The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1845-10-01

passed May Ia, isi5. by two third vote:
Resolved That the present trustees OF the Epscopate
Fund be and directed transfer all the funds
in their hands, both principal and interest and all seeu
rites and other papers relating 70 the saa ha ne
corporate name to be received had and held by them,
in their corporate character
2. (Papmsnt of arrears 10 Bishop OndsTdonk)
Resolved, That the trustees of the Episcopate Fund
be- and they hereby authorized and directed to set.
tie with the Right B. T. Onderdonk for the
of salary due him. Bishop OF this diocese according to
the engagements of the in 1885, and renewed
in 1885, and again confirmed in ls4s, upon the principle
entitled the of 100000 at the rate
of per cent per annum to the Sd day OF January 1915
tanned, without reference to any payments other than
those made by the trustees Of the said fund.- out OF any
monies in their hands.
8. (Standing Commtfee-its poper and duties)
Resolved, That in the circumstances caused by the
suspension Of the Right Rev. b. T. Onderdonk, as Bishop
Of this Diocese the proceeding OF the Standing Commit
tee, inviting Bishops of other Dioceses to perform
Episcopal acts for this Diocese justified by the
and were highly commendabe and that until efectual
and provisions be made for the supply OF eps
copa ervices, the Stan ling Committee should continue,
in its and authority invite the performance
OF such episcopal acts for within the Diocese may
psnses Of such services shall be paid out Of the income
of the episcopal fund
That to remove all doubts the duty of the Stand
ing Committee under the of this Diocese to pro-
vide for the performance Of those Episcopal acts without
which a church cannot be maintained.
Resolved That the second section of the 10th canon OF
this Diocese be amended as follows: s.la
ls By inserting after the words "in OF vacan-
X,
the Bishop"
ID By adding the following the end of the said Sec
tom
But in all cases where in the opinion Of tho standing
committee, acts Of the Episcopal office necessary,
for within this diocese during vacancy in the Eps
copate, during the inability disability, absence
from the diocese Of the Bishop the standing COMMITTEES
the expense OF which shall be provided for by the
vention Of the diocese.
a. (qssistant Bishop
This convention being deeply sensible of the hazard
Gus condition of the diocese and of the absolute
made for the performance Of Episcopal acts therein
Resolved, That the delegates from this Diocese, in
the General Convention desired to use all proper Of
forts to obtain the enactment such Canons by the
neral invention as are adapted to the Of
pended Bishop in any Diocese and will allow the cleo
ton of another with full Episcopal authority in himself
and in no way dependent on the Bishop during his
pension
Resolved AS the opinion of the Convention that the
sentence of suspension pronounced by the Court Of BIZ
to be deemed and taken valid until declared otherwise
by competent tribunal and should be respected and
That although the said Right Rev. B. 7. Onderdonk is
during the continuance of the sentence of suspension,
pal authority yet that he is in fact and in the Bishop
OF this diocese that Bishop could be ordained
his place That the fund set apart by the resolutions Of
tha Convention of 1888 for the support Of the Epsco
pate in this diocese is trust fund.- applicable only to
the support Of the Episcopal office, and that long
that office is filed the incumbent has just claim upon
the income of said fund for his reasonable support
That as under present circumstances the said Right
Rev. b. T. Onderdonk will not be exposed to many OF the
expenses attending the Epscopate and portion Of
the said income will necessarily DO required to defray
of Episcopal in this Diocese is reasonable and
just that such portion should DO reserved for those
poses being strictly within the objects Of the Trust
And the Trustees of the Epscopate Fund therefore,
directed to pay over to the said Right Rev b. T. Onder
donk, out of the income of the said fund.- excepting
the portion thereof set apart for accumustion) the
Of two thousand five hundred dollars to commence
from the Sd of January, ls45, annually until other
York -
And that out of the residue of the said income the
said Trustees pay the order of the Standing Commit
tee, the amount of all expenses attending the PER
formance of Episcopal acts in this Diocese by Bishops
who shall be invited by them to perform the same
The FIRST second, and part OF the third resolutions
were passed. On arriving ut the words-"That to re-
move in the third much discussion took place 1t was
proposed that the second section of the Xth of this
Diocese shall be altered by leaving out the words or
absence from the Diocese and inserting "or' before
disability This lost in consequence of not obtain
ing two-thirds vote.
The fourth resolution then taken up, and both it
wright offered substitute, which was also lost Mr..
Haight was about to offer another substitute, when,
reported last evening" Mr. j. c. Spencer offered ADOPT
the amendment of the a compromise, which
va. taken ana tho meeting aaoarn.d without acting at
Thus Bishop Onderdonk has obtained his arresrages
the Church has power to call in Bishops from other do
has been amsnded-but the motion which would inter-
tere with his ever being again allowed to fulfil bis office
still unacted on and remains an open question till the
meeting OF the General Convention in loi7 The ques
ton Of his salary contained in the 9th resolution is
also LETT without any action on it, Thus matters are
left not much more advanced than they before
the Convention.
City Intelligence.
The RoBBERy OF Mr.. RowLEY.-The police have ex-
erted themselves with unusual energy to discover the
robber OF Rowey Yet with being the lookout night
and day they have yet discovered clue to the
criminal There is an air of mystery hanging the
whole Of this affair II appears that Southgae had ma
infested great anxiety to get MIR Rowley's vaiise and
after giving him the peach while handing him into the
him. evidently wishing to get his check Mr.. Rowley,
however, kept the check and still holds it. When Mr.
pers Of value to any but the owner gone while
the check safe. Mr. Southgate it acted
10 @ ne hsd s
he had wished much to get, and then he would have
risk in getting Mr.. Rowleys vase but instead
of that he takes Mr. Rowleys papers, leaves the check
and runs the risk Of being prevented from taking Mr.
Rowleys valse or in fact being unprecedented thief
for taking it. They are inclined, from the clumsy
in which he went about his work. to believe that
this is the first offence Mr. southgate and therefore
not being known to police they will have hard work
OuR srRKErs-At last, it seems that plan has been
to the consideration Of the Corporation for the
benefit. lis to lay track in the great thorough
fares of the city for carts and omnbusses Iron
on b hsss .se n
Corporation will so far adopt the pan to test its be-
neats oy an experiment at least on a small scale
way are so slippery from mud that is really dangerous
to attempt to cross them.
LINES TO BosroN-BRTH BY SrEAM-The day and
night lines to Boston, the Long Island railroad,
run with great regularity arriving at the South Ferry
at PM, and in the morning. and leaving the city at
Sam. and PM. A lady was yesterday delivered Of
fine child route Allowing the train to be passing at
the rate of 40 miles hour where the birth place
of this child7
AWNING PosTs.--The Board Of Assistant Aldermen
have referred to the Committee Streets resolution
in favor Of removing all the awning posts in Nassau
street between Beekman and Pine Streets in order to
give to passengers in that crowded thorough
fare. Nassau street is probably the greatest thorough
fare in the city-merchans aborers printers apprent-
hungry and all classes Of citizens travel it
From morning till night it is filed with constant stream
of humanity. And yet il is of the narrowest, dirt
est and worst paved streets in the city Some other i'm
provements than the above mentioned might be
adopted: We won't speak Of that pavement" as We
tine Of il.