The Sun (New York) Newspaper, December 16, 1864, Page 4

(Comtinued from the frat page.) hd the Militia le and they are Lereby instructed uire into the expediency of so amending the Act of Conyress of Morch 5, 1792, entitled “An Act w» wore effectually provide fur the National defence Oy @mtablishing ® volform mmilitte tarouwhout the Coused States," and the severe! ects arormdatory of the sane, wa sbell provicte for th nroMiment of all male citizens between the of 18 aud 46, resi- dent in tue United States, without to color ; sud «iso to milmnit such otber provisions a@ ray tend more efficiently to orzanize the militie systern wt the United States, and report by bill or other- wine The bil te transfer a gunboat to the Government of Liberia was taken up aud passed— yeas, 05: aw y% ¥.-- Adjourned till Monday. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. Mr. Cox offered a resolution, which was adopted, that the Secretary of State, if not incompatible with the pu! lic service, corommnicate tu this Mouse |! communieationa on file in bia office, with refer- ence to the difficulties upon the Northern borders, sod which have beeu referre! to the Committee on roreiyn Affairs. du motion of Mr, Blaine, the Committee on Waya ent Means was instru ted to inguire inte the ex. of exempung sriling vessels of five hund- and upwards from the two per cent. tax Iroposed in the O4b section of the faterual Revenue Actof 14, The Houre to k up and passed the Senate joint resolution, wiving the thanks of Congress ty Capt. Winslow and L eutenant Curhing, the one for des- troying the A-wbama and the other for destroying the Albemarie. Mr, Donnelly, of Minnesota, introduced e bill to require all persona applying for the benefit of the preemption ant homestead laws, to make oath that they had uot deserted from the army, or resisted the draft, or necreted themacives to svoil being ens rolled or dratted, or discouraged enlistments, and providing that whenever such offenses could ve proved, the land claimed should revert to the Gov- eroment., Keferred to the Committee on Public Lands. Mr. Davis, of Maryland, reported a resolution from the Commitier Foreign Affairs, declaring ‘ that Congress bas s Constitutional right to ap au- thoritative voice in declaring and presenting the fireign policy of the United Blates, ag well as in the reeoynition of any forex power, and that while the matter ie pending in Congress, itis not» eutject of diplornatic explanation, Laid on the tuble by yeas 6%; nays 9 Mr. Davie immediately anked to be relieved from service on the Committee on Foreign Aifaira, as he found the uwajority of the House against bin and tuok the occasion to severely animadvert on we Secretary of State for his explanations te the French Government of the resolution, heretofore passed by the House, against French or other uner- Jerence fn the atfairs of this continent, Mr. Cox, of Obio, also a member of the Com ittee ou Foreign Affairs, supported the views of Mr. Da- vis, and spoke of the conduct of the Executive De- artment as indicative of wn attempt to bring the wisinture at ite feet, Messrs. Blaine, Boutwell, Spaulding and Dawes @ustained the action of the House lu laying the re- solution on the table. Mr. Stevens maintained the right of Congress to declare its policy in reepect to the “Colonization of Royalty” on this Continent, or upon any other question, After further debate, the House refused by # Vote to excuse Mr, Davis trot service on the Com. qittee ou Foreign Aflurs. Mr. Ashley gave notice that on the 6h of Janu. ary next he would call upthe peuding joint reso. lution from the Benate, proposing # constitutional amendment for the abolity the country, and that he would demand # vote upon the resolution the Monday following The House passed a resolution, the Benate con- curring, to adjourn over trom the 29d of December to the 6th of January. The House passed the bill giving the true conu- @truction to the clause of the Internal Revenue Act coucerning the tax eyrars and tobacco, The House also he Invaud, Ponsion and Consular and Diplomatic appropriation billy when at 20 minutes past U o'clock, it wdjourned unui! ouday. f slavery throughout News Items, tBy Telegraph to the New York Sun.) Tho steamer ‘Jobu L. Stephens arrived at San Francieco on Tucs tay from Mazatien, She brings news of the surrender of the city of Macation to the French on the 15th, Tue blockade runner