The New York Herald Newspaper, December 26, 1858, Page 1

WHOLE NO. 8149. SUNDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 26, 1853. CHRISTMAS FESTIVITIES. Celebration of Christmas Way in the City— General Suspension of Business—Services im the Churches—Trial of Steam Fire Engines—The Target Com- panies and the Fantasti- eals—Skating in Central &e., &e. Christmas was uever more generally observed in this city than it was yesterday. Business, except such as was done by 2 few toy stores and the public saloons, was en- Wrely suspended, and tho great marts of commerce in the lower part of the city, which on other Saturday’s are fhronged with busy merchants and almost impossible from the wultitude of vebiclesy that choke up tho thoroughfares, were yesterday as deserted as if it was midnight or the Sabbath. In fuct, all New York was at ome, enjoying to the ful! the eweet infinences of the Christmas season and dispensing ts kindly charities to all the members of the household, The growing faver with which Christmas is regarded is worthy of note, ond is due, no doubt, partly to the large accessions made yearly to the foreign population of the city, to whom Ghristmas is the great holiday, and partly to the in- creased reverence felt for the day itsel? aud the beantifnl aseociations connected with it, As the community adds to its wealth, holidays will necessarily grow in favor, as they give an opportunity for the display of private muni- feence and public charitable demonstrations. Thanksgiving is associoted with family re-unions at the oid homestead; the Fourth of July for its patriotic demon- strations; New Year's day for its friendly character, its retrospects of the past and hopes tor the futuro; but €hristmas is the h day, when children, freed from the rontine of schoo! duties, can bask in their parents’ amiles and become jubilant over the gifts of the good Sanur Claus, whose visit over night creates so much delight smong the “little people.” Littie children were the delight of Him whose nativity is celebrated in the ‘observance of Christmas day, and there 1s something peculiarly appropriate in the attention paid to their com- fort and happiness on it yearly return. ‘The weather yestorday was charming—bright and clear and cold as became the season, with nothing unpleasant about it—sometbing unusual for a Christmas day. To be sure, there is no necessity for ine weather on aChristmas, ‘as people ought to stay at home in any event, but ifthe day is murky and unpleasant without, so much the more ai- tractive is the warmth and comfort of home, The Roman Catholic and Kpiscopal churches claimed ne- ceasarily a large Share of attention yesterday , and de a ‘iM, apart from any religious association connected with the day, from the beauty of the decorations and the attractive and jubilant character of the services, The charitable institutions also reaped a rich harvest yesterday, and the home of many a poor family was mate giad by the contribution of the munifivent. The children oa Randall's and Ward's islands were uot forgotten in the gen- eral festivity. The firemen enjoyed the day in their own way yester- day by trying the capacity of some of their engines at the public Liberty polls, The most interesting of these ex hibitions was at the corner of Franklin street, and West Broadway, where the two steam tire engines recently constracted for the vity at the Novelty Works made a most creditable dispiay of their capacity to throw ‘water to an extreme beightand for any length of time, We have already noticed the performances of these same en. gies, and have given a detailed accountof their peculiari- ties, #0 that it will be unnecessary to repeat it here. Olt firemen, who have heretofore been ‘‘down’’ op these ma- chines and were disposed to underrate their value, wero moch astonished yesterday to see a stream froma two ‘and a quarter inch nozzle thrown ten feet above the Fifth ‘ward liberty pole, which is 175 feet high. Ono of theso engines threw a ctrcam of 240 fect horizontally from an epen butt. It is really to be hoped that thero will be no further delay in putting these machines into active use in the department. Harry Howard Engine Co. No, 36 paraded yesterday with their machine and made a fine display. ‘The target companies did not turn out in their usual number yesterday for some unexplained rea- sou. Uusually Christmas day has tho offect of bringing out crowds of target companies, who make the streets resonant with martial strains, and Keep up a continuous rattle of musketry at the hotels in the vicinity of the city. This year they made but a poor show. During the day, however, a number of fantastical companies paraded the streets, creating much notice ‘and merriment. They were dreseed in all kinds of ‘outlandish attire, and calied themselves by names in keep” ing with their garments. “* Falstail’s Army,’’ the “Tre mondous Curbetone Guards,” the “Ragged Back Cudots,”” ‘and whe like. It must be confessed that the persouation of ‘the parts assumed was not very perfect, for, asa general thing, the Irishmen, clowns, negrovs, Punch and Jadys, and Dotchmen, were sombro melancholy individaals, while the Hamlets, Macbeths and Richards, monojo!\zed all the laughter. As @ burlesque on the regular target companies, some of them had prizes strung on a pole, oon- finting of penny whistles, Jewsbarps, bunches of onions, Ain trumpets and pans, and tho like, instead of the plated ‘ware that figures so often in our streets. As the object of theve fautasticals is to create @ laugh against themselves, it may be a source of some satisfaction to them to know that they generally encceeded. EARLY SERVICE IN AN EPISCOPAL CHURCH. Farly sory ive took place yesterday morning at haif past six o'clock {a the chureh of the Holy Innocents, Thirty seventh street. The interior of the edifice was beautifully decorated with branches of palm tree) and wreaths of wther evergreens in considerable profusion. The exor- eigen, which commenced with the “Gloria in Rxvetsis, and included “ilark the herald angels sing” and several other Christians hymns and anthems, wore entireiy choral, the whole yody of the congregation participating, and the organ assitting very litte, A sermon very appropriate to the Christmas festival was thon proached by Rev. (r . Cousidering the early hour at which the service commenced, the congregation was quite large and the eloreses very teresting. HOME POR THE PRIENDLESS, SPREC Te — SING ING PRESENTS — FESTIVITIES —MORE THAN \ THOUSAND VISTTERS, RTC., ETC. “Perhaps no body of persons rejoice more sincerely and Bappiiy at the recurrence of Christmas than the recipients Of the favors of the Home for the Friendless, The institu: tion, it will be remembered, is located at No, 20 Bast ‘Twenty ninth street. There are at present in the buildings at that place one hundred otherwise destitute and hapless Hittio children, some of them mere infants, unable to speak or take eare of themselves in the least, and al! of them orphans, children of poverty or otherwise unfortunate, ‘They are taken care entirely at the Home, which is their only home; thence they are furwshed with other and generally more abiding homes in the country There are also connected with the Hlome two industrial schools, situated in Wet Fortieth