The New York Herald Newspaper, December 24, 1855, Page 2

2 ison with the best emotions of the buman heart; they Nee tbe rentiments with which polished and generous pati ns have siways delighted © call iu remembrance the 1 guile i ge, toils and vircues of their founders, the pemes of the early leace s of the pl mists reealle: te wind by what Jabore = band of exiles estantiahed fo » remote continen'; and amid the dangers warfare, and an unteled elisnato, laid ia the 0 he foundations of retigims aud rdcial institu- ticns, civilisation, commerce and laws. Kt ompitolia nett ‘Awrea nune olim rylvestribus borrids dumis, The fulowing toate wero drink wita the affention, ‘earciality and the spirit which the subjoets of them aud the ccrasion were se well calculated to inspire: 1. The Ayniversary we ce'aara’e —the birthday of a nation. 2. New England—he land of our fathers and the soli of Terry; may it ever be happy and free 3. The City of Levden—may i receive the gratitude of the sane of Kew Hnziand Tur the protec fon apd hoaphalty aftorded neewors. The memory ot the pious men who, for consctonce sake, heoume exi es, and then the founders of New Kngtand. — Carver, irst Govervor of the first colony of New 6. Jubn Winthrop, the venerable founter and first Governor of Masanchusett 7, Jobu Smith, who gave to New England its nama, and to ke inbabiiautse bright example of naval skill and courage. & The descendonis of the first rettlars of New tsugland —we Fe-yect them as our elder brethren, and may they regard us as members of their family $ The cesendanta of New England—May thelr voice be on the sie of order ard just government. eSiatect New York- May fis fertile fivids and ex- ter ded commerce continue to encourage and reward the enter- prise of is chizens, Ti. The memory’ of Wasbington— In every virtuous act fe he shone the first and best.” Drank stand- 1g, tnd with reverentia: silence 3. The President of the United States, 4 rights ~We'l uncerstood and firmly mvacried. ve of couvtry—With iis the amailest na- vi ‘Withont it, nove can he great J6 Na jova) honor ~The impenetrable shield, national safety, ¥7. Feace—But wn age of war rather than a moment of dis nor. VOLUNTIERS. Py General Stevens. the presiding offleer—Our President, Semen Waison: confirmed heal’h (oa man who is the deligat ‘Of bin friends, and an honor to the society over which he pre sien, Be Mr. Vice President Winthrop—The Governor of Conneo- . Hammond, acting as Vice Pre ident—Tranqnil sleep te thore who have dreampd shat this society has any other views Wan charity and gooa wil, to a!! man, Ry Clone: Mansfield, acting aa Vice Preeident—The tate ters of Columbia. Ni a gentlemen (ater Mr. King had rotired)—Rufus King, the honst of New England. By another—Steady habits, By snother- The Navy of the United States, may. they re- ceive energetic orders. We will trast lo thelr energy to exe- 1m. Te toasts were interspersed with many excellent songs. After the second, wbe flowing Mar, which bad deen e@ mp sed by Mr Fessenden, at a few hours? notice, wece sung With exquisite taste by Captain Wilson, SONG. Written fir the New England Society of the State of Kew York, and surg on the 21st December, 1805, at the ete ution ot the 185th anniversary of tae first landiag 4: the colonists in Plymouth, [his song was wi itten by Thomas Green Foasenden, author of ‘Terrible Teactoration”’ and “ Democracy Un- Tuxk—Anacreon in Heaven, ‘While round the fu'l board, in festivity’s glee, ‘The sone of New Kngland all Jos ous assemble, Ket us swear to live ever w and free, ‘That our friends may rejolon and our enemies tremble; For friendship. carest In each patriot breast, Fhall sweeten enjoyment —give pleasure ite zest, Ard the virtues approving, shal sanctlon the plan ‘ngthent thelr empire and diznifies man. "TMs day did our tathers, on Plymonth’s bloak const, ‘dhe corner atone D'ace of an empire’s fonnlation; ‘The mansion of freedom —ot patri the boast— ‘The nure'ry 0° heroes—the world’s admirauon! From them while we trace ‘Our fHustrious race, ‘Their merits from mem’ry time ne'er deface, While the virtues approving, abal! sanction the plan ‘Which strengiber stheir empire and dignifies man. ‘¥o sages ard patriots whom liberty fir’d, ‘The grea! architects of American glory— ‘Whore names and achtevemerta tor ages admir'd, ‘Sbali be burnished by bards, and be blazoned In story:— To us, salnted sires, fires, ‘When freedom commands, and when glory inspires; ‘White seranbs, approving. new triumphs Shall pian, And New Evgland heroes lead victory’s van. ‘The reading of this document excited considerable at- tention and clicited applause, ‘Mr. Drarzr.—Now, gentlemen, please rire, and fill for the first regular toast:— ‘The Tay we Celebrate.—Music by Dodworth’s band.—Old Bondred.” if ‘There was no response to this toast. ‘Mr. Draprr.—The second regular toast is— ‘The Preeidert of the United States. i. ‘The banc pisyed the President's March, but the com- ‘pany retained their reats—not a cheer was given, nor @ ‘werd said in response. Tho Governor of the State of ‘New York was also given amid tho same marked silence. ‘The fourth regnlar toast was then drank with all boners—it ren as follows:— ‘The City of New York—its free commerce snstained by jus ‘and liberal jaws, wisely interpre'ed and administerod, “has @rawn to its hospitable embrace wealth and coterprise from az. by ot ctvilization, and made it the emporium of phere. Ex. Recorder Tatomance, being called upon to reapond eeld:—Mr. President, [ really ao not know that I can re spond to » sentiment of that hind. I presumed that you Mayor, or your Recorder, or some of the Aldermen of th etty, were present. (Laughter.) At all events, I sce an ex-Alderman the e afny over on the right, (J. Hoxie Eoq..) and it appears to me that it is more appropriat fer him to respond to the toast which ycu have given Ahan for an ex-Revorder. But, tir, as I seo neither th Mayor nor Recorder present, permit mo to say, as a Yankee one born in theState of Coucectient I am hapoy te be here with the New England Socloty of the city of Dew. York, and to ray thet the prosperity of this city i+ attrigutable in a grest cegree to the ¢ ‘e.gy and iatelli- ce of that class of our fellow-cltizeas who have como om Connecticut, and I will embrace Massachusett-, abo, for it is a pretty good State in its way, (A ey) It is proper and right, ir, thit we should commemorate a day to dear to every son ot New FE nd. When the health of the President of Dnited States wae given, and aiso that of the Goveraor of the State of New York, I noticed that not one of you rove from your seats. But I will pow give yon the vene 7® ©1 name of ap illustri sus sou of New England—‘ Daniel ‘Webster’—let me see it you will rise to that or not. (Cheers, mingled wita hinsoe.) ‘A. D. Hazarp, Esq., of Conn.