Emily Hendry arrived in Hampton Roads yesterday morning, having been captured on the Sih inst. while on the way to Ber- muda, with a valuable cargo of 610 Lalos of cotton and a Jarge quantity of spirita of turpentine, Six mills in the Hagley yard of Dupont's powder mills, near Wilmington, Del, exploded yesterday morning, kiliing ten men and wounding severs! others, The explosion was the most serious one that has occurred for several years A pisvatou frou Cape Cod statos that a large vessel, supposed to be # ship or bark, was dis covered on fire from that etation yesterday, and would undoubtedly be totally destroyed. Lhe fate of the crew is unknown, Tux U, 8. Supreme Court Charaber was filled yea- terniay with ladies and gentlemen to witness the ceremony of Chief Justice Chase taking his seat, At a few minutes past eleven the crier formally auuouneed the comlor of the Justices, who, as 1 Jus. toe Wayne walked in frontof his associates, and was followed by the Chief Justice, They all sepa- rated to their respective chaira and remained standing, while the Chief Justice himself read the oath of office, # written copy of which had been banded him by Justice Wayne, Mr, Middleton, the Clerk ot the Court, read and recorded the cou soleaion, Al! the Justices being seated, the Court Proceeded to business. customary, appeared iu their robes of office, General Intelligence, (By Mail to the New York Sun. | Tur Albeuy Penitentiary shows @ net profit of wo for the list yea eu Geneeat Sherman's younyeat child, six na act, died Inst week at South Bend, Lad, Mason-Genevat Crittenden, of Kentucky, has reeiyned bis commission in the army, aud his res- Symation law been accepted, Wrrurn 4 few dave a letter was loft at the Pres- dyterien w York, containing @even words: dd com of forsion exchange," without dute or siuature, and two U, 8B. uotes of $1,000, AN old Indy who had tnaisted on her minister og for rain, had ber cabbages cut ap by @ hall —and, on viewing the wreck, remarko! that eho “never knew him undertake anything without overdoing the mater" An Arkansas judge lately charved 9 grand jury, in Pulaski county, that *boldim or seeding slaves fo a crime, smounting to # felony," aod tourenit of the qualitie: 8 agreed to tud bills of indiet- ment against the ebolders of thas county, in accordance with the charge. Aprroren young lady (seated in @ rocking-cha'r, reading the Bible, exclaims) —'* other, here is w vammatical error in the Bible,"* (Mothen, low ere ber specks and opproaching the reader in « a running astivu e, saye)—— KT) itt Will ist t's the very thing that has been eadug the bovk- marks." Dw Monday afternoon three colored men got into e eurect car in Philase!vlia, after having been tu- formed that it was contrary to the rule of the com- , They were uvsted Ly the conductor to yd hus py Be ee toas iu rewaining They were othe finally removed, and subsequently arrested and taken before an wliermau, Lo held thew to keep the peace Yeormepar torning, exys the Richmon! Drs- Patoa, Dec, 12, the Yaukee officers in tie pri t Danville made an attempt to overpower the guard. They were fired on, and Col, Rosser, of New York, was instavtly killed, and othera wounded. Thie frightened the rest, and the atternpt was given up. The strugyle lasted bot a few minutes, und al! was Boon quiet, Tun Peruvian Congress have adopted almost unanimously s reseluton calling upon the Presi. dent to dernand of the Spaniards the evacuation of the Chincha Istanda, in eight days, If this demand wae not complied with, he wae directed to at once attack the Spanish squadron Anotl er resolution requesting sho President (o resin, was also adopt | ed by the Cougress, but at the latest advices she had not compiled, aud there were prospects of revolution, The Sisters of Charity in Detroit lost seven bun- dred dol'ara in gold and silver afew days age. At the time of the alarin respecting the raid" from reie's in Canada, the ‘S.sters,"’ assisted by a male attache of the hospital, named Kanane, buried the money in the caller, When the excitement eub- skied they concluded w remove the money from ite biding-place, but i was missing Of curse Kanane knew nothing about its disappearance, but bis conduct was suspicious, and Le was subse- quently arrested, Tar War Departrnent haa completed the arrange- ments or servi ug clothing t ur moldiers held aa prisoners by the relela, and an + been in- wued t the effect that