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of FOR THE STAR. FROM AN OLD PORTFEU. No. 1. Impromptu by moonlight on hearing of the illness one of the Good Will WHAT is sickness 'mone our number Bending lowly now a head And mind of -ors-a noble Brother Lies he on the weary bed Yes 'tis illness and a brother Feels its chast'ning influence now, While in sorrow every other Of our number bendeth low.

Ours it is -to feel for sorrow, Ours it is--the bond good- will, Ours the wish that every morrow Saves our brothers free from ill. Surely never can a brother Lowly bend on couch of pain Than the wish from every other Soars to bring him health again! Life must have its bitter sorrows And its pains and fickle woes: These. the Soul of Man e'er borrows To wake the heart to noble throws. See the moon in lustrous elory Shining over Earth and Main: Clonds now cover its bright storyThen, it brighter seem again! So, when sickness o'er us hovers, Bringing round its cloud and pain, Quickly Life sweet Health discovers, And we happier feel again! may every illness teach us To value ours' and others' HEALTH, And when grasp of Death shall reach us We may have the sovereign wealth. Not the wealth of venal lucre That the avaricious But that wealth which Heav'nly suitor Seeks by goodness from above; Wealth -that blesses every other, Wealth--that will not foun us part, Wealth -that every good will brother Fosters in his noble heart.

Fazer says, a house with a wife is often warm enough a house with a wife and her mother rather warmer than any spot on the known globe; a nouse with two mothers-in-law is so excessively hot, that it can be likened to no place on earth at all, but one must go lower for simile. Do you know Mr. B- What sort ol a man is he In the morning he is a whiskey barrel. and at night he is a barrel of whiskey Ah, indeed A gentleman just retarned to this country from a tour in Europe, was asked how he liked ruins of Pompeii Not very was the reply, they are so mueh out of Why is a drunkard hesitating to sign the pledge. like a sceptical Hindoo Because he is in doubt whether to give up the worship of the jug or -not.

In the streets of Leicester one day, Dean Swift was accosted by a drunken weaver, who staggering against his reverence, said, I been spinning it said the dean, 'I see you have, and you are reeling it A spooney who was looking vacantly over a newspaper, seeing 4 Cotton Gin' in capitals at the head of a paragraph, muttered to himselef, cotton powder and cotton gin in the name of Wonder what won't they make out of cotton next REFINED TABLE What part of the fowl will you be help'd to remarked a gentleman the other day not a thousand miles from this place, to a lady, after finishing carving a biped of the fowl creation. I'll take that part that should be dressed in replied Miss Modesty. During the war (1769), a sailor went to Mr. M'Laren, a watchmaker, who then resided in Kings street, and then presenting a small French watch to him, demanded to know how much the repairs would come 10. Mr.

M'Laren reviewing it, said it would cost him more in repairs than the original purchase. I don't mind said the tar, I will even give you double the original cost for I have a veneration for the watch What might have you given for it said the watchmaker. replied the tar, "I gave a fellow a blow on the head for it and if you will repair it, I will give you two LITERAL said a learned lady to her dingy Abigail, 'go for some spirit for the lamps, and tell Mr. Mixum that the last he sent was so very weak that it only served to make the "darkness visible." and away she ran with the message, which she delivered as follows "Missus says dat de last sperrets what you sent war good for nothin, and it only sarved to make de darkies was so bery weak, it A -While passing thro' Wilson lane, a few days since, we saw, in front of Ford's Eating House, large black turtle dragging his slow length along' on the sidewalk, and quite a a crowd had gathered to look at the Soon a dunky little negro man. who just then come along with a very small dog, looked at the turtle with apparent astonishment for a moment, and askedWha what you call dat ar' feller 'That's a answered a bystander.

