%\t Urns. TUESDAY, DECEMBER 22, 1868. Christmas. If Christmas came twice a year we should ’have just half the reason that we now have to congratulate ourselves upon it. Since it only comes once in twelve months, and stays only one day, its welcome never wears out. If the god of that season came across us in June, we should crown him with rose wreaths; if in autumn, we should fling twisted coronals of crimsoned leaves and berries in his path; if in spring, we should entwine his waist with all the pale blossoms of that tender season. But it so happens that he comes in winter, and we are to take him just as we find him. • IVhy should this tutelar saint be shadow ed forth as a ridiculously fat old man, who not only out- Herods Herod, but out-Punches Punch ? Or, it this old attachment must be tept up ; if we cannot consent thus to cut an old acQMintace, 'wlio is associated wit'?: oiif s&flleet recbllefitibHs of stockings, as connected with chimneys, and whose pro digious memory for the nnines of wicked -children we have been taught to regard with fear and trembling, why let us then leave him in full possession of his little friends, to whom, after all, he is rather partial, and let another deity be immediately “organized” for the jurisdiction of larger folks. Let us have a serious, sober divinity, for uncles and aunts, papas and mamas, and those reverend white-haired couples who live to see sweet rosy-tinted blos soms bursting from the branches which they themselves have home. Let time honored Nicholas shower cream bon-bons, Noah’s arks, crying-habie's,'and jumping jacks into the fat arms of little folk, but let us by all means have a gentlemanly genius to pay the compliments of the season to the big folk. To this myth let all presents to all adult ramifications of friends and neighbors be ascribed. He it is who shall present this, that* and the other to those happy husbands and wives, fathers, and mo thers, the progress of whose married lives has . been variously marked by the tin, the silver, and the golden wedding. And whilst we imagine this gentlemanly genius dispensing his favors with a well-bred smile, we may imagine his younger brother chuckling -away out of sight, as only he can chuckle, at sight of a Christmaß tree. And he will find enough to chuckle about, for if ever the wants of children were anticipated, they are this year. A mere glance at our advertise ment columns evidences this. Pun for the mind and fun ior the body is being provided in cart-loads. Books are as plentiful as bon-bons, and stories are expected to be -swallowed with sugar-plums. And to quicken all the hilarity of this generous season is one great thought, which the youngest can appreciate as well as the oldest. The crowning splendor of this Christmas time-is our conviction of our position as a nation. Looking hack upon' Vicksburg, Gettysburg, Chattanooga, and remembering the mighty results accruing from the deeds of our armies, we are beset with a multitude of reasons .for uniting pride with .joy, and these again with faith and hope and love. For with each succeeding ■day fresh news inspires fresh confidence in the speedy annihilation of the rebellion. Christmas time is a time of rejoicing. Let us rejoice then as we never have rejoiced before, for we have never had such cause. If in this season of joyousness there is ne cessarily in some hearts an unconquerable sadness, it is a sadness which sanctifies while .it afflicts. There is, indeed, enough in the past year to dash with sorrowful re membrances the most unrestrained mirth; snd yet there is so much glory in that past, so much promise in the future, such invin cible manhood in the composition of oar armies, that gladness and triumph, and security must prevail this Christmas-tide. The New Viceroy of India. ‘ The vacancy in the Viceroyalty of India, caused by the death of'the Earl of Elgin, has been promptly filled by the appointment of Sir John L. M. Laiyeexce. This, most emphatically, puts the right man in the right place. It puts in a gallant, able, and popular soldier, -well acquainted with India, instead of such mere civilians, however able, as Lords D alhousie, Canning, and Elgin, who severally went to rule over one hundred millions of people in a country with which they had no previous acquaintance. Lau rence's father and brother were distin guished officers in the British army. Born in Yorkshire in March, 1811, he was edu cated in the north of Ireland, and finally transferred to the East lndia College at Hailebury. There he won the law medal, the history prize, and three prizes'' for pro ficiency in Oriental languages. At the age ■of eighteen he went out as a Writer (a civil position! to India, and very soon was ap pointed to an important civil office in Delhi, He rose year after year, until he became Chief Magistrate of Delhi, at the age of twenty-seven. In 1846 he was sent as Com missioner of the Sutlej, where his adminis trative powers had full and successful play. The Affghan war of 1848 ended in the annexation of the Punjab—a province com taining 80,000 square miles and thirteen millions of inhabitants. The British Com mission of three, appointed by Lord Dal houbie to govern this vast district, con sisted ef the late Sir Henry Lawrence, his brother, (the new Viceroy, ) and Mr. Marsh. When the Indian revolt broke •out, in 1857, the Punjab, well-governed, ■adhered to the British authority. John Lawrence was then Chief Commissioner, -and not only kept the natives quiet, but afforded. relief, in men and money, to Gen. Archdale Wilson, in his struggle with the rebels in the city of Delhi. For this he was made Knight Companion of the Bath, received the thanks of Parliament, and a National pension of $5,000 a year, and $lO,OOO a year, also for life, from the East India Company. In 1858 he was created a Baronet, and, retiring- from service in In dia, was appointed a member of the Coun cil of India, in September, 1858. He now goes back to India as Viceroy, with a nomi nal salary of $lOO,OOO a year, but with emoluments far exceeding that income. England, it must he admitted, pays her ser vants very liberally. It is not often that a person so thoroughly well qualified as Sir John Lawrence is appointed to high office. . He' knows India, her people and their wants,‘and is so well acclimatized, that few fears need' be entertained of his health. WASHINGTON. Special Despatches to The Press. Wabhingtok, D. 0., Deo. 21. The Treasury. A VBibalciior in a deapatoh of last night makas it appear that the Treaasry Department has pre, .pared, instead of provided, the notes for circulation by the national banks. The; were, It is understood, engraved and printed b; the Continental Company '-•.of New York. Supreme Court. Mr. Justice "Wavkb, to-day, held the opinion of the Supreme Court or New York, dismissing the ■writ of error sued out by Judge Boobbvbot in the .legal-tender oase, on the ground that the decision of ■the State.oouit of New York having been in favor of the constitutionality of the law, the Supreme Court has no jurisdiction to revise that decision. The only mode, therefore, in which the question oan come before this court is by appeal, or writ of error from the judgment of an inferior court of the United States. Attempted Raid of Mosby's Guerillas. About three o’clook on Sunday morning a de tachment oi Mosnv’s guerillas and Stuart’s rebel cavalry was lound in the neighborhood of Morgans hurg, Fauquier county, Va., by a portion of Q-reog’s cavalry. The rebels were commanded by a major of Stuart’s cavalry, and were supposed to number between two hundred and fifty and three hundred jmen. Our foroe numbered some four hundred, and ■consequently the rebels after bring a few shots re treated in the direction of the Rappahannock, and crossed at Barret’s Ford upon pontoon bridges, whioh the rebels appeared to have constructed there* •The only -loss on our side was one man, who was slightly wounded, while we captured ten prisoners, and It is known killed four rebels. Among the pri soners was one of Mosby’s lieutenants. Another Rebel Plot. The Qovernment, it is understood, has received Information of a rebel plot to rescue the rebel pri aoaers, now at Point Lookout, under the charge of General Maustov, with aNewjHampshire brteade. It is said, however, that the prisonera deny alf knowledge of the affair, and that many of them iwho are very comfortably quartered would not aid in an insurrection, even U an armed force of rebels made their appearance. Precautionary measures have, however, been taken at that point, and, if any such attempt was meditated, the attaoklng party would surely receive a warm reception. Tile Virginia Legislature. The Virginia Legislature was in session at Alex andria this morning, and passed a bill calling a Con* vention for the abolition of slavery in the State. It is to assemble on the 13th of July next. Appointment. The Clerk of the House of Representatives has appointed, as Ills chief clerk, Clinton Lloyd, of Williamsport, Pa., a WarDemoorat in politio*. THE WAR IN TENNESSEE. THE BATTLE WITH LONGSTREET; Reported Death of the Rebel Com mander. i IIIS FORCES RETURNED TO BULL GAP. Communication between Knoxville and Chattanooga. Cincinnati, Dec. 21.—Gen. Grant arrrived at Nashville on Saturday. A special despatch, to the Commercial, dated Gum tolaml Gap, the 181 h inet„ iftyg j uGensMlXiongntißst diviflea hit umpMM&n flsy, one part making an attack on Bean's Station, and the other at Kelly's Ford, the design being to out off the forces of Generals Shackleford and Fos ter, but the movement of General Ferrier frustrated the plan of the enemy. “Heavy firing was heard yesterday between Taze well and Clinoh river. " Longetreet is reported to have been killed and and his forces surrounded.” Cincinnati, Deo. 21.—A special despatoh to the. Commercial , dated Loudon, Ky., Dec. 20th, says that General Shackleford and staff arrived there on the way home. They left Blain’s Cross-Roads on the 161 b. The battle the 14th corn, mcnccd attwo o’clock and lasted till dark, General Shaokleford holding bis ground till that time, when ho withdrew. Our loss was from 160 to 200 killed and wounded. Our forces were concentrating at Blain’o Croßß-Roads when Gen. Shackleford left. .Cincinnati, Dec. 21.—The CommcrciaVs despatoh, dated Knoxville, Dec. 19, represents everything as quiet in that direction. liongstreet has returned to Bull Gap, for the sup posed purpose of wintering in the Watauga . valley, or with the view of moving into North Carolina, The railroad is in operation south of Knoxville, to Loudon, an<\ the river is open to navigation from Loudon to Chattanooga. Gen. Foster haß esta blished his headquarters at Knoxville. The grounds for the TJ. S. Cemetery at Chattanoo ga have been selected and the position chosen for a national monument. The killed, add those dying in the hospitals, and buried in the to wn are being disinterred, and placed in the cemetery* There is nothing new in military affairs in Chat tanooga. . ARKANSAS. ATTACK ON FORT GIBSON RE PULSED. A. BECONNOISSA-ISrCE- Tlircatciicfl Attack on Little Rock and Fort Smith, . St. Louis, Dec. 21. —The Demoerai has advices from Fort Smith, Arkansas, dated yesterday, stating that an attack waa made on the outposts of Fort Gibson.on the nth by the forces under St&ndwaite, 1,600 strong. Theattackwas repulsed, aud the rebels fell back, pushing his force across .the Arkansas, below Fort Gibson, and moving northeast. The 3tl Wisconsin cavalry has just returned from a successful reoonnoiaaance southward. They were within 15 miles of Red river, when, finding that the enemy had changed their position since last advices, they were unable to proceed farther. Their return was a constant succession of skirmishes for over 100 miles, strong bodies of the enemy being posted on all the crosß roads to intercept them. They out their way through, and in some places evaded-the rebel hosts by taking blind asses. Their loss' 1b trifling. Among the prisoners captured is the no* lorious Handy Lane, who boasta of having killed overlGO Union citizens with hiß own hands. Information has been received that two-thirds of Kirby Smith's forces are preparing to attaok Little Hock, and that the balance, anticipating that McNeil's force will be drawn away to reinforce Gen. Steele, are to fall bn Fort Smith, A communication from the Chootaw Chief, Me- Curtain, says that the Choctaws will not rejoin the rebel Cooper, and he desires an interview with Gen. McNeil, and says the tribe is disposed for peace. Our advance headquarters is at Waldron, 55 miles south, and our forces frequently pußh down towards Washington, constantly annoying the rebel flank under Price. CAIRO. Arrival of Cotton from Below. Cairo, Dec. 21.