—I will give you, gen ‘tlemen— The memory of Daniel Webster—The only man who fille’ Pu ihe ful: measure of a noble and patriotic son of New King ind and eMetent citizen of the republic. The toast was ¢ronk. most of the company standing. The Preswent introduced the uext toast with some na- morous remarks, which elicited much laughter : The Orator of the Dey Poda nascitur, oraior f—Born a poet, he bas become an orator. Music—Saune |: Tromba- Dr. Hotugs replied in his usnel happy mannor—bis eomments upon the worthy President’s Latinity exeiting wuch smurement. In the course of hie reply he read the following poem, which was much applauded :— New Ex gland. we love thee! No time can erase From the hearts of thy children the smile on thy face; 2yis the mothers’ fond look of affection aud prile, Ae she gives her fair son to the arma ot his bride. ‘His bride may bo fresher in beanty’s young flower, She may blaze in the ‘ye she brings with her dower; Yut pasion must chill in time's pitiiess blast,— ‘Ihe first ove that loved us will love to the inst, Ye have left the dear land of the lake ana the hill, But its sounds and its waters will talk with you #till. “Forget vot,’’ they whisper, ‘‘your love is our debt,” And echo brenthos softly, ‘we never firget.”” ‘The banquet’s gay eplendors are gleam nz around, But ycur hearts have flown back o’er the waves of the sound; ‘They have found the brown howe where their pulscs ‘were born ‘They or corn, ‘There are hopes you remembor-—their glory is tied; ‘There are mounds in the churchyard—one aigh for the There are wrecks, there are ruins ail soattered around, Bat earth has no spot itke thas corner of ground. Come. let us be cheerful; we ser ldod last night, And they cheered us, and—sever mind—meant it all bt: Tonight we harm nothing, we love in the laap— ‘Here’s a Dumper to Maine in the juice of the pump. Here's to all the good people, wherever they bo, ‘That bave grown in the shadeof the Liberty Tree; We all love its leaves, apd its blossome and trait, care of the fence round its root. We shou’d like to talk big; it ix a kind of @ right, ‘When the torque has ‘got loose ap the waistbanc grew Bat coat Miss Prudence remarked to hor beau, On its own heap of comfort no Biddy should crow, Enough! there are gentlemen waiting to tals, Whore words are to mine as the flower to the etalk; Brand by your old mther, whatever befall; God bless you, God bless yon, good night to you all. ‘The next toast was — ‘The Poet of the Day. Air—" Land of our Pathors, where akall we go!” —I suppose the his: Kind ts, that © th obbing their way through the trees aud tae Rev. Jomy Prerront rose and sai Deory he ys bow | to a compliment the reply be extompore and not written, er) It reminds me of # sase in my own expe- ip which I was called before a Lyceum as a coet, andi “‘m poem’ of an hour long; and it wad for a large and respectedle audience. The presiding ofi- ear of the evening van distingai-hed citiven, who mas! have had a very sublime ides of the poe? of the evening; fr when I had concludes, and was pu on my over- eost, he came up and touche! my arin wail, ** Allow me to ask, was that all extempor?” (ond laughter.) nave no doubt that! ank many degrees in that worthy gentieman’s estimation in being obliged by the stern de- mands of trath to keep my countenance and assure him ‘Mat it hed been all written. (Applause) Last night ‘my exellent friend always hon ees od when to be, had decidedly the advantage of me. came with wach confidence, with his oration ready cut and dried; Pico: ted a npenveny did not until | came fina the city who the orator was to be. Consider, thon, bow inalequetely I was red unless I bad an ‘extempor poem at hand. uch =merriment.) It fa sometimes the misfortune of men in this world— and even for peta and orators—to differ in opinion. found myself so last evening, mach to the regret, [ no doubt, of my audience. But stil! 1 haves theo- attachment to the liberty of speech, (applause); ae sald, lot my trieod go on ana tay his say. T aeoure you | was not a little indignant when I Le fi the gallery. ‘The man who did the deed I tep’t think would 0 Soap eovgan tireek eae dprepared an extempore serious couplet laughter) NEW YORK HERALD, MONDAY, DECEMBER 24, 1855. | lees” gy Solaire as: sae Tt rome ‘Our brother Holmes’ gedity has « ‘hing To Jo bnown by Sis tormenting sing; An# to this hour we tnow the thing by thts: ‘That geese apd seryeuty by their harmless —. (mwoseree ar ghier,) Dy. Houmur—(Sisirg avd bowing to Mr. Pieryont)— «Well done--well cone—See thon, good neighbor, I owe you one,”’—(Renewed merriment, Rev. Mr. Fisrront—t! ought not to have forgotten, my neighbor and friend, that you were complimented borh ag ® poet apd ap orator, It sippea from my mind in con- sequence, rp fact, of sit irg *o near two persone'iona, It Tever dis oceur to me that you were “ two single gentle- men yelled into one.” (Great langbter.) ‘The President then gave the pex: tonst:— ‘She Clergy 4 Kew ¥nxland—The brave and faithful aides p ard teschora ¢ upho ders of social orcer, promo- ternof every good art ‘gum. over cheer! sod enmobling life that now is, by the Livine iluminaiion, Ne the )ife that is to come. The Kev. Dr Lormor, of Boston, responded. He thar ked the society for the honor they had done him ia calling op phim to reply. It meyer bad been his good fortupe to celebrate the anniversary of the landiag of the Filgrims out cf New trgland until this year, but he had always perused with the deepest Intercat the ac- counts which were published of the proceedings taking place in vorious parts of the covntry upon thet orcasioa. Allusion waa then made to the }lymouth Rook, &e., and parsing tr m thot ever interesting surject, the reverend ntloman procceded to freak ot the clergy of New Kng- nd. He believea that the cle gy of New Evgland of the prevent day did not reed anything from hin, either by way of defence or eulogy. Their lives, thele characters, their principles, their cendoct, all spoke for them and were fiving epixtios among nll man. We have reason (ob- rerved Mr L) to rejoice that tho religi»as instications o this country hold oat no bribe to.avarice and no ineon tive to ambi Every wan who enters prefessien here—thongh, no doub:, he expect and boperable rupport for himseif snd his family— cappot be urged by greed for ee or = thirat for power, for the religious institntlons ot this ecuntry, thank Ged, offer him neither, We have no mnghty hierarchy overshadowing tho land, and no simecure clergy living tn pomp snd splendor, lording it over the muliitude. (Cries of “brave,” with loud opplaure ) But we hove everywhere, | belive, arn vag al) ceLrommations, a mole, trathleviog, hearty and sincere body of working clergy, who strive earuestly to do their Marter's work, ond promove the good aud the improve wert of their fellow men. (Apoliuse.) All the assocla- tens of this anniversary revert to the past, and, tbere- fore, Imay be allowed to make & siegle alluston to the clergy of tormer generations, If wa go back to the New England clergy of other timea—nay, if wo go back to that which was the germ of the ?lymouth colony. and all that has aprong from it—to that little congregation that ured to weet at che hovse of the Rov. Mr. swobinsom at Scoresby, in England, and if we ‘ollow that littie band throvgh ali ite wanderings notil they wore saved on the rock of Fymonth; if we ‘olow the churches af % , of Boston, of Plymouth, and look a) the efforta cf the Brewsters, the Rebinsons, the Colomans, and a host of others, (hrough ail that period, we fod that the New England clergy stand out in sash @ light that no man who is a desconiant of the Hilgrim Fathers, or no man who is 2 professioval brother, nevd be asl he gkry in that mame. (Applause ) Throughout teat pericd, the fafluence of the New Eng: Jana clergy was ever exerted in ‘avor of all the best inte- rests of the people, They wore in favor of wniversal edu cation, and of everything that sould promote the progress ofthe country: and when the time came, every man of them, I am inclined to believe, was in favor of liserty-nnd indepencence. It must of necessity have beon 40, sir, Decaure the very religion they professed was in favor o} treecom, And, siz, Tbelfove that if the peace and glory and prosperity of this conntry are to last aad be per- piteate’, they must be through the power cf religious fAlnences pervacing aud sanctifying tho hearts of the ople, (Applause.) Ido, 1 must believe that Provi- Soe has in stor slorious future for this Wes*ern eon- tinent, but thet , sir, will all depend upoa being true to our principles, and power to be true to our prin- ciples will ecme from faith in that glorious Gospel which Ged bas given for the redemption of the world. 