The New York Herald Newspaper, October 15, 1842, Page 2

—— Y THE SOUTHERN MAIL. ‘ — ae " inhusuen ane = i iid rock-king’s dove-eyed daughter, B &} PERSONS WHO ARE IN | TH ARE 4 Seg atin t ! creat influence on the city councils of that di turnish 3 hogsheads aday to each of our population, at Gili Bane ed as the firstin the programme, under this divis: | hal reat influence, on the cits, coum Eset don. | fom per aneae -scaatamnnanse amonees bat “Deck in robe virgin whe BY THE oe aceon 5 sects cal ou we ergo Coan ora son, were not present, and thus mnittec on the Fire |/epartment, consistng of James Palmer, | at arespectable distance, ancient Rome, with her nine Nymphs eae eee ae ‘Sattaane. Usted testimany i heeren anay sunmee subeian- The officers of the Irish Emigrant Society led ienry Halt, Wslliam Mandeville, lane oy a supetocts, poor gees eye iege panne ong erly they iph begdiling ie a ollie Hincadils re ope pe pater yee Ca «and Dennis McCarty, recommended that Col. | Aqueduct, an ether wi a 260,- Corres ponde ; : ~ perfor b ‘Cuntom examine the Crowom Ri er and other (009,000 of falloneper day. But history does not enable From the nooks of fairy-land. Barmorg, Oct. 14, 1842. ly convince any one of its Benevolent Burial Society, who presented a displa the vicinity. In December, 1832, Col. Clinton | us to say if all of them were in mn at one time 5 Swimming on the snow-curled billow, ‘The Odd Fellows’ procession yesterday on the oc- | | Thosewhe are cured by this medicine stay cured, which ; plent Burial Sogiety, who present sade the first report tothe CommomCouneil, recommend: | ner do we know ali th es in which it was applied. See theriver-spirits fair, 4 dedicaiie a lod ted for the use of a | #20t the case with some late preparations, ascan und will with qream badges andsbundggme ba ag the Croton as the source from whichthe supply should | ‘The irrigation of the ‘wos uo doubt among its most Lay theirebeeks, ason a pillow, casion of dedicating a lodge erec ¢ & | be prov titles the ine 3 to special notice, be taken. He ably reviewed the plans of Dr. Joseph, | extensive uses. Nor do we learn whether these aqueducts ‘With the foam. bends in thelr hair. branch of the fraternity, wasa very magnificent af- illiam Burger, Wholesale Agent, 50 Co: ners contaix norable mottoes ¢ R © 1791, William Weston’s, in 1799, of Canvass | supplied one million or four millions of inhabitants, 60 Thus eitendad, hither weeding, fair. ‘They marched thmwugh eoveral of our streets | 824 108 Greenwich street, and Courtlendt street, ism, that wou ap thy of f te, Judge Wright and others, and alro reviewed ail the | widely do the aecouats of the population of ancient Rome Floats the lovely oread now, . y us! Pr plices :—Milhaw’s Pharmacy, 183 Pawo ) tewing among < heir projects for procuring water by private corporations, | differ. The works of Rome were built by soldiers and by ch of promise bending and were looked upon with admiration by thou- Ww Atpinwall, 110 Broaiway; 88 . D., 63 ous death without approbation ; and he says that, “I now turn with | sla Ours was voted for by freemen, was constructed oe ocenkowew. ade. : ‘The Galeinauar Ueweubedt wan wolenia sd 1 eee tamen tira noeet at aa “ Benevolent | pleasure to the description of a work thet doce theCity and | by freemen; end we make the aspivation that in all , ee frost the astocietion of | Sit MDs, 17 Avenue D; B Quackenburk, 709 Gress, rerman carly cnartered, called its projectors much and deserved credit. I allude to the | ages to come it may bless freemen, and freemen only !— Hail the wanderer from a far-land! imposing. I may remark tha ati wich street, and A Hill, '208 Greenwich street ; J’ 6 He} ” followed, as also the Ger | City Reservoir, in Thirteenth street.” On the receiptof | But we toanother branch ef our subject; it isthe va- _ Bind her flowing tresses up a Odd Fellows in Baltimore is composed of our most | Reed, 143 Fulton street, Brooklyn; J & J Cod on, rington Benevolent society aad the Ger- | Col Clinton's Report, and on the recommendation of the | lueof the water for domestic’ purposes. By the almost Crown her with « fadeless garland, remectable citizens; ite members too are ery nu, | Comer of Spring and Hudson streaia yD Hf nese: sae nacht above Committee, the Corporation again decided to intro- | mysterious property of water, the Croton, without steam And with crystal brim the cup. espe: a 8 5 penser: a4 n Third Avenue, corner of Eighth street; Philip Merkle, ‘ nt Society were | duce water into the City. fn February, 1883, the Legisla- | power, animal or human labor, descends into the cellar, From her haunts of deep seclusion, merous. No society perhaps has the honor of doing | 383 Grand street ; Daniel B. Pucker, 300 Genta street ; Universal Benevorm ed by Brehor | 1¥E passed the law appointing Commissioners, to report | and again mounts into the garrot of the loftiest house, even Let Intemperance greet her too, so much good, It is in a very peculiar and especial | Dickinson and Goodwin, Hartion): Ca iful banner paiated by | during the winter followings and in 1834 re-enacted the | up into the cupola ofthe City Hall, The turning of a cock And the heat of hisdelusion — manner the friend of the widow and the fatherless. THR CROTON CELEBRATIi Angelo Monte giving a sketch of the landing | same law, with additional provisions. Under these laws, tills the tubs and culinary vessels of the kitchen in a mo- Sprinkle with this mountain-dew. Through its instrumentality many a serrowful heart Pe 280 : RO’ Scan “ of Columbus, and’ oa the reverse a female repre- | Hon, Stephen Allen, Saul Alley, William W. Fox,Charles | ment, aud almost ns soe), the fifty hogshead boilers of « pH i A a has been made glad, and many a griet-wor cheek | 8% ch a splendid afi nce the ds seating charity by feeding birds in their nest. ‘The | Dusenberry and Benjamia M.Brown were appointed Com. | steamboat. Now the saving in human time and labor in While ter cs selixe! caneed to born af with jiness. or ts Live is Roma Jal pnd banaer is biguly creditable tothe talents of the | missiouers§ the last named g-utleman was soon succeed | the performance of theseoperations) is ircalculable. The Pale Contagion fies affrignted A person named Lewis L. Austin, was undergo- | jtsrthe petole ture suting ted ae ee he Soca Si ee re oe heed Xe leap § Hele genet Saeafoal nie ator peu anus BA eeuviaence bas With the beifled demon Fire ' ing an examination yesteniay before one of our | justly duehim in inventing the Dahlia Cream for the bur, tied by some twenty boys, of very youth- | brought industry, honesty and judgement to the consider. | go ely. y e ioe a bo of page A mgm ji Aoi Sp ation of the important sutject comeaitted to their charge, | given to waterthis’ indescribable property, thet, by rivers Safety dwells in her dominio: magistrates, on a charge of kidnapping. It seems he | ‘We are not informed if ita price will be enhanced in valus, ae Health and Beauty with her move, And entwine their circling pinions hood of lo’ In a sister! has been engaged in trading with a small vessel be- . b uence of the quantity of dahlia boquets used on tween this and Philadelphia ; that in the latter city i used and streams it flows throughout the g lobe to sustain ever: nol Wiles ance n pent pals il ji dr They had the duty signed them of examining and re snd remeber ery es hap a hey porting a plan relating to supply ing the City of New York Society were accompanied by a suing three harpers, representing ancie' | Wich yautticient quautity of pure and wholesome water, | water of itselt moves