New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-12-22
NEW--,JERSEY ITEMS.

The holiday arrangements of the New-Jersey Rail.
road eate nd excursion tickets sold Saturday pre-
vious 10 Chrisu as and New-Years day, 10 the Tues
day folloaing in each case. Excursion tickets will
also be sold carrying passengers by continuous
trains over the New.Jersey and Millstone and New
Brunswick Railroads to and from places on each road
AZ half the regular fare on the 25rh of December and
LIST of January, allowing this road TO be visited on
these days for cheap fare.
BENEFIT OF ST. PAUL's CHrRcH.-The social tea
meeting at 81. Pauls NJ. f. Church, in South Sixth
st Jersey City, on Wednesday evening, was we'll
attended and pas sed Off pleasantly. Addresses were
made by the Rev. Messrs. Hase, j. b. Wakely, and
IL Mateson, pastors OF Methods. Churches in New
York; the Rev. A. w Mcclure, the the Rev. T. ID.
Van Cleef pastors of Reformed Dutch Churches in
Jersey Cit, and the Rev. Mr.. Verinder, of the Bap
tist Church, jersey City, The singing was excellent.
A bountful supper was served IN the basement Inc
profits of the affair will be about s2Oo 10 De apphed
for the benefit of the Church.
The paid Fire Department instituted in this city
last June, has now had a trial OF SIX months, and
fully sustsDs the expectations OF those VINO were m
strumental in its organization. From June - 10 Tue
present time there have been eleven tires with total
loss of $50. COO fully estimatedthe Insurance. being
sl3,s25. The number OF false alarms during the
same period has been three-a having some cause,
such as fires out of the city. In the corresponding
neriod of lsst year. there were sixteen fires with
total loss of Ss7 $50 the insurance. beng s43 OOO
The number of talse alarms with cause was five; OF
those without cause fourteen recorded and prob
ably a much larger number occurred. But moi only
will our citizens and insurance companies, in all
probsbv escape with less serious losses than here
tofore but the city itself is likely to gam pecunsiiy
bv the change. We informed thSt the current
expepses of the new system are materially reduced
nom those incurred under the old. 1t Is even apPre-
hended that the pay Of the Department Included the
expenses of maintaining the system viii be dimln-
ished. tNewarh ~ My Au'eIIsef'
MILIrARY.-Gov. Price has declined to issue CON-
missions, according to the most recent militia law OF
Congress. for the Office OF Lieutenant Colonel-the
State law being in opposition 10 it, ana providing only
for Colonel and Two Majors TO Regiment The
subject together with other amendments to the MI
iitia law Will be brought before the Legislature
MoREHoUsE GUARD.-This Jersey Company, COM
mapded by Capt John Sylvester, went out yesterday
10 Harlem ON a target excursion. Tney nun0erea
thrty.three musStts, and were accompanied oy
large number of invited guests. Their prizes were
numerous and valuable
RELIEF FOR THE PooR.-The Common Councu OF
jersey City having by resolution requested the Mayor
TO cali public meeting of citizens. to devise means
for the relief of the poor of the city immediate acton
will be had There are about 400 men out OF empoy-
ment of which number two-thirds ere hesds OF tami
lies, and many in need Of prompt aid AT the Aims,
House there are three times more applicants 'ot ao