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Dem advertisement.
far the
Il Il . T

OF sPEER'S WINE with Herbs and Roots, IL by
far the
NEST
and most Reliable Tonic and Bitter In the market
The best is always the
CHEAP EST
The Herbs, Barks and Roots used In
sPE RS
STANDARD
WINE BITTERS
Are Peruvian Bark, Chamomile Flowers, Snake
root, Wild Cherry bark, Calamus, Ginger, and
such other Herbs and Roots as having always
been found the most
ALTHY-G WING
and lnvigoratiug. They impsrt
BLOOM
oths salow, cars-worn and lean person, and
AUTY
to their pale and sickly countenances.
Ladies'
from Utah, South America and Europe ara send
ing by Express for these P'tters.
Sold by Druggists generally. Sec that th
signature of ALFRRD STEER, Passaic, N. j.,
, over tie cork of each bottle.
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ANOTHER SyyINDEL.
A New Move i'm the Old Direction
Read Rcmember and be Warned.

The following correspondence explains
To The Editor of The Press:
. SIR |; Last week received the enclosed
letter from New York. Having never dealt
in drawings of any kind, it is, therefore,
one ofthe boldest attempts to swindle heard
of lately.
Yours, &C., W. NJ. BLAKsLEE.
p. S.-My object in sending it to you is
that yon may DC able to warn the public in
general by saying something In your paper
PHILADELPHIA, March 1, 1870.
OFFICE OF W. III. TAPPAN & Co.,
IMPORTERS AND WHOLE DEALERS IN
DIAMONDS AND FINE GOLD WATCAEs.
Factory at Geneva, Switzerland.
NEW YORK, FEB. q, 1870.
DEAR SIR; About fourteen months ince
Messrs. Read & Co. paid us 5000 for solid
gold Geneva watch which they stated your
ticket, No. 1904, had drawn, requesting
to to send it to you as soon as the SlO per-
centage was received. We have since then
paid out SO taxes on the watch, making the
Charges OH 1t now Sl3. Let us us know by
what express to send the watch, so you can
call and get it and pay the S13 charges to
the agent.
We are, sir, most respectfully,
w. IL. TAPPAN.
No. 10 Howard street, New York.
To w. b., Philadelphia, Pa.
! zaSince the above waslin type we have re
ea the annexed additiopds sletters
-,e Editor Of The Press
4 SIR: sent you yesterday letter re
ceived from New York about ta watch.
answered it by saying they might forwar'
it by the Adams Express, TO which the.
sent me the enclosed letter. 1t came Z
hand this morning. on receiving it call
ed at the express Office, stated the facts b
the agent, and asked if he would allow m
to open the package before paving the Sls
He replied ''that the company would b
responsible for the amount if it Me@.S
sealed" and at the same timp <SN S&E 4
not to touch it, because S&S%Is "
{ dead swindle the x - s.
. not worth 1925. JSS%N.e'
! be obliged o,5SSs ~
!. authori7eS ;iNNN
4 wor
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n. RRICE, Attorney at Law, sunbury,
a Po'- Ofice in corner room up stairs, OF
Honnt,s New Building, formerly occupied ey e.
w. Haupt, Esq. Collections Of claims, wrIlngs'
and all kinds Of legal business ATTENDED 10 car
fully and with dispatch. lAFrh ~ wy
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ahe Life Of n Dcspern,,6::

