The New York Herald Newspaper, February 9, 1861, Page 8

8 THE GALE OF THURSDAY LAST. Ws EFFECTS IN THE CITY AND *".gyRps. | bl THE SUDDEN CHANGE IN T”.mpERATURE. graph lines throwe down and walle and chimneys Down THE EXTENT "¢ THE Sf0RM. THE DAMAG,€ DONE ELSEWHERE Aree Loss OF LIFE 45D PROPERTY. Snow and Snow Squelis at the West and North, THE PECULIARITIES OF THE GALE ‘Thermometer Thirty-Seven Degrees Below ero, ae, Rew, THE WEATHER THURSDAY WORNING. Febraary and March &ave married in haste, apd again February bas well won the title ef the April of winter— ‘Eko ite spring sieter, changeadle, anceliable and fickle. ‘Thursday moraivg dewned upon New York with all the pleasant warmth, eweet sunshime, gentle breezes, soft rain, ubiquitous med and sleppy walking of spring. Peo- pie came down town without ‘their overcoats, and wore wvershoes only te protect Weir boots from the street mud. Skaters adjourned their trips to the Central Park, ‘as the ice was bad, the -walking ‘worse, and the ball @own—exceptupon the retiroad cars, where it outrivals the sun, whieh does set once in a while. By nine o’cleck A.M. however, a shower of snow and hail varied the ‘@ey, and anounced the approaching storm. This 60on ‘scused, amd spring again emiled and showered; the ‘weather became more and more warm; the streets grew Re. more and more muddy; the tailors sold their winter garments at more immense sacrifices than ever; the city seemed as if the 78h of February had been the 7th of | winds; at Norwich, twenty degrees below. May. THR GALE IN THE CITY. Suddenly, between three and four o’clock, @ chill Dreeze whisked away the rain clouds, and, increasing to «@ gale, ewept over the city: with an effect indescribable. Chimneys, awnings, signs,gheds, were blown hither and @bither; houses exposed to the full force of the storm fairly rocked to and fro with its violence; the shipe in the harbor tugged at their anchors like mad; the streets ‘@ried up as suddenly as magic; the skating ponds re- wamed their glistening surfaces. As night came on the gale scomed hcurly increasing. and did not entirely cease nti] gpnrise yesterday morning, gradually dying out @Mer one o'clock A. M. The few ladies who bad not escaped from the wind at its first commencement vizzagged homeward, like ships tacking to beat up against a heavy breeze. Little boys ran against the wind Sor sport. Even men-were turned and wheeled around ‘dy sudden gusts. Ferry boats could scarcely leave their flips, and then stood almost motionless midstream, unable to make headway. Ships near the coast ran be- fore the wind to gain sea room, and the poor Jacks, almost within sight of the long expected haven, were again all abroad on the waters. From the surface of the waters of our bay and rivers a dense fog arose, and the ‘waters sak two or three feet. The wind blew steadily from the northwest, but in the thickly settled portions of the city, where buildings obstructed it and changed its ‘ourse, and streets and narrow alleys gave it devious passages, it seemed to blow from all quarters by turns, and sometimes from all points at once, On the outskirts, where the gale had full wweep, it seemed perfectly terrific and Murried every- thing moveable before it. The banging and thumping of Blinds, shutters, sigue, doors, gates and awnings seemed ‘Mike the rattle of incessant murketry. All the while the cold seemed increasing with the wid, and be- eame most intense. People no longer walked, but ran through the sircets with the stampings and gesticulations usually performed only on the coldest of winter's days. The thermometers which, at seven A. M., had stood at thirty-six degrees above zero, which, at boon, had risen to forty-eight, sank suddenly and steady to twenty-five, and, still sinking, Pouched, yesterday, a point eight degreee below zero, nd at this present writing has moderated only a few degrees. At Mount St. Vincent the thermometer ehanged fifty eigtt degrees in sixteen hours. At the Cen- tra) bark the thermometer marked fifteen degrees beiow wero. The Huoson river was frozen over as low down as Carmansville, and below this point was filled with ice. ber;s Even the water in the city hydrants wos frozea aud the Croton had to be thawed ow. At daylight yor- ferday moroing an unksown woman, drunk when ket seen alive, was found by officer Carey, of the Viret_ precinct, in the basement of ti house No. 77 Washington street, frozen as stil! ax ice, but died, perhaps, from the effects of a fall. Im Brook! ,of the Third preeinct, found the b pectabie looking, well dressed man in the va- cant lot corner of Clinton street and Hamilton avenue, Fhe s( tion houses overilowed with lodgers, and in the weven precincts from which returns were received two Hundred and five persons found shelter. One can oaly imagine What the unknown poor must have suffered, but ‘the imagination is terrible enough. many feeble breathe were whirled away forever with the wild ‘winds, how many weak lim s stiffened fore intense cold, no one can tell. York half the sutiering deaths, never find their ‘ A €URIOUS COINCIDENCE. It is remarkable that just a yoar ago, upon the 9th and 10th of February last, the gale of the 7th’ fmet. was outdone by a most tremendous storm, which anroofed buildings, injured property, destroyed vessels, @aused many accidents to life and limb, and did vi reat damage. The galo of Thursday, however, though eoinciding singularly in the time of its visitation, car- vied the similarity no farther. Our reporters have been tances of loss of life, nor of very great Property from the wind, except above. This gale overturned no Bouses, Dut contented itself with burying beneath hie load of garbage the driver of a cart on Tenth ave- ue. Fences and chimneys, not edifices and shipping, suffered thie year, and even these suilered compara: Vively little. “Mon traversed the streets in fear, how- ever, and the falling of a chimney or two rot all pedes. triane agg, and caused them to procsed with caution and to keep ® sharp lookout for any- thing from above. Careful elderly ——- took the middie of the streets when the vehicles were not too pumerous. The wind forced the ladies wherever it pleased. The young men followed the ladies, Omnibus and car drivers grew desperate, and sutfered with silent maledictions. Everybody concluded that winter had ome at last, and po une seomegat all rejoiced by ite un- expected arrival. All anticipated great disasters nnd and sea, though happily few are reported. THE EXTENT OF THE GALE. ‘We have reporte by telegraph of the effects of this gale fom places as far south as Baltimore, as far west as Buf- alo and as far north as Quebec. North and west the gale was accompanied by heavy fall of snow, and stiil further fo the west of Buffalo the snow fell with but littie wind. The reporte received, therefore, show the ggle to have raced from about thirty-nine to forty-seven degrese north latitude, and from sixty nine to seventy-nine de- weer itude west, from Greedwich—giving an area of ‘bout two bundred and sixteen thousand square miles, in round numbers, of abo. bundred and thousand. Beyond’ the — pw m forined 8 Of latitule itnde like New and Bear nothing of extraordinary winds. At Grand Haven, Michigan, the wind, yesterday, wae lig meter five degrees below zero. mometer warat the aame point, with po wind. troit, ten degrees below; wind very light eleven degrers bt; the thermo: At Kalamazoo the ther- At Do- At Coiling- below, the snow eight feet deep