New EPOLAND Ferrival...—The annual feeti ral of the New England Society took place last eight at the 84 Clair Hotel, Bad Will: attended by a eery large number of- ladies and gentler iiten.. The late boar at which they dispeiseti, (half post urtlreo'doCk)preventa us from gir jot a full report.of the proceedings, but we will publish - tu-morrow: We hope that the Pubile will not forget that through the kindness of the gentlemanly pro prietor of the Panorama of California, the prO. Owls -of title evening and to-morrow evening (ChristmaaEve) will be given far the benefit of the blerev, Hospital. Emu:mu:vs —We are pleased to leant thatoup friend, Air. 11..0 Moeller, ti! the &gall requested - eleven aliment' congregatione end their minirteis, by letter, teat Satordai even ing, 'in hold chord, iollections for the atipport of the eattral.hundrrat of German and FrencL emi grantewhoerrised daring the laseweeS, aol - the different congregations 'promp(l3 , responded hereto. • 'There was also a mass meeting bell hat night, at Mi.. liirehner's, in 4e - Diamond, for the purpose of selecting committees to en amine the circumstances of thOseemigrants, to mate collections amongst the Germin citizens of ,thiseity,• and to divide the lands judiciously and 'promptly;.' . . . 1311 , 0IITAST SENTCNCE.--/I ,Is honor, Judge Mc , Miro gave his rensons'yesterday morning, for overruling the motion for a. new trial, argued at length on Seturday by George P. Hamilton, Esq., in the ease of the Camel otiwealth va. Joseph Do w es, convicted of "forgery" by'which ho and .hienfed coerates -obtained about ...two thousand dollars from Tassey &pest. `' Downs. was then brori - gbt intortourt, and Judge eleCinit;, preoceded to pass senienco Irvin ' him, precious to which his honor ointed'ont the etuirmlty of the crimes *of which be had been gailly-floirrosn, his tonfederare, and the proiecuting .161110811 by whose telit mooy he (DoWes) bid boon convicted. was a G reat rascal but was mere cypher 4 iniquity, compared to the prisoner, his preceptor. tho great onit in their _Combined Crimes. The learned dodge regretted the; he' bed' turned his ,talents, sitrich IWereiaquettionaLly great for gond:, or to purposes so vile, and felt it hie dui i m any that he was the greatest ceigeloel who bad erer.been tried in that Calle, since ho cane non the Bench. Dawes on being asked whether he bad any thing to say before sentence should be' passed upon him roplied that be could only again do olize that he was entirely innocent. Ilin honor then senteuced him to an impria min:tent of" Ere Sears and sir mantas in the Wnitern Penitettiihry , after which the prisoner, }ho bet:tined eery much dejected, asked perinis aion, to here one er, two dap allowed to him, fur the purpose of tenting up hia affair!, before he ebb:oldbe pissed in confiement. .JuSgs leClitre observed that be had we, power to granthis request since be was then in the custody of the Sheriff, who was reaporisible for his' safe keeping. Ho was immediately taken over to the Peuitentiary in o hackney coach, kinder the care of a a uthaient guard. ClIAnCr. OP . Junco hicenuna.—llis honor, Judge McClure, yesterday delivered along and interesting charge to the Grand Jar',: He commenced by alluding to the burdentrin. --der which the tan payers labored, owing to the el:10* 7 0118 51169 required for the support of the . ectromnri rtigtaints and drunkards, who make the , Cormty Jail their abode.' The evil was now of each magnitude, that sonic remedy must be ,provided for 'it,. and he thought that if a work house. Were erected, where they world be com pelledto lobar for their maintenance, their num. berawould Materially illicreose, and those who Were intsorrigible, would he obliged fo support _themselves. Pirating from this sufjeet, he called their at tentionaii the necessity which existed for the 'aneroduction of gas - into the Court ii The ....!