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New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1858-05-10
@TsslONS IN WESTERN INDIA.

TIE Rev. Mr.. WILDEr Missionary Of the As,eri-
cen Bosj, who has resided in Western Lode for
twelve years and returned 10 this country in Septem-
ber preacheda sermon on the subject of missions, yes
ttrjay afternoon, at the Church of the Pilgrims,
Brooklyn lie gave interesting account Of the for
ma'on Of the first missions and of their progress from
the smallest beginnings to stste OF prosperity that
was encouraging in the highest degree to the
Christian Missionary. The schools were COM
menced with two native leds of about eight
years, and numbered, at the tins the mutiny broke
out abe ut 500 Of all ages from the young lad 70 men
of adult YEAR,. Abeat 300 idoaters had beea con-
verted there were some 10000 living communicates
in the pative churches, and 40, 100 who have re
ncunced the essential elements CT Hmdoosm, ard may
be regarded nominal Christians. he reviewed vita
severity the conduct of Great Britain in paying
out Of its Inois Treasury, $3.50 900 annually for the
support Of dclatry and receiving large revenues from
tho principal sbrnes irthe way of taxes. There were
50 600 Hndoo youth and children receiving instruc
IA, in the schools before the Missions inter
rupted in their labors BY the mutiny.
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NEW-YORKsRIRLE SOCIETY.

The annual sermon was preached before the Amer-
can Bible Society last evening" in st. Georges Church.
by the Rev. DR.. Henry ASTHoS, Of this city, from
tie text:
1.-The law ofthe Lord I. perfect
Tie sermon was not lorg. After some Introductory
remarks Dr. AsTHos said that the sway exercised by
the Bible over the unlettered mind remarkable,
but more remarkable over the educated minds.
Humes ridety was explained by bis declaration
that he had read the New Testament with care
Scot. the au thor Of the Commentaries, WAS himself
sn unteiever until be had spent years in invesga
ton. The Church Of Rome had attempted to limit
the reading Of the Bible to the few and what was the
result Instead of preventing false doctrine, hereby
and schsm, she had sOwn these by her prosecutions
Errors seldom from its reading by the masses
The Sacred Words main OBJECT was 10 furnish GUIDE
in the wisdom which all might follow unto salvauon.
Compare the condition Of mankind where the Bible
was resd by tie people with that where it was not
Compare Spain and Portugal with England and the
United States. The races which had the Bloie
must govern the earth. Nature willed 1t; God
wled it; ard they would become masters OF tls
world God had magnfed His Word at vast
expense of blood and care, and it was His purpose
10 spread il Until emsnclpated earth should sing
the same song with Heaven. Our duty with 10,
gard TO it was 10 read it ourselves. Some had
lever read it, some hsbitualy neglected 1t,
and Oh sppalng number would probably die before
they had read it through. The wisest Of mankind
searched it diligently. Every page bore this seal;
4" Heaven and earth shall pass away put my woia
the apauish Of God when his word was condemned
Best reading it in our families we must contribute 70
send TO the nations which were not ye. blessed WIN
II. II was tie power Of associated effort which was
destiped to change the face of the world The Bible
Society had abundant re JASON to be satisfied with rs
success g. eco volumes we~ now annually distributed
il more then twenty languages, and the grand total
ci,tnbutd in the thmty years of the existence OF
the society was 900 volumes. Blu. no ledger
could give the fns results Of their effort that could
pot be entertained until the day Of final account Ias
stream Just continue TO flow on and TO spead Until
tie thirst Of the whole earth was assuaged
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erepd gentleman esid that there are now hundreds Of
oussr de Of Africans without the Gospel and without
kroxedge of the Supreme Being
Tie mis.ionariss hsd accomplished mich ia q tenn
pofaI point Of view. They had been much moe ,u !.
E. ssfu in their lab rs with the Pagans han with tie
NOLAN indians. Not May years sine there we oy ~
100 slave msrts along the coast OF Africa within Ii q
e 600 miles and now In the space the number
will rot e1ceed twelve. This change had been accom-.
p'isbed through the Efforts Of TIE missionaries and the
Governments Of England and the Uli,ed States. The
lsneu ges bad also been redu,ed TO writing schools
bad been established and teachers are engaged
in Is.ructirg the youth. The missionaries nave bsen
We srccessful in doing away with capita on oishmsnt
10 A great extent for minor ofeuses
In many instances idcatry hes been done AWAY
WITH snd in Sierra Leone very few idols are seem Ia
Nix. Rambos district the natives have give, up their
charms The whole namber Of converts in Western
Afr CO is about 500. About 100 churches hsve been
erected About $50 ordained native missionaries are
Low lhboiing 10 the cause with good succese.
In Mr. HeLiDgs district they have now in their
mission 80 con mum .an.s and five ordained native
rn siof aries. He believed III the work had now bu,
ust commenced. In a few years they would eount
converts by hundreds instead Of tens Whist i, now
required is meas and missionaries 10Y the rapid
90 VI ncemert Of the csuse. lie closed by appealing
TO TIE audieIce TO assist in sending the Word Of God
70 one hundred millions OF heather
App-as for sustaining and Forwarding the cause
were made by the Rev Dir. HEsiss formerly Mis-
sionary in Aff;es, who returned in consequence of
losing hi- esiest and by Bishop M'rLyASIE OF Ohio.
A, collection was issn taken up and tie meeting was
d,ussed.
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Reinforce meuts for Utah.

