbytery adjourned to meet in,the Presbyterian church of Salim, 0., on the fourth Tuesday of April next, at 2 o'clock P. M. ROBERT HAYS, From the Christian Intelllgencer, REUSES why the Closeville Church should not Raise their llinister's Sttlary. EDITOR': I have been annoyed this morning—seriously annoyed; and inasmuch as you are, in some sense, the author of my trouble, I take the liberty—unused as Lam to newspaper correspondence--of writing to you with regard to the matter. I was just eettled at my desk for my blonday's duties, when in walked my fellowdetuxu, Theophilus Worthy, with thelait Christian hielligwer in his hand. " Look at that I" he said, pointing to a column on the second page. So Tread, under the caption of "Salaries," an editorial; beginning with this sentence. " ought to be remembered by all Consis tortes, without exception, that the salaries of pastors, always small,nre now worth only balf what they awere at , " the - beginning; f diets:44l' • I finished the article, and then asked, " Well, what of that ?" " Only this," said he, "I think that our Consistory ought to take the hint." " Our Consistory I" I repeated in amaze ment. " What under the sum has that to do with us ?" " I mean," he continued, in some excite ment, " that that article was written ex pressly for the admonition of.our church." " Humbug 1" I interrupted. He went on : "At all events, you and I know, if the editor does not, that it costs every member of our Consistory twice as much to live as it did three years ago, and that this state of things must bear more heivilysiipon our pastor than upon all the rest of us put together. While you . have advanced the price of yoursuaar, tea, etc., to suit the rise in other commodities, and I ask two-thirds as much again for, my calico and broadcloth, Mr. Goodwill gets just the same for preaching, for visiting the well, for ministering to the giek and afflicted; and burying,our dead, as he'did ten years since. In fact, Brother Grindhard, everything has gone up in market value except the Gospel• 1 The Lord will have-a reckoning with this Dutch Church of Closeville, one of these days, that will confound some of us. I, for one, am resolved ' to clear my skirts of this monstrous injustice. At our next regu lar meeting, I shall move that Mr. rood will's salary be raised, and I want you to second me.' I declined positively to do any such thing, and a long and-warm controversy followed. Worthy is a stubborn, opinionated- fellow, and not so open to conviction as could wish; and fearing lest his influence in our congregation should bring about the end he advocates, I have determined to jot down, for publication in your paper, a few of the leading arguments by which I tried to dis suade him from his unwise course. The Intelligalcer is a valuable paper, and, has a considerable circulation in Closeville, at least one-third of our church members fa kiwg it, and the rest borrowing from their neighbors.. My brother-in-law is a sub scriber, and never fails to send the paper into our house by Monday noon; so, you see, I am one of your constant friends and patrons. In the first place, then, Mr. Editor, our minister has never asked for an increase of salary. It stands to reason that if he was in perishing, need of funds, he would let it be known. He is a proud, honorable fel low; won't run up an account anywhere. If he has not the cash by him, he goes with out the article needed. I have offered him credit at my store,,when I have had` gOod rea'son Tor believing that butter and sugar, or the like, were wanting in his store-rooth, buts it'is always, "No, thank you; I ''con tract no bills I" So, as I said, sooner Amu run in debt, lie would make known his wants to the church. Then again, aere is no danger of our losing him, even should the times pinch Um pretty hard. He wouldn't leave us, sir ! I say it with ride. When he came to us, ten years ago, he was a good deal sought after, as a remarkably promising young - man, and, since then, might have bettered him self a dozen times, only for his attachment for this his first charge, and his praise worthy determination to remain with the people of his lovS as long as possible. You perceive that , I love and praise -my pastor. He is a faithful 'shepherd—ono who carries his church ever on his heart. If he had a loud call to another field, and were to threaten to