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SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 30, IS6I. EXTRACT FROM THE LAST SPEECH OP STEPHEN A. DOUGLAS—“ The conspiracy to break up the Union it a fact now known to nil. Armies arc being raised, and war levied to accomplish it. There can be but two sides to the controversy. Every man IWift be on the side of the United states or against it* xiier® can be no neatralt in this war. There can be none but patriots and traitors.” THE LATEST WAR NEWS, The details we publish in regard to the move ments in the "West indicate that the Mississippi volley is about to become one of the most import ant sotmos of ihp present war. It ifi evident that a mighty concentration of the national resources is being made in that quarter, for the purpose of fitting out an irresistible land and river expe dition. X large proportion &C tk* eoUlcr* furnfrhrd by Ohio. Indiana, Illinois, lowa, and Kentucky will be employed in. this grand en terprise. xiie war \u ttnstera Kentucky has been virtually terminated by Genernl Nelson’s recent victory at Pikcrillc. The project of advancing into Eastern Tennessee has been, for the present, abandoned for good strategic reasons. The large army in Missouri has comparatively little useful employment in that State. Cairo is so well fortified that there is no danger of nn attack being made upon it, and the soldiers stationed there are ready and eager to aFßtime the oAeneix'e. The river gunboats and flotilla, upon the construction of which much pa tient labor has been expended, aro now nearly all finished, and a body of skilful sailors has been sent to the AVcst to assist in man-' lung their guns, and in navigating them. With a Union forec of one hundred thousand men, and a powerful river fleet, prepared for a descent of the great father of waters, it 13 not surprising that the rebels residing along its banks are becoming panic stricken. aiid that their leaders are deeply im pressed with the necessity of making vigorous ex ertions to defend so important a line of operations. It must be confessed that they have not been idle. They are fortifying Columbus as strongly ns possi* ble, and sending all the men and cannon they can spare up to that point. They have also been building gunboats on the Tennessee river. In the vicinity of Bowling Green they are said to have a force of -id,ooo men, under the com mand of one of their best generals—A. Sidney Johnston: ami the ex-bishop, but now general, Polls lifts « Itirge V sit OolnmliuS. TilS filP ward movement of our soldiers will, no doubt, be warmly contested, and we shall not be surprised if one of the must important and decisive battles of the whole struggle occurs on the banks) or in the immediate vicinity, nf the Mississippi. If we are victorious in that contest, an outlet for the North west will be reopened to New Orleans, which can never again be closed by the rebels, and their now capital. Nashville, will speedily fall into our pos session. TliC aecoutVs received by the late mail from Hil ton Head show that the troops connected with the great naval expedition have been busily employed since their arrival in South Carolina. One of their first duties was to so fortify their new position as to render it impregnable against rebel attacks. Then preparation were made for further offensive de- one of the most important of which was the occupation uf Tybce Island. l r roin this point it seems that Port Pulaski can be assailed, and, at all events, the entrance to Savannah can be effectually closed. The “atone fleet,or, as one of the sailors connected with it amusingly terms it, ;i the rat bole squadron,’ : has probably already virtually blotted out Charleston and Savannah from the list of seaports during the continuance of the rebellion, by sinking hulks at their harhor entrances; and this will, we presume, be the fate of all other rebel seaboard cities which do not speedily fall into our poseerision Oousidoribg that ah &xp&diti6li about to depart from Fort Royal under command of General A ide ; that another is about to set sail from Annapolis under General Burnside; that General Butler has organized a formidable armada, and that a large number of war vessels are being equipped in New York and other places, the whole Southern seacoast is evidently destined to be ter ribly harassed during the present winter, and mere than one leading Southern city will probably be captured. The Keystone State is nohly represented in the Union army. She has now more than one hundred regiments in the field, and there are others prepared to enter the service. They are participating in all the great movements of the war. They form part of the army in Kentucky, and are ready to join in the grand advance against the rebels in Tennessee. They are represented by the “ Roundhead Regi ment” at Port Royal ? and by troops connected with the new naval expedition about to set sail from Annapolis. They are to be found along the line of the Upper Potomac, in the relb of Wash ington, and they form one of the most gallant and important divisions of the grand army which now occupies the northern part- of Virginia. opposite the capital. The honor of our noble Common wealth is safe in their hands. We feel that when ever they are called into action, they will prove by their zeal and courage in fighting for the Union, that, in this hour of national peril, Pennsylvania is more than ever “ The Keystone of the Federal Arch.*’ The London Spectator predicts a “ party split ” in England on the great American question. It says : u Thft Tories Are becaniing more aad more lies tils in their tone towards the North. One of their leaders has spoken at lost. and. though bis meaning isnotreryclenr, bis tendency is. Sir J. Puking ton, in his address to the Conservative Association of WoMSsUttdiif*. d<54S not, iiideed, ask for inter vention, but he calls upon the great Powers to offer the strongest ‘ remonstrances' against a continu ance of the struggle, and blames Earl Russell, at Newcastle, for not expressing the views of England regarding the war. No man Knows better than Sir J. PakiDgton that remonstrances would be treated in America with angry contempt, and he therefore intends to advise one of two thiags—a remonstrance which enn lend to nothing beyond an impertinent letter from Mr. Sewnrd, or a demand which, though possibly eliciting no instant result, sha-l be followed by serious action. He wants either a diplomatic snub, or a war. The Whigs dis tinctly decline to precipitate either. Lord Russell, at Newcastle, declared that we could not ho judges of the American cause. The Duke of Argyll, at Inverary, allowed that the national existence of America was worth a war, and Lord Russell ha 3 informed Mr. llflyman. a self-styled Lirerpool merchant, that this Government has recognized the blockade, and that if he breaks it be must suffer the personal penalty of that ‘unjustifiable* pro ceeding. The Tory journals, moreover, define their position iiiore and itidre clearly as foes of the North, while the Times repeats more and more earnestly that intervention must be avoided. Ob viously, the existing Government has chosen its course—a determined neutrality, to be maintained in spite of pressure from France, or outcries from the cotton trade, or Mr. Seward's silly ill-temper ; and the Tories have chosen theirs—an undeter mined resolve to interfere if any excuse should offer. It remains still to be seen which course is acceptable to the voting class, but we believe the first Parliamentary struggle will show most of the speeches against the North, and most of the votes with it. : * The Baltimore American of last evening gives the following additional particulars of the news brought from Portress Monroe yestorday by the steamer Louisiana About eleven o’clock on Thursday morning a steamer was observed at Fortress Monroe, display ing a large flag, and coming from the direction of Norfolk. It was soon decided to be a flag of truce from the land of Dixie, when the steamer George Washington! run dawn to meet her, off Sewell’a Point, She proved to no n very little tug. with the word “ Rebel” painted in immense letters upon her sides. But few words were exchanged between the officers of the vessels, and hut four passengers enme up from the aiielent borough of Norfolk. These consisted of a llebrew gentleman and his wife, Lieutonaut Itobert Selden, and Mr. William A. Abbott, both of the United States navy, and who have been confined in the jails and tobacco fac tories in Richmond and Norfolk between six and seven months. On Wednesday five hundred Federal prisoners confined in the 11 iclcmond jails sccre sent to Tus caloosa, Alabama t the reason assigned being that they would be much more comfortable there than in Richmond, especially as the climate was warmer. At first the Federal prisoners were treated with great severity by the guards placed over them, and a number of them had been shot for merely look ing out of the piison windows; but a stop had been put to it, and they were much better treated. One of the passengers who oame up by the flag of truee reports that coffee was selling in Norfolk at the rate of ?1 per lb, and butter at 65 cents, and scarce at that, d'hc suppiy of shoes was nearly ex hausted, and coarse brogans readily commanded six dollars per pair. There came by the Rebel a package of about five hundred letters, consisting principally of the oorfo spondencc of the captive soldiers. The Southern papers which the passengers brought with them were taken possession of by the Federal authorities on board the flag-ship. St. Andrew’s Society. The one hundred and thirteenth anniversary of the St. Andrew's Society of Philadelphia, witl jbe celebrated, as usual, this day —but not exactly in the usual manner. The annual dinner will bo dis pensed with, but the members and their friends will Eup together at Mr. Petrie’s, (St. Louis Hotel, Chestnut street.) at seven o’clock this evening. The general business of the Society will be transacted before that hour, we understand. A lidCAb STOity.enOur able anti popular neigh. 2tor, Fitzgerald’s City Item, ha 3 entered upon its holiday volume with a new and original story, elegantly end powerfully written, by one of the most talented and neeomplisbed ladies in our midst. It is called “Teacher and Scholar, ’ 1 and js a graphic, natural and animated tale of life in find around our public schools. The topic must commend the story to all interested in school life and educational reform. The name of the author (Miss Eleanor Donnelly) is sufficient to insure it the ISgSrd of every person of literary taste. Miss Donnelly has been a contributor to The Press, and we have had frequent occasion to call attention to her high poetical genius The novelist, we are EUre, Will BVt disappoint fee readers of the poetess. Bargains in Pianos and Melodeons.