San Ero,o; .'So, MI. Aoyers mn r,,
store one afternoon, and fnnn, 1hs h;s 70 IN
ohly attendant, beaten nearly tn deotE @ .n'
nearly 1000 worth of jewelry stolen Th, Th,
poi,ce searched for the villain far no,thn
ALI Ar;xnny n,,aiiy caught him at Fort Presro.1
eArlzoha, where he had inst ar";. Gos'
from Mexico. He was a tall rowannne "iriSeG
INDIVIDUAL, named John Kelley. Uo hoa
Sone 10 California with the notorious 1aai' ,tau
aoeS'ment OF United States Infantru ...ii an1
r.au raaah ne nad deserted after the regiment had
reached San Francisco. n''o
M while at Fort Prescott, which is s;tuot
u & on rocky precipice fifty feet ahov.
one n;aht hs proSe from his guard .hoi,se
Jeanad h'i hoi ,,i uashed past the sentinel. and
;;uapea DoIdly over elf, escaping withni,, t
,9Jury. lie was next heard of NJ the aoa; Sau.;
ih hlta mine IN Arizona, where he worLo,, y.
;uacksmithing and tried to stab the snnos' ~
,ateudeht y, OF the mine, Mr.. Grosyo,
before leaving he took one of the e,,,,,in,.
oi the mines to his rooms. WHERE ha pno ess
ms trunk and exhibited to him e;op,na
pairs oi human ears, which he said 5c III
Su' iroin ine heads ofeighteen percons iha. |
~, nc hau Killed since he had described 6ran'
onc army and that he had sworn 10 IN.
se bo ,r"Ia Ide the number to twenty five before
,yharo H. hsu nc "cnt 10 Iubac, Mexico |
:, nua nc Ained man with whom he had
10 hita' anu US The sympathies of the I'm.
helley found il necessary 10 leave ai, .s,
islrt oi the country TO escape lynch Law
rom that place he went 10 Chibnahn,
near "hich city he murdered his traveI;ns
eoni lani"n ior MS money. Several months
aso nc pruiaily murdered family of fo,s 6
PERSONS near III Paso del Norte' for tha S
sake OF a few dollars. '0' 'Ne &
Kelley, Who had acquired the nam. % y
lhe Arizona Ruitian, was then arres,.d y
oy some oi the inhabitants of Inc clIy man, d
~ -, VINO wreaked their vengeance Oh blh, e.
lucy carried him into wood some dis. o.
lance ifo'n the city, where they tied ons =
;, IVle 70 INC hnb ofa tree, and 10 the
',ns, fastened Kelley by the hOels SO thai A,
10 nyau nuhg within a Few feet of the n,
lim and allowed him 10 remain sI,snsndsd ~
'ntil dea'h put end 20 HE existenee. -
~
MARY MYRTLE" comes down ia tha ~
oliowlng slye upon those hashlul SWANS ~
no dawdie aud dange, aud wear out lhe W
lfls' patience aiid good clothes, make
fotneted meeting of theft halcyon day. en-
sad never summon c0uago sufficient to n,,,, Ia,
as question and then question Pop
~ iheTc 4 anything ls0ts dislsarteni.s, -
woman than long oourtshin 4 hay. sat
y 70 discover h. From the woman who VII
'@Itlss ioT honle--and lheru are lar loo +,
as5 Who do Ihat-lo the fair cFeatur. con
~ n,afrles to- love, there afe Thousands sl'
y ss .aspi Ia lnaIense ioF yeaTs, not knos, 10 .
Ar, 'I'hef lhe nian whom They expeet 10 a
- feAly going 10 propose og not. u
- ssff geIlaln thai long c0uTlshins ssl hpf'
Irl Ia n
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.minA you should mention th;s
not Ie 90 5"mlem r' IN your paper. Others mo 70
no' 0e Us wise as l in this respect '' . may
Pu1LApr1u,,,, Oh, w. M. b.
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Ihe celebrated Buffalo Brand of
BLACK ALPACAS.
NJ, Inc Beaver brand, Silk finished Bl.cl NM,
Black, White and colored Alpaea. rnu,,.,
nros anu rench bombazines. French MerInos- E%'
PonIi Sio'ns ana Poplins. Silk ana Wool rolIsd
aoPans. se Trinted and plain all-wool Delainns
No.; ~ u-4 travelling Dress Fabrics. SIN ana
NJ" NJ. ',Atures for, Suits. Plaid Pon,ins .nS
D'agonais' complete assortment of anu
MOURNING GOODS.
fLANNELS, WHITE BLhNKrrc
TABLE-COVERS.
JEANS, TWEEDS, REPELLANTs
Fancy Cassimeres,
Cloths OF all description,
Balmoral Skiy,,
Prints,
Delaines,
Glnghims,
Linens,
Handkerchief,
Muslins,
NoTrovo Hosiery,
NJ nJJAshsar,Ers-Brussell, ISL, Tapestry, Ingram. Hail
ihese are but an outline of the ext.n.,v.
varied stock at the New York storc ~ ,.h,.. ans
''sen,ion OF the community Is cordia,lv i,,n,, ne
Nan ana examine them, II Won ,~IsI -. rsoe
correct estimate Of their supefior onaii,. ~ i'n
.rEes as low MS before the war.
FOODS. on ~ exchange for
March "a ,s,o, Z. d. wEITZEL.
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JACOB xIiIPMAN