leave us if, we did . not come down with a hundred<or so more annually, the case would, be different; for, between you and me, sir, we couldn't, in these times, get another as smart man' for whit 'we pay him. But until then, assi told - Worthy, where is the propriety , of agitating the question ? Again, for all that 1 can see, our minis ter rubs along well enough upon his present alkwance. We require him to keep up a genteel appearance, and he does it His wife is a wonderful manager. So is' mine, for that matter ; but as I told her the other day, Mrs. Goodwill, with just the same num berof children <as we have, buys clothes, - food,_ and fuel for her family for a less sum than' our marketing alone costs us. I ad mire that woman ! She was raised in, affluence, I've.heard.;- but she never pulls down a long face about altered -circum stances—just goes ahead like a good wife and faithful Christian, and works like a trooper to make both ends meet. We, are very proud of our minister's wife. Why; sir, - to my certain knowledge, she has n't had -:a new dress of any description since calicoes took such a rise, nor - has she 'ern ployed a dressmaker or, seamstress two years. rep her children are always tidy. The youngest is bat six months old, the oldest nine years, and' there are three be-' tween—fine, bright children as I•ever saw:- a Blessed is .the matt who has his quiver full of them." To be sure, the ladies of .the Dorcas circle complain that ; Mrs. Goadwill is not always prompt in her attendance; at their 'weekly gatherings, but I often remind them that while she puts the, best foot foremost, she -is,' never theless, a weakly woman. . Shp isconsump tive, I'm afraid. I have good'authority for stating that her husband devoted, his wedding-feei--Lfive dollars in all—to the purchase of cod-liver oil for her last Win ter. He ,would miss her sadly if she was providentially removed. - But to proceed; There are several fam ilies in the church who live upon less than . their pastor does. This is a point "'which , I have contrived, more than once,, to set before Mr. Goodwill, and I doubt not that he appreciates the truth. Worthy was "so' uncaudid to-day as to say that this fact was irrelevant to the subject in hand;' that the question was rather whether there was another man in the town; of Mr. Goodwill's talents' and energy; who lived as economi:- cally as does he. But, as I answered 'him, Mr. Goodwill' Chose his profession 'with his eyes open; he knew that ministers of the Gospel' ere not expected te lay up treasure in this vain, fleeting world ; that his life would be ond'of self-denial' and 'unceasing: toil forthe good of others;'and, as`he is a reasonable man, he will never think of coni paring hiS lot with that of Mr. Brief, the lawyer,. who lives next him' on one side, or Dr. Bolus i whose elegant mansion overshadows ths modest parsonage on the other—'l6n who, I freely acknowledge, have not our minister's abilities nor, industry. I hope,sir, that I have proved to yotir satisfaction; and that of your readers, espe cially to the Dutch church Closeville, the manifest inexpediency of moving, piet now,ba the, matter of Mr.: Goodwill's sal ary: - 4( Wheri s tlaix ertiel *at' 'is over," when prices are down and money plenty owe Stated Clerk. PITTSBURGH, WEDNESDAY, - P; OVEMBER 11,. 1863. WHOLE NO. 581 more, if he should insist upon having a larger supply, and make his lodger resi dence with us contingent upon our raising the desired,'amountotivhy, I. trust that I shall prove hy my Wiens that I . know. as well as any one else icho it is that loveth a cheerful giver. - Very respectffilly, Aoffitx GRINDIIARD, Deacoff iu the'Dutchichurch EUROPEAN CORUSPONDENOB. Lord Lyndhurst'a Death---Boni in America—His Father and his Pictities—The Student and the Traveller—At the English Bar—ln Parliament —A Vigorous. Old Age-,--Rev. If. W. _ Beecher in Manche.ster—Analysis of his Speech, and'Ex tracts—Coming .4leeting in .London—lnternational Visitants-Balloon Ascents---Military, Besult)— London as seen from A6oveAmerica and Eng land Fraternizing in a' BestloonPr. Living stone's Leiter—Queen's Colleges in Ireland—Re . markable'Resides—Poland- and' Cruelly—Ruesia and Turkish _American' AlissionsHoiating the Storm Signal—lnterview of two Kings—The Queen at Aberdeen—Prince Albert's Statue—Hit _Family_ Circle—Young King of GreeciPost