friends of mich prironers may forward to them almost any desired article of comfort by directing it in care of Colonel John K. Mulford, ageut for ex hance of prisovers of wer, at Fortress Monroe, Digedier4d neral Joseph Have, United Btates Volunteers, and Colonel Stephen M. Weld, Jr, Fifty-sixth Masaachusetts Volunteers, prisoners of war, have been placed on parole by the rebels to receive and distri ute the articles. Arnivare letter, dated at Havana on the Oth instant, makes th lowing statement: ‘An on- surrection, head y one Bettancourte, bas broken out at Puerto Princije Cuba, and the greatest ex- citernent |s anid to prevail throughout the interior wrovinces, The wildest rumors a net the rienda of * Cuba! in He ¢ Republican party—are faid to be hopeful and reticout, ex- pressing their sentiments with more diplomacy than Quixotic courage. They evidently await the boom of Kettancourte's cannon before Wrowing thernse! ves 0) iy inte the conflict, A secret ur ganization, # exist ip Havana, le doubtless in some way implicated in the affair, One thousand #0 diera were went irom Havana to qnell the revo- lution, but @ rauch larger’ force will doubticas be required,'* ing annual report of the Becretary of the Navy atates, that after deducting the expenses, over #15,- 000,000 acerued as prize rnopey resulting from the sale of condemned prizes, One-half of this gues t© the Government. The adm'rais commanding on the blockade have been Lee, Dahlgren, Farre gut, Bailey and Porter, Their share of the unap- opriated $7,500,000 will be §5, 250,000) Lae, Tailleven and Farragut will divide the In thon of this as few captures have been ¢ 5 Bailey's squadron, aud Porter haw ouly been in command of the North Atlantic squadron bat 4 short time, The commander of the squadrons off Wilmington and Charleston will also realize @ handsome sum—one-filtieth of the grand agyre- wage, oF 865,000. Naval, Launch of the Screw Corvette Wain panong. The screw corvetts Wain panoag was successfully launched from the Brooklyn Navy Yard yesterday morning, in the presence ov hundreds of spectators, atnong whom were alarge number of laties, Ble entered her destined element in the most graceful style, amid cheers and waving of bandkerchiess M as Chase, daughter of Commander Coase, stood wt ber bow and christened her ae she went off, She glided through the water about two hundred yarda, vhen abe was towed back by tug-boate on hand for the purpose, The Wamponoag waa built under the superintendence of Naval Constructor BP. Delano, and is of the following dimensions ; Kxtreme length, 585 feet ; bear, 45 fe depth, 23 feet 6 inches, She will be ship-riv, and wil carry a battery of twenty heavy guns. She hes two praved engines, with 100-'noh cylinder and h stroke of piston, and eight boilers, capable of furnishing pleuty of steam and of givin the sbip great propulsive power, The machinery is from the Novelty Iron Works of this mty. The Wampanoag is the fourth of her class launched + the others beiug the Ammonoosuc, Ligho and Chat- tanooga. The following is a \.st of the new screw co vetles: Pompanoosuc, Neshaming, Wampanoag, Am- monoosucy Madawaska, Chattancogu, Idaho, Re- waydin, Guerr ere, Miunctonka, Antietam, Hlinois, Piseataqua, Outario, Java, Hassaio, Mosholu, Mon. damin, Neosaucuo, Contocook, Willamette, Tabga- quia, Watuugs, Arapne, Pashmataha, Wanadoset, Manitou, i sof “ tony; the next five 400; the next nine ) aud the remaining twelve 4200 tons, LOCAL NEWS. NEW YORK AND THE VICINITY, Tur SKATING SRASON—ANTIQUITY OF THE Bront Tax * Porrey or Morion” on Tor —Is- ORMASING PorULanity oF THR AMUSEMENT IN Naw York Its ExJoyaent by act CLasnes- Tuk Pee- PARATIONS MAKING FORK THY Pursent Srason—Tur Vakiovs Beating Ponps Turin Rasrgerive Ar- TRACTIONS How to Keacu Tika —A Few Hints 10 Skaters,.