New-York Tribune (New York [N.Y.])
December 26, 1866

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New-Dork ava aay 17 LR BSS orev JR—— BELA yo. Y XVI. Ne 8,024. NEW-YORK, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 26, 1866. PRICE FOUR CENTS EUROPE ee NEW3 BY THE ATLANTIC CABLE TO DEC, 25 GREAT BRITAIN. Loxpon, Dee. 24—E®uing.—~The Trades’ Union of this city have decided almost unanimously to place thoir organization at the disposal of the Reformers in the coming political contests, er FRANCE. Panis, Dee, 24.<The Emperor Napoleon accorded au sudience yesterday to the Hon. Mr. Bigelow, ex- Minister of the United States, who had the honor of presenting to his Majesty Major-Gen. John A. Dix, his sucoessor in the representation of the American yovernment pear the Court of the Tuileries. General Dix, on presenting bis credentials to the Emperor, made a few remarks, in the course of which he referred to the long standing ancient in- ternational amity whioh existed botween the people sud the government of France and the people and Executive of the United States, ae well as_ the “wany historieal reminiscences which tended lo perpetuate the friendship existing be- tween them. The General expressed, iu the name of the United States Government, his sincere wish that she good understanding at present existing between the two countries would become perpetual. The Emperor Napoleon replied, thauking Gen. Dix for the agreeable manner in which he had opened his mission to the French Court. His Majesty said: “The historical reminiscences to which you allude as baving existed from carly date between France aud the United States constitute a sure guarantee that no misunder- standing will disturb the friendly relations which pre- vail between the two countries. The continuance of a loyal and sincere understanding between the Govern. ments will bo a great advantage to the industry and sowmerce of both countries, the inhabitants of which already astonish the other portions of the world by the marvels of their enterprise. Such an understanding will do much to ensure and guarantee popular pro- gross, and the march of civilization. Your presence in Paris, Sir, cannot but contribute to this happy result by upholding, in your official character, these good relations, to which I attach the highest value.” The Moniteur of this morning says that the French Government has never re coived the dispatch of Seeretary Seward, dated on the 23d of November, addressed to United States Minister Bigelow in Paris, and published with the official correspondence just sent in by the President to Congrees; aud in which Mr. Seward, speaking of Napeleon’s new amendment for the removal of the French troops from Mexico in the Spring of 1867 says :—'‘But the Emperor's decision to modify the existing arrange- ment without any understanding with the United States, so as to leave the whole French army In Mexico for the present, instead of withdrawing one fletachment in November current, as promised, is now found in every way inconvenient aud exceptiondble. We cannot acquiesce, first, because the term ‘next Spring,’ as appointed for the entire evacuation, is indef- inite and vague; second, because we have no author ity for stating to Congress and to the American people, that we have now a better guarautee for the withdrawal of the whole expeditionary force in the Spring than we have heretofore bad for the with- drawal of part in November,” THE ATLANTIC YACHT RACE. LiverrooL, Dec. 25.—Capt. Judkins, of the steam- ship Scotia, reports west winds during the passage to this port. He thinks the New-York yachts will make the run in about sixteen days. en MARINE INTELLIGENCE. Liverroor, Dee. 24—Evening—The Inman steamship City of Paris, Capt. Kennedy, which left New-York Dec. 15, arrived at Queenstown early this morning, en route to this port. YI FOREIGN CORRESPONDENCE. ilip— PARIS. MEXICAN AFFAIRS AND THE UNITED STATES—THE NEW MINISTER TO WASHINGTON—IMPERIAL PERPLEXITIES AND TROUBLES—A NEW MUSICAL ARTIST—POPULAR CONCERTS IN PARIS—LITE- RARY ITEMS. From Our Special Correspondent. Paris, Nov. 30, 1866, “Where is Max? is, if possible, more the question of the day than at the date of my last. We have your various New-York versions of answers, confounding confusion. If there bas been no invention by interested pasties, and if the type-settors of yesterday evening's journals made no mistake in figures, we had yesterday, at 3 o'clock p. wm. New-York news-of the preceding day—the first instance of the Cable's bringing us within twenty-four hours of vou. The fact that the Cable was taken up for long hours the other day with United States Government work bas turned the attention of pumerous ingenious persons to the interpretation of our Government cipher. Start- ing from the postulate base that the costly telegram in question must relate to Mexican affairs, they have come to these, among other, results of their hermeneutic labors: “A proposed ultimatum;” “an imposed ultimatum “ig mext door but one to a final, amicable arrangement with ¥rauce for her liberation from the disastrous Mexicau tusiness—the United States voluntarily taking up where sbe is forced to leave it; *‘the United Statesundertakes to aésure the undisturbed retreat of the French troops, and to see to it that the native Mexican Government, set and he'd np.by its patronage, accept and fulfill the pecuniary obligations toward French claimants which poor Max entered to.” “The last translation of the substance .of the six hours long. $15,000 Cable telegram, is the work of well-paid traus- laters, whose interest in the quotations of the Mexican loan on the Bourse lies deeper than soundings where the Atlantic Cable lies, and isused as confirmation of au earlier born report—a canard begotten by kites on pigeons—origi- nated, so. far as type-setting goes, in a London newspaper last week, and m propagated and cherished here—so that the Mexican loan was wafted up, two days ago, from ite low state of 21 to 23. Prooncged by this report, and this interpretation, the old story runs again—is set a run- ning—that the Government here will practically assume that reeponsibility for the Mexican lean which, without ite 1 irresponsible but open and zealous recommnen- dation, kad never caught a French subseriber. Minister Berthenny, late of China, the appointed -suc- cessor of Mr. Montholon at Washingten, is waiting for instructions before starting for his post. ‘Wo your corres- pondent, a quere outside observer, not cheek by-jowl, as so any of my professional bretheren are habi pally privi- lqred to be, with Ministers, high quarters” an other information—it does seem “‘griginal somsces of thes Minister Berthenny’s master at Compidgne is also waiting, quite Like the rest of us, for instructions {rom the next meils—and the communicetions of time and chance, Bespin Yi are veyed and hrritated surprised, Sven, co pite experignee—at the istently eloquent silence of Yho Mowiteur on Mexican affix. Dear, pensive ganeral reader, suppose you wemd the re- epausible editor of that enterprising sheet, and suppose you were to d a sad hour ip locking over that marvel- ous series oninterrupted trinmphs and penuitiwate clogng spetesees of your Mexican tion, whieh you Lave fad your’ sub-editors publish therein for the last four years py st—would you be in pits haste this 30th of Nosewbed fo bring your Mexican pews down later thoy Get. 134 That ukhappy responsible editor's scle hope of consolathon now, 4s he Jeoks okt of Lis dark- ened windows, is that his opponent and gmiuch beloved enemy, the y friendly ally of ¥rance, will plunge into the fobly he is creeping out of, justify him, and conde stself LY the impolitic, expensive, iniquitous practice of the repudiated doctrine of intexyeption. How the windows of the Imperial house are darkened whether the master looks out westward, toward Mexico and the retorn of his crippled soldiers, aud of ghosts of Froueh dead iff that waste sdventure; or southward, to “ungrateful Jia'v,” united ia his ite, and to Rownd, whare ell for his dwedit) is wore questionable than ever; or eastward, to coveied Belgium, nackiog: safe from neighborly covelousnces; to Prussia, fatally ing Ger- V0 iting mighty empire; or, yet further cast ward, to Rossi's fatal mexch to the ses, and inevitable magtership of the castern ed of that Mediterranean, the nat gral Hiehts fo central contr renewed Traly comes now possessed of —that French Lak of the first Napoleon's Braid awbitions vision; or north gd a little, just across the Channel, to England—its people, as unquestionably as involuntarily, practically the surest allies of the French people—between whose Cabinet and Lis own no one strong thread of diplomatic union remaivs unbroken—and whose people are giving, in their late monster meetings and cries for reform, examples of the most dangerous teaching und of most odious cotaparison to his repressed subjects. Everybody knows that Louis Napoleon came to his place by the prestige of his name, and held it by the prestige of lus success, There has been a Sluguiay overlookmg of other cirenmatances contributing to his temporary success. To select one from many of these circumstances: the con- tribution of California and Australia; to select another: the need and greed which the Church party had for an active partner. In 1852 all tho commercial trading world was offered supply of means and desired only assured IO bo act 5 the church-going pletistic retroactive world osired only a protective politic political partner. Trade and commerce have mado their way, The Priest arty, sinee 1859, are rather hostile than friendly to the smpevor. His prestige has wofully vanished in view of Italy's independent triumph, of Prussia’s defiant triumph, of the United States’ unexpected trinmph—of the cumu- lated Danish, Polish and other rebuffs, and of the comph- cated, superfetatod, luexcusably hopeless, utterly smashed bungle of the Mexican pretense. The Emperor of France to-day stands, as a politician, on his own merits: it Is a narrow and uncertain foothold. His sins are finding him out. His unfortunately-fledged clickens are coming home to roost. His prestige” is mainly gono. Stripped of that, he is getting to ba looked on ag one that hath not clothing, and so his ruling qualit is grown doubtful. [See that late ‘eminent publicist, Isaiah, his article iii., 6.] Wo are not to have revolu- tion to-morrow. His Mafosty shot ons day this week a couple of hundred of his winged and quadrupedal fellow- creatures, driven into narrow end fatal reach of Lis un- skillful gun, at Compideno; his personal malady is soothed for tho moment; the World's Fair of next year mekos it everybody's interest not to bother him till it Is over. But revolution is in the alr. I was meaning by my I#st lettor to rid this of all politi- cal thowes; meaning to be as wisely silent as the Moauteur of Mexico, and all **sich,” Regard the above as penalty prid to and by the fatality of tho office of your Paris own. And now to other topics: “The great Parisian event, the leading fact of the day, is the debut before the real public, of a prodigious artist who hes had au overwhelming success at the popular con- cert of the Cirque Napoleon. His name is Joachim, and he is the most eminont violinist that ever was heard, The effect ho produced is unspeakable; he subdued, erushed his public; be held his suditors panting, lutoxicated, under the master charm of his fiddle-bow: nothing— surely, nothing in the last twenty yoars—1like this has beer, beard in Paris.” And so on, and’so on. My translation is faint echo of the praise that is lavished this week by musical amateurs and oritical connoisscurs on the unique, new come, (ierman fiddler Joachim. I don’t presume to have au opinion, still less to express one, on a so profoundly solemn und delicate question es the artistic merit of that last best gift of God to men, an operatio tenor, or of a transcendental fiddler. Of that ny amounting to impiety, your dull-eared correspondent will never write himself guilty. But, humbly sheltering hime self under the Protestion of that stupid old Sam Johnson [whoknew nothing of music by ear, but, perhaps, know more of its Jucpead and meavs and power and meaning than avy possible combination of dilletanti dress-circle feel lotons] will let bimeelf quote: “There 18 nothing in which the Jiu art is shown so much as in playing on the tiddle,” oachim, long known in Germauy, hae lately taken Parisian dilletant: by storm and surprise. The above-quoted laudation is not more extravagant than a dozen others I might quote from the feuilletonists of the week; talking critics have dinned into my cars equally dithyrambic praises of this newly revealed Genius of Catgut, Talking yet of music, here is an aneedote worth recording: Villaret, the actual firet tenor at the Grand Shera, bas now for two performances filled the part in Mererbeer's L'Africaine, that has hitherto been sung and acted by the German Naudin. Bat Villaret bas qualities and defects of organ different from those of Naudin, Aud as he came to undertake the :8/ of Vasco di Gama, the museal exeentor of Composer Meyerbeer handed to Opera Director Perrin a paper, addressed to him, containing noted alterations Ly) variations of tho »6/¢, with this bending: “In case Villaret should ever sing the réle of Vasco di Gama.” It is quite as likely a8 not that this story is invented, Just because of 1ts radical likelihood. Whether strictly istories! or mot, it remains strictly characteristic of Meyerbeer, who was a man so oe of his art, of lis work and himself that he would never sanction a repre- sentation of one of his compositions except with the very best representative means in all kinds, The so-called Africaine, misrepresented on the stage of your late fun- nily miscalled Academy of Musie (lucus a non with a vengeance) in New-York, would never have been acknowl edged by him, This talk of music reminds me of grosely neglected duty as your Paris reporter. Some of your readers, fecble enough to follow your “own’’ as only guide, may have been misled to suppose that songs jowet in Setéucat than our popular. negro songs, sung ‘heresa wit a broagness of manner hardly ceceptuble out- side of the odd saloons of New-York, were the staple food of the Parisian musical appetite, There could not exist a greater gnistake, The popular concerts given at the Cirque Napoleon are erowded to excess, They are essentially popular, The price of tick- ets is very small, and the number issued for any one per- formance is not loss than 3,000. The compositions per- formed are the works of Beethoven, Mendelssohn, Wagner, and that sort, The quality of performance of the admirable orchestra, under M. ow Al direction, is, so I am told by entirely competent critics (who arc not professional), nobly tit in excellence to the compositions they have to translate in sound. The most read, the most readable, and regards, the best worth reading of recently ublished books is the last volume of Louis Veuillot, Lee Odeurs de Paris. Tdounot myself “read French as well as 1 do English.” TI always feel very sorry for those of wy naive countrymen who are constantly assuring me that they do. It seems such a pity that they should not turn their feeble mental force to the study of the proper reading of English. Learniug something of the rudiments in that dircetion, led to suspect at least what is meant by reading English well, they would be set forward some way toward com- prehending the hardness of the road they must travel be fore arivibg at a fully appreciative reading of a first-class French author. Of the half-dozen lest cotemporary masters of tho most difficult and delicate art of writing French prose, it is quite generally conceded that M. Louis Veuillot is one. Ag master of the high art of writing abusive French prose --violently, brutally, grossly abusive prose, but yet never mere slang, mero vulgarity, on the contrary a classie, vigorous abuse—he stands alone. And itis in this respect and some others that his last, and, on the whole, cleverest, as well as quite most ammsing volume, is hereby respeet- fally commended to the study of all those foreigners who in several have fancied hitherto that the French ie a feed zuage. One of the very few Americans I have had t! or to meet who knew enough of their own and of rench language to know how to humbly but knowingiy appre- ciate the Qualities was snfing we other day of Prevost- Paradol's last brilliant volume: “There are passages in it of which you must go back to the ‘Provincial Letters’ to find the peers. Junius? Ie is to Junius what a lancet is to Jack nife.” Mr. Veuillot is a meat-ax. The lusty butcher-boy vigor with which he lays about him, regarded purely as an artistic performanee, is admirable. Some years ago, Mr. Veuillot wrote a work entitled Les Parfums de Home. Mr. Veuillot is a very full- blooded, passionate, athletic, fearless man—naturally, to use popular phrase that he would not object to in the pase, “full of the devil; fought his duels in his early time; ‘got religion” many years ago, however, and car- ried over to the new cause all his brawn and pluck, and syely ono of the devil's telling tunes, which he has since used and roared with stentorian voice in the service of tho other party. In Rome, everything smelt wonderfully savory to im. Paris reeks with odors that are all a stench in his upturned nose—naso contemnere adunco—which certainly has a wonderful scent, and seemingly has an unconscious relish for them. The boak, apart from its peenliar literary Quality al ready referred to, is worth reading for its often exag- erated, always vigorous, frequently just, intentionally itter, constantly humorous satire upon Parisian men and things—and women. The press, fine arte, belles lettres, the sewers wud the uniform streets, created by the present administration, the administration itself, the theater, end Theress aud Victor Hugo, through and over all these the modern Parisians, the corrupt, damnable, damned, present age, are treated of and maltreated with a style, and spirit sud huwor combined of Torquemada and Rabelais and Moliere. One comical feature, which the author is evidently un. conscious of, and so all the more amusing, ie Jromuinapdy eet forth in the introduction to this remarkable book, and auother is frequently projected to the notice of thy reader of its ve es. Mr. Veuillot asserts in the sol- «emuest good fei at he sends this pre-pufled, high- priced, very salable volume to the public he a mative of utter, nauseating contempt. He will gain, beside much potemiety, some thousands of francs for it fram Bin coiiiotied pubic. 1 Ba Tuiids 308 eater of w reader is constant danger of forgetting, that he, Vewllot, is a Chistian,” ever was there such a militant, prizefighting Chrietian before in pring he wields the Cross like a war- apacitin of the Froneh tongue, a 10. ho. philosophic) cs e Fre 8 the reador, and the student of actual Paris life, the book offers imstraction axd entertainment in an unusual degree, i THE ROMAN QUESTION. From our £pecial Correspondent. Loxuox, Dec. 9, 1860. Puiting together «]l that has beer said aud done sbout Rome in thé last theee days, it is very evident that the question fs much Jess complicated then it seemed two weeks ago, Furst: The protests of French prelates and pampliioteers howe produced no effect om fhe action of the French Government, The officers of the army of occupation took leave of His Holiness on Thursdey, and will denbcless be away from Rome on Tuesday the 19th, Second: The uafriendly tone of the Uliamontanes in ad out of Francg toward Nupolcon shows that jhav have spises from failed to change the Imperial purpose in any particular and are utterly hopeless of help from him. Third: ‘The fact that the Empress is booked” for work at Compeigne proves that ghe has not been induced by her spiritual advisers to visit the Pope and protest by her Juasace in Rome next week against the policy of the mperor, Fourth: All the accounts we receive from whatever sourre agree in this, that the Eu eror seeks with ead carnest- ness a compromise between Rome and Italy. What special plans he has suggested for this “making up,” cannot be so cloarly stated, despite the confidence of special corve- spondents in what is told them by “imfluential persons.” he most infleentialperons are likely to be at fault in this business. General Fleury has some sort of a mission, and has, tentatively of course, to urge upon Ricasoli certain IRCASUTES, These are noi likely to be ultimatums, for France cannat ndw make terms, “She must keep her word and pack off.” All that she can do is to advise, and advise with the authority of the first of Catholic. powers, and the most ostentatious of Italy's friends, The desiro that Italy shall formally renounce her claim upon Rome as the capital of the nation, is not a new one, and probably it has lost none of its force. “But no Italian Minfster ever yet dared to lay the proposition before an Ttaltan Parliament, and the present would be a most un- favorable moment to urge the representations of the nation to ropenl an act which has always had the enthusiastic approval of the people, Beside, it could not be so pre- sented as not to seem a new condition in the Scpjember bargain without any equivalent. It is probably true that Gen. Fleury sounded the Italian Ministry on this point, and found that nothing could be done. Correspondents assert it, and it is intrinsically characteristic. Napoleon fences against Ultramontanoism in all wavs, aud this of asking Tlaly to do what he knows she will not, is one of the ways. To get the parties togethor and fndnee them to reeog- nize each other 1s that on which the Emperor most relies. Succeed or fail, he acquits himself. But as neither party can recognige the other without abating some of its pre- tensions. a real negotiation on the main question is very improbable, The Pope does not wish to assent to the loss of the Marches, nor to take back his enrses against Victor Emanuel. Italy wishes, of all things, to avoid recogni tion of Pig IX. as King of Rome. Neither party is in any hurry, and events are likely to be left to their own devices, There is one element of the utmost uncertainty in all caloulations about the immediate future of Kome, and that is the silver-haired old man’ who 18 at once a Pope and an Italia, a priest with his intense class feeling and one. sided education, and a very old and very tmpressible man. Many who watch him varrowly tell us that his public ourses are as far from the spirit of hix private conversation with Liberals as were those of Andrew Johuson nine months ago in somewhat similar circnistances, There is not enough evidence of this fact; but it may nevertheless be a fact, 1t is commonly received that the Romans will, in one way or another, depose the Pope-King and elect Victor Eman- uel, That they will do this peaceably, by some form of plebiscite is just now the nceredited theory, But it is quite possible that a masterly inactivity may be ugoied upon the Romans by the National Committee and the jmbecility of the Government left to develop itself. What if Victor Emanuel be then asked to send troops into Rome to maintain order? What If the Pope Le forced to this by the refusal of all other powers to of- fend Italy and their purses by a new occupation 7 While but one tinal result ean follow from the Freuch evacuation —the union of Rome to Italy—there are many paths by which eveuts may march to this objective, and ther progress cannot bo as accurately timed ex the long marches of Van Moltke's battalions on Kbeniggrite, There 18 one bit of news on this question which sonnds more ominous than any I have yet mentioned. It Bs that there is a negotiation among the Catholic powers to provide the Pope a civil list, If any Catholic power could afford the expense, one wight believe this story to mark a plan put forward a year go by Bpain, to furnish the Pope with money enough to pay an army. It is probably, however, ouly one of these expedients by which the Catholic sover- cigin. Queen Isabella excepted, oll down the fervors of ultra Catholie puDlants, The Pelt Mall (iazette bar 2 correspondent in Rome— very likely one of the illastrious English politicians now there—whose last letter is a good illustration of the un- certainties which wait on the immediate conduct of the Pope. He says: “The demeanor of the Holy Father is very perplexing; he speaks in monosyllables, or enigma, darkly hinting at approaching surprises; and this gives rise 10 a variety of rumors which are too extravagant to be repented. "Fhe idlost report, however, finds believers liere, even in hig circles, wor ix any so unfounded as not to be traceable to some authorsty.” The italics are mine, sid they are meant to call attention to a very gmphic statement of the difficulties which beset a fair estimate of the character of events in Rome. The Pope, the Cardi: nals, the Jesuits, the Legations, and the English tourists, all live in a mist of iNasions which they spend their time in creating for themselves, and the eautious correspondent never knows when to credit any statoweRty no matter who may make it. a COLOGNE. THE KIXG OF PRUSSIA AND THE POPE—THE PRUSSO- ITALIAN ALLIANCE—COLOGNE UNDER PROSTESTANT GOVERNMENT—THE ROMAN QUESTION—THE PAR- LIAMESTARY SYSTEM IN PRUSSIA—THE WITH- DRAWAL OF THE ENGLISH EMBASSY FROM DRESDEN —THE AUSTRIAN FROVINCIAL DIETS. From Our Bpecial Correspondent, CorLoaxy, Nov. 20, 1868, The French papers which are open to ultramontane influence, such as the Monde, La France, and the Memos rial Diplomatique, keep to their assertion that the King of Prussia is willing to help the Empress Eugenie and the Queen Isabella in upholding the temporary power of the Pope. La France even states that in doing so the King only follows the traditions of his brother, C'est qu'en effet en 1844, le roi Frederie Guillaume avoit mis la ville de Cologne la disposition de Pio IX.” All this talk has no foundation, but it is intended to confirm the Pope in his residence to all arrangements with the Florentine Government, and at the same time to gain ground at Court in Berlin, French papers bave even assorted of late that that the Prussian lmbassador at Florence had demanded guarantees from Ricasoli for the maintaining of the temporal power of the Pope. M. von. Usedom knows not word of such demands, and it needs a good deal of ignorance about persons and circumstances to give the plightest credit to these rumors. Perhaps Prussia would have to take some notice of the wishes of her Catholic subjects, if such wishes were pronounced loud and distinetly in favor of the worldly reign of St, Peter's successor. But this has not been the case. There is only the small party of the Ultramontane who aro agitating for the church domif®u as they have been agitating for Austria's hegemony, and are still doing go but without ell success and influence. The great majority of the Prussian Catholics are of opinion that the secular power of the Roman Court exercises either no in. fluence upon the state of the Cathoiie church, or, if any, a pernicious influence. The reformation of Italy out of political division and foreign dominion into an united state has found nowhere truer sympa- thies as in Prussia, and especially in the Rhine provinces, everybody sees that the regeneration of Italy must of necessity absorb the Papal Statos sooner or later, and only Jesuitie casuistry can blind to the view of such necessity. Already at the time of the first Italian war, when the South Germans called so violently for Prussia's Lelp to Austria, agmnst Italy, iu the Rhenish Proviuees, the eouviction was predomivunt that it would be a great wisfortune if Prussia were to night in Austrian vasselage on the Miucio border, and leave the Rhine frontier open to the ¥rench, and pay the expenses after all, by abandon. ing her own interests as a great power, and Geran power, for the benefit of the Hapsburgish dynastie policy, At that time there was not yet au allinnce with Italy, but ile first gern was laid at that time. The principal Prus- sian papers andj the Cologne Gazette, before all, pro- nounced so decidédly in favor of Italian national rights against Austria, the Austrian Archdukes in "Lvs. cany and Modena, and the Bourbons of Naples, that a Pruseo-Italian alliance seemed to be already only a gues- tion of time. It was a most happy thought of Bismarck to persuadé King William into this alliance, and if it was difficult to persuade bim to it, 1t would be more difficult still to make the King now change his direction, as per. soverance is a fundamental trait of his character. Prassia, therefore, will never weaken her alliance with Italy by favoring a power which is adverse to the unification of the Italien nation, and indeed acts as the spirit of negation, according to the device, non us.” A demand for guarantees on Prussia’s part would not only trouble the good understanding with Italy, but would bring Prussia at variance with France, as France has repeatedly de- clared sho would never suffer a foreign intervention in Italian affairs. That Prussia sbeuld let herself be enticed into Austrian labyrinths, and follow a direction #0 con- tiary to her own interests and tendencies, cannot ibly be believed, and can only be affirmed by tendencious untruth. The me Count Bismarck is founded upon friendly relations with France and Italy upon one side, sud upon the conservation of good intelligence with Kussia on the other; this is the only guaranty for peace in Europe. 1f the italiane, without infraction of their Catholic creed, are as little convinced of the necessity of Papal dominion as the Germans were the 16th century conyiueed of his universal supremacy, would be a folly indeed if North Germany—the cradle of the Reformation and predominantly Protestant—shonld go in for keeping up, in the second half of the 19th een- wry, what Gerjuan men Yili Gthated to be 8 universal evil uuy100 years ago. But as regards the German Catho- lice, they have experienced what now is going on in Rome already two generations Germany had, before the French Revolution and the invasion of Napoleon, not only one epelesinstical State, but a number; three Electorates, a unmber of sovereign arch bishopries, and wbbes, with te sovereignty by the dozen, especially in Rhin But under the reign of the Khenish towns had decXned to such a degree that, for in. stance, Cologne was redy'oed to half the population it hed n medieval ti with oire-third of its fghabitants bein i mes, began At the end of the Jt Sentusy the Iation o Cologne wes sunk down to 3. ba they’ foustad of having 365 churches and chapels within mon: wherens vi were coverin lusgy scons where thee had k streets sad Bouts. of busy weavers a for agjoTing the te of, avers: lower ranks FL higher. Though tho Minister of LiMarior God pe this motion, I} was acesnied angie i wae artisans. After 50 of Protestant government Co- logme counts at present 130,000 inhabitants, and is one of the most prosperous citics of (lenmany. Tt is still very Catholio place; but, whereas under Epise government the great marvel and boast of Catholic Cologne, its celebrated Cathedral, was tottering into Twine, it was the Prussian Government which first laid hand on to its conservation and restoration, and has, indeed, been the first promoter of the achievement of this colossal architectural exploit, Somo years hence the Cologne Cathedral will be finished up to the flowerets on its mighty towers, and will proclaima the superiority of our modern times over medimval, 1t way also proclaim that the loss of temporal sovereignty has been a gain to Catholicism, though the dowpfall o Jegclenjasti¢ dominion was, in its time, egarded as an imumgnse loss, much as the Joss of the North American colonies was regarded as a loss’to England and proved a gain. In this way the Cath- olic inhabitants ot Cologne are reasoning on ecclesiastical and laical dominion, and there are only the most bigoted and stupified adherents of the ultramontsne party who doubt that they are reasoning right. Rome also will rise from decay and ruin. The satnpag na will be studied by able engineers, will be provided wit water-works, and, worked by a sturdy peasantry, will be- come a fertile country, as it was, from a desert as it is. In the mountain towns, the haunte of the brigands, where laziness, sloth and crime are now reigning, people will again learn to work and to prosper by activity, and with activity there will return intellect; these populations will recover souls, whercas, under the oppression of clerical government, they have been reduced to vegetating bodies only, without hearts and brains. If Pius IX. is more than amore fanatie; if he has some spark left of the sentiment of his younger years, he will finally agree and reconcile himself with It«y; if not, the worse for him, for the curia and for Rome. ‘This is the geogral opinion on the Roman question in the Rhinelands, with the execption, erhaps, of one or two places, such as Aix-la-Chapelle or Lanster, where the Ultramontane party of Hypereatho- lies have alned an ascendancy. After all it is Jong since an open seerct to the diplomatic warld that the Roman question, after the treaty of the 15th of September being concluded, is only a comedy of intrigue, in which every actor plays has part as well as he ean. ‘The Pope is an old mau, trusting iu Divine Provi- dence, who will submit to all what God ordains, and has no will of his own, because his hoart is divided. Ie is Italian as he was in 1845, but he takes as his duty in his Jueitiony to apply all spiritnal and worldly means at his disposal to keep St. Peter's heritage as ho received it, Like Ewperor Fraucis of Austria used in former times to do with Metternih, ho leaves Monsignor Antonelli und Pater Becks of the Jesuits to play their part, and these are performing in the papers under their influence, such as the kuila catholica and le monde variations on the thowe of won possumus. A proof of the European Cabinets belug in concert, is that after the French Gove ervtwent, now also the English and the Prussian Govern- ments are striving to obtain an accommodation, and that the Italian Government shows inclination to negotiate, and keeps in reserve like Austria, though the latter does go from other motives. The Spanish Cabinet alone keeps ostensibly on the side of the Pope, but merely out of deference for the Queen, Norway, it is known, is by no means convinced of the necessity to uplold or to restoro the Papal States, The Austrien di Linney will nardly futerfere once more directly, as it did on the ocea- sion of Vegezzi's mission; at leust Mr, Iiibner, the Aus- trian Embussador at Kome, bas declared this to everybody who wished to know, at his late visit at Paris. The Cab- fuets are convinced of a final accommodation between the Koman Court aud Italy; that at this moment transactions are going on about subventions which the Governments of the Catholic Btates are to furnish as soon us the Pope will yield, It was rumored already, somo time ago, that ¥runco had offered a round sum for this purpose, and now the other Cabinets have oMeially joined this proposition— even Prussia bus immediately deelared herself willing to contribute to a subvention, “Wo presume this to be the eanro of all the rumors about Prussian intervention in favor of the Pope. The politieal world has once more been minded how comparatively young the parliamentary system in Prussia in. A state Buving just terminated a great vietorfous w al which opens a quite new development for Germany, whose Et is In most prosperous condition, bus not even au 8 riate building for the sessions of its Var- linment. White Saloon, where the representatives of the people 4hemble, which pays millions for caserns and casemntes, a dismal, poor, unhealthy place; which could not have been more miserably constructed if it had boen the tion to demonstrate that parliamentarisih WRN regan as an untoward innovation, only to be toler- ated for a time. Count Schwerin brought a wotion on the subject in one of the last sessions, and proposed to enlarge the house by adding a neighboring building to it, whieh is at the disposition of the Government, and to gain by this improvement a little more room and better ventilation, A committee has been appointed, after some humoristic debate, totatke propositions on the subject. Tho affair is the more ous, as the North German Parliawesit, convoked for the 1st of Febru is also to assemble in this place. erection of a Parliamentary palace con- itio more opportune, as. Yn or or, 4 venient to new cg is h BLE emment bus dome nothing in this n new City Hall and the Exchange are no Goveru- ment buildings. We have bad a gratifying proof of the rogress of parlinmentary apility in the preliminary de- ores on the budget in the second Chamber. It has been shown that by the new mode of debate neither its profoundness nor ifs interests have been suflering. This mode has some likeness to the committee debates in the English House of Commons, with the exception that the President acts as such and keeps his power. It was first pro- sed by the new formed national faction which has proved ts merit by this innovation. The affair of the dotation for the chief leaders of the late war is still in arrears, Count Bismarck wrote a letter which has circulated in the house and in which he desires to be left ont of the question. It seems that the Army of the Main is equally to be left out of the question; this would not be agreeable to the valiant Westphalian regiments with whom General Vogel Von Falkenstein is very popular. He bas, moreover, shown himself as ono of the most able aud enterprising commanders in the war, and has gained the greatest success under most diflienlt circumstances, It is, perhaps, in re- gard to General Manteuffel, who is in some way the con- trary of Vogel, that a dotation of the latter is left aside. Manteaffel 3s very well at court, but such regard is not tuken by the public. The vote for the disposition funds” was a vote of confidence for the minis. try. This fund is what the fonds secrets were in France under Louis Philippe's Government, and which raised so many violent debates in the then chambers of the French Parliament. English parliamentarianism knows nothing of such a form; every ministry wants such funds, it has only to look to applying them in such a way a8 to keep the confidence of the j wiry Our present Minister of Interior Affairs can indeed not boast of being in the confidence of the House, and the funds were not voted because his doings in affairs of the press were not approved of, but in spite of the pasha-like style of his (loverument, Probably Count Bismarck himself is not altogether enchanted by this Cabinet of Counts, of which he is the President, not mors than the country, and if another Minister of the Interior would lead the elec- tions for the German Parliament, instead of Count Eulen- berg, they would most likely turn up less oppositional elements than is to be expected under present circum. stances, Consultations with the worthy German Cabinets about the clections for the Parliament will begin 1m December, and it is to be hoped will be finished in the same month, as the elections shall take place in January. Berlin has to elect six members, The withdrawing of the English embassy from Dresden may be regarded as a sign how little the pretensions of sutonomy way count upon respect by the great powers. England has gained by her mitiative a right on the grati- tude of Germany; the whole independent press acknow- ledges it. ‘The organs of the small court disapproved the measure ver frstupuils and especially the court of Weimar, which is making itse f rather ridiculous. A convocation of notabilities of the new Provinces, for the sake of a project of organization, has not yet appeared, but will take place in a short time, A definitive organization of these Provinces ought to be accelerated in order to pre- vent the particularistic parties, who proclaim the present State as a provisory one, from agitations which might lead people into danger, as pubile opinion would not pardon the Government for lenient measures in case of any un- lawful demonstrations from that quarter. Regarding the organizatian of the North-German Federacy we learn the following: The executive power will rest with Prussia as the progiding power in the Federacy, a Federal Commis- sion with consultative character will assist, and a Diet of elected mewnbers, to be convoked periodically, will form the Parlisment of the Federal State. Tho executive power will have to dispose of several matricular contribu- tions snd of some direct revenues; in case of a war, for in- stance, of the revenues of the Zollverein. As leader of the future Diet Mr. Vou Saviguy is desiguated, the former Prussian Embassader at Franfort. Horlin will of course be the seat of the Federal Government. The Austrian Provincial Diets, at present assem- bled, have directed their attention chiefly on two de- ficioncies in the management of the State, on the frightful financial discomfiture and disorder, and on the neglected public education and obscuration produced in consequence of the concordat with Rome, The Diet of Lower Austria motions for a convocation of the goneral Parliament of the Empire on ground of the Constitution, aud its address to the Government says, regarding the finances: The un- gettlement of the finances must needs grow in a dread. ful progression during a year of Governmental mansgemens without budget” or control, as credit operations met with unsurmountable fmpediments, by the total want of cooperation of a representation of the Booghe, and recourse was taken to the last expedient of the State-notes-press. The insecurity of the financial and political situation did not remain without influence upon the industry of the people, and the seeming ty of some branches of production is not based on sound foundations. No liberal progress in the depart- ments of Jiindictios, administration, and le ion have, pot even for a moment, interrupted the dead silence of the area of the suspension of the Constitation.” h on How surprising the vote of the Second Chamber some ous in t session is seen by the tion of the motion of Mr, sum pro= Vern. unoker to apply t posed to be emplo mental vk Whe a defeat for the Ministor and quite the contrary of what he cxperiencod on other tions. We do not doubt thie will not bo his last a CONSTANTINOPLE. PROGRESSS OF THR CRETAN INSURRECTION~THE PRE- DICTED METEORIO SHOWKR—REAPPEARANCE OF THE CHOLERA=—CONSTITUTIONAL GOVERNMENT IN EGY PT—ROBERT COLLEGE AND THE TURKISH GOV- ERNMENT. From Uur Special Correspondent, CoxsTaNTINOPLE, Noy, 23, 1866, The Levant Herald, having having published letters from Crete not in accordance with official news, has been condemned to pay a fine of 50/ sterling for willfully and maliciously publishing false news.” The official paper bas three times informed the public that the island of Crete has boen subdued and the war ended by the submis- sion of the insurgents. Unfortunately, each subjugation would appear to have been followed by sharply contested battles, in some of which the Turks were not victorious. Now we have a fourth declaration that all is over. The insurgents have all laid down their arms except a few in- significant bands who ere lurking awoug tho snow-banks near the summit of Mount Ida, The,condemnation of Lhe Levant Herald is added to this declaration to make it doubly sure. Who can doubt itnow! Yeu may if you ¢hoose. I may if I keep ny doubts to myself but the principles of law laid down by the tribunal which judged The Levant Herald do not ens courage us to express such doubts here, It was solemul dectared to be a fundamental prieiple of Turkish law that the burden of proof always rests upon the defendant. The accused must always be sup be guilty until he is able to establish his innocence, The editor of The Levant Herald was accused of pub- lishing false news. No of this was addueed, nor was the editor allowed timo to bring witnesees from Crete to substantiate Lis statemments, Ho proposed that a com mission bo sent, at his expense, to investigate the faets, but this was refused ws derogatory to the dignity of the Government. He was then condemned to pay a fine of £50 on the principle above mentioned, This is law in Turkey, and this 1% the freedom of the press in Constauti- nop LL As to the real state of affairs in Crete, T have no later news to communicate, The Greeks declare that everything is progressing most favorably for the insurgents, and that the Turks are further thau ever from subduing the island. ‘There is zood reason to believe that Russia is now set- ively engaged in moving the protecting powers to futer- fere in behnlf of the Cretans, but as yet France does not show any inclination to act with her.” It is believed here that both Russia and the United States have sent vessels to Crete to remove the non-combatants, but, so far es the United States is concerned, this action has been only rec« ommended, not decided upon, There ean be no doubt as to the fecling of Americans on this subject, The rec- ommendation of Mr. Morris in this sense must be ap- proved at howe, for it 15 simple humanity to rescue theso oor women and children fom destruction. Even tho SiAckists Government ought to accept it without hesita- tion. For some months past we have been promised a meteoric shower oti or about November 13, equal in extent to that of 1833, In Constantinople we have had nothing which could be compared to that, but on the 13th and 14th of No- vember about between 2 o'clock in the morning and sun- rise, we hud a most beautiful display of meteors. On the 13th the sky wus clear and I sew about one meteor a see- ond. The actual number of course have been greater. Ou tho 14th the sky was obscured with clouds until nearly sunrise, but the display of meteors between 2 and 3 was at the rate of say 10 en hour, On both occasions shey were of all sizes and colors, J saw one brilliant red me- teor, whichexploded aot fur off, and separated into man smaller ones, any of them lit up the heavens like a flag of lightuing, aud in several instakes they left trails of light behind them from 5 to 20 degrees in leugth which re- mained some five minutes, Most of those which I noticed passed from South to North, On the whole I was ich. pointed in what I saw, as it wim certainly unlike the d [play in 1833; but at the same time it was a rare gnd start. ing phenomenon. Not a few persops were alarmed by it here, believing that the stars were falling from heaven, A great fire occurred in the midst of the display one night, ut I eannot say whether it was caused by a faliin® meteor or not. it may have beea, as the quarter was of wood. MOVEMENT FOR REFORM IN THE ARMENIAN CHURCH. For sowe time past a party in the Armenian Church has been lsbering quietly for a thorough reform. The Ameri- can missionaries in Turkey have labored among these peo- le for 30 years, and they have succeeded in eurrying the Jible into every village. It has been read, and convietion has eome upon the Armenians, as chureh, that many ‘of their rites and practices are contrary to the plain teae of the Scriptures. But church and nation are so eon- fou in Turkey that thousands have hesitated to leave their church, although they were convineed of its oF these to a ands are cownbin aly to retain the BE pel form 30080 errors Ms as better adapted to Turkey than any other, Their Central Committee is in coustant communication with Protestant pastors aud nissionarics, and is drawing up a creed as a basis for their party to act upon. An Armenian paper this week declares that all the young men among them are joining this new movement, and pro- hesies that 1t will succeed. Tam not quite so sure about mmediate success, for the corrupt ecclesiastical hierarey has evil, but the movement is astriking evidence of the success of the American missionaries in bringing this people back to the Bible as their only sure uide, 8 All through the Summer not a case of cholera ocenrred in Constantinople. One case was reported and foul bills were given for ten days, but it was figally proved that the person died under the hands of a physician, of a difficulty which had nothing to do with cholera. Within two weeks some 2) cases of cholera have been officially reported in Galata, and in one of the villages on the Bosphorus, The origin of the disease is unknown. It is suid that a Jew came from Salounica, where cholera ex- 1sted, to the village where it broke out here, and although he passed several days in quarantine, and LadNiad no attack of cholera himself, some believe that he brought the dis- case to Covstantinople. Others say that the first cases were caused by eating poisonous mushrooms, others deny that any of the deaths have been caused by cholera. There has certainly been en appearance of cholera in some of there cases, but it cannot yet be said that cholera 1s epidemic in the city, The most absurd regulations have been adopted by the Sanitary authorities to prevent the progress of tho disease, Every house whero a case occurs 18 put in quarantine, with all its inmates for ten days. The doctors who attend the Jotiont are included in this quarantine. This absurd regulation will of course lead all physiciaus to refuse to attend upon cholera patients. A wealthy Jew died in Pera day before yesterday, and his house is now surrounded by ri. His two physicians remain in the house, but to-day his funeral was celebrated with great powp. Many hundreds collecting at the house to receive the body and convey it to the cometery. These extraordinary proceedings are sopheced to be the result of the new light thrown upon the cholera by the Iuternational Cholera Commission which bas been sitting in Constanti- nople most of the Summer, t 18 really a fuct that the Viceroy of Egypt is about to make Egypt a Constitutional Kingdom lu ce. This singular freak cannot easily be accounted for. Those who seo the hand of Louis Napoleon in everything believe that this is o first step toward replacing the present family of Sultans at Constautinople by that of the Viceroys of Egypt. Such a change would not be for the better. A more plausible suggestion is that he has drained the country until he cannot possibly lay any more taxes upon bis people, but by the device of making the people tax themselves he hopes to grind something more out o them, The plan was 80 absurd in stself that it was universally regarded as a canard when first published in the Independance Belge. The best informed papers in Coustantinople ridiculed the story, but it is true, after all. Egypt is actually to have a Par linment. It will be after the French model, of course, but still it will bo an Egyptian Parliament. I have not yet learned whother the members are to be kept in order by the bastinado or the cowhide, nor whether more than ten members will be allowed to speak at once. But all those of your readers who have traveled in Egypt will under stand that these are the most Jn portant questious to be solved in reference to the Assembly. Poor Egypt! The rule of the Switan is bed enough, the misery of the Provinces is enough to melt the heart, but in comparison with Egypt, the Administration of Turkey is elvilized and forbearing. And now the naked, starv- ing fellaheen sie to be mocked by a Parliament. It is very much as though South Carolina had sed ten I Jeon ago to establish a constitutional government over er slave population, with a Parliament at Charleston. I alluded in a late letter to the infamous treatment which Robert College had received at the banda of the Turkish Government, snd ox my so that our own Government should allow its citizens to be trodden under foot in this way, I pow understand that Mr. Seward has decided to insist upon tho rights of the College, The establishment of this of the Rev, Dr. Janis, and ot the Beirut, under the Rev. Dr. Boss, were two of the no aud wisest Shniities oval devised for the benefit of she Enst. ey are an honor erica, ospeciaj merchants of New-York. But the jealousy of the Jesu and the narrow-minded fanaticism of Ali Pasha bas $55 structed tho progress of Robert College, so far that al- though a sit been bought and Ju for, the trustees can neither build upon it nor reclaim the money for it, although they hold the permission of the Grand Coun- cil of State to erect a col there and bought the land on the fuith of this Jorigiaste. Now they say, either re- fund our money or allow us to proceed to erect our build. ings. This is certainly nothing more than justice, and I aw not surprised blot Mr. Boward has, at last, determined to fusist pot It. Its only strange that be has aliowed wo or three years to ou meas br the Turd o thee down. 1a ile this ente has obstru I Ce eneou 0 up co ries. This has 1 been Accom pliabed by the Froneh Embassador who is hy rocognized apostle and defender of Roman Cattiolicism Turkoy, 1 y a Ey College, under the Rreaiduboy 1 the Sn of the

WASHINGTON. THE NEW FRENCH MINISTER PRESENTS HIS CREDEN- TIALS —COMMISSTONER WELLS'S TARIFF BILL com PLETED—A MOVEMENT TO ABOLISH THR BUREAU OF STATISTICS, BY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUNE. WasninotoN, Tuesday, Dec. The Marquis de Mentholon, the rel Minister, and the newly-aceredited MM, Berthemy, were presented to the President Jecreary of State ot 4 o'clock this leave-taking of the Marquis de Montholon, agewer of the President to hits, Ser of H character, r. Berthemy m ollowing spece to the President: J [Tranalstion. Mr. Pregiozxt: 1 have the honor to place in yonr oh weeredit mele the aay Rutieastiuity sil Mine In SoRREIng to me the mission A re him, near eign bas special y charged me to make known which oxist the United States of America—to them more close, if efforts, d have firm b: en the Government snd eos The following 18 the themy: earliest, the most profound and the most enduring ethruts to people and the Government of the United States. Ty to believe that no iuterest of either country vo! quires alienation or autsgonism between them, While mercial fnterests te biad them to thervlations of friendship bat to the two countries. ments of which 1 bri Sens Grateful affection toward the French nation fe We constuntly t served, they have at the sunie time co will the performance of duties agreeable pleasant. The retiring French Minister and his’ evening dined with the Secretary of State. The Senate Finance Committee were informed day that the new Tariff bill, which has been in oy aration for some time by Commissioner Wells, companied by a very elaborate report, will be ecom- Riubicaled to the Comaitive Lo-ILOrTOW, 1 On the reassembling of Con, a leading member of the House will offer a Tomato 10 epi thie Ia under which the Bureau of Statistics was created, the reasons that it has thus far wholly failed to accom plish its object, and that, in its organization and inflo- ence, it is hostile to the revenue iuterests of the coun- and to the development of the national industry which it was designed to foster, Renator Wilson of Massachusetts, died yesterday at Austin, Texas, The movement for the Colored Soldiers’ and Sailors’ Convention at Philadelphia on the #th of January, being seconded from unexpected gnarters, and prom- ises to be a large affair. A circular bas been issued to delegates, requesting thew, upon their arrival in Phil- adelphis, to report in person or by letter to Lieut.’ Geo. E, Stephens, No. 1,208 Kemble-st. A’ caucus will be beld at Liberty Hall on Monday, Jan. 7, aad it is hoped there will be a general attendanee, Workmen have been for several weeks engaged in repairing aud refitting the East and other rooms of the White House, preparatory to the commencement of the reception season on the 1st of January. "All the Government Departments were closed to- day, and but Jittle business in them wil] be dowo to- morrow. The day was religiously observed by a very. general attendance at the churches, An order has been issued that the civil officers of the Government in New-York pay respect to the memory of the late Portuguese Minister, by attending his funeral in New-York. re el MEXICO. els THE LIBERAL TROOPS IN MAZATLAN TO MOVE AGAINST THE FRENCH, BY TELEGRAPH To THE TRIBUNN. SAN Francisco, Dec. 25.—The steamer Panama, from Mazstian, arrived last evening, The Liberal troops were to leave that place on the 17th of December in pursuit of the French, San Blas was held by the Sunpesialintt, The Panama left in port at Mazatlan the United States steamer Suwance. Tho sunttz mill at Frogtown, Nevada, one of the finest in PAR HY og we EN ve i BARU EK Ce Tou GEN. HOWARD'S ADDRESS TO THE FREEDMEN, BY TELFGRAPH TO THE TRISUNE. NAsHVILLE, Dee. 25,—After the banquet last night to the Congressional party, Gen. Howard made an address a8 the Capitol to a large crowd of freedmen. He congratu- lated his hearers on the evidences of thrift and advance. ment which he found everywhere among the colored Some of their schools, he faid, would do credit to the white schools in the country.. He earncetly exltorted all a life of piety, and to shun vice and sin in every form. was listened ta with the closest attention, and at the of bis address resolutions of thanks to the gallant Chief o the Bureau were unanimously adopted by the crowd. the least significant of the incidents connected with the Congressional banquet was the fact of its being whelmingly attended by leading Rebel citizens, Judd Gos, L. 8. Cheatham and Maury, and rows, Iw brief echoes coneerning good dnd love for the Reconstructed Union, rr I——————at PACIFIC CAST. re GREAT FLOODS IN CALIFORNIA—PARTICULARS OF THR RELIEF OF THR SHIP SHOTEMAC. SAN Francisco, Dee. 24. —~Advices from the interior and Selegraph, wo far as lines of communieution the belief that the late storm bas eq in able one of 1861-'62 and been attended. by ually floods. The valley shove Sacramento as far as the valleys of San Joaquin and the Coast thes oa ear Ww and Stockton are surrounded by vast Vi d Cattle, sheep, horses, and swine have drowned thousan: uantities of game is Mech dn an has aiso, doubtless, been ord hay Sreirrel in the mountains, boats in the streets, and into stores. The ship Livineible, one hundred and nineteen days from N. Y., has arrived. Last night a fire broke out in large hetote iteinty RO Yoel Supaee of Pine and Battery-sts,, a logs The Evening Bulletin news says Stephen H. recently an American oitizen residi 4X Boston has the apvointment of Attorney Ge of the H bly considers it as foreshadow Ah pe the political policy of that Kingdom, whieh kas heretofore averse and to A The demands duties at this for the week were ve for port 07,500, and the total since J 1, $7,971, od so Sacramento Ba bin a LE water mark, Th British sh Dragon, for Cork, and Mary Aus, for Live Stocks are follows Sa Yellow Jacket, $1,305; Ot a £1,260 ri. AG Belcher, ia0 Ophir. $165, Legal teaders, 74. on Col. R. A. Wainwright, U. 8. Ordnance Corps, died at Be. Siw on esd Hep wid SINE Lo GH Pt ETEAMSHIP PORTLAND, Dac. 25.~The steamship Capt. Watts, from Liverpool 6 and wr here eo a de, dnd Ae Lieut, H, H. Wilson, Sixth U. 8. Cavalry, son of f Ou oe fi Ene ad gd THE CONGRESSIONAL EXCURSION.

