New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1851-07-04
ECCLESIASTICAL CouNcIL.-A Court of


Presbvters OF the Episcopal Church, assembled al
the vestry of The Trinity Church IN tins city yester-
day. for the trial OF Rev. Oliver ; Prescott ate OF
the Episcopal Church IN GreenStreei. on present
ment from The standing Committee OF the Diocese.
The case has once before been presented 10
Court. but then II was decided that the present
ment was defective according 10 the canonS OF the
Church and another has now been substituted IL
charges Nj Prescott with heresy, with practlclng
illegal forms and ceremonies, with violating ne
constitution of the Protestant Episcopal Church,
and with immoral conduct III violating ms orilna-
ton VOWS Under these heads there are hVe sep
crate charges and sixteen specifications. Inc
charles are ISt-that he has preached, taught ana
inculcaied during the period of his residence IN this
Diocese. tho doctrine. that the Virgin Mary, the
mother of Jesus Christ, is aWiuI OBJECT or lciisious
worship, by Christians 2d-lhat ne mas, WnhH tne
neriod of his residence the city of Boston rs afore
said taught and mcUlcaed the doctrine, that drIcu
lar confession 10 Priest on the part OF members o.
tins Church, Is proper ana allowable am PIo"'aoc
3d-that he has taught ana lncuIcaied tht HoDuihc
that presty AbsOutlOn IN connection win ana upon
Aurcular Confession, Is profitable and desirapie 70
the individuals and allow able by the 'hurch 'h-
that he has violated the Constitution oil me fIoes-
tant Episcopal Church n the United states oh
that he has been guilty OF immoral conduct IN tliat
he has violated his ordination VOWS lbost tour' ~d'
A SWEDISH CoLoNY.-Thc Colony of
SwedeS whose arrival we announced In the common
lrtdItb last FRIDAY, numbering one hundred AMI hr-
teen in all marched through the city YESTERDAY from
the vessel in which they came, TO the western nan
road Depot. en- route for the great West Wherc theY
contemplate settling. Iley cnpIoNeu tlUlStll
wagons IN the tram all of which were well loaded
with goods Upon the top of each wagon were aoout
five women and children, the old men OF the cphpa-
nv also rode. The young and mlIdleaged mea car
RED musketS and marched IN regular military order,
single file, each side OF the wagons. Upon the nrst
vehicle was displayed the American nag Inc PEG
pie were very healthy and intelligent looking. we
learn that many of them are quite wealthy ana mai
none OF them are very poor lBoSton Conn., july "a
From THE MOUNTAINS Mr.. Mitchell
- nj traders.
this city last evening" from the Rocky Mountains
We Learn from HIM that he met Phelps tram IN
charge of the mail f9I tab on me 26th April l2o
was met about the 18th May, at Fort hearny and
train from independence was encaInped on the banks
of the Little Blue, unable TO cross that stream IN con-
sequence of the high water. All these trains were
destined for Oregon or Great Salt Lake City While
coming IN. Mr.. X. met 626 wagons all getting along
we'll, and with no sickness among them There was
very little snow in the mountains during the Winter.
but the streams all high and rising, produced by
heavy rams. ISt. Louis Republican, 18TH.
tennessee. The HARMONIOUS DEMoC
RAcY-Hon James ii. Thomas and Mag. VIM IL.
Polk have been for some months past, Opposing Op'
position candidates for Congress IN the Maufy
TENN District. Thomas was the representative IN
the last Congress but then Polk is the brother OF
the President of that name. There nave already
been three conventions 10 settle TINS family uihcul-
". The last one met at Lawrence0urg on the l2th
ut, and was composed of IS delegates. On tae hrst
bao, the vote stood for Thomas 50; for POLK
three
CHOLERA AT JEFFERSON Barracks. This
disease which broke out with some vrulence at jet
ferson Barracks last week has abated. Only one or
two new cases have been reported. The mortaiity
was almost wholly confined to the new recruits, who
had arrived at the Barracks from New-lo rk, by way
of New Orleans and were OF course exposed 10 the
danger of contracting the disease From twenty 10
lSt Louis Repub. 18Th.
The New POSTAGE LAW IN PHlLADEL-
rHiA-Tle Ledger of Thursday states that the num-
ter of letters received at the Post Office IN that cry
Tuesday, the first day OF the operation OF the new
Postage Law, was double the average received UdlIy
under the late law and amounted 10 about twenty
thousand. The number of prepaid letters was about
one-thTd TIE amount received VIII Is Oat illle
over the number Of paid letters under the former a"
TIE CLERICAL ISLANDER SUIr.--lhe
further hearing IN the case OF Rev. }. ii. Farchiid
rs Rev. y. Adams Is postponed on account OF the
engagements of the referees and counsel, untll the
22d inst. The plaintiff VIII PROBABLY occupy thalday
IN the introduction of reca,tlng testimony, ana then
Mr. Choate VIII close for Mr.. Adams, and be fol-
lowed by M Clifford for Mr.. Fairchd. IBost Cour
Terrible ACCIDENT Henry Wenck, a
workman IN the MontOur Rolling Min, at Danyle,
was crushed TO death by the machinery on WedneS-
day He leaves a wife and two children. The
workmen in the mill with real good feeling, lmme-
Siaiey contributed $500 for the support OF the I'M
fortunate mans family East. Pa Wing, 81
ARKANsAs.-Thls is the only Slave State
which has doubled her population within The last ten
years. In 1870 her population was q o5g-in ieoo
numbered 65s Such are the fruits OF her liberal
policy adopted few years since, IN securing 10 ac
;ual settlers quarter section OF land.
lNaichez Miss Free Trader.
Hon. THOMAS CoRwIN.-We learn from
the C,pr7aan Chronicle OF Friday, that the Secreta
~ OF the Treasury IS now confined TO ms ROOM AZ
his home IN Lebanon, OHIO, by an attacA OF cIii.>
and fever He was taken sick immediately after MS
return from Washington.