-The cold breath of winter which skating New York has been anxiously awaiting, has ot last touched the surfuee of the skating Parks aud all skaters aro now agox in anticipation of the glorious sport that is almost within reach, Not only those who understand the graceful art are in- terested in the skating carnival, Those whe can- not participate in the sport themselves, feel that they cau enjoy it ae spectators ; or with the behef that it is © never too late to learn,” are preparing to make their first essays at balancing upon the slippery steel, Judging trom the indications every- where manifest, the season which is now about opening will surpass in galety all that have pre- ceded it, The last four or five years havo develop- ed @ remarkable passion for skating, throuyhout the country, and in the metropolie particularly, 1% bas grown to be the leading winter attraction for the fashionable world, and in isct. for all classes, Each winter has found the skating parks more attractive than before; the pumber of their patrons ties rapidly increased, un- til, at the present time, the love for the exbilarating exerciae pervades all c!asses, rival ng the enthu- Siastn of the ancient Grecians, who tn their day Dationalized the sport, But, with all the ardor of New Yorkere at the Present Ome with respoct to skating, standing the many | made in the only in ite rd nowwith- tnpreverents that have been nof skates, the art is hore The custom of skating ta almost a8 okt os profane history iteelf nf Tn all coun- tries of favorable temperature, skating bas been practiced for centurios; and in muny cold coun- trieg it is the tmost common mode of locomotion, wherever ay ie. The best skaters in the world are the Hollanders, who, as a people, are said to be | graceful only When on skates, But in all countries of Northern Europe the art !s cultivated, and tn | | many of them the people of both sexes have at- | tained great proficiency, Iu this country, too skating has to some extent Leen in vogue ever since the carly setticwenis; but bere tbe sport until within the last few years, bas Leen sadiy on the decline Even now, with all the enthusiasm that has been infused into it by the stimulus of fashion, skating, ag an art, ie far behind what it was in “ye ancient days of New Amsterdam." It {a pleasing to notice, however, that this most healthful and delightful amusement is on the ae- cending scale, and there s good promine that a few years hence New York will eclipse the world in akuting, aa it now does in many other commenda- ble instances, And this popular enthusiasm with regard to skating i# not one of those fashionable man‘as whore only result (a reckless expenditure of money. The juvigorating exercise, its eect in imparting race and ease to the pupil, and the buoyancy of apinte which it inspires, are worth all the medical advices, quack nostrums and French dancing mas- ters in the whole country, Whet can more fully charge one with vitatty than the swift, graceful motion, the pure respira- tiom and the feeling of lightness which the expert skater experiences as he glides over the toe, Iybtly touching it, as if the air, rather than the earth, were his true element. And what « capital appetiser! The verieat dyspeptic in Gotham would be cured of Lis indigestion by skating. Aud what healthful bloom it imparts to the cheeks of the fair sex! It is worth all the rouge in Paris. It In gratifying to every lover of the noble sport ju thie city to know that the akating parks are keeping pace with the advancement of the art, and that all their appointments are greatly improved’ to meet the requirements of the present season The parties having them in charge have not been vnmundfu! of the increased demand for accommo- dations, ond have made their arrangements to cor- respond with the expected increase of patronage. The Central Park Skating Pond is the elysium of skaters, and although the arrangements made by the Commissioners last winter were thought to be admirble, they have been greatly im- proved for the present season, and the enjoyment of both skaters and spectators willbe materially enhanced, The various build- jugs have been ep!arged to meet the anticpated in- crease of patronaze the present Winter, and all the improvements sugyested by the expenence of former seasons have beeu made. The refreshment department will be under the old management, but the capacity for accommodating visitors will be Kreatly increased. The prices, notwithstanding “the advance in oate and hey," (see Artomus Ward) will be arranged by the Commissioners iu due season, and wil! not be exorbitant. The ar- rangemnents for warming have also been enlarged, and skaters need have po fears upon that subject. The skating-chairs, aud other attachments of the Park, will be obtains! le as usual, and the supply willbe much larger than last year, All that is needed now to inaugurate the festivities at this poplar skating resort, is the requisite thick- ness of ice; ond if the present weather con- tinues, a day or two more will open