1 will conclude by proporfag as a sentiment :— The ply ord patriotism that have {heir foondation tn the splatt a! the gorpel, and the prinelplas of iil and religioas Ii berty which that g>spel upholds. If the clergy ((Jod forbid they ever should, sald Dr. L.) ever prove faithless and false to those principles, may the people always prove true. (Applause.) ‘The Presiwent then gave tho eighth regular toast:— ‘The Common Schoolr of New Kngland —Upon their general malnienence and equal dlatribution of Knowledge amons the People at large, bave beo' built up the essential power and pe cullar glory ot ‘New England. Operatic selection by the band, Rev. Mr. Fartry, of Brooklyn, Fp) dpe He eulo- ES the common school sys‘ems of New York and New gland. The schoul had been Fe gs alongside the po a the in his te Ae eC i Hi sigh ie good. The rystem cinimed its crigin in New Soilor it hes sour need not be asheted. Now York had placed a capstone on the arch of free education, in the esta tisbment of a free ncademy, where poor young men could have the best possiole education for not! . The benign influences of education inall the walks of life were fully ecwmented upon, and the speaker hoped it would be yot universal, for then, said heno mao would have a marter, and every slave would be free. He conciuded with the -entiment:— The School System of New Eng'and—At onoe the home and the nurse of all true taith, civilization and treedom, ‘The Presiwent—Defore ging cn with the regular toasts, permit me to reada despateh just reseived from Mont- real:— The New Fogland Soclety of Montreal drink, with much o@r- diality, to the prosperity of the New England Society of New ‘ork. Towhich your President returned the following re hy: Mthe New Englurd Society of New York to the New England Society of Mon'real:~ Your despateh fs received, an we return our thanks apd best sishos. ‘Tho tag of rourrosidence was the flag ot ibe Piigrisms; over bloat be those who live under it, Mr, Mocrs H. Grevnett—Sir, I propose the honors o this Society to the New England Society of Montreal. ‘The honors were then drunk with a hearty good will. Mu+ic— ‘God Save the Queen.”” Mr, Taviatapcr—You have spoken, Mr. President, of o @espatch from Montreal, Now, sir, here, apon my left, is the Hon. George Ashmun, of Massachuse'ts, who was on whip 10 Montreal. to spe+k to that very society there, bus you, sir, arrested him. I think we might as well get from him’ bere what he would have said there, Ki =) Hon. Gronce Asumus, of Mass, then arose and was re- ceived with much aprisiuse, Hetaid—It is tene, as state | by my friend, sir, that the [riends in Montreal extended an invitation to meet themon this evening. It ia true that I postponed that and deferred it to our eaore tempt- ing Invitation, because for once in my life I wanted to sit down with my New England friecds io Now York. (Ap- plouse.) But, sir, you will do mo the jastice to say that when Iagreed to accept your inviution it was on the compromise that I should’ make no specet. A Vorce.—No compromises, Mr. AstMuN.—And, sir, I break no compromises, (im- menso applause) and therefore I will mako no spoe sh. ‘A Voici —Give os some talk, then. Mr. Asumcn.—But, sir, uotwithstanding I felt that I could fay nothing, [oust ssy, baving now got on the floor, that I somewhat almost feel at home. I teel at home amopg ym because I see around me faces t.at sprang up andgrew up where [ sprang and grew up. They have tiourirhe? and grown up to an eminence of which their country is proud. Without Deing personal to you, air, but other distinguished Massachu-e’ts mon who bave been drawn here by the tempting enterprise and riswog glory of this city, our Learts in New England all cling to you, and our thonchts revert to you on an oc- easion like thie, (Applause.) And, sir, when the Rev. Dr. Lothrop was alluding to the risiag glories of this country, I could not but feel that around the im~- ial crown of this queen city of commerce thoro would laze co brighter jewels than comes from the miaes of Masrachusetts ond New fxgland. (Applause.) Bat, str, 1 was tempted to accede to the invite 10n of my friend to address you, not for the sake of saying those thingy which on ether ocensions might be doomed complimen- tary, but to tell you thet the words of that mossage came from bearts that would ever throb with affection for thelr New xngland brethren. There is nothing more important to you-—there 1s nothing in faot, more in. pertant to your whole country, than not only reciprocity ip trade, but reciprocity in kindly feeling. fhen those modes of interchanging over the Kghtning wires, show that these two courtries cannot bo soparated—thoy ave one in spirit and one in heart. (Lou4|ohooring ) [ take this epportunity—and beg to ¢o so—to say that wlistever poli. tone may do—no matter what amoitions and wetk men may do—nay, whatever administrations and governments may do, there is good s+ neo enough in tho people of Great Britain and the United States to keep at peace. (Loud nd enthusiastic applause.) Io the face ol what bus re cently oceurred, J am not afraid to appeal from wonk politfeians to the good senso of our people «f all kinds, whether of New Englaed, or of the Weatern or Southorn States. In conclusion | will give yoa tuis sentiment:— Reriprootty tn all things rn‘erial, in ail things tctellee'ual, and in all things social, between the kingdom of Great Britain and our own country,” (Cheers. Rev Mr. Fartxy hore arose to make an explanatory re- mark. He desired to havo it incorporated sto his sentt- ment that be not only looked upon our public reboot system as infineneing the action of our poo; but as binding the people of the States together in honda of amity and frincsbip, and as being directly preservative of the Unien, The ninth regular toast was:— Ou Sister Charitable Kocleies- Their honored repreventa- tives are weleome 10 our festive board, es lo bad the honor and pleasure of often Joinicg in the festivities held in honor’ of the. fine old raints whore worthy representatves wore present, But {t seemed to strike him that ca those oscasions the old saints did not fully recognise tho saintship of the vig~ erive, go-n-head saint that he ropressates— jonathan. (Groat laughter.) ‘Thos respet > ints seemed to thiak th t Saint best, if a saint at all, only a ver: one. (Mettiment ) He would remiad hla worthy (tleats who repr red the more ancient saints, that they ware there celebr: tl 28th anntversiry of St Jonathan, #0 that they would sce from that, that after all he was not javentlossiat. (Laughter.) jo—Fot pourri, National airs, a . DEPEYSTER OGDEN retarned thanks upon the part the St. Nicholas Society, That ancient eaiat in oat cordially wolcomed the sons of the new saint~ Jona*han—to his own native home, here in Now York. He then very humorously referred to aa allosion in Dr, Holmes’ oration om Friday night, to the desire ef the Puritans not to permit their gona and daughtors to be contaminated by con‘act with the Duten. hoped that their morals bad not been mater aliy td, (laughter), and made some very amusing in the way of ootrasting the earl Dutch setlers with tho Puritan Pilgrims of New nad. He concluded with « sentiment complimentary to the New England 8 ciety, oarnestly desiring that at ite next halfeentennary meeting they would be found Increased ia numbers and tr efulnoss to an amount commensurate with elapee the Jergth of the period that would before that interes: day came round . The Presi ent then introduce’ Arnxaxper Nonerk Faq., the sister societies Mr. Norrie offered the following testiment, smd meh spplaure:— The Merchants of Ai for thete con marsial enverpiiony thelr publis “aptrn "Sel eangwianod . Exspenaw, Vice-President of the St. Georgs’s So Ly 3 e+ in a few brief but approp-iave remarks on behalf his society. The FRewIDENT—i have great p'eassre now in introduc- mgt ou St. Patties himself, (Imaenss De Tr. Hoxm—Three cheers for st. ratr ck. The cheers were given with mvch enthw iasm. Kicuagp O’Gouman, Jr., Vico President of the Friend y Sens of St. Patrick, arove tu rept, end eatd —~ Mr, Presicent, and iemen of the New Englaad so- ciety, tor the teound ting it has become my very plessaat duty to thapk you, sir, ané you, gentlemen, foc the emn- pila ent you bave puid to ‘be society I bavo the honor t» yeprerent to-night. And Gre, let me dixaouse my friead the President of any idea tha he nad been m any way ex cluced, eliher s,eciully or la effect, from the werita of the sainthood I repre-ent to-vigh’. 