The New York Herald Newspaper, December 9, 1867, Page 5

“TRLEGRAPHIG. NEWS ‘ FROM ALL PARTS OF THE WORLD. Garibaldi Reported Of from Caprera and Again for Rome. Ataly Demands Explanations from France, but Acknowledges the Power of the Congress. FENIAN MOVEMENT IN DUBLIN. CUBA. SPECIAL TELEGRAM TO THE HERALD. Arrival ef Mexican Impertalisi Their Way to Europe—Specie from Mexico. i Havana, Dec. 8; 1867. The following ex-imperialists have arrived here from Mexico by the British steamer Danube, from Vera Cruz:—Count Pychta, Colonel Pettuer, Sefiores Ramirez and Arrellano, The Danube brought also a million and a half in specie for Europe. BRITISH HONDURAS. SPECIAL TELEGRAM 10 THE HERALD. The Southern American Land Concessions ed—Another Indinn War in Prospect. Kinaston, Jamaica, Nov. 30, } Via Havana, Dec. 8, 1867. Late advices from British Honduras, dated at Belize, received here, state that the Duke of Buckingham, Foreign Secretary of England, has officially and peremptorily disapproved of the land tenure and other concessions granted to Southern American companies by the colonial Executive. ‘The immigrants who had arrived in the colony from the rebel States of the Union are greatly disheartened in consequence. . Kamel, the native Indian leader, was preparing for a renewal of hostilities against the British. THE WEST INDIES. SPECIAL TELEGRAM TO THE HERALO. Rosales of the Convulsions of Nature—Heavy oan of Life and Property—Cholera Appear- ances at Surinam. Krnaston, Jamaica, Nov. 30,) Via Havana, Dec. 8, 1867. { ‘The special correspondent of the Heranp char- tered, conjointly with Mr. Cameron, a merchant, a schooner commissioned to convey the first news of the disasters by natural convulsions in the West In- dia islands to Santiago. A British war ship has been ordered to proceed to Tortola and St. Thomas with provisions for the sufferers. Tortola sustained extremely heavy losses in life and property. Little Saba has been divided in two—com- pletely metamorphosed ; the sea in its upheavings opened many passages into the land. 6t. Croix is‘ partially inundated and heavy rains force the waves still higher. An American steamer was driven by the swell near to a shore Tine market place. The steamship Conway, bound to St. Thomas ‘with inter-insular mails, barely escaped wreck, as also the mail steamer La Plata. Her safety is en- ‘| abip Hibernia, Captain Manroe, epich loft Ni tirely due to the skill of the captain and bravery ‘of the crew. A There are appearances of an outbreak of cholera ft the Dutch island of Surinam. FRANCE. A Ministerial Crisis Tmsainent. Paris, Dec. 8, 1867. Fears aro entertained here of a ministerial crisis, in Consequence of the last speech of M. Kouber on the Roman question in the Corps LegisiatiC. ENGLAND. — | Congrese—The | ration’s—Cunard e Lonvon, Dec, 7~—Midnight. In the House of Commons to-night Lord Stanley, -allading to the European congress on the Roman ques- Mall Contract. | body wilt be bi tion proposed by France, said he could not see that any. good would result from the meeting of the represonta- “tives of the European Powers in a general conference qithout a previous agreement as to the basis upon which their deliberations should be conducted, In the House of Peers this evening Earl Mayo made ashort speech, in which he depiored the bad taste and evil effect of the public funerals for the Fenians exe- cuted at Manchester which bad taken place in Eag- fand and Ireland, Such demonstrations, he declared, showed a disposition to sanction muraer. He was glad ‘special ‘to say that every precaution had boen taken py the | thedral i¢ the finest edifice in this State, \government to prevent, or suppress, any outbreak | ‘arising from the bad passions thus fomented. ' Inthe course of the evening the new mail contract Concluded with the Cunard Steamship line was unfavor- ably criticised in the Commons, when Mr. Bunt, Finan- cial Secretary for the Treasury, defended the action of the government, declaring that the contract was the | the Maltby House, The loss w ‘best one which could be made at the present time. Ate late hour to-night the Houses of Parliament ad- gourned to meet on the 13th of February, 1568, GERMANY. Anticipated Changes to the Tariff Zeliverein. Bertin, Dec. 8, 1867. Important changes in the existing tariff rates of the ‘Toliverein are contemplated. of the IRELAND. ¥oatan Foneral Demonstration in Dubtin— Fifty Thousand Men in Line. Desus, Dec. $—Evening. ‘The ebsequies of Allen, Gould and Larkin were por- formed here to-day, and were the occasion of an im- mense manifestation of sympathy. The proceedings ‘wore cimilar to those reported at London, Manchester ‘and Cork, but ta numbers this demonstration far ox. Coeded any previous ones. It to estimated thas fifty thousand mon marched in the funeral Good order was maintained all along the ling and the “whole aifair passed off quietly. ITALY. Garibaldi Of trom Caprera—Another Move- mont of the Party of Action—Italian Reply to M. Rouher. Dec. 8, 1867, NEW YORK HERALD, MONDAY. DECEMBER 9, 1887, government was sustained by the majority of the mem- bors, Be atts Prince Napoteen to Visit King Victor Fmanuel. Pars, Dec, 6—Evening. Prince Napoleon is about to leave Paris for Mooza, in Northern Italy, where he will meet bis father-in-law, King Victor Emanuel, EUROPEAN MARINE NEWS. Lownonparry, Dec. 8, 1867.—The Anchor Line steam- York on way to the 30ch uit., has arrived at Muville om Glasgow. SANDWICH ISLANDS. Movements of the Whaling Ficet—The Ship Java Ordered From the Ochotek Sea by the Russian Officials. Saw Francisco, Deo, 7, 1867. 