Ee shiy Shotemac 135 days from New-York, arrived. w- day. Aah el ar cid twice during her voyage. her men are sick with scurvy. During voyage the bark Harrison, which furnished six men to work SAN Francisco, Deo. 25.—It appears that the ates mue, which arrived here Dec. 22 was fallen in HOG 20 miles outakde of Farrailones by tae Whaling bark displaying a signal of distress, was boarded by the fo st a ot ae, Gon wih sere, and he save #cl driving at the mercy of the storm, The captain hip took charge of the Shatemuo, and x her safely into port. The ow and the crew of the ve put in claim for raga of 000, the would lu€vitably have with oS on 7 Baker, an old and a pioneer merchant of 0 y San Gi of the Lear sean ta ity Tsong lama to She. Gentoo! Puacitie Railroad by the storm is not so serious as was expected. Traine 4 10daye. The snow is six feet hy 8 FORTRESS MONROE, vil bois Sa COURTESIES TO CONGRESSIONAL EXCURSIONISTS, Wad TO THE TRIBUNE, v 5 we? Northerner, w Jef} Washinton at three o,clock afternoon, arrived hers early th namiug- 33 The sev Poland wood, Mr. Colby, bo, cp od t Hie Be During of a Ch iit be honored w ry on Rie i) “4 revenue duties Nemahi ary orice or kms The Richwond, will arrive to-morgow. erty, v GO oy

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24.9% NEW.YORK DAILY TRIBunE, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 26, 1866. 4 ie x —_— a li EE 1c goods Bavaria favored the custom, and on the house, when an when compared with that of hut 4 shout time ago, as border- is thro youth, as an amusement on h 1 QONAN A Rn oravats, gloves, _ fang, fire screens, umbrellas, parasols, agents, to 506 to the transmission and reception or thelr inent man wes born Lad: lived or died, he Inced a ing on the miraculous, “We rememnber,” ho said, “th aid te d'bowls‘are played outside the walls REIG ORR elfen i emine P 8 VRE JY a v HI 4 “dl canos, &o in the buildine i tive. on or be- timation ha amous Wasscrgonsen' of tho Netherlands, who v Florence, re is focblenees in the as Jp fon’ w. maninilors must state to the Dritish Exeoutive, small tablet recording the fact. Popular esti on has famous h appearance of EE nn V1 Aaich GATERY hg hes of Either Scr Atnd fore the 5th of January, 1867, if they intend themselves person- aging the same regarding Beohoven; and a path loading tured, withtheir wooden veencls of imperfeot construotion the neu. 8 wa of mnscle if not of bone, which denotes TTT TA TAYE CUT DITON clothes, women hy OO In Jor mn n $s y need ally being in Paris to receive and install their goods 1a the oy ry 0 country at the too yal great and hty fleet of Spain, And the inability for long coutinued labor, and which hes HE PARIS EXHIBITION thor work in hair shoes end bois, Cl dren's clothes of J from a village into the vineyards and open Pe been nk oN, i foe didereiit professions buildingaor if they intend employing an agent; it thes latter, foot of the KAhh:s bung —entioded inn former letter—is Lord, who loves freedois, crowned the work; and these found fasiica 10 be the cass, whon employod side by COLLYOTION OF FEGNCH LITPRATU RE—PROPOSED EXTT- 7) Ae 66-+PALAGE (7A LLELY 4. —Teowelry and Jowelers' Werk they must transmit by thegame date the name sud address of still named Bee:hoven Wes” A rough board on a post fragilo vessel: grow 10 13 one of the greatest floots of tho side w ho Bagi h workman. BITi NEV (PAPER LITERATI™® Mi ATITION —Jowels in precious weials, (void, plotiopm, silver, alm the ugent who will roprcatnl tht. hei i ats may announces this to the wayfurer, w rid; planting on the foremas: a broom, assign that Juvenve powers, ingenuity, quickness of ption ae COSY eng. mma); ebtsclod fils dn, with procions stones; Jewels, cons l Alisi uf the porscis Wao o Jie sary a A hie pith lies beside a brook, bordered by high bushes, with this broom, they would speep their country—the and delicacy of feeling, as well as a facility to ire any. a ta Pity —HOCOSTUTION ON C03 5 \ulintion, det, amber, Coral. mother-of peer, Bleck wad dia bo seen at thie Paria offices af Sonts BORERRI ICC i Part! J womewhat sue (ve of ull enemies, Genilemen, that 18 the proto. thing to which he turns bis mind, taste aad n A MOS D8~—DBRILLIANT SUCCESS OF AN AMERICAN mounds, precions stones, pearts, and imitations of do the Lxecutive fomwission do not undertake avy responsibility A Little further on, where the ground somewha an ocean—L: At fi sit too, was but lati o qualitios mak Ttalian of pu- BE mre FH CR A Crass i—T.race G w 4-—Lortable Arms—Defensive whatever iu the neming of agents denly rises, is a flat gpot with seats, whonee a fino view typesof the Austrian press. At first it, too, a lation, ar which n of every rank STUDENT. R 4 shields. coiras helmets; blunt weapons, clnbs 0, Fhe British Excontive will mark out on the floor of the ‘is had over the imperial eity, and the great eiream on tragile thing; it also had to build wp amid many stort an artist and a gentlemen; but ho wants likewise a Our Speciat Correepordent wWgeons side arms, foils, rwo gabers, bavoacts, lances Luilding the sites ol different allotments made to exhibitors. whose banka it lies, sud tho vast plain extending to the aud diflicultics is ficet of vessels, whieh now forma share than he possosses of tho sirdy end ice, unflinch, i as a Panis, Nov. 27. 1866 batchets, hustiig aires; wcapons, bows, evoss bowsgsliugn; Those allotments Which by the 15h of kebruasy ure not bake south snd east. Above you in the contrury direction ure f goodly sguedion. We, too, bave tied a broom at our ing resolution and dogwed perseverance of the Anglo Bax. a €ro arms, guns, carbines, pistols, revolvers; accessory objects DUBSCasIon of, will be treatod as reigned, auido appropisl the green hills; and from their riage downwards to where erg Bn ond with it sweep the fictitious free path on. He must ac this museular power if be is lo coms A mora pr etic and practicable Lome for the embodi- to fire arms, powder flasks, 1 iliet-casters, spherical projected, va the puiptace o the Yabilitioa, i mark the floors, aud place. you en ad old vineyard joins the other. It was hither freic balm "=-words of Boleredi, signifying his system pote in tho race of human Progress with Northern uati ment of French literalureaa.a suanner to Ion t4) YoRabies) giv a ip EY Br arching and £5 the ‘packnges in their proper pl cen, but the Imperial ‘om- ward, 1 can well suppose, that Boothoven came along the of eovernment, untrammeled by representative assome ho ia the pang ih of tho Lialian Republics were por Ms participation in the LxbLibition, than that wisch 1 ni pment Trunks, portaantoats, traveling bags, &0.; neces. mission require exhibitors to pay 2ll ewpenses of transmission athway which 1s stll named after him. He no blicsy, “in order that 1t may becomo a real path of Lib- in the infancy%f ei Hatin, an ot 1% end installation of their goods in the building, the storage of yubt has wandered on up tie hill-side, where every mo erty. o.. Floreat becomes dor by y more like ofr capt oss he eter! hy utorestin, paentionod in 8 former letter, bas recently Leon sot fool. consisis in extending to books and manuscrivis the, Princip hitherto confined to pictures and other objects of art, as recards contributions 10 be made by amateurs and collortora, "Tho collection exhibited will take the name of Historical Library of France,” and will comprise scarce editions of colcbrated works, and choice specimous of printiog an 1 of binding. Sovera! works are mentioned as having already been offered by theirfowners; among them aro the first edition of Jacques do Thou, publizhed in 158% the first cditioneof Montaigne, 1593, the cepy which belorg oid to Queen Elizabeth of England, 11» Duke d'Aviake, great collector, has offered. a splemid copy of Abo works of the celebrated Hugnenot, Philipps do Momcy, the stern friend of Henry IV. This copy is bound in white vellum, apd bears thoAderice, i so soeia virtus, mortis comes gloria Victor Cousin, Périnim Didot and tho buke d'Uz0 have also promised to Jeud some of their eboice books. In relation to this sub- t I would say a few words respecting a suggestion which 1 understand has been made by Col. Norton to the mmorous and inffuentia®body of persons connected with tho daily press of tho United States. The Commissioner in question Las adrized that a collection of Rpeciieny of el! tho pewsp pers published in the United States be formed, bound together in volumes, aud sent over to the Exhibition. It is generally known here that America is the country where newspaper liternfure is more universally brought howe to the entire population than wny other; but I much doubt whether any just notion can be formed of what is weally done in that way, Tt scems to me that there can bo no batter mode of letting the world form a correct judg- ment oi the subject than that proposed by Cel Norton, By the way, the A upon (cunying out the same idea as regurds the English daily press. The s)stow upon which fle proposal 1:fto bo ca: ud out in the United States is, I understand, es fol lows. By a prearranged orgenization, a specimen ny of the psf mumber of every tewspaper, of every description, published throughout the country in the month of Janu- ary, 1867, shall be sent to a given place, together with a statoment of the amount of its circulation. ‘Lhe copies #0 yeceived shall be bound up in volumes, classed either by Biates or by largo citics, accordingly as may bo uletor- mined, with a view to portability aud convenience of form. It is to be hoped that tho proprietors of the publi- eationt in question will. asa ody, perceive that the suc- eoss of this important feature of tho exhibition is a matter which concerns at once ‘heir private interests and the erodit of the country We are promisey [i eloctro-telographic America, Althor gh to move on with there are three of They are, Ist, 7 Company, the en boadquarters being »f competition in the matter of sication between Europe and wrench capitalists do not seem est and w York Company, panics in course of formation. can Atlantic Cable Telegraph whieh is one million sterling, the New-York, and which will join Cape st. Chmy i.i:bon by the Bermudas sad the Azores, a dist W227 miles; 2d, 1%he Ocean Tele- graph Com: tetav. shed in Lngland, to join Fal yuouth and abfax, a di-tance of 2,500 wiles, capital six pundred t' ussud pounds; 3d, The North American “Yelegrape Company, 1950 wiles long, to join the'coast o ‘These companies will all be enabled to profit from tho experience guined by that which earried out thy first groat underteking, end will thereby save both money and timo, The inevitable consequence mnst be a groat reduction from the preset enormously high tarifis of electric messages. The principle of locomotive conveyance on common roads is about topbe applied to Shgfarfiage of passengers a3 we'l as moods. A line of earrlages, drawn by steam vowor, will shortly commence running between Marseilles aud Aubagne, a distance of ten miles. Thore are to be, in I the first instance, three departures daily from each end of the lino, and the price of a return wicket will be one shilliag. Mr, Alfred Thorpe, an American Stndent of Architec- ture, line just passed a brilliant examination at the Ecole des Beavr Arts. le was the ouly student out of eighty, from the same Atelier, to whom the distinction of mention wovalls was awarded, It is, 1 understand, Mr. Thorpe's intention to devote himself to the subject of French domestic architecture, with tho view to the introduction in his own country of such modifications and improvements as may be thought worthy 4 adoption. French architects in goneral, and mors particularly those of Maris, have a remarkable fac- mity of turning mel! spaces to great use. They aro often povorely taxed in their ingenuity, and are expected to ere- ate Suiits of airy and cheerful rooms out of lends shaped in the most Bharliy ilupossible manner, In hot there is muck to be learned to tha adapin- of moans vo yore fo undoubtedly upon practically prudent eourse, as the Paris of laying cut apartments is one which way be ad- tageonsly adopted in New-York. The mission of Gen. Dix, as future representative of the Qovernment of. the United States at tho Court of the JTuileiies, is generally looked upon with favor by Ameri- cans in Pari; aud, moreover, the high military reputation he has acquirediduring the late war, seems to have ex- cited in his behalf a more than cominon interest among Frouchinen. A proof that a certain popularity already at- tends his name is t found in toe fact that photogra ohio likenes os of him are already to be scen in the Paris shop- wa, Among other international attractions to be offered in the course of pext Summer, will bo a regatta on a large scale, Prizes to tho amount of $4,000 will be given by the “authorities” 1t has not yet been decided in what maoner the mouey will be distributed; but 1 am informed that the persons having the management of the details of the regatta are urging the importance of such a distri- bution as will tempt the owners of large-sized yachts in America and England to compote, 1 will return to this subject when decision bas been arrived at. 1 havo ye: a few more observations to make upon Gronp 10. 1 mentioned that Classes 89 and 90 concern especially the moral and material elevation of the working classes. Class 21 has for its object to encourage cheapuess cou- bined with excellence ofgproduction. It is headed Fur- piturs, clothing, and food of any origin, distinguished by the qualities of usefulness and cheapness.” It is required that for this class tho prices of sale, retail and for ready toners be affixed to ove icle. It is understood that Committee of Admission to this class is desirous of fucuiving wnformation of any description as to the pro- cesses of manufacture tending to reduce the prices of the articles exhibited, so as to make them accessible to the Class 92 will contain a collection of specimens of pational costumes of differont countries. As regards of France, the Committee of Admission of the class addressed a r to the Department Committees, and moro especially to those of the provinces in which the traditional costumes have been preserved, nsking for infor- upon the following points. First, a list of the lo- calities in which the popular costume hes preserved its Labrador. true originality, and in which the uso of certain dresses is ronderod n certain special industrial occupa~ tions. Secoud, Drawings or sketches of such local cos- thinos te the Departmental Committees way desire, po:- ularly $0 bring under the notice of the public. Class ¥3 Fin armoged in the park alone, and will consist of wellings in which are combined the charseteristics of Shetpuces, health, snd comfort. An opportunity will Lore bo presonted to contractors and architects, as well as to landed otors, and in general to persons interested in the op being of She ne population, 4 com examination and illustration of the ot invtheory and in Jsaciice, It is known—end believe I have roaly alluded to the subject—that the mperor bas made plans of working-class dwellings, after wrhigh be means to erect buildin be oxhibi n this class. All the specimens are to be built of the full dimen- sions, and in cases where the application of a supply of water and gas is intended, those conveniences will be Aotugll in. To the two last classes of the grou y vig: 08. ie and 95, I have already, in a ng le To plang ee n of your readers. If there be one piece of nice we i would, xiore than aay-other, urge upon intending e t is that their Avi here in prick wim. Frve mouths ‘soon slip away, and exhibitors on the other sido of the have much to doin that time. Russian Coals aro ari 165 tuns of articles from Kussia being delivered at this present writing. \GEMENTS—CONTINURD. GENERAL ARRAN FOURTH GROUr--CLOTHING (INCLUDING TISSUES) AND OTHER C Crass N1—PALack GairLeny 4.—0Ootton and Tirsnse— cotton cotton velvets, a Crass 28-PALACE GALLERY 4.—Flazen Threads Jad Sania, epun anfl drills, cambrics, tissnes of Lk cotton 29-Parace Gauremy 4.—Threads’ wools, combed wool threads rs ribbons and ‘wool mized ootton or silk or floss silk; tissues Crass 30--P, GALLERY 4=Threads and Wool--Carded w wool threads, cloths amd other milled tissues of wool blarkets; woolen or Lair felts for carpets; hats; socks carded woolen tissues unmilled, or R= PALACK GALLERY 4 silks sand Silken Tissues s La Raw and thrown silks; floss silk thread of silk, ‘Tho ruglish Commission bas aiready resolved of peotlund with Canada, br the Feroe islands, Ieeland and und travel 18g cases, CArringe rugs, cushions, head gear, costumes, nud shoes for travelingpurposes walking sticks and pales, parasols portable objects specially ndaptedglo scien: tify journe) 8 and VOYUEes phot gruphie apparatus; msiru- vents for astronomical and weteorogical observations geolo- gical eases nnd baggage, do, for naturalists, do, for coloninl cx- war tents snd eamp-articles military tent furniture, beds, nooks. fding-souts, canteens, mills, traveling stoves, &e. Lass S0— PALACE GALLYGY A—Toys—Dolls nod play things; fienres and imuges, games for children andBadults, iustiue- tive toys. [HP plo ha

THE CHAMP DE MARS AND THE EXHIBITION PALACR— WHAT IS EXPECTED OF TUK UNITED STATES— WHAT THE SOUTH AMERICAN BTATES ARE DOING NOTICE TO ENCLIsH FXHIBITORS—REMARKAPLE ARTICLES FROM THE EAST FACILITIES TO VISITORS—THE ALLOTMEXT OF BPACR IN TUR PALACE TO THE DIFFERENT COUNTRIES. From Our Special Correspondent. Paris, Nov, 30, 1866. The works of the perk and palace in the Champ de Mars are now in a sufliciently advanced. state to enable thedobserver to form a very accurate iden of tho general disposition of the whole, Before examining the building known as “the Palace” itscif, let vs say a few words about that costly portion of the undertaking, the leveling, draining end ecllaring. To the ordinary eye, the Chanp de Mars originally presented the appearance of an almost level plain, This was by no means the case, There wore depressions toward tho conter of some ix foct in depth, 8o that in order to render tho ground perfectly level it has been mceessary do remove several hundred thousand cubic yards of soil. In digging the foundation of the building, land springs were tapped, which it cost the engineers an immensity of trouble to subdue. I am afraid to gucss how many tung of concrete were used to solidify the subsoil, sud’ there is a perfect net-work of Xraining pipes for tho purpose of preventing any accumulation®of dump. In addition to these pipes there are cellars constructed with concrete, running all round the palace, which, besides contributing to the ventilation of the build- ing, will be applicable for various purposes of storage, The palace itself is construered wluost entirely of cast and wrought iron. The form, as will be remembered, is nearly elliptic, and tho galleries forming the different classes present the appearance of a series of concentric rings, which in their turn are divided by convergent lines representing the divisions between one country and another. In tho centre of the whole is a garden, laid out with walks, fountains, &e. The principal gallery, which is the grand nave for the machiuerf, 18 nearly 115 fect wide and 80 feot high, inside measure. The columns supporting the roof are of a nchly decorated pattern, aud present a noble appearance, even in their actual condition of having only received their first coats of paint. Fhe effect of the whole, when the applica- tion of different colors shell have thrown the salient points into proper relief, prowises to be splendid. Along the center of this great nave will run a double row of columns, at once forming a passage forthe visitors whence, on both sides, they mg ree the machinery in motion; and acting us supports to the spindles aud shafts in use for the machinery, Outside the great nave is the coveredggallery in which provisions and beverages of all natures are to be at once exhibited to the curiousend cou- gummed by tho hungry aud thirsty, Iudependently of this provision gallery, there wiil be restaurants and cafés in abundance, in und near the park. In particular a®bufet-restaurant on a lurge scale is now being erected in the park to the left of the principal en- trance opposite the pont d'Jena. It covers a space of 2.500 square feot, and a vast systom of cellarage for tho preservation of provisions, and the preparation of food may be already discerned. The Conoessionares of this establishment are Messrs Rouge and Ofirog, boch famed restaurateurs. It is proposed to open a portion of this buffet-restaurant at the beginning of the New Year, which will be a great advantage®o the persons engaged upon the fittings of the palace, There is to be an equally large culinary establishment under English superintendence, and a third of specially Amorican character is talked of. 1 find that a beliefoex- ists among certain French critics. and other porsons takin an interest in the Exhibition, that the United States will scek to shino chiefly in the skow of natural produce and of raw materials, to the exclusi hinery and man- ufactured articles. Whether this belief is sincere, or whether.it is affected, fu order to cover a certain amount of apprehension, I will not venture to Jrouevnes; for itis begond a doubt thet ia their anticipations of the ulterior consequences to the international commereial relations of France and Ameriea, their tone is this: Americe ir a country essentially agneultura), end her produce is most vantageously disposed of by being sent to Eanrope in noral, und ¥rance in particular, for consumption as food or for manufecturing fabrics. Ameriea does not, or will sot, attewapt to compete with us as a manufacturing conn- try. Unhke England and Gennany, she is not to be feared eg a rival in industrial operations; she will continue, as at present, to send us her raw produce, and to take from us in return our manufactured goods, our articles of luxury and elegance, and our wines. “There is not, nor can there be, reason to dread with Awnecrica any of that dangerons end costly competition which makes our commercial relations with England and Germany one perpetual struggle, cither for lowness of price or superiority of quality.” 1t $s in somewhat of this spirit that a journal specially devoted to industrial mat. ters recently re “We trust $hat both in the eom- position of juries and jn the distribution of prizes America will not bo treated on a seele commensnrate with the space she will occupy in the gallerica of the Champ de Mars, but as a great nation destined to become our most important and profitable client” Now, in taking this view of the ulterior international results of the Exhibition es between France and America, writers of this class, wittingly or unwittingly, blind themselves, first to the fact that the United States will exhibit largely in the machinery department, and secondly, to the views which animate the United States in the great attempts which the country is making for the attain- ment of the greatest possible perfection in every descrip. tion of machinery. These views are, then, niterly at va- riauce with the- real or assumed. beliet of the French writers in quesuon. It isa fact beyond all controversy that the United States geek to become a manufacturing country, and I believe I am Dot exaggerating when 1 state that there is every prob- ability that iu this respect Europe §s ebout to find a scrious competitor in America. It is well known that skilled workmen in the higher branches of msuufactures have been tempted by the liberal terme accorded them to quit the great centers of Furopean labor for those of America, their proking cases, &e. 11. All packages must be labeled with the official address, which will be supplicg by the Executive Comuission. 12. The Paris offices of the Liitish Executive will bo at No. 71 Champs Elysees, and will be open there on she 7th of Janu- ary, 1807 irom M15 p. m. By order, R 0. Wye, Seeretary to the Exeentive Commission. Among the articles already arrived for tho Exhibition are some from the East of a remarkable character. There are some magnificent tubes of crystallized sulphur, fund at Hidvena, in the neighborhood of Bagdad; also, speci- mens of the ossence of petrolenm; peadds, and woven stuffs of various kinds, From Mossoul have como five different varieties of beautiful marble, ten or a dozen sorts of ores, such as those of gold, silver cqpper, iron, &eo.; geveral antignitios discovered at Ninovel, and marbles found opposite Mossoul, near the place led Tounouz, the Prophet, with hieroglyphic iuferiptions bitherto uf- deciphered. On one of there marbles is engraved some: thing like an eagle's head, with a singlo wing behind. From Djarbekir, wines, wrought stufls, and carpets in various styles Lave becn sent, The London Economist makes a suggestion worthy of gorious attention as to the delays and inconveniences likely to arise to visitors to the Exhibition “if tho present Custom-House system prevails, The impedimenté now presented to traveling in comfort are much loss than they formerly. were, but they are still far too groat for the age of progress in which we live. Let it be remembered, says Phe Feonomist, that the existing gystom of Custoin- THougo scrutiny is to bo kept up next Summer, with the crowded and choup trains which must be run incessantly, if the Exhibition is to bo a success, and it will nothe easy to escape one of (wo conclusions, viz: Eitherthat tho inves tization will ‘be so real as to disgust and exzspeate the pussongers, and so greatly delay. the traffic us to render frequent trains impoesible, or it must be so loose aud per- fanctory as to afford no security whatever to the rovenue, As at present carried on, wenre firmly convinced that the value of the investigation to the Custom-IHouses of either France or England is so emphatically fractional! that largo gain would arise to net revenue by wholly abolish- ng the railway customn-honse officers on both sides of tho winigr. regards England, the simplifications of its tari have left next to nothing to smuggle, and. although Franco hag not got quite so far as England, still, for all practical purposes, the number of contraband articles wossible in ordinary traveling baggage is most limited I'he romedy for these anticipated inconveniences is simple, and gcoms perfectly practicable. It iggsuggested that caclivgovernment should employ a small corps of traveling custom-house deteotives, whoso business it should be te move about continually on the lines of transit, and observe any suspicious characters or mesougors. The regular smugglers are easily tobo detected by n professionaleeye, and they are probebly in number not pet cent of the persons traveling botween the two countries though, according to the existing sysiem, the assumption in theory isgthat ali travelers gro endeavoring to evade the payment of customs dues, aud accordingly ALL travelers are liable, at the dictum of an ignorant, sur- ly, or sinply sleepy eustom-house officer, to have ALL their boxes, begs, and biand-boxes examined. Were the suggestion of our English cotommorary to be entertained, thero i no doubt but that the railway com- panies on both gides of the Channel would give overy fa- cility in their power, aud wonld strongly back up the de- tective staff by the codperation of their own officials, The initiative should come from the English Government, which might at once announce that they will, from the Ist of January, relinquish the present systom of the Custom: House exeminetion of passengers’ baggage. The French Government could hardly hesitate to accept the challonge thus thrown down, and nothing would thea remain but to bree gipon some such substitution as Laos been mentioned ebove. Thus much ss between England and France, But why should the reform stop there? What is good between London and Paris must be equally so between Now-York'and Paris. 1 am nware that we ere here treading on delicate ground, and therefore promise that my obsorfions are intended to refer only to the year 1867, To which, it being an oc- casion of a wholly ‘excoptional character, many excop- tional observations may be applied. I appeal, thon, to all whom this subject way interest in the United States, and above all to the press, to urge it upon the euthorities, so that by the time the thousands who ara expected from peross the Atlentie, bound for Peris, commence their industrial and srtistic pilgrimago we may have ono of the most serious evils of modern traveling provisionally at least done ewny with, The counties which have taken possession of their al- Jetted epece are the United States, Eugland, Belgium, Austria, Switzerland, Spain, Portugal, Greece, Deniark, Roesia, Egypt, China, Join, Morocco, Persia, Tunis, Si- one am. ‘The different Commissions are engaged in making the divisions between one eonntry and another. It is un- derstood that ench country will fave its wen particular facade, decorated in the style peculiar to the nation. This, however, will be the concluding work, At present the flooring is being laid.’ x Official hzette of the Kingdom of Itely publishes i circular, in tho name of the Priwce Humbert, President of the Italian Commission, inviting the nation to come forward aod take part in the Exbibition, commensurate with the ime ortance of the country. Yesterday was ‘Thanksgiving Armrived there, they find that, ewing to the abundance of and the national spirit of enterprise,” machinery of the most perfect deseription is placed at their disposal, The Original waterial being the sae in both hemispheres, the result can be easily foretold, Indeed, it is already admitted by the manufacturers of Lyons that their eilks are inferior in should be contained the mortal frame of him who had filled the world with his music, sounds which seemed al- I believe 1 quality to those produced by some of the Aruerican looms, although that, quality for quality, they are able to com- pete with the transatlantic frabrice in price, nay also state that the manufacture of watches in the United States has of late made such progress that the 1a. kers of Waltham cen already compete both in quelity end price with those of Geneva. If, then. it is really viatter of gencral belief in France that competition in manufac- ture is not to be feared on the part of the United Mates, rather than were human handiwork. there seems a strong probability that the veat 1367 ie des tined to show such belief to bo mere delusion. The different States of South America are zealously pre- paring to take part in the Exhibition, The Governments of the |Brazils and La Plata have agreed, in compliance with the request of M. de Mousticr, to the raising of the blockade, 80 as to allow a {ree passage fox the prod: Paraguay destined for exhibition at Perris. The two come panies—the Mcssagenés Tw perinles and the Transatlantic have to a reduction of 50 pes cout on their charges for freight on all goods coming to the Exhibition from across the Pacific and the Atlantic. A like reduction is to be made by the steamers running in gonpection with those of the two great compauies in quegtion, es ulso by the mavagement of the Panama Railway, The space in the Jalang to be given to the South Amer jcan States is nearly 6,000 square fect, and it adjoine the Euglish section. The arrangement and decoration of this cts of scotion is to be carried out by the order of 8 committee presided over by M, Victor Herron, Minister Plenipoten- tiary of San Salvador. These States may be expected to shine Jrinsipel] in Natural and Alimentary produce, In partic the Republics of .La Plata and Paraguay de. rive their chief wealth from the vast flocks and herds which pasture in the Pampas. We shall doubtless have some mens of wool from these, countries; in addition to which the diferent modes of preparing meet for Eu consumption there adopted will be fully ex- Mtaresting object fo be exbilited in this section will be the of the Ni a Canal, b Fon nie acts Qi de 80 scale thet the suthor, not finding Suticiant Sato Ajo wally oh the South Ame been compelled to. permission on of those of tho- United States sectio ustemala, Bolivia and Ecuador will exhibit, in addition to native uce, in the srchwmological gallery, such A py Ri Eb specimens o cost i Ey pis doll ce to En exhibitors at the Ex- rican sec~ ya Eis Te Ibibition 10. bo shaped on. Moder, on 1 Apel) 1867, a the kibjerial O Commission will have Je In 2. To enable the t to open with ctualt ak are req 10 make the following arrange eye y MAD are req must cause them oudins bofurs 5th of January, 1867, of be REET LT be ia Stn by the iat. of 7 descrip mn 6. we elthey persovally or by thelr Jey. Divine service was performed in the didercnt Awericau churches, A grand reception was hold in the evening by the United States Minister, Mr. Bigelow, Many of oir countrymen honored the occasion by dining on the national fare of roast turkey and cranberry sauce, Madame Busque of the American Restaurant, in the Rue Godot Mauroi, held high festival on the occasion, ‘There wis 6 guy American wodding at the Grand Hotel on the samo day between the sou of Mr, Samuel A. Way of Boston and Miss Forbes. In the evening Mrs, Way had a general reception, a VIENNA. GRAVES OF BLETHOVEN AND SCNUBERT=-A CRITICAL STATE OF AFIAIES IN VIENNA—CONCENTRANION OF PRUSSIAN TROOPS ON THE FRONTIER—THR DIETS OF LOWER AUSTRIA AND PESTH-—REMAKK- ABLE DEMONSTRATION BY MEMBERS OF THE PRESS. From Our Sye-'s’ Correapondent, Vienxa, Dee, 2, 1866, At a little distance from Vienna is the village Wilhring. It was 6 bright and pleasant Sunday afternoon when I'went thither, some deys ago. The church-yard lice on a gentle slope, aud as the gates are kept shut, you meot hardly any living being there. An old man entered with me by a gide door, and at once told me where the graves I sought Keecp along the wall to your left hand and nearly at the top of the avenue you will see them. You cenuot belp finding them.” And going on along the quiet walk, I saw plain pyramidal slab resting seainet the wall, sud on it in long gold letters the one word, Beethoven.” At first it seemed like a dream rather thev e realiiy, that before me, in thet narrow space, wero 10 be found, v most to be 6 part of the divine organization of this earth I Involuntarily one thought of aud compared the smallness of room now oc- cupied with tbe imwensity of his works, the boundless spheres be was able to ill with his music. The simplicity of the inscription pleased me greatly, Any addition would Juv wade ii less ipressive, ‘Ibe name alone of hind who ay there was enougti, That one word said more than the longest epitaph; it wos itself the noblest ionument. Over the grave is a flat stone,on which when I was there lay a large, fresh wreath jof evergreens and flowers. The grave is inclosed by su fron railing, and in the space be- tween it and the slab ivy creeps along, The whole is vory imple; but SERINE to the contrary would, it gees to me, be bere mispleced, Two or three graves—one of thea with the name Count O' Donnell—and then comes the resting place of Franz Schubert, of him to whom song was part of bis nature as of that of the thrush or the nightingale, And like a bird, too, he poured it forth unstintingly; new it was the merry noteof the blackbird, now the yearning-rejoicing of tho lark, and now it was plaintive like the cooing of the wood- pigeor. A stone with railing and ivy creeping round the grave are here just 28 in the other one, There is 8 niche in the stone erected ggainst thd wall, and hers a bust of him who lies beneath is placed. On the stone are these two lines: Der Tod begrub bier einen reichen Desitz, Aber noch schinere Hoffuungen,” Hier liegt FRANZ Scuu gent, Geboren den 31 Januar, 17997, Gestorben am 19 November, 15%, Jl yehre alt, It was well done to Jace the two men near together, ulmost side hy side. 1 was glad they were lero, not in the other larger church-yard, with its new and showy BADReLs 4 ere it i Hanged], a one side you see e at form so pleasing e d to Vien and on the other the ah1ds bol he dwellings belonging to the village. ‘The whole place has p peace look. 1 is ro- moved from the noise of the city, and, what 1s still bet. 1, Som the crowds of idlers that throug the other church. "The spot where Schubert now rests is not far from where be first saw the light. On leaving Vienna sud going toward the you Licht the to blag th MATa mer le, ld ust w than fore, is 8 substantial Yip over the en- Janes is the inscription, Franz Schubert's Geburts words make that dwelling a monument. For my part I should prefer such to a statue, The living take bin! object associated with the memorable fneng them, thus snd to fis most 4 SN es of it shows great the name must be when is to invest commonest ment in Summer #8lark rises from the ground, showering down his song as the sun pours forth ita hight, and so at last have reached the monastery farm on tho Lill-top. Who knows but that here, gazing on the wide expanse be- fore him, he composed some of those passages of hus music which seem Jo speak to us of immensity, of immortality. Schubert's life was one of much difficulty, It was wr bill work throughout. His biography has been wrilifn with overy dotad that could be eoliccted by Dr. Heinrich Kreisselo von Mellborn of Vienna, An English version of tho work, much abridged by tho omission of wany col- lateral matters thatimny well be lef out, lias baen givediby Edwaed Wilberfores, and contains the cream of {Le Iargor work. Wo see here how hard a battle hehnbert had to fight with the music publishers, and how he was forced to ace-pt a few doHars for a composition which brought tho jeri bay winer s rich profit, ‘The son which have made reo fuiet way throughout Europe and America, which have nade the word Schubert” an affectionately cherished mame in jnnumerable households, a name synon- imous with gxguisitq beauty ith wos! gig nl aud A melody, theso songs wore Duc sterod o and tho lowest pss. sum given for then, becaaso, for sooth, it was 80 unesrtain whether they would please. Bul timeshas shown they make their way to overy heart. No ono is proof against their magic influenco. Their anthor's namo on a concert bill is enough to attract listencrs. To hear EirPSchubert Lied” all go with longing impationce, well knowing how choice the delight that nwaits them, It seems to mo that Schubert achieved in music what Burus accomplished with words. Each was essontially, if not wholly, a lyrical nature. In both wo have the same doopypathos, and had Schithert not been of as sympathotio a nature as thro inspired Ayrshire peasant, ho nover could have made, as is the case in all his songs, the music to bo thoroughly a component part of the wiitten words, He absorbed them in his soul, and then gavo utterance to them again in language of his own, Like Burns, too, he preserved a cheerful, humarous vein and (when he gives way to it how sparkling and full of joy is covery noto?that reaches us! But there aro times when the reflection is foresd on him also that man wis made to mourn,” and then you feol the woo that in overy tone is ressed from him in sorrow, And in tho high, in the anriveled quality of their works, with nothing hackneyed, nothing commonplace in a single lino, there is resemblance between these groat authors, In each was the same unsophisticated sweetness, the same spontaneity and wonderful facility of composition. To pour forth their wood-notes wild” was for both a neces- sity. It was part of the natare of cach—nay more, to tho two men it was the very condition of existence, How retoarkable, too, how great fn both was the fullness of power—the weaith at their command! Thirty-one years was all that Schubert numbered when heMdied, aud pet what a long list of imporishable compositions! Among his M38. have been found nu endless number of fragments, ssing thoughts, and works begun intended for the stage. ymo aro complete, and these, as tho opportunily offers, will bo excentod in public. And rich, too, is the stors which the glorious Seotch peasant bas left us4or a heri- tage. Our love and gratitude to both for the joy they have afforded us! J We aro living here in a continuous state of crisis. Yot wo also are in tho'dark as to what guy bo the end of it. From no quarter does a ray of fight break 1a to guide in forming an opivion. From a sure quarter I learn that the Emperor is greatly depressed by the tone of the debates on tho address in the different Diets; that he is more cost down than even after the disaster of Koniggratz, The ad- dress of tho 1het Jield at Linz is coached in the strongest terms. Though the language of that which emanated from hero was docided in tone, it was quite respectful, and pe- titioned for the calling together of the great conucil of the pation, that of Linz imperatively®lemands it. »To«lay or on Thursday it will bo known if lis Majesty will receive the address or not, The report is curront that Le will refuse to do so. Should this be the ease, popular digsutisfaction will rics still a degree or two higher, nnd the feeling azainst Cort Boleredi will, if possible, be stronger than before. After the attacks wade upon him, the howe truths that have been uttered about his plurality of oflicos—EPrimeo Minister, Polico Minister, and others besido—and the thorouzh dis- trust in his paliey which is proclaimed on every possible occasion, it is really out o question to think of is re- maining much longer in oflice. There was report that, but that it was not accepted. What everrbody wants to know owing to adifleroneo of opiiion with him ou some im- A what those points are on whioh the two men differ; for that they do differ is the only hope people have~the sheet anchor which keeps them from drifting on the rocks of de- spair; for all still hold fast to the belicf that Deust cannot msibiy bo one with Beleredi—ecaunot possibly share lus opinions 6a to the way the country is to be governcd, He will, therefore, got rid of Lis colloague ai the very first op- portunity, The nsserted, and, as it seems, well ver fled concentra. tion of Russian troops on the frontiers of Gallicia canscs mueh anxiety, There certainly was nover a mors favors. be woment for Russia to carry out any plans prejudicial to Austria than the present. The followers of the Greok Chureh throughout the monarchy look in jeality toward the Czar as their spiritual head. Thus, throughout the Austrian Empire are thousands ou whom Russia can ol ways count in a contest in which the religions question 1s s¥ilifully rendered prominent. The looks of all professing this oceed are turned Eastward, It is thence they®xpect all Lielp and all good to come, The Russian dewonstration exercises a decided influence on Hungary, siud raises hopes which certainly never would be realized, Russia may, for ber own purposes, foster the distrust and dissatis- faction felt by the Hungarians toward Austria; but it would not be in her policy to support such political ar rangements as Hungary would fain ostabiish, And wero Hungary separated from Austria, itis to Russia the land would fill as booty, as it is the only State to whom the se- quisition would be of importance. I nfntioned in my last the address of the Det of Lower ,Austria—a manly, respectful representation of the neces- nities of the country, und of the wishes of the population, The Polish journals abuse it licartily, The (fazeta Nara- dowa and the C'zar veut on it irony and invective, and say the address should have as a motto, Pereat I nuudus, fint Reichsratl,” The former journal is indignant that in the Diet the resuscitation of the Constitution of February was asked for in the name of all the people beyond the Leitha,” This opposition to the proceedings of a German representative assembly is mercly an act of servility toward the present Government, and especially toward Count Beleredi. It is one instance, however, among others, endless in number, of the ditliculty of legislating for such a conglomerate of nationalities as that of which Austria consists. The discussion on tho Address still continues in the Diet ot Pesth, The most remarkable speech yet made there was that g@ Daron EGtvis, belonging to the Deak party. It was so on account of the boldness of the speaker in danng to utter a truth which bas been repeated over and over again by those who are no enemies of Hungary, A man less well-known than Baron Ebtvoes, one whose pa- triotism was not as with-him, above all suspicion, ecouid not have ventured to say whatehe did, so contrary to the accepted notions of his countrymen. He began by saying that in what the Diet had to demand and urge there was mioong the patios no difference of opinion. The wishes of the country were not fulfilled by the Imperial reseript. What the rescript accorded was accorded only in prinei- ple. In what Hungary had to demand they were all as oue man. Jt must be of interest to us to have the publie opinion of the people beyond the Leitha in our favor; to gain the public opinion of Europe for the policy of Hungary. Till now wo only endeavored to prove our rights; now, how- ever, it was to be shown to tho whole world that wo were not obstinate disputants, but that we had also in view the freedom and constitutionalisin of the other half the monarchy beyond the Leitha—the weal and duration of the whole Empire. Without the edneurrence of public opinion, historieal rights are, unfortunately, at tho present day, not efliciout enough; we must, thercfore, do our ut- most to win Austria, to win Europe to our side.” In Hungary, as on this side tho Leitha, there is no trust fg the man who holds the reins of Government, With this Government we can negotiate no longer,” says Tisza. “Tisza’s opinion of the Government coincides Eun with mine,” adds Eétvos; and Baron Podmaniezky finds it impossible, with so vacillating” a Government, to do otherwise than voto with the extreme left, or Beschluss Partei, And Baron Eotvds further speaks of the time being near when free constitutional principles will be uecepted, not by the present ministry, buf by that which 1s to succeed it,” “Thus, everywhere, except perhaps among the Czechs, the distrust of the wipister fhe put the Con- stitution in abeyance 1s predeininant. 18 80, 48 We sce, even in Hungary, for whose sake 29,000,000 non-Hungari- £118 Wore deprived of their rights. No one believes it pos. sible for tho pont to reyain gonstituted as it now is, in presence of such decid tations, One of these—a most marked one—took place on Mon. day. On 2 Heyipgof day 150 mep, connected with he press abd the ray of Vienna, assembled at a quet which, in token of respeet and admiration at his constancy they ve to dgnatiug Kuranda, It was, more. over, a sork of 1 ive Ww as the festival celebrated the same time wenty- connection with the Gerinan press. Post was edited by him, a sisge was prociatuiod in jenna that he sto saying un bie to fulfill eo would wait better his carecr he has acted a tforward w for free institut never swerving from the soted man- he kept steadily in view, He alwa and of the hon waa not corru Sarupt. i rant point, Herr vou Boust had tendered Lis resignation, “grams from a i or supplied by The student who first spoke said he has come to say enna wonld not prove untrue to ther 1 us heretofore brave champions in aud falsehood. that the youth of Vi traditions, but be sti combating against stopidit Later, PAucinfeld, the dramatist, spoke in most hn morots vein. But it was the genuine humor, which, founded on reality, on truth, called forth sad refloction aftr the hearty luugh, Every allusion was telling, and was responded to with loud seclamations. The remarks on the state of Austria, and the do-nothing Government, wero full of scathing truths, and were ail the wore tron ~hant from the delicate irony with which they were clothed, Iu spite of all complaints, one thing must be eckuowledged: that the press censorship hero is most light!y executed, for all these specches appear to-day in every journal, littlo and great, of the city andtho suburbs. The President of the Chimmber of ‘Commerce, Winterstein, rave 4,000 florins, tho interest of whieh, vest year on the id of December, was toe given to a writer for the public press who wight be in noed, tho same to be called the Kurggdy stipend.” And later in the evoning came tele- Fildes, from north, south, east end wost, bringing hearty good wishos and congratulations from brother editors and literary and political men, BO I'LORENCE. THE ADMINISTRATIVE BODY OF TNE ITALIAN KING. POM—THE EVUCATION OF THE PEOPLE—AN IM- PORTANT CIRCULAR OF BARON RICASOLU'S—TIE FLORENTIXES OF THE PRESENT DAY. From Our Special Correspondent, Frorryce, Nov, 235, 18066. To return to the pamphlet of Pasqual Villari, to which alluded in my previous letter, the administrative body of the Italian Kingdom is there described as gonsisting of three elements: OF em ployés of the past govesnments, of Qiberals of every shade, and finally, of Piedmontese. Among tho first are many able men, who render great sorvices to the country, buf, taken in a hod¥, it is easy to comprehend the improbabilty of finding that men who had been tho corrupt:administrators of the deerces™of microscopic governmonts, fallen from ignorance and blind despotism, cun govern a {roe country of 22,000000 of in- habitants yo!, their experience was regnired to conduct the administration, after sogsndden and pacific a revolu- tion, that time was wanting te produco or to form now men To these old employés is added a large numbersof liberals, justly reputed to'bo men of undmpeachable char- acter and trie patriots; but they wero born and reared in Italy when the country was still-divided into petty stats, governed by petty tyrants, and whore lotters, science, arts, industiy, and eorniioree were in their Infancy, while timid governments deoodod every ray of light in the midat of a frivolous and cor uit society, The education®of men belonging to the kL Lol party was thereroro confined within a wall circle of (oonds; their youth was spont in rotesling againat tyze voor in conspiracy; their middle ife in exo, in prison, c¢'in the comp of the volunteers. Without experiences or wy previous vtrdining they have received appoint Tice. To their numbers, must be added all the m i nok or wealth, all these holding a prominent posi’ c#¢ adhesion to the new Goy- ernment is _ortance as to render their gualitica- tions for oflice 2 «condery consideration, now cour to the tikrd element —that of Piedmont. This is compa d of what Professor Villari ironically terms “a sacred ph lax,” united ond compact. The political superiority of Picdinont to the other States of Italy is un- doubled, Piedmont aloue possessed an administration which it wi. not necessary wholly to subvert; it had a free Constitution and law® which’ tho rest of Italy con- gonted to adopt; it hal already had some experience of politic! Fife; it had a brave sry, with a Kinglat its head who had fought fur Italy, and it had a Ministerin Cagour, whose abilities were acknowledged throughout Europe, as woll us i1fvery Italian State. But 12 years ofonstitn- tional Govera ent had not obliterated all trace of old Pied- montese rule, which, before 1848 had been in the hands of goldiors, priests, and bureaucrats, nor swept away old sys- tems, a who could with difienlty govern Pied- mont by their slow, pedantic, intricate method, ham bs their tenacious gdherence to tradition, ere not o little p how to coMuct the affairs®f the whole of Italy. Schools for the training of Govgrnment officials were openod®in Naples and Sicily where thoy wore most wanted; but the masters or directors wero themssives subordioate officials fron Piedmont, unoqual to the task assigned thom, and the country is now deluged by a multitude of incapable bureaucrats, mon of the past and men of the present, martyrs nnd perseentors, they have none of then recived the education and the training necessary for new timos, It must, however, be confessed that with all their mis- takesand faults, those who have hitherto oceypied high places inthe country have done ay service to the nation, end it is puly necessary todook back seven years to com- prehend at a glanco the improvements which have already taken place, and to fuel convinced that tho confession arises from the uncertain light of dawn after a long night of darkness, Professor Villari next touches on the great and vital quostion, ofthe education of the people, which has either been whellydor purposely neglected by past governments, instilling $ilse notions of religion, false morels, and spreading false information. Where knowl- edge is dangerous to thrones, thrones become dangerous to knowledge, All azree on the necessitydf education, but how to give it, how to introduce a Unitarian aystem vader a Unitarian Government throughout provinces which differ in babits, races, snd degress ,of enlighton- ment becoines a ditiicult proble, Centuries of autono- mous,existenee have produced divergence of feelings and manners which nothing but thestrongest desire for natural life can coment into union. With the best intentions for the improvement of tho system of education, the end is sometimes frustrated bythe same want of experience which has caused Joiitical ad administrative errars. A pro- posal was accepted in the chawbers by which “10 or 12 youths were to be chosen by competition from the Univer. sities, and to be sent abroad, especially to Germany, to complete their education, aud on thir roturn home, to form a nuclous of goo! professors which might increase year by year. But, unfortunately, in the very competitive examination by which those youths are chosen, there is no aliuson made to an acquaintance with the language of the people, among whom they are to be sent to complete their studies; and the length of time allowed fer their residence abroad being limited to oue yeargit is not surprising that tho country has hitherto reaped po advantage from this outlay of wooney, nor that the [tulian youth, though amoung the wost tutelligent of Furope, have made little or no progress. “To have good schools there are wanted good professors, and for good profissors there are wanted good schools; but as yet Italy has neither one nor the other. “If wo examice,” continues Professor Villari, “one b ono all our institutions which need reform, we shall al- ways fiud.that the first stop must be to introduce greater intolligence in order to havo capable men, Education is the only firm basis of liberty; but we aust not suppose that a'good system of edacation or of, instruction only means to-have elementary schools to teach reading and writing, toshave lycenms for Greek and Latin, and univer- sities to train piosessers. A givilized nation is that where the schools, while imparting knowledge, strengthen the foi Face, and of SY. individual character, draw forth natura increase the number of thinking beings in the nation, while affording moral discipline and improving the 4 whole wan, good system of education t rough the schools makes able workmen, multiplies industry and commerce, and, where the art of design or:drawing is added, gives perfection to the most important brauches of manufacture, drives poverty out of the land, and intro- duces every where the weans to earn a compotence.™ “While upon this subject, I desire to draw your atten- tion to the circular issued by Baron Bettino RicdSoli on the 19th November, and addressed to the Prefects and Royal Commissioners of thetItalian Kingdom. I will'add somo short extracts to prove how tho views of the Minis- ter of the Interior agree with those of the author of this paniphit, The eircular begins with instructions to those ia author- ity as well as to the people under them, respecting their conduct on the Rowan question. ‘The Italians are urged to romain faithful to their part of the Convention of Sep- tember, 1864: Italy has promised Frauce aud Eu not to interfere between the Pope and the Romans, and allow this last experiment to be tried of tho vitality of an ecclesiastical sovereignty which has no Jude in al the civilized world, and which is a contradiction to the advanced civilization of the times, Nowsthgt our banner waves over Venico, it is.our duty to consider how we may strengthen all orders of the State in order to develop its elements of and wealth for everything. Italy can not and ought not to continue to roly on the rest of Europe. She owes an obligation to contribute all in her power to the general and bring forth of those copious resources best on herby Providence, but which have hitherto blignted-b} the miserable conditiongofthe country, *f and to keep alive the and streugth, to render the Liberty, either serves to awaken Semmens of royponaibaity siBoacion od, ad to sentiment ions for an make the powers of the iutelloot an active bonefit to the country, or to serve only to Spe a field to the voip am- bition wy base cupidity of the most forward and the most ArT0, After. dwelling on the necessity of using means to im- ove the matersl wealth of the country, Baron Ricasoli us “No less urgent is it aco the cypher of millions who can neither read or write, which 19 a stain upon Italy, and the most terrible denunciation of past iota Bistory, Drove. (hat tho cupabilibos of people orn must be mensrediby their knowledge, nothing groat, nothing enduring, pining glorious may be expected from o nation indifferent to heal the leprosy of ignorance.” I wust oneo again refer to the pamphlet of Pre Villari apo ple te and tw a ces u n; s the at Se fan I otice of SY Smaien oucourageiuent games ch tend dev sical of man, im of this Wop the hr "tke overy traveler a nervous organization of a Southern race muscular strength and vigor. abroad for games to exercise Pallone,” or greas ball, to meet with the best examples of the Florentines of days, in men of the present; mien, who scem to have re- ceived from thelr fathers, which and which bave or belonged to their lican ancestors, survived three centuries of degeneracy. aro, rather wore, till very lately, a fow men of the wpper classes of society, aud thero are still several among the tradesmen, sober, steady, intelligent men, with a proud self-respect, which refuses to do: to he greateat noble or prince in Europeabut which, while treating all men as equals, doos not forget to show that to oth they rich or poor, which they claim as a right to receive them. selves; these men ‘the traditions histories of t Gaye, and their eyos will lizht up with animation’sa oy tell the story of some old Florentine Palace or Howe, once the habitation or workshop of our Guicciardini, owr Maochiavelli, our Giotto, our Ci or our Arnolfo, They still cling with fonduess, and name with Bride the descendants ofhoso who centuries ago defended lib- orties, or as simple merchants deficd the dictates of the haughty feudal kings and nobles of liurope; and they from their beloved Dante with the ease which might the Englishman or Awerican, who knows little of Shakes. poare or Milton beyond their namos. The old Florentine may be seen all day in his which 18 often likewise his workshop, and his sons him, always judustriously omiidored, but ready fora ohat with a friend or tho intelligent stranger, He is uot to digplay his goods or urg a customer, but som ind ihreat whether yon 3 not, and for the price of wares, it soems equally immaterial to him w you a little more or a little less than their velue—bat those of the degenorate modern school, cheat the Jirenel, and are as unpunctual in their ways as unfaithful in promises, the true old Florentine is honest in his dealings and you may rely upon his word, In conversation, he sur- rises you by his clear logical head, by his in Andeby sie indepeadent exercise of thought hi fi which he displays. LETTER FROM COUNT DI: GASPARIN ON UNIVERSAL AMNESTY AND IMPARTIAL SUFFRAGE. Ts the Editor of The N. Tribune. Sir: Permit me to talk a little with you. You know that I have pever been a warm partisan of the Constitutional Amendment, which was drawn up in the last session of Congress. It Las always appeared to me that, for tho first time to sanction by an article of the Constitution a dis- tinction founded on color, is to give a strange conclusion to the victory of "the North, I doubt, moreover, whether the South, supposing that it should edopt the Amendment, would be tempted fo intrust the nogro with the right of suffrage by the increased representation which it would thus gain in Congress. Having, whatever might happen, two Scnators for each State, and knowing, on the other hand, that the negro vote would be oast for the Lincolnisn candidates, it wonld have no motive to triumph over, what is most of al%ifficult for it to overcome, the prejudices of raco and the traditions of Slavery. The net result of the Amendment would be, therefore, to proclaim conditionally a new right, by virtue of which a race could be excluded from political life and a class of incomplete citizens ted It is true that, thanks to the Democratic party and to Mr, Johnson, you run no risk of seeing the Constitutional Amond- ment adopted by the South. As a compromise is in question, theWorth will take care not to insist on this amendment. Consequently, Congress is about te resume “its full liberty of action, and I hope that it will have the wisdom to make a good use of it. The point now in question (and it is time), is to bave a National party, with a plain and simple platform, which wilt became popular, and which will serve as the symbol of its whole policy. Universal Suffrage—Universal Arnesty—such must evidently soon be your watchword. Universal Suffrage, that is to say, the suppression of all dis- tinctions based on color, the completion of the great work of emancipation, aud the inscription of eternal justice in of your Constitution. If the States should sce fit—and Iocan understand that this may be the ecase—to subject the. exercise of the right of suffrage to cortain conditions, these conditions should be imposed at onco on the blacks aud the whites. Universal Amnesty, that is to say, the immediate admission to Congress of the States which shall have adopted the new amendment, and of all the States when this amendment, having become part of the Constitution, shall havo established univer. sal sufirago everywhere; the pardon of all the Rebels, great and small; the renunciation of altplans of conquering the South, of reducing the Southern States to the position of territories; of confiscation, end of punishment, 1 dislike, I confess, everything that tends to perpeinate the consequences aud remembrances of the civil war. It im- portant that peace should be peace, and that pardon should bs pardon. If you only establish the equality of races, you noed have no fear of the former Rebels. To exclude them from publie life would be to excludethe whole South. Tustead of the policy of exclusion, adopt boldly the policy of admission. It is better to admit the blacks who love you, than to exclude the whites who hate yon. Have faith in your’ Constitution, havo faith im liberty, and, above all, have faith in that God who bas never ceased to bless you when you have walked iw the path of jus- tice. How glorious will be that moment when sou will no longer haveseither slaves, or kelots, or semi-citizens or proscripts, or persons excluded from any privileges whatever—that moment when your noble Constitution will have resumed its sway from one end of your country to the other, when the mest gigantia rebellion of modern timesthaving heen conquered by force, will be conquered by kindness, equity, and generosity It is important that you should hasten to arrive at this con- clusion. Exceptional ystems havo their dangers, and you will not havo ended your task until there is neither sn excluded State nor an excluded race within your borders. Thus eversthing brings us back to our motto Equality of citizens, equality of States; or, as Tsaid a moment since, Uni- versal Suffrage, Universal Amnesty. vr Nothing is mors natural than that you should complete this now Constitutional Amendment by incorpoxiting therein the repudiation of the Southern debt, and the solemn guarantee of the Unioa debt; but, in my opinion, as to the essential pointe, everything is summed up in the four words which I have just written, Distrust middle measures and compromises. I know of but one means to put an end ta.a question, namely, to settle it once and forever. I kuow of but one means to insure peace, uamely, utterly to eradicate the canso of war. Universal Suffrage will settle the"negro question; Universal Amubsty will put an ead to the wlite question, This done you will have accomplished ihe most astonishing political work ever undertaken by a people. Through a civil war combined with a social revolution, you will have main- tained intact the treasure of your liberties. You will neither have dictatorship, nor centralization, nor great standing armies. You will doubtless need some troops, and, for a lapse of time which I lwpe-may be very brief,but the necessity of which no one can question, you will be called upon to protect the action of your freedmen’s bureaus, and to settle the inevitable difficulties proceeding from a transitional epoeh. This, however, will be merely a transitional epoch; and, through the very effect of gen- eral liberty, the precantiongmow necessary wilt speedily become useless, You may raise the objection that I Lave not taken Mr. Joh- son into account. Y do not conceal from myself the fact thatif the Prasident continues to play the part of the partisan of the South in opposition to the North, he can raise up great ob stacles in your way. He ean, in the first place, encourage the isolation of the South. The cquality of races, that indispensable complement of emancl- pation, would have been accopted with little difficulty by.the robellious States on the morrow of {heir defeat, under Mr. Lin. colt; real emancipation, with real reconciliation as its corol- lary, would havo been speedily realized; the National party and its venerated chief would have proceeded haud in'hand toward the same goal, and would have attained if. Since the South hag felt that it had an ally in the White House, it has been less in- clined to sdopt your Constitutional rmendments, Neverthelces, the result of the late elections, and the eertainty of being unable to dofeat the Union party and to reinsure Democratic majorities, will not be long, I trust, in overcoming this resistance. To be excluded indefinitely from Congress, or to,be re-admitted therein as 8000 as the shall be put in full of citizens, in the presence of such an alterndlive, the wise mem of the South, and there are such, will kuow which side to choose. The second peril to which Ms. Johnson may subject you, end it is ome against which it is impossible to be suficiently on your guard, is the return of the old wor policy of the Democratio party. To enter into a dispute with Trance or Fogland, to support the Fenians, perbape, or to embark the country in some quarrel that will distract the public attention and make it forges reconstruction for ambition; such is the course of sonduck which naturally offers itself. Tn all times and in all countries war is the great destroyer of liberty. Give the South a great war, and you will restore to it, if not all its clauses, at least olf its hopes of success. Who knows whether, at a given moment, 1% would not find an ally to sid it in recommencing civil war, withdrawing from the negroes a partial and still ill-defined lib- erty, and again bringing tu question the States. iE {ion, for the accomplishment Ylleures Nov #1 1806,

