The New York Herald Newspaper, December 7, 1862, Page 4

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Great activity still continues in Mrongthening the fortifications around the town, } @ sow storm commenced there on Thursday | @oerning, the snow falling to the depth of four aches before Friday night. Everything is frozen | andthe weather is pretty severe on our troops, | though it will probably not rctard their movements, | On Thursday the rebels brought some field pieces to bear on our gunboats lying in the Rappahannock: near Port Royal. A few shots soom compelled them to withdraw their gana out of range. The enemy is thought to be extending his lines down the river, and keeping strong guard on the upper | fords meantime. We learn from Harper's Ferry that Gen. Geary marched upon Winchester on the 3d inst. and de- manded its surrender, which was complied with, ‘the people exhibiting many signs of joy at his ar- rival. His command. consisted of thirty-thret hundred chosen infantry from all the regiments in his division, two sections of artillery from Knapp's | battery, two from McGilery’s battery and two from Hampton's battery, making altogether twelve guns, and fifty cavalry of the First Mary- land. According to his own report to General Slocum, he left Harper's Ferry on the lst inst., and met the cavalry of the encmy, under White, Henderson and Baylor, at Charlestown, routing them, with a lors wounded; marched into Berryville the same evening, again met the enemy, drew him into a trap, killed five and wounded cighteen more, and the same even- ing bivouacked three miles beyond Berryville. Next day he advanced beyond the Oquequon, skirmish- ing, gfiith rebel cavalry and infantry, and bivouacked in’ Ash Hollow. Between Berryville ani Win- chester our troops captured one hundred horses and mules, and several wagon loads of flour be- longing to the rebel army. The Grand Jury of Hunterdon county, New Jersey, have indicted a Deputy United States Marshal and other parties, for the arrest, without Process of law, of Messrs. Wright & Kugler ona charge of interfering with enlistments. Th« Marshal has accordingly been arrested. It is said that the United States District Attorney authorized the arrests of these’gentlemen. The Grand Jury, then, have taken issue with the government upon this question. The news from the Southwest is important. According to the Memphis papers, General Ho- vey's expedition, twenty thousand strong, which left Helena, Ark., some days ago, landed at Friar's Point, fifteen or twenty miles below, marched to Granada, Miss, and took possession of that place fast Monday. A large number of the citizens fied on the approach of our troops. The proprietor of the Appeal bad to make another skedaddle. Ge bas now fied to Marietta, Ga., with his paper. * ‘The Court of Inquiry in the case of General Baell opened session at Cincinnati. General Buel, Gefends himself. After a couple of days business the Coart adjourned to Nashville, for what pur- pove is not stated. ‘The Navy Department has, it is said, received reliable information of the wheresboule of the war ship Bayonnaise has been sent to the place to prevent the entrance of any articles contraband of war, which are alone interdicted by order of Admiral Jurien de la Graviere.”” MISCELLANEOUS NEWS. The steamship Ocean Queen, from Aspinwall sth ult., arrived af this port yesterday, with #735665 in treasure, the Pacific mails, and later advices from New Granada, Central America and the South Pacific republics. The terriffic gale that swept the Gulf coast last month, and which caused the loss of many lives and vessele at Vera Cruz, viaited Aspinwall about midnight on Friday, the 21st ult., and continued during the succeeding Sat- day and Sunday. The British West India mail steamer Avon and the British brig Bolivar were totally wrecked, but no lives were lost. The United States brig Bainbridge was driven ashore» and abandoned by her officers and crew, after throwing her guns and stores overboard; they, however, took possession of her on the 30th; but the brig at bast accounts was considered in dan. ger. Other vessels were somewhat damaged, and telegraphic and railroad communication between Aspinwall and Panama was cut off for several days. The news from the Central American States is interesting. Guatemala protosts against the colo- nization of American negroes within her borders: and the Congress of Costa Rica has passed a bill prohibiting the colonization of such persons. There were symptoms of a revolutionary move- ment in Nicaragua, A destructive fire occurred at Guayaquil on the 16th ult. Several million pounds of cocoa were destroyed, and the estimated loss by the conflagra” The Board of Aldermen met yesterday at one o'clock P.M. ‘The sum of $1,545 was appropriat- ed for the dinner to, and other expenses attending the reeeption of, the Twelfth regiment, by the Common Council of New York. The resolution to pay the sum of $533 50 to the laborers engaged last year in exhuming dead bodies from Potter's Field was laid over, in order