The New York Herald Newspaper, January 30, 1870, Page 5

HELL GATE. The Present Channel---The Cur- rents, Eddies and Rocks. History of the Movement to Clear the Ob- structions—Failure of Surface Blast- ing—Drilling and Tannelling Suc- cessful—Four Millions Required to Free the Channel in Four Years—Other Plans and @rand Suggestions. ‘Thete are comparatively but few personr,, not aea- faring men, Who are tolerably well acquyinted with the nature and extent of the obstructions in Hell Gate channel. Everybody knows the massage to be @ most perilous one, but the precise character of the @angers to which vessels are expowed in running through Hell Gate is so little known among the general public taat @ correct dewoription of the channel, together with a detatied statement or the Measures taken to improve navigw.lon at this point, will be found ef interest. It should be premised, however, that even now govermment oMcers, mem- ‘bers of the corps of engineers, ‘re dally engaged in again surveymg the entire channel, in order to have @ Peliable basis from which %o make proper esti- ‘ ‘ NEW YORK HERALD, SUNDAY, JANUARY 30, 1870.—TRIPLE SHEET. jossible; ao that in case of Ag RT| thi int, Suppose there Sibeavy aot of iron-clads In New York harbor, Newporsor oe were threavened, Gate channel completely open these ports seonvely ae jesign; while otnerwise, by the present route, gracee sent tothe succor of those cities would have Fesults of @ naval engagement on the high seas, ‘This view wes some years ago strongly urged in Congress, and it Was owing to tals that the appro. priation was passed two years ago which allowed work to be resumed tor clearing away the obstrad- tions, Again, referring to the commercial importance of this great work, it need only be tuld that metchan- jetel| before the enemy could be aware | ik the dangers of the ocean and the uncertain + ‘ (cis doubttul whether Sack ®& ship can: dise to the value of many hundreds of muons of ; dollars passes through bere vot ways, and many | hundreds of thousands of tives. Tho navigation of Long Istand Sound is certainly very extensive, and Ab would be still greater, and Commeroial intercourse between the cities en the Sound and up to Boston and Portiana, by water through Heli Gate, would undoubtedly largely increase, were all dangers re. | moved which natare bas so umgraciousiy neaped together within tne short distance of ouly avout 2,000 1 WHAT HAS BERN DONE. It is more than twenty years that this matter has been agitated. Iv was especially the late Mr. Mer- riam who took great interest in it and brought it pro. minentty into public notice. He urged action before the Cuaimver of Commerce; he made proper repre- sentations to Congress; he appealcd to the Legisia- ture of the State; he succeeded in obtaining sur- veys as near correct ag poanbie, through the instra- mentahty of the Un States Coast Survey, and finally started @ private subscription ist among mere! and shipowners to rawse funds sufficient to enable Professor Mailliefert to go to work with his system of surface blastung. ress also, in 1852, appropriated $20,000, and about $5, was rawed by subscription, Of course it was not ex- pected that these paltry sums would sufice to carry out the huge work tocompletion. They were rather to be used a8 @ lund for experimenting with the Professor's new system of Diasting, and further ap- propriations Were hoped for in case all the Protes- sor’s promises were realized to any reasonable degree. The Professor began work and was at first quite successful in biasting off the rugged edges of Way’s Reef, when, all of a sudden, a premature ex- plosion of poner sent him and his assistants, together with the boat, high up into the air. ‘This accident, from which the Professor suifered such injuries that he was laid up in Astoria for months, put an end to further work on the rocks at the time, When restored to full healtn Protessor Mailiefert again attacked portions of Hell Gate until the appro- priation was exhaasted, Further subscripuons fol- lowed, and the indefatigable Maillefert, aided by his partner at the ume, Captain :oif, DOW General aud Danish Minister of War, continued of and on, a6 the money lasted, with their gunpowder attacks. The result of these sporadic jabors did not diminish to any very great extent the dangers of Hell Gate channel to navigation, though it i but juss to say that some of the minor rocks were materially reduced, and the depth of water over them increased; as, for instance, Bald headed Billy, opposite tue Hatter’s dock at Astoria, Way’s Reef, and algo Diamond Keet, which was, however, in the East river, near the track of the Hamilton and South ferries. Since then, and up to within about two years last mates of the work required for removing the ob- “structions, ‘Ihe description and other facts about Hell Gate ‘contained in tte following articie are @aken from a map prepared at the United States “Coast Survey office for #he Bureau of Engineers, stationed at headquarters in this city, under the commaneé of General Newton. This map was com- piled from Coast Survey maps of 1851, prepared by Lieutenants Porter and Woodhull. U. 8. N., and of 1866, -by Lieutenant Craven, U.S, N., and also from Maps-ot the New York Harbor Commission of 1866 and 1857, and contains the fullest 1nformation of the nature of the channel accessivle at present and until the surveys which are now being prosecuted shail have been completed and arranged. WHAT CONSTITUTES HELL GATE? “The East river between tbe southern point of Ward’s Island aud the north end of Biackweil’s Island makes a bend, beginning at Pot Cove and Hallew’s Point at the north, and endiug .at a point sealled Bald-headed Milly, near the inict known as pass, noting bad been dove. Then, however, » -Hallett’s Cove. Between these points, a distance of | movement succeeded to have & paragraph added’ to - about one mile, is the passage so well named as Hell | the appropriation bill in Gs ongress, granting $300,000 for improving Hell Gate channel. A om it we ate, being filled with treacherous rocks hid under | petween the Senate aud the House on this bill gave » @ shallow covering of water, producing strong cur- rents and eddies, by the force of which many a vessel has been carried out ef the channel and “dashed upon the rocks beneath. Coming in irom the Sound, the first danger igreached about where a line drawn across the river from Pot Cove would touch Negro Point on Ward’s Island. Nearest to the Long Island snore is Way’s Reef: next, and but a few yaras from it to the west, is Shell Drake; again, about 100 yards im & northwesterly direction, lies Pot Rock; Turther on to the west lies Fryingpan, and hugging close to the shore Of Ward’s Island are Holmes’ Roocg and Hog’s Back, the two.latter showing slight Tocky surfaces, uncovered at low water; all the others have from seven to nineteen fect of water overthem. These rocks are pretty near all in a irect line across the whole width of the river, forming as it were @ nawraldam. At no point on this line is there edepth of water exceeding fifty © Teet, the average being about forty, while immedi- ately beyond th's rocky range and towards the Sound the depth is found to exceed sixty, seventy and even eighty feet. Passing this barrier of rocks, liallett’s Point is Yeached, @ promontory that projects out into the stream with but from two to four and six feet of wa- ver. Were itnot for the influence of this natural dyke upon the currents it might well be left undis- tarbed, for but few vessels wouid sail so near the shore as to expose theinselves to the dauger of run- Bing upon it. But its being right at the point o1 the bend m the river, im the way of the flow of the cur- rents, tt produces counter currents and eddies which have