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SUNDAY EVENING SERvicRs.-A miserable rain,
which subsidized into drizzlng mist, interfered ma
terially with the church services last evening The
eloquent and pious Bishop Smith, Of kentucky, de-
livered an excellent discourse in the Episcopal
Church in Vandewater street, the unity of reli.
gion and the identity between the "old " and
new" testaments. He pronounced the distinc-
tIons in faith between Jew and Christian unfounded,
and said that the only difference between them was
that one looked forward to Redeemery yet to come,
whlle-ihe other looked back to one whose earthly
mission had been already accomplished. His audi
ence was attentive, but not large.


FIRE AND Loss OF LIrE-Sunday morning, at
about three o'clock. symptoms OF fire were dis
covered in the Biscuit Bakery, belonging TO Jamie.
son and Sandford, No. l54 South street. The en-.
gines were in immediate attendance, but on their
arrival the whole interior of the building was
wrapped in flames, which could not be got under
until all the stock Of biscuit, flour, &C., which was
large, was completely destroyed. The upper Iparl
OF the house adjoining-No. l5S-was occupied by
several families, Of whom one man, whose name
We did not learn, was suffocated, and another.


named Kane, who has since recovered, rendered


apparently lifeless. The proprietors are fully in
sured p. White, who occupies the lower part OF


the house, No. l53, as a liquor store, being ab-
sent, found on his return that the firemen had


paid his premises visit, and helped themselves to


some ten dollars worth Of drink but as the foray
was conducted in the most orderly manner, no
bottles or glasses being broken, he says they are
quite welcome TO all they got.


COLLISION Yesterday, as the Jersey City ferry
boat was proceeding up the East River to the No.


velty Works, she came in collision with one Iof
the South ferry boats, by which both vessels were


slightly injured. The fog was at the time very
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