dey do wid Make soup of Soup a lookin' feller dat is to make soup ob -Heah, Caesar, bite said the negro to his dog, as he 'stirred up' the turtle with his The dog, seeming to know a little more about the natur of the baste' than did his master, hung back a little, but finally he crawled up to get a smell of the strange customer, when the turtle made a dive at his foot, and seizing it in his mouth, squeezed it so unmercifully, that puppy got up some of the tallest kind of yelling, and the negro made no less noise than the dog. yelled the dog, whi'e his master puffed like a locomotive, Gorry mighty! -you brack toad, why you no let go dat ar' dog foot And, after thrashing him lustily over the shell with a suzar cane stick until he had broken his weapon to splinters, he seized the turtle by the head and attempted to force him to release the hold of the dog. Unfortunately, Cuffy got his thumb into the same trap, with the dog's foot, and then there was music! Finally the bark slipped' from the negro's themband he extended his area of freedom' to such a distance that there their was no immediate danger of his being harmed by the turtle, which, with Adhesiveness still elung to the dog and it was with considerdifficalty that his jaws could be opened him able sufficiently wide to render to Cesar that which was Cesar's The puppy was no sooner at lib. ers erty than Coffy song out'way from dat if feets Caesar, come dat- hasty plate of soup' eit our finger in him mouf ag'in, he may bite till him toof ache the all I's got to say 'bout nm The negro and his dog hobbled after legs, leaving a crowd of spectators blage. him on three were shaking their sides with laughter.

on who Boston Bee. NEW YORK POLICE. Ephraim Dougherty in the employ of Martin Prate, 399 journeyman st. was brought up on a charge of forgery, reason, in tearing a leaf from the account book of the for concern, in which he stood indebtel to the said eive Praeg. Prisoner defended himself on the ground he did not think it a crime to tear such ciety rat book, particalarly as he often done so before.

lish BROOKLYN EVENING STAR. Thursday, December 24, 1846. 'The price of this paper is ONE CENT, payable to of! the Carriers. Persons who desire it by the week or month, will give their orders accordingly. Onders left at the Office, 51 Fulton street, witt be given to the Carriers in whose district the applicant is situated.

IL To- Morrow being Christinas Day, and to enable all connected with this establishment to participate in the festivities of the season, our next publication will be suspended until Saturday. PRISON ASSOCIATION. -The a imirable Asso. ciation which has for its object the introduction of a spirit of mercy and kindness into the ernment of prisons and the treatment of prisoners, has lately held its annual meeting. The Report shows that crime has been already considerably reduced by the philanthropic efforts of the gentlemen associated.

It certainly is an oh. ject worthy of every friend of human kind to lift from degradation those who have heretofore been outcasts from human charity; to inspire them with hope, and bring them back to society. It comports well with the manners of a barber. ous age and people, to consider that life, liberty and character, should be considered as the penalty for slight aggressions. This spirit, which is deemed protective, partakes always of the re.

vengeful; and the result of it is, that a constant war is waged between society and felons. The circumstances of want and temptation un. fortunate birth, education and geldom taken into account: but all who are found guilty of the acts to which the law attach. es guilt, are marked for destruction. After condemnation, society shuts its door against them: they are barred cut from all employment, and are of necessity driven to commit new offences.

It is thus that the impure current which Rows through our courts, is never purified, but passes from them to the prisons, and from the prisons back again to the courts. Thus it must be until society protects itself in a better destroying the motives to guilt, and by bringing every man, woman and child to feel, that while there is any thing good in them, there are some who look upon them with kindness and hope. From the Annual Report, Judge 'monds read the following summary of the proceedings of the Association for the past year: Amount received by the Association during the 88 Expended for discharged 2,77 70 do for persons arrested on suspicion 337 11 do for inspection of 106 68 do for printing report, blanks, 570 28 do financial 632 72 do rent of office, furniture, clerk for hire, fuel, light, procuring charter, 450 72 Number of discharged convicts relieved, 273 233 Total. Employment obtained for males 107 females 98 Total .205 Returned to lamilies, 66 15 ........42 Received good accounts from 71 6 6 6 6 females 65 Total 136 Fallen back into crime, 8 females 49 ..57 We are gratified to observe that similar ciations have sprung up in Philadelphia and Boston. We hope that which is practicable may be done in our city towards preventing the first advances of crime.

For this purpose we have the opinion of the recent Keeper of our jail that the solitary system is very desirable to prevent the contamination of experienced vice upon young unfortunates. Our work house, now erecting, will prove a valuable auxiliary in turning the vicious thoughts of the idle to more profitable considerations. PHONOGRAPHIC INSTRUCTION. -Last evening Mr. Boyle commenced at the Brooklyn Institute, his class for Phonographic instruction.

A respectable number of adult persons appeared as scholars. Mr. B. was assisted by Mr. Dyer and Mr.