—There being a large temporary reduction in the cost of manufacture of the above, J. E. Gould, Seventh and Chestnut streets, offers the full benefit to his customers See advertisement. I Autocracy in Trouble, | Of Oh* iis! i: 1 1 mx Iniuill'cl atiulants in the 1 University of St. Petersburg three hundred and lifty-three were arrested at “one fell | MYOUI*.” and eonfinvdj asrvbvU. At lb,' ! time, three hundred and forty students of the i University of Moscow were arrested, on the ground. Tim condition of Russia is dan gerous in the extreme. The Poles are kept j from rehellion only by the argument of force, : in the shape of a large army of occupation and ! the supremacy of martial law. Every city in Roland is a Russian garrison, and it would appear as if the decencies and proprieties of civilized life were now suspended, for, among other reported outrages, we hoar of young ladies of high birth and gentle culture, guilty only of the crime of having male relations among the rlisallVscti-O Roles, taken from tnc retirement of their families, dragged through the streets in chains, tied lip in the har ,i-acU v„r.l ; stripped, and severely flogged by the soldiers. It is no wonder, surely, that Roland pants to avenge such injuries, and ia ready to peril life in the hope of breaking tlio tyrannic yoke of its Russian rulers. The present Czar appears not equal to the exigencies of the time and of bis situation. He lias not the iron will ofltis father, the Czar Kieliolas, which nothing could break nor bend. He appears overpowered by tllV preSfWO tlf events. Immediately after the troubles broke out in Roland, instead of waiting to face the crisis, lie went on a tour, accompanied bv his. wife, to inspect the scenes of battle in the Crimea, and satisfy himself about tlie rebuilding of Sebastopol. While thus absent, disaffection broke out in the Universities of Moscow and St. retersburg. The students are dissatisfied with the Czar Alexander's pertinacious at tempts to elevate liis empire" by abolishing serfdom, '. and many of tlio professors, their teachers, hold tlic same opinion. The Univer sities, closed at the first demonstration, have since been reopened, but might as well have been closed, for there is something abundantly absurd in a professor lecturing, as is now done, to an audience-—of tiro, tlie. full .mimlwr of students being 1,000 in St. Petersburg. Of these, Bf>B are now in the prison at Cronstadt. The greater portion—a hatch of 288—were previously confined in the fortress, but some facetious young gentleman, with a talent for satire, posted on the principal gate a placard bearing tlie words “ University of St. Peters bmgj* 1 and the authorities, who did not lake tlie joke, did take the joker, and consigned him to solitary confinement in the fortress. There is an anecdote ennnnnted with this University rmeafe, which may be true, and is curious, as showing the value of a possessive pronoun t When tlie Czar went on his tour to tlie Crimea, he entrusted General Ignatieft’, his aid-de-camp, ar.d a member of tlie Impe rial Council, with the duty of maintaining order in St. Retersburg, of which he is Go vernor. When the troubles broke out Igna treif sent a telegram to the Czar in the Crimea, as follows; “ Great disturbances at the Uni versity. Tlie students will listen to no one ; neither to the Rector, nor to the Curator, nor even to me. What is to be done ?” Thu Emperor's reply Is said to have been «Make every effort to calm the students. Treat them lik« a father.” General Ignaticffs prompt reply was, ‘-I have obeyed your Ma jesty's commands. Tlio students are in the fortress.” The Emperor sent a final telegram to this effect, “What do you mean? You have committed some fearful blunder.” Gene ral Ignatieft’went to meet the Czar, at the first station on the St. Petersburg and Moscow Railway, and was very coldly received. Being informed that his action with respect to the University was disapproved of, ho said, in self-defence, “ I endeavored, Sire, to exe cute your orders. I arrested 283 students last Thursday,- and many of them are badly wounded. Your lamented father could scarce ly have done more.” It seems that there are no articles in the Russian language, and that in such phrases as “ like my father,” or “as my father” (would have done) the possessive pro noun is usually omitted. Therefore, when Czar Alexander telegraphed, with a humane purpose, “Treat tlie students like a father,” General Ignatieff understood it, ((like my father,”- and did what the Czar Nicholas would have done—arrested nearly three hun dred of them. Tiie Czar, in Ills present difficulty, is between two fires. The Poles are rebelling against him because lie is not liberal enough, and the pow erful aristocracy of Russia as disaffected be cause he is far too liberal. In this dilemma, if lie be infirm of purpose, he is lost. Russian history has many examples of violent death among the rulers of tlio land, and it would not sin-prise us to learn that, ere tlie abolition of serfdom had been completed, tlie death of the Czar would reduce things to their former eoKditidfi, befsvs lie commsucsd playing the role of Emancipation. A sivord, like that of Damocles, ever bangs over tlie head of each Russian Autocrat. Street Railways. Some weeks ago we noticed a new system of Street liailways, projected by Mr. John Haworth, Mode Wheel House, near Man chester, England. A paper describing this •system was read by Mr- Haworth at.the late niceling, at Manchester, of the British Asso ciation for the advancement of Science. Tile new system, which is patented, was described as “the laying down of three dines of rails, tlie centre one having a groove, on which the per ambulator attached to the vehicle, revolves, and thereby maintains the wheels upon the Kails.” Wo objected to this system, that the third rail would add another bar to the gridi ron, and drew attention to the condition of Market street f which is so much cut up bv a suc cession of various rails, as to render it difficult, if not even dangerous, for a carriage on springs to cross it, at some points. Mr. H awoiitii, having road Tim Press of the 14th October, noticed our comment on his system, and has politely sent ns a printed copy of this communication to the British Associa tion, with an engraved sketch and description of his plan. lie says: “ You will sec that the third rail will not add 1 another bar to the gridiron, 1 but will remove the existing ones, as on my plan aii the rails are on a level with the roadway, the centre grooved one acting as a guide for the perambulator attached to the vehicle. By this arrangement all projections are done away with, and no obstruction!? offered to the general traffic, as the driver, by simply raising or lowering the perambulator, can leave or keep tho rails at pleasure. During a trial of some wcoks in the main street of Salford and Pendleton, a distance of nearly two miles, in which there is a largo gene ra! traffic, not the slightest obstruction liae boon caused; and I can confidently assert that it is lookod upon by the public as a great success.” The middle rail, grooved for the reception of a revolving disc, attached to the vehicle, Is intended to form a guiding rail of itself, and thereby to dispense with the necessity of hanged wheels and raised rails. Mr. Haworth savs: “ In the system which I have patented, the outer rails are of 3-inch T iron, grooved into longitudinal dovetailed sleeparsj of liantzic timber, whioh are 8 j inches at the top, 4i inches at the bottom, and 0 inches deep. The groove of the sleeper receives a tongue of the rail, which is driven tight in, and screwed down with common screws, firmly uniting the two, and imparting mutual strength and sup port, as tyres do to wheels and wheels to tyres. Tho centre rail is a small-sized Brunei rail, re versed, only 2i inches wide. The groove on its surface is 9-16 of an inch in width at the top, 1 at the bottom, and one inch deep. The rails, being hud perfectly levei with the roadway, present no obstruction to tho ordinary traffic. The perambu lating wheel, which works in the grooved rail, is eleven inches in diameter, and is centred in a bar hinged to the fore-axle of gn ordinary omnibus, m)d duly spurred, so that as the wheel revolves the axle is always at right angles to the rails. The appara tus is supported above the road by a chain attached to a lever fixed to the foot-board, which the driver at pleasure can raise or lower, and thus, with the grruh'st ease, either take or leave tho rails. The facility of running off the rails renders it unneces sary (except in case of very extensive traffic), to have a double line, os by arrangement the descend ing omhibtiS daii give place to the ascending, and the use of sidings is dispensed with. ” Tlie French street railways are level with the road, and so those in America and England ought to be, but are hot. We liave not yet seen a street railway in Philadelphia, Balti more, New York, or Boston, in wliieli the rail, as it should be, is simply inserted, as it were, into the street, leaving it as level as before. If Mr. Haworth’s plan does this, it docs a great deal, but if it does less, the introduction of tho third rail, though only two and a hull' inches wide, must tear up the road more than the ordinary two rails. The abolition of the flanged wheels, letting the railway gar turn from the rails and run, if required, on the or dinary road, is decidedly an improvement and advantage. Brushes for the Army. —Wo invite attention to the advertisement of Messrs. Kemble & Van Horn, in another column, of brushes for the army. The facilities of tliiS firm for supplying contractors and sutlers with brushes at low prices—also oavalry, wagon, and every other description of brushes, of the Government standard, are probubly unsurpassed by those of any other concern in tho country. Xhoir wnrerooms arc at He- 321 Mattel street. LETTER KKOM ** OCCASIONAL,” ■Washington’, Nov. 20, 18lit. Can we ever have an aristocracy in Ameri ca t This uuciition fiometimeii occurs to me as I read the elaborate denunciations of tho European press, and tho pretentious speeches of English noblemen at public dinners and on the hustings be I ore tlieir constituents. In deed, one of the causes of the sympathy felt by many of tlie aristocrats of England for the. rebels of tlio South is tlio hope that tho sue* cess of Jefferson Davis will end democratic institutions on this continent, and