bermometor e)zhteen kee, the weather mild wood, grees above nero and slight ‘snow. At none of these placer a mention made of extraordinary cold or wind, and ‘all the wind i# reported east by south-enet ‘These places, therefore, ana the whole west of the longitude of Buffalo and south of the latitade of Baltimore would seem & have been comparatively unaffected by the storm. VRE GALF AT BBA. low for at om the eftiets of the gaie were felt we are, f sours, w at present to state, and of how much @amnage wor done to sbiipping by this, terrible storm, whiob mut hove beon doubly terrible when howling over be open sea, we ar ignorant. The pilot boat Georg) Steors. however, reports the weather fur the last wo daye a8 folk ‘Thursdey, Teb. 7, a strong gale yor south southwest. At thres P.M. the wind hauled west northwest, with a heavy anow fort yall, At four P. irricane from~ethe sho, heading west M. the wind war blowing « northwest. At six P. M. southwest: were obliged to arry & heay oF vaes (0 oop under the land. the host was inborn heavily, and the #0 made clean Bread fro ‘and aft, the wind still lowing a tor rite gale, At nine o'clock came to fPfteon miles nor Barnegat, in four faskoms water .the Dost riding heavily at anchor. Yesterday morning the ‘ weather wae more moderate, but intensely ook. Hove anchor nd made fal for New York, the wiwt weet by e the eshooner morth ‘Bpok: T. Wf. Sere, from Vir ia, id for Kew Haven. Sho r od that on fin Bight she lowt her foresul) ant anobey. She wae in tow by a steamtug and atten iw pyro ered to iy Hook, but waa obliged to let go ‘The vease! wae badly ood up. Further reports “re a will bly be obtained today, Mappily the wiai Diew froso and Bot upon the «vast. THE STORM RLAEWHERE. From the acoount above g ven and from our detpak bee fom various points. the siorin seems to have begun at the routbwost, sud then voored suddenly w ihe portb- we | At Rock Islaud, the thermometer four de- | NEW YORK HERALD, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 9, 1861—TRIPLE SHEET. west, Within the parallelogram we haye indicated the wind and the cold—especially the latter—were ex- treordwnary. At Baltimore, the farthest poimt South yet heard frqm, the gale began at one o'clock P. M. op Thurs- day and @utinued with unabated force all night. Some ‘Wirty trouses were unroofed, trees were uprooted, tele- At Philadelphia the gale was cquaily terrific, aud the Shape woseameminies. In New Jersey the cold was fmtense and the wind very violent. Two persons were frozen to death at Newark. At Albany the wind blew a ‘and snow fell heavily. At Boston the ther- at two o'clock P. M., stood at forty-three degrees above sero, with rais. Barly i the @ ‘the ne which prevailed . ‘Lawrence river. road were detained At Oswego the thermometer marked four degrees below zero; at Watertown, ten; at Ogdensburg, sixteen—lower Pe OS vere spow storm, wi a portherst prevailed a day. At Toronte the heavicet snow storm ot © seasomeccurred. All the were blocked up. ‘The Grand Trunk trains for svow drifted upon the tracks faster than it could ‘be moved. At Montreal the snow blockaded the railroads, and no‘rsatls left on Thursday. These points mark limits'ef the range of excesstvo ‘cold and wing, and indi- cate the extent of its ravages. THE COT) YESTERDAY. ‘Inthis city yesterday the thermometer varied about sixteen degrees. Thre following table exbfvits the flactu- ations: — ‘Gne o'clock A. M, 10 degrees below zero. 5 ‘do. do. 2 do. do. ++ H degrees above zero. do. do. Bive o’clock P. i. . Seven o'clock P. M, do. do, At Cambridge yesterday morning the thermon:ster ma ked nineteen degrees below zoro; at Boston, fourteen below; at Concord, Laconia and Holderness, N. H.. from twenty to thirty-five degrees below: at Hanover, N. H., from thirty-seven t thirty-two below; at Stockbridge, thirty-two beiow. At Montreal the day was the coldest of the seasia—she thermometer thirty-two degrees be- low zero. At Torento the railroa’s were still Diockaded Dp naet whch fied in as fast as it was cleared out, e Grand Trunk road did not attempt tw run trains; and on the Great Western and Northern roads, althou, trains started they could pot get through. At Troy the thermometer was at twenty five degrees below zero yes- twrday mornipg; at Saratoga, thirty below; at Buffalo, eight below; at Utica, thirty'five below, with westerly ‘AB Will be observable, if these reports be compared with those-from the extreme West, given in the former part of thie artiele, the extreme cold of yesterday was confined to the same localities as the cold and wind of Thursday. Everywhere, these are regarded as the coldest days of the season. The extraordinary varia- tions in the , the storm of suow and wind, the peculiarities which we have indicated, and the ex. tent of the cold and gale mark the weather of the past two days ag unique, and afford plenty of matter for study among meteorologists. DEATHS FROM THE COLD. About six o’clook yesterday morning, a3 policeman Carey was passing along Washington street, he disco- vered the dead body of a woman lyivg at the basement steps of No. 77. Deceased was quite dead and frozen stiff with the cold. The body was removed to the station house in Broad street, and efforts made to ascertain the name of deceased, but without success. Coroner Jack- man held an inquest upon the body, when the jury’ ren- dered a verdict of ‘Death from cold and exposure.*? De- ceased was about thirty-five years of age, and appeared to be a native of Ireland; she had blue eyes, light com- plexion and was about five feet four inches in height. During the terrible frost of Thursday night and yesterday morning an unknown man was frozen to death in Brooklyn. He was found on an open lot in Clinton street, corner of Hamilton avenue, at six o'clock in the morning, by which time he had been long beyond the reach of human aid. The deceased was apparently about fifty-five years of age, and wore a brown beaver overcoat, blue freck undercoat and brown cloth vest. On his person was found 2 patent lever silyer watch, with a Jong square link watch chain attached and, a door key. The watch was inatked “Gottenburg, No. 32, Jos. H. Moore.’’ It is supposed by some persons that the unfortunate man had = his way to the vacant lot while in a state of intoxication, and being unable to go farther lay down and died there, though it is quite possible that he might have been overtaken with a fit of epilepsy or apoplexy. ‘There were no marks of violence on the body to induce the supposition of foul play. Coroner Horton held an in- quest on the body yesterday, when a verdict of “Frozen to death’’ was returned. THE WEATHER a de THE COUN- Boston, Feb. 8, 1861. ‘Thermometer at Cambridge Observatory this morning 1 deg. below zero, In Boston, by the graduated thermometer, 14 dog. be- low. ‘The aeverest cold known here for many’ years. At Concord, Laconia and Holderness, N. H., the cold varied frow 20 to 86 deg. below zero, with a violent gale from the northwest. At two o’eleek yesterday afternoon the thermometer stood at 43 deg., with rain; early in the evening we had snow ‘qual, and a violent northwest gale during the night, at oue o’clock in the morning the thermometer xtood at 7 deg. below zero, at sunrise 18 deg. below zero; weather clear. Hanover, N. H., Feb. 8, 1861. At one o'clock yesterday afternoon the thermometer | i stood at deg. above zero, at seven o'clock this morn- 1 we deg. below zero. feports from various other localities