Hornby, whose perfection in the science is really wonderful. The lessons are exhibited on black board and altered by the teacher, so that hundreds may be taught at the same time. This system is distinguished from stenography, by its being founded on simple sounds, and consequently requiring fewer marks to express language. It may therefore be written by one and read by another. A reporter need not copy his reports of speeches and sermons, as a few lessons will enable any one to read and write in this new language, and printers to set up the types therefrom.

Mr. B. has books printed in phonographic types, which his small scholars can readily read Its perfection in this respect recommends it to foreigners learning this language, and also to illiterate persons who cannot write any language. The progress of; Phonography cannot fail to be attended with great and bene. ficial results.

Mr. B. has appointed Tuesday and Friday evenings for the meetings of his class at the Brooklyn Institute in Washington street. Terms Five Dollars for a Course of twelve lessons, which are ample to give a perfect knowledge of science. All else is practice.

THE READINGS AND RECITATIONS. -The Messrs. Russell well justified their reputation in instructive entertainment last night at the Female Instirute in Joralemon street. The remarks of Mr. William Russell, shew to be an experienced and discriminating S.

teacher. The declamatory and expressive pow- aid of Mr. Francis T. Russell shew the best ef. of cultivation in one so young.

The audience was highly respectable, but still. ample lecture room would contain, and the exercises were worthy of a much larger a-semare Weshould be pleased to see an increase the nest occasion- -Wednesday evening next. are To A -We must decline Confessions of an Old Lawyer, No. for the sale that some of his revelations are hardly fit Fulton ears If so sprightly a writer will us that portion of his experience which So. at may listen to without offeace, we will pub.

assisted them with pleasure. wiez, PRESIDENT'S The President sent a message to Congress in which he that the doines of our commanders in California in pretending to 'establish and organize' any ernment there are entirely unauthorized. He says: The regulations authorized temporary, and dependent upon the rights quired 1 by PAUPERS FROM OTHER will noticed that within a week past number vessels arrived in New York containing numbers of paupers, many of whom died on the passage and the balance which reached the shore were taken direct to the Poor House. Our government ought to interfere with general poor house delivery of the older ments. MERRY yesterday popped into Mr.

Holt's Music Store, No. 156 Fulton New York, and fount there displayed a great sortment of holiday articles, useful, ornamental, beautiful and musical, from a to $40 piano. We wont attempt to describe thing we 'give it Those little folks who would be merry and wise about these times will give Mr. Holt a call. 17 The Ball of the Knickerbokers at Gothic Hall last evening was certainly the must cheerfal of any which has yet taken place.

The room was literally filled with the most select and fash. ionable ladies of our city. Music. -C. Holt, No.

156 Fulton street, N. has published 'The Pauper's sung by the Hutehinson Family. It is also for sale at the Brooklyn Music Stores, NEW YORK STATE AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY.It is already known, or ought tofbe known, that the State Society meets at Albany on the 20th of January next, and that it is greatly desirable that every society in the State should be representel by delegates. We have excellent socie. ties in Queens and Suffolk, but none in Kings County! We hope and trust that Long Island will be well represented in the State Convention.

Let them look to it immediately! They would do well to join the delegates of New York and go to Albany in a body. ANOTHER PORTRAIT OF S.IAKSPEARE.-The London Builder states ti at a picture believed by the best judges to be a contemporary portrait of the great bard, has come into the possession of the Bishop of Ely. It was found in an obscure broker's shop, where nothing could be learned of its previous history. It has no name on it; but cleaning has made apparent in one part, 'Et. 39, which agrees with the age of Shakspeare in that year.

SOPHIE Fuoco, the new Milanese danseuse, has created quite an excitement in France, where she was spoken of as making good the place of Tagliona. She is now in London, engaged at Drury Lane, and an English critic says of her, that 'she has at once taken a high place amongst artistes as a genius, -the originator of a school and a She is easy, graceful, elegant, and possesses withal great muscular power. IC Italy has reigned supreme as the Queen of Song, she bids fair to hold the same preeminence as the Queen of the Dance: she has produced Carlotta Grisi and Cerito by birth, Taglioni by descent, and now here is Sophie Fuoco. -Constable Boyd of Queens County, assisted by some Policemen of the ward, New York, on Tuesday evening arrested three men named Henry Barden, Win. Barden, and Robert Howe, on a charge of having caused the death of a man by blows inflicted upon by the accused parties.