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NEWYORK DAILY TRIBUNE, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 20, 1866. i definite, olving, like mititary aid, futeove i 1 Oymon Manmerra INSTITUTION, ANTATTAN SAVINGS INETITUTION, No. 644 MEXKO dette, not lvoviag, iho wiry id, foie expendters THE MONEY MARKET. n ji) pRostwar savirce No. 2 1 NT ANTATIA Ion. ay hi wilions, with pease and o stable rele THE BOOKS of this at have, divasted thas ORs Tountaes of LJ WHAT SHALL OUR POLICY BE! aud with debt of $95,000,000 osly. is not likely _— phteney lo New-York City and o the be closed from the an eteta, for the dx months “3 the rete of 4% the Pditor of The N.Y. Tribune to have Ho ity in meeting 8 Moderste additional TUESDAY, po the to the Fifteenth Jantary gussiae, Seaeliey. ding Te 14 or $50 hes fom sums of $1, hob saeeing. fim: There is a nation adjacent to us—our next to secure exif and entrance to our 3 i Fw trom the ue doliow pela the «lpia lie i ares holding Cotiifenie- of Stach the from oi Chiliestha Savers by hak ve pu nad shor MONDAY. Ju. 5, Bin itn esniion ying the on we of our $8: pion of Mexia: trntors. whe st coun Company tor the Suet yours snd Bepuiion (C0 pty SF he dng chi fie bees Niel wma BOUGHT, “FR dn es toe he wnt ao boundary for 1,800 wiles is coterminous with theirs. They the Colarado (the Mississippl of our aa. ve Tmauth of a A od mn Ioyort a hs: Amaro ARD Onmat Tisgwi Co. Comonnaao) TIME SAVINGS BANK OF WILLIAMSBUUGH, E Scum, Treasarer, differ from us in race, in language, in manners, in social condi. crossing them from to south) ie now in a foreign eoun- po made to the shareholders in Bpring 8 OTOL Tax spores, Nuboriin or pai] net of South Seventh sud Bitstats ~-Six per, cent intercal ALvonp, Secretary. tion; but they have gradually and persistently assimilated their pf) a} day may be in an enemy's country. The lutorests The condition of the Company in all its working depart. o ven tk second annua Ele. pty it ol ha, on tab to Deposits mouth ERCHANTS' EXCHANGE NATIONAL 7] alifornia, of Arizona and of Nevada, as im tively de- ments was never better, and the prospect of being able to oper- 1 et this pany. ol M OF THE CITY OF NEW-TOR ate the road economically is mest cheering. A East Hyver Bavives [merirorion, DEND —A semi-snanal dividend of VIVE TER declared, free of Governnentnas political institutions to ours. They are engoged, like us, in the sxperiment of self-government. The fortunes of this people can never be indifferent to us. If misrulo prevail among them, it reacts to our disadvantage. 1f they onjoy domestic tranquillity and material prosperity, we are, In a measure, the gainers. The commercial relations bhe- gween us may be of great mutual advanta And all this mast always remain so. What Abraham Lineols said to the Bouthern States is virtually true of the United States and Mex- feo: Physically speaking we oannot ReQelfiine wo eannoct re- MOY Or respective sections (mations) each other, nor build an impassable wall between them, We cannot but remain face to face; and wtercourse, either amicable or Bostile, must continue between us.” A flagrant wrong has recently been committed against this pation—the last of .a nmuberless series of outrages perpetrated against her by European agency, We ourselves were long under Colonial rule, but at first it was naild, protective, coneili- story and it was always the treatment of equals of the same rece. The list of grievances enumerated in our Declaration of Independence was, sufficient to justity that Declara- tion. Yet it wos but as a drop in the bucket compared to the rom tyranny of viee-regal despotism and bigoted ceclesiastical domination. under the harrow of whieh, for three terrible cen- turies, Mexico snffered and langumshed. In the eyes of the Spaniards the mild aboriginal races of Mexico were barbarians and heathens and as sueh, Kings and Inquisitors treated them with a barbarity scarcely paralleled in the history of mankind. They shook themselves loose, at last, from this iniquitous rule. Lke us, they had their war of Independence. It lasted eleven years: and ended, like ours, in a severance from the mother country. They have been an independent nation about hata long.as we, as our progres after independence, was long frustrated and retarded social despotism exercised rhodes yh despised RCO sivas theirs by despotism) exercised toward a despised nation Oy a wealthy and unscrupulous Merarchy. The Mexican Chureli, with its temporal possessions, has heen to Mexico whatrthegnaguates profiting by negro slavery were to us. It was Sumparytively as powerful as the Southern aristocracy. It owned three hundred millions of real estate, deriving thence en annual income of twenty-five millions; an income equal to thrice the ardinary revenues of the Mexican Government; suf ficient, in that country, to carry on an intestine war, and em ployed, with brief intervals, throughout 30 years, for that very purpose. The dignitaries of the Mexican Chureb, in a protest sddressed to Maximilian in 1864, assert and justify the fact that the civil wars of the country, for the last quarter of a century origiuated in defense of ecclesiastical rights 4 Waabolishod sur slavere in 1624+ AT00 10d got rid of hers five years previously, by what was called a secularization of tho Church property. Then she had a fair Jraspeet of entering. untrammeled, on 6 career of Constitutional liberty but that prospect was blasted by the intervention of France. The French intervention may terminate erg long, bat its per. nicious effects will remain, and will present obstacles of u very serious character to the restoration of public order in the Mexi- can Republic. European nations admit this. We ourselves per- ceive it; There has been talk of a Pretectorate, to be exténded by us over Mexico; and several English and French papers have favored the idea. ‘The policy of sending United Slates troops to aid Juarez has been broached, and various cessious to us of Mexican Territory have been spoken of. There is ne guestion connected with our foreign riations which, at the present junctufe, assumes co mach importance as this Whatshall be our policy toward Mexico! As a first priuciple, it is safe to say that we ought to interfere as little os possible. Nations must work ont their own litical salvation. They cannot make viearions advances oward eivilizagion. There is practical philosophy in the poet's Who would be free. themselves must strike the blow.” The better portion of the Mexican nation, little as some may esteem thetrace, doeply feel this. They have the honorablegle- sire that Mexicens should redeem Mexico. They are jealous, as they may well be, of anything under the protectoral guise. They have had enough ofthat, They dv not disdain help, fecl- ing their need of it; but they do not wish that Lelp to assume the form of outside interference. Let foreign nations say what they will in favor of a United States Protectorate over Mexice, now while is is merely talked about. 11 it were coustmmated, they would be the first to assail us, as guilty ourselves of committing what we have reproached to the I'rench. That would not be strictly true, for we should be supporting, instead of deposing, the government of the Mexican people's choice, But there would be truth enough in it to give it point nd sting. For such a Protectorate would be fntervention—intervention for a good purpose, doubtless; but all usurpers assert, as Napoleon asserted, purity of motive; and what guarantee has the world, or the Mexitaa nation, that we, aeuming guardianship, shall exercise our power unselfishly: with a single eve to the benefit of our eight million wards It has not been proved—and ought not to be asserted—that the Mexican peoplefare unable themselves to establish and main- tain a Constitutional Republic. They never had a chance to do this, in re and security from cabals, until tae last ecelesiasti- eal Rebellion of two years’ duration was erushed out by Juarez in the Spring of 1861, “The present Government,” wrote our Minister Corwin from the City of Mexico in September of that year, ‘the present Governméni, so far from being in danger of failing, is, at this time, in my jodgment, stronger than et any former period of its existence.—~( Sen, Doe. Mexican Affairs, 1861, p. WU. Three months later, when the disasters of Bull's Run and Ball's Bluff gave false hopes that an invasion of Mexico might be undertaken with impunity, Napoleon broke in on the peace of the country by armed force. The best proof that Corwin's estimate of the stability of the Juarez Government in the Autumn of 1561 was correct, is, that it had force enough long to keep the entire French forces at bay, so that a year and a half elapsed after the date of the in- vasion before the eapital fell into the hands of the invaders, Since then the Mexicans have endured and learned much. During the war whicklesolated their country, as during that which threatened to dismember ours, the sensiwent of nation- ality has spread and gathered foree. Let Mexico have a fair field and free opportunity to show what she can do. Let us not obtrude on her our political patron. lest we merit the sarcasm of England's great lexicographer when he defined patron: One who sees another sta uggiing in the water and ineumbers him with useless kelp as soon as he reaches the shore.” Similar to the suggestion of a Protectorate is the proposal to send United States troops to join the Republican army of Mexico, There is no intimation that any such succor is required. It iss mot men that are lacking; Juarez eanmot wm and feed and supply with ammunition one-third of the volunteers who present themselves, It is equipments and wunitions of war that are needed. 1t is a navy. It is money to pay troops andgo run steamers and to establish and sustain a government uutildt is fairly under weigh. Add to this that when we begin such a movement—when we send the first regiment across the Rio Grande—it is impossible to sayewhere that policy may end, and what expense will be in- curred in presecuting it to completion. Lhe cost of such a move might run to hundreds of millions, swelled as it would be by enormous expenditures for distant transportation. This is-evidently the safest and most economical thing to do, {leon be prudently done. It is what the Mexicans themselves re. Itis what the Mexican Government has sought to bring about, However undesirable it is, a®'a general rule, to run into debt, there are certdin exceptional epochs in the lives of men and in the career of nations, when they may properly seek, and are fairly entitled to obtain, aid from their fellow-ercatures. Shipwrecked seamen, plundered travelers, have just claims for assistance. Mexico is in a similar eondition. Her territory bas been overrun by an invading force, which escapes the ti of.maranders only by its numbers and by the impudence of its usurpation. Her lds have been lad waste herstowns and villages pillaged, and her péople plundered pretexis the invaders seized hier seaporgs and appropriated to their own use her revenues from impofts. As these comprise four-fifiis of the entire resources of her Government, and have been withheld from her by superior force for more than four her finances have been ruined, and Ler ereditgirought to alow ebb. Plandered and impoverished as she has been, she has faithfully helped herself before asking help from others, The wonder is that with her eripplederesources she should have been able to make head as she has done, throughout five dreary years, against the encroachments of an adversary so wealthy and powerful as France. Now, at last, she comes to our pecple and asks of them tem- porary nid to assist hor in recovering her lost position*und in consolidating her shattered Government, Mexico bas hitherto resorted but sparingly to the common re- source of nations when financially pressed.” Her entire foreign debt, with interest to the first of July last, was about “$95,000, 000; that is, she acknowledges herself indebted 10 foreign eapi- talists in that sum, and will ultimately have to pay it; but it is doubtful whether she ever received from them 40,000,000 in dard cash. The rest went in discount on her bouds, large com. missions, and similar expenses. She has no internal debt; that was paid off from the proceds of the chureb lands. About a year ago the A ay Government of Mexico offered, in the market of the U amount of §30,000,000, secured in part by e rroportion of tariff duties, in part by farming and mineral ands. It bore dnterest at 7 per cent in gold, and was offered at 40 per cent discount. M any nation was-ever justified in asking uid us a borrower, surely it was the Republic of Mexico, in the straits to which, by foreign spoliation, she finds herself reduced. The lean was received. Much sympathy there was for the struggling Republic all over our country. Dut Wall-st. eapitalists do not usually unloose their purse-strings fromsym. tie impulse. A very eonsiderdble amount was disposed of or cash. Purchases, but to moderate amount only, of arms, muni. tions, and equipments of war, steam vessels, and other arlicles of Lm mediate military necessity, have been made for Mexican bonds reted at sixty cents to the dollar. But when we take into account the lifference between cash snd credit rates, also that the sixty cents is in currency only, and that the Loau is a old Joan, it maygyweil be don whether Mexico actually 1208 from such small portion of her American loan as she has thus dispored of, a larger per cen than she obtained, in former days, from Ler loans go the capitalists of Europe. These are ruinous rates, such as would crush any hard-driven who resort to to them. To, obtain $40; thea to as interest on that $40 until repaid, "§7 a year (in other words, at the rate of seoenteen and a half per cent annual inter est), and finally to restore $100 of for every such $40 re- even ia a grievous imposition. Weak States, torn™hy inter di have often to submit to such terms, but they pay, mbit the less grievons on that account. oe ought not, in‘strictaess, to think harshly of the specu istors. 1 boy seek safe investments and if investments of a precarious character are offered, 1t is fair enough that they should demand payment for the risk. Beside, it is better Mex- i00 should obtain arms and even at sueli exorbitant rates than not to obtain them st all. The bravést men, armed with seythes and 3, cannot withstand well-appointed troops: nor can 4 Government, cut off for years fro its legi re sources, be reéstablished and maintained without revenues tem- porurily advanced, until ber ve and administrative wa- ciinery shall be put in full operatien, and her fascial system shall be built’ap anew. Nevertheless, Mexico has fallen into the hands of tors; sud if she remains in their bands, she must suffer the loss of of millions, if even at such sacrifice she can reguin the po- a which, by uo fault of her own, she lost. Can we, with safety to ourselves, extrieate her from this J ueaiou state! We might lend her money. But, in the place, though in tho kast 18 months we have reduced our nstional debt by $200 000.000, yet it is still nearly two-thirds as large as that of land and itis undesirebie to add to it, as we wwst do if we make advances to the Kepublic of Mexico. Becoudly, she does uot sk advances. Me dows pet ask a Joan of our” Government. From us, as a netion, s+ does not nced money, She needs national credit, secing that the Freneh inv has lLiers. at eredit restored, she can obtain mo! fram privale dividuals smong vs, without drawing a dollar from the exchequer of the United Sates Whether, in case we lend to Mexico our national eredit— 18 other words, {n ease we gaarantee to onr citizens who may advauce money to Mexico the repayment of thely advances the Yespon sibility accruing under such a gnarautee 48 likey to Butt i witlmate loss 0 our Government remains to be con ied, L121 us look at tho matter in a Dusiness point of view, Tn the Place, the sum guaranteed, whatey cr i6 way amount to. is nited States, a pubile loan to the wand x change in our southern boundary on the Pacifio, as did the interests of the great Mississippi Valley dewand, in Jeffer- son's, day, the purchase from France of Louisiana. We can no more safely leave the mouth of the Colorado in p on of the Mexicans than we could formerly have left-the mouth of the Miasispippi in the handsof the French. We need Lower California, the strip from the mouth of the Colorado north to onr present bou line, and either a tri- angle east of the up portion of the Gulf, to the Arirona line; orfeine, if it ean be hed o line from Guoymas eastwardly {o the Rio Grande, Either boun would give ns the concurrent navigation of the Gulf and the eontrol of its upper portion. Until these arc obtained, we are shot out, on the south, from our own jous—unalle to reach them without passing through foreign territory. Under such circumstances, it womd be fortunate if Mexico, unable to repay us when {he loan shall mature, were to offer us, instead. a territory of little value to her; not containing, at this time, over 14,000 inhabitants. In money or in land she is certain to pay. Tt is not weak nations who commit injustice agaiust strong ones. Our guarantee would be worth to Mexico, in cash, full half the amount guarenteed say fifteen millions on a thirty million loan, or twenty five millions on a loan of fifty milhons. It would be the same aff we handed her over these amounts in nhooks, never tosbe repaid. It is eeldom indeed that one pation has the opportanity thus to render important aid to an- other, in her day of need, at so little cost or risk to herself, ‘The present fiaancial condition of Mexico offe~s a rich har vest to brokers and jobbers, She can elude their gaasp only through such an indorsement, by h respectable nation, as shall elevate her public credit, and cause the market value of ler Government securities t0 approach par, or, may be, command a premium. jut, to effect this object, what we do must be done with careful eirenmspection, and under strict conditions, That ie due to ourselves as well as to Mexico. We must see to it that, in freeing Mexico from one get of speculators, we do not leave her at the mercy of another. We must see to it that the meney which our indorsement saves to Mexico, instead of extrava-$ gantly enriching those who already hold her bonds, obtained at a heavy discount, shall go directly and honestly into her hands Jor her future needs. This ean only be secured by stringent restrictions iucorporated.in the law or joint resolution author falug eo guarantee, 1t should bey provided that any guarantee gramted hy i3e United States shall apply only to bonds hereafter to be offered in the market for the benefit and behoof of the Mexican Kepublic. 1t should be made imperative, also, that the bonds be wold at all times, to the highest bidder, end a minimum rate may be fixed, below Which ft shall not be fav ful to dispose of them. Our Government, ag igdorser, has right to make pil the and other similar aida. Tudef fuck Arion th evidgut that fot a bond could fall into the hauds of jobbers be- Jow its market rate without the complicity or connivance of tad Mesican Minister, if even then, But Sefior Romero's chagieter is unimpeachable. Iliscone dream is to free his county trom a foreign yoke. No one who kuows bim—who bas wituessed his daily unflagging perseverance, at sacrificg of all personal ease and comfort, i maintaining, by elaborate documentary ovi-* dence and by every other available means, his country’s cause throughout these her days of gloom, will doubt that the pe- cuniary interests of the land of his birth are safe in hia patriotic hands.” Nor is theres perhaps, a ruler among ail those with whom we are in diplomatic relations, whose love of conntry and integrity of purpose and aetion are more to be trusted than those of Benito Juarez. It is his probity rather than bis bril- liant attainments that has secured to Lim, in measure as full as we granted to Abraham Lincoln himself, the love and confi- dence of his countrymen. The money will pass, then, into safe hands, Beyond this we cannot go, We cannot stipulate how Mexico, when she receives the money, shall spend it. One nation does not dictate to an- other in such matters, It may bo to us, however, sufficient pledg®or the faithful application of these funds to the great object of restoring peace and order and stable govermuent throughout Mexico, that the very life of the natidn way depend upon whether the revenne now to be raised by loan, be thas faithfully expended or not. It is no proper objection to such a plan that indviduale may be Juss gainers by it. Apy measure thot fortities the credit of Mexico will raise the market value of all her public securities, those which are not guaranteed cluded. Hh this way, all holders of Mexican bonds, whether in this country, or in England or Spain or France, will find their property en- hanced in value, So, also, those mmong us who may own mines or other lands in Mexico, or wlio may have obtained grants of any kind from the Republican Government. will be gainers by whatever tends to the restoration of peace and public order throughout that distracted country. Others: again, who wie dealers in arms or ammunition, or provisions, or army clothing may find advantage:in whatever A funds at the disposal of the Mexican Government. Merchants, too, who have om with Mexico, will bé great gainers. These men, and others Similarly situated, will be likely to urge, from private motives, the grant of a guarantee. But in all this there is no harm. Such incidental advantages are perfectly legitimate—as legitimate as the inestimable benefits which will acerne to the ee Mexican people by the consolidation of Constitution Government. Nor, if a public measure be beneficial in itself, should those be blamed who advocate it on purely personal considerations. They who assault the policy of guarantee because they see that certain classes of men are likely to derive advantage there from, wonkl do well to remember this, It may be said, as regards action on the Mexican question, that now is the accepted time. Whit we do to aid the BTpub lic in retstablishing a Constitutional Government, should be done quickly. At this mement we can make o foot of Mexico, effice whatever may remain of bitter recollections con. ected with the war of 1¥45, aud lay broad the foundation for amicable relations of the most permanent character, in the future, between onrselves and this southern neighbor of ours «But if once we let slip the golden opportunity, it may nover return. We have much to gain by such a eonrse, Napoleon bonsted, in his speech at the opening of the French Chambers, thai the eommeree between France and Mexico had, since the invasion, increased four-fold, During the same time, our commerce with that country, which enght to be reckoned by hundreds of milliong, had sunk to an insignificant amount. Can we lightly pass by such considerations as this? And what more efiectual mode of opening the way for valuable commercial intercourse with Mexico than by siding her now to regain her independ- ence and to reéstablish domestic trimquillity The actual gain to our country by the renewal and jnerense f such intercourse wonld far exceed the whole amount which o would be necessary*for us, to guarantee, it Under another contingency, still possible, selfish considera. tions must also mingle with our good wishes for Mexico's sne- cess. The declarations from our State Department unmistake- ably imply the necessity that the French and Maximilian should both leave Mexico; but neither has departed as yet; and os late as the 23d of last month our Secretary of State wrote to our Mirister at Paris these significant words: We have no avthor ity Jor stating to Congress and to the American people that ve have now a better guarantee far the withdrawal of the whole ex- peditionary foree in the Spring than we have heretofore had for the 1ithdrawal of a part in November." In such a departure, too, there is included, of ‘course, an abandosment of the ocenpation of Mexican sea-ports, and a relinquislanent of all future right, on the part of France, to the duties on imports there collected but, so far, we have no as surance whatever on this point. Yet if, in any part of the pro- gramme there be default, and if the Mexicans fail to nforce compliance, the task will full upon us. Is it not, then. the wiser course to help the Mexieans at once to do their own Jight- ing, if fighting there remains to be done. They have been carrying on war during the last five years, one scarcely knows how, though one ean imagine at what terrible disadvantage; with troops helf fed, halt clothed, half armed maintained by the poor free-will offerings of a people hurussed and plundered by the inveding foc; every man incurring aecording to Maxi wilian's sanguinary policy, the penalty of death for aid thus Under shameless ven to the patriot cause. A struggle, at such odds, may last or years, Fifty millions—-represcuting arms munitions, provisions, seldiers’ pay—in a word, all the sincws of was—fifty millions, cast into the scale now, will probably settle the matter at once. But aside from mere se fish considerations, is nothing due frow us to our position as a nation t Power entails moral re- sponsibilities. To whom much is given of him shall much be required. The embers of a war against Republicanism—u war conducted under the black flag, regulated by decrees so bloody and barbarous that they outrage a civilized age—1ihay smoalder, for aught one can see to the contrary, throughout years to come. Holding the balanee of power, as we go, in this Western Hemis- phere, are we to suffer this, in defiance of our protest; in defi ance of Bhristian principle; in defiance of the sympathies of our people with the down-trodden patriots of Mexico; in definnee of the indiguation of our people, who have not forgotten, and will not forget, how a European Potentate, when our own star was waning—when we had not a man por a dollar te spare—tuking basing advantage of our position, undertook to fost a despotisin upon America, under our very eyes. Ask our people, and they will loudly declare, that in the question of succor to Mexico— overborne by foreign tyranny as she has been—is involved a higher duty than the mére assertion of the national diguity—a duty to our age and to our country—to the cause of Coustitu- tional Liberty and of Republican Institutions, NEW-JERSEY NEWS. Essex @ovnty Courts.—The Essex County Conrts commencitheir January term on Tuesday next, the 1st of Jan- uary. No business will be transacted on that day, save the em- panneling aud charging of the jury. Judge Depew, the succes gor of Judge Haines, will presule. EE r—————— FATAL RESULT OF INJURIES.—A young man, named Wilkam A. Stevens, who fell from a ladder some weeks since, while engaged in painting a house, and burst a blood vessel, died on Sunday lust, Being a member of Newark Di- vision Sous of Temperance, the members of that Division met on Monday night, passed resolutions of condolence with the fumily of deceased, and resolved to attend the funeral in a a— i AcomEsT.—A lad, named Robert Griswold, while firing a Christmas salute in Belmont-ave. yesterday, had oupe of his fingers shot off and his hand otherwise badly igjurcd, Posr-Orrice Rospep.—On Bunday morning the Post-Ofiice at Elizabeth was found to have been broken into and robbed of nearly all the letters it had contained. Upon the arrival of the clerks a scene of great confusion was discovered, stamps and everything that sppertaius to a mixed in one hetreogeneous mass. Subsequently wv Letters, pa Post-Office lay a nuntber of notes and checks were found in the rear of St. John's Church, Sopoties with lars’ tools of al deseriptions, This is the second time that has been robbed within mouth, and as yet no clue has been obtained to the 1wbbers. WESTCHESTER COUNTY NEWS. Court oF GENERAL Sessions, +-Michuel Pender. grast, indicted for a felonious assault on Berney Bow, vears and six mouths imprisonment in the State Prison at Sing Sing. David Kenney, a boy 14 years old, was indicted for grand larceny, for stealing $40 from Mr. Harvey, with whom he board. ed, in mantown. The boy pl guilty, and was sen- tenced to the House of Refuge, A Boaus Derrerive.—Alfred Ryder, a genteel look- ing young man was on Monday arrested by Detective Radford on the complaint of Mr, Thomas M. Tayler, a wealthy gentleman re- siding at the Everett House. The complainant charges that tho prisoner, by representing rimedlf as attached to the detee, tive force at Police Headquarters sineo the 12th August last, procured from him at various Hines suns amount Vik ble age pgrognte £1100, threatening. in care he wasn dw nr rest Mr, ior. ‘The prisoner was committed for examination, It is expected that rr in the town of Yonkers, was convicted and sentenced to two some gasious revelations will be muse va the us position for the carrying trade tantie the great West, and having a gauge specially adapted to secure the comfort of passengers, it i. alresdy a favorite route with the public, and must continue to receive a fair share of the public Entertaining these views, therefore, the Directors feel justified in anticipating Wout siitidfuctory results from the operations of the road, during the coming and future years; and will spare no exertions to enable it to sustain the high reputation is has already acquired,” The satisfactory results so confidently predidted is shown in the following comparative statement, viz.: Earnings and cash receipts amd payments of She Erie Railway for the year ending Sept. 30: EARNINGS, Occupylug an advants Mebveth ie 4 From passen oil Haw nm 1 JU, HU, Wo0 AN) From Freight. FEAL oo ello 01 105726 264 30 From other sources... 07,820 35 194,100 93 Total. .cooce copsss 15,372,600 56 $15,300,574 #5 The above to be stated without reference to the amount ac- tually collected. RECEIPTS, From engers...... §3,503,066 20 $4,450,200 60 From freight. 11,611,023 01 10,726,264 33 Other sources—Btorage 2,212,95 5,952 20 Tedegraph.......ooaeee 19,055 11 15,603 66 Rents...... cocvesnnes 17.92% 1,103 2 Malls. ...oe0 covssnsnns 122,115 47 101,352 4 Pavonia Ferry........ 6,513 £3 of, rh Total ......ce000.2 $15,272 800 56 $15,300,574 £3 Payments other than for construction: Transportation exp nue], 151,540 67 $10,819,188 97 Hudson River Ferry... 205,842 #8 37 165, 700 Operating telegraph... 116,354 64 117000 77 Hire ef ears. 20,415 36 69,708 72 Inte Rev, taxes, 580,744 45 427,991 38 TOUS. .euue sousnrs $12,083 fos 00 £11,630,7%6 10 Tut. on mortgage debt, 1,030,382 *6 1,279,783 00 Rent of Rallway....... CINM5 TT 509,495 00 MECTOS KOs vy eagerness S02, 070 03 “1,846,952 12 lance of dividends paid to Dee. 31, 1865. 420.744 #9 “rw. Total. yung gereeer O15, 040400 57 15,260.36 £3 NUFDIUS covnnoinenn S23,308 09 7,238 63 Toth: vz0 ut cannes 815 372,800 $15,500,074 £3 ‘Dividends pafd in 1863, The statement will disappoint no one, The figures af- ter being thoroughly cooked and vaned from former meth” ods of presentfiig them show that out ofg15,572,809 of receipts in the fiscal year only $408,016 remains for the common stock. But this is not all, so far as the unfortu- nate stockholders, preferred and common, are concerned. It is apparent from an examination of the figures of the annual report in connection with the Engineer's report (Sept. 30) that what has been called dividends have been made from fresh money got by the sale of bonds and stock, By this process the cost of the property have been increased since Sept. 30, 1865, by no Tess a sum than §4,- 851,806. Placing the earnings ut $14,500,000 Jor the cal- endar year, and the following re sult is had: Earnimes of the road In 1866... .oovviiinrannanes $14,500,000 Increase of funded debt. oooneiiiiinniianaionnnns 4,068 U4 lucreaseof capital stock. ....oooviviiminnninnniaans 160.000 Total receipts. ccc coneesersssrcassorssssnssns 18,542,904 Expenses— Working the road. £12 070.607 Interest on debt. .oonvinnnninnnnnnnnes 1.420.521 13,F01,128 Balance repiaining for dividends and construction. $4,501,800 In other words in 1866 the road stands charged with $1,851,806 0” increased cost. The receipts for the fiscal year were................ $15,372,808 Operating expenses... gesssessnsns ones $12,083 R08 Rent of Poads. .....covcvvnsrenscnsesisnses 637.45 Interest as paid in 1866... ooo 1,000, ee 7 per cent ou preferred stock....ooooeny. iT, 168 14,964,709 4% 016 Remaining for common stock. ..ooovvneeen anes Taking the business of the road for the calendar year, the following result will be shown: Farnings for 184... RT Fr Fy BAS Sr Surplus of 1863 £14,500 000 7.20 Income for the year... Operating expenses. 3 per cent as aBiS 0G InTEnEstT oN Dent. RR TR $208 EH Floating. .c.oonovnes FUN KN Total. eins $26,007,440 7 9 cent, 81,820,521 $17 £01,138 Sarplus for Preferred Stock cores SO16,110 Dividend on Preferred Stock, $8,000,700, 7 cont... Nor SL Remaining for Common Stock. .c......... gr 0ll This statement is the one upon which the dividend upon the Preforred Stock is to be paid as from income. Tho property is now represented by stock, $25,100,800; debt, $26,007,450; Leases cqual per anoum to £10,000,- 000. Total, $61,113,250, Besides this $61,000,000 there are obligations to conneeting roads which bring the prop- erty up to full $65,000,000, The corporation has grown sce Decew ler 31, 1862, (33 years) as follows: Dee, 31, 1962, Sept, 20, JAS, Increase. Stocks. ...cooveees $19,970 2% £25,105 #0) £5. 1.000 Dethecus «50050 nnsss: ShheiAtfe TAH 2605 40 5TH $40,075,000 $51,113,250 $11,005.23 24 040 037, M45 302,705 Leases per annum. In the year ending Dee. 31 1862, there was reported income to the amount of $1,630,350; while the year end- ing Sept. 30, 1866, after adding twenty willions in bonds, stocks. and leases, yields nominally the paltry sum of $108,000 for its common shareholders. Financial. Baxkixe lovee or Fisk Haron, No. 5 Nassau-st,, New-York, Dec. 20, THE COUPONS, due Jan. 1, 1867, ou the FIRST MORTGAGE BONDS of the CENTRAL PACIFIC RAIL- ROAD of CALIFORNIA will be paid st our office free of Goverp- Srarr oF KANSAS, EXPCLTIVE DEPARTMKNT, heut Tax. Orpicn STATE TREASURFKN, Torkxa Dec. 15, 1866. NTEREST MATURING JAN. 1, 1567, upon KAN- SAS STATE BONDS, will be paid st the Banking Howe of Isett, Kerr k Co., No. 4 Wall-st,, New-York. 2 W. SPIRIGOR, State Treasurer. TTCrry oF Ankeny, Trrasoxun's Ovmicy, December 17, 1866. LLEGHENY CITY COMPROMISE BONDS WANTED. —Persons holding Compromise Bonds of the City of Allegheny, Pa, ‘are hereby notified that the SINKING FUND for 1866 will be invested in these bonds at the lowest rates offered. Fropossls will be received by the nndersigned until TUESDAY, the Ist of Janu. MACFERKOXN, Treasurer of the City of Allegheny. “NATIONAL PARK BANK oF NEW Vox No 5 Berxwax-#r. ‘ew Yorx. Dec, 21, 1006 FIHE ANNUAL ELECTION for DIRECTORS of this Bank for we ensuing year, will be held at the Banking: House on TUESDAY, January 8, 1807, oll open from 12m. tol o'clock p. m. ey ia J. L. WORTH, Cashier. TOTICE TO BONDHOLDERS, —~Iuterest on bonds. of the City of Marysville, California, doe Jun, 1, 1067, yable in the City of New-York, will be peid on sud efter that date in current funds, upon presentution of the Coupons at the American Frehange Notional Bank in ssid City. DECKER LK JEWETT. Marysville, Yuba County, Cal, Nov., 1966, aan a Uxiten STATRS TREASURY, Dec. 18, 1066, JCHEDULES of thirty (30) or more econpons, due bY January 1, 1866, will mow be received for examination at the United States Tressory. IH. H VAN DYCK Amsistant Trewurer, “Sy. Mark's Fike INSURANCE Co.. NEw YORK. Dec. 21, 1866. ALECTION.—The Annual Election for DIRECT- 4 ORS of this Company will be held at the Company's Ottice, No. 67 Wall-st., on TUESDAY, the 8th day of January, 1867. Polis open at 12 o'clock m., sud close at 1 G UD SL VASHINGTON POST, Secretary. (COEN EXCHANGE INSURANCE COMPANY, New -York.—The ANNUAL ELECTION for DIRECTORS of this Company will be held ot their office. No. 157 Broadway, New- York, on MONDAY, the Tth duy of January, 1867. Tolle open from 12 noon to 1 p. UFO. A. DRESSER. Fecsetary. Tae TRADESMEN 8 NATIONAL BANK New-Yokk, Dec. 24, 1044, YE ANNUAL ELECTION for DIRECTORS will be held ou TUESDAY, Januar 8, from 12m. to 2 p.m. NTHONY HALS AM ashier. Orricn or THe Irvine Fine |NeURANOE COMPANY, No. 9 WaLLer,, New Yok, Dec. 15, 1866, A¥ the annual election held at this office on Mon- unanimoosly elected Directors of the MASON Sompany for the ensuing your HOMSON, Jou NDERBILT L. BUXTON. HART. ASH. JOSEPH ROGERS, VA BENJAMIN 1 STEPHEN WRAY. JOHN ROMER, ISAAC OVELL. EYLVANUS 8. WARD. BELA 8. SQUIRE. ALEXANDER McKENZIE. JOHN W. DEGRAUW, JOHN WADSWORTH ROBERT A, FORSYTIL WINFIELD 8. HANFORD. JOHN B. HOBBY, CHARLES STIRLING, ASTREE. WRIGHT GILLIES. JUSEPH MEEKS. DAVID Bo MOSES. WILLIAN FUERDON, ABRAHAM M. BININGER. MARTIN L. CROWELL. CHARLY.S BURKUALTER, At subsequent meeting of the Directors, MASON THOMSON was i lected President of the Com MARTINS. CROWELL, Seerviary. Taw Ninth NATIONAL BANK oF Tie Cry oF NEW YORK, No, 33 dred CF New Yoxx. Dec. 8, 1 N ELECTION for NINE DIRECTORS of this institution, to serve for the ensuing year, will be held at the Backing Room on TUESDAY, the 8th day of January next, between tin Bows of'1? a. and 2 chock ym. JOUN T. HILL, Cashier, _ Tux Powsny Narowar Dank. New-Youx, Dec. 15, 1866, N ELECT4ON FOR FIFTEEN DIRECTORS of this Institution, to serve for the ensuing year, will be Leld at the Banking Room on TUESDAY. the 15th day $C Tavusty next, between be hours of 12 m. aud 2 o'clock p. R. HAMILTON, Cashier. i. FFPICE of the HOWARD INSURANCE COM- PANY. No. 86 WALL-ST,, NEW-YORK.—At the election beld on he 3d. of December, at this office, the follow lug persons wero J Year elected Directors of the y far the snsuin H SAMUEL T. MONE ENTE B FEARING, WILLIAM COUCH, THOMAS H. FAILE JOHN D. WOLF EUMUND PENFOLD, F108 1. BENJAMIN, HENRY W. T. MALT, HENRY R, REMSEN, RICHARD SANDS TUCKER, CHARLES N. TALBOT, FRED, W. MF y THOMAS Wo GALE, CIIARLES M, CONNOLLY, URIAM J. SMITH, of the Board of Direstors SAMURL T. At a mbesguent Sin AAR of a Goma day. the 3d of December, 1866, the following persons were Prosident, aud HENRY A, OAKLEY Be has TH alsction will be bod Oho of Secipiay, in the City of Meadville, Pa, ou TUKIDAY, the eighth aay of Jannary, 1567. The wil le ot 2 p.m. and close at 4 Pin The ‘wilh elas on the twenty: (25th) day of De eember, snd open the day «fier ibe siection. J.C. CALIIOUN, Secretary. CIT? oF ALLRGRENY, TREASURER'S OF108. December 13, 1866, OTICE is hereb Jiven to the holders*of the 6 per ceut MUNICIPAL BONDS of the City of Allgheny, that the coupons on said bounde eowing due A 3, be peid BS mk nc 5 tint gh Hi” Ph eatur Tol oe Gly Of Allegheny. Haminron Fine Insunason Conpaxy, No. 11 Walks, LECTION NOTICE.—An’ ELECTION for DI CTORS of this Com for the enguing your wi be held on MONDAY, Jasuary 7, 1067, between the hours of 12 aud 2 o'clock p. JAMES GILMORE. m, $50,000 QUINCY ILLINOIS BONDS Can be converted into New Bonds of the date Joly, 1866, which the bate of Ilinois pays the same as t KIOD, PIERCE Co. No. 19 Broad st, N. Y.i GILBERT AT WOOD Co., Boston; or FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF QUINCY- TY OF KEOKUK EIGHT PER CENT NEW BONDS ~The luterest due on above Bends, Jan. 1, 1867, for Coupon No. 2, will be paid on and after 2d January next at the CEN- TRAL NATI®NAL BANK. NATIONAL UROADWAY BANK. New YORE® Dec. 20, 1866. LECTION.—The annual election for Directors of this Bank, and for Inspectors of the next ene election, will be heid at the banking house No. 237 Broadway on ESDAY, the 8th day of January next, between the hours of 12 m. and 1 o'clock p. m, J. L. EVERITT, Cashier. YUE ANNUAL ELECTION for DIRECTORS of the AMERICAN COAL COMPANY of Alleghany County, Maryland, will be Leld at the Company's office, No. 111 Broadway, ou THORSDAY, 27th December, from 12 o'clock m, LY oclock p. m. RTE LL Ll Orrice MILWAUKEE AND bv, VAUL Rapin y New Youk, Dec. 24, 1966, HE TRANSFER BOOKS of this Company will be closed on the Jist December, 1866, aud reopened January, 20, 1867. 1'y order of the Directors. CHAS. P. GILPIN, Transfer Agent. THE BELLEFONTAINE AND INDIANA RAILROAD COMPANY Offer for sale, at the Office of the UNION "PRUST COMPANY, No. 72 Broadway, corner of Reetor-st., ONE HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS Of their FIRST MORTOAGE Seven per cent BONDS, for NINETY pet cent and ecerued interest. A VERY DESIRABLE INVESTMENT. W. F. ALDRICH, Secretary. December 18, 1666. YOTICE TO BONDHOLDERS, —Interest on bonds of the County of Yuba, Californta, due Janoery 1, 1867, payab'e in the City of New-York, will be paid on snd wher {het date, in U, 8 gold eon, npon presentation of the coupons st the American Fx change Natiousl Hank in said city. DECKER JEWETT, Marysville, Yuba County, Cal, Nov 1866, OUPFICE OF THE METROPOLITAN XU RANCE COMPANY, Nos. 168 and 110 BEnoapway, New Youk, Dec, 18, 1866, HEREAS the Superintendent of the Insurance Department of the State of Now-York. having at the instance of the Directors of THE METROPOLITAN INSURANCE COM- PANY of the City of New-York, examived into the affairs of said Company, bas declare that the capital thereo! is impaired to the ex-. tent of n'y per cent, such impairment amounting to $400 «0, Now, therefore, in pursuance of the requisition of the «aid Superin- tendent, sud in order to make the cepitel of the Company equal to #1.000,000, the amount fixed by its charter, the Stockholders of said Company sre hereby required to pay in tie said sum of $400,000 in money. the smount of sach deficiency of forty per crut, at the Office of the Company, Nos. 10d sud 110 Eroadway. in tie City of New. York, on or the first day of Jusiarys 897, ab the rate of forty dollars upon each share of stock held by them Jeapeetively, Ii case any stockholder shall refuse or ne ke amount hereby called for, on or before the first day snuary, 1867, the amount for which certificates shall be issued to such stockholder in liew of that held by him, shall be sixty per cent of the par value thereol—the Company to pes for aM fractions of shares in cash, at t rate of sixty per cont on thereof. A AMES LORI MER GRANAM, President, Vxay II Ponren, Secretary. A Banking fionses dno Bankers. FISK HATCH, BANKERS, Ne. 8 NASSAU.ST. BUY snd SELL AT MARKET RATES ALL DESCRIPTIONS GOVERNMENT SECURITIES, ACCUUNTS of BANKS, BANKERS and others RECEIVED on favoreolo term, 9" COLLECTIONS MADE THROUGHOUT THE UNITED BTATES AND CANADAS, CERTIFICATES OF DEPOSIT ISSUED. BANKING HOUSE JAY. COOKE (0, CORNER WALL AND NASSAU.STS.. NEW.-XORX. We bay sud well at the most liberal current prices, and pa haad full supply of UUVERNMFNT BONDS OF ALL ISSUES, SEVENTHIRTIES, AND COMPOUND INTEREST NOTES And execute orders for purchase aud saie of STO KS. BONDS. and GOLD JAY COOKE Co. VERMILYE CO., Ko. 44 WALLST., BANKERS AND DEALERS GOVERNMENT STOCKS COMPOUND INTEREST NOTES. ALL CLASSES OF GOVERNMENT FUNDS CREDITED OR REMUTTED FUR, ON RECEIPT, AT MARKET RATES, FREE OF ALL COMMISSION CHARGES. CLOSING PRICES, NEW.YORK, December 24, 1866, |Buy: Sell Bay. Sell, ing. ioe. ing. I» Registered. 21...... 1063 107 Jane, 7.90...0.00 sasenss 1043 108 Coupon, Bl. .cveien 10h 108 July, T9.iiiiiiiens 3’ 106 520 Registered. 62. 104 105 June, UC, I. Notes, 1864. 1164) 116% 5.20 Coupon, %2....| 106 106} July, C I. Notes, 1864..] 1154 1i6 5.20 Coupon, "64... 1044] 1044 Aug ,C. L Notes, 184., 1154) 115 $70 Coupon, "65... 105 Oct, C. I. Notes, 1864, 11440 114 520 Coupon, "th new 107 107} Dec., C. 1. Notes, 1864. 1133) 113 1040 Registered...) 9 64 May, C. 1. Notes, 1865, 11} 111 AP iibeee ses oo Aug. C. 1*Notes, 1865..| 1104] 1i0 KC iillua emrnpedsns ol 133° 1333 |Sept., C. I. Notes. 1885, 1104] 110g August, 7.30... 100 10411108" |Oct.. C. 1. Notes, 1865,.] 108}! 110 R10. 7 NEW-ST., near Wall. DAY, GWYNNE "BANKERS k BROKERs, Gay and Sell on Comaiiuion, STOCKS, GOLD, and 8, SECURITIES. Accounts of Country Bunkers received on favorable terms, WARREN, KIDDER C 04y BANKERS, No. 4 WALL-ST.. NEW. YORK. Orders for Stocks, Bonds and Goid promptiy execoted. FOUR PER CENT INTERES ALLOWED On ddposits subject to coeck wt sight, aE D. L. Ress, President. J. H. 3rout, Cashier. LR 000,000, rpENTH NATIONAL BANK, D. sted depository and Fiscal Agent of the United States, has REMOVED from Ko. 240 Brosdway, to No. 36 Broadway, cor: per of Northst, STATE OF NEW YORK, BANK DEPARTMENT, ALBANY, Uet. 29, 1866, OTICE is hereby given, pursuant to Chap. ter 234, Laws of 1850 and 476 Laws of 1845, that the circa lating notes issued to the ATLANTIC BANK in the City of New York a banking association located in the city of New Youk, uw il by Jevart- redeemed AT PAR, by the Superintendent of the Banhing ment. on presentation at THE NEW.YORK STATE NA KiNAL Lerect an BANK in the city of Albany, for six years {rom the date not thereafter, The outstanding eirevlating notes of the said bank must be presented as aforesaid within six “years from the date hereof; aud sll notes which shall not be presented for redemption snd pdyment within the Huma thie $ragified will conse to bea charge upon the fund in the of the Baperintendout for that purpose. Jf 0. Ww, SCHUYLER, Superintendent. STATE OF NEw -Youx DANK DSPAMTMENT, LB ARTO ct. 29, 1866, OTICE is hereby given, pursuaut to Chapter 236, Laws of 1859, and 476 Laws of 1865, that the circuiat notes {ssued to the TRV ING BANK iu the City of New ork, a Banking Association, located in the City of New-York will be REDEEMED, AT PAR, by the Superintendent of the Baukin Department, on ion at the New-York State National Bank in the City ef A bany for six years from the date hereof end not thereafter. The g circulating uotes of the ssid bank, must be pre sented, as aforesaid, within six the date hereof and all notes which shall not be in the time thos mi and payment with. the hands of the yams from or rede gpeciiee will cus o be charge upon the fuud in u t at pur v G6. WaSCEU Y LER, Superintendent. OTATE OF NEW YORK. HANK DEPARTMENT, ALBAsY, June 11, 1 OTICE 18 HEREBY GIVEN, pursnant to Chap- Yer 236, Laws of 1059, and 476, Laws of 1865, that the circulating notes issued to the Park Bank, a Banking Assoc located in Clty of New-York, will bo redeemed AT PAR, by the Superintendent Depart tion at the New-York State of ng p an pr National Bavk, in the City of Albany, for six years from the not thereafter bervof, and h The outstan cir otes of the said bank must be aaa eum within 0x years from the date hereof; dan notes which shell not be p ed for redemption sud payment atin the ue Hine speed vif grass 10 bu SESES upou the fund in hands of the Superintendent for that purpose, Jeld, lawl Wed hn a, w CHU PLER, Saperintendent. am Yavings Banks. ATLANTIC SAVINGS BANK, Chatham-square, New York, F Money dupnired on or before January 3 will draw interest from anvary 1, Six un Cyr INTEREST ALLOWED, Fux oF Tax. a BR TBUVAN FELT, Presiicat Cnances D, Barney. Treasurer, Joswrn I. Coopnn, Secretary, Dee. 12,1666. [)EPOSITORS are hereby notified that interest at the rate-of 7 per cout per snnnm will be paid on all sams from Lip $300 and al the ruts of 4 cent asnam on all sums over whic have vou depontled for six and three months previons to the Ist day of January, has Sulurey hae paysbhs on and after the 3d day Bots ibe dot hon Gg pl EW-YORK AND NEW-HAVEN R of 1607, payable on aud after LY CO.—A DIVIDEND gf E share the 21st day of Janwsry next. Ioterost not eslled for will be added to Government tax), bas this day been on the principal wad draw caren us f dapoutied previous to thee of the Company, Fabled thle LOLS SRLS Sec “on she 2 lh Bank open daily from 10, m. LH 3.5. m. and on Thorsdays from 8 Sandary next, Brent 07pm. HARLES A. WHITNEY, Secretary. New-York, Dec. 10, 1866, WikiAAM NH. SLOCUM. President. NATIONAL BROADWAY BANK. SRANKLIN SAVINGS BANK, N New Vor, Dee m1. No. 594 Eighth-ave,, comer of Forty-second st. TRIRTY-FOURTH DIVIDEND.-A Avueal 4 OPEN DAILY. THREE DOLLARS per share on the of Interest, 6 per cont, free of tax. tex, will be on Deposits now draw iuterser from January 1. By orderof the E (GREENWICH BAVINGS BANK. JANUARY INTEREST FOR 1867, have ordered {nterest to be The Bowrd of Trastees to to on and after MONDAY, the lst day of Jaunner, 4 at $he sais of SIX PER CENT annum on sll sams of $500 and onder, led r tit the reto, and FIVE PER CENT per sunam on all sums over $500 cn itied thereto (free of Government tax). Interest not called for will adiied By order of wi prineipal. BW UEELWRIONT, President. Jaxes Brycr, Seeretaries. HOMES FOR THE PEOPLE. The HOUSE SAVINGS BANK is now prepared fo receive and leasing houses, bouse to exceed the futervet on its cost, and all Juascucesding the futerest will be on the purchase. For further particulars apply at the (emporary office of the company, No, 111 Broadway (Trinity Buildings), looms §3-83, [ustees: Hon. THEO, BE. TOMLINSON. GEN. CHAS, K. CRAHAM. Hon. WM. W, WOUDWARD,: Mr. DAVID BMITH. Hon. RUFUS ADNREWS, Mr. CHRISTIAN B. MORRISON, Mr. JAS, WARKEN NASH. M Mr. WALTER BKIOGS, Hon, THEO. E. JuMLINSON, Mr, C. B, MORRISON, President, Vieo President. BEE SAVINGS INSTITUTION, No. 96 Warzen-at. Interest allowed st the rate of 6 per cent on sll sums entitled thereto, Free of Government Tox. Open dstly from i0 to 3 p. wm. WALTER W. CONOKLIN, Predident. VANDERBILT 1. BUXTON, Secretory, MV BUHANICS' AND TRADERS SAVINGS IN- A STITUTIO, No, 263 Bowery. Six per cent futerest (free fiom Government tax) slowed on sums of from $5 to $5000, Deposits mede op or before January 2 will draw interest from that m 10 a mw. to 4 p. m, and on MONDAYS and feo 0 to Tp mw. STEPHEN CUTTER, President. e. daily fro WEDNESDAYS _Mxxuy C. Fisnzn, Secretary. Hovse SavirasdBaxx, Temporary Office, No, 111 Braet Roome No, 83 and 03, Thx SUBSCRIPTION BOOK to the CAPITAL STOCK of the HOUSE SAVINGS BANK is now open at ibe efiice of the Company, It is confidently believed that ealeulable benefit to the poorer classes, but i are paying reuts, while at the same time it will zeal its to those who invest their mouey in this truly institution, x TRUSTEES: Hon. THEO, B. TOMLINSON, tien. CHARLES K. GRAHAM, Hew, W. I, WOODWORTH, Mr. JAMES WARREN NASH, Hou, RUFUS F. ANDREWS, Mr. CHRISPIAN B, MORRISON, Mir, DAVID SMITH, Mr ROBERT W. HYMAN, Mr. WALTER BRIGGS. Hen, THEODORE E. TOMLINSON, President. Mr. Canistiax B, Moxmisox, Vice Vresident, gx PER CENT INTEREST, FREE OF GUVERNMENT TAX, MARKET SAVINGS BANK, No. 82 Nassau (vear Fulton-st.,) New-York Interest ou new deposits commences immediately on the first day of the mouth following the day of the deposit. WM. VAN NAME, President. Hryxny R. Conxrive, Secretary. Crrizex 8 SAVINGS BANK, No. 58 BOWERY, CORNER OF CANALST, t New York BRE 1967, {IX PER CENT INTEREST, FREE FROM GOV- J) ERNMENT TAX, 1847, JT interest, 1 armas) interest, st the rate of SIX PER CENT from Govern ot tax) will be pa'd on and sfter MONDAY, JANUARY 21 on all sums of Five Dollars and npward, which have been on de for three or six months previous to the Ist snnary. Interest not withdrawn will be added to the original deposit, and bear interest from the let of January. Money now, or ou or before January 20. will bear interest from the lst of January, Bank open every day for the and payment of money from 10 to 3, and also on Monday, Wedoesday, and Friday eveuiugs, from 5to7. Bank books in German, French, and English. GEORGE FOLSOM, President. Spymovn A. Poem, Secretary. HE INSTITUTION FOR THE SAVINGS OF MERC HANTS CLERKS AND OTHERS, No, 516 Broudney, bas Jde-trel 8 DIVIDEND on deposits entitied thereto for the wonaths ending 31st inst. and payable MONDAY, Jan. 21, 1867, at the following rates per snnuui: Six per cent on sams of from $¥rto $500, sud Five per cent on larger suis, free from Government tax. —Dec, 13, 1806, MOSES H. GRINNELL, President. Axonew Wanner, Secretary. wha "Tak NORTH RIVER SAVINGS BANK, corner of Thirts-fourth-e, snd Fighth ave. Deposits will be received from 10 to 3 daily a'so on MONDAY, WEDNESDAY and SATUR- DAY EVENINGS. from 6 te 6. Interest allowed at the rate of per tf Government lax. ent, frog ol fiauepamtmy JORN HOOPER, President, this instttation will not only be of in- n fact to all those who jee lnrge rof- opie Fareox L. Voure, Secretary. WV ILLIAMSBURGH SAVINGS BANK, corner of South Thizd and Fourth-sis., Brooklyn, L. I.—Depostors are hereby notified that a Semi-annual Interest, at the rate of SIXPER CPNT per annum. on all sums of $3 upward, that shell have been deposited three monthe on the 1+t day of J next, will be paid to Depositors on or after MONDAY, January 21, free from Goveru- went tax. Tuterest not esl'ed for will be passed to the credit of Depositors as cipal. De made on or belore the 10uk day of January, will w iuie om the lat A for business end holidays except. ed); poy hh Siriga rom 3 1a 3 ck wand on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, yu. and PAT fad 0a m, ir w. «Wain. GEOKGE RICARD, President. ILIA Vice Presidents. NaruayisL Briaes, Saxurs W, Trrirow, Secretary. RR SDS Dwidend Notices. Tus CraTnAN NATIONAL HANK. Nyw-Yonx, Lee. 22, 1866, A SEMI-ANNUAL DIVIDEND of EIGHT (8) PER CENT, free of Government tax, will be paid to the Stoek- holders of this Bank, ou and after WEDNESDAY, 24 of January t. Fhe Transfer Book wil remain closed from the 24th lust. to day of payment, inclusive. worder of the Board, 0. H. SCHREINER. Cashier. a it ad RVING NATIONAL BANK, NEW YoRrK. Dec. 21, 1066, DIVIDEND of FIVE PER CENT, free of Gov- srnment tex, hes this day been declzred, paysble on the 2d day of January wext, The Transfer Books will remsin closed from the 42d lust. to the 2d proximo. J. L. JEWETY, jr.. Cashier, g Tx TRADESMEN'S NATIONAL BANK, New-Yorx Deg, 18, (886. DIVIDEND of SEVEN AND ONE-HALF PER CENT, five from Government tax, will be sid ou and after Jan. 2, 1967. ANTHONY HALSEY, Cashier. “J UT Onvis, President, T Jomx T. Hirt, Cashier, Tax Nitin NATIONAL BANK. No. 36) EROADWAY, New-York. Dec. 14, 1063, DIVIDEND of SIX PER CENT (free of Gov- ZX ernment Tax) hes this day been declared, payable on the 2d day of January next, Tue Transfer Booka will close on the 22d inst, to reopen on the 2d Janusry, 1807, By order of the Beard of Directors, JOHN T. HILL, Cashier. TTT NATIONAL PARK BANK or New Yomrk, No, 5 Beekovn-et, New-York, December 2, 1806, DIVIDEND of SEVEN PER CEN, free of Government tax, has this day been declared, payabls on the 2d day of January next, watil which day the trrusfer books will be closed. J. ln WORTH, Cashier. Buu” HEAD BANK. New-Yorx. Dec. 21, 1866, This Pank has declared its usual QUARTERLY DIVIDEND of FOUR (4) PER CENT, snd an EXTRA DIVIDEND of TWO AND ONE-HALF (24) PER CENT, 21 free of Government tex, parable on and after the 2d day of Januar xt. G. W, WILLETT, Cashier. MerroPOLITAY NArTioNaL Bax, No. 108 Broshuay, New -Youx, Dec. 18, 1860. IVIDEND.—The Directors of the Metropolitan National Bank have this day declared a SEMIANKNUAL DIV DEND of 51X (6) PEK CENT, Res of Governmeut tax, peyable ou the tiret Monday of Jenoary next Trans oks will remain closed until January 10th, 1807 Fue Sounslits 4 GEORGE 1. CLVEY, Cashier “PHILADKLRNIA AND READING RAILROAD COMPAS Office No. 247 South Fourth sl. Lutipdeiyhin, Dee. 13. 100 IVIDEND NOTICE. —The Transfer Books ui Ihc ompany will be ed on TUESDAY, Dec. 15, and rec TUESDAY, 15th of January neggt. on TOIVIDEND OF FIVE P KCENT has been declared on tae Preferred snd Common Stock, clear of Nations! and Sinte taxes, pry able fn cast of common stock at par, st the option of «he holder, on and efter Slat inst. to the holders thereof, as they shull stand registe a the books of the Company on the 18h imst, All payable ac this oflico in Philadelphia, The option as to taking stock for this dividend will cerse at the loss of business hours on SATURDAY, 30th March next, aller which date the Dividend will be payable in Cash ouly. All orders for dividends must he vvituessed snd utited, 3. BRADFORD, Treasnrer, bil Niw Youk NATIONAL EXCHANGE HANK, WNrw-Youg, Dee. 25, 1866. PDVIDEXD.~A SEMI-ANNUAL DIVIDEND of SIX (6) PER CENT (free of Government tax) bas been declared by the Foard of Directors of this Bank, pu3abis o the Stockholders on snd after January 2, 1867, B. Hal: TEAD, Caslyer, METROPOLITAN SAviNGs Hark No. 10 Cooper INsTiTUTE, THIRD-AVE PiIDENDA semi-annual Dividend at the rate of SIX PER CENT per anoum (free from Government tax) on sll sums (row $1 to $5,000, will be paid ou or after the third WEDNES- DAY in January. 10th will draw interest from the posits made bel January Init EL 19 SAAC F. SMITH, President. W. J. Baxyes, S y. TT Owrtos or THE UNION InOsT COMPANY No. 71 BROADWAY. CORNER OF RECTOR #7. Doc. fe, 1866. IVIDEND NOTICE.—The TRUSTEES of T UNION TRUST COMPANY of New-York have DIVIDEND on its capital stock of FOUR PER CENT, Iree of Gov exnavaut tax, payable on snd sfier the Josey, of SMA BF iny of pid ry po v os Ww, F. ALDRICH, Secrotiey, New-Yonk, December 21, 1866, IFTH NATIONAL BANK.—The Board of Direc- tors have this dey declared a SEMELANNUAL DIVIDEND of ye (5) per send, tree of Goverument tax, paysble on sud after an nex A a ckn osed from the 20th just. to. January I ha wilt be ol mn the Rt aan 34, NORWIOH AND Womerstan RaiLRoad Co. Turasunexr's Oprice, NorwicH, CoxX., Dec. 19, 1666. 1 YIDEND.-Tte Board of Directors have this declared DIVIDEND of FOUR PER CENT, Gow ernment tax, payable on the 10th proximo. to the Stockholders whose names are ou the Stock Ledger on the éth day of Janasry, 1867. Dividend payable at The Farmers’ Lesa and Trust Company's, 26 Ezeh place, York. NB ce Hi be closed from the 4th to the 11th day of The Trouser Books will wy ot olin Bonds of this Company, rile August 1 or ‘ersons 2 y N ted to present them for went, No interast will be ae La that GO, L. PERKINS, Treasurer. —SIX PER CENT FREE FROM GOVERNMENT ALLAN] IU SAVINGS BANK, Chatbam-square, TAX. DIVIDEND—A Semi-Aunual Dividend at rate of SIX PER CENT PER ANNUM. fee from Government Tax, on of enms from $5 10 $5,000, will be paid on sud afer tho third Monday in January, Deposits made on or before Janu 2 NAY interest from t Int, Baok open dabiy. HL DIVAN PELE, J.P. Cooren- IVIDEND.—The Directors of Nasional Bank, have this day do Lired a SEMI-ANNUAL DIVE pop 4 of FIVE (5) PER CENT, of ment tax, payuble on the 2d of J xt, he Fete Forks wil oe on the 22d Inst, at 3 p. m., snd open on he. 34 day oh debumey, C.F. TIMPSON. Cashisz. v s1xem or, Naw YORK, IX PER CENT, FREE FR! GOVE NT TAX. DIVIDEND. —A Semi-anonat Dividend. at the rate of six ren CENT snnun (free from COvervment taal ou rang to $5,000, will be paid on the 4h ONDAY in Junaary. on or pron 0 nd WEDNESDAY and $A Av belie To oclocks SPENC GREEN, Prosdent. Ricearp Kriry, Secretary. N.Y. axp Hannes It. R. Co, Tressucer ative, RAT 1908. Naw Yoni, ent pathos. ol The Transfer Books wili be closed it 2 p.m. Dee. 26, 1866, opened at 19 a. m, on the 3d J 1867. I) W. 1. EMERSON, Fremsaner. PirTsornan, FORT WAYNE AND CHICAGO Rasaeaz Cou Owpice op THR SEOReTAnY, Prrrssonon. Dec, 17, 18 HE BOARD of DIRECTORS have this declared the Jegola qoarter of Gove pant olin PER CENT, fre tax, ou the enna] Dividend of THIEF. AND A HALF PER CENT, jes Goyrromwent tax, on the the 16th day of J IER Co. Third Morfzare LAX Now 7 or ren bo ‘and atthe office of the T for Booke A y oe an Uh Sa de y [2 Was ri NITIONKL. TORE The Directors a hed pitino 8 Jan, 2, 1867, ble on and sfier Jan, Jaa. 3, 1667, y rPENTH NATIONAL BANK, No. B v ev ROADWAY Yomrw, Bomd of Dirustoty this day pik Fk n ot JIVE: YER CENT Goverment Tax, payable ou wd shy Jeo, "The Transfer Books will bo closed from Dec. 34 to Jan. 2, 1080 fod closive. hs _Opron oF THE PANAMA HAILROAD CONRANY, TowviNk Buinnines, No, &8 er New-York. Dec. 24, 1066. 34) DIVIDEND, Board of Directors hava «7 (Lis duy declered a dividend of FIVE PER CE bek auruings of ha Kou for he Le anf Divtmante Dating ete., payable to the Stoekbo ers or their jegel efter Janaary 5, su sid TRANSHF I BOOKS will be closed from the evening of the 261K fust., until the morning of Jan. 7. HENRY SMITH, Treasurer. CE OT Tr PASSENGERS ARRIVED. FROM GLASGOW AND LONDONDERRY, Dee. 25-In ship Co umbia—Mr, Alexander Ferguson. Edward Mrs you, Misses Ellen and EHlzabeth Thow George Fisher, Miss Harriet Fisher, Thomas Frier, FROM TIONG KONO, Dee. 25=Tu brig Musie—B. W. Comstock] A. Clipton, OM’ CURACOA, Dee. 5--In brig Le Creole=Mis. Lowrey snd wo el ren. OMSL ANNA, Dee, 25—Tu steansebip San Juchnto=Rt. Blow, Capt. Haines, A. Flisher., F. Schamwmn, J. W. O'Connor, v. Morse, C. A. Perkins, F. A, Anthony, George W Mi, od PVE RE Sun Rises.......7:231 Sun a J Rises. .00.. 10.28 Hell Gote.....oonnd:43 HIGH WA Sandy Hook....11:18 Gov. Island... SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE. PORT OF NEW-YORK..........Dn0 5 desry FF mg Fr A te A De eee akphoss. Oh Sat utdoy: och td lat. 42 09, N_ lonz. or rb ot Void Steamship Columbia, (Br), Dee. 8, with nase. and y w S:eamship f theses Cly 60 hours, with mdes( taloigh, Marshmen, Norfolk'— hours, with mdse. aud we Co. Sic my Cen. edgar. Whigchurst, New-Orlens Dec. 16, with mdse, snd to C. H. Mallory Co. Steamshin San Jacinto, Lavelsnd, Savanush 60 hoors, with mdse) AC rarsosl). Martin, W. Aug. 90, with mdse, to master. Passed A ct 1: Jaa Vion, 4 Capo of Good Hopes from Algos Bey wii Grey, i a oe days of Haine: Levy NW witida, 2% bark cars Lo Now. an Bes Artisiic (of Cardiff), Gammon, Janeiro Sciir. Ortawa fof St N. B.), Pye, Para mu Son. bad heavy Schr. Tigris (of Windsor, XN Sh. bane Curecos mdse. to D. RB. Co. Schr. Ocesn Bird (of H N. 8), salt to 0. Peniston Co. Tong nol gales, Lost Dee. 9 at. 37, roy 4 saw bark A SPOKEN. Ship Ocean Rover (of Salem), from Batavia for Boston, days ov, Dec. 16, lat. 37 13, Jong. T0100 ror Parbadoes. Dec. 4, lat. 19, long, 6236. Brig Alandile. nt Tank's Tsisud for New-York, Dee. 16, in lais A ht 4 Sehr, Tigris. from Curacos, bound for New-York, Dec. 14, lat. 243 N, long. T1 30 W, ‘SSOURL SUPPRESSING INSURRECTION HIGH-HANDED REBED OUTRAGES—THE SENATORIAL CONTEST-~BAILKOAD SALES—BLACK-MAIL BUSINESS, ETC. _ Prom Our Specisl Comospendent. 0 1s 75,1560 The decisive measures taken by Gov. Fletcher tq suppress insurrection in Jackson and Lafayetté Counties, have bad the effect to quietalebel demonstrations elsewhere. Thesq troubles are local, and it must not ba supposed that they are general as to effect the peaco of the State as a whole, views are erroneous. The Rebels in Lafayette ec ative votes. They made the County Clerk count by threats, and then undertook to take possession of the povtiien and the wh

