1 'S.MSM W?S» Mb* • . ,; fe . ¥ „ s ;,. •; P{'ys i ? < l®r4 ay at(;tidfrom thatiiour .unUl. fire h’clooktP.-SBj thera'^M'Boyoid'i^oarrisgaS-ftod^ofher'Tohiolei was equal iybfuig inher dra-wlng-room, receiving dletingnlshedvisHorsof-her owneexi'lt was cal culated that over, thtOTthopsgndpeMons palled on tho during tho day. Among the notables wem'William B. Aston, housoJ’ToirhaondrSeri^alEeryan’Bon.AugßStM SohoW;’6eril'Kii>hws( BbhSßu^W"? 1 “‘h® l ?-. *®#m at Biio’olook*WHh:seTor»lladlornnd gentlemen' or tWo'ltys.’ Mr.iWimams'B.tAjtol" has ttvitod; Mr.Dbngtaa’todiio’wlUvht'h'-0f',?? 6 .? Yoar’gday.'. li&mt CityvHali tnjhonor'ipjfiftes dlatlngnlshed- Seimtor fromiilinoiSi,! The ■ day:: was,"; however j’ Vory itf; anipiolona fdrrcoVptioiii, it -hsiip^ralhed'almost mh^^.aniifaftpr-i roohiijrotrnthetindiog'thoaterughoiroyor/qai te a oonoonrae pf peoßJe aMomhled along the. passage' leadingto tboCbamberoftkoßoard of Aldermen, In which the reoeptlonwaa to take place. r IJ " '' - : • A' few-inlnuteS Sftei" buo r 6’olodkMr. Douglas “j - toe.OpmmOtv'CouholLippoiated to receive him, whenhW.iargebro.wd was admitted to the Ohani bor, and ranged aroandthe Aldermaniodesks, in' the'lpbhy orashtngpf. gßt )i} ife jr«i;'. ' mepJfcns.;,c!s^snvopßOT;atS?ei'OTdeiia« : resUito'd' Mi Boat* dhe'rMdyor Addnsied ’-Mi. tj Douglas', briefly tonclerlug him a' cordial -'welcome' to tho. olty - j . V'vt ■> To'thrj addreaa, ’Judge Douglas replied in a brief end appropriatespeeohj.efprfsriyo of hia thnnks for&;iwM»lTiioep.Vpn ) .ini>hloh'iio nfereaoewas made,to poUtfoab topioito lt- waa expected that be would- Be serenaded- last ‘night at the Evorett \\\, ThpTVashtngtpnoprHSfon.lent.of thoNowYork Ev'istng.Pj> if jjf iitlitg usderdhe date of Deoem-' beri37 l isays‘!tlait'‘- < Th’e i ßtatenientthatnothtng; will eider ed erfoi&ous,i'ditToSie.^pJ^npWv,i>est.about * the mpfler 'to^rspaijeiS the .'CpuuiitUe ’afcyfj* Jf ,and;Means,'. . mepsuri qanhe presented. as will he Eitisfaotory to ' the. gnat manufacturing Interests of the 'Korth-4th#lriM tnUtekls.df Pennsylyhfilftjf and .be-to . enlarge,;; the ,fteesiijt . and provide for sphoidp ThoFrenohhaTedteOTore^lpEpmepf^pflld gardihg’tlittWey'dentopfcfeeimprp^jEagenje:; :' threo yeari before she ‘Was "born-mat' least'suoii is . oording:tp'tbo‘itfo niroKf) ;vras‘celebratedon the, 4th ‘pi? JuU Bj and hor fathei, died in-. 18237 Mores ' oref['a dryprpe'ibetween thor. father and mother! roisaltliigfrommatnal'aconsations'ofaduUeryjhiid beenprbnounced ; flSfar - bflokas 1813,'alfbongh thoygubsequehtlyliYed together, and tho divorce . - wVs^BMatbiy,ii^BileS;s.st l t yu^'i .;■Afjenillq have; oooutted yesterdayLWthe'oTuUtoad.itratnitraTolltDg-froin' CbiufcWtdieMidOß j hariprot)abfy'iw6pt I 'ftway ; apprUon7'of‘tfie.traok l ' ■_®|B M 'BpsnJ;h''.giojrprpgient., JtM^piir4qn,|4 i 'tTpd . Ameriqanswfio'weroiondemhod totonyearp.im.-: prisejimont in ; lSssfor.the.part ; they .took in;, on; , deantringsto quoll asm'ntlny' oii beard IheiTPi-' t .se)iteMedl to-imprison-. ment > ei that be’ was inneoent of the murder of ! Aif-. . VA-Jsre tSsehSnd itjtqets - j ruin. - S of ' to;dislributei;op'theBthbftitsmonth,;S;ooo loaves ofbnadtothepoorlof wlj'oWr'v’ v o .iv n ■ae-..yy oA ',rnr!s«>, Aleetlhgf b'rtise "jlieinbdratto Prlcrids of , ■- ;:the, r llbp; titeplieh A-‘lJphKlst9.: ■.. thorgayiryj.iaTgeoand'Spiritedimßetingiof ;the' friends-of Jndge Dooglfis wss held last evening, •' Bttho Sh; iawnnpe’Howi.' . .i ; Colonel Jotm W; Forney eras catt ed to th o chair, ’ and'Hr.' Dpvfd lYebstcr.’wao appointed gecretary. _ - .3^e I |aS&gfsprl|ead,-’^o--’letter ;pf lttyl|atien, o’ whtahola/numerously signcd, and whlehi is tq be presentedttoii-Judge! Douglas" by-!n'Committee, whose duty it shall bp "to wait upon-hlih at Neyr . York", Ari him;tq thfaoll^'yn^Moiidiy next;-' tee bo/soleoted for i tho -aisro : parjiosa, whon the following .namos woreAnrolled ips l to serve on said oommlMeo : . "• ’"• • WL'E. 1 LOhinan, i Qeo!‘ge Northriip, G. A. SeUbnger) Jolin ’Ojjßrioiij BeinUl‘jUbugborty, , B. 'n&yesf jrosVMegaTy, W. 8. Campbell, A;; Soileau, and-RvAl/Monhall.Y. ■ v v/*: , Oji:tootioß'of ; Mr.: Wm. Dann, Colonel Forney Webster, added to Ike - ,/J -■ Mr.^BoUeaumoved thit.,& committee) of three be purpbße of receiving and in troducjpg'Juige Douglas tpAho eltizens of Phila delphia, upon his _ arrival. The motion;’was AdoptedyfcndShe'iollowing'gentlemenappbmted f MeBSfa,.'Albertßoilean,'Pvßarry Hayes, rihdn. C, — : - £ ’M. fLeddy-mdved ‘ that a committee of be Appointed’; and 'the following gentlemen, enrolled their names ,aa n pommittee. for making, the rieoessary arrange mehtlf 0. D i; j ; Qeo.‘ Williams, John Eaeu, Geo, W. Bdwards, John Gamble, Wm. JDahn. Baoiel Dougherty, Eugene Ahern, JoS. Megary, 7. M’ll vaino, John L.'ltingwal t) WmBoamphel 1; Hon. Charles Brown, Ada©' Djllor, Q, Adolphus. Sel lenger, Wm. A)\Edwafi!s,. A. B.'Catnminga, Geo. W. Neblnger, Geo. Northtup, - John B. Cftlahan, and JameaMtileV'.—^ ■,!*_' r /.l . .. •/: Tbe t xni T :.; • n.'’i doeSnot exiflfcoa'imotbe f-''weUknoW.’’ Once' in AWbile) a Bohdoa daily paper may throw a bit ofduh'AQSßip into a ,paragraph, but an on dit] once in inree'weoks, does not make” half the in formation . that [ the dolly papert.” CwkB not) ten ’yOari)ag(f, ,, but on'tho. 225 October, 1630, that. the-false report of Lord Brougham^--cnkth vf wps ? published: in Lend©), *oJd ; ' Bee'painpmet cats* 'Mfy I The Political Events of 1858. jThe year which lias terminated lias bpbn one of great political. sjgniflcaqco, qqd will occupy a prominent position.in theansaiS; of the country. With all! tho. powers of the ‘Government—executive, legislative and judl-, tjal—in the bands ofthen elected or appointed by the Democracy, it has been ono o£ tho moat ''disastrous years to that party, that has occur lyed since tho foundation of tho Government. i s ltB_9neo compact and united legions havo been broken and'Shattered,, and the stoutest sirongholis of its power have repudiated its npmiiiebs.' "Ffbm bcing an organization with h;hr6ad»nationsl platform, snffleientiy compre-; ■hensive to embrace all tho'great interests of the cquntry, .and sufficiently jnst to command the.respect and tha'snffrages of 1 a iargo.hody' .ol’citizens in all portions of tho Union, the ef fort'h'as been persistently mado, to degrade it, intoamiftorablo one-idea! party,' with no pur pose,' tip ' concentrated action,’ no vigorous movement, except'tooxecuto’tho behests'of a fqw, .nltfeisf#. ,; ! in former times tho Democrat cy delighted, tb ridiculo apd denounce the va rious antagonistic .parties that,'arose against them because they were one-idea organizations, and this,has.'been one. of the, most-effective accnsations hronght against them. Tho Ame rican party was' denounced tor the narrowness of itsplatfornij bCcauso it only aimed at a limitation of the rights, of adopted' citizens. Tho Abolition and, Republican parties wore denounced, as unworthy and, contracted be-, ’cause,.they' had mo sympathies; beyond 'tlio,!-narrow . 01r0i0,,,0f questions' involv ing the extinction or non-extension of sla-' •very.' Bnt what IS, tho distinctive platform ofi'dhe ,‘Doni'oeratiq. party, ;to-day," npder tlio ruling of its would-be masters and diota tdrs?' Upon whaf queßtion is ,an effort mado tq epfoyo’d unify ,bfVaction and ,qf sentiment i. ,Iq it upon' the'tariff? The President and the Secrdfary "differ alumst, as “widely .upon this', question as two men oan. ■id Its upon the Pacifio Railroad bill 7 One of Tlio btaubchest'friends of the 1 Administration, 'Setiator Mason, of Yijjginia, has boldly an togonlzed this 1 pieaSntO In tho Senate, though It'waßrecbmmdndedih'tho strongest termsby the President; and he (Mason) will doribtleßS ,qa assisted throughout tbo wbole straggle,on tlio bili l,ya largo body of the Administration foVces.' .Is lt upon the question of snppress ingfilibustorism ? Some of the confldants'of tho Admlnistration denounced the policy of tho’President in’the harshest terms. ' Is it' iipon. the affairs ,of 'OontralAmerica? .