EuRE 4 LIFE INSURANCE AGENT sim
- BURY, PENN'A. Represents, F,,n..',
MUTUAL Fire Insurance Co., York, Pa. Cambsr.
lana d valley Mutual Protective Co. New YorL
mutual Life Glrard Life Of Phlla. and Ilartford
Conn, General Accident. 1 ''"''io'u'
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,o''y'cas Logic Outside the Council Hon,
me rapas Fathers d ebatc with the Eas.
tern Church.
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reRF Of NEW YoRK, JoLY 10, 1870.
CLEARED.

steamship China (Br. Macaulay, Liverpool via oueens
Guon.
Steamship Ashland Crowel, Charleson-H r Morgan &
Co.
Ship Neptune, Peabody, Liverpool II Marshall d Co.
Ship Constantine, Creevcy, Grinne, Minturn
Co.
Ship Avon (Br), Macbeth, London-E Morgar's Sons.
Bark Alice Cameron tBr) Carter Sydney, NsW--Arkel
Bark Meteor mo-, Doscher, Bremsn-C Lung 4 Co.
Bark YANKEE (N0h klingenberg Cape de- Vsrde-Funch,
BARK EHranss OBJ, Fillmore St Johns MI Horsey
Co.
Brig River Queen (Br Gotham. Pcrnambuoo and Bahia
Whitney 4 Co.
Brig suwannee, Simpson, Demarara-E Smith 4 Co.
Brig Eastern Star, Foster, Barbados-B'shop Bro
Brig Nellie MITCHELL Nelson, Port su Prince-Borland,
Brig Potosi (Br), Conn, st Johns, MI Horsey
Brig Nancy (Br) Putnam, Bridgeport, CB-J whitney
Brig Arctic tBr), Morris, Little Glacs Bay-J Whitney
Brig Annie Vain, Collins weymouth--Geo Phiios Col
Brig Mary Celeste Mulligan, Fsrnandna-j wnches.
ter
Brig Queen (Br) Pride, Wilmington, NEG Brewer.
Hchr W Ward, Holmes, Antgua--lones Tough.
Schr Godfrey, Godfrey Jacksonville bentley, Miller
schr Ridgewood, Collins, Georgetown, SEE Hurlbus &
Co.
s ssSr S E.s aYS Sss s.o,a
Scbr Daniel, Golden, Norwalk.
sloop Henry Clay. Mack, New Havcn--Rackett n Bro.
Steamer Monitor JONES' Phia ielpbia.
Steamer Il Bidde, hcCue, Philadelphia.
Steamer Vulcan Wilcox, Philadelphia.
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case Of the sale OF any such the United States
On cotton thread yarn warps Or warp Yarns n1.
pools whether single or advanced beyond tns
whether beams bund!es skens or caps OF IN any
other FORM valued not exceeding forty cents per pound
per pound valued At forty cents per pound
Sixty per and
ceedng eighty per pound, thirty cents FER pound
valued eighty cents pound ory cent per pound
vaioran for The term Of two years the passage
OF this act and longer. Machinery and appAra.
tus designed only for aud adapted TO- be used
for steam towage canals aud not now manufactured In
person duty by tho Legislature OF state free
Of duty, subject TO such regulations as may be Pre-,
scrbe% by the Secretary 81 the and . sI:S
the passage of this net and longer. Steam plough
machinery adapted 10 the cultivation OF the soil may pc I'M
ported by for mis- FREQ OF duty 70
contains provisions for merchandise entered for Transports
ton.
The GeOrgia Bill Hanging Fire.
The conference committee on the Georgia bin had
two SO slons to-day and failed to agree 1t was de-
cded at the last meeting to report that the COM
mttee could not agree aud to ask to be discharged
General Butler tried to get the floor for this purpose
daring the afternoon, but failed. The committee
stood four to two, the obstinate conferees being
Hamn ana Thurman, Of the Senate. They
stood out for the Pomtroy bill, which re
mands Georgia back to military authority until on
election can be held this fall. The other member
favored the House bill, which simply admits GeOrgi
to representation in Congress without conditions
A new conference will be ordered tomorrow.
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F0RTY-TlRsT CONGRESS.
SENATE.
WARRINGTON, July 10, 1870.

