The New York herald., 1862-01-01

Inc sa'es OF cotton yesterday were 1000 Daes, in
ending 900 TO specatDrs exporters The market
closed firm at unchanged rates.
STATE OF TRADE MANCHESTER.
and irregular.
LIVERPOOL saEaDsrUPPs MARKET.
hessrs Wakefield, Nash 4 Co. and others report -four
tending downward; American qHoted at 3Os 34s Wheat
irregular and Id 81. lower; red Western lis. Cd. q
rs ID red southern I2s. Cd 2s lod., white Western
l3s a 1ss. 3D., white 80 ithern l3s. Cd. las. Corn
e.ser mixed $685. 3D. 33s. 3D., yellow 33s. or white
c7s s9s. 80.
LIVERPOOL PROVISION MARKET.
The same authorities rep beef active and trm.
Pork steady. Paeon easier. Lard firm at Ats. 62s.
Talow firm at Sis. a 6ls. Cd.
LIVERPOOL PRODUCE MARKET.
The Brokers' Circular repors;-Ashes quiet 37s for
pots and 36s for pearls. Rosin dull al 13s for
Spirits of trpentlne quiet at DOS. Sugar steady. Coffee
quiet but steady. Rice hrmcr. Sperm oil firm. Cod oil
inactive. Linseed oil dun at 35s. I'd.
LONDON MARKETS.
Barags' Circular reports breadstus quiet but stoady
Iron dull and tending downward Sugar firm, but quiet.
Tea steady common Congou 1s Id. Coffee tending down
ward, aud prices Is. lower. Rice inactive Spirits tur
pentine dull at css. Laseel cakes quiet but steady.
Sperm oil still ADVANCING salos at Go4 eos. Cod oil
steady at f4l anseed oil declining; sales at 3Ss Cd
Tailow steady at 31s. 8d.
HAvRE MARKnr
CottonsaIe Of the week ESQ bales market very
do. bas 133 francs. Stock 139, 600 bales
Tho Very Latest Markets.
LIVERPOOL, Dec. 81 1851
market opened with decline of Xd., which was, how
ever, fully recovered The sales yesterday 5000
bales, the market closing steady.
Breadstuns tending downward and all descriptions
slightly lower.
Provisions are firm.
LONDON, Dec 20, 1861.
Consols closed at 9o4 90% for money.
LIVERPOOL, Dec ~, 1861
The market closed firm yesterday. Sales oooo bales
Broadstufs firm. Flour quiet and tending U. ward.
LONDON, Dec 21, 1861.
Consols closed at cox ooX for money.
Illinois Gel tra shares so 40 discount. Eries, "a as
Sermon by Rev. d.. Chccvcr the Mason
and Slidcll Affair.
The reverend Doctor delivered a sermon, or rather
harangue-for, from the applause which greeted him
during its delivery, fancod ourselves at political
meeting Tammany Hal rather than in edidce sup
posed dedicated od-at Church Of tho Puri-
tan Union square, in the presence Of aarge congrega
ton Sunday event last. Ho choose his text from
the Second Book of Samuel twentythird chapter and
third verse;
He that ruleth over men must bo just, ruling in the
fear OF God.
And from tho Prophecy Of Mica, sixth chapter and
He hath showed thee On, man, what is good. and
what doth the Lord require thee but do JUSTICE
love mercy and to walk humby with thy God.