• Wo have heard of no tests imposed oh any issne of that character, 'is it in regard to Cuba, or ’Moxico ? So far, at, least, there has been no :Bh’ow of enthusiasm or earnestness in snpport qf the , recommendations of the meßsage in re ference to those countries, or, any.disposition to, ostracise men'.who do'not feel disposed to sustain them.' But while these -wide di -vargenees; have’ been permitted’ to pass un 'questioned, and while - no serious effort has be'en'tnadq to close up,the. Democratic column •«vffO ap.ttio uem ihjsupport of the Presidential views on any of these' ( 'qf.eslions J ''and nono of' tho Usual'appU knees to enforce partisan discipline have been called into reqnisitlohi'it Seems to have been tacitly admitted' that.. tho Presidential judg ment Is.as.fallible as that of any ordinary mortal,;* save only, when, in a moment of capvardice,’. ' of .treachery, .and-of lolly,-Mr. BnouAtfAn lent himseif to an effort to enforce a hideous wrong * and to .sustain him in tills, a'degree of intolerance and of despotism has been manifested which'would disgrace tho radst corrupt and tyrannical throne on the face ofi the .earth. There, seems to bo but one idea'tfiat onr rulers hold to.be' worthy of. iffe united support of ..the Democraticparty.; but one' purpose that all. its energies shonld.be' enlisted' to accomplish ; bnt one . mission , that Should call into active exercise all the mighty powers it is known, to possess—abd that is to ■forcaVslavery'. upon the Territories ■of tho United' States' in defiance of the will of the pqopio who, are to inhabit them.' There is but 'one heresy recognised by' those Who.arrogantly assume to dictate the laws which'are to govern [that,isdo endeavor to! extend to thepooplo of onr Territories the .rightto fairly* form'and- regulate the iastltu tions .undor.'.whichithoy are to Uvd. ; , All past glories, and all .past platforms are to be merged under this now ruling into one common con ;'{rkbted,, .cbntre,. of , antagonism to popular liberty! and while all-who confess'this creed [caff enjoy perfect; freedom off opinion ‘ ojialj ' other subjects, and.are to bo esteemed pillars of the 'Democratic temple,' those who still faithfuUy adhora to ■ tho prinoigle of popular .Sovereignty are' tobe, pursued and hunted 1 down with remorseless and undying malignity; Bpt'whiie ‘4868 .has rwitiiessod this effort to convert the Democratic party into a miserable one-ideaed organization j it has also witnessed the spirit i with ■ which the country viewed this' experiment; Of all . the' Northern Congressional districts, scarcely a dozen have been carriedby the Administration candidates: and in nearly, every case whore its votaries haye been successful, they have triumphed only by a repudiation ef its doctrines. Thus defeated in nearly all’its champions, it has been equally powerless to defeat tho anti- Le compton Democrats who were running.beiore the people;, and tho gallant, Senator, who had incurred its most inveterate hostility, was tri umphant in spite of ail its desperate machina tions. . The Adminiatratienista ot tho North hivei dwindled into a minority so moagre that they hardly deserve to ho classed as a party; and it is painfully true, that those who still rally under its banner, are only held together by the « cohesive power of public plunder.” It. wonld have been utterly impossible for human or' Satanic ingenuity to have devised a system,more, prejudicial to the welfare of that party than that which Mr.'BuonANAH and bis safeliltes hSvofinventcd. ■ , It.ls vain. to,expect its resuscitation by the future, policy of those who have used their power’ and" unwisely. The odor ofHhelr misdeods wllil oling to them for years to cbme, and wo seO no indications that they .will be able to regain that national confi dence which they- have so. justly forfeited, j The treasury Is. exhausted—the expenses of the Government bavo,exceeded its legitimate resources to an unprecedented extent—and in the', midst of events indicating that the na tional credit will be seriously jeopardised Unless onr revenue laws aro promptly revised, the Administration . has neutralized its in finence on this great practical question by .ipaking conflicting recommendations to Con gress, and,virtually inciting its adherents to [diversity and imbecility of action, While this Unfortunate, financial condition does not re ceive that' serious and earnest consideration which it'iinperutively demands, other branches |-Of .the public servico are similarly neglected. The' filibusters set our laws at defiance, and have no difficulty in eyading the vigilance of (he officials;entrusted with the duty of pre venting them from depnrting from onr shores . upon their marauding expeditions. The Afri can Blave trade has been revived upon our coast, and the efforts to punish those engaged in it ap pear to bo totally Ineffectual. From present in dications, it appears to be not at all improbable that wo shall shortly havo as many slaves im ported trom Africa into tho United States as have, of late years, boon taken into Cuba, and that our officiate will become as accommoda ting,- or as inefficient, as the Spanish officials in'Ouba are known to be; and if tho Adminis , rration ,is permitted to control the organization of the Democratic party, the prediction of the Chicago; times} that tho next new test will he tho advocacy, of a revival of tho slave trade; will, probably, be realized. - j We stilljook forward, heyyover, bopeiblly to the. future. ■ Tbo influence of power and pa tronage grows with each now day loss and less .potent, and tho timo will soon come when the voice of reason and justice will bo hoard, and when the beatings of the" popular' heart will throb so loudly that thej*will drown the drow sy olamors oftho Administrationists.' Wo trnfct that a hopeful future will dawn upori ns, when a vigorous policy,, national in its char acter, and congenial to the genius of our in stitutions, will cOmMand the approval of the country; and when the government of tho na tion' 'will he in ;the hands of men who will havethe disposition ftnd jho courage to dp jus tice to aff the groaUnteresfS and io all sections ■1 Secretary'of the Bow'd'of tij £ warftutsfor the 1 wliji Ithe.Grst twelve Thm&f<: Vke,Qifr(Q It ihbschbol l® about $7,000,_ andthit'iiinouht'W distributed in overfire hundred jraronts, f .. The Vory Best Joke of 1858, Tho talents of somo men are? slowly de- ! voloped. Tho aloe, as? every one knows, 1 does' nqt Sower until it? bak reaebod the ripe ' ago' of f&urscore.'