— Steamboats from below bring no later dateß than published. The Graham, from Memphis, had three hundred bales of cotton for St. Louis, but is here, being unable to go farther on account of * ice in the river. The Sabine, from "White river, arrived-At Memphis with six hun dred and fifty bales of cotton. Private steamers, not under Government charter or carrying Government freight, have not been al lowed to enter the Cumberland river for several days past, and will not be till further notice* The Ohio river iB rißing rapidly. CHARLESTON. Rumored Disaster to our Iron-Clad Fleet. Fortkesb Monroe, Dec. 21.— -Richmond papers of the 19th-contain the following telegram from Charleston: “ The Ironsides and three monitors, while at tempting to pass the obstructions, became entangled. The Ironsides will probably have to be abandoned, Two of the monitors were also badly disabled.” The dateof the despatch is probably the 13th. Its story is discredited. FORTRESS MONROE. Tine Recent Storm on the Coast—Marine Disasters. Fortress Monkoe. Dec. 21.—The propeller Lancet ar rived this morning ftom;Beanfort, N C., with, the crew of the brig Geranium, of Camden, which was wrecked off Beacon light on the 20th inst. Her crew were all saved. . 1 he 1 ancet also brings nine of the crew of the propel- Jer Quincy, ftom New York, bound to New\ Orleans, which was wrecked on the same day off Hatteras Shoals. Out of a crew of twenty-live, the following are only known to be saved: E. W. Small, mate: Peter Frey, Ned Murphy, Obed Ray, John Williams. D. S. Young, Charles Berr» Wi liam Muting*, and John McClaeky. Bolhveisels are a total lobr. .MOVEMENTS OF STEAMERS. Fortress Mosroe, Dec. 20.— The United btates steamer Bermuda has arrived from the Rio Grande, but, haying lofttheie over three weeks since,, she brings no later news . The steamer Empire City arrived this morning from Washington city. - She had several deserters. The steamer Ashland arrived this afternoon from Boston. The navy despatch steamer Newbern has arrived .from North Carolina, but brings no news. . The flag-of- truce steamer New York, now due from City Point, has not 3 et arrived. MEMPHIS. Richardson’s Guerillas. Cairo, Dec 21. —The steamer Sultana, from Vicks burg, arrived last nighVwiih thirty hales of cotton. Memphis dates of the 19th report that roving bauds of guerillas aie swarming -in the interior of .Western Ten nessee, plundering and maltreating the citizens. Richardson has resumed his operations in his old haunts. He commands about six hundred men, who go about conscripting without reference to age. Forrest is at Jacksontown with a force reported at 6,000 men,, but this is probably much exaggerated. Another gang, under Maury, is operating near Union Dos-ot. Among others conscripted Is H. L. Freddy, for merly editor of the Memphis Avyus The Memphis cotton market is stagnant. Good mid dlings are quoted at 71, middling fair at 78. Threatened Rebel Raida Into Kentucky— Capture of Guerillas; Cincinnati, Bee. 2!/ The Commercial's despatch, dated Louisville, says that the’leeidenceof Wm H. Walter, in Pawnee valley* has been destroyed by fire. Los* $’.0,000; partially insured. . Bfports prevail that a force of SCO guerillas are pre paring to move througa Found Gap for a raid in the -eastern portion of the State. . Tlie robels are also said to be concentrating for the parr pose ofimakingaraidonthe Louisville and Nashville Railroad. Our forces are prepared for them. A considerable amount of counterfoil greenbacks wer® found to-day, and the party attempting to circulate them airested. : Col. Gallup, the commander of the Eastern district of Kentucky, recently captured eighty guerillas. The 9th Kentucky Regiment attacked and routed the guerillas, posted in the gap, aad a .number of prisoners* aims, stores, etc., were captured. The time for enlistments In Indiana has been extended to January fi;h. About 7,000 volunteers have been raised for the new and old regiments. The Gunboat Daylight Not Destroyed. Washington, Dec. 21. *— An official' despatch received here contradicts the report of the destruction of the Uni ted States gunboat by. a-rebel battery off North Carolina. She is all safe. Washington, Dec. 21. —A despatch was received at the Navy Department from Adiniral.Lee this'morning, say lug there was no truth in the rumor of the destruction of the gnnboat Daylight by rebelbatteries near Wilming ton, North Carolina. Tbs vessel was at Beaufort, coal ing, at the latest advices. Baltimobe, Dec. 21. —A. letter from an officer of the steamtr Keystone State, dated the 16th instant, off Wil mington, wakes no mention of the destruction of the gunboat Daylight, and the report is undoubtedly un- ; founded. The letter says, “to our knowledge, only two vessels have attempted to run the blockade recently, and one of the two was driven ashore and destroyed. ” The 39th Regiment P. V; to Arrive To-Day. PiTTsnuna, Dec, 21.—The 29th Pennsylvania Regi xrem will leave here thw evening, and arrive at Phila delphia to-morrow (Tuesday) morning, at about 11 o’clock. This regiment has re-enlisted fir three years, and has consequently been allowed to return home on furlough, and to fill their ranks by receiving re emits. Recapture of a Rebel Schooner. : Washington, Dec. 21.—The schooner G. 0. .Biglow, which was.recently captured, and then released by the transport Fulton, was retaken and destroyed, : In Bear ,Inlet, thirty miles to the southward of Beaufort, by boats from the Mount Vernon. She had previously landed her cargo. _ Kentucky Legislature. •Cincinnati, Dec. 21.—The Kentucky Legislature has passed a bill to ennhle the Southern Bank of Kentucky to wind up Its affaire. XWVItIUi CGNGHKB8—Ist SESSION. Washington, Dec. 21,1863. SENATE. The VICE PRESIDENT laid before the Senate a com munication from the Secretary of the Navy, in response to a reiolmlon of the Senate February 25th, 1863, traus mitting the proceedings of the coart martial in the case of Commodore Charles Hunter. Referred to the Com mittee on Naval Allaire - Petitions. Mr. DIXON, Of Connecticut, presented various peti tions praying for the amendment of the enrolment act, bo that ministers of the Gospel may be regarded as non combatants, and be employed in the service as chap lains, &c. Mr. HaRLAN, of lowa, presented a petition from the citizens of lowa, praying for the total abolition of alavery. Mr. GRIMES, of lowa, presented petitions from the ladles of Burlington, and from Den Moines county, lowa, for the permanent establishment of the ambulance corps, Mr. LANE, of Indiana, presented a petition from the let Brigade of the Regular Aimy. praying that there bo atobacco ration for the army. *• ’ Mr WILSON, of Massachusetts, gave notice of his in tention to introduce a bill, to make it legal for any mem ber of Congress to act as counsel in any case in which the United States are interef ted.: . The Names of Deserters. Mr. MORGAN, of New York, submitted a joint resolu tion, calling on the Secretary of War for the namcß of All officers and men of the regular army, who have dasertad or resigned between tbe Ist of December, 1860, and De cember. 1563. Adopted. Mr..FOOT, of Vermont, a Bimilar resolution, relative to theoflicers of thenavy. ' : . Mr, GRIMES, of lowa, introduced a bill to pro**- vide for the Instruction of youth, in primary schools, throughout, the county of Washington, outside of the limits of the cities or Washington and Georgetown. Referred to the Committee on the District of Columbia. - The Oath of Allegianoc. The pending question being on the postponement of the resolnti< nof Mr.. Sumner, of Massachusetts, embody ing the proposed new rule of the Senate, Mr. BaIaRD, of th^dtsciissiQib Mr.. oUMNhk Lola UiaHLere was so occasion for its DOBtyionemcnt, and that U should be brought to a vote at once. Mr. BAYAR# insisted on diecuesion of the constitu tionality and applicability of tbe law to Senators, and a postponement of action for that pnrpOse. Mr. BUMNER said it was difficult to resist the applica tion, urged with so much pertinacity from the sena or from Dclawa? e. and yet gentlemen had enjoyed the most ample opportunity of considering it, and it was due to the Senate that it should be nettled without delay, and before tbe holidays. He should deem it his "daty to press it to a vote. Increased Bounty and. Pay for Volunteers, ,The morning hour having expired, on motion of Mr. -■WILSON, the bill for increased bounty and, pay for volunteers wan taken up. The committee’s amendment - allowing soldiers to re-enliat in other branches of she service coining first under consideration, Mr. HARRIS, of New York, hoped this amendment would iot be adopted It was one of the most hopeful indications of the present time that so general an incli nation to re-enllstwas prevalent in the army. If this provision was pieced in the bill there would be constant changes from infantry to artillery or to cavalry regimentfl, and the existing organizations would be broken bp. The amendment was agreed to. Mr. GRIMES moved to amend the amendment giving four hundred dollars bounty to all veterans who. enliet prior to the sth of January, to the effect that any person enlisting in: the~ marine service of the United States shall receive the sum of $3OO. Beieotad. Mr, SHERMAN, of Ohio, remarked that the policy of pi yin'g laTge bounties was unwise. It would have been better to have left the whole matter to the people at home. The requirements of these amendmonts involved the raising of more than one hundred millions of dollars, We should hesitate about sanrtloninz such a policy. He should vote for the law. but not for the bounty. Mr. WILSON explained that in October, when it was found that the draft for 300,000 men was insulUciaat to meet the wants of the Wat Department, the bounty of S4CO to veterans and $3OO to others was offered, and this bill wa* designed to carry out the pledge thus made. Nine millions had then been received from commuta tion, ’ and the sum had been augmented to twelve mil lions Mr. FESSENDEN,, of- Maine, opposed the system of paying large bounties, and asked, How long will the people bear these burdens? How shall we render- these burdens equal? He bed ielt, from the beginning, that we must pass a fair law for the draft, and then abide by it. The sooner we come to,the decision the better u will , be. If it should be his turn to serve, it might be hard, • but it would be fair. We have host ground by ignoring tbe principle that a man has no right torefu&ohis serviced when called for. It was easy to offer money for boun ties, but a much harder thiog to pay them We might thus go on and add hundreds of millions per year to tbe burdens of ihewar. He believed we could> continue to endure them ltnger than any other nation on earth; bat might there not be an end to such capacity for endurance? Shall we a bandon at one® the idea of obtaining the ser vices of every able*bodied citizen ? It is in tbe power of the Government to demand those services; and that power fchould be enforced : How long could we go on as though there were money in profusion that we know not what to do with? [f those who favor such prodi gality of expenditure would famish the money to the treasury which would be required, their position would be more reasonable. Mr. COWAN, of Pennsylvania, asked if the Senator knew why, when the draft failed to produce a sufficient number of men, there was not another ordered Mr. FESSENDEN announced that he was not au thorized to fcuv. It might have bean becanse tha Demo crats make such an infernal howl to frighten tha people that the Government was frightened; but when it was ’ seen that the peopie