The New York Herald Newspaper, September 2, 1858, Page 4

NEW YORK HERALD, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 2, 1858, leeraph companies snecers, sit, only by « loog coutiaued oourse of poreer or uncer eurcume ances the most discouraging; required the indomitadle courage, the fer sesieg eleotrity tog mind of Cyrus W Held to werk pow accom ‘Das caused beat ip joyfeal nove ‘and better day for suitor bumenity threughovt the world then was ever before ‘by XY previous triumph of mind over matter, triompd ts caloulated 0 clovate wur reco to & La Of the trae dignity and responsiblity of their mis- sion, being clothed as they are won poser to keep t qbrug ad hold dominion 0 thue to sade ue and ini a every thing This Catal Pee te ate wan, wil, | trust, onuee Koo wi e 4 Sones ‘waters cover the umbilical cord that now i a Z rt ti BE Z fi H if binds the mo'ber Continent to "| _— Serena ae P) vital cord a new regererating an¢ we sas Testa take sympaing wiih the fall Gra! y to bring wea into ey sorrows etd euflerings of his brotber man throughout the ‘Th's mighty power to communicate knowledge will Seely bring Ife apd immortality to light in tae intellect of man. It will, with its elec: tric power, epread over the world the giat sidings of that great joy which sball be to all people I re- joe in the bope that the time will come whea men ‘Will leare war po mere, when they will beat thoir swords ploughebares and their 6; into pruning b20ks. Thea the igbt cf ecivnce will cine on the uvfol ding aad body of bumspity. i gaz ever brightenitg leavee of creation, with an al! enimating power. A power that giee of man to aspire after al that good. Enoouraged by what bas been alresoy accom. |—having sept tbe electric fire through an aimost Taiboralees ocean—carrying with it ex from the very beart of will noraken’ the e'umbering ener is true, beaulifal and eins of sym- P inered poopie, men, woman dl jotn With me overnments that sir, 1 eill eay ia boball pert have the honor to repre- fa'le to express the admiration we fee! ofBoers, and their devo ed saliors, and ths eleo- z “ he and engineers by whose united Isbor gud ekilla LaDars Asp When Morse discovered the applicability of to the commanication of intelli- clectricity gence, it might have been forescon that the limits of the wm were to be measared only by the power of the electric wire, acd of transmitting through it the electric current. It occurred, no doadt, to different mings that the ‘would one day be carrie 1 across the ooean and around the globe; and, for aught! kaow, _—- have been formed for doing the work. | have requested to give you the b's —a condensed epitome it must be—cf the firet success —the first sitempt, and, I might add, the first praciicable plan in the develope ment of this great idea of an coeantelograpb. My connec tion with the undertaking. from its commencement— my porition as counsel for thore who have done the most to carry it through—has made it ap pear to others fitiimg that I should perform the service, Io ite performance I trust that I sxall sey nothing urbefiting my peraonel relations to avy of tne Tam not here to praize, but to relate. (Onvers ) Tero years previous to 1s54 there had deen ivcorpora'ed by the Legizlawre of oer green company by the pame of the Newfoundland Electric Telegrapa Company, the purpcse of whioh was to oopacct by telegraph thai island with the wa'n land of America. A tolograph aorons the ocean was nota pari o: the schemes. It cousemplated connection with Europe by meats of sisamers plying Detwoen Nowfound'ara and Iroland. Tos comp2ny pro. ceeded @ Little way and ‘aile?, leaving a debt of some fifty thousand dojlare, due chi fly to laborers. la this omor- sometime in February, 1864, Mr. Frederick N. officer of tha: company, applisd to Mr. Matthew id to help him ralse widitlous! fonds, by a tale of bonds or steok The gentioman thus aportied to came to Mr. Oyrus W. Field and myasif. We bad several | Conver saticns r on the subject. Thon it | was, tbat the though! of extending the lae scrose the Atiantic suggested ieelf. Mr. Oyrus W. wrote to Lieutenant Maury, to inquire avout the practicability of sul ing 8 cable, avd consalted Protersor Morse about the possibilty of telegraphing through it. Their answers wore favorabie, On receiving thom, it was agrood de. tween Mr. Oyrus W. Field and myself, inst aso Xbing could be doze ucder the charter of the Newioundiand eotrle Telegraph Oompsay, w> would endeavor to form and obtain ‘obarter to effect @ direct toiegeapnic communication with Kurope. Tne firats'eo was cure the te and resources would be a guaranty Deen undertaken in earnest. Four meo were jivited, whose names you ail know—leter Cooper, Moses Taylor, Marsbali ©, Roberts, and Chander White. They me! Mr. Oyrus W. Ficld and myself et bis house, | where around a tadie covered with maps, plans aod esti. | mates the subjec: was disoursed for four succeesive even- | ings, the practicability of the undertaking examined, Its | Advantages, iis cost, aud the meats of its acoomplish- | ment. ihe result of the conference was the agreement of | all the six nen to enter upon tho undertakiag. Mr. | W. Field, Mr. Whive aad myself wore to procesd to | remaiaane, te. yrovare ® charter and sack aia to as the government at isiand | ‘be induced to give. fhe agreemons with the Mec tric Telegraph Company and the formal eurreader of \\ the 10tn of March, and onthe | ecoompanied by dr Gudorns. | took vbe steamer at Boston on the night of tne 18th! | ore disagreeable days voy | agers scarcely ever parsed thaa we spent in that | smallestof steamers. Ii ssemed ss if all tne storms of | winter had Trost | ‘aD ly #68, ra’n, DAll,enow aud teropert were the greeting of tae telograph adventurers in tasir | first movement towards Karcps. [a the darkest aight, which no man could see the ship's leng'h, with | spow Olliag the air and flying into the eyes of tho sailors, | with {0 in the water, anda beary soa rolling aud moaning | about us, the Captain felt bis way around Cape Race. with bis lead, a» the blind mea fees his way with bie staf, but | as Con icenlly aod aa salely ae if the had been clear ‘and the see calm, sod the light of morning dawoed apon | deck, and mast and spar, coated with glittering ice; but Dosting seoure.y between the mounte'as whi 2h form tbo ef the barbor of St Joba's Imthat busy and | table town, the first wo ; we wore bP ony ay ees we Gerernor earneat u | & receive ‘Of the Governor and Councii was Teoomwmen d to the aterm?! £50,900 of vonds, an of iaad, tow of the telegraph aciow the cosea, au! £6 O00 towards the constrn tien of the isdaad, aloug the Line of (ne land W. Fieid steamer f rier was | Mer declaring