? Soott was forty-thfee fbefore-hf published “ Waverly.” tot'd OiJijBEM, ’was :in his hixty-eighth year when he produced-, his <• Lives of tho Lord Ohancollorsi” 4tr. Tns manh, Mayor of Now York, a sexagenarian, did not mako his first joke until Thursday, when ho took tho Gothamites by surprise, un expectedly dropping down upon them as a rival to tho late, Mr. Joseph Milieu, of faco tions and dramatiCj memory, ~ ;On Thursday tho New ; Yorkers favored the lion. James,L. Onn, Speaker of the National House of Representatives, with a public re ception-in tho .City- Hall. -Tho Common Cbuncil had voted-“ the freedom of.tho city;’' to Mr. Oaa, and Mayor Tiemann made an ad dress to him on the occasion—a brief ad- but'expressive. - Ho said, (wo quote from ttfo'iVeui York Times:) “l am giadTto b4 jibe happy medium of tho Common Council itrofForihg to yon the hospitalities'of, the city 61 New York, which Is not:only the capital of the: State, but the metropolis of'the whole Upton.” • • - This is very. New Yorkish. Only, as ho went' so far, wo wonder that tho worshipful Mayor did not go the full length of claiming How York to - bo the metropolis of the whole world.. Ho. should “not do things by halvos. Cannot, tho City Treasurer afford five dollars for. the purchase of 'Webster’s Dictionary, thjnt Mr. Tiemann might learn the actual and relative signification .of the words capital,and metropolis t New-York, as “metropolis of, the whole Union” is the;crowning joke of 1858; ‘ Mayor Tiemann’b reputation as a-wlt may safely rest on the solid basis of that bril ' .liant jest. / BY MIDNIGHT MAIL. X.etter from Washington. * [Oorreßpondeoce of The Prew.] i , 1 Washington, Deo. 31, 1858. , Tho lost California mails, by Panama and To* huantepeo, bring numbers of letters to tho .Cali fornians in Washington, some of watch I navo boon permitted to read. . ic The'elections ip the Northern States had created the ulinOftexoltement, especially the result In Illi nois.., Gannons wore fired, and Illuminations im provised in all tho loading towns, and tho wlldost enthusiasm prevailed; not merely among Demo crats. but among the people of all parties. In San Francisco, Sacramento, Stookton, Saint Ma* ry?a, Nevada. Benecic, immenso orowds assembled to : congratulate each other upon the overthrow of Executive'usurpation, and the Vindication of the Independence of the representative. We gather from * these letters the seoret of the Adminis tration triumph in the-late election in Califor nia; Adroit efforts were made to show that Mr. Douglas had surrendered to the English bill; and these, together with Gov. Walker’s letter to Cox, of Ohio, created dn Improssion that the Administration had succeeded in breaking down the true men of tho Demooraoy, and that the anti-Lecompton Democrats in Congress had surrendered. I need not tell you that in Califor nia a vast amount of patronage is at tho dispo sal of the ore&tares of the Federal Government. When it is remembered that one of the officials, only a few years ago. was a defaulter in nearly half a million of dollars, you will see what immense power is ;put 'ln the hands of tho dependents of the -President in that State.* The money expended in the fortification of the coast, and for various other objects, most of it exponded from Califor nia, is used with terrific-power, and never was so industriously' employed to put- down a good cause as in the late flections. The great dis tance' of-California from the seat of the Federal Government -enables desperate men to start any falsehood that may - serve their- masters;San Fjjanoi&eo is nearer to China in point of time and distance than to Washington; and the true men 1 may be in tho majority in California ;and yet be overridden by the' officeholders, who are paid ta misrepresent and to deoelve. Sinoo the, extraor dinary intelligence of the eleotionsin the various free States received,however. there will be a vigorous and immediate organisation of all the opponents of usurpation and prosoripiion, •whloh will most certainly control all that portion of the Pacific sea-board whichconfesses allegiance to*the American flag_ 1 I ought to mention that in all the meetings held in Oalifornia the utmost enthusiasm prevailed in favor ibf Stephen' A-. Douglas. .His name seemed to,be.the watchword -and the talisman; ho wae aftoaya strong with the masses'of .the Golden State, but his triumph has made him irresistiblo. Thepeoplo of California arein'costaelos relative to, tho favorable prospeetß of tho groat Paoiflo rail road. North and South, East and West, all stand forward in rapport of this mighty work. Nothing can defeat it In Congrose but a sectional struggle —>rar between those who expeot to make monoy otitof it, or difference among the leaders in the projeot as to the latitude in whioh tho main trunk shall run. Mr. Senator Broderiok, who has wise ly preferred porfeot independence to slavish sub serviency to Executive dictation, and who boldly takes a publio stand against tho grossest treachery and proscription in oar annals, is laboring night and dpy to push this great achievement through. Jlis peouliar position, except among the extreme flat terers of the Administration, gives him great Weight in the Senate and in tho House; and tho fact that he has no “axes to grind,” either for himself or his friends, enables him to act with ten fold energy. I would advise those who are interested in a praotieal revision of the revenue laws to' come hero and state their coso to the regular commit tees of the House and Senate at an early day Heretofore the difficulty in regard to the interests of Pennsylvania has been that mere jobbers and speoulators have assumed to represent these in terests, and have not hesitated to demand pay for their “ services.” I believe, if a number of men like Joseph Harrison, Jno.TuckcLHiestcrH. Muh lenberg, David D ' Wagner, Wilson M’Oandless, James Nill, George N. Eckert, Wllmer Worthing ton, John Grigg, Morris Hoopes. James M. Hop kins, and men of similar standing in Now Jersey and New York, would spend & week in Washing ton, thoy could make such a statement to tho Pre sident, the Cabinet, and Congress, ns would result in framing a bill that would stand the test of years. I knoto that there is a friendly disposition In cer tain quarters, among the Southorn men, to agree to each a basis on this question as would bo entirely satisfactory all around. Look for a moment at the strength , on ibis question, of a solid delegation from Pennsylvania, Now Jersey, and nearly so from New York—in all some sixty votes from tbeso three great States! What a power tbeir votes' could wield for this or any cause! Why should they not act togother and present, if you please, a project to CoDgress, leaving Congress to reject or accept ? Represent ing, as they would, nil the great parties of tbo country, they would not ask for.a prohibitory tariff or a restiiotivo duty, but only for such a common senso plan as would be in nooordaneo with the President’s suggestions and the teachings of experience. Asau evidenoo of the healthy tone prevadcs the country on the subject, a gen tleman now here from'MUcouri, who has taken pains to inquire among the people of his region, assures me that the entiro delegation from that State would he cheerful in approving their repre sentatives for voting for a modification of the pre sent tariff as I have repo&tedly suggested in these etters. There has been much less assault upon tho appeal of Pennsylvania in favor of her own interests in the Southern States than ever £ have known before I repeat, now is the time to strike if wo really desire a permanent arrangement qf tho tariff. ; By a singular coinoideßce, tho nows by tbo ‘Empire-State, from Cuba, announcing that nplot is on foot to inoite an insurrection in that islund, with a viorr to tho declaration of independence, arrived almost simultaneously with thepublioation of an article In the Washington Union. The news arrives on Thursday, and tho Union's arti cle, winking at such a solution of our difficulties with Spain, is printed on the samo day 1 I be lieve it is Gen. Cashing who declares that Spain will no more surrender Cuba to this country than we would ogree to surrender Pennsylvania to Groat Britain. Cuba is unquestionably the goose that lays the golden egg, and tho proud Castilians are not yet ready to kill tho goose, or rather, to let her fly. The time was when wo might have pur chased Cuba from Spain, but Ido not see how this is possible at present. With the groat sohemo of tho Paoiflo Railroad ponding before the two houses, and other immediate domestic questions, and the certain expenditure of an enormous amount of the public money, this is impossible. 