The printers of Western New York will brate Franklin's birth-day in a magnificent ner. There will be a great convocation of craft. Mr. Newman, we observe by the way, arrived on the 29th ult. at Rome, where he was received by his holiness the Pope, and the higher Clergy; with every mark of distinction and regard.

is expected that Mr. Newman will receive Sacred orders at Rome. -The Bremen ship Ligonia days out, arrived on Tuesday at New York with over 300 paupers, 34 of whom were dead, and as many more sent to the City Hospital in hopeless situation. Another vessel, the Pontiac arrived from Liverpool after a passage of days! Nineteen passengers died on the way, and the crew reduced nearly to starvation. Do Among the obituary notices brought the Cambria were those of Michelet, the celebrated French historian, and the Swedish poet, Bishop Tegner, whose lyrical poetry has won him great fame.

IP Dickens's new Christmas of Life, a Love with illustrations by Maclise, Clarkson, Leech and an. nounced as in press by the London papers and also by Wiley Putnam of New York. Mr. Dickens was in Paris towards the end November, on his return from a journey in Switzerlanc. 17.

A new work by W. M. Thackeray, the author of the 'Yellow Plush is announced to appear on the lat of January. The title is 'Vanity Fair; Pen and Pencil Sketches of English NEW STORIES FOR Boys- New Stories for GirlsGathered Thoughts -How to be Happy- -Bridal Keepsake--The Mother's Present -The Bijou Alphabet- Alphabetic Cards. These and other books have been sent us by Colman of Boston, who has the merit, by the of his wife and daughter, who have the most Jelicate and discriminating appreciation of the tastes and fancies of children, of publishing little books which awaken every faculty of delight.

Some of these volumes, as these titles shew, intended for older, readers. They are well acapted to the conditions of mind to which they intended to apply. The Holiday Tunes ought to occasion large of these books. They may be had of Wilder, in this city. Henri Herz gave his second and last concert ston on Saturday evening last.

He was by Mrs. Edward Loder, Mime. Ablamand Mr. J. A.

Kyle. has PACKET SHIP BURNT BY LIGHTNING.says Packet Ship Thes. P. Cope, bound from Pa. Liverpool, was struck by lightning on the ning -f the 20th of on fire and Anally destroyed.

On the morning of the 29th were at half past three, a lightning storm passed ac- Brooklyn Heights, and in the afternoon of same day at 35 minutes past 3, a second ning storm passed the Heights, accompanied be a fall of snow. The Ship I'. P. Cope was in of 15' Long. 65 West, when struckplace of observation Lat.

41' Lon z. is therefore evident that the storm alive took the surface of Long Island and a straight line for its path, and proceeding North East, this reached the Ship at a point 30" East, 33 minutes and 10 seconds North of my place observation. It is a melancholly record both time and distance made by the Storm itself, which is highly instructive and corresponds with habits and practice of the lightning which I have asbefore frequently noted in the Star. E. M.

New VOLCANIC ACTION. -The Brooklyn Eve. any Star of September 4th contains my meteorological memorandum, from which I copy as have another marked state of atmosphere this morning: an equilibrium commenced tween 9 and to'elock last night, and continued till 6 this morning. The atmosphere yesterday was peculiar in the The Journal of Commerce of December contains as follows Ganone Merapi vomited smoke and flame on the 2d of September nt 5 A. M.

Since the as above mentioned date a great quantity of lava has issued from the mountain, which run in southeast direction toward the Creek Warrack. In the night time the top of the mountain is ob. served at Djoeja Katta to be red hot, and the mass of lava is distinctly to be seen fames and columns of smoke rising. And this is accompanied by a strong subterranean rumbling and' claps, as of thunder. -Java Courant of September The Island of Java is between and East and and South is 660 miles long, and 40 to 130 wide; has monntains from 4,000 to 12,000 feet high; contains springs of petroleum and naptha, and also a mud spring charged with salt Water.

The volcanoes or these mountains have been quiet for more than 100) years. It is remarkable and worthy of particular record. that on the 224 of August the mountains of Iceland were shaken by volcanoes and earth. quakes. On the 25th the river and sea coast towns of a part of New England were shaken by an earthquake; on the 27th an earthqnake approached the Province of Tuscany from the sea; aud now we have accounts from Java of the 2d of Sept.

