The New York Herald Newspaper, December 26, 1859, Page 8

8 THE OBSERVANCE OF CHRISTMAS. Services at the Churcb o¢—Lectare of Dr. Gabul—scenes at I'he Central Park. &e., &e., &e. ‘BIGNOR MUZI yp CANTIQUE DE NOEL. An imteresting eV? ot in a musical sense came of yester- ‘tay a: Graceebur’ gh, Broadway. It was the performance for the firot timt, of a Christmas canticle, composed by fignor M¥.zio, ‘sn the seventh Psalm of Dayid. We were avipocved 08 Vésteners by the desire to hear how a com- aredead, This isthe bread which vometh down rem heaven, that if any man eat of it br, not die. It is not vatural bread, surely. Tt must clearly be not ral bread. No; for if any man ¢?/ of it he live mt bread! “ive forever! ‘The bread that] will give is my Sesh for. the life of the world. ‘Most astonishing doctrine! You w,ill ask me, is that the Eucharist? Yee, the Eucharist, aud of all the sacraments ‘of the Church the dearest, the 1 oat beautiful, the hardest to be believed, and tha easiest to ‘be proved. The wholo substance of the bread being changed into tho dy, and the whole sub- stance of the wine inte ‘she blood of Christy Yes. If 1 were allowed to speak J would say, Lord, yoar fest would give life to the W orld; but how cam it be that tho dread you give is your flesh? The Jews, therefore, strove among themselves, ‘saying, How can this man give us is flesh to eat? %sow, although you are not a péot? of Uhe, modern Italian school could adapt himself to \bo%eevere requirements of Episcopal psalmedy. Al- theegh the kteas that formerly prevailed in respect to the _tmaybropriefy of introducing the music Of this schoo! ~ “® o Refoyayed church have relaxed considerably, there is Yet great difficulty in confining the nateral tendency to melody, which ts its prevailing characteristic, within the mits that religious scruptes ‘ave imposed upon % We wore pleased to find that in infusing imtadis canticle all the passion and tenderowes which are weeparable from Jtalian church music, the composer D wl yet invested the luxertance of Mis ideas with so much | miemnity and efcvation sentiment that the most rigialy Poritapical can discover nothing to'find fauk with. It is refresktog to her a compesition of this character, sifter the cold-and passionlees strains to which we are 80 frequently condemned to listen in our Protestant obarcbes. ‘Wwe mosic be proper et -all im-such places, it shoulé havea ‘tendency to inflame the imegination,erd tocarts upward ‘whh is the aspieations of the hearer, Suchis not the ‘fect usually produced or'tie mind by the dut! platitudes which are -vorrowed fromthe German composers. The directors of our church choirs are in general Bo timakl about running counter’to the prejudices’ of the strnit- Yaced, that they select those compesitions which have ‘the Yeast strength and-ovior in them. This is @ grievous error, and is justified by no retigious necessity. It does ‘mot follow that beosase music is sacred it should te en- * sirety without Iife. - %m the work of Signor Murio there is not a passage which has not its @nade of sentiment seitly and delicately marked, #nd yet4tis as purely religious aud elevating as ‘a capticle of Stadella or Pelestrine. The second part te ‘more toucling than the -first; and in response wo the opening melody by the organ, the voice swells into delicious unison with it,end ends im a cadence, ‘the scientific “merit of which, reflects the greatest credit @a the composer. From the evidence which ‘this composition affords of Signor Musio’s capabilities in this line of writing, we are Jed-to express the hope thathe will not limit himself to this single effort. Distingeisbed as he is in the other ranches of bis profession, he. cannot fail to attain equal ‘eminence as a writer of sacred music. ‘Rrere is nothing perbaps in which we so much require reform as this, for it wthe general complaint that the music of our churches, tike.the eermons of our parsons, has been weeded of every- ‘hing epiritual and soul inspiring. Signor Muzio is with- outa rival here as a composer, and if he would only ‘bring his great talents to bear on the improvement of our eboirs, he would be rendering a service to religion and to fart that would give him an enduring reputation amongst as. ‘We cannot, in recording the composer's success, omit ‘moticing the effective manner in which his work was ren- dered. ‘Madame Bodsteln, who possesses @ pure sympa- ‘thetic voice, gave to it all the roundness and fullness of ‘*xpression whieh the peculiar qualities of the music de- amanded. Ip the hands of Mr. Morgan, the organist, we need scarceiy add that the instrumental part of the com- position had the fullest justice done to it. LECTURE OF THE VERY REV. DR. CAHILL AT ST. PATRICK'S CATHEDRAL. S: Patrick’s Cathedral was crowded yesterday morning, aa had been announced that this learned and eloquent divine would preach the eermon. Grand High Mass was selebrated, the Archbishop being present, Very Rev. W. Marrs, V. G., officiating as celebrant, Rey. Mr. Wood, as Deacon, and Rev. F. McNierney, as Master of Ceremonies. After the Gospel, the reverend preacher detivered toe zer- mon, the subject being the Catholic doctrine of Transub- mantiation. He vegan by saying that he presented the whole of the New Testamect as his text, and then, after some preliminary remaria in regacd ts the means by which the redemption of maa from orginal sin was te be accomplished, he proeseded w apeak of the great mystery of the Incarnation—ihe ict of Saviour. He ribed the circumstances which he came into the world. He commenced bie career, eaid the Reverend speaker, in 2 state of destitubon that mnst ti ‘words pass through our ears astonishment; but a8 w expreseing em earth. The highest archang incapable of expressing the wh: acen came to his own id bis own received cot there ever #uch a phrase as tbat? ‘-He was in the world, and the world was made by him, andthe w koew bim not.” Ob, man! He came to bis own, and his own received bim not! The world was made by tm, and the world knew him not! Will you look at this picture and at that? and the character of man; the character of Gad in the in- fivituce of His mercy, and the character of man in the ia- Anitude of his obdurasy! What is man capable of with- out faith, when we read this picture? Put it on canvass, and represent to your minds the consubstantial Son of God appealing to the throne of bis Father, assuming Sesb — no made flesh?’—put that iu one cornerjof the canvass, Weaving bis imperial throne as God—uniting himself to humau nature ao as to become flesh, born ia astadle, be ‘ween an Ox and an ass—he came into the world, and the world did not know him! The mea he came to would not receive bim—the nation to which he offered his im- perial mercy did not know him! Put that pic an, upon canvass, and study it, for no mao Be came to bis own, and bis owa rece:ved bt our invelleets az ok only in him not. The World was made by him, and the world knew him not: ‘but, continues the text, ‘to as maby as received him he gave them power,”’ and ouly the power ‘tw be made the sons of Goo.” How beaupful that! He did not make them, but be gave them power to be made, by their own @Xervions, the sons of God. No longer the sons of men, Dut the sous of God—no longer the slaves of Satan, bat the brothers of*Christ, They were heretotore of the ticsh, and 8 long as they were children of the flesh they could Bo; be saved; as lng as they remained children of fallen wan, they wereexcluded. But anew ers bas arrived—the Son of God has descended and lifted vp flesh; the parity of the Son of God has come down and eancti- ied flesh; the power of God has descended from the skies and given power and strength to man. Andit appears, acoording to this new legislation, that he was “ born tot of biood, nor of the will ot the flesh, nor of the willof man, but of God.” A new fact! I am nut astonished ‘What J cannot express it; I know very well tnere was a tame when every thing over our heads had no existenco— Bo snd, no moon, no stars. Iknow, and I have rend it; J cannot understand how he did it, but [ see by principles ‘What there must have been a time when there was nothing. He willed, and be took out his imperiat compass and be Struck the wide arch of the heavens, aad a: his imperial ‘word, ‘Let there be light,” there was light, and the sun, moon and