and travela for the benefit of all ve, he forcibly procured a negro boy, about 17 years of | its weight in gold—so tho ladies say, and who will dare 3r A Welsh Temperance Society tollowe:!, | which theBlectorsof the City of New York could approve | creation. ‘The ‘Deity, ot content with giving it this Water shoutsa glad hosanna! ae, brought him on here, and offered him for sale. pen 1 nincelar ‘ah, Palen ithe best "Theo cane, Mi bia anion ede ike arene 1 Sceesperane. Ther oplegi te. tein, Sil aboes > Bi {rire orien eragcrelee eter oe arama y Bubbles up the earth to bless ! he case 1s yet pending, and the accused in prison, | nofinvent the best for the hair? "We ha again condense and distribute itself on the leaves and fo- linge of the whole vegetable kingdom. ‘The healthfulness of all water is in proportion to an absence of ail mine- Donglass, previously of the United States Corps of Engi- avers. ‘They also engaged in their service John Marti- Cheers it like the precious manna, th neau and George W. Cartwright, Esqrs., as Engineers, barren wilderness. wonderin; iting furth¢ gations. ‘i af Co! Or Readll the scconoaliahed editor ot the New prey personally tried it, and fod it all he representa it, ond th ‘qualities it f from d by Col. Benjamin W are to prevent the hair A G. Crasto, assis n, the Temperance Societies of New York, jaze, assembled wing them came a barouche containing th; delegation of ‘Temperance Firemen, then the immortal Sandy Welch, at the head of t! Then came the Happy Wite, t! and others, under tonian, the Manhattan, the special Marshalship of Win. F by Joseph Elliott, foreman of the Herald office, and Following them came Mr, Nassau streets, who preced he Blind, drawn. in Pattison, of Ann and Band of the In- carriage, and lead eties, composed y Franklin and other associations of simi Then came a car on which some persons appeared to be ridiculing the proceedings of the Temperance ch we afterwards learned with as sre members of the Broadway and ties, who had taken some umbrage at i where they wished to bein the line tonishment, ¥ not being plac sion. followed the Marion, Washingtonian, Knick- Mount Pitt, and Neptune, the latter from Goyernor’s Isl » and Howard, the latter drawn by horses, contain- eep, twenty-five feet and other temperance tokens. n followed the Cold Spring, the Lafayeue, the Fifth Ward Washington, ot Brooklyn, with banner The Good Samaritan and the German Hand-in-Hand e the Prospect Temperance Beneficial -ceded by a beautiful printing press, from of the Herald, in tull operation, by Mr. H Kimber, deputy foreman of the Herald job ,, printing the song of the Washingtonian army. Following came a number of sey Cuy and elsewhere, and ‘Then the Che sing up the scene drawa by four hor containing the implements sed in obtaining plendid cake of ice that travelled th the procession, and was finally us: lemonade at the collation in the Superior Court iperance societies were accompanied ent bands of music, and their banners pourtrayed, in striking terms, the justice and benefits resulting from their exertions. On the arrival of the procession at the Park, the ented a most enlivening and animated Every window was filled with belles, was covered with human beings, well as every accessible spot in the immediate vici nity, above and below. JINGS AT THE Crry Hau. o'clock the head of the procession . The several bodies composing ast the City Hall, and were dis- previous arrangements. Mayors and Members of the Common Councils ew York, Brooklyn, Albany, Troy, Jersey City and Newark, formed themselves in a line im mediately in front of the steps leading to the Hall, and the space between their position, and the place Where te platform was erected was kept clear by military formed in a square, window of the City Hall was crowded, as were f The members of the Sa- d Music Society occupied the platform, and Stevens and Lawrence also ascended y after the procession commenced marching und other device and the roof ¥ ‘oof and balconies. About twenty minutes past four o’clock the last le procession had passed and some degree eed the platform, Saatr ot the Board of Water Commissioners, delivered the following addre: men of the Gommon Council roton Water and the works on ested by your Committee t ion may suggest : Mr. Mayor and ¢ ivering over th this island, T have de make such remarks as the occ the earliest period of the history of our City, ment of pure and wholesome water has bee Che Tea Water Pump, situated near 1 Chatham streets, was, for 4 source of all the the lower part of the City. i more copious supply for the extinguishment of to have been early admitted by our Many of the present generation re- collect the long lines of both men and women formed to pails and buckets from hand to hand on the inter, with but a faint hope of stay- n of some neighbor's dwelling. — 4 the Corporation adopted the plan of Christopher of making a Reservoir in Broadwa and White streets, to supply the City, and contracted for 6004 ft. of pitch pine logs, on a credit, and issued their bonds to Augustus Van Cortland and Jolin Jay to pay for the Revolution stayed this work. gineer, was employed by the Cor- poration to examine the Bronx, and reported that it would ‘The first innovation on the Pail and Bucket system appears to have been made in 1831, when two Engines for the extingui ed, by ‘he Common Council, frem London, a ‘great stride in the arts, which the carriers of backets looked upon th: ing of these machines, was of the most astonishing kind. ‘These Fire Engines, and others which were added to them, performed the ‘duty of extinguishing fires, being supplied from the rivers and from pumps, until 1799, when the Manhattan Company was chartered, for the avowed purpose of introducing * pure and wholesome water,” as an additional inducement for the introduction of water, banking privil'ges were bestowed by its charter. Company mainly satistied itself by pumping water with a steam engine from near the old Collect. though they furnished not nevertheless, in cases o the highest inte the corner of Pe whole communiiy. coldest night of thy liam Weston, a Civ furnish a supply. ment of fires Were import- and the satisfaction with pure and wholesome water, fire, been frequentl; In 1923, the Sharon Cana ny was chartered by the State, and among its duties was tliat ofsupplying the city of New York with pure and The work was not undertaken, and In 1925, another Company, called The New York Water Works for the supply of pure d wholesome water,” was established, but it was of short existence and produced no valuuble results, except toprove that no ample supply of good water could be found on this island. Manhatten, and pump suppl ‘0 erect public cisterns ; tl in front of churches f jsterns continued watil 1629; when the coi ‘¢ Department, consisting of Isaac Brown, , Benjamin M. Brown, and bolishing public cisterns whoiesame water. harter expired. ‘The Corporation, in addition to the of water, found it ne- ese were generall ‘This practice of b r, Samuel Stev P. W. Engs, reported in f and building a tank or reservoir in 13th ‘treet. \lodiars was appropriated to the tank, which was 1 the Corporation on the port and agreed to lay down pipes, one in’ Broad- to be filled by horse power, 16th of March adopted the mittee avowed their object to be to ‘fill no distant date, with water to be intro- adoption of this report by dered the commencement o! iucing water into the City. The Report ject too important to be entrusted to any eging “ That such com in making money out of their bai m introducing water into the