'Tho Pacific Itailroad must be built, if built at all, with tho money of the people. It is a gross absurdity to talk of aocompHehing that indispen sable highway in any other manner. Will (ho people then agree to grant Mr. Buchanan the poWer which he asks tajmgotiate for the purchase of Gabft? I don’t think- so. - In course of time Cuba wiH become an integral portion of the Ame I fiicyi regret if this scheme to inoito an insurno tion inHUo island should.bo treated in any £star yroj than' as unworthy of consideration and ro .gard. , ' * - f, .. •' fhe organisatiotieof officeholders and others agiiihst Judge Douglas, in this olty, was a very strong one until withjn the last, two months. It had been growing, weaker every, day, although there is, unquestionably, bitter feeling still exist; ingl ' Yet it is a faot that Mr. Buchanan, at the very time he was strong with the Americas people* '&&' a candidate for the Presidency, was weakest in W afehington.' "You remember well be bad soaroely half a dozonTHends in 1856, and when cold water was. upon his bsplrations in’ every corner of Washington. Even Mr. Soorotary 9obb, When Mr- Buohanan was very hotly assailed THE PRESS.—PHILADELPHIA, SATURDAY, JANUARY 1, 1859. on tho floor of the House, after ofv Speaker Banks,did notooineforward tohVataUt*. anco, but left thattaskto a speech. , * yvv,* - 'vS..,; It is characteristic of Washington politimans that they are always /or the Administration/no, matter what its politlos There Is, to-day,'among, the people here—among the masses—just as much feeling against the Administration as thereto anywhere else. Bat the local influences of pat* ronage and’combinatlons of politicians, of jobbers, ; and ofuco-eoekers make up an atmosphoxo of their own, and flatter themselves thatjt is p.ubUoopi* njon. I have never.kno^n,these glasses to.be quite so infatuated as ,tb ate 1 itfregard (o the publio sentiment throughout the country. It may well be said, ‘‘Where ignorance 1b bliss Jtls folly to j)0 wise.” f r 1 ,f ‘ < 1 |Ti\e following important bill hns been introduced io! tho House < : of Representatives .by Hon. LN. Morris, of 111 i •A Bill to amend the Naturalization Laws. • Be it ,enacted by the Senate and House of, Re- of. the United States of. America, iii Congress assembled, Thatfrom and after tho la&sage of this aot any court before whomApplioa* .ion is mado by a foreigner to bo admittda ofttaen of tbo United States, shall bo, and id hereby, re- ; qairod to fecolvo aa prlma facie evidence of sudb’ ioroigoer’s -residence in the United States for live years preceding euoh application an authenticated' copy of bis first cartfficato of application for zenebip': -Prot>Kfe//, That said copy shows that %dob foreigner landed in tbo said United States five years anterior to such final.applioation; said application for citizenship mby bo made' at any time after tho expiration of the five years afofo caid in any court of competent jurisdiction, and a mere temporary abfionoa from the United.Slates,‘on business of otherwise, shall be computed by the courfas a part of said five years. - - Bbo. 2. And be it further, enacted, That the. words n having common law jurisdiction,” occur ring after'the Word “State,” in the first line df the thirdseotion of nn not entitled “an act tp sstab*. lieli an uniform rato of naturalization, and to Ire* pqal tho note .heretofore passed on that subjeot,” approved April tho 14th, 1802, he and the same ar o'hereby repoalod, and stricken from said eeo-' tlon, and said seotion shall bo understood and .con strued as though said words had. never baon insert ed theroin, or constituted a part thereof. bEC. 3. And be it further enacted, That alt" aata and‘parts of note coming In conflict with this aot, bo and tho samo are hereby repealed. 5 .. * • • . PIOHBE U&*> ■ Wn. Sattrb’b Cohobbt.—On two oooaslpnsi when Mr.-Batter, the piano-forto player, gave 1 oonoerts here, ho was beaten by the weather, Hire Napoleon.; Next Thursday evening he will make a third attempt, and announces a ooneert nt-Husi-. cal Fund Hall- Madame Johannsen and Mr, Philip Rohr will fill tho vooal department,‘(the, former, liko Parodi, singing “The titar-spangled Banner,”} while Mr. Setter himself will play, threo solo pieces on the piano, (bosldes a duo with. Mr. A. L. Boh mid t, on two pianos, a difficult feat,) and Messrs. 17. Mollorus, H. Allen, Schmitz, senior and junior, will respectively perform on flute, violin, viola, and violonooilo. Mr. Batter is. a. skilful player, and has composed some popular pieces. We hope that the eloments may he propi tious on this third attempt, afldquotq, to encourage Mr. Batter, Rory O'More’? remark, <( Thore's luck in'odd numbers.*' Bv reference to onr advertising columns this morning, It will be seen that & large number of changes In our business firms are announced The partnership heretofore, existing between Messrs. Maurice H.' Matslnger, James TV. White, and Charlie A. Matsiriger, under the .firm of Hatbikgxh, Writs, A Co., hts been dissolved by mutual consent, Mr. M; H: Matfilngor being authorized to settle theirael*- ness of the late firm, the last-named gentleman, with Charles A. Matsinger, having.become Associated, under the firm of M&Tsisoßft' Brothksb,' to carry, on the Black and Whitesmithing business, at No; 1218 Race street. Mr J. W. Debrickson has opened an’office at No. 21 South Third street, for the purcose of cairylng . Wood and Josiab'Bacon ata the special partners of the new firm, and Messrs. Ben jamin V. Marsh, L. W. Hayward, Edward X- .Townsend, Henry Henderson, Richard Wood, and Alfreds* Fo-ter, the general partners. Messrs. David Kejser and Andrew Keyset, |r., have become associated under the firm of EeVskr A B»o« min, for the purpose of transacting the net'cash dry goods jobbing business, at No. 200 Mmket street. . Tho late firm of (jlllow, AxpbkSox, A Oo) has been ctuDged by the death of Mr. Charles P. Anderron. the business of importing and jobbing house famishing dry goods to be conducted in future uoder the firm of tili.- low, Emobt, A Co., at No. 327 Market etroet, the partners being Mesars. Rene billow, John Emery, and J. Frank Brown. By mutual consent, Mr. M. G. Frlel has withdrawn from the firm of Jambs, Kent, Basteb A Co , the Dry Goods Jobbing business to be continued as heretofore, at Nos. 230 and 2U North Third street, under the some style of firm. The firm of R. J. Ross A Co. has been dissolved, the Banking acd Exchange bunineas of the late firm to be conducted in future at No. 16 South Third street, by Mr. P. F. Kelly. The firm of MoFarland, Stars, A Co., baa been dir solved by the death of Mr. Wm. K. Evens, the business to be cooducfed.by the surviving partners,‘under tho style of McFarland, Tvtman, A Co. Messrs. Koonb A llbbbtinr have admitted Mr. J. P. Barrson to an iatorrst in their business, the style of firm lu future to be Koons, Qhhatihs, A Co. Tho firm of A. MoOalluu A Co., carpet dealers, No. 6C9 Chestnut street, has been changed to MoOallvm A Co., by the association with them of Messrs. Hugh MoOalium, Orlando Crease, and Andrew Sloan. ' The partnership heretofore exißtiog between Messrs. William H. Browo, Cornelius J. Bradford and Samuel Ln'z has been renewed under the firm of William H, A OompanyJ for the purpose of conducting the wholesale dry goods bnsinors at No. 416 Market street. Tho Interest la tho firm of N. Stdrtsvaxt A Co., terminated on tho 31st ultimo, by agreement, by his death on the 22d of last February; 'the business to be conducted in future under the same firm, the partoera heipg Messrs. Noah Startevant, Joseph Msxfleld, and Charles Wannemsohej. . j I, O. S^M.