stars, have ever since burned in the drea/ifal guif. Iknow this, because he bas written it with bis im- @erial right hand, in the blue page above. I-knew him Sepable of anything, but till I read this, [alluding to the Testament which be held in his hand}, 1 kuew no:hing of Taking us brothers of Christ by a new birth. I fancied fhe would leave us as we were, but by some plan suited © our natare he would improve it; but I had no con- eeption till this that he would take us above eer own blood, and above the will of the flesh, and make us brothers of Christ and children of God. ‘And, therefore, the wondrous acts of this day do not so much consist in the descent of the Son of God into the flesh as in She ineffable, unepeakuble elevation of man in the new genealogy conferred upon him. The Gospel gays, “horn, Bot of the flesh nor of the will of man, but of Goi;” and fo as many as received Him He gave them power to be “made the sons of God, and ‘the Word was made flesh and dwelt among us, and we His glory, th: glory, as it were, of the only begotten of the Father, tuil of grace and wuth.” And this text leads me to one of the most beaati- ful, one of the grandest and the mest sublime fas:s of the whole Christian dispensation. It i@ this: “Ho dwelt among us” in the tabernacle. He remained among us Persoually for thirty three years, and since He teft us Ho dwells among us sacramentally upon our altars. Ican believe anything now. Whea Tiook upon Him in the man. ger, believing, as I do, who He was, I exclaim, there ‘s the God of the skies—man! ae fofinite mojesty, slavery! Immortality in Him —death! There gs are FO Ow that I caa- Bot believe He would leave us, because if we are his brothers and the sons of God, I would take it that He was % continue with us to the end of the world. I expect and I therefore now declare to you, that the most Deautiful part of the Incarnation, is that text in which it w eaid, “He dwelt among us,” and not only in the flesh ‘but in a sacramental manner, upon our altars. I know you will be very glad to accompany me through the whole f the text in which that fact is lished. know you will say, give uscloarly the reasons tnat establish that su- ‘Dernatural fact. How delightful it would be to us not oly to believe this great fact, but to underatand the yeasons upon which our faith in it is founded! I will, and 1 Prooeed to give you not the text of Jobn, but of Christ him- peorliee to lay before you the doctrines of the Holy Excha- = an doctrine of transubstantiation and the words aud Ay which this nt residence of Christ among us will be established. 1 will, and they are taken from St. let &; St. Matthew, chapter 26, and St Paul to deard ine belege napter 11; ant T beg, as you havo nevor bi fore, that you will suppose yoursvit’ ignorant ing reterring to this subject. Teall upon you o fo moe as if you had never heard of ‘it be Aud Christ begins (Jobn, chap. 6, verso 15 Tam the bread of life; your {athers di , Sert and are dead.”’ Whay ie the “eat?” Ie thet am act of faith’? No, not pre know they pul the manna into their mount wort of iat was to be gathered ». im the @venwg. It dors not mean thu it i think of; not at all; por to reflect upon. No, Deyond dispute, the faet of Dutting it into 1 am Bnd cating it, “Your fathers Ud cat manca iu tho desory dF They are both before yoa—the character of God } Ht Sager scholars, you cao underetand me whe I that tt Greek Gua “strove” always means actual physical con- tention, such 8 two men in a battle Held contending hand to hand, or two disputants. The whole congregation strove themselves; not a fow sonar noi @varticular ‘Dut the whole audience assembled, got tito ove vietent altercation, and they strove among them. delves, eayng, How can this man give us his tlesh to eat And Jesus, knowing what was passing in their wiads, said, ‘Amen, amen; Tsay unto you, except you cat thy, flesh of ‘ihe Son of Man and drink his blood, you shafl net | have sife in you;” you are lost; perdition is upon you v.n- Jess you eat his flesh and drink bis Cal be ia the wewts! position to do it, to wish for it—in the that if you could you would eat it, hen you can. Amen! I declare to you peritively, Tuvess You eat the fesh of the Soa of Man, and | drink bis blood, youare dammed. Perdition is @ the man tit does not take it practically when he can, implicitly |] jw desire. Aud can this be more explicit? Agein, ‘‘he that eateth my desh and drivketh my bear everlasting ‘Site, and 1 will reise him yj 7 Read this like a scholar, Do yuu see how the heart of Christ heaves? One time he ‘the soul into eternal ‘perdition—the next be raises it upto heavea. Why, this is great excite ment inGod! ‘For my flesh is meat indeed and my bleod ig drink indeed.” Now, in all the course-of my reading, I never knew the Greek word signifying “indeed” “to used, except-in reference’ to & positive not am asser- tion, mind you, ‘but a positive fact, “Mg tlesh is meat in- deou’'—a positive fact; no-image, no metaphor, no silego- ry, notrope. ‘deed!’ It to's0 in your ewn language. Are ‘ou sersous? ‘Indeed, in fect Iam. Is this a boek in my © Mdeed, a fact, itis. My flesh is meat indeed. A fact; mo trope, no metayhor, fe iced dete in id 1 my ‘bioed abide me an him end he into me. Like the sun that rises om the horizon and banishes the darkness, and causes all the vegetable kingdom to spring up and under ite ray, so I, as soon ag I rise, ito all mankind, aod «hey shall all grow ep in me ard be desh of my flesh and bone of my bone, ead they shall e@bide in‘me and I in them. I this is grand. I could not conceive how we were born in htm befere; but I m- derstand it now. ‘As the living Father hathsent me, and live by the Father,eo he that eateth me the same iso sball live by me.’ “As the Father sent me, I swear by ‘my mediatorial oath that he that eateth ae I shall live in ‘im ‘and he shall live in me—emmbodied, saturated, identi- fied with me. As the Father hath sent me, this is the ‘eread that came down from heaven.” “(Not s0,”-sey a great Many respectable persons; Berge if yon please.” The reverend speaker continued at still greater length on thie point, and after enlarging upon the other points of his discourse, closed .with an- eloquent appeal in bebalf of ‘the orphans, for whese benefit the collection which was taken is to be ect apart. SERVICES AT TRINITY CHURCH. Thore were -services yesterday morning at Trinity burch, in Broadway, in commemoration of the double fes- tival of the Sabbath and the birth of the Saviour of the World. At an early hour the magnificent edifice was crowded to a mest uncomfortable degree by a devout con- gregation, and tho spectacle afforded by the natural beau- ties of the structure, with the customary Christmas deco- rations superadded, was truly pleasing to the eye, and emineatly appropriate to the occasion. The aisles, co- jumns, aitar, pulpit, organ loft, and all the prominent por- tions of the interior, were tastily clothed with evergreens, giving the place the appearance of a blooming garden, and causing the mind to revert to the entry of the Saviour, Mounted on an ass, into Jerusalem, amid the acclamations of the multitude, who strewed his pathway with their gar- ments and newly cut branches. a agree were much the same as usual on Sunday, with a few ceremonies peculiar to the celebra- tion of Ghrictmas. The officiating clergymen were the Rev. Dre. Vinton and Ogilby, assisted by the Bay. Mc. Smith. ‘The regular order for morniag prayer was observed, Dr. hore 4 reading the lessons prescrib- ed for the day, The eervices were almost entircly choral, Mr. Cutler presiding at the organ, and execut- ing the various chants, hymns and anthems in a mas- terly manner. The choir, consisting of several very young boys, aided by a few persons of maturer ages, chanted dunng the morning service the beautiful hymn, “*Venite Exultemus Domino,” according to the Anglican metre, and “Te Deum ’? followed by ‘Bene- flesh and Laudamus,’ dicts”? (ar by Mr. Cutler in E flat), were likewise rendered with admirable harmony and precision. The Litany was intoued with Tallis’ responses. the moruing prayer the anthem from Handel “Ob! Thos ne ad {iaings 10 Zion,’ ccraiuawie lad about aixteen years of ¥ executed the difflwalt sole n a style that showed am uousual com » pags of voice and musical attainments o! | ger. ‘The young vocalint