often become dangerous to many @ salling craft, and even steamboats sometimes experience. trouble in consequence. Just below Haliett’s Point and opposite old Fort Stevens, north of Astoria, there are tue great and most dangerous rocks, the Gridiron, Flood Rock, Hen and Chickens, Negro Head, Little Mill Rock, Great Mill or Table Rock, and Heel Tap Rock. It is especially the Gridiron, witn its length of about 200 yards and an average wiato of about fifty, whici makes the navigation of Hell Gate channel so ex- tremely hazardous. Lying with its 4,000,000 cubic feet of solid rock in a line with the cuannel, and about balf way between Little Mill Rock and tae Long Island shore, it divides the current, and not only it atoms it like a dam and increases its velocity bi @o rapidly that this spot is the most dangerous of the whoie Gate. The following figures will make ‘his piain:—About 2u0 yarus below the Gridiron tue average velocity of tue current is found w be 210-100 nautical miles per hour; just where the Gridiron begins to rise the veiocity of the stream has already increased to 3.12-100 nauticai muilies per hour, and alter it Lasses the Gridiron, or Tatuer the gap between it and tne Long Isiand shore, it runs ahead with (he tremendous rapidity of eigut and a balf sautical miles per hour. it 1s tui mar- velious icrease in the velocity of the current stream, and its consequent increase of force, that nas Wrought so much disaster uud damage and even Jous of life. Bevween these rocks and the shore there.are three channels—one east of the Gridiron, calied the east channel; one between this rock ana the Little Mill Rock, known as the Middie Channel, and one west of Table Kock, designated a8 the main sip channel, ere is but very little difference between them in ee of safety except as regards the degree of ve- jocity of the current, whick is highest ia the east channel and lowest in the maia ship channel, the difference being about seven nautical miles per nour. ‘Tue sudden changes in the rapidity of the current are remarkable aud merit a snort. reference, as they age certainly one ol the great sources of danger to vessels. For instance, the running stream at flood , in the middle chanuel, 1s. found to be.2.16-100 miles in a@ direct line and abous 100 yards froin that point im the eastern channel, the velocity of the cur- rent is eight and @ half nautical miles. When the three channels meet again, becween Pot Kock and Holmes’ Kock, their velocity. has equalized to 7,83-100 nautical miies, Tige tO @ committee O1 conference, and in this com- mittee the above appropriation was stricken out, and an amendment succeeded appropriating $1,000,000 for the Improvement of harbors, the Sec- retary of War bem directed to designate tne amount to be aliotted to each particular improve- ment. Under this bill $86,000 was set apart for the improvement of Hell Gate in 1868. ‘roleagor Matilefert immediately put tn a bid fora contract to do the work. After some delay, waich Protractéd negouations between him and the department aud its officers for many montas, the coutract Was at last awarded to him. This contract included the three rocks reierred to in the above description of Leil Gate channel as the frst met with coming from the Sound—namely Way’s Reel, Sheli Drake and Pot Rock. ‘Iney were to be reduced wo ag to leave @ clear depth of water above them oi twenty-five feet at mean low water. ‘Che time fixed for tne completion of this work was the ist of De- cember last, aud the Professor was to have received about $170,000 if he fulfilled his contract, and not one cent if by the day limited the three rocks were ‘ot reduced to the depth contracted for. Professor Aaulefert began operations about the lst of August, and weatuer and other circumstances not within nis control permitting, he was quite untiring in lus labors; but tne 1st of December came and the required depth was not accomplished. The nearest approach to it 18 on Way's Keel, where he succeeded in reducing Co the depth of 17 7-10 feet. Of Shell Drake Rock poriions uf the sides were biown oi, but the top of It wot materially altered. During his opera- tions Professor Maillefert, it is stated, coniiuea his activity to ue rocks in still water near shore, not venturimg outinto the channel. When tne rrotes- sor’s contract ume had expired he applied to the department of Washington to have it renewed, but no favorable response has yet been received. le sends off, however, an occastonal can filled with nitro-glycerioc and blasts it against the sides of some of the rocks named, although he was told that he did go at his own risk aad could not expeot pay un- Jess his contract Was repewed at Washington. He is Very sanguine, aNd pronounces the charge taat his system of surface blasting 1s a failare utterly uniounded ty the spleudid resuits of bis lavora, He Ciaims to have reduced Way's Keel to mnetesu feet depth; Sell Drake also to eighteen feei—resulta of suriar lasting Dot equalled by tae arilling process i so short @ tine. fis figures, however, do nut tally with those of the oMcial reports to the’ depart- ment at Washington, and this very divergeuce of statements may be the reason why lus requeat for renewal of his contract is neid tn abeyan WHAT THE GOVERNMENT 18 DOING. Besides the operations of Proiessor Mailletert, the goverainent has not been Idle, Last Congress again azpropriated Wo tus end $173,200, aud after the re- quired preparations Work was began in Lue latter part of Novemver last, it should be stated, now- over, that before Professor Maillefert began nis 6 face blasting experiments last summer Mr. Sh bourne had & contract to blow tue rocks out of water. He made several avtempts, but it appeared tuat nis machinery for workiug the drill into the rock did not withstand the pressure of the rapid current, and though he constructed two or three very powerful frames he flnalily gave it up, when the contract Was given to Mr, atailleiert. Government operations were begun in November last under Lue direction of General Newton, of we @ugineers, superimtended persunaily on the spot by Lieuteaant alilier, of ie engineers, « The locality selected 1s Ha lets’s Point, the submarine promontory reterred to avove, and which 18 so iofuential im dedeciiug tue current of the cuanuel aud pro- ducing numerous aud dangerous eddies and counter currents, Since the latter part of Noveutver up Lo Une lavest report over 4,000 cubic yards ol rock have been biasted and removed, waile lt Is asserted chat the entire quantity removed by Protessor Muillefert irom August 1 to December 1 was ouly 1,655 cubic yards. The Hailett’s Point rocks are like a spur of a imouutain standing out into tie sea resting on a broad vase, Datrowing towards the top alu taper- ing off towards the point. Geueral Newton bas adopted the driliing process, as alsu tue tunnelling. Lhe coffer dam pear the shore is now being grad- ually suished, from whica, wien completed, cle in terior ol the whole rocky mass Will be excavaved, and from the tugnel which wili traverse neariy the entire length of Haliect’s Point side cuamvers will be opened. When chis tuuneiling process is ended a ton of gunpowder and a lighted fuse will rend that huge tags of rock io tie twinkle of an eye from its lastenings of ages, knock 11 Into splinters: and send the whole into ‘the middle oi next week” at @ bound, after which the terrible mouster the THE IMPORTANCE OF CLEARING THE CHANNEL. ‘The most dangerous part of the entire Hell Gate , channel, as will have been noticed by the careful reader of the above sketch, Wes between the row of rocks opposite Pot Cove and the Gridiron and ad- Jouming rocks, with the projecting promontory of Haliett’s Point for @ pivot, a3 it were, in the centre of the curve made by the bend in the