— By reference to our. advertis ing columns, it vrttljmseen that .the Supreme .Grand Council of the “ Independent Order of tb* Sons of Mal ta, M of Eastern Pennsylvania, have, withpraiseworthy generosity,, made for defoliating five loaves of bpefid ajnerag the different soap soci eties, iynd other charitable wsooiftloDß of Oar tfTty, for the benefit of the poor trhbafe almoneri St theseadml rable Institutions. iFire distribution WUI tike place on ftoWddy fte Bth of Januaryf'ftcd the preitdenfs or sec retarles of tho differeut inylted to ther sddresfles tre&t on depotits to ljj per cant: i < • The monthly return of tho Bank of France shows an ocreAie of £1,320.000 in the deposits. - 1 • ‘ : ’ ; J INiJIA. • Later .advices from India bad been telegraphed. Fort S’mree, in'tho kingdom of Oude, had been "taken by tbe English, with the less of two Europeans. .Three or four were wounded. Mahyofthe leaders of the rebels had anbmlitad. TauWa Top e, in gatpoorah Hills, (theontleta ot wh oh are oloselr guarded,) andNawab or Bang*, had separa ted from tho rebols, and gone to Getoral Mitchell’s o»mp.: v . . The remaining robelleadera had either given them lelves tip, or were about to do so. ' . 1 . BUBBIA. \ . The Ruisiau nobles were nnwiUiug to emancipate their strfewUhout full iuaemnlficatlon. ' BPA'-N. The Emperor of Morocco had given up to Spain, vrilh out conditions, tbe officers and soldierswhowereoap tnred by the Riff pirates. . r Commercial Intcltigence. LIVBRPCOL COTTON BtARKET, Dec. 14—The .sales cf Cotton for three days amount to 22,000 hales, including' 1.600 bales to speculators, and the same amount to exporters. ‘ The market has an advancing tendency. The ex treme pr’ce obtained in eeme oases was 1-10 higher than the previous quotations. Tbb Latest.—The market is firmer to day, (Wed nesday) usd there’ is an increased demand; The'estl matoa sales are B.Ofo bties STATE O* TRADE—The Manchester markets are firmer and partlatlv dearer. • • . LIVERPOOL BREAD3TCPF3 MARKET.—Messrs. ■Richardson' Spence A' Co.’s circular reports tie Flour marketwitb a declining tendency; .sales of Southern at and Ohio at 21®24*.. Prices eialer, but no chaoge isisade in the quotations. Wheat cototlnues very dull, but nominally unchanged. . Corn dn'l and nomiral; inixed sales at 24®275. LIVERPOOL PROVISION MARKBT.—Tbe circulars atate that the provisions market cont'nues dull. Beef heavy; Pork dull; Bacon quiet: Lard dull: Tallow Is quoted at 62«. LIVERPOOL PRODUCE MABKRT.—Boein is steady at4«3d; Sugar buoj aut; Coffee quiet; Spirits of Tur pentine dull at Ashet—Pots steady at 20®29i 6d ; Pearls steady at 32s ; Rice (Carolina) steady. Arrival of the California Overland Mail. - St. Louis, Dec. 31.—The overland mail with dates to ,tha Sd Inst,, arrived here last night. Five passergera left-fan Frauolsco In the stage,three of whom stopped at Fort Smith. • , , , , The roads from San Francisco to Red River were in good condltioh, thence to Tipton travel was very bad.' Tbe accounts from the Gila river gold mines conti nue favorable ... , OuO of the stations of the overland mall was .robbed or its entire stock by the Indians Tbe snow and Ice on the road had nearly disappeared under the influence of the late warm.weather. • Cnba--Conflnnatory Advices of an In* tended Revolution, with the Aid of Americans. Nrw Oklbans, Deo 31.—Private advices have been received, which oonfirra, positively, tbe report that a Squad of Americana are .In Onba, ready to aid the revo-1 lutionists. It ia further stated that all have gone with regular passports. ' 11 - ’ ' Washington, Dec 3’. —Late and direct intelligence from Havana reiterates that mooh excitement prevails there cbriceralog the President’s menage, bnt affords n 6 basis for the belief that a revolutionary movement is contemplated. The general tone of the advices issuch' as to warrant the assertion that the intervention of tho 1 FrsnchGovorament.hu not been requested for any pur pose. Whllo it is' repeated that the authorities at Tam pico have, through the efforts qf the Oaptain General of Coca satisfied the’ claims of otrtain Spanish subjects (thisbeing an Isolated rase), the additional statement is made that tbe difficulties the Government of Spain and that ’of Mexico, are in a fairway of an ear‘y adjustment ; From another source of informat'on !n this city, there are doubtless good grrunds for the recent tele gi'aphlQstatetsents from New Orleans, concerning fill baator movement j ggainst Cabs. Flood at the South--Damage to ltail « -way Trßclfe—Accidents to .Trains-* Loss of Life* * ‘ *s‘ . AuqustAj Gs;, Dro. 31.—The flood in this StaWhas done much Injury 1o the railroads, and several eerioae accidents, resulting ia the loss of life, have occurred. ' This morning’s train, from Macon, run off the track when two miles Lorn Columbus, and the firemen and wood passer were killed. G.W. Smith, the engineer, had his jaw broken; The passengers escaped uninjured. The.morning’s train to Macon ran off the track at Ad4ms’ Mills, ._ ~ .. Wade Ory,z9vi, a member of the Hope Engine Oom nny. was In a cart with a hose pipe. He was caught ,7/the well, and had one of hla legs , - A party of the members of the Hibernia Engine Com pany were alto capght by the falling ruins Tbelr names . are as follows; Thomas B)aven r leg fractured and In jured about the head \ taken to the Pennsylvania Hcs >it\l. Phillip Taylor; badly huit; about the head and jack;-taken to the hospital. - .George McGinnis .had two fiog»r* broken and wss injured about the breastj be was able to walk home Officers S'gmiind, Hirst/ and Smith, of tbo Second district, were huit while as dioti- g to rescue the firemen who were injured. - The place has long been the resort of a party of (< bummers” who have been *in,the habit of sleeping thf re, and it is supposed Ibe.buJJdJng was fire# by some. 9 f i these vagabonds during the night. The loss sus tained is ntt hefcvy.’ >: ■ ' *> J ' Fires Dobing the Year. — The following is a ■tfi'ement of tbo number of Area which hare occurred In tho city daring; Iho last year; together with the value of property destroyed, tho amount of insurance, and loss orer Insurance: ■ No.of ~ i. i Loss orer Fires. Loss. Insurance. Insurance. OO $53,860 $26,030 . $26,030 69 88,745 76,605 13.140 53 69.290 15 310 .43 050 B3 16,455 10,205 6160 23 25 6M> 18,750 11,600 . 14 11,010 4,465 7.445 8 13,026 5.400 8,226 Districts. First 8ec0nd..... Third Fourth.... Fifth 5ixth....... Seventh... Total 846 269,436 161,766 . 117,680 Store* Thief .—A young man . giving the name of Samuel Wilson, had a hearing before Alderman Brazier, yesterday morning,'on the charge of robbing the tail flog establishment of Mr. Isaac 0. Stokes,‘No. 238 ArCh street! 