On the 6th Grenada was shaken by an earthquake; on the 10th Trinidad was shaken by a similar convulsion, and on the 15th Cape Haytain was agitated by an earthquake of great comparative duration. These have been followed by hurricanes; storms of lightning, hail, rain, snow and wind in various places, for a great comparative length oftime; and they are not yet ceased. These convulsions of the earth and atmosphere have destroyed thousands of human be. ings, and thurst into the lap of ruin millions on millions of dollars of property. We are now arrived at the Winter Solstice, with an agitate atmosphere that my recorded observations indicate a continuance of.

E. M. December 23, 1846. I We take away the preamble and continue the argument of our correspondent H.3 on this prominent subject of social unhappiness. 8th STAR.

For the Star. FORCED MARRIAGES. We know of no epithet more applicable to marriages of this kind, than that applied in the Sunday Dispatch, viz: legal 6 6 6 Granted it is a hard term: but why should we mince our words when laboring, as we are, to uproot a weed that taints the soil of freedom Why give it a milder name Is not the tendency evil, of giving a crime some ridiculous appellation example, calling stealing prigging." forger, an alept penman," etc. Would a seducer of an honorable young man, when first enticing him to rob an employer, say, steal so? No; he would skip the hard words," so, and introduce in their stead some of softer sound. Wealth is too often looked upon by parents as the great and only source of pleasure, and that it can purchase every thing.Can it purchase the heart's warm affections, when once given gratis to another? But will soon learn to love, and to know what they can't cure they must such like expressions, we every day hear in extenuation of the conduct of a parent who has been guilty of such barbarity.

Wealth, to gratify the tastes and pleasures of the body, is rapidly becoming only thing looked for by parents, when canvassing the merits of the applicants to their daughters' hands. They care not whether the mind is at peace or not. Why is it that our papers are teeming with crim. cases Is it because we are growing so very immoral? No! They can be traced to unnatural or forced marriages, which, becoming so prevalent, their consequences must be seen in as great a proportion. We agree with the "Sunday "not a few may be willing," but not one can be found able to defend this most inhuman and unrighteous practice, and we sincerely hope that every fearless pen will join with us in denouncing it.

Our statutes simply declare such marriages void; but no punishment is upheld to deter a parent from pursuing their persecutions. Therefore, let the PREsS, the next greatest terror of the guilty, do its duty. H. GLEANINGS. A NATIONAL GOVERNMENT MASSACRED -A horrible massacre occurred in the city of Kat.

mandoo, the capital of the kingdom of Nepaul, in Northern India, last september. The Qu.en had favorite, one Guggun Singh, whom the king caused to be murdered on the 14th of September, at 10 o'clock at night. Her majesty was so outraged at the loss of her para(nour that she at once instigated the massacre of the prime minister, the members of the Cabinet, the nobility, Cooncil of State, generals and chief inen, to the number of three hundred! The King alone escaped, but his whereabouts was not known. A single nobleman only was saved, and the Queen appointed him commander-inchief. The Queen is the King's second wife.The male children by his first wife, who would have preceded her children in the goverament, were among those slain or confined in dungeons.

Nepaul is a powerful kinedom, having about three millions of inhabitants. The national reli. Zion is Buddhism. Most of the people are Tar tars, as may readily be inferred from the conduct of the Queen. SUCCESSFUL ELOPEMENT.

-A Joung man 20 years of age, and a miss of 17, members of Leicester Academy, concluded to get married last week. For this purpose, having obtain dirave of absence, they came first to Boston, and there took the cars for Providence. But not finding to the Rhode Islanders quite so accommodating they expected, they pushed on for York.eve- Having reached Stonington, they were apprised that by attending public meeting -and was one to be held there that day--they be inade one, and no questions asked. therefore stopped in theublicly and to the present joy, they pronounced the accommodating parson, and wife by Hereupon they retraced their steps forthwith whether to finish their school education or to ter on the more responsible duties of housekeeping, we are not informed; but we shall be mistaken if they do not undergo considerable schooling of some kind before his movement theirs is forgotten. Boston Traveller.