were not at all frightened, tney ordered another draft, making these offers for volun teers recruiting In the meantime, as the most available meai s for obtaining the men Mr, WILSON acknowledged the necessity of exerci sing g eat care with regard to the depletion of the trea sury, and to keeping tbe credit of the Government in | tact. It had always oeen thought more* difficult to ob : tain money than men. He wanted the currency of the •: country to be sound, and her credit good. Yet we must ■ keep the pledges made to the enlisted men. These en < llstments were numerous, not only in the Northern States, but in the Southwest. East Tennessee had re cruited 3,600 men. Ttxas had famished tea regiments, and Arkansas had yielded substantial additions to these 1 forces. Such recruits should be dealt with according to ! promise. He was in favor of the commutation clause, and for tbe payment of the bounties proposed. ; .Mr. HARRIS did not favor the amendment of the com mittee as it stood, and thought it would stop ail recruit : ing after the Sth of Jaaudiy.. ■ Mr, LANE, oi Indiana • said we could not fill our r armies with con. eripts alone. There were three mil f lions of men subject to the draft at this time, ana of this .number, on the basis;of the receipts of the last draft, but ~426,000 could be'.brought into the field, if the entire on rolment were taken, and out of -this, number from twenty to thirty thousand would be deserters ■ Indiana' had more than filled herlquota, and could be depended on underany circunutancea .to furnish her full share without a resort to the draft. * Mr. COLLaMER. of Vermont mo Ted to strike out the words •>*’ January oth,” and insert “ until tbe noxt draft, to tBke place not later than February Ist ” Lost. Mr. HOWARD, 3 of Michigan, moved to strike out tbs sum of sls,in the committee's amendment, aud insert sio las the bounty for omaining the re enlistment ol‘ vete rans. Rejected. After a conversational debate, which was participated in by Messrs. Wilson, Howe, and Fossenlen, On motion of Mr SHe-RMAN, the Senate adjourned. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. The SPEAKER laid before the House a letter, enclosed in one from me President from the Freedman’s Aid So ciety of Boston. New York, and Cincinnati. It was re ferred to Hie Committee on Emancipation, Thanks to General Grant. A message was received from the President, informing the House that he has approved and signed the joint re- Eolution of fhanfcs to Major General Grant and the armies under him. snd awarding a gold medal to that distin guished om^w. Mr. ANDERSCN. of Kentucky, asked and obtained leave to record his vote in the affirmative on the resolu tions of Mr. Smith (hi* colleague), which were adopted on Friday. On motion of Mr. DAWES, of Massachusetts, the docu mentary evidence in the various contested-election cases was ordered to be printed. ' Appropriation Bill for Western Troops Mr BLaIB, of Missouri, from the Committee of Ways and Means, introduced a bill appropriating over $700,000 to carry into effect the act of March, 1852, for the pay of bounty and pensions to officers and men. actually em ployee in the Western Department, otherwise called me Department of the Missouri Mr COX of Ohio, objected to the consideration of the bill at tUs time. He thought it would be preferable to allow it to take the usual course of such bids. ’ Mr. BLAIR replied that original claims of this depart ment had amounttd to a million and a half dollars, but the commissioners appointed to investigate the subject had reported in favor of allowing the sum mentioned in the bill- The men had been kept out of their pay for eighteen months, and yet a worthier class of men had not been called outfor the defence of the country. Mr. KING, of Miseouri. advocated the passage of the bill, raying that no class of men had been more badly treated and worse neglected than the class provided for in the bill. „ • A further debate ensued, when the bill was made the special order for to-day,- at 3 o’clock P. M. Exchange of Prisoners. Mr MILLER, ? of Pennsylvania, offered a resolution respectfully requesting the Presiaent to promptly in struct those having charge of the exchange of prisoners to propose to the .so-caUed Confederacy the exchange of white man for white man, leaving all other questions, including that relating to negro prisoners, to be disposed ofhersafter; so that the suffering whiteJmen may be re stored to tbe service of the Government and to theilr friends aud firesides.'- - , ■ ' ■■ The Home refused, by a vote of 73 yeas to 85 nays, to lay the resolution on the table. Mr. WASHBURNE, of Illinois, offered a substitute for the above, declaim g that tbe House approves of tbe mea sures taken by the Administration for tbe exchange of prisoner* now held by the enemy in the Southern pri sons, aud recommending the same course to b 9 pursued for a fair andjust exchange of all our soldiers now held by the rebels. m „ ' ' - . . , . On the question being taken, Mr. Washburne s substi tute was adopted—ytae S 7, u*-ys 63. - On motion of Mr. STEVENS, of Pennsylvania, the House wer-t into Committee of the Whole on the state of the Union (Mr. Fenton in the chair) on the bill appro priating fifty thousand dollars for deficiencies for the public printing office, aud twenty millions for the pay ment of bounties and advance pay, and premiums for soldiers volunteering or enlisting in the service of the United States. ' - . ■ . • The Enrolment Act. Mr. SCHE'SCK. of Ohio, from the Committee on Mili tary Affairs, reported a biil repealing the third and ninth section» of the enrolment act, so that the two classes of pe; sorts to be drafted shall be consolidated into one; the act to take effect tronrand-after its passage.. . Objection being made to the consideration of the bill at this time, Mr. fconenck temporarily withdrew it. Conservative Resolution*. Mr. TEAMAN, of Kentucky, offered a series of resolu tions, setting forth, that a conepiracy of persons, exists, assuming a government of the Confederate States, for the purpose of withdrawing-.the States. from the Federal Union: but l-hat this does not extinguish tlie political franchises of sucliStates. aud the citizens thereof can at any time resume tlieir civil 'goveromtnt on one condi tion, viz: that (lietr Constitution is republican in form; that it is sufficient for those who are loyal ani qualified by election laws to resame a State Government, &c The House refused to se’conl the demand tor the pre vious question- when . New Bills nnd Resolutions. Mr,-SPAULDING, of New York, offered a resolution for the appointment of a select committee of ninemvn beis to consider and report on the snbjeit of the national bankrupt act. • - Mr:-HOLMAN, of Indiana, moved to laythe resolution on the table.*-Not agreed to—yeas 69, nays 86. The re solution was then adopted. .- ••• Mr. ASHLEY; of Ohio, introduced a hill, which was referred, provi-sing for provisioral governments in the -military districtsin the insurgent States, and authori 7.ing the loyal citizens thereof to organize governments, republican in form, axd-for other purposes." 1 Mr. 6-CHENP.K introduced a bill to create a Bureau of Military Justice: ' Referred to the Committee on Military •‘ Affairs.--’ ..v. ■■-. Mr. ABHLBY, of Ohio, offered a resplutiou granting • the use of the hall.for. a-public meeting of the Freedmeu’s Belief , • , 4 Mr. COX.'bfOhio, objected-, and thereby the rules pre vented farther action to-day. . - Mr fcCBENCK, of Ohio, moved a suspension of the ’mltf,* in Order torerortand act upon the bill to consoli date the two'clasres provided in the enrolment act into “.Therote wat-yeas 6P, niYS 60 • - go Ihd rules were not suspended, a two-third vote be .ing necessary., v. A National Bankrupt Act. Thefollowing ie the vote on rejectiag the motion to lay oh the table Mr. Spaulding's resolution/or the ap pointment©? a committee to report on - the subject of a national bapkrupt.act . j EAS. Allen. Jas A Harris (IU), Ancona, Holman,/ Bailey. Johnson (Pa), Blaine, Johnson (Ohio). Blair (WVa), Knapp, Bliss. Law, Broomall. Lazear, Brown CWVa), Le Blond. OlarkF, Loan, Cox, - ... Long. Cravens, „ Merer, Dawson, Mcßride, Dennison, McCluVg, Dumont, McKinney, Eden, Middleton, Edgerton, Miller (N Y), Eidridge. Miller (Pa), English, Morris (0), Finck, Myers, A,: Grider. ’ Noble, Hale, O’Neill (0), Hall. . Olin, > Harding, Orth, Harrington, Alley, Anderson, Arnold, Ashley, Baldwin (Mich), Baldwin (Mass),' Beaman, Blow, Bontwell, Boyd, Brandegee, Brooks, Brown (Wis), Clark A W, Cobh, Coffroth, Cole, Cresswell, - ;, Dawefl. Darning, Dixon, Donnelly. Driggs, Eckloy,- Eliot. Farnsworth, Fenton, Frank, Ganson, _ , Mr. 'BROOKS, of. Sew York, truati winld excuse him if he inauir«uwb< millions were in iheestimates of the ” Department? It was stated officially ha© been received as commutation m lions besides, making twelve miliion twenty millions were asked for in thii With to throw any objections inthei bnt from bis own information on the 0 view to an intelligent action, he wished these twpnly mUlionswere in theesti Mr STEVENS replied that the Up NAYS. Gooch, Grinnell, Herrick, Hlgby, Hooper. Hotchkiss, Hubbard (Iowa), Hubbard (Conn), Bulburd, Jenks, Julian, Kasson. Kelley, Kellogg (Mich), Kellogg(N Y), Kernau, King, i,on«vear. Loye.ioy, Mar Tin, McJndae, Moorhead, Morrill, Morris (N Y), Myers I» Nelson. Norton, . Odell, THE PEESS-PHILADELPHIA; TUESDAY. DECEMBER 22,1863. man was perfectly proper. The biU was drawn an by the Secretary of war, in whose handwriting it came Into the possession of the Committee of Ways and Means. When it was banded to him by the chairman ofthe fljiutary Committee, he was told that the Beoretary of War would require nothing more before the holidays. Be supposed, aB a matter of coarse, that the commnta* tion money would go into the publlo treasury. Mr. BROfcKS said that the Secretary of War maet hare known ae well twenty days ago as now that this amount was necessary. Was not this earn inserted in the estimates? Why had he not given the information at An early period? Mr SCHENCK remarked that Mr Stevens had made a correct statement of what bed taken- place. He (Ur. cchenck) called last evening on the Secretary of War, in relation to what leiielatlon might be expedient before the adjournment of Congress over the holidays. Ae chairman of the Bonce Committee on Military Affairs, he explained that it would be impossible to get through before that time any general legislation for military pur poses. The Secretary had replied that If he could gee a single appropriation for the payment of bounties as pre miums and pay, he would be enabled to get along satis factorily. The Secretary drew up the section ofthe bill referred to at his suggestion.. The sum of twenty mil lions was in accordance with the estimates and necessi ties oi the Government JMr.-COX inquired whether the ten millions received as commutation money was included in the twenty mil lions'now-. required Mr STRYKNS replied that his understanding was that the ten millions wore included. Mr. BROOIC6 offered an amendment to the bill, to the effect that the twenty millions named therein, shall in clude nil the commutation money hitherto and hereafter to b© raid into the treasury. Mr. GARFIELD, of Ohio, .said the commutation money had already been paid out. whether, properly.or legallyiho would not undertake to doclde. Volunteering is our main reliance, and hence he thought it would be unwise to adopt any other course.