the carnival The Park, a# all New Yorkers know, {9 accessible by allthe avenue curs, and the skating pond is tree to all. The Fifth avenue Skatin, Park, under the man- ot Mr, & private enterprise, re- quirlug the purchase of ainission tickets, It is patronized mainly by the elite, and is fitted up in splendid style. Kverytbing calculated to enhance the pleasure of skating haa been done, and an ex- cellent band of music has been engaged to add ad- ditional charin to the gracetul exercise, The free ponds in the upper part of the arty will aloo receive their full share of visitors, particularly those resid ng adjacent to them, The most impor- tant of these, and the one most extensively patron- izel heretofore, is Beekuian's Pond, near Sixty-first street, and between Fourth and Fitth avenues, The pond at One Hundred and Ninth street, and Some others of minor importance, all of which may be reached by the avenue lines, wil! be patronized as usual, There are also a number of excellent resorts for skaters in the towns and cities adjacent to New York. Brooklyn is particularly favored in this re- spect, having or being convement to half a do: tine skating ponds, Capitoline Lake, which is ke chief resort of Brooklyn skaters, is a delightful place In the akating eesson wud is easily reached, Ic is situated between Nostrand and Marcy avenues, and is accessible by Fulton avenue care and those on DeKalb avenue, At this pond new buildings have been erected tor cooking, ample refreshment accommodations will be furnished, and skaters will find it # desirable resort. The Union Pond, in Ratledge street will also bean excellent place for skating, Itcan be reached by the Flatbush avenue, Montrose avenue and East New York cars, The Nassau Pond, in Flushing, is acceaible by the Flatbush avenue cars, The Washington Pond, at Gowanus, and Chichester Pond on Bashwick ave- pur, are al4o centres of attraction in the skating season, There are also a number of free pouda in and about Brooklyn, all of which have their share of visitor# in the skating season, Jersey City, Hoboken, and other suburban towns also have their skating ponds Hercules Pond, near Jersey City, is well patroniaed, aud may be visited by New Yorkers without the re- quirement of s passport. The Morris Canal alao furcisbes a fleld for those who are uot ambitious to “spread themselves" too extensively, I: wi L thus be seen that New York and vicinity are well supplied with skating resorts and that every- thing has been prepared to make the season as brilliant as posmble, The places for skating being satisfactory, but two essential matters rere: in even to select the mght kind of skates, which {is ea and to learn how to use them, which is note Learning to skate, however, is not 6o difficult as most learners imagine provided they know bow to begin, The greatest mistake made by skating aspirante is In acting upon the hypothesis that “anything wil! do to learn on," and accordingly providing themselves with an old or inferior par of skates. As well might an infant be expected to learn to walk iu ® s.apeless shoe ar a novice to learn to skate with inferior tools, In the selection of a pair of skates, a few points should | The part of the skate upon which should be about the length, or a agement Oatman, is for the novice be understood, | the hoot rest trifle shorter, than the boot, and the runner shoukd | be—say half an inch longer than the boot—not shorier, as in the case of the old-fashioned ‘iurn- ups.” The face of the runoer showd be froin s quorter to three-vightbe of an inch in thickness, and shouldturn up @ little at both the toe and the hvel, enough to glide over very small obstruc- tions upon the ice, The face of the runner should be smooth, and dled perfectly square or “aharp'"— gutiered runners are an exploded humbng, The newly-patented sole-fastening is the best arrange- ment for attaching the skate to the boot, holding it wore firmly, which is ap indispensable requiate | wekating. The bgot ale ise matter to he cote aidereu. It ehould fit the foot tightly, have a heavy double sole, aud be very little longer than the foot. Tus equipped the learner should make his first spot that bas been most cut up by other skaters, if he can do no better. He should have either a ckat- ing chair or the arm of » friend to support him untilable to balance himself, and should then ee chew all extraneous aid and begin for himself, tak- ing