to have the amount included in the forthcoming tax levy. Supple- mentary bills, amounting to $297, for expenses for the Fourth of July colebration, were ordered to be paid. A vast number of papers passed by the Councilmen were received. Some were adopted and others referred to the appropriate committees of this Board. The Board then adjourned to Mon. | day next, at one o'clock P. M. Dr. Browne, the alleged abortionist, at resent confined in the Tombs, charged with causing the death of Miss Clementina Anderson, by producing an abortion on her, during the early part of the last month, was brought up before City Judge McCvnn, at chambers, yesterday, on a writ of ha- beas corpus. Mr. Henry Clinton, his counsel, cross-examined the alleged seducer, Augustus L. Simms, for the purpose of showing that the crime should not be charged on his client. The testimo- ny elicited was lengthy and important. The case will be resumed at the same place on Tuesday next, at three o'clock. In the Court of General Sessions yesterday, Re- corder Hoffman sentenced a man named Isaac Spingle to the State Prison for four years and six months on a conviction of grand larceny, John Rebinson received a similar senten.e on & verdict of burglary in the third degree. Thomas McIntyre, having pleaded guilty to an indictment for grand larceny, wae sentenced to the State Pri- son for three years and six months. Adelaide Ir- win pleaded guilty to petit larceny, and was sent to the Penitentiary for two years. Postmaster Wakeman has completed all his a: rangements for the redemption of the old postage stamps which were used as a circulating medium. It is said thet over balf a million dollars worth of stamps are held by storekeepers in this city, a | large quantity of which stamps are greatly defac- | ed and almost entirely undistinguishable. Per- sons desiring to have stamps redeemed wil! | have to assort them aceurding to their denomina- tions, in packages of threes, fives, tena, &c. The Ite extraordinary murder of McKinay, the jeweller, at Princeton, New Jetscy, excites great interest in that neighborhood. Charles Lewis. who has been arrested as the alleged murderer, ix now in the State jail at Trenton. It is stated that a large sum of money was found upon the priso” ner’s person. He denies all kaowledge of the de- ceased, and has retained eminent counsel of the New York bar to defend him. Oswald W. Gould, a letter carrier between this city and the island of institutions, was to have been examined yesterday before Commissioner J. B. Henry, ona charge of stealing a numberof let- ters containing money, and addressed to sick sol- diers on Biackwell's Island. Depressed by the unhappy position in which he was placed, and having the dread of the State Prison before him, ‘the unfortunate man took a large dose of opium in the Tombs on Friday night, and was found dead on Saturday morning. Cotton was very Gull and heavy on Saturday. The tran: actions in breadstuffs were limited, though four par tially declined 6c., wheat and corn le The sales were 12,800 bbis. flour, 85,000 bushels wheat, ond 100,000 bushels corn. There was moderate business reported Jp provisions, including mess pork, on the spot, st $18 25 4 813 37, and deliverable next June and July, sellers’ op. tion, at $15. The grocery market war inactive Whe key was quiet at 39¢. A fair demand exixied for Gel hay, hops, clover sood, tallow and wool. Other articles were lightly dealt in. There were more ¢xtensive freight engagements effected. . The stock market was rather inactive and feverish yes. torday, At the clowe it was dull, at rather better price? than thewe carrent on Friday evenmng. Gold clean at 131%; exchange at 146);. war a gd demand at 6 per cent Mr. Skwarp ano tHe Lave Evecrions.—Mr Secretary Seward, in his letter to Hon. Charles Francis Adams, our Minister at Loudon, ex- plaining the late elections in the loyal States for the information of the Englich Cabinet, (brows out the idea that these elections do not amount to much in their political party results, as applied to the important question of this war. We can tell Mr. Seward, however, that in this idea he is very wide of the mark. and that the late remarkable popular reaction in the loyal States amounts to nothing less than # condem, nation by the people of the way in which the war, under the evil counsels of the abolition radicala, has been mismanaged dewn to this time. The people, with the pressure upon them of war taxes, war prices and a depre. ciated shinplaster currency, &c., &c., have sim- ply declared that their blood and treasure must no longer be squandered under the foolish and ruinous instructions of the abolition faction, Let this faction continue, therefore, to guide the party in power, and next year there will be great improvement upon these late eleotiona, and in 1864, with the Presidential election, every vestige,of abolitioniam, with the dominant party of this day, the meaning of those late Northern elections, which Mr. Seward uafortunately, we think, bas failed to discover. cons at Last. A little more