area ig n course of Gime and with Syroper cniture # capable of beng made w bud ute & splendid wor. the ante-communion service followed. chis anthem. Dy aut che dputie, ant De. Vineom the Goepel. Th ymu, which, aa # well kaowa w members of t! Epwacopas O, Balways sung at Coratmas, waz pe: ormed ott w the air of “Suremburg,” maay regation joining in it. laton the ascended the puigit, and deliver sloqment sermon on the feast of Christma emiah xxxi. 2. At the conclusion ament of we L and at the foot communion hair, after which the con. mn % ceisis’ was chaunted by the teri | &regation departed. SERVICES AT ST. ANN’S CHURCH. ‘The exercises at St. Ann’s Roman Catholic church yes- terday morning were solemn and imposing, and the con. éregation was large to the point of discomfurt. Tue chic’ feature of interest was the music, which was apprapriate. ly selected and ably executed. The choir of this church is numerous and well appointed, several of the singers belonging to the Opera. The organ is a powerful and bar- movious ins:rumenf, and the organist is Mr. Jante, for merlyfof Dr. Pise’s church, Brooklya. Each music was taken up in solo and chorus alter: the following lievly pieces were those discourse “The Mass of General in the ecale of C; Benedictus and iymns I by Weber in the scale of G ; ‘Veni Creator and Pastoralo,” with flute obligato, by Lim. briltoth.”” ‘The mass was celubrated with all the usual amount of ceremony and solemnity by Rev. P. J. Murphy, and tho sermon delivered by the pastor of the church, Rev. Mr. Brady, who took for his text the words recorded in the second chapter of,St. Matthew’s Gospel:—Fear not, for behold I bring you glad tidings of great joy.’ Tne sor- mon, as may be juuged from the text, was fully appro- riate to Christmas day, and was eioquently delivered. je church was handsomely decorated with evergreens. Two handsome bonghs of palm stood on-each side of the altar, amid wreaths of flowers, and the pillars sup- Porting§ the gallery, and other prominent parts of the Lia edifice were festooned with green leaves of winter plants. ST. GEORGE'S CHURCH. In St. George’s church, Stoyvesant equare, the Rev. Dr. Tyng, the pastor, officiated. The interior of the edi- fice—along the galleries, the baptismal font, lecturer's desk and other parts, were very neatly decked with evergreens. The congregation was exceedingly large, indeed, not a seat was leftunoccupied. After the readiag of the morning lessons, the choir sung part of the forty-third selection of pealms, commencing with the fifth verte:— Full of kindness and compassion, Slow to anger, vast in love, Goa’ is good oot creation; is works his goodness prove, The Rev. Dr. Tyng then entered the eagle ‘and preach- ed & very eloquent sermon from the followtag text:— “For unto us a child js born, unto us @ son is given; and the government shall be upon his shoulder; and bis name shall be cailed Wonderful, Counsellor, the mighty God, bet » gia Fatner, the Prince of Peace.’’— He said, this is a great measage from Gof to man. It is the great security and hope of man’s trembling sou); it rovides for hini in evéry age and in every situation’ of fe; in every trial that can surround him, and in une: ori- ginal utterance of the text, is the testimony of the ever- lasting assurance of security beyond the graye. The pro- phecy given jn the text was given atatime when Judea was invaded by hostile tribes, and its King and people trembling with the prospect of utter destrucuon; it was at this time the Lord seni nis prophet among them, not to encourage them inhuman battle, but to eucourage and assure them of the advent of a King and leemor, aod told them to Jift up their eyes to the Saviour tuat was to come. In the fulness of time the Saviour was born; the ps of the plain i Lie the apot of dl hativity by astar; the angel together to cele- Drate the er ent, and sung with their angelic voiccs, “Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace and will toward men.” It 1s on this Saviour, who is the ever- lasting rock on which the whole scheme of man's salva Won reste. Fromfhis incarceration to his death on the croas was a great exhibition of his wondertul love towards them. It was He who spake a8 never mao spake; who left to them an example of the deep humility worthy of imitation. He left them consoling promises that in the fulness of time #hail be fulfilled, an1 finaliy re- turned from his pilgrimage, ike every man must, through the grave, and afterwaas by his resurrection sion returned to His heavenly dominion. They had the assurance that if they were faithful they should share in His glory, where they shall sing together and shine to- gether forever and forever. By bringing their sorrows to the cross and to the suffering Saviour, it enavies the believer to fix his hope safe on an immovablo rock Heaven adores the uniog of the Godhead in ite majesty, ang they combine to give their testimony and ai Jeg*>nce to the triune Jehovah; for unto them this ctitld is born. By man sin came into this world; but by Jesus came the propitiate for it. When he came on earth man was bowed down with sin, sorrow and alfiiction. Min was not able to bear it; but thé nature that knew yo sia that could dear it, was under no obligation to aysume it The necessity of the endurance brougnt forth a child, aad the necessity of a triumphant endurance @ heavenly son ‘Tae child of earth tovk vpon himself a load that ne could not endure, the heavenly gon assumes a load. that bear trimnpbantly forever. It way the perfect aaion of od and man that epabied the Savior to bear the low ‘of Fin; not ympored upow Him for anything that He had Committed; butin the merciluinesa of His nature He came no allegory—a positive 5 na drinketh | L-enter into forth a Savior Shepherd and Lg His name ie wou- | derful, Councillor, the mighty God, everlasting Father Frince of Peace, Tha garernment is upon “his ers. Christ came forth ¢ king with another king’ prevail; and ever, royal La cag give His in bebalf af man. Ho stands a8 Aaron stood ia his priace- ly robes, with the names of those for wh0m he assumes the sibility inecribed thereon, ana Offer up a sacrifice for their full and te Ueliveraawe. It is His human ity gives the sevrifice, and Kis deity that makes sacrifice available, His bengvolent mission thus distinctly portrayed was mot for bi '; Wr his glory was before the world was, as they had xead in the of the day; for He was the origin and life of it. He took not upou himself the riaiure of angets to redeem them, but the guilty man; for every ‘ono, no matter how Diack their critoes, if Shoy only comme with a true and hearty repent. voce to Ure throne of heavenly ee After the sarmon, the above being only @ brief sketch, Gece ~— another bymn, a cotection eee poor w: taken up; benediction was pronounced eongrega- Soman issed. ‘Phe Sacrament of the Lord’s Supper was acminiswred, after which the congregation was dis- ‘eilesed, at whick several hundred participated. ST. PAUL'S EPISCOPAL CHURCH, The serviogs at St. Paul’s (Trinity) church yesterday “were appropriate to the day. As 2 full description of ‘the deoorations of the interior of this edifice was publishea in Sunday's Herat, it will be unnecessary to repeat it. ‘The incomparable form ef the Episcopal service was in- tersperemd with selections of Scripture applicable to the incarnation of the Saviour of the World, After the sing- ipg of the anthem, ‘Sing, O Heavens, and Rejeice, 0 Earth,” which was rendered very cffectively by the choir, tho Rey. Morgan Dix ascended the pulpit and said that ere the old yoar bad departed, the broad triumphal arch was thrown across the ri of cold amd storm aud the shadows of this mortal the arch which bore oy itg front the name which was above every name. Church called ber children every where to keep the whole movement of the © NEW YORK HERALD, MONDAY, DECEMBER 26, 1859. ‘ NEW YORK HERALD, MONS) pend publication from Monday morning until Tuesday ‘Boon. SERVICES AT ST. STEPHEN’S CF,ORCH, EPIS- COPALIAN. At St. Stephen's church, corner of “groome and Chrystie Btreets, services were held dn Christmas day, in the morn- ing and afternoon. The church qeg tastefully hung with green, as usual, and about thy pulpit and upon the win- dow behind it, the decorations were capecially beautiful. In the centro of this Window the leters I. H. 