ST. LOUIS, Saturday, May ., lSJs.
Ntor General Smith has issued elaborate orders
latve to the movement of the trains and troop, Of tie
Utah forces. The trains are TO be divided into dvi.
sior Ct two hundred and twentysx wagons each, and
the troops will be organized into columns each column
constituting the escOit Of division. generslsuppiy
train. ard the fret column under command OF Leot.
Col Andrews are already organized, and ordered To
march. The second column, under Lieut.. .Cdl Nun
rec imposing the escort Of the fret division Of sup
plier march from Lesvenworth the 18th mat. Ine
ibhd columr, under Gel. May, marches on tho Doth.
The fourth coluu D. uLder Col. Morrison. marches on
the 25th. The fifth column, under Col. SUMNER
marches on the Goth. The sixth column, under Major
Emory, marches on the 4th June. These columns for
the pesent constitute the first br ysde OF Ua1 forces
under ou nsnd Of Gen. Harvey. Each column Is To
be supplied with four months provisions which are 70
be r,plenishei when passing Forts Kearney snd
Laramie.
General Smith is now in this city, and 1t Is stA,ed
that his health is such a. to require him to remain
ere a short period.
worth ON the 9Th inst. One company from Fort Riley
will join item at Fort kesILey.
John Hsrtnett, secretary for Utah, left yesterday
for IegyeDwOrth.
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WASHINGTON. May g. 1853.
The is.imation, in the Democratic newspapers
that Judge Douglas is seeking reconciliation with
the Administration were pronounced false By Judge
Douglas himself TO- day. lie alarms that he main
tairs bis position upon Kansas to the fullest extent
but at the same time he stands with his party in
Illinois en- platform not estensby opposed to tho
Administered m though openly hostile to tao Re-
publican party.
Mr.. Douglas eft here for New-iork this after
noon.
Mr.. John Nugent, editor Of The Sen Franeisee
Herald arrived here yesterday. He 10 q candidate
for the office of Superintendent! of Indian Affair."
for California. His claims are indorsed BY Mr..
James Gordon Bennett of The Ne,c- York Herald.
He has powerful hold on Mr.. Buchanan. Mr.
Gwin is In the interest Of Col. T. J. Henley. to
whom the Office was promised four days 20. Mr..
Buchsnans preferences are for Nugent.
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Cbr.tim Uticu wa delivsrst - ax" " 'a' 80
isgiate Church. Lafayette plaoe. \. -. =.
sptaker, aaer few Introductory remarks, -
shculd speak Of the manner in which Q pure Ce'+
family could be infused into tie world The plan Of
salvation through the atonirg sacrifice Of Chris. WAS
deliberately stated and contrasied with the false sys
tens of religion which psrvsded the world. These
sacrifices Of brutotfeipgs Ct the Jews were but the
shaiowing forth Of the fact that the sin Of the
world must be expiated BY the storement Of the
blood Of Jes3s. The object OF the American and
Foreign Christian Unisn was to diffase Cars.
tianiy. Il was. therefore, simply Missionary
Society. The Christian religion had been corrupted,
but il was not accountable for the distortions with
which men had loaded il nor the sbo nina,ions thst
bad been attached TO il. Romansm had resulted
from tie attempt to make the Pagan superstition har.
monizs with Christian worship. These ccrrup,ions
sill existed, ard had ncw 90 much increased that
tenets which previous TO the Reformation, were only
accepted 50 tenets, were row permanent articles Of
faith; and the reaction hsd exhibited tsef in the
spread rationale Of the land where Luther and
Calvin preached In conclusion the speaker alluded
10 Il me ans TO be employed in the dhuslon OF Gins
tiani'y. They were, first the faithful preaching OF
the Gospel in the fed where spiritual Christian
ity had no foothold Second, ste jliicious en-
poyment Of the press ard its productions
should be more OF practical than controversial
character. The daily press should not be left exciu
svey 10 sutserve private interests ar4 the s.iTs OF
Slate. The Evangelical Church had resources among
its Individual members which could be employed to
make this mighty engine felt IL sowing broadcast the
seeds Of pure Christianity. Third, tae sreas doc.
riIe Of stty or oneasss OF the rue church must DO
.esry understood and warmly cherished. Fourth,
the sending of the Gosye TO the heather was another
mesns az diffusion; and sixth they must prsy for the
promised il fueEce OF the Holy Spirit
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Young MEMS CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION.