4 letter from Honolulu, dated Novenbér 13, says:— “The ship Othello, bound hence for Liverpool with wheat, bas finished her repairs, and is now reloading, and will sail for Liverpool on the 23d inst.”” Captain Enos, of the whale ahip Java, at Honolulu reports being ordered from the Ochotsk cruising grounds by the Russian General, and bis boat given twenty-four hours to leave, otherwise she Russian threatened te sink his vessel, ..Tne following whale ships liave arrived at Honolulu; The General Scott, with 200 bbis, oil and 4,000 Ibs. bone; Ladoga, with 1,109 bbls, oil and 16,000 Ibs, bone; Milo, with 250 bbls, ot] and 3,000 Ibs. bone; Java, with 600 bbls. of! and 4,000 Iba, bone; Peru, with 300 bbls, ofl and 2,000 Ibs. bone, following have arrived at Hilo: The Marengo, with 275 bbls. oil and 5,000 Ibs, bone; Ohio, with 350 bbis, oil and 1,000 Jbs. bone; Courser, with 140 bbls. oil and 2,000 Ibs, bone; George, with 660 bbis, oil and 9,000 Ibs. bone; Alpha, with 550 bbls, oi! and 9,000 Jbs. bone; Lydi: ‘th 250 bbls. oii and 4,000 Ibs. bone, The Alpha is losding with oil for New Bedford. NEW YORK. SPECIAL TELEGRAM TO THE RERALD. Snow at Rochester—The Canal Completely Closed, Rocuxstar, N. ¥., Dec, 8, 1867, 10 o’Clock P. M. About eight inches of snow have falton hore since last night, and the storm stil! continues. ‘The canal is completely élosed. Expediting Canal Navigation. Burvarg, Dec. 7, 1367, The Board of Trade of this city to-day subscribed $1,600 to aid in expediting the movements of boats on the canal, Mossrs, William Petrio and Joseph Carloy, a committee appointed to look after the.mattor, leave this evening for Rome, The Canal Frozen Over at Butlalo. Burra, Deo, 8 1867. The canal 1 frozen over and the weather is intensely cold. Movements of the Canal Fleet at Schenece tady. Soarwecrapy, N. Y., Dec. 8, 1867. Boats were passing through Lock Nineteen, eleven miles east of this city, this morning, into the Nine Mile Level, and were being locked through the sixteen locks at the rate of fouran hour. The thermometer at hatf- past four o’clock this afternoon indicated six- teen degrees, and was falling rapidly. The Prospect of boats reaching tide water ie very doubtful. Canal Commissioner orn has just arrived from Troy, via the towpath, and reports that under existing circumstances boats are being passed at the above mentioned locke with unusual rapidity, through ice from four to six inches thick and rapidly accunrulating, There are probably one hundred and twenty-five boats between Lock Twenty and Troy. Boats are lying along this city which have not moved for several days, The Caual at Utica. Uniea, Dec. 8, 1867. The canol is tightly frozen over, witm no prospect of ‘a thaw at present. MASSACHUSETTS. it West Boyleston—Tho Father of the Victim Arrested on Suspicion. Worcestar, Dec. 8, 1867. Thomes Leonard, Jr., twenty-one years of age, was murdered last night in West Boyleston, near this city. ‘The police this morning arrested hw father, an Irish. man, about fifty years old, on the charge of. committing the deed. Both are known to have been drunk and fighting last night. The old man says three then came in and killed Tom. The deed was dono with an axo, and the walls and oeil- ing were spattered with blood. Young Leonard was adesperste character and spent tbe largest portion of the past five vears in jail, He was also in the army, from which he deserted seven times. An inquest on bis Murde VERMONT. Citizen of Middlebury Killed— of a Railrond Bridge— | tion of a Catholic Cathedral at Burlinagt Boniixaton, Vt., Dec. 8, 1967. Mr. Victor Wright, President of the State Agricultural Society and a~prominent citizen of Middlebury, was thrown from a wagon and instantly killed on Friday. * The Vermont Central Railroad bridgo at Northfield, three bundred feet long and seventy feet bigh, was burned to-day. ‘The consecration of St. Mary's Cathedral occurred in this city -to-day, A large number of ecclesiastics at- tended, including the Archbishop of New York, Bishops from the principal cities of the States and Canada, and als nomber of the clergy. Archbishop McCloskey, of New York, preached the consecration sermon. The railroads ran trains for the occasion The Ca A Promin: MARYLAND. Fire in Baltimere—Man Seriously Burned. Batrmona, Dec, 8, 1867. ~ A fire occurred this afternoon in the rear buildings of estimated at from $10,000 to $12,000, and is covered by insurance, An employé of the hotel, who was asleep in his room when the confiagration occurred, was seriously burned about the head and lower extremities, He is now doing weil. MUSICAL. The second symphony soirée took place on Saturday night, and the fenth Sunday concert iast night at Stein- way Hall. Both entertainments were largely attended at the former, Haydn's second sympnony, the ‘Conse eration of the House,” overture by Beethoven, and Schumann's third symphony, were performed by ‘Thomas’ orchestra, and Leopold De Moyer played some of his brilliant compositions with one of Chopin's octurnes, in his own inimit- able style, At the latter concert, the artistes wore De Meyer, Miss Jenny Busk, whe made quite a bit io the grand airof the Queen of the Night from the “Zauberflite,” and proved herself an artiste of no ordi- nary powers; Cari Rosa, whose exquisite violin playing was hoard to advantage in an arrangement of scottish airs; Fortune, who sang in Eaglish for the firet time, with marked success; Mr. James Caulfieii, organist, and Mr. G. W. Colby conductor, The oratorio of Sem. son will be given on Wednesday. Wen WAJESTY'S THEATRE, LONOOR. The cable informs us of the total destruction of this splendid