-Tf , co!elltrEgdbe, be ass informed, compare atieedy trilling, fbilisrcea soh and - two thousand .f .art'Wes -fac./usi nese'whieji it.. wanld..afford - ihi. Court, would me thou" per that in a tingle' winter sea- Wien: Theywere now compelled to adjourn at - early hour - in the ereniog, while if they were !applied aritti gas, they cSuld hold night am alone. A doe regard for the safety of hoiden life, also required it; scram( accideits, some orwhich had proved fatal, having occurred in sad around the'Coart !louse, owing to the dart . Thoheense question was then ably reviewed '•• - .Ttoi: present laws owing to various canoes, were ahnost inoperative. The Court way fre- Tautly. blamed for what in reality was the `• fault of Many of the citizens, who Were, probe. -- . -- bly - cognizant of the eziatence of grog shops, would not inform, against their keepira, and = retttsed to Veer testimony against them in Court. They should do their duty, and if they did, one great &tumbling block would lac removed, But stain, the. Constables were dividedinto lwo clay- see, one - being the friendi of dm doggery keep. - 2 ;the, and having therein et their barc and kitch . ens. Of toarae they did :not do their - . 1117, and that portion of them who were willing , to do it,.werseo 'well known that when they en , tetrad one of these ho'nxis • ?or VA purpose of gathering testimony, although the bottle might pass 'round; and liquor be drank; as usual,iao . . payment would b+ token for It , ' Even when the tippling house keepers were cortvieted, many of theta were Bich miserable Atriaturea that they,. having no means to pay thaii fines 'were imprisoned, and 'tippet - Ind at ttlio expense of the County, until their see . oral - sezdenees expired. All that the Cotir: ;'could do AM to fine them from twenty to *loin- • ArMl dollars!, and when some influential doggery 1 keeper was sentenced to pay a heavy fine, he Weald obtain a. number at signatures to a pen `,Von tor his pardon, and post off to liarrlaborgh railroad speed, where if ha were cunning ... enough, he eguld generally sneueed in hie at-, .. , . tpupt: • , • :-.: -. .linagoikkelara concluded by pointing oat, 'nit,nonnitiernbla length, the evil at the pressot . Itose on this subject. • ' . . 'Autacticsir Noirmariona—We give below :: - ..thanstmea of the gentlenien, put, in nomination ;for astriona offices at the primary meetings in :Allegheny City,. 011 Satoullay night, omitting the delegatea to nominate a 'Mayor, which we have already publiched ' r _Poser Wien.—Select Council-Simeon But. Common Council—ll P Schwartz, II Idurri son. S M Wickenlhalli and Ii -Aldernmn—Divid Smith. • Judge of. Elections - WA Irwin, - ..,5".• - I'lempactor of Elections-games Nutt. Assessor,-A Woodhouse. Assistant Ailießsorr--A Glenn, James 1511- mom. .School Direetors--John Alexander and- W A the delegates morn instructed to rote' for Tilos. Smith far Director of the Poor. Stomp Wane.-Select' - .Council-Alexander Common Connciiii'm Dignley, George R Riddle, .1 DSMith, .1 Stookratir. • Sabot,' - Directinn--;11 .L Bollman, George It Riddle and Jas 111unden. -Aaseisor—Jahl Ramsey. = -Ateistant . ASteasora—John lf Stewart and James Vanden.- • Judge 'of_ E I ictions- - -iAlexand er 3lnore. inspector of Eteetioo—hforray A White..]: ' 'The detigates,to • the Convention were nriani? mouth instrneted to vote for Dr. Henry - Ilan -0013- fbr Director Of the Poor. - -Tatar, Wann.—Seleet Council—Wm Walker: COD:IMOD CoULICITWIGI'BiIy(i, 'Hiram I' Cal low, John Benson and Casper Gong. Assessor—A C Aletowler.. Assistant Assessor—Joseph Aohnston, 19wr. eckool Dieectori—nornes Earley. Campbell II Ilerrau.- Judge of Election.-Wm Zifordo e b, Inspector of Election—Wm Alszender. The delegates were instructed to - vote in Con vention for Thomas Farley, for Director of tba , . .' Fora= WAIT --Select Counoil—Jso Painter. Comoo Council.—Jamea_.Fart, Thoiniui -tar i ni old, Joseph Craig and. Andrew Diabison. School ••Directors--iter. Jame.? lingers T. ,: and RObt Ft4111211.1:1, ' .." Miessor-,Tsiiies Grabam. , daeistant 'Aftelsora.--jobrt':l • ;Afteysoa' and digistekszobelne, >c +~~: ~- i Judge of Election—E De Inspector of Eleotlon- r A _ Constable—A Montgomeri. COURT - OF METER SESSIONS. Before the Tion Wm. I.l.lMeClare President Judge, and I'. L. McMillan snd Wm. Boggs As sociate Judges, • The morning session was Occupied by matters elsewhere reported. -In the afternoon, the trial of the case of the Commonwlialth vs John Carey, indictment assault and battery on oath of Rich ard !Roos was taheu up. 1. A verdict of "not guilty, prosecutor to pay the oosts,". was re turned. Commonwealth vs. Bolamon Ilonatus, indict ment, forgery. The defendant is charged with having forged the name of Jahn A. Oddly, of the Fifth Ward. The proeecntor and defendant were partnere in 1849, and the name of