WASHINGTON, July 49, 1870.
THE TAX AND BILL.
Mr. SHERMAN, Crep) of Ohio from the conference
nittee on the Tariff BILL submitted report, which
was adopted. lie stated that the important Of the
had been agreed to by the House. The
principal question referred 70 the conference committee
the tariff sugar in regard to which the
uee reported classification which In substance the
and Increase oneourth per The
hcr The Ss on BOOK; n, and 81
ssant gaged In assessing taxes which
sa Sa :as
IKE oon ha SS' arS Ii five
per gallon syrup melado and
% or not bsn
sS css @ q 81 Color on AZ
per pound No. 10 and below No ID two and quarter
ssos % pe and a asr
cents per pound on all sugars above No 20 four cents per
TIE FUNDING ELL.
report on .ae Funding bill which WIS adopted
reported hack from the Committee Appropriations
with amendments.
Mr.. SIMMER (rcpD of Mass offered resolution instruct
j. m tie cooSei cadet Of West Poi WITH power
sit 1aFlnS she rses 80 s Ia, o,sc.s, nm, ,s os,
SEw roar OF ENTRY.
The bill establishing new port OF delivery at Kansas City
No. was paSseu so,r,yrs, porSrv
Mr. w,Isor rep.l Of Mass introduced bin giving
bounty that entered the
the dh of lay and the 2sd of July 1884,
the widow, children father and mother Of the soldier killed
died tho service enlisted for less than
thought would abou, ten million dollars
BILLS PASSED.
On motion of Mr. KELLOGG, trep.l of La. In aid OF the
New Orleans Ba,oa Rouge and Voksburg Railroad.
motion Of Mr.. DAVIS, den) of KyFor the relief Of
tho kentucky University making appropriation pay
for the destruction of buildings during the
PrNBIoE FOB MIRO. LINCOLN.
Tho bill to grant pension TO Mrs. Lincoln briefly
sidercd and amendment TO give her $1,000 In lieu OF
pension rejected.
EXECUTIVE SESSION.
Al two O'Clock the Senate into executive session
The executive session continued unit. eight O'Clock,
when the doors reopened and the Senate took up
THE DIR rOIENCY APPROPRIATION BILL~
The amendments reported from the Committee on Appro
priaons Including $1,000 for tho annual repairs Of the
Treasury building and 00G0 for the support of primary
schools District of Columbia outside of Washington
and Georgetown, were adopted.
Amendments were proposed and adopted appropriating
s6 COO In coin to the Peruvian government the claim
Of citizen of thai government named Montana $4,000 for
compensation to employees at the Assay Once at New York
ON Provision DEALERS.
During the evening bill was passed exemptng pork
packers lard renderers and persons engaged in smoking
hams from the In ternal tax manufacturers, and at quar-
ter past eleven the Senate for
few minutes ant then adjourned.
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ARRIVALS.


