The New York Herald Newspaper, January 9, 1864, Page 4

Lee, 4 NEW runn BSesarirsss, JAMES GORDON BENNETT, EOOR AND PROPRIKI OFPIO NS. W. CORNER OF FULTON AND NaSSA0 STS. Volume XXIX AMUSEMENTS THIS EVENING. NIBLO'S GARDEN, ho R — an eae OA. Srpakwey: ‘Wousre Rrecr Law WaLLACK'S THEATRE, Broads WINTER GARDEN, B a SEETPES. QAauE. Doxirasnewee or tr OLYMPIC THEATRE, Broadway. —Caatcta’s Hossanp. BOWERY TuEs ‘TRE, Bowery,—MazrrraA—Can- sy His Doo—Hu *s Houtpay. BOWSRY THEATRE, Bowery.—Rac Wouan avo Her Docs—Kocuma—Noran Curia, : ee ee = ‘ BaBNUWS NOREUM, Sroalwar—Paecen Guvt, Gurr Bor, Liturotian King, &o., as alt bors, Ticket or Lave May. Afternoon vening. ’ MINSTRELS. ics’ Hall. 472 Broad. | gerattaoras Songs, Dances, Buacesques, &0,.—-Uncur M GRAN: ‘woon's L HALL, Sit Broadway. —Eraroriag tenes Davenn hee Kariuss'? BEPLOsON, AMERICAN THEATRE. No. 444 Parrouraxs, iway.— Ballers, Buecssves, &c.— Tae ee BROADWAY AMPHTTHSATRR, 485 Broadwar.—are. aan — Hqursiaian PERPORMANCES. Afternoon and : ¢ | \P8 CHAPEL, 718 Broadway.+Tae Srrai én b vs or Tas ‘Universe. iat UM OF e MUSE * Comosimigs amy OPTICAN ANATOMY, 618 Bi Lectomks, from 9 a. M. nora , “HOUSE, Brookiyn.— yagonsrs ones OS i90.—Ergiorian Dances, Bortrsates, a eggs Vork, Saturday, Janu"? % 1864. “THE SITUATION. Despatches from Camberland, Md., yesterday state that the rebels in West Virginia are still ac- tive and annoying. The garrison at Petersburg was surrounded yesterday. Fitzhugh Lee and Rosser were moving between New Creek and Peteraburg. The enemy drove our forces out of Burlington. Cumberland was threatened, and much excitement prevailed there. An attack was ex- pected yesterday morning at that point. The pas- Senger trains on the railroad had been stopped from running. The enemy captured a train “(> thirty-six wagons on Thursday. The Teh Gen. Imboden had bean attacked at Wir, driven back. m- _ - Out Srtsbinlence frow aexas to-day is very interesting. The Tye1 defences at the mouth of the Bye viver are represented ina map in an- Maer columa. The rebel General Magroder's Popularity appears to be exceedingly small. He is denounced by the citizens of Texas for his des- Potism and his immoral course of conduct. An order to deatroy the towns of Lavacca, Indianola and Powder Horn, lest they should fall into the hands of our troops, was not only refused to be complied with by the citizens, but armed bodies were organized to resist the order. Despatches from New Orleans say that another, secret expedition, possibly against Mobile, left there on the Sist ‘ult. : A mass mecting of all the loyal people in the State of Louisiana was called for the 8th of Janu- ary (yesterday). The object is to take into con- sideration the formation of a free State govern- meat. It is said that nearly enough are enrolled toenable the State to return to the Union under the President's proclamation. Several New York regiments are returning home + from the Army of the West. The Fifty-first and Seveuty-eighth New York arrived at Cairo on Thursday, en ronte for this city. Re-culistments are progressing most succeas- fully in the Army of the Potomac. A detachment of rebel cavalry drove in the Union pickets at Flint Hill, near Fairfax Court House, the other evening; bat after the exchange of a few shots they were driven back. Refugees and deserters from General Lee's army confirm the previous rumors of a strong desire on the part of the rebel soldiery to avail themselves of Mr. Lincoln's am- nesty proclamation. CONGRESS. % The proceedings of the Senate yesterday were highly interesting. Mr. Hale brought forward a resolution providing for the appointment of a select committee to investigate as to the efficien- cy of the marine engines employed by the navy and those in course of construction, as well as the affairs of the Navy Department generaily. chester and A long debate ensued, and finally the subject was | laid aside untilto dey. Mr. Wilson introduced a resolution to expel Mr. Garrett Davis, of Ken- tucky, for alleged treasonable sentiments con- tained in the resolution, offered by the last- named Senator, relative to prohibiting mili- tary officers from interfering in elections. This Subject was also passed over without coming to a vote. The Enrolment bill was taken up, the ques- tion being on the amendment of the Military Com- mittee striking out the three hundred dollar com- mutation clause. The debate shows a strong dis- Position to retain the clause. A resolution re- questing the President to notify the British govern. | ment of the desire of the United States to termi- nate the so-called Reciprocity treaty with Canad: was referred to the Committee on Foreign Ri tions. army was introduced, and referred to the Military Committee. Joint resolutions of thanks to Generals Hooker, Banks, Meade and Burnside, and the troops under their command, were reported. The Senate held an executive session, and subsequently adjourned. The House was not in session yesterday. THE LEGISLATURE In the Senate yesterday a bill was introduced which is intended to establish a new Metropolitan Police Commission. It names as the Commiasion- ers Messrs. Thomas C. Acton, Wilson Small, John G, Bergen a@d Samuel Jones, the first of whom is | to hold office for eight