The New York Herald Newspaper, December 25, 1860, Page 8

8 ‘THE CRISIS OF THE COUNTRY. | [CONTINUED FROM FIRST PAGE.) @ this Voion. We ore ina moat porilons er ye hut ono which the country might yet paas without, .oriovs harm, Mf the honest masses everywhere could gt ones ba vawolts | ed and made sensible of the gree’, danger Qiat hangs | ‘over us. Whilst extreme Northe en an? southern politicians have deen dividing and dit cracting the country, thos» who care nothing for off no or political positior have bee laboring, iq the agriculfural, wechamieatand frading departin » the country, bave, under the Dieseings of Pr oy donee, made us really ail that weare, This great) jeyority and most worthy portion of the Citizens hav’ ymot had time te examine and satisty their minds a8 © 4 whither y drifting by Uno lead of seotions!, seifish, « men. Tf we om in time eal! int ,erunsel thos to whom we are most indebted for our i” evbriai and intellectual attdiuments, aud, in feat, for © Jwee superior prosperity and greatsess, the west OY gqfsyient that ever fell tothe lot of man may yet be v7 eres All that is wanting is for the honest masses Niet and South wo be induced, without passion fet with thelr cool heads, to waderstand the ab: ¥trict points of difference, and they will at once arm “themselves with the fraternal spirit of their Revo- Tationary fathers, infuse the same into their political agents, and force a settloment of all sectional ditMeulticn, and again return to their fields, shops, stores, ships ami cchools, They are taken by surprise; they are ecattertd. They have, it is trae, to contend with traine? Dance: but there is time, and they willeame and settle thee quarrels about (rifles, if Uhey cax in proper time and maanner be appealed nt government was formed samme of the States #, some did not. The Revolutionary fathers in the North were not too good to form a them a government with shave owne $ Teey proviced for the rights of both; and further, mieves escaped from their owners they shoult wed to ther. T ecognized Ui of fraternit tbe slave Stat = for the gene: ven voted to ¢ " the African sla y years, All that is needed now ‘8 in with Our people, of ail see tw, and patriotic spirit of Our fathers, ‘Virginia guve up territory, and agreed that free States whould be formed out of it. This has been done, We Lich all the States, free and slave, Shall not the slave States, as now Own territor: ao tenants in comme uch, have a share in this common territory? 'We are not the le that were here in the days of the n, or there could be no Mifficulty in re this jon is too Meigniticant to distract, divide ntry The iree States now number States only (teen. The free States have majorities in both Ronsee of Congress, and these majorities soon te ‘be in- creased. ‘The free States have the surplus population to settle and make free States out of the Territories. The wlave States have no surplus, Common sense ought to teach the people of the iree States thot the all on their side, They very # atif they ‘wore to grant all that the glave St r the laws | of cliraate, soil and productions will cottie (he question | sult will be precisely ame under os about which Uo politwians of the have cach other 60 much by the ears ern friends say this, but they rea” to us what Jeifersou and others have y they rely on political authority. had no cotton gin, It had not then been ‘Aiscovered thit slave labor was 80 useful in hot climates, Tice, cotton and Bugis cane, At that m raising toba day they were not worth more, and did not sell for more than horses. They were rather consumers than p @ucers. There was no anxiety to retain them. Now they are werth from six to fifteen hundred dollars each. Their Jabor is the souree of more than two hundred millions of dollars annually to the national wealth, A new and pow- erful interest has sprung up. Judging from what the fathers did when they formed a Union with the slave States, under the then condition and circumstances, we have @ ready answer as to what they would now do, were they here, with this Territerial question, under existing cireumstances. No fair minded man can doubt but they, if alive, would say, “Let their Southern siavebolting brethren have all the bart po | which they can fairly settle under the invitations of .soil, climate and prodactiona, eapeolaliy if it is understood that the bona fide settlers, when they come to agree on a State constitution, may fairly determine the question of slavery for themselves in their own way.” One of the beauties and exceliencies of the common Jaw is, what it conforms itself so as to embwace and shield new and increased interests. As these interests grow up and increase, the common law extends its ciroumference and strengthens its pro- lective power “ Tt has been likened to the bark upon the sapling, which widens and thickens imperceptibly as the tree grows. ‘We bave only to have the people—the industrious masses—look at these questions practically and in their Proper bearir gs, and they will at once have this quarrel Settied, and the great ship