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i I Amn aements. a a NIBLO'S GARDEN. THIS BVENING-TIE BLACK CROOK—Oreat Parisienne Ballot Troupe. WINTER GARDEN THIS AKTERNOOR KICH¥ LIEU Fdwia Booth, THIS EVENINO-ITALIAN OPERA-UN BALLO IN MASCHERA. WALLACK'S THEATER. THIS EVENING “OURS Mr. Loster Wallack, Mr. Frederic Robson, Mr. Johu Gilbert, Mr. Charles Fisher, Miss Madeline Hoa riques, Mre, Vernon. BROADWAY THEATER. THI EVENINGPREOPLE'S LAWYER Mr. Jobn EK. Owens LIVE INDIAN. THEATRE FRANCAIS. THIS EVENINGO—ELIZABETLL Ristori. NEW.YORK THEATER. THIS EVERINO-CENDRILLON—GRAND FAIRY BALLET. OLYMPIC THEATER. THIS EVENING THE HUGUENOT CAPTAIN~Mr. Charles Barron, 5 RARNUM'S AMERICAN MUSEUM. PAY AND EVENINU-MAJOR JONES'S CHRISTMAS PRES. ENT—AWAY WITH MELANCHOLY. Mr. C. W. Clarke snd e full oom TWO HUNDRED THOUSAND CURIOSITIES— VAN ARBUKOWS COLLECTION OF WILD ANIMALS. GERMAN THALIA THEATER. THIS EVENING DAS FEUSTER EIN ERSTEN STOCK~Mr. Boguwil Dawison. NEW YORE CIRCUS. THIS EVENING-NEW YORK CIRCUS TROUPE. Robert Stloknoy, Australien Frvily end Mile. De Derg. Matinee at 24 o'clock. THIS EV ENING DIX KLYN ATHENA hs c v —DICKENS'S CHRISTMAS CAROL. Mr. De Cordove. x alin: FIFTH MENUE OPERA HOUSE, THIS EVEMNG-BUDWORTH'S MINSTRELS —THE MAN IN BLACK—TWO POMPEYS—WAKE UP ABRAHAM, ke STEINWAY HALL. THIS EVENINO—CECILIAN CHOIR. Master Richard Coker. KELLY LEON'S MINSTRELS. Maat EVENING-FIRST APPEARSNCE OF LITTLE MAC, 9 DWORTI HAL by DO L. THIS EVENING—M. HARTZ, THE ILLU SIONIST. FAIRS. saan Mascuia Faic ai the Presbyterian Church, corner of Orand

_— I Business Notices. Tho GornaM MANUFACTURING COMPANY BILVER- sxarus of Providence, R. 1., inform the trade that they are produging PLATED Goons, comprising foll Dixskx sud Tra and Tannin Wake of every description of a very superior A of new sud ‘elegant designs. The base is Nickel Silver, fs a deposit of Pure Silver of such thickuess that possess all the advantages of solid silver in utility, sod from Duby of and pupetior finish are undiatingnishebie from it. Gorbam Manafacturiag Company refer with confidence to the thoy have established in the production of Sorin w in whioh they have been for many years engaged, and assure the public they will fully sustain that reputa- the production of KLecTro PLATAD Wanrs of such quality dorebility aé will insure entire satisfaction to the pur All articles made by them sre stamped tnus: Ak eeiANMIG, And oll such are fully guaranteed. They fool it nacessa rtlcular! to call privet d purchasers to Whe above why oe thei® po uch lelieady extensively imitated. These goods can be procured from responaible ere thronghont the country. rr Tex Reasons Way Hosrsrran's Stomacn Brrrers i SHOULD MAVE A PLACE IN EVERY HOME Bacavss by luvigorsting the constitution and the frame they aver oickness, Buoavss (eapecislly) their use prevents the atmospheric polson which produces epidemics from taking effect npon the system. _ Bucavex they cure indigestion, and impart unwonted vigor to the stomach. Bucausk they are the best appetizing medicine at present known, Broavse they are the ouly preparation upon which persons of a bilious habit can safely rely to keep the liver in good order, Brcavse they tone and regulate the bowels, and invariably relieve them when constipated, without causing undue relaxation. Because they strengthen the nerves, clear the brain, and cheer the animal spirits. BroAuse in case of an attack of spasms or bilious colic they are the best thing that can be administered on the instant. Broavsna they combine the three properties of a tonic, an alterative snd nervine in their utmost purity and perfection. Broavss they are a specific againet Ague and Fever and ell inter waittents, and with ell their potency as a preservative and a rewedy, are a8 Aaratiess as water from the mountain apring T. B. Bysxer, Watches welry, No. or A mp iy

Reversible Feed Lockstitoh Sawine-Maomrnns. Best family weobine iu the world. Fromuxce 8. M. Co, 8 i No. 3°5 Brosdway. pS RONaUATA RES 1-—THA.OxLY Posiriv EB CURR!— bas one case it eX in the principal certificates publist od of ES ated ents, uted Grasupsink, ie 7. Alcott [hers gra remadials, plants, present on po discovered, snd patients wil be refered to rl 0 ne is. Ad- cured. Explanatory citeuiay one stamp. Advice grat eal on Wat. R. Prixcs, Flushing, N. Y., which is 35 minates rih-st. Ferry. pr GREAT REOUCTION IN PRICES Until Febr 1 SiLyen Prazup W ans. Lucius Hart Co, The Oldest Ware House in the City. Nos. 4. 8, and 8 Brzuve Sur, (Foot of Johu-st.) Davis CoLuaMore Co., No. Broadway, 4 doors i A Hrovuintd, Having their Store Extending ough to Merterat., have sdded SILVER FLATED WARE So thelr Large Stock of CHINA AND GLASSWARE. We desire Especial Attention to a Large Assortment of NEW CHINA DINING BETS. L Get nid of a Cold at once by using JAYNE'S Ex- PROTORANT, certain care for all Pulmonary snd Brouvchial affes tions Bold everywhere. a —S LL DaMp's PuLMO-BroNCHIAL TROCHES 5 all Throat and Lung Diseases. Sold everywhere. injurious paddings. Madame Jumel's rg Hin Breast Beater to develop the form phys 3 362 Canal-o'. Sold by druggists. Send for eircal r. SEWING-MACHINES Fox Save and To Ruxr. V., W. Wickes, No. 744 Brosdway, up stairs. Fiast Premium ESTRY Snoaxs.—None other con- Saluthe sdwirable Vox Husaxa Attachment. ba 0.6. Saxe Co, No. 417 Broomest. WHITE GLENNEY, PRACTICAL DEXTIITS, ee No. 893 Broadway. AT Everoeil's Carp Dero, No. 302 Broadway, A Cards, M French Note Paper, the Rt he aa TAL Vis171%0 ARD for the Holidays. A HOLIDAY PrEsENT.—POLLAR Sox, No. 692 N York, near Fourth-st., Muzmsonabu Pirn Maxv- out to order ired and ted Se ———A—————— Vignette, $3 per dosen; Dn I plicater, $2. R. A. Luwis, No. 160 Clgtham-ot., 8. V. Barcrgron's Hair Dye—The best in the world; No disappointment dhosions gw war A. Bazousron. At sli Drvggiste and Perfumers. drops of METCALPE'S RHEUMATIO REMEDY a neces Rouvaitle be, Ty Tr oy STOCKINGS, SUSPENSORY BAND- Surranrunt ko. Co.'s Redizal Cure Truss Office poy teva. Hpi Ry hy PRESENTS OF AFFECTION AND CHARITY— Wissox's Look Stitch Sewing Mechizes No. 638 MACHINE Co. Lock-Stitch SEWING. 5 rg A Bway: —STERROSCOPES and VIEWS, LANDSCAPES, H, T. Anrmoxy k Co.. bio. 801 Broadway 81. Nicholas Bock. pier HoLibY PRESENT. —GROVER BAKER'S Sewing Macmns, No. 483 Broadway. A Sure Pua Cons. rs OE Pile. Sent by alt ou re T 5. ety Ne, #5 Brosimay, New. Boors, Smoxs and GaiTess at Huxt's, No. 430 of custom-made AND UsgroL HOLIDAY GIFT. Ewurne Hoox Locxemycs Sxwine-Ma- Broadway. bores Cuxuiosl Pouave Restores Gray Hair, essing Sued. Sold Ne 10 Aster Hose und Drostists 8 ARN AX oe Wi Fran Paint, 1 Sr ho wii, Fo Le Ts Crean oh Boston. Avoid 3 BEWING-M ACKINE.—"" Ita seam mm ed ad the a" amples of both stones” No. 568 Drondwin ne. Couraxy, No.506 Broad. EN naa abl OX a oe extant. Factory Ko. 6 Aster House, eT. 1] NEW-YORK DAILY TRIBUNE, WEDNESDAY, DECSMBER 2, 1 New Dork Daily Tribe. TO CORRESPONDENTS. No notiee can bo taken of Anonymous Communications. What aver is intended for insertion must be authentioated by the name and address of the writer—unot necessarily for publioa tion, bot as a guaranty for his good faith. All business letters for this office should be addrossed to Tre Trisuxe,” New-York, We cannot undertake to return rejected Communications EF On our second page to-day will be found our For- eign Correspondence, including letters from Parig, Vi- enna and Florence, and a letter from Count De Gasparin on Universal Amnesty and Impartial Suffrage. The third page contains The Money Market and a communi- cation om our Mexican Policy, besides news and other matter on this and the seventh page. The now French Minister, M. Berthenny, was yesterday presented to the President, and has as. sumed his official duties. Au affidavit of 8 number of manufacturers of Bel- gian paving-blocks, near this oity, directly contradiots the statements of Controller Brennan in regard to the contracts for the Croton Aqueduct Board. While these discussions are unsettled the public will not be entirely satisfied with Gov. Fonton's decision in the Controller's favor. Tho Mexican reports are more contradictory than ever. From one source we receive information that Escobedo has been executed at the instance of Ca- nales; from another, that Minister Campbell has joined Escobedo. The Government at Washington is 8aid to believe the former report to be true. In this case, we hope our Mexican Minister chose a con- venient time for his visit. Christmas was celebrated in New-York and the ad- incent cities with the best of feeling and good cheer, and without anything to mar the goneral festivity. The churches were opened in the morning, tho streets were gay and brillisat, and the generous spirit of the day penotrated even the dark cells of the Penitentiary and the Tombs. To many who were happy in their comfortable homes the joy of the festival may havo been increased by the knowledge that so much had been done to make this Christmas somefling more than a name to the poor. In all the public institu- tions the anniversary was observed, and even the criminal and the outcast were not excluded from the blessings of the day. One of the sincerest of the European friends of American freedom and progress, the Count Agenor de Gasparin, gives us in a letter to-day an able and in- tolligent view of the problem of reconstruction. He believes that the Constitutional Amendment, as it stands, can be no final remedy for our troubles, and that even as an expedient there is no certain reason to believe that it will bring edout the reconciliation of races and the early enfranchisement of the blacks. Such a form ofeofreion may seem ever so persuasive, but the South is left at liberty to fortify its white prejudices within gtill narrower lines of caste. There is but one solvent, thinks M. de Gasparin, for our general trouble, and that is Universal Amnesty and Universal Suffrage.” The former must settle the 4 white part of the question; the latter must satisfy the blacks; and together they should meet the nation's whole demand. The local and temporary embarrass ments of the case our writer does not argue; but his views are in the main very just and timely. SLAVERY IN MARYLAND. We have briefly noticed the startling fact men- tioned by our Baltimore correspondent that the slave trade was being carried on in Maryland by the judi- cial and executive officers of that State, under the pre- tended authority of the Maryland Code, and in alleged accordance with the National Constitution. Advertise- ments announcing the sale, for aterm of years, in pur- suancé of the sentence of a Court and the authority of a sheriff, will excite a feeling of something moro than surprise in the breasts of hundreds of thousands, who for more than a year have been accustomed to thank God that Slavery in America had been constitution. ally abolished. They believed that they had lived to see the day so long prayed for, when in his westward course over our ocean-girt Republic the sun no longer rose upon a master nor set upon a slave. But here is a new and hideous vision of auction blocks in front of Conrt-Houses, for the sale of “slaves and other cat- “tle,” with a sheriff as anctioneer, flourishing his judicial record and pointing to the Constitutional Amendment Wolishing Slavery” as confirming its validity. Even those wha.in the olden time had so “conquered their prejudices” as to contend that Slavery was not a crime, must feel that its unblushing revival at this moment and in this form is, to say the least, a blunder. The responsibility for the existence of this anomaly, which tends to make us contemptible in the eyes of the world and despicable in our own, rests primarily with the Congress which, in proceeding to amend the Constitution for the abolition of Slavery, and intending that abolitjon to be total and final, neglected to use words that indicated their intention. Earnest suggestions to this effect were met by, the reply that it would be more historically interesting, end would exhibit a wore con. tinuous and uniform legislation to adopt and incorporate into the Constitution the identical pro- hibition of Slavery framed by the Fathers of the Re- public and embodied in the ordinance that secured freedom to our great North-West. To the indulgence of this sentiment, which we thought then, and which we still think, partook rather of idle pedantry than of sound statesmanship, is the country indebted for the fact that American Slavery and the slave .-ade are carried on to-day under the shelter of that amend- ment. An absolute prohibition of Slavery, without exception, would have passed Congress and would have been ratified by the people of the States as readily aid as certainly as the one which was adopt~': and yet.in its place we have the following articie,'suthorizing and justifying Slavery in a class of cages which, if left to the decision of the Rebel States, may be enlarged and extended until Slavery is made once more their peculiar institution: “Art, XIII, see. 1.—Neither slavery nor in- “yoluntary servitude, except as a punishment for ‘“*erime whereof the party shall have been duly con- “picted, shall exist within the United States “or any place subject to their jurisdiction.” Until some new amendment shall abolish this ex- ception, servitude for crime will be permissible under the National Constitution; but what we have to do, sud what we can do, is to see that it is inflicted as a punishment only for crime and not for color. This subject may properly engage the attention of Congress under the second section of the Amendment, empower. ing them to enforce the article by appropriate legisla. tion. But the true remedy for this and other abuses to which the blacks ae subjected by State legislation inspired by Slavery, is in exposition by the Supreme Conrt of the United States of the true meaning and effect of the Constitutional Amendment, in giving to the Republic a National policy of equal freedom and equal justice. The allowance by the Amendment of Slavery as a punishment for crime may seem to militate against thie view, bit it should be remembered that, by the first article of the Constitution, apportioning repre- sentatives and direct taxes, persons bound to service “for a term of years” were expressly included among the number of free persons,” and that it was not un- common for the German and other redemptioners,” as thoy wore called, thus to bind themselves to a sort of Plavery, so far as labor and obedience were concerned, although it was entirely froe from those featurcs of chattoldom which gave to Southern Blavery its peculiar horrors. The question bow far the Amendment abolishing Slavery bas changed the National policy, as hitherto deduced from Slavery under the old Constitution by pro-Slavery judges, is ono which has uot as yot engaged the attention of our National Judiciary. The pro- vision of the Maryland Code under which, for the’ same crime, white men and women are sent to the Penitentiary and black mon and women are sold into Slavery, affords an oxcellent opportunity for an clab- orate argument and final decision on tho right of the States thus to discriminate between American citizens, and to establish, gn a republic where all men are born free and equal, aristocratic and class distinctions, The subject was recently alluded to in an address (0 the Union Loague Club of Now York by its President, and the opinion was intimated that tho Amendment had rondered ‘of questionable validity some of our antignated State laws, both at the North and the South, that imposed disabilities and penalties not for crime but for race and complexion, “A class of judicial questions,” said Mr. Jay, growing ont of Slavery and its incidents, which had “been finally settled, as was supposed, under the Con- “stitution as it was, would seem to be disturbed if not reopened by the Coustitutional Amendment, that has substituted Freedom for Slavery as the premise “of the argument by which their validity was for “merly established. It may pos<bly be that the jdentical course of inductive reasoning, which, start “ing from the view of the late Chief-Justice that the “framers of the Constitution of 1739 regarded tho “blacks as having no rights whatsoever, served to establish upon that basis, by the severest logic, the “right of the States to disfranchise, outlaw, degrade, and insult what Mr. Taney called the slave races,’ “a olass thus unoared for and unprotected by the Con- stitution, may lead to a different eonclugion, when “the judges commence with the now fact, that the American people in their sovereign capacity havo constituted, ordained, and established that the “members of the race thus disfranchised shall be “equally entitled with themselves to the inalienable “rights of American citizens.” The effect of such a decision on the suffrage quos- tion which now agitates the country, was in a subse- quent part of the address thus described: Should “‘the Supreme Court, upon a thorough review of the “national policy as affected by the Amendment, reach “the conclusion that the National Constitution as amended no longer permits the States to establish “inequality, by the outlawry or disfranchisement “of class, the difficulties heretofore anticipated from an interference by Congross with the supposed “rights of the States to disfranchise at their pleasure “will be avoided. The decision wil affect North and “South alike, and the question of suffrage on an equal basis will bo opened for readjustment in all “the States, with such conditions as regards rosi- “dence, intelligonce, and tatation or property, as “each State may severally preseribe.” If upon the first suggestion there should be any difference of opinion on these points, we think there should be none in regard to the unconstitutionality of the law of Maryland, creating clasa distinctions where none are to be found in the Constitution, If Mary- land has the right to punish American cit'zens for their race or their complexion, why net for their re- Kgous creod, or their political opinions? We trust that no time will be lost in suing writs of habeas corpus, whenever there may be occazion for that old safeguard of personal liberty, and in submitting the question in its national length and breadth to the judgment of our Supreme Tribunal. GUARANTEEING MEXICO, From the elaborate plea in bebalf of Mexico, which we print to-day, it will be observed that a writgr, whose views are at least clearly stated, is disposed to believe that the duty of this country to ber sister Republic requires that some sort of material aid shall be given to Mexico. We dissont, but we give the writer a hearing. We don't think this country can afford to repeat, in any form or to any extent, the blunder of Napoleon. Nor are our finances in a con. dition to encourage us to enter upon any transactions involving a financial guarantee of the Republic. The fortunes of Mexico—we mean the Republic and not the Empire—have never been in reality so hope- less as they have seemed to superficial observers. In. stead of being an argument for a monarchy, based on conclusions like those of the Rebel exile Harris, that the Mexicans are the most worthless population on earth,” they prove the endurance of Republican prin- ciple against the greatest odds that have ever assailed a nation of equal numbers, It has uever been gen. erally understood that the struggle of Mexico throngh a chronic war has been ever toward a more perfect Republic, instead of retrograding to an Empire. The Mexicans have encountered, among others, those troubles resultant from powerful and inimical institutions, which we were so fortunate as to get rid of, at a cost of some billions, a year ago. Mexico abolished Slavery, though possibly no slave-owning country, except it be some Spanish province like Cuba, bad so many artificial reasons in the texture of its society, and the mixed nature of its institutions and politics, to assimilate itselt wholly to this con- venient but terrible evil, But when Slavery was put under ground, there to await Maxi milian’s late summons for its resurrection, in the form of peonage, a much more potent evil confronted the Mexican reformer. It was, a Church that owned more money and available and valuable property than the State itself. Of all relig- jous or political wrongs, that is one of the worst which joins the Church to the State,at expense to the morals, intelligence, and honesty of both, The clerical lead- ers of Mexico made bad confessors and worse gover- nors; and its priest-ruled politicians and soldiers were reckless statesmen and corrupt generals, A Church which can, when actuated by less than the highest Christianity, exercise a dangerous dominion over igno- rant millions, contracted a fearful liaison with the Mexican State, The crime of such a connection cost Mexico, as it has cost other States, a prodigal and awful expense of treasure and blood. But, after in- pumerable revolutions, fiercely testing the tenacity of the most vital principle of self-government, the Re- public rose victor, and Church-eraft and King-craft went down, The secularization of Church property, accomplished by the Liberals unfder Juarez, had placed Mexjco on an honest basis and overthrown the monarchical principle. Her future seemed never be- fore so bright and assured, until Napoleon intervened to erect again the monarchy, with about as much reason and scruple on his part as it would take to restore Slavery at this moment in the United States. Nevertheless, the cause of liberty has survived in long-suffering Mexico. At the end of a tedious con- test, the principle with which ber war began has vin- dicated itself. After trial of the longest and sorest character, with monarchy in the field, backed by the mightiest nation of Europe, it is found that Mexico will neither tolerate the Empire nor surrender the Ro- public. She has proved ber capacity to endure, and bas fairly earned the sympathies of mankind. It is not the Republic that is now to be despaired of, but the monarchy; not Juarez, but Maximilian; for, once left to itself, Mexico has morally no other choice than Republic. Mr. Eggleston of Ohio had a long interview with the President the other day, and the substance of their conversation is published in The Cincinnati Commer: vial. It is of littlo importance what Mr. Johnson says to Republican Members of Congress, for bis profes- sions have often been in direct opposition to his sats. It is not forgotten that when Mr. Trumbull laid the Froedmen's Bureau bill before tho President for his espeotal oritician, be was understaod to approve it, and yeturpod it without suggesting o single alteration. His voto followedquiokly. We havo learned What wo cannot depend upon his assurances, and when in this oonvor- gation we find the President objecting that Congross bad given no pledge that the Rebel States showld be admitted upon adoption of the Constitutional Amend- ment, and even asserting that all he could now ark would bo that reconstruction upon that basis should bo conceded by Congress, we cannot be sure that he will no longer use his influence against it. He ox- pressed to Mr, Eggleston his hope that tho Southern States would be admitted upon the ratification of the Amendment, but what has he said to the Soufhern Legislatures? Since the verdiot in tavor of the Amondmout—a verdict he professes to respect—was given to the people, soveral Southern States have rejected the Amendment, and not the least of their reasons was that the President held it to be unconstitutional, If he sincerely wishes the Amendment ratified, he should certainly have pub- licly announced his changg of opinion. We cannot find anything in this conversation that indicates a disposition on Mr. Johnson's part to submit to the will of the peoplo, while in his recont acts is ample proof that he disregards it. In redstablishing Slavery as a punishment for crime in the Dopartment of he South, he has done enough to make mere professions worthless, Wo listen to his smooth words with in. credulity, for wo aro compelled to accept his actions aa the true expressions of his policy. THE OLD AND NEW SOUTH. It is almost vain to expect that this goneral.on of Southern men can be taught to tUnderstand tho North, the negroes, or themselves. The suddenness of the change has bewildered them, and their effort seems to be to reconcile by labor laws and penalties the traditions of Slavery with the living facts of free- dom. Their children may learn tho uselessnoss of such attempts, but it is evident that the leading men of the South look back with fond regret to the days when a few thousand gentlemen wore the masters of millions of laborers. 4 Ex-Gov. Vance of North Carolina, in a recent lec- ture, expressed these feelings with a sad sincerity. He told his hearers that tho country gentlemen who “owned a large number of slaves and thousands of aores of land had disappeared with the Southem Confederacy.” They were gone to return no more, and he mourned over their departure. He pitied the negroes; they were the happiest race upon earth when theyovere slaves; but now ho feared thay would take their departure with their masters. They are dis- appearing as a race vory fast. ‘The invigorating sound “of the old banjo,’ said the eloquent Governor, *‘is no longer heard, and the ‘old double shuffle’ is fast “fading away and will soon be gone, lost to the pros- “ent and unknown to coming generations,” Herecalled with touching effect the days when the slaves taught him to twist a rabbit out of a hollow and build a bird-teap on a Sunday, Nor did he fail to lament over the kappy condition of the Southern kitchens, when he “used to bother the old cook, and sometimes “received a slap, followed with ‘Git out o' here, de wile folks waitin for do witteld,'” But fu grieving over such terrible losses, the Governor did not have one word to say for what the colored race has found. There were pleasant things in Slavery, as there are in monarchy, aristocracy, and other goneral evils. It must be delightful to be a king, even in these days of revolution, and there are thousands of hard-working men who would like to be the traditional nobleman, with a castle, a park, and a few hundred tenants to patronize. A kingdom isa good thing for the king. Wo used to be told before 1361 that the slaveholders wore kind to their slaves, and that cruelty was an eaception. It was useless to woply that mercy could pever be a substitute for justice, As this supposititious kindness was then made an excuse for denying the negroes their freedom, it is now a pretext for refusing them the rights without which freedom is but a name. A former slavpholder writes to us from Lynchburg, Va., that he has more Kindly and truly sympathizing feelings for the unfortunate race than “any Abolitionist in the North, and would to-day contribute, according to his means, more toward their comfort than any man in the present Congress of the United States, including Sumner and Wade; “but, at the same time, would submit to any inflie- tion that could be imposed rather than be brought “to equality in every sense with the negro.” No doubt this gentleman has benevolent feelings for his dogs, and would do a great deal for his horses, but this kind of sympathy is not fit for men to offer or ac- cept. Will the old lords of the land ever learn thatit is not kindness but justice that the negro needs? Give him Lis rights and he will find his friends. It is precisely this equality before the law which the Southern aristo- orat would refuse, that the negro wants, and civiliza- tion sustains his demand. The blessings of absolute freedom will make charitics unnecessary; the negro is immeasurably better off baving the right to use all logal means to support himself, than in dependence upon a generogity which may be withdrawn. These are truisms in the North, but mysteries to men like Goy. Vance, whose eyes, dazzled with the sunburst of the future, turns fondly to tho familiar twilight of the past. MORE STEALINGS. Yesterday afternoon both Boards of the Common Council passed a resolution aathorizing and directing the Controller to pay all the clerks and attachés of 1 the Common Council 8250 each, and charge the same to the balance of any account. By the law all this is illegal. As the account of “City Contingencies.” from which it has been customary to make these Christmas gifts, was long ago exhausted, and as the account of Donations,” from which the Common Council gives presents to blind persons and others, was swallowed up in’ the early days of the session, there is no account whatever, no matter how great its balance may be, from which these presents can be lawfully made. Let us see tho extent of this scheme. There are about fifteen clerks to the Board of Aldermen and eleven to the Board of Councilmen. Adding to those twenty-six clerks some ten or twelve reporters, and about twenty hangers-on around the City Hall, who will bo lugged in under the head of attachés,” we shall have a jolly company of about fifty-eight good- for-nothings, who, under this iniquitous resolution, will draw $250 ench for alleged extra services, They will receive altogether tha snag little sum of $14,500, with which they can mako tho holidays pass very pleasantly. So confident is the Ring that it will bo able to hurry this matter through, that some of its members have already bought up a few of these claims st o discount, Wo call upon Mayor Hoffman to veto this gcheme by which the city would be despoiled of about $15,000. The resolution did not even receive tho requisite nui- ber of votes in the Board of Conpeilmen, and Mr. Hoffman must know that it isagainst the provisions of the last Tax Levy to order the money to be paid from the balance of any account in the City Treasuty. Section 9 says: “The said soveral sums shall be ap- «plied only to the objeots and purposes*for which the same are hereby appropriated.” At any rate, we hope Controller Brennan will give his friends in the Com. mon Council to understand that he will not signify his retirement from office by being guilty of the *'ir- regularity” of paying out $15,000 of the public funds against law. If the measuro should pass over tho Mayor's veto, an injunction from Judge Barnard may save us the money At the time of passing this resolution, another was rushed through to pay an indefinite amount to the Clerks of the Board of Aldermen sitting as City Can- vassers. The fund with which to pay election ex- pouses was transferred to the Police Department. YP 4 j We understand that thovo is no money from which the proposed expenditures can legally be made. Most of the Clerks of the Board of Aldcvwen perform littl or no work for their large salarics, They are not entitled to a cent extra for their attendanc® upon tho Board sitting as a Board of City Cauvassers. Mayor Hoffman may veto this measure also. A NATIONAL GOOD NAME. Iago, in the play, had his own private reasons whon be said to the Moor: “Good namein man and woman, “dear my lord, is the immediate jewel of their souls;” for Tago had been wounded in a delicate point, for which we do not think the critios have made sufficient allowance, It is curious that while a fair reputation is considered priceless by the majority of mankind, and is even more valuable to the vicious then the virtuous nations, which are only aggregates of indi- viduals, and whioh talk quite enough, as Heaven knows, about their honor, they are nevertheless prodi- gal of good character whenover a political point is to be gained; taking it for granted that their own historians will defend them, aud evinecing a sublime scorn for the opinions of future ages. It is a humili- ating fact that there is not a government in the world which has not occasionally done dishonest things. It is a fact cheering to the moralist that, in almost every case, peccant nations have been forced to pay the pen- alty of their misdeeds. Sooner or later, in some mo- ment of imminent emergency, the bad name which was acquired with such indifference proves a source of embarrassment if not of disaster. We were covetous, for instance, of the Province of Texas, and to seoure it we went to war, upon the most frivolous pretenses, with Mexico. We knew, when we annexed it, that annexation was itself an act of war, and that whal we wanted was not more territory simply, but more terri- tory to hold laves in. We camo out of the fight suc- cossful, and what did we care then for the opinion of the Mexicans? No more than Antonio cared for the opinion of Shylock, upon the Rialto. But tbe time came when the Signor Antonioneeded three thousand ducats which Shylock bad to lend, as the time has now come when we need, or think we need, a potontial influence in the adjustment of Mexican affairs; and we find that some at least of that nation, however other- wise contemptible, have very. respectable memories. Tho placards upon the walls of Vera Cruz tell the story. Who took one-third of your territory in 18481 Who chased you from Texas, calling you greasers? Who called you a nation of wantons and thieves? Who treated you like slaves and pushed you from the sidewalks, oxcopt Americans? “Well, then, itnow appears you need my help,” said the old usurer to the borrower. We take it for granted that our avowed national policy is a good one; that it is for our interest to keep this continent clear of royal dynastios; that the Fronch occupation is a substantial grievance; and if we could have proffered our assistance to Moxico with clean hands and a clear conscience, or if wo had simply kept that good char acter which gives weight to good advice, it is bardly probable thut France would bave ventured upon her interposition, or that the Austrian would have grasped the Mexican scepter. An old head like that of Napoleon was bardly likely to dis- card from its calculations that hatred of American® which the armies of Scott and Taylor left behind them when they evacuated Mexico, or so much of it as wo wore pleased to permit its inhabitants to retain. He knew what excellent haters were the balf*breeds of these latitudes, and bow he could play upon long cherished and sedulopsly nursed resentments. His g me has failed, but it by no means follows that the field will be an open one for our own. If we bave a faction in our favor, we are pretty sure Yo have a faction against us; and under the most favoring circumstances, we shall get a fresh proof of the fact that confidence is a plant of slow growth. However kindly and honorable our intentions may be, for of these we are not speaking, we are, to most Mexican minds, only the invaders of their soil, the destroyers of their cities and the partitioners of their ancient territories. We need not hold up our hands with wonder to find that there ig, at this most incon- venient and untimely moment, a bitter feeling in Mex- ico against the United States, and we may be sure that Maximilian will make the most of it; for it may prove the straw which will eave him from drowning, as it is certainly the sole string in the Mexican heart upon which he can now play. It may not be very profitable in public matters to dwell upon what might have been; but the most cursory ob- server must see how much better would be our posi- tion now, for all those purposes which we most fondly cherish, if we had not stolen Texas, and made war in defense of the great larceny. Texas, in time, we should have had, as well as California, without the waste of one drop of blood; and how much more of the Moxican Empire would have peacetully followed by the cheap process of diplomacy! As it is, our great, glorious and triumphant war with Mexico has not only cost. us the good will of the Mexican people when we want it, bat it was one of the causes of the Rebellion of the South. Who says that honesty is not te best policy REWARDS IN SCHOOLS. Since we offered, the other day, a few remarks upon flogging school-boys and school-girle, the sub- ject has begn discussed by that respectable body, “The Boston Social Science Association,” andywe ave glad to find that veteran and accomplished educator, Mr. George B. Emerson, plainly declaring that in his opinion ‘‘the system of flogging makes the pupils barbarian2.” Mr. William P. Atkinson, another gen- tleman of anthority upon such subjects, said: When a school cannot be governed without the rod it is an “indication that the school isnot properly organized.” If we were wrong it is a consolation that we were wrong in such excellent company. Both the gentle. men above-named are practical teachers of large ex- perience, and have tested the opinions which they pub- licly announce. The system of rewarding pupils for good behavior and for proficiency was also discussed at this meeting, and Mr. Emerson said very plainly that *‘the distribu- tion of medals makes the pupils beathens;"” by which we suppose he meant that it promotes jealousies, heart-burninge, envy, pride—passions essentially un- Christian, althongh Mr. Emerson's designation may be unjust to enlightened and conscientious heathens, In Boston no more medals are to be given in the girls’ schools—for the boys’ schools there are, we believe, certain endowments for annual medals, and it may re- quire a decree in Chancery to divert the direction of these funds into some more profitable course, But the action in regard to the girls’ schools settles the principle; and an eutire reform may be confidently anticipated. Medals and other rewards properly distributed if there were auy Way of determining with jodiciel accuracy the precise degree of merit to which each pupil is entitled; but so long as, both in” degree and kind, intellectual capacities differ, and =o long as the ante- cedents of pupils must be various, it will be found im- possible equitably to determine whether the gcholar who has excelled or the scholar who has failed is en- titled to the medallie distinction. Ifthe pupils could be fairly started together, still it would be impossible. There is no fixed winning-post in the school itseli—the real goal is at the end of a lifetime, and the real race comes off, as they say, upon the course, in the fullness of manhood, and under very different conditions from those which govern the competitions of the school. housg. Nine great men out of ten have been agreea- ble disappointments to their relatives and friends. The ultinggge brilliant success of dunces has always beon a biographio phenomenon, Gonius is Ww ward; and although we may be sure that it will always study, we may be equally sure that it will study in might be more its own way. Tho recoras Of 0ur colleges show thes it is not always the valedictorian Who tiins out o great man—the speciali gratia fellows, who hardly wiy their A. B., sometimes show wonderful pamer ig making up for time lost, or supposed to he lost, during the university curriculum, Experience and daily exigencies finally prove to all active amd self-respecting men the value of knowledgo, both as a means in thé economy of |ify sad as its own exceeding great reward;” and If our sch 9ols could be managed so that the vital importance of cn'ure should be comprehended in the freshness and hop™fuiness of the first start, there would bs les time wast in the beginning and fewer deficiencies to be subsequently supplied. It is the dull routine, unalleviated by the smallest tineture of enthuasiag., which makes n\achine of the teacher and equally a machine of the pipil, from the constant collision of which come cuffs, aid blows, and beatings, hatred of school -keeping on one ¢ide and hatred of school-going on tho other, irritability sad passion, despotic govern. ment and listless obedience! You wonder that the child detests school; you brandish a rod at him with one hand and you dangle a gold medal before his eyes with the other; and this is the best introduction which you can afford a fresh, unkackneyed, eager nature to the flowery fiolds of learning and of mental improve- ment! You make study dull, and then impute dull- ness to the student; you make the temple of learning a sort of House of Correction, and flog him if he plays truant; yout impose dreary tasks wish incongruoms penalties for their non-performance; and although this child intrusted to your care is the father of the man or the mother of the woman, you treat it with far less discrimination than Mr. Rarey bestowed upon his horses, and with less skill than is exhibited in the most approved methods of dog-breaking! Yet natur- ally boys and girls love knowledge as they love now toys; it is only when knowledge has been made dis- tasteful by blundering or pedantic treatises, and ita acquisition, in some sort, transferred into a penalty, that they detestit. Does giving a medal or any other prize belp the matter? How can it, when the dona- tion™s inevitably regarded as a compensation for doing that which it should have been a pleasure to do simply for its own sake? We are infamously incos- sistent. We take it for granted that a child will avoid, if possible, secular instruction; for six days in the week we drill it and dgse it with un! grammar, and mud®ed geography, and arbitrary or- thography, and naked arithmetic, enforcing each acqui- sition by intermittent flagellation; and on the Sab- bath we send the little victim to a Sunday School to be nurtured in divine things. We give six days to pride and one to humility, We assume during all the week that obedicree is to be specifically rewarded, and then preach to children that a good conscience is the best reward of a'l. Poor creatures! No wondor that they are bewildered, as they will continue to be until the art of teaching is better understood. WESTERN TREE-PLANTING. Something should be done to supply timber for tha future. The demand constantly increases, and it puzzles calculation to think bow great it will bo 50 years hence, Sixty-six trades depend on wood, and could a substitute be found, mechanical industry must be reorganized before it could be used, Of every de- scription of raw material modern civilization is an enormous consumer. Our people are spreading over the face of the whole land, sud they destroy the tim- ber wherever they go. It is agreat question how to preserve and renew our forests. Last Winter Con- gress granted to a company in Kansas a large bedy of Jand to plant with trees. Other companies wish grants for the same purpose, but it is doubtful whether ail the difficulties are foreseen. The question is not whether trees will grow, or even what kinds will, for in Western regions, 500 miles from chestnut forests, the chestnut tree, for instance, grows like corp. To plant largely requires large sums. The ground must be cultivated, and for nearly twenty years there can be po returns. It is true a part may be in nursery, but nurseries are nothing new. Then the plantation must be fenced, and the best fence is the Osage orange; ‘but this, too, for a time, must be fenced for preserva. tion. To fence 40 acres of prairie, when lumber is cheapest, will cost $10 an acre, To cary out the plan on a scale large and varied, seems too great a task for private means. At present, sufficient capital for such a purpose is very scarce, and the work is left entirely to the General Government and to the States. These two great proprietors own most of the laud whereon it is necessary that we should protect against the ax and torch of the pioneer a reserve of timber for the future use of this rapidly growing country. To preserve what forests we have is not enough. We must reach the art by whigh the crowded estates of the old world have, in a considerable measure, man- aged to maintain their timber supply. The enactment of intelligent and practical laws by every State own- ing large timber lands would go far to save them from exhaustion. ABOUT BAD FLOUR. At the Corn Exchange on Thursday, Dec. 13, 1866, sales of New-York Superfine Flour were reported at $7 56@$9 65, fifteen cents per barrel more than the same description of flour was sold for the day before, which proves that bad flour can rise in price, if it sinks into flinty “hard tack” whon baked for sailors and soldiers. The next quotation is $9 75@811 30 for sound extra State,” which clearly shows that the former was unsound, and should have been branded bad. Four or five different kinds of extra are re- ported, at various prices, from $8 46 to $16, enough to perplex a Philadelphia Jawyer to find out what extra means. It is not intended by the mixing millers

that buyers of their villainous, extras shall discover their meaning until they bave paid for the flour. When the dealer or retailer sends a barrel of such flour to a customer, the latter tries to use it, and find- ing the cheat, sends it back. The shrewd miller does not put his name on the barrel, and as the sale is mede through a broker, the purchaser, if he has paid the bill, has no recourse to the concealed offender. The dealer has been swindled, and must bear the loss, ,or cheat some one else. Such is the Corn Exchange of New-York, as represented by some of those who there do congregate, The disgraceful fact still stands out on the report of the market that New-York Super fine flour is publicly sold for less than half the price of Southern flour. But the Southern millers are already taking lessons from the New-Yorkers. Receivers of Southern flous say that the best of the Southern flour is not sent bere, The first ran of the mill is kept at home, and branded Family. The inferior is branded Extra and gent to Now-York. There is often a difforence of from 81 to $2 a barrel in the value of the best Southern extras that come to this market, and thus are we paid in our own coin. The grinding of unsound-wheat is defended by some persons on the ground that most of it goes abroad, and the people of England are accus- tomed to such food, as much of their grain comes {rom foreign countries and is generally more or less damaged on the voyage. Hence we are no worse tham other shippers of 1d flour and grain-—-no worse than Greeks, Turks, Poles, and Russians. It may be so; it may be true, that our *‘rogues in grain” Are no Worse: than European rogues in grain,” but it seems to bo novel application of the adage “to him that hath shall be given.” It would be more creditable to us to be able, if in truth we could, to deny the fact, than to defend tho practice on such authority. When will the manufacturers of Europe turn their attention to the establishment of thei: workshops in our Western States, and live upon the rich pro- ductions of the soil thers, fresh nud free from to the seaboard,