street, where youths are feecive:t and gratuitously tanght such branches of learn ing as are common to our public schools, and also @uitabic industrial pursuits: they are not only tanght fece of charge, but are also given dinner every day, the fruit of their industry going in some measure to defray the necessary expenser. The Home is entirely ander the ebarro of femaies; a Hoard of Managers direet ite aifvire, ‘The principal of the Home School is Moss M. 0. Lous: the Principal of Ineiustrial Schoo! No. 11s Miss M. J, Wiison, and Miss Tabes i principal of No. 2 Industrial Schoot, ‘The Home forthe Friendiess is a very mock more use fol and extensive institution than many people in New ‘York have any idem of, as will be Ly | seen by the fol Jowing figures —Puring the past year 470 children and 436 aduiis were admitted to the Home, 49 adn its were pro- vided with citations, and bamwes were found for two or three imndred children, ta! number of persons who received aid from the Ho 1,408, the total sumber who have been reeetved in the snatitution since ite founding i 8,158. This will give some idea of the Operations of the liome. Places are not only found for the destitute children in good faniiies, but a guardiansh.pand care over them i stil kept up. They are visited in their new homes, and if they are fownd wo bo unfortunately edtnated! they are removed to bettor homes. ‘The chapel of the Home was neatly Gtted up for Christ tne; about 3 P.M. the doors were thrown open to the ps ‘There wae immediately a throng of patrons av Parties lnterested in the school, most every one of them bringing something for the children oF the inet tution ‘The chikiren, about 260 in number, with bright faces aut clean vlothes, then aseomtled in ie chapel. ‘The ex ercizes wore commenced with prayer. The chiltren then ang, © A year again las paeed away.” little apeecb, called“ Weleonae both to you and me,” wan thon deiiv. } ered. ag the following, were sung — has led us on, Through o ore tleeting year ; ace more His mercies to lake kuewn, We in ffis courts appear. Chorus.—The children’s Home—the orphan’s Home , Oh, ‘tis Hie Home we love 5 lor hore we’re taught the way to tind Our better Home above. For food, and shelter, friends and care, A tribute would we brin To Him who hears the orphan’: prayer— Our hearts His pralves sing. May patrons, teachers, loved ones, ail, Its richest intinonce Share, beavenly manna round them fa }— Grant, Lord, the orphan 3 prayer. FOLLOW ME. To the dwelling place of woe, ‘Whither thou wast wou to 2, ‘To the lone and fatherless, the widow in distress, To the child of misery, Jesus, we will follow Thee, ued as follows: Other vongs, suc Aband Divan! yi mas, or Santa Claus. “ Dialogue, by Charlie and Lizzie. joctaw, by M.A. Sillizan, ch ved Christm Wile Gillan. NG—Duet, by two girls—All sister: are. “ Tho Christmas day, the Chrisimas day. % Kind words can never ¢ a We'll no ‘Ou. The performun.e ‘was very fine, con- sidering their age and condition, and their demeanor was site to the occasion. Tt was, indeod, a great day for 5 they hada giwae os 8, Christma last, though ) candies, which the aiters woul! give them. of the little children were very beautiful, ani ali, or bese ly all, were bright, promising youths. [i 4 Beautiful sight to sce them there so clean ys bappy and nuocent, when without the kind hin ty they would be dirty, at ie, unhappy aul Virtuous. Such a beantifal out drowth of charity is but rarely seen, Tho public seemed to appreciate the spe cle, and to mautlest a warmth of feeling unusual & wt ings in this ¢ From 3 P.M. to5 P. M. there was a stream of visiters coming and another going from tho Home—frem one to two thengand persuns musi nice visited it during the day, ‘Over the stage was the inseription:— Qernen wenessenccsreennstrerneest ere seed « tetere r > GLORY BK TO GOP ON GH. 3 3 GoD wirtt t SPR tea OLE Lee TE LETODELOLELEDEDOLOIEOIIE “C7P) At the lower end of the chapel were three large trees beantifully ornamented with presents and the like children. The largest and most beautiful one was a pre. sent from the Church of the Incarnatiwn (Dr. Montgome- ry’s) to the ebildren of the. Home; the other two trees, With their preseuts and ornaments, were for the clitren of the two industrial schools. Tho distribution of the effects of the trees tok place about seven o'clock P. M., 8 have a delightfal tu nds throughour + * derable portion of the country; thelr agent travelled fifteen thousand miles last year to visit ex pupils. They pubiish a neat semi-monthly of sixteen pages, which has a subscription list or circulation of thirty-seven thousand copies. The missionary last year made over 4,000 visits among the poor and destitute, 227 visits to the sick, attended 209 meetings. The following table exhibits the clothing disburse the areociation during a year:— Nomber of garments given out. . quilts, , * families aided. Whole number of individuals a.der ‘ oro ns aided 318 Trinh fb 300 English “ 48 Germans: od Seoteh ts Freoch 6 Country not known. 230 Widows aided ones OB Protestants aided 472 Catholies ated... 149 Religion not kuown Baz About $50,000 are disbursed by the association an nually. Christmas is the gr day in the calendar for the eatest children of the Home. They thon look Fad happier, Ay in the yonry and yeatoraay was bob oaly « great day, y in the year; and ys y Was a groat day, but a great Christmas, for thei SKATING IN CENTRAL PARK. GREAT NUMBERS OF PERSONS ON THE GROUNDS —1CB TOO THIN YOR SKATING—SOMR IN THK WaTeR— GENERAL DISAPPOINTMENT YESTERDAY AND GENR- RAL HOPE FOR TO-DAY. Yesterday the Central Park wae visited by some thou. sands of persons, who went there in eager anticipation of enjoying recreation on the ice, and to participate in the general hilarity and amusements which incidents in skating on the glosay surface produce, Unfortunately the mass was disappointed in ite expectations—the ter was too thin. From early morning up to midday considerable numbers had their amusement on a Portion of the pond; but at that hour the oblique rays of Sol had told no “ flattering tale,” and the constantly ia- creasing numbers of visitors rendered it necessary to for. bid more pastime. The ice at bost durlug the day was not more than an iueh and a half in thickness. On that thou sands in turn and at intervals might bave glided along in every fantastic route their imagination and skit) might bave traced, but to keepeach in torn and at proper inter- vals would have been utterly impossible. With some live persons going down between 12 and 1 o'clock, the imperative order of “ no more skating for the day,’ was given and rigidly enforced. The anfortunates who went down, ne it may easily be imagined, displayed vonsiterable agility in vacating the hole, and making for ferra firma, to the great amusement of the gulookers, who woald have laughed as beartily if the five had mot a watery grave ‘The great rarity of seeing smart folks, in broadeloih, dripping like water rats, made the incident the better enjoyed. There was considerable difficulty, as well a9 amusement, in getting out of the water one of the nom ber. Ofticer Travis, however, with. some plank#, went to his assistance, and after some four or five minutes #ive working bronght the gentleman to rafety, considerably cooled in skating ardor (rom the temperature of his batt, ‘The number of vieiters in the morning was not 80 re. marksbly great as the number who came “after dinner.’ Towards three o'clock ten persons camo to the Park for one who left it, The good natared look and comfortabiv clad appearance of the afternoon folks engwested the idea that justice had been done to the goose and plum paa. ding of Christmas, and for these they had in all proba. Dility deferred Uheir intended pastime tit the after part of the day. The character of tho visitors yesterday was evidently of a better close than that of those present inet Sunday. ‘Their presence in the Park would donbtless tell the tale of their abrence at the fatre and pieces of amusement in the city yesterday afternoon, ‘The number of persons could not be accurately estimated, but the general impression was that there was twice the namber present yesterday than was there on Sunday, and for cortain the number of persons met with skates dang. ling over their arms or wranped up in sHme newspaper, was at leust five times more than before. It was with commendable prodenes, therefore, that the skating was stopped shortly after midday, as the rash pon the pond wonld have been greater that ice twice its thickness could have supported. Of course there was nO angry = potntment op any count nor —th. dieaprninte sensib! concindive that there was 96 manager, no public caterer on whom they could veut their spleen, enjoyed a ratnble up to Vieta Rock, and when the yacaneies permitted, mounted the bell tower, and viewed north and senth the city and the country, ompoted in their minds—tmany of them unduestion. w long before our rapllly extending city would ite streets and ave orth as densely peopled as ow the streets and avenies south. A view from ths ower compensated something for disappointment on eo, and Trew the rind from the thickness of con graled water to the contemplation of the futire grandeur of Gotham, when she will have grown from the Empire Oty to the City of the World. There were quite a namber of equestrians riding over the grown, w i Hkewlee & fow carringes as near to the yond as the undnished roads permitted them to approach, ‘The Third avenne ears were crowded in the morning and afternoon, and, tn addition to the usual provision and cal. culation for Christinas, the company would he vo their fullest anticipations ar od Shonid the weather continue ae © orp and cold as it sot int last neht there wil, Jombtless, be good skating on the yond to-day ch wae the general expectation of the skater in the Park sesterdsy, whieh, in some measure tok ige Of their disappointment. OBSERY ANCE OF CHRISTMAS IN BROOKLYN The day was obseved ax a holiday by all ciasses, Serviers were held fi nearly all tte churches in the morning, aml in some there Werr handsome decorations, with evergreens formed ia variows ornamental shapes. The places of business wore clowd, and with tho excep tion of the confectionery stores, everything presented the appearance of a Sunday. The previows evening the streets were full, and storekeepers busy in waitiag npon enstomers, who Were laying in provisions for ton days in stead of one. In Fulton street lantie stract, 69 Ueles app: “y uspert, andar inlays Were displayed in tempting variety. The poliga returns of Christus eve- hing proved Uiat there had been cousidersble drunken ness the mgh: previous, and more than the osual nya ber of artests had been caade for thie offence. There waa, however, very little drunkenness or diverderly conduct ebeervable during the day, AN passed off quietly and orderly. THE CHRISTMAS VACATION IN THE BROOK- LYN SCHOOLS, The public schools of Brooklyn closed on Friday, and will not be re-opened till the first Monday in January. At the closing ceremonies o1 No. 6, 11 Warren strevi~-one of the crack achools—there was a large attendance of visi ters, and the exercises refiected the greatest credis on both teachers and pupils. After a clever valedictory in verse ad been delivered by one of the boys, Mr. Leavitt Bulkeley and Alderman Pierson addressed the pupils, and expressed their satisfaction at the great profctenc played. Mr. Symes is principal of this seboo!, aud ts efticiepcy and zeal are duly appreciated by the extivens of the Tenth ward. © The Bennett Divoree Case ft TESTIMONY OF THE REY. DE. GILLETTE, CALVARY BAPTIST CHIRCH IN Vawaay, Dec. 24.—Rev. Dr. Abram bi. Cullette sfirmed— Am pastor of Calvary Bapust church, West Thirteenth street, between Fifth and Sixth avenues, New York; have been since six yeaPs ago list August. . If during that time you were acquainted with Deacon Newman, Mrs, Newman, and Miss Newman, state it? A. . N.'8 hame Was appended to Ube call I received to that church, a8 a deacon and one of the committe on the call; he continued in ofitee of deacon till he leit for Minnesota; vas a member and President o! Board of rusiecs, and was chairman of the Building Commitios to erect a ehareh uptown: Mr, N. was esioeined by that church and congregation as highiy as apy man in it, fuliilling every taust with fidelity apd sutisfacnon; Mrs.’ N. was a very tigent and retined lady, of very tender and amiable sengibuities,@memboref my church; can’t vay where she was born, but was baptised into our denomination ‘a iy street chureh, Boston; Miss Sarah Newman was a ng and a very iuteresting, innocent, worthy girl, ‘teresting, unobirusive, and modest inh was a Sunday school scholar and to ate bow you became familiar win tueir house and A. Mr. N.’s official relations to my char nently to see , Originated the iléa of ou 4, and was the principal means set was procured a! a cost of about care; it remained in her care uni Minnesota, ery. ving a new com eouring it; a and pati her she left ior Winona, munion heard anything against ths characters Miss Newman? A. Never. Q. Any aspereions or meimnations against their house? - Net Q. Some testimony has Deon given as to an alleged er versation between yen and Mrs. Bennett in Mrs. N.’s hous , 1 @ woman appeared best in her night dress? A. 1 anhesitatingly pronounce every word of it an unmitigated falsehood; jt is a remark no lady should hear, and certainly not from my lips. Q. Te has also been said that at the same hous, with Miss N. and Mrs. B., you raised their feet on an ottoman, took off their gaiters, fanned Mra. B., and your arm on ber chair Or person, aud she re- ‘son. [Gov. Dutton interrupted, to wt that the witness should be told the testimony of the witnesses.] A So furas apy famillarity with Mes, B. on that or any other oceasion, I solerauly deny it—any improper familiarity,1 mean; Ihave read tn the papers of yesterday Mrs. #'s statement concerning the ottoman, which | presume may be true, but of which | have no recollection; my wile says (Gov. D.