of State again floating at ease and in safety Twoula have them at once pull up their stakes and eome pitch their tente around Washington, and command their representatives to adjust the difficulties which now divide the two great and powerful rections JOHN. A. GILMER. GEORGIA, LETTER FROM HON, THOS. R. R. COBB, Arumye. Dee. 15, 1860. Rorrons Jocks 40 AND MESRRNGER:— 4 CexTumy—I have just seen your editorial notice of my letter to the Federal Union, in which you seem to have grossly misunderstood its purport. You certainly joave the impression that I favor the idea of “waiting for the co-operation’? from States not read, now to secede: you promise the full letter to your r: ere next week and they can judge whether I am for such delay. (nm the contrary, I favor ‘co-operation with the Staves which are determined to secede before the 4th of March, 1861. Asi andersteod the position of the anti- secessionists, they faver co-operation with the States whieh are disposed to remain inthe Union. You will thos see how widely we differ When the Convention meets in Georgia on the 16th of January, apprehend this will be the state of facts “we shall have Florida, South Carolina, Alabama and Missis. Fippi, wih their ordinances declaring them out of the Tinkon. We shall have North Carolina, Arkansas, Too sana, and Texas probably, hesitating, of at least not Davung <poken. The question for the Convention will be hall se co-operate with the States immediately contiga ous to us, and whe, with Georgia, raise three-fourths of the cotton Crop. or shall we cooperate with the other four cotton States named, only one of which touches Georgie’ 1am in faver of co-operating with the seceding States, If you agree with me, and enderse my opinions thus eepiained to you, I shall sincerely rejoice. in justine to myself Task the insertion of this note in your wext payer. Respectfully, THOS. R. R. CORB. e .8 organizing at Cameron, and one of « hundred men has been raised at Port Sulli van, in Milam county Hem juards organized on the 24th ult.; BE. ain; H. H. Boone, First Lieutenant; M. A. Harvey, Second Lieutenant; W. R. Webb, Third Liea- tenant; ¥. 8. Clarke, Sargeon, 8. » Orderly Rergenimt A. Marschalk, Secretary; O.C. Williams, Trea- furer A company is to be formed at Hallettsville, Lavaca county. a Moulton, in that county, a company of eighty men has been raised, officers elected and arms procured. The mace meeting at La Grange on the Ist, recom. mended the ¢itizens of Fayette county to form military companies and at opes procure arms. The Belton coms nutmbers one hundred men: its Captain, John Henry Brown: First Lieutenant, Devidnon; Beound Lisutensnt, It. MoDowell; First Second Corporal, J. The Waller, Jr., G 6K Sergeant, WB. Whitth om, Gut. Firet Corporal, 3. 0° Clatk: Heott. A company le organizing at Aiken, and one at Darr's Creek, to form « battalion. The ladies of Belton G mass . county, was attended by the “London Guards,” dressed in Texas jeans, With a star on their caps Cnty ave over forty fire ears of age are admitted bo it ir captain is Colonel Thomas Wilson, nearly eighty yearsold. Hie apecch at the meeting produced a deep and solemn fnpression He has alwaye been a devoted Union man; but be thinks the time has come for the South to stand to her arms, if meed be, to protect her rigs The meeting recommend @@ the forming at once of Minute Men, and a committer ‘ws Appointed to procure arme On Sth, two com were to be organized at Crockett,on the formal raising of a flagstaff and Lone Star Pag. by order of the previous county meeting. jad, on the 26th, a Minute Men menting was held, AEPint wee determined to raise and equip in the county onebundred men. On the committee to enroll men, we find the name of Rey. R. W. Petros. In Caldwell county, the Minute Men are organizing $n ebevlience to the recommendation of the county meet in ‘ vompany has been organid oticors —Captain, Dr. J. Steleari, First Lieut,, F. Miner Second Livets.. D. F Latur and A. A. Walker, In Anderson county there are three \nfantry compa nies, geranizet and drilling regularly. A ewvalry com any, ie to be formed. At the Minute Men are or gan Conaalea county the warmest military feelog On the 90th ull. the regiment of mounted r) men, Ww? hundred «t . pare under the comman i of that Texas patriot. the dames C. Witkon, The pa Tage was pwituessed by a large assemblages a hast of ladies present. At eleven A. M. the MinuteMon = ue, eet oe liberty pole, from a r . The regiment was organ. by ‘lection st felt and staif officers, as follows :— Rev. som, Colonel: A. H. Jones, Lieutenant . Pore, Lamar county. DeW iat A. B. Bagi, Adjutant Fg Oy lg Lh cub et Mle and twelve officers: —Com A Qpptaia, 1€ G. Key. Vitst Lieatonaet, W. H. A » Loo. Willis, “Third, J. F. Miller Com: B—Crmaio, T Astly, Piest Lieutenant, J. 6. . Scand, A, D. rc; Third. D. ©. Jones.” Com e Caplan John inst Lieutenant, . Wer, Becta, 5 ©. Bawwets. = mil Yive more compet tes have veen formed to the county, the ent to over 500 rank and - file, with every prospect of ite reaching 800 son, Organtning arming ete drilling ere progressing radi ily adopte! » Hall's rite carbine and eword Dayonet, stated to be (lo mont -a@fective of all yet | patented. 