The Sun (New York) Newspaper, December 26, 1859, Page 2

THE NEW MONDAY MORNING, DEO. 26, 1859. <- MONDAT.OEEING, DEO. SS — (Doverar’) doctrine thet the people In the Terrtto YORK SUN. ries Dave the right €o legieet ou say iad Wouth, aah nominee ° The Late Union Mecting. Tas late Union Mesting at the Academy of Mr. Pung would tel the North at ? support the Washington, Dec. 26 —Kelal , tent for future Soperations ¢) take ‘we might live, It is net now even pretended thet it Christmas Day. bighert (The pulp} and charcel ars efornedl tn advices from taste Meter 0a seeded. bevo aay, al fh toverany Another day sactod to the hearts of Christians | te finest Of Wan Dine Condbationalinn were ch Pe ‘e toe | in all lands, bas parsed. Macred, both from ite on- sooour te it ie | teralty an 0 day of fearting émd rejoicing, and from etek ie tee Sten Louie Posen Tei. see | ies commemoration of the birth of “him who died that Hi In the church of the Transfiuration are the om biems “Consolation of Ierssl.” “A Savieur who is Christ the Lord,” “Desire of all nations,” “ The word was mede fcab,” ‘He hath visited and ro- ‘4 f Feauced fo, in this city, has proved a fruitful eabject the partizan press, The speeches have been aj <oeb, in particular, org, the ju wren the slave and his and whose devotion to t! the rights of the Slave States under the Consti- tution, no one can doub' Committee on Invitations of the Union Meeting, in which, while urging conciliation ani fraternal Beoling towards the Son Kerth is [" Anti-Slavery in sentiment.” And Mr, Frutaone is regarded as the repre t very“Monsiderable number of * coasorva- | 1Tincle wae concerned. ne ale tf ‘ tho negro was permitted to. \-t0 and in the Btate of Tensensco Le was parmitted yearn ogo. Mar, Suir, of Va, then, proceeded to 80, In Gopmeqience of the oottrse of romark in- tive” men. Evideatly, then, Mr, O'Conon's views are ‘pot goverally entertained by the Union = men in the Free Staves, Inde.d the Morth-| duiged in by the g:ntleman from Pennsylvania, (Mr. Gnow,) be ea'd bo felt it hie duty to taico bte part in ora States have manifested! thelr opposition | pect ate, “Win tho douse aestmb'ed te was pon to Blavery in a very abolishing of probibi Timits; andinno Northern State coall negro Blavery be re-estabiiehed. Whe:ber they abo! Iebed Slavery bicause t quire ts continuance, or because t Tegarded it as a moral wrong, It is fhnecessary | opment’ Ove of the very gentlemen who had én= @ simple fact that negro dorset this book had been put in nominstion es prosiding officer of tris House. cor must sustain tha most intimate personel amd eo- that the North is anti- | cial relations necessarily with whose deliberations he pi House ané country If they w: ea the’r great soctal an: i - ing that maa to preside over t! dy! Ife put tue question kere, and he desired to undor- ftand it ‘They may have the power by force of num 7 pers, to put a man who is @ murderer, » robber, @ of the free States shall | eo'wi: procialice his to the Union, in that chair- but I ask them if ils ight—if they will stand conatatational erty ou for us to inquire, as th Slavery is excluded from them sustains Mr. Freuxone's assert'on stitutions. posed that the people joized, and re-reviewed, Mr. O'Coron’s <y number of editorial diequisitioas. IIe en- med boldly tate the discussion of the right ot atlee of Injustice of negro slavery, and withoet evasion of qualidcstion, he pro nonneed pegre slavery ty bo net only just, batali 1, tnoral Institution, benevolent in its resulis both | jow, the question which the political journals ‘are discussing are, whetber Mr. O'Conos spoke fe sentiment of the Union men of the Norta, nvd whether his views of negro slavery, a1 an Snstitation tn repnblican States, are in harmony with the laws of nature and the ¢ ermal princi plo of justion, There can be little difficaly in answering the first question, Ex President frutmonr, who signed the Fagitive Stave law, Slavery in sentiment. For themselves, they ‘will not tolerate it as one of heir domestic in Bat tt is a diferent question when it is pro- get themselves up as judges to determine what hall be the domestic institutions of the Southern has furnished themes for master. *, wrote « letter to the th, be dee'ared that the entative decided manner, by | t ting it within their | the public mind ang brought about & revelation that bs poten Harper's ¥ they y put them upsen as eqns’ i ge farther aod Gav Buyrit, of ted jo the Cone an vote: reat deal o’ money had to be used at . a, | Lcciga timed to eccure, theme and that the revoals y pect would take thelr money, molhegeentephieg spaberd By thoy had no In rep'y to thet ado them their pulitical ation. Me rt? ca bet wees Governor BEwann, of S narrated toe convoreatl as he © Tae suretance woe, that while he (Surrn) wer Governs gints, be was sitting in the Council Caambor ove stranger entered end en: bi Mr Sewarn, of Now York. A conversation eoriod, in the conre of which Mr Sewagn remark. ¢0 that'thay were going to allot York, negroes as well sa white, To thet he (Surin had replied, tbat if they bad no objection to free nogrots in New York they tein number in every pacicet from Virginia. Mr, Bewann seid that he ‘all to voto in Naw would ama ho objection to that—that ant thon voto ageins ch trouble with thee lored. he (Sarr) bad then told y would be vary mber of honest beerted Germans and Irish Rogroes that were rout to New York, Mr. Pansewonna sald that Joun Bown as dead, | Soul aither be expelied or opproseed in the'r por: In the end ty made ne terue about, the rout aster of whi Repab'ican nor! onéoreed, Bo farasthe Rey licen farty erere con, 4, tigy did not believe in 14 fo, OF any other we vote but the party in whore service admission having reached t! perty hed caured much ine 'gpation agsirrt bim, aud, there- oe of Vir. a can Ocrsttition were au thom ® cer 1 cited with full vomits Gn might Le deemed necomsary to defence of the country, Ae, thie the payment of mi 100, as a'meastre of thet kind, and may horea’ter be called fa confdeutly antici 1 As heretofore stated, city of Mextco thet the Wea such indigostion express 0 ‘Velkef th: ‘ vory fow heels of ® remarkable incident that aroused Th st will probably be recetvid at the State mat ‘Ghenow, a ‘yueation hes alron4: ee AM x co as are in tho eccial or political thetr protection, owing oe ua or fqal'7. Caras | Gur peations withthe latter are ap frend atte | Roeland and the Covenanters of Sootand volctly + ot of the United States against | opposed tho olworvance of Yaletide, considering it ae nothing moro than the sstarnalls and foaste 1 tof ‘tho Department, | of James of the Pagans, and under the protectorate dros tho SE eaksee Coagreet, Wate apotopriation. early 1a | of Cromwell, Christmas rites and fortivitios wore made {legal and punishable by law. This blow it jained by them patlatactory, , “ ” thongh ite == on | has never recovered in Morrie England, freak oscriborn. Tost croott sures: | ctacrvance ls every year becoming more and more ated. Should Gory wurender thelr contracts, the | general. ‘The waite att roam on Chilatmas Eve in recluce war on the part the ntire cor ntry. ‘A large number of the mall cortractors have in- January for the paymout of what ia duc them, they veat eecrificrs. ‘Tarkr croolt they say, ia now ex- tle, Previous te his diester, 88 oficial ts observed on the day of Cumtrr’s birth, but was: aw, be Bee Sp ners won ‘onda'ned by the earlier Christiana in tien of the Pa- gen seturnalie, which it was meant to supplaat. ‘Father than the nominal object of the festival mont be could of the ceremoniale of thé two observances are the bimeelf obne: to shay being @ e same, merely modified tofeult modern customs and Manat rag trcarded an of slroitcent | nj as thie 7 certatn pro continue the service, which bas thus fer been hele interests did not re- ir cluiven States. It is their right, as freemen, to discuss the questiongf slavery any poltical in'erforence with ft, not eanctioned Dy the Constitution under which the confed- eracy exists, is clearly moral agitation against slavery is legitimate, because such agitations arc necessary for tho dev: lepmont of righ: ideas and the elevation of he race, but the Uuion being a political orgeni- zation, pon-interference with the sovereign Fight of each State to Lnstitu ions is the p!.t’orm upon which the polit eal buri of the cow ‘and upon which all political parties should take their sterd. As to Mr. O'Conon’ as 8 just ane benevolent institution, it is sutli- cient to say that he has @ right to hold and in its moral aspects, but | [76 sigue of « anaes of bad faith, A Tegula'e its own domestic ntry ehculd be conducted, ‘8 dofonce of cots slavery 7 ak the gertlen Mr. @sntn (rm! © gouptry with mon of the bt 28 oment fi Ly ly en the last D! jens, bow ju igliont potion, hed oud i the a as the Laurea painph> | yd Perry pee oxtraordinery expéuse of restoring the service ‘will smount to not less than ono mill rouly diseppointed. The Dopertment tk t ing ® crusade of blow’, murd-r, trea: geo 2 ah anes hhaa the money to pay ali sums pow due for the qusr- rrection, agatoet one of the large: tious of the | nion, Waet hed been the yreaidon, and he asked the ould rightfully nd ea dcadly hostility floor Barasary of Tt caith co:apomure, storm) ‘Taat prosidivg offi- ‘tho members over the roprosentatives of firet devol- one-half of but show- gathe desire to know AF the gentleman from Virginia applies these words ome arr, (quickly) Tam ilustrating. I did the gertlomen is @ murderer. nat met Nicught, aad 1 was would lave come with more grac) than from an in- terruytion Mr. Sumnwaw (with a satisfied alt) 1 mimundore stocd the gentleman, Mc. Surin (\mportounly) I was illustrating. Would you \. to for a murderer. Mr. Seman MT. on thi about to my pe on this side of the Blouse, and 1 \t. When [have anything to re- without being arked. (Appinase in Dortalaly net, 1% aod ft If the gentleman will just Rep cool be be tur for It, rere or robe w. eons in thie Pe otter fi es Chinese Government, that it would not allow them to sco each other. ‘The excharge of several