than eighteen months have elapsed since the South opened the war by the bombardment of Fort Sumter. During that period we have had four campaigns for the capture or annihilation of the rebel army, and have now commenced the fifth, ‘The first cam- paign ended with the rout of our forces and their stampede from Bull run; the second, with the triumph of our army at Malvern Hill; the third, with the second battle of Bull run and the retreat of Pope’s forces to the for- tifications around Washington, and the fourth with a splendid victory at Antietam. Thus it appears that the two campaigns im which McClellan commanded the Union troops closed with a victory on our pert, and would bave been followed up with decisive results had the radical Marplots at Washington given McClellan a cordial gupport instead of in- triguing to displace him, and doing all that was within their power to encompass his defeat. On the oiher hand, the two campaigns man- aged by the radical political generals closed disastrously, mot only in the demoralization of the army, but in an enormous loss of supplies and sacrifice of life. The moral of these un_ deniable facts calls for no special allusion here to be seen and to be convincing to every man not blinded with fanaticism. The four campaigns having, through the ma- chinations of the political marplots, failed to accomplish the object intended, the fifth has been organized and is about commencing operations. General Banks, at the head of a strong force, has sailed for some Southern point, where he will strike a damaging blow to the rebellion, and no doubt ultimately render efficient aid in routing the large rebel army of the East. General Burn- side is on the bank of the Rappahannock, making preparations for active and decisive operations for an assault upon‘the rebel army. According to the report of the War Depart- ment, there are eight hundred thousand federal soldiers under arms, which, no doubt, means four hundred thousand east of the Alleghanies and a like number west. With this enormous force properly handled there are no reasons why this, the fifth campaign, should not proye decisive and end the rebellion. Our generals have had no such force nnder their control at any former period. Although the war has been one of the most gigantic in the history of the world, yet our former campaigns have only been grand reconnoissances in force. They failed through the meddlesome inter- ference of Cabinet and political intrigues in crushing out the rebellion; but they were important schools for our generals and soldiers, enabling them to learn the practical lessons of war, and prepare themselves for more skilful work hereafter. In the work of the four cam- paigns our generals have had the experience that will now enable them to handle their men with greater skill and produce more effective results than heretofore. With the lessons taught them by the superior generalship of McClellan, who has, by his skill, three times saved the national capital and the republic, and has met with the reward of re- publics—dismissal—with the experience of his system of organization of a powerful army, and a largely increased force under their command, they only need the cordial and full co-operation of the departments at Washington to make their early success certain, their victory complete, decisive and* final. The country has had a bitter and costly experience of the effect of the disorganizing work of the War De. partment at Washington, in the withdrawal of McClelian’s army from the peninsula, and the train of disasters that resulted from that dam- aging decision, which continued until McClel- lan was placed at the head of the disorganized Army of the Potomac, and saved the nation by pursuing and driving the rebel army under Lee from the soil of Maryland, and thus turn- ing the tide of victory in favor of the Union cause. We all know that the War Department is still under the management of two California lawyers; but the public rely upon President Lincoln to end their intrigues, and see that the lessons of the past and the bitter experience we have had in dividing the army and with- holding the :ecessary eupport at the critical honr are not again repeated. The piblic de- mand that those expensive lessons shall now be a warning to the administration, and that this promising fifth campaign shall not prove a failure through the interference with the plans of our generals by the Mar- plots at Washington. The people are fully convinced that no influence under Heaven can defeat this campaign unless it is the machi- nations of the radicals at Washington, and the failure of the War and Navy departments to fully co-operate and give it all the aid which the vast resources at the disposal of these de- partments will enable them to furnish. In short, then, the loyal North demands that there shall be no more sacrifice of valuable lives or loss of trea- sure, or the Union cause be again imperilled by | the political intrigues at Washington, but that; on the contrary, the generals who have the execu- | thon of this, the fifth campaign, shall have such efficient eapport and cordial co-operation by al] departments of the government as will enable them to make this campaign short, decisive and final. They ask that nothing shall be withheld from our armies that is necessary to make it the crowning campaign of the war, ending in a complete destruction of the rebellion nnd a re- storation of the federal authority from the lakes to the Galt. Sronwrany Sewaro asp tae Rapicata.