8., (Jesus hominum salvator) va gilt, and appropriately surrounded by green leaves, Gurmountal the figure of a cross. Yn the morning an eloquent and effective sermon was preached by Rev. J. W. Price, the rector, from the text— ‘Bear not: for beholé I bring you good tidings of great joy, which shall be to all people. For unto yoa is bora this yin the city of David, a Saviour, which is Christ the Lord.” ' Luke ti., 10, 11. Jn the afternoon the services were of a different charac- ter. The Sunday School children were plagud according te their Claes in the front seats. A splendid Christmas tree, hung ‘with flags and shining glass bails ani wax candles of every color, ready to be figeeea, aad with io- numerable beautiful gifts for the children, stood at the nap (3 the Said Bon ‘The exercises com- meni y the singing psaim., ‘With one }, leball the earth To God thet cheerful voiees raise, Glaa homage pay, with awful mirth, And sing before him eongs of praise. ‘xfter the reading’of ‘&o., a short and genial address was delivered bythe reotor., After the address, w! the candles upon the Christmas ‘tree were being Kghted, an original Christmas caro! was sung by the children with very fine effuct. this eame the distribution of bread to the poor. ‘The loaves were brougbt out in large baskets, and the rector standiog by the Christmas tree, desired every one that wanted them to come and get them, whatever bis or her condition, age, sex or color, aad no questions would be asked. Abumber of every age, sex and color—men, women, little boys and girls, white and colored—but all apparently of one condition, viz: very poor indeed—now by aed front alste, took the loaves—some with joy- 5 : — feast, and the phe 5 eit A your ‘$y on je Span vine Irpoce, with joy and thaakegiving. qning forth, and thon open the way of jiving where the Redeemer walketh “in glory. ‘the promises of mercy and peace were now again, not only to faithful hearts, but to every man who bath ears to hear them. All the glad tidings were recounted once again. fhe glad le, all repeat in the hyinns e anthems of the church ey ee far and acar, in he di this, said he, the coe ree ep oleate such ® day as this, ) ‘pressible glory, the awful nearness of Him to us whose nati we Sia How can the Lerd'be absent? We come , We dress the dear old church with her annual garb of triumph; we have prepared our anthems and our bymns; we have grace, called upon andagain. Hath he not kept us? Is he not here? 1 a people thus invit their Lord to dwell with them and to be near the: he not heed their voice? after we ‘have done, and thougiat, and ut- tered, dare we doubt that the ever blessed one to wi)m thie 4 ‘peak, con- cedes his awful preeence, and among his people? And shall not this conviction, not only realized by all ol us, give us unmistakable guidance as to what you are ex: pecting to do bere—here,gin the very peculiar and spe- cial presence of the Master, and im the red concourse of 80 many voices of glory from the veus and from earth, all speaking one message, all utterlog one ascrip- tion? Was the place to interrupt by formal praise er cold dis- cussion, or studied scholaitic speech, the Christmas festivi- ties?—for the work of this day was pre-eminently to ex- press and repeat praise and thanksgiving to-the Saviour of the world. The reverend gentlemen then proceeded in an eloquent strain to enumerate the tities ander which Christ made himself known to man, and after a prayer for the world at large,the congregation retired. 8T. FRANCIS XAVIER'S : Christmas Day was duly reverenced at st. Francie Xavier’s (Roman Catholic) Church in Sixteenth street. ‘The first mass was celebrated at 5 A.M. Thechurch was brijliantly illuminated with hundreds of candles, and the altar on either side of the tabernacle was handsomely decked with flowers and “bouquets. Aside akar of the Blessed Virgin was also brilliantly illuminated with can- dies and decked with flowers, Grand High Mass was celebrated at half-past ten o'clock the Rev. Father Be Luynes, who took his text from St. Paul’s Epistle to the Hebrews, 1-12 verses inclusive. Dearly beloved trethren, he said, how wonderful are the truths which our holy religion teach us! How mar- vellous js the light of our faith when we contemplate the works of the Great Author. And whereas, for the pre- sent, the objects of our faith are necessarily wrapt up in and shown us through sensible phenomena, what con- between what is and what appears, between what we see aud what we believe, between what strikes the seuses and what we receive through supernatural light! How is what we see, touch and measure, and Row divine are ‘all the mysteries of Christ! Surely thege reflections, which are appropriate to the celebration Ss que gedeemagowempirre at ania de me apostle, in referring to the mystery of the incarnation, often alludes to the power of God displayed in it It will atonce strike us that God hag not ooly v fed to speak tomankind ip various manners, but also to manifest himself in divers ways. Ia the first place, you have the spiritual cseation; second, the creation of the materia) uatverse, 82 wonderful in its complexity. God is most admirable ia hese creations; but there is anotber creation better known 9 us—the creation of man, in whom are united both he spiritual and material. In the former creations God simply acted. It is true his goodness and wisdom were in them, but he was not in them himself. In his ast creation, the creation of Christ, he united himself to homan nature, and thus most mysteriously united the spiriteal and material. He proceeded to demonstrate the great love of God for his creatures manifested in the creation of the Saviour, concluded with reminding his bearers tbat the return of another epniversary of the birth of our Lord, and that they shonéa make resolutions of good con- duct for the ensuing year. ST. STEPHEN’S CHURCH, ROMAN CATAOLIZ, At St. Stephen's (Roman Catholic) church, in Tweaty- eighth street, Rev. Dr. Cummings pastor, thore was a solemn high mass, the Bey, Mr. Doyle officiating, aided by two assistants. The only decorations about the church were on the altar, which was most tastefully covered with artificial flowers, evergreens, and a Jarge number of waxen tapers; these, with the beautiful picture of the “Stoning of St. Stephen,”’ over the altar, set it off to great advan- tage. Immediately under the picture were, in letters of gold, the words “Jesus,” “Mary.” After the gospel the Rev. Dr. Cummings addressed the congregation; he prefaced his discourse by an appea! to the congregation on bebalf of the orphans, who he said were depending on their liberality for their support. In the collection which was made afterwards the Voderd ap- pearea to respond with great liberality. After his appeal @ Went on to say that, without any merit on our part, we ‘were permitted to enjoy another Christmas. There were none of us who did not connect some pleasant thoughts with this seagon- hts of a home, simple perhaps, ‘but not to be recalled. Where are those faces now—they will not join with us now; but let us hope that they are enjoying a brighter and a happier home in heaven, And on this day man ought to thank God for all the blessings He has bestot on him. He spoke of the simple manner of Chrigt’s coming—that he did not come to command us by majesty or power, but. to win our love by his piety and hely example. Man had fallen away from Him. He came to win the heart of man. He knew that we were fitto love He created us in his own image and likeness, and could not but love us. Did not God make the gan, and the little grain of sand? but they wanted life and soul, while man was imbued with His epirit, and was an object worthy of His loye. He formed our body of the dust of the earth, but He formed our sou) out of his own infinite spirit. Is it not right that On @ day like this we should love and fear God, aad turn our hearts to our Redeemer? He gave us ali we have, Our fathers and mothers, who love us and cherish us 60 fondly, never can love us as God dovs; and did He not die on the cross for us? How shall we show our Jove for him? ‘We must not be satisfied by merely saying s0; we must show it by our actions and by our faultiess hives, The reverend Doctor closed bis remarks by speaking of the necessity of appreciating the love of God, and trying to obtain that