—Oh no, stop,) wel, Til say myself, hope Jo often done kinder things for han Mrs. B, explains, and that L shall continue todo ton of any anniversaries ator near » to Bergen witb Mrs. B.? A. Mrs. B.'s lit last night, reminded me of tho ) Hergem oue afternoon; went with hor, Mire. and Mis wman; we returued before evening; we came ov foot fromthe house on the bil! downto the river; further thaa that I've no recolisection how we re- whether I aceompanied the ladies to Mrs. N. , or entered the house or not, J have no rerollection whatever, recoileet that the bill at Bergen is very steep and ragged; it became very windy on our return’ home; the only incident 1 recollect in convection with that is looking around—I was a considerable distance down the hili—and seeing Mr. Stnith and Migs N, as having stoppod @ moment, for some reason which J know nothing of. Q. Did Mes. B. ever recline upon your person, tu aay form’ A. She never did, sir. Q. Did you ever place Pd arms upon her person or around ber chair, A. 1 did not, sir, that I recoliect, of course, I state the thing positively, because I state it from a mind totaliy biank on that subject. The Court called the attention of the witness to the exact language of Phebe Withams in relation to the con duvet of Mr. Gillette with Mre. B. on retarning from anni. versary at his church. Wittess—As to that whole statement of Phebe W., overy word is faise. Cross examined—Q. You say you came from Philadel. iia to New York; how long you been pastor there? . Seventeen years. Q. You spoke of Mr., Mrs. and Miss N., and not o° boarders there; you knew nothing of them did you? A. I knew of but one person by pame, a gentleman; was not acquainted with the boarders generally. Q. Are you prepared to say you vevor heard anything against any member of ily up to the time of their te New York’ A. Tam; never beard a lisp, Q. When did you become acquainted with Mre. B.? A. I cannot say. Q. Did Mr. or Mre. N. go to Minnesota first? A. Mr, N. ‘went ip the fall, and took bis Camily in the epring. Q. Did you know enything of Mre. B. except as you met her at Mrs, N.'s? A. No, mir; knew her not long before we went Bergen: bad met Mr. Smith at Mr. seen him at my church with the WN. Rergen to accompany te ladies and for Uie purpose of recreation; recollect no Circumstances except riding up the hill; in coming back recollect walking down the steep hill. «. Did you not accompany Mrs. B. toe gallery of pic- tures? A. Lmay have #0, do not recollect; never recollect being in the street with Mra. 8. but once, when I overtook her and Mise N. going np, at { supposed to take the New Haven cars, I walked with them as fur as they went on my Way home. Q. I Mrs. D. hal stated that you had fanned her,or put Torah ph ghey es chair, would vareceee it?, A. Tam pot cal upon 0 ray have saft, but what | know: Tam not here to gay what f right ‘or might not have done; I have no recollection of any such transretion, Q. Don't recollect visiting s gallery of paintingr’ A. No, air. Q. How, then, can you state that you never had any particular conversation? A. Do you mean the conversa. tion about the dress? (Gov, D.—Yee.) Twas not eda. such slang; would not use it in any decent 1 Kinsed Mra. Q. Pid you never salute Mra. Re A. once Twas informed by Mr. Newman’ aad Mrs. B. were going to Caba: as wished me to give them any iaforniat y power: T called at Mr. Newman's, met the parties, Dr. and Sirs. B. and the rest of the faritly and arose to go; Miss Newman, n perhaps fifteen or eixteen years old, ax was frequent u ly her costem on my arrival or leaving, girilike, came up (Blackman—And you Kissed her, I sap- Dr, Hennett seid something like and kiesed me pose? A. Of course. | thie—"'Do not be partial gestion, a challenge. whichever it might , 1 respectfully kissed Mrs. B.; she replied substance to this efect— That Privilege, Mr. Gillette which Tam not in the habitof granting to gentlemen.” { replied, pia: i—I presume so, Madame, olee T should not have kisred you Q. Do you mean 10 state that as tle enly occasion? A Only ove | recollect Q. IN you ever say to Mrs, B. thot aty Doctor one ht not to be married, of onght not to live wogether, or that there was no sympathy between them! A. Never ha i Bby ocrasion to. I Knew sothing of their domestic re Hone @ What church was you pastor of in Philadelphia? A. Of two churches; of Sansom street charch, between three and four years, ond the rest of the time of a colony from Sanfom street church, in Twelfth street &. Tid you ever visit the Bennetts in New Haven? A. Ouce in August; think two years ago; may be three; after they went to Cuba, T presume; } arrived in this city Saturday evening, put up at Tontine; worshipped on Sab- bath morning at First Baptist church; i the afternoon at qne of Congregational charches on the Green; in the evening 1 presched in Dr. Phelps’ pulpit (Fret Baptist) for him; on Monday T recollected — that this was where Mr. and Mrs. Bennett fired, with whom [d a casual intance, I inquir: 4 for their residence, and called about mid-day, the ser Vat told me Doctor was in the office; I asked fr Ooctor and Mre. B. Doctor came, received me very cordially, ew: pressed hiv regret that Mrs. B. was away from home, Wished me to seo his garden, took me inte it, showed me it and its surroundings, stables, &e.; I think be then wished to show me hie use, and took me through most of the apartinents; the farnitare was in part dis placed, and sheets 0 on our about leaving the obamber to go dow “Here, Mr, G., Twant to sane pen your team, pointing toa particuler room, and said, “Sr. G., 1 want you to come to New Haven; there is no pieasanter place to spend your summer vacation, and my horse and carriage aud Mrs. B. shail by your service.” ' @. Did you attend any party with Mrs, By A. A lady of my church reminded me after this trial that Mrs. B. spent an evening at a sowing circle at her house, but I do not recollect her being thore, A Cemors Brock or Houses.—A block of houses is in course of erection in Fifth avenne, between Forty-first and Forty second streets, thet is exciting much public curiosity from the peculiarity of their construction, It Appearance is not walike a fortress, with towers on the corners of the streets; bot no one would suppose from the outside that the block comprised eleven different ha. bitations, nine of which are on the avenue and one on each of the streets, They are built of Sonth Am! brick, a novelty in this city, and whieh is of a yellow! color and bas a very neat _ The atyle is by the architect “domestic The two onteide and three contre buildings are twenty-tltree feet wide, sixty. six feet deep, five stories high, with attics, basements and a i 2 4 . bs i tine. "The buildings, which cost $100, pasty Who built hem on speculation, THE LOTTERY TRAFFIC IN VEW YORK. Policy Shops in New York—Description of the Dens, &c., &e. The arrest and examination of the lottery manayere, ayents and runners, an account of which has been published jn the Hrrarp, has created intense excitement among the venders throughout the city biring the past week, and most of the policy shops im the oy have been closed, fearing a descent on ther jlaces by the Mayor's squad, uring the examination before Cit Judge Russoli taere was a very large attendayve of ihe lottery fralermity—Benjamin Wood, one of the manag of the Bparts Academy lottery, being present—all appr rently deeply interested in the e nm of the wit- The ost # contuiered one of (he most interesting the Police have ever made connected with lotteries, they having found on the person of almost every one arrested, ets, slipe and money counected with the concern, arrested are, without a doubt, the prime movers in this city in the business, Not only were all the papers, &o., Peovired, but the key to the lottery, containig a eon bination of