'Tbe'itore hadbeen entered by prying open a wfD'Jow-shuttfr, and robbed of goods to tbs' Talne of $l6O. Wiiseh was' disoovefed a abort time afterwards in a baek yard, near the building, having in Ms possession a lot-a( velvet vest-patterns and other artioles, to the value of $2OO. Many of the articles were identified by Mr. Stokes. In defaalt of $1,600 ball, Wilson was committed to answer. , . , *, HarmonyEnoine os.,the Fire Association,' —-The csso of the Harmony Tire Oomrany against the Fire Aescoiation was called np in the Supreme Court, vesterday, before Judge Bdtd, bat was postponed until Saturday next; with a special-order that no dividend be made in the meantime,' which was agreed to by de fendant's counsel The regnlar dividend which was to have been declared in afewdaya; will consequently be postponed uutil after the hearing. • Descent on'a Disorderly Horse.— About 12,o’clock on Thursday night the policemen of the Pecosd district were attracted to a hpnsein. Bussell street by the,cry of, murder. .Uponarrivipg at the house they found a'pajty of twelve or fifteen persons of all ages, sexes , and complexions. They captured the whole party, and yesterday morning took them before Alderman Femington, who Committed them to'answer; Assault on Officers.— Three .young men, named John Little, .Wm MeOlaskey, and’ Henry Shaf fer. hid a hearing before Alderman Plaokington. yes terday morning, on the charge of asatult ng Officer s Watson and Fisher. They, with several others of the. same stamp, were behaving in a very disorderly man ner, at Twelfth and Brown streets, on Thursday night',, and upon being requested-to disperse/ the partyae caulte t the offloers. •> They were held In bail to answer. • Cost of Gab fob the Ony, — The, following are the estimates for lighting the city during 1869: For furnishing. gaf, lighting. &0., $224,793 69; -for new lamps, estimated at 300, $5 760,; erection of new lamps, $6,800; altering 180 lamps from fluid to gvs, $1,260; for repairs, $886.40. Making a total of $239 000. The amount for 1868, was $232,350.80. The New Market Ho use.—We learn that the new market house which Is to be erected on .Tenth ftreet. near Market, will be & model building, in the style of the Crystal Palace. It will have an abundance nfiigbt. ventilation, and other conveniences, and it Is designed to construct the front part in a manner which will be highly ornamental. Accident.— Rev. Jfr. .ElHofc, who is the pastor of a Me’hodlst Episcopal Ohutoh in German town, was thrown from his sleigh at a late hour on Thursday night, and fractured hiq am. He was con veyed to his residence. His family, who were with kirn at the time the sleigh was, upset, escaped injury. .. Arrests for December.— The number of arrests made dnricgthe month of Decembar were 2,538, a large majority of whioh were for drunkenness-and disorder]? conduct. Lieutenant Jacoby, of the Twelfth dis’rict, with his corps of officers, daring the year 1858, made 1,087 arrpst*. • Robbery.—A man named G. W. Sharp wav knocked dowu about ha’f-p&st tan o’clock last eveniog, while walking along Twenty-third street, near Fllboit, and robbed of a valuable gold watch.. He offers a reward of $6O. New Gent.—The new;,cent will bo issued from the mint to-day, - The principal difference between It and the old “ nickel,” fa the aubstitutlCn of the head pf an Indian rquaw for the eagle.- ‘-'i Slight Fire.— About 10 o’clock yesterday morning, a lager beer saloon in Fourth street below Poplar, was slightly damaged by fire. FINANCIAL ANI) COMMERCIAL, The Money Market. PniLißSLniu, Deo. 31,1858. The dismal weather of to-day possesses a depressing influence upon every kind of business, and particularly upou the buying and selling of stocks. . But though the transactions were limited, all the shares and bonds were firm at previous prices, while Beading advanced to 28#- The year closes with gloomy weather; bnt not with, that featful gloom that hung chilly round the hearts of men when the last hours of its predecessor were cum bered. By looking back to that < time of idleness and want, and scarcity and suffering In every shepo, with banks unable to moet their liabilities in real money, with merchants, manufacturers, and mechanics involved alike in hopeless insolvency, when every man in active business looked upon his fellow with fear, suspicion; and and by then examining our present posi tion, we shail be best able to see how very far we hare advanced from the depths of despondency towards the bright goal of busy, hoping, aud successful industry. But a single year ago wo were all in darkness, distress and fr Ar; now we have fairly emerged into the glad sac shine of commercial life, which will not be long in re gaining noonday splendor. We have heard many com plaints of the dullness of trade, of stagnation, of labor and time not fatly employed, or not so profltablyen gaged as in, days past. We have been tempted to grum ble ourselves. But when we thus look back' over the year that is now passing away, we feel ashamed as oy ingratitude, aud we hope that we, with all our fellow men, wilt be able to greet the New Tear in trne thank fulness to God that our day of adversity has passed, and that His hand has led us so soon againWo renewed' activity of labor and trade, and bestowed upon us tho blessing of conflderice and brotherly good will in busi ness circles. We ere bidden in the day of prosperity to be joyfal; let us In our Joy look above the laws of trade, and human prudence and forMfght, .to Him who jalone “glveth the Increase." ' The following is the tf. 8. Treasury ststomentfor the week ending on Monday last: 8aUn0e......... Becaipta Drafts paid Drafts issued... Reduction It appears that a large quantity of the. Twenties og the State Bank of Troy, New York have been put' in circulation In the West. Several thousand dollars worth of them have been sent .forward for redemption with the exchanges from the Western cities, the fraud having escaped detection until the notes were presented at the bank for payment. The execution of the notss apd signatures is described as remarkably welt dono. The following is the statement er the coinage at the U. S. Mi&t In this city, for the month of December ! t Denomination, No. of Pieces, Value . 41.460 'sB29 200 876 2,190 Doable Eagles..*.». Quarter Eagles T0ta1.,,,., 42,336 $831,890 SILVER, Half D011ar5....... Quarter Dollars... Dimes Half Dimes.. Three-Oeni Pieces. 2,692 000 $465,600' comm. ....£,200,000. ... . $22,000 Gents.. RROAPITOUATION • .. 42.836 $931,890 2,692,000 456 500 ....2,200,000 22,000 Gold Coinage... Bilver “ ... Copper “ ... Total ...4,034,336 ■ $1 308,690 . The following is the amount of Oo&l transported on the Philadelphia and Beading Railroad during the week ending Thursday, December 30,1868: From Port Oarbon {t Pottfiville........ “ Bchuylkill Haven 1 , “ Auburn.., lt Port Olinton Total for week Previously this year. Total..,’. 150,000 04 To same time 1a5tyear.............. 131,672 17 PHILADELPHIA BTOOK EXCHANGE BALEP, December 31, 1858. UPORTBD BY MAKI.Br, BKOWK, * 00., BAIr-HOTR, STOCK, AND BXOHASQB BROKERS, HORTHWRBT CORNS THIRD AUD OHIBTHUT BTRBBTB. PIBST BOABD. 2900 Penna 6«..0p Qat 90 1000 Reading R6s J B6 77 1000 Cityob, 1t....... 99# loooBuub*x&Ebda.e& 70 6500 do 8 & B R Ex. 12 Penna R in Its esh 43 Olt Pcsb. 99 8 d0........e5h 32#. 1000 doS&EREx 100 Reading R....csh 20#- O & P esh 99 100 do ceh 26g 1000 doS&BREx 100 d 0....... osh 20# O&Pcsb.Sg 100 do osh 26# 1000 doS&BREx 60 do esh 26# U&Pcsh. 99 6 do osh 26# 800 d 0.,.. 99 100 do 0 & P.... 26# 800 do 99 0 Lehigh Scrip.... i 7 # 200 do 09 4 Girard Bk 12# 400 do ...99 29 Little Boh R 25* 000 do O & P..csh 99 lOOSchNavPrbf.... 