script. .LONDON; Oct. 17, 1863 LORD LSZNIMECUR6T' tit@ Nestor 'of the House of Peers, is no fibre. He had' at tained the great age of nearly ninety-two years, and to the last he was a great student —his, eyes not failing him, and his intellect clear and vigorous. His grandfather was a Protestant Irishmin who emigrated to America, .and his father was a famous artist. The future Lord Chancellor of England was born so long ago ,u the 2,lst ,of May, 1772—sOlong, indeed, that he was a na tive of the United Provinces while they were still an integral part of the. British Empire. The year following his birth was memorable for the " Tea Riots," and , some years previous had : Occurred what was, formerly celled " The Bosten Massacre," in which several lives were lost- by a 'c01, 7 lision with the military. But with neither of these occasions eani the incident be con nected, to be seen• in his, house, -George Street, Hanover. Square, London, in whi,th Lord Lyndhurst is represented as an . infant in his mother's arms; which was probably painted by his father ere he, as a " loyalist," departed for England in 1774, two years before the Declaration of Independence. The painter died in 1815, after_having ex ecuted many great pictures, including tbe death of Lord Chatham in the House of Peers, which will always be,assooiated with. the name of Copley. : Young Copley was originally destined for his father's profession. At the age of nineteen, he entered the University 'of Cambridge, where he disting,pished himself in mathematics.. In 1797 he visited the United : States, accon&panied in his . tour by Volney, then well known author of the "'Ruins of Empires." Be visited' Wash ington and passed a week at Mount Vernon. After his return:he -keenly, applied himself to practipal chentistryland mechanics; and long after, he fixed the date of an event by recollecting that it' ',occurred at the time . when - he was : reading:the - Principia of Sir Isaac Newton. He , was called to the Eng lish bar in 1804, after being thoroughly initiated in the art of " Special Pleading,' by the noted Tidd; who lived to see four of , , . . . his pupils sitting together in the House of Lords, viz., Lyndhurst, Denman, Cotten ham;-and Campbell. He gradually rdse iu hisprofession. .He acted for the Govern ment at the..prosecution of Thistlewood, who, with others, had conspired, to jnurder the whole Cabinet at a 'blow, in connexion with a. treasonable :plot, and who was after wards executed. He took part-also in the prosecution of Queen Caroline. Finally he took Office under successive Ministers, and ultimately became Lord Chancellor. For nearly twenty years past, he was out of office; but he was wont to "review the session" of Parliament in speeehes which were ofttimes damaging to his political op ponents in power- Latterly be gave up this practice, and become old and infirm in body, he only necasionally appeared- in his place. But he came forth on great questions occasionally, with ti astonishing power. One of these was furnished by the attempt of Orsini on the life of the Em peror Napoleon, and the consequent at of the first Palmerston Cabinet to pass the " Conspiracy Bill," which be sternly denounced as unconstitutional, and which was ultimately defeated. On -other occasions he spoke at length, and it wal my privilege to hear "the old man eloquent" speak for an hour, without a note and with out a pause, amid the reverent attention of the : Peerage of England, only interrupted by an `occasional " Hear, hear,", from Lord Derby and others, near, to, wom he stood. He was stalwart in stature and in frame, and his -tenacity of 'life was wonderful. Last week he s-rallied from the slow fever whichconsurned.lim, ana l it was thought he would recover. But it was the last fileker, of an expiring lamp, and from' thedecay of nature and `exhaustion,' he passed away: I am not able -to- speak definitely as to his spiritual condition; but have beard that into his house truth' and . life . had been brought recently to one or more menThers of his family; and it may-be that his dying bed was illuminated-by .the hope full of im mortality. . Mu. BEFMHER has, on two occasions ad ditional to those noticed in my fast letter, :, appeared before the British`public. The first was at the- . . Manchester Free. 