The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1859-11-15
CITY INTELLIGENCE.

LECTURE BY BISHOP SIMPSON ON HIS TRAVELS IN THE
EAsT.-Last night this gentleman gave an eloquent,
interesting and instructive lecture to a verv large
and respectable audience in the Methodist Episcopal
Church, Charles street. behalf of the Ladies'
Missionary Society, which occupied fully one hour
and quarter in delivery. The Bishop started
from Venice, went down the Danube, of the scenery
along which he gave most glowing description.
There was scarcely place of any note about which
the lecturer had not historical association or
grand idea. He resided some time in Constantine
pie the beauty and glory of the earth, and the
iairest city on which his eyes ever rested. He
entered minutely into a description of the forms
and ceremonies of the Greek Church, and con-
trasted them with the Turkish form of Worship
There was scarcely point of note in tie Holy
Land on which the Bishop did not dwell calling to
the minds of the audience the facts connected
Herewith. He gazed upon Mount Lebanon, saw
the tradtionary spot where the whale cast
out Jonah, slept in the city of Sidon, and,
whilst there, met, what has recently been dis
covered; vast burial grounds. One of these
chambers was found to contain an inscription,
marking the domain Of of the Phenecian
princes. lie rested by the fountain of Elisha, and
on the hill side he came to where the widow dwet,
and where the prophet Elijah to bless her lit
tie meal and cruise of oil-visted the city of Tyre,
where the whole volume of Scriptural prophecy
seemed spread out before him-saw Mount Carmel,
stood by the of Gailee, dwclt in the holy places
of usalem-wandered down the valley of Cedron
stood and contemplated in the garden Of Gethse-
name, and felt he saw all the places in which the
Saviour SOjOurned when in the flesh. One of the
most Interesting objects to him old Hebron.
lie visited the cave Of Macpelah though MahOm-
medanS would allow no Christian to cnter saw the
spot where Abraham laid his wife Sarah, and
where Abraham himself buried, and all the
patrlarchs lay; saw the place where once stood
the cities OF Sodom and Gomorrah; and it his
privilege to look on the Sea of Capernaum, where
the Saviour rode in little bark. But we are sorry
that want of space forbids even meagre outline OF
the lecture The Bishops lecture occupied an hour
and quarter IN the delivery, and he concluded by
saying, that whatever else he gained by his Jour
ney, ever since that time the Bible seemed to him
almost another book.
PARADE OF THE INDEPENDENT GRAYs.-Yesterdav
afternoon the fine military corps, the Independent
Greys, Lieut. Simpson, commanding, assembled at
their armOry for parade. The company made an
elegant display GA uniforms and were preceded by
NOandts celebrated band which discoursed excel
lent music After parading through several streets
they repaired to Monument Square, where they
were reviewed by Col. C. w. Brush who formerly
commanded the corps, and who has Just returned
from an European tour. The Company then pro-
ceeded to the residence of Mrs. Jas o. Law, Sara.
toga street, Paca, whose husband was the first
commander of the Greys, and paid their respects
to that lady. This annual visit which the corps
pays to the widow Of their lamented commander, is
the highest compliment they could paw to his
worth, and the best evidence of the esteem in which
they held him, and still remember his services. AT
the residence of Mrs. Law the band payed "a Aud
lang Syne," and after sincere shake of the hand
had been given, the corps repaired to the residence
OF Lieut.. kirchner, on st. Paul street, where an
elegant entertainment awaited them of (which they
heartily partOOk. After the cloth had been reno
we'd speeches were made by Major Joseph Warner
OF the Baltimore City Guards, and Major W. H.
Hayward, and sentiment and song prevailed AE
ter spending an hour in a most agreeable manner
the corps returned to the armorv, where presen,
taton took place. An elegant china tea set was
presented to Benedict Hubble armorer, who has re
Gently changed the transient pleasures of celebacy
Tor the more enduring joys of cOnnubial life. The
parade was great success.
MERCANTILE LIBRARY ELECr0N-The election
held yesterday for members of the Board of this
institution was the most thoroughly contested OF
any that has ever taken place. There were 5ll
votes polled in all, and the contest was so sharp
that neither ticket triumphed completely, and the
majorities which elected nearly all the successful
candidates very smal-ranging from five to
twenty nine. The balloting was conducted from
10 in the morning until at night, and was charac-
teriZed all day by thorough energy, tempered with
the very best good humor. Ninetv-five new mem
bers joined the institution, who each paid the ad
vauce-S5-and besides this sum, there were dues
collected from the older members as they voted,
enough to make, with the foregoing, the handsome
sum OF 81 200.
The following gentlemen were the successful
candidates, and now constitute the Board clect:-
President George A. Pope; Vice President, Georg
B. Cole; Corresponding Secretary, Thos. W. Tobin;
Recording Secretary, j. Bosley Bond; Treasurer,
George Trull; Directors, John W. McCov Sum.
merfeld Baldwin, Z. S. Allnutt James W. Lyon,
II. Irvine keyser, j. Edward Stirling, George B..
Burke.
ELECTION OF DELEGATEs.-At a meeting of the
Fourteenth Ward Reform Association, held last
evening, the following delegates were elected to
represent that ward in the next Reform Conven-
ton: Dr. IL. Willis Baxley, Chas ID. Kinks, Rob
ert r. Kirkland, VIM. H. Slinglulf, and Samuel
Bilson.