17 2000 Oat Ts b&wn Go on 64# 10 Union Bk Tenn, .100# 10i 0 Penna R2dmt 6s 92# 10 do 100# 1030 Reading R 6s ’B6 77 1 [ BOARDS. | 15 Bch Nay Pref..bs 17 BOARD. 3 MorrisOanl Pref.’OT 100 Union 0a Pref.bs 3 100 Reading R..C&P 26# 6 Corn Exchange Bk 24 UOBS-PIRM. BBTWKEI 3000 Penna ss. .op Hat 99 SECOND 1000 Penna 6* cah 95# 1000 Reading R 6a >B6 77 10 Union BkTean.,loo# 100 d0„,.,...b6.10.# GLOBING PI Bid. Asked Bid. Asked Sch Navlmp 6a..74 74# Soh Nav Stock... 8# 0 do Prof 17 17# Wmsp’t&Elmß. 9# 10 do 7alatmtg.76# 76 do 2d 66# 67 Long Island 11 11# Girard 8ank..,., .32 32# LehCoal&NaV...49# £0 Lehigh Scrip/....27# 27# N Penua R 8# 8# do 6b. 63* 64 New Creek...,;. # ' H Oatawlssa R,,.. s#. 9# Lehigh Ztnc.,.,.1 1# U 8 6s >74 PhilaGß 99 90)4 do B 99 99# do New. .103 103# Penna 6s 95# 96 Reading R 26# 26# do fids >7O. .84 86 do Mtg 65’44.95# 97# do do ->B6. 77- 77 Penna B 42# 48 do 15tm65...104 107 do 2dm 05..7.92# 92# Morris Can C0n..48 49 *, do Pref..... .106#107 # SchuylNavOi >82.70# 71 CITY ITEMS. Great foMPEkAKCE Mketiku—Concert Hall was nearly filled last evening byvaa audience assembled to participate in the-second public celebration of the Dudley A. Tyug Young Men’s Temperance Refuge. 1 Tie exercises were opened with pray or by the Chap lain, Bev. R. O. Matlock, after which a statement was made by the President. Mr. Byron/MeGaon, detailing tbe origin and object of the society. The first npeake r of the evening was the Rev. Mr. Bachauan. Addresses were alio made by Thomas Brainrrd, D D., Richard Newton, p. p. f A. A. WilJita, R. 0. Matlack, J. Wheaton Smith, James Pratt, John Chambers, and others. As might be inferred, euoh an array of speech-, making wav not got through with.rat a very seasonable honr, - At eleven .'o’clock a-Union Prayer m l ee{jDgvrai commenced-.updft.the..auspices of the Young Men’s Christian Association, and kept up with great Interest' nnt 1 aft, rthw advent of the. New Year, . Sermon by Professor —The friends ‘and admirers of this biblical scholar 'will he’ glad to learn that a sermon will.be preached by him in Jayne’s Hall to-morrow evening. He has hetetofore.-beendis codrsing to appreciative audiences, at the Assembly .Buildings, on Sabbath evenings, and it Is to accommo date the increased number -of his hearers-that the ohange to Jayne’s Hall hasbeen deemed -'necessary, professor Morris’ subject, to-morrpw will 1 be “The Bible Doctrine, (as from the Popular doct ins) of recognition in a'Fature.Btite.*’ / Disappointment.—At seven o’clock last evening 'an audience began to assemble at Musical Fund Hall to hepr a lecture by ftfiV_Park.Benjamin, on Amuse ments,” though ,the uqpropitioas character of tire eve ning operate! so decidedly against numbers, that, at a quarter past eight o’clock, there were but.about sixty persons in the ball) at which time a gentleman entered and announced that, as Mr; Beniamin'had not yet arri ved In the city, no lecture need bb'exjpsciedy where upon the audience moved out, evidently between the cauibs, natural and 'rovefcled^'tfceit dis appointment was complete. V. > i> " Extra Services,.—This, being the first. tbs GuardHonae, se lecting somethiogexactly suited to.their taste, from his magnificent assortment of gebti’ furnishing gooda. His ttockis temptingly aomplote in every respect. J - ‘ Dr. Boynton.—This distinguished lecturer,who has afforded so much delight to our cit tens’, will give a stoend course-condensing his eight lectures into five— commencing on Tueeday, evening. Maoy new subjects will be Introduced into the second come*, and,*nodonlt. u’mnoh pleasure and profit derived from the series as was experienced during the"'flrst course. ’Fot tanas, -&o., see the advertisement: ' ' - Lectures.—lt will be seen, by referring to our advertising .columns that theßev.'G: W. Samson, D. D.| iLtsqda.to deliver his celebrated course of lectures on tHe Bible Lands, in the BAptist church, corner of Fifth and Buttonwood 'streets/cons jnenoiog next Tuesday evening/ " These' lecture# Should the attention of all who'- desire vtldibie'his torical Information. The Eubject/of theVfirstJlectiire will bo. Egypt j ancient anl modern, iUuatratedbymum mies, and other interesting relics,. -« > „_, T . , Notioe.—See advertisement,'in another oolfamn. of interest to those having Pianos. It is delicate work to time and therefore it should he entrusted oalj to'diseverer No 41 Ann street, New York. All genuine medicated paper has “J. 0. Gaybitv” watermarked in each sheet, and his autograph is on each package.’ For sale in Philadelphia by T. It. Oallbsdsr A Co., THIRD and WALNUT streets. - •jU 6t . £.One-rrtce Clothing of the Latest Styles, and made in the best manner, expressly Tor retail balks. W® mark our lowest selling prices, in flaw FiQOSSa on each article. All goods made to order are warranted satisfactory, and our oHK-PRiol SYSTEM is strictly ad hered to. We believe this to be the bnly fair way of dealing, as thereby all are treated alike. r, ; JONES A CO., au3T-U 60* MARKRXBtmt. V J ; i * , i Special Notices. LOCK THAT WE READ ABOUT. EVANS A WATSON, “The Beat is always the Cheapest.**—This maxim held* article fore applies with I tflßtrongest force to the celiSrlied -1 “ Hio’sorj Coal, sold -entirely freedom dirt, end y Coal Yard, No. Sss North BRGAtf 'StrlS, bdow bwhill. . '’---If.Hkj'-i. , N. B.—City Warranto taken at par for Coal. d3l-6t*^ Silver’s Gas Consmnlng sures-i—Unless these Stores are made in a proper manney they are no better than the common old-fashioned.heatipg Store*. , V,., I employ none, bat thejjfrt yorkmen, and use the * chplcert-lznpcrtodßoasialroiii.i" •; - t - s -'., £ \ a ., I eVery Gaa' Consmnta r fleU tq W'roLM; —* equal to those I had on exhibition* In the Frankitn Js * Institute, and which ; afoacied- 1 the ’‘’ attention and admiration 4 of generally ' The-O&nmlttee >: conceded that G AhLAGHEB 5 8 toale ef SILYRR’&G A 8 1 1 CONSUMINO 6TO VBB wereHhe best in the Exhibition, IcaUattenti6ntothefoHowinglettefi E; V "* r *•*■-%■ : ; *f I hare^examfne&the' < gilVer Qis^Oonjnimere’ rua, - tmfwtared by Mr. A, J. GALLA6HEB, and pronounce, i \ i equal toany l haye erer seen,".' If? n k the test BBSTr.ffie p ntaurpajj Tlje- commend with -.pleasure torpy friends ami r Mr. Gallagher *s make of’Stores, r-B: &£y6mCi° 'Cr/ 1 ! w A. J . ,Ko abjre Vbef *' T Jonas Whitcomb’s Remedy: fot Aithmar £romjs LfcwjerinNewfcarjpQrt ? M&sajj* ’NaVso'a^iy/WVra*!y''S5 i IBWT Joseph Bubhstt. Eiq-±BjAr-SifS Jit is now newly twelve months since’f received thefiratbotile of your valuable medicine foj thq.cure of the Asthma. ' For thirteen jeirs-I suffered ni»h the Aithzaa, nod/?* daring that time there were but few months in which V' * did not suffer with a paroxysm that entirely prostrated me for two cr.three/iaya, and f ■% rr % will t*y) that from the tizzfe ? r'tcoV the firitfd mi that I shall endeavor to 1c trodace the Remedy whenever opportunity occurs. With great respect, ydur *“* obedientsaryant, ,, > 7 . ; r .—^ v'ASTHMA.v! plotter from a Clergyman.] WAio&BdfeoVYfV&fßj 12,1847, 11a. Edbhbtt: I Uke pleasure in stating the won derful effects Of “ WfaitcomVs Remedy fdrthfc ? on my wife. She has suffered for years with the Spas medic form of that terrible disease ’ 1 time cho was so far gono, that her physician could not cohot the pulse; * *‘ * 'Wewere open' 1 doors and .windows in mid-winter, and. every 7 expedient that "affection ciu'dT devise to Veep her at-te. At length I ,h9*id of. “ B*n?ed7|t’--4t acte J like a charm; it enabled her to sleep qaistly in a few minutes* and nearly .broke npthe disease IVpep- ; it constantly on hand—and though it has not cured h*r, it has done wonders in.the way of relief; lam * Method diet clergymen, stationed here. I shall be happy to an swer Shy inquiries nspecting'herease’, and job ’are* at' t% 1 liberty any ase of the foregoing facts that will benefit tie * v ‘‘ "* ' >Blo** ORB "DOLLAR rXR BOTTL*.' Jonas Whitcomb’s Rsmedy.l* prepared only.by .JO- .