ARREST OP A NOTORIOUS As tice Osborne was passing by the Bowery Theatre last evening about 9 o'elock, with officer Stephens, he heard th- of of cry Stop that thief of stop that thief!" and on looking he served Tom Henry, an old pickpocket, shooting across the street on a full man. This active vigilant magistrate sprung into the centre the street, grabbed the rascal by the two arms, just as he was in the act of drawing his hand from one of his pockets, which had contained the stolen pocket book, in which was deposed a check on the Fulton Bank for $447 40 cents. and twelve dollars in back bills. Just then at that moment, the owner (James Woodruff, Virginia.) came up, having chased the thief of the Bowery theatre, where the pickpocket relieved him of his wallet, and wou undoubted. ly have made his escape, had it not been for activity of the above magistrate.

Justice borne handed the rascal over to officer Stephens, one of his principal aids, who conducted him the Tombs. This Tom Henry was only pardoned out of the State Prison last summer, where had been sentenced for two years for a similar offence in picking a gentleman's pocket in Broad. way. ANOTHER CARGO OF EMIGRANTS. -About o'clock yesterday afternoon, the ship Eleanor, Captain Proctor, arrived from Liverpool, having on board two hundred and eighty Smith, of the Fourth District, hearing rumors in relation to the suffering condition the passengers, went on board, when he found that a young girl, only 10 years old, named Mar.

garet Laughlin, had died, either from neglect starvation. He the body conveyed to the station house where it was put coffin. The only relation this child had on board of the vessel was her grandfather, who was very sick and anable to help himself'. Captain Smith seat Dr. O'Donnell on board, who rendered the sick min such medical aid as his case seemed to requie.

Tribune. The annual meeting of the Long Island Bible Society was held on Sunday evening, at the Pres. byterian Church, corner of Fulton and Pineapple streets. It appeared, from the report read during the course of the evening, that the number of Bibles during the year was 3,396. of which 1,190 were given gratuiously, 1,206 were sold.

Of the former, 49 copies were placed in the hands of Shumeenck Indians, a trite inhabiting a village in the Eastern section of the island. The expenditures of the year exceed the receipts by nearly $200, and a collection was taken up in the course of the evening to supply the deficiency. The annual sermon before the society, was preached by the Rev. Mr. Condit, of Newark, N.

J. Adv. IMPRISONING AND STARVING A A Ger. man named Nathan Lanz was arrested to.day for abandoning his wife Barbara. From her statement it appeared that he married her in Germany for the he supposed that she had; bat finding himself disappointed as to her fortune, brought her to this country and city some three months since, and hired a romp Orange street, near the Five Points; locked his wife up in it, and had food barely, enough to support life given to her daily, he left her at length to her late.

By the aid of a friend, pale and meagre as she was, she found her way to the Police Office, preferred her complaint, and her brutal husband was arrested and locked up in default of $500 bail. Sun. Notice. I The Brethren of Long Island Division No. of return their thanks to Messrs.

Mc Donald and Cragin for their able and instruct ive addressos delivered before the and would state to the absent members from those meetings that a continuance of Lectures be before the and that the absentees will lo much unless they attend more punctual in future. JN. T. HILDRETH. W.

P. HENRY HARTEAU, R. S. Dec. 24.

It A Card. 117 The Rev. E. M. JOHNSON requests the attendance of all those who have heretofore been connected with the Sunday School of St.

Johns' Church, either as Teachers or Pupils, at the TWENTIETH ANNIVERSARY, to be on SUNDAY Afternoon next, in the Church. The An. nual Report will be read, and Addresses, as usual, delivered. December 24. 2t MARRIED.

At Williamsburgh, Thomas Lindsay, of New York, to Miss Catharine daughter of Joseph Pillois, of the former place. At Islip, James C. Thurber to Miss Susan Whitman. Flashing, William R. Sluyter of New York, to Miss Joanna daughter of Dr.

Peter Van Zandt, of Flushing. In New York, Thomas C. Devin to Miss beth Campbell John S. Shapter to Miss Rosina Miller: James Wells to Miss Elizabeth Gray. At Richmond, Staten Island, Charles Ruland, of Islip to Miss Liscom, daughter of Capt.

Uriah Liscom, of the former place. In this city, on the 23d Sarah only child of Truman and Doriantha P. Richards, aged 2 years, 3 months and 7 days. The friends of the family are invited to attend the funeral at the Waverly House, No. 13 Atlantic st eet, on Friday, 25th at half past 2 o'clock, P.