that upon the ruins of the American Republic will be reared a monarchy, with all tlie appliances of an aristocracy and landed gentry, the regal pomp, splendor, and ostentation which sur round tho throne of England and tho Conti nental Rowers. I do not know what peculiar satisfaction it would be to these lordly English men to have a monarchy established upon the shores of this continent. They could have no sympathy with new-born American aristo crats, for tlieir ancestral lines extend back to ihv advent of tlie Norman, and aro lost in tlie twilight of tho early Saxon history. We, of America, have no such genealogical claims to advancement. An American aris tocracy, under tlie most favorable auspices, would be the jest of tlie other aristocrats of the world, because this form of society is only attractive wlioli it springs I'iWII .1 iollg liilii df ancestors, and has around it tho pride of his tory. Eull-blooded aristocracy is not the growth of a year, or of a hundred years. When we honor a Russell or Stanley, a How ard or a Condo, we think of the great men who founded these names, and pay a tribute to tlieir genius and couvago, in the persons of those who inherit them. Tlie name of Napo leon has been the terror and the glory of the earth for tho last sixty years. If any man over fought tils way Into an aristocracy, it was the first representative of that illustrious name; and yet, with all his genius, Ills power, Lis pride, and his renown, Itia descendants are looked upon as parrenues by most of the no blemen of Europe, and arc but coldly recog nized by tlio reigning powers of England. Let us suppose the success of the rcbol Government, and anticipate that contingency which Governor Pickens, in a recent message to tho South Carolina Eogislature, exported, when lie alluded to the necessity fora “ strong form of government,” and what then? How are you going to build a mpnarghy upon the American Continent ? Aristocracies are nothing more than tlie rule of the minority. The minority can only rule when it monopo lises cither the intellect, the wealth, or the power of a nation. Under the present state of advancement on this continent, there never can be .Mich a thing as a monopoly of Intellect, of wealth, or of power. It is all very well in England, where millions live and die without knowing the name of tlie next county-town, ami with tlie firm belief that the parish they inhabit occupies three-quarters of the globe. You might establish it in France, where the people are a warlike race, fond of the glitter of military show, ambitious of martial dis tinction, and willing to follo w any leaders who may plant their eagles upon the fields of Austurlitz, Inkerman, or Solforino. Wherever an aristocracy flourishes, you find some radical defect in the system of society, or else you find it upon tho vargo of nn overthrow—bo cause there is a law of society, so general that I take it to be an axiom, that the further men advance into enlightenment the more they feel and appreciate the intellect which God has given them, and tlie energies they possess to carry that intellect into operation; the more they yearn to be their own masters—to work out for themselves the problem of their own existence—to minister to their own happiness —to be tho arbiters of their own destine. Tiie only approach to an aristocracy upon this continent may be found in the Southern States, and this is neither an aristocracy of wealth, nor an aristocracy of Intellect, but a simple aristocracy of power—or, if I were to use a better phrase, an aristocracy of chance. These people of the South came iuto posses sion of immense lands, and find themselves the masters of a large class of people representing the type of another race, without a single sen timent of congeniality or sympathy. They maintain that power by a system of cruelty, I might say, which no one man on (lie civilized globe ever sought to defend. Gentlemen, in every sense of the word, elegant and expensive in their tastes, open, generous, gallant, and brave, all—the only claim to distinction, or to the possession of the power they wield, is based upon a system tvhicli, however neces sary it is, and however infprudent it would be to interrupt, is, nevertheless, odious and dis tasteful. Take a Southern planter, with five thousand acres of land and live hundred slaves. He is as much a feudal master as was the Earl of Warwick, or any of the barons under King John. These brave old men of the baronial times felt proud of their vassals, cultivated their prowess, flattered their pride, ministered to tlicir comfort, protected them from danger, and led them into the Held, sharing the dan gers of the battle, and the perils of the camp, in order that they might enjoy a common glory. The Southern planter finds in his slaves so many chattels, pieces of property, convertible into cash, and does not feel him self called upon to respect any of tlie tendor est ties of society. He may semi the mother to Georgia, the father to Texas, and the chil dren to tho several ootton States. They are to him so many implements for producing a large crop of cotton, or a profitable harvest of sugar. The only care he has upon liis mind Is that the chattel receives so many suits of clothing in a year, so many pounds of bacon in a week, possesses sleeping accommodations, atid is llidroUglilj- wliipj»6<l, wli«S BSdSSKslry. He does nothing to brighten the intellect ; nothing to make them proud of themselves, or of their race 5 nothing to foster any martial spirit they may feel. He regards them only as the means of productive labor—simply farm implements, and nothing more. I have supposed this, as a contracted view of the case, which, at best, can be but an in genious argument based on an impossibility. When I look upon the majority- of the Ameri can people, in the North, West, and East, with all their multitudinous resources, the splendor of their educational systems, the magnificence of their commerce and interna tional communications, the high state of civilization and enlightenment, I cannot but feel that to establish a monarchy over them, or an aristocracy in their midst, is as impossi ble as it would be to raise Lucifer from the depths of hell and make him the ruler of heaven and earth, If there is any one sentiment in the breasts of the Ameri can people—a sentiment which flows in their veins, lives with their life, and gives them all the type and character it possesses—it is a sentiment of independence. Our only recollections are based upon the triumphs of a free people over the aggressions of a monarch. They are instilled into us as children, they grow stronger with our man hood, they follow us to the grave. You may raiso an army larger than that which followud Napoleon through the Russian deserts, you may place at its head a victorious commander, and the moment that commander draws his sword for Ills oivß personal advancement, at tlie ex pense of his country, you will find an avenger of that country’s wrongs in every corporal’s guard under his command. Take this mag nificent army now resting on the shores of the Potomac. They idolize their* leaders, they are willing to follow them to victo? y and to death, but it is with no sentiment of personal adoration, but simply because they recognize in those leaders the agents of a country which they lore, and which is a part and parcel of their inheritance. I might make this an endless argument, but surely it needs nothing from me to assure these English gentlemen ef the utter Inability of the American people to copy their typos of government. Our age is a progressive age, and tlie Americans aro a progressive pooplo. The aristocracy is as much a thing of the past as were the Troubadours of France, or the Knights of the Crusade. If it exists at all, in any portion of tho world? it exists only by sufferance, only because there is in the minds of the people a natural dislike towards chang ing any’hing old for anything new. It will die away as other systems have died away, thoy outlived the spirit of th« age. It may end in peace, or it may end in tho throes of civil vir *r dissolution, hut nothing can bo mova whimsical or absurd than that the representa tives of an expiring and obsolete system should cherish the dream that it can ever bo perpetuated upon the shores of America. Occasional. Colonel Richard H. Rush.—A capital carte, cte visile Of this worthy Bon of an eminent sire tins been published by McAllister and Brother. THE PRESS.—PHILADELPHIA, SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 30, 1861. LATEST NEWS BY TELEGRAPH. FROM WASHINGTON. A SUCCESSFUL RECONNOISSANCE TOWARDS FAIRFAX. Affairs at Harper’s Ferry. ATTACK ON COL. GEARY'S REGIMENT. INTERESTING FROM GEN. BANKS’ COLUMN. “Special Despatches to The Press." The President’s Message—Despatches from Commodore Dupont. Washington, Not. 2tt. —According to present indications, the President’s message wilt not be sent bonce in advance of its delivery to Congress. III? 1V859S for tbjs js probably the fact tfaiit it as well as tho reports of the Secretary of War and Navy, will bo kept open until the latest mo ment, in order to make such additions and alterations as constantly occurring events may require. Despatches have been received at the Navy De partment, from Flag-officer Dupont, dated Port Royal, tho 33th, giving tho gratifying inlulligonco that the flag of the United Slates is flying over the territory of the State of Georgia. Tybce Island (which, lie says, is id thin easy mortar distance of I'vrt Pa/asAi) hits been taken possession of, and tho approaches to Savannah com pletely out ofl\ On tho island is a strong martello tower, with a battery at its base. In giving an account ef the capture of tlie British schoonor Mulel, by Commander Y.uin, Captain HuroNT gays she has been brought into Port Royal harbor. She purported to be from Havana and bound for New York) but, at tho tirno of tho cap ture, was heading for SI. Catharine’s Sound. Her cargo consisted of 7 bales of blankets, 4 cases of cloth, 3 boxes of starch, 20 boxes of tin, 120 bags *f 00 Wrdls 6f polilUdS, 350 of Uad, 30 bags of shot, one box of shoes, G bags of arrow root, 1 case of pistols, (revolvers,) 2 cases of ca valry swords, and 2 cnsca of stores. The MmOhl urns formerly nnuiod the John W. Anderson, of Baltimore, and there is strong presumption of her intention to run the blockade. She will be sent to Philadelphia for adjudication. Sta«vnv»9iTCniw9 io Fairfax Court A reconnoissance was made yesterday by a squad ron of the Lincoln Cavalry, under command of Capt, W. H. Born. Thoy proceeded to within about a mile of Fairfax Court House, when they observed