'Trade Hall, on .the evening of the 9th instant. - There had been a war, of streetplaeards 'for a fortnight, before, and it was supposed that the Meeting `would be attended with disturbance'and riot. Arrangelenta were therefore made to suppress any attempt Of the kind. 'Probably about five thousand persons were Present Mr. Beecher` - was'' accompanied to the platform byMr;Barley; M.P, and prominent members of the Union and Emanaipation Society. After the preeentation to, him' of an 'appropriate address, he proceeded to 'deliver a' logth eneir speech, Marked by great eloquence, as well as dexterity and, good humor in parry ing or answering objections, and in meeting and . dealing with some Southern sympa thizers who oceasionally interrupted' him. This was 'attempted at the - very beginning, and be exclaimed : "My "friends, we will have& whole night, session, but ire will'be heard. "(Lon& 'cheers.) I have'not come to "England' to be surprised tthat those .men. whosa 'canes cannot bear the light, are Afraid of free speech. I have had.practice 9f : more than twenty-five years in the presence of . molis and riots, - opposing those very men whose representatives now-atteMpt 'to , oppose free speech. 'Little by:little, I have been per= misted to; speak in tay:.,own country, until. at lasttho day hapeclue,,there when,,noth,, ing Witt theintteratice 9f,8143: cdh fnifree4om,, its :pupa a . • He then went on to say that he desired nothing better, and no higher ,honor than to have his name joined in the list of that great company of noble Engliehmen from whore Americans had derived the doctrine of liberty. " For although, I understand there is some opposition to-what are- called American ideas, what are they ? The seed:Corn we got in England; and if, in a larger sphere and under circumstances of unobstruction, we have reared mightier sheaves, every sheaf contains the grain WIWI has made old England rich for a hun dred years." r He expressed`alSo his` gratification at the opportunity of . speaktng in Manchester, one of the : "great great central portions of England," where the , doctrine of human rights had been battled for.' He said that words of caution had been spoken to him in refer ence to words or deeds of , his which might be offensive to Englishmen. He had never stopped in the heat, of, pasta struggles. to consider whether his words would be liked, when hC , had spoken' them in fidelity to truth and duty• Hebad always one great _ object-in view': to maintain' the' cause of the pootand.the weak in his own country. He then added.. " I have ground—and Godis my judge, and bears witness to the truth of what I say—l can return to my countrymen, and bear witness to the cordial kindness of Eng lishmen toward - America. (Cheers.) There 'has been serious doubt. The same agen cies which have been at work to misrepre sent good. men in our country to you, have been at work to misrepresent, to us good men here ; and when I say- to my friends in America 'that I hive attended such a meeting as this, received such an address, and beheld such enthusiasm, it, will be a renewed pledge of amity. (Cheers.) I lave never ceased to feel that war between two such greet nationalities as these would be one of the most unpardonable and atro cious offences that the world ever beheld— (cheers)—and I have regarded everything therefore which needlealy led, to this feel ing,'out of which, war comes, as being in itself wicked. (Cheers.) The same'blood is in us. (Cheers.) We are Your chil dren, or the children of ,your fathers and ancestors. You and we hold the samesub stantial dootrines. (Cheers ' and cries of " Turn him out.") We have the same mission amongst the nations of the earth. Never were mother and daughter set forth to do so queenly a thing in the kingdom of God's glory, as England and America. (Cheers.) And if you ask why they,are so 'sensitive, and why have we hewn England with bur tongue as we have, I will tell you why. There is no man who can offend you so deeply as the one you love most. (Loud cheers.) Men point to France and Napo,. leon; and say he has been joint step by step in all England has done, and why are the press of At silent against France, and why do they speak, as they do against England? It is because we love England. (Cheers.)" lie afterwards, referred to the " belliger ency and neutrality ", questions,-and the paising away of the dark days of embroil meat between. this country. and America. , Ire