opera house by fire on Friday night. Standing in the Haymarket, opposite the theatre of that name, Her Majesty's bas been for many years the favorite re- sort of London operagoers, although Covent Gar- den has for the Iast two seasons drawn » large proportion of the sobility to its shrine. lt ts reported that General Garibaldi bas again disap. | Mr. Mapleson base been lessee of Her Majesty's peared from the Island of Caprera, and {i \s feared that | theatre for many years, having succeeded Lamiey & another attempt against Rome will be made by the party of action. The speech of the French Minister of state, M. Rouhor Smith im the management At this establishment Titions always sung during her Londom engagements, and also Piccolomini and Giuglini, none of these artistes fn which he said that Italy should not take forcible pos- | having ever appeared at the rival establishment of Gye. session of Rome, gave rise to an angry dobate in the ahaa Chamber of Deputies yesterday. Prime Minister Menabres informed the House that he 8 would be impoesdio oy force, Mins Kellogg was the ast attraction there, and probably sang in opera immediately before the calamitous event. The theatre was the second largest house of the kind in added that Italy eould | and hads handsome row of eolonnades around i, The old Covent Garden Opera House was destroyed by fire in powers; that | 1855, It ie gratifying to learn that no lives were lest in thedestraction of Ber Majesty's, but uo loss te beth (As the ond of the debate © vote won taken, and the | manager and artiongy must be immegen THE DOMINION OF CANADA. SPECIAL CORRESPONDENCE OF THE HERALD. The President’s Message and the Alabama Claims and Their Consequences Considered The President's Messagé has rendered Montreal un- easy, and the advice of the New Youu Hunatp to seize Canada and hold it until the Alabama claims 9 sgitied throw the Canadian military world into a state of ex- citement and indignation for some days, Of course the volumteer officers, who may have mastered the way to deploy a column, and so conceived that they had learned the art of war (the extent of the regular officers’ ac- quirements is about the same), were ioud in their defiance, and told the United States to come and take Canada, &. Even a little newspaper here said that the President bad not an army to take Canada, Now, the © young in of §=— Canada are a fierce set of patriotic fellows; but so miserably is the volunteer force organized and cared for that a few young moh enter it only to wear 4 tatform and clatter a seabbard. As to the ability of the United States to sead an army to Cavada at present, thirty thousand mea of the reculararmy of fifty thousand could be rendered im- mediately disposable, the remaining twenty thousand being enough to hold the Indian tribes in check; and what time do the English in Canada think would be re- wired to fll up the army of mvasion to a war Regn is, forty-two thousand men? Well, just two w: 3 ‘The Fenians would fill it, und in two weeks more one hundred thonsand volunteers would be at this army's back, On the other band, bow long would it take Canada, under the present petty organization, to send fifty thqut mep to the fronticr? A month; and to send 6 thousafd more, three months; for every species of force after the volunteer Is merely the people, jnated the “service militin,’’ lowever, the writer would be very sorry to see the scourge of war laid upon Canadian soil; and it is to be hoped the commercial iaterests of the United States and Britain are too close and important to be broken by war. ‘The view, however, taken here of the Alabama claims is that Britain should not pay them. This decided rit would, no doubt, yield, if the alternative were made the occupation of Canada, for soif-interest is at the bottom of everything in this age. Show the poopte of any country the disastrous effects of war upon their country, and they, above all those whose prop erty may lie mostin the path of the enemy, will lose their war ardor very soon indeed aud cry for a continu- ance of poace. ‘The poopie of Canada are no exception to this general foeling. Thero may be a’fow men of Spartaniike spirit, ag there are among every people; but the generality are affected by the state of their purse, and consequently of their comfort. The greatest poot who ever lived would find it impossible to fire the Northern heart in the face of a want of bread, and, it might be, a want of firowoed; or, again, a roof to cover a family from the dreadful in- clemency of a Canadian winter. ‘The draft of M. Cartier’s (t ew Minister of Milftia) militia bill bas been seen, It leaves blanks for the num- ber of men to be 01 ized and drilled, but that number ts expected to be 150, The bill will not come before Parliament until next session, but it will pass, for Cartier is a maa of energy, Among the appointments will be that of C, J. Coursol, to be Deputy Adjutant General for tho province of Quel Mr. Courgol 18 the present ‘Ji of Sessions,” and was the man who tried the St. Albans raid case, He isa man of spirit, and is liked by Eng- lish as well as Frencb, hence his appointinent; but he has no military experience, not having served in the regular army, and he has no military talent. The scheme embodied in the bill is not indicative of talent, and is the conception of Colonel Macdougalt, Adjutant Genergi, formerly an officer im the British army. It would place the Dominion of Canada in a better state of defence than it is; but po scheme could place the four arels soitied provinces in a state to successfully resist an invasion. They would