The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-08-17

Elder Hvde, late Mormon prophet, delivered to
small audience At the Academy of Music yester.
Gay afternoon an interesting lecture on Mormon
Ism He gave come curious part Of the Nor.
mon creed, mode Of Initiation and practice. He
told some queer stories OF Brigham Young's power
among the Sains and said tina. Of his style oforstory
Henry Ward Beecber was wonderful, counterpart.
he expressed the opinion that the steps taken by
the government. ia sending out soldiers and ia iges,
VII be OF little utility in supervising Mornons
the Morrnons will gain more recruits than the SOL
ciers. and the judges win hsve causes brought
before them 70 try. Tie true remedy he reserves
for a futnye lecture.
There vas some CONSERVATION Yesterday among
tie crews Of the vessels at the lower Quarantine
anchorage, owing 10 report that one of the crew
Of the Express lying at this anchorage had been
removed to the Marine Hospital sick With yellow
fever. l. tarned out that of the crew had been
taken to the hospital and shortly died but that his
death wac caused by fever produced from fall
day or two previous from one OF the masta Of the
vessel to the deck.
Two vessels, the bark Indian Queen and brig
Truxilio, came up yesterday from the lower to the
upper Quarantine anchorage to discharge their car
goes. The brig Croton has received permission to
discharge her cNsgo to day, which will leave but
three vesses at the lover Quarantine anchorage.
There has been arrivals from infected parts since
last Thursday. The brig Milton, from Jacmel, ar
rived at Quarantine yesterday, having lodged up to
New Haven, Conn, first for the purpose of evading
Quarantine.
The Roman Catholic church. near Glen Cove
was yesterday afternoon dedicated to the service of
Goa by appropriate religious exercises. Bishop
Mclaughlin preached discourse suitable to the &C.
cssion. We give a report elsewhere.
L letter from our Albany correspondent, pub.
lished in another column, viii afford our readers an
insight into the operations Of the New York Land
Commissioners, with reference TO the disposal of
applications for grants Of land under water in the
counties of New York, Kings, Q.eens and Rich.
mond.
The meetings of the American Association for the
Advancement OF Science were continued in Montreal
on the 18th and lith inst. There were number of
Distinguished individuals present-spart from those
classed as savsns-including sx-President Fillmore.
Sir william Logsns paper on the Geology of Cana
da;" the paper read by Mr.. Hunt on the Formation
Of Mineral Springs" and that OF Mr.. Jones Cd 40
discal Light" produced very learned discussions
The Natural History Society entertained the mem.
bers Of the association and party of invited guests
10 Tue unmotI VI Que lnOuetuu, On the evening OF
the 18th inst.
Our correspondent at Brdgetown. Barbados,
v1itirg on the Isl instant, ssys:-Quite limited
quantity Of breads.ufs from the United States has
arrived during the las. fortnight. BY this means
the stock Of -four. &c, has been greatly reduced,
which has caused advance in the prices of those
articles. Lumber end shingles are also In fair re
Guest. az vel other building materials The
weather IL beautiful, with abundance Of rain but
mere 20 excess The growing crops viii exceed any
previous years yield. The export Of sugar and mo-
lAssss has already reached $4,000 hhds very little
Of either from las! crop on hand. The islard is
very healthy, ard planters seem a, ease about the
present and future labor OF the bland.
The steam-hip Columbia ID now due a. this port,
with European 70 the 5th inst four days later
than previous advices-
The value Of foreign goods imported at the port
of Boston during the week ending litn ins,.
Amounted 70 ssS2,7p7. The value OF imports Of the
corresponding weel; ia 1856 was Al ,O06,3
1se annexed tsols shows the temperature OF the
atmosphere 1, thls city during tie past week, the
range Of the barometer, the variation Of wind
oarrruts .nd the state o; the weather 81 three pc
RODS duriSg each day. VIZ: al 0 a. M. and 3 aud
o'cloc. p. NJ