8» far ax 8+, Patcick is ooa- cerned, he acknowledges #{:h all good will the saizthoul of 8! Jonas ud if it be needed, in order to be « usin’, to ecatier brow th- doctrives of will ava paflan. tbropy, then, ia truth. Jonathan ‘au entive righ wo the bis rank in the calendar of the saints. (Leug ator nd upplouse) ‘The sons of New Evgland, and we, coax f St. Futrich, have beea a long me acquaiatel. We sre ¢ld f-jevds—we have worked together —we have tilled he same feide—wrought 1p ‘he aume workshegs—dorn the rome tatigues acd reverses—shared wil you io the prosperity which this boun‘eous lind showers upon ail those who toil in ker beba'f; aod, therefore, though we * born, we o1@- not uiiens on your shores, and, iberefore, we clsim to have au ‘nterest in evory incid m your Listory. Mr. UG. then, in eloquent terms al eried to the Tigrima of New Englaud, charactertin them ax being brave and fearless, bu’ a right, eoiid, fea ino urflivebing as the rock poom which they first: pe: the'r fort. Guided pnd ecmmanced by a !vtog and stern spieit, righd in tenet and futulerant of diwent, they ought on these shores but s)ace Wo build for tavie wor. ship a tempt, for themectves a home; but there is @ di- vinily which shapes our end-, rough hew them ax we moy. little cic they dream when they were Iayiog th- foundations ot this republic, that. on it should rest & vatin more jiberal, wore broad io its hoxpttaitty gionting to ts citizens a larger freedom of thought, o wirsbip ond of a:tien, than ever thix world saw. (Lond apylau-¢.) Proud may you be, proua may | be, ant every Wan proud anc graieful to trace every Oy) of that mag: piticent ndvstce trom the time when this Ititle colony— where Hirst ee\le footsteps you somememorate this night —bigan to burst succesmtally the bonds of wocte and races, und allegiances tos puwer beyond tue pea, 10 that Hime when palsces and thrones goovk to thei: ba es with the reverberntic f the stern tones of a perple’s jas’ dep.onds, and men saw emerging from the oath amok, puntied nd ennooled by a Jong orden!, » young, vig»co} fiesh nation, s¢deemed, erect aud alone. plane.) But so it was.” God willed it ge to come abt Ibis regi n, teeming with overy species of weatth, rich 10 its Jand, laces, itn frolifui felde, it evarkting stream~ and noble rivers~-'Lis seston, hidden fo. a kyog series of generaifens tehiad te peri’s and ch ros of the dark and thiestening «cean, was tos great tor the mine,~ol of one 1000, or to by the patriaory of one people (Ap planse.) Too great to be the huncing ground of the lodia.a, the great Master led your faibers acroes the wide waste ‘of waters; too great to hewcolopy of the Anglo-Saxon, tos meant i to be # Latieu—the home of all mankind—s temple for every creed, for every aope—the home of th» trev. (heen) Avd that sare powor, vir, bade us come 10 thts soil, and we are bee in oredionce to that decree—come hero from every land, willing recruits vo swe the sapks of the grest army of labor,— hat army that has apread the territories and won tho best aut most glorious victories for this republie—victorios that Jeave Do bayoe bebind them, ne bli eding hoatts—(eensa- tion ond applause)-—victories ever pastures, over the forest and over the mine. Im eve:y project that New Erglard genius—quier arf is in inven iior—rouid sug- gest, the emigrant has ever been ready to share, (Ap- plavse.) Sir, 1 trust that thecay willnever come wova a different feeling wi'l acvuate the miods of the Americans on this subject. I trust they will never adept the fata! polley ef repellicg that labor by which their ‘are cleared and their lsnds_ ti (Applause) Aad, sir, shall it ever be said by Jaws, or by prejudices, which stropger than laws, ‘that these mon sball have the right 10 work, but shall not have the right do rhare in your honors and ia your rewards? (Cheers) Will Ameri:s ever say to tho emigrant that he ix an alien in the land which bis hands and the sweat of lits brow bave beautified aud enriched ? (Loud applause, and cries of No, no.””) No, sit—no, I $m sure ef it. The instincts of this great nation are purer, tracr and nob'er than the lexis of your politi- claus. (More applause.) America will stlil the course that bas mode her Bich, prosperous. hone:ed and moaguificent: gathe:iog onder proveeting wing the eattered fymilics ™man, she will unite them by ‘he commerce of 8 commen lynguage, until one na- tion, from thoir commingling bieud, ‘shall be formed ‘hat shail hold in its bands the destinies of tho world, ‘(Enthusiastic applause.) So shal’ she grow. ever geining in we end in honor, until in fan cistanee of tine they shall speak of ber as th historians speak of that other conatry, that after a~ thousand years of honor and of glory vicd, as dies the setting sub beneath a sea of splendor. (Renewed cheor- ing ) And ifthore be any bee to whom the history of Rome toaches no lesson, and offers no example to guide them, et them, ei —ip all respect I ask taem—turn to that took whish thir fatbers revered above nil books, and «ac there this command, a commana that to th se men ‘whem you to-nigh’ bonor, must buve come with touch’ ng torce in the hour of their desclation and their loaali- ness and need :— God loveth the stranger; love ye too the » for ye leo wero strangers in the lend of Bgypt wri bons Mr. O’GoRMAN resum+ d his seat amid marked applause. Music —' The Harp that once through Tara’s Hal s.’? Mr. W. Mires (President of tho St. David’s Society,) followed, We regret that bis romarka were inaudible at the tnble where the reporters were seated. At the cun- clusion cf his observations he proposed a sentiment whish was in substance as follows :— dhe Sans of Old Rngland and the Pa of New Fngland— May iheir Learts be hound to each other in the bonds of holy jorh, and may thelr lips ever breathe sentiments of unity and ction. Mr. H. AncNson, President of the Hebrew Benevolent Arsociation. in 9 fow appropriate remacka returned thanks ‘n behalf of the ty he 76] tod. To the next toast, “The Army of tho United States,”’ there war no response. Music, ‘Yankee yodle.”? “The Navy ef the United Statee—Wuen needed they will rai) ip,’? also passed without @ response. The I nesipent then read the 12th and last of the regu- lar toasts, a8 follows:— ‘The United States of America—Our Whole Country—The large +bare which » ew England bed {n the valor which secure ) Its Indeperdenee, m tho wieoom which fremad it forermment, are sure plodges that she will ever taithfally ap Id what has been eo nobly oiteblished, and al mys everywhere mainialn and defend, the sentiments of justice and freedom in which & had its beginning. ‘This toast was crunk with great enthusiasm—Masie, natioval air. In cempllarce with aap calla, General Nye (w10 was teated about the ceutre of the hall) arose to reply. He enid:—TI need not say to you, sir nor to this society, that from *be character and the tude of the rentimen to which 1 am called to respond, it was intended for aa0- ther and an abler advocaie. ‘It was intonded in the schedule that one of New Fugland’s able. sons should answer to this seniment, thet is so nificent in its contemplation, and so wondrous, sie, in ite inealoulable destiny. But, sir, ho bas failed you; and I bolieve that it in my province throvgh life to Oil’ the gaps that are mode by others. (Loud le ghter.) Witnout hesita ‘ion, J shell call your attention for a moment to the soatiment propowd—" Tha Uniied Stetes of America—onr whole eountry.”