that ft was bic commurica Al “advieabie to cstabdlich a }in0 of tion between America and Europe, by way of Nowfouad *, ented tand, tt fy square miles #9 go 4s tho eit mises of and unoccupied 5 gelected by te end company, im addition to the grants beretr| mentioned, & provision subseqrontiy ex tended, 80 as to permit the company t establish the com- munication by a3 auxiliary or are jong to teil haw the government purtured this euterpriee in they bave stood by it through ite various fortanes till ite copsummatio. Thet vast isiacd, projected | North Atlaatic, li Above the soa ite of everinsting and imm rock, beckolog, ae ft we coms framed by Providence for one of ia to bind tue continents to ( i f i é I lost forever to human eyes, is 10 be vetwoen the Od World ani the ope Of ages, an’ fallen through the stil apo w fails through the eti!i air. in the carly | two centiemon wh> had remained be indiand re joined their associates in New there the charter was formaliy acoepted and As a'] the agsociatss hai not ar 68 of May. and as one of the morning of Monday, t we phowhd mact (or ye: jon at wiz 0" that howr they cams to my hous, and « the fret reps Of the morning fun streamed inte fh organ The . oarver me f £ £ Hf 2 2 E we aces the subectt aot the otisers thoes, fr. Cooper, Mr. Taylor, Mr. Me ', tr Ronerte and Mr. We ve were the Aret dir we Mr Orne an cheers prer dent, Mr. White Foe prevent aod We Tay Yor weasurer. Thue was ineugurare! thet cron: ever prise, whoee ion we camorate to Ti ‘wut formed, the arrangements mado, and tie work be ‘What followed was tho execction of the eres’ ¢ eon | yearly ecm in counwy waa forthe mort « wilderness of rock and good ant tznvoreabie bridle road eight foot eame width,” had Glatance; men, mete had to te transported firs\ from Mune across the Gul! of St. seoond aitemmpt made the next year succeeded faus was cor the chain of telegraph from New York to the eastern coas! offNewfoun \laud, acd the projectors now stood upon the shore of the Atlantic in thir progress b ce thus far with trifling excep. us vory - tive, bad fallen upon them—Mr. Cyrus W. Field having made the largest contri outions—amourting to more thaa two bundred thousend dollars iu money —and Mr. Cooper, Mr. Taytor and Mr. Roberta evca @ little less, No ober contributors the six ee subscribers had come in ox Moree, Robert W. Lowoer, Mr. Wilson G. Hunt end Mr. Jobn W. Brett. The lst of ct- rectors end cflicers remains to this day as it was at firs! ve Ee Mr, Hunt, as director, has taken the piace oi Mr. , Who died in 1666, and that Mr, Field is Vice- President and Mr. Lowber, Secretary, In all the oper y thus far, the various negotlatioas, ‘the plan of the Rog oversighs of its exeouticn and the corres; the officers end otbers mainly devolved upon My. Cyrus W. Field. (Cheers ) The and most diflicul: part of the origiaal de- sign atl remained to be execated, and that was tho gub marine cable from Newfoundland to Irelavd. The dis- tance was 1,060 atatute railes; the soa wasetormy aud uncer- tan; vo submarine line of more than three hundred miles bad then been attempted _In anticipaticn ef tho tesk now to be undertaken, Mr. Field, on bis first visit to Eagiand in 1854, bad invited manufacturers to furaish bim with of cable which they would recommend aad es- its cort,ard he aot ete. bat fs various persons on ew 5 e — an order from our government under which utonant Berryman made Of the Atlantic be tween Newfoundland and Ireland. Lieutenant Borryman sailed on that eervice on the 18th of July, and the next day Mr. Field eailed for England, baying received the formal concent of the company to make arrange. ments in Ergiand for the submarine live, either by & subecription to thie company, or by o1 i anew company a3 auxiliary or associated with this. Fogiand he bad invited the co-operation gentleman of great experience, who in 1861 formed a com- y which bad laid the first submarine cable from Eog- to France. He {afterwards brovght in Mr. Riward O. W. Whitehouse, electrician, and Mr. Caries T. Bright, engincer—both genlemen of bigh scientitis attainments These four gentiemen on the £9tb of September, 1856, tored into e formal agreement to use their exertions for the formation of a new company, to be called tno Atlantic Telegraph Company, tbe object of which snoutd be “to continue the existing line of the New York, Ne #foundiand and Londen Telegraph Company to Ireland, vy making or causing to be made, & submarine telegraph cable for the Atiantic.”’ This ¢ , Mr. Pele issued on the let of No- vember, 1856, 8 ctrou‘er signed by him, es Vice President of the New Y Sewfoundiand api London Tolegraph Company, from which | canmoi forbear maskiog the follow- ing extracts — * timates of ig ia of Mr, Brett, @ In_ April, 164, & Coapeny the Colonial Leg): latur ne emablisbing & jike Of te Awerica apd Kurope. That ¢ interert in the undertshiog sad iv order {> mark suvatantial it Renae of its impor ance, avd their dertre to give to it al the std apd encouragementin the! of alg they conferred upon {, fr addtion to tmportamt privileges of grant of and and mibsidy, the sole and exclusive right of landing a telegraphic line on tbo shores within their jurisdiciion, comprising, in ad- Cision to those of Newfoundland. the whole Atlantic const of Labrador, from Qe entrance of Hudson's Straits to the Strais of Belle Isle. ‘Thie bet Of the Colontal Legislature was subsequently rati- ‘Rejesiy's goveremant ai home. ‘ube Company alco obtsined m may, (84 an exclusive caar ter from the government of Frince Kdwerd’s Isiand, and afterwarde {rom the State of Maine, and a charter for telegra Phic operrtiona ia Cau ‘The exclusive sicbie absolutely wes incorporated by act of foundiand. for the purpose of neces 7 for the encon- ragement of ap undertsriog of this neture, having bus beea secured aloog the only keaboard eligible for the Weatern ter minut ap Kurcpean and American cable, the company in the first instance commenced operations by proceed! to connect St. Jobns, Newfoundiend, with the widely rai telegraph aystem of the Briish North Amerizan provinces and the United : tates This baa been recently completed by the submersion of two cadies in couueciion wih thelr lend lines, ous under tho walers of miles in length “St Lawrence, from Cape K Cove, Newfoundland. to Ashpee Bay, © Breton; the other, cf thirteen miles seroes, the Straits of Northumberisud, con necting Prince Bdward’s isiavd with New Bronswick Eles ute comm ta thus ‘rom Newfound. Britisn Ai and United jb have been for are 001 colonies On the Irish side lines of telegrap’ 6 in 0 try. a and the Uoatinent by submarine exbles hout the count lectel> chain required t9 con Lect (ne (wo