very short steps as if walking, and taking care not to Jet » leg etart off “on ite own hook."" From this starting point he will gradually gain confidences, become more familiar with his narrow base, length- en his strides, drift into the poetry of motion, and finally after the customary allotment of tumbles, achiove the ‘outer edge back wards’ cut the ‘‘wpread eagle," aod graduate « first class skater. Tue Lanox Fire is Tux Bowrnry,—Fire Marabal Maker ts busy trying to discover the origio of the fire in the B wery on Wednesday, but be has as yet discovered no clue, Incendiariam is suspected, and 't wonld be well, in these times, for people to be more than ordinarily watchful, as there ja no knowing where or when the incendiary's brand may be thrown, Tue New Fire DerarrmMent Ordinance came up for action {tn the Board of Councll- men yesterday, and after the insertion of one or two unimportant amendments, was ad RecrvrrinG,—The © Volunteer © ittes yesterday received fifty recruite—a larger number than had been received ina single day for several weeks. The erection of the new buildings for the use of the Committee, and particularly for the work of correcting the eurol! ment, are rapidly approach- ing completion, Five Ports House or Iypestry.—The an- niversary of this tnetitution was to be celebrated last evening at the Academy of Music, The ebil- dren, to the number of some eight hundred, were ow hand, but the audience did not number more than ahundred, It was theretore thought advisa- ble to postpone the exercises to a more favorable evening. The children, however, went through several exercises, after which the little ones were taken home and the audience dispersed, Dww'st 88 THE PoInt,—Yesterday as ‘fa young man from the country" was sauntering le surely through Chatham street, be observed in front of one of the Recruiting offices the following announcement: MEN WANTED, BOUNTY $3000), “Thirty thousand dollars,"’ exclaimed he, ‘well that's worth fighting for anyhow, av I'll goin.” In he went and was received with the greater: kindness and courtesy by the broker, who fortb- wit) began to praise him for his patriotism, prom- ised that !n less than a month he would be a colo- nel, and @ year would not elapse before he became a major-geueral, There was vothing like the army; plenty of good living and the pleasure of thraatring his enemies. All these were promised, and the (supposed) “greenhorn'’ was not permitted to get in a word as thin as agixpence, The broker next treated hirn to @ first rate dinner, and plied hiro with lquore until be was nearly coopered, and, of course, ready for his purpose, On returning to the broker's office, a surgeon wes in waiting who requested him to strip, ‘Strip !'! exclaimed the young man, “what forf?’? ‘lo see if you're fit for the army," replied the surgeon, ‘The army! But, my dear air, I am not enlistec, and the placard promises me a bounty of thirty thousand dollars." "You lie!" said the broker, “it is only $800, and you did enlist with me while at dinner, you know you did.’ Worda were bandied about, the ‘re- crult’ insisting that 230,000 was promised, while the broker insisted that the bounty waa only $300, At length the latter examined his ‘‘ahingle’’ and found that there was no period after the $300 in the announcement, He instantly supplied the missing period, and triumphantly called the recruit to look. “Ab, yes! exclaimed the latter, “that is all very well, but ‘I didn't see the point “Well, you seo it nowt" queried the broker, * Yes," replied the recruit, “butdon't you sve that you are sold, Lhave bad a good dinner and plenty of lush, but as to enlisting, I really ‘don't seo the point,’ Good day." So esying the young man retired, to the evident chagrin of the broker, who cursed him for a rascal, and proceeded to his business of trying to sell others, os Le had teen sold himeelf. The young mau was afierwards enlisted by Supervisor Blunt, Tue Weatuen,—The frost of Wednesday night brought the skaters out again yesterday morning in full strength, but, with the exception of those who visited the Fifth Avenue Poud, there were uot many who found means of enjoying the sport, About six o'clock last evening suow com- meneced to fall, and eoon the ground was again covered with the white garments of winter, New York Historical Soctery,—Dis- BouLNG OF A Very OLb GantLeMan —The last of « course of lectures on Egypt was delivered