New-York daily tribune., 1858-09-02
SPLENDID FIREWORKS.
THE CITY ILLUN1NATED.
JORCH LiCHT 70 Q Q \

enthusiastic: and uliye'ss llpLee ever gwen "A
Neg.York. 4 syleriid DAY gave full 'eops to tie
exhubsr.r. fancss OF the people, sd well did tbey
improve their tine. We give up enough Q. our
space 10 our reporters 70 embody mere outline Of
the observances To report 81 things fully would
demand tie whole Of our foriy.eight columns,
with Sill enough 70 GIL another TRIBUNE leis over
BUSINESS SUSPENDED.
T. ccup'.erce with putLc sentiment, the vholesals
stores public buliIss sId rear! 81 p!isste orsasS'
estsj ishmsrs were closed yesterday. As i wss not
Illegal hcldsy, however the bsrss were compelled TO
remain open. Tie Custom House was open FOR one
hour OILY II tie uornrg for o!ssrancss ard entries,
ard tteu closed tor tie dsy bat ths Post Ohce DID
rot olose at ell All Of the Courts adjourned on Taes-
day stsruoon 10 Thursday morning save the Court Of
Common Pleas vhca opsnei for oce hour 10 tEansso'
rcu'ire business sri tAen Adjourned for tie cay Al
Of the municipal offices closed. The Marine
Ere ard Life IrsursLcs Ccmp,nie. suspended bus.
rees, trd tre city woe 4 n 81 jIbLAns sspsc'.
RECTPTIoN OF BRITISH OFFICERS.
Csp.. Dsymsn, F.rst Lsu.. Mtchsl, Sscond L'e1t.
Butler. Psynsster Roberts AID Dr. Gimblene Of II
NJ. steamer Gorgcu, srd Ieu,s Kingston sad Nicout,
Ps,naster Hal. and Midshipmen Bel, Turno, and
Davis Of H. B H. steamer Indus arrived in The city
from Halifax yesterday morning b. the Fsl River
route, ard preceded to the Metropolitan Hotel with
MI. Wairsn Leland who received them 81 tue bost IN
beLsn Of tie Committee on C-ssrstion. About ucon,
Ire Committee, accompanied By Mr. Fed and the
officers C tte Brsn vessels embarked on board toe
steam er p Smith chartered aud gsyy decorated for
tie occssior All started for the Navy Iard, where
VIZ. Z. Everett. Chi,f Engineer Of the NsgNa who
Inverted tie payirg.cut nschine, and 70 whom the
world h probably Indebted for the successful resl of
the enterprise NJ FsIor, engineer Purser j. {. FL
dIedge srd Lieut. GheIsrdi, sso OF the NisgNs, came
On beard Capt. H1is having gone TO st.eod Divine
service g. Trinity Church. The steamer then pro-
cee6ed round the Battery and up the North River as
far Tnirsth street giving tie party on board az
opportunity Of pstakrg Of sons refreshments before
they d;senbaIked. As the boa. moved down the river,
eocd.szed csrIor on board WAS kept booming forth
& tones Of thunder, which were responded 10 from
the New-Yoik and New jersey shores. On reaching
Castle GsIden salute OF loo gurs wss fred from the
Battery, while Mr. Fled int oduced the British and
Ulited States Naval O1csra 20 Mayor Tismann. Peter
Cooper ard several uenbers Of the Common Council
who were in waiting to receive them This part of the
ceremony being ever the lie Of procession began to
! fern in Tie order of the published programme.
THE sIIIPPING-STRASGERs,
Nesrly every vessel in port on the Esst and Moth
Rivers was gsyy decorated with d,gs Of all nations
Ttose OF Eng,srd ard America conspicuousy dis
psyed together presented beautiful sight AID coud
ret fail to Eake deep snd lasting impression upon
the thousnts snd ters Of thousands Of strangers
they arrived in town by steamers from slmo.t every
city vs,e snd hsmlst within accessible dis.snce for
on no previous occasion was there su,h az influx Of
vistoIs into tie Great Metropolis. Toe Hartford
steamer brought 500 passengers from that city. Toe
NeB-Hsver. Bridgeport, Ncrgak, Gen Cove, Hsr-
lem, New Rochelle K.ypoit Shrewsbury, Hsyer-
straw, Pous Lkeersie AID Albany bosts csue laden
down with human freight while TIE ferry-bosts from
every direction in every few minutes literally
packed with passengers. Even as early as Monday
ss. tie New HayeL Railroad alone brought in no l-ss
than 30 passengers from the various villages siorg
the lie CT that route
1HE PEOPLE ABROAD.
II Is hardly possible to convey az idea Of the appear.
ancs Of Broadway ard TIE chief streets. For days
previous Strangers hsi crowded il nom the couutry
by Thousands and yesterday it seemed as if Brooklyn
hsd come ovsr en mGSse. On OWE citizens came out
ss they nsver cid before and lors beiore noon Brosd
wsy wss one living mass Of humanity. Tie stores and
Louses were full every doorstep crowded, and even
the roofs were covered. Temporary balconies were
run up in many Dstances, and seats and standing
prices This crowd cortinued without material sbate-
mert Until nearly uiirish; to the firemsrs parade
The regular proceedings Of lie day began q. Tah.ty
Church.
SERYICEs AT TRINITY CHURCH.
lorg tine before tie opening O. me church the
sldevsI wege crowded With those esger to fnt g.
entrance ard when at last tie doors opened tney
rolled in Ike huge wave til every nook AID corner
Of TIE buldrg except the reserved seats packed
almost to suffccatiop While lIIlieds went away
unable TO obtain entrance.
Tee church was splsr idly decorated outs: % az !
irside, with lsgs ard flowers AZ along up The sides
Q. the lofty spire hsgs Of a. Lsions scd in tee
porch two large asgs Of England ard America wers
f.stooLed Sc ss 10 leave passage Ysy benss,h tLe.
lrsee, American and +, slsA Gsgs ware wres.hec
rcu1d tie columns esch side Of tie ss-e. Aeoss tie
ctaroel was placed screen Of .hrse pCiltsd Gothic
arches, made Of the most gorgeous flowers, spanned
with s:ill archer sieh, TIE whole sErmounted By
cIoss resctirg resy 70 the top o. the ceiling Around
The G. tie upper sloh were tie words: Glory to
God CT the highest. and a. the base; On earth
peace. good vii a men L. the center a,ch
hUrg biorZe ssg.e sih rrg Of tie c.b,e il h:a
mouth. Tie foIt slnos. Zoe. smid :ns mass of
flowers wLoA covered it, AID TIE puai: s-si,s wers
erwreathei with flowers std evergreen.
TIE csIgy piessrt, ruube,.rg about 2c0 assembled
L tie yestIy.icon se,rt tine before the Aldermen
Coumor Courcl sri Ile invited guests ls:t the City
Hs Sc tie latter slprcschej tie Clergy il hei: robes
preceded by u shop Dosre, moved down lie middle
s-iie 20 ICceye them Tie center docrs were .LroEu
open and TIE pocsss.cL marched in under tee united
asgs Ct Amsri,a sId Ecglald while tire orgs. pea.ed
foIth % Hell Columbia s1d G,d S.ys tie Qceen."
Tie services were s. fuIoxs:
I-roeuctsiy A-t-eE; Tts LORD q l. "a ) .srs .s g.
tie eata keef Alec b-t5.s hir-