Lemisphere, by telegraph, is the Atisniic cable. The New Tork, Newfoundland and London Telegraph Com Papy being desirous that Wis great undertaking should o@ eatebtinde don a broad acd axtiocal bacis, untting the interests { the telegraph world on both sides ot the Atlantic, bave entered into aliience with pers*ua cf importance and intiuence in the wiley affairs of Creat Britaio, and, or der at time to obtain | the * fullest anme Porsihie information before entering upon the crowning tof their Inbors, they have enderrored to concentrate on the various ments of the underiaking the energie men of the highest acknowledged s'anding la thoir protes- rion, and of others eminently fiied fo" the work, wus were known to Rave devo'ed much time and mtienilon to the wubject. After dotalling the results of the lavestigations, the cir- cular proceeded All the poinia baving a direct practical be of tbe undertaking have thus beea ub rigid geru'iny, The result of thia ex amiaath tly Tia’ towe posseastny tne required power should take tee on), requ ‘wer shou! inudsive. tbe New York, Newlousdivad and Loudon Fele- greph Company pcesessing im virtue of their charter all the Recersery powers cepted their Vice President to vis: Eng- Jand in the summer of the present year, and they hi full authority to meke on tei Lebsit such arrangements ay should seem to him beat Sted to curry forward the great work. ‘The online of the formaticn of the Atlantis Teleg-arh Com pany, which will be found io the appeady, will sufficiently expisin the pature of (aeve arrangements. ‘Without waiting for the formation of the vew company, Mr. Field, on bebaif of the Nowfoundiand Company, made tic to the Britieh government for its aid ie ships yg.and received on the 20th of November a o treasury, which I am tempted to read,” promising slips to assiet - ——— , anda fixed mevt (er goverament Bleo personally solicited benXere asd merchants den for gabscriptions, and, wih Mr. Brett, visited Liver- pool aud Marchester to address public subscribed £100,(00 iowaras the capital of £' . Breit followed with a subscription of shock exceeded the capita! 00, 20 that om the foal a'lotment Mr. eighty -€ sbares aod Mr. Brett tweire. To show the feel'rg b bad been excited io England, tt is mentioning that mang persona subscribed for cheres, not for profit, but that they might bevea pert in tae uader- teking, cod mers Mr. Thackeray and La ty Byron. Teo ‘mech cannot be awarded to the Hog an government anf people for the nos! with whish they camo forward in arswor to the onl! made upon them. Money ‘wee cbtained from individuas as freely os it was wanted, Bod the guveroment outran even the poopie (Apr ‘anse.) Returnirg then to America, Mr. Field, with bir American sates. mate #) to the hmeut of tho t wed Beaten for aid otealler to tast afeen ay government, ard be applied to individ eipation with bim im the sick be hed wien. Congrers voted the aid requested after # vehsiacns opp? tition, which the measure was carried in ihe Senate by © majority of one Of the stock tweaty seven — were taken lo the United Biates All things being now ready the first aan) une cable was mado, as yon all Kuew, i eS. "Soar Dad been aerombicd in the barbor of Valentin three shipe of the Engiteh and two ef the American navy. There was tho Agamemron, recent from the fires of the Orimean war; the bad borne ibe sag of the Eogtish Admiral over the waters of the Euxine: eho bad now lain her armament et ork = of half that ool! for the waying wi sho will be ‘caiter more famous than if she bed forced the Niegara, the largest ship of our navy, mede for the viest canron of naval warfarc ber armor never bea te precious burden. Thero were the two ationding abipe bade gh gh ty yp Rt surveying clup, just returned from the veridcavion of Lievtevant Berry man’s soundings. The Lori! |.'outevaat of £8 y in the morning's eu while bebind them the grand old mountains about K: ney towering above We lakee—thase miraciss of besuty— to emile and beckon the shipr westward, for to the excited imegination || seemed as Uf the inanimete mase Were conscious of the great act adout to be perform ed, and looked impatient toward the west, which it had faced im silence since the world began to which it was scoa to speak in tones inaudibie to bu. man cars, yet signifying the thoughts and “Th elpostses then preapero: begun b aly wae, lowever, doomed to sudden disappotatmet; (oF, on the fourth day ost, the cable par the ships made their way to land The andertaking being (hua eurpended for tls your, Mr. Field returned ts America. He Was toon, bow appointment which be rocepted without compensation | aad by & mubseqnent resolation, Ja the omployment of the company was ol. undertaking is easly meseurod by tho Thave gives. The directors of the oom Teport 10 the slockhoiders on the 18th of thus state the sharo of one of them — gannot close thelr obeervations (> tbe share precise share which each persou hed hitherto wi in their last. their warm and cordial testi yny to zeal, and that have beve fepiged thie enterprise by Br. Uyrus W. Field. of New mainiy pciorgn ihe honor of baring fhe Bosatbat and of Raving bro te 3 rr mn Toone et Americe by je hee A (he Allan’ ¢ Geean po * since December, J 3% for the fle y ¢ f erie aking. He has ale> vie ved moat HA 1 ths hi Her nies on gerera! oc tte Brittsh Nerth American od comeranins tnd from the gore it of the nee of their national 7 the Cable in 1867, and also to are jear—and his ernsiani and assidgous wien tion .o copia ca Ur lore of be oom “4 7 contribnted to a Bale fndertagine entiraty ninah tied: the earn cing fo Ia > tie barbor of Sebastopol. [There was the | om, but inden instead with the American haif of | cour ivy for the pu: ef effor ‘to the direstors the beze” ry erent Oe ae etapa) eer ace s errengement will docbtless paplsemngss tue teotors. ‘eccled oi + ad ” Everything now ready forthe second trial, which it wes hy Be tebtnae By Se mere, bet to ant ode Ga ve Valoroas and Gorgon (both Kaglish) English navy. whet a com, was there of engineers and ole: q 1need only Conve te. Everett, te whens gosien the paying cut machinery Bright, Mr. Woodbouse, Mr. Canring, aud Profesor thing wes provided whi: euggesieetately esbipe, t!lustzious freight thar ever filled the was mist:ess of tbe Indice. On the open sea they fou: which yy 3 had been led ori A burricaze saluted them on their approach to ocean. the point desired, spiioed the ca die and stecred ic opposite directions. The cable paried after about five miles bad been pa:d out. They returned and made another splice Om the same day end started egaia. A seoond time the cable parted, and about seventy miles more were lost. Nothing cavated, returned and