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BRO F-VE 26, 1866. NEW-YORK DAILY TRIBUNE, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER afacturing interests, the question will soon THE called up yesterday in the United States Circuit Court, and the C: QUEDT ey Aad that will lord the best possible SOUTHE RN STATES. motion Hot ares of judgment arened at somo length by RB. H 1c rr AIL a AoE DERARTHERY Loenre: “houn accuses rot, Otion to agriculture aad even Lo COMETS; for it LOUISIANA. Cockrell with Rdg Seth a] A was en VALPARAISO CONTROLLER BRENNAN AND THE BLOCKMAKERS OF I tutional, and he read various an WEBHAWERN. -nish cargoes for export as woll as inorowse of will fm a ‘jon for imports. ronsSUMM epp ATION WITHOUT MEANS. of Croton, lowa, writes that ho has ‘rried, that he wants to take st save his capital. He asks ww who would like an answer ds ¢f young meén have no A young man, $500, that he is ma rollege course and yu alvice. There are man to this question. Thousam money at all. vik a To get a classical education with the use of $500, yoquires more skill than any you, 8 man is likely to possess, unless he earned the money. ifheis a me- phanic, Le may buy a house and lot ne," 8 college and work daring spare hours. Or, with a few 8CT05, he can raise small fraits and vegetables, if ho know how; if he does not, he will be likely to fail. $500 ws Very small sum to a young man who does not know how to work, to one who does, it is a large one. What shall our youngman with bis handsome wife do? Let him get a small farm—ten, twenty or forty acros—near libraries aud good society. Or, with a alioice selection of beaks, he may live remote. Three things he should do at once: study mathematics, Jearn to write a good baud, and plant an orchard. Jf he must spend some of bis hours at billiards and in saloons, he bad better take a rope about eight feot ‘ong aud go out to the barn. One aim should be to make his home elegant and comfortable. Let bimnot fear this will distract his attention. If there was ever a time when an education which was of use could be united with poverty, it bas passed forever. Days spent in struggling for bread are lost; if mot, the bitterness they bring is equal to their loss. Nor need there be a fear that sad experience will not come when fortune smiles. Education is limited if it do not include knowledge of the immensity and the untold riches of the affec- 3 a monetary system. Considering the shortness of the,orop, the tions. If a man cannot find happiness with his wife and children, aud in a home of his own, in vain will he seek it over the face of the whole earth. There cannot be much Jove of home where home is unlovely —where poverty, dirt and inconvenience are in every room. Young men are apt to fear they will not live long, and they are in haste. In no sitvation is the foundation of a long life so securely established as on a farm. ‘Bliis course will take time. Ho should understand that the education of this age ®emands time. So broad is the field of knowledge, so sharp is competi “tion, that to succeed, many years are required. Woe do not propose failure, It is modern discovery, and well settled, that from three to four hours’ study of books every day arc more profitable to the majority of men than ny longer pexiods. Ever one cultivating land can Lave this time, A life which does not establish a habit of meditation will be fruitless. We have known lawyers take this course, and become judges in high couits; doctors so skillful es to give little medicine; and preachers so learned as to convince both the understanding and the heart. In literature, we confess, the examples are few. Bat, long age, there wes a young poet who set his "heart on baving a farw, and what most is known of him, is the trouble he bad in getting it, With little knowledge of fureign Junguages, and none of a dead a language, he diligently studied his own. He became familiar with previous knowledge, and be noted everything relating to rural sights and sounds. He was in no baste to be eminent. He was only eager to excel. He wrote and rewrote; meditated and lingered; of being able to wait, _ life of farmers, and «n arms and beroes, which will ast till the end of time. OBITUARY. ct DANIEL E. SETCHELL. It is sad to be obliged to give up hope; but there seems to be no longer room for Woubt that Mr. Setchell has per- shod at sea. Nearly a year hos elapsed since he sailed from San Francisco, bourd to Auckland. New Zealand, where he bad made an engagement to ploy. His resolution to leave San Francisco wos somewhat suddenly taken, and was peristed in,contrary to the advice and urgent entreaty of many friends. The actor had won an uncommon profes. sional success in San Francisco, and the gentleman was a favorite with everybody. Mle might well have remained there, in prosperity and happiness. But his fate call d him, and he went his way. Thc vessel ou whick' he took passage for Auckland was named the Trieste. She was an old oraft, and was not particularly stanch. ports of this country. suggesting the developement of other industrial ‘pursuits, we quote the following from The New-Orleans tions of those who imposed it, set like a two-edgod sw oppression may compel her to resort, on her own soil, where the cotton grows, to the business of manufacturing the raw mate- apparently on the body politic will ultimately work out their T7(% INVESTIGATION OF THE CONGRESSIONAL COMMIT TEE. —GRN. SHERMAK'S OPINION, UY TELEGRAPH 10 THE TRIBUNE WgsmNarox, Dec. 28, 1866 The following dispatch hae just Leen reecived at this Bureau from THE TRIBUNE Bureau at Noew-Orleans, New -Onceans, Dee. 24, 1866. The Congressional Committee is now completed by the arrival of Mr. Boyer. They have examined some fifteen witnesses, the same who testified before the Military Com- mission, and the testimony so far is the same. Gen. Sher. mau expressed himself very decidedly when visiting the Committee, in regard to the insecurity of loyal men brought before the State Courts, alluding particularly to the recent decisions aguinst Federal officers in this eity, and also to the arrest and 1mprisonmont of a ‘s Bureau Agent in Toxas. Io also asked the Committee's cpecial attention to this matter as the military could offer no protection, The New-Orleans Commeresal Bulletin of the 15th sa there is every reason to believe now that the levees iu the various parishes of the State will all be completed in time to save the country from overflow. THE COTTON-TAX. As an instance of the good effect of the eotton-tax in mes “The tax on cotton may, however, contrary to the expecta: cut ting both ways. While it ten porarily oppresses the Semth, the rial, and of thus entering into a competition with the Nerth in one of its most profitable branches of industry. Evils fastened own eure, and may turn out to be blessings in disguise. At any rate, if this intolerable tax is continued, we shal) recommend to our capitalists to cibark largely in the bwai of factur- ing, for which, at the South, we have singular advan 8, and which, if prosecuted with encrey, will soon make vs quite inde. yendent of other sections in this great branch of our national ndustry. Notwithstanding the loud and very reasonable out ery that bas been raised against this tax, the project of defeat- ing the injustice it works, by immediately and earnestly turnin our attention and our means into this new channel, is we worthy of the most serious consideration.” THE COTTON CROP, The New-Orleans Times makes the following estimate of the crop: “Our commercial friends in the North, are now beginning to arrive at the unpleasant conclusion that they have deceived themselves by false estimates of the extent of eur cottonorop, and the result is becoming painfully apparent in their deranged facilities for transportation, and the promptings of necessity under which the planters have been obliged to rush their pro- duets into market, we think it is fair to presume that half of the crop has already been received. If this be the case, our crop will not exceed 1,000,000 bales, for, up to the jrevan dage, there have been but 462,772 bales received at tide-water in all the 1t is possible that the total product may rench 1,300,000 bales, and dealers on the other side of the Atlantic will be greatly deceived if they Jook for larger figures. As soon as the true state of the crop is fully knopn the prices must advance, and every planter and factor that can possibly do 80 should refuse to sell at present prices.” CLASSIFICATION OF COTTON. Henceforth New-Orleans quotations for cotton conform to those of Liverpool, as they did before the war. The New Orleans Chamber of Commerce have adopted the fol- lowing resolutions: Whereas, Custom and the usages of trade have long since est®hlished a Code of Cotton Classification and corresponding @Uotations therewith in the Liverpool Cotton Market, that be {ug the Inrgest and greatest cotton market in the world, and Whereas, The Liverpool classification is deemed the stand. ard classification and provails in all the cotton markets of America except mn New Orleans, and Whereas, This difference of classification and consequent quotations which prevails in the New ‘Orleans market is pre- ductive of errors, misconceptions, loss and dissutisfuction on he reviewed, he and he acquired the rare art The result isa work on the the influence of that life-giving power Mr. Setchell eontinued to play after it was known that he had engaged “a passage on this vessel. On the night of his last appear ance iu San Francisco,he acted Coptain Cuttle, in “Dom- bey Sou,” and in the course of that performance one of the actors having occasion to read fron a newspaper the "“Janghed at, and so disuissed. in good about 30 vears of age. aun ouncement of the loss of a ship, jocosely announced tho loss of the Trieste, with all on board. Nothing wus paved from the wreck, be said, but a trunk full of stage wardrobe and bad parts. The joke was much i Mr. Setchell departed spirits. He bad, little while before, been a ger on board of a river steamboat that had been nearly dettroyed by a boiler explosion, and he had escaped +unharmed. It danger, in perfect sercuity. humor with which he would talk of such an escape. applied to voters as w ell as office holders tion of our friends in Congress to these points, the part of shippers aud buyers in this market, and Whereas, Such want of conformity is inconsistent with a spirit of fair dealing, such as should akvnys characterize the werchants of this city, therefore, be it Resolved, ‘That hereafter the classification of cotton in this market shall be in conformity to the Liverpool classification, and quotations shall be made und p blished in uccordance therewith, Kesolved, That the sample of ench grade, ns selected by the committee and deposited with the Secretary of the Chamber of Commerce, be ani they are hereby declared the criterion of the Liverpool classification, a—— NORTH CAROLINA. WiLsmisarox, Dee. 26,—On the Ist of January the freedmen, with the consent of the eity authorities, are to have a grand celebration of the Anniversary of President Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation. The dead body of a negro wan, supposed to have been murdered, Was found on’ Front-st. this morning. Mauy of the Southern papers continue to threaten another war. 2%he Wilmington Dispatch of Dec. 18 says in a threc-columu leader: The people of the South are united, as one man, In thelr op: i sition 10 the threatening policy of Congress. They have [elt freedom. They cannot be made slaves through ignorance, they caunot be held in sub- ection to tyranny. At the right time, if the President of the United States stands firm in his purpose to protect the Constitu. tion, the cheek to the march of despotism and fanaticism will be given by these forces combined. They will drive the vsurpeve from their seats of power. ‘They will restore the Constitution of our country. They will preserve free institutions to America, There can be no reasonable doubt ef the result Already the southern people have given evidence of their enpacity ns sol diers. With the North united aginst them, many of their own people against them, 10 organized government to commence with, ho army, no navy, no resources, nothing to co lesce them but a principle, and on that thousands refusing to stand, they kept up an uneven contest for independence for four years with a valor unexampled, a fortitude unparaljeled, smd a deter mination unexcelled. In this approaching conflict, jor conflict there will be if Congress attempts to destroy the States, they will have nearly half of the North as allies, and will be themselves united. There will be no room for compromise after the first blow. There can be no divisions of seutiment on the side of Conservatisin and Freedom and Union. The Conservatives will be animated by the mest powerful considerations. Lhey will fight to the kaife. and then to the hilt. THE TERRITORIAL QUESTION. Mr. Holden, in The Raleigh Standard of the 20th, says: Since our return home we have conversed with many Union men, and heard from others by letter, and we take pleasure in saving that they are all enthusiastically in favor of My. Stevens's bill. The enly ehjection we have heard to it is that it is not sufficiently strin- gent on Rebels. The wish of all those with whom we have conversed is, that the oath in the bill shoul® be We call the atten. Three of our leading friends in a joint jetter to us, say We hope Congress will lay down its policy at once, so that loyal citizens may not longer be held in suspense. It is the only mode to crush ont the Rebellion, to make Union principles Loi orable, and treason odious,” i —_— SOUTH CAROLINA. ared to him that he could now face any We ean imagine the queint The Trieste sailed—and she has never been heard of, from that day to this. It is just possible that she way have been cast away upon some island in the South Seas, and that those on board have escaped from death, to languish and wait for rescue, in barren solitude. But the chance is so that it can bring no comfort. Mr. Setchell was He began his dramatic career at Burton's Theater, sud was protessionally trained under the eye of that great and famous actor. His genius for comedy «was characteristic avd remarkable. He was a natural «bamorist—quick to perceive the comical aspects of life and character, quaint in manner, mirth- “fal in conversation gentle in temperament and animated by es kind a heart as ever beat. His personations of character were commonly so flooded with exuberant humor that the serious side of his mind was rarely perceptible, and lew ns rightly comprehended bis nature. That is the way of the world. The jester is only credited with his cap io bells. But Mr. Setehiell was a laughing philosopher, and was content to see everybody langhing around bi. «His favorito parts were Captain Cuttie, Micawher, Amini- dab Bleck, Hugh De Brass, and Madame Vanderpants in the old farce of Wanted—1,000 Milliners.” The range of has Stagosusiaen was very wide, and he was continually extending his repertoire. The last engagement that he Played in this city was in Mareh, 1863, at the Winter Garden. From this city he went to San Francisco, and thence to his “vast and wandering grave.” Peace be swith him, wheresoever he rests. There are many Learts that will always kindly cherish his memory. FIRES. a SAN FRANCISCO. Sux Francisco, De... 24.—~The Central House, on First-st. caught five this morning and was destroyed. Three men were to death, aad one killed by jumping from a window of the barning building HAY ANNA, ILLINOIS. Crrcago, Dec. 26.—A destructive fire occurred at Havanns, Mason County, Tllinois, desiroyiog.an of eighteen stores. T [rinciyal sufferers are Sanford Krebaun, dry goods and bing. and Clover Heating, dugsand family grocers. The loss is esti a O00, FIRE IN WEST HOUSTON-ST. At 4 o'clock yesterday afternoon a fire broke out on Jue fourth floor of the tenement house No, 300 West Honston- 3t., corner of Greenwich, in the apartments occupied by Elijah ‘Wewby. The fire was confined to the apartment in which it Mr. Newby Joss on furniture is about $300; not insured. The furnitere of Mr. Keegan, on: the third floor, un- dernegt hae mn apartments, was damaged by water to the whole of the second floor is A Jones and musical box ene sd by WEST BROADWAY. o'clock last evening a fire was dis- cap store of C. Bonjasson, No. 115 Vat soon extinguished. on stock wud water, $200; insured. Loss on building, #100. by BOSTON. be in heir number, vere, ‘I'remont, 1) arker House and Young's Warrants in those cases were by the Municipal BY TELZGKAPH TO THY TRISUNE Rank, N. C., Dee, 24.—In the South Carolina House of Representatives, the Insolvent Debtors’ bill has been 80 framed as to secure a homestead of 100 acres with the house attached thereto, and iu that ferm it has passed, a TENNESSEE. A call is issued for a State Republican Convention, to meet at Nashville, February 22, 1867, to nominate cun- didate for Governor, and express the views of unconditional Union men, The Memphis Avalanche continues its proscription of Union men in that city, and publishes a black list of busi. ness men who were opposed to the Rebellion. In arecent editorial it says: From this time benecforth and 1 i forever let every true Southern man, who was an ex-Rebel, or whose san, brother, father or kin was one—let him avoid the business houses of Wolcott, Smith Co., and W. KR, Moore. Henceforth they are famous. ‘Swell Pox” or “Tarantula.” Either will answer, A large meeting of the citizens of Memphis was held Pec. 11 to take measnres to compel a reduction of rents, The condition of the streets wag also denounced, and vote was taken in favor of the Nicholson pavewent, b two votes being cast against it, The Memphis Avalanche claims that Gen, B, G. Hill of Warren County, Tennesse, was the lust Rebel officer who surrendered himself and forees, and who fought the lust battle of the war, He was paroled at Chattanos the 17¢h of May, 1860, oe tti— VIRGINIA. A dispatch to The Philadelphia Lede r lated the 24th, says that the Hon. Mr. Segar, United States Senator elect from Virginia, has just returned from Richmond, where he has been in eonsultation with the members of the Logislature of that State, and especially with the leading men of that body. Mr. Segar reports that the Virginia Legislature is prepared at once to adopt the amendments if they can bave assurance from Congress that this sbull be the ultimatum, and that the loyel Senators aud Repre- sentatives from that State will be admitted without delay. These propositions they were unwilling to aceept two woeks ago, They beliove that the Southern Legislatures that have already taken action, and rejected the amend. ments, woild reverse their proceedings and iollow Virginia in the course above indicated if Cengress will give the desired assurance, ne —n ALABAMA. Severgl correspondents aver that on the day the Ale. bawa Legislature adjourned, efter Gov. Patton bad sent in his message advieng the ratilication of the Constiti- tional Amendment, there were at least 10 Senators and 2 Representatives ready to vote for it. A dizpeteh wes then received from an Alabamian in Washington, urging its rejection, and intimating that there were reasons of great weight for this course, After its rejection, a hember who voted against it, gave notece of Lis intention to wove &re- consideration on Jan. 106. E———— KENTUCKY. The State Democratic Convention will Le held Feb. 22 st Frankfort. The District Conventions recommend it to call Katiosal Democratic Convention at Louisville, Gen. William Proston has written a letter in which he says that he wi'l accept the Democratic nomination for Governor of Kensacky, He is opposed to the Constitu- tionsl ent, and declares for universal amnesty, but does not say 8 word of impartial sufirage. THE CONSTITUTIONALITY OF THR CIVIL RIGHTS BILL. A case of considerable interest was yesterday called Ballard of the United States Court—of special mended by the Secession effect thorities to sustain the ho hed taken. After Mr. Cochrell closed, the case, owing to the illness of Gen. Ward, was laid over unti] the 2d of January next. {Louisville Democrat, Dec. 21

MARYLAND. The Frederick Ezaminer of this week says: ‘The Grand Jury, at ite late session, indicted seven of Gov. Swafh's Registers. Had Gov. Swann carriell out that provision of the Registry Law which made it obligatory upon bim to eppoint us Registers men who are best ‘known for loyalty, firmness, and uprightness,’ the Grand Jury would have been spared the ne cesmity of interposing their authority to vindicate the dignity and majesty of the law. In his appointments be was governed by selfish motives, and made sach selections as would promote his own personal interests, He ignored the requirements of law, and as a natural result of his perfidy, seven of Lis Regis- ters have indictments pendmeg egaivst thew.” I MISSISSIPPL The Memphis Avalaneke says: Wo are in receipt of pews from the Hon. Jacob Thompson of Mississippi. A friend informs us that he met him at St. Thomas ou the 22d of November, from which place he expected™to go to Havana to moet his family, He was in the enjoyment of excellent healt and does not expect to return to this country. Our frien brought us an excellent photograph of this distinguished Mis- sissippian, in which he looks as natural as ever.” Tae Frerpmes.—Gen, Wood, Assistant-Commisgionor for Mississippi, hae issued a ecirenlar under date of Dec. 11, in which the following excellent suggestions aro made: “The undersigned hereby expresses his thanks to the many planters who have assured him that they will establish, during the i year, plantation schools for the edueation of the children of their colored laborers, and make arra nts to have religions instruction given to the whole; and hereby renews lus recommendation aud request to ali planters to por. sue the same course, The undersigned will not approve any applieations for the assistance of the Government in transporting the freed people as laborers witheut the applicants assure him -that they will afford facilities to the laborers and their families for edaestional and moral instruction. This seems to be nothing merc than right. If the Gevernment grataitonaly trans the freedmnen for she planters, the planters, in return, should aid the freed Jeopie to become self-sustaining, and not be a burden to the jovernment in the future, “I'he undersigned most earnestly advises the freedrmen who have families s®contract for the year only with planiers who will make a written stipulation in their contracts to afford them the means of establishing and malntaining schools for the edu- ention of their children, and of enjoying religions instruction for themselves hind their families. dr Bow for lube: should be made in duplicate, one to be retained by the employer, the other by the employé." TEXAS. REBEL EDUCATION OF THY FREEDMEN-—OONFEDERATE SCHOOL-BOOKS—NECRESSITY OF COUNTERACTING INFLUENCES—WHAT 1 (E FREEDMEN SHOULD BE TAUGHT. Correspoudence of The N. X. Tribuve. Matacorna, Texas, Dec. B 1866, Since the Rebels find that the freedo®n are likely to be educated in spite of their efforts to the contrary, they are beginaing to turn their attention to fhe subject, and will, so far as possible, through Southern olucational and re. ligious influences, bias and mold the minds of this ignorant and susceptible people against evgry precept which condemns secession and upholds the General Gov- ernment. Already we see Confederate Primers” and spelling-books advertised for sale, and highly com- newspapers; also ®sehool-books adapted to the South.” What is the meaning of this, but that the venom of Rebellion is still active; and, although beaten at arms, it is still striving vigorously in other ways! According to President Johnson, the late Southern Rebels are now the best of Union men; perhaps they have enerally taken the amnesty oath, but think, as Duke Frederick suid to Rosalind, in “As You Like Ir: “Thus do all traitors; 11 their purgations did consist in words, They areas innocent as grace itself.” The education of the Freedmen of the South ise sub- Joct too vitally important to be left to chance, or trusied with their late tyrants, the deadly enemies of our country, I adinit that much has been done and wuch is now doing in this direction by the friends of human rights, but I know that there is a lack of concert aud a want of unifor- mity in the great work; all of which the insidious South- ron seos and will profit by. The present literature or veading matter of the South is all treasonable in argument and conclusion; news- papers, peripdisals, novels, war histories end biographies are each and all recommending themselves to public favor by glorifying Confederate valor and abusing loyalty; by honoring Southern chivalry and degrading Northern patriotism. Legislative enactments aud wordy resolu- tions are being passed in all the Secession States, for the parpose of so educating and molding the minds of the freedmen and the rising generation of whites that they will hate the Yankees aud ever deplore tho fate of the “Lost Cause.” ‘Let ug make a united South,” say they, There ought to be a radical change in the present system i of education of all classes; and as the colored people Nouth i are homogenous, and directly under the tutelage of the I'nited States Government, sn correct system wight be adopted in their case with great benotit. There should be a remodeling of school-books specially made for this class of learners, which books should be adopted by all socie- ties, powers, and organizations having the edueation of the freedmen 1m charge, #0 88 to cause the universal and exclusive use of the new books smong this people. The primery bovks should beiuterspersed, not only with ab stract moral precepts, but with peliticel aphorisms, enjoin. ing loyalty to the goverment sil lnws of the United States, teaching the distinction between the dutics of per- sona to their particular State Governments and their alle- giance and duty to the General Government; their duties ns citizens to society, and their genersl obligations to their fellow-men; that a) men have equal rights under a repub- lican form of government; that usciol labor is honorable; that it is an imperative duty of the citizen to society and to his government to be industrious, prudent, and frugsl, f to the commnnity; also, the nature of treason, and that traitors are nuisance on earth end an ebomwisation in the sight of heaven, 1 wonld have the reading-books made up of sketches of the history of our own country, a correct and succinct ac- count of Stavery in the United States, {rom its inception to its extinction of battles, events, and anecdotes of the Rebellion: of incidents, barbarities, and rascalities of Slavery and slave society, Also, rights of slaves (1) and rights of siave-owners under the old regime, 1 would en- lighten the Freedmen on the causes and important results but if the exnal were cat, it would be frozen for a part, of the Rebellion, and show them the wicked designs of the SOOTAY. AND MORAL CONDITION Of TAE LOWER ORDERS BCARCITY OF MANUFACTURES INDO- LENCE OF THE PROPLE—EMBARRASSING CONDITION OF THE NATIONLL FINANCES—ITEMS. From Our Special Correspondent. VarrarA1so, Chili, Nov. 17, 1364 The most slarming, and perhaps discouraging, feature of these South American Republics is the social and mora condition of their lower orders. A North American, I believe, sooner romarks it, contrasting as it does so dire- fully with the condition of the humble, though thriving poor of his own country. The squalor that we seo every where surrounding the poor in otser countries is invested hero with such insolent contentment, and so little perse- vering effort to escape from it, that an ameliorated future for thom seems impoasible, There being the same system of land monopoly here as existed befors the war in our Southern States, the Jocns have really no future, independ- ent rietorskip to look forward to. They have no long, cold Winters to prepare for, and the spontaneity and luxwriance with which everything grows, with their limited necessitios, coicbine to make them the most apa- thotic and thriftless people that exist, unless wo except the same class in Italy. The scarcity of manufactures, whieh furnish employinent to both sexes and nll ages, has bad, doubtless, an influence in perpetuating this condition of things. There has been some effort, on the part of the Government, to introduce them, with a view to the ad- vancemont of the country and this class of its lo, by offering exclusive privileges to wanufecturers be a torm of years, but beyond the manufacture of the penchos, which, though woven in the rudest looms, some ualitios which the French and English goods have never n abie to attain, and the coarser materials in gold and silver and other metals, the country kuows little of this branch of industry. A manufactory of silk, on an ex- ceodingly small scale, has been recently established in Santiago by a Frenchman, aud within the past week 1 have been shown a specimen of glass made here, which is said to rival in whiteness tho best at present manufaetured in the world. This is an encouraging carmnest of progress. I rogret to find, though, that the ard educational advantages which the country, within the last ton you has been striving to afford, do not seem to have reache tho lowor classes; and, therefore, they” cannot expect to exert, ke the corresponding class of the United States (if corresponding class can bo said to osiet), ANY prospoc- tive influence upon the political and social condition of their country, through the medium of their educated children. The state of morals secs no loss grievous. A high, conscientious line of life does not appoar compre- hensiblo to them. To mendsacity they add thievery, and, #0 far es my observation bas extended, all foreign and re- ligions influence has been futile in eradicating those pro- pousities. They are, besides, the strongest prop of the church, and the opposing current to all religious liberty and iconoclasm, and so long as their ignorance and supor- stition obtain, religions reform, winch tho hishor and more srlightened classes havo endeavored to effect, umst bo gradmal, During a ride in the outskirts of the city, a few days sinee, I remarked but one wan, out of a score or moro, at work. The greater portion of them—hale, hearty and athletic—were stretched at full length upon the ground sleoping under a broiling mid-day sun, while other small groups of mon and women wero lolling about, smoking ir cigarros and playing at un game of balls similar to billiards, varying it occasionally with the national dance— the Zamacueea—all iu the midst of the direst filth, poverty and squalor. The dirt and destitution, with their Svataiiijuut evils, dogs and children, together with the sloth and indolenco, presented a picture which, not being isolated, but, on the controry, presenting itself $v ghows the whole country, induces the belief that there can bo no noble future for’ auy country with such au eloment, I also observed what would have been lost upon other than a Yaukee, and which was richly suggestive of New-kKn- gland paperanills, the amense amount of old rags and waste paper which are here thrown in fhe guebrados and on tho hill sides. It would be the El Dorado of rag- pickers, and a migration of them, I am suro, would not be profitless, Washing is never done in the family; consequently, that weekly terror to American pater familias, the washing- day, is unknown here, Every little stream about the city 18 converted into a laundry, and in riding along, from fifty to a hundred women may bo seen squatted upon tho gromad, pounding the clofhes between stones, and after- ward nosing them mm wooden bowls. In this country this comprises the dreadful modus operandi. To those whose purses aro more valuable than their personal com- fort, the 8) stew existing in ours is preferable. The condition of the National finances is shown to be embarrassing, and how to overcome it is the absorbing ition of the day. The Income Tax bill" is again un- er discussion, snd as it is looked upon with so much dis- favor by a large portion of the people, it will probably be rescinded, and the old Santa Maria bill,” with fow modifications whieh have boon made by the Finance Com- mittee, intrusted with an examination and revision of it, adopted. It proposes a tax of one per cent upon all capi- tal, and seems to be regarded as more just and general. The Southern Railroad” is now completed as far es Curicd, connecting the latter place with the Capital. There is at presout no indication of any immediate movement on the part of the allied fleet, Maraschal Cas- tilla, the Ex-President of Peru, and recently banished to this country by Prado, arrived by the steamer of tho Lith, Another member of the United States Military Lega- tion has been eaptured by of the fair Senoritas of Santiago. He loaves with Nis bride Ou the steamer of to. day for bis howe in Philadelphia. CANADA. i AURON AND ONTARIO CANAL—THE NEW CAPITAL OF it to the ladies of the United States as a Companion’ whose value THE B. N. AMERICAN OONFEDERACY. and that o bed member of society is 4 gener] misfortune From Our Special Correspondent. Toroxro, Dec. 20, 1866. By the visit to Toronto of delogates from the Waostern States, this old scheme has got a revival. The canal is meant to connect Lake Huron with Lake Ontario, so as to ent short the route from the West to the ocean, which is naturally roundabout. The Government of Canada did not, and does not, favor the scheme, preferring the Huron Confederates, and the eternal infamy and disgrace which they merit for attempting to overthrow the best govern. ment in the world, When further advanced 1 would, in the most simple manner, teach then the nature of onr Government, its different branches, their righte aud duties as citizens under the United States Constitution, and their rights and dnties onder the States their principal legal rights, and their logan! duties toward their fellow-creatures: the nature and of various kinds of legal obligations, such as Promissory notes, coutrg ts for work, metoriale, leasing, open accounts ature of wills, laws of descen® an bution of intestate estates among kindred; marriage and divorcee rights of husband und wite as between each other; of parent and child; genera! cases concerning sale and leasing of real and personal property, rights of property, &e., &e. Besides, I would impart to them such knowi- edge of the enmingl law as to forewern them of the dan- ger of transgression; all of this could go par: passn with the usual edueational branches; the latter I would in no wise curtail; but a person who is ignorant of his legal rights and his legal obligations 1s the simplest ethical rules, Some worel duties, it Is true, gre above the law, but many others are euforeed by its enactments; ro, in order to make a loral and trostwortny citizen, his mod must be enlightened with a knowledge of his moral dnties and legal rights and obligations at the same time, But and Ottaws scheme, which languished for want of means to earry it ont, and languishing, died. This latter canal would cost more than the Ontario one, perhaps six weeks of Winter, However, this scheme had at oue time the favor of the Canadian Government, and the supportof the Ottawa members of Parliament and of all those east of the Ottawa River. This, of course, gave the scheme the majority of the House, for it was Canada East, with the Ottawa country, against Canada West, The soul of the Toronto scheme, for that is the city most interested in the Ontario Canal, is a Mr. Capreol of To- ronto, 0 gentleman of good address and of much persist. ency of character, who has on every occasion brought for- ward the scheme; but whether he will now, after the 1 distri “feed” at the Queey s Hotel, be able to induce the gentle- men from Chicago, Milwaukee, &e., to, take stock in fhe Canal, is very doubtful. It 1s believed the scheme will receive no aid from the present Government of Canada, illy qualified to observe The (ilobe to the contrary. Ottawn, lying in a flat country, and therefore opon to attack, is not the place, ray the Canadians, for the capital James Bullivan, Edward Padden, Michael Henry, Edmund Miller, Michael Waters, John O'Connell, Thomas Cleary, Michael Smith, Frank Degnan, John Shields, Michael Buckloy, George Hoffman, and John Redmond, all engaged in 1 the manufactare of Belgian paving blocks at Weehawken, New-Jersey, have published a statement, sworn to before a Justice of the Peace, in reply to the card of Controller Brea nan relative to contracts for pavements for the streets of this city. They state that the affidavit of Mr. James Elmendorf, accompanying Mr. Brennan's card, contains many glaring mis- representations and intentional falsehoods. ‘They further make, substantially, this statement: Thoy have been connected with the manufacture of Belgian pavement blocks for the last mine years, and yet they never hoard of the Mr. Elmendorf cited by Mr. an, till bis name was thus published. In re- Fo to the statement that the cost of stons has risen from $17 to 30 per 1,000 blocks, they affirm that the material can now be rchased at from $20.0 $26 per 1,000 blocks, One con rm, betwoen the 28th of October, 1865, and the 20th of A id, purchased 400,000 blooks, at from $20 to $23 por 4,000, stored them on the hill of Weohawken as a reserys for quent contracts; and another contracting firm, ascuip by a city Alderaan, in the month of January iaet. waited ou sevo- ral quarry owners at Weehawken, and wanted them to enter into contracts with them to supply from 20,000 to 500,000 Bel. gian pavement blooks at the sum of $23 per 1,000 blooks. another contractor purchased, in the latter part of the m Inst July, 70,000 blocks at the sam of $32 per 1,000, and at time the price of blocks exeeed §38 1,000; price fhe few contractors who purchased them would any blooks that wonld not measure at least from 40 to 42 super. ficial inches, surface measurv, or from 30 to 34 blooks to the superficial Jud of pavement. lio blocks rejectad by the Croton Acquodut Board whieh are usually sent to Havana, could be asod during the season at from $15 to $20 par thousand. Mr. Elmendorf having stated and that the inferior the demand was in advance of the sup We will material mnst be used, they give as follows; shnply ask Controller what facilities they have for knowing how the abundant Gt of malsrial bas Leen exhausted? Iiave they ever visi Fort Lee, Bull's Ferry, Weehawken, Hudson City, West New-York, the Shades at Lower Weehawken, West Hl on, and in ali of whiel places there is an inexhnastible supply of the best possible deseription of trap blocks, suitable for the manufacture of Belgian pavement? In Weehawken there ars one and five gangs of quarrymen. producing at loast 42,000 pavement daily, and there is at the present moment, on band in the shove district alome, 1,000,000 blocks in exoess of the do- nan BH00TING APPRAY.—Last evening Froderick Web- ber had an altercation in front of his residence, No. 143 Sixth- st, with one Willlam Rhodes, when the latter entered bis residenos_No, 143, and proceeding to his apartment, un pistol with which he fired at Webber at Jrocuted a severe wound, bul striking the latter in the head, and oa Officers Arnold and Pierce of the Seventeenth Irecinet arrested Rhodes, and he was locked up for the night ia the Station- House. The wounded man was taken into lus residence, where he was attended by a Surgdon. MurpEROUS ASSAULT IN A TENEsENT Hose. —The Fourth Ward was uncommonly well-hehaved last might, the grog-shops having closed eaxly. In the afternoon the tenants of No. 53 Oak st. engaged in a dispute, and one Slavin, arming herself with both a hatchet and an ax, iously assaulted Hannah Leary, cutti her _ A n ownding her. DE cinriod Weialen, and otherwise w who attempted to shigld Mrs. Leary, was also wounded. Patrolman Wandling, having been summoned, took Mrs. Slavin ito custody, and her husband also, it having been alleged that ho “had struck one of the women who was concerned in the dispute from avhich grew the assault, and the couple were held last night at the Police Station. Mrs. Leary was borne to Bellevue Hospital THE STATE OF TRADE. BY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUNE. Burvars, Dec. 26. —Cattle market doll at decline of 250. on and 10c. per 100 on inferior to good. Stight runs from the West. arrivals yosordsy In consequence of the snow storm West. Good Cattle in demand. Stock in yard. mostly light and ra quelity, $I42816. Fst Uesvy Oxon aud STF HI Ulood. ®11@ $14; Fat Cattle sind. Steers, $6 92ST Ter $008 512 head; $11; Cows sud Heifers, $52 $6 50. Receipts to-day, shipped, 624 No trauvsactions in worth reporting Heavy Woolod, per 100, $550@ $6 563 Fair Fine Woo! Western Lambs, $42 8% Hog market quiet at prices ranging from nommual, #G@ #6 25 for Prime He vy, and $580 fer Stock and laferior City. Dressed Hogs, Sd Receipts 5,000 head shi 400 Bead. 24 mark extra, No Moms. rather bare Cotton, with a light demand. Tue sales to-day were T00 bales, at for iddlings. Factors sre sellers, at there Wasisorox, N. C, —~No ia ial circles to-day. PHILADELPIIA CATTLE MARKET, 25. —The supply of Beef Cattle this week amounted to 1,025 bead. ‘The market was active, and sales were mado at from $173 10 $14 50 100 1, and from $15 25 to $16 50 for extra Op Br Tho i I of sheop 1 nting t Siser—The arrival o was v large, amou 0 0.50 head. Tho demand wus good, und, prices yuled from 5 to Ge. 4 Ib gross, as to quality. Hia— Uhe market was rather dull, and prices had a down: ward tendency. The supply amounted to 4,500 head, and prices ruled from oto 80 100 15 nes, Cows=The sales of cows amounted to 223 head, at from $30 to $70 for Springers, and from 860 to #20 for cow and call. Drs. 8, S. Randall, «ifs of the City Superintendent of Pablio Seliools, writes as follows, of the Wheeler Wijsen Sowing Mcabines: of the B. N. Amenecan Confederacy, (that is to be) and Machine, sud it is universally admitted that Gmover Baxsm's is Montreal is declared to be the spot, if suitable buildings can be found for the Confederate Parliament. So fur as considerations of defensibility go this is right enongh, but the choice of the little backwood eity for the capital was the only way to stop local jealousies and the strife between the lirger cities for the honor of capitoldom., above and beture all things, let his mind and attention be constantly directed to tie Constitution nd laws of the United States, as the eves of the Israelites in their flight from captivity were directed to the pillar of fire by night and the cloud by dey. For these freedmen and women have heen bought with a great price, even the precious Ligod of freedoms noblest sons has paid the ransom; and I solemuly warn snd entrent you that you let not after Listory condemn the purchase, The subjects which I have rocowmended for the new schoo'-books 1 ay some of them seem too recondite, bat will essare your reeders tha! Ido net advise sny techni- celities or disputed, ehstmmee or speculntive prog ositions to be inserted therein thing should be in plain, com- prehensive language, Rec to it that they be tr ight, above all things, the duty and honor of loyalty and the disgrace of treason and 1 Lope and trust that they never will be so lost to a sense of duty, so develd of mauliness, as lu spy respect to apo their former tyrants, Such course of education would be heneficial to the rising geuerstion of tue white race: but the fashion in these parts i5 to allow hem to disregard their wore] duties, and to learn their Jegal righte and obligations by experi- ence as occasions shall arise, ard to teach them that pothing but wrongs flow from the General Government. JALTIMORE, Dec, 24.—From Texas papers we learn that the Government sheds at Hrazos Lave all been taken down and removed to Brownsville where they will be tarned into Winter quarters for the troops in that locality, Emigrants trom Virginie were arviviug in Texas with a view to settlement The prices of all kinds of goods Lad fallen materially at Gal veston. some of the pioneer emigrants to Brazil had retarned to Texas, declaring that thelr own homes, after all, were the best for them. A) There were appearanees of an active demand for cattle in Texas for the Calinfoima market. THE CENTRAL SYSTEM HY WELEGRAPE TO THE TRIBUNE. ALBANY, Dec. 25.=The Board of Trade of this city yesterday adopted the follow ing resolution Kesoleed, That, from and after thg date upon which the method of selling grains by the cental shell take effect in the Cities of Now-York, Chieage and Milwaukee, all sales of grain made by the members of this Board of Trude shall be at spocitied rates for each 100 pounds. R.A Tie Hgciric RAILROAD. —It isunderstoed that the contractor will break ground for the construction of this road uy the nt week, ‘The contract for the building of every foot of the road, both to Sacramento and Marysville, has been let. The whole amount of iren for the track and the roll- ing stock has be#n provided for and will be on the way as fast s wasted. The road is to be constructed entirely without Gosersapsi ald, Fy havi fy bin askod or fh, Tu ve n prov y private enterprise, interested will be content with such returns as legiti- construction. resuit from its Some i ont h H miles of the heretofore done ou the be made abla as far os Qeigned to have the construction first-class in every respect, such as rr Traps-Contineutal Rallroad. dan Francisco Buflrhin, Nov. 5

32 Bilt the commander of the forces despairs of making even Montreal defensible, except at enormous cost, though I believe 1t could be done in the American way (which is the way suited to tins continent), at a cost of less than $1,000,000. Be this as it may, you will perceive from this rising apprehension of the power of the United States, change in the public feeling in Canada, which will tend to increase the influence of the United States Govern. ment there, As toa capitol, why do not the Canadians heg one of the colleges or men's schools for the purpose—the college on the Priest's Farm,” or that (college or school) in the rear of Baggs,” for instance. They are large enough, even for the capitol of the B. N. A. Confederacy. POLITICAL. re CALIFORNIA. CANDIDATES ANNOUNCED. The Son Francisco Spirit of The Times says that the Union State Convention will tot convene for six months, yet the following candidates have announced themselves for the following offices: For Governor—ieorge OC. Gorham, at present Clerk of the Tufted States District Court; Frank M. Pikely, D. C. McRuer, T. Meader of Stockton; T. N. Machin, at present Lieatenant- wovernor; John Bidwell of Chico, now representing California in Congress; J. H. Jewett, Banker, For State Printer—J, J. Owen of The San Jose Mercury, T. A. Springer of The Amador Ledger; Samuel Cassuday of The tala Argus: 1. O. McCarthy of The Flag; N. B. frown of The Nevada Transcript, are candidates. For this lucrative posi tion there will be a lively struggle For Hy RT, G. MeCullo Alameda will also be a candidate, and J. Senator from Placer County, For Judge of the Supreme Court—John Curray, cumbent J. I. McCune; Judge Pratt of the Twelfth District Court, and W. T. Sexton of Butte County. Vor (‘ongross, in the Northern District, there are a number of candidates; Wm. H. Parks of Sutter; L. I. Pratt, State Sen- BE. D. Wheeler of Hale, present State t in. ator from Sierra; C. Hartson, Senator from Napa; L. M. Faulke of Siskiyou, and formerly State Senator from that county. From the Middle 3 Disitias we hear of W. Hj {he Jeg! tepresentative. In Southern District, W. J, Knox, pres. ent State Senator from Santa Clara, is a candidate; State Sen- ator W. KE. Lovett is also s candidate, and ex-State Senator Wallace of Mayfield, Santa Clara also, Harvey 5. Brown of San Francisco. For the United States Senate, thus far, the lemon aspir- Aaron A, alifornis in the present Bg United States Senate, ffs Hine will wot be allowed to slip wwat without cont: other gentlemen will come for- ward at the proper time. Ti band frm Fanogorl. gas a pretty litt at says: the report be trus, he actually have driven away by the curiosity of his neighbors. He has t up all the land he could get round his groudds, but to no He is watched sududsgred who's he Som: 1¢ ho opens 4 window ot pulls a score of eyes are upon him, by opera-glasses telescopes. In London he is quiet 10 one suspects ed od yd thd to be that tall map a wide-awake, wag aud “1 have used one of your excellent Sewivg-Machises in my family, aud now that begin to realize ite benefits, the wonder is how 1 have lived without it’ The machinery is so simple, and the operation so osev and bewutiful, that it rivals the plasoforte in cur circle. It por, forws every kind of family sewing in the strongest and most haautil! wanes, the needlework that formerly occupied #0 many end mouths, is now sccomplished in a fow days, leswing me time for s varioty of other pursuits, 1 would advise sll young housekeepers to so- leet one of yoor Sewing Machines in preferofice to a piano, sa no fam. {ly can afford to do without this useful and beautiful article of fur- pituge. 1 cousider it as woman's best friend, and cordially recommend will be mors und more appreciated svery day of theic, lives.” —ddver- tisement. The Masenle Falr,—The Executive Committes of the Masonic Fair invite attention to the advertisement of Brother J. T. Ex, No, 999 Broadway, coruer of Twenty-second-st,, proposing to supply the Warzren Wizsox Swing MACHINE on orders received duringthe continuance of the Fair, at manufacturers’ prices. Masters of Lodges are invited to forward their orders for the number that they may be likely to want, and Brother Exris will arrange them for delivery to such persons as may be recommended by the master as trustworthy, enabling the poor end deserving of the craft to obtain the means of sopport in paying for a machine by monthly installments. Brother ELLs is 8 member of Eureka Lodge, and {s constantly on band, and will explain to Masters of Lodges more fully than we cau, Advertisement. Lv TT Val A Perfect Sewing-Machine.—Mrs, J. W. Watking, of Brook- lyn, writes: After an experience of four years with the Elliptic,’ aud considerable with o first-class machines, I deem it but justice to your admizsble machine to state that I consider it not only far supe: vior to all others ss 8 family machine, but asa perfect Sewing Ma- chine in avery respect; performing, as it does, to rapidly, noleslienly and perfectly, every possible variety ofefumily sewing, and withel so wonderfully simple and easy to operate that a chi'd can use it without difficolty. 1 eaunot say too much in its praise,” Advertisement, ous hc The Best Hollday Present. There cond be no greater comfors in a family than good Sewing the best (or family use, Advertisement. MARRIED. BROWN—FRASER=On Christmas evening. Dec. 25, by the Rev. George 8. Hare, at the residence of the bride's parents, James E, Brown to Jessie L.. eldest daughter of James B. Fraser, osq., both of this city, NORTON—SILLCOCKS—On Monday, Dec., 24 at the of the bride’s parents, by the Kev. W, H. Parmly of Je Mr. Thomas Nortou to Miss Faunie 8., daughter of Valentine Sillcocks, esq, both of this city. STURGES—MELVILLE=On Christmas morning, Dec. 25, 1866, by the Rev. Dr. Crosby, B. J. Sturges to Tsabelia D.. youngest r of Alexander Melville, esq, all of New-York City. Counecticut papers please copy. DIED. CATRNS—On Monday, Dec. 24, 1866, Douglas Cairns, son of the late Capt. Jobu T. Cairns, Secretary of the Seamen's Fund and Retreat, sged 32 years. The relatives and friends of the family, and the Officers and Trustees tfully invited to attend the funeral on Wed: Spriog-et. of the Fund are res nesday morning. at 10 o'clock, from his late residence, 57 COLLERD=On Monday, Dec. 34, Aan Collerd, in the Tith year of her age Jriguetiully invited to attend the faners! The friends and relatives ars from the Reformed Dute nrel, in Bergen, New-Jersey, on Wednesday afternoon, at 1} o'clock. DUNSCOMB~On Moudsy, Dec. 24, of croup, Charles Edward. youngest son of Alexander H. aud Anos Maria Duuscomb, aged 4 years, month and id days Funeral will take place this (Wednesday) afternoon, from dence of Lis parents, No. 21 Seventh-ave., g 24 o'clock. HERVILLY=On Tuesday, Dec. 25, Joseph Ulric Felix D. Herviiiy, aged 65 years The relatives and friends of the fumily are respectfully invited to attend the foneral ou Friday, st 10 o'cloek, from the Church of St. Vincent de Paul, Twenty-third-st. near ave. Philede!phia papers please copy. JENKINS—=On Satorday, Dec. 22, Mrs. Sophie L. Jenkins. The relatives end friends of the family are invited to tend The funeral rom ber late residence, Eighty near Twelfth-ave., on Wednesday, Dec, 36, at 10§ a. m., without further notice, KAY—On Tuesday, Dec, 25, 1866. Robert D. Kay, aged 26 The relatives and riends are respectfully invited toa tend Juparal. Thursday, at o'slock p. m.. frou the residence of bis i sleolm, south-esst cdrmer Thirty-third-et. sad the reel: MAPES—At West Farms, on Tuesday. the 25th inet. aller pro” tracted illness, Sgiwuel $o the 13d year of his age. The friends of the faniiiy are invited to stteud the funersl from his late residence, on Thursday, Dec. 37, at 1 pm. MORRYS—On Saturday, the 22d last. in 18th year of her a TL of Tein 1, Morn tonic Church of the Mediator, corner Lexington-ave. and Thirtieth-st., on Wednesdny, Dec. at 11 o'clock 8. m., to which the relatives ere respectfully in. REMSEN~On Mondsy, Dec. 24, Peter V. Remsen, in the Tith year Tho risiives and friends of the family are invited 15 alien the fupersl from on Baer Brook- Lyn, ou Thuiaday, Doc. 7, at o'clock b wi, without invi- NDEY—0On Tuesdny the inst., Maria J., wife of ROT Roundey and priya Kent, esq, of Bostos, Her remaing will be taken from ber late residence, No. 30 Est Twenty ffth-et. to Boston for interment. 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Ty ng ina, Nteveus MANUPACHD ahr Nihon Our stock embraces latest eX with many ncved ties of rare and merit. DIAMOND JEWELRY of the first quality, mounted in new and WATCHES, N imported from the best Eu Rh br Parti Athantion is to hear dni sad clagenoe C. A. ENS 4 J No. 38 Fast Fourteenth-at., Unlon-square, Now Yoke Stramatic Salt Baths. THE PENNSYLVANIA SALT MANUFACTURING COMPANY'S STRUMATIC SALTS AND WATERS are sovereign for the cure of DYSPEPSIA, RHEUMATISM, SCROFULA, SWOLLE® GLANDS, ERUPTIONS OF THE SKIN, &C., &C. For sale at all th, priccipel or TEL ud QUICHE KaUGLA Aan