? Two bundred snd thirty.tive years ago tno wild Indian ecouched bobind the forest tree, frighteaca at the rattle of the anchor’s chaing, as the anchors wero let go from those barka that had been s0 long tempest tossed, pot hnowirg whither they were bonad. They landed—our Pilgrim Fatbers—the Jande+ on that wave-wnshed and prayed, , str, with the ocesn bebind them, the countlea- forests betore them. was the germ—was the seod, planted in faith, from which hay sprung the beautiful fruit of thia glorious repubuc. (Applause.) H# pregasnt, oir with events was that day! And really we may ask {f all of this beauty is displayed in the green tree, what can de done in the dry? Str, wespeak of the United sta‘es a+ ot + -day. This society away along ia the path say of imo,will spork of it wren it. now thirty-one stars wid forin pata Hite nuclens, around which sbatl cluster s) many and no bright, that trey wili erallenge the stare of heaves in beauty. (Applamre.) Sir, the concluding part of thix sentiment struok me with pecullar fore:: -‘ Justice and treedom.”? rest upent ture have you What a bare per inatitations hive to Freedom | +t a beautiful superstrac to rest oa that bare) Freedom! There doligatfully upon from tae ¢ alle harmony {a ‘hat It seems to ine, sir, to be akin totbat ae that sound, ‘was heard on heaven’s lyre when swe st by angel Freedom! Trepeat, sir, what a vee tee superstrustare it has to rest upen—the nover fat! eternal jas- base of (Applanse.) Ww ta the theme, From the Atlantic to the Pacific; from the saany South to the ice-bound regions of the Notch, is our coans try. Our country witnesses the ripentag truit and thy opentog blosseins #rmitiog at cach other at the same hoar, 1 Our oountry inciuces every latitude; our soxatry, embracaees every ocean, and our couvtry includes everybody who comes to ite ie! pr shores. ‘Loud .) Mr. Prosident, theak you, = ‘and thank aff “ this rociety, for me tha opportunity for making these temurka, which are the were suggéetions of the moment. [love to aingte with the sena of New Enginad; and it seems to me, sir, thet I a mement nty-four hours of Charleston to Angle in the festive scenss of right with the sons of New Fugisnd. And, sir, New England sivos haa, aa tuls soatiment dtelares, 2 large share in the various «troggies from which #0 such has sprang. “he, sir, and ber sons aud her fe- where and under every Ce aye pl ia barren sand.—(@heers.) Sic, it is the province—it is the mission of the Now land roa, to stay the hand that ty of this clegant structure. Sir, it should rane Me head that would coneoet 0 tra far {he destenet! « glorious jon. Dolaare ‘ow Soon clin and thevwhcls country tnows teat, ew be: lord's heart fs true. I think, in conelnsion, tt cannot bs ald that Fhave lacked in zeal, if I have in senee, in re- ponding to the ren'iment which you have just given. then gave the thirteenth regular toast: ‘Velunteer toasts teing next io order, fr. Draper Avene ‘The ex-President of the New Eng'and Seeiaty. Hon, Jokera Hox responied. He atatel to the fact of his being ivtreduced as s young wan, aud -aid:— You could scarce expect one of my age To speok in pu':lio on the stage, (Laughter.) He complimented the i’re-blent of the So: ciety nthe they had effected in building op thar orgenizatinn to its it pen fon. loved bis old New Erglond ancestors, but oontowed a strong Mxiug for the «ld Dutelmer wh» settled New York. tie peinved in crowning tbe breed of New Kvglanders and New Yorkers; the sharp, ac ive intelligence of the one mixed with the solid, substantiai cnaracteristios of tha othar made ® race it was imposnidie to beat. (Applause ) He loved the St. Nicholas Society, and the goxd 14 Knickerbockers ite ntained, May God forget him when b . The emigration to this evuntry was re- ferrec to by the svenk Our onuntry ta lage enough, eaid he, for all who room enough for all who come t our spores. plause. ) Let them come, and build our roata and ediives Let them come, they of cultivated inteliest; bere they can fill up nob'y the full measure of their iives, (Applvu-v. ) Mr, Beate ked toe Jads of Ireiund, their reedy wit and honesty. He used to teil anecdotes about them. (Uries of “Tell one now.) The speaker therenpon proces ie+ to velate s story of & poor Pacdy who had fallen trom Indéer sud on Wing asked if tue folt bed hurt him, ra- pied. “0 60, mot the full; it war the anddea stoy thar bothered ne.”” Lb pe rartd Mr. Hoxie by ped tant the representative of St. Patrick, aud «ll the otver saints, would te present at the 100th anoiversary of the New Ey g'and Society. jin Mores Hf, Grinwut rove to response to repeated catia. ond expresced hin regret at not deta propsred lo speak, ‘bergh the pleasent faces of oid 1.8009 aroun’ bim ought to pean inaplaor New Eoglaniters shoaid know no ¢ifference of creed or oount:y io ‘heir t oat ment of their felowe; ‘or what ressim sould say oae ta bis lanc have for not kesvlug intast the priasipls: o! ivil and religious freedom? The ena of the Pilgrim should come before the eltar of ther- conntry ant plod themselves to friendship and to treedom, Mr. Griunei! gave as a rentiment— ‘idol y to those principles that were tnetilled fato us by our rs. (Applause ) . Cuas. A, Stenson, of the Astor House, was toasies. but cid not respond. ‘Tho | Ree:DENT then gave— ‘The Press apd ali who bonor 1, Co. rare ot the Hrening Mirror, responted. Hare grettied to find that the pre-s was vot among the regal: toasts of the evening, It was an omissdou the ape ike did not think sbould be passed unovitced. The /rsnident he Guvervors, the ermy. the navy, the common sor9.1: the clergy, a} bad been tosatec; while the piesa, as gre an jpstitution as soy of them, bad no formal reeng sition, Whot avail all the Gne speeches ani orations that ware Geliverwa there that evenwng, if the press cid not give them ‘orth on the morrow to the public? He referred the reporters, whose lightning tingers were dagnerren- typing the words as they fell from the tis of ‘he -poaker-, 1o be on the breakfas’ tabie in ‘he morning, aud exprersiins of diapprobation among a ew of th- gueste,) The speaker as orted that most o the raiponsi- dle proprietors and writers for the press of this city war Rew Fnglanders, Axa New Engtand man, aod 4 ame of that Seeiety, he felt homtlisted a! this o:nts.ioa fir more then he dd as a member of the press. Got, Puller boy qucted some poetry, and tuuk bis seat amid a, uEe, - mp. A. J, HAZARD, of Conn., a former treasurer of the society, epeke next, He referrea to the marked sileace that had greeted the mention ot the President's and G > Vernor’s namer, ano cuntrasted i: with the hearty ap t broke out om the mention of Wobster’s nama (Applaure.) He cloxed by a toushing eulogy on the cha. racter of Webster #6 a siatesmun and 8 wan. B, W. Bosxky, the newly elected Kenge »poke next, and pledged himeelf not to fo:get ibe high trust com: mitted to his care, reer nie guests Degan to retire, as it was now near Mr. Downe, of Boston, gave the fullowixg senti- ment — ‘The four weapons which every trae son of New England teaches his yon to use io the deferice of civil and ratigions libe ty: the pripting press, the ballot box, the Bivle and the car. trldgo box. (4 ppiause.) Here cheers were given for the Astor Huse, also fo the merchan:s and ex-members of diaisaetion. [he oere- mony of the retiring presicent Eeetiog. over the medal 0’ his cffice was here gone thtor with, when the com. 7, dispersed. So ended year’s celevration o: ‘oreiatber’s Day. Our Virginia Correspondence. Purersuvra, Vs., Deo. 19, 1855, The Slawry War in the Methodist Bpiscopal Church—on. ference Moding—Tribute to Deceased. Clargymen——A Holy, Tiking Match-—Charges and Counter Charyes of Clergy. men—Immense Legal Tactics of the Accuser and the dc curcd—Acquitty, of Reverend Docor W. A. Smih— Scene of Rejoicing on Both Sider—Trade and Potitics of Peersburg. It is well known that the members of the Methodist Church, North and south, could not harmonize together on account of the woolly-head and black skin question. so thoy separated; and even now our great guns of the Methodist Epircopal Church South sannot rest easy, but after a long yeor’s ramming and chargin, and making ready, two of them have during the last ten days bon Gring broadsides at each other and trying in a methodi- al manver to rout one another, horse, foot and dra- goons. You know what Spenser saye:— To hirk the nar, to God more far. It has been tolerably weil