private nites, however, were permit’ Tre various Government departments will be e oes zens of Putiedolpbia, on the prosent of e fag inectibed with thetr loyal devotion to the Union as framed, end the crpstitution as gonatrued by the fatbors of the Republic, With hoartfolt congratula- ton upon there evidences of amity, I am, alr, with S neore respect for yeti personally, venir obadient sor- ‘Whoreas large number of the patrot otis of Philadelphia ent tot Som noawealth Vintnia a feg ineorived with an exprrasion of ther | ct after the holidays, to reflect that “it le more Joyal devotion to the Uuion as framed. and the Gon- at tuticn as construed by the fathers of the Rupublic, be 1 charged | Tost we gratefully scorpt this bosutiful gift as ® re- this | pewed eridencs ef the devsted patetstinn of that beroic band of Northern ooprervatives. who havo ter ending with 8: ptember, but not the legal aul ity fer that purposs.. The oxponses of the « irrent quarter ere Lot due Ull Februmy. Over four mlions are required on gocount of arrears for the yoar: with Inst Juno, Statements of indebtedness to con- tractors, on which they heve raved mmey, to the urches chiefly observe the day, though in the for- mer, Enstor still retains the supremacy, but ll Chriatians of the prosent og, commemorate the day ‘with rome degree of coremony, Daring tho reign of the Plantagencts in Bagend Christines was observed with the greatest festivity: ‘The Ct ristmas holidaydor Yaletide, (named from Danish god Sol or Yule), then lasted from St. ‘Thormas’ Day, the 21st of December, to Epiphany’ the Oth of January, a period of twelve days, daring ‘which the Yule log creckled in every chim ey through Awerican citizens res\ding ia eucd parts | the land, sending out flood of cheorful light over of tho Bosctionists, | barons and rotainers, as, sested at the festive boar lion of dellars, and fome portions cf the country, and the carol of their sly more. Their exprotations that Congress | voices is heard ringing ou! om the frosty midnight "bat tor their, rellof have as, Hiten decidedly more pleasant end much loss mye terious than tho Druldical ceremontes, are atill per- Hincunt ot tee million dolars, are in the hands of | formed under the holly branch tn the contre of the ae tty. hall, while a great improvement !s manifest in the ¥ from Mr, Wann, Minister, to Chine, #97 | substitution of other more civilized edb!es and orna- there: tut eo serch was the survelllance of the | mente for the decorated boar’s heed. We celebrate the dey by an extensive investment in greens, a rpectes of gastronomical insanity, and startliog eba- tions of generosity, generally to people who don’t closed to-morrow on scoount of Christmas, need it, and frequently who don't deserve it. In testes, BMaroining, and Lords of misrule have bi~ come obsolite, but the foarte, the games, and the fore, the vercs) prevailed ay Vera Oriix at the time | minatrel usbertog in the dey of glednons, atill rematn, + Ba ‘Tho try, mistlete, and holly, are no longer trimmed by Druld priests in honor of thelr sccopte’ dlctier, in aty 16 Cuby made wita the Juarez Govern- | but wreathed by fairer hands adorn the Christian home, or decorate the church of him at whose birth “ Hark! the herald angels slog Glory to the new born king ; Peaco on earth and mercy mild, Ged and sinners reconciled." ~ taba fact we are “great” on the gift question, Old folks ‘The Philadelphia Union Meeting. give sometimes merely ,jconuse they can sfford It, or because society ox pect it from them. Young people give to each other, sometimes because they are Bacuvonn, Va , Doo. 23, 1859. eoque’ gain means of bocoming so, Benev- bare no | To Janes 8. Gmnors, Ee wa : abet, heb uy! kag ie Fesolved by the Gonors! Assombly of Virginia, press is own cpink emivent fosition as a lawyer or advocate, he is cot, in eny large meas: in politics, He bas rather avoided politics ; nor hus be been a secker after public oflice. 8 forward to express his own ‘and, perhaps, his reveronce He, therefore, cv Endepencent view: for law, which is a c! Jong and interrely J Jeads him to confound, Hs legal with what is synonymous terms with many lawyers, but they ebould remember the maxin of the graat Rowan cratot and advocate—Sunuaum jus sin sma injwria Later from California. ARRIVAL OF Tak — 18 Days 20 Hours The North At'antic Gaay, eq, Cousuaud: ty bots Aspinwall on the nig t GF We lite, with the pase gum end #1405 24 to freseure, sie let Bau F mveise board te Golden ( urday mo daps and tre York The Bate ban on frolht 267 sacks coco, 1,253 ales bare, 223 ferro iu Too. 6. Mave ava git, D Ww Ince swa be for news Svore, ‘Temasuny Band 6 Go, fogs é Br. we K iy do w. Gyre & Co is » w Fors contaka ne ade te Oke and Sabine, usa'lan) U3 aw thy Baluc wa ed. R 10,8 WNP Navior, 5G UN) doe B Newt dates by toe Bal Lowe by tis lust o Tiotwitbstandiag bis uie, @ Tepresenta'ive man ‘baractorisiic of all minds jovoted to legal studies, ia political matters, what e' ust, Law and justices are | tleran know BALTIC, from San Francisco !! Steamship Baltic, A. G on te Oh on aud arr ved at bor dock Sat~ \wetyhtecn tudige emsougers from Now York joe, Oty Were SUL Teaming HJ. Buna, Haq , Parmer, LAST PR ALTO, 100) wow ear 30.000 48.00 “Me by 00S Doran Uo. s+ BAL ne COON Bug, 00.3) an-bureh & B00 (OT G Bhailz & Cons Velewu @ Liute Order ‘ sence are lat'r by a di Mad mia tue p fitercm, ew FROM CENTROL auenic Gust mala Ba vador, Nicaragua bem roolved vis, Panama,— of the tr at tered tat» detwoon G eat Britain ana Guetemsla, and part cal cus ard secret mauner in whico & wner in whice i the Cortral Ame: will 1.