4¥ Belmont, on the 26th, a company of sixty Ove Miwete Men was enrofied at an cnthuriaxyie op ment ‘ing, addressed by Rev. Mr. Wilson, A. P. y aod Hon, Fit Mewort. Ata publie meet Moulton, Larsea comnty. on the | 2d vet 9 \oete Moa company was forme! on th> this y. and who | "Wo pullished te wocks ago A lst of they are fully sensible of | ye borne in mind that ia the days when Jeffer- | NEW ~pot, sixty: Tve names being at once enrolie! Officers— vuptain, D. D. Lathiwery; First Lieutenant, Bon. Wil liams; Second, B. B. Qualls; Third, J.C. Latimer: Bnsign, +B. Hempries, “ To Fort Bend county the companion Ei Waite Mev, ander the auspices of Lone Star Clay 5 ment a» thy 10th, to com their orgap'etion, Colene? LD, Rendon has given the club $1,000 fot te military fmud. Ai Hontsville @ ca compeny Was formed on the st Inst., Colonel J. He Murray commanding. The ten says four companies are needed (nthe county. No doubt they will be raised YY, Judging by the spirit that has characterized all dae provewings of Walker county in unmerou companies that bad been alrea ly ee gowized bi Houston, and mangOther points Wrong hous Liv St SUSPENSION ‘OF aie PITTSBURG COAL JSD the (4utsburg Post, Deo. 18.) The PR tt Pittsburg ‘and the Menongahola Valley is ‘umtoubtedty ite lorgost int: large amoustt of eapital and bringing nak a propartione return than way other. In comeg the presetit depression ‘of She times, and the dereng ment of the finances and eazhanges 0” ¢ engaged tm Sthave found necessary ratons-at the present time, and must suffer their invest ments to be idte for Ue present. This choy have § competted to: @o in self-defence. Te result is a pai ‘one, for itowill throw theasands of people out of omploy teri but the evil seeet ie bet The pricea of cou! aud the'means of g id for it Will mot justly pru- Mint nen iu Tunnibg ‘fue isk of endangarhigth ste en)! tal, At'the present ‘time there avems'tweuty pair of coal boats loaded on ‘the pools, arwingt one huuiired last year, and no prospeot of more bemg rem@y for market tor the spring run, SENATOR JORNSON BURNED IN EFFIGY. Mewrum, Fenn., Doc. 24,1960. Senator Andrew Johnson was buraed in offigy in this city on Saturday might, IEF ‘MEETING FOR THE STARVING ME- GHANICS NEWARK, N. J. committee of leading men of Newark, N. J., bave ed @ call for a mecting to be held in that city on Wed- y next, 26th inst., to afford relief to those person? J whom the recent panic, caused by the éangerdus politica diniculties of the times, has thrown ont of employment, and to alleviate the suffering of the poor generally of Newark SOUTHERN DIRECT TRADE. The Selma (Ala.) Jsswe sayr that Col. P. J. "Weaver, of } a place, has shipped directly to Liverpool ene thou ¢ bales of cotton, which will be exchanged fur manu- factured goods, to be sold in Selma. Col. W. is one of the largest merchants aud wealthiest planters of Als. ama. Fine Arts. The works, finished and unfinished, belonging to the es. tate of the late Albert Van Beest, the well known marine painter, will be gold by auction on the evenings of Wed nesday and Thursday next, at Mr. Sabin’s rooms, corner of Fourth street and Broadway. In nautical knowledge and a close study of atmospheric effects, this lamentedar- tist had but few equals. No one was better acquainted with the anatomy of « ship, or the ever varyingespoctsof ocean life. His pictures are admirabfe for thelr fidelity to nature, and had he but lived long enough to attain the same skill as a colorist that he possesse! as a draughtsman, he would have left dehind him a great name. Among his unfinished works which are to be sold this week are several large marine pictures, intunded to illustrate the naval history of the United Sates. There are also a great number of sepia, India ink and crayon and pencil drawings, most of them intended as studies for more important pictures, The present sale will a‘ford connoisseurs an opportunity of possessing theinselves of some memorial of this gifted artist. Gignoux is engaged on his ‘Indian Summer,” o large picture, eight feot by six. The wooded foreground is glorious in its autumnal tints, and is as fine a piece of coloring as we have seen. The hazy atmosphere peculiar to the season is rendered in the distance with a delicacy and truthfulness that impart to the picture quite a Cayp like effect. The work is to be exhibited at the next Paris exhibition. Williameon is painting the battle ground of Stillwater, the scene of Burgoyne’s defeat. The canvass is fifteen feet by five, which enables the artist to take in a wide sweep of country. The studies have all been made on the spot, and the recollections of the ectogenarians of the neighborhood have been called into requisition to insure the fidelity of the picture. ‘The annual reception of the Brooklyn artiste will take place early in January, It will probably be given in the assembly room of the new Opera House, which is adimi- rably adapted