years, the second for six, the third for four, and the fourth for two years, their successors, as their terms of office shail ex- Pire, to be chosen by the Legislature, in the same Manner os the University Regents are clected. The bill was referred to the Cities and Villages Committee. Petitions were presented for a law to carry into effect the will of the late James H. Roosevelt, of this city, and to relieve the New York Academy of Music from taxation. Among the bills iutroduced were those to inc orporate the Niagara Ship Canal Company, and to enable hus- band and wife to testify for or against each other, Bills were noticed for the extension and enlarge. ment of the Champlain Canal and for rebufaing the Oneida Lake Canali. Resolutions were a lopted in favor of an inquiry into the propriety of in. creasing the salarios of the Metropolitan police and the employes of the various State departments, The concurrent resolutions in favor of an amend meat to the constitution to enable soldiers to vote, nd those for the establishment of a Court of Ap- ls Commission, were presented. The Seuate adjourned till Monday. Ta the Assewbiy bills were noticed for ania ye regulate’the Tees ofthe New York county olticers. Resolutions were adopted complimentary to the memory of the late Archbishop Hughes aud Gene- ral Corcoran, and iu favor of increased accommo- dation to the police of the Metropolitan disteict, Various other matters of leas geaoral interest were noticed, aud the House also adjourned till Mouday. EUROPEAN NEWS. The steamship Africa, which left Queenstown on tho 27th of December, reached Halifax yeater- day morniog on her voyage to Boston, for which port ghe sailed after a short delay. The news by the Africa is three days later, Messrs, Laird, of Birkenhead, had several offers for the purchase of the rebel iron rams, but're- fused them, saying the veasels were not for sale. ‘The United States Ministers in London and-Paris were making strenuous efforts to prevent the de- parture of the privateer Rappahannock from Calais. Six of the seamen lately employed on the United States ateamer Kearsarge, at Cork, and sub- sequently disembarked at that port, had been committed for trial by the authorities. The French Legislature had passed the new Loan bill. M. Picard censured the Mexican expedition. Priace Frederick was formally proclaimed Duke of Hol- stein in Altona amidst ‘great rejoicings. The Saxon troops entered Altona on the 24th ult., the Danes leaving as the federals appeared. Austria was vigilant agaist the rumored revolutionary agitation in Hungary. The Spanish army ‘is to muster one hundred thousand men in 1864. Thackeray, the author, had been found dead ia his bed. It was supposed that he died from effy, sion on the brain. Py ‘The commercial reports of tha Africa are very meagre, ag the English markets were closed from ine 2th To the 28th of December, tn consequence of the Christmas holidays. There was a very limited attendance on the London Stock Exchange on tha Mth ultimo. The demaha .<f Money was nominal at from 6% to 7 per cent. Therd Were 00 sales of American securities, Breadstuffs were décliaing in London; but there is no report of the I ‘iverpog| market rates. MISCELLANEOUS NEW”, Notwithstanding the decision oF Jy 49 Barbour, the Comimittee of the Boat? of gupervisors have determined to pass OD ati the riot claims whioh may ‘come before em for action, and will hold seasiaas on every ‘ ‘s Monday, Wedggaday, Thuradoy and Fridav cling the month. ThE Matter will ther, gointo the hands of Comptroller Brennan, who will be guided solely by the decision of the general term of the court. A mass meeting of the Germans was held at the Cooper Institute last evening in aid of the Schies- wig Holstein movement. The meeting was got up by of the mogt influential bankers and mer- cents the ‘ata was on the whole a very enthusiastic affair. The committee who had been appointed at a previous me&ting to draw up an address .on the subject of the Ductics made an able report, which was followed by a aumber of stirring speeches. Elsewhere will be founda re- port of the meeting. A suit of greatinterest to the city railroad com- panies and stage proprietors has been decided in A bill reducing the pay of officers of the | the Superior Court by a jury. It was avery pecu- liar action, brought by Mr. Mills, atage proprietor, against the New York and Harlem Railroad Com- pany for $20,000, for the loas of fifty horses by glanders, contracted from the sheds of the railroad company, where they had placed diseased animals, adjoining the stables of the plaintiff... The cage is a novel one, and is of importance to a large portioa of the community. A verdict was rendered for the plaintiff for $5,000. ° Assistant United States District Attarney Rice yesterday entered a final decree of distribution in the case of the prize steamer Kate; the grosa amount of the proceeds of the sale being $51,180. The vessels sharing in the prize as captors are the Mount Vernon, Troquois, James Adger and the Niphon. P From the report of the boarding officer of thia port it appears that during the past year there were 364 arrivals of steamers from foreign ports, bring- ing 72,712 passengers, and 4,718 sailing vessels, bringing 