REMARKS. It appears that the number of deaths which occurred in this city last year, was 5,018, and the City Inspector states in his report that of these 875 were persons of colour. This is a little more than one sixth of the whole mortality, as according to the last census the proportion of our coloured population to the whites is nearly as one to fourteen, the whole number of inhabitants being 166,085, while that of persons of colour is only stated at 12,575. The deaths by consumption were 843, about one sixth part of the whole, and of these 118 were people of colour. This is a dreadful scourge; but it might often be prevented by a strict adherence to temperance, avoiding unnecessary exposure to cold, and suiting our apparel to the varying changes of the weather. A common catarrh, when neglected, often terminates in this frightful disease. The increase of deaths last year contrasted with that of the preceding, was 677, which, without referring to the increase of our population, was certainly owing to the exces sive heat in the month of July, during the whole of which the weather continued to be hotter than in any preceding season for many years. CHAPTER III. A LIST of the places of public worship in this city, in the present year (1826) arranged in Alphabetical order, according to their respective denominations, shewing their locations, dimensions, dates, at which they were erected, enlarged or rebuilt, the names of their pastors, &c. &c. BAPTIST CHURCHES. 1st. THE FIRST BAPTIST Church is a stone building 65 by 80 5200 feet square, and was erected in 1769. Pastor the Rev. WILLIAM PARKINSON. 2d. The BETHEL BAPTIST Church in Delancey, corner of Christie-Street is a brick building 65 by 85=5525 feet square and was erected in the year 1819. This is the second Baptist Church in the city, and was organized in the year 1770. The Rev. Mr. JOHNSON CHASE is pastor. 3d. OLIVER-STREET Church, near Chatham-Street, a stone Duiling 64 by 94 = 6016 feet square, was erected in 1795; enlarged in 1800, and rebuilt in 1819. The Rev. Mr. SPENCER H. CONE is pastor. 4th. The ABYSSINIAN Church,* 42 by 60=2520 feet square, a frame building, was erected in Anthony, between Church and Chapel Streets, in the year 1805. Pastor, the Rev. Mr. BENJAMIN PAUL. 5th. BROOME-Street Church, near the Bowery Road, a frame building, 34 by 71=2414 feet square, was erected in 1806 and enlarged in 1817. Pastor the Rev. Mr. MARSH. 6th. MULBERRY-STREET Church, near Chatham-Street, under the pastoral care of the Rev. Mr. ARCHIBALD M'CLAY, was erected in 1809, and rebuilt and enlarged in 1817. Dimensions, 63 feet in front by 90 in depth=5670 feet square. 7th. The BERIAH BAPTIST Church in Vandam-Street, 40 by 55-2200 feet square, is a frame building, under the pastoral care of the Rev. Mr. AARON PERKINS, erected in 1810. 8th. YORK-STREET Church, directly in the rear of St. John's Church, is a frame building 27 feet by 40=1080 feet square and was erected in 1818. They have no regular ministers, any one of the members being at liberty to speak. 9th. The SOUTH BAPTIST Church, a stone building in Nassau-Street, between John and Fulton-Streets, 46 by 65= 2990 feet square and was built in 1803 by the Associate Presbyterian Church. In the year 1824, it was purchased by the aforesaid South Baptist Church, since which time they have occupied it as a house of public worship. The Rev. Mr. CHARLES G. SOMERS is pastor. 10th. PROVOST-STREET CHURCH, a frame building with a brick front, 40 by 60=2400 feet square, was erected by a Presbyterian Church, under the ministry of the Rev. JAMES G. OGILVIE; but in 1825, it was purchased by a Baptist Congregation, now under the pastoral charge of the Rev. Mr. THOMAS HAND. 11th. A church composed of a part of the members, who belonged to the York-Street Church and of others, who had joined them, formed themselves into a congregation in 1825. They are under the pastoral care of the Rev. Mr. WILLIAM OVINGTON, and worship in a large school room in Broadway, corner of Reed Street. 12th. The UNION BAPTIST Church under the pastoral care of the Rev. Mr. SAMUEL EASTMAN was opened in the year 1825, in a frame building 25 by 75=1875 feet square, in the Bowery, opposite Spring-Street. 13th. The church under the pastoral care of the Rev. Mr. JOHN C. MURPHY, has been organized since the year 1824, and now worship in a frame building 40 by 50=2000 feet square, *The Pastor and congregation are persons of colour. erected in 1818 in Broome-Street, between Cannon and LewisStreets. This place is known by the name of The Mission House, and was occupied by a Methodist Congregation, till May 1826, when they took possession of their new church in Willet, near Broome-Street. 14th. A Church was formed in 1824, under the pastoral care of the Rev. Mr. AMASA SMITH, which now worship in the school room in Elizabeth, near Bleecker-Street, belonging to the Bethel Baptist Church; but this congregation expect in a short time to build a house of worship for themselves on a part of the Baptist burying ground in Amity-Street. FRIEND'S MEETING HOUSES. It appears from some old Records, that their first place of public worship in this city was built in Green, near LibertyStreet, about the year 1706. They, in 1775, erected a brick meeting house in Pearl-Street, 48 by 68=3,264 feet square; and in 1802 rebuilt and enlarged another in Liberty-Street. This is, likewise a brick building, 44 by 56-2,464 feet square. The former of these was taken down in 1824 and stores and dwelling houses substituted in its place. The latter still remains; but is now occupied by Messieurs GRANT THORBURN & SON, Seedsmen and Florists. The society of Friends have now three places of public worship in this city. 1st. A brick Church in Hester-Street 60 by 68-4080 feet sqare, which was built in 1819. 2d. a frame building 25 by 35-875 feet square, at Manhattanville. 3d. A large brick building 58 by 80=4640 feet square, rebuilt in Rose-Street in 1824. In this society, the preaching of the gospel is not confined to men; as women, likewise officiate. Their present ministers are THOMAS HAWXHURST, WILLETT HICKS, JOHN Woon and JOHN BARROW. ANN SHIPLEY, MARY BOSTWICK, MARY KING, ELIZABTH COGGSHALL, PHOEBE PALMER, PHOEBE I. MERRIT, ElizaBETH BIRD, MARY HINSDALE and CLARISSA GRIFFEN. HEBREWS. The Hebrews or Jews, as they are commonly called, worshipped for some years, in a franie building in Mill-Street, opposite to the place, where their present synagogue now stands. It is a neat stone building 36 by 58=2,030 feet square ; erected in 1730, and rebuilt in 1818. This congregation, which is known by the name of SHERRETH ISRAEL i. e. nant of Israel, is incorporated according to law. The Rev. Mr. GERSHOM SEIXAS, predecessor of the present minister, the The rem |