certainly be overwhel! by numbers. In any case the United States would have at least one hundred thousand men more than the army of di 4, @ disparity ia num- bers that would insure the conquest of at loast a section—say Ontario or South Canada—of the Dominion. I differ with the New York writer who speaks of seizing Quebec, for it is above the reach of a coup demain, although the stone walls of the old for- tress could be knocked into a cocked hat ver} quick; by the tremendous impact of American projectiles. x ‘The Poirt Levi heights are now with batteries, and, therefore, they could not be seized by any enemy. Montreal, however, lies open to attack im late winter. The city has now grown into a large and wealthy com- mercial entrepot for the Fast and West, very diflerent to what it was in 1776 when General Montgomery (ook it, although even then it furnished enough cloth to give a American page ew suit of as patid aoe it could ive clothing to the million. This once seized, the most smportant of the Dominion would, it be Rite hands of the enemy. From it radiate the chief railroad and water communications, while it ws the military storehouse of the Canadas, as Halifax is uf the lower provinces. ‘Yo return. It is very possible, with men of the mili- tary talent and ideas of Braddock and Burgoyne to com- mand in Canada, to size the most important points of as Is suggested to the United States gov- it {8 to be hoped the British government cause for this viol step, which would pro calamity to the Dominion and a casus bdellt for government, It is reported in the city that Thomas ), McGee will have to lose a foot to save his life. For some timo past ho has been troubled with a varicose affection im one of his legs, and now it has assumed form that necessi- tates amputation, bey Cg ong In the meantime a rod is kept in pickle for him by Hon. Mr Howe, but it is ta be the rod will not be applied it poor McGee, offende though be may be, shall lose his foot, AuLnonp Taxrt or A Hoxse.—A misunderstanding between James J. Bevins, who keops the Centreville Hotel, and Samuel Johnson ana Richard Bellis, of New York, led to the arrest of the latter gentlemen on a charge of stealing a horse valued at $500 from him on Friday. It appears the accused bad the horse at Cestreville boarding, and on Friday they went out and took him away. The com- plainant was not at home at the time; but when he returned acd learned the horse was gon: became very ogy. The accused were first arreated stealing: the bridle which the horse had on when they brought him away. As tl wd were discharged on Saturday Bevins then made a charge against them of stealing the horse. The accused will be examined before Justice Dunne to-day. Larceny.—Thomas Jobnson, a hostler, was arrested on Saturday night, on the complaint of Mra Flemming, at the corner of Dean and Smith streets, who accuses him of stealing a dress valued at $30 from her. The larceny, as all was committed on the 23th of No- vember, He was locked up in the Forty-(hird precinct station house to answer. Cowanpty Assacit oN A Wowan.—Oflicer Aldrich, of the Forty-second precinct, arrested two men, named Thomas Flemmiag and Edward Laflerty, about one o'clock yesterday morning, on a charge of having committed « serious assault op a woman. It appears that Mrs, Ann Stevenson, while on her way home at the above hour, had occasion to pass tho corner of Main and Front streets, when Flemming came up and without any provocation struck her a eevere biow, felling ber to the pavement. He was about to leave her, when Lafferty, as al |, induced him to renew the assault. The cries of the unfortanate woman attracied the attention of the people residing in the vicinity, and among others who repaired to the place was officer Aldrich. He locked the accused up to await ation. The woman was taken to her home, at the corner of Washington and Front streets, and medical aid procured, Dastrvorion ov 4 Rorawatx sy Fiar.—The ropewalk of John Banner, situated in Elm street, between Con- tral and Johnson avenues, F. 1)., was consumed by fire between twelve and one o'clock yesterday morning. Loss, $1,000. Insured for im the Firemen's Io- surance Company of New York. The fire is supposed to have been of incendiary orgio. This is the second but of the kind owned by Mr. Baaner and destroyed within a year, Tewrarance Lectcrs ny Horace Greevey.—A large audience, composed of ladies and gentlemen, assembied at Masonic Temple, Eastefn District, last evening, to’ hear Mr. Greeley speak on the temperance quostion. ‘The lecturer was warmly received on entering the hail, and wently applauded during the delivery of his ad- dreea, He closed by urging the ladies present to dis- pense with ustom of having liquors on their tablos on New Yoar's Day. . Tae Temperance Movewevr.