—The facts that have come out in the correspondence between Mr. Seward and Mr. Adams, our Minister in London, a portion of which we published yesterfay, are not likely to soften the already hostile feelings of the radicals to, wards the former. It will be observed that in his letter bearing date the 17th of February, the Secretary takes a very decided position against the policy of an emancipation procia- mation. To proclaim a crusade of this sort he contends is not onty unnecessary, but inexpe- dient, because it would deprive the North of the needful and legitimate support of the friends of the Union who are not opposed to slavery, but who prefer the Union without slavery to disunion with davery. Assuming that the such @ proclamation, he asks emphatically, “ Does France or does Great Britain want to see a social revolution here, with all its horrors, like the slave revolution in St. Domingo’ Are these Powers sure that the country or the world is ripe for such a revolution, so that it must certainly be successful? What will be swept off. Such is | if, inaugurating such « revolution, slavery, pro-' and inhumanity, | testing against ite ferocity Tt is true that should prove the victor?” opinion of Europe would be likely to favor H deprecated; but this will never condone in the | €¥@s of the radicals for the utterance of such \ sentiments as the above. From the appearance of this. correspondence may be dated the re- newal of fresl. efforts to oust Mr. Seward from the Cabinet, and to replace him by Mr. Ohase, whose rampant abolitionism and busy meddling disposition have already pointed him out to the party as his fitting successor. The Emperor of the French and the Itallans. Our latest advices announce that rumors of the attempted assassination of Napoleon III. were rife throughout Burope. A band of Italians were to attack his Majesty upoa the occasion of the inauguration of a new boulevard in Paris and the consequent ceremonies or grand processions. As 4 general thing, upon these occasions the Emperor, in the uniform of a marshal, rides through the streets on horseback at the head of @ brilliant staff, while the Em- press, in a state carriage, with a guard of honor, follows the cortege. The Emperor rides some- what in advance of bis staff; and is certainly a fair and exposed mark to the assassin’s weapon: The inauguration, which was to have taken place at a certain date, was deferred, the police bav- ing previously received information as to the plans of the murderous band. The citizens of Paris, frightened at the details of these plans, have resolved to keep away from the ceremony, and consequently it will be indefinitely post- poned. To add to the public uneasiness was the circulation of a rumor to the effect that one of his Majesty’s body guard had fired athim from point blank range, the ball just grazing his shoulder. A council of Ministers was immediately called by the Emperor, to take measures, as people say, against the mur- derous designs of the Italian refugees. Our readers will easily comprehend that these attacks upon the Emperor's life are the result of his apostacy from the revolutionary party, and his espousal of the cause of Pius IX., against the people of Italy. Napoleon has now a festering sore in that Italian question, and by some means, some immediate steps, he must avert the death it threatens. He has but two methods whereby he may accomplish this, and both are dangerous in the extreme. The one is a complication of the Mexican expedition by espousing openly the cause of the South against us; and that means war with us. The other isa grand and final struggle with England. Ina war with us Napoleon would have to contend at fearful odds. Our immense resources brought to hear upon him would surely crush him, whilst a, most important consideration to him is that in a war with us he would not have the sympathy of his people. Still, the danger would be far removed, disasters might be hidden, and their results warded off fora time, In a war with England Napoleon would en- ter upon a struggle of extermination; and per- fide Albion is stjll rich and powerful. She has the means to buy the services of other nations, and knows how to spend her treasure freely when she is in danger. But then in a war with England Napoleon would have the entire heartfelt support of his subjects, and he well knows this fact, and may take advantage of it at any moment. His preparations for an at- tack upon England were long since completed, and were he to make up his mind to declare war upon her to-morrow he would be in readf- ness to strike her instantaneously. The