added " Let me be permitted to say, then,'that it seems to me the darker days, in so far as embroilment between • this country and America is concerned, are past. (Cheers.) The speech of. Earl Russel--(renewed cheerio go far toward satisfying our people. Understand me ; we shall not aocept . his views of the past and the doe trines` which he has propounded. (Cheers.) ,But the statement of the present attitude of its Goyernment of. Great Britain, and its intentions for the future, coupled with the detention orthose armed ships of war .. if -that will take away the sting from the minds of ,our people. (Hear, hear.) And although we differ with you in respect to the great' doctrine,of belligerency, the time is past to.discusa that, except as a question of, <history and of civil- law. We have drifted so far away from the period in which it was of any use to discuss that, and the circumstances of the war, and•youv circum stances have so far changed, that. now we can no longer stop to discuss whether it was or was_not right.for Great,Britain to assume the _position she has.assumed. - She has for - yearsucted, upon it and will not change it; and now all that.we can ask is, Let there be: a: thorough neutrality. (Loud cheers.) I believe-there, shall be one., (Renewed cheers.) : If= youdu . not send lieu _man; we do not ask for a Man. If you do not send us another pound of powder, we are able to make our "own powder. (Laughter.) If ; you de not send us another musket or an other cannon, we have cannon that will carryfive-miles already. (Laughter.) We do not ask for material help. - We shall be graieful for moral sympathy--(cheers)- 7 but if' yeti cannot' give us moral sympathy v , 070 shall still endeavor to do without it. But ; alithatme say is,.let France-keep-away, let I England keep hands off; ifVe cannot man ; age thiarebellion by ourselves, then itehan't be managed at all. • (Cheers)."' The Moat sustained eloquencein this speeeh was manifest in the folloiring words !‘ If the, day _shall come in one, five, or ten years, in which the old honored and historic.banner shall; float again over every. State of the South.,--if; the day shall come when that which. wasthe accursed-cause of this, dire and atrocions.war—slavery—shill be • done - away—if the day - shall come when through all the Gulf States there shall , beliberty. of speech, as. there • never has been,-(cheers)--if the-day shall come when-.there shall he, liberty of the, press, as •there never_has been—if the.day shall come when men shall 'have:common schools to send their children to, which they never have had in ,the Soutft—if the ,day shall come whentheland shall not be parcelled in gigantic Plantations in the hands of a few rich' oligarelis—but shill be paitelled out to honest' farnier4 every man owning his little—in short, if the day shall come when the, ; simple, ordinances, the, fruition and privilegesofs civil libert,y, shall pre vail in every pert of the United States,, it will be Worth all the dreadful blood,' and tears, and woe. Yon are impatient; and yet God dwelleth-itr, eternity, and-has an infinite lelistiretto roll forward the affairs of men, not to Alit the'hotfi &patience of those who are 'but 'children of a day, and cannot wait or linger for: long; but4tecordingto the infinite,eirde on. which-. he measures time and events : He ex,pedites or retards, as -it pleases him; and , ifhe - heard our cries or prayers, not thrice *aura the months - revolve 'hutpeace'weuld come. -' But the strong cry ,ing antLprityers.of millionwhave riothrought peawbut enly4lickAningwar. -Wsaccept. the providence the duty ie (Oliemi and interruption.) I repeat the ill 1: plain. So rooted is this English peep . ..I the faith of liberty, that it were an ut hopeless task for any minion or sympathiser of the South to sway the popular sympathy of :England if this English people believed that there was none other: t, .a between liberty and slavery. It is just that." Since the delivery of this address at Manchester, Mr. Beecher returning to Scot land, has lectured to great audiences, both at Glasgow and Edinburgh. The address at Glasgow was a painstaking series of ar .guments and reasonings, tending to show that the triumph of the South would be the' -perpetuation of slavery, and that of the North roust necessarily, lead to its extine tion. A series of questions