100,015. Of this number 69,650 were from Great Britain and IrefMad, 14,810 from Ham- burg, and 20,130 from Bremen. The reaction in tho stock market continued yesterday morning, and the excitement created thereby had very much the appearance of a panic. Prices receded from oue to five per ceut on nearly all the leading railroad abares. Governmeat stocks were dull, and wore forced to submit to a slight decline, the five-twenties being quoted at 10144 210144. The movey market was s¢live, and the supply was hardly equal to the demand, but the diflerence was not sufficient to cause any change in the rate of intereat. Gold waa dull at 16175 a 162. Though there was no especial activity in business circles yesterday, there wes a good trade consummated in most of the leadiag commodities, and the markets wore, a8 @ genoral thing, buoyant and firm. At tho Produce Exchange the leading foaturo was the active export movement in wheat, which was higher. There waa a good busiaess in pearly all other commodities like- wise; but prices wete about the samejas on Thursday. Groceries were rather Ormer, in sympathy with the rise in gold. Cotton was easier. Petroleum was lower; but rather more was done. Freights were active and higher, Owing to the active export movement w wheat. Cotton Now tn the South—Losses of the Cotton States by the Rebellion. The Richmond Whig estimates the cotton on hand in the States still under the control of Jeff. Davis at three millions of bales. Making all allowances for the quantities destroyed, captured, shipped and consumed in home mana- factures, we dare say that this estimate will cover the amount remaining within the lines of the rebel armies. The question naturally recurs, what have been tBe losses to the cotton States in this important staple of cotton if con- sequence of this destructive rebellion ? We will assume that since the bombardment | of Fort Sumter, ia 1861, the cotgon States have shipped off all that was left on band of their cotton crop of 1860, and five hundred thousamd bales (a very liberal allowance) of their subse- | queat crops, through the blockade. But bad there been no rebellion, the Southern crops of 1861, 1862 and 1863, at an average of four mil- ions of bales, would have amounted, alto- gether, to twelve millions of bales. Let us 80 set it down:— Bale | Three years’ peace cottoa crop. | keported through blockade: Cotton o hand ee iF | Desiclency te dheses ‘This enormous deficieucy goes to the account of the rebellion, and it is but an item of the tremendous losses thus inflicted upon the cot- ton States. The Southern cotton crop of 1861, gathered, was perhaps not over two-thirds an average peace crop; the crop of 1862 was not over one-third an average crop, while that of 1863 was probably less than one-tenth the crop of 1860. But even upon these catimates the small balance of three millions of bales remain- ing in the cotton States betrays the extent of the losses sustained by Union taptures, revel cotton burners, &c, Let it suffice that the aggregate losses in cot | will now amount to eight millidns five hun- ton to the South in consequence of this gar | dred thousand bales. Wo find that at the low peace valuation of fifteen ceats per pound the Cotton States, ia the single article of cotton, have suffered a loss of five hundred millions of doliors aa tue price of their rebellioa. We have omitted (he three millions of bales they atill retain, But what chapce is there now for them SBrc amg ef sin cotton beyond wuat wey may consume in home manufactures? If they persist in this. war we may safely predict that of these three million bales there will be a dead loss to them from cotton burners and cap- tures of two million eight hundred thousand bales, At the present lowest war prices of cotton there will be an additional loas to the Cotton States of over six hundred millions of dollars. ‘ Such are the costs of a suicidal rebellion. Would it not be well for the people directly concerned to consider the questi$n whether it will pay expenses to sacrifice six hundred mil- lions of dollars in cotton to the hopeless cause ot Jeff, Davis, in addition to the five hundred miilions already sacrificed? We say nothing of niggers and nothing of wasted plantations, which will add another thousand millions of dollars to tho losses of the South. We simply put the question to the Southern cotton plant- era: is the hopeless cause of Jeff. Davis at this day worth the sacrifice of three million bales ‘of cottont Let thom consider this question, and decide like men who atill possess some elements of commen sense. \ Phe Volunteer Business as It We are glad to learn that the iniquitods re- cruiting system ia thie, city and the surrougd- ing districts is about to un a rigid over- bay. by the Secretary of War, and that somé of those who have been engaged in it are likely to be afforded full time for reflecting oa tho errors of their course during an enforced sojourn ia some one or other of Uncle Sam's caravansaries. When the facts in regard to the mode of procuring volunteers, white and colored, in this oity and the country distt ota, are made kaown, ms pubfle will be As to tegognize a picture beside which all that Clark- on aad Wilberforce once declaimed about the