b¥ Heory J. Audrey, Esq., last evening at the Cooper Inatisute to an audience of about one thousand per- sons, The lecture describes the antiquities and monuments of Egypt is # manuer which repeated- ly elicited the approbation of the audience, On the platforin was an Egyptian Muiumy with case, sarcophagus, &c. which it was understood would te unrolled after the lecture, Accordinly when the lecture concludes Mr. E, Kf! lery Auderson delivered an dress, in which he congratulated the society op having a muwmy before them three thousand years old, He said that, in the early spring of 1545, these articles were first seen by the lecturer opposite Thebes, in one of the mud buts of which the city is composed. The owner of the hut tuvited him to visit the tomb from whence they were taken. The tomb was of the size of an ordinary parlor—about twenty fret in length and from ten to twelve in height. It was cut outof the solid rock, and # number of hiero- glyphics were found thereon. Tae speaker then read the inscriptions on the case, translated by Dr, Seyfarth, the fret of which was as follows: This is the map of the te Tatie the just one, w epeaks thus: vt thted at the peter my ope walking be towards me who prepare for you glorious houses to dwell with the stars, ig govern the world aud my own land of Egypt tor ever, the late Latis the just one.’ The second was as follows: * This is the image united in the heavens, the gov- ernor of mankind, namely, that of my son latis, one whose parents were ine and Petbe, an officer of t tiinister of Justice, whose son ulso loved the bie and just Paths the young etranger on earth, the git? of Grad, who Lever ceased to worship the Al- maighty God," The process of uproliing the mummy wag then perioriued by Dr, Weiss, Professor ot Anatomy in the Uluversity, Firat bandages and napkins were taken from around the body; nexi the saw lengthwise from head to feet, and at lougth the skeleton Was seen, but nothing could be found but bones, ribs, bone of arm, vertebra, portion of spinal column, of the hand, &c., which were shown the audience, and in some instances the tiesue, nerves and ainews were seen still adhering to the bones. The skull was in good preservation, but no hair remained, Physiclang who were present pro- nounced it to be the body of # very ola man, trom the fact that the teeth were ground down iny much, and the length ot tune the back to have been pulled. The body was pro- nounced to have been embalmed 1,426 years be- Ghrish which makes is v0 be 28) years old, @seay on ice that ia pot very smooth, selecting «| Mercaytiig Lipaaky Associarion,—A meetiug of merchants was held on Wednesday evening at the Clinton Hall, As- tor Place, for the of considering the most fective means uf pages of the debt on the bulid- ing, amounting to $62,000, One-fourth of the en- tire emount has been paidin. Another meeting will be held on Wednesday evening next. The merchants are acting solely yo the matter. THE COURTS. Tax Werpv-Orpyex Linen Case.—The Superior: Court was again crowded yesterday to lsteu to the continuation of this important case. Mr. Loring Jones resumed his testimony. He deposed thas the tutal amount laid out and claimed was @297,008 made up by varioes items; toki Mr. Opdyke bow the statement was made out, Had put down 944,000 for the guns burnt at #14 oach. Croseexamination by Mr Firld— When the fac- tory wae burned the profits on each qin wae $10.70; fifty s day were masie: the profite ; reache! $500 @ day, or $60,000 8 year, The’ machinery had larvely increased in value, and wer bet of serving for veers without any ad- ditional outlay ; since the machinery of the factory ' was bought it had increased twenty per cent. $ the machinery which Farley and others put {a 8 claim of § §07,000) for, wae worth twerty per cent, more under that estimate; there wae material enongh to make 600 guns more of second quality, which were not charved; they would be worth frovn @3 to #5 Jess than that ot the firat quality ; the first outlay on the guns and mas chinery was not such a source of profit as thas which resulted from their subsequent manulacs ture ; the frat 5%) une charwed at gx4 70 were in the factory at the time ; believed the mode of esti« mating the value of the carbines was just and fair 3 the 6,000 carbines charged cost more than was cla med ; in the claim ov that sccount there was no charve made for interest; did not Rnow of