The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-05-07

PAWS Livingston Wells Co., SPlacs dc Ia Bourse.
The contents Of the European edition Of the HERALD
win embrace the received by mail and telegraph at
Tho ocs during the previous week. and to the hour Of
publication.
The News.
The anniversaries have commenced, and tho
city lie filed with white crsvsted doctors Of divinity,
deactns, and ssrong-minded women. The tenn
persnce topic will probably claim large share Of
attention this season. Congratulations upon the
passage ofthe Maine law, and foundations OF the
liquor dealers, are capital subjects for decamation
and pore know better how to avail Of them tnan
the sempsr orators, both lay and clerical. Tne
antislavsry sgitators have made arrangements for
IN extensive spread at the Metropolitan theatre,
where Senators Wilson and Sumner, of Massachu-
setts, will do the heavy business; bu. the CARR
eriaa lunatics- the funny fellows of the party
hold their DISCUSSIONS at house of less presensions
programme Of the yalious missionary aud other
meetings TO be held ia published in another column
In accordance with cur usual custom we publish
this morning abstracts of several anniversary SER
mona which delivered last evening, in various
CHURCHES throughout the city. Owing to the defe,.
tive manner il which some of the notices were made
out, reporters were unable to find the churches
dssigns.ed. The business meetings commence to
day, and win continue during the week. We trust
the committees Of arrangements will make pro per
provision tor the reporters By doing this they viii
not emily promote the interests of their respective
societies, but also accommodate the gentlemen Of
tAe press. In some Of the churches last night the
MpOsters afforded every facility, while in others
thsy could not obtain even . seat.
The Rev. DR.. S.orrs, Of Biaintree Mass. }
preached last evening in the Madison square Pres.
by,sIisn church, CDR. Adams, } in aid OF the Anne
ricsn Home Missionary Society. H. alluded point
ediy TO the extension of slavery and patronage
shown TO the Catholic church. as social blighss re-
suSing much missionary labor for their publication.
FrUm ali accounts the missionaries of the aMor
prosey ing vigol ousl in Europe just nov
We are informed that more than Eve hundred Lsttsr
Dsy Saints arrived at Pbiladelpbis, from Liverpool,
On Saturday, 10 the ship Juversa and four hundred
AID twenty four other zeaots resched the same port
fSN days previous, all bound direct for Great Salt
Lake City.
Ii is stated that on the return Of the Secretary Of
The Navy to Washington, about the 20th inst,
Mo ffigaie Congress, now at the Brooklyn Navy
Yard, ready fer sea, will be put In commission and
sail TO TIE Mediterranean to relieve the Cumbsr-
knd, the flag ship of the squadron on that static l..
Commodore Breese will go out in her. There is
great officially, hoRever, in obtaining seamen, cot
wiLs!sI ding Tbs bounty given under the nsw regu-
lations designed to encourage them to take serv,e
in Che navy.
New regulations for the government Of the ma
zine revenue service have recently been issued by
THO Treasury Department. Among them IL pro.
vision that the stations OF the different cutteri are
hereafter to be permanent, ana not shifting here
tofcre; and another, that the officers Of the service
are TO be promoted according 10 vacancies arising
Tn she vessels 70 VIII ia they m ~ be attached.
Daring sn sfffay in Newark, yesterday morning,
a constable stabbed man named William B. OWN,
with swo' d cane, ia such manner thai he was
.0t expected to survive. The officer Is said to have
acted in self defence.
The vaue Of foreign goods imported at the port
cfBoston for the week ending May 8, was 81 992 1885,
TIE boomer Watchman, Capt. Virgins, arrived
yRssk5dsy from Port Prince, brings dates 60 the
lssh MT. Tie port was heslShy, and had been so
SoS some time.
The sales OF cotton en- Saturday reached aoous
600 20 1900 bales. Holders stood on. for full pre-
yisOs ratss, while purchasers not disposed to
enter the market freely without some slight concss.
Sisn in their favor. Common and medium grades
OF -four advanced lac. end IN some cases 25;. per
barrel lot o. Southern white wheat sold AZ 81 Is.
Indian corn advanced from ore to two cents per
baaheL Rye wssscarce and firm. Provisions were
firm, and in stme cases a little batter Whiskey ad-
yanced TO 80 az 10 cents per gallon. Groceries
were steady, with fair sales. 200 to 800 bales Of cot
Son we're engaged for Liverpool ct 5-32d. O 5l5i.
sor compressed ard unsompres.ed.
Mn, HISS BAc6 AGAE.-Mr. Hiss havinz die
severed that his course was miscoastrued 10
INSTRUMENTATION Of the daings Of his Nunnery
committee before the Legislature, threw up his
commission as member ia disgust. But the
Legislature having refused to receive bis resip-
nation and having .misconstrnad his motives
for sending IL ia, he takes IL baei again. Hear
the immortal Hiss:---
Bosros Nay 2, 1855.
Hon C. EDDY Speaker OF the HoEse Of ReerssensAtv
DglR gsR-T act of rsssning Ely seat having been
uDjustly rnisconstuei by my Opponents, hereby, he
fore the sarge IL essIy acted upon, Withdrew 4. de.
se that my resignation should not eaearrAss ths action
u The soI11ntss the Hoase Most repeatedly your
sbedisnt seryAet JOSEPH Kiss
The next best thing that can be do2e with Mr.
Hiss is to send him on to New York as special
committee Of one, 70 assiEt Alderman Briggs iD
bis investigations concerning the nativity Of
Abe Chief Of Pol &c, the thief WAC stole that
piece Of cloth, anil tho missing perquisites OF