a body of rebel infantry, partially con cealed in rifle pits, which extended across the turn pike. A few rebel cavalry were also in the rear, and within rifle range. Shots were exchanged, the Lincoln Cavalry using their carbines, and taking every precaution to prevent a surprise, by deploy? ing on foot to the right and left. Tho squadron returned in good order, having accomplished the object of the rceonnoissance. One of our troops had his arm slightly grazed by a ball. A robot was killed, and the cavalry and infantry of the enemy were seen to change their positions, by fall ing back into the town. Post Oiticc Orders—Treasury Notes to be Received. Posr Office Department, November 20, 1801. It has been reported to this Department that some of the postmasters havo declined to receive Unitod States treasury notes, payable on demand, when presented to them, in payment of postage siamps and stamped envelopes. Postmasters are therefore informed that these notes arc to be received and disbursed by them as an equivalent in all respects to coin. By order of tho Postmaster General. A. N. Zevely, Third Assistant Postmaster General. Death of Dr, Alexander. Dr. W. T. AiiEXANDF.it, assistant surgeon to Col. Bayard’s First Pennsylvania Cavalry Regiment, who was wounded at the skirmish at Drancsville, on Saturday, died to-day. It was thought he would recover. Army Appointments. The following army appointments have just been made; Second lieutenant, Richard R. Crawford. Samuel Breck, Jr., to be assistant adjutant general, with the rank of captain. First Lieutenant, Joskfii C. Auiiexiued. Captain, Wm. P. Sanders. Joseph C. McKiiirex, to be aid-de-camp to Gen. llalt.eck, with the rank of colonel. John Haskins, aid-de-camp to Gen. Halleck, with the rank of colonel. Charles Weston, to be military storekeeper in Ordnance Department. James Fuller, commissary of subsistence of vo lunteers, with the rank of captain. Hiram B. Wetiierill, assistant quartermaster of volunteers, with the rank of captain. E, Morris Copeland, assistant adjutant general of volunteers, to report to Gen. Banks, with the rank of major. Sir James Ferguson. Sir James Ferguson having denied that he was acting as a spy, when visiting this country, it is only an act of justice to him to say that he was charged by many persons in the South with letters to be delivered or distributed throughout tire post offices of the North, and that, on arriving at Wash ington, and being advised that such a conveyance of correspondence was prohibited by the Govern ment, he at once repaired to the ihuty Depart ment and surrendered all the letters to tho Govern ment. Discharged. Captain Dexter H. Follett, commanding a Massachusetts battery of light artillery, hss been honorably discharged from service, at his cwn re- No More Commissions. Golonel Berdan will grant no more commissions to raise companies of sharp shooters for his bdgade, as enough hnye already been granted fe mpp feag fill it. Those wishing to join this corp; must enlist under captains holding commissions prior to the present date. Breech-loading Rifles. Spincer’s new repeating breeoh-loadng rifle was tried by a board of army officers, br order of Gen. McClellan; on Friday. They mate a satis factory report, and recommend its introduction into the service. An order for a supply hadpreviously been issued by the Navy Department. From Missouri. St JosErn, Nov. 29.—A band of rebels, under the notorious Sy Gordon, captured Captain Robb, Captain White, and Lieutenant Momlight, threo United States officers, from a rail Dad train, at Weston, to-day. The rebel Stein, wih fifty of his followers, is reported to be near Weson. From Gen. Hanks' Colimn Darnestown, Nov. 27.—The jail if Montgomery county, at Rockville, was CHtirely destroyed by fire last night. It was a dilapidated aid insecure con cern. Tho fire wa? fee work of ttj iiwstßdiary—» prisoner who was incarcerated fo 1 firing grain in the stack not many weeks ago. Tie Provost Guard of the Forty-ninth New York, undir Capt. Awmen, secured the prisoners, sixteen in nirnber, and con- Cited them in the court house, ?,ie incendiary, on bolng interrogated by Capt, Amnen, exulted over his act, and said he fired the jiil to get into the penitentiary. Owing to the want of stabling, scarcity of forage, and Ihe bad &>&<lllioh of the reals leading to rail roads from whence supplies only ire to be obtained, the Second Rhode Island batten left this morning for l'oolesville. Four companies of tho Van Alien cavalry will also go thither today or to-morrow, and other movements, with a smilar view, are in anticipation. The court martial, which originally tried and convicted Lanughon for tho murder of Major Lewis, of tho Forty-sixth Ponmylvania, wa s recon vened last week, to reconsider tint case. When Lanaghmi whs called ipon to plead, he re plied “guilty, for/* he said, {{ l committed, the deed, and am willing to suffer Dr it, although I had no desire to take his or any min’s life.” The only witness against him, he said, dd not exaggerate his offence, but had stated one «r two incidents con nected with the affair of whi<fa the prisoner had no recollection; bub as he had Dreviously been parti ally intoxicated, and had butau indefinite concep tion ot the -whole transaction, ft-vas possible nothing bad been mis-stated or modifcd. He spoke with much feeling of the officers of the Provost Guard, enumerating by name Major Stone, Capt. Wenrick, Lieuts. Augustine t and Voo;1igs ? and Adjutant Patch. The other prisoners, too, he said, had respected his condition, and through the canvas of his tent he had often hoard expressed ferventhopes for Ills welfare, and his escape from the extreme penalty of tho law j but £e had no hope of the latter. The sentence of d«ith lift'd been, or would be, pronounced against him. and he was, through the consolation of religion, ready to expiate his crime. He thought great forbearance was ex hibited towards him, that hi was not killed on tho spot when he shot tho Mjjjor; and for this he was thankful. He said : On tte opening of this war he had left his homo in goodhealth, and with a warm henrt, to aid in prcservingtlio Government and the Union. Ho served three months, re-enlisted for the war, and, up to the lime of the act for which he expected to suffer, he iad no other object to ac complish, and no Hostility against any one save the enemies of his country, lie was crazed, he said, when he fired the fetal slot. Rov. Father Doughcrtt, of Rockville, continues to visit Lanaghan, and uxnisters to him the conso lations of the Catholic religion. £Dr. Steiner, of the sanitary commission, is now engaged In making a Ihlid examination of the con dition of this division, and has completed his survey of the first brigade (Gen The re giments composing it aro all in generous competi tion with each other ii lidding to the health and comforts of camp life md cold weather; but the Twelfth Massachusetts and Sixteenth Indiana aro strong rivals in ingenuity in constructing huts, warming and ventilating their domiciles, and ren dering them eonvoniest and comfortable. The Inspector General. Captain Perkins, paid a high compliment to tl*? Zouuves D’Afrique, saying to Captain Colli?, that his corps was composed of the best material, and was tho beßt drilled and dis cipline d body of men lie bad seen ill the valn&teov service. The forests in tie neighborhood of Muddy Branch and tho Seneca resound with the wood men’s axes, and bio fast disappearing to furnish fuel and log huts, Nothing of importance from tho other aide. FOUR DAYS LATER FROM EUROPE. THE CITY OF BALTIMORE OFF CAPE RACE. DEPARTI RE OF lIKIIKV, MUNITIONS OF W AR FROM LONDON* The Rebel Steamer Nashville at Southampton after Burning an American Vessel. CAIT. Race, Nov. 29.—The steamship City of Soltmnre, from Liverpool on tho 20th Inst., via Queenstown on the 21st, passed off Cape Race at i.llO this evening, and was intercepted by the news yacht of tho Associated Press. Her advices are four days lator than thoso fur nished by the steamer Canada. It is reported that a large steamship has left Lon don loaded with munitions of war for tho rebel States. The rebel stenmer A'.! ,hrill,. which ran the Charleston blockade, arrived at Southampton on the 21stinst. On tie 19th inst., the Nashville boarded tho Americsn ship Harvey it ire it, bound from Havre for Nev York, in ballnst, took off Captain Nelson and tbi crew, and then burned the ship to the walcr’sedge. The ftt.dtri/fr landed Captain Nelson and tho crew oftho Httrvey iiireh at Southampton, and re mained there herself with the rebel flag flying. Gankin Nelson says that Commander Pegram, of th eNashvitle, denies bcinga privateer; and yet, he enys, 1* has a commission as a war staamor. Thirty guineas bad been demanded for insurance on tbeltcHHier North JJriton. The supposed privatoer which had been seen in tlio Mjditommcan proves to havo boon a lawful New Yotk IttMehanltitaa, Mid had arrived at Con stantinople. Dr. Russell, in his last letter to tho London Tim a, asserts that the President and Cabinet wero not iidisposcd to a peaceful arbitration, and wero prebdoly considering the proposition op accepting or aacing for the intcrYeution of tho great Euro peaulPotentatos. It s reported that several stcamcif have been insund in London for a run from England to New Orleips and back, at 2A guineas. It was reported that a considerable reduction woull be made in the military estimates in the numler of troops of France. Tfe M?Si?au Expedition wilt comprise fifteen vessels, three hundred h'iid thirty guns, live thou gnndeailors, and three thousand troops. Tib French Senate would be convened on the 2d o'December. Tie belief in the necessity of a French lean een tinitil, the financial wants of the Government beiig urgent. 3he Paris Bourse was firm. Austria has quietly got together quite a powerful squidwen in the Aifiatio—comprising fifty vessels in 41. Tie Madrid Espana says that a project is boing disoisscd of forming in Amoriea a colony of all the Republics of Spanish origin, with Spain at the head of it. The address of the Cortes in tc spoiso to tho speech of the Queen of Spain hat been read. It approves of ail the points of the spiech. The Administrator of the Areh.Riahopria of Warsaw has been arrested by an order from St. Bstcrsburg. Vho Calcutta and China mails had reached Al«andria, Egypt, and would be due iu London ontho 2ith. The Emperor Napoleon will visit Queen Victoria diring the Great Exhibition next year. It ia assorted that the project of the Italian Confederacy I s by 1,0 means abandoned. i modification of the Italian ministry is rumored, bit nothing had been accomplished. The Royal mail steamship Arabia arrived at Lverpool on the 18th inst. Ihe steamer Teutonia, also arrived out on tho sane day. Foreign Commercial Intelligence. [By tlio Strainer City of Baltimore. 