made a third splice, All went Weil until £60 miles more had been laid when anotber break occurred, and the sbi: to the preconcerted arrangement, returned to Qacenatowa. Arxiously bad they been expected at Vaisatia, from t jancs eyes were strained every day to catch 1¢ fet gilmypee of the reiurning Agamemnon, rising out pee ee Latromel There ib mane et po eo ‘waiting for opel go herscif and re ceive the Would it not have been an admirable sight to see thet S!!ustriour Indy, the foremost women of a}l the world, sovereign of so many iands, the hetr of the Kizge of cur forefathers, receiving from ber gallact sea men that line which wasto repair with material beter than allegiance the broken cham which once bound to- gether the Arglo Saxon Celtic races, in orery quarter of the globe? wneud b ‘The ships beteg returned, the directors were summoned to meet in London. Thia was the time to try the fortitude ‘They gained, however, on the 20: of June arty of men. It was the agovy of the ent ise, IC it had been then, ne can tell oh would ave been resumed? The lac8 meeting of the directors on the 14th of July, and then the fate of the under was decided. There were sixteen acting directors: these, six were absent ; another, the Vice Chairman, was 80 diseatieed with the proposal to make a third trial, a (Loud cheers.) Perheps some of these courageous bine feared that the third atiewpt would prove ag disastrous as the first aad recond, but they thorght that it ongbt, nevertheless, to ‘be rade; perbaps there were others who expectod what bas siace happened. But if the veil could have been litted from six weeks of the future, how would they hava been moved by that which we havo witnessei— the swelling emotions, the glad faces, the pudiic Tejoicings woich Dave greeted the victory. They expected, cf couree, that ea could pra to snd tro with iustantaneous rapidity; but however much men may dream of it the actual cosurrence Wii etartie them. Within forty-five days after thet mestiog of the directors, news came to London that the Chinese er pire, reverting its traditlopary policy, and breaking through the prejudices of ages, had made 8 with Bog land and France, its doors to European inter- ccurse, and, of course, to Earopean culture, but, above all, to the Christian religion. The good nows was tustantly woown in the Western Hemisphere. The imagination is baitied when it tries to picture the journey which the message mace. When it left London evening had already come; but i: overlook and passed the shatow of the earth, ‘ae if that were but a creeping sneil, thocgh makieg daily the circuit of (he globs; it darted through the green val- leya of Kvgtand, over Scoich moustains, down bevesth the chapvel to the Irish coat, teence through Ulster sad Con- navgbt and Muneter to the shore of she Alaniic. it dived Depeath the ccean deeper than the valley of Cha oun! stauda below the summit of Mount Bianc, passing under great ships of commerce and of war, and iu an ia- stent arose at the clitit of Newfoundland; then quicker than thoughé it passe! over the morasses and movatains to the Gulf of St. Lawrence, then on through the Gulf, through Nova Scotia, New Brunswick and the Eastern States to ccy own doors. But let us return from this digrersion to the ast exps- dition. On the 17th of July the squadron departed from Queenstown for the third time. As they passed Capo Clear into the Western Ocean they parted company, but such is the accuracy of modern navigation that thoug! there was noearthly mapor mark to guide them, yet steering by the compass and the marke in the heaveng, ope aiter (he other all arrived at the appointed rendez vous Ip m.d-occan. Op the 491 of July the two great abips took thoir places hort distance (rom ench other. A strong hewser fas- ned them . The end of the cable which the Nia- a bore was carried to te Agamemnon and there ephiced to the end of hors; it was then ered eee, and the ships movec, each towards own country, at fret creeping s'owly til the cable had eunk fer down, and then faster to a speed of five or six miles an bour. Jat us giance for a moment atthe Agamemnon on her bomeward track. She suffered severe weathor, and more than once the cable was in extreme peril. Ouxce, in order io remove # defect in the coll, it was necessary to stop the abip, the most dangerous thing of all, for the ex- perience of the two former trisls had « that the in. eatiable cea will nelther give back what it has recely nor allow the supply toconee. But a Providence watched over the ship, and on the 6th of Auguat sho came aaicly to land. Let us now return to our own Niagara and her faithful | attendant. The Gorgon, herself a ehip of 1,100 tons, though but a boat by the side of the Niagara, led the way because the compasses of the latter were affooted by the cable, azd the great ship followed close behind. Never ‘Wes Davigaicr ore vigilant and more euccorefal than ot. Day man, [is observations went oa by day aud by Bight; as ove beaverly body went down and another arove his ‘ostruments wore directed to the rising luminary, and be never swerved from tbe shortest line ‘the great arc of the circle to the head of Trinity Bay. The Niagara steered by the Gorgon. Her machinery worked with the utmost regularity, never stopping for an instant, and hor pines ‘was barcacmely Bro*dway to the Park, vassing through the Park to the casters Sntrance, where the procession broke up a little before one @’diock, Several of the companies tmmodiate- Ly proceeded to Nassau street, and gave rounda of cheers -for the Hrraxp, the bands playing “ Hail Columbia,” &., end separated in an orderly manner. The illaminatior of the lime did pot commence until it reached the statue of ‘Weebington, in the march down Broadway, when a bril- Doeworth’s reco wned cornet band, of forty pieces. Chief Harry Howard, Gracd Marshal. Aseiatant Engineers John A. be and Joan Bauich. Special Marion, No, 0, Jaz. Hsyes, foreman; 70 men; carrying the megvificent baaner of the Fire Department, which was op object of great interest tothe immense multitute of spectators. i vieudahip Eogiae No. 12, Jas. A. Carolin, foreman; feceor Budd, of the Medical College, in Thirteenth street, furnished the company & curious light éenomivated croptic lons, which was quite a feature of . Sigrats and lamps were used in abun- cance, ho es Byrencaey we universally admired. Hudson Engine No. 1, John Hornlil, foreman; ai me. shia meobien bed 8 large drummond light, Kpickerbocker Hose No. 2, This company turned out thinly men, acd pied @ most creditable appearance. Indepesdence Hose No. °, Jobn V. Dalton, foreman. thirty five men. This cart was appropriately festooned and iiium: ie Whitworth’s Eagle