cit; Kin 13th street was that the two lines of pip many friends, that the ing privileges thai as exchanged for @ steam | Tank establishment has fire which otherwis faringulshod man tional property i been valued that a ‘on Water Works was ration erected along side of it an- eding year the Corporation Pipes, until the line is now about to the construc- And so highly has it and after the rot continued t> lay dow 130 miles long tion of the firat Tank, and the laying *, the Committee of the Board of Aldermen, s Palmer, Samuel Stevens ported to the Common Council to the city of New York a supply of pure ana ” ied with a law asking to execute” said work, d was the first report and ture, undertaking to introduce water into this city from Westchester, at the cost of the This Report, without definin; source, recommended the river Bronx as cient supply, and estimated the cost nt Two Millions of lan had the approbation of that able en who reported in its fa- s then considered the ‘ommon Council to ac- law, thongh it the Legislature, ew Vork Lyceum of port of 1881, showing ed in a denser 1 William Scott, in rel ition to in: draft of a law to the Le} gincer, the late Benjamin Wright, vor, and which if not the best, w only one within the means of the This bill or draft of a y, that their re er could not be obtains proving that our then population dai ndred tons of impure matter, (of a kin 1 to destroy the purity of the water,) city character of some of which may be judged by the one proposing to dam up the Hudson River, at the old State Prison in Greenwich, by which it was cluded , if the dam stood, we should have a of fresh water. As to the merits of this ors consulted Frederick Grafp, Esq., the Superintend- ent of the water works in Philadelphia, who disapproved of the same. But tl project ‘of damming the North River was met by at least one cogent argument, which it was thought would be conclusive with the Legislature. hat the dam would stop the shad from. visiting ‘Another plan proposed floating vessels of a box were to be towed up to Hudson, where, by ves, to be filled with fresh water and floated down, and by steam power to be elevated for use. The Passaic River at tl Is and a bridge across the North River was another of the sources and plans by which it was proposed to supply the city with water. If our Commissioners and City Councils have sometimes d im contemplation of Harlem bridge, I do not what they would have said of Coffer dams, 1 arches for a bridge over the Hudson. cting all these plans and adopting the Croton as of supply, our predecessors had other import. ant questions to settle. Ought the Aqueduct to be of ma- son work orof iron pipes? The one carried with it, of necessity, aregular grade, while the other admitted of an undulating line. ‘The most able men up to the period we have referred to, differed on this point. Experience, we think, has shown that the plan of masonwy is the best. When the masonry was adopted, the question arose, was it to be an open or an arched or plank covered aqueduct ? Again, experience approved the arched and covered aque- duct. ‘In these particulars, as well as in others, the plan, as reported by Major Douglass, was approved by Stephen Allen and his associates, and in their report, made to the Common Council, they speak of it as the report of that en- gineer. For Major Douglass to have obtained for his plans the approbation of so sound a board as our predecessors, was certainly a high commendation, particularly if it remarked that the plans of Mr. Martineau, the other engi- heer employed, passed without note of approval, except so far as Mr. Martineau advocated the erted Syphon for crossing the Harlem river, whil r Dough: recom: mended the high bridge. Facts have shown that the Sy- nweuld have performed duty. In February, 1935, Stephen Allen and his associates reported the result of their labors to the Common Council. It was required to be approved by that body, and also by the voters of the cit; ‘The subject was referred to a joint committee of the two boards, consisting of John I. Labagh, William Wales, Robert C. Cornell, Lambert Suydam, Horace Holden, and William S. Johnson, who reported in faver of the plan.— ‘The same was adopted by each Board, and at the suc- ceeding charter election in April, was approved by t people, by a vote of 17,330 attirmatives to 5,963 neg: tives. Major Dome proceeded with the plans chief engineer, until October, 1836, when Je! Esquire, ‘was appointed inhis pl i cially unconnected with the first Chief Enginee: Croton Aqueduct might be permitted to judge of his merite, ‘ould be that he brought skill an‘ science in the sur- and in the location of the route and description of educt to be adopted. His successor, John B. Jervis, has executed this magnificent work, and in many respects changed and altered the plans, and in the perfermance of the duty which has fallen to his share, particularly in the drafts of contracts, specifications and plans, has shown himself admirably calculated for the execution of this great and stupendous undertaking. In March, 1840, the work, bya revolution which politics sometimes produce in the State, so far as the duty of Commissioners was con- cerned, passed into the hands of Samuel Stevens, John D. Ward, Zebedee Ring, Samuel R. Childs, and Ben- jamin’ Birdsall, and the work is now, excepting the high bridge over the Harlem River, completed ; and you have it. It consists of anartificial reservoir, called the Croton River Lake, 45 miles from the Battery the extreme part of the City ; *this Lake is for hy an hydrauiic stone-masonry ‘dam, with two waste- weirs, or aprons, for the overstall of the water, one of 87 feet and one of 180 feet, these being separated ‘by a gate- house. The height of these waste-weirs is 55 feet above the bed ©: the river, and 40 feet above the low water level. The dam backs the water five miles, and makes a lake of an area of 400 acres, and of a capacity equal to 600 millions of gallo The water enters a gate-hous sogulated befere enters the A. tone structure lined and arched with The face of the interior of the Aqueduct is at the bottom of an inverted arch, width 6 feet 9 inches, height feet 4} inches, area, 53 34-100 square feet, about large gn for an omnibus and four to pass through, The line of the Aqueduct being on a regular declivity of 13} inches to the mile down to the Harlem river, a distance of 33 miles, it has a line of tunnelling of 6,841 feet, being sixteen in number, sometimes through earth and some- times through solid rock ; the deepest out is 90 feet, and the least 25 feet. In Westchester only, the Aqueduct crosses twenty-five streams of water, which are from five to Sy vty wy feet below the top of the Aque- Phe grade line of Aqueduct across the Harlem river is feet above tide water, and the top of the water now passes over Harlem River in one pipe of 36 inches, placed on the earthen dam made in the construction of the high bridge. The bridge itself is now about one-third com- pleied, and will be, when finished, one of the most stu- pendous works of tye kind in the world. The river is 620 leet wide at water line, but the slope of the river banks and an additional distance of 830 feet, in all 1,460 feet. The plaa now in progress crosses the river with 'S arches of 80 feet span, and on piers of 31 by 44 feet at the base, restin; on the bed of the river, and 7 arches oa pier on the lan: from the edge of the water up the two banks of the river. ‘The spring of one of the arches 18 96 feet above the lowest foundation put down ; the top of the parapet