<< s SB PH BUBNKIT & CO., 27 Central street, Boston. For sale by all the principal Druggists Ahroaghont-the. United States and the Canadas. d3otfe27 A. Beautiful, Luxuriant Henj Franklin T«U; Treasurer dad Searetaijr} CkarWif, ' Vortia -, ' •.« --r rr '5 c> !W!ndow Drapery* ? , u t I v'i. 1 BATIN DAMASK* | BATIN; DEt LAINE.f«,/ /; '{ WORSTED DAMASK, ; KBPS,’ MOREKVS,; ' Together with All the trimmings appertaining to tha Curtain trade. l\ • Owing to the lateness of the season, we will elose out our hdayy Curtains atgrtetly reduced riftes." Curtains cut, made, and put up, lower than prices elsewhere Also, White lraoeandMualia Cnxtalnß of every dtserlp> tipn, bought at auction* and selling at half the usual price. Gold- Bordered *lL»dsdape, Gothic, Pxesoo, Plain Linen, and Oil Cloth, at whole sale and retail. *■•-» PATTEN’S CERTAIN STOBB, ,680! OHBSTHtTT JStrSefi. ‘Grover fc fiaker’i OeUtaUed tiaily Sewing MMJHUIIB. A NEW! STTLEa-TKIOE ZiO. : 780 Chrstsot Bnur { Phelai>klphla. - Thesis Machines aew*irom and fcrm a seam of unequalled strength, beauty, and elast! city, fourth-stitch- h* cut. -They are unquestionably the best in -.the -market for YunHytue'.' "" *' y:'y "'' * ' » > ooie-tf vom'A oniotiiAß._m - . Fine Clothing at Greatly )ELeduced .Hrrces. ■ Closing oat the eotlio Stock of fine fail end Winter Clothing, at a redaction of from-fifteen to;twenl,f per cent, on' ther former!"moderate 'prejpSfr.rpr Bpr 7 nj business. Erery garment mannfactondjbf_t v ‘o besil^terials/aadrat,'made, end trimmed in the moat Elegant Styles, at '* *" r ' *" " Rout.H- ADina* rWStorb, dll-4, tjftl,} 8, E, cor-of Seventh tmlJlirketStß. ; 890, 800, 890, 800, 890, SSQ, 899, 850.- gnrGßßfs ... %synm ‘ .MAOHxrnw.—Pßxoss y kb* DUOED.—A, n?w and elegant Family, Bevpiog_ Ma chine for $5O, sad the general seal* of priuca greatly reduced.' AUwhowant a-eubstantisd, Bitcpla.Ußd're liable Sewing Machine, whlcfrluft "aatfttahltsh'sd refu tation for doing the varjrbest work -on every kind of material, are invited to-call at our office and examine the new machines, at the reduced prices. .They fan* not fail to be satisfied. Z. M. SINGER Sc «>./- - Mfl-tJtt 80. 603 CHESTNUT Street. 'Dyspepsia.— There is probably no disease which experience haflaoaropl7proredto.be remedia ble by the PERUVIAN SYRUP as Dyspepsia. The most inveterate forms of this disease hare been com pletely cured by this medicine, as aiqple testimony ol some of our first citizens proves. ■For sale in this*dty by F. Brown, corner Fifth and OhefltnuV'andiHaßaard * 00., comer Twelfth and Chestnut. , . dlO-d&Wtf iflurtioaes. ,On the 16th ultimo, by Rev. 8. M Ga?iey ( Mr JAS. CLARK, of BroudywU e Spring', Dei., to Miss LIZZIE G. CALDWELL, daughter of-Andrew D. Caldwell, of Philadelphia * On the 27th. .ultimo, by Bishop Wood, Mr. WM. H. METZGER 4o -Mist HANNAH A, R.- 9WEFNKY, b.thof thise’tjr. „ .♦ COcattja. On Friday evening, Uecerabei* 31, JOANNA T., wife -of Wm. Furneflfl, of Woburn. Alias., and daughter of the late Wm. Furnets, of Medford, Masai .-'facstvitt-i papers please cop*-] - - .December 31. at 7 o’clock in the. morning, Mias RMLr , . LY M JELLING, in tbe £Ut year of hetfcg*. i'" i 7» ,Her Wends aod those of the family, ire r-specifally - ln?it«d to attend the funeral, from iheyssideDce of her brother, No 750 SoutVNi&th street; St lO o’clock on Monday raornlng, without further notice, k ** . On Friday, December 81. 1858, MART, widow of tbd lateß. B.’Wfcvlan, in the 89th yeer.of her ego. , Th’emale friends of thVfaraitvare invited ta attend her funeral, from her lati roafdonce, No. 415 Trune street. on Monday', Sd-fdatant, at 9 o’c'ock A 1! M., with* out futtber not.es. Funeral service at Bt. Mary’s Ohorch. *** On the 30th ultimo, EDWARD W. MUMFOSD, forj merly of Newport, B. 1.. in the 48th year of his age. Service at St Jude’s Church. Franklin street, above Brown, on Monday, Jan. Bd. at 2 P M. ** ' On the 39 h ultimo, CATHARINE COOHBAN, aged 38 veers. The relatives and friends of the family are invited to attend tho funeral, from the residence of her husband, Not 006 South Sixth street, to-merrow (Surday) after noon, at 1 o’clock, without further notice'. To proceed to Cathedral Cemetery. ~ * On the 30’h ultimo, JO9BPH J. LOW, in the 45th year of his oue, The relatives and friends of the family are respect fully invited to attend the funeral, from his late resi dence, No. BC2 South'-Fifth street, below Oathar.ns, this (Saturday) afternoon, at 2 o’clock, without fur ther notice. 4 ' OnthedOth uIt.,HENRY TOLBERT lIRNDRICEKS, son Of Alffed ind Cordelia M. Heudriokes, in tku 4th ‘year of his age • The relatives and friends of'the family are respect fully invited to attend the funeral,' from tbe reeUtnre of his. grandmo’her, Mary Tolbert, iu Market street, ►lx do ra above Crammend,* West Philadelphia, this (Saturday) afternoon, at 2 o’olock *“ On UiO SOVh ultimo, WILLIAM JOHNBTON, aged 76 years. - • * # . * The relatives and friepds of the family are respect fully invited to attend the funeral, from hie iat.* reii dence, 1423 Howprd street -above Master, this (Satur day) afternoon, at 1 o’clock; without further notice. * On tin SO h Ultimo, RSBEOOA RANKEN, wife of Wm. A R&uken, in the 29th year of her age. The relatives and friends of tbe family are teepee' • fully invited to attend the funeral, from the resident e Of her husband, No. 1407 Br-vra street, above Erred, this (Saturday) afternoon, at 2 o’clock, precisely. To proceed to Odd Fallows’ Oamvtery >. -■ ■ *? On tbe 30th ultimo, Mrs. MARGARET WHITE, wife of James McHenry, in the 85th. year of her age. , Her relatives and friends,, and those of the family, are respectfully invited to attend the funeral, from tbe residence of her husband, No. 716 Hepburn street, thin (Saturday) afternoon, at I o'etook. .To proceed to ■Woodlands Cemetery. 4 On the 30th ultimo, Miss HENRIETTA L. L 1 KENS, - aged 21 years. , The relatives and friends of the family are respect fully invited toattecd'the funeral, from tho reeiaence of her fWher. Mr. Moses Likens, South Tenth street, above Federal, to-m'rrow (Sunday) afcerao*op,»t I o’olock, without further notice. To proceed to King seeslug. * Oo~ibe morning of the 80th ultimo, Mrs. HANNAH J. DREXBL, youngest dinihter of Mr. Fiscator Xacg strotb, ajid wife. of F. A. Dtexel. The relatives and friends of the ‘family are respect fully invited to attend her funeral, to-morrow (Pucdaj) morning, at 0)4 o’clock, - 'from the residence of her hus band, No. 3215 Race *treet,.without further notice. Funeral to proceed to Germantown. .< - . , On the 29th ultimo,' ABNBR X SSODGRASB, in the' 41st rear of his age. _ _ The relatives and friends of the -family arc ibvit> d to attend the; ftaneral, , from v hts late resMenee-'Nu. 1527 South Secoid street, Wharton, to-morrow (Sunday) afternoon, at-T o’clock. To proceed to La fayette Cemetery. * # * On the 2§th ultimo, OHRISTIANNA RITIWAGEB, wife of'Ohrietlan Lady*e?,ed S 3 yeirs and 4 months. 1 The relativt b and friends of the family are respect* fully Invited to attend the'funerai. 'from the residence of her husband,' N. E. corner of Clinton and Jefterson Btree’fl, th'g (Saturday) att'Tooon, a. 2 o’clock.without further,notice, Funeral to proceed to the How&rd-Btre et Ohuroh. . '*