M. At Gowanus, on the 22d James Shiel, aged 94. In New York, Mrs. Anne Holmes, aged 86; Isaac Hall, aged 44; Mi-s Janet F. Skaats, aged 29; Hickson C.

Owens, aged 22; William P. Wade, aged 58. In New York, Sarah Ann, wife of Michael Ferguson, aged 48; wife of Wm. Sherron, aged 45; Mary Ann, wife of Richard M. Burke, aged 35 Weait Munson, aged 80; Rebecca Judah, aged 81.

At Temple, N. Nov. 19th, widow Cath arine Shattuck, in the 93d year of her age. She has been the mother of 13 children, 78 grand children, 115 great grand children, and 2 children fereat grand children, of whom 150 survive her. In Geneva, Ohio, Lydia, wife of Major Levi Gaylord, aged 82.

formerly of Southington, also, Major Levi Gaylord, aged 83, surviving his wife only two weeks and four days. Major G. was born in Farmington, and was a soldier of the revolution. Weekly Report of Interments In the City of Brooklyn, for the week ending December 19th, 1846. Adults 12; Children 13 Males 10; Females 25.

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of Atlantic LIVAI mers. FROM FOOL, Caledonia. Caledoni Cambria Lee. 4 16 Britannia Dre. 19 SUN RISES.

SUN SETS. Sun 28 Sun .4 32 Moon 43 H. 21 Evenia: us BROOKLYN. THURSDAY, Dee. Lectare of the Brooklyn Institute Course, by Rev.

Mr. Gils. Subject- i'he Character at Folstaff, or the Epi. aspect of Life. Frid V.

Dee. 25. -Apolloneans, at the Brook. lyn Female Academy, ralemon street. Monday, Dre.

28. -Erin Fraternal Benevo. lent Socity Bell at Brooklyn Garden. Tuesday, Dec. -Jotham Smith's lecture at the Institute subject- -Milton's Paradise Lost.

TUESDAY, December 29. -Natural History, at the Brooklyn Institute. Friday, January -Brooklyn Fire Department Ball at Gothie Hall. New-York Am THIS EVENING -Dec. 21.

PARK THEATRE. --Bengal Tiger- Four Sisters -'The Dinseuses Viennoisse will appear in three grand diversements. BOWERY THEATRE--Foundling of the ForestRobert OLYMPIC Cabinet QuestionSleeping Beauty in the Wood- Mysterious Family -Jockey Club. AMERICAN and Evening Performances during the week. THE ALHAMRA SALOON, 559 Broadway.

-Loder Corbyn's Mus cal Entertainments, varied every evening. Sacred Concerts on Sunday evenings. For the Holidays! Handsome ICED AND ORNAMENTAL CAKES, all sizes, of Plum, Citron, Raisin, Car. rant, Almond and Pound, with all the varieties of small ones, will be ready for inspection on Thureday the 24th instant, at R. MUMBY'S, 141 Fulton st.

December 24. 2t Youth's Free Library, I BROOKLYN The next Lecture to the Readers be delivered on MO.N• DAY Evening, December 28th, at 7 1.20 o'elock, by Professor HUME. Subject -The Structure the Human BodyThe Skeleton--Proofs De-ign manifestMan the head of the Animal Creation -Why the Five Race. C. H.

THOMSON, Ass't. Sec. December 24. 1846-14 4th Annual Ball It Erin Fraternal Beneficial Society, of the city of Brooklyn, will be held at Brooklyn Garden, (late Military Garden) on MONDAY evening, 28th of December, 1846. The proceeds to be appropriated to aid in the erection of Male Orphan Asylum.

The committee assure their friends that they will spare no attention to have this Ball as se. leet and respectable as on all former occasions; and they are satisfied that the object to which the funds are to be appropriated, will ensure them the patronage of a charitable people. Tickets had of the following Committee of Arrangements John leorn, Edw. Gulegal, Patrick Mooney, James Cain, Alexander Scott, ward Gaven, Christopher Carbery, Neal Dogherty, Neal Mc Feeley, Patrick Devout, John Trainor, Patrick Bradley, Patrick Marley, John Dennan, George Dogherty, John Daily, John Baxter, Francis Monaghan, Thomas Brady, John Sweeney, Jas. Dogherty, Daniel Lynch.

