New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1848-01-03
CITY ITEMS.


Ngw.YEAR's-This grand holiday passed of on
Saturday in the most feicitous manner. Notwiihsand
Ing the uuyorable weather and the deep mud Of the
Streets the business Of EewYeafs visits was prosecuted
with grea. zeal AID efficiency BY the gentlemen Of tie
City young and Ole, TIL quite late IN the evening.
Among the many amusemenis and exirsvagauzr Of the
day. the striking and udlcfous was the parade n
company Of finissilcals, who marched through Broad
way and the other streets. Their costumes and
bearing worthy the attention Of every lover Of mill
tary glory, especially IN the militia line They were re-
ceyed with universal shout Of laughter wherever they
appeared.
by reference to our Police Report 1t VIII be that
the number Of ouirages caused b. drunkenness was I'M
usually large
The FoG.-The fog which, from Thursday after
noon, til yesterday morning hung over the City and the
vcni,y. was dense it protracted In duration
Ofcourse Navigation was IN great degree suspended by
t during great psrt Of the period the ferIy-5oss to
Brooklyn were obliged he guided by the ringing Of the
bells on both SIDES sigh, being impossible. The Sound
steamers 10y felt their way obviously along In the
fox lucky an interval Of clear weather could bring them
inio port The Traveller which left New-Haven FG-
day afternoon arrived here Saturday afternoon having
been - hours the way The Sionlngton and Norwich
boats arrived Saturday evening after having been
about as long the passage The New Haven boat due
Saturday night, did not get here tin yesterday The
Bridgeport steamer Niagara missed trip and In conse-
quence left here at O'Clock Saturday evenings she
returned yesterday afternoon, however. in order 70 he
ready for her regular trip
~ The weather yesterday Was a great i'm
provement anything have had for week past In
the afternoon the decidedly made ns appearance and
the evening clear and pleasant, though trne colder
than usual Of late.
" There was a rumor Ia town on Saturday
evening that the French steamer Union had arrived bu,
Il was unfounded.
u The Hibernia ioally sailed Yesterday morn
Ing at about o'clock having been detained until that
time by The dense fog Had she sailed at her regular
hour r. on Saturday she would have left behind her the
whole Boston mail. with number Of passengers Some
Of the last as We were informed becoming alarmed, pro-
cured themselves be landed early Saturday morning
from the Boston steamer which at anchor ca Thross
Neck and drove 10 the City fast as horses could be
hired to carry them. In erder not 10 be too late.
Tho mail from Boston was placed board the Hber-
mia chiefly through the fundamentally Of Mr.. Coolidge O.
the house Of Harntan CO. As II New Years Day.
aud II was supposed that the steamer had lett AZ the ap
pointed time there but single clerk n, the Post or
ace when Mr.. c. there Saturday afternoon and
took the responsibility Of preparing the letters and news
pspers which had jus; arrived from Boston, a1d seeing
them pat board the steamer The merchants Of Boston
are under great obligations 10 him for this service The
Hherna took 80 passengers Liverpool, and for Hal
iilax.
THE NFAPoIITAN FHcATE.-Our readers will
remember the Sclan Frgate Urania,' which q couple
Of years ago spent time In The haror Of this City,
and was the object Of good deal OF attention. On the
return Of the ship to Naples, the Chaplain publ he'd an
account Of The voyage which IS noticed ia the North Am
icas Reror for January from which we copy the follow
ing:
After long passage across the Atlantic TO RIO Janoro,
and thence Helena the figate arrived at New lors.