On Sunday evening" the Rev. II. S. SroRRs, jr,
ID D., preached a sermon before the Young Mems
Christian Assoeatop at the South Dutch Church the
Rev. DR.. Macauley', corner of Fifth avenue and
Twenty first street. There was a very large congre
gaticn the ases Of the church being filled with extra
seats.
The preacher took Lis text from Mark, tth chapter
and 18th verse: For the earth brngeth forth fruit
first the blade then the ear; after that the fall cora
''in the ear" He compared the gradual develop
men and result OF the planting Of seed to bring forth
vas GLOW, and many dscouragements were often met
with but it should be borne in mind that We should
rever be discouraged in any Christian work, nor IN
any effort to carry it out At the conclusion OF tue
sermon it was announced that the anniversary of the
Association would be held on Monday evening, at the
NJ. +. Church, corner OF Fourth avenue and Twenty
second street.
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FRANCE.

Baron de Talleyrsrd, French Commissioner in the
Dapubiap PHI psties, returned from Bucharest to
Paris on Thursdsy night. The Baron had an inter
view with the Minister for Foreign Affairs
The Echo RocktlGIs announces that vi. de Chaslron,
INN !, about to proceed 10 Canton iLtrusted by the
Goy.,pmept with private mission. TIE Tunes cor
says 5000 voting tickets have beon already
ceInspded ID the Eighth Electoral District OF the
1b;,d xyrotossmept in which Jules Fsvre, for the
ooro.;,icn and Gen. P.rrOt for the Government,
ststd as candidates. People generally express little
doubt Of Jules Favres success. -,
The Peris correspondent Of Tie Chronicle says:
The Frencb Government have resolved to transier the
ds,hn,on 81 100 Gee OUQE authorized for the dras-
ing Of agricultural lands; it is much too little for the
sTse amount Of surface which requires draining Ap-
pcs,iou Las been made to the French Government by
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xxXvth CONGRESS-. First Session.
SENATE. .M AsnINGroN, May 3, lsSs.

SENATE.---W ARLINGTON, May =, 1870.
The Senate was crowded to excess this morning.
Mr.. HAMMOND Is. & pronounced q brief sulo-
GUM upon Mr. Evans naratng the history Of bis life
ar the Giro umstsrces attending his death. lie laid
The arrows of de ath had entered often Of late among
tie high places of honor within his own State. lie
offered tie usual resolutions, requesting Senators to
wear Grape on the left for thirty days, and to at
tend the funeral OF Mr.. Evans.
MIR. BENJAMIN (La) followed in . strain OF elo-
quert eu!ogy. He spoke of the deaths OF Mr.. Butler
Gov II .mop (who drownsd), aid the dscessed.
Mr. HALE IN. II. followed, saying il wss not often
that he mingled his voice with those who delivered
funeral eulogiss. He then paid high tribute to tue
of his ideal of Roman senator. Like q sho,k OF
corn fully ripe, he had been gathered from these
scores ard had sunk down full Of hon0rs.
Mr.. WILSON (Sfass.) next added his tribute to the
virtues ard character Of the deceased saying bis long
association with him in Committee brought out the
beautiful qualies and traits that be the possessor
of, and which be tWsoD) could appreciate more fully
there than in open Senate.
The Senate then took recess until the hour Of the
"a al : o'c
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POSTSCRIPT.
MONDAY MORNING-FoUR O'CLOCK.
FOUR DAYS LATER FROM EUROPE.
ARRIVAL OF THE VANDERBILT.
RESULT OF THE PARIS ELECTIONS
Cotton Unchanged-COnsols 97i.