—There was an audience of fair proportions assembied at the Park theatre laxt evening, who wero entertained by remarks on the #ub- ject of temperance delivered by Justice Dailey, Kdward Corswell and Danie! Walford, of tne Workingwomen's Protective Union. The meeting, which was under tho auspices of the Kings Meg 4 Central Temperance Society, was over.by Mr. George J. Bennett, In the course of Mr, Walford's nddress he remarked that of the forty thousand workingwomen in New York and Brookiya thirty thousand were driven to labor through the nkivg habits of @ father, brother or otber relat VEWSPAPER CURRENCY. — There are now thirty theatres in av around London. ‘The amount subscribed in France tor the Pope already | exceods 2,200,000 france, Baltimore is to have a line of steamers to France, as | well as to Liverpool and Breman, | ‘The interest on the Virginia State debt will be paid | January 1. A female darky visitors, of lighter other day, Cowhided jone of her mate otic! Fue, fa Jacksonville, Iilipols, the are adopting the American game of euchre, ye Eucharists are quite a flourishing sect in that country siready. Bernard , tepresenting himself agent for Hayes, Weie’ SOs er New “York, hes been heid to dail on a charge of emberzlement ia Boston. honest Louis declined snip, because be could net ake ihe Reconstruction set Suh’ prescribed by General Hancosk, RELIGIOUS SERWICES YESTERDAY Ta the Catholic churches yesterday the festival of the Tmmacuiate Conception was celebrated with great pomp and much solemnity, An accovmt of the manner in which the services wero conducted in St Patrick’s Cathedral, and other Catholic churches, will be found in the following reports, together with an interesting re- sumé of the principal events which tok place in | churches of other deuomina'jous. St. Patrick’s Cathedral. The dogma of the Immaculate Céuception of tbe Blessed Virgin Mary was declared by Pope Pius IX. just ‘thirteen years ago yesterday. In other worda, the Pope, im the presence of representatives of the Church from all pertions of the globe, made the official announce- ment that thé faith of the Churob in all ages had been mother of Christ, “im the tirst instance of the conception Was, by the singular favor and privilege of the Omnipotent a, and through the merits of Jesus Christ, the Saviour of thé fidman race, preserved from all stain of original sin,” The Immaculate Virgin 1s Considered by Cutholics the special patroness of the United States, and hence on the 8th of December, the festival of her conception, special services are held in her honor throughout tae American Church. Usually, the ceremonial in St, Patrick's Cathedral in this city, on this festival, are of a nature peculiarly grand. On yesterday, however, owing to the unfinished condition of the new edifice, in which high mass was held for ‘be second time since the destruction of the old cathe- ral, there was no display other than that which accom. panies every Sunday service, The church was crowded Wo replot'on, hundreds of those present boing strangers, Drought thifuor, for the most part, under the supposi- fon that Archbishop McCloskey would preach on the decasion; but there was disappointment in this regard, as that prolate was yestorday in Burlington, Vt., where be preached the sermon on the occastom of the dedica- tion of the new Catholic cathedral lately built in that city. The cetebrant of the high mass yesterday was the Rey. John Edwards, of the’ iroy Seminary. Afior the reading of the first Gospel, the sermon was delivered by the Rev. P. MecSweeney, D. D., of the cathedral, who took for his toxt the Gospel! of the day, chapter xi., of St, Matthow, from the second to the eleventh verse. The discourse of the reverond doctor was based on the doty of a Christian to take up his cross and bear it willingly if he desired to be considered a true dis- ane of the Divine Master. Incidentally, only, hb alluded to the festival of the day in connection with idea of the communion of saints, amd dofended Catholic practice of seeking tho intercession of blessed Virgin in order that favors of yraco may bo ob- tained from her Divine Son. The sermon was through- out ap able exposition of the doctrine that by conquer. ing our rebellious passions, by mortifying the flesb aud by taking upon ourselves cheerfplly the particular cross that Providence may send upon us, can we ever hope to bear a part and lot in the celestial kingdom with Him who for our sins was crucified on Calvary. The musical services were under the direction of Pro- fessor Guatavaa Schmitz, the organist of the cathedral, and consisted of a Kyrie, Gloria and Credo of a mags by Ceruti, originally written for three voices, but arranged aga four-voiced mass by Professor Schmitz. The Sanc- tusand Agnus Dei were by Miné, At the offertory Madame Chomé, the leading soprano of the cathedral choir, sang an Ave Maria solo in two flate, com- pozed by Professor Schmitz; and, instead of the Benedictus, there was substituted a duet for tenor and basi—Zone Paslor, The leading members of this choir are:—Soprano, Madame Chomé; contralto, Miss Gross- enry Schmitz; basso, F. Loest. . The new cathedral, when completed, will be similar in its interior architectural design and decoration to the old edifice, but of less sombre appearance. On Christ- mas day there will be a Pontifical bigh mass, at which the Archbishop will act as celebrant. St. Peter’s Barclay Street. Those who imagine that the lower wards of this city are but sparsely populated should visit St Peter’s church, in Barclay streot, on some Sunday or holiday, and be at once undeceived and agreeably surprised, ‘This church is one of the landmarks of ‘down town.” It fs located on the spot on which the first Catholic church in New York was erected, and although basiness has sur- rounded it with stately warehouses, and has almost, as it were, encased it with temples of Mammon, yet it stands unimpaired, presided over by a pastor whose untiring zeal has strengthened ite position and has clothed it with so many hallowed recollections, that those who have heard and learned beneath its roof the words of divine truth, but whom the changes of life have severed from it, return at times, like loving students to their a.oce, and see in its every stone some sermon on the past. Yesterday the festival in honor of the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary, was celebrated in