show also an ex- traordinary change in the temperature of the last tweaty- four hours, with extreme cold weather this morning. Srockmrimar, Feb. 8, 1861. | The mercury this morning was 32 deg. below zero; the suow very deep and badly drifted. Mowrreat, Feb. 8, 1861. This morning was the coldest of the season. Thermo- meter 32 deg. below zero. Trov, Feb. 8, 1861. At Whitehall, Fort Fdwards and Saratoga, at seven o'clock this morning, the thermometer stood at 30 deg. below zero; at Troy, 25 dog. below zero at seven o'clock. Burrato, Feb. 8, 1861. The thermometer at six A. M. this morning was 8 deg. below and at noon 1 deg. above zero. Crversxan, Feb. 8, 1861. Wind northwest. Torowro, Feb. 8, 1861. The railroads are still blockaded by snow in drifts, aud it fills in as rapidly as it is cleared out. The Grand Trunk Railroad are pot attempting to run trains either east or west; the Great Western and Northern are try- ing to run their trains, but it is doubtful whether they get through. The New Postmaster Genera ‘The appointment of Hon. Horatio King to the vacant Postmaster Generalship appears to have Deen well re- ceived in all quarters. Since the decease of Major Hobbie, so long and favom, ably known in connection with the postal service, no in that department appears to bave been more couspi- cvour and useful or more relied on in the management of the department than Mr. King. He was appointed toa clerkehip by the late Hon. J. M. Niles, while at the head of the department, in 1830, if we mistake not, and conse. quently his official relations to the postal service of the country cover a period of some twenty-two years. Pre- vious to his appoiptment as Firat Assistant Postmaster General, to succeed Major Hobbie, in 1852, in ad- dition to his other duties in the €ontract Bu- reau, be had charge of, and made himself thoroughly conversant with, the foreign postal service of this and other governments: and his knowledge and great famtli- arity with that complicated branch of the service were | subsequently made of much practical value to the De- | partinent ih the extension and formation of foreign treaties, and the arrangement of the details of that im- portant bosinest generally. As the head of the Appointment Office, Mr. King has exhibited administrative abilities of no ordinary grade. It ie known to be one of the most delicate, difficult and responsible positions under the government, and yet the | late incumbeot, so'far ae we are informe! hat given | very general eatisfaction to all parties, n= well as to the | Preaident and the Postmaster General | Hie promotion to the highest place in the department | has been well earned. { Weather very cold here. Oficial Despatch to Gemeral Pacz, Re-« calling Him to Venezuela, Shemmanysnr or Former Ree vrrows, ) anacas, Jan. 16, 1861. | f To General Jose Axtoxio Paz, Commander-in-Chief, En voy Extraordinary «ud Minister Plenipotentiary of Venezuela to the United States of America:— Mow Exerisane Sim—The executive power, having reason to hope that the international question raised in Venezuela by Mr. FAward Romea, @panish Charge de Af- fairs, will be arranged in Madrid, by our Minister Pienj- potentiary, Mr. Fermin Toro, in a satisfactory manner, and thet the enlightened Spanish Cabinet will do justice to the republic, without the necessity of friendly hints or the good oificee of other Powers, but by F dof its own accord, to this grave Fn bry ey Be Sy of rectiude and high arinaed teal ing which mark its policy, your Kxealiency will discover "the principal motive hae tw disappéared which induced tho Executive in past timer to accrodi' a legation now the government of the United States, entrusting it to the vez) and intelligence of your Excellency, with tho object arousing the Deneajence and humane sentiments of the disasters of a war in her borders the ‘tmy serwii of your Excellency, the President of the lic, who ardently desires (be return of to ob common eountry footves ver eem uf y which the change of Mit Plen! Washingt oo might presen » and ronal tof ward to your Exectlene. Tet ith T have the honor to ito le hee perth ge igi ibent wen time hin wise rudent manner which hae marked wet of jour Excellency while in that ee, me Ie PEORO DE TAS CASA®, ie Rxvellen:y she President, SKATING IN CENTRAL PARK. Splendid Skat ng—Weather too Cold for the Sport—Eleven Thousand Skaters on the Pond—The Imperial Skating Party in Park, me, Rey ‘The ‘ball was up” again yesterday, ‘and ‘ter citizens day took advantage of the ice to have a“gtue” skating, for 80 bitter cold was the wind that even the tougher and sterner sex could not resist its ‘afluences and had te “beat a retreat” before they br beea on the pond an hour. There were a few upors whom the cold had Jess power, or who did not care so much for it, and they stayed throeghout the day and evening. But these were good skaters, whose uctive motioas kept their biood ia circulation. There were very few spectators to be seen loiteringen the banks, walks or ice, and those who did not skate had to keep up #n active run or else freeze. Usually there are many iady gazers, but yesterday there werezone. Tulking about freezing, it was quite a sight to behold the black and ruddy beards of the men assume a whitish gray appearance, as if with premature old age, as soon as they had walked a few yards from the cars. ‘The policemen, desirous of keeping as warm as possible, yput on a covering to their caps, with lappets for the ears, neck and chin, giving them quite a Crimean appearance. The lady ekaters were well wrapped in fars and woollens, and moved about with more than usual energy. So oold ‘was it that the bottled beer, cider, soda, &e., in the tents, congealed and buret its bonds, At the upper end of the Park the thermometer marked ton degrees below zero at six o’c'ock A. M. ‘The wind of the day before had been trying to have a little effect on the tents, breaking the rafters of Water- man’s saloon and bursting op a the door of Platt’s ladies’ booth. It was wonderful that the whole of them had not been levelled to the greund, for it blew in that quarter both “stiff and strong.” 1t was about the same time last year when four of ticee kind of tents were completely Tuined by the wind, but doubtless those of the present season have been built stronger. . But “it ts an ill wind that blows no one good,” and so it appeared yesterday; for the ladies would stand steady on their skates aud allow the rude pusbes of Boreas to force them along, as it dees a ship, the spreading garments answering the place of the sails. Again, two masculife skaters would place themselves cach at the cud of a shawl, and stretching it, let it fll with the breeze, the momentum given thereby being enough to carry them along without any effort of their own. Among ihe lady ekaters have lately appeared some who have determ:nod to throw aside the old fashioned lorg skirts, s@ dangerous to the lovers of this sport. Two or three have adopted the Polish costume, with short, blue ekirte, fur trimmed basques and hats, and tight fit: ting ancle ‘boots, trimmed with fur.’ Others have had a semi-Zouave costume, with a short skirt of a bright red, and pantalets of the same ruddy hue, fastened tight- ly around the ancle; the basque and hat both trimmed with fur, and neatly iitting skating boots. These are im- provements, picturerque and apparently comfortable. Among the new met of skating—if it may be so called—was one of a person lying on bis back on a board, and a second genius taking hold of the prostrated party’s heels and pushing him along. Now this is a funny mode ef procedure, but as the police did not like the aspect of uffeirs in general they put a atop to it; although, judg- ing from the crowd who followed the novel skater, it was quite an excitement. ‘There have been recently a large number of improve- ments in skates introduced on our popular Park, 80 nu- merous as to defy description individually. The last one is called the Arctic skate. This has a sole of brass, struck out to the shape of the foot with a die. The straps are factened to a rod, which is revolved by an endless screw working on a gear, tho motive power bo- ing given thereto by a thumb key. These straps, when adjusted, cannot slip out Place, although no buckles are used or required. There is no heel screw needed, and that nuisance 4s removed. A man with his gloves on can put on his own skate in a few moments. This is the invention of a Yankee—of course. ‘The pond was ex] be flooded last night, the Croton Beard having granted the Park authorities per- mission to use the water of the receiving reservoir for ‘an experiment—Mr. Ellis, the keeper, gauging the quan- tity of water used. Should the flooding not require too much of the limpid element, we are informed no obsta- cles will be placed in the way of the use of the Croton in future. ‘The hydrants were, therefore, all dug out from the snow. They are sixteen in number around the pond, an¢ a triple one in the centre. It is supposed that the jee can be flooded in a Mttle over fifteen minutes, The official returns yesterday were:—Pedestrians, 10,560; vehicles, 423; equestrians, 19. Of the pedes: trians ‘the surplus over the thousands only could be reckoned as females On the curling pond five rinke wore yesterday played between the clubs merely for practice.“ To-day the Cale- donia Club will play a point game for their local modal, The Skating Party of the French Im- erial Family. {From the Paris Correspondence of the London News.] Panis, Jan. 19, 1361, Last night Thad the luck to be present at a grand court ekating maich by turchlight. In Paris the streets were muddy; it was supposed that a decided thaw had set in, the ice on the lake in the Pots de Boulogne was pro: nonnced unsafe—it was, as I ascertained myself, watery on the surface, and not a soul was to be seen upon it, Bot beyond the Longchamps race course, and on the banks of the See, near M. de Rothachild’s splendid villa, anid just opposite Suresne, there i# a meadow studded with pretty clumps of high trees, which was overflowed during the lite floods, and which, although the thermoneter had risen to a shade above zero, suil presented a smooth coating of solid ice, there being scarcely any water un- derneaih. At this spot the Emperor, with as much secresy as possible, had made a rendezvous for ten o'clock at night. The great Godillot, under- taker of public rejoicings, hung the branehes of the trees with hundreds of Chinese lanterns, ana serving Men, as numerous as those peasants who erst walked all night long up and down the ponds about the royal palaces to prevent the frogs from waking the kings of France, promenaded the frozen meadow with lanterns figed on their heads. Besides this constant illumination, there ‘was an iptermittent succession of Bengal fire and ‘Ozzing torches whioh lighted up the scene a giorno. A body of men in white blouses—a special ice pelico—formed a cordon round the fleld of operations, and kept off those who were uninvited; but the crowd of spectators, though considerable, consisted mainty of the inhabitante of St. Cloud, Suresne and the neighboring villages. The population of Paris knew nothing of the fete, and up to this hour neither the Monifeur nor aby other jour- pal has said a word about it. As soon as the Em- peror and the court. arrived, the sport commenced in a very business like style. The Empress got into a sledge, and M. Hartogs, a German gentleman, whose pro- ficiency as a skater attracted the imperial notice two yeare ago, and who is now called at court the Emperor's ‘Aid-de-camp de glace, bad the honor of pushing her Ma- jesty on the ice. He took her along at railroad speed, and was out of sight of shore in lessthan a minute. The emperor then put on his skates, and conducted the sleage of a lady whose name I could not learn. The Countess ¢e Morny, enveloped in velvet and white furs, essayed her prowess, but was supported by two gentlemen, who gave r @ hand on each side. The Princess Poniatowski went along very well by herself. In a short space of time the ice was thickly studded with a host of chamberlains, gene- rails, aides-de-camp, and even judges who had como with the ‘court party to join in the fashionable amusement of the hour. The notion of coming to skate ina thaw was highly approved of, for the night was by no means cold. The Emperor and Empress remained on the ice till half- past eleven. ‘This afternoon, the frost tn the meantime having re- turned with considerable intensity, the sport was re- sumed by the imperial party at the game spot. M. Mar- bs ve the Empress a promenade in a beautiful sledge, which was sent for by telegraph from Germany, an only arrived this morviig. Afterwards her Majesty von- tured to skate, but only with the assistance of two gen- tlemen. She { not at her ease upon the ice, and, con- sidering that she comes from sunny Spain, this is not to be wondered at. The Emperor is « very good skater. He does not attempt any tours de foree, but be is perfectly master of his movements. Ais wout is to go along rather slowly, and he stope frequently to contemplate the ant Mated -cene around him. Not the least etiquette is ob. served on the ice, No clear space is kept about the Emperor or Hmpress. They go about just like anybody else, and today. unlike last eyo. ning, everybody Without exception was allowed to wkute at the sume time with them. The Em- peror bad nothing whatever but his own adroitness to prevent him frem being knocked over by the first tyro in the sport whure akatos might run away with bim, It was an interesting sight to see the master of eo ms legions, the 1 entate upon whose mysteriou breath the fi ons hangs, shpping about y no squire oF even servant ing him, and apparently as much ou an eqnality with the people about him as a carter is with a plough yan on ah Englieh farmyard pond. » & young man, ‘Who saw the Emperor ekating slowly along the miidie of the loke, etecred almost indisereetly close to him and e him ¥, With the evident intention of getting reait with the spectators for being the best skater. The Kmperor then, without any apparent effort, increased his speed, gracefully distanced his opponent ‘by a few yarde, and, contented with his victory, resumed the kteady pace which, as I said before, he seems wo affect, The frost is severe to night, and should it continne the rage for ekating will attain extraordinary proportions, Happy the amateur who has a good pair of skates, for the manufacturers cannot make them fast enough. ‘The lake in the Bole de Boulogne is again in capital order urrogate’s OMee, . Hefore Kaward ©. West, Surrogate WILL OF REY. PETER J. VAN PRL. is will has been admitted to probate. The testator bequeath the bulk of a considerable real and persona catate to his relatives, and then gives a bequest of $500 to the Treasurer of the Geyeral Synod for the benefit of the Theological school of the Reformed Protestant Duteh ehureh in New