for the purpose. The Derby Institute of Fine Arts is becoming quite a fashionable lounge. The spaciousness and elegance of ite galleries, and the attractiveness of their contents, draw crowds there every afternoon and evening. Page’s great picture of Moses on Mount Horeb is on exhibition at the old Dusseldorf Gallery. Rossiter's large scriptural works and Thorpe's Niagara are alse w be seen there. We are sorry to see that the merits of this latter pic- ture are grudgingly admitted amongst the profession, ‘This will not do. If the Niagara is the work of an ama- teur, then some of our best professionals are tyros; for the picture contains every element of a superior work, including fine color, pexfect perspective, and comprehen sive grays of the subject. The French exhibition at Goupil's should be visited by every one having @ taste for art. In this collection will be found works of surpassing merit, by some of the best names of the modern French school. It is a pity that tha these pictures were broughi here at a time of such go. neral depression. We would gladly sce all of them re- main in the country. City Intelligence. Avrorvnansts ty Tot New Yorx Hosrrrat.—At a recent meeting of the medical and surgical staff of the New York ‘Charity Hospital, the following gentlemen were appointed resident officers of the institution—Calhoun Hil’, of Duplin county, N. C., and J. H. Gould, of Rupert, Tt. as house physicians; W. Balser, of New York, and J.’ E. Lynch, of Objo, as house surgeons. Coxvernon or tuk Deura Karra Erarion Peatensery.— During the present week this numerous wod influensial college fraternity will hold their copvention in thie city, delegates having arrived from most of the thirty chapters of which the fraternity is composed. On Thursday bven- an oration by Charles P. Chandler, Eaq.,of the Bow. ‘Ghupiae adn pom by award & laid, ay. of the Harvard chapter, will be delivered before the members and their friends at Dr. Chopin's church, and on Friday aight the convention proceedings will be agresably tere ihe anna! supper. convention conducted onder the auspices of the Nu chapter of the New Yerk Free Academy. Incevotaky Fiat 1x Broapway.—Shortly after eight o'clock last night.a fire was discovered on the third floor of the building No. 827 Broadway, inthe premises of A F. Shaw, dealer in variety goods. Tho firemgn were promptly at the premises, and extinguished the fire be- fore it extended beyond the third Soor. On examiuation of the premises by the Fire Marsha! two separnie fires were found te here been by the incendiary, one in a box in the middie of the room and one under the sheiving. When the fire was discovered the promises were found securely locked. The damage te Shaw's stock will amount to about $500; eid to be insured. The front part ot the third floor is occupied by M. Macdonald, dealer in boop skirts and fancy = Stock damaged by water and fire about insured. The secand floor is oc cupied by Ryder & Dittenbocfer, dealer in eilk goods. Stock damaged by water about §800—fuily cured. The first floor ia eecupied by A. D. Porter &<., as a tailor's store. Stock slightly damaged by water; ineured in the Home Insuranee yy. The building ie owned by Henry Barclay. It ie about $380-—insured, The lire is under investigation by dhe Pire Marshal. Anuets ny nis Reescave Potacr.—Jane Johnson, who wos formerly employed asa domestic by a family near White Plains, was agprebende:! lest evening by detective Dusenbory on a chigge of stealing $45 in morey from th~ trunk of a fellow serewnt Michael Hillary. She was locked up to awamt an examination, Manaseeh Goldman, Micbae! Ruven and Louis True. bart, three well knows Jewish pockets, were ar- Steger egret 9 Jide Jeep 2 08 8 e of jeesup of $2,000 in money, on the 10th ef Ortober. ty Jedee wa robbed ‘on board of a train en roule to Philadelphia, and the three Jews are said to Berm Kentified na the guilty par ties. They were banded over to the tender m wt the aulworities of New Jersey Heer wy a Steam Fret Esaive—John Ahern, wh! ror uing toa fire last evening, wae ron over by scam engine No. 7, and had « leg broken. He wae coo ‘eed to St. Lake's Hospital. New Coo mwas. —Sporious bille of the denomination of $3 ob the Market Bank of this cily were in ciroulat\vn inst night Police Intelligence. Tanen Ix. —Emily Waliace, of Orange, N. J., complaine before Justice Quackenbush, that an elderly man, named Henry Hoyt, by means of ‘aise pretences, obtained from nd ote wreaks, manu the clothiag, were found at. Sweeney's Hotel, in Char street. t was committed for exam ination. _ ——=S os Naval Intelligence. ates steamer Ran Jacinto, CaptenT A Dernin, s been cruising off the river and Kabond. cunio, West Count Africa, Oetober 25. All woll A letter from the African aqnadron r the capture by the United States steam corvette Mob! Commander Sylvanus W. Geodon, of a slaver, having on rd te lowe than nine hundred negroes, the Jargest ever taken on the coast, The dinpesition of the prize is not mado krowe aon United whieh was a THE CENSUS OF 1860. ‘The Growth Progress of