The New York herald., 1851-08-25

of Timetables were loaded with game spsi d. n
stanals while the decscies at hand served a.
soon as wanted Sparkling champagne flowed as freely
Croon and other wines the table for the use
Of those who preferred them In fact there we're msny
ture Of the evening The servants were attentsTs snd
the visnds were abundsn and when the whole
mao retired o the table, another Of like could
have taken their places and found an abundance to s
ty hy tnear sppettss-such was the bounty With which
company had easted and drank Is long ss they would
mI. ~ L. Wadden called on Hon. Reverdy johnson for
mssr much solicitation, Mr.. j. arose and savv
m The Unioa-may it last forever
i .ns .oass was drank amidst tae most enthusiastic
applause ater which several gentlemen were called on
First Mr. Gerard then Major Uhotard neither OF vhons
wosid assume the floor tlength Capt Ritohie arose
The Ladiss, from all parts of the Union.n
Ihs wss aiso received with applause, but the COM
use Of them dispensed with and tbs comosnv s~.
returned to the ball room, where some engaged In the
dance; but by far the largest number devoted half An
hour or so to pleasant converation. After time ths
German cotion commenced aud this was the signal
Tor very general movement out Of the ball Ths
few dancers who chose to themselves to IL vent to
dancing the rest for the most part left the room soms
to bed some to the saloon down s.ar aud to the
manage SKIPPER for OF course there mana
gers supper-the always Is on occasions CT thu
kind and very comfortable sort of things theY
be- toasts are drank speeches are made voodcook
are devoured chamT disappears and finally -
managers did not leave the till nearly Ave O'Clock
on Saturday morning company OF wsssailes
sained in the barsaoon till nearly almost late And
when day light full upon the sp ing found there
hye or six Of the participants In the joys the night
seeking the benents to be derived from the Of Jon
gress water Eight O'Clock found the tabe
but th' re were only few partae The servants
having been up all night We're much want Of rest
as were the guests, and sorry looking were ALI AZ
about eleven O'clock the Restaurant was flsd with
pIeants who, having slept iass TO admit Of ther
for their morning meal. Some who had refreshed
themselves by good sleep, laughed st their un-
fortunate neghbors who could not off drowsi-
ness which seized them But Was done til dinner
Time but at that hour all appeared nothing remark
aoe bad happened The ladies iressed dsintily
as ever the gentlemen had put their best looks ani
convei Satlon, turning the Of previous
night' occupied most Of the time at table. goody
number of persons left Saratoga by the evening
and then the ball became things the past
Mons Mason an artist OF this city, attended os Zee
the purpose Of getting sketch of it. He succeeded sd-
Drab AND has nov in bis possession wing Of the
room and its inmates as appeared in the brilliant
The ATTENDANCE at this ball not large but IL was
very select aLd there clique ruling-s vent on
smoothly TO the contamination. Every thing that be-
orstd 10 the prcprietofs DO was done IN
In that perfect style that marks ali their work There
were no Mistakes 10 failures no doay-aiI was readv
and In order The number of tickets sold was ninety
one The whole number present at the ball about
two hundred and hfiy.
here but little jewery by the ladies' on this
occasion diamond necklace. tao diamond crosses,
and Two OF three bracelets all the
whole asss mbsge. But the dresses by the ladies'
were really beautiful, and must have afforded work to
large number Of mantua makers for soms days; and
this after all Is the true bensdt conferred by grand
ball Of whst,yer Kind 1t may a usual thing none
but those who gGord will go to them, 10 order
money smongst the small traders oyerativs In this
way the ball Of last Friday evening has prooaby set
aoat, or put into the hands Of working people, some
$500 that otherwise remained locked up cr
sent oil In larger channels where IL would
advocate the Of these like fctes They
give work 10 the industrious poor njoyment TO the
pleasure seeking, aud make business that would not
o,herwhe be needed For the same reason advocate
costume balls They mako fun. more lifc
distribute more shiipss, and srs enjoyed more bye
count without rcne.ing preston thanks to the
Messrs Marvin and 70 Mr. sargent superintendent Of
the Troy ard Saratoga Railroad, and those
who come from Saratoga eastward, that they cannot
travel on finer road than the Troy and Saratoga Ra.