tone of the French press, with but a single excep- tion, the government organ, Le Moniteur, has become soured and unfriendly toward England. We mentioned some time since our conviction that the nomination of M. Drouyn de Lhuys to the foreign ministry of Franee was an act to be construed as unfriendly to England, and we are more and more confirmed in our impres- sion, if only from the change of tone in the semi-official press of Paris. Napoleon must make his choice now very soon. He must at- tack us, through a show of favor for the South, in which case we should at once make war npon him, or he must attack England. Were he to suddenly veer round, and, by with- drawing his troops from Rome, abandon that capital and the Pope to the Italians, all fears of that people would be at an end. But then the Jesuits would murder him or strike at the life of his only hope, the Prince Imperial, thus crushing out all his ambitious designs for dy- nasty. Truly the dilemma is a terrible one, and well may Napoleon hesitate to expose him. | self to the dire revenge of the Italians or the | more deadly enmity of the clericals. He will seek, most Iikely, to let the Italian question remain in‘statu quo; witl make ample promises to the Italian people; will make promises as unreliable to the ultramontanes; and then, to givo himself breathing space and to lull both parties above mentioned into momentary quietude, he will either act against us or aghinst England. In the first case he will rush upon certain, inevitable destraction, will cause the North and the South to band together once more, and will be driven by us from the throne of France. Should he attack England, he would, we firmly believe, crush her, become the master of Europe, and dictate to those people and par- ties who now menace his life and his power, Napoleon III. is evidently a desperate man fearful adventures into which fatality is driving him, and, as he may blindly choose to affront the danger which is most afar, he may be per- suaded to act against us. Should he do so, he will act promptly; and wo call upon our gov- ernment to prepare for all contingencies. We must be ready to repulse any and all attacks; for we know our enemies are numerous and vindictive. General McClellan, months go, foresaw that blunders and mismanagement were | endangering our cause and laying us liable to | foreign interference. In his manly, patriotic Jetter, addressed to General Halleck from Har- rison’s Landing, he states his fears upon the subject; and now, that the reakization of the danger he so plainly described seems near at hand, we call upon the government to make a | show of unwonted energy; to let the negro | down from his radical raised pedestal, and | place there instead country, honor, our just and holy cause. We demand a truce to petty per- | sonal and political intrigues. We ask, in the name of the people, that all preparations be made to ward any blow which may be struck at us. We deem the making of such prepara- tions the immediate concern of ott administra- | tion, and ld advise those who rule our des- | tinies to waste no tine in idle correspondence or remonstrance. Even threats we deem need- less. Instead, let us arm to the full extent of our mighty power. That argument will never | fail to convince. Cowrrma tHe Sroonse—We learn that a fede- | ral assessor lately called upon a quiet old lady now. He will make a choice between the two | Wat NEW YORK HERALD, SUNDAY, DEUKMBER 7, 1862. that its value might be ascertained andghe war tax levied thereon accordingly, and that the venerable matron, while complying with the requisition, solemnjy remarked that she never expected, under the government of the United States, to live to see such a thing as this. “Such a thing a4 this, madam; what has hap- pened so very wonderful that you never ex- pected to sect” “ Why, sir, I never expected to see a federal tax assessor counting my silver spoons.” True, madam, it is rather hard; but let us hope that we shall live to see better days. And 90, good reader, when the tax assessor comes to ocunt your spoons, bring thent out, and be comforted with the hope that you may live to see better days. JACK FROST UPON US. Preparations for the Winter Amusements. : ALL THE WORLD “GOING A SKATING.” Public Ponds Here, Private Ponds There, and a Slippery Popuiation Kverywhere. The Central Park Again to be in. Its Glory, ee, &o., &o. Aftor a few slight attempts at a ‘‘cold snap,” we at last find that the “icy monarch’ is beginning to bave a little hold upon us in this city. We have heard of him in the North and ‘‘out West,” and recently “down East” has felt a little of the eflects of his presence, ‘The thermometer in Montreal has nearly dropped to zero, ‘and skating has been enjoyed to seme extent in Maine for some days past. But aow he has come to us, and those who have a good supply of coal in their cellars need not fear his visit. But what preparations have we made to enable us to enjoy the pleasures that he brings with him? Along his track the running brook and the sylvan lake