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Alo, ele pe NEW-YORK DAILY TRIBUNE, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 26, gus “Holiday Soods. Instruction. Real Estate for Sale. DOrp Goods. Great American Tea Tompany, Las 4 New Publications, fps CHRISTMAS GIFT BOOK, 1666. THE HUDBON, #ROM TIE WILDERNESS TO THE SEA. BY BENSON J. LOSSING. BELUSTRATED WITH THREE BUKDRED AND SEVEN ENGRAVINGS ON STEEL, from drawings by the Auibor. Elegant'y printed on toned paper made exprem’y for the work, Owe Yolume, small quarto, richly bound in Merocco Cloth. $10 FulkTurkey Moroecs, gilt or antique. oovviernrnnesranenns is Eatrs Levant Morocco, A few copies only. coconiirisnie 20 This ls, without doubt, the finest book produced purely v American” this sdeson. ©n view snd for sale by the following Booksellers: APPLETON, No, #43 Broadway; R. H. JOHNSTON Co, No. #4 Nasesust. JONES, No. 843 Broadway; KIRBY, No. 643 Broad- way; LEGOATT, No. 113 Nasssust.; SABIN, No. 84 Nasesvst.g LOCKWOOD, No, 411 Broadway; MILLER, No. 522 Broadway; MOHUN EBES, No. 46 Broadway; PUTNAM, Bresdwayj BARDOLPH, No, 710 Brosdway; SHELDON, No®¢#8 Broadway PWAYKE, Fulton-at., Brooklyn VAN NOSTRAND, No. 182 Broad: way, 80d all Booksellers in this City and Brooklyn. VIRTUE YORSTON, Publishers, No. 12 DEY ST, New York. PALMER, J&.4 BIBLE HOUSE, ASTOR PLACE, BEAUTIFUL DISPLAY OF HOLIDAY BOOKS'AND GIFTS. GREAT ATTRACTIONS, HARDING'S EDITION OF FAMILY BIBLES? WITH FAM- Y PHOTOGRAPHIC ALBUM. combived. Just the:things (or Boratmas! A very large stock of JUVENILE sad TOY BOOKS, NG snd DRE CALL AND EXAMINE. G CASES, ke, ke No. 14 BIBLE HOUSE, ASTOR PLACE, B PRAYER-BOOKS, CHURCH SERVICES, ALTAR SERVICES, PSALMS AND HYMNS, ke. 0 oll the styles of Calf, Ivory, Vellom, Morocco and Velvet bindings, ruituble for CHRISTMAS AND'NEW YEAR'S GIFTS, The stock ie the largest snd varied in New-York, THE TRAPE SUPPLIED. Juat fssved, a new mo PRAYER-BOOK, Pagedjunifonnly with the Standard Prayer-Book. JAMES POTT, Nos. 5 and 1nCooper Union A A. FAVARGER will begin an AFTERNOON o CLASS ae soon sx 40 pupils have subscribed. Thirty Dollars f 20 lows without reduction st every successive term. a borer e. Ho private ond. No. University place. Post-Office ox No. 6,128. ARTHON. MR. GEO. C., Classical, FRENCH and ENOLISH SCHOOL, with Primary Department and Gymus- slum, Fifth-ave cor. Twenty-aixth-st, Al THE NATIONAL, CONSERVATORY OF MUSIC, No. 83 Madison-ave., Piano, Violin, Theory and Vocal Mustey feria, $10 hy quarter. Conservatory lustruction Books free. tablished [3 COX.KEELING, WRITING, &e., for Business.— Mr. DOLBEAR, No. 608 Broadway, teaches Book-keeping it tically, as used in the best New-York houses. He sso removes stiff weer, ing or trembling, and makes elegant busir ess penmen. Lais..J {CENTRAL PARK FRENCH INSTITUTE for YOUNG GENTLEMEN, with PRIMARY DEPARTMENT, E. FEZANDIE, Director. he sud Bosrding scholrs, DAY BOHOLARS TAKEN TO SCHOOL AND HOME IN AN OMNIi- BUS. Handsome house and rounds between Central Park and Hud. son River, Complete English, French, Gsrmen, bh, Classical. ad C cial I th Circulars st Christern’s, No 63 Brosdway, or st the Justitute, cor. Broadway and Ninety-third-«t, (CHADWICK HALL, Lyme, Conn. —An accoesible oupt ool, preparatory to co r business, Tem pu have the priviecee of Shocfainily, hfacign v3 the priscijal J ne pleasant room, bathe, and gymossien, TIAN Ar MAGILL, A. M. cr Co., N. Y.~Advantages in all d iments and accommodations unsurpassed. Winter Tern berine Jan. 3 GEO. C. SMITH. Di MOLLENHAUER® MUSICAL CONSER VATORY, SHUBERTH'S BUILDING, No. 820 BROADWAY. Instruction, in Vocal and Tustrumental Mosic, $10 per term. OLDEN HILL SEMINARY for YOUNG LA- DIES, Bri Coun, lars, address the Principal, ridgeport, Coun, For cireoiart, sdduens he, BOS UDSON RIVER INSTITUTE. The Rev. ALONZO FLACK, A. M., Principal, JLAVERACK, N.Y. CLAVERACK COMMERCIAL COLLEGE AND SCHOOL OF TRADE f Ts connected with the Hudson River Institute, sod designeted to pre- re young men aud women for the various purseits of life, by. a Roroughly practical and scientific course of jnstroction in Single and Double Futry Beok-Keepiug, Science of Accounts, Comme: cial Law, rrespondence, Commercial Arithmetic, Bguking, Ex hange, Practice] Penmanship, and the Laws of Trade and*Commerce. fo Board, Washing, Fuel, Light, Fornished Room, Inci- I ATTENTION ‘ALL WANTING FARMS {Cheap LA wd ROT LANES, ts LoS ES nO NEw ERSEY, 4 miles from N oko ried to Philadelphia il futreiney i EA, CEI CA Water and pure, No fever sud Here lreniors ho. apt shov.

mans, adr CREAT OAMPEZLL, President. W. J. Panxmxrien, Selling Agent, Bricksbure, ‘AL WANTING FARMS—Good soil, mild climate, 34 miles south of Phaladelphia; price only $23 per acre. {mproved farms; bundreds are port information sent free. Ade dress C. K. LANDIS, Vineland, New-Jersery. HOME IN dH CUUNTRY—CENTRAL RAILROAD OF NEW. JERSEY REAL ESTATE AGENCY, 500 BUILDING LOTS st osille, two imles from Elizabeth, 45 min utes from New-York. A number of beautiful residences will soon be completed on same property. Also, Houses sud Lots Farms aud Country Beats located st all points ou the Hine of the above road. A. C. DUNHAM, Agent. Reference, A. D. Hope, Superintendent Hope Express Company, No. 162 Broadway. (HEAr FARMS in LOYAL EAST TENNESSEE, —We offer 100 FARMS st from $3 to $30%per acre; 100,000 acres of unimproved LAND, v.Jusble for Grazing, Timber an Mining. Water Powers, and fine'sites for manufscturers and colonists, Titles exsmined sud taxes paid. Information fndty furnished to those in- terested. MUNSON SEYMOUR, Real Estate Agents, Knoxville, Tenn, NTRAL PARK ROIS for SALE on the Fifth and Eighth-aves., and on the streets adjacent to the Park, Apply to ALLEN BROWN, No. 96 iirosdway. SOR SALE~—LEASE of the STORE No, 45 Ann-st., for one yesr and four monthe. P. C. BULKLEY, No. 43 Wall-st,, Jeoncey- curt. JHEROVED IRON AND COAL PROPERTY FOR SALE.~ [he best and best improved IRON AND HITU MINOUS COAL PROPERTY now on the market, situated in the State of Pennsylvania, with Furnace and Mines fully tested end ap roved—with first clos railway and water facilities, and ready for mediste business écan be purchased on the most favorable teria by early spplication to "COAL Box No. 4,851, New-York Post-Office (RANGE COUNTY FARM AT.AUCTION,—A good Farm, about 90 Acres, in Orange County, New York, one mile from Washingtonville Depot on Newburgh branch of New-York snd Erie Railroad; the former residence of Dende! Curtis, deceased, A large houve, barn, hay house, shed, wagon snd wood house; with pesch orchard good land for ar’ grain and fruits; well, water and spring for cooling milk; a fine location; will be sold at “Auctios at the hotel of Qeorge A, in Washingionwiiio, January 8, 1667, at o clock noon, OH ES ip OREN C. JAQUES, JAMES CURTIS, Baecutors. dentals and Tuition in Common and lligher English, P p Book-Keeping, Surveying, Latin and Oreck, Frenc and Gerurn, Wax Fruit and Flowers, i Fy Crayoulng aud Oil Painting, and the Cow: mercial Course is 100 per term of 13 or 14 weeks; $300 per year, The above r eadocludes averything taught iu the School, except instrumental Maric and Tele hing. Son Pr R. RODEN, at COTTER TOWER Co's, cor. Beek: moan snd Nassan sts, from 2 to 5 p. wm. wily. W. LYON” COLLEGIATE INSTITUTE, e No, 161 FIFTH-AVE. and No, 937 BROADWAY, Rooms high-ceiled, large, light, airy snd heatedyby steam. LIOHT GYM. NASTICS taught. Ouly pure, contented, working pupils desired, MECUNTAIN- VIEW SE MINARY, 14 miles south of “West Roiut.—~NextyTerm commences JANUARY 7. For Cir- culars, address G. H. CARSWELL, Highland Falls, N.Y. _ EWBURGH, N. Y.—Miss H. M. PARKHURST will COMMENCE the WINTER TERM of her Boarding and Day School for Young Ladies ou MONDAY, Jen. 7. 1867. OUGHKEEPSIE YOUNG LADIES’ SEMINARY A select family sehool, opens Sept, 12, 1866, For Circulars, address GEO, W. MCLELLAN, A. M.. Principal. Poughkeepsie, N.Y. TPOCKLAND FEMALE INSTITUTE, Nyack, on he Hadson,—The next session will commence directly after the Holidsys, Jan. 3. For adwission, or circular, contalning full particu: lars, address the Rev. L. D. MANSFIELD, Principal CS I Dancing Academics DODWORTH® DANCING ACADEM YX, No. 212 FIFTH-AVENUE. N.Y. CLASSES on MONDAYS and THURSDAYS TUESDAYS apd FRIDAYS, Evening Classes for Gentlemen TUESDAYS and FRIDAYS. For Terms ke. send for a Circular. GARMO BOOK, Third Edition, containing full descriptions of all the Quadriiles. Figures of the German Cotillion, eto,, now ready price, 50 cents. Apply ot, or address, No. #2 Fifth-uve., corner Fourteenth st. E GARMO™ DANCING ACADEMY, No. 82 Fifth-ave., corner Fourteenth st.. vow open for the rece tion ot Pape on TUESDAYS and FRIDAYS, WEUNESDAYS and BAl- Ladies, 2 to 4 p. m.; Misres and Masters, 4 to 6 v. m, Gentlemen, TUESDAY and FRIDAY EVENINGS, at o'clock. F DODWORTH® DANCING ACADEMY, SAWYER'S ROOMS, Fultonave.,, corner Jay-st., BROOKLYN. FOR DAYS, call or send for a circular. ew York. HERALD OF HEALTH T FOR JANUARY, 1667, Lew of Humen Development. [Henry Ward Beecher Ph (Dr? J. Allen. y outs" of the. Body mi The Rev. B. Frothingham, Tlluunto of ay n Health, ne -|R.K, lation to Health. —[Madame Demorest. Dress snd How to Train Up a Child. —[L. N. Fowler, The Dwi Light of the Coming Yesr (Poetry).~J, B.F. Walker. Alcohol A the Doctors, E. Snodgrass. from the Jury Fox. 7 W. Buugay. Hints, ke.—[A, L. Wood, M. D. Proper Mausgement of Very Youog Children.—|Mrs. O. F. to Bathe.—[Dr. E, P. Miiler. for lIwpr the Lungs, Volee, ete. [Prof. C. 8. Royce. New-Yeer—Dronkenness Among Women. foot Food Bad for Children. Vi les and Ae. ete. in Wommu's De What Wilt the English do for Meat 1 Rignte for Women—Teething Childreu—A Valuable Dis Bath—Tce and“loe-Houses. snd Mestiterianlsm, ete. and Condiments. OTICRS. apnum, Wilson Machine, wer oss. oe 30 subeerid- os 4nd $60, SeTLLER WOOD Coy 0 ww Nos 13nd 15 Jali, New York. General Agents: THE AMERICAN NEWS COMPANY. (Jaukex BOOKSTORE, NOS. 5 AND 13 COOPER UNION. CHRISTMAS, 1866. We bave now on band one of the largest and best assortments of Ohristaoss Books, suitable forSunday Schools, ever dispisyed in the BIBLES AND PRAYER-BOOKS RATED BOOKS, in ILLUST REWARD CARDS, JLLUMINATED TEXTS, in the sbove Che publirativns of the English Bocie Gr oy EL tA TOT™ AMERY, EE EW" Catalogues mailed on spplication. sil J)TARLES FOR 1867, all sizes and styles; Daily Journals, Expense Books, Black Books, Paper, Fevey sud Sta: Plo Stationezy, at low prices; orders solicited. FRANCIS LOUTREL. Stationers, Printers snd Bookbinders, No. 45 Maiden lene. 4 A TTENT TON,” NEWSDEALERS. FLANAGAN PINCH, WHOLESALE NEWSDEALERS, ARE NOW READY 70 FILL «ll orders from country declers AT THY VERY LOWEST CASH PRICES, Particular attention ie pid to the forwarding of all MISCELLANEOUS ORDERS CONNECTED WIT THE NEWSPAPER AND BOOK TRADE. Send for Rrice List. FLANAGAN FINCH, Nos, 21%and 23 Anust, N.Y, B OOKS, BIBLES, ABBUMS. 50,000 Standard and Juvenile BOOKS, PHOTOGRAPH ALBUMS sndf FAMILY BIBLES will be SOLD at a DISCOUNT from Publishers prices of 25 PER.CENT, ot J. KANE'S CHEAP BOOKSTORE, No. 126 Nassao-st., N. Y. CUQICE, STANDARD, RARE and VALUABLE h L sud AMERICAN BOOKS—A BIG STOCK-—Su- ELSEWHERE Prayer Books, ng IC. played in Bt. Peter's at Rome... 50c, AERA ARE ELE) Ie, i SER coo lspn bi enssiis poser Charies 1'Albert; for violin, Bey Malle] poepaid. "FREDERICK BLUME, No. 208 Bowery, Bos AND “GIRLS are charmed with the new People’s” Plotoridl Edition of ZSOP'S FABLES. It is printed on tinted paper, bound in sloth, gik, ot $1. FOWLER WELLS, No. 389 Broadway, N. Ll ADIES LIKEGIT. It tells of HUMAN CHAR- AOTRE, as seen ln ayes, mouth, nose, lips, cheeks, chin, nock, Sands, hal, voloe, walk, ste., and how to jodge Who la.whe” A Besntiful New Your's present, fs Tux Nxw Prymoexony, with engravings; ia rich Morocco, full gilt, $10; in elegant Calf, $8; Muslin, gt, $6; Maclin, pisin, $5. New Edmion—very fine. FOWLER k WELLS, No. 389 Broadway, N. Y. VING AGE, ~$8, by Justice S Chancellor Bparks, Prescott, Bancroft aud and many otffers 20 is now a‘ Politenl ng aia Lioriure-- X Mustrated by GUSTAVE DORE, Fv Pry EE at 0" cents NEWYORK CITY, curate, baentif HE atid 1 ge. 6; ERNAN. ACCORDFONS, “CONCER MUSICAL OXES, Alusical Instruments. A AAI INNIS AINA SIN PNG ISA AAA, RION PIANO-FORTE~—Patented. Preéminently the best Piano before the public) nnenrpassed in tone, durability ahd eiegance of finish. Msuufsctory and \Wareroonss, Nos, 187 aud 189 Bowery. MANNER Co. T2OARDMAN GRAY PIANOS for SALE and to Rent, at No. 748 Broadway. (CBICKERING SONS, Established 1823, MANUFACTURERS OF GRAND SQUAKE AND UPRIGHT PIANO-FORTEFS. Warercoms No. 652 Hroed way. Messrs. C. k SONS buve been awarded 55 wedals for the superior ftycot their instruments over all competitors, 14 of which were awarded in the months of Septenuber and October, 1565. ECKER Co. NEW SCALE IVORY AGRAFFE BAR PIANO-FORY Pronounced by our most eminent musicians tbe BEST PIANO MADK, Call aud examine. No. 419 BROOME-ST., Oue block east of Drosdwey. The abova plane we warrant for fhe term of seven years. AN, SE The largest assortment in the city, from $2 to $89 euch. Instructions giver on the Accordeon, and Repairing done. J. SAENGER, No. 163 Essex-st., New-York, o AZELTON BROTHERS,” Piaxo Forte Maxvractoxers, would esl! the sttention of mansicians and the public generally to the many and great improve. ments in the construction of their Plsnos. Their *EUPHONIC AGRAFFE TREBLE" has been tested by the highest musical talent in the country, and conceded by all to possess power, brilliancy snd sweetness in the Lighestsdezree, Warerooms No. $8 Irince-st. INDT MANZ, Menufscturers of GRAND and SQUARE PIANOS, having re: moved to their new and spacious warercoms, No. 865 Broadway, be- tween Seventeenth sud Eighteentb-sts., New-York. would sespect- fully ask the sttention of those wishing to, purchase pianos, to their ymjioted sod superior instrutients! These sre all manufactored their personal supeivision, aud, from their great experience and close attention, they are enabled to ruarantee them unsurpssted by any brillisucy, delicacy snd a compess of tone, combed with a superiority ofgworkmanship which insures the greatest durability. All of them wre conetracted with the Agraffe arrangement, and each lo strument will be warranted for five years 1 INDEMAN SONS PATENT CYCLOID AND SQUARE h PIANO-FORTES. WAREROOMS, No. 2 LE ROY-PLACE, BLEECKER-ST., one block west of Broadway. Bend for ovr ne Circular. am IANOS to LET and SOLD installments at the Munufectory, Nos. 159 and 156 East Twenty fireiat, PEneM PTORY SALE of valuable DWELLING HOUSES at suction, Dec. 27, st salesroom No. 111 Brosdway,”st 12 m., by Muller Wilkins. Finely located 3 storvH 8. Brownstone No. 233 Fifty evecond-at,, Broadway and Fighth-ave, $13 000 can remain, Do Brick, Mo. 121 Forty-sixth-st. Do. No. 112 Forty filth st, ¥ixth and Seventh aves, 10.008 on each can remain, wall rented till May. ¥orty-fifth-st., possession, All one-half block on Broadway ears, Maps at soctioneers, ROSPECT PARK LOTS.—30 Lots on Butler, Douglaes, Degraw, Sacket Washington-aves,, Classon-ave., a/l near the Park, Apply to W. A. COIT, No. 4 Pine-st, ALL-ST. PROPERTY for SALE—A splendid CORNER. Aptlyto W A, COIT, No. 4 Finest, 34 miles from Eaton Town station, on the Keritan aud Delawers Bay Railroad. Good bolldings snd some fruit. GEO. C. ROSE, Tinto Fa li, Monmonth Co. N. J. LEECKER DENISON, No..54 Pine-st!, REAL ESTATE BROKERS aud AUCTIONEERS, —~Honses and lots in all parts of the city for sale. Houses ,and stores rented. Rents collected. Furniture sa'es al ende to at the residences of the owners. ANTHONY L. BLEECKER, LYMAN DENISON, jr ACRES, A A. SCHEIDLER, FRESCO PAINTER. Designs with Estimates will be sent for country jobe. mach as Churches®Banking Houses, Hotels, ke. No. 37} West Thirtieti-st., eorver of Broadway, N.Y. 5 to LOAN on Real Estate or ap- Rved Sgenrit'es, in sams to suit, GEORGE PLATT, No. 42 Broadway, Room No. 34. MONEY IN VARIOUS SUMS TO LOAN ON jCITY PROPERTY. 8. W. BENEDICT, Nos. 4+ 6 Finest. @orporation Notices. NORPORATION NOTICE. ~PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given to the owner or owners, occupant or occupants of all houses and lots, improved er nnimproved lands, affected herby that the follow ing asscssinents have been cowpleted, sud sre lodged in the office of the Boardof Assessors, foi exsmmation by all persons interested, viz: let. For building a sewer in Brosdway, between Thirtieth snd Thirty tirst streets, 24. For laying crosswalk in Weat street, from the northerly vide of Canal street to the pler. ad. For laying crosswalk in West street, opposite No. 286, “tn. For laying crosswalk across Grand street, st tho easterly side of Lanrens street, 6th. For laying cromewalk across Laurens street, st the southerly side of Urand streel. 6th. For laying crosawelk across Fourth avenve st Seventeenth street, 7th. For setting cuib and gutter and flagging sidewalks in fecond avenue, between 125th and 128th streets. wth. For regulating sud grading \Worth-et., from Broadway to Bax- tert. oth. For regulating and grading One-bondred-and-tenth st, from Bixth-ave, to Ninth ave. 1th, For building s basin en north-east corver of West and Albany we. 12th, For paving with trap blocks Fifty fifth-st,, between Broadway

and Bighthoave, 13th. For paving with stone blocks Dusnest., from Hodson to West: 14th, For paving with stoce blocks Catharivest., from Division te South wt, 15th, For regulating, setting curb and gutter and fagring Fifty eighth-at.. between Fourth end Fifth-aves foun. For fegulating aud grading Ninety second ot, from Eighth ave. to Blooningdale Rong The limits embraced by soch assessments fnclode ll the wevers! houses and lots of ground, vaceut lots, pieces sud psrcas of laud situated on: 1st. Hoth sides of Broadway from Thirtleth to Thirty first al 24, The property known ae Clinton Market, 3d. The east side of West-et, from Watts to Hoboken ot saat, do de extant of half the block th. The reatasly wide of a dosh yiuht Aa the hlaed and bs al Gwend-ot Lig t rh fed east of Lanpers st. Sth, The soutt erly side of Grands, to the extent of half the block east and west of Lavrens, and both cides of Laurens t,t the extent of half the block south of Grand st 6th. The northerly side of Seveuteenth, to the extent of half the Mock rast and west of Fourth ave. and both sides of Fouithave,, to the extent of bef the block north of Seventeenth ot, Th. The westerly side of Second-ave., between One bundrel and. twenty ifth and Oue-bundred-and-twenty-six bate, and both sides of Second-sve, between One-hundred and twenty seventh sud One: handred-and twenty eighth ste, 8th. Hoth sides of Worthe-st., from Rroadway to Daxterst. both sides of F.im-st, to the extent of ba'f the block north and south of Worth-st, both sides of Mission place, and aise both sides of Park: st, from Misslonplace to Baxter sf, $i. Doth sides of One handred and tenth-et., from Sixth to Nioth. ave. 1th. The eset side of Westst, from Albeny to Cedarst gy th southside of Cedar-st. and the vorth side of Albsuy-st, from West Washington st, 12:h. Both sides of Fifty fitthat, from Broadway to Eighth ave, and to the extent of half the bftck either wey on Uroadway and Eiehth-ave, 15th. Voth sides of Dusne-st,, from Hudson to West ot, sud to the extent of half the block either way on the intersecting strerts, 14th. Both sides of Catharine-st., from Divison to South-st., and to the extent of half the block either way on the intersecting streets. 15th. Both sides of Fifty-eiginh st, from Fourth to Fifilb-ave, and to the extent of half the block on the intersecting avenues, 16th. Both sides of Ninety second-t., from Eighth ave. to Bloom- ingdale Road, and to the exieut of balf the block on the Intersectivg avenoes All persons whose interests are affcoted by the above-named assess ments, snd who are oppos-d to the same, or either of them, are ro- quested to present their objections in writing to one of the under. slgned, ot their office, No. 32 Chambers-st., basement New Court House, within thirty deys from the dite of this notice JACOB F, OAKLEY, Board JOUN D arr, of ISAAC O. HUNT, Assessors, Opricr POARD OF ARSinsons, Nrw Covnr Fousw, Dee, 15 1604, Pr. CUMMINGS, ITEINWAY SONS’ GRAND, SQUARE snd UPRIGHT PIANOS have taken 223 First Premiums st the princi faire in this country, snd, in sdditioa thereto, a.First Prize al at the Grand loterna- tional Exhibition st London, 1862, iu competition with 200 pianos from ali puts of the world. Every instrument constructed with their Patent Agraffe Arrance- ment, and warrsuted for five yours. Wareicoms, Nos. 7land 73 East Fonrteenth st, N.Y. HE DECKER-PATENT BELLAGRAFFE FULL IRON PLATE PIANO.—The public and patrons of this well known instrument ere cautioned against purchasing suy DECKER PIANO that does not have the Bellagraffe and full iron-plate. The Decker Piano is for sele et No. 4 Bleeckerst,, east of Vroadway, Y., snd at no other place in the samo street. HE J. C. FISHER/PIANO, the most reliable Pianos made, with latest improvements. Wholesale and retail at Now. 24], 243, 245, 247, 249 West Twenty-eighth-st.. near Ninth ave- NITED PIANO-FORTE MAKERS, No. 84 WALKER-ST., New-York. Our Company being composed entirely of superior workmen we are eusbled to produce 8 more perfect Fiauo-Foite THAN ANY OTHER HOUSE. Bvery Iustrament guaranteed for Five Years. AY ATERS™® SQUARE and UPRIGHT PIANDS, MELODEONS, snd CABINET ORGANS, the best manu. factured, to LET, snd rent allowed if parchased, Monthly payments yece ived for the same. Second-hand Planos et bargains, fon $60 to $225. Od pianos teken in exchange. Liberal discount to teschers snd clergymen. Cesh paid for second band pienos, Pienos tuned and repaired.” New T-octave Planosgfor $275 sud upward. Warercoms, No. 431 Broadway, N. Y. HORACE WATERS, Lost and fonnd. eas Re OST—On Monday night, at about 7 o'clock p. m., Lin gotag throuch the Bowery and Stath-#,.4 Hack TRU a “Veronica Flag.” der wil i i en ard tow two Men MOORE'S. Now 101 Stethion, bers re fotelo, Lr. iT. JOHN HOTEL, Broad 5 New-York, on the EUROPEAN PLAN, Dent, Elbit, newly fitted up, is now o| Rooms en suite A handsomely pen. furnished for families and single gentlemen, esl is private table if desired. Single roms from $6 por iekin Re FEE ASHLAND HOUSE, Single gentlemen or fumes oan. at, arrangements FA on rbot Soke altastion 1 passed ose trave on is uosur being only two blocks from the Harlem and New H Railroads—wi city cars and one of stages Posking yy Nalaeutith Swo Bises of Board and Booms. SUITE of ROOMS, without board, No. 15 East Seventeenth-st., between Union square and Fifth-sve, ANDSOMELY FURNISHED eo families and single gentlemen, at the Si ROOMS: wor Shetnd. Jintle rooms from $6 per week upward, Broadway, nesr Raa A ea ey NE ee @o fet. OUSES to RENT,—Housos, Lots, Country Seats {ANOE; the cheap- sud Farms of ol) sizes fi LE and FXCE oi 0 5 market. FREEMAN Co. Nor 1 Broudway. TEAM POWER. —Six-story BUILDING, shout 80 4 ont on Avenue C, between Eleventh and Twelfth-sie., to LET, with #0 horee Engine buildiu tab factory or flour mull, Apply ad No. i A a Te fi. wo YO LET—At Paterson, New-J ugabis STONE Kt LING with pry Saree: Story rey pry VANWIN of wd with, TORPORATION NOTICE. —PUBLIC NOTICE J is hereby given, to the owrer or own@re, Ocoupant or occupants off all Houses and l.ote, improved or unimproved Lands, affec ted thereby, that the fol owing Assessments have been completed and are Jodged in the office of the Board of Assessors for exawination by sll jersons interest-d, viz: Ist, For re Viging and grading, and setting curb and gutter stones tn One-hundred and twenty-ninth, One huvdred-and thirtieth an One-huodred-end thirty first-ste,, from Centh-ave, to Hudson Kiver 2d, For Bagging sidewilks in Oune-bundred-end nineteenth st, be tween Second sud Third aves The limits embraced by such Assessment, inclade al! the seversh houses unc lots of ground, vacent lots, pieces aud parcels oi land, situated on 1st. Both sides of 120th 120th and 171st-ate. from 10th-ave. to Hodson River; slso, the West side of 10th-ave. and both sides of Bloomingdale Koad, and both sides of 11th snd 12th aves. from [26th to ¥12d ste. also, both sides of Lawrencesst. from Bloomingdale Road to 120th-st. also, both sides of Manhattan at. fiom 1th to 120th aves. 24. Both sides of 119th-st, between 2d and 3d-aves, All persons whose interests are affected bythe shove named Assess ments and who sre opposed to the same. or either of them, are re- quested to present their objections in writing, to one of the ander signed, at their office, No, 12 Chumbers-street, Dosenent New Court: House, witht thirty days from the date of this notice. JACOB F, OAKLEY, JOHN DLOTTIWELL, Board of Assessors. ISAAC O, HUNT, Office Board of Assessors, New Court House, Dee. 22, 1068, ORPORATION NOTICE.—Public notice is here- by given to the owaer or owners, occupant or occupants of all Houses and Lota. improved or unimproved Lands, stfected thersby, thet the following Assessments have Leen completed and are lodged in the office ofgthe Board of Arsessors for exstaination by all persons terested, viz: Ist. For building a sewer in T0LL street from Madison avenue east to present sewer, 24, For lugging aud reflagghog sidewa'ke vorth side of 40th street from Oth to 10th avenues b 3d. For setting and reseiting curb end potter stones and sidewelks in 120th street from to 6th avenues, Bagging 4th. For flagging sidewalks ia Laight street from Hodson to Wash. ington streets, N a For laying crosswalk fa Molt street opposite Primary School 0. 6th* For laying crosswalk fo 15th street at the east and west sides of Livigston lots. ula Formetting cord sn er stones aud flegging sidewalks fn hh sizeok, betwee in end fi erenies. For setting end ressttiog carb und gutter stones and flagein and reflageing pet hn Tm in 120th street, between 2d and 3d Arve sleo, the east side of 3d avenue frora 120ch to 180th oti ects. The limits embraced by such Awsescmnent fuclude all the severs! houses snd lots of ground, vacant lots, pleces snd parcels of land “et Both sides of Tih strest from M t. ol street from Madison eyenue to a point 100 $eet rast of Fourth svenue; also, the south side of 70th ab from Madhaon 0 Fourth svapuse on The north side of 49th street, from Oth to 10h avenve 3d. Botdwides of 128th street, from 3d to 6th avenues, 4th, Both sides of Laight street, from Hudson to Washington reets, Sth. Both sides of Mott street, from Canal street to Bayard street. 6th, Both sides of Livingston place, fom 15th dyin fut half way to 16th street; aloo, both rides of 1 ih street, between Sst and 2d avenues, 7th. Both sides of Toth street, from Ist to 2d avennes. 8th. Easterly side of 34 avenus, from 128tigto 130th streets; also, the northerly side of 128th street, be! ween 2d'and 3d avenues. All persons whose interests sre affected by the above-named assess ments, and who are opposed to the pn or either of them, are re- quested to present their sifsecions in writing, to one of the under signed, dt the'r office, No, 32 Chagobers street, Base House, within thirty days from he date of thie vr How: Court JACOB F. OAKLFY JOHN DD, OTTIWEL TSANG HUNT, L, Board of Assessors. Office Board of Assessors, New Court: Honus, Dee, 20, 1668. Dupanry: vr or Pusito Cuanrrres 450 Connrorion, 0. 1 Boxo-sr., Rh 55 Dec, 19 ROPOSALS FOR FRES EEF AND MUT- TON. ~PROVOSALS, Sesind and indorsed ss ehove, will be received by the Commissioners of Publi Charities snd Correction et their office, until 9 o'clock a m, of Lhe 26th instant, for supplying iba institutions ander ther charge wiih FRESH BEEF and frit N for cos year, commencing on the lst of Javonry, 1067, either party. Bhat thoyioutract a ol} sessing the right to terminate the sawe on LJ All Information as to the quantity, quality, euts and mods of d livery El She Beef and Matton, will be faruished on application ot thelr OWEN W. BRENNAN JAMES B. NICHOLSON, SAAC BELL AMES BOWEN, Conpmimiongin Rice DRY GOODS FOR HOLIDAY PRESENTS, AT GREAT BARGAINS. STRANG ADRIANCE, No. 355 BROADWAY, between Franklin and Leonard-sts., Will offer oa MONDAY, Dec. 34, at Retail, the GREATEST BARGAINS YET OFFERED, from last week's peremptory Auction Sales. RICH SILKS and DRESS GOODS, Ape grestost variety ever offered by ua for HOLIDAY PRES EX gp boot 50 cents on the dollar, The richest snd'ch pest WHREAL POINT LACE WANDREACHILFS, OULLARS od ever LACE SHAWLS, PARIS, CAMEL'S HAIR, PAISLEY sod other Rich SHAWLS in great variety. BLACK LYONS SILK VELVET, first quality, at abont half price of lowportation, siso, 5,000 DRESSES of the following goods, put up in PRESS PATTERNS, with the price marked in plain figures on each dress, and pleged on La gate Senutare, for nT customers, comprising ESS C MERINOES, vate, rng LL a wes roFiag INCIAS) FRENCH snd AMERICAN DELAINES, FRENCH and AMERICAN PRINTS. ((UBARING OUT SALE of DRY GOODS at CORNYN BROTHERS, No. 457 Etg! 1 ave. CLEARING OUT SALE of ENGLISH SWANEUDOWN BLANK. ETS, 500 tare FINEBILANKETS, slightly sotled, PA TNTIRE STOCK of FING BLANKETS to bo CLEARED OUT OHIEAP At CORNYN BROTHERS, No. #1 PIGNTH-AVE, CLEARINO OUT SALE of FRENCH MERINOES, EMPRESS PLAIN PLAID and STRIPED POPLINS, BLACK and COLORED LPACAS, DELAINES and PRINTS, PRINTS 10e.,, DELAINES 20¢. a yard, FINE BLACK sod COLORED SILK WARP ALPACAS, %e., worth #1, CLEARINU OUT SALE of LONO, BROOHE, INQJA fILK, PLAID WOOL, and RICH STELLA SHAWLS, FINE LONG BROCITE st $20, worth $59, CLEARING OUT SALE of MUSLINS, FLANNELS3, WHITE GOODS, HOSIERY andgiOODS for MEN and BOYS WEAR. FINE BUACK DOESKIN CASSIMERE at $1 50, worth $3 50. GOOD SATINET st 50¢., worth $1, 10F pieces FINE WHITE ALPACA, FINE WHITE FRENCH ERINO for EVENING DRESSES, 1 RICH EMBROIDERED LINEN CAMBRIC HANDKERCHIEFS, for the HOLIDAYS at LOW PRICES ut CORNYN BROTHERS, No. 457 Eighth-ave,, near Thizty-fourth-st. I DE PERCEVAL, No. 739 Broadway, Opposite Astor-place, Offers for HOLIDAY PRESENTS, INFANTS’ ROBES, BLANKETS, CLGAKS, CAPS and BON. NETS. SACKS, BIBS, APRONS, WAISTS, SPENCENS, RIO BASKETS. ALSO CHILDREN'S CLOTH SACKS, COATS sad CAPES, BLOUSES, ke., ke Verleties of HANDKERCHIEKS and ge's for CHILDREN and BRIDAL SETS, LADIES’ DRESSINGS SACKS, SPENCERS, ERED YOKES, ke. HANDSOME INITIALS and MONOGRAMSEMBROIDERED to. order for HANTHRFRCHIEFS, TABLE LINEN snd BED- CLOTHES, STAMMNG sud STAMPED GOODS, YLOVES! GLOVES! GLOVES!—$2 Kids re- X duced to #1 75. Mack White, Light snd Dark Colors. Excel leat Gloves st #1aud $1 25. Undressed Kid, %0cts. and $1, Red, bite and Blee Clot. all sizes, A large assortment of Fall and Win: ter Gloves, Hoods, Sontsgs, Nubine, ke, at low prices. N. B.— Hosivty and Under Garments at cost price WF LOERS, Nos £80 and 822 Broadway. near Nineteenth -st., east side, X REAT REDUCTION IN PRICES FALL AND WINTER CLOTHING at Gl0. A HUNTER CO.,'S CLOTHING WAREHOUSE, Now, 29 and 200 Bowery. BUSINESS sUITS at $16, $10, $20, $25, end $30. OVERCOATS $10, $12, £13, $18 $20, $25, and $30, Now. 260 and 202 Bowery, Fetween Houston and Bleecker-ate, (OAKS GREAT SELLING OFF, AtTTALF PRICE, Ouwly 15 days move. VELVET CLOUAKS at #50, worth $100, Also. Imported LY ONS VELVET CLOAKS, BEAVER CREOAKS, Q N SACKS AND BASQUES. sold at prices in prageation, ot Nos, 204 aud 29 CANA LST, By ADOLPH NEW. i (The store to lot.) aa ID LEGANT FRENCH SKIRTS, A AT GAYNOR'S No. 165 Broadway, between Eighth and Nioth-ste. OUR SHOW WINDOW, «rd beg to inform our patrons, althouzh our goods ARE ENTIHELY FIRST CLASS, we will sell them st low prices. Wa have reduced oor stock of BALMORAL SKIRTS to half their former price, with the view of indocing gentlemen to ake HOLIDAY PRESENTS WO THE LADIES. GAYNOR A haportot and Manufacturer, 765 1B atweett EIghEh and Ninth-ate, No connection whatever with suy other store in this city, OVERCOATS. LOWEST PRICES, FREEMAN BURRS, cor. FULTON snd NASSAU STH, apposite SUN BUMDINO. WINIFR LOTHING of EviTky DESCRIPTION, A MILLIE We invite attention to THE Co, Mave opened the most ELEGANT ASSORTMENT o* CLOAKS, SACQUES. BASQUES. JACKETS and CIRCULARS fo VELVET and CLOUTIE, which cannot be surpassed in America No. wd BROADWAY, between Eighth sud Niath-ate. WILLIAM BUCHANAN MACKENZIE, Supt. BOYS’ CLOTHING. BOYS WINTER SUITS and OVERCOATS of EVERY DESCRIFIION, at the LOWEST FRICES. FREEMAN kk BURRKR'S, corner FULTON sud NASSAU-STS,, opposite SUN BUILDING, TABLE CLOTHS AND NAPKINS, A VERY LARGE AND COMPLETE ASSORTMENT AT EXTREMELY LOW PRICES. MILLIKEN Co, goon tC NG, 748 BROADWAY. H O'FARRELL, Nos, 263 to 271 Thirty-fifth-st., o one door east of Eighth-ave ~CAKPETS and FURNITURE. ~The bagest and best selected stock of the above goods at the lowest prices in the eity for cash. Super owerloom lngraine, 0s, to 10s, —old prifes, $100 end $1 9. Ollclothel to 6 yards wide, 10,000 vy Blankets. The above stock ia 33 per cent less than last month's prices and will be sold regarcless of cost, All goods warranted (JAUTION. Messe. A. T. STEWART Co. be- ing the exclusive agents and importers of all the KID GLOVES wade by Alexandre of Paris, respectfully caution buyers against {mi- tations stamped inside Alexander,” also Alexandre Celebre,” which are now in the market aud sold as the genuine glove, All genuine Alexandre Gloves are stamped, Alexandre, A. T, 8. Cle.” New-York, Dee. 24. 1005, i RESS TRIMMINGS, NEW STYLES,—Velvets, Ribbous, Laces, Embroiderios, Handrerchiefs. Collars, &e., at low prices, st ELGER'S, Nos, 880 and 664 Broadway, near Nine: tesnt host, east side, JESPRES MANUFACTURE of KID GLOVES, ov Ry to the Exhibition of 1067. No. #9 Rue de Richelieu, @o Whom it map Concern. NFORMATION WANTED of JAMES C. GALLA- TIAN, —Left Goshen, Orsoge Co., Dec. 6; has not been henrd from since. Any person having information fo regard to him will louse corn uunicete the sane to CLARKE B, GALLATIAN, Wal en, Orange CoN, Y, 1OCIETY for the RELIEF of the RUPTURED bY snd CRIPPLED, —The' funds for current expenses being nearly exhausted, the Society earnest'y sppesl to those who ure disposed to assist this class of sufferers, with the request that contributions be pent either to Dr. Kuight, at the Institute, No, 97 Second-ave,, or to the uuderdgrel. Noone is at present authorized to call for subscrip- tions, All ruptured and crippled will receive ald upon calling st the Tostitution j the poor withowt charge; others eccordiug to their ability, JONATHAN STURGES, Treasurer, Ko. 126 Fronts, N, qo. 0. JUDSON, A. Root, Moline, Il. bo _____ @opartnershiy Notices. PissoLuTION OF COPARTNERSHIP,—Mr. E. STEPIENS ceases to be 8 member of our firma from and after this date. —~No. 7 New-st,, Dec. 24, 1066, GWYNNE DAY. R. JOSEPH L. JOYCE has this day withdrawn frow our firma by mutaal consent. WM. SMITH, BROWN Co. New-York, Dee. 1, 068, FPHE COPARTNERSHIP of WILLIAMS FREE- LAND fs this day dissolved. HENRY WILLIAMS will con. tinue the business, to whom ull outstarding accounts will be ad New York, Dec. 26, 1806, HENRY WILLIAMS, ___Kegal Notices. OTICE of APPLICATION for the discharge of an insolvent from bis Devt, pursuit to the provisions of the Third Article of the First Title ofgthe Fifth Chapter of the Second Part of the Revised Statutes, CHARLES M. HALSTED, of the town of Lansmigburgh, in the County of R laer, an insolvent debtor. Notice first published Oct. 29, 1866, Creditors to aphaut before Hon, Qa. Robertson, }t.y County Judge of sad County of laer, at his office iu the City of Troy, on the 11th day of January, 1867.+8t ten o'clock in the forenoon, to show cause, if any they have, why an as- sgnment should not be made of insolvent's estate, and he be decharged from his debts. CHARLES M. HALSTED, Insolvent. Ol Law low Wed IUPREME COURT—CITY and COUNTY of NEW= YORK.~GFOROE BENJAMIN MiCKLE and 4SABEL, his WILLIAM E. LAWRENCE and others.—In pursuance of t of the above entitled Court, made in the above entitled y of Febroary, 1864, 1. the Referee appointed in snd by said Judgroent, for the pur of carrying luto effect such ment, will sell st public suction, st the Exchange Salesroom, 0. 111 Broadway, in the City of New-York. on a January, 1867, st 13 o'clock noon, through JAMES AM. MILL sate Auctioneerfull that certain lot, plece or cel of sliuste, yin d biog in the City of New-York, part of the Lauds of the Rector hare. Wardens and Vestrymen of Trinity LChureh, in the City of New-York, and distinguished on a map or chart of their said lands, and is commonly called the Church Farm” the namber 119 (One houdred ard niveteen), bounded northerly In front by Burelay-street; easterly by lot number 118 One hundred snd elghteer) westerly by lot a do 120 (One huudwed and twenty), and southerly Ly a lot of ground formerly belonging to the ef ty Re inde ei be wenty-five feet: aud in on ree one vet, uted Decombe "RS ove oF gh *JOUN iB. HASKIN, Ref PLATZ, OERARD k BUCKLEY, Piaiatily’ Aitorseva SKIRTS, HANDKERCHIEFS, LARGE STOCK of EMBROID- 4 [POR THE Thelr stock of low prices HOLIDAYS. POR THE HOLIDAYS. FOR THE HOLIDAYS, FOR THE HOLIDAYS, FOR THE HOLIDAYS. FOR THE HOLIDAYS. FOR THE HOLIDAYS. FOR THE HOLIDAYS. FOR THE HOLIDAYS. FOR THE HOLIDAYS. FOR THE HOLIDAYS. Have made selections of THE FINEST COFFEE IMPORTED, THE FINEST COFFEE IMPORTED, a THE FINEST COFFEE IMPORTED, TIME FINEST COFFEE IMPORTED, THE FINEST COFFEE IMPORTED, THE FINEST COFFEE IMPORTED, THE FINEST COFFEE IMPORTED, THE FINEST COFFEE IMPORTED, THE FINEST COFFEE IMPORTED, THE FINEST COFFEE IMPORTED, CHE FINEST COFFEE IMPORTED, with evpecial reference to the NEW YEAR'S TABLE, NEW YEAR'S TABLE, NEW YEAR'S,TABLE, NEW YEAR'S TABLE, NEW YEAR'S TABLE, NEW YEARS TABLE, NEW YEAI'S TABLE, NEW YEAR'S TABLE, NEW YEAS{TABLE, NEW YEAR'S TABLE. NEW YEAR'S TABLE, which will be sold ad CENTS A POUND, 4 CENTS A POUND, 4 CENTS A POUND, 4 CENTS A POUND, «CENTS A POUND, 40 CENTS A POUND, CENTS A POUND, No New Year's table will be cou plete without it. CHOICE TEAS, CHOICE TEAS. cnoftE TEAS, CHOICE TEAS, CHOICE TEAS, CHOICE TEAS, OWOICE TEAS, CHOICE TEAS, CHOICE TEAS, CHOICE TEAS, coe TEAS, BEST OOLONG #1. BEST OOLONG $1. BEST OOLONG #1 BEST OOLONO #1. BEST OOLONO $1. BEST OOLONG el BEST GREEN $1 15 BEST GREEN #1 1, BEST OREEN #1 25. BEST GREEN $135, BEST GREEN $1 25, AS A HOLIDAY PRESENT, AS A HOLIDAY PRESENT, AS A HOLIDAY PRESENT, AS A HOLIDAY PRESENT, AS A HOLIDAY PRESENT, AS A HOLID®Y PRESENT, AS A HOLIDAY PRESENT, AS A HOLIDAY PRESENT, AS A HOLIDAY PRESENT, AS A HOLIDAY PRESENT, AS A HOLIDAY PRESENT, goods are purchased at either of the warehonies of THE GREAT AMERICAN TEA COMPANY. THE GREAT AMERICAN TEA COMPANY. THE GREAT AMERICAN TEA COMPANY. THE GREAT AMERICAN TEA COMPANY. THE GREAT AMERICAN TEA COMPANY. THE GREAT AMERICAN TEA COMPANY, THE GREAT AMERICAN TEA COMPANY. THE GREAT AMERICAN TEA COMPANY. THE GREAT AMERICAN TEA COMPANY. THE GREAT AMERICAN TEA COMPANY. 31 and 33 VESEY STREET, corner Church street, 31 and 33 VESEY STHEET, corner Church street, 81 and 33 VESEY STREET, corner Church street. 31 and 33 VESEY STREE 31 and 33 VESEY STREET, corner Church streed. 31 and 33 VESEY STREET, corner Church sireoh. 640 BROADWAY, corner Bloecker-sh 640 BROADWAY, corner Bleecker st. €40 BROADWAY, corner Bicocker si. 80 BROADWAY, cornet Bleocker st. 840 BROADWAY, corner Bloecker st, 640 BROADWAY, coruer Bleecker at, 1 EIGHTH-AVE., north corner Thirty-fourth-st, «1 EIGUTH-AVE., north corner Thirty fourth-sh 1 EIGHTH AVE., north corner Thirty fourth-sh 1 £I0ATH AVE., north comer Thirty-foasthest, 1 EIGHTH-AVE., north corner Thirty-fourth-ah 461 EIGHTIL-AVE., north corner Thirty fourth-st AREER 299 SPRING-ST. 200 SPRING-ST. 209 SPRING-ST. 269 SPRING-ST. 299 SPRING-ST. Williamsborghs Wilinasborgh. Williamsburgh, Willismsbureh. THE GREAT AMERICAN TEA COMPANY. THE GREAT AMERICAN TEA COMPANY. THE GREAT AMERICAN TEA COMPANY, THE GREAT AMERICAN TEA COMPANY. THE GREAT AMERICAN TEA COMPANY, THE GREAT AMERICAN TEA COMPANY. THE GREAT AMERICAN TEA COMPANY. THE GREAT AMERICAN TEA COMPANY. THE GREAT AMERICAN TEA COMPANY, THE GREAT AMERICAN TEA COMPANY, THE GREAT AMERICAN TEA COMPANY. is wow full and complete, and they are selling them st the following The Company receive their goeds by the cargo, and therefore save to the customer seven or eight profits of middlemen. there, is nothing that would be more acceptable than s package of tes or coffee; and the recipient is sure of getling the value of the money expended (which is uot siways the case with fancy articles) if these corner Church street. w§ FULTON-5T., corner Coveordst, Broeklys. #8 FULTON-ST,, comer Concordat, Brooklyn. 98 FULTON-ST., comer Concordst, Brooklyn. 205 FULTON-ST., somer Concordst, Brooklyn. 208 FULTON-ST., comer Consordst, Brooklyn. No. 133 GRAND ST. No. 183 GRAND.ST., Willlamebarghs No. 133 GRANDST., No. 133 GRAND ST, No. 130 ORAND-53., AMERICAN GENIUS TRIUMPHANT! COMPETITION DEFIED, NATIONAL LEAD PENCILS, o, 131 Wii JJ ERKIAN HOUSE FURNTHING STORE, No, 601 BROLDWAY. HOLIDAY GOODS IN GREAT VARITY ¢F STYLE ASD PRICE. “RUBSTANTIAL HOLIDAY EAUTIFUL and eiant? Gold, Sil. r WALKING-CANES of every smerigr. "To ag Be bs No. 5 Maen tan be found et TMERYWAKD 42Co, PUBLISHERS NEW-YORK. LEPSE'S CRLERRAR ID OL FORIRAIES, pt 7 rt Oo mE ET batt Please call, and examive them. Agents wanted. FJOLIDAY PRESENT. 7 winder of be iT VE Tage eile EE a re of Haein. a in A t a at me Fy wl vh nd time snd plete. HU 10, eom~ ATHIC MEDICINE Co., No. 562 Broedway, New-York, SAY PRE N useful presents. OLIDAY PRES 0 ioe us 3 roses te ean be made in bousaliold than D SEC he 1 mn Oo SAIS) Generel Ages, No: Tp niandiat N,V. OLE BR A-GLASSES—Elegant Pearl OPERA- OLANEES. far Ho Med Ii dient Qe Noteaust. FILVER-PL. TED WARE AT MANUFACTURER'S PRICES. UE ENTIRE STOCK MANUPACYURED BY THE MANHATTAN PLATE Co, WILL BE OFFERED MPUREYS H UNTIL JAN. 1, 1067, AT MANUFA@TURER'S PRICES, HIRAM YOUNG, No. 20 John-st. SILVER PLATED WARE. oA By assortment PLATED, on GERMAN SILVER mud 'E METAL. TEA SETS, CASTERS, CAKE BASKETS, CORDIAL STANDS, SOUP TU TREENS, ke., ke. H.C. REED, jr.. Co., Manufsctorers, 0'd Ware repaired and replated. No. 13 Maiden lune, up ADIES' ard GENTLEMEN'S DRESSING and 4 WRITING CASES, Portfoios, Pocket Books C Bankers’ Cases, kr, on exhibi and for sele low at the office of the mannfacturers, WI. I. FRY Co. Nou. 134 and 136 Willimst, T. FRY Co., Manufacturers of the wells eo known FRY'S RATENT POCKET FLASKS, METAL FLASKS, SOAP BOXES, DRINKING CUPS, REWARD MEDALS Le. Manofactory. Nog. 124 end 136 Willism-st., N. Y, ATCHES suitable for speculative and gift Ie and holiday hag’ Gold and J Py Gold Silver American Watches. Send for Price List to L1O JACOBS, No. 177 Broadway, YHE NEW-YORK UNION VALENTINE COM- PANY ba immense stock of Valentines on axhibiblay (1) the trade).at thei salescoome. Nos. 134 rod 136 Wiillam-st,, New ue J. L. HARLEM MANUFACTURING COMPANY, Maucfacturers of SILVER PLATED €OO0DS, TEA SETS, COFFEE UANS, GOBLETS WINE CASTERS, SALVEKS, TABL and E PITCHERS, CARD and CAKE BASKETS, BUITER DISHES, ke. Also, KNIVES, FORKS AND SPOONS, ali of the Lest Soecsifuios and work maunhle, SALESROOMS No. 14 MAIDEN-LANE. a GOODS SOLD at ALL until Janvary 1. SEFUL PRESENTS, GOULD PENS, GOL® CASES, PEN-HOLDERS and RU BER CASES. The liryest and best assortment ia the city. E. JOHNSON k Co., Manufacturers, No. 44 N near 2 New-York City. Goods sent by matt. Sead for Price Eat. OODHAM™ NEW-YORK CLUB SKATE and all other desirable styles of Eaqiah and Amarion Skatee Wholesale sud Retail ALF ED WOODHAM, tail, “LAWRENCE 00 have sow on band a Bplendid Asscrtment of THE (RYSTALLIZED PEARL VISITING CARDS, inimitably beautiful, and reseruble the real pearl almost to natare itself. It is wonderful discovery, and these gems can be printed onus readily as on ordinary cards. tt ee fachinern. J FEATHER BELTING. OFO. A. HICKCOX, No. 73 Beckman-st. ACHINERY.—We are prepared to furnish FIRST-CLASS MACHINISTS LS of EVERY DE+ BCRIPTION on SHORT NOTICE and at REASONABLE PRICES. SAMPLES of the TOOLS manufactured by us may be seen sd our Wareroom, snd we INVITE an INSPECTION of their WORK MANSHIP aud DESIGN, by those in want of superior Machinery. NEW-YORK STEAM ENGINE CO. OFFICE AND WAREROOM, No. 222 PEARL-ST,, N. Y. ORTABLE STEAM ENGINES, and CIRCULAR SAW MILLS, bp and mot complete in use, rcu. sent on a WOOD WANN STEAM ENGINE Co, Urica. N. Y., AND No. 9% MaApex-LANE, NEW YORK. TEAM ENGINES AND TOOLS FOR SALE. Our Horizontal Engine, 125 horse-power second hand. Ove Horizoutal Engine, 25 horse-power, new. One Horizontal Ergive, 10 horso-power, new. Six Portable Eng! 12 horse-power, new, Portables are very su tial, with large Locomotive Boilers, solid ‘Bed Plates, Heaters, mor, and sltogether the best ever built in the country, 3D Machines, 1 “Indostrial Works” Slatting Mschine, 1 Lowell hive Co.'s” Shaper, large vize: 1 “Lowell Machine Co.'s" Shae, small size, All of the above tools are new sad order, and will be sold low for cash, 18 seta of Oil Tools, made from fi iron, and hia e best manner, ar at a OOK fy a NGINE WORKS, near Hamilton-ave., South Brooklyn, N. Y. LC YLT TS SS a Sry Gitnations Wanted Females. OUSEKEEPER.—An American lady is desirous of the wbove situation in a private family has no objection to a public iustitution or to the country; has frstolass city references. wii at No. 153 West Eighteenth-st, NUMBER, of well-recommended WET-NURSES waut situations; Male and Female Nurses supplied at short nos fico. phil HANSEN'S, Cupgers and Leechers, No. Sixth-st., A NUMBER of well recommended German Girls want SITUATIONS to do general HOUSEWORK, ke, st Mrs LOWE'S German Institute, No, 17 Siauton-st., nest the Bowery, Situations Wanted—ARlales. PRACTICAL GRAINgand CORN DISTILLER wants aSITUATION, Addiens Ww. Ww, Pa, P. ANTED by a young msn of seven years’ busi- ress experience inthe West, a situation to travel for some first-class wholesale house in New-York city; prefer ie ed with the trade of Chicago, St. is, Milwaukee, St, Paul. and the West gen. Can give as references some of the C. Wilbur, P.O., box 2629, Chicago, iL, aad N oxnerienced LIFE INSURANCE AGENT will. Company, be offered unusaal No. 6,57, inducements by a firet-class dress iwwmedistely LIFE COMPANY, P. OU. Bex York City. A GENTS WANTED for the SALE of the WORKS of the AMERICAN PUBLISHING COMPANY iu New Jersey, Southern New-York and Eastern Fenustivania The most popular and best selling books in the market offered with tons, Sold scription. Tutelligent avd sctiva large commiastuunn, Keld only bys bcr pt iowe works s pleasant 40d For terms and territo: ly to or reitery spply BLISS Co, General Publ 0. Newark, New-Jersey. Ade New- ORTER WANTED.—A Silk ef s Jobbing Rome tie Jn want cfs FIRST-CLASS PORTE as dave ring good refeience. Nidress Nw RL ni VY ANTED—I0 FARMERS, to engage in a Busi- news that will PY them from $100 to $150 per mouth, from now until next Spring. JONES OR iran. Pulsdaiphis, Pa. ANTED IMMEDIATELY le Joung ETD E MAGAZINE forsyouns erat ie Arm Call sud seo. HURD HOUGHTON, Publishers, No. 459 Broome-st., near Broadway. 10. every county in the Uni to introduce ou WHITE WIRE A hE for jevlare, TREE Co. Office No. 149 Y., Hoom No.% a TO $3,000 A YEAR. —A $2,500 10, Fir.” Assess wueise every town in the Union to manufacture end sell an article of consumption in every family. Can Lo nannfactazed in: the dwelling. It is oaks new; secured by cepyrighh Shp manent as flour; no fitting-up to be done. dress, with stamp’ foe return, LOUIS C a td SC SHELLEY. No. 63 Jarolay-st. Cla JoB PRINTER-C Cards 8 Haraiig ott tain Posters, atalogues, ko. at the lowest mes, 4 NE PROMPTLY, CYLINDER bowoRk BY DONE FOR THE TRADE. Wi. EVERDELL® 8ONS, "STEAM JOB PRINTERS sed No. 104 Fulton-st.— LABEL MANUFACIUR