peace so necessary for a preparation to en- ter intothe kingdom of heaven. That peace of mind and freedom from sin was like unto heaven, while an uneasy conscience was a perpetual hell. Aa the music at this church is always of a superior or- der, no addition to the choir was deemed necessary. THE PaSTOR OF Se CHURCH ON On Sunday morning (Christmas day)—a season of jubi- leeso much esteemed ina strict religions observance by the Episcopalian and Catholic dcnomiaations—what might have proved a most serious calamity occurred in St. Peter’s church, Barclay street. The altar and side altar of the Virgin Mary were profusely decorated with beauti- ful wreaths of artificial flowers, and a vast number of wax candles placed in candelabras and otherwise. The effect, indeed, in the darkne+g of the cold Christmas morn- ing (services commencing at 5 A. M.), was solemn in the eae and the capacious edifice was filled to ita utmost im However, when the service had been about half through, the proximity of a portion of the artificial ornamentauon the candles on the main aitar, produced a flame which actually thrilled terror through the bearts of the immense concourke convened within the walls of the edifice. When the flames were geen to arise above the Tabernacie (the holy of holiests on Catholic altars), the utmost con- Bternation pervaded the congregation. The reverend pas- tor of the chureb (Dr. Quinn), who occupied a faldstool on the Gospel side of the altar (and who was robed in acam- brie surplice over a biack soutan), sprang upon the altar table, £08 to be within reach of the burning particles, and in bis endeavors to extinguish the flames his hight cambric surplice caught fice about the shoulder, and in ali likelihood much injury might have beon sustained by the reverend gentioman, had not the actively energetic assistance of the sexton and many of the vestrymen been invoked by the peril of their beloved pastor. The judicious admonition of those in the immediate vicinity of the altar, prevented a rusb of people wwards the doore of the churcu; and in truth, had not the clergy men offictating, together witl the en operation of maay laymen, beeu ready for the emergency, ths consequences might have, a8 we heve befor» said, proved exceedingly calanniton We are bayny to say that the reverend gentieman ens tained no Ferous injuries from the acbon of the flames, ano alterwards asvisted witb the officiating preaby ter in the adminwtration o the Moly Sacrament w wut! hot warned that that was not‘the time nor || by Rev. Father Mignard, ‘The sermon was preached:by trasts we will find if we apply our minds ever go litdle, | they shouki be thankful for having been spared to witness | 8ome with deep humility, some with bowa or curteies——and out by another way. Dr. Price said he could convines the poor that Christt- apity was bot ther enemy. They were aptto think that what was done in this my Bat it was because they were bret ‘There was no aristocri s mind, rather than the body. It imparts pines: children, and whoever helps to make a ‘happy ia in the service wow pnt not an cern lt ceed enjoyment. ence & marriage ani Saeea water into wine. ‘The books were obtained at the Protestant Episcopal Sunday School Union, 762 nebo Here a young man the speaker and bogged leave, im the vame of teachers of the Sunday School, te make him « Christmas it. It was a large and the J of Luther.”’ Stephen's Church 8. 8.”” ‘The Rev. Doctor expressed his thanke in a short and handsome address. Now commenced the operation of taking apart the Christmas tree. This was the most delightfal part of the proceedings. The presents were cut from the tree and given to the children, and the radiant looks with which they received them were beautiful to see. This was the concluding exercise, ST. ANN’S CHURCH FOR DEAF MUTES. Service was beld yesterday morning, afternoon and evening, in St. Ann’s church, of the Episcopal denomina- tion, in West Eighteenth street. The Rev. Dr, Gallaudet, the present pastor of the parish, or rather, as it might be more properly termed, benevolent association, delivered the sermon in the morning and afternoon to a large con- gregation, and in the evening anodher clergyman preached while Dr. Gallandet interpreted the sermon to the deaf and dumb—who formed throughout the day a considerable portion of the congregation—and made plain, by the sign language, to the imprisoned intellect of the poor mute, what is often unheeded or eeldom or ever remembered by those whose faculties are naturally free in “the hneae of their maker.” The church was tastefully and neatly dressed, and being well adapted by its construc- tion for dressing, made a very favorable impression on strangers, and afforded no inconsiderabie delight to the deaf mutes, who, although they could not hear the pealma and bymps, or the word of God from tho pulpit, could at least full; the taste, the care and the industry ladies of the church had expended to decorate their “house of God,” to celebrate that day when the deaf and dumb received their hearing and speech, the lepers were cleansed, the hungry were fed, and the sick were cured. The church was dressed in the following manner:—The bow window of stained glasa, behind the chancel, waa surrounded with greens, while over the arch were in. scribed the words, ‘‘Unto us a child is bern, unto usa son is given,’’ ead beneath, the usual superscription, “J, H, 8.” the supporters or braces of the esiling—there being no leries beneath them—were connected by ‘bandsome festoons of greens, while every pillar and MEPS ee as otetces ae ever C ON. vaing to St. Jonn, first cha; r, part of fourteenth verse—‘ Tne word was made 3? and from this concise text preached @ most impressive sermon, in whieh ae hand- Somely thanked a lndy.of the congregation for the pre- aren of a valuable set of p.ate.for the communion table. CHRISTMAS DAY—SKATING AT THE CEN. TRAL PARK. Yesterday morning, it being announced that ‘ the bal} was up’ at the skating pond, a crowd began to wend their way towarde the Park, young and old, many of whom must certainly have had either a very early or a very hurried break(ast, for as early as ten o’clock there | Were some two hundred person§ onthe pond. From that hour until twelve the number continued to increase, and at the latter hour it was said there must certainly have been three thousand people present. Many now left, to enjoy no doubt their Chriatmas dinner, but left only to return in quadruple, nay even quintuple force, as at three o'clock the nomber present, including spoctators, who were of course numerans and occupied every spot where ‘& good view was to be had, could not have been legs than fifteen thousand. By some the crowd was estimated as high as twenty thousand. Let the estimate be correct or hot, one thing is certain, thut it was next to impossibie to get through the moving mass of people on the pond, and to be able w skate, unless in a furward direction, and too at @ snail’s pace, was out of the queation. A Roticeable tact at the pond yesterday, was the paucity of the “fair gex.’”’ It was wonderful that the ice could bear up such a weight, when it is considered that it was but two days aud mights old; however, no wccideut occurred, and it is to be presumed that as long as the present weather continues, skating at the Park will be a perfectly safe operation, The city cars did a thriving business during the entire day, and the different companies appeared determined to make the most of it, for in addition to placing @ placard inside and on each car, the rival roads had severally a doard painted in large letters at their termini, reading thus:;—'‘Good skating at the Central Park, nearest route by te —— avenue cars.”” About four o’clock the crowd began to thin off, and at Ave when our reporter left, there were very few persons remaining. It is to be regretted that the Croton Board cannot, or will not furnish a supply of water to flood the pond every night, inasmuch as it would be so great a dé- sideratum; and certainly,as the 4 ye Fequired for such purpose would be but small, it appears as if there could be no decided objection to their doing so. Should they, however, persist in their present course, and re- fuse to give any water, some plan must be devised by which the pond can be flooded; if not, a couple of days’ skating such as