Brunswick, New Jersey. ‘The wills of Ann P. Ne ¢bold, Vincent Pappi and John Fortune have also been admitted, but they do not contain any provisions of public interest. WILL OF MRS. BLANKMAX, ‘This cane was on yesterday, Two witnesses, Mesere, Bakor and Freeland, were examined for the contestants ag to the genuiness of the handwriting of Mr. Maillard, one of the attesting witnesses to the will, One of them testified that Maillard never made a ‘‘tlourigh’’ of the pen with Die autograph aw! the one attached to the will, The Proponent’s counsel, however, Aubsequensly produced, several sighatures with ¢ “flourieh” appended to them, the gepuiners of which the game witness admitted. This was the only point of any interest or moment e \c\ted ing the day, though the case oocupied the whole atton- bor the Ovus tilean, adyunced bour ip the afternoon, Cruise of the Unite, states Steamer Brovalyn, IMB VOYAGE FRO4¢ waMPTON ROADS TO KEY ‘WEST—MISHION AND DESTINATION OF THE BROOKLYN~-PHE REINFORCEMENTS FOR FORT TICKEN2*-MOVEMENTS OF THE MACEDONIAN AND ORUSADER, Unrrep Srares Sreamnr BRooxiyy, Key Wert, Jan. 31, 1861. Thasten to take advantage of the departure of the United States steamer Mohawk, which leave? here to- day for the Brooklyn Navy Yard, to trang7ait you a few Hines in relation to the movements of this will-o-wisp verse). On the morning of the 25th ist. we left Hampton ‘Reads in a state of the utmost confusion and excitement, with troops and several pieces of heavy artillery, for the purpose of reinforcing Fort Pickens at Pensacola, A heavy gale from the southwest met us when out bat a single day, and continued nearly three days with- out the least cegsation, whith very materially retarded our progress, We arrived last night, auchored off the ighthouse, and this morning steamed up to the govern- ment wharf, where we are now lying. Our object in stopping here is to coal ship, which, at the moment of writing, is rapidly proceeding with. We will have accomplished this very dirty job about mid- night, after which we again “rap” anchor, heading for Pensacola via Tortugas. At the latter place it is our in- tention to land several pieces of the heavy artillery taken on board at the Roads, for the troops stationed there, ‘The troops destined for Fort Pickens are a lot of brave looking felows, and in number amount to a very ro- spectuble garrison tnemselves. Although considerable excitement exists in Florida, and pirticularly in Pensacola, relative to the reinforce- ment of the forts there, we do not anticipate any se- rious trouble, As #00n as we succeed in landing these troopa we are to join the Gulf fleet recently ordered to that place, and, deting in concert with them, it is whis- yered that we wil: retake the Navy Yard’ and other government propor ¥ now in the hends of the Floridians in that section, T © been informed that very many of the citizens there strongly coudemn the action of the people in seizing this property, and they do not hesitate to publicly declare that it was one of the most high- handed outrages on revord, and should ouly be viewed with ineffable scorn by all honest men. The sloop-of war Macedonian will join us at Pensacola; this can certainly be relied upon, notwithstanding the various newspaper rumors to 3 Since the tempestuous gale alluded to we bave had the most lovely weather, the atmosphere being so genial as to allow ‘all hands” to wear thin clothes ang straw hats; in this we present, in all probability, a very different as- pect from you, with your overcoats, fur caps, &c. This place is remarkably quiet. Tho stars ‘and stripes float solemnly and proudly over the fort, where may they. forever wave. The United States steamer Orusader is here, but will Jeave for Havana in @ day or two. We shall arrive at Pensacola on Sunday next, and from that place you may expect to bear from me again. Grand Exhibition Drill and Ball of the Brooklyn Zouaves. ‘The first annual ball of Company B, Thirteenth regi- ment—Brooklyn Zouaves—Captain Horace A. Sprague, to0k placeon Thursday night, at the Brooklyn Academy of Music. Company B was organized by its present com- mander about five months since, shortly after the visit and astonishing exhibitions of the Chicago Zouaves in this city and vicinity, with a view to redeem the good name of New York State troops for discipline, which had been 80 dexterously but temporarily taken from them by the Chicagorians. How far the object of the or- ganizaton had been carried out was fully demon- strated last night by the grand exhibition drill of the Brooklynites. The first part of the evening was devoted to the disciples of Terpsichore, who was represented by an array of the beanx and ladies of Brooklyn. For this purpose the stage and parquet of the Academy was floored over, presenting a large and smooth area for the dancers. Tbe stage portion of the house was artistically arranged, so as to represent a Gre- cian state tent; the boxes and upper tier of the house were occupied by spectators. The National Guard band, under Director C. 8. Graffula, furnished the music. The whole house was brilliantly illuminated, and the arrangements were of the most perfect character The great feature of the occasion, however, was the company exhibition drill, which did not commence until near midnight. At that time the company emerged from an ante-rooma, were the staff armed cap-a-pie in their gray regimental uniforms, and carrying their burnished mus- kete, fixed bayonets, formed in two ranks, according to Seott’s tactics, and marching in common time. Thecom- pany was halted near the boxes, extending their front ‘across the stage, in a position affording all present to have an unobstructed view of the performances. The company were first drilied i the manual of arms, loading by de- tail, cbarging bayonets and various movements in the school of the soldier, &c. The company was then exercised in the drill by the tap of the drum, the silent drill, formation in three ranks and the firing in that the front rank kneeling—all of which were exe- inexcejlent time and almost faultless precision. company then marched off the stage, after the an- uncement that they would return in a short time in the Zouave aniform. This was succeeded by a waltz or poika redowa, after which the company marched into the body of the house, in quick time and in full Zouave costume, ‘This consists in a scaglet fez cap, with « Jong, dark bine tassel, dark blue poncho Jacket trimmed with yellow braid; mixed gray cloth undershits, trimmed With fancy braid; scarlet oose pants, supported by bine, wide merino eashes, while leather leggtws coneral the lower portions of the panis, ‘The company were first exercised in the quick and doubie quick steps, making the cireuit of the floor several times and exeeuciog the wheelings in excellent order, considering the space in which the drill was confined: ‘hey were then drilled in Hardee's light infantry tac- tics in open ranks, iu close order, in the loadings and firings by company, rallying by groups of five, rallying on the reserve, firing lying, Kneeling and standing, and exercise in the bayonet drill, and closing the exhibition—whieh occupied one hour and a half—by rally: ing into a pyramidical form around the waving American flog, while the band played the air of the “Star Spangled Banner.’ The driil was even superior te what was anti- cipated by the company’s most sanguine friends, and by many pronounced equal to that of the famous Chicago Zouaves, Atwong the prominent inilitary men present, some of whom were in full uniform, were Major General Duryee and Statl, ex-Col. Duryee, of the Seventh regi- ment; Col. Le Gal and Staff, of the Fifty-fifth regiment; Lieut. Col. Waterbury, of the Eighth regiment; Major Alexander 8. Shaler, of the Seventh regiment; yea ie William Atterbury, of the Ninth; W. P. Bensel, of the Seventh; Captain Moore, of the Eighth; Major Back- ingham, of the Seventy-first; Adjutant Prime, of the Sev- enty-firet; Capt. Morgan, of the Thirfsenth; Lieut. Farn- bam, of the Seventh; Lieut. Johnson, of the Fighth regi- menis. Company Bis officered by Capt. Sprague and Lieutenants Jos. W. Hayes and W. Augustus McKee, all of them ac- compli materie of the company is officers. eo u from the wealthy and oldest families in the City of Churches. After the drill Capt. gue was besieged by a tions of military men, oe ‘begged him to give a public exhibition at the Faahion Course, the Academy of Music or sme other public place, when tiose who desire to ee eee Zouaves may be accom- modated. connection with the exhibition of the Brooklyn Zouaves, and ¢om| their merits with those pari of the Chicago Zouaves, it is but fair to state that before the Jatter starring tour last summer they underwent three hundred drills, while the former have had but seventeen drills before their exhibition. CELEBRATION OF THE ANNIVERSARY OP WASHING- TON'S BIRTHDAY. Feanqranrens Severta Reomene N.Y.S.M } Naronat Guarp, New York, Feb. 4, 1861. f GENERAL ORDER, NO, 1. The regiment will parade, in full oniform, with over- coat and knapsack, on Friday, 22d instant, t commemo- rate the birth of our beloved Washington. Line will be formed in Lafayette plnoe, right ov Fourth #trect, at two o'clock P. M. Field and staff to report to the Colonel at his quarters (dismounted), at a quarter to two o'clock. Companies must be ready, upon this and all fature rades, to leave the armory promptly at twenty minutes efore the hour named for the regimental formation. The companies comprising the right wing will go to the pa- rade ground by the way of Fourth street, and the left ‘Wing by the way of Astor place. Ebctions—Emmons Clark, Captain Company, B, vieco Shaler, promoted. Noah 1.’ Farnham, First Lieutenant Company B, viee Clark, promoted. Faward Bernard, cond Lieutenant Oompany B, view Farnham, Kestmation-—James W, Howitt, Company A. By order of Col. MARSHALL LEFFERTS. SoM, Lasamwar, Adjotant, NATIONAL 8r XTY. Beangrarrens, New York : GENRRAT po tS i dilated This regiment will parade, fuily uniformed, gusippea ‘with overcoats), on Friday, ‘the 22d inat., to celebrate the birth: of the immortal Washington, and will aesemble at the Division Armory, corner of Elm and White streets, at half-post two o'clock P. Mf. precisely. Fiel! and stat! will report (dismounted) to the Com- mandant, at the Division Armory, at a quarter past two o'clock P.M. Non commiesioned staif, band and drum corps, will re- port to the Adjutent at tho same time and place. ‘The troop will report, fully mounted, at the corner of Eim and White streete, at haif past two o'clock I’. M. Commandants of companies will make returna within ton daye after the parade. A Court of Appeals will be held for the trial of delin- vents, at the Division Armory, on Tuceday, the and day of March next, at half-past seven o'clock P. M. ‘order of Lieutenant Colonel Robert Nugent, com- nding Sixty-ninth regiment. a . i - JOHN McKRON, Adjutant, Supreme Court of the United States, Fen. 6.—No, 60. Wiliam Wi eal, h we. John B. Gray et al.—This cause waa argyed by Mr. nd ir J. Walker for the r jonts hitted on spas argument by Mr. Bayard and ir. Collier for the ine Me 10. The Union Steamship Company of Philadephia, claimants and owners of the “steamship Pennaylvania, her tackle, &e., appellants, we. the New York ant Virginia teaminip Company cause wae argued by Mr. Wat opp! gon for nite. : land office was THE LATE POST OFFICE SerALcaTION. es United Biates District Court, Before Hon. Judge Betts, FOURTH DAY. Fen. 8.—The United States vs. George Law and Gustavus A. Conover.—The proceedings this day were commenced by the District Attorney resuming the reading of the de- positions of Horatio King, after which the deposition of Mr. Zebeliee, Third Assistant Postmaster at Washington, was read, and also a fac simile account from the books at Washington of the account with the New York Post Office during the time Mr. Fowler held office, and con- taining the amount of deposits made by Mr. Fowler dur- ing bis term of office. He also testified that the postmas- ters at Boston, Philadelphia, Charleston, New York, New Orleans and St. Louls were the only postmasters who were required to make weekly deposits of their net re- venue, and also that instances had frequently occurred of postmasters requesting that the deposits made during one quarter be applied to the liquidation of balances due on the preceding quarter. The deposition named several postmasters who bad made the request, among whom was the Hon. J. A. Dix, Postmaster of New York, who requested of the Department that certain deposits made by him might be applied to liquidate balances due pre- ceding mouths, During the reading of the deposition, Mr. O’Covor remarked that, from looking over the accounts, it appeared that General Dix had a very queer way of paying in too much. He made the government a defaulter to bint. ‘The deposition of Mr. Thomas M. Tate, Auditor of the ‘Treasury for the Post Offlee Department, was then read, It gave @ description of the daties of his office and the manner in which the accounts are transacted between the department and the New York Post Office. Mr. Tate also ceposes that at the time of Mr. Fowler's re-appoint- ment he was not aware of the state of the accouns be- tween the New York Post Office and the department. aoe some futher documentary evidence the defence closed. Cornelius Wendell examined by Mr. 0’Connor—I re- side in Washington city; Iam well acquainted with the building occupied by what is called the Treasury De- ‘tment, and also the building known as the Post Office Department. The buildings are distant about a third of a mile; as far as mere physical position and Telation goes, the Auditor's apartments are in close proximity to the Postmaster General's office; I know Mr. R. J. Nevens who was formerly attached to the Post Office Departmeat; he now resides in New York and is engaged in tho Custom House, as I am informed; he was formerly confidential clerk of Postmaster Brown; I last saw him in Washington, on Friday last; 1do not’ know that he had any busivess there. Q. Have you any knowledge why he was absent from New Yorky ‘A. Only from big own declaration, sir. Q. Were you requested by him not to state where he was? Question objected to: Mr. O Conor—The reason for offering this testimony, sir, is this: There has been specific evidence given of the death of ail those people who were officially recognized as the heads of the Post Office Department. We put off this case once in order to have Mr. Nevens present. We then furnished smple evidence why we sought for him; ‘Dut it was then said he was sick and that he could not respond. He is a resident of New York, and we had no Treason to st 0 that he would be absent now. We went on wit! trial; but we now find that he is not in New York but tn Washington. Question allowed. Witness—He said he did not wish to be subpcenoed on this trial, and that he wished me not to say a word about by: him there. I was intimately acquainted with Mr. 0 Marron. Q. Be good enough to state whether ~ ever heard anything from Mr. Marron as to Mr. ler’s defal- cation? Question objected to, Mr. O’Conor said that he desired to show at the very time in question, between Mr. Fowler's confirmation by the Senate and the time when this bond was given, that Mr. Marron, who was then connected with the Post Oftice Departinent at Washington, did know of the defalcation, and that be requested the witness to induce Mr. Fowler to pay up his advances because it would not be practica- ble to conceal it much longer. Mr. Wendell was in the habit of coming to New York, and was intimate with Mr. Fowler at time. The Court would not admit the evidence. The case was closed on both sides, and the Court adjourned until Monday morning, when Mr. Charles O’Conor and Mr. Gerard will eum up. Police Intelligence. ‘Tax Lamovrecx Case.