@600 are Lave folly set in through bas ala ( Box tipanied by a protest Wg, Biates, end the be vest eonsun, Goxs OvaLey wes ex pected to come on the P ext trip of the at armer. 8 Mloleter to Corts Rica and mo ty the ‘acocunts, be was suffering from fever, The News by Telegraph. Magnetic Tdegraph Offices, No. 42 Wall street, and Astor Hous, main entrances TAIRTY-SIX CH CONGRESS, oa late- country, where, at last bal beteken befwe the 12 Mon Wotmeday, 4h of January, and Howe, edhura to-day that ® be until if js ad iS Off buave yeatercay the Penney.verie (Mr Guow) object be cit bil partment, in vider to United tee Senate bt! a end tev Wednesday of next proval, Fipally, th when, on motion o wr, Boor er 6 just aw ba of the last © ano applause in the galeries ) the Helper bak ? is rep ia thet the gentleman knew that t believed be kuc ‘nated #0 every sort of atroclty the slavebolders Mr Ctnvie—lam told tt contains infamous mat- T ‘ Mr. Surru—Bir, your condida’ maintained an equal confict with the assal of oor righta sud the enemies of our posce. and wherever fortune may itvite or fate imp l in u the future, [Virgin's will cherish with affectionate Uo pat the] gratitude, the memory of those who #0 bravely en December 22¢, 1969. W. F. GOROON, Clerk. An Envoy From Seni! was recom Did not the gen- it. Porman from Teunvase: lelp or aphiet. Ho wou'd ask that gentleman where he get bis information * Mr. Baw mL) f Tennessee, said bis was thar Mr’ Beaman Lot appr Mri Mosurs, of Mr. & Surin geld t) at be wonld not all by dip ity. f Mmacusr of the gun Gow), hed recollection » deotitnes of tue Hgly oF box ke eoch inede by oppom: to avy in. 9 with slavery in the He demuu he auonld spe ited ty hol low M tust abel ‘sk for him- a 7 fro Ponuaylvauia (Mr. Ma Suit then proceeded to charge upon Mr. W the reepormlblaty. of bbe faiure of the Post by @hion the mail a Virginia (Mr. Butt Piewory of that bul Approprarton bil at the lert sessiom of Com torrtoe of the country waa ‘abo condition, road. no diay reoing at on tl aude 1 f foit or mpelled to amy ty tha td it nothing spre hit mere to bear tae day bet re 0 lamentations of the yeutieman from the lows of that bill { leod from of propesed to atats mi of the H ‘conti reotors, that ble for the defeat of s. ho (Mir. Haaren) shonglit be coutd a maniig appr ost W) had in view was to dafe 5 Of se De. nnpel te Prosdent of the ‘ares to call back Cengrems into extra ses he acd his friords m ght obta'n the con- trol of the Hi use got intend to aly Con.nittee of ©: mance, Dut he asserted that the bonoralll sNeman (Mr. Gaow) knew thea aud at af the House bed agreed to d gagree to th amendment ey that the Bovate wi He chellenged @ contradiction of the tec’ Mr. Giow ciaimad the thor to reply, dicustion eneved ws but @ Jorg whether Mr, yMctu would be Nisted to the oor If be ywlded for any purpose, 1 Tualey' a 1 notions to. adjourn eok met with a di Joure agreed to tal . HANK CALE, (Domn,) of Bias. House. I Lalloty with the followin ‘Wrote number of Necessary to a choice. um, of B, Oaro Mr. Loverom, of alal Mr. MaoLay, of N Mr. Davis offodava anti Leoompt m Demccrat, 11 ‘The reet scattering eax No person having recave no ele Mr, Barwa, of Onlo, Repuliican... my of Virgtnts, Dew rat. Bout -ern oF maccrat .. see 20 pponition, 17 uv nicetocn Candidates & majority, there was Wituout transacting sny cther business, the Howse adjcurted till Monday. ‘The Slave ¥ Beaton, Dec, 24.—The ya'ch Wanderer, of vod here,” Waitus reports thet ee vatnab on Oot. —, to obarge of Osptetn Maem the const of Africs, for a cargo o tuucbed ut Ficres and took oa b ard two Portugues yomen, Coptain Mawrin subsequentiy saul trom Bevavnady Goptain Watton, tm Floveey las ore ty iy Lor f lays, and that she went ashore fcr provistoos, tekiog with him the chronometer cbarta. In Lid abscnee W au7ox, the mabe, got siege the coast of america; meade =» and bore weigh and stecred Fire Islacd, Deo onc Tatnor, and He called ali hands to S revolver, swore be ALTON a; put Loto states that he shost bie will, and ‘The y vast in taking on end sores. A little later he ‘get under way, 8108 by Mowamp sof, accompanied Capt. J Back, ebipp'ng agent, ons was Te 4 movements, resolutions to Jaane 8 Gruvons, eq., of P fir ot Bnicuy, ‘nage thers leg Wiwtng tha’ Hor with tr senti: g Seuth Caroli to tho stave of ade by the Legisiature, thet hi labors, ister, formerly of Puladelphia, died ta Suduik, Va, nwt evening. an,eetee med cit nd tao p vce.” Eley belt bedy wen found The wi