-The amonntof thy appropriation proposed is not too large. Volanteers can not be obtained by the War Department, unless it has the means at hand. Mr. (.OX said the enrolment bill had proved an utter failure. The Secretary of War had confessed it. He be lt* ved that the policy of the G. veroment should be to offer the largest pecuniary Inducement tor volunteers, and not to resort to the anti republican system of ex tortln* nillHms Bowlcti, lto would vote for the twenty mini?!; frrrvr‘)(W°fl, ftnt la flvißtj so Uu «i« eus irmii to express nits approbation of the act of the Secretary of W»r in. paying out the commutation money wlihout first hnying an appropriation by Congress It was non shown whether tne ramey was paid out for white or biflek soldiers, although it was known that some of it bed been paid for slaves in Maryland or other States. The Administration had almost cultivated the habit of disregarding the Constitution and the law and it was therefore proper that the. people’s representatives should jequire all appropriations to be examined by the appropriate committees in advance of being brought before the House. Mr. KiSSON, of Jowa, referred lo the provision of the enrolment act relative to substitutes, and wherein the SetreUur of War is authorized to fix the price, ceeding s£oo. It. thus appeared that-the section applied, not to the Treasury, but expressly to the War Depart ment. • , Mr. COX did not agree with the gentleman. The com mutation money came into the Treasury, and could not be withdrawn without specific legislation. Mr. LOVEJOY said, as this had been so successful In obtaining soldiers, in tpite of the.party of the gentle man from Ohio (Mr. Cox), that he was desirous of carry ing out \he plan by offering pecuniary- inducement to volunteering. He could not permit-these constant and persistent slanders on the Administration to pass with out notice. The Administration had not been ia the habit *of violating the Constitution and laws. Such statements were utterly untrue. There 'never was an Administration so cautious against a violation of law anc the [Laughter.} Thosu gentlemen would have laughed in a different style, if the law and the Constitution had been enforced upon them.: CAp% planse.3 And it was with very ill grace for gentlemen come here, and appeal to the people t.o say whether.the Administration was obedient to the law and the Consti tution, when in fact they had no constituents looking to the results of the elections. Yet, with unblushing ef frontery, they made these allegations as if anybody would believethem. Mr. SPAULDING, of New York held himself prepared to vote for every dollar of money neoded by the Ad-, ministration to carry on the war for the suppression of the rebellion Butin voting money, his constituents had a right to know what it is for. It was perfectly reason able to inquire of the chairman of either of the Ways and Means or Military Affairs whether the -ten millions of commutation money was included in the bill. Mr BLAIIs K of Maine, read a brief-extraot from the report ortho Secretary of the Treasury, showing the custody of the commutation. The money lad been as sumed by the collectors of internal revenue, at the in stance of the Secretary of War, the latter thinking this plan would be the less burdensome. But the whole matter was now submitted to Congress in Secretary Chate’B report. Mr. BCBhNulTreferred to the private book of esti mates he held in his band, to show what amounts ars required to the end of the fiscal year lt6iand IBS5 —iu all, $25,91)0,0(0 It had been said that there were three classes in this House. First Those in favor of carrying on the war. Second. Tiiope notin favor of putting down therebellionat all; and. Third. Those in favor of put ting down the rebellion, but opposed to all means of ac; compliehing it. For himself, he belonged to the first class, and would vote all the means for putting down the n beilion ; Mr. BROOKS held Jttobe the first duty of the repre* sentatives of the people to know where every dollar of the public money goes. If he wished to break down the Administration he would give them million upon million until the currency was bo expanded as'to be as worthier as the Assiowits of Prance or the Continental inoaeyj If this was opposing the Administration, then, he was in opposition to it. But he held that it was the best evi-j deo.ee of publ c friendship to look aftef the pecuniary affaire ofthe Government. Be would support the Ad-; ministration in all .1 oneßt measures to carry on the Goj vernment, butte wanted to tnow how and where dollar of the people’s money is to he expanded The gentleman from Ohio (Mr. ficlieuck) had the before him; but ihe gentlemen on hisOfr Brooks) side wnre not so fortunate in having the records : All he asked was that the appropriations should be legal. Mr. KELLOGG, of Michigan, said the responsibility oi tl e passage of the bill rested ou bis side of the House, and he took it for granted that, in view of the recent elections, it was to that (the Republican) side the paop * looked with confidence. What had just occurred herp reminded him of a beggar who had asked for a aixpanca but Ilia lady, instead, offered him advice. “Thank you! madum J? be said, lam fnil of it.[Laughter ] Hi • eit so now. , The House had been warned againstthi French assignats and Continental money. .He wouic inform the gentieman from New York that the Honsi wasnot tirposed to make illegal appropriations. They would unite in support of the just ends of the Govern* rnent. i Mr. COX'Baid that if the gentleman bad read the book of Be Lieber'on Civil Liberty, he would find that what ii now done was against a republican form of government*. The same gentleman was now employed in codifying th« laws of war for the Government. i Mr. KkLLEV, of Pennsylvania, replied that he had never yet seeu a roan so wise but what he might b« pometimrs wrong: but be.appealed to his owe ittstlncii and the generous republicanism of .hi,*- country. £ip plaose ] ■ i The CHAIEMAN Immediately called the galleries to order, saying that if the Improprieties of-applauding were repeated he would have them cleared. • Mr. KLRUAN, of New York, said there was no neces* siiy for hesitation in the passage of the bill. v lla desired that it should pass with unanimity ac.d order. The tccreiary of War might be enabled to fill up our army with volunteers if the proper aid was placed at his*lis posa' by Congress. We know that throughout the coun try the people of all parties are uniting in their efforts to procure volunteers to tiphold our flag and suppress those who have risen in arms the Constitution and the Government of the Onitea States. 2Jr. STE.OU6B, of Pennsylvania, thought there was nothing improper or wrong in the appropriation of this money, He would say here that, whatever their indi vidual opinions might be as to the conduct of the war or the nets of the Administration, he solemnly protested,, on his side of the Bouse, against any charge or intima tion of factious movement, or the throwing of obstruc tions before 1 the wheels of-Government;' Something had been said about the recent elections; but the district he represented had sent one of the first-companies for,iho defence of the capital, and now has seven thousand men' in the field. He was not opposed tjp the Administration .in its .lust and constitutional demands. He and his friends had, however, aright to criticise the acts of the Administration Let all unite in the best possible man ner for the bentfit of the country. and show Europe that they were a band of brothers. They should rise to the dignity of statesmen, disregarding all other considera tions of party or class. V; Mr. BROOKS then withdrew his amendment. The debate havingbeenclcsedby limitation, the com mittee rose and reported the bill to-ibe House.' ‘ r , Mr. HARDIRG, of Kentucky, offered a.proviso.- -that no part of the money herein appropriated should he used forthe rabing, arming, equlpplng.andpaymentof'ne gro soldiers. This.amendment was rejected—yeas 41, nays 105 as follows Ancona,' Bliss. Brown (Wis), Coffroth, Cox, Dawson, Dennison, Eden, Eogerton, Eldridge, Finfe, Grider, Hal),,- Harding. Alley, .Allison, Ames,' Anderson, Arnold, Ashley, Bally. Baldwin, Beaman, Blaine. Blair (West Ya), Blow, Boutwell, ' Boyd, : Branoeger, Broomall. Brown (WestYa), Clarke, Ambrose W Clarke, Freeman Cable, Cole, Cretswell, Davis (Md), Dawes, - Deminy, Dixon, f Donnelly, Driggs, Dumont, Biios, English, Farnsworth, Fenton, Frank, : The bill then pas; ga-tive. 1 Mr. COX offered i arising, it goes ove.. Jifiiotved. That The Committee on Military Affairs be instructed-to inquire into the expediency of a' total lcpeal of the act, passed March. 3d, 1663, for enrolling and calling oat the national forc«s.. and for other par: poses; and that in lieu thereof, they report a bill calling forih the militia of the States to execute the laws of the Union and to suppress insurrection, in pursuance of the eighth sec ; ion aid first the Constitution,and providing for the orsanizition.or an army, and discip, linligand governing oftho said militia: reserving to the States, respectively, the appointment of the officers, aad the autfcoiiiy of training the militia, accord!ay to the discipline prescribed by Congress, not ex pedient. that the said committee inquire, farther Into -the expediency of repealing so much of the said act as allows substitutes or exemption for moiuy, so that: all citizens t wing alJegiar ce shall be liable to seivo the Go vernment. without regard to their pecuniary ability, to •obtain their discharge, therefrom, by the procuration of substitutes. or the payment of money; how ever, that the said substitution anc exemption shall not he replaced so far as it relates to-the present call tor troops, in the Slates wlieie the law, under that call, has not been executed. . r The House then adjourned:. - . - Boston, D'c. 21 —The fallow In jr is the latest Intelli gence from Euiope toy the Hibernia, which has arrived at Boston : •■■■ ... **- . Breslau, Dec. 7 —The Russians are constructing block houses at the stations on the St Petersburg, War- r saw, and Vienna Railway. Patrols continually tra verse the line. The official organ'of the national party publishes an appeal fn m the insurgent loader- Krnk, exhorting the pf agents to maintain the insumction during the winter. Berlin, Dec 7.— The Minister of Justice has commu nicated to the President rf the Chamber of Deputies a complaint brought against Johann- Jaksby, one of the Deputies. He is accused.of incitement to overthrow the Constitution, and or treasonable language in his address to the electors. . - llameckq. Dec. 5 assembly of delegates from Schleswig and Holstein.'held here, pissed reso lotions for a general refosal.to par taxes and for volun tary contribution to meet the expenses of the country Parts, Dec. 6—The amount of,bullion in the Bank of ' France 1s 517,000 COO franc*- It is believed that the federal execution in Holstein "will tBke place on Dtcemlisr lOtli. , . . . . Ooi'KXBTAfiEX, T>cc 6 —-Thu proclamation of the Kinii of Denmark to the people, of Holstein declares that ho will prevent ir.sorrect ionary movements of the force of armies, end that he will give autonomy to, Holstein and lanrenhnrg, and ilmt he hopes thus to give a gnarantee for the integrity of the kingdom. Patterson,- • Pendle;on, l’erham, Price, ' • Randall (Pa). Robinson, Rogers,: RoUios (N ID, ROSS, : Schofield, Scott, Smith,- Steele (N Y,) Steel (N J), Stiles. Strousa, Sweat, Tracy, • Whaley (W Va), Wheeler, White C A. White. J W . Wilson, O’Neill (Peaua), Perry, Pike. Radford, Randall (Ky), Rico (Mass), Rice (Me), Schenclr, Shannon, Sloan, Smithere, Spaulding, Stebblns, . Stevens, Stnart, Thayer, Thoma-. Van' Valkenborah Ward, Washburn (Til), WashbarnelMass) Webster, Williams, Wilder, Windom, Winfie d, Wood F, . Woodbrldge, Teaman. ed that the H»use lethdx these twenty yar or the Treasury r that ten millions noney and two mil- Q 8 in all. and now is bill He did not • way of its pass * ge; subject, and with a »d to know whether timates. i w\rrof UiefienUe- YEAS. Harrington, Harris (Md), 1 Harris (Ills). Johnson (Pa), Johnson (Ohio). King, | Knapp, Law,i Lazear, Marcy, McKinney, Miller (Pa). Morris (Ohio), Morrison, KAYS. Qanson, Garfield, Goocn, Grinnell, Hale. Higby, Hooper, Hotchkiss. Bnbbard (Iowa), Hnbbard (Conn), ! Hubbard, Calvin Jenks, Julian, Kasson, Kelley, Kellogg (Mich), KeLog (N Y), Loan,. Longyear, Lovejoy, , Marvin,- hi, Glnrcv Mclndae. Miller (NY), Morehead, Morrill, Morris (N Y), • Myers, James. Borton, Odell, O’Neill (Psnna), Orth, Patterson,- Perham. isad, there being no the following resolution, hut a deba'e ' Further from Europe. Markets by Telegraph. Baltimore, Dec -21.