will be 149 feet from the lowest foundation. It is intended that the water shall pass over this bridge in pipes, to have it secure against the possibility of danger. The interesting works at Clendening Valley being a bridge over a valley of 1900 feet in breadth, the ‘greatest height of the aqueduct is 50 feet from the bottom of the valley ; beautiful archways are constructed for three streets, 30 feet for the carriage way and ten on each side for side-walks. Next in interest is the reservoir at Eighty-sixth street, which might well be called the Detaining or Clarilying Reservoir. It has two divisions, together 32 acres; ‘greatest depth of water 25 feet, containing one hundred and fifty millions of gallons. Two lines of thirty-six inch pipes connect this with the reservoir at Fortieth-street, which has also two divisio.s, formingitogether an area of 4 acres—depth of water when filled thirty-six feet. From this point four and a half miles to the Batiery. Whole length of line from the Battery to the artificial fake, 50 miles. ‘There are in this great work 99,000,000 bricks snd 700,000 cubic yards of stone masonry. The water inthe Aqueduct is regulated at the entraice ind Seas not to flow under any pressure—it has not een permitted to flow in the ion near the city ata | agent ie than two feet, but the works at the Croton dam required a few days back that more water should poss through the first division (the distance between Sing Sin; and the Croton River) being eight miles, and it was foun to pass seventy-five millions New York gallons in twenty- four hours, and that its velocity was over two miles per hour. The Croton Lake now retains, beyond the daily ri supply, in reserve, five hundred millions ofgallons, and a small expense would add other immense artificial lakes to hol! back an additional supply, but the necessity of tis is hardly conceivable. It is estimated that the Loa ‘on supply from all their componios is but twenty-four millions of gallons, aud Paris four millions only. The quelity of the water is of a pure and transparent charac- tor, and has been fonnd already to be a palateabie beverage to thousands of individnais who have used the water. It is only remarkable that it hasbeen so generally approved. We of New York have therefore now got the great de- sideratum, an abundant supply of pure and wholesome w to be sure at a great cost—nine millions of dollars, exclusive of the Main and Distributiog Pipes throughout the city,( now laid to the extent of 130 miles,) exclusive of the interest accumulating on the cost, being in all twelve millions of dollars. ell, what of that! does it not belong to the system which Eternal Wisdom has inflictedon the world?—that the greatest blesssngs can only be procured at the greatest cost and sacrifice? What is this water to do for us? It isto protect our city from the awful conflagrations to which it was subject.— We now pay in premiums one million of dollars annually to insure about half the value of our buildings, goods and chattels, for we are our own underwriters to the extent of one million more of premiums—here are two millions in premiums paid or risks incurred. Ifthe Croton works give buthalf security, you save more than will pay the whole interest of the Cost. Reflect, gentlemen, onthe amount of property consumed in the city, and then consi- Jer it we cannot afford to give twelve millions for security. In two daye of December, 1835, our citi- zens had consumed by fire twenty ‘millions of dol- lars, iitiae in ‘warehouses and merchandise,— If the Twenty Millions of property destroyedj had con- sisted of dwelling houses, it would have turned 100,000 of our citizens into the streets. Ido not state an impossible case. I state an event highly probable to have happened, ‘or London—a city built of less wooden materials—had at nne fire, in 1666, 13,200 houses burnt, which occupied 150 acres, and embraced 400 streets, 96 churches, anda variety of magnificent buildings. The destruction nmounted in value to Lf Millions of Dollars. The ex- t during the ear, and the ntoccurrence of fires throughokt our Gountry, how the danger we were im, Does any individual still say that we cannot aflord to pay so uch as this great work has cost? | assert that eeeurit 3 a urity against such awful slamities cannot be too dearly bought if it is bought at he lowest possible price, ji must had if le ii overy community, and the man whee eee save the city from destruction can be on! peed fhe war id 19 security but for Stocks, and Dividends, and Boodle wt Tortages, and into whose thoughts the wellury oot ea ness of his fellow beings never enter. But does water xt 80 much ? Lomlon, m 1834, applied with 4,- 00,000 of gallons, and paid for it annually $1,390,000. 11s is supplied with 2 quarts per day to each individu 8. expense of $750,000 per annum.” The Croton would opening ered Music Society :— rities in common water has a tendency to prevent. Nu- merous analyses, too, have shown the water to be re- markably pure, even before it passed through four settling “and clarfying departments of the reser- voirs. We leave the farther consideration of the security, i and practical advantages of this great work, to make one remark on its moral, results. Filth and crime,‘and cleanliness, virtue are near kinsfolks —the more means and conveniences for cleanliness that. are furnished our population,the more industrious and tuous they will be. ‘The more good water that is conve- niently supplied, the more temperate will be our people, because we shall now no longer afford the poor apology for mixing brandy and rum with water—that of making it drinkable ; and we may hope the Temperance Cause,with ure Croton water, anda Croton banner floating to the Freeze, will, on the present system, 6o successfully carry on the warfare in all future times asto make it impossible for them to find subjects to fill up that part of their corps which now con: of reformed drunkards. To the Fire- men of the City New York, who have, without pay, performed more arduous duty than properly falls to the share of any of our free citizens, we fay that the Croton Water Works were made emphatically for them; for, though other advantages have been given as reasons for its construction, yet none had so powerful and controlling an influence as the universal allegation that the Fire De partment, to enable them te prevent the destruction of the City by fire, must have a full and ample supply of water. got it, and I think I hear you say, x for Fires and for Fire-men—we he awful Conflagration of 1835 shall never be re- peated.” Excuse me, fellow citizens, for adverting to one fact. that in all the evpenditures which have been made by your agents for this great work, the accounts of whieh have been regularly settled—it is not known or believed that one dollar of your money has been lost or dishonestly applied. In handing over to you, Mr. President, of the Croton Aqueduct Board and your associctes the Agents of the Corporation of the City of New York, the Croton Wa- ter, a the Works on this Island which have been com- In fine, that you will be justto the Rich and liberrl to the Poor. Joun L. Lawrence, Esq., President of the Croton Aqueduct Board, then defivered the following reply: Mr. President and Gentlemen of the Board of Water Commissioners :—In receivmg, with my associates of the Croton Aqueduct Board, the cusjody of the work com- mitted to us, 1 take the occasion to convey to you the thanks of your fellow citizens for the zeal, perseverance, and fidelity with which your duty has been performed, and to congratulate