From the latest
Philadelphia papers received we gather the following items of affairs in that city:
The clergy and laity composing the Episcopal Convention reassembled yesterday morning at St. Andrew's Church, and proceeded again to ballot for an
Assistant Bishop.
At the thirteenth ballot the vote stood as follows:
Dr. Stevens, 85;
Leeds 50, and scattering 14.
Bishop Potter then declared
Dr. Stevens to have been elected
Assistant Bishop of the diocese of the
State of Pennsylvania.
He is the rector of St. Andrew's Church, in this city.
The election had then to be confirmed by the laity.
Each church, numbering one hundred and fifty-eight in all, sent three lay delegates to the
Convention, together with the clerical delegates.
As the confirmation of the doings of the clergy remained with the lay delegates, a number of the latter claimed the right to confer together before they took action, as each set of delegates casts but one vote.
A motion was made that twenty minutes be allowed to them to discuss and arrange matters.
This, after giving rise to some debate, was voted down.
Several of the delegates then called into question the loyalty of the gentleman upon whom the clergy had just conferred their marked esteem and approbation.
Much clamoring ensued amongst those present, many of them declaring that before the laity cast their votes they should be satisfied in regard to the loyalty of
Wm. Bacon Stevens, who had just been made
Bishop by the clergy.
Bishop Potter said that if any doubt existed on that point, he could satisfy every one that
Dr. Stevens was entirely loyal.
After this announcement had been made the laity cast their votes, which stood as follows: For approval 85; against 37, and division 2--making a total of 123 votes cast.
Bishop Potter then declared
Dr. Stevens elected.
Yesterday U. S. Marshal
Millward sold, at the Merchants' Exchange, one-sixth part of the schooner
Alliance, the same being the property of
Charles Pettigrew, a native of the
State of North Carolina, for the sum of $195. The purchaser was
T. C. Nelson.
Also the two-sixteenths of the schooner
J. H. Burnett, the property of Gideon and Freely
Moore, residents of
North Carolina.
Nathan Champlin, was the buyer, at $205.
At the solicitation of
Gov. Curtin, Right
Rev. Bishop Wood has forwarded to
Harrisburg the names of several Catholic Chaplains for
Pennsylvania regiments, the object being to place them in the army.
On Wednesday a commission was sent from the
Executive to
Rev. M. F. Martin, of the
Cathedral, who has been appointed
Chaplain in
Col. Owen's regiment.
He left last week for the seat of war.
The committee on the defence and safety of the city have expended, up to the present time, $124,919 03, leaving a balance of $125,080 97 of the $250,000 appropriated by councils.
The value of exports from this port for the week ending October 24, was $43,621; the imports for the same time $35,259.