was put to the speaker, which he dealt with with greater or less success. One of these was founded on • the ;Fugitive Slave TAW, which is not re pealed : "Was the North, then, fighting for the old ConstitutiOn or a new"otto ? " To ward the Close of his speech, he said : "Not a - single catiswe quarrel would be settled by the independence of the South; not one antagonism would be reconciled; not one provocation soothed. The North would still make slavery feel angry by the con trast of prosperity; it would still be a ref uge for fugitives; it would still preach, lecture and print, and throw over its moral bombs into the Southern territory, and the result would only, be a treacherous truce. No; since the war, unprovoked by the North, unsought by the North, and begun by the fint shot at Fort Sumter by the South for slavery and against liberty—since it has begun, I say, bad as it is, terrible as it is, let it be fbught out, and . God for bile right. (Hear, and loud cheers.) The independ ence sought by the South is nothing more nor less than unobstructed liberty'to op press." In the course of some further re marks, Mr. Beecher.referred to the question of neutrality on the part of. Britain, with reference to the supply of ships and mu nitions of war to the South, and remarked that he would, not discuss the question on the tround of technical law, but on the ground of morality. Every man , who struck a blow into an iron ship for the South was striking a blow to manacle the hands of the slave. Great Britain was at peace, and if, in the desperation of this gigantic conflict, the North had accidentally trod on the foot of Britain, he appealed to every generous man in the audience whether, when Ameri ca was bent double in the ano:itish of this bloody war, and Great Britain was at peace, if the forbearance ought, not to be on her side. He concluded by asking them to unite with him in praying that God, who is the arbiter of the fite ornations, would so issue events that these that strap.,gle for liberty should be victorious, and -that God who Stays the hearts of nations• might so sway, the heart of Great Britain and Ameri ca that not to the remotest time shall be dissension, but golden concord-and peace, for their own sake, and for the good of the whole world. . His closing meeting will be at Exeter Hall, on Tuesday evening next, 20th inst. No doubt it will have . a very crowded at tendance. Meanwhile we beard from New- York what was said by an American gen eraf—Walbridge---whb is here accused of having once introduced a non est California miner on the-Stock Exchange, that the de sign ,of. Russia in sending her fleet to New- Ylk is to sweep the commerce of London Bridge; and from Philadelphia, where an orator vowed vengeance against England by and-by, expressed his hope, amid vehement cheering, that Admiral Dupont might yet throw shells on the dome of St. Paul's Cathedral, and lay Louden Bridge in ruins. These things are Counteraetives to friendli ness, and are duly and prominently held up by the Southern sympathisers. BALLOON ASCENTS are now frequent. At Paris, a monster balloon, on new principles of construction, after ascending, came to grief', although the inventerdoes not despair of ultimate success. Mr. Glaisher has lately made his five hundredth 'ascent from the' Royal Arsenal, at 'Woolwich, accompanied by engineer officers, who were reconoitering a body of troops, expressly marched out for the purpose. Another ascent was made last week from the Crystal Palace. Mr. Glaisher says of it, that " a distinguished ge.ntlernan from the United States, too.ether with Count Shaffgoteh, had engaged" the car of, my balloon." The Thames and surrounding country, although night was not far off, were beautifully distinct, and so ' also were St. Paul's Cathedral and the'Honses of Parlia ment. -" Having been 'previously examined by our trans-Atlantic friends`, and- their magnitude and magnificence perceived by a terrestial" view; it appeared almost im- . possible that, those vast edifices could- now appear so small and distinct." A= similar charming diminution pervaded the eity and. 