3 LivKitrooi. Cotton Market—Wednesday, Nov. 2i. —The sales of two days (Monday and Tuesday) [mounted to 13,000 bales, including G,oi)o bales to siceulators and exporters. The market is without triable change j the prices are the same as quoted it X'lidnjk circulars. State of Trade.—The Manchester markets ontiime (inn, with but a small business doing. Liverpool Breadstuffs Market. Messrs. Takeficld, Nflfh, & Co,, report Fleur firm, but mlet. at2Ba32sfor American. Wheat quiet, but irni, at. the following prices: Hed Western Wheat, Iosal2s 8d ; red Southern, !osnl2s 8d; white Western, 12sa13s Gd; white kmtbcria, Gd. Corn is steady at Gd for mixed* and 34suGGs Gd. Liverpool Provisions MARKET.-Provisionsare iuiet. Beef steady. Pork dull. Bacon firm, turd—sales small. Tallow steady, at oOaois. Liverpool Produce Market.—Ashes aro quiet at 35s for Pots, and 33s Gd for Pearls. Sugar steady. Coffee inactive. Kice steady. Rosin nominal at 14s «d for common. Spirits of Turpentine dull at ,735. Linseed Oil firm at 365. London Markets.—Breadstuffs are firm and steady. Sugar dull. Coffee steady. Rice firm at easier prices. Tallow quiet, but steady, at 30s. Spirits of Turpentine quiet at 72s Gd. LoNnoii Mojjmv Maukut, Wednesday .—Con sols are quoted at 0-4^94.]. American Securities. —Hlicois Central shares 40a39 per cent, discount. Erie llailroad 27ia28}. THE LATEST COMMERCIAL. [By Telegraph to Queenstown,] Liverpool, Nov. 21.—Cotton—The sales of yes terday and to-day (Thursday) aro estimated at 14,001) bales, Including 5,000 bales to speculators and "exporters- Tho market closed firm at un altered prices. Breadstuffs continue steady. Provisions quiet but sternly. London*, Thursday—Consols closed on Wednes day At 041. Amkiucan Securities. —lllinois Central Hail road 39ii per cent, discount. Krio 28J. Interesting Correspondence—The State of tlie Country. New Hampton, Orange Countv, N. Y. November 26, ISGI, Beak Sir : As directed by the Synod of New and New Jersey. I forward herewith, together vith the accompanying minute, a copy of the pa per on the state of the country, adopted by that body during its recent sessions in Newark, New Jersey. Respeetfully, yours, 0. Mr. Johnson*. Hon. Wm. H. Seward, Secretary of State. | Extract from the Minutes of the Synod ol j New York and New Jersey. I The Rev. Messrs. James P. Wilson, D.D.; Wil ! linm Adams, D.D.; William W. Newell, D.D.; ■ and Hon. Win. Pennington, and Hon. Edward A. Lambert, Elders, were appointed a committee to prepare a minute in relation to the present condition of the country. j The committee appointed to prepare a minute in i relation to the present condition of our country reported the following preamble and resolutions, : which were adopted unanimously; ; WiisitKAS, The people of these United States, 1 after the achievement of their independence, estu \ lished a Government based on constitutional liberty, ! giving to all just and equal rights; and whereas, j a portion of the people of the United States have ; taken up arms against the lawful Government, \ seized upon its property, and are endeavoring to ! overthrow it—a Government in which are centred ‘ our dearest hopes nnd interests pertaining to Oivil liberty, and the advancement of civilization j throughout the world; and whereas, the Presby i terian Church in these United States has ever ! shown herself* in all her history, the advocate of ‘ civil and religious freedom—that freedom, the de« 1 fence of which drove our fathers from the Old World, and for the security of which, in this land, they prayed, and fought, and bled—ever liftingher ! voico and hands against anarchy, and tyranny, and oppression in every form—and believing that the | present solemn crisis in our national affairs calls | upon us as patriots and Christians to lay upon the ! altar of our country our influence, our property, ; and our lives ! Therefore, Resolved, That we pledge to the Government our undivided support and confidence, and will use all lawful means and efforts in our power to aid it • in maintaining its authority and in putting down i this rebellion, in its very nature so utterly causeless 1 and unjust. s Resolved, That we commend the President of ! the United States, his constitutional advisers, the I American Congress, the Coiamandcr-in-Chief, and ; soldiers of the army and navy, to the God of our fa ; thevs, humbly praying that He will impart to them • wisdom and unity in counsels, and fidelity and cou rage in action; that the cause entrusted to their j hands may be brpught to a speedy and sqc?e&sfi,il i issue. i Unsolved, That while we do not feel called upon | to add anything to the repeated testimonies of our ’ church on the subject of slavery, nor to offer any | advice to the Government on the subject, still, fully : believing that it lies at the foundation of all our ! present national troubles, we recommend to all | our people to pray more earnestly than ever for its i removal, and that the time may speedily come when ! God, by his providence, shall, in his own good time and way, bring it to an end ; that nothing may be left of it but the painful record of its past ex istence. Resolved , That we recommend to all our people to bumble themselves, and take a low place before God, in view of all our social and political sins, and that each one remember and lament his own per sonal complicity with them all. The Synod having listened with deep interest to MB? 9itre?§t »b 4 !apr??sir9 r««wks hm ib® Don. Willinm Pennington in support of tie fore going resolutions, also Resolved, That the Synod respectfully request of the Hon. Willinm Pennington a copy of the re marks made by Uimi that they may be published in connection with the resolutions. It was also Resolved, That a copy of the foregoing minute on the state of the country bo forwarded to tho Secretary of State: Bv order of the Synod 0. M. Johnson, Stated Clerk. The following is the reply of the Secretary of State: Department or State, ) Washington, Nov. 2Tj 1301. j To the Synod or New York and New Jersey : Reverend Gentlemen : The minute containing your resolutions on tho condition of the country, which you directed to bo sent to dig, has beun sub* initted to the President of the United States. I am instructed to express to you his great satis faction with tliose proceedings, which are distin guished equally by their patriotic sentiments, and a purely Christian spirit. It is a just tribute to our system of government that it has enabled the American people to enjoy, unmolested, more of tho blessings of Divine Providence, which affect the material conditions of human society, than any other people *v« enjoyed. logethsi* with a mors absolute degree of religious liberty than, before the institution of that great Government, had ever been hoped for among men. Thv* Overthrow of the Government might, therefore, justly be regarded as a calamity, not only to this na tion. but a misfortune to mankind. The President is assured of the public virtue and of the public valor. But these are unavailing without tho favor of God. Tho President thanks you for your invocations of that indispensable support, and he earnestly solicits the sninc invocations from all classes and conditions of men. Believing that those prayers will not bo denied by the God of our Fathers, he trusts and expects that the result of this most unhappy attempt at revolution will confirm and strengthen the union of the Republic, and ultimately renew the fraternal affections among its members, so essential to a resto ration of the public welfare and happiness. I npi* very sincerely, your very Durable servant, William H. Seward. From Harper’s Ferry TUB REBELS ATTACK THE TWENTY-EIGHTH PENN SYLVANIA REGIMENT. £>axi»y llooKj Md.j Nov. 20.—Some excitement was occnsionod licrc tills afternoon by tbe rebels throwing nbout thirty shells at the quarters of some companies of the Twenty-eighth Pennsylvania lie* girnont. under command of Major Hoctor Tyndala, at Harper’s Ferry. Major Tyndnlc tried the effect of the long-range ISufields upon them, but the distance (being 2.000 yards) was too great. Although some of the firing of the rebels was fair, nobody was hurt. Our men were well deployed, and ready for a closer range, which the rebels would not give them. From Boston. Poston, Nov. 20. —Tho cloven Kentuckians, who were released from Fort Warren a few days sinco, being destitute of money, were sent to their homes to«dsy by tho city nuthoritioa. •I- Hew ins, the mail robber, was sentenced to day to an imprisonment of five years in Dedham jail. S. P. Skinner sentenced to an imprisonment of dv<s years 10 jail, and » fine Of §o,l)oUj for fitting out a sluver. Canadian News. MontX-fAL, Nov 20.—Lord MoncU Was sworn la as Governor General of Canada to-day. Quebec, Nov. 22.—There was alight fall of snow hero this morning, with the thermometer at 2d degrees. Steamers Outward Bound. St. Johns, Nov. 29.—The steamer Nova. Scotia was boarded at 4 o’clock yesterday, and the lidin hurgh nt midnighti off Cape llaco* by tho Associated Press yacht. All well. The latest American news was put on bonrd, including the commencement of the bombardment of Pensacola. Collision on the Hudson River and Loss of Life. Albany, Nov. 29.—The steamer Francis Skiddy came in collision with a schooner last night. Her boiler was damaged, and the escaping steam scalded nine of the passengers, three of whom have died. Public Amusements. Mr. Forrest at the Academy. —The rush was great all day yesterday to secure tho best seats a 6 the Academy for Monday night. Tho announce* ment of Forrest’s reappearance—so often heralded before, but never consummated—had been regarded skeptically until the people were finally satisfied of the tragedian’s purpose, and straightway his en. gagemont became the universal theme. Comments upon his acting from New York and Boston jour* nals were eagerly recited ; every lounger had some item of information'to'impart relative to his late engagements; opinions, flattering and derogatory, were expressed as to his stylo, his aonooption, his person ; and tho gossip extended not only to theatri cal people, but to staid, sober families, the heads of which never entered the sanctuary of Melpomene. The identity of Forrest with the American drama was the first thought of quiet folk. No man had been so variously praised or so bitterly abused; and the abuse, more than tho encomium* justifies his greatness. In the words of his own Jack Cade , a part he has individualized and made famous: “ Ho who sweats up tho ridgy grade of life Finds at oaoli station icy ecorn above • Below him, hooting envy.” Notwithstanding both scorn and envy, however, Forrest has tho great heart of the people with him; and tho people are. after all, the arbiters of fume. Not all the prima donnas conjoined can so crowd the Academy of Music as the mere mention of Ed win Forrest. lli3 appearance on Mouday will bo hailed with an ovation. Whitney's Oratory. —On Tuesday night a talented elocutionist, named Whitney, will appear at Musical Fund Hall, in imitation of the lending American orators, and in some original refutations. He has appeared before in Philadelphia, and is known as a capable teacher of elocution WAvcirs Italia.