—Flout is very dull, Wlthalarge stock on hand. Wheat has a declining tendency and the market la heavy. Corn is firm; sales at $1.13. Whisky firm and buoyant at SC@93c Coffee held steady, with an active demand; sales at 33K@34c. Ship News. Sax Fraxcisco, Dec:" 21 —Arrived this morning ship War Hawk, from Kew York; ship Winfield Scott, from Beaton. . . Wk beg to call especial attention to the free ex hibition of a choice and valuable collection of oil paintiDga,'to be acid by Gillette & Soott, auctloneera, No. 619 Cheatnutyrtreet, on Wednesday evening next, 23d inßt. This collection embraces some of the finest paintings ever ofi’ered at publio sale, and we consider it well worthy of a visit. Oataloguea now ready, and store open in the evening until 9>£ o’clock. ' The New American Oyolopbdia.—We oall the attention of our readers who wish to make a pre tent Of real and lasting value to the advertisement of Mr. J. K. Simon, the agent In thia oity for this invaluable work. liAboe Positive Sale op Boots, Shoes, Tra velling Bass, &o.— The early attention of dealers is requested to the prime and seasonable assortment of boots, shoes, army goods, gum shoes, travelling bags, ttunkl, &o.; to be peremptorily sold by cata logue, on four months’ credit, commencing this morning, at ten o’clock precisely, by John B. Myers & Co., auctioneers, Nos. 232 and 234 Market street. Sale of Paintings uy American and Euro pean Artists,— Messrs. Biroh A Son will sell, this morning at 10 o’clock, at the store of F. Gabylenit2, No! 1306 Chestnut street, a collection of over 200 oil painting! by artists of Philadelphia and Europe, betters of Marque for Mexican Privateers. San Fhancisco, Dec. 21,— Dates reoeived from Mexico, via Aoapuloo, are to the 24th ult. Great suffering for provisions prevailed among the poor daises. The fortifications were constantly being strength* ened. The French had advanced no farther into the in terior since occupying Queretaro. The killing of Comonfort had aroused a feeling of intense bitterness among the native population. Accounts from San Louis Potosl state that a .Mexican officer had returned from the United States, where he had been sent with a commission for purchasing and fitting out vessels of war, under letters of marque, to prey on the Freneh commerces and it was reported that he had been successful. The Dentil of General Comonfort. [Correspondence of the Herald. 1 Comonfort is dead and the regency dissolved. Thus each of .the two great parties which at pre sent divide Mexico iB called on to mourn a moment ous event, considerably affecting the interests of each, and one of which, at]east, ia irreparable. Ge neral Comonfort was on his way from Queretaro to San Luis in a private carriage, attended by several officers, and escorted by about eighty men, when the p&itv was attacked by a portion of Mqjia’s forces, commanded by two brothers named Troucoso. • At the first discharge, Comonfort, and all who were in the oerriage, dismounted and attempted re sistance, but were at once overpowered, and cut down or,shot. Among them, perished Dan Jose Maris Duran, colonel of engineers on the General’s staff, and well known ia New Yorlc, where ho ioxnerly At ]>-6 UrAci Mexican cofciul ih that city. inin of the eioort was either killed or captured; and ofthe officers— some eighteen or twenty—only three were unhurt. Comonfort’e body was found with a lance wound thiougkthc heart, two bullets through the breast, and the head disfigured by sabre cuts. Thus fell, by the hands of his own countrymen, General Don Ignaoio Comonfort, ex-President of Mexico—a man certainly not without faults, but still not.without virtues, both in hie public and private character. It oan be said of him what, per haps, cannot be said of any other man who has ever mled Mexico—that he honestly endeavored to pay his country’s debts. It is melancholy to think that one so distinguished should be shot like a dog on the roadside by.those for whom, and for whose posterity, he was risking his life, and staking his fortune, ia endeavoring to persuade them to defend the inde pendence of their country. Chestnut* street Theatre.— Miss Jean Hos mer, who will appear as Jvliet K on Wednesday night, is a young lady who, though hot a novice on the stage, ‘is entirely unknown to our public, and will receive from it the first metropolitan judgment of her merit. We are informed that Miss Hosmer is a cousin of Harriet Hosmer, the sculptor, that wherever Bhe has played it has been with success, and that her friends, and those who have seen her act, are confident that she will convince our public that she has true dramatic genius, and is already wor thy of a high place among our best artists. We hope these expectations will be justified on Wednesday evening. The lady is young, educated, intelligent, andher debut in Philadelphia should be given kind and impartial consideration. We, who have Been so many dramatic failures, are not sanguine of anew Siddohs; but, we have reason to believe, that Miss Hotmer will not he added to the list of those who, ufamous in the provinces, are obscure in the capitals. Her engagement is positively limited to four nights, and she will play in “ Lucrezia Borgia,” §the ” Stranger,” and “ Camille,” and also in a oomedy or two. If Mlbb Hosmer deserves the enthusiastic praise she has received, we shall be glad, not alone for her sake, but for that of the public, to welcome her to our stage. ew Arch-street-Theatre.— Frank Drew had ah immense reception last evening, on. the occasion of his after an absence of several months. The plays he-presented were “The Irish Emigrant” and “Mazoppa.” The home was crowded In every part, and Frank Drew’s entrance was greeted with uproarious applause, which lasted for several minutes. “The Irish Emigrant ” is fa miliar to all play-goers, and the exquisite per* fonnance of the late John Drew in that character is one of the most pleasing recollections of the stage. Frank Drew performs the character admirably, al though few would think of placing him in this line on an equality with his brother. He possesses the advantage, however, of having a wider rangeof cha racters at his command, and of being exceedingly en tertaining in all. His acting last night was in some portions irresistibly ludicrous, especially in his de scription of Ms “ shave;” and in his animadversions upon the “woman of very few words.” At the close of the performance he made a short speech to the . point,'thanking the audience for their lavish kind ness, and expressing the honest pride he felt in his own success. • Mr. Barton Hill played Tom Bobolink with his usual Miss Josephine Henry made a neat little wife aa Polly Bobolink) and Mias Mary Carr was sufficiently .-virulent as Mrs. Grimgriskin. The play generally.was better performed than it was tAftt night of John Drew’s engagement, more than,a year and a half ago. ' Tlie “Miizeppa” extravaganza was the afterpiece. We do not think much of it. The jokes are not numerous, and not one is positively good. The prin cipal female character is .that of Olinska, (Mias J. Henry,) a ycusg lady whose notions of economical housekeeping are summed up in the couplet: “I never knew si poet a great eater, ' WeUl pay the gas-man with a little meter. ” The funniest scene of “ jVlazeppa” is the'circus scene, the burlesque there being laughable in the extreme. We think that self-eulogy introduced by Frank Drew is out of place, as, for instance, the two lines refeniog to him: *‘ I say to him, to leave ydnr dad, you know, ’fcwas very wrong; c., And never. -wrlte to let him know how well you get along! In the production of both these plays the stage details were scrupulously attended to. The munifi cent applause of the crowded house testified, the pleasure of the spectators. This evening Frank Drew appears in “Helping Hands” and the “ Irish Dragoon.” Handel’s Oratorio of “Thb Messiah.”—'The production of this great work on Christmas eve ning is a novel enterprise, but one extremely wel come to the thousands who will desire public enter tainment outside of the theatre. Just such a sacred concert is given in Boston annually on Christmas, with the greatest success, and its institution here by th ? Handel and Haydn Society does much credit to thtir good sense and taste. The performance of Handy’s glorious and solemn masterpiece will be in admirably harmony with both the devotion and pleasure of Christmas, The preparations to give it a noble rendering are ample, and with the laygeand intelligent choir of the Han del and Haydn Society, and the full strength ofthe Germania Orchestra, Handel’s grandest passages will recsive due effect. The solos will be given by Miss Caroline McCaffrey, a contralto of fine expres sion axd quality; Mrs. Horace Bamberger, and Miss Eouisel Solliday, two excellent sopranos, we hear; Mr. well known as efficient amateur tenor, , and Aaron Taylor, a favorite basso. Withthis . force we anticipate much pleasure from the musical celebr&ion of Christmas evening. Swisl.Bbll Bingers.—The Christmas and New Year hoidays will be considerably enlivened.by the performlnces of the only and original Blaiedell Brother!*;'Swiss Bell Bingers. The remarkable performances of this troupe last season will be re memberefand dwelt upon with pleasure, and will, furnish tie best possible reason for crowding Con : cert Han, which they have engaged, at each exhibi tion. Tm company includes vocalists, harpists,* instiutne&l&'SOlo artists, and character singers. So unique andphaste an entertainment cannot fail to please the,niblic and proveprofitable to the manage ment, particularly at this season. Thursday is the opening riijht, The Concert.— This evening the Gennania a jd will perform a beautiful programme at Handel akd Haydn Hall, Eighth and Spring Gar den afreefe, Among the gems of the programme are a couyle of Schubert’s finest songs, and a number of the rndnt elective compositions of 'Halevy, Meyer beer, The concert will be given in con nection withthe fair in aid of St. Matthew’s P. E. Church, tekets for both are at the extremely low price cents. Noblo, O’Neil l(Ohio), Pendleton, Randall (Pa), Rogers, Ross, Scott, Stiles, - Strouse, Stuart, white C A, White J W, Teaman. Perry, Pifee, Price, Radford, Randall (Ky).- .. Rice (Maine), Rice (Mass), i Robbins <N H), Schenck, Shannon, j Schofield, ' Sloan, ' i bmith, Smithers, r Spaulding,. • : . \ Stebbin?, v. 4 StaeloOS J), Stevens, • • . Thayer, ; Thorcas. ' ; Tracy, Van valkeaburshl Ward. Elijah Washhurne (III), Washburn (Mass), ’ Webster, Whaley, Williams, Wilder, . Wilson, Windom. • Winfield, Wood F ' Woodbiidge. voices in the ne- [FOR ADDITIONAL CITY NEWS, SHE FOURTH PAGB.j MaETixa at Concert^Hall. —A meet ing for thebeneflt of the Free Schools of Louisiana was held akjoneert Hall last evening. The audi ence was ifee' jnd intelligent. The feature\>f the eveniDg wjs the three slave children, who were clcsely scnMDized, and enlisted much sympathy. Colonel Jarwood P. Hallowell, late of the 6Sth Massaohusits, was nominated president of the meeting. On taking the chair he said: It is strafe to ua that such children when on the plantationsHtt hot allowed to be sold, liut yester day they but they thank God that on the of New Orleans by the Union army they were r&defree.. [Applause ] These little kirla were turnedaway, the other day, from the Sb. Law rence-Hotelpn account of their color. [Oriea of Shame and nisei.] The little boy Charley has been gold in Virgija twice. After few more, appropriate remarks, he introauceJo6lonel Montgomery, of Vicksburg, to the au Oiwag received with loud applause. He said : ihjHqtiesiion of practical abolition now stares us lace. - There is no getting around it, nor can we\)i»eJt. The abolition yeu has been sounding thiWiVh the country for the past thirty years. a man in this city who three years Ago wotottremble in his boots when called an - At that time all were conserva tive. The for some time, the Union as it wa«r Constitution as it is, but such cannot be the 6/ how. It is the Constitution as tt ought to be, at/the Union as it is going to be. [Cheers.] The sppker then dwelt at length, upon the difference betwonihe cultivation of the land and the education of thejeople in Pennsylvania, and any one of the Southernkates. Slavery, said he, is nearly