Hoee No. 1, Walter Smith, foreman; thirty men. If cartled «$100 Pidd!o’s reflector, and looked remarkabiy well. Exceloicr Ergice{No 2, De Laney W. Koevels, foreman: aixty men. There was s herdscme calcium Light on the tep of this engine, along with appropriate decorations. jaricp Hose No. 4, Thecddre Huler, foreman; Leif men. Thistoee hada epleadid plume, and was iliumi- nated with Chinere lamye, 4, R. W. Adama, foreman, oa the top of the machin» was vrounde’ by eight smalier liguis on the Protection Eo ize, No. 6, Wm. 5 ee This engive was ornamented with various col ribbons, 224 the company turned out fifty men. Mutual Hook and Ladder, No. 1,Geo. A. Hilton, foreman. This truck which, though {t hes ecen ten years service, locks as surg as whon it was whirled to its matden fire, was surmounted by alergo gilieagie. The eignal was decorated with ribbons of various colors. Six lamps were surpended between the wheels; and two lighted torches attached tothe back of the laccers. On one side was a strip of white caxvess as long as the truck, on which was inacribed in large letters, “The Field is ours.” On the oiber eide a eimilar strip bore the words, “The Atlantic telegraph, the bridge of thought.” From the eagie’s beak American flags floated to ends of the truck. SECOND DIVIZi0N. Assistant Engineer Peter N. Cornwell, Marshal. Robertson's Band. Amer'ous Ergine No. 6, Wm Avapate, foreman; eighty mer. ‘Ibis machine locked remarkabiy Woll, tus goddess of Mberty sitting in her bey a) and en eagle being placed cu the top, flage suspended fro.a tho ice, and iit up with variegetot lamp Crcton Hore No. 6, George R. Conuer, foreman; thirty mer. A large number of fancy lamps were suspended from this cart. Lexit pton Engine No. 7,Samusl Cheshire, foreman sixty mep. bis ergine bad a large Drummond light and ofiy lamps cf various colors. City Hose No. 8, Charles H. Cornell, foreman. Bouquets of real and artific'al flowers ornamented this company’s carr‘age. Two twistec colis of blue, white and red ribbons, em biematical of tho cabie, were suspended from the rear pat of the carriage, The members of this company nam ered trrenty-eix. Columbian Hese No. 9, Jobn L Herbell, foroman; thirty men. ‘nls boee was illuminated by twenty five lamps. Petoreca Bacd. Pirggo'd Bese No. 7, A. Winbam, foreman; thirty men ‘This ocse cart wa: beautifally adorned. 01 the top of the evpela were the names of the Nisgara and Agameancn, Wrile on enother part of the cart the names of Field, Hud- Bop B60 Everett could be seca. Water Witch Engice No. 60 paraded forty mon. The msebine preecnted a vory imposing appearance. Liberty Boee No. 10; thirty men. Taeir carriage was very tastefully arranyed with fowers. Che'sea Hook and Ladder No. 2, Stephen 8. Mitchell, foreman; filty men. This trock was illumizated with lamps of various colors. Seventy First Regimert Drum Corps. New York Hose No. 5, F. Raymond, forsman; twenty- Cigbt mon. In front of the cary ‘was aix dark iantorus snd at other parts lantercs, THIRD DIVISION. Assistant Engineer Kaisha Ktpgaland, Marshal, Fort Schyler Band. Vanbattan Engine No. 8, Rett C. Brown, foreman; 70 pcarance, Gatick Hose No. 11, E. G. Roberteon, foreman, paraded | 36 men. Immed! surmounting the hose was a splen- did cagie surroun’ Wich the American colors; ia t | Was a complete model of the Jeflereon market fire bell tower, with a bell ia the cenire, and the whole tower illu | mizated. East River Engire No. 17, Christopher Reyuoide, fore- map, 60 men. 1b's machine was Lancsomely orpamoct- od with lanterns and anda portion sf the Atlantic orble, furnished by the Epgineer of the Niagara, was Pl na icrous position. Jeckson Hose No. 13, Archibald Irvine, Foreman; thirty ‘Tb's cart carried a porticn of the Atlantic cable, = was beautifully decorsied with lamps of various colors. Execi*lor Tore No 14, thirty men. They presented a wy impoetog appearance. Hey enth Kr giment band Lafayette Fogine No. 19, @fty men. The machino was richly decorated with some sixty odd lights. ‘Tet ‘ine Howe No. 16, Alex. Ferris, Foreman; thirty cfilears apd men were as exect as the Silence 6a far on peerible was enforced, and i a that et pight she apperred to the be tilum! was in that ship, the chances the os on, other below Who can tell what anxious suspeare our, cach Gay passed on, increas! , strengthening ee hopeful, what Nees eyes, venting: Asthe disappeared i i i f § i § g £23 ie E i i i : z & 3 z 3 Fy Lh F 2 a ba i iFe3 i Hi 3 fn oat ty | i Hi § i i & Qrcorrescve® bay, ioe them Sag yh Gok a hove ip si ded and for the victorious ships y wi head of it was pet reached tll afer mid five o'clock of the morning of ths 6th of of tbat mysterios wire was taken ashore; wae eecared in I's appolniet station, the brave esilor oud bumble Chi vticn who ocm nanded the Niagera, iat! open air, ip the car'y dayliett, while all the contiem: end reamen bowel weir boats reverently, gave Weanks to the Almighty for the good ended. 3 z 5 838 i b4 & 3 B zpt ge H < i & H 2 . ‘Y Cmavner:, November Mi, 156. fn cere ors the Lande Vommissioners of het Majeaty y your letter ultimo, tprike Mart Te, ueailBg, om bebait on tbe Mew York, Newioundiaad, abd ‘Telegreph any, oariain > priytenes protection in regerd line of tale: graph it to beiween New found- ail Irelane, by their lordabtpe to ee) uaint you Usa are W enter into & comtract with tbe tid teLeqray & com; Anj, based a) >a the following condidons, Lhe er mood that pA J re) aired to lay down the Wee will (£70,0K) three bundrei and fifty thoussnd ponds, | 2. Her Mejeety's government er cage to farnish the aid of ships olake what soundings may vllf be eouaidered needful, | y taken, and favorably to consider made to furnish ald by their vessels overt ment, from tle time of the completion contin order. fEtk00 fourteen thousand | foqerement, im ihe conveyance outward wnd mensages—ihia peyment wm contione anti tbe company are eval to a dividend of ait cent, When (he payment shall be reduced to jen (housand pounds a yeas, for a period of twenty- Tio however, understood that If the government mons nang year oball, st the neusl tartii rave charged to ihe public, amoupi to ® larger sam, ndaitional payment shall be de as ia equiva'en' thereto ae aie the Prites goverrment chall have a priority tn the con roeof (heir meetages over a!) «1 gubdject to the in, tae eseeptign only of the govermusent of the U nit vem of thelr euteritg. fn evemt ap arrangement with the Tele graph Company similar ip prin~ipie to thet of the Hritieh cov ernment, 19 which case the Mevwages of the (wo governmenta i) have priority, in ‘he order in which (hey arrive at the hat the tariff of charges shell be fx the treasury, aod shall nol be ine:esred, being