'suburbs, but not , so as to prevent us from discerning ail the great leading features and buildings which'were pointed out, one after another to the-infinite delight of the voy agers. "At one mile, high, the health of her . Majeaty was drank, with the waving of flags,and becoming honors. Then followed the yespective governments of our com panions, both Anierican and German. These toasts-were given in -that broad cos= mopolitam spirit, which became men who, for the, time, present, had left all nations, and' felt a common love for the human family and all who direct their destinies. It was, therefore, With heartfelt sincerity we hoped that "the calamities which afflicted some portions of the great globe beneath us Would speedily cease, and that science and Christianity, instead of strife and mis ery, •may speedily prevail. There Were . other appropriate-interchanges of sentiment, and, then the -iStara and Stripes and the English ; flagwayed harmoniously, and the setting sun, as if apprcivingly, shed his part ing lustre on a range of gorgeous Clouds in the East." ' DOCTOR LIVIiIGSTONE, writing so far back as April last to Sir Roderick;Murchi , son, from the ` 4irchison Cataracts-(on the Shire,) tells•of the death f Mr. Richard Thornton, an eminent_ Geologist and topog rapherovho had accompanied the Zambesi. expeditidn. To this is to be added the previous deaths ,' of Bishop Mackenzie and his Archdeacon, as well as the exemplary and devoted wiTe of Livingstone. • The great .traveller writes: ".Dr: Kirk and , Mr. Charles Livingstone now go home. The scene pf desolation (from famine) reacts on my health badly." Feare may' well be en tertained even for the hardy travellerhim. self. := I .7IIE;QUEEN S COLLEGES Iti Ireland are eierfyen. „beemeiprniore.ivahkehle%eutja ittihohetrat. The reswegas nttmli* 3f apt: TfiE PRESBYTERIAN BANNhIi Publication Office GAZETTE 131711,D1ENGE, FIFTE 81, PITSBIEMIII, Fa. PorAtursre, Boorz-Wur Cola. or 711 AND 011insoi ADVERTISEMENTS,. TERMS IN ADVANCE A Sqrtare, lines or lose,) one ir.zertion, 00 cents; weir g t moquen t, insertion, 41) cool.; each line beyond 04300, 0 eta A Square per quarter, $4.00 ; each line additional, 33 cents A it 4nocrioir made to advertisers by the year. SU.'- I PESE NOTICES of Tzar lines or lima, $l.OO each ad ale, 10 coots. REV. DAVID APRINNEY, PROPIIIMOR AND F11331-111WER. dents ior the sessions of 1861 and 1862, was 715 ; for the sessions of 1862 and 'ISO it was 769. In competitive examinations for places in the public service, the stu cleats have been very successful. They have now places in the army and navy medical service, and other appointments, including Inspectorships ofNational Schools in Ireland. The scholarships annexed to each College are most important in assist ing clever youth, the sons of poor farmers and others to live, while they press on to the goal of a thorough education. There is fine material to work upon, both among the Celtic and Anglo-Saxon population. "The Irish, besides that faculty of expression and power of ideal conception which in sures them a good footing_ io literature, law, and theology, have'sufficient observa tion and subtlety; sense and perseverance, fur arc and physical science. They certain ly are as qualified cteteris paritus, for the civil and military service, as the English ; for against the faults of one nation may be set the faults of the other." Such is the verdict of the Times, which adds : " But it so happens that the chief fault on the other side of the. Channel has been a. want of elementary instruction, sound training, and exact knowledge. These deficiencies the Colleges were meant to supply." Chem istry and engineering are now brought in to full play with a great future before them as the development of agriculture, railways and public works. POLAND bleeds at every pore. Execu tions at Warsaw and elsewhere, and the no bility and clergy of Lithuania have been deported almost wholesale. All the landed proprietors there are either dead, imprison ed, or banished. Mouravieff having cffn ted this, is now at Wilna, throwing females of ail ages into dungeons. Three ladies of rank are thus mentioned—one of twenty s.ears of age was placed in the midst of " malefactors and vagabonds." Two days after, she was sent off to Siberia without being allowed to take her servant with her, or necessary clothin g . Roman Catholic la dies connected with the Society of Vincent De Paul-which had been 'sanctioned lay the Government—have been thrown into prison. "The rapacity of Mouravieff, like his ferocity, knows no:.hounds. Re plum ders.whole villages, and is constantly levy