broken down. J&the last tea years the State of Mississippi has Dressed one hundred and fifty* five per cent., while £&ate of lowa in the same time has increased onotholiiand per cent. The difference in the price of lan in the two States has also in creased in the san proportion. If emigrants should proceed to it would pay that State for all the slaves thejn&y- lose. In regard to health Mississippi is mufi better to reside in thandVtassa chusetta. The numb. 0 f deaths in the latter State, according to the cemlof 1860, was two to one in the former. To five thtsand deaths from consumption in Massachusetts tfyj© were but five-hundred- in Mississippi. If the %io will woik, we of the South will pay for it, %;roannot spare their labor, and we .will pay hem four hundred' dollars a year down thereWther tban lose them. So, you of the North dm ( not fear, of their over running the North if yey ars made free ; and if it must be_so, rather thW lose.them, we would pay 700 dollars a year, and Ut iatold. This the North cannot pay. If there iviny ole that loves money U isthenegro, and he wit, as auatter of course, ao tept the position that p&ya hki the most money. \ The speaker's remarks were itarspersed with va- 1 rioua incidents which came undeibis own personal ; observation in the South, which rere received with great applause. ■ \ Mr. Bacon, who brought :tbe hildren from the South, whs then introduced, and aid: . In. South, among the frdd slaves a book' is one tf the greatest 'present that you cau give then. They know that ihey must have an edoertion. We have aireadjeitabliahed ten schools il and near New Orleanl under the direc tion of General Banks, which ! art attended by over twelve hipdr< d children. Blit intend of having tee schools InLcuisiana, we want dinhundred. -He had seen theomnder the moat trying iircumstanees, but hB hadfnorer seen any that drilled to return to . slaveryr \v \ The apeajrer then introduced Lttle Charley, who said he was 'bold twice. He brought two hundred dollars, antfhia mother eight huedfed. He was only eifcht yeatrof age. The little felloir then made quite a Satriotifpeeoh, which elicited Vreat applause* Tie speapr then‘introduced the two little girls, too, he odd, were still termed by lak down there as pnvesV ./bcif appearance would lead one 5 «imagie that they were-slaves, but still such Is the I 'ek ielr; feaiuies *ie. v«iy.- hatuisom* v rim tke MEXICO. Havana, Dec, 15. Publie Entertainments. THE CITY. expression of which indicates much happiness, no doubt occasioned by their freedom, aad being in the presence of those who have always enjoyed the great boon of liberty. The eldest of the glris then spoke a few words, after whioh the president intro duced the Rev. J. Wheaton Smith, who said: They cannot be taught to read and write and en joy the blessings that we do, if they are kept in slavery. When once a man has awakened withia him the spirit of manhood be is no longer to be kept in slavery, it is indispensable to the system that they be prevented from obtaining an education. We thought at one time that we had nothing to do with slavery; we were extending it, and It could not have existed had it not been for the sympathy which it received at the North. The whole North was to some degree Southerners. God bsw all this, and He charged it rightly to us. After a few re marks the speaker retired, and the meeting came to a close. The Reception of the 29th Regi ment.—a meeting of the"‘fHends of the 29th Regi ment Pennsylvania Volunteers was [held l»Bt eve ning at Major Berry’s house, near Sixth and Chest nut streets, to concert measures to take part in the grand ovation to be given on the arrival in this city of the homeward-bound. There was a fine attend ance, and considerable enthusiasm marked the pro ceedings. The main or principal part of the busi ness was to ascertain at what particular time the reciment would be roOßt likely to arrive; Henry M. Dechert, Esq., who has been in tele graphio communication with Lieut. Col. Zulick, commanding, could not give any satisfactory in. formation on this point. The best he could say was that the arrival would take place on Wednesday morning, and that the hour would be announced in the papers. A motion was agreed to that the honorably-di®- charged officers and privates of the 296 h Regiment be requested to meet at Independence Hall two flours before th? flour of Arrival, AB ahull ha an. ns urns natedi- A. gentleman present tendered the services of C*l ver’s Cornet Band for the occasion. : Accepted. . From the various announcements made, the fol lowing military will parade; The Gray Reserve Regiment. , The Blue Reserve Regiment. The Invalid Corps. The Provost Guard. - A company from West Philadelphia Hospital, Companies from other hospitals, • The Henry Guard.. First City Troop, Gen. Cadwalader has signified his intention of parading a.company of cavalry; also a section of ar tillery, to fire a salute upon the arrival of the 29th at West Philadelphia. It was so uncertain as to the time of the arrival that no practical arrangement could be made. At eleven o’clock last night a telegram was re ceived at the railroad station in West Philadelphia, stating that the 29th Regiment P. V. would not leave Pittsburg until to-morrow (this) afternoon. The regiment may be expected to arrive in this city at eleven o’clock to-morrow morning. Meeting of Common Council. - A special meeting of Common Council, for the purpose of taking up the several items of appropriation for the yearlS64, was held last evening, President Kerr in the ©hair. A communication was received from Henry M. Dechert,. Jfcsq., informing Council that the 29th Eeai meut Pennsylvania Volunteers were expected to arrive in this city on Wednesday next, and asking that action be taken by Council to give the regiment a suitable re ception The following preamble and resolutions were then of&*r*<l by Mr. Nichols, apd were agreed to: Whereas t Information nas been received that the 29th Regiment l'ennsylvanu Volunteers will shortly arrive here for the purpose of recruiting for the war: Therefore, Rc&oti)id l That we gratefully recognize the patriotism and glorious deeds of these brave soldiers in the long and ardnons campaign in the armies of the Shenandoah valley, of the Potomac, and more recently in the Army of the wes>t. Resolved. That we tender the thanks of the city of Philadelphia to theso heroes of “ Winchester,” “ Chan cellorville, ” ‘ 4 Gettysburg, ” and ‘ 4 uookont Mountain.” Resolved, That a committee of five members from each chamber be appointed to receive them on behalf of the Councils of Philadelphia. The following gentlemen were appointed the commit tee : Messrs. Nichols, Harper, Barger, Painter, and Stokely. The- ordinance making an appropriation of $21,875 to the department of City Controller for the year ISG4 was taken up. On motion of Mr. Loughlix. Item 1, which appropri ates $4,C00 for salaries of City Controller and chief clerk, was amended to read $3,700 the as last year The item appropriating $9,625 for salaries oi nice-assistant clerks, was amenoeeb to read $7,700, the rame amount appropriated for that purpose last year The fifth item, which appiopriatts $3,600 for advertising the annual statement of the City Controller, was stricken out. The ordinance as amended was adopted. The ordi nance making an appropriation of $28,700 was taken up end passed. One appropriating $23,675 to the clerks of Councils for the expenses of the year'w&s passed. One appropriating $246,420 to the Commissioners of the Binkiig Fund was adopted. ' The ordinance appropriating $452,72S to the Depart ment of Police was tat en up. Mr. lEiOrii moved that the item appropriating $331,500 for the salaries of 663 policemen be amended, by making tlic f.nionnts397.Boo, boingan increase of $lOO per man. Pecdlng this resolution a motion that the house resolve itself imo a Committee of the Whole for the purpose of considering the police bill, was carried : Miv Simp sox was called to the chair. Mr. Leigh moved that, item Ist, which appropriates $5,£00 for salaries of Mayor, clerk and assistant clerk, and messenger, be amended to read $6,200, and that the salary of tho chief cletk be raised $2OO, and that of tae aB»istant clerk $lOO. . 'Mr. Loughlin was opposed to increasing the salaries of these men; the tax rate had been find, and the very light service required from these men was amply paid without any increase. Mr. Patxtbr said tbat.he,wa*-&ot in favor of increas ing the salaries of the clerks, but that he was in favor of increasing the salaries of the policemen; they were a hard working set of men, and ought to be well paid for their work. • Mr. Wright replied to Mr. Painter, that so far as his experieccrhad gone, the labors of policemen werb very light. Since election day he had not seen one in his street. Mr. Eckstein desired to make a few statements. The whole opposition in this case could,'he said, be stated in a few words, and that wae that the police were of a dif ftrent political party. .They were an upright set of men, w hich cnuld not be found every day. Hi. Barger did not oppose i ha increase of the salaries of the police officers because they were of a different po litical creed, and-tf he was, that'would be sufficient ground. The way the opposition talk, one woiud think that Mayor Henry had induced a corps of angels to come down from Heaven to serve us as. policemen, and as for the economy talked about by the other side, the acts of the present National Administration was a living instance of tbe economy of the Republican party- On motion. Council adjourned to meet next Monday afiemocn, at four o’clock. CITY ITEMS. Attractive Sewing-Machine Emporium.— The splendid Grover & Baker Sewing-Machine es tablishment, No. 730 Cheßtnut street, was yesterday the “observed of all observers.” The interior and front decorated with evergreens, and the long lines of highly-ornamented machines, with the throng of beauty and fashion which all day ebbed and flowed at this great Sewing-Machine dfipot, were worthy of the te&son, the elegant avenue upon which this establishment is located, and the great reputation of the Grover & Baker maohine itself. We could not learn, last evening, the exact number of these inimi table machines that were, sold yesterday for presents alone, but it must have, approximated a hundred. The elegant work exhibited in their windows, exe cuted on the Grover & Baker instrument, is the best card imaginable of its capabilities, and to all who have not yet made their selections, we would say, go to No. 730 fo tic J/, and give your orders, Christmas Novelties at Wbndsroth & Tay lor’s.-—Messrs. Wenderoth & Taylor, the eminent Photographers, Noa. 912, 914, and 91G Chestnut street, have just received direct from Paris, and are now sellingat their counters, a beautiful assortment ofstandingframesforcard pictures. Some of them are exquieitely carved in wood, and others in fine gilt, in imitation of miniature swinging mirrors; the whole being chaste, elegant, and entirely new. We kDOW of nothing mote beautiful as a Christmas gift than.one ofthe frames, with a handsome picture of yourself, made in Wenderoth & Taylor’s own supe rior style, of the art. But the “Florence.”— We have conversed with many sensible people within the past month, who have now in use the celebrated “Florence” Sewing Machine, sold at 630 Chestnut street, and who are familiar with the merits of all others in use, and the hearty preference uniformly given in favor of the Florenoe; convinces us that for a holi day gift to a wife, sister, mother, daughter, or sweetheart) nothing could be more appropriate. They are unquestionably the greatest labor-saving and most ingenious invention of the age. In other words, the “ Florence” is the sewing machine brought to perfection. A Word to Our Lady Headers.