you on the virtual completion of the work entrusted to you and your predecessors in office. Oftbe manner in which both haveJdischarged their re spective tasks, the results we this day celebrate speak in most emphatic praise. The science and skill of your able engineers have excluded all errors of combination and construction, and met the highest expectations of the pub- lic. In mechanical execution the work appears to defy the test of scrutiny as completely as we trust it is destined to resist the assaults of time. _ Contrary to predictions ventured on the subject, its efficiency in delivering the water largely ex eeds the mathematical estimate. The island on which New York is built is peculiarly fitted for the site ofa great city. Blessed with a salubrious climate, surrounded by water — links natural or prac- ticable communication with adjacent sister States, with the rich territory of our own State, and with the bound- less and fertile regions of the West; connected by a short and uninterrupted passage with the ocean, the pa way from foreign climes and from the extensive sea- board of our confederate’ States, and possessing, within easy reach, almost every nec for construction and supply—our position combined natural advantages for a large community, devoted to the prosecution of commerc: nd the arts, unst rpesend by those” of any other spot the globe. In the list of these endowments, one essential only appeared to be absent, that of pure and er i waier- an clement indispensable. to the wants, an i com! ines of a crowded population, was found wi in inadequate quantity : and at each onward Atrideof our city, even this stinted allowance decreased in purity, as well as in measure, until it had become our re- proach. A sufficient and permanent supply was to be found only at a eet distance, as if to test whether the gifts so beuntifully hestowed upon us, could incite us to repair the single deficiency. To aceomplish the object, it was necessary that formidable physical objects should be overcome ; that capacious and enduring channels of covered masonry should be constructed, rivaling in ex- tent and magnitude the boasted Serie te nd casting into shade any kindred works of modern times ; and that, for these purposes, an expenditure should be in- curred, exceeding that which was encountered by our State when she united the Hudson with the Lakes. And these momentous objects were to be effected, not through the resources and co-operation of an entire people, but the credit and enterprise of asingle city—which thoug! destined, as we cannot doubt, eventually to equal in popu: lation and wealth the proudest capitals of the civilized world, was to be impelled to the vast effort while yet iu the infancy only of her youth and strength. It is with feelings of pride and joy we this day realize that our hopes are accomplished. ‘I'he obstacles have disappeared. The hill has been levelled or pierced—the stream and the valley have been overleaped—the rock has been smitten. Nature, fielding to human industry, perseverance and skill, no longer withholds the boon the had before denied us. A river whose pure waters are fathered from the mountain range; arrested and diverted 1s course—after pouriny its tribute through a permanent and spacious ecohway o more than forty miles, at length reaches our magnificent Reservoirs, from whence it is conducted by subterranean conduits extending one hundred and thirty additional miles, throughout the greatest portion ot our city. The necessary additions comparatively not large, arenow in rapid progress, which will diffuse the salutary current through every remaining artery and vein of our metropolis; exciting new and healthful pulsa- tions in her ‘system, and sp: eomfort, ac- tivity and vigor throughout her entire frame. Of the valuable consequences which will be derive dirom ihis work some will not be developed until after successive years. The little experience already had Teo to man: ong imi I- useful results which can not be foreseen. ate and palpable benefits are its influences on domestic con- Venience and comfort ; the promotion of sobriety and per- sonal cleanliness ; the puridcation of our streets ; the con- sequent increase of public health ; the facilities it will ex. tend to mechanic and manufacturing industry ; the vast in. ¢rease of steam power among us to be employed in the arts; the supply to our mariners of a necessary element which will remain comparatively unaffected by change of cli- mate; end Preeminently, the security it will afford against the da of conflagration. “Each neighbor- hood, uniting its inhabitants for purposes of mutual safe- ty, may promptly arrést the ravages of fire in its earl stages ; and if sitch associations be numerously formed, extensive fires need rarely occur. Large as we may deem the expemse of this vast structure, we cannot bit con- sider it as cheaply purchased, when we reffect that the calamity of a night, occurring when we were without the protection ‘own afforded, involved a destruction of Property of | twice the cost, — The history, Mr. President, which you have this day given of the rise and progress of this undertaking, forme & just tribute to numerous citizens who assisted in its ori- gin and consummation. It is a characteristic of this work, that the credit attached to it belongs pre-eminently tono individual, but is diffused, though inunequal degree, throughout an extensive circle. Fortunately ‘the field of commendation is so large that exch harvest without infringing the rights of his neighbor. Our thanks and remembrances are due to all, whose ex. ertions in the Legislature of the State, in our Municipal Councils, in the varions commissions ‘of exploration, of survey, of estimates, superintondence and construction, contributed to this great achievement, Nor can I pass over the munificence and public spirit which have been displayed by the whole body of our fellow sitizens, An overwhelming popular vote sanctioned the undertaking, approved ofthe ways and means, and ordered its com: mencement. Although some few belioved that caution and even prudence demanded a postponement of the effurt, yet, once resolved upon, all cheerfully yielded their ac: quiescence and co-operation. Amid the unparalleled ditt culties and discouragements which haye marked th times since it was begun, no hesitation has impeded its Pr , but its march has been onward, steadily, perse veringly, sacoseeilly, to itscompletion. ' Sensible of the honor conferred by the constituted authorities of the cit: in committing to us the trust confided to our hands, it will be the effort of myself and colleagues to employ every power given to us, for the protection and advancement of the great work now in our charge. Long may that work endure | to illustrate the wisdom of its founders, a mont. ment of the enterprise and perseverance of our peeple, and the source of health, safety and happiness for suéces- sive ages. The following ode, written at the request of the Corporation of the city of New York, by Gro. P. Morais, E9q., as then sung in good style, by the Sa- may reap his deserved Gushing from this living fountain, Music Lip ba in, As the Goddesw of the intaing Comes with all her sparkling train. From her advancing, et beside her dancin, She pursues her winding way. Gently over the ri water, in ber Sermluhation Backes their glory, long.