become solid massesof ice. Are we ready to take advantage of this and enter upon the healthful and mirth inspiring sport? The question really is, are you going to skate, or not to skate? Well, if youare going to skate, where do yeu intend to goto go as to be able to get the most Pleasure possible during the short season skating lasts? Although the season may be somewhat early this year, still we may not have many days of good skating. There. fore we had. better tuke time by the forelock, and be happy while we may. LET THE LADIES AND CHILDREN COME OUT SKATING. In accordance with the popular idea of calisthenics, skating is an accomplishment that no young lady devoid Of rheumatism should forego. It is as essential for sweet seventeen now to run the parallelogram as to ran the ga” mut. She must know how to lace up ber skates as wel! ag how to lace up her stays. ‘They do say that by breath. ing the northwest air When it is full of needles, and drawing in the congealed oxygen until the delicate lungs which bever before entertained anything but carbonie acia gas in the ballroom or furnace-heated parlor, or that never gave out anything stronger than scraps of the casta diva, or “ Ever of Thee’’—they do say that the col- lision with winter will give these feminine lungs a robust health, will plant peonies in the checks, fresh varnish the onticle,and add « Promethean fire to the already dangerous eyes which dumb bells and dances never dreamed of. Skat- ing is the most concentrated form of gymnastics known. ‘Skating is really the only poetry of motion. It is motion according to Hogarth’s curves. It is winged pleasure that feeds the blood with ozone, and puts an extra spring in the constitution. Therefore let the rising generation skate. Lot the tender branches be grafted to the latest patent and carried to the iee. ist the children skate in. dividually and collectively. The schools shouid, have skating days. Indeed, we are not sure that ing would not improve our matrons. How much better would it be for the middle aged respectabilities to go gliding over the ice than to be attending scandal talking societies. If the city officials would skate more and finan. cicr less who knows but we shoutd alt be better off. New York. BOT WHERE CAN WE SKATE? « This is a question that will only be asked by those who are pot posted. ut still there are somo wo may be in this blissful state of ignorance. For their information we will describe few of the principal places in and around the city. As @ starting point we will take that never-to-be-forgotren.if-once-visited spot, THE CENTRAL PARK. The Commissioners of the Central Park have been doing all they possibly can to have the skating season pass of bore with eclat. The ponds in the Park have been put in order, the boats and birds removed, and the water lowered to the proper winter or akating depth. Nothing now stands in the way of skating except the proper degree oF cvld. It is the inteatinn, if arrangements caa be made in time, to have the gas laid around the upper pond, so as to have it properly litupon dark nights, What snecess the Commissioners may meet with in this scheme can only be ascertained by further expe rience. To prevent any disagreeable annoyance with re. | gafd to the sale of refreshments and the hiring of skates | and chairs, the Central Park Commissioners have taken the matter into their own hands, and placed responsible parties at the head of each department; so that, should any cause of complaint arise, it will easily bo known who 4y the party really blamabie. THR REPRERHMENT ORPARTMRNT | of the whole Park bas been given into the hands of Mr. Stetson, of the Astor House, who has had charge of the summer refreshments during the past seasou, and ts under the personal superiutendence of his son, Major A. Stetson, and Mr. William Radford, who has earned his | celebrity on that pond during the past two seasons. | Above the iron bridge a large “ Casino” is being erect ed, 125 feet in length by forty feet in depth, At the ter. race another building wil! be constructed, having a re- freahment saloon oinety fect in length by a correspond. ing depth; and at the pond near the terminus of tho Sixth Avenue Railroad a third building is to be put up, also of large dimensions. At each of these three estab- ltshments refreshments of .all kinds, except spirituous Liquors, will be dispensed at a price regulated by the no overcharges can occur without being known, as print. ed bills of fare will be freely circulated and posted about he buildings. Attached to each saloon will be a well regulated cloakroom, where persons may, while they, are skating, lonve their coats, shawls, &c.,at @ reasouable rate of ehargo,and be sure of finding them whon their Sport is over, ‘THE SKATH ERPARTURYT. ‘This department has also been given inte the hands of one firm, and is under the reguiations of the Park Com. missioners. Messrs. Walton Brothers, whose mode of Dusiness gave satisfaction last winter, have been appoint- ed to attend to this entire department during the coming season. There