horrors of the slave trade will be forgotten. “Hocvasing,” or the administration of drinks containing narcotic poison, has been. for mopth> one of the ordinary methods of pZomoting enlistments. Flee repreggatations of every Fartety HAVO also been in use, and in many cases the recruits have béen compelled to swear in under threats of physical violeace in cade of refusal. Nor is this the worst. Between the volun- teor brokers and certain of the authorities there is at least prima facie evidence of something like complicity in a agheme of fraud the moat cruel, ruthless and gigantic that modern days have witnessed. In almost every street of our city parents are lamenting the enlistment of their hapless sons, mere boys, between j fourteen aad seventeen years of agd,) who have -been made drank and then/ enlisted and robbed of every dollar- of their bouaty. Cases are on record in whid old, gray-headed men, tottering on the verge the grave, have been carried,| while into: cated, to a barber’sl shop, their hair dyed, cet general appearance spruced up with some se: blance of fictitious jovenility, and then entisted\, theie bounty *money being the reward of the paffiots engaged in honorable business. Cripples, with ruptures, hernia, varicose veins, pulmonary diseases, broken legs, broken arths, toothless, deaf, half sightless, hunchbacked, wry necked, half fingerless, decrepit and idiotic, have been received into the service of the United States in certain of the rural dis- tricts, the brokers in these cases eeldom giving their victima more tlian twenty or thirty dol- lars out of the three to five hundred dollars which they have received for them through the criminal negligence of the town or local autho- tities. Of the many hundred mga now upon Riker’s Island and ia other depots, it is alleged, aad with strong presumptive proof, that they have not réceived an average, at the outside, of one hundred dollars each of the bounty, thus allow- ing the handsome margin of four hundred thousand dollars to be divided amongst the brokers and such others as they may bave to divide with. It is big time that government should interfere to put an end to this system, which, if unchecked, will make our soldiery hereafter be known as the “most noble army of cripples.” Half a dozea of the volunteer brokers should be sent to Fort Lafayette to commence with; and, if itjcan be proved that any officers of the government have been in complicity with them, those traitors in uniform should be either roasted alive or made briga- dier generals. It never waa easier to procure recruits of the best kind, fairly aad honorably, ifonly a just system be adopted in their pro- curement. Thousands of hearty and patriotic young men are willing to enlist if approached in a proper manner. But under the system as dow administered—and it is much worse in the New England States—the brokers can obtain more for some tipsy, broken down unfortunate whom they can defraud out of nine-tenths of his bouaty, than they can hope to receive from a sober, clear beaded, fit volunteer, who goes into the service with bis eyes open and anxious to leave behind bim when quitting home some provision for the support of his fathily. For his exertions in this matter, General Dix de- serves the thanks of the entire community. Marvuat, Forey o% tum Occupation oF Mexwo sy tHe Frexow.—It is a significant fact that Marshal Forey has had the courage to make known to the Emperor Napoleon that it would be impossible for France to keep pos- session of Mexico save by the means of a large body of troops, which must remain for years in the country, owing to the demoralization of the people. The Emperor's policy has been to make light of the invasion of our continent, is a matter that ‘would soon be settled. The words of Marshal Forey, a brave soldier, will go far, however, towards opening the eyes of the French people to the true nature of the mad enterprise undertaken by their monarch. The Mexican expedition will be- come all the more unpopular in France as its natural consequences become developed. The effect will be, undoubtedly, to atil! more reduce the prestige of Napoleon Tar Navy Depart —A Goon Move ts Tak Senate.-We are glad to see that Mr. Senator Hale, Chairman on Naval Affairs, bas movod for an investigation “into the efficiency of the steam engines lately constructed for the use of the navy, the mode of procuriag supplies and the conduct of the Department generally, and that the committee have power to sead for persons and pape’ Let the resolution be passed, aad We may predict the disclosure of a mine of jobs, favoritism aad corruption that will make our Grandfather Wolles tremble in bis boots. %y ali moans let tae country havo this investigation. A Rerortican Lora, Luxoue —The nice lite Palmer ring in the Quytqm Hquas. CAoH AHOY cx x f : NEW YORK HERALD, SATURDAY. JANUARY 9, - 1864, ‘Dorepurs Ewascrraron o MArviann.— We have: before us a pamphtet bearing this title, being the « of the Union Siate CentralGommittee, at @ late meeting in Ballunore,” representing the party which car- ried tue last November State election by aa overwhelming popular majority, The commit- tee urge immediate emancipation on the fol- lowing gtounds:— 1. Slavery baa always been an incubus upon the State. 