New York d the Suburban Country—How ve and What We Do, &e., &e. The vighth decennial census of the United States is in progess of connple The yeturne from the Southern District of New York—a very interesting portion of this Union—are now in Waskington. In ail previous censuees but very litue more than a statement of the number of peuple bas found its way ito the columns of the ‘public )ES8, UMLE some two or three years had elapsed after they had been completed. All he other important statistics have bger permitted to lie Duried in the Consus Cities at Washington witil the paid officials could work thera up into Auge volumes, to be read by nobody, not even them- selves. ‘The imperfections in the present, nnd all preced ing emsuses, are manifest upow the slightest observation loth colightened statistician, though each succeeding approaches nearer to perfection. But, though the rfeotions are evident, let no one suppose the statis ties furnished by the eengus to be @ mere barren array of figures, combined into tables merely to give employ ment to a few thonsand persons. The science of statistics is of recent date, In more ancient periods of the world’ en epumeration of the people was had periodi- for purposes of revenue and military ser- vice, but not for the purpose of ascertaining tho extent and progress made in industrial pursuits, or the social or moral condition of the poople. To have correct information as to the incroase or decrease in the numbers of a people, their age, sex, cocupaiion, the ex- tent aud kind of their industry, their moral and social condition, their edneation, and, in short, hew they live and what they do, is highly instructive, and essonti ally promotes the welfare of society, It enables tee statesman to devise judicious measures for adoption in the administration of government, and shows the capi- tulist Uke most profitable channel for investment. A can, eon of the United States, properly taken, conetitutes the ledger of the nation; in whieh every eitizen can read the resulis of the preceding ten years, and compare them with the results of any former per in the history of thecountry. A nation without thie ledger would be as unsafe in devising plans for the future administration of its government as a merchant would be without his ledger in conducting bis busine The rapid growth of New York city in population and wealth, its progress in literature, in the education of the masecs, and its advancement towards commercial supre: y, have astounded the ablest statesiuen and statisti- cians in both hemispheres. The greatest city in the World is probably destined to becoune the greatest el the ghbe, if the vielonary and destructive clemet abolitionism and black republicanism do not obtain per manent supremacy in the councils gf the nation, or in the administration of the government, A few facts developed by the consus just taken will lead thinking men to retiect earnestly upon tho canzes of our rapid growth, and upon the dangers which seriously threaten t check It. We now proceed to record some of the figures, and will draw the inferences from them at our lejsure:— This city was settled in 1612, and in 1781 had a popula tion of bat 8,628. ‘The following table will snow the nam- der of people from that time to the present:— cally Year. Population. 1390. 202,550 1840. 10 1850. . 1860... 814,254 ‘The following ia the population of the city as shown) the present census, given by wards, and compared with the United States census of 1860 and the State consns of 1855:— POPULATION OF NEW YORK cry. 1850. 855. Ward $16,007 620.810 814.254 Increase in five years, 184,146; in ten years, 298,408, Total..... TOP ULATION OF KINGS COUNTY. Brooklyn City. 1865. Ward 1. coves 6441 ‘Total for county of N.Y. . 515.547 ‘Total for county of Kings. . 136,882 ‘Total for So. Dist. N. ¥.1,100,416 1,675 904 NUMBER OF DWELLING HOUSES IN THE CITY OF NEW YoRK, HOMER OF DWELUNG MOUSE IN RANOS COUNT) —BROOKLTN 3 «Try, HY Wanoe. Wert 1.. . O68 Ward 11. 2. S87 10... {owns of Fiat lands and Gravesend. Total ink ings county... NUMHER OF FAMILIES IN SEW YORK CTry, Waal ‘ 165,707 SUMPER OF FAMILIES IN KDTOS COONTY—RROORLYS CITY, RY ane, Tote) fom. lies in Kings county. YORK HERALD, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 25, 1860 “CENSUS OF 1900. SHIPPING NEWS. | NUMBER OF WOMEME AND PAMTIIRS ox mun rorLew NS CORA Taek (Queew? J Suttork, an $915 Reon ind. e018 West host F Rockland S304 vutam, 16.434 10,827 18,17. 