illustrated during this cleri- al fracas in our city. During the lest nineteen dsys the Virginia Methocist Episcopal conference has heen in possion in this city under the presiting rule of Bishop James Or Andrew. There were absut one huniroi ond twenty five members ctrges whose charasters pass- ed in regu.ar routin® fo fu'l ratirfaction—es; the tributes paid to the memory of the Revs. Anthony iib- bre!] and Vernon Exkeridge of the Norfolk diszrist, who, Mike true soldiers of Christ, fell martyrs to duty curing the late plague in the seabvard cities. Tney were, as Bishop Andrew observed of “trae and hel memory would ever reflect credit on the duty of s Methodist minister.” As it was bnown vhat serious charges of immorality brought sgainst an influential member of the conference by another ce.ebrated divine of the North Carolina ocnference, the excitement ot our citi- gene pe a the large chureh in which the cun- ferenco assembled was crowdeo daily with about 1.000 ladies anv gentlemen. Jt was something g-eat to see to® big D.D.’s at Icggerbeads. Finally the accaser was called on to prefer hir ebarges agsinst Rev, Wm. A. Smith, President «f Kancolph Macon a con. mun inflaence im the hiviuucet Would be Virginia Fev. Clas. F. D.D., of Greensboro’ North Curo- ipa, rese, and stated that he appeared theo 4+ proseca tor of Dr. emih, whom be had arrai befire that e:- signed on the following six serious charges 1. Falsehood by a statement made by vr, Smith, > cerning Dr. Veems, on the fluor of tue North Caroiisa ecnferenos, in '864, 2, Falsehood in a farther statement made by Smith be- wi Yalebood in Dr, Smath harangulog the . 5 it] studen's of {a 18540 and making faine Dr. 4. Immorsli IeiDe hesttnt violating c ledgvitatealty enterec non by Smith and Deems, 5. Falsehood—-Dr. Smith stated it had been proved at ed in syptemat juring rix o- seven years. Oe Santer In ust» Uiaticee to make the impression on the minds ot cor: persons that De. Deems wad not a wan of veracity. Luring five days the witnesses im this case continued to be exam! for the prosecution and detence, and ‘truly all ;eemed far bettor lawyers than diviues, Atlepgth the immen-e mass of testimony over, and Dr, Leema rose to open hia ergament for the prose: eution. insted fur sud a haif bout it oratory and hard hits at bi rent, so that the etarchyrang ageia with peals of tor. All thought for certain that the President of Randolph Mucoa College would be sent adcift from the Be" % Epboopat Charch South, and kvew be was too mush of a tlaveboide to go North, ao they made up their mind we. Smith would bave to go w the ovher site of n, Next day up rose Dr, Smith. and during & speech in his detenoe of more than ten hoars’ doratioa, completoly frustrated in the minds of bis jury (i. ¢ the mem erg ot tre Virgiuia eunference) all the cvidevce of his socuser. Some burd words, anch a6 “liar,” ‘acamp,” “puppy,” &e., wore passwd clerically between them. Dr, Deems’ roply and cloring speech, a brilliant, point- ed and pleasing effort, and well bandied, lasted for Ave hours and forty minatea. . After this the members retired to consider their ver. étet, and after two hours deliberation brought in a ver- Ac (0 hee 76. avd bh ‘that the caarges, &c., were not sistained egaivet Ir, W. A. Smith. Both parties haye many friends in thir city. Deems bas most of the public on bis side, w! “mith has the ehorch members with him, fomewhbat jeaions ot the Noi th Caroline coufsrence. ‘The f lends of the different parties preeented thetr rs spective favorites wih big Bibles, waking canes, siver pitchers, Ac., and at present great ex iment exis among the Methodists. Kev. Wm. Ch D., of North Caroline, bi iso some ¢arges of «tying and immo rality”? t 1g ogainst said Dr. mith, but when calle’ en to erme forward was found He was impossivlo to great expositor of Se ext year. when they meet in Richmond, moves thilving rapidly in baxigess and enerry, with pew charebés, new ass Peg Palatial resi fenous ere eset daily among us. It ls a democratic city aod ant: Know Nothing, isasmuch as foreign (iris aod Seoteh) energy has made it. AM ¥ 2B. Tur Jaran Tagaty.—The Calcutta (E. I) cor respondent of the London Times, writing on October 22, says :~ A recent article in the Gazette of the Netherlands bas created some senvation here. It ap- 3 to bave escaped attention in Europe. It is well un- Serstooa that the recently signed. Pe Bie Jepan- Commis- non ent believed 1% ere government with the Ame-ican and Bai frauds, is no more permitted tian ope iners are tae i allowed to trade. bat the (imperial ——_——$_— $$ —$— et NOTICES OF NEW PUBLICATIONS. Arrocious Jupees, Compiled fron the Judicial Biographies of John Lord Campbell, by Richard Hild: Miller, Orton & Maligan’ M>. Hildreth’s ooject in the compliation of this volume seems to have been to read a esson to Amerizan jurists on what he considers the alarming reaction towards des- potism which they have extivited since the passage of the Fugitive Slave law in 1950, He thiaks tha! there iy rearon to dread that we shall soon ba under legi+lators and an Executive who, believing im the civine right of those in authority, will not only applaud but act upon the priveiples of arbitrary government. With such views he deems i: useful to recall to the recollection of the world the execrabie deeds of such men as Jeftceys and Sercggs, in order that we may have an opportunity of comparing them with the tendencies of our own ju- diciary, and eo become aroused to the pecessity of pat, ting on effectual check upon them. Without being able to appreciate tho full foree of this reasoning, we will go so fa: as tosay that “ir. Hillreth’s book Las a value independent of that which he claims Jor it, which renders ite appearance ut the p-e-ent io- ment particularly opportune, After the intictment ot one of our Judges at the bar of a crimion! sourt, ant the subsequent disclosures made before the Legislartve Volice Committee, the history of judicial corrupsiva forms on ivetructive and sppropriate study for thoxe who pos- fess the eleetive or appointing power. It will show them that notbicg is more fatal to ths liberties of a nation than the nemination to such sacren its of men wh», to ¢gal abiitier, do not add the necessary moral queltiita- tions for them. We believe that im this latter re-post we are much Jers earetul than we should be, seeing he great Soteresta we have at stake, We elect men tothe Beach Ksa for the sespectability of their tasents and characte-» then for their political subserviency and perticaniaip, As lor g as this is the case, we are likely to furnish parkl- lela to the subjects which Mr, Hildreth as 80 justiy held up to odivm ia bis work, To impress this convistion ou the public mind would be in itweif a laudabls and usetul fim, apd we thank Mr. Hilareth fur waticipatsug ene of the sad neeesities of the times, Mnno Lire, on Berore Ano Besinp tis Coxratin, hy Anna Cora Ritchie, Ticknor & Fields, Boston. Mrs. Rijehie, formerly known to our readers as Mew Mowatt, bax given us, in the present volume, the obser. vations of her theatrical ilfe, bee autoblogra shy taving previously furnisned ua with the history of ber owa pro- fensiqnal eareer. The most that can be ssid of this Inst work of hors is, that it is pretif'y written, full of portic imeges and overcharged sentiment, but entirely wanting ip the vigor and intellectual forces which we expect to find in a writer trained in ro severe and trying a s:hool asshe has been, There is an absence of reality, bota ia the construction of the incidents and in the sketches of charseter, which leads one frequently to doubt whether the fair authoress bas seen and cbserved as mach of the strital life as she unques/ionably has done. As an in. stanee of this, we need only cite the fact of her assigning an a residence to a stock actor at the Dabiin theatre, ‘‘a handsome mansion in Morrion square’’—the most aristo- cratic quarter o1 that wonld.be aristooratic city. We regrot, too, to find her falling