The steamship Vanderbilt from Southampton on the
evening ofthe 2Sh ult. arrived here at about o'clock
this morning. The steamship Hammond arrived at
Cowes on Tuesday morning
The following is her report:
The special mails were made up at the General
Post Offices OF Paris and London consequent on the
regular United States mails being taken by the British
ecrew. steamer City of Baltimore, sailing on the morn
ipg Of the came day from Liverpool.
The Vanderbilt crossed the Grand Banks of New
founSlard, in lat 43o 25, and no ice.
The passage throughout has been unusually wintry
and te,npestuous-stfoDg gales from NV to n. pre-
vaipe rom the longitude of to so, attended at in
teryaIs with violent squalls and hail
In lat 40 % lon So co. exchanged signals with the
New.York packet America, home ward bound.
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I'D. berthe, &c, Is they sro--(Or' as the B,p-
80. ,.ted(-the B,pt st version now in

,-,r6s bsyti.s, &c, % they are--to'' az ho Dap
,;,,. s.v uDtran.l.ted) the B'Pts' version now IN
progress giving ''immerse" "immersms'' for
.hsnt;ze " "baDtizing," &c. Our informant may
b.xe blended in some degree, his differences WITH
hi. f.e.,. but there can be little doubt that Re-
x.ion of the Received Version is seriously contem-
plated by some who are firm supporters Of the
American Bible Society.
Whs.bs, ,py new version will ever give general
s.t;sfact;on TO those who have been accustomed to
tina ma. Of the good old King James's Translation
fror, infancy. msy be doubtful. To many, Bible
ernrsssed 10 other words and phrases than those
to which they are habituated, would be "anotaer
gospel" which they could never be brought to Pc
ruse with hearty satisfaction. Probably, a simple
correction Of obvious, admitted errors, the substi-
tuition Of living words for those which have bee )ne
obsolete, and Of words which convey the meaning
OF the original for the few which have ceased to
bear the sense in which they were used by the trans
lators are all that would become popular 10 life
tine. Yet new version has this advantage which we
have not seen insisted on-that OF awakening fresh
and lively interest in The Scriptures. If one were
to come cut, urder commanding sanctions, every
half century, we are confident that the Bible would
not only be more generally read, but read more
discernirgly than it now '. Too many read me-
chemically as task and even as a sort Of meritor-
Gus service, whom the attrition Of rival versions
would arouse to keener, more Observant perusal
We held hold it on maIy accounts desirable thai
the American Church, as whole, should under
take revision of the Scriptures
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been 6spred s the b., Cd Of ths Savior. Dr. Dur,m
d'ev largely on bis eKrer,e"e is the Holy Land ssi
Concluded by saying: TOs hor,s shall stand, ssi
eeters'iors shan come and &C. and yer ara: sne 81
ef Us W" &c gene trt ths doctrine Of the s,ore.ep.
BY tie oferirg Of tie body OF Christ Tor ell,
Will be Q hvirg, electrical announcement IL a
sLRl never die pDiil this word shall cod; ass
Nay God in His infinite mercy and goodness dsiepl
A. a chu ch fl ever berg false TO those great doo
of the Inc nation and the Atonemert and NAV
they q, or be confirmed as COW they Ars corfrmed By
tbssYne, ence Ct eghte en- huIdrsd years. For sgat-
eep hundred years not single particle OF sh. has cs
scepS.d ,hst nas not found spenitent snter leaving
his SINS a. the foef Of the cross and may God 10 hs
iuiie goodns ss s& me.cy reise up IL Tbs etufce
thou.a,as arc tens &C thcu sends who shall come to
His ator event AID obtain everlasting life IN Him.
Bishop Aims OF Inoiass ard the congregation thso
read alternately the ps:sRe, clsases o. the efkA
Pain.
one of the Trustees then stood q, before ac Altar
ara said:
for the service snk~er,tlp Of Alnrssty God
Bishop ANS then made the following decisrHlcu;
Dr..,T BrIoyEns II meet ara sAt We tbs
hoy sop,ats' tts, hOSses erected fot the public ~'se
Fer ,ueh dec si.on ssssubsd Vita Ersi,ais
:eioe to Almighty Sd. who has .ispsy bss.sd fs SEQ
his service tie pyscsrs Of The wcri Of God for the
admit aio cf the holy aud foI si other essseS
of ihs a.hpd Ep,op csacs ASs a. he dssics
temple whsut the solemn consecsa'ies Of
~s 70 he 9sS c s T"a - cur 1sS u
tia, they be temples tor ne Roy GAo.; 70 dset re
my tend the glory his area, spd the adv
Of Ills hnsds And that he srsciSusy accepsh cur
TIE Bishop then concluded by reading prayer.
A hymn was thsn sung, and the bensdction was
PR serreed by the Rev. DIR. hcClintock.
The Rev. DIR. McChntock preached the sermon 10
The services will continue 1t sabbath, when Bishop
james will breach.
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Inquest on the Body Of the Female
Prisoner.
CHESTER, Orange Co.