65; . 2. Tho rebellion has practically abolished the institution within the State. 3. The negro labor of the State, under a now system, ia necessary to its industrial interests until other labor shall take its place, 4. As the negroes are leaving the State to eacape the chances of alavery, they oan only be retained by immediate emancipation. 5. The interests of Maryland. aro identified with those of the Northern and Northwestern States, and not with the cotton States and slave labor. Accordingly the committee resolve that “the time has arrived when it has become the inevita- ble duty of the General Assembly to mak® immediate provision for the aubstitutton of free labor for slave fabor, and to adopt measures yhioh shalt enable the pedple to effect an earty; lawful and complete extinguishment of slavery in Maryland.” In all this we eay, go ahead. Itia tho busi- ness of the people of Maryland to settle this question for themselves, and we have no doubt that the abolition of slavery will give them a new and wonderful impulse on the road of pros- perity. Before the end of the year we expect, too, that not only will Mor7jand be a free State, but that the issue seinst slavery will be settled also in Delavare, Kentucky, Missouri, Atkaa- sas and Tcanessee, te say nothing of Old Vir- inia and N hich the . pe a cvive the shock. Indeed, this demoralization has unhinged the whole system throughout even the cotton States, so that, if our abolition agi- tators only had the sense to comprehend the fact, they would be content to leave the final issue to the natural course of events. Tn this view we would still urge the admin- fatration to push on the war, and leave slavery to take the natural consequences; for, looking to its extinguishment, there ia manifestly o0 necessity for a forcing syatem of emancipation. Corruption ix tas Custom House.—A great gommotion “has been excited in the Custom y House by the arrest and confiaement in Fort Lafayette of Mr. A.N. Palmer, charged with malfeasance in office. It is alleged that he was ia collusion with parties engagad ta contraband trade with the Southern States, and abused bis position in the Collector’s office to further that trade. Mr. Palmer isa promineat man in- the republican party; isa member of the Re- publican State Committee, in which ‘body be holds a position, to the exclusion of George Opdyke, E. D. Storgan and Simeon Draper, and was really Collector of the-Port. Mr. Barney ia, we know, nominally and de jure the Collector; but Mr. Palmer was Collector de facto, and was the man who dispensed the places to tho faithful servants of the republican. party. Apropos of his diagrace, the Tribune, the organ of the same party, gives us its opinion of him and of the Custom House ia general. Now that ho has fallen, it goes, a3 its prototype went, to the sick lion, and gives bim its kick, and de- clarea that the revenue service needs to be overhauled thoroughly and promptly, and inti- mates that Palmer’s corruption is not the only one that will be found there. Evidently it has bad some wrath against the Custom House bottied up, and takes this opportuaity to let it out. We agree with the Tyibune that the Cus- tom House ought to be thoroughly overhauled and the light let into all its dark places, and we are also of the opinion that there ought to be an investigation into the goverament gua and otber contracts. Tax Esrsror Narotuon’s Ruviy to rat Avoress or Tak Frexca Senars.—The follow ing reply made by the Emperor Napolesa to the address of his Senate we reproduce asa striking instance of the sublimity to which im- pudence may reach. Napoleon says:— Monster 18 Parstoent—Organ of the chief body of tho State, you bring me words which deeply move me. | ea with pleasure that the most site speeches blend with the unanimity of the vote of the address, and display the #ame coufidence in me. It shall not be deceived. Gvot, as you know, is the only motive of my actions. At bome aa abroad, I desire (he appeasement of passions, and con- cord aod union. 1 most ardently for the moment in which the great questions that divido governments ond peoples may be practica'ly settied by European arbitra- tion. This desire was that of the hoad of my family whea he wrote at St Helena, “Fighting in Europe is civil war.” May not thie os thought, tormerly a utopia, become anoa a reality? Whatever may happoa, it is alvats an mad page al of oe bony eS teadency to spel U judices of another age. ug jein our efforts for this nob‘e object; let us not thiak of obatacios excope to Overcome thom, or of incredulity except to silence it. Be good enough, M. le President, to act as the interpreter of my thanks to the Senate. This, for the man who brought on the Crimean war, the Italian campaign, the war in Mexico, the invasion of Cochin China, of Syria, of China, ia, to say the least, drawing it too strong. “Good” is all that Napoleon desires; and yet he fostered the rebels in the South. “ Peace and concord” he longs for above all things; aud yet we see him making immense warlike pre- parations, aad know that all Europe is threat- ened by him. He wishes to appease passion at home and abroad; and yet his emissaries are stirring up strife ia. gp parts of the world. Geeetey Arrato ov Grant.