— right ream appear, When rity shall Like’the get oo pe After the ede, nine cheers were given by the as- sembled multitude. Some one on the platform call- ed out “Three cheers for General Morris,” which were given, and the Grand Marshall having then announced that the proceedings of the day were over, the assemblage speedily dispersed. ‘The invited guests, including the Governor of the State and others were then escorted to the Su- perior Court Room inthe City Hall, where an ex- cellent collation had been prepared by Col. Pecrs, by order of the Common Council, and where the Mayor returned his thanks to the members of other corporate bodies for their attendance, and in toast- ing Governor Seward a renlywad made, in which the Governor complimented New York in the com- pletion of her great undertaking in ten ed the Croton water to this city, and intimated in his speech and toast that followed, that a completion of all the public works of the State would Gnally add to her interest and welfare. VW YORK HERAL New York, Saturday, October 15, 1842, a To Ratiroad Conduetors——Postmasters—— Steamboat Captains—Politicians, dio. &e. We will thank all Railroad Conductors, Postmasters Steamboat Captains, Politicians of both sides—and all other such personages to forward to the Heap Orrice, New York, the full and accurate returns of their several elections, in state, city or town—particularly in the elec- tions now at hand in New Jersey, Ohio, Pennsylvania, New York and other states. Those who give us valuable early information, will receive our thanks, and be placed on the free lst of the New York Herald Og- Tue Weexty Heracp, published at eight o’clock this morning, will contain a full account of the celebration of the Croton Aqueduct—its history and completion, up to this day. It is the most com- plete account published, and illustrated with ten beautiful engravings. Extra Herap ror Evrore.—This afternoon, at three o’clock, we shall issue an Extra Herald con- taining all the latest political, commercial and fash- ionable intelligence of this country. It will be ready to go by the steamship Columbia, whose letter bags will close at Harnden’s, No. 3 Wall st.. at the Post Office, and at Gilpin’s, in the Exchange, at half-past 4 o’clock—et Harnden’s at fifteen min- utes later. The Great Croton Celebration Yesterday, Friday, the 14th day of October, 1842, will be a day long to be remembered in the City ot New York. It was the day of the great Croton Celebra- tion. On the outside of this day’s paper we have given the full details of the whole affair. This account contains the opening scenes of the day—the pre- sentation at the City Hall of the Banner, the ad- dress of the Mayor, and reply of Gen. Pentz, the mustering of the various companies, the forming jucy Ine and thence into column, the marching and counter-marching, the order of the procession, the full details of the same, the subsequent details, the arrival and review at the City Hall, the speeches and ode, and the general winding up. It will be found the fullest and best accountgiven of the same. ‘Tue Ciinton Papers —We shall resume the publi- cation of these interesting parersimmediately. They have been omitted for the last two days in conse- quence of the “ Croton Celebration” and the crowd- ed state of our columns. Exections.—New Jersey has gone for the whigs, and Pennsylvania for the democrats. In the case of New Jersey, however, it was reported last evening, in political circles, that there wasa tie. Euecrion 1n Grorata—This state, has gone for the democrats by about 5,000 majority. Batioon Ascension —Mr. Lauriat made an as- cension in his balloon yesterday, from Castle Gar- den, at four o'clock P. M. About dusk, we saw him sailing along up North River, rather inclining towards New Jersey. He probably landed ten or twelve miles back of Hoboken. Nava ‘officers attached to the U. 8. schooner Grampus, sailed hence for Matanzas :— G.J, Van Brunt, Commander ; Wm. A. Jones, Lieuten- ant ; J. S. K. You, Master ; John Brooks, Passed Midship- man ; ‘Thatcher, Purser 4 John Mason, Assistant Surgeon ; Charles L. Place, N. T. West, E.N. Beadel, and George Minshell, Midshipmen. ‘The U.S. ship Congress was at Gibraltar on the Joth ult. The U. S. sloop of war Fairfield, dropped anchor at Malaga about the 7th sit, and sailed again for Gibraltar. Rat, Rat, Rain.—It is now two o'clock Satur- day morning, and the rain, which set in at half past nine last evening, still continues to pour down in torrents. We hope it is washing away forever the last vestige of dust, dust, and drouth, which this great Croton city will ever see. Fine.—There wasa fire last night about 11 o’clock, in 27th street, between 2nd and 3rd Avenue. It was the destruction of an old oil factory. No. 5 was the only engine below Canal street at the fire. Diep or ws Wovxns—L. Bliss, jr., in Louisville. Godfrey Pope says that he was justified in shooting him. Og Messrs. Coveman & Srerson return their thanks to Geo. C. Thorburn, Esq., for his magnifi- cent wreath of dahlias and bouquets, and also for his kind attention in ornamenting the portico of the Astor House. The wreath was sixty feet long. Nisto’s.—A great house here last night—but, the cause considered, a much greater may be looked for this evening, which is set apart to aid the funds of the French Benevolent Society. The Ravels come out in full force ; six entertainments are given. We do trust our citizens, both native and French, will turn out en masse on the occasion, for surely a more praiseworthy one never existed. Come, ladies, your good word for the parentless and the sad at heart, can do much—speak itin your own heartfelt tones, and a full harvest will be ensured. Cmatnam Treatne.— To-night is set apart for the benefit of that inimitable performer of negro cha- racters, John Smith—and a rich bill of entertain- ments is presented. The interesting drama of the “* Loss of the Royal George,” which was received last night with enthusiastic applause, is to be re- peated on this oceasion, in connection with the laughable extravaganza of the “ Masquerade,” the spectacle of the ‘ Ogre of Brackenburg,” and the new burletta of ‘Croton Water”—altogether form- ing an amount of entertainment which will ensure 1 large and fashionable audience ems. It is_ worthy of note, that your agent here, Mr. Wm. Taylor, 1s getting up in the world despite the hard times. He has rented a splendid new establish- ment, and is preparing to ooaupy it in a few days. The day of small things with him is over. None can head him in enterprise and in furnishing the community with the choicest and latest news. The old Holiday street theatre opens this evening with the benefit rm § Mr. Willard, lessee of both it and the American. Yours, Roperick. ArpoINTMENT BY THE PrestpEeNt.—Daniel Foster Surveyor of the Revenue, at Beverly, Mass., vice Samuel D. Turner. peel 0G The New York Museum yesterday was regularly crammed, from morning till night. There were nearly five thousand people present, being by far the greatest number of persons that ever before visited the Museum in one day. Bennett, the manager, understands his business. He evinces a liberality never before equalled, gives better performances for half price, and the public appreciate it ; he moreover displays a disposition to act houorably with the public. He was strongly advised to raise his price, and might with justice have done so on such an unusual occurrence, but he said no, the public had patronized on other days at one shilling, and he would not take advan- tage of them ; and even when an opportunity like the present did offer, he would scorn to avail himself of it after the kind encouragement he had experienced. There will be a performance to-day at three o’clock, being Signor Blitz’s last appearance, he having to leave by the four o’clock boat for Boston. Amenican Musevm.