river. Itis therefore here that the worx of clearing the. channel must be prosecuted. The importauce of this work cannot be over estimated. It is well known that the bar outside the Narrows is growing = in exvent from accumulation of deposits from’ the North and Kast rivers, the refuse of the city carried -into the rivers and tne bay through the sewers. Alsnough there is no immediate ier that our harbor will be blockaded by a bank of mud and saud accumulating athwart.the entrance to it, there 4s no. doubt in the minds of marimers and other ex- that uniess to constant ‘@reaging, even if this be ticable, the bar at the , entrance to New York Harbor will in due time make it entirely impossible for larger vessels to pass it 1p safety, since 1 18 already well Known 49.9 fact that even Dow ships ol large draught, European steamers -for example, lave to wait fur nigh water before any atcempt Lo cross tne bar cau be ade with success, ‘Tals ise curcumstance of great, weigut and impor- stance, Mf the entrance to the haroor of the commer- cial metropous of the country be in danger trom a growing sandbar, 1¢ 18 the duty of the people to use every elfort im their power either to prevent this from occurring.or to provide otner means. And it is particularly gor our transoceanie trade, for our in- ser.ourse with Europe, chat we must keep our Griairon 1s to be attacked, ‘The oificers of tae government now in charge of the work take a Very liberal and eularged view of the undertaking. They beueve that to make a ciear Channel through these rocky crags of from eightesa to nineteen leet deep, would not answer tiie pur- pose; nor would itbe apy proper revurn for sie time, money and !abor expended. A mere coastel channel is not what is wanted, but # ship chan- nel, which ocean freight and passenger vessels can freely use and withous bindraace. For toils a ual torm depth of at least twenty-iive feet ut mean iow water is necessary, which would give abouc thirty feet at high water, sulticient to float even the Great Eastern through Heil Gate, as she draws but twenty- seven feet, If Vougress will conunue the appropria- tions and increase thein I so that funds siall not be wanting when needed, Gen: Newton ve- Meves himself to be able to clear the whoie of Hell Gate of all obstructions and make # free channel for the largest shipping, in betwecu four and five years, wtal expenditure of abvut $4,000,000, or $1,000,000 per year. Avery day iicreases the expe- Tience of.the officers in ciurge aud gives taem an Opportunity to improve thew sysiem of working. lence the original estimate of the time and money it would take to finish the work uay been reduced one-half by increased experience. General Newton empioys now about aixty men at Hallett’s Po.nt, and has expended about $100,000 up to this in coustructing macaimery and the wages of laborers, The .tequired mact slone would ex- haust the entire appropriation; hence wark is pro- not nearly so rapidly us it otherwise migit. ‘The oMicers must confine themselves to such expen- jnarine highway and the gates to our port open and | ditures as are imperatively necessary; still sree from all impediments. The sound is one of the |. to olow Haliett’s Fowwt.out of isrence ‘perare me Matural doors to New Yor« harbor, and for the Kuro- rage better fitted than the Narrows. Steamers would not only gain nearly @ day in their sauling ‘tune, but would have a most ficent anchoring piace, the best of any around New York, just norw af Biackwel's island. ‘Take @ look at the map of Afanbuttan isiand. Near the foot of Hast Ninety- second street, where the Astoria ferry slip ts now located, la Horn’s Hook. From this point the New Yor shore line bends 1a to the west, forming a splendid bay, extending from the Hook to near Livth sirecL No beter piace for steamboat docks and piers can be tound than here; he water is deep for all purposes, land is yet comparatively cheap, tne «round level and easily filled where it 1s swampy or inarshy. There is no spot so eligible for this south of Horn’s Hook, Oppose Blackwell's Island both snores are lilly, and then the xiver is too narrow on the New York as weil as on tne Ravenswood side. ‘fhe only ossible sites for steamboat docks would be below Blackwell's Isiand, and whatever 1s urged against the present sites of the sevexal companies 1s ap licable with equal force to any point south of furty-fourth street, whether on Long Isiand or on the New York side. Anoiber grouud for the improvement of Hell Gate channel is founded in reasons of military ainda naval defeuce. For our large saips-ol-war we have but one road to send them to sea—by the Narrows, We summer passes away, and ther proceed with the re- moval of the other opstructions, if Congress does not fall vo provide the necessary funds. A visti to Hal- lett’s Point the otuer day revealed an interestiag sight, the men being all busy an having erected workshops eu shore, and even dwelling snanties, in the neighvorhood of old Fort Stevens; the huge coifer dam Waa alsoquite a study 1 ita way, and the peams, derricks, the machine frames ior holding drills ané¢he puMing of the steam engine, ali this gave shia otherwise loueiy spot quite ao ani- mated sppearance. THE COMMISSIONER® OF CHARITIES AND CORRECTION are also avsisting in tne work of cicaring Hell Gate channel. There are a number of rocks just of tue north poigt of Blackwell’s isiand known as Bread and Cheese. These rocks are not without infuence in producing an immense number of eddies on the Toute of the Astoria ferry, especially towards tne New York shore. ‘The Coummtssioners are building a spring dam cr dyke around these rocks iu order to direct tue current from them, which, it is hoped, will resuis in @ marked improvement to pavigation Just at that point, OTHER PLANS PROPOSED, The plans proposed by the officers of the corps of enginects for the clearing of Hell Gate were not always the game. At first it wae thougmt that it would only be meceagary 10 blast Way’s itegs, &n¢)!- drake, Pot Rook and Pan, then by batid’ Spring dyke on the ‘Gridiron this would equa’ ge tne current and remedy the chaauel. This W's. now. ever. subsequently }) BINCE LETS iyeared @ willingness in Congress to Sppropriate, fonds sul ficent to do the work thorougitly. Another plan proposed 18 60 Clb AS sy» vanal from @ point In Hallett’s Cove, where I ¢ thariem stearn- boats now lana at Astoria, straig’ 4 qthrough Astoria, touoring the Sound In POb C ge Hest outside of Way's Reef, This preposed atitp canal would be @bout ball @ mile in lemwytis tnawoutd connect di- rectly with the channel ¢,sy Blackwell's (sland, to be of any usc for transeceanze eofamerce, could be built for less money than ‘4 wid Yaxe to Dlow up all Hell Gate, Bot ove Chisg 18 Kssuaied to ve certain, that it will be lesa beeilotal, Tor it would close ap to maritime wade the eatire eas: shore af New York norch of Kightysixie street, where European com- merce fa devtined to house itself sooner or later after the cladring out of Holl Gate, Another plan, $rand and astouisning in its con- ception, 18 to dig an entire new East river from Wallaboat bay, the Brookirn Navy Yard, through Wiilamsburg, Greenpoint, Hunier’s Point, Ravens- wood and Astoria t0 Pot Cove, fll up the present Kast river and connect Blackweil’s Island, all the rocks of Helt Gate, Ward’s Island, &c., with the terra jirma of New York city, This plan was sub- mitted to the War Department at Washington by ita originator, and the Secretary of War has forwarded it to this city for examination and report. What ‘thts report of tae government engineers will be, whether favorable or unfavorable, it is impossible as yet to say, but to the mind of the unmitiated wt appears so gigantic in: ite proportions as to be 1m- practicable. cone w the present condition of aguirs at Hell RELIGIOUS INTELLIGENCE. Religious Services To-Day. ‘The Church of the Puritans wit! attend divine ser- vice to-day in Apollo Hall, corner of Twenty-eighth street and Broadway. Preaching by the Rev. Dr. Cheever, at haif-past ten o'clock. subject—"We are Fearfully and Wonderfully Made.’” Rey. Alfred J. Futuam will conduct the free ser- vices at Brevoort Hall, No. 154 East Fifty-fourth street, between Lexington and ‘Third avenues, to- day, at half-past ten A. M. and half-past seven P. M. RevsR. N. Bellows will preach in the Church of the Messiah, Park avenue, this morning and even- ing. Subject in the morning—‘Ihe Atonement, as Revealed by the Scriptares."’ Rev. Moses Hull will speak before the Society of Spiritualists at the Everett Rooms this morning at half-past ten, and this evening, at half-past seven o'clock. Mrs. Blair will patnt in the morning. At St. Luke’s Methodist Episcopal church, Forty- first street, near Sixth avenue, preaching at half- past ten A. M. and at half-past seven P. M. by Rev. Dr. J. McClintock. Atthe Free Church of the Holy Light, Seventh avenue, near Thirty-fourth street, services will be held at half-past ten o’ciook A. M. and at half-past seven o'clock P.M. Rev. Eastburon Benjamin will breach. Rev. 8. A. Corey, D. D., will preach in the Murray Hill Baptist chapel, Lexington avenue, near ‘Thirty- seventh street, this morning and evening. Rev. Dr. T. L. Cuyler holds a special service this evening for young men, at the Hall of the Young Man's Christian Association. William P. Corbit wili preach in John street Metho- dist Episcopal church, between Nassau and William, at half-past ten A. M. and seven P, M. At Yorkville Presbyterian church, Elighty-sixtn atreet, Rev. David Mitchell will preach at half-past seven o'clock. Subject—*‘What is Thy Name?’ “Apostolic Succession and the Keys of St. Peter,’’ as founded on Matthew xvi., 18, 19, treated in the light of reason and Scripture. Rev. Chauncey Giles will deliver @ discourse on the above subject at eleven A. M. inthe Church of the New Jerusalem, Thirty-fifth street, between Fourth and Lexington avenues, Services will de held in the Church of the Reforma- ton, Fiftieth street between Second and Third ave- nues, at half-past ten A. M. and at half-past seven P.M. At the Protestant Episcopal Church of Our Lord, Eighth avenue and Thirty-seventh street, fourth an- niversary sermon at half-past seven o’clock. Mora- ing service at half-past ten o’clock. Rev. Josept T. Duryea, D. D., will preach in the South Reformed church, Fifth gvenue and Twenty- first street, at half-past seven o’clock P. M. Rev. J. C. K. Milligan will preach in the Twenty- eighth street R. P. church, below Ninth avenue, this evening, at half-past seven o'clock. Subject—‘The Divine Claim Enforced upon Nations.” Rev. H. D. Northrop will preach in the West Twenty-third street Presbyterlan church, near Seventh avenue, at half-past teu o’clock A. M, and haif-past seven o’clock P. M. Evening subject— “'Marrjage and Divorce." The Bishop of Mount Zion will preach in the Unt- veraity, Washington square, at th ee o'clock P. M. Subject—“The Mission of Elias, tne Rainbow Angel.” The Fighty-sixth street Methodist Episcopal church will celebrate the anniversary of the dedication of their church edifice to-day. Preaching at balf-past ten o'clock A. M. by Rev. William Butler, D. D. Reunion love feast at three o’clock P. M. At seven o’cloek P. M. addresses by former pastors and others. At the Union Reformed church, Sixth avenue, op- postle Amity street, Rev. J. L. Danner, of Fort Lee, wil aupply the pulpit, “Thou Shalt Not Steal” This commandment has probably been more re- ligtously obeyed than all the rest. [t has saved the work! a vast deal of money. Since the tabies of the law were handed to Moses {ft has, on thousands of occasions, completely turued the tables upon a dis- honest tempter. The commandment not tosteal has literally stolen half the power of tne tempter’s art. It has often stolea one’s inclination to steal. An apple in the Garden of Eden caused much unnappi- ness toa fruitful pair. That apple was the fruit of much of man’s subsequent misery, for it was tnstru- imental in casting sin into the worla. This casting has ever since coutinued. Had Eve obeyed the com- maudmeut, and ngt stolen Adam’s heart, sin might not bave been shoved upon us., It may seem queer that she shonid have thus so éasily shoved it; out she Was propably an adept at counterfeiting honesty. Many such adepts still live. But it is for the strict observance of this commandment that we moderns should wiso be tuank/ui, {0 18 LO this that we owe the honesty and faithfulness of our ruiers. It ts the respect tor this law that has made them go respect- able. It is this that nas caused national atfairs to be so fairly administered. Women say Uthat when they get into office said affairs wi!l be more fair-ly attended to. This is ® puu-y atiack upon our omcuals, Even Mr. Dawes was unavie to discover uy dishonest jack-dawa among iuem. He found them ail honest lo a fault. Some said it was tue only Bul this was a slander. thing they were honest to. Some ¥ you-lent assertion. They may have wany and strange Customs there, but they are not accustomed to dis- honesty. It 18 furthermore declared that people are Josing tatth im the honesty of political parties; thac they will not Grant tne republican party a new lease of power, und shut the democrats must Weed out some of its leaders. This iusinuation will bave smail weight agalust men who have large aud heavy po- luucat influence. We, therefore, repeat that we should, indeed, ve thankidi thet this commandment was given us. it is this chal has caused our age to ve termed © age of houesty;" that nas given us hones ruiers, from presidents to aldermen; that has taken the dis- honest spirit even from distiliers; that has almost exempted us from taxation; tout has made Washing. wos ital place fer honest legisiators, aud has even caused the city ornament on the square, around a our own rere cluster, Wo be verwed the U. K. Shall Wo Have a United Christendom ? To raw Eviron or Tae HeRatp:— Various signs from the beavens above and from the earth below in the social, moral, political, reli- gious and scientific woria would seem, if rightly in- terpreted, to show that theday is not far distant when we shall have gresier variety of belief in God om earth, aud bitterness, sectarianism and hatred shall pass away, aod men inthe latter days, asin the first, be brothers ef one common father, one faith, one baptiam and oue God over all. There isno need for bitterness—Protestant hating Catholic anu Catholic oppresaing Provestant—and ail, as pre- vended, for the love of God. Hatred, envy, malice, Jealousy come rather from the Devil than from God. Now, I would pour oil on the troubled waters and heal all the wounds between divided Christendom, and help, ta an humble way, to bring about religious unity. This is the principle that should animate every true, honest Christian man who loves God, bis fellow man and the abiding truth of Christianity, Let us view the subject im all ite beariogs. Roman Catholic, Greek and Protestant beliove ia God and in three persons in God—Father, Son and Holy Ghost. Each believes that Jesus Christ suf- fered on the cross of Calvary for the sins of men, and by that sacrifice opened the way to ‘Heaven through faith im Him az @ Savionr to ail men. fach belicves shaé the sinner dying ip ain will be sent to hell to be punished forever, Each one believes that beavea ts the tsedg abode of the saints. There is con- siderablo umes for amart. The oman Catholic, as Well a9 the Gree« (the latter only rejecting the Christly Vicarabip of the believes in an infal- ible teaching power deri ‘om the Apostles