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Sales by Anction BY HENRY IL LEEDS MINFR—HENRY H. LEEDS, Avetiotcer -Ou THUKSDAY, Dec. 2, st 7} o'clock, 1". et the LEEDS ART YaL LA RIES, Bos 17 south-west corner of Twe!lth-al,, ver TRIVATE COLLYA BN of AMERICAN “AN Pp ¥URO EAN PICTURES by EM NENT and FAVORITE ARTISTS, beiry the entire collectio: two well-snowsn counoissenrs, comptising Pictuies by via: F.UROPRAN ARTISTS, and B19 broadway A. Achenbach, \Woutiers, Tonesaint, Duverger, de Neu! David, Grosellschrp, Wilems, Fehermers O. Erdmann, yokert, F. Kruseman, Hobner, ope, Noterman, A. Seigert, Vorboeckhoven, Cortes, Yioulsuger, ¥.varnon, 0. Webber, Glues, Ya Elvan, Von Thoren, a J ERRICAN ARTISTS ert Stoart A. Part, G. 1. Boughton, Doughty, Hart, J. G. Brown, Coleman, "I. Beard, Rondel, I. Nehlig n Dob sop, Moran, White AW War ren, Van Beest I. L. Smith, Culverhoose, J. K. Brevoort, And others equally celebrated They will bo on exhibition froe on and after Saturday, Dec, 22, from fam ted Pp. m.; aud unt 110 p m, two evenings previous t sale, Y HENRY H. LEEDS MINE Lk. HENRY H LEEDS, Avctionee LARGE AND VALUABLE INVOICE oF FURS, Yobesoldat AUCTION, on THURSDAY. Dec. 27, at 11 o'clock, at our Store, No. 93 Libarty-st., a few doors west of Broadway. Tier were all made for custom Sade, of th sisting of about 50 lets of e best qua lity and material, con- KEAL MINK MU F¥S, CAPES, COL- LARS, COLLARETS end CUFFS, all first class, “raanufactured for the Broadway eastom trade and warranted. Also 3 fine “lot of CHILDRIN'S FURS, in variety of material and #iyles, o 1to be sold without reserve, Can be sceu on morning of ssie. Y HENRY M. LEEDS MINER —HENRY fl. LEEDS, Auetioneer.—At the Leeds Art Galleries, Nos, 817 po broadway on the EVENING of FRIDAY, Dec. 28, at 7} A remarkably Fine Collec tion of PATNTINGS by the best Ameri ean Artists; also a few choice Foreign Works. mais) the Frere rity of a well-known collector of Baltimore, consigned to 8, PA Among tiem will be found thiee of the Largest end Finan ects ever execulad by DIUTRAND, and repreientstive specimens by the foll swing artists: Bierstadt, James Llart Kensett, Cropsey, Gifford Cosilenr, Vv. H. Beg™%y Suydam, Win. Hat, G. H. Hall Haseltine, Hubbard, Whittridge, Lamdin Mignot, W. T. Hays, Tit, Edmonds 8. Coleman, W. T. Richards, Gigroud, P. Weber, Vedder. Blaavelt, Nelilig, De Haas, Mrs. Spencer, Rossiter. y The Pictures by Fored zn Artsts are by Verlat Litchsebaner Anker, sanlle, Pilotte, Lanfaut de Metg, Lutabert, David Rosier, Jacques Maris, Cros man, Couty, Chitillion, Doverger, Jacomin, Geurard, Marge, De Rudder, Chamei lat, D'Orsehwiller, Gal tt, Hedurich, Grund, Reichard, They wil! be on Free I Ayibitian. with catalogues, on and after Raturday, Dec, 22, from 8 a. w. evenings previous to sale B Y HENRY 1}. LEEDS MINER—HENRY H. LEEDS, Aut oneer.—0Ou FRIDAY, Dec. 28, at 11 o'clock at our salesrooom of WINES, BRANDIES, n ni 1GAIL pe ui, aud until 10 p. mw. three 93 Libe yest, a large and select stock 3. Full particulars hereafter. MeRwiN, Aonctioneer, Y BANGS, MEW IN CO., Broadwax cor. 4th- at. —Sales of Books Works of Art, Fancy woods. Fornitare, ke. WEDNESDAY AND THU RSDAY AFTERNOONS, yh Dec 26 and 27 ut 4 o'clock, MISCELLANEOUS AND ILLUSTRATED BOOKS, comprising a Targe collection of Standard and MiseeNaneous Literature, finely ioe trated works, in rich bindings, Juvenile Books, FPuotograph Albuws, &c. Catalogues cae oy FW LEAVITT, 4 Auctioneer. OOK TRADE SALE ROOMS. 493 Breadway LEAVITT, STREBEIGH Co.. successors to J. E. Cooley. CONSIGNMENTS SOLICITED, LiBiARIES CATALOGUED AXD SOLD. SUPERS BOUKS AT AU ICTIUN, THURSDAY, Dee, d 7} o'cloc at GREAT SAL OF HOL AY BOOKS. Flegant Christinas Books. ‘being a choice collection of slezantly pound Books, suitable for Chrigtmas Presents. Jlastrated Books Alben, (lasses, and 8 large stock of Joverile Books, Casta logues 5, aud books ou exhibition, Geatlewmen unable to attend, the 1 sale can have their orders (o purchase execuied by the Auction eens free of charge. REWSTER BERG, AUCTIONEERS AND COMMISSION MERCHANTS, 96 Cedars, Between Bre 0 os and Nasasu- New York T. C. HOUGHTON, R. BREWSTER, Auctioneer Ww BERG, CHARGES ON SALES, 5 PER CENT. Will hold regular seles of Household Furniture, Fancy Goods, and other Merchandise, st thels store, Cosh advances made on cousi un ments Ww nested. Persona! attention given to saled of Furniture at private residences of perties relinquishing housekeeping. or the goods mey be re moved to our reome to be disposed of at Auction or private sale. KUPLRENOES. The Hon. George Opdyke, ex-Mayor, Ww By Parker, M. D., No, 7 Fast Twelf' hat, C.&G. W n, Bankers, No. 60 Wall-st. W, J. Schedel, Thirty-eizhth- »t. und First-ave. The President of the Atlantic Savings Bank. Parxastsie's Opyice, U i Broapwax, New-York Dec. 18, 1046 ROVISIONS, 2 LOTHING, SMALL STORES, &o.—For sale ut anction, st the Inspection of Provision and Clothing in the New-York Navy- Yerd, by order of the Chief of Buresu, on TH 'RSDAY, Dec. 27, 1066, at 12 o'clock, comprising the following articles .8. N., YROVISION. Bread, Beef, Pork, Lice, Driv d Fruit, Pickles, Beans, Le. ING. Pes Jackets, Round Jacko ine Ciotn sud Sstinet Trowsers, Drawers, Blue Cloth, Flannel Blankets, SMALL STO] Es. Tobecco, Mustard, Pappet: Soap, Thread, Needles, Thimbles, &e., ke. CONTI NOENT. Csodles. Blank Books, Oil. Paper, Inkstand, &ke., ke. Catalogues can be had at this Utiice. JOHN D. GIBSON, Paymaster U. 5, Navy. Orrico oF Anny ny C Cuornizg AND FQUIPAGE, No. 29 BROADWAY, w-Yonk, Dee, 19, 1866. TILL be SOLD at PU BI, 1c AUCTION at the Dspot of Army C Nothing sud Equipage, cornet of" Laight and Wuhiugtin au. New-York Ciiy, on THURSDAY, the 34 of Jannary 85%, rommencing at 11 o'clock, a m., 30,000 to 40,000 ARMY BLANKETS. new Samples of the he above may be seen st the Depot, snd further infor mation obtained at this office. Terxs: Cash, in Government funds; 10 cent down, and the bal: ance before the goods are taken from the Depot, which must be withia three days ofgpsle, under forfeiture of pnrebase pad 10 10 P cent, Brevet Brizadier-fen. D. NTON, Assistant Quarter re a r, 8 A. NICOLAY, ig STOCK BROKER AND AUCMONEER No. 43 PINE-T,, NEW-YORK. ALBERT il. (ESTABLISHED ety YEARS.) Insurance, Railroad, Gus, Light, Bunk, Telegraph, Express and Mining Stocks 1cceive special attention. and on hand for salo— some of them paying from 10 to 20 per cent Dividends @cean Gleamers A AAAI SAINI ACIFIC MAIL STEA MSHIP COMPAN ys THROUGH LINE TO CALIFORNIA, CARRYING UNITED STATES MAIL VIA PANAMA RAILROAM, orb Pier No. 42 North River, foot of Cenelat. at 12 as follows: Ne REW: TORK Ol ok. W. G. Furber, connecting with 1, 1867, —HEN i GHATNOEY, Capt. A. G, Gray, connect 5 with, GOLDEN AGE. Capt. Lapt poge. 5 Supt A. Herris, connecting with sn. 21.—RISING BTAR, GOLDEN CITY, Capt 1.1, All departares touch at Acepulen; those of lst end 21st connect at Paosma with steamers for South Pacific porte: lst and 11th for Cen- tral American and those of lat touch at Manzani illo. Dypagturs 11th each mouth commects wilh Lhe new steam line from Panama to Australia sud New Zesisnd. Steamer of Mareh 11, 1867, will connect with the Com Coloredo, to San Frapeisco for Yokohama and Apri 3, 1097. Ee One hundred ed pounds of beggare allowed each adult. Medicines and go tickets and slisfuriher jutprmatian, apoly at the office on of Canalst., North River, Nyw.3 srk, wR Ho! MAN, Agent. TLANTIC MAIL STEAMSHIP COSPANY. EMPIRE LINE FOR SAVANNAH, EVERY SATURDAY, FROM PIER IJ N. R, Ponetually st 3 o'clock p mw. sidewheel steamalips BAN JACINTO, Loveisnd, commander, salle December 26 SAN SALVADOR, Atkins, commander, sails Jauusry 5. rough tickets and bills of lading to all pointe Elegant passenger GARRISON ALLEN. No.5 Bowlinggreen, N.Y. TLANTIC MAIL STEAMSHIP Co FOR ST, THOMAS AND BRA REGULAR UNITED STATES MAIL, HR Sins sailing on the 22d of eve YAO Saat month: NORTH AMERICA, Capt. L. 7. Trememyax, Jan, 22 tour AMERICA, Capt. KE, L. Ti¥xLuPAUGH, Feb. 22, Sune STAR Capt. (vo. B. Spocry, Marsh 22. ov sail with regularity tend cal at St. Thomas, Vathine ny's steamer long Kong on er poe 4 ny Babi d Rio de Jeneir end retarnin io de eiro, goin ote or angegrinent of freigt or ge, apn! iy to LGARRISON i Agents, No. Bowling-green, New-York. MURRAY™ LINE JOE SAVANN! nis GA: Sil The favorite Bteamal Ro, 11. C. Dearborn. Comunander, will sul TUESDAY, Dee. 25. at 3 p. in. precisely, {rom Pier No. 16, Est foot of Wall Through "Bille of Ledive snd Pastage 1 Tickets given to all poluts in connection with Georaia Lupiral Rulizoad, ferneigt Freie 1 RIS Co., Now 81 and 62 8 Bouthst, For TPOR CHARLESTON,'S. C.8 THE PEOPLE'S MAIL STEAMSHIP Co. ahi HONERA, Capt. wil AY er 4 w., from ry 3, ERAT. Tr t or Satin Fong a Cltariotton, Ei EP aed to all points South in con- PON, OX at Co., Agents No, B08Liberty-t. “NEW-ORLEANS—BLACK AR LINE.— FUNG SHUEY TA worth, wil leave rf vet, JSATUR ey abn. a Yor LOW TE forroyrey odar Westats. AVID McCOARD, Agent in New-Orleaus. follows on a Seturdsy. J on. 5, on NEW-ORLEANS DIRECT ~The new and Y magn CANAL 5 El Fon i ommodstione, apply The ORORGE CROMWELL will foliow Jan. 5. No. 86 West st. STAR sty NEW.ORLEANS 1 oa er: TT RL Lo Mikir OS. on Beis pe All of the office he freight 1 No. 5 Bowling-green. FOR RICHMOND. NORFOLK aud CITY POINT. an LA Wort A Reba 1 i ge ee Ageats, No. 88 Liberty st, 8. MAIL TO HAVANA. U SAR EE a Nort iow Fro 3 TE SLRGANT SCREW HRIMAC, PA SERA NI un oanmison u aLiEN R32 Tr SATURDAY, Jan. 26 IN GOLIr, Erooxp Camiy. $M KATES AFTIR 18T JANUARY, 1807 First Cabin, $160: Second Cabin, $100—including wine. These steamers do NOL CATTY Mteerage pessenzers. Passengers mteding to land at Lirest can be furnished on board with railrosd coupon-tickets. wud their bazgage checked to Fails, at an additions charge of #5 for i wd #0 lor second cinss Medical attendance fron GEO. “MA A FNZIE Azent, No. 58 Rr adway. STEAM “TO LIVERPOOL, CALLING AT QUEENSTOWN Tue In Li il weekly, a the. United States Mails Inman Line, sailing semi-week'y, oarry VILLE DE RARIS. Surmon PRICE OF PABSAGL Freer Canin, 130 CITY OF BOSTON. esees SER bR Rebar sbran SATU KDAY, Dec. 20 GITY. UF DUBLIN. ore coaecosssssssess ses WEDNESDAY, Yen, 2 GIT OF COM cv naupsassvecssss Rh SATURDAY, Jon. CITY OF WASHINGTON... HATURDAY, Ja, 12 ana eash succeeding SATU KDAY snd WF DNE SUDAY, noon, from Pier No. 45. Nortd River, RALES OF PASSAGE, By the mal! steamar sailing everygSaturos FIRST CABINfcevvrannen. $97] STE ERAGE. AL 0 Londo, coviiiiiiniie, 0 do London. cossrens HA To Pacis. PP OT 3 To Paribessssssersnegeises PAYABLE IN GOLD Passages by the Wednesday's sicen ors, First Cabin #3, Steerage $35 Payable in U. 8. corrency Passengers also forwarded to Iavie Hamburg, Bremen ke. of moderate rates Steernge pussare from Liverpool or Queenstown &30 gold, or the rquivalgat. Tickets can be bought bere ny persons sending for their mpany's offices d For further Information, apply st e Co gen 1 Broadway Mente York. JOUK u PALE. Ne Calling a: de wh Th ry to Yand M ol Th Passengars The favorite Paseenger Steam rs of {IE ANCHOR LINE SAIL EVERY SAT RDAY COLU MBIA salle SATURDAY, Decontber 29 January 12 HIBERNIA sails SATURDA Y 3 Liserpool LOlangow, and 4 Rates of Passage payable in eu ney ~T Derry, Cabins, $50 and $7 oTapt 30 Prepaid Certificates from these oP oris to New-York Des burg, Havre, Antwerp.ske., $100 and For farther infrrmation apply at the Company's aflicss FRANCIS MAC DONABD CO Agents No, 6 Bowling-creen HE BRITISH AND NORTH AMERICAN L MAIL STEAMSHITS ROYA BETWEEN NEW-YURK AND LIVERPOOL, CALLING AT CORK HARBON AND BETW BER BOSTON aN LIVERPOOL, CALLING AT HALIFAX AN A co {Kk HARBOR to Ham- York New JAVA .ooonssiaresssnessslCAVOS fess neste Wednesday Jan, 2 Al RTRALASIAN., sens PW New York... «WN aduesday. Jan, 9 CHINA. .coviiriiine “Peas IYER BOMON. «sss enees Wednesday, Jan. 16 SCOT seasnsnssssssalt aves New-York. .ooeee WN eduosday, Jen, 23 TYROM NEWYORK TO LIVERPUOL. Cel Cabin Passe. .co.coovvrisrrrrarrnsssssssnes $15 00 Second Cabin Passage... ...coiiviiiiniiiiiinins cere 100 09 FROM BOSTON TO LI CRRPOOL. Chief Cabin Passage... Shsstabhss ibn st setasaphs 125» Second Cabin Passage. .coovve i icrivrsrrsrsasnsnnss $0 putin United Sintes outro acy. pegebly in gold, or ita squive! erthe not seenred until paid for An experienced Surgeon on board The owners of these siips will not bs acconntabls for Specie or Valu. sblessuniess Bills of Lading heaving the walue exprossod ale, (signed to ly L I. CUNARD, No. Bowliug Green, HE NORTH GERMAN 'LLOYD™ SI'EAMSHI DEUTSCHLAND, H. Wessels, master, carrying the 1 States mail, wil sall trom the Bremen mer, 10 of Third ot, Leroxen Ou SATURDAY, Dee 2 For Freight or Passsge apply TO BREMEN, VIA OUT! IAMPTON, ITTY LRAUNZCTY LONDON, HAVRE, SOUT TAM FON AND BREMEN, of the following rates, pavabi e ia gold or its equivalent in Forthe iret cabin, $105; second cabin, $62 50 slestuie ST To ve followed by the steamsiip HANSA, Ko v. Dterendorp, master, on Jun, 12, For lreight or passazs apply (o OELRICHS Co. ng No. £2 Broad 2 Gteamboats ane Hailroaos. Ori- r HE OL D LINE.—Sag Harbor, Greenport, ent. Steamer ARTISAN, 0. C bbe, fro “pier No. 43 East Kiver (foot Rat gers-st every Wedeesday snd Seturdey at 4 p. m. WILLIAMS BR 18. No. b Beckumn st VINTER ARRANGL NED NT. NORTH SHORE STATEN ISLAND V1 Rh RY leave Fier No, 19 XN. R.. betveen Cor vera, wt 8, 9130 a. mm. 12m, 2 4 5:3 p wm. Somiays at 8, 11 Oa, mw. 2:90, H:30 p.m, FR GLEN COVE and ROSLYN, touching at Whitestone, Beviie Dock. Great Neck. Sands Polat aud Glen Wood, steamboat AJKOW SMITIL freigt d paso loves Pier No. 24 IL. (Peck-slip), dol'y Jor NEW-HAVLEN, HARTFORD. and ol K1NG- FIELD=I ARE. Cen Fteamers leave Peck Blip for New -tiaven at 3:15 and 11 0.1 hs ms Bs db 1 ENTRAL RAILROAD Passenger and Froizit Depot ‘n st, connects at Haripton jumection with ang Western Reitroad end st Easlon with the Lei and its connections, forming st direct line to I itisburgh and cas West, without $henze of “hs TO THF, WEST w 1 Co.~Noats

oer nie 45 1 Ww z with Kai rosa NEW-JEREEY foot of Liberty. la kawenne th Valley Raid conne tin of New-York, the Delaware NTOWN LINE Two Dey eats anily for the Wet, except. Bundays, when on train in the eve nz. mies and tires bours saved by this line te Cuicago, Ciac yA Louis, ke. wiki Lean ene ange ol care. Ww X ARRANGEMENTS Commencing lv 0, 1067 Legws Now Jorg us fol ows: 6:30 8. m.—r0; Easton Uethlchews, Mauch Cuusk, W lhsmspor: Wilkesberre, Mahanoy (ity, ele, 8:10 wm. MAIL TRAIN lemington, Easton, Water Usp, Scranton. Wilkesbarpe. Great Lend, liston, Hinguimion, ote 9a m.—Western Lips for Easton, Atenstows, Harrisburg, Pittaburzh snd tus Viedl wilh a ba ove cliange of cary to Cinciunadd or Chicagy, sud bot twe ehs to St ib Covnec'n ot Har tnd Fale Roads, for risburg with Northern Central snd Us Isdeipt Corry snd the Of Hedous. 12 TRAIN=For Easton, Allenjown. Manch Chuuk, Wilkesberre, Reading. Cotievilie, Harrignrg bo. Great Bend, Belllehem 4 p. m.—~For Easton. Scrasion, Mauth Chunk. p. m.—For Somerville sud Fleminatan. py 3 p. m.~For Faston, Reading, Harrisburg, Willlazuspor:, Corry, Erie. ke. Sleeping Car fron New-Verk to Willlsmipor €:15 p.m —For Somerville. 9:30 p. mv, —~For Somerville p. mW ESTELN EAPRESS TRAIN~For Feston, Allen town, lesding, Harrie re, Pi gh sud the Wen Sleeving Cars through (row 7 to Pittsd igh every ever ing. Addition] trains are ruil to Berge wb, obiatin Tickets for toe Wes: can be d st the oflice of the Central Railroad of New Sure ot of ret io K., at No. Ra Astor House, Nos, 204, 271, div Dros iat N Lireer JUSIAN O, STEARNS, pe uicndent, RIE RAILWAY, —Train leave Depot foot of Chamberesi,, Pavoria F. 8a m., Duy Kxpesms ir Ro besicr, Pwfia'e, Bslumsnes, Dunkirk and all pointe Wert u: d South, 8:45 a. m.. Way Train. deily to Othuv ile 1 to fy Fxuress Mill. Bufialo, Se amanns gnd Wes 4p Way for Port Jervis Newhorgs, W r 55. Night Expres, Bufieio Selsnenca and Daukirk 6:30 p. m,, Nich: Express, duly, for hulelo, Ssiaimance, Dunkirk, wand all poiuis Wout wa oo ath, ed 7:3 p. m., Emigrant Train. duly tbe Weil, Fxpros Trains run iu direct copresilon with all Southern and Western lines HLGE RIDDLE, Geul Supt Wa RB BARR, Ge"! Pass. Agent. UDSON RIVER AND HALL} On and after MONDAY veinber bany snd Troy. conneciing wiih Ne snd leave New-York as follows 8 a. m. Express train vie Huds Teath-ave., through (0 Er al 0 ab of ears and connecting st Troy wi Burlington and Mouttos! 10 a tw, Express and Mall traf st Albany with Western (rains 'M RAILROADS) 19, 1866, trains for Al thers Western trains, will iver Ralliood, Thirtieth st. a hp sion Hridge withoat casng reins for Ssratoga, Rudaud, via Hudson River Rallroad, conneet- yov with irsins for North 1am. Express train via ilarle He rond. Twenty sixth-at and Fourth-ave., connecting at Chathaio with \V esters Rediroud for Lebs- nou Springs, Pittefied, ke. st A bear with Western traing, snd at Troy with trains for Aarstozs. R J Buliagion and Montiel 3:45 p.m. Express train via Hudeow Haver Ha'lroed. connecting st Albany with Western (reine, sud st Jicy wiih treing for Moutreal, eer attaciied with opin 4:15 ixpress train vis Harlem ailroed cont wet lug yo Chat- bam with Wen ern Rallrosd for Leb akon Spi at Lroy with or kad Albany with Western tisns ard Burlington and Montresl. Seep; 6:30 p. mu. Express train vis }lude ears attached, and throngh to Buffe o change of cars. Also slesping cor ever tached from New York throrgn Rome. W. snd O. Railroad. Connect East Albany. Uhis train will ran on Sundays. 11 p.m. trein, vie Hudson River Keliroed, wi h Woop tached, conpecting at Albany with carly r Be y and Sus on Bridge, and at Troy with trsine for Saratoge sud points North A Sunday train wiil be rus vo Hudson Jver Railroad sfrom New York to Poughkeepsie and intern ed.ale tia lone leaving New-York st 8:30 8m. Ieturuing, leave Poughhes pric ul 2:40 p. mo, wiriving in New.) York at 6:13 p, ni. Iso, Sunday train via Ha: "0 a.m, ang wrrivieg st Miller: ou at it 30 srriviog in New- VM. H VANDE. KE iL ee President, 1.0% ISLAND RAIL ROAD. Winter arrange ments. November 1, 1266. Leaves James slip New-Yors, st 9 a o., mail train for Hiesupors and wey stations; 1! a m., for Byes set and wa stations: 3 an by 3 Riverhead #xpress train; iy span) Ev EVENING, Dec. 26. ay RENTRE ELAIDE BISTORY, oN iy NIGHT*THIS SE ELIZABETH, QULER oy "ENG LAND, FRIDAY, for the first time PDELAIDE KETOR Nownthats Dram, ORAH, The drama which Mf. Augustin Daly founded his snecessfal gv Phe ooh of LEAH, THE Tr ORSAKEN" SATURDAY....... RISTORI MATINEE. ...000vees MEDEA. Seats for the Ristort “Matinée can now be secure In Brooklyn Mme. RISTURI will a this season ONLY ON THURSDAY, Fr 3, as MARY UA N ACTIVE PREPARATION, CAMMA. o THE oN LY RISTORI MAT INEE—MEDEA. FRENCH THEATER.....Lossee ud Director.....J. ORAU, Ristorl Ticket office at No. 701 Broadway, Beer Schirmer's and ancl office at No. ww and 114 Ryoniway. 8 f dec, 29, Satneday starnosn, ONLY BNET, SET AY Laon. Sas “Sixora ADE LAIDE STORE: os in x urns p Ah re a asm to Hikari asotist do tn Smcton tien of Private Boxes, w whieh can be secnred at thelr usuel pries, h\} R. JEROME HOPKINS THIRD CONCE RT for the ORBITEON FUND, THURS. DAY EVENING, Dec. ut Jha DERE STEINWAY HALL, sisted by Mise VIOLA HENIIQUES. Soprano, Mr AlfTRUR TTHESON, ent artist and other con te YE ie si om) onlyat Deer Rohlrmars, 701 Brosd N. B.— All previously issued Aprés Middl tickets m for Concert, 0. Sudw Agent. Js ELLY LEON MINSTRELS, 720 1 WAY. GRAND HOLIDAY PROGRAMME New Overtore, FIRST APPEARANCE Continued rush New Balads, oF LITTLE MAL, For New Chorus, 1‘ L'ON PARLE. New Music, FRANCAIS or JOCKO, mense company New Comely, THE GREAT LEON area every Quartet, SCHMITT MI? AY. ow F ARTZ™ TEMPLE EOF A) MY STERY, Ti TS Boca ON ony Pra x. ky MAT Mi DOORS FEN AT 10}. NT AY PRAT a I MULTUM IN PARVO, i in J cles, fuel with other mira TIE WEA te ry A. iA iC will Petform on EL 0 BATURDAY, ig) TiS Tickets, seats, Bl rod kate, He Eh mom 10 till 4. Doors The Chickering Plane ls dat WM ighe RMAN THALIA THEAT GE No. 3B a ol SE ati Es 3 mars i TC FCKL es vol TEINWAY H AR CON TV BEV ENTH Sapa Yori R CERT, reat success of the C ILIAN €HOIR. Dr. B. CUTLER (Cots Master), entering, carried off the value of $150, with whiclthey Fak yo gd et’sl See fhemutandus with agt. CAL i NEW-YORK DAILY TRIBUNE, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 26, 1866. 7 aa zi _ @cean Gteamers. Amusements. Amnsements. Amusements. Amusemen’s. AAAI APPIN III IIIA a AAA AAARARAA a oT 5) vy ANANSI SSAA a a a a PASAY wr PA (x (3 REAT REDU CTION IN 1 RIC E OF PASSAGE G RAND CONCERT NEV You K TTHEAT ATER. VV INIER GARDEN TO-DAY. LYMPIC THEATER. Fano TROL 37. ts ou mats (ihe 16 Eng ud By Lessors und Minagers GRAND JIOLIDAY MATINES, LEONARD GROVE. DIRECTOR. clase mall steametion ARAGO snd FULTON, baviog beh Shor BODWORTH 8 FULL BARD Mawr. Mark Suith and Lawis baker, URAND HOLIDAY MATINEE. GRAND CARNIVAL WOR HE OTIDATE, caghiy rotittea, wil tease Pier No. Fi North River, for Havre. caliag f w BARVEY B.AUNWORTH. Leadon Tod REARD HOLIDAY MATIRER. LHS hes, yi EVENING, Dee, 28, if OY suhltod. will ts iM Ho. R North River, for Havre, calong WEDNESDAY, Lee at 2 p.m (weather ils g), ot the GRAND HRIS TAA S iunee, THIS (Weduesdny) AFTERNOQUI, st bo'oher Also SATU er Leis ENOOY, st 3 wclek, “AL AGO. H. A CA jre he. 98 19%. Fi Vil. AV 'E x ATING PARL, ot which will be presented the en'ram in TES (Wedsoeday) AFL BRNOOL, at 0'viota, PHILLY Siro Shy a (Fifty-eightt to Filly nivth-sta) PARISIAN FAIRY S{ECTACLE v On which vecaston nie A PRICES OF PASSAGE. PAYABLE IN GOLD. A MA ir ORNDEILLON, Dwi Rook DRAM, Y oon 0 WL i v Firat-Clam Ha 8 Wr ho FRESE RIRVRERT RARE 108 PART FIRST, tho great wuecen of the uy now being produced at this theater will appesr in kiy grand re's nr HUGUENOT CAPTAIN Becond-Clage BB seg sprssusnguesesseerssetsnss Hy YL Apinwali MBroh. cou. eiieersinis ssssisssasssnsernsslh, Dodworth EVERY JVEMNG, Kil uzLiE WITH FIALORATE ERY, GORGEOUS CU. AR ARMIES Dam ID oh BOR dah hbch bad y 2. Overture—"roet and Peasant” deeasistsatbsstustetines Sanpe RICHYLIE PDLUAGHTFUL ay 2) KOMANTIC ACCESSO- $5 Fapuhaued Dasgten on bod, table 3. “ie Ereton Curen”—Wa lh. aqui ooooiiieesie uo ENTIRELY NFW SCENERY The play will be presented with il its eplondor of scenery, cor KILS, AND A GRAND CAST. fits of Indan vb ne ve a all he a i. Wl pr het uolest March of the “Amazons,” (rom Black Crook"... oo nas OMIA end tumes, appointments, nad ocful Engagement oles of ahr oung actor “having the value expat 3MSTOCK, Re 5. Galop—‘@ver Sticks aud 5066s" cuuriisrssonanns .C. Faust MAGNIFICENT WARDROBE, TO-MORROW (1 bnesdny) EVENINO, BARKON, No. 1B N any x 6. Quadrilla=*Orphes su kofers” coi. BasBRe 4 vveoitreuss under the immediate sus ecvidion of BOWIN B H YOUNG AMERIC 0 UNG AMER JAMES A. WOTTON, Taree, Generel Agent in Europe. Poika—""Great Eastern’ ve eerseees ion sasssesssnssssmssesssCOOO Miss SALLE A. FINCKL the Bright Star on voi Conv ante of th fio VEL THROU LMEREETTE, KANE Cor Agents Para To PART BLOOND A COMPLETE CORF'S WE. ALLET OF ivy LADIES, RICHELIEU, SRA ND ors AY LA ORUS, LL De ARrUts otis 1 March “Sturm,” c.oecerrrsenrses versnrrssrsrsarssnsensess Plofka ypder the direotion of EVENIRG PELFORMANGE. RAND b EA HF A OnLy IMRECT LINE to FRANC Ea 2 “Anna” MAzurka.....oeenes eter BIGNOR A. GROSS), WFEDNESDAY EV LATRG, De: 26. LAST Mors BUY ONE Of TWO HUNDRED C ipa THE GENERAL TRANSATLANTIC COMPANY'S MAIL 3! ards’ hj el 3 ae anise sere Pa Guin wats a CASE MAX MA AEPIZERS TELIA OF Bouion elegant aud besotif alone prepared of o% S BETWEE WY n v chos of Loudon” Lancers...oveiiees SessshstnsRbE REINS oute "Ww Uk CAST. BTEAMSUILSIETWEEN NEW.YORK AND HAVRE, CALL 5 Gullop' “Uny aud Merry"... EOL TA th ¥eust THE FIVE SENS FIRST AND ONLY 7T1M¥ THIS SEASON TEN THOUSAND re "Tie splendid new vessels on this favorite routs for the Conti 6 “ii Hace quash sts ie eps BAREIS AMER EIRIA RAIS assesses SuditE TUE MARC CH OF Ci PID, Verdi's oR sci MAGNIFICENT AND ROMANTIC Cf a— BY HAYES AND nent will sail from Pier No. 50 Norip River, aa foious 2 ous! Medley. 1HE GEOTIO OF 6 LOW. WO DN BALLULIN MASCHERA, CN ST. LAURENT, BoCaudivsescee. iM WHALURDAY, Dee. 29 N. [0 ~The manager begs to announce a GRAND CARNIVAL on THE DIANON DTUKES, with a novel and interests cant, NEW AND CHARACTERISTIC Muste, BY THOMAS BAKES PEREIRFE, Duchestie. ov ..ooveeers "SATUKDAY Ju. 12 FRIDAY AFTERNOON end EVENING, weather permitiiug. The E FAIRY KINGDOM. 156 En hel KE Mr. CHARLES BARKON fu the romantic characier Vv Pak will be illuminated dufing the evening with 20 boufires and 500 For ooops of secnery ond ned aL see bills of the day. “RENEL BF ALDILIN, THE JHE HUOLT NO FNOT firma. r. ST: as Reappearance of the favorite actress, Miss BATE NEWTON. ..00nsedbors..JUNIATA, THE ZINOARA The Messrs. Word, Jlind, Barrow, Gillett, Burke, and the Tilbig, Warrison, snd others in the east. ACT FIRST. Wikio I~THE OLD WINE CABARET ON WL orus by" the Zingsrss, PROTECTION, and THE DU TIE PEAT. Beene 2,— PONT NET'F. The Pursuit.” The password. 3.~Grand Bedcharuber of Palais FA, Tho Same- nary invaded. Tha word of Safety pledged. Pursuers atbey. “The Murders: of y Bo Wyo SECOND. Roene 1.—Faube at the Heine. Grand Divertisement of the garas. Chorus, PU CHikzLiD A OUNG AMERICA, ot do Scene. Proclams od Reward. Tue Mosk of Sen Flight. cens 2.—The Postern Gate of Palais Armonvilie. Beware of the phi. Scene Tbe Cstolet Pudon: The Facape by the Tower. a TARY PLAZA. PALAIS ARMONYILL The Pars The be Doow. GRAN AGEANE. CAV READE iT ThE AVENGERS. THAME AND FIN SATURDAY AFTERNOON, 2 0'e THE LAND FAMILY MATINEE. To matines, 5 cents, all parts ots end seats to be purchased dat'y at the EX office ay 9 tt? 4 VENING, TALENTINE Ek WOUSDE GREAT POLYNA tn bis UNITYIOF ATION at Clintow Hall, Astor-place, Broadway, oi A 8 o'clock. NATIONAL MIMIC, BROOKLYN NEWS. Grasp LAreExy.—Detective Corwin Brodin Sonetnive force on oud arrested is delphia who cused of having sole $1.02 om Mrs. Ann of No. Cassidy engaged board L. iin tober last and after a short stay With ies 108} Mrs. L. soon Ov that, with her appeared ,020 from her trunk. The a made oy police, and, ns stated, the thief was overhauled delphia. He is now held for trial in Brooklyn on the grand larceny. I Deatn rroM DesTiTrTION.—Capt. Wm. Jameson, iq a seaman of over 40 years experience, and lately a watchmaz for the steamer Em City lying at the Atlantic Docks, Brooklyn, an Fria est rom esti tution” (starvation Coroner Lynéh held an inquest sgt M in accordance with the facts was rendered. Mrs. J. had not the mouey to pay funeral expenses. rr et S1u00KI1¥G AcCipENT—A Womay Kmugp By Ma- curry, —~A Woman pamed® Elizabeth Williams met with horrible death at Rittersou's py anil foot of North HA) E. D, aboui 5 o'clock an -Moula} Di tad whieudoing go her dress cangh hE as chips, wi dress t her ody w Saints i the shat at least thirty times fore tion was noticed the workmen. When the i ce iy be terztbly crushed. Her death must Lave been instantaneous, as the machinery was revolving at ie rate of thirty turns a Sninbe, and at every turn her body struc a widow, and re- k the sided at No. 2 22 First-st. She was apored at the Forty ith Mouse occasional Precinct Station-Mouse y, and’ is spoken of by the Police h ORY po and industrious woman. Coroner Smith w hr tl. BURGLARY.—On Monday night the liquor store of “Messrs. Shirby Kirby, No. 347 Fulton-st., Brooklyn, was en- mount of 50. The and robbed f——- ld Svibantiing to the the cigar gore 4 Mr: own Coton, wk DIR soni thelr cscope: lI MisorLLANEOoUS ITEMS. —On Monday afternoon connecting with larceny inshaving stolen a cow velued st $50 from John Malli- gan of Warren-st. Ri wan hod Jov examiguties, yoy TH veviare, Yor Simao CIVIL COURTS. SUPREME COURT—Cuampens—DEc. 24.—Before Mr. Jue tee INGRATAM. DECISIONS. James M. Baldwin agt. Daniel B. Amory. AHow- mga SAT sation din without NAT mB T. Stephens. Motion granteds Juno. D. Clute. Motion pede Clark et al. Decree ancerof §100 J Benj. W etal agt. COURT OF ahr MON PLEAS -Srnttal Tenn, Dec. 24. agt. Cadet; Deimel ag rin Slow Wallsce. Bellenhey &c., Deimel.—v grauted. CRIMINAL COURTS.