—In yesterday's Tribune poor Greeley declared bimself in favor of Senator Howe's resolution in regard to taking Riebmond by a special army, but spoke very gingerly about giving the command of this army to General Grant. Yet in the very next paragraph Greeley pays a high tribute to General Grant's military genius by stating that Grant can take Richmond with two hundred thousand men, whereas Senator Howe wants ‘a million. This shows that a struggle is going on in Greeley’s mind betweea partisanship and patriotism. He knows that Grant is a great man, but is afraid to say 40 openty, lest he should commit himself to Grant for the Presi- dency, and thus lowe the favor of Secretary Chase. We advise poor Greeley to let patriot- ism carry the day, and to come out squarely for Grant. Poace Jovrnacom—The Hon. Ben Wood sheda a column of tears in the Daily News ba- cause four rebel prisoners were receatly frozan to death accidentatiy. Bat he has not a sigh for the Union prisoners starved ta death by the rebels at Richmond . x Affates in Indiana, DEATH OF HOM, CALEG B. SMITA INDIANA'S QUOTA PiLLe Inoranarorss, fa4, Joo. 7, 1804 Tho Hw Calch B Smith, Judge of ths United States District Court aad ox Secretary of tho latorior, did thin evening ‘Tho quota of indiana has boon f))od by yolvoteoring Kuaro will be a0 draft hore, Wag Te Sretauin a. val in New York a Vicintty— bead imentneltle Road, the Park jartem Lame—Shoddy ine be ay iy Steigh, ‘The sloighing community of Now York and vtoinity ‘Was jubilant yesterday. A beavy fail of s20w had adm. ably arrangea evorything ‘for tho exhilarating pastime Of aloighing, and tne opportunity was not allowod to alide by those who were able ‘and desirous of joining in the General carnival. From the Battery to tho extreme limits Of tha city, and for many miles beyond them, tne morry Siakcling Of the bella might be neard. Everybody who Could afford a sleigh was out, and everybody who could Sot afford a slcigh eighod afteutly for the choriahed Ploasure. ‘The oxtrome cold which preceded this fall of aaow had Well prepared the ground for ita fleccy visitor. ‘There was but a slight abatement in the coldness of the woather yesterday; a0 that there was little danger of the snow ‘molting, and thus spoiling, to @ large oxtent, the ater- fing @ajoyments of tho occasion, Tho air was keen, yet refreshing, while the sun cast @ mila Auatre from above. All tho oity, with ita gur- Fouadiogs, seemed redolent of winter charms. Tho anow. 5 wifi fat Ce favorite ‘< % eceuse, all lent an ‘Streets and Fi a i i i i i 7 Bee Fa i Fe an 2B z kod oy rk Ree those equipages which turea oct ‘ tnd moat taatefully ®” aqyZd’ Ghnldy wes no bobioduand io Gtapenging “us accustomed favors on the decorations th.) sworént vebicles. Shoddy must bAv6 its reign in <0 Steighing carnival as well as ali other caraivals which characterize tho pasaing events of the day. also become exuberant, and halted at tho difieceat hote's ou the Bloomingdale road and tariem lane to fake the necessary complement of ‘gia cocktaiis,” ‘hot whiskeys,"" “bourbon sours,” &c, &. ‘Tho Club House, Luia, Jones’ aod Bucubam’s wore thus freely patronized. and one oa eatering those coiebrated hotels (ootebrated alone among those who drive fast teams on the road) was saluted occasionally with the music of un corking bottles of wine, the notes delightfully miaglod with tlio tinkling of tho sieighbelia outside. But there were other lea “besides those which represeuted that admirable and doble representative of the human race called “shoddy.” Tho highw ys are And all classes who bad a sicigh at t! com- ilod themseives of the privilege. There were the milliopaire and the humble business maa, the merchant aod tho mechanic. Fiith avenue was thore, too, ia full glory, the Sixth ward was there, in several cases, io miikwea's aod grocers’ slelghs. ‘All tbo world avd Gar- ret Ritey was there,” as a geatiemaa friend from the Emerald [s!¢ ooce remarked on the occasion of @ large fair ia the vivinity of bis home. i {tis to be that the facilities for Lg or, eee contiiue to-day. Tho livery stablo keepors are fited ; tne people are ed; juvenile Now York is ia ccstacies. Thon, by all maans, tot ua still hear the merry tinkling of the little bells. Masical. ‘THE GERMAN OPERA. Mr. Anszchutz's artists gave another performance last eveaiug at the Academy of Music of Faust, which opera bas now become so popular in New York that it attracts large audionces. We havo 80 recently aoticod Faust, as performed by these artists, that we 40 po more here than etate that 4 the opera was very successful. On “Mouday 02 the occasion of the benefit of Mimo. nazed, io will besung. Mr, Hermans, @ basso from her Majesty's theatre, London, will make his THE POPULAR MATINSS. ‘To%tay Mr. Theodore Thomas’ popular concert will take place at Irving Hall. These eutertainments have become vecy attractive ana fashionable. Aa the molive of (be direciurs of these matiness is to foster and eocourage ative taloat, we take pleasure in recording the success of the experiment. SxGLISA OPERA. We lack space to aotico at lougta tho siccess of Mc Harrisoa, at the Park theatro, Brookiyn, ia giving English opera, with the lac artieta Mme. Rorchard, Campbell