Thomas MeCluskey, Denis McCluskey, Daniel McLaughlin, James Donn, James Bradley, Simon Driscoll, Pat ick McLaughlin, Hugh Sheran, or at the following places: Mr. Georve Sweeney's, corner of York and Pearl Mr. Owen Colgan's, James Mr. James Dogherty's First Ward Hotel. JOHN McLEER, Treasurer.

WILLIAM ALCORN, Secretary. Floor under the direction of Mr. D. J. Lucas.

Dancing to commence at 8 o'cluck. Tickets $1 each. Lothian's celebrated Cotillion Band is engaged for the occasion. December 19. td Brooklyn Fire Department Ball.

117- The 8th Annual Ball of the ooklyn Fire Department, in aid of the Wilow and Orphans' Font of' deceased firemen, will take place at GOTHIC HALL, Adams street, on FRIDAY evening, January 8th, 1847. The Committee pledge themselves to those who may favor them with their company, that there shall be nothing wanting on their part to make this one of the most agreeable Balls of the season, and fully equal to any of the former Bills of the Department. Committee in behalf of the Board of Trustees of the Brooklyn Fire B. Spinola, Geo. W.

A. Everitt. Elisha B. Morrell. Philip Lyman, Joel Smith, William Woolsey, Francis J.

Macy. Tickets to be had of any of the members of the Committee. Brooklyn, Dec. 21, 1846. td DIED.

Notice. 17 The Association for Improving the Condition of the Poor is now organized and in preparing for the duties of the coming year, the following gentleman have kindly offered their services to collect and receive subse-iptions or donations from their fellow criz-ns, in money, provisions or clothing. Cast off' clothing of very little use to some families is found to be of inuch service to the nerdy. First Ward -Fisher Howe, Barzilla Ransom, Dr. M.

K. Bridges, R. H. Manning, Luther Eames, James T. Soutter, Frederick T.

Peet, Daniel Ayr Isaac H. Frothingham. Second Ward -Robert Nichols, David Coope, Gerri Smith, George L. Willard, Daniel Ayres, Nathan T. Beers, C.

C. Leigh, Kobert Pettit, John J. Studwell, Willet Weeks, George W. Prince. Third Ward -Arthur W.

Benson, Edward Anthony, A. Greenleaf, Thomas Baylies, Richard Creed, O. D. Burtis, Thomas A. Morrison, Bradley, I.

N. Judson, Samuel Maynard, Randall H. Green, Charles J. Taylor, Sanford Cobb, Berj. Flanders.

Fourth Ward -Henry N. Conklin, Wm. H. Cary, Henry Russell, Theodore Eames, John H. Smith, William Elsworth, Peter G.

Taylor, Wm. L. Hudson, James W. Low, El jah Porter, Joseph Howard, Samuel Lounsherry, A. B.

Davenport, Ww. H. Warner, Francis D. Mason, Henry G. Nichols.

Fifth Ward- -Jonathan Trotter, Samuel C. Brower, Robert M. Whiting, R. Murray Whiting. Robert L.

Lane, Joel 1: Clayton, Thomas S. Denike, John Leech, Henry T. Taber Joshua Rogers, J. D. F.

Randolph, Wm. Burnett. Sixth Ward -Nathan. Norion, Charles R. Marvin, W.

Thompson, Daniel P. Parker, graw, John A. Underwood, Samuel L. Bush, Charles Kelsey, David B. Baylis, John, W.

DeHenry L. Clark, Henry Suydam, Nicholas Loqueer, John T. B. Ketcham, Smith More. house, Willis Ames, Willard Day, John D.

Myers, Charle- Christmas, Thomas J. Hook, Abraham B. Baylis, Robert A. Powers. Seventh Ward -John Halsey, J.

W. Hunter, S. L. Hasted, C. S.

Franklin, Wm. G. Wise, J. Thomas Hacket, Atm. Colver, Henry Hartean, Epenetus Lewis, A.

S. Malford, A. Orvill Millard, Silas Hollis, John McCoy, John Rhodes, John A. Cross, Dr. J.

H. Henry, Isaa Wiggins, Albert H. Osborn, Daniel J. Trembly, Wm. C.

Rice. SETH LOW, President. Dec. 10-2w Piano Fortes Tuned Repaired BY C. H.

S. HAWES, 93 Fulton street. An assortm-at of g. od, genuine PIANOS, constantly for sale. Also, second hand Pianos for hire.

May 5, 1846..