into that vicious habit of which the example was set by Willis—of adding to our vernacular coinages of questionable tare, With ail these faults, the book is an agrecazle and readable one, and will, no doubt, epjoy the asus) share cf popularity which Mrs. Ritchio’s iiierary productions command. Tus Kyicxersocnern Gatiery. <A Testimonial to the Editor of the Knickerbocker Magazine from its Contributors. Samuel Hueston, Broadway. The tile of this public:tion sufficiently explains its object. It is « tribute of the most gracefal and appro- priate kind to one who seems to havo deserved well of his professisnal associates, and who haa been fortunate enough to ccneiliate the ananimous good will of » class not over remarkable for their generosity towards each other. Viewed in this light, the book iss curiosity; regard- ef in the point of Hterary and artistic merit, {tis equally entitled to our admiration. It is got upin the very firstatylo of typographical excelléneo, printed on the very finest paper, and iliustrated by nearly fifty beautifally executed stee) portraits of the contributors to the magazine, amongst whom are included someof the leading namea in American Mterature. Esch of these writers has con- tributed an article to the work, and the occasion seems to bave inspired all to write in their happiest vein, The specimens presented to us are amongst the best that we have seon of their different styles, and the calte:tion altogether forms one of the choicest nation] anthologies that has as yet been published. Asa a gift bovk for the present season, we have none that possesses greater ia, teres' and value, Tue Discarpep Davontsr, by Mrs. Southworth T. B. Peterson, Philadelphia. ‘This novel is one of the best that we owe to the pea of ‘his talented and prolific writer. The story is nsturaily ani truthfaily wrought out, the characters are evijeu!ly dawn from Vile, and the interest of the plot is enhanced by the apparently {nartificial manner fa which ita effests sre produced. A more pleasing, unaffected and genial deHizeation of American social life it has not deen our good fortune to meot with for some time. Dicxens’ Littie Fos. A series of Juveniles, se- lected from Dickens’ works. J. 8. Redfield. ‘The idea of these little gift books {s an exseedingly bappy oas. We bave presented to us in them a se. len of there beauti‘al illustretiors of child life watch econsti- tute one cf the greatest charms «f Mr. Dickens’ ~orks, withcut any of those strong and disagreeable contrasts which sre unfit for the conter plati m of the infant mind. No more appropriate or agreeable present can be made to ebildren by way ofa Now Year’s gift than the lit'ie eolies- tion puvlished under the above title. Miss McInrosn's N Juvgnite Lismany. Ap pleton & Co. Somewhat similar in furm, and almost equally attrac- tive in contents, is the collection of juvenile stories which nies MoIntosh has published for the benefit of her yaung fiends, They have all ame m-ral or ixstructive aim and from the agreeable, gossipy style in which they s-e written, are certain to be great fireside favorites. The New British Commender-in-vhicf, TO THE EDITOR OP THE RERAD. Bostox, Dec. 20, 1855, Your Beltimore correspondent bas taken much pain to set the publie right as to the Communder-in-Chif o the British forees tn the Crimea, but, unfortunately, his information is wholly incorrect. In the army lst for April, 1848, Win. J. Codaington holds the rank of Captain and Lieutenant Colonel ia the second battalion of ths Coid- stream Guards. Cul. Codrington secompanted the Guards to Turkey, and on tho 20th June, 1854, received brevet primonon to ime rank of M: General; conrequeady he euld no lon, hold @ company in the Guards. As a Geveral of Bragads, in the Light division, Gen. Codring- neroes who survived Alma, Jnbermann, feastrovs 18th of June, the winter and trenches, W, received the deeorstion of a Knight Com the Bath, thence the prefix of “rir” two hiv vame—not from herecitary or self-won honors as @ paro- ‘our cerresponcent would lead one to believe, few names could have borne such distioction ont: ier that of the bero of Navyarino, the fathor 0” new Commaader-in Chief ia the Crimea, SENTINEI. TO THE EDITOR OF THE HERALD. Mr. J. Merrifield ia mistaken in naming Sir Wilifam Baymond Codringson as General Commanding the Brivisia Army in the Crimea, Sir William Raymond C.dringt " , Bart., is fourth bart., born at Reanes, in Brittauy, France, in 1806, and succeded bis favher in 1816; this suc- ceselon was cleputed, but his legitimacy was confi-med by the Herald’s Krad residence, Chateau de la Byui- lye, near Montfort, Brittany. Bir Wm. J. Cdrington ia a » B., and not # baronet; is son of Sic Biward Ova~ rington, and is the General Commanaing in the Crimea, Yours sespect“ally, DOD'S PEERAGE, &, Loxe Ietann, Dee, 20, 1855. Mysreniovs Disarrmananog or Bank Brits ix Boston. Within a sbort timo past mearly $10,0)0 have diva) d in efferting the exchan, between some f our State street banks. The particulars, ax we learn, are at follows :-— As our readers are aware, an of bilis of other banks held by the banks in thie city is ef- fected by many at the commencement of busines: for the day. For this purpose there fs at the Suffils Bank & box for each of the other banks, in which the bisls of these reveral banks are placed, and from which they are tak«a Bomning tase the wenougee ot the Wai gon ona messenger ‘ae! a) ‘went en usual to make his exe! ‘The box st the Puffolk was emptied a8 usnal into alo baa and he yee op Bank, where on ooun’, CS thousand dollars was pal be » The Suffolk Banks contends that it deitcered to a of the estisgton po on fall oe = ng that i ssenger, w] ity iraly estab- inhed, rays that The delivered all tbat he. received to the Caabier of bis own bank. Where the bills hive gone to ‘sa question which has not yet been selvet. and in the meavtime an date earten, avseiion arises, which bank is to bear the low! We also understand that a mysterious disappearance of a similar nature has occarred bet ce-n the Bapk aod the Merchants’ Bank. The amount is $2,500, The 10 to show that the bills its’ Bane tent. The whole Ms ‘ ebich all tho efforts to solve have thus Cur Paris Correspondence. Panis, Dec. 6, 1805. The King of Sardinta—IKs Simple and Gnostentations Chararter— Peace Symptoms *inal Close of the Exchibi- Hom Against the Public—Qualijications of Aspiwants for French Official Sitwations—The War Against the Paris Butehers, dc., de, ‘The King ef Sardinia has not left very favorable impres- sions of hin a flities here. In m‘tigation, however, of the view which tie pecultariy otreumseribed cheracter of His Majesty's convervational observations induced many to ~ take, it is only fuireto atate that Victor Emanoei is an iception to the role which genera‘ly anplies to royalty— that o: the posession of languages. It appears that he speaks Frevch with great difficulty avd English not atall. Be would seem to be 8 man who submits to the pompand straint of royaty with great difficulty, andion every available corasion seizes the opportunity of emancipating himelf. His countenance, however, is so remarkable, with bis moustaches of ultra length, aad the peculiar poxition ot his head, which gives him the appearance of ‘& perpetual rtar-gaser, that it has been vory difficult for him, even at vight, to perserve his incognito, when, moffied in ctook and with lighted segar, he has traversed the Parisian Boulevards, or the huge thoroughfares of London, though ia the last metropolis I hear His Ma- jevty was more fortunate {n escaping annoyance. In Parix he was twice obliged to give up his promenade, and Lrow himreif into a passing voiture +> avoid the crowd. At Compiegre he will be more at his osse; and as he (san. execLect shot, and the forests thure abound with game, Victor Pmanuel wi'l bave amasemeats more after his own heart than boll and pageant, aad long winded addresses. He bas been no gratified with the cordia reseption given him by the