—But three more days remain to make your holiday purchases of presents for gentlemen. Take our advice and go to B. C. Walborn & Co.’s, Nos. 5 and 7 north Sixth street, and select one of their elegant wrappers, or some other choice article from their magnificent stock of gentlemen’s furnishing goods. You will save time, trouble, and money by doing so. Sdpbeb Stock op Gbktlbmen’s Goods por Christmas akd New Year’s Presents. Such a stock our readers will find at the popular house of Mrf Linford Lukena, northwest corner of Sixth and Chestnut Btreets. There is a degree of freshness, taste, and • novelty about Mr. Lukens’ stock of Gentlemen’s Furnishing Goods that is irre sistible. Try it. An Appropriate Christmas Present poe a Lady to make to a Gentleman, or for a Gentle man to make to himself, is one of Warburton’a In imitable Coverings for the Head $ an extensive va riety of these articles, of the newest and best shapes, in Silk, Felt, aid Casslmere, will be found at his store on Chestnut street, next door to the Post. Office. N. B—a new style of Dress Hat for winter has just been Introduced, which deserves special no tice. Great Reduction in Prices. Great Reduotion in Priees. Ladies’ and Misses’ Fine Cloaks, Ladies’and Misses’Fine Cloaks. « Also, Bich Furs of all kinds, Rich Furs of all kinds. In anticipation of the close of the season, we are now prepaied to make a large concession from former prices on all our stock. J. W. Proctor & Co., The Paris Cloak and Fur Emporium, * 920 Chestnut street. Chance for Bargains.— Messrs. Wood & Cary, No. 725 Chestnut street, have reduced thepnefis, from twenty- live to forty per cent., of their elegant stock of Ladies’ Bonnets and fashionable Hats for Misseß and Children, v Paper-Shell Almonds, English Cracknells, English Walnuts, Crown and Basket Fruits t Davis & Richards’, t Arch and Tenth streets. Christmas, Birth-Day, and Wedding Pre sents.—-The Holy 'Bible,. Harding’s Editions, ac knowledged to be the most reliable text, family, pulpit, and pocket Bibles,. in' beautiful styles of Turkey morooco and antique bindings. A new edi* tion, arranged for photographic, portraits of families. William W. Harding, Publisher, -No. 326 Cheatnut street, below Fourth. Photograph Albums in Every Variety op Style. -• Rioh Turkey morocco, antique, ivory mountings, ornamented edges, &c., &c., holding from twelve to two hundred photographs, the cheapest, the largest, and best assortment in the city. William W. Harding, No. 320 Chestnut at., below Fourth, south side. A Stereoscope is an inavraative and acceptable present; one always amusing. Cremer & Co. hav*a the largest aeleotion in the country. For Coughs, Colds, and Throat Disordrrs, use “ Brown's bronchial Troches*” having proved Itheir efficacy by a ÜBt of many years. ' Christmas, 1863/ Western Market Stalls, Nos. 54 and 56, Haras, Beef Tongues, Cheese, and Leaf Lard of quality une qualled. The Hama of the celebrated Star Brand of MUhsner &► ivlorxU. Wm, T. Ulmer, . - Stalls Nos. 61 ant! 68. ' Courtland Saunders ;Instituts- Adireia Rev. Dr, Saunders, Philadelphia. aUrtuatav Lights and Shadowb of Wbw Yobk Picture Galleries, Forty Photographs by Turner *, nlso, Oemi from the Duaßeldorf Gallery; both elegantly bound in Turkey morooco antique. These are the most magnificent Gift Books of the season. For sale at the agency, 33 south Sixth street. Office of Appleton’s Cyclopedia. When Christmas comes, you ought to be well dressed in honor of the day. It is an occasion which demands your most cheerful Assistance. Therefore, it is good that you have new clothing of fine mate rial and fashionable shape. There is one place where you will be sure to obtain the articles you want. It is at Granville Stokes’ celebrated esta blishment No. GO9 Chestnut street, above Sixth* Stokes has at the present time an infiaite variety of garments, and he also knows how to be able to sell them at prices so low that every one oan afford to buy. Drawing it Fine.— An Instrument called batho* rcometer has been invented, depending on the prin ciple of closing an electric circuit, of a substance Interposed between the electrodes, by which thicknesses of substances, such as hair, spider webs, etc., may be determined with exactness to the twelve millionth part of an inch. This is, no doubt, correct. At the same time we adhere to our original intention of purchasing all our wearing apparel at the Brown Stone Clothing Hall of Rockhill & Wil son, Nos, 603 and 605 Chestnut street, above Sixth. Putting their Foote in it.— The Reb. Mem mioger has upset the finances of the C. S. A., Jeff h&a upset the army, and Foote is trying to upet Jeff. "When rogues fall out, then just men get Uieirduß.it Uet ua none that this pinvsib map 6b veMflsd, though in an extended sense, in the present H pret ty quarrel ” that is now going on in the Confedera cy. But the fact is, the currency has mined itself because its foundation is bad j the army has ruined itself, for its cause is bad; and Jeff has ruined him self, because he is bad, and the recrimination from one to the other is the result altogether of every thing connected with the parties being bad, But we are satisfied that our cause is just ; “ famine and fighting” will not assail us, and Charles Stokes & Co.’s one-prioe Clothing Store, under the Continen tal, will continue to flourish, in spite of all Rebel dom. No Humbug.— The eye and taste are the only me diums by which we oan form a correct judgement, of what we eat: Among whioh are A. D. Pessano’s choice foreign and domestic fruits, Also; fine French and plain confections; extra fine white grapes, by the keg or pound. On our fine fruits we challenge competition. 101 South Tenth street, below Chest nut. _____ <122 4t* Cabinet Organs foe Holiday Gifts. J, E. Gould, Seventh and Chestnut. Carriage Rugs. —ln^varied style and price. dei9 6t Winchester & Co., 706 Chestnut St, Geo. Stuck & Co.’s Pianos For Holiday PreVentSu,., Holiday Presents for Gentlemen.— An ele* gant stock of Wrappers, Scarfs, Cardigan Jackets, Gloves, and other choice goods fqr presents, de!9 fit ; Winchester & Co., 706 Chestnut St. Willoox & Gibbs’ Sewing Machines, For Holiday Presents. . Fairbanks Ac Ewing, deO-tf 715 Chestnut street. Cabinet Organs for . , Holiday Gifts, J. E. Gould, Seventh and Chestnut. A Beautiful Present por Christmas.— The improved Sloat Elliptic Family Sewing Machine. Salesroom 721 Chestnut street. deio-ist Gbo. Steck & Co.’s Pianos For Holiday Presents. A OLaiigb Assortment of useful and orna mental Iron and other goods, Patent Rockers, Skates, &.C., at No. T2l Chestnut street. dei7-St S. -Macferran. New Present fob Army Officers.— The novel, and handsome Ridgewood smoking cases, combining pipe, tobacco-pouch, and match-safe, in one pocket case, will be sold to order at the fair to be held at Handel and Haydn Hall, on Tuesday and Wednes day, the 22d and 23d of Decemberr TSey are a most convenient article for army officers and for travellers, as well as for all smokers. dei9-4t* Geo. Steck fit Co.’s Pianos For Holiday Present#. Willcox & Gibbs’ Sewing Machines, For Holiday Presents. Fairbanks & Ewhtg, de9-tf 716 Chestnut street. Fair and Concert.— Concert by the Germania Band, at Handel and Haydn Hall, {N. E. comer of Eighth and Spring Garden,) in connection with« fair in aid of St. Matthew’s P. E. Church, on Tues day and Wednesday, 22d and 23d of December. Re freshments of coffee,, oysters, confectioneries, &c», will be served, beginning at 10 A. M. Tickets ad mitting to both fair and concert, 20 cents. To be had at the door. del94t* Cabinet Organs for Holiday Gifts. J, E. Gould, Seventh and Chestnut Willcox &. Gibbb’~ Sewing Machines, ’ For Holiday Presents. Fairbanks & Ewing, de&-tf 715 Chestnut street. Corns, Bunions, Inverted Nails, Enlarged Joints, and all-.diseases ofthe feet, cured without pain or inconvenience to the patient, by Dr« Zacharib, Surgeon Chiropodist, 921 Chestnut street. Refers to physicians and surgeons of the city, " : del7 6t Willcox & Gibbs’ Sewing Machines,. For Holiday Presents. Fairbanks & Ewing, de9*tf 715 Chestnut street. SPECIAL NOTICES. Pillow Tassels, / PICTDBE TASSELS, > CUBTAIHS, In Eels for presents. I. E. W A LRAV E N, (Successor to W. 11. Carryl ) MASOS IC HALL, de22-if 719 CHESTNUT Street. Deafness, Blindness, and all Diseases which the Eye or-Ear is heir to, successfully treated by Prof. J. leases, M. D., Oculist and Aurist, No. 511 PINE Street. Testimonials from the most reliable sources can be seen at his office. The medical facalty are invited to accompany their patients, as he has .no secret in his mode of treatment. Artificial Eyes inserted without pain. No charges made for examination. d225t Decidedly the Most Beautiful, as wrll as the moat useful and economical production of the pre sent day, is HOWE & STEVENS' System of Family Due Colors. Yet they are so simple that any one can use them with perfect success. They comprise all the staple color*, and also the most exquisite shades, and are put up. in neat packages, with full directions for use. Sold by Drugerlets generally. de2l-6t Pillow Tassels, PICTURE TASSELS, y CURTAINS, In set* for presents. I. E. WALRAVEN, (Successor to W. H- Carryl.) MASONIC HALL, de22-tf 719 CHESTNUT Street..- Deaf Made to Hear;—Suitable asd APPROPRIATE PRESENTS to relatives and friends are the ACOUSTIC AURICLES, and other instruments to assist the hearing. Also, Pocket Knives, Razors, ana Scissors, of the finest quality, at P. MADEIRA’S, 115 South TENTH Street, below Chestnut. de!9-6t Pillow Tassmls, PICTURE TASSELS, CURTAINS, In sets for presents. I. E. W. AL R A YEN. (Successor to WV H. Carryl) MASONIC HALL, de22-tf 719 CHE&TNUT STREET. GOLD PENS RE*POINTED EQUAL TO NEW, on the receipt of 35 cents. Circulars for the John son Pen, lent on application, by'Mail or other wise- ’ E. g. JOHBEON. Manufactory and Office, 15 MAIDEN LANE, New York City. Pillow Tassels, PICTURE TASSELS, CURTAINS, In sets for presents. I. E. WALRAVEN, (Successor to W. H. Carry!.) MASONIC II ALL, de22-tf 719 CHESTNUT Street. It IS NOT OFT BN THAT WE COME IN CONTACT with an article that we feel justified in recommending to our numerous read era, but the article of Family Dye Co* lore, manufactured by HOWE & STEVENS. we feel we can heartily commend to all who may have use for .Dyes of any colors. For sale by aU Druggists. jail dt Hair Dye ! Hair Dye 11 BATCHELOR'S celebrated HAIR DTE is the Best in the World. The only Harmless , True, and Beliabli Dye known. This splendid Hair Dye is perfect—change* Red. Rusty, or Gray Hair, instantly to a Glossy BlacJt or Natural Brown, without injuring the Hair or stain* tut the Skin, leaving the Hair Soft and Beautiful; lm* parts fresh vitality, frequently restoring its pristine color, and rectifies the ill effects of had Dyes. Thi genuine is signed William A. Batchelor; all other* are mere imitations, and should be avoided. Sold bj all Druggists, Ac. FACTORY, 81 BARCLAY Street, New York. Batchelor's new Toilet Cream for Dressing the Hair. jy29-ly EIECTRICITLY SciENTIFICAIiY APPLIED by Dr. A. H. STEVENS, 14118 South PENN SQUARE, Philadelphia. . _ R025-U : Dr. Sweet's Infallible Liniment is the best remedy for Sores in tuc known world. Meyer’s Ff T? ' Newly Improved Crescent Scale fTflf# “ Overstrung PIANOS acknowledged to be the best. LONDON PRIZE MEDAL. And Highest Awards in America Received. Warerooma 7»» ABCII Street, below EIGHTH. de22-3v* HOLIDAY PRES E N TB. BTECK & CO.'S PIANOS. MASON A HAMLIN’S CABINET OEQAN. J. B- GOULD aoa-waas SEVENTH AND CHESTNUT, x/CAxuEtrßin. COGGINS—JACOBS.—Dec 80th, by Rev. M.fi. Roite. Pastor of Twelfth-street M. B. Church, Mr. Isaac Cog inns to Mrs. Maggie Jacobs, all of this city. * DIHD. MSWHALL.—The funeral of Captain Walter 8 New hall will take place from his father’s residence. Man helm street. Germantown, this (Tuesday) morning. at It o’clock precisely. Th* friends of the family are respectfully Invited to attend without further notice. * Friday afternoon, 18th inst., Ellen, relict of Captain James Robbins. Her friends, and the friends of the family, are respect fully to attend her funeral, this (Tuesday) morn mg, at 10 o clock, from tbe residence of William Howell. Race street, above Thirty-third, West Philadelphia. . * SHINNj—On theSOth inst., after a short, but severe ni nes*, HANNAH t TUNIS, aged 68 years. Her relatives and friends are particularly invited to attend her funeral, to meet at the residence of her brother. Earl Shinn. No. fi!B Pine street, on third day, the 224 hast., at 2 o clock P- M. ** STILL. —Suddenly, on the 20th iust., Rev Lewis L. Siill, Pa-'tor of the Oolerain Baptist Ghurchi Lancaster county. Pa. Funeral from bis late residence. Wedneed ay morning. 