to teach all nations, all tongues and all peoples, all | days, the saine to the end of the world; ina regu- Jar uniform Chureb, for ali time, Protestantiam, as | @ geueral thing, rejects this teaching power in | theory, but wistes What ts va to hold it in practice. the use of preacning without power and @ mission, Methodism believes that it has & sort of diving appointment co evangelize the world, and it shouts through that veer. In Giscipline, ax well ag im ecclesiastical arrangement, there 14 considerable difference between Protest: antisi and Cacholiciam, but in ve fundamental points of religion and Christianity there 18 more unity than many would suppose, Prejuaice and a sort of Wraditionary hatred keep up the gull of dis. anion. Uaieas there iy something done to heal the Givisions between Christians gad bring avout rell- gious unity upon earth, paganism wil, | much fear, get the better of Christianity, and these 2,000 years of Christian eifor¢ be almost in vain. Who guards the Holy Sepulchre where Jesus Christ was laid? 1s iv Rot ashame to Christendom that the sensual and material faith of Islainisin breathes its sinful, beustly breath over Jesus’ tomb? Yes, the Turk ho ds the Holy Pepnichre in bis power to-day, aud Christians in the West, at thia very moment, wrangle over temporalities and forget Jesus’ earthly labors and the ground made sacred by His holy footsteps. ‘They quarre! and figut, and muililona cf inen, dying without the Gospel, going down to death In the dark- ness of infidelity, heathenism and beastly dizso.ation. ‘There must be some change made in the right direc- tion or the world goes back into pagan barbarism. 1 am afraid the present Kcumenical Council will not do much toward tne unity of Christendom and the evangelization of the world. Let the Christian world purchase Jerusalem and tne surrounding country, made holy by Jesus Christ's eartuly labors, aud let the Pope, His Vicar, eatabiish bimself tner and when he geus there let bim be visited by Gregory, Patriarch of the Eastern Church; Archbishop Tait, of Canterbury, England; Dr. Buchal of Scotland, and Protessor Hitchcock, of the United States; Bishop Simpson, Wm. Mohrly Punshon, Chas, H. Spurgeon,. and Henry Ward Beecher, all at one time, and let the Pope, during this conference, divest himself as much as ole of the spiritual royalty and excessive ecclestasticism which have attached to the Papal chair so ong, and appear simpie, like Jesus. Gy all these men shake nim ty the hand, and let all be courteous and civil and poiite, Alter the first interviewing 1s over haif of the work will he accomplished, Let all assemble in some plain chapel and kneel down in prayer for Jesus to uide them to the truth—the Pope closing with the mediction, Let them ali go around the holy places without aetiendauts, praying and deeply mindful of the great duties of the hour. And when they come to the Holy Sepulchre, the sacred tomb of she Saviour of the world, and bow down in earnest, pot devout prayer—praying for light and peace and truth throughout the earth—may we not hope that tne same plaintive heavenly voice that gave peace and unity to the Aposties be heard again, tolling these kneeling suppilants, ‘Be of one heart and one mind; let all strife cease; let all divisions be washed away; come to me in the true way of faith, holiness, unity and Christian love—one Church, oue faith, one God, one baptism and a holy Ife to lead you to heaven end be with me forever.” WESTERN CATHOLIC. Religious Personals. John Wesley is pastor of @ Methodist church in the Detroit Conference. Archbishop Manning, of England, is talked of at Rome as successor to Pope Pius IX. The Rev. David Moffat, of Indiana, bas finally ac- cepted the call of the Bridge street church of Georgetown, D. C. The veteran African missionary, Rev. Mr. Moffat, is expected very shortly to return to England. He 1s now seventy-six years'of age. ‘The Rev. William G, Browning succeeds the recre- ant Cooke as pastor of the Seventh street (N. Y.) Methodist Episcopal church. ‘The Rev. George C. M. Roverta, D. D., LL. D., of the Methodist Episcopal Church, died in Baltimore on Saturday, aged sixty-four years, Rev, R, Weiser and Kev. C. Leply have terminated their connection with the American Lutheran, of which they were editors. The Baptist Home Mission Society has just re- coived $10,000 from @ pious lady, whose name is not made pubiic. Rev. J, A. Tiffany, a Presbyterian minister, for- merly of Indiana, 19 now a member of the Kansas islature. ishop Marvin, of Missouri, has consented to write the history of Methodisin in that State. Rev. Donald Morrison, & missionary in New Zea- land of the Canadian byterian Church, died at Onehunga on the 23d of Octover, aged forty-one ears. _ Rev. Frederic A. Fiske, a Congregatioaalist minis- ser in Massachusetis, bas applied to be admitted as @ candidate for holy orders in the Episcopal Caurch. Rev. Dr. Ferris will have charge of the Jane street Methodist Episcopa! church, in New York, recently made vacant by the transfer of Rev. Mr. Putney to Greenpoint. AD old lady recently gave $200 to the American Education Society (Congregational) with the remark, “These young men must be taken care of.” Rev. John M. Hefferman, of Bloomingdale, N. Y., has received a cail to the pulpit of St. Paul's Protest- ant Episcopal church, Paterson, lately vacated by Rev. Dr, Gallagher. Rev. Josiah Spriggs (Methodist) died on the 17th inst., of pneumonia, at Campbell Court House, Va. He was about sixty years of age. i. Samuel A. Hitchcock, of Brimfleld, Mass., has Just given $40,000 for the enduwment of the Hevrew protessursiiip 1n Andover seminary. Rev. J. 4, Morse haa accepted an appointment as geveral missionary agent for the Howard Mission and Home for Littie Wanderers in New York. Rev, Hiawiey, @ missionary of the Home Mis- slonary ety of Connecticut, died at Memphis, Tenn., December 28, aged sixty-three years. Ho graduated at Yale College in 1833, Most of nis life Was spentin ministeriai work at the West. R . B. Hulbert has accepted a call to the Belle- ville avenue Congregational church, Newark, N. J. He was installed on the 19th inst., when Rev. Dr. J. E. Rankin, of Washington, D. v., preached tue ser- mon. Rev. E, G. Chadwick, of the Freewill Baptist church in Lawrence, Mass., has become a Congre- gationalist. He informed his people that be bad de- cided on the step after two years of investigation. Rev. George W. Woodruf, of the Alanson Metho. dist Episcopal church ia New York, hay obtained year’s leave of absence from his congregation, and will spend the summer in Great Britain and on the Continent. Chauncey W. West, a Mormon bishop, died sud- denly in California not long since. It is said of him “that he embraced the Mormon el when young, and held 4 name houored among tthe saiuts,’? Heligious Notes, Our exchanges from all paris of the country contain accounts of revivals iu churches of ail de- noroinations. The statistics of the colored Baptist churches in Virginia show 4 membersbip of 42,318, exclusive of, those yet in communton with the wnite churches, The first Young Men’s Christian Association was organized in Boston in 1851. In June last there were reported 669 associations, with 1,000,000 members, in the United States and Canada. ~A Methodist minister in Montana, tn a letter, says:—‘‘A8 far as Our Own church is concerned I am solltary and alone as its representative—not one iocal preacher or exhorier in Montana.” A Jew proposes starting a National Young Men’s Hebrew AssoMation, not, ay he ‘says, after tno sectarian idea of the Young Men's Christian Asso- ciation, buton @ national basis, progressive and social. ‘The Episcopal diocese of Albany reports for the last year contrioutions to the amount of $191,404, being $74,000 more than the