The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1844-09-20
In Chnncsry.


complaint Of saonsta, will be investigated to-day, and
full report to morrow.
In Chancery.
Before Assistant Vice Chancellor Sanford
ssrr is-ans Gssmen a, LstA.rens- Augustus Car
the United States and Of the Congre Of ST.
Matthews Epanseiic Church Of Aleu- York City George
Tisman ais repre- s,ntng the United German Lutheran
Church Of the City Of New York This up be-
fore his Honor yesterday and involves very curious
question OF law in relation to the rights OF the pew
holders and members OF the Church of ST. Matthew'S
uated in walker street This Bill has been filed in Chan
Gerry with view compel the Trustees Of the I'm ted
German Church to have the ceremonies performed in the
English language for the benefit OF the congregation the
1ens assu u ms %
half of the compliments members Of the United Ger
man Lutheran Church TO recover the proceeds o. the
lies and which, with interest for sixty years. amounts to
the enormous sum of $500 600.
The suit was prosecuted behalf of aindviduals
composing the English Evangelical Lutheran Church, OF
st. Matthew'S in the city Of New York, being the lmeai
contributors to the Lutheran churches and estate former
called Trinity Church on the corner Of Broadway and
Of William and Frankfort streets, which were &C.
mented into one common fund body corporate called
4 q United German Lutheran Churches In the city Of
New York. appeared that about the time Of the first
settlement OF New York, several cmgrans from Hol-
land protesting the Lutheran faith, among whom
many Germans Joined together for the purpose Of
shipping according to their enets The Cavanisic
form religion was then the established religion Of
the government The Lutheran religion was then
practised in private houses. That in the year 1884,
Great Britain obtained possession Of the State Of
New York, upon which the Lutheran Congregation OBJ
tanned leave to worship in public, when subsequently,
in the year l703 the Holland Lntherans built Church
they worshipped in the Holland and English tongue
but adherng to the doctrine of the Lutheran Church
The church was built by contributions from London;
Amsterdam. Hamburg Denmark, and various parts of
Europe The condition and progress Of the church, It
appeared regularly reported TO the Mother Church
in Holland. holding their Jurisdiction subordinate to
them In the time Of the war Of l776 the church
burned down BY the English and the settle was sold
The records of the church since its foundation will be
put in on part Of the compliments The stands al
journed over.
NAvAL.-The u s. ship Erie arrived IN Hamp-
ton Roads on the 18th instant. from the Pacific via
Rio de Jansiro We learn from the Norfolk Herald that
the Erie sailed from Valparaiso the l4h June and
rived at Rio de Janero the l4h of july in the remark
able short passage of % days Le Rio dc Janero the
2lst July touching at Pernambuco on the nth Of August
and sailed thence the next day for New York but
irving off that port encountered the N E. gale Of We'd
naday drove the Southwark and caused
her to put into Norfolk.
The Erie has board $50 who have been sent
home from the different stations.
On the LIST of August in lat % deg oil 90 lon 40 deg
Is off Cape Frio the Erie spoke the u s. rgate Con-
sution Capt Percival bound to Ro-oticers and crew
Mr.. Lewis Merserau of Portsmouth, Va, died on board
The following is alist of the officers and passengers in
| the Erie IN. w. Duke, Lieut. Commd'g Lieuts-MNr-
ray Mason, VIM Fl Brown. B shattuck. Surgeon
ing Purser-John H roor. Jr Prof of Mathematics b.
McGowan Passed Midshipmen T: Decatur: Mid
SOM VIM. Nelson, L B. Robinson F s. coneve r., Cap.
tains Clerk-H Martin. Boatswan-w. A Watson.
cb ohds to
Daniel ami samuel Haviland santiago, Chilli Acting
Midshpnen, D. g. Lindsay and E. C. Henshaw.
AeRIcuLTURAL,-Many of the country papers
speak of the disease among the potatoes as pre-
msnced Amherst Mass says the fact has noticed
in that vicinity In many fields the crop will be light
and 81, 81 on Inferior quality The cs,emon H. Esss
vegetable, which few weeks ago gave promise Of an
abundant crop has almost every farm in this vicinity,
heeu damaged and in many instances wholly destroyed
by disease hitherto unknown among farmers The
sock bears the appearance when struck by rust
snd the vegetable Immediately decays When first
discovered many Of farmers went to digging,
but soon found that decomposition did not stop
when taken from the earth, and in all cases
where the damaged crop. has been put into the
cellar offensive has been the smell arising from them
that they forthwith to be removed ana buried up in
the ground II has been that farmers had bet
not dig the crop at present but let them remain in the
earth until the damaged portion should become far de-
cayed to be easily dstinguishabe Time aud unneces
labor may thus be saved We told that the crop
throughout the state has been similarly affected also
states. If the destruction has been general throughout
the country the especially among the poorer portion
of our popnl ton, viii, he severely felt.
The Newburyport Herald in an article upon fruits,
aysMany fhe new varieties fruits have found their
remsrkabe Of them that we have seen is the Gravensen
apple which early fall apple bids fair to surpass the
Porter and all others yet known singular that this
apple laid down in Mr. Kenrcks Orcharda aud in all
the books have early winter apple and yet
proves in climate to be not autumn variety
but comes in with the late summer apples and before the
Porter No apple for the last three weeks has approach
ed this in excellence and from the taste and appearance
the present time it is about in its prime and will
not probably keep much, if any. beyond September.
COLLEGE OF PHYSICIANS AND SuReEoNs.-At
quarterly meeting of the Trustees OF the College
Of Physicians and Surgeons in the city Of New York held
nth instant the following gentlemen were chosen Eel
Of the a. Rassre New Ys
GeorgeP. Csnmann, do; Richard L. Morris do; Henry
p; Buckley do; James MacDcnald do; william W.
DO; James E. Dekay, do; Alonzo Clark, DO; Edward
sarnes. Poughkeersie, N Y; Thomas Wells. columbia,
;. C.; James B. Gould, Y. Navy; J. Mason Warren.
Boston; N R Smith, Baltimore; Elisha Bartlett do
Chas s. Triper, U. 8. Army Elias 3. Mash, Paterson
| N j. w Magee, do; James TOWNSEND Long Island.
| 0C-The Naval General Court Martial for the trial
| OF Captain Newton aud such other officers as may
he legally brought before them assembled lost Monday at
the Navy Yard, when the Court was organized The
Court consists Of Commodore Stewart President, Com
modore Downcs. Nicholson, Read and Rdgeley, Cap.
tans Latimer and Gwnn; Robert Ould, Esq, Judge Ad
mans the National Hotel At the meeting OF the Court
yesterday, Captain Newton arraigned, and asked
leave to appear by his counsel. Mr. Hamilton Of New
York, which was granted The Court afterwards
adjourned to meet again this day at ten o'cock-Nat
Intsiligencer, Sept Is.
| SHAMEFUL OUTRAGR.--One Of the most wanton
| outrages ever committed in Fall River was perpe-
trated Monday night last The room Of Mr. Roberts,
| portrait painter who has resided among for
months past entered by desperate sconndrel
who cut nearly all the portraits and other pieces finished
and unfinished in such to nearly quite
ruin the labors Of many months. Mr. r., who appears
70 be kndhearted and gentemanly man, says he has
had difficulty with does he know that he has
enemy in this place The number Of paintings cut is
thrtsep many OF them large and valuable and most Of
them ready for delivery The loss to Mr.. r. must be
1 several hundred dollars Boston Courier.