Freeh oinrgy that he has sont decors:toas— those cbeap rewards of kings—‘o the Archbishops of Panm, of Lyons, and Avegnon, as also to the Bishop of Marseilles You will perceive that the Eaglish jonrnals are all more or. keae Larping upem the subject of and private Jemers which i receive mention & ‘tuat the Thun- cerr—us tue Times 1s call with ite accustomed tact, trimming 1s rails to enter uly on the pacific fea snd lead the van, if the iar «ympathy shoala set in thet dueciion, 1 confess I do mot my-elt read the arti- een of the yg eat leading journal in thi sense, nor ao [ beneve thay popular feeiug would support it iaeny such ehange of opiaion. Or course, with Sebastopol destroyed, and Kustis -ee ing reconctiatioa by a renuaciation of tae mouths of tae Lunude sud any control over the whores of the kuxine, t' ee can be no reasonavle yore for keop- uy the war spirit, and eommerci) Kogtand would beck ber great o g«n of the press io her effor's to lower the peymar pugiacity of the country; bat this ix pre- ade more tuan | suspect Rusia is as yot diay ta admit. ‘this is the first day of closing the exhibition inst, the public. in order fo preveut any confusion ia the re- moval of the various artici+s, exposanw are to be ap- prired at theic resadences when they may enter the build- tog and toke them out, sill which time they arc not per- mitted to enter on any plea whatever. ‘The Muniteur wonounces that vacancies in the admiais- tration of the telegraphic wires are to be filled up by competition ameng the supernumeraries, the remunea- tion for . which situations are some £008 year, To hive any chance of geining them, however, the candidate ia reyuired to have attainments such as would give him a very high rank, even tm the polytechni: #:hool—w"i'ing, ge metry, dra ing, chemistry, dynamics, slost:i-tty, rawirg of plans, Jevelliog. ‘Une would ce: y suppore, from so much being required in very suocr- dinate slrnasjon, that Aue general soqu rement of France was something ¢, & supposition wi om persenal bs agit T em Hetle tnoltned ie dene Frevcbmen, in nine instances ou: of ten, ae more super- Bots) then sotid in their general information. the marrow bone and cleaver row still continues in great force. Nota day are but that a duszen bu'chers are fined and impisomd for evading the now law. The government, Bawevee, Kaowtng. that Bret have the pub'ic wih them, carry on the war with » poe and the invpection of weights ani measares is pro: with io same spirit. Daily the most respestadle houses are invaded, the owners carted off and {mpr'! snden Afiche stusk up over their doors ounouncing to all the world the nest practices the villain proprietor has bad recourse to. By ai oy, a8 wo have so mach to do ~ with Turkey, ‘the bestinado will be introdaced, and Caliph. 800 to its administration, Panis, Deo. 6, 1865, Anniversary of 2d of December~Gen, Canrobert’s Return, and New House—Approaching Marriage of the Widow o Marshal St, Arnaud—Gen, Peltssier and. His 200,000 Frans a Fear—Dr. Verow and His 600,000 Fraacs q Fear—New Books—The Winter Season at Paris—Recent Deaths. In the French journals of the 24 of December you will pot find g ¢ aliusion to the date of which last Sunday was the apniversary. But you mast not, therefore, imagine that this date is forgotten, oither by those whon it ushered into the splendors of empire, or by those whom it consigned to the miseries of exile. Victor Hugo, in his new retreat at Madrid, ard Napoleon the Third, in the chatean of the Tuileries, remember it equally well. 80 do ail Frerchmen, whether at home or at Cayenne. It is nowhere forgotten, save, perhaps, in England, which (since the altisnce,) counts many more Chauvins—ultra- Bonspartists—toan France; although I must admit baving met with not a few Americans whose syes are so dazzled by success aa to besome blind to the means by which it {# attained. Republicaas an they are, (by birth,) some of the latter fairly out-emperor the Empo- ror in their professions of attachment to Napoleonic ideas. Gen. Canrobert arrived in Paria on the 34 of December, on bis return from those Northern courts which have lavished on hin all sorts of honors—except, perhaps, the honor of having succeeded in the objects of his mission. ‘We shai) see whether, with al) his new s:ars and ribb ous and diplomas, he has bronght back, also, the promise even of such treaties, duly signed and sealed, ax will gratify the hearts «f the Western allies. Meanwhile, the General is comtortably installed in the splendid furnitare which, according to bis orders, on leaving for his northern tour, bas transformed his house into a pala He left special instructions a3 to the gilding (sharing as he does the ‘weakness of the December Generals for the color of a cer- tain metal), and bis house shines with it, like that of M. Millsué, in the place St. Georges, Will both houses need to be regilded before the gaudy pride of the first empire, now brought to light in honor of the secon}, shall again have been consigned to the garrota and celiara of tho Talais du Garde Meable, where the insignia of more than one departed power still rust, while awaiting their turn, alao, to be revived and burnished? , Avother question which I have heard asked is, whether Gen. Canrobdert, who is still @ bachelor, has selected & bird for his irexbly gilded cage. However this may be, much gosrdo bas teen vceasiuned by the rumor that the ‘wisow of Marshal de Sain. the altar wits a second ere, aide do-camp of the lave Mar-hal. There are not want ious topgaes to comment on the seming baste of the widow of the victor of Alma to renounce hia Bame end memory. ‘ibe rumor which tas been so widely sp: that the Bultan bus sottied on Gen. Pellswer « jon of t vo hundred thousand franes year—absura as it seemed, in view of the state of Turkish finances—has only now re- cerved s formal covtradiction. No doubt, however, that Gen. P haa enough money ieft to furniah a house in Faris as splendidly as Gen. Canrobert, if decenor, he rbould cuance to be recalled ¢n account of strange delays in taking Se ing-Cent Francs de . Vecon's novel Cing- Hundred Francs a Year—was published on Monday. ts jag enoagh to title ia certai aod tak! sinost as wide asale moires. nly secure for the first volume at an that of the first volume of his ‘The winter bas opened with ao unusual number of yew publications. Among thesed must cive particularly pir-Cansetgus's, legne de Louis Xvt.—e pictare uf . ‘Ls © woelety in that ; toe elegant manners and bits of Verrailles ; ite noble: amd gun- Yemen; the lady friends of Queen Marie Amtoinette; por- traits of Diane ¢e Polignag, of the Princesse de Lan baby &o.; Thenphile Gautier’s review of the | o\versa! txhibitien of Fine Arts, under ihe title +f Les Beaus Arts on Burope, 1856; and La Boheme Galante, by the late a Siar oe Soaks, plays with th it with new new |. DEW 0} 8 Jeeturen at the Sorbonne, at the Cx! ge ot Prance, ani at tehools, with book sales and ic- , to amuse themiel eg and the absence of ‘The Jard'n d’Hiver erien of entertainments, and the monster Palace of “cesta | have eno ceased: but protably, the u high, votwithe saving the — if a in Verts. Bat in spire of all drawbacks. those foreigners who remain bere during the a: aching season, wll doubtless snare the prevalling optat m aa to the gaiety of a winter at Parls—if they ean ‘go into society”’ anil keep Ms of balls and parties wit perhaps be fewer than reunions nena), and ot the season not a few of the persons preent will be in of hal'-mourniag, and thus (but not otherwise) you of the dead y ‘war inthe Fast. Were not the ‘Gu! Balle” fi~ mourfur their galety? Leath bar been busy of late elsewhere than at the so.t of war, and you must have neticed its vietims the pemes of M. Molé, ex Minister of Louis ippe; Admiral Brust, M. Mailiet, ene of the first ornaments ot the Paris ‘| bar, and wilow Coussiditre. FIGARO, Paiave.enta Bosmp or Taavy—The Phila his Eoard of fr.de at s meeting neld on Monday lest forward to Congress