Steamship Java Br Cook Liverpool July 2, AMI Queens
town 81 With mdso and passengers 70 Franodya Jgly
lat 90 lon 81 saw ship Julia Br from Philadelphia for
Erin @ srns e and
tionai steamship Co.,
S'Sf%s GEN. as5s
sh s. nssS nsne or a ne h e.
.na 70 Ii: ss s with '
Steamship Bolivar Wolfe, Galveston July via Key West
Steamship Rssalssor fooss Wilmington. NC, 60 hours
Steamship Fanlia, freeman, Phiadelphla with mdse to
Bark Armenia Of Boston, Harding Palermo May rs WITH
'dn light '.'sa sr'fa June
~s heavy with heavy sea- and much
rain sounded Georges Jpy q had ihk fosgy weather
on the coast split b foresa foreopsa and nainopIa-
to james Ward Co. Had moderate Weather 1 days
'il sssi
Danfof Lrrs Potter ~' a sHG ss
s5is Ss.ls .i.5; Ss.sss: Aissa.c !. days. wish mass
weather. June - lay a. lon A. spoke bark steno taD,
Brig Paqasis ds Nova York por ounha. opsrto May "
ss a uas 70 81 & on s. LAD
VIZ sugar g % sn Me- AH;s sd
%sn6srs days north Of Hasssra. with sh
s ST.: So S1 S:sy 1smss y yFsss
schr Sarah pJ1 Fort Fort Fort, Georgetown. DC.
Passed Through Hell Gate,
BOUND SOUTH.
Brig Avsrsd9 grl. Ealret Lingan, CB. for New York;
gs Robin strou. Bangor for New York. with lumber to
, M,aseew1 ass Ssx 70 H..
Ryder Ss5(s,s Eond GU WIT with jun lumber
~S ss River for Ne"
schr Msrgarst Clark, Mibridse for New York, with n
of5 iI'fSa western Bank for New York.
schr Lsonors Ashbse, Nantucket Shoals for New York.
sssr Eas Tassea G q. ss ys york
schr Senator Bsrri, Dshon for New York. with nails
prfys:sss s:S ss4
% @ New for Ne" York
sas % as
sehr Jane, Ns.S, wssieTly for New Yorx: n,n'
81. iS: as's
ssns aSs so s York.
schr Freestone, Pelton, forliand, c. New York.
x'''
Nara aearn Mo!r kew F a ,S Ht os New 1 YORK.
cr sss shsr ayai Gr ssw New
Of Old Field Light, Lons Island Sound, with Hell
BOUND EAST
Brig Potomac. Carver, EIzabethport for Portsmouth.
soh Home Marshall Baltimore D for New Hay5n '1
schr Jenard Davs Port J3 chm for Salem
schr Lamartinc, Dow, Elizabeihport for Boston.
Schr Boston, Rich, E.zabethpoTt BoBton,
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CoLoRED HoMER.--Tfey have an African poet
In Kentucky who has written an epic In which he
has sung the history Of the rebellion, from the fall Of
sumter to the death OF Abraham Lincoln. It Ia en-.
titled 'COlunibians, or the North STAR" and con-
tains upwards OF two thousand verses. The name
OF this Homeric black man III Francis A. Boyd. lie
In now engaged traversing the streets Of Louisville
singing snaiches Of ns song 10 obtain money TO print
IL entire
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provided for the rate per gallon wines imported
quart and more than PINT shan be held to contain one
quart and az bcS containing less than pint shall DO
sSs SRs spdF Ssgs scakos Wines. IN bottles. six
dollars dozen bo6 sSnta"g moi than one quar-!
psp sD s e asp n
S @ WiS s se. under
on brandy and other spirits manufactured distilled from
grain or other materials not provided for two
dollars proof gon provided and every gauge or
proof gallon and standard for determining The proof Of
brandy and other spirits and Of wine liquors any
IN The second section Of imposing taaos on distilled
spirits and tobacco and for other puposes approved July 90
yernouth, raaa and other similar spiruos beverages or
esrs osr ner po s and mot Otherwise for
sprtaous liquors imported in loss capacity than
On FAX, i've dollars per ton; on TAX not hacked or
ressed, twenty dollars hacked forty dollars
SsSiI s ps
on tow OF lax or hemp ten dollars ton; cotton bag
suitable for the to which cotton oaasieg il applied
10 o Who or or 10 part Of hemp
square yard two cents pound valued cents,
ten yard Cents A. ON iron
pigs seven dollars toni cast scrap Of every decr
seop nine dollars ton scrap a iron ne O. cvs any
bars MI seven rava and r quarter cents pound
provided ,ha. metal eeoented cast or
ayr ron oy ". Or pneumatic process Of
hair cloth Of every description known hair SEATING eigh
eighteen inches thirty square yard on nickel thirty
This amendment Mr. Brooks in the debate was pro-
cured by Representative Dcsy dstrict in
which was the only nckle mae In this country.
On MCKEE oxide and alloy Of nickle "copper" twenty
AL anals brought Into the United States temporarily and
Tor period not exceeding six months purpose
bbtion on competition for prizes offered by any agricultural
,sIsg mo- @ sn'm DC admitted free Of duty upon
pesebed by ibe secretary OF the Treasury, with the condi
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OCEAN STEAMERS.
Sass Dsafaa.i,a. 0Hos.