no,a no. m.et "ith more courtsoasness than VIII Be
Many Of the passengers who LETT saratcea on Saturday
evening obliged 30 come do wn the ud.on river an
beard the asc Newton whrh certainly is 10 the eve
what it has been called floating pals,e. The T. M
day evening but d not leave her wharf until ons afr
ten ana Dad not proceeded beyond the "overrlaughv
when she was regularly stuck she remained there until
twenty minutes to twelve O'Clock This suRci~ MT in
Itself to create discoBtent amongst the paeng.rs bat
by and by when It vN found that the Of 81 each
bills confusion regped throughout the all night
and hsrd words banded between the unfortunats
harder term used by more than one Of the mcted
travellers. Another cause of complaint was that some
keepsie TO New York Whit paid bu, I've shnss;
and one geptsma heard TO declare that half dol
too much. The Isaac Newton, which should nav, ar.
Iiv,d In New York about six o'clock did get In unt
quarter past ehven-being nftcen hours on her pas
Jupax PnrsxsrEp ny ruF CRASH Juxy.--Ths
court room on Friday presented quito warlike APP
pearsLee; the Judge, jurors, and crown officers being
tho principal combatants. II was the Grand Jury
ON one side, and the Court on the other The facts
Of the case Gas we understand them) are these-The
lIsnd Jury OF the city and county Of st. John came
into court with presentment, which was read BIZ
the foreman; the reading Of which, on account OF
the grave charges contained in IT, caused more ex-
citement than We ever remember to have seen in
eourt IL impeached the Judge, the Sheriff, snd Mr..
Waters, accusing them with having been privy to
the settlement Of an indictment against the Rev.
Mr. Bsnn, "a Catholic pricst.) who had been
charged with asssulting one Ells peace officer, in
the performance Of his duty. The language used
In the presepfmept strong and uncq quvocal; and
after the foreman had concluded. his 6oosr Judge
Wimot, in an emph itic manner. replied to the
jury, denying, in the strongest terms, the state
msnts made in the presentment in reference to him
self-ssd they were unfeundcd and untrue. Ths
High Sheriff next rose ard repudisted the charges
m ado against him, as did MIR. Waters. The fore
man claimed the protection Of the Court. Tho
scene was most singular one while IL lasted. It
struck like clip Of thunder upon the attention Of
all present, who were not prepared, that day, foe
snythirg more than common. There was terrible
aSs, OF Inn linking gong on while the eecsIici,y
time afterwards brought in another prescntmenf-
The Judge read this missivc. which must have con-
tanned an extra charge Of satpetre for his Honor,
alter hurriedly glancing IL over, handed IL to tho
clerk directing him, at the same tune, to return it
to the jury, as document unfit for the records Of
the court. The exact merits Of the un-
acquainted with.-N. John (N b. Mscs, Asg IL.
Sporting Intelligence.
1nE AMERICA AND TuK RoYAL fAcHr SQUAD
RON The present season bids fair to outve al
previous attractions since the formaion OF tho
Royal Yacht Clsb. At the "a -ds OF all the enii-
ncnt builders on the southwestern coast, the ht-
ngs and rcftings Of the yachts Of the royal squad
ron (more especially induced 10y the exps cted aTri-
val of the America schooner yacht as com petitor
for The championship Of the world), afford extcn-
sive ard highly beneficial employment both To me-
obanics and blue jackets. The champion Yacht
Alarm has returned 20 her moorings here after n
shoIt aiso as yswl, 60 alter her rig to cutter
with a new mainsai, by Eversneld, Of Gravesend.
ard new bowsrrit. from spar that has been OBJ
tai1od ffom Portsmouth dDckysrd. The dis
tineushed honor Of accepting the Americau chs-
lodge oe,oivce on Nj. joseph Weld, cf Lulworh