yesterday, will render the ice perfectly useless; indeed it was much the worse for wear last eyen- ing when the crowd dispereed. . It is pleasant to known that the amusements of the day were not marre@by any disturbance or accident; every- thing went ‘ pleasant as the marriage bell.”” One or two individuals were, hownver, capsized, and it was said se verely hurt; but ou inquiry it turned out they were mare- ly stunned, rendering them insensible for a few moments, and that n recovery they resumed the sport. The necessary precautions to prevent accident are taken. \At various points boards aro placed bearing tho word ‘‘ canger.”"j AD examination fof these places shows that the danger arises from “air boles” which are no Jarger than to admit of s man’s haod being put through, but which would of course be dangerous should a skate stick in one of them. For the sake ot those who delight in this healthful, in- vigorating sport, it is to be hoped the poad will continae to wear a good ceat for the ensuing week. CHRISTMAS IN BROOKLYN. Christmas was celebrated about as usual in this city, The general aspect yesterday was the samo as other Sundays iu the strects, although a number of the con- fectionary stores and toy shops remained open to accom. modate thore who had no opportunity to lay in a supply of fancy things and ‘sweatmeats the day previous. Sa- tarday evening presented a gay appearance in Pulton, Atlantic, and ome of the principal streets» The storos were well supplied with everything ornamental as woll 8 uselul, and were all crowded with customers—neariy very one of whom was a purchaser, and it was a rarity © see any One without a parcel in his hand or a bandle under his arm. Turkeys were in great demand, as well as other subs antials, but toys and confectionaries were disposed of as fast aa “ail bn wait upon the pare ta Amongst the evening was a party of young ladies, accompanied b. thelr beaue, marching up Fulton stree each provides with @ penny trumpet, with which they made most ex- cruciating music, and were as jolly as omid be, Evory- body appeared to be in humor, althbougn there was coneiderable jostling crowding—in fact, it was slow work to get along for a portion of the time. Yoatorday services were held in many of the ohurchos, most of which were profusély decorated, and presented a beaati- ful and appropriate appearance. They were woll atend- 0 jn the mornivg. Sunday ssiool anniversaries and ju. venile miesiovary society celebrations were algo held, and passed off to the satisfaction of thuse concerned. TELEGRAPHIC, Bosrow, Dec. 25, 1959, Christmas, and the religious aesociations of ita comme moration, was the subject of discourse in most of our churebes today. To morrow will be observed ag a loga holiday, in connection with Christmas, and conseqnentty the Custom Houre and the banks will bo closed, and baal. ness generally suspended, Aj} our swewspapers wi) s13- weather continues cold, but pleasant. Eo BaLrmons, Dec. 25, 1859. ‘Tomorrow will be generally observed herd as a holt day. The newspapers will all suspend publication. ‘Wasmunaron, Dec. 25, 1859, All the papers in this city, and in the cities as fut south os Augusta, will auspend their publication to-morrow. FINANCIAL OPERATIONS IN THE WEST. ORT CT eS Failure of Wild Cat Bankers, and Great Excitement in Davenport, Io {From the Dubuque Herald, Dev. 20. Our readers are already aware that Coc’: & nt, of Davenpost, the principal owners aud issuers of the Ne- Dragka wild cat paper, have failed and shut their This is the foal wma sp of the swindling Nebraska wilt cat banks which this paper warned the public against years ago, aud incurred the wrath of the frieads of the infamous concerns in 80 doing. But time, that great evolver of truth—timo, that proves all things, bas proven that our predictions were right one, H. Benton, Jr., George F. Greene, Bernard Henn. and Cook & Sargent in the esti- mation of sha gnc oF this State? These originators and promotors of Nebraska wild cat scheme, whore are Ubey? The people answer, ‘‘Gone to the dogs’’ politically and financially, and some of them have taken with them the bard earnings of many a poor, hard working, honest man. ‘This winding up affair in Davenport seems te have thrown the people of that self-complacent towa inte a ter- mible commotion, and the honest, hard popala- tion, many of whom had all their litde sa jeposited with Cook & Sargent, are in such @ state of excitement tbat the most fearful consequences are dreaded, as may ve Ne ee ae po ‘bit of “‘counsel’’ in the Democrat ot Itsaye— ‘We wish to ‘eaaatlineleontion of our city, whose ‘little all’ is deposited in the house of Cook & Sar- ent, against getting excited and doing what they may reafter regret. Let things take their course for a day or two, and then it will be time enough to take decided steps. ‘toe house has branches at Iowa City, Des Moines, and Plorence, K. T., all of which will doubtiess go up as the ent establishment has gone. Indeed, the braach at Yowa city known as Cook, ar: it & Co, shut its doors last Saturday, and no doubi the Florence branches did likewise as soon as intolligon could reach them—if, indeed, the movement had not been already agreed u] In davenpart the result has been not only the conster- nation and ruin of many poor persons, a8 above mention- ed, but mercantile houses there appear to ve going down like the pins in a bowling alley. ‘The extensive crockery and glassware house of W. C. Joy bas shut up, Burrows & Prettyman gone by the board and a number of other merchants reported in a preca- “nous condition. The people have become suspicious of all of them, as may be inferred from the foliowing item from the local columns of the Democrat of Monaay laat. It ‘We do bope our business men will be allowed to con- duct their business undisturbed. Itw Bonin mecegsary that great fordearance should be towards the merchants of this city, or it will result ruinously to all classes. If “pressing” the merchants of that town is going to re ruinously to all classes,” ther it ia to be feared that there will soon be more dismal times there thaneven now. But the most lamentable feature of these Davenport failures appears to show itself in the manuer Burrows & Prettyman have succeeded iu ruining a great many of the honest farmers of Scott county. The following article from the Democrat of Monday last speaks for itself. Read its carefully :— Our city was crowded en Saturday with anxious look- ing faces of persons who were either creditors of Cook & Sargent or of Burrows & Prettyman. Farmers who had learned of these two disastrous failures came pouring inte town, all anxious to learn to what extent they were involved.’ Mr. Burrows has been in the habit, lately, of purchasing wheat on time, giving tickets payable on the first of some future month, the farmer to receive whatever price wheat may be bringing when the ticket came due, The number of these tickets now in the hands of our farmers, we understand, is great, involving a large sum of money. This will be a terrible blow to the honest yeomen of Scott county, as they are already burdened with all they can possibly stand up under. Manyf of them are deeply in debt, and are aepoeding ‘upon the money which they expected to realize from those wheat tickets to pay up their notes and blot from the record the mortgages and deeds of trust with which they have so Jong been cursed. This is now out of the question. They have again to ask indulgences from the capitalists who bold these incumbrauces, and we trust they will receive them. Now is ‘the time that will try men’s souls,” aod if we hope to extricate ourselves from our present difficul- ties we must use forebearauce. Look af that picture, honest people of Iowa, and then eay to yourselves what confidence you ghould place in the rag money Kings and their friends whose only object is to make all they can out of you. Davenport is indeed in a deplorable condition, and somo time must elapse before she recovers from the shock her perity hag reeeived. And, worst of all, her policy injured not only herself but the country aro her. Let the lesson not be lost on ber neighbors. Operations of a Banker in Michi; (From the Corunna (Mich.) Courier, Leo. 14,} Many of our readers have heard of the absconding of dames C. Wallace, who h 8 been for some months past carrying on a banking and broking business in this place. Many false rumors are afloat; the most extcavagant stories are circulated and believed, and for the last few. days no little excitement has been felt, both here aod in Detroit, as to hig whereabouts and the amount of his ill gotten gains. All that is known of Wallace by our citizens has been learned in their business transactions with him; of his an tecedents even biz most intimate friends in Corunna know nothing. His first appearance in this place was on the 6th of Moy, 1869. He introduced hiaself to our citizens as James 0.’ Wallace, of New York, and stated that he was lookivg up a location to get into the banking business, producing testimonials as to character und capacit?, Signed by Bowen, Holmes & Co , the well known silk and dry goods men, of New York, and endorsed by L. H Everett, Cashier of the Broadway Bank, and Dennison & Wynkolf, grocers, New York. The well known respon. sibility of these gentlemen, their high commercial staud- ing, together with Wallace’s plausible manner and buai- ness like method of proceeding, induced our merchants to give him epcouragement, and he being pleased with the piace, as he said, determined to commence operations at once. He purchased a safe, hired an office, aud then went to Detroit to make deposits and arrange his business there; he returped on the 12th, and the business of tho “Exchange Bank of James C. Wallace’? commenced. By his straightforward deal, bis promptitude and obliging disposition, he soon gained the entire confidence of the community here, a8 well as of the banks ia Detroit, as his operations there ‘show. His obligations were al’ ways met when due, hia notes were always honored, aud everything went along smooth and nice until it was discovered that we bad been walking in the dark on a cake of ice, to the end of which we had come, and were now floundering in the water. Wallace had taken much interest in tows improvements, was liberal with his time and money, and really seemed @ valuable acquisition to the place. ’There was, however, some things about him that could not fail to attract the attention those best acquainted with him—his style of conversation to those who were intimate with him was not in keeping with the poeition he occupied in sper Are was low aud vulgar, and given to ol ity. had, too, at times, when excited, a nervous, broken manner of expressing him- self—a fact whieh he evidently knew, and endesvored to guard against. His business legitimate exc business; he borrowed none, but contented himeelf with shaaging Toney, and buying and selling drafts and exchange. evagal umes he has gono 10 Detzolt ana other places, to “ed ¢ for a few days, during which time he would close About the Ist of October he went to New York, and was gone some ten or twelve daya; when he returned he gave out that he had made arragements to admit a partner, a man by the name of Thomas R. Johnson, who, be said, was to invest sume $20,000 in the business, ‘and notice to that effect was published in our columns, The partnership was to have tommenced em the 10th of the present month. On Tuesday peal meeting his partner. and rectifying a mistake he ad discovered in his account with one of the Detroit banks, as he said, he went to Detroit, carrying with hima small band trunk; he was to have beon back on Thursday, butdid not come. No uneasiness was felt, however, by our eitizens, as it was supposed he was waiting for Johnson ; nor was the least suspicion entertained until Saturday last, when one of the firm of C. and A. Ives came to Corunna and attached the safe and furniture in bis oifice. Many then thought there must be some mistake, and it was not until it was discovered that he had taken with him all his clothes that it was generally believed that he had absconded—many were even loth to be con- vinced. Wallace’s operations here were not large—$1,500 at the outside. It is in Detroit that he has made his largest haul—he even waited on some of his customers here, to fee if they did not want their deposits, and actually re- fusedgto take money offered him on the morning of his departure. Meeting one of eur merchants 1n Detroit, he offered to let him have some money, but of another he borrowed $140. fo Detroit he waited upon D. Preston & Co., C. & A. Ives, A. H. Dey, the State Bank of Michigan and the Farmers’ aud Mechanica’ Bank, all of whom he has swin- died to some extent—the probable aggregate of which Will be from $10,040 to $12,000. He had with him a number of sight arate on the People’s Bank of New York, and purporting to have been drawn by a banking firm in the State of Illinois, a Thee he disposed of to the gentlemen we have named, receiving in exchange therefor currency and Western bills, He Auished his transactions on Thursday, since which time he has not been scen. It seems that some days belore this, he had left one ofthe drafis with Messrs. Ives, which was passed to his credit and sent to New York for collection. After he was last seen on Thursday a despatch was received from the People’s Bank, stati that ficm who purported tw have drawn the dri had ‘nv aecount at the bank, and that the officers of the 14 knew nothing of them. Some days before he left, Wallace showed a letter from the Farmere’ and Mechanics’ Bunk, requesting him to take and circulate $5,000 of their money. In all probability he has taken, and will circulate it, although the officers of the bank will not give any information respecting the affair, ‘rom the same paper, Dec. 21.) Tn our inst oe called Waliace most accomplished vil- lnin; we have cause to repeat thatexpression. So cool and daring & ecamp we never before of; and yot Wallace has redeeming traits in his character. It will be remetnered that Wallace compiled our com- mercial intelligence, and took, Crea icon reat interest in our success. We were intimate friends, and when at last the conviction was forced upon us that he had really gone, we, knowiwg how coo and detormined he was in charheter, were prepared for almost anything ‘On the }2th of the present mouth & lettur was receiyea by Coarles Kimberly, Kaq., worded as foliows;— New Yon, Deo. 9, 1869. My eafe i@ looked on 1,3nnd 7. Keep cool. J.’0 W. On the tame day Mr. J. L. BE Keily received a letter loaned no money and bearing he ensee dale. 08 Henesans, sontaiaing, the same. information, but mipus the latory ‘| ” probable nian of teto ltrs was to mislead th atulate themselves upon getting off so as ai On Mons: last (Dec. 19) a parcel was received by the ex rye iA place, hailing from Pittsburg, and addressed to Mra. Eazabeth Slater, care of Joseph Ire- land. It lay wit r parcels, sith (Tuesday morning, when ‘Mr. Ircland happen- in the express office, the package was handed over to. him. The charges wore all paid. A little surprised, per haps, at receiving an express parcel with the exproaaage. pals and wondering what its contents could be, it was: carried home and opened. The package ‘let- ters—one addressed to Mrs Slater, and another to us, di-- rected in Wallace’s handwriting. 'Not @ little surprised Mrs. Slater, who ig an'elderly lady and & widow, opene: her letter, and found it to contain $150, It Se a ‘Wasuuxarox, D. C., Deo. 14, 1859, Although it does not make me blush to own that I am a. consummate rascal, as the world defines that word, I am. not rascal enough to rob the widow or the or 1) aad therefore return you your money: ras nw tie he writes:— sd of aly ‘Wasninaton, D. C., Dec. 14, 1859. ‘You will, perbaps, think I have effrontery enough to ae can go it isla a aa aae Ky. others, and therefore you t be astonished at this. my, you Do doubt bad to give mo a “puff” since I left, E ‘will only aay that you have my full vertise me to the extent of the fifty dollars I subscribed to your paper. In the same with this I enclose one bun~ pity that I born and bred in New Yor” e was Iw r o this occasion to say that I never was in we any of your citizens sappoee they have any chance of finding me in New York, I may a8 well say to them that it is rather uncertain: 1 am a native of a Southern, State, and father having been swinuled by abolition- ists, 1 determined to swindle somebody in the first aboli- tion State where I get an opportinity, and I haver succeeded, and in more States than your own. ‘My operations now amount to over thousand dol- lars, clear