and Castie. Bobemian Giri has been sung by (bem remarkably well. Wo hoor that Mr. Har 1500 wil! give us.an opportunity of heariag bia artists ta New York on Wedgesday and Friday next. Thoy wii} sing 1a Waglish opera at Riblo' Sa000, Conut The Seventh regiment give this eveaidg another of (heir promenade concerts, at (heir armory. These cater tainmeats are fasbioaably attended, aad draw tacre audiences. ‘The ame may be said of tho Thicty-seveoth regimout concert, which takes place to-night, ot frviog Hall Theatrtcal. WALLA0g'S. ‘There seems to be a determination on tho part of tho Public to crowd this theatre, tet the programme be what it may. ‘Thi2 ia a natural rosult of the admirabic maouor in which Mr. Waliack produces tho different piays be off; s for the amusement of bis patroas aad a public re Cognition of the taleat of the artists be tas eocurcd. Laat evening two of Cuartes Daace’s elegant comodies were givon by thom with vory great suctoss. The Arst—Nava: Eagagements—courd not, wo batieva, be bettor, if ay well, performed in any other theatro, eitber io (hia country of abroad, Tuo plot of Naval Engagemoots is simple. Ad- micat Kingstoa (Gilbort) makes up bis mind to marry a lady, some thirty years younger thaa himself, Miss Mor timor (Miss Honriques); Lieutesant Kingstoe (Leitor Waliack), the soa of the Admiral, has determined he writ espouse @ buxom widow, Mrs. Pontifax (Mes. Wilkins), Atteoa years older than himself, The fatnor aad soa bad, however, mutually agreed that neither should marry without the conaeat of the other, and that above all thore should be no ridiculous disparity of ages to (heir matcues. The situation t# ludicrous from the first, both father and $00 baving couctuded todo jat the thing they bag determined they would avoid. But “love is blind,” &c. We wilt not follow the comedy through its two acts, which end by the geatiemen making a fair exchange of loteadeds The misundorstandings throughout tho piece are numerous and very f nog, and all the artista piay admirably. Nothi®@g could be more vatural of lifelike. Mr. Gilbert was the testy but kiad-bearted father. He was peppery, but relented immediately. {n tho scone whore the fair widow captivates him be played with tho Silt of a Gnished artist. Mr. Lester Wallack, tho, ing young naval officer, played the role to perfection. Re ‘was much applauded. The ladies wero a well suited to their roles aa though they bad been ordered for thom. Mrs. Wilkins was indeed the haudsome, buxom widow, while it would be dificult to find & more charming, woe Ee yl mend ma waa gh sd rou performance laughter Of the audience wore constant. At the fall of the curtain tho artists were al called out. We must oot omit moa. tioning Mr. Nortoa, who playod the part of a stupid friab servant very cleverly. The Fine Old Eog!tsb Gentieman ia too familiar to our readers to et any detatledaccount of ite performance last night. Miss love Burke, who makes ber debut at Wallack’s io this play, was certainly very success(yl She bad atl tbo rattio and dash necessary in a proper readi. tion of the role of Faooy Markham. This artist is young, is very ing, and Must be counted an addition to Mr. Wallack’s talented Tat. dently a promising career before en rou'e and think slo has tune very common ia the theatrical profession Mr. Mark Smith biaye the Squire with all the roundness and bornhommee the role requires. Ho was as sensible and hot 4 }. a8 blundering aod contradictory. but al weil meaning, as theatrical squires generally aro, gang, iocidental to the play, ‘The Fine Old Koglish Gen. tleman’” in so satisfactory a manner a8 to cause the au. dieace to applaud warmly. His make up was excellent. By contrast Mr. Charies Fisher's make up waa in wrotchedly bad taste, Where did this artist Gad whiskers 89 palpably false? and where, oh, wher er Boe an English gontioman dance about an about noing addressed by those of his own station in life? Mr. Fiahor loses by those mistakes the ee, whicn his role would otherwise win for Lim from the audience. ‘Tho character he impersonates is a fop and a “Awol,” but at heart aman of hooor and brave, and witb these qualitie€ be could bardly be the clown Mr. Fisher makes of him. Mr, Floyd waa, as asual, very satisfactory Elected Senator for Governor Hite! Fc.Governor Fick waa to-day oigcted Uoited states Senator, to GI! the unexpired term of Senator Pearce, to which he had been appointed by the governor Accident om Bavtmona, Jan 8, 1994. ic twenty A. M. train from Waahiagtoa ran off the track about oa@ mite from Baltimore (his moraing. Torae cari 4 a tonder were much broken. No one was burt Toa ongine Aid not go off, ‘The cot teat ooemmioned wore obstruction to travel The The Recent Western & i Accident, Cinowwart, Jao. 7, Ad inquest was hold at Dayton, Ohio, upon the body of Mra Kiippeoger, Killed in (he recent railroad accident noar that place, and waa concluded today. Tho verdict of (ho jury was that the deceased cams to hor death thro tho negligence of Samus! Stevouson, train do. sparchor, io nob knowing positively that one train waa hold ab Garliala be giving another the right of road agavant i} Tho Usrhate operavor wan diawnaned y) day. NEWS FROM THE STATE CAPITAL. Colorado Jewett at the State