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Sse Heese ree CHRISTMAS DAY. mn €T8 OBSERVANCE IN THE CITY AND ELSEWHERE. The merry Christmas-day hes once more been weal.ed and passed, and what we thiok of it this morning de- wev.de upon whether we were wise or foolish yesterday, in our ehcice of the manner of its celebration. If we were liberal in ‘proportion to the gifts with which we had been intrasted, if we Jooked upon the day as ome of religious and social cordiality, and while we rejoiced ourscives, gave, hy word or deed, same fellow being reason for rejoicing with us, then wo may be cen fortabie within ourselves, and complacent as Yo the expenditure from our pockets. If, on the other haml, we wore stingy, being rioh: if wo denounced Christmas troes ss rubbish, and oft cakes and candies as poisons; if we were crabbidly spiteful toward baby rattles, and vindictive toward tin horns; if, being old, we used Christmas as stuffing time of game and pasiry, or, being young, thought it a menly thing to eclebrate the ley with a wuesession of whisky punches, then we shall to-day growl at the whole holiday institation, and alternate the throbs of the head. @cho or the gout with anathemas egaingt the whe'e Santa Claus fraternity, Of course, the majority of the readers of Toe wrsusy do not belong to the latter olass; they will therefore be glad to know what was dune yesterday throughout the city, and the story is told below from Grace Church to the Alms douse, from Madison square to the tencmeat-house with KT families. Busindss was generally suspended—even the grave digger had a holiday—leaving to metropolitan policemen, Tity railroad employés and merning mewspaper wen a monopoly of Jabor. The sky was clear, the ar delicions, until tow ard night, when a keen wind betokened early snow, There wus no slip pery coasting or skating, butithe streets were alive with young New-York, ready to bo upreariously jelly upon the slightest provocation, The murcurial mildness, which disgusts the market men and poulterer, has been a blessed boon to the strug- gling poor; and it was a pleasant thought yesterday that, “in the midst of the general rejoicing, no man or woman was dying with the cold which poverty made too bitter to be borne. CHRISBMAS IN THE CHURCHES. TRINITY CHURCH. As is usual at Old Trinity, the celebration of Christ mae attracted a fur larger crowd than its capacious aisles could accommodate. Long before 11 a. 1a. the erowd choked up. the doors, and entrance became difficult if not impossible. The in- terior of the church was beautifully decorated with evergreens and flowers, the absence of the cunbrous masses of green which Dave before blocked up the church, giving a full view of the beautiful sereen which in Christmas dress divided the nave from 4ahe more sacred chancel with its blaze of light. To those who had not seen the services since Easter the Processional hymu on the occasion. the Adeste fidelis, was a sur- prise. The service was Boyee in C., followed Ly very peculiar and ancient chant to the Nicene ereed. The Litany was omit- The Anthem in which the aria was sung by Master Grandin, and the recitatives by Masters Raebuw and Somers, wees the well-known “*O thou thet bringest glad tidings” from Handel's Messiah. After the sermon was the beautiful Gloria in Excelsis from Mozart's 12th Mass, adapted to the Christmas Awtbem Glors to God in the highest.” is was followed by the usual communion service. The sausic was under the direction of Mr. Alfred Messater, and the ehoir gave pleasing evidence of the thoroughness of its instruo- tion and ani, "The sermon was delivered by Dr. Vinton, and in copsidera- tion of the necessary length of the service was short.and con densod. Ils text was the 24 verse of the 32¢ chapter of ¥eaial, “A man shall be abiding place from the wind and a eovert from the tempest.’ In conpectiou with the season ho dwelt ep the manhood of Christ, denied by Griosties and Pocetee in earlier days, but now accepted by all He con eluded bis sermon with an earnest invitation to the Lord's Sup- r. At fhe close of the Communion service, which wus Pree attended, the choir retired, siugiug the processional The anthems were repeated at the evening service. GRACE CHURCH, At this celobrated temple of religious worship the services were exceedingly Twmpos ng The usnal morning serviee was send, aud a discourse was delivered by the Rev. Dr. Morgan, onthe trite but peswiarly appropriate theme of Peace and wed-will to men.” The wausic with which the services were nterspersed, was as grand as the occasion was sacred. Mr. George W. Morgan, the organist of. the church, was absent on scoount of illness, but bis place was very ereditably filled by Prof. W. Colby. The choir consisted of Jules Lombard, basso; George Stmpson, tenor Mrs, Badestein, soprano and Mrs. ean, contralto. ‘fhe vocal music, as well as that of the organ, is always an attraetion at this church, and, notwith- standing tho absence of Mr. Morgan, it lost none of its high reputation by the performance of yesterday. The golos were superh, and, kad they been listened to in another buildiug than a church, the audience could not have resisted the temptation to ‘The principal scleetions were Mosenthal's Gloria recitatives the Messioh, and Mozart's Grand Anthems. The concerted music was fully equal to the offerings of the best singing to be heard in the coneert hall where vocal: iste celebres cutertrin their auditors. This, however, is only re- peating what bas been said many times. Dr. Sor cans discourse was a scholarly effort and bore a uliar fitness to the annive of our Savior's nativity. It af filled with most excellent advice, whieh, if the congrega- tion were im od by it, must result in increasing the exercise of that greatest of tho Christian virtues—eharity. ST. STEPHEN'S CHURCH. Christas-day ‘is always observed in the Roman Catholie Chureh as poraaps the greatest festival of the year, and the, eeremonies yesterday were in accordance with this custom. The solemnity of the services attracted a great number of strangers, aud at the 54 a, ww. mass the church was thronged, and several hundred le were left without room even to stand, and so remained oun the street. At the High Mass at 103 clock over 4,000 Jodie tilled the seats and aisles. At 10} the choirs and orchestra commenced Haydn's Imperial Mass, by singing the Kyril,” during which the procession entered and the altar. The Rev. Father McEvoy celebrated _— hymn. the assisted by the Rev. Father McGlynn as deacon, and the Rev. Father G ville as sub-deacon, the Rev. Father Poole acting as Master of Ceregonigs. The hic was well selected sud Yipes dl Mase was eppropriate 0 the aay The sweet solos of the Kyril" Gloria; gramdenr Behe Credo” and i A0ed. the sublinity of fes, n was preached by the pastor. rg Dr. MeGlyon, The pede pontion.an Led %o he to remember that the Srplaps of New-York were dependent on charity. and since it Was for them that the collection of the day was to be taken up, he trusted that all woul givhin proportion to their ability, The of the gongrepution at three masses was most, fo fonpgies of Me Being barely contained in a oox two fect long by one foot ten h and eighteen inches wide; said box being crammed with a) ous mass of bills, shinplasters, pennies, and not a fow 3 and silver coin. Th eines of 40,000, collection was 1» F LE Fy wi wr THE PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS. The various reformatory and benevolent institutions, on Blackwell's Island, contrary to the usual custom, so far hon. ored the day as to provide an unusual cheer to the inmates of the Qiffereut houses. AT THE PENITENTIARY. The ordinary routine of every-day work was suspended, and the convicts partook of o hourty dinner, composed of delicacies seldom of never seen before within the walls of the institution, THE ALMSHOUSE. The inmates of the Almshouse were also regaled with a Christmas dinner, com of chicken fricasse and fresh pork. nd rath with i B hoes ites sa 3 testified hljiort 0 Jory W ch states: “That which a charity is dou’ welcome.” Many worthy persons are confined in this wstitation, brought thither b; wanifold misfortunes more than by thelr own acts. In riot the merry day of Christmas, kept everywhere with such was h. in this insti tion, without rT ihiog ng e, Afany were t ngs heaped ou the beads of the denors of y y's proba AT THE WORKHOUSE. The 500 pounds weight of cLickens and 115 pounds of fresh on, were amply suflicient to feed the 600 inmates of this institu. iu a manacr becoming the day. wa able to banat Bi BEAN ASYLUM a more, in the way of entertainments, than its neighbors on the island. h dinner at midday, rr EE Fo as par w t spirit by Tents or Durisg the evening porr di A was ex) ited the pictures for which had been puinted aves lecture ou the subject, chosen by him- to egrite the emulation of any profeseional. ed. In het, fia thine was done y @8 possible, ew ulldin, this fastitution to be dgreigy to Yn on giving sccommouation This hall is to be used for ente 9 i that few things are more beneficial than a cer- for ire ol sun wthirsise itabel of ity, The ndent looks forward of te Sagdag with the hopd of agoomplish: os 0 oid go pe of Refuge were enter remembered by them in us and ful. in an to be very Lappy. A lam; NEW-YORK DAILY TRIBUNE, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 26, 566. A c.f. number, were treate? to a bountiful dinner by the Commission. ers of Charities 97.4 Corrections. The meal was com of 100 chickenp, fricasoed; beef in various forms of TY, and all the edeteras that go to make up a hearty, *abstantial dinner. Wh the exception of Jerry O'Brien an Wagner, who are under the sentence of death, all the preoners were allowed the freedom of the corridors from 11 ull 3 o clock. All behaved themselves well, and seemed tq appreciate the kindness of the authorities, THE DAY AMONG THE GERMANS, No day is celebrated by the Germans4s every clime with more sincerity than Christmas. From fae cradle to old age the Germans tenaciously adhere ®o the castoms concerning Christmas whioh have been handed down from generatien (0 generation. En io this basy city, where time is so emphati- cally money, searly every Germen pater families sacrifice a day in order te prepare a {'hristrens. treo and adorn it with the best bis wears alow. Oo Christmas day itself no observances poculiar to the German peoplo took place, but wll the saloons and othr places of emusement bore evilence by their orowd wate thet fais wass festive day. The Stadt Theater ia the Bowery asd the Thalia in BroadwayZiad an extra performance for the edification of the juvenile Bouton, which were well attended. In #0 Auaniic Garden a brass band uader the leadership of Mx. Weichman, gave a concert in the National Garden a winieture mine with meveable figures and scone aiused soversl thousands of juveniles during the day, while in tke Bowers Garden similar enrertainments wes had before large audiences. In the evening, almost every singing society had its socishle and Christmas festival. GHRISTMAS IN A GERMAN SCHOOL. 4 An illustration of the felicity with which our German born @tizens manngo Christmas fests vities, was had inthe Reception given by Steinieimer's Select School, at Grose garden, No. “4 Wilimm-st, on the evening of the 24th just. Lhe main features of the exercises were dleclamations und dramatic repre- sentations. With a couple of exceptions all the composi tions produeed were original. These performances, alter nat with vocal amd instramental music dy the pupils und by the German glee-club Frauenlob,” and with the. distri- bution of mice things” from the Christmas treee.to the young folks (iu which ceremony Mer. 8.'s daughter, attended by train of quaxi angels, personated the beautiful German myth of the “Cunistkind At the close, each of the children presented sone substantial gift of their own making or selection, to their pareats, accompanying the token of aflection by a little spoken address in verse. Pure love seemed to be the governing and disciplining principle of the school as well as of the occasion. Mr. Steiuheimer was led by his native inclination tow ard children to abandon other pursuits and take wp bis present labors for their education, to which object he has brought much personal and pecuniary sacrifice. Mis name figures on the roil of those proscribed by the Administration for the sake of their polfticul faith, CHRISTMAS IN A TENEMENT HOUSE. The greatest aud most populous—the model tenement house of the city is in the Fourteenth Ward, and extends from No. 45 Elizabeth-st. through to No. 98 Mott-st. It was erected by a com- lesen who sought to solve the problem of how to Iter for the city’s less favored of fortune, and at the same time to secure adequate 1etarus from their investment of capital. And they have succeeded. An exterior view of this vast edifice, from tho south, shows only a dreary wall, as ot a lofty and extensive prison-yard but the interior shows you an arcade of tenements, rising one above the other to the hight of six stories. Ou the right, as you enter aud pass from Mott st. up a broad staircase, over which the Fire Department could draw common hose-cart with ease, you observe what might well be termed a street, whose doors all open on a level with the sidew alk—the iron and brick-arched corridor being the side walk. On your left isa massive dead wall, which was seem. ingly built to support the fire proof staircases and corridors but therein you observe a door on the Mott-st. end and another on the Elizabetl-st. end, and passing out through one of these you note a series of closets built outside the outer wall, and rising from the basement to the roof. These are so wranged that every fumily may have their own closet on the floor where- on they dwell Like distinet apartments are provided for every family’s coal. The dwelling part of this immense uilding-— you are nearly at a loss to determine whether the tenements have been attached to the corridors or the corridors to the tencinents—may be d weribed by a sketch of one apartment, that of the janitor, on the third story. Entering, you Mes one toow which is dimly lighted from the corridor, then a dark bedroom, and then you reach an apartment which is lighted hy a wall-window, and which is used as sitting-room, kitchen and parlor, and is quite cheerful notwithstanding its eiremnscribed space. The other 15 tenements on this floor are precisely like the janitor's, and so are those of the other storics above and below. This part of the pelldiag is not fire-proof. The cost, and the consequent price of rentals, would have been too great to be borne jw the clase of tenauts which the projeciors expected to till their apartments; aud therefore the Jropriston contented themselves with erecting a structure which, should it be consmmed, would afford the surest means of escape. The roof covers 91 tenements, and now shelters &7 fami. lies, nearly ail of foreign birth. They hire from month to mont; and while in one mouth every tenement may be full, the next a dozen may be ewpty aud to fet. None but familics of average respectability are admitted within the walls under any consid. eration, aud all must abide by the rules of the place. Gas is shut off in the corridors at 10 o'clock every evening, and at that hour the outer doors are closed. The families on the first floor pay $12 a month those on the second, $13; on the third, §12 on the fourth, £12; on the £ith, #11 50, and on the sixth, #11; aud when the building is full it yields the proprietors £1,152 a mouth. The number of occupants at this time may safely be estimated at 400, Bi basing an estimate upon the troops of children who remped in the corridors and elimbed the stair casos yesterday, a casnal observer might have been misled juto guess that the population of the place is a thousand. The older Joopis kept within doors, away from the children's Bed. ut the latter rendered day hideous with their Christmas drums and trampets and hobby-horses, and were all the after- noon in high revel, of course: and the only scene to which Capt. Garluud could liken the resounding corridors was the grand opera at rehearsal, raising the ancient Nicholae on the stage in an ewpty theater. pany of trae provide she BROOKLYN. Christmas in Brooklyn yesterday passed off much in the style of preceding years. Ushered in with muck toot- fog of horns by the juvenile portion of the community, the day was oneof general enjoyment and Jollity. mingling with a deeper current ot quiet happiness. The churches were neatly decorated with evergreens, and most of them were well tilled during the exercises of the day. o'clock, the pastor, the Rev. W. A. Maybin, preached a touch ing and Shnropriate #Ermon upon "The Manger at Bethlehem.” Services were held [in all the other Catholic and Episcopal Churches, and also in many of the Methodist Churches, most of them being beautifully trimmed with evergreens. The Central ME Church in Market street was very handsomely fextooned with laarel and cedar along the galleries, each festoon encircling a Maltese ¢ross. In the rear of the pulpit, and to the right an Jeft of it, were pendant tablets, upon which, in letters of gilt, red, and bhue, were inscribed passages of Scripture, while overs the altar wreath was suspended, within which weve fixed Un jotters “IL H. 8.” An anchor, emblematic of the Christi u's faith, and a star of cedar were conspicuous, while the “Zivy- green’ was twined gastefully about She Jalints of the vAllery. At the Howe for Disabled Soldiers a Christmas diner, pro- vided by Lhe citizens, was erved up at wise Gov. Ver and many mvited guests were present. The vederans eo ved the entertainment highly, and the guests indulged in sD speeches until late in the afternoen. A great variety of public entertainments were given daring Lo afternoon wy eveaing, all of which were Bherul yar ized. Fairs for the benefit of charitable insti and o ahurches were to be found at 7arious pants about the aty, and @l seemed to be doing a thriving business, At the First Batist Ghneh in Aewlemy st. the wmatorio of the Messiah” was performed by the Newark Harmanic Asso oiation, assisted by Jules Lombard, the celebrated basso and Richard Coker, the boy seprano. The instrumentdl vousic Was performed by a full oxchesta, Until a late four in the evening wany signs wom given the Bacchus was mot without worshippers, bat very little dows right druskeruess prevailed, DOSTON. BY TRLROGRAPA TO THIF IRUXNKE, Boston, Dec. =the observance wi Christmas to-day had been quite wiiversal, nearly all econ of business being closed, The weather is quite genial, and more like ¥ay than Deoom- ber, WILMINGTON, N WaramiseroN, N. C., Dee. 25. —Tke day has gen- erally been observed as a holiday, Natio vel flags wore Gis played from the public buildings and shipping. PHILADELPHIA. 3 PiitApELrmis, Dee. 25. —The holiday is being enjoyed with much Bit, The weather is clear, and business is cutdrely suspended. ALBANY. ALBAXY, Dec. 25.—The day has been appropristely observed, business suspended, and service held in swost of the churches, A splendid dinner was given at the Home" to the soldiers. Gov. Fenton was present, and made a handsome and effective speech. THE DRAMA. WALLACK'S THEATER. The new comedy of “Ours” has already been subjected to pretty thoreugh analysis, both by the public and the press. Little, if anything, therefore, is left to be said about it, Our previous notice indicated its character, its chief merits, and its principal defeet, On witnessing its representation a second timo, we see no reason to qualify the verdict of approbation which accepts it as a valuable and lasting addition to the realistic school of comedy. It suggests, indeed, more than it <containg; but that is au indication of reserved power on the part of the author. If Mr. Robertson does but develop the inventive faculty— so that the interest of his plots may be commensurate with the effectiveness of his incidents—he cannot fuil to attain the highest rank among modern dramatists. Ju the matter of dialogue, he leaves nothing to be desired. His dramatic persons talk in the most sprightly, and, at the sano time, in the most natural manner; and each person's talk is appropriate to the speaker, This is a great aud a gagniticant excellence, It denotes, on the part of the dramatist, distinet conceptions of character, Furthermore, those conceptions are found to be true to life, Chaicole, and the old Colonel, and Mary Netley, and Sergeant Jones, aud Lady Shendryn, end even the Russidn Prince and the two young lovers, are manifest portraits from reality, Their precise counterparts could readily be found, This is the proper provinee of comedy—to hold the mirror up to society as it actually exists; and we like Mr. Robertson's comedy because, within a prescribed limit, it fulfills that province. A snceess of this sort is not often to be pointed out. When it does occur, it 18 we Il worthy of emphatic remark, since it illustrates the supremacy of mind over stage business, ‘The latter is the staple of many admired plays. Effects” is its designation. To ba sure, these are not absent from the comedy of “Ours.” The thunder-shower scene, which closes the first act, the march of the troops by moonlight, which closes the second, and the illumination and martial concert wherewith the piece terminates, belong in tho category of stage eflects, Bat it is to be observed that they are collateral embellishments, asd not the substance of the comedy; and that they are reached in natural sequence of events, aud not Jugged in by the head and shoulders. To eflects of this kind, thus mannged, there can be no reasonable objection There is a vast difference between a play of this sort and a five-ect melodrama all words and dullness, save, perchance, for one case of murder or arson by way of culinination. Iu “Ours” the effects are part of the story. There's a live feeling for the pathetic und the heroic, too, in the scenic culminations of acts second and third. In tho ene case the troops begin their march toembark for the Crimea, The old Colonel in the foreground is bidding farewell to his wife, who doubts him, and to his friend, who honors him. Mr. Gilbert plays this part, while Mr. Wallack is Chalets, and we cannot hesitate to say that their parting is—in tho simple expression of wanly affection, and of the complex emotions natural to such 6 moment——as true a bit of set ing as the sternest critic could wish to see. Then, while this spell of personal paths 18 2 strong vpok, ous hearts, the music breathes sidly forth, hel iig Sou 10 SOREN ite exorable melody of farewell, aud the soldiers wmarch At Holy Trinity the combined attractions of fine Bw a beautiful service and an eluguont rector, 3 Cron “4 atdicngs. Afvor the reading of the brit of 3 iu of the deliv Episcopal Church, an able discourse was Livicjohn on “the day, its associations and its the Kev. Dr. significance—a of what every-any Christianity should the =f o1noon, true type be.” The music at Roly Trinity uuder the supervision of Mr, Goo. Warren ores Ta us usual excellent, At the Sand-st. M. B. Church there was a Sabbath School Festival, and the exercises were quite iuteresting, Each class banded ig the amoung collec by it for the missionary catse—in all nearly #2 000. The Sabbath-School of the Washington-st. M. E. Church had a pleasant Christmas Festival at which presents were ex- changed between teachers aud pupils, and addresses were made by the Rev. A. S. Hunt and others. Mr. Huut was presented with $500 from some Dutchess County friends. The greenbacks were inclosed in a baked potato. At the Church of St. Charles Borromeo (R. C.), Sidney-place, the services were of a very solemn and imposing character, and the congregation was an usususlly gps one. The Rev. Dr. Friel delivered a discourse upon the advent of the Savior. The pastors, by Lambelotte, the Christmas kymn "“Adesta Fidelis,” selections frow the Messiah,’ &ec., concluding with Haley's oy la Juive,” were rendered by the choir in exact aud eleguut style. At the Church of the Saviour, corner of Plerrepont-st. and Monroe piace, a uew chapel for the use of the Sabbath-School was cated with addresses by the Rev. Dr. Farley, the Kev. A. Bb. Putnam, and others, At the Centenary M. YE. Church, corner of Jay aud John. gon-sts., the usual Christine Festival was held, with addresses by the Rev. Mr. MoAllister and Mr. Barudollar, the whole affair passing off most pleasantly. At the Church of the Pilgrims addresses were made by the Rev. Dr. Storrs and others, aud the children of the Sabbath. School were presented with Libles, testimonials and other appro- priate gifts. The children at the Warren-st. Mission, Bethel Mission, and the Industrial School also received a Liberal portion of the good things which Saute Claus carries with hiw for Lis numerous little friends At the ‘‘Newsboys' Home," No. 69 Poplarst. there wae o grand Christmas dinner of roast beef, geuuine English plum Puiding. and all the traditional pig Some 70 boys made merry havoo with the good things set before them, and had in reality a Merry Christmas.” A year ago Mr. J. D. McKenzie, at Cluistipas dinner given the newsboys of Brooklyn, prom. ised the tui? shopld have a howe within a year. Last night he wos present gf their mooting apd stated that bis vromise Lad been ER right well is lias beeil Rpt Xldresses were also made Ly the John pe Briggs ayd others, and gy ng assed off ia merry Chrjefidas sty iy The iv wa Kro erv gulet] ried ughont the Eastern District, and byl fdr LAL of au occasional fish-horn it x uld hgye Lad much the apleatdute of a Sunday, Except i» thé candy and peanut 11nd, Ty LUklness Weg transacted alt= an carly hour fu the forenoon. Iuteresthiy services wes held in thy Epigcopul and Cutholie churches, and the} were largely atteuded, At St. Mary's Church, Rev. Father McDonald, 5 High Mesh was celebrated in the joroncen, tlter whic, a umypigoys dinper was given in the basement 19 some Chikiren. Fatnor Schonald asked a brossio can tie cutd things so geyercugly provided, and U7, hungry young ones were filled with delight and turkey 0% (16 first time, probably, in their yee. Thirty poor families, were supplied with pultry by this church. fhe use Ol stimas services were held at the Churches of Sts. Peter @i®. yu) “the music at the former being particularly good Fav’, Mulone celebrated High Mass. At trace Church, Conse’ goq.ut., there was a very good attendance, aud an exellent #rmon was preached. a 1IUDSON COUNTY, N. J. Christmas Day was more generally observed yes- i x teachers ho are all have performed a who are o'clock the children marched down to diner, where they par turkeys, chickens, geese, ducks, ete., to their t children again ente the ere made, 01d a large Christruus-troo Presents were given to the chil MISSION. similar, A plentiful Christmas hundred children, after and a general jollification iu. the parents of the children were room, where a musical entertalu- L. M, Van Meter, Superia, returned from charitable institutions experience in the erec- Soutitiuhing to the The exercuses were somewhat i dinner was served out to some were distributed He wm. v8. brings to the newsboys of Fulton-st. and well have the Children's Aid old on new 4% he before a Bia A Saractyr of ho shouti in +4 a ro ah Lis ordinary daily Christ- the boys aw with sin 2 av of newshay 0 of be distri among the LODGING-HOUSE, CEA i forts) ARS pi Tp THR Fazio the me wo Ima Sine he ust, 99.1 this day of days. The’ terday than ever before. The banks, public buildings aud busi- ness places were closed the same as on the Sabbath day, and all unnecessary labor being suspended, the people gave themselves up te rational fio muts, and were unusually circumspect in their behavior. ere were but two arrests iu Jersey City dur. ing the day, and vone in Hoboken or Hudson City. The Epis copalian and Roman Catholic churches were all tastefully decorated with evergeens, and in all of them the usual Christ. mas services were held. In Jersey City the morning was ushered in by the celebration of a ht Mass at the New St. Peter's Church, corner of Grand and Van Vorststs, previous to which the chiwes were ed The children at the Home for the Frieadless, in Jersey City, were provided with an excellent dinner, toys, &c., through the liberality of the citizens A company of mbers and friends of Engine Rulnpuay No. 3 of Jersey City—sud styling themselves the Hound Town Rangers,’ fo we aud attracted a great deal of attention. A fox ohuse came off at Matin's Mansion House on the Bergen Voiut Plank Kogd aud was well patronized by the ng frateruity, In the evening, the eleventh {nvitation hop of Diligent Social Club took place at ‘s Hall, and the National Dase Ball Club also had a hop at uois Hall, Jersey City, NEWARK. J Since the Yankee settlers of Newark first named it “New-arke towne upon the Passaike,” never has the Christian's holiday Leen more generally or more joyously obscrved than terday. The balmy air and shining sun tempted thousand ato the streets, and all day long he sidewaixs in Broad st, were filled with gay dressed io holiday attire. As usual, the little folks a” over the rich gifts bestowed upon them by St. Nicholas, aud the discordant bellowiugs of Christ mas horus were heard in every direction. Dasiness was sus- Touded generally, aud services were held in wany of tiv N. In 8t, James's Chard, in Blm-st., and St. Patrick's Cathedra Midnight Mass was celebrated. The former charch was brit lisntiy iMuminated, and Selle's Mass was Lortoimed by the choir, assisted by eminent solo artists, and a full chorus, aceom- panied by the organ and orchestra. During the offertory “Ecce vis Angelorwrn.” by Verdi, and the ashen: "There wére epherds,”’ by were finely eg: At St. Patrick's, Farmer's Mass was Iu bo these cliurches services were also yesterday at i0§ a.m, and Vespers at crandly away, Thorpe is an i plague effect—which thir oalls to dhl, hie magniticent chapter of “Vanity Fair,” which describes the departure of the troops from Brussels to the field of Waterloo, The culmi- nation of actthird is Joss stirring, because it involves no element of sudness. The war is over, peace Las been de- clared, aud the affairs of all the characters in the drama have ben happily arranged—and all that seems now needed is a burst of joy. This is realized in the bon- fires and the music. Tle stage presents, at this point, a most anithated and graphic picture. The scene is the in- terior of a sort of barrack. All the discomforts of military life are gathered here. But, at the cliunax, all trouble and vexation are swallowed up in gladness. The personages of the play are skilfully ssscinbled; the soldiers pourin; the band wives, playing a march; the light of the boufires gleans over all, and the curtain falls overthis happy tumult, One other scene in this piece onght also to be noticed, ns a remarkable piece of scenic art. That is, the pastoral laud. scape with which the play opeus. An English park is disclosed. Hugo trees droop their branches over the fore- ground. A lofty avenue winds away in the distance. To the right, a vast stretch of meadow-land ie seen, ou which gheep are feeding, or sleeping amid the grass. Purple hills close iu the view. A more beautiful picture, of its kind, has not been geen hitherto upon the New-York stage. We hear, indeed, that “Ours” is far better done at Wallack's than it was in London, Its present setting could not well be improved—and this is a new proot, alike of the genuine talent aud taste of the sconic artisls, Messrs. H. Isherwood und Evans, and of Mr, Lester Wallack's skillful and careful management, The peceo is, likewise, fortunate in being presented by good actors. Mr. Wallack’s temperment is precisely suited in Chalcote who is a kind of good-hearted cynic, a man who has had sad experience, and is drifting, in an easy, aimless way, through London life. The type of character is not un. common, Mr, Wallack fluds scope in it, as well for his farcical mood as for his vein of sentiment; and be plays it with admirable consistency, sand with fect finish of detail. The bluff, dignified, nly, and crusty Sir Alexander finds, too, a perfect representaiive ji Mr, Gilbert. Arch and lively aud pi- quant Mary Netley full 1d the Jot of Migs Ganson. and is uve ited with fii grace i Mnischievous spirit, Mr. Nortop pias gergeind Pace, Ail pieseyts a faithful photogruwh 27 ‘ue humble British military officer, Thd 05% Turthier includes Miss Henrlonos, as Blanche Hoge, Mr. Ringgold, ab Angus, Mr. Fisher 28 whe Nussian Prince, Sins Moraut, as Lady Shendryn, aud 37, Leon- ard, Mr. Pope, Mr. Ward, and Miss Scott, in subordinate warts. Of the popular success of the comedy our readers ave already been advised. Little cen be said, in way of fault-finding; but we may remark that tho third act would endure condensation, and that some of the allusions to the twins, and to Sir Alexander's ships, might well enough be spared. It is but fair to add that Mr. Lester Wallack bas pruned the dialogue of a number of some- what indelicate passages, Ours” will be acted every night, and few people can seo it without being pleasantly entertained. MR. VALENTINE VOUSDEN. Whoever does not wish to burst fn ignorance’ as to what constitutes a Polynational Mimic” should visit Clinton Hall and see Mr. Valentine Vousden, 1Ilis en- tertainment, which is styled “The Unity of Nations,” is given in the lecture-room of that building every even- ing, and at Saturday Matinées. Mr. Vousden is an actor, who evidently has had a great deal of professional experience, but who prefers, as the oll song sey, to go it alone.” Ie assumes, in the course of a performance which lasts two hours, six diferent characters, illustrative of six different nationalities, As a sort of prelude, ho first Sjpeute in the garb of Time, to ntter a few versified remarks on human nature and social conditions. Then, in rapid succession, he places before his andience a Ger- man girl, 8 Yankee, a French dancing-master, an English sailor, an Irish peasast, and a Scottish soldier, His changes of costume are effected with startling rapidity. The make-up, in each instance, is excellent. For the eharacterizations we cannot speak as cordially. Mr, Vous- den's Irishman is his only admirable piece of acting. As Paddy Branigan, Wis facial expression, his brogue, his humor, his sentiment, his drollery, and, above all, bis re- pose, betoken true an ticed talent, In the other per- gonations the Irish element always preponderates, and, of course, 18 always out of place. But there is no lack of fun in any of the mimic efforts. Mr. Vousden has a cheerful face aud a pleasant voice, and bis talk and his songs are Jorvaded by a warmth of humane feeling that is sure to win a nse. The of his entertainment is, while making his auditors laugh, to illustrate the time- honored truth that “one touch of Nature makes the whole world kin.” We are a baud of brothers, Mr, Vousden scems to say, and laughter and tears naturally bring us into brotherly communion, On the whole, the Polynational Mimic "is likely to afford a good deal of amusement to a good many people—though we think that Mr. Vonsden will attract larger audiences in tho country towns than in a City so full as Now-York is of more powerful attractions in the way of amusement. BROOKLYN ACADEMY OF MUSIC. A vory pleasant performance was given last evening at this theater. The plays presented were Still Waters Kun Deep’ and Kiss in the Dark,” and, notwithstanding the many home attractions of Chrlstmas nigut, thy performance was wik- “Lis Houyw of Proper ®piscapa, 13 0 warming, wh 30

nossed by plage spdigiet Al, George Jerdan. whos en known his presence to the gagemenly at the Olympic Theater terminated on Baturdey last, 1: Ae on this occasion his first appearance io Brooklyn since tis return from Englund. He was warmly welcomed, and im the chareter of Captain Hawksley, was cordially sp- desl being, at the end of the second aet, especially called Aforg the curtain. A similar compliment was paid at this poist to Mr. Duff, who enacted John Mitdmay. We have sever seen Captain Hawksley played with more thorough conception of the gliering wickedness of the character than was manifested by Mr. Jordan, The part of Old Potter wes rsonnted, with equal correctiess aud humor, by Mr. mas laeide, a comedian who oxly too seldom emerges from a retirement that seems to have grown habitual, but who never fails #0 win u Searty weleome. Mrs. Winter pinyed Mrs. Milderay, and Miss Andrews played Mrs, Stanhe d. The general representation of the comedy was not without defects, wick as are insidental to theatrical performances that are some. what hastily prepared; but the audience made alt albwanee for trifling shortcomings and itis proper to On cutulate Xr. Tuyleare wn the successful inangurition of th eo of éramatic entrytainments with which be intewds to ie the season in Brooklyn, RISTORI, Our readers are reminded that that Madame Ristori willmako her reéntrée at the French Theater this evening ns Queen Euaabeth, BOOTH MATINEE, Richelieu” willbe presented at the Winter Garden to-day, at the Martinee This fperformance és given for the capecinl accommodation of rurgl residents who way be posing the Holidays in town, and may wish to see Mr. Booth iu a famous impersonation, THALIA THEATER. Mr. Bogumil Dawson will play at this theater to wight, mak- dag his ninth appearance. The bid oemprises two favorite German jinxa~"t Das Feuster Ein Ersbeustock,” and Die Unglueeklichen.™ MR, MARTZ. »Aultum in Parvo” has proved a great hit at Dodworth's Hall. We shall improve an early eccasion to describe this wonderful feat. The Human Head Floating in the Air” is still nightly exhibited. THE NEW-YORK CIRCUS. At this holiday season the cirens possesses peculiar elaims upon the attention of the seckers of pleasure, and especially ups the attention.of persons who wish to contribute to the amusement of children. By a new arrangement a performance is given here every day, as well as in the evening. To mention the prominent features of the programine wilt be to indicate variety and merit of ghe entertainment. Mile, Carlotta De Berg, who is well described as the most daring of female riders, ex- ecutes spirited and 30 ivjue piece of horsemanship. Mr, Stickney, the famons pad rider, performs an act in his peenliar line of art. The Australian Family appear in gymnastic ex ercises and elassie groupings. Mr. James E. Cooke rides, in an astonishing manner, upon the backs of four fiery steeds. Various clowns, and tumblers, and trained mules also appear, and a conic pantomime closes the performance, The cirens troupe, as we have often noted, is the Pest that has ever been es- tablished in New-York; and we can eontidently say that the vis- itor to Mr, Lent s establishment will be umply gratified. FENIANISM, B— THE FENIAN PRISONERS IN CANADA—THEIR CONDITION AND HOW THEY ARE PROVIDED FOR. At present there is but very little excitement exist- ing in Fenian circles, owing to the fact that James Stephens has allowed the last week but one of the year 1866 to pass without making good bis romise of leading a rebellion to un successful issue in Ireland. The general feeling prevalent among well-informed Fenians is that Stephens Las allowed a golden opportunity to pass by without any effort, and at tempting to ineite an armed insurrection at this juncture in Ire. land is were humbug, if not something worse, At the Fenian headquarters, No. 706 Broadway, there is great activity mani- fested, and all day long wen are employed packing and unpacking uniforms, caps, jackets, pantaloons, and overcoats, for transportation to the numerous circles of the Brotherhood throughout the United States, In regard to the stories and false rumors cir culated about the Canadian prisoners captured during the raid in June, it is only necessary to state that President Roberts and the Senate of the Feniairothierhood have been and are now engaged in doing everything in their power to ameliorate the sullerings and provide for the necessities of the wen confined in the*Canadian jails, all statements in the Canadian newspapers to the contrary notwithstanding, The $200 sent to Bishop Lynch of Toronto by President Roberts was returned by that prelate without any regard for the wants and necessities of the pris- opers, slthougly they were, without exception, eonntrymen and coreligionists of the Bishop, A special agent of the Fenlan Brotherhood was sent to Montreal and Toronto by Col Roberts with #40 in gold to provide for the risoners, This agent called upon the American onsul, Mr. Thurston, and informed him that he was authorized to furnish the prisoners with the means to procure the necessa- ries of life. and also informed Mr, Thurston that the Fenian Brotherhood would be resp®usible for any relief furnished the prisoners by the Consul in the name of the Fenian Brotherhood, Mr. Thurston willingly osequiesced with the instructions furnished the special agent by Col. Roberts, This conversa tion occurred in the presence of Mr. B. Devlin of Montreal, who was also engaged by the special agent to defend the prisoners at an expense of £2,500 to the Feuln Brotherhood. The special agent of the Fenian Brotherhood actually risked his life to make prisoners, in visiting the jail, and slthough he admitted into the dungeon, still, he managed to make the prisoners aware Lis presence in the jail, and of his instructions from Leadquar- ters to serve them and make them comfortable, Bishop Lynch in returning the check for $200 sent him by Col. Roberts, stated thet aithough be could not accept the trust of distributing the woney or its aquivalent to his prisoners, as it came from the authorized headqnarters of the B,, still, that a donation might be made to the Sisters of St. Joseph, who have relieved the risoners volantarily, and that it would no doubt be accepted nu the eveutof the offer. Accordingly, President Roberts, who is most anxious to relieve the Fenian prisoners by any meant in bis power, sent a draft for #200 and a box eeutg ing M4 warm overcoats to the eliaritable ladies of we Hoysg of JFrovidenuce, in Toronto, to be distributed to the pitsonéts, 31th the intention that whatever the necessaries might be. they Would ayy their wants attended to by the Veniag Brot) ho Robert B, Lene, Who was not a Colonel in the Fenian army, eng 4 Was not h he dubbed Win elf into that title, and the Rev. Father MeMalion, a few days slned, (8 fused the aid proffered by President Roberts, although Bishop Lynch, through Lis private Seariaty, Father John R. Lee, of Toronto, states that McMahon and Lynch were “eiting the bread of the orphans for the past six months.” The American Consul, Thursfong also has received aletter from the Fenian authorities through Secretary of Civil Affairs D. O'Sullivan, asking Lim to be kind enough to distribute the clothing and overcoats to the prisoners, with also the request that he will let Col. Roberts know what the prisoners stand moet in need of frow time to time, in order that they may have the necessary supplies sent them by President Roberts. These statements are all positive and trathiful, thus disposing of the charges mad} that the Fenian Brotherhood was neglecting their compatriots in Canadian jails. It is also hinted pretty broadly that the Canadian Government are using Lynch, who is of a weak na- ture and easily duped, as well as McMahon, to injure as much os possible the Fenian Brotherhood. NEW-JERSEY NEWS. nc CHARGED WITH STEALING A $25,000 DEED. —~Chas. A. Miller and Capt. Clark had a partial examination before Justice Chambers of Jersey City, ou Monday afternoon, charged by Mr. Alfred Berney with stealing the deed of a traet of laud, valued at $25,000 from him, In #63 Mr, Berney purchased an island at the South, and placed Miller in charge of said prop- erty, and i* now alleged that the latter, through false pre- tenses, glued possession of the deed, with which he decamped. Clark, who was formerly one of Gen. Butler's staff, is charged with conspiring in the fraud. The accuser were arrested some tiwe since, at Taylor's Hotel, and were bailed at the time, but for some unknown reason the affair has been kept guiet, re IMPORTANT ARREST OF Tuieves.—For the past three months the sleeping-cars lelonging to the Atlantle and Great Western Railroad Com any, which run through to Jersey City, have been frequently robbed, at the terminus of the Erie Railway, of Lair mattresses, velvet cushions, bedding, &e., and pl efforts to detect the thieves were fruitless until the present time. 1p nppears that upon arriving in Jersey City, the cars are taken to u slaw Hacn At the upper shop, near the tunnel, and $h2e remann not ggain require ia Whe. and it was at this latter plage where the property dsappéarcd in a vey mystert- oy manner, notwithstandin there were might @nichmen empioyea 10 votect the roperty. The matter was finally placed in the hands of Detectives Me. Williams and Nugent to work up. After due investigation the officers became satisfied that a man named Patrick Fury, in the employ of the Erie Company os night watchman at the upper shops, was the guilty party. Yesterday the officers went bedore Justice Quaife and procured a search warrant with which they proceeded to Fury's house on Newark-ave,, foot of Bergen is and made a thorough search of the premises. The officers found that all the beds in the house were composed of hair. They also found the stolen property stowed away under beds, in the cellar, in the garret and in the wood shed, They then arrested Patrick Fury and his wife Susan as the wineipals and Michael McMann, Morris and Wm, Galvin ichael Freel and James Davy, boarders in the house, as accessories, all of whom were committed to await examination. The property recovered, wus a full wagon load and is valued at about §500, tl CarkLess Use oF Fingarus,—Yesterday forenoon, Wm. “yar of No. 396 South Seventh-st,, Jersey City, went be- fore J #etice Quaife and made affidavit that ove Oliver French wilfully 1d maliciously fired off a pistol at complainant's house, the Lall from which broke a paue of glass, and passed over a bed in close proximity to where his son was lying. The Justice issued a warrant, upon which French was arrested aud committed to await examination. Tuerr or DIAMOND Rivas. —Mr. Geo. W. White, uatter, of Now-York, and residing in Jersey City, yesterday appeared before Justice Quaife and procured a warrant for the arrest of his colored servant, Hillara Drumgold, whom he CITY NEWS. PE————— LECTY ag 19 WArLiy, —Major Haggerty will lecture this eve¥ jng at Harlom, in the mew Hall on Fourth ave, The peoply” who attend will bo instructed aud entertained. PRR— Youse Men's CHrisTiAN AssoCtATIoN.—The fifth in course of free lectures will be delivered at the Western J mah Youn Mea's Christitun Association ese ve Aogk, m. Anuerso tu "How 5 a dy e J ReLigr Por BroApway—Prorosep WIDENING OF BEEKMAN-5T.— The advocates of the Underground Railway, and those of the Elevated Railway in our principal thoroughfare will go to Albany in strong force, as soon as the Legislature gots its honse in order and prepared to receive company, and if we may judge from present appearances, a Kilkenny fight they will have of it. The projectors of the elevated road willassure ng Broadway, the directors of such a road must of necessity establish a tariff of fare so high as practically to exclude all per sons of moderate means from their cars, while the friends of the underground scheme will enlarge upon the danger of rumn- ning heavily Inden vehieles over our heads on rails which may, perchance, be snapped by frost. And so they may wear out the session, and leave us as we are, withodt adequate means of trans portation between the City Hall and’ Harlem Br and in mortal peril whenever wo undertake to cross from the Fark to the Astor at neonday, Meantime, the endless caravan in Broad way will assume darger and yet larger proportions, until, at length, it shall becouse next to impossible to get either across or through the street, Until some measure of relief shall be devised, the glut in Broadway must be at the intersection of Foiton-st; and not even the removal of the Post-Office to the apex of the Park, and the consequent withdrawal of mueh travel which now goes be- low the Astor House, ean of itself remedy the evil. But in this connection a measure of permanent relief has been suggested. Everybody remembers the Common Conneil resolution of about ten years ago for the opening of Beekmau-st. through the Park to the head of Park place. Tut the Commissioners of the Sink ing Fund, assuming the barren mail of the Park to be worth something as a mere mall, interposed the objection that the Park had been pledged forthe payment of the eity's debt; and after the Cgmmon Council's Committee had nearly finished the’ grading of the street, the Sinking Fund financiers restored the Park railings nnd stopped the work. Since that time nobody has dreamed of extending Beckman-st, through to Park-place. Now, it having been vetted that the new Post-Oflice is to be built on the southern extremity of the Park—on the ideutieal spot where it stood a hall century ogo—and it having been con- ceded that the city may dirpose of its real estate there, this roject is revived, with th proposal that the front of the new ‘ost-Oftice. be thereon, vis-a-vis to the City Hall, With this project earried into effect, the tide of travel would natarally flow down through the wide, straight, handsome Beekman-st., and Fulton-st, might be very sensibly relieved, while Ann-st. might remain—what it has always been—a mere alley; and the city railroad companies that have monopolized the triangle in front of the Astor House might be permitted to use that spot as a down-town union depot, Tug REAvE Lien CAsg.—Mr, Charles Reade has commenced a libel suit against the proprietors of The Rownd Table for the articles which he so severely stigmatizes in bis “Prurient Pride” letter, The complaint, drawn by his coan- sel, Mr. Booth, recites the alleged libels. He asks $20,000 dam- ages for Lis injuries, o BE ———e..ga SHOOTING APPRAY IN A SALOON.—At about 114 o'clock on Monday night a disturbance occurred in the bar-room of the Essex House, at the corner of Essex and Grand-sts.,, be- tween Petdr Tracy, Frank Clark, George McCloud and others. While the proprietor, Peter Bowe, was engaged in attempting to quell the disturbance, a pistol was fired by some one of the party, the ball from which took effect in the shoulder of Bowe, ig a light wound, ‘The matter did not reach the cars of the Police until several hours later—of course, too late to arrest any of the party. Clark and McCloud ure ex-members of the Police force, having been dismissed fiom the Department on charges preferred against thew. ami LAravETrs Lovee ELrction.—At the stated meet- ing of Lafayette Lodge, No. 64, and A. M., on Monday evening, the following named gentlemen were elected officers for the ensuing year: J. W. Bell, M; A, B. Fiske, 8, W.; G. R. Crane, J. W., J. R. Pidgeon, 8. I). C. M. Chittenden, J. D; I. Adaws, See; and W. M. Negus Treasurer; Trustees, Messrs, Adams, George 8. Me Watters, and Berry. em et Tne Curisty WiLL Case.—The will of Edwin B. Christy hag been rejected by the Surrogate for want of proper execution, he having failed at the time of its execution to declarg that it was his will. This is the son of the Christy whose will has beca so long before the Courts. wo t— Escare oF Coxvicrs.—Two convicts from the Penitentiary, on Blackwell's Island, made their eseape on -Mon- “day night by Jumping from the boat, in which they were em- ployed to convey passengers to and from the Island. One was recaptured next morning the other is yet at large. seemattia——— PicgrockETS o8 THE CARS.--Mr, H. F. Dougherty reports to the police thot some of the Jight-fingeved gentry relieved bim of a wallet containing §100 in greenbacks and papers eprestuting $1000, while riding in a Greenpoint car about o clock on Monday night. His empty wallet was after. ward found on the steps of the Farmers’ and Citizens’ Bank, First-st., Brooklyn, E. D, Announce ments. Nothing fortifies the system against the rigors of a “cold term wo admirably as Qup of the celebrated Kent's East Ixpia Corrnx. For sale by all Grocers, at 23¢. per Ib. Wholesale Depot, No. 154 Reade-st. Horipay SuiPPERS. CANTRELL'S elegantly em- broidered SLIPPERS are jost the kind of presents that sensible Joople appreciate, CANTRELL has a superior stock. Call at his store, No. §)J Broadway. LATEST SHIP NEWS. ARRIVED, Steamship Veteran, Spencer, Beaafort, 8. C., with mdse. and pass. te Murray, Ferris Co. Steanebip Dudiey Buck, Partridge, Newbern 60 hours, with mdse, snd pase. to Murray, Fe Co. Dec. 24, saw a bark ashore on Chincotesgne Shoals, apparently not long iu that coudi wot wake out her nawe, Burk iva (of Tortola, W. 1), Berry, Maracaibo 22 days, with coffee and hides to Maitland, Phelps, Co. Had very heavy weather im the Gulf. Brig Catharine Morris (of Parrsboro, N. 5.), Robarts, Demerara 30 days. with sugar and molasses to G. F. Penlston Co. Brig Robert Mowe (of New-Haven), Hotchkiss, Demerara 25 days, with molasses and sugar to H. Trowbiidge's Sons. Brig Elche (Henov.) Ploghoeft, Rio Janeiro 56 days, with coffee to Fue Meincke Wendt, Has had heavy weether during the last A A Brig Maris Wheeler, Wheeler, Port Royal 7 days, with ordnance to waster, Brig Rachel Coney, Coney, Bangor, with lumber to Holyoke uray. Brig Eastern Star fof New Haven), Foster, Barbadoes 31 days, with molasses, &e., to Bishop Bros, Has had a succession of N and NW. gales sluce puesiog the latitude of Bermuda, Schr. Luisite, Underhiil, Mayagues, P. R., 11 dayy with oranges to J. T. Pearsall. Left schr, Jonas, Carl, from New-York 7 days; would go to Pouce to load tor New-York; also schr. Barah Maris, for New-York, Dec. 20, Ww A ITELER WILSON SEWING-MACHINES WHEELER WILSON'S SEWING-MACHINES IN BROOKLYN, IN BROOKLYN, Nos, 372, 334, 306 and 339 Fulton st., upstairs, Nos. 332, 3534, 336 and 378 Fulton st., up-stairs, 0 to MACFARLAND™ Book Store, corner Twenty-third at. and Broadway. There you will find all the NEW BOOKS of the day snd sll the o/d Standard Works, and, also, choice Euglish, French and Scoteh Statiopery. CLOTHING. 25 PER CENT. BELOW BROADWAY PRICES, And every way equal in Style, Quality, snd Workmanship. TRAPHAGEN, HUNTER CO, Nos. 398, 400 and 402 fon Tid and Fourth (Junction Third and Fourth-aves., Now offer their new and desirable FALL and WikTER STOCK at LOWER PRICES than the same quality of goods has been offered sinew ltgy ALL WOOT, BUSINESS SITS, $16, $20, $25, $0, end OVERCOATS, USUAL PRICE $55, NOW $44 USUAL PRICE $30, NOW $40. USUAL PRICE $45, NOW $34, USUAL PRICE $40, NOW $32. USUAL PRICE $35, NOW $28. USUAL PRICE $30, NOW $24, USUAL PRICE $25, NOW $22 USUAL PRICE $20, NOW $16. USUAL PRICE $18, NOW $14. Fo” BUSINESS COATS, PANTS AND VE LOTHING, BOYS AND CHITDIENS C J A- AND CLOTHING OF EVERY LE, Ar Tas Sanz Rxpvosp Raves charges with having, on the 5th of December, stolen three diamond rings, valued at $300, from bis premises. The accuses was arrested ond committed. NAVY GAZETTE. cr ——e PY TELEGRAPH TO THR TRIBUNE. DETACHED, Dec. 18—Acting Master C. H, Brentingham from duty st Navy Yard, New-York, and granted leave of abseuce. ORDERED. Dec. 18—Acting Master T. N. Meyers to Steamer De Soto, v HONORABLY DIBCHARGED. Dec. 18—Acting Assistant Surgeon Alexander McKenzie. Bapiy Burnep.~Last evening a number of cbil- dren, while playing in an apartment in a house in Jersey-st. small court running from Crosby to Mulberry-st.), and occupied by poor families, while playing about the stove, one of the number, named Lyons, a litle iF aged about 10 years, caught fire aud was severely burn The apartment waa not damaged. ACCIDENTALLY DROWNED. At 11 o'clock last even- ing man named Mallory, agod about 50 years, residing at No. 2075 Fast Tenth-st., accidentally fell from the pier at the foot of Ninth-st., into the East River, and wan wned before assis tance could be rendered. The body was recovered and a Coro ner notified to hold an inquest. A ACCIDENT TO MR. PETER RICHINGS AT BUFPALO.— Wey Riehings, Wp playing Slob Hay pt Sulfalo 0b Sat evening, was severely wounded inthe li d by t! wah, of Mr, Beguiu, who id “Rashleigh Obdldis- TABLE AND PIANO COVERS, TAPESTRY AND EMBROIDERED, FINE TABLE-CLOTHS, WITH NAPKINS TO MATCH, FOR HOLIDAY PRESENTS, TAYLOR, McGIBBON Co, RAMANA, STATA or Nsw-Youx, Baw Dupaununy, OTICE, is horohy, given, Pocsint ta Cusehun om issued to the BUTCHERS snd DROVERS' BANK. in the il New-York, a bauvkin n, locs will be iad ry ‘Supaiigtendent of the B State Bank, in uot theres Jufement, on price at the be City of Albany, for six years from the date hereof, of or. T tstanding efrenl notes of the said Bank mast be sentad ae aforesaid iin us years fom the date hotaaty us off h I not resented for redemption an par Py PR Hod v v will cesso to be a charge upon the fund ha Bp GRAND CHRISTMAS FE AL given by the pu I of Colored 0 Sehool, No. 1. at rammar I on URSDAY EVENING, December 27. Fram. ome. Doors open at 6 o'clock, Exercises to gommence the Legislature that after bearing the enormous cost of tunnel: AJ ARVIN Co's. TE Li a _. Are now conceded the BEST IN THE 4 Principal Warehouses, #8 New York i No. 721 CH] ST, Philadeiphle, A RA yon, aad everyt vier dhiaa wy vor i Lak eagle ba Kae “The Pen is Mightier than the Sword.” TUE GOLD PEN—BEST AND CHEAPEST OF PENS. MORTON'S GOLD PENS, THE BEST PENS IN THE WORLD, For Sale at his Headquarters, No. 25 MAIDEN: LANE, New-York, and by every duly-appointed Agent at the same prices. A Catalogue, with full description of Sizes 40d Prices. sent on receipt of letter-postage, A. MORTON. LARGE OVER STOCK or SUPERB WINTER CLOTHING. £200,000 TO BE SOLD DURING THR HOLIDAYS DEVLIN CO. HOLIDAY PRESENTS. PIANO AND TABLE COVERS. "LACE CURTAINS. WE OFFER AN ELEGANT STOCK OF THE ABOVE GOODS UNTIL JAN. 1, AT COST. B. L. SOLOMON SONS, NO. 368 BROADWAY. USEFUL AND BEAUTIFUL PRESENTS, RETAIL AT WHOLESALE PRICES AT WARD'S, 387 BROADWAY 500 DOZ SILK SCARFS, NEW STYLES. w....oconn $1 89 CARDIGAN JACKETS 10ovveiisssinasss HIRI crn $5 UNDER SHIRTS AND DRAWERS AT REDUCED PRICES, FRENCH CLOTH GLOVES. ....c..iueernenesssssnsssssss 106, pairs LONDON MADE LINEN COLLARS. #3 00 per dozea, EXTRA FINE PAPER COLLARS... 50 per 100. LADIES" PAPER COLLARS.. ve. B1 50 per 100, FINE DRESS SHIRTS, NEW STYLES. 8. W. H. WARD, No. 397 BROADWAY. REDUCTION. a 3 MEN'S FURNISHING GOODS. RICH HOLIDAY PRESENTS, I~ FRENCH JEWELRY, TOILET ARTICLES. ELLE arssnn FINE SHIRTS MADE TO ORDER. C. W. FRENCH, NO. 607 BROADWAY. MEN'S, BOYS AND CHILDREN’S OVERCOATS FOR SALE AT COST. MANY OTHER STYLES OF CLOTHING WILL BE SOLD REGARDLESS OF COST. WILLIAM WADE, NO, 171 EIGHTH-AVE,, BETWEEN 18TH AND 19TH-STS. 4] 1-3 LADIES GENTLEMEN out of the city, take yourfown measure and send to E. A. BROOKS, Asst, Importer snd Manufacturer of BOOTS, SHOES, &C., No. 575 BROADWAY, NEW-YORK. on he er Fr oes Mei ake the ith tape weasure, a4 an 1a S408 B, Vie of the Foot ER Tow oy 1 4 ~The Heel. The THIS 1S THE LARGEST Moors at aot CALLISHED IN THE CITY, AND W. for LADIES, “l CRILDR re E ASSORTMENT OF ELEGANT EMBROIDERED SLIPPERS R HOL N Use this, and you will not LEIGHS.—An assortment athe Fen Digctor Mim 9. Namen Pasi Ms. P. y and wilh reine Lekbowiedged 10 Be and a lot of Portland make, Sod seat. tater, Nob. aud dia a Also two very fine Clarences, asd large stook of light sed 2 Wagons. rm i SE BLAN ORSE BL jeune No. 100 LIBERTY-ST.. NEW-JORS ROBES DE CHAMBRE,