over a million of figures, waa secured. Thit will bea great loss to the managers. Prepare a new one, should they undertaxe to re-establish ‘AD aponey again in this city. Though the principal agent of this lottang was arrested about aix months ago and fined for the offence, it nad not tio etiect of putting astop tothe busin The head- quarters were the located in Amn et but shortly after the parties had been discharged by Recorder Barnard, the husiness was ie-established and went on in full blast anti! Saturday. Tho whereabouts of their new headquarters Sergeant Birney was unable to discover; but about a w ago one of the employes of Swan & Co, became dissatis fied with his busiuess arrangements with the concern, and accordingly made complaint against all the parties Which resuited in their arrest. ‘The tirst examination diselosen the fret that up to last week the vending of polities was almost as great in this city during the iate war agamst the lotteries as at any time previous. The great dif ficulty which has attended tho elfurts of the police is the Want of a conviction of one or two of the parties, and the arrest of the keding men connected in the business As to the policy tragic, it has of Into years become a system $0 arranged by’ petty dealers a¥ to accommo. date the passions of the poor. The game is founied 4 regular drawings made in other States, and the vender \s himself the banker; for out of seventy-tive put inte the wheel twelve are to be drawn out, and se ou according to the variations of the scheme. The poor who, out of their earnings cannot aitord to purchase an exponsive ticket, Ko to a dealer oF policy vender and bet him one shilling or one doilar—though the scale is enlarged or reduced ac cording to the amount the player can ailord—that No or avy other number specified will be among these drawn in gome lottery. ‘The vender takes the money, notes the numbers in his book, and gives the player & memorandum of the same upon a slip of paper, and upon the drawiyg of the lottery is based the result. These bits of paper are what ave called policies. For example, in the Georgia lottery, December drawing, we give 10—1, station numbers for b—10—21, gig. 5—10—21) saddl 8 5—10—21—42 hor: . 100 If the chosen numbers come out, and the dealer is “hit,” he loses but four dollars, baving previously receiy- ed ove for the risk; while it is 81x chances to one against the player. If the player wishes to take a more desperate risk, in hopes of a heavier return, be bets his shillings or his dol- jars that No. 6 will vot only be among those drawn, but it will be the third, the fourth, or last one out of the whool; by this arrangement, it will be perceived that the risk is enhanced iminensely, and the banker, accordingly, if “ hit,” promises a return of $56 for $1, These tatver are called station numbers, and the former are called day numbers, because it is suflicient for the payer if they be out anywhere on the day's drawing. Horses, mgs and saddles, being fancy combinations requiring an elaborate description, and it is unnecessary to deseribe them, Cu of extensive capital, who had formerly been heavy devs -s in the ticket traffic, 200n adventured into this uew specu. lation. As to the lotteries, they are, without doubt, a ewin die on the public; but the people seem to think, because they are authorized by other States in which they are located, they are not swindles, So Jong os lotteries are permiited by any one State they will be bought and sold in every State in the Union. No matter in what town or city a person visits there can always be found agents of some lottery conrern. the venderé pretending to be brokers, land agents or cv Jectors. pry hoe wenger ge wad it will never be known, as it is to the interest of the venders to keep their business strictly confidential. EXPLANATION OF LOTTERIES. ‘The manner in which lotteries are drawn ia not always the same. In the majority of the lotteries, which were broken up, it was seldom the managers allowed the drawing to be open to the public; but the legal lotteries guarantee to the purchaser the privilege of wit neseing the drawing if desired. The Maryland State Lot- tery, which is considered the most substantial lottery in the , aud which is carried on under a legal char- ter, conducts ity drawing @ a very simple manner, ‘and it is always attended by a large number of : ‘The drawing ts generally carried on in a large room, called irs the There are two a5 a day—one at 1135 A. M. and the other at 4 P.M. One portion of the room i# divided off by a railing Within the enclosure the irawing is conducted by the managers. Direetly in the ceutre of the enclosure is the glass wheel, which is about nine feet in circumference, aud Sight inches wide, made of very beavy Fretch plate Near the wheel the comsissioner, who is elected by the peo- pe, conducts the drawing a8 required by the charter. ticket® are formed by the different combinations (any three numbers, viz, 1,4, 10; 2,5, 11, &c.) that the number from 1 to 75, oF 110 78 inclusive will admit of, The 76 nambers are printed in packakes of 25 tickets; the 78 numbers in of 26 tekets, three numbers being on a ticket—no two tickets having the same combi. nations in the whole scheme of the lottery. On the day ot the drawing, these 76 or 78 numbers (as the sebome may specify ) on separate pices of paper, are cn cireled in small tin tubes about two Jaches long by half an it sit willtake weeks to | | inch in diameter, and then placed in the whee}; then as | many numbers, generally (row ten to sixteen, a& are re. quired for the ‘decision of the prizes in the lottery are drawn ootet random. A voy being blindfolded with a handkerchief, after the numbers are placed im the wheel, it 8 turned around sever: bere there: i . out commissioner, ue anrolls it, ond shows the number drawn to the public. The «ame is repeated wuti! the namber required be drawn out; then it is printed with the lithographic signature of the lottery comunissioner and given to the public Another mode of drawing isthe Havana plau. Ina cheme of 25,000 ticke's, numbered frem 1 to 25,000, there are 1,120 prizes; beng 224 tull prizes and 996 ap. proximation prizes. Numbers from 1 to 25,000 are print ed on Separate slips of paper, corresponding with the numbers on the tickets, These numbers are severally folded up in tm tubes and placed in a giase wheel. ti another wheel are placed the ame 8 of the 224 full prizes, similarly printed and enciowed. The wheels arc then revolved until all the tabes are coraminglod the roughly, when @ nomber ix drawn from the wheel of pombers, aod at the same time a prics is drawn [row the other wheel, by small boys who are blindfolded. The number and the corresponding prize are then opened and exbibited to the audience, and at once hn gg bya is it. By prizes are (oterminett the ap proximation prizes, The two preceding and the two sac coeding numbers to those drawing the Uret 224 prizes will be entitled to the 886 approximation prizes. For example if ticket No, 11,250 draws the $50,000 prize, Ahose tickets pom bered 11,248, 11,249, 11,251 and 11.262 will each be eplitted to $500, and so ou, according to the above echeme. if ticket No. 1 should irawn, the approximations would then be 2, al 2 0. If teket No. 25,000 should be 24,008, 24,009, Land 2. If ticket 2, OF 24,999 should be drawn, the approximations would be on the same soon as the Numbers a drawings without bis signatore are illegal. rat Lotteries alway the conclusion of » Cansmis rtilicate like the fol the drawing of the and foe other pur * thet the follo ‘om the 75 p. 1 P) ‘ 4 3s veel ——~ Decamnor - )mMiasioner of Lotteries. oring each drawing ac crk is stationed near the com. missioner, with a record of all the combinations of num. ‘ber#, and a8 soon as they are amnownced, he tarne to the like numbers on record, and tells in a moment if a prise has been old, and if so, by whom, in what city or town, and to what Amount ‘fhe tickets are what are caltod a whole, half and qnarter, the following being a deseripiion of a whole ticket of the Grand Consolidated Lottery — 7 he LOOON TOLEDO TE TOLO LE COCELE ROLE ODODE IEEE TE SRAND CONSOLIDATED LOTTERY. z ‘This ticket will entitie the holter ro such to ! 