4.127 11,094 ow 4.805 DUM isc T ieee cece on ant SOUS RECAPITULATION. ‘The total numbers of people, houses and families in the Southern District of New York are as follows:— may assist the reader in forming just conclusions. What thgse 1,673,904 people do, and how they live, whut church they attend, if any, and whet political opinions they bave formed, what brauches of induatry they follow, What amount of capital they haye, and how many of them are depentent upon daily toil for daly support, ace questions that we will consider at our cipure. It appears they live in 188,342 houses, and that these houges contain 317,305 families. Ontside of the cities of New York and Brooklyn one family to one house is the general rule, as we Aee the number of families but Little exceeds the number of houses; but in this city we have only 64,338 houses— that is, exclusive of those buildings expressly intended for stores, in which nobody lives—and we have 155,- 707 forilies. This gives, ou an average, about threo families to each dwelling house. In Brooklyn we have 30,628 dwelling houses and 59,065 families. This is less, on an average, than two families to a house. We may ag well state the fact at once—there is no other city in the world in which so many people live unler the same roof as in this city. The causes of this aggre- gation of human beings we will only incidentally allude to now. who are employed in this city, who can earn their bread here, find it more convenient to live on this island; and the extravagant rents, and the high price of building Jots, compel them to hire apartments or become boardérs, These are the principal reasous why the houses in this city reach farther towards the heavens, and are adapted to contain more families, than, perhaps, in any other city on the globe. Philadelphia, the second city in population in the United States, has, by the recent census, 68,034 people, and $9,979 houses. There are in that city but about 100.000 families, thus averaging about 1 1-10 families to a house. ‘There are houees in this city containing more than 120 families, and more than 600 people. We will re- fer to them more specifically hereafter. ‘The ef- fect upon human health and morals produced by this aggregation of human beings under the same roof, brought together not by choice, congeniality of feel- ing, or from any motive of social society, but-by stern necessity, is a question for the statesman and moralist. Capital has crected the dwellings and necessity has Drought the tenants into them, Virtue and vice occupy ining apartments, travel daily up aud down the same stairway, aud are compelled to Ne down at night and rise in the morning in places where only fifty cents worth of mortar separates them, But New York is a-great city—decidedly so. You will is if you are an observer of human nature and character—see more of the world by travelling from the Astor House to Uvlon square, on the fashionable side of the street, and then crossing over to the Bowery, down the Bowery, through Chatham to the City Hall, than you probably would in a six months tour through Earope. mon have taken @ sort of pride in asserting that » educated in the streets of our city. If you fare iu quest of nationalities, New York is the place to find them. All nations are represented here. We are coemopolitans. Hyerybody feel at home when he gets in Now York. ‘The phrases United States, America, have a broader siguilication in area, but the word New York comprehonds the whole. If you travel abroad, and get into conversation with Zonis Napolson, Garibaldi, Kossuth, England’s fu. ture King, or one of the Japs, New York will be sure to be mentioned a dozen times, while Washington, Philadel- phia and Boston will searcely be thought of. If great cities are but so many sores upon the body po- litic, as a celebrated statesman asserted theygwere, then the inevitable growth of this city is a matter to be depre- cated. For we certain as the sun will rise to-morrow, this & destined to beoome one of the most populous, if not the most populous, city on the globe. ‘Take a look at the rapiMty of our growth, in connection with the natural advantages in a commercial point of view, compared with the growth of the other large cities in America and in Europe. Forty years ago London had about 1,600,030 inhabitants, and New York about 123,000. During these forty years London has increased about 98 percent. But say 100 per cent, which would make ber present populstn 3,000,000. During this period New York has increased in population near 700 per cent— that is, we have grown from about 123,000 to ‘over @00,000, and includ'ng Brooklyn to about 1,100,000. New York and Brooklyn can be called one city with as much propriety as both eides of the river Thames can be, execpt for political or municipal purposes, which at pre- sent separate them. But leave out Brooklyn, with her vear 300,000 people, aad let us see how long it will be be- fore New York exceeds London in population. In a com- mercial aspect New York aiready rivals Landon. By a #imple arithmetical calculation it will be found that this city doubles its population in about thirteen and a third yeard, and London in about forty ycars. That is, New York doubies its papulation three times to London's one time. So it bas been for the last forty years; and if this ratio of increase ie continued for the next forty years, the following table will show the population of the two cities ut the end of that period. in 1900 - ned . in 1900 London will have... ‘Thus we see that if the two cities increase in popula- tion in the same ratio for the next forty years as they id in the last forty, New York will