— lf our readers wish to see tide splendid work of art they should not delay, as it will soon be withdrawn. Tho great feature of this entertainment is the scenes of the present great Rebellion. Knowing ones state that they are perfect in every respect. Lecture by Bayard Taylor. We li&v& ftl¥6&dy had SfiTAral liugaly-fiita&d&l and well-received lectures this season, delivered under the auspices of the People’s Literary Insti tute. On Tuesday evening, December 3, we are to ka¥& fitt instalment not specified in the original programme. On that evening Bayard Taylor, Esq., has consented to give a lecture at Concert Hall, on “ The American People, Considered Socially and Politically,-* the muirc promds to hQ for tho benefit of the two Volunteer Refreshment Saloons of this city. The lecture will be given free of charge by Mr. Taylor, the expenses of prear- Taagcment will bo borno by tho *.* Institute,tho hall will be given gratuitously, w© believe—a voluntoer affair throughout, everything being free except the admissioti-, which will be twenty-five cents, a sun. iv’iicU ouglit to lift freely i'(l towards so humane and patriotic an object by at least as many of our citizens as Concert Hall will contain. We hoj>e this :: benefitwill tell more eloquently than words can, the intosost fslt by our people in the physical comfort of our brave soldiers. Bev. Dk. Wadsworth s Tiiaxksgivoo sur. sios.—The eloquent sermon preached at the Arch street Presbyterian Church, on Thursday, by the Bev. Dr. Wadsworth, has been published in a hnnd -89189 pamphlet by JJcssrs. T, 11. Peterson & Bro thers, and can be procured at their establishment to-day. This discourse is ono of the ablest ever preached by this eminent divine, and will be eagerly sought after in its permanent form. Presentment op the United States Grand Jury.—By an error of the compositor, this docu ment, which we published on Thursday, was signed £. A, Moss. The gentleman who signed it, as fore man, wasE. L. Moss, Esq., 206 Walnut street. To Capitalists. Manufacturers, and Others S-Aeb VALUAiiLia REAL Estate, &c. —Thomas & Sons* sale, 10th Decem ber, will comprise an unusually large amount of valuable property, including the first-class sugar refinery of Messrs. Easiwiek, a valuable oil mill, a number of handsome residences, plain dwellings, building lots, &c. Peremptory sales by order of Orphans’ Court and Court of Common Pleas, trus tees. and others. Also, a welhsoeured ground rent, §12,000, punctually paid. See advertisements, auction head. Departure ol the Sixty-third (Irish) Regi- ment from New York. TWO .MEN KILLED AND SEVERAL KISSING. i!> e 3Sf?w Vprk toms of iwrite] The departure of the Sixty-third (Irish) Regi ment, on Thursday, was destined to have a sad sequel On Wednesday last the officers were ad vised not to permit a parade of the men through the city. as they had been paid the day previous. The desire for a military display, however, was gratified, at tho expeuse of life as well as discipline. The regiment, having embarked at David’s island in an Amboy steamer, were landed at Four teeuth street, U. 31.. on Thursday morning. They made a very creditable inarch down Broadway from that point—the men being all apparently sober. So careful were some of the officers of the condition of their command?, that 8 foff of liquor found on the men were emptied into the streets. They were accompanied by their wives, sweet hearts. and hundreds of personal friends, who, when the regiment reached Battery Place f preparatory to entering the Amboy dock, seemed anxious to go with them. A strong body of police from the First and Fourth precincts, with some armed sentries, were placed in the gate, and refused admission to all except the military. The first three companies entered ta admirable order* but several women endeavored to follow them, and were repulsed. Some excitement among the troops followed this proceeding, and to keep out the Iriends of the sol diers, as woll as to restore order, the gates were closed and a halt ordered. Several of the troops outside then broke through the ranks, and were followed by others, who repaired with their rela tives and friends to the several low drinking dens which Infest the neighborhood of Battery Place and State street. There was altogether about two hundred absentees from the regiment, who soon afterward emerged from the “ rot-gut* J saloons, beastly drunk, staggering, and anxious for a fight with anybody or anything. The men who Were a short time previously as docile as lambs, were through the effects of the poison they had swallowed involuntarily crazy, and ready to eDgnge in any melee that might break out. The ranks w&rc hdpelc&sly broken, and the dis orderly troops soon created a scene thoroughly dis graceful. The pier gates were opened, and the command to “march” given, when tho staggering soldiers rushed forward with their friends, but the latter being driven back by the police, a row fol lowed. which sooir spread throughout the whole regiment. Those inside were anxious to get out and receive leave of absence for a short time, and those outside would be only content to go if their friends wore admitted with thorn. But tho officers decided that the desire of neither party should be gratified. Several of the troops then used their bayonets freely, and many of them, it is said, were stabbed. The scene was terrific for some time, as the officers had no com mand whatever over their men. When tho troops inside found that the gates were closed against their egress, they rapidly van towards tho north ern side of the dock* nnd some of them succeeded in escaping by balancing themsclvos hand over hand on a tight rope, by which a schooner was fastened to a buoy in the sand. Others climbed the aide gates, and in doing so a few fell overboard, and their fato has not yet been learned. During the row, one of the privates attempted to stab an officer, who. finding himself in a perilous condition, struck his assailant with his sword on the head, inflicting a severe, if not fatal wound. The mtiu, with seme othffrs dnngcrously wounded, wns nfterwarcis convoyed to the steamer. At length, after long fighting, resulting in contu sions. bruises, wounds, black eyes, and tho sundry et oeteras of a general row, about seven hundred, out of eight hundred nnd fifty of tho troops, <wi barkedtm the st.oam.er, some in a hopelessly drunken state. The absentees had taken refuge in the grog shops of,tlic First ward. Col. Enright, having dis covered that so many of his command had escaped, decided, it is said, io have the steamer atiehor in tho stream till they should bo recovered The lieutenant colonel and major, however, soon after wards left with the steamer, and subsequently ar rived nt Amboy, Col. Enright remained in this city, with Dieuts. Flynn and Mclhmough, to find out and take charga of the scattered troops. The police arrested a large number of them, who were this (Friday) morning in the First ward sta= lion-house. Arrival of Gins — Several large mortars and a car load of bomb-shells, from the Fort Pitt works, at Pittsburg, arrived lu (big city, ever Hi* Penury Warns. Railroad. THE CITY. THE PHILADELPHIA POLICE FORCE. Sketches of the Chief and the Lieutenants. THE STATION-HOUSES, CELLS, PRISON VANS. The civil Boldiory docs not constitute the least important body, even in a time of war. In tho first convulsion that rent this oountry in twain, popular outbreaks occurred in most of the cities, nnd homes and lives .were endangered. At that time, the Philadelphia police force, ably officered, kept down all riotous manifestations, and hns, during all the exciting scenes of tho war, ex hibited a like energy, promptitude, and efficiency. At this time there are some fifty military ren dezvous in town: camps onoirola tho city, and, in many regiments, there arc dissolute ami disorderly men; but in no case has injury been done to pri vate and public rights, and this is to be attributed, not ?o muck to the credit of the Soldiers as to the credit of the municipal police. Two hundred thousand men have passed through this city; rebel soldiers and pirates have been tried and Incarcerated; traitors have been detected plotting ruin and anarchy; but the Philadelphia police has repressed all indignation, and the old laws have had their duo course. We say, there fore, proudly, that Philadelphia is tho best governed city in the United States, and perhap3 in the world. We say, moreover, that Philadelphia has the most .thorough and best regulated police system in Ame rica, and furnished at less cost to the citizens than anywhere else. The rights of the people are here so well maintained that they arc almost oblivious to the power that maintains them. Without bayonets, and without arms of any kind, —until recently without clubs or staves, a few sober, stalwart men have infused into all offenders a dread of the law, and a wholesome fear of its agents. At no time, therefore, wouid a summary —necessarily Incom plete—of tho police department be so well timed as at present, when the department is most efficient and most essential. We had made a full account ot the condition of the city station-houses, the most of which wc re serve for a future article. THE POMfE OBGAhTZATIO&Y The consolidated city of Philadelphia, embracing all the ancient county, with the city, and its adja cent suburbs nnd villages, is comprised in sixteen districts, governed by 012 policemen, at the hoad of whom is a mayor, chief of police, and sixteen lieutenants. There are, in addition, a Reserve Po lice Forced a Harbor and a Park Police, a Detec tive Police, a Fire and Police Alarm Telegraph corps, and a number of separate officers, having diatlnut duties j such fvr« the fir© marshal j gar detectives, etc., etc. The whole depanm'uY compriscs about 725 men. The mayor is the uri nal head of the whole department; but tt- cuiei of police is generally deputized to receive the AHljr returns Of the lieutenants, and arrange for the Con solidation of tho force at any one point, as well as to issue the general orders, instructions, etc. The sixteen lioutenants, with the lieutenant of the Re serve nnd the Harbor, and the sergeant of the Park Police, must return to him daily a list of all tho arrests, casualties and disturbances, in their seve ral districts, nnd the same are recorded by the BiB.y&r : a tUrite. Tks p 0 lU*—by which name we distinguish the patrol, or district police men, from the Detectives —rendezvous at police station-houses in the several districts—where there are cells for the confinement of offenders, and th§ care of houseless people. Here, likewise, there are beds for the officers, an office for the committing magistrate, and here two sergeants, under the im mediate eyes of the lieutenant, inspect the men dsllyi lb? roll at the return and (jfPfiftHr? 