The reverend gentleman said that justice at
tribute of God clearly reflected in the ordaning
Of government; that important in all it's
trar sactiors whatever violated this attribute laid
the foundation for injury tha. might be ire
repar able The injustice Of this" government to the
African race had brought this country to the verge
but God had arisen to venge tho violation Of this law In
way almost awful the crime ITSELF which cried TO
Heaven for vengeance When q nation suffering
under o Judgment, In consequence Of any injustice
pactised, return to justice tho essential thing
without which there could be salvation In all ques-
tions Of national honor disputes between nations the
first AM principal thing be regarded JUSTICE for
nothing that justice required was dishonorablc, all
everything that violated II was and 1t was alone tie
North the perous upon which the nation
tossed. II jsstc, had boon moted out to the
slave the men. Of the breaking out Of the
ebellion, it would have cen crushed long this
But our government had become Kidnapping govern
scale fear u To contemplate. II had sanction
cd slavery and was violating tho law OF God and
the constitution. war carried ON with such
view unjust war. The government In
refusing abolish slavery took upon itself the whole
guilt q deliberate establishment OF IL, and this
newed guarantee OF slavery in the made IT, far
a. slavery ucd, arocious, and brought 1t d.
recty beneath the rercba:ion of the Almighty Slavery
had taken away all our mtniness, nooeness and indie
pendonce, and male tr,mblc at enemies and at
the command of Great Britain justice had been de-
frauded Of due by the release Of two Of the satest
Grim mails. Tho leaders Of this conspiracy ought 70 be
| singled out aud maze the, subjects OF punishment.
there class compos Of certain number Of men
had this then that whole class
ought be annihiaed If these cxtcrninated all
ivision and motives for rebellion would
The saveo yners be ng tho primo movers In tn. r,b l.
n price ought to IA We been set upon their heads Tor
AL the slave ndcnned u death. IL but
rrying what God hl appointed TO be done before
hanu. God would certain, ast government and people
who persisted In such wick css this II was the rcvcr
gentleman scred, nothing but our insane refusal
~ had
Grei Britain the vantage and driven TO the
hun iatng neccss (, of Submitting 20 almost any con-
allow any nation by the throat and though tho
demand Do ever 30 UNJUST we ced not help for wo
Lad ,mpercd by dcfchIng the right of tho
| cofedcraoy to tramre ur,ou the slave that Heaven
would reogniso tho right any uaton 10 lrample
| upon The preacher woud all the attention Of tho
audien,s for a momcnt to i son and slldcll- eading
| traitors and rcb, g, he was ng ~ say--now in
power He hadr edit ted on ts subject during his re-
cent visit Toro here had carefully watched the
| progress OF tho war fe or, aid he felt his
duty to investeae tho matter BY tho Word
in regard 10 thr.o rabcls. traitors aud criminals
why II rcIuire that my should be punished for their
crime II smaller Grimm tried, shot ard hanged
Tor simply following tha example of thos, men-f de-
scrcr inutneer man engaged In the slave trade
punished with de a, how "A. ch should justice be
m"tsd out TO the ~1ins ccnspiratoIs Who had plunged
the copntry into this and rains by the Judgment
God aud al cvilizd uations they were worthy OF death
The course dignity honor, and justice before God
aad man would have Jscn To have apprehonded lson
aud sdcl, Immediately and socmnly have tried them
this piracy had been fully proven, thy should
have been taken ,ni tho prison to the scafiold, and
hanged till they deed matter whc,har all the
| nations of tho earth threatened TO make war
agaiast us (Tnis scnlonc1 was greeted BY TIE
| audience with two rounds OF appause.) II was
God appointed jus,irc. II was Justice cady allotted by
the government TO thg SLAYER Captain Cor on aud why
should not Mason ard siidcll meet the s,mc aies Tho
| crmcf OF the authc Of the Fugitive Slave law
against the race but ,hcso of Captain Gordon on against
individuals It was not justice that the undestrappers
should he hargcd anf the PRINCIPALS feed upon thanks
giving turkey anu be set free (tppauso.) Now in re-
gard 10 Britain who cl med TO DO Injured by tho
taking OF these imnas f his country had
mttcd they bound 70 make rep lrati Ito
acknow ledge and ask fogiv BIT IN the present
case the rcvorcrd g,rtcman contcndcd that insult
being intended ~ kngnd, there could be for
! war America had exercised too much enency In the
| matter, and the wh,o thing could have beef mnde
| plain that every natnn upon earth would have cried