have half a million more people than London. In this caloulation we throw out Brooklya altogether. If we bad included Brooklyn we should bave made it near 900,000 instead of 6,512,000. ‘This, probably, will suffice our rewiers for the first in- Stalment of facts and deductions resting ( the present census. As there is but very litte money in the United States Treasury at this time, the Haat will undertake to publish the census returns, and thus spread before the people all the important statistics furnished by the cen. sus before the government employees get fairly at work. The Skating Renewed. The cold winds that rose with yesterday morning's san ‘breathed hope into the hearts of the ckaters and the keepers of the booths on the pond. Unfortunately, al- thongh “cold was the wind,” yet ‘rade Boreas was too biustering to allow the pond to freeze entirely over, and large gaps were therefore left in the worst possible Vig: nerors the centre and @round the edges of the under the bridges, Xe. If, however, the wind should have lulled during the night, as the ice that was formed prov ious to yesterday was solid and in good con- dition, there will be fine skating today. During the re- cess the owners of the booths have been decorating their temporary residences, ond yesterday the ‘‘stars and stripes” and many other kinds of flags waved bravely in the breeze. The blue and white, red and white, and dirty cream color coverings of the tents stood out in bold relief from nature's colors around them. As for the de- coration of the interior of them, the owners have not deen idle. Billy Radford, of the Winter Garden, has made his “Pavilion” almost an Aladdin's palace with flags, garlands, wreaths, evergreen trees, mottoes, &e., and a large stove in the centre #0 changes the temperature of the place that skaters would almost fancy themselves at home again, instead of being on the edge of the fronen and musele’’ to skate with it full in the face. The lovers Tt howover, are net daunted by a little oppest- A while (aking adynntege of sh ice na tl ji breat! rather loudly > maper thed the may be up tomorrow,” which of course meana today. As hundreds make Chrietnras Dny a holiday, we Wish their prayer may be realied, : ~ Movements ef Occan Steamers. Pitti tttti ts BBRBES EEE SPECIAL NOTICE. wines letters intended for the New Yous Heraup Port of New York, December 24, 1560, CLEARED. Diecinciip Uniied Kingdom (Br), Craig, Glasgow—F Me- Pshi Sea Nymph, Hording, San Franclsoo—Wm T Coleman ), Shearer, Liverpool—F McDonald & Co, jardin Liverpook—Caldwell & Purdy. son), Liverpool W Trundy. *Londone-H D Brookman & Co. EE Morgan & Wiley. BNP acdgr eh Abbett, Bristol inde Bhee iris Ship Luvara, Wood, Havo—W Writloor, J. Bark Sea Duck, Stanwood. Falmouth——J W Elwell & Co, ‘Cork for orders—J ur, Bark Argus, Ni for © McArthi Bark Chilton, Yortland—Delano & Brig Mogador (Fr), Cormier, Hav Te Boyd Brig Sea Marscilles—C & 1 J Peters, Bre M Havelock (BH, Dexter, Talis s Mvbitnoy & Co, Brig GT Waid, Mobile-—Sturges & Co. cbr Keven Brothers (i, Tedford, Yormouth—T James, Blondel, Schr W_A Crocker, Endicot Pass—Laker & Dayton, Rehr Lilis, Frapels, M Sy Xan Bekt ANGE Cowon! Ney West-cenaet & Deake Sehr & C Johnson, Lockwood, Newbero—CR Dibble Sehr J. rete, Peteraburg—I Cole. Steamer F Cadwallader, Baltimore. ARRIVED. ship Jura (Br), Muir, Liverpool, Dec 11, with Steams! to E Cunard. Lice 11, in the Mersey, saw Aw ship James Sound In; same dy, off Point apoke hip Matilda, « in; 224, lat 40 46, lon 65 42, saw Br Bark Charleston, bound Nimrod, bound E. Steamship Columbia, Berry, Charleston, with mdse and ‘to Spofford, Tileston & Co. 234 inst, 6 PM, off sland, steamship Augusta, henoe for Savannali. Steam Ramsey, Baltimore, with mdse wann, an to H B Cromwell 4 C Ship Ocean Phantom (Br), Clark, Liverpool, 47 days, with master. Ship Solace (Br, of Plymouth, Eng), Barter, Plymouth, Ei 6 gaye, in selina, to HL Routh & Sons. Experienced i] NW w during the passage; split sails, &c: was ‘within 290 mlles of Randy Hook on the fi aud blown off, (Prus), r,, Neweustle, Ks coal Fort 'W Parmele; vessel*to "Wendt 400, Bad heavy weath Sames’ Cook (of Boston), Blanchard, 6 with sugar and melado, to Neswith & Sons, No 50, spoke schr Snsan Hall, for Boston. The heavy weather; Jost fore’ toprallantmast, jib- to Had sna NNW ente ve passage: 3 les inost oF tho passage’ Nov 10, iat 40.46, lon 19.30, spoke brig Matilda, f ee wae parce, Be a greets ee are, ed), via Taga, & day, with 0 Yate . idth inst, while coming through Crooked Is- Senritore: tibet kone: bike ok anaes chow pea while signal "ie he Btn Sete, on, as ay ve Ce “B, order heavy aga’ W. “Has encduntered ede ; stove boat, wy most of the 7, and sustained y NC, 5 days, with FT ng ae for Fort Lee. Schr Alabama, Vanglidee, Boston, dave, , - Sehr Polly Prive, ‘Adane ‘Newport for Phiiadelphi Fehr Norma (wreck! eeks, from ol 9" Miah, usckewag ee but is the Oldenburg bark Johanna, Capt Rooster, from that ‘Weeks says. the bark as bilged, and will prove @ Por ccs ate rough to the city come of ute manor! Mary