1 imag be Grown to Ke nusiber, to he Whole $162) —o drawing, subject to a a per cent, payable immediately after the led by the Maryland State Lowery, Baltimore, and, Apri 2. Ci} R. FRANOR & 00. soeconeoee sovvereece. nooo. Several lotteries which have been prominent before the public have been started to raise money ‘fur the benetlt of (ue approximations would be | t | | \ | | establish an ae For instance, a party desing $0 and the town in) why tia be lm ated be: unabie to raise the funds, a lot tury established and tickets gold, tho proceeds to form rertain prize, a deduction of fifteen per cent being retained ou wll prizes from the winner, to be paid inte the fund for the establishment of the jemy, or whatever it may be. Where it required that $12,000 should be raised t) earry on the project, After the lottery haa been Started a certain number of tickets are issued y for instance, to be drawn every three mouths. ceipts for each quarter being 25,000, about $20,000 is Givided up into prizes, ana the remainder kept to ja necessary expenses mcurred in carrying on the When the drawings are nae, fifteen per cont is then de dueted from the prize money, which realizes $5,000 on the quarterly drawing and $22,000 mone year. [9 thie way, f carried out ag shown above, and reliable men appointed to carry on the lottery, i would be a far ine butas hundreds x yo purchase Gekets, the lotteries soon changed hands, and others were estab: lished to defraud the public, not r being awarded, | The fol act anthorizing the raising of $4,000 a certain academy in the State of Gear AS ACT TO AUTHORIZE THE TRUSTEES some public SAND DOLEATS, itenveted by. State of Georgia id by the vaby author thousaad dollars, for the benent o Kec. 2. And be it further enacto majority of bem, be, abd ches a Appel ‘ Honora ta supertatewd and ‘conduct saul Meters, and two sft commissionnrs are bereby authorized to divide sald oimey late 4s ihany separa’ schems of drawings aa in tebe jasdgom nt éball best suit the interest of amid Academy; and any sui or sums ef money which may be ral iwstoners under and by virtue of this act niwew or sald jotcery, alll (evs of salt Academy for the use a Nnarnwed (9 The. 38, 188. The expense of conducting the lottery business an iw a jo js immense, a capitaPef nearly two hundred thousand dollars bemg required. expense nt printing, ogether with that of Welegraphing aud post age, willamount in a year to nearly the above sum. At one of the Southern jotteries over twenty printers are kept at work printing girls ually engaged doing them Up in packages, AB a x sare peunted ‘a year abead, and are Kept in iro not be destroyed by tire, The numb: ed throughout the Stes is very large a town but what has some person employed lottery tickets. The following is a certificete whieh each gent recelyes:— Maxacens’ Orricr, Many -—<—— is a regular licensed vend the Maryland State lotteries. Pers from hin may rely 01 iving non via and certificates 4g their eignature, R. FRANCE & €O., Managers At the institution a number of girls are algo employed in directing letters with schemes enclosed, The postage the same would make quite a Lu rtune in the course of a year or two. Directories of every city, town and vil- lage throughout the United States ‘are procored by the managers, and from these the names of parties are ascer- tained, and « r vying @ list of the priz Tho resitlt is, that out y bundred in- dl to try their hick, and accords for tickets. Should fifty thousand circulars be and each Ueket be valued at on that ff nal muMber five thousand parsons would for vel , making the receipts on the aby cireulars distributed, $6,000, Should there by scheme a week, at the above ratio tae meome would amount to $260,000 per year. Deducting the emount which, the managers claim, it requ to carry on the business ($200,000), and they have a profit of $60,000 over and above all expenses. There are two drawinyes a day, which ke the cash receipts on é ots $1,000 per day,at the very lowest (igure--and with the Havana lottery drawings on Saturdays, mking in all seven drawings a week—the receipts amount 1 full $7,000 a week and £364,000 a year, ‘The result of each drawing’ in Maryland is known in almost every city just as soon as the result can be tele gvaphed over the Wires. Alter the numbers have been printod where the drawing takes place, they are sent to Lovrenms aloof theke tance who oF tthe managers? Wek the telegraph office, and forwarded to varions avents, bn instead of sending the numbers, thoy tolegraph words and figures At the other end ofthe ime boys are always im the hour the drawings are expe n wed they are transferred to the ‘ers and printed, and within twenty minutes receipt in this eats slip can be fon} in each policy shor A regular set ot boys, called “ranners,” iake Mien os soon as printed and circulate them among the venders, for which they receive twelve and a half conts (rom each shop a day, THE POLICY SHOPS IN NEW YoRK. From the reports made by Sergeaut Croft, there are be tween four and five hundred policy shops in this city, mostly located in the lower and eastern portions of the city In Greenwich street, West Broadway, Charch street, Con tre and Mulbury streets, and along the avenues on the eastern portion of the town, can be found any member of them, well known to almost every policeman ja their re spective wards; yet, with one or two exceptions, the eap- tains have never been known to interfere or try to break them up. Those who carry on these places and sell slips are gonorally well known among the fighting fraternity and leading politicians inthe wards, They have no fear of the police in the wards, as they have secured thoir friendship in most instances, aiding them politically; and therefore in return they are permitted to go on un. yore’ only fearing interruption from the oe and There are three classes of ops in this city, the firet being patronized by me wuts, dry 8 clerks and hotel men. Theee establishments are nearly all jo- cated on Broadway, and are found m the rear of certain exchange offices, At one of theee places over $5,000 in money is daily expored in the window, and hundreds who past % are led to that the business condneted: within is that of money brokers, yet in reality their prin cipal business is that of vending policies and lottery ‘4 these places are very ecetuded, there