New-York daily tribune., 1851-07-31
New CHURCH IN NEwAaK.-The cere.

| about to be erected by the Central Presbyterian
Church Ii Washington st. near Market, took place
| Tuesday afternoon. The exercises opened with an
Invocation by Rev. William Aikman, Pastor of the
| Sixth Presbyterian Church Rev. Charles Beecher,
the Pastor Of the First Congregational Church next
read selections from the Scriptures Rev. Doctor
Siearrs Of the FIRST Presbyterian Church, then made
prayer. A hymn, written for the occasion by Rev.
Asa D. Smith, d. D. was read by Rev. J. B. Wakely
of the Central VI. E Church, and sung by the
CHOIR. Rev. Mr.. Burchari, Of the Thlrteenth-st
Church in this City, followed IN address IN which
be took the ground that man Is religious being ami
then considered the nature OF the religion this church
Is designed to promote and the fruits OF this worship
Rev DR. Eddy Of the Park Church. gave an inter
esting historical account ofthe ecclesiastical history
of Newark, and the Circumstances under which this
Church was organized.
The ceremony of laying the stone" was then
performed by Rev. George c. Lucas, pastor of the
church In leaden case was deposited, as usual,
the reports Of the higher udicatoes OF the church
and the prominent benevolent societies also his
tory of the organization of the Newark Tract So
cietv, and complete history Of the Organization of
the church. with the names of all It's pastors ts Off
GERS and members also the daily papers of this city
the Bible. &c The exercises concluded with a ben
ediction by Rev DR. Hague pastor OF the Baptist
Church IN kinnty-st.
The Ddiiv Adrerfiser says: This will be an I'M
posing edihce and an ornament 10 our city. It's TO
be 50 feet in width by l24 IN length. including the
Lecture room and the projection OF the tower Inc
audience room will be Sc by "A. Lecture room Of
two stories going up at the same time IN the rear,
which is TO be 80 feet by &C. and is expected to seat
about 25O persons. The spire will be l55 feet In
hight The style will be in the Roman Corinthian
order The whole building Is expectedto cost about
$4,000
The % Pres byterIan Church, recently erected on
Liyingston.av. IN New-Brunswick. will be dedicated
on SUNDAY next Sermon by the Rev Dr. Plnmcr'
OF Baltimore.
MILITARY IN ELIzABETHTOwN.-lhe
Journal Of Tuesday gives a very faiterlng account
OF the growth Of The military spirit IN that place
German rife COPS, denominated the Jefferson XII
femen," numbering about fifty men. which nuInoer
will probably soon be increased to hundred, mas
been recently raised there and an election for OIL
fcers will be held on Monday evening next Their
uniform Will be unusually handsome and their frst
parade Will take place in September next. large
number OF the members have been in foreign service
Another artillery company, which already has over
forty names enrolled, viii be organized within a few
DAYS under the command of Capt James Wilson,
well known in military circles AS the former captain
of the La FayettC Fusileers Of New York. Their
dress VIII strictly conform TO the l. ;. resuidiohS
The PATERSON STRIKE.-The inte'i-
genoa Of Yesterday morning says that several of the
cotton mills in that city went into operation during
the past week, most Of them working III hours at a
small advance of wages while IN several others the
hands work 10 hours at the old wages. number of
mills are yet standing idle
EFFORTS FOR THE CONVICT CLEMENS
Rev Mr. Hodge Of Brooklyn, started for Washing
ton Yesterday with the last confessions OF Douglass
and Benson, for the purpose Of laying the same be-
fore President Fillmore 1t is generally thought
that these papers far clear Clemens of partci-
nation in the murder that he Will be either wholly
freed oryery lightly punished. What the nature OF
the revelations not yet disclosed the Rev gen
teman having promised Douglass that they should
not be made public until the President had seen them.
Whatever the result may be- we must take TINS OPP
portunity TO bear testimony to the disneesed zeal
with which Rev. Mr. Hodge has labored for these
condemned men His reward is not with mortal
paise or self congIaiulation, but IN the names Oh
lin who SAID " Inasmuch ye have done 1t unto
one of these, ye have done unto me.
Topsy TuRvEY-A ship was launched
Yesterday from one OF the yards at the Dry Dock,
her beam-ends She was nghted during the after
noon.
Pay To.DAy.-The lst of August Is
the last day for the payment of the seventyhve cents
communication tax. lperSonS liable to military du-
ty. must pay up as the law directs, or take the alter
natives of shoulderng arms fully equipped, or pay a
| fine of three dollars.
PEACHES CoMING.-The HightStoUn Re
cord says ,ha, the peach growers have commenced
sending their fruit to market and that several baskets
were at the depot in that place Wednesday. that
looked well for early fruit The crop this years. not
large. and the consumers Will have TO pay higher
| prices than they did last season.
! THE ACCIDENT ON THE HUDsoN.-Thc
vessel run down by the steamboat South America, on
THURSDAY night last proves to be the schooner Ellen,
| of East Chester, Captain Abah Barker, laden with
| coal and bound to Darien, Conn. There were also
| on board Henry Clay Barker, grandson OF the Cap
tain, and son of Israel A. Barker of Brooklyn, aged
10 years Martin Holley, OF East Chester and Mar
| Tin -, of Brooklyn. all OF whom were lost. The
statement that the schooner had lights aloft is IN
correct.
The COLLINS STEAMERS next
steamer Of this line is the Atlantic, which VIII SAL
from here on Wednesday next, the 9th of August
| The Pacific which was to have sailed next satur-
dsy will take her place the 10th, when she Will
| sail as an extra boat.
~ Jane Sanders, a wandering intempe-
rate woman died the Jersey City prison, night be-
fore last, victim to rum.
" There was great Temperance meet
ing night before last in Jersey City, the Mayor and
| Council being present
FALSE ALARM-There was an alarmEof
fire at a little past - this morning, which brought