previous yoar; also 772 cients and 7,046 members, an increase of ‘The Universalista in the United States have 792 societies and 688 ministers, connected witn etghty- two associations. Their denominational schools— consisting of three colleges, two theological semi- naries and Swe academies—numbered last year 1,400 students and have an aggregate endowment of $2,000,000. ‘There ig an tucreave of s#ixveen minis- ters. ‘The Northern States show a decrease aud the Southern and Western an increase. A Mormon society has been gathered in the town- ship of Leon, Goodhue county, Wis. Aman calling humself Elder Kelley has been preaching to them with considerable success. Among other things this man announced that he was unmarried and that he “didn't believe in marriage anyway." A few days since Rev. Mr, Hitchcock, the Methodist minister of Mantorville, met him in Leou and charged him with marrying @ lady near Mantorville, which was bis ninth wife, ali of which he acknowledged to be true and immediately absconded. A new Mormon teacher, direct from Sait Lake, is now deluding the peopie of tbat neighborhood. At the installation of R, J. Adams over a Baptist eharch in Holyoke, Mass., quite # discussion took place in the council on the question of restricted communion, Dr. Ide placed this practice simply on the basis of expediency, and for some time it was 3 question whether the person examined was the pas- tor elect, or Dr. Ide, or Mr. ‘Trask, the Congrega- tonal pastor, who happened to be present, The Eastern (Gerwan) Reformed Synod has been discussing the question of lay osptism. A mother bad baptized her child in infancy when sick, there being no minister at hand. When the child grew up and was to be confirmed the mother would not allow rebaptisra, claiming hers to ve valid. A committee consisting of Dr. Nevin, Dr. Gerhart and Dr. Oallea- der, admitted its validity, as it had been performed 1m the name of the Trinity, The Synod was hardiy ready to admit it and Jeft the matter over. ‘The Norwegian Lutheran Synod was organized in Wisconsin in 1663, with six ministers and eighty- cigne congregations in three States. In now con- ing sixty ministers, 247 congregations in tweive States, and 35,000 communicants. But one minister confines his labors to a single congregation. The ooo serve from two to twelve cougregations each, Rey. 0. Gibson has had great success in exciting interest it the instruction of tne Chinese in Caii- fornia. Thuraday night Joe Wood attempted to murder Gouverneur Weller, of Ithaca, siriking him with a hatchet. Wood nas fed, Wailer is still living, bus is injured. PARIS FASHIONS. Fashions More Powerful than the Pa- pacy—The Imperial Ball Season—Euge- nie’s Robe at New ¥ear—Colors, Pearls and Lace—Chit Chat in the Palacc—M. Ollivier Criticised by Wit and Beauty—Nile River Toilets—A “Fast? Party— At the Opera—‘‘Opening Day” Preparations. Panis, Jan. 10, 1870. Few wilt ever believe thut the change in the | French Cabinet has called your fashion correspoad- ent back to Pans, away from the Council and all the fetes of the Council; for grand days are féte days, gays the Roman almanac, People who have been to Rome when the breeze 1s laden with the perfume of the orange and myrtie groves will pity me and fancy Lowe a grudge to the Paris Ministry, but those wno Dave stopped at Rome when it has rained five con- secutive weeks and never had their sheet dried will consider me @ fortunate man, It 1s the ever- lasting story of causes and effects. Among the lat- ter I will mention that four bishops have died of the the the Tiber, which is most unruly and inundates more and more every day, invading the lower part of every house 80 Council. lesa to Council, Some attribute this however, than to entirely that the inbabitants, bishops and all, are compelled to move a story higher up every morn- ing. When they get to the roof they find that Rome looks very much like Venice, The Jewish quarter, called ‘‘Ghetto,” looks worse. Here plauk roads are suspended from one floor to anotiver across the streets, which are fortunately narrow; and at the Apollo theatre a wooden bridge is made between the dress tier and tne upper stories of the neighbor- ing houses, Added to thta mconventent style of pieasure-seeking, the cold is intense, go the only lively things are burials, and no wonder peopic are all talking of leaving. Under these circumstances I ‘am much obliged to the new Ministry in Paris ana to the slight disturbance it bas caused in the affair of court balls, for It is a parliamentary government and could not leave them alone. ‘Soon afver my arrival I looked into the question and found that the first ball of 1870 at the Tull- eries was to have taken place on the 16th iat., but that had been ordained under the Casarian system and could not hold. The constitutional system thinks it 18 not strong enough yet for a court ball, and until the nation has got ateadied on its new legs waltzing is out of the question. ‘Things were carried on very pleasantly at Court on the 1st of January, when the Empress in a dark velvet robe received the new men of the day and made unto them the following little speech: —Gen- tlemen, you may be assured that’ his Majesty’s Min- isters will aiways be welcome, whoever they be.” This phrase has been strangely commented on. “Whoever they be’ has not sounded nice of the Em- press. It is asif she did not think much of them, way her adversaries; whereas she only meant to im- ply there was no respect of persons at the Tuileries— Just a8 it is in heaven. At the amnual dinner of Ministers, given on every 8lst of December, there in consequence of the old ones having left office av of the new ones not yet having come in, but the ladies’ were as elegant a8 usual, Her Majesty wore @ turquoise blue poult, with pearls and lace. Mme. Walewski appeared for the first time since since the death of her husband as first lady of honor. She was most tastefully dressed in whive, aud wore ‘4 garland of @ round wreath of roses in her hair. the same encircled her bodice, Princess d’Essling was in white satin and dia- monds. Mme. Walewski again attended the Empress at Mass on the 1st of January in @ pearl gray pou This is the new style, aud implies w toilet half taile aud inted bodice. with bows all down the front, and plenty of Jace trimmings. ‘The mate- Valitre was Her hat was of veivet, ornainenied While Eugenie herself was attired a la Vaihere. half brocade, a Tial Waich composed tie Empress’ velvet and satin. With a tuft of feathers on ove side. At the reception of the aiferent diplomatic bodies after church, the ladies who attended her Majesty, and who had not to make sveeches, made up (or tuls misfortune by talking among themselves. One court lady began by declarini it was @ greac sham: and this excited attention. ler dear Russtan frien the very noble Narischine, whose wient for we stage is the talk of the day, and who has made up her mind to “come out’ at the Italian opera. had received au imperial ukase from the Czar lorvidding her to become a diva, even under tle false name of Zina Paoll, and this because it was @ Narischine ‘The Darrator went on tosay thatif sie were tne lovely, the ac- compiisaed Narischice, sue Would maxe curl papers of the ukase and appear as Leonora the very same who gave birth to Peter the Great. evening. This story of @ gteat shame elicited another one Which was greater shame sll. A pretty little bri netve in blue velvet, trimmed with white lace, com- \lored Duchess Colonna, known in che rustic world as Sculptor Marcello; sbe had actually sent @ splendid marvle oust to Rome in order to have it cast in bronze, and it had arrived there smashed 10 @ tuou- sand pieces. Just then neared the head of the new He passed by, liowever, “A ian reaily does not look