this church with more than ordi magnificence by the children forming tho sodalities attached to the Sun- day Schools. . In the morning, at nine o'clock, the “Ohildren’s Mass’ was |i ._ The members of tbe sodalities partook of the blessed Eucharist, and rendered the music of the mass, which was com) for them by the tajented organist, Mr. Pacher, ina re- In the’ afternoon, however, connected with the festival ioe, and dressed in biack, with ‘and wearing a’ delicate veil fastened uader a wreath of white flowers. Tho of the ‘Guardian Angels,” numbering about one , came next, headed by a handsome of blue silk apy ly inscribed. ‘ihe mem- of the sodality were dressed im blue, and wore veils like the other society, The sodality dedicated to the Infant Jesus, the members of which range in age from four to twelve years, and were dressed in red, with crowns of white flowers on their heads, came next in order, with a red banner, on which was a picture of tho infant ‘Saviour, The boys’ societies, im honor of the “Holy Angels’ and ‘st. Aloysius,’ bearing banners and came last, The girls’ societies were under direction of tho Sisters of Charity attached to the church, and the bovs were marshalled by the Rev. G. A, Healey and the gentlemen teachers in the Sunday As soon as the head of the procession entered the door of the church the members of the sodalities com- menced chanting, ia unteon, the litany of the Blemwed Virgin, and as they down the aisle and filed into the pews on either side, the chant was continued until all were seated and vespers commenced. On tho grand aitar and on tho altars at either side dedicated ro- spectively to the Blessed Virgin be gememy P were num- bers ofjelaboratefeandelabra, In which wore lighted tapers, and upique vases filied with handsome flowers, which @ meilowed light and an exquisite me were shed throughout the sacred edifice. At the conclusion of ve the acts of consecration wore read by Miss Mary . Rice forthe '“Chitdren of Mary,” aad by Miss Louisa Marion for the “‘Sodality of the Infant es Some one handred children wore then received into the Peale Rev. Wm. Quinn, investing f the sodalities and pronouncing a on them at the same time. At the conclusion of this ceremony a very neat and a priate address to the sodalists was delivered by Father Quinn, aiter which the line of, procession was reformed and returned the Sunday wo Sch@ol rooms, At intervals the young ladies sang hymns of praixe and of hovor to the Virgin in a style which reflected great credit on their inatructors, Charch of St. Vincent De Paul. ‘The general assembly of the members of the associa- tion for the propagation of the faith of the Archdiocese of New York, took place last evening at the church of St. Vincent de Paul, west Twenty-third street. After tho ‘usual introductory devotional exercises, the Rev. Hagh S. O'Hare ascended the pulpit and preached an eloquent exhortative sermon. In the elucidation of his theme, he dwelt largely upon the grand result which had suc- ceeded the labors of Christ's twelve disciples in propaga- ting the faith which their Divine Master had taught them. They were armed by no power save that of the insurmountable magnitude, established a faith which cross of Chriss, and after overcoming obstacles of almost had asserted ip homo Nba ade rend and potentates, and had survived the rise and fall of mighty dynasties and nations, The grand result of their teachings was oxem- plified im the reli; which was essentially @ religion of love, By the Christian retigion he meant the Catholic faith; for it was the only true it other forms being mere political institutions the adheronts of faith was now contided the task of ting and evangelizing the world. He con- cluded by exborting them im an earnost manner to fol- low up the work so nobiy began, and which bas thus far heen crowned with such ¢! mis fruits. At the close of the sermon the Rev. A. Lafont, pastor of the chorch and treasurer of the association, addressed to tl jon, and a large number of circulars distributed giving a statement of the receipts and disbureements of the Society for the | hand’ 8.004 79, to meet the next payment to the Cen- tral Council of the work of the Propagation of the Faith nt Pare. The Church of the Transfiguration. Yesterday the services in this church wore in celebra tion of the complotion of the stractnre, at a cost of $40,000, and to aid in some measure in liquidating the debt. the basemant of tho build. Catholic Apostolic Charch. ‘The evening services at the above church, located in ceremonies congluded with # byma, in which the whole congregation joined. Other Catholic Churches, At the Church of the Immaculate Conception, Kast Fourweenth street, the services were pretty much the same as those above desoribed At the grand tigh Maus Seo —_ sg J, FS. Say 2 Cnllecs, Test, ive 5 Nitobe’ very D rendered aair by the choir under the direction of Mr. Goeb. At the other Cath: churches the services were all more oF less of she sam, character, rendered in honor of the mystery of tue lw. On, ee ae = are by Rev. Henry Ward Beecher to the Morchants ef Brooklyn. The announcement that the Rev. Henry Ward Beecher would deliver a sermon before the merchants reaiding in Brook! 