10 o'clock. December 2Sd. 1£63. *• CUTHBERT —On the 20th inst , Mrs. Elizabeth Outh bert, < relict of the late Philip Justus,) in the (&d year of her age The relatives and friends of the family are respectfully invited to attend her faneral from her late residence. No. 504 Wood Rtreet, on Wednesday afternoon, the 23d inst., at 1 o’clock. ** BENNETT.—Of membraneous croup, at Germantown, quarter past 10 o’clock. Friday night, 18th Inst., Paul D. Bennett, son of Elizabeth and F. T. Bennett, aged 4 years. * TJLACK DRESS GOODS.—CASH *-* MERES, Velour Hops, Tamtees, 8-4 and 6-4 Mous lelinss, Merinoes, Henrietta Cloths or silk-warp Cash meres, Ottoman Poplins, Irish Poplins, English and French Bombazines, Alopinea. corded. Monseeliaes, Aus tralian Crapes, Baratheas, Turin Cloths, Paramattas. DeLalnes, Oriental LustiM, AiPWJW and Mohair Lastffii* wiL OTirai;;¥ Ax3saxt £!i fbrrt «aS Bros Grain Silks. BaaSON Ac SOBT 0c23 t Mourning Store, No. fllg CHESTNUT Street. T7YRE & LANDELL, AS IS THEIR usual custom in the twelfth month, have reduced some fine Silks, Shawls, and Poplins, to favor the laud able practice of making VALUABLE CHRISTMAS GIFTS. Fashionable Rich Silks, Expensive Long Shawls. Gorgeous Pia- o Covers, Balmorals, of Sue grades. deliU/ HOLIDAY PRESENTS REASONABLE PRICES. A large and beautiful display of USEFUL AND ORNAMENTAL ARTIOMS for sale at FAIR of the EPISCOPAL CHURCH OF THE MEDIATOR, ASSEMBLY BUILDINGS, TENTH and CHESTNUT 8t«. FAIR OPEN ONL-Y THIS DAT AND TO-MORROW. WEDNESDAY EVENINO. Persons wishing beautiful and useful CERISFMIS are requested to examine this varied and. hVndgome collection before purchasing elsewhere. All articles’arc. prices as will am ply repay a visit to iux. . ADMISSION only 10 Cents. THE ANNUAL MEETING OF THE •O GBANITE LAND COMPANY will be held at tha Office of J, H. Wheeler, Jla South FIFTH Street, on. TUESDAY, 12th January, 18&1, at 7. P. AI, it* fSg* KENSINGTON SOUP SOCIETY.—* A public meeting of the Contributors to the KBS - SOUP SOCIETY will be held at the Soup House, northwest side of ALLEN Street, below Marl borough, in the Eighteenth ward, on T HUBS DAf EVE NING, December 24.1663, at 7>£ o’clock, to elect Officers and Managers for the ensuing year. ' A • j de22 3t* ‘ CHASLES M. LUKENS, Secrlfary, FAIR FOR THE CHURCH OF TUBS MEDIn'iOR will open. *t ASSEMBLY BUILD INGS, TENTH and CHESTNUT Streets. MONDAY. December 21st, at 1 P. M. Tuesday and Wednesday from 10 A. M. to 10 P. M. Admission 10 cents. de2l-3t* HANDEL AND HAYDN SOCIETY. —At the Annual Meeting, held December 1,1863* the following officers were elected: President, A. R. Pauli Vice PresidenU, C. B. Barrett and J. G. Ums;ead; Treasurer, A. W. Rand; Secretary, E. P. Stewart;-Li brarian,.!. H. Fil’ey; directors. E. A. Kelley, W. C. Ewing. R T. White. T. P.. Campbell, C. A. Richards. A. 11.- Dehaven, W. W: Ledyard, T,Rawlings, Jr. .and, John Whiteman. li* FRIENDSHIP DIVISION. NO. 19. SONB OF TEMPERANCE, MEETS AT FRIENDSHIP HALL, CORNER OF TWELFTH AND FILBERT STREETS* THIS (TUESDAY) EVENING at 7% o’clock. se22oco&tutjal THE HOT Eli AND TAVERN Keepers of Philadelphia wiUholdaMaas Meeting at bAI?feOM-STREET HALL, THIS AFTERNOON, at 2 o’clock. LEWIS S. MEARS, President. , John W. Cuxlfx, Secretary. it* attention: citizens of the PIiTHWARD. —At a meeting of the citizens of tne ward, held ihis evening, at the hallo! the Good Intent Hose Company, the following gentlemen wera appointed a committee to receive .subscriptions, for Extra Bounty to induce Volunteering to avoid the draft on the 6th of JANUARY next: Ist Division—Alexander Mclntosh, James Maryland* Nathan Ball, H B. Gillingham. James Gaw, Wm. T. Pierce. 11. Channan«r G. "W. Gillingham. Dennis Considme, Thos. C. ffaydock, F, 31. Adams, Her. Thos. Brainard- Ervin Kodgers, John 0. Kighter, E. J. EenneT, £. O. Thompson. Wd, B. Atkinson, M. D., Isaac Atkin ton, . r , S. 6. Yard, Wm A. Levering. S. T. Souder, J. Benton Young, John Tack, John Ca-ssin. sth 6th 7th “ C-. W. Bedford. J.F. Smith, A. W. Heoszey, Wm M. Clark. Bth “ E K. NlchoLe- G. W. Hath wall, J. W. Powell, 0. F. Cosfeldt JOS. N. HACKERY, President, Johk J. FrAXKLTX. Secretary. December 21, 1863 OFFICE MINEHILL AN D SCHUYh' kill haven railroad company. Philadelphia, 12th Month, 21,1863. A 6tated Annual Meeung of the stockholders will bo held at the Hail c{ the FRANKLIN INSTITUTE, So. Li south SbYENTH Street, on the 11th day of Ist month, (Januai vL'-ISSI, at .ll o’clock A. M., at which time a re port of the proceedings of the Board of Managers will bo presented, and an election held for a President and Tea Managers, to conduct the business of the Company foe the year ensuing. WTiiLIAM BIDDLE, de22-tuths tjll Secretary. SECOND NATIONAL BANK OF PHIt.aDEI-Pllla, Fraxeford, December IS, At a meeting of the Board of Directors held this day, WILLIAM H. RHAWN, of the Philadelphia Bank, was unasfcnoualy elected Cashier of this bank. NATHAN HILL.ES, President. The first instalment of THIRTY DOLLARS PER SHARE, upon the capital stock of the SECOND NA TIONAL BANK OF PHILADELPHIA, will be payable at Wiiaht’s Institute, Frankford, on MONDAY, TUES DAY. WEDNESDAY. and THURSDAY, the 21st. 22d. 23d. and 24th days of December, 1563, between 9 A. 51. and 2P. W, By order of the Board of Directors. W. H. RHAWN, Cashier. Frakkford. Dec. IS, 1863. de2l-3t NOTICE.— fcT A MEETING OF THE ftCP> Stockholders of the TILIRD'NATIOtfAL BATNC OF PHILADELPHIA held on the 19th inst., tlia follow icg gentlemen ■srere elected Cirectois r JDavid B-Faul. 1 James B. ITerree, Adam Warttunan, Wm. C. AUisoa, GeorgeCooimaa, i Thomas K. Peterson, C. P. Morton. At a meeting of the Directors held on the same day David B. Paul, Esq , was tmahimously elected Presi dent, andK. Glendinniag. Cashier. des2-2t E. GLENDINNTNG, Cashier. OFFICE OF THE UA'IOJf MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY - OFPSIGADELPaiA. Philadelphia, December IS. The annual meeting of the Stockholders and Scrips holders of-the Union Mutual Insurance Company wiU be held at the 'Office of the Company on MONDAY, January 11, 3E64, at 12 o’clock M. At the tarns time an electidh for Eight Dirtciors will take place to serve foe three 5 ears, Cde22 tjlL3 JOHN MOSS. Secretary, CHRISTMAS DIRKER FOR THB »o®* POOR.—There will be a Dinner for the Poor Children of ths Bedford-street Mission Schools, at tha Mission Bouse, 619 BEDFORD Ssreer, ou CHRISTMAS DaY. at 12 o’clock. . Friends of the poor are requested to send donations of money, turkeys, or provisions, and come and see tha chilaren enjoy them. ' To avoid imposition, give to no one unless you ara personally acquainted with them, and send your dona tions to the Mission House. 619 BEDFORD Street, la care of the Missionary. J. H. B3GKWITH, or the fol lowing manasren*: _ vEDMUND 8- YARD. 209 Spruce street. GEORG? MJLLIKEN, S2S Arch street. JACOB H BUSDSALL, 523 Chestnut sfc. del9-6t James L. BISPHAM, 710 S. Second at. OFFICE CITY BOUfUTY FUND COMMISSION. No. *l3 PRU&E Street, Philadelphia, December 10, 1363. The Commission for the payment of the City Bounty a-re now prepared to receive and adjust the claims of all New Recruits in Old Stgiments. . Until further notice, the Commission will sit daily from 3to 5 P.M. Bounties will be paid to those only whose names ara borne on rolls furnished to the Commission by the As«* sistant Provost Marshal General, or the United States Mustering Office> for Philadelphia. Claimants for the bounty must be vouched for by a re sponsible United States Officer. Officers will bring theiC m»n to the office in squads for the purpose. In a few days notice will be given when and how re c;ui*s in new organizations and veterans re-enlisting Ut the field can receive their bounty. * By order of the Commission: de2l*tf SAMCEL C. DAWSON - , Secretary. OFFICE OF CHEj WESTMORE* COAL COMPANY, Philadelphia, Dec. IS, 1838 The Annual Meeting of the Stockholders of this Com pany will be held at their Office. No. 230 South TEIEI> Street* on WEDNESDAY, the 6th January. 1564, at 12 o’clock SI., at which time an Election will ba held for eleven Directors and a Secretary and Treasurer to serva for the ensninf year. de!7-tJ6 F. H. JACKSON, Secretary, the northern soup society will open their hoar e, situated at the corner of PETER’S Allay, FOURTH Street, above Brown, for the gratuitous distribution of Soup to the poor, os MONDAY, the 21st of December. 1563. This Society has added to its other valuable gratuities a free Bat Mas establishment for women and children, at which about 9,000 baths have been taken this year. Donations is money, flour, meat, vegetables, coal, &c., will b® thankfully received at the house, or by either of th® undersigned. CBAS. J. SUTTER. President, No. 304 Callowhill st. SAM’L T. CHILD, Secretary, No. 824 North Second st., T. MORRIS PEROT Treasurer, No. 621 Market at., SAMUEL JEANS. No. 102* Arch strest, ' HORATIO C. WOOD, No. 117 Chestnut street, JOHN O JAMES*. No. 239 North Third street RICHARD W. BACON. No SO9 Market street and hr any of the other managers of the Society. dels*6t CUSTOM HOUSE, PHILADELPHIA. Collector’s Office, Dec 16,,1863. __ Notice is hereby given to SHIPPER 3 and SHIP OWN ERS that the restriction prohibiting the departure of vessels between sunset and snnrise is removed, during the cold season. , ' Captains of vessels will ba required, as usual, to sub mit their papers to the officers of the Revenue Cutter for ezsminaticn. WILLIAM B. THOMAS, del7-6t Collector. : mining COMPANY (OB* XCSb MICHIGAN )—The first' Meeting-of the JETNA. MINING COMPANY, under its Articles of Association. will be held on tbe Fourth of January, 1864, at 11 o'clock: AM, at No. 1 WALNUT Street, Philadelphia. Two of the Associates of said Corporation. Philadelphia, December 16,1853. , de!6-15t Rp' WESTERN MARKET HOUSE, SEX &OF» TEKNTH and MARKS V s treats.—The public aro respectfully invited to visit the Market House ou th® opening night o! tlia FIFTH ANNUAL PRODUCE FAIR. TUESDAY, December 22d. at 7 o’clock. The Fair ccm mences for the sale of Produce ou Wednesday morning, the 2bd inst., and continues until Saturday, January 2d, 1864. . PHILIP LOWRY. Jr . de!6 6t Superintendent. Mh, PHILADELPHIA AND READING RAILKOaD COMPANY, Office No. *431 South. FOURTHfStreet, Philadelphia, December 2,1563. DIVIDEND NOTICE -The Transfer Books of thU Company will be closed on THURSDAY. 17th Instant, and reopened on TUESDAY, January 12, 1564. A Dividend of SEVEN PERCENT., clear of State tax, has been declared on the Common Stock, payable la Common Stock on and after the 31st December next t® the holders thereof as they shall stand registered on th® books at the close of business on the 17th lust. A Dividend of THREE AND A HALF PER CENT.* clear of State tax, has been declared on the Pre ferred Stock, payable in or Common Stock, at the option of the holder, on and after the 31st December next, to the stockholders as they shall stand registered on the books at the close of business on the 17th inst. Holders of certificates which have bean discharged, from this office, or either of the Transfer Agencies, ara particularly requested to have them duly registered on the TrantJer Boohs to Which they have been transferred* prior to the 17th inst. Stockholders whose names are registered on the New York books will be paid at the Farmers' Loan and Trust Company, and those whose names are registered ou the Boston books will be paid at the office ot Messrs. I. E, Tnayer & Brother. S. BRADFORD, de3-tf Treasurer. THE QUICKSILVER MINING COMPANY, ho sil NASSAU Street, New York* December 7,lB6i.—The Annual Meeting of the Stock holders of this Company will be held at the CONTI NENTAL HOTEL, In the city of Philadelphia, at 11 A, M. on MONDAY. January 4. IS6A . • "• ~ .. The Annual Election of Dir. cbrtWlll be held. OU thd same day,’between the hours of 12 M. ana 3 P.M. . The Transfer Books wilt be closed on Saturday, o®, eember 19.1883. and reopened on Tuesday, January 8* ISM. By order, 'J. B. BiNDOIu da9-20t Saowtary. de22-tutbm 3t HOOPES.
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