we!l in spectacies as Court,” said one of the pea- cock’s throat—blue and green; “aud, ( hear, he is municated it, The heroime was her dear, Cabinet, M, Emule Oilivier. without noticing the pretty magpies. tue group, in & velver woliet of the shade full as vain as the other ue, or the Liberty.” + Emme de Girardin is not a Weathercocg,”’ putin wi other. “Which impites that you toink M. Exaile U1 vier 18,’ suid some one. were no Ministers preset, But chia is very absurd, 5 and it must be owned he. wenre bie Game getung dages. But this is due to Cora Pearl. One evel she was much shocked at his want of kerenity in these theatrical regimeotals and went down behind the slips to tell him so, as follows:— “Poor Uapoul, my dear fellow, what a sight you are {u ail this muitary rigging | Pray let me introduce you (o some colonel or other WhO Can teach you Low to look civilized with regimentals on.” Capoul felt hum- bled, but still accept the offer. Cora Pear! thensent Inessenger to bring her down @ Russian boyard, Who ts aa tif as an icicle, The gentieman oveyea and answered tie summons; at the bidding of the lady he moreover took off all Capoul’a clothes one by one and put them on himself, sher which he walked about to show therm of with the perfected strut of a perfected Muscovite. It was a sight I am sorry your readers shouid have missed, Whea this was over the Russian officer baa to dress Capoul again properly, by which {mean he pulied him ip at the Waist aod Jet him out at the chest, punched hum in on his buck, kicked down his spurs, cocked bis hat on one side, poked the sword out, let down the scart, twirle’ up bis mustache and then told Ca- ul he looked quite @ difereut man. No wonder; ut, Len, not every tenor basa Kussian boyard for his valet de chainbre. I must mention among the events of the week that have occurred since my return the grand perform- auce of Mile. Christine Nilsson as Ophelia again in “Hamlet,” Critica are of opinion that sue has hip- proved—a terin | totaiiy disciaun, She has acquired that supreme command over the audience which a loog series of triumpis has entitied her to, but the word “improvement.” is scarcely appropriate to one who baa notuing to learn in the scenic art. She i a strange, bright star from the North, that will soon ot over the Atiantic und beam on the American public. Her reception here this season was mont enthusiastic; the house greeted her wildly and the Stage Was covered with flowers, ‘Three loveiy blondes broke their fans on the cushion of their box while applauding her; they were Mine, de aize and Mme de Beyis, voth in blue silk and a cloud of lace; tue third was the Mar- quise de Las Mavistnas, in black velvet. la @tront box sat Mune. de Gosselin, in straw-colored satin, with violets all over, and Mme, de iotnschild, in coral pink; tn her aair she Wore a yemmed butler- fly that seemed ready to fly at every motion of the Baroness’ head, Lhear of reactionary toilets in reserve, reformed ones, like the Ministry; we are to have the victory of tulle and tarlatan, and Fiora over velvet, gatin and diamonds. No one will complain; but t rather anti- ctpate a siormy scene when we, the aide.de-camp of fashion, go in for our portfolios to the sovereign of 1870. She is exasperated, 1 am told, at tae expendi- tures of 1869, and some of us will have to resign; for there have been detected deficits ail over. The Span- ish representative, Who 18 4 proud man, says he will not be told to resign; he insists on being revoked. ‘To me it wil’ seem about the same ting when another man sits in his piace. However, it has been decided we are to have our opening day sgon, and it is to be called the Economic Counsel; as ich like the wrong cl, ae possibie your readers will adready have perceived. The important question of court dalis bas but just been decided. Tne following telegram from Fashion has reached the different heads of her service within the last five minutes: There will be given no More than three court balis shis season; tne first on Wednesday, the 1vth tnat. ; the second on Wednesday, February 9, and tbe third on the 23d of the game montr. It is short and con something like a box on the ear by the new sovereign, instead of an invite- tion to attend. HORSE NOTES. ‘The following are the entries for the Hiram Wood- rom and Spirit af the Times stakes, which closed on the lst of January, The Hiram Woodruff stake, for four-year-olds, ts be trotted next fall, and the Spirit of the Times stake, for three-year-olds, in the fal of 1871. The colt Aberdeen, belonging te Cap- tain Rynders, was excluded from the Hiram Wood- ruff stakes, as he won the Spirtt af the Times stakes last fall, and the colt Blackwood was also excluded, as his record of 2:31\4 at three years oid would be likely to deter owners from éntering their colts against bim:— THE HIRAM WOODRUFF STAKE OF 1870. A sweepstaxe for four-year-old colts and fillies, Mile heats, in harness, $250 each, $100 to be paid at tue time of entry and the balance on the first Tues- day of September, 1870, alter which all the moucy shall be play or pay. If the stakes and added money ‘amount to less than $2,000 the second torse shall save his stake, provided three or more start, aud if the whole 18 $2,000 or over the second horse shail receive $500, and the third save his siake, The race to be good day and track.or next good day and track, and to be trotted on the second Tuesday of September, 1870, on the course which shall add tne most money of the following:—Prospect Park Pleas- ure Grounus, the Fashiou Course, the Union Course, Narragansett Park. George Wilkes stakebolder. Black wood und Aberdeen barred. Ainos Green, of Worcester, Mass., enters the bay gelding Hiram, by Green’s Hambietonian (son of Kysdyx’s Hambletonian), dam by Matcifieas, Edwin Thorne, of Thornedale, Dutchess county, N. Y., enters the bay colt Nicotine, by Clark Onef, cam by New York Beauty, Nicotine was foaled May 2, 1866, coms B. Alley, of New York, enters the bay filly Lady Heien, by Hambletontan, out of Lady Hoe. Lady Helen was bred by Charies Backman. John Stewart, of Boston, enters the brown filly by Hamtgptonian, out of Lady Morrison. She has a star it tne face and the near nind leg and off fore leg are white, L. L. Dorsey, of Eden Farm, Ky., enters the chest- nut colt by Golddust, out of the bay mare by Mus- taches that was the dam of Lady Goiddust, 8. P. Dorsey, of Kentucky, enters the bay filly Lu- cille, by Golddust, out of Bald Hornet. She has two white heels benind and a few white hairs in the fore- head. W. C. Bryant, of Louisville, enters the bay colt by Golddust, dam’half sister to Golddust. Morgan L. Mott, of Poughkeepaste, enters the cheat- nut filly Liberty, by Independent, dam by Hoagland's Messenger. THE SPIRIT OF THE TIMBS STAKE OF 1671. A sweepstake for three-year-old coli and fillies, mile heats, in harness, $250 each, $100 to be paid at the time of entry, and the batauce on or before the first ‘Tuesday of September, 1871, after which tae whole shall ve play or pay. If the stakes and added money amount to leas than $2,000 the second shall save his stake, provided three or more start; but if the whi inount is $2,000 or over the second shall receive $509 and the third shatl save bis stake. Tne race to be good day aud track or “Dear me! exclaimed ail, and they turned | the next good day and track, and to be trotted on to the speaker. sie was @ bionde, and she | the second Tuesday of September, 1871, on the was dressed in a@ poult of the pheas- | course which shail add the inogt money of the fol- ant shade, with trimmings of thu lowing:—Prospect Park Pleasure Grounds, Fashiou Plumage round her catnargo over @ flounc wkirt were turquoise. pubiie.”” “Upon my word, Comtesse,” gaid the lady in blue velvet, “it cutting