any. Mr Opdyke emploved witness in the factory ; he gave witness hie directions; bad aclaim against Opdyke and McNeill jointly for his services; the morning of the day the armory .vas fired saw Mayor Opdyke ; told bim the police were in the budding ; Mr Opdyke said, Ihave no authority, Tecan do nothing ; witness with Mr. Ope dyke ; and when he went to the factory, he found it in flames ; if Mr Opdyke had sent mounted pow Koemen to the factory, they thight have been there before it was fired ; asked Captain Cameron for @ nice force to go to the armory, tut he replied he ad none to spare, Mr. McNeill, a member of the Legislature was then examined. THe steted that he had an interest of $6,250 in the armory: was to receive $2 for each gun made, but Mr. Opdyke refused to ratify this bargain, and hed @ conversation with big in b's (Opdyke's) house, in which he called the Mayor # d—<i rascal, and « d—d liar, and told him that he would never enter his he again. A loug discussion here ensued as to the adm ssibility of witness’ evidence, he not being a partner in the concern, but representing his wife whose perty wos juvested in it, The Court finally ruled in the evidence, Exainination continued : Wimess afterwards saw Mayor Opdyke in Albany ond charged bim with swindling him and bie wife out of their property ; the Mayor told him to bring fn action against him ; witoess then called him e swindler sud charged Lim with taking 10,006 from Burveyor Andrewej; the Mayor then stated that the $10,000 came trom aasessmeuts on the clerks ; witnesses recapitulated his share in the bargain, Me which Mr. Andrews secured the Sur- veyorshi), vy the payment of $10,000 to the Mayor; Ancrows thanked witneas when be got the ap+ pointment, but did not fulfil bis promise to appoins is (MeNeill's) friends to office. Witness’ trienda gave # cesailod account of the bargain by which he was to get 4 share in the profit of each . Could not recollect that he sald that Mayor Opdyke wag the honestest man in New York for not charging the city tore tor the loss of the fuctory, The Judge asked how Mr. Opdyke looked whea he called bim o * awindl in Albany? Witness replied that he <Ope, yke) eye bei pe queer. (Loud laughe ter.) r some disc m on legs! points, Court adjourned, 7” Covet ov Grxrnat Seacione,—Mary Hammond, the Howard street domestic who caused the death of Surah Dennett, was sentenced yesterday to twe Years’ imprisonment at Sing Sing Burna, who was partner of Klenuessen (sentenced 8 fortnight ago to twenty years’ incarceration ing Bini) for the robbery of Mr. John HH. Olcott, No, 309 West Fifteenth st., was sentenced to tem mouths in Sing Sing prigon,....... who had been indicted for attempt at robbery, was convicted of assault and battery aud remanded..... .. Johu Riley was convicted ob larceny of money; remauded,,......Charles P, Engstroem, who bal been indict or wurder, in shooting George Nickel, pleaded guilty of mane slaughter in the thiru degree; remanded, Pottog Iyreitiaenor, — Counterfeit: Money, ~ Hugh Garigan was yesterday committed by Jum tce Hogan charged with attempting to pass upoa Joho Crasnie, of No, 59 Mulberry street, and Mary Aun Winiclen, of No. 62 Mu'berry street, a couns terfeit #5 bill on the Erie and Kalamazoo Railroad Bank of Adrian, Mich, Incorrigible Youth.—Putrick Casey, » youth ot 17, was committed by Justice Bhandley, yesterday morning, charged with robbing = gentleman im Madison street, aud while being taken iuto the Kwex Market Prison he escaped. Two boure thereafter he was arrested for an alleged attemps at grand larceny BROOKLYN Repection of Rattroan Fare. — The Central and Jamaica Railroad Company, in view of the fact that t!e Common Council declined to aue thorize an increase, have reduced their fare from seven cents to five cents per passenger, ‘Lhe Preste dent, in a card to the public, states: “We hed hoped the Common Council of Brooklyn would have saved us the necessity of acking the Leyislas ture for relief, which of course we shall be come pelled to do, when I have no doubt of success, ax it Sppears ty be conceded, in al! places vutside of the city of Brooklyn, that an advance is absolutely necessary." SKATING IN BRoOKLYN,—There was good skating yesterday on the Washinton, Capitoling Nassau aod Union Ponts, sod o large number of persons availed theraselves of the opp. wrtunity. ___ MARINE NEWS. 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