the prosecu tor te alleged to have been forged after the dissolution of that partnership. The case wan not concluded. Tnc STIMET PiltACHlll3,4•Hill 140110 T, Judge McClure, on Saturday sustained the decision of Mayor Guthrie, in the case of Kirkland the street preacher, fining - him for a nuisance in blocking up the pakements. This Mule will we umier stand, be taken up to the Supreme Court. HELD TO BAlL—David (111130/1 RIO on Satur day held to bail by Alderman Lewis, charged with keeping a tippling And gambling house. Semen—A aolored woman was yesterday brought before Meyer Guthrie, charged with stealinig a shawl, but he matter wan nettled, and thedefendant discharged. AGAIN COIIIIITIED—Anotbar fractional' nor tion of the intertainable eximinationof Michael Monaghan, accused of being concerned ins the murder of James Mooney, was jotted down yes terday in the Mayor's office, and the prisoner was for about the twentieth time, we beliere, re-committed. CCUNTT Pinson—There are now seventy two persons confined to tho County Prison, for trial at the present session, beingta decrease of twen ty four on the last term of the Court of Quarter Sessions. They are charged with offences of every grade from assault and battery to bur glary. EXAMINATION. --An exam:tint:ion of the scholars of the First Ward Public School, which is un der the able superintendencebt Mr B. M. Kerr, Ir.l held yestmley,-and .411 be continued t - day. Brectimr.tarizonnen.—We are indebted to Meagre. Wagner, Buechner ',Si Mueller, for a beautiful lithographed view of Kieris Salt Works from which is obtained an oil known as • Kier's petroleum or. .rock oil.' Its execution is really moot admirablo,and will doulttlees prompt many of our business men to obtain similar views of their establiohments For the P4lshurirl• Garen, 0/VIII. - "Or Da. VlOlgta TID TOO Sutrsatso Entansgrs.—.Vs. Editor: Fohr paper of ytster day makes an appeal to tha humane and the . Christian. Under such conaiderations we are all intereated in alioriating tbe sufferings of our fellow-meu. All •ealth comes from labor: no if those suffering emigrants are deprived or means of labor, they are a 4:1 erg* to the Com. monwealth, without any benefit for any. For producing none, they consunie all. Therefore, the best for,the.Commonwcallih would be to en able those working men to eater into work, as soon as possible. Dr. %%anis owns several hundred thousand acres of land, in different locations of the 11. States. , Among those lands qs a tract of over four thousand acres, a good part of it being iro proved nod containing already several farms. orchards. a furnace, a stone house and several frame or log houses, Gash timber, and a rail way. Two hundred families, : . it lout, could be lodged there. The salon of that land now $25,000. lint, in order to contribute to that benevolent enterprise, he fires it at $20,000, only- If she Commonwealth, band to him only a few hundred dollars, he will- let those suffer ing emigrants Ito to the prembp, and well make a good contract either for cacTo family of them, or for the whole of them. The land is situated near dforgantown, A committee of arrangemerits is called to or der, this afternoon, at the office of Mr. Barton, lawyer, 56, Fifth street, at 2 O'clock, precisely, where Dr. Vionis will, be present. P. 8. —The Doctor has alio for those emi grants some five or ten thonaij4d acres of laud, on the Big Bandy riser, at from $1 to $2 per. acre. • TIMED ABIPLES-20 lib for rate by I_,V -Self) , S. P. $1111117.11. 1 10 - ÜBTERAL MET 1101) SpiO IN() BOOKS. —TM subrurriber b. Jun • full onnly tiT . ycpulsr !Simons nt; 11.• Nu.. 61 Sleltuut. run yrieln Orszos bum.. y. Nnalland T. One Li.- reauoi.x. cow-I.s. • areal misty at Mr bet Churcf. Mosta, . . The Plata Coen. Manual, for Outman Pchauls awl tight s,thalillt CUM, fi KL611131. /II thirds., don at lb. Golden tlatP. P. to—/Cfull ouppl, of th. atoopt popular wad. will onottautly to kept fed taloa 1 • de. NI °LASSES—V s bblo. Ntn Crop; anin 'sad for We by • I 4.11 • J. S. lIILWORTiI it Cu. L EAD-100 pigs for selelsy A den I.B.IIIILWOHTII &CO ALT PETHE-89 liege Crude, lauding sn4 ra.l• by MUSH DICKEY I CO-. c 1.5 eater tad Float it.. FEATHERS—TSWis lei sale by • deS I. DICKEY 1 - 00.. Vt_ster sal hest sta CHEESE -300 boxes Enlieh Dairy; deS 100 " /S C P. trlTlelletV). II OAF SUGAR-50 lable. hazed, for sale by d