are Spee hE as w voit ‘them, in they great ite ing. Vor their acouinmen an office been opened on the second floor of a large building near Worth street, where a thriving trode is Thowe who viet the above place acltom jnvest jess than one dollar, and semetimes rau as high as of winning a large amount. middling c! of players are gonerally cartmen, laborers and mechanics. They are ceneratly A invest from a quarter w one dollar ata time, Thoy visit what might Hed the second clues hope where sekiom money ie exposed in the wind but simply 4 shade or curtain, with the word eeenceneneserertre seen reneer ress test eere rose rece > FAOHANGE DOPE ROLLE LEE FOLE LE PELEEPETILEDOTE PEDDLE DO DERE HE Painted on it in large letters. There arc generally of these places to be seen, owing (6 the fact th t MMEPICUONS as {rai ye are found mostly in the » They aro located ln mere hovels and ricketty dens, and are patronized only by negroes, prostitutes and ‘thieves. For « dine vegar boxes are often placed in the winnows, ane image of some sort or other, made of pla . To make the place as seciud “ stot In these shope the players can expeud any amount, from one penny npwards. Of found ih West Broadway. tt is located = in an old, ricketty baliding, ai! on entering a por fon of ordinary size ie compelled to stoop, lest his head might come in contact with the toy ofthe Joor The place ia hot over twelve feet square, a partition runing half way ap to the ceiling, being erceted about three fort fi the door. Beliind this partition the pla "1 slips. A little stove and one chair ronstitutes the ture, and a large blackboard aderus the wails, is chalked down the numbers of the (Gerent low they are brought in by the runner, A desk exte the north side of the room, where sits the ¥en over his head hangs a «mail gn with the following — PO LEPO ROLE LEDELELEPE DEDEDE TEDELEDD VIDE LELELELE TELE hve PO LOOOLELPLE POLL PETE FEDLIDLL POLE IELE DE FEDEE LODE TED Not lees than balf a dozen a-groes this cles, a model is fern whieh an always be soon in this place. While at the above shop, « very in teresting girl, apparently about (iMeen age, entered, with «a basket on bor desired to ‘purchase several tickets. first manifested a disposition not to thore who were in the store tad She. finally stepped ap and deported seventy five counter, and in a low voice sald, “sive me 14, 7 and 2h in what lottery we did not hear, After she bad got her mit Yep sked ber in what lottery she bad been playing, and she ry: plwed un the Delaware. A further conversation disclosed the fact that she had just heen to the pawn office and “xpontal « ne dollar, seventy tive cents of which ohe lad invested in pabcies, and with the remainder she jntended vo get her supper, She eft, seeming confident that sue would make a hit when the returns come in at night. Anotler prominent policy shop, visited by the like elaca » well worth a visit. ft is owned by a Counciiman and who, it @ said, hae made several thousand doi lara in the course of two or three years, The front part has the appearance of a second clase establishment, bat running along the upper side af the store is a narrow passage way, leading through to a roar room, where a policy vender site, Nothing but negroes visit thie place, ‘Our distinguished CRy Father keops an old weneh jn his establishment, who 1s called the Tueky Dreamer.” In one corner ofthe roora i@ a wile bench, upon whieh she lies down. a player (s lost for a number and desiree some other person to give him a ineky fignro, be goes this old lady, and for the comeideration of one cent fig will pretend to sicep fora white and dream of a enitable m for the party. Then the player invests his Suey te the nuinber, waits tbe reanit. Tt is «aid that she has been known to dream no less than one hundred times a day, and her sumbers hit lout once a week. There are my! others of the Lilee detription where “dreamers” are kept, who claim to be remarkable by their hits in gigs, saddles and horses; but while they put —_ their own pocket they secre fifty for the policy dealer. It is well concede’ that three qimriers of the policy players in the city are women, moat of whom expend every cont they can possibly get in procuring tickets, If a Woman mneker @ bit, Whieb seldom exceeds two or three PRICE TWO OCHNTS. dollare, it hae « tendency others, and itis the th to secure @ hitior their customers once or twice & week, the amount ia not large. us ther business increases and their vales are much tarper, Since the Mayor's squad as been in existence about seveu hundred aud lity cases have beeu taken inte the Court of General Sessions, and several of our leading © the playing among to the policy dealers lawyers have appeared as counsel on bebal of the dealers. ‘The pemeipal pont vp they base their detence in, that the law pre eof policies was upcopstitutional. Both Judge nar’, however, decided that it was a felony above cases are now before the Sopreme Court, aud in all probability will 4 up to the Court of Appeals Vpon the decision in these two cases will about five hun dred others be based, the partes at present ben under bail, each in the sum of $500, The New Opposition Wovement tor 1860, {From the Rickmmond (Va.) Whig. | TUR LATE POLITICAL CONSULTATION LN WASHINGTON wv, Dec. 19, 1353. Yon have doubtless unUry Hewspaper accounts o a meeting of conservative gentiomen from all parts of the Union held in this city on tne evening of the Ipth inst, and as your readers would probably desire to be correctly laforined 8 to the character aod purposes of that assemblage, 1 bave takea ping to ascertain its real objects, and will how proceed to state them, nT sssional lotter wrilors and nowemongers of the have represen iod that it was a meeting of the r triends of Me, Crittenden, and intended to ad- the claims of that distinguished gentleman to a no- tion for the Preside But} am anthorized to y such was not the facet, The objects contemplated: wore far higher and nobler than the promotion of the pulitical interests ef apy particular individual. Jt was an assemblage of gentlemen from all sections of the country, both in and out of offices for the purpose of mutital con sultation and comparison of opmiou as to the practicabil ity of allaying anti slavery agitation, restoring harmony 0 the country, and arresting the obvions tendency of & tivnal Contest m the next Vi es dential ele A number of Senators and members ut, besides distinguished gentler position. 