—The condition of Mr. Fawin R. Lamoureux, the lawyer who was so severely chastised by an outraged husband in a house of {ll fame in West Twenty-eeventh street, about two weeks ago, remaing unchanged. The patient is still in a precarious condition, and should not some favorable symptoms soon appear, death will be inevitable. Mr. Phelps, the assailant of Lamoureux, called at the Coroner's office yesterday, and left his address with the clerk, stating where he could be found in case of the injured man’s decease. Mary Cook, proprietress of the premises where the fracas took place, Was arrested on a bench warrant issued by Recorder Hoffman yesterday, and held to bail in the sum of $500 to answer an indictment for keeping a disorderiy house. Mary Simpeon, who keeps @ house in the same block, ‘was arrested Ona similar charge, and also hold to bail. A DesreraTe BURGLAR IN Limuo.—As policeman New- ton, of the Twenty-first precinct, was passing through | Fifth avenuo on Thursday night he detected a burglar in | the act of breaking into the dwe'ling house of Mr. Jere- miah Loeder, and arrested him on the spot. The prisoner seemed inclined to act ugly, and the oflicer fearing that he might make an attempt to escape put a pair of hand- cuffs upon him, On the way to the station house, and when near the corner of Madison avenue and Twonty- nivth street, the prisoner knocked Newton down, aud then tried & escape by running towards Third ave- bue. ‘The officer soon regained his feet, however, and pursuing the rascal succeeded in arresting him ere he ad proceeded many blocks. Upon being broaght before Justice Connolly, at the Second District Polies Court, the risoner gave hie name as Charles H. Wilson. He was ‘ully committed for trial in default of $1,000 bail. Suoomwc Arrkay IN Broapway.—Heury King, a re. spectable looking man, about fifty years of age, was arrested by policeman Sparrow, of the Broadway squad, ona charge of felonious assawlt and battery preferred bp him by Thomas R. Knox, a clerk fin the bookstore James Miller, No. 554 Broadway. The prisoner, it ap pears, entered the store for the purpose making some pu , When a dispute arose between him and the clerk, which resulted in King’s losing his temper and sieemetog eye shoot, hiss pens iy Keak, narrowly escaped just head and lodging in the wall behind htm. the neteed, on being brought before Justice Connolly, at the Jefferson Market Police Court yesterday, was held to bail in the sum of $1,000 to answer. APuze Fiour Nirrep w tue Bop.—Two young men aspiring to fistic fame, named William Donnelly and Thos. Hickey, were taken into custody and brought before Justice Brennan yesterday on charge of training for a ‘ize feco, and had put in about three week’s training, when ‘and bad the pair arrested. magtrate complimented Beatie Smale Cis bos i orae eacl eum . 0 for twelve months. ag Cour Larse Diswissen.—The complaint against Dorrance Davis, for conspiracy to defraud a fur dealer named Dominco Chieachi out of $1,600, was dismissed u; fn- vesti by Justice Osborne, and the accused Ronors: bly from custody. Personal Intelligence. Col, Buchanan and Capt. Sully, of the United States Army, are stopping at the New York Hotel, L. Lambertson and wife, of Massachusetts; W. S. Batch and wife, of Saratoga Springs, and 8. W. Felton, of New York, are stopping at the Lafarge House. Hon. Charles Allen, of Worcester; ex-Governor Bout- well, of Massachusetts; Dir. Hoppin and W, M. C Providence; Harrison Ritchic, of Boston, and and wife, of Washington, are stopping ‘at the House. “ Hon. G. H. Howe and wife, of Cleveland; Hon. ©. I. Eherrell, of Albany; Gen. G. Fogg, of New Hampshire: J. Ji Angus, of Chicopee; A. 1. Jessup, of Philadelphia, and H. 6, of Washington, are stopping at the Astor Judge Gould, of Albany; ©. H. Sampson and J. W Rice, of Boston 4G. Glencross, of England; N. Wheeler, of Bridgeport; Mr. Hooper and wife, of Boston; IL. Trow. bridge, of Connectiout, and Jehn A. Pray, of Boston, are stopping at the St, Nicholas Hotel. Gen, Sherman, of Cold Spring, Bon. King, of Weet Point; Capt. Hayman, of the United States army; J.P. Lepper and family, of Washington; L. BE. Taylor, of St. Louis; J. Parkhill, of Kentucky; A. J. Dronxel, of Phila- deiphia; H.W. Clagett, of land; B. J.’Yale and family, of Hartford, J. A. Hutchinson, of Ohio, and Geo, Armstrong, of Pennsylvania, are stopping at tho Motro- pohtan Hotel, ‘The Milwaukee Press tells the following:—Hon. Charles Caverno, the representative of Milwaukee, is constantly attended by his laay site by his aide, at his desk, during “all the seseione and receasos of the Assembly, busily engaged in writing, ke , never leaving him for # moment. We learn that she also meets with him in his labors on the different com. mittees—the judiciary and the committee on banke—of which be if a member. Upon he a Wo are told that he is compelled to have an assietant to beth read aod write for bim, on account of the personal injuries he re- coived afew weeks before the seesion, which he is etill suffering from. Horace Greeley, just before starting for St. Louin, re. ceived information which induced him to forego hia in- tontions to lecture in that city, and change his course to the Fast. Me wrote a otter to the Mvsourt Republican, in which’ he states that loading republicans had adviaod him that he would probably be mobbed should he at- tempt to leoture, Commodore Armstrong, U.S. N.; Hon. John Letcher, Governor of Virginia; Capt- Thos. #. Sullivan, U8 A.) Judge McKinney, Judge Caruthers, Gen. Milligan and ‘Thomes Macler, délegates from Tennessee, Robert. Tyler, Penn : Hon, Waldo I’, Johnson, Mo., and about twonty membere of the Virginia Legislature, were im Washing- ton on Friday, Deerrcons Pree om Gaeevvit, Anamase.—We learn through the Postmaster at Greenville, Butler county, that # destructive fre occurred In Greenville, Ala.,on the 27th Thoee who have been burnt out aro Mesara, Burnett AG, Donklin & Oo., Tharus & Co,, Thomas’ carriage imanofactory, Potter & Beanioz, J. J. Flowers & Oo., Lin- thecom ‘net, Jona K. Henry ond Porter & ileury. The ‘nleo consumed. Lose not known, Brooklyn City News. Troory Cuvacn.—The anniversary of the Church Chart. ty Foundation takes place to-morrow (Sunday) evening at thie cborch, at half-past seven o'clock. The ‘visional bishope will mt ng aud the Rev. Dr. Vielon, of Philadelphia, will preach the sermon. Corener’s Inquests. Ramzoap Accipent.