wind, this from ao aristocrat.” ‘lt wonder where the Vicomte Clary is,’ inter. rupted Mile. Marion, looking about; but she did not wonder long, for after @ bow to the Zupress he vo her and @ good deal of whispering ile. Marion and the Vicomte are to ve Married on the Wedoesday after next, at the Tuile- ries chapel, and the bride will on that occasion re- ceive from the Empress @ bracelet of peuris and walked | ensued, diamonds, Since the reception of the 1st of January there have been Tweilth Night rejoicings at the palace—I may way at the paiaces, not forgetting the seve at that of the ex-Queeu of Spain, waere the royalty of the bean kept up sweet delusion for an hour or two. But at the ‘Tulleries the case is very different. Unto ruiers hero it is sweeter delusion to lay down the privileges of royalty for a short time, and Mme. de Bourgoing Was the queen of the evening. At this family party the Empress wore a Nile water toilet, of which the shade was described last week; over this a wuaoic of Alencon lace, raised py bows, in the centre of each # diamond, Her necklet Was of green velvet, but round it hung diamouds to imitate water drops, and the same shove in her hair. By the way, 1 may as well notice nete that Hatr ls worn low vebind on the neck, but the front is iti raiged, and ornaments are put on the top of this, since I leit them vo themselves, but Worse is coming — the scamper down again with the new Ministry. While recording the sétes on ‘Twelfth Night I will not omit one, for the simple fact of its having been the “fastest.” It was a pariy composed of eight, and the hidden bean was replaced by 9 diamond as large as a pigeon's egg, of the value of 90,000 francs. The ladies preseut, four in numoder, were of the demi-monde, though what is denominated tiptop in thetr sphei Their cavaliers were of the worid proper. A thrill of emotion was caused by a divis- ton of the cake into eight quarters, and no leas sen- sational was the banding round. The piece contain- ing the ley fell to the share of a gentieman. He chose unto himseif ery famed actress, 6 mad jueen, but her sover- igo presented her with the diamond. She accepted it and tossed it tuto the empty champagne gobiet before ber, where it outsparkled the richest Bur- gundy end the glistening Moselies, What sweet Music 1¢ was to her ear when it rattied and glasses fault of liquid touched the brim of hers! tow it twinkied in response to her elated gaze ! a it event has been the performance of Balfe's “Bohemian dirl.” The Opera House was very full and of the most select compaay in Paris, the eoms poser's daugnter being the Duchess de Frias, whose family connections very numerous. The richest tollew enlivened the boxes, amon; which was that of Mme. Gustave de Rothacaild. She was in black, with a low, square bodice under a high white lace casaque. in her hair she wore a White rose. The other banker's wife, Mme. Erlanger, was in cerige satin and square, low bodice, with « velvet tunic, Her Christmas tree was one of the most magnificent spoken of in the annals of winter rejoicings, and the treasures that hung from tne fantastic branches were not only pleasant to keep as remembrances, but artistic and precious. Her toiet on this occasion was a thick led silk, over whith ® muslin inserted with Valenciennes, ‘Her sister, Miss Slidell, was in @ short, white slik costume ish small founces, Duchess Fernandina was in pearl gray, trimmed with whive satin. § But to return to the theatre. ‘The other new piec Reve d'Amour,” atill draws full houses and jove: of Auver’s music, Capoul, the tenor, # no smail ger hat was velvet and @ white satin mag- spread on one side of her diadem; her ornw “Yes,” she went on, “it is nonsense to call people weathercocks because they are not Oxtures and turn from rigat to left; for what makes the Weashercock turn? The wind that plows, of course, aud tu M, Ollivier’s case the wind is the It is wondertiul how the fashions uave climbed | Course, Union Course, Narragansett Park. George Wilkes stakeholder. . - G. C. Hitchcock, of Connecticut, enters the pay Mly Highland Queen, by Ashiand, dam Young Highland Maid, by Ethan Allen, B.S. Wrigat and EB, L. Norcross, of Boston, enter the chestnut colt Carenaught oy Fearnaught, dam Lady Richmond, by Cadmus, he by American Eclips starin the forehead aud one white foot forward. George C. Hall enters the chestnut roan, or gray colt Collamore, by Young America, dam’s blood ua- known. He has astar in the forehead and gray face, black and white hoofs behind; white heels tehind. L. J. Mitcheil enters tne bay filly by George Wilkes, dam by American Eagie. She has biack points and was foaied at Manhasset, Long Is!and. M. H. Grifin, of Middietown, Conn., enters tho bay filly Beauty Bloom, py Thomas Jefferson, out of the thoroughbred mare Heatherbioom. Henry A. Barchay, of Astoria, enters the brown bay filly Jalette Brown, by George Wilkes, dam’s pedi- gree unknown. James L. Barclay, of Astoria, enters the gray colt Cambronne, by Thomas Jefferson, dam Puss, sald to bea daugater of Post Boy. William B. Smith, of Hartford, Connu., enters the bay filly Fanny Brown, by Thomas Jefferson, dam Theda Curtis, by Hector. No marks. Penn Howland, of Auourn, N. uters the chest- Dut filly Inez, with @ broken star, Mr. Kose, of Philadelphia, is the owner of # four- year-old horse that is only twenty-seven inches nigh and weighs but 135 pounds, He is a perfect horse in every respect brown in color, witha long tail. Mr. Rose Jately sent to this city for Mr. Huie wo auoe the horse, the jatter gentleman taking the horse on tr lap when performing the operation. Mr. 1e weighs 270 pounds, which ts juat twice the weight of the horse. This horse is not a Shetland, nor does ho belong to any other race of Vary He is an Amer- ican horse, his #ire and dam being both over fitteen bands high ana well formed. This horse is probably the smallest in the world. He is really a curiosity. Ben Daniela is giving Village Girl road work when ever he basachance. The mare is going very fast and will be hard to beat next summer, under the uew rules. Mr. Lovell is fond of showing the speed of his new Pores. Butcher Boy. he cannot drive the jorse fast on the roads in their present condition le sometimes lets him spittin the Park when the ey-a Of the police are not on him. Joho Richards has lately purchased a young hora from Kentucky. The horse is very fast, and ‘falls in” weil with Brother Jonathan and Pet. THE WEATHER IN CONNeCTICUT.—The only thing that prevented us from having a splendid January thaw this year was the fact that there wasn’t any- tong to thaw. The diMculty is to tell when tue. ‘warm spell” began, and from present appearances itu Feet to predict when it will end, or if 1% willend at ail. The irreverent juventie remarked, concerning his baid-headed sire, that “his father's forehead spread all over bis head;’’ ana so our Janu- ary thew tnis year seems likely to spread all over winter, If this sort of thing continues, we shall soon have the California atyle of dividing the year into two seasons, the dry and the rainy. The old- fashioned idea of winter seems to have gone out Of date entirely. What can be the cause of this Meteorological innovation? We hear of noiu- ing peculiar, excepts the alieged storms on the surface of the sun. It must be warmer there, then, in foul weather than in pleasant, which. per- haps, may be accounted for by the fact that the showers sre of fre instead of rain. ‘The old notion that the Wulf Stream has changed again so as to bug our shores closer than ever we bave heard so often that we have lost ali respect for it, on the principle that ft ty begets contempt. However, we ary yet before us, ordinarily the toughest ime comes tO ave enjoyed thus iatewdariford Pusat, January 24