New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-01-30

all eyes but ttu,, Of The Rector ana Oonuone
transcript Of the nsmes wh' ~ i9ngn
by the Controller 10 the Conniuee' 'N'
contain the names Of persou ~no nave long since re-
moved cu the .i,y or k.Te sees dead yeas The ,s
., ~ corpofs;ion that Trinity Chapel wa built mn
to Increase the 1sti '-' proved to be con
Tly l. Shown rsver have built srJ free church aud
have psTt in ssiss 70 od ssTb, op s tni past n7s ye
cost 81 65 No church hsd been endowed duas I've
cb,ri Iy' Or seaevoisnee even Tor toe poor
The present otbe Corporation estate dedueng deb
a. sO6 n g. Il seems TIA; they forgot 70 include their
terrst 81, Johns Park valued by them a. 500 Oo sd
tber church with ineres amounting neAy
sGC O But independent Of he,e items the vausfons
lower the prices put upon those lots BY Thirty
self hen selling reletlg them II is shown that the real
deducpg St Johns Park and the churh also
least sf2i92i0 So which is than four the amount
The Report shows that hi. great estate was originally
Given ii tenSh, OF a. the EI,coptar, nhsbns and 70
l1 The property bad been literally applied for the ben
asked for the law Of m upon express Representations that
would continue to divide her corpoors that she would build
set with competent churches 50 As
keep pace with the growing pOpulsVn aud that BY TINS
endowns snd independent parishes with Ian s. she would
gradually break down" her vast estate the greater part Of
The law Of 1914 made Of provisions giving fresh powers 20
Trinity 70 carry out the policy thus pledged The Report then
realized The coPoator. have never since been divided No
land The Episcopal Church has not been make 20 keep pace
with the growing puon The previous policy OF giving
pTOYlsiOuF-hAs
been abandoned Before 1914 less than 90 OTIS given
away by Trinity Since 1914, only 49, And during the past
20 years she has given no land At ALL except FIVE burial plots
Instead d encouraging the independence Of Ot.-,
interfere with overrdeit IEsrtAd % Poc{ 80 %
pecupiarv srsnts in two fms eaca Of which H. ts on.y
Independence Hbe either grants al annual stipend
OF parish erodb at ped,u,e else makes grant 70
the pash 9knS mortgage on the parish church drawing
is CONSTANTLY accumuatn1 sud thus increases the
Een rI has ss Po"e on to compel n. Py4er She
seS to htaIT sos 90 tfons .f:usa
proved making the mode which these approprs
tiors made and though the security Ia eIscted these
tut as bounty for which gratitude" Que. The pde,
Psndepce Of other parishes is thu. .d to be greatly impaired
bec- S1ostn dowt" rapidly and steadily growing more
n va show ths, The law of laIi which thas excluded all
EpscopaaDs in tie city except those belonging 10 Trinity
p f yS S5p s an s1 to saw t 1
thai the spiritual destuti1n in part, Of the city is AWFUL
classes with population 100 $50 there single
Epscopa Cbufch that in each of three others with ppua
Trinity employs cergymen missionaries At large any
the city that three Episcopal Churches in the
districts have been sold shut up or removed within few
yesr aud Trinity has done nothing TO replace them
Epi.coD Cburchc ard schools been ef wholly unnoed
by Trinity, after consideration ior yn been rejected on
was really greater Before that long Trinity nus
refused 70 act wealthy aud hbe. EPscops.n w3nd not DO
actually prevented the growth which she had pledged herefto
promote
1859 lots have been sofnore than halt original property;
YET the rapid rise in real e'te has made the Aggregate value OF
the residue TO increase continually instead OF being broken
II thus appeared that only those sections Of the law
defeat be pr6vons sincd the remainder. All the
Of the law had long since become dead letter.
conducted in very way. Few Of them really to
hIow hing about the Corporation sfs' eIoeP me mem
r1ed statement Of their affairs prntedi nor is
there stated examination oi all the books
hous owing her exclusive control OF the property to the law
ring 70 in any wsy They pontedly upon the
singular protest made by Trinity at first sssins any power in
the Senate to inquire into the affairs Of the CorPoIora
protest which seemed late however to be suddenly dropped
The Committee eonsg 5 ts report 0y a 'S. 1Sy
withhold grants made by Trinity Episcopal churhe, in
na a BY that CoTpos:on both for the country and the city
holding the estate IN mass for steady accumulation
This important Report was signed by all the man.
bers of the Committee, viz. Senator's Spencer, No1on
and Ramsey.
Also, in the matter of Trinity Church. reporting the
te,imoDy, documents, &c, without expressing any
opinion as 10 Tie ccursc the gsaturo saould pure
Mr.. BROOKS moved the recOmmitment Of the re-
port TO the Select Committee, with power to report
bin if they may deem il advisable.
Mr. NOXON stated that, in the examination the
Committee made in Ncw.Yclk, the Corporation of
Trinity Church was not represented by way of evi.
depce. The Committee supposed that Corporation aud
the rights in this respect as other pafcs II was
now understood that the Corporsipn OF Trinity Church
desi ed lie present evidence
Mr. SPENCER in reply to inquiries, stated that
before the meeting Of the COMMITTEE IN New orb.
ciIculsr was addressed to the Corporation OF the
Church announcing the readiness OF the Committee to
receive testimony. An officer OF the Church appeared
before the Committee and presented statement EN-
bracpg replies to many nteIrcs atories of the Commit
tee and much more. The circular was Le.d ny MIR:
Spepcer Further time had been asked aud the report
had been delay led, but nothing turthe: had beel re-
ceiyed A letter was received from the Corp ration
announcing their readiness to furnish the Committee
A.. tka N.fNly Of tha lNnsv.
mittee stating the Information desired. The Commit
tee received further reply until Dece noer, when
TIE supplemental report was made
Mr.. NOXON further stated that II was the intention
of the Comm itee 10 have Trinity Church before them
and receive all statements the Cooperation might d.
sire He hoped the resolution would not conhne the
Committee to nskir report upon the facts now be-
fore them.
MIR. BROOKSs motion wa, adopted that the Com
mittee report by bill or otherwise.
A report was received from the Inspectors OF State
Prisons in reply 10 resolution of the Senae relative
TO insubordH alton at any of the state Prisons they
report the fact relative TO the uoesk at the Aubnrn
Prison and state that the affair is now undergoing In
yestigaOn.l Ordered printed and referred to Prison
Committee.
THE INEBRIATE ASYLUM.
The Senate having adopted resolution Of inquiry as
10 the amount of money subscribed 10 this PROJECT the
smount paid in, &C., report, dated Brooklyn Jan.
26 was received from the Directors TO the effect that
the whole amount subscribed is $3l O while tbs total
amount paid In up to date is only 500. Paid OUT
Travelling expenses, $50; printing and psper, 100
to Tabernacle meeting, 500 advertising, $40. Total
1870.
THE PORT OF NEWBORN.
Mr. BROOKS gave notice of his intention to intro.
duce the following entitled bills:
To estabIhh Port regulations FOR the Port of New
York.
For TIE appointment of Port Commissioners for the
Port of New York. snd TO define their duties.
Relative 10 the Rates of Wharfage al the Port Of
New York.
FERNANDO WOOD WANTS THE NEW YORK CHARTER
AMENDED.