rer ts mupp wed to have been exe, or s sim ler icetram:nt, aa the top of bis head w Of wealth, but hept Ittie or wo mousy ta Ble poss sien. ‘The Cor ner is vowysnmme e jury. Ho rented reows of Drea A oifioulty extated be- tween thom, and be hed throatenea Dran’s lifo, Byrn gheld. @ wuse toacre’, whose conduct, it is ¥aio, coved the death 0° bed! seguced aud deserted, was brought be ore ei faulting to give bi lare, be was co Victiin Wee @ Ieepooteb o young git! of D necticut, and diva recently wt Bouth Bost citizen, died at his residence tn Suumor street to- doy. shout £34 o'clock au alarm for the Beveuth District was cousod by the discovery ofe fire ia the attic of No 234 Wiliam stroet. Part of tho attic yas und for the meuufacture cf eaus+ges, and the fire was eaured by the heat from the bricks used fr the {oun dation of the Denesth, Tho firemen put on a stream, of water, and then wert hoing axd sbort!y forwards sevoral re- Yo.ters, who werd inycetigatlr g tho affe'r, discovered that tho beama wore still on fire, Asseted by the po- fog alcut baif anhour, Total demnege about $100, ou which there ts mo insurance, The reporters and polloe deserve a present of swuseges for thetr off. Cency. ‘They are evidertly im favor of tho sausage trade, . No, 8 and €l Pine street, used fir ofies. The damage amounted to about $500 and fally Insured, ‘Tho fire, it is supposed, was caused by live coals ‘belng thrown inte the ash Linn, situated ia the sud question whether be would voto for a man fr the | counter fro«ns of faction, and so nobly defy the fury r of this House who endorid the | c¢ fansticlam. Resolved, That the Gov.rnor of this Common: La Le requested to coumuntcate @ copy of teem se. Pe: sed in both house of the General Arsombly, Wushingion, Deo. 25. G. Mamirom end imponant office of repra- 4 oe the aypectal commissioner ¢ bonoral gina, scourdivg to the provisions jams c.omed ite ‘Tre Kev W. Fayrtre Davinsom, Epiecope! min Herrible Marder at Albien, NY. Rochester, N. ¥., Dec 21.—Pteavont Dren, ‘of Albivs, Orlk in hie grocery '# bechelor, tived ia ‘com piete kn cked in,’ Mr Dram was a man Patnick Cattigan bas been arrest don suspicion, Affaire ta Berton, Boston Dec, 24.—Kowis W, Bae, of Weat yang woes whom he ° on the charge of adultery, and in the svin d do! ited for trisl Resp’ alioged by, Gon- i! known, Curt to Celene bay raatn Logird, an aged ars CITY NEWS, Fors mm Witt1am i raeest.—Last evening olin place, netting firo to the beam ico, the reporters extingutsbed the fire, after work. Furs ox Pore Siaret.—Yesterday morning ut #a o'clock, @ fire tock place in the building collar, Fos uw Waser Taterr-xrn Sreeer,— Between five and alx o'clock yostorday morning, fire broke out jae frame stable, situated in the rear of No, $29 Weat 86th atroet, owned aud cocupled by Jamas M, Mitiwaxn, propritor of the New York Mouldixg and Piaining Mill, The stable, worth about $600, and two borses, valued at $960, wore destroyed. No insurance, except $60 on one of the hones, The flames oxtended to cabinet shop 0020+ pled by Louis Dow, sud owned by BaxruoLomaw Hapamstaaw, situated in the rear of No, 220 West ‘Sith otrest, and the building was damaged 9200 be- fore the flames were checked. Mr. Dow lost $700 ‘worth of tocls and stock, on which there was no in- surance, A frame dwelling house in the rear of No, 218 West 8Tch street, owned by Baxyaurn Gunmons, ‘end cocuplod by reveral poor families, was dameged by fire and water sbout $200. ‘Tho furniture of the Cccupents wes damaged about $400 No tnaurancs either on building oF furniture, The cause of she fixe is not known, Fras um East 281m Srxuer.—On Saturday ——__—_—_ AnarversAnmas or Soxpay Scuocots,—At U6 o'clock last evening the Boventh Presbyterian Ridge streets, wes viensed to give than to rece! sale of evergreens, and stores, dwelings, theatres apd churches, were all more or loss ornamen'ed with thom. ‘The theatres and other places of amusement wore but slimy attended, thougu excellont bills were everywhere offered. ‘Thespla was forced to bow bee foro Santa Claus, ‘Tho Winter Garden was besuti- fully crnamented throughout with winter flwers ond evergreens, ‘The entrance oepectally was very fine, Tho new Bowery thoatre was decorated at the doorways with overgreens. The porch cf the old Bowery was filled with large spruce trees, At all the others except Niblo's taste was displayed in the bol. day adornment. Throughout tne olty, young wrot- ches armed with tin horns, kept up a violent blow- Fourth of July. gant gard of green. ‘The sitar, Uishopes cha'rs, chandaliers and columns are dreped ond gerlanded with evorgroms The Fort cor tains « magoificect boquet of holly, fr and coder, Depending from the beak of aa cagie formlog the readivg desk, ise large wreath of holly aad. fir, containing the leters I, I. 8. About the orgaa, near the columns and beside the windows, are placed young evergreen trees and gatlands of holly, the bright red berries of the latfr shiaing/beeutifally ‘and among the green leaves formi:g tho wresths, are decorated with straight