The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-01-12
STATE OF TEE WEATHER.

The SlciRhing and tho Streets -Weather No.
derating Fast-City Railroads, Malls, &c.
Yesterday for sleighpg purposes lovely day-sn
active day and merry day. The Thermometer at NO
time below Is degrees above sero-he really shining
cheering and and the unprecedented splendid sleigh
ing combined to bring everybody out 1t grateful
relief from the day previous Parties meeting returned
more than recognizing nod and did not object to shake
hands, for fear their fingers would become retrevably
interlo,ked in the chilling embrace Everybody breath
ed free from having their faces unswsthed by sunocang
wooen scar Less of furs less of overcoats and less Of
neither garments found only essential relief
but most material aid to locomoon Everybody indeed
liked and enjoyed the change Of weather. ladies because
they did have to wrap up their mouths, and could
talk scandal they rodethe denizens Of Wall stree,
youthful swells, because they could leave exposed
their neekcoth and " Incompatible ue''-foung Amsr-
because 1t could laugh and sing and hurrah with
is teeth chateripg and smoke segars al tibum. The
latter though sadly missed the of the previous
day quent inhibition of warming liquids. All in ALL
il agreeable chapge-ipstead OF pinched forms,
red and blue faces every one breathing from
expaI ded chests rudy glow the couotenanee ani
elastic and firm tread The omnibus segns dd rush
ing business-prvate turnouts IRE frequent and
than any previous day. 1t was lively and merry
the Bat TO Forty mint street. ong III the ava
nu-s Boomipgdsle road to Burnhsm I'D the High
Bridge At ngnt however in the feature of balls,
sopgs yes and tin paniments, last evenings
exhibition and performances altogether exceede any
similar d. evious nocturnal indugvncies since the late
storm. But the sins, miseIies and ingrautuse
generally OF the world is charged to the fail OF Adam
this cha from &C pusOu to COMPOUNDED" must
uDquestionaby be charged to the ial! OF the thermo
meter.
The delights OF pedestTianr since the "cod
term has passed its eliminating point, that
for the next fortnight be looked for, yes
te'dsy began TO be slightly experienced with toe no
very agreeable Representation of " verse accounting
We advise all TO prepare tor the worst Mean while We
only again upon the proper authotes to take
ssay immediate to clear the SNOW from the
streets requiring be cleaned some OF which at present
ole, and the ice from the CUTTERS
The charge OF empersture yesterday did not produce
any material effect upon the city railroads. On the
Secopc road cars only advanced T., Christie
street. The third road MADE no advance this
soe of Chatham square while the Fourth avenue line
last night farther than Brooms rect. Tue
Sixth and Eighth avenue roads both running their
regularly to Chambers street
Nearly sill The Northern and Western mails due IN tho
city Yesterday arrived time. The Sound boats dua
the cay previous behind time several hours Toe
stoDipgIon beat, due ut l5 T. ID. Thursday arrived
yesterday at 6 A. NJ; the Fall River mail due at
the same time, arrived yesterday morning at
NJ. the st. Louis mail, behind three days, arrived
yesterday AT p. ~. ALI mails due from bsiow Wash
pgton still behind six mails due from Mo-
bile the Gates received being the 3oh ult Tha
same number mails are also due from New Orleans,
the latest oates from that city being Dec. 30.
The temporal yesterday varied Is Degrees aud
STOOD follows - A. NJ, Is deg above zer,; A ~,
10 above zere; II NJ so deg above zero; r NJ SO
deg. above zeIo; 7. 81, 30 eeg. above zero.
TO THE EDITOR OF THE HERALD
TIE following tabular ateDent exhibits the condition
If the atmosphere 10 temperature for the twenty
bn,r aiv1 hir dav NJ