New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1850-05-18
Events of the Week
-, -, Standard Of Freedom.

From the London Standard offreedom.
IN tho r,orning of the first of May the Park and
Tower guns Numbered forth the announcements OF
the birth Of another Prince 70 .uo
Of Queen Victoria. This was shortly Afterwards i,
S,uoysd bv the joyful Intelligence, through the
al cbennes that Divine Providence had blessed
80 crocious Sovereign with another SON Ihere
ors few English mothers who do not feel an almost
personal attachment to the amlable ruler OF TINS
Emnire. and who do not cordially share N the adj
ditional happiness which this aus ious evens mas
brought 10 the royal household. IL IS on sucn oe
casons that the heart Of England maniiests ITSELF
and from myriads of homes has arisen the earnest
nraver that whilst other royal families are wan
derng as homeless exies, and whilst other thrones
are vet rocking TO and fro after the shock OF tne re-
volutionary tempest Queen Victoria and her House
NAV ever enjoy the blessings which Heaven has
hitherto poured on Monarch whose scepter is the
svnbol Of Just laws and popular liberties 49,.
The AntStat Church Association has held us
second Triepnial Conference, and the report rem
dered by the Committee for the last three years
exhibits no want Of energy and assidaity on the
part of the Executive in carrying out the simple
but grand object Of the Association. There has
been no lack Of eanestness or of vgor on the part
az the retiring Council and Committee, and we
tru,t that as the field for cultivation is large, there
will be an equal amount Of energy and persever-
aoce brought into it by those who have been elect.
ed 10 succeed them in developing the principles OF
the movement The philosophy Of this Association
is bv no means difficult Of comprehension. 1t
erasps one great principle-the separation OF the
Church from the State-exhibts it to the world,
and invites all who acknowledge its rectitude to
identify themselves with it. This is al. That
converts TO its opinion will continue 70 multiply we
entertain not the slightest doubt; nor do we doubt
the certainty Of the ultimate triumph OF the Asso-
citation. Comparatively speaking, this may be re-
mote but when we consider the vastness OF the
xuh N has m
iudices, interests and sympathies against which
IL arrays itself the almost time hailowed union OF
the spiritual and secular powers, and the fat llv-
ipgs which strong TO inspire tenaclty In their
holders when we consider these and thousand
other links Of association, we are prepared to
stretch time little, and to wait patiently the ac-
complishment Of the object in view. Let the As
sociation, however, adopt perseverance for its
motto and we confidently predict signal achieve
ment Of its aims.
Other societies of Christian and benevolent
character have also held their meetings this week;
and each in the spirit which has called II together
has suggested all that il could 10 promote the par
ticular views it entertains On the whole these
meetings have been exceedingly interesting and
encouraging evincing 20 what extent the be-
nevolence Of Christians will go to promote the
great ends Of human enlightenment and redemp
ton.
The latest intelligence from Ireland informs us
those who dispute his right TO continue Lord Mayor
Of Dublin, continues to be waged in as fierce a
spirit as ever and the Queens Bench having re-
fused to extend the time allowed by the Corpora
ton for showing against the ndndd,aHs re-
quiring them to proceed 10 elect a new Mayor, was
to be brought on for argument yesterday. Ia other
respects the Irish capital offers no feature for re-
mark.
The return for the week ending last Saturday
announces continued decrease in the mortality OF
London. Since the third week Of March, when it
rose, the weekly mortality has constantly fallen as
is shown by the following numbers the deaths
were l.l67, ll24 s93, S66, and in last week SOB
This last number is less than in any corresponding
week during the ten years, ls4c-9, except that OF
1912; and the average Of the ten weeks being gO9,
or corrected for increase of population 9O2, there
now appears a decrease on it, amounting TO ls9.-
All the important classes of disease exhibit now a
decrease On the average in the deaths assigned to
them.