will, therefore, be enly one party responsi- ble for extra chargos caused by the broaking of skates or other accidents, and all disputes, if any should arise, will be promptly settled by tho Park authorities. Conse- quently nothing but fair dealing and proper rates for hiring skates need be feared. Above the ion bridge a good sized two story building is being erected as a skate house, the upper story to be devoted to the use of indies, 80 that they may witness the sport from the windows, without being subject to the chilling influences ot the atmosphere. This is certainly an improvement, as many @ Indy unable to skate. herself, yet anxious to watch others #kating, has caught a severe cold by sitting on the steps leading to the pond. At the terrace a skate house will be attached to the same building as the refreshment saloon, though totally distinet from it, and at the lower, or Fifty-ninth street pond, the skate houge will likewise be in the same building as the refreshment saioon. A cloak room will be attached to oach skate house, so that a skater may, if he pleases, leave his cont | or othef extra garment in charge, and acting as security | for the return of the skates, paying the same rates for aking care of It as are charged in tho refreshment sa- jouns. ‘This system of conducting thisMepartment during the coming season cannot fail to give satisfaction, and be placed to the credit of the Park Commissioners, through their Comptroller, A. H. Green, Exq. ‘THB CHAIR DEPARTMENT. ‘This department has been placed in the charge , Braun, who has had the management of the same’on own responsibility during the past twe years. There ts geren months leter be tovk ancther and cortala- | te bein out bes (amily plate, spoomg nd alli | was uptie, i enr, doubt thet H wil be condnyted wal, Park Commissioners; and , being once fixed and advortised, | | pletion of the pond, The shares ia this skating club ‘Having thus briefly gianced‘at the Central Park; lot er twavolia little outside those grounds. THE PIVTH AVENUE SKATING POND. Av the request of a number of the leading citizens of Now York, the extensive property located between Fourth. and Pifth avenues and Vifty-sevon:h and Fifty niath streets has been leased for the purpose of establiabing @ Union Private Skating Pond. This ground covers an ares of eleven acres, and bas been fenced in to keep it select. Proper buildings have been erected to accommodate aub- scribora, inoluding refreshment baloon, room for the sale and hire of skates, cloak rooms, 4c. On cortain days uring the season music will porform from half.past three tohalf-past ten in the evening, and arrangements have been made to illuminate the pond on dark nights, Tae admittance to these grounds is ouly by subseription polente « and ig under the managomoat of Mr. Oucar F. man. Brooklyn, . st Tho City of Churches is determined not to be behind. hand this season in regard to skating. five skating ponds are announced ag ready for the operations of the frost. The grounds have long since been prepared and the water let in, Therefore the action of the icy king is the onig one thing needful. .. WASHINGTON: SKATING POND. ‘The Washington Skating Pond, which was so successfuy lastiyear, will open again this season under'tho same management, with many improvements, In order to ac. commodate those who were unabie to procure tickew lnat winter the pond hag boen enlarged to more thao double its former sizo, houses have been erected which will af. ford ample accommodations, and the refreshment saloons willbe under the direction ef competent persons. The pond is enclosed by a close board fence, thus entirely ob. viating the difficulties of last season, A band of muse will be in attendance each skating day, from half-pas three to half-past.ten o’clock.P. M,, and the ice will be iMuminated every skating night. An apparatus for the preservation of the ice in skating condition has been se- cured, go that skating may. be enjoyed on every possible Occasion as late in the season as practicable. NASSAU SKATING POND. a The Nassau Skasing Association have opened a pond over the brow of Flatbush hill, and have enclosed it with a handsome light, board fence. Tho grounds have been neatly laid out, anda new building of about one hundred feet in extent has been constructed for the con- venience of the skaters. Up tothe present time a large| number of respectable subscribers have joined the enter. prise, which promises fair resulta before the deason is’ Williamsbarg. is ‘The Eastern District of Brooklyn has become this seagon in the graceful art of gliding over or tumbling! down upon the ice. Two ponds have been constructed) and every appearance gives token of a good season. THE UNION POND” is revived this season, still under the dréction of Mr. Cammeyer. ‘The success attendant upon his efforts the management of the pond Iast season leads him’ -hope that a similar success will greet the enterprise winter. In order that nothing shall be waiting to to such » result, he has added not only to the siz0 of pond, which now presents