Russell, previous) cd in ashes at siToman ar eakidg bat craved sift, aad * ‘We are in receipt of Inte Southern through the polite acteniton ot the pentlemaniy purser"of ‘enmnip UoluraDi Sur Dor Prince, Meady, at New from Liver. reports ihe Wah vi," int 30 eSflow 30 Te, daring [ uy i Fu i | i 5 if i f : i a i ; f i q i i i fe i i e i sein a inp iatB K Toe p at on ah Ket ny SET Eee RITES Een, Des abe ship Ferdinand, Bullerdick, from IVS!A frm tan Praneaco 6h, bark Cheating, ona cruise; 8th, i Teter from sf.tark Jorn. XR, tated Oct 2 . out, beh, 48 bei, “he . he. foyer arid nce, Gt 2 for, San 1S NP lconaao jurmelster, hence for Melbourne, Nov Ty egainore, 1 for Be ae Pypgreth from Liverpoot for Caleutta, MoDonald, Funter, trom Loudon for Mobile, Dee. L are, . sche ett an Jona, from Bremen for NOrteans ares 7» French, 1 day hence for Havre, Deo 18, lat Bark Searles, from Boston for Cape Good Hope, Dee 1, lat 1ikiir Bale, from Newport for Havana, Dec 13, lat 30 40,. Schr H Yanfair, 6days from Bost Galveston, Dect 5 te 5 pag the, Kehr ’ West, Hee it it $04 at 7 ncaa Seb H ith bal, of P.agor, wanting longitude, ce $, Forcign Ports. Axtwenp, Dee &Arr Saxon, Coy, NYork. ‘Arr at Flushing Sih, Edwin, Nugent, NYork, ‘Awoy, Oct 9—Sid bark Anp, Munro, NYork. Auwovo, Dec In port scl for NYork ag, Burst01 (Pill), Dec $—In port, Rich ¥ ‘Sid 9th, Harpswel Cotton, and ViaHant, Bristol. (The Har or and part of Brewcuiaver, Dec S—Arr Ferdinand, Bullerdiek, Balti- ore. Honneacx, Deo -—Arr Tola Wy, Patterson, Portland not: m as before). bid Ist, NCurwin, Mountfort, NYork; Resolute, Delcans; $4, John Henry, Carter, Cadiz. Barckions, Dec 4—Awr Acacia, Marti, NOzleans. Bexovess, Cet 25—In port bark William H Shaller, Marks, would leave the east about Dee | for Salem, Cxrre, Dec 6—Sld Ocean Wave, James, NYork, Dat, Dee 9—Arr G ¥ Lamar, Bradley, NYork (and ald for- London); Wisecnsin, Seott, do'for do; Yth, Mary Fey, Thompson, Boston for London all 3 Demsx, Dec 10--Arr Zenith, W Vork. Dewarana, Nov 30—In por Shareap. for Turks Islands, diseg, to exil Dec 6; brigs ‘Sunny South, ‘Trower, trom Fernandina, Fla, do, for Nev York via Turks Islands, to sail Dec 2; Trindelen, Baker, from Norfolk f ‘Trow widge, aa trom waite fs do sid 1 on, “ag Han woridge, Lyon, from and for du'do, 3 - ook, Wooster, Boston via Turks Islands. FaLwourn, Deo 10Q—Arr Mazatlan, Nichols, Moulm Tonquin, Batchelder, NY ork; 10th, Dec 7—Arr Marcia Greeuleaf, Merryman, NOr- leans, Hanyoxr, Dee 6—Arr Juliet Tru Spalding Baltimore, Hamerna, 7—s1d Elise, Deine} oe Arr at Cuxhaven sth, Sir It Peel, Jurgens, and Louis Nat poleon, Herting NYork. HoxG Kong, Oct 1—-In port ship Fleetwing, Howes for Boston, Sid 26th, ablp Start King, Hilery. Manila, argues at 5 ow , 1 Via Hailfax; 10th, Jobn J Hosa Hor Lawrenee, RYcik? Loueotben: Cinussday NOHaaDs, 3 . 160 ussén, ‘Bid 5th, Joseph H. Slater, Chialeston, ¥ rh, pocnbeam , San Francisco. Ent ont &th, North American (es), und Anglo for Portland; Alexander Gibson, Mews, NYork: De' OD» Morher; Baden, Silpben: Chimes, "Lord; Gulden ‘walt son, and Windermere, Harding, SOricang Loxrow, Dec 8—Arr Amanda, Runge N York; 10th, York town, Meyer, do (and ent out for ork same ; Mary McRac, Crocker, Wilmington, NO; John A Pi Rich, Cal Cid 8th, Sjofna, Bet Welsh, from Philadel via Riebriond; AM Colson, wig. Bark Arthur Hoyt, from ‘Siutgatha, touched Oct? Sgoniecrons peo SAR" aqune, Hannaford, x¥ork wh. Triumph, Hazen, do via ‘Crookhaven; Return, Cann, York, Off do 10h, Moxy © Fox, G from Cardenas, ie “Gnanin, "Rov Shnd Brie Mary "A ForseatGitlesple, pton Ronde, ay ena Soe sh a ah pune i - ; work for non: i Thusodlh, Crvsuee troms So for Live 4 Dec 16—Arr schre Ocean’ Wave, Flewelling,” York Hib, T's Hatton Tee ee een aeienes Ports. ALEXANDRIA, lais, with lors of part of deck load. BOSTON, Dec 82 arr steameer Wm Jenkina, Hallet, Baltd umer Wm Jenkins, more and Noriclk; barks Daniel Webster, 7 WA French, Savannah: Euteitn Grosier: tit. Cay, TH; J Weat. ‘Dyer, Wilmington, fo? ‘dia Btover, oy ell, NYork for Bath, put in for « harbor; Gal Hall, oando; © W Connor, Urann, Jacksonville: Medora, Wilmington, NC; Snow Flake, Dickerson, Phi ia, steamers 8 k Spauidi: Howes, Baltimore via Norfolk; Ken- Grane deseph' Brvent” Levelt Okerioteea: eee mond, Briladelphin; iy, Gipaey, sata Roar elo Stee cose heer eee: on Saturday, and lled on. it thw: Manila. 0 Phanticleer. Daniel’ Boone, Cousins. Rantasket Koads and BAL’ brigs A posed tio 1H. Day, from Bal RICHMOND, 2b~Arr a, Danville, and Crenshaw, Mots, New York. Sid schr Transit, Mae ‘ ROCKPORT, Deo 16—Arr schr N Berry, Williams, Wilming- "FRANCISCO, Deo Leet ship Sunshine, Early , ik fe honl Unele cit ‘enama: ane ‘Work, aie tolone fe me i ay Pan boat chara Pate Bat and REPORT, Dec 16—Sid bark David Nickels, Nickel Reems MISCELLA’ a BERR comme, LLAVEOUS. ly should (ry one. der 3, \. *. eaiTe, ‘ Maiden lane, and Tt ts the akate In prprarance not Lf These FKATES, some of which have never kes before, BOYS’ “segues CHESTS sued op "swrre, +m Ts ordering shaves end the number or size of shoe, Rotween Walker and ¢ (