Capitai— Hie Missioa—The New Police Bilte= Who are Named as Commissioners aud Thole | Term of O@ico—Adoption of the Com~- Senate, d&c., &ec. Arsanr, Jan. 6, 1864 Cotorado Wiltiam Corach Jewott bas just mado a visit to Albany, aud had a epnguitation with tho 'e Speaker of the House aad other noted personages hereon aia great schome of peace and gold mines. He bas left a memorial with |the Governor to be presented to bow brgackes of the Legislature. The momorial urges aa ia dependent people’s convention; an entreaty to the Goutis to mest the North in council for delibgratioa; aa appeal @ tho North to tocrease our armies it tue South rofases to unite, &o., through a long Iago io his usual afylo toting woteen oiclee in roger tothe ‘Tats, pames. however, may alt subside under party pressure before proper to it thie tion, it re, by the call of (ho yous and bays oun mode shectinatibon aad is worthy of ‘ice, towel’ by oluer, offevaa. "Ni tne public more as @ drou,of the rank and Ale the children of | i if -! ry The oommi ‘this caso strongest that Siecaee voseeeene Ae ‘oray eoytbing in rogerd ts tho eri of ie ques! han rere beeen “Unay are right. Tee positive. that tho-seat Oy ae aR too cay aloue at Commitioe iW euch a5 40 agcace is aid to be the production of the anti-Woeed republicans aad the a {ho bill are aot aa wenatchee ta day wit Gade plage ta tan Du was fod Mo ese Aolese a compromise 1 iy oa, (ne (ero mens: 708 if 1% doubtful if any bill passes. saw YORK LEGISLATURE, Seaate. , Atoane, Jaa. 6/2864. HR MRHOPOLITAN POL(O® COMMIBHON. Mc Lacamere tatcoduced @ bilt appoiating aa Commis sioners of the Metropolitan Police District Thomas 0 Actoa for eight years, Wilaoo Small for six years, Johw G_ Bargea for four years, ead Samuel Joass for two yors—thair successors to be clidsen by tho Logtatature to the game manger a6 Regents of tho Univoraity, aud hold office for eight years; in case of vacaacy, theremata 10g Commissioners to appoint unlit the Logusiature aball elect. Tne bill repeals sections 4,6,6,7 ond Bor the prevent Police law The bill waa reforred to the Com mittos go Cities Md Vitlages. Mr. Cozans presented a petition for a taw to carry into effect the wiil of the late James A. Roosevelt Mc. Carisin preseated a petition to reliave tuo Now York Academy of Music from taxation + ‘ BIL'9 NOKICRD, Md Mr. Beit—To amend tho act relative to notarion public, a By Mr. Havens—For the ealargomoat of (ue Champiala anal. Ay Me. Auna—For rebuilding the Oneida Lae Canal Ry Mr. StroNo—Rolative to notaries public ia New Yore aod Kings couutier. Aiso fue the regulation of raitroads ta Brooklya Hi LS UNTRODUCED. Ry Ms, Cozaxé—To igeorporate tha Mitsiouary Society of the Most ixoly Redeemer. By Mr. Awa8—To incorporate the Niagara Ship Cras — Company. By Mr. Corwatt—To ovable Ezra Cornel: to found « public library in the village of Ithaca. y Mr. Foraar—To coable husband wife to teatify for or agaist each other iv certain cases, RESOLUTIONS OF) BRED By Mr. Baner—o taquize lato Un expodieacy of in creasing the salaries of clerks employg’ ta all the State departmeats. Adopted. By Mr. Fiscoe—To inquire into tho oxpediency of ia creasing the pay, of officers and members of the Motro politaa police force. Adopted. Ry Mr. Firtog—Concurreot resolutions to amead the Conatitution’ so aa to enable soldiers to vote. Also resolution to rolieve the calendar of the Oourt oF Appoala. tthe Senate thea adjourned watil Monday Assembly. Avasny, Jao. 8, 1966 OTIC OF RELA By Me. Fixis—To regulate the Croight tari? on tae fludsoa Rivor Railroad. ; By Mr, O'Comnoa TO regulate the employment of fe maids ia tho public offices of Brookiyo. My Mr. Ovvant—To amend the Metropolitan Poliea act, relating to aa increase of pay. By Mr. Rraw—To roguiate tho foss of the county officers of Now York. Also to divide tho Fighth ward, Brookiya. By Mr. Newrox—To amend the acta relative to the courts ta Brooklya, RMOLTIONS. Mr. Brandreth’s concurrent resolutions for reieviog the calendar of the Oourt of Appoals wore referrod Me. Burko's regolutions in commemoration of the ser vicos of General Corcoran wore adopted. Mr. ees eee =u, to me oath of Arch! jJughes were y yous 73, maya 16 Tue rusclutions to ide Tncroased accommotation to the > ghapaad of the Metropolitan district wero also adopted. By Mr. Matroon—To amend tho charter of the Lovia than Dock Neon ae By Mr. Ovcort—Kolative to the service of legs! pro Coase on express Companies. By Mr. Romwaon—Relative to railroad corporations B Lv Martoow—To make goaoral Oi¢ctioa day a gene ral boliday: INTROOVOTION OF ATLLA By Mr Crooce—Rolative to the Kings County Judge Adjourned till Monday evening. Court of A e Aart, Jaa. 8, 1866 The following i# the calendar of tho Oourt of A, is for Sagurday Shauery 9 NOs. 22, 29, 2944, 92, 35, 0, 86, 37, 38 and 40 Fire in Birmingham, Conn. ’ Naw Hava, Jao, 9, 1966, ‘Tho largo hosiery aod yarn manuficturing sstabitas it of A ©. B, Alling, at Birmingham, wae causing # Oro alarm at, Tho loas is 960,000, Oe ens in — Med and crovieees foe <a of tho om amed Cooper, was . io the rulog. rae body was dreadfully obarred And die figured. Tho eatadlisumeat gaye employment ty aome three hundred baada. Arrivals aad Depactacos, oiguumcnenteas W Bait and owners (rn Wo