,ArE OF DEPARTURES FROM NEW YORK F)B THE
MONTH OF JULY.
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Sun rises. ....... 4 40 Moon rises... EVE 0 OF
Sun sets. ........ 730 High water. morn 0 80
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BELOW.

Eark Blen cathra Br), Doran from Colombo March -.
Bark Mary Bentley, Clark from Inagua via Delaware
3rsak water, with salt, to master.
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Marine Disasters.

Marine Disnsters.
SHIP NoNANTUM-Key West, July 1.-THE snip Nonan-
tun from New Orleans FOR Liverpool Ia 10 port and win re-
pair.
HUDSON, before reported ashore Badgers Rocks
Newburypor harbor OF at high water evening OF 10Th
inst without damage.
Som LozIER loaded with and -four, struck rock
opposite Dighton in going up Taunton river 10th pst and
sunk Partially insured.
Miscellaneous.
LAUNcHaD-At CastIne 9th inst a fine brig Of 22o tons
built OF the finest materials, called tho Slas Martin Sho
is intsnded for the Weet India and coastwse trade.
SpOlkcns
Ship James Foster Jr, Hnen. from Liverpool for New
York, June - lat 40 81, Ion "a 10.
Bark Magma Br), Hartasan, from Cadz for Pha
depha, July H. OF Absecom (by pilot GOAT Nee, No 20
Brig James Davis from Philadelphia for boston, July L.,
20 miles SSE OF Barnegat.
Foreign Ports.
ANTWERP, June 30-saied, Uno, yiksnder, NYotk.
AKyAB, May 27In port ship BENZ Bangs koc&o, for En-
rope
AsPrNwALL, June 20-Arriyed, barks American Eagle.
Lindsey, NY ork pa, Nette Merryman, Roilius do.
BRISTOL, June y0-Arrived, Mogui, Freeman New York
Jronsides, Malard St John, NIB.
Sailed July /, Reunion, Rowland, Cardiff and Calcutta.
ERRMERHAvEr June sSSaled, Berlin te, updeuisc h),
Baltimore (sud arrived al Southampton july y.
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SAILED.

Steamships China, and Nevada, Liverpool; Ashland
Charleston.
Wind at sunset S, light
Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1870-07-14
A NEW VERSION OF THE BIBLE

The question whether il is possible to have a
new translation of tho English Bible that shall
tegcucrally acceptable, and al the King James
l.teula5 it, diligently compared and revised
frnmGmIner translatons, u is "A question that bids
far he soon solved through the 'Convocation
Of Canterbury" in England The Conyocation,a AS
Uwreaers may know, is Ecumcnical in ciarac-
Ter, as embracing all Christians, bn AZ the Prot
esiapsltlHpt put in an appearance at Rome,
Rome Ninot 20 to Canterbury, but all the 9th
cr religious 4ccts of England, seem to be pretty
gcntlPy united in the labor of revision, DIR. J.
Il, Newman. considered very liberal Catholic
Nls,itkited to participate, but Feared we pre-
sumo. the hostility Of his church to any Prot
cstaiit version and 80 declined. DIR. Adler, u
Prominent Jewish Rabbi, on the other hand, AZ :
crptcd, and las gone to work.
Tie large number Of learned gentlemen who
have undertaken the work did 80 at the invitation
of the preaieS of the Church of England, and
have been divided Into two companies, one To
translate the Old Testament, and the other the
New. The latter company met for the first
time on June 22nd, in London, and sat for
upwards of five hours, the Bishop of Gloucester
aud Bristol acting as Chairman Twenty mem
Tors were present, including the Bishop OF
lauaail, the chairman of the Old Testament
company All preliminary arrangements con
rcciel with the form and carrying on of the
work were discussed and agreed to, and some
lr1grcsr was made in the actual work. The
London Times, in stating these facts, says thai
lila Nhpl. tnnn anil character of tle Meeting