obtained, as long na ibis con'ract | omedient servant LSUN, omnes ein, Req, $7 Jermyn erent 0 other portions ci the programme were omitted, ae it was then ning o'clock, wud nearly all the crowd had left. On the whole the greatest enthusiasm prevaited The o dil \n the Palace was very grand, aod wero It not for bad arrangements of rome of tI maging, partics it would have gone off with erent o'e THE FIREMEN'S PARADE commen sir, your GRAND TORCH Licht proci NT TURN OUT THE oN Vike TH MAGNIFIC or VPPARIMENT.. THE FINEST SPLAY OF THE KIND ON RECORD The various compas reac ita av amd For Weth virsetecoe after P.M, mn 19 form ia ’ eenice ord ng we the eramms Wilh the excep- Lon of one or two companies the fremen’s fro cap, red shirt and biack psnts, The lire commenced to march (eur ebrosns down Forty-second sirost to Sith A7or a0, 9od continued down Hroalway, marchiag aroond (teks a Babee Of Waring on, Coanwog arcegh mon. This cart was tilum oa'ed wih iamps. Union Fogine No. 18, Jas Cono'ly, Foreman; strty men. This engine wes illuminated whh Roman candles, looked wei! iH iH 3 z 3 ; ‘This company torned out forty mon. America Bose No. 10, Walter W. Adams, foreman, pa raded thirty men. Over the jacket was the following twrapeparency :— sessaccovccesree sesveresssresere wecserener ts rebete ® Electricity—Franktin bottied it and left it a Bred to this country. Morse uncorked it and invited all the; nations to partake thereof. j UAC COLTOELEED PUDODPOLOL EL PEID LOOPED PELE LODE RE DOH Upon the reverse side was— QO LCOLIODULOLE NOLO POOPOODOOOLI OEE DOPE LOED LE DEH. America Hoge No. 19. Qrvce renner ee MOREL IPELTOTEIPEPLELL ELIE DE FETE DEH LE! Turl's Bross Band. Howard Hook and Ladder No 11, Charies N. Kent, ; 60 men. This track was an object of at- ‘traction and called forth the plaudits of the spectators, ond deservedly eo: for a large lamp was placed in front, aeplendid American eagle in the middie, and ia the rear ‘wes an immense wooden burt of the Chief Fngineer. Phenix Hose No. 22 paraded thirty odd mon; they were drersed ja the regular uniform, and, with thetr carriage, aitracted copsiderabie atianting. Protector Engine No. 22, Caleb Sears, Foreman, an {i- juin inated cignal in the of a fire hat surmounted tym epgine. A number of lamps were stra the broken which produced & very pleasing ellect, No. 22 paroded fi'ty members. Ne En) Xo. john Healy, Foreman. American were around the reels of thie in front apdrear. A number of lamps were hung om the brakes or handles. The company musterea Humane Hore, 20, Jared A. Thin company mustered thirty men arriage was decorated with American and British lage D Eagle Hook and ladder, No. 4, paraded thirty tive men, and bad their track very finely decorated Band. Washington Nogine, No. 20, John Roberta, foreman — Thie engine held between ite “arme’’ » model of the Nisgare, about three feet long, the work of one of the memberr. On the front of it wae ® Drummond light. ~ mombern turned out. Hadeon Bose, No. 91, Ubirty mon; they atiracted considerable attention the line on Hroedway. United States Engine, No. 23, were also out with sixty men. This engine was illuminated with lantorns. FIFTH DIVISION. Atvistant Enginoer Timothy L. Weet, Marshal. Stewart's band. Colvmbian Fogine No. 14, KR. Rogers, foreman. This orgine wae Ceoorated with wrtifitial flowers. From iv frent on eve) ant of a light material war ew dod, ani from the back a lion of Pe aame material. F ght roombers be. y the sce of the merobine. Tho apaRy treo ovt al " perry Hose No. 2, A. V. Dns foreman, parted thirty een, Surrvoanted in the fe of the ear er maw noth cork, with the words “‘viewory” f tom ite tocsth; @ large Weather vito adorwed the trout of cho Carr og, P dene! araded ty ine bg vn No 6, Atam FL fifty mon. Thie ladder compeny looked weil, but bad no extra adore 4 This company paraded about ine attracted much atiration FAwara Mowadna’s Brave Tend Polten Engine, No. 2 e@ & CJtoogh, foramen. froot of thie engine, w! was ‘lige by ten cat gon Janups husg acuns i, by a gumbes to | parated thirty tm: ‘The British on shis occasion Was pre- ‘e Senaironar te ie of Windsor, ce. A lerge axa ferce-look! wild oat, captured ox preeely for and presepied to the compsny by thelr friouds Detrott (Micb.), was perched on the hove reel, and beid a lentern This company turned out thirty mee, Lamb, foreman; sixty 7 and & J. L, Coe, foreman, paraded eixty men. as ‘Scoorated tasieruiiy ‘witb flags and lghtse—twenty ‘ave lasterss boing harg at yarious portions of the maobine. Rutger's Hose No. 26, Jemes M Potty, foreman; thirty mep, A large number of lamps of various oviors were cuspended from this hose tn @ teetoful manner, Jeffereow Engine No 26, Jcho Ford, foromen; fifty men. ‘This engine is ® beautiful piece of mecbanism, cepecially: ie ap artiaxic point of view,@o that she was oot adorned by extra appeadages. SIXTH DIVISION. Azcistant Evgineer James F Weoman, Marshal. Goverzor’s Guard Band Awity Hose No. 38, leanc M. Barnby, foremen, part twenty eix men. The was adorned with a map cf the world, over which was a massive colored representing the globe, with the word ‘ Ami" at top, Keck tan also carried @ latern in bis baad, Nootone Gree No. vi, Jopn H Cordaiis, foreman, The boeo corriage Leo og | to thic compavy was surmounted ‘Dy @ allvered engio; it was plainly but tastefully deco- ams company was in the procession 2, Metamora membera. Bove, No, 29, J. FE. Conklin, foreman, paraded = men, Carriage well trimmed with flowers gnd ribbons, Hook and Ladder No, 6, James Kellock, foreman, fifty men. Inthe centre of truck wase large field piece, in front of which was the coat of arma of the Fire Depart ment. Guardian Engine, No. 29, KE Bates foreman, paradod end men; engine tastefully Cocorated, accompanied with A picherbocker Band, Knickes bocker Eugiue, No. 12, Jacob W. Cooper fore- wen, Gfty men. A live cagie thres ands half fret tn height byvipg becm placed on tre top of this , of course the juveniles were in ecetacies at the sight, and enjoyed teamez'rely. Laurel No. £0, Jas. H. Arncld foreman; thirty men. Tris cart was litup with red end white colored lanterns. : Incex Hose, No. 82, Wm. Bolden, aesistant foreman, in commend; thirty mes. It was doocorsted with flags and beantiful flowers. SEVENTH DIVISION. agictant Fogizeor Edward W. Jacobs, Marshal. Con- teil’s brags bana. Black Joko engino, No, $2, was beautifully adorned with flags ely with variegated !ampe, Eixty mon wuiked, an an Warren Hore No. 08, John D. Cratt an; thirty-five ‘The carriage was very tastefully decorated with A coilation was served up at their house on their Lalayette Hose, No, $4, Jobn Irvine foreman; thirty men. ‘This curt bad a large plume