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THE TRIAL OF BISHOP ONDERDoNK.-Such mas been 'he excitement and eager desire 10 peruse the tesimonH that Messrs Appleton, ihe publishers, cohhusn'iy calculate circulating over 5O, ,0OO cop- les' m some respects the public will be dlsappoipt- eo as 'e eVidenre Is confined simply to four ladies and two gentlemen-aud composes in itself but a small portion of the book. The residue is made up o' Nsa' arguments cross exaIninaiions and clerical opinions The charge agans, the Bishop was that

 in 1e37 he had been guilty of acts of mpropriety to- wards lady, the wife of a clergyman. and snbse. qnently to two other single ladies, and also o . mar

 ried lady. Called upon to testify in ihe matter and required to do 80 by appeals which ,hey conId not resist, the ladies reluctantly appeared on ,he stand

 and without doubt related truly wha, had taken l.c

 It appears by this book that the Bishop himself ,a. sensible Of great indIscretons, but since they had % cured he had in perfect good faith and sincerity en-

 deavored to make every atonement by conessio and repentance, ani his friends from that consideration believed that tn, charge should have been dismissed with admontion only It ought also to be mentioned m this place. what we believe is mol questioned that during the maay years sIr. Onderdonk off ated as minister na such charge ex,srd against him, whe h. CT the higher dignity .l Bishop brought him in c SC communion wit, his fock and led to a freedom of intercourse winch di not exist before. unable to say The investigation has been painful do, bt 10 all pariies--to the accused and accusors-to the witnesses and cuuasels -and gratifying only 10 lh, se who feed on scandal and live in an atmosphere where neither virtue nor religion can hoursh.-iN. Y. Sun.