—Coroner Jackman heid am inquest at the New York Hospital upon the bors of Jumes HL. Oole lard, native of New York, aged twenty-four years, whe died from the effects of injuricg accidentally received by being run over on the New York and Erie Railroad, near Buffrens, on the 28th ultimo. Deceased was a brakeman in the employment of the company, and received his ine juries while coupling the cars at the above ramed sta+ tion. Verdict in accordance with the above facts, Avery ww me Correr Cenm.—The fol official one ines Deen issued by the Director tthe “Philadel Mor U: Parapeuruta, Feb. 4, The regulations prescribed, an tne Payment of the expenses of transportation ef the old copper cents of the United States to the mint, will cease on and a fter the 20th instant. The cents of tue new issue will be pee out atthe Mint in exchange for of the gold and silver coins of the United States, and also in exe change for the old copper coins, if delivered at the Mint. The reasonable expenses of transportaion of the new cents in sums not less than twenty dollars thus exchanged will be paid by the Mint as heretofore. J. ROSS SNOWDEN, Director of the Mint. _———— FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL; Frivay, Feb. 8-6 P. M. Money is very abundant on call at five per cents Paper moves slowly at previous quotations. The failure of two dry goods houses and a house within the past few days has led to a still closer scrutiny of paper, though t’ houses im. question were not ef the first standing. Foreign exchange is very dull, The leading bankers are not drawing; the rate for bunkers’ bill is about 105 a%. Produce bills sell at 103 a 104, and Southern bills, representing cotton shipped im. vessels with State clearances, rather lower. The stock market fell off this morning, partly om the political news and partly in consequence of ‘the advices from Europe. After the board the market was steadier, and better in the afternoon, closing firm. The heaviest decline which took place this morning was in Erie, which fell off 134, but afterward rallied 1 per cent, closing at a de cline of % from yesterday; in Illinvis Central, which declined 134, then rallied 44 per cent, and. in Pacific Mail, which declined 2, and did not rally. All the railway shares were lower, though they closed better than in the morning. State stocks were steady; Virginias advanced {1 per. cent, on the belief that that Stata would remain in the Union. Federal stocka continue to decline. The best bids at the close for the'fives of 1874 were 85. The following were the last quotations of the day:—Tennessees, 6934 a 945 Virginia 6’s, 74 a 34; Missouri 6’s, 6424 9 65; Can~ ton Company, 14 a %; Cumberland Coal pre- ferred, 788; Pacific Mail Steamship, 81 a 8245 New York Central Railroad, 7624 a 24; Erie, 3134, a 32; Hudson River, 4234 a 43; Harlem, 15% a %; do. preferred, 3814 a 39; Reading, 42'{ a 4; Mix chigan Central, 54.55; Michigan Southern and Northern Indiana, 1444 a 15; do. guaranteed, 31 a ¥%; Panama, 112 a 113; Illinois Central, 765% a 763 Galena and Chicago, 6924 a 54; Cleveland and Toe ledo, 3224 a %; Chicago and Rock Island, 55% @ 56; Chicago, Burlington and Quincy, 70 a ¥4; Ili- nois Central Railroad bonds, 94 a 95; United State 5's, "74, 85 a 90. i + Government sixes of 1862 sold yesterday, om European account, at 90, and the sixes of 1868 could have been bought at 92. This fact onght to be a warning to the majority in Congress. If the present political situation lasts much longer, if will avail nothing that Congress has wuthorized loaus of thirty or forty millions of dollars for the use of Mr. Lingoln’s administration. Voting moe ney is not raising it. And when Mr. Lincoln’s Sece retary of the Treasury comes into Wall street to ask for money, if no settlement of the controvers sy of the day has been effected, he will not get a dollar. People who want to invest money in go« vernment securities will enjoy plenty of opportu nities of buying government stocks at and below ninety cents on the dollar, The banks do no¢ want them—nobody will want them--if the gos vermnent is to be broken up and civil war isto ensue. It is understood that a nnmber of our | leading capitalists have come to an informal un+ derstanding on this matter, and that a strong re- presentation is likely to be made to the political leaders this week. It is likely that they will be seconded by a deputation of merchants, who will represent to Congress that, in the event of the passage of the Morrill tariff, tie merchant will be quite unable to assist the government by subscribing to public loans, whatever their wished may be on the point. This is a practical subject, which Mr. Seward and his friends should be able to grasp quite readily. It is evident that the erdi« nary revenue of the government will not defray ita expenditure this year. The deficieney must ba supplied by loaus. And Mr. Lincoln and “Mr. Seward can satisfy themselves in a few hours that, if no adjustment of the’ present difficulties ba reached before March 4, no United States loan cam be placed in New York this season. Europear holders of American securities, terrified by the secession of the cotton States, are already supply- ing our market with United States bonds faster than they can be absorbed. They will bay ng more—until our present troubles are settled. Where, then, can Mr. Lincoln's government obtaig money? We understand that the President of the Board of Metropolitan Police Commissioners succeedetl to-day in borrowing from the Shoc and Leather Bank $120,000 wherewith to pay the pohicemen, whose salary is not forthcoming in consequence of the hitch in the passage of the tax levy. We hear that Mr. Bowen made one or two _unsnecess« ful attempts to borrow the money before he ape plied to Mr. Stont. It will be remembered that ig 1859 the Shoe and Leather Bank jent the city #470,000 under somewhat similar circumstances, We are requested to state that the Mr. Kozlay Whose name has been mentioned in connection with certain frauds at the Custom House wag noger in the employ of Mesars. August Belmont & Co., as asserted in the reports. The business of the Sub-Treasury was as fole 8,713,048 12 y has de- clared an interest dividend of three and a half per | cent to its stockholders, payable on demand; the | United States Trust Company a semi-annual divi+ | dend of four per cent, payable on the 11th inet, in all his legisintive labors, She | | At a meeting of the Directors of the Pacific Mail Company, yesterday, there was one majority against declaring a quarterly dividend of five peg cent. The Vigo, which arrived to-day, has £59,000 ing specie on board. The following is a comparative statement of tha imp of foreign dry goods at New York for the week and since January 1:— For the week. 1859, 1861. Fntered at the port... $3,720,149 3,563,327 2,022,078 Thrown on market... 0,704,898 3,637,001 2)160,788 Sino Jan. 1. Entered at the port... 14,286,756 15,935,592 12,998,906 Thrown on market... 14,781,283 16.698.009 8,195'200 The London Zines of the 2th of Janwary says In the discount market there has again been only moteraia demand. "Tho last price tron Ture thi epgae ing was O7f. 46e,, showing a fractional dectine. The finan~ cial letters from is continue with @ more favorable tone. No gold wae trken from the bank today, It i@ stated What the expected India 6 per cont loan of ae ol 00) will NOt be brought out thia Wook, but little doubt ft entertained that it will not be delay « gatertain delayed much beyond Mone ‘The same paper thus notices and quotes Ameri« in KeCUTrities Comnia) evocke aye been generally steady. Grond