on top, and was enveloped in *fDasham : Bag'ne No. 15, David 8 Bakerforeman; seventy men The engine wes not adorned, but signals wore eus- penced from it, and the company made an excellen: turn it out Columbus Evgine No. 85 paraded fifty men and made a very fine appearance, and the machine was trimmed off with a great deal of taste. Baltic Hore No 86, James H. Bell foreman, thirty six men. trimmed with American flags. Fm p're Band, Empire Hook and Ladder No. 8, Johz ©. Everett, fors- map; 5€ men. This Indder bad a large number of lights and forty-eight torches. Fquiabdle Evgine No. 36 was festooned with flowers, adorned fags, and brilliantly illuminated. They turped out sixty men. Fmpire Hose No 40, Williem Evens foreman, paraded thirty men. Upon the top of the rool jacket wara large dremmond light. Os eitber side of the carriage was tho jikenesa of J. A. Creigier, Assistant Engineer, James 1. Miller, David Mulligan and John Kittioman. No. 4 a ringe was about one of the finest in the procewios, DCW, and attracted no Little atsention. BIGHTA DIVISION. Ateiatant Engineer G. Joseph Racb, Marshal. Wallace's Band. Southwark Engine, No. 28, George T. Alker, Foreman, mace @ splendid Gg! The et , Walch ie e@ first c ope, and aworg thoee of the largee) calibre in th> city, wes crawn by four of Adams’ Expross Company's bors:a—known as ths “string team." The horses heads were decorated with red, white and bluo plumes, and had buffalo robes thrown over them. Tho company turned cub the full number allowed, and were acoom pavied by several honorary membors of many years standing. They were lavish of Roman candies, Bsngal lights, and were headed by Wallace’s band. Naiad Hose, No. 53,Wm. AH. Suhmway, Foreman. In + ron Benj ia Rams at teneeeaty urning., or reel, ly bi q and ly illuminated the . Tee company turned out members. Tradcsmen’s Ecgine, No. 87. Thie machine was magni- cently festooned, and brilliantly illuminated. Sixty mon marched in the Madison Hose, No. 37, Simon V. Wooley, foroman; thirty men. This cart was adorned wilh age and lit up with various colored Jampe. Lady Washington Engine, No. 40, Joveph H. Hatton, foreman. On the top of this orgine wase large carved , bolding ia its beak the American and Kuglieh flags ‘ae Liuminated by several lamps and a Drummond ~~ members bad turned out, West Hook aud Ladder, No. 9, Jotn H. Forman; fifty men. This truck bad an immense Drummond light, ailarge fag. and any qaantity of colored lamps. Yecific Pogine, No. 98, Samucl M. Sim , foreman; ify men. This machine attracted the mof the crowd, an immenee calcium light and 150 tampe {llaminat- ie Saini 00ppa s 8 ley, A sixty men. . @ wes decorated with flags and lumi ated with lampe. Mazeppa Hose, No. 42, John lee, foreman; thirty men. ‘This cart carried a large Drammond light and a quanty of lamps. Nev tt Hook end Iadder, No 10 Ths trook aranee looked well, ard (he mombers of the company presen ‘ed No. 29, looked execedting!y well, and ed in roepeotadie numbers. Adkine’ Waehirgton Brass Dood. Ciiton Ergine No. 41, Anton Alairs, foreman: sixty men. This engine was polished in a bewutiiul mauner, acd attracted copsiderabie atte niion. Alert Hose No 41, Wm. Mclanghlan, foromea, thirty men. Toe hose cart wae decorated with American Lage and |llamtpated with Iampe. Washington Irving Hore No. 44 The members of this company @ most fremaa |ike appearance, and their if, ‘was tastefully decorated. Fxoelaior Valley Forge Hose No. Téward L. Cobb, foreman thirty men. This hose was briiliantly (illuminated and looked beautiful. Mechanics’ Hose No. 47, Yornelios N. Wright, foreman; wiry men. This hese cart was not decorated in au urufnal manner. Mazapra hpgine No. 48, Jeremiah Foley foreman. This company turned out sixty men, aod thou maonine wae decorated with fags and {/leminated by lampe of varios TANTH DIvistON. Arvetstant Rngineer Daniel Doxnovan, Marshal Bronck's Marien Hock apd Ladder, No. 15, B. A. Gregory, fore- man; fifty men, |The company had s large lamp, on englo ani ¥ Amserions More, No. 48, bad thirty men, asd presented an . Veethoutis Rogine, No. 49, Thisengino was eplendiaty decorated, and the men prosented an imposing ap- eRTONOO. ° Relef Hone, No. 61, paraded thirty mom, andthe cart was beautiuily {ilumipated, Fixty ninth regiment Dram corpe. Hope flose, No. jl, ‘This cart was very appropristely Mumirated and decarated. Yorkville Pand. 1 orore (0, 45. pobdcemai Hectraet with flags and sigoais, and was Faroe Howe, No. 54, Berian F. Grant, foreman. This company’s oarrieg® was ornamented with a numbor of bouquets of natural flowers, several wreaths of artificial flowers, and surmoumed by two American flags. The members in the numbered men. lone Star Engine, No. 60, R. V1 , foreman ; sixty ‘This machine wes brilliantly illuminated with « men. iy ston of vari Jampa, the com; vised an extra tember over the qusany eporeprabee by the Corporation. Undine Hore No. 62 This machine was handsomel, fitted out with flags and lamps, and the mon marched we Columbian Hook and Ladcer No. 14; fifty men. This treck wae decorated with featoons, and illuminated with a * leege ntnber Of Jamnpe. PURVENTH DIVISION. iorineer Wm. Hacket:, Marshal. This mactvine was aloo very No 16, Jobm Andraws, Fore: i with sme lag? and Hit cagle, iia was feng! a for lanterns, and a Wrap wer” light biexed forth on tu The Compeasy vutabered Miiy mem, worih’s Recon’ baru of i Harry Liowsrd Hore No, Upe joatremente. Denlel Bitrgorian, foreman, tho carriaga Wore ton bentiti- meowher aleo carrying @ lantern in his ft Lighte, exe hand tial Boging No. 61, 6 ty ot apenas wr ‘corge Magrath, foreman, s! of flowors was piaoced in front of buge lamp, while the American eagle was piaoed In the rear, and from ite month 6.4 106. OF Lhe Aulenne envio was quile yloluls, aad @lord- : : ; fie FH Fs Ai 5F deriz?] THE FIREWORKS IN THE PARK. A CROWD—BRILLIANT DISPLAY—THE CITY HALL SAFE. If the Park was crowded during tho day, wee jawmed during the evening. A vast crowd lingered, after the precession pareed through, with the evident iatention Of watting for the fireworks, and as dusk approached thetr pum bers evugmented until every availa vie etadd point ap- peared to be filed. A large space immediately in front of the Eiail was kept guarded by a large force of police for the eepecial bexefit of the Common Council and thote friends, which was about two-thirds filled. The pressing crowds cn the outskirts appeared to be deoply affected by this prodigal waste of good places, and pressed at every point to get in, Tho policemen were kep} busily engaged tryirg to keep them back, but here and thore, all along the line, the boys kept loaking in in small quantities, an@ once or twice