1 on Si rs w other Sty jeets of th It eanne @ represented, and men in halfa dozen neurrence im the ob ol that the two great parties which Liral destinies of the conntey are Jy sectional. ‘They seom to have lovt sight ‘of the great national interests of the Uwon, and all their testa'ure restricted to the slavery i , is nothing more, at this tine. of slavery; forgetting that the same process of reweoning whiel would establish its right to interpose to extend Would justify its Intervention to restrict the pro- s of Slavery. Jo illustration of this proposition, 1 er to the elfort by the Execative and Con ce the prosiavery Lecompton constitution tant poopie. Of a Kivdred eharacter are the recommendations to seize Sonora and Chihua- bileas to make them slave States. The game may he bint from the President that it may be ne- ary to bilng the pring pies of the Ostend manifesto to 7 on the Island of Cuba, and of the eflorts im certain quarters to the African slave trade and to bemg Ni- caragua under filibuster inilue As for the antagonist party at the North, it is avowedly vt & sectional, antisiavery party. Its cardinal degina is slavery restriction. To th 1 if proclaims that there sbull be ne more gave States, and some of us leaders ha ar doctrine that there is an ir- mol interest, apd an irrepressible wlity between the Northern and Southern labor, and that @ War must ensue between » Which cap only be terminated py the decided as Aucy of ono or thes other; and that, in the end, the and rye fields of New Vork and Mawachosetts must be cuitivatea by slave labor, of the cotton and rice fiolds of the Carolinas and Georgia suet be worked by free labor. Thus it seems that cach section has its party, but the country hus no party, ‘These swo sectional parties ha been organizing the the great struggle of 1869. Abi the important ind: rests of the nation have been od and forgotton, and the two houses ef Con- gi » been converted ‘into amphitheatres fur the atonal contests of the champions of factions, Men of notional and conservative sentiments see and feel, that it this condition of thes shall continae much jonger the days of the Union wl be numbered, ‘They that the country is about to be precipitated on a see- pal issue of the most exacting and alarming character. see that ibe eloomy furebadings of the Father of his Country—who warned his F¥Men azainst the dangers: likely to arise from parties organized with roference to geographical ines—are Likely te be fullilled. They see ‘Uhat although, by possibility, the Union might sarvive one such contest, it certamly id not ONUIVe & seeond. ‘The onty basis on which the (wom Can safely rest i the recogniaed equality of the States. Destroy that wud the florious structure Will at ovee fall into ruins, Destroy the sentunent of fraternity and equality, and you rend covery We that biuds the confederated Staley together. Let one Section understand that tt is ostrarived, that it is to be denied its just participation in the administration 01 the “government, and you drive it at once toto revolution. ‘The whig aud American parties are to arrest, these fearful tendencies. They have both almost sur rendered the contest in despair. They have been crashed by the targer sectional orgebivation as between the upper and the nether inilistones. They have been sufloring » gradva! bot progressive disintegrution, and he great danger is that they will be gradually absorbed by the reclional partiee—the Southern whigs and Ameriows: being constrained by the force of circumstances reiuetant- jy to co-operate with the while thei brethre Sy SlOLIR © ee by similar outside pres sure, be forced Inte unw! timooe with the repablicap party. [thi trae in the politcal as um the physical world that the larger bodws atiruet, aud, as it were, absorb the omatler. siderations like these bave induced thoughtful, na- and patriotic men, irom all quarters, to meet to- forma! couvet at the natioual metropolis, y wd ho repre onlalive character, They assumed to act tor pobody but themerives. They it, by free conversabon, vo acquire apd \mapert information as to the tove of public feeimg in tho different quarters of the country. They anxionsly desired to ascertain whether ‘the calamibes above pormiot at might wot be averted by the tanely segues ond acto of those who e With neither of the sectional organizations, eo Ahore Was foto large jase of sound, couservative, pa- tonal men, North wud Seuth, who could be recalled’ and taibed wader the star’ and stripes of he Unior. ‘1 such men was ihe tiecting of the Lous instant com, pored, and sre the objects of its axsemblage. Tam gratified to inform you that the resulws of tae con ference Ww wily rats t ane were a! and . Th it RALST A: tor} of pablic opinion, North end South, were given, and entire confidence was ox pressed in the practeability of uniting all the conserva- tive ciomends 6 Copporition to the present enfeebled and Gsfracted adeniumtration in the contest of 1860, The name of no standard bearer was oven saguested, but Tleara that lithe gentlemen frem the North x pressed their decided conviction that, as the party to ba ot onal p cf great and bent ~ South. By so doing they saw they would give a strong a-eurance to the South that they arcing on Se we, bat only seek 1 the eqniii rverament, Jt was 1 a gine amdilate were taken from the North it would t Horsible to divest the contest of an apparently sectional aspect. The object is, not to have » candidate clected by Nortnern votes al hy the eaifrages of the people of both sections acceptable Southern candidate it is belleved w: the present unfavor bic Appearagces, @ known to pooweas a strong bold on the popular heart, he naion of the opposition for the sake of the Union will be the battle At States is an object dear to the alfeetions of every patriot. A)! feel (hat auld the din of contending factions it bas of Lite Been left too much out of view. Parties are the olf pring of public sentiment, They are net the creatures of pabbe men, but their creators. “Now and 0 & real master Bpirit may arise, Who can mould 1 guile public ofuien, and stamp upon it the imprews of his chavact or, But these tn - Line coses out of Cne hundred these pabiie men are the re representatives of the public opinion of the day, and are borne inte power on the bosom of its «welling wares, Depend apon it the sens of the times all indicate an ap- heaving of public epleon siniiar to that of 1840. The waters have | aoved, and the wext occupant of the fle ted ate it on the topinest crest of the Caicn semtinent of the American poopie, Te ng eetietied that there is a common ground on whieh all conser \ men can stand, the work of conciliation witl ge bravely on. Amore numerous and formal moet ing will, per time, be beid, to give fall and author tative xpression to the principles of the new organiza Hon, and to mvite all who love thelr country more than ther party t aaite \o arrest the torrent of gectional ex cHemc ot, and to avert the dangers of a merely sectional contest. No considerations of a mere personal charactor Will be permitted to disturb the harmony of the party. it will be tane eaongh a year or more hence to survey the white land select the men who shall, in sew of ail the surrounding circumstances, be best titted to be. come the standard bearers of the great “party of the to ‘The signs of the times are all auspicions. The a rate party js disorganized and demoralized. Tt is tore by faction. There is ucither vigor nor unity in the exetutive department, and a spirit of disaiteetion and re. volt pervades both bonses of Congress. Now, then, is the time for bold, decisive, energetic action pull, # strom pull a poll altogether is all commary to ensure one victory. banner on the outer Naval Tn The United States steamer hy, Lieutenant Com tmander Parrott, arrived at Key Weet trom Havana, on the 121 inst., aid sailed for Norfolle next day. a Pre Norfolk, ke, in the son we fill mi Whipple wwii, arene a pte Uy fas nverken. E Pitch, lady and two Se ‘hiter, ww Wee, ts Rogers te achition, Wd eee: Mrwnlwter, Mee S wuneen 0 W Senith, A he ASThaeW ie car me © Hn a r——SCi‘Ci