The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1848-01-16

ltGn tuesday, &c. Peters ChAr Stn, eonee
day. st. Canute, NJ; Goth, Thursday So Fabian and
Sebastian NM. 2lst, Friday, st. Agnes, VIM Absti-
nence 2ad Saturday, So. Vincent and Ansstasius NM
Rev. Samuel X. johnson, D. D., will preach this
Ing In the Church Of St. George the Martyr No IT'S
Wooster street.
The Rev. Thomas Mozelsy, leading Puseyits has be-
come leading editor Of the London Times.
anniversary services for the rsposs of the of
Napoleon performed at the lnvaides the 18th
December.
society has just been established In Edinburgh under
the title of the Sabbath Alliance of the prpci-
pal Of which take steps to oppose and pre-
the running Of railway trains and other public con-
veysnces on the Lords day"
The Rev J. f. Smith, OF Winchester, Va, has been
elected to the Professorshp Of Sacred Rhetoric at
Auburn Theological Seminary, made vacant by the
resignation of Dr. Dickinson.
The Independence Beige, ola very recent date, says
that the Queen Of France has presented His Holiness
yotion
The members Of the various religious orders expelled
from witz srland have entered France Belgium Baden
and Austria some of the Jesuts have arrived Vsnns
and met with kind reception from Prince Metternich
A PRAYER FOR PEAcE 1 TIME OF wAn-The follow.
ing form OF prayer for in time of has been
forth by the Bishop of Ohio to BE- used during the
tinusnce Of the present contest with Mexico:
20, mercful Father, God Of all peace and love, who
hast given thine only begotten Son to be unto
Prince Of Peace and hast commanded to follow peace
with all men, pray unto thee In behalf of this our
people pour out upon both spirit Of Guide their
feet into the way of peace Heal their dissensions and
and wants Of those whom the sword has beresved,
made destitute Save from all lust of conquest and
calamities of We pray thee o Lord, who stlest
the raging Of the and the tumut of the people, and
overrule the minds of who have authority in either
naton that they may diligently seek the things that
for peace that 80 may again have peace in oil
our borders, aud, living peaceaby with all mon, may
ssek peace with thee God, through the merits and
mediation of Jesus Christ our Saviour. Amen"
The above set forth to be used in the parishes
Of the Diocese Of Ohio at morning and evening prayer
at the discretion Of the minister long the
War shall continue
The Lord Bishop the diocese Of New Foundland has
We learn been engaged, since the visitation in holding
conhrmatons at the out hsrbors The numbers in each
place who after renewing their bsptismal vows were
confirmed BY the Bishop are as follows On Sunday
October B. Petty Harber 81; Sunday Oct. To- Torby
20; on Sunday, Oct II, Portugal Cove 54 The oand-
Mountain ut Petty Hsrbor Torbay and by the Rev
F. W Tremlett, ut Portugal Cove and their behavior
on this solemn occasion good evidence that they
had been made duly sensible Of the nature and obga
tons OF that Apostolic ordinance
The Rev H. Mackenzie, A. NJ, has Just published
letter to bis parlshonerd accustomed by petition in ia
jects on religious and not merely political grounds He
regards the petition most rregious step and char
acterises It as counting the legislative wisdom Of
VINO rtJected and continus to reject Him whom We
knowledge to be our Saviour, and the Saviour of the
world
1t is said that the Rev Burgess of Chesss is to be
appointed Bishop Of the Channel Islands, with France
and the Netherlands annexed" The Bishop of London
ABOUT TO proceed there for the formation of the
diocese
The 0sford and Cambridge R,vie,O, for this month
rxtent In our church 1t prevails in a great mum.
Der OF parishes vast body Of the clergy
vinced Of its necessity urged in sermons
o9t recommended privately TO the most RELIGIOUS
the and accepted by them, In nume
Bishop Potter is to deliver twelve lectures natural
religion, before the Lowell Institute Of Boston, during
| this month and January
1t is said that the Pope was not intended for the
church He received liberal education, and was for
some years in the army but after time being attacked
with epepto ats his friends advised him to give up
| military career, and to enter the church.
Inc whole number of ordained missionaries in the
world is estimated at about 400 and of male and
female assistant missionaries, at about 400, akng
total OF $500 The Bible has been printed in 1873
new, and were made chiefly by missionaries since the
institution Of the British and Foreign Bible Society in
1914 The number copies Of the Bible and Testament
which have been issued by Bible societies. about
| Thirty millions.
The Synod Of Mississippi in viev Of the present rea-
the Board Of Foreign Missions to
special consideration the propriety OF embracing in
their field Of operations such parts Of Mexico may be
occupied BY the American armies.
| According to q work lately published in Paris,
noticed 10 the Fremont Chronicle, the decrease
Of the number of clsrgymen in Europe, in later
seth.r among Roman Catholics The possessions
Of the paps clergy prior to the French revolution
NOT Of thu and. th.
and ths teud.l srdships shared with the nobility
In 1881 the Able de st. Pierre reported in Paris $4,000
cures-parh priests with larger power than this class
Of English curatss 60 900 other priests 900 nks
81 inhs bitants But in 1899 the clerical order COM
prised but los 900 members to every $50 Many and
various have been in operation to reduce their
number since the 10th century. The diminution at
Rome in IS years three in Portugal in 81 years.
fvs sxths in Bavaria in 30 years, twenty-five twenty
France in 81 years more than four afths in switzsr
land in 81 years one-tbird la England In 1873 years
nearly thirds in Russia in SO years more than one
Sweden 10 80 years. enethrd The Romish clergy have
sustained. ths chief loss In fifty years. in Elk of the
European States the diminution has amounted to
500 600 priests, monks and In France however,
after the dminution of ourfths there still remained
including monks and nuns, to every $50 inhabitants
The number of students at the Andover Theolorcsl
Seminary from the catalogue just published is Resi-
dent centistes and Students ii senior class 40 mid
die class, 30 junior class, 10 total 90.
IMPORTANT DEcIsoN.-The Supreme Court, on Mon
day gave decision which Of interest to stock
holders Of banking other incorporated institutions.
In the Of Mllaudon VS. the Carrollton Bank it
decided by the former Supreme Court that tockhoder
Voluntarily paying up hn stock in full was the lqui.
dalton of bank and the division of It's assets entitled
over those stockholders who had only paid up their
stock to the extent Of the instruments that had been
hs paid up bis shares to the f of
hundred dollars EACH whilst the other stockholders had
only paid up Atty dollars: would be entitled nrst to
his extra Atty dollars before any payments
made to the others with whom he would then come in
footing Of equality The present decision
the former one and declares the paid shares
possess preference the half paid Ones excepting
course that they count two for one but that they
only entitled to the pro per centage in the
liquidation division Of the assets the half shares
The decision will have import ant bearing the set
tement the asirs Of several institutions in this city
and IT, in opinion perfectly one and the
true principle that ought to be sdopted-Nw Orleans
BuIstin, Jsn. g.
NAVIGATION OF THE ANGELINA.-Capt. Patton
has succeeded In removing the distractions to
the navigation in the Angelina river, so that it
will be navigable, in an ordinary stage of water,
from its mouth to within twelve miles of Nacog-