they made arush,so that by tho time the display commenced baif those in the priri- leged p'ace were mot privileged to be there. Evorybody tugged and pulled to get as near as possible te the forbidden ground, and not a few of the weaker sex wore Bo severely handied as to falat. This was cspsclally the care near the chain which surrounded the enclosure those next to it being in imminent danger of boing cut i halves by the tremendous equeezing to which they ware sudjected. The trees nearest the Hall were Liberally patrorized, and the occupante seemod heartily to enjoy the fruitlees commande of the police for thom to come down. By the aid ef a ladder anda policeman’s club they were eventually dislodged, much to their own Gircatisfaction and the enjoyment of thore bo- neath. Opposite whe wort ead of the Hall sevo- ral anxious aemocrats, in their zoal to get good pesitions, clirabed up a Jamp poet, and not maintaining the centre of gravity very woil, eveceeded ic brivg'ng it and therselyes to tbe ground. Tho arravcement ef the on- clopure wes excecd'ngiy comfortable for those who got in, and maa! chaise. of the isdies were #0 fortucate as to hay ‘ar avey back from the Ball as the eye cou ‘As one solid mass Of upturned facos, occas onaily ated by the vivid flashes of the rockets. Park row acd B oadway were also crowded, 89 that vehicles wore ovgbt to a etend still until the di yy ended. It was at fret rumored that the fireworks were not to 9% Off urtd the freman’s torchigh} procession came down, bat this fortunately not to be the cage, as at a>out a quartergoest seven Mr.G A. Lilliondah! commenced the Cigplay with a briliact series of rockets, bombs and variegated lighta, whicb elicited the most entausiastis “pw, aw, aw’s,” and “ch, oh, ob, ob, ob’e.’” ‘The firing of rockets, ebelis, batteries, colored liiumioa- ticne and veleanoes continued from the commencoment to the cloee of the displsy, luminating the aimesphore with o lurid glare. Sorce of the shells were exceedingly boau- tifol., Fastalcud report would b» beard,mad thon ao Apparently insigntiicare ball of fire would be seen ehooting bigh tp etr, and porhaps the beholder would turn away in disgust; but jurt ap it roached its highest point a slight exp would be heard, and, like a flash of lightaing, myriads of mapy colored Jete would scatter it ery di- rection, making a feu de joie of every color of the raisbow. Asie from the two main pieces of the evening, thel's were decidedly the best of the display. The vol- canic batteries were a!so very fine, and the rockets, with the exception of a tew which burst, very well. The large ore were first fired at sbou' balf- past seven consisting of two of esch of the “Polka Quadrille,” “ sstarn and bis Satellites,’ and ‘ fhe Compound Sara Wheol ? ‘These were succeesively let off at clther ond of demonatration of Oa, ob, sh greoted these waa alight compared with that which applauded the the rovoly- irg giobe. This was compoeed of variegated longitudinal and latitudingl lives, the giobe itself baviog a horizontal and rotary motion, which at a distance gave i} tho apoear- ance of @ most complicated piece. But even tho eatisfac- fiom with which ail theso efforts of Mr. Lilliondabl wore reosived was surpaesed by the grand finale of the even- Guced. At Just ‘tweety ibleutee fast eight, whh's beret a J miru witha of flame which ‘amost Stinded the multitud: 19, the east and west wings of the Hall were illuminated by representa. tions in fireworks of tho Niagara and a memnon in the scot of Inying cable. The cheer which greeted this was unusual, and continued lovg after the Inst spark bad died away, in avotber minute the mars waa startled by the simultaneous baret of flame frem tar for every State in the Unior. columes, benesth the «niablature, biez:d a beautiful Greek crows. The inscription on tho entablature was as ‘ollows:— Beiutaber kak ° ogcecoe coef c sen cco © Tie last “uaval cbgegement between Britain—A H s o ° ° The was the most of tge rockets y fe erecied at either xd of the Hall. As a further pre- caution, by the foreth aight of Mayor @nambor of barrels and pels of water, with men to 4 them, Were placed upon the roof, and Sergesat Birney was di- rod . L—) fd ator the dis Y, to preven iy ire. Aticgetber the well be jonneed & wuC- cos, od with tas ereceuen ef on rocks etrtiaag rin evening. was jort one bour sad « ey 9 yet mavy crowd liogerod to wait for toe passage of tno Sremea’ precession. THE ILLUMINATIONS. NEW YORK IN A BLAZE—GRAND DISPLAY OF THE HOTELS, STORES AND PRIVATB DWELLINGS, The demonstrations of rejoicing over the succemfal achievement of the great event of the age wore last even- tng, #0 fer as the illuminations arc ecocerned, almost en- tirely confined to the lower pert of (he city. The propric- tora of iho Greeley Hote!, on whe corner of Forty fourth street and Sixth avenue, attracted some attention by the brilliant ltumipation of bis bar and the burning of tar barrels on the centre of the street cpposite. Tae Mender- ville Houre in Broadway rear Thirty-second street, wae Mtkewise brilliantly ‘lighted ap;” but eave theese and some elight dencoratrations of joy iu a few private dwollingsand regar stores intervening, (be |l}uminations may be raid to have commenced on the route of the procession a Union square. A fow boutes in other parte of the city were {Ituminated but attracted little attention. Evidently the great mass of the people who were interested in the rejoicings wore attracted from home to the torchiight procession of the firemen, Among tho mest noticeable of the {iuminated private dwel ings was that of Dr. Doremus, on Fourth avoouc. The garden frout and house of the doctor was tastefully illuminated and waa quite an attraction during the evon- ing. Every equare of giass bad jis candie “sbiaing bright and clear,” and on the boughs of the trees were sutpend- ed jn rich profusion, lanterns of colors. Oar pational atandard and that of Great wore muBpend~ te ae garden, ond made altogether a very - id vpearenee, Bhven ieee ey —_ hee ben sine oheue me, tending forth w halo of Tight thas \lhuminated the avenue for a conniderablo distance. The Seuate Houre Hotel, No. 7 of Mr. Chas. be, 899 Broalway, hanging and pointing eotablisbuvoat, haa bis eoee’ Orc 7 cutee Ut Cnedles, with life cine 00s of Washi, on, ancien the right (be od tone of Liberty, Daghaman on uke left, end Fem « Bonry Clay enderneath this erican baaner, bearing the f ‘ormever noe Conquers,’ and on the reverse ‘ % nig Hote! was itivmiumted with cond The sliver ware store of Mr, Ri Li fe ohn Let AT eri Wintour set moar of Nght i foltow crip om “Weplayed on the building — shuffled off that tomereat eth, cay Be lactated Dy al” gy