—More than ten thousand persons visited this favorite establishment yesterday, and they evinced great delight at the performances and the exten: sive arrangements made by the manager for public ac- commodation. The museum, with its beautiful flags, trans- parencies, fire wheels, &c., made the most brilliant and splendid display ever seen in New York. There willbe a rare and diversified variety ef performances this afternoo 1 and evening, by the celebrated Dr. Valentine, Mr. Nellis, born without arms, Signor Vivaldis’ automaton figures, Miss Hood, La Petite Celeste, &. City Intelligence. Poutce.—A number of pickpockets were arrested yes: terday, and placed in the Tombs for future judgment. U.S. District Court. Before Judge Betts. Ocr. 14.—Haztum, and others, vs. Barney Corse—The Jury came into Court with a verdict that the defendent had admitted, as charged, a false and fictitious debt against his estate in filing a schedule and petition in bankruptcy. Court Calendar—This Day. Crncurr Count.—Nos. 52, 58, 54, 58, 82, 113, 63, 87, 143, 90, 287, 67, 75, 129, 140, 150, 165, 6, 66, 28, 105, 65, 145, 145}, 166, 83, 116, 160. Surenion Count.—Nos. 128, 192, 142, 143, 145, 151, 166, 161, 162, 9, 88, 118, 163, 166, 168, 169, 170, 171, 173, 178, 180, 184, 186. Travelling Gog ce York to New Orleans, nse. A CORRESPONDENT WRITES US A RE. QUEST that as all the Southerners read the “Herald,” we would give the exact of travelling between New York city and New Orleans. Upon He al f we find the prices to be nearly, or precisely as follows: at any rate the whole expenses range under $60, for the mere travelling on railroad, stage, or steamboat. New York to Baltimore Baltimore to Charleston Charleston to Augusta. . Augusta to Madison. . Madison to Franklin Franklin to Montgomery Montgomery to Mobile (specie funds). . Mobile to New Orleans. ........... $57,25 This is a most expeditious route; being done in six or seven days. At Montgomery we find there isno delay, as boats are always in waiting to take ers on to Mo- the instant the arrive. ‘e learn, also, that it is likely the fare will be still lower. THE SUNDAY MERCURY OF TO-MORROW will contain graphic accounts of the Croton Celebration, the American Institute Fair, a report of that Cricket Match, by one of the editors. All sorts of things funny and ly told. Hoboken and its Vicinity, a sketcl it Chat; Vain Wishes, by Spoons ; the Thea. tres ; Puffing ; Gossip by Charivari; Les precieuses ridi- cules, Editorials on all sorts of subjects. Dew, Jr., has chosen the following for the theme of to-morrow’s dis- course :— + Man wants but little here below, Nor wants that little long. The Mercury isa family new: it, free from politics and offensive personalities. It is published late on’ Satur- day evening and delivered in any part of the city early on the Sabbath morning by the carriers. Leave your ad- dress at the office, 1 iu, near Ann street.” Mailed to any part of the country eight weeks for $1, which must be sent in advance. Advertisements received till 10 o'clock this evening. IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT! The of M Pharmac, Esta fables TO INFORM ALL PERSONS DESIROUS. of ol ‘ing medical advice, that on remit the sum of one Longa tym a ae: Wie case, they will be supplied with one worth of appropriate medicine, and a letter of udvice containing full Tavealions as to diet, regimen, &c. Alllettere must post paid. Addi ess W. 8. RICHARDSON, Agent, Principal office of the College of Medicine and Pharmacy, 97 Naxsau street, N. Y. N.B. The Consuttixe Puysictan is daily in attendance at the private consulting rooms of the college. Hours from 10 till2 o'clock. Don’t Fail to rif 0g THE NEW WORLD OF THIS DAY IF You wish an intellectual repast such as 1s seldom offere.i for 6} cents. It contains a most thrilling story by Edmend Flagg, entitled Mariane De Lot noted damsel of the Court of Louis XIII. during the time of Cardinal Richelieu. Also the commencement of the Diary of a Polish Lady, one of the beauties of the gallant Courtof Augustus II., King of Poland, being atrue history of real life, translated from the original MSS. The incidents detailed in it are well known in Poland and Saxony at the present day. Addi- tional Chapters of the Miser’s Daughter, and a Sermon by the late Dr. Channing--with an immense variety of shor- ter and interesting articles. Price 6} cents—$3 a year. Strangers from all perts of the Unior. now in this city are invite | tocall at No. 30 Ann street, where are for sale all the Novels and latest works of the most popular pare, at 12}to%cents each. Copies of the second edition o| Llebig’s Annual Chemistry in octavo form, can now be ay Remember 30 Ann street, near Nassau. MOST INFAMOUS INSULT ON THE PRO- cession yesterday —We counted yesterday more than two thousand who were a disgrace to the creation, such faces, such horrible festered faces, covered with eruptions freck- les, pimples, sunburns, &c ; if they had used but one cake of the famous Italian Chemical Soap, they would have had clear complexions and healthy faces. Then their hair—bald heads, grey, red, light, dirty, thin and bad— (mind there is more truth than puffing in this) —one bottle of Jones’ Oilof Coral Circassia stops the hair falling, makes it grow dark, cures all scurf or dandrutt. ‘They are both sold very reasonable—we advise all to try them. Sold by Jones, sign of the American Eagle, 82 Chatham street, New York. Give these articles one trial—you'll be satisfied. Agents, 87 Dock street, Philadelphia, 8 State street, Bos- ton, 57 State street, Albany, Zeiber, Washington, D, 139 Fulton street, Brooklyn. Q@ NOTICE TO TRAVELLERS.—If troubied with a stiff, sore threat, paius in the cold in the head, exhaustion, lan; unpleasant feelings, go take a M 2% Courtlanit street, yon will be sure of « one hour's notice. you are shoulders, or or fatigue, or any edicated Vapor Bath at ‘ept by Mrs. Carroll sinoe 1825, and peedy cure. Sulphur Batha require Bathing tubs for hire. {G- | TOLD YOU 80 !—Ev. at ocourrence in life is met with this solemn and prophetie answer, ‘I told youso.” Now we don’t take any especial credit for pre- icting that the Croton celebration would all pre- vious attempts at display ; but we do in foretelling the im mente success of the Spanish House, 296 Brosdwsy, where sre constantly on hand the best manu! Mo many of our readers thank is forgiving ther information of this locality, where they can drop in and provide trom me, to ten thousand of the best Normas, Noreigas, Pana- ‘olut, Prineipes, ke. ‘Those who desire a genuine article to smoke on the Sabbath, will do well to drop im to-lay, ead try our recommendation. ac possesses ten ; % sy i ‘i its pu- Picayune, isinourcity He looks remark- out, which it does from decaying at the roots, roo! 5; z Stephen Allen and his associates had the high and re- | Talsubstances, or in other words, in proportion to its pu grateful Hebrew band, Orleans yune, Brook rapy City, Sc. hington Temper | sponsible duty of determining not only the fine of the | rity. Minerel and other substances th water, may act be When the hidden fountain trembied, ably well ; tal ooubbit ‘ia 1h'be Lbetmnriocen a eee ene ieemee sppoele Bt be een ted 08: by sna Wanhington: f which | 4aMeanct, but of deciding on all conflicting surveys and lly some times, as a medicine, but as a constant be- And obeyed the prophet’s wand. _A grand yocal and instrumental concert is to pee . Pot Y> OPI . are. Lest , ateat ee aiene of our, SOuFces which, previous to that time, had