9f the patrol corp 3, and afterwards make stated tours of the district, to see that the men are fulfilling their duties. The Detective department has, or had re cently, a separate chief; but owing to incompetency and general loosener of organization* this depart, mont has boon less effieiont than it might have been. A few sagacious and energetic men have redeemed its reputation, but, properly disciplined, it might be made the most creditable department of the city. The Tolograph dopnrtmont has two operators, for day and night service, in each district, and four operators at the Central Police Station. It has, also, & superintendent and assistant, pole-climbers, jiiWrer?, ft?. Is RtWitlQß te th?§e there are turn keys, etc., in the several districts. The uso of the telegraph is to secure quick nnd concerted action in case of fire or crime, and when brought into re quisition an offender will find till the avenues out of lui fiiiy barred t& bis escape. The beauty of the system consists in its perfect organization, whereby every man is responsible to some man above him, with the mayor of the city at the top of the pyramid. ABUSES AND DEFECTS OF THE POLICE SYSTEM, The defects do not exist in the organization, nor in the material; but in the means thereby these are obtained. The guardians of tho city have ne glectcd the proper police appropriations, and tho mayor has been defeated in some of his most credit table undertakings. He secured a harbor police after great opposition, and has been endeavoring in vain to remedy the evils'of. unhealthy cells and in adequate accommodations at the station-houses. A few new station-houses have been constructed re cently, that exemplify, in their enlarged proportions and humane provisions, the liberality of nis designs ns opposed to their parsimony. lie labored to have th© police uisifdrft\£<.l, Atid flftftUy tidiltiiplicd; he has been calling attention to the foul cells at the Central Station ; the adjoining paltry quarters of the telegraph ; the inadequacy of his present force to protect remote and insecure suburbs; but these schemes must be ushered In one by one, while tho city fathers, sufficiently lavish in other direct ions, remain deaf to the true interests of the people. Perhaps all the defects of the police system may.be traced to two causes—au insufficient number of men, nnd insufficient police accommodations. To the first cause we may attribute the comparative law lessness of the suburbs, where, in many cases, citi zens are not protected at all, and in others, the pa trol passes a dwelling once in twelve hours. A iiiiU and two miles constitute the “ beats 1 ' of some officers, within hearing of the State-house bell, so that a thief or an assassin might rob, outrage, de stroy the evidences of crime, and escape, before an officer could appear. Some of the towns in the city limits are mulcted with police taxes that have not police protection. The crying evil of the time is tho character of accommodations for the houseless and the incar cerated. shameH'l conditio:* of cells The cells in more than one half of the stations are under ground, badly ventilated, filthy and nar row. Into these are huddled of winter nights, dozens of destitute people* and no distinctions of cleanliness or character are made. A laborer's wife, whom want or misfortune has driven into the street, is lodged with a shameless courtezan, and children lie down to sleep among infamous crea ture?. with whom contact becomes pollution. Va grant rats, whom hunger has made bold, have often been found preying upon some intoxicated or ex hausted being; and vermin are permanent deni zens of the only places of refuge for the weak, tho miserable, and the tempted: The scenes are harrowing that meet one in some of the police stations. The stench goes up to heaven ; blissfully unconscious of their whereabouts, a dozen women or men are enjoying broken slumbers, and the mid night if often made fearful by screams, loud outcries or snatches of drunken songs, that are roared from sensual lips and parching thronts, until weariness relieves the din. and the bacchanals lie down like beaste in their wallow, to rise in tho morning less men than fiends. To feel the terror of such associations, let any laborer imagine his wife, his daughter, his child, himself, the habitant of such lazar-placcs. But these are nil that have been provided ns lodging houkek fo? the poor. They may he the refugee of any who may become poor. In the winter the needy come shivering into them, preferring stench and slow death to the bitter cold, the snow, and the wind. They are ushered to tho doors of the cells, and the alUPßetive D tepribleto any beiug ia whom fear and delicacy remain. Half-nude, blear-eyed, racked with rum or rheumatism, the occupants of the already-crowded cell look out, and, in a mo ment. the lodger is pushed within, and the door bolted upon her. It 'will not do to say— as the heads of the police force may say—that some clas sification is observed; that women are separated from men, and that the wicked are not always in carcerated with the weak. When the poor come in by dozens the officer is not nice in his discrimina tion, and men, rats, and vermin are crowded into a common receptacle, which they call shelter. By far the greater part of the occupants of cells are not criminals, but lodgers. lVe subjoin the statistic* or nwfinns at station hoitsbs, The following were the lodgers at the different districts in October, 1861: I i‘\ i 4 !,| DIST. V'FHjS. COI.OP.EP. £ - 2!££ ■ 5 j * " * «“ i 2:S' s- i M. F. M. F. o| pe j» >| r -1.. 2? Sii 3 4 48 -32 4; 5;..j..! 88 2.. 05 101 5 9 I*2 115 1! SI..L.S sio 3.. 123 20 40 4 02 100 ; 1 1 ; '2'..' 196 4.. 133 194 30 T ITT 118 35 11 ! 3.. 3« 5.. 179 IS6 6 5 94 109; .. 17i16;.. 3*26 6.* ( 104 277 ? 1 §3 403 i 3 li»i 4,,r 4SI 7.. 108 ICS .. 1 73 104; 26 12 2.. 217 8.. 72 143 6 3 50j 154; 0 10 3.. 224 0... 96 56 .. .. 21i 91; 34 6.. .. 152 10.. 85 73 .. .. 30 103 j 0 21.. .. 103 11 .. 69 20 .. 40 31 il2 4: 2 S'.) 38.. „! .. ~ •• -I •• 90 13.. Sj S 3 .. .. 1 IS: 4 0 2 1 31 14.. 50! V. .. .. 3 35 1 10 2..!.. 50 15.. 'l' 50! 151 1 .. 14! 46 : 5 4 0.. 75 10.. j 44 00! 1 3 0| 00| 3.. ..j.. 103 Jia4B|i»Bi 9? 37 7P9|lgl? l-i§ }]o 33! 1 sp« The following were the number of lodgers during the previous months of ISOI : ] WHITE. I'uWUUl*. J JlOliTire. ===:=:— —-! jTOT.Wfr M. | r. h. r. | Jiinuury.. 6221 i 1452 177 40 j 7020 Pel,rnary. 6951 1713 | 242 95 ! 9001 Slurcli.... 6715 I 1659 j 3M 130 : 5327 April 0163 I ISil I 181 IS : 7SU2 May 40i5 I 1545 ! Si It! ! 200!» ! 1577 1 24 15 3700 1572 ! 1:14S ! 30 i 1335 ! 1005 j 35 1475 ! 1254 i S 3 June July August.... If, to the above number, we add October, (2,812.) we havo a number of lodgers at tho various station-houses of the City. during the present year, ef 54,212, leaving November and December yet to be beard from. The total number of lodgers diming the entire year of 1800 was but 49,680. It thus appears that, while tho arrests have fallen off nearly sb-'per cent ~ the number of lodgers has Increased by at least 10 per cent. Previous to IS6O, no record embracing these points was preserved, so that we are unable to ascertain, positively, the cause of this increase. This great number of needy people find, in the Second, Third, fourth, firth, Seventh, Eighth, Twelfth, Thirteenth, and Sixteenth dis tricts. intolerable accommodations; in the other districts, the quarters arc better, and some of the stations are new. THE MAYOR AND THE VUU'Y OF POLICE Under former regimes, the character of the polieo WU3 little better than that of the Mayors of the city, A tranfmigratiwi from the statiourhouee in the character of offender to the same station-house as an officer wns n common matter, and the most dissolute and abandoned meu in the city usod to be confidential friends of tbo bead of the city. The present polieo takes, jn no loss degree, the character of tho Mayor and of the Chief. Of Alexander Henry, the Mayor of Philadelphia, 1 we have no personal sketch to offer. Having served with quietude and dignity in tho City Councils, he SM nominated for tbs Mayoralty by th® People's p«rty and elvvtod. C9“tiAiWi IH #«« oC Chief Mr, Samuel D, Bnggleg, the preient inoum* bent, and made man; neocuary changes among the lieutenants. .Some of tho latter replaced notorious bullies, gamblers, and criminals, that had previous!; disgraced tho city. The re-election of Mr Henry Wfihi ilol accomplished by party Inlluenocs, for c»tl sens at large united upon him, and an unexampled condition of prosperity baa marked his administra tion. Tho rights of free speech have been pro tected, and moba have been disarmed and inttmi. dated. A large portion of tho people differed with Mr. Henry in bis course relative to the second lecture of Oeo. William Curtis. His wisdom, at that time, is now generally ncoordccl ; less than a year hag passed by nnd Mr. Cnrtig makes a radical and popular address, with no soul to molest him. Always prudent and prompt, positive bnt unobtrusive, the best exponent of the good citizen and the righteous rufer, Mr. Henry is nowhere so respected and admired ns by the police foroe ■ nnd party rancor, sparing no public inatt beside, has yet to assail hischaracter or his policy. The character of the Chief of Police is a rare combination of private virtues and public capacities. To see hi in iii tli4 Central offloo, with a fatherly face, brimming with good humor and thinking no envy ; and again in action when desperate passions need desperate remedies —active, valiant, and resolute—tho identity of the man is barely recog nizable. Mr. Buggies was formerly n mechanic, and an active tire,nun for many years. That the Mayor hud perfect confidence in him Is perhaps the best encomium. At no crisis has he failed to double promptly anil **t quiekly. Wc Midi hero sketches of the lieutenants and proceed with There are a number of vans or wagons fop tho conveyance of prisoners to and froi’ll priHOD i TheM vans arc the property of private individuals, who receive so much per year for the performance of their duty. They are expected to visit each sta tion twice every day—morning and Bight—ftlßth t 9 convey prisoners to and from the court house, Tho vans arc, as a gen end thing, very poorly con structed, not having sufficient ventilation. On warm, sultry days they are completely packed with nien nnd women, who almost die of before they are relieved. These should havo two separate apartments. Oftentimes, at certain stations, there will be a large number of prisoners, when the van-drivers, in order not to mako more one trip to prison, will c rr 'wd in tbc poor un fortunates without mercy. Those men are paid for their labor, and should bo made to perform their duty. Another practice, much complained of, is the public show made of prisoners while being taken from tho cell in the station to tho van whion generally halts in a main streot. As a matter of course, the curious collect Around the doors of the station-houses about the time the prison con veyance is expected, and the anfortunates r as they are marched but, arc subjected tQ all Hinds Of ln sults. The matter could easily bo so arranged as not to be so public. The sight is one that is shock ing nnd disgusting to tho passer-by, aad calls loud ly for & reform. Departure of a Philadelphia Journalist for California.