cor Aec Jorl the necessities Of the italian Language
compel 30 be writte1) the Spring OF ls5 The chap
lain describes the City at length bui appears 10 have
been chiefly IN the signs OF the nourshng STATE
of the Catholic fth under the auspices Of the excellent
Bishop hus or Hughes we have been accustomed 10
see the name spelled, and concludes as follows:
The infsrasl enemy, who like hungry lion continual
ly goes about seeking whom he may dv'our ed 10 oain
uho the position Of error among our crew by means OF
rrtesants who pretending TO be possessed OF the true
OF the divine Scriptures interpret them through
the dece ui prism OF their own passions, and have Them
continually ia their hands universally cndeevorng 10
propagate them much possible BY means Of the BIBLE
Society Now Of these false ministers
came on board vessel 10 offer the unhappy gin Of these
hdu.teratcd Bibles but the commander aud myself 9p'
posed ourselves such perneious generosity Miserable
should ave light to loose who the light that the
religion which the chief Of tie Apostles came TO preach
In their City, and which maintained pure anc ardent e.
il handed down om pious ancestors should cool
in the hearts Of Nearoltans. ~
We confess. we think Padre Capobianco had right TO
be indignant; but mast pass on 10 his account Of l. s.
ton lie says: Boston Is city fortified by nature ana
hy at IL rises upon three most pleasant hiS one Of
which Is Bunker Hi, upon the summit 81 when towers
the latnous monument named Bunker Hi, erected 70
commemorate toe victory gained by the Americans over
the Eneish in l776 /. commenced By the Engineer
ODonnen Webier in 1877. under the Presidency OF the
celebrated La fsyette, and finished IN 1915
Lest our readers should dopb. the accuracy OF our
Translation. We give here the original; Lsse "a come
ciafo DALI Isfegnitre OD0rne "teHef ~ 80 ,,o ~
resasasa del celebre la Faysts terminate ns 1857
INoUEsr.-Coroner w alters held an inquest yes
terdAy At the corner Of sixeenth-' ana
on the body OF James Anderson. native OF
IS years who f,l down in nt aud almost instantly eA-
pred Verdict, death ey aPopleXJ
EGLARlrs.-The premises Of Joseph Pedron,
No a5s Wiliam.st. was feoniously entered on Friday
evening and robbed Of IL gold hnser-rinss oreisip
spoons salt spoons and one silver mustard
spoon; also a silver watch. The premises No OAh-si
cccu2.s hy John Mc>ally. were burglNousiy entered
and silver cendieStcks i've silver spoons, Two s"i1
pencil six god rings. gold oTeAsiii Two goa
studs gold watch Key and S@5 in money stoon tlererom
RoBBrD on THE PoISTs-A New Jerseyman,
hv the name Ct George Mnlen, ROBBED al the Five
Points on saturday, OF his pocket book containing $40 IL
money ana notes valued al about siVO
GENERAL srssIoss.-The January term OF this
Court eommeoces to-day.
poIIcy- officer Wilston, on Saturday evening
arrested Ellis OConnor. on charge oi having stolen
silyer catch nom John Marx. Detained 70 aas~er.-.
1er.e Vernon alas Brown was arrested oy or,e ~ A.
bn,en on sn,sc,on OF HAVING stolen 50 irsin william
Ranks OF g. Msdison-st.. Timothy h'gah was o.o-s,
% ana detained on saspioion Of having been eOee's
Win Flen Rc,aa IN stealing So from Mrs ben u ~
Cherry sf..-. Hugh DAnngan and fnihp p.hes 49,
taken INTO custody and locked up on charge ~ s.ss
silver watch and about $40 ia money hoh i"'.-'s
McSastry OF I4g Crosby ST.. William saul, boy, Was
arrested for stealing quantity o. lead PIPE non 81.
Whitfield Of 2t2 Wster-si--- Jacob Wians was oio-.u'
up on a charge Of stealing quantity oil eiotl'hg osi'.
lag 10 Mary Ann Anderson 90. Thomas Adams Was
locked up for stealing quantity Cf rope kotert "A-
nsr Thomas Goggng. Patrick shay. Thomas kosen ana
Morris Donne arrested for beiog guilty Of fiotons
eorduct In the Fnh Ward spPcafs that some aliercA