7, at tho Academy ete, i tho effect of attracting to chat house last evening An immense congre- gation of ladies and gentiemen, The doors were opened at half-past six o'clock, and within balf an hour after that time the interior of the building was crowded im every part from parquette and stage to amphitheatre, while the entrances to each part of tho house were thronged by people unable to gain admission, Among the con- gregation were a number of prominent merchants re- Siding in Brooklyn and engaged in business in New York; while 4 yreat many of the people present, it is fair to assume, were members of Plymouth church, or “¥e in jhe habit of attending is, at least. sormod was the soventh of a series under the ausplees of the Brooklyn Young Men’s Curistiam Asso- ciation, who intend to continue them for severai months to come—a number of eminent divines bavivg been en- gaged to preach in succession at the Academy. At about half-past seven o'clock tho services were opened with singing by the congregation (Philip Phitli ps presiding at the organ, after wbich Rev. Mr. Beecher offered up prayer. A collection was then taken up, with a regult that gave evidence of the extreme \iver- ality of the congregation mt. ir. Beecher selected his toxt from Isaiab, tweuty- third chapter, eighth verse—‘‘Who hath taken this counsel against Tyre, the crowning city, whose mer- chants are princes, whose traflickers are thé honorable of the earth’’—and spoke at considerabie leugth, to the Satisfaction of his hearers. Sermon Christ Church, Williamsburs, This really beautiful sacred edifice is situated in Bod- ford avenue near the public fountain, the most fashion- able quarter of the Eastern district of Brooklyn. The most wealthy and distinguished citizens of the place assemble there for publis worship, and the imposing ritual of the Protestant Episcopal churcli is nowhere rendered more impressively. The choir, too, comprising a well drilled quartette and chorus, bas been selected with care, and the concerted music, aidvd by a ine organ, is of the highest order. ‘The attendance yesterday was unusually large. Rev. A. HL Partridge, the rector, preached brieily from Isaiaa, chapter ix., verse 19: Zhe sun shall be no more thy light by day; neither for brightness shail the moon give light unto thee: but the Lord shall be unto thee an evoriastiog light, and thy God thy glory.” in discoursing on the above text Mr, Partridge said—To men who have long sat in darkness the appearance of light fs ever welcome, Evil fer di ess to light because it covers their evil deeds and yi an opportunity to plot and plan villainous works. But good men delight in sitting in the light, forall their acts are righteous. The scriptures speak of Christ as the Everiasting Light, the prophets poetically bailed Him as the Coming Light, and [ic said of himself that He was “the Light of the World.’ We cannot, then, iride our evil deeds from God’s luminous vision. W the coming of the Lora, appeared before the Light of the World By that light Heaven has been thrown open to the view of the righteous and hell may be seen by tne wicked. At this time men are looking forward to the day when Uhere will be no discord in the churehes nor among God’s people—when universal harmony shail provail— and that day will come in God’s time. It will bo ushered in ina of hight, for God is the light and glory of the church. Although, «like lsraci of old, we are in- clined to go astray and become stiff necked, the light of God will lead us out of tbe darkness of gin lato everlast- ing sight. In Heaven thero will be no need of the light ofthe sun, because it will be illuminated by (od's Previous to the delivery of this discourse the pastor announced thata fair, for the beact of the parson: fund, witl be held in the week succeeding Kaster. also announced that a had been setected and Temain on bond aad mortagage. . Trinity Baptist Church. she congregation of this church hold their services in the large brick building situated on the southwest cornor of Fifty-second street and Third avenue, ‘The second story is set apart as the place of worship, while tho upper story is used for Sabbath school purposes. Each of the rooms sre Atted up with taste and excecding sim- plicity. Yesterday morning there gathered to listen to tho pastor's teaching some four hundred of the mom- bers, many of them being children. As these were seated in a cluster around the pulpit the -ight was ono of a pleasant nature, The usual opening ceremonies being concluded, Dr. Stamford Holme, the pastor, an- pounced that the sermon of the morning, agreeable to the custom some time since taaugurated, that the second Sabbath of each month be to the children of the oburch, his band of little bearers should then ae aimoeny every minisler, suslaine ‘in min! morta to convert children, Re vale ge Kd suit their many and varied at che ministra- tions of the pulpit plan gee] frequently be devoted to this object, he guvo as his text the second petition of the Lord’s prayer, ‘Hallowed be Thy name.” In language pecul ada, to tho minds of bis young hearers, Mr. Holme referred to the character of the pe- tition, its sacredness, and with what reverence the name of God should be spoken. ame of Our Father should be hallowed in the thoughts of our hearts, b; the words of our life and the works of our hands, and, continued the pastor, we hallow His name wheo we confess His holiness and our sinfulness; it in hellowed whon ia the proper feeling we read His word, when wo abstain from work on the Sabbath when we go w Sunday school in the right mind. jh this introduc- tion, Mr, Holme advorted to tho thoughtless ase of God's name, and to the fearful sin of profanity, It was shown to his hearers, both old and young, how utterly ‘unconscious profane men are of their prayers, and with an effect that must have been Cee iug ‘he inculcated lessons how to avoid this sinful habit, and the duty of bis hearers to those that use the name of God in vain, ‘the services