ing extraordinary contributions on the towns." And yet this man has been dee 'orated•with Imperial orders, with an auto igraph letter, and expressions of "particu- Jar.esteem." Whatever the Czar's anteee denta have been as to serf emancipation, he 'is now completely in the hands of the old Muscovite party, and cruelties are enacted under his sanction which rouses the anger `of all good men, and which makes it "too bad" fora . Russian Admiral at New-York to proclaim him as "The Delight of Man kind " Whatever the fickleness or faults of the Poles maybe on the one hard, or the peisonally amiable Character of the Czar , may be, the policy pursued toward Poland . is nothing less than atrocious. Apart from the irritations of the past, or preSent, 'or mutual interests, real or sup posed, it is not to be forgotten that Russia intended by the Crimean war to overwhelm Turkey, seize Constantinople, set up a des potic religious supremacy there ;. and had she done So, Bible circulation would have been prohibited, and American missions would have = been uttery swept away.. None knew this .better than the late Dr. Dwight, and his devoted brethren' who to a man were opposed to Russian designs, and wore the attached friends and admirers of Lord *Stratford' Redeliffe, the powerful and successful antagonist of the,Czar Nich olas. Now blood - itiflowirigin Poland like water, and that in. violation of solemn ob ligations, and ere Winter is over, the con summation is likely to be attained of semi extermination. Looking around the'polit ieal horizon; the sky looks dark.' Hoisting the Storm Signal," is the name of a carte= published lately. "Brit tania" is seen running up the " drum " Used by Admiral Pitzroy, and his weather assistant seers when a tempest is at hand. There is One who reigns supreme, who "Rides on the whirlwind,. and directs the storm.". Let us be still and know that he is G-Ocl. TGE KING or TILE BELGIANS has had an interview with the, King of Prussia, at Baden Baden, but it was" of an unsatisfac tory. nature, and the two Sovereigns have parted in mutual displeasure. King Leo pold is believed to have pointed out, that persistence in, the• present system was like ly to breed serious disaffection in the Rhine provinces, nearest France. This was a sig nificant point, likely to impress, but the King is surrounded by flatterers and favor- i tes, and above all is under the control of the detestable Von,Bismarck. It is known that the King of the Belgians regards that vile person as a pertnartent danger for the peace of Europe. The Prince of Pm- Ela,.the heir apparent and husband of the Princess Royal, is proscribed at Court, and has with his family come to this coun try to be out of the way of annoyance and insult. The Queen, before leaving Balmoral, came to Aberdeen, and was present at the inangura.tion of a bronze'statue of Prince Albert. She had previously written a most affecting letter to. the Lord Provost, ex pressing her wishes, who after the unveil ing of the statue, received the honor of Knighthood, out, of Royal respect for the " Granite .City" and its inhabitants. 'Four sears ago,,the Prince. Consort had deliver ed an admirable address at the opening of the Social Science Congress; The Queen is about to-leave the High lands for the Isle of Wight. She is now snirounded.by her children and soninlaw. The young, King 'of Greece, brother of the princess, has been ' here for about a week, and is now at'Paris. He is on his way to his future kingdom. The Greeks of Lon don had a special religious service, and a Te Deum sung . irt his presence. The lonian Islands are being made over to Greece, Her old debts, however, are X 15,000,000, and the financial adviser of the young King seems either indisposed or unable to hold out any hopes of their debts being liiinidated, except in part. Heine' Greek Rondsure at a discount, and the reign of the new'monarch will - he, I- fear; very un comfortable, at least at-the beginning. p. S.—The famons - iron-clad French fleet at Cherbourgovhen recently tried it sea, has proved`it faihire. They roll almost' helplessly,—and are only fit for harbor di= fences. ' ' • The,..•Gi•eat- Eastern has proved a sad financial failure, and if not - sialit"fo satisfy - ere, ditors, will probably be tried as ateznij giant Mid ixitircatant Atarattii U
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