been consl Das Pa pettectly pure ee ee cat nave Round the Aqueducts of story sirens the Assemblies on memos mn eumeng the neatest military compa OU] avuilable for the supply of the city with water, as wellas | so perfectly pure ; q under the management of Profe: a 4 py spanner A variety of projects for introducing the water into the | an influence on lead, which the mineral end otherimpu- As the mists of Lethe throng, ag Nase eke ee BeAnAcEr. Indian Vegetable Pills are certain to remove dis- tress of every kindé—because they purge {rom the body those stagnant and corrupt humors which are the cause of every malady incident to man. Three or four of thejabove named Indian Vegetable Pillstaken at night on going to e msst intense bed, willin all cases give relief, even in wut , and if repeated a few times, it will steely rive disease of every description from the body, but will most assuredly impart new life and vigor to the whole frame. Offices devoted exclusively to the sale of the medicine, wholesale and retail, 288 Greenwich street, New York, No. 198 Tremont street, Boston, and 169 Race street Phila elphia. oe THE GREATEST DAY FOR NEW YORK was the Croton Celebration ; we live in an age of great things ; and where our greatness will end we know not, any more than we can tell when people will stop usin; Sherman’s Lozenges for headaches, coughs, colds an seasickness. We go for Croton water and Sherman's Lo- zenges and no mistake, and so do all who value really good things—106 Nassau street, one door above Ann, is the Doctor’s warehouse ; 4 Stanwix Hall, Albany ; 8 State street, Boston, and 3 Ledger Bui:dings, Philadelphia, ere ranches. {G- CHATHAM THEATRE—John Smith takes hi benefit this evening, and makes his last appearance in New York for some time. ‘The entertainments consist of the drama of the Loss of the Royal George, the extrava- ganza of the Masquera‘e, in which Smith appears, and the performance concludes with the burletta of Croton ‘ater, &G- A CARD.—The Members of Chatham Fire Engine Company No. 2, return their acknowledgments to the Lady Washington Total Abstinence Society, for the splendid collation which they so liberty set before them at Teetotaller’s Hall, Divison street, on their return from the Croton Celebration, Friday, Oct. 14th. By order of theCompany. ® LAUGHLIN, Foreman. G. W. ROGERS, Seo'y. OG-PARLOR BOOK.— The first volume of the Boston Miscellany is embellished with fifteen splendid steel en- gravings, including Paris Fashions, and eighteen, pages of popular music. It contains articles from Edward Everett, Alexander H. Everett, N. P. Willis, W. E. Channin; James R. Lowell and many other writers of distinction. It is beautifully printed upon superior paper, making a handsome volume of over 280 pages. Ladies and itle- men in making selections for the eentre tab!e will do well to include the Miscellan amie varying according to the style of binding. Any individual subscribing for the work from commencement will be supplied with the first vol. ume in half binding, together with the second volume in numbers, at subscription price, viz: $8 per annum. BRADBURY, SODEN & lw 1297 Nassau st. N. Y., and 10 School ————— MONEY MARKET. Friday, Oct, 14—6 P, M, At New Orleans, the funds inteaded for purchases of cotton begin now to arrive direct from Europe. The ship. Georgiana, Captain Toole, arrived on the Sth from Liver pool, bringing $50,000 in specie to J. O. Johnson & Co.— This begins to look like business, but as if we shall soon be in medias res. It is to be hoped that a more general con- fidence abroad, will give an impulse to business gene- rally. ‘The gross debt of the city of New York is now in the neighbourhood of $14,633,119, a large sum, of which $11,575,990 has been created for the introduction of Cro- ton water into the city. This, undoubtedly, is of vast benefit to the community, and it may be well to look back a little at its cost. The project of introducing water, has been on foot 70 yeurs or more, but not until 1832 did the plan now accomplished take a definite form. On the first of February of that year, the Common Council passed a resolution approving of a draft or law, to be sent to the legislature to authorise the undertaking; on the 2nd May, 1834, the act to provide the city “ with pure and whole- some water,” was passed. Application was then made for authority to raise $25,500,000 on a stock, not hearing more than 5 per cent. interest. In subsequent years the raté of interest was increased, and a committee appointed to negociate with the Manhattan Company, for their pipes and other property. In‘March, 1835, a resolution was passed by the Common Council that the electors of the city should express their assent or otherwise, to the pro- secution of the work, by depositing their ballots in a box, &c. This resulted in the affirmative, and the work was proceeded with, at a time when the paper system was in full inflation, prices of all materials and labour exorbi- tantly high,'and the whole community running wild with ideas of splendour and grandeur—air built, never to be realised. The revulsion came, and the city with its Cro- ton works under full head way. Yet the able manage ment of affairs carried the vity through a period when money for ordinary purposes could not be had—when banks and individuals perished in myriads. To have built a work at so vast a cost, and without em- barrassment or sacrifices, even in ordinary times, would have entitled the Corporation to deserved renown ; but tog have persevered for six years, during a period of such panic and distrust as have every where prevailed, with- out pause, self-sustained in spite of obstacles which seem to have broken down the credit of nations, is to have erected for itself a monument ofits spirit, its resources, its stable faith and successful enterprize, which may trium- phantly challenge all amnals for a parallel. Interesting as the fiscal condition of the city must at al times be to its representatives, it will be enhanced at this time by the knowledge that ‘all the engagements of the Corporation for the municipal year now closing, have been met, and that there not only exists no demand defer- red or delayed, but the year will close with an abounding eisrase 23832322 873,917 Less am held by Comm'ers of i 18,922 00 i ER pate ‘Loan Bonds and lortgages, and property foreclosed, Do balauce in Treasury, 443,190 74 152,901 34 1,573,359 Total of City Debt, $13,019,766 m'at of Water stocks, as above $11,416,812 00 a feasuiy Advance to ‘ate Fand, 159,178 71 City Debt beyond Water Debt, From which may be deducted the amount advanced by. the T sury on streets opening, Low Gronnds,Feneing Lots,&e, which will be realized by the Collection of the Assessments or the Bales of the Property, 298,000 00 Iso, t ae ewes ane on of the ‘Tax 0 pavableout of the ‘Tax as ¢ fected, and not therefore a per- manent debt, 873,977 00 auger bt of the City, exzlunre of teen iMcurted for the introduction of the Gro- iii ton River, I. but The following table will show the state of the water debt :— Advance of Treasury to water fund . per cents 6 do Do 7 do Total water debt...... Total amount authorised oe seeeee 424,010 per cents have been redeemed since May, and 7 per cents are issued in their place. The fol- lowing will show the produce of the stocks : Fropvce or ve Waren Srocn—Tne Waren Fux, ‘The Five per touts, insued: for, 18, 20, 90 and 40 Fare, produced (a the Oxy Pretwvry the net q sale yielded $99 9536 for each 100 of stock, b ing at the rite of $5 57 percent, or 2 frac: tion over 53 per cent interest on par stock.