of the morning were'concluded by sweetly rendering the hyme beginning God is the refuge of His saints 2 Dedication of Hope Chapel. Yesterday morning Hope Mission Chapel, which bas lately been ereered in One Hundred and Fleventh street, between Third aud Fourth avenues, was opened for divine worship and formally dedicated to tho service of the Deity. Thé building, which consists of a single room seventy feet long by twenty-five broad, has the imterior finished in the Gothic style, showing the beams and supports of the roof, It accommodates from two hundred and fifty to three hundred scholars, and cout altogether $3,000. The Hope Mission Sabbath school was origiwally started by the , York- ville Bay cont jon four years ago, and ‘aod to be beld at Tae House, at the corner of One Hundred and Fifteenth street and Third avenue. The present institution is intended to be both a Sunday anda chapel. The schools wil! assemble every Sunday morning and afternoon, le in the evening there wili be the regular church service and preaching. ‘At an early hour in the morning yesterday, the children of the mission, numbering altogether one hundred and seventy-five, filled the building, and went course of exercises, the after. the ove ing, at baif past seven eveni Glcation service was pertormed, and sermon proached the Rev. T. D, Anderson, of the First Baptist Church be Be ‘ork city. His text was, “On co-working with Christ. d and he explained that in ali our temporal affaigs’ we should work in concert with the Saviour, snd loon no opportunity of furthering the work of the Gospel. Mr. Anderson subsequently bed how the Hope Mission nad been established, and how successful it had already been in its operations, and prayed that its sphere of usefulness might be still further enlarged, now that its accommodations had been improved. The City Missions. Another City Mission chapel, of which there aro at present fifteen, which are established in the most desti tate districts in the city, was opened and dodicated !ast night in No, 63 Second street, near Second avenue, when the building, which is situated in the interior of the block, was densely crowded. The Rev. Dr, Thomas De Witt presided on tho occasion, and after the reading of the Scriptures from the 100th Psalm, the invoeation and the singing, a brief address was delivered by Mr. A.B. Wetmore, who gavo & review of the ops- @tablished, which are now in operation. The Rev. lr. Howard Crosby preached an impromsive sermon from ‘the fourth cbapter of the second epistie of st. Paul to the Corinthians, =, een « rR 4 iat i i ; 2) & i i i » 4 vo es |:Second and Firs avenuon The lots were donated te | the City Mission and Tract Society by che trustees of the First street Presbyterian church on its disbandmeas nearly two yoars since. The society, in order to get am entrance to the lots, purchased and reitted, at a cost of $9,500, the house and jot No, 63 4econd street, and, ia addition to the chapel bailway, have aomupne it for the residence of their superintendent, Rev. W. Mingins. ‘The dimensions of the new chapel building, the interior of which has been tastefully painted and peed with extracts from the holy ures, are as follows:—Di~ mensions of building, feet; auditorium (seats ar- Tanged with railvond becks for either Sunday school or chapel purposes), 48x66: infant class gallery extensio: bay me we class and reading rooms, Do | Which are all capable of bemg thrown 0! by sliding | doors into the auditorium, and in the whole of seat og | @igbt hundred or one thousaud persons, The buii | has been eee: ted at am expense of $20,000 -WEKICAN BONDS. from the Bostom Herald. Dev Our readers ore aware (hat large amou! Wore raised in Franc during Imximilias Mexico to auppors the empl yepublicana, Part of this can bonds, to | pledged, sned direc! and ti French treasury. the question of pa : been bi it up, aud the leaders of the republican gov - declared that Moxico will pay m0 part t entailed for the overthrow of their we have obtained the following figures, showing the amount of the bonds out aud ihe different forms in which they were issucd. Tio indedtedno«w acknowledged to France by Maximilian, as part of the expenses of the intervent! duly 1, 1804, was 270,000,000 francs, or $50, m goté, of whick $10,000,000 was paid out of the frat loan and the balance was funded—$40,000,000, The first joan put ont for Maximilian was $40,000,000 more, To pay France the above $10,000,000 and certain amounts on ac- count of 1 ons to Frenci: eubjecta, an additional loan of €20,370,370 was put out. The second regular loan, being the’ lottery loan, amounted to 500,000,000 francs, or $92,692,602, ‘Thus. the total debt aired by Maximilian in favor of France was $192,962,062. The debt recoguized by Mexico is $2,869,917, leaving $190,103,046, which was raised in Frauce for Maxi~ milian and is not forthcoming, Add to thts the direct expenditure from (he Frouel treasury to Jane, 1867—- which was 336,190,000 france—and wo have a total of $252,263,045 as the cost of the Mexican whistle. This camo, almost to the last doltar, out of Fraace, and the subser:bers would undoubtedly like to gee the olor of ther money. FIRE IN THIRD AVENUE. AC eight o'clock fact night a fire occurred ins fancy dry goods store, No, $45 Third avenue, corner of Thirty- second street, owned by Emil H. Loesser. The stock was pretty much all destroyed; loss estimated at about $5,000, Insured for $6,500 ‘n the Brooklyn and men’s Insurance Companies, The cause of the fire # at Present unknown, x bs aper Carrier te wht! 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