— -Henry C. Watson, & young journalist, who has been extensively engaged with Philadelphia newspapflriff hft the city y«terdiy for California vm New York. Mr. Watson gow to toacronienio to edit the Unions of that city, whieh is one of the most flourishing papers west of tho Mississippi. Here his rare industry, judgment, and w*U fiml proper appreciation! Mr. Watron graduated at tho Central High School in 1840, and was engaged, for several years, with Mr. John Frostin the compilation and composition of histories, biographies, ota. Having a talent for tho writing of fiction, he penned the 11 Camp Fires of the Revolution ” and a number of popular novels. Tho former was written in three weeks. He soon after wint HF9B tbs ifs/rth Amman, m a local re porter, ana made tbc local columns of that paper widely and favorably known. His sketches ex posing the infamies of the Volunteer Fire Depart ment were afterward collected and issued in book form. His » Wharf Sketches ” likewise made an excellent book. After three years of hard work, Mr. Watson took up with the Evening Journal , as assistant editor. Tho locals of this paper were then,'fatten by the late Henry Neill, whom Mr. Wat/t' ' as one of ihe first to befriend. The two youiA.£q6tt were regarded as. the most promising of tOjktimc, and their friendship continued down to tliujend of Mr. Neill’s career. Within the last five years Mr. Watson has been fulfilling a multiplicity ef duties. A„ a. tiraraatU cniic he was unexceptionable ihe beat in Philadel phia. His knowledge of tho French language waa put into practice in numerous translations; ho ex hibited considerable poetic ability, and was, withal, a sound, vigorous essaj-lst. Few young men b»T© done so much, and so well. Up to the time of his departure, Mr. Watson was editing, simultaneously, the Sunday Mercury, tho Commercial List, aad a Police Gazette. He is yet young, and, with yoara and health be fore him. will make his mark in the Golden State. As an evidence of his personal excellence, we may state that, amidst all the rancor and qf journalism, lie docs not leave a singie enemy in bis profession. Bxooifs Despatch to be Discontinued. After to*dftji the <{ BlornTa Diffipntchr by ordor of the Postmaster General, will be discontinued. Copies of the orders of the Postmaster General de claring the streets. &c., of this city to be post routes, have already been published in The Press t by Fustmaricr Walboni, who tin# notified partied en gaged in the transportation of letters over post routes of the determination of the department to enforce the laws relative to this subject. The orders, as issued by tho Postmaster General, are based upon the following laws ; By an act approved March 2, 1827, no person other thou the Postmaster General, or his autho rized agents, shall set up any foot or horse post, for the conveyance of letters and p ickets upon any post road whieh U or may he eriablidul as suah by U., and every person who shall offend herein shall in cur a penalty of not exceeding fifty dollars for each letter or packet so carried. 15y nu act approved March 3d, IS3I, It shall bo in lha powsr of lha Paatoaalof GehofM at all post offices where tho postmasters are appointed by tho President of the United States, to establish post routes within the cities or towns, to provide for con veying letters to the post office by establi3hingsuita bto and convenient places of deposit, and oy em ploying carriers to receive them doposit them in the post office. By an act approved March 2d, 1801, it was fur ther enacted that the provisions of the third section of an net entitled, 11 An set amendatory of aa aot regulating tho post office department, approved Starch 2, 1827, be, end the same are hereby, applied to all post-routes which have been or may hereaf ter be cstablisbed in any town or city by the Post master General, by virtue of tho tenth geotion of an act entitled “ An net to reduce and modify tha rates of postage in the United States, and for other purposes, approved February 27, 1831.” Tlfi&Tv-FiRST Regiment 6r Pennsylvania Volunteers —The Thirty-first Itcgiincnt Poen sylvania Volunteers, Colonel D. H. Williams, are still at the camp on Queen’s farm, where they ar rived about the middle of September; since which time they have changed tho name of the camp twice. First it was “ Camp Graham,” then it was changed to {: Camp near Washington,” and now it is “ Camp on Queen’s Farm.” The regiment ha 3 eDjoyed excellent health. They havo had no deaths in tho ranks, and but few oases of sickness. This is, in a measure, owing to the exertions of the excellent surgeon, Dr. D. It. Clark, assisted by Dr. L. M. Emnnuel, both of this city. At present only five men arc in the hospital, and about ton or twelve on tlio '' sick list' ’—sick in quarters. The men, on the last pay day, sent about 812,000 home to their families, in sums ranging from; $5 upwards. Tho following offis&M have stsigeej during tba present month; Capt. John McManus, Company H, place filled by the appointing of Jas. 8. Rudolph, late Ist lieut. of Company F: Capt. Edwin Forrest Kosblsr, Compnsy 5, p!os§ fillsti by lb? appoint ing of orderly sergeant of Company K, John X. O’Brien ; First. Lieut. John Fitzpatrick, Company 11, place not yet filled ; Lieut. F. Poiffer, Company D, place filled by the appointing of Bishop Potter's son ’ Lieut. Glias. Shall, Company 11, place filled by the appointing of orderly sergeant of Company E, Herman Liebold : Lieut. Jas. S. Rudolph. Com pany F. promoted to captaincy of Company H— place not yet filled. Suit Against the City. —Yesterday morn ing, in the District Court. Judge Hare, the case of Joseph R. Flanigen vs. The City, an action to re cover for advertising list of delinquent tax-payers, was resumed. The charge in the bili rendered by plaintiff was 12] cents per name, and a witness for the defence testified that according to the advertised rates at the head of plaintiff's newspaper, tho charge should be Sj cents per iine. The judge left this question to tho jury as a mat ter of fact, instructing them that a public officer had no right to pay more for city work than was paid by citizens for the same kind of labor. Thv'bill presented tjr plablllf was for $1,1111.91, and the jury yesterday morning rendered a verdict for plaintiff for S93C. 16. ITv tv v Routinin'.— I Tho divolling of "Mr. Edward Kennedy, at the corner of Quince and Locust streets, Eighth ward, was entered Some time during Thursday afternoon, and robbed of fight hiindrsd Mi>r§ in gsli!, irhifh w«? taken from a bureau drawer. The thief effected his en trance by clambering over a shed on to the roof, and forcing open the trap-door. CoxTßiiirriosi for the Sick snr,metis Ax Ack-Nowi.EiHi.MKXT FiiOM Baltimore.—Mrs. C. 11. Needles has received the following ac knowledgment, which we publish for tho benefit of those who responded so freely to the sail for aid to Ollf fish nnd wounded soldiers in the and hospitals at Baltimore: Baltimore, Nov 23, 1861. Deah Mps. Neeih.es : Tho boxes arrived safely from Philadelphia, and tho ladies of tho “ Union Relief Association ” request me to return to you their warmest thanks. The articles shall he de livered to the most needy men, and by the hands of the lßdics themselves. The ready and practical sympathy that has been shown to the loyal ladies of Baltimore, by their eo-workers in other cities, has been most cheering and encouraging, I am yours, very truly, Mrs. Charles 3. Bowen, Corresponding Secretary. Mrs. Needles is now engugf d jn collecting articles, which she will pack and forward' to iddiea at Sandy Springs, Maryland, who have agreed Banks’ command, at ltarnestown, every wook k and judiciously distribute urtioles sent them. Those in terested in this practical work can solid contribu tions to Mr. Needles’ Ladles Store, Twelfth street, first door below Race. Information of the items most needed will bo furnished. We hope this call will be promptly and liberally mot. 21 21171 22 21ST 52 25li:i { 5l,4:il)" Extra Sale hy M. Tuomas & Sons, at the Philadelphia Exchange, on Wednesday last: 2,197 shares Bohemian Mining Company of Michigan, 25 cents; 1.975 shares do, 55 cents; 152 shares do, W cents; 4?i> shares do p rii cent?; 1,W4 shares do, 66 cents; 50 shares do, .'lO cents. Since last re port, at private salo, residence No. 613 Vine street, *lO,OOO. The Sheriff's Attointjiento.—Mr. Robert Ewing will take possession of the Sheriff's offioe this morning. He has already made tho following appointments: Alfred C. Gowen, Esq., solicitor; Thomas D. Smith. Esq., principal deputy; J. A. J. Lewis, execution clerk; Henry Qowen, appear ance clerk. Counterfeit-note Cask—Yesterday morn ing Jacob Bhirerly was held in $1,009 hail on tho charge of passing a counterfeit $lO note, purport ing to be the issue of the Waterbury Bank. A man who wns in company with Shivcrly was also held t 9 boil, Soldier’s Funeral.—The “old soldiers” will assemble this afternoon, by order of the Ex ecutive Committee, to attend tho funeral of tho lata G&tsnel Jska G. W&ta&ugh, which takas place Btf three otyock. the I’OI.If k vans.