CHEsTER, Orange Co, n. T., May 3, 800.
An inquest wss held yesterday by Coroner Fenton,
upen the body Of Mrs. Phoebe WestlAke-verdi,t:
Death by taking arsenic" On Sunday morning lest.
the dsy previous 10 her death she mace confession
Of administering poson to several others, and causing
The Death Of two ladies' and the dangerous illness Of
several otter persons. The persons dying were NJ.
j. Il. Tuthill IN September Last, and Mrs. W. Full
ukrg potion herself she presented jsr Of preserves
10 Mrs Charles s. Tuthill and some sugar to h.s.
Derrick, upon using which they were taken sicx Win
s,tifes we're INN sdiately analysed by DIR. smith and
found TO contain arsenic The cause she assissst for
Ling no.on va not 10 XIII herself but TO make her-
elf sek in oder to divert suspicion from resting o.
her.
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PnsseuRers.

Mr. A. ~ Chysiic, Hsvre Msd Lucadon Miss Louisa Ian.
DEL Mrs. Capt foren, Dr. Bd'a Miss Birds ami maid j.
a. Sin lady daughter and maid Mad Mesn aud
muse Mad Brehs Mtss Noses Austin, Rev. K Hecker, A
r. BIsrdon and lady Issey, G. @. Granger J. Ingram p
Gusrsnus and lady Rev j. p Donnelan Rev james Don
n.lsD Ms Donnels and daughter, Capt Wnkin L; $, A,
j. D. lady, Antonio FOnseos ~ Lumsden Mrs.
r Dodge aud daughter H. Rogers Capt Lore Ed Rooney,
Dr. Hart MORGAN the Rev II Scudder, sdy and two
Il. Porter Mr. Hsnis and SOP Madame BoyIe aud ehid
Power Df Robert Nelson C. SteptG ami Mr. OPpenhen NJ
Jncobs Mr. Duficd Mr. CIy-r James Cross lady aud son W
Andes lady child Mrssrs Barrow Andrews Ghebrols;
Washington MsdAe Gotta, r. Fairbanks Mrs WeaIer aud
two daughters, Mr. WApo,', X T. Colb1rn + Andrews,
Ms T. D,nn.r, Chs Green Chss Hoffman,, Mrs Heirsein
sid .i.tcx Lambert and brother Madame Scbseher L. j.
Ssaigrsc and and lady Dr. Wbfing lo9 nl'eeond cabin
TofAl
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SOCIETY OF INQUIRY.

The anniversary exercises before the Society Of
Inquiry Of the Union Theological Seminary of this city
took place in the Rev. Dr. Adam IS Presbyterian
Church, Madison square. The exercises were opened
by the pastor Of the church. who read appropriate
lesson and offered prayer. The anniversary sermon
TO the graduates Of the Union Theological Seminary,
numbering twenty -four, was teen delivered by Prof
SHEDD of ADdover, Mass. who dwelt upon the rela-
tiols which should properly exist between the Chris
ten preacher and the Christian nearer.
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COHoEs, N. T., May is.d
ee occurred here at II O'Clock last night destroy
~ v Ikjnson Machine Shop, owned by Ms. q.
0Im,tead. and occupied by Mr.. Carlton silk wes-
yer, John Rsker bcbon manufsctnIsr q, n AMscnsr'
p,,eY Hall Gle cutters. The loss TO the occupants
:. .,.ims,ed at s. CO., There g. COO insurance On
he buildr in the st. Nicholas Insurance Company
Of Nev-York. The fire was doubtless the work OF sa
inceLdAYy.
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UOUsE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.

TIE House on meeting took a recess until O'Clock.
when message was received from the Senate an
Iout cling TIE death Of Senator Evans
Mr. MCQUEEN Is. c. delivered eulogy on the
public md PRIV -te character of the deceased.
Mr.. BOCOCK VA. at the request OF the South
Carolina delegation slso bore his testimony in feel
ing and touching speech TO the virtues Of tho hoborsd
dead.
Mr. COLFAX tInd.) also added bis tribute to the
virtues and character Of the deceased.
The usual resolutions of respect were then adopted
when the House adt urDed to attend the funeral.
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SPAIN.

The Chronicle correspondent says:
" 10 the Chamber of Deputies, at the commence
Of the sittirg of the both inst, M. Guerez de
In Vega inquired in what state the relations be-
tween Spain and the United States, inasmuch as tee
erspbc dispatches stated that the last accounts from
America spoke Of rumors Of war between the two
countries.
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PERSIA.

According to letters from Teheran, disputes have
arisen between the Shah and the Eng lsh legation.
possession of territories in Aghanistap and that they
cetain Illegally great number of Afghans.