an grea of Suriace three ti as great as that of last scason, but has added to the num: ber and size of the Several buildings for the a tion of subscribers, the ladies’ room being five times size it was last year. New buildings have heen ‘The refreshment saicon has aleo’ beon extended, and be kept on strictly temperance principles. A splendi pagoda will occupy the centre of the pond, and music wi perform from the opening until the close. The mente for illuminating the pond are of a character will make it as light as day itself. Arrangements har also been made to introduce a series of novelties of pleasing character, among which is the stropihalit ‘This instrument can be distinctly heard at a distance eight or ten miles, thus enabling the subscribers patrons at all times to know when the ice is in fit ski condition. ~ CHICHESTER FOND. . ‘This pond, formorly known as Cooper’s pond, has b put in complete order, so that theré shall be good skat: at.the earliest porgible moment. The pond has besa closed with a close board fence 1,400 feet long; also, spacious baiiding erected, with a platform, for visitor) ‘The refreshment saloon, which will be kept oa tompe rance principles, is accesible cither from the ladies’ gentlemen’s roém. The skate room will be supplied skates to suit every taste, and the pond will be_ from the centre. Machinery will Le used for snow and planing the’ ice, ' Wereb; the poo. smooth as'a mirror. The signal ef good skating wilt be red ball, twelve feet in circufnference, at the footol.Gran street, between the ferries, which can: be seen from Ne York day aod night. ie SYLVAN LAKE. ns The pond at ‘*Sglvan Lake,” at; the foot of i, street, Hoboken, N. J., will be reoponed this season. lake is one of the largest and prottioss in the vioini and has been fityed up for the fleeting luxury in goc style, Besides two large saloons for ladies and where refreshments cam be obtained, are o Tooms, a well-built stand tor the music, and platforms... ladies and chifdren to witness the uatics of the skaters | an elevated point above lake. The area of this isgover twenty-six enough for any ordina | assemblage on skates that may be seen there during t | winter. The deepest part of tuts lake ls only two or unr. foet, thus insuring visitors from anything more serio: | than a cold bath, if the ardor of the sport carries unawares into breaks or airholes. Philadetphia Skating Clubs.. There are in PiMiadeiphia at the present time t regularly organized skating clubs—namely, the I’bilad 9 phia and Weaver Clubs. Already preparations are foot by tho members of the:a for the coming season on t// joe. The l’hiladelphia Club, the elder of these supenty tions, bas adopted an appendix to its original name, vis) ““Hamane Society’’—by virtue of the complete paraph: ualia possessed by it for thé purpose of saving the |i of skaters and others who may be unfortunate and less enough to break through the ice. - Many lives have already been saved by the timely sence of the apparatus of this club, which consists / reels, with Gords attached, life preservers, hooks, poi| and in casos where several persons may be the water at the same time and place light beats held in readiness to be immediately pushed to tt’ rescue. Te Philadelpbia Club has been in existence woveral years past, and now numbers some three hund: or fourdinndrod members. The expenses of both cl ‘and all material used by them are made up. by fines, d, and subsert, (ras. ¥ ‘Those clubs Bumber in their fanks the moat protic skaters in the city, and noviciates.in the art, that. becc membors, are entitled to and receive instruction in beautiful and healthy recreation by the older and experienced members. The Philadelphia Club have heat stone structure erected on the Schuylkill, a few above the entrance to the park, where the utensils of association arc kept; and it also serves asa for the members and their acquaintances for social courso, ac. The lower Of the building is used barge hougp, and the at the command of members of the club daringsthe rowing season. A plece of ground has been selected by the the Weaver Club, om the spot bearing the name of « 5 tend to erect a building for the use of the club. club now numbers about one hundred and twenty members, ls governed by a constitution and by-laws, was organized in December, 1860. Chi WASHINGTON SEATING PARE. Some enterprising residents in the West trying hard to have their portion of the city blessed winter with a skating poud. A committee waa appoi toinquire as to the probable cost of the pond, the spot for ite location and other matters, aud w: rected to report the same to an adjourned meeting, apiece of ground was selected. five acres in extent. wards of thirty porsens subscribed fands for the « ciation will probably be about five dollars each, the mentof which will of course secure ( the shasehoid desirable privileges. OTHER PONDS. Now that the West Division people bave taken thy skating parks on each side of the river, and the there the merrier, for skating will, im the winter, be more fashionable than ever