of ¢: ses, and which I: puts me about: even with the mad abolitionists. Don’t understand: me as saying that circumstances have controlled my dis- honest actions altogether, for they have not. I have had to do nothing from necessity, but have acted as I have » little for revenge, and a great deal because I wo. Ido not suppose any of you are green to think. Tam going to stay here any length of time; however, if you should think go, you had better come aud see. How are the markets? Wheat up and whiskey down? tis a ‘vamnoee at pity your commercial editor 1d a ranche, aut itr ae JAMES C. W. The Last Cruise of the Slave Yacht Wa: derer. From the Boston Travelér, Dec. 24. he bietdry of this Phen pe sr a 3 a occupied a large share of public attention, on account of her successful slaving voyage, and the acquittal of al! con- cerned in it, She ia again before the puolic, and is again- in the clutches of the law, this time, we hope, without a chance of escape. This morning she arrived here in charge of Mr. Henry: Welton, from the vicinity of the Wesvern Islands. Her. story, though long in its details, may be briefly summed up. Onthe 20th of October she left the vicinity of Sa- vannah without a Custom House clearance, unier the command of Capt. Lincoln Patten, of Bath, who forced: part of the men on board to go to sea. She went to Flores, obtained some supplies of water and provisions, but re- quiring more, went to sea and spoke a French bark, the: master ot which the desired supplies. Patten, with a ‘and four men, went.on board of her>: and then Mr. Henry Welton, with the cons.nt of the crew, took command, left the on board the bark, and. sbaped the Wanderer’s courfe for the United States. is now in charge of the Custom House authorities; but will: be delivered to the District Attormey. This is the story im brief; we will now present some of ite details, which aro quite interesting. On the 20th of Gctober, between nine and ten o'clock, Lincoln Patten, under the assumed name of David Martin, it fifteen men on board the yacht Wanderer, then ‘] in the river below Savannah, to assist in taking.on ovisions, water and stores. A little later he came om Beara himeelf, acoompanted by Edward Talbot, pilot, and Capt. J. Black, shipping agont. He calied all hands to get. underway, and drawing a revolver swore he would shoot any one who refused to work, or who. might interrupt his movements, Ho also threatened the shippiog agent and: lot with death if they attempted to leave the vessel. me of the crew who knew his plans, loaded :the two: guns with grape, and armed themselves to enforce his or- lers against those who had been induced by false pre- tences to come on board. Though there was a pilot on board, he directed the movements of the vessel himself, and got her twice ashore. At last she reached Tybee bt and anchored, where tho pilot and shipping master left her. Again she. ran aground, and remained fast four hours. at nine. o'clock in the marning of Oct. 21, she floated off again y. made 8ai), s)ipped fifteen fathomea of chain, and went to mem ieaery ing more than half the crew against their wi ‘The captain, to allay their fears, pretended that the vos- sel was bound to Matanzas and Nassan, N. P., aud back: to Savannah; but a few days afterwards he declared that the ship was witbout papers, the collector having refused. heraclearance. He said he was.bound tothe Wesiorm Ielands for more provisions and water, ani thence to tae Coast of Africa for a cargo of seven hundred ‘These he proposed to land at Cardenas, saying that ha ‘wae sure of receiving for them $650 euch, boing well ac- } inted with the trade, having Janded several cargoes- rom the barks Niagara, Ocean Tyrant, brig Frances Gien, and other vessels. He further iuformed them that on Jeaving Savannah he had failed to procure a chronomoter,. charts, or navtical almanac, and consequently woud haya to perform the voyage by dead reckoning. the 23 of October, however, he fell in with the sbip- Troy, of Boston,and bought from her one Epitome, Blunt's. Coast Pilot, and a chart of the Guif of Florida, for which he paid simply $6. He next chased the bark Clara Brewer. but when he hailed her, finding the captain to be a, he did not go on board. ‘he next day he saw a schooner, and made gail in. chase, carryisg such @ press of canvas that ne carried away bis square gail yard and split the suil, but failed to. overbaul ber. On the 28h of October he chased a brig, and fired grape at her, but she would not heave to. The chase was continued until Ll P. M , when the brig, favored: by the darkness of the night, by suddenly changing her course, run out of sight. The Wanderer was now headed for Fayal, and was favored with @ strong gale from W. N. W., going some- fumes twenty knots ao hour, and requiring two men at the hetm to steer her. On the Sist the gaie moderated to fine weather, which continued until November 9, when she - encountered another northwest gale, which brought her to the Isle ot Flores. Sne stood off and un, tiring guns fora pilot, and when off the settlement of Santa Cruz the Britieh Consul, the chief magistrate of the place and a pilot came on board. She was then ‘anchored in twenty- five fathoms water. The captain produced a falce clear- ance of the vessel, under the name of the “William, of Savannah, bound to Smyrna,” stating at the same time that he had lost sails, provisions, spars, galley and chro- nometer, and was in want of all these. Endorsed by the Britieh Congul and the authorities ashore, he procurea thirty-eight casks, containing 4,000: gallons of water, firewood, liquor, flour, ropa, 260 bushelse of , an anchor, 120 fathoms of chain. ‘was promised twenty tons more flour, but some of bis movements exciting suspicion, he came on board in great baste, and mado everything ready for getting under: weigh that night. He smuggled two women on board, and this circumstance came w the knowled, of the authorities. He had not # moment to spare; so slipped sixty fathoms of chain, left one of bie men ashore,, and did not pay one dollar for the supplies received, valu- ed at about 0 hundred dollars. He openly avowed to the crew that he could procure eighty negroes for the ‘women he hed kidnapped. The vessel was next headed for Madeira, called at Vil-- lage Point de Salee, but unable to obtain supplies, pro- ceeded to Fouebal, where , receiving information that an English steamer of war was in the harbor, he stood to- sea, to pass between Cape St Ana Sull short of provisions, he declared to the crew that. he would obtain them by force from the first vessel he: met, swearing that he would shoot the first man who hesi- tated to fight for such an object. ees Cogan ho spoke the bark Clara, of Bor- deaux, her commander positively refused either to. heave to or to furnish him with supplies. Two other which hove to, and promised to give he boarded her, ‘efate. They dotermin- to seize the vesse) and carry her to the: United States. With that object in view, Mr. Heary Wrl- ton, @ native of British North America, was placed in com- mand. e was immediately run before the wind, all sail set, and when weil clear of the bark, was to the weatward. ‘The next day they made the westward of the Canaries,. and saw lying in a cove re opis looking polacca brig, which fired a gun when the Wanderer bove m sight. Hav- jug no desire to ascertain her true character, the Wander- er pl a ber course to the westward without aay other’ incident worthy of notice. She made Fire Island light, thence proceeded to Tarpau- lin Cove, and arrived here this morning, as already stated... She has now on board tem men and the two Portuguese: women already noticed. stores. With a boat and tour mey Now was tho crisw of the crew ed, Inigo egal Personal Intelligence. Among the passengers who go out to day in the steamer Quaker City, for Havana, are Mr. Francis Skiddy, the: senior of the house of Francis Stiddy & Co.,and Mr, Charles Lamont, of the firm of Plume & Lamont. 8. (GLIsW 6 ATES! witb eane aan nines | Seer peterns of Ame: kates, JOHN BILIS TOUR STORB, ’8 TOU! 418 Broadway, © N. Kv corner Cgusl etree MORFATS LIFE TILIS AND pHdrwtx In oases of scrofula, uloers, nourvy, or @) the operation of the wkta, often iy ve, tome deanen their purityiog et an the Bood | fe ry ne, dive ror ay, 0 pty f A ge LL moet sale by all druggine,