lines of laurel, The penela in front of the galleries are adorned with patores, alternately in simpie trefoll, with « triangle in the centre, emblemet.c of the Holy Trial y ; and with circles, with @ St George's Cross in each, the points extending beyond the clrole, and terminsting each ina trefoll. In the contre of the otrole ta a Maltese Cross, The capital is crowned witn a gar- lend of evergresne, festooned in a fanciful manner, while ftstoons cross from olumn to ceiling, and thece to column, om the opposite side, diagonally, the Communion rails, each ebair, on the north and south des of the Holy Table, ts garlarded with evergreens. Lvurel wreths run rourd each monu- Drs of olent people give penny whistles to charity chlidren, Virgie aces a copy of thats mrlutens te fou, | and ycung men "* dearing to enjoy the comfurte of a expressing acordial reeponse to the patriotic citi: | home," lavish thelr not too plentifal means on the landlady or the landindy's denghter. Children re- ceive presente, rome becauise they are the youngest, others because they are the oldest; in short, every lady ives or receives gifts ab this season of the HENKY 4. Wisk year, and it is » grest consolation to # young man es his bands durcend to the bottom of bis empty posk ‘The chigren of Trintty Church Sabbeth School were colle@Ba in the church on Beturday afternoon, and after Hetening to an excolient serwon by Rev. Dr. Vinton, recotved a large ifiuber of toys of vart- o # kinds, For soveral days pest, Broadway, Bowery, Cans), nd streets bave been alive with the prepara- ar tirna for the holidaya, and last Saturday eveuing, the windows of the shops, with their varied light and or- namentation, produced a most beautifnl effect. Not- ‘withstendiug the cold, for ® mest biting wind wes abroad, the streets were thronged with merry crowds of aight: secers, Dry-goods stores exposed in a flood of ges-light their richest stocks and an assortment of the most tempting labels to entoe customers; toy shops exhiblted wares in ther pecullar line, of almost incsncoivable variety and innumerable fasctzations, tothe youthful mind ; book stores offered holiday gifts, at al! prices, from $100 up to $1.000, Even the restaurants and butcher shops displayed miraculous. ly fat quadropeds, adorned with gaily-colared rib. Vone and bunches of evergreens, Banobes of game wore temptingly bung up, or seductively piled downy on all sides, and even the saursge links looked lees canine in their handsome wreaths of fur and cedar, among wich they swung in graceful festoons, 411 over tho clty depots were established for the g, Os greatan euncyance as the fire crackers of the On yesterday the churches appeared in thelr ele- Trinity church stands first in the list for olegance, chapel, the columns and making @ magnificent show. In the Chancel, within ment, Under the Table of the Deoslogue, made all of evergreens, Is a Roman Cross in the centre, the upper and cach transvorse arm of which terminate in a trefoil. On each side are an eight-polnted star, a quatrefol,e simple Roman cross, and I. H. 8 ‘The putptt is decorated in exch pancl with » beautl- ful wreath of laurel, and all around the canopy are laurel garlands, On the top is a magnificent coronal of pine tops, In Ot. John's chapel the columns are wreathed with hemlock and other evergreens, and the follow- ing logond—taken from the first lesson for Christ- mas day, is seen round the pancls of the gallery, emidet » mags of laure! leaves—“Uato us a child is orm unto use son is gives; and the government shall be upon bis shoulders; and his name sball be called wonderful counsellor; the mighty God, the everlasting Father, the Prince of Peace." Grace cburch is adorned with immortelles and fir trees cn elthor aide of the altar, ‘The church of the holy innocents is fiasly decor. ated, An evergreen canopy, from which silver doors are suspended, overhaegs the alter cross. Over the arch, tn golden letters, on « blue ground! we the words, “Hallelujah, Hosannah.” The alter is covered with white and decorated with evergreens end camellas, Oulvary church is ornamented with wreaths and crcases of evergreens, and six large fir trees in the okaxcel, In &. Thomas’ church evergreens are worked in ‘Yarlous forms of stars, clroles, etc., which adorn the Walsand columns, A large white cross formed of camelics ise noticable feature, and over the oom~ muuton table is the motto, “Let us goto Bethle~ bom.” In Christ Church, a dozen large pine troes are placed along the arches, and three in the chanesl, ‘The pulpit and reading desk bear wiesths, and on the organ gallery is the word “asmanuel,', uel," “God manifest in the fess,” “Pence om 60d wl Forrmad engay” nd SSGlory Wo Ged fm deomed his people,” and'The glory of the Lord is tigen upon thee.” Within @ wreath, like # erown, are the words “Brightaces of the everlasting light, King of Kings, the gift of Goi." All Beints church waa very beautifully trimmed The churches of Bt. Btophen's, Bt. Patrick's, and the Holy Commmuntin aro alo finely decorated. Last night a new German Theatre opened in Turn Ha'le, on Orchard street, near Hester, ‘The plece ee” looted for the opening night, wae s lazend. of the Black Forest, entitled *ieanora, or Village and 2" Tho actors were almost all members of the TE Bi AE Oe Cay 8 re Ne ae | ee eve eeistr chance xc day, hough ta Ro tr Sasenta, oot tho peckemances wen wel oo ducted. ‘The theatro was trimmed with overgrocns on every ide, and though small, preented « beeuti- fal eppearsnag. ‘The concert saloons on Broadway and Canal street kept open last night, as uscal on Sunday ev saings, and were generslly adcrned with spruce, fir aad Neurol troes and wreaths, On Friday leat the schools cloeod for the holidays by apprepriate Juvenile exercises, Numbers of the charitable institutions, In various ports of the city, are sadly in want of funds at thit seagon of the sear, to carry forward thelr labors; and perheys if some cf our citizens were to exorcise tone, and denon te supplemental treaty, which om. | Sbout the | heed, gaily decked with rosemary | their generosity on the:n as well as on thelr rich and foram cur government the power to toteriore for | and bey, and hearty cheer of Christmas tne, the Le wasmail how! performed its rounde, The Paritans of drawal, beautiful sequaintances who don't need it, the would be quite as produottve of good in the next world, If not in this, ‘To-dey will be genorally observed as the scculsr Christmas, stores shut, gormandiring prevalent, and enjoyment rule the hour. CURITMAS IX HROORLTH, ‘This Anniversary was well observed yostorday, in accordence with the usual custom. ‘The churches, generally, were decorated with evergreens, &o., and mery presented an ornamontal and beautiful ap- Fearance. Sermons eppropriate to the day were delivered, and the anuiversarics of Sunday schools and juvenile Missionary Societies wore held, The evening previous the streets were filled with persons looking et the sights in the windows, and making Purchases forthem at home, Cuntst as At Prrmourn Soxpar Scnoon,— ‘Tho children of Plymouth Church (Bexcum’s) San. day School observed Christmas day yesterday by an extra seerion in the afternoon. The room was taste. fully decorated with greens and flowers; the usual monthly missionary collection was takea up, and this, with ainging by the children and remarks by Mr. Tracy of the newsboy’s lodging house, Dr, Mon- art and Mr, TrTon conat'tuted the cxorcises. Tae collection, which amounted to $112 43, wes appro- printed to the Children's Home Missionary Fand for ‘The relief of the poor aud needy of their own ac- quaintence. ‘This evening, at atx o'clock, the enme sero’ will baveo gala entertainment in the chureh to consist 0: ninging, recitation, scriptural tableaux, 4c, the proceeds of 1.000 tickets to outaiders at 10 cents each, golng also to the Home Misslonary Fund of house will doubtless be filled to over ‘lowing by the friencis of the children alone, the school. 7 COMERV ANCES OF CHBISTMAS BLARWHERD, Boston, Dec, % —Christmas, and the religions as- Socistions of ite commemoration, waa the sul) ct of discourse in mort of row will be obser ved. with Cbristmas, aud ‘ano eli the banks will be noed. il a publication from M mday tort y Fre aa Rice A Ma Paltimore, Dec 28 —To-morrow will be generally observed bereas 8 hoiday, Tue newspapers will al suspend thor pablieatien, Washington, Dee 26...AN the papers in this etty, ard in the citiew as for South as Auguste, will # perd their pubioation to-morrow, r churches to-day ‘legal boldsy, 1 connection c ‘Tu number of patients admitted to the New York Hos) ital, tor the week encing, December 984, were 8%; discharged, cured or relieved, 50; ded, 6; remaining at dato, 281, Atmost Faozex to Dasara —A German emig Aut, named Geosae Minnr, Jootercey moruing, lylog under « sto; was found encty | SOFC! 24d Ware Police Station. aud after receiving the ate tention necessary, was placed in charge of the Cow- tmlssion 7 of Em'gration, Dearu ww a Caui.—A man named Micaant Dowavam, on Saturday night, was root aod was Hrought tu tae 7 Jouse aad olecrd in ® coll, whe It was at first supposed that a fellow oocupact of the coll ha censed his dea bot an tnquest held by Coreuer thas death was the result of corgestion of the orata, caused by totewowrance, ard the jury rendeet © veatict to that effec. Doocased was a native of Ire~ land, 0 years of age. Fourp Drap.—A woman nemod Rosa ea fund dead in Ler bed, at Ao. rday wo ning, and Coroner Jsoxuam pitifled. It is supposed tast intemperance aud necewsarios of life bh. D.ccased was about 80 yoars of ago. nous Casvatty.—Faape, McKinsm a 1d 12 soars of aze, while iu the act of jumping of B. BK caretn Hudson Cay, fell backwards 10 ing. Hi peroment, striking bis and rooavivg a eovere frecture of the axull. 03 to the residoace of his parents, 6 H.dsom etroeta, bind man, are'dentally ow at his resideacg No, : enue, @ 8 o'clook ye-terdsy morning, and surtsiped frectares of both loge beades ssrions tuvernal injariea, He was cunveyed to the N, ¥, Fatat Fats 1970 Aw Agga,—Coronor Sc a1 mas teld oo bs. reontvee by falsti into # deep ares on lest Monday night, after he hi tg freeiy ‘of beer. itr of Lrolaad, 89 yoars of age, and loaves a fam- Drati raoM AX Overpose or LavpANom,— Corn Fr Barmaee brid en icquest, on Buaday. at the New York Borpital upon tee body of Pate onus, fon Inten laborer, 85 yrare of age, (fects of a0 ovadcse of laudanum, bat whetaer who died from the Farau Cry 4,8, Acctoxst,—Coroner Jack- Man deld an inquest, on Barun a charc street, upon the body of native of New York, 42 years «f age, who was run afu: ty @ Fourth avenue car, pear the corcer of Fraokfort et owed, the frovt piat’orm of the car, and soci ton cH, The verdict of the Jury was accidental " Mowrr.—A man na- A Lancs Amount or Moxey Founn.—Yes- jap agent of the Detroitend Muwsukee Rel tamed James Harwaap, cated u; tha’ it was in pre; aretion, okt o be claimed was in effet He aso alleged that west, the wi Drakes; the ide sent word that Court of G.neral Sessions. This was the lest day of the term, and only wpeophen ord! viot ad of amault and battery, en Om, COM’ emul was sentenced to thirty deysin the city prison, fined $150. ‘This lenient sentence was ina «coat de- gree duc to the fuct that he was far gone in con- sureption.. Cornelius Wood was fined $10 for an pve irae, adtnite They wero not ed mitted. the plaintiff wrote the Oo~ end for el, woeks 800, which all ox- tho thirt~en 'woeks of the ‘and bis wife, they had tor services, while the of tho play was A. play ea to preciude the wintifl thought fb was not, and cited Ba:thoiomew Gavsan, conv ot dof grand larceny ino ealing «lange quantity of silks. furk, &o, from his erop'oyers. was rent to the pentt utiary for three and wx mouths. George Wiwon, @ pickpocket, was seut to the penitentiary for five m: ntbs. Kenreth M. lroe Jabn TZ. Boscom, who rob. is’ jowulrs store of jo vols worth the penitentiary..Metrose for two sears end six months, and Borcom for taro and six months, wes fined $10 for aswanit. David stn ler «ffonce, Jawes Bhepberd, who has been once tried, con: tenced ‘Termainer, ‘Co. on street, where he was emploved, by booming en angled in the forming mache. 'Beveral b ues were prc ken a06 be was internally injured br fore he could bo+xtricated, The unfortunate jad was conveyed to the Cuy Morpital, where he d'ed on Sunday morn. ‘waa 15 yetrs of ogo, @oath for areen, in this a bad arew trial ord: of Appesls, waa agein brought here on Saturday, whan bin come was remitted te the Court of Oyer and “BROOKLYN, Farat Accrogst 1a 4 BorrwAtt.—On Se- sbout noon, a iad paned Faanow Hawks, Tosidiny in Bpercer vtrect, was scverely tjurod in the steam rope mantfeotor corner of Myrtl d by toe Court of Wesars. Tocken & @venuo sud Grensm Veepicr acarsst A Sracr Psorareror — Mrs, Hootos baught an action agawnet ar, Bast for damages aristog out of infurlea sustatard jerry. a pegbbering Sieg eackas, & being some t we previous te 4.h of lout Jui The lecies beuame frghteret The aie lod iu the grtcutfirt Tee pisiut {f folowed, ant in de ‘that eve wes une seven weeks dored in favor of pla naff. ct sor ding thr ateps foll and injured herso'f ao severoly to attens to ber ueud work for ‘A werd ot of $6.0 damages was ron- Frozan To Dratn.—A colored man, named aon Comni.ive H Jousson, wee found frog-n to destn in Bobed attacbed tw the prem! M in Warren street, near Fran’ lin aveot, oa Sature last, "Be bed doubtlees takeu abelsor in protect him from the old. 6. Kacey, Pouce Irexs.—A women, destrous of making sto! ber hitte on08 @ from Rusnan'’s store, in Fal right, for which rho was arrested and ‘T 0 colored vervante, fa Horkin's ssloon, onettad Christmas dinver, Oa search- number of artic ee which they , tow street, on Babar ‘OD street, on day two dolis Up. —The tide was lower on Saturday ban it bes beon for macy moatbs, wan experienc.d by the aout of the slips, One boet the uppar slip om the Brooklyn #de became ast, ‘Yeoter of severe fienc ree PiTHie 27ose HI : TES ‘wore under the seoosnity of crowding WILLIAMSBURGH, Fesgast Biscounss om Joun E. Coox.— In Compliance with the request Yous &, CooK, who were unable 5 natty ib 28 tit ii z pkie aa! cae e f i ij Ranvoriow or Favr.—On and after tho of Jan “tt Salona HOBOKEN, Tre Ingorst ox Ma. ‘Lomnasmn, — body of Mr. Tho Family Sowing Machine—A. ‘The Femily Sewing Machiae. Tax Grovan & Baxen Sewmo Ma Cowrany invites ‘ine attention of tailor, | ot Zaanéra, and others who may profes stiteh” roam to thetr ‘ FIFTY DOLLAR SHUTTLE MAG | With recent valuatie improvements, ‘ oo yon Brayvy 1s Borrims, no aroha tnd are vars et mene with a fae slmaite “forsale by all Drurgiste end @: eres tie hats f ‘A of a! 98. Dramatic Paoreston LADDIN : 08 Fink Wo)» Gelightful thinge, e- ; Ane Reavans or THE Sun are reape iv tbat the third, snipmout of 4 Gin was landed cn this 200h vost sox Vertes hone gold pase at 43 